Seismic Exploration for Sandstone Reservoirs, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980

This text was originally written for use with the videotape program of the same title. Numbered video cassettes correspond to the following chapters of the book: Tape Chapter(s) Tape Chapter(s) 1 1-2. 2. 1 11 3. 4 2 2. 2. 2-2. 3 12 3. 5. 1-3. 5. 2 3 2. 4 13 3. 5. 3 4 2. 5-2. 6 14 3. 5. 4-3. 6. 3 5 2. 7-2. 8 15 3. 7-3. 7. 2 6 3 16 3. 8-4 7 3. 1 17 4. 1 8 3. 2-3. 2. 1 18 4. 2-4. 4 9 3. 2. 2-3. 2. 3 19 5 10 3. 3 Complete information about the videotape program, Seismic Exploration for Sandstone Reservoirs may be obtained from: IHRDC, 137 Newbury St. , Boston, MA 02116, (617) 536-0202. Acknowledgements Thanks are expressed to the authors, companies and professional associations who have allowed the use of their material in the course. The author and publisher are grateful for permission to reproduce material whose copyright belongs as follows: Figures: 2. 4-3 (Widess) SEG; 2. 4-4 (Prescott) Continental Oil Company; 3-1 (Le Blanc) AAPG; 3-2 (MacKenzie) AAPG; 3. 1-1 Seiscom Delta; 3. 1-3 (Schramm et al. ) AAPG; 3. 1-4 (Lamer et al. ) Western Geophysical Company; 3. 2. 2-2 Prakla Seismos; 3. 2. 2-3 (Leung et al. ) Amoco Europe; 3. 2. 2-4 (Newman et al. ) S&A Geophysical; 3. 2. 3-2 Seiscom Delta; 3. 3-1 (Taner) Seiscom Delta; 3.

1. Introduction.- 2. Can We Hope To See It?.- 2.1 Will it give a reflection?.- 2.2 Summary of the important properties of rocks.- 2.3 Implications for the strength and polarity of reflections.- 2.4 The problem of thin beds.- 2.5 Transitions and transitional reflections.- 2.6 Lateral changes of properties.- 2.7 Unconformities.- 2.8 The value of edges.- 3. The Seismic Signatures of Typical Sandstone Reservoirs.- 3.1 The massive blanket sandstone.- 3.2 The thin blanket sandstone.- 3.3 Unconformity traps.- 3.4 Growth-fault reservoirs.- 3.5 Fluvial sand bodies.- 3.6 Deltas.- 3.7 Marginal-marine sand bodies.- 3.8 Submarine fans and turbidites.- 3.9 Some cautions.- 4. The Place of the Seismic Method in Exploration for Sandstone Reservoirs.- 4.1 Seismic stratigraphy.- 4.2 The extension problem.- 4.3 Recording and processing considerations.- 4.4 Reflection work with surface sources and a borehole geophone.- 5. Summary and Synthesis.- References.