Determination of S-wave slowness from a linear array of borehole receivers

Abstract

Locations of seismic events from a linear array of receivers may require determination of slowness vectors of arriving waves. In an isotropic medium, P waves are polarized along the slowness, which enables direct determination of P-wave backazimuth.

Keywords

• Downhole methods
• Controlled source seismology
• Body waves
• Wave propagation
• microearthquakes