Pgs Americas, Inc.

Aloke K Mathur

Christian Wilhelm Strand

Andrew Samuel Long

Jostein Lima

William B Pramik

Steven Blake Campbell

Andrew F Lubrano

Sverre L Strandenes

Barbara Janina Danielsen

In a seismic survey, idealized subsurface illumination is generated using idealized survey data. Then, the following three steps are performed during each of a sequence of time intervals during the seismic survey. First, an incremental portion of actual survey data is collected, using data acquisition equipment at a data acquisition location. Second, the incremental portion of actual survey data is communicated from the data acquisition location to a data processing location. Third, an incremental portion of actual subsurface illumination is generated using the incremental portions of actual survey data, to incrementally generate actual subsurface illumination at the data processing location. It is determined if additional data acquisition is desirable by comparison of the idealized subsurface illumination and the actual subsurface illumination, in the data processing location. Then, any desirable additional data acquisition is performed in the data acquisition location before the data acquisition equipment leaves the data acquisition location.

Illumination monitoring process for making infill decisions

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Aloke K Mathur