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Archive for September, 2010

Time to review the role of seismic in shale plays

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Conventional wisdom says that you don’t need seismic in shale plays because you already know where the shale is. But some shale operators know better. A few years ago a colleague ... Read more..

A model of cooperation

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Geophysicists couldn’t practice geophysics without models. Models help to confirm an interpretation and also to predict responses. But typically models are used to solve a single problem or answer a single ... Read more..

Africa pays off – again

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Pursuant to last week’s blog, companies continue to have pleasant surprises in some of Africa’s newer plays. Take Tullow Oil, for instance. The British independent confirmed Sept. 13 that its Owo-1 ... Read more..

Africa continues to surprise

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

All it takes are a few huge discoveries to make the industry take a new look at what it considered an established province. Such is the case with Africa. Nigeria and ... Read more..