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Good stuff Some of our resources for geoscientists in oil and gas Cheatsheets — some handy sheets for the back of your notebook Seismic interpretation pitfalls — common gotchas Agile interpretation handbook — a prototype handbook Rock physics — resources for AVOAmplitude vs Offset, fluid sub, etc. Unconventional resources — articles about unconventional resources Writing — writing advice Software — software for geophysicists Conferences and workshops — note pages of discussion topics and plans of action In development Wiki projects in the development stages Rock physics — acoustic/elastic properties of rocks Uncertainty — quantitative handling of uncertainty List of great geophysicists — short profiles of the linchpins Potential field methods — part of non-seismic geophysics

A to Z Important concepts and themes in petroleum geoscience. Envelope Frequency Gather Horizon Integrated trace Journals Wavenumber (yeah, that's k) Lambda Migration Nyquist Offset Phase Quality factor Reflection Wiki help If you are new to wiki editing, please explore here Editing — start here Style — our house style conventions Math — some notes about math Bibliography — citing others Cheatsheet — helpful table for making the most out of this wiki