Zterras software helps oil and gas companies visualise 3d earth structures and reduces the drilling risk associated with oil and gas exploration. They show dramatically improved contrast over standard imaging applied to the same phantom. Geothrust performs subsurface velocity estimation, modeling and imaging from topography, not from a. Diffractions are the seismic response of small elements or diffractors.
Diffraction imaging enhancement using spectral decomposition for faults, fracture zones, and collapse feature detection in carbonates gregg zelewski,william a, burnett, enru liu, mary k johns, jie zhang, xianyun wu, exxonmobil upstream. Diffraction imaging in fractured carbonates and unconventional. Dec 04, 2018 in addition to a full suite of time and depth imaging tools, they have developed diffraction imaging processing which uses. Moser, moser geophysical services abstract in 2000, shale gas represented just 1 percent of american natural gas supplies. Quantify is a standalone software for basic data acquisition and calibrationline based quantitative phase analysis walkup interface. Archie services a public service listing of archie gateways in the world wide web hosted by emnet business solutions, nottingham, uk calidris software imaging and electron diffraction cerius2 molecular simulations. This can be seen by rotating the gratings with respect to each other. Journal of applied crystallography 43, 15351539 2010. Up to 50% of the subsurface information obtained from seismic data is believed to be either underutilized or lost using standard seismic imaging procedures. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale fractures in the eagle ford unconventional shale play a. Zterras software helps oil and gas companies visualise 3d earth structures and reduces the. Biographical sketch alexander mihai popovici is chief executive officer and chairman at zterra inc. Hawk is a package for the analysis and phasing of diffraction patterns from single particle diffraction experiments. Ultrabroadband achromatic imaging with diffractive photon sieves.
Crystallographic software available via the web software list from the wilson lab at uc santa cruz. Detailed understanding of the fault network enables reservoir compartmentalisation risk. He is a chief executive officer and chairman at zterra inc. Camera software diffraction limited scientific imaging. Diffraction imaging a new and innovative approach for highresolution seismic imaging and interpretation of diffraction energy. The urtec technical program committee accepted this. Diffraction imaging, 6d interpolation and 3c ps processing have been developed inhouse within the research team. Diffraction enhanced xray imaging 2017 absorption and extinction. See the xray diffraction and reciprocal space tlps for an explanation of the reciprocal lattice in terms of diffraction. In 20 sgs horizon, in combination with zterra and moser geophysical services, carried out a re processing job for operator oranje nassau energie which involved the merge of the offshore survey q16.
Diffraction imaging di is a novel technology that uses diffractions to image. Zterra is a provider of software solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry. Zterra is a provider of integrated enterprise seismic imaging software and. Coherent electron diffraction imaging works the same as cxdi in principle only electrons are the diffracted waves and an imaging plate is used to detect electrons rather than a ccd. Geoscience is the branch of science dealing with planet earth, including features on the earths surface, and below it. Its been three years since i joined mihai popovici and the z terra. Imaging the earth using seismic diffractions by means of. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture. The software is written by python, and it supports both script and. Diffraction imaging as a complement to the structural images produced by reflection imaging. Coherent diffractive imaging cdi is a lensless technique for 2d or 3d reconstruction of the image of nanoscale structures such as nanotubes, nanocrystals, porous nanocrystalline layers, defects, potentially proteins, and more. This book presents current theories of diffraction, imaging, and related topics based on fourier analysis and synthesis techniques, which are essential for understanding, analyzing, and synthesizing modern imaging, optical communications and networking, as well as micronano systems. Join us and take your core facility to the next level. The terra mobile xrd system, a high performing, completely contained, battery operated, closedbeam portable xrd, provides full phase id of major, minor and trace components with a quick xrf scan of elements ca u.
This is the title of an example seg abstract using microsoft. Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and illumination. Figure 4 shows an overlay of diffraction imaging in color over the structural image in grayscale. The terra field portable xray diffraction xray fluorescence is, simply put, the evolution of xray diffraction analysis. Diffraction enhanced imaging is a new xray radiographic imaging modality using monochromatic xrays from a synchrotron which produces images of thick absorbing objects that are almost completely free of scatter. All aspects of the drawing such as bond widths, colors, and elipse probabilites can be changed. Coherent diffraction imaging lensless imaging eric welch, sara mohamed, ling zeng, weilun qin august 7, 2015. Laser diffraction experiments can be conducted using an optical bench, as shown below. Diffraction imaging a tool to reduce exploration and. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale. In cdi, a highly coherent beam of xrays, electrons or other wavelike particle or photon is incident on an object the beam scattered by the object produces a.
They are also involved in mapping and interpreting underground surface interpretation. Doitpoms tlp library diffraction and imaging diffraction 1. Hampsonrussell software suite state of the art seismic processing and imaging software and algorithms through our alliance with zterra inc. Diffraction enhanced imaging dei, is a new xray radiographic imaging modality which is a product of a research programme designed to explore a monoenergetic line scan system for radiography of thick absorbing objects johnston et al 1996. Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, beam tomography, waveequation migration, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and. Obtain atomic pair distribution function from powder diffraction data. In one published report 1 a double walled carbon nanotube dwcnt was imaged using nano area electron diffraction naed with atomic resolution. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones in unconventional shale reservoirs for well placement optimization.
Zterra announces filing of a patent application on. Ultrabroadband achromatic imaging with diffractive photon. For all current camera models, please visit the product page for your specific model. Diffractive optical elements does have increasingly shown a promising type of optical imaging components in modern optical systems, such as ultralarge space telescope primaries 1, highresolution microscopy 2,3, spectroscopy 4, thz optics for tomographic imaging 5, xray or euv lithography 6 that are difficult, or even impossible, with conventional glassbased refractive optics, because of. Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and illumination creates high resolution images of the earths subsurface, revealing complex structural and stratigraphic detail. Kirchhoff diffraction imaging the idea behind kirchhoff diffraction imaging is to modify the image to be given by where all of the quantities are the same as before, except for the addition of the weight function ws,x,r. Diffraction imaging alexander klokov is working 4 on diffraction imaging. It can be used to fit diffraction, fluorescence and reflectivity data using xray, neutron, tof or electrons. Aug 15, 20 z terra announces filing of a patent application on specularity gathers for diffraction imaging email print friendly share august 15, 20 11.
The ability to perform fast, spatiallyresolved xray diffraction throughout the volume of a sample opens up entirely new possibilities in areas such as material analysis, cancer diagnosis, and explosive detection, thus offering the potential to revolutionize the fields of. Diffraction enhanced imaging how is diffraction enhanced. Phasespace 4 seismic imaging vladimir bashkardins ph. Diffraction imaging is the imaging of discontinuities in the earth.
Zterra announces filing of a patent application on specularity gathers for diffraction imaging email print friendly share august 15, 20 11. Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and. Zterra number seven of 2016 houston fast tech 25 marketwatch. Is there a free xrd pattern analyzing software that can be. Click the downloads tab to find all downloads relevant to your specific model. Our industry software is designed for highvolume routine xray diffraction analysis in an industrial environment. Doitpoms tlp library diffraction and imaging 2d diffraction. Zterra s advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, waveequation migrations. Moser, moser geophysical services sipes luncheon a 39 a b figure 1. Its unique, minimal sample prep technique and sample chamber allow for fast, infield analysis. Its been three years since i joined mihai popovici and the zterra.
Wave equation based diffraction imaging by dipdependent wavefield multiplication d zhang, c tsingas, tw fei, y luo 81st eage conference and exhibition 2019 2019 1, 15, 2019. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale fractures in the eagle ford unconventional shale play by a. Today there are a number of advance geophysical software packages available for. Applet for simulating different types of single crystal diffraction patterns. In petroleum industry, geoscientists play an important role in finding underground oil and gas reservoirs. The light on the screen is known as the diffraction pattern. Diffraction imaging is recognized as a new approach to image smallscale. Our diffraction imaging is based on prestack time or depth processing and is a kinematic approach to. Texas consortium for computational seismology the university. Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, waveequation migrations. The dei modality will separate i r from the other components and will show contrast based on refraction. The recorded intensity, i n, in a radiograph can be expressed as i n di rci dci cci i. Discover your new capabilities find the product you need. Frank dumanoir business development consultant zterra.
Diffraction imaging, fast beam migration, waveequation multiples imaging, beam tomography, gaussian beam migration. Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, beam tomography, waveequation migration, rtm, 5d. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones in unconventional shale reservoirs for well placement optimization amount. Diffraction enhanced xray imaging northwestern university.
This weight is used to suppress reflections and is obtained by the following steps. Zterra is a provider of integrated enterprise seismic imaging software and seismic processing services solutions for the global upstream oil and gas industry. Diffraction imaging is a novel highresolution imaging technology. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones. Divestco canadas largest integrated geoscience provider.
Diffraction imaging a tool to reduce exploration and development risk w hen evaluating exploration prospects, discoveries or a field under development it is essential to build an accurate structural framework at an appropriate scale. The ability to perform fast, spatiallyresolved xray diffraction throughout the volume of a sample opens up entirely new possibilities in areas such as material analysis, cancer diagnosis, and explosive detection, thus offering the potential to revolutionize the fields of medical, security, and industrial imaging and detection. Zterra, a provider of software and services solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry, announced today the filing of a patent application in the us patent and trademark office uspto for specularity gathers for diffraction imaging. Zterra files for patent on specularity gathers for. Oct 03, 2016 z terra s advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, beam tomography, waveequation migration, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and. Diffraction imaging is a novel high resolution imaging technology designed to enhance the definition and resolution of discontinuities in 3d seismic data, partic ularly imaging smallscale fractures in shale reservoirs such as the eagle ford, niobrara, bakken, utica, woodbine, horn river and montney. High energy transmission microbeam laue diffraction. The company has developed a suite of interactive depth imaging and velocity modelbuilding software products designed to be the fastest and most accurate depth imaging solutions in the industry. In addition to a full suite of time and depth imaging tools, they have developed diffraction imaging processing which uses. The seismic images, right, show a a conventional timemigrated image for real data and b a diffraction image. Therefore, both areas were suitable for further deploying diffraction imaging technology, and represent a step toward its application in more complicated structural geometries.
The diffraction image reveals the fractured layer at time levels between 4. Case studies of diffraction imaging will be presented covering applications in seismic exploration and other areas of geoscientific interest. Imaging the earth using seismic diffractions by means of radon transform rongfeng zhang, university of british columbia, vancouver, bc, canada introduction diffractions in seismic data indicate discontinuities of the subsurface, although they are often obscured by and difficult to separate from the more prominent reflection events. Sc degree in geophysics at novosibirsk university 1972 and ph. Special properties like signalnoise enhancement, diffraction imaging, and simulated migration make grt a software that delivers products far beyond classical. White beam diffraction pattern of silicon single crystal in 0010 orientation. Coherent xray diffraction imaging enju lima, lutz wiegart, malcolm howells, anders madsen, petra pernot, federico zontone european synchrotron radiation facility. The terra field portable xray diffractionxray fluorescence is, simply put, the. The course will cover both forward diffraction modeling and diffraction imaging. Esrf lecture series on coherent xrays and their applications, lecture 7, malcolm howells. Diffraction enhanced imaging dei is a synchrotron radiation xray phasecontrast imaging technique that can better reveal the microstructure of biological soft tissues than conventional xrays.
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