Honorable Mentions (The Leading Edge)

The SEG recognizes Honorable Mentions in the category of Best Paper in The Leading Edge.

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• 2016 (no award)

• 2015 (no award)

• 2014 "Wave-equation angle-based illumination weighting for optimized subsalt images," Mariana Gherasim, Bertram Nolte, John Etgen, Petr Jilek, Phuong Vu, att Trout, and Ken Hartman

• 2014 "Prestack seismic inversion versus neural-network analysis: A case study in the Scarab field offshore Nile Delta, Egypt," Islam A. Mohamed, Hamed Z. El-Mowafy, Diaa Kamel, and Mohamed Heikal

• 2013 ”Breaking the limit of seismic resolution: A synthetic example based on Tunu shallow gas development.” Pierre Thore and Pierre Spindler

• 2012 "On some controversial issues in rock physics," Lev Vernik and Mark Kachanov

• 2011 Resolution on multiples: Interpreters' perceptions, decision making, and multiple attenuation, Lee Hunt, R. Scott Reynolds, Mark Hadley, Scott Hadley, Ye Zheng, and Mike Perz

• 2011 "Hydrogeological investigation for groundwater at the Dayspring Children's Village, South Africa," Susan Webb, David Ngobeni, Michael Jones, Tamiru Abiye, Nirocca Devkurran, Rachael Goba, Lewis Ashwal, Madeline Lee, Darren Burrows, and Louise Pellerin

• 2009 "Observation and modeling of source effects in coda wave interferometry at Pavlof volcano," Matthew Haney, Kasper van Wijk, Leiph Preston, and David Aldridge

• 2009 "Digital rock physics: 3D imaging of core material and correlations to acoustic and flow properties," Mark Knackstedt, Shane Latham, Mahyar Madadi, Adrian Sheppard, Trong Varslot, and Christoph Arns

• 2007 "Covenant Field: A major oil discovery in the Sevier Thrust belt of central Utah," Keith Johnson, Douglas K. Strickland, John P. Vrona, Dan Schelling, and Dave Wavrick

• 2006 "Seismic interferometry--turning noise into signal," Andrew Curtis, Peter Gerstoft, Haruo Sato, Roelof Snieder, and Kees Waperaar

• 2006 "Marine electromagnetic methods--a new tool for offshore exploration," Steven Constable

• 2006 "Application of spectral decomposition to detection of dispersion anomalies associated with gas saturation," Emeka Odebeatu, Jinghua Zhang, Mark Chapman, Enru Liu, and Xiang-Yang Li

• 2005 "Structural interpretation of the deepwater Gunashli Field, facilitated by 4-C OBS seismic data," Dominic M. Manley, Sean F. Mohammed, Nigel D. Robinson and Rowland W. Thomas

• 2005 "Developing the long-term seismic strategy for Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, South Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan," John M. Howie, Nigel D. Robinson, Martin C. Riviere, Thomas A. Lyon, and Dominic M. Manley

• 2005 "4D time-lapse monitoring of Chirag Field," Nigel D. Robinson, Alan J. Ford, John M. Howie, Dominic M. Manley, Martin C. Riviere, Simon Stewart, and Rowland W. Thomas

• 2004 "Seismic challenges of developing the pre-Pliocene Akhen Field offshore Nile Delta," Robert F. Marten, Mark Shann, James E. Mika, Sondra Rothe, and Yan Quist

• 2004 "Seismic amplitudes from low gas saturation sands," John J. O'Brien

• 2004 "Predicting the economic impact of acquisition artifacts and noise," Richard T. Houck

• 2003 "Pushing the limits of resolution at Holstein: A case history from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico," Alexander S. Calvert, Eric J. Eksstrand, John T. Etgen, Frederick J. Billette, Vikramaditya Sen, Carl J. Regone, M. Mark Truxillo, Yannick Cobo, Bill McLain, Tomm Byrd and Scott Young

• 2003 "Factors affecting frequency content in preSDM packaging," Ian F. Jones and Juergen K. Fruehn

• 2003 "3D/4C Emilio: Azimuth processing and anisotropy analysis in a fractured carbonate reservoir," Laura M. Vetri, Eugenio Loinger, James E. Gaiser, Heloise B. Lynn and Andrea Grandi

• 2002 "Integrated seismic and subsurface characterization of Bonga Field, offshore Nigeria," Mark Chapin, Peter Swinburn, Raphic van Der Weiden, Dieter Skaloud, Sola Adesanya, David Stevens, Chris Varley and Jacob Wilkie

• 2001 "The next wave in reservoir monitoring: The instrumented oil field," Dr. David E. Lumley

• 2001 "Quantitative evaluation of the geotechnical risk associated with a stratigraphic trap in the Neuquen Basin of Argentina," Jea* 2001 "Quantitative evaluation of the geotechnical risk associated with a stratigraphic trap in the Neuquen Basin of Argentina," Jean-Pierre Blangy

• 2000 "Using legacy seismic data in an integrated time-lapse study: Lena Field, Gulf of Mexico," David H. Johnston, John E. Eastwood, Robert J. Vauthrin, Jung-Gi (Jane) Shyeh, and Larry R. Stanley

• 1999 "Improving seismic data for detailed structural interpretation," Jonny Hesthammer

• 1999 "Elastic impedance," Patrick Connolly