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Proceedings of the th 5 Conference & Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics

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The capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is the fifth largest city in India with an ancient civilization and culture. Attached to the city is its twin , Secunderbad, which is part of Hyderabad. The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderbad are separated by the Husain Sagar, an artificial lake constr- ucted during the time of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali in 1562 A.D. The city is nearly 400 years old and is noted for its natural beauty, mosques and minarets, bazaars and bridges, hills and lakes. It is perched on the top of the Deccan Plateau, 1776ft., above sea level, and sprawls over an area of 100 Sq. miles. A multitude of influences have shaped the character of the city. Its palaces and buildings, houses and tenements, gardens and streets have a history and an architectural individuality of their own, which makes Hyderabad a city of enchantment. Hyderabad was founded on the River Musi five miles east of Golconda, in 1591-92 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah. In the 16th century the city grew spontaneously to accommodate the surplus population of Golconda, which was the capital of the Qutb Shahi rulers. Many buildings sprang up along the River Musi. Gradually the city grew.

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The Qutb Shahi dynasty founded the Kingdom of Golconda, one of the five kingdoms that emerged after the break up of the Bahamani Kingdom. The Qutb Shahis ruled the Deccan for almost 171 years. All the seven rulers were patrons of learning and were great builders. They contributed to the growth and development of Indo-Persian and Indo-Islamic literature and culture in Hyderabad. During the Qutb Shahi reign Golconda became one of the leading markets in the world of diamonds, pearls, steel for arms, and also printed fabric. Asif Jah I continued to maintain Aruangabad, which had been founded by the Mughal rulers as the capital of his new state. In 1769, Nizam Ali Khan Asif Jah II, shifted the capital to Hyderabad.

The seven Nizam's of the Asif Jahi dynasty ruled the Deccan for nearly 224 years, right up to 1948.During the Asif Jahi period, Persian, Urdu, Telgu and Marathi developed simultaneously. The highest official positions were given to deserving persons irrespective of their religion. Persian was the official language up to 1893 and then Urdu up to 1948.
The glory of the Golconda kingdom ended in 1687, after a valiant struggle.

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Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal ruler, captured Golconda after a siege that lasted eight months. Abul Hasan Tana Shah, the last king of Golconda, was imprisoned at Daulatabad, where he died after twelve years in captivity.With the conquest of the Deccan and the South, Aurangzeb succeeded in expanding the Mughal Empire to cover the entire sub-continent. However, after his death in 1707, the Empire rapidly declined. At that time , the Deccan was administered by a Subedar or viceroy of the Mughal Emperor. Mir Quamaruddin, the Governor of the Deccan, who bore the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Feroze Jung Asif Jah, declared his independence from Mughal rule in 1724. He thus became the first Nizam and the founder of the Asif Jahi dynasty. When the British and the French spread their hold over the country, the Nizam soon won their friendship without bequeathing his power. The title "Faithful. Ally of the British Government" was bestowed on Nizam VII. The British stationed a Resident at Hyderabad, but the state continued to be ruled by the Nizam. The rule of the seven Nizam's saw the growth of Hyderabad both culturally and economically. Huge reservoirs, like the Nizam Sagar, Tungabadra, Osman Sagar, Himayath Sagar, and others were built. Survey work on Nagarjuna Sagar had also

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Hyderabad, under the Nizam's, was the largest princely state in India. Area wise it was as big as England and Scotland put together. The State had its own currency, mint, railways, and postal system. There was no income tax. Soon after India gained independence, Hyderabad State merged with the Union of India. On November 1, 1956 the map of India was redrawn into linguistic states, and Hyderabad became the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

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Hyderabad has been a major trading centre for centuries. It has been influenced by cultures from all directions - largely because both of India's coastlines were controlled by its former rulers. The city offers just about anything you are looking for - antiques, jewellery, handicrafts, dresses - traditional and modern - leather goods, pearls and semi precious stones, and a dizzying array of perfumes. The main commercial areas are open Monday through Saturday except in the Charminar area, where some shops remain closed on Fridays. Street-side bazaar are open on Sundays as well. The Abids Road becomes a paradise or book lovers on Sundays. The lucky shopper may find a rare old book or a collector's issue of a magazine selling on the street at a throwaway price. Bargaining is a must on the street - a safe margin to ask for is 10-15% off the stated price. Commerce in Hyderabad begins relatively late; some shops open only at 1030 or 1100 hrs and close again for a two-hour lunch break. You must check each item you buy, for it is difficult to return or exchange merchandise except in the large stores. In any case, take care to ask for a receipt.

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Andhra cuisines has much to write home about. While Hyderabadi is totally distinct from that available anywhere else, traditional Andhra meals involve a lot of Chillies, pickles and like to keep the taste buds literally tingling. The Biryanis and Kebabs of Hyderabad find no match anywhere else for their taste while the Avakai and Gongoora Pickles of Coastal Andhra is notable for its tangy hot taste. For those who relish non-vegetarian dishes, Andhra cuisines serves up tongue tingling recipes like the tabgy "Chapala Pulusu" (Sour and Hot Fish Stew), Flavourful "Mutton Pulao", delectable prawn and crab "Iguru" perked with lots of spices. Hyderabadi cuisines offers the unparalled Dubble Ka Meetha, Qubbani Ka Meetha. Sheer Khorma, Firni, Shahi Tukre, Gil-e-Firdaus, and a tempting choice of sweet delicacies to finish your meals, which can be rich or light as your plate desires.

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There had been a growing realisation amongst the geophysical community that the exchange of technical ideas and practical experience though important was lacking. With these thoughts in the background, a group of geophysicists met at the residence of Mr. M.R.Rao (First President of SPG) and resolved to form a Geophysical Society with its headquarters at Dehradun. As a result, the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists, India was born on August 15, 1992, when about 30 Geophysicists met and resolved to form an association, for improved interaction and technical exchange. The Society was registered with the Registrar of Societies as a non profit organisation on January 4, 1993. A competition to design a LOGO for SPG was held on August 15, 1993. The design finally accepted for the logo depicts an oil drop engraved with SPG. Seven waves below the drop signify seven sisters of Petroleum Exploration- Geophysics, Geology, Petrophysics, Geochemistry, Bio-Stratigraphy, Reservoir Engineering, and Drilling Engineering.

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M Rajagopala Rao President G.C.Katiyar Treasurer S.K.Das Vice President D.M.Nathaniel Exec.Member

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The first Executive Committee of SPG was unanimously elected. The members of the Executive committee are:

A.K.Dwivedi Secretary S.Chopra Exec.Member

The committee organised a number of short courses, lectures and workshops which were well received by the geophysical community. In July 1994, a General Body Meeting of the Society was held when the new executive headed by A.G.Pramanik took over. Sh B.C.Bora, CMD, ONGC became the Chief Patron of the Society. A training programme on Seismic Data Processing by K.G.Gupta et.al. was organised from September 22-25, 1994. The birth of the regional chapters for Chennai, Jorhat, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Baroda also took place in the same year.

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As a result of active association of the President A.G.Pramanik and his untiring efforts, SPG became an affiliate society of SEG, USA in 1995. Subsequently it also bagged affiliation from EAGE. His vision provoked the Executive to take up a challenge and organise an International Conference which could bring together Geoscientists, Policy makers, Academia and Industry. The First Conference and Exposition on Petroleum Geophysics was held at Hotel Ashoka, New Delhi from Feb 9-11, 1996. The Executive also decided to hold International Conference on Petroleum Geophysics bi-annually. Subsequently two International Conferences were held in Chennai in 1998 and New Delhi in 2000. The Executive committee of the Society decided upon to have a technical journal of the society. Sh Roop Chand, Member, Executive Committee proposed the name Geohorizons which was unanimously accepted. Mr Satinder Chopra also an Executive Member of the Society was nominated as the editor of Geohorizons, the first issue of which was published in April 1996. Currently Geohorizons is being published quarterly. Current membership : Over 800 Geoscientists

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Papers Section wise

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Potential Fields & Non Seismic Methods
Exploration of Sub Trappeans BoreHole Geophysics & Wireline logging Seismic Data Acquisition & Processing Velocity modelling & Depth Imaging

Interpretation & visualization of geodata

AVo, Seismic modelling & Inversion

Rock Physics & Petrophysics

Multicomponent Seismic Reservoir Characterization & Time Lapse Seismics Exploration case histories

E&P Success : Integration of GeoSciences & Engg. case studies

E&P Data Management & Emerging Computing Technologies Non Conventional Energy Resources Invited Talks

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Potential Fields & Non Seismic Methods

1. Review of Current Techniques Being Used In The Development of Fast 3d EM Modeling Algorithms
Pravin K. Gupta

2. Isostatic Compensation of Offshore India

Abhey Ram Bansal

3. Joint Inversion of Seismic First Arrival Travel Time and Gravity Data An Application of Arc Tangent Basis Function and Very Fast Simulated Annealing
Lopamudra Roy, Mrinal K. Sen, Krik McIntosh & Yosio Nakamura

4. Signature of Continental to Oceanic Transition in KrishnaGodavari Offshore: India

M.K.Maheshwari & D.Sar

5. A Reappraisal of The Structure And Tectonics of The Cauvery Basin (India) From Aeromagnetics and Gravity
H.V. Ram Babu & M. Prasanti Lakshmi

6. Solution To Double Density Interface Problem Through Stabilized Analytic Signal Method A Numerical Study
Rambhatla G. Sastry & Param K. Gautam

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7. Uncertainty Analysis of Crustal Models Obtained From Inversion of Gravity Anomalies Using Genetic Algorithm.
Lopamudra Roy, M. K. Sen & R. K. Shaw

8. Selection of Routes for Offshore Seismic Data Acqusition and Mapping Sediment Migration Patterns Utilising Irs-1D Liss-iii Data on a Gis Platform: A Case Study In Bengal Offshore
S . Sengupta & D. S. Mitra

9. On Multi-Scaling Interpretation of Gravity Data

Jeet Singh, Abhey Ram Bansal & Dinesh Kumar

10. Role of Borehole Geophysics In Deep Water Exploration And Production In Cuu Long River Delta, South Vietnam
Nguyen Hong Bang

11. Rapid Resistivity Imaging Method and Its Application for Central-loop Transient Electromagnetic Sounding Yan Liangjun, Hu Wenbao, Chen Qingli & Hu Jiahua 12. Gravity Modeling of Kutch Offshore Basin D. Rai, M. Lal & I.M. Mehra

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13. A Quasi-3D Representation In Resistivity Imaging Technique Sushobhan Dutta, Tanvi Arora, N.S. Krishnamurthy, V.A. Rao & S.Ahmed 14. Capabilities of Potential Method in Oil Exploration- A Holistic View T. P. Singh

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". Laws of nature are human inventions, like ghosts. Laws of logic are also human inventions, like ghosts. The whole blessed thing is a human invention, including the idea that it isn't a human invention. The world has no existence whatsoever outside the human imagination. It's all a ghost, and in antiquity was so recognised as a ghost, the whole blessed world we live in. It's run by ghosts. We see what we see because these ghosts show it to us, ghosts of Moses and Christ and the Buddha, and Plato, and Descartes, and Rousseau and Jefferson and Lincoln, on and on and on. Isaac Newton is a very good ghost. One of the best. Your common sense is nothing more than the voice of thousands and thousands of these ghosts from the past. Ghosts and more ghosts. Ghosts trying to find their place among the living. ."

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Exploration of Sub Trappeans

1. Infra Trappean Modelling of Deccan Syneclise
Jitendra Kumar, Paramjit Singh & Dipankar Dutta

2. Delineation of Basaltic Covered Sediments in the Saurashtra Region using Deep Resistivity Sounding Studies
S.B. Singh, G. Ashok Babu, K.P. Singh, B.C. Negi, Y. Srinivas & V. Purushotham Rao National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

3. Gravity Studies over Saurashtra Peninsula, India- Some New Insight 75

D. C. Mishra, Bijendra Singh, S.B. Gupta, M.R.K.P Rao, A.P. Singh, D.V.Chandrasekhar, M.B.S.V. Rao, D.C.H.V Raju, V. Vijay Kumar & V.M. Tiwari

4. Delineation of Electrical Structure Beneath Saurashtra Peninsula using MT Studies

S.V.S. Sarma, T. Harinarayana, M. Someswara Rao, G. Virupakshi, D.N. Murty, R.S. Sastry, Nandini Nagarajan, T.S. Sastry, M.V.C. Sarma, Madhusudan Rao, K.Veeraswamy, S.Prabhakar E Rao, A. Lingaiah, T. Srinivasulu, B.P.K. Patro & C.Manoj

5. Hidden Mesozoic Sediments Searching with Seismic Refraction Tool

P. Koteswara Rao, M.M. Dixit, Prakash Khare, G. Kesava Rao, S. Raju, K.Sain, A.S.N. Murthy, V.Y.N.Sarma, A.S.S.S.R.S. Prasad, V. Sridher, M.S.Reddy, P. R. Reddy & D. Sarkar

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6. A Cost Effective Strategy In Conducting Integrated Geophysical Studies In Trap Covered Country
P. Koteswara Rao and P. R. Reddy

7. Deep Resistivity Survey Results in Deccan Trap Covered Area of Central India - A Case of Sediments under the Cover
M.R. Kalsotra, R.S. Goyal & K. Venkata Rao

8. Sub Basalt Imaging Using Low Frequency Processing and Angle stack In Saurashtra Region, Western India
A.K.Sarkar & R.Mohan
............If the purpose of scientific method is to select from among a multitude of hypotheses, and if the number of hypotheses grows faster than experimental method can handle, then it is clear that all hypotheses can never be tested. If all hypotheses can't be tested, then the results of any experiment are inconclusive and the entire scientific method falls short of its goal of establishing proven knowledge. " ".. What shortens the life span of the existing truth is the volume of hypotheses offered to replace it; the more the hypotheses shorter the life span of the truth. And what seems to be causing the number of hypotheses to grow in recent decades seems to be nothing more than scientific method itself. The more you look, the more you see. Instead of selecting one truth from the multitude you are increasing the multitude. What this means logically is that as you try to move towards unchanging truth through the application of scientific method, you do not move towards it at all. You move away from it! It is your application of scientific method that is causing it to change! .."

-- Robert M. Pirsig in Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance.

BoreHole Geophysics & Wireline logging

1. Generalised Sonic Porosity Transform for Upper Assam Oil Fields
Lalaji Yadav, K. K. Prasad & A. N. Bhattacharya

2. Formation Resistivity Measurements Through Casing In The Wells of Bombay Offshore Basin
B. V. Jacob, Naresh Kumar, K. V. Subba Rao & Ashok Kumar

3. An Innovative Approach for Formation Evaluation of Complex Panna Formation in Heera Field, Mumbai Offshore.
Pardeep Kumar, Kamleshwar Rai, Sangeeta & R.P. Verma.

4. Leveraging State of Art Technology In The Appraisal of Old Wells For Their Hydrocarbon Potential
K.K. Prasad & Chatar Singh

5. Lowdown of Resistivity: Effects of Microporosity on Oil Bearing Deltafront Sandstones, North Jotana, Cambay Basin, India and Identification Methods
H.S Bhattacharya, V.Pratap, G.C.Deb, ,V.Siva Rao & T.K.Das

6. High Resolution Reservoir Characterization of Bassein Limestone in Neelam Field of Mumbai Offshore Basin using FMS Image Data.
Rai K., Rawat N. S., Verma R.P. & Pardeep Kumar

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7. Detection of Structural Elements Using Borehole Imagery Techniques, A Case Study From Krishna-Godavari Basin, India
P R Bhavana, M V Rao & S S Yalamarty

8. A Study on The Nature of Cretaceous - Paleocene Boundary From Well Logs In Cauvery Basin, India
P.P.Deo, Birbal Singh & R.V.Rao

9. Permanent Downhole Seismic Sensors in Flowing Wells

Jupe A.J. & Wason W.

10. Travel Time Modelling using Gamma Ray and Resistivity Log in Sand Shale Sequence of Gandhar Field
D.N.Tiwary, Birbal Singh, R.T. Arasu, M.Rahaman, P.Saha & Mahesh Chandra

11. An Insight into the Prospects of Low Resistive Pay Sand Through Electrofacies in Gandhar Area
K.K. Prasad & Chatar Singh

12. Calibration of Sonic Logs for Seismic Applications in Upper Assam

Lalaji Yadav, Dilip Ghosh, S.N. Maurya & A. N. Bhattacharya

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13. Analysis of GS-11 Low-Resistivity Pay in Main Gandhar Field, Cambay Basin, India A Case Study
Ashok Kumar, J.P. Narayan, S. Lakhera, T. Chattopadhyay & R.P. Verma

14. Dependence of Vp/Vs vs. DTc Crossplot Technique For Gas-Water Identification on Degree of Compaction and Effective Stress
Rao R.V.

15. Dipmeter As An Exploratory Tool A Case Study

V.V.Subba Rao & K.Venkataraman

16. Ascertaining The Presence of Oil-Rim In Bassein Field through Rst Survey
R.R.Tiwari

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Seismic Data Acquisition & Processing

1. Recent Examples of High-density 3d Acquisition Success In The AsiaPacific Region
Andrew Long

2. iSIMM Looks Beneath Basalt for Both Industry and University Research
Philip Christie, Andrew Langridge , Zo Lunnon & Alan W. Roberts & the iSIMM Team

3. Short-Offset Processing of 3D Seismic Data: A Tool for Study of Sea Floor and to Identify Shallow Hazards-A Case History
Kumar MS, Chowdhary RD, Mishra DN, Rao PV,Srivastav R ,Naidu NNB, Pandey USD & Sinha DP

4. Flexi Binning : A Solution for Irregular Acquisition Geometry

M. S. Rawat, M. Goswamy & M. Das

5. High Accuracy Interpolation of The Seismic Track Based on Fft

Jinhai Zhang & Shuqin Wang

6. Application of Fractal, Hough and Hilbert-Huang Transform in Seismic Reflection Prospecting

Sankar Kumar Nath

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7. Seismic Probe Beneath A Civilization
P.L.N.Sarma, S.K.Chandola, M.P.Rao, K.Ramakrishna, A.Saha & V.Singh

8. Hybrid Cellular Seismic Telemetry System

Robert G Heath

9. Ray Theoretical Modelling for Seismic Data Acquisition in Badarpur (Cachar) A Case History
S. Bhattacharya, S. Bhagat, Kh. Nabakumar, G. N. Boruah, A.M. Singha, R. Prakash & R.K. Khanna

10. Determination of Tidal Corrections and Application to 3D Marine Data: A case study
P R Balak, Achintya Pal & K K Pande

11. Pre Stack Imaging : Selection of Right Tool for Imaging Moderate Structures
A.C. Gupta , D.N. Patro & Shyam Mohan

12. Pre-Stack Migration Aperture and Survey Area Extension

Srivastava, P. K. & Naidu, N.n.b.

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13. An Innovative 3d Recovery over A Large Township Ramnathapuram, Cauvery Basin, India
Anjaneyulu.S, Murthy.R.V.S, Roy. A.K & Choudary.B.K.

14. Seismic Exploration In Jalalpur,Cachar : An Integrated Approach For Value Addition

M. K. Jain, A. K. Chattopadhaya & M. Das

15. Series Expansion of Wave Propagation In Heterogeneous Media Using Least-Squares

Robert J. Ferguson, Sergey B. Formel & Mrinal K. Sen

16. Deghosting of Ocean Bottom Cable Data : Two Approaches

J. Singh & K.Subramanyam

17. Acquiring Better Seismic Data in Virgin Area through Model Studies and Field Experimentation : A Case Study from Cachar Belt of Assam
K.Eswariah, P.K.Das, A.Dhar, R.L.Basak, R.Mohanta , O.S.Ramakrishna , Ganga Shyam & B.Singh

18. Q-approach In Seismic Data Acquisition : A Case Study In Gokarnapuram Area of K.G. Basin, India
T.V. Gopal Swamy, Ram Kripal, R.majumdar & Chaman Singh

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19. An Alternative Approach to Process the Wide-Angle Reflection Data By Pre-stack Compositing of Gathers for Sub-basalt Imaging
C. B. Yadava, U. K. Chatterjee & S. Viswanathan

20. Wavelet Processing an Aid in Revelation of Obscured Subsurface Geomorphic Features - A Case Study of Kunjban-Bamutia Area in Tripura
A.K.Arya,B.Agrawal, A.K.Srivastava & D.V.R.Murti

21. Imaging in Fold Belts with Limited Inputs - A Case History

B. K. Pradhan, P. K. Srivastava & R. K. Khanna

22. Improvement of Deeper Eocene Reflections from Upper Assam Basin using Iterative Processing Sequence
C.V.G.Krishna, Y.P.Singh & K.K.Nath

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Velocity modelling & Depth Imaging

1. Pitfalls in 3D preSDM Imaging
Ian F. Jones

2. Depth Imaging Around the World

Guillaume Cambois

3. The Benefits Of Pre-stack Wave Equation Depth Migration For Imaging Complex Structures
S. Pharez & R. Soubaras

4. What happened to Depth after Pre-SDM ?

S.P. Singh, Deepak Sareen, K.K. Pande, Kunal Niyogi & C.H. Mehta

5. Anisotropic Prestack Imaging In Practice

Carl Notfors, Osman Khan, Peter Whiting & Uwe Klein Helmkamp

6. PSDM Using Model Based Velocity Estimation & Refinement For Enhancement of Subsurface Imaging A Case Study
Arjeesh Gupta, D.K.Vishnoi & D.Chatterjee

7. Depth - Interval Velocity Model Building using 3D-Coherency Inversion & Pre Stack Depth Migration - A Case Study
D.K.Vishnoi, Arjeesh Gupta & D.Chatterjee

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8. Dealing With High Frequency Anomalies In Velocity Model Building
L. Auchterlonie, J. Doherty, S. Pharez & N. Jones

9. Integrating Complementary Tools For Depth Imaging

S. Jerry Kapoor & Uwe K. Albertin

10. Improved Imaging through Pre Stack Depth Migration A Case Study
Singh V. P. & Sinha D. P.

11. Migration Velocity Analysis in Transversely Isotropic Media: A Common Focus Point (CFP) Approach
Chandan Kumar, Robert J. Ferguson & Mrinal K. Sen

12. Non-Uniqueness Problem in Velocity Determination An Experience with Model Based Velocity Analysis
Srivastava Rajiv & Sinha.D.P.

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Interpretation & visualization of geodata

1. 3-D Seismic Attribute Imaging of Carbonate Terranes Applications to the Fort Worth Basin and Central Basin Platform, Texas, USA.
Kurt J. Marfurt, Chuck Blumentritt, E. Charlotte Sullivan & Isabel Serrano

2. Tectonic Setting and Petroleum System Significance of Pre-Tertiary Sediments, Assam Basin, Northeast India
G.C.Naik, Rajiv Kumar & M.N. Soren

3. Seismotectonics - Role in Petroleum Exploration

N.C. Nanda

4. Pre Stack Imaging To Delineate A New Hydrocarbon Play A Case History

D.Srinivas, T.R.Murali Mohan, Ashwani Lamba, B.S.Josyulu & S.S.Rawat

5. Seismic Evidences on The Occurrence of Hydrocarbon in The Madarganj And Sariakandi Areas of Jamalpur And Bogra Districts Respectively
Md. Noor Alam

6. Identification of Prefered Reservoir Development In Olpad Formation For The Exploration of Deeper Prospects Broach Block, Cambay Basin
S. Mayor, S.S. Sawkar, A.K. Das, Ganga Ram, D.S. Randhava & S.P. Painuly

Interpretation & visualization of geodata

7. Frequency Domain Seismic data: A tool for structural & stratigraphic Analysis: A Case study from Mumbai High North field
D. Subrahmanyam, V. B. Singh ,V. K. Baid, S. P.S. Negi, S. Biswal, Ajai Kumar & Mohan Iyer

8. Post Rift Inversion and its Control on Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Sajali Area, Ahmedabad Block, Cambay Basin, India.
D.S.Ray, A.D.Kararia & M. Singh

9. Evolution of East Daman Carbonate Shelf & its Significance to Hydrocarbon Exploration, Bombay Offshore Basin, India.
S.P. Sharma; J.Tikku; Arun K.Goel & S.K.Gupta

10. Post-rift Structural Evolution of Gandhar-nada Area and Its Implication On Hydrocarbon Entrapment In Broach-Jambusar Block, Cambay Basin, India
P. Saha, R.T.Arasu, M.Rahaman, D.N.Tiwari & B.S.Josyulu

11. 3d Seismic Delineation of Thin Sandstone Reservoirs In Shale-limestone Rich Sequences of Tapti-Daman Area: A Modelling Aided Approach
Harilal, C. G. Rao, R. C. P. Saxena, J. L. Nangia, & N. K. Verma

Interpretation & visualization of geodata

12. Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Systems for Mid - to Late Eocene Kopili Alloformation Assam Shelf, Northeastern India
Rajiv Kumar, G.C.Naik, U.S. Kanungo, D. Gandhi, A.N. Banerjee, R.M. Baruah & A. Deb

13. Prospect Analysis of An Area In South Cambay Basin A Case Study

R.P.Sharma, V.N Pathak, Madan Mohan & D.D.Gaikwad

14. Dispersal Geometry of Basal Sands of Panna Formation in Heera Field from 3D Seismic Data
Ravi P. Singh, Asit Kumar & Shyam Mohan

15. Facies Classification Based on Seismic waveform - A case study from Mumbai High North
V. B. Singh, D. Subrahmanyam, S. P. S. Negi, V. K. Baid, Ajai Kumar & S. Biswal

16. Miocene Sequence Stratigraphy the Coastal Tract of East Godavari Subbasin, Krishna- Godavari Basin, India
S.g.k. mohan, Santanu De, A.k.das & S.p.s. baghel

17. Gondwana Sediments: A Promising Hydrocarbon Exploration Target in Assam Shelf

K.C.Das, V.S.B.Sarma & M.Ayyadurai

Interpretation & visualization of geodata

18. Seismic Imaging using Attribute Analysis for Identifying Stratigraphic Plays in CA-C25/TP Area Tapti Daman Sector, Mumbai Offshore
A.m.chitrao, Gourishankar L. Iyer, L. Suryanarayana,T. Ravi Kumar & P.k.bhowmick

Despite the illusion we enjoy that the pace of discovery in accelerating, it is important that , in same fields of science, many goals appear to be attainable only slowly and by huge collective efforts After a century of seismology, only now are measurements and analytical techniques sensitive enough to promise that we shall soon have a picture of the interior of the planet on which we live, one that shows the rising convention plumes of mantle rock that drive the tectonic plates across the surface of the Earth.

John Maddox, The Unexpected Science to come, Scientific American, December, 1999.

If there is a coming crisis, its water. Worldwide, oil companies produce more water than oil.

Peter Aronstam

AVo, Seismic modelling & Inversion

1. AVO Current Practice and Pitfalls
Brian Russell

2. Seismic Waveform Inversion Current Status and Future Directions

Mrinal K Sen, John A. & Katherine G.

3. Prestack Waveform Inversion: A Key Technology For Analyzing Qacquired High-resolution Seismic Data.
Subhashis Mallick & Marcelo Benabentos

4. Far Offset P-to-S Elastic Impedance For Lithology And Partial Gas Saturation (Fizz Water) Identification: Applications With Well Logs.
Ezequiel F. Gonzalez, Tapan Mukerji, Gary Mavko & Reinaldo J. Michelena.

5. Avo/ Avoa Over a Transversely Isotropic Medium With Tilted Axis of Symmetry
Ranjit K. Shaw & Mrinal K. Sen, John A. & Catherine G.

6. Comparative Study of AVO attributes for Reservoir Facies Discrimination and Porosity Prediction
Y. Hanumantha Rao & A.K. Biswal

AVo, Seismic modelling & Inversion

7. Stratigraphy of Sub-Volcanic Sediments Using 2-D Waveform Tomography of Wide-angle Seismic Data
Kalachand Sain, Fuchun Gao, Colin A. Zelt & Gerhard R. Pratt

8. NonStationary Advanced Geostatistical Modelling Technique: A Case Study

Ram Kumar Thakur, Galle Le Loch, P.K. Chaudhari & Birbal Singh

9. Ambiguities in Seismic Wave Velocity Analysis and in its AVO Response in Gas Hydrate Bearing Sediments
Pulak Kumar Bera, Maheswar Ojha & Kalachand Sain

10. Time-Lapse Simultaneous Avo Inversion of the Widuri Field, Offshore Southeast Sumatra
Bill Harmony , Robert Van Eykenhof, Lupi Harvidya , Djoko Rubyanto, Sri Lestari Supardi Mark Sams, Fauzi Alkatiri, Paul Van Riel & Peter Mesdag

11. Seismic Inversion on 3D Data of Bassein Field, India

K.Sridhar, A.A.K.Sundaram, V.B.G.Tilak, & Shyam Mohan

12. Detection of Thin Sands by Using Seismic Inversion and Pseudo Log Property Mapping in Nada field of Cambay Basin, India - A Case Study
M.Rahaman, R.T.Arasu, P.Saha, D.N.Tiwari & B.S.Josyulu

AVo, Seismic modelling & Inversion

13. Amplitude Versus Offset Modeling of the Bottom Simulating Reflection Associated with Submarine Gas Hydrates
Uma Shankar, Babita Sinha, N. Satyavani, B. Ashalata, S.I. Reddi & N.K. Thakur

14. Generation of Pseudo-Log Volumes from 3D Seismic Multi-attributes using Neural Networks: A case Study
V.B.Singh, S.P.S.Negi, D.Subrahmanyam, S.Biswal & V.K.Baid

15. Estimation of Basement using Neural Network and Tomographic Inversion

A.K. Bansal

16. Stratigraphic Inversion in Recovery and Development Plan-A Case Study

Anuradha Tiwari & D.P.Sinha

17. Confounding Effects of Coals on Deeper Seismic Imaging - A Case Study from East-Sobhasan - Langhnaj field, Cambay Basin, India
R. Vig, V. Singh, D. N. Tiwari & A. K. Bansal
I am quite conscious that my speculations run quite beyond the bounds of true science.

Charles Darwin

Rock Physics and PetroPhysics

1. Statistical Rock Physics for Seismic Reservoir Characterization
Tapan Mukerji, Ezequiel Gonzalez, Gary Mavko, Per Avseth & Isao Takahashi

2. Quick Look: Rule Of Thumb of Rock Properties in Deep Water, KrishnaGodavari Basin
Acharya, M. N. & Biswal, A. K. & Mihir Acharya

3. Estimating Permeability from Acoustic Velocity and Formation Resistivity Factor

Majid Nabi-Bidhendi

4. Petrophysical Properties and Its Efficacy in Maintaining Linkages to CoLaterals A Case Study in an Indian Offshore Carbonate Field
Ajay Kumar, S.P. Rana, Sanjay Chawla & R.S. Bansal

5. Literature Review on Methods to Obtain Relative Permeability Data

Du, Yuqi, Oloyede B. Bolaji & Li Dacun

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6. Geopressure and Seismic : Negotiating a Safe Path Amidst the Pitfalls

P.K.Mukherjee

7. Laboratory Measurements of Compressional and Shear Wave Velocities and their Inter-relationships For Mandapetta Field of KG Basin
S. S. Pabla, Mohan Lal, Hans Raj & R. P. Verma

Multicomponent Seismic
1. Recent Advances in Multicomponenet Seismic
Eivind Fromyr

2. Using Multicomponent Seismic Data to Better Understand Reservoir Characteristics

Pl Kristiansen & John Waggoner

3. An Array of Sensors For Exclusive Recording of Sh Waves

Santi Kumar Ghosh

4. Development of C-Wave Seismic On-shore Surveys in Poland

Michael W. Podolak

5. Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) for Mapping Shallow Subsurface Layers A Case Study, Jabalpur, India.
T. Seshunarayana & N. Sundararajan

Oil is found first in mind.

Wallace Pratt

Reservoir Characterization & Time Lapse Seismics

1. Recent Advances in Seismic Reservoir Description
N. C. Dutta

2. Probable Contamination of Time Lapse (4D) Seismics

Stuart Crampin & Sebastien Chastin

3. Integrated Fracture Characterization From Seismic Processing to Reservoir Modeling

E. Angerer, P. Lanfranchi, S. Pharez & S. Rogers

4. Quantative Analysis of Reservoir Characterisation Through Seismic Attributes In Bassein Formation Bombay Offshore Basin.
B.m.bhardwaj; B.m. Juyal; Arun K. Goel; K. Datta; Ashish Kumar & S.k. Gupta

5. The Role of Single-Sensor Seismic Data In The Description Of Complex Reservoirs

Stephen Pickering, Steve McHugo & Anthony Cooke

6. Application Of Seismic Inversion In Integrated Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs : A Case Study From Mumbai High, India.
V. K. Baid, S. Biswal, D. Subrahmanyam, S.P.S. Negi, V.B. Singh & Ajai Kumar

Reservoir Characterization & Time Lapse Seismics

7. Seismic Guided Reservoir Characterization : Its Pitfalls and Moveouts
A.K.Nagar, A.K.Manchanda, Mahesh Chandra, R.Mahadevan, Pramod Kumar

8. Reservoir Characterization through Log Property Mapping in Geleki Field of Upper Assam, India
G.K.Joshi, V.Shyammohan, A.S.Reddy,Birbal Singh & M.Chandra

9. Feasibility Assessment of a Time-Lapse Seismic Survey for Thermal EOR in Balol Field, India Based on Rock Physics and Seismic Forward Modeling
Asit Kumar & Shyam Mohan

10. Relative Permeability Simulation using the Two-phase Lattice-Boltzmann Method

Youngseuk Keehm, Tapan Mukerji & Amos Nur

11. Reservoir Characterization - Geocellular Model for Mandapeta sand of Mandapeta Field, KG Basin A Holistic Approach
V.K.Jain, P.K. Cherukupalli, R.N.S.G.Rao, A.S. Bohra & P.K. Tewari

12. Predicting Permeable Zones In Carbonate Reservoir From Seismic Addressing The Challenge
Pramesh Tyagi, Amit Bhaduri & Dhruba J. Dutta

Reservoir Characterization & Time Lapse Seismics

13. Reservoir Characterization Using Multi Seismic Attributes in B-Area of Heera-Panna-Bassein Block of Bombay Offshore Basin, India.
G.V.Reddy, Pawan Kumar, SBR Naik, G.N.Murthy, Vandana, S.K.Kaul & P.K.Bhowmick

14. Application of Step Rate Test (SRT) in Monitoring of Dynamic Layer Pressures in Mumbai High South
R.Saxena, M.M.Pannigrahi,U.B.Singh, K.S.Prasad, B.B.Tripathi, & S.Ramanan

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

Albert Einstein
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, its the exact opposite.

Paul Dirac (1902-1984)

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.

Sir William Bragg

Exploration case histories

1. Fluid and Lithology Identification using Simultaneous Angle Dependant Inversion, Burgos Basin, Mexico.
V. Mercado H., R..M. Uribe C., J. Mndez de Len, PEMEX, E. Francucci, F. Fernndez-Seveso, L. Piccioni & D. Graham

2. Panna & Mukta Fields Seismic Inversion Reduces Risk And Uncertainty
Alan Foum, Hari Kumar, Jur Snijder & Adrian Smith

3. Application of Seismic Inversion Study For Successful Hydrocarbon Exploration In Cauvery Basin A Case Study
M.Anandan, Bobby J.Thattacherry, A.K.Dwivedi, V.L.N.Avadhani & V.Rangachari

4. Stratigraphic and Lithologic Interpretation of Thin Reservoirs through an Integrated Approach: A Case Study
A. Bose, V. Singh, A.K.Tandon, B.S.Josyulu & Mahesh Chandra

5. Detection of Thin Sandstone Reservoirs Using Multi Attribute Analysis And Spectral Decomposition On Post Stack 3D Seismic Data, North Sarbhan Oil Field, South Cambay Basin, Gujarat, India
P.H. Rao, G. L. Hansa, Sangeeta Savanur, S. Mangal, B. Ramegowda, Laxmi Shanker and S.P. Painuly

Exploration case histories

6. A New Insight into the Hydrocarbon Potential of Deeper Sands in Upper Assam
H.C.V Kumar, V. Venkatesh, Arshad Aziz, P.R Mishra, D.K Mahanta J.C Basumatary, Roopchand & S.M Goel

7. Geodata Integration Leads To Reserve Accretion In Baramura Gas Field of Tripura, Assam-Arakan Fold Belt A Case Study
S.M.Akram, B.Mudiar & Anand Sahu

8. Delineation of Endamuru Pay Sands with the Integration of Seismic Attributes and Post Stack Stratigraphic Inversion in Krishna Godavari Basin India
Mukul Srivastava, Ram Kumar Thakur, V.S.V Prasad, B.S Josyulu & Mahesh Chandra

9. Application of Reflection Amplitude for Delineation of Thin Reservoir

Gyanesh Chandra, Harjinder Singh, A.K.Jena & RamAvtar

10. Identification of Shallow Gas Prospects from DHI and Inversion Studies of 2D Seismic Data, Kosamba Oil field, South Cambay Basin, Gujarat, India A Case Study.
S. Mangal, G.L. Hansa, S. R. Savanur, P.H. Rao & S.P. Painuly

Exploration case histories

11. Identification of Paleogeomorphic Features In Western Tripura- A Case Study
K.K.Zutshi & S.Zaidi

12. Reconstruction of Paleogeographic Setup of Tura Formation in Rudrasagar-Disangmukh - Panidihing Area of Upper Assam Shelf using 3D Seismic techniques
S.M.Ismail, R.N.Dwivedi, P.V.S.J.Sarma, I.Jaya Kumar & Roop Chand

13. An Integrated Approach for Water Tracking in a Matured Limestone Reservoir of Mumbai High
Sanjay Chawla, Ajay Kumar, S.P.Rana & R.S.Bansal

14. An Integrated Approach to Decipher Depositional Model of Oligocene Basal Sand Pack and Hydrocarbon Entrapment in Ichapur Area, Bengal Basin
Hari Kirat Singh, Santanu De & A. Maitra

15. A Re-look on The Subsurface of Himalayan Foothills In View of New Acquisition and Reprocessing of Seismic Data
N.K.Verma, Rana G.S, Ranjan Vinod & Jitendra Kumar

E&P SUccess : Integration of GeoSciences & Engg. case studies

1. Mumbai High Redevelopment Geo-Scientific Challenges and Technological Opportunities
Kharak Singh, J.L.Narasimham & Rajesh Kumar

2. Geocellular Model: An Aid for EOR Implementation, Lanwa Field, Cambay Basin
A J Duggal, V K Jain, Nilesh Kumar, B L Sharma & K T Kumar

3. Characterization And The Management of Carbonate Reservoir From 3D Seismic and Petro-physical Properties - A Case Study
S.P. Rana, Ajay Kumar, Sanjay Chawla & R.S. Bansal

4. Geological Prognosis of Horizontal Wells Using 3D Geocellular Model-An Aid to Develop the Complex Carbonate Reservoir of Mumbai High Oil Field of India
S.P.S.Negi, Ajai kumar, D. Subrahmanyam, V.K.Baid, V.B.Singh & S.Biswal

5. Identification of Undrained Area through MDT Approach in a Mature Oil Field of Cambay Basin, India A Case Study.
K.Vijaya Kumar, Rakesh Dhir, M.S.Gauma & Ram Avtar

E&P SUccess : Integration of GeoSciences & Engg. case studies

6. Integration of Different Types of Data for Characterization of Reservoir Heterogeneity
S. K. Mishra

7. Microseismic Monitoring of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs

Jupe A. J. & Wason W

E&P Data Management & Emerging Computing Technologies

1. Overview of Seismic Data Management in ONGC
P.K. Mittal

2. Prestack Inversion of Seismic Reflection Data Using Real Coded Genetic Algorithm
Suhas Phadke, Subrata Chakraborty, Sudhakar Yerneni & R. K. Verma

3. E & P Data Management & Pitfalls - A Pep Talk

A.Venkata Rao, P.Mishra, & A.V.Satyanarayana

4. Information Management - A Case Study of Design and Implementation of Cost Effective Well Log Data Management System
K.Venkataraman & V.V.Subba Rao

5. Information Convergence In Exploration Data Management For Effective Decision Making - A Review
Guha, Randeep & Arjun, N.K

6. An Overview of Well Log Data Management (LogDB) - Its Role and Application in E&P Business
Thapliyal, H.C., Asim Samanta & Anjani Kumar

E&P Data Management & Emerging Computing Technologies

7. MEMS A New Technology for Digital Geophone Design
Ravindranath. K & B.D. Sharma

8. Grid Computing In Seismic: Opportunities and Challenges

R.K. Verma & Ajith C.

9. Seismic Numerical Modeling On PARAM Padma

Suhas Phadke, Sudhakar Yerneni, Subrata Chakraborty & Dheeraj Bhardwaj

Non Conventional Engery Resources

1. Energy Resource Potential of Natural Gas Hydrates
B.S.Pierce & T.S.Collett

2. Analysis of Micro-fractures in Coal for Coal Bed Methane Exploitation in Jharia Coal Field
Dipak Mandal, D C Tewari & M S Rautela

3. Evaluation of Coal Bed Methane through Wire Line Logs Jharia field: A Case Study
D. K. Rai, Sunit Roy & A. L.Roy

4. Seismic Characterization of A Gas Hydrate system in Gulf of Mexico using High-Resolution Wide-Aperture Data
Jaiswal Priyank & Colin A.Zelt

5. A Preliminary Study of Hydrateand Free Gas Saturation in a Gas Hydrate reserve

N. Satyavani, Uma Shankar, B. Ashalatha, S. I. Reddi & N. K. Thakur

Invited Talks
1. Petroleum Geostatistics versus Deterministic Optimisation
Olivier Dubrule

2. 3D Seismic Surveys in Complex Sub-Surface Areas

Andreas Cordsen

Students Section
1. An Integrated Approach to Delineate the Groundwater Contamination
N.C. Mondal & V.S. Singh

2. Integrated Approach to Delineate Fresh Groundwater Resources around Koganti Powers Ltd., Raichur, Karnataka, India
N.C. Mondal, V.S. Singh & B.A. Prakash

3. Iterative Denoising of Geophysical Time Series Using Wavelets

Nimisha Vedanti

4. Gravity Signatures of Accreted Igneous Layer Beneath the Eastern Continental Margin of India and Adjoining Bengal Basin
Niraj Kumar, A. P. Singh & Bijendra Singh

5. Determination of Magnetic Basement using Werner Deconvolution

Ravi Prakash Srivastava

6. Earthquake Prediction Studies through Desert Aquifer Sensitivity Analysis An Observational Experience
D.Muralidharan, Rolland Andrade & U.Sathyanarayana

Students Section
7. Structure of the Crust Beneath Chhattisgarh Basin Based on Gravity and Magnetic Modeling
Sanjay K. Prajapati, C.L. Singh, B. Singh, A. Kumar

8. Absolute Gravity Measurement : A New Perspective for Geodynamic Studies

V.M. Tiwari, S.K. Prajapati, M.B.S.V. Rao, B.Singh & D.C. Mishra

9. Interval Velocity Analysis for Gas Hydrate Potential Zones.

Santosh Mishra

10. Interpretation of Gravity Anomaly Over Symmetric Sedimentary Basin using the Walsh Transform
Saumen Maiti & R.K.Tiwari

11. Use of Very Low Frequency Method for Characterizing the Lineaments
N.S. Krishnamurthy, Tanvi Arora, Shushobhan Dutta, V. Ananda Rao & Shakeel Ahmed

12. A Fractal Case Study of Bhuj Earthquake of January 26, 2001

P.N.S.Roy & Avadh Ram

Students Section
13. Optimum Time-Frequency Resolution of Seismic Data using Continuous Wavelet Transform
Satish K. Sinha, Partha S. Routh, Phil D. Anno & J. P. Castagna

14. Three Dimensional Probability Tomographic Imaging of Self-Potential Data

Aparna Bera

15. Repeat Pass SAR Change Detection using Wavelet Decomposition and Adaptive Empirical Orthogonal Function Reconstruction Approach
Sangram Ganguly

16. Parameterization and Its Importance: An Overview Pramod, K. 17. Generation and Processing of Pseudo Shear-Wave Data: Theory and Case Study
Vladimir Grechka & Pawan Dewangan

18. Traveltime computation in tilted transversely isotropic media Dhananjay Kumar & Mrinal K Sen

Students Section
19. Seismic Modeling in Attenuating Media
Dhananjay Kumar & Sverre Brendsberg - Dahl