2019 Annual Report 2019 Annual Report SM Approved by the SEG Council, 17 June 2020 Connecting the World of Applied Geophysics REPORTS OF Second vice Director at large REPORTS OF Books Editorial Distinguished GEOPHYSICS SEG BOARD OF president Maria A. Capello COMMITTEES Board Instructor Valentina Socco, editor DIRECTORS Manika Prasad 13 Mauricio Sacchi, chair Short Course 31 10 AGU–SEG 24 Adel El-Emam, chair President Director at large Collaboration 27 Geoscientists Robert R. Stewart Treasurer and Paul S. Cunningham Chi Zhang, cochair Committee on Without Borders® 5 Finance Committee 14 20 University and Distinguished Robert Merrill, chair Dan Ebrom and Lee Student Programs Lecturer 34 President-elect Bell Director at large Annual Meeting Joan Marie Blanco, Gerard Schuster, chair Rick Miller 11 David E. Lumley Steering chair 28 Global Advisory 7 15 Glenn Winters, chair 25 George Buzan, chair Vice president, 20 Emerging 36 Past president Publications Director at large Continuing Professionals Nancy House Sergey Fomel Ruben D. Martinez Annual Meeting Education International Gravity and 8 12 16 Technical Program Malcolm Lansley, chair Johannes Douma, chair Magnetics Dimitri Bevc, chair 25 30 Luise Sander, chair First vice president Chair of the Council Director at large Olga Nedorub, cochair 36 Alexander Mihai Gustavo Jose Carstens Kenneth M. Tubman 22 Development and EVOLVE Popovici 12 16 Production Michael C. Forrest, Health, Safety, 9 Audit Andrew Royle, chair interim chair Security, and Director at large Executive director Bob Brook, chair 27 30 Environment Bob Brook John Koehr 24 Luke Decker, chair 13 17 Field Camps 37 Dylan Mikesell, chair 31 2 2019 Annual Report SM Honors and Awards Passive Seismology SEG–SPE REPORTS OF FOUNDATION SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL Don Steeples, chair Ulrich Zimmer, vice Collaboration REPRESENTATIVES REPORT REPORTS REPORTS 37 chair James Rector, cochair 44 47 GeoScienceWorld Foundation Board of SEAM Board of SEG Consolidated Interpretation Ted Bakamjian, Directors Directors Financial Statements Editorial Board Publications SEG Women’s representative Michael G. Loudin, Josef Paffenholz, chair 66 Balazs Nemeth, editor- Kris Innanen, chair Network 53 chair 62 in-chief 44 Hendratta Ali, chair 60 SEG Foundation 39 47 IPTC Management SEG Global Inc. Financial Summary Research Joseph Reilly and Board of Directors 87 Meetings Review and Sergio Chávez-Pérez, The Leading Edge Mohammed Badri, Bruce Shang, chair Planning chair Editorial Board Board members 63 Carmen Dumitrescu, 45 Baishali Roy, chair 53 chair 49 SEG Real Estate 41 Reviews NAPE Advisory Corporation Board of Amit Padhi, chair Translations Patrick Rutty, Directors Membership 46 Raul Cova, chair representative Keith Willson, chair Aldo Vesnaver, chair 49 54 64 41 Scholarships Camelia Knapp, chair Travel Grants Offshore Technology Mining 46 J. Tyler Schwenk, chair Conference Jean Legault, chair 50 Alex Martinez, chair 43 SEG–AAPG 56 Cooperation Wiki Near-Surface Brandy Hawkins, chair Karl Schleicher, chair Unconventional Geophysics 46 51 Resources Technical Section Technology José Arce, chair SEG Bylaws Conference 43 Joseph Reilly, chair Management 46 Frank Brown, Nominations representative Ruben Martinez, chair SEG–NGWA 57 43 Collaboration John Lane, cochair 47 3 REPORTS OF OFFICERS “It is important to realize and communicate the impact that geoscience has on nearly every aspect of the life we enjoy today.” — Nancy House SEG past president 2019 Annual Report SM REPORTS OF OFFICERS President and management to make them more gave a major donation (US$1 million) our global outreach and contribution. Part of the president’s mandate (and Robert R. Stewart efficient and understandable. We made to the NAPE Expo Charities Fund in I was thrilled to see friendly true joy) is to connect with as many real our belief in geophysics’ global support of U.S. veterans in the name conversations with our colleagues SEG activities, meetings, and members future and SEG’s place in it by opening of the late U.S. President George H.W. at the Asociación Mexicana de worldwide as possible. Our SEG offices in Kuala Lumpur and Houston. Bush. Former President George W. Geofísicos de Exploración (AMGE) offices and associated societies placed It was an eventful year and a time for Bush (originally a landman) was on result in SEG’s rerelease of AMGE’s approximately 20 trips on my calendar which I’m deeply grateful. hand to recognize the gift and honor book on the history of geophysics including speaking engagements in in his late father’s name. As part of in Mexico. We also are delighted Houston, Austin, Midland, Dallas, SEG’s 89th year of operation began that event, we were privileged to have with the incredible accomplishment Denver, Calgary, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, at our Annual Meeting in Anaheim, breakfast with Mr. Bush. He was of an armada of volunteers and Tokyo, Dubai, Dhahran, Muscat, California. This was a happy relaxed, engaging, and related several staff translating the entire Sheriff’s Kuwait City, and Perth. While I’m still homecoming on my end, as I’d worked stories. He made one comment, Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied summarizing the observations and “Applied geophysicists can take two summers in neighboring La Habra which I think was quite germane and Geophysics into Spanish. It is available learnings (and catching my breath), it’s great pride in our science, its at Chevron’s Oil Field Research Center helpful in times of challenge. When he on the SEG Wiki. fair to say that there is plenty of exciting contributions, and our fellowship.” as an interning graduate student. The accepted the nomination for president, geophysical activity, capability, need, Annual Meeting was a technical and he didn’t anticipate (nor anyone else) Further on our international journey, and and opportunity around the world. Applied geophysicists can take great financial success but attracted lower the upcoming tragedy of 9/11. However, assisted via a global strategy session Geophysics’ future is bright. pride in our science, its contributions, attendance than wished. This was largely after its occurrence, it was the duty convened in London in June 2019, we and our fellowship. The remarkable on account of economic and political of his office to lead. And so he did. opened an office in Kuala Lumpur. This One of the foundational aspects clarity of our subsurface pictures, the challenges that are classically unforeseen Our commitments will bring surprises, facility will help service our southern of any professional organization is resources they have uncovered, and when convention venues are booked hopefully none of that magnitude, but Asian members and will participate its continuing-education program. the resultant prosperity from their many years in advance. Attendance also they may seem more manageable in the vibrant activities in the region. Because of employment contraction recovery have been a substantial part speaks to ongoing discussions about the in comparison. Mr. Bush did share a Complementing our offices in Beijing, in the energy industry in the last few of humanity’s progress in the last role and efficacy of Annual Meetings as personal anecdote about that day when Dubai, and Kuala Lumpur is the nascent years, the community has had fewer 90 years — SEG’s legacy. While this well as where to place them. SEG has many families were trying to get in touch “global hub” office in Houston. We see job openings. Those who are working satisfying retrospective is justified, we presciently been a founder or participant with their loved ones. As we remember, this office as engaging the international seem to have expanded duties, and are in a time of transition. We now have in a number of collaborative meetings the nation came to a standstill. He finally energy industry in Houston, helping perhaps less professional-development to revisit our success and ameliorate including the Offshore Technology connected with his mother, former First enhance our Latin America activities, time. Thus, the enrollment in courses its results. SEG is wrestling with and Conference, Unconventional Resources Lady Barbara Bush, and asked her and leveraging local services for has been limited. SEG is attempting to responding to economic, professional, Technology Conference, International where she was. She told him and he worldwide application (e.g., the EVOLVE reconfigure its offering to the demand and societal changes. In the last year, Petroleum Technology Conference, and responded, “What are you doing there?” program). Many of our meetings and — different course lengths, topics, our Society has made some bold the inaugural Energy in Data Conference. She said, “You grounded my airplane!” workshops have been organized from locations, instructors, and media. decisions. We sold our Tulsa campus the China and Middle East offices. We hope that new initiatives such to provide a healthier financial future. Another key SEG-cosponsored event is A dominant theme of SEG in the last Both offices continue to develop their as destination-learning events (e.g., We restructured our internal operations NAPE. In 2019, the NAPE organization few years was increasing emphasis on offerings and services energetically. Western Canadian Resources) and 5 2019 Annual Report SM REPORTS OF OFFICERS university-SEG programs, based on presented to Yogaani Bhatia, director management team’s experience and of exploration geophysicists has us many of our marching orders. With our job task analysis, will kindle interest of SEG’s Middle East, Africa, and hard work. Much gratitude to all of been somewhat controversial in regular restructurings, mergers, and and satisfy new and ongoing needs. Asia-Pacific realms, for her enormous you who help us run our science and jurisdictions where it has been takeovers in the energy industry, there energy and initiatives in expanding our profession. We’re especially thrilled broached or applied. Certification is a periodic call for SEG to consider Along the lines of outreach and activities in the region. She has been an to have had John Koehr join the SEG shares many of the characteristics doing likewise.