Reprocessing and interpretation, seismic reflection data: Hanford Site, Pasco Basin, south central Washington

Technical Report · Fri Dec 16 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5391896

Berkman, E ^[1]

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1. Emerald Exploration Consultants, Inc., Austin, TX (USA)

The purpose of this project was to reprocess, evaluate, and reinterpret 14 line miles of seismic reflection data acquired at the Hanford Site. Regional and area-specific geology has been reviewed, the data acquisition parameters as they relate to the limitations inherent in the data have been discussed, and the reprocessing procedures have been described in detail along with an evaluation of the original processing. After initial testing, the focus of the reprocessing was placed on resolution of the geologic horizons at and near the top of the basalt. The reprocessed seismic data shows significant improvement over the original processing. The improvement is the result of the integrated processing and interpretation approach where each processing step has been tested in sequence and the intermediate results examined carefully in accordance with the project goals. The interpretation procedure placed strong reliance upon synthetic seismograms and models calculated based upon the physical parameters of the subsurface materials, and upon associated geophysical (reflection, gravity, magnetic) data. The final interpretation of the seismic data is in agreement with the structural contour maps based primarily on borehole information. The seismic interpretation has added important detail concerning areas which should be considered for further study. 60 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations; Emerald Exploration Consultants, Inc., Austin, TX (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/RW
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 5391896
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI-TI-177; ON: TI90003462
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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