Abstract

Reverse time migration (RTM) is achieved by a forward and reverse time propagation of source and receiver wavefields respectively, followed by an imaging condition. The quality of the image from any RTM implementation depends directly on the method’s ability to separate the true reflection data from the backscattered correlation noise between the source and receiver wavefields. In this paper we demonstrate the application of an inverse scattering imaging condition that significantly reduces this backscattered correlation noise and results in a much higher quality subsurface image than is achieved by typical RTM imaging conditions.

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