Patent ID: 8976624
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method of processing seismic data for interpretation, said method comprising the steps of: recording an original seismic data trace; decomposing the original seismic data trace into a set of seismic wavelets of different shapes, wherein each of the seismic wavelets is a time domain reflection shape from a single positive reflector at normal incidence; and reconstructing a seismic data trace from, at least a subset of, the set of wavelets; and wherein the original seismic data trace has Ns amplitude data samples; and wherein establishing a wavelet base includes selecting M wavelets; wherein establishing matrix A includes establishing matrix A of Ns rows and N columns: A={A wherein establishing a linear program further includes assigning all elements in C to 1.0 and the seismic values to B, such that the solving step includes solving the linear program: