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reflections reflections April Luncheon Presentation SEG 2005 Spring Distinguished Lecture Spectral Decomposition Greg Partyka Limited signal bandwidth and abundant thin layering interact to produce tuned seismic reflections with peaks, troughs and zero-crossings that rarely follow true geologic boundaries. Such interference plagues traditional seismic methods and hinders the extraction and characterization of subsurface information. While conventional interpretation techniques require constant attention to the source wavelet and its associated tuning-thickness and dominant frequency, spectral decomposition facilitates the process. It moves detection and resolution out from under the control of the source wavelet and allows impedance and thickness interference to be examined with respect to signal and noise on a frequency-by-frequency basis. Just as remote sensing makes use of sub bands of much higher electro- magnetic frequencies to characterize the earth's surface, spectral decomposition relies on sub-bands of substantially lower seismic frequencies to characterize the earth's subsurface. This simple and robust seismic technology has been implemented by many seismic contractors and has led to higher resolution and improved interpretation on many plays throughout the world. It reveals and facilitates assessment of stratigraphy, structure, thickness, heterogeneity and reservoir architecture. By providing higher fidelity and superior fault imaging than conventional amplitude/attributes, it often reduces uncertainty, and facilitates integration of seismic, geology and reservoir simulation. In this talk, my goal is to leave you with a better understanding of this technology via real and model case studies. Along the way, I hope to provide insight into the creative process that led to its development. I will include a discussion of the frequency domain characteristics of a layer, analysis window size and spectral balancing, and will wrap-up with some thoughts regarding the road-ahead. April 2005 Web address: www.sgs-neworleans.org April Luncheon Thursday April 14, 2005 11:15 AM – 1:00 PM The Fairmont Blue Room 123 Baronne Street Menu Corn & Crab Bisque Rosemary Crusted Pork Loin in Creole Demi Apple Tart $25.00 pp (member) $30.00 pp (non-member) This Month’s Sponsor TBA RSVP Jake Brown (504) 592-5104 or [email protected] By April 7th, 10:00AM Inside This Issue President’s Corner……………...4 2 nd Vice-President’s Corner…....6 Membership Application………..8 Officer Nominees - 2005...……12 Spring Technical Seminar…….15 SGA Page…………………...….17 Calendar of Events ……….......19 GSPEC................................21-22 AGU Announcement……….….25 Southeastern Geophysical Society Reflections April 2005 1

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Luncheon

Thursday April 14, 2005

11:15 AM – 1:00 PM

The Fairmont Blue Room

123 Baronne Street

Menu Corn & Crab Bisque

Rosemary Crusted Pork Loin in Creole Demi

Apple Tart $25.00 pp (member)

$30.00 pp (non-member)

This Month’s Sponsor TBA

RSVP Jake Brown

(504) 592-5104 or [email protected]

By April 7th, 10:00AM

Inside This Issue

President’s Corner……………...4 2nd Vice-President’s Corner…....6 Membership Application………..8 Officer Nominees - 2005...……12 Spring Technical Seminar…….15 SGA Page…………………...….17 Calendar of Events ……….......19 GSPEC................................21-22 AGU Announcement……….….25

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Speaker’s Biography Greg Partyka received a degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1987. Since 1988, he has worked for Amoco, then BP, in Canada, Poland, United States and United Kingdom. He has moved back and forth between assignments in operations and technology. This mix of roles has allowed him to experience research, development, application, and just as importantly, the value that appropriate technology can bring to business decisions. Along the way, he has focused his efforts on multi-disciplinary problem solving and improving our ability to decipher geologic content embedded in seismic data. In 1996 he deepened his knowledge of reservoir characterization by participating in an intensive, yearlong petrophysics training program. In 2003 he received the SEG Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal for his work on the development of the spectral decomposition technique for reservoir characterization. This technique has been implemented by many seismic contractors and has led to improved interpretation on many plays throughout the world. His current role at BP, allows him to collaborate with teams and individuals throughout the upstream organization, impacting BP's exploration and production activities worldwide.

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GPI continues to expand our 3-D database in the Gulf ast to include onshore, state waters, along with Federal

shelf and deep water Gulf of Mexico.

Larry Galloway Phone: 985-727-6720

Email: [email protected] Web: www.geopursuit.com

NEW ORLEANS . 985-727-6720 . 2895 Highway 190, Suite 227 . Mandeville, LA 70471HOUSTON . 713-529-3000 . 3501 Allen Parkway . Houston, TX 77019

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President’s Corner by Warren Mautz

In the March ‘Reflections’ newsletter I mentioned the frigid weather of winter was giving way to warmer temperatures. Overall March was warmer than earlier months but our Golf Tournament on St Patrick’s Day could have fooled us all with the wind and temperatures in the 40’s. We were fortunate because the wet and rainy weather from the previous few days had passed. The quality course at Money Hill Golf and Country Club had quickly dried out to provide once again a great day of golf. This annual event is unique as it brings together a diverse group from throughout the oilfield consisting of both men and women who together represent a wide range of professional disciplines and companies associated with the oil industry. We should acknowledge and thank our 2nd Vice President, Jake Brown (WesternGeco), for the outstanding job he did in organizing and running a quality Golf Tournament. Our special thanks to the many volunteers who helped to make this event a success by assisting with prior planning, preparing, and helping during the tournament. This event would not have been possible without the generous support of the many sponsors both for the Golf Tournament and Scholarship Fund. Because of your participation and generosity we were successful in both covering the cost of the tournament and providing funds for the scholarships that will be presented at our May Luncheon. On behalf of the Southeastern Geophysical Society I thank all of you for your strong support and help in making this year’s Golf Tournament a great success.

Our annual election of officers for 2005/2006 is just around the corner. We have a great slate of new Executive Committee officer candidates for this coming year. I wish to thank all the candidates for their willingness to be considered as nominees and to serve on the SGS Executive Committee. Look for biographies of the nominee slate later in this newsletter. Everyone should have received or will shortly receive in the mail a ballot, slate of officers, and 2005/2006 SGS membership renewal form. Please fill out the ballot form, voting for one person for each office, and enclose it in the ballot envelope with your signature on the outside of the envelope. Also, fill out the 2005/2006 SGS membership renewal form to renew your SGS membership. Mail in your membership application, dues, and ballot envelope or you can turn everything in at our April 14th Luncheon. By sending this in now instead of waiting until our April luncheon, you will beat the rush, avoid the line, enjoy catching up with your fellow colleagues, and be less likely to have it slip your mind. Every SGS member vote counts and your vote shows support for the nominees. In addition, your continued support of the SGS through your membership renewal is greatly appreciated. So please take the time to complete and return your ballot and membership renewal. Once you have done this please spread the word to your colleagues who are not yet SGS members and encourage them to join.

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In this newsletter reference is made to the SGS scholarship on our website, www.sgs-neworleans.org. This Bill Blair $1,500 scholarship is available to high school seniors, college, or graduate students who are children/grandchildren of current SGS members and to undergraduate or graduate students at Louisiana Universities. If you have not already sent in the required application, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation you can still do so. The deadline for receiving all scholarship information is April 14th. You can either mail this information in or bring it to our April 14th Luncheon. These scholarships will be awarded at our May 12th luncheon. I encourage all of you to consider attending the May 9th joint NOGS/SGS one-day technical seminar course by Dr. Bob Hardage titled “The Long and Short of It: Using 4-C Seismic Data to Image Super-Deep Targets (the long view) and to Determine Geomechanical Properties of Near-Seafloor Strata (the short view)”. The seminar will be held at the Murphy Exploration and Production Company auditorium from 8:00am – 5:00pm.

RENEW YOUR SGS MEMBERSHIP FOR 2005-2006. SEE PAGE 8 FOR THE APPLICATION FORM

The fee is $75 per person, which includes course notes and snacks. This is a joint effort with NOGS/SGS so we are expecting a large turnout. Reservations are required and limited so call the NOGS office, 561-8980 or email, [email protected] to reserve your spot. Additional information is provided later in this newsletter and on our website. I would finally ask that if you have not already done so, that you have your photo taken for our joint NOGS/SGS Photo Directory. Either have your photo taken at the SGS or NOGS monthly luncheons, mail in a regular photo, or email an electronic photo to our editor, Tom Watson, at [email protected]. Your cooperation in this is greatly appreciated. I am looking forward to seeing all of you at our April 14th Luncheon when the 2005 SEG Spring Distinguished Lecturer, Greg Partyka, will be speaking on “Spectral Decomposition”. Warren Mautz

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2nd Vice President’s Corner by Jacob Brown

Only one song comes to mind when I think about the Golf Tournament: “Frosty the Snowman”. As we all experienced out at Money Hill the weather was quite brisk, but plentiful. Each year we hold our annual Golf Tournament to raise monies to fund our scholarships. In all, we raised enough money again to give five scholarships totaling $5250! One of our major focuses as a society has been education. The golf tournament is an opportunity for us to give something back not only to our field but to our community. Without the support, time, dedication and financial contributions of many corporations and individuals we could not help those students who are studying geophysics. Please take a moment to recognize all of those who contributed this year:

Thank you!

Gold

Shell, ChevronTexaco, Murphy E & P, Schlumberger, Veritas Marine Surveys, TGS_NOPEC, GX Technology, Input / Ouput

Silver

Eagle Geophysical, Seismic Exchange, Fairfield Industries, Omni Energy Services, Dominion E & P, PGS Marine Services

Hole Sponsors

McMoran Oil & Gas, Seismic Exchange, WesternGeco, CGG, Petro Log, Baker Atlas, Rock Solid Images, Seismic Micro Technology, Fairfield Industries, Taylor Energy Company, Geophysical Pursuit, Jurasin Oil and Gas, City Blueprint, Hydrate Energy International, Schlumberger, CLK Company, Denbury Resources, W & T Offshore

Special Recognition Please let us give a big round of thanks to all of the individuals that helped make this years Golf Tournament, a cold, but warming success: Money Hill and Tim Hogan’s Staff for keeping to the details: Louisiana Grill for Great Crawfish and cleanup; Henry Hardin of Buckley Powder for providing Hot BBQ sandwiches ; Leslie Broussard of Diversified Well Logging for serving Margaritas and Bloody Mary’s ; Don Dubose for organizing the drinks, coolers and snacks; Tabbie Benanti for Team Pre-Registration; Art Johnson for Hole Sign prep and driving a player concession cart; Rocky Detomo and Rupert Cole for driving a player concession cart; Shawn Porche and Carla Kaley of eSeis for driving a player concession cart; Cathy Thibault for setup; Art Christensen for Photography; and Richard Mongan for Team Registration and for spending endless hours sorting out the accounts; .

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Not to overshadow our monthly luncheons, from all that I gathered I missed a heck of a topic and some great food at the last talk! I would like to thank John Smythe of Fairfield Industries for presenting his talk entitled “Gulf of Mexico Shelf Stratigraphic and Structural Interpretation from Spectral Imaging”. Please let us not forget to recognize Fairfield Industries for sponsoring this past luncheon. Our next luncheon will be April 14th at the Fairmont Hotel in the Blue Room from 11:15 to 1 PM. Our speaker will be Greg Partyka of BP Exploration and Production. Mr. Partyka will be presenting his talk entitled “Spectral Decomposition”.

Please RSVP no later than Friday April 8th by either phoning (504) 592-5104 or emailing [email protected]. You can check out our website for more details regarding this talk and past talks at www.sgs-neworleans.org. Lastly, remember to set your clocks ahead for Daylight Saving Time April 3rd and don’t forget to Pay Uncle Sam April 15th! Jacob Brown

Fostering technical communication among geoscientists in the New Orleans vicinity, the Geophysical Symposium will feature papers from our local New Orleans Geophysical community and the greater southeastern region. Subjects regarding all aspects of geophysical technologies practiced by those engaged in work throughout the gulf coast area will be considered. Be a part of the solution; submit a paper today to [email protected].

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Annual Golf Tournament – March 17, 2005 Money Hill CC, Abita Springs

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2004-2005 SGS Executive Committee Nominees President – Richard Mongan (Baker Atlas) Richard Mongan obtained his BSc in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from Bristol University, UK in 1985 and has over 18 years experience in the seismic industry. Richard's career has included acting as an Observer on Land Seismic crews and working as a Seismic Logging Engineer before coming out of the field into more technical and managerial positions e.g. Instrument Supervisor and Regional Management. These assignments brought him to over 14 countries on 5 continents. Currently Richard plans Gulf of Mexico VSP acquisition for Baker Atlas and QC’s the processing results thereof. He hobbies with the niche and emerging market of permanent sensors and acquiring microseismic data for fracture extent calculations while formations are being hydraulically stimulated. Richard has served as the 2003-2004 SGS Secretary and 2004-2005 SGS Treasurer, a current member of SEG and the SPWLA and his outside interests include Formula1, NASCAR, Barbecuing, Live Music, Football and Golf. 1st Vice President – Gale Jenkins (Shell) Gale Jenkins joined Shell in 2002 after working 25 years in New Orleans as a geophysicist for Texaco. He is currently working as a Production Geophysicist using seismic inversion and seismic forward modeling to help build and validate reservoir models. Gale earned a BSc in Mathematics from Ashland College in 1975 and an MSc in Geology from Miami University (Ohio) in 1977. 2nd Vice President – Steve Espinosa (Baker Atlas) Steve Espinosa received his BSc in Geology from Nicholls State University 1983 and has been with Baker Atlas for the past twenty years. Steve’s career in Geophysics started as a Borehole Seismic Engineer working in such locations as the Gulf of Mexico, Nigeria, Canada, and Thailand. Steve’s experience also includes open hole formation evaluation acquisition and interpretation as well as marketing and sales. Steve also coauthored a paper “Imaging of a Salt Face and Truncating Updip Sands using Offset VSP (OVSP) and a Salt Proximity Survey (SPS) in the Gulf of Mexico” Yingping Li, Baker Atlas, Dorothea Faw, Ocean Energy, Inc., Steven Espinosa, Baker Atlas. From January 2003 to October 2004 Steve was assigned as the project manager for Baker Atlas in Equatorial Guinea handling both open hole wireline logging and borehole seismic responsibilities. Steve is back in New Orleans as a Customer Service Manager for Baker Atlas. Steve is a member of SEG, SGS, SPWLA, NOGS, and has served on the SGS board in 2002 working with the 2nd Vice President in coordinating special events. Treasurer – Dee Smith (MMS) Dee Smith has been living in New Orleans since 2001 when she moved here with her husband Tim Maciejewski, who is now with ChevronTexaco. She attained her Masters Degree in Geophysics at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002, where she did a geophysical study of the Texas Panhandle region. Soon afterward she joined Minerals Management Services here in New Orleans Southeastern Geophysical Society Reflections April 2005 12

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in 2003. She works in Resource Evaluations Reserves Section. While working on her Bachelors degree in Geology, Dee worked as a Contract Hydrogeologist from 1993 to 1996 at El Paso Natural Gas in El Paso, TX. In this position, Dee duties included completion of state regulatory questionnaires and environmental site assessment forms, the preparation of geological cross sections and maps, and the completion for water discharge permit applications for submission to state regulatory agencies. She left this position at EPNG to concentrate on her Masters Degree. While at the University, Dee has served as an officer for student chapters of SGE and SEG. In 1997 she served as Vice-president and Treasurer, SGE (Sigma Gamma Epsilon Honors society, Alpha Lambda chapter), and also served as Treasurer for SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists, El Paso chapter) between 1997 and 1998. Dee is an active member in SGS, NOGS, GSA, AAPG and New Orleans Gem and Mineral Society. Dee is currently the Company Representative for SGS at MMS. Dee's other interests include cats, Geocaching, and making Venetian glass beads.

Secretary – Barbara Kelty (WesternGeco) Barbara Kelty is presently a sales account manager for WesternGeco in the New Orleans office. Previously she worked as a data processing geophysicist for 19 years in Dallas and New Orleans. She started in the industry with Geophoto Services, Texas Instruments Inc. in Dallas. Barbara was a teacher prior to that and received a Bachelor’s Degree in geology from the University of Texas at Dallas and an MA in geography from Indiana State University. She is an associate member of the AAPG and the SEG.

Secretary – Virginia Elswick (MMS)

Virginia Elswick received her MS in geology from West Virginia University in the summer of 2003. She worked briefly as a wireline engineer for Schlumberger in Japan, and trained in Oklahoma, before accepting a job as a geologist in the Oil and Gas Trend Analysis Unit at Minerals Management Service in New Orleans. She has been there for approximately one year and focuses her attention mainly on the northeastern GOM. She has been a member of both SEG and GSA for three years. Her outside interests include climbing, backpacking, and soccer. Editor - Ellen Clark (ChevronTexaco)

Ellen Clark is presently a technical geophysicist in the Eastern Asset Team at ChevronTexaco in New Orleans. She joined ChevronTexaco 8 years ago in New Orleans working development projects and PSDM for Deep Water Gulf of Mexico projects. Prior to ChevronTexaco, Ellen worked for Mobil Oil and briefly at CNG. Ellen received a BSc. degree (1985) in Earth Science and a MS degree (2002) from the University of New Orleans. Ellen has been an active member of the SEG since 2002, is a member of AAPG, and was the 2003/2004 SGS Editor.

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n Thursday, March 17th, St Patrick’s Day, the SGA met for a luncheon at Chateaubriand Restaurant on Carrolton Avenue. The weather was crisp and the ladies wore green. Our guest speaker, Paul Seibert, presented a blow by blow account of his book. “Season of the Dead.” He is negotiating with Hollywood for a possible movie to be filmed in New Orleans. I asked him to please include us in the picture. Our next get-together will be our Installation Luncheon at Ralph’s on the Park. Stay tuned.

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Glenda Evans, Paul Seibert, and Rosemary.

SGS Scholarship Awards – 2005 Application Still Open The SGS Scholarship program is a recognition program of academic excellence that endeavors to assist college bound high school seniors as well as those students already enrolled in college. The SGS annually awards scholarships and presents the awards at the regularly scheduled May luncheon. The scholarships are awarded in two categories: the Bill Blair Memorial Scholarship and University Scholarships. The Bill Blair Memorial Scholarship is the top award and the recipient is a child or grandchild of an active SGS member. The Scholarship award is in the amount of $1,500. The University Scholarships are awarded to one student at each of three local Universities. Faculty professors who are in support of the SGS nominate these recipients. The scholarship awards are $750 to each recipient. Application deadline: April 14. See SGS website for details and application forms: http://www.sgs-neworleans.org/

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Calendar of Events

• April 2………………..….Super Science Saturday – Louisiana Children’s Museum • April 4………………………….………………… NOGS Luncheon – Fairmont Hotel • April 4-8……………………….…………….SEG Education Week – Fairmont Hotel • April 12……………………….…… SWLGS Luncheon – Lafayette Petroleum Club • April 14……………………………..……………… SGS Luncheon – Fairmont Hotel • April 20-22...........................................................GSPEC – Hilton Riverfront Hotel • May 2...............................................................NOGS Luncheon – Fairmont Hotel • May 9....................................NOGS/SGS Spring Technical Seminar – Murphy E&P• May 10…………………..…….…… SWLGS Luncheon – Lafayette Petroleum Club • May 12………………..……………..……………… SGS Luncheon – Fairmont Hotel • May 23-27....................................AGU Spring Meeting – Morial Convention Center

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ALBERT P. BROWN, P.G.

Geophysical Consultant

Texas Board Certified Licensed Professional Geoscientist

Depth Imaging / Signal Enhancement (504) 561-8690 cell:(504) 296-8877 [email protected]

Chevron U.S.A. Production Company Gulf of Mexico Shelf Business Unit Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Business Unit935 Gravier St., New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 592-6000

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American Geophysical Union, AGU, Joint Assembly Spring Meeting Announcement - May 23-27, New Orleans The following announcement is from a column found in the December SEG Publication, ‘The Leading Edge’ page 1220, on behalf of SEG President-Elect, Terry Young, and colleague, Roel Snieder, a Fellow of AGU who is helping organize the joint AGU-SEG assembly in New Orleans. As the Society of Exploration Geophysicists maintains its strength in petroleum geophysics while cultivating interests in other important applications, there is synergy to be gained by teaming up with other professional societies to explore topics of mutual interest. At the Spring Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) last May, a very successful focus on near-surface geophysics resulted from the collaborative efforts of SEG, AGU, EEGS (Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society), and the Near Surface Geosciences Division of EAGE (European Assoc. of Geoscientists and Engineers). In the 2005 Spring Meeting of the AGU, May 23-27 in New Orleans, there will be a joint assembly sponsored by SEG and AGU, providing another unique opportunity for geoscientists from industry and academic institutions to mix and exchange ideas. The program committee for this meeting has put together several sessions of interest both for AGU and SEG members. The seismology program includes sessions on induced seismicity, monitoring fluid flow in and around fault zones, new advances in seismic imaging and seismic inversion, long-range seismic acquisition, and the integration of rock property modeling and seismic response measurements. The tectonophysics program includes sessions on fluid flow and slope stability in the Gulf of Mexico, the integration of rock properties and seismic response measurements, and exploration geodynamics. The sections on near-surface geophysics include high resolution imaging, archaeological geophysics, geologic hazards, geophysical inverse problems and imaging the top of shallow salt domes. This promises to be an exciting meeting that will bring together the AGU and SEG membership at a location that is convenient for many SEG members. We encourage SEG members to join their colleagues from the AGU at this occasion. More information about the meeting can be obtained on the Web at http://www.agu.org/meetings/sm05 Terry Young, SEG President-Elect Roel Snieder, Fellow of the AGU

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Advertiser Index Geophysical Pursuit Inc………...…..Pg 2 CGG……………………….………….…. 3 WesternGeco………….……..…………11 Geotrace…………….……….………….14 Mike Bennett – GDC……..…………….14 Steve Dennis – Halliburton………...….14 Dominion…………………….….……….14 Baker Atlas……………….……….…….16 Seismic Exchange Inc…….…….….….18 Shell ………………………….………...18 Fugro Robertson……………….………19 Fairfield ………………………….….…..20 Schlumberger ……………………..….. 23 Fugro Airborne Surveys………….……24 McMoRan ……………………………... 24 ChevronTexaco ……………………..…24 Michael Deaver…………………………24 Al Brown……………………………..….24 PGS Onshore ……………………..…...26 TGS NOPEC…………………….…...…27

S.G.S. Executive Committee SGS Officers PRESIDENT – Warren A. Mautz Shell Expl &Prod Co ……...……………….……….... (504) 728-6292 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT – Rupert J.H. Cole

Shell Expl. & Prod. Co …………………….……….... (504) 728-7678 [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT – Jacob W. Brown WesternGeco…………………….………………...…. (504) 592-5104 [email protected] – Henry Menkiti Schlumberger Wireline…….……………….………… (504) 231-2950 [email protected] – Richard A. Mongan Baker Atlas ……………………………….……..….… (504) 561-7915 [email protected]

EDITOR – Tom Watson ChevronTexaco……………………………..………… (504) 592-6706 [email protected] PRESIDENT – Robert Shank ChevronTexaco…………………………….……….… (832) 854-3624 [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT Catherine Thibault ChevronTexaco ……………………………….…….… (832) 854-2611 [email protected]

SGS Company Representatives 2003-04 Richard Mongan – BakerAtlas (504) 561-7915 [email protected] Fossier – CGG (985) 624-3027 [email protected] Clark – ChevronTexaco (504) 592-6427 [email protected] Jesse Yoste – Dominion (504) 593-7382 [email protected] Jim Harley – Eagle Geophysical (281) 342-1198 [email protected] Eskew – Energy Partners (504) 799-4811 [email protected] Jeff Rowe – Fugro Airborne Surveys (713) 369-6121 [email protected] Brian Anderson – Fugro-LCT (713) 369-6100 [email protected] Pechacek – Fugro (713) 369-6061 [email protected] Larry Galloway – GPS (985) 727-6720 [email protected] Sontag – GXT (713) 789-7250 [email protected] Robert Brewer – Halliburton (281) 988-2146 [email protected] Nickle – Kelman Tech (281) 293-0537 [email protected] Anderson – LSU (225) 578-2153 [email protected] Smith – MMS (504) 736-2706 [email protected] David Wade – Murphy E&P 504) 561-2324 [email protected] Asher – PGS (281) 589-8829 [email protected] Beaty – PGS (713) 706-0581 [email protected] David Gillis – Schlumberger (504) 592-5360 [email protected] Layne Williams – SEI (504) 581-7153 [email protected] Stanley – Seismic MicroTech (713) 464-6188 [email protected] Rupert Cole – Shell (504) 728-7678 [email protected] Derek Farris – Siemens (504) 728-0156 [email protected] Jim McCarty – Taylor Energy (504) 589-0577 [email protected] Pou – TGS NOPEC (713) 860-2115 [email protected] Juliette Ioup – UNO (504) 280-6715 [email protected] Jerry Young – Veritas DGC (832) 351-8695 [email protected] Diana Lenzner – WesternGeco (504) 592-5103 [email protected] SGA Officers

President- Claire La Pointe Vice President – Rosemary Austin Secretary – Jean Keese Treasurer – Ruth Hughson

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