Honorable Mentions (Best Paper, Annual Meeting)

The SEG recognizes Honorable Mentions in the search for the Best Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting.

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Honorable Mention Recipients

2021

• Identifying salt flanks using low-frequency ambient OBN surface-wave seismology, Aaron J. Girard, Jeffrey Shragge, and Bjorn Olofsson

2020

• Two-step velocity inversion using trans-dimensional tomography and elastic FWI, Reetam Biswas, Adrien F. Arnulf, Mrinal K. Sen, Debanjan Datta, Zeyu Zhao, Pankaj K. Mishra, and Piyoosh Jaysaval

2019

• DAS observation of guided waves in a shale reservoir generated by perforation shots, Ariel Lellouch, Biondo Biondi, Steve Horne, Mark A. Meadows, and Tamas Nemeth

2018

• Least-squares seismic horizons with local slopes and multigrid correlations, Xinming Wu and Sergey Fomel

2017

• On the value of detailed geological modeling in evaluating seismic acquisition and imaging requirements: An example of permafrost in Alaska, Elizabeth L'Heureux, Xiaolei Song, John Etgen, and Kevin Wolf

2016

• Using depth to surface resistivity for mapping CO2, Kristopher MacLennan, Gregory Nieuwenhuis, Vivek Ramadoss, Mark Wilkinson, Paul Anderson, and Trevor Richards

2015

• An integrated, multidisciplinary approach utilizing stratigraphy, petrophysics, and geophysics to predict reservoir properties of tight unconventional sandstones in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, USA, Jeff Zawila, Sam Fluckiger, Gary Hughes, Preston Kerr, Andrew Hennes, Michael Hofmann, Haihong Wang, and Howard Titchmarsh

2014

• Azimuthal pre-stack depth migration for in-situ stress evaluation in a fractured carbonate oil reservoir: Predrill prediction of instantaneous shut-in pressure gradients, Heloise B. Lynn, Walter Lynn, Justin Obilo, and Vinod Agarwal

2013

• Advanced imaging and inversion for oil production estimates in unconventional resource plays, Greg Johnson, Paul Miller, and David Phillips

2012

• On the prediction of repeatability noise in marine time-lapse surveys, Juan Cantillo

2011

• An improved gradient computation for adjoint wave-equation reflection tomography, Uwe Albertin

2010

• New opportunities from 4D seismic and lithology prediction at Ringhorn Field, David Johnston, Upendra Tiwari, Michael Helgerud, and Bernard Laugier

2009

• Building TTI depth models using anisotropic tomography with well information, Andrey Bakulin, Marta Woodward, David Nichols, Konstantin Osypov, and Olga Zdraveva

2008

• Case history: Converted-wave splitting estimation and compensation, Jim Simmons

2007

• Assessing estimated velocity depth models: Finding the 'error bars' in tomographic inversion, Eric Verschuur, Dana Chitu, and Mustafa Al-Ali

2006

• Detecting hydrocarbon reservoir with seabed logging in deepwater Sabah, Malaysia, Chin Keong Choo, Mark Rosenquist, Eleanor Rollett, Kamal Ghaffar, John Voon, and H.F. Wong

2005

• Azeri 4C Time-lapse design using 3D 4C OBS imaging decimation tests, Jack Bouska, John Howie, Bertram Nolte, Rodney G.K. Johnston, Richard Alexandre and Richard Walters

2004

• Using thumpers as a seismic source, David J. Monk, Jim Ross, and William J. Mooney

2003

• Seismic interpretation using global image segmentation, Ira David Hale and Mark Jeffrey Emanuel
• A brief history and recent advances of seismic technology in Mexico, Efrain Mendez-Hernandez

2002

• Removing distortions caused by water velocity variations: Method for dynamic correction, Scott MacKay and Jonathan Fried

2001

• MEMS for Geophysicists, Jon Tessman, Bruce Reichert, Jim Marsh, Jeff Gannon, and Howard Goldberg
• Can joint PP and PS velocity analysis manage to corner the anisotropic depthing parameter? Francois Audebert and Pierre-Yves Granger
• AVO processing: Myths and reality, Guillaume Cambois

1999

• What is the best seismic attribute for quantitative seismic reservoir characterization?, Dennis A. Cooke, Arcangelo Gabriele Sena, Gregory P. O'Donnell, Tetang Muryanto, and Vaughn Ball
• Velocity-independent datuming of seismic data, Panos G. Kelamis, D. J. (Eric) Verschuur, A. J. Berkhout, and Kevin E. Erickson]]
• Meren field, Nigeria: A 4D seismic case study, David E. Lumley, Alan G. Nunns, Guy Delorme, A. A. Adeogba, and Michel F. Bee
• AVO lithology prediction using multiple seismic atributes, Daniel P. Hampson and Todor Todorov

1998

• Ground truth results of 3D prestack subsalt imaging for structure and stratigraphy, William L. Abriel, Elisha A. Buckner, Joseph P. Stafani, David C. Bartel, and Greg S. Raskin

1996

• The use of ground-penetrating radar for aquifer characterization: A geostatistical approach, Rosemary Knight and Jane Rea
• Kirchhoff migration of seismic data compressed by matching pursuit decomposition, Bin Wang and Keh Pann
• 3-D beam steering--A powerful signal enhancement tool for noisy 3-D data, William A. Schneider, Robert Windels, Craig Artley, and Thomas R. Nickoloff

1995

• Seismic signatures of partial saturation, Rosemary J. Knight, Jack P. Dvorkin, and Amos Nur
• A deterministic approach to reservoir description via 3-D poststack inversion and petrophysical analysis, Panos G. Kelamis and Nabil A. Akbar
• Accurate migration using offset-checkshot surveys, Jerome R. Krebs, Daniel R. Fara, and Allen E. Berlin

1994

• Ultrasonic laboratory measurements of the elastic properties of shales, Brian E. Hornby
• Successful estimation of Q from surface seismic data: Methodology and case studies, R. A. Clark
• Subsalt imaging over the Mahogany salt sill, Davis W. Ratcliff
• Stability of explicit depth extrapolation through laterally-varying media, John T. Etgen
• SEG Distinguished Lecture: Environmental geophysics--fad or future?, Phillip R. Romig
• Nonbright spot AVO: Two examples, Christopher P. Ross
• Laboratory observations of azimuthal velocity variations caused by borehole stress concentrations, Kenneth W. Winkler
• Heimdal monitoring I: Establishing feasibility from cores and logs, Diane Jizba
• Effect of strain amplitude and frequency on compressional and shear wave velocities and amplitudes in sandstones, Azra Tutuncu
• AVO as an exploration tool: Gulf of Mexico case studies and examples, David Hall

1993

• Tomography with multiple arrivals: How to handle noise corrupted data?, F. Delprat-Jannaud
• Prestack elastic migration by displacement potential extrapolation and time consistent image, S. Greenhalgh
• Possibilities and limitations of turning ray tomography--a synthetics study, J. P. Stefani
• Parameter testing of ground-penetrating radar for geological investigations in a poor-data area, Leigh Wood
• Multicomponent VP/VS correlation analysis, James E. Gaiser
• Modeling a priori information on the velocity field in reflection tomography, D. Sinoquet
• Geometric constraints on seismic inversion, Roelof Versteeg
• Comparison of AVO indicators: A modeling study, J. P. Castagna
• A gravity study of Cameroon (West Africa) and geodynamical implications, Y. H. Poudom Djomani

1992

• Sensitivity analysis of cross-well electromagnetics, B. Spies
• Seismic data integration in reservoir simulations through a multivariate statistical calibrating approach, F. Fournier
• Models of seismic wave radiation from borehole sources in fast and slow formations, R. Gibson
• Inverse borehole coupling theory and its application to hydrophone vertical seismic profiling, T. L. Marzetta
• Improving prestack f-k migration velocity analysis using residual moveout, P. Fowler
• High-resolution cross-well imaging of a west Texas carbonate reservoir: Part I, data acquisition and project overview, J. M. Harris
• Ergonomics in 3-D depth migration, K. Wyatt
• Do core sample measurements record group or phase velocity?, J. Dellinger
• Defining the salt with walkaway VSPs and a salt proximity survey, Auger Field, Gulf of Mexico, T. B. Barker

1991

• Where are the fault-plane reflections?, S. MacKay
• Steep-dip time migration and residual depth migration, J. L. Black
• Prestack frequency-wavenumber (f-k) migration in a transversely isotropic medium, A. Gonzalez
• Fluid saturation effects on extensional wave attenuation, C. S. Yin
• Exact two-pass full dip (90 degrees) 3-D migration for vertically inhomogeneous media, Naide Pan
• An examination of amplitude-versus-offset attributes of a middle Devonian carbonate bank margin at the Caroline giant gas pool, Alberta, R. G. Morris
• Accurate finite-difference calculations of WKBJ traveltimes and amplitudes, L. C. Pusey

1990

• Radon multiple elimination, a practical methodology for land data, P. Kelamis
• Modern technology in an old area: Bay Marchand Field revisited, Roger Wright
• Gravity corrections for earth curvature, T. R. LaFehr
• Efficient migration through irregular water-bottom topography, W. Lynn
• Effect of viscoelasticity and anisotropy on amplitude-versus-offset interpretation, J. P. Blangy
• Bullwinkle: A unique 3-D experiment, J. J. O'Connell
• Aeromagnetic structural interpretation using neural networks: A case study from the northern Denver-Julesberg Basin, J. M. Wiener
• 3-D depth migration via McClellan transformations, D. Hale

1989

• Wave-type separation in 3-D anisotropic media, J. Dellinger
• Statistical examination of linear trends in a compilation of aeromagnetic data from the southwestern U.S., V. J. S. Grauch
• Seismic-stratigraphic analysis of Plio-Pleistocene depositional facies, east and west Cameron, offshore Louisiana, J. A. Pacht
• Phase-modulated geotectonic imaging of the gravity field of North America, F. B. Davies
• Magnetotellurics in Papua New Guinea, K. R. Christopherson
• Inversion of observed gravity profiles by the ridge regression method, J. A. Lehman
• Converted P-SV wave analysis of a fractured reservoir, Silo Field, Wyoming, D. Emmer
• Attenuation of water-column reverberations using pressure and velocity detectors in a water-bottom cable, F. J. Barr
• 3-D f-k filtering, R. R. Stewart