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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Garrett M. Leahy, Houston, TX (US);
Rebecca L. Saltzer, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher J. Dicaprio, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Garrett M. Leahy, Houston, TX (US);
Rebecca L. Saltzer, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher J. Dicaprio, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/28 (2006.01); G01V 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/282 (2013.01); G01V 1/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method for estimating a model of seismic velocity in a subsurface region from seismic data () recorded on 3-component instruments. The method measures the apparent incidence angle () of a seismic wave observed at a surface as a function of wave frequency. This apparent angle is converted to an effective velocity as a function of frequency (), which is then inverted () to obtain a subsurface velocity model.