306187 (v.2) Geophysics 615 - Seismic Acquisition

Area:

Department of Exploration Geophysics

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to seismic methods, history and economics. Seismic reflection, tieing to well logs, numerical modelling. Stacking diagram, fold, resolution and cost timing. Receivers, land versus marine versus transition zone 3C4D. Linear array design, symmetric or asymmetric recording, dip recording and weighted arrays. Source, land versus marine, weighted arrays and convolution of weighted arrays. Far field testing, ghosting, optimising source. Instrumentation, sampling, aliasing, dynamic range, sign-bit recording, field computing, A to D converters and data formats. Coordinate systems and survey positioning. Establishing field parameters, field tests F-K plotting and two-dimensional layouts. Three-dimensional surveys, land, marine, transitional zones andmigration. Data acquisition: three-dimensional survey design and three-dimensional interpretation.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

010705 Geophysics

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External