SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY
Course Name Course ID Prerequisites
SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY EPS444 EPS341&EGP371
Course Description
Seismic reflection principles, application of seismic parameters and attributes to determine the depositional environment and fluid contents of the strata with the emphasis on the applied general principles of analysis of seismic attributes which lead to the evaluation and expectation of the target strata.
Course Objectives
By completing the course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the limitations associated with interpreting 2D and 3D post stack seismic data
2. Generate synthetic seismograms
3. Construct 3D structural and stratigraphic models
4. Utilize industrial software and computer workstation toward seismic interpretation
General References for the Course: (Books/Journals…etc.)
Students in this course can read from:
1. Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data, by Brown, A.R., 2003.
2. Central Library, Call No. 551.22 BRO.
List of URLs for this Course
• http://www.aapg.org
• http://www.seg.org Course Outcome
Students are expected to do the following:
1. Student can engage into class discussion
2. Student can search the internet for specific subjects 3. Student can attend the class prepared preior to lecture
4. Student can work as a team when they are solving a lab problem.