spring 2018 GEO-8127 Threedimensional seismic interpretation - 5 ECTS

Application deadline

PhD student at UiT apply for admission by registering for class i Studentweb by 15 December.

Other applicants apply in Søknadsweb by 1 December. Application code 9304.


Type of course

This course is available for Ph.D. students only.

Admission requirements

  • Application deadline

Registration deadline for PhD students at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: December 15th

Application deadline for other applicants: December 1st

PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway register for the course through StudentWeb. Other applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb.

All external applicants have to attach a confirmation of their status as a PhD student from their home institution.

The course has the capacity of 16 students.

If there are more applicants than available places in the course, students will be prioritized in the following order:

1. PhD students at the PhD program in Science at UiT - The Arctic University of Tromsø

2. PhD students at other PhD programs at UiT - The Arctic University of Tromsø

3. PhD students at other universities


Course overlap

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

GEO-3127 3-D Seismic Interpretation 5 stp

Course content

The course focuses on the geological evaluation of 3D seismic data. Emphasis is placed on qualitative interpretation techniques for evaluating structural and sedimentological (stratigraphic) processes. Quantitative interpretation techniques for reservoir and hydrocarbon (HC) prediction (inversion, porosity and HC modelling) will be treated only briefly. Course participants will obtain practical and theoretical knowledge of the most up-to-date 3D interpretation techniques. This will enable them to carry out an independent analysis of 3D data using GeoFrame visualisation and mapping modules, and to describe and present structural and sedimentological models. Basic knowledge of sedimentology, structural geology and geophysics is assumed.

 

The courses “GEO-8127 3D Seismic Interpretation” and “GEO-3115 Petroleum Geology” will be given as partly integrated courses. Students attending both courses will be given the opportunity to use the gained geological understanding, maps and closures generated in “GEO-3127 3D Seismic Interpretation” in “GEO-3115 Petroleum Geology” with regards to petroleum system, reservoir, seal, risk and volume analysis.


Objectives of the course

Course participants will obtain practical and theoretical knowledge of the most up-to-date 3D interpretation techniques.

Language of instruction and examination

English.

Teaching methods

40 hours lectures/exercises.

Assessment

Oral examination.

Grading scale: Pass/fail.

Admittance for the exam requires course participation and approved report.


Recommended reading/syllabus

Available from teacher on request.

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 5
  • Course code: GEO-8127