Reasonable field acquisition geometry can not only guide seismic exploration to obtain sufficient geological information of target body,but also reduce acquisition cost to the maximum.In this study,building on convent...Reasonable field acquisition geometry can not only guide seismic exploration to obtain sufficient geological information of target body,but also reduce acquisition cost to the maximum.In this study,building on conventional ray-based geometry design methods,we incorporate imaging results as a constraint to optimize the geometry design and evaluate its effectiveness.Firstly,the geological model of the target layer is established based on the geological data of the study area and surface seismic data combined with exploration tasks.Then,the ray-tracing method is employed to simulate and assess the proposed geometry design,verifying whether its parameters meet the exploration requirements.Finally,the imaging effect of the designed geometry on the target layer is tested by the cross-well seismic reverse time migration method.This methodology was applied to design the cross-well seismic acquisition geometry for offshore deviated wells in the X Oilfield.The simulation results demonstrate that the imaging-driven geometry design approach effectively guides field operations,enhances the imaging quality of the target layer,and reduces acquisition costs.展开更多
Amplitude dissipation and phase dispersion occur when seismic waves propagate in attenuated anisotropic media,affecting the quality of migration imaging.To compensate and correct for these effects,the fractional Lapla...Amplitude dissipation and phase dispersion occur when seismic waves propagate in attenuated anisotropic media,affecting the quality of migration imaging.To compensate and correct for these effects,the fractional Laplacian pure viscoacoustic wave equation capable of producing stable and noise-free wavefields has been proposed and implemented in the Q-compensated reverse time migration(RTM).In addition,the second-order Taylor series expansion is usually adopted in the hybrid finite-difference/pseudo-spectral(HFDPS)strategy to solve spatially variable fractional Laplacian.However,during forward modeling and Q-compensated RTM,this HFDPS strategy requires 11 and 17 fast Fourier transforms(FFTs)per time step,respectively,leading to computational inefficiency.To improve computational efficiency,we introduce two high-efficiency HFDPS numerical modeling strategies based on asymptotic approximation and algebraic methods.Through the two strategies,the number of FFTs decreased from 11 to 6 and 5 per time step during forward modeling,respectively.Numerical examples demonstrate that wavefields simulated using the new numerical modeling strategies are accurate and highly efficient.Finally,these strategies are employed for implementing high-efficiency and stable Q-compensated RTM techniques in tilted transversely isotropic media,reducing the number of FFTs from 17 to 9 and 8 per time step,respectively,significantly improving computational efficiency.Synthetic data examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed Q-compensated RTM scheme in compensating amplitude dissipation and correcting phase distortion.展开更多
The numerical dispersion phenomenon in the finite-difference forward modeling simulations of the wave equation significantly affects the imaging accuracy in acoustic reflection logging.This issue is particularly prono...The numerical dispersion phenomenon in the finite-difference forward modeling simulations of the wave equation significantly affects the imaging accuracy in acoustic reflection logging.This issue is particularly pronounced in the reverse time migration(RTM)method used for shear-wave(S-wave)logging imaging.This not only affects imaging accuracy but also introduces ambiguities in the interpretation of logging results.To address this challenge,this study proposes the use of a least-squares difference coefficient optimization algorithm aiming to suppress the numerical dispersion phenomenon in the RTM of S-wave reflection imaging logging.By optimizing the difference coefficients,the high-precision finite-difference algorithm serves as an effective operator for both forward and backward RTM processes.This approach is instrumental in eliminating migration illusions,which are often caused by numerical dispersion.The effectiveness of this optimized algorithm is demonstrated through numerical results,which indicate that it can achieve more accurate forward imaging results across various conditions,including high-and low-velocity strata,and is effective in both large and small spatial grids.The results of processing real data demonstrate that numerical dispersion optimization effectively reduces migration artifacts and diminishes ambiguities in logging interpretations.This optimization offers crucial technical support to the RTM method,enhancing its capability for accurately modeling and imaging S-wave reflections.展开更多
The East China Sea Shelf Basin,especially the Xihu depression in its northeastern region,has long been regarded as an important target area for oil and gas exploration in China.Since the development of the late Cretac...The East China Sea Shelf Basin,especially the Xihu depression in its northeastern region,has long been regarded as an important target area for oil and gas exploration in China.Since the development of the late Cretaceous,this region has experienced complex and multistage tectonic movements,such as extensional faulting and compressional inversion,forming its current unique geological structure pattern.As one of the largest Mesozoic–Cenozoic sedimentary basins offshore China,the East China Sea Shelf Basin not only contains abundant oil and gas resources but also occupies a key strategic position.In addition,it is gradually becoming an important base and strategic core area for China's oil and gas resource development.Although remarkable progress has been achieved in oil and gas exploration,seismic exploration in the Xihu depression still faces many challenges.Especially in deep target layers,weak seismic reflection energy,low signal-to-noise ratio,and poor wave group continuity seriously affect the efficiency and accuracy of oil and gas exploration.In addition,given the considerable influence of folds and faults in the East China Sea Xihu Basin,transverse anisotropy is widespread,which causes difficulty for conventional imaging technologies based on isotropic assumptions to achieve accurate imaging.Therefore,to address these challenges and meet the need for accurate imaging of complex structures in the Xihu depression of the East China Sea Basin,it is essential to advance research on anisotropic imaging technologies.This study responds to that need by integrating the reverse time migration method under a tilted transversely isotropic(TTI)medium model and applying it to the imaging of the Xihu depression.The imaging profiles based on the TTI medium can substantially improve the imaging accuracy and signal-to-noise ratio,effectively improve the imaging quality of the fault systems and mid-deep strata in the area,and provide new technical support and progress momentum for oil and gas exploration in the Xihu depression of the East China Sea.展开更多
Although conventional reverse time migration can be perfectly applied to structural imaging it lacks the capability of enabling detailed delineation of a lithological reservoir due to irregular illumination. To obtain...Although conventional reverse time migration can be perfectly applied to structural imaging it lacks the capability of enabling detailed delineation of a lithological reservoir due to irregular illumination. To obtain reliable reflectivity of the subsurface it is necessary to solve the imaging problem using inversion. The least-square reverse time migration (LSRTM) (also known as linearized refleetivity inversion) aims to obtain relatively high-resolution amplitude preserving imaging by including the inverse of the Hessian matrix. In practice, the conjugate gradient algorithm is proven to be an efficient iterative method for enabling use of LSRTM. The velocity gradient can be derived from a cross-correlation between observed data and simulated data, making LSRTM independent of wavelet signature and thus more robust in practice. Tests on synthetic and marine data show that LSRTM has good potential for use in reservoir description and four-dimensional (4D) seismic images compared to traditional RTM and Fourier finite difference (FFD) migration. This paper investigates the first order approximation of LSRTM, which is also known as the linear Born approximation. However, for more complex geological structures a higher order approximation should be considered to improve imaging quality.展开更多
Elastic migration has been widely paid attention by employing the vector processing of mul- ticomponent seismic data. Ray based elastic Kirchhoff migration has such properties as high flexibility and high efficiency. ...Elastic migration has been widely paid attention by employing the vector processing of mul- ticomponent seismic data. Ray based elastic Kirchhoff migration has such properties as high flexibility and high efficiency. However, it has failed to solve many problems caused by multipath. On the other hand, elastic reverse-time migration (RTM) based on the two-way wave equation is known to be capable of dealing with these problems, but it is extremely expensive when applied in 3D cases and velocity model building. Based on the elastic Kirchhoff-Helmholtz integral, we calculate deeoupled backward-continued wavefields by introducing elastic Green functions for P- and S-waves, which is expressed by a summation of elastodynamic Gaussian beams. The PP and polarity-corrected PS images are obtained by calculating the correlation between downward and deeoupled backward-continued vector wavefields, where polarity correction is performed by analyzing the relation between the polarization direction of converted PS waves and incident angle on the interface. To a large extent, our method combines the high efficiency of ray-based migration with the high accuracy of wave-equation based reverse-time migration. Application of this method to multicomponent synthetic datasets from the fault model and Marmousi 2 model demonstrates the validity, flexibility and accuracy of the new method.展开更多
In marine seismic exploration,ocean bottom cable technology can record multicomponent seismic data for multiparameter inversion and imaging.This study proposes an elastic multiparameter lease-squares reverse time migr...In marine seismic exploration,ocean bottom cable technology can record multicomponent seismic data for multiparameter inversion and imaging.This study proposes an elastic multiparameter lease-squares reverse time migration based on the ocean bottom cable technology.Herein,the wavefield continuation operators are mixed equations:the acoustic wave equations are used to calculate seismic wave propagation in the seawater medium,whereas in the solid media below the seabed,the wavefields are obtained by P-and S-wave separated vector elastic wave equations.At the seabed interface,acoustic–elastic coupling control equations are used to combine the two types of equations.P-and S-wave separated elastic migration operators,demigration operators,and gradient equations are derived to realize the elastic least-squares reverse time migration based on the P-and S-wave mode separation.The model tests verify that the proposed method can obtain high-quality images in both the P-and S-velocity components.In comparison with the traditional elastic least-squares reverse time migration method,the proposed method can readily suppress imaging crosstalk noise from multiparameter coupling.展开更多
With the development of seismic exploration,passive-source seismic data has attracted increasing attention.Ambient noise passive seismic sources exists widely in nature and industrial production.Passive seismic data i...With the development of seismic exploration,passive-source seismic data has attracted increasing attention.Ambient noise passive seismic sources exists widely in nature and industrial production.Passive seismic data is important in logging while drilling(LWD),large-scale structural exploration,etc.In this paper,we proposed a passive multiple reverse time migration imaging(PMRTMI)method based on wavefield decomposition and normalized imaging conditions method.This method differs from seismic interferometry in that it can use raw passive seismic data directly in RTM imaging without reconstruction of virtual active gather,and we use the wavefield decomposition method to eliminate the low frequency noise in RTM.Further,the energy normalized imaging condition is used in full wavefield decomposition,which can not only enhance the image quality of both edge and deep information but also overcome the wrong energy problem caused by uneven distribution of passive sources;furthermore,this method exhibits high efficiency.Finally,numerical examples with the Marmousi model show the effectiveness of the method.展开更多
Intrinsic attenuation of the earth causes energy loss and phase distortion in seismic wave propagation.To obtain high-resolution imaging results,these negative effects must be considered during reverse time migration(...Intrinsic attenuation of the earth causes energy loss and phase distortion in seismic wave propagation.To obtain high-resolution imaging results,these negative effects must be considered during reverse time migration(RTM).We can easily implement attenuation-compensated RTM using the constant Q viscoacoustic wave equation with decoupled amplitude attenuation and phase dispersion terms.However,the nonphysical amplitude-compensation process will inevitably amplify the high-frequency noise in the wavefield in an exponential form,causing the numerical simulation to become unstable.This is due to the fact that the amplitude of the compensation grows exponentially with frequency.In order to achieve stable attenuation-compensated RTM,we modify the analytic expression of the attenuation compensation extrapolation operator and make it only compensate for amplitude loss within the effective frequency band.Based on this modified analytic formula,we then derive an explicit time-space domain attenuation compensation extrapolation operator.Finally,the implementation procedure of stable attenuation-compensated RTM is presented.In addition to being simple to implement,the newly proposed attenuation-compensated extrapolation operator is superior to the conventional low-pass filter in suppressing random noise,which will further improve the imaging resolution.We use two synthetic and one land seismic datasets to verify the stability and effectiveness of the proposed attenuationcompensated RTM in improving imaging resolution in viscous media.展开更多
Seismic forward-prospecting in tunnels is an important step to ensure excavation safety. Nowadays, most advanced imaging techniques in seismic exploration involve calculating the solution of elastic wave equation in a...Seismic forward-prospecting in tunnels is an important step to ensure excavation safety. Nowadays, most advanced imaging techniques in seismic exploration involve calculating the solution of elastic wave equation in a certain coordinate system. However, considering the cylindrical geometry of common tunnel body, Cartesian coordinate system seemingly has limited applicability in tunnel seismic forwardprospecting. To accurately simulate the seismic signal received in tunnels, previous imaging method using decoupled non-conversion elastic wave equation is extended from Cartesian coordinates to cylindrical coordinates. The proposed method preserves the general finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)scheme in Cartesian coordinates, except for a novel wavefield calculation strategy addressing the singularity issue inherited at the cylindrical axis. Moreover, the procedure of cylindrical elastic reverse time migration(CERTM) in tunnels is introduced based on the decoupled non-conversion elastic wavefield. Its imaging effect is further validated via numerical experiments on typical tunnel models. As indicated in the synthetic examples, both the PP-and SS-images could clearly show the geological structure in front of the tunnel face without obvious crosstalk artifacts. Migration imaging using PP-waves can present satisfactory results with higher resolution information supplemented by the SS-images. The potential of applying the proposed method in real-world cases is demonstrated in a water diversion tunnel. In the end, we share our insights regarding the singularity treatment and further improvement of the proposed method.展开更多
The high-frequency electromagnetic waves of ground-penetrating radar(GPR)attenuate severely when propagated in an underground attenuating medium owing to the influence of resistivity,which remarkably decreases the res...The high-frequency electromagnetic waves of ground-penetrating radar(GPR)attenuate severely when propagated in an underground attenuating medium owing to the influence of resistivity,which remarkably decreases the resolution of reverse time migration(RTM).As an effective high-resolution imaging method,attenuation-compensated RTM(ACRTM)can eff ectively compensate for the energy loss caused by the attenuation related to media absorption under the influence of resistivity.Therefore,constructing an accurate resistivity-media model to compensate for the attenuation of electromagnetic wave energy is crucial for realizing the ACRTM imaging of GPR data.This study proposes a resistivity-constrained ACRTM imaging method for the imaging of GPR data by adding high-density resistivity detection along the GPR survey line and combining it with its resistivity inversion profile.The proposed method uses the inversion result of apparent resistivity data as the GPR RTM-resistivity model for imposing resistivity constraints.Moreover,the hybrid method involving image minimum entropy and RTM is used to estimate the medium velocity at the diff raction position,and combined with the distribution characteristics of the reflection in the GPR profile,a highly accurate velocity model is built to improve the imaging resolution of the ACRTM.The accuracy and eff ectiveness of the proposed method are verified using the ACRTM test of the GPR simulated data of a typical attenuating media model.On this basis,the GPR and apparent resistivity data were observed on a field survey line,and use the GPR resistivity-constrained ACRTM method to image the observed data.A comparison of the proposed method with the conventional ACRTM method shows that the proposed method has better imaging depth,stronger energy,and higher resolution,and the obtained results are more conducive for subsequent data analysis and interpretation.展开更多
The large storage requirement is a critical issue in cross-correlation imaging-condition based reverse time migration(RTM),because it requires the operation of the source and receiver wavefields at the same time.The b...The large storage requirement is a critical issue in cross-correlation imaging-condition based reverse time migration(RTM),because it requires the operation of the source and receiver wavefields at the same time.The boundary value method(BVM),based on the finite difference method(FDM),can be used to reconstruct the source wavefield in the reverse time propagation in the same way as the receiver wavefield,which can reduce the storage burden of the RTM data.Considering that the FDM cannot well handle models with discontinuous material properties and rough interfaces,we develop a source wavefield reconstruction strategy based on the finite element method(FEM),using proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)to enhance computational efficiency.In this method,we divide the whole time period into several segments,and construct the POD basis functions to get a reduced order model(ROM)for the source wavefield reconstruction in each segment.We show the corresponding quantitative analysis of the storage requirement of the POD-FEM.Numerical tests on the homogeneous model show the effectiveness of the proposed method,while the layered model and part of the Marmousi model tests indicate that the POD-FEM can keep an excellent balance between computational efficiency and memory usage compared with the full-stored method(FSM)and the BVM,and can be effectively applied in imaging.展开更多
Least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM)can eliminate imaging artifacts in an iterative way based on the concept of inversion,and it can restore imaging amplitude step by step.LSRTM can provide a high-resolution mi...Least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM)can eliminate imaging artifacts in an iterative way based on the concept of inversion,and it can restore imaging amplitude step by step.LSRTM can provide a high-resolution migration section and can be applied to irregular and poor-quality seismic data and achieve good results.Steeply dipping refl ectors and complex faults are imaged by using wavefi eld extrapolation based on a two-way wave equation.However,the high computational cost limits the method’s application in practice.A fast approach to realize LSRTM in the imaging domain is provided in this paper to reduce the computational cost signifi cantly and enhance its computational effi ciency.The method uses the Kronecker decomposition algorithm to estimate the Hessian matrix.A low-rank matrix can be used to calculate the Kronecker factor,which involves the calculation of Green’s function at the source and receiver point.The approach also avoids the direct construction of the whole Hessian matrix.Factorization-based LSRTM calculates the production of low-rank matrices instead of repeatedly calculating migration and demigration.Unlike traditional LSRTM,factorization-based LSRTM can reduce calculation costs considerably while maintaining comparable imaging quality.While having the same imaging eff ect,factorization-based LSRTM consumes half the running time of conventional LSRTM.In this regard,the application of factorization-based LSRTM has a promising advantage in reducing the computational cost.Ambient noise caused by this method can be removed by applying a commonly used fi ltering method without signifi cantly degrading the imaging quality.展开更多
Steeply dipping structural imaging is a significant challenge because surface geophones cannot obtain seismic primary reflection wave information from steeply dipping structures.Prismatic waves with a significant amou...Steeply dipping structural imaging is a significant challenge because surface geophones cannot obtain seismic primary reflection wave information from steeply dipping structures.Prismatic waves with a significant amount of steeply dipping information can be used to improve the imaging eff ect on steeply dipping structures.Subsurface attenuation leads to amplitude loss and phase distortion of seismic waves,and ignoring this attenuation during imaging can cause blurring of migration amplitudes.In this study,we proposed a steeply dipping structural target-oriented viscoacoustic least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM)method with prismatic and primary waves as an objective function based on the viscous wave equation,while deriving Q-compensated wavefield propagation and joint operators of prismatic and primary waves and the Q-compensated demigration operator.Numerical examples on synthetic and field data verified the advantages of the proposed viscoacoustic LSRTM method of joint primary and prismatic waves over conventional viscoacoustic LSRTM and non-compensated LSRTM when using attenuating observed data.展开更多
The reverse time migration(RTM)of ground penetrating radar(GPR)is usually implemented in its two-dimensional(2D)form,due to huge computational cost.However,2D RTM algorithm is difficult to focus the scattering signal ...The reverse time migration(RTM)of ground penetrating radar(GPR)is usually implemented in its two-dimensional(2D)form,due to huge computational cost.However,2D RTM algorithm is difficult to focus the scattering signal and produce a high precision subsurface image when the object is buried in a complicated subsurface environment.To better handle the multi-off set GPR data,we propose a three-dimensional(3D)prestack RTM algorithm.The high-order fi nite diff erence time domian(FDTD)method,with the accuracy of eighth-order in space and second-order in time,is applied to simulate the forward and backward extrapolation electromagnetic fi elds.In addition,we use the normalized correlation imaging condition to obtain pre-stack RTM result and the Laplace fi lter to suppress the low frequency noise generated during the correlation process.The numerical test of 3D simulated GPR data demonstrated that 3D RTM image shows excellent coincidence with the true model.Compared with 2D RTM image,the 3D RTM image can more clearly and accurately refl ect the 3D spatial distribution of the target,and the resolution of the imaging results is far better.Furthermore,the application of observed GPR data further validates the eff ectiveness of the proposed 3D GPR RTM algorithm,and its fi nal image can more reliably guide the subsequent interpretation.展开更多
In seismic exploration,it is a critical task to image and interpret different seismic signatures over complex geology due to strong lateral velocity contrast,steep reflectors,overburden strata and dipping flanks.To un...In seismic exploration,it is a critical task to image and interpret different seismic signatures over complex geology due to strong lateral velocity contrast,steep reflectors,overburden strata and dipping flanks.To understand the behavior of these seismic signatures,nowadays Reverse Time Migration(RTM)technique is used extensively by the oil&gas industries.During the extrapolation phase of RTM,the source wavefield needs to be saved,which needs high storage memory and large computing time.These two are the main obstacles of RTM for production use.In order to overcome these disadvantages,in this study,a second-generation improved RTM technique is proposed.In this improved form,a shift operator is introduced at the time of imaging condition of RTM algorithm which is performed automatically both in space and time domain.This effort is made to produce a better-quality image by minimizing the computational time as well as numerical artefacts.The proposed method is applied over various benchmark models and validated by implementing over one field data set from the Jaisalmer Basin,India.From the analysis,it is observed that the method consumes a minimum of 45%less storage space and reduce the execution time by 20%,as compared to conventional RTM.The proposed RTM is found to work efficiently in comparison to the conventional RTM both in terms of imaging quality and minimization of numerical artefacts for all the benchmark models as well as field data.展开更多
The authors proposed a symplectic stereo-modeling method(SSM)in the Birkhoffian dynam-ics and apply it to the visco-acoustic least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM).The SSM adopts ste-reo-modeling operator in spac...The authors proposed a symplectic stereo-modeling method(SSM)in the Birkhoffian dynam-ics and apply it to the visco-acoustic least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM).The SSM adopts ste-reo-modeling operator in space and symplectic Runge-Kutta scheme in time,resulting in great ability in suppressing numerical dispersion and long-time computing.These advantages are further confirmed by numerical dispersion analysis,long-time computation test and computational efficiency comparison.After these theoretical analyses and experiments,acoustic and visco-acoustic LSRTM are tested and compared between SSM method and the conventional symplectic method(CSM)using the fault and marmousi models.Meanwhile,dynamic source encoding and exponential decay moving average gradients method are adopted to reduce the computation cost and improve the convergence rate.The imaging results show that LSRTM based on visco-acoustic wave equations effectively takes into account the influence of viscosity can therefore compensate for the amplitude attenuation.Besides,SSM method not only has high numerical accuracy and computational efficiency,but also performs effectively in LSRTM.展开更多
Reverse Time Migration(RTM) is a high precision imaging method of seismic wavefield at present,but low-frequency noises severely affect its imaging results.Thus one of most important aspect of RTM is to select the pro...Reverse Time Migration(RTM) is a high precision imaging method of seismic wavefield at present,but low-frequency noises severely affect its imaging results.Thus one of most important aspect of RTM is to select the proper noise suppression method.The wavefield characteristics of the Poynting vector are analyzed and the upgoing,downgoing,leftgoing and rightgoing waves are decomposed using the Poynting vector of the acoustic wave equation.The normalized wavefield decomposition cross-correlation imaging condition is used to suppress low-frequency noises in RTM and improve the imaging precision.Numerical experiments using the Mamousi velocity model are performed and the results demonstrate that the upgoing,downgoing,leftgoing and rightgoing waves are well decomposed using the Poynting vector.Compared with the normalized cross-correlation imaging and Laplacian filtering method,the results indicate that the low-frequency noises are well suppressed by using the normalized wavefield decomposition cross-correlation imaging condition.展开更多
With an increasing demand for high-resolution imaging of complex subsurface structures, thin layers and hidden reservoirs, borehole and cross-well seismic migration methods have become important. However, large differ...With an increasing demand for high-resolution imaging of complex subsurface structures, thin layers and hidden reservoirs, borehole and cross-well seismic migration methods have become important. However, large differences are observed in the frequency bandwidth between the surface, borehole, and cross-well surveys. Thus, variable-grid- based algorithms have been adapted to reverse-time migration. Further, we introduce Lanczos filtering to ensure the stability of wavefield calculations as well as to decrease the artificial reflections that are caused due to the variable grid size. Finally, we observe that the application of this method to surface survey, borehole, and cross-well seismic data suggests improvements in the delineation of minor fractures and steeply dipping faults.展开更多
We propose a new reverse time migration method for reconstructing extended obstacles in the planar waveguide using acoustic waves at a fixed frequency. We prove the resolution of the reconstruction method in terms of ...We propose a new reverse time migration method for reconstructing extended obstacles in the planar waveguide using acoustic waves at a fixed frequency. We prove the resolution of the reconstruction method in terms of the aperture and the thickness of the waveguide. The resolution analysis implies that the imaginary part of the cross-correlation imaging function is always positive and thus may have better stability properties.Numerical experiments are included to illustrate the powerful imaging quality and to confirm our resolution results.展开更多
基金funded by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42304135)the scientific research project of Gansu Coal Geology Bureau(2023-07).
文摘Reasonable field acquisition geometry can not only guide seismic exploration to obtain sufficient geological information of target body,but also reduce acquisition cost to the maximum.In this study,building on conventional ray-based geometry design methods,we incorporate imaging results as a constraint to optimize the geometry design and evaluate its effectiveness.Firstly,the geological model of the target layer is established based on the geological data of the study area and surface seismic data combined with exploration tasks.Then,the ray-tracing method is employed to simulate and assess the proposed geometry design,verifying whether its parameters meet the exploration requirements.Finally,the imaging effect of the designed geometry on the target layer is tested by the cross-well seismic reverse time migration method.This methodology was applied to design the cross-well seismic acquisition geometry for offshore deviated wells in the X Oilfield.The simulation results demonstrate that the imaging-driven geometry design approach effectively guides field operations,enhances the imaging quality of the target layer,and reduces acquisition costs.
基金support this research during the 14th Fiveyear Plan period under contract number 2021QNLM020001the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of Shandong Energy Group under contract number SNKJ2022A06-R23+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract number 42374164the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China under contract number 41821002the basic theoretical research of seismic wave imaging technology in complex oilfield of Changqing Oilfield Company under contract number 2023e10502.
文摘Amplitude dissipation and phase dispersion occur when seismic waves propagate in attenuated anisotropic media,affecting the quality of migration imaging.To compensate and correct for these effects,the fractional Laplacian pure viscoacoustic wave equation capable of producing stable and noise-free wavefields has been proposed and implemented in the Q-compensated reverse time migration(RTM).In addition,the second-order Taylor series expansion is usually adopted in the hybrid finite-difference/pseudo-spectral(HFDPS)strategy to solve spatially variable fractional Laplacian.However,during forward modeling and Q-compensated RTM,this HFDPS strategy requires 11 and 17 fast Fourier transforms(FFTs)per time step,respectively,leading to computational inefficiency.To improve computational efficiency,we introduce two high-efficiency HFDPS numerical modeling strategies based on asymptotic approximation and algebraic methods.Through the two strategies,the number of FFTs decreased from 11 to 6 and 5 per time step during forward modeling,respectively.Numerical examples demonstrate that wavefields simulated using the new numerical modeling strategies are accurate and highly efficient.Finally,these strategies are employed for implementing high-efficiency and stable Q-compensated RTM techniques in tilted transversely isotropic media,reducing the number of FFTs from 17 to 9 and 8 per time step,respectively,significantly improving computational efficiency.Synthetic data examples illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed Q-compensated RTM scheme in compensating amplitude dissipation and correcting phase distortion.
基金supported by Scientific Research and Technology Development Project of CNPC(2021DJ4002,2022DJ3908).
文摘The numerical dispersion phenomenon in the finite-difference forward modeling simulations of the wave equation significantly affects the imaging accuracy in acoustic reflection logging.This issue is particularly pronounced in the reverse time migration(RTM)method used for shear-wave(S-wave)logging imaging.This not only affects imaging accuracy but also introduces ambiguities in the interpretation of logging results.To address this challenge,this study proposes the use of a least-squares difference coefficient optimization algorithm aiming to suppress the numerical dispersion phenomenon in the RTM of S-wave reflection imaging logging.By optimizing the difference coefficients,the high-precision finite-difference algorithm serves as an effective operator for both forward and backward RTM processes.This approach is instrumental in eliminating migration illusions,which are often caused by numerical dispersion.The effectiveness of this optimized algorithm is demonstrated through numerical results,which indicate that it can achieve more accurate forward imaging results across various conditions,including high-and low-velocity strata,and is effective in both large and small spatial grids.The results of processing real data demonstrate that numerical dispersion optimization effectively reduces migration artifacts and diminishes ambiguities in logging interpretations.This optimization offers crucial technical support to the RTM method,enhancing its capability for accurately modeling and imaging S-wave reflections.
基金the Major Science and Technology Project of CNOOC Limited Project‘Exploration Direction and Key Technology Study of Large and Medium-Sized Gas Fields in Haixi Sag,East China Sea’(No.KJZX-2023-0101)the China National Offshore Oil Corporation(CNOOC)during the‘14th Five-Year Plan’(No.KJGG2022-0104)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.42074138,42206195)the Science and Technology Innovation Project of the LaoShan Laboratory(No.2021WHZZB0703)。
文摘The East China Sea Shelf Basin,especially the Xihu depression in its northeastern region,has long been regarded as an important target area for oil and gas exploration in China.Since the development of the late Cretaceous,this region has experienced complex and multistage tectonic movements,such as extensional faulting and compressional inversion,forming its current unique geological structure pattern.As one of the largest Mesozoic–Cenozoic sedimentary basins offshore China,the East China Sea Shelf Basin not only contains abundant oil and gas resources but also occupies a key strategic position.In addition,it is gradually becoming an important base and strategic core area for China's oil and gas resource development.Although remarkable progress has been achieved in oil and gas exploration,seismic exploration in the Xihu depression still faces many challenges.Especially in deep target layers,weak seismic reflection energy,low signal-to-noise ratio,and poor wave group continuity seriously affect the efficiency and accuracy of oil and gas exploration.In addition,given the considerable influence of folds and faults in the East China Sea Xihu Basin,transverse anisotropy is widespread,which causes difficulty for conventional imaging technologies based on isotropic assumptions to achieve accurate imaging.Therefore,to address these challenges and meet the need for accurate imaging of complex structures in the Xihu depression of the East China Sea Basin,it is essential to advance research on anisotropic imaging technologies.This study responds to that need by integrating the reverse time migration method under a tilted transversely isotropic(TTI)medium model and applying it to the imaging of the Xihu depression.The imaging profiles based on the TTI medium can substantially improve the imaging accuracy and signal-to-noise ratio,effectively improve the imaging quality of the fault systems and mid-deep strata in the area,and provide new technical support and progress momentum for oil and gas exploration in the Xihu depression of the East China Sea.
基金sponsored by The National Natural Science Fund(No.41574098)Sinopec Geophysical Key Laboratory Open Fund(No.wtyjy-wx2016-04-2)
文摘Although conventional reverse time migration can be perfectly applied to structural imaging it lacks the capability of enabling detailed delineation of a lithological reservoir due to irregular illumination. To obtain reliable reflectivity of the subsurface it is necessary to solve the imaging problem using inversion. The least-square reverse time migration (LSRTM) (also known as linearized refleetivity inversion) aims to obtain relatively high-resolution amplitude preserving imaging by including the inverse of the Hessian matrix. In practice, the conjugate gradient algorithm is proven to be an efficient iterative method for enabling use of LSRTM. The velocity gradient can be derived from a cross-correlation between observed data and simulated data, making LSRTM independent of wavelet signature and thus more robust in practice. Tests on synthetic and marine data show that LSRTM has good potential for use in reservoir description and four-dimensional (4D) seismic images compared to traditional RTM and Fourier finite difference (FFD) migration. This paper investigates the first order approximation of LSRTM, which is also known as the linear Born approximation. However, for more complex geological structures a higher order approximation should be considered to improve imaging quality.
基金financially co-supported by the National 973 Project of China(Nos.2014CB239006,2011CB202402)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41104069,41274124)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2011DQ016)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.R1401005A)
文摘Elastic migration has been widely paid attention by employing the vector processing of mul- ticomponent seismic data. Ray based elastic Kirchhoff migration has such properties as high flexibility and high efficiency. However, it has failed to solve many problems caused by multipath. On the other hand, elastic reverse-time migration (RTM) based on the two-way wave equation is known to be capable of dealing with these problems, but it is extremely expensive when applied in 3D cases and velocity model building. Based on the elastic Kirchhoff-Helmholtz integral, we calculate deeoupled backward-continued wavefields by introducing elastic Green functions for P- and S-waves, which is expressed by a summation of elastodynamic Gaussian beams. The PP and polarity-corrected PS images are obtained by calculating the correlation between downward and deeoupled backward-continued vector wavefields, where polarity correction is performed by analyzing the relation between the polarization direction of converted PS waves and incident angle on the interface. To a large extent, our method combines the high efficiency of ray-based migration with the high accuracy of wave-equation based reverse-time migration. Application of this method to multicomponent synthetic datasets from the fault model and Marmousi 2 model demonstrates the validity, flexibility and accuracy of the new method.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41904101,41774133)Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019QD004)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.19CX02010A)the Open Funds of SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Geophysics(Nos.wtyjy-wx2019-01-03,wtyjywx2018-01-06)
文摘In marine seismic exploration,ocean bottom cable technology can record multicomponent seismic data for multiparameter inversion and imaging.This study proposes an elastic multiparameter lease-squares reverse time migration based on the ocean bottom cable technology.Herein,the wavefield continuation operators are mixed equations:the acoustic wave equations are used to calculate seismic wave propagation in the seawater medium,whereas in the solid media below the seabed,the wavefields are obtained by P-and S-wave separated vector elastic wave equations.At the seabed interface,acoustic–elastic coupling control equations are used to combine the two types of equations.P-and S-wave separated elastic migration operators,demigration operators,and gradient equations are derived to realize the elastic least-squares reverse time migration based on the P-and S-wave mode separation.The model tests verify that the proposed method can obtain high-quality images in both the P-and S-velocity components.In comparison with the traditional elastic least-squares reverse time migration method,the proposed method can readily suppress imaging crosstalk noise from multiparameter coupling.
基金sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41874139)the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41674124)Jilin Province Foundation for Excellent Youths(No.20190103139JH)
文摘With the development of seismic exploration,passive-source seismic data has attracted increasing attention.Ambient noise passive seismic sources exists widely in nature and industrial production.Passive seismic data is important in logging while drilling(LWD),large-scale structural exploration,etc.In this paper,we proposed a passive multiple reverse time migration imaging(PMRTMI)method based on wavefield decomposition and normalized imaging conditions method.This method differs from seismic interferometry in that it can use raw passive seismic data directly in RTM imaging without reconstruction of virtual active gather,and we use the wavefield decomposition method to eliminate the low frequency noise in RTM.Further,the energy normalized imaging condition is used in full wavefield decomposition,which can not only enhance the image quality of both edge and deep information but also overcome the wrong energy problem caused by uneven distribution of passive sources;furthermore,this method exhibits high efficiency.Finally,numerical examples with the Marmousi model show the effectiveness of the method.
基金supported by the Marine S&T Fund of Shandong Province for Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao)(No.2021QNLM020001)the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of Shandong Energy Group(No.SNKJ2022A06-R23)the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of CNPC(No.ZD2019-183-003).
文摘Intrinsic attenuation of the earth causes energy loss and phase distortion in seismic wave propagation.To obtain high-resolution imaging results,these negative effects must be considered during reverse time migration(RTM).We can easily implement attenuation-compensated RTM using the constant Q viscoacoustic wave equation with decoupled amplitude attenuation and phase dispersion terms.However,the nonphysical amplitude-compensation process will inevitably amplify the high-frequency noise in the wavefield in an exponential form,causing the numerical simulation to become unstable.This is due to the fact that the amplitude of the compensation grows exponentially with frequency.In order to achieve stable attenuation-compensated RTM,we modify the analytic expression of the attenuation compensation extrapolation operator and make it only compensate for amplitude loss within the effective frequency band.Based on this modified analytic formula,we then derive an explicit time-space domain attenuation compensation extrapolation operator.Finally,the implementation procedure of stable attenuation-compensated RTM is presented.In addition to being simple to implement,the newly proposed attenuation-compensated extrapolation operator is superior to the conventional low-pass filter in suppressing random noise,which will further improve the imaging resolution.We use two synthetic and one land seismic datasets to verify the stability and effectiveness of the proposed attenuationcompensated RTM in improving imaging resolution in viscous media.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52021005 and 51739007)the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province (Grant No. 2020ZLYS01)。
文摘Seismic forward-prospecting in tunnels is an important step to ensure excavation safety. Nowadays, most advanced imaging techniques in seismic exploration involve calculating the solution of elastic wave equation in a certain coordinate system. However, considering the cylindrical geometry of common tunnel body, Cartesian coordinate system seemingly has limited applicability in tunnel seismic forwardprospecting. To accurately simulate the seismic signal received in tunnels, previous imaging method using decoupled non-conversion elastic wave equation is extended from Cartesian coordinates to cylindrical coordinates. The proposed method preserves the general finite-difference time-domain(FDTD)scheme in Cartesian coordinates, except for a novel wavefield calculation strategy addressing the singularity issue inherited at the cylindrical axis. Moreover, the procedure of cylindrical elastic reverse time migration(CERTM) in tunnels is introduced based on the decoupled non-conversion elastic wavefield. Its imaging effect is further validated via numerical experiments on typical tunnel models. As indicated in the synthetic examples, both the PP-and SS-images could clearly show the geological structure in front of the tunnel face without obvious crosstalk artifacts. Migration imaging using PP-waves can present satisfactory results with higher resolution information supplemented by the SS-images. The potential of applying the proposed method in real-world cases is demonstrated in a water diversion tunnel. In the end, we share our insights regarding the singularity treatment and further improvement of the proposed method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41604102)the Guangxi Natural Science Foundation project (No.2020GXNSFAA159121).
文摘The high-frequency electromagnetic waves of ground-penetrating radar(GPR)attenuate severely when propagated in an underground attenuating medium owing to the influence of resistivity,which remarkably decreases the resolution of reverse time migration(RTM).As an effective high-resolution imaging method,attenuation-compensated RTM(ACRTM)can eff ectively compensate for the energy loss caused by the attenuation related to media absorption under the influence of resistivity.Therefore,constructing an accurate resistivity-media model to compensate for the attenuation of electromagnetic wave energy is crucial for realizing the ACRTM imaging of GPR data.This study proposes a resistivity-constrained ACRTM imaging method for the imaging of GPR data by adding high-density resistivity detection along the GPR survey line and combining it with its resistivity inversion profile.The proposed method uses the inversion result of apparent resistivity data as the GPR RTM-resistivity model for imposing resistivity constraints.Moreover,the hybrid method involving image minimum entropy and RTM is used to estimate the medium velocity at the diff raction position,and combined with the distribution characteristics of the reflection in the GPR profile,a highly accurate velocity model is built to improve the imaging resolution of the ACRTM.The accuracy and eff ectiveness of the proposed method are verified using the ACRTM test of the GPR simulated data of a typical attenuating media model.On this basis,the GPR and apparent resistivity data were observed on a field survey line,and use the GPR resistivity-constrained ACRTM method to image the observed data.A comparison of the proposed method with the conventional ACRTM method shows that the proposed method has better imaging depth,stronger energy,and higher resolution,and the obtained results are more conducive for subsequent data analysis and interpretation.
基金This work was supported by Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(Program No.2023-JC-YB-269)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41974122).
文摘The large storage requirement is a critical issue in cross-correlation imaging-condition based reverse time migration(RTM),because it requires the operation of the source and receiver wavefields at the same time.The boundary value method(BVM),based on the finite difference method(FDM),can be used to reconstruct the source wavefield in the reverse time propagation in the same way as the receiver wavefield,which can reduce the storage burden of the RTM data.Considering that the FDM cannot well handle models with discontinuous material properties and rough interfaces,we develop a source wavefield reconstruction strategy based on the finite element method(FEM),using proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)to enhance computational efficiency.In this method,we divide the whole time period into several segments,and construct the POD basis functions to get a reduced order model(ROM)for the source wavefield reconstruction in each segment.We show the corresponding quantitative analysis of the storage requirement of the POD-FEM.Numerical tests on the homogeneous model show the effectiveness of the proposed method,while the layered model and part of the Marmousi model tests indicate that the POD-FEM can keep an excellent balance between computational efficiency and memory usage compared with the full-stored method(FSM)and the BVM,and can be effectively applied in imaging.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41574098&41630964)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.18CX02059A)+3 种基金the Development Fund of Key Laboratory of Deep Oil&Gas (No. 20CX02111A)SINOPEC Key Laboratory of Geophysics open fund (No. wtyjy-wx2018-01-07)Shandong Natural Science Foundation of China(No. ZR2020MD048)the Major Scientific and Technological Projects of CNPC (No. ZD2019-183-003)
文摘Least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM)can eliminate imaging artifacts in an iterative way based on the concept of inversion,and it can restore imaging amplitude step by step.LSRTM can provide a high-resolution migration section and can be applied to irregular and poor-quality seismic data and achieve good results.Steeply dipping refl ectors and complex faults are imaged by using wavefi eld extrapolation based on a two-way wave equation.However,the high computational cost limits the method’s application in practice.A fast approach to realize LSRTM in the imaging domain is provided in this paper to reduce the computational cost signifi cantly and enhance its computational effi ciency.The method uses the Kronecker decomposition algorithm to estimate the Hessian matrix.A low-rank matrix can be used to calculate the Kronecker factor,which involves the calculation of Green’s function at the source and receiver point.The approach also avoids the direct construction of the whole Hessian matrix.Factorization-based LSRTM calculates the production of low-rank matrices instead of repeatedly calculating migration and demigration.Unlike traditional LSRTM,factorization-based LSRTM can reduce calculation costs considerably while maintaining comparable imaging quality.While having the same imaging eff ect,factorization-based LSRTM consumes half the running time of conventional LSRTM.In this regard,the application of factorization-based LSRTM has a promising advantage in reducing the computational cost.Ambient noise caused by this method can be removed by applying a commonly used fi ltering method without signifi cantly degrading the imaging quality.
基金the Seismic Wave Propagation and Imaging Laboratory of China University of Petroleum (East China)for technical supportthe National Natural Science Foundation of China (42174138,42074133)+1 种基金the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology (YESS20200237)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (22CX07007A,22CX01001A-1).
文摘Steeply dipping structural imaging is a significant challenge because surface geophones cannot obtain seismic primary reflection wave information from steeply dipping structures.Prismatic waves with a significant amount of steeply dipping information can be used to improve the imaging eff ect on steeply dipping structures.Subsurface attenuation leads to amplitude loss and phase distortion of seismic waves,and ignoring this attenuation during imaging can cause blurring of migration amplitudes.In this study,we proposed a steeply dipping structural target-oriented viscoacoustic least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM)method with prismatic and primary waves as an objective function based on the viscous wave equation,while deriving Q-compensated wavefield propagation and joint operators of prismatic and primary waves and the Q-compensated demigration operator.Numerical examples on synthetic and field data verified the advantages of the proposed viscoacoustic LSRTM method of joint primary and prismatic waves over conventional viscoacoustic LSRTM and non-compensated LSRTM when using attenuating observed data.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41604039,41604102,41764005,41574078)Guangxi Natural Science Foundation project(No.2020GXNSFAA159121,2016GXNSFBA380215).
文摘The reverse time migration(RTM)of ground penetrating radar(GPR)is usually implemented in its two-dimensional(2D)form,due to huge computational cost.However,2D RTM algorithm is difficult to focus the scattering signal and produce a high precision subsurface image when the object is buried in a complicated subsurface environment.To better handle the multi-off set GPR data,we propose a three-dimensional(3D)prestack RTM algorithm.The high-order fi nite diff erence time domian(FDTD)method,with the accuracy of eighth-order in space and second-order in time,is applied to simulate the forward and backward extrapolation electromagnetic fi elds.In addition,we use the normalized correlation imaging condition to obtain pre-stack RTM result and the Laplace fi lter to suppress the low frequency noise generated during the correlation process.The numerical test of 3D simulated GPR data demonstrated that 3D RTM image shows excellent coincidence with the true model.Compared with 2D RTM image,the 3D RTM image can more clearly and accurately refl ect the 3D spatial distribution of the target,and the resolution of the imaging results is far better.Furthermore,the application of observed GPR data further validates the eff ectiveness of the proposed 3D GPR RTM algorithm,and its fi nal image can more reliably guide the subsequent interpretation.
文摘In seismic exploration,it is a critical task to image and interpret different seismic signatures over complex geology due to strong lateral velocity contrast,steep reflectors,overburden strata and dipping flanks.To understand the behavior of these seismic signatures,nowadays Reverse Time Migration(RTM)technique is used extensively by the oil&gas industries.During the extrapolation phase of RTM,the source wavefield needs to be saved,which needs high storage memory and large computing time.These two are the main obstacles of RTM for production use.In order to overcome these disadvantages,in this study,a second-generation improved RTM technique is proposed.In this improved form,a shift operator is introduced at the time of imaging condition of RTM algorithm which is performed automatically both in space and time domain.This effort is made to produce a better-quality image by minimizing the computational time as well as numerical artefacts.The proposed method is applied over various benchmark models and validated by implementing over one field data set from the Jaisalmer Basin,India.From the analysis,it is observed that the method consumes a minimum of 45%less storage space and reduce the execution time by 20%,as compared to conventional RTM.The proposed RTM is found to work efficiently in comparison to the conventional RTM both in terms of imaging quality and minimization of numerical artefacts for all the benchmark models as well as field data.
基金Supported by projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41604105,41974114)Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(No.2020YQLX01).
文摘The authors proposed a symplectic stereo-modeling method(SSM)in the Birkhoffian dynam-ics and apply it to the visco-acoustic least-squares reverse time migration(LSRTM).The SSM adopts ste-reo-modeling operator in space and symplectic Runge-Kutta scheme in time,resulting in great ability in suppressing numerical dispersion and long-time computing.These advantages are further confirmed by numerical dispersion analysis,long-time computation test and computational efficiency comparison.After these theoretical analyses and experiments,acoustic and visco-acoustic LSRTM are tested and compared between SSM method and the conventional symplectic method(CSM)using the fault and marmousi models.Meanwhile,dynamic source encoding and exponential decay moving average gradients method are adopted to reduce the computation cost and improve the convergence rate.The imaging results show that LSRTM based on visco-acoustic wave equations effectively takes into account the influence of viscosity can therefore compensate for the amplitude attenuation.Besides,SSM method not only has high numerical accuracy and computational efficiency,but also performs effectively in LSRTM.
文摘Reverse Time Migration(RTM) is a high precision imaging method of seismic wavefield at present,but low-frequency noises severely affect its imaging results.Thus one of most important aspect of RTM is to select the proper noise suppression method.The wavefield characteristics of the Poynting vector are analyzed and the upgoing,downgoing,leftgoing and rightgoing waves are decomposed using the Poynting vector of the acoustic wave equation.The normalized wavefield decomposition cross-correlation imaging condition is used to suppress low-frequency noises in RTM and improve the imaging precision.Numerical experiments using the Mamousi velocity model are performed and the results demonstrate that the upgoing,downgoing,leftgoing and rightgoing waves are well decomposed using the Poynting vector.Compared with the normalized cross-correlation imaging and Laplacian filtering method,the results indicate that the low-frequency noises are well suppressed by using the normalized wavefield decomposition cross-correlation imaging condition.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41574098)National Key Research and Development Program(No.2016YFC06011050)National Oil and Gas Major Project(No.2016ZX05006-002)
文摘With an increasing demand for high-resolution imaging of complex subsurface structures, thin layers and hidden reservoirs, borehole and cross-well seismic migration methods have become important. However, large differences are observed in the frequency bandwidth between the surface, borehole, and cross-well surveys. Thus, variable-grid- based algorithms have been adapted to reverse-time migration. Further, we introduce Lanczos filtering to ensure the stability of wavefield calculations as well as to decrease the artificial reflections that are caused due to the variable grid size. Finally, we observe that the application of this method to surface survey, borehole, and cross-well seismic data suggests improvements in the delineation of minor fractures and steeply dipping faults.
基金supported by National Key Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(Grant No.2011CB309700)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11021101 and11321061)
文摘We propose a new reverse time migration method for reconstructing extended obstacles in the planar waveguide using acoustic waves at a fixed frequency. We prove the resolution of the reconstruction method in terms of the aperture and the thickness of the waveguide. The resolution analysis implies that the imaginary part of the cross-correlation imaging function is always positive and thus may have better stability properties.Numerical experiments are included to illustrate the powerful imaging quality and to confirm our resolution results.