B2B and the Oilpatch

Gordon Cope

…Business to Business (B2B) is exploding in the oilpatch. How will geophysicists be affected? B2B is the buying and selling of raw materials, finished goods, information and services between companies over the Internet. For instance, B2B systems allow firms to electronically purchase everything from pencils and paper to seismic lines…

Acquisition Footprint – Its Detection and Removal

Satinder Chopra and Glen Larsen

…Introduction Acquisition footprint is a term used to define linear spatial grid patterns seen on 3D seismic time slices. These patterns tend to ‘mirror’ parts of the acquisition geometry used for acquiring the seismic survey. They may be seen usually on shallow time slices or horizon amplitude maps as striations…

CSEG By-Laws

…The original Bylaws were registered with the Registrar of Companies on August 8, 1977. Amendments to the bylaws were approved by extraordinary resolutions on December 13, 1977 and April 13, 1978. These amendments were registered on September 18, 1978. Further amendments were recommended and accepted by the Executive on August…

Proposed Amendments to CSEG By-Laws

…Bylaw Amendments Printed here are a series of amendments to the current bylaws of our society. Ashort explanation of the reasons behind the changes is in order. Title changes - The new titles of the elected Officers are aimed to more accurately identify the duties that each position holds. When…

Grapevine

…Student Conference Travel Awards Program at University of Alberta Five students from the Geophysics Institute won awards in the April competition of the Institute Student Conference Travel Awards Program. Earth Signal Processing Ltd. Travel Awards were won by Luke Copeland, Kathleen Dohan, and Matt Reszka. Luke attended the 8th International…

Tracing the Industry

…Here are the latest changes in our industry: John Wild is moving to St. John's, Newfoundland. He has been seconded from Mobil Oil Canada to HMDC as Geophysical Advisor for the Hibernia Field. You can reach him at (709) 748-7800. Congratulations John and "Long may your big jib draw!" (Translation:…

Achieving Consistent and Stable Phase with Mixed-Source Surveys

Douglas Hart and Bruce Hootman

…Introduction So as to minimize the cost of data acquisition, the use of different seismic sources is common in land and marine transition zone surveys. Mixed sources within a survey, however, introduce complications to the data processing effort. Similar difficulties arise when merging 3-D surveys. A key issue to address,…

The Great Seismic Round-Up: The Canadian Forest Oil Story

D. Uffen, L. Michetti, L. Dickson, J. Churchill, J. Hay, L. Geck and A.Janzen

…Preface Seismic data may be the least understood commodity within the oil industry. The evolution of seismic technology has seen seismic data take greater prominence in developing prospects to mitigate drilling risk. This has led to widespread use of seismic data and a proliferation of companies with ownership rights. The…

Does the Physics of an Exploration Play Support AVO Analysis in Prospect Evaluation?

Yongyi Li, Lee Hunt and Jonathan Downton

…Congratulations to Yongyi Li of Scott Pickford and his co-authors Lee Hunt of Tikal Resources and Jonathon Downton of Scott Pickford, winners of the CSEG Best Paper award at GeoCanada2000. Introduction Whenever a new exploration play is brought to a geophysicist the question of its seismic explorability is posed. This…

Inversion of Multi-Offset VSP Traveltimes for Anisotropic Parameters: Plains Example

Rachel Newrick, Don Lawton and Deborah Spratt

…Congratulations to Rachel Newrick from the Fold-Fault Research Project at the University of Calgary, winner of the Best Student Paper award. Rachel’s paper was co-authored by Don Lawton and Deborah Spratt. Summary First arrival traveltimes from a multi-offset vertical seismic profile (VSP) in the Alberta Basin were modelled to determine…

Reflections

…P.R. “Bob” Grier, P. Geoph. – 1918-2000 Bob was a geophysical pioneer who was on the field party that first mapped the vague Leduc anomaly. During one of his undergraduate years Bob partnered with Stan Pearson (later of Gulf) as road gang laborers. Their long friendship only ended when Pearson…

Tracing the Industry

…Here are the latest changes in our industry: John Wild is moving to St. John's, Newfoundland. He has been seconded from Mobil Oil Canada to HMDC as Geophysical Advisor for the Hibernia Field. You can reach him at (709) 748-7800. Congratulations John and "Long may your big jib draw!" (Translation:…

Grapevine

…TerraMod Consulting Inc. is pleased to announce that effective May 1 the company is located at 1200, 815 8th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3P2. TerraMod is in its fourth year and has 3 employees. TerraMod Consulting Inc. provides professional high quality technical services offering comprehensive geostatistical data analysis, modeling,…

Borehole Seismology – The Tool for Reservoir Characterization and Monitoring

Björn N.P. Paulsson

…Borehole seismology is rapidly advancing in a number of key areas. The first example of new instrumentation for borehole seismic surveys is the 80 level, three-component, clamped borehole seismic receiver array developed by P/GSI. The most recent survey, shot in December 1999 in PanCanadian’s Weyburn Field in Saskatchewan, is a…

16th World Petroleum Congress

Gordon Cope

…The TELUS Convention Centre On June 11-15, over 3,000 delegates from 80 countries will be attending the first World Petroleum Congress ever to be held in Calgary. The WPC was founded in London in 1933 as a worldwide forum for the oil and gas industry. It focuses on improving the…

The Seismic Signature of Meteorite Impact Craters

M.J. Mazur, R.R. Stewart and A.R. Hildebrand

…The sky is falling! The sky is falling! Well, not usually, but Chicken Little is occasionally right. There are times when stones and ice do fall from the sky. And if they’re big enough, they’ll excavate major cavities on impact. After erosion, infilling, and burial, these impact craters can become…

Izmit – Turkey Earthquake August 1999

Turgay Ogut

…Introduction Earthquakes are the worst of the natural disasters. Because of their overwhelming power and the damage that they cause, men have been studying them for centuries. The first earthquake observatory was established during the East Hun Dynasty of China in 132 AD. The first (?) seismologist Heng Chang used…

Tracing the Industry

…Here is a little news about some of the people in our industry: Neil Orr would like to inform all friends and colleagues that he has left Fortune Energy and is now at CNRL. New contact info is 517-7019 and neilo@cnrl.com. ARCIS Processing is pleased to announce Mr. Jovan Petrovic…

Grapevine

…Alberta Engineering and Geoscience Distinction Recognized at the 2000 Summit Awards Gala The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) presented eight outstanding individuals and one innovative project with Summit Awards during a gala celebration held Thursday, April 27 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. The…

GeoCanada 2000 Luncheons

…Monday, May 29, 2000 David K. Foot “Boom, Bust & Echo 2000” Author of “Boom, Bust & Echo 2000 – Profiting from the Demographic Shift in the New Millennium”, Dr. Foot will provide a look at how demographics play an important role in a nation’s culture and economy. With an…