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Introduction and Seismic Method: Geophysical Data Processing

This document outlines the key concepts in an introductory lecture on geophysical data processing. It introduces seismic acquisition and processing workflows. The basic processing sequence is described, including improving the signal-to-noise ratio through techniques like deconvolution, filtering, statics correction, and migration. These aim to remove noise and artifacts in order to produce a final seismic section suitable for geological interpretation. The document is presented by Leonardo Azevedo and includes his contact details and grading breakdown for the course.

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Introduction and Seismic Method: Geophysical Data Processing

This document outlines the key concepts in an introductory lecture on geophysical data processing. It introduces seismic acquisition and processing workflows. The basic processing sequence is described, including improving the signal-to-noise ratio through techniques like deconvolution, filtering, statics correction, and migration. These aim to remove noise and artifacts in order to produce a final seismic section suitable for geological interpretation. The document is presented by Leonardo Azevedo and includes his contact details and grading breakdown for the course.

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Geophysical Data Processing

Introduction and Seismic Method

Leonardo Azevedo
Lecture #1 17 Sep. 2014
Leonardo Azevedo, 2014

[email protected]
CERENA room: 2.1.11
Office hours: Wednesday from 3PM to 5PM

Grades:
70% - 2 tests during the semester OR Final Exam
30% - Assignment to be developed during the semester

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Exploration workflow
Seismic Acquisition

Reservoir Modeling

Data Interpretation
Data Processing

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What is seismic processing


Acquisition

Recorded
raw data

Final section for interpretation

noise

hyperbolas
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Seismic Method: Theoretical Background

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Seismic Method: Reflection Coefficients and Acoustic Impedance


Acoustic Impedance (Z)=density * velocity

Herron (2011)

Reflection Coefficient (RC)=

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Z2-Z1
Z2+Z1

Basic Processing Sequence

Improve signal quality: Increase signal-to-noise ratio

Remove source effect


Filter out noise
Time Correction
Sum traces
Spatial Correction

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Basic Processing Sequence

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Basic Processing Sequence: deconvolution

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Basic Processing Sequence: filtering

Land data ground roll

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Basic Processing Sequence: filtering

Marine data swell

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Basic Processing Sequence: statics correction

PS-wave stack profiles, in which (a) PS-wave stack profile without receiver static corrections, (b) PS-wave stack profile with
receiver static corrections and (c) PS-wave stack profile with PS-wave static and residual static corrections.
Chunying Yang, Yun Wang & Jun Lu, 2012, Application of Rayleigh waves on PS-wave static corrections, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 9,1.

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Basic Processing Sequence: migration

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