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Fault-valve behaviour of petroleum traps

When evaluating fault-bound traps, it is common practice to map around-the-fault pathways through diligent seismic interpretation, juxtaposition diagrams, and 3D structural framework construc­tion. It is also common practice to ad­dress…

How AI helps democratize seismic interpretation

“The times of gurus telling younger staff how to plough through a seismic volume and what to interpret is over,” says Herman van Nieuwoudt from Blu­ware. Herman started as the…

The geology of Bronze Age epics

A New Year brings new challeng­es, and for me, that means writing for GEO EXPRO. I am writing after the Xmas break which is tradition­ally eating, drinking and watching old…

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…