Workshop 21: Multi-dimensional wavefield deconvolution: current status and the road ahead

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Friday, June 6, 2025
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Room 6

Details

Researchers, practitioners, and students interested in better understanding the value and outstanding challenges of multi-dimensional convolution and deconvolution in seismic processing and imaging. Multi-dimensional convolution and deconvolution represent the workhorse of many algorithms developed over the last two decades for seismic processing and imaging. Examples include SRME and their closed-loop implementations, Multi-Dimensional Deconvolution (MDD), and Marchenko-based demultiple and redatuming methods, which are formulated as an inverse problem and therefore carry out a multi-dimensional deconvolution process. These approaches generally require dense spatial sampling, can be challenging to regularize, and are computationally expensive. For these and other practical reasons it is not always the case that higher dimensionality leads to better results for imaging the subsurface when compared with simpler methods such as Up/Down Deconvolution (UDD) implemented in a common receiver domain. In this workshop, we would like to explore the current status of multi-dimensional convolution or deconvolution methods and discuss their particular challenges and practical limitations or workarounds. Specifically, we welcome contributions that: – Summarise practical experience with the methods; – Compare one-dimensional (UDD, DDD) and multi-dimensional (MDD) methods with field examples; – Study the limitations of MDC/MDD methods and how these can be addressed; – Discuss implementation details, or enabling technologies in data preparation; – Investigate the conditions under which multi-dimensional operators can out-perform one- dimensional operators; – Explore the application to seismic time-lapse monitoring; discuss required processing steps within UDD, DDD and MDD leading to improved 4D signals; Sub-Topics that will be covered in the workshop: – Multiple attenuation via one-dimensional and multi-dimensional deconvolution; – Acquisition and data preparation requirements for multi-dimensional deconvolution; – Multi-dimensional deconvolution for time-lapse applications; – Other applications of the Multi-dimensional convolution or deconvolution in seismic processing and imaging.


Speaker

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Dr Rodney Johnston
Manager Seismic Technology
bp

Wavefield deconvolution 30 years on: a practical tool for free surface multiple attenuation, designature, and more?

9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
Dr Dmitri Lokshtanov
Specialist
Equinor ASA

Robust up-down and down-down deconvolution for OBS data

10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
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Dr Tim Seher
Senior Research Manager
TGS

Processing and Imaging of OBN Data Using Separated and Full Acoustic Wavefields

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
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Mr Gary Hampson
Distinguished Advisor
DUG

Monopole or Dipole?

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Dr Daniele Boiero
Research Geophysicist
SLB

Deep-water ocean-bottom seismic data processing using multidimensional deconvolution for improved multiple prediction

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
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Mr Gordon Poole
Research Manager
Viridien

Multi-dimensional inversion-driven multiple modelling for sparse OBN data

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
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Prof. Kees Wapenaar
Professor
Delft University of Technology

Marchenko redatuming by MDD and by double focusing: a systematic comparison

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
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Dr Ivan Vasconcelos
Principal Researcher Head of AI and Monitory
SHEARWATER

Multi-dimensional deconvolution as a framework for processing and targeted imaging - a comparison of redatuming approaches

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
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Ms Ning Wang
Phd Student
King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology

A practical approach for Multi-Dimensional Deconvolution of Seismic-While-Drilling data

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
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Dr Eric Verschuur
Associate Professor
Delft University of Technology

Deconvolution or inversion? MDD-strategies for sparse data geometries

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

Convenor

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Claudio Bagaini
Geophysical Advisor
SLB

Ross Haacke
Group Manager
Viridien

Dmitri Lokshtanov
Specialist
Equinor ASA

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Matteo Ravasi
Senior Research Advisor
Shearwater GeoServices

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