The Time-frequency Characteristic of a Large Volume Airgun Source Wavelet and Its Influencing Factors

Through analyzing the near-field hydrophone records of the airgun experiment in the Jiemian reservoir,Fujian,we study the time-frequency characteristic of airgun source wavelet and the influence of gun depth and firing pressure,and explain the process of bubble oscillation based on the Johnson( 1994) bubble model. The data analysis shows that:( 1) Airgun wavelet is composed of primary pulse and bubble pulse. The primary pulse,which is of large amplitude,short duration and wide frequency band,is usually used in shallow exploration. The bubble pulse,which is concentrated in the low-frequency range,is usually used in deep exploration with deep vertical penetration and far horizontal propagation.( 2) The variation of primary pulse amplitude with gun depth is very small,bubble pulse amplitude and the dominant frequency increase,and peak-bubble ratio and bubble period decrease. When the gun depth is 10 m,primary pulse amplitude and peakbubble ratio are maximum,which is suitable for shallow exploration; when gun depth is25 m,bubble pulse amplitude is large, and peak-bubble ratio is minimum, which is suitable for deep exploration.( 3) The primary pulse amplitude,bubble pulse amplitude,peak-bubble ratio,and bubble period increase and the dominant frequency decreases with increased firing pressure.