A system for predicting hydrocarbon production from a subterranean region
of interest using reflection seismic data. The system sets a drainage
area around reference traces and defines drainage pathways extending
outwardly from the reference trace towards the perimeter of the drainage
area. A mathematical combination of the trace-to-trace coherence factors
and reservoir quality attributes along each drainage pathway is
calculated for each reference trace, thereby providing an indication of
both initial and sustained hydrocarbon production from that location.