Subsurface Illumination

Illumination studies impact the evaluation of migration artifacts in existing data and the specification of the best acquisition geometry for imaging a desired target. The example shows that imaging below a severe velocity anomaly will be significantly better for acquisition in the direction perpendicular to the anomaly.

Acquisition Parallel
to the Anomaly

Acquisition Perpendicular
to the Anomaly


Acquisition Parallel to the Anomaly Acquisition Perpendicular to the Anomaly