3-D Seismic Interpretation

This book introduces geophysicists and geologists to the technique of interpreting 3-D seismic data. The topics it covers include basic structural interpretation and map-making; the use of 3-D visualization methods; interpretation of seismic amplitudes; the generation and use of AVO and acoustic impedance datasets; and time-lapse seismic mapping. Written by professional geophysicists with many years of working experience in the oil industry, the book will be indispensable for graduate students, researchers, and new entrants into the petroleum industry. 3-d Seismic Data Have Become The Key Tool Used In The Oil And Gas Industry To Understand The Subsurface. In Addition To Providing Excellent Structural Images, The Dense Sampling Of A 3-d Survey Can Sometimes Make It Possible To Map Reservoir Quality And The Distribution Of Oil And Gas. The Aim Of This Book Is To Help Geophysicists And Geologists New To The Technique To Interpret 3-d Data While Avoiding Common Pitfalls. Topics Covered Include Basic Structural Interpretation And Map-making; The Used 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. Also Included Is The Increasingly Important Field Of Time-lapse Seismic Mapping, Which Allows The Interpreter To Trace The Movement Of Fluids Within The Reservoir During Production. The Discussion Of The Acquisition And Processing Of 3-d Seismic Data Is Intended To Promote An Understanding Of Important Data Quality Issues. Extensive Mathematics Has Been Avoided, But Enough Detail Is Included On The Effects Of Changing Rock And Fluid Properties To Allow Readers To Make Their Own Calculations. The Authors Of 3-d Seismic Interpretation Are Professional Geophysicists With Many Years' Experience In The Oil Industry. They Are Still Actively Interpreting 3-d Seismic Data And Are Therefore Able To Summarise The Current Best Practice. The Book Will Be An Indispensable Guide For Geoscientsts Learning To Use 3-d Seismic Data, Particularly Graduate Students Of Geophysics And Petroleum Geology, And New Entrants Into The Oil And Gas Industry.--jacket. 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. M. Bacon, R. Simm, T. Redshaw. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Topics covered include basic structural interpretation and map-making; the used 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. Also included is the increasingly important field of time-lapse seismic mapping, which allows the interpreter to trace the movement of fluids within the reservoir during production. The discussion of the acquisition and processing of 3-D seismic data is intended to promote an understanding of important data quality issues. Extensive mathematics has been avoided, but enough detail is included on the effects of changing rock and fluid properties to allow readers to make their own calculations. This new paperback edition also includes an extra appendix presenting material that brings the book fully up to date - including novel acquisition design, pore pressure prediction from seismic velocity, elastic impedance inversion and time lapse seismics"--Page 4 of cover 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. If you want to find oil and gas accumulations, or produce them efficiently once found, then you need to understand subsurface geology. 1-16......Page 2 17-56......Page 25 57-101......Page 65 102-179......Page 96 180......Page 173 184......Page 181 193......Page 186