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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Graham A. Winbow, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas Edward Clee, Chappell Hill, TX (US);
Inventors:
Graham A. Winbow, Houston, TX (US);
Thomas Edward Clee, Chappell Hill, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for multipath imaging of three-dimensional volumes of seismic data, given the subsurface velocity distribution. Ray tracing is used to generate the volumes of information needed for migration, but using coarse-scaled grids for computational efficiency. Interpolation methods are disclosed that address the specific shot points and receiver locations and that enable a final image on a grid with the desired resolution. Data storage and retrieval techniques are also disclosed.