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               a)  FIGURE  Normal  moveout   5.11   Tyo   After   b)   Tyo  Before  Shotpoint  gather  showing  corrections.  a)  two  hyperbolic  events,  with  T-axis  Correction  Correction   and  t9(2).b)  Tuyo   tp(1)  intercepts  at  corrections  applied  according  to   S   x   velocities  that  best  move  the  hyperbolic         horizontal  events  to  alignment  at  t)(1)  of  the  two-way  travel  to(2).  c)  Model   and   times  to  the  events  and  t,(2)}  and  [1(1)


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                interface   (left).  Corrections                        (con-   the   are   CMP   have   correc-   CMP   actual   the   follow   eleva-
              A      travel

          Analysis   Velocity  analysis.   horizontal   a  according  to  different  velocities  attempt  to  remove  Tyyyo,  the  increase  in  time  with  distance  from  the  source  (right).  a)  A  slow  velocity  employs  a  hyperbola  that  is  too  steep,  removing  too  much Tyo:  The  events  are  over  corrected,  lining  up  out  of  phase.  high  velocity  does  not  employ  enough  Tyyo  correction;  the  reflection  hyperbola  is  under  corrected,  with  events  of  p


          Waveform   5.10  FIGURE   reflection  from   follows  a  hyperbola      the  same  hyperbola  as  the  actual   phase.  events  in  P   add   moveout   reflections   along   falling   used   records   distorted   this   stack   triangular)   the   On   artifacts   6,   offsets   receiver   stations


          And                  b)  A   out                               reflections   phase   of   prominent   Commonly,  a   that   than   of   events   than   5.12c).   Chapter   far   only   and   at  delays

           Processing,   Tyo          ited                               stacking,  primary   out   add   Normal   several   originally   (Fig.  5.11b).   [Vams(2)]   tops   the   refractions,   Rather   (commonly   a   (Fig.   muted   in  of  those   where   source  seismic   time   for



           Acquisition,   After   Correction   x   ~   f 0   |   ft  0  ie   0             Upon   noise   of   velocities.   Correction   for   but   event,   events  velocity,   corrections   velocity   source,   the   waves,   5.12a,b).   (Fig.   source,   the   or  amplitude,   many   regions   in   land,   On   made   be   must



           Reflection:    Slow    oe   Peas             t                horizontally.   types  different   stacking   (Tymo)  Moveout   one   for   and   ty   after  Tyo   higher   a   With   from  distance   S   and   P   reflections   near   zero   to   profiles,  including   “valleys”   Corrections   Corrections



           Seismic    a   Velocity   Too   - bo   Hy Hi   b   Velocity   Too  Fast   Cc   Velocity   Just Right   while   yields   just   given   align   for  Tyo   At   (direct   no   or   recorded   set   are   V-shaped   as

                              1   Actual   Assi                          align    Normal   not   a   [Vams(1)].   noise   reflection   Statics
                              =      I                       Thao   Ke       thus     For   5.11a)   Mute   tions),  with  few   reflections   traces   seen   traces.   topography.
           Chapter5   Tyo      t  0      hwo      to          ty         hyperbolas   structively),   analysis   3.   determined   gather.   (Fig.   corrected   is   event   4.   unwanted   with   gather   seismic   be   can   stack   5.   the



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