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We propose an approach to identify fractured rocks using 2D Wavelet transform (WT) and F-K migration. F-K migration can handle the hyperbola using Fourier analysis. WT can mitigate clutter, distinguish signal discontinuity, and provide signals with a good time-frequency resolution for F-K migration. In the simulation, the migration result from horizontal detail coefficients highlight the crack locations and reduce the scattering signals. Noise has been separated by 2D WT. Hyperbola tails are decomposed to vertical and diagonal detail coefficients. Similar promising results have been achieved in the field measurement. 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