In these cost-conscious days oil and gas exploration professionals need high-value software that does the jobs that need doing and no more. Feature-laden high-priced packages are a luxury we can no longer afford. Specific tools for specific purposes, Arx3D software is always lightweight and affordable. The products have been consciously chosen to fit the budget and needs of independent consultants and smaller E&P-sector service providers, whether working consultants who want a few useful tools on their laptops when they visit a client’s site, or staff in a regional office where every dollar – or euro, pound, krone, rupee, peso or bolivar – counts.
Arx3D is focussed on your needs. Reservoir characterization applications, such as the seismic tuning and AVO modelling application tune3D, help define and delineate the reservoir, amplifying the skills of working interpreters. Seismic data quality analysis applications, easy-to-use tools like sfd for checking seismic data and evaluating it for reliability and consistency, make life easier for Explorationists who must deal with seismic data on a day-by-day basis, yet lack the luxury of a dedicated Data Management group.
Currently, Arx3D can offer:
| tune3D | Seismic tuning modelling |
| Rock Physics suite | Estimating Vp and Vs from a lithological description |
| sfd | Seismic file dump and analysis utility |
| waveGen | Wavelet generator |
| xBal | Geological cross-section balancing |
| massp | Multi-attribute synthetic seismogram program |
| seisQC | Seismic data quality analysis tool |
An essential tool for reservoir characterization and AVO studies, tune3D models seismic tuning effects and phase and amplitude variations over a range of reservoir thicknesses, net-to-gross ratios and incidence angles (offsets). By computing extremely finely sampled synthetic traces for a range of reservoir parameters and comparing with the actual seismic data it is possible, through the seismic tuning effect, to estimate reservoir thickness and composition even for reservoirs too thin to be resolved by field seismic. More…
Version 2 of tune3D is available now for Windows and Unix (Solaris) platforms, and will be available for Linux in Q4 of 2003. Version 3, largely rewritten and with substantially enhanced functionality, is expected to be released in Q1 of 2004. The current price for tune3D is:
| UK | Europe | USA & Rest of World |
|---|---|---|
| £600 | €900 | $1000 |
The tune3d licence block is 5 workstations, with discounts for multiple or subsequent licence block purchases.
The Rock Physics suite is a set of three small utilities, poreProp, matProp and rockProp, for estimating the acoustic and elastic properties of rocks based on a range of physical parameters such as mineral or fluid composition, density, water saturation and porosity. Once a matrix of acoustic and elastic properties has been built, geologically sensible values of Vp and Vs can be estimated for use in modelling applications such as tune3D or massp. More…
The three modules comprising the Rock Physics suite, poreProp, matProp and rockProp will be available for Windows, Unix (Solaris) and Linux platforms in Q1 2004, priced at:
| Product | UK | Europe | USA & Rest of World |
|---|---|---|---|
| poreProp | £200 | €300 | $350 |
| matProp | £150 | €220 | $250 |
| rockProp | £200 | €300 | $350 |
The licence block for each of the Rock Physics modules is 3 workstations, with discounts for multiple or subsequent licence block purchases.
Many seismic processing problems arise from anomalies in the underlying data. In such circumstances the traditional approach has been to dump the data and search for problems manually. Unfortunately interpreting hex dumps is difficult and time-consuming. By incorporating intelligence on the two most important seismic data formats, SEG-Y and SEG-D, tools to interpret header and trace sample values and an option to scan a dataset and summarise the range of header and sample values, sfd removes much of the drudgery normally associated with debugging dataset problems. More…
sfd will be available for Windows and Unix (Solaris) platforms in Q4 of 2003 and for Linux in Q1 of 2004 priced at:
| UK | Europe | USA & Rest of World |
|---|---|---|
| £400 | €580 | $650 |
The sfd licence block is 2 workstations, with discounts for multiple or subsequent licence block purchases.
Careful control of the wavelet is an essential prerequisite for creating synthetic seismic traces that match the field seismic in phase and bandwidth. (And generating synthetics is by no means the only phase of seismic processing where care is needed in choosing a wavelet!) waveGen is a wavelet generator application that can create zero or minimum phase wavelets with a range of responses. The wavelets can be output as SEG-Y files for use with tune3D or massp or for input into a trace processing package. More…
waveGen will be available for Windows, Unix (Solaris) and Linux platforms in Q1 of 2004 priced at:
| UK | Europe | USA & Rest of World |
|---|---|---|
| £300 | €450 | $500 |
The waveGen licence block is 2 workstations, with discounts for multiple or subsequent licence block purchases.
Balancing the geological section is a simple yet invaluable technique for studying reservoir development. Starting with a depositional model and introducing faults and other structural events in time sequence xBal can show how a structural trap has developed over time.
Currently in the design phase, xBal is expected to be available for Windows, Unix and Linux platforms in Q2 2004.
Simple synthetic seismograms have been with us for many years. However they rarely seem to match the field seismic closely. Attempts at more realistic models using non-vertical wells tend to be add-ons to the older simplistic models. Arx3D’s multi-attribute synthetic seismogram program massp takes non-vertical wells as its starting point and incorporates elastic as well as acoustic wave modelling from the outset, in order to model the geological reality more closely.
Currently in the design phase, massp should be available for Windows, Unix and Linux platforms in Q3 2004.
Managing seismic data quality, recognising those survey areas where coverage is poor and/or noise levels are high, is the key to high quality seismic data processing. Too often data quality problems only come to light once acquisition is complete and processing is well underway. Built around a suite of data quality metrics, statistical data quality analysis tools, data format conformance checks and empirical techniques such as coverage maps, the automated seismic dataset QC analysis package seisQC gives early warning of bad or missing data, and can diagnose processing problems before they occur.
With development scheduled to start shortly, seisQC should be available for Windows, Unix and Linux platforms in Q3 2004.
Hopefully something in our range of products will meet at least some of your software needs. Please use the Suggestion Box to rate the usefulness of our products to you in your work. But if the software you need most isn’t here, if there’s something else you need, please let us know. Here at Arx3D we’re always interested to hear what our customers think. And our customer-driven joint development scheme makes getting the exact software you need possible without the prohibitive costs of bespoke programming.
Arx3D operates a novel licensing system. Instead of licensing programs as single copies products are licensed by a licence block and all prices are quoted per licence block, electronic delivery (no media), and include VAT in the UK but are exclusive of any other local sales taxes that may be applicable. A single licence block entitles the user to run the program on a set number of individual workstations. Discounts are available for multiple or subsequent purchases.
All Arx3D products come with 90 days free maintenance and support. Beyond the initial limited warranty period, support, including free upgrades to the latest versions, is offered at a flat rate of 25% of the undiscounted unit price per unit per year.
Arx3D software is written by professional programmers with strong backgrounds in Earth Science, using the most modern Object Oriented Design techniques to ensure quality and stability. Computation modules are coded in C++ for performance and maximum portability. Graphical interface elements are coded in Java for cross-platform operation. All programs are available for Unix (Solaris only at present, on SPARC processors) and Linux based workstations, and for Microsoft Windows (95/98/NT/ME/XP) running on reasonably modern PCs (500MHz CPU or better, 256Mb RAM, 1024x768 true colour graphics where applicable).
All prices and conditions are subject to alteration without notice.