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Huasheng Zheng has served as vice chair of the SEG China Advisory Committee since 2007. He is an outstanding leader in the geophysical industry and has played a key role in the success of SEG activity in China. He increased SEG membership within his company (BGP) and promoted SEG training courses in China for more than 2000 professionals from major national oil companies, universities, and institutions. Huasheng Zheng, the executive vice president of BGP, has served SEG since the opening of the China office 10 years ago. As vice chair of the SEG China Advisory Committee, he has made a tremendous effort to support the operation of SEG China and has helped organize many workshops, meetings, and SEG courses.
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James (Jim) Gaiser received an MS (1977) in geophysics from the University of Utah and PhD (1989) in geophysics from the University of Texas at Dallas. In 1977 he joined ARCO in the geophysical analysis and processing group before moving to research and development in 1981, where he worked on vertical seismic profiling, elastic wave imaging, and seismic anisotropy. He worked with Western Geophysical/Schlumberger from 1992 to 2007 conducting research in coherent-noise suppression, depth migration and multicomponent processing, and with ION Geophysical – GXT Imaging Solutions from 2007 to 2009 where he worked on interferometry, and 3D converted wave imaging. After several years as senior scientist with Geokinetics Inc., where his research activities were 3D imaging and velocity model building in anisotropic media, and converted waves, he joined CGG as R&D Manager of multicomponent research in 2013. He is currently Principal Research Advisor for Gaiser Geophysical Consulting.
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Doug Fraser introduced multicoil, frequency-domain EM to the geophysics community. His methods are used to interpret dip and depth of massive sulfide mineral deposits and to estimate apparent resistivity. His methods have become the industry standard. His contributions allow explorers to use airborne EM to look for gold and other targets with subtle signatures which require a good understanding of the surrounding geology. Many people who know Doug Fraser will be surprised to know that he started out as a geologist, obtaining B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of New Brunswick.
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- Energy > Oil & Gas > Upstream (0.32)
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Gene Simmons is an American geophysical and geological researcher. He has been Vice President of Hager-Richter Geoscience Inc. since 1989 when he took early retirement from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he had been a Professor of Geophysics, and is currently Professor Emeritus. In his long and distinguished career, he has published extensively in many topics of geology, geophysics, and rock physics. He was Chief Scientist at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center (now the Johnson Space Center) in Houston during the Apollo missions to the Moon.[1] Gene Simmons received his BS degree in electrical engineering in 1949 from Texas A&M College, and his MS degree in Geology (with minor in physics) from Southern Methodist University in 1958, and his PhD in 1962 from Harvard.
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Alexander Deussen (1882-1959) was an American geologist, paleontologist, and geophysicist, noted for his comprehensive work in academia, government, and industry. Deussen was the first geologist to recognize that a fault could act as a trapping mechanism for oil. As vice-president of Marland Oils, Deussen headed an extensive geological study of the Gulf Coastal Plain, including directing the first seismic survey of that area. Alexander Duessen was born in San Antonio, Texas, on January 19, 1882. His parents were likewise natives of San Antonio.
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Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886-December 14, 1956) was a geophysicist, petroleum geologist, innovator, and petroleum industry leader. For his foresight in employing geophysical methods for petroleum exploration, DeGolyer is often called "the father of American exploration geophysics." Among many awards and accolades, DeGolyer and Ludger Mintrop were awarded the first SEG Honorary Membership in 1930. Everette Lee DeGolyer, geophysicist and petroleum geologist, was born in a sod house near Greensburg, Kansas, on October 9, 1886, to John William and Narcissa Kagy (Huddle) DeGolyer. His father, interested in mineral prospecting, moved the family to the lead and zinc districts of Joplin, Missouri, where DeGolyer attended public schools.
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- Energy > Oil & Gas > Upstream (1.00)
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- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Central Basin > Edwards Field > Canyon Formation (0.99)
- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Central Basin > Edwards Field > 7900 Formation (0.99)
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Craig Beasley completed BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mathematics and then joined Western Geophysical in 1981. He served in several capacities in the Computer Sciences, R&D, and Data Processing departments including worldwide VP of R&D and worldwide VP of Data Processing in Western Geophysical and continued as VP, Data Processing after the formation of WesternGeco. He has received two Litton Technology Awards, a Performed by Schlumberger Silver Medal, the SEG Award for Best Presentation, and served as the Esso Australia Distinguished Lecturer. He received an Honorable Mention for the Best Paper in Geophysics. He is an Honorary Member of the Geophysical Society of Houston and Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
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SEG-BHU Student Chapter is a student-driven Geophysical Society of the Institute of Science, Department of Geophysics, Banaras Hindu University, established in 2004. The society aims to promote Geophysical Science, expand technical horizons, stimulate general scientific and professional interests, and encourage students to pursue careers in this field. However, it is more than just a means to increase awareness about geosciences. One of our primary goals is to provide opportunities for students to showcase their skills and talents through various competitions and challenging tasks. These activities are designed to bridge the gap between industry and academia by supporting and elaborating world geoscientists, particularly geophysicists, generating positive impacts towards society.
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Recently, at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, I was asked a question about the ‘engineer of the future.’ As we take a pause to turn the page to next year, I believe now is a prescient time to contemplate what’s next for petroleum engineering. Throughout my career, I’ve been able to witness great change in our industry as the shale revolution took hold making horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing commonplace, diagnostic and modeling tools improved in access and cost, and data became more timely and readily available. This led to a tremendous period of US energy supply growth and decades-long productivity improvements. Looking forward, I believe there are three trends that engineers should consider: 1) applying “new” tools to solve “old” problems, 2) connecting the dots via hybrid engineering, and 3) organizing, directing, and inserting data predictions into their workflow. These are not only my views but also the views of Devon’s talented engineers. Old problems will meet new solutions. The past decade has been dominated by unconventional horizontal development that was first pioneered in the Barnett Shale for natural gas and shortly thereafter transitioned into oil-focused development in the Bakken and Eagle Ford. Today, the Permian Basin continues to grow in total supply as the stacked pay is developed. Engineers should take stock of the tool set we have acquired during this era with a mindset to deploy these methodologies to tier II unconventional extensions, previously developed or bypassed conventional formations, offshore and international opportunities, enhanced recovery projects such as EOR and refracturing, and new energy opportunities like geothermal. To make these future opportunities competitive and meet the global demand for energy, we will likely need a combination of price, technology, and cost improvements. Engineers are critical to the latter two. To better illustrate these points let’s utilize examples. Drilling rig specification improvements have been coupled with material science and design improvements in bottomhole assemblies. The outcome is improved topdrives and mud pressure systems to power more durable and efficient downhole motors and bits, thus reducing failures, enhancing the efficiency of a rig’s daily footage, and enabling longer laterals. If we pivot to the completion space, our diagnostics for frac geometry have gone from limited and costly to a menu of options that provide fit-for-purpose diagnostics and costs. Devon deployed its first permanent fiber diagnostics in unconventional shale in 2012. Today, the same system is readily available but for a much lower cost. However, more frequently Devon has supplemented this tool with dip-in fiber and a proprietary methodology called sealed wellbore pressure monitoring to gather more frequent data points for frac geometry and design. As our team conducted, in cooperation with the US Department of Energy (DOE), a novel Eagle Ford project capturing horizontal core and completion diagnostics, we recognized that our designs have tremendously improved in efficiency but still have potential to capture more of the resource via initial and secondary fracturing efforts.
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- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Yeso Formation (0.99)
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- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Wolfcamp Formation (0.99)
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Recently, at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, I was asked a question about the'engineer of the future.' As we take a pause to turn the page to next year, I believe now is a prescient time to contemplate what's next for petroleum engineering. Throughout my career, I've been able to witness great change in our industry as the shale revolution took hold making horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing commonplace, diagnostic and modeling tools improved in access and cost, and data became more timely and readily available. This led to a tremendous period of US energy supply growth and decades-long productivity improvements. Looking forward, I believe there are three trends that engineers should consider: 1) applying "new" tools to solve "old" problems, 2) connecting the dots via hybrid engineering, and 3) organizing, directing, and inserting data predictions into their workflow.
- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Yeso Formation (0.99)
- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Yates Formation (0.99)
- North America > United States > Texas > Permian Basin > Wolfcamp Formation (0.99)
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