Translations:Dictionary:Attribute, seismic/3/en

The problem is determining the limits to an observed correlation, especially when we do not understand the underlying physics—How wide ranging is a correlation valid? During a Direct Detection Symposium in 1973, Miller Quarles presented numerous processing schemes to enhance hydrocarbon signatures; in response to a question about the "scientific basis of all these attributes" he responded, "We don't know yet, but remember, [we] invented them." Unfortunately we still do not understand how to relate most seismic attributes to geologic causes and situations.