Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
C367S025000, C367S073000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07911878
ABSTRACT:
A walkaway VSP survey is carried out with receivers located in a borehole near the base salt. Reflection tomographic inversion of data from the walkaway VSP is used to derive a velocity model for the subsurface and may be used for imaging of sub-salt reflections.
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Jackson James C.
Lou Min
Zhao Xiaomin
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Breier Krystine
Keith Jack
Mossman Kumar & Tyler PC
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