Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Infill monitoring using the three-dimensional Fresnel zone of a migration operator
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Application No.: US16930202Application Date: 2020-07-15
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Publication No.: US11543550B2Publication Date: 2023-01-03
- Inventor: Christian Wilhelm Strand , Peter Ward
- Applicant: PGS Geophysical AS
- Applicant Address: NO Oslo
- Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
- Current Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
- Current Assignee Address: NO Oslo
- Main IPC: G01V1/30
- IPC: G01V1/30 ; G01V1/38

Abstract:
Implementations for monitoring seismic data recorded in a marine survey of a subterranean formation for coverage gaps are described herein. Implementations include computing Fresnel sum operators for Fresnel zones of the subterranean formation based on a Kirchhoff migration impulse response at horizons of a representative plane layer model of a survey area of the subterranean formation. Implementations also include computing an acceptability map of the survey area based on the Fresnel sum operators. The acceptability map reveals coverage gaps in the survey area. Geoscientist may use the acceptability map to infill seismic data in areas of the survey area that correspond to the coverage gaps.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210055437A1 INFILL MONITORING USING THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL FRESNEL ZONE OF A MIGRATION OPERATOR Public/Granted day:2021-02-25
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