3D Multicomponent VSP Processing Flow for Imaging beneath Salt

C002 3D MULTICOMPONENT VSP PROCESSING FLOW FOR IMAGING BENEATH SALT 1 E. SHOSHITAISHVILI S. SUGIANTO R. CLARKE B. NOLTE J. DELLINGER AND B. HORNBY BP 501 Westlake Park Blvd Houston TX 77079 USA Abstract The most common problems in sub-salt imaging are “no-data” areas and low resolution. Since the costs of drilling wells are very high better imaging and understanding of complex geology is desirable. One way to fill in data holes and improve the resolution of sub-salt seismic imaging is to record a long-offset multicomponent 3D VSP (vertical seismic profile) above the target area with receivers strategically positioned underneath