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Vertical seismic profile (VSP)

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004491

A technique where a seismic source on the surface generates signals recorded by geophones placed at many levels inside a wellbore. The resulting dataset provides a high-resolution seismic image of the subsurface in the immediate vicinity of the well. A vertical seismic profile (VSP) provides a direct correlation between seismic data and well log data and can be used to look ahead of the drill bit.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004491
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeophysics
AbbreviationVSP
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004491",
  "term": "Vertical seismic profile (VSP)",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A technique where a seismic source on the surface generates signals recorded by geophones placed at many levels inside a wellbore. The resulting dataset provides a high-resolution seismic image of the subsurface in the immediate vicinity of the well. A vertical seismic profile (VSP) provides a direct correlation between seismic data and well log data and can be used to look ahead of the drill bit.",
  "abbreviation": "VSP",
  "subject": "Geophysics",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/vertical-seismic-profile-vsp/"
}

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