Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2008-11-04
Keith, Jack W (Department: 3663)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
C702S018000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07447115
ABSTRACT:
Method for processing seismic data. In one implementation, the method includes converting a common midpoint (CMP) gather of seismograms into one or more interferogram common midpoint (ICMP) gathers, generating a semblance spectrum for each ICMP gather, stacking the semblance spectrum from each ICMP gather to generate a combined semblance spectrum and deriving a normal moveout (NMO) velocity profile from the combined semblance spectrum.
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Ferber Ralf
Zaroli Christophe
Diacou Ari M
Griffin Jeffrey E.
Keith Jack W
Pramudji Ari
WesternGeco L.L.C.
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