GENERAL SEISMIC-STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS Payton, Charles E.

(1977) Seismic stratigraphy: applications to hydrocarbon exploration (AAPG memoir ; 26) American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Payton, C.E. (1977) Seismic-stratigraphy applications to the exploration of sedimentary basins. AAPG Memoir, 26, 516p. Vail, P.R. (1987) Seismic stratigraphy using sequence stratigraphy; Part 1, Seismic stratigraphy interpretation procedure. In: Atlas of Seismic Stratigraphy (Ed. By A.W. Bally), AAPG Studies in Geology, 27, 1-10. Brown, Alistair R. (1999) Interpretation of three-dimensional seismic data (6th Edition) (AAPG memoir ; 42) (Investigations in geophysics ; no. 9) American Association of Petroleum Geologists/Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Hart, B.S. (2000) 3-D seismic interpretation: a primer for geologists. SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

3D SEISMIC GEOMORPHOLOGY: APPLICATIONS Davies, R.J. & Posamentier, H.W. (2005) Geologic process in sedimentary basins inferred from three-dimensional seismic imaging. GSA Today, 15, 4-9. A nice, short introduction to the increasing application of 3D seismic to the analysis of depositional systems Posamentier, H.W. (2003) Depositional elements associated with a basin floor channellevee system: case study from the Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 20, 677-690. An image-heavy paper by the Godfather of seismic geomorphology outlining the application of 3D seismic data to the analysis of deep-water depositional systems Posamentier, H.W. & Kolla, V. (2003) Seismic geomorphology of depositional elements in deep-water settings. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 73, 367-388. An(other) image-heavy paper by the Godfather (and his mate) outlining the application of 3D seismic data to the analysis of deep-water depositional systems Zampetti, V., Schlager, W., van Konijnenburg, J-H. & Everts, A.J. (2004a) Architecture and growth history of a Miocene carbonate platform from 3D seismic reflection data; Luconia province, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 21, 517-534. Paper outlining the application of 3D seismic data to understanding the evolution of carbonate platforms APPLICATION OF SEISMIC ATTRIBUTES

Hesthammer, J. (1998) Evaluation of timedip, correlation and coherence maps for structural interpretation of seismic data. First Break, 16, 151-167. Application of grid and volume-based geometric attributes to the analysis of structurally-complex settings Hoetz, H.L.J.G. & Watters, D.G. (1992) Seismic horizon attribute mapping for the Annerveen Gasfield, The Netherlands. First Break, 10, 41-51. One of the seminal papers outlining the application of grid-based attributes to visualize 3D, basin-scale structure Jackson, C.A-L. (2007) Application of three-dimensional seismic data to documenting the scale, geometry and distribution of soft-sediment features in sedimentary basins: an example from the Lomre Terrace, offshore Norway. In: Seismic Geomorphology applications to hydrocarbon exploration and production (Ed. By R.J. Davies, H.W. Posamentier, L.J. Wood & J.A. Cartwright), Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 277, 253-267. A short(ish) paper illustrating how various volume and grid-based seismic attributes, derived from 3D seismic data, can be utilised to understand the temporal and spatial evolution of soft-sediment deformation structures Mondt, J.C. (1993) Use of dip and azimuth horizon attributes in 3D seismic interpretation. SPE Paper 20943-PA, 253-257. Another early paper outlining the use of two of the most commonly used grid-based attributes Rijks, E.J.H. & Jauffred, J.C.E.M. (1999) Attribute extraction: an important application in any detailed 3-D interpretation study. The Leading Edge, 10, 11-19. This paper highlights the importance of attribute extraction and analysis in the 3D seismic interpretation workflow DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACT OF 3D SEISMIC DATA Hart, B.S. (1999) Definition of subsurface stratigraphy, structure and rock properties from 3D seismic data. Earth-Science Reviews, 47, 189-218. Superb summary of the application of and pitfalls associated with, the interpretation of 3D seismic data Demyttanaere, R.R.A., Sluijk, A.H. & Bentley, M.R. (1993) A fundamental reappraisal of the structure of the Cormorant Field and its impact pm field development strategy. In: Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings from the 4th conference (Ed. By J.R. Parker), Geological Society of London, 1151-1157. A seminal paper which highlights the impact the move from 2D to 3D seismic data had on the structural understanding of the Cormorant Field Davies, R.J., Stewart, S.A., Cartwright, J.A., Lappin, M., Johnston, R., Fraser, S.I. & Brown, A.R. (2004) 3D seismic technology: are we realising our full potential? In: 3D seismic technology: application to the exploration of sedimentary basins (Ed. By R.J. Davies, J.A. Cartwright, S.A. Stewart, M. Lappin & J.R. Underhill), Geological Society, London, Memoir, 29, 1-10. Some philosophical ramblings on the future of 3D seismic interpretation by some of the industry and academias finest Posamentier, H.W., Davies, R.J., Cartwright, J.A. & Wood, L. (2007) Seismic geomorphology an overview. In: Seismic Geomorphology applications to hydrocarbon exploration and production (Ed. By R.J. Davies, H.W. Posamentier, L.J.

Wood & J.A. Cartwright), Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 277, 1-14. A nice, short paper (with some nice figures) outlining some of the techniques which can be used in the 3D seismic data analysis