Seismic Signatures and Analysis of Reflection Data in Anisotropic Media

by I. Tsvankin

Overview

Following the breakthrough in the last decade in identifying the key parameters for time and depth imaging in anisotropic media and developing practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data, Seismic Signatures and Analysis of Reflection Data in Anisotropic Media primarily focuses on the far reaching exploration benefits of anisotropic processing.

This volume provides the first comprehensive description of reflection seismic signatures and processing methods in anisotropic media. It identifies the key parameters for time and depth imaging in transversely isotropic media and describes practical methodologies for estimating them from seismic data. Also, it contains a thorough discussion of the important issues of uniqueness and stability of seismic velocity analysis in the presence of anisotropy. The book contains a complete description of anisotropic imaging methods, from the theoretical background to algorithms to implementation issues. Numerous applications to synthetic and field data illustrate the improvements achieved by the anisotropic processing and the possibility of using the estimated anisotropic parameters in lithology discrimination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080446189
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/13/2005
Series:	Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration , #29
Pages:	454
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Elements of basic theory of anisotropic wave propagation.
2. Influence of anisotropy on point-source radiation and AVO analysis.
3. Normal-moveout velocity in layered anisotropic media.
4. Nonhyperbolic reflection moveout.
5. Reflection moveout of mode-converted waves.
6. P-wave time-domain signatures in transversely isotropic media.
7. Velocity analysis and parameter estimation for VTI media.
8. P-wave imaging for VTI media.

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"Whenever I need to work on an anisotropic algorithm or understand the underlying theory, this book saves a lot of time and effort that would have been spent on digging out dozens of old and modern papers containing contradictory notations and results. This fact, together with very clear language and concise style, should make it useful for both graduate students and geophysicists working in research, exploration and development." —The Leading Edge

"As it was complimented several times earlier, the book is written in an easy-to-understand, user-friendly style. ...The book is recommended for graduate students and geophysicists interested in matters of exploration seismology." —Pure and Applied Geophysics

"...useful to geophysicists in understanding and using anisotropy in processing imaging, and interpreting seismic data." —The Leading Edge, 2005

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