Passing the Time

Wysard — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:31:58 +0000

One thing I’ve noticed when I’m away from home working is the different way I pass the time. After the days’ work I usually relax and watch a movie. Working on a seismic vessel has it way over land jobs in that respect — they usually have a good supply of movies. (Wait — I said good supply, not necessarily good movies).

Another way is reading, which is really a better way to spend the time I suppose. I usually bring my magazines, and just not read them at home. That’s good for a few days at least. Then I just leave them for others to read if they want. I sometimes bring paperbacks too that I’ve picked up cheap and leave them as well. Once again the vessels are better for the books because they usually have a fair library. Magazines work well for land jobs too, they get pretty ratted up after the whole crew has read them several times each.

Exercise is something I’m guessing more people do when they are on the job than when they are home. Usually there is exercise equipment which most people don’t have the room for or can’t afford. Some have a sign-up sheet for how long they have used the equipment for exercise. I usually just walk around and up and down stairs or hills, whichever may be available (Hmm… I do that at home too).

Then there is the work, let’s leave that for another day.

Hello seismic world!

Wysard — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:00:50 +0000

Welcome to a new blog (I know, another blog) about seismic exploration. Those of us working in the industry have many stories to tell. An opportunity is being presented here to share those stories.

Let’s take the consultants: QC Reps, Bird-Dogs, Rent-a-Reps, or any other of the colorful terms used to describe them. The oil companies need them and the seismic contractors would rather do without. In truth all three groups should work together (and they usually do) to make the exploration project a success. I’ve been on projects where the QC’s had good ideas and helped solve problems; thus saving everyone involved headaches and money. Let’s hear some of those little tidbits.

But enough of that. We want to hear from everyone involved. Tell us the project you’re working on. Tell us the companies involved. Tell as much as possible without, of course, divulging any proprietary secrets. There are many good ideas and stories out there that may improve things for future jobs. Comment about them.

I hope this blog will lead to a Wiki of types where all parties can get together to share adventures of all things seismic. Let’s include land, marine, and all things in between. Did you know there was even some seismic acquisition done on the moon?

Let’s start with some comments and this site will move forward from there. We have great plans.

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Passing the Time

Hello seismic world!