The loess tableland of the Ordos Basin is a world-famous challenging area for seismic exploration.In this paper,we re-viewed the history of seismic exploration in the loess tableland,key techniques of seismic data acquisition,processing and interpre-tation,application results of 3D seismic techniques in the loess tableland and major achievements of hydrocarbon exploration by Changqing Oilfield Company,and technical requirements for seismic exploration targeting different reservoir types in different prospect areas of the Ordos Basin.After 50 years of hydrocarbon exploration and development by several generations of people,3D seismic techniques featuring wide azimuth,wide band,high density,and individual-geophone receiving have become strong support to major discoveries,great reserves increase,and high-efficiency production in Changqing Oilfield.Aiming at oil and gas demand,3D seismic techniques should evolve toward the direction of high precision,high efficiency,low cost,and intelligence based on sus-tained efforts.Innovative techniques should be combined with proved techniques to effectively support stable production of 6 600X 104 t by Changqing Oilfield Company.
Ordos Basinloess tablelandoil and gas explorationgeophysical prospecting techniquehigh-precision 3D seismic ex-plorationshale oil and tight gassweet spot