Reflection Seismology
Geology 4068
Fall 2010
Dr. Juan M. Lorenzo
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Lab times
Monday and Wednesday E207 7.30-8.30 a.m.
1+ Saturday field day (voluntary)
9.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon Tuesdays E217 Subsurface Lab
Office hours
Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment
Lecture and ...
For appointments and all correspondence
e-mail: gllore@lsu.edu
Subject: GEOL4068
Textbooks
for Lecture-required
(Liner) and Labrecommended (Forel
et al.)
Elements of 3-D seismology by Chris L. Liner, 2004, 608 pp. Third Ed
(Table of Contents)
Seismic Data Processing with Seismic Un*x 2007 Forel, D. Benz, T. and P
Goals:
Course work
2007, 16 capters, SEG, OK.
Introduction to 2D and 3D seismic data acquisition, processing and limitations of s
interpretation in the context of deep (0-10 km) and near-surface (0-100m) seismolo
Bi-weekly homeworke, a field-based seismic processing project, one midterm and
exam.
Lectures will be dedicated to the presentation of concepts covered by the course te
will be dedicated to exercises using academic and industrial seismic processing sof
Subsurface Laboratory (E217). Lab work will include processing of an original da
homeworks and lab exercises, with the exception of the final project, are due one w
are handed out, at the beginning of each class.
Recommended prior
Math I, II, Physics-I, programming experience with a high-level language like Exc
courses or
Maple, Mathematica, etc. Web navigation.
experience
Final letter grades are calculated using the results of weekly lecture homework and
(30%), a midterm exam (15%), a final lab project (55%). A (90-100%) , B (80-89
79.5%) D (50-59.5%), F (less than 49.5%) Graduate students taking this course wi
Course Grades
higher standard, commensurate with their academic seniority.
Tentative
Lectures by industry geophysicist: This semester we will have: Eric Zimmermann
COLOR CODES
In Powerpoint (GREEN) format, in MSWord (BLUE) format and as old html files
Program Downloads Matlab programs for lectures ---> SEA (self-expanding archive)
Resources:
Lab exercises Matrix Multiplication in Matlab; Matlab tutorial
old homeworks,
Q&A- Homework 1; Homework # 2
old lab exercises,
Homework #3; Answers to Homework #3 on resolution
Homework#4 Q&A ; '05 homework 5; solution 1 and alternative solution 2
tutorials
Lab exercises; Trace Header geometry-sushw, suchw
Lab exercises ; useful linux commands, SUn*x tutorial,Lab exercises
Xcel macro for Vrms,Vavg and Vbackus
Computational Tools for Geoscientists Notes
Processing 102205 LSU line06 landstreamer data
AUGUST
Lectures and Labs
Should I take this class?
Introduction to the Course-Mon 23
Background quiz and poll
Tue 24
Take the following test
Introduction to computing
Lab
Ch. 1 Notes;
Homework 1
Wed 25 General Properties of Waves
Mon 30
Chapters. 1-3 of Forel et al. Lab
Tue 31
exercises
Lab
(useful linux commands)
SEPTEMBER
Lectures and Labs
Wed 1
Mon 6
Labor Day
Lab
idem
Wed 8
General Properties of Waves
General Properties of Waves
Mon 13
Ch. 1
Ch.2
Supplemental reading:
Acoustic Wave Equation; Elastic
Moduli;
Elastic Wave Propagation
Lab
Wed 15
Waves in Fluids
Ch. 2
idem
Ch. 3
Lab
Bandpass filtering, gain control,
geometry manipulation
17th St. Ave Canal Breach
seismics
Wed 22
Seismic Events
Ch. 3 Notes on Resolution
Mon 20
Mon 27
NO CLASS
Tue 28
NO CLASS
Wed 29
Seismic Events
OCTOBER
Lectures and Labs
Fri 2
Seismic Events
Mon 4
Lab
Hyperbolae equations,
spikes Filtering collected
field data , reordering,
killing bad traces
Seismic Events
Wed 6
Mon
11
Industry Presentation
Lab
Velocity/ f-k filtering
Wed
13
Mon
18
Midterm Exam
Seismic Events
SEG 17-22 , Denver
Wed
20
Lab
Mon
25
Oct. 21-24, Fall holiday
Seismic Events
Thu 27 Seismic Data Acquisition CMP Data Processing -- Binning
Lab
nteractive velocity
analysis
GSA Denver, 31-Nov 3
NOVEMBER
Lectures and Labs
Mon 1
Seismic Data Acquisition
Wed 3
Seismic Data Acquisition
Lab
spiking deconvolution
Mon 8
Seismic Processing
Wed 10
Making CMP's
Lab
Velocity Symposium in NOLA Hand-out Class project
Ch. 16
Mon 15
Making CMP's
Wed 17
Making CMP's
Lab
Velocity analysis
Mon 21
Making CMP's
Ch. 16
Lab
Wed 24
Thanksgiving Holiday-- no
classes
Mon 29
Migration
Theory Ch. 17-18
Tue 30 lab
?
DECEMBER
Wed 1
Sat 4
Classes end
Final takehome exam due Dec 9
Dec 9
Finish and hand
4.30 p.m. Leave hardcopy in mailbox (E235
in Class Project
Howe-Russell)
AND e-mail a digital copy by the same time.
AGU 13-17 San Francisco
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Grades Due