Geophysical Prospecting

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Geophysical Prospecting is published by Wiley-Blackwell and EAGE.

Geophysical Prospecting publishes the best in primary research in geoscience with a particular focus in exploration geophysics. The scope of the journal covers the potential field, electromagnetic and seismic methods applied to exploration and monitoring. The journal welcomes theoretical and numerical studies as well as case studies and review papers. Contributors are from industry and academia. The goal of the journal is to provide a valuable forum for sharing experiences and new ideas among workers in exploration geophysics.

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Editor-in-Chief
Tijmen Jan Moser

Deputy Editors
Helmut Jakubowicz
Evgeny Landa
Mohamed Luheshi
Alan B. Reid
Oliver Ritter

Associate Editors
Mohammed N. Alfaraj – Reservoir Geophysics
Philip N. Armstrong – Borehole Geophysics
Claudio Bagaini – Seismic Acquisition
Ahmet T. Basokur – Electrical and Electromagnetic Tomography and Optimization Methods
Angus I. Best – Rock Physics, Elastic and Electrical Reservoir Properties
Jean-Luc Boelle – Multicomponent Seismic Processing and Converted-wave Imaging
John Brittan – Seismic Data Processing
Xander Campman – Passive Seismic
Mark Chapman – Rock Physics, Anisotropy and Multicomponent Seismology
Leo Eisner – Passive Seismic and Finite Difference Methods
Irina S. Elysseieva – Gravity Data Processing and Interpretation
Maurizio Fedi – Potential Field Methods
Giovanni Florio – Potential Field Methods
Fuensanta González Montesinos – Geodesy, Gravity
Peter Hanssen – Instrumentation, Passive Exploration and Sub-basalt Imaging
Felix Herrmann – Rock Physics, Signal Processing, Imaging
Horst Holstein – Potential Fields, Mathematical and Computing Aspects
Steve A. Horne – Borehole Seismics, Inversion
Einar Iversen – Anisotropy, Ray Methods
Ian F. Jones – Pre-stack Depth Migration and Velocity Building
Timothy Keho – Reservoir Geophysics
Dan Kosloff – Seismic Imaging, Numerical Modelling and Velocity Determination
Gilles Lambaré – Seismic Depth Imaging, Ray-based Approaches
Enru Liu – Multicomponent Seismics
Tobias Müller – Rock Physics, Seismic Modelling
Roman Pasteka – Gravity Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation
René-Edouard Plessix – Wave and Ray Theory, Optimisation
Jaume Pous – Electrical Methods
Patrick Rasolofosaon – Rock Physics, Seismic Anisotropy and Physical Modelling
Giuliana Rossi – Seismic Tomography
Partha Routh – Near Surface, Geothermal
Mark S. Sams – Rock Physics and Reservoir Characterization
Juan Soldo – 4D Seismic and Reservoir Geophysics
Alexey Stovas – Anisotropy, Modelling and Seismic Time Imaging
Vladimir Tcheverda – Seismic Modelling and Imaging
Constantinos Tsingas – Wave-based Seismic Imaging and Velocity Analysis
Dimitrios Tsoulis – Potential Field Theory
Henri-Pierre Valero – Logging and Petrophysics
Aldo Vesnaver – Reservoir Monitoring

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Volume 58 number 5 September 2010

Special Issue on Passive Seismic

725 | Introduction L. Eisner, A. Vesnaver, E. Gaucher and X. Campman

727 | Improved microseismic event location by inclusion of a priori dip particle motion: a case study from Ekofisk G.A. Jones, D. Raymer, K. Chambers and J.-M. Kendall

739 | Constrained tomography of realistic velocity models in microseismic monitoring using calibration shots T. Bardainne and E. Gaucher

755 | A strategy for automated analysis of passive microseismic data to image seismic anisotropy and fracture characteristics A. Wuestefeld, O. Al-Harrasi, J.P. Verdon, J. Wookey and J.M. Kendall

775 | Assessment of focal mechanisms of microseismic events computed from two three-component receivers: application to the Arkema-Vauvert field (France) M. Godano, E. Gaucher, T. Bardainne, M. Regnier, A. Deschamps and M. Valette

791 | Application of microseismic muliplet analysis to the Basel geothermal reservoir stimulation events B.C. Dyer, U. Schanz, T. Spillmann, F. Ladner and M.O. Häring

809 | Comparison of surface and borehole locations of induced seismicity L. Eisner, B.J. Hulsey, P. Duncan, D. Jurick, H. Werner and W. Keller

821 | Testing the ability of surface arrays to monitor microseismic activity K. Chambers, J.-M. Kendall, S, Brandsberg-Dahl and J. Rueda

831 | Joint 3D processing of active and passive seismic data A. Vesnaver, L. Lovisa and G. Böhm

845 | Intrinsic Q_p seismic attenuation from the rise time of microearthquakes: a local scale application at Rio-Antirrio, Western Greece G.-A. Tselentis, P. Paraskevopoulos and N. Martakis

861 | Source location using time-reverse imaging B. Artman, I. Podladtchikov and B. Witten