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Repeatability observations from a time-lapse seismic survey

S.L. Walters·R. D. Miller·A.E. Raef
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Time-lapse seismic surveys have proven extremely valuable in recent years, having numerous economical and environmental applications. To fully utilize this monitoring technique, problems associated with recording repeatability must be minimized. Much work has been done to equalize data from one survey to the next via processing techniques (Huang et al., 1998). The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential for minimized processing, allowing study of extremely small changes in subsurface characteristics. The goal is to evaluate source and receiver terrain combination to optimize signal repeatability, and to improve deconvolution with the ground force to suppress different types of noise and increase repeatability. ?? 2005 Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

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S.L. Walters, R. D. Miller, A.E. Raef. 2006-10-06. Repeatability observations from a time-lapse seismic survey. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2370190

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