SEG STATEMENT ON PROPOSED INCREASE IN LEASING ON THE OCS

Geophysics ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-542
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Geophysical Surveys ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
The U.S

This Statement was submitted February 19, 1975 to the Bureau of Land Management by the SEG concerning the hearings on the Proposed Increase in Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf: The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is a professional and scientific organization of 9000 geophysicists from 100 countries. Two‐thirds of the membership reside in the U.S. Twenty‐four Section organizations are affiliated with SEG; 20 are in the U.S. The SEG is the primary international geophysics professional organization. Its members are engaged in exploration for both petroleum and minerals, involving approximately $1 billion of geophysical surveys worldwide; $390 million of this effort is in the U.S. In the Draft Environmental Statement and at the hearings themselves, several proposals were discussed which would have a detrimental short and long term effect on the vital search for oil and gas in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). In addition, these proposals could seriously impede the present unparalleled advance of technology in geophysical exploration. These undesirable proposals are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Letter from President Northwood to the Office of the Director of the U.S.G.S. regarding the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Information Program (30 CFR Part 252). Pertinent parts of this letter were also sent to the Acting Chief of the U.S.G.S. Conservation Division and to the Director of the Bureau of Land Management concerning 43 CFR Part 3300.

Geophysics ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 638-638
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Information Program ◽  
New Energy ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Made In

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is the primary international professional organization for 11,000 geophysicists from over one hundred countries. About 7,300 members reside in the United States. Members of SEG carry out worldwide $1.1 billion of geophysical exploration annually in the search for petroleum, other minerals and other energy resources. About 50% of this expenditure is made in the U.S. and about 60% of the data acquired in the U.S. is offshore. Our members are one of this nation's primary sources of manpower and technology so vital in the critical search for new energy sources.

STATEMENT BY SEG PRESIDENT ROBERT B. RICE BEFORE THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AD HOC SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF, NOVEMBER 14, 1975

Geophysics ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-154
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
The United States ◽  
Scientific Organization ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Select Committee ◽  
Geophysical Exploration ◽  
The U.S

I am Robert B. Rice, President of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists, or SEG, is a professional and scientific organization of over 9000 geophysicists residing in 100 countries. Two‐thirds of our members live in the U.S. We have 24 affiliated sections, 20 of which are in this country. Members of the SEG carry out, worldwide, over $1 billion worth of geophysical exploration annually, of which 96 percent is petroleum exploration. Forty percent of this effort is in the United States. Two‐thirds of our work in this country (in terms of miles of survey lines) concerns the highly important offshore areas. Our members are this country’s main manpower and technology resource so vital in our search for new energy sources. Our Society is the primary international professional organization of exploration geophysicists. Geophysical exploration involves the examination and measurement of the earth’s structure and composition in the search for minerals and energy. In carrying out this work, the full scope of physical sciences is involved, and our members have technical expertise ranging from geology and geophysics to physics, mathematics, and most branches of engineering. Forty percent of our membership is associated with petroleum companies, 20 percent with private geophysical contractors, 20 percent with mining and engineering companies, and 20 percent hold academic and governmental positions. Nearly all of the geophysical data gathered on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf is collected by the geophysical contractors, while nearly all the management of the surveys and interpretation of the data is by oil company geophysicists.

SEG SPECIAL REPORT: GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AFFECTING GEOPHYSICS OPEN LETTER TO SEG MEMBERS

Geophysics ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-540
Keyword(s):  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Open Letter ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Special Report ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
Government Legislation ◽  
Gas Leasing ◽  
The U.S

SEG members should be alerted to proposed legislation under consideration by the U.S. government which could have a profound effect on the geophysical profession and, indirectly, on geophysical technology advancement. The rationale for being concerned about this legislation is set forth in the statement by the SEG on the Proposed Increase in Oil and Gas Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, beginning on p. 541. The three bills examined here are: S-426 (Senator Hollings—Brooke, Case, Chiles, Cranston, Humphrey, Kennedy, McIntyre, Magnuson, Mathias, Pell, Ribicoff, Tunney, and Williams); S-521 (Senator Jackson—Johnston, Metcalf, and Randolph); and S-740 (Senator Jackson).

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