The modern oil and gas industry is in urgent need of a radical increase in the efficiency of exploration activities to optimise project management. Traditional seismic interpretation technologies have reached their technological limits and are no longer capable of providing the required twofold reduction in desk study timelines while simultaneously improving the quality and detail of geological models. This paper examines an innovative development — SAI-SVision, a full-volume seismic interpretation technology designed to fundamentally transform the approach to organising and executing desk studies. The system's key advantage lies in its ability to rapidly   create high-precision structural models. This enables reducing project timelines through the deep parallelisation of technological processes, enhancing the accuracy of integrating heterogeneous data based on a unified structural framework, and optimising decision-making under tight time constraints. The implementation of SAI-SVision delivers a substantial economic effect even at its current stage of development. Further prospects for the technology are linked to its integration directly into the seismic data processing stage, which will significantly improve the quality of depth-velocity models and the signal-to-noise ratio. The final stage of the system’s evolution will be the launch of a specialised sedimentation module. This tool will provide the direct transformation of seismic data into a three-dimensional lithofacies grid, creating a reliable foundation for the detailed prediction of fluid saturation and geomechanical characteristics of the section. Thus, the technology elevates the geological modeling process to a qualitatively new, automated level.

Keywords: disruptive technologies, seismic interpretation, geological model, stratigraphy, hydrocarbons, stratigraphic traps, SAI-SVision technology

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