Full Waveform Inversion

ION’s Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) reduces risk and enables more effective exploration decisions, via advanced seismic imaging techniques that provide highly accurate models of the subsurface.

Full Wave Inversion technology can be used to:

• Improve the fundamental resolution of the earth model
• Understand highly-compartmentalized reservoir units
• Identify shallow hazards, like gas bodies
• Significantly improve the structural image

Additionally, FWI can provide improved constraints during acoustic impedance inversion that enables more accurate rock property estimations compared to conventional well-horizon constraint methodologies.

The ION Advantage: Our Custom FWI Technology Suite

Full Wave Inversion is commonly incorporated into an earth model building workflow in combination with, or in place of, typical tomographic approaches. At ION, our suite of FWI technologies utilize the entire wave field, incorporating both diving waves and reflections to enable deeper and more robust model estimation across a range of environments and acquisition configurations.