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Processing in the Geological Interpretation of the Adriatic Sea
E. Agostinelli, M. Boy, M. Cardamone, A. Carlini
New seismic surveys are usually preceded by methodical tests relative to
specific exploration targets in the study area and provide results which are not
widely applicable. If the main exploration targets of a basin are known, one can
confidently choose a few representative sections and prepare a sequence of
exhaustive processing tests concerning them. The relative data can be
subsequently extrapolated to similar stratigraphic and structural situations in
the basin. Such a knowledge base can be considerably enhanced by the use of the
latest data processing techniques: 240-channel data treatment, multiple-events
removal using advanced algorithms, pre- or post-stack time migrations, etc. This
maximizes the efficiency of the seismic tool in terms of cost, time, and quality
o results, making the derived geological interpretation more reliable.
The central Adriatic Sea, due to the large amount of available data
and
experience acquired through years of exploration activity, represented a very
good test area. In this basin a set of representative exploration targets on
which to perform suitable processing tests was easily selected, and using the
above-mentioned techniques we arrived at a better geological understanding of
the area.
AAPG Search and Discovery Article #91032©1988 Mediterranean Basins Conference and Exhibition, Nice, France, 25-28 September 1988.