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Mitchum Et Al., 1977B: L 5 - Seismic Method Courtesy of Exxonmobil
Mitchum Et Al., 1977B: L 5 - Seismic Method Courtesy of Exxonmobil
Economic Uneconomic
Success
Analysis
To D/P
Drop
Prospect
Courtesy of ExxonMobil F W Schroeder L 5 – Seismic Method
‘04
The Seismic Method
Energy An Explosion!
Source .4 s Listening Devices
.8 s .1
.2
00 sss
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
.8
Some Energy is Reflected
Device Device
#1 #2 For the explosion we just considered ...
Time
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4 Listening device #1 records a reflection
0.5 starting at 0.4 seconds
0.6
0.7
0.8 Listening device #2 records a reflection
starting at 0.8 seconds
Data Processing
Stream
Field Record
(marine)
Subsurface ‘Image’
Courtesy of ExxonMobil F W Schroeder L 5 – Seismic Method
‘04
Shot Gather
For Shot 1
Source Receivers
Direct Arrival Offset (Distance)
S1
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
1
Direct Arrival
CMP Gather
CMP Gather
Velocity
Curves
Too Slow Down
Velocity Flat
Correct
Velocity Curves
Up
Too Fast
Offset Distance
The geologic
‘signal’ will be
additive
The random
‘noise’ will tend
to cancel
Stacking greatly
Offset Distance
improves S/N
10 Fold (signal-to-noise)
Courtesy of ExxonMobil F W Schroeder L 5 – Seismic Method
‘04
Positioning Problems
Energy
Source
0.2
up s
0.2
sd
ow
n
0.4 s -
Bounce
Point
The reflection is
The seismic ray hits an inclined displayed beneath the
surface at 90º and reflects back source-receiver midpoint
1 2 3 4 5 6
90º
1 2 3 4 5 6
Compass
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6
Sweep Ellipse
S R
S R
Sweep Ellipse
Unmigrated
Unmigrated Image
Image
Positioning
Problems ‘Blur’ the
Image
Migrated
Migrated Image
Image
Migration Reduces
Positioning
Problems, which
Improves the
Image