GSH - Geophysical Society of Houston is the largest section of exploration geophysicists. Combining resources of geophysics for geoscience geotechnical engineer, petrophysical and geophysicists, information on the offshore technology conference, seismic testing and engineering geotechnical resource information.

GSH Event Calendar

14-Jan-09 Technical Breakfast

20-Jan-09 GSH Techncial Luncheon

21-Jan-09 GSH Techncial Luncheon

21-Jan-09 Rock Physics SIG

9-Feb-09 SEG Professional Development

Joint GSH and HGS Events Listing

The Order of Priority for Seating is: GSH pre-registered; GSH walk-in, non-member walk-in.

Technical Luncheon Jan 20 Omni Palace

Technical Luncheon Jan 21 Petroleum Club

The Poorman’s Guide to Depth-calibrating Seismic Data in the Presence of Allochthonous Salt by Adam Niven Shumaker

It is a well known problem that depths from isotropic PSDM data generally do not match well depths. This often leads to problems using such data for well planning and resource estimation. In this talk we demonstrate the fundamental limitations of isotropic velocity analysis and how it relates to depth errors. We also demonstrate methods to correct these types of errors.

Adam Niven Shumaker is a geophysicist for Noble Energy Inc. in Houston where he is currently working on a development project in the Bohai Bay, China. Niven has had experience working the in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and West Africa Business units as part of a new hire rotation program and is developing expertise in fluid pressure prediction. Prior to working at Noble Energy, Niven began his career working in the New Ventures group at Vintage Petroleum in Tulsa, OK.

2009 GSH/SEG Spring Symposium

"Celebrating 60 Years of Innovation"

Honoring Dr.Frank Levin

March 4th & 5th

A two day symposium of invited and contributed papers on recent innovations is seismic (land, marine, ocean bottom,simultaneous sources) and EM acquisition technology, along with related processing and interpretation techniques.

GSH K-12 OUTREACH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES by Lisa Buckner – Outreach Committee Chairperson

The GSH Outreach Committee is looking for volunteers for several projects inside and outside the classroom. Are you interested in giving a classroom or career day presentation to a local school? We want to develop lists of interested volunteers based on school grade level of interest and/or school location. We also need help outside of the classroom. To read the entire article click here

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Are You Keeping Busy?

I continue to be impressed by the quality of the technical programs offered by the Geophysical Society of Houston. The technical breakfasts and the monthly luncheons (on the west side of Houston and downtown) are consistently worth the time and effort to attend. The various Special Interest Groups (Data Processing, Rock Physics, Potential Fields, and Multi-Component) routinely provide excellent speakers that dig a bit deeper into the technical issues we all handle on a daily basis. The annual Spring Symposium has been a huge success largely because of the highquality technical work being presented there. These events are publicized via the monthly GSH Newsletter and the GSH Website. Technical breakfasts and SIG meetings are free! GSH members and non-members are welcome at these events (What a DEAL!). The technical lunches and the Spring Symposium are available at a modest cost. One of the benefits of GSH membership is a reduction in the cost of attending these flagship technical events. GSH Membership is still just $30 / year!

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2009 GSH/SEG Spring Symposium

Are You Keeping Busy?

President's Column December 2008

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