Automatic image registration of multicomponent seismic data

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor, the instructions comprising functionality for:

• obtaining a multicomponent seismic data set for a subterranean region of interest;
• determining a PP stacked time-domain seismic image and a PS stacked time-domain seismic image based, at least in part on the multicomponent seismic data set;
• transforming a recording-time axis of at least one of the PP stacked time-domain seismic image and the PS stacked time-domain seismic image to produce a pair of coarsely-registered PP and PS seismic images;
• filtering at least one of the pair of coarsely-registered PP and PS seismic images to produce a pair of spectrally-matched PP and PS seismic images;
• and
• dynamically warping at least one of the pair of spectrally-matched PP and PS seismic images, to produce a pair of fully-registered PP and PS seismic images.

A system for formation evaluation, comprising:

• a seismic source to emit a radiated seismic P-waves;
• a plurality of multicomponent seismic receivers for detecting and recording a multicomponent seismic data set generated by the radiated seismic P-waves;
• and
• a seismic processor configured to:
• determine a PP stacked time-domain seismic image and a PS stacked time-domain seismic image from the multicomponent seismic data set;
• transform a recording-time axis of at least one of the PP stacked time-domain seismic image and the PS stacked time-domain seismic image to produce a pair of coarsely-registered PP and PS seismic images;
• filter at least one of the pair of coarsely-registered PP and PS seismic images to produce a pair of spectrally-matched PP and PS seismic images;
• and
• dynamically warp at least one of the pair of spectrally-matched PP and PS seismic images to produce a pair of fully-registered PP and PS seismic images.