bite of science: geophysics xom urc seismic cii06 january 2007
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Bite of Science: Geophysics
xom URC Seismic CII06 January 2007
What do you want in your career?
• Would you like a career in science, with lots of challenge?
• Do you want to do work that is important to the world?
• Do you want to work in a fast-paced team environment?
• Do you want excitement, adventure and travel?
• Do you like technology and want to be at the leading edge of new advances in computer applications?
What are you good at doing?
• Are you good at math & science?
• Are you creative, a good communicator and a team player?
• Do you like working with computers?
• Do you like to solve problems?
• Are you well-organized and good at multi-tasking?
Seeing and sensing remotely beneath the surface of the Earth
What is Geophysics?
The study of the composition of the Earth
What is Geophysics?
Earth Structure by USGSwww.usgs.gov
Tootsie Pop Earth Model
The study of plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes
What is Geophysics?
What does a Geophysicist do?
Explores for oil and gas around the world
Slide Courtesy of ExxonMobil
Shoots seismic surveys
What does a Geophysicist do?
Shoots seismic surveys
What does a Geophysicist do?
Shoots seismic surveys using a Vibroseis truck
What does a Geophysicist do?
A Geophone records SEISMICenergy like a microphone
records music
Shoots seismic surveys
What does a Geophysicist do?
Vibroseis trucks
“Juggie” planting geophones in Africa
What does a Geophysicist do?
Process seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
Interprets seismic data to find where oil & gas are trapped
What does a Geophysicist do?
Seal Rock
ReservoirRock
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GasOil
Generation (Cooking)
Migration
SourceRock
Uses computer technology to interpret seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
Uses computer technology to interpret seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
Seismic Image of Ancient Reef in Alberta [400 million years old]
Uses computer technology to interpret seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
Uses computer technology to interpret seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
Uses high tech visualization to interpret seismic data
What does a Geophysicist do?
What does a Geophysicist do?
Collects aeromagnetic and gravity data
Finds water in Malawi
What does a Geophysicist do?
Surveys in the Arctic Islands as though on Mars
What does a Geophysics student do?
Go on geology field trips
What do Geology & Geophysics students do?
Go to geophysics field school
What does a Geophysics student do?
Data management and support
What does a Geoscience Technician do?
Who hires Geoscientists?
• Engineering Companies
environmental studies
• The Petroleum Industry
oil and gas exploration and production
• Mining Companies
mineral resource exploration
• Universities
teaching and research
• Governments
regulatory agencies
Education requirements?
• M.Sc in geophysics, physics, mathematics, geology, earth science or computer science
(Required to work for a major oil company)
• B.Sc in geophysics, physics, mathematics, geology, earth science or computer science
Career Opportunities
Ph.D. degree: research geophysicist, professor
M.Sc degree: geophysicist, geologist, engineer, seismic data
processor
B.Sc degree: geoscience technician seismic data processor
seismic crew technologist
High School diploma: seismic field crew workerdata tradersales & marketing rep
data manager
Workforce Trends
Source: AGI Workforce Program, 2011
Attrition, Growth and Replacementin the next 10 years in the U.S.
Bachelor’s: 30%Master’s: 43%Doctorate: 66%
Geoscience Grads Continuing on to Geoscience Careers
262,627 geoscience jobs exist today
~130,000 geoscientists expected to retire
72,000 geoscience job growth by 2021 (BLS)
15,000 total new graduates (MS or PhD)
45,000 total new graduates if hiring BS/BA
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Net deficit of over 150,000 geoscientists by 2021
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Source: AGI Geoscience Workforce Program. Data derived f rom the Off ice of Personnel Management fedscope database.
Demographics
Data derived from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment StatisticsMay 2011 data tables.
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How much does a Geoscientist earn per year?
American Association of Petroleum Geologists 2011 Salary Survey
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AcknowledgementsCanadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
University of Calgary
Veritas DGC
TGS
Paradigm Geophysical
Komex International
Fugro Airborne Surveys
NASA
APEGGA
ExxonMobil
American Geological Institute
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Hess Corporation
Presented by Lisa Buckner
Hess Corporation
Seismic Data Loading Team Leader
Senior Processing Geophysicist
M.Sc Geophysics – University of Houston
B.Sc Geophysics – Texas A&M University
Questions?