COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEISMIC PROSPECTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 3601 SEISMIC PROSPECTION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞENOL ÖZYALIN

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

- To teach the basic theoretical principles of the seismic methods
- To teach how to collect data in the field
- To determine the layer velocities and thicknesses of the subsurface
- To determine the elastic parameters of ground

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to teach the properties of seismic wave propagation, body and surface waves.
2   Be able to comprehend the properties of seismic data collection arrangement, seismic sources and receivers.
3   Be able to comprehend the seismic propagation properties (reflection, refraction and diffraction).
4   Be able to determine the velocities and thicknesses of subsurface layers with the seismic refraction method.
5   Be able to comprehend the relationship between seismic waves and earth elastic properties.
6   Be able to learn the concepts of seismic reflection, data collection properties, Common Depth Point techniques, folding number.
7   Be able to apply the data processing steps of geometry in seismic reflection, sorting of bad trace, retrieving real amplitude, filtering in time and space media, inverse convolution, stacking, migration etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

JEF 2311 - POTENTIAL THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Principles of Seismic Wave Propagation, Reflection, Refraction and Propagation
2 Seismic Wave Propagation (Wave Fronts and Rays, Huygens Principle, Snell Laws, Fermat Principles, Interface, Reflection, Refraction)
3 Elements Affecting Seismic Wave Propagation, Spherical Divergence, Absorption, Reflection and Transmission Losses, Diffraction and Reverberations
4 Manmade Energy Sources and Receivers Utilized on Land, Sea and Borehole
5 Seismic Refraction Method; Horizontal and Sloping Two Layer Problems, Field Applications
6 Evaluations of Seismic Refraction Data in the Horizontal Multilayered Media
7 Evaluations of Seismic Refraction Data in the Sloping Multilayered Media
8 Seismic Reflection Method; Basic Principles of Seismic Reflection, Field Applications, Source-Receiver Arrangement and Seismic Data Collection on Land and at Sea
9 Horizontal and Sloping Two and multilayered Problems
10 Concepts of Seismic Shot, Stacking Trace and Section; Basic Flowchart of Seismic Data Processing; Demulillexing of Data; Data Editing; Automatic Gain Control; Trace Equalization; Spherical Divergence; and Absoption
11 Transferring of Seismic Data from Shot to Stacking Form; Sorting; Stacking; Normal Moveout Correction; Sloping Stacking; Muting; Velocity Analysis; Factors Affecting Velocity Predictions;
12 Seismic Velocities, Layers, RMS, Meaning of Average Velocities, Their Correlations and Calculation Principles
13 Seismic Velocities, Layers, RMS, Meaning of Average Velocities, Their Correlations and Calculation Principles
14 Deconvolution; Migration Methods; Depth Conversions

Recomended or Required Reading

-Kara, V. 2010; Elastik Dalga Teorisi ve Sismik Yansıma Yönteminin Temelleri, JFMO Eğitim Yayınları NO:11
-Dondurur,D., 2009; Deniz Sismiğinde Veri Işlem, JFMO Eğitim Yayınları NO:9
- Çoruh, C., Robinson E. S. 1988; Basic Exploration Geophysics, 1st edition, Jhon Wiley and sons, New York.
- Yilmaz, Ö. 2001; Seismic data Analysis: Processing, Inversion, and Interpretation of Seismic data. SEG Tulsa, OK, 2027 pp

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, homework assignments , exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm Exam: 30% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4,)
Homework Assignments: 20% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Final Exam: 50% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

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 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 5 5 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.2553
LO.355
LO.4444532
LO.5343
LO.653
LO.753

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

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