Quality Control in Seismic Acquisition

This outline is based on the different duties of a QC supervisor and the different steps of a seismic acquisition program.

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Quality Control in Seismic Acquisition

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This outline is based on the different duties of a QC supervisor and the different steps of a seismic  acquisition program. Introductory and practical review of the main aspects of Seismic Acquisition QC, aiming to provide the participants with a detailed practical review of the Different Tasks involved during a seismic acquisition QC. After the short course the participants should be able to apply the acquired knowledge in designing and monitoring an actual Seismic Acquisition QC Program

Training Objectives

  • UNDERSTAND Introductory and practical review of the main aspects of Seismic Acquisition QC
  • GAIN practical review of the Different Tasks involved during a seismic acquisition QC.
  • APPLY the acquired knowledge in designing and monitoring an actual Seismic Acquisition QC Program

Audiences

This program is specially design for technical professional with studies in earth science, geology and geophysics, geodesy, topography, civil engineering. Preferably attendees should be professional and technicians with less than 10 years experience in seismic acquisition including entry level professionals and technicians

Instructor

Orlando Elia

Orlando has over twenty year’s acquisition experience. Serving the industry as a 2D/3D Seismic Acquisition, Field Supervisor, Geophysics Consultant, Field Seismologist, Data Quality Control of the Complete Operation, Party Chief, Party Manager, 3D Pre Planning, LVL interpretation, 3D Design and Surveyor. Extensive experience in acquisition seismic data with vibrators, and explosives as well as considerable marine experience.

Daily Aims

Survey design (before start the seismic project) • Geometry • Seismograph and other proposed equipment • Source parameters • Receiver parameters • Source and receiver parameter tests • Source with explosives • Depth of holes • Size of charge • Type of charge • Tests processing • Source with vibrators • Frequency of sweeps • Length of sweeps • Type of sweeps • Tests processing • Receiver • Quantity of geophones by receiver station • Arrange of geophones • QC Topography • Check equipments (total stations and GPS) • Audit the total of equipments offered by the contractor (GPS, total stations, computers, software, printers, plotters) • Main topographic net • Secondary topographic net • Pre-plot and post-plot • Topographic tolerance • Line clearance environment tolerance • Drilling and holes loaded (if working with explosives) • Drilling operations • SP depth • Loading procedures • Up-hole times • Explosive balance • LVL • Refractions location • Up-hole locations • Refraction cable design • Up-hole depth • LVL interpretation • Recording • Audit equipment • Tests before start • Daily tests • Monthly tests • Moving SP or VP • Skip SP or VP • Laying geophones • Stand by time • Noise level • Processing • Flowcharts • Picked velocities • Quality brute stack Delivery data • Brief description of field process • HSE •Audit the camp (bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, fuel storage, lights, food storage, workshops, offices, etc) • Audit the vehicles • Audit the explosive magazine • Explosive loading procedures • Medevac PPE • HSE field operation (survey, drilling, loading, laying, picking-up, etc) • Minimum safety distances • HSE statistics • Garbage disposition • Grey and black water disposition Drills • Communication • Others tasks Daily report • Weekly report • Monthly report • Final report • Data base • Monthly contractor invoice •

Training Schedule

Code Start Date End Date Locations Cost Instructor
PST0039-201501Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSGD 5,995Orlando Elia

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