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3-D Seismic Survey Design
3-D Seismic Survey Design, An essential ingredient for successful 3-D seismic survey design is a basic understanding of the spatial properties of the seismic wavefield. These properties were described for 2-D seismic data in Seismic Wavefield Sampling by the same author. This book , 3-D Seismic Survey Design has a rating of 3 stars
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  • 3-D Seismic Survey Design
  • Written by author Gijs J.O. Vermeer, Craig J. Beasley
  • Published by Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 9/1/2002
  • An essential ingredient for successful 3-D seismic survey design is a basic understanding of the spatial properties of the seismic wavefield. These properties were described for 2-D seismic data in Seismic Wavefield Sampling by the same author. This book
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Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 2-D symmetric sampling 5
1.1 Introduction 5
1.2 The shot/receiver and midpoint/offset coordinate systems in 2-D 5
1.3 Symmetric sampling 8
1.4 Symmetric sampling versus asymmetric sampling 11
1.5 The stack-array approach versus symmetric sampling 13
1.6 The total stack response 13
1.7 Concluding remarks 14
References 16
Chapter 2 3-D symmetric sampling 17
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Classes of 3-D geometries 18
2.2.1 Examples of various geometries 18
2.3 The continuous wavefield 20
2.3.1 The shot/receiver and midpoint/offset coordinate systems 21
2.3.2 3-D subsets of 5-D wavefield 21
2.3.3 The cross-spread 22
2.3.4 Subsets of zigzag geometry 23
2.4 3-D symmetric sampling 25
2.4.1 Areal geometry 27
2.4.2 Line geometries 28
2.4.2.1 Parallel geometry 28
2.4.2.2 Orthogonal geometry 29
2.4.2.3 Zigzag geometry 33
2.5 Pseudominimal data sets 33
2.5.1 Introduction 33
2.5.2 Building fold with basic subsets 36
2.5.3 Fold, illumination, and imaging 37
2.5.4 Construction of pMDSs 38
2.5.5 A measure of spatial discontinuity 38
2.5.6 A plethora of OVT gathers 40
2.6 Application to prestack processing 40
2.6.1 Introduction 40
2.6.2 Noise removal 40
2.6.3 Interpolation and regularization 41
2.6.4 Muting 41
2.6.5 First-break picking 42
2.6.6 Nearest-neighbor correlations 42
2.6.7 Residual statics 42
2.6.8 Velocity analysis and DMO 43
2.6.9 AVO 44
2.6.10 Amplitude variation with azimuth 45
2.7 Conclusions 45
References 46
Chapter 3 Noise suppression 49
3.1 Introduction 49
3.2 Properties of low-velocity noise 49
3.2.1 "Direct" waves 49
3.2.2 Scattered waves 49
3.2.3 Discussion 52
3.3 Shot and receiver arrays in 3-D data acquisition 52
3.3.1 Introduction 52
3.3.2 "Direct" wave noise suppression 53
3.3.3 Scattered-wave noise suppression 54
3.3.4 Analysis of various array combinations 55
3.3.5 Discussion 57
3.4 Stack responses 61
3.4.1 Introduction 61
3.4.2 The 2-D stack response 61
3.4.3 Multiple suppression by stacking 62
3.4.3.1 Multiples with small differential moveout 62
3.4.3.2 Multiples with large differential moveout 62
3.4.4 3-D stack responses 63
3.4.5 Discussion 67
References 67
Chapter 4 Guidelines for design of "land-type" 3-D geometry 69
4.1 Introduction 69
4.2 Preparations 69
4.2.1 Objective of survey 69
4.2.2 Know your problem 69
4.3 The choice of geometry 70
4.3.1 Parallel geometry versus orthogonal geometry 70
4.3.2 Zigzag geometry versus orthogonal geometry 71
4.3.3 Slanted geometry versus orthogonal geometry 72
4.3.4 Comparison of sampled minimal data sets of crossed-array geometries 72
4.3.5 Areal geometry 74
4.3.6 Target-oriented geometries 74
4.4 Design criteria and parameter selection 75
4.4.1 Spatial continuity 75
4.4.2 Resolution 75
4.4.2.1 Resolution requirements and maximum frequency 75
4.4.2.2 Resolution requirements and spatial sampling 78
4.4.2.3 Statics and spatial sampling 79
4.4.2.4 Other processing requirements and sampling 79
4.4.2.5 Discussion on spatial sampling 79
4.4.3 Shallowest horizon to be mapped 80
4.4.4 Deepest horizon to be mapped 81
4.4.5 Noise suppression 82
4.4.5.1 Fold as a dependent or independent parameter 82
4.4.5.2 How to determine desired or required fold 82
4.4.5.3 Fold as an instrument to suppress multiples 83
4.4.5.4 The importance of regular fold 83
4.4.5.5 Shot and receiver arrays 84
4.4.6 Other survey parameters 85
4.4.7 The selection of acquisition parameters for areal geometry 86
4.5 The survey grid and the survey area 86
4.6 Practical considerations and deviations from symmetric sampling 87
4.6.1 Logistics and terminology 87
4.6.2 Harmonizing all requirements 88
4.6.3 Deviations from symmetric sampling 88
4.6.4 Different ways of implementing nominal geometry 89
4.6.5 Multiline roll 90
4.6.6 Attribute analysis of one-line roll versus multiline roll geometries and orthogonal versus slanted geometries 90
4.6.7 Conflicting requirements between structural interpretation and AVO 92
4.6.8 Deviations from nominal due to topography and obstacles 96
4.7 Testing 98
4.8 Discussion 98
4.8.1 Attribute analysis 99
4.8.2 Model-based survey design 99
4.9 A summary of what to do and not to do in 3-D survey design 100
References 100
Chapter 5 Streamers versus stationary receivers 103
5.1 Introduction 103
5.2 Geometry imprint 104
5.3 Streamer acquisition 105
5.3.1 Shooting direction 105
5.3.1.1 Dip/strike decision 106
5.3.2 Multisource, multistreamer acquisition 107
5.3.2.1 Multisource, multistreamer configurations 108
5.3.2.2 Multisource effect on fold 108
5.3.2.3 Crossline-offset variation 108
5.3.2.4 Irregular illumination 109
5.3.2.5 Effects of irregular illumination 109
5.3.2.6 Remedies 113
5.3.2.7 Operational aspects 113
5.4 Stationary-receiver techniques 115
5.4.1 Geometries for stationary-receiver techniques 115
5.4.2 Vertical hydrophone cable (VHC) 116
5.4.3 Dual-sensor OBC 117
5.4.3.1 Ghosting 117
5.4.3.2 Geometry 117
5.4.3.3 Logistics 118
5.4.4 Four-component marine data acquisition 118
5.4.4.1 Coupling issues 118
5.4.4.2 SUMIC 119
5.4.4.3 Other 4-C bottom cable techniques 119
5.4.4.4 4-C acquisition with buried cables 120
5.4.4.5 Ocean-bottom seismometers 120
5.5 Overview and conclusions 121
References 121
Chapter 6 Converted waves: Properties and 3-D survey design 125
6.1 Introduction 125
6.2 Properties of the PS-wavefield 125
6.2.1 Traveltime surfaces and apparent velocity 125
6.2.2 Illumination 127
6.2.3 Resolution 127
6.2.4 Imaging 129
6.3 3-D survey design for PS-waves 130
6.3.1 Choice of geometry 130
6.3.1.1 Orthogonal geometry 131
6.3.1.2 Parallel geometry 133
6.3.1.3 Areal geometry 134
6.3.1.4 Parallel versus orthogonal geometry and areal geometry 135
6.3.2 Sampling 136
6.3.3 Other considerations 136
6.4 Discussion 136
6.5 Conclusions and recommendations 137
References 138
Chapter 7 Examples of 3-D symmetric sampling 141
7.1 Introduction 141
7.2 3-D microspread 141
7.2.1 Introduction 141
7.2.2 Acquisition parameters of 3-D microspread 141
7.2.3 Cross-sections and time slices 142
7.2.4 (f,k)-filtering results 144
7.2.5 Discussion 144
7.3 Nigeria 3-D test geometry results 146
7.3.1 Introduction 146
7.3.2 Acquisition geometry 148
7.3.3 Some processing results 149
7.3.4 Interpretation results 150
7.3.5 Discussion 150
7.4 Prestack migration of low-fold data 154
7.4.1 Introduction 154
7.4.2 Migration of a single cross-spread 154
7.4.3 Low-fold prestack migration 155
7.4.4 Discussion 156
References 158
Chapter 8 Factors affecting spatial resolution 159
8.1 Introduction 159
8.2 Spatial resolution formulas 160
8.2.1 Spatial resolution--The link with migration/inversion 160
8.2.2 Spatial resolution formulas for constant velocity 161
8.3 Spatial resolution measurements 163
8.3.1 Procedure for resolution analysis 163
8.3.2 2-D resolution in the zero-offset model 164
8.3.3 2-D resolution in the offset model 165
8.3.4 Asymmetric aperture 165
8.3.5 3-D spatial resolution 166
8.3.6 Sampling and spatial resolution 168
8.3.7 Sampling and migration noise 168
8.3.8 Bin fractionation 170
8.3.9 Fold and spatial resolution 171
8.4 Discussion 171
8.5 Conclusions 172
References 173
Chapter 9 DMO 175
9.1 Introduction 175
9.2 DMO in arbitrary 3-D acquisition geometries 175
9.2.1 Summary 175
9.2.2 Introduction 176
9.2.3 The time of a DMO-corrected event 176
9.2.4 Contributing traces in cross-spread 178
9.2.5 The DMO-corrected time in the cross-spread 178
9.2.6 Extension to other geometries 179
9.2.7 Sampling problems 180
9.2.8 Conclusions 180
9.3 DMO in cross-spread: The failure of earlier software to correctly handle amplitudes 180
9.3.1 Introduction 180
9.3.2 Sampling problem 181
9.3.3 Geometry effect 181
9.3.4 Example 181
9.3.5 The ideal 3-D DMO program 181
9.3.6 Conclusion 181
9.4 Epilogue 183
9.4.1 New DMO programs 183
9.4.2 DMO in pseudominimal data set 183
References 184
Chapter 10 Prestack migration 185
10.1 Introduction 185
10.2 Fresnel zone and zone of influence 186
10.2.1 Modeling 186
10.2.2 Migration 186
10.3 Description of model experiments 189
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