COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC DATA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 4723 ANALYSIS OF SEISMIC DATA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ŞENOL ÖZYALIN

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

- To be able to collect seismic field data in the seismic reflection method and their interpretation
- To be able to determine the geomatries of subsurface layers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to comprehend the properties of seismic data collection set up, seismic source and receivers
2   Be able to collect data in the seismic reflection
3   Be able to learn the concepts of common mid-point technique and folding number
4   Be able to preliminary processing in the seismic reflection
5   Be able to carry out filtering in time and space dimensions
6   Be able to apply the processing steps such as inverse convolution, stacking, migration

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to reflection seismics
2 Data collection in reflection seismics
3 Source-receiver setups and CMP method
4 General view to the seismic records (Observed seismic events in the records)
5 Basic data processing steps applied to the seismic reflection data
6 Preliminary processes
7 I Mid-term Exam
8 Deconvolution, CMP arrangement
9 Velocity analysis, NMO correction
10 Stacking processes
11 Migration processes
12 Basic principles in the seismic interpretation
13 Application examples
14 Application examples

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Yilmaz, O., 1987, Seismic Data Processing: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa Oklahoma.
526 pp.
Yilmaz, O., 2001, Seismic Data Analysis: Processing, Inversion and Interpretation of Seismic Data
(Vols. 1 & 2): Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa Oklahoma. 2027 pp.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Yilmaz, Ö. 2001; Seismic data Analysis: Processing, Inversion, and Interpretation of Seismic data. SEG Tulsa, OK, 2027 pp

References:
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam: 50% (LO1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4)
Final Exam: 50% (LO1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO 5, LO 6)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca-IZMIR
senol.ozyalin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday -09:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 0 0 0
Preparation for final exam 0 0 0
Other (please indicate) computer lab. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1332
LO.23443332
LO.334443
LO.4353432
LO.55424
LO.6534533

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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