Multiple attenuation with 3D high-order high-resolution parabolic Radon transform using lower frequency constraints

The parabolic Radon transform is one of the most commonly used multiple attenuation methods in seismic data processing. The 2D Radon transform cannot consider the azimuth effect on seismic data when processing 3D common-depth point gathers; hence, the result of applying this transform is unreliable. Therefore, the 3D Radon transform should be applied. The theory of the 3D Radon transform is first introduced. To address sparse sampling in the crossline direction, a lower frequency constraint is introduced to reduce spatial aliasing and improve the resolution of the Radon transform. An orthogonal polynomial transform, which can fit the amplitude variations in different parabolic directions, is combined with the dealiased 3D high-resolution Radon transform to account for the amplitude variations with offset of seismic data. A multiple model can be estimated with superior accuracy, and improved results can be achieved. Synthetic and real data examples indicate that even though our method comes at a higher computational cost than existing techniques, the developed approach provides better attenuation of multiples for 3D seismic data with amplitude variations.

ATTENUATION OF MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIABASE SILLS FROM SOLIMÕES BASIN THROUGH THE PARABOLIC RADON TRANSFORM AND MULTICHANNEL PREDICTIVE DECONVOLUTION

ABSTRACT. The Solimões Basin Brazil will still be the subject of many discussions in the future due to the success of oil exploration in the 1970s with the discovery of oil and gas fields. The geology of this basin is characterized by significant thick igneous rocks layers, the diabase sills, which can be seen in any stacked section as reflectors with strong amplitude but low frequency. The high contrast of seismic impedance between the sedimentary rock layers and the diabase sills generate multiple reflection and reverberations that can lead to wrong seismic interpretation of stacked sections. In this work, to improve the quality of the stacked sections, we propose a seismic process flow that includes multiple filtering steps in land data, throughout the Multichannel Predictive Deconvolution and the Parabolic Radon Transform. This study was first performed on synthetic data to test the methodology, and then in real data provided by Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP). The conventional processing flowchart was applied using commercial processing software such as SeisSpace/ProMAX, and Fortran 90 codes available in the Centro de Pesquisa em Geofísica e Geologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (CPGG/UFBA). The results obtained were satisfactory with the methodology used, besides visible improvements in the quality of the stacked seismic sections after attenuation of unwanted noises. Keywords: multiple attenuation, seismic processing, seismic reflection.RESUMO. A Bacia do Solimões será ainda tema de muitas discussões no futuro, devido ao sucesso da exploração de petróleo nas décadas de 1970 com a descoberta de campos de oléo e gás. A geologia desta bacia é caracterizada por espessas camadas de rochas ígneas, as soleiras de diabásio, que podem ser vistas em toda seção empilhada como refletores com forte amplitude e baixa frequência. O alto contraste de impedância sísmica entre as rochas sedimentares e as soleiras de diabásio gera reflexões múltiplas e reverberações que podem levar a uma interpretação sísmica errada das seções empilhadas. Neste trabalho, para melhorar a qualidade das seções empilhadas, propomos um fluxograma de processamento que adicione etapas de filtragem de múltiplas, através da Deconvolução Preditiva Multicanal e da Transformada Radon parabólica. Este estudo foi realizado primeiramente em dados sintéticos para testar a metodologia, e depois em dados reais cedidos pela Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis (ANP). O fluxograma de processamento convencional foi aplicado utilizando software comercial de processamento, como o SeisSpace/ProMAX, códigos implementados em Fortran 90 disponíveis no Centro de Pesquisa em Geofísica e Geologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (CPGG/UFBA). Os resultados obtidos foram satisfatórios com a metodologia utilizada, além de visíveis melhorias na qualidade das seções sísmicas empilhadas após atenuação dos ruídos indesejados.Palavras-chave: atenuação de múltiplas, processamento sísmico, sísmica de reflexão.