2D Q-compensated multi-component elastic Gaussian beam migration

Elastic waves are affected by viscoelasticity during the propagation through the Earth,resulting in energy attenuation and phase distortion,in turn resulting in low seismic imaging accuracy.Therefore,viscoelasticity should be considered in seismic migration imaging.We propose a Q compensated multicomponent elastic Gaussian beam migration(Q-EGBM)method to(1)separate the elastic-wave data into longitudinal(P)and transverse(S)waves to perform PP-wave and PS-wave imaging;(2)recover the amplitude loss caused by attenuation;(3)correct phase distortions caused by dispersion;(4)improve the resolution of migration imaging.In this paper,to accomplish(2),(3),and(4),we derive complex-valued traveltimes in viscoelastic media.The results of numerical experiments using a simple five-layer model and a sophisticated BP gas model show that the method presented here has significant advantages in recovering energy decay and correcting phase distortion,as well as significantly improving imaging resolution.

Target-oriented Gaussian beam migration using a modif ied ray tracing scheme

For large-scale 3D seismic data,target-oriented reservoir imaging is more attractive than conventional full-volume migration,in terms of computation efficiency.Gaussian beam migration(GBM)is one of the most robust depth imaging method,which not only keeps the advantages of ray methods,such as high efficiency and flexibility,but also allows us to solve caustics and multipathing problems.But conventional Gaussian beam migration requires slant stack for prestack data,and ray tracing from beam center location to subsurface,which is not easy to be directly applied for target-oriented imaging.In this paper,we modify the conventional Gaussian beam migration scheme,by shooting rays from subsurface image points to receivers to implement wavefield back-propagation.This modification helps us to achieve a better subsurface illumination in complex structure and allows simple implementation for target reservoir imaging.Significantly,compared with the wavefi eld-based GBM,our method does not reconstruct the subsurface snapshots,which has higher efficiency.But the proposed method is not as efficient as the conventional Gaussian beam migration.Synthetic and field data examples demonstrate the validity and the target-oriented imaging capability of our method.

Method for extracting angle-domain common image gathers in Kirchhoff beam migration

Kirchhoff beam migration is a simplified Gaussian beam migration,which omits the dynamic information and can calculate multi-arrival traveltime,so it is a high-precision and fast seismic imaging method.In the imaging process,extracting common image gathers can be used for velocity analysis,improving the accuracy of modeling and imaging quality.Compared with the conventional common image gathers extracting methods,the angle-domain common image gathers extracting method can avoid the artifacts caused by multi-arrival seismic waves.The authors present a new method of extracting common image gathers in angle-domain from Kirchhoff beam migration and verify the method by numerical calculations.

Application of Gaussian Beam Summation Migration in Reflected In-seam Wave Imaging

The geological conditions for coal mining in China are complex,with various structural issues such as faults and collapsed columns seriously compromising the safety of coal mine production.In-seam wave exploration is an effective technique for acquiring detailed information on geological structures in coal seam working faces.However,the existing reflected in-seam wave imaging technique can no longer meet the exploration precision requirements,making it imperative to develop a new reflected in-seam wave imaging technique.This study applies the Gaussian beam summation(GBS)migration method to imaging coal seams'reflected in-seam wave data.Firstly,with regard to the characteristics of the reflected in-seam wave data,methods such as wavefield removal and enveloped superposition are employed for the corresponding wavefield separation,wave train compression and other processing of reflected in-seam waves.Thereafter,imaging is performed using the GBS migration technique.The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method for reflected in-seam wave imaging are validated by conducting GBS migration tests on 3D coal-seam fault models with different dip angles and throws.By applying the method to reflected in-seam wave data for an actual coal seam working face,accurate imaging of a fault structure is obtained,thereby validating its practicality.

Prestack Gaussian beam depth migration under complex surface conditions

In areas with a complex surface,the acquisition and processing of seismic data is a great challenge.Although elevation-static corrections can be used to eliminate the influences of topography,the distortions of seismic wavefields caused by simple vertical time shifts still greatly degrade the quality of the migrated images.Ray-based migration methods which can extrapolate and image the wavefields directly from the rugged topography are efficient ways to solve the problems mentioned above.In this paper,we carry out a study of prestack Gaussian beam depth migration under complex surface conditions.We modify the slant stack formula in order to contain the information of surface elevations and get an improved method with more accuracy by compositing local plane-wave components directly from the complex surface.First,we introduce the basic rules and computational procedures of conventional Gaussian beam migration.Then,we give the original method of Gaussian beam migration under complex surface conditions and an improved method in this paper.Finally,we validate the effectiveness of the improved method with trials of model and real data.

Multiwave velocity analysis based on Gaussian beam prestack depth migration

Prestack depth migration of multicomponent seismic data improves the imaging accuracy of subsurface complex geological structures. An accurate velocity field is critical to accurate imaging. Gaussian beam migration was used to perform multicomponent migration velocity analysis of PP- and PS-waves. First, PP- and PS-wave Gaussian beam prestack depth migration algorithms that operate on common-offset gathers are presented to extract offsetdomain common-image gathers of PP- and PS-waves. Second, based on the residual moveout equation, the migration velocity fields of P- and S-waves are updated. Depth matching is used to ensure that the depth of the target layers in the PP- and PS-wave migration profiles are consistent, and high-precision P- and S-wave velocities are obtained. Finally, synthetic and field seismic data suggest that the method can be used effectively in multiwave migration velocity analysis.

Application of Gaussian beam pre-stack depth migration in rugged seabed

Strong fluctuation of seabed,abrupt variation in depth and dip of seabed bring seismic imaging problems,such as irregular reflection waves,obvious multiple waves,serious lateral wave development,poor imaging on base surface and depression structure,low signal-to-noise ratio of middle and deep layers.In this paper,Gaussian beam migration imaging method is used to analyze the imaging effect of rugged seabed in deep water area,and the ray tracing method of wavefront construction method is used to analyze the kinematic characteristics of seismic waves.By improving the design of seismic data acquisition and observation system,imaging quality of fine structures is improved.

An amplitude-preserved adaptive focused beam seismic migration method

Gaussian beam migration （GBM） is an effec- tive and robust depth seismic imaging method, which overcomes the disadvantage of Kirchhoff migration in imaging multiple arrivals and has no steep-dip limitation of one-way wave equation migration. However, its imaging quality depends on the initial beam parameters, which can make the beam width increase and wave-front spread with the propagation of the central ray, resulting in poor migration accuracy at depth, especially for exploration areas with complex geological structures. To address this problem, we present an adaptive focused beam method for shot-domain prestack depth migration. Using the infor- mation of the input smooth velocity field, we first derive an adaptive focused parameter, which makes a seismic beam focused along the whole central ray to enhance the wave- field construction accuracy in both the shallow and deep regions. Then we introduce this parameter into the GBM, which not only improves imaging quality of deep reflectors but also makes the shallow small-scale geological struc- tures well-defined. As well, using the amplitude-preserved extrapolation operator and deconvolution imaging condi- tion, the concept of amplitude-preserved imaging has been included in our method. Typical numerical examples and the field data processing results demonstrate the validity and adaptability of our method.