A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis
A new first break picking for three-component (3C) vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data is proposed to improve the estimation accuracy of first arrivals, which adopts gesture detection calibration and polarization analysis based on the eigenvalue of the covariance matrix. This study aims at address...
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| author | Huailiang Li Xianguo Tuo Tong Shen Ruili Wang Jérémie Courtois Minhao Yan |
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| description | A new first break picking for three-component (3C) vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data is proposed to improve the estimation accuracy of first arrivals, which adopts gesture detection calibration and polarization analysis based on the eigenvalue of the covariance matrix. This study aims at addressing the problem that calibration is required for VSP data using the azimuth and dip angle of geophones, due to the direction of geophones being random when applied in a borehole, which will further lead to the first break picking possibly being unreliable. Initially, a gesture-measuring module is integrated in the seismometer to rapidly obtain high-precision gesture data (including azimuth and dip angle information). Using re-rotating and re-projecting using earlier gesture data, the seismic dataset of each component will be calibrated to the direction that is consistent with the vibrator shot orientation. It will promote the reliability of the original data when making each component waveform calibrated to the same virtual reference component, and the corresponding first break will also be properly adjusted. After achieving 3C data calibration, an automatic first break picking algorithm based on the autoregressive-Akaike information criterion (AR-AIC) is adopted to evaluate the first break. Furthermore, in order to enhance the accuracy of the first break picking, the polarization attributes of 3C VSP recordings is applied to constrain the scanning segment of AR-AIC picker, which uses the maximum eigenvalue calculation of the covariance matrix. The contrast results between pre-calibration and post-calibration using field data show that it can further improve the quality of the 3C VSP waveform, which is favorable to subsequent picking. Compared to the obtained short-term average to long-term average (STA/LTA) and the AR-AIC algorithm, the proposed method, combined with polarization analysis, can significantly reduce the picking error. Applications of actual field experiments have also confirmed that the proposed method may be more suitable for the first break picking of 3C VSP. Test using synthesized 3C seismic data with low SNR indicates that the first break is picked with an error between 0.75 ms and 1.5 ms. Accordingly, the proposed method can reduce the picking error for 3C VSP data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-358ffb23089844859c32914032b01e302022-12-22T04:22:47ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202017-09-01179215010.3390/s17092150s17092150A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization AnalysisHuailiang Li0Xianguo Tuo1Tong Shen2Ruili Wang3Jérémie Courtois4Minhao Yan5Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaFundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaFundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaInstitute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland 0632, New ZealandFundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaFundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, ChinaA new first break picking for three-component (3C) vertical seismic profiling (VSP) data is proposed to improve the estimation accuracy of first arrivals, which adopts gesture detection calibration and polarization analysis based on the eigenvalue of the covariance matrix. This study aims at addressing the problem that calibration is required for VSP data using the azimuth and dip angle of geophones, due to the direction of geophones being random when applied in a borehole, which will further lead to the first break picking possibly being unreliable. Initially, a gesture-measuring module is integrated in the seismometer to rapidly obtain high-precision gesture data (including azimuth and dip angle information). Using re-rotating and re-projecting using earlier gesture data, the seismic dataset of each component will be calibrated to the direction that is consistent with the vibrator shot orientation. It will promote the reliability of the original data when making each component waveform calibrated to the same virtual reference component, and the corresponding first break will also be properly adjusted. After achieving 3C data calibration, an automatic first break picking algorithm based on the autoregressive-Akaike information criterion (AR-AIC) is adopted to evaluate the first break. Furthermore, in order to enhance the accuracy of the first break picking, the polarization attributes of 3C VSP recordings is applied to constrain the scanning segment of AR-AIC picker, which uses the maximum eigenvalue calculation of the covariance matrix. The contrast results between pre-calibration and post-calibration using field data show that it can further improve the quality of the 3C VSP waveform, which is favorable to subsequent picking. Compared to the obtained short-term average to long-term average (STA/LTA) and the AR-AIC algorithm, the proposed method, combined with polarization analysis, can significantly reduce the picking error. Applications of actual field experiments have also confirmed that the proposed method may be more suitable for the first break picking of 3C VSP. Test using synthesized 3C seismic data with low SNR indicates that the first break is picked with an error between 0.75 ms and 1.5 ms. Accordingly, the proposed method can reduce the picking error for 3C VSP data.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/9/2150first break picking3C VSPgesture calibrationpolarization analysisAR-AIC |
| spellingShingle | Huailiang Li Xianguo Tuo Tong Shen Ruili Wang Jérémie Courtois Minhao Yan A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis Sensors first break picking 3C VSP gesture calibration polarization analysis AR-AIC |
| title | A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis |
| title_full | A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis |
| title_fullStr | A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis |
| title_short | A New First Break Picking for Three-Component VSP Data Using Gesture Sensor and Polarization Analysis |
| title_sort | new first break picking for three component vsp data using gesture sensor and polarization analysis |
| topic | first break picking 3C VSP gesture calibration polarization analysis AR-AIC |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/9/2150 |
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