Finite-difference migration to zero offset

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7068849· OSTI ID:7068849

Li, Jianchao

Migration to zero offset (MZO), also called dip moveout (DMO) or prestack partial migration, transforms prestack offset seismic data into approximate zero-offset data so as to remove reflection point smear and obtain quality stacked results over a range of reflector dips. MZO has become an important step in standard seismic data processing, and a variety of frequency-wavenumber (f-k) and integral MZO algorithms have been used in practice to date. Here, I present a finite-difference MZO algorithm applied to normal-moveout (NMO)-corrected, common-offset sections. This algorithm employs a traditional poststack 15-degree finite-difference migration algorithm and a special velocity function rather than the true migration velocity. This paper shows results of implementation of this MZO algorithm when velocity varies with depth, and discusses the possibility of applying this algorithm to cases where velocity varies with both depth and horizontal distance.

• Research Organization: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States). Center for Wave Phenomena
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-89ER14079
• OSTI ID: 7068849
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/14079-13; CWP--122; ON: DE92016281
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALGORITHMS
CORRECTIONS
DETECTION
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
ITERATIVE METHODS
MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
MIGRATION
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
SEISMIC DETECTION
SEISMIC WAVES
VELOCITY