Abstract

This paper presents a novel workflow using Relative Geological Time (RGT) modelling to bridge the gap between analogue experiments and real-world seismic interpretation. Digitized sandbox models, such as XES02, are transformed into synthetic 3D seismic datasets and compared with real basin data from the Taranaki and Neuquén Basins. The RGT method converts seismic reflections into stratigraphically sorted horizons, enabling high-resolution sequence and geobody characterization. A multi-attribute analysis – including Amplitude Technique Volume “tecVA” and RGT-based gradients – enhances stratal slicing and facies analysis. This integrated approach supports early-stage exploration and seismic portfolio refinement, especially in data-sparse regions, by anchoring interpretations to physical depositional models and stratigraphic principles.