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The Magic of Lame`

The Geophysical Society of Houston and the Houston Geological Society hosted the third annual Geoscience Day on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at the Bureau of Economic Geology in Houston. The purpose of the event was to give a high-level, broad overview of geological and geophysical methods to individuals who are new to the industry. This year’s theme was The Life of an Oilfield. Activities consisted of presentations given by experienced employees of the industry, field acquisition ...

President’s Column for Oct, 2009 by Marc Sbar , 2nd VP Most of you may not realize that GSH has a fun side. With Technical Breakfasts, Technical Lunches and Special Interest Groups there’s hardly any time to just hang out with your buddies and do the things you like. Well it turns out there is a very dynamic program driven by active committee chairmen and …all of this fun is the purview of the 2nd VP. However, before delving into the program I need to thank Bob Ayers for the great job he ...

The China Syndrome 2009

To The Executive Committee of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists: We, the undersigned active members of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, do hereby petition the Executive Committee of the Society to cease and desist in any action in the furtherance of the closing of the Geoscience Center, now housed in the SEG headquarters, Tulsa, OK. Such actions would include, but are not restricted to, any distributions or warehousing of the material, items, or artifacts now housed or ...

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!

New Officers

2009 GSH/SEG Spring Symposium - Honoring Franklyn K. Levin On March 4 & 5, approximately 170 people attended the GSH annual Spring Symposium held at the Omni Palace in West Houston. The symposium of invited and contributed papers highlighted recent innovations in seismic (land, marine, ocean-bottom, simultaneous sources) and EM acquisition technology, along with related processing and interpretation techniques. Throughout the program, speakers celebrated Frank’scontributions ...

Is it a depression yet?

A Few Thoughts As I sit here at home, staring at my monitor, I ponder what to write for this month’s column. I would like it to be something witty and entertaining but I draw a complete blank. We all know there have been many authors before me, which have written elegant prose for this column that made us sit back and reflect on their message. I read many previous columns for inspiration, yet I struggle. Well, I will take the lead from my predecessors, as I know there are many ...

Officer Candidates 2009/2010

As the New Year dawns upon us, I’ve noticed that the old challenges we have faced before, and managed to overcome in the past, have returned once again. The economy is again unstable, oil prices are sagging, and exploration opportunities are becoming ever more difficult to pursue. These are some of the major issues that our industry will continue to face in the future. While we geophysicists can’t control economic cycles, I believe we can address the technical difficulties associated ...

AN EXCITING CAREER and MONEY This is intended for those college students who are deciding on a career path, but you long-timers can read it too. Unfortunately, very few of the college students will be reading the GSH NEWSLETTER, because our membership are mostly working professionals, so your assignment is to pass this Newsletter to college students, college advisors, and guidance councilors. Consider this a testimonial of sorts. I’ve been a professional for 31 years and I’m having ...

Glenn Bear – Editor I continue to be impressed by the quality of the technical programs offered by the Geophysical Society of Houston. The technical breakfasts and the monthly luncheons (on the west side of Houston and downtown) are consistently worth the time and effort to attend. The various Special Interest Groups (Data Processing, Rock Physics, Potential Fields, and Multi-Component) routinely provide excellent speakers that dig a bit deeper into the ...

Geoscience Day 2008 - The Life of an Oilfield Geoscience Day 2008, jointly sponsored by the Geophysical Society of Houston and the Houston Geological Society, was held at the University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology facility in northwest Houston on October 23. This yearly educational event focuses on introducing industry new hires to areas of the business that they may not normally experience with the goals of showing how their work fits into the greater picture and creating ...

Talk about a learning curve….over the last 2 ½ years in this industry, I have found myself interfacing with many new aspects of the Oil and Gas world. Coming from a business/marketing background, I discovered a broad range of unfamiliar technical topics that I have been challenged to jump right into the middle of, soaking up as much information as possible. These range from learning the differences between a Geologist and a Geophysicist to becoming familiar with the Upstream Petroleum ...

My employer, King Resources, had taken bankruptcy on the last day of 1970 and one of their companies, International Resources, was obligated to manage the exploration of a Mindanao prospect for a Philippine Company to gain a share. Index Geophysical (Stan Leventhal & Vick Shainock's Company) had been hired for the seismic work and the survey called for the use of plowed-in primacord. The plan was for end-on 6-fold shooting with early digital equipment. The only thing I remember about ...

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