Profile of George Kostashuk

…When George Kostashuk looks back over his life, he kind of shakes his head in awe that things turned out so well. "I do believe that somebody from above is kind of watching over us," he says with a smile on his face. The youngest of six children, Kostashuk was…

Assessing Oil and Gas Future Production, and the End of Cheap Oil?

J.H. Laherrere

…Abstract Reserve volumes are estimated and are therefore uncertain until the last day of production. In calculating reserves, different estimates will be obtained from the deterministic and probability methods of reserve estimation. Also, there is often confusion between defining reserves (expected production) and resources (potential in the ground). Furthermore, there…

Towards The Next Millennium

Nattalia Lea

…No doubt the petroleum industry has everyone on edge. Higher oil prices have failed to materialize and layoffs have once again become a fact of life. Downturns are a trademark of this business, while eternal optimists only speculate that an upswing is just around the corner. Not that anybody can…

The Oil Crisis – The Big Picture

Gordon Cope

…Steve Curtis is a 44-year old geophysicist based in Calgary, Canada. For the last 20 years, he has explored for oil and natural gas in the Canadian oilpatch, as well as internationally, in Australia and Southeast Asia. In early February, Curtis and half a dozen other exploration staff were called…

3-D Seismic Acquisition Techniques in Culturally Difficult Areas

Kevin Pelletier

…"Pedly" 3-D Seismic Program Historical background Late 1970's 2-D exploration in northern Canada revealed a pinnacle reef structure, in the "Leduc" formation. The structure appeared to be promising, but Mobil Oil of Canada, who owned the exploration rights, was uncertain of the commercial value of the property. By 1996 favorable…

Executive Column

…By the time you read this epistle I will have been handed the ceremonial gavel and called my first CSEG meeting to order as the incoming president. While somewhat prepared for this office by serving on last year's executive, theory is often much kinder than actual practice. As first VP,…

Grapevine

…The Canadian Petroleum Prospect Exchange '99 On April 29th & 30th the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen (CAPL) will launch its second annual Canadian Petroleum Prospect Exchange (CPPE or Prospect Exchange). The purpose of the Prospect Exchange is to provide a multi-disciplinary networking opportunity where oil and gas companies highlight…

Tracing the Industry

…Shelly Kain, formerly with Northern EnviroSearch Ltd., has recently joined the team (lack, Tim, and Donna) at Synterra Technologies Ltd. As Environmental Operations Manager at Synterra, she brings with her ten years of experience in seismic operations and environmental consulting. Shelly welcomes you to contact her at (403) 216-1630. You…

Profile of Barbara Young

…If being tenacious has anything to do with the successes (and frustrations) that Barb Young has experienced in her career, she thanks the circumstances in her life that she has embraced. "I never believed that there was anything that I could not accomplish," says Barb, a confident, energetic, and outgoing…

The Application of Multibeam Mapping to Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

R.A. Pickrill

…The development of multibeam mapping, (swath mapping), has been one of the most significant technological advance for marine geologists over the last 15 years. Traditional hydrographic surveys with single incidence echo sounders relied on a grid of tracks, between which data was interpolated. Multibeam systems replaced the Single transducer with…

Memorial Scholarship – Robert (Bob) Won, P. Geoph

Perry Kotkas

…This article catches some fleeting glimpses into the life and times of Bob Won, who passed away at the age of 59 years in Calgary from cancer of the pancreas. Bob was an unpretentious person, who just epitomizes how "nice guys finish first" - a person from very humble beginnings…

ASEG ‘98 Conference

…"Crossing the Borders" was the theme of the 11th International Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists conference held in Hobart, Tasmania this year which was co-hosted by both the SEG and EAGE. The theme revolved around the integration of methods which are traditionally "petroleum" or "mining" geophysics into other branches of…

Interpreting Sand Channels from 3C-3D Seismic Inversions

John Pendrel, Robert R. Stewart and Paul Van Riel

…Shear waves can provide vital lithologic information, especially in combination with traditional P-wave seismic data or when P-wave sections contain ambiguities. An example is the Lower Cretaceous Glauconite Channel play of southern Alberta, Canada. Here channels can be filled with sands and/or shales, each with similar P-wave impedances. However, from…

Grapevine

…Gulf of Mexico Operators Adopting Segmented, Portfolio Analysis to Compete with Price-Cost Squeeze Most companies operating the 7,500 active hydrocarbon leases in the Gulf of Mexico are adopting new criteria for evaluating their Gulf prospects to prepare for a potentially extended "price-cost squeeze" and a possible shakeout among lease interest…

Tracing the Industry

…Cabre Exploration Limited is pleased to announce Steve Curtis has joined them as Senior geophysicist. Steve can be reached by phone at (403) 231-8804, fax (403) 263-4865 or via email: s_curtis@cabrexploration.com. Good luck with the new company Steve. Dave Mackie formerly with Shell Canada Resources Limited, would like to announce…

Profile of Bill Mooney, P. Geoph

…Not a day goes by that Bill Mooney doesn't remind himself what a lucky guy he is. After all, the Calgary-based president of Polaris Explorer has had a few close calls with life and death. For now, Heaven can wait. Mooney was born in Calgary on July 21, 1954 at…

4D Seismic: Can a Difference Make a Difference?

David H. Johnston

…4D seismic reservoir monitoring (timelapse seismic) has the potential to significantly increase recovery in existing and new fields. Changes in fluid saturation, pressure, and temperature that occur during production induce changes in the reservoir's density and compressibility that may be detected by differencing repeated seismic data. As a result, seismic…

Past President’s Luncheon & Past Technical Meetings

Nattalia Lea

…Last November 23, 1998's past president's luncheon, held at the Palliser Hotel, was a far cry from earlier meetings. For starters, a few past presidents have left town. Francis Hale CSEG president '60 now hails from Tucson, H.J. Kidder CSEG '59 from Dallas and Dennis O'Brien CSEG '79 from Denver.…

Waiting to Rock and Roll with Shake – A CSEG Superfund Up-Date

Nattalia Lea

…Last year, when the CSEG Superfund awarded $8,000 to an earthquake awareness outreach project proposed by Dr. David Eaton, an earth sciences assistant professor from the University of Western Ontario - the timing could not have been more perfect. On September 25, 1998, a moderate earthquake of 5.2 on the…

Depth Imaging of Elastic Wavefields – Where P Meets S

Brian H. Hoffe and Laurence R. Lines

…Abstract The multicomponent recording of reflected elastic wavefields allows for an analysis of compressional and shear wave velocities. For seismic arrivals initiated by dynamite sources and reflected from a layered sedimentary system, it is natural to consider both P and P-S reflections as recorded on vertical and inline components of…