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RESIDUAL DEPTH‐MIGRATION: ENHANCING DIPS1
- Source: Geophysical Prospecting, Volume 37, Issue 7, Oct 1989, p. 771 - 779
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- 27 Apr 2006
Abstract
Residual migration can correct for migration done with the wrong velocity. The initial migration can be done with a less accurate, fast time‐migration algorithm followed by a residual depth‐migration operator. This combines the speed and accuracy of different migration schemes.
The residual depth‐migration equation can be obtained by an appropriate transformation of a typical finite‐difference, depth‐migration equation. Since the cheaper, initial time‐migration has already partially migrated the data, the residual depth‐migration has less work to do than if the depth‐migration were done in a single step. As a result, the overall process has increased the speed and reduced the dip limitations associated with typical depth‐migration operators. Results on a steeply dipping model demonstrate the validity and usefulness of residual depth‐migration.