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

Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

President’s Column by George Marion, President This is the swan song of the President’s Column for the 2007-08 term. It has been both a pleasure and an honor to have served the GSH as President this year. The out-going Board has done an excellent job and we are truly proud of our accomplishments. The in-coming Board are all professionals with excellent credentials who I am confident will lead the GSH to another banner year in 2008-09. I’ll report briefly on some events which ...

President’s Column by Steven Cochran, GSH Treasurer As I am writing this, oil has today, for the first time, reached $100. I do not know what, if any, the psychological effect of having hit triple digit oil prices will be, nor how long the price may stay there, though it will be interesting to watch it all play out. 2007 was a record year for energy prices and also a strong financial year for the Geophysical Society of Houston. Currently, the books are in the black and we have no need ...

Party aside... New Year's Eve is a time to look back on the year that has past and to look forward to the promises of the year ahead. As midnight approaches, the countdown begins 10...9...8...7... anticipation mounts 6...5...4...we wait anxiously as a whole year is put behind us in just these last few seconds 3...2...1...Happy New Year! Party aside... New Year's Eve is a time to look back on the year that has past and to look forward to the promises of the year ahead. As midnight approaches

President’s Column by Haynie Stringer - 2nd Vice President I did not realize that Tom Fulton had bigger plans when he asked if I could spend some of my “valuable” retirement time helping with the GSH Museum Committee. Two years later, I am still on that museum committee, but am also 2nd Vice President of the GSH, chaired a committee of great volunteers to put on Houston’s first Geoscience Day, and am involved in discussions for starting a Houston Museum of Natural Science ...

President’s Column by Bob Gauer, GSH Secretary Good advice goes a long way and I would like to take this opportunity to share some advice given to me in the hopes that it will strike a nerve with some of you. I have been blessed over the years with good coaches, teachers, military commanders and bosses that have taken the time and effort to try make me a better person, athlete, leader, geophysicist or whatever the case may be at the time. Over the years I have found myself ...

December GSH Newsletter President’s Column By: Haynie Stringer – 2nd Vice President I did not realize that Tom Fulton had bigger plans when he asked if I could spend some of my “valuable” retirement time helping with the GSH Museum Committee. Two years later, I am still on that museum committee, but am also 2nd Vice President of the GSH, chaired a committee of great volunteers to put on Houston’s first Geoscience Day, and am involved in discussions ...