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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) involves recording seismic signals generated at the surface as they pass a series of geophones secured at different depths within a borehole. There are two main types of VSP configurations: near-offset VSP where the source is located near the wellbore of a vertically drilled well, and far-offset VSP where the source is located farther away. VSP provides important information about downgoing and upgoing seismic waves as well as multiples that cannot be obtained from surface seismic alone. It is useful for correlating seismic data to geology, estimating reflector dips, and determining lithologic effects on wave propagation.

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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) involves recording seismic signals generated at the surface as they pass a series of geophones secured at different depths within a borehole. There are two main types of VSP configurations: near-offset VSP where the source is located near the wellbore of a vertically drilled well, and far-offset VSP where the source is located farther away. VSP provides important information about downgoing and upgoing seismic waves as well as multiples that cannot be obtained from surface seismic alone. It is useful for correlating seismic data to geology, estimating reflector dips, and determining lithologic effects on wave propagation.

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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) involves recording seismic signals generated at the surface as they pass a series of geophones secured at different depths within a borehole. There are two main types of VSP configurations: near-offset VSP where the source is located near the wellbore of a vertically drilled well, and far-offset VSP where the source is located farther away. VSP provides important information about downgoing and upgoing seismic waves as well as multiples that cannot be obtained from surface seismic alone. It is useful for correlating seismic data to geology, estimating reflector dips, and determining lithologic effects on wave propagation.

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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) Husni Part 1

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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) involves recording seismic signals generated at the surface as they pass a series of geophones secured at different depths within a borehole. There are two main types of VSP configurations: near-offset VSP where the source is located near the wellbore of a vertically drilled well, and far-offset VSP where the source is located farther away. VSP provides important information about downgoing and upgoing seismic waves as well as multiples that cannot be obtained from surface seismic alone. It is useful for correlating seismic data to geology, estimating reflector dips, and determining lithologic effects on wave propagation.

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    Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) Part 1

    Defenition to Near long Offset VSP

    Most of this material is taken from Borehole Geophysics : Theory and Practice by DR. Ronald C.Hinds and Rick D. Kuzmiski

    Introductory comments
    Borehole geophysics (like VSP) controls seismic (in depth) contribution in exploration

    VSP Defenition
    Hardage : A vertical seismic profiling is a measurement procedure in which seismic signal generated at the surface of the earth is recorded by geophone secured at various depths to the wall of a drilled well

    VSP Fundamentals and Acquisition


    VSP Survey Geometry - defines the location of the surface source and the borehole sonde - the placement of the source and receiver with respect to the target helps one to evaluate the seimic imaging of the target zone

    VSP Fundamentals and Acquisition


    Surface seismic records upgoing waves, airblasts, ground roll, and refraction while VSP records upgoing, downgoing, and borehole waves. Stoneley wave and Tube wave are the major noise in VSP (high energy, propagate along solid fluid interface such as along the wall of a fluid filled borehole, low frequency)

    VSP Fundamentals and Acquisition


    One of the ways to combat the stoneley wave and tube wave in VSP is increasing the offset distance Consider a conceptual model of how a wave travel through the media from the source to the geophone tools

    VSP Configurations
    Near / Zero Offset
    Source near wellbore of vertically drilled well

    Lateral / Far Offset


    Source are far enough away (how far?) from vertical well

    Deviated Borehole
    Near offset : source at wellhead Far offset : source over receiver

    Walkaway
    several offset placed from wellhead to offset ~ depth

    Near offset and Far Offset

    Near offset and Far Offset in a Deviated Well

    Near Offset VSP


    Source position at S1, rays travel straight down and up Uses : - linking seismic to geology
    - recognition of multiple events - estimation of reflector dip - determinging lithologic effect on wave propagation (attenuation) - predicting lithology ahead of bit - sonic log correction

    Surface seismic only receive upgoing wave energy

    Surface seismic raypath are intersected by wellbore

    UPGOING

    DOWNGOING & MULTIPLES


    Downgoing (DG) travel time increases with increasing receiver depths First DG event is the first break event First Break event is P wave Primary event DG multiples arrive in after the first break primary DG. The delay is caused by the bounce. Surface generated multiples appear on the entire VSP data set.

    UPGOING & MULTIPLES


    Primary UG waves travel directly to reflector below sonde & bounce back up to sonde. Multiple UG take additional bounces beneath or above sonde depth.

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