2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5171M Seismic Reflection Interpretation and Sequence Stratigraphy

15 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Prof Graham Stuart
Email: g.w.stuart@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, the student will be able to understand the principles and practice of interpreting industry seismic reflection data, in both a general geological and structural context and in a detailed sequence-stratigraphic context - both on 2D paper sections and 3D workstation volumes.

Syllabus

- Hand and computer contouring, borehole-to-surface seismic ties, synthetic seismograms and wavelet extraction, seismic volume and horizon attributes, conversion from two-way-time to depth.

- Seismic reflection interpretation presentation and report writing.

- Workstation practicals include – picking, loop-tying, miss-ties, contouring, incorporation of faults in to contour plots, well-ties, seismic attributes, depth-conversion.

- Stratigraphy principles, sequence analysis, facies analysis, character analysis, tectonic controls on sequence architecture; implications for facies distribution and prospectivity.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	15	1.00	15.00
Practical	8	2.00	16.00
Practical	10	2.00	20.00
Private study hours			99.00
Total Contact hours			51.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Ongoing coursework assessment

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Practical	4x Assessed practicals	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		60.00

See below for resit details.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		40.00

A student who fails this Module may be offered a resit. The resit mark provides a new alternative mark for the whole Module. The re-sit for this module will be a single unseen examination, of duration 2 hours, covering the same content, and of the same format, as the first-attempt examination AND a coursework re-sit of any practical assignment for which a pass mark was not achieved.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 03/09/2018

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