SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY

  • How To Apply geophysical fundamentals to uncovering the geological information embedded within seismic
  • Understand the premises behind the Vail seismic sequence paradigm
  • Construct and interpret chronostratigraphic charts, sea level curves, and seismic facies maps
  • Interpret clastic and carbonate depositional system responses to allocyclic and autocyclic processes and the effects upon reservoir architecture and seal potential

 

  • Discipline: Geophysics
  • Level: Advanced
  • Duration: 5 Days

Syllabus

  • Introduction and Theoretical Background; Introduction & Geophysical Methods
  • Introduction: philosophy and history
  • Geophysical fundamentals
  • Breaking out operational sequences
  • Introduction to fault interpretation
  • Chronostratigraphy construction and interpretation
  • Sea level curves, accommodation space, and cycle orders
  • Vail sequence theory and sequence hierarchy
  • Carbonate sequences
  • Siliciclastic sequences
  • Seismic facies
  • Paleo-environmental analysis
  • Geohistory reconstruction
  • Optimizing exploration

Audience

  • Geophysicists, geologists, explorationists, and managers who are interested in an introduction or review of the theory and application of contemporary seismic stratigraphic techniques

Prerequisites

No Prerequisites required for this course