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JFZ5120 | Seismic Interpretation | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Second Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hakan KARSLI | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The aim of this course is to provide students seismic data interpretation skills in advanced level. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | find out interpretation techniques concerning how to obtain subsurface geological structure by using seismic data. | 1,7 | | PO - 2 : | learn reconnaissance of area of hydrocarbon reservoirs and determination of tectonic elements (fault, fracture, synclinal, anticlinal, etc.) by using seismic data. | 1,7 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
Remembering basic principles of seismic refraction and reflection methods, noises in seismic data, vertical and horizontal resolution problems and specific data processing steps to obtain interpretative section, Seismic modeling and its contribution to seismic interpretation, Examining different theoretical models of geologic structures bearing hydrocarbon, Effects of seismic velocity in sections, structural and geometrical effects, data processing artifacts, What is the seismic migration?, When and Why do we use it?, Principles, types and importance in interpretation. Principles of structural and stratigraphic for interpretation of seismic data, traps in interpretation and its solution. |
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Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | |
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