Seismic Structure Interpretation

Audience

Geologists, geophysicists, and engineers who want to use seismic data for petroleum exploration and/or production. Familiarity with geological terminology will be better.

Purpose

The Questions in the minds of oil explorers, can seismic help me tie a set of wells? What kind of a structural trap did I drill into? Is the structure valid or a seismic artifact? Are these reflections real or multiples? How can I combine structural and stratigraphic interpretations to develop a structural and depositional history? How does seismic data acquisition and processing impact my interpretation? … etc.

The participants will learns to answer these and related questions by gaining an understanding of the seismic system, its limitations and pitfalls, and by interpreting 2D and 3D seismic examples of structural and stratigraphic features associated with actively producing hydrocarbon areas. 

Learning Objectives

Upon the completion of this course the participant will be able to:

• Basics: geological controls on the propagation, reflection, and refraction of seismic waves.
• Data acquisition and processing with emphasis on its potential impact on seismic interpretation.
• 2D and 3D seismic interpretation techniques.
• Seismic interpretation of different structural styles: extensional, compression, strike-slip, inverted, salt, and gravity dominated basins.
• Seismic velocities.
• Sequence stratigraphy and seismic facies analysis.
• Understand the seismic process, interpret seismic sections, develop a geologic model, and prepare maps.
• Relate the subsurface stratigraphy to well data.