133: The major opportunities and challenges for SEG with Anna Shaughnessy
SEG President Anna Shaughnessy discusses the major challenges and decisions facing the SEG and the geosciences in the years ahead. In this episode, Anna discusses the recently formed Strategic Option...
18 Nov 202123min
132: The essential role of industry for long-term CO2 storage
Mark Zoback discusses his Honorary Lecture, "Geomechanical Issues Affecting Long-Term Storage of CO2." In this episode, Mark highlights how oil and gas companies are best positioned to address the ne...
11 Nov 202130min
131: How to mine old theories for new insights
Vemund Thorkildsen discusses his paper, "Revisiting holistic migration," published in October's The Leading Edge. In this episode, Vemund discusses questioning the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem, m...
4 Nov 202113min
130: Why theory and perfect data are necessary for seismic analysis
Michael Burianyk discusses his new book, Understanding Amplitudes: Basic seismic analysis for rock properties. In the book, methods and techniques used to estimate rock properties from seismic data, ...
19 Okt 202118min
129: Improving and reducing biases with a novel theory
Henning Hoeber discusses a new tool for rock physics in his recent paper published in September's The Leading Edge. In this episode, Henning explains the theory of omitted variable bias (OVB) and its...
14 Okt 202120min
128: Why geophysics matters for CO2 enhanced oil recovery
Bill Harbert highlights his SEG course, "Petrophysics and Geophysics Relevant to CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery." In this forward-looking conversation, Bill shares why it's the right time to discuss enhan...
7 Okt 202124min
127: Breakthroughs for surface-wave tomography for the near-surface
Myrto Papadopoulou and Farbod Khosro Anjom spotlight the recent advances in surface-wave tomography for near-surface applications from August's The Leading Edge. In this episode, Myrto and Farbod dis...
16 Sep 202116min
126: The value and benefits of simplicity with Jack Dvorkin
Jack Dvorkin highlights his upcoming Honorary Lecture, "Modern Rock Physics – Challenges and Solutions." Jack explains why some scientists have embraced unnecessary complexity, the best way to genera...
9 Sep 202122min
