Tracing the Industry

…Buy-Outs, An Incomplete History... Buy-outs were started in the boom years. When professionals accepted a position with a new company it was usually accompanied by a substantial pay raise. I know my first move came with a 50% increase in salary! It became the custom that a person leaving a…

Grapevine

…Veritas DGC. Inc. Veritas would like to announce Mr. Yoram Shoham has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Shoham was previously employed by Shell Oil Company and Royal Dutch Shell in a variety of progressively responsible positions, the most recent being Vice President. Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and…

Geologically Reasonable Vεδθ Models for Depth Imaging

Rachel T. Newrick and Don C. Lawton

…Introduction “The interpretation of observed elastic wave velocities in the rocks of the earth’s crust is our principal basis for inferring its structure at inaccessible depths.” Ide, 1936. Ide’s statement is as true today as it was back in 1936. He goes on to talk about the practical nature of…

New Geological Timescale

…The geologic time scale is the framework for deciphering the history of the Earth. A new geologic time scale has been prepared by a large number of experts working with radiogenic and stable isotopes, stratigraphers using diverse tools from traditional fossils to astronomical cycles to database programming, and geomathematicians. Contributions…

2005 CSEG National Convention – Awards Distribution

…Honourable mention (Best Student Paper Presentation) certificate presented to Saleh Al-Saleh   Honourable mention (Best Poster Presentation) certificate presented to Pavlo Cholach on behalf of Uli Theune   Best Poster Presentation award presented to Satinder Chopra and Vladimir Alexeev by Jim Stenhouse   Rachel Newrick delivering her luncheon talk  …

Archaeological Reconnaissance at Tel Yavne, Israel: 2-D Electrical Imaging and Low Altitude Aerial Photography

Paul Bauman, Avner Goren, Richard Freund and Phillip Reeder

…Abstract Tel Yavne in Israel is the site of the ancient city of Yavne. Located about 20 kilometers south of Tel Aviv, and about 8 km inland from the ancient seaport of Yavne Yam (meaning Yavne by the Sea), it is believed that underneath the tel (an archaeological mound) are…

Pitfalls in 3-D Interpretation

Alistair Brown

…As a consultant I am often in a position to review seismic interpretations by others. It allows me time to reflect on how geoscientists can improve interpretations and avoid pitfalls. I was invited to listen to a presentation on seismic attributes and my opinion was sought. We were shown a…

2004/2005 CSEG Scholarships

Erin Lamb-Fauquier

…The CSEG Scholarship Trust Fund was established July 1, 1975 and is run by a minimum of three volunteers in any given year. Currently, the Scholarship Trust Fund is the only charitable organization associated with the CSEG, but will soon form the basis for the new CSEG Foundation presently being…

The Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre

Rick Green and Helen Isaac

…The CSEG is pleased to be a financial supporter of the Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre (Museum) as part of its outreach programme to promote geoscience to the public. The Museum is situated in the new Canmore Civic Centre (902 7th Avenue) and is operated by the Centennial Museum Society…

17th Annual CSPG-CSEG 10km Roadrace and FUN RUN

…With summer well on its way, it’s time to dig out those dusty (and possibly neglected) running shoes and get ready to join us for the 17th annual CSPG-CSEG 10km Roadrace and FUN RUN! Last year we set a record with over 170 entrants, and this year we are hoping…

Craig Beasley

An Interview with Craig Beasley

…[Satinder]: Let’s begin by asking you about your educational background and your work experience. I got my formal degrees in mathematics working in the area of non-linear partial differential equations and came into the industry in 1981. My dissertation included computer programs, which was a bit unusual at the time…

CAGC Column

…In the April 23rd –29th 2005 edition of The Economist the editorial titled Rescuing Environmentalism began as follows: “The environmental movement’s foundational concepts, its method for framing legislative proposals, and its very institutions are outmoded. Today environmentalism is just another special interest.” Those damning words come not from any industry…

Expert Answers

…Question AVO in structured areas: Zoeppritz equations assume a plane wave source and a plane boundary. Yet we try and attempt AVO analysis in areas with varying degrees of structural complexities, by employing corrections to prestack seismic data for dip via DMO, pre-stack migration, etc. Do you think this is…

Seismic Gourmet

…Ric’s Grill (Steak Seafood & Chop House) Finally, it looks like summer is about to arrive. Football is just around the corner which usually leads us to think of all things steak and seafood! Luckily for all of us a relatively new place in town will provide all of the…

Tracing the Industry

…On the Move... Boyd PetroSearch is pleased to announce that Heath Pelletier has joined us as Senior Geoscientist. Heath is managing the Enhanced Attribute Analysis part of our business and brings along years of experience in AVO / LMR, multi-attribute / waveform classification and inversion expertise. Heath can be reached…

Grapevine

…LunchBox Geophysics Lunchbox Geophysics is a series of free informal lunchtime talks where attendees bring their own lunch. “Gabor deconvolution: real and synthetic data experiences” Speaker: Mike Perz from Geo-X Tuesday, September 13 Noon Where: Aquitaine Auditorium, +15 level of 540-5th Avenue SW “3D TTI Eikonal Traveltime Kirchhoff Migration” Jim…

2005 CSEG AGM

…CSEG Executive Committee officers for 2005-2006 and the CSEG office staff (Sitting L to R: Rob Vestrum (Director of Education), Sheryl Meggesson (CSEG Administrative Services and Marketing Coordinator), Peter Cary (2004 CSEG President), Jim Stenhouse (2005 CSEG President), Jim Racette (CSEG Managing Director), François Aubin (Director of Member Services)) (Standing…

Exploring for Atlantic Canada’s next giant petroleum discovery

Michael E. Enachescu and John R. Hogg

…During the past five years, the Canadian Atlantic Coast has become an important world petroleum province with: 1) production from world-class oil and gas fields: Hibernia, Terra Nova (together 55,000 m3 or 350,000 bopd) and Sable gas project (12.5 million m3 or 450 million cubic feet per day); 2) future…

Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard in the Yukon-Beaufort-Mackenzie

R.D. Hyndman, J.F. Cassidy, J. Adams, G.C. Rogers, and S. Mazzotti

…Abstract The prospect of new hydrocarbon production as well as gas pipelines from the Beaufort-Mackenzie region, and from Alaska has resulted in increased attention to the substantial earthquake hazard in the Yukon and westernmost Northwest Territories. In this article we describe the distribution of past earthquakes and the hazard estimates…

Elastic Nonlinearity of Reservoir Rocks – A Paradigm Shift

Tawassul Khan and Sofia Khan McGuire

…Industrial Trends The current world oil supply and demand models are indicating a trend towards future higher prices and long-term shortages. The world’s growing dependence on oil, which may face shortages in supply, is a serious long-term challenge. The economic security of the industrial nations is closely tied to global…