GENERAL SEISMIC-STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
Payton, Charles E. (1977) Seismic stratigraphy: applications to hydrocarbon
exploration (AAPG memoir ; 26) American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Payton, C.E. (1977) Seismic-stratigraphy – applications to the exploration of
sedimentary basins. AAPG Memoir, 26, 516p.
Vail, P.R. (1987) Seismic stratigraphy using sequence stratigraphy; Part 1, Seismic
stratigraphy interpretation procedure. In: Atlas of Seismic Stratigraphy (Ed. By A.W.
Bally), AAPG Studies in Geology, 27, 1-10.
Brown, Alistair R. (1999) Interpretation of three-dimensional seismic data (6th Edition)
(AAPG memoir ; 42) (Investigations in geophysics ; no. 9) American Association of
Petroleum Geologists/Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Hart, B.S. (2000) 3-D seismic interpretation: a primer for geologists. SEPM (Society
for Sedimentary Geology)
3D SEISMIC GEOMORPHOLOGY: APPLICATIONS
Davies, R.J. & Posamentier, H.W. (2005) Geologic process in sedimentary basins
inferred from three-dimensional seismic imaging. GSA Today, 15, 4-9. – A nice, short
introduction to the increasing application of 3D seismic to the analysis of
depositional systems
Posamentier, H.W. (2003) Depositional elements associated with a basin floor
channel-levee system: case study from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Petroleum
Geology, 20, 677-690. – An image-heavy paper by the ‘Godfather’ of seismic
geomorphology outlining the application of 3D seismic data to the analysis of deepwater depositional systems
Posamentier, H.W. & Kolla, V. (2003) Seismic geomorphology of depositional
elements in deep-water settings. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 73, 367-388. –
An(other) image-heavy paper by the ‘Godfather’ (and his mate) outlining the
application of 3D seismic data to the analysis of deep-water depositional systems
Zampetti, V., Schlager, W., van Konijnenburg, J-H. & Everts, A.J. (2004a)
Architecture and growth history of a Miocene carbonate platform from 3D seismic
reflection data; Luconia province, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Marine and Petroleum
Geology, 21, 517-534. – Paper outlining the application of 3D seismic data to
understanding the evolution of carbonate platforms
APPLICATION OF SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES
Hesthammer, J. (1998) Evaluation of timedip, correlation and coherence maps for
structural interpretation of seismic data. First Break, 16, 151-167. – Application of
grid and volume-based geometric attributes to the analysis of structurally-complex
settings
Hoetz, H.L.J.G. & Watters, D.G. (1992) Seismic horizon attribute mapping for the
Annerveen Gasfield, The Netherlands. First Break, 10, 41-51. – One of the seminal
papers outlining the application of grid-based attributes to visualize 3D, basin-scale
structure
Jackson, C.A-L. (2007) Application of three-dimensional seismic data to documenting
the scale, geometry and distribution of soft-sediment features in sedimentary basins:
an example from the Lomre Terrace, offshore Norway. In: Seismic Geomorphology –
applications to hydrocarbon exploration and production (Ed. By R.J. Davies, H.W.
Posamentier, L.J. Wood & J.A. Cartwright), Geological Society, London, Special
Publication, 277, 253-267. – A short(ish) paper illustrating how various volume and
grid-based seismic attributes, derived from 3D seismic data, can be utilised to
understand the temporal and spatial evolution of soft-sediment deformation structures
Mondt, J.C. (1993) Use of dip and azimuth horizon attributes in 3D seismic
interpretation. SPE Paper 20943-PA, 253-257. – Another early paper outlining the use
of two of the most commonly used grid-based attributes
Rijks, E.J.H. & Jauffred, J.C.E.M. (1999) Attribute extraction: an important
application in any detailed 3-D interpretation study. The Leading Edge, 10, 11-19. –
This paper highlights the importance of attribute extraction and analysis in the 3D
seismic interpretation workflow
DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACT OF 3D SEISMIC DATA
Hart, B.S. (1999) Definition of subsurface stratigraphy, structure and rock properties
from 3D seismic data. Earth-Science Reviews, 47, 189-218. – Superb summary of the
application of and pitfalls associated with, the interpretation of 3D seismic data
Demyttanaere, R.R.A., Sluijk, A.H. & Bentley, M.R. (1993) A fundamental
reappraisal of the structure of the Cormorant Field and its impact pm field
development strategy. In: Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings from
the 4th conference (Ed. By J.R. Parker), Geological Society of London, 1151-1157. – A
seminal paper which highlights the impact the move from 2D to 3D seismic data had
on the structural understanding of the Cormorant Field
Davies, R.J., Stewart, S.A., Cartwright, J.A., Lappin, M., Johnston, R., Fraser, S.I. &
Brown, A.R. (2004) 3D seismic technology: are we realising our full potential? In: 3D
seismic technology: application to the exploration of sedimentary basins (Ed. By R.J.
Davies, J.A. Cartwright, S.A. Stewart, M. Lappin & J.R. Underhill), Geological
Society, London, Memoir, 29, 1-10. – Some philosophical ramblings on the future of
3D seismic interpretation by some of the industry and academia’s finest
Posamentier, H.W., Davies, R.J., Cartwright, J.A. & Wood, L. (2007) Seismic
geomorphology – an overview. In: Seismic Geomorphology – applications to
hydrocarbon exploration and production (Ed. By R.J. Davies, H.W. Posamentier, L.J.
Wood & J.A. Cartwright), Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 277, 1-14.
– A nice, short paper (with some nice figures) outlining some of the techniques which
can be used in the 3D seismic data analysis