Chapter 4: Synthetic Seismograms and Their Uses

Tom Wittick

North Texas Geological Society

... reflector at a specific depth. In most cases the difference in acoustic velocity between rocks is the dominant factor in determining the reflection...

Synthetic Seismograms and Their Uses

Abilene Geological Society

... to accurately correlate depths to seismic response so we can identify which reflection on the seismic data is coming from a given reflector at a specific...

Development and growth of basement-involved structural wedges in the northwestern Qaidam Basin, China

Yanpeng Sun, John H. Shaw, Shuwei Guan, Dade Ma, and Xinmin Ma

AAPG Bulletin

...). (A) Topography of Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas. Black square outline: location of (C). White line: location of (D). (B) Major faults seen...

Seismic Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of Magdalena Fan, Southern Colombian Basin, Caribbean Sea

V. Kolla , R. T. Buffler , J. W. Ladd

AAPG Bulletin

..., subbottom penetration, and subbottom reflector continuity were noted. Tracks of all cruises used are Fig. 1. Map showing principal physiographic...

Intraslope Basin Deposits and Potential Relation to the Continental Shelf, Northern Gulf of Mexico

Arnold H. Bouma , James M. Coleman

GCAGS Transactions

... stratigraphic zones contain sands and silts. Application of the Mississippi Fan depositional model may help in determining the distribution of sediment...

Biogenic Gas Reservoir Distribution Analysis Using AI Inversion and Seismic Attributes in The Nias Basin, North Sumatra

Nurul Azizah Haris, Ninda Saphira Mustafa, Fathkhurozak Yunanda Rifai, Shaska R. Zulivandama, Sabrianto Aswad

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... which will then be reflected to the surface by the reflector planes representing the rock boundary layers. The reflected waves are recorded...

Delineation of the Reservoir by Seismic Methods: Chapter 3

Roberto Sarmiento

AAPG Special Volumes

... of reservoir beds at the well bore location. However, their horizontal sampling is poor, especially in the early development of a heterogeneous...

Seismic land acquisition designed to identify geology and rock properties over stacked pay interval using HTD 3D3C survey in the Permian Basin

Bruce Karr, Andrew Lewis, Stephen Klug, Ron Bianco

International Meeting for Applied Geoscience and Energy (IMAGE)

... convergence point for any given reflector. Denser sampling and longer offsets benefit noise removal, increase spatial resolution, and preserve subtle...

Prestack Investigation of Shallow Surface-Sourced Seismic Data in Central-Northern Louisiana

D. Cimadomo, G. Kinsland, R. Zhang

GCAGS Transactions

.... In the stacked data image, the Cane River Shale/Carrizo Sand contact is a continuous high amplitude reflector. To investigate the ability of the high...

High-Resolution Seismic Stratigraphy of a Narrow, Bedrock-Controlled Estuary: The Guadiana Estuarine System, SW Iberia

F.J. Lobo, J.M.A. Dias, R. Gonzalez, F.J. Hernandez-Molina, J.A. Morales, V. Diaz Del Rio

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... concepts has proven to be a valuable tool for determining the recent geological history of estuarine systems (e.g., Allen 1991; Dalrymple et al. 1992...

Framework Geology and Resource Potential of Southern Tonga Platform and Adjacent Terranes-A Synthesis

David W. Scholl, Tracy L. Vallier, Gordon H. Packham

Circum Pacific Council Publications

... of the Tonga Trench (Figure 3). The reflector originates just beneath the trench floor, which is underlain by a section of pelagic or turbidite deposits less...

Variations in Well Log Expression of the KPg Boundary Chicxulub Deposit, Northern Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Preliminary Results

Paul Weimer, Richard Denne, Eric Zimmermann, Steve Cumella, Brandon Snyder, Harrison Hirsh, Daniel Bettinger, William Gutterman, Travis Payeur

GCAGS Transactions

...) are shown by numbered circles (see Table 1). Note well 14 is present east of the figure. Location of Figures 3–7 and 9–11 are shown. See Figure 1...

Sedimentary Environments of the Inner Continental Shelf, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Joseph F. Donoghue

GCAGS Transactions

.... Approximate depth, in meters, at left. Vertical exaggeration approximately 26. Location is shown in Figure 3. End_Page 362...

Forward Modeling of Seismic Data: Part 7. Geophysical Methods

George Mellman, Paul A. Kunzinger

AAPG Special Volumes

..., and comparing these synthetics with observed seismic sections, provides a means of accurately determining sand thickness where well data are sparse or absent...

Interpreting Fault and Fracture Lineaments with Euler Curvature; #41926 (2016)

Satinder Chopra, Kurt J. Marfurt

Search and Discovery.com

.... Determining Euler Curvature Euler curvature is determined from the most-positive and most-negative curvature magnitudes as well as their strikes...

High Frequency Borehole Seismic Acquisition and Its Applications for Reservoir Delineation of the Bunyu Field, Onshore Kalimantan, Indonesia

Adriansyah, Patricius Sembiring, Mohammed Badri, Azhar Akhtar

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... was selected as an optimum distance to image the fault. Fault location was critical to determining the potential extent of gas available within...

Caprock integrity determination at the Christina Lake Thermal Recovery Project, Alberta

Gary L. Prost, James Newsome

CSPG Bulletin

... is the entire thickness of rock and soil overlying the reservoir. Figure 1. Location map showing Christina Lake Field (black square) and distribution...

Acoustic Imaging Of Experimental Subaqueous Sediment-Laden Flows And Their Deposits

Mauricio M. Perillo, Brandon Minton, Jim Buttles, David Mohrig

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... of Sediment-Laden Flows Dynamic measurements during a flow with high sediment concentration were collected using the submerged transducer at a fixed location...

Abstract: Paleontologic Techniques for Determining Growth History and Depositional Environments of Offshore Louisiana South Timbalier Block 54 Salt Dome, by Gerald R. Stude; #90968 (1977).

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Abstract: Structural and Topographic Control of Oil and Gas in the Cambrian Rose Run and Beekmantown Strata, East-Central Ohio, by G. Lesser; #91005 (1991).

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Abstract: Constraints for Determining the Southern Extent of Overthrusted Platformal Strata in the Ouachita Orogenic Belt, Oklahoma, USA, by C. A. Ferguson; #91012 (1992).

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ABSTRACT: A Geometric Approach to Determining Sub-Seismic Fault Block Strain, by Franklin, Nathan M., David A. Ferrill, Darrell W. Sims, Alan P. Morris, Michael P. Rigney, Ernest A. Franke, Michael J. Magee; #90026 (2004)

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Determining the Depositional Controls on Rift Axis, Synrift Deposits: the October Fault Block, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt, by Paul Woodman and Rob Gawthorpe; #90052 (2006)

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Sand Bodies on Coastal Plain Shelves: Holocene Record of the U.S. Atlantic Inner Shelf Off Maryland

Michael E. Field

Journal of Sedimentary Research (SEPM)

... Sediments, v. 8, p. 32-35. SHELTON, J. W., 1973, Models of sand and sandstone deposits: A methodology for determining sand genesis and trend: Norman...

Seismic Detection of Upper Almond Gas Sandstones-Dripping Rock Field, Washakie Basin, Wyoming

Jack E. Holton

Wyoming Geological Association

..., and upper Almond to an unidentified deep reflector. Note hinge line apparent in all the isochrons at the field location. Conclusions The ability...