Technical sessions 9am-noon Break for lunch (provided) Technical 1-4:00pm; discussion Cocktails and posters 4:30-6:00pm Dobrin 6 – Dr. Brian Russell: AVO & Inversion

The new Allied Geophysical Lab Robert R. Stewart The Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences University of Houston Houston, Texas April 28th, 2010

High-impact geophysical research –Lab, field, algorithms, work flows, case histories: find, produce, monitor hydrocarbons & understand processes Enhanced education and effective graduates –Undergrad/Graduate, international, industry continuous learning Professional involvement –GSH, SEG, EEGS,… What are we trying to do? We aspire to provide:

Universities Professional Societies Equipment & service providers Agencies Energy companies

AGL Overview a very strong geophysical team an exciting expansion plan with new professorships and staff a host of good & eager graduate students a strongly developing lab, field, and processing ability an experimental and analytic geophysical focus We need industry support to make it work!

UH/AGL geophysics faculty & their expertise Further faculty and their interests Edip Baysal – seismic imaging Christina Chan – Rock physics Stuart Hall – potential fields Young Kim – survey design, reverse time migration Bob Sheriff – exploration geophysics Kurt Strack – well logging Jolante Van Wijk – tectonics

We’re building! NEW HIRES!!!! – We’re looking for two new geophysics professors – Experimental Rock Physicist and Marine Seismic Explorationist AGL Positions!!!! – We’re also seeking three AGL staff members – geophysical lab/field technician, geophysical systems analyst, geophysics post-doc

Geophysics at AGL & University of Houston ~ 100 geophysics grad students ~ over 50 undergrads

Allied Geophysical Lab - Facilities

Neotectonic Studies in the NW Himalayas LiDAR and GPR for measuring Fault Activity in Houston area Fault

Major AGL research theme: Elastic waves for reservoir assessment Use physical modeling (simsource, WAZ), lab petrophysics, near-surface acquisition to improve subsurface imaging; partner for larger projects Advance the A-list: Anisotropy, attenuation, AVO, and attributes Fully exploit the elastic wavefield (3C/4C) Integrate measurements and scale Develop special techniques (µseismic, inversions) and targets (CO2, shale)

S-wave velocity from MASW and refractions (Al-Duliajan & Stewart, 2010)

Well logs from Moran-107, Assam India in the Barail interval Digboi Oilfield in the tea growing region of Assam, India (April, 2008)

In the top 5 university research groups in exploration geophysics in the world “Go-to” group for applied geophysics problems and training Major advancements in geophysical methods and reservoir understanding Improved quality of education including more “experiential” training (field schools, laboratories, and computer analysis) Greater support of petroleum discovery & recovery research (land & marine) More dynamic interaction with geoscience community (especially Houston’s) Allied Geophysical Lab - Where we want to go

Pressing needs for better subsurface imaging Remarkable team of geophysical researchers assembled in the Allied Geophysical Lab Lots of exciting developments in land & marine acquisition and imaging – research needed AGL asks for your involvement and is looking to create collaborations, consortia, and contracts Thanks for joining us today!