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AAPG Bulletin, Vol. 90 (2006), Program Abstracts (Digital)

7th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition
Manama, Bahrain
March 27-29, 2006

ABSTRACT: CRS Processing - A Key to Improved Static and Dynamic Corrections in Seismic Data from Saudi- Arabian Deserts

Henning Trappe1 and Juergen Pruessmann2
1 TEEC, Burgwedelerstr. 89, Isernhagen HB, 30916, Germany, phone: +49 511 7240452, fax: +49 511 7240465, [email protected]
2 TEEC, Burgwedeler Str. 89, Isernhagen, D-30916, Germany

Static shifts from near-surface inhomogeneities very often represent the key problem in the processing of seismic data from arid regions. In this case study, the deep bottom fill of a wadi strongly deteriorates the image quality of a 2D seismic dataset. The resulting static and dynamic problems are solved by both conventional and CRS processing. A straight forward approach derives conventional refraction Previous HitstaticsNext Hit from picked first breaks, and further goes through several iterations manual velocity picking and Previous HitresidualNext Hit Previous HitstaticsNext Hit calculation. The surface-induced static and dynamic inhomogeneities, however, are not completely solved by these conventional methods. In CRS processing, the local adaptation of the CRS stacking parameters results in very detailed dynamic corrections. They resolve the local inhomogeneities that were not detected by manual picking of stacking velocities, and largely compensate for the surface-induced deterioration in the stack. The subsequent CRS Previous HitresidualNext Hit Previous HitstaticsTop calculations strongly benefit from large CRS stacking fold which increases the numbers of estimates for single static shifts. This improves the surface consistent averaging of static shifts, and the convergence of the static solution which removes the remaining static shifts in the 2D seismic data. The large CRS stacking fold also increases the signal-to-noise ratio in the final CRS stack. An almost identical resolution is obtained by an alternative CRS stack based on every second shot only. This indicates that the aquisition fold could be halved without deteriorating CRS image quality.

 

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