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US07911878B2 Sub-salt reflection tomography and imaging by walkaway VSP survey
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子盐反射层析成像和离散VSP调查成像
- Patent Title: Sub-salt reflection tomography and imaging by walkaway VSP survey
- Patent Title (中): 子盐反射层析成像和离散VSP调查成像
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Application No.: US11697125Application Date: 2007-04-05
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Publication No.: US07911878B2Publication Date: 2011-03-22
- Inventor: Xiaomin Zhao , Min Lou , James C. Jackson
- Applicant: Xiaomin Zhao , Min Lou , James C. Jackson
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Mossman Kumar & Tyler PC
- Main IPC: G01V1/00
- IPC: G01V1/00

Abstract:
A walkaway VSP survey is carried out with receivers located in a borehole near the base salt. Reflection tomographic inversion of data from the walkaway VSP is used to derive a velocity model for the subsurface and may be used for imaging of sub-salt reflections.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070258324A1 Sub-Salt Reflection Tomography and Imaging by Walkaway VSP Survey Public/Granted day:2007-11-08
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