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“The biggest challenge for geophysicists? Learning machine learning's ‘new language' from the world of statistics.” Machine learning is transforming geoscience, and Gerard Schuster explains how. This conversation explores key ML applications in seismic interpretation, the role of convolutional neural networks in fault detection, and why hands-on labs are essential for mastering these techniques. With real-world examples and insights from his new book, Machine Learning Methods in Geoscience, this episode delivers practical knowledge for integrating ML into geophysics. KEY TAKEAWAYS > Why ML matters for geoscientists – The demand for ML skills is growing, and Jerry shares how this shift shapes education and careers. > CNNs in action – Convolutional neural networks are used to detect rock cracks in Saudi Arabia through drone imagery. > Transformers vs. traditional neural networks – Transformers process seismic data differently by capturing long-range dependencies, offering new advantages. NEXT STEP Explore Machine Learning Methods in Geoscience by Gerard Schuster, featuring hands-on MATLAB and Colab labs. Get the book and start applying ML techniques today! https://library.seg.org/doi/epdf/10.1190/1.9781560804048.fm TEXT A FRIEND These are great insights on how ML is actually being used in seismic work, not just theory. https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-249-machine-learning-methods-in-geoscience GUEST BIO Gerard Schuster has an M.S. (1982) and a Ph.D. (1984) from Columbia University and was a postdoctoral researcher there from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 to 2009, he was a professor of geophysics at the University of Utah and became a professor of geophysics at KAUST (2009–2021). He is currently a research professor at the University of Utah. He received several teaching and research awards while at the University of Utah. He was editor of GEOPHYSICS 2004–2005 and was awarded SEG's Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal in 2010 for his work in seismic interferometry. His previous books are Seismic Interferometry (2009, Cambridge Press) and Seismic Inversion (2017, SEG). LINKS * Buy the Print Book at https://seg.org/shop/product/?id=fe5a3cd3-77b2-ef11-b8e8-6045bda82e05 * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-249-machine-learning-methods-in-geoscience for the full guest bios and show notes. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Technical Program Chairs Yingcai Zheng and Molly Turko invite you to submit your best work. This year, we're fostering deeper collaboration between SEG, AAPG, and SEPM. Focus on regional challenges and how integrated geoscience can unlock solutions. Submit short or expanded abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The Call for Abstracts is open and closes on 15 March at 5:00 PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader geoscience community at https://www.imageevent.org/. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

"Reservoir characterization has evolved beyond oil and gas. It's now central to our clean energy future." In this episode, Andrew Geary speaks with Satinder Chopra and Heather Bedle, guest editors for December's The Leading Edge special section on reservoir characterization. They explore how this critical topic is transforming as geophysics expands its role in the global energy transition. From carbon storage to geothermal and hydrogen solutions, this episode highlights why reservoir characterization is at the heart of our clean energy future. KEY TAKEAWAYS > The Expanding Role of Reservoir Characterization: Learn how techniques traditionally used in oil and gas are now essential for carbon storage, geothermal projects, and hydrogen exploration. > Cutting-Edge Techniques in Action: Discover how advanced methods like full waveform inversion (FWI) and machine learning enhance our ability to map and monitor subsurface formations. > The Importance of Collaboration: Hear why integrating geophysics with geology, engineering, and other disciplines is crucial for solving modern subsurface challenges. NEXT STEP Explore the special section on reservoir characterization in December's The Leading Edge. Dive into the nine papers for actionable insights and real-world applications to guide your projects and decisions. https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/43/12 TEXT A FRIEND Satinder and Heather share how AI and FWI are reshaping how we image the subsurface - inspiring information! https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-248-ai-fwi-and-the-future-of-subsurface-imaging/ GUEST BIOS Satinder Chopra is the founder and President of SamiGeo Consulting Ltd., located in Calgary. With 40 years of experience as a geophysicist, he specializes in processing, special processing, and the interactive interpretation of seismic data for reservoir characterization. His research interests focus on techniques for reservoir characterization. Dr. Heather Bedle is the Principal Investigator for Attribute-Assisted Seismic Processing and Interpretation (AASPI) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma in the School of Geosciences. Her research and teaching focus on applying and developing advanced seismic interpretation. LINKS * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-248-ai-fwi-and-the-future-of-subsurface-imaging/ for links to the articles in The Leading Edge and the full guest bios. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Technical Program Chairs Yingcai Zheng and Molly Turko invite you to submit your best work. This year, we're fostering deeper collaboration between SEG, AAPG, and SEPM. Focus on regional challenges and how integrated geoscience can unlock solutions. Submit short or expanded abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The Call for Abstracts is open and closes on 15 March at 5:00 PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader geoscience community at https://www.imageevent.org/call-for-abstracts. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

"Seismic attributes are not just colorful pictures; they're meaningful tools that can guide geoscientists to more accurate interpretations." In this episode, Andrew Geary sits down with Satinder Chopra and Kurt Marfurt, authors of Essentials of Seismic Attributes and Impedance Inversion, to discuss their comprehensive guide to understanding and applying seismic attributes in geophysics. They explore the power of attributes for interpreting seismic data, their practical applications, and common pitfalls to avoid. If you're ready to deepen your understanding of seismic attributes and their real-world impact, this conversation is packed with expert insights. KEY TAKEAWAYS > The Value of Attributes: Learn how seismic attributes unlock insights into stratigraphy, tectonics, and depositional systems beyond what amplitudes alone can reveal. > Practical Advice for Geoscientists: Discover tips on avoiding common pitfalls, from using preconditioned data to optimizing parameters and algorithms. > Integrated Interpretations: Explore how combining geology and seismic attributes leads to more accurate interpretations and successful outcomes. NEXT STEP Dive deeper into seismic attributes by reading the Front Matter for free at https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/1.9781560804062.fm. This book is a must-have resource for geoscientists looking to maximize the value of their data. TEXT A FRIEND Satinder and Kurt share workflows to get the most out of seismic data - worth listening to! https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-247-from-pitfalls-to-potential-making-the-most-of-seismic-attributes/ GUEST BIOS Satinder Chopra is the founder and President of SamiGeo Consulting Ltd., located in Calgary. With 40 years of experience as a geophysicist, he specializes in processing, special processing, and the interactive interpretation of seismic data for reservoir characterization. His research interests focus on techniques for reservoir characterization. Kurt J. Marfurt earned his Ph.D. in applied geophysics in 1978 from Columbia University's Henry Krumb School of Mines, New York. With the petroleum industry's movement to shale resource plays, Marfurt moved to the University of Oklahoma in 2007. There, he held the Frank and Henrietta Schultz professorship of geophysics at the ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor. In recognition of his lifelong contributions to geoscience technology, Marfurt received the AAPG Robert Berg Award for Research in 2019 and SEG's Maurice Ewing Medal in 2023. LINKS * Buy the Print Book at https://seg.org/shop/product/?id=1ad0380a-5291-ef11-ac20-7c1e521bcb23 * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-247-from-pitfalls-to-potential-making-the-most-of-seismic-attributes/ for the full guest bios and show notes. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Technical Program Chairs Yingcai Zheng and Molly Turko invite you to submit your best work. This year, we're fostering deeper collaboration between SEG, AAPG, and SEPM. Focus on regional challenges and how integrated geoscience can unlock solutions. Submit short or expanded abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The Call for Abstracts is open and closes on 15 March at 5:00 PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader geoscience community at https://www.imageevent.org/call-for-abstracts. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

"Physics-based methods honor our understanding of the subsurface, while machine learning fills the gaps - but combining them is key." Andrew Geary chats with Mrinal Sen, a pioneer in seismic data analysis, about his Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) and forthcoming book, Physics and Data Driven Seismic Data Analysis: A Narrative of Two Approaches. Mrinal shares how blending physics-based methods with machine learning unlocks new possibilities in seismic interpretation. Whether you're a student, geophysicist, or industry leader, this discussion is packed with insights into navigating the evolving landscape of seismic analysis. KEY TAKEAWAYS > The Power of Combining Approaches: Learn how integrating physics-driven and data-driven methods enhances seismic problem-solving. > Applications in Seismic Analysis: Discover real-world uses of machine learning, from denoising seismic data to improving full-waveform inversion. > A Practical Guide for Decision-Makers: Gain tools to decide when and how to leverage machine learning versus traditional physics-based techniques. NEXT STEP Ready to explore the future of seismic analysis? Enroll in Mrinal Sen's course to deepen your understanding and stay ahead at https://seg.org/education/courses/mrinal-sen-disc/. TEXT A FRIEND This episode explains when to choose physics vs. machine learning for seismic problems - so useful for decision-making! https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-246-combining-tradition-and-innovation-in-seismic-problem-solving/ GUEST BIO Mrinal K. Sen is a professor of Geophysics and holder of the Morgan Davis Centennial chair in Petroleum Geology at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the Institute for Geophysics at the University of Texas at Austin. During 2013 and 2014, Mrinal was the director of the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India. He received his M.Sc degree from IIT Dhanbad and PhD from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. LINKS * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-246-combining-tradition-and-innovation-in-seismic-problem-solving/ for Mrinal's full biography and the complete show notes. JOIN THE SEG COMMUNITY Studying geosciences? The Society of Exploration Geophysicists is your key to success. * Boost your career: Access mentorship, scholarships, and discounted conferences. * Expand your knowledge: Explore the SEG Library – a treasure trove of articles, books, and papers on the latest advancements. * Connect globally: Network with geoscientists worldwide, discuss and collaborate on projects. * Enhance your skills: Benefit from various continuing education programs. * Unlock your potential: Join SEG and elevate your geoscience journey. Learn more about membership benefits at https://seg.org/membership/. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Technical Program Chairs Yingcai Zheng and Molly Turko invite you to submit your best work. This year, we're fostering deeper collaboration between SEG, AAPG, and SEPM. Focus on regional challenges and how integrated geoscience can unlock solutions. Submit short or expanded abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The Call for Abstracts is open and closes on 15 March at 5:00 PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader geoscience community at https://www.imageevent.org/call-for-abstracts. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

"Fiber optics can thrive in the harshest environments, proving robust for oil, gas, and carbon capture projects." This episode dives into the cutting-edge world of fiber optics with Joël Le Calvez, guest editor for November 2024's The Leading Edge. Fiber optics, a technology ubiquitous in daily life, is revolutionizing geophysics, offering real-time, cost-effective, and highly precise data collection capabilities. Joël breaks down six groundbreaking papers showcasing how fiber optics transform oil and gas, carbon capture, and even seafloor imaging. KEY TAKEAWAYS > Revolutionary Applications: Fiber optics enables continuous, distributed sensing over large areas, reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency for seismic surveys, leak detection, and more. > Cutting-Edge Innovations: The special section highlights advancements in distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) for seismic profiling, carbon storage monitoring, and real-time event detection. > Bridging Disciplines: Fiber optics has the potential to break down silos in geoscience, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration through shared data acquisition methods. NEXT STEP Explore the November 2024 issue of The Leading Edge to dive deeper into these transformative studies. Read the special section at https://library.seg.org/toc/leedff/43/11 and consider how fiber optics can innovate your projects. TEXT A FRIEND Ever wonder how real-time sensing can monitor CO2 storage? This podcast brilliantly explains it. Listen here: https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-245-fiber-optics-in-action-the-future-of-geophysical-sensing. GUEST BIO Joël Le Calvez graduated with a B. Sc. in Physics, an M. Sc. in Geosciences, a pre-doctoral degree in Geodynamics, and a Ph. D. in Geology. For two decades, Joel spent time in the field and the office helping decide on drilling locations, acquiring and processing microseismic data, and leading teams of geologists, geophysicists, and engineers in North America about hydraulic fracturing campaigns. 2014 Joel became the Global Head of the Geophysics Domain and added the North America Well Integrity and Production Logging businesses to his portfolio. In January 2022, Joel took the Reservoir Performance Optical Fiber program manager position before adding the Production Services portfolio a semester later. He coordinates the effort associated with cable and interrogator manufacturing, research and development directions, and business-focused answer products for all domains relying on fiber optic to acquire data. LINKS * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-245-fiber-optics-in-action-the-future-of-geophysical-sensing for the complete show notes and links to read this special section. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPENS 15 JANUARY Technical Program Chairs Yingcai Zheng and Molly Turko invite you to submit your best work. This year, we're fostering deeper collaboration between SEG, AAPG, and SEPM. Focus on regional challenges and how integrated geoscience can unlock solutions. Submit short or expanded abstracts for oral and poster presentations. The Call for Abstracts opens on 15 January and closes on 15 March at 5:00 PM CT. Don't miss this opportunity to share your research and connect with the broader geoscience community. SHOW CREDITS Andrew Geary at TreasureMint hosted, edited, and produced this episode. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org.

"Faults and fractures are not necessarily good or bad, but it's important to really understand them." Dr. Molly Turko discusses March's special section on imaging faults and fractures in The Leading Edge. In this compelling episode, host Andrew Geary and Molly dive into the murky depths of the Earth to unravel the enigmatic nature of faults and fractures. Molly sheds light on the crucial role of imaging these hidden networks in understanding their impact on production, injection, and completions. With a clear message that faults and fractures are neither inherently good nor bad, this conversation challenges common misconceptions and emphasizes the importance of detailed imaging to gauge their significance. Molly offers her expertise in navigating the persistent hurdles in characterizing faults and fractures, especially ones below seismic resolution. We explore innovative non-seismic techniques for fault detection and the potential of shear wave splitting reflectivity contrast. Additionally, the episode highlights the power of the aberrancy attribute in sharpening subsurface images. Listeners will gain a fresh perspective on the multidisciplinary nature of subsurface imaging, the exciting opportunities for geoscience innovation, and the pivotal role of technology in enhancing our understanding of fault and fracture kinematics. The conversation also touches on the broader implications of this topic for the energy transition, emphasizing the continued relevance of structural geology in emerging fields like carbon sequestration and geothermal energy. This episode showcases the subsurface as a complex picture requiring patience, curiosity, and a multidisciplinary approach. OVERVIEW > The nuanced roles of faults and fractures in the subsurface and their impact on various operations > Challenges in imaging subseismic scale faults and fractures and the promise of advanced technologies > Insights from recent research on innovative imaging techniques and seismic attributes > The importance of multidisciplinary approaches in geoscience and the potential for future innovations > Open data and the need for greater industry-academia collaboration > The significance of understanding fault and fracture kinematics for accurate subsurface characterization > The rising importance of microseismic monitoring in the context of climate change and sustainability LINKS * Visit https://seg.org/podcasts/episode-218-innovations-in-fault-and-fracture-imaging-molly-turko/ for the complete interview transcript and all the links referenced in the show. BIOGRAPHY A passionate geologist, Dr. Molly Turko has over 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is a subject matter expert in structural geology. She received both a B.Sc. (2009) and a M.Sc. (2011) in geology from the University of Tulsa, followed by a Ph.D. (2019) from the University of Oklahoma. She has worked for several independents in the U.S., including Chesapeake Energy, and is currently full-time with Devon Energy. Her favorite role is teaching and leading field trips for Applied Stratigraphix and local geological societies. Molly is the President of AAPG's Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division, treasurer of the AAPG Midcontinent Section, serves on the board of the OKC Geological Society, and is an associate editor for several leading geoscience journals. SHOW CREDITS Seismic Soundoff showcases conversations addressing the challenges of energy, water, and climate. SEG creates these episodes to celebrate and inspire the geophysicists of today and tomorrow. If you have episode ideas or feedback for the show or want to sponsor a future episode, email the show at podcast@seg.org. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at TreasureMint. The SEG podcast team comprises Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

Graham Goffey takes a look at the global dynamics impacting sustainable development around the world (one size doesn’t fit all!). Hosted by Marcella Cilia and Eleine Vence. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/67081

Graham Goffey: What is the role and potential of geologists and geoscientists in the energy industry’s transition to sustainable development? Hosted by Marcella Cilia and Eleine Vence. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/67082

Fascinating topics in this fossil fueled industry at every turn, Oilfield Tailgate hopes bringing us closer together finds ways to foster innovations with information from our amazing network industry family members. Each contribution leads to human flourishing by harvesting and producing abundant and reliable energy from our resources. Thanks to my guests Molly and James for this episode of Talking Energy Show. Molly Turko, PhD Structural Geology Expert at Applied Stratigraphix | VP of AAPG PSGD | Devon Energy |TurkoTectonics.com Dr. Molly Turko has nearly 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is a subject matter expert in structural geology. She has had the opportunity to work in multiple basins in the U.S including the Anadarko, Ardmore, Delaware, Powder River, Appalachian, Maveric, Onshore Gulf Coast, and Rocky Mountain Basins. Additional study areas include Nevada and Utah analyzing Basin and Range structures for geothermal potential and mineral exploration. She received both a B.Sc. (2009) and a M.Sc. (2011) in geology from the University of Tulsa followed by a Ph.D. (2019) from the University of Oklahoma where she studied under Dr. Shankar Mitra. Her work experience includes Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, Applied Stratigraphix, and several small operators in Tulsa. She has taught courses for R.M.A.G., AAPG, Applied Stratigraphix, SCA, and for the Ore Geology Conference based out of Peru. Molly is the Vice President of AAPG's Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division for 2021-2023 as well as the co-chair for the 2023 AAPG Midcontinent Sectional Meeting. She also serves on the board of the Oklahoma City Geological Society and is an Associate Editor of the AAPG Bulletin. Her passion is mentoring and teaching, but her favorite role is leading structural geology field courses in Nevada and Southern Oklahoma for Applied Stratigraphix. Visit her website at www.TurkoTectonics.com to learn more about Molly, her experience, and to see what structural geology teaching tools she has available for purchase! #andycube James Van Alstine President | Principal Geoscientist at VanAlstine Geosciences Geophysical Advisor with 20 years of Oil & Gas experience and an emphasis on interpretation, exploration and prospect development of conventional and unconventional targets across the Gulf Coast, the US Mid-Continent, the Appalachian Basin and into the Permian Basins. Adept at basin-scale to prospect-level structural and stratigraphic interpretations and evaluations in both extensional and compressional settings and incorporating all sources of information into an analysis from surface geology, Gravity/Magnetic data, well log analysis and 2D & 3D seismic interpretation, having interpreted over 40,000 line miles of 2D and nearly 18,000 square miles of 3D across the continental US from surface to basement with full well log and seismic attribute integrations Get a lot more from oilfieldtailgate.com - Sign up to sponsor too! Please comment and share posts. Follow the pages. Support #oilgas #oilandgas #oilfield #petroleum #naturalgas #energy #hydrocarbons #fossilfuels #humanflourishing #podcast #liberty #freedom #news #information #technology #engineering #stem #science #innovation #charity #fundraising #networking #socialnetworking

Até o dia 1º de julho, estudantes, professores, coordenadores de programas e diretores de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação da Udesc poderão responder à Avaliação das Ações dos Programas de Pós-Graduação (AAPG) referente ao primeiro semestre de 2023. A AAPG é uma ação conjunta da Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação (PROPPG) e da Coordenadoria de Avaliação Institucional (Coai), da Udesc. O questionário está disponível no Siga, e permite avaliar os programas por meio de dimensões como disciplinas, infraestrutura e currículo. A elaboração do questionário considerou informações do grupo de pesquisa de Autoavaliação de Programas de Pós-Graduação da Capes, além de sugestões recebidas pelos programas e comissões setoriais de avaliação dos centros, em articulação com diretores. --- Udesc inicia transferência de setores da Reitoria para o novo prédio Gabinete do Reitor já atende em imóvel que foi comprado para expansão da instituição em Florianópolis. --- Udesc e maternidade pública querem ampliar parceria______________Mostra de fotos marca Dia do Meio Ambiente em Lages______________Ações da Udesc são destaque no Congresso Internacional de Riscos em Portugal______________Novo programa da Capes apoiará estudos internacionais______________Pesquisador francês falará sobre música no Ceart______________Evento no Cefid aborda a formação docente no País

We got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Heather Anderson who is a Professional Geologist and dedicates her extra time to the Women's Network in the AAPG

Join Sarah and Julian as they discuss current trends, potential and opportunities involving CCUS with Lucy King, senior research analyst for Wood Mackenzie in Edinburgh, Scotland. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/65437

In this episode, our host Joe Batir talks with Susan Nash, Director of Innovation and Emerging Science and Technology at the AAPG, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. They discuss how the energy industry continually adopts new technology and innovation to improve output, and how this has morphed into adoption and discussion of new energy and mineral sources. They further discuss what Susan is most excited about, what surprised her in emerging technologies, both good and bad, and the role of expos like NAPE and conferences like IMAGE in the energy transition. Susan's book recommendation: Small is Beautiful by E.F. Schumacher These show notes contain affiliate links. Show your support for this show, the information we provide, and our energy community by using these links. Susan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susannash/ AAPG website: https://www.aapg.org/ This episode is made possible by AWS Energy. Enjoying the show? Leave me a review here! Brought to you on the Oil and Gas Global Network, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. More from OGGN ... Podcasts LinkedIn Group LinkedIn Company Page Get notified about industry events  

On Part 1 of this  interview of the Landman Pivot podcast, Pivot Coach, Ryan Fairbanks, and the Professional Development Mastermind have a  conversation with Buford Boyd Pollett, Interim Chair of  the School of Energy Law and Commerce at the University of Tulsa, about his career pivots and international career.We talked about:Guiding Your Career As a Professional Geologist by Peter R. Rose & Stephen A. Sonnenberg, available from AAPG. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj1uZqU8LX9AhU3AjQIHV3mCNQQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aapg.org%2FPortals%2F0%2Fdocs%2Fdpa%2Fcareer_guide.pdf&usg=AOvVaw3HqReJeoNmasT8YfNYUWPDThe Negotiating DanceMoms, wives and intuitionDivine timingThe Six Habits of Merely Effective Negotiators  https://store.hbr.org/product/six-habits-of-merely-effective-negotiators/R0104E Thanks for the great conversation, Buford!Tune in for part 2 of this interview.Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/swings-and-roundaboutsLicense code: FEVKGPOGFIGCEJ04Thanks, Brooke Fairbanks, for your capable contributions and support behind the scenes, helping us sound great! Connect, learn, grow together at http://landmanmastermind.com  Call or Text: 970-773-4740 for a free Resource Guide about Professional Development or Negotiating. Schedule a call with Ryan Fairbanks: calendly.com/landmanpivot

Dr. Sternbach is a long-time member of the AAPG and a geoscientist working in the energy industry for Shell and then ran an exploration office after 14 years with Shell. GeoGulf 2023 is coming up and you can still register today to participate. GeoGulf is expected to have over 500 geoscientists, 100 talks celebrating 100 years!

Sergio Marcelo and Marco Antonio Rivera Villacorta discuss their third-place award-winning project proposal in AAPG's 2022-23 Sustainable Development in Energy Competition. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64901

Breanna Javier discusses her second-place award-winning project proposal, Removal and Processing of Lithium from Contaminated Hypersaline Brines Using Lithium-Tolerant Halophiles. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64900

Mary Arukwe of the Geomagic Team discusses the team's first-place award-winning project proposal, 3-D Geophysical Imaging for Mineral Exploration and Gully Assessment in Ukpor, Nigeria. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64898

Elvira Gomez, AAPG Vice President-Regions and chair of the 2022-23 Sustainable Development in Energy Competition, takes you behind the scenes of this international event. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64896

Bill Abriel (SEG Co-Chair) and George Koperna (SPE Co-Chair) preview Energy in Data 2022 - How to Solve Data Challenges Without Breaking Your Systems or Your Budget. This Energy in Data Conference is organized by AAPG, SEG, and SPE to bring together multi-disciplinary communities to discuss the data challenges and solutions in areas such as oil and gas operations, critical minerals, geothermal, carbon management, hydrogen, and water. The goal of the conference is to provide a venue to identify and share potential solutions to common data-related issues such as: * Working with diverse data collections * Securely sharing and working with data * Harmonizing data sets from different sources * Emerging technology and innovation In this helpful and insightful conversation, Bill and George highlight how the unique format will help participants discover solutions to their use cases, eloquently highlight the business value for data, discuss a few of the challenges applied geophysicists and petroleum engineers face when working with data, and much more. This is the episode for you if you want a quick tour to understand why data matters and how it can benefit your organization. Visit https://seg.org/podcast to find the complete archive for Seismic Soundoff. RELATED LINKS * Learn more about Energy in Data (https://energyindata.org/) * Register for Energy in Data (https://energyindata.org/Attend) SPONSORS Geophysical Insights sponsors this episode. Change your tools, change your world. Machine learning technology is accelerating interpretation workflows and yielding new insights in seismic and well data. Check out the guided workflows on the Paradise® AI workbench, including Stratigraphic Analysis, automatic Fault Detection, Attribute Generation and Selection, and Seismic Facies Classification, to name a few. Paradise is available on-premises or in the cloud. Visit https://geoinsights.com/products to get better tools. Katalyst Data Management also sponsors this episode. Katalyst Data Management® provides the only integrated, end-to-end subsurface data management solution for the oil and gas industry. Over 190 employees operate in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, dedicated to enabling digital transformation and optimizing the value of geotechnical information for exploration, production, and M&A activity. For more information or to contact us, visit https://katalystdm.com and request a demo. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members, and the scientific community and inform the public on the value of geophysics. To show your support for the show, please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show your appreciation for this free resource. And follow the podcast while you are on the app to be notified when each new episode releases. Original music created by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Dr. Susan Nash, Director of Innovation, and Emerging Science and Technology for the American Association of Petroleum Geology, about the definition of “Upstream”, new technology and trends in Upstream, water and produced water, opportunities for young professions, and AAPG's U-Pitch match-making efforts for technology development including inventors, investors, and technology users. Website for American Association of Petroleum Geologists is AAPG.org; Dr. Susan Nash can be contacted at SNash@aapg.org. Elena Melchert's company website is www.EnergiaConsultingLLC.org This episode is made possible by TechnipFMC  Brought to you on Oil and Gas Global Network, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. More from OGGN ... Podcasts LinkedIn Group LinkedIn Company Page Get notified about industry events

In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Dr. Susan Nash, Director of Innovation, and Emerging Science and Technology for the American Association of Petroleum Geology, about the definition of “Upstream”, new technology and trends in Upstream, water and produced water, opportunities for young professions, and AAPG's U-Pitch match-making efforts for technology development including inventors, investors, and technology users. Website for American Association of Petroleum Geologists is AAPG.org; Dr. Susan Nash can be contacted at SNash@aapg.org. Elena Melchert's company website is www.EnergiaConsultingLLC.org This episode is made possible by TechnipFMC  Brought to you on Oil and Gas Global Network, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil and energy industry. More from OGGN …PodcastsLinkedIn GroupLinkedIn Company PageGet notified about industry events

GUEST OVERVIEW: James Kamis is a Geologist and AAPG member of 41 years and who has always been fascinated by the connection between Geology and Climate.

Professor Lisa Short is recognised as one of the top thought leaders and influencers in the world to follow for her work in digital tech, blockchain, crypto assets and EdTech. Lisa is a preeminent innovator, systemic change digital technology analyst, strategist & design ecosystem thinker with vast international experience founding & managing multiple companies and significant cutting-edge digital technology, value chain improvement projects, across different industry segments, and global markets including UK, APAC, Africa, Singapore, Europe & UAE.Interview Questions 1. Prof Short's Background2. Bridging academics with business and technology3. Implementing the basics to practice (bridging principles to business): real-time cases4. Case study of work done in Africa5. Examples of work with United Nations6. About discrimination with women at work7. About EdTechLisa Short BiographyAs Founder of Areté Business Performance, Mind Shifting, Hephaestus Collective Limited, P&L Digital Edge Ltd & Africa Agri Tech Ltd, and inventor of several Patents, Professor Lisa Short is at the driving force of digital technology enabled by resilient, cyber healthy businesses & people, fuelled by inclusion & education, and driven by impact commercially, and for a better place to live and work.Authoring multiple papers, articles & reports, her current work includes co-authoring books on blockchain enabled ecosystems for higher and continuing education, and on blockchain, data, AI, IoT, privacy and cyber health for business. Appointed to the Global Foundation for Cyber Studies & Research as an expert Senior Policy Analyst, Lisa leads and is Group Chair of the Special Interest Group, CySME that focuses on cyber public health and research to support SME's and start-ups. Professor Short holds multiple Board Roles for EWOR, UK Cyber Security Association and International Cyber Security Expo.A motivational and influential international leader Professor Short is regularly invited to analyse and resolve through digital technology some of the most pressing complex and difficult socio-economic problems.Professor Short has delivered and worked with the United Nations; the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates; the Kairos Society EU, International Network of Appropriate Technology, UN Women; the International Immersive Learning Networks; The 36 Group; The UK Cyber Security Council Formation Project, and AAPG's for Blockchain and AI in London.About Dinis Guarda profile and Channelshttps://www.openbusinesscouncil.orghttps://www.intelligenthq.comhttps://www.hedgethink.com/https://www.citiesabc.com/More interviews and inspirational videos on Dinis Guarda YouTube

Kevin Bohacs discusses his upcoming course, "Introduction to Field Safety Leadership." In Kevin's course, participants will learn how to prepare for, conduct, and document safe and effective field activities involving students (field camps) and/or local inhabitants (Geoscientist without Borders) by following SEG guidelines and generally accepted health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) practices. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Kevin shares why safety is not a priority, why hardships are a nuisance, and the most dangerous aspect of all fieldwork. Kevin also addresses specific geophysical field concerns and his one rule to rule all rules. RELATED LINKS * Register for Kevin's course (19-20 April 2022) (https://seg.org/shop/products/detail/411096497) * Discover SEG on Demand (https://seg.org/Education/SEG-on-Demand) * See the full archive of the SEG podcast (https://seg.org/podcast) BIOGRAPHY Kevin M. Bohacs is a sedimentologist and stratigrapher recently retired from ExxonMobil in Houston, TX, who has taught first aid and field operations safety for more than 50 years. He co-authored AAPG's best-selling text on Field Safety in Uncontrolled Environments: A Process-Based Guidebook (second edition forthcoming, https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/1275/field-safety-in-uncontrolled-environmentsa-process) and taught field safety leadership more than 40 times in more than a dozen countries around the world. He serves as an American Red Cross Instructor Trainer in emergency response, CPR/AED, and water safety. He has volunteered and worked as a firefighter, paramedic, disaster response leader, lifeguard, water safety instructor, and camp director. Kevin is an Eagle Scout and Scoutmaster. Kevin graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.Sc. (Honors) in Geology and earned an Sc.D. in Experimental Sedimentology from M.I.T. He joined Exxon Production Research Company in 1981 and has conducted fieldwork and scientific and safety training on six continents and in more than 42 countries. He has been honored with numerous outstanding instructor awards and is an Honorary Member of AAPG and a fellow of the Geological Society of America, Royal Geographical Society, and The Explorers Club. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members, the scientific community, and inform the public on the value of geophysics. To show your support for the show, please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show your appreciation for this free resource. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Original music created by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

On this week's episode, Tom and Phil are joined by Dwayne Purvis, a reservoir engineer and consultant. Dwayne shares his insight on Asset Retirement Obligations, most notably, well plugging liabilities. There are currently anywhere from 2 million to 2.5 million wells that need to be plugged nationwide. Dwayne came up with holdbacks as a way to cover well plugging liabilities by using all net income from a well during certain time periods. Tom, Phil and Dwayne discuss why this is an ongoing issue in the oil and gas world and Dwayne shares why he believes holdbacks could be part of the solution.Highlights:2:46 What are Asset Retirement Obligations?8:43 The estimated number of wells that need to be plugged11:47 What states have done to avoid the liability of plugging wells13:43 The problem with using cash flows to fund plugging14:52 What is a holdback?19:49 Implications of holdbacks on joint operating agreements24:11 Why PDP is actually high risk27:03 ‘You can't change what you don't measure.'About Dwayne Purvis:Dwayne Purvis, P.E. offers consulting and advisory services for the oil and gas industry, building on two and a half decades in reservoir engineering and executive leadership as a consultant and operator. From engineering studies and reserve reports to strategic decision-making, Mr. Purvis helps operators and investors with reliable analysis for prudent decisions.He has led or participated in hundreds of engineering studies over dozens of basins in the United States and abroad and advised on tactical and strategic decisions large and small. Mr. Purvis frequently speaks and writes on issues of shale reservoirs, the energy transition, commodity prices, decline curve analysis, and risk analysis.He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas, member of SPEE, AAPG, SEG, SIPES and an active, 25-year member of SPE.Connect with Dwayne:www.dpurvisPE.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dpurvispe/Twitter @dpurvisPEAbout SherWare, Inc.If you're enjoying this episode, please subscribe to our podcast and share with a friend! We also love ratings and reviews on Apple podcasts.SherWare creates software to simplify your accounting needs so you have more time to do the things that matter. We serve independent oil and gas operators, accountants and investors with a platform to manage their distributions and joint-interest billings on a platform -- and we're the only software on the market that can integrate with your QuickBooks company.Click here to watch a demo of the software in action right now.About COPAS:COPAS provides expertise for the oil and gas industry through the development of Model Form Accounting Procedures, publications, and education. We are a forum for the active exchange of ideas which result in innovative business and accounting solutions.Find a society near you.www.copas.org

The SPE International Hydraulic Fracturing Technical Conference 2022 in Muscat has brought together some of the oil and gas industry's finest. Darcy Spady, Managing Partner of Carbon Connect international and 2018 Society of Petroleum Engineers President was in attendance and he was kind enough to come on our Bridging the Gap Podcast in person. I talked to Darcy about the SPE conference in Muscat, as well as the potential merger between SPE and AAPG. We also talked about clean energy and low hanging fruit GCC countries have to reduce their GHG emissions. Darcy also gave his insights on the future of petroleum engineering in the midst of the ongoing energy transition including words of advice to current petroleum engineers. We finally discussed the GCC potential of being at the forefront of the world's decarbonization efforts with in house expertise and continuing to enforce in country value. Please have a listen!

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Richard Ball, Detring Energy Advisors about the monetization of business through market-leading research, cutting-edge analytics, and seamless, well-documented sell-side processes. Hill conducted interviews at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) MIDCON. Founded in 1917, the original purpose of AAPG was [...]

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Barbara Hill and Oniel Wint with Schlumberger Oilfield Services at AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to [...]

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Tara Benda, the executive chair of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Mid-Continent Convention (AAPG). Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to promote technology, [...]

Miguel Bosch discusses his Honorary Lecture, "The new paradigms in seismic inversion." Miguel explains how elastic Full Waveform Inversion and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach improve seismic inversion, discusses if data analysis and machine learning are essential to practice inversion, and highlights new tools that will improve the accuracy of inversion. This conversation provides great value and insight into the essential work of inversion. RELATED LINKS * Watch Miguel's course: The New Paradigms in Seismic Inversion (https://www.knowledgette.com/p/the-new-paradigms-in-seismic-inversion) * Discover SEG on Demand (https://seg.org/Education/SEG-on-Demand) * The SEG podcast archive (https://seg.org/podcast) BIOGRAPHY Miguel Bosch's expertise is in the field of geophysical inversion with a focus on advanced seismic inversion methods and data integration in complex reservoir models. He has worked on inference problems at different earth scales. In the topic of oil and gas reservoir description, he develops services and technology for the upstream oil and gas industry. Miguel has supervised a large number of projects on seismic inversion, reservoir characterization, and integration, and developed advanced technology and software for these fields. His recent research involves focused Full Waveform Inversion and quantitative Knowledge Networks for data integration. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Geophysics from the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, working with Albert Tarantola, and was a full professor and Head of the Applied Physics Department at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. He is an active member of the SEG, AGU, EAGE, IAMG, AAPG, GSH and serves as associate editor in the area of reservoir geophysics for the journal GEOPHYSICS. He is presently the founder and CEO of Info Geosciences Technology and Services. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by CGG. When you need accurate estimates of reservoir properties, it all comes down to the details. For more than 90 years, CGG has led the industry in advanced subsurface imaging, providing the best possible input for reservoir characterization. Our proprietary time-lag FWI technology provides detailed and robust velocity models and remarkable FWI imaging results in even the most complex geological settings. Better images, better knowledge, better outcomes: upgrade your reservoir imaging and see things differently with CGG. Visit https://www.cgg.com/ to learn more. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify

David Eastwell, president of the AAPG YP Committee in Europe, discusses three things that are important in dealing with radioactive waste management. It's not just about carbon reduction … https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64894

Philipp Tesch, a geologist working the Permian Basin for Occidental Petroleum, talks about the crucial assets from YPs that are needed for sustainability projects. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64893

Tyler Wiseman, with the Utah Trust Land Administration, talks about the important work and emerging opportunities YPs have in finding helium resources. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64892

Mark Zoback discusses his Honorary Lecture, "Geomechanical Issues Affecting Long-Term Storage of CO2." In this episode, Mark highlights how oil and gas companies are best positioned to address the needs for large-scale carbon storage. He discusses the role of depleted oil and gas reservoirs for CO2 storage, as well as the geomechanical issues that have to be considered. Mark also shares what is most essential to unlocking long-term CO2 storage and how government officials and companies can work together. This is a timely conversation that addresses real-world needs with the geophysical knowledge to solve problems. Visit https://seg.org/podcast to find the link to listen to Mark's lecture. BIOGRAPHY Mark D. Zoback is the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative, and Co-Director of the Stanford Center for Induced and Triggered Seismicity, and the Stanford Center for Carbon Storage. Zoback conducts research on in situ stress, fault mechanics, and reservoir geomechanics with an emphasis on shale gas, tight gas, and tight oil production as well as CO2 sequestration. He is the author of two textbooks and the author/co-author of approximately 400 technical papers. Zoback has received a number of awards and honors, including election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering in 2011 and the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award of the AAPG in 2015. He was the 2020 chair of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Technical Committee on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by CGG. Question: What is key to safe, long-term CO2 storage? Answer: A good understanding of subsurface site integrity. Making more-informed decisions while developing your sub-surface storage calls for the kind of integrated geoscience expertise CGG can provide. Our multi-discipline approach delivers assessments of containment risks such a cap rock failure, fault reactivation and surface deformation. Our coupled reservoir, geomechanics and fracturing simulations can incorporate thermal effects and a full range of non-linear material models to ensure a rigorous assessment of injection and storage risks. With CGG, gain greater insight for your carbon and energy storage projects with our unique range of geoscience expertise that helps you see things differently. Visit https://www.cgg.com/ to learn more. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

Irma Panou-Filandra, president of AAPG's YP chapter in London, discusses business opportunities regarding natural gas and sustainability throughout Europe. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64891

A new oil and gas generation paradigm is here and it will help integrate scientists across the world that will have a lasting impact on the world, Troy talks about how! He also brings up the concepts around Zero Fuel Energy and how we plan to sustain the demand of electricity with that energy source! Is it possible?

Telly Manos, co-chair of the AAPG Global Young Professionals, discusses professional opportunities, business potentials and Association connections for YPs around the world. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/64885

Katie Mehnert discusses diversity and inclusion in the energy industry and the goal of making safe, clean energy equitable for all. Hosted by Sarah Barnes and Julian Chenin. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/61741

Carolina Garcia talks about Latin America and Caribbean Region's (LACR) Student/YP Sustainable Development Projects. Hosted by Sarah Barnes and Julian Chenin. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/61643

Bill Harbert highlights his SEG course, "Petrophysics and Geophysics Relevant to CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery." In this forward-looking conversation, Bill shares why it's the right time to discuss enhanced oil recovery (EOR), the geophysical method that will have the greatest impact on EOR, one of the biggest pitfalls when geophysical methods are applied to CO2 monitoring and EOR, and what will happen when CO2 enhanced oil recovery reaches its full potential. Visit https://seg.org/podcast to find links to sign up for Bill's course. BIOGRAPHY Dr. William Harbert received his MS in Exploration Geophysics and Ph.D. in Geophysics from Stanford University. He is a lifetime member of SEG, a registered professional petroleum geophysicist, and a member of AAPG and SPE. He has been a DOE ORISE Research Associate and a Resident Institute Fellow of the NETL-Institute for Advanced Energy Solution (IAES). He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the In Salah CO2 Injection Project facilitated by British Petroleum and is presently on the Altarock Review Board, which focuses on an enhanced geothermal power project funded by the United States Department of Energy. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by TGS. TGS offers a wide range of energy data and insights to meet the industry where it's at and where it's headed. TGS provides scientific data and intelligence to companies active in the energy sector. In addition to a global, extensive and diverse energy data library, TGS offers specialized services such as advanced processing and analytics alongside cloud-based data applications and solutions. Visit https://www.tgs.com/ to learn more. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with Jim White, Executive Director of SEG, to discuss IMAGE '21, his first few months on the job, and the future of applied geophysics. Topics include the relocation of SEG's headquarters to Houston, the possible merger of AAPG and SPE, and what to expect in Denver, Colorado for IMAGE '21. Visit https://imageevent.org/2021 to learn more and register today. ABOUT IMAGE '21 IMAGE '21 is the integrated annual conference and exhibition of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and in conjunction with the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM). IMAGE '21 takes place from 26 September to 1 October 2021 and will offer two ways to attend for one registration price: in-person at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver or online. Both components will offer networking, learning, and collaboration with a comprehensive technical program and an expansive exhibition showcasing the latest products and technologies. BIOGRAPHY James C. White is the Executive Director for the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. James's professional career spans the geophysical industry with experience in executive management, business development, strategic planning, risk analysis, program management, and financial strategies. He has served in several nonprofit organizations including, most recently, the IAGC Chairman of the Board. White holds a bachelor's degree in geoscience from Penn State University. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by CGG. When you've been a part of the geoscience community for over 90 years, you tend to learn a few things—including the importance of sharing ideas and experiences. CGG is proud to support the SEG and our industry as we apply our geoscience and data science expertise to natural resource, energy transition, infrastructure, and environmental challenges. As the world's energy needs continue to evolve and grow, and we face new challenges, CGG is here to help you see things differently. Visit https://www.cgg.com/ to learn more. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

How do we start making an impact on the school system? Let's start by getting Earth Science taught to the teachers! Ms. Ewald is a real-life superhero and she is bringing Earth Science to the forefront of academia in kids from K-12. This is going to have one of the largest positive impacts in our society in the next 20-30 years. This is a huge task, a very serious one and we are honored to know and support Ms. Ewald with everything she does!!

We get the chance to sit down with the CEO of Stratagraph and his team from around the "war room". From learning about his dad's story of starting the company and how he continues to integrate and strive during unpredictable and wild times. Incredible story, great people, and a serious service for people exploring oil and gas!

In this episode on PBE we sit down with an industry ninja that combines rock data, core, cuttings, and outcrop to the log data of the subsurface - We all hope to see you at the event in Fort Worth too!

Awakening to a New Era with the SWS AAPG in Fort Worth. Do not miss this show if you plan to improve your performance as an operator or service company in the oil and gas business. The Fort Worth Geological Society has put together a world-class event, the short course, the talks, the social event… Like Skipo would say, WE’RE BACK!!! Join us at the show for a great opportunity to learn and integrate new ideas to help elevate our industry and everyone in it.

Many of you may recognize today's guest from the Mineral Rights Forum and her involvement with the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO).  I'm referring to Martha Barnes who is an amazing person that has generously helped hundreds if not thousands of people on the forum and through her work with NARO. In this episode, Martha shares some amazing tips for all mineral owners, whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned professional.  And despite the fact that she is an experienced geologist and oil and gas industry vet, when it came time to take over the management of her families mineral rights, she realized that there was still a lot to learn.  Listen how her involvement with NARO helped her bridge that knowledge gap and some of the helpful things that the organization is doing to empower mineral and royalty owners. Martha Creager Barnes is an owner and managing partner at Santa Clara Minerals, LLC which manages mineral rights for private mineral owners.  Prior to starting SCM, she was an exploration and production geologist for Marathon Oil Company for nearly 29 years.  Martha grew up in New Mexico and is a third-generation geologist and a fourth-generation mineral owner.  She has a BA in Geology and Managerial Studies from Rice University, a MS in Geology from the University of South Carolina and is a Registered Geologist with the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) and a Certified Geologist with the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists (AAPG).  She is a Certified Minerals Manager with the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) and currently serves as a Director on the OK NARO Board and the US NARO Board.  She is a member of AAPG, HGS, and AAPL.  As always, you can find the show notes with links to resources mentioned in this episode at mineralrightspodcast.com

Carbon Capture, Use and Storage: A conversation with Cindy Yeilding, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for BP America. Hosted by Sarah Barnes and Julian Chenin. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/59429

Opportunities for geoscientists: A conversation with Rick Fritz, AAPG President. Hosted by Sarah Barnes and Julian Chenin. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/58958

Sustainable Development with Kristin McLin, manager, Petroleum Geochemistry and Basin Modeling at ConocoPhillips, Houston. Hosted by Sarah Barnes and Julian Chenin. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/58711

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with Dr. Wafik Beydoun, the Chair of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee, to discuss SEG20. Wafik and Andrew discuss what to expect during the all-virtual event, the unique benefits and value of the virtual setting, highlights of the technical sessions, and how networking will be as strong as any SEG. Visit https://seg.org/am to register for SEG20 today! BIOGRAPHY Wafik Beydoun is the Director Americas at the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP). Previously he was Country Chair Total Kuwait and 2018-2019 Chairman of the Board, Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). Past assignments: President & CEO, Total E&P Research & Technology USA; Manager, R&D Division ADNOC UAE; Business Development Manager Technology/R&D Total France; Sr. Negotiator New Ventures Total France; Manager Geophysical Operations and Technology Total France; Area Exploration Manager Total Angola; Project Leader, Geosciences Research Centre Total UK; Project leader, ARCO Plano Texas USA. Wafik holds an MSc and Ph.D. in Geophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). He is a member of SEG, SPE, EAGE, AAPG, AGU, and Sigma Xi, and has over 90 publications and communications. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

Digging Deeper with Scott Tinker, director of the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin, and chairman of the Switch Energy Alliance. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/58122

Getting involved in your professional association is the key to unlocking its power. And volunteering is a great way to get started. At SEG, committees serve this vital role of connecting members to the society, as well as to each other. In this conversation with Andrew Geary, Dr. Sergio Chávez-Pérez, Chair of the Research Committee, discusses what the committee does, how to get involved, and how it has impacted Sergio's career. Sergio also discusses why engaging geophysicists outside Houston, Texas is essential for the future of applied geophysics. Visit https://seg.org/podcast/Post/9063 for Sergio's full bio and the link to read May's The Leading Edge highlighting the Committee. BIOGRAPHY Sergio Chávez-Pérez received a B.S. degree in geophysical engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, Mexico City, MEXICO) in 1984 and an M.S. in exploration geophysics from the University of South Carolina (USC, Columbia, SC, USA) in 1987. He began his work as an exploration seismologist in Mexico City at the Mexican Petroleum Institute in 1987. Later, he was appointed a research associate of engineering seismology at the Center for Seismic Research (1987-1992) and an adjunct professor of exploration seismology at UNAM (1987-1992). Sergio went back to the USA in 1992 to pursue his Ph.D. in exploration seismology at the Seismological Lab of the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR, Reno, NV, USA). He obtained his Ph.D. in December 1997 and since January 1998 is a Research Geophysicist at the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP), following technology for IMP and PEMEX. He has also been an adjunct professor of exploration seismology at UNAM (1999-2014; 2016- ) and adjunct professor at the University of Utah, USA (2004-2014). His areas of professional interest are seismic imaging (migration, modeling, tomography, and inversion), data processing and wavefield transformation, interpretation of seismic data for structural, stratigraphic, and reservoir and site characterization targets, and seismic wave propagation. He became an SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) member in 1981 during his undergraduate years in Mexico City, was a candidate for Vice-President in 2007, and currently serves as an associate editor for GEOPHYSICS (Case Histories, Interpretation Methods), reviewer for Interpretation, member of the Global Affairs, Latin America Advisory (past Chair), Research (Chair), and Translations committees (past Chair), and reviewer, and session and workshop organizer during SEG Annual Meetings. Sergio is also a member of AAPG, AGU, AMGE (serving as foreign relations liaison), EAGE (serving as a workshop organizer), GCSSEPM, GSA, and GSH. In addition, he is also a reviewer for the Journal of Applied Geophysics, Geofísica Internacional, and Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (NPG). CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

On June 5, 2020, Hendratta Ali released the "Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences" petition. In the petition, Dr. Ali and her collaborators outline 15 action steps for societies, organizations, companies, and individuals to take to strive toward anti-racism and equity. In this conversation with Andrew Geary, Dr. Ali discusses how the petition originated, what it means for a professional society to be anti-racist and equitable for all members, her personal experiences of racism in the geosciences, and concrete steps organizations can take to better support Black, Indigenous, Latinx People and other minoritized groups in the geosciences. As of June 19, over 19,000 have signed the petition. Read the petition at https://www.change.org/p/geoscientists-call-for-a-robust-anti-racism-plan-for-the-geosciences. For all the resources Dr. Ali mentions in this conversation, visit https://seg.org/podcast. BIOGRAPHY Hendratta Ali is an Associate Professor in the Geosciences Department at Fort Hays State University (FHSU) and is the coordinator of the Petroleum Geology program and student club advisor/mentor. Dr. Ali established and developed a petroleum geology program in the Department of Geosciences at FHSU. She supervises the FHSU geology apprenticeship program for students and mentors students to gain industry experience before they graduate. In addition to teaching and supervising apprenticeships, Dr. Ali has a vibrant research group that typically includes several undergraduate students, advises the student chapters of the SEG (Fort Hays State University Geophysical Society) and AAPG petroleum club. She is also the faculty sponsor of the Fort Hays State University IBA team. Dr. Ali’s research interests are in magnetic susceptibility and chemo-stratigraphy applied to petroleum systems and the use of stable isotope applied to surface and groundwater systems. She is very active in SEG, AAPG, and other professional organizations. She has served in key leadership roles including serving as president of the Kansas Geophysical Society, chair of the SEG Youth Education committee, and member of several committees. She offers petroleum-related short-courses and workshops to working professionals and non-geosciences professionals. Dr. Ali was honored with the SEG Outstanding Educator Award in 2018 and the AAPG Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award in 2017. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

Seismic Soundoff is excited to welcome back Kurt Marfurt. Kurt joined the podcast for our second-ever episode that still remains one of the most popular episodes. For this conversation, Kurt highlights the present state of education and training in geophysics, including the value and benefits of virtual education. He shares his thoughts on the most important area of focus for geophysicists right now, why there's a need to increase your quantitative and programming skills and offers his one piece of advice to succeed in geophysics. As with our first conversation, this one is not to be missed. Join host Andrew Geary and Kurt Marfurt on "The present and future of training and education." Visit https://seg.org/podcast/Post/9056 for the complete show notes and links to Kurt's research articles, books, and courses. BIOGRAPHY Kurt J. Marfurt joined The University of Oklahoma in 2007 where he serves as the Frank and Henrietta Schultz Professor of Geophysics within the ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics. Marfurt’s primary research interest is in the development and calibration of new seismic attributes to aid in seismic processing, seismic interpretation, and reservoir characterization. Recent work has focused on applying coherence, spectral decomposition, structure-oriented filtering, and volumetric curvature to mapping fractures and karst with a particular focus on resource plays. Marfurt earned a Ph.D. in applied geophysics at Columbia University’s Henry Krumb School of Mines in New York in 1978 where he also taught as an Assistant Professor for four years. He worked 18 years in a wide range of research projects at Amoco’s Tulsa Research Center after which he joined the University of Houston for 8 years as a Professor of Geophysics and the Director of the Allied Geophysics Lab. He has received the SEG best paper (for coherence), SEG best presentation (for seismic modeling), as a coauthor with Satinder Chopra best SEG poster (one on curvature, one on principal component analysis) and best AAPG technical presentation, and as a coauthor with Roderick Perez Altimar, AAPG/SEG Interpretation best paper (on brittleness) awards. Marfurt also served as the SEG/EAGE Distinguished Short Course Instructor for 2006 and 2018 (on seismic attributes). In addition to teaching and research duties at OU, Marfurt leads short courses on attributes for SEG and AAPG and served as first Editor-in-Chief of the AAPG/SEG journal Interpretation. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

Digging Deeper with Stephen Hubbard, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, and 2019-2020 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/57143

Digging Deeper with Lee Esch, Senior Geoscience Advisor, Subsurface Geology, ExxonMobil, and 2019-2020 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/56887

Digging Deeper with Michael Pyrcz, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, and 2019-2020 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/56437

A conversation with Chris about his experience working as a geologist in the oil and gas industry, including drilling prospects in Michigan, Oklahoma, and Illinois, mapping the subsurface throughout the Permian Basin, lots of talk about enhanced recovery techniques, directional drilling, a comprehensive overview of the petroleum system including seals, traps, source rocks, migration pathways, and reservoirs, and his take on the state of the energy industry and the way forward into the next decade. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thegeologyvlog/support

Digging Deeper with Kristin Bergmann, Asstant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and 2019-2020 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/56089

In this special episode, host Andrew Geary brings a longtime SEG member and scribe of the Interpreter Sam column - Don Herron - to the podcast to reflect on his 17 years writing for The Leading Edge. The December 2019 issue published the final Interpreter Sam column. In this back-and-forth conversation, Don shares the original idea for the column, the best feedback he received, the future of interpretation, what he's most proud of with Interpreter Sam, and so much more. This is a must-listen episode for all interpreters and geophysicists! For links to Don's favorite columns - including an interpreter's rendition of A Christmas Carol - visit https://seg.org/podcast/Post/8769. IS DON HERRON, SAM? One question that didn't come up in our conversation is "am I, Don Herron, Sam?" Of course, I'm the author of the column, but is the Sam character me, and are the stories I told all based on my own first-hand experience? The answer is that a majority of the stories are my own, but sometimes I was a major character and other times an innocent bystander. Another question is, who is Sam's "good friend Jack" who figures in a number of the stories? Is he a real person or simply a literary construct? I'll leave that unanswered. - Don Herron BIOGRAPHY Don Herron has enjoyed a career as a seismic interpreter at Texaco (1973–1977), Gulf (1977–1984), and most recently Sohio/BP (1984–2008). At both Gulf and Sohio/BP, he taught in-house courses in seismic interpretation and was co-instructor for the SEG public course “Seismic Interpretation in the Exploration Domain” from 1995 to 2007. He was chairman of the SEG Continuing Education Committee (1998–2001) and a member of the Editorial Board of The Leading Edge (2002–2007, chairman in 2006–2007). He is an active member of SEG, AAPG, and Sigma Xi, and he always has taken the time to observe and write about the world around him. EDITOR'S NOTE Special thanks to all the individuals that provided questions and stories for this episode. I (Andrew Geary) had the privilege to work with Don on the EVOLVE Technical Committee in 2019 as a small part of his many roles at SEG, and it was a pleasure to speak with him on this major achievement built over a decade-plus. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

In this insider's look at The Leading Edge, host Andrew Geary speaks with Kyle Spikes, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss TLE's November special section on borehole geophysics. Kyle and Andrew discuss the business value of borehole geophysics, the wide-ranging and practical methods highlighted by the papers, mitigating challenges presented by borehole geophysics, and more. In this conversation, get the inside look at borehole geophysics and the value this month's special section will bring your work. This episode is sponsored by TGS. Visit https://seg.org/podcast/Post/7657 for the complete show notes. BIOGRAPHY Kyle Spikes is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He holds the Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair in Geology. His research interests include the integration of geologic inferences with rock physics and quantitative seismic interpretation. These interests have led to projects for shale characterization, carbon sequestration, and forward numerical wave propagation methods. He received a Ph.D. (2008) in geophysics from Stanford University. He's a member of SEG, EAGE, and AAPG. SPONSOR TGS is the global gateway to subsurface intelligence from seismic to well data. As a leading geoscience data provider to the energy industry TGS invests in onshore and offshore multi-client data projects in an array of basins worldwide - ranging from new-entry frontier markets to established, mature basins. TGS’s extensive data library portfolio services the entire upstream life cycle from exploration through the appraisal and development stage. Leveraging the breadth of this world-class library TGS enhances the exploration process through advanced analytics and analytics-ready data products. Visit https://www.tgs.com/. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney.

We kick the 2019 URTeC Series off with Dr. Susan Nash and what a cool and interesting show it was. The AAPG is lucky to have Dr. Nash as Director of Innovation. We enjoyed the heck out of it and hope to have a full show with her in the near future!!SPONSOR SPACE AVAILABLE

Part 2: How Conversational Self Discovery and Personal Reperception Empowers Long-Term Success on Your Terms. Career Talk with Frank Wantland, career coach and former AAPG EXPLORER columnist. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/54698

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Part 1: How Conversational Self Discovery and Personal Reperception Empowers Long-Term Success on Your Terms. Career Talk with Frank Wantland, career coach and former AAPG EXPLORER columnist. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/53994

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with Heloise Lynn on her upcoming North American Honorary Lecturer tour starting 5 September. Andrew and Heloise discuss Leon Thomsen's famous deck of cards from SEG 1986, the controversy surrounding her recent published paper, how anisotropy can be understood by all geophysicists, what would happen if azimuthal P-P seismic measurements reached its full potential, and more. This interview isn't to be missed. Learn more about her tour at https://seg.org/Education/Lectures/Honorary-Lectures/2019-HL-Lynn. Interviewee biography Heloise Bloxsom Lynn is a geophysical consultant and instructor with Petroskills and Nautilus World. She started working in seismic reflection data in 1975, processing U.S. onshore data for Texaco in Houston. Lynn worked for Texaco, Amoco, BP, and then in 1984, she and her husband, Walt, formed Lynn Incorporated. Her consulting experience includes working in North America, Hungary, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Australia, Thailand, China, and Japan. She specializes in the use of 3D multiazimuth and/or multicomponent data to obtain structure, lithology, porosity, pore fluids, in-situ stress, and aligned porosity (aka natural fractures). She also includes conventional VSP data processed for split-shear waves in these projects because there is nearly always a source-generated S-wave or a near-source mode-converted S-wave, and/or mode-conversions at impedance boundaries. In the fall of 2004, she was the SEG/AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, speaking on “The Winds of Change – anisotropic rocks, their preferred direction of fluid flow, and their associated seismic signatures.” She has described her research findings in many oral presentations and in 47 published papers that collectively create an invaluable knowledge base for scientists, researchers, students, teachers, and exploration geophysicists. She earned a BA in geology-math from Bowdoin College, Maine; an MSc in exploration geophysics from Stanford University; and a PhD in geophysics from Stanford University. She is a member of SEG, EAGE, the Geophysical Society of Houston (GSH), AAPG, and SPE. Credits Interview: Heloise Lynn Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Special thanks to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts to be the first to know about new episodes!

Data Mining/Machine Learning and the Evolution of the Petroleum Geoscientist with Deborah Sacrey, Auburn Energy. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/53603

In this episode of Beneath the Subsurface we introduce our Geoscience and Data & Analytics intern teams for our summer internship program. Erica kicks off the episode with Jason and Sri talking about how the programs have come about and changed overtime here at TGS, how they select and recruit for the program, and the scope of the projects that the internships tackle this summer. Erica then spends time with both teams of interns discussing the experience in the program, what they’ve learned, and everything they’ll be taking away and applying back to their studies and upcoming careers. TABLE OF CONTENTS00:00 - Intro00:50 - Team Leader Segment with Jason and Sri01:09 - The Geoscience Internship Program04:42 - The Data & Analytics Internship Program07:29 - Advice for Program Applicants11:54 - Data & Analytics Intern Team Introductions13:32 - The D&A Summer Projects15:18 - Lessons Learned Pt. 117:20 - The TGS Internship Experience Pt. 120:24 - Future Careers21:41 - Advice for Future Interns & Reasons to Apply Pt. 124:34 - Valuable Take Aways Pt. 126:01 - Geoscience Intern Team Introductions28:36 - The Geoscience Summer Projects31:33 - Lessons Learned Pt. 233:14 - The TGS Internship Experience Pt. 234:12 - Advice for Future Interns & Reasons to Apply Pt. 239:28 - Valuable Take Aways Pt. 2EXPLORE MORE FROM THE EPISODEARLASSALT NET TGS DATA LIBRARYEPISODE TRANSCRIPTErica Conedera:00:12Hello and welcome to Beneath the Subsurface a podcast that explores the intersection of geoscience and technology. From the Software Development Department here at TGS, I'm your host, Erica Conedera. This time around, we'll be chatting with our newest batch of intrepid students in TGS' dynamic and immersive internship program. As you will hear, they are a diverse group of future innovators from around the world. They bring with them a wide range of skills and interests and work together to collaborate on exciting real world projects. We'll start our conversation today with a quick introduction from the leaders of our internship program. I'm here with Sri Kainkarayam, the data science lead and Jason Kegel with the geoscience team who heads up the geoscience intern program. And we're going to talk a little bit about the internship programs. Jason, how has this program changed in the last five years?Jason Kegel:01:09When we first started the program, I want to say 2013, 2014, it was out of the Calgary office in Canada. The interns there were mainly from some of our Calgary schools nearby. And then it started to grow 2014, 2015 to include some of our Texas schools, UT, Baylor, University of Houston. As it's grown, we've decided to add more projects and more sort of interesting work to the projects. We've also been able to bring on some of our original interns into roles within the company. So over the last five years, I'd say the biggest thing that's grown is the, the number of interns. So in Calgary, when this first started we had one intern and then that same intern came back a second year and we brought another one on. And then we got one in Houston. And then as that grew, we had a couple in Houston and a couple in Calgary.Jason: 02:09And then the past couple of years we've had four each year. So we had four last year and four this year. So we've really been able to sort of guide new projects around that to where we can really include their schoolwork and what they're doing in their university work with what we're doing here at TGS and hopefully build a sort of cohesive project for them to work on. And that's sort of the struggle with a lot of internship projects that we've done over the past years is to incorporate what they want to do as students and as interns and as their career grows, with what we'd like to see them do and encourage them to do within TGS.Erica:02:49Does that go into the consideration of which interns you end up picking, what their specialties are or what they're looking to do with what you need?Jason:02:58No, not necessarily, a lot of the times the interns, so for example, last year we were working very closely with a couple of schools that we wanted to bring data into. So some of our production data our Longbow group into with the University of Lafayette. So we were working really closely with a few professors out of that school and a few professors with UH. So we had recommendations from the professors themselves with students that they thought might work nicely with us with - in terms of their knowledge of data already and their knowledge of well log use and seismic, so they can kind of jump in running without having to learn too much in the beginning, without too much of a learning curve. So in aspects of that, and that's, that's more that we look for. So the, the professors we're working with, along with how long it will take them to, to get up and running with things.Jason:03:51Our current group of students is sort of a more advanced set of students who are working on their PhDs or in their later years of their master's degrees. So they've already seen a lot of these areas and worked with a lot of the data. So we do look for sort of more advanced students now, whereas when we first started the program, we were, we were happy to get anybody, some people that were not sure if they were going to be geoscientists, but you know, we're in the geoscience program with their bachelor's and that was okay too. I think we still got a lot out of having them here, working with us. but as we've grown, we've been putting them on more and more advanced projects and they've really been able to help out.Erica:04:29Cool, sounds like they've added a lot of value.Jason:04:30They definitely do. And it's nice to have sort of fresh faces around in the summertime and, and it really, really fills in for everybody that goes on vacation in the summer.Erica:04:39(Laughter) Right? Awesome.Jason:04:39The office doesn't seem so empty.Erica:04:42Awesome. So for the data analytics team, the internship program is new. I think this is your first batch of interns, correct Sri?Sri Kainkaryam:04:57Yes. So the data science team started sometime around November, 2017 so this is, although this has been our second summer, this is our first batch of interns that are projects, both, trying to test out novel algorithms, novel approaches, also try and apply ideas from high performance computing to building workflows, and also try and build sort of, user interfaces or ability to, deploy these for various users. So, there are broadly three buckets in which these projects fall into. And, it's an, it's, it was an interesting time looking for an intern because data science as, as a domain is, sits at the intersection of sort of three, broadly non intersecting sets, right? So geoscience, computing as well as machine learning or deep learning and folks having adequate background in all three of them, they sort of fit the -the mold of a good intern.Sri:06:02So it was in some sense was a little hard initially to try and find an intern. So I think we have a talented group of interns working on two of the broad offerings that we have right now. One of them is Salt Net, that is trying to interpret salt bodies from seismic images, and one is called ARLAS that is curve completion and aspects of petrophysics that can be done on, on wells that are available in an entire basin. So, it's, it's been four weeks into the internship program and the interns, the interns are pretty smart. They're motivated and it's been a fun experience so far.Erica:06:43Is it a 12 week program in total?Sri:06:46It's around a 12 week program. Some of them I think are here for a little longer than that. So, one of them is, trying to build a tensorflow port of our salt network flow because tensorflow community comes with a bunch of advantages such as, like, ability to deploy, it also comes with a JavaScript library called tensorflow JS that that makes it easy to do machine learning in the browser. So we want to make use of that infrastructure and the community built infrastructure. And that's one of the reasons why, one of the interns is spending time trying to build, trying to put our workflow in onto tensorflow.Erica:07:29So if you guys had some advice to give to people looking to get into the internship program, would you have anything you'd want to let them know?Sri:07:37So from the perspective of data science internships, given that how fast the field is moving, especially for students looking for data science internships in, in the space of oil and gas, the first and foremost thing is having an ability to understand various aspects, various various sources of data or aspects of data in the upstream domain. Because, just to give you an example, somebody who's worked on deep learning of natural images throughout, the moment you try and apply similar algorithms onto seismic images, it's a completely different domain. So, what are the, what are some of the assumptions that you can make? And that's where having a strong domain background really helps.Sri:08:30And I think the second thing that is, that's becoming very important in the marketplace right now is, is with, with platforms like GitHub or, you know, various open source projects. You can actually showcase your code. So pick a problem, learn a few, learn some approaches or try out some novel approaches, and put out the code out there. Put that on your resume because that adds a lot of weight, in your, in your ability to make a case for an internship rather than somebody who hasn't, who says, oh, I have, I have a strong programming background, but there's no way for somebody who's evaluating the person to see the code. So that these days has become a really strong advantage for, for a lot of students. So a couple of the students that are working with us this summer, they actually have active GitHub profiles where they've posted code, they've contributed code, various projects and so on. And as a consequence, like we looked at their profiles and backgrounds and like, oh, this is an obvious fit to our group and this person also has a background. A couple of them were like Ph.D students in geophysics, so it's an obvious fit for our team. So it was, it was all, it was a no-brainer for us to get them to come work with us this summer,Erica:09:53Jason?Jason:09:53On the geoscience side, it's, it's quite a bit different really. A lot of the students that are in university going for, for geoscience and wanting to go into the oil and gas industry have mainly just academic experience. So we really just want somebody that can sort of get up to speed quickly with sort of what an explorationist in an oil and gas company would do is look at essentially what we're bringing them in to do is what a sort of a mini, really quick exploration studies on basins where they don't have to go full on to drill a well, but they still need to have the ideas behind it where they can use the data, they have to evaluate an area and come up to speed quickly with, with getting those presentations out. So having really good presentation skills and having just a background enough to be able to learn on their own and pick up concepts quickly really helps. We see that a lot with, since we do get a lot of our interns through their advisors at different universities, that that really helps. But it also doesn't hinder it. We've also had lots of students that have applied, that have came from different universities where we don't know the advisors and it's just a matter of them going through the interview process and showcasing that they're, they're able to get to speed quickly. So, anybody can really go, go and do this type of work if they have the, the ability to learn.Erica:11:14Awesome.Sri:11:14I think that's an interesting point that Jason brought up. The ability to learn things fast and, sort of the ability to, appreciate various data sets and trying to understand and bring them together. I think that's a huge advantage for, for students. And based on my interaction with students in our group as well as Jason's group, I think TGS this summer has a fabulous group of interns.Erica:11:43Okay. Well thank you guys for talking to us about the internship program and we're very happy to talk to your respective groups and see what they have to say. Thank you.Sri:11:52Thank very much.Jason:11:53Thank you.Erica:11:56I'm sitting here with our first group of interns from the data and analytics group. To my left, we have Michael Turek from Florida State University. His major is computer science. He has a B.S. In computer science as an Undergrad. What are your career goals? What are you working towards?Michael Turek:12:15Yes. So part of me taking an internship here at TGS was to help figure that out. And so, well, you know, my interests rely mostly in machine learning and things like this. So something pretty, along those lines.Erica:12:31Awesome. Well we hope you, we'll help you figure that out. While you're here. Going around the table, we have Lingxiao Jia from the University of Wyoming. Your major is geophysics and you're working towards your PhD studying seismic imaging, migration and inversion. What kind of career are you working towards?Lingxiao Jia:12:50I plan to work as a Geoscientist in the oil and gas industry.Erica:12:56Awesome.Lingxiao:12:56Yeah, I like to do programming, so mostly on that.Erica:13:06Cool. All right. And then to my right, we had Deepthi Sen, from Texas A&M, majoring in petroleum engineering, working towards your PhD, studying reservoir engineering. What's your career goal, Ms. Deepthi?Deepthi Sen:13:21I'd like to, get a full time employment in the oil industry, preferably working on something related to machine learning in reservoir engineering. So yeah, that's why one of the reasons why I'm here too.Erica:13:33Awesome. Yeah. Oh, we're glad all of you are here. So can you guys describe for us, the projects you're working on? I'm not sure if you guys are all working on the same project or if you're working on different projects.Deepthi:13:45We are working on different projects. So right now I'm working on something which, involves clustering well logs, into good and bad, sections.Deepthi:13:57I use machine learning and a few algorithms that I use for my graduate research too.Erica:14:04Very cool. What's a bad section?Deepthi:14:07A bad section as in, there are certain depths at which, certain well logs behave erratically so we want, do not want to use that data, so we have to cluster it out. So, in order to do that manually for, you know, thousands of wells, it's impossible. So that's where machine learning comes into play.Erica:14:27Very cool. Very useful too. Lingxiao?Lingxiao:14:32I'll be working on using machine learning to do the recognition of geoscience features. For example, there could be faults, it could be picking horizons, could be recognizing salt domes, something like that.Erica:14:48Wow. Very complex and over my head. (Laughter) I'm sure it's very important though. And you, sir?Michael:14:57Yeah, so I'm working on translating the models that TGS' data analytics team uses to predict salt patches in the earth. So they use, they use models written in a module called Pi Torch and I'm converting that to tensorflow 2.0Erica:15:17Cool. Very cool. So what have you guys learned along the way so far? I know this is kind of the beginning for you, but-Michael:15:28Yeah, so it's, it's somewhat difficult to- so much, is kind of the answer to that question. But a lot of what I've learned boils down to more of the theory side of machine learning. Coming into the internship I didn't know a whole lot about the backend of machine learning, mostly just applying it. So learning how all these models work and why they work and things like that in terms of, the actual actually applying machine learning. That's what I've learned. I've also learned though, perhaps more importantly, working with a team and collaborating and things like that, which has been-Erica:16:10So hands on, real-world experience. What do you guys say to that? Ladies, I should say (Laughter) to my right.Deepthi:16:17So as I said, the research that I do is again, on machine learning. So I get to use similar algorithms to another, I would say facet of oil and gas. So I worked in reservoir engineering back in Grad school. Here I'm working on, petrophysics, so I kind of see how the same algorithms and same concepts can be applied in two different, areas, which is quite eye opening. Yeah. And apart from that I'm learning new algorithms and learning new math, which, I would think that's very important for, for my Grad school too, so, one good thing about TGS is that, they are quite, you know, they don't mind, publishing. So as a PhD student, that's very important to me. So that's one thing I look forward to too.Erica:17:08Yeah. Awesome.Lingxiao:17:10For me, it has helped me get a deeper understanding of how much, how machine learning works and how it could be applied to the field of Geo Sciences.Erica:17:20Cool. So talking about TGS more broadly, like as a culture, how would you say it's like working here, if someone were to ask you from school, what's it like working at TGS? What's that company like? What would you say?Deephti:17:36It's a very friendly atmosphere and, it is different from Grad School, in the sense that, I think Grad School, hours are more flexible than in an industry environment. But then, the focus is different and this is more, you know, I would think this more social than Grad school and, you know, being here, this is my first internship in the US, the environment is very friendly and you know, people look out for each other it's great.Erica:18:15Cool.Lingxiao:18:15Yeah. People here are so helpful and the, I have had a great time. I really enjoy this internship by far. Yeah.Erica:18:26Awesome.Michael:18:26It's wonderful. You're working in small teams and so you get to know everyone pretty well. It's very tight knit and those people are smart and very helpful kind people. It's, it's, it's wonderful.Erica:18:37Cool. Any surprises along the way? Anything you weren't expecting?Michael:18:44So, no, I wouldn't say there's anything that surprised me. I mean apart from the environment I had a much more perhaps rigid definition of, you know, you go to work and do your job and that's kind of that, but it's much more relaxed and that was, I guess, somewhat surprising.Erica:19:01Okay. I like that. Yeah. How bad the drive was maybe?Deepthi:19:06Yeah, I stay close by.Erica:19:09That's good. That's the way to do it. (Laughter) Yeah. What are you guys looking forward to for the remainder of your internships?Michael:19:17Yeah, so I'm looking forward since I'm rewriting these, these models and an interface for them, it'll be exciting to see them, how they perform and also to actually see the data and analytics team using them and hopefully finding them useful.Erica:19:31Yeah to see value for what you're working on. Absolutely.Deepthi:19:34So I'm about to finish the first part of my project, so I would like to wrap it up, you know, produce some good results and maybe get a publication out of it. And after that, yeah, I have a plan for what is to be done next, regarding the same, using the same similar approach but in a different setting. Yeah. So I'm looking forward to that.Erica:19:59Can you tell us what the different setting is or is that classified?Deepthi:20:03I'm not sure. (Laughter)Erica:20:05Right. We'll leave that one alone.Lingxiao:20:08So doing an internship here at TGS is an amazing adventure. I learn and discover new things everyday and I feel time passes very quickly, and everything is moving at a timely manner. So it's pretty good.Erica:20:24Nice. So I think we kind of touched upon how you guys are going to apply what you've learned here, at your careers as you go forward. Is there any particular job title that you guys think you're going to go towards?Deepthi:20:44Yeah. I probably will be going for a data scientist role, or I can say because of my background in reservoir engineering, I can go both on the data and science roles or the reservoir engineering roles. But yeah, from my experience here, I would, I think I would prefer to go to the data and data science roles because, there are like lots of opportunities out there and, the experience that I've gained here, I, I think it's going to be very helpful finding a full time position later on. Yeah.Lingxiao:21:18I could consider becoming a Geoscientist in the oil and gas or becoming a structural engineer because I have a programming background.Michael:21:32Yeah. I wouldn't say I have any career title I'm, I'm seeking out, but perhaps data scientist, but I'm not sure.Erica:21:41So what advice would you give to the interns who are going to be coming behind you?Michael:21:46Yeah. So probably to just build strong relationships with the team that you're in. Learn as much as you can, as deeply as you can.Deepthi:21:58Yeah. I would suggest that before coming in, you can go through, or if they have a set plan for you. In my case they did. So I had read up and you know, known what I'm going to work on so you can, you know, straight away start working on the project you have a rather than, you know, spend a lot of time, reading up those things that can happen before you start the internship. And yes, once you're here, it's, very important to like keep in touch, you know, meet the mentors every day or you know, update them so you have a clear path that you need to, yeah.Erica:22:44Lingxiao?Lingxiao:22:44I would suggest to go talk with people and you see what everyone is working on.Erica:22:51So learn, learn what other people are doing as well.Lingxiao:22:55Yeah.Erica:22:55That, yeah, that makes good sense. So why did you guys apply for the internships here?Michael:23:05So I applied, cause I was just looking for an internship and I had heard that, well I had heard that, (Laughter)Erica:23:14Honest.Michael:23:14(Laughter) I had heard good reviews from people who I respect and and I knew that they had a new data and analytics team doing machine learning, doing things with machine learning. That piqued my interest. And so I told them I was interested.Erica:23:28So kind of diverge off of that. So what programs are you guys using? Like actual hands on programs?Michael:23:36Yeah. So, programs for me are pretty, pretty simple. I use, a coding ID, visual Studio Code, and an Internet browser.Erica:23:43Whoa, okay.Michael:23:46I do that to do my work.Erica:23:47Google and a calculator, alright.Michael:23:49Yeah, pretty much.Erica:23:52Deepthi?Deepthi:23:52Uh, what was the question again?Erica:23:56What programs do you guys use?Deepthi:23:59Again, I guess we are in the process of making a program, so what I use is just Jupyter, it's very basic.Erica:23:59It's built on Python correct?Deepthi:23:59Yes, it is Python, I use Jupyter ID, and I'm in the process of making something useful from scratch.Erica:24:22So lastly, would you guys recommend a TGS internship to your fellow students?All:24:27Yes, definitely. Yes. Yes, yes. Yeah. Awesome. Yes.Erica:24:34Okay. So open question to the table. What are you going to take back to your program that you learned from your internship here? Starting with Michael to the left?Michael:24:42Yeah, so I'm learning a lot about machine learning and so in computer science that's obviously going to be a direct parallel. I can take that back. But I really think that what I'm learning most here that I'll take back is just how to collaborate with people, how to talk with people in a team and work in that way. I think that'll -Erica:25:05Life skills.Michael:25:11Yes.Erica:25:11Lingxiao?Lingxiao:25:11So, since machine learning in such a hot topic. Now, the work that I did here could be really extended into a project in my PhD research. So, yeah I'm currently working on that.Erica:25:28Awesome. Deepthi?Deepthi:25:29So right now we're working on a clustering of time series data. So my, one of the projects that I'm working, at my Grad school is also on time series data, and I think I might be able to, you know, use the insights that I gained from, from TGS, directly to my, research. So that's something that I'm looking forward to.Erica:25:52Awesome. Okay, well thank you guys for talking with us today and I guess we'll let you get back to work now.Michael:25:59Thank you for having us.Deepthi:26:00Thank you.Lingxiao:26:01Thank you.Erica:26:01And now our last group for this episode, the geoscience interns.Erica:26:08Going around the table clockwise, we have Sean Romito. You're from the University of Houston, majoring in geology. You are working towards your PhD and you are studying magnetic basement structure of the Caribbean plate, tectonostratigraphy of South Gabon and Camamu-Almada conjugate basins. I totally know what all of that means. What career are you working towards?Sean Romito:26:35Oh, hello. Thank you for having me. Definitely exploration Geoscientist, this is kind of where I've been propelling my career, ever since I started with a bachelor's and I've just kinda been stepping towards that goal.Erica:26:51Awesome. All right. Now we have Geoff Jackson from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Majoring in petroleum geology. Your program is a master's degree and you graduated last spring. Congratulations!Geoff Jackson:27:07Thank you!Erica:27:07You studied a prospect lead off of a salt dome in southern Louisiana, and you cannot give us any more details than that.Geoff:27:14Unfortunately yes.Erica:27:14Very mysterious. So what, what are your career goals?Geoff:27:19Uh, similar to Sean's I was going to say, I can probably speak for the group here, but we're all just trying to be geologists and getting on with an operator, going to say probably best case scenario.Erica:27:28Awesome. Next we have Hualing Zhang, from the University of Houston, majoring in geology, working towards a PhD. And you're studying structural analysis and gravity modeling in the Permian Basin in West Texas. And you are originally from Urumqi, Northwest China and you got interested in geology about traveling around. That is so cool. So is your career goal the same?Hualing:27:53Yeah, basically similar, I'm working towards a career goal in the oil industry. Yeah. Since, like, my dad is also a geologist. Yeah. He works in PetroChina. So yeah, that's also my career goal.Erica:28:08Awesome. Yeah. Awesome. All right. And lastly, Cahill Kelleghan from Colorado School of Mines, majoring in geology. You're working towards a Masters of science and geology, and you're studying sedimentology and basin analysis / modeling with your thesis being in the Delaware Basin. So career goals?Cahill:28:28I'm pretty similar. I like to be in exploration geology and I really like sedimentology. So yeah, just applied geo science.Erica:28:36Awesome. Cool. So can you describe for us the projects that you guys are working on this summer? Same project or different project?Sean:28:46TGS has kind of tasked us with, I'm putting together some potential prospects or ideas of places we can look and most of that's going to be happening, well, we think it'd be North America and North American basins. And so we've kind of gotten access to some of their pretty amazing software, access to a lot of different databases and kind of putting that all together for a big picture of something useful that they can hopefully use from our projects. So I don't know if you guys want to add anything.Geoff:29:15Yeah, I mean, for one thing with these projects that's been very helpful to leverage the software that TGS has, specifically Longbow and access to their wealth of onshore well data that they have there. So we've been kind of bringing all of that together to generate these areas where we think that we should move further into as a company.Hualing:29:40Yeah. Also the first two weeks we're like working separately. We each have a study area and it's just a information gathering and doing researches and moving forward. Right now we are working in pairs. So, me and Geoff, we are working on similar location and to do like a research in a more detailed way. Yeah.Erica:30:05So you guys mentioned the software programs you're using. So aside from Longbow, what other programs do you use?Cahill:30:14Um, a lot, a lot of work in Kingdom. But Longbow yeah. Longbow and Kingdom. I'd say probably the big two. Yeah. yeah.Sean:30:25Any, I mean, any time you talk about geology, Arc Gis is going to come up. So we've definitely been using that a lot as well.Erica:30:32Okay. And is that different than what you were familiar with, from school or is this the same training that you had?Sean:30:39Well, Longbow is completely different. You know, even looking at production data is not something that I, you know, geoscientists when we ever, we go through academia, we even get exposed to. We use Kingdom. But I think it's, it's more of on a limited basis. I've, I've really been able to work a lot with, the, the well interpretation suites here at TGS that I hadn't worked with before.Erica:31:03Cool. How do you, do you find that challenging or kind of a natural extension of what you are already working with?Sean:31:11I mean, I, yeah, challenging, interesting, different. The team here, the geoscience team here has been very helpful, with the different, features. I'd say there are bugs. Some people might say they're features with the Kingdom software. (Laughter) but I'd say challenging. Yeah, but, but in a good way, not, not as a, you know, wringing out your hands kind of way.Erica:31:33So what else have you guys learned besides Longbow?Geoff:31:37I think for me is just kind of seeing just like what a day-in and day-out sort of process is like. So like having worked in the field, I never walked, I've never worked in a corporate environment before, but just kind of seeing how teams integrate and work together, it's going to say I've never seen that portion before. And so for me it's been fun, you know, going from classroom and then getting the actual hands on application of what we learned in the classroom. That's what's been fun for me so far.Erica:32:01Anyone else agree? Agree, disagree?Sean:32:03I agree. Yeah. No, I mean another thing that I feel a lot of us, especially me and with my Phd projects, they're very wide scale. I'm not talking about basins, I'm talking about plates. And so it's been very rewarding to kind of zoom in. Even if we are still basin scale, that's a lot smaller than I'm used to. So I'm able to kind of get lost in the details more than I would in a very large scale study.Hualing:32:28I think also a good thing is we learn from each other. Like where were you working together? Yeah, we're getting familiar with the software and if any of us found something and others will get around and see what we found. And I think that's very important for us to learn.Erica:32:48Yeah, absolutely.Cahill:32:50Yeah, I think kind of going off that as well and we obviously us for come from different backgrounds in Geo Science and what we've worked in and we kinda bring those backgrounds and each of our own projects and we kind of can come together and help each other out in different areas that we might not be more experienced with, like certain, well log interpretations or mapping things, stuff like that. So, so yeah, it's, it is helpful to have a team.Geoff:33:14Good overlap.Erica:33:14What's it like working at TGS, culture wise? The people, the food?Sean:33:22(Laughter) well they treat us well hereGeoff:33:24I was gonna say no complaints there. Yeah, I mean getting started in know there's always a learning curve, but I mean I guess as much of a learning curve as there could be, you know, everyone around here has been as helpful as possibly could be, you know, to help make that climb that much less steep, if that's a good way of wording it. But that's kind of what I would think.Cahill: 33:43The food is definitely good. Healthy. I like it.Sean:33:45Can't complain about free lunches.Cahill:33:47Yeah. But, but I mean I think the culture here is really, everyone's been extremely nice and even just within the geoscience team, a lot of nice guys; Cian and Alex, they've been so helpful with any questions we have, whether it be geology related or software related, and we've had company outings already. Going on Top Golf is super fun. Everyone's very open to meeting different branches and whatnot. So that was really fun.Erica:34:12Why did you apply? Did it, for TGS' internship program in particular?Sean:34:17Well. Yeah. So, our professor, me and Hualing, we have the same, advisor at the University of Houston. Dr. Paul Mann. And he was actually the one that reached out to us because, James, the head of the Geoscience Department here, had reached out to him looking for good candidates. and he had asked us if we wanted to, to join up. We, we kind of, you know, we researched it. We, I was, I talked to James on the phone and it just seemed like something, so different from what I was doing at the moment that I felt like it was a great opportunity to jump back. And it, I have absolutely no regrets.Erica:34:54Awesome.Geoff:34:54Yeah, my story is pretty much the same thing. My thesis advisor was, was good friends with James K and so he reached out to me and saying, pretty much the same deal as him. Looked into you guys, obviously cause say Jason, I met you before. So that, and also, the interns from last year, I was going to say I was good friends with them too. So I knew what they did. And so, here I am.Erica:35:17Any surprises along the way? Anything that you weren't expecting that you've encountered during your time here?Cahill:35:25I guess one thing is, it shouldn't be surprising, but I'd always is that I'm working with really big data sets. There's always lots of errors you have to put up with. And even with the amazing technology we have, there's always, there's always a human aspect to it, that's always interesting, that we've dealt with in our data at least so far.Hualing:35:44I think for me it's the flexible working time and my, yeah, he didn't request a specific time to be here or like a specific time to leave. So that's like really helpful for my schedule that I can make adjustment along and try to see by what time range works best for me. Yeah.Geoff:36:08Yeah, that's definitely been nice. I feel, like you said having to commute from Spring. I was going to say, getting to come in maybe later or earlier as need be. It's always definitely nice to dodge that traffic.Erica:36:22What are you guys looking forward to working on for the remainder of your internship here?Geoff:36:27Well, I'm really excited to see the end product of what we're doing, especially because, we're going to be presenting it to upper management, and presenting it to our, our geoscience team as well. I think that's really going to help bringing it all together. Cause right now we know we're all working on our separate areas as well. I mean, we're still two teams in a certain area, but it's still very much our own work. And so that, that finish line I think is going to be where it all comes together and I see more bigger, I see a bigger picture than maybe I'm seeing right now.Geoff:36:57Yeah. I think one aspect that I like about is, it's not just busy work. You know, we're actually adding value to the company with an end result. Kind of like what Sean said.Erica: 37:06No making coffee?All:37:08(Laughter) Danggit. For ourselves, we make coffee for ourselves.Erica:37:14Um, what advice would you give to other students wanting to intern here?Cahill:37:20Say like, don't be afraid to get into anything that you're not experienced with. Whether it's geology or software related. Since coming here, I feel like you can learn a lot from a lot of different people and there's a lot of different backgrounds here and people are all open to helping you or talking about their passion and their little branch of geology or geoscience. And so I would say don't be afraid to ask questions and go up to random people and say, hey, what do you do here? And what are you into? Because chances are they're happy or passionate about their job and you can probably learn something from it.Geoff:37:54Yeah. Maybe to add onto those, don't feel like you have to know everything beforehand coming in. Cause I mean you're not, no one's gonna know everything. Kind of like what Cahill said, there's plenty of resources around. You don't feel afraid to ask. No. Everyone out here is more than willing to give their time to help you out for what you might have a problem with. And we've had that reiterated to us time and time again. So, I mean, it's been nice to know.Sean:38:17Hmm. And, I don't know if before we talked about how we got the internship, and I feel personal connections are the biggest, you know, it's not about going on a website and clicking apply. It's about going to the conferences and meeting people from TGS and they're extremely friendly. We've all seen that firsthand. So I'd definitely recommend, and I, I would recommend it as well that you would get an internship with TGS, but just go up and see them during conferences, talk to them, ask them about opportunities, say, Hey, what are you guys doing? Be interested. and even if you don't get something out of it, that's fine. You're still gonna make connection, connections and learn about where the industry's heading.Hualing:38:53Yeah, I definitely agree with Sean, cause I met Alex on with, the person, our geoscience group, we met during the AAPG meeting at San Antonio and I talked to him and, he talked to me about his project and what I may be expecting for my interns. I think that definitely helped. And yeah, when I first day, when I came here, I saw him as, hey, yeah, that's, yeah. I feel like familiar and yeah, I'm more easy to get along. Yeah.Erica:39:28What have you gained during your time here at TGS that you're gonna take with you as you continue your studies and your career?Sean:39:36Everything we just talked about. Yeah, no, I mean that, that's a good sum up question. So the, the connections we've made with all the people here, not just in the Geo science team, every, every other team that there has that there is at this company. All the skills that we're learning with these different programs, the different perspectives we're getting because we're looking at, again, not just geological data, we're looking at, these problems more holistically. All that and above, I think is what we're going to take with us.Cahill:40:02Yeah. I think, you pretty much nailed it on the head. It's seeing the, the geoscience in an actual industry application in its own way. It's a lot of different moving parts coming together for an end product that's ultimately valuable and generates business. And then seeing how that works, you know, if on a fundamental level that's, that's pretty interesting and being able to be a part of, it's pretty cool. So.Erica:40:27Well, awesome. Well, thank you guys for being here. Thank you for talking with us today, and we'll let you get back to work.

A show dedicated to our perspective of the 2019 AAPG ACE conference from San Antonio. Special guest DJ Dhruv Agrawal as we get the perspective of a young professional and recent graduate from the event. It was a great show, next year will be even better in Houston, Texas. See you all there!!!

Wallace Pratt, portrayed by Broadway actor Erick Devine, addresses the DPA Luncheon at 2017 Annual Convention and Exhibition in Houston. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/52992

Introduction to Machine Learning/Deep Learning with Susan Nash, AAPG's Director of Innovation and Emerging Science/Technology. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/52568

In this episode, host Andrew Geary speaks with John Hudson and Bill Abriel on the upcoming Energy in Data Conference. The conference will take place in Austin, Texas from 17-19 June. Powered by AAPG, SEG, and SPE, this forward-looking conference will include the latest in digital transformation trends as they relate to the energy sector (topics such as machine learning and data management storage), oil & gas development and drilling, production, and more. How can we benchmark capabilities of digital technologies? How can we uncover hidden information in old data? How can service companies and operators collaborate to bring new technology and innovation forward in solving real field problems? This is a must-attend conference for those seeking the answers to these questions and others regarding the digital transformation. Energy in Data will be highly interactive and participative with a strong mix of general sessions, breakout sessions, micro-learning short courses, and working groups. Register and learn more at https://energyindata.org/. Interviewee biographies John Hudson, SPE, is the Subsurface & Well Support & Deployment Manager (Americas) with Shell. He has more than 25 years of experience in multiphase-flow research, flow-assurance design of deepwater production systems, and development of model-based real-time operations decision systems. Since joining Shell, Hudson has held technical and managerial positions in Europe and North America, including leading a team that developed a model-based cloud computing solution that was deployed globally to gas plants with a total production capacity in excess of 10 Bcf/D. Hudson holds a PhD degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. Bill Abriel, SEG, is a geophysical consultant at Orinda Geophysical LLC. Bill began his work in the industry with Chevron in New Orleans in 1978, and was the geophysical lead for Chevron in many oil and gas basins around the world for over 37 years. His expertise lies in the application of new technology to active projects including geophysical acquisition, processing, interpretation, integration, team building, project management and strategic research. Bill served as SEG president and received an SEG life membership in 2007. He holds a B.S. in geosciences and an M.S. in geophysics, both from Pennsylvania State University, where he was a founding member of the SEG student section and earned four varsity letters in lacrosse. Sponsor Seismic Soundoff is sponsored by the SEG Wiki - the place to find hundreds of biographies of geoscientists, open-access tutorials, and ongoing translations of SEG's best-selling book, Robert Sheriff's Encyclopedic Dictionary. Visit the https://wiki.seg.org to explore the world’s first online, geophysics encyclopedia. Credits Interviews: John Hudson, Bill Abriel Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary. Special thanks to Lance Cole and the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Crockett, Ashley Rodriguez, Ally McGinnis, and Mick Swiney. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Play, or Apple Podcasts to be the first to know about new episodes!

Digging Deeper with Lisa Stright, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Geosciences, Colorado State University/Co-PI, Chile Slope Systems Consortium, and 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51713

Digging Deeper with Irene Arango, Senior Geochemist, Chevron Energy Technology Company and 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51770

Digging Deeper with Michael Hudec, Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas and 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51855

Digging Deeper with Sophie Warny, Associate Professor and AASP Chair in Palynology, Louisiana State University as well as 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51856

Digging Deeper with Susan Cunningham, advisor for Darcy Partners, formerly Executive Vice President for Noble Energy and 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51857

Digging Deeper with Ashley Harris, Team Lead for the Clastic Stratigraphy Team at Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston and 2018-2019 AAPG-AAPG Foundation Distinguished Lecturer. https://www.aapg.org/podcast/episode/articleid/51858

Steve Kournianos discusses top 2019 draft prospect Bowen Byram and Peyton Krebs, plus a recap of last week's All-American Prospects Game and notes on rookie hopefuls in NHL training camps.

Who Would You Rather? With fantasy draft season here many of us are faced with decisions on who to draft over who. The guys take a look at several who would you rather scenarios and explain who they pick, and why. Vote on our Twitter feed, or click each matchup to go straight to the Twitter Poll! Julius Honka or Mikhail Sergachev Mathew Barzal or Kyle Connor Josh Ho-Sang or Jakub Vrana Joel Erikssson Ek or Luke Kunin Oliver Bjorkstrand or Kevin Labanc Dylan Strome or Clayton Keller Thomas Chabot or Charlie McAvoy Have your own scenario? Tweet it at us @DPR_show and we will let you know.   Evaluating ADP Looking at the Fantrax Average Draft Position there are some interesting trends and rankings in terms of prospects rankings. Paul goes over his research and asks Peter if he thinks players are too high or too low. Players evaluated include: Charlie McAvoy, Vadim Shipachyov, Nico Hischier, Clayton Keller, Juuse Saros, Brock Boeser and more.   Interview with Shane Malloy In the interview segment prospect scout Shane Malloy of Hockey Prospect Radio returns and reviews top players from the AATPG (All American Top Prospects Game) including Brady Tkachuk, Joel Farabee, Quinn Hughes, Bode Wilde, and Oliver Whalstrom. Keeping with the 2018 NHL Draft focus Shane gives his analysis on some of the top prospects playing with the Halifax Mooseheads in Filip Zadina, Jared McIsaac, and Benoit-Olivier Groulx. The focus shifts to prospects on the cusp of making the NHL and Shane gives his thoughts on if prospects will make the NHL and contribute to your fantasy roster, Alex DeBrincat, Mathew Barzal, Thomas Chabot and Charlie McAvoy are all discussed.   Follow Us Be sure to follow us on Twitter: @DPR_show Paul Zwambag: @zwambag Peter Harling: @pharling Our Guest Shane Malloy: @ShaneMalloy Buy The Art of Scouting by Shane Malloy Find our show notes at DobberProspects.com. ******* DPR Patreon Page We are pleased to have launched a Patreon page. For those of you unfamiliar with Patreon it basically is a subscription page. We want to ensure you that our podcast will remain free and will continue to be posted on all our existing host platforms so nothing needs to change for you the listener. However, if you enjoy the show and would like to support it, now you can. How it works is listeners can pledge (subscribe) a monthly donation to our page. There are pledge levels and different pledge values offer different perks or rewards. $1 per month ∙ Draft Eligibles A huge thank you from Peter and Paul for supporting them and the Dobber Prospects Radio podcast! $3 per month ∙ Late Round Sleepers Access to patron-only content. A follow on twitter from DPR_Show Access to our monthly update of our Top 5 Calder candidates for the season. An invite to play in our Fantasy Hockey CHL Box Pools. (have to be at this level all season) All above perks  $5 per month ∙ First Rounders Access to our monthly update of Top 5 prospects in each league (CHL, NCAA, KHL, Liiga, SHL and Other) Access to our monthly update of Top 10 players not in the NHL. All above perks $10 per month ∙ Scout Access to scouting notes from the show hosts All above perks $50 per month ∙ Corporate Sponsor Place a banner ad and link to your site in our show notes A live read during a segment on each episode All above perks

Susan Morrice, a geologist, explorer, chief executive, and global visionary, shares how to tap into energy you didn’t know you had, and how that can be a contagion for influence.  Susan has always dreamed big, and she has discovered the successful people start with “Know Thyself.”  Susan discovered oil in Belize despite naysayers, obstacles, and adversity.  Her organization is now the largest producer of income in Belize.  She fell in love with the people and this love inspired her to give back to the country and its people in the form of a philanthropic BNE Trust for the education of children.  Listen in and you too will feel Susan’s energy and passion!   Key Takeaways [4:44] Susan talks about inventing the successful International Pavilion at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, but being unable to explain how she did it. She started to study human systems. [8:20] Susan shares how she went to an EduCo seminar and learned to conquer her doubts. On finishing the seminar, Susan went to Belize, fell in love with the people, and started Belize Natural Energy, with Mike Ushe. On the first drill, exactly one year after Mike Usher had died, BNE found the best oil deposit in Belize. Major oil companies had failed 50 times. The 22 wells are named for Mike. [15:02] Susan speaks of her cousin Josh Stewart, who grew up in Belfast, was a pilot, and flew packages into Africa. He visited Susan in Denver and told her he didn’t feel fulfilled. She told him to take time and get to know his true nature. He also took the EduCo seminar and came back with the vision of XJet. XJet is now number one in private jets in the Americas and in Europe, after nine years of operation. [18:00] Susan and Josh send all of their people, from BNE and XJet to the same EduCo seminar, to allow that creative force and energy to lead out, front and center. [19:58] Susan shares a story of Andelina of the cleaning staff, who took the seminar and came back with a clear vision of excellence, so visitors would note the shine of the glass, the polish of the handles, the beautiful flower arrangements, and the smiles of everyone, whether they have a brush, or a briefcase. She took the vision home and, with her family, developed one of the best cacao plantations in Belize. [25:06] Susan reveals the story of how Jan introduced Susan to a friend, Norman, at an innovation center in Belfast, who invited her to Buckingham Palace and to brainstorm with Prince Andrew on developing entrepreneurism in Northern Ireland. You need people with the entrepreneurial spirit and the ideas to innovate and create companies that call for people to fill those jobs. [27:41] Susan’s BNE Trust subsidizes education for Belizean children. $8 million has gone into scholarships, building little schools, playgrounds, and music centers, and bringing forth the entrepreneurial spirit by sending Belizeans to the EduCo seminar. One of them has come back to become the youngest mayor of the capital city of Belize. Another now has an EduCo gym. [30:16] Susan founded BNE in Belize to change the country, because she had fallen in love with the Belizean people, and she saw their potential. She says, our goals are just not big enough. She quotes an astronaut, “We are custodians of this one planet. There are no country boundaries.” Susan says we are of one mind, spirit and entity with nature. This holistic model gave birth to BNE and XJet with great success. [34:56] You’ve got to come into total alignment yourself, so you are not held back or distracted by thoughts, doubts, or fears. You are not the lens of inferiority through which you may be looking. Take off all the lenses and be a beacon and show the way to express the key energy within. [40:17] Results are essential. Susan had to have results. Then she had to be able to replicate them, not just in the energy industry, but in a different industry, in a different country. Those who are leading and getting results attract other leaders. [45:00] A leader first needs to understand what trust is, and to understand their true nature, to walk the talk, so they can bring forward trust in others. They need alignment. [47:07] Susan would love all the listeners to know that they can live the life of their dreams, and that there are steps that they must take for themselves to be that person that they really know they are, inside. That’s the key.   LinkedIn: Susan Morrice Website: SusanMorrice.com Feature Article: "BNE, Forces of Nature" in Oil, Gas & Shipping Magazine   Bio Denver-based Susan Morrice was born and raised in Belfast Ireland, with a MoD degree in Geology from Trinity College Dublin. Grounded by her love of nature and community, Susan lives to create positive change in the world. As an experienced geologist, explorer, entrepreneur and dealmaker, Susan is renowned for her down to earth approach to all aspects of business. She has a passion for the protection of the environment and a vision of uncovering the true potential of everyone with whom she meets. It is this New Educo Business Model at the core of her Companies that has attracted the leaders of the UAE to partner with the Country of Belize in an unprecedented global partnership throughout the entire region. Susan is Founder and Chairperson of Belize Natural Energy (BNE), International Natural Energy (INE), CHx Capital, and original investor/partner in Xjet Worldwide. BNE has become a global oil industry beacon that has made a real difference in the Country of Belize. It was through Susan’s gift of exploration, and an understanding of the power of untapped human potential that she was able to find oil where it was believed by all of the Majors in the Oil industry that there was none. Not only did Susan and her BNE team find oil in Belize, they found it on the first well, which is unheard of. BNE just celebrated ten years of production and over ten-million barrels of oil, and is the #1 revenue generator in the country. Susan has applied this same Holistic Educo Business Model to her investment in XJet in Denver, a 7-star service private jet company that is continually ranked among the best and most elite in Private Aviation services. XJet was also granted the coveted license in the New Dubai Airport beating all the long established industry players and Xjet is rapidly expanding rapidly into the Europe including London, and into the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates. Susan was most recently awarded the AAPG Presidential Award for Exemplary Service in recognition of her exceptional service to the geoscience profession and AAPG. She is continuously recognized for her contributions, including just this year the Denver Business Journal’s Top Women in Energy and the CoBiz Magazine’s Top Women Owned Companies. These are just a few of the numerous acknowledgments and awards that Susan Morrice has received in recognition of her contributions worldwide.   Books Mentioned The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni

Classes are back in session, and we’re back to normal episodes. Join us to talk about Brunton pocket transits, argue about strike and dip, and discuss the zombie apocalypse. AAPG abstracts are due September 24! Windows 10 isn’t supporting external USB microphones right now. What? Checkout Angie’s beautiful photos. Part 1 Part 2 What is a Brunton? A compass, but a really expensive one with lots of features Generally referring to the conventional pocket transit About the size of a deck of cards, but worth $500 It’s a very accurate compass/clinometer combination that we use to take strike and dip measurements amongst others Can also sight bearings to objections or angle from horizontal by using the sights and mirror Can set the magnetic declination. Just don’t forget! Strike and Dip Two numbers that define the orientation of a plane in 3-dimensional space using an agreed upon handedness convention Dip direction is the direction water would run if poured on the rock, angle is how steep that rock is inclined to horizontal. Strike is 90 degrees to dip, but conventions are mixed and messy Azimuth vs. Quadrant Compasses are available in two formats. This has started holy-wars History of the Brunton Pocket transit invented by David W. Brunton (1849–1927) and patented in 1894 He was a Canadian mining engineer that was tired of carrying heavy survey equipment… any of us can relate Neat photo of early Brunton A bunch of businessmen in WY bought it and started Brunton Inc. in Riverton. (1972) Silva of Sweden Fiskars (Finnish company) Issues Needs to have the needle weighted when at very high magnetic dip angles. Cheap knock-off compasses are everywhere Changed the way the needle is balanced, and oftentimes it comes unscrewed with no way to fix it. This was a change in manufacturing that many people are unhappy about. Fun Paper Friday Zombies! This week we learn about mathematical modeling of zombie disease spread an how it relates to real world problems… mainly politics. Munz, P., Hudea, I., Imad, J., & Smith, R. J. (2009). When zombies attack!: mathematical modelling of an outbreak of zombie infection. Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress, 4, 133–150. Contact us: Show - www.dontpanicgeocast.com - @dontpanicgeo - show@dontpanicgeocast.com John Leeman - www.johnrleeman.com - @geo_leeman Shannon Dulin - @ShannonDulin