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Check Shot Survey

A check shot survey is a type of borehole seismic data designed to measure the seismic travel time from the surface to a known depth. The compressional wave velocity of the formations in a wellbore can be measured directly by lowering a geophone to each formation of interest, sending out a source of energy from the surface and recording the resultant signal.