1. The Leading Edge

July Issue 2011 778 Seismic events – Long period, long-duration seismic events during hydraulic fracture

stimulation of a shale gas reservoir, I. Das and M. Zoback 788 SEG Governance-Path to consensus on revision of SEG Bylaws, B. Hardage 810 SEG-SPE Collaboration – Workshop on Giant Fields Monitoring and Development

proves a collaborative success, T. Todd

Special section: Practical applications of anisotropy 726 Introduction to this special section: Practical applications of anisotropy, H. Lynn and R.

Michelena 732 Combining VTI and HTI anisotropy in prestack time migration: Workflow and data

examples, E. Jenner 740 Target-oriented stratigraphic processing for AVZ analysis, R.M. Burnstad and T.H. Keho 750 Mitigation of overburden effects in fracture prediction using azimuthal AVO analysis,

An example form a Middle East carbonate field, E. Liu, G. Zelewski, C. Lu, J. Reilly, and Z.J. Shevchek

758 Seismic reservoir characterization in resource shale plays: Stress analysis and sweet spot discrimination, A. Sena, G. Castillo, K. Chesser, S. Voisey, J. Estrada, J. Carcuz, E. Carmona, and P. Hodgkins

766 Seismic anisotropy in microseismic event location analysis, R. Van Dok, B. Fuller, L. Engelbrecht, and M. Sterling

772 Effective VTI anisotropy for consistent monitoring of microseismic events, L. Eisner, Y. Zhang, P. Duncan, M.C. Mueller, M.P. Thornton, and D. Gei

August Issue 2011 838 Interferometry – Source-receiver interferometry for seismic wavefield construction

and ground-roll removal, C. Duguid, D. Halliday, and A. Curtis 844 Fractures – Fracture network engineering for hydraulic fracturing, W. Pettitt, M.

Pierce, B. Damjanac, J. Hazzard, L. Lorig, C. Fairhurst, I. Gil, M. Sanchez, N. Nagel, J. Reyes-Montes, and R. Young

854 Meter Reader – Delineation of concealed basement depression from aeromagnetic studies of Mahanadi Basin, East Coast of India, B. Sarma and V. Chakravarthi

858 Interpreter’s Corner – Thinner than expected? Don’t blame the seismic, J.Coggins 933 SEG 2011 – SEG Annual Meeting returns to San Antonio, D. Clark 946 ISEF – Empowering Tomorrow’s Innovators in Los Angeles: The 2011 ISEF, R. Nolen-

Hoeksema 948 ISEF – Acoustic imaging using optimized beamforming techniques, A. Feldman

Special section: Multiple attenuation 862 Introduction to this special section: Multiple attenuation, B. Goodway 864 Multiple attenuation: Recent advances and the road ahead (2011), A. Weglein, S.Hsu,

P. Terenghi, X. Li, and R. Stolt 876 Exemplifying the specific properties of the inverse scattering series internal-multiple

attenuation method that reside behind its capability for complex onshore and marine multiples, P. Terenghi, S. Hsu, A. Weglein, and X. Li

884 Elimination of land internal multiples based on the inverse scattering series, Y. Luo, P. Kelamis, Q. Fu, S. Huo, G. Sindi, S. Hsu, and A. Weglein

890 Resolution on multiples: Interpreter’s perceptions, decision making, and multiple attenuation, L. Hunt, S. Reynolds, M. Hadley, S. Hadley, Y. Zheng, and M. Perz

906 Applications of interbed multiple attenuation, M. Griffiths, J. Hembd, and H. Prigent 914 Case studies in 3D interbed multiple attenuation, D. Brookes 920 Enhanced demultiple by 3D SRME using dual-sensor measurements, R. van Borselen,

R. Hegge, T. Martin, S. Barnes, and P. Aaron 928 True azimuth 3D SRME in the Norwegian Sea, P. Smith, B. Szydlik, and T. Traylen

September Issue 2011 986 Attributes-Comparison of K and 𝛌 in clastic rocks: A test on two wells with different

reservoir-quality stacked sands from West Africa, H. Al-Dabagh and S. Alkhafaf 996 ISEF – Better images, fewer samples: Optimizing array configuration for compressed

sensing in radio interferometry, C. Fannjiang 1004 ISEF – Investigation climate change: A comparative analysis of colonial and modern

weather data, M. Wasserman

Special section: Time-lapse measurements 1006 Introduction to this special section: Time-lapse measurements, C. MacBeth and R.

Michelena 1008 4D in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Hoover, Madison, and Marshall fields, M.

Helgerud, A. Miller, D. Johnston, M. Udoh, B. Jardinge, C. Harris, and N. Aubuchon 1020 Time-lapse(4D) effect and reservoir sand production pattern in a mature North Sea

field, S. Amoyedo, R. Slatt, and K. Marfurt 1026 The challenges of monitoring CO₂ storage, R. Arts and V. Vandeweijer 1034 Foinaven: 4D processing comes up trumps, S. Campbell, C. Lacombe, R. Brooymans, H.

Hoeber, and S. White 1042 Enhanced dynamic interpretation from correlation well activity to frequently acquired

4D seismic signatures, Y. Huang, C. MacBeth, O. Barkved, J. van Gestel, and O. Dybvik 1052 Time-lapse 3D VSP using permanent receivers in a flowing well in the deepwater Gulf

of Mexico, H. Wu, D. Kiyashchenko, and J. Lopez 1060 Understanding the applications and limitations of time-lapse gravity for reservoir

monitoring, R. Krahenbuhl, Y. Li, and T. Davis 1070 Using CSEM to monitor production form a complex 3D gas reservoir – A synthetic case

study, D. Andréis and L. MacGregor

October Issue 2011 1112 Petrophysics – Detectability of petrophysical properties of subsurface CO₂-saturated

aquifer reservoirs using surface geophysical methods, A. JafarGandomi and A. Curtis 1122 Meter Reader – Performance measures in aeromagnetic compensation, G. Noriega 1128 Honorary Lecture, Practical seismic petrophysics: The effective use of log data for

seismic analysis, T. Smith 1142 Interpreter’s Corner – The need for an interpretation strategy, V. Linari 1146 Round Table – The chicken, the egg, and the workstation, D. Herron

Special section: Land acquisition, vibroseis 1148 Introduction to this special section: Land acquisition, vibroseis, C. Liner and S. Ronen 1150 The synchronized electromagnetic impulsive source, B. Pramik and L. Bell 1158 Using VLF-EM to delineate a fracture zone in basement granites for uranium

exploration, H. Rajaraman, V. Ramesh Babu, P. Dandele, S. Chavan, K. Achar, and P. Ramesh Babu

1162 Pseudorandom sweeps for simultaneous sourcing and low-frequency generation, J. Sallas, J. Gibson, P. Maxwell, and F. Lin

1174 Strategies for land-based controlled source electromagnetic surveying in high-noise regions, R. Streich, M. Becken, U. Matzander, and O. Ritter

1182 Analyses of vibrator performance using long and short sweeps, Z. Wei, T. Phillips, and P. Pecholcs

November Issue 2011 1242 Meter Reader – Aeromagnetic anomalies over faulted strata, V. Grauch and M. Hudson 1254 Early mining and mineral exploration – Early mining and mineral exploration

geophysics in southern Africa, J. de Beer 1262 4D seismic – Application of a grid-consistent inversion to a 4D reservoir model, P.

Thore

Special section: Canada, Arctic technology 1272 Introduction to this special section: Canada, Arctic technology, B. Goodway 1274 Causal fracture prediction: curvature, stress, and geomechanics, L. Hunt, S. Reynolds,

S. Hadley, J. Downton, and S. Chopra 1288 Simultaneous active and passive seismic monitoring of steam-assisted heavy oil

production, E. Forgues, E. Schlisselé, and J. Cotton 1296 Inferring in-situ stress changes by statistical analysis of microseismic event

characteristics, M. Grob and M. van der Baan 1304 Joint transmission and reflection traveltime tomography in imaging permafrost and

thermokarst lakes in Northwest Territories Canada, J.-W. Huang and G. Bellefleur

December Issue 2011 1408 Applications of Anisotropy – Integrated reservoir characterization of a fractured

basement reservoir, E. Angerer, P. Neff, I. Abbasi, and G. Ghiglione 1414 Interpreter’s Corner – Utilizing seismic-derived rock properties for horizontal drilling

in the Arabian Gulf, S. Rahati, H. Al-Otaibi, and Y. Al-Shobail 1438 Index to Volume 30

Special section: Physics of rocks 1352 Introduction to this special section: Physics of rocks, T. Smith, C. Sayers and C. Liner 1354 CO₂ sequestration in basalt: Carbonate mineralization and fluid substitution, T.

Otheim, L. Adam, K. van Wijk, M. Batzle, T. McLing, and R. Podgorney 1360 Integrated numerical and laboratory rock physics applied to seismic characterization

of reservoir rocks, B. Quintal, M. Frehner, C. Madonna, N. Tisato, M. Kuteynikova, and E. Saenger

1368 A diagenetic rock physics approach for siliciclastics, A. Draege 1376 Rock physics-based relations for density and S-velocity versus P-velocity in deepwater

subsalt Gulf of Mexico shales, C. Sayers and L. den Boer 1382 Rock physicists step out of the well location, meet geophysicists and geologists to a

value in exploration analysis, I. Brevik, A. Callejon, P. Kahn, P. Janak, and D. Ebrom 1392 How cracks modify permeability and introduce velocity dispersion: Examples of glass

and basalt, Y. Guéguen, M. Adelinet, A. Ougier-Simonin, J. Fortin, and A. Schubnel 1400 Simulation of elastic properties in carbonates, M. Jouini and S. Vega

January Issue 2012 18 Interpreter’s Corner – Integration of well logs for seismic-guided sand mapping in the

Barail coal-shale sequence of Geleki Field, Harilal 26 Meter Reader – An automatic network-extraction algorithm applied to magnetic

survey data for the identification and extraction of geologic lineaments, M. Lee, W. Morris, J.Harris, and H. Leblanc

91 Annual Meeting Review – A photo review of the 2011 Annual Meeting, D. Clark 100 Workshop Review – GEM Beijing 2011: The SEG – CGS workshop on gravity, electrical,

and magnetic methods and their applications, X. Li and Y. Li

Special section: Near-surface measurements in exploration geophysics 32 Introduction to this special section: Near-surface measurements in exploration

geophysics, D. Steeples and P.Kelamis 34 Application of super-virtual seismic refraction interferometry to enhance first arrivals:

A case study from Saudi Arabia, A. Alshuhail, A. Aldawood and S. Hanafy 42 Integrated seismic-electromagnetic workflow for sub-basalt exploration in northwest

Saudi Arabia, D. Colombo, T. Keho, and G. McNeice 54 Rayleigh wave tomography at Coronation Field, Canada: The topography effect, M.

Haney and H. Douma 62 Focus on land seismic technology: The near-surface challenge, T. Keho and P. Kelamis 70 Near-surface imaging of a hydrogeothermal system at Mount Princeton, Colorado

using 3D seismic, self-potential, and dc resistivity data, A. Lamb, L. Liberty, K. van Wijk, A. Revil, and C. Diggins

76 Surface and borehole seismic imaging of soft-rock, karst eolianites at coastal engineering construction sites: Case studies from Australia, R. Whiteley

84 On the possibility of using suspension-log data to estimate historic overburden in shallow unconsolidated sediments, D. Wyatt and M. Waddell

February Issue 2012 212 Symposium – GSH-SEG Spring Symposium: Reservoir Geophysics and Interpretation,

G. Bear and F. Hilterman 214 Symposium preview – 18th Annual 3D Seismic Symposium, M. Purcell 216 Workshop review – Geophysical data interpretation for unconventional reservoirs, Y.

Li, B. Goodway, H. Farrell, S. Nowak, and R. Masters

Special section: Carbonate research in China 138 Introduction to this special section: Carbonate research in China, Y. Liu and E. Liu 140 Origin and architecture of fractured-cavernous carbonate reservoirs and their

influences on seismic amplitudes, P. Yang, S. Zandong Sun, Y. Liu, H. Li, G. Dan, and H. Jia

152 The theory and application of DEM-Gassmann rock physics model for complex carbonate reservoirs, S. Zandong Sun, H. Wang, Z. Liu, Y. Li, X. Zhou, and Z. Wang

160 Frequency-dependent velocity prediction theory with implication for better reservoir fluid prediction, H. Wang, S. Zandong Sun, D. Wang, J. Han, and B. Jin

168 The application of high-resolution 3D seismic acquisition techniques for carbonate reservoir characterization in China, X. Feng, Y. Wang, X. Wang, N. Wang, G. Gao, and X. Zhu

180 Key issues and strategies for processing complex carbonate reservoir data in China, X. Wang, X. Feng, W. Luo, X. Gao, and X. Zhu

190 Studying heterogeneity and anisotropy via numerical and physical modelling, S. Sun, L.

Chen, X. Xiao, L. Liu, Z. Tang, J. Wei, and L. Sun 198 P-wave fracture prediction algorithm using data with limited azimuthal distribution, S.

Zandong Sun, X. Xiao, L. Chen, P. Yang, H. Yang, and C. Luo 206 Two promising approaches for amplitude-preserved resolution enhancement, S. Zandong Sun, Y. Bai, S. Wu, D. Wang, H. Gao, B. Jing, and J. Han

March Issue 2012 268 Honorary Lecture-integrating seismic, CSEM, and well-log data for reservoir characterization, L. MacGregor 278 Field Camp – Outstanding in the field: Hands-on geophysical education, R. Stewart, J. Sisson, S. Hall, J Huang, K. Spikes, and S. Danborn

Special section: Mining geophysics 288 Introduction to this special section: Mining geophysics, Bill Goodway 292 The evolution of minerals exploration over 60 years and the imperative to explore undercover, K. Witherly 296 The discovery of the Maria deposit, Mexico, S. Visser and J. Lajoie 304 Robust mining geophysics exploration in Mongolia, U. Gotovsuren, A. Sodnomdorj, K. Batdorj, D. Nergui, and L. Gochioco 308 Coal geophysics expands with growing global demands for mine safety and productivity, L. Gochioco, J. Gochioco, and F. Ruev Jr. 316 Inverting airborne geophysical data for mega-cell and giga-cell 3D Earth models, G. Wilson, L.Cox, M. Čuma, and M. Zhdanov 322 Unified geophysical and geological 3D Earth models, P. Lelièvre, A. Carter-McAuslan, C. Farquharson, and C. Hurich 330 How to make better use of physical properties in mineral exploration: The exploration site measurement, R. Smith, M. Shore, and D. Rainsford 338 Passive seismic tomography for three-dimensional time-lapse imaging of mining- induced rock mass changes, E. Westman, K. Luxbacher, and S. Schafrik

April Issue 2012

Special section: Marine and seabed technology 386 Introduction to this special section: Marine and seabed technology, S. Ronen 388 Recent production and drilling success of the Stag oil field from multidisciplinary evaluation of OBC seismic data, P. Anderson, P. Bingaman, K. Graves, F. Fernandes, F. O’Sullivan, and S. Betts 394 Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) field trial during two wide-azimuth geophysical surveys, C. Barousse, T. Rooney, B. Padovani, R. Snyder, A. Unietis, and R. Wyatt 398 A large-scale validation of OBN technology for time-lapse studies through a pilot test, deep offshore Angola, J.-L. Boelle, E. Brechnet, E. Ceragioli, R. Nawab, D. Lecerf, and A. Lafram 406 Throwing a new light on time-lapse technology, metrics and 4D repeatability with SDR, J. Cantillo 416 Directions in ocean-bottom surveying, R. de Kok 430 Estimates of the anomaly threshold in controlled-source electromagnetic, I. Filina, V. Ball, S. Morton, S. Terentyev, K. Prindle, and M. McCalla 436 To CSEM or not to CSEM? Feasibility of 3D marine CSEM for detecting small targets, M. Frenkel and S. Davydycheva 448 Field appraisal and accurate resource estimation from 3D quantitative interpretation of seismic and CSEM data, J. Morten, F. Roth, S. Karlsen, D. Timko, C.Pacurar, P. Olsen,

A. Nguyen, and J. Gjengedal 458 Decimation test on an ocean-bottom node survey: Feasibility to acquire sparse but full-azimuth data, B. Olofsson, P. Mitchell, and R. Doychev 466 Imaging shallow gas drilling hazards under three Forties oil field platforms using ocean-bottom nodes, S. Ronen, A. Rokkan, R. Bouraly, G. Valsvik, L. Larson, E. Ostensvig, J. Paillet, A. Dynia, A. Matlosz, S. Brown, S. Drummie, J. Holden, K. Koster, D. Monk, and M. Swanson 472 OTC. 12 offers full program of offshore technology, C. Knobloch

May Issue 2012 514 Meter Reader – An improved tilt angle filter for potential field data, G. Cooper 518 Case study – TFM for oil detection: Case studies, H. Zhanxiang, Z.Zhi, L.Haiying, and Q.Jinchen 522 Compensation survey – SEG`s 2011 Membership compensation survey, D. Clark

Special section: Seismic inversion for reservoir properties 526 Introduction to this special section: Seismic inversion for reservoir properties, R. Michelena, W.Goodway, and T. Smith 528 Quantitative application of poststack acoustic impedance inversion to subsalt reservoir development, C. Wagner, A.Gonzalez, V. Agarwal, A. Koesoemadinata, D. Ng, S. Trares, N. Biles, and K. Fisher 538 Deterministic inversion of seismic data in the depth domain, Y. Singh 546 Extracting full- resolution models from seismic data to minimize systematic errors in inversion: Method and examples, F. Brouwer, A. Huck, N. Hemstra, and I. Braga 556 Integrated workflows for shale gas and case study results for the Horn River Basin, British Columbia, Canada, D. Close, M. Perez, B. Goodway, and G. Purdue 570 Full- waveform inversion of seismic data with the Neighborhood Algorithm, M. Fliedner, S. Treitel, and L. MacGregor 580 Estimation of interval velocity and attenuation anisotropy from reflection data at Coronation Field, J. Behura, I. Tsvankin, E. Jenner, and A. Calvert 588 Anisotropic attenuation analysis of crosshole data generated during hydraulic facturing, B. Shekar and I. Tsvankin

June Issue 2012 630 Interpreter’s Corner – Application of spectral decomposition and seismic attributes to understand the structure and distribution of sand reservoirs within Tertiary rift basins of the Gulf of Thailand, M.Ahmad and P. Rowell 636 Rock physics – On some controversial issues in rock physics, L. Vernik and M. Kachanov 718 Short course – SEG Short Course in Beijing, 5 – 6 April 2012, G. Liu

Special section: 30th Anniversary TLE 648 Introduction to this special section: TLE’s 30th anniversary, D. Clark

650 Some thoughts on the past, present, and future of TLE and SEG, B. Hardage

654 Evolution of seismic interpretation during the last three decades, S. Chopra and K. Marfurt 678 The value of autotrackers, A. Brown

680 The philosophy of top and bottom, A. Brown

682 Dim spots: Opportunity for future hydrocarbon discoveries?, A. Brown

684 The emergence and future of near- surface geophysics, W. Doll, R. Miller, J. Bradford

694 Why publish in TLE? Much- cited authors cite their reasons, D. Clark 698 The life cycle of a TLE special section, J. Kucera 700 Publish not perish, D.Herron 702 Sage at 30, W.Baldridge, L. Braile, S. Biehler, G. Jiracek, J, Ferguson, D. Hasterok, L. Pellerin, P. Bedrosian, D. McPhee, and C. Snelson 710 Historical preservation, B. Wyckoff 714 A U.S. human resource challenge for Earth science education and energy exploration and exploitation, O. Martinsen, M. Talwani, A. Levander, C. Dengo, B. Barkhouse, J. Dunn, C. Link, S. Mosher, R. Tatham, J. Orcutt, D. Paul, and R. Talley

July Issue 2012 758 Wavefield modeling – Effect of lateral heterogeneity in the soil column on shearwave velocity estimation by Rayleigh- wave inversion, O. Yilmaz and K. Kocaoglu

Special section: Mediterranean region 766 Introduction to this special section: The Mediterranean region, G. Tari, A. Belopolsky, and D. Peace 768 Recent shale tectonics and basin evolution of the NW Alboran Sea, J. Soto, F. Fernández- Ibánez, and T. Talukder 776 Structural styles and Neogene petroleum system around the Yusuf- Habibas Ridge, (Alboran Basin, Mediterranean Sea), M. Medaouri, R.Bracene, et al. 786 Structure and evolution of the Gulf of Lions: The Sardinia seismic experiment and the GOLD (Gulf of Lions Drilling) project, D. Aslanian, M. Moulin, P.Schnurle, et al. 794 A Mediterranean petroleum province on the North Africa Plate margin: The Sicily Channel, P. Fink, W. Zimmer, and S. Punch 802 The Italian Adriatic Sea: Bringing new live to an established region, D. Peace, D. Brown, E. Zappaterra, R. Spoors, G. Scaife, D. Rowlands, and N.Kusznir 810 Gravity inversion mapping of crustal thickness and lithosphere thinning for the eastern Mediterranean, L. Cowie and N. Kusznir 816 Examples of deep- water play types in the Matruh and Herodotus basins of NW Egypt, G. Tari, R. Kohazy, K. Hannke, H. Hussein, B.Novotny, and J. Mascle 824 Structural analogy between the “piano key faults” of deep- water Lebanon and the extensional faults of the Canyonlands grabens, Utah, United States, W. Kosi, G. Tari, F. Nader, C. Skiple, B. Trudgill, and D. Lazar 832 Exploration plays in the Mersin Basin, Turkish Mediterranean Sea, S. Yildiz Ciftci, et al.

August Issue 2012 892 Terrestrial impact – Evidence for an Impact origin of the Late Ordovician Bear Swamp structure in upstate New York, USA, D. Leiphart 898 Special session report – Environmental challenges in fracturing of unconventional resources, A. Tutuncu, C. Krohn, S. Gelinsky, J. Leveille, C. Esmersoy, and A. Mese 908 Meter Reader – Pioneering water bottom gravity: Jack Weyand’s amazing life and career, P. Millegan and J. Bain

Special section: Archaeology 914 An introduction to this special section: Archaeology, R. Miller 916 Geophysics and the Great Escape, I. Banks

922 Precise mapping using ground- penetrating radar of a Roman villa at Thalerhof Airport, Graz, Austria: Verification and modification of an excavation- based model, R. Morawetz, C. Eichkitz, J. Amtmann, and H. Heymans 928 Near- surface geophysical surveys at archaeological site Mediana, Niš, Serbia, M. Vanid 932 Locating Ithaca: Continuing the search for Odysseus’ island kingdom, S. Poulter, J. Underhill, D. Kilcoyne, and G. Hodges 940 Efficient stepped approach to site investigation for underwater archaeological studies, P. Vos, M. de Kleine, and G. Rutten 946 Ground- penetrating radar attribute analysis for visualization of subsurface archaeological structures, W. Khwanmuang and S. Udphuay 950 Multimethod geophysical investigations at an Inupiaq village site in Kobuk Valley, Alaska, T.Urban, D. Anderson, and W. Anderson 958 Geophysical investigation of a Celtic burial mound, H. von der Osten- Woldenburg 962 Determining magnetic susceptibility of ancient and modern potsherds using a fast, Cheap, and portable probe, P. Glover

September Issue 2012 1016 Meter reader – Pioneering water bottom gravity: Jack Weyand’s amazing life and career – Part 2, P. Millegan and J. Bain

Special section: Geophysics in reserves estimation 1024 An introduction to this special section: Geophysics in reserves estimation, R. Lorenzen, H. Kloosterman, and W. Abriel 1028 Introduction to the Petroleum Resources Management System and the implications for the geophysical community, R.Lorenen, S. Purewal, and J. Etherington 1034 The role of geophysics in petroleum resources estimation and classification – new Industry guidance and best practices, H. Kloosterman, and P.-L. Pichon 1042 Resource assessment based on 4D seismic and inversion at Ringhorne Field, Norwegian North Sea, D. Johnston and B. Laugier 1050 Seismic technology supporting reserves determinations: Gorgon Field, Australia, R. van der Weiden, P. Nayak, and P. Swinburn 1060 DHI support for resources evaluation: Confidence assessment examples, P.-L. Pichon, S. Delahaye, G. Fabre, and P. Desegaulx 1066 Relating seismic interpretation to reserve/resource calculations: Insights from a DHI consortium, R. Roden, M. Forrest, and R. Holeywell 1076 Stochastic volume estimation and connectivity analysis at the Mallik gas hydrate field, Northwest Territories, Canada, C. Dubrell- Boisclair, E. Gloaguen, G. Bellefleur, and D. Marcotte 1082 Case study: Using seismic inversion to constrain “proved area” definition, K. Eastley, P. Unstead, and H. Kloosterman 1090 Strategies in geophysics for estimation of unconventional resources, E. von Luen, S. Jensen, and J. Leslie- Panek

October Issue 2012

1146 Multiple attenuation – Multifocusing- based multiple attenuation, A. Berkovitch, K. Deev, and E. Landa 1156 Velocity estimation – Improving seismic velocity estimation for 2D poststack time migration of regional seismic data using kriging with an external drift, M. Duchesne, M. Claprood, and E. Gloaguen

1168 Acquisition/ Processing – Onboard data quality control and processing for ocean- bottom nodes, S. Ronen, A. Kandilarov, C. Massacand, B. Mattocks, J. Paillet, G. Roger, and A. Rokkan 1178 Interpretation – SEG launches new journal on interpretation, T. Bakamjian 1182 Near surface – Near- surface resistivity for hydrocarbon detection, R. Warren

Special section: Annual Meeting Preview 1195 Previewing the international Exposition and 82nd Annual Meeting, D. Clark 1212 SEISMOS – A column on the history and culture of geophysics and seismic in general, C. Liner 1216 Historical preservation – The historical significance of exploration geophysics, B. Frehner 1220 ISEF – Inspired to change the world in Pittsburgh: The 2012 International Science and Engineering Fair, R. Nolan- Hoeksema 1224 ISEF – Novel nanotesla magnetic field sensors for an early warning system for earthquakes, A. Mukundan

November Issue 2012

1276 CSEM – Optimizing EM data acquisition for continental shelf exploration, N. Barker, J. P. Morten, and D. Shantsev 1286 Governance – The history of SEG governance reform, S. Harris 1288 Case study – Review of pore pressure prediction challenges in high- temperature Areas, R. Swarbrick

Special section: Passive seismic and microseismic – Part 1 1296 Introduction to this special section: Passive seismic and microseismic – Part 1, B. Goodway 1300 Tracking microseismic signals from the reservoir to surface, S. Maxwell, D. Raymer, M. Williams, and P. Primiero 1310 Observations and implications from simultaneous recording of microseismic surface and borehole data, D. Diller and S. Gardner 1318 High- quality surface microseismic data illuminates fracture treatments: A case study in the Montney, B. Birkelo, K. Cieslik, B. Witten, S. Montgomery, B. Artman, D. Miller, and M. Norton 1326 Path effects in subsurface microseismic monitoring, C. Hogan and D. Eaton 1330 Quality assessment of microseismic event locations and traveltime picks using a multiplet analysis, K. Kocon and M. van der Baan 1338 Potential use of resonance frequencies in microseismic interpretation, J.Tary and M. van der Baan 1348 Geomechanical modeling of rock fracturing and associated microseismicity, D. Chorney, P. Jain, M. Grob and M. van der Baan

Special section: IQ Earth 1356 IQ Earth Forum: 21st- century interpretation, E. Bianco 1362 Quantitative interpretation of the McKay oil sands thermal area: Canadian case study, L. Bellman, A. Knowles, and R. Pak 1374 Integrating interpretation expertise and objective data analysis in 3D interpolation, J. Henderson, G. Paton, B. Froner, J. Lowell, and M. Ackers 1382 3D joint inversion of geophysical data with Gramian constrains: A case study from the Carrapateena IOCG deposit, South Australia, M. Zhdanov, A. Gribenko, G. Wilson, and C. Funk

December Issue 2012 1418 Interpreter’s Corner – Seismic attribute expression of differential compaction, S. Chopra and K. Marfurt 1512 Workshop report – SPE/SEG workshop on Injection- Induced Seismicity, S. Maxwell, and M. Fehler

Special section: Passive seismic and microseismic – Part 2 1428 Introduction to this special section: Passive seismic and microseismic –Part 2, J. Shemata, B. Goodway, M. Willis, and W. Heigl 1438 The potential for induced seismicity in energy technologies, J. Shemata, E. Eide, M. Hitzman, D. Clark, E. Detournay, J. Dieterich, et al. 1446 A survey of earthquakes and injection well locations in the Barnett Shale, Texas, C. Frohlich 1454 Source characteristics of seismicity associated with underground wastewater disposal: A case study from the 2008 Dallas- Fort Worth earthquake sequence, D. Reiter, M. Leidig, S. Yoo, and K. Mayeda 1462 Ongoing seismicity in the Dallas- Fort Worth area, E, Janská and L. Eisner 1470 Can small events (M < 0) observed during hydraulic fracture stimulations initiate large events (M > 0)?, A. Baig, T. Urbancic, G. Viegas, and K. Karimi 1476 Measuring earthquakes, D. Monk 1478 Microseismic interferometry, V. Grechka and Y. Zhao 1484 Analysis of passive surface waves from ambient- noise recordings, I. Panea, V. Mocanu, and C. Iacob 1490 Checking up on the neighbors: Quantifying uncertainly in relative event location, O. Poliannikov, A. Malcolm, M. Prange, and H. Djikpesse 1496 Noise suppression in surface microseismic data, F. Forghani- Arani, M. Batzle, J. Behura, M. Willis, S. Haines, and M. Davidson 1502 Combined microseismic and 4D to calibrate and confirm surface 3D azimuthal AVO/LMR predictions of completions performance and well production in the Horn River gas shales of NEBC, B. Goodway, D. Monk, M. Perez, G. Purdue, P. Anderson, A.Iverson, V. Vera, and D. Cho

January Issue 2013

100 Pressure prediction implications of a Miocene pressure regression, M. Hauser, T. Petitclerc, N. Braunsdorf, and C. Winker

Special section: Applications and challenges in shear- wave exploration 12 An introduction to this special section: Applications and challenges in shear- wave exploration, R. Bansal and J. Gaiser 14 The signature of share- wave splitting: Theory and observations on heavy oil data, R. Bale, T. Marchand, K. Wilkinson, K. Wikel, and R. Kendall 26 Prediction of residual oil saturation and cap- rock integrity from time- lapse, Multicomponent seismic data, Delhi Field, Louisiana, T. Davis, A. Bibolova, S. O’Brien, D. Klepacki, and H. Robinson 32 Integration of multicomponent time- lapse processing and interpretation: focus on Share- wave splitting analysis, J. Grossman, G. Popov, C. Steinhoff 40 S- waves and the near surface: A time- lapse study of S- wave velocity and attenuation in the weathering layer of an Alberta heavy oil field, K. De Meersman 50 Pseudo S- wave broadband response of C- waves after domain change, J. Gaiser,

R. Verm, and A. Chaveste 64 Limits on resolution enhancement for PS data mapped to PP time, C. Ursenbach, P. Cary, and M. Perz 72 Using converted- wave seismic data for lithology discrimination in a complex fluvial

Setting: Tenerife oil field, Middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia, W. Agudelo, E. Pineda, R. Gómez, et al.

80 A multicomponent seismic framework for estimating reservoir oil volume, H. Fraquelli R. Stewart 86 Robust rock properties through PP- PS processing and interpretation – Marcellus Shale, A. Chaveste, Z. Zhao, S. Altan, and J. Gaiser 94 Accurate estimation of density from the inversion of multicomponent prestack

seismic waveform data using a nondominated sorting genetic algorithm, A. Padhi and S. Mallick

February Issue 2013

178 Interpreter’s corner – Structural curvature versus amplitude curvatures, S. Chopra And K. Marfurt 186 Discovering history – Lost WWII fighter in Egypt offers lesson in varied uses of

satellite imagery, K. Corbley 190 Near surface – Investigating ancient dams in Petra’s northern hinterland with ground- penetrating radar, T. Urban, E. Boncancea, C.Vella, S.Herringer, S.Alcock, and C.Tuttle 194 Case study – Evaluation and joint inversion of TTI velocity models with walkaway VSP In deep water offshore Angola, J. Zhu, R.Perkins, P.Sen, S.Howe, E.Hiller, and J.Clough 226 Symposium – Unconventional Geophysics Spring Symposium to honor Challenge Bowl founder, G. Bear 228 Symposium – Making sound decisions, S. Jensen

Special section: Chronostratigraphy 132 An introduction to this special section: Chronostratigraphy, T. the Ironman Stark,

H. Zeng, and A. Jackson 140 Stratal slice: The next generation, H. Zeng 146 Domain transform: A tool for imaging and interpreting geomorphology and stratigraphy in seismic volumes, G. Dorn

154 Geotime: A 3D automatic tool for chronostratigraphic seismic interpretation and Filtering, S. Guillon, N. Keskes, J. Gallon, and M. Donias

162 Wheeler- transformed 2D seismic data yield fan chronostratigraphy of offshore Tanzania, K.-J. McDonough, E. Bouanga, C. Pierard, et al. 172 Reconstruction of depocenter evolution through time using relative stratigraphic thickness, J. Wolak, N. Hemstra, J. Ochoa, and M. Pelissier

March Issue 2013

324 SEG’s 82nd Annual Meeting in Review, D. Clark 334 Best papers selected from the 2012 SEG Annual Meeting, S. Harris

Special section: Urban geophysics 248 An introduction to this special section: Urban geophysics, R. Miller 250 Shear wave high- resolution seismic reflection in Ottawa and Quebec City, Canada, A. J.-M. Pugin, S. Pullan, and J. Hunter 256 Shear- wave reflection seismics as a valuable tool for near- surface urban

applications, C. Krawczyk, U. Polom, and T. Beilecke 264 Applications of engineering seismology in urban areas, O. Yilmaz 276 Pseudo- random sweeps for built- up area seismic surveys, P. Scholtz 284 Imaging of a shallow gas horizon using high- resolution reflection seismic within

urban Vienna, Austria, M. Schreilechner and C. Eichkitz 292 Geophysical investigations of historic buildings – A case study of the Great Church of St. Sophia, O. Yilmaz 298 Evaluating hazards at salt cavern sites using multichannel analysis of surface waves, J. Ivanov, B. Leitner, W. Shefchik, et al. 308 Passive near- surface seismic data where all else fails, P. Sirles, J. Sheenan, and N.

Pendrigh 316 Detection of karstic limestone bedrock by shallow seismic refraction in an area west

of Assiut, Middle Egypt, A. Abdel Aati and S. Shabaan

April Issue 2013

380 Automated extraction of fracture network from 3D poststack seismic data for fracture and fault characterization and modeling, M.-V. Thachaparambil, R. Wu, D. Wang, P. Xu, R. Zeng, and Z.Zhu 386 Geomechanical and geometric seismic attributes in an interpretation workflow for characterization of unconventional reservoirs, E. Trinchero, L. Vernengo, and

J. Cardoso 394 An image- based effective- medium modeling of near- surface anomalies, O. Yilmaz 402 Interpreter's Corner: Volumetric estimates of seismic reflector rotation and

convergence – tools for mapping rotation about faults and seismic stratigraphy, S. Chopra and K. Marfurt 410 Meter Reader: Tutorial: The gravity- stripping process as applied to gravity interpretation in the eastern Mediterranean, B. Miroslav, R. Michael, and L. Michael

Special section: Marine and offshore technology 418 An introduction to this special section: Marine and offshore technology, D. Clark 420 Seismic-derived seabed topography: Insights from the outer fold and thrust belt in the deep water Niger Delta, B. Jibrin, T. Reston, and G. Westbrook 424 Application of volumetric seismic discontinuity attribute for fault detection: Case study using deep- water Niger Delta 3D seismic data, B. Jibrin, T. Reston, and

G. Westbrook

430 A simplified workflow for accurate time - to- depth conversion using 3D grid tomography , F. Mancini

436 Full tensor CSEM and MT for subsalt structural imaging in the Red Sea: Implications for seismic and electromagnetic integration, D. Colombo, G. McNeice,

E. Sandoval Curiel, and A. Fox 450 Comparison of surface and shipborne gravity data with satellite- altimeter gravity

data in Hudson Bay, P. Keating and N. Pinet

May Issue 2013

504 C02 monitoring - Sensitivity analysis from single- well ERT simulations to image CO2 migrations along wellbores, S. Picotti, D. Gei, J. Carcione, V. Grünhut, and A. Osella

514 Seismic acquisition - Automation in geophysical data acquisition: From ocean- bottom nodes to RoboNotes, C. Tsingas, P. Kelamis, T. Brizard, and J. Grimsdale 574 Symposium – The GSH Spring Symposium, L. Lawyer

Special section: Arctic/ATC 522 An introduction to this special section: Arctic/ATC, W. Goodway and M. Enachescu 524 High Arctic marine geophysical data acquisition, D. Mosher, C. Chapman, J. Shimeld, H. Jackson, et al. 538 Going nodal – Regional 3D seismic acquisition in Cook Inlet, Alaska, M. Yates and S. Adiletta 546 Arctic seismic acquisition and processing, S. Rice, T. Dudley, C. Schneider, R. Pierce, B. Horn, S. Cameron, R. Bloor, and Z. Zhou 556 Seismic and well- log inference if gas- hydrate accumulations on Richards Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, G. Bellefleur, M. Riedel, and T. Brent 564 Assessment and exploration on risking workflows for conventional and unconventional Arctic resources: Applications on the Alaska North Slope, B. Wygrala, O. Schenk, and K. Peters

June Issue 2013

Special section: Nonreflection seismic and inversion of surface and guided waves 610 An introduction to this special section: Nonreflection seismic and inversion of surface and

guided waves, M. Haney and R. Miller 612 Near- surface shear- wave velocities and quality factors derived from high- frequency surface waves, J. Xia, C. Shen, and Y. Xu 620 Estimating deep S- wave velocity structure in the Los Angeles Basin using a passive surface-

wave method, K. Hayashi, A. Martin, K. Hatayama, and T. Kobayashi 628 Love waves from local traffic noise interferometry, M. Behm and R. Snieder 634 Surface- wave observations after integrating active and passive source data, Y. Xu,

B. Zhang, Y. Luo, and J. Xia 638 Surface- and guided- wave inversion for near- surface modeling in land and shallow marine seismic data, D. Boiero, E. Wiarda, and P. Vermeer 648 Exploring nonlinearity and nonuniqueness in surface- wave inversion for near- surface

velocity estimation, H. Douma and M. Haney 656 MASW for geotechnical site investigation, C. Park 664 Bedrock mapping in shallow environments using surface- wave analysis, D. Boiero,

L. V. Socco, S. Stocco, and R. Wisén 674 MASW surveys in landfill sites in Australia, K. Suto

680 Resolving complex structure in near- surface refraction seismology with common- offset gathers, D. Palmer

692 The joint analysis of refractions with surface waves (JARS) method for finding solutions to the inverse refraction problem, J. Ivanov, J. Schwenk, S. Peterie, and J. Xia

699 Field testing of fiber- optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) for subsurface seismic monitoring, T. Daley, B. Freifeld, J. Ajo-Franklin, et al.

July Issue 2013 814 Workshop – The state of the science and vision of the future: Report from the Hydro-

gephysics Workshop, R. Knight, J. Cannia, et al. 828 Student event – Major SEG China student event held, G. Liu 830 Unconventional resources – Value of URTeC for geophysicists, K. Beeney

Special section: Hydrogeophysics 740 An introduction to this special section: Hydrogeophysics, R. Miller and K. Singha 742 Regional hydrostratigraphy and insights into fluid flow through a clay aquitard from

shallow seismic reflection data, A. Pugin, S. Pullan, and M. Duchesne 750 The need to adapt the exploration model from the oil patch to contaminated- site

characterization: A case from Hill AFB, Utah, USA, J. Bradford and E. Babcock 758 Cross- borehole flow profiling – delineating subsurface flow paths within a geophysically

defined aquifer framework, F. Paillet 766 Hydrogeophysical data integration at larger scales: Application of Bayesian sequential

simulation for the characterization of heterogeneous alluvial aquifers, P. Ruggeri, J. Irving, K. Holliger, E. Gloaguen and R. Lefebvre

776 Efficient electrical hydrogeophysical monitoring through cloud- based processing, analysis, and result access, R. Versteeg and D. Johnson

784 Strategies for characterization of fractured rock using cross- borehole electrical tomography, J. Robinson, L. Slater, T. Johnson, and A. Binley

792 Using geophysics to map areas of potential groundwater discharge into Ringkøbing Fjord, Denmark, J. Kinnear, A. Binley, C. Duque, and P. Engesgaard

798 Airborne lidar on the Alaskan North Slope: Wetlands mapping, lake volumes, and permafrost features, J. Paine, J. Andrews, et al.

806 Feasibility of estimating groundwater storage changes in western Kansas using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data, Q. Wang, C. Chen, et al.

August Issue 2013 948 Annual Meeting Preview – Previewing the international Exposition and 83rd Annual Meeting, D. Clark 962 Interpretation – New Interpretation journal result of cooperative efforts, V. Stefanic 964 Special Lecture Tour – SEG Board of Directors Special Lecture Tour reaches students in China, A. Ma 966 Seismos – Mathematica strat column, C. Liner 970 ISEF – Exploring science and technology in Phoenix: The 2013 ISEF, R. Noten- Hoeksema 972 CSEM – 3D synthetic aperture and steering for controlled- source electromagnetics, A. Knaak, R. Snieder, Y. Fan, and D. Ramirez- Mejia 980 Acquisition/ Processing – Listening to geophysics: Audio processing tools for geophysical

data analysis and interpretation, P. Dell’Aversana

Special section: Gravity and potential fields 880 An introduction to this special section: Gravity and potential fields, M. Ruder and R. Pawlowski 882 Advancements in understanding the aeromagnetic expressions of basin- margin faults – An

example from San Luis Basin, Colorado, V. J. S. Grauch, P. A. Bedrosian, and B. J. Drenth 892 Toward 1- mGal accuracy in global marine gravity from CryoSat-2, Envisat, and Jason-1, D. Sandwell, E. Garcia, K. Soofi, P. Wessel, M. Chandler, and W. H. F. Smith 900 Advancements in satellite gravity gradient data for crustal studies, J. Ebbing, J. Bouman, a.o 908 Performance of airborne gravity gradiometers, M. H. Dransfield and A. N. Christensen 924 Expression of terrain and surface geology in high- resolution helicopter- borne gravity

gradient (AGG) data: Examples from Great Sand Dunes National Park, Rio Grande Rift, Colorado, B. J. Drenth

932 Consequences of flight high and line spacing on airborne (helicopter) gravity gradient resolution in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, M. Kass

940 Analysis and reprocessing of airborne gravity gradiometer data over the Strange Lake rare Earth deposit, Québec- Labrador, P. Keating and M. Pilkington

September Issue 2013

1140 Roundtable – Uncertainly in discriminating lithology in different data domains, M. Payne,

E. Liu, and K.Bandyopadhyay 1144 ISEF – Geometric bore variations and their harmonic nuances in musical instruments,

H. Pershing 1150 Bylaws – Change proposed in membership requirements, D. Monk 1152 Bylaws – Proposed amendments to the SEG Bylaws

Special section: Full- waveform inversion 1026 An introduction to this special section: Full- waveform inversion and the way forward, A. Guitton, and T. Alkhalifah 1030 Multiparameter full- waveform inversion: Marine and land examples, R. E. Plessix,

P. Milcik, H. Rynja, a.o 1040 A guided tour of multiparameter full- waveform inversion with multicomponent data: From

theory to practice, S. Operto, Y. Gholami, V. Prieux, A. Ribodetti, R. Brossier, a.o 1056 Waveform inversion including well constraints, anisotropy, and attenuation, C. Wang,

D. Yingst, J. Bai, J. Leveille, P. Farmer, and J. Brittan 1064 Data- domain and image- domain wavefield tomography, E. Díaz, P. Sava, and T. Yang 1074 Tomographic full- waveform inversion (TFWI) by combining FWI and wave- equation

migration velocity analysis, B. Biondi and A. Almomin 1082 Frugal full- waveform inversion: From theory to a practical algorithm, F. Herrmann,

I. Hanlon, R. Kumar, a.o 1094 Subsurface model estimation using Laplace- domain inversion methods, C. Shin, W. Ha, and J. Kim 1100 Simultaneous- source full- wavefield inversion, R. Bansal, J. Krebs, P. Routh, S. Lee, J.

Anderson, A. Baumstein, A. Mullur, S. Lazaratos, I. Chikichev, and D. McAdow 1110 Full- waveform inversion of variable- depth streamer data: An application to shallow

channel modeling in the North Sea, A. Ratcliffe, R. Jupp, R. Wombell, G. Body, V. Durussel, A. Fernandes, B. Gosling, and M. Lombardi

1116 Ultralong- offset data acquisition can complement full- waveform inversion and lead to improved subsalt imaging, D Vigh, N. Moldoveanu, K. Jiao, W. Huang, and J. Kapoor

1124 Some key factors for the successful application of full- waveform inversion, F. Liu, S. Morton, X. Ma, and S. Checkles

1130 Inversion of refractions and reflections by full- waveform inversion for marine streamer data: Classification of problem types and solution methods, S. Kelly, J. Ramos- Martinez, K. Zou, and B. Tsimelzon

October Issue 2013

1192 Roundtable – A timely and necessary antidote to indirect methods and so- called P- wave FWI, A. Weglein 1206 Acquisition and Processing – Comparing the MEMS accelerometer and the analog

geophone, J. Wei

Special section: 3D VSP 1234 Overview and introduction to this special section: 3D VSP, J. S. Gulati and R. R. Stewart 1238 Images, anisotropy, multiples, and more from an unconventional 3D VSP, A. Campbell,

S. Leaney, J. Gulati, J. Leslie- Panek, and E. Von Lunen 1246 Steam- injection monitoring in South Oman – from single- pattern to field- scale

surveillance, D. Kiyashchenko, J. Lopez, W. Berlang, et al. 1258 VSP imaging using free- surface multiples: A case study from the Gulf of Mexico, J. O’Brien, B. Farmani, and B. Atkinson 1268 Monitoring CO2 injection for carbon capture and storage using time- lapse 3D VSPs, M. L. Coueslan, S. Ali, A. Campbell, W. L. Nutt, W. S. Leaney, R. J. Finley, and S. E. Greenberg 1278 Distributed acoustic sensing for reservoir monitoring with VSP, A. Mateeva, J. Lopez, J. Mestayer, P. Wills, B. Cox, et al.

November Issue 2013

1318 Seismic Resolution: Breaking the limit of seismic resolution: A synthetic example based on

Tunu shallow gas development, P. Thore and P. Spindler 1328 Interpreter’s Corner: AVO case studies in two deep- water blocks off the east cost of India,

N.K. Khatri, Y. Sastry, and S. Mohan 1334 Roundtable: Signal recovery beyond conventional Nyquist: The sample rates used for

seismic acquisition do not need to limit the maximum recoverable frequencies, T. Stark 1340 Interpreter’s Corner: Integrated 3D reservoir interpretation and modelling: Lessons learned

and proposed solutions, V. Singh, I. Yemez, and J. Sotomayor 1394 Workshop report: Full- waveform inversion: From near- surface to deep, T. Alkhalifah and

W. Symes 1400 Forum review: 2013 SEG Forum on Microseismic Technology, W.M. Heigl, S. Maxwell,

J. Shemeta, A. Rosca, U. Zimmer, and M. Thornton

Special section: Offshore and onshore broadband seismology 1354 Introduction to this special section: Offshore and onshore broadband seismology,

B. Goodway and S. Ronen 1356 Broadband and beyond with marine towed streamers, M. Vassallo, K. Eggenberger,

D. van Manen, A. Özbek, and P. Watterson 1366 The feasibility and value of low- frequency data collected using colocated 2- Hz and 10- Hz geophones, S. Chiu, P. Eick, J. Howell, and J. Malloy 1374 The impact of 3D tilted resistivity anisotropy on marine CSEM measurements,

S. Davydycheva and M. Frenkel 1382 Can land broadband seismic be as good as marine broadband?, M. Denis, V. Brem,

F. Pradalie, et al. 1390 Enhancing seismic data acquisition by optimization of source parameter detection in a field

test: Introducing the amplitude spectrum of multishot stack method, G. Heidari, M.J. Aliemrani, and S.M. Hoseini

January Issue 2014 38 Commentary: Commentary on Tracy Stark’s paper: Beyond conventional Nyquist, N. Neidell 40 Meter reader: Prediction of deep stratigraphic targets from integrated interpretation of the gravity, magnetic, seismic, and well data: Concept, methodology, and application,

S. Goussev, M. Rauch-Davies, P. Smith, and J. Weber 66 Annual Meeting Review, D. Clark 78 Forum report: Turning noise into geologic information: The next big step? – A joint EAGE/SEG Forum, E. Verschuur

Special section: Middle East 48 Introduction to this special section: Middle East, A. El-Emam 50 Tuning is not so necessarily bad – Channel sand delineation from seismic data oft he Upper Gharif in Oman, F. Zhu, P. Goossens, H. Najwani, J. Harris, M. Scholten-Vissinga, and T. Ma’Mary 62 Workshop report: The big rush tot he Middle East unconventional reservoirs, M. Badri and S. Al-Saleh

March Issue 2014 Special section: Rock Physics 238 Introduction to this special section: Rock Physics, E. Gonzales, C. Torres-Verdin, and

R. Hofmann 240 Linking rock physics and basin history – Filling gaps between wells in frontier basins, A. Draege, K. Duffaut, T. Wiik, ad K. Hokstad 248 3D interpolation and extrapolation of sparse well data using rock-physics principles: Applications to anisotropic velocity model building, R. Bachrach and K. Osypov 256 On discriminating sand from shale using prestack inversion without wells: A proof of

concept using well data as a surrogate for seismic amplitudes, M. Anderson and R. Gullco 266 Seismic screening for hydrocarbon prospects using rock-physics attributes, P. Avseth, T. Veggeland, and F. Horn 276 Relative rock physics, V. Ball, J.P. Blangy, C. Schiott, and A. Chaveste 288 Vs predictors revisited, J. Dvorkin and G. Mavko 298 Rock-physics modeling of a dispersed-clay sandstone and dispersed-quartz shale sequence, D. Liu, M. Sams, and R. White 310 Advanced rock-physics diagnostic analysis: A new method for cement quantification,

Z. Hossain and L. McGregor 318 Rock-physics model for unconventional shales, Y. Khadeeva and L. Vernik 324 How computational rock-physics tools can be used to simulate geologic processes, understand pore-scale heterogeneity, and refine theoretical models, R. Sain, T. Muerji, and G. Mavko

April Issue 2014 370 Bylaws: Web-enabled Council sends Bylaws amendments to member vote

436 Offshore: OTC 2014 and offshore technology, C. Knobloch 440 Symposium: GSH-SEG 2014 Spring Symposium honors Fred Hilterman, D. Clark 446 Symposium: 3D Seismic Symposium: 20/20 Vision, S. Jensen Special section: Offshore / OTC 384 An introduction to this special section: Offshore / OTC, A. Dev 386 Increasing the efficiency of seismic data acquisition via compressive sensing, C. Mosher, C. Li, L. Morley, et al. 392 Wave-equation angle-based illumination weighting for optimized subsalt images,

M. Gherasim, B. Nolte, J. Etgen, et al. 400 Predrill prediction of subsalt pore pressure from seismic impedance, N. Banik,

A. Koesoemadinata, C. Wagner, a.o 414 Understanding potential pressure regimes in undrilled Labrador deep water by use of

Global analogues, S. Green, S.A. O’Connor, A.P. Edwards, et al. 428 Enhanced detection of faults using dip-steered multitrace similarity-computation

Techniques: Example using offshore Niger Delta 3D seismic data, B. Jibrin

May Issue 2014 536 Seismic attributes – Seismic attributes add a new dimension to prospect evaluation and

geomorphology offshore Malaysia, D. Gosh, M. Sajid, N. Ibrahim, and B. Viratno 546 Fracturing tests – Diagnostic fracture-injection tests with complex fracture networks, M. McClure 554 Vibroseis acquisition – First production application of high-density vibroseis acquisition on Alaska’s North Slope, O. Winter, P. Maxwell, R. Schmidt, and H. Watt 564 Special Lecturer Series – Special Lecturer Series reaches more than 1000 geophysicists in China, A. Ma

Special section: Reservoir description witch seismic amplitude data and well logs 494 Introduction to the special section on seismic amplitude data and well logs,

C. Torres-Verdin 498 Prestack seismic inversion versus neural-network analysis: A case study in the Scarab field Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt, I. Mohammed, H. El-Mowafy, D. Kamel, and M. Heikal 508 Improvement of the reservoir characterization of fluvial sandstones with geostatistical

inversion in Golfo San Jorge Basin, Argentina, L. Vernengo, R. Czeplowodzki, E. Trinchero, et al.

520 Joint stochastic inversion of 3D prestack seismic-amplitude data and well logs for high- resolution reservoir characterization of deepwater hydrocarbon reservoirs, A. Contreras, C. Torres-Verdin, T. Fasnacht, et al.

526 Shale-gas reservoir-prediction study in Daanzhai, Eastern Sichuan Basin, Z. Li, F. Huang, X. He, et al.

June Issue 2014 664 Geoscientists Without Borders – GWB project impact grows, D. Clark

Special section: Attenuation dispersion 604 Introduction to this special section: Attenuation dispersion, L. Adam, and K. van Wijk 606 Wave attenuation in partially saturated porous rocks – New observations and

interpretations across scales, E. Caspari, Q. Qi, S. Lopes, et al. 616 A laboratory study of low-frequency wave dispersion and attenuation in water-saturated sandstones, V. Mikhaltsevitch, M. Lebedev, and B. Gurevich

624 Broadband laboratory measurements of dispersion in thermally cracked and fluid- saturated quartzite and a synthetic analogue, Y. Li, M. Olin, E.C. David, et al.

634 Long-wave elastic attenuation produced by horizontal layering, C. L. Liner 640 Seismic attenuation in partially saturated rocks: Recent advances and future directions, N.

Tisato, B. Quintal, S. Chapman, et al. 648 Experimental results on the combined effects of frequency and pressure on the dispersion of elastic waves in porous rocks, J. Fortin, L. Pimienta, Y. Guéguen, et al. 656 Seismic-frequency loss mechanisms: Direct observation, M.L. Batzle, G. Kumar, R. Hofmann

July Issue 2014 536 Committee Spotlight: SEG survey on dual-career couples and woman: The hidden diversity of dual-career couples

Special Section: Latin America 712 Introduction to this special section: Latin America, J. Regueiro, J. Sierra, and E.F. Gonzalez 714 3D seismic processing and interpretation from 2D seismic data: Application in

environmentally sensitive areas of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina, E. Trinchero, L. Vernengo, and M. Roizman

722 Imaging deepwater carbonates offshore Brazil: Methodology and uncertainties, W.P. Gouveia, P.K. Pimentel Brazao, C. Sutton, et al.

734 Elastic seismic inversion and reservoir characterization in the Llanos Basin, Columbia, M. Bosh, D. Morales, Y. Gomez, et al.

746 Seismic inversion and AVO analysis applied to predictive-modeling gas-condensate sands for exploration and early production in the Lower Magdalena Basin, Columbia, M. Di Luca, T. Salinas, J.F.Arminio, et al.

758 Deep groundwater prospecting in Mexico City through seismic-reflection methodology, R. Flores Capetillo, J.R. Vera-Sanchez, G. Pardo Castro, et al. 764 An improved gas-reservoir delineation from seismic-derived impedance and density

interpretation at Dragon field, Venezuela, C. Vasquez and W. Ochoa 774 Integration of rock physics, seismic inversion, and support vector machines for reservoir

characterization in the Orinoco Oil Belt, Venezuela, A. Torres and J. Reverón 784 Probabilistic facies discrimination from simultaneous seismic-inversion results in clastic

reservoirs in southwestern Venezuela, J. Reverón and J. Roomer 792 Sandstone discrimination in the Faja Petrolífera del Orinoco, Venezuela: Lithology

delineation using 3D-3C seismic data, J. Calderon, A. Ovalles, and J. Reverón

August Issue 2014 882 Usin InSAR to detect active deformation associated with faults in Suban field, South

Sumatra Basin, Indonesia, R.A. Schultz, K.A. Soofi, P.H. Hennings, et al. 890 Interpreter’s Corner: Influence of variograms in 3D reservoir-modelling outcomes: An

example, N. Orellana, J. Cavero, I. Yemez, et al. 904 Conference review: CPS/SEG 2014 Beijing International Geophysical Conference and

Exposition draws 1150 participants, A. Ma and A. Liaw

Special section: China 840 Introduction to this special section: China, S.Z. Sun 842 Exploration geophysics at China University of Petroleum, X. Xiao

848 Seismic diffraction: Removal for better sequence strata and extraction for special geologic targets, X. Sun, S.Z. Sun, and Y. Liu

856 Technique evolvement and improvement for better fracture characterization using prestack P-wave seismic data, S.Z. Sun, X. Zhu, and X. Sun

862 3D VSP and surface full azimuth seismic integrated study in northeastern China, Y. Li, Y. Ling, X. Wang, Y. Chen, and J. Wu

868 Combining diving-wave tomography and prestack reflection tomography for complex depth imaging – A case study from mountainous western China, M. Song, X. Lv, X.L. Han, et al.

876 Drilling-risk assessment with joint electromagnetic and seismic data, Z. He, G. Yu, and H. Liu

September Issue 2014 1030 Annual Meeting preview: Connect, inspire, propel, and climb at SEG’s 84th Annual Meeting,

N. Blythe 1040 Technology Leaders Interview Series: Tubman: Greatest insight will come through

integration, K. Tubman 1044 ISEF: Bright minds shine in Los Angeles: The 2014 ISEF, R. Nolen-Hoeksema

Special section: Imaging migration 950 Introduction to this special section: Imaging migration, B. Biondi, D. Nichols, and P. Sava 954 Making the most out of least-squares migration, Y. Huang, G. Dutta, W. Dai, et al. 962 Least-squares reserve time migration: Inversion based imaging toward true reflectivity, C.

Zeng, S. Dong, and B. Wang 970 Imaging with multiples using least-squares reserve time migration, M. Wong, B. Biondi, and

S. Ronen 978 A robust imaging workflow to take advantage of long offset-broadband data aqusition, D.

Vigh, K. Jiao, X. Cheng, et al. 986 Enhanced imaging with high-resolution full-waveform inversion and reverse time

migration: A North Sea OBC case study, A. Ratcliffe, A. Privitera, G. Conroy, et al. 994 Benefits of full-azimuth and ultralong-offset data for subsalt imaging in the deepwater Gulf

of Mexico, Y. Li, Q. Wu, M. Wang, and T. Huang 1000 Elastic velocity analysis and time-lapse full-waveform inversion, E.B. Raknes, W. Weibull,

and B. Arntsen 1008 Velocity-independent and data-driven prestack time imaging: It is possible, E. Bonomi, C.

Tomas, P. Marchetti, and T. G. Caddeo 1016 Imaging complexity in the earth – Case studies with optimized ray tomography, Z. Luo, J.

Brittan, D. Fan, et al. 1024 Tilted orthorhombic velocity model building and imaging of Zamzama gas field with full-

azimuth land data, M. Karazincir and R. Orumwense

October Issue 2014 1084 Foundation News: Five freshman woman are among 173 students receiving record

$590,000 in SEG scholarship support, S. Smith 1124 Technology Leaders Interview Series: Bahorich: Computing technology is changing imaging

and seismic acquisition, K. Tubman 1126 Unearthing secrets: Geoscientists Without Borders, D. Clark 1128 ISEF: Data sonification with the seismic signature of ocean surf, Y. Tang 1136 Interpreter’s corner: Earth-model building using rock physics and geology for depth

imaging, N.C. Dutta, S. Yang, J. Dai, et al. 1154 Conference Review: URTeC 2014 Denver draws 5000 attendees, R.R. Ray

1158 Committee Spotlight: Growing strong and growing fast: The SEG Woman’s Network, N. House, M.A. Capello, P. MacQueen, and E. Sprunt

1164 Geophysical Tutorial: Phase and the Hilbert transform, S. Purves 1182 State of the Net: High-tech tools for SEG Denver 2014, M. Swiney

Special section: Hydrofracturing – Modern and novel methods 1088 Introduction to this special section: Hydrofracturing – Modern and novel methods, J.E.

Olson and S.E. Laubach 1090 Use of S-wave attenuation from perforation shots to map the growth of the stimulated

reservoir volume in the Marcellus gas shale, Y. Tan, C. Chai, and T. Engelder 1098 Microseismic monitoring – The key is integration, N. Warpinski 1108 Innovative use of rate-transient analysis methods to obtain hydraulic-fracture properties

for low-permeability reservoirs exhibiting multiphase flow, C.R. Clarkson, F. Qanbari, and J.D. Williams-Kovacs

November Issue 2014 1220 Foundation News: The Foundation Annual Fund – Building a strong SEG, P. Allison 1244 New evaluation methods using conventional logging data for gas shale in southern China, Z.

Liu and S.Z. Sun 1256 Complex structural imaging of transition zones in Bohai Bay, China, by OBC technology, X.

Miao, W. Yan, Y. Liu, et al. 1268 Interpreter’s Corner: Application of elastic impedance: A case study from Mahanadi Basin,

India, S.G. Saha, A.K. Singh, and S. Mangal 1278 Competition Review: Second National Exploration Geophysics Compedition for College

Students finals concluded successfully, A. Ma and Y. Liu 1288 State of the Net: Seismic Data Analysis launches in the SEG Wiki, I. Farley

Special section: Sensor technology and nanotechnology 1222 Introduction to this special section: Sensor technology and nanotechnology, S. Ronen 1224 Six-component seismic land data acquired with geophones and rotation sensors: Wave-

mode selectivity by application of multicomponent polarization filtering, O. Barak, F. Herkendorf, R. Dash, et. Al

1234 A high-sensitivity MEMS-based accelerometer, J. Lainé and D. Mougenot

December Issue 2014 1324 Foundation News: SEG Foundation Luncheon celebrates 2014 fund-raising with 200 donors

at the SEG Annual Meeting, P. Allison 1386 Application of Gabor deconvolution to the correction of nonstationarity for reasonable

reflectivity estimations, X. Sun and Z. Sun 1392 Technology Leaders Interview Series: Coutrix: Discovering the oil of the Future, K. Tubman 1394 Geophysical Tutorial: Thin beds, tuning, and AVO, W. Hamlyn 1406 State of the Net: A look ahead brings appreciation of the past, C. Posey

Special section: Imaging migration 1328 Introduction to this special section: Humanitarian geophysics, L. Liberty, L. Pellerin, and R.

Jacobs 1330 Using the Thriving Earth Exchange to advance community science, R. Pandya, J. Galkiewicz,

B. Williams, et.al 1336 Urban seismology for groundwater characterization in a developing country: Challenges

and rewards, J.H. Bradford, K. Lindsay, S. Silliman, et.al

1342 Near-surface geophysics for informed water-management decisions in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) land of South Australia, A.Parsekjan, D. Grombacher, A. Davis, et.al

1348 Geophysical remote sensing of historical Aboriginal gravesites in southwestern Western Australia, L.J. Gavin, T. Hoskin, B. Witten, et.al

1356 Using near-surface geophysics to assist with the management of southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in South Australia, M. Swinbourne, E. Sparrow, M. Hatch, et.al

1364 Building resilience to earthquakes and landslides in Aizawl, India, J. Rodgers and T. Tobin 1372 Searching for blind faults: The Haiti subsurface imaging project, E. Kocel, R.R. Stewart, P.

Mann, L. Chang, and J. Wang 1378 Transferring technology for surface-wave testing and seismic site response analysis in Haiti,

M.E. Kalinski, M. Jean-Louis, and H. Lissade

January Issue 2015 38 Foundation News: Happy New Year to all of our wonderful donors ad SEG members!, P.

Allison 80 Interpreter’s Corner: Seismic inversion for organic richness and fracture gradient in

unconventional reservoirs: Eagle Ford Shale, Texas, R. Hu, L. Vernik, L. Nayvelt, and A. Dicman

86 Seismos: A column on the history and culture of geophysics and science in general, C.L. Liner

88 Jacobs: GWB and the SEG Wiki: Partnering to tell the whole story, I. Farley 90 Carbonate reservoirs dominated by secondary storage space: Key issues and technical

strategy, L. Liu, S.Z. Sun, et al. 100 3D Seismic Symposium set for 5 February 2015, S. Jensen 102 SEG/SPE/ARMA Injection- induced Seismicity Workshop, S. Maxwell 106 KEGS Foundation awards 20 scholarships to Canadian students, J. Roth and S. Reford 108 Exploiting deep-gas resources through advances advanced geophysical technology, M.

Badri and A. Bakhorji 110 The passing of a giant – Remembering Robert (Bob) E. Sheriff, N. Blythe and the Sheriff

family 124 State of the Net: The Leading Edge app: Available now, I. Farley

Special section: Time-frequency applications 40 Introduction to this special section: Time-frequency applications, T.J. Stark 42 Sorting and visualization of spectral decomposition data, A. Oyem and J. Castagna 48 Attribute mapping of variable-thickness incised valley-fill systems, F. Li, J. Qi, and K. Marfurt 54 Increasing the effective bandwidth of seismic data through sparse-layer inversion: A case

study from Mangala field, Rajasthan, India, S. Somasundaram, S. Chacko, et al. 62 Seismic volume attributes from time-frequency analysis, H.S. Kazmi, A. Alam, and M.M.

Khan 72 Instantaneous frequency spectra, T.J. Stark

February Issue 2015 222 SEG Denver 2014 exceeds expectations, sets precedent for future events, N. Blythe 230 Conference Preview: AAPG/SEG 2015 International Conference & Exhibition set in

Melbourne on 13-16 September, S. Mackie 232 Technology Leaders Interview Series: Blangy: Trends in geophysics, K. Tubman 234 Seismos: A clolumn on the history and culture of geophysics and science in general, C.L.

Liner 238 Geophysical Tutorial: Picking unconformities, D.A. Herron 250 State of the Net: SEG continues video expansion on YouTube, C. Posey

Special section: Near-surface geophysics 150 Introduction to this special section: Near-surface geophysics, D. Werkema and J. Lane 154 A current look at geophysical detection of illicit tunnels, S. Sloan 160 Multimethod geophysical investigation of a burial mound, H. von der Osten-Woldenburg

and C. Eberth 166 Applications of shallow-seismic exploration methods for mechanical characterization of soil

and rock bodies at engineering project sites in Columbia, G. Rodriguez-Pradilla 170 AUV technology for seabed characterization and geohazards assessment, K.J. Campbell, S.

Kinnear, and A. Thame

180 Seafloor direct-current resistivity techniques for deep-marine, near-bottom gas-hydrate investigation, T. Xu, J. Dunbar, A. Gunnel, et al.

190 Automated high-resolution GPR data collection for monitoring dynamic hydrologic processes in two and three dimensions, A. R. Mangel, B.A. Lytle, and S.M.J. Moysey

198 Self-potential monitoring of the enhanced biodegradation of an organic contaminant using a bioelectrochemical cell, A. Revil, P. Fernandez, et al.

206 2D time-lapse seismic tomography using an active time-constraint (ATC) approach, M. Karaoulis, D.D. Werkema, and A. Revil

214 Environmental applications of the IP method: Surveys of subsurface waste, N. Carlson, N. Bouzid, and R. Byrd

March Issue 2015

274 Foundation News: Foundation Board of Directors proudly welcomes its new leaders, P. Allison

308 Ultimate use of prestack seismic data: Integration of rock physics, amplitude-preserved processing, and elastic inversion, S. Z. Sun, P. Yang, L Liu, X. Sun, Z. Liu, and Y. Zhang 316 Conference Review: IPTC KL breaks all records, J. M. Reilly 320 Workshop Review: Report on the SEG/KOC joint workshop in Kuwait: Seismic multiples – Are they signal or noise?, A. El-Emam, C. Kostov, and M. Hadidi 326 Meter Reader: Generating a high-resolution global gravity model for oil exploration: Part 1

– Land data compilations, J. D. Fairhead 332 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Hall: It’s up to us to build the future of the science, I. Farley 348 State of the Net: From ORCID iDs to SEG Wiki help, I. Farley

Special section: Borehole geophysics and sonic logging 276 Introduction to this special section: Borehole geophysics and sonic logging, T. Smith, C.

Torres-Verdin, and A. C. H. Cheng 278 Can we ever trust the shear-wave log?, A. Cheng 286 In situ calibrated velocity-to-stress transforms using shear sonic radial profiles for time-

lapse production analysis, J. A. Donald and R. Prioul 296 Anisotropy estimate for the Horn River Basin from sonic logs in vertical and deviated wells,

C. Sayers, L. den Boer, S. Dasgupta, and B. Goodway

April Issue 2015

376 Foundation News: Member contribution and hits propel the SEG Wiki forward, P. Allison 412 Michael L. Batzle Endowed SEG Student Scholarship, L. Allen and R. Hofmann 414 PS imaging of ocean-bottom data, L. Casasanta and S. H. Gray 422 Crosswell seismic applications for improved reservoir understanding, G. G. Leiceaga, B.

Marion, K. M. O’Sullivan, G. Bunge, J. T. Nielsen, and A. Fryer 430 Quality control of surface-consistent deconvolution on land dynamite data, J. Zhang, C.

Klemm, S. Michell, A Gangopadhyay, J. Mei, J. Connor, and S. Ahmed 438 GSH-SEG 2015 Spring Symposium honors Leon Thomsen, I. Farley 440 Geophysical Tutorial: Seismic petrophysics: Part 1, A. Amato del Monte 446 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Herron: Build it and they will come, I. Farley 464 State of the Net: You’ve got mail – if you want it, M. Swiney

Special section: Geohazards / OTC 378 Introduction to this special section: Geohazards / OTC, A. Dev and C. Torres-Verdín 380 Slicing and dicing HR seismic acquisition: Varied approaches to delivery of high-resolution

3D seismic data volumes for drilling-hazard studies, A. W. Hill, A. Arogunmati, G. A. Wood,

D. Attoe, M. Fiske, A. Dingler, J. A. Dingler, M. Hobson, A. Robertshaw, C. Allinson, E. Kjos, M. Higson, T. Manning, K. Kassari, and S. M. Lewis

393 Application of an integrated workflow for shallow-hazard characterization using a 3D high-resolution survey offshore Azerbaijan, M. Gherasim, S. Viceer, O. Brusova, J. Naumenko, K. Gullette, J. Dingler, and A. W. Hill

398 A GIS-based decision-support approach to deepwater drilling-hazard maps, W. C. Haneberg, J. T. Kelly, H. L. Graves, and G. Dan

406 OTC 2015 and offshore technology, C. Knobloch

May Issue 2015

492 Foundation News: Your Foundation donations at work!, P. Allison 530 Mapping of alteration zones with seismic-amplitude data and well logs in the hard-rock

environment of the Keefe Lake area, Athabasca Basin, Canada, E. Takacs, Z. Hajnal, B. Pandit, and I. R. Annesly

540 Health, Safety, Security, and Environment: Underwater acoustic measurements: Sound-source-verification techniques – Drift-buoy and towed-array solutions, B. Heath, R. Wyatt, R. Glanfield, and S. Baruwa

548 A refraction method to detect reservoir velocity and isotropy, A. Tura, R. Kazinnik, Y. Tao, and S. Betterly

554 Interpreter’s Corner: Determination of lithology and brittleness of rocks with a new attribute, R. K. Sharma and S. Chopra

566 Meter Reader: Generating a high-resolution global gravity model for oil exploration: Part 2 – Marine satellite altimeter-derived gravity, J. D. Fairhead

580 State of the Net: The SEG Wiki: Be skeptical – then contribute, I. Farley

Special section: Well geosteering 494 Introduction to this special section: Well geosteering, C. Torres-Verdín and J. Zhou 496 Uncertainty in geosteering and interpretation of horizontal wells – The necessity for

constraints and geometric models, J. Zhou 504 Automatic inversion of deep-directional-resistivity measurements for well placement and

reservoir description, C. Dupuis and J.-M. Denichou 514 Beyond gamma ray: Determining a geosteering program for a new unconventional

reservoir, J. Pitcher and F. Gallice 524 Advancement and economic benefit of geosteering and well-placement technology, M.

Bittar and A. Aki

June Issue 2015

698 Conference Preview: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) set 20 – 22 July in San Antonio, G. Sparkman

700 Geophysical Tutorial: Seismic petrophysics: Part 2, A. Amato del Monte 706 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Schleicher: Open data are available in the SEG Wiki, I. Farley

Special section: Injection-induced seismicity 612 Emerging challenges to the oil and gas industry from induced seismicity – An introduction

to this special section: Injection-induced seismicity, R. Habiger and G. Beroza 614 Increased seismicity in Kansas, R. C. Buchanan 618 Increasing seismicity in the U. S. midcontinent: Implications for earthquake hazard, W. L.

Ellsworth, A. L. Llenos, A. F. McGarr, A. J. Michael, J. L. Rubinstein, C. S. Mueller, M. D. Petersen, and E. Calais

628 Efforts to monitor and characterize the recent increasing seismicity in central Oklahoma, D. E. McNamara, J. L. Rubinstein, E. Myers, G. Smoczyk, H. M. Benz, R. A. Williams, G. Hayes, D. Wilson, R. Herrmann, N. D. McMahon, R. C. Aster, E. Bergmann, A. Holland, and P. Earle

640 A comparison of seismicity rates and fluid-injection operations in Oklahoma and California: Implications for crustal stresses, T. Göbel

650 A century of oil-field operations and earthquakes in the greater Los Angeles Basin, souther California, E. Hauksson, T. Göbel, J.-P. Ampuero, and E. Cochran

658 How did hydraulic-fracturing operations in the Horn River Basin change seismicity patterns in northeastern British Columbia, Canada?, A. M. Farahbod, H. Kao, J. F. Cassidy, and D. Walker

664 Induced seismicity of the Groningen gas field: History and recent developments, K. van Thienen-Visser and J. N. Breunese

672 A guideline for assessing seismic risk induced by gas extraction in the Netherlands, A. G. Muntendam-Bos, J. P. A. Roest, and J. A. de Waal

678 Geomechanical modeling of induced seismicity resulting from hydraulic fracturing, S. C. Maxwell, F. Zhang, and B. Damjanac

684 Modeling pressure response into a fractured zone of Precambrian basement to understand deep induced-earthquake hypocenters from shallow injection, S. Raziperchikolaee and J. F. Miller

690 Shaking intensity from injection-induced versus tectonic earthquakes in the central-eastern United States, S. E. Hough

July Issue 2015

740 Foundation News: Changing lives with your philanthropy, P. Allison

Special section: Multiples from attenuation to imaging 742 Introduction to this special section: Multiples from attenuation to imaging, A. Valenciano and N. Chemingui 744 From removing to using multiples in closed-loop imaging, D. J. Verschuur and A. J. Berkhout 760 Multiple attenuation for shallow-water surveys: Notes on old challenges and new opportunities, C. Kostov, F. X. de Melo, A. Raj, A. Zarkhidze, A. Cooke, G. Miers, and J. Bacon 770 Separated-wavefield imaging using primary and multiple energy, S. Lu, D. N. Whitmore, A. A. Valenciano, and N. Chemingui 780 Reverse time migration of multiples: Applications and challenges, Z. Yang, J. Hembd, H. Chen, and J. Yang 788 Fast least-squares imaging with surface-related multiples: Application to a North Sea data set, N. Tu and F. J. Herrmann 796 Benefits and limitations of imaging multiples: Mirror migration, S. M. Hanafy, Y. Huang, and G. T. Schuster 802 Benefits and limitations of imaging multiples: Interferometric and resonant migration, B. Gou, J. Yu, Y. Huang, S. M. Hanafy, and G. T. Schuster 808 Primaries – The only events that can be migrated and for which migration has meaning, A. B. Weglein 814 A clear example using multiples to enhance and improve imaging: Comparison of two

imaging conditions relevant to this analysis, C. Ma and Y. Zou 818 An illustration of adaptive Marchenko imaging, J. van der Neut, K. Wapenaar, J. Thorbecke,

E. Slob, and I. Vasconcelos 824 Imaging primaries and high-order multiples for permanent reservoir monitoring:

Application to Jubarte field, D. Lecerf, E. Hodges, S. Lu, A. Valenciano, N. Chemingui, P. Johann, and E. Thedy

August Issue 2015

874 Foundation News: Donor confidence remains the essential ingredient to donations and a vibrant SEG, P. Allison

944 Field Storage: Future of tape in seismic, R. Hagelund, N. Aatland, S. Kibsgaard, and J. Lewis 948 Geophysical Tutorial: Mapping and validating lineaments, M. Niccoli 952 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Stockwell: The first SEG Wiki Champion, I. Farley 962 State of the Net: User-friendliness on the Web: A moving target, C. Parsey

Special section: Microseismic source mechanisms 876 Introduction to microseismic source mechanisms, R. Kamel, N. Nakata, and D. Lumley 882 Overview of moment-tensor inversion of microseismic events, T. S. Eyre and M. van der

Baan 890 Reservoir stress from microseismic source mechanisms, F. Staněk, Z. Jechumtálová, and L.

Eisner 896 Microseismic monitoring of a hydraulic-fracturing operation in a CBM reservoir: Case study

in the Cerrejón Formation, Cesar-Ranchería Basin, Colombia, G. Rodríguez-Pradilla 904 Microseismic geomechanics of hydraulic-fracture networks: Insights into mechanisms of

microseismic sources, S. C. Maxwell, D. Chorney, and S. D. Goodfellow 912 Constraining geomechanical models by using microseismic-derived fractures from source

mechanisms, A. Baig, G. Viegas, J. Gallagher, T. Urbancic, and E. von Lunen 918 Estimation and interpretation of high-confidence microseismic source mechanisms, D. E.

Diller, T. Shuck, and B. Fish 926 Microseismic shearing driven by hydraulic-fracture opening: An interpretation of source-

mechanism trends, J. Rutledge, X. Yu, and S. Leaney 936 Surface microseismic in an extreme environment, T. Shuck, D. E. Diller, B. Fish, P. Smith, and

K. Wallace

September Issue 2015

996 Foundation News: Geoscientists Without Borders update – It is good news for all of us, R. Jacobs 1072 Annual Meeting preview: Laissez les bon temps rouler! SEG returns to ‘the Big Easy’ for 2015 Annual Meeting, N. Blythe 1080 Health, Safety, Security, and Environment: Reflections from the past: A brief history of

safety in seismic operations over the last century, I. M. Threadgold 1088 High-perfomance Computing: Agility is the new capability, E. J. Dodd 1092 International Science and Engineering Fair: Thinking possible in Pittsburgh: The 2015 ISEF, R. Nolen-Hoeksema 1096 Meter Reader: Generating a high-resolution global magmatic model for oil and mineral

exploration, J. D. Fairhead and C. M. Green 1104 Workshop Review: Review of 2015 SEG ‘Depth Model Building: Full-waveform Inversion

Workshop’ in Beijing, G. Liu 1106 Workshop Review: Full-waveform inversion: Filling the gaps, W. B. Beydoun and T.

Alkhalifah 1108 Meetings Review and Planning Committee: ‘SEG is ready for change’, N. Blythe 1126 SEG forges ahead with opening of Geophysical Resource Center 2, S. Brown

Special section: Uncertainty assessment 998 Introduction to this special section: Uncertainty assessment, T. Mukerji, E. Gonzalez, and H.

Djikpesse 1000 Uncertainty in seismic inversion: What really matters?, P. Thore

1006 Model reduction and uncertainty analysis in inverse problems, J. L. Fernández-Martínez 1018 Reservoir uncertainty description via petrophysical inversion of seismic data, M. Bosch, G.

Bertorelli, G. Álvarez, A. Moreno, and R. Colmenares 1028 Uncertainty in inverted elastic properties resulting from uncertainty in the low-frequency

model, V. Ball, L. Tenorio, C. Schiott, J. P. Blangy, and M. Thomas 1036 Probabilistic estimation of density and shear information from Zoeppritz’s equation, I.

Lehocki, P. Avseth, and V. Hadžiavdid 1048 Uncertainty and nonuniqueness in linearized AVAZ for orthorhombic media, R. Bachrach 1058 Uncertainty in attribute-based inversion for quantification of the estimation of stock-tank

oil initially in place in Kalol reservoir, Cambay Basin, India, S. Gorain, Shalivahan, and P. Thakur

1064 Assessing seismic uncertainty via geostatistical velocity-model perturbation and image registration: An application to subsalt imaging, L. Li, J. Cears, and P. Sava

October Issue 2015

1162 Foundation News: Showers and shoestrings – you can ensure a solid foundation for a purpose and a future, R. Jacobs

1246 Application of amplitude volume technique attributes, their variations, and impact, L. Vernengo and E. Trinchero

1254 Conference Review: URTeC showcases integration, G. Sparkman 1256 Geophysical Tutorial: Introduction to compressed sensing, B. Bougher 1258 International Science and Engineering Fair: Calculating horizons with perspective

projection, J. Hamilton and B. Schade 1262 KEGS Foundation awards 20 geophysics scholarship, J. Roth and S. Reford 1264 Workshop Review: GEM Chengdu 2015 concludes with successful technical program, X. Li,

Y. Li, and A. Ma

Special section: Education in the geosciences 1164 Introduction to this special section: Education in the geosciences, L. Buckner and S. Webb 1166 Next Generation Science Standards: Preparing students for careers in energy-related fields,

M. W. Wysession 1178 Seismology education and public-outreach resources for a spectrum of audiences, as

provided by the IRIS Consortium, J. Taber, M. Hubenthal, T. Bravo, P. Dorr, J. Johnson, P. McQuillian, D. F. Sumy, and R. Welti

1186 Visualize geoscience education – Earth Science Week 2015, G. Camphire 1190 AGU education, student programs, and career center: Helping to prepare the next

generation of earth and space scientists, P. Asher, B. Adamec, H. Furukawa, P. Cooper, and B. Williams

1198 Geosciences outreach in Houston – The energy capital of the world, L. Buckner 1206 Informal geoscience education for all generations, M. Vanid 1210 GeoFORCE: Inspiring the geoscientists of tomorrow through field experiences, S. L. Moore 1214 Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience (SAGE): Training for our future geoscientists,

W. S. Baldridge, P. A. Bedrosian, S. Biehler, L. W. Braile, J. F. Ferguson, M. Folsom, G. R. Jiracek, S. A. Kelley, D. K. McPhee, L. Pellerin, and C. M. Snelson

1220 Thinking critically about the student-to-professional transition: Allignment of skills qualifications of geoscience master’s students with current workforce employment, H. R. Houlton

1230 AfricaArray International Geophysics Field School: Diversity and training come together in Africa, S. Webb, M. Manzi, S. Scheiber-Enslin, B. Chinamora, A. Naidoo, S.-A. Lee, A. Isiaka, S. Mngadi, K. Tshitlho, A. Nyblade, and E. Emry

1236 Taking stock and looking forward, J. Dunlop, N. Abusalbi, and P. M. Harris

1240 Promoting education in the geosciences rewards all stakeholders, I. Lambert and H. Barillet

November Issue 2015

1322 Foundation News: Innovative programs benefit geophysicists and the general public, R. Jacobs

1356 What can microseismic data say about fluid flow?, O. V. Poliannikov and H. Djikpesse 1360 Tomographic imaging of surface waves: A case study from the Phoenix Mine, Battle

Mountain, Nevada, J. W. Rector, J. Pfeiffe, S. Hodges, J. Kingman, and E. Sprott 1366 Overburden 4D time shifts induced by reservoir compaction at Snorre field, T. Røste, O. P.

Dybvik, and O. K. Søreide 1376 BGS – Education through open doors and OpenGeoscience, J. Stevenson, P. Denton, and K.

Lemon 1382 Interpreter’s Corner: Pitfalls in Processing near-surface reflection-seismic data: Beware of

static corrections and migration, W. Frei, R. Bauer, Ph. Corboz, and D. Martin 1386 Open-source Software: The genesis of Madagascar, J. Holden 1390 Seismos: A column on the history and culture of geophysics and science in general, C. L.

Liner 1392 Interpreter’s Corner: Delineation of gas-charged geobodies at Solar gas discovery offshore

West Nile Delta, Egypt, A. A. Ali Othman, M. Fathy, and A. Maher 1398 Workshop Review: Mesozoic Intrashelf Basins of the Middle East: Exploring and

Development for Conventional Reservoirs and Unconventional Source Rocks, S. Wharton 1402 Conference Preview: IPTC 2015 Doha: Delivering a strong, balanced geosciences and

engineering technical program, L. Cole 1404 Member Services wants to hear from you, D. Pressel

Special section: Resource plays I: Rock physics 1324 Introduction to this special section: Resource plays I: Rock physics, M. Nasser, L. Vernik, and

P. Avseth 1326 Constraining seismic rock-property logs in organic shale reservoirs, M. Yenugu and L. Vernik 1332 Modeling anisotropic elasticity in an unconventional reservoir, M. Sengupta, K. Katahara, N.

Smith, M. Kittridge, and J. P. Blangy 1340 Rock-physics analysis of clay-rich source rocks on the Norwegian Shelf, P. Avseth and J. M.

Carcione 1350 Seismic reservoir and source-rock analysis using inverse rock-physics modeling: A

Norwegian Sea demonstration, K. Bredesen, E. H. Jensen, T. A. Johansen, and P. Avseth

December Issue 2015

1438 Foundation News: A substantial gift – one month at a time, R. Jacobs 1498 How do submarines use gravity gradients to avoid collisions with underwater mountains?, C. Cevallos 1502 Interpreter’s Corner: Regional geopressure studies – Their impact from prospect

identification and risking through the life cycle of a field to production and development, A. Edwards and S. O’Connor

1510 Geophysical tutorial: Semblance, coherence, and other discontinuity attributes, J. Kington 1514 Conference Preview: NAPE Expo to take the Intermountain West Region by storm once

again, M. Ledford 1516 Health, Safety, Security, and Environment: Remote passive acoustic monitoring: Listening

for whales and dolphins from the safety of the land, P. Johnston, S. Baruwa, and R. Wyatt 1520 Workshop Review: SEG Deepwater Exploration Workshop, Shenzhen, China, A. Liaw

Special section: Resource plays II: Geophysics 1440 Introduction to this special section: Resource plays II: Geophysics, C. M. Sayers, D. Foster,

and M. Yenugu 1442 Improving the probability of success in resource plays, J. P. Rich and X. Qi 1448 Scoring completion effectiveness in unconventional horizontal wells using §D seismic

attributes, E. Staples and B. Smith 1456 Updating the low-frequency model in time-lapse seismic inversion: A case study from a

heavy-oil steam-injection project, P. R. Mesdag, M. R. Saberi, and C. Mangat 1462 Reducing uncertainty in characterization of Vace Muerta Formation Shale with poststack

seismic data, R. K. Sharma, S. Chopra, L. Vernengo, E. Trinchero, and C. Sylwan 1468 Integration of completion data, microseismic data, downhole logs, and multicomponent

seismic data in the Mississippi Lime, north-central Oklahoma, S. Singleton, S. Chi, C. Lapaire, L. Sanford, and P. Constance

1474 Using nonseismic data to aid velocity model building and complex imaging: A case study from western China, Y. Cui, M. Chen, W. Duan, Y. Liu, R. Zhao, X. Ji, W. Kang, S. Yang, R. Li, Q. Liu, M. Mantovani, A. Battaglini, and L. De Luca

1482 Sensitivity of P- and S-impedance to the presence of kerogen in the Eagle Ford Shale, C. M. Sayers, K. Fisher, and J. J. Walsh

1488 Application of prestack orthotropic AVAz inversion for fracture characterization of a deep carbonate reservoir in northern Kuwait, S. R. Narhari, B. Al-Qadeeri, Q. Dashti, J. Silva, S. Dasgupty, A. Hannan, M. Walz, L. Lu, C. Wagner, and C. M. Sayers

1494 Fractal behavior of total organic carbon in shale-gas reservoirs with an example from the Barnett Shale, Texas, USA, S.-A. Ouadfeul and L. Aliouane

January Issue 2016

105 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Niemann: The first SEG Wiki Student Chapter champion, I. Farley

Special section: Australia 12 Introduction to this special section: Australia, D. Cooke and F. Nicholson 15 Science capabilities unlock Australia’s oil and gas potential, M. Bradshaw and T. Bernecker 22 Willem 3D: Reprocessed, inverted, revitalized, M. Sams, S. Westlake, J. Thorp, and E. Zadeh 27 Geologic and geophysical challenges that were overcome with the use of technology –

Caswell subbasin, Browse Basin, J. Greenhalgh and R. Irving 32 Wave-equation multiple imaging (WeMi) – Swimming between the flags, P. Bouloudas 43 A case study in quantitative interpretation ambiguity, lambda-mu-rho, and rock-physics

modeling in the Otway Basin, Australia, D. Close, R. Taylor, and S. Nixon 51 Applications of standard and advanced statistical methods to TOC estimation in the

McArthur and Georgina basins, Australia, I. Emelyanova, M. Pervukhina, M. B. Clennell, and D. N. Dewhurst

58 Valuable lessons from acquiring 3D seismic for coal-seam gas, A. Aouad and R. Taylor 64 Magnetotelluric monitoring of coal-seam gas and shale-gas resource development in

Australia, N. Rees, S. Carter, G. Heinson, L. Krieger, D. Conway, G. Boren, and C. Matthews 72 Microseismic monitoring of hydraulic-fracturing programs in the Cooper Basin, Australia, A.

R. Waldron and B. A. Camac 78 Unexpected behaviors of stimulated fractures in the high-stress Cooper Basin, D. Cooke, S.

Tyiasning, and H. A. Khair 86 A comparison of diffraction imaging to incoherence and curvature, S. Tyiasning, D.

Merzlikin, D. Cooke, and S. Fomel 90 A novel wave-mechanics approach for fluid flow in unconventional resources, K.

Regenauer-Lieb, T. Poulet, and M. Veveakis 99 A new dawn for Australian ocean-bottom seismography, A. Goncharov, A. Cooper, P. Chia,

and P. O’Neil

February Issue 2016

124 Foundation News: SEG Foundation’s mission: Fund-raising for SEG programs, M. Forrest 170 SEG hits high note with Annual Meeting in New Orleans, N. Blythe 176 Interpreter’s Corner: Spectral decomposition and spectral balancing of seismic data, S.

Chopra and K. J. Marfurt 180 Interpreter’s Corner: Establishing minimum economic field size and analyzing its role in

exploration-project risks assessment: A practical approach, H. Stigliano, V. Singh, I. Yemez, and E. Izaguirre

190 Geophysical Tutorial: A user guide to the geophysical tutorials, M. Hall 192 2015 SEG Near-Surface Annual Meeting recap, D. Mikesell 194 Symposium Preview: Focusing our energy: 22nd Annual 3D Seismic Symposium, S. Jensen 195 Conference Review: IPTC Doha – A successful event despite challenging times, P. Doyen 197 Technology Leaders Interview Series: Lamont: Supercomputing marks seismic shift in

geophysics, S. Brown 199 How the WNC transformed SEG’s approach to the advancement of women in only 5 years,

M. Capello and M. Erwin

Special section: Imaging/inversion: Estimating the earth model 126 Introduction to this special section: Imaging/inversion: Estimating the earth model, S.

MacKay and S. Gray 128 Enriched seismic imaging by using multiple scattering, A. J. Berkhout and D. J. Verschuur

135 Toward a closed loop from seismic imaging to earth-model building, Y. E. Li, B. Biondi, D. Nichols, and R. Capp

141 Basin-scale integrated earth-model building using rock-physics constraints, Y. Liu, N. C. Dutta, D. Vigh, J. Kapoor, C. Hunter, E. Saragoussi, L. Jones, S. Yang, and M. A. Eissa

146 A downscaling strategy from FWI to microscale reservoir properties from high-resolution images, B. Dupuy, A. Asnaashari, R. Brossier, S. Garambois, L. Métivier, A. Ribodetti, and J. Virieux

151 Practical considerations and quality control for an FWI workflow, B. Basker, A. Rüger, L. Deng, and H. Jaramillo

157 Least-squares migration – Data domain versus image domain using point spread functions, R. P. Fletcher, D. Nichols, R. Bloor, and R. T. Coates

164 Image-log calibration of fracture-azimuth and fracture-density attributes from OVT prestack depth-migrated data, H. B. Lynn

March Issue 2016

258 The effect of TOC on acoustic impedance for a Middle Eastern source rock, M. K. Broadhead, S. G. Cheshire, and S. Hayton

265 Prediction of lateral variations in reservoir properties throughout an interpreted seismic horizon using an artificial neural network, D. S. Cerósimo, C. L. Ravazzoli, and R. G. Martínez

270 Experimental aeromagnetic survey using an unmanned air system, A. Wood, I. Cook, B. Doyle, M. Cunningham, and C. Samson

274 Generating SEG Wiki articles to improve student geosciences content and literacy, L. Guertin

277 Seismic inversion: What it is, and what it is not, E. Landa and S. Treitel 280 A 2D automatic converted-wave static-correction algorithm, Y. Sun, T. Tonellot, B. Kamel,

and A. Bakulin 285 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Cova: The first SEG Wiki Student Champion, I. Farley 286 Conference Review: Third International Conference on Engineering Geophysics (ICEG), R.

Miller

Special section: Subsalt imaging 226 Introduction to the special section: Subsalt imaging, J. T. Etgen, D. J. Foster, and Y. Zhang 228 Revealing subsalt structure using RTM 3D dip gathers, Y. Huang, Y. Li, C. Lee, S. Mothi, and Y.

Huang 235 Constrained waveform inversion for automatic salt flooding, E. Esser, L. Guasch, F. J.

Herrmann, and M. Warner 240 Isotropic and anisotropic velocity-model building for subsalt seismic imaging, T. Matava, R. Keys, D. Foster, and D. Ashabranner 246 Improving the greater K2 area subsalt imaging with advanced seismic acquisition, model building, and imaging technologies – A Gulf of Mexico case study, A. Aibaidula, D. Walraven, and A. Rodriguez 253 Adaptive least-squares RTM with applications to subsalt imaging, C. Zeng, S. Dong, and B.

Wang

July Issue 2016

Special section: Advances in seismic sensors 574 Introduction to this special section: Advances in seismic sensors, A. Mateeva, P. Eick, and D. Hollis

578 Sensor density or sensor sensitivity?, X. Campman, P. Behn, and K. Faber 586 Field experiments with digital sensors, J. Criss 590 Innovations in seismic sensors driven by the search for gravitational waves, M. Beker, X. Campman, J. van Oven, W. Walk, J. Levell, Z. Tang, M. Danilouchkine, D. Smit, J. van den Brand, S. Koley, and M. Bader 594 Dense arrays of short streamers for ultrahigh-resolution 3D seismic imaging, B. N. Brookshire, Jr., C. Lippus, A. Parish, B. Mattox, and A. Burks 600 Distributed vibration sensing for seismic acquisition, T. Dean, T. Brice, A. Hartog, E. Kragh, D. Molteni, and K. O’Connell 605 Quantitative quality of distributed acoustic sensing vertical seismic profile data, M. E. Willis, D. Barfoot, A. Ellmauthaler, X. Wu, O. Barrios, C. Erdemir, S. Shaw, and D. Quinn 610 Data-driven depth calibration for distributed acoustic sensing, K. N. Madsen, R. Tøndel, and Ø. Kvam 615 Walkaway VSP using multimode optical fibers in a hybrid wireline, G. Yu, Z. Cai, Y. Chen, X. Wang, Q. Zhang, Y. Li, Y. Wang, C. Liu, B. Zhao, and J. Greer 620 Workshop Review: Near-surface modeling challenges highlighted at SEG/DGS Near-Surface Modeling Workshop, R. Al-Saad and R. Bridle 622 Conference Review: SPG, SEG successfully conclude 2016 International Geophysical Conference in Beijing, A. Ma 623 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Capello: Building a wiki for all, I. Farley

August Issue 2016

662 Geologic cause of seismic anisotropy: A case study from offshore Western Australia, M. Asaka, T. Sekine, and K. Furuya 669 Seismic reservoir characterization using the multiattribute rotation scheme: Case study in the South Falkland Basin, P. Alvarez, B. Farrer, and D. Oyetunji 677 Quantitative interpretation using inverse rock-physics modeling on AVO data, E. H. Jensen, T. A. Johansen, P. Avseth, and K. Bredesen 684 The design of optimized broadband vibroseis sweeps, T. Dean, J. Quigley, S. MacDonald, and C. Readman 689 Customized interpretation workflow for simultaneous assessment of unconventional shale-gas reservoirs and conventional reservoirs using seismic and log data, Harilal 695 Interpreter’s Corner: Understanding the seismic disorder attribute and its applications, S. Chopra and K. J. Marfurt 703 Geophysical Tutorial: Pixels and their neighbors: Finite volume, R. Cockett, L. J. Heagy, and D. W. Oldenburg 707 Symposium Review: SEGJ concludes successful symposium on geophysical imaging, interpretation, J. Matsushima

September Issue 2016

742 Deep in the heart of Texas: SEG heads to ‘Big D’ for 2016 Annual Meeting, N. Blythe

Special section: Hydrogeophysics 750 Introduction to this special section: Hydrogeophysics, J. W. Lane, R. Knight, and B. Minsley 752 Geophysical mapping of Mount Bonnell fault of Balcones fault zone and its implications on Trinity-Edwards Aquifer interconnection, central Texas, USA, M. Saribudak

760 High-resolution seismic reflection to improve accuracy of hydrogeologic models in Ventura County, California, USA, R. Miller, W. Black, M. Miele, T. Morgan, J. Ivanov, S. Peterie, and Y. Wang 770 3D aquifer mapping employing airborne geophysics to meet India’s water future, S. Chandra, S. Ahmed, E. Auken, J. B. Pedersen, A. Singh, and S. K. Verma 776 Estimation of hydraulic conductivities using higher-order MRF-based stochastic joint inversion of hydrogeophysical measurements, E. K. Oware 786 The use of color wheels to communicate uncertainty in the interpretation of geophysical data, M. Nordin, R. Smith, and R. Knight 790 Total organic carbon estimation in shale-gas reservoirs using seismic genetic inversion with an example from the Barnett Shale, S. Ouadfeul and L. Aliouane 795 Meter Reader: Fluxgate vector magnetometers: A multisensory device for ground, UAV, and airborne magnetic surveys, B. Gavazzi, P. Le Maire, M. Munschy, and A. Dechamp 798 Workshop Preview: SEG Women’s Network Committee announces Annual Meeting workshop on bullying, bias, H. Ali, E. Sprunt, M. Prasad, and M. A. Capello 800 Our shared geoheritage – Earth Science Week 2016, G. Camphire 803 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Aziz: Bringing the SEG Wiki into the classroom, I. Farley

October Issue 2016

Special section: 4D seismic 828 Introduction to this special section: 4D Seismic, M. Nasser, S. Ronen, and J. Stammeijer 831 Resaturated pay: A new infill target type identified through the application and continuous improvement of 4D seismic at the Forties Field, G. Byerly, L. Singer, and P. Rose 840 Halfdan 4D workflow and results leading to increased recovery, M. A. Calvert, A. R. Hoover, L. D. Vagg, K. C. Ooi, and K. K. Hirsch 850 Time-lapse full-waveform inversion as a reservoir-monitoring tool – A North Sea case study, E. Hicks, H. Hoeber, M. Houbiers, S. P. Lescoffit, A. Ratcliffe, and V. Vinje 860 Small acoustics sources for low-cost reservoir monitoring offshore, D. A. Chalenski, K. Wang, J. Lopez, P. Hatchell, P. Wills, Y. Chen, S. Griswold, and N. Patrikeeva 868 Rock-physics modeling of stress sensitivity and 4D time shifts in patchy cemented sandstones – Application to the Visund Field, North Sea, P. Avseth, N. Skjei, and G. Mavko 880 Evaluation and correction of sources of 4D noise using modeled ocean-bottom-node data, M. Gherasim, E. L’Heureux, and Z. Lorenzo 888 Evaluation of time-shift extraction methods on a synthetic model with 4D geomechanical changes, C. Kanu, A. Toomey, L. Hodgson, M. Gherasim, E. L’Heureux, B. Du, and Q. Zhang 894 High-productivity seabed time-lapse seismic data acquisition using simultaneous sources enabled by seismic apparition: A synthetic-data study, K. Eggenberger, Å. S. Pedersen, M. Thompson, O. A. Solheim, L. Amundsen, D. van Manen, F. Andersson, and J. O. A. Robertsson 906 Geophysical Tutorial: Facies classification using machine learning, B. Hall 910 Conference Review: Role of geophysics in unconventional-resource development on display at URTeC 2016, S. Maxwell

November Issue 2016

Special section: Near-surface modeling and imaging 938 Introduction to this special section: Near-surface modeling and imaging, R. Bridle 940 Near-surface shear-wave velocity estimation based on surface-wave inversion, P. Li, K. Zhang, Y. Zhang, and Z. Yan 946 Near-surface velocity modeling using a combined inversion of surface and refracted P-waves, F. Duret, F. Bertin, K. Garceran, R. Sternfels, T. Bardainne, N. Deladerriere, and D. Le Meur 952 pQC: A novel approach for robust automatic near-surface analysis in low-relief geology, D. Colombo, F. Miorelli, E. Sandoval-Curiel, and D. Rovetta 961 Image-based near-surface modeling for statics correction, Ö. Yilmaz 968 Near-surface modeling: A multiphysics approach, M. Mantovani 977 High-resolution velocity modeling by seismic-airborne TEM joint inversion: A new perspective for near-surface characterization, D. Colombo, G. McNeice, D. Rovetta, E. Sandoval-Curiel, E. Turkoglu, and A. Sena 986 Near-surface geophysical mapping of an Upper Cretaceous submarine volcanic vent in Austin, Texas, USA, M. Saribudak 995 Competition Review: China University of Petroleum successfully concludes 4th NEGCCS finals, Y. Liu and A. Ma 996 SEG Wiki Interview Series: Dellinger: Donate your data sets for the benefit of the science, I. Farley

December Issue 2016

Special section: Full-waveform inversion Part I 1024 Introduction to this special section: Full-waveform inversion Part I, P. Routh, J. Behura, and M. C. Tanis 1025 Earth-model building from shallow to deep with full-waveform inversion, D. Vigh, K. Jiao, X. Cheng, D. Sun, and W. Lewis 1031 High-resolution model building with multistage full-waveform inversion for narrow-azimuth acquisition data, J. Mao, J. Sheng, M. Hart, and T. Kim 1037 Joint migration inversion: Simultaneous determination of velocity fields and depth images using all orders of scattering, D. J. Verschuur, X. R. Staal, and A. J. Berkhout 1047 Toward an automatic full-wave inversion: Synthetic study cases, J. Kormann, J. E. Rodríguez, N. Gutierrez, M. Ferrer, O. Rojas, J. de la Puente, M. Hanzich, and J. M. Cela 1053 Rapid 4D FWI using a local wave solver, A. Malcolm and B. Willemsen 1060 Increasing the robustness and applicability of full-waveform inversion: An optimal transport distance strategy, L. Métivier, R. Brossier, Q. Mérigot, E. Oudet, and J. Virieux 1068 Two-grid genetic algorithm full-waveform inversion, A. Mazzotti, N. Bienati, E. Stucchi, A. Tognarelli, M. Aleardi, and A. Sajeva 1076 A recipe for practical full-waveform inversion in orthorhombic anisotropy, T. Alkhalifah, N. Masmoudi, and J.-W. Oh 1084 Workshop Review: AGU-SEG successfully conclude “Upper crust physics of rock” joint workshop, L. Adam and D. R. Schmitt 1085 Geophysical Tutorial: Linear inversion, M. Hall

January Issue 2017

Special section: Remote sensing 11 Introduction to this special section: Remote sensing, C. W. Beasley and W. D. Barnhart 12 Hydrocarbon microseepage-related geobotanical analysis in and around oil fields, D. Krupnik and S. Khan 24 Remote sensing techniques for onshore oil and gas exploration, B. Lord 33 Mapping methane sources and their emission rates using an aircraft, C. Terry, M. Argyle, S. Meyer, L. Sander, and B. Hirst 36 Short- and long-term ground deformation due to cyclic steam stimulation in Alberta, Canada, measured with interferometric radar, S. V. Samsonov 43 3D imaging of Mars’ polar ice caps using orbital radar data, F. J. Foss II, Nathaniel E. Putzig, B. A. Campbell, and R. J. Phillips

Special section: Full-waveform inversion Part II 58 Introduction to this special section: Full-waveform inversion Part II, M. Tanis and J. Behura 60 Impact of high-resolution FWI in the Western Black Sea: Revealing overburden and reservoir complexity, P. Routh, R. Neelamani, R. Lu, S. Lazaratos, H. Braaksma, S. Hughes, R. Saltzer, J. Stewart, K. Naidu, H. Averill, V. Gottumukkula, P. Homonko, J. Reilly, and D. Leslie 67 Extracting geologic information directly from high-resolution full-waveform inversion velocity models – A case study from offshore Trinidad, N. Benfield, V. Rambaran, J. Dowlath, T. Sinclair, M. Evans, J. Richardson, A. Ratcliffe, and A. Irving 75 Orthorhombic full-waveform inversion for imaging the Luda field using wide-azimuth ocean-bottom-cable data, Y. Xie, B. Zhou, J. Zhou, J. Hu, L. Xu, X. Wu, N. Lin, F. C. Loh, Y. Liu, and Z. Wang 81 FWI for model updates in large-contrast media, S. Brandsberg-Dahl, N. Chemingui, A. Valenciano, J. Ramos-Martinez, and L. Qiu 88 Challenges and solutions for performing 3D time-domain elastic full-waveform inversion, E. B. Raknes and B. Arntsen 94 Constraints versus penalties for edge-preserving full-waveform inversion, B. Peters and F. J. Herrmann 101 Conference Preview: Recovery on the horizon: 3D Seismic Symposium set for 22 February, M. S. Purcell 102 Workshop Preview: EAGE, SEG to host CO2 storage research workshop in Trondheim, Norway, T. Daley and P. Ringrose

February Issue 2017

Special section: Velocity-model uncertainty 126 Introduction to this special section: Velocity-model uncertainty, M. Amaru, C. Hoelting, N. Ivanova, and K. Osypov 127 Extracting seismic uncertainties from tomographic velocity inversion and their use in reservoir risk analysis, J. Messud, M. Reinier, H. Prigent, P. Guillaume, T. Coléou, and S. Masclet 133 Uncertainty in orthorhombic model building: Analysis, mitigation, and validation, G. Hilburn, Y. He, and B. Wang 140 Fast, high-resolution beam tomography and velocity-model building, N. Tanushev, A. M. Popovici, and S. Hardesty 146 Subsalt imaging in the presence of salt-body uncertainty, M. Protasov, D. Kolyukhin, S. Rostomyan, and E. Landa

151 The Garden Banks model experience, J. Dellinger, A. J. Brenders, J. R. Sandschaper, C. Regone, J. Etgen, I. Ahmed, and K. J. Lee 159 Offshore imaging with complex overburden: Understanding gather complexity and resulting attribute accuracy through synthetics, G. S. O’Brien, M. Igoe, J. Doherty, P. Mahob, and R. Mecklenburgh 166 What moved where?: The impact of velocity uncertainty on microseismic location and moment-tensor inversion, O. Poliannikov, A. Malcolm, and M. Fehler 172 Controlled-source velocity calibration for real-time downhole microseismic monitoring, L. J. Hogarth, C. M. Kolb, and J. H. Le Calvez 120 Annual Meeting Recap: Record technical program highlights SEG’s 2016 Annual Meeting, N. Blythe 179 Geophysical Tutorial: Sep-by-step NMO correction, L. Uieda 181 Conference Preview: NAPE Summit just around the corner, A. Gilmer 182 Forum Review: SEG China, Aramco BRC conclude technical forum on geophysical challenges, F. Wu and A. Ma

March Issue 2017

Special section: Data analytics and machine learning: 206 Introduction to this special section: Data analytics and machine learning, M. Davidson 208 Automated fault detection without seismic processing, M. Araya-Polo, T. Dahlke, C. Frogner, C. Zhang, T. Poggio, and D. Hohl 215 Machine learning as a tool for geologists, A. Caté, L. Perozzi, E. Gloaguen, and M. Blouin 220 New methodology merging seismic, geologic, and engineering data to predict Completion performance, T. Ruths, J. Zawila, S. D. Fluckiger, N. J. Miller, and R. G. Gibson 227 The use of predictive analytics for hydrocarbon exploration in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, E. T. Schnetzler and D. L. Alumbaugh 234 Time-lapse reservoir property change estimation from seismic using machine learning, J. Cao and B. Roy 239 Seismic attribute selection and clustering to detect and classify surface waves in multicomponent seismic data by using k-means algorithm, I. Sánchez Galvis, Y. Villa, C. Duarte, D. Sierra, and W. Agudelo 249 A scalable deep learning platform for identifying geologic features from seismic attributes, L. Huang, X. Dong, and T. E. Clee 257 Machine learning systems open up access to large volumes of valuable information lying dormant in unstructured documents, K. Blinston and H. Blondelle 262 Three data analytic party tricks, M. Hall 267 Distributed collaborative prediction: Results of the machine learning contest, M. Hall and B. Hall 270 Full Spectrum: SEG WNC boasts successful events during SEG 2016, M. Erwin and L. Whitesell

April Issue 2017

Special Section: Offshore technology and applications/OTC 296 Introduction to this special section: Offshore technology and applications/OTC, A. Dev, E. Menyoli, and D. J. Foster 298 Understanding reservoir heterogeneity through water-saturation prediction via neural network – A case study from offshore Nile Delta, I. A. Mohamed, O. Shenkar, and H. Mahmoud

304 Use of multibeam echo sounder backscatter and bathymetry data to reveal new insights into the Campeche Escarpment, J. McBee, K. Brumley, G. Mitchell, and J. Gharib 311 Efficient 3D seismic data acquisition in deep water, J. Blanch, J. Hapney, M. Ishak, A. Rodriguez, A. Laake, and N. Moldoveanu 318 OTC boasts more than 40 technical sessions for 2017, A. Martinez, B. Brookshire, and L. Cole 319 Analysis of reduced traveltime creates nonlinear delay-time solution, R. Bridle 324 Integration of seismic and well-log data using statistical and neural network methods, Y. Z. Ma, E. Gomez, and B. Luneau 330 Seismic interpretation below tuning with multiattribute analysis, R. Roden, T. A. Smith, P. Santogrossi, D. Sacrey, and G. Jones 340 A comparison of popular neural network facies-classification schemes, C. P. Ross and D. M. Cole 352 Geophysical Tutorial: Getting started with controlled-source electromagnetic 1D modeling, D. Werthmüller

May Issue 2017

Special Section: Business impact of 4D seismic 384 Introduction to this special section: Business impact of 4D seismic, J. P. Blangy and J.-P. van Gestel 386 4D seismic – Past, present, and future, I. Jack 394 4D seismic close-the-loop impacts business decisions at the Okume Complex, Equatorial Guinea, M. Nasser, C. Gronister, B. Hay, and C. Amos 401 Generating value from 4D through efficient integration, L. Hodgson, M. Ball, S. Fowler, M. Gherasim, T. Hance, A. Toomey, and J.-P. van Gestel 407 The value of 4D seismic: Has the promise been fulfilled?, J. P. Blangy, M. Nasser, and D. Maguire 416 Realizing 4D seismic value on stacked reservoirs in northwest Borneo, M. Floricich, D. Kiyashchenko, A. Ang, and C. Field 423 Overburden 4D time shifts – Indicating undrained areas and fault transmissibility in the reservoir, T. Røste and G. Ke 431 Serendipity: A search for lineaments finds impact craters?, T. Lautzenhiser and R. Earley 437 Tomographic fracture imaging: Examples of induced fracture and reservoir-scale observations during wellbore stimulations, Niobrara and Bakken plays, USA, J. Ross, K. Parrott, J. Vermilye, and A. Klaus

June Issue 2017

Special Section: Iran 468 Introduction to this special section: Iran, S. Zadeh and D. J. Foster 470 The state of the petroleum industry in Iran, S. Zadeh 474 3D seismic interpretation and structural analysis of Z field, eastern Persian Gulf, M. Davarpanah and J. Akhlaghi 480 Resolution enhancement of seismic data using spectral modeling based on dominant Ricker components and separable nonlinear least squares, M. G. Mamasani, N. S. Manaman, K. Kazemi, and M. Mirzakhanian 487 Estimation of acoustic-impedance model by using model-based seismic inversion on the Ghar Member of Asmari Formation in an oil field in southwestern Iran, M. Jafari, R. Nikrouz, and A. Kadkhodaie

493 Velocity-model estimation with NIP-wave tomography inversion – A real data example, H. Shahsavani 499 Challenges of seismic imaging in complex media around Iran, from Zagros overthrust in the southwest to Gorgan Plain in the northeast, M. Soleimani 507 KFUPM-KAUST Red Sea model: Digital viscoelastic depth model and synthetic seismic data set, A. A. Al-Shuhail, W. A. Mousa, and T. Alkhalifah 512 The two faces of NMO, B. Schwarz and D. Gajewski 518 A novel strategy to enhance the English reading aptitude of young multilingual professionals in the petroleum industry, S. Al-Dossary 523 Geophysical Tutorial: Seismic rock physics, A. Amato del Monte 526 Conference Preview: URTeC 2017to focus on cross-disciplinary collaboration, S. Maxwell

July Issue 2017

Special Section: Unmanned autonomous vehicles 550 Introduction to this special section: Unmanned autonomous vehicles, J. W. Lane and J. B. Stoll 552 The potential of rotary-wing UAV-based magnetic surveys for mineral exploration: A case study from central Sweden, A. Malehmir, L. Dynesius, K. Paulusson, A. Paulusson, H. Johansson, M. Bastani, M. Wedmark, and P. Marsden 558 Marine seismic acquisition with autonomous marine vehicles towing 3D sensor arrays, N. Moldoveanu, P. Caprioli, B. A. Kjellesvig, M. Ishak, M. Beecher, L. Mulisheva, and S. Pai 566 UAV-based LiDAR acquisition for the derivation of high-resolution forest and ground information, F. Morsdorf, C. Eck, C. Zgraggen, B. Imbach, F. D. Schneider, and D. Kükenbrink 571 Mapping slow-moving alpine landslides by UAV – Opportunities and limitations, S. Rothmund, N. Vouillamoz, and M. Joswig 580 Long-period, long-duration seismicity observed during hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale in Greene County, Pennsylvania, A. Kumar, E. Zorn, R. Hammack, and W. Harbert 588 Interpreter’s Corner: Cross-equalization and prestack seismic inversion of time-lapse land seismic data, Central Thrace Basin, Turkey, S. Baytok, B. Selek, and H. Özdemir 598 Wokshop Review: Next-generation marine seismic sources: A report from the SEG 2015 postconvention workshop, J.-M. Mougenot, S. Griswold, M. Jenkerson, and R. Abma

August Issue 2017

634 Annual Meeting preview: Bigger in Texas

Special Section: Impact of compressive sensing on seismic data acquisition and processing 640 Introduction to this special section: Impact of compressive sensing on seismic data acquisition and processing, N. Allegar, F. J. Herrmann, and C. C. Mosher 642 Compressive sensing: A new approach to seismic data acquisition, R. G. Baraniuk and P. Steeghs 646 Sparsity in compressive sensing, J. Ma and S. Yu 654 Sparse seismic wavefield sampling, X. Campman, Z. Tang, H. Jamali-Rad, B. Kuvshinov, M. Danilouchkine, Y. Ji, W. Walk, and D. Smit 661 Operational deployment of compressive sensing systems for seismic data acquisition, C. C. Mosher, C. Li, F. D. Janiszewski, L. S. Williams, T. C. Carey, and Y. Ji 670 Application of compressive seismic imaging at Lookout Field, Alaska, L. Brown, C. C. Mosher, C. Li, R. Olson, J. Doherty, T. C. Carey, L. Williams, J. Chang, and E. Staples 677 Highly repeatable 3D compressive full-azimuth towed-streamer time-lapse acquisition – A numerical feasibility study at scale, R. Kumar, H. Wason, S. Sharan, and F. J. Herrmann

688 Highly repeatable time-lapse seismic with distributed compressive sensing – Mitigating effects of calibration errors, F. Oghenekohwo and F. J. Herrmann 696 Geophysical Tutorial: Exploring nonlinear inversions: A 1D magnetotelluric example, S. Kang, L. J. Heagy, R. Cockett, and D. W. Oldenburg