Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Seismic prospecting – Land-reflection type
Patent
1988-06-28
1989-12-12
Moskowitz, Nelson
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Seismic prospecting
Land-reflection type
367 40, 364421, G01V 130
Patent
active
048872440
ABSTRACT:
Method of interpolating additional seismic traces between existing seismic traces obtained during the exploration of a subsurface formation. Seismic traces are recorded upon a datum surface in accordance with standard seismic data acquistion methods. Forward and backward wave equation datuming of the data set at the same velocity estimates new measurements for originally acquired data deemed unsatisfactory by propagating measured seismic traces to a fictitious datum plane using wave theory to create a second set of seismic traces and datuming the second set of seismic traces, again using wave theory, back to the original datum plane to create a third set of seismic traces. The third set of seismic traces will include new seismic traces to be used in place of the originally acquired unsatisfactory data.
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Lee Stan Y. C.
Ranganayaki Rambabu P.
Shirley Thomas E.
Willis Mark E.
Hager Jr. George W.
McKillop Alexander J.
Mobil Oil Corporation
Moskowitz Nelson
Speciale Charles J.
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