Identification of lithology in the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

In a small town outside of Houston, a local rancher was overheard saying, “Do you have any 3-D seismic across your place? You ought to get some, because it tells you exactly what’s down there and where to drill.” Yes, the transfer of technology has been accelerated by new electronic media such as the Internet, but is it possible that it bypassed the geophysicists?