Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field

C. R. Willingham, A. S. Wylie Jr., D. J. Underwood

Pacific Section of AAPG

... noise and rugged terrain. The processing parameters selected from analysis of the test line included: Demultiplex Vibroseis correlation...

Approximate yet essential: Advocating for a comprehensive seismic acquisition equation to guide single-sensor adoption

Andrey Bakulin, Ilya Silvestrov

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...) For vibroseis sources, source strength 𝑆𝑠 𝑓 is defined as 𝑆𝑠 𝑓 𝑃𝑓 𝐷 𝑁 , (3) where Pf is the peak force, D the drive level, Nv the number...

A Cocorp Crustal-Scale Seismic Profile of the Cordilleran Hingeline, Eastern Basin and Range Province

Richard W. Allmendinger, James Sharp, Douglas Von Tish, Jack Oliver, Sidney Kaufman

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... 96 8 msec. 32 sec. 52 sec. 20 sec. 8-32 HZ 8 PROCESSING STREAM ~~~ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ~ Demultiplex Vibroseis correlation F-K...

Minnelusa Formation Exploration, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: An Integrated Approach

Laura A. Welch, Jesse C. Taylor

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... to noise ratio. Both of these factors place limitations on bed thickness resolution. Opinions differ on the benefits of a dynamite versus Vibroseis source...

McAllen Ranch Field: Successes in the 3-D-Based Redevelopment Program, Hidalgo County, Texas

Marilyn Taggi Cisar and R. Michael Stovall

GCAGS Transactions

...------------------------ Figure 3. Correlation well log section through individual "S" sands in North McAllen Ranch field. In this section, a 550 foot difference...

The Thousand Dollar Prospect, Rich County, Utah, A Case History

Valen D. Ott, Kenneth R. Kreckel

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... was a conventional 12-fold dynamite program. However, this data was almost totally devoid of reflections.The next attempted survey was a high fold vibroseis...

Exploitation Using 3D Seismic in the Red Oak Field, Arkoma Basin, Oklahoma

Patrick M. Rutty

Tulsa Geological Society

... Oak Field to evaluate both dynamite and Vibroseis sources (Rutty and Crawford, 1994, unpublished report). The experiment tested shot size and depth...

Understanding Naturally Fractured Reservoirs - Workshop Summary

Paul McDonald, Steve Laubach, Bob Hardage, Violeta Ivanova, Jack Pashin

PTTC

... of vibroseis techniques generally used for this purpose, the project tested alternative methods to either generate seismic shear waves directly or to take...

The 3rd Naturally Fractured Reservoir Symposium - Multiple Workshop Summary

Paul McDonald, Steve Laubach, Bob Hardage, Violeta Ivanova, Jack Pashin

PTTC

... application of vibroseis techniques generally used for this purpose, the project tested alternative methods to either generate seismic shear waves directly...

Oil Recovery From Naturally Fractured Reservoirs: Field Studies, Modeling, and Analytic Methods - Workshop Summary

Paul McDonald, Steve Laubach, Bob HArdage, Violeta Ivanova, Jack Pashin

PTTC

... is not conducive to successful application of vibroseis techniques generally used for this purpose, the project tested alternative methods to either...

Petroleum Geology of the Central Broome Platform

Joanna Bentley

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... was granted to a group led by Getty. Since 1980, 1832 km of Vibroseis data have been acquired during the course of three surveys and four exploration...

Fibre-Optic VSPS: Borehole Seismic Revolution in Australia

Konstantin Galybin, Tsunehisa Kimura, Fargana Exton

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... is revolutionising the way these data are recorded. In broad terms, the BHS data are recorded using surface sources, vibroseis or impulsive, and downhole tools. Over...

SG14: The COCORP Seismic Reflection Traverse Across the Southern Appalachians - Introduction

Frederick A. Cook, Larry D. Brown, Sidney Kaufman, and Jack E. Oliver

AAPG Special Volumes

... of VIBROSEIS (trademark CONOCO, Inc.) data have been recorded in the southern Appalachians along a northwest-southeast traverse (with cross lines...

Land Acquisition Systems: From Centralized Architecture to Autonomous Sources and Receivers, #40904 (2012)

Denis Mougenot

Search and Discovery.com

... stream of GPS time stamped seismic samples. As the vibrators record the start time of each sweep, a simple correlation by the pilot is able to extract...

Light Oil Exploration Potential for Devonian-Silurian (Fortin and Chaleurs Groups) Carbonates/Mudstones, Central Gaspe, Quebec, Canada, near the Grande Riviere Transform Fault, #10708 (2015).

Linda R. Sternbach, Charles A. Sternbach, Stephane Sejourne, Jerry McCullough

Search and Discovery.com

...) of 2008-vintage Vibroseis lines in hills and valleys of the Central Gaspe permit area has improved the imaging of the thrust sheets. Key reflectors...

Abstract: Single Vibrator, Single Sweep, 3D Seismic Acquisition in WCSB; #90224 (2015)

Paul Thacker, Dale Harger, Doug Iverson

Search and Discovery.com

... is now well established in more traditional vibroseis operating areas such as the Middle Eastern deserts (Meunier, 2005; Bouska, 2010). In the Middle...

Synthetic Seismograms for PS Seismic Data; #41793 (2016)

Satinder Chopra, Ritesh Kumar Sharma

Search and Discovery.com

... of processing and interpretation of such data: Simultaneous-Source High Fidelity Vibroseis System Cuts Time and Cost, Search and Discovery Article #40688...

Acquiring Seismic Data in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories of Canada: Operational Challenges and Potential Solutions, #40657 (2010)

Allan Chatenay, Michael Enachescu,

Search and Discovery.com

..., the other with vibroseis, and one line was acquired with both dynamite and vibroseis sources. The high standard for consultation with local communities...

Pitfalls in three-dimensional seismic interpretation: Footprints of an irregular source–receiver layout

Priyank Jaiswal, Robert Holman, and Michael Grammer

AAPG Bulletin

... Geology, v. 7, no. 3, p. 234–252, doi:10.1016/0264-8172(90)90002-X. Guo, S., B. Zhang, S. Verma, and K. J. Marfurt, 2014, Vector correlation of AVAz...

A Method for Reducing the Effects of Base Plate Distortion

S. A. Sorkin

Pacific Section of AAPG

...A Method for Reducing the Effects of Base Plate Distortion S. A. Sorkin 1972 1 17 In the “VIBROSEIS” * method of seismic exploration the effects...

3-D Seismic in the Glennpool Area, Northeastern Oklahoma, Christopher L. Liner, #40040 (2002)

Search and Discovery.com

Appendix A: Considerations for Optimum 3-D Survey Design, Acquisition and Processing

R. Malcolm Lansley

AAPG Special Volumes

... the vibroseis and explosive data. Also the field vibroseis correlation algorithms are normally zero-phase, and either a model-based or analytically...

Delineation of Gas Sands by Seismic Stratigraphy in the Pericocal Area, Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt, Venezuela: Section IV. Exploration Methods

J. Licheri, N. Parra

AAPG Special Volumes

... analog survey in the 1970s and a Vibroseis End_Page 377------------------------ survey finished in 1981. Three lines of these surveys, surrounding...

Novel Non-Dynamite Application Of The Accelerated Impact Source for 2D and 3D Seismic Exploration Surveys in the Indonesia Central Sumatra Basin Region.

Finn B. Michelsen, Khaerul Muttaqin, Togi Yonathan Sitinjak, Baldeo Singh

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... common seismic energy sources used by the geophysical industry for land 2D and 3D exploration surveys have been Vibroseis and explosives, particularly...

Data-Driven Quantitative Reservoir Characterization and New Insights in Pubei Field of Turpan-Hami Basin, Western China, #41857 (2016).

Jianbin Ran, Haiyin Li, Zhengtao Hu, Zhe Zhu, Jia Chen, Xuejun Wang

Search and Discovery.com

... :ZUU6 : H- 6HHz ..... low-frequency 3D, 2014 f\- Frequency (Hz) Comparison of conventional and low-frequency Vibroseis survey Presenter’s notes...