Joint Migration Inversion: combining full wavefield migration with anisotropic velocity estimation

Abstract

The next generation seismic migration algorithms will consider multiple scattering as vital information. In addition, these algorithms will include velocity estimation in the migration process. This unique combination will allow the industry to derive significantly better reservoir models – more detail and less uncertainty – with a minimum of user intervention. The proposed Joint Migration Inversion (JMI) process is explained and illustrated with numerical examples.