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Introduction to Seismic •nversion Methods Brian Russell
PART I - INTRODUCTION
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Introduction to Seismic Inversion Methods Brian Russell
I NTRODUCT ION TO SE I SMI C INVERSION METHODS , __ _• i i _ , . , , ! • _, l_ , , i.,. _
Part i - Introduction _ . .
This course is intended as an overview of the current techniques used in
the inversion of seismic data. It would therefore seem appropriate to begin by defining what is meant by seismic inversion. The most general definition is as fol 1 ows'
Geophysical inversion involves mapping the physical structure and
properties of the subsurface of the earth using measurements made on the surface of the earth.
The above definition is so broad that it encompasses virtually all the
work that is done in seismic analysis and interpretation. Thus, in this
course we shall primarily 'restrict our discussion to those inversion methods
which attempt to recover a broadband pseudo-acoustic impedance log from a band-1 imi ted sei smic trace.
Another way to look at inversion is to consider it as the technique for
creating a model of the earth using the seismic data as input. As such, it
can be considered as the opposite of the forwar• modelling technique, which involves creating a synthetic seismic section based on a model of the earth
(or, in the simplest case, using a sonic log as a one-dimensional model). The
relationship between forward and inverse modelling is shown in Figure 1.1.
To understand seismic inversion, we must first understand the physical processes involved in the creation of seismic data. Initially, we will
therefore look at the basic convolutional model of the seismic trace in the
time and frequency domains, considering the thre e components of this model: reflectivity, seismic wavelet, and noise.
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FORWARD MODELL I NG i m ß
INVERSE MODELLING (INVERSION) _
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Input'
Process:
Output'
EARTH MODEL
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MODELLING
ALGORITHM
SEISMIC RESPONSE i m mlm ii
INVERSION
ALGORITHM
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Figure 1.1 Fo.•ard ' andsInverse Model,ling
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Once we have an understanding of these concepts and the problems which
can occur, we are in a position to look at the methods which are currently ß
used to invert seismic data. These methods are summarized in Figure 1.2. The
primary emphasis of the course will be
the ultimate resul.t, as was previously
on poststack seismic inversion where o
Oiscussed, is a pseudo-impeaance section.
We will start by looking at the most contanon methods of poststack
inversion, which are based on single trace recursion. To better unUerstand
these recurslye inversion procedures, it is important to look at the
relationship between aleconvolution anU inversion, and how Uependent each method is on the deconvolution scheme Chosen. Specifically, we will consider
classical "whitening" aleconvolution methods, wavelet extraction methods, and
the newer sparse-spike deconvolution methods such as Maximum-likelihood deconvolution and the L-1 norm metboa.
Another important type of inversion method which will be aiscussed is model-based inversion, where a geological moael is iteratively upUated to finU
the best fit with the seismic data. After this, traveltime inversion, or
tomography, will be discussed along with several illustrative examples.
After the discussion on poststack inversion, we shall move into the realm
of pretstack. These methoUs, still fairly new, allow us to extract parameters
other than impedance, such as density and shear-wave velocity.
Finally, we will aiscuss the geological aUvantages anU limitations of
each seismic inversion roethoU, looking at examples of each.
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SE I SMI C I NV ERSI ON
.MET•OS ,,,
POSTSTACK
INVERSION
PRESTACK
INVERSION
MODEL-BASED I RECURSIVE INVERSION • ,INVE SION
- "NARROW BAND
TRAVELTIME
INVERSION
!TOMOGRAPHY)
SPARSE- SPIKE
WAV EF I EL D NVERSIOU i
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Figure 1.2 A summary of current inversion techniques.
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