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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 23, 2012
Desmond John Flynn, Edinburgh, GB;
Thomas Cheriyan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John Edward Grant, Livingston, GB;
Stuart Maxwell Darling, Glasgow, GB;
Desmond John Flynn, Edinburgh, GB;
Thomas Cheriyan, Sugar Land, TX (US);
John Edward Grant, Livingston, GB;
Stuart Maxwell Darling, Glasgow, GB;
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed that assist in determining a location to acquire seismic data. In one embodiment, a method includes modeling acquisition of seismic data in a first location based on a first factor that impacts acquisition of seismic data in the first location. The method also includes generating a modeled attribute based on the modeling, and determining whether to acquire seismic data in the first location based on the modeled attribute or the first factor.