MONTE CARLO WAVEFIELD IMAGING OF 3D PRESTACK DATA

We present a new imaging methodology based on the depth extrapolation of a single dataset obtained by randomly compressing sources and shot-gathers. In this work a Monte Carlo imaging condition was implemented with a Phase Shift Plus Interpolation (PSPI) extrapolating kernel and tested on the SEGEAGE salt model. This study demonstrates that wavefield 3D prestack depth migration is possible for industrial applications, providing high quality results in reasonable computational times.