| Velocities in Reflection Seismology 1985 Edition Contributor(s): Cordier, Jean-Pierre (Author) |
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ISBN: 9048184169 ISBN-13: 9789048184163 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Earthquakes & Volcanoes - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Physics - Geophysics |
| Dewey: 551.220 |
| Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.11 lbs) 203 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although considera bIe efforts are now being made to find new sources of energy, alI the experts are agreed that hydrocarbons will have to provide the greater part of our energy needs for a generation ahead. Exploration for and production of hydrocarbons therefore pose a serious problem for our future, as much for the quantitative satisfaction of our requirements as for our search for self-sufficiency in energy. As a direct result of improvements in technology throughout the world, geophysics has progressively enlarged its field of influence in the realms of exploration and production. But amongst the various geophysical methods available, seismic reflection has gradually become accepted as the basic tool of the oiI prospector. Reflection seismology has reached and consolidated this position because it has shown itself to be capable of adapting to the increasing complexity of the requirements of exploration. Initially directed towards geometric mapping of the sub-surface, it became the means of detection of structural traps in geotectonically quiescent regions, and thereafter in increasingly complex surroundings. It has enabled us to clothe the structural framework with a lithology, initially approximate, but becoming more and more precise, assisting the explorer to locate stratigraphic traps. Further developments enable us under favourable circumstances to estimate the quality of the deposits and to detect the presence of fluids and of their interfaces; it then becomes an unrivalled tool for the producer, both in the development of deposits and in the application of enhanced recovery methods. |