Anelasticity, Anisotropy and AVO

A.B. Haase

…Introduction The assumption of perfect elasticity of rock materials is made routinely in the geophysical industry and in many, if not most, cases it is an adequate approximation. In making this assumption we ignore a fundamental feature of seismic waves propagating in the real earth which is the absorption of…

How the Internet is Changing the Way Geophysicists Work

Nattalia Lea

…Thirty-five years ago, American think tank visionary Paul Rand, announced to the world a concept for a public communications network which would evolve from a communications network linking computers of academic researchers. In 1981, the term Internet was coined for this communications network that would be accessible by personal computers…

Grapevine

…Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame Vision, a can-do spirit, tenacity, and drive. These are the qualities of people who make outstanding contributions to society and to sectors such as the oil industry. The biggest honour in the Canadian oil industry is being bestowed upon ten individuals who were chosen by…

Tracing the Industry

…Lorrnel consultants is pleased to announce that Andy Cicoria has been appointed General Manager. Andy's mandate will be to prepare for expansion into areas such as the environmental/land field, GIS data sales and data management. Andy was most recently in charge of Geophysical Operations at Lorrnel, will bring many positive…

Book Review

…A Crane's Tale By Don Crane Pentland Press A Crane's Tale is a delightful collection of reminiscences and stories that Calgary-based geophysicist Don Crane has accumulated over the last 50 years. "It started out as a way for my grand-daughter to get interested in reading," says the 71-year old. "It…

Profile of Oebel Pasveer, 1936 -1999

…The life and times of Oebel Pasveer was one of perseverance and surprise. After all, who would think that a 17 year-old Dutch immigrant to Canada would end up running a geophysical services and sup ply company one day? That's exactly what happened to this Calgary-based street smart president of…

Executive Column

…Having been elected as secretary for the 1999 executive, I find one of my first duties is writing this article for the Recorder. My biggest dilemma was deciding what to write about. Luckily I find myself in the middle of convention activities and in awe of how our society can…

Grapevine

…Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame Vision, a can-do spirit, tenacity, and drive. These are the qualities of people who make outstanding contributions to society and to sectors such as the oil industry. The biggest honour in the Canadian oil industry is being bestowed upon ten individuals who were chosen by…

Tracing the Industry

…EI Processing, a division of Syner-Seis Technologies lnc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paul Chernoff to the post of Processing General Manager. Mr. Chernoff has over twenty years of experience in 2D, 3D, land and marine seismic data processing. His extensive marine processing includes seismic data from…

Profile of Allan Bradshaw

…Word on the street has it that geophysicist Allan Bradshaw has been akin to the Wayne Gretzky of the seismic processing world. When confronted with such rumor, Bradshaw quietly states that such comparison is very flattering, "but in terms of hard work, dedication and depth of accomplishment, I think I…

Survey, Navigation and Positioning Guidelines for 3D Marine Seismic Survey Specifications Part 2

Bruce Calderbank

…The contractor should provide a MOVE® (or similar) analysis of the network(s) in order to be able to prove the network(s) meet the co-ordinate accuracy criteria, using the a priori values suggested by the company prior to mobilization, as well as during the survey to determine the effect of any…

Use of AVO and Residual Mapping to Delineate Gething Reservoir Sands in N.E. B.C.: An Integrated and Practical Approach

Karen Brawley-Hogg

…This paper presents a seismic interpreter's approach to finding the Cretaceous Gething reservoir sands. A qualitative, practical, and affordable approach is discussed and integrated with geology and engineering. Benefits and pitfalls of the methods are reviewed. The Cretaceous age Gething Formation is a gas-saturated, complex stratigraphic package that contains sands…

Hot Offshore Plays

Gordon Cope

…Intro Recent low commodity prices may have dampened oil and gas exploration, but some spots around the globe remain popular. Main In an international industry survey of over 100 petroleum companies conducted before prices rose this spring, Merrill Lynch & C.O. learned that marine seismic expenditures are projected to decline…

Can You Read This in Three Minutes

Perry Kotkas

…As First Vice President, I find out that it's my honour / responsibility / opportunity to "do an article for the Recorder" ... (If it's too long, nobody will read it, if it's too short, the Editor will kill me, and I have no great theme upon which to expound!)…

Doodlebug Golf Tournament

…Maybe Bob Dylan said it best (although you may not have understood him) with the phrase: "Well, the times they are a changin" you probably heard them as "weeeeh, na taames...deharhaa jaajiin". The Doodlebug Golf Tournament is making a change of sorts. Inserted in this issue, as well as the…

The Impact of Low Oil Prices on the Canadian Geophysical Sector

Gordon Cope

…Intro Last month, the CSEG Recorder looked at the impact of low oil prices on the petroleum industry in North America. In our second part of the series, we look at the repercussions to the Canadian geophysical sector. Main It's just after spring break-up, and the one-hectare equipment yard of…

De-coding Y2K

Nattalia Lea

…The apathy towards the Y2K bug has led some to believe that nothing is going to change except the year 2000, comes after midnight on December 31st this year. Despite the hoopla that the Y2K bug can or may cause, most dis-believers have a wait and see attitude. "I suppose…

Survey, Navigation and Positioning Guidelines for 3D Marine Seismic Survey Specifications

Bruce Calderbank

…Abstract Guidelines for readily achievable survey, navigation and positioning specifications for 3D marine seismic surveys are provided in a check list type format detailing: the survey and configuration parameters; the type, quantity and criteria for the equipment; checks, verifications and calibrations; rejection and termination criteria; and deliverables. Each system or…

Grapevine

…GEO 2000 – Bahrain GEO 2000, the Middle East's only recognized forum for the Geoscience community will be held March 27-19, 2000 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. Following on from the success of the 1998 event, GEO 2000 will once again play host to a top notch technical conference…

Tracing the Industry

…Veritas DGC in Houston is pleased to announce that Samuel Gray, recently of the Amoco Research Lab, has joined their Calgary team as a Senior Research Scientist. Sam brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of seismic imaging and inversion techniques. Along with publishing several articles on imaging topics, Sam's…