Volunteer Spotlight

…Emerging Professionals Program (EPP) Committee The Emerging Professionals Program (EPP) is one of the newer CSEG member-led initiatives currently chaired by Dan Loas and CSEG Member Services Director Stephen Kotkas. The EPP team, which includes Jeff Calvert, Chau Huynh, Brian Schulte, Hassan Odhwani, Sean Lovric, Karl Mome, RJ Vestrum, Jennifer…

Tracing the Industry

…Members in the News Daryl Robbins is now a published author! Daryl’s first novel recounts the real-life story of Doru Rain. As Doru and his friend Ludwig try to elude capture from the securitaté, the tragedy of Doru’s family reveals the hardships of life under the reign of the dictator…

Grapevine

…Save the Date: CSEG Doodlespiel The 2016 Doodlespiel is right around the corner, and will be held in Banff the weekend of January 22nd to 24th, 2016! Additional information will be available in the November Grapevine. Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Network “Learn @ Lunch” Wednesday, October 28th, 2015, 12pm –…

Derik Kleibacker

An Interview with Derik Kleibacker

…Q&A: I like the statement that you make in your article, ‘seismic reflection interpretation is one method of geologic interpretation’. It is very true when you are interpreting with a working geologic hypothesis in mind. Do you think some individuals don’t do this? There are times when my mind wanders…

Alex Cullum & Linn Margareth Johansen

An Interview with Alex Cullum & Linn Margareth Johansen

…Q&A: Put very simply, sediments of the same age should record similar fossils and microfossils. Thus, dating of rocks using fossils and microfossils is termed biostratigraphy. Is it possible that two strata are of the same age, but are quite different in their compositions, e.g. shale in one and limestone…

Marian Hanna

An Interview with Marian Hanna

…Q&A: The title of your article is very inspiring. It is very relevant to those from the previous generation with a narrow training in geophysics, or whatever was learned not being relevant for the job being carried out. Geoscientists today are coming armed with a lot more than just geophysics…

President’s Message

…In 1985, Larry Fichtner, CSEG President, wrote I am confident that we will look back to September 1985 and remember that date as a milestone in our efforts to communicate more effectively with our membership. So now, 30 years since the introduction of the new look RECORDER, we are looking…

Executive Message

…At the time of writing this, GeoConvention wrapped up almost a month ago, and while numbers were predictably down from previous years, by most accounts a great event was again provided to the membership of the CSEG, CSPG and CWLS. The various volunteers, staff & sponsors who put the event…

CAGC Column

…2015 marks the second year of the downturn for seismic. In the past two years we have seen the number of land seismic companies drop from 10-12 down to 5-6 through mergers and/or companies leaving the industry. Rates came down in year one downturn as companies tried to maintain their…

Volunteer Spotlight

…RECORDER Columnists Often when you open the RECORDER you find yourself turning straight to your favourite column – maybe to find out who has moved where in Tracing the Industry, to see the latest industry events in Grapevine, to read what the CSEG President, Executive and CAGC have on their…

Concepts and Applications of Imaging with Multiples and Primaries

Dan Whitmore

…The goal of seismic acquisition and processing is to create a well-sampled image of the subsurface. Broadband acquisition has expanded the useable low and high frequencies of the seismic signal. Multistreamer acquisition provides a much greater receiver sampling. Wide- and full-azimuth acquisition and longer offsets have improved the azimuthal and…

Introduction to September Focus: Overseas Research

Rob Holt

…Although the winds of change can rapidly derail the best laid plans in our price-sensitive industry, academia, with its longer-term outlook and lack of shareholders has traditionally and necessarily provided a safe haven for the nurturing of young geophysical talent and new concepts which will shape the direction of future…

The School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol

Michael Kendall

…The School of Earth Sciences is situated at the historic heart of the University of Bristol campus, in the neo-Gothic Wills Memorial Building. The School is one of the top 3 Earth Science research organisations in the UK (e.g., REF2014) and is currently ranked 15th in the world (QS World…

Geophysics Programs at the Department of Exploration Geophysics at Curtin University, Perth, Australia

Boris Gurevich, Andrej Bona, Roman Pevzner, Milovan Urosevic, and Rob Ross

…Curtin University is centrally located in Perth at the heart of Australia’s premier energy and mining state of Western Australia. The Department of Exploration Geophysics, part of the Curtin WA School of Mines (WASM) at Curtin University, provides a comprehensive range of internationally recognised specialist geophysics degree level courses ranging…

Seismic shale characterization research at the Edinburgh Anisotropy Project

Mark Chapman, Xiaoyang Wu, Li Yang, Keran Qian, Heng-Chang Dai and Xiang-Yang Li

…The Edinburgh Anisotropy Project is a long running industry-academic research consortium working on all aspects of seismic anisotropy, with a particular emphasis on anisotropic rock physics, fracture detection and converted-wave seismic methods. In recent years EAP has increasingly addressed problems arising in seismic shale characterization. The ultimate goal of this…

Exploration geophysics at the University of Houston: The shale trail and other unconventional voyage

Robert R. Stewart, Fabiola Ruiz, Julia Wellner, Nikolay Dyaur, and Long Huang

…Understanding the subsurface and finding something valuable in it are the key roles of an exploration geophysicist. It’s an exciting search and one that is continually improving. Many energy companies, contractors, government labs, and universities are active in the research and development efforts that give rise to these advancements. The…

Tracing the Industry

…Student News The Geophysics Undergraduate Student Society (GUSS) club at the University of Calgary is pleased to announce the results of its election of officers for the academic year starting in September 2015. By way of introduction, below is a photo and brief bios of our new executive team. Please…

Grapevine

…Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Network “Learn @ Lunch” Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015, 12pm – 1pm Katalyst Data Management has generously donated a meeting space in the Aquitaine Auditorium, +15 level of 540 – 5 Avenue SW for this and future luncheons. This session, our presentation will highlight: “Electric Contract Signature.”…

Seismic Research in Imaging Unconventional Reservoirs

Bob A. Hardage

…The Exploration Geophysics Laboratory (EGL) is an industry-funded consortium positioned inside the Bureau of Economic Geology, a major structural component of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin. The research focus of EGL is to develop and apply multicomponent seismic technology that will assist the…

Tributes to Professor Tad Ulrych

…On August 19, 2014, we learned of the passing of a great Canadian geophysicist, Professor Tad Ulrych. Tad had an illustrious and successful career at the University of British Columbia for more than four decades. He was a wonderful mentor, teacher and research scientist. In 2014, Tad received the CSEG…