Abstract Currently, the selection of receiving traces in geometry design is mostly based on the horizontal layered medium hypothesis, which is unable to meet survey requirements in a complex area. This paper estimates the optimal number of receiving traces in field geometry using a numerical simulation based on a field test conducted in previous research (Zhu et al., 2011). A mathematical model is established for total energy and average efficiency energy using fixed trace spacing and optimal receiving traces are estimated. Seismic data acquired in a complex work area are used to verify the correctness of the proposed method. Results of model data calculations and actual data processing show that results are in agreement. This indicates that the proposed method is reasonable, correct, sufficiently scientific, and can be regarded as a novel method for use in seismic geometry design in complex geological regions.
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41304115), National Key S&T Special Projects (No. 2016ZX050 24001-003), Open Fund for Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Natural Gas Geology (No. 2015trqdz02), and the Research Project, CNPC (No. 2016A-33), “Young and Middle-aged Key Teachers” Training Program in Southwest Petroleum University.
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. Designing optimal number of receiving traces based on simulation model[J]. APPLIED GEOPHYSICS, 2017, 14(1): 49-55.
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