Book description
This book is written for advanced earth science students, geologists,
petroleum engineers and others who want to get quickly 'up to speed' on
the interpretation of reflection seismic data. It is a development of
material given to students on the MSc course in Petroleum Geology at
Aberdeen University and takes the form of a course manual rather than a
systematic textbook. It can be used as a self-contained course for
individual study, or as the basis for a class programme.
The book clarifies those aspects of the subject that students tend to
find difficult, and provides insights through practical tutorials
which aim to reinforce and deepen understanding of key topics and
provide the reader with a measure of feedback on progress. Some
tutorials may only involve drawing simple diagrams, but many are
computer-aided (PC based) with graphics output to give insight into
key steps in seismic data processing or into the seismic response of
some common geological scenarios. Part I of the book covers basic
ideas and it ends with two tutorials in 2-D structural interpretation.
Part II concentrates on the current seismic reflection contribution to
reservoir studies, based on 3-D data.
After gaining his geology degree, Dr Ashcroft worked with
Seismograph Service Ltd on seismic parties in the Middle East and
Nigeria, then went on to do research at Birmingham University. He
joined the Department of Geology, University of Aberdeen in 1966,
teaching Applied Geophysics to BSc students and to the MSc class in
Petroleum Geology. His research interests included large-scale
magnetic surveys in the Scottish highlands and studies based on
seismic data released from the petroleum industry. He retired as
Senior Lecturer in 1999, but has remained active, teaching geophysics
at the University of Glasgow and carrying out magnetic surveys over
the Rhynie Basin as well as writing this book and developing its
tutorial software.
