Program Overview
It covers principles of seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation, focusing on geological controls, structural styles, and stratigraphic features. Taught by industry experts, the course is suitable for geologists, geophysicists, and engineers seeking to use seismic data in hydrocarbon exploration and production.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The course, Seismic Interpretation - SI1, is designed to equip participants with the skills to interpret seismic data for petroleum exploration and production. It focuses on understanding the seismic system, its limitations, and pitfalls, and interpreting 2D and 3D seismic examples of structural and stratigraphic features associated with actively producing hydrocarbon areas.
Objectives:
Participants will learn how to:
- Understand the seismic process, interpret seismic sections, develop a geologic model, and prepare maps
- Relate the subsurface stratigraphy to well data
- Identify different structural styles from seismic data
- Create a basic stratigraphic framework using seismic stratigraphy
Description:
The course covers the following topics:
- Basics: geological controls on the propagation, reflection, and refraction of seismic waves
- Data acquisition and processing: with emphasis on its potential impact on interpretation
- 2D and 3D interpretation techniques
- Seismic interpretation of different structural styles: extensional, compressional, strike-slip, inverted, salt, and gravity dominated basins
- Seismic velocities
- Sequence stratigraphy and seismic facies analysis
- Acoustic impedance
- DHIs
- AVO
Teaching:
- The course is taught by experienced instructors, including:
- Tom Temples
- Peter Bartok
- John Logel
- PetroSkills Specialist
Other:
- The course is suitable for geologists, geophysicists, and engineers who want to use seismic data for petroleum exploration and/or production.
- Familiarity with geological terminology is helpful.
- The course is available as a public session or as a private, on-site seminar.
- The course is part of PetroSkills' Upstream Disciplines: Geophysics category and is considered a Foundation level course.
