The book underlines the basic workflow in managing data efficiently and professionally from data search up to data archiving. This period is also considered as the data life span within a project cycle. The book is also a good referral for undergrads in the geosciences faculties. The nine chapters outline in detail what any subsurface data managers need to apprehend in their daily routine works. -Chapter 1 outline the meaning of "seismic." -Chapter 2 outline the history of storage media. -Chapter 3 outline the 2D and 3D seismic surveys. -Chapter 4 outline the coordinate reference system and standard navigational data format. -Chapter 5 outline the flow in data management. -Chapter 6 outline the SEG-Y header analysis. -Chapter 7 outline the standard seismic data loading. -Chapter 8 outline the process of data cleaning. -Chapter 9 outline what constitutes of backup, archive, and restore.