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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Junru Jiao, Katy, TX (US);
David Richard Lowrey, Houston, TX (US);
John Frier Willis, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel Solano, Spring, TX (US);
Junru Jiao, Katy, TX (US);
David Richard Lowrey, Houston, TX (US);
John Frier Willis, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel Solano, Spring, TX (US);
PGS Geophysical AS, Lysaker, NO;
Abstract
A method for interpreting seismic data below a salt layer includes depth migrating the seismic data to a bottom of the salt layer. The migrating including generating an initial model of velocities below the salt layer. The initial model is scaled by a plurality of scale factors at at least one image position. At least one of the plurality of scale factors for which a depth migrated image below the salt layer is optimum is selected as the scale factor.