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

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02 Aug 2021

Research article |

| 02 Aug 2021

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

Yinshuai Ding and Alireza Malehmir

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RC1: 'The review report', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Yinshuai Ding, 18 Jan 2021
RC2: 'New migration method applied to well studied dataset', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Yinshuai Ding, 18 Jan 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Yinshuai Ding on behalf of the Authors (03 May 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (04 May 2021) by Ramon Carbonell

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (07 May 2021) by Ramon Carbonell

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 May 2021)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (26 May 2021)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jun 2021) by Ramon Carbonell

AR by Yinshuai Ding on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (30 Jun 2021) by Ramon Carbonell

ED: Publish as is (30 Jun 2021) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)

AR by Yinshuai Ding on behalf of the Authors (02 Jul 2021) Manuscript

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.