Low-Frequency De-Ghosting Method to Enhance Basement Layer Continuity Image in Foxtrot South East

Area, North West Java Sea.

Ryan Bobby Andika*1, Hudzaifah

1
Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132,
Indonesia;
2
Pertamina Hulu Energi, Jalan TB Simatupang no.99, Jakarta, 12520, Indonesia.

Co-Author: ryanbobbyandikaandika@yahoo.com

We savvy that the low-frequency contribution in seismic data has several auspicious aspects start from
seismic processing to deliver the final product, until further advanced processing and interpretation of it.
Specifically, some papers have stated that the benefits of the low-frequency component could improve
signal penetration, resolution enhancement, and also assist a good inversion results. In our case of 2D
marine seismic processing in Foxtrot South-East (F-SE) area, we face an issue of low-frequency limitation
in the seismic data. This condition makes us hard to define the basement layer of the Foxtrot South-East
area, which is the primary target of seismic data acquisition. In order to polish off this problem, we
choose to boost up the low-frequency component by using the de-ghosting method. In general, this
method is applicated in order to attenuate ghost signal which commonly recorded in marine seismic
acquisition and make a series of distinct notches in the frequency spectrum. Followed by some specific
parameters, it turned out that our processed seismic data, after de-ghosting, give a clearer continuity
image of the basement layer, which at first we recognized it as a noise signal. This finding will be
probably helpful for the next interpretation step of this area.

Keywords: Low-Frequency, Foxtrot South East area, de-ghosting, basement layer

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Presenter : Ryan Bobby Andika

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