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Recent years have seen growing interest in improved shallow resolution images of the subsurface. This has led to ever more innovative acquisition approaches, each tailored to individual geological settings. We focus on a towed streamer acquisition in the Barents Sea which deployed five sources ...

Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) are growing their popularity in seismic data processing due to their previous achievements in signal and image processing. In this paper, we explore the link between DCNN and seismic processing. We use two examples to demonstrate the potential of ...

This work investigates the potential of QEMSCAN in assessing the pore structure system. 23 carbonate and clastic samples are analysed using QEMSCAN, which shows a good assessment of the macropore system (pore larger than 10µm). It defines the macropore system volume and delivers pore ...

Using a dense North Sea 4D dataset over the Golden Eagle field, we demonstrate the impact of OBN density on both the 3D and 4D seismic image by migrating progressively sparser node configurations. It is shown that 4D image quality is more sensitive to ...

Challenged by the presence of strong anisotropy and velocity reversal in the near-surface, we apply structurally constrained anisotropic Multi-Wave Inversion (MWI), over 1200 km2 of OBC data offshore Abu Dhabi. MWI aims at simultaneously inverting the P-wave first breaks (FB), the ground roll Dispersion ...

Ideal datasets for stratigraphic interpretation have high resolution, high level of continuity, high S/N, and high amplitude fidelity. In the deep water Gulf of Mexico (DW GOM), detailed geologic interpretation, like faults and channels, for subsalt Wilcox reservoirs is challenging due to complex salt ...

Interbed multiples cause artifacts in subsurface images because they are incorrectly migrated when using standard primary-based migration algorithms. While surface-related-multiple-elimination has been well established as a standard step in seismic processing, the usage of interbed multiple attenuation (IMA) remains low due to various practical ...

Geophysical imaging in the foothills environment is typically hampered by complex structure, and the high cost of data acquisition in poorly accessible, rugged topography. Seismic imaging is particularly difficult due to poor signal penetration, steeply dipping structures and irregular data coverage. The use of ...

Direct wave arrivals are the most robust signals to determine velocity and consequently they have been used for almost a century in hydrocarbon exploration. The reason is simple as the arrival time is explicitly available. In order to acquire these direct arrivals in a ...