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How your WhatsApp call helps detect seismic activity

Our global telecommu­nications infrastructure consists of millions of kilometers of fiber op­tic cables. These include terrestrial and subsea networks that ensure that information travels across the planet. With the increased…

Can technology replace fieldwork?

At times of better access to digital outcrop imagery, drone footage and satellite shots, is it still worth going into the field to have a look at the rocks in…

From scratch

“No data, no problems,” laughs Tan­guy Lomme from Epslog when he reminisces on his years at Shell when he worked as a reservoir engineer. As soon as he joined founder…

Turning adversity into opportunity

“I grew up in the state of Perak, north of Kuala Lumpur, in the town of Batu Gajah. Being the oldest of eight chil­dren, I felt the responsibility to take…

Subsurface noise, Issue 1, 2025

HOW TO KEEP PEOPLE ON YOUR PAYROLL WHEN YOUR ASSETS HAVE ALL CEASED PRODUCTION? That’s the question one particular operator faces in the North Sea. And they have found a…

Make geomodelling grAIt again?

Not too long ago, reservoir modelling came at a time when the industry was relying on super capable draftsmen/women who could literally translate the mind of geolo­gist into paper. Resources…

Mixing models madness

With most prospects, multiple trapping elements contribute to the potential size of the discovery. For instance, a prospect can be a 4-way at the top of the closure, but may…

Subsurface noise, Issue 6, 2024

PREVENTING BLOWOUTS IN GEOTHERMAL WELLS It is not only only oil and gas wells that can experience blowouts. The same can happen when targeting hot water or steam, as a…