Fault Seal Analysis in the North Sea

Steven D. Knott

AAPG Bulletin

... conclusions. Fault throws can be imaged down to 25 m given closely spaced 2-D and 3-D seismic data sets. However, beneath salt overhangs, raypath and velocity...

Structural and stratigraphic control on the migration of a contaminant plume at the P Reactor area, Savannah River site, South Carolina

Antonio E. Cameron Gonzalez, Camelia C. Knapp, Michael G. Waddell, Adrian D. Addison, John M. Shafer

Environmental Geosciences (DEG)

... (52 ft) of the study site. The surface GPR data were converted from time to depth using interval velocity information provided by CMP gathers...

Acoustic and Elastic Modeling of Seismic Time-Lapse Data from the Sleipner CO2 Storage Operation

R. J. Arts, M. Trani, R. A. Chadwick, O. Eiken, S. Dortland, L. G. H. van der Meer

AAPG Special Volumes

... velocity changes, mode conversions, and intrinsic attenuation are all likely to affect amplitudes and need to be incorporated within a rigorous...

Optimization of Seismic Acquisition Design Using Ocean Bottom Nodes at 'MHS' Field

M Hanif Syamri, Ruhul Firdaus, Syamsurijal Rasimeng, Agung A. Susanto

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... cause aliasing in the tilt reflector, causing noise and probably loss of primary reflection. Whereas azimuth is the raypath direction from the source...

Transformation of point-to-line source seismogram in a 2D geological model

Moosoo Won, Bing Zhou, Mohamed Jamal Zemerly, Mohammad Al-Khaleel, Mohamed Kamel Riahi

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

..., and 𝑉 𝑃 denotes the acoustic velocity. Equation (1) indicates that the amplitude of the 3D acoustic wave inversely diminishes with the offset (𝑟 −1 ). The 2D...

Abstract: Least Squares Pre-Stack Time Migration for Imaging and Reconstruction of Converted Waves; #90224 (2015)

Aaron Stanton

Search and Discovery.com

... lower, and the lower velocity receiver side ray path makes the aliasing frequency of converted waves lower than their P-wave counterpart. One way...

Reprocessing the East Coast Canada Stonehouse Survey with 3D SRME and Hybrid Layer Tomography PreSDM; #41549 (2015)

Todd Mojesky, Ali Karagül, Bill Goodway, Chris Szelewski, Martin Dashwood

Search and Discovery.com

... 3D SRME and hybrid layer tomography PreSDM velocity model building to enhance the imaging of the zone of interest below the Base Tertiary. Introduction...

The Use of Time-Lapse Seismic Attributes for Characterizing Hydraulic Fractures in a Tight Siltstone Reservoir

N. Riazi, C.R. Clarkson

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... assess the orientation and spatial position of hydraulic fractures; 2) to analyze compressional and shear velocity changes in the reservoir due...

Malossa Field: A Deep Discovery in the Po Valley, Italy

G. Errico, G. Groppi, S. Savelli, G. C. Vaghi

AAPG Special Volumes

..., a preliminary attempt to obtain a reliable depth-migrated contour map of the structure was made by computer. Three tests were made using the following velocity...

Amplitude enhancement of far-offset refractions via machine learning

Lurun Su, Han Wang, Jie Zhang

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... analysis and time-depth calculation. To image the near surface and crustal velocity structures, seismic refraction traveltime inversion and tomography...

Vertical Seismic Profiling in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Development

Bob A. Hardage

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... depth, Z, is depicted on a vertical coordinate axis, and recording time, T, is represented on a horizontal coordinate axis. When plotted in this manner...

Acquisition, Processing, and Analysis of Shallow, High-Resolution Seismic Data from the Outer Continental Shelf and Upper Slope, Offshore Louisiana

Susan E. Nissen , Janet M. Combes , Anthony G. Nekut

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... arrivals on this shot record allowed the recording delay time, source and receiver depths, water depth, and water velocity to be estimated. TABLE 1. Seismic...

Geology of Norton Basin and Continental Shelf Beneath Northwestern Bering Sea, Alaska

Michael A. Fisher , William W. Patton, Jr. , Mark L. Holmes

AAPG Bulletin

... Sea, Alaska: U.S. Geol. Survey Misc. Field Studies Map MF-906, 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. Faust, L. Y., 1951, Seismic velocity as a function of depth...

3-D Design Philosophy – Part 3: Is Stacking Fold Acceptable?, by Bob Hardage, #40663 (2010)

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Abstract: Physical Modeling for Azimuthal AVO Over a Simulated Fractured Medium; #90174 (2014)

Faranak Mahmoudian, Gary F. Margrave, and Joe Wong

Search and Discovery.com

... and receiver were kept at a fixed offset of 10 mm, and seismograms were recorded at 0.2 mm depth intervals as both transducers were raised from a depth of 10...

Seismic Interpretation of the Rocky Mountain Thrust Front Near the Crowsnest Deflection, Southern Alberta

N.J. Begin, D.C. Lawton, D.A. Spratt

CSPG Bulletin

... of velocity analysis and surface-consistent static corrections. Coherency of reflections in stacked sections was enhanced by applying an F-X prediction...

Igneous Intrusions in the North-West Canning Basin and Their Impact on Oil Exploration

S. A. Reeckmann, A. J. Mebberson

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... layering at high angles and are commonly associated with reflection multiples and diffractions (Figure 3). In places, the relative high velocity...

Continental Margin Evolution of the Northern Arabian Platform in Syria

John A. Best , Muawia Barazangi , Damen Al-Saad , Tarif Sawaf , Ali Gebran

AAPG Bulletin

... crustal velocity structure and basement morphology beneath the intracontinental Palmyride fold-thrust belt and north Arabian platform in Syria...

Generalized internal multiple elimination

Dongliang Zhang, Constantinos Tsingas, Mohammed S. Almubarak

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... to the raypath of internal multiple that satisfy the “low-high-low” concept setting. In order to fulfill this condition, one straightforward way...

Abstract: Seismic Resolvability of Individual Sand-Filled Channels in the Lower Pennsylvanian Jackfork Formation, Arkansas: Model Applicability for the Gulf Coast, by G. J. Kuecher and A. H. Bouma; #91006 (1991)

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Abstract: The Tellian Atlas Subthrust Play--New Life for an Old Province, by D. Barr, J. A. Scott, P. R. Shiner, D. N. Smith, Z. Djerroumi, L. Benakila, and B. Maache; #91007 (1991)

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Abstracts: Oilsands: Not Your Average Seismic Data; #90173 (2015)

David Gray

Search and Discovery.com

... and the shearwaves have followed almost exactly the same raypath, the effect must be due to seismic velocity anisotropy in the overburden (Bale, 2011...

Towards an Improved Understanding of and Response to Large Microseismic Events Associated with Petroleum Operations

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Seismic Expressions of Prograding Carbonate Bank Margins: Middle Miocene, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Andrei V. Belopolsky, Andr W. Droxler

AAPG Special Volumes

... of the prograding margin, and maximum measured angle of clinoform dip. An average sonic velocity of 2500 m/s was used to convert the seismic data to depth...

Undrilled Reserves in Cook Inlet Oil Fields, Alaska

Robert A. Bishop

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... at depth in a cross sectional " V " configuration. T h e oil-bearing zones of the Middle Ground Shoal field were originally believed to be confined...