Chapter 4 Seismic Attenuation Problem

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Chapter4SeismicAttenuationProblemProblem PresentedBy:KennethJ. Hedlin(Husky Energy);GaryMargrave (UniversityofCalgary)Mentors:NilimaNigam (McGillUniversity);TobiasSchaefer(Univer sityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill)StudentP articipants:Mohammadal-Khaleel(McGill);L inpingDongandCarlosMontana(Uni-versityof Calgary);WanChen,CatherineDupuis,GillesH ennenfend,FelixHermannandPeymanPoorMogha ddam(UniversityofBritishColumbia);Heejeo ngLeeandJinwooLee(SeoulNationalUniversit y);JooheeLee(UniversityofNorthCarolinaat ChapelHill);NamyongLee(MinnesotaStateUni versity);YanWu techniqueinwhichthereflectionsofa sourceseismicwave arerecordedasitpassesthroughtheearth,is a profileofthematerialpropertiesoftheearth below thesurface,andis Energyconcernsseismicattenuation:theloss ofenergyasa seis-micwave ,attenuationeffectshave usefulintwo ways:asa meansofcorrectingseismicdatatoenhanceres olutionofstandardimagingtechniques,andas a directhydrocarbonindicator.

4.2. PROBLEMSTATEMENT 57 4.2.2 A Discrete Model In practice, seismic trace data is sampled at discrete time intervals, for a finite duration of time.

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