• Technical sessions 9am-noon

• Break for lunch (provided)

• Technical 1-4:00pm; discussion

• Cocktails and posters 4:30-6:00pm

• Dobrin lecture @ 6 – Dr. Brian Russell: AVO & Inversion

The new Allied Geophysical Lab

Robert R. StewartThe Department of Earth & Atmospheric SciencesUniversity 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 - FacilitiesField test &

education sites(API & La Marque & Montana)

Robotics & petrophysics labs

(AGL & Han)

Well-logs, computer processing, & interpretation

(AGL & Dept. &EE)

Geophysical surface &logging equipment

(AGL & Dept. &Remote sensing)

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!