Abstract

Compressional Wave (P-Wave) technology dominated the oil industry for the last 80 years, and majority of hydrocarbon finds have been made using this technology. It is also well established that the P wave is not panacea for every seismic imaging problem. In the recent years, shear wave technology has been proved to be quite useful as a complementary tool capable of providing a better and more realistic reservoir characterization of the subsurface.