OBJECTIVES
- Participants will gain a solid understanding of each stage of seismic acquisition. They will study the theory of information based on geophysical mathematics, prioritizing this aspect in the treatment of each topic.
CONTENTS
- Geology, Geophysics, Seismology: Introduction.
- Seismic Energy Sources and Sensors. Propagation of Seismic Energy in the Subsurface. Elasticity, P and S Waves.
- Chronology of the evolution of seismic acquisition: 2D, 3D, and 3D/3C Seismology.
- Spatial Sampling, Receiver Arrays, Apparent Velocity. Spatial Aliasing. Seismic acquisition with point sources and receivers.
- Cable and Radio Telemetry. Remote Units.
- The Seismograph (Central Electronics). Memory Map, Gain Adjustment, IEEE Conversion, Summation Process, Correlation, Noise Editing.
- Tape Recording. Recording Formats (SEG D - 4 Bytes, SEG Y). Analysis of "Performance Tests."
- Energy Sources: Impulsive and Vibrational. Safety and Environment. Rickery Wave of Klauder: Minimum Phase and Zero Phase.
- The Seismic Vibrator. Equivalent circuits of the vibrator, analysis. Vibrator Performance. Inefficiencies.
- Quality Control of the Vibrator: PSS, KOP, VibQC, Vibsig. Polarity of the Seismic System. SEG Standards.
- Marine Seismic Acquisition, equipment used, registration.
- Introduction to 2D and 3D seismic processing on land and marine concepts.
TARGET AUDIENCE: Geophysicists, Geologists, Petroleum Engineers with low experience in seismic acquisition.
METHODOLOGY: Theoretical-Practical. Videos, printed documents, promoting debate and individual and group exercises.
MODALITY: In-person.
DURATION: 32 hours.
File| Introduction to Seismic Acquisition