Phoenix Refraction Statics

Overview

XtremeGeo created Phoenix in response to growing demand for software capable of handling much larger seismic surveys.

Instead of extending Flatirons (which proved impractical for this scale), Phoenix was built from the ground up to meet these needs while remaining well integrated with Flatirons.

Most customers will continue to use Flatirons for:

  • Geometry QC
  • First-break picking

When larger workflows are required, Flatirons projects can be merged into Phoenix for advanced processing—such as VNS tomography inversions on MPI clusters.

New Tomography Algorithms

Phoenix offers both established and advanced tomography methods:

  • VNS Tomography – the industry standard algorithm.
  • AANS (Auto Adaptive Node Spacing) Tomography – a new approach that often delineates refractor boundaries more accurately than VNS.

Phoenix also provides a flexible framework for constraints, making it easy to integrate additional data into inversions:

  • Uphole surveys
  • FTG data
  • Delay time models
  • And more

Improved Window Layout

Phoenix is designed with productivity in mind:

  • Optimized for multiple monitors
  • Each window can be opened in the main tabbed display or as a stand-alone window

Handling Huge Sparse Surveys

Phoenix is capable of managing massive merged surveys, including:

  • Hundreds of 2D seismic lines
  • Extremely sparse or irregular survey geometries

⚡ Phoenix combines power, flexibility, and scalability—making it the next step forward in seismic refraction statics.