common depth point — Oil & Gas Glossary
In multichannel seismic acquisition where beds do not dip, the common reflection point at depth on a reflector, or the halfway point when a wave travels from a source to a reflector to a receiver. In the case of flat layers, the common depth point is vertically below the common midpoint. In the case of dipping beds, there is no
Detailed Explanation
common depth point shared by multiple sources and receivers, so dip moveoutprocessing is necessary to reduce smearing, or inappropriate mixing, of the data.