Reverse time migration (RTM) imaging of iron oxide deposits in the Ludvika mining area, Sweden

Ding, Yinshuai; Malehmir, Alireza

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1707-2021

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02 Aug 2021

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Reverse time migration (RTM) imaging of iron oxide deposits in the Ludvika mining area, Sweden

Yinshuai Ding and Alireza Malehmir

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Short summary

In this article, we investigate the potential of reverse time migration (RTM) for deep targeting iron oxide deposits and the possible AVO effect that is potentially seen in the common image gathers from this migration algorithm. The results are promising and help to delineate the deposits and host rock structures using a 2D dataset from the Ludvika mines of central Sweden.