Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Offshore prospecting
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-22
2008-01-22
Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Offshore prospecting
C367S015000, C367S050000, C367S051000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10448904
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for analyzing traces collected along a plurality of adjacent sail lines in a marine seismic survey area. The method comprises selecting a plurality of trace groups, at least one trace in each group sharing a common midpoint with at least one trace from another group, determining an initial zero-offset travel time for each trace in the trace groups, and generating a plurality of updated zero-offset travel times and a plurality of time corrections for the trace groups using a pre-selected function of the initial zero-offset travel times.
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Carvill Charles V.
Fried Jonathan G.
Griffin Jeffrey E.
Hughes Scott A
Keith Jack
Pramudji Ari
WesternGeco L.L.C.
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