Description The interest in seismic stratigraphic techniques to interpret reflection datasets is well established. The advent of sophisticated subsurface
reservoir studies and 4D monitoring, for optimising the hydrocarbon production in existing fields, does demonstrate the importance of
the 3D seismic methodology. The added value of reflection seismics to the petroleum industry has clearly been proven over the last decades.
Seismic profiles and 3D cubes form a vast and robust data source to unravel the structure of the subsurface. It gets nowadays exploited
in ever greater detail. Larger offsets and velocity anisotropy effects give for instance access to more details on reservoir flow properties
like fracture density, porosity and permeability distribution, Elastic inversion and modelling may tell something about the change in
petrophysical parameters. Seismic investigations provide a vital tool for the delineation of subtle hydrocarbon traps. They are the
basis for understanding the regional basin framework and the stratigraphic subdivision. Seismic stratigraphy combines two very different
scales of observation: the seismic and well-control. The systematic approach applied in seismic stratigraphy explains why many workers
are using the principles to evaluate their seismic observations. The here presented modern geophysical techniques allow more accurate
prediction of the changes in subsurface geology. Dynamics of sedimentary environments are discussed with its relation to global controling
factors and a link is made to high-resolution sequence stratigraphy. ?Seismic Stratigraphy Basin Analysis and Reservoir Characterisation?
summarizes basic seismic interpretation techniques and demonstrates the benefits of intergrated reservoir studies for hydrocarbon exploration.
Topics are presented from a practical point of view and are supported by well-illustrated case histories. The reader (student as well
as professional geophysicists, geologists and reservoir engineers) is taken from a basic level to more advanced study techniques.
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