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GUEST LECTURE: Reflection Seismology (GEOP 501) Part 2

GUEST LECTURE: Reflection Seismology (GEOP 501) Part 2 – CPG GUEST LECTURE: Reflection Seismology (GEOP 501) Part 2 – CPG

december, 2018

11dec7:38 am- 7:38 amGUEST LECTURE: Reflection Seismology (GEOP 501) Part 2Mr. Sami Al-Saadan - Fundamentals and Practical Applications of Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) 7:38 am - 7:38 am Building 76, Room #2233

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Event Details

You are cordially invited to attend two-parts guest lectures on Fundamentals and Practical Applications of Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) as part of the course: Reflection Seismology (GEOP 501).

Day & Date :

Lecture 2 on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 (4:00 – 6:30 pm).

There will be 15 minutes break for Maghrib prayer around 5 pm.

Lecture Outline:

  • Introduction
  • VSP Survey Types
  •  Advantages and Disadvantages of VSP Over Surface Seismic
  • 2D VSP and Surface Seismic Forward Modelling, Processing, and Imaging
    • Velocity model
    • Ray tracing
    • Viscoelastic Wave Equation Finite-difference Calculation of 3-Component Synthetic Gathers
    • Reflected Compressional Waves Extraction
    • Kirchhoff Poststack Time Migration and Prestack Depth Migration
  • Practical Applications of VSP and Field Data Examples
    • Acquisition Hardware
    • Time/Depth curve
    • Well-log Calibration
    • Multiples Analysis
    • Quality Factor Q Estimation
    • Tomography and Anisotropy
    • High-resolution Imaging
    • Fractures Characterization
    • Seismic Inversion
  • Outlook: Emerging Technological Advancements
    • Full Waveform Inversion
    • Distributed Acoustic Sensing

Time

(Tuesday) 7:38 am - 7:38 am

Location

Building 76, Room #2233

Organizer

Department of Geosciences


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