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Device and method for deghosting variable depth streamer data

US9103941B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2011
Grant dateAug 11, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V2210/56
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Computing device, computer instructions and method for deghosting seismic data related to a subsurface of a body of water. The method includes receiving seismic data recorded by seismic receivers that are towed by a vessel, wherein the seismic data is recorded in a time-space domain and the seismic receivers are located at different depths (zr) in the body of water; modeling the seismic data in a shot or common midpoint domain as a function of linear operators that re-ghost the receiver to derive a model; using the derived model to remove the receiver ghost from the seismic data to obtain deghosted seismic data; and generating a final image of the subsurface based on the deghosted seismic data.

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