IPA PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
LUNCHTIME TALK
DATE : Tuesday, February 18, 2003
TIME : 11:45 Hrs.
VENUE: Golden Ballroom,
Jakarta Hilton International
Subject: "Amplitudes, Risk and
all that Geophysical Malarkey"
Speaker: Martyn Millwood Hargrave1
Dr. Rob Simm2 and Dr. Andrew Armour1
1 IKON Science Ltd
2 Rock Physics Associates Ltd.
ABSTRACT
At conference I recently attended, the explorer responsible for discovery of a 1.1
billion bbl STOOIP field stated proudly, “there was no Geophysical malarkey involved
in the discovery of this field”. He received a cheer of appreciation pointing to an
almost visceral connection with the audience. Now, ‘malarkey’, meaning humbug,
foolishness or nonsense, is an interesting choice of word. We take it to mean that
there was some satisfaction in being spared the frustration and agony of incorporating
geophysical information into the decision to drill that on previous occasions has
proved confusing and even misleading.
It points to a significant problem in the industry. The problem is that although it is
recognised that seismic can show effects that are related to the presence of
hydrocarbon (and if they are recognised as such they may be used to lower the
perceived exploration, appraisal or development risk), the practice of using seismic
information as an input to drilling decisions is not uniformly good or understood by
all. In our opinion there is a good deal of ‘malarkey’ going on, particularly
when unrealistic claims are made for the significance of amplitude information.
Guarding against such ‘malarkey’ is the subject of this talk.
FUTURE TALKS
Suggestions and volunteers for talks are always welcome. Topics should be relevant to
exploration and production in Indonesia and/or be of interest to a wide range of
disciplines.
Please contact the Luncheon Talks Chairman, Peter Butterworth, at VICO Indonesia,
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BIOGRAPHY
Martyn has 23 years experience as a Geoscientist in the oil and gas industry, working
in new ventures roles for oil companies (Trafalgar House Oil and Gas, Acre Oil and BG)
and since 1990 in founding and developing oil and gas technology and consulting
business’s including IKODA and TROY-IKODA. In 2001 he was appointed managing
director of IKON Science a quantitative Interpretation technology developer.
Martyn has an Honours degree in Geology from Durham University UK and a post graduate
certificate in Geophysics from Queen Mary College, University of London. He is an
active member of SEG, GeoNetUK, Institute of Petroleum, and the Petroleum Exploration
Society of Great Britain.
COST : Rp. 115.000,00 (IPA Prof. Div. Member) or Rp. 135.000,00 (Non IPA Prof. Div.
Member) excluding drinks, payable at the entrance of the Golden Ballroom; payment in
cash is preferred.
· Reservations and cancellations will be accepted until 15:30 hours on
Monday, February 17, 2003. Phones: 572.4284-4286; fax: 572.4259; e-mail:
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· No reservations and cancellations will be accepted after this time.
· Members of the Ikatan Ahli Geologi (IAGI) (The Indonesian Association of
Geologists) and Ikatan Ahli Teknik Perminyakan Indonesia (IATMI) are welcome.
Please make sure that if you hold a reservation and are unable to attend that
you notify
the IPA Office as soon as possible otherwise you will be charged for cost of the
luncheon.
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Phone: +62 (021) 5724284, 5724285
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