Executive Message

…It has been a pleasure working with Penny Colton the CSEG Director of Educational Services. The dedication and hard work that she puts into her CSEC volunteer activities is truly commendable, and a bit intimidating for me, as she will be a hard act to follow. I have also been…

Tracing the Industry

…Minh H. Nguyen has joined Canadian Natural Resources Limited as a Seismic Interpreter. You can reach Minh at 403-517-6840 or email Minh.Nguyen@cnrl.com. Abhi Manerikar has retired to his geophysical consulting practice, Tiger Exploration Consulting Inc, and is specializing in prospect generation, block evaluation and new venture strategies with a focus…

Grapevine

…Key Seismic Open For Business Key Seismic Solutions Ltd. is pleased to announce that they are open for business. Key Seismic is a privately held, Calgary, Alberta based corporation providing seismic data processing services to the oil and gas industry. The senior management team is composed of Darren Olson, Bill…

Mars in Canada: The NASA Haughton-Mars Project, Devon Island, Nunavut

Robert R. Stewart

…Summary The Haughton meteorite impact structure on Devon Island, Nunavut is a fascinating geologic site as well as one of the most Mars-like places on Earth. Similar, but not quite as harsh as Mars, the Haughton crater is cold (average temperature –17°C), dry, rocky, dusty, and windy. Dr. Pascal Lee,…

Fractured Reservoir Characterization using AVAZ on the Pinedale Anticline, Wyoming

Dave Russum

…Introduction Resource assessments have generally attempted to estimate the total resource in an area or formation. This approach can provide very large numbers that are misleading for both industry experts and the general public. This paper proposes a new, simple method to assess resources that recognizes that not all resources…

Executive Message

…It was Groucho Marx who said "I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member. " Fortunately for me, I think membership in the CSEG is an exception to this "rule". I hold our Society in high regard and think I…

Grapevine

…Best Paper Award Goes to Satinder Chopra Congratulations to Satinder Chopra who was recently awarded the CSEG 2002 Best Paper Luncheon Presentation Award for his talk on 'High Frequency Restoration of Surface Seismic Data'. New Branch Office for Macdonald Cole Inc. Macdonald Cole Inc. (mci) wish to announce the opening…

A Perspective on the Evolution of Processing Seismic Primaries and Multiples for a Complex Multidime

Arthur Weglein

…Abstract Seismic reflection events are typically catalogued as primary or multiple depending on whether the arriving energy at the receiver has in its history experienced one or more upward reflections, respectively. We can trace the evolution of progress and effectiveness in seismic processing by following the physics used to describe…

A Tomostatics Primer

Mike Perz

…First arrival turning ray tomography is enjoying increasing popularity as a tool for deriving both weathering statics and near-surface velocity models for depth imaging. This tutorial-style article focuses on the former of these two applications, the so-called “tomostatics” algorithm. I’ll try to open up the tomostatics blackbox by providing insight…

Playing with Fire: Trim Statics and Noise Alignment

Chuck Ursenbach and John C. Bancroft

…Summary The danger of noise alignment in trim statics is reviewed and illustrated. Such noise alignment is then quantified through numerical studies to obtain a clearer understanding of this phenomenon. The results are used to quantify an allowable range of trim statics for a given acquisition geometry, and to develop…

“Is There an Impending World Oil Shortage?”

Michael J. Economides

…In 1859, right after the now famous Colonel Drake well was drilled in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and because of shortages of the illuminant camphene, shortages caused by the Civil War, the price of oil shot to $15 per barrel which in today’s dollars would be over $1,000. By autumn of 1861,…

Dave Timko

An Interview with Dave Timko

…Dave let’s begin by asking you to give us your educational background and professional experience. I started out in pure mathematics at the University of Alberta. After completing that I did some graduate work in statistics and probability, and then got a chance to come and work with Amoco in…

Executive Message

…I am at the point now where, just two or three months ago, I was elected as First Vice President of the CSEG. So I would like to take this opportunity to thank the CSEG members for giving me the chance to serve them as an officer of their society.…

Tracing the Industry

…Macdonald Cole (MCI) is pleased to announce that Hannah MacDonald has joined the company as the Marketing Manager. Hannah has extensive marketing experience in North America and internationally. Hannah earned a Bachelors degree in Business with a major in Marketing from the University of Montana . Hannah can be reached…

Grapevine

…Ron Chiovetti Leads New Company Data Source Inc. ("DSI") officially opened its doors for business in Calgary on Monday, March 24th, 2003 under the leadership of President Ron Chiovetti, with Marketing Consultants Lisa Holliston and Tracy Maclean. Meeting the ever-changing needs of oil and gas companies, DSI specializes in providing…

“Stay Broad and Deep…”

An Interview with Donald Lawton

…[Oliver]: You recently stepped down as Head of Geology and Geophysics? I completed my five-year term on June 30th of last year. I’m the new Chair in Exploration Geophysics, so at the end of the day, Larry (Lines) and I changed jobs. [Oliver]: Looking back on your tenure as head,…

APEGGA/CSEG Synergies

Ron Tenove

…Abstract Ron Tenove heads the largest professional association in Alberta. He has a clear understanding of the realities of today and a strong vision of where the professions are heading and how to get there. With total membership now exceeding 38,000, APEGGA faces many challenges from our changing professions and…

A Quick Tour of University Geophysics Websites

…University of Victoria web.uvic.ca/ceor The Centre for Earth and Ocean Research (CEOR) at the University of Victoria, BC coordinates research in earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at the University of Victoria and engages in collaborative projects and programs with other institutions and agencies, in particular the nearby government laboratories on…

Geophysics Research at the University of Calgary

Helen Isaac and Larry Lines

…The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Calgary began its geophysical life in 1967, when Dr. Peter Gretener joined the department. A geophysics major was first offered in 1970 and the first Ph.D was awarded to Art Sweet in 1972. The department now has high enrolments at…

Research in Geophysics at the University of Alberta

Douglas R. Schmitt

…Introduction The wide variety of research in Geophysics at the University of Alberta includes both applied and more fundamental studies. The core faculty of solid earth Geophysicists are in the Physics Department but workers are also scattered throughout other departments and faculties. There have been many changes at the University…