Matching and merging high-resolution and legacy seismic images

TitleMatching and merging high-resolution and legacy seismic images
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsGreer, S, Fomel, S
Conference NameSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2017
PublisherSociety of Exploration Geophysicists
Conference LocationHouston, Texas
Abstract

We propose a workflow for matching and blending seismic images obtained from shallow high-resolution seismic surveys and conventional surveys. The workflow consists of three distinct steps: (a) balancing the amplitudes and frequency content of the two images by non-stationary smoothing of the high-resolution image; (b) estimating and removing variable time shifts between the two images; and (c) blending the two images together by least-squares inversion. The proposed workflow is applied successfully to images from the Gulf of Mexico.

URLhttps://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/segam2017-17748311.1
DOI10.1190/segeab.3610.1190/segam2017-17748311.1