An Efficient Implementation of Least-Squares Reverse Time Migration Based on Stable Pseudo-Acoustic Tti Wave Equation

Abstract

Conventional tools for seismic imaging normally ignore the anisotropy of the media to produce images of the subsurface and such omission reduces the quality of the images. Therefore, it is necessary to develop methods which account for subsurface anisotropic properties in order to produce more accurate images. In this paper, we present a Least-squares reverse time migration (LSRTM) based on the coupled pseudo-acoustic equations for tilted transverse isotropic media (TTI). Thus, from the stable pseudo- acoustic wave equation for TTI media, we derive the linearized modeling (Born modeling) and adjoint migration operators to implement a TTI LSRTM. Then to improve the efficiency of inversion, we based our implementation on the domain specific language (DSL) Devito, which, in turn, allowed us to easily verify the correctness of the developed operators. Synthetic examples demonstrate the validity of our approach in dealing with TTI media.

Publication
Conference Proceedings, 83rd EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2022, Jun 2022, Volume 2022, p.1 - 5

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