PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2008A realistic deep water Gulf of Mexico 3D simulation and imaging — The Tempest simulation, datasets and imagingAuthors: David KesslerJeff CoddFatmir HoxhaClaude PignolAlex BridgeRichard BrietzkeAdam SeitchikDana JurickDavid KesslerSeismicCity CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Jeff CoddSeismicCity CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Fatmir HoxhaSeismicCity CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Claude PignolSeismicCity CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Alex BridgeDevon Energy CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Richard BrietzkeDevon Energy CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, Adam SeitchikDevon Energy CorporationSearch for more papers by this author, and Dana JurickDevon Energy CorporationSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1190/1.3054827 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract The Tempest 3D model and dataset were generated to test industry's ability to correctly image deep water Gulf of Mexico subsalt structures. The project included four steps: (a) design of a 3‐dimensional model based on real Gulf of Mexico geology; (b) acquisition design that included narrow azimuth, mid (range) azimuth and wide azimuth geometries; (c) numerical simulation using two‐ way wave equation algorithm and construction of three synthetic datasets; (d) application of various prestack depth migration algorithms for testing of subsalt imaging quality. The project parameters acquisition design and prestack depth migration algorithm parameters were all selected based on a single guideline: to be done as close as possible to field data acquisition and imaging. By following this guideline we obtained a dataset which realistically represents our ability to resolve subsalt imaging challenges. In this paper we present the project steps and demonstrate its main results.Permalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3054827FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByInvestigation of deep-water Gulf of Mexico subsalt imaging using anisotropic model, data set and RTM — TempestGEOPHYSICS, Vol. 76, No. 5 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2008ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645Copyright: 2008 Pages: 3713 publication data© 2008 Copyright © 2008 Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished: 15 Dec 2008 CITATION INFORMATION David Kessler, Jeff Codd, Fatmir Hoxha, Claude Pignol, Alex Bridge, Richard Brietzke, Adam Seitchik, and Dana Jurick, (2008), "A realistic deep water Gulf of Mexico 3D simulation and imaging — The Tempest simulation, datasets and imaging," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 378-382. https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3054827 Plain-Language Summary PDF DownloadLoading ...