Wave equation illumination
US8456953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V2210/67
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for generating an illumination map. The method includes receiving an earth model that represents one or more properties of the earth. The method then includes receiving a target area in the earth model and propagating one or more wavefields from the target area to a potential seismic data acquisition region in the earth model. After propagating the wavefields, the method includes decomposing the propagated wavefields into one or more subsets of the propagated wavefields and creating the illumination map based on the subsets of the propagated wavefields. The illumination map may indicate one or more contributions of one or more synthetic source and receiver pairs for illuminating the target area in the earth model. The method may then include creating a seismic survey design based on the contributions.
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