Title: Houston Geological Society
1HGS Petroleum Exploration Methods
What Geologists and Geophysicists do to find oil
and gas
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2HGS Petroleum Exploration Methods
Part IV What Geologists and Geophysicists Do
Seismic and Maps
3Seismic Data is acquired in all terrains and uses
different techniques and technologies
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4Geologists make maps
Seismic imaging helps fill in the gaps between
wells using sound waves and their reflections
5Seismic energy is put into the earth
Dynamite
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6Seismic energy is put into the earth
Vibrators
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7Seismic imagery can also be obtained on water
8Seismic energy is put into the earth and its
return time is measured at many different points
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9Seismic energy is put into the earth
Airgun
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10Seismic and wells allow us to map anticlines in
the subsurface
11Seismic and wells allow us to see patterns in the
rocks called stratigraphy
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