Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2005-03-01
Barlow, John (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
C703S010000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06862531
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for use in seismic prospecting are disclosed. The method comprises partitioning a plurality of converted split shear-wave data resulting from a common event and recorded at a plurality of azimuths and a plurality of offsets as a function of the azimuths and offsets; separating fast and slow split shear-wave wavefields in the partitioned data; deriving at least one attribute of at least one of the separated fast and slow shear-wave wavefields; and analyzing the derived attribute. The apparatus comprises, in one aspect, a program storage medium encoded with instruction that perform the method when executed by a computing device or a computer programmed to perform the device.
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Angerer Erika
Gaiser James E
Horne Steve A
Barlow John
Figatner David S.
Taylor Victor J.
WesternGeco L.L.C.
Williams Morgan & Amerson P.C.
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