Seismic exploration

Geophysicists search for oil using seismic equipment. Sound impulses are put into the ground and the echoes are recorded to image the subsurface rock layers and find petroleum traps.

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Keywords: crude, diagrams, exploration, geophysics, oil, petroleum, rocks, seismic, seismograph