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Volume 37 Number 3
  • E-ISSN: 1365-2478

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Acoustic reverse‐time finite‐difference migration for zero‐offset data is extended from two‐ to three‐dimensional media. The formulation is based on the full three‐dimensional acoustic wave equation and so has no dip restrictions and it involves extrapolation in a velocity distribution variable in three dimensions. The algorithm is demonstrated by successful migration of synthetic data sets for three models: a point diffractor, an oblique pinch‐out, and a dome overlying a planar reflector.

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