Articles

• Geological age correlations
• Thickness estimates
• Environment of deposition
• Paleo bathymetry
• Burial history
• Relief
• Topography on unconformities
• Lithology
• Porosity/permeability
• Fluid content
• Insight into source and seal

There are three scales for seismic stratigraphy studies:

• Regional Scale Seismic Strat Interpretation (Large scale stratigraphic interpretation of data “seismic stratigraphy”).
• Prospect Scale Seismic Strat interpretation. Localized interpretation to define a prospect. May include the use of reflection configurations, wave shape, amplitude, etc.
• Reservoir scale Seismic Strat interpretation. Quantitatively characterize reservoir (net sand, phi
• H, etc.) to permit reserve determination, reservoir simulation, etc…

Seismic stratigraphy is divided into two main categories:

• Reflection character analysis
• Seismic facies analysis

A. Reflection character analysis

B. Seismic facies analysis

• Estimating deposition environment using the character of the seismic reflections.
• Understand depositional history.
• Locate and predict potential hydrocarbon reservoir and stratigraphic traps.

Seismic facies

Seismic parameters used for facies detection are

• Reflection configuration
• Reflection amplitude
• Frequency
• Continuity
• Interval velocity