From trash to treasure: Three-dimensional basement imaging with “excess” data from oil and gas explorations

Doyeon Kim, and Larry D. Brown

AAPG Bulletin

... that are not needed for the conventional common reflection point imaging that is the primary goal of exploration. These excess data have recently been recognized...

Application of Seismography to Geological Problems

Eugene McDermott

AAPG Bulletin

... the comparatively new reflection method. This article is a good beginning in this direction. As the energy paths in seismology are very similar to those...

Ekofisk: First of the Giant Oil Fields in Western Europe: DISCUSSION

L. W. Minturn

AAPG Bulletin

... stated and implied. The errors in the paper are common to most papers that include comparisons between geology and seismology. I chose this article...

Crustal Character of the Illinois Basin: Chapter 17: Part I. Illinois Basin: Evolution

Paul C. Heigold

AAPG Special Volumes

...., and M. D. Zoback, 1982, Tectonic features of the New Madrid seismic zone from seismic reflection profiles, in F. A. McKeown and L. C. Pakiser, eds...

Joint Anisotropic Parameter Inversion Based on Nonhyperbolic Moveout and Azimuthal Amplitude Variance

Fangyu Li, Jie Qi, Bin Lyu, Kurt J. Marfurt

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... . Summary Two types of anisotropies commonly seen in wide-azimuth, far offset reflection seismic data are VTI (vertical transverse isotropy) and HTI...

Impact of an Integrated Seismic Data Processing Approach: A Case Study in Central Sumatra

Mars E. Semaan, Eddy Murhantoro, Maryanto, Achmad Bermawi, Budi Subianto, Hari Santoso

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... porous lithologic unit, the behavior of the P-wave reflection amplitudes versus offset will vary depending on whether the pore spaces are filled with water...

Exploring to discover Thoughts on our exploration geophysics road ahead

Sergio Chvez-Prez, Stephan Gelinsky

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...: Geosciences, 10, 273, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ geosciences10070273. Micenko, M., 2021, Reflection seismology is 100 years old: Preview, 214, 41, doi: https...

Abstract: Integrated Open-Source Geophysical Processing and Visualization; #90211 (2015)

Glenn Chubak and Igor Morozov

Search and Discovery.com

...). The current system scope includes reflection, wide-angle, and to certain degrees earthquake seismology, 2- and 3D potential field processing and inversion...

THE APPLICATION OF HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMOLOGY TO THE DELINEATION OF FAULTING AND COAL SEAM THICKNESS: A CONTINUING CASE HISTORY

Anthony R. Wagner

North Dakota Geological Society

...THE APPLICATION OF HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMOLOGY TO THE DELINEATION OF FAULTING AND COAL SEAM THICKNESS: A CONTINUING CASE HISTORY Anthony R. Wagner...

Optimum Deconvolution for Seismic Inversion Purposes

M. Suprajitno, L. Nutt, P. Busono

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... on a precise estimate of the reflection coefficient series. Spiking deconvolution is traditionally used on seismic data to achieve an approximation...

Abstract: SS-wave Reflections from P-wave Sources in Azimuthally Anisotropic Media; #90187 (2014)

James Gaiser and Richard Verm

Search and Discovery.com

... of shearwave energy for pure-mode (SS-wave) exploration seismology. SV-waves are created in isotropic or VTI (vertical transversely isotropic) media...

Seismic expressions of a Miocene prograding carbonate margin, Mut Basin, Turkey

Xavier Janson, Gregor P. Eberli, Florence Bonnaffe, Fabrice Gaumet, Vincent De Casanove

AAPG Bulletin

... data and how complex impedance distribution can create false seismic reflection geometries that impede a correct seismic facies and sequence...

Initial Cruise Report, SOPAC Leg 1 (Cruise L5-82), Southern Tonga Platform

David W. Scholl, Tracey L. Vallier, Tun U. Maung, Shipboard Scientific Party

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... the southern Tonga platform after the completion of a study of those profiles acquired during cruise L5-82. Reflection seismology is certainly needed...

3D-9C seismic survey for direct S-wave processing and interpretation

Rui Zhang, Zhiwen Deng, Yuanyuan Yue, Yan Wang

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... that the energy of SS wave reflection is the weakest in these two azimuths (marked in red) with 90⁰ interval. For SrRr component, the reflection time...

Direct exact nonlinear resolution enhanced inversion for fluid modulus and porosity

Xiao Chen, Zhaoyun Zong, Yu Chen, Yushen Jiang

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. Rpp = f ( K f 1 , K f 2 ,1 ,2 , 1 , 2 )  (5) where R pp is the nonlinear reflection...

First-Arrival Traveltime Inversion in the CMP Domain: Method and Application

Search and Discovery.com

... of reflection events compared to Figure 4a. Slight differences can be observed on some parts of stacked sections between Figure 4b and 4c...

Abstracts: Accurate Declipping Hybrid Algorithm for Ground Penetrating Radar Data; #90173 (2015)

Akshay Gulati and R. J. Ferguson

Search and Discovery.com

... interpolation. Introduction Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) methods are based on the same principle as seismic reflection methods. It is now a widely accepted...

Unconventional Reservoir Characterization Using Azimuthal Seismic Diffraction Imaging

Dmitrii Merzlikin, Sergey Fomel, Xinming Wu, Mason Phillips

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... to characterize using discrete wells network. 3D reflection seismology allows extracting additional information about the subsurface with significantly denser...

From Transition Zone to Core Complex: Deep Reflection Seismic Imaging of the Basin and Range, Southeast Arizona

Joseph M. Kruger, Roy A. Johnson

Pacific Section of AAPG

...., 1986, Reflections from the subcrustal lithosphere, in Barazangi, M., and Brown, L., editors, Reflection seismology: The continental crust: American...

Seismic Expression of the Versippi Lodgepole Field, Stark County, North Dakota

Jeffrey C. Sprain

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... carbonate buildups at approximately 10,000-ft depths. This paper chronicles a systematic investigation into the feasibility of using reflection...

Refraction multiple attenuation by pattern-based machine learning with a case study

Chunming Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Yongsheng Wang, Christof Stork, Sissy Theisen, Seann Day, Junru Jiao, Grace Yan, Xianhuai Zhu

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... reflection energy, 3) often arrive at the same time as reflections, and 4) have some irregularity so that linear radon or FK filtering are only...

A New Approach to Crosswell Reflection Imaging

G. Li, R. R. Stewart

CSPG Special Publications

...A New Approach to Crosswell Reflection Imaging G. Li, R. R. Stewart 1994 261 263...

Crosswell Imaging Using Field Reflection Data

G. Li, R. R. Stewart

CSPG Special Publications

...Crosswell Imaging Using Field Reflection Data G. Li, R. R. Stewart 1994 264 266...

A Dynamic Reflection Traveltime Calculation Method

Y. Wang, D.R. Schmitt

CSPG Special Publications

...A Dynamic Reflection Traveltime Calculation Method Y. Wang, D.R. Schmitt 1994 49 50...

ABSTRACT: Seismic reflection near critical angles

J. B. Gallop, F. Hron

CSPG Special Publications

...ABSTRACT: Seismic reflection near critical angles J. B. Gallop, F. Hron 1998 259 259...