Seismic Data Interpretation and Evaluation for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production A Practitioner’s Guide /

• Main Author: Nanda, Niranjan C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Fossil fuels.; Mineral resources.; Geophysics.; Computer mathematics.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Building construction.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Mineral Resources.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Offshore Engineering.; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.

This book introduces readers to the field of seismic data interpretation and evaluation, covering themes such as petroleum exploration and high resolution seismic data. It helps geoscientists and engineers who are practitioners in this area to both understand and to avoid the potential pitfalls of i...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Seismic wave propagation & rock-fluid parameters
• 2. Seismic reflection principles – Basics
• 3. Seismic interpretation methods (2D)
• 4. Tectonics and seismic interpretation
• 5. Seismic stratigraphy and Seismo-tectonics in Petroleum Exploration
• 6. Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators (DHI)
• 7. Bore-hole seismic techniques
• 8. Evaluation of high resolution seismic data (3D & 4D)
• 9. Shear wave Seismic; AVO & Vp/Vs analysis
• 10. Analyzing seismic attributes
• 11. Seismic modeling & Inversions
• 12. Seismic pitfalls. .