%0 Journal Article %1 bellefleur_etal:2002 %A Bellefleur, Gilles %A Müller, Christof %A Snyder, Dave %A Matthews, Larry %D 2002 %I SEG %J SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts %K geophysics seismics %N 1 %P 1464--1467 %R 10.1190/1.1816940 %T Downhole seismic scattered and mode-converted waves from the Halfmile Lake massive sulfide orebody, New Brunswick %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1816940 %V 21 %X Multi-offset, multi-azimuth downhole seismic data were acquired at Halfmile Lake, New Brunswick, to image known massive sulfide lenses and investigate the potential for a steeply-dipping mineralized zone connecting them The. massive sulfide lenses, which have significantly higher impedances than host rocks, produce strong scattering. The downhole seismic data shows prominent scattered and mode-converted waves (P-P, P-S, S-S, and S-P) originating from the deposit. Such complex scattering from massive sulfide ore has not been observed previously in VSP data. Migration of P-P and S-S scattered wave modes from one offset VSP partly imaged the deepest lens. The scattered S-waves and mode-converted waves provide additional imaging capabilities which should be considered when applying downhole seismics to mining exploration.

@article{bellefleur_etal:2002, abstract = {Multi-offset, multi-azimuth downhole seismic data were acquired at Halfmile Lake, New Brunswick, to image known massive sulfide lenses and investigate the potential for a steeply-dipping mineralized zone connecting them The. massive sulfide lenses, which have significantly higher impedances than host rocks, produce strong scattering. The downhole seismic data shows prominent scattered and mode-converted waves (P-P, P-S, S-S, and S-P) originating from the deposit. Such complex scattering from massive sulfide ore has not been observed previously in VSP data. Migration of P-P and S-S scattered wave modes from one offset VSP partly imaged the deepest lens. The scattered S-waves and mode-converted waves provide additional imaging capabilities which should be considered when applying downhole seismics to mining exploration.}, added-at = {2012-09-01T13:08:21.000+0200}, author = {Bellefleur, Gilles and M\"{u}ller, Christof and Snyder, Dave and Matthews, Larry}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29a198cc2bf241753803573d76f5df6b5/nilsma}, doi = {10.1190/1.1816940}, interhash = {78b8d534fa17a0c79f65b7fa0a08ff41}, intrahash = {9a198cc2bf241753803573d76f5df6b5}, journal = {SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts}, keywords = {geophysics seismics}, number = 1, pages = {1464--1467}, publisher = {SEG}, timestamp = {2021-02-09T13:27:34.000+0100}, title = {Downhole seismic scattered and mode-converted waves from the Halfmile Lake massive sulfide orebody, New Brunswick}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1816940}, volume = 21, year = 2002 }