Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Patent
1990-06-27
1991-10-22
Moskowitz, Nelson
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
367 31, 367 51, 364421, G01V 136, G01V 140
Patent
active
050602047
ABSTRACT:
A method for analyzing seismic shear wave data, using a layer stripping technique, to determine fault plane stress build-up is disclosed. Polarization directions of shear wave data, from either a vertical seismic profile or from surface reflection data, are analyzed, and time lags between fast and slow split shear wave are determined. Natural polarization directions of and time lags between the split shear waves in an upper layer are determined above the shallowest depth where data cues suggest polarization changes take place. Source and receiver axes of the data below the depth of polarization changes are rotated by an azimuth angle, to bring the axes into proper alignment. A static time shift is then applied to eliminate the time lag in the upper layer above the depth where polarization changes were indicated. Shear wave polarization azimuth angles, and time lags between the shear waves are determined for the depth of investigation, and are compared to the strike of a nearby fault. The procedure is repeated at a later time to evaluate any changes in the azimuth angles or time lags.
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Carson Matt W.
Chevron Research and Technology Company
Keeling Edward J.
Moskowitz Nelson
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