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Fan filtering seismic data

Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1966-09-27
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Granted: 1971-02-16
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Expires: 1986-09-27
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Abstract

Abstract IN FAN FILTERING SEISMIC DATA TRANCES TO DISCRIMINATE FOR OR AGAINST CERTAIN ARRIVALS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR APPARENT MOVEOUT ACROSS AN ARRAY OF TRACES, THE REQUIREMENT FOR APPLYING DIFFERENT TIME-DOMAIN FILTERS TO THE DIFFERENT TRACES DURING THE FILTERING OPERATION IS AVOIDED BY FIRST APPLYING A SET OF SPECIFIC WEIGHTING FACTORS AND TIME DELAYS TO THE TRACES, FOLLOWED BY SUMMING WITH THE PROPER POLARITIES. PASSING THE SUMMATION TRACE THROUGH A PARTICULAR SINGLE TIME-DOMAIN FILTER GIVES THE SAME OUTPUT AS THE MORE COMPLEX PROCESS USING A DIFFERENT TIMEDOMAIN FILTER FOR EACH TWO TRACES OF THE ARRAY. FANREJECTION FILTERING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

Inventors

  • 👤 Clint W Frasier
  • 👤 John L Shanks
  • 👤 Sven Treitel

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 04:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/28; G01V1/36; G01V1/364; G01V2210/00; G01V2210/20; G01V2210/22

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-02-15 1974-08-17 1975-02-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-02-15 1978-08-17 1979-02-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-02-15 1982-08-17 1983-02-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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