The goal of this course is to help those who work with reflection seismic data comprehend and value the fundamental ideas and procedures that produce final images and their corresponding characteristics. In order to establish the goal, guiding principles, parameterization, and constraints of the many processing steps leading to the final seismic images produced by the most recent state-of-the-art imaging techniques, basic seismic imaging principles and techniques are introduced at the beginning of the class. 3D seismic data is the course's main focus. By the end of the course, the participant will be able to identify potential issues introduced or not mitigated by the processing flow, as well as comprehend and value the several phases leading to final interpretable images. Additionally, the participant will comprehend how seismic amplitudes are affected by data processing and acquisition procedures.

Course Objectives:

How To:

Assess and determine data processing flows for a variety of acquisition and reservoir scenarios
Determine the most cost-effective imaging or migration technique given acquisition and structural scenarios
Recognize various noises and how best to mitigate them
Assess and appreciate the sensitivity of data processing parameters on final images
Estimate the vertical and lateral resolution of the processing and attribute products
Understand and examine data acquisition and processing quality control displays
Ask appropriate questions during data processing steps
Communicate effectively with specialists in seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation
Appreciate and evaluate the trade-offs between costs, turn-around time, and sophistication of processing and imaging steps

Who Should Attend?

Seismic interpreters, geophysicists, geologists, and exploration team members who use seismic data and need to understand the purpose and implications of the data acquisition and processing steps that lead to the final seismic images and derivative attributes. Also, the course is appropriate to early-career processing geophysicists seeking a rigorous foundation of the principles of data processing and seismic imaging.

Course Outlines:

Review of basics of reflection seismology: wave propagation and seismic amplitudes
Seismic imaging techniques and principles
Overview of 3D seismic data acquisition and quality control
Improving seismic resolution: deconvolution, inverse-Q filtering, and spectral whitening
Velocity estimation, velocity field building, and velocity uncertainty implications
Near-surface problems and solutions: seismic datums and statics corrections
Noise identification and suppression: coherent noises, multiples, linear noises, and incoherent noises
Advanced seismic imaging techniques: pre-stack time and pre-stack depth migration
Migration velocity analysis techniques

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