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Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2019
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Yang Zhao, Katy, TX (US);

Houzhu Zhang, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/20 (2006.01); G01V 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/20 (2013.01); G01V 1/301 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1425 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1429 (2013.01); G01V 2210/57 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an example implementation, first seismic energy is generated using first seismic sources positioned on an earth's surface. First data including measurements of the first seismic energy is obtained from first geophones positioned at a first depth below the earth's surface. Second data including measurements of the first seismic energy is obtained from second geophones positioned on the earth's surface. Second seismic energy is generated using second seismic sources positioned on an earth's surface and proximal to the second geophones. Third data including measurements of the second seismic energy is obtained from third geophones positioned at the first depth below the earth's surface. A propagation of the first seismic energy along a first path is estimated based on the first, second and third data. One or more characteristics of the target are determined based on the estimate.


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