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Instructors: Ilya Tsvankin and Vladimir Grechka
Duration: two days
Elastic anisotropy, widely recognized as a typical feature of sedimentary formations, can have a strong influence on seismic data. For example, the difference between the stacking and vertical velocity in anisotropic media is the most common reason for mis-ties in time-to-depth conversion. This course provides the necessary background information about anisotropic wave propagation and discusses modeling, inversion and processing of seismic reflection data in the presence of anisotropy. The main emphasis of the course is on practical parameter-estimation methods for transversely isotropic and orthorhombic subsurface models.

Instructor: Kurt Marfurt
Duration: two days
Paritipants gain an intuitive understanding of the kinds of seismic features that can be identified by 3D seismic attributes, the sensitivity of seismic attributes to seismic acquisition and processing, and of how ´independent’ seismic attributes can are coupled through geology. We will also discuss alternative workflows using seismic attributes for reservoir characterization as implemented by modern commercial software and practiced by interpretation service companies.

2009 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course
Instructor: Patrick Corbett
Duration: one day
This course in designed for a broad range of geoscientist and engineers working in the petroleum industry. The course provides improved linkage between the techniques used at various scales to describe and model petroleum reservoirs. The ultimate objectives are to enable technical staff to maximize the recovery of hydrocarbons. The impact of petrophysical heterogeneity at various scales on the recovery of oil and gas provides the focus for the course.

Instructor: Leon Thomsen
Duration: two days
Participants will learn why understanding seismic anisotropy is more important now than ever before, and how to optimize seismic practice to take full advantage of it. This course is updated from the 2002 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor short course.

Instructor: Henry Posamentier
Duration: two days
This course is designed to enhance interpretation skill sets with regard to geologic interpretation of seismic data. Specifically, the participant will be shown workflows designed to facilitate extraction of stratigraphic insights from 3D seismic data, techniques for 3D seismic geomorphologic/stratigraphic analyses, and numerous examples of various depositional systems in various depositional settings.

Instructor: Kurt Marfurt
Duration: two days
Paritipants gain an intuitive understanding of the kinds of seismic features that can be identified by 3D seismic attributes, the sensitivity of seismic attributes to seismic acquisition and processing, and of how ´independent’ seismic attributes can are coupled through geology. We will also discuss alternative workflows using seismic attributes for reservoir characterization as implemented by modern commercial software and practiced by interpretation service companies.

Instructors: Mike Graul and Fred Hilterman
Duration: two days
While there have been many technical advances in our understanding of using amplitude variations with offset (AVO) for the direct detection of hydrocarbons, there is still much in the way of mysticism and misconception in its treatment/implementation. This seminar provides updates on the current state and future trends of AVO and dispels the mythology attached to this valuable technique. While the course is comprehensive and fast-paced, no special math or physics background is required. Case histories illustrate methodology; exercises and workshops are used frequently to focus on the practical aspects of AVO in predicting lithology and pore fluid. Emphasis is placed on the balance of potential and pitfalls of the technology.

Instructors: Robert R. Stewart, James E. Gaiser
Duration: two days
This course provides a thorough overview of the methods of multi-component (3-C and 4-C) seismic exploration from basic petrophysical analysis and survey design through 3-D converted-wave migration. Numerous examples and case histories show the design, application, and use of multi-component surveys. Both 2-D and 3-D surveys and analysis will be discussed. Marine surveys (up to 4C-4D measurements) and analysis are highlighted. Supporting measurements as dipole sonic logs and 3-C VSP are also included. Field case interpretation exercises reinforce concepts introduced by the instructors.

Instructors: Steven Constable and Kerry Key
Duration: two days
Participants will learn why electrical methods are useful, the electrical conductivity of Earth materials and the dependence on temperature and porosity, and basic electromagnetic theory. This course will be of interest to anyone wishing to use marine EM data in an exploration arena. This course is suitable for exploration managers and geoscientists who wish to commission surveys or exploit existing data, and to new recruits within the contractor industry. Academics wishing to include aspects of marine EM into their curricula will also find this course helpful.

Instructor: Norman Bleistein
Duration: one day
This course is designed for data processing developers with some knowledge or ray theory, migration/inversion methods, and a desire to learn the fundamentals of modeling, migration and inversion using Gaussian beams. As such, it is a course dense in mathematical ideas underlying the theory and implementation of Gaussian beams in seismic modeling. For simplicity of exposition, the ideas are presented for an acoustic model only. Hence, a title beginning "Mathematics of... ."