Our diffraction imaging is based on prestack time or depth processing and is a kinematic approach to. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at zterra. The diffraction image reveals the fractured layer at time levels between 4. This can be seen by rotating the gratings with respect to each other. Its been three years since i joined mihai popovici and the z terra. Our industry software is designed for highvolume routine xray diffraction analysis in an industrial environment. In addition to a full suite of time and depth imaging tools, they have developed diffraction imaging processing which uses. Moser, moser geophysical services sipes luncheon a 39 a b figure 1. Imaging the earth using seismic diffractions by means of.
Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, beam tomography, waveequation migration, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and. This software allows you to create ortep drawings for publications and presentations. 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. Diffraction imaging, 6d interpolation and 3c ps processing have been developed inhouse within the research team. The urtec technical program committee accepted this. 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 enhanced xray imaging northwestern university. 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. Coherent diffraction imaging lensless imaging eric welch, sara mohamed, ling zeng, weilun qin august 7, 2015. Highly skilled and well trained application specialists support your work and make sure you get the most out of your investment. 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. Zterra files for patent on specularity gathers for. 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.
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. Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, beam tomography, waveequation migration, rtm, 5d. Diffraction imaging, fast beam migration, waveequation multiples imaging, beam tomography, gaussian beam migration. 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. 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. All aspects of the drawing such as bond widths, colors, and elipse probabilites can be changed. 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. The terra field portable xray diffraction xray fluorescence is, simply put, the evolution of xray diffraction analysis. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale fractures in the eagle ford unconventional shale play a. In moser 2011, properties and aspects of diffractions and diffraction imaging in 3d are discussed. Zterras software helps oil and gas companies visualise 3d earth structures and reduces the drilling risk associated with oil and gas exploration. Divestco canadas largest integrated geoscience provider. Diffraction imaging as a complement to the structural images produced by reflection imaging. Diffraction imaging is a novel highresolution imaging technology.
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. Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and illumination. 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. In one published report 1 a double walled carbon nanotube dwcnt was imaged using nano area electron diffraction naed with atomic resolution.
Texas consortium for computational seismology the university. Detailed understanding of the fault network enables reservoir compartmentalisation risk. They are also involved in mapping and interpreting underground surface interpretation. Diffraction imaging is recognized as a new approach to image smallscale. This is the title of an example seg abstract using. Obtain atomic pair distribution function from powder diffraction data. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones. Geoscience is the branch of science dealing with planet earth, including features on the earths surface, and below it. Journal of applied crystallography 43, 15351539 2010. 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. Zterra announces filing of a patent application on. The terra field portable xray diffractionxray fluorescence is, simply put, the.
Coherent xray diffraction imaging enju lima, lutz wiegart, malcolm howells, anders madsen, petra pernot, federico zontone european synchrotron radiation facility. Zterra is a provider of software solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry. Diffraction imaging di is a novel technology that uses diffractions to image. 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. Join us and take your core facility to the next level. The light on the screen is known as the diffraction pattern.
Diffraction imaging is the imaging of discontinuities in the earth. Crystallographic software available via the web software list from the wilson lab at uc santa cruz. This is the title of an example seg abstract using microsoft. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale.
The seismic images, right, show a a conventional timemigrated image for real data and b a diffraction image. Zterra announces filing of a patent application on specularity gathers for diffraction imaging email print friendly share august 15, 20 11. They show dramatically improved contrast over standard imaging applied to the same phantom. Diffraction enhanced xray imaging 2017 absorption and extinction.
Is there a free xrd pattern analyzing software that can be. This weight is used to suppress reflections and is obtained by the following steps. Diffraction imaging in fractured carbonates and unconventional. Up to 50% of the subsurface information obtained from seismic data is believed to be either underutilized or lost using standard seismic imaging procedures. Hawk is a package for the analysis and phasing of diffraction patterns from single particle diffraction experiments. 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. Special properties like signalnoise enhancement, diffraction imaging, and simulated migration make grt a software that delivers products far beyond classical. Zterra s advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, waveequation migrations. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture. Zterras software helps oil and gas companies visualise 3d earth structures and reduces the. Geothrust performs subsurface velocity estimation, modeling and imaging from topography, not from a. Sc degree in geophysics at novosibirsk university 1972 and ph. See the xray diffraction and reciprocal space tlps for an explanation of the reciprocal lattice in terms of diffraction. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones in unconventional shale reservoirs for well placement optimization amount.
Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and illumination creates high resolution images of the earths subsurface, revealing complex structural and stratigraphic detail. Ultrabroadband achromatic imaging with diffractive photon. 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. Doitpoms tlp library diffraction and imaging 2d diffraction. Discover your new capabilities find the product you need. White beam diffraction pattern of silicon single crystal in 0010 orientation.
Click the downloads tab to find all downloads relevant to your specific model. Dec 04, 2018 in addition to a full suite of time and depth imaging tools, they have developed diffraction imaging processing which uses. The recorded intensity, i n, in a radiograph can be expressed as i n di rci dci cci i. The software is written by python, and it supports both script and. Sipes december luncheon meeting houston geological society. Specular reflection and diffraction imaging comparison. Case studies of diffraction imaging will be presented covering applications in seismic exploration and other areas. 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. Laser diffraction experiments can be conducted using an optical bench, as shown below. 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. He is a chief executive officer and chairman at zterra inc.
High energy transmission microbeam laue diffraction. Biographical sketch alexander mihai popovici is chief executive officer and chairman at zterra inc. Zterra is a provider of integrated enterprise seismic imaging software and. Diffractions are the seismic response of small elements or diffractors.
Applet for simulating different types of single crystal diffraction patterns. Doitpoms tlp library diffraction and imaging diffraction 1. Today there are a number of advance geophysical software packages available for. High resolution diffraction imaging of natural fracture zones in unconventional shale reservoirs for well placement optimization. Frank dumanoir business development consultant zterra. Case studies of diffraction imaging will be presented covering applications in seismic exploration and other areas of geoscientific interest. Korsunsky, n baimpas, b abbey, m drakopoulos, l connor university of oxford, diamond light source fig. 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. Hpc software technology that decreases the high costs of 3d depth im.
In petroleum industry, geoscientists play an important role in finding underground oil and gas reservoirs. Figure 4 shows an overlay of diffraction imaging in color over the structural image in grayscale. Hampsonrussell software suite state of the art seismic processing and imaging software and algorithms through our alliance with zterra inc. Moser, moser geophysical services abstract in 2000, shale gas represented just 1 percent of american natural gas supplies. 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.
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. For all current camera models, please visit the product page for your specific model. Phasespace 4 seismic imaging vladimir bashkardins ph. Diffraction imaging a tool to reduce exploration and. 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 is a provider of integrated enterprise seismic imaging software and seismic processing services solutions for the global upstream oil and gas industry. The dei modality will separate i r from the other components and will show contrast based on refraction. Esrf lecture series on coherent xrays and their applications, lecture 7, malcolm howells. Quantify is a standalone software for basic data acquisition and calibrationline based quantitative phase analysis walkup interface.
The course will cover both forward diffraction modeling and diffraction imaging. Zterra number seven of 2016 houston fast tech 25 marketwatch. Diffraction enhanced imaging how is diffraction enhanced. Camera software diffraction limited scientific imaging. Ultrabroadband achromatic imaging with diffractive photon sieves. High resolution diffraction imaging of small scale fractures in the eagle ford unconventional shale play by a. Its been three years since i joined mihai popovici and the zterra.
This includes kirchhoff, fast beam and wave equation migration, anisotropic velocity analysis tomography and modelbased 3d diffraction imaging. Seismic prestackdepth migration grt fraunhofer itwm. 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. Spm, rtm, 5d interpolation, diffraction imaging, modeling and. 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.
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. Its unique, minimal sample prep technique and sample chamber allow for fast, infield analysis. Zterras advanced imaging software kirchhoff pstmpsdm, tomography, fast beam migration, waveequation migrations. Diffraction imaging a new and innovative approach for highresolution seismic imaging and interpretation of diffraction energy. Therefore, both areas were suitable for further deploying diffraction imaging technology, and represent a step toward its application in more complicated structural geometries.
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