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AbstractA fundamental problem with the characterization of fractured reservoirs is that there is a scale of structure that is difficult to identify -that between fractures detected in the well bore and faults/fractures interpreted from seismic. A new workflow for structural characterization is presented here based on the application of Shell's proprietary software:-1. "Van Gogh" filtering for the highlighting of structural discontinuities from 3D seismic, called Stopper-Voxels, 2. "FaultWorld" for analyzing the Stopper-Voxels, 3. "SVS" for characterisation and modelling of fractured reservoirs. The result is several field-wide discrete fracture/fault scenarios, based on detection rather than prediction.