DrilSeis™

The DrilSeis™ technology is an advanced seismic interpretation tool that utilizes two independent approaches, the V-Based™ technique and the Q-Based™ technique, to determine shale pore pressures and fracture gradients. Used in combination with LithSeis™ technology, DrilSeis technology is the most advanced seismic tool and service on the market, providing true data integration for the petroleum industry. This proprietary technology provides a comprehensive approach to project well planning and operations to efficiently identify lithology, porosity, and fluids, and to improve pre-drill estimates of pore pressure and fracture gradient volumes. eSeis takes you back to the rocks to enable multi-discipline asset teams to immediately obtain benefit from seismic petrophysics.

V-Based™

The V-Based technique is the more traditional approach to pore pressure prediction using seismic data. It is based on an analysis of stacking velocities and uses state of the art refinements and error-rejection routines. Shale pore pressure is calculated by using established and calibrated relationships between velocity, porosity, and pore pressure.

Q-Based™

The Q-Based technique is a patented technique developed by eSeis to compute effective stress from frequency attenuation, which can then be related to pore pressure. It is a fairly straightforward calculation and large volumes of data can be analyzed in a cost-effective fashion. The Q-Based method and the V-based method complement each other as independent solutions to the calculation of pore pressure.