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WAZ – Wide Azimuth Solutions and Methods

Third SGS Spring Symposium

Symposium program will include:

7-30-8:25 : Continental Breakfast / Registration

8:25-8:30 : Opening remarks : Richard Fossier ( SGS President )

8:30-9:15 : Philip M. Fontana from CGGVeritas

“Wide Azimuth Towed Streamer Acquisition: From Field Development to Exploration Applications, and Back Again”

9:30-10:15 : S. Jerry Kapoor from WesternGeco

“Subsalt Imaging - The RAZ WAZ Experience”

10:30-11:15 : Chris Corcoran from Shell E&P Co.

“Wide Azimuth Streamer Acquisition for Gulf of Mexico Subsalt Imaging”

11:30-12:15 : TBA from PGS

“Wide Azimuth Lessons for Better Seismic Imaging”

12:30-1:15 : Lunchtime Keynote Speaker, Tim Summers from BP

“Illuminating Asset Value through New Seismic Technology”

(Tentative schedule, times subject to change)

During the Registration and breaks we will also have posters for additional information.

Cost is $30 members, $50 non-members, $15 student members, $25 student non-members. Guaranteed seating is limited to the first 120 paid.

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President’s Corner by Richard Fossier

As the SGS is getting closer to the Golf Tournament and Symposium we are in need of the support from our local membership. To date our local membership registrations for the Symposium have been poor while our out of town response has been significant. The Symposium has been from the very beginning designed with the New Orleans membership in mind. The SGS Executive Committee felt that the quality and level of talks would meet most if not all of our immediate requirements in understanding the applications and implementations of wide azimuth acquisition and processing. As most of you know there will be hundreds of millions dollars spent on wide azimuth acquisitions in the Gulf of Mexico this year; more than any

other seismic imaging technology being implemented. Whether you believe it or not wide azimuth will have an effect on how you do business and converse with others in the industry. The SGS has developed this symposium to help you understand the technology and even though some of these talks may be technically focused others will not. This is your opportunity to do two (2) things: (1) support your local society before our peers in the industry and show that New Orleans is still a vital center of the oil and gas industry (2) seek to better understand wide azimuth and its applications. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Richard

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Larry Galloway Phone: 985-727-6720

Email: larry@geopursuit.com Web: www.geopursuit.com

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From SGA Auxiliary President:

Ladies enjoying good conversation and lovely delicacies with their tea.

On Thursday January 18, 2007 the SGA met at the Windsor Court for High Tea. It measured up to Windsor Court’s usual impecable style and delectable fare. Attendees came from more than 50 miles to enjoy. Next up is the Lunch at Commander’s Palace on Washington Avenue on March 15. Our speaker will be Cynthia Alberts from the Better Business Bureau Anyone wishing to attend can call me at 737-9697. Rosemary Austin January SGA-Tea at the Windsor Court

Miriam Brumbaugh and Lucretia Bryant catching up after the holidays.

Barbara Kelty, SGS Editor, Rosemary Austin, SGA President and Glenda Evan, Chair of the Tea.

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The Second Vice President’s Corner by Tim Maciejewski

Greetings fellow SGS’ers. With all the e-mails that I have to respond to regarding the Symposium, I will make this month’s column condensed. With the Ladies Auxiliary at the meeting, we had 56 people in total at the February luncheon. There were Valentine chocolates for the ladies and we even had a special treat for the gentlemen in attendance. Now for some Symposium information, please RSVP as soon as possible, we are expecting a larger then usual crowd and I have several people RSVP from outside the New Orleans region. This should be an interesting group of presentations. Since we are limited in space at the Windsor, we are requesting pre-payment to guarantee seating. Right now we have a 120 person limit that we might be able to push to 150. The hotel would need

to do some meeting juggling if we need the extra room ( I cannot guarantee the extra space ). I am still looking for additional posters for the meeting; so if you have one ready for showing, please let me know. Also, we are still looking for additional Golf tournament hole sponsors to support the SGS Scholarship fund. I would like to thank the sponsors of the Symposium: Petroleum Geo-Services, WesternGeco, GX Technology and Chevron. If your company would like to sponsor the Symposium also, please let me know. Take care and I will see you on the golf course, Tim M…

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February Luncheon Highlights

Jasmin Simmons, a 16 year old junior at New Orleans Center for Science and Math demonstrated ballet techniques as part of the New Orleans Ballet Association’s presentation at the February luncheon.

Jasmin Simmons also showed her talents in an interpretive dance. NOBA’s stellar work with New Orleans schools and youth was the subject of the talk.

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Mike Bryarly – Cimarex (504) 586-9035 mbryarly@cimarex.com Kathy Hannigan - Dominion (504) 593-7250 Kathleen_M_Hannigan@dom.com Jim Harley – Eagle Geophysical (281) 342-1198 jimharley@yahoo.com Brenda Reilly – Energy Partners (504) 799-4811 breilly@eplweb.com Jeff Rowe – Fugro Airborne Surveys (713) 369-6121 jrowe@fugro.com Brian Anderson – Fugro-LCT (713) 369-6100 banderson@fugro.com Julie Pechacek – Fugro (713) 369-6061 jpechacek@fugro.com Larry Galloway – GPI (985) 727-6720 larry@geopursuit.com Karen Sontag – GXT (713) 789-7250 ksontag@gxt.com Steve Dennis – Halliburton (281) 988-2146 Steve.Dennis@Halliburton.com Maureen Nickle – Kelman Tech (281) 293-0537 maureen@kelman.com Laurie Anderson – LSU (225) 578-2153 laurie@geol.lsu.edu Peter Gaurisco– MMS (504) 736-2706 peter.guarisco@mms.gov David Wade – Murphy E&P 504) 561-2324 ssoniat@murphyexpro.net Larry Asher – PGS (281) 589-8829 larry.asher@pgs.com David Gillis – Schlumberger (504) 592-5360 gillis1@new-orleans.oilfield.slb.com Layne Williams – SEI (504) 581-7153 lwilliams@seismicexchange.com Sarah Stanley – Seismic MicroTech (713) 464-6188 sstanley@seismicmicro.com Derek Farris – Siemens (504) 728-0156 dafarris@shell.com David Lynch - Shell (504) 728-6140 david.lynch@shell.com Jim McCarty – Taylor Energy (504) 589-0577 jmccarty@taylorenergy.com Michelle Pou – TGS NOPEC (713) 860-2115 mpou@tgsnopec.com Juliette Ioup – UNO (504) 280-6715 jioup@uno.edu Jerry Young – Veritas DGC (832) 351-8695 jerry_young@veritasdgc.com Bill Reid – WesternGeco (504) 592-5103 WReidr@new-orleans.westerngeco.slb.com Jesse Yoste – Woodside (504) 809-2930 jesse.yoste@woodside.com.au

hell…………………… …………………….……….... (504) 728-4288 -W.Lee@shell.com nd VICE PRESIDENT, Luncheons – Tim Maciejewski hevron …….………………….…………………...…. (504) 592-6665 im.M@chevron.com nd VICE PRESIDENT, Socials – Peter Guarisco IV inerals Management Service …. ………………… (504) 736-2897 eter.Guarisco@mms.gov ECRETARY – Dee Smith inerals Management Service …. ………………… (504) 736-2706 ee.Smith@mms.gov REASURER – Beth Schlotterbeck hell…………………………….……………………….(504) 728-6273 eth.Schlotterbeck@shell.com DITOR – Barbara Kelty chlumberger - WesternGeco…………….………… (504) 592-5110 Kelty@new-orleans.westerngeco.slb.com AST PRESIDENT – Richard Mongan akerAtlas….…….....……...……………….……….... (504) 561-7915 ichard.Mongan@bakeratlas.com RIOR PAST PRESIDENT – Warren A. Mautz hell Expl. & Prod. Co. …….……………….……….…(281) 544-5117 arren.Mautz@shell.com

GA Officers resident- Rosemary Austin …………….……...…..... (504) 737-9697 ice President – Glenda Evans ecretary – Claudia Marquis reasurer – Claire LaPointe

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