Approximate P-wave ray tracing and dynamic ray tracing in weakly orthorhombic media of varying symmetry orientation
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Conference PaperAuthors
Masmoudi, Nabil
Pšenčík, Ivan
KAUST Department
Earth Science and Engineering ProgramDate
2014Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/564867
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We present an approximate, but efficient and sufficiently accurate P-wave ray tracing and dynamic ray tracing procedure for 3D inhomogeneous, weakly orthorhombic media with varying orientation of symmetry planes. In contrast to commonly used approaches, the orthorhombic symmetry is preserved at any point of the model. The model is described by six weak-anisotropy parameters and three Euler angles, which may vary arbitrarily, but smoothly, throughout the model. We use the procedure for the calculation of rays and corresponding two-point traveltimes in a VSP experiment in a part of the BP benchmark model generalized to orthorhombic symmetry.Citation
Masmoudi, N., & Psencik, I. (2014). Approximate P-wave Ray Tracing and Dynamic Ray Tracing in Weakly Orthorhombic Media of Varying Symmetry Orientation. Proceedings 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.20141198Publisher
EAGE PublicationsConference/Event name
76th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2014: Experience the Energy - Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2014ISBN
9781632666949ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3997/2214-4609.20141198