Breakthrough Seismic Imaging: S-Cube and Petrobras

S-Cube is thrilled to announce the publication of a technical case study on the AWS Blog . "Maximizing seismic insights: how Petrobras uses S-Cube’s cloud native XWI solution built on AWS Graviton," details a groundbreaking collaboration that redefines the standards for large-scale seismic processing.

The Challenge: The Immense Scale of Modern Seismic Imaging

Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) is the algorithm of choice for building highly accurate models of the subsurface, but it requires enormous computational power. As modern seismic acquisition generates denser data, the demand for processing power has grown by 10-100 times, pushing traditional on-premises hardware to its limits.

The Solution: XWI on the Cloud

Collaborating with Petrobras, S-Cube deployed a cloud-native XWI solution using the S-Cube Cloud (SCC) infrastructure. Built on AWS, SCC is purpose-built for HPC workloads. Levaraging hundreds of Amazon EC2 Spot Instances powered by AWS Graviton processors to efficiently process a 3.3 TB seismic dataset from the Santos Basin. Our unique architecture serves terabytes of data directly from Amazon S3, eliminating the need for costly parallel file systems.

The results demonstrate the power of combining S-Cube’s advanced algorithms with the elasticity of the cloud. As noted by our partner at Petrobras:

“Using the scalable environment of AWS through S-Cube’s XWI software and SCC infrastructure allowed us to process our seismic imaging workflows efficiently, paying only for the resources we use. This flexibility accelerates data-driven decisions and helps us optimize costs.”

This project confirms that S-Cube's cloud-native FWI solution provides a powerful, cost-effective, and scalable alternative to traditional methods, producing high-fidelity results even in the most complex geological settings.

We invite you to read the full technical deep-dive on the AWS Blog and contact us to learn how S-Cube can help you reduce uncertainty and maximize your seismic insights.