Best Papers in The Leading Edge Award
The Best Paper in The Leading Edge is selected by the Editorial Board for consideration as a candidate for the award. Recognized minimum requirements are permanent interest, form and readability, and potential for the advancement of the geophysical profession. Return to SEG Honors and Awards.
Best Papers in The Leading Edge
- 2018 “State of stress in the Permian Basin, Texas and New Mexico: Implications for induced seismicity,” Jens-Erik Lund Snee and Mark D. Zoback
- 2017 [“Operational deployment of compressive sensing systems for seismic data acquisition”] Charles C. Mosher, Chengbo Li, Frank D. Janiszewski, Laurence S. Williams, Tiffany C. Carey, and Yongchang Ji
- 2016 “Resaturated pay: A new infill target type identified through the application and continuous improvement of 4D seismic at the Forties Field” Grant Byerley, Lyndsay Singer, and Philip T. S. Rose
- 2015 "Separated-wavefield imaging using primary and multiple energy," Shaoping Lu, Dan N. Whitmore, Alejandro A. Valenciano, and Nizar Chemingui.
- 2014 Relative rock physics, Vaughn Ball, Dr. Jean-Pierre Blangy, Christian Schiott, and Alvaro Chaveste
- 2013 A new, fully integrated method for seismic geohazard prediction ahead of the bit while drilling. Cengiz Esmersoy, Arturo Ramirez-Cuellar, Sharon Teebenny, Yangjun Liu, Chung-Chi Shih, Colin Sayers, Andy Hawthorn, and Maurice Nessim
- 2011 Seismic anisotropy in microseismic event location analysis, Richard R. Van Dok, Brian Fuller, Les Engelbrecht, Marc Sterling
- 2010 Multiazimuth versus wide-azimuth acquisition designs for sub-Messinian imaging: A finite-difference modeling study in West Nile Delta, Egypt, Muhammad Nurul Kabir, Kyoung-Jin Lee, Walter Rietveld, Brian J. Barley, James Keggin, Graham Johnson
- 2009 Taking apart beam migration, Samuel Gray, Yi Xie, Carl Notfors, Tianfei Zhu, D. Wang, and Chu-Ong Ting
- 2008 Identifying time, temperature, and mineralogical effects on chemical compaction in shales by rock physics relations, Vidar Storvoll and Ivar Brevik
- 2008 Continuous seismic surveillance of Valhall Field, Jean-Paul van Gestel, Jan H. Kommedal, Olav Inge Barkved, Ivar Mundal, Roger Bakke, and Kevin D. Best
- 2007 Multi-azimuth and wide-azimuth seismic: Shallow to deep water, exploration to production, Brian J. Barley and Timothy Summers
- 2006 High-resolution multicomponent seismic imaging of deepwater gas-hydrate systems, Milo M. Backus, Paul E. Murray, Bob A. Hardage, and Robert J. Graebner
- 2005 The first 3D/4-C ocean bottom seismic surveys in the Caspian Sea: Acquisition design and processing strategy, Jack Bouska and Rodney G.K. Johnston
- 2004 Jotun 4D: Characterization of fluid contact movement from time-lapse seismic and production logging tool data, Wenceslau P. Gouveia Jr., David H. Johnston, Arne P. Solberg, and Morten Lauritzen
- 2003 Interpretation and practical applications of 4C-3D seismic data, East Cameron gas fields, Gulf of Mexico, Jay W. Nahm and Mike P. Duhon
- 2002 Interactive seismic facies classification using textural attributes and neural networks, Brian P. West, Steven May, John E. Eastwood and Christine Rossen
- 2001 The petrophysical basis for shallow-water flow prediction using multicomponent seismic data, Alan R. Huffman and John P. Castagna
