Obtaining high-resolution velocity spectra using weighted semblance

Autor: Amin Roshandel Kahoo, Saleh Ebrahimi, Ali Nejati Kalateh, Milton J. Porsani
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Exploration Geophysics. 48:210-218
ISSN: 1834-7533
0812-3985
DOI: 10.1071/eg15100
Popis: Velocity analysis employs coherency measurement along a hyperbolic or non-hyperbolic trajectory time window to build velocity spectra. Accuracy and resolution are strictly related to the method of coherency measurements. Semblance, the most common coherence measure, has poor resolution velocity which affects one's ability to distinguish and pick distinct peaks. Increase the resolution of the semblance velocity spectra causes the accuracy of estimated velocity for normal moveout correction and stacking is improved. The low resolution of semblance spectra depends on its low sensitivity to velocity changes. In this paper, we present a new weighted semblance method that ensures high-resolution velocity spectra. To increase the resolution of semblance spectra, we introduce two weighting functions based on the first to second singular values ratio of the time window and the position of the seismic wavelet in the time window to the semblance equation. We test the method on both synthetic and real field data to c...
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