Undergraduate Course: Exploration Geophysics (EASC09040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | Geosciences |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Core 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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
62 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The Learning Outcomes of the Helmsdale Field Trip
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.
4. 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
Written Exam: 100%, Course Work: 0 %, Practical Exam: 0%.
Students answer three from a choice of five long-form questions in a one-and-a-half hour exam. |
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 Multi-layered Earth
Reflections Seismics
Signal Processing and Migration |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration- Kearey, Brooks and Hill. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Exploration Geophysics, Exploration Methods, Physics, Refraction Seismics, Reflection Seismics, Sign |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andrew Curtis
Tel: (0131 6)50 8515
Email: andrew.curtis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Ken O'Neill
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
Email: koneill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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