Vibroseis Test1441

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Vibroseis Test
Vibroseis Test performs an analysis on two signals: Reference and Vibrator, in order to analyze the quality of vibrators.

Theory
The quality of data acquired using Vibroseis as a source can be improved by frequently monitoring the quality of vibrators. In-time identication and xing vibrator problems such as, phase or harmonic distortion, in the eld is very important since the processing cannot compensate for the eld hardware problems. Vibrator signal can be recorded on a baseplate or reaction mass as well. Harmonic and relative characteristics computation algorithm is based on analysis in windows. Each window is 500 ms long. Windows are 50% overlapped. Analyzing window is tapered with cosine taper on the edges and Fourier transformed to a frequency domain. After that amplitude spectrum of the window is computed (A). Maximum value in amplitude spectrum is considered to be a fundamental frequency (FF). Total fundamental energy (TFE), total odd energy (TOD) and total even energy (TEE) are then calculated as follows:

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1.5 FF

TFE =

f = 0.5 FF 2.5 FF

A (f
4.5 FF f = 3.5 FF

TEE =

f = 1.5 FF 3.5 FF

A (f)+

A (f)+

TOE =

f = 2.5 FF

A (f)+

5.5 FF f = 4.5 FF 1 -2

A (f)+

( TOE + TEE ) %THD = 100. -----------------------------------1 TF E

-2

References
Gardner, R., 1989, Vibroseis, Geophysics Reprints Series No. 11. Rietsch, E., 1977. Computerized Analysis of Vibroseis Signal Similarity, Geophysical Prospecting 25, 541-552. Martin, J.E. and White, R.E., 1989, Two methods for continuous monitoring of harmonic distortion in Vibroseis signals, Geophysical Prospecting 37, 851-872. Digital Seismic Recorder Specication Standards, 1988, SEG.

Usage
After you have successfully entered parameters and executed the program three graphic plots will be available for analysis and geophysical interpretation: Sweeps, Correlation and Harmonics. The following color convention is used: blue corresponds to a Reference sweep and its characteristics, brown corresponds to a Vibrator sweep and its characteristics, and pink corresponds to a mutual ReferenceVibrator characteristics, such as cross correlation or phase difference. Sweeps Plot holds Reference sweep, Vibrator sweep, there amplitude spectra, Reference and Vibrator sweeps overlapped and Phase difference between Reference and Vibrator. A positive phase difference represents a positive phase shift of Vibrator relative to the Reference. The phase spectrum will be zero for frequencies which have

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cross power less than -80db relative to the maximum cross power of Vibrator and Reference. Correlation Plot holds autocorrelations of Reference and Vibrator, there cross correlation, logarithmic envelopes of auto- and cross- correlations, and frequency domain representation of correlations. Harmonics Plot holds graphic of Total Harmonic Distortion in percent, Frequency-Time representation of Reference and Vibrator sweeps, which helps to see vibrator harmonics. You can use the following icons while in a graphics session: Stop, Continue, and Print. Zoom capability is enabled automatically for each of the plots.

Parameters
Record selection choice Select the record choice. The options are: FFID Source Index No. Record number to input Enter the record number of the reference and vibrator sweeps. Reference sweep channel number Enter the channel number of the Reference sweep. Vibrator sweep channel number Enter the channel number of the Vibrator sweep. Start time of record (ms) Enter the start time of the input record. Enter 0.0 to start with the rst sample.

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End time of record (ms) Enter end time of the input record. Enter 0.0 to nish input with the last sample. Enter label for test Enter the input string label for this test. Hardcopy POSTSCRIPT device name Enter the name of a a PostScript printer to dump current graphics. The syntax is similar to the command line.

Interactive Display
Sweeps Button allows you to go to the Sweeps graphic plot. Correlation Button allows you to switch to the Correlation graphic plot. Harmonics Button allows you to switch to the Harmonics graphic plot. Stop Icon allows you to stop and abort the current ow. Continue Icon allow you to proceed with the current ow. Print Icon allows you to dump a current screen to a Postscript device.

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