Denis Sweeney - Managing Director

Denis has enjoyed a forty year career in seismic acquisition that commenced in a technical role (vibroseis technician) and expanded to senior management roles across the full spectrum of operations, business development, sales, technical development and training. Denis has held roles with global responsibility and has lived and worked in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The majority of Denis' career was with Schlumberger, WesternGeco until taking up the role of Director of SuperSeis. Denis can bring a unique and broad understanding to challenges faced in seismic acquisition and with his fellow SuperSeis colleagues present practical solutions to reducing geological uncertainty.   

2019

Journal Articles

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Journal: First Break - Jan 2019

The use of nodal seismic acquisition systems to acquire limited-scale surveys

Authors: Tim Dean, Denis Sweeney

2015

Conference Articles

2nd Annual Myanmar Offshore Congress 2015 - Yangon, Myanmar

Addressing market challenges through collaboration and technology

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

2014

Conference Articles

Myanmar Oil & Gas Conference - Yangon, 2014

Seismic Data Acquisition & Analysis – Technology & Innovation

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

2013

Conference Articles

Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists / Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Conference - Melbourne, 2013

ASEG Keynote Address - Technology for the 5th dimension

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

Land Survey Safe Forum – Brisbane, 2013

Safety to Social Responsibility

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

Marine SurveySafe Forum – Perth, 2013 

Safety on the Edge

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

2013

Conference Articles

Schlumberger Reservoir Characterization Symposium – Barcelona, 2011

UniQ acquisition in Saudi Arabia at 6 Terabytes per day

Authors: John Quigley – Gatwick, Denis Sweeney – Dubai, Thorleiv Knutsen, Kevin O’Connell, David Neser and Claudio Bagaini, - Asker

2010

Conference Articles

West China Geophysical Conference – Lanzhou, 2010

Advances in Land seismic

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

2009

Conference Articles

Society of Exploration Geophysics of Japan – Tokyo, 2009

How many sensors do you need?

Authors: Osamu Osawa (Presenter), Stuart Papworth, Denis Sweeney

2008

Journal Articles

Schlumberger Oilfield Review Winter 2008/2009

Satellite Sensing: Risk Mapping for Seismic Surveys 

Authors: Stephen Coulson, Ola Gråbak: European Space Agency Frascati, Italy, Andrew Cutts, Denis Sweeney: Gatwick, UK, Ralph Hinsch, Martin Schachinger, Rohöl-Aufsuchungs: Vienna, Austria, Andreas Laake: Cairo, Egypt, David Monk: Apache Corp. Houston, USA, Jeff Towart Apache Egypt Cairo, Egypt

https://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/resources/oilfield_review/ors08/win08/satellite_sensing.pdf

2008

Conference Articles

Society of Exploration Geophysics of Japan – Tokyo, 2008

Point-receiver enabled high-quality land seismic technology

Authors: Osamu Osawa (Presenter), Denis Sweeney

2006

Journal Articles

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) Journal: First Break - Feb 2006

Point-receiver seismic data offers new approach to managing onshore E&P development cycle

Authors: B. Anderson, P.M. van Baaren, M. Daly, W. Grace, J. Quigley, D. Sweeney 

http://fb.eage.org/publication/content?id=26845

2006

Conference Articles

Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Conference – Perth, 2006

The past, present and future of time-lapse seismic

Authors: Denis Sweeney (Presenter) | Steve Pickering

SEAPEX Technology Forum - Singapore, 2006

Delivering the Seismic Continuum — Improving ultimate recovery

Author / Presenter: Denis Sweeney

International Geoscience Conference and Exhibition – Jakarta, 2006

Well-driven seismic: 3D data processing solutions from wireline logs and borehole seismic data

Authors: Denis Sweeney (Presenter) | Steve Morice

2002

Conference Articles

SPE International Conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production - Kuala Lumpur, 2002

Integrating environmental impact evaluation into a Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental management system

Authors: Denis Sweeney - Presenter (WesternGeco), John Hughes (Santos Ltd.), Dave Cockshell (South Australia Primary Industries and Resources)

https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-74009-MS

1992

Journal Articles

Kembla Coal and Coke (Conzinc RioTinto Australia - CRA) – 1992

Code of environmental practice for drilling and seismic exploration

Authors: P. Lamb, D. Sweeney

1992

Conference Articles

Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists: Exploration Geophysics - 1992 

Reflection seismic sources for defining coal seam structure

Authors: P.D. Lamb, J. Saunders, D. Sweeney

https://www.publish.csiro.au/eg/pdf/EG992177

1991

Conference Articles

Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists: Exploration Geophysics - 1991

High resolution seismic for resolving coal seam structure in difficult terrain

Authors: J. Saunders, P. Lamb, D. Sweeney

https://www.publish.csiro.au/eg/pdf/EG991325

Awards

Winner of inaugural Schlumberger Performance in Environmental Excellence – 1993 (80,000+ employees)

Martin holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc), Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia. Martin's extensive geophysical career involved various senior technical roles culminating in being the Advising Area Chief Geophysicist for Schlumberger / WesternGeco (Asia / Australasia) until his retirement from Schlumberger in 2018. He has been a major influence in geophysics and specifically data processing both regionally and globally. Martin is an accomplished presenter of complex geophysical matters and held the position of Dean of the Area Geophysicists University for WesternGeco in Houston that involved an in-house, one year training programme for 12 - 14 top performers to widen and extend their knowledge and experience to become technical leaders in the company.

2017

Journal Articles

Marine seismic acquisition: efficiency & environment, new technologies applied in Australia 

Bayly M*, Tham M, Watterson P, Li B and Moran K, 2017

The APPEA Journal 57(2) 704-708

www.publish.csiro.au/AJ/AJ16072

Conference Articles

Quantitative analysis on the environmental impact benefits from the bandwidth-controlled marine seismic source technology

Binghui Li*, Martin Bayly

Acoustics 19-22 November 2017, Perth, Australia

https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AAS2017/papers/p3.pdf

2016

Conference Articles

Dip or strike? – complimenting geophysical sampling requirements and acquisition efficiency for towed streamer marine seismic

Martin Bayly, Low Cheng Foo, Nigel Seymour, Satyabrata Nayak, Michelle Tham, M Nabil El Kady, Bidyut Chowdhury, M Faizal Idris, Saeeda Hydal, Thomas Olanrenwaju Ajewole, Sandeep K Chandola, M Iqbal Supardy

Indonesian Petroleum Association, fortieth annual convention & exhibition, May 2016

http://archives.datapages.com/data/ipa_pdf/2016/PROFESSIONAL/IPA16-504-G.htm

Asia geo-challenges: geologic, geophysical, target orientated integrated seismic solutions, some examples

Martin Bayly: invited keynote speaker - SPG, SEG International Geophysical Conference, Beijing 2016

Seismic model building updates while drilling: a solution to guide deep carbonate cave drilling

Sherman Yang, Martin Bayly, Rong Li, Haixiao Guo, Hui Zhang, Peng Wang, and Heng Shi 

Workshop Presentation: EAGE Velocities reducing uncertainties in depth 

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia April 2016 (also re-presented later in Perth)

Similar to: https://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/technical_papers/eage/eage2014_th_e102_04.pdf

Rock physics guided velocity modelling and reverse-time migration for pore pressure prediction and depth imaging in complex areas 

Nader Dutta, Martin Bayly, Sherman Yang, Yangjun (Kevin) Liu

Workshop Presentation: EAGE velocities reducing uncertainties in depth 

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia April 2016 (also re-presented later in Perth)

2015

Conference Articles

A new approach to imaging and pore pressure analysis in depth domain in complex geologic areas: use of rock physics constrained velocity modeling and reverse-time migration

Nader Dutta, Sherman Yang, Yangjun (Kevin) Liu, Martin Bayly*

AAPG/SEG International Conference and Exhibition September 2015 Melbourne 

https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1190/ice2015-2151718

Uncovering stratigraphic plays with point source point receiver acquisition in environmentally sensitive areas

A. Poole (Schlumberger), P. Bilsby (Schlumberger), M. Giles (Santos) - presented by Martin Bayly (Schlumberger)

AAPG/SEG International Conference and Exhibition September 2015 Melbourne

Dip or strike? – complementing geophysical sampling requirements and acquisition efficiency

Sandeep K Chandola*, Low Cheng Foo, M Nabil El Kady, Thomas Olanrenwaju Ajewole, Satyabrata Nayak, M Faizal Idris, M Iqbal Supardy, Michelle Tham, Martin Bayly, Saeeda Hydal, Nigel Seymour, Bidyut Chowdhury

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2015

https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1190/segam2015-5900296.1

Geological modelling for 3-D seismic survey design and acquisition - a case study from offshore Malaysia

Martin Bayly*, Keith Myers

AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Melbourne, Australia 13-16 September 2015

http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2015/90217ice/abstracts/2210978.html

High resolution anisotropic earth model building on conventional seismic data using full waveform inversion: a case study offshore Australia

Bee Jik Lim*, Denes Vigh, Stephen Alwon, Saeeda Hydal, Martin Bayly, Chris Manuel, Dimitri Chagalov, Gary Hampson, Dimitri Bevc

ASEG Extended Abstracts 2015: 24th International Geophysical Conference and Exhibition Perth Australia: https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1071/ASEG2015ab147

Seismic reservoir characterization: past, present and future

Martin Bayly: invited keynote speaker for the Seismic Driven Reservoir Characterization and Production Management Symposium 

April 2015 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Redefining broadband – effective spatial resolution

M. Francis, C. Cunnell, S. Hydal, M. Tham and M. Bayly

EAGE Workshop on Broadband Marine Seismic Data: 11 May 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

http://www.earthdoc.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=80284

2014

Conference Articles

Large scale seismic modelling of the pre-carbonate geology, offshore Malaysia, a multidisciplinary approach - “Running the Seismic Method Backwards”

S.K. Chandola, C.F. Low, M.F. Akalin, R. Alai, A.A. Muhamad, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.; M. Bayly, K. Myers, Schlumberger Australia; T. Brice, Schlumberger U.K.; G. Nyein, S. Hydal, Schlumberger Malaysia

IPTC conference Kuala Lumpur, December 2014 https://www.slb.com/resources/technical_papers/westerngeco/iptc-17932.aspx

Asia-Pacific’s first isometrically sampled subsurface image: innovative technology to deliver on complex field development

J. Fitzpatrick, D. Iwachow, Woodside; M. Bayly, J. Roth, Schlumberger Geosolutions

IPTC conference Kuala Lumpur, December 2014

https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/IPTC-18082-MS

2013

Conference Articles

Broadband marine seismic, how much difference does acquisition and or processing make? A case study from Southeast Asia

Martin Bayly Ng Swee Leng

ASEG-PESA Melbourne Australia 2013

http://hosted.arinex.com.au/abstracts/ASEG2013/pdf/1308025Final00212.pdf

Simultaneous-source acquisition and environmental noise - Good or Bad?

Moore I., Bisley R., Beasley C., Bayly M., Monk D., Hansen L.,

75th EAGE Conference and Exhibition, London, 2013.

https://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/technical_papers/eage/eage2013_th-08-03.pdf

Matching pursuit Fourier interpolation using priors derived from a second data set

Michel Schonewille, Zhimei Yan, Martin Bayly and Richard Bisley, WesternGeco

SEG Houston Annual Meeting SEG 2013

http://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/technical_papers/seg/seg2013_956.pdf

Broadband marine seismic, does acquisition make a difference?

Martin Bayly*, Sandeep Kumar Chandola**, Low Cheng Foo**, Abdul Aziz Muhamad**, Swee Leng Ng* *WesternGeco/Schlumberger ** PETRONAS 

Indonesian Petroleum Association 37th Annual Convention & Exhibition, Jakarta May 2013 

http://archives.datapages.com/data/ipa_pdf/084/084001/pdfs/IPA13-G-136.htm

2012

Conference Articles

Depth imaging Coil data: Multi azimuthal tomographic earth model building and imaging of Tulip

S. Chen, M. Buia, L. Livraghi, M. Bakhrudin, M. Tham, M. Bayly, S. Ng and O. Zdraveva 

PGCE Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2012 

http://www.earthdoc.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=60253

Improved structural imaging of the Karama Seismic Survey using anisotropy Kirchhoff and Beam depth migration

Zbigniew Ostapiuk, Bee Jik Lim, Martin Bayly 

Indonesian Petroleum Association Jakarta Indonesia 2012

Imaging Solutions for Geophysical Challenges in South East Asia

N. El Kady, Z. Mohd Dom, Y. Prasetyo, M. Bayly, G. Nyein, P. Vasilyev and N. Mat Don Ya PGCE Malaysia 2012

http://www.earthdoc.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=60173

2011

Conference Articles

Ray-based tomography for Q estimation and Q compensation in complex media

Maud Cavalca, Ian Moore, Ling Zhang, Swee Leng Ng, Robin Fletcher, and Martin Bayly, WesternGeco SEG San Antonio Annual Meeting SEG 2011

http://www.slb.com/~/media/Files/technical_papers/seg/seg2011990.pdf

Seismic imaging near and within the basement offshore Malaysia; including comparisons of imaging algorithms

N. El Kady, M. Shah Sulaiman, Zabidi M Dom, Wai Hoong Tang, Mei Lu Lee, Pavel Vasilyev and Martin Bayly EAGE South-East Asia Regional Geology Workshop - December 2011 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

https://gsm.org.my/products/702001-100396-PDF.pdf (page 68-70 Abstract)

Filling the "Inversion Gap" without well data: multi level sources and streamers help improve inversion

Martin Bayly, Dominic Lowden, Bruce Webb, Ed Kragh

Indonesian Petroleum Association 2011 Jakarta Indonesia

(Awarded best geophysics paper at this conference)

Anisotropic multi-azimuthal velocity model building and depth imaging on Tulip 3D Coil shooting survey

Michele Buia, Suyang Chen, Olga Zdraveva, Swee Leng Ng, Martin Bayly, Michelle Tham

Indonesian Petroleum Association 

Jakarta Indonesia 2011

Also the SEG San Antonio Annual Meeting, USA 2011

https://www.slb.com/~/media/files/technical_papers/seg/seg2011459.pdf

2010

Conference Articles

Anisotropic depth imaging case studies from Australia's North West Shelf 

Dominic Fell, Martin Bayly and Llew Vincent

ASEG 21st Geophysical Conference 

Sydney 2010

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ASEG2010ab232.htm

2009

Conference Articles

Seismic reflection image of the Great Sumatra Earthquake Rupture Zone using seismic industry technology

S. Singh, H. Carton and M. Bayly

Event name: 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009

Session: Near Surface Seismics for Geotechnics, Geohazards and E&P I (EAGE)

Amsterdam, Netherlands June 2009

http://earthdoc.eage.org/publication/publicationdetails/?publication=23998

Bookabourdie Q-Land 3D proof of concept study; mapping sand thickness and sand quality in the Cooper Basin

Bunting T, Bayly M, Tham M, McBride P, Daly M and Barclay F:

Presented at the 20th ASEG Geophysical Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, February 2009

http://www.publish.csiro.au/EX/ASEG2009ab020

2008

Journal Articles

Seismic imaging of the fault that caused the great Indian Ocean earthquake of 26 December 2004, and the resulting catastrophic tsunami

Tim Bunting, Satish Singh, Martin Bayly, Phil Christie

The Leading Edge Oct 2008, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 1272-1281 

https://doi.org/10.1190/1.2996538

Seismic reflection images of the Great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake mega-thrust fault plane: from source to surface

Satish C. Singh, Hélène Carton, Nugroho D. Hananto, Djoko Hartoyo, Ajay P.S. Chauhan, Martin Bayly, Soleistijani Moeljopranoto, Phil Christie, Tim Bunting, Hasbi Lubis, James Martin, Paul Tapponnier, Nicky J. White, Frauke Klingelhoefer, Jean-Xavier Dessa, Haryadi Permana, David Graindorge

Nature Geoscience 1, 777 - 781 (2008) 

Published online: 26 October 2008 | doi:10.1038/ngeo336

http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n11/full/ngeo336.html

2008

Conference Articles

Overburden compensation: a pragmatic solution to the frequency dependent amplitude losses associated with laterally variable overburden

Swee Leng Ng, Martin Bayly

Indonesian Petroleum Association Conference Jakarta 2008

http://archives.datapages.com/data/ipa_pdf/079/079001/pdfs/IPA08-G-032.htm

Variable bit and variable bandwidth sampling

Francis Sherrill, Martin Bayly, Richard Tomich, Jens Moeller, Andre Tran

SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts Las Vegas, USA, 2008

https://doi.org/10.1190/1.3063963

Advanced seismic data processing of a deep seismic reflection survey of the Great Sumatra Earthquake Zone that caused the Indian Ocean tsunami

Martin Bayly, Tim Bunting, WesternGeco, Satish Singh, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

SPG Hyderabad India 2008 

https://www.spgindia.org/2008/445.pdf

Also shown at PESGB Geophysical Seminar London UK 

The "Tsunami" survey offshore Sumatra, a cooperative geo-technical project for deep crustal study 

Soelistijani M, Martin Bayly, Tim Bunting, Satish C. Singh (WesternGeco/Schlumberger/CNRS-IPG Paris/BPPT)

Indonesian Petroleum Association Conference, Jakarta 2008

2003

Conference Articles

An integrated approach to pore pressure prediction in an exploration setting, Deepwater Sarawak Block F

R. Courel1, D. Goulding1, P. Desegaulx1, M. Bayly2, P. Abolins3, C. Sejourne4, L. De Walque4, G. Pouliquen4, F. Dartois5. 1 Amerada Hess, 2 WesternGeco, 3 PRSS, 4 Total, 5 Beicip 

Presented at the Geological Society of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur, December 2003

Targeting bypassed pay to extend the life of a mature field using new seismic technology. M. Bayly & S. Pickering (RS WesternGeco London)

28th Annual Convention and Seminar on Exploration Geophysics, New Delhi India September 2003

2002

Conference Articles

Does high density high resolution velocity analysis achieve our purposes?

M. Bayly, R. Bloor, D. Boreham, D. Burkepile, D. Hill and G. King 

64th EAGE Conference and Exhibition – Workshops, Florence, Italy Publication 27 May 2002 

2000

Conference Articles

The advantages of solid streamer seismic data acquisition

M. Bayly Presented at SEAPEX, Singapore, April 2000

Time-lapse seismic history matching and the influence of seismic reprocessing on reservoir performance prediction 

X. Huang, M. Bayly*, G. King. Presented at AAPG Conference Bali 2000

http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2000/intl/abstracts/029.htm

Seismic imaging in anisotropic media. or... "A better way to moveout and migrate long offset data"

Rolf Klotz, Martin Bayly, Sue Downie, Swee Leng

Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA) 2000 (And other conferences in 1999-2000)

1989

Conference Articles

Lateral changes in seismic velocities and their effect on depth prediction

Pinchin, J. and Bayly, M., 1989 presented at ASEG conference 1989 

Also published: B. J. O'Neil, ed., The Cooper and Eromanga basins, Australia: PESA, SPE and ASEG, p.197

1988

Conference Articles

The processing of land data for retention of relative amplitudes

M. Bayly presented at SEG/ASEG Adelaide joint conference 1988

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EG988229.htm