Real-world application of deep learning in large-scale seismic interference attenuation: A case study in the Camie field of Angola

Jing Sun; Song Hou

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Real-world application of deep learning in large-scale seismic interference attenuation: A case study in the Camie field of Angola

Jing Sun·Song Hou

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In marine seismic acquisition, seismic interference (SI) occurs when energy from nearby external seismic source(s) is captured. It typically appears as coherent noise with linear or non-linear movement and varying amplitudes across different sail lines. SI is commonly observed and poses a challenge for seismic data processing. We present a case history of a previously proposed deep neural network (DNN)-based workflow applied for SI attenuation across a marine seismic block in the Camie Field of Angola. This field survey covers over 345 km2 and is marked by the challenge of multiple SI types. The employed DNN-based workflow performs SI attenuation in the common shot domain based on a supervised learning framework: a small subset of the SI-contaminated data was first processed by a conventional geophysical algorithm to obtain an estimate of the SI noise, which was then manually blended with the SI-free common shot gathers from the same survey to generate the training pairs. To ensure signal fidelity, several techniques were applied to improve the DNN's performance. A key highlight of this case history is its scale: this represents a real-world, large-scale processing project and we present a comprehensive comparison of the DNN-based workflow with the conventional geophysical algorithm across the entire survey block, focusing on both processing quality and processing time. The results demonstrate the outstanding performance of the employed DNN-based workflow, which achieved higher SI removal accuracy, with less signal leakage and more complete SI removal. The promising results of this application also open up possibilities for integrating deep learning into other seismic denoising tasks. In addition, we discuss the limitations of this case history, aiming to provide insights for future research and applications in the field.

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Jing Sun, Song Hou. 2026-10-07. Real-world application of deep learning in large-scale seismic interference attenuation: A case study in the Camie field of Angola. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.09663

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