2D & 3D Seismic Interpretation Course

Overview

📘 Course Description:

This course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of 2D and 3D seismic interpretation, focusing on practical skills required for effective subsurface mapping and hydrocarbon prospect evaluation. Participants will learn how to interpret seismic data in time and depth domains, correlate with well data, build structural and stratigraphic frameworks, and assess reservoir potential. Real-world examples and interpretation exercises using actual datasets will be emphasized throughout.

🎯 Who Should Attend:

Geologists & Geophysicists
Exploration & Development Teams
Subsurface Engineers
Reservoir Modellers
Technical Interpreters and Earth Scientists
E&P Data Analysts and Geoscience Technicians

🧾 Training Format:

Duration: 5 Days
Mode: In-person / Virtual Live
Methodology: Lectures, seismic interpretation demos, hands-on exercises using interpretation software or printed seismic lines
Materials Provided: Seismic sections (2D & 3D), well logs, interpretation guides, maps, and model examples

🗓️ Daily Agenda with Time Breakdown

🟨 Day 1 – Introduction to Seismic Interpretation & 2D Concepts

Time	Topic
09:00 – 09:30	Welcome, Objectives & Course Overview
09:30 – 10:30	Seismic Principles Refresher: Reflection, Velocity, Resolution
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Anatomy of a 2D Seismic Section – Horizons, Faults, Terminations
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	2D Interpretation Workflow: Line Selection, Well Ties
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Practical: Horizon & Fault Picking on 2D Lines

🟨 Day 2 – Structural Interpretation Using 2D and Transition to 3D

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Structural Styles in Seismic: Extensional, Compressional, Inversion
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Correlation of 2D Sections and Structural Mapping
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Introduction to 3D Seismic Volumes and Navigation
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Hands-On: 3D Volume Orientation and Inline/Crossline Views

🟨 Day 3 – 3D Seismic Interpretation and Fault Mapping

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	3D Horizon Interpretation and Tracking Techniques
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Fault Picking: Throw, Dip, Relay Zones, and Fault Geometry
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Seismic Attributes for Structural Mapping
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Practical: Fault & Horizon Mapping in 3D Cube

🟨 Day 4 – Stratigraphic Interpretation and Reservoir Characterization

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Stratigraphic Features: Onlap, Downlap, Unconformities
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Seismic Facies and Reservoir Geometry
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Seismic-Well Tie and Time-Depth Conversion Essentials
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Isochron and Attribute Maps for Reservoir Prediction

🟨 Day 5 – Integrated Case Study and Prospect Mapping

Time	Topic
09:00 – 10:30	Mapping Prospects and Traps: Structural, Stratigraphic, Combination
10:30 – 10:45	☕ Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15	Volumetric Calculations & Risk Assessment from Seismic
12:15 – 13:15	🍽️ Lunch Break
13:15 – 14:45	Group Exercise: Build a Subsurface Interpretation Map
14:45 – 15:00	☕ Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:30	Presentation of Results, Q&A, Certification

Target audiences

Reservoir Engineers, Geologists

$ 5,800

Course Features

Lecture 0
Quiz 0
Duration 5 days
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 40
Assessments Yes

🛰️ 2D and 3D Seismic Interpretation

Overview

📘 Course Description:

🎯 Who Should Attend:

🧾 Training Format:

🗓️ Daily Agenda with Time Breakdown

🟨 Day 1 – Introduction to Seismic Interpretation & 2D Concepts

🟨 Day 2 – Structural Interpretation Using 2D and Transition to 3D

🟨 Day 3 – 3D Seismic Interpretation and Fault Mapping

🟨 Day 4 – Stratigraphic Interpretation and Reservoir Characterization

🟨 Day 5 – Integrated Case Study and Prospect Mapping

Target audiences

Course Features

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🛰️ 2D and 3D Seismic Interpretation

Overview

📘 Course Description:

🎯 Who Should Attend:

🧾 Training Format:

🗓️ Daily Agenda with Time Breakdown

🟨 Day 1 – Introduction to Seismic Interpretation & 2D Concepts

🟨 Day 2 – Structural Interpretation Using 2D and Transition to 3D

🟨 Day 3 – 3D Seismic Interpretation and Fault Mapping

🟨 Day 4 – Stratigraphic Interpretation and Reservoir Characterization

🟨 Day 5 – Integrated Case Study and Prospect Mapping

Target audiences

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