ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,495, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CGG SERVICES SAS (Massy, France).

"Modeling-based machine learning for seismic processing" was invented by Vetle Vinje (Oslo, Norway) and Volodya Hlebnikov (Rykkinn, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of seismic data processing employ neural networks and use a reflectivity image based on the acquired seismic data to generate output training datasets. The neural networks thus trained are used for generating production datasets, without ghosts, source effects, multiples and/or populating a predetermined set of bins in inline-crossline plane for a set of offset classes."

The patent was...