Investigating seismic mode conversions from an ultra-high-velocity caprock by physical modeling, numerical simulations, and a Gulf of Mexico salt proximity VSP survey
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggad151
Abstract: Salt structures are widely distributed in many basins worldwide and play an important role in understanding tectonic movements, offering underground storage, and sealing hydrocarbon traps. In addition to the acknowledged difficulties in mapping complex salt… read more here.
Keywords: ultra high; mode conversions; velocity; survey ... See more keywords
Internal multiple elimination: Can we trust an acoustic approximation?
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DOI: 10.1190/geo2020-0850.1
Abstract: Correct handling of strong elastic internal multiples remains a challenge for seismic imaging. Methods aimed at eliminating them are currently limited by monotonicity violations, a lack of a-priori knowledge about mode conversions, or unavailability of… read more here.
Keywords: multiple elimination; mode conversions; trust acoustic; elimination ... See more keywords