Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data

Copyright © (2012) by the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers All rights reserved. Seismic vibrators are the preferred sources for land vertical seismic profile (VSP) surveys as they are relatively repeatable, controllable, have high energy, have a low environmental impact, and a...

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Main Authors: Dean, Tim, Puckett, M., Tulett, J., Lane, D., McClay, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63113
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author Dean, Tim
Puckett, M.
Tulett, J.
Lane, D.
McClay, M.
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Tulett, J.
Lane, D.
McClay, M.
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description Copyright © (2012) by the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers All rights reserved. Seismic vibrators are the preferred sources for land vertical seismic profile (VSP) surveys as they are relatively repeatable, controllable, have high energy, have a low environmental impact, and are cost-effective. Unfortunately, due to the mechanical and hydraulic constraints of the vehicles, the typical swept bandwidth has been quite limited, typically of the order of 3 octaves. In this paper, we show that dramatic improvements in seismic data quality can be achieved by extending the bandwidth used for Vibroseis VSPs. These increases are dependent, however, on the use of modern vibrators, specialised low-frequency enhancing sweeps, and downhole sensors with an extended frequency response range.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-631132018-02-06T06:15:18Z Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data Dean, Tim Puckett, M. Tulett, J. Lane, D. McClay, M. Copyright © (2012) by the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers All rights reserved. Seismic vibrators are the preferred sources for land vertical seismic profile (VSP) surveys as they are relatively repeatable, controllable, have high energy, have a low environmental impact, and are cost-effective. Unfortunately, due to the mechanical and hydraulic constraints of the vehicles, the typical swept bandwidth has been quite limited, typically of the order of 3 octaves. In this paper, we show that dramatic improvements in seismic data quality can be achieved by extending the bandwidth used for Vibroseis VSPs. These increases are dependent, however, on the use of modern vibrators, specialised low-frequency enhancing sweeps, and downhole sensors with an extended frequency response range. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63113 restricted
spellingShingle Dean, Tim
Puckett, M.
Tulett, J.
Lane, D.
McClay, M.
Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title_full Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title_fullStr Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title_full_unstemmed Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title_short Broadband vibroseis - The source of better VSP data
title_sort broadband vibroseis - the source of better vsp data
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/63113