Working Under Pressure
Working under pressure may not be everyone’s ideal job, but Richard Swarbrick and his team at Ikon GeoPressure at Durham in the north-east of England are doing it all the…
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The Ups and Downs of Eustatic Sea Level Change: Review and Applications
Eustatic sea level change is a subject much debated in the literature. But what is eustasy, can it be recognised, what controls it – and why does it matter to…
Gas Hydrates – Part II: Rock Physics, an Introduction
Most oceanic gas hydrates are mapped using seismic data. How much do key seismic parameters vary from a hydrate rock to a water-saturated rock? Should the hydrate be considered as…
The Colorado Plateau: A Geologist’s Paradise
Even if you have not been there, the Colorado Plateau is familiar to almost everyone through movies, commercials or – for students of geology – textbook examples. The Colorado Plateau…
Oil: A Political Tool
Oil is the world’s most powerful political tool at the moment. While softer supply/demand balances point to weaker oil prices in the first half of 2012, global geopolitical risk outweighs…
Time for a Little Education
Shale gas has been a game changer for the energy industry in the United States – but things look a bit different in Europe. rilling by Cuadrilla Resources at a…
The Oil Detectives
What is an Oil Scout? Is it a ‘cloak and dagger’ operation – or a highly qualified occupation calling for extensive knowledge of the industry and great interpersonal skills? Andrew…
Unconventional No Longer
What exactly are unconventional resources – and is it time we stopped using the term? The fundamental idea in this article is that oil and gas technology has progressed to…
Marine Seismic Sources Part IX: Seismic Surveys and Fish
What is known about the impact of seismic surveys on fish and fisheries? “I know that the human being and the fish can coexist peacefully.” George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President (1946-…
Seismic Surveys Without Cables
Cableless systems have been the long-time dream of exploration seismic for many years. Has it finally been attained? The desire to conduct surveys without cables has been an elusive, perhaps…
Looking Beyond Just Seismic! Gravity Gradiometry and Its Application in Complex
Using the right tools for the right job is an old adage that rings true for many a situation. And using the right geophysical technology in the right environment has…
Integrating the Tool Box
NEOS GeoSolutions integrates a wide range of geophysical and geological information to produce new 3D models of the earth’s surface, with the aim of helping exploration companies make faster, more…