Exploration Seismology

Author: R. E. Sheriff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139643118
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1261

Book Description
This is the completely updated revision of the highly regarded book Exploration Seismology. Available now in one volume, this textbook provides a complete and systematic discussion of exploration seismology. The first part of the book looks at the history of exploration seismology and the theory - developed from the first principles of physics. All aspects of seismic acquisition are then described. The second part of the book goes on to discuss data-processing and interpretation. Applications of seismic exploration to groundwater, environmental and reservoir geophysics are also included. The book is designed to give a comprehensive up-to-date picture of the applications of seismology. Exploration Seismology's comprehensiveness makes it suitable as a text for undergraduate courses for geologists, geophysicists and engineers, as well as a guide and reference work for practising professionals.

Numerical Methods of Exploration Seismology

Author: Gary F. Margrave
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107170141
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 457

Book Description
Technical guide to the theory and practice of seismic data processing with MATLAB algorithms for advanced students, researchers and professionals.

A Handbook for Seismic Data Acquisition in Exploration

Author: Brian J. Evans
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560800410
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319

Book Description
This illustration-rich book explains seismic data acquisition operations from a fundamental and practical standpoint, ranging from land to marine 2D methods to 3D seismic methods. Helpful to geologists, field crews, exploration managers, petroleum engineers, and geophysicists, each chapter concludes with exercises on field data recording problems.

Exploration Seismology v2: Volume 2

Author: R. E. Sheriff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521250641
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description

Problems in Exploration Seismology and Their Solutions

Author: L. P. Geldart
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560801158
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 529

Book Description
Focusing on the basic theory required to solve practical problems, this book provides 212 problems, and solutions, which cover a wide range of issues, including least-squares methods, choosing velocities for various situations, z-transforms, determining 2D and 3D field geometries, and solving processing and interpretation problems.

Reflection Seismology

Author: Kenneth Harold Waters
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496

Book Description

Seismic Data Analysis

Author: Özdoğan Yilmaz
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560800941
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2065

Book Description
Expanding the author's original work on processing to include inversion and interpretation, and including developments in all aspects of conventional processing, this two-volume set is a comprehensive and complete coverage of the modern trends in the seismic industry - from time to depth, from 3D to 4D, from 4D to 4C, and from isotropy to anisotropy.

Seismic Hydrocarbon Exploration

Author: Hamid N. Alsadi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319404369
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
This book presents the essential principles and applications of seismic oil-exploration techniques. It concisely covers all stages in exploration activities (data field acquisition, data processing and interpretation), supplementing the main text with a wealth of (>350) illustrations and figures. The book concentrates on the physics of the applied principles, avoiding intricate mathematical treatment and lengthy theoretical reasoning. A further prominent feature is the inclusion of a separate chapter on 3D surveying techniques and another, equally important chapter on seismic digital signals and the aliasing problem, which is presented in an accessible form. The book is designed to meet the needs of both the academic and industrial worlds. University students and employees of oil-exploration companies alike will find the book to be a valuable resource.

Elements of 3D Seismology, third edition

Author: Christopher L. Liner
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560803371
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363

Book Description
Elements of 3D Seismology, third edition is a thorough introduction to the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of 3D seismic data. This third edition is a major update of the second edition. Sections dealing with interpretation have been greatly revised in accordance with improved understanding and availability of data and software. Practice exercises have been added, as well as a 3D seismic survey predesign exercise. Discussions include: conceptual and historical foundations of modern reflection seismology; an overview of seismic wave phenomena in acoustic, elastic, and porous media; acquisition principles for land and marine seismic surveys; methods used to create 2D and 3D seismic images from field data; concepts of dip moveout, prestack migration, and depth migration; concepts and limitations of 3D seismic interpretation for structure, stratigraphy, and rock property estimation; and the interpretation role of attributes, impedance estimation, and AVO. This book is intended as a general text on reflection seismology, including wave propagation, data acquisition, processing, and interpretation and will be of interest to entry-level geophysicists, experts in related fields (geology, petroleum engineering), and experienced geophysicists in one subfield wishing to learn about another (e.g., interpreters wanting to learn about seismic waves or data acquisition).

Introduction to Petroleum Seismology, second edition

Author: Luc T. Ikelle
Publisher: SEG Books
ISBN: 1560803436
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1403

Book Description
Introduction to Petroleum Seismology, second edition (SEG Investigations in Geophysics Series No. 12) provides the theoretical and practical foundation for tackling present and future challenges of petroleum seismology especially those related to seismic survey designs, seismic data acquisition, seismic and EM modeling, seismic imaging, microseismicity, and reservoir characterization and monitoring. All of the chapters from the first edition have been improved and/or expanded. In addition, twelve new chapters have been added. These new chapters expand topics which were only alluded to in the first edition: sparsity representation, sparsity and nonlinear optimization, near-simultaneous multiple-shooting acquisition and processing, nonuniform wavefield sampling, automated modeling, elastic-electromagnetic mathematical equivalences, and microseismicity in the context of hydraulic fracturing. Another major modification in this edition is that each chapter contains analytical problems as well as computational problems. These problems include MatLab codes, which may help readers improve their understanding of and intuition about these materials. The comprehensiveness of this book makes it a suitable text for undergraduate and graduate courses that target geophysicists and engineers as well as a guide and reference work for researchers and professionals in academia and in the petroleum industry.