Both results (Figures and ) present a hyperbolic moveout at near offset or small offset-to-depth ratio. This result resembles the well known theoretical presentation of Tessmer and Behle (1988). However, the non-hyperbolic moveout is dominant for large offsets and shallow depths, as can be observed in Figure .
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Figure 1 Reflectivity model. |
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Figure 2 Modeled data, using the non-hyperbolic equation with a constant value of . |
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Figure 3 Modeled data, using the the traditional hyperbolic equation. |
I also apply the non-hyperbolic moveout equation to a PS CMP gather from the Alba dataset acquired on the Alba oil field in the North sea. The data set is a multicomponent 3-D Ocean Bottom Seismic experiment. Figure shows the original CMP gather before (left), after (center) non-hyperbolic moveout, and after traditional hyperbolic moveout (right). I use an initial velocity value of 1100 m/s, and a velocity gradient of 125 and a constant . Note that even though the events are not totally corrected, the non-hyperbolic correction gives a better result for shallow events at large offsets. These events are flatter after the non-hyperbolic moveout correction than with the hyperbolic moveout correction.