Title | Estimation of Q in the presence of full waveform scattering effects in VSP data |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Nakata, R, Lumley, D, Hampson, G, Nihei, K, Nakata, N |
Conference Name | SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2019 |
Publisher | Society of Exploration Geophysicists |
Conference Location | San Antonio, Texas |
Abstract | Estimating Q based on downgoing waves in VSP data can be challenging when scattered waves from near-borehole velocity/density anomalies interfere constructively and destructively with the direct arrivals. The wavefield interference leads to modulations in amplitude spectra and these undesired spectral changes result in over- and/or under-estimates of Q values. In order to improve the reliability and accuracy of Q estimates, we propose locating such scatterers and mitigating their effects from the spectra by combining waveform modelling and adaptive subtraction. We investigate this wavefield interference phenomenon and test our proposed method using a zero offset VSP field dataset from offshore Australia and synthetic data created based on well logs in the area. |
URL | https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1190/segam2019-3216443.1 |
DOI | 10.1190/segeab.3810.1190/segam2019-3216443.1 |