Method for migrating seismic data
CA 2021522 C · Owner: Beasley, Craig J. · Inventors: Lynn, Walter S.; Beasley, Craig J.; Chambers, Ronald E.
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A method for properly migrating seismic data which has been elevation-static corrected. The method is comprised of assigning a zero (or very small) migration velocity for data located below a datum, yet above the original recording surface elevation. A best estimated earth velocity is input into the migration algorithm to represent the earth below the original recording surface. For seismic data collected in water-covered environments where the water bottom is irregular, the method contemplates that the data lying above the water bottom are migrated using the migration velocity of water. The data lying at or below the water bottom are migrated with a migration velocity of zero. In a second …
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- Filed July 19, 1990 and granted July 7, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 19, 2010.
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