Which Depth Imaging Method should you use? A Roadmap in the Maze of 3-D Depth Imaging

O4 - 04 SEISMIC ACQUISITION & PROCESSING WHICH DEPTH IMAGING METHOD SHOULD YOU USE? A ROADMAP IN THE MAZE OF 3-D DEPTH IMAGING D. Bevc 1 B. Biondi 2 1 3DGeo Development Inc. Santa Clara CA 95054 USA 2 Stanford University Stanford CA 94305 USA Summary Today’s explorationist is confronted with a large array of three dimensional depth imaging options ranging from a variety of Kirchhoff implementations to a variety of wave-equation implementations. Historically the choice of a depth migration algorithm was simple: Kirchhoff was the only practical option. This has changed. Advances in computing and clever algorithms have made