About the characteristics of reflected S-waves in the Arabian Gulf

K. A. Berteussen, Y. Sun, M. Ali

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Abstract

One way to increase the bandwidth is to include other wave modes than only P-waves. So far OBC (Ocean Bottom Cable) seismic data in the UAE has been used to extract P-wave information only. In previous work we have demonstrated that we should expect to find S-waves in this area, this because of the special local geology and the shallow water depth. These events (S-down and S-up) have a fairly simple ray-path, much like the P-waves, but a much more complicated PVO (Phase versus offset) structure with typically several phase changes within normal offset ranges, say 5000 meter. This implies that the processing will have to be interactive, a combination of modeling and processing. Lately we have demonstrated that we can indeed observe these events, S-down and S-up, which we believe is a "first" in this region. In this work we illustrate how these waves are extracted and give an example on their possible use.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationEAGE Workshop on Broadband Seismic
Subtitle of host publicationA Broader Picture for the Middle East
Pages77-81
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781510822443
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event2015 EAGE Workshop on Broadband Seismic: A Broader Picture for the Middle East - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 16 Nov 201517 Nov 2015

Publication series

NameEAGE Workshop on Broadband Seismic: A Broader Picture for the Middle East

Conference

Conference2015 EAGE Workshop on Broadband Seismic: A Broader Picture for the Middle East
Country/TerritoryUnited Arab Emirates
CityAbu Dhabi
Period16/11/1517/11/15

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