Introduction to Geophysics

That course is designed for Geoscientists willing to better understand Geophysics involvement and possibilities within E&P projects. That includes a wide scope of geophysical topics such as seismic acquisition & processing, a large part over seismic interpretation (developing structural and stratigraphic interpretation as well as resolution concerns and seismic-to-well ties), non-seismic methods, data formats, geodesy and seismic digitalization.
Lecture and exercises on real data.

After the course, attendees could be able to:

• Take a critical look on the most pertinent geophysical methods to be applied depending on the context.
• Be able to exchange on technical matters with experts in geophysics or partners and take critical decisions regarding geophysics on a project.
• QC geophysical data.
   

This course is based on interactive pedagogy and relies as much as possible on common sense (and not only on computer software applications…). 
Numerous practice sessions based on real data will be interpreted, both individually and collectively. 
This course is available in French, English (with English documentation).

There is no specific requirement for this course. It should be organized in any meeting room with common HSE characteristics, in your company premises or elsewhere. 
Each participant must have a computer with following minimum requirements:

• Free Space HD: 4 GB,
• Amount of RAM: 8 GB RAM,
• CPU speed: 2.2 GHz,
• CPU Core count: 4,
• Video Resolution: 1280*1024,
• Bits Color: 32.

Technical software for exercises shall be provided to each participant for the whole duration of the course.

• Introduction – Purposes of geophysics from data acquisition to volumetrics
• Seismic reflection
  • Theory of wave propagation
  • Acquisition methods
  • Processing and Imaging technologies

• Seismic reflection (continued)
• Seismic interpretation notions
  • General Workflows
  • Tectonic regimes and related features on seismic
    • Extensional tectonics
    • Compressional tectonics
    • Inversion
    • Salt-shale tectonics
  • Seismic attributes
  • Stratigraphic interpretation
• Geophysics in Boreholes
• T/D conversion
• Notions of prospects, volumetrics and uncertainties

• Seismic interpretation notions (continued)

• Non-seismic methods

• Data formats
• CRS-GCS
• Seismic data digitalization/vectorization