Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system in a specific environment – Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-07
2005-06-07
McElheny, Jr., Donald (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system in a specific environment
Earth science
Reexamination Certificate
active
06904368
ABSTRACT:
System and method for performing anisotropy corrections of post-imaging seismic data for a subsurface formation. The method may receive seismic data, preferably pre-stack seismic data comprising a plurality of traces, e.g., collected from a plurality of source and receiver locations. The seismic data may be imaged/migrated to produce imaged seismic data, which is organized into an arrangement that preserves aspects of the relative seismic propagation angle in the subsurface. One or more anisotropic parameters and corresponding corrections may be determined by analyzing the organized imaged seismic data. The determined parameters or corrections may be used to correct at least a subset of the imaged seismic data, thereby producing corrected seismic data which is useable in analyzing the formation. The corrected data may then optionally be stacked to produce a collection of corrected stacked traces, and/or analyzed as desired. The pre-stack data and/or the corrected seismic data may optionally be displayed.
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Reshef Moshe
Roth Murray W.
Hood Jeffrey C.
Landmark Graphics Corporation
McElheny Jr. Donald
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Williams Mark S.
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