O.G. Sanford
Seismic wave propagation around subsurface igneous sill complexes
Sanford, O.G.; Schofield, N.; Hobbs, R.W.; Brown, R.J.
Abstract
Imaging both within and beneath subsurface igneous sill complexes is a seismic exploration challenge. A significant aspect of this challenge is due to a lack of understanding of the interaction between the heterogeneous geological structures and the seismic wavefield, which includes the seismic response to sub-resolution ‘thin’ sills. This study aims to provide some insight into the effect subsurface sills have on the observed seismic wavefield. This is achieved through high-resolution full-waveform elastic seismic modelling, using a realistic geological model developed from interpreted seismic data and statistics of sills from wireline logs and conceptual understanding from sill complexes in outcrop. We find that little energy penetrates through the sill complex to a target reflector below the sill complex, which is consistent with real-world observations. This is due to a number of factors, including energy lost to strong internal multiples (stratigraphic filtering), converted modes and leaky guided waves within the sills. These processes remove energy from the primary transmitted wavefront, contributing to degraded seismic imaging. Whilst these are all fundamental physical limitations that cannot be overcome, further work should focus on the processing of seismic data to ensure that these aspects of the seismic wave-field around sill complexes are optimally treated within processing workflows.
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Sanford, O., Schofield, N., Hobbs, R., & Brown, R. (2023). Seismic wave propagation around subsurface igneous sill complexes. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 152, Article 106232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106232
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 17, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 22, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023-06 |
Deposit Date | Jun 23, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 23, 2024 |
Journal | Marine and Petroleum Geology |
Print ISSN | 0264-8172 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-4073 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 152 |
Article Number | 106232 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106232 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1170981 |
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