GP 517: Exploration Seismology - II

Syllabus​

3-D marine and land seismic data acquisition, processing and interactive 3-D interpretation, Modeling, Synthetic seismograms, Seismic stratigraphy – seismic sequences, Time significance of reflections, Depositional models, Seismic Facies Analysis, Reflection Character Analysis, Hydrocarbon indicators, Amplitude variation with Offset, Vertical Seismic Profiling, Geological interpretation of seismic sections using 3-D seismic data, Reservoir Geophysics.

Texts/References

  • C.L. Liner, Elements of 3D Seismology, Pennwell Corporation, U.S., 2004
  • R.E. Sheriff, and L.P. Geldart, Exploration Seismology, Cambridge Univ. Press 1995
  • W.M. Telford, L.P. Geldart, and R.E. Sheriff, Applied Geophysics, Cambridge Univ. Press 1990
  • M.B.Dobrin, and C.H. Savit, Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, McGraw Hill, 1988
  • E. S. Robinson and C. Coruh, Basic Exploration Geophysics, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1988
  • G.Nichols, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Blackwell Sci. Pub., 1999