Geophysical Corner Articles
from September 1996 - Present
Compiled by R. Randy Ray

Search and Discovery Article #100006
Revised February 28, 2011

INTRODUCTION
 
I. Seismic Fundamentals for Geologists                                                                         
 
             3-D Seismic Survey Acquisition and Design
                         Land and Marine Surveys - Wave Testing
                         Azimuth Offset and Acquisition Footprint
                         4D and Passive Seismic
                         Expanding Technology
 
             Seismic Data Processing and Associated Geophysical Concepts
                         Seismic Velocities and NMO
                         Deconvolution and the Seismic Wavelet
                         Seismic Amplitudes and AVO
                         Static Corrections and Their Footprint
 
II. Geologic Interpretation of Seismic Data                                                                         
 
             Techniques for Well Correlation to Seismic
                         Linking Seismic to Geology and Tuning Effects
                         Sonic logs and Synthetic Seismograms
                         Well Check Shot Velocity Surveys
                         Vertical Seismic Profiles and Drill-Bit Seismic
                         Borehole Imagery
 
             Seismic Stratigraphic Interpretation
                         Case Histories for Clastics
                         Case Histories for Carbonates
                         Seismic Sequence Interpretation
 
             Seismic Structural Interpretation
                         Seismic Migration Techniques for Structural Imaging
                         Regional Plate Tectonics & Kinematics Overview
                         Fault Mapping
 
III. Inferring Geology From Seismic Images                                                                         
 
             Extracting Geologic Characteristics from Seismic
                         Workstation Techniques for Interpretation
                         Using Seismic Attributes
 
             Detecting Geologic Properties from Seismic Data
                         Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators-Britespots, Dimspots, Flatspots & Gas Chimneys
                         Rock Physics for Hydrates, CO2 and Heavy Oil Sands
 
             Multicomponent P&S-Wave Seismic Data
                         P&S-Wave Data
                         Fracture Analysis and Anisotropy
 
IV. Non-Seismic Tools and Techniques                                                                         
 
             Potential Field Techniques
                         Gravity Data
                         Magnetic Data
                         Magneto-Telluric and ElectroMagnetics