Non-Seismic Data Acquisition & Processing | Blended course

Geophysical data are usually separated into Seismic and Non-Seismic data. Seismic is, without any doubt, the main method used in the oil and gas industry. But Non-Seismic data (gravity, magnetics, electrical, electromagnetics, spectral, etc.) is and the main source of information in shallow subsurface applications (engineering, mapping pollution, archaeology, etc.) and used at the early reconnaissance of hydrocarbon plays and in mapping prospects below salt or volcanic rocks. However, seismic has its limitations and therefore also non-seismic methods are used successfully as complementary tools in subsurface evaluation. In combination with seismic data, they can significantly reduce the uncertainty of subsurface models as they measure different physical properties of the subsurface. Controlled Source EM for example responds to reservoir resistivity and can thus be used to differentiate between hydrocarbon- and brine-filled reservoirs. 

The course consists of studying literature, following videos and presentations, making many practical exercises in which the theory is applied and using quizzes to re-enforce the learning. Moodle, a course management system will be used, facilitating interactions.

This course is a blended course. It is lead remotely by the instructor that has daily direct interactions with the trainees for several hours. Trainees are self-learning for the rest of the day by doing exercises and going through the course material. 

The course consists of presentations, videos, and exercises. The presentations, also made available in pdf, are animated power point shows. The videos are either related to the exercises or general, some related to professional societies. In the exercises the methods discussed in the presentations are applied using computer programs. The solutions are discussed. Also, the course contains quizzes which are meant to reinforce the learning. Each quiz consists of multiple-choice questions.