This is the completely updated revision of the highly regarded book Exploration Seismology. Available now in one volume, this textbook provides a complete and systematic discussion of exploration seismology. The first part of the book looks at the history of exploration seismology and the theory - developed from the first principles of physics. All aspects of seismic acquisition are then described. The second part of the book goes on to discuss data-processing and interpretation. Applications of seismic exploration to groundwater, environmental and reservoir geophysics are also included. The book is designed to give a comprehensive up-to-date picture of the applications of seismology. Exploration Seismology's comprehensiveness makes it suitable as a text for undergraduate courses for geologists, geophysicists and engineers, as well as a guide and reference work for practising professionals.
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'The authors have shown themselves to be masters of data compression ... The book is very well cross referenced, making fact finding easy ... Sheriff and Geldart have written an important book which is authoritative and complete yet manages to treat subjects in depth. It is difficult to imagine a better book on the subject and I am sure it will prove even more difficult to write one.' Geophysical Journal
'They will serve the needs of these readers admirably as a thorough and up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the subject ... Both volumes may be recommended unreservedly to everyone who is seriously interested in the subject ... They are likely to be a standard text for many years to come.' Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
'Few people have done as much ... to demystify exploration seismology for geologists ... what I believe to be the most readable and most 'user-friendly' set of volumes on exploration seismology.' AAPG Bulletin
'The strengths of the set are the breadth of its coverage, the many excellent data examples, and the insight into a variety of practical matters ... chapters are largely independent of each other and the less analytically demanding ones can be usefully read on their own.' Seth Stein, Geological Sciences, Northwestern University
'They will serve the needs of these readers admirably as a thorough and up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the subject ... Both volumes may be recommended unreservedly to everyone who is seriously interested in the subject ... They are likely to be a standard text for many years to come.' Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
'Few people have done as much ... to demystify exploration seismology for geologists ... what I believe to be the most readable and most 'user-friendly' set of volumes on exploration seismology.' AAPG Bulletin
'The strengths of the set are the breadth of its coverage, the many excellent data examples, and the insight into a variety of practical matters ... chapters are largely independent of each other and the less analytically demanding ones can be usefully read on their own.' Seth Stein, Geological Sciences, Northwestern University
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This is the completely updated revision of the highly regarded book Exploration Seismology. Available now in one volume, this textbook provides a complete and systematic discussion of exploration seismology.
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This is the book I first consult when working on a new technique. The book is a classic in that it is not just an anthology of reprints. Instead, it is a true survey of the state of the art of the science/art. Use it as a first reference, and you will not go wrong.
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Very good seismic exploration book. The explanation is throughout, and there are some colored pages as well (i.e. to display colored seismic images).
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Good book for applied seismologists.,
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A very good book for those who are interested in basic knowledge in applied seismology. Also lots of useful things about the seismic waves and data processing and interpretation in general. Really worth having!
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Exploration seismology deals with the use of artificially generated elastic waves to locate mineral deposits (including hydrocarbons, ores, water, geothermal reservoirs, etc.), archaeological sites, and to obtain geological information for engineering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
raypath curvature, dip moveout, geophone groups, velocity complications, refractor velocity, geophone lines, refracting horizon, reservoir surveillance, vertical traveltime, normal moveout, stacking velocity, horizon slice, overburden velocity, wavefront chart, refraction exploration, unmigrated section, uphole survey, intelligent interpolation, spiking deconvolution, stacking chart, mechanical seismograph, effective array length, diffracting point, subsurface coverage, resolvable limit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists, New York, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Gulf Coast, John Wiley, United States, Geophysics Reprint Series, International Human Resources Development Corp, Cambridge University Press, First Break, Geophysical Press, Annual Meeting, Courtesy of Chevron, Middle East, North Sea, Prentice Hall, San Francisco, Course Note Series, Englewood Cliffs, Geophysical Development Series, International Association of Geophysical Contractors, Offshore Technology Conference, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, World War, Academic Press New!
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Exploration seismology deals with the use of artificially generated elastic waves to locate mineral deposits (including hydrocarbons, ores, water, geothermal reservoirs, etc.), archaeological sites, and to obtain geological information for engineering. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
raypath curvature, dip moveout, geophone groups, velocity complications, refractor velocity, geophone lines, refracting horizon, reservoir surveillance, vertical traveltime, normal moveout, stacking velocity, horizon slice, overburden velocity, wavefront chart, refraction exploration, unmigrated section, uphole survey, intelligent interpolation, spiking deconvolution, stacking chart, mechanical seismograph, effective array length, diffracting point, subsurface coverage, resolvable limit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists, New York, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Gulf Coast, John Wiley, United States, Geophysics Reprint Series, International Human Resources Development Corp, Cambridge University Press, First Break, Geophysical Press, Annual Meeting, Courtesy of Chevron, Middle East, North Sea, Prentice Hall, San Francisco, Course Note Series, Englewood Cliffs, Geophysical Development Series, International Association of Geophysical Contractors, Offshore Technology Conference, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, World War, Academic Press New!
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- Applied Geophysics by Chinese Geophysical Society on 8 pages
- Applied Geophysics by W. M. Telford on 7 pages
- Reservoir Geophysics (Investigations in Geophysics) by Robert E. Sheriff on 7 pages
- Encyclopedic Dictionary of Exploration Geophysics (Geophysical References Series, Vol 1) by Robert E. Sheriff on 5 pages
- Geophysical Methods by Robert E. Sheriff on 4 pages
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- Modern Global Seismology, Volume 58 (International Geophysics) by Thorne Lay on 6 pages
- Applied Geophysics by W. M. Telford on 4 pages
- 3-D Seismic Interpretation by M. Bacon on 4 pages
- Environmental and Engineering Geophysics by Prem V. Sharma on page 188, and Back Matter
- Computational Neural Networks for Geophysical Data Processing (Handbook of Geophysical Exploration: Seismic Exploration) by M.M. Poulton on page 118, and page 127
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