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Craig J. Beasley |
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Craig completed B.S., M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in mathematics and then joined Western Geophysical
1981. He served in several capacities in the Computer Sciences, R&D
and Data Processing departments including Worldwide VP of R&D
and Worldwide VP of Data Processing in Western Geophysical and continued
as VP, Data Processing after the formation of WesternGeco. He has
received 2 Litton Technology Awards, a Performed by Schlumberger
Silver Medal and the SEG Award for Best Presentation and served as
the Esso Australia Distinguished Lecturer. He is an Honorary Member
of the Geophysical Society of Houston and Foreign Member of the Russian
Academy of Natural Sciences. He has presented papers and published
widely on a variety of topics ranging from prestack imaging, migration,
acquisition and the connections between acquisition, processing and
imaging. He served as the 2001-2002 SEG 1st Vice President and as
the 2004-2005 President of the SEG. Currently, he is Vice President
for WesternGeco and a Schlumberger Fellow and is serving as the Chair
of the newly formed SEG Committee for Geoscientists Without Borders. |
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Patrick W.M.
Corbett ( DISC Speaker)
Patrick
started in the industry
in 1978 at Unocal and worked in various positions in
international (United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Indonesia) exploration
and development geoscience.
Since coming to Heriot-Watt University in 1989, his research focus
has been on the integration of
geoscience and engineering through geologic analysis, petrophysical
measurement, permeability
anisotropy modeling, well test interpretation, dynamic upscaling,
and genetic petrophysics.
Corbett graduated
with a degree in geology (Exeter University, 1977) followed by
an MSc in micropalaeontology (University College London, 1978),
a postgraduate Diploma in geological statistics
(Kingston University, 1982), a PhD in petroleum engineering and a
DSc in petroleum geoengineering
(both from Heriot-Watt University, 1993 and 2006, respectively).
He is a member of AAPG, EAGE, SEG, Geol. Soc., IAS, PESGB, SCA, SEPM,
SPE, SPWLA, a Chartered Geologist, and a Chartered Scientist. He
has coauthored the books “Statistics for Petroleum Engineers
and Geoscientists” and “Cores from the Northwest European
Hydrocarbon Province.”
Corbett was an EAGE Distinguished Lecturer (Petroleum Geoengineering) in 1998
and an SPE Distinguished Lecturer (Integration of Geology and Well Testing) in
1998–99. In 2005, he was awarded the Wegener Medal by the EAGE for the
integration of geoscience and geoengineering. Patrick was awarded the 2006 SPE
Europe and Russia Regional Technical Award for Distinguished Contribution to
Petroleum Engineering in the Area of Reservoir Description and Dynamics.
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Eric Finlayson |
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Eric graduated in 1982 with a degree in Applied Geology
from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. After work as an exploration
geologist in Ireland and Turkey with NL Petroleum Services and as
a field geochemist in Malawi with the British Civil Uranium Procurement
Organisation, he joined the Geological Survey of PNG in 1984 as a
regional geological mapper. Following five years of mapping in the
Sepik River headwaters and on Bougainville Island, he joined Rio
Tinto as project geologist responsible for copper and gold exploration
in the PNG highlands based out of Sydney. In 1993 he was transferred
to Vancouver as regional exploration manager for Western Canada and
then in 2000 to London as the personal assistant to the Head of Exploration.
In January of 2002, he moved to Perth to assume the role of Director
of Exploration for Australasia and in January of 2007 was appointed
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John Hughes |
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John Hughes is a consultant Geophysical
Operations Adviser running his own company, John R Hughes Geophysical
Pty Ltd. He graduated from UCW Aberystwyth in 1969 with a BSc (Hons)
degree in geology and during his 39-year career has become a highly
experienced acquisition and processing geophysicist with an excellent
command of environmental issues and economic/geological objectives.
This has led to him being invited to talk at numerous conferences
and workshops and sit on national and international committees.
Having retired from corporate life in 2007 after 20 years as Santos’ Chief
Operations Geophysicist, John now specialises in providing services
to operators on the more challenging aspects of seismic surveys such
as operations in Central Asia, offshore environmental approvals,
onshore seismic productivity improvement and near surface (statics)
issues. He is a member of ASEG, SEG, EAGE and PESA. |
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David Knox |
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Mr David Knox was appointed Chief Executive Officer
of Santos on 29 July 2008.
He is 50 years of age and is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland.
David Knox joined Santos in September 2007 as Executive Vice President,
Growth
Businesses, responsible for growth in Santos’ emerging new
businesses including
LNG, Geoscience and New Ventures, Indonesia and other strategic projects.
He holds a first class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering
from Edinburgh
University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University
of
Strathclyde.
He has 25 years of experience in the petroleum industry, and was
previously
Managing Director for BP Developments in Australasia from 2003 to
2007.
David Knox has previously held senior positions with BP in Australia,
the United
Kingdom and Pakistan. He has worked for ARCO and Shell in the United
States,
Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Norway. |
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Peter Malin is the Director of the
Institute for Earth Science and Engineering, University of Auckland,
Auckland, New Zealand. He received the BS and MS degrees in geophysics
and marine geophysics from Stanford University, and the PhD in
theoretical seismology from Princeton University. His research
interests include borehole seismology for earthquake and geological
investigations. |
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