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JFZ3014	Seismic Prospection	2+1+0	ECTS:4
Year / Semester		Spring Semester
Level of Course		First Cycle
Status		Compulsory
Department		DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisites		None
Mode of Delivery		Face to face, Practical
Contact Hours		14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week
Lecturer		Prof. Dr. Hakan KARSLI
Co-Lecturer		None
Language of instruction		Turkish
Professional practise ( internship )		None

The aim of the course:
is to provide information and experience about Seismic Methods so that they can be applied to research of geological properties and hydrocarbon reservoirs of shallow and deep subsurface structures

Learning Outcomes		CTPO	TOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 :	find out types of seismic waves and conditions required of their originate	4,5
LO - 2 :	comprehend relations between seismic waves and elastic properties of the earth	4,5
LO - 3 :	find out explanation of structure of layered subsurface by using propagation principles (refraction, reflection and diffraction) of seismic waves	4,5
LO - 4 :	acquire ability for applications of seismic methods in field	4,5
LO - 5 :	learn seismic data processing steps from field and evaluation them in order to obtain a correct structure in terms of depth, subsurface topography, velocities and etc. of layered media	4,5
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

Contents of the Course

Introduction to Seismic Methods, Elastic Theory, Factors Whose Influence Seismic Wave Propagation, Seismic Source and Receivers, Seismic Refraction Method, Methods of Evaluation and interpretation of Seismic Refraction Data, Seismic Reflection Methods, Single and Multi-receivers Reflection Data Acquistions and Specifications, Problems in Simple Horizontal-Dipping Planar Interfaces and Multilayer media, Seismic Shots, Stack Trace and Stack Section Concepts, Basic Flowchart of Seismic Data Processing, Seismic Velocities, Vertical Seismic Profilling (VSP) , Borehole Seismic, Side Scan Sonar, New Developments in Seismic Prospection

Course Syllabus
Week	Subject	Related Notes / Files
Week 1	What is the reflection and refraction seismic? Historical progression of the seismic methods, The applications field of the seismic methods
Week 2	Elasticity theory, causes of the seismic waves and their propagation principles; Interface, reflection, refraction, converting, reflection and transmission coefficients, the geometry of the wave motion
Week 3	The reasons which effect wave propagation; spherical spreading, attenuation, reflection adn transmission looses, diffractions and multiples
Week 4	Seismic source and receivers; Land and marine systems, the principles of the seismic data acquisitions, single and multi-channel surveys
Week 5	Seismic refraction methods: The geometrical parameters that effect seismic refraction data acquisition in a field, planning the profiles and shot points, interfaces problems with simple and dipping, The refraction problems in multilayer media, refraction wave propagation and problems in irregular interfaces
Week 6	The first arrivals picking on the seismic refraction sections, the problems in picking, the analysis for P-and S-waves, The corrections for refraction data
Week 7	The interpretation methods as traditional and based on software of the first arrivals data;Generalized Reciprocal Method-GRM, Delay time methods (Plus-Minus methods); Applications to real data
Week 8	The basic concepts in seismic reflection: Principles of the reflection, reflector, single and multi-receiver data gathering, Fold in data acquistition and properties
Week 9	Mid-term exam
Week 10	Problems in single and multi-layer media with horizontal and dipping
Week 11	Seismic shot and stacked trace and sections. The basic seismic data processing flow; data format, demultiplexing, editing, automatic gain control (AGC), trace equalization, spherical spreading and attenuation compensation
Week 12	1D and 2D filtering to filter coherent and incoherent noises, F-K, tau-p and other filters
Week 13	Sorting, stack, normal moveout correction, dip moveout correction, muting, velocity analysises, the factors that effect velocity estimations
Week 14	Correlations, deconvolution, static corrections and the principles of the residuel static
Week 15	Velocity calculations fron seismic reflection sections: T^2-X^2 analysis, root mean square (RMS) velocity, average velocity, Dix interval velocity, stack velocity, NMO velocity, converting from one to other Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP), borehole seismic, side scan sonar, the developments in seismic exploration
Week 16	End-of-term exam

Textbook / Material

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Method of Assessment
Type of assessment	Week No	Date	Duration (hours)	Weight (%)
Mid-term exam	9	28/03/2012	2	30
Practice	6 11		2 2	10
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper	10	20/05/2012	6	10
End-of-term exam	10	25/05/2012	2	50

Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of work	Duration (hours pw)	No of weeks / Number of activity	Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim	3	14	42
Sınıf dışı çalışma	3	14	42
Laboratuar çalışması	1	5	5
Arasınav için hazırlık	2	6	12
Arasınav	2	1	2
Uygulama	2	4	8
Klinik Uygulama	0	0	0
Ödev	3	10	30
Proje	0	0	0
Kısa sınav	0	0	0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık	1	7	7
Dönem sonu sınavı	2	1	2
Diğer 1	0	0	0
Diğer 2	0	0	0
Total work load			150