Method of geophysical exploration including processing and displaying seismic data to obtain a measure of subterranean formation rock properties
US4779237A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2004 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/632
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of seismic exploration for obtaining a measure of the subterranean formation rock properties. Incident angle ordered gathers of seismic signal are processed to obtain a measure of the reflection coefficient as well as attributes descriptive of variations in amplitude of the seismic signal as a function of incident angle. Such attributes, when plotted on an angle dependent amplitude diagram, are transformed into a most probable estimate of the subterranean formation rock properties as well as a diagnostic of relative lithology and pore fluid contrast.
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