Adaptive double-focusing method for source-receiver Marchenko redatuming on field data

We present an adaptive double-focusing method for applying source-receiver Marchenko redatuming to field data. Receiver redatuming is achieved by a first focusing step, where the coupled Marchenko equations are iteratively solved for the oneway Green’s functions. Next, source redatuming is typically performed by a multi-dimensional deconvolution...

Deconvolution and correlation-based interferometric redatuming by wavefield inversion

Seismic interferometry is a method to retrieve Green’s functions for sources (or receivers) where there are only receivers (or sources, respectively). This can be done by correlationor deconvolution-based methods. In this work we present a<br/>new approach to reposition the seismic array from the earth’s surface to an arbitrary datum at depth...

Obtaining local reflectivity at two-way travel time by filtering acoustic reflection data

A modified implementation of Marchenko redatuming leads to a filter that removes internal multiples from reflection data. It produces local reflectivity at two-way travel time. The method creates new primary reflections resulting from emitted events that eliminate internal multiples. We call these non-physical<br/>primaries and their presence is...

Decomposition of the Green's function using the Marchenko equation

The Marchenko equation can be used to retrieve the Green’s function at depth as a full function or decomposed into its upand downgoing parts. We show that the equation can be rewritten to create a decomposition scheme that can decompose a full wavefield, that was recorded at depth, into its up- and downgoing parts. We show that this can be done...

Time-lapse data prediction by Marchenko-based reservoir transplantation

In a time-lapse experiment, changes in a reservoir cause changes in the reflection response. We discuss a method which predicts these changes from the baseline survey and a model of the changed reservoir. This method, which takes all multiple<br/>scattering into account, is significantly more efficient than modeling the response of the entire...

Parametric level-set full-waveform inversion in the presence of salt bodies

Full-waveform inversion attempts to estimate a high-resolution model of the Earth by inverting all the seismic data. This procedure fails if the Earth model contains high-contrast bodies such as salt and if su ciently low frequencies are absent from the data. Salt bodies are important for hydrocarbon exploration because oil or gas reservoirs are...