One of the advantages of seismic inversion methods in petroleum exploration is the potential quantitative evaluation of the distributed parameters (propagation velocity, acoustic impedance) which characterize subsurface formations. Such methods are particularly attractive for detecting stratigraphic traps, which can be recognized by a lateral variation in these parameters. Consequently, they can yield a substantial improvement over conventional pre-stack migrations which only provide images of heterogeneities.
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