Abstract

The crucial advantages of a 3-D seismic survey are the proper migration of the reflection points and the more accurate study on the structural and stratigraphic targets, reservoir characterization, and joint study. In this article we will focus on Pardis Project in southwest of Iran where no 3-D seismic survey has ever been carried out. The local geological information, previous 2-D seismic, VSP data, and interval velocity information obtained from check shots were taken into consideration to determine the requirements of the survey. The objective is to adequately sample the primary and secondary targets at the depth of 1,200 and 5,000 m, respectively. On the base of the logic dominating a genetic algorithm, the best operational layout was offered to satisfy the geophysical requirements looking forward to satisfy financial constraints. Using Genetic Algorithm Toolbox in MATLAB, we could formulate a mathematical constrained optimization problem. Applying this technique we derived nominal designs which are needed to be evaluated to make sure how well they could image the targets.

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