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Vector diffraction stack migration: A fast technique for amplitude-preserving Kirchhoff migration

Conference ·
OSTI ID:89725
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  1. Elf Geoscience Research Centre, London (United Kingdom)

The technique of vector diffraction stack migration can reduce the computational cost of amplitude-preserving Kirchhoff migration. This extended abstract discusses the abilities, the advantages, problems and limits of the technique, and shows its application to a synthetic dataset. If amplitudes or rock-physical parameters are of interest, the proposed technique is superior to conventional unweighted Kirchhoff migration and of same quality but cheaper than weighted (amplitude-preserving) Kirchhoff migration. In the case of very complex subsurface structures with multi-valued traveltime fields, a weighted Kirchhoff migration should be preferred.

OSTI ID:
89725
Report Number(s):
CONF-941015--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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