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Datum correction by wave‐equation extrapolation

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Seismic sections are usually datum corrected by static shifting. For small differences in elevation and slow velocity variations between the input datum and the output datum, static shifting is a sufficiently accurate datum correction procedure. However, for significant differences in elevations and a more complicated velocity model, the accuracy of the static solution may prove to be insufficient; and a more exact method should be used. In this paper, we study the limitations of the static method of datum correction and develop simple and effective extrapolation schemes based on the wave equation, schemes which lead to more accurate datum correction. The distortions of seismic events caused by static correction are illustrated by a number of simple examples. To reduce the distortions, we propose a number of extrapolation schemes based on the asymptories of the Kirchhoff integral solution of the 2-D scalar wave equation. Application of the extrapolation algorithms to synthetic data shows that they provide accurate datum corrections even for a nonplanar input datum and vertical and lateral velocity variations. The algorithms have been successfully applied to real data.
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