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Using full-waveform inversion (FWI) to update velocity models that contain salt bodies with high velocity contrasts is challenging. It is even harder if erroneous salt geometry is part of the velocity model. Shen et al. (2017) showed a successful FWI application that corrected some ...

Imaged based Q-compensation coupled with FWI can solve for significant frequency and amplitude losses below shallow overburden absorptive geologic bodies. Applying Q-compensation to both the baseline and monitor 4D surveys improves the consistency of the 4D response, leading to more reliable placement of development ...

In previous publications, a hybrid deblending flow was proposed in which the last step of residual guided noise attenuation using the Noise to Signal Ratio (NSR) map was employed. This flow was proven to be effective and efficient for many OBS surveys. However, due ...

A new non-linear tomographic inversion based method is put forward to resolve large velocity errors associated with complex geology which can cause poor imaging or migration artifacts. We propose to first create a series of trial-velocities from initial velocity by varying the values inside ...

Reservoir imaging under the triangular Conger salt remains very challenging even after significant velocity model building efforts in recent years. Continuity and focusing of reservoir reflectors are sub-optimal due to the subtle velocity errors from the Conger salt and its neighboring carapace, which are ...

Reflection FWI is effective at providing low-wavenumber velocity updates for deep areas beyond the penetration depth of diving waves and significantly improves seismic imaging. However, the tomographic term of the FWI gradient that is good for low-wavenumber velocity updates can be contaminated by the ...

This paper highlights compelling imaging improvements achieved through modern high-end reprocessing in Gippsland Basin. The area of study, largely represented by the Bass Canyon, has strong exploration potential but is high risk. The major challenges in this region are related to geologic complexity and ...

We show how to separate the seismic image into specular reflections and diffractions using dip-angle gathers. A North Sea example and a 4D example are used to show the efficacy of the algorithm. The 4D example shows a significant reduction in imaging noise.

While the benefits of vertical particle velocity measurements are well known for towed streamer receiver deghosting, in many cases high noise levels can cause practical issues. We describe an inversion-driven receiver deghosting approach which is jointly constrained by hydrophone data and prior wavefield separated ...