Event Location:

Bluebonnet Ballroom, University Center, UTA

Parking:

Maverick Parking Garage, located just south of the University Center

Gate code will be emailed to RSVP attendees

Event Schedule:

Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Program: 8:30 – Noon

Lunch : Noon - 1:00 pm

Afternoon program: 1:00– 5:00 pm

Food/Refreshment Fee:

The SWS provides the course and materials free of charge for AAPG Members or members of a SWS Geological Society, however, there is an all-day food/refreshment fee of $35 for members or $50 for non-members.

RSVP Info:

Late & walk-up registrations will be accepted, up to fire-code limitations, but Short Course material is on a first come-first served basis. Course notes and handouts will not be provided to no-shows.

Course Description:

The application of seismic geomorphology and seismic stratigraphy to exploration and field development is a natural consequence of the advent of high-quality and increasingly more affordable and widespread 3D seismic data currently available. Integrating analyses of plan view (geomorphologic) and section view (stratigraphic) images can significantly enhance predictions of the spatial and temporal distribution of subsurface lithology (reservoir, source, and seal), compartmentalization, and stratigraphic trapping capabilities, as well as enhanced understanding of process sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy.

This course is designed to enhance interpretation skill sets with regard to geologic interpretation of seismic data. The overall objective is to present methods for reducing risk with regard to prediction of lithology, reservoir compartmentalization, and stratigraphic trapping potential in exploration and production.

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

- numerous seismic examples of various depositional systems in various depositional settings

Participants in the course will be exposed to seismic geomorphologic/stratigraphic workflows, which involve 1) initial reconnaissance through 3D volumes with various slicing techniques using a variety of different seismic attribute volumes, and 2) subsequently focus on features of geologic interest and further investigate through a combination of detailed interrogation techniques.