Tracing the Industry

…ON THE MOVE... I received the announcement below from Lisa Holmstrom with BG International – CS I regret that I didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to my friends and colleagues before moving rather abruptly to Oman this summer! I have transferred with BG International to their new office…

Grapevine

…Signature Seismic Processing Signature Seismic Processing would like to announce that they have moved to a new office location. 813 – 4th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 0K5 Phone: (403) 531-0760 Fax: (403) 532-3351 Email: info@signatureseismic.com In other Signature news: Signature Seismic has upgraded its processing software package to The…

Beyond a Thousand Barrels a Second

Peter Tertzakian

…Since the industrial revolution in the late 1700s, there have only been a handful of times when our society has meaningfully changed the way that we use, and the way that we are supplied our energy. Today, the events unfolding around us – economic, political and environmental – signal that…

V1 technology offers breakthrough in land seismic data quality

Julien Meunier, Thomas Bianchi, Jean-Jacques Postel and Roger Taylor

…In Land Seismic operations there is a strong industry drive to continually improve quality and productivity, to meet the ever increasing demands for cost-effective high-density and wide-azimuth recording. There is also a shift towards a point-source, point-receiver acquisition model where the aim is to reduce the size of conventional source…

The CHORUS Project: Research Consortium unlocking cold production methods for Canadian/Global heavy oil needs

…While global energy consumption continues to rise, and conventional oil reserves continue to diminish, more and more emphasis is being placed on maximizing production methods for heavy oil and bitumen reserves. CHORUS is a dynamic collaboration between university researchers and heavy oil industry partners involving a unique research team working…

Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques and Nitrogen Injection

Bandar Duraya Al-Anazi

…Introduction The present state of modern industrial development is characterized by the consumption of enormous quantities of petroleum. It is not used simply for the production of various fuels and lubricants; with each passing year more and more petroleum is used for manufacturing synthetic rubber, synthetic fibers, plastics, drugs, and…

Canadian Federation of Earth Scientists

Ian Young

…Introduction to CFES My name is Ian Young and I am the current President of the Canadian Federation of Earth Scientists (Fédération canadienne des sciences de la Terre), a new name for the now 35 year old Canadian Geoscience Council. Ironically, the CGC was founded to provide a united voice…

The Double Edged Sword: The Impact of the Interaction between Salt and Sediment on Sub-salt Exploration Risk in Deep Water

Selim Shaker

…Introduction The high rewards of finding hydrocarbon in the sub salt plays make it very attractive for exploration endeavors. However, it is a challenging mission. Subsurface pressure uncertainty causes recurrent drilling failure to reach the objective targets. After the discovery of Mahogany, fifteen years ago, special attention was directed to…

Junior Geophysicists Forum (JGF)

JGF Committee

…The 5th Junior Geophysicists Forum (JGF) was held on Tuesday, May 2, 2007. It is hard to believe that the first JGF (then called the YGF) was only 2.5 years ago. Since then we have had approximately 1000 geophysicists participate in the event. There have been some changes over that…

Doug Colvin

An Interview with Doug Colvin

…Doug, let’s begin by asking you about your educational background and your employment experience. My educational background – I graduated from the University of Alberta in Honors Geophysics in 1975. I originally started in Honors Physics. I wanted to be an astrophysicist and study stellar interiors and astronomy, but I…

Presidential Column

…The State of the Union “I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.” With these words in November of 1942, Winston Churchill attempted to reject growing international pressure to see the dissolution of the British Empire. Despite his unrivalled…

Executive Message

…Professional development has been a pillar of the CSEG mandate ever since the society was founded in 1949. I’d like to take this space to recap some of the education highlights of the year, mention some of the changes that are happening, and reflect on some of the challenges facing…

CAGC Column

…What goes up must come down. For a couple of years now the OilPatch has soared. All those who have been around for a long time have indicated that there always is an end and in time a Bust would follow the Boom. Thus with a little help from our…

Tracing the Industry

…ON THE MOVE... Mark Danyluk is excited to announce that after 3 years at ConocoPhillips Canada working the Grand Prairie area, he is being transferred to ConocoPhillips Norway. Mark and his new wife Lindsay will be leaving for a one year posting on September 5th. I’d like to thank all…

Grapevine

…IHS and CERA IHS and CERA invite you to the Canadian Energy Conference! Showcasing IHS and CERA industry experts, the IHS Canadian Energy Conference will focus on key issues and trends affecting the Canadian and Global energy industry, provide insight on exploiting the trends, and demonstrate how harnessing the right…

Anisotropic PP and PSv prestack depth migration of 4C seismic data, offshore Trinidad

Tony Johns and Raul Sarmiento

…Abstract In November 2004, EOG Resources acquired an ocean-bottom cable (OBC) 4C swath survey across the Pamberi-1 well location in the Lower Reverse L block of the Columbus basin, eastern offshore Trinidad. The purpose of the 4C test survey was to evaluate the potential of long-offset multicomponent technology for resolving…

Using Multi-Well Microseismicity to Identify Fracture Types Associated with Hydraulic Fracture Stimulations

Douglas C. Bleakly, James E. Wolfe, Ian Leslie, Marc Prince, Vladimir Shumila,Ted Urbancic

…Abstract BP deployed microseismic monitoring arrays in two observation wells in a Rocky Mountain tight gas province for the purpose of mapping hydraulic fractures in a nearby lateral. Engineering Seismology Group (ESG) collaborated with BP to conduct an advanced re-analysis of the large data set obtained from the dual-well microseismic…

Towards a comprehensive open-source system for geophysical data processing and interpretation

Glenn Chubak, Igor Morozov, and Shannon Blyth

…Abstract An effort is underway for building an open-source package (called SIA) for processing and analysis of a broad range of geophysical data, with emphasis on reflection/ refraction seismics. The package also represents a highly integrated framework for developing geophysical applications software using C++ and other languages. Currently, the package…

Bill Fahmy

An Interview with Bill Fahmy

…Bill, let’s begin by asking you about your educational background and your work experience. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Geophysics at the University of Pacific in Stockton, California in December 1978, then went to work for Western Geophysical out in the field, in data acquisition, in the spring of…

Doug Pruden

An Interview with Doug Pruden

…Doug, let’s begin by asking you about your educational background and your work experience. Educational background – I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Geophysics from the University of Calgary in 1980 and I started working with Chevron right out of University. I worked with Chevron till ‘83 and moved…