CAGC Column

…Here we go again – after a slow summer signs seem to indicate a very busy winter. Much of the seismic crew capacity is already being booked up in. The market has largely adjusted to the CDN Dollar versus USD parity. Natural Gas commodity pricing is much stronger this year…

Science Break: Polynesian Navigation

…Think of the world’s great civilizations – the Egyptians, the Romans, the Chinese, the Greeks... how about the Polynesians? Not at the top of most people’s list, yet the Polynesians (I use the term in a general sense to encompass the Polynesians, Melanesians, Micronesians and all the other categories given…

Tracing the Industry

…IN MEMORIUM... It is with great sadness that I am putting this notice in the RECORDER to inform our Society of the passing of Mark Noble on June 21, 2008. For those who didn’t know, Mark graduated from Geology in 1988 from the University of London and worked for Scott…

Grapevine

…CSEG Doodlebug It is with special pride and tradition we announce the winners of the 2008 56th Doodlebug Golf Tournament. A weekend of warm weather and excellent camaraderie was had by all! Winners of all flights, followed by runners-up: Allan Starkoski (Daryl Robbins) Rob Phillips (Gary Fortier) Tom Byers (Ross…

Quantitative Interpretation of 4D Seismic data for Thermal EOR Applications

Keith Hirsche

…The earliest 4D seismic field studies were designed to monitor thermal recovery operations in heavy oil reservoirs in the USA, Canada and Indonesia. Thermal recovery operations were chosen to demonstrate the viability of 4D seismic because of the large contrasts in the seismic velocity of the heavy crude as it…

Geomechanics Effects in Thermal Processes for Heavy Oil Exploitation

Maurice B. Dusseault and Patrick M. Collins

…Introduction There is a great need for high-quality monitoring data from thermal enhanced oil recovery processes (THEOR – Figure 1) applied to heavy oil reservoirs. We need to understand the physical mechanisms, to improve our attempts at mathematical simulation of these processes, and to provide information for “real-time” project optimization.…

Mackenzie Plain/Great Bear Plain, NWT

Canadian Discovery Ltd.

…This article is reprinted with permission from Canadian Discovery’s CEO review series (Spring/Summer 2007 Northern Canada Onshore & Offshore Regions). For information on products offered by CDL, please visit www.canadiandiscovery.com or call 403-269-3644. Reduced Recent Exploration Activity This past winter no new drilling or workover efforts were licensed in this…

The road less traveled – an eclectic career path in geophysics

John Peirce

…So how does a kid from Cape Cod end up spending his career in the oil patch in Calgary? I spent summers in high school canoeing on long trips in the North Woods of Maine and decided that forestry would be a good career that would allow me to be…

Personal memories of the first seismic survey for oil exploration in the Canadian Arctic Islands

Pierre Marechal

…Note: from all information received from all sources when I was involved in this seismic survey, I believe that it was indeed the very first one of this nature. If this was not the case... My apologies. It all started in Gabon, Equatorial Africa, where I was working for a…

20th Annual CSPG-CSEG 10km5km Roadrace and Fun Run

Recorder Committee

…Once again, the CSPG-CSEG will be running its annual Roadrace and Fun Run in September. With some new and exciting changes, the event promises to be better than ever! This year, we will be offering both a 10km and a 5km race. We have secured winning time to provide chip…

Gerhard Pratt

An Interview with Gerhard Pratt

…Gerhard, let’s begin by asking you about your educational background and your work experience. Okay, well I actually started my scientific life really as an Undergraduate at Queen’s so I am back where I started, although in 1980 I graduated in Engineering Physics. At the time I was all set…

Presidential Column

…The regular monthly CSEG Executive meeting took place on May 27. As usual the on-going business was taken care of. Some items are worth mentioning to keep you informed of what is on-going within your society. Convention The convention was discussed briefly, and feedback was o ff e red. Our…

Executive Message

…By now the annual convention has come and gone. At the time of writing this commentary, the triad convention was just a few short weeks away and by all indications, set to be one of the more successful conventions in recent times. When one stands at this point in time…

CAGC Column

…As you read this, June is here and then summer will soon be upon us. As I write this we are receiving torrential rain in Calgary. So much for April showers this year it was April snow and May showers. Climate change equals funny weather. June is a bus month…

Science Break: The Physics of Golf

…With golf season upon us, it seems like a perfect time to look at some of the physics behind golf. This is a well understood and extensively covered topic, probably because there are so many golfers, and the game is just so darn confounding, confusing and challenging. Many, many interesting…

Tracing the Industry

…MOVING ON IN... There is still a chance! If you would like your new graduate announcement to be included in the September issue of the RECORDER, please submit it by the end of July. CS Nicole Willson is excited to finally be able to begin her career and see geophysics…

Grapevine

…CSEG Doodlebug August 14 – 16th, 2008 “The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge” www.doodlebuggolf.ca Tall Tales from Doodlebug’s Doodlebug George closed the bar on the last night of the Doodlebug Golf Tournament at the beautiful Jasper Park Lodge; he was still wearing his kilt from the Scottish theme costume party held…

Canada Celebrates the International Year of Planet Earth

Godfrey Nowlan

…The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE, www.yearofplanetearth.org) 2007-2009 provides an unprecedented opportunity for citizens of the Earth to learn more about how our planet functions and to celebrate the contributions made by earth sciences to our society. About 70 nations are ready to celebrate the year under the tag…

Centres for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and Learning – the NSERC CRYSTAL Pilot Program

Eileen Van der Flier-Keller

…To remain among the world’s most innovative nations, Canadians must build a better foundation of understanding and appreciation of science and math among young people and attract them to science and engineering careers” Lucienne Robillard, 2004 The NSERC CRYSTAL program is a five year (2005-2010), university based, pilot program to…

The State of Earth Science Outreach in Canada and an Action Plan for the Future: Results of a Session and Workshop Held in Yellowknife, N.W.T., May 24-27, 2007

Godfrey S. Nowlan and Donna Schreiner

…This report outlines the nature and content of a major session on geoscience outreach held at the annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC7- MAC) in Yellowknife in May 2007 and the output of a workshop aimed at developing a clear framework…