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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
May. 21, 2007
Applicant:
Niranjan C. Banik, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Niranjan C. Banik, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
WesternGeco L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method for building a subsalt velocity model. In one implementation, the method may include determining a velocity of a sedimentary area surrounding a salt body, determining an initial velocity of a subsalt sedimentary area disposed below the salt body by interpolating the velocity of the surrounding sedimentary area with one or more boundaries defining the salt body, and updating the initial velocity of the subsalt sedimentary area.