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Seismic Stratigraphy

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  • © 1980

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  1. Robert E. Sheriff
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 3-23

  3. Processing for Stratigraphic Interpretation

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    Pages 25-43

  4. Seismic Sequence Analysis: The Geologic Models

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    Pages 45-67

  5. Seismic Sequence Analysis: The Implementation

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    Pages 69-83

  6. Seismic Facies Analysis and Reef Patterns

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    Pages 85-116

  7. Velocity and Resolution

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    Pages 117-139

  8. The Composition of a Seismic Trace: Modeling

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    Pages 141-159

  9. Reflection Character Analysis

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    Pages 161-183

  10. Hydrocarbon Indicators

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    Pages 185-198

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 199-227
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Every little wiggle has a meaning all its own. This is our underlying faith, that details of seismic waveshapes can tell us the details of the nature of the earth. But their voices are obscured by many irrelevancies. They speak in a high-noise environment, and we have been able to decipher only a small portion. However, things are looking up: better tech­ niques are lessening the irrelevancies, and we are learning to read. In exploration of unknown areas, determining the nature of the rocks present is often the difficult aspect. Most of the properties of rocks that can be measured at a distance are not distinctive enough to identify the rock unambiguously. Con­ ventionally, seismic data are used to determine aspects of the structure. Stratigraphic pictures are inferred from the struc­ ture, the nature of rocks exposed for examination in the sur­ rounding area, and regional concepts. Three points make seismic stratigraphy feasible now: (1) we have better data quality, (2) we have begun to sys­ tematize analysis procedures, and (3) we believe in the geologic significance of waveshape details.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Seismic Stratigraphy

  • Authors: Robert E. Sheriff

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6395-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Robert E. and Margaret S. Sheriff 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-934634-51-9Published: 31 January 1980

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6395-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 227

  • Topics: Economic Geology, Sedimentology

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