Radon - Tau-P - polygon

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Radon - Tau-P - polygon

 

Module name                Radon-by picking

 

Radon-by picking module transforms seismic traces into Tau/P (intercept time and slowness dt/dx = p) domain where we can easily separate multiples and primaries. Such separation allows to attenuate energy of multiple waves before reverse transformation into time domain (T-X). Basic idea is separation primaries and multiples by their velocity (moveout). Input traces are decomposed to hyperbolic events map to elliptical curves in Tau-P domain.

Input seismic gather must be sorted by Common Middle Point (CMP) - Offsets and the primaries should be flattened by applying Normal Move Out (stack velocity) correction before Radon transform. In this case the primary energy will be near P=0, which produces difference in moveout makes it possible to flatten the primary reflections while leaving the multiples under-corrected with a moveout approximately parabolic.

 

                                                                   Slowness = 1 / Velocity

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Model of CMP gather: 1) Time domain (T-X): Primaries+Multiples;

                                                2) Tap-P domain: Primaries+Multiples:

                                                3) Time domain (T-X): Primaries.

 

The module performs a model of primary and multiple events. This computation is based on data decomposition into user-defined parabolas and calculated by high-resolution algorithm, de-aliased least-squares method in the frequency space domain for every frequency of the pass-band which is defined by frequency min (Hz) and frequency max (Hz) parameters. Events corresponding to parabolas with a bigger curvature are considered as multiples. Events corresponding to parabolas smaller than this constrain are primary events. The area limits between primaries and multiples is user defined parametrization.

 

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NMO-corrected (intermediate velocity) CMP gathers with main parameters.

 

This type of multiple attenuation module uses a user-defined polygon for muting area in Tau-P domain which includes multiple waves and other type of noise. There two main options: mute left side of the polygon or right one:

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NMO-corrected CMP gather (left),Seismic data in Tau-P domain with the example of picking polygon for muting noise area (right).

 

This type of  module uses a user-defined polygon for muting  area in Tau-P domain which includes multiple waves and other type of noise. There are two main options: mute left or right side of the polygon.

The first de-multiple step is the right rejection area (parameter Mode, option: Mute right).

 

Interactive parameter testing that user can do on fly:

 

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Input NMO-corrected CMP gather (left), output (middle), and its transform to the Tau-P domain (right).

 

The next (second) de-multiple step is the left rejection area (parameter Mode, option: Mute left).

Interactive quality control on seismic gather that user can do on fly:

 

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Input NMO-corrected CMP gather (left), output (middle), and its transform to the Tau-P domain (right).