Contents1 ProMAX® Reference

ProMAX®
Reference Manual Contents
➲ ProMAX®
Reference Manual Contents 1
➲ Introduction 34
➲ About This Manual 35
➲ Available Products 38
➲ Working with ProMAX® 43
➲ Getting Started 44
➲ Building a Flow 49
➲ Viewing the Processing History of a Dataset 53
➲ Customizing the User Interface 57
➲ Changing the Runtime Environment 59
➲ Submitting Batch Jobs 61
➲ Monitoring Submitted Jobs 63
➲ Accessing Online Help 65
➲ Editing Inside ProMAX® 69
➲ The ProMAX® File System 71
➲ Where are ProMAX® System Files Stored? 72
➲ How do ProMAX® Executables Work? 77
➲ Where is Your Processing Information Stored? 83
➲ ProMAX® Seismic Datasets 89
➲ ProMAX® Dataset Overview 90
➲ Creating ProMAX® Datasets 93
➲ Accessing ProMAX® Datasets 108
➲ Working with ProMAX® Disk Datasets 110
➲ Working with ProMAX® Tape Datasets 117
➲ New 3D Seismic Data Formats 119
➲ Compressed Seismic Data Format 126
➲ Summary of Landmark’s Seismic Data Formats 129

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➲ Ordered Parameter Files (OPFs) 131

➲ OPF Database Overview 132
➲ Large Survey Features of the OPF Database 138
➲ Creating the OPF Database 140
➲ Accessing the OPF Database 142
➲ DBTools 163
➲ Parameter Tables 209
➲ ProMAX® Parameter Table Overview 210
➲ Creating Parameter Tables 214
➲ Accessing Parameter Tables 215
➲ ProTab vs. Parameter Table Editor Spreadsheet 218
➲ Editing Parameter Tables with the Spreadsheet Editor 219
➲ Importing ASCII/EBCDIC Files 225
➲ Exporting ASCII/EBCDIC Files 231
➲ Importing UKOOA Files 235
➲ ProTab 241

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➲ Data Input/Output 251

➲ Add Synthetic Data 255
➲ Amoco SIS Input 259
➲ Amoco SIS Output 267
➲ Protar Archive 271
➲ Protar Restore 279
➲ ASCII Seismic Trace Output 295
➲ ASCII Seismic Trace Replace 299
➲ CGG Geovecteur Input 303
➲ CGG Geovecteur Output 313
➲ Chevron Crosswell/VSP Input 317
➲ Dataset Merge* 321
➲ Dataset Utilities 329
➲ Disk Data Input 331
➲ Disk Data Insert 339
➲ Disk Data Output 349
➲ Fina Input 353
➲ Finite Difference Modeling 363
➲ Floppy Input 375
➲ Flow Output Merge* 381
➲ Geocor IV Input 385
➲ Insight Data Input 391
➲ Insight Data Output 393
➲ Landmark SEG-Y Input 395
➲ Landmark SEG-Y Output 407
➲ List/Restore from Tape 415
➲ Mobil Sismo Input 425
➲ Mobil Vantage Input 433
➲ Mobil Vantage Output 441
➲ Null Data File 445
➲ OPF Comparison For QC 447
➲ Optimum Sweep Analysis 449

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➲ Processing Module QC 457

➲ Dataset Compare for QC* 459
➲ Seismograph Instrument Parameters 463
➲ Read Sierra Velocity Model* 469
➲ SEG-A Input 473
➲ SEG-B Input 483
➲ SEG-C Input 493
➲ SEG-D Input 501
➲ SEG-Y Input 525
➲ SEG-Y Output 545
➲ SS Phoenix Input 559
➲ SS Phoenix Output 567
➲ SeisWorks® 2D Seismic Info* 571
➲ SeisWorks® Horizon Input 575
➲ SeisWorks® Horizon Output 585
➲ SeisWorks® Seismic Input 591
➲ SeisWorks® Seismic Output 603
➲ OpenWorks® R5000 2D Seismic Info* 621
➲ OpenWorks® R5000 2D Seismic Input 623
➲ OpenWorks® R5000 2D Seismic Output 629
➲ OpenWorks® R5000 3DSeismic Input 641
➲ OpenWorks® R5000 3D Seismic Output 649
➲ Simon/Horizon Input 665
➲ Simon/Horizon Output 673
➲ Synthetic Trace Generation 677
➲ Synthetics for Linear V(X,Z) 681
➲ Tape Copy 685
➲ Tape Data Input 689
➲ Tape Data Insert 693
➲ Tape Data Output 699
➲ Tape Dump 705
➲ Time Slice Input 713

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➲ Vibroseis Sweep Generation 717

➲ Well Log Input 723
➲ Western 4 Input 733
➲ Western 4 Output 741
➲ ProMAX® ESP Overview 747
➲ ESP 2D 759
➲ ESP 3D 763
➲ Dip and Azimuth 771
➲ Image Enhancement 775
➲ Edge Detection 779

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➲ ProMAGIC® 785
➲ ProMAGIC® 3D Processes 786
➲ ProMAGIC® 2D Processes 788
➲ Data Volume Relationships 789
➲ Uses for the ProMAGIC® software 791
➲ VA Precompute to Vols 2D* 805
➲ VA Precompute to Vols (Inline)* 813
➲ VA Precompute to Vols (Crossline)* 823
➲ GeoProbe® Fault File Output 2D 833
➲ GeoProbe® Fault File Output* 839
➲ GeoProbe® Fault File Input 2D 845
➲ GeoProbe® Fault File Input 849
➲ GeoProbe® Multi Vol Output 855
➲ GeoProbe® Vol Output 863
➲ GeoProbe® Surface File Output 2D* 871
➲ GeoProbe® Surface File Output* 879
➲ GeoProbe® Surface File Input 2D* 889
➲ GeoProbe® Surface File Input* 895
➲ GeoProbe® Ribbon Surface Output 2D* 903
➲ GeoProbe® Ribbon Surface Output* 907
➲ Shots to Vol for FB Picking* 913
➲ Prestack to Poststack Header Map 921
➲ GeoProbe® State Output* 927
➲ Vel Funcs Fix 931
➲ Vel Funcs To Table 935

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➲ Geometry/Headers 937
➲ Geometry Assignment Overview 940
➲ Geometry Assignment Map 942
➲ Assigning a Geometry 950
➲ Geometry Spreadsheet Processes 959
➲ 2D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 978
➲ 2D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1003
➲ 3D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 1023
➲ 3D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1061
➲ VSP Geometry Spreadsheet 1100
➲ Crooked Line Geometry Spreadsheet 1115
➲ 2D and 3D Land Geometry Assignment 1151
➲ 2D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 1152
➲ 3D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 1177
➲ 2D and 3D Land Geometry Assignment 1215
➲ 2D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 1216
➲ 3D Land Geometry Spreadsheet 1241
➲ 2D and 3D Marine Geometry Assignment 1279
➲ 2D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1280
➲ 3D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1300
➲ 2D and 3D Marine Geometry Assignment 1339
➲ 2D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1340
➲ 3D Marine Geometry Spreadsheet 1360
➲ Crooked Line Geometry Spreadsheet 1399
➲ VSP Geometry Spreadsheet 1435
➲ ASCII/EBCDIC File Import 1451
➲ ASCII/EBCDIC File Export 1457
➲ ASCII to Header 1463
➲ XYGraph 1469
➲ UKOOA File Import 1479
➲ 3D Poststack Geometry 1485
➲ Assign CDP Flex Binning 1491

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➲ Assign Common Ensemble Value 1499

➲ CDP Binning 1503
➲ CDP Taper 1505
➲ Ensemble Tapering 1509
➲ Create CDP Database* 1511
➲ Cross Well Header Editing 1515
➲ Database Parameter Merge 1527
➲ Database/Header Compare 1529
➲ Database/Header Transfer 1531
➲ Expand Flex Binning 1533
➲ Extract Database Files 1535
➲ Geometry Header Preparation 1547
➲ Graphical Geometry QC* 1549
➲ Header Delete 1553
➲ Header Value Range Scan 1555
➲ Header Values 1557
➲ Header to Horizon Table Transfer 1559
➲ Header to Kill Table Transfer 1561
➲ Inline Geometry Header Load 1563
➲ Merge Database Files 1567
➲ Pad 3D Stack Volume 1569
➲ Pad Traces 1571
➲ Remove Padded Traces 1575
➲ Samples to Header 1577
➲ Source Receiver Geometry Check 1579
➲ Table to Header Transfer 1583
➲ Trace Header Math 1585
➲ Trace Length 1593
➲ Trace Math 1595
➲ Trace Sample Math 1597
➲ VSP Inline Geometry Header Load 1601
➲ Crooked Line Overview 1603

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➲ Assign Midpoints 1609

➲ Track Model 1611
➲ Track Average 1613
➲ Track Collection 1615
➲ Track Offset 1617
➲ Track Import 1619
➲ Track Export 1621
➲ Track Resample 1623
➲ Track Mix 1625
➲ Track Spline 1627
➲ Geometric Bin Layout 1629
➲ Nearest Center Bin Layout 1631
➲ Fill Range Bin Layout 1633
➲ LMS Cluster Bin Layout 1635
➲ Finalize Bins 1637
➲ Track Utility 1639
➲ Bin Utility 1641
➲ Crooked Line XYgraph 1643
➲ Annotation and Debug 1645
➲ 3-Component Processing 1647
➲ 3-Component Processing Overview 1648
➲ 3-Component Receiver Orientation 1655
➲ 3-Component Reorientation 1661
➲ 3-Component Transforms 1665
➲ Direction of Motion 1667

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➲ Converted Wave Processing 1669

➲ Converted Wave Processing Overview 1670
➲ 2-C Rotation Analysis 1673
➲ Apply 2-C Rotation 1679
➲ Construct P-S Velocities* 1683
➲ Converted Wave DMO 1687
➲ Converted Wave Stack 1693
➲ P-S Asymptotic Binning* 1699
➲ Stratified Earth Effective Eta* 1703
➲ ProMAX® 4D 1707
➲ Overview 1708
➲ Macros and 4D Processes 1711
➲ Workflows 1718
➲ Data Volumes Relationship 1721
➲ Examples 1725

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➲ 4D Macros 1727
➲ 4D Poststack Geometry Macro* 1729
➲ 4D Preprocessing Macro* 1735
➲ 4D CDP Intersection Macro* 1741
➲ 4D Time Intersection Macro* 1745
➲ 4D Pad after CDP/Time Intersect Macro* 1751
➲ 4D Amplitude Envelope Macro* 1755
➲ 4D Frequency Balance Macro* 1761
➲ 4D Global Shifts Macro* 1765
➲ 4D Differential Statics Macro* 1775
➲ 4D Phase Independent Statics Macro* 1783
➲ 4D Correlation Statics Macro* 1791
➲ 4D Differential Phase Macro* 1795
➲ 4D Phase Match Macro* 1803
➲ 4D Global Gain Macro* 1807
➲ 4D Variable Gain Macro* 1815
➲ 4D Moving Window Match Filter Macro* 1821
➲ 4D Smoothed Correlation Match Filter Macro* 1827
➲ 4D Time Variant Stretch Macro* 1835
➲ 4D Warp Macro* 1841
➲ 4D Volume Similarity Macro* 1847
➲ 4D Difference Macro* 1851
➲ Volume Comparison Macro* 1855

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➲ 4D Processes 1871
➲ 4D Input Macro* 1873
➲ 4D PWD Interpolation 1877
➲ 4D CDP Intersection 1881
➲ 4D Find Mask (first sample) 1883
➲ 4D Mask Union* 1887
➲ 4D Apply Mask 1891
➲ 4D Envelope 1895
➲ 4D Frequency Balance 1897
➲ 4D Compute Global Shifts 1899
➲ 4D Apply Global Shifts 1907
➲ 4D Differential Statics 1909
➲ 4D Phase Independent Statics 1917
➲ 4D Differential Phase 1923
➲ 4D Compute Global Gain 1931
➲ 4D Apply Global Gain 1937
➲ 4D Variable Gain 1939
➲ 4D Moving Window Match Filter 1945
➲ 4D Time Variant Stretch 1951
➲ 4D Amplitude Attributes 1957
➲ 4D Compute Warp 1961
➲ 4D Apply Warp 1965
➲ 4D Volume Similarity 1969
➲ 4D Cube Math 1973
➲ 4D Likeness Attributes 1977
➲ 4D Database Smooth 1981
➲ 4D Smooth XY 1987
➲ 4D Poststack Smoothing 1989
➲ 4D Trace Utility 1993
➲ 4D Cube Math Macro 1995
➲ 4D Smooth2D 1999
➲ Delete ProMAX® Dataset* 2003

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➲ Editing/Muting/Noise 2005
➲ Additive Noise and Spikes 2007
➲ Air Blast Attenuation 2017
➲ Ensemble Statistics 2021
➲ Progressive Mute Analysis 2025
➲ Revive Dead Traces 2033
➲ Spike and Noise Burst Edit 2035
➲ Spike to Median Ratio Editor 2041
➲ Surface Wave Noise Attenuation 2047
➲ Trace Kill/Reverse 2051
➲ Trace Muting 2055
➲ Trace Statistics 2059
➲ Noisy Trace Editing 2065
➲ Amplitude 2071
➲ Amplitude Analysis 2073
➲ Amplitude Scanning 2077
➲ Automatic Gain Control 2081
➲ Detect Amplitude Clipping 2085
➲ Ensemble Balance 2087
➲ Ensemble Gain 2091
➲ Offset Amplitude Recovery 2099
➲ Surface Consistent Amplitudes 2105
➲ Threshold Amplitudes 2121
➲ Time-Offset Variant Gain 2123
➲ Time-Variant Scaling 2129
➲ Trace Envelope Gain 2133
➲ Trace Equalization 2135
➲ Trace Weighting 2139
➲ True Amplitude Recovery 2141

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➲ AVO 2149
➲ Synthetic CDP Generation 2151
➲ Array Effect Filtering 2159
➲ AVO Analysis Gathers 2161
➲ AVO Attribute Computations 2167
➲ AVO Attribute Stacks 2175
➲ AVO Ensemble Timeslice 2187
➲ AVO Interactive Crossplot 2195
➲ AVO Volume Reconnaissance 2215
➲ AVO Weighted Stacks 2223
➲ AVO Seismic Workbench 2231
➲ AVO A & B Analysis 2233
➲ AVO Overburden Correction 2243
➲ AVO Velocity Analysis 2253
➲ AVO & Velocity Iteration (AVEL) 2263
➲ AVO Standard Suite 2275
➲ AVO Percentile Class 2279
➲ AVO Linear Combinations 2283
➲ AVO Normalization 2287
➲ AVO Correlation Matching 2291
➲ AVO Principal Components 2295
➲ AVO Product Indicators 2299
➲ AVO Selection & Statistics 2305

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➲ Statics 2309
➲ Statics Overview 2310
➲ Apply Elevation Statics 2323
➲ Apply Fractional Static 2327
➲ Apply Monitor Phone Shifts 2329
➲ Apply User Statics 2331
➲ Datum Statics Apply 2335
➲ Datum Statics Calculation 2337
➲ Event Alignment in Window 2343
➲ Hand Statics 2347
➲ Header Statics 2349
➲ Horizon Flattening 2351
➲ Save Monitor Phone Times 2353
➲ Uphole Statics Adjustment 2355
➲ VSP Level Statics 2361

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➲ Refraction/Residual Statics 2365

➲ Residual Statics Overview 2367
➲ 2D/3D Maximum Power Autostatics 2373
➲ 3D Refraction Statics Computation 2383
➲ 3D Refraction Statics Inversion 2387
➲ 3D Refraction Statics Model 2395
➲ 3D Reflection Correlation Autostatics 2403
➲ Apply Refraction Statics 2411
➲ Apply Residual Statics 2415
➲ Apply Trim Statics 2419
➲ CDP Trim Statics 2421
➲ Compare Autostatics Stack 2423
➲ Correlation Autostatics 2427
➲ Cycle Skip Analysis Autostatics 2433
➲ Differential Autostatics 2439
➲ External Model Correlation Autostat: Gauss-Seidel 2447
➲ External Model Autostatics: CrossCorrelation Sum* 2451
➲ External Model Correlation 2457
➲ External Model Trim Statics 2463
➲ First Break Picking 2469
➲ First Break Statics 2475
➲ Horizon Trim Statics 2479
➲ Hybrid Genetic Algorithm/Steepest Ascent Autostatics 2483
➲ Integrate Database Differentials 2491
➲ Parallel Maximum Power Autostatics 2495
➲ Neural Network First Break Pick Training 2505
➲ Neural Network First Break Picker 2509
➲ Refraction Statics Calculation* 2513
➲ Refraction Statics 2531
➲ Solve Integrated Statics 2549
➲ Steepest Ascent Autostatics 2559
➲ Summed Differential Autostatics 2567

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➲ Time Varying Trim Statics 2573

➲ Deconvolution 2579
➲ Adaptive Deconvolution 2581
➲ Decon Parameter Stack Test 2585
➲ Designature 2591
➲ Ensemble Deconvolution 2603
➲ IRLS L1 Norm Deconvolution 2611
➲ Maximum Entropy (Burg) Deconvolution 2617
➲ OBC Deghosting 1
➲ Phase Deconvolution 19
➲ Spectral Shaping 23
➲ Spiking/Predictive Deconvolution 27
➲ Source Signature Deconvolution/Instrument Dephase 35
➲ Surface Consistent Deconvolution 39
➲ Gated SC Decon Introduction 47
➲ Gated SC Decon 1: Estimation 53
➲ Gated SC Decon 1a: Merge* 59
➲ Gated SC Decon 2: Decomposition* 61
➲ Gated SC Decon 2a: QC Input 65
➲ Gated SC Decon 3: Application 69
➲ Gated SC Decon 4: Cleanup* 77
➲ Targeted Predictive Deconvolution 1
➲ Time-Variant Spectral Whitening 17
➲ VSP Deconvolution 21

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➲ Filtering/Transforms 23
➲ Bandpass Filter 25
➲ Model-based Transform 33
➲ Phase-Amplitude Q Compensation 37
➲ Phase Rotation 43
➲ Q Compensation 45
➲ Resample/Desample 49
➲ Trace dc Removal 53
➲ Trace Math Transforms 55
➲ User-Defined Filter 61
➲ Vibroseis Correlation 63

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➲ Data Enhancement 65
➲ Common Reflection Surface (CRS) Overview 67
➲ 3D CRS Precompute 73
➲ 3D CRS Z0 Search 79
➲ 3D CRS Stack 87
➲ 2D Spatial Filtering 93
➲ 3D Mix 99
➲ Adaptive Coherent Noise Subtraction 107
➲ Adaptive Multiple Subtraction Macro* 115
➲ Fan Filter 121
➲ Coherent Noise Attenuation (CNA) 125
➲ Coherency Filter 129
➲ Create Split Spreads 133
➲ Dip Scan Stack 143
➲ Dynamic S/N Filtering 145
➲ Eigenvector Filter 149
➲ F-K Filter 153
➲ F-X Deconvolution 167
➲ F-XY Deconvolution 171
➲ F-XY Deconvolution (Multi-Directional) 177
➲ Forward/Inverse Radon Transform 183
➲ KLT Noise Canceller 191
➲ Inverse Surface-Related Multiple Prediction 195
➲ Multiple Prediction* 203
➲ Noise Adaptive Filter 211
➲ Radon Filter 217
➲ Radon Velocity Filter 229
➲ 3D Vel-Az-Freq Filter 237
➲ Surface-Related Wave Equation Multiple Rejection 243
➲ Tau-P Inverse Transform 255
➲ Tau-P Transform 259
➲ Trace Mixing 265

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➲ Wave Equation Multiple Rejection (WEMR) 271

➲ SSAA 279
➲ Sequence Attribute Analysis 281

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➲ Velocity 307
➲ 3D Dip Velocity Analysis 309
➲ 3D Velocity Viewer/Editor 325
➲ Constant Velocity Stacks 331
➲ CVS Analysis 335
➲ Convert 2D Table to 3D 341
➲ Extract 2D table from 3D 345
➲ Horizon Velocity Analysis 349
➲ Horizon to RMS Velocity 353
➲ Interactive Velocity Editor 355
➲ Interleave Velocities 369
➲ Interpretational Migration Velocity Analysis 373
➲ Linear Moveout Correction 381
➲ Migration Velocity Analysis 385
➲ Normal Moveout Correction 393
➲ One Way Normal Move Out Correction 401
➲ Parameter Table NMO* 405
➲ Residual Moveout Correction 1
➲ Trace-Velocity Table Transfer 3
➲ Velocity Trace Manipulation 7
➲ Velocity Table from VSP 17
➲ Velocity Analysis 23
➲ Velocity Analysis Precompute 57
➲ Velocity Manipulation 67
➲ Velocity Reformat Output 79
➲ Velocity Quality Control 83
➲ Velocity Viewer/Point Editor 87
➲ Velocity Auto Picker 93
➲ Velocity Volume Input 101
➲ 3-Term Moveout 105
➲ Autopick 3-Term VA 109
➲ Volume Viewer Editor - (VVE) 115

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➲ Stacking/Ensembles 137
➲ 3D Poststack Regrid 139
➲ LSS Trace Interpolation 153
➲ Unaliased F-K Trace Interpolation 161
➲ Beam-Steer Trace Interpolation 165
➲ CDP/Ensemble Stack 171
➲ Eigen Stack 175
➲ Ensemble Redefine 179
➲ Ensemble Split/Reorder 181
➲ Ensemble Stack/Combine 183
➲ F-X Trace Interpolation 189
➲ Fourier Trace Interpolation 193
➲ InFill Data 197
➲ Marine Trace Decimation 199
➲ NMO Infill 203
➲ Splice Datasets 205
➲ Stack 3D 207
➲ Stack Algorithm Test 211
➲ Stack Merge 3D 215
➲ Trace Binning 219
➲ Trace Splice 223
➲ Trace Unsplice 227
➲ VSP Corridor Stack 229
➲ VSP Level Summing 235

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➲ Migration/DMO 239
➲ Migration Overview 242
➲ DMO Overview 267
➲ 3D Kirchhoff Amplitude Weighting* 281
➲ Azimuth Moveout 283
➲ Common Offset F-K DMO 289
➲ DMO to Gathers 3D 301
➲ DMO Stack 3D 311
➲ Dip Decomposition DMO 319
➲ Ensemble DMO in the T-X Domain 323
➲ Explicit FD 3D Depth Migration 327
➲ Explicit FD 3D Depth Migration (SMP) 335
➲ Explicit FD 3D Time Migration 347
➲ Explicit FD 3D Time Migration (SMP) 355
➲ Explicit FD Depth Migration 367
➲ Fast Explicit FD Time Migration 375
➲ Implicit FD Depth Migration 381
➲ Implicit FD Time Migration 389
➲ Kirchhoff Depth Migration 397
➲ Kirchhoff Time Migration 405
➲ Poststack Kirchhoff 2D SDK 409
➲ Poststack Kirchhoff 3D SDK 445
➲ PSPC 3D Depth Migration 483
➲ PSPC 3D Depth Migration (SMP) 491
➲ PSPC 3D Time Migration (SMP) 503
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff 2D Curved Ray Time Mig. 515
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff 3D Curved Ray Time Mig. 551
➲ Prestack FD Shot Migration 589
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff 2D Time Migration 603
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff Depth Migration 639
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff Time Migration 651
➲ Prestack Kirchhoff 3D Time Mig. 657

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➲ Prestack Time Migration 695

➲ Reverse Time T-K Migration 701
➲ Steep Dip Explicit FD Time Migration 707
➲ Stolt or Phase Shift 2D Migration 713
➲ Stolt or Phase Shift 3D Migration 727
➲ VSP Kirchhoff Migration 743
➲ VSP-CDP Transform 753
➲ ProMAX® DepthCharge 757
➲ Prestack Plane Wave 3D Depth Migration 759
➲ Plane Wave Migration Utilities 785
➲ 3D Tomography and MVA 811
➲ Picking residual depths after prestack depth migration 829
➲ Ray Tracing/Tomography /Depth Conversion 837
➲ Turning Ray Tomography Overview 838
➲ Apply Velocity Statics 843
➲ Chevron Cross Well Tomography 847
➲ Compute Residual Travel Times 861
➲ Create Turning Ray Velocity 865
➲ Poststack Wave Equation Datuming 869
➲ Prestack Wave Equation Datuming 877
➲ Time/Depth Conversion 887
➲ Turning Ray Tomography 891
➲ Turning Ray Tracing 899

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➲ Wavelet Processing /Inversion 907

➲ 3D Match Filter Design 909
➲ Autocorrelation 915
➲ Constrained Impedance Inversion 919
➲ Cross Correlation 923
➲ Derive Average Wavelet 927
➲ Derive Match Filter 933
➲ Derive Multiple Match Filters 943
➲ Derive Single Match Filter 951
➲ Estimate Impedance Values 967
➲ Filter Application 971
➲ Filter Generation 975
➲ Generate Filter with User-Defined Spectrum 983
➲ Model Based Decon 989
➲ Poststack Inversion 999
➲ Wavelet Extraction 1025
➲ Wavelet Generation 1029

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➲ Display 1037
➲ 3-Component Hodogram Analysis 1039
➲ Build Unisec Parmfile* 1051
➲ Contour Database Parameter 1061
➲ Create CGM+ Plotfile 1063
➲ Database to ZMAP ASCII 1085
➲ F-K Analysis 1087
➲ F-T Analysis 1101
➲ Finite Difference Movies 1107
➲ Interactive Radon/Tau-P Analysis 1109
➲ Interactive Spectral Analysis 1121
➲ Make Database Basemap 1141
➲ Trace Display 1145
➲ Trace Display Label 1171
➲ Unisec Create CGM+* 1173
➲ View Database Basemap 1185
➲ Flow Control 1187
➲ BLEND 1189
➲ ELSE 1191
➲ ELSEIF 1193
➲ ENDIF 1195
➲ END_SPLIT 1197
➲ IF 1199
➲ Inline Sort 1201
➲ Inline Sort Simulation 1205
➲ Merge Sorted Datasets 1207
➲ Parameter Test 1211
➲ Reproduce Traces 1213
➲ SPLIT 1215
➲ Trace Windowing 1217
➲ Windowed Processing 1219

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➲ Parallel Processing 1223

➲ Parallel Begin 1225
➲ Parallel End 1229
➲ Miscellaneous 1231
➲ Add Flow Comment 1233
➲ Access Parameter Tables 1235
➲ Alternate Executive 1237
➲ Alternate Libraries 1239
➲ Color Edit 1241
➲ Database/Horizon Transfer 1243
➲ Emacs Editor 1245
➲ Horizon Manipulation 1251
➲ Memory Watchdog 1259
➲ Table Merge 1261
➲ UNIX Commands 1263
➲ VSP Report 1265
➲ Macros 1273
➲ 2D Supergather Formation* 1277
➲ 2D Supergather Select 1281
➲ 3D Supergather Formation* 1285
➲ 3D Supergather Select 1291
➲ Display Shots with AGC 1295
➲ F-K Multiple Attenuation 1297
➲ First Break Pick Macro 1305
➲ True Amplitude Recovery Test 1311

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➲ Well Log Processing 1313

➲ Well Log Processing Overview 1314
➲ LAS (Log ASCII Standard) Overview 1317
➲ Well Log Tables 1325
➲ Acoustic Impedance Log 1329
➲ Automatic Log Blocking 1333
➲ Check Shot Correction 1337
➲ Pseudo Density Log 1341
➲ Pseudo Sonic Log 1343
➲ Reflectivity/Synthetic Logs 1351
➲ Resample Log 1355
➲ Time Log 1357
➲ Well Log Depth to Time Conversion 1359
➲ Well Log Disk Data Input 1361
➲ Well Log Disk Data Output 1365
➲ Well Log Display/Edit 1367
➲ Well Log Pad to Surface 1375
➲ Well Log Synthetic Match Filter 1377

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➲ Instrument Tests 1383

➲ A-D Linearity (Converter Accuracy) Test 1385
➲ A-D Non-Linearity Test 1389
➲ All Ones/Zeros Test 1393
➲ Crossfeed Test 1397
➲ Dynamic Range Determination Test 1401
➲ Equivalent Input Noise Test 1405
➲ Exponential Oscillator Test 1409
➲ Gain Step Accuracy Test 1413
➲ Harmonic Distortion Test 1417
➲ Ngain Test 1421
➲ Notch Filter Rejection Test 1425
➲ PreAmp Gain Accuracy Test 1429
➲ Pulse Test 1433
➲ RMS Analysis 1437
➲ Vibroseis Test 1441
➲ dc Bias Test 1445
➲ Real Time Processing 1449
➲ Marine Acquisition Quality Control 1451
➲ Noise QC Monitor 1457
➲ Real Time Geometry 1461
➲ Real Time Stack 1465

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➲ MVA (Migration Velocity Analysis) 1467

➲ MVA Overview 1468
➲ Making Prestack Depth Migration Work 1481
➲ Using MVA 1489
➲ Processing Steps 1499
➲ Synthetic Datasets 1557
➲ Troubleshooting 1571
➲ CRP Gather Ray Tracing 1615
➲ Interactive Horizon RMO Analysis 1621
➲ MVA Flow Chart 1633
➲ Land Preprocessing Flow Chart 1645
➲ Marine Preprocessing Flow Chart 1647
➲ MVA Tomography Inversion 1649
➲ MVA Xsection Window 1657
➲ Tomography Bias Editor 1675
➲ Tomography Constraint Editor 1677
➲ View CRP Gathers 1683
➲ Access MVA Parameter Tables 1685
➲ Velocity Stretching 1687
➲ Using the ProMAX® MVA software to build 3D Velocity Models
1691
➲ 3D Prestack Depth Migration 1695
➲ Overview 1696
➲ 3D Prestack Depth Migration Workflows 1725
➲ 3D Travel Time Grid Definition 1761
➲ 3D Travel Time Grid Definition from Headers 1769
➲ 3D QC Travel Time Plot 1777
➲ 3D Travel Time Generator 1785
➲ 3D Prestack Depth Migration 1795
➲ Access 3DPSDM Checkpoint File 1811

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➲ Third Party Software 1815

➲ Administer SDI Plot Queues 1817
➲ CF Software Radon Filter (RTFIL) 1819
➲ Create CGM+ Montage SDI 1827
➲ ESI Compression Test 1829
➲ ESI Disk Data Input 1839
➲ ESI Disk Data Insert 1845
➲ ESI Disk Data Output 1853
➲ ESI Removable Gain 1861
➲ Larson Network Plot Client 1863
➲ Larson Plot Lite CGM 1865
➲ Larson Network Plot Manager 1867
➲ Larson PlotShop CGM & Import 1869
➲ NORLOC (noise reduction) 1871
➲ Plot CGM+ Plotfile 1877
➲ Radon DMO 3D 1883
➲ Radon DMO 3D Binning 1889
➲ Stack signal enhancement (CFSTACK) 1893
➲ View CGM+ Plotfile SDI 1899
➲ Create a Header File * 1901
➲ 3D Tomography Inversion * 1903
➲ Tomogram to Seismogram 1919
➲ MAXPactor - Decompress 1923
➲ MAXPactor - Compress 1927
➲ QWEST: Well-Seismic Scan 1931
➲ QWEST: Wavelet Estimation 1939
➲ QWEST: Well-Seismic Wavelet 1951
➲ 2D/3D Maximum Power Autostatics (Old) 1955

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➲ Old/Obsolete 1963
➲ 3D Interactive Velocity Editor 1965
➲ CVS Strip Analysis 1981
➲ Common Offset DMO 1985
➲ Common Offset DMO Binning 1989
➲ Stolt Demigration 1993
➲ F-K Analysis 1999
➲ F-K Filter (Old) 2005
➲ Alternate Machine 2011
➲ Interactive Velocity Analysis 2013
➲ Iterative Stolt Migration 2029
➲ Marine Brute Stack Macro 2037
➲ Memory Stolt F-K Migration 2041
➲ Maximum Power Autostatics 2047
➲ Phase Shift Migration 2051
➲ PostScript Plotting 2057
➲ Radon Analysis 2061
➲ Poststack Inversion (Old) 2073
➲ Screen Display 2079
➲ Stack Display 2089
➲ Supergather Formation* 2099
➲ VSP Kirchhoff Depth Migration 2103
➲ Job Control and Notification Window 2111
➲ Multiple Choose Menu 2115
➲ Submitting Batch Jobs 2117
➲ Interactive Data Access (IDA) 2125
➲ Processing with a limited database in ProMAX® 3D 2133
➲ Accessing Parameter Tables 2141
➲ Color Editor 2147
➲ Parallel Socket Tools Configuration 2155
➲ Database Math Manipulation 2165

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