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GEOP 320 - Spring 2017 - Lab # 3 – Deconvolution - (Due date: 29/3/2017)

Observing the specific parameters of your data set data2017-gain-flt.su:
1. Follow the steps in tutorial 3.3 of the Manual and save your deconvolved
data set as data2017-gain-flt-dec-bal.su.
2. Generate 3 plots similar to the ones in the tutorial but using appropriate
shots.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. Examine the autocorrelations for the existence of long-path multiples. Are
there any? Justify your answer.
b. Examine the autocorrelations for the existence of short-path multiples.
Are there any? Justify your answer.
c. Provide a table that shows your selections and justifications for , n, ,
and w that you used to spike the data.
d. Take a look at the FFT amplitude spectrum of the deconvolved data using
the command:
suwind key=ep min= max= < data2017-gain-flt-dec-bal.su | suspecfx |
suxwigb
i. You observe generally an equal distribution of amplitudes with
frequency. Why does the amplitude spectrum behave so?
ii. There might be unwanted noise appearing in the data after
deconvolution. In this case, it is convenient to apply a band-pass filter
to get rid of this noise using the following procedure:
 Use the command sufilter to filter the boosted noise and keep the
signal and save the filtered data set as data2017-gain-flt-dec-bal-
flt.su.
 Provide printouts of appropriate shots after filtering.
 Provide a table consisting of your filter parameters and
justify your selections.
e. After these processes, did deconvolution enhance the resolution of your
data? If not, why?
f. What do you suggest to deconvolve the data and still get better results?