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VELMAP Release Version 2.0  
   

VELMAP New Features


 

 

This release is made on June 28, 2004
 

Improved automatic first-break picker:  The automatic first-break picker has been modified for working with VSP data.   This is a picking technique that combines geometry projection, single-trace amplitude variations, and correlations among traces.  With this technique the user can quickly move from shot to shot generating reliable first-breaks.  You can pick either in common-shot or in common-receiver gathers.

 
Preprocessing including F-K wavefield separation: VELMAP provides comprehensive signal processing to prepare SEGY data for migration.  Included are processes for deconvolution, trace mute, time scaling, time-variant spectral whitening, band-pass filter, AGC, median filter and F-K wavefield separation.  Raw VSP data can be processed to reduce noise and enhance signal quality.   Using selected shots, the user can interactively determine the best parameters and processing sequence to condition the data.  Along with the trace display, the Average Amplitude Spectrum, the Time Variant Amplitude Spectrum, and the Autocorrelogram of the traces are shown to help you determine the effectiveness of each process.   Once the optimum sequence is determined, it is then applied to the entire data set.
 
Shot regularization for wave-equation migration:  Wave equation migration requires that the traces be regularly sampled at the surface.  VELMAP makes it easy to regularize any VSP survey, even if the original shots have irregular spacing.  In the Preprocess module, after applying the other trace conditioning, the user only needs to specify the initial shot coordinate and the shot spacing.  The traces will automatically be resampled to match this geometry.
 
Tomography with structure constraints:  Tomography usually generates a velocity model that is somewhat smooth in depth.  However, for VSP tomography, the user may already have structure knowledge from surface seismic images and well logs.  In these cases, the user can use interpreted interfaces as a constraint during the tomography.  The tomography solution will not smooth across these interfaces, creating a sharper velocity contrast.  Begin by making an initial tomographic inversion.  Then, using the velocity model created, interpret one or more geological interfaces on the model or seismic image in Grid Model.  Finally, re-run the tomography applying the interpretation as a constraint.
 

Interactive update of 2D/3D velocity model for migration: Velmap allows the user to display the velocity model used for migration along with the migrated SEGY traces.  The traces will be superimposed over the velocity model.  This allows the User to QC the migration and the velocity model to see if there is a good match and the results are as expected.  The 2D or 3D velocity model can then be interactively edited, using the migrated traces as a guide.  The new velocity model can then be used to migrate the survey again.  This process can be repeated several times if necessary to produce an image-consistent velocity model.