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Seismic geophysics represents a fundamental tool for both the exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources. This course provides the fundamentals and the practical application of seismic principles, including aspects of acquisition, processing, and interpretation. Primary emphasis is toward interpretation aspects and workflow. Key topics include survey design for maximizing interpretational goals such as multicomponent and azimuthal surveys, processing techniques including Prestack versus Poststack migration, visualization and presentation techniques, general 2D/3D/4D interpretational techniques and principles including various pitfalls of seismic interpretation, integration of seismic data and other datasets (especially well data), and attribute and AVO/AVA analyses. The course is designed from an applied standpoint for geophysicists, with numerous case studies serving to provide critical insight into the use of seismic data in early exploration efforts through later development and reservoir characterization phases.

At the end of this seminar participants will learn about:

· Understand seismic wave types and propagation, and elastic properties

· Achieve an understanding of seismic acquisition fundamentals and new technologies

· Learn about seismic processing fundamentals and new methods

· Acquire an appreciation of seismic interpretation fundamentals and modern techniques

· Know the basics of seismic attributes, AVO/AVA, and inversion

Geologists, Geophysicists, Petrophysicists, Stratigraphers, Geochemists, Reservoir, Petroleum, Wellsite Geologists, Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers, Operations Engineers, Technologists, Log Analysts, E&P Personnel, Exploration & Development Personnel, Geologists, Reservoir Engineers, Seismic Interpreters, E&P Managers, Data Management and Oil & Gas Personnel

· Introduction to seismic geophysics

· The need for seismic interpretation and reservoir analysis

· Case examples illustrating the importance of seismic interpretation and reservoir analysis to hydrocarbon production and development

· Seismic reflection surveying

· General principals of reflection surveying from acquisition, processing, and interpretation

· 2D versus 3D versus time-lapse (4D)

· Survey design and optimization

· Other principles such as wavelength and resolution

· Primary versus multicomponent surveys

· P-wave versus s-wave surveys (and multicomponent data)

· Amplitude preservation

· Migration

· Binning

· Zero-phase versus phased data, wavelet extraction, inverse modeling, etc.

· Seismic interpretation principles

· Discussion and application of various interpretation techniques and principles as applied to exploration and reservoir characterization

· Concepts of structural interpretation (lines/cross-lines, arbitration lines

· Time slices

· Visualization techniques

· User-tracking versus auto-tracking, etc.)

· Stratigraphic interpretation (sequence stratigraphy, appearance of key stratigraphic features, texture mapping, etc.)

· Display concepts and interpretation procedures/options will be discussed

· Seismic attribute analysis

· The fundamental concepts of seismic attributes

· Amplitude, phase, and frequency derived attributes, as well as AVA (amplitude versus angle)

· Specific attributes as related to structure (E.G., coherence, dip displays, derivative, etc.)

· Stratigraphy (horizon slices and windows, amplitude and other attribute extractions, etc.), and reservoir

· Shear-wave anisotropy

· Reservoir identification and evaluation

· Fundamental concepts of reservoir characterization

· Attribute analysis and hydrocarbon indicators

· Fluid analysis

· Defining reservoir limits

· Porosity evaluations, net pay, etc.

· Seismic Petrophysics and Data Integration

· Extraction of Petrophysical information from seismic data

· The integration of well log (including well bore geophysics)

· Geological analyses to develop coherent reservoir models

· Case histories of seismic exploration and reservoir evaluation

· Case examples of seismic analysis of hydrocarbon reservoirs

· Emerging and alternative technologies