Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for calibrating seismic imaging velocities
- Patent Title (中): 校准地震影像速度的方法
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Application No.: US12688330Application Date: 2010-01-15
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Publication No.: US08594939B2Publication Date: 2013-11-26
- Inventor: Paul Docherty
- Applicant: Paul Docherty
- Applicant Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Assignee: Fairfield Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Fairfield Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Sugar Land
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G01V1/00
- IPC: G01V1/00 ; G01V1/28 ; G06F17/00

Abstract:
A method for adjusting an isotropic depth image based on a mis-tie volume is provided. The method generally includes obtaining an isotropic velocity volume for a geophysical volume, obtaining an isotropic depth image of the geophysical volume, obtaining time-depth pairs at downhole locations in the geophysical volume, generating mis-tie values based on the time-depth pairs and the isotropic velocity volume, assigning uncertainties to the mis-tie values, generating a smoothest mis-tie volume that satisfies a target goodness of fit with the mis-tie values. Adjustment of the isotropic depth image may be achieved based on the mis-tie volume or a calibration velocity obtained from the mis-tie volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100185396A1 METHOD FOR CALIBRATING SEISMIC IMAGING VELOCITIES Public/Granted day:2010-07-22
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