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DISC onJanuary 13th!!!

Geophysical Auxiliary .......................... 3 Membership Report ....................... 10Distinguished Instructor Short Course .. 4 Sightings ....................................... 10DISC Registration ............................... 5 Web Notes ..................................... 13Potential Fields Group ......................... 8 Joint SPEE-SIPES Luncheon ........... 15Rock Physics SIG ................................ 9 Calendar of Events ........................ 16

GSHBoard President’s Column

RockPhysics SIG

Technical Luncheon

Technical Breakfast continued on page 15.

DISC

HappyNew Year!

JointSPEE-SIPESLuncheon

PotentialFields SIG

Technical BreakfastDate: Tuesday, January 18, 2005Time: 11:30 AMLocation: Westchase Hilton

9999 WestheimerHouston, TX 77042(just inside Beltway 8)

Cost: $22 w/reservation$27 at the door

Reservations: GSH 713/463-9477Email: [email protected](reservations are encouraged)

Title: New Gulf of Mexico ShelfStratigraphic and Struc-tural Interpretation FromSpectral Imaging

Speakers: Adam GersztenkornFairfield IndustryBarbara RadovichConsultant

Abstract:A new attribute called SPICE (SPectral Imagingof Correlative Events) is introduced that calcu-lates a bed-form boundary framework from seis-mic data and highlights detail from subtle changesin the seismic wavelet. The concept of spectralimaging is presented in the context of a well-logmodel and the relationship of SPICE to imped-ance layering. Further validation of the methodis provided by a detailed sequence stratigraphicanalysis using well logs and seismic data fromthe Northern Gulf of Mexico.

SPICE is based on wavelet transform decompo-sition and singularity analysis of migrated seis-mic data. SPICE uses the localization propertiesof the wavelet transform in time and frequency to

Technical Luncheon continued on page 9.

Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005Time: 7:00 am, Breakfast, no food

allowed in the Visionarium7:30 am, Presentationin Visionarium

Location: Paradigm820 Gessner, Suite 400Houston, TX 77024

Web Site: www.paradigmgeo.comDirections:From the Katy Freeway — Exit Gessner andproceed south across Kingsride Ln. andBarryknoll. Turn left into parking garage andpark on Level “F”. Follow covered walkwayto Two Memorial City Plaza, marked“Paradigm”.

Reservations:GSH 713-463-9477Email: [email protected] arerecommended (not required butaffects Paradigm’s breakfast order).

For further information, please contactScott Wallace at 713-917-6783

or email [email protected]

Title: We Need to Listen to the Earth

Speaker: Tom Fulton, Seismic Solution

Abstract:Exploitation of the Barnett Fm. in the Ft.Worth Basin entails improved imaging of thesub-surface, particularly in the zone of pro-duction. Gravity assists in imaging theoverthrust sheets. In this area, conventional

Advances in computer hardware and soft-ware have made geophysical processing, in-terpretation, and modeling more efficient.Unfortunately, these efficiencies have notbeen translated into more time for thinkingand learning, interacting with our friends orenjoying life. We have an ever-increasingnumber of things to do, projects to com-plete, deadlines to meet, and voicemails andemails to return.

As the industry continues to reorganize,companies are forced to do more work withless manpower. We find ourselves underpressure to work long hours at the office,take work home, and reduce the time spentreading journals, newsletters, and attendingtechnical meetings. Most of us work hard tomaintain a precarious balance as we gothrough the day - juggling all the activitiesthat make demands on our time.

Which is why it is so important to maketime for the GSH.

Technical breakfasts, luncheons, workshopsand short courses all provide exposure toa wide array of technical advances through-out the geoscience profession. Whilemany companies have reduced resources for

Support GSH Activitiesby Paul Schatz, Secretary

TechLuncheon

TechBreakfast

GSH Auxiliary

Inside This Issue

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GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY OF HOUSTONJoan Henshaw, Office Manager • 10575 Katy Freeway, Suite 290 • Houston, TX 77024 • Office Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: (713) 463-9477 • Fax (713) 463-9160email: [email protected] • website - http://www.gshtx.org

GSH Board of Directors = GSH Executive Committee + SEG Section Representatives

3-D data and fracture mapping are relativelyexpensive. On the other hand, there are tech-niques that allow the driller to look ahead ofthe bit. One may either use conventionalsources on the drill string or use the bit as aseismic source. For the Barnett Fm., the look-ahead drilling gives the operator a 3-D imageat the very time he needs it most. Further, nearsurface geophones may be used to map inducedfractures as well as monitor production. Near-

surface geophone arrays allow for cheapermapping of the fractures and for monitoringproduction, and allay fears of environmentaldamage. Mapping fractures from the-near sur-face rather than at nearby wells is both cheaperand simpler in terms of equipment needed.

BiographyTom Fulton has BS & MS in Physics from UNTand over 50 years in the exploration industry

including 38 in R & D with Amoco, Gulf andChevron. He was elected president of geophysi-cal societies in New Orleans and Houston.His dba is Seismic Solutions where heconsults in the areas of seismic data acquisi-tion, processing, and management. He alsochairs the museum committee of theGeophysical Society of Houston. He is amember of SEG, GSH, EAGE and served onthe SEG Standards and Offshore TechnologyProgram Committees for many years.

Technical Breakfast continued from page 1.

JOINT SPEE - SIPES LUNCHEON

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2005

Time: Social 11:15 a.m. Lunch 11:45 a.m.

Location: Petroleum Club800 Bell (downtown Houston)

Cost: $30 for members and affiliates pre-registered by 12 noon(No-shows will be billed) $35 for non-members, guests, and walk-ups.

Reservations: Telephone (713-651-1639), fax (713-951-9659),web-site (www.sipes-houston.org), or e-mail ([email protected])to B. K. Starbuck-Buongiorno by 12 noon Tuesday January 18th

Topic: Burgos Basin Update

Speaker: Lynne Goodoff and Gene Wiggins, The Scotia Group, Inc.

Abstract:South Texas is geologica l ly andgeographically contiguous with the BurgosBasin in northeastern Mexico and becauseof its maturity of hydrocarbon explorationand development, offers a unique opportunityfor providing insight into the future potentialof the Burgos Basin. In the s implestcomparison, significantly more wells hadbeen drilled in Texas than in the Burgos basinthrough late 2002, with over 83,000 wellsin RRD4, some 28 times more than the2,900 wells drilled in the Burgos basin.Similarly, there were 9,299 producing wellsin RRD4 at the time, compared with 800 inthe Burgos basin.

Although the Burgos Basin is often perceivedas an extension of South Texas, there is agreat diversity of fault styles, structures, andassociated tectonic events. Structural featuresacross the Burgos Basin are not uniform, butcomplex. Interpretation of 2D and 3D seismicdata, on both regional and field developmentscales, has revealed faults and structures thatresult not only from extensional forces, butalso from compressional or transverse forces.

This presentation will give an overview ofmany of the structural styles observed in theBurgos Basin. A common perception thatstructuring in Burgos is similar to South Texasmay limit a more complete understanding ofthe basin’s true potential. In addition,structural trends extend to the Rio Grand andmay easily cross into the United States.

In addition to the above, an update ofdevelopments in the oil and gas sector ofMexico will be presented.

Biography:Lynne Goodoff is Principal Geophysicist withThe Scotia Group, Inc. in Houston and hasover 25 years experience. She was associatedwith Exxon as an exploration and productiongeophysicist and with Pennzoil as geophysicaladvisor before jo ining Scot ia. Herresponsibilities have included 2D and 3Dinterpretation, prospect mapping, newventure assessment, and field developmentstudies in South Texas and the Burgos Basin.She has worked extensively on the Gulf ofMexico and internationally.

Gene B. Wiggins I I I is Executive VicePresident for Scotia. He has over 27 yearsof experience in the upstream oil and gasbusiness as a consultant and in businessdevelopment capaci t ies for severa lcompanies. His primary focus has been onall phases of the evaluation of oil and gaspropert ies with emphasis on reservesdetermination, production forecasts, wellper formance, economics and marketvaluation. He has an MBA degree fromTulane University and a BS degree inmechanical engineering from the Universityof Houston. Mr. Wiggins was SPEE NationalPresident in 1998.

The Scotia Group, Inc. is a full serviceinternational oil and gas advisory firm whichspecializes in reservoir studies and simulation,exploration analysis, strategic planning andrisk analysis, reserves analysis and propertyvaluation, acquisition valuation, opinion reports,and research and technology applications.

PHONE FAX E-MAILPRESIDENT .................................... Steve Danbom ................... 713/937-7530 ................................................ [email protected]

Corp. Relations ........................ Roy E. Clark, Jr. ................ 281/654-5651 ............ 281/654-5891 ............ [email protected] .................................. Art Ross ............................ 281/360-9331 ................................................ [email protected] & Awards .................... Roy E. Clark, Jr. ................ 281/654-5651 ............ 281/654-5891 ............ [email protected] ................................... Tom Fulton ........................ 281/242-1806 ................................................ [email protected] .............................. Steve Danbom ................... 713/937-7530 ................................................ [email protected] Liaison ................. Art Ross ............................ 281/360-9331 ................................................ [email protected]

PRES.-ELECT. ................................. Pat Peck ............................ 713/461-7178 ............ 713/461-2788 ............ [email protected] Liaison .................... Dale Sawyer ...................... 713/348-5106 ............ 713/784-7906 ............ [email protected] .................................. Lee Lawyer ....................... 281/531-5347 ................................................ [email protected] Ref. ..................... Sam LeRoy ....................... 281/556-9766 ............ 281/556-9778 ............ [email protected] .................................... Keith Matthews ................. 281/275-7578 ................................................ [email protected] ....................................... Dave Agarwal ................... 281/920-4450 ............ 281/920-1576 ............ [email protected] ................................ Jerry Donalson .................. 713/464-6188 ............ 713/464-6440 ............ [email protected]

FIRST VP ......................................... John Parrish ...................... 281/300-2570 ............ 281/859-6362 ............ [email protected] Education .............. John Parrish ...................... 281/300-2570 ............ 281/859-6362 ............ [email protected] ................................... John Parrish ...................... 281/300-2570 ............ 281/859-6362 ............ [email protected] Breakfasts ....................... Scott Wallace .................... 713/917-6783 ................................................wallace@dawson3d.comTech Luncheons ....................... Steve Cochran ................... 281/275-7509 ............ 281/275-7660 ............ [email protected] Committee ...................... Karl Seibert ....................... 281/578-9712 *111 ....................................... [email protected] Processing ....................... Ray Abma ......................... 281/366-4604 ................................................ [email protected]................................................. Karl Seibert ....................... 281/578-9712 *111 ....................................... [email protected]

Potential Fields ........................ Dale Bird ........................... 281/463-3816 ............ 281/463-7899 ............ [email protected] Physics ........................... Keith Katahara .................. 713/759-1770 ............ 713/356-1800 ............ [email protected]................................................. Tad Smith .......................... 832/351-8980 ................................................ [email protected]

SEC. VP ............................................ George Marion .................. 713/408-0147 ................................................ [email protected] Meeting ....................... Jim Moulden ..................... 832/636-8665 ................................................ [email protected] Banquet ....................... Steve Davidson ................. 281-529-3210 ............ 281-293-0641 ............ [email protected] Tournament ..................... George Lauhoff ................. 281/275-7623 ............ 281/275-7550 ............ [email protected] Water Tournament ............ Bobby Perez ...................... 281/240-1234 ............ 281/240-4997 ............ r_ [email protected] Peel ............................. Lee Shelton ....................... 832/351-8814 ................................................Lee_Shelton@veritasdgc.comSporting Clays ......................... Alan Foley ........................ 713/526-6680 ................................................ [email protected] Tournament .................. Joe Jones ........................... 281/438-5626 ................................................ [email protected]

SECRETARY ................................... Paul Schatz ........................ 713/975-7434 ................................................ [email protected] .................................. Laura Self .......................... 713/952-7526 ............ 713/952-6784 ............ [email protected] Membership .................... Claire Bresnahan ............... 713/880-5910 ................................................ [email protected] Auxiliary ...................... Luann Cefola .................... 281/759-7338 ................................................ [email protected] Rep. ................................. Alf Klaveness .................... 713/468-5123 ............ 713/468-5123 ............ noneSEG Membership .................... Mike Fenton ...................... 713/215-7452 ................................................mike_fenton@oxy.com

TREASURER ................................... Seth Berman ...................... 281/275-7506 ............ 281/291-0567 ............ [email protected] ........................................... John Sumner ..................... 713/666-7655 ................................................ [email protected]

Assistant Editor ....................... Fernanda Araujo ................ 713/431-6126 ................................................ [email protected] Contacts .................. Scott Sechrist .................... 281/856-8029 ............ 281/856-7445 ............ [email protected] Pub ......................... Scott Sechrist .................... 281/856-8029 ............ 281/856-7445 ............ [email protected] ............................. John Sumner ..................... 713/666-7655 ................................................ [email protected] ................................... Scott Sechrist .................... 281/856-8029 ............ 281/856-7445 ............ [email protected] Site ................................... Dave Agarwal ................... 281/920-4450 ............ 281/920-1576 ............ [email protected]

PAST PRES. .................................... Roy E. Clark, Jr. ................ 281/654-5651 ............ 281/654-5891 ............ [email protected] PAST PRES. ........................ Dan Ebrom ........................ 281/366-3011 ............ 281/366-7561 ............ [email protected] SECTION REPS. ..................... Claire Bresnahan ............... 713/880-5910 ................................................ [email protected]

................................................. Lee Lawyer ....................... 281/531-5347 ................................................ [email protected]

................................................. Dave Agarwal ................... 281/920-4450 ............ 281/920-1576 ............ [email protected] SEG REPS ................ Bill Gafford ....................... 281/370-3264 ................................................ [email protected]

................................................. Art Ross ............................ 281/360-9331 ................................................ [email protected]

................................................. Tom Fulton ........................ 281/242-1806 ................................................ [email protected]

................................................. Frank Dumanoir ................ 281/275-5527 ............ 713/393-4801 ............ [email protected]

Editor’s Note


Auxiliary

Announcements

Rock Physics SIGJanuary 11, 2005

DISCJanuary 13, 2005

GSH LuncheonJanuary 18, 2005

Potential Fields SIGJanuary 20, 2005

SIPES LuncheonJanuary 20, 2005

The Geophysical Auxiliaryof Houston Welcomes the New Year!

To insure your informationreaches the GSH society mem-bers in a timely manner it mustappear in the appropriate news-letter issue. Please note the fol-lowing deadlines and plan yourfunction’s publicity strategy ac-cordingly. Items must be receivedon or before the correspondingdeadline date. Materials canbe sent to John Sumner [email protected] witha copy sent to Fernanda Araujo [email protected] you have any questions pleasecall John Sumner at 713/666-7655or Fernanda Araujo at 713/431-6126.

2005 GSH NewsletterDeadlinesIssue .................... February 2005Deadline...........January 11, 2004

Issue ........................ March 2005Deadline........... February 8, 2005

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The GAH wishes you a very Happy New Year and hopes your holidays werejoyful and that you were able to spend time with friends and family. On December

16th we found several of our members joining the Geological Auxiliary for a deliciousluncheon at the lovely Lakeside Country Club. Entertainment was provided by “TheIvory Touch” and a wonderful time was had by all that were able to attend.

Please come join us, and celebrate the New Year on January 18th at the scenic HoustonRacquet Club for our Winter Luncheon and Fashion Show. The luncheon menu hasbeen planned to include the classic HRC salad, Chicken Gismonda and a deliciousapple strudel with vanilla sauce. Fashions will be provided by Chico’s and modeled byour own GAH members. This will be a terrific opportunity to get back together withfriends and share those holiday moments. The luncheon begins at 11:00 am with asocial hour followed by lunch and the fashion show. The Houston Racquet Club islocated at 10709 Memorial Drive and valet parking is available. Contact Chairperson,Kathi Hilterman at 713-467-2599 for luncheon costs and more information.

The Geophysical Auxiliary annual Spring Brunch will be held on Sunday, March 13 atLakeside Country Club. Members, spouses and guests will enjoy the lovely surroundings,an elegant buffet and be entertained by a group from the Country Playhouse performingfrom “Compleat Works...Shakespeare”. You don’t need to know anything aboutShakespeare to enjoy this irreverent fast-paced romp through his plays. Please contactChairperson Georgeann Massell at 281-353-7894 for more information.

Our Spring Event, scheduled for Wednesday April 20th, will be a trip to Martha’sBloomers in Navasota, Texas. We will be treated to a presentation on plants and herbsfrom this well-known nursery, followed by a luncheon in the Café M Bloomers. Thiswill be a fantastic opportunity to shop and prepare for your spring gardens.

The Geophysical Auxiliary of Houston invites the wife of any present or past memberof the GSH or SEG, the widows of former members of the GSH and SEG, andwomen members of these organizations to join us and become a member for 2005.Our Membership Chairperson, Kathi Hilterman, wants to hear from you! We arebusy planning events for your enjoyment and yearly dues are only $15.00. We arelooking forward to a great year and would welcome you to join us. Call now and don’tmiss out! Call Kathi at 713-467-2599 or GSH Liaison, Luann Cefola at 281-759-7338 for a membership application and information on how to join.

EAGEEUROPEANASSOCIATION OFGEOSCIENTISTS &ENGINEERS


SummaryThe course will start with an overview of the geology of deep-watersystems, past, present and future. This review will cover the recenttrends in deep-water in terms of drilling results, and introduce theelements of petroleum systems-reservoirs, traps, seals, source rock,migration, and timing.

The key characteristics of the key reservoir elements in turbiditesystems are: a) sheet sands (layered and amalgamated), b) channelfill, c) thin beds (overbank), and (d) slides and debris flows. The seismicstratigraphic expression of these systems is present in 2D, shallow3D, and depth 3D, and integrated with the wireline log expressionand information from outcrops, cores, and biostratigraphy. Examplesfrom several producing basins around the world illustrate these points.The production history and the reservoir challenges in developingeach of these fields is discussed.

Participants are introduced to the basic occurrences of turbiditesystems in a sequence stratigraphic framework. Examples show howto modify the basic model for each kind of basin setting (structuralsetting, faults, and salt), high frequency sequences, sediment deliverysystems, and the effects of grain sizes on turbidite systems. Carbonateand lacustrine systems are also discussed.

Many different kinds of basins produce from turbidite systems. A reviewof these basins shows the different tectonic settings and associated structuralstyles. The review also demonstrates that most reservoirs are purestratigraphic traps or combined traps. A review of seals, source rocks andmodeling principles gives the geophysicist practical techniques forunderstanding deep-water systems.

The course concludes with a summary of what is important inthe exploration for and development of deep-water systems.The application of these techniques to each geophysicist’scurrent projects is key, as is the difference between frontierexploration and exploration in mature basins with deeper

potential. Examples from 3 or 4 basins distributed globallyillustrate the principles. These examples will also demonstratethat there is deep-water potential in most basins globally.

Biography Paul WeimerPaul Weimer has been a professor at the Universityof Colorado at Boulder since 1990. He holds theBruce D. Benson Endowed Chair in GeologicalSciences, and serves as Director of the Energy andMinerals Applied Research Center. His researchhas focused primarily on the petroleum systems ofdeep-water continental margins.

Dr. Weimer has published more than 100 papers on a variety oftopics: sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, reservoir geology,petroleum systems, 3-D seismic interpretation, structural geologyand tectonics. In 1998, a special edition of the AAPG Bulletin wasdedicated to the research done at the University of Colorado byDr. Weimer and colleagues on the petroleum geology of thenorthern deep Gulf of Mexico.

Dr. Weimer has also co-edited eight books, focusing on petroleumsystems of deep-water, sequence stratigraphy, 3D seismicinterpretation, and North Alaska Geology. He is currently writing abook for AAPG on the petroleum geology of deep-water deposits.

Dr. Weimer served as an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in 1998-1999, and was the Esso Australia Distinguished Lecturer in 2001.He received his BA with Honors in Geology from Pomona Collegein 1978, and his MS degree from the University of Colorado in1980. He worked as an exploration geoscientist for SohioPetroleum (later BP) in San Francisco, CA, from 1980-1984. Hereceived his PhD in 1989 from The University of Texas at Austin.He worked with Mobil Oil in Dallas, TX, from 1988-1990 as aresearch and exploration geoscientist.

In December, the Website installedrelease 4.1 of the TendenciTM

software from Schipul Technologies.One of the new features is a“syndicated calendar.” Any websitethat uses Schipul’s software canclassify selected events as “syn-dicated” and then create a list offuture events from their choice ofparticipating societies. The GSH and

to manually include events fromsocieties that do not use Tendenci(tm).The current HEC calendar iscompletely manual and doesn’t alwaysget updated in a timely fashion.

Most of these new features were paidfor by one or more of Schipul’s clientsand made available to all other clientsat no charge.

Web Notesby Dave Crane, Webmaster

the Gulf Coast Section of the SPEhave chosen to include all three localsocieties that use Tendenci(tm). Theycan be found at gshtx.org andspegcs.org, respectively.

In addition, Ed Schipul has offeredto make his syndicated calendaravailable to the Houston EngineeringCouncil and he will add the capability

professional training and personaldevelopment, GSH activities serve asfirst-rate opportunities for learningnew techniques, interacting withcolleagues, and having a good time.Nowhere else will you find such a richsource of continuing education andnetworking, all of which are offeredat a bargain prices (many events arefree or very low cost).

In order to remain effective in today’senvironment, it is necessary to befamiliar with many fields outside one’smain area of focus. A mission of theGSH is to provide professional devel-opment for practicing geophysicistsand other geoscience professionals.If you haven’t been to a technicalbreakfast, luncheon, or SIG meeting -do it! do it now! Encourage yourcolleagues to sign up as well. Rarelywill you have an opportunity to inter-act so closely with industry-recognizedexperts. The more participation wehave, the better the events will be. It’sa win-win situation where everyonebenefits.

Registration for GSH events and shortcourses has never been easier. Pointyour browser to www.gshtx.org, clickon Activities & Events, then selectthe Events Calendar or Events List.From either display, you can reviewactivities a month at a time andregister for the ones you want.

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Distinguished Instructor Short Course

Petroleum Systems of Deep-Water Settingsby Paul Weimer, University of Colorado

Thursday, January 13, 2005

T he Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) is an eight-hour, one-day short course on a topic ofcurrent and wide-spread interest. Sponsored by both the SEG and EAGE, it is presented at over 20 locations each year around the

world. Established in 1998, the DISC has attracted almost 10,000 participants in its four year history.

Hilton Americas Houston1600 Lamar

Houston, TX 77010

DEADLINE: Register Now!Student Members $25SEG/GSH Members $130

Contact: GSH at 713-463-9477email [email protected]

Your Business CardCould be Here!

“The Place to Go”For GOM Gravity Data and Interpretations

Complete, NewData Coverage

PSDM Support3D Modeling

Fugro Robertson Inc.(Formerly Fugro-LCT)GRAVITY AND MAGNETICSBrian Anderson – Dave SchwartzTel: 713-369-6100 www.fugro-lct.com

January 2005 Geophysical Society of Houston 512 Geophysical Society of Houston January 2005

Important: Please complete a separate form for each registrantName:________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Company Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Street Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________________ Country: _________________________________

Phone: __________________________ Fax: _______________________________ Email: _________________________________

SEG Member? � Yes � No Geophysical Society of Houston Member? � Yes � No

Cost: (Check ONE)� Member of SEG and GSH - includes breakfast, lunch and course manual ............................................... $130

As a courtesy we will accept members of HGS or members of other SEG sections as if GSH member.� SEG student member (include member number or completed application) ............................................... $25

SEG Student membership dues provided for by Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.� Member of SEG but not GSH — $25 will be applied toward GSH membership ..................................... $155� Member of GSH but not SEG — $70 will apply toward SEG Associate Membership .............................. $200� Member of neither GSH nor SEG - Please complete both applications ..................................................$225

*If you have paid the non-GSH member DISC rate, a GSH membership form will be available for you to complete at registration.*If you have paid the non-SEG member DISC rate, SEG will mail you a paid membership application.

AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $_______Send to: GSH, 10575 Katy Freeway, Suite 290, Houston TX, 77024

Payment by credit card:CARD: ______ Mastercard ______ Visa _____ American Express

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SEG/EAGE DISTINGUISHED INSTRUCTOR SHORT COURSE

DEADLINE: Thursday December 16, 2004

Registration is limited to the first 400 (Register early!!!)

Petroleum Systems of Deepwater SettingsBy Dr. Paul Weimer

Thursday January 13, 2005Hilton Americas Houston

1600 Lamar, Houston, Texas 77010

Presentation: 8:00am - 4:30pmRegistration opens at 7:00am

Breakfast at 7:15 am; Lunch at 12:00 noon

If paying by credit card, you may fax to GSH at 713-463-9160ONLINE information at http://www.gshtx.org or call 713-463-9477 email: [email protected]


Sightings

8552 Katy Freeway, Suite 140 - Houston, Texas 77024713-468-2333 / Fax 713-468-1918

Joe Smith, [email protected]

MembershipReport

EffectiveDecember 9, 2004

ActiveHarry T. Aasmyr,

ExxonMobil

Javaid Durrani,Consultant

Tin Lane, BP

Rachel Masters, Fugro

Greg Raskin, ChevronTexaco

Robert L. Rosenbladt,Shell Exploration

Allan J. Sander, Veritas Land

Paul Valasek, ConocoPhillips

AssociateMichael J. Christiansen,

GX Technology

Nigel J. Forcer,PGS Marine Geophysical

Ian Gordon, ConocoPhillips

Cole Harris, Exagen Diagnostics, Inc.

Greg V. Hess, Kelman Technologies

Mike McKinney, Unit Petroleum Co.

Active 1011Associate 324Comp 21Emeritis 60Honorary 30Life 32Student 10

Total 1488(Includes today’s new members)

Some scenes from the Technical Luncheon...

and the Rock Physics SIG...


SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

POTENTIAL FIELDS GROUP

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005Time: 5:30 p.m.Location: Visualization Center

Veritas DGC, Inc. • 10300 Town Park Dr. • Houston, TX 77072Contacts: Keith Katahara ([email protected])

Tad Smith ([email protected])Title: Rock Type Identification in a Complex Carbonate Reservoir: an Example CaseSpeaker: Arthur Cheng

Abstract:Systemat ic use of a new porestructure descr ipt ion technique(PSI) leads to improved rock typeclassification that can be fundamen-tally different from standard rocktype schemes using permeability,porosity, and capil lary pressurealone. Owing to the broad-basedpetrophysical data-driven nature ofthe PSI approach, any PSI classifi-cation system automatically inher-its direct ties to a wide range ofpetro- physical properties, and thussatisfies requirements of linking the

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

ROCK PHYSICS SIG

classification scheme to static anddynamic reservoir properties, as wellas to the geophysically measurableproperties used in log-based charac-terization. This approach based inphysical reality provides a robustfoundation for predictive simulationsof fluid flow and reservoir production.

Examples courtesy of New EnglandResearch, Inc.

Biography:Arthur Cheng is a consultant in borehole geophysics and petrophysics, and

a scientific advisor at SensorWise, Inc.He received a B.Sc. in EngineeringPhysics from Cornell Univ. in 1973and a Sc.D. in Geophysics fromM.I.T. in 1978. From 1982 to1996 he was the Project Leader forthe MIT Borehole Acoustics andLogging Consortium. In 1996 hejoined Western Atlas Logging andserved in a number of managerialpositions. Since 2000 he has beenan independent consultant.

Potential Fields DinnerDate: Thursday, January 20, 2005Time: 5:30 PMLocation: HESS Building, 5430 Westheimer, HoustonCost: $25.00Reservations: Call or email Dale Bird, by noon Tuesday, January 18, 2005

281-463-3816 or [email protected]: Gravity and Magnetic Studies of the Southern Rocky Mountain Crust: Basins to BasementSpeaker: G. Randy Keller, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso

Abstract:The Rocky Mountains have intrigued re-searchers and explorationists ever since thegold rush days. These mountains are a tec-tonic puzzle because of their complex his-tory and their distance from plate marginsthat usually make driving mechanisms evi-dent. From a petroleum exploration pointof view, the formation of the AncestralRocky Mountains, the Laramide orogeny,and late Cenozoic extension and uplift areof primary interest.

There has been an increasing emphasis ongravity and magnetic data in studies of thisregion, and these data have been particu-larly effective when used in an integratedfashion with seismic and drilling data.

Rifting during the late Precambrian(Ediacaran) and Cambrian affected large ar-eas of the southwest and created sedimen-tary basins that have in many cases survivedto the present. In at least some cases, thesestrata contain both source and reservoirrocks. Thus, there is a frontier defined bystratigraphic depth. In addition, youngerstructures such as those associated with theancestral Rocky Mountains have often beenaffected by older rift structures that preserveCambrian and older strata.

Gravity and magnetic data have played amajor role in studies that reveal the deepmanifestation of ancestral Rocky Mountainstructures including the deep basin struc-ture and anomalous structure of the up-

lifts. These data show that the scale of thesestructures is impressive in a global context.The structures extending across Oklahomaand the Texas panhandle into New Mexicohave been referred to as the SouthernOklahoma or Wichita aulacogen, whichcan be interpreted to extend along thistrend as far northwest as the Uncomphagreuplift in Utah. The deformation thatformed the ancestral Rocky Mountains isa massive inversion of these rift structuresand is due to a plate collision in the latePaleozoic. These structures form one ofNorth America’s major petroleum prov-inces. The Laramide orogeny also pro-duced considerable crustal scale deforma-tion in the form of large basement upliftsand deep productive basins. Finally, lateCenozoic uplift and extension formed aseries of basins that gravity and magneticdata show are deep and complex.

Biography:

G. Randy Keller holds the L. A. NelsonProfessorship in the Department of Geo-logical Sciences at the University of Texasat El Paso. He is also Chief Scientist andCo-Principal Investigator at UTEP’s largeNASA Earth Science research center.

His research interests stress the geologicalapplications of geophysics and span a va-riety of techniques at a variety of scales.He has conducted many studies of thestructure and evolution of the lithosphere

using gravity, magnetic, and seismologicalmeasurements integrated with geologicaldata. He has also regularly used geophysi-cal methods to study issues such as groundwater resources, earthquake hazards, andsite characterization. He has been very in-volved in the Geoinformatics initiative andis interested in the development of data-bases, techniques that foster data integra-tion, software tools, and web services.

In addition, he has helped organize numer-ous large cooperative research efforts andhas regularly received funding from sourcesthat include NSF, NASA, Department ofEnergy, U. S. Geological Survey, Depart-ment of Defense, and industry.

Dr. Keller has published over 200 scien-tific papers, reports and book chapters aswell as many maps. He also has directed22 doctoral dissertations, 62 master’s the-ses, and has mentored and advised manyundergraduate students.

He is a long-time member of the GSA,AGU, SEG, AAPG, RAS and EGU andhas served numerous governmental agen-cies, professional societies and scientificbodies as an officer and committee mem-ber. In addition to his research interests heis particularly concerned with issues suchas involving information technology anddata sharing, diversity, science education,and professional development of studentsand those already in the work force.

produce a unique display that provides a bound-ary framework of the subsurface that is rich instructural and stratigraphic detail. This techniqueadvances seismic interpretation closer to the goalof producing accurate geologic mapping of thesubsurface. SPICE offers a straightforward wayto interpret a seismic section similar to a geolo-gist in the field who maps beds and faults directlyfrom the outcrop.

Most seismic interpretation today is performed onvariable area displays of the seismic amplitude of awavelet that changes with depth. This has histori-cally posed a number of significant problems forthe interpreter. Reflections in seismic data are blurredrepresentations of the actual stratigraphy. The in-terference of a changing pulse shape with a widevariety of impedance contrasts in the subsurface addsa significant element of uncertainty to the final map-ping of reservoir, seal and trap. The richness andnon-stationary character of the seismic trace requirea process that localizes rapidly changing features inthe spectrum. The unique SPICE calculation reducesthe uncertainty in picking subtle bed-form bound-aries and brings out the full extent of the resolutionof the seismic amplitude data.

Biography:Adam Gersztenkorn is a Senior Research Geo-physicist in the research group at Fairfield Indus-

tries. He worked as a Research Scientist at theAmoco Research Center in Tulsa for approxi-mately 18 years prior to employment atFairfield Industries. He worked on seismic to-mography, computational fluid flow and seis-mic attributes while at Amoco. He developedand is the patent holder for the eigenstructurecoherence algorithm. For his work on theeigenstructure coherence algorithm, he receivedfrom Amoco the Chairman’s TechnologyAward.

He holds an undergraduate degree and a M.S. de-gree from the University of Tulsa with most of thecourse work for a Ph.D. in Mathematics completed.His areas of study involved computational math-ematics and geophysics.

Barbara Radovich is a consulting geophysicistwith 25 years of worldwide experience in seismicand well log sequence stratigraphy in clastic andcarbonate settings, fluvial to deepwater settings, andregional to reservoir scales of investigation. She is arecognized speaker on the integration of 3D seis-mic attributes and visualization techniques within aframework of sequence stratigraphic architectures,especially as applied to deepwater settings. Formercorporate affiliations are Exxon Production Re-search, Pennzoil and Texaco Exploration and Up-stream Technology. She holds Bachelors and de-

gree from Duke University, a Masters degree fromRice University, and a Doctorate in Geophysics fromthe University of Michigan.

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Spice Attribute Clarifies Stratigraphic Progradation Patterns

A Sequence stratigraphic interpretation of the SPICEsection integrated with the LithFrac well log curvefor West Cameron 40 #3-3. Downlap and toplapgeometries characterize the highstands in this areaon the SPICE section and are barely visible on theseismic amplitude display. A prominent channel cutwith well-defined top and base appears at the shal-low Blue sequence boundary. This channel is poorlyoutlined by the seismic amplitude section.

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