Application of Full Wavefield Migration in Obtaining True Amplitude Below Gas Cloud

Abstract

This paper presents an alternative solution for gas cloud imaging using full wavefield migration (FWM). The application of FWM method have been applied on both synthetic dataset with gas cloud event and existing field with gas cloud issue. The full wavefield migration is an inversion-based imaging algorithm that utilizes the complete reflection measurements: primaries as well as all multiples, both surface and internal to obtain the total reflections measurement. It combines the primary and higher order scattering reflection from the gas cloud to estimate the true amplitude response below the gas cloud. Successful applications to both synthetic and field data examples demonstrate that FWM improves the imaging illumination and resolution below gas cloud as compared to conventional migration.