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As we develop
and deliver digital subsurface asset management
software we describe the underlying technology
being "next generation." What
does that mean to our customers?
In one way,
our customers have defined it. We hear customers
say Paradigm software such as SKUA and CRAM3D is
2, 3 and sometimes 5 years ahead of anything
available today. Evidence lies in customer wins
and in excitement around the speed and accuracy of
SKUA or in the fidelity of illumination CRAM3D
delivers. Next generation for Paradigm is
hearing our enterprise customers "cry tears of
joy" at early reviews of EPOS4
capability.
Next
Generation is rooted in terms of our
technology, our approach, and strategy. It is
our unconflicted approach, our singular
focus on software innovation, breadth and depth,
and our strategic consulting leadership - unlike
all others. Next generation Paradigm technology is
commercializing leading science that is one
or more generations of innovation ahead of current
technology in use today. It is our strategy and
motivation to consistently delight customers by
delivering substantive and surprising value
in the form of integrated high-performance
solutions.
When asked
what next generation means, for us it's more than
just the next release. It is our approach,
technology innovation, and customer-centric
strategy.
Andrew Stein
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SEG
Paradigm
invites you to visit us at SEG's Annual
Meeting
November 9 - 14, 2008
Las
Vegas, Nevada
Booth #1822
Come and join
us to learn more about our comprehensive suite of
solutions for disciplines across the entire
exploration, development and production value
chain.
In addition
to being a titanium sponsor of this year's event,
Paradigm is also one of the sponsors of the FSU
European Luncheon in which Nikolai Baransky,
Regional V. P. of Paradigm CIS, will give the
keynote presentation titled "New Data Analysis
Technologies for Growing Russian Upstream
Activities".
We
look forward to seeing you in
Vegas! |
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Paradigm
Geolog 6.7
Paradigm Geolog™ 6.7
officially debuted at the EAGE in Rome.
It represents a significant evolution of Geolog
which delivers numerous functionality enhancements
to help streamline the workflows of all users,
from occasional user to the expert. If you are
interested in this learning more, review the rest
of the article!
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Interactive datum
setting with optional
synchronization of
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Upcoming
Events
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GeoSec 2D: Tools for
validating Geological Interpretations: 2D Line
Balancing and Structural Reconstruction (Lunch
and Learn)
Presented by Kim McLean, Paradigm
Applications Geoscientist
"Paradigm GeoSec 2D is one of the
industry's most accepted and used solutions for
cross section construction, structural analysis,
forward modeling, and structural restoration.
Paradigm GeoSec provides the general interpreter
and structural specialist with leading-edge
functionality to construct comprehensive
geologic cross-sections and to clearly identify
key geologic features and the risks associated
with regional to prospect scale E&P
projects."
September 24th, 2008
- 11:30am to 1:00pm Paradigm
Calgary Office
To reserve
your seat contact Ashley Millar
or call
403-750-3521.
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University of Calgary Science
and Engineering Career Fair
Join us at the 5th Annual Science
& Engineering Career Fair and discover your
potential with Paradigm. Paradigm is helping
companies discover their exploration and
production data by empowering today's sharpest
professionals with the industry's leading model
centric solutions for processing,
interpretation, reservoir characterization, well
planning and drilling. Exceptional career
opportunities await exceptional talent in these
areas:
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Seismic Data Processing,
Interpretation and Imaging
specialists |
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Sales & Pre-Sales
Professionals |
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Strategic Consulting
Professionals |
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Technical Support
Specialists |
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Research &
Development |
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Petrophysicists |
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Geoscientists |
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Engineers |
To
search our current job postings and submit a CV
please visit: www.PDGM.com/careers
September 23rd, 2008
- 10:00am to 4:00pm
University of
Calgary, Jack Simpson Gym, Upper Track
in Calgary, Alberta
Paradigm
Booth #207
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Upcoming
Trainings
Make the most
of your investment in Paradigm technology by
taking advantage of September and October training
sessions at the Paradigm Calgary Training Center.
For course
details and to register, visit
www.pdgm.com
and click on the Support & Training
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Featuring
Thomas Jerome
 Tell
us what you do at
Paradigm?
I
am the Reservoir Modeling Technical Lead and
Technical Advisor in Calgary. My job is to
coordinate all activities related to our
geomodeling packages Gocad and SKUA. I am involved
in doing technical presentations about new
Gocad/SKUA tools, defining Gocad/SKUA workflows,
supervising Gocad/SKUA training, mentoring our
local Gocad/SKUA team, and consulting for
geomodeling projects.
Why
did you choose to come to
Paradigm?
My field of expertise is geomodeling
and Paradigm seemed to be a natural fit.
Ultimately, I chose Paradigm for its people. It is
great to come to work everyday and work with
people that respect and inspire you.
When
did you join Paradigm and what do you like best
about working here?
I have actually joined Paradigm
twice. I was an employee of EarthDecision, so the
first time I joined Paradigm was when our company
got acquired by Paradigm in 2006. At that time, I
was based in Middle-East and I stayed there an
extra year. I took a six-month break in the
second-half of 2007 to resource myself in my home
country of France. I resumed working for Paradigm
in early 2008 in our Calgary office. I choose
Calgary for many reasons, the main one being that
Calgary is one of the most active towns for the
oil industry today.
What
was the first job that brought you into the oil
industry?
I
guess I'm the archetype of a "Gocad Boy". I've
graduated from the university (ENSG, Nancy,
France) where the geomodeling Gocad was created in
one of its attached laboratories (LIAD). My first
job was to work in that same laboratory. I was
programming tools in Gocad to try solving the
problem of modeling a geological structure from
spare field data.
What
professional accomplishment are you most proud
of?
I love
when I feel that my work has had a real impact for
my customer. The first time I felt that was as a
geosteering consultant for our customer, Saudi
Aramco, in 2004-2005. My task was to update the
3D-model of the reservoir in real time using the
data received from the drilling tools. The
geologist was then guiding the on-going drilling
partly based on the updated model I had provided
him. It was intense, but very rewarding as I could
see my work having an immediate impact on the
drilling activity of our customer.
What
do you like best about living in
Calgary?
I
have recently moved to Calgary and I am looking
forward to visiting the Rocky Mountains in the
near future!
What
is your favorite phrase, or word, that motivates
you?
I
think that my favorite word is "listen". My
objective is to solve my customers' problems to
the best of my skills and experience. To achieve
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Towards a Uniform Subsurface
Illumination - The next generation of ray-based
imaging
Imagine a
ray-based imaging application that maintains all
of the flexibility of the Kirchhoff migration
while inheriting the desirable properties of the
full wave solutions. Paradigm has captured a new
perspective on ray-based imaging and implemented
it as a solution that can be applied to a broad
range of exploration and development imaging
objectives. Referred to as the Common
Reflection Angle Migration... (read more) |
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Views recombined on a
per zone basis
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maximize) |
Paradigm Geolog 6.7 represents a
significant evolution of Geolog which delivers
numerous functionality enhancements to help
streamline the workflows of all users, from
occasional user to the expert. During roadshows
introducing Geolog 6.7 we were heartened by the
positive reaction from our current users and the
feedback received from potential future users.
With a revised user interface
optimized to ease data selection and display,
Geolog 6.7 enhances productivity by reducing time
spent on individual tasks without compromising the
integrity of the overall analysis. For
example, users can now interactively select zones
for processing or transform a display showing
multiple zones into a series of plots representing
each zone with a single mouse-click - tasks which
took tens of minutes to perform in the past can
now done in seconds.
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Module
Combiner
(click to
maximize) | We
have added new workflow capture tools like the
Loglan module combiner which allows users to chain
Geolog modules without the need for user coding,
and the macro recorder which enables recording and
playback of a series of operations - graphical or
analytical - that the user performs. During
macro recording, text captions can be inserted in
a workflow as required making this a powerful tool
for knowledge transfer.
Many of the advanced Geolog
modules, such as Geomage, feature significant
upgrades in Geolog 6.7. Geolog Geosteer
benefits from the addition of direct import of
surfaces from external models into a local
fit-for-purpose geosteering model which allows the
geosteering property curtain to be remodeled as
required without time consuming import /
export. This local model can also serve as
an aid to correlation in new wells in the Geolog
Correlator module, which now features the ability
to automatically partition wells based on
calculated turnpoints allowing correlation of
complex high-angle / horizontal wells.
Geolog 6.7 is available for
download on the customer hub.
We will
be holding Geolog User Group meetings in
Asia-Pacific, Europe-Africa and USA regions this
quarter and we hope to see some of you at these
events where we will be glad to demonstrate the
new release and keen to receive your feedback. See
the Region update section for information on these
events.
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Common Reflection
Angle
Illumination |
... this new
pre-stack depth migration seeks a uniform
illumination of the subsurface by performing a
dense ray tracing from every image point up to
the surface. These
rays are traced in uniform angle increments and in
all directions to ensure that all arrivals are
taken into account and all amplitudes and phases
are preserved.
This
"bottom" up ray tracing approach is performed in
the "local angle domain" providing the engine and
local reference system to map surface recorded
seismic data to each image point.
The Common
Reflection Angle Migration was designed to
supplement the current set of imaging tools
available to geophysicists who are frequently
challenged with matching imaging algorithm and
methodology to the exploration objective. Through
its implementation and imaging integrity, this new
migration is ideally suited for exploration and
development programs that require a detailed
velocity determination, a target-oriented high
resolution image, a quality reservoir property
extraction, or simply for extracting better image
quality from areas with complex geology and
velocity distributions. Additionally, the
migration can be applied to all types of isotropic
and anisotropic velocity models and is adaptable
to the full range of onshore and offshore
acquisitions including ocean bottom seismic
surveys.
Finally, the
Common Reflection Angle migration provides the
foundation for a new range of data transformations
that deal with the broader issues of rich-azimuth
acquisitions. It is just the beginning of a
remarkable new perspective on seismic
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