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ABSTRACT

We have developed a straightforward and ray based methodology to estimate both the maximum offset and reflection imaging radius for multi‐layered velocity models, which can be used for a 2D/3D VSP survey design. Through numerical examples, we demonstrate that the presence of a high‐velocity layer above a target zone significantly reduces the maximum offset and reflection imaging radius. Our numerical examples also show that including in a migration VSP data acquired beyond a recommended maximum offset, radically degrades the quality of the final VSP image. In addition, unlike the conventional straight‐line based approximation that often produces an incorrect large reflection imaging radius, our methodology predicts the VSP imaging radius with more accuracy than does the conventional approximation.

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2011-12-22
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A methodology to estimate the maximum offset and reflection imaging radius for a 2D/3D vertical seismic profiling survey
Geophysical Prospecting 60, 1018 (2012); https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2478.2011.01029.x
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): Acquisition; Borehole geophysics; VSP

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