Seismic waves, the same type of waves used to study earthquakes, are also used to explore deep underground reservoirs of oil and natural gas. Seismic waves--the same tool used to study earthquakes -- are frequently used to search for oil and natural gas deep below Earth’s surface. These waves of energy move through the Earth, just as sound waves move through the air. In oil and gas...

Q: What is Seismic Survey? A: The seismic survey is one form of a geophysical survey that aims at measuring the earth’s (geo-) properties by means of physical (-physics) principles such as magnetic, electric, gravitational, thermal, and elastic theories. It is based on the theory of elasticity and therefore tries to deduce elastic properties of materials by measuring their response to...