Exploration Geophysics an introduction

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Exploration Geophysics an introduction

Author: Mamdouh R. Gadallah Ray Fisher | Size: 31.7 MB | Format: PDF | Publisher: Springer | Year: 2009 | pages: 274 | ISBN: 978-3-540-85159-2

Today, we see that worldwide reserves are staying about the same, even increasing in some areas, partly because of the increased use of advanced technology in the exploration and development methods. Much of the credit for maintaining worldwide petroleum reserves must be credited to the 3-D seismic method. 3-D seismic surveys have resulted in the discovery of new fields, their development and enhancement of oil recovery projects. In addition, surface seismic surveys have been augmented by downhole surveys (VSP) that are used for borehole measurements of rock parameters such as density, acoustic velocity, and other parameters.
Another development of note has been the integration of historically separate personnel into teams of seismologists, geologists and engineers who are involved in all stages of petroleum exploration and exploitation. This has led to a need for all members of the team, their support staffs, and managers to better understand all of the technologies involved. The objectives of this text are to help satisfy this need for the non-professional members of these teams and those who support these teams in various ways.
This text will acquaint the people mentioned above with the fundamentals of the seismic techniques, their applications and limitations, with absolute minimal use of mathematics. The material is organized so that basic principles are followed by a flow of information paralleling that of applications. “Real-life” exercises are included to assist the understanding. The text is written at a level that anyone can understand without difficulty. At the end of each chapter you will find a list of key words that will help the reader to better understand the chapter by looking them up in the glossary at the end of the text. For those who are interested in more details, there are appendixes for some chapters that include more detailed information and a very complete bibliography of references for those who want to pursue the subject further.

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