Line and edge detection and enhancement

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include one or more of a method, computing device, computer-readable medium, and system for statistical line and edge detection and/or enhancement. An example embodiment of the present disclosure may include a method that includes identifying a plurality of data values related to a first object defined by a first plurality of points within the volume, wherein the first object intersects a second object defined by a second plurality of points within the volume; calculating a statistical significance statistic related to the second object; interpolating a P-value related to the statistical significance statistic; and determining a significant P-value taken over the second object, wherein the significant P-value comprises a minimum P-value that provides a maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)).

1 . A method for processing seismic data, comprising:
 identifying a plurality of data values related to a first object defined by a first plurality of points within the volume, wherein the first object intersects a second object defined by a second plurality of points within the volume;   calculating a statistical significance statistic related to the second object;   interpolating a P-value related to the statistical significance statistic; and   determining a significant P-value taken over the second object, wherein the significant P-value comprises a minimum P-value that provides a maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)).   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising using the significant P-value to identify an edge represented by the seismic data. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the seismic data comprises a first set of seismic data, and further comprising using the significant P-value to determine a weight for mixing a first volume represented by the seismic data with a second volume represented by a second set of seismic data. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the statistical significance statistic is determined using at least one of a parametric test and a non-parametric test. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the statistical significance statistic is determined using at least one of a Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney rank sum test, a t-test, a U-test and a Sign test. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the statistical significance statistic comprises a z-statistic. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)) is calculated based on a lookup table and linear interpolation. 
     
     
         8 . One or more computer-readable media for processing seismic data, the computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing device to perform a process, the process comprising:
 identifying a plurality of data values related to a first object defined by a first plurality of points within the volume, wherein the first object intersects a second object defined by a second plurality of points within the volume;   calculating a statistical significance statistic related to the second object;   interpolating a P-value related to the statistical significance statistic; and   determining a significant P-value taken over the second object, wherein the significant P-value comprises a minimum P-value that provides a maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)).   
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the process further comprises using the significant P-value to identify an edge represented by the seismic data. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the seismic data comprises a first set of seismic data, and further comprising using the significant P-value to determine a weight for mixing a first volume represented by the seismic data with a second volume represented by a second set of seismic data. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the statistical significance statistic is determined using at least one of a parametric test and a non-parametric test. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the statistical significance statistic is determined using at least one of a Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney rank sum test, a t-test, a U-test and a Sign test. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the statistical significance statistic comprises a z-statistic. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable media of  claim 8 , wherein the maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)) is calculated based on a lookup table and linear interpolation. 
     
     
         15 . A system for processing seismic data, comprising:
 a processor;   a memory;   a storage medium;   a plurality of computer-executable instructions residing in the storage medium to instruct the processor to perform a process, the process comprising:   identifying a plurality of data values related to a first object defined by a first plurality of points within the volume, wherein the first object intersects a second object defined by a second plurality of points within the volume;   calculating a statistical significance statistic related to the second object;   interpolating a P-value related to the statistical significance statistic; and   determining a significant P-value taken over the second object, wherein the significant P-value comprises a minimum P-value that provides a maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)).   
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the process further comprises using the significant P-value to identify an edge represented by the seismic data. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the seismic data comprises a first set of seismic data, and further comprising using the significant P-value to determine a weight for mixing a first volume represented by the seismic data with a second volume represented by a second set of seismic data. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the statistical significance statistic is determined using at least one of a parametric test and a non-parametric test. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the statistical significance statistic comprises a z-statistic. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable media of  claim 15 , wherein the maximum negative log(P(statistical significance statistic)) is calculated based on a lookup table and linear interpolation.