Paper submitted to IMAGE 2026, by Alexander Moschouris, Elena Polyaeva, Vladimir Zhelanov, Bertrand Caselitz (TGS), Vlad Marian, Daniela Vlad (Black Sea Oil & Gas SA).
Abstract
Seismic imaging beneath complex near-surface conditions remains a major challenge in marine settings, particularly in the Romanian Black Sea where Quaternary paleo-Danube submarine channels and shallow gas cause strong attenuation, velocity distortions, and loss of resolution. In the Ana–Doina–Bianca (ADB) area of the XV Midia Shallow Block, these effects have resulted in amplitude dimming, structural pull-down, and poor illumination of prospective targets.
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