SCPRE07
3-D Seismic Interpretation
Instructor: Bruce Hart
Date: May 7 - 8, 2008
Max. Attendance: 25 participants
Course Fee: $800
Venue: APEGGA Conference/Board Room – Suite 2200, Scotia Centre, #700, 2nd St. SW, Calgary, T2P 2W1
An introduction to 3-D seismic technology, emphasizing fundamental principals of the interpretation process. Course touches on physical basis of seismic method, acquisition and processing effects on data interpretability, 3-D survey design, 3-D visualization, and 3-D interpretation workflow. Short exercises, case studies and live demonstrations emphasize course material.
Intended participants/target audience:
From previous offerings, the course is most popular with geologists (freshly minted to seasoned vets) looking for an introductory level course on 3-D seismic technology. The content level is also appropriate for managers and engineers or anyone else who will be making decisions that affect 3-D acquisition, or will be working with results that are based on 3-D seismic interpretations. Processing geophysicists seeking an introduction to interpretation, and geophysical interpreters seeking to develop the geological side of their interpretation also benefit.
Objectives of course:
By the end of the course, participants will have learned:
- Fundamental controls on seismic resolution/imaging
- How data acquisition and processing parameters affect interpretability
- How and why different 3-D seismic visualization techniques are used during an interpretation
- A generalized 3-D seismic interpretation workflow, emphasizing the need to integrate seismic interpretation with geologic and engineering analyses
Classroom requirements:
- Conventional lecture/lab room with one screen
- LCD projector and laptop (computer & needed software provided by instructor)
- Overhead projector and/or chalkboard and/or dry erase board (etc.) for answering questions
Bruce Hart has a Bachelor's Degree from McMaster University, a Master's Degree from the Université du Québec á Rimouski, and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He worked for the Geological Survey of Canada, Penn State and The New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources prior to joining McGill in the summer of 2000. His research focuses on the integration of 3-D seismic and other data types in reservoir characterization programs. His 3-D seismic work has addressed structural and stratigraphic problems from Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Quaternary clastic and carbonate reservoirs from the Alberta Basin, San Juan Basin, Williston Basin, Onshore and Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Permian Basin, Appalachian Basin and Offshore East Coast. Reservoir characterization efforts have included evaluating fractured tight-gas reservoirs (basin-center gas), porosity prediction in carbonate buildups, sequence stratigraphy of lowstand deposits, extensional and strike-slip tectonics and other topics. He has over 50 technical publications (not including abstracts) and has taught courses and workshops for industry professionals on 3-D seismic interpretation in Cairo, Copenhagen, The Hague, Kuala Lumpur, Houston, Denver, New Orleans, San Antonio, Calgary, Halifax, and elsewhere, with participants working for companies such as Anadarko, ConocoPhillips, Nexen, Chevron, Apache, Shell, PetroCanada, Talisman and others.