Shot Based Pre-Processing Solutions for a WATS Survey – An Example from a Field Trial in Green Canyon – Gulf of Mexico

C014 Shot Based Pre-Processing Solutions for a WATS Survey – An Example from a Field Trial in Green Canyon – Gulf of Mexico M. Magesan (CGGVeritas) J.-C. Ferran* (CGGVeritas) S. Kaculini (CGGVeritas) C.J. Faulkner (CGGVeritas) P. Herrmann (CGGVeritas) A. Pica (CGGVeritas) G. Poole (CGGVeritas) & S. Le Roy (CGGVeritas) SUMMARY In July 2006 a 3D Wide Azimuth Towed Streamer (WATS) field trial was carried out in a deep water area of Green Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico. The purpose was to provide insight into the potential problems and complexities of such seismic datasets and to challenge conventional and newly