Patent ID: 6311131
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
A method of determining a quality of a second set of seismic data from a first set of existing seismic data, comprising the steps of:(a) retrieving said first set of existing seismic data;(b) determining, from said first set of existing seismic data, a minimum acceptable threshold associated with a characteristic of said first set of existing seismic data;(c) acquiring said second set of seismic data, said second set of seismic data having one or more corresponding characteristics, whereby said one or more corresponding characteristics of said second set of seismic data must remain above said threshold in order to determine that said second set of seismic data is of acceptable quality in accordance with a set of defined objectives;(d) comparing said one or more corresponding characteristics of said second set of seismic data with said threshold;(e) determining that said second set of seismic data is of acceptable quality when said one or more corresponding characteristics of said second set of seismic data is equal to or greater than said threshold; and(f) determining that said second set of seismic data is not of acceptable quality when said one or more corresponding characteristics of said second set of seismic data is not equal to or greater than said threshold.