The exact workflow changes by dataset, but the decision logic remains consistent: diagnose, test, compare, refine and document.
Understand acquisition, available processing products, current images, velocity information and the geological question the project must answer.
Evaluate gathers, geometry, bandwidth, noise, multiples and existing velocities to determine what conditioning is required before migration.
Select time or depth model-building requirements and define how residuals will be measured and used.
Compare method and parameter choices on representative targets before committing to a larger imaging run.
Apply targeted, geologically controlled enhancement only after the primary imaging limitations are understood.
Provide the image together with key comparison products, parameter documentation and the QC needed to understand why the final result was selected.
