Workshop Overview
As the world accelerates the transition to cleaner, renewable energy, hydrocarbons are still, and will remain for some time yet, a key part of the energy mix. One constant through these changes is the EAGE’s vital role in hosting technical workshops, and this includes the Borehole Geophysics workshop, now in its sixth iteration.
Borehole geophysics is a key component to link surface measurements with the reservoir; data acquired in the well provide high resolution geological and geomechanical measurements vital to calibrate and constrain the processing of surface seismic and other data across the field. The next EAGE Borehole Geophysics workshop will bring together geophysicists and geoscientists from operating companies, contractors, equipment suppliers, academics, and anyone interested in promoting and celebrating borehole geophysics in all its forms.
It will allow delegates to showcase their latest technology in the form of oral and poster presentations, and will provide a valuable forum for networking with key individuals and organisations in this field.
Although these workshops may have previously focussed on Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP), the next workshop will be open to discussions covering a wide range of geophysical techniques, including VSPs. The committee will be inviting technical submissions and case studies from many subjects, including but not limited to:
Advances in borehole geophysics sources and sensors
DAS data acquisition - case studies and integration with DSS and DTS
Drilling applications of borehole geophysics
Downhole microseismic – advances and case studies
Machine Learning and AI in borehole geophysics
Calibration and data integration through multi-scale/multi-physics
Multi-component 3D imaging and borehole sonic/seismic data
Full waveform imaging and inversion
Monitoring and sustainable energy, including CCS, UGS and geothermal
The format used previously has been highly successful, and will be broadly copied for this edition: an address by a keynote speaker on each of the three days, followed by technical talks, grouped by subject, at 20 minutes each plus questions, with plenty of time allowed for a panel discussion after each session. These panel discussions are an essential part of the proceedings, allowing comments and discussions on wider issues, and to allow time to capture the consensus of opinion amongst the delegates.