Elements of 3D seismology / Christopher L. Liner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liner, Christopher L., author.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Investigations in geophysics ; no. 19.

Investigations in geophysics ; no. 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seismic reflection method.

Three-dimensional imaging.

Imaging systems in seismology.

Physical Description:

xxi, 340 pages ; 29 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Tulsa, OK : Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 2016.

Summary:

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).

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

part 1. Waves : the foundation of seismology

1. General properties of waves

2. Waves in fluids

3. Understanding seismic events

4. Reservoir fluid properties

5. Waves in solids

6. Waves in porous solids

part 2. Acquisition : gathering seismic data

7. 2D land acquisition

8. Financial aspects of 3D seismic

9. Survey predesign

10. Land shooting geometry

11. Land 3D design optimization

12. Marine acquisition methods

13. Data dimensionality and components

part 3. Data processing : creating the seismic image

14. Processing and binning overview

15. Computing

16. Creating the CMP stack

17. Migration 1 : concepts 185

18. Migration 2 : classification and velocity analysis

part 4. Interpretation : extracting geologic information from seismic data

19. Synthetic seismogram, tuning, and resolution

20. Introduction to interpretation

21. Data volume

22. Structure

23. Stratigraphy

24. Seismic attributes

25. Amplitude in space, time, and offset

Appendix A. Fourier transform

APPENDIX b. Conversion factors

Appendix C. Practice problems

Appendix D. 3D seismic survey predesign exercise.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781560803379

1560803371

OCLC:

961251779

Publisher Number:

99970149766