Knowledge tree

The SEG Wiki committee and SEG Wiki staff aim to expand the content available on the wiki. This page outlines the main articles under six subjects: geophysics, mathematics, computer science, geology, geological engineering, and petroleum engineering. This page - in addition to adopt a page - provides a good foundation to start contributing to essential topics.

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SEG's goal is for these topics to introduce the public and refresh professionals on these topics in a clear, concise, and accurate manner, providing a basic understanding of the subject matter. SEG's aim is for these topics to provide the public with greater awareness and understanding of the science and industry of geophysics.

Work in progress structure for the geophysics Knowledge Tree

Geophysics

• Earthquake seismology
• Marine geophysics
• Surface seismic
  • Acquisition
  • Processing
  • Interpretation
• Microseismic
  • Acquisition
  • Processing
  • Interpretation
• Gravity/magnetics
• Borehole geophysics
• Rock physics
• Time lapse analysis
• Signal processing
• Remote sensing/GIS
• Potential fields
• Data Management

Mathematics

• Calculus
• Complex Analysis
• Ordinary Differential Equations
• Partial Differential Equations
• Integral Equations
• Asymptotic Analysis
• Numerical modeling

Computer science

• HPC
  • Parallel computing
  • GPU computing
• Machine learning
• Software
• Numerical methods

Geology

• Plate tectonics
• Structural geology
• Sequence stratigraphy
• Basin analysis
• Economic geology
• Marine geology
• Hydrogeology
• Petrology
• Volcanology - the study of volcanoes, volcanic features (hot springs, geysers, fumaroles), volcanic rock, and heat flow related to volcanoes.
• Minerology - the study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals.
• Geomorphology
• Play fair analysis

Geological engineering

• Geotechnical
• Material properties
• Soil stability
• Slope stability
• Soil mechanics
• Erosion
• Flooding 
• Construction
• Soil bearing ratio
• Dewatering
• Soil investigation
• Lake delineation and calibration
• Seepage mapping

Petroleum engineering

• Drilling & completions
  • Drilling engineering
    • Well planning & cost management
    • Bit program
    • Drilling hydraulics
  • Completions engineering
    • Casing program
    • Cementing program
    • Sand control
• Reservoir engineering
  • Reservoir fluids properties
  • Modeling fluid flow in porous media
  • Reservoir drive mechanism
  • Pressure maintenance
  • Decline curve analysis
• Production engineering
  • Sub-surface production engineering
  • In-flow performance
  • Vertical lift performance
  • Surface production
    • Separation
    • Metering
    • Storage
• Reservoir simulation
  • Streamline