Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Patent
1993-03-08
1994-02-08
Lobo, Ian J.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
367 52, G01V 136
Patent
active
052854221
ABSTRACT:
A three dimensional residual modeling operator is applied to seismic times that have been preprocessed by application of NMO and velocity independent DMO. The residual operator compensates for vertical velocity variation and anisotropy and its use precludes the need for ray tracing.
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Chambers Ronald E.
Gonzalez Alfonso
Mobley Everett C.
Knox William A.
Lobo Ian J.
Western Atlas International Inc.
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