Generation of a 3D seismic “Wheeler Diagram” from a high resolution Age Volume

Wheeler diagrams, or chronostratigraphic charts, provide a useful way to look at stratigraphic temporal relationships, particularly with regards to understanding the location and timing of erosional and non‐depositional events. Such diagrams typically must be constructed by hand and therefore are only generated for a select few lines. Conventional Wheeler diagrams just contain line drawings of the extent of each chronosome. This paper presents a method of generating a seismic Wheeler‐like “diagram” for a 3D volume. This “diagram” is actually a seismic volume with dimensions of inline, crossline, and relative age. It contains the seismic response along the chronosomes similar to a stratal slice volume, except that in this new volume hiatus occurrences are denoted. The generation of this Seismic Wheeler Volume is accomplished by using a high resolution Age Volume.