Interpretation special section call for papers

Well ties to seismic data

Well ties to seismic data establish the fundamental link between geology as we measure it in a well bore and the seismic expression of geology that we work with as interpreters. It is the fundamental link between well data collected in the depth domain and seismic data acquired in the time domain. The quality of a well tie reflects the uncertainties contained in all of the geologic and geophysical data we use in making the tie and critically affects the progress of and confidence with which we interpret into areas away from wells.

With the increasing availability of broadband seismic data, high-fidelity imaging, advanced logging techniques, and more powerful and versatile analytical techniques, we are now able to tie wells to seismic in greater detail and with greater confidence throughout the value stream from exploration through production. But geological complexity, basic physics, irreducible uncertainties, and pitfalls remain….

The editors of Interpretation invite papers on the topic "Well ties to seismic" for publication in the May 2014 special section or supplement. Contributions are invited on all aspects of the geology, geophysics, and petrophysics of tying wells to seismic as we apply and integrate them in subsurface projects.

  1. analytical and interpretive tools and techniques for tying wells to seismic
  2. assessing the quality and uncertainty of well ties to seismic
  3. case histories of well ties to seismic
  4. pitfalls and lessons learned in tying wells to seismic

Interested authors should submit their manuscripts for review no later than 30 August 2013. In addition, the special section/supplement editors would like to receive a provisional title and list of authors as soon as possible. Authors should submit via the normal online submission system for Interpretation (https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/interpretation) and select this topic in the manuscript type dropdown option. The submitted papers will be subject to the regular peer-review process, and the contributing authors are also expected to participate in the review process as reviewers.


We will work according to the following timeline:

Submission deadline: 30 August 2013
Peer review complete: 31 December 2013
All files submitted for production: 20 January 2014
Publication of issue: May 2014


Special section editors:

Don Herron dherron7@gmail.com
Rachel Newrick motorcyclerachel@gmail.com
John Sumner sumnergeo@gmail.com
Bob Wegner rcwegner@sbcglobal.net


Interpretation, copublished by SEG and AAPG, aims to advance the practice of subsurface interpretation.