Benchmark Papers in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

"In contemporary exploration systems, almost all the seismic data are recorded and processed digitally. The volume of the seismic data is astronomical—billions of bits of information are recorded by the seismic crews every day in search for oil and gas accumulations in the subsurface. The success of an exploration venture depends largely on accurate de­ lineation of the “favorable” buried geologic structures and stratigraphic traps. Accurate delineation requires careful and sophisticated processing of digitally recorded seismic data. Deconvolution is one of the major processing steps to resolve the structures and traps. In the last twenty-five years, a considerable amount of literature has evolved dealing with this subject. This volume is a collection of recent contributions describ­ing various important deconvolution techniques as applied to seismic data. A large number of very worthwhile contributions have not been included in this collection due to limitations of space and money. How­ ever, every attempt has been made to provide the necessary references to the works that have not been included in this book."