as featured in AAPG's EXPLORER 2009
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2008
- January:Rocks-Physics Theory a Help
- February: Going Super-Deep with P-P, P-SV Data
- March: 'Instaneous' an Ideal Indicator
- April: Finding the Value of ‘Impossible’
- May: When Thin is In, Enhancement Helps
- June:Questions? VSP May Have Answers
- July:Is the Future of Seismic Passive?
- August: Getting Under Surface Challenges
- September: Options Exist for Surface Problems
- October: China Study: Detecting Fractures
- November: China Case: Fracture Data Integrated
- December: Results Shine for New Technology
2007
- January: Footprints in Seismic Data
- February: Hello, This Is Your Geophone Calling
- March: Why Do P-Wave Wipeout Zones Occur?
- April: Which Seismic Wave Mode is Best?
- May: Gas Hydrate and LNG Tankers
- June: Reflections on Class Two Reservoirs
- July: How Can You See What’s Hidden?
- August: Diving Into Gas Hydrate Systems
- September: No Reflection Signal Can Be Good
- October: Was That Survey Crew Sober?
- November: Using Curvature to Map Faults, Fractures
- December: Curvature Can Be a Map to Clarity
2006
- January: Expanding an Elastic Definition
- February: Depth Registration Has Pitfalls
- March:Technology Can Avoid the Fizzles
- April:Imaging Deep Gas in Crowded Areas
- May:Hydrate System to be Monitored
- June:Seismic Imaging? Try Stratal Slicing
- July:Technique Improves Deep Imaging
- August:P-SV Data Most Impressive Image
- September:Reflections Have a 'Tipper Point'
- October:S-Wave Analysis of Fracture Systems
- November:S-Waves and Fractured Reservoirs
- December:Take Your Pick: Skeptic or Proponent
2005
- January:Don't Abuse Seismic Attributes
- February:Curvature Helps Strat Interpretation
- March:Pitfalls in 3-D Interpretation
- April:Seismic Velocities Prove Themselves Crucial Variables
- May: Something Old, Something New
- June:Multi-C Survey Cost May be Value
- July:Matching to Model Can Cut Risk
- August:Gravity Data: Lot of Bang for Buck
- September:HRAM Data Gives Perspective
- October:Do You Need Marine EM Methods?
- November:Often Wrong, But Never in Doubt
- December:The Balance Between Geophysics and Geology in Seismic Interpretation
2004
- January: No column published
- February:3-D Yields Strat, Geologic Insights
- March:Acquisition Footprint Can Confuse
- April:A Demystifying of Deconvolution
- May:Depth Reckoning Speaks Volumes
- June:Why Do We Need To Have Visualization?
- July:Understanding Seismic Amplitudes
- August:More Amplitude Understanding
- September:Design of Land 3-D Surveys
- October:Essentials of 3-D Streamer Surveys
- November:Track Geology in Greater Detail
- December:4-D Gives Reservoir Surveillance
2003
- January:ISA Method Spotted Gas Anomalies
- February:3-D Seismic Maps Tell Tales
- March:EM Techniques Show Promise
- April:Reservoir Cracks Tell Many Tales
- May:Stress Direction Hints at Flow
- June:Is the 3-D Survey 'Good Enough?' (Part 1)
- July:No column published
- August:Extra Azimuths Will Cost You (Part 2)
- September:Where Should We Put the Drill Bit?
- October:Flat Spots Are Not Always Flat
- November:HRAM Overcoming Topography (Part 1)
- December:Whirlybird Data Have Advantage (Part 2)
2002
- January:No column published
- February: Log Ties Seismic to 'Ground Truth'
- March:Sonic Logs Need Troubleshooting
- April:Borehole Images Can Identify Trends
- May:Spectral Decomp Applied to 3-D
- June:3-D Images Active Gas Changes
- July:Outcrop Scans Give New View
- August:What a Relief Shade Can Be
- September:Fracture Model Analysis Is Simple
- October:Fractures Can Come Into Focus
- November:Simple Seismic, Complex Fractures
- December:Looking For Gas Chimneys And Faults
2001
- January:Color Reveals Seismic Message
- February:No column published
- March:Seismic Has Its Multiple Attributes
- April:3-D Helps See through the Mist Precision is now the Norm for Pool Development
- May:Finding Faults In a Gas Play
- June:Is It a Subtle Fault, or Just Noise?
- July:Borehole Data: Closer to the Rocks
- August: No column published
- September: S-Waves Detect Reservoir Flow
- October: Better Resolution or Coincidence?
- November:High Frequency Targets New Pay
- December:Seismic Maps Ferron Coalbed Sweetspots
2000
- January:VSP -- The Link Between Geology and Geophysics
- February:The Check Shot Velocity Survey: Is It Enough? (Part I)
- March:Additional Computed Product Utility (Part II)
- April:A Practical Approach to Seismic Imaging of Complex Geology
- May:From Static to Dynamic Interpretation of Subsurface Data -- A Change of Paradigm
- June:Regional Plate Kinematics: Arm Waving, or Underutilized Exploration Tool? (Part I)
- July: Arm Waving, or Underutilized Exploration Tool? (Part 2)
- August:Building Quantitative Plate Kinematic Frameworks for Regional Exploration Assessments (Part 3)
- September:No column published
- October:Regional Plate Kinematics: Arm Waving, or Underutilized Exploration Tool?
- November:Finding Limits Of 3-D Seismic
- December:Seismic Modeling Makes Waves
1999
- January:MT Data Throws Curves to Viewers
- February:Borehole Gravity: An Old Technique With New Life?
- March:No column published
- April:Predicting Reservoir Properties from 3-D Seismic Attributes With Little Well Control -- Jurassic Smackover Formation
- May:Ismay Algal Mound Discovery on 3-D Data Brings New Interest to the Southern Paradox Basin, Utah
- June:An AVO Primer
- July:Magnetostratigraphy Adds a Temporal Dimension to Basin Analysis
- August:No column published
- September:Using 3-D Seismic to Identify Spatially Variant Fracture Orientation in the Manderson Field
- October:No Happy Ending Yet to This Cautionary Tale
- November:Geologic Structure of Basement, and Techniques for Mapping Basement
- December:Maps: It's the Basements Fault