Title :
Seismic image segmentation by fuzzy fusion of attributes
Author :
Valet, Lionel ; Mauris, Gilles ; Bolon, Philippe ; Keskes, Naamen
Author_Institution :
CESALP, LAMII, Annecy, France
Abstract :
Nowadays, petroleum companies want to find some deposits to be explored in future years. To know the subsoil organization, geophysicists try to interpret seismic images acquired by sending acoustic waves in the soil. This paper presents a method for the segmentation of these images in geological regions in order to help interpreters in their study. Information fusion of image attributes allows to solve part of this complex problem. To realize aggregation, the fuzzy subset theory is an appropriate tool to code interpreter knowledge by a set of rules. The results obtained are promising and show the necessity to evaluate their quality more thoroughly
Keywords :
expert systems; fuzzy set theory; geophysical prospecting; geophysical signal processing; image classification; image segmentation; seismology; sensor fusion; chaotic zones detection; expert interpretation; fuzzy fusion of attributes; fuzzy subset theory; geological regions; linguistic representation; petroleum exploration; seismic image segmentation; set of rules; Acoustic waves; Chaos; Geology; Geophysical measurement techniques; Geophysical measurements; Ground penetrating radar; Hydrocarbons; Image segmentation; Petroleum; Soil;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5890-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2000.846886