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Method for compensating 3D DMO for the effects of an inhomogeneous earth

US5285422A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 1993
Grant dateFeb 8, 1994
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V2210/522
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A three dimensional residual modeling operator is applied to seismic times that have been preprocessed by application of NMO and velocity independent DMO. The residual operator compensates for vertical velocity variation and anisotropy and its use precludes the need for ray tracing.

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