Coring process step by step
We often talk about core being the only ground-truth data from the subsurface, but how is core cut from a well at kilometres depth? With many geologists being stuck to…
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DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging: Superior rock properties from field data input!
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging enables simultaneous inversion of reflectivity (3-component, directional, horizontal), P-wave velocity, S-wave velocity, density, P-impedance and S-impedance, providing quantitative interpretation-ready outputs of the highest resolution and amplitude…
Why traffic light play maps are useless
When exploring a new area, it is common for E&P companies to produce traffic light maps, with red areas being the ones where one of the key play elements is…
Seismic data on the workbench
“My goal is to equip explorationists with a toolbox containing all relevant algorithms to efficiently create optimal seismic volumes for interpretation and stratigraphical analysis,” says Anders, who hails from Sweden…
Supercharge legacy data with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging is a unique approach to seismic processing and imaging which turns the traditional paradigm on its head. It replaces not only traditional processing and imaging workflows,…
“Playtime is over”
“A lovely little department dedicated to geothermal energy. That’s what I found when I started at the International Geothermal Association (IGA) in 2017,” says Marit Brommer, who had left a…
A cool vitrinite reflectance model
A basin model describes the thermal evolution of a basin to estimate when its source rocks expel hydrocarbons and of what type. Basin models do so by evaluating a number…
Leap whole workflows in a single bound with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging is a unique approach to seismic processing and imaging which turns the traditional paradigm on its head. It replaces not only traditional processing and imaging workflows,…
Storing radwaste: From academic pipe dreams to more practical ideas
The history of radioactive waste disposal is probably one of the best examples of how subsurface projects evolve. Starting in the 1950s, the spectrum of project ideas was broad-ranging, from…
Creating a source rock and storing it for good
“We started as a project when Swiss supermarket concern Migros wanted to find a solution to process its food waste in a carbon-neutral way,” says geologist Tim Baars from Recoal.…
The E&P industry of the future
An industry in transition or transformation? The upstream E&P sector has faced challenges over the last decade, including a downturn, the energy transition, and COVID-19. The industry is resilient but…
Maybe the energy sector does not need so many new geoscientists after all?
There was an outcry when the Free University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, recently announced its intention to close its geoscience department. Many well-respected geoscientists posted on LinkedIn how bad this…