New Geophysical Approaches

machine learning, transferring cloud geoscience data, mud gas analysis, dielectric resonance 0

Tuesday, April 30, 2019, London, The Geological Society

Our New Geophysical Approaches forum on Apr 30 looks at machine learning in geophysics, transferring cloud geoscience data between different software packages, experiences with atomic dielectric resonance technologies, advanced mud gas analysis (from old data), and a talk from Austin Bridgeporth on using gravmag / EM to support seismic in onshore surveying.

There are big advances happening in how companies are gathering and working with geoscience data - as you'll find out on April 30.

Read the report

Agenda

9:30

David Bamford - Director - Finding Petroleum

Chairman's introduction

David Bamford is well known around the oil & gas industry both as an explorer and a geophysicist. He holds a Physics degree from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D in Geological Sciences from the University of Birmingham.

Since 2004, he has been a non-executive director at Tullow Oil plc, being recruited for this position especially for his exploration knowledge. He serves on the Nominations and Remuneration Committees, and was chairman of the latter, and Senior Independent Director, for 3 years prior to his retire from the board at the end of April 2014.

He was on the board of Premier Oil from May 2014 to May 2016.

He retired from BP plc in 2003, his last four positions being Chief Geophysicist (1990-1995), Business Unit Leader (General Manager) for first West Africa and then Norway (1995-1999), and finally Head of Exploration until 2003.

He has served on the boards of Paras Ltd, a small exploration and IS/IT consulting company in which he held 22% equity, until its sale to RPS Energy in 2008 and Welltec a/s, a Danish well engineering company, as the nominee of the private equity investor Riverside.

From 2012 to 201 he was on the board of ASX-quoted Australia Oriental Energy as a non-executive director.

He was a founder of Richmond Energy Partners, a small oil & gas research house, and several media companies that focus on the oil & gas sector, and has served as an advisor to Alliance Bernstein, Opus Executive, the Parkmead Group plc, and Kimmeridge Energy LLP. Since retiring from BP, he has undertaken asset and company valuation projects for investment banks, hedge funds and small oil companies.

Finding Petroleum
Finding Petroleum was established to help the oil and gas industry network, and stay up to date on the latest technological developments. It does this via hosting regular events and with an online social network of nearly 10,000 members.

9:45

Mark Davies - CEO - Austin Bridgeporth Ltd

A new approach to onshore exploration where seismic struggles using the latest airborne gravity gradiometry and ground magnetotellurics technology

Talk Description.
Seismic imaging quality can be challenged by issues at both the surface and sub-surface levels. At the surface, seismic data acquisition can be limited or precluded completely due to environmental sensitivities or due to difficult terrain. In the sub-surface, seismic imaging quality can be reduced by geological challenges such as shallow carbonates, complex thrusting or very deep basement. We present a new approach using next generation airborne gravity gradiometry (the enhanced Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometer – or eFTG) and ground magnetotellurics (MT) techniques to aid onshore exploration where seismic struggles
Austin Bridgeporth Ltd
AustinBridgeporth comprises two global providers of geoscience services. Austin Exploration, who have been delivering land and marine potential field acquisition services since 1976 and have an extensive data library of land and marine gravity and magnetic data covering the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. While Bridgeporth was formed in 2011 by a group of highly experienced geoscientists to provide airborne and land geophysical data acquisition, processing and integrated interpretation services utilising gravity gradiometry, gravity, magnetics, LiDAR and magnetotelluric techniques for natural resource exploration. AustinBridgeporth brings a team of talented professionals with extensive geoscience technology skills in areas that include marine, land and airborne data acquisition, QC, processing, interpretation, project management, and software development

10:20

Dr Dave Waters - - Paetoro Consulting for Adrok Ltd

A review of atomic dielectric resonance technologies for oil and gas onshore UK

Paetoro Consulting for Adrok Ltd

10:55

Coffee & Tea; Exhibits

11:20

Trym Rognmo - project leader for advanced mud-gas and well studies - Geoprovider

Advanced mud gas analysis - old data - new insights

Trym is project leader for advanced mud-gas and well studies at GeoProvider AS.
In his earlier career with Schlumberger, he gained hands on technical and operational experience as a post-well operations coordinator, providing well data management, QC and technical support. For the past 3 years he has been applying this knowledge to exploration, petroleum system analysis and shows evaluations.

Geoprovider
GeoProvider provides high-quality, cost-effective, matched & merged multi-client data. We utilize the existing seismic and well data, extracting its maximum value and offering our clients the best multi-client product in terms of quality and price.

We broadband re-process seismic data from field tapes, significantly improving overall imaging, resolution and structural definition, delivering outstanding results even on vintage datasets.

11:55

Dave Wallis - senior advisor - Energistics

RESQML and cloud geophysics data

Talk Description.
A use-case of a cross-vendor reservoir model enrichment workflow - made simpler and more reliable with industry-developed data transfer standards
Energistics
Energistics is a not for profit organisation to help facilitate information sharing and business process integration in the oil and gas industry. It has 97 members, including all of the oil majors and major oil service companies. It is also manages the WITSML and PRODML data exchange standards for drilling and production, and provides a neutral forum for collaborative learning and sharing.

12:30

Tim Gibbons - - Hoolock Consulting

How can machine learning improve geophysical interpretation

Hoolock Consulting
Hoolock Consulting works with our customers to improve the effectiveness of their sales teams. We do this by focusing on which customers they target, which opportunities they chase and what processes they use.

We also practise what we preach by continuing to sell software for geoscientists

13:00

Lunch and close

Sponsors of this event

Digital Energy Journal
Founded in 2006, Digital Energy Journal is the world's leading magazine for digital technology in the upstream oil and gas industry, covering developments in exploration, drilling and production, covering IT infrastructure, software, automation and people. We produce 6 issues per year, distributed by print and pdf, and an e-mail newsletter every Friday. Digital Energy Journal the official publication of Finding Petroleum. Subscriptions are GBP 250 a year.

Austin Bridgeporth Ltd
AustinBridgeporth comprises two global providers of geoscience services. Austin Exploration, who have been delivering land and marine potential field acquisition services since 1976 and have an extensive data library of land and marine gravity and magnetic data covering the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. While Bridgeporth was formed in 2011 by a group of highly experienced geoscientists to provide airborne and land geophysical data acquisition, processing and integrated interpretation services utilising gravity gradiometry, gravity, magnetics, LiDAR and magnetotelluric techniques for natural resource exploration. AustinBridgeporth brings a team of talented professionals with extensive geoscience technology skills in areas that include marine, land and airborne data acquisition, QC, processing, interpretation, project management, and software development

Geoprovider
GeoProvider provides high-quality, cost-effective, matched & merged multi-client data. We utilize the existing seismic and well data, extracting its maximum value and offering our clients the best multi-client product in terms of quality and price.

We broadband re-process seismic data from field tapes, significantly improving overall imaging, resolution and structural definition, delivering outstanding results even on vintage datasets.

Adrok
Adrok Group, based in Edinburgh, provides subsurface imaging and mapping solutions, using its atomic dielectric resonance (ADR) scanner, to help understand the structure and content of the subsurface. The same technology has been used to analyse and classify blood, and image the human body.

Registered Delegates

Paul Murphy Key Account Manager, Oil and Gas Division Airbus Defence and Space United Kingdom	Raffaele Di Cuia Technical Director Delta Energy Limited Ltd Italy	Alan Poole OGA United Kingdom
Peter Browning-Stamp Geoscientist Ardent Oil United Kingdom	Dave Wallis Senior Advisor Energistics United Kingdom	Abi Mirkhani COO OPG Supply United Kingdom
Bryan Cockrell Geologist Assala Energy United Kingdom	Martin Riddle Technical Manager Envoi United Kingdom	Dave Waters Director and Geoscience Consultant Paetoro Consulting UK Ltd United Kingdom
HARRY DAVIS EXPLORATION & NV MANAGER ASSALA ENERGY	Avinga Pallangyo Events Coordinator Finding Petroleum	Frederic Yeterian Director Philax International (UK) Ltd United Kingdom
Jeremy Lynch Principal Geophysicist Assala Energy United Kingdom	Karl Jeffery Editor Finding Petroleum United Kingdom	John Clure Managing Director Phoenix Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd United Kingdom
Phil Jones Chief Technology Officer AustinBridgeporth	Robert FE Jones Director Geoko Ltd United Kingdom	Tim Archer Managing Director Reid Geophysics Limited United Kingdom
Simon Berkeley Director Berkeley Associates United Kingdom	Trym Rognmo Project Leader Geoprovider	Richard Walker Geophysical Consultant Richard Walker Geoscience Ltd United Kingdom
David Sendra Associate Consultant BlackRockQI United Kingdom	sian grant Business Development Manager Geoprovider	Benjamin Panting Royal Holloway, University of London
Joe M Boztas Director/Interpreter Boz Seismic Services United Kingdom	Tim Gibbons Managing Director Hoolock Consulting United Kingdom	Martin Smith Business Development Manager - Operations RPS Energy United Kingdom
Christian Richards Sales Manager Bridgeporth United Kingdom	Mark Robinson Consultant Independent United Kingdom	Aaron Lockwood Software Sales Manager - EAME Shearwater Geoservices United Kingdom
Mark Davies CEO and Founder Bridgeporth	Tom Meyer Fellow Lockheed Martin	Tom Martin Director Shikra Consulting United Kingdom
Robert Kennedy Managing Director Caithness Petroleum Limited United Kingdom	Jim Archibald General Manager Lockheed Martin	Christian Bukovics Senior Independent Director Sound Energy Plc United Kingdom
Nick Pillar Manager of Geophysics Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd United Kingdom	Datta Kulkarni LTI United Kingdom	Gehrig Schultz CEO Surus Geo B. V. United Kingdom
John Glass MD Cloverfield Consulting Ltd United Kingdom	Paul Spencer Senior Production & Seismic Data Manager Lynx Information Systems Ltd United Kingdom	Isa Wars Commercial Associate Tessella
Diwin Amarasinghe Geophysical Specialist Consultant United Kingdom	Mike Larsen Director Metastream Ltd United Kingdom	Tim Browne TGS United Kingdom
Ian Newth Director Count Geophysics United Kingdom	David Bamford Director New Eyes Exploration Ltd UK	Hugh Ebbutt Associated Director WSS Energy Consulting United Kingdom
Grahame Grover Director Cumbre Consulting United Kingdom