Generalized moveout approximation for qP- and qSV-waves in a homogeneous transversely isotropic medium

Geophysics ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. D79-D84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Stovas
Keyword(s):  
Isotropic Medium ◽  
Symmetry Axis ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Velocity Analysis ◽  
Kinematic Modeling ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Medium ◽  
Time Migration ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
Vti Medium

The moveout approximations can be used in kinematic modeling, velocity analysis, and time migration. The generalized moveout approximation involves five approximation parameters and has several known approximations as special cases. A method is demonstrated for determining parameters of the generalized nonhyperbolic moveout approximation for qP- and qSV-waves in a homogeneous transversely isotropic medium with vertical symmetry axis (VTI medium). The additional parameters for the generalized approximation are computed from the hyperbolic asymptote at infinite offset. Comparison with a few well-known moveout approximations for higher-order terms in the Taylor series and asymptotic behavior shows that the generalized moveout approximation is superior to other nonhyperbolic approximations. A few numerical examples for qP- and qSV-waves in a VTI medium also indicate that the generalized approximation performs the best.

Analytic study of the geometrical spreading of P-waves in a layered transversely isotropic medium with a vertical symmetry axis

Geophysics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1305-1315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongbo Zhou ◽  
George A. McMechan
Keyword(s):  
Isotropic Medium ◽  
Symmetry Axis ◽  
Transverse Isotropy ◽  
Analytical Formula ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Geometrical Spreading ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Medium ◽  
Weak Anisotropy ◽  
Special Cases

An analytical formula for geometrical spreading is derived for a horizontally layered transversely isotropic medium with a vertical symmetry axis (VTI). With this expression, geometrical spreading can be determined using only the anisotropy parameters in the first layer, the traveltime derivatives, and the source‐receiver offset. Explicit, numerically feasible expressions for geometrical spreading are obtained for special cases of transverse isotropy (weak anisotropy and elliptic anisotropy). Geometrical spreading can be calculated for transversly isotropic (TI) media by using picked traveltimes of primary nonhyperbolic P-wave reflections without having to know the actual parameters in the deeper subsurface; no ray tracing is needed. Synthetic examples verify the algorithm and show that it is numerically feasible for calculation of geometrical spreading. For media with a few (4–5) layers, relative errors in the computed geometrical spreading remain less than 0.5% for offset/depth ratios less than 1.0. Errors that change with offset are attributed to inaccuracy in the expression used for nonhyberbolic moveout. Geometrical spreading is most sensitive to errors in NMO velocity, followed by errors in zero‐offset reflection time, followed by errors in anisotropy of the surface layer. New relations between group and phase velocities and between group and phase angles are shown in appendices.

Kirchhoff time migration for transversely isotropic media: An application to Trinidad data

Geophysics ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. S29-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tariq Alkhalifah
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Axis ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Time Migration ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Media ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
Isotropic Media ◽  
Migration Method ◽  
Vti Media ◽  
Vertical Inhomogeneity

Using a newly developed nonhyperbolic offset-mid-point traveltime equation for prestack Kirchhoff time migration, instead of the conventional double-square-root (DSR) equation, results in overall better images from anisotropic data. Specifically, prestack Kirchhoff time migration for transversely isotropic media with a vertical symmetry axis (VTI media) is implemented using an analytical offset-midpoint traveltime equation that represents the equivalent of Cheop's pyramid for VTI media. It includes higher-order terms necessary to better handle anisotropy as well as vertical inhomogeneity. Application of this enhanced Kirchhoff time-migration method to the anisotropic Marmousi data set demonstrates the effectiveness of the approach. Further application of the method to field data from Trinidad results in sharper reflectivity images of the subsurface, with the faults better focused and positioned than with images obtained using isotropic methods. The superiority of the anisotropic time migration is evident in the flatness of the image gathers.

Application of vertical velocity analysis for a vertically transversely isotropic medium

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherman Yang ◽  
Chung‐Chi Shih ◽  
Niranjan C. Banik ◽  
Jeff Chen ◽  
George Schultz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Velocity ◽  
Isotropic Medium ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Velocity Analysis ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Medium

scholarly journals Study of Axi-Symmetric Vibrations in a Micropolar Transversely Isotropic Layer

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-268
Author(s):  
R.R. Gupta ◽  
R.R. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Isotropic Medium ◽  
Lamb Waves ◽  
Transversely Isotropic ◽  
Isotropic Layer ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Medium ◽  
Symmetric Wave ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Secular Equations ◽  
Transversely Isotropic Layer

Abstract The present investigation deals with the propagation of circular crested Lamb waves in a homogeneous micropolar transversely isotropic medium. Secular equations for symmetric and skew-symmetric modes of wave propagation in completely separate terms are derived. The amplitudes of displacements and microrotation are computed numerically for magnesium as a material and the dispersion curves, amplitudes of displacements and microrotation for symmetric and skew-symmetric wave modes are presented graphically to evince the effect of anisotropy. Some special cases of interest are also deduced.

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