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Method for restoring and extrapolating seismic traces

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OSTI ID:6406512

This paper discusses a method for enhancing a x-t domain seismic record. It comprises identifying a null seismic trace of restoration; selecting a group of traces surrounding the identified null seismic trace to be restored on the x-t domain seismic record; transforming the group of selected traces into the f-x domain by the application of a fast Fourier transform; selecting a series of complex numbers corresponding to the selected traces for each frequency component; estimating a set of autoregressive coefficients from the series of complex numbers; estimating a complex number for the missing number associated with the identified null trace from the series of complex numbers and autoregressive coefficients on either side of the missing number; repeating the last three steps for frequencies in the f-x domain and applying an inverse fast Fourier transform to the estimated complex numbers for the frequencies to produce restored seismic data for identified seismic traces on the x-t domain street record.

Assignee:
Mobil Oil Corp., New York, NY (USA)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 4953139
Application Number:
PPN: US s 7-474886
OSTI ID:
6406512
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English