Elastic least-squares reverse time migration in the image domain

Least-squares migration (LSM) is an effective technique for mitigating blurring effects and migration artifacts generated by the limited data frequency bandwidth, incomplete coverage of geometry, source signature, and unbalanced amplitudes caused by complex wavefield propagation in the subsurface. Migration deconvolution (MD) is an image-domain approach for least-squares migration, which approximates the Hessian operator using a set of precomputed point spread functions (PSFs). We introduce a new workflow by integrating the MD and the domain decomposition (DD) methods. The DD techniques aim to solve large and complex linear systems by splitting problems into smaller parts, facilitating parallel computing, and providing a higher convergence in iterative algorithms. The following proposal suggests that instead of solving the problem in a unique domain, as conventionally performed, we split the problem into subdomains that overlap and solve each of them independently. We accelerate the convergence rate of the conjugate gradient solver by applying the DD methods to retrieve a better reflectivity, which is mainly visible in regions with low amplitudes. Moreover, using the pseudo-Hessian operator, the convergence of the algorithm is accelerated, suggesting that the inverse problem becomes better conditioned. Experiments using the synthetic Pluto model demonstrate that the proposed algorithm dramatically reduces the required number of iterations while providing a considerable enhancement in the image resolution and better continuity of poorly illuminated events.

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Migration deconvolution using domain decomposition

Osorio

Pereira-Dias

Bulcão

et al. 2021

GEOPHYSICS

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Elastic least-squares reverse time migration in the image domain

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Migration deconvolution using domain decomposition

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