Seismic Interpretation is the extraction of subsurface geologic information from seismic data. On that definition we all are agreed. However, if we seek a more penetrating explanation, we find practitioners get tongue-tied and talk around the subject in a variety of ways.

Seismic methods are based on the study of elastic wave propagation inside the earth. These waves are generated by explosions on the earth's surface (in seismic exploration), or by seismic sources in the earth's crust (in seismology).

Learning Objectives After completing this topic “Petroleum Geophysics“, you will be able to: Identify geophysics …

The primary purpose of stratigraphic modeling in sedimentary basins is to predict the distribution of siliciclastic and carbonate lithologies. This is especially important ....

Mathematical basin analysis models are mathematical representations of physical processes that occur in sedimentary basins. …

Basin histories and properties are the geological characteristics and evolutionary processes that shape sedimentary basins. …

There are two general exploration situations that influence prospect generation. The first situation involves frontier, or less mature basins, where the presence of hydrocarbons ...

Stratigraphy now incorporates many topics normally assigned to other subdisciplines within the earth sciences, and we are in the midst of an evolution of stratigraphic analysis termed quantitative dynamic stratigraphy. In quantitative dynamic stratigraphy (QDS) ...

Maturation processes refer to the natural physical and chemical changes that occur in organic matter …

Source rocks are rocks that contain sufficient organic material to create hydrocarbons when subjected to heat and pressure over time. Source rocks ...