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Egotiator the Magazine of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen October 2003 the N egotiator The Magazine of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen October 2003 Simplifying Seismic A Historical Journey A SUMMER WELL SPENT TECHNOLOGY UPDATE WHO IS CHARLES LESLIE MAY? PLM Students provide an Dawn Jarvis discusses the recent improvements John Davis recounts the tale of tracking accounting of their summer job made by the Technology Committee and reveals down the owners of an elusive experiences in the Patch. PAGE 14 what changes we can expect this year. PAGE 19 freehold mineral title. PAGE 24 of International Business Machines th in Corporation IBM, the e-business logo ,and e-business is a game.Play to win.,are win.,are to game.Play a is e-business ,and e United States.e United Corp. IBM 2003 © reserved. rights All either regi stered trad emarks or or emarks tradem arks arks GET IN THE GAME. PLAY TO WIN. 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Call us today at (403) 509 7428 for more information on Qbyte Financial Management, Qbyte Production Accounting, Qbyte Land Management and Qbyte Petro-LAB™,or visit www.qbyte.com. the N egotiator October 2003 The Negotiator The Magazine of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen This Month’s Features Senior Editorial Board Chris Baker – Director of Communications Simplifying Seismic [ph] 645-2762 [fx] 645-2009 Dr. Easton Wren Dave Boisjolie – Social Content Editor 2 [ph] 645-2956 [fx] 645-6325 Summer Student Amanda Estabrooks– Advertising Co-Editor [ph] 266-5746 [fx] 266-1293 Perspectives Michael Galvin – Regular Content Editor CAPL 14 [ph] 699-5636 [fx] 232-1678 Jodi Gosling – Advertising Co-Editor [ph] 213-3785 [fx] 213-3758 Committees in Action: Arlene Nerrie – Feature Content Editor Technology Committee [ph] 571-5267 [fx] 571-5266 19 Dawn M. Jarvis Heather Telasky – Coordinating Editor [ph] 645-7875 [fx] 645-7889 Who is Charles Editorial Staff Leslie May? Cindy Cameron [ph] 237-3836 Janice Elago [ph] 514-7734 Calynda Gabel [ph] 261-2377 Kristy Halat [ph] 681-5196 John O. Davis, P.Land 23 Brock Kaluznick [ph] 265-1116 Arnold Lee [ph] 645-6738 Cherie Lomheim [ph] 260-8252 Mike Miles [ph] 231-0241 Board Briefs Kevin Murphy [ph] 693-0090 Adrienne Petzold [ph] 284-3064 Clark Drader . 7 Photographers In Memoriam Dalton Dalik [ph] 230-2105 [fx] 264-0147 CAPL . 8 Design and Production Printing Rachel Hershfield – Folio Publication Design McAra Printing PLUS 2002-2003 Farewell Sumir Saini . 9 Submissions Submissions to The Negotiator should be sent in print-ready form to one Get Smart of our Editorial Board. The deadline for inclusion in an issue is the first CAPL . 10 day of the month prior to the published month. For a copy of our submis- sion guidelines, please contact a member of our Senior Editorial Board. Roster Updates CAPL . 11 Disclaimer All articles printed under an author’s name represent the views of the Message from the Executive author; publication neither implies approval of the opinions expressed, nor accuracy of the facts stated. Scott Nalder . 12 Meeting Announcements Advertising For information, please contact Amanda Estabrooks (266-5746) or CAPL . 13 Jodi Gosling (213-3785). No endorsement or sponsorship by the Author, Author! Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen is suggested or implied. Negotiator Editorial Committee . 18 CAPL Online The website for the CAPL is: www.landman.ca Echoes of Yesteryear Aubrey Kerr . 20 CAPL Office Suite 350, 500 – 5 Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3L5 CAPL/IRWA Stampeders Game . 22 [ph] 403-237-6635 [fax] 403-263-1620 CAPL/CAPLA Family Christmas Skating Party CAPL . 26 Denise Grieve, Office Manager [email protected] Karin Steers, Office Administrator [email protected] Annual CAPL Christmas Party and Silent Auction CAPL . 27 CAPL Calendar of Events CAPL . 28 Simplifying Seismic A Historical Journey Dr. Easton Wren oct 2003 N P age 2 This is the first chapter in a series which will explain the seismic business in simple terms. Designed specifically for non-technical personnel in the oil industry, it should provide a forum for infor- mation and questions. This opening installment will focus on the very early history of geophysics in exploration in general and trace the beginnings of the seismic method and the early days of geophysics in Western Canada exploration. Brief History of Geophysics (Earth Physics) The main growth phase occurred during the Renaissance when Aristotle (383-322 B.C.) is usually given the credit for compiling the Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) initiated new thinking on geology, first known geophysical treatise, the ”Meteoroligica”, which vulcanology, aircraft, parachutes, submarines and art, notably the embraced weather, oceanography, astronomy and meteors. Mona Lisa. The painting itself is Leonardo’s understanding of the Formal seismic instrumentation appeared in A.D.132 when Earth as a “living organ- Chang Heng set up his ism” and not simply a seismoscope in China dead planet. He also which indicated earth- deduced that alpine quake activity. rocks were once submerged under the Throughout medieval sea when he identified times, the divining stick the fossil shells they or rod became a standard contained. Leonardo’s tool in the search for work with sound and groundwater or rare light has provided the minerals. Even today this tools for the modern particular methodology is understanding of the still practiced but not main geophysical meth- understood. ods employed in the oil and mining industry. Aristotle Replica of Chang Heng’s seismoscope oct 2003 N P age 3 Many other famous scientists have our interest will be focused on the seis- contributed to the development of mic method which is the most popular geophysical methods. These include and provides the best definition of William Gilbert (1540-1603) who those targets we seek in the oil and gas founded the science of magnetism; industry. We will follow the changes Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) who devel- that occurred when earthquake physi- oped the formulae for gravity and cists began to consider the possibility invented the thermometer; Christian of creating artificial earthquakes to Huygens (1629-1695) who explained make images of the geological subsur- refraction and diffraction in wave face and begin the exploration process behavior; Sir Isaac Newton (1642- for natural resources. 1727) who stated the basic Laws of Motion; Benjamin Franklin (1702-1790) Exploration with Seismic who studied lightning and postulated The use of seismic methods as an explo- continental drift. ration tool is essentially a twentieth century phenomenon. While the global These early scientists had great skills network of seismic (i.e. earthquake) and insight and few could stray from a observatories was established in the Leonardo da Vinci natural curiosity of the earth amongst 1890s, it was not until the early 1920s their other interests. However, the devel- that an artificial earthquake method opment of geophysics was somewhat was developed to use seismic as a slow and academic during the 1800s as remote sensing or imaging tool for the first attempts at recording earth- subsurface geology. quakes did not occur until 1880. In 1897 the first global network of seismic moni- There were several independent discoveries toring stations was proposed and that ultimately were to be embraced in the operating by 1899. general understanding and application. One of the more romantic was the work of The early investigations and develop- the German scientist, Ludger Mintrop. ment of geophysics has followed four He had been a Professor of Earthquake unique pathways based on four impor- Seismology prior to World War I and was tant earth properties: drafted by the military. The German High Command was not sure how to use • Density, measured as the force of his talents and assigned him to various gravity sectors of the war. He served in the • Magnetization, expressed as the airship division as a physicist but it was local magnetic force as a commander of a long range artillery • Electrochemical, measured with Galileo Galilei unit that he suggested that he could electrodes detect the position of enemy artillery • Acoustic response (seismic), measured by geophones installations using his seismograph equipment from the university. The idea was simple. Lay out the seismic detectors (geophones) in Each of these methods has played a key role in the evolution of a pattern and record the miniature earthquakes created by the applied geophysics in exploration for minerals, coal and oil and shock waves of the enemy guns and identify their position by gas. While each one has special characteristics and applications, triangulation. oct 2003 N P age 4 After a demonstration of the method at a the Greek word for sound. In the 1960s firing range, Ludendorff, the Supreme this company became “Prakla Seismos”, Commander, was convinced and ordered then “Prakla”, then “Geco-Prakla” then the deployment of these units at the finally, Schlumberger. It is fascinating front. However, resources were scarce, that the founding fathers of the two the war was drawing to a close and the service industries, seismic and well system was never implemented. logging, created their own companies and ultimately united under the one flag Mintrop entered the post-war years with at the end of the century. an idea that it was possible to generate artificial earthquakes at the surface and Mintrop’s story does not end here. inject energy into the ground to produce He later returned to university life as a information about the geological subsur- professor. We shall see how his influence face. An early experiment focused on salt with one of his graduate students, a domes buried in the Rhine Valley and young Dutchman called Otto Koefoed, considered to be causing oil traps.
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