Permits for seismic exploration and $2.00 Bills

In the early 1970’s, a Robert H. Ray Vibroseis crew was working in the coal country of Pennsylvania for Amoco. Part of the planned...

Party V-30 Members Describe Life and Work in Tanzania

Scott Singleton

Party V-30 Members Describe Life and Work in Tanzania

GSH Doodlebugger Diary article on land-based seismic acquisition in Tanzania in the mid-1970’s with Western Geophysical crew V-30.

Scott Singleton

Hollis Hedberg

Story of the launching and life of the R/V Hollis Hedberg, a seismic research vessel owned and operated by Gulf Oil in the 1970's and 1980's

Rivers in Amazon Basin Challenge Western Ingenuity

Scott Singleton

Rivers in Amazon Basin Challenge Western Ingenuity

Seismic exploration in the early 1970's in the Amazon River of Brazil.

Scott Singleton

Exploring off Fiji Islands

This article is a 2D seismic acquisition survey in the Fiji Islands in the South Pacific in 1973 along with a tectonic summary of the area.

Bill Gafford

The History of Geophysics Showcased at IMAGE

The Geoscience Center booth at the recent SEG/AAPG Image event was busy most of the time and we received many favorable comments.

Incas, Spaniards, and Now Westerners in Peru

Scott Singleton

Incas, Spaniards, and Now Westerners in Peru

This article describes efforts to acquire some of the original 2D seismic data in the Amazon jungle of eastern Peru in the early 1970’s.

Western Geophysical Party 75 and the Great Managua Earthquake of 1972

Scott Singleton

Western Geophysical Party 75 and the Great Managua Earthquake of 1972

Western Geophysical’s Party 75 found itself caught in the great Managua earthquake of 1972...

Scott Singleton

Western Islander Launched

Recounting the early history of Western Geophysical’s boat building escapades with the launching of the Western Islander in Singapore in 197

How Western’s Worldwide Seismic Fleet is Managed by the Marine Transport Division

Scott Singleton

How Western’s Worldwide Seismic Fleet is Managed by the Marine Transport Division

Early history of Western Geophysical’s boat-building escapades.

Western Crews Explore In Mysterious Algeria

Scott Singleton

Western Crews Explore In Mysterious Algeria

Western Crews Explore In Mysterious Algeria By The Western Geophysical North Africa Operations Team

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