Massive Data Set Analysis in Seismic Explorations for Oil and Gas in Crystalline Basement Interval

On the basis of the optimization-based approach to the analysis of massive ordered data sets, a new method is proposed for computer-aided interpretation of seismic exploratory data from the so-called crystalline basement of the Earth mantle, which underlies the relatively thin sedimentary cover having been, up to now, the almost exceptional object of seismic explorations. The seismic exploratory data sets, seismic sections and cubes, are a class of, respectively, two- and three-dimensional data arrays, which are analyzed in the course of gas and oil reserves prospecting with the purpose of studying the structure of the underground rock mass. The seismic data sets consist of synchronous records of reflected seismic signals registered by a large number of geophones (seismic sensors) placed along a straight line or in the nodes of a rectangular lattice on the earth surface. As the source of the initial seismic pulse, usually serves a series of explosions, responses to which are averaged i..