The numerous recent laboratory and field examples show the potential benefits of seismic low frequencies in hydrocarbon detection. To simulate the frequency-dependent response of turbidite reservoirs in JZ Area, the Bohai Sea, China, and then implement frequency-dependent detection of the hydrocarbon accumulation based on low frequencies, we expanded a diffusive and viscous wave equation (DVWE)...

reflection seismic data consist of primary reflections, coherent and incoherent noises. one of the objectives of seismic data processing is to enhance the quality of the real signals by attenuating different kinds of noises. multiples constitute one of the most troublesome forms of coherent noises in exploration seismology. multiple reflections often destructively interfere with the desired pri...

An approximately 40-km long high-resolution reflection seismic profile (P3) was acquired in the metropolitan area of Seoul South Korea for purpose fault system imaging a highly noisy and challenging urban environment. Two 12t vibrators (mini-vibs) were used as source. Data recorded using dual element spread; 20 m spaced 421 wireless recorders connected to 10 Hz geophones micro-electro-mechanica...

Can the reflection response of the subsurface be obtained without the need to place an active source at the surface? Using numerical modeling results based on one-way wavefields, we show that the reflection response of a 3-D inhomogeneous lossless medium can be reconstructed from the crosscorrelation of its transmission response at the surface. Depending on the type of subsurface noise sources,...

We present results of an on-going project to assess the applicability in reflection seismology of emerging super resolution techniques pioneered in digital photography. Our approach involves: (1) construction of a forward model connecting low resolution seismic images to high resolution ones, and (2) solution of a Tikhonov-regularized ill conditioned optimization problem to construct a high res...

A method is demonstrated for recording and inverting in-line and broadside seismic refraction and reflection data to obtain three-dimensional structure and velocity information. This technique of spatial seismic refraction recording produces a superabundance of common ray intersections at the target horizon. The full power of the linear least-squares inversion method may be used in the overcons...

-Seismic images are extensively used by petroleum geologists to delineate subsurface geological structures. This interpretation is dependent on interpreter's individual skills, and expertise causing a complex seismic image to be interpreted differently by different seismologists. To overcome this uncertainty a prototype expert system SeisExpert, has been developed in which the experience and he...