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Joint DGGS Luncheon - Locating High-productivity Areas of Tight Gas-Sand Reservoirs using LF Seismic Surveys at Jonah and Pindale Fields on 14-Feb-12 11:30 AM

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Joint DGGS Luncheon - Locating High-productivity Areas of Tight Gas-Sand Reservoirs using LF Seismic Surveys at Jonah and Pindale Fields
Start Date: 14-Feb-12 11:30 AM
End Time: 14-Feb-12 1:00 PM
Location: Brookhaven Country Club, Dallas, TX 75234
Speaker: Brad Birkelo

Event Details:

This is the Spring 2012 JOINT LUNCHEON

for the Dallas Geophysical Society and the Dallas Geological Society

Locating high-productivity areas of tight gas-sand reservoirs
using LF seismic surveys at Jonah and Pindale fields.

by
Birkelo, B., A. Goertz, and K. Cieślik, Spectraseis AG
and E. LaBarre, EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc

Jonah and Pindale fields in southwest Wyoming are prolific tight gas reservoirs. Jonah may have up to 8 TCF of recoverable gas, and estimates at Pinedale exceed 27 TCF. Primary production is from more than 5000 feet of discontinuous, sandstones from Upper Cretaceous Lance and Mesa Verde Formations.

A low-frequency passive seismic survey was acquired over the Jonah and Pinedale gas fields to verify whether changes in the ambient seismic wave field could discriminate the higher productivity areas. The 2D profiles of the survey crossed the field in places that show maximum contrast in well productivity. As part of the ambient wave-field characterization (AWC) processing, the anthropogenic noise generated by the operations and the infrastructure of the field was captured and analyzed.

Results of this analysis show that the AWC seismic attributes correlate well to reservoir properties like estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) and hydrocarbon pore thickness (HPT or SgPhiH) while the anthropogenic noise was not responsible for the measured AWC seismic signal anomaly. This opens the door to the use of AWC seismic surveys to extend existing tight gas-sand fields and to locating the high-productivity areas in tight gas-sand exploration plays.

Brookhaven Country Club

3333 Golfing Green Drive

Dallas, TX 75234

DGeophS Luncheon - Dr. Jack Schuenemeyer - Gas Hydrate Resource Estimation on 22-Mar-12 11:30 AM

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:30:00 GMT

DGeophS Luncheon - Dr. Jack Schuenemeyer - Gas Hydrate Resource Estimation
Start Date: 22-Mar-12 11:30 AM
End Time: 22-Mar-12 1:00 PM
Location: Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
Speaker: Dr. Jack Schuenemeyer

Event Details:

Modeling Gas Hydrate Resources in the US Federal Offshore Regions

John H. (Jack) Schuenemeyer

Southwest Statistical Consulting, LLC

Cortez, Colorado

Gas hydrate, which is essentially methane in ice, is a potentially important worldwide energy resource that could one day supplement domestic and world-wide natural gas resources. There is evidence of significant in-place gas hydrateresources in offshore deepwater areas of the world.

Earlier assessments of gas hydrate resources in the United States followed the protocol used for the assessment of conventional oil and natural gas resource where sizes and frequencies of occurrences were specified by expert judgment. More recently, research and data availability have lead the U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to develop a mass-balance cell-based model using stochastic simulation to obtain estimates of available gas hydrate resources.

The principal components of the mass balance model are a subsea floor container, the fraction of container volume that may be filled with hydrate, and available charge. The distribution of resources is estimated via stochastic simulation.

Preliminary in-place results have been published for the Gulf of Mexico where the assessment model structure consists of over 200,000 cells that measure 2.32 km². Models are currently being developed for the Atlantic, Pacific and Alaska Federal Offshore regions.

Dr. John H (Jack) Schuenemeyer, President of Southwest Statistical Consulting, located in southwest Colorado, USA, has over 35 years’ experience as a statistical consultant, teacher, and researcher specializing in energy and earth science applications.

Dr. Schuenemeyer is Professor Emeritus of Statistics, Geography, and Geology at the University of Delaware. He holds a PhD in Statistics from the University of Georgia and degrees in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado.

He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association . He is a recipient of the International Association of Mathematical Geoscientists (IAMG) Griffith’s Award for outstanding teaching. He is IAMG’s 2011-2012 Distinguished Lecturer.

He is currently a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Committee on Resource Evaluation, and is a member of the American Statistical Association Committee on Energy Statistics.

He has published over 100 research papers and is the coauthor of a recently published book, Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists.

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College

3939 Valley View Lane

Farmers Branch, Texas 75244

13th Annual Crawfish Boil -- Oil & Gas Industry Event on 12-Apr-12 5:30 PM

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:30:00 GMT

13th Annual Crawfish Boil -- Oil & Gas Industry Event
Start Date: 12-Apr-12 5:30 PM
End Time: 12-Apr-12 11:00 PM
Location: Winfrey Point White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
Event Details:

Crawfish, Catfish, Beverages, Conversation,
Music, and more Crawfish

Come out and visit with the Dallas Oil Community at Winfrey Point on White Rock Lake.

Sponsored by the Dallas Chapters of SIPES, the Dallas Geological and Geophysical Societies, the Dallas Association of Professional Landmen, SPE - Dallas and the Texas Energy Council

Pre-register online at http://www.dgs.org/en/cev/142
Payment by Credit Card is required for Advanced Registration.

If you are not a Dallas Geological Society member, you will need to create a login id to the DGS website to pre-register and pay.

To pay by mail, send a check made out to:
   Crawfish
   c/o Dallas Geological Society,
   4925 Greenville Ave., Suite 600,
   Dallas, TX 75206

Winfrey Point White Rock Lake

950 East Lawther

Dallas, TX

DISC | Elements of Seismic Dispersion: A somewhat practical guide to frequency-dependent phenomena on 17-Apr-12 8:30 AM

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:30:00 GMT

DISC | Elements of Seismic Dispersion: A somewhat practical guide to frequency-dependent phenomena
Start Date: 17-Apr-12 8:30 AM
End Time: 17-Apr-12 5:00 PM
Location: Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
Speaker: Christopher L. Liner

Event Details:

The Dallas Geophysical Society

is hosting the

2012 SEG

Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC)

Elements of Seismic Dispersion: A somewhat practical guide to frequency-dependent phenomena

Christopher L. Liner, University of Houston

Overview

The classical meaning of the word dispersion is frequency-dependent velocity. Here we take a more general definition that includes not just wave speed but also interference, attenuation, anisotropy, reflection characteristics, and other aspects of seismic waves that show frequency dependence. At first impression, the topic seems self-evident: Of course everything is frequency dependent. Much of classical seismology and wave theory is nondispersive: the theory of P- and S-waves, Rayleigh waves in a half-space, geometric spreading, reflection and transmission coefficients, head waves, and so forth. Yet when we look at real data, strong dispersion abounds. This course is a survey of selected frequency-dependent phenomena that routinely are encountered in reflection-seismic data.

1) Time and frequency

The Fourier transform (FT) is a standard frequency-analysis tool, but it yields little information about combined time-frequency content. We will review the FT and its extension to short-time FT and continuous wavelet transform as representative examples of a broad class of timefrequency decomposition methods.

2) Vibroseis harmonics

The vibroseis source injects a long, slowly varying signal into the earth. We commonly find that new frequencies, or harmonics, that are not present in the sweep are present in the earth response. This interesting phenomenon is discussed in relation to a more familiar process, that of human hearing. Those harmonics are illustrative of a general property of nonlinear waves and interaction.

3) Near surface

Velocity dispersion generally is considered not to be an issue in seismic data processing. This is nearly true for seismic body waves (P-, S-, and mode-converted) that propagate in the deep subsurface. In the near surface, however, velocities often show strong dispersion, and the description is considerably inaccurate. This is especially the case in marine shooting over shallow water where, even in the 10- to 100-Hz band, velocities are observed well above and below the speed of sound in water. This paradox arises because shallow water over an elastic earth forms a waveguide whose characteristics we will examine.

4) Anisotropy

In this section, we consider seismic-velocity anisotropy and how it depends on frequency. We will restrict our comments here to velocity variation with respect to the vertical axis (VTI) in a horizontally layered earth. Of the sedimentary rock types, only shale is seen to be significantly anisotropic at the core, or intrinsic, scale. The question is how to calculate apparent anisotropic parameters of a layered medium as seen by very long waves. Backus (1962) solved this problem, and his method can be applied to standard full-wave sonic data. So where does dispersion come into all this? It is buried in the thorny question of the Backus averaging length.

5) Attenuation

The distinction between intrinsic and apparent frequency-dependent seismic properties is nowhere greater than in attenuation. Constant Q and viscous theories of intrinsic attenuation are developed and compared with experimental intrinsic scattering-attenuation data. Intrinsic attenuation is found to be compatible only with the viscous theory, while constant Q yields a better explanation of scattering attenuation caused by layering.

6) Interference

The preceding sections have explored frequency-dependent phenomena related to acquisition and wave propagation, effects that would be seen and dealt with on prestack data. Data processing will remove or correct for those effects and will be unseen by the interpreter. However, dispersion effects (in our broad meaning) remain in the realm of final imaged data. First and foremost is the fundamental, unavoidable phenomenon of interference. We will discuss selected topics in this broad field, including the thin bed, bandwidth effect on reflectivity, single-frequency isolation, and reflection from a vertical transition zone.

7) Biot reflection

Many of the dispersion effects discussed previously contain information about the subsurface, but none as direct and important as the problem of reflectivity

dispersion resulting from a poroelastic contact in the earth. We will review the nature of body waves in porous media and the characteristics of Biot reflection

from an isolated interface and will end with an introduction to Biot reflections in layered porous media.

Learning goals

• gain a broad understanding of dispersive phenomena and related investigation tools

• understand the fundamental difference between intrinsic and apparent dispersion phenomena

• improve knowledge of the reflection process beyond the classic model

• provide an appreciation of historical development and a deep guide to the literature for self-study

Who should attend

The course is framed along the lines of acquisition, processing, and interpretation to contain material of interest to the entire spectrum of seismic geophysicists. The mathematical level of the course is generally on the advanced undergraduate level, but deeper aspects often are included for advanced readers. Familiarity with the Fourier transform and related topics will be beneficial. In all cases, theoretical developments are illustrated by examples or case histories.

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College

3939 Valley View Lane

Farmers Branch, Texas 75244

DGeophS Luncheon on 26-Apr-12 11:30 AM

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:30:00 GMT

DGeophS Luncheon
Start Date: 26-Apr-12 11:30 AM
End Time: 26-Apr-12 1:00 PM
Location: Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
Speaker: Sam Gray

Event Details:

2012 Spring Distinguished Lecturer

A Brief History of Depth...and Time
Seismic Imaging

Presented by Samuel Gray

CGG Veritas, Calgary, Canada

From the 1920s to the present, seismic imaging (“migration”) has helped the oil and gas industry locate hydrocarbon traps inside the Earth. Migration has evolved and improved over the years, and it is now used routinely for structural imaging, seismic velocity estimation, and amplitude analysis, among other applications. It is applied to narrow- and wide-azimuth towed-streamer marine data, to marine data with multicomponent sensors placed on the sea floor, to land data from desert and mountainous areas, to data acquired in transition zones, to sparsely and densely acquired data, and even to blended data. Migration is applied in many different kinds of settings, and it comes in many different shapes and sizes.

Was migration in the 1920s anything like migration today? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes. Even the most advanced current methods are based on principles that drove early innovators to exploit the nature of recorded seismic wavefields in mapping subsurface reflectors – sound waves bouncing off reflectors and sending localized packets of wiggle energy back toward recording devices. Of course, the details changed as, first, specialized machines replaced pencil and paper and, later, the digital revolution replaced analog devices and allowed the modeling of wavefields inside the computer. Some methods fell by the wayside and others emerged as computers became more powerful and allowed us to migrate more and more wiggles on more and more traces.

Is migration finished, or even mature? Mature, yes, but by no means finished. We now often apply a complete two-way wave equation when migrating seismic data, but the wave equation we use is almost always an acoustic one applied to waves propagating in an elastic Earth. This itself is a big approximation, and it affects our ability to estimate velocity and analyze amplitudes. Sometimes migration does not use a complete acoustic equation – the equation might not admit two-way propagation, or it might use an approximate ray-based solution. In fact, depending on the seismic acquisition, migrated images using an “incomplete” wave equation are often preferable to more theoretically correct images. So there is still a lot of work to do, both in improving the fidelity of our high-end methods and in refining our lower-end methods to accommodate less-than-ideal acquisition.

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College

3939 Valley View Lane

Farmers Branch, Texas 75244

Annual Awards DGeophS Luncheon on 10-May-12 11:30 AM

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Annual Awards DGeophS Luncheon
Start Date: 10-May-12 11:30 AM
End Time: 10-May-12 1:00 PM
Location: Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas 75244
Speaker: Bob Hardage (click here for biography)

Event Details:

Bob A. Hardage
SEG President for 2011 - 2012

(The topic for our luncheon has not yet been determined.)

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute Brookhaven College

3939 Valley View Lane

Farmers Branch, Texas 75244

2012 SWS AAPG, Ft. Worth on 19-May-12 8:30 AM

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:30:00 GMT

2012 SWS AAPG, Ft. Worth
Start Date: 19-May-12 8:30 AM
End Time: 22-May-12 5:30 AM
Event Details:

For details, see http://www.swsaapg2012fortworth.org/

A call for Papers and Posters is on the attachment below.

Best Practices Group forming for Inversion and Attribute Analysis

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Hello fellow DGS members

This note is to generate an interest group in inversion and attribute analysis best practices. I currently spend a great deal of my work day creating products along this line, and would like to have a forum in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where I may learn and expand the quality of my inversion and attribute-analysis products.

I envision a group of like-minded G&G professionals that meet centrally to discuss technical best practices, share learnings, and avoid pitfalls. This group may ideally meet every other month, possibly at rotating conference rooms in buildings of participating technical professionals.

I would also encourage others from Houston, Oklahoma and surrounding areas to visit and share in order to keep the forum fresh.

If you are interested in helping kick such a forum off, please let me know with a simple note that you would like to participate.I look forward to hearing from you.

RegardsMike Caputi

ENCANA – Petrophysics & Seismic Inversion/Attribute Analyst

Dallas – 469-375-8356 – michael.caputi@encana.com

1-Feb-12 8:00 AM

January 2012 Luncheon [Pictures]

Dillon LaFoy - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

23-Jan-12 9:00 AM

Call for Papers/Posters: SWS AAPG Ft. Worth May 19-22

Jenny Hope - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT

Subject: “Leading the Stampede”: Call for Papers, and Posters, May 19-22, 2012, SWS AAPG Convention, Ft. Worth Texas

Howdy from Southwest Section of AAPG. As Poster and Paper Chairs, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the Poster and Oral Presentations at the 2012 Southwest Section Convention, to be held in Ft. Worth, at the downtown Hilton, May 19-22, 2012. We anticipate a lively crowd from the Metroplex, as well as Central and West Texas, and even attendees from the Mid Continent. Our Program, “Leading the Stampede”, will highlight numerous topics of new exploration and development within the entire Southwest and beyond.

Attached below is a word document calling for Papers and Posters. The file name is 2012AAPGSWsectionalInvitationPapersPosters.docx 216.031 KB (216031 bytes)

Also, see the SWS Convention Website, Topics for the Technical Program, and our contact information for any questions. We heartily invite FWGS members and students to present their work, theses and dissertations. We would like to cultivate an interactive atmosphere, even having the poster participants “advertise” between technical talks. We also hope to have multiple participants from local universities, generating areas for various schools, and alums to congregate and exchange ideas, and data.

The website provides all the information about submitting abstracts for papers, and posters, and also a call for judging volunteers. WE NEED VOLUNTEER JUDGES! Students who present posters or papers will get a free Student Presenter Day Pass to the Convention.

http://www.swsaapg2012fortworth.org/

Look forward to hearing from you with comments, questions, and abstracts.

Regards,

Jenny Hope cell: 817-798-4167 Janice Brown cell: 817-301-2332

Hopej@dteenergy.com Janbrown@slb.com

Poster Chair Technical Paper Chair

SWS 2012 Convention

"Leading the Stampede”

The 2012 AAPG Southwest Section Convention

May, 21-22, 2012, Ft. Worth, TX

I. Reservoir Characterization
Real-time Decision Making
Developments in Reservoir Modeling
Enhancements in Integration
Reservoir Quality and Outcrop Analogues
Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Low Matrix Porosity Reservoirs
Recovering and Identifying By-passed Hydrocarbons and Reservoir Compartments
New Approaches to Reservoir Characterization and Modeling
Accelerating the Transfer from R&D to Production
Advancements in Geo-statistical Methods

II. Petrophysics
Lab Core Studies
Rock Properties, Rock Typing
Core to Log Calibration
LWD – Logging While Drilling
Borehole Imaging
Fracture Identification / Analysis
Low Resistivity Pay
Carbonate and Clastic Stratigraphic Tools and Techniques
Reducing Uncertainty of Hydrocarbon Saturation

III. Exploiting Unconventional Resources
Tight Gas Reservoirs / Shale Gas
Heavy Oil
Oil Shale
Coal Bed Methane
Basin Centered Gas (Deep Gas)
Fractured Shale / Basement
Applying North American Shales as Analogues for Global Exploration

IV. Geological Studies and Basin Modeling
Petroleum Systems Analysis
Models for Developed Fields
Hydrocarbon Systems
Salt Exploration Plays
Regional Geology of the Southwest
Recent Depositional Systems

V. New Play Concepts in Exploration
New Exploration Concepts
“Berry” Plays & New Discoveries
Stratigraphic Traps
Analogues
Breakthroughs in Reservoir Prediction
Managing HP/HT Reservoirs
Carbonate and Clastic Stratigraphic Tools and Techniques
Risk and Portfolio Management in Exploration
Accelerate the Development of Geologists and Geophysicists
Partnerships with Academia

VI. Environmental and Government Affairs
Permitting / Drilling
Water Supply Resources
Fluid Disposal
Environmental Footprints

http://www.swsaapg2012fortworth.org/

9-Jan-12 7:00 PM

October 2011 Luncheon [Pictures]

Dillon LaFoy - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:00:00 GMT

31-Oct-11 9:00 AM

Slides from October 20, 2011 luncheon

Kandiah Balachandran - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Slides from the October 20, 2011 luncheon talk by Dr. Kandiah Balachandran on "Seismic Noise" are available for download from the link below called SeismicNoiseDGS.pptx

30-Oct-11 11:00 AM

SEG Online Courses are available; the next one is Oct. 27th

Cecilia Martin - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:00:00 GMT

The SEG eLearning program has added a number of online courses to its curriculum over the past year. An overview of all eLearning offerings may be seen at http://seg.org/eLearning

The next Virtual Class will be conducted on Thursday, 27 October 2011. This is a 90 minute online class in real time where you will hear the instructor, view the presentation slides, and be able to interact during a live Q&A period. The speaker is Kurt Marfurt. His topic is "The Role of Surface Seismic in Mapping Shale Reservoirs." The real time presentation will be 3:00 - 4:30 PM CDT. Pricing is $40 for SEG members, and $50 for non-members. For more information about this particular Virtual Class please view the flyer attached below as a .pdf file.

The SEG eLearning program is making great strides and continues to add more eLearning resources. The Dallas Geophysical Society was asked to distribute this information to increase awareness of the exciting and new eLearning opportunities provided by SEG.

If you have any questions please contact Cecilia (Ceci) Martin at cmartin@seg.org
or call +1-918-497-5526. Ms. Martin is the Online Professional Development Advisor for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Additional contact information is
8801 South Yale Avenue,Suite 500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137.

9-Sep-11 4:00 PM

Nominations OPEN for 2013 SEG Distinguished and Honorary Lecturers

Jenny Cole - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:00:00 GMT

The SEG is soliciting nominations for

   -   the Spring 2013 Distinguished Lecturer, and
   -   the 2013 Honorary Lecturer for Europe, Pacific South, and South & East Asia regions.

If you would like to submit a nomination, please complete the appropriate form (attached below) and submit it via e-mail to Jenny Cole at jcole@seg.org by 15 November 2011.

The Distinguished Lecturer (DL) program honors outstanding individuals noted for high quality in their contributions to geophysics on an international level, and who are outstanding communicators of ideas and concepts.

The Honorary Lecturer (HL) program is a companion program to the DL with a focus to transfer knowledge within a region of the world. Every year there is one Honorary Lecturer for each of the following regions: Central & South America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, North America, Pacific South, and South & East Asia. Lectures may be given in English or a language appropriate to the region.

You should discreetly approach your nominees to inquire about availability and topic. Other than that all our proceedings should remain strictly confidential.

(Jenny Cole is the Professional Development Administrator for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Her contact information is 8801 S. Yale, Suite 500, Tulsa, OK 74137. Direct phone 918.497.5574. She is collecting the information for the SEG Distinguished Lecture Committee.)

9-Sep-11 4:00 PM

UTD fall course in Ground LIDAR and Close Range Photogrammetry

Nancy Alexander - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:00:00 GMT

UT Dallas COURSE IN GROUND LIDAR (TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING) AND CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY

CYBERMAPPING

(AND CLOSE RANGE PHOTOGRAMMETRY)

GEOS 5V08 501 Fall 2011

Lectures in ROC 2103

Thursday 4-7pm

Gain hands on experience by using fast laser scanners out in the field and subsequently integrating scanner results with satellite positioning and digital photography for terrain mapping and 3D photorealistic modeling.

ñ Learn to map natural terrain and man made features.

ñ Use the latest acquisition, processing, modeling and analysis software.

Check out http://utdallas.edu/research/cybermapping

Dr. Carlos Aiken (Instructor)

aiken@utdallas.edu

office: ROC 2.301N

ph 972-883-2450

cell 214-535-6520

28-Jul-11 1:00 PM

2011 - 2012 Scholarship Recipients

Nancy Alexander - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMT

The Dallas Geophysical Society is pleased to announce the recipients of our scholarships for 2011-2012. Please read below about their studies and interests. The application and selection processes are handled by the SEG Foundation.

"Dallas Geophysical Society" Scholarship:

Xinfa Zhu is a PhD candidate at UT - Dallas. His nickname is Joseph. This is the second year in a row that he has received this scholarship.

“In 2009, I received my Bachelor degree in Geophysics from Tongji University, China. 2011-2012 will be my third year at UT Dallas for doctoral study in exploration seismology. George McMechan is my faculty advisor. From him and other students in our group, the Center for Lithospheric Studies, I have learned state-of-the-art geophysical techniques. My research area is full waveform inversion, with particular interest in exploring the phase information. My current project is elastic inversion with phase variation with angle (PVA) of wide-angle reflections, which is very exciting and promising.

I also serve as the President of the UTD Geophysical Society and SEG student chapter. This summer I am working as an intern for TGS in Houston. On the way to becoming a professional geophysicist, I would like to become friends with more colleagues. Thanks to DGS for this publicity opportunity. Please feel free to contact me (xxz080020@utdallas.edu), if you are interested in corresponding. And lastly, I thank the DGS and the SEG for honoring me with the scholarship again."

"Karen Kellogg Shaw / Dallas Geophysical Society" Scholarship

Madalyn Liebum "I am a junior at SMU studying Environmental Engineering and Geology. Since I can remember, I have always been passionate about the environment. With my studies, I would like to focus on the research and development of sustainable technologies involving renewable energy resources and geo-engineering. This sustainable approach can develop a variety of efficient resources that can potentially improve air and water quality standards and the way of life.

This past year, I had the opportunity to assist in the SEM laboratory researching mineral samples and composition. In addition, this summer I was able to go on a field studies trip throughout the southwest focusing on the geology of the Grand Canyon.

Currently I am a member of the Society of Women Engineers, Dallas Geophysical Society, Association of Energy Engineers, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the SMU Club Tennis Team.

I just want to express my gratitude for your support and to let you know how much it means to me to be the recipient of the Dallas Geophysical Society/Karen Kellogg Shaw Memorial Scholarship. It will be an honor to represent your association and the SEG scholarship foundation."

18-Jul-11 5:00 PM

May 19, 2011 Annual Awards Luncheon news and pictures

Nancy Alexander - noemail@dgsdallas.org — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:15:00 GMT

Our officers for 2011 - 2012 are Dillon LaFoy (treasurer), Dan Buehner (president), Wayne Edson (past-president), Craig Walter (1st vice-president), Keith Brownlee (president-elect), Al Berroteran (2nd vice-president). Not present was Diane Brownlee (secretary).

Wayne Edson recognizes and sincerely thanks Will Sass for his many cheerful years of service in chairing the Annual DGGS Prospect and Technical Expo. 2011 was Will's final year in this capacity.

Keynote speaker for the Award Luncheon was SEG President-elect Bob A. Hardage (center). With Bob Hardage in this picture are Milo Backus and Bob Graebner. These three comprise part of the members of the Exploration Geophysics Laboratory (EGL) at the University of Texas. The EGL focuses on the development and application of multicomponent seismic technology. The "science" portion of the luncheon talk focused on progress and future research plans for how shear waves generated from compressional-wave sources can be better imaged and used for interpretation.

The "governance" portion of the talk consisted of a status report on rewriting the by-laws of the SEG for the upcoming vote at the annual SEG convention in September. A document describing the background and status was distributed to everyone at the luncheon, and is an attachment to this article. Please click below to read this simple explanation in its entirety.

22-May-11 3:15 PM

Sample Job Posting

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:00:00 GMT

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Steve Emerson (Add to Contacts)
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Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:00:00 GMT

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:33:56 GMT

Tuesday, February 14th Joint DGGS Luncheon - Locating High-productivity Areas of Tight Gas-Sand Reservoirs using LF Seismic Surveys at Jonah and Pindale Fields by Brad Birkelo of Spectraseis Thursday, March 22nd Luncheon - Dr. Jack Schuenemeyer - Modeling Gas Hydrate Resources in the US Federal Offshore Regions Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC), Tuesday, April 17, 2012: Elements of Seismic Dispersion: A somewhat practical guide to frequency-dependent phenomena by Dr. Christopher L. Liner, University of Houston Forgot Your Password Join the Dallas Geophysical Society Board of Directors for 2011 - 2012 Comments from our President Feb. 1, 2012 Odds & Ends It's that time of year again. Business seems to always pick up about now as people endeavor to start the new year off on the right foot. Getting a running start on the year usually involves a push to make new contacts, generating new business and wrapping...

2011-2012 Board of Directors

Mon, 30 May 2011 20:43:04 GMT

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History

Sat, 21 May 2011 23:04:56 GMT

Contact us for more information about the history of the Dallas Geophysical Society. Dallas Geophysical Society Officers 1947-2012 Year President President-Elect 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Secretary Treasurer 2011-2012 Daniel Buehner Keith Brownlee Craig Walter Alfred Berroteran Diane Brownlee Dillon LaFoy 2010-2011 Wayne Edson Daniel Buehner Keith Brownlee Alfred Berroteran Trevor Richards Dillon LaFoy 2009-2010 Naresh Kumar Wayne Edson Daniel Buehner Nancy Alexander Alfred Berroteran Keith Brownlee 2008-2009 Daniel Winn Naresh Kumar Wayne Edson Daniel Buehner Mary Davis Tracey Skopinski 2007-2008 Charles Sicking Daniel Winn Naresh Kumar Mary Davis Dennis Kucinskas Tracey Skopinski 2006-2007 Tracy Stark Charles Sicking Daniel Winn Al Garcia Mary Davis Tracey Skopinski 2005-2006 Mike Lieser Tracy Stark Gaylon Haigood Al Garcia Mary Davis Will Sass ...

Committees

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:13:56 GMT

Four Committees are currently active in the Dallas Geophysical Society:

Awards and Honors Committee

Continuing Education Committee

2011 Golf Tournament Committee

Public Affairs Committee

Website Committee

Click here to search for committees.

2010 DGGS Holiday Party SPONSORS

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:11:05 GMT

SPONSORS Titanium Pioneer Natural Resources Platinum Riley Schlumberger/WesternGeco Gold Nexen DRI Chief Oil & Gas LLC Silver Halliburton Heights Energy Corporation Petro-Hunt L.L.C. Tidelands Geophysical Co. Trek Resources, Inc. Ventex Oil and Gas Weatherford Weinman GeoScience Bronze Crescent Oil & Gas, LLC Emerald Energy, LLC Hardin To sign up for the 2010 Joint DGGS Holiday Party, go to 2010 Annual Joint DGGS Holiday Party

About Us

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:33:58 GMT

The Dallas Geophysical Society is the only incorporated Dallas section of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

The objective of the Society is to promote the science of geophysics and to promote fellowship and cooperation among those persons interested in geophysical problems.

Membership

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:15:08 GMT

Dallas Geophysical Society Membership Application

Dallas Geophysical Society Membership Database

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2010-2011 Board of Directors

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:45:44 GMT

President Wayne Edson GeoTrace Technologies, Inc. 300 North Coit Road. Ste. 700 Richardson, TX 75080 P: 972.690.1122.ext 132 wedson@geotrace.com 1st Vice-President Keith Brownlee Stoneham Oil and Gas 5004 Bellerive Drive Dallas, TX 75287 P: 214.704.4744 tristero@texas.net 2nd Vice-President Alfred Berroteran Weinman GeoScience, Inc. 17103 Preston Road, Suite 200 Dallas, TX 75248 P: 972.818.2550 F: 972.818.2553 alfredb@weinmangeoscience.com Secretary Trevor Richards Denbury Onshore LLC 5100 Tennyson Pkwy, Suite 1200 Plano, TX 75024 P: 972-673-2304 trevor.richards@denbury.com Treasurer Dillon LaFoy Geotrace 300 N. Coit, Ste 700 Richardson, TX 75080 P: 972.690.1122 ext 130 ...

Minutes

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:18:15 GMT

Minutes from the Dallas Geophysical Society Board of Directors Meetings:

2010

June (No BOD meeting)

Minutes

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:17:54 GMT

Minutes from the Dallas Geophysical Society Board of Directors Meetings:

2010

June (No BOD meeting)

DGS Survey Sept 2009

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Objectives: This survey is for Dallas Geophysical Society members. Its purpose is to obtain feedback on DGS-sponsored activities.

Release Date: 21-Sep-09 7:00 AM
Expiration Date: 8-Oct-09 5:00 PM

Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions. Your comments will be especially valuable in planning future events.

To submit your final answers,

1) Click on the SUBMIT button at the end of the questions,

2) Then check the box and click on the COMFIRMATION at the bottom of the next page.

NSA test survey 3

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Objectives: This survey is for Dallas Geophysical Society members. Its purpose is to obtain feedback.

Release Date: 27-Aug-09 11:00 AM
Expiration Date: 25-Nov-09 11:00 AM

Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions. Your comments will be especially valuable in planning future events.

To submit your final answers,

1) Click on the SUBMIT button at the end of the questions,

2) Then check the box and click on the COMFIRMATION at the bottom of the next page.

NSA test survey 2

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Objectives: Get member feedback on how well the previous year has gone and what is desired for the coming year.

Release Date: 25-Aug-09 5:00 PM
Expiration Date: 23-Nov-09 5:00 PM

This is a proposed survey for Dallas Geophysical Society members.

Stu DGS Survey number 3

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Objectives: Get member feedback on what is wanted for the future of the DGS

Release Date: 5-Aug-09 7:00 AM
Expiration Date: 3-Nov-09 7:00 AM

This is a proposed survey for Members only of the 2008-2009 DGS events. The intent is to put this out in the next few days and get feedback before the September DGS Luncheon.

Please let me know what you think!!

Clone of Proposed 2008-2009 Dallas Geophysical Society Survey

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Objectives: Get member feedback on how well the previous year has gone and what is wanted for the next year.

Release Date: 4-Aug-09 4:00 PM
Expiration Date: 2-Nov-09 4:00 PM

This is a proposed survey for Members only of the 2008-2009 DGS events. The intent is to put this out in the next few days and get feedback before the September DGS Luncheon.

Please let me know what you think!!

Proposed 2008-2009 Dallas Geophysical Society Survey

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Objectives: Get member feedback on how well the previous year has gone and what is wanted for the next year.

Release Date: 3-Aug-09 7:00 AM
Expiration Date: 6-Aug-09 7:00 AM

This is a proposed survey for Members only of the 2008-2009 DGS events. The intent is to put this out in the next few days and get feedback before the September DGS Luncheon.

Please let me know what you think!!

How did you like the 2008-2009 Dallas Geophysical Society?

noemail@dgsdallas.org — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Objectives: Get member feedback on how well the previous year has gone and what is wanted for the next year.

Release Date: 22-Jul-09 12:00 PM
Expiration Date: 20-Oct-09 12:00 PM