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Undergraduate Course: Exploration Geophysics (EASC09040)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Geosciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaEarth Science Other subject areaGeosciences
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionCore to the course is the learning of the full analysis chain of exploration (particularly seismic) data, from acquisitions to processing and interpretation. Essential signal processing will also be taught.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Introduction to Geophysics (EASC08008) AND Mathematical Methods 4 (Phys Sci) (MATH08018) AND Applicable Mathematics 4 (Phys Sci) (MATH08017) AND Physics 2A (PHYS08022) AND Sedimentology (EASC09037)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Other students may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Organiser. Some additional reading may be specified for such students.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
King's BuildingsLecture1-11 15:00 - 15:50
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 09:00 - 10:50, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB Lab 6201
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of the lecture series:

Students will develop a broad, integrated overview of exploration methods, the physics of waves, refraction and reflection seismics, signal processing and migration. Students will develop an understanding of the principal theories and be aware of specialised and principal techniques used in this field e.g. components of a typical land and marine survey.

The learning outcomes of the Helmsdale fieldtrip:

Students will study the structural, sedimentological and stratigraphic relationships exposed in Mesozoic strata along the NW shore of the Moray Firth with the aim of providing geological constraints on the seismic interpretation. A set of follow-up exercise focuses on the joint interpretation of seismic reflection profile and exploration well data tied into and constrained by field observations and interpretations of the succession. The aim of this exercise is to gain valuable team work experience in a professional level context to determine whether a proposed well site is prospective from a hydrocarbons perspective.
Assessment Information
One and half hour exam in May 100%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Overview of exploration methods
Marine seismic methods
Complication in marine seismic
Land seismic methods
Basic physics of waves
Heterogeneity
Wave phenomena
Refractions in a mulit-layered Earth
Reflections Seismics
Singal Processing and Migration
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsExploration Geophysics, Exploration Methods, Physics, Refraction Seismics, Reflection Seismics, Sign
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Curtis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8515
Email: andrew.curtis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Emma Latto
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: emma.latto@ed.ac.uk
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