Pre-stack depth migration velocity analysis is one of the keys to influencing the imaging quality of pre-stack migration.In this paper we cover a residual curvature velocity analysis method on angle-domain common image gathers（ADCIGs） which can depict the relationship between incident angle and migration depth at imaging points and update the migration velocity.Differing from offset-domain common image gathers（ODCIGs）,ADCIGs are not disturbed by the multi-path problem which contributes to imaging artifacts,thus influencing the velocity analysis.On the basis of horizontal layers,we derive the residual depth equation and also propose a velocity analysis workflow for velocity scanning.The tests to synthetic and field data prove the velocity analysis methods adopted in this paper are robust and valid.
Pre-stack depth migration velocity analysis is one of the key techniques influencing image quality. As for areas with a rugged surface and complex subsurface, conventional prestack depth migration velocity analysis corrects the rugged surface to a known datum or designed surface velocity model on which to perform migration and update the velocity. We propose a rugged surface tomographic velocity inversion method based on angle-domain common image gathers by which the velocity field can be updated directly from the rugged surface without static correction for pre-stack data and improve inversion precision and efficiency. First, we introduce a method to acquire angle-domain common image gathers （ADCIGs） in rugged surface areas and then perform rugged surface tornographic velocity inversion. Tests with model and field data prove the method to be correct and effective.
