GEO 6525 - Seismic Acquisition and Processing: PICP 2a

Meets with GEO 5525. This third course in the Petroleum Industry Career Path (PICP) curriculum provides and introduction to reflection seismology as it relates to subsurface imaging for hydrocarbon exploration. Topics include wave theory, acoustic rock properties, acquisition methods, and fundamentals of digital seismic signal processing including data filtering and deconvolution, stacking and velocity analysis, and migration methods. Industry datasets and software are incorporated in lab exercises. Offered first half of spring semester.