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Proceedings of the 5th Conference Exposition
on Petroleum Geophysics
15-17 January, 2004 Hotel Taj Krishna, Hyedrabad
Theme Geophysics Leveraging Technologies for
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Hyedrabad - 2004
About SPG
Past Conferences
Host City
Papers Section wise
Authors Index
Sponsors
Editorial Team
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Hyedrabad
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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
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begun during this time. 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.
Mecca Masjid
Golconda Fort

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Birla Mandir
Warangal Fort
Charminar
B.M. Birla Planetrium / Science Musuem
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Shopping 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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• Main Markets
• Charminar-Patthargatti-Lad Bazaar
• Monda Market
• Sultan Bazaar - Koti - Troop Bazaar 

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Cuisine 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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Editorial Team
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org Editorial Team I.N.Pandey B.S.Josyulu R.T
.Arasu V.Singh H.K.Singh Anand
Prakash C.D.Thakur The Society of Petroleum
Geophysicists, India and its editorial team , can
not be held responsible for the opinions
expressed and statements made in the articles
published in the poroceeding, the responsibility
resting with the authors.
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About SPG
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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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The first Executive Committee of SPG was
unanimously elected. The members of the Executive
committee are M Rajagopala Rao
S.K.Das A.K.Dwivedi President
Vice President
Secretary G.C.Katiyar
D.M.Nathaniel S.Chopra
Treasurer Exec.Member
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. Potential Fields Non Seismic Methods
2. Exploration of Sub Trappeans
3. BoreHole Geophysics Wireline logging
4. Seismic Data Acquisition Processing
5. Velocity modelling Depth Imaging
6. Interpretation visualization of geodata
7. AVo, Seismic modelling Inversion
8. Rock Physics Petrophysics
9. Multicomponent Seismic
10. Reservoir Characterization Time Lapse
Seismics
11. Exploration case histories
12. EP Success Integration of GeoSciences
Engg. case studies
13. EP Data Management Emerging Computing
Technologies
14. Non Conventional Energy Resources
15. Invited Talks
16. Students Section
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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 Krishna- Godavari 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
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Potential Fields Non Seismic Methods
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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Potential Fields Non Seismic Methods
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
.. And Robert M.Pirsig said ". 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.
." Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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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.
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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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BoreHole Geophysics Wireline logging
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.
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BoreHole Geophysics Wireline logging
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 Asia- Pacific Region
Andrew Long
2. iSIMM Looks Beneath Basalt for Both Industry
and University Research Philip Christie,
Andrew Langridge , Zoë 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
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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
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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,
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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
To accomplish great things, we must not only act
but also dream, Not only plan but also to
act.
Anatole France Quoted by ALBERT
Y.Zomoya, Parallel and Disributed Computing
Handbook, McGraw Hill, 1996
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Velocity modelling Depth Imaging

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

• 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.
Reality can not be beaten with enough
imagination
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Anon
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Interpretation visualization of geodata

• 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

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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

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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

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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
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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 Q- acquired 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

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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, Gaëlle 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

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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
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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, Krishna- Godavari 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 Co- Laterals 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 597 Du, Yuqi,
Oloyede B. Bolaji Li Dacun
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
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Multicomponent Seismic
1. Recent Advances in Multicomponenet Seismic
Eivind Fromyr
2. Using Multicomponent Seismic Data to Better
Understand Reservoir Characteristics Pål
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
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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

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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

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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
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Exploration case histories
1. Fluid and Lithology Identification using
Simultaneous Angle Dependant Inversion,
Burgos Basin, Mexico. V. Mercado H., R..M.
Uribe C., J. Méndez de León, PEMEX, E. Francucci,
F. Fernández-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

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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

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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 3-
D 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
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EP 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

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EP 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
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EP 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 EP
Business Thapliyal, H.C., Asim Samanta
Anjani Kumar

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EP 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
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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
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Invited Talks
1. Petroleum Geostatistics versus Deterministic
Optimisation Olivier Dubrule
2. 3D Seismic Surveys in Complex Sub-Surface
Areas Andreas Cordsen
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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

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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

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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

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