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Araujo Etal 1994
Araujo Etal 1994
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Fernanda V.
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SUMMARY
A multiple attenuation method derived from an inverse scattering series is described. The inversion series approach allows a
separation of multiple attenuation subseries from the full series.
The surface multiple attenuation subseries was described and illustrated in Carvalho et al. (1991, 1992). The internal multiple
attenuation method consists of selecting the parts of the odd
terms that are associated with removing only multiply reflected
energy. The method, for both types of multiples, is multidimensional and does not rely on periodicity or differential moveout,
nor does it require a model of the reflectors generating the multiples. An example with internal and surface multiples will be
presented.
where
is the Green function for the homogeneous half-space
and V is the model perturbation. G represents the total field
and can be written as G =
G,. Substituting the latter
expression in the L-S equation you obtain the series:
= (I
+
... .
INTRODUCTION
=
=
=
... .
The internal multiple attenuation method that we describe is derived from an inverse scattering series. In contrast with methods
for attenuating internal multiples that require a repeated application of surface removal and downward continuation, this inverse
scattering series approach does not require knowledge of the reflectors that generate the multiples, nor does it require a model
of the medium properties needed for downward continuation.
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REFERENCES
Results
Carvalho, P.M., Weglein, A.B., and Stolt, R.H., 1991, Examples of a non-linear inversion method based on the T matrix of
scattering theory: application to multiple suppression, Expanded
abstracts SEG, v.2.
The reflection data shown in the examples are for a plane wave
normal incident on a
acoustic medium.
Figure 2 shows the combined free-surface multiple suppression
and the internal multiple attenuation methods. Figure 2a presents
the results for the free-surface multiple suppression (Carvalho et
al., 1991) and Figure 2b uses the output generated by the example in Figure 2a as the input for the internal multiple attenuation
method. Trace 1 is the data and trace 2 is the data after multiple attenuation. The primaries are labeled P, the free-surface
multiples SM, and the internal multiples IM.
Figure 3 shows that the internal multiple attenuation method
works well with band-limited data. Trace 1 is the data (generated without free-surface multiples), traces 2, 3 and 4 are the
multiple attenuation operators, and trace 5 is the data after multiple attenuation, given by the sum of traces 1 to 4.
CONCLUSIONS
A multidimensional internal multiple attenuation method based
on an inverse scattering series is described and
examples presented. The method does not depend on periodicity, differential
nor does it require previous knowledge of the subsurface
characteristics. The subseries for internal multiple attenuation is
rapidly convergent for all contrasts in medium properties. This
is in contrast to the full inversion series that only converges for
small changes in medium properties. The identified subseries for
internal multiple attenuation has, for the
tests, resulted in a
slight increase in the amplitude of the primaries.
Araujo, F.V.,
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(in Portuguese).
Araujo, F.V., Weglein, A.B., Carvalho, P.M., and Stolt , R.H.,
Inverse scattering series approach to internal multiple attenuation, in preparation, to be submitted to Geophysics.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors thank
berger Cambridge Research, ARCO, and Conoco for supporting
different aspects of this project.
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