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2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

SOEE5173M Seismic Reflection Interpretation and Borehole Logging

15 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Graham W Stuart
Email: g.stuart@earth.leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2014/15

This module is mutually exclusive with

SOEE5128M

Petrophysics & GP Reservoir Ev

Module replaces

SOEE5172M

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

- To understand the procedures used to interpret seismic reflection sections as structural and stratigraphic geological cross-sections.
- To acquire skills in completing seismic reflection interpretations on paper and at a workstation.
- To be made aware of possible interpretation pitfalls and time to depth conversion techniques.
- To acquire a practical understanding of geophysical survey techniques routinely applied to boreholes and how physical properties and pre fluid characteristics are estimated from them.

Syllabus

- Picking wavelets
- tying around loops, fault identification, halokinisis, reefs
- borehole to seismic ties, synthetic seismograms, depth conversion, 3D seismic interpretation, seismic attributes, seismic stratigraphy.
- use of Kingdom Suite (TM) for seismic interpretation, resistivity
- spontaneous potential (SP)
- porosity logs (sonic, whole-waveform, formation- density, neutron)
- natural gamma-ray logs
- determination of porosity and lithology
- image logs.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	15	2.00	30.00
Practical	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			116.00
Total Contact hours			34.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Coursework assessment

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Assignment	Coursework	45.00
Assignment	Borehole coursework	15.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

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

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/02/2015

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