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Patent No.:

US 7978563 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 18, 2009
Applicants:

Michael P. Thornton, Houston, TX (US);

Leo Eisner, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael P. Thornton, Houston, TX (US);

Leo Eisner, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Microseismic, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for seismic event mapping includes selecting a plurality of subvolumes representing possible locations of origin of a seismic event in the Earth's subsurface. For each subvolume a plurality of possible directions of motion of subsurface formations is selected. For each subvolume and each possible direction of motion, polarity correction is applied to seismic signals recorded at a plurality of positions proximate a volume of the Earth's subsurface to be evaluated. The polarity correction is based on the direction of motion and the position of each seismic sensor with respect to the subvolume. The recorded, polarity corrected seismic signal recordings are time aligned. The time aligned recordings are summed. A most likely direction of motion and subvolume position are determined based on a selected attribute of the summed, time aligned seismic signals.


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Thornton, Michael. (2011). Method for passive seismic emission tomography including polarization correction for source mechanism (U.S. Patent No. 7978563). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7978563

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