Oral Session Abstracts: Seismic Survey Design Criteria: A Case Study Using Colville Foreland Basin Data - Abstract

James Bogardus

Alaska Geological Society

... select seismic acquisition parameters in the face of incomplete knowledge of the subsurface? Determining design parameters is often something...

Vibroseis sweep sequencing research based on convex optimization model

Zhu Xujiang, Ni Yudong, Wang Jingfu, He Yongqing, Xu Yingpo, Wang Wei, Sun Junqing, Li Kanghu, Wang Mingliang

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... in field. Analyze by building model Based on the commonly used seismic acquisition parameters and T-D rules, the vibroseis high productivity acquisition...

High Resolution “Vibroseis” Data – Compressional and Shear-Wave Modes

D. E. Miller, D. E. Dunster

Pacific Section of AAPG

..., individual objectives, that is, locating the coal-mine boundaries and determining the physical parameters of the near surface. However, in both cases...

Advances on land vibroseis source technology towards low frequencies

Zhouhong Wei

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

...Advances on land vibroseis source technology towards low frequencies Zhouhong Wei Advances on Land Vibroseis Source Technology towards Low...

Seismic Data Acquisition in San Juan Volcanic Field: ABSTRACT

Debra Hays Phillips

AAPG Bulletin

..., and the Continental Divide 30 mi west of Monte Vista. The objectives included (1) determining which techniques were most successful at retrieving data through...

Seismic Techniques in Uranium Exploration - San Juan Basin, New Mexico

R.S. Zech, A.C. Huffman Jr., D.R. Northrup

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... KILOMETERS O< 0 1 2 3 MILES LOCATION MAP FIGURE I SEISMIC PARAMETERS 18 93 Client US. Geological Survey Contractor Colo. School of Mines...

Abstract: Kirchhoff Imaging with Adaptive Greens Functions for Compensation for Dispersion, Attenuation, and Velocity Imprecision; #90187 (2014)

Andrew V. Barrett

Search and Discovery.com

...) in northern Alberta use a wide frequency band for the Vibroseis sweep, from 8 Hz up to either 180 or 210 Hz. It is reasonable to assume that across...

Textural Parameters of Rocks From Borehold Measurements and Their Applications in Determining Depositional Environments: ABSTRACT

G. R. Pickett, J. L. Bedwell, J. C. Carloss

AAPG Bulletin

...Textural Parameters of Rocks From Borehold Measurements and Their Applications in Determining Depositional Environments: ABSTRACT G. R. Pickett, J. L...

Seismic Data Acquisition and Processing in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field

C. R. Willingham, A. S. Wylie Jr., D. J. Underwood

Pacific Section of AAPG

... line was collected in this year. The purpose of the line was to collect additional experimental data to assist in determining optimum parameters...

Abstract: Carbonate Reservoir Characterization Using Seismic Velocity and Amplitude Variation with Offset Analysis: Hardeman Basin, Texas, Test Case, by J. D. Pigott, R. K. Shrestha, and R. A. Warwick; #91004 (1991)

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Rocky Mountain Subthrust Exploration Using Pre-Stack Depth Migration, by Mary Sue Purcell, Steven G. Siguaw, and Steven G. Natali, #40118 (2004).

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Seismic Exploration in Railroad Valley, Nevada

John H. Vreeland, Bert H. Berrong

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... areas of the valley. Dynamite and Vibroseis operations on the bajada surfaces generally yield lower quality data than operations on the flat, central...

Zama--A Geophysical Case History: Case Histories

Hugh Evans

AAPG Special Volumes

... of fivefold CDP Vibroseis data were recorded at Rainbow as a template for future exploration. For comparison with several hundred miles...

Eagle Ford Microseismic Acquisition Geometry Benchmark

Dan Kahn, Joe Teff, Ken Silver, David Langton, Eric Hart

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

...) and source mechanisms. The sampling of the radial array was superior, determining more hypocenters with higher accuracy and a better-constrained velocity...

Minnelusa Formation Exploration, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: An Integrated Approach

Laura A. Welch, Jesse C. Taylor

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... to noise ratio. Both of these factors place limitations on bed thickness resolution. Opinions differ on the benefits of a dynamite versus Vibroseis source...

A practical approach to automate end-to-end multi-stage iterative source separation with prior framework using machine learning

Rajiv Kumar, Yousif Izzeldin Kamil Amin, Riccardo Giro, Sunil Manikani, Nam Pham, Massimiliano Vassallo, Phillip Bilsby, Tao Zhao

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... framework demands manual identification of thresholding parameters at each stage and iteration of the multi-stage approach. We propose an automated...

Geological Considerations during Microseismic Monitoring, Processing, and Interpretation of Hydraulic Fracture Treatment

J. Le Calvez, S. Hanson-Hedgecock, P. Primiero, T. Al-Wadhahi, O. Harrasi

Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC)

... models and planning. Key factors in the detection and location of microseismic events, as well determining their source parameters and quality attributes...

The Seismic and Geological Definition of a Reef

R. A. Maxwell, W. Thomsen, F. Wilson

Oklahoma City Geological Society

... restrictions a surface source was required to do the survey. Vibroseis,* a band limited input signal source, was used as the energy unit. A normal...

Seismic Prospecting Review and Reflections on Future Events

L. W. Pfitzner

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... of seismic information which may still be useful in determining general areas of interest, but is of little use for refined int~rpretation. The hiatus...

Marine Vibrator Concepts for Modern Seismic Challenges

Andrew Long, Rune Tenghamn

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... for seismic sources in order to more uniformly sample the azimuth-offset parameters of the recorded seismic wavefield for each shot, improve near offset...

ABSTRACT: Pattern Recognition in a Digital Age; A Gameboard Approach to Determining Petrophysical Parameters, by Krygowski, Daniel A.; Cluff, Robert M.; #90142 (2012)

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The 1986 PESA Australian Distinguished Lecture: Years of Dramatic Change „ the Growth in Expertise in Australian Oil Exploration 1950…1986

Murray H. Johnstone

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... to shooting and recording parameters were necessary to maintain optimum data quality. Of the three Geophysical Service International (GSI) crews hired...

Summary of Geophysical Exploration in the Delaware Basin

S. T. Miller

West Texas Geological Society

... of energy can be accomplished by a number of different sources: from the detonation of dynamite, weight dropping, dinoseis, or vibroseis. Dynamite has...

Seismic Expression of the Stratigraphic Succession: Chapter 12: Part I. Illinois Basin: Stratigraphy

Paul C. Heigold, Donald F. Oltz

AAPG Special Volumes

... by determining discrete velocity values every 10 ft (3 m) then calculating the average of the discrete velocity values for the indicated depth intervals...

Niobrara Biogenic Natural Gas in the Eastern DJ Basin, Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska

Bruce S. Kelso, Joseph D. Stewart, Kori K. Norberg, Thomas A. Hewett

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... the terrain is excellent, generally farmland on rolling hills, and a Vibroseis crew can achieve excellent acquisition rates, traditional parameters...