Wide
    azimuth seismic is a kind of 3D seismic data acquisition-processing technique
    with the ratio between transverse and longitudinal receiver unit larger than
    0.5.Wide azimuth seismic is characterized by whole distribution of azimuth
    angle and even distribution of offset. In this paper, the authors introduced the wide azimuth
    seismic acquisition and processing examples in Luo42 area and Shang741 area of
    Jiyang Depression, and Zhuang1 well area in central Junggar Basin. Moreover, wide
    azimuth seismic data was applied for predicting shale fractured reservoir and
    igneous rock fracture development belt, as well as characterizing the sand
    bodies in Zhuang1 well area. The results indicate that wide azimuth seismic is
    effective for the geologic bodies with anisotropy and strong heterogeneity, but
    there is no advantage for identifying sand bodies and inversing physical
    properties by using wide azimuth seismic data.