Arbitrary Difference Precise Integration Method for Solving the Seismic Wave Equation

Wave equation migration is often applied to solve seismic imaging problems. Usually, the finite difference method is used to obtain the numerical solution of the wave equation. In this paper, the arbitrary difference precise integration (ADPI) method is discussed and applied in seismic migration. The ADPI method has its own distinctive idea. When dispersing coordinates in the space domain, it employs a relatively unrestrained form instead of the one used by the conventional finite difference method. Moreover, in the time domain it adopts the sub-domain precise integration method. As a result, it not only takes the merits of high precision and narrow bandwidth, but also can process various boundary conditions and describe the feature of an inhomogeneous medium better. Numerical results show the benefit of the presented algorithm using the ADPI method.     

Dynamic interaction numerical models in the time domain based on the high performance scaled boundary finite element method

Consideration of structure-foundation-soil dynamic interaction is a basic requirement in the evaluation of the seismic safety of nuclear power facilities. An efficient and accurate dynamic interaction numerical model in the time domain has become an important topic of current research. In this study, the scaled boundary finite element method （SBFEM） is improved for use as an effective numerical approach with good application prospects. This method has several advantages, including dimensionality reduction, accuracy of the radial analytical solution, and unlike other boundary element methods, it does not require a fundamental solution. This study focuses on establishing a high performance scaled boundary finite element interaction analysis model in the time domain based on the acceleration unit-impulse response matrix, in which several new solution techniques, such as a dimensionless method to solve the interaction force, are applied to improve the numerical stability of the actual soil parameters and reduce the amount of calculation. Finally, the feasibility of the time domain methods are illustrated by the response of the nuclear power structure and the accuracy of the algorithms are dynamically verified by comparison with the refinement of a large-scale viscoelastic soil model.     

Prestack reverse-time depth migration of arbitrarily wide-angle wave equations

Based on arbitrarily wide-angle wave equations,a reverse-time propagation scheme is developed by substituting the partial derivatives of depth and time with central differences. The partial derivative of horizontal direction is replaced with high order difference. The imaging condition is computed by solving the eikonal equations. On the basis of above techniques,a prestack reverse-time depth migration algorithm is developed. The processing exam-ples of synthetic data show that the method can remove unwanted internal reflections and decrease the migration noise. The method also has the advantage of fidelity and is applicable of dip angle reflector imaging.     

Transient analysis of 1D inhomogeneous media by dynamic inhomogeneous finite element method

The dynamic inhomogeneous finite element method is studied for use in the transient analysis of one dimensional inhomogeneous media. The general formula of the inhomogeneous consistent mass matrix is established based on the shape function. In order to research the advantages of this method, it is compared with the general finite element method. A linear bar element is chosen for the discretization tests of material parameters with two fictitious distributions. And, a numerical example is solved to observe the differences in the results between these two methods. Some characteristics of the dynamic inhomogeneous finite element method that demonstrate its advantages are obtained through comparison with the general finite element method. It is found that the method can be used to solve elastic wave motion problems with a large element scale and a large number of iteration steps.     

The Precise Finite Difference Method for Seismic Modeling

3-D seismic modeling can be used to study the propagation of seismic wave exactly and it is also a tool of 3-D seismic data processing and interpretation. In this paper the arbitrary difference and precise integration are used to solve seismic wave equation, which means difference scheme for space domain and analytic integration for time domain. Both the principle and algorithm of this method are introduced in the paper. Based on the theory, the numerical examples prove that this hybrid method can lead to higher accuracy than the traditional finite difference method and the solution is very close to the exact one. Also the seismic modeling examples show the good performance of this method even in the case of complex surface conditions and complicated structures.     

Effects of a covering layer in a circular-arc canyon on incident plane SV waves

Introduction The effect of local topographies on seismic wave propagation is one of the most attractive topics in seismology. It may be resolved by either an analytical method or a numerical method. Here, the analytical method is the wave function expansion method; numerical methods include the finite difference, finite element, boundary integration equation, and discrete wave number method, etc. The advantage of these numerical methods is that they can be applied to local inhomogeneity and ir…     

Numerical modeling calculation for the spatial distribution characteristics of horizontal field transfer functions

Introduction There are two kinds of methods for the mathematic study on electro-magnetic induction in geo-field: one is analytic method, such as integral equation method; the other is numerical model-ing method, such as finite difference method and finite element method. The analytic method can only be applied to the conductor with very simple shape, such as sphere, circular cylinder, etc. With the increasing of computing speed and popularity of computer, the numerical modeling methods are use…     

Precise integration methods based on the Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind

This paper introduces two new types of precise integration methods based on Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind for dynamic response analysis of structures, namely the integral formula method （IFM） and the homogenized initial system method （HISM）. In both methods, nonlinear variable loadings within time intervals are simulated using Chebyshev polynomials of the first kind before a direct integration is performed. Developed on the basis of the integral formula, the recurrence relationship of the integral computation suggested in this paper is combined with the Crout decomposed method to solve linear algebraic equations. In this way, the IFM based on Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind is constructed. Transforming the non-homogenous initial system to the homogeneous dynamic system, and developing a special scheme without dimensional expansion, the HISM based on Chebyshev polynomial of the first kind is able to avoid the matrix inversion operation. The accuracy of the time integration schemes is examined and compared with other commonly used schemes, and it is shown that a greater accuracy as well as less time consuming can be achieved. Two numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the applicability of these new methods.     

Beamlet prestack depth migration and illumination： A test based on the Marmousi model

Beamlet sources have strong local and directional character and can easily accomplish local illumination and migration. Besides, they provide better migration results than conventional migration methods. We introduce the basic principles of beamlet prestack depth migration that includes a windowed Fourier transform and frame theory. We explain the Gabor-Daubechies （G-D） frame based on a Gaussian function. Beamlet decomposition provides information on the local space and direction of wavefield. We synthesize the beamlet source and beamlet records in the wavelet domain using both rectangle and Gaussian windows and then extrapolate the synthesized data with a Fourier finite-difference operator. We test the method using the standard Marmousi model. By comparing and analyzing the migration results of single directional beamlet and beamlets with different windows and directions, we demonstrate the validity of the prestack depth migration with Gaussian beamlets method.     

Stability of finite difference numerical simulations of acoustic logging-while-drilling with different perfectly matched layer schemes

In acoustic logging-while-drilling （ALWD） finite difference in time domain （FDTD） simulations, large drill collar occupies, most of the fluid-filled borehole and divides the borehole fluid into two thin fluid columns （radius -27 mm）. Fine grids and large computational models are required to model the thin fluid region between the tool and the formation. As a result, small time step and more iterations are needed, which increases the cumulative numerical error. Furthermore, due to high impedance contrast between the drill collar and fluid in the borehole （the difference is 〉30 times）, the stability and efficiency of the perfectly matched layer （PML） scheme is critical to simulate complicated wave modes accurately. In this paper, we compared four different PML implementations in a staggered grid finite difference in time domain （FDTD） in the ALWD simulation, including field-splitting PML （SPML）, multiaxial PML（M- PML）, non-splitting PML （NPML）, and complex frequency-shifted PML （CFS-PML）. The comparison indicated that NPML and CFS-PML can absorb the guided wave reflection from the computational boundaries more efficiently than SPML and M-PML. For large simulation time, SPML, M-PML, and NPML are numerically unstable. However, the stability of M-PML can be improved further to some extent. Based on the analysis, we proposed that the CFS-PML method is used in FDTD to eliminate the numerical instability and to improve the efficiency of absorption in the PML layers for LWD modeling. The optimal values of CFS-PML parameters in the LWD simulation were investigated based on thousands of 3D simulations. For typical LWD cases, the best maximum value of the quadratic damping profile was obtained using one do. The optimal parameter space for the maximum value of the linear frequency-shifted factor （a0） and the scaling factor （β0） depended on the thickness of the PML layer. For typical formations, if the PML thickness is 10 grid points, the global error can be reduced to 〈1% using the optimal PML parameters, and the error will decrease as the PML thickness increases.     

两种类型共炮点域相关型叠前深度偏移方法分析

研究不同偏移方法的成像机理是实现复杂构造高精度成像的前提,研究了两类共炮点域的相关型叠前深度偏移成像方法：基于单程波动方程的叠前深度成像方法和基于双程波动方程的叠前深度成像方法,同时对比了它们在计算效率、数据存储量、成像精度、成像机理、速度敏感性等方面的差异及其共性。以复杂构造模型为例,采用了傅里叶有限差分法（FFD）和逆时成像法（RTM）,这两种方法实现了121个共炮点道集的叠前深度偏移成像处理。计算结果表明,当速度准确时,两种深度域波动方程成像方法均可以恢复出各个地质反射界面,其中逆时偏移对陡倾角成像效果显著,当速度存在百分比误差和随机扰动情况时,逆时成像结果要差于单程波方法,因此,逆时偏移方法对速度的敏感性较大,且低频噪声较为严重。     

基于保辛算法的声波叠前逆时偏移

叠前逆时偏移是目前成像精度最高的地震偏移方法之一,其实现过程中的一个重要步骤是数值求解全波方程,所以快速有效求解全波方程的数值算法对逆时偏移至关重要. 四阶近似解析辛可分Runge-Kutta (NSPRK) 方法是近年发展的一种具有高效率、高精度的数值求解波动方程的保辛差分方法, 能在粗网格条件下有效压制数值频散, 从而提高计算效率, 节省计算机内存需求量. 本文利用四阶NSPRK方法构造的基本思想,发展了具有六阶空间精度的NSPRK方法,并对新的六阶NSPRK方法进行了详细的稳定性和数值频散分析,以及计算效率比较和波场模拟. 同时将该方法用于声波叠前逆时偏移中, 得到一种时间上保辛、空间具有六阶精度、低数值频散、可应用大步长进行波场延拓并能长时计算的叠前逆时偏移方法,对Sigsbee2B模型进行了偏移成像, 并和四阶NSPRK方法、传统的六阶差分方法、四阶Lax-Wendroff correction (LWC) 方法进行了对比. 数值结果表明, 基于六阶NSPRK方法的叠前逆时偏移能得到更好的成像结果, 是一种优于四阶NSPRK方法、传统的六阶差分方法、四阶LWC叠前逆时偏移的方法, 尤其是在粗网格情况下具有更明显的优越性.     

叠前逆时深度偏移中的激发时间成像条件

与其他偏移方法相比,逆时偏移基于精确的波动方程而不是对其近似,用时间外推来代替深度外推.因此,它具有良好的精度,不受地下构造倾角和介质横向速度变化的限制.激发时间成像条件的求取是叠前逆时偏移的难点之一,本文采用求解程函方程的方法得到地下各点的初至波走时,以此作为叠前逆时偏移的成像条件.基于任意矩形网格和局部平面波前近似的有限差分初至波走时计算方法精度较高并适用于强纵横向变速的复杂介质.试算结果表明,在复杂介质模型中利用叠前逆时深度偏移收到了很好的成像效果.     

基于余弦调制Chebyshev窗的弹性波高精度正演

有限差分时间域正演是弹性波逆时偏移和全波形反演的基础,正演的计算精度也控制着偏移结果的准确性,若精度不高,则在偏移、反演后会带来假象.为了有效提高正演精度,本文结合窗函数优化方法,在窗函数截断伪谱法空间褶积序列以逼近有限差分算子的基础上,提出了一种基于Chebyshev窗的余弦调制模型,在原始Chebyshev窗的基础上引入了调制次数和调制范围,通过调节这两个参数可以人工可视化的调节截断误差,新的窗函数继承了Chebyshev窗的特点,在不明显降低截断谱范围的基础上明显降低了截断误差.本文针对不同正演阶数N,给出了一组经验调制系数,并通过数值模拟方法,对比了新方法、改进二项式窗和基于最小二乘优化方法的正演效果.结果表明,基于余弦调制的Chebyshev窗控制数值频散的能力更强,在大网格下可以得到更精确的正演结果.从经济角度分析,该方法减小了计算花费,提高了计算效率.     

盐下构造速度建模与逆时偏移成像研究及应用

盐丘速度建模及成像是盐下油气藏勘探有关技术瓶颈问题.盐下构造由于盐丘速度与围岩地层差异大,且厚度横向变化大,造成地震波场复杂及时间域构造畸变.针对H区复杂盐丘的地质特征,通过技术创新重新认识盐下油气藏.针对盐丘速度建模的难点,提出了"多信息约束层控实体建模技术",采用序贯高斯模拟及克里金趋势约束速度反演方法,较好解决了盐下速度异常问题,大大提高了速度建模的精度;针对盐下复杂构造成像, 基于有限差分方法研究了精确且高效的差分格式逆时波场外推算法.基于GPU/CPU协同平台,将波场延拓通过GPU实现.采用逆时偏移深度域成像技术,使高角度反射界面、甚至超过90°盐丘侧翼界面的反射波精确成像.通过盐丘理论模型试算验证算法及方法的正确性.上述方法解决了盐丘速度建模精度问题、盐丘侧翼的回转构造成像问题,实现了对盐丘边界及盐丘侧翼的准确归位.消除了速度异常造成的时间域构造畸变,使盐下地层在深度域能够准确成像.     

井巷工程反射波超前探测逆时偏移成像

探讨了井巷隧道工程反射波法超前地质预报成像问题.从一阶速度－应力弹性波方程出发,推导了二维各向同性介质情况下弹性波逆时传播的高阶差分格式,实现了弹性波在数值空间中的逆时延拓.构建反射波法隧道超前探测中的断层、软弱夹层等介质模型,以反射波探测的正演记录作为初始条件,并从程函方程出发,采用逆时差分格式求取介质模型网格空间中各点的直达波旅行时作为弹性波逆时偏移的成像条件,实现多波多分量资料的逆时偏移.偏移结果表明,逆时偏移能够使隧道壁接收到的波场准确归位,提高隧道反射波超前探测的资料处理的精度.     

多分量联合逆时偏移最佳匹配层吸收边界

有限空间内的波动方程逆时偏移需要利用有效的边界处理技术用以消除人工截断对偏移结果产生的影响。本文以横向各向同性介质弹性波速度-应力方程为基础,依据传统分裂式最佳匹配层（Perfect Matched Layer,PML）吸收边界技术的思想,推导了应用于逆时偏移的完全匹配层波动方程,并给出了其高阶交错网格有限差分格式。针对由边界处向计算区域内传播的＂反射波＂,以及地震记录排列两端地震同相轴突变对计算区域的影响这两方面问题,本文给出了逆时偏移中吸收层的布设方式。模型和实际资料的弹性波叠前多分量联合逆时深度偏移结果表明本文的边界处理方法取得了较好的吸收效果,获得了好的联合偏移成像结果。     

适于声波方程数值模拟的时间-空间域有限差分算子改进线性算法

有限差分法广泛应用于地震波场的数值延拓,确定合适的有限差分算子以减小数值频散是有限差分法的一个重要研究内容。近年来为了进一步抑制数值频散和增加时间步长,新的有限差分模板得到了应用,对于此,前人使用泰勒展开方法和最小二乘方法确定有限差分算子系数。本文在以前工作的基础上,使用改进的线性方法确定新模板的有限差分系数,并与传统模板线性方法进行对比;通过频散分析和正演模拟验证出新模板线性方法能够更好地保持频散关系,在相同的精度下效率提高了一倍,从而说明了改进的线性方法的有效性。     

格子法在起伏地表叠前逆时深度偏移中的应用

基于全程波波动方程的逆时偏移(Reverse Time Migration)可以对回转波、多次反射波成像,不受横向速度变化影响,没有倾角限制,随着计算机软硬件技术的进步,再次成为偏移方法研究热点.本文将格子法用于叠前逆时深度偏移成像.格子法作为波场延拓方法,处理起伏地表边界条件容易,可用于含起伏地表边界条件的逆时波场延拓;可利用变尺度非规则对计算域进行离散,因此可根据速度模型调整网格尺度来降低存储量,放大时间步长,降低计算量.采用光滑的曲人工边界,也可避免常规的PML吸收边界存在的角点区域需特别处理的麻烦.本方法通过事先计算和存储边界单元的局部几何参数,与直边界PML方法相比不增加任何计算量.格子法还具有容易实现并行计算的特点,非常适用于叠前逆时偏移.本文给出了二维问题算例.     

TTI介质qP波逆时偏移中伪横波噪声压制方法

在对地下复杂构造介质,特别是盐丘侧翼及岩下区域进行成像时,相对于传统的各向同性逆时偏移和VTI逆时偏移,具有倾斜对称轴的TTI逆时偏移成像效果最优.不仅反射同相轴更加的连续,而且能量得到了更好的聚焦.传统的各向异性介质全弹性波RTM的计算量大且计算效率低.由于目前仍以纵波勘探为主,因此TTI逆时偏移qP波波动方程的选取显得尤为重要.为了提高计算效率,采用将沿着对称轴方向的横波速度设为零的方法,简化得到qP波波动方程.然而,这样会引入一种严重影响成像效果的低速度、低振幅的qSV波人为干扰.本文建立了qP波方程的完全匹配层控制方程,而后借助于辅助波场采用一种高效的压制伪横波噪声传播的方法,通过模型测试验证了该方法的有效性.