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Online Sessions:

Code	Date	Time	Duration	Location	Currency	Team of 10 Per Person	Team of 7 Per Person	Early Bird Fee Per Person	Normal Fee Per Person
GG-ASI25I	01 - 05 Dec 2025	9 PM Indian Time	4 Hours Per Day	Zoom Online	USD	1650	1850	2000	2500

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Advanced Seismic Interpretation

This advanced online course equips E&P professionals with cutting-edge seismic interpretation techniques, covering topics like post-stack attributes, AVO, seismic geomorphology, AI applications, and more. Ideal for those seeking to enhance their expertise in modern seismic analysis.

Description

Designed for E&P professionals, this comprehensive online course delves into the latest advancements in seismic interpretation, from foundational concepts like polarity and well-to-seismic correlation to advanced techniques such as AI-driven classification, 4D seismic, and rock physics inversion. Participants will gain hands-on knowledge of modern tools like auto-tracking, fault interpretation, and spectral decomposition, empowering them to apply these cutting-edge methods to real-world projects. Whether updating personal skills or integrating new technologies into organizational workflows, this course offers invaluable insights into the future of seismic analysis.

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Course Description

Introduction

Seismic interpretation is a cornerstone of successful exploration and production in the oil and gas industry. With advancements in seismic data processing and analytics, accurate interpretation has become both more challenging and more rewarding. This advanced course delves into sophisticated interpretation techniques, helping participants transform raw seismic data into actionable insights for strategic field development.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to provide E&P professionals with knowledge of the latest in Seismic Interpretation techniques. The course will start with a summary of the basic knowledge required to understand the geophysics behind seismic interpretation and then move on to cover various topics in seismic interpretation including post-stack seismic attributes, AVO, seismic sequence stratigraphy, seismic geomorphology, 4D time-lapse seismic, and multidisciplinary integration. The latest advances in inversion and application of artificial intelligence to seismic interpretation will be included in the course.

Training Methodology

The course combines lectures, case studies. Participants will engage in interactive sessions with real seismic datasets ensuring skills are directly applicable to their projects. The training includes group discussions and Q&A sessions to facilitate peer learning and expert feedback.

Organisational Impact

Participants will learn about modern seismic interpretation and learn about some of the latest terminology and techniques in the field. They will receive an overview of and some technical background in the latest advances in seismic interpretation including attributes, AVO, inversion and applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in seismic interpretation.

Introduction to latest techniques in seismic interpretation which can be applied to active projects.

Personal Impact

Updating personal knowledge of seismic interpretation and introduction to latest industry techniques.

Who Should Attend?

E&P Professionals interested in the latest advances in seismic interpretation techniques.

Course Outline

Day 1

Introduction

• Polarity, phase, resolution

• True amplitude seismic

• PSTM vs PSDM data

• 2D data and mis-ties

Well to seismic correlation

• Well Logs

• Well-seismic tie and synthetics

• Depth to depth correlation

Seismic interpretation

• 2D and 3D auto-tracking

• Fault interpretation

• Using ghosts (phantoms)

• Horizon slices and flattening

• Making surfaces from interpretation

Day 2

Multi-z interpretation

Fault interpretation and fractures

• Fault auto-tracking

• Chaos, variance and edge enhancements

• Automatic fault extraction

• Fracture identification

Seismic Reconstruction

Depth conversion

• Introduction to depth conversion and velocities

• Direct conversion

• Velocity models

• Uncertainty in Depth conversion

Day 3

Post-stack attributes

• Volume attributes

• Surface attributes

• Geometric attributes

• Volume and horizon probes

Advanced seismic interpretation

• Seismic Facies analysis

• Multi-attributes

• Supervised and unsupervised classification and artificial intelligence applications

• Spectral decomposition, thin layers and tuning

Day 4

Advanced seismic interpretation

• Wedge modelling

• Blending

• Thickness calculations

• Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators

• Rock physics and fluid substitution

• Amplitude Variation with Offset (AVO)

• Pre-stack attributes

• AVO Modelling

Day 5:

Quantitative Interpretation

• Deterministic and stochastic inversion

• 4D and 3C

• Lithology determination

• Rock Physics inversion

Certificates

On successful completion of this training course, PEA Certificate will be awarded to the delegates

About The Trainer

Andrew Ross has worked in the oil industry and academia as a geophysicist since 1991 most recently for Schlumberger in Denmark.

Ph.D. geophysicist with 15 years industry and academic experience in reflection and refraction seismic interpretation and processing, focussing on quantitative interpretation, inversion, seismic attribute analysis and waveform modelling.