Methods and systems for determining signatures for arrays of marine seismic sources for seismic analysis
US7440357B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/125
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for deriving a source signature for an array of seismic sources for marine seismic analysis, wherein the systems and methods include factors for determining the source signature taking into consideration both sea-surface and sea-floor reflections of signals produced by the seismic sources. In certain aspects, reflection coefficients of the sea-surface and the sea-floor and relative lengths of paths between a seismic source image and a detector are applied to a series of simultaneous equations that are solved using measurements of the pressure field produced by the array at a plurality of known locations to determine individual source signatures for each seismic source in the array and these individual source signatures may then be superposed to provide a source signature for the array that accounts for sea-floor reflections of outputs from the seismic sources.
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