Imaging sedimentary basins in the context of oil and gas exploration entails different but complementary objectives. Understanding the tectonic architecture of a basin requires acquisition and processing strategies that differ from those strategies that are required to understand play fairways and prospects. In this paper we demonstrate effective processing strategies that produce clear and consistent images of the Moho discontinuity and elements of the crystalline basement, with equally clear images of the sedimentary section showing amplitude anomalies consistent with the presence of hydrocarbons.
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