Workshop Introduction: Pitfalls in Subsalt Imaging

The physical behaviour of most earth materials is fairly straightforward, both in terms of their deposition and subsequent deformation. Consequently, the geometries to be imaged and interpreted are likewise usually well understood. Salts, however, do not conform to the usual behaviours of earth materials due to the ductile nature of the material. Consequently, in both imaging and interpretation of salt province data, special care needs to be taken. In this work, we review various considerations for velocity model building, migration, and subsequent interpretation of complex salt bodies.