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113   Elevation  statics  Raypaths  for  a  common   topography.   R,,  the  statics   to  hg;)V_.  Relative   of  shot  3  is  the  elevation   V_  the  elevation  of  receiver  5;   material  velocity  of  the   CMP  gather after  Tyo   (Fig.  5.12c),  but   upper  and  lower  events   horizontal  lines  by   the  same  amounts.  Elevation  statics  corrections  applied  in  to   that  events   line   reasons:   from   seis-   of   Absorption.   ampli-   ;   Reflection.   t

        Processing   5.13   midpoint  gather,  with  sources  and  receivers  laid  out  along  the  To  correct  to  the  datum  for  the  trace  associated  with  S,  and   +   is  (hs,   the  datum  (elevation  statics   mute  before  statics  corrections.  Notice  that,  on   trace,  the   from   (hb)  Note   in  phase,  improving  amplitudes  when   reverberation,   three   distance   amount   friction. The   3)   deeper   that   is   than   the   legends   the   by   the  above



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        -    corrections.  a)   correction   the  datum,  hg,   hg;  is   is  the  assumed   velocity).  b)   corrections  and   approximately   vecotd   the   for   with   finite   area.  2)   heat.   factors   less   along   profile
                                     —   c)   ci   in                  remove   decrease   the   surface   through   three   magnitude   amplitudes   increases.
                                          Stailes Corrections   3      -   Ry   attempts   penetrate   they   seismic   inflating   of  increasing  wavefront  energy   is   ee   energy  seismic   available   of   effect   orders   balances   time   as   trace   on  reported   (Fig.  interpretation   an   to   velocity   =2/t
                                     Yj,    X—>                        to   the   waves   balloon,   lost   changes   be   to   these   of   seismic   5.15).   interface,   the   for







                                          c)  After   tol)   ai   2)   tol  o   events.   attenuated   Amplitude   thinning   a   over   some   decrease,   is   back   wave   amplitudes   Gain   amplifying   velocities   and   (V,,)   is
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             Topography                   Statics   i   S,     A,   A,       7       =  ="           shallow   very   sharpening   Seismic   Spherical   1)   source.   the   energy  particles  mic  seismic   As   of   tudes   that  Energy   the   as   Earth   from   tions  reflections.  Automatic   seismic   a   Velocities   of   types  Various   reports   Average   time   travel   (Fig.  5.15a).   face
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        Analysis                                                             refracted   events   have  also   ;  in   the  two   muting.   two-   in   scale   traces.  seismic   frequencies   to  possible   be   and   Hz   10   but  rather   other   In   overlapping,


        Waveform   Tyuo                                                        direct  and  refracted   region   :  records,  Though  comprised  of  only   without   vertical   on   deleting   not  would   below   pulse,   layering.   of  series


              After
        And   b)  Correction   x—                           x        Lower  Event   Stack   the  shaded   have   would   a   from   done   be   frequencies,   Hz,  it   frequencies   ratio.   simple   a   be   near-surface
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        Processing,                                         3          3-Fold   =   normal  moveout  corrections,  showing  a  direct  and  moveout  corrections,  the   ;  result  of  the Tys4  corrections. c)  Setting  the  amplitude  of  traces   from   the   it  better  than   converted   may   of   band   10-50   is   removing   signal-to-noise   not   may   from   closely-spaced   a



        Acquisition,                             Mute   x—                       upper  reflection.  Waveforms  in   :   misaligned  events   tune   be   can   5.14e).   (Fig.   processing   of   selected   seismic  signal   range;   improve   ground   the   “reverberation”)   into



        Reflection:   Tyo                        After   c)   Ao             CMP  gather  before  to  two  reflections.  b)  After  normal   with  the   removes   upper  reflection  will   section   the   scale  depth   types   other   a   only   input   outside   that   therefore   into   gets   (or   “convolved”   is



        Seismic   Correction                                                       as  a   (2-fold),  the   enough,   a   to   Procedures   stages,   keeps   If  the  range.   signal   would   that   multiples   pulse


        ~    Before                                                          Mute.a)   to  interfere  destructively   (“stretched”)   traces   well   time   filtering   that   reflected   Hz   signal   input
        Chapter5   a)                                                        5.12   addition   as  been  distorted  to  zero  (muting)  region   known   travel   Processing   various   Frequency   outside   50  above   The   short-term   words,   the


             -                                                               FIGURE   arrival,  in   align  so  ;   shaded   (non-zeroed)   are   way   At   have
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