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The additional information recorded by multicomponent surveys allow for better interpretation of reservoir properties:
By its nature, joint processing of PP and PS data has an interpretative element. It requires specialist applications to enable the data to be interpreted. Due to the basic reflectivity differences between PP and PS data, as well as variations in PS arrival times, the final processed PS data can be difficult to work with independently. Therefore, it is necessary to register the PP and PS data with their respective synthetic seismograms, and convert the PS data into PP time. Alternatively both the PP and PS data can be converted to depth, which requires dipole sonic logs or multicomponent VSP data. PP-PS Joint Inversion PP- and PS-AVO and joint PP- and PS-inversion offer tremendous capacity for reducing drilling risk. The inversion process allows rock property information to be extrapolated from known well locations to yet-to-be drilled prospects. Having both PP and PS inversions available allows for non-boundary-driven Vp/Vs ratio computation. PROMC PROMC is the Hampson-Russell application designed to make multicomponent interpretation and modelling highly accessible:
![]() VectorVista is a dedicated workstation designed specifically to process and QC multicomponent data, proprietary to CGGVeritas. Key features include:
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The additional information recorded by multicomponent surveys allow for better interpretation of reservoir properties: