Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution

Marine vertical cable seismic (VCS) is a promising survey technique for submarine complex structure imaging and reservoir monitoring, which uses vertical arrays of hydrophones deployed near the seafloor to record seismic wavefields in a quiet environment. Recently, we developed a new type of distrib...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:860a19f6c70e49f6a08d0ff4603cf8492021-11-30T11:41:49ZReverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution2296-646310.3389/feart.2021.751202https://doaj.org/article/860a19f6c70e49f6a08d0ff4603cf8492021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.751202/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463Marine vertical cable seismic (VCS) is a promising survey technique for submarine complex structure imaging and reservoir monitoring, which uses vertical arrays of hydrophones deployed near the seafloor to record seismic wavefields in a quiet environment. Recently, we developed a new type of distributed VCS system for exploration and development of natural gas hydrates preserved in shallow sediments under the seafloor. Using this system and air-gun sources, we accomplished a 3D VCS yield data acquisition for gas hydrates exploration in the Shenhu area, South China Sea. In view of the characteristics of VCS geometry, we implement reverse time migration (RTM) on a common receiver gather to obtain high-resolution images of marine sediments. Due to the unique acquisition method, it is asymmetrical for the reflection path between the sources and the receivers in the VCS survey. Therefore, we apply accurate velocity analysis to common scatter point (CSP) gathers generated from common receiver gathers instead of the conventional velocity analysis based on common depth point gathers. RTM with this reliable velocity model results in high-resolution images of submarine hydrate-bearing sediments in deep water conditions. The RTM imaging section clearly shows the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) and also the reflection characteristics of the hydrate-bearing sediments filled with consolidated hydrates. Moreover, its resolution is relative to that of acoustic logging curves from the nearby borehole, and this imaging section is well consistent with the synthetic seismogram trace generated by the logging data. All these results reveal that VCS is a great potential technology for exploration and production of marine natural gas hydrates.Linfei WangLinfei WangHuaishan LiuHuaishan LiuZhong WangJin ZhangJin ZhangLei XingLei XingYanxin YinYanxin YinFrontiers Media S.A.articlevertical cable seismic (VCS)natural gas hydratecommon scatter point gathersseismic imagingbottom simulating reflector (BSR)ScienceQENFrontiers in Earth Science, Vol 9 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic vertical cable seismic (VCS)
natural gas hydrate
common scatter point gathers
seismic imaging
bottom simulating reflector (BSR)
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spellingShingle vertical cable seismic (VCS)
natural gas hydrate
common scatter point gathers
seismic imaging
bottom simulating reflector (BSR)
Science
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Linfei Wang
Linfei Wang
Huaishan Liu
Huaishan Liu
Zhong Wang
Jin Zhang
Jin Zhang
Lei Xing
Lei Xing
Yanxin Yin
Yanxin Yin
Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
description Marine vertical cable seismic (VCS) is a promising survey technique for submarine complex structure imaging and reservoir monitoring, which uses vertical arrays of hydrophones deployed near the seafloor to record seismic wavefields in a quiet environment. Recently, we developed a new type of distributed VCS system for exploration and development of natural gas hydrates preserved in shallow sediments under the seafloor. Using this system and air-gun sources, we accomplished a 3D VCS yield data acquisition for gas hydrates exploration in the Shenhu area, South China Sea. In view of the characteristics of VCS geometry, we implement reverse time migration (RTM) on a common receiver gather to obtain high-resolution images of marine sediments. Due to the unique acquisition method, it is asymmetrical for the reflection path between the sources and the receivers in the VCS survey. Therefore, we apply accurate velocity analysis to common scatter point (CSP) gathers generated from common receiver gathers instead of the conventional velocity analysis based on common depth point gathers. RTM with this reliable velocity model results in high-resolution images of submarine hydrate-bearing sediments in deep water conditions. The RTM imaging section clearly shows the bottom simulating reflector (BSR) and also the reflection characteristics of the hydrate-bearing sediments filled with consolidated hydrates. Moreover, its resolution is relative to that of acoustic logging curves from the nearby borehole, and this imaging section is well consistent with the synthetic seismogram trace generated by the logging data. All these results reveal that VCS is a great potential technology for exploration and production of marine natural gas hydrates.
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author Linfei Wang
Linfei Wang
Huaishan Liu
Huaishan Liu
Zhong Wang
Jin Zhang
Jin Zhang
Lei Xing
Lei Xing
Yanxin Yin
Yanxin Yin
author_facet Linfei Wang
Linfei Wang
Huaishan Liu
Huaishan Liu
Zhong Wang
Jin Zhang
Jin Zhang
Lei Xing
Lei Xing
Yanxin Yin
Yanxin Yin
author_sort Linfei Wang
title Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
title_short Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
title_full Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
title_fullStr Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
title_full_unstemmed Reverse Time Migration of Vertical Cable Seismic Data to Image Hydrate-Bearing Sediments With High Resolution
title_sort reverse time migration of vertical cable seismic data to image hydrate-bearing sediments with high resolution
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/860a19f6c70e49f6a08d0ff4603cf849
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