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  1. Using Rock Properties for Seismic Calibration
    1. Introduction
      1. What are Rock Properties?
      2. How do Rock Properties help us?
      3. How to Use Rock Properties
    2. Acquisition of Data
      1. Acquisition of Seismic Rock Properties
      2. Acquisition of Formation Properties
      3. Acquisition of Environmental Properties.
    3. Quality Control of Logs
      1. Sonic Errors
      2. Density Error
      3. Full Waveform Sonic Errors
      4. What if the data are invalid?
      5. How to Generate Pseudo-Logs
      6. Calibration of Data
        1. Core Data
        2. Check Shot Surveys and VSP
    4. Averaging and Data Reduction
      1. Blocking
      2. Buffering
    5. What Controls the Seismic Response?
      1. Crossplotting
      2. Formation Effects
        1. Lithology
        2. Porosity
      3. Environmental Effects
        1. Stratigraphic sequence
        2. Depth
        3. Pressure
        4. Temperature
        5. Fluid Effects
        6. Gas
        7. Oil
        8. Water
    6. Fluid Substitution.
      1. What is it ?
      2. How does it work ?
    7. Using Rock Properties to Select a Seismic Technique
    8. Limitations
      1. Data Quality
      2. Data Quantity
      3. Dispersion Effects
      4. Use of trends
      5. Use of models
    9. Where Has Rock Properties Been Used?
      1. Example 1
      2. Example 2
      3. Example 3
    10. Summary
    11. References



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