High-precision Q modeling and Q migration technology and its applications in loess plateau regions

Abstract

The propagation of seismic waves in viscous media, such as the loess plateau and shallow gas regions, alters their amplitude, frequency, and phase due to absorption attenuation, resulting in reductions in the resolution and fidelity of seismic profiles and the inaccurate identification of subtle structure and lithology. Q modeling and Q migration techniques proposed in this paper are used to compensate for the energy and frequency attenuation of seismic waves, obtain high-quality depth imaging results, and further enhance structural imaging to address the aforementioned problem. First, various prior information is utilized to construct an initial Q model. Q tomography techniques are employed to further optimize the precision of the initial Q model and build a high-precision Q model. Subsequently, Q prestack depth migration technology is employed to compensate for absorption and attenuation in the three-dimensional space along the seismic wave propagation path and correct the travel times, realizing the purposes of amplitude compensation, frequency recovery, and phase correction, which can help improve the wave group characteristics while enhancing the resolution. Model data and practical application results demonstrate that high-precision Q modeling and Q migration techniques can substantially improve the imaging quality of underground structures and formations in the loess plateau region with extremely complex surface and near-surface conditions. The resolution and fidelity of seismic data, as well as the capability to identify reservoirs, can be improved using these techniques.