Originally published: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; 3-D Seismic Interpretation; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Seismic data; 1.2 Migration of seismic data; 1.3 Data density; 1.4 Uses of seismic data; 1.5 Road map; 1.6 Conventions: seismic display, units; 1.7 Unit conversions; References; 2 3-D seismic data acquisition and processing; 2.1 Marine 3-D data acquisition; 2.2 Marine shear wave acquisition; 2.3 3-D land acquisition; 2.4 Other types of seismic survey; 2.5 3-D data processing; 2.5.1 Reformat, designature, resampling and gain adjustment; 2.5.2 Deconvolution; 2.5.3 Removing multiples; 2.5.4 Binning
2.5.5 Stacking and migration2.5.6 Post-migration processing; References; 3 Structural interpretation; 3.1 Well ties; 3.1.1 The synthetic seismogram; 3.1.2 The VSP; 3.2 Workstation interpretation; 3.2.1 Display capabilities; 3.2.2 Manual horizon picking; 3.2.3 Autotrackers; 3.2.4 Attributes; 3.2.5 Viewing data in 3-D; 3.3 Depth conversion; 3.3.1 Principles of vertical-stretch methods; 3.3.2 Use of well velocity information; 3.3.3 Use of seismic velocities; 3.3.4 Lateral shifts; References; 4 Geological interpretation; 4.1 Seismic resolution; 4.2 Seismic stratigraphy; 4.3 Interpretation tools
4.4 Some examples4.5 Faults; References; 5 Interpreting seismic amplitudes; 5.1 Basic rock properties; 5.2 Offset reflectivity; 5.3 Interpreting amplitudes; 5.4 AVO analysis; 5.5 Rock physics for seismic modelling; 5.5.1 Fluid effects; 5.5.1.1 Calculating fluid parameters; 5.5.1.2 Calculating matrix parameters; 5.5.1.3 Invasion effects; 5.5.2 P-wave velocity and porosity; 5.5.3 P-wave velocity and clay content; 5.5.4 P-wave velocity and density; 5.5.5 Shear velocity; 5.5.6 Dry rock moduli; 5.6 Assessing significance; References; 6 Inversion; 6.1 Principles; 6.2 Procedures; 6.2.1 SAIL logs
6.2.2 Extending the bandwidth6.3 Benefits of inversion; 6.3.1 Inferring reservoir quality; 6.3.2 Stochastic inversion; 6.4 AVO effects; References; 7 3-D seismic data visualisation; Reference; 8 Time-lapse seismic; 8.1 Rock physics; 8.2 Seismic measurements; 8.3 Seismic repeatability; 8.4 Seismic processing; 8.5 Examples; References; Appendix 1: Workstation issues; A1.1 Hardware; A1.2 Software; A1.3 Data management; Reference; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: Recent developments; A3.1 Seismic acquisition: multi-azimuth and wide azimuth; A3.2 Pore pressure prediction
A3.3 Elastic impedance inversionA3.4 Time-lapse seismic; References; Index.

This book is an indispensable guide for geoscientists using 3-D seismic data, particularly graduate students of geophysics and petroleum geology, and new entrants into the oil and gas industry. This new paperback edition includes up-to-date topics such as elastic impedance inversion and time lapse seismics.