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Method and system for geophysical and geologic modeling

  • US 5,551,881 A
  • Filed: 06/06/1995
  • Issued: 09/03/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of modeling a portion of the earth, comprising:

  • constructing a scale model of a portion of the earth, said scale model comprising a plurality of structures adjacent one another having different acoustic velocities from one another;

    coupling ultrasonic energy into said scale model from a source at a surface of the scale model;

    detecting said ultrasonic energy with a plurality of receivers, each located at said surface, the ultrasonic energy detected by each receiver having traveled from said source through a portion of said scale model to said receiver;

    moving said source and said plurality of receivers along said surface of the scale model; and

    generating an image of a portion of said scale model from the ultrasonic energy detected by said plurality of receivers.

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