Stretching the Limits of the Point-receiver Sampling — Feasibility Study from Kuwait

KOC conducted a feasibility study to assess the maximum acceptable limit to relax the point-receiver sampling in order to move from the macro receiver line geometry to the single (skinny) receiver line geometry and study the impact of applying the advanced noise attenuation techniques to effectively remove any further aliased noise. The results suggested that it is safe to relax the point-receiver spacing up to 12.5m and effectively remove the coherent noise, even if it is aliased. Using such geometry design will allow better utilization of the available single-sensors; consequently will lead to a cost effective seismic data acquisition surveys.