3-D Seismic Interpretation

An indispensable guide to 3-D seismic data for graduate students and petroleum industry professionals.

M. Bacon (Author), R. Simm (Author), T. Redshaw (Author)

9780521710664, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 October 2007

234 pages, 37 b/w illus. 110 colour illus.
24.7 x 17.4 x 1.2 cm, 0.47 kg

'… well-written, clearly illustrated and easy to follow. … The … price … is also reasonable, making it affordable for graduate students. This volume should be highly useful for an introductory graduate-level class, but I would also recommend it to anyone wanting to quickly come up to speed on the basics of 3-D seismic interpretation. … the principles of camera optics, practical photography and image processing are solid and well explained, making this book the perfect companion for a budding amateur astronomer.' EOS

3-D seismic data have become the key tool used in the petroleum industry to understand the subsurface. In addition to providing excellent structural images, the dense sampling of a 3-D survey makes it possible to map reservoir quality and the distribution of oil and gas. Topics covered in this book include basic structural interpretation and map-making; the use of 3-D visualisation methods; interpretation of seismic amplitudes, including their relation to rock and fluid properties; and the generation and use of AVO and acoustic impedance datasets. This new paperback edition includes an extra appendix presenting new material on novel acquisition design, pore pressure prediction from seismic velocity, elastic impedance inversion, and time lapse seismics. Written by professional geophysicists with many years' experience in the oil industry, the book is indispensable for geoscientists using 3-D seismic data, including graduate students and new entrants into the petroleum industry.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. 3-D seismic data acquisition and processing
3. Structural interpretation
4. Geological interpretation
5. Interpreting seismic amplitudes
6. Inversion
7. 3-D seismic data visualisation
8. Time-lapse seismic
Appendix 1. Workstation issues
Appendix 2. Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [R], Geophysics [PHVG]