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Subject: Applied Geophysics to Hydrocarbon
               Prospection

Scholarity:

2/2/0; 3.5 UC; 5th year / 2nd semester.

 

Programme Contents:

Theoretical:

Introduction to the processing of multichannel reflextion seismic. Interpretation of seismic sections in sedimentary basins. Identification of favorable structures to the accumulation of hydrocarbons. Seismic stratigraphy, analysis of seismic facies and identification of sedimentary environments. Calibration of seismic sections with drilling data. Synthetic seismograms. Detection of methane hydrates. Integrated analysis of seismic, gravimetric and magnetic data, basin scaled.

Theoretical and Practical:

Analysis and interpretation of seismic sections: examples of the Portuguese margin and case-types of basins in diverse geotectonical surroundings.

 


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