Course Objectives.

Ø Separate fact from artifact in seismic stratigraphy processing and interpretation

Ø  Characterize reservoir rocks and their fluids from stacked and un-stacked (AVO) data

Ø  Apply 3-D seismic stratigraphy to field development

Ø Interpret salt structures and their associated hydrocarbon potential

Ø  Predict intra-basin reservoir and seal quality as a function of sea level positioning

Ø Generate seismic stratigraphy regional play concepts for a variety of tectonic-depositional settings

   Course Certificate

Ø Ok technology certificate will be issued to all attendees after attend 80 % of the total hours of the course

   Course Outline.

Ø Introduction: historical perspectives of the science; the seismic stratigraphy algorithm

Ø Geophysical fundamentals: Synthetics I; petrophysics—effects of phase and frequency

Ø Wavelet Analysis I: Optimizing exploration (attribute, velocity, and direct hydrocarbon indicator analysis)—intracratonic basins

Ø Wavelet Analysis II: Optimizing exploitation (VSP and AVO analysis for rock-fluid determination)—intracratonic basins

Ø Wavelet Analysis III: (Seismic reservoir characterization)—rift basins

Ø Seismic Sequence Analysis I: Modus operandi—divergent-margin case study

Ø Seismic Sequence Analysis II: Chronostratigraphy and sea level analysis—Passive Margins I: carbonates

Ø Seismic Sequence Analysis III: Seismic facies analysis and ABC maps—Passive Margins II: delta-turbidites

Ø Seismic Sequence Analysis IV: 2-D and 3-D applications to salt and subsalt imagery

Ø Seismic Sequence Analysis V: Integrated geohistory analysis—polyhistory basins

Ø Review of seismic stratigraphy algorithm and class discussion

   Who Can Benefit?

Ø Geophysicists

§  geologists and explorationists who have completed Introduction to Seismic Stratigraphy

Ø  Hand-outs

§ Coffee/tea English cake. etc on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day and buffet lunch.

   Accommodation

§  Accommodation is not included in course fees.

§ Accommodation can be arranged by at the time of booking