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Page 1: SEISLINE Volume 8

Ingenuity. Expanding. Worldwide. geokinetics.com

Vol 8

Magazine published by Geokinetics

Ingenuity. Expanding. Worldwide. geokinetics.com

21 Million Man HoursWorked in Mexico

Peru: Back in Action

A Crew for All Conditions

Geokinetics Brazil HelpsAffected Families inFlooded Areas

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Geotiger 3 moving through the Arctic

waters of the Beaufort Sea. Purpose built

as a shallow water cable vessel, the boat

was trucked to Inuvik and assembled on

site in July. After working through the brief

northern summer the vessel has been

disassembled and is currently in transit to

Mexico.

About the Cover

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W hen Geokinetics acquired PGS Onshore early this year we became the largest independent international land and shallow water geophysical contractor in the world, with operations in over 20 countries. At that time we knew that the two organizations complemented each other in so many areas

that the combination made good business sense. We also knew it would take some time to sort things out so that all of the synergies could be realized.

Today we believe the integration of the organizations and information reporting systems – while at times challenging – has been very successful. Today Geokinetics is a highly focused geophysical services company able to provide the complete suite of geophysical services to our Clients – from survey design through acquisition to processing and interpretation. We are able to provide acquisition services in any environment from the arctic to the tropics, from mountainous terrains to water depths of 300 meters. Today, we can also offer services where projects include deep-water towed streamer acquisition through collaboration with specialists in this field.

Perhaps the best illustration of our new strength is our successful award of a $110 million contract with Pemex. I believe that neither PGS Onshore nor Geokinetics alone could have accomplished this feat. It took the combined resources, knowledge and strength of our new organization to win the award. And it will take the skills of our new team to successfully conclude this project. But we have the skill and talent and we’re now moving forward as one. I’m very pleased at how well the newly expanded Geokinetics family is getting on.

We have a new culture, but I’m pleased to see that we’ve retained the best qualities of both of the legacy operations. As the industry starts to strengthen, I can only see a bright future ahead for our organization. We’ve overcome the typical us/them hurdles and are knocking down the technical stumbling blocks associated with integrating different reporting systems and reporting requirements over all the countries in which

we operate. We have an enormous pool of talent, skill and drive. Each day we’re exploring new opportunities and new ideas for leveraging our strengths. The new Geokinetics has a very bright future indeed.

Richard F. MilesPresident & CEO

A Bright Future

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This is our first issue ofSeisLine with our newfamily members from

PGS Onshore whojoined forces with us

earlier in the year.

rooms and a large kitchen and storage room. The new big booth was unveiled at the AAPG held in New Orleans earlier this year and will be on display again in October at the SEG taking place in Denver, CO. At the recent ASEG held in Sydney, Geokinetics was delighted to be awarded second place for our booth in the small stand category, you can see a photo on page 46.

The Wise About Safety Week in March this year coincided with International Women’s Day and to celebrate we

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We designed the growth tree poster that was displayed in our offices around the world to illustrate how the two companies would come together and as the saying goes, ‘mighty oaks from little acorns grow.’ The roots of the tree was made up of all the elements that form our great company, putting down these roots as a combined effort would give us a strong grounding enabling us to weather any storm.

Our corporate trade show booth was also expanded to accommodate more people, presentations and meetings. The space now has three private meeting

he rich tapestries of history from both companies have been slipped back onto the loom and the human fibers of strength are being woven together forming a

bond of quality, balance and excellence producing all the right elements for an exciting future for Geokinetics.

If you think about each strand of yarn as the individual operations, departments, and job functions from two highly successfully global companies, taking those single elements and weaving them together will create a new blanket of quality, strength and humanity wrapping our company, products and services into a unique package. Clients and competitors are watching our integration with keen interest; the new close-knit Geokinetics is an undeniable force of expertise and dedication.

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introduced a new icon; we welcome Hootihna, a friend for Hootie who has been a member of our family for a few years now. Our intent has been to produce two Geokinetics characters that could be taken into our homes and appeal to our families whilst illustrating to them the importance of safety at work and at home. Safety is paramount, it permeates everything we do, our desire is to educate not just our employees but to empower them to continue this vital education in their homes.

Keeping it all together is a challenge so remember seisLINE on the web. If you’re not yet familiar with this great company tool, you can read more on page six. It’s invaluable for all employees, it’s a place you can download a variety of information or send short

stories for publication. We’re all learning how to contribute to this but if you mark it as your home page and go there every day before you start work you will learn all sorts of things that are happening in our company around the world. Once again, seisLINE online is a tool for the employees, it’s nothing without your input, just like this magazine, so remember, send us your stories, announcements or any shared information.

Please send all your contributions to the Editor with articles written in Word and photos attached as separate .jpg digital pictures.

Louise CooperTel: 281-848-6831Fax: 713-850-7330Email: [email protected]

A magazine for employees, Clients and friends.

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For direct links to SeisLine online, visit geokinetics.com/ aboutgeokinetics/ seisline

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Why seisLINE on the web?A common cause of inefficiencyand malaise in the workplace stemsfrom lack of communication. Asa proactive measure to combatthis problem, Geokineticsimplemented the onlineversion of our belovedcompany magazine SeisLine. This is an internal tool we started for you; the employee. We want you to have as much relevent information at your fingertips as possible.

seisLINE is our main portal for accessing updated organization charts, company phone lists and interesting news from every facet of the organization. You can link to important internal sites like QHSE, and GeoWorld, and you can even check the GOK stock price. We’ve featured articles on QHSE, email etiquette, and the history of Geokinetics.

seisLINE on the web embodies the same spirit of teamwork as SeisLine the magazine, it’s for the employee, by the employee. So be part of the team, and send us your articles. I guarantee your colleagues are eager to hear what is going on in your part of the world.

Stay informed and makehttps://seisline.geokinetics.com your homepage!

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15Crew 876 and 877 PeruBack in Action

18Crew 976 AngolaFirst Land Seismic SurveySince the Civil War

20Crew 958 TrinidadFirst Contractor-SponsoredCommunity Relations GroupLaunched

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10Crew 683 MexicoA Compromise with thePreservation of the Past

12Crew 521 MalaysiaA Crew for All Conditions

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33Mermaid VigilanceJoins Geokinetics OBC Fleet

34GPS-VHF Tracking SystemIs Big Brother Watching You?

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22Crew 703 Libya3D Acquisition:Crew Visit and Report byEastern Hemisphere VP

24Crew 866 CameroonCrew Visit and Report byEAME/FSU VP

25Crew 976 AngolaVibroseis Acquisition:Crew Visit and Report byEastern Hemisphere VP

26Crew 683 MexicoCrew Visit and Report byGeokinetics Board Member

28Libya HeadquartersTripoliVisit and Report byEastern Hemisphere VP

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50Crew 635 BrazilGeokinetics Brazil HelpsAffected Families inFlooded Areas

52The Story of Vetkoekthe Lion

53BPms150 2010Team Geokinetics Raised$100,200.00

60Thank You!

61Geokinetics WorldwideOffices and Phone Numbers

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3621 Million Man Hours Workedin Mexico

392009 Awards of Excellence

40Understanding Quality

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44In MemoryChristopher (Chris)Jude O’Donnell

46SeisLine Wins NationalAward in US

46ASEG 2010 Small Booth AwardSydney, Australia

47Geokinetics Processing& InterpretationOld Woking, UK

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Not all evidence is easily seen. A great amount of it is yet to be discovered, partially covered or even underground, and subject to deterioration.

One of the great challenges of Crew 683 has been the accomplishment of seismic studies in an area with a great presence of archaeological traces of the Totonac culture and the care that must be taken not to cause negative effects to those traces.

This large 3D seismic study is one of the most ambitious exploratory projects undertaken by the national Mexican oil company of 2,125 km2 (utilizing explosives, mini Vibrators and hydraulic hammers). Not only is the size of the program a challenge, the time schedule and the social

Mexico is a country of great archaeological interest. Different cultures have settled over its territory and flourished in different times in the pre-Columbian era; Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs (the mother-culture in Mesoamerica), Mixtecs-Zapotecs, Totonacs and others. Because of this, in the regions settled by those civilizations, a great variety of buildings, objects and fragments, all evidence of their existence, can be found which today help us to have a deeper understanding about them and the history of humanity.

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complexity, but also the high archaeological interest. Located in the Tecolutla river basin and in the estuary in the Gulf of México, surrounded by hills and abundant vegetation, the study takes place in one of the territories once settled by the Totonacs. The program is also located in one of the most important pre-Columbian cities in the area, El Tajín; an archaeological site with unique archi-tecture, pyramids which are distinguishable from others in the rest of the country and resemble places like Ankor Wat in Cambodia.

El Tajín existed between 500 and 1100 a.c. It became the most important settlement in the northeast of Mesoamerica after the fall of the Teotihuacán Empire. Its cultural influence extended over the Gulf of Mexico and penetrated the Mayan region and on to the central plateaus of Mexico. It’s architecture, which is unique in Mesoamerica, is characterized by the reliefs sculpted over columns and friezes. The Pyramid of Los Niches, a masterpiece of the old architecture of America and Mexico, shows the symbolic and astronomic meaning of the building and is the most important symbol; it houses 365 niches which coincide with the tropical year.

The pre-Columbian city of El Tajin (thunder or ray in the Totonacan language) was subject to frequent storms and

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cyclones and because of that it was considered the Holy City of Huracán (hurricane in Spanish), the God of the storms and strong winds. In 1992, UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site.

Since the beginning of the seismic analysis, handling the archaeological issues has been considered in two ways; compliance with the Federal Law of Historical Monuments and the support of the archaeological research. The latter, as a contribution by Geokinetics, within the scope of its Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. For this purpose, a cooperation agreement with Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) has been signed, which provides qualified personnel who will be integrated into our crew operations. The applied

methods consist of checking the location of each shot point, where the different type of sources will be applied, to avoid any negative effects to the archaeological traces and observe all the lines in order to conduct superficial archaeological research.

The results have exceeded expectations. In the words of the archaeologist Patricia Castillo Peña, researcher in charge of the archaeological research project, “for the first time in Mexico, working together with a seismic company, we undertook a program that was accomplished with great results, the superficial research methods were innovative, the support provided by Geokinetics to the archaeologicalstudy was essential and the future investments willbe of great value for the knowledge of this culture.”

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MalaysiaCrew 521, operating in Sarawak (Malaysia) since 2008, has experienced almost all environments in the past two years. Originally formed to acquire a large offshore 3D OBC survey that was completed in 2009, the crew restructured for land operations in the northern hinterlands, near the border of Brunei.

And as this latest project draws to a close, it is worth remembering what a job it has been, spanning all environments and methodologies from jungle to city, swamp to highland, river to road; while acquiring dynamite, Vibroseis and airgun source data.

Operations were never expected to be easy, but additional challenges made sure to present themselves. Unusually heavy rains through the monsoon as well as unseasonal periods that resulted in floods which required continuous realignment of the crews to stay clear of the flooded areas. Cultural considerations with different tribal groups required special management of individual field teams. And the sheer variety of terrain threw access and supply challenges into the mix on a daily basis.

Slogging one day through swamp and river crossings, and safety briefings that included tips on avoiding crocodile habitats, the field teams would also discover themselves on near-vertical traverses of

hills that seared the lungs and wobbled the legs.

With a crew size in excess of 1,000 people, continuous coordination has been required to keep the seismic engine running. An army marches on its stomach, as Napoleon famously stated; a seismic crew also marches on fuel, tapes, nails,

Offshore or onshore, all environments and methodologies,day or night operations, any challenge, callCrew 521.

Unseasonal periods of heavy rainy periods resulted in flooding.

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A first-time visitor to a Geokinetics crew operating in the Eastern Hemisphere might be confused to notice crew-members of various nationalities addressing each other as ‘Pak.’ For those wondering what it means, this can be simply explained; for those wondering why it is used, there is a deeper reason.

Pak, or ‘Mr.,’ is an Indonesian word that originates from Bapak, or ‘father.’ It is common practice in Indonesia for adult males to be addressed as Pak, or adult females as Bu, as a form of respect. That is the simple explanation.

For the reason it is so frequently used on the crews, it is necessary to trace the history of Geokinetics back to a predecessor company, Delta Exploration, which assembled the first crew (P-22) in Indonesia in December 1967. From that first operation, Indonesian personnel have been a mainstay of the company’s organization, and a critical reason for its success in some of the most challenging projects the company has undertaken. In the rich tapestry of experience the company carries in the Eastern Hemisphere, many threads were sewn by Indonesian hands.

With Indonesian staff referring to each other and other male nationals as Pak, it was a natural progression for the phrase to enter the crew vernacular and eventually, to find it used between a Chilean and an Indian, an Egyptian and an Australian, and many other combinations.

What it signifies though, is the understanding that regardless of nationality or culture, all Geokinetics staff work together with a common purpose, mutual respect, and the shared experience of challenging jobs done well, and done together.

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drill parts, and a host of other requirements. As the crew approaches completion of the program, a final challenge remains, that is the acquisition of data in an urban environment. As this issue of SeisLine goes to press, the crew will be working in the night hours to acquire Vibroseis data through city streets.

As of the end of July, Crew 521 has amassed almost four million man-hours without an LTI, a considerable achievement considering the circumstances. And they have also earned the right to consider themselves the crew to contact for all conditions.

Vibrators in an urban environment.

Vibrators working day and night through city streets.

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Geokinetics is back to work with two crews – 876 and 877 in Peru. Crew 876 is currently working on the northern coast, while Crew 877 is working in the Peruvian jungle. The environments in which the two crews are working are vastly different from each other and each face an assortment of challenges. Crews 876 and 877 are both supported by the Lima office staff, based in the new Geokinetics office located in San Isidro.

The area where Crew 876 is working is characterized by dry, rough, desert terrain.

RTK surveying and air drilling will be predominant for Crew 876 and recording utilizing a Sercel 428 system. The crew will be working on two 2D projects and one 3D project in two different blocks.

Crew 877 will be working on two 2D projects both in the jungle, along the Amazon River. This crew will be supported by helicopter and river barges. Surveying will be carried out using conventional survey equipment and drilling using wash down rigs. A Sercel

408 recording system will be utilized on this project. Upon completion, Crew 877 will move to an even more remote area of the Peruvian Amazon jungle to carry out another 2D project.

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PeruFour 2D and one 3D project on Peruvian northern coast and Amazon jungle.

Crew 876 drill crew.

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1. Crew 877 Amazon River with fresh water dolphins.2. Crew 877 base camp.3. Crew 876 early morning move out for a good days work.4. Crew 876 sleeping quarters.

Each crew faces enormously different QHSE challenges but both are equipped with the appropriate personnel, equipment and training necessary to maintain the highest Geokinetics standards and ensure that our Clients are satisfied and that we are compliant with local HSE legislation. Crew 876 will be facing

the risks involved with compressed air drilling, extremely high temperatures, rough terrain, the Pan-American Highway and an abundance of snakes. Crew 877 on the other hand, will be facing the challenges of working in the environmentally sensitive Amazon basin with native communities, dense jungle conditions and wide, flowing rivers.

Peru is one of the places that both Geokinetics and legacy PGS Onshore had significant presence and the combined experience and equipment resources allow us to offer our Clients quality seismic services at competitive prices.

The coming years look promising with more work for both crews as the Peruvian Government continue to promote the leasing of more blocks to local and multi-national oil companies. The Geokinetics team in Peru is made up of a number of ‘old timers’ with years of experience in Peruvian operations together with young, technically advanced personnel, providing the perfect combination for years of success in Peru.

We would like to invite anyone from the Geokinetics family to come and visit Lima and our Peru crews and enjoy some of the best and most innovative cuisine in the world.

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Bordering the coast of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest corner of the continent of Africa is the Portuguese-speaking

nation of Angola. Angola is emerging as a major oil-producing nation, one of the biggest in Africa. Angola was a Portuguese territory from the 16th

Century until their independence in 1975. Once a free nation, they entered into a state of civil war that

lasted from 1975-2002.

Now, with a stable government, oil exploration and production have resumed in the country. Crew 976 is

currently in the data acquisition phase of a 2,600 liner kilometer land 2D seismic program in western Angola for

the Angolan national oil company. This project is the first land seismic survey in Angola since the civil war.

Run by Project Managers from Colombia and Nigeria, Crew 976 is represented by 22 countries*. The project area has varied terrain in its 2,600 kilometers. From flat prairies to steep cliffs and mountains, running rivers to flash flooding, desert to dense rainforest, the program offers the opportunity for the crew to utilize all conventional energy sources to complete the job. The project requires the use of I/O AHV-IV Vibrators sent to Angola from their last job in North Dakota, USA. As the job progresses east into the jungle, the use of Vibrators will be impossible due

* Countries represented: Canada, USA, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, England, Russia, India, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Argentina, Thailand, Portugal, Cuba, and Angola.

Angola

This 2D program isthe first land seismicsurvey in Angola since the civil war.

Cable repair facilityhydro-testing of geophones.

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to the thick vegetation and rapidly changing terrain; Crew 976 will use man-portable drills and dynamite for these areas.

There are two major rivers that run through the project: the Rio Kwanza and Rio Longo. For the crew to work in these rivers, the use of boats and dynamite are the only option. The demining company will first hunt for underwater mines that may be present from the war. On some of the flat areas and the shores, airboats will have to be used. The crew will also begin uphole and refraction seismic, these technologies will be used to enhance the quality of the data we collect with every VP.

Despite the lions, scorpions, poisonous snakes, killer bees, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, leftover mines from the war, and tsetse flies, the crew maintains a motivated and confident approach to the job. Owing to the amount of mines left over from the war and their unknown locations throughout the country, all areas of the job must first be de-mined prior to Geokinetics arrival. This is a very time-consuming practice, but obviously the lives of our crew are paramount.

Although working on a seismic crew in Angola is a demanding job, the crew still manage to find time for a little rest and relaxation. From the soccer games on the field in the middle of the camp, to Saturday night barbeques, they have looked past the vast cultural and language barriers to respect each other as colleagues, and enjoy each other’s company as friends.

Crew Camp.

Geophysics departmenttesting equipment.

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Crew 976 base camp.

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Crew 958 is busy again in Trinidad working on a project for the National Oil Company in southern Trinidad.

The crew has a truly cosmopolitan staff this year, comprising personnel from Latin America, North America, Europe, and of course Trinidad. When they are not busy acquiring seismic data, they may be found sampling the local cuisine!

For a variety of reasons, Trinidad has traditionally been quite a challenging place to carry out seismic surveys. In an effort to coordinate more closely with local work force and communities, Geokinetics has launched the first contractor-sponsored Community Relations Group in Trinidad. The group employs the services of a CR Assistant in each population center within the work area, and this position is charged with maintaining good communications with the stakeholders in the region.

The project in the field will be a real challenge for Crew 958 due to mangrove swamps, densely populated areas, hundreds of road crossings, thousands of oil wells and pipelines and jungle covered mountains, to name just a few. However, Geokinetics has previously worked in Trinidad and are experienced with providing successful solutions to these issues and we look forward to reading more about the completion of this survey in the next issue of SeisLine.

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In an effort to coordinate more closely with local work force and communities, Geokinetics has launched the first contractor-sponsored Community Relations Group.

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Leading OBC and Transition ZoneData Acquisition Capabilities

In the last three years, Geokinetics has acquired more than8,000 km2 of OBC data, including 4,000 km2 of 4C data.

3D Streamer (left ) vs 3D OBC (right) Data courtesy of Sonangol P & P

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The crew is acquiring a 3D survey in

central Libya utilizing multi-fleet Vibroseis

and deploying a high channel count

Sercel 408 recording system. The survey

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Zella airfield over very rough corrugated

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The rocky areas make itchallenging for man andmachine.

Buggy-type cable trucks were the perfect rough-terrain tool.

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3D ACQUISITIONCrew visit and report byeastern hemisphere vp

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Crew visit and reportby eAme/Fsu vp

and techniques in the lowlands to complement the land operations on higher ground. In my short visit, I was able to appreciate some of the logistical challenges the crew faces on a daily basis, with blocked roads and long detours complicating the job. Despite these hurdles and the challenging operating conditions, the entire crew is doing a tremendous job and doing it safely.

Ewan Neill, Vice President EAME/FSUvisiting Crew 866 in Cameroon.

Geokinetics Survey Crew in Cameroon.

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It is fortunate that Geokinetics Crew 866, working on a land project in Cameroon, is so versatile. At this time of the year, what may be land during the dry season is very different during the wet season. Traditionally, land seismic activities are suspended for the wet season here, but as the crew is equipped for both land and marine operations, they have been able to continue working through the rains, introducing Transition Zone equipment

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The crew is conducting a large-scale regional 2D seismic program. The data acquired on behalf of the Client will be used to delineate future prospective PSC’s which the Government of Angola may offer to international oil companies for development. The onshore region is relatively unexplored. Only the northern areas of the program and the coastal fringes have significant population with the legacy of recent past civil war activity in the region.

The regional nature of the program requires significant logistics, infrastructure and support. Operated form a central base camp, the field crews move between remote fly camps to limit the otherwise long travel time. The crew is supported by a large-scale de-mining operation, ensuring that any legacy unexploded ordnance form the Civil War are identified prior to the crew entering any new areas.

Vibroseis Acquisitionin Angola

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I was most impressed with the organization of the crew and the operations in Angola. Well done to everyone working in this most challenging region.

Geokinetics Angola is about to start their second land crew in the country, hot on the tails of a

successful OBC program that was completed earlier this year. We are proud to mention this makes Geokinetics the most successful land and OBC contractor in Angola.

Refueling operation. Lunch is served.Crew 976 base camp.

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Since joining the Board of Geokinetics in 2006, I’ve engaged in a number of activities to increase my understanding of company operations and improve as a director, such as maintaining an open dialogue with the management team, attending corporate governance seminars, and visiting the company’s operations – which is always enjoyable for me. I attended an Audit Committee symposium recently and was reminded that, although necessary, this continuing education requirement is less enjoyable. In 2007, I visited a US crew working outside of Ardmore, Oklahoma and more recently, Geokinetics’ cable and vibrator repair and maintenance facility in Houston. This June I was visiting the Marcellus Shale-focused drilling operations in West Virginia

and asked if Geokinetics had a crew in the region. Unfortunately, the crew had finished, but I was invited to visit a crew working in Mexico. This sounded great – I’d visit an international crew, the Mexico City country office, and meet some of the PGS Onshore employees that had recently joined Geokinetics.

Over the next few weeks, staff in the Houston office kindly made all the arrangements for my visit to Crew 683. After a night at the Mexico City airport hotel, I was off at sunup when I was met at the airport by the Geokinetics Mexico Country Manager who took me first to the regional office and then out to Crew 683’s base camp, an hour’s drive away. The 2,000 km2 survey encompasses towns of varying sizes, lakes, riv-ers, bridges, etc., all of which require detailed planning and unique skills to address.

Upon arrival at base camp, we began with QHSE orientation covering the risks we could encounter during the tour, a discussion about safety, and a medical briefing and quick checkup. We then spoke with each division – permitting, survey, geophysics, drilling, data recording, processing, vehicle and equipment maintenance, administration, etc. – and received an introduction to the staff and a briefing on the unit’s responsibilities and progress on this three year project. The staff was very knowledgeable, and gracious enough to explain everything in English, solely for my benefit. It was obvious that this operation was well planned, had a continual focus on safety and the environment, and importantly, that ideas for improvement were welcomed and encouraged from any crew member. After the briefings, we had a great lunch at the cantina, which unfortunately was not followed by a siesta.

The next part of the tour involved watching and meeting with a survey crew and drilling crew and observing tests being conducted with the new onSEIS Vibrator. Fortunately, all of these operations were taking place right outside the camp (this was either very well planned or well staged). I continued to be

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Cable and sensor.

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impressed by the professionalism, diversity, and hospitality of each member of the crew that I had the pleasure to meet. The planning, dedication and attention to detail necessary to obtain and process 20,000 permits for the first half of this project, maintain 125 vehicles, or feed a 900 person crew in multiple locations is evidence that this is a professionally run crew with processes that should be shared throughout Geokinetics as we continually strive to improve our efficiency and reduce our costs.

A private tour of El Tajin had been arranged, a pre-Columbian archeological site which is one of the largest and most important cities of Mesoamerica and a World Heritage site. The tour was fascinating and the structures, such as the Pyramid of the Niches, are architecturally different from Teotihuacan, Mexico’s most widely visited historical site. The tour ended with the Flying Men of Papantla descending from a 100 ft pole by swinging from ropes attached to their ankles. This ceremony was a great way to end the day along with a late dinner at the hotel.

The next morning had another early start to get back to Mexico City in order to visit the country office. Although the office was buzzing as a bid was being prepared, everyone took the time to meet with me to discuss their roles and answer my questions. The professionalism and eagerness to describe the workings of the office and the interface with the crew and Houston corporate were equal to that on the crew. It was reassuring to see that the initiatives begun in Houston are well communicated to the country offices.

In short, this trip greatly exceeded my expectations as I learned far more than I anticipated and came away even more proud to be a part of Geokinetics. I appreciate the time and planning everyone involved took in arranging this trip for me.

Next stop – a TZ or OBC crew or a crew deep in the Amazon jungle. I hope to have the opportunity to visit both.

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LibyaHeadquartersTripoli

Our recent acquisition of PGS Onshore has brought a vast range of new resources to Geokinetics. The Libya operations is just one of those new resources. The in-country operations are directed from Tripoli. A large and functional support center is situated on a sizable lot of land on the outskirts of the city.

In the past, PGS Onshore have operated up to three crews concurrently form this country headquarters. The base is well appointed with administrative offices, a large workshop facility, warehouse and accommodations; major mechanical works are undertaken in the very well equipped workshop. This operation demonstrates a high degree of QHSE

compliance knowledge andcommitment by all Geokineticspersonnel working on site.

Regretfully, our landlord iswishing to develop the site, forcing our operation to relocate later this year; undoubtedly the new facility will be just as functional and productive as the existing complex.

We look forward to reading about the new facility in the next issue of SeisLine.

Geokinetics Tripoli office, warehouse and accommodation block. Soon to be

relocated to a new complex nearby.

A large covered workshop facilitates major mechanical works required as a result of the tough terrain sometimes encountered by the field operations.

A well maintained compressed gas storage facility on site.

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When the considerable assets of two global leaders are combined, the outcome is a complete suite of enhanced services to meet your seismic objectives, without sacrificing the high level of service you’ve come to expect. Geokinetics’ recent acquisition of PGS Onshore positions us as the clear leader in the onshore seismic data acquisition business, creating the second largest provider in the world and the largest based in the Western Hemisphere. It extends our geographic reach, furthering our ability to operate in challenging environments such as the severe desert conditions of the Middle East and North Africa and the environmentally sensitive terrain of the Arctic

as well as mountains, jungles, and swamps throughout the world. In addition, the combined company holds an even more extensive 2D and 3D multi-client data library covering prospective areas in North America. Empowered by a broad range of technologies that include specialist Transition Zone equipment, four-component Ocean Bottom Cable crews and high-performance Land Vibroseis operations, we provide effective seismic project planning, proprietary and multi-client acquisition and complete processing and interpretation services. Which is why more and more results-oriented energy companies depend on Geokinetics. We deliver the decision-critical intelligence it takes to maximize your success.

Two global leaders. Enhanced capacity.Expanded excellence.

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A Source of Changeonseis

A new 3D sourcecalled onSEIS offers ahigh quality, low impact solutionfor occluded areas onshore.

Land 3D seismic data can be challenging to acquire. Its complexity and cost increase in industrial or urban areas, areas with difficult access, and/or environmental sensitivity. The major factor that makes gathering data in these areas especially challenging is the seismic source.

The traditional sources, explosives or Vibroseis, work well in flat plains, gently rolling hills or desert environments but have distinct disadvantages in areas that are more challenging to traverse. Other types of seismic sources, like the accelerated weight drop (AWD), have less environmental impact and provide easier access, but are also less efficient for seismic imaging. This is why we are incorporating a new type of seismic source into our arsenal: the onSEIS, or Onshore Synchronized Electrical Impulsive Source.

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The ability of onSEIS to synchronize has a direct impact on both the quality of the seismic data collected, and the speed at which data can be gathered.

The advantage of synchronization lies in the difference in how signal-to-noise ratio is improved in seismic data. If a single “shot” from an Accelerated Weight Drop source is not sufficient to obtain the desired signal-to-noise level in the data, multiple shots must be recorded and their results combined. When multiple shots are combined, the signal-to-noise ratio increases by the square root of the number of shots. In other words, to get double the signal-to-noise ratio of a single shot, you need to take four shots and combine their results.

If multiple sources can be synchronized – as is the case with onSEIS – the addition of more sources increases the signal-to-noise ratio linearly. One shot from two synchronized onSEIS units will therefore have double the signal-to-noise ratio of a shot from a single onSEIS unit. This means that fleets of synchronized onSEIS sources can significantly improve the efficiency and speed of data acquisition, without sacrificing data quality.

Will onSEIS replace explosives and Vibroseis as the source of choice? Probably not. But wherever a seismic project’s location proves too challenging for traditional sources, onSEIS is a real alternative that may provide opportunities where none existed before.

The onSEIS is well suited foroperating in industrial and urban areas. The surface vibrations from an onSEIS unit are significantly less than traditional vibrators, allowing for source points closerto buildings, resulting in moreconsistent acquisition geometry.

Flexible

Compared to a Vibroseis truck or a buggy mounted drill rig, onSEIS units are small and can be mounted on a variety of vehicles. This makes onSEIS easier to use in areas with difficult terrain or dense vegetation. It also creates an advantage in environmentally sensitive areas: an onSEIS unitcan operate on a hand-cut,two-meter-wide trail.

smaller Footprint

Accelerated Weight Dropsources share the logistical and environmental benefits of onSEIS units, but with one distinctdisadvantage: AWD’s cannot be synchronized. This means that multiple AWD’s cannot work together to increase the source energy and efficiency.

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Geokinetics onSEISA Revolution in Onshore Technology

Geokinetics onSEIS delivers all the benefits of traditional impulsive surface sources with the added advantage of Synchronization to improve operational efficiency.

This revolution in technology offers a lightweight source solution for urban areas, difficult terrain, and limited access areas with minimal environmental impact; without compromising data quality.

•Lightweight•Agile•Eco-friendly

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Geokinetics OBC operations are proud to announce the latest addition to their fleet – the Mermaid Vigilance. Newly built as an AHT-class vessel, the Vigilance has been extensively modified topside as a platform for the deployment and retrieval of Searay 4C spread and boasts key enhancements over previous builds:

• DynamicPositioning(DP2)utilizingazimuth drives for greater maneuverability and positional accuracy during deployment––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––• Increasedcablecapacity–80kilometers at 50m interval––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––• Redesignedcableretrievalmechanism and loading bay controls for operational efficiency––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––• IncreasedaccommodationforOBC personnel – 38 berths in addition to ship’s crew––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––• HullmountedADCPcurrentprofilerwith bottom tracking capabilities to 300m depths

Crew 425 will have the opportunity to be the first to use this vessel for its upcoming projects in Indonesia, and the crew is eagerly anticipating the increases in productivity this vessel will bring.

MermaidVigilance

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Radio GPS Link fromObjects to Recorder

Wireless Internet Access toUpload GPS Data to a Server

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In-vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS) are a requirement for international contract bids, Geokinetics is offering leading technologies providing IVMS to our Clients on both our international and domestic crew operations.

Geokinetics took a lead in IVMS during early 2007 and developed a proprietary GPS Track System that operates on a VHF radio network. The system displays the position of mobile radios installed in the vehicles, hand-held radios and even helicopter positions on the user’s computer. When Internet is available, viewing is enhanced with Google Earth. In addition, all positions are logged into a memory storage unit, located inside the radio, for passive recording. This data can be collected and viewed using GPS Report, another proprietary program, which graphically displays speed vs. time and if a vehicle is operated prior to sunrise and/or after sunset, per contractual stipulations.

Further, we use commercially available data loggers and satellite tracking systems on crews throughout the world. GPS data is collected and stored where it can be analyzed by provider software or web portal. On a recent advanced scouting trip in the outback of Australia, a personal GPS tracker, affixed using an armband, was used providing not only the ability to scout but also transmit any emergency message via global satellite network, at the press of a button.

So while Big Brother may not be watching you, Geokinetics very likely will be in the future.

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21 Million Man HoursWorked inMexico

Over the last three years we have worked in many different challenging environments in Mexico, each with their own unique risk; risks that require constant vigilance and planning through the execution of each seismic project.

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Throughout these years we have consciously exchanged experiences with our operations around the world, sharing solutions, achieving corporate objectives and strengthening the QHSE culture within the organization. We are happy to report that in Mexico we have not experienced an LTI for three years.

You think perhaps three years doesn’t really sound all that long. But look at it another way, three years represents 36 months, or 154 weeks, or 1,095 days or as we can truly say, more than 21 million man hours worked. Everyone who works with us is 100% committed to working in a safe responsible manner and this is our incentive to

continue working with complete awareness of the risks that our tasks, procedures and measures involved to control our project activities in order to prevent incidents.

Since our operations commenced in Mexico we have accumulated more than 40 million man hours which is actually 10 years of continuous operation with activities and interaction with many different cultures, social environment, terrain, climate and a large

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number of other issues involved during seismic programs. Throughout this time period we have increased the level of commitment of our employees in QHSE through education and training. Geokinetics Mexico will continue to grow and establish mechanisms for continuous improvement in order to be the leading seismic contractor in country.

We have so much to celebrate in achieving 21 million hours, but we also have much to work towards the prevention of accidents, because these are just around the corner, waiting for any neglect, any violation of procedures or excessive trust to harm people, equipment and/or the environment.We must be cautious, we should besafe, we must be careful, but above all we must be committed to our work, with our ideals and the welfare of our people, people who are daily confronted with situations of risk that can affect your life or physical integrity. We must lead by example at every moment and assume our leadership role in QHSE to continue making a difference.

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The 14 recipients of the Geokinetics 2009 Awards of Excellence are team members who are doing the very best for all of us. The leaders of the areas where they work selected the winners for 2009. We thank the recipients most sincerelyfor their exceptional efforts.

The company is extremely grateful for their proactive involvement in helping to develop the Geokinetics culture within their sphere of influence. Their examples will inspire others to do likewise.

The recipients of the 2009 Awards of Excellence received these medals for areas of our business such as: QHSE program development and implementation recruitment, training, high quality, significant production and new market development, to name a few.

Very many congratulations to the 2009 winners, we are proud to honor you with your new style medals and certificates.

CORPORATEJose tamayoVice PresidentCorporate QHSEnicolau palmResearch Engineer

PROCESSINGDr. Richard VermVice PresidentResearch & Technology

USAMike LeeOperations Supervisored RasmussenProject Manager

CANADARaff pellettieriQHSE Coordinator

LATIN AMERICADalvo azevedoQHSE CoordinatorMiguel CarecaRecording Coordinatorselma grandiniAdministrative DirectorCarlos VargasCable Specialist

EASTERN HEMISPHEREKeith RosindellCountry Manager - Egypthector ortizCable Specialistivan gonzalezGeophysicistbrett owensField Service Engineer

Geokinetics

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Throughout the years we have talked about and have been able to develop an HSE culture. Many programs and techniques have been applied in HSE with impressive results. We have witnessed a significant reduction in incidents and a vast number of improvements have been illustrated in waste reduction and treatment.

The same cannot be said for quality. Organizations in our industry have depended more on experience and good practices to reach ‘acceptable’ levels of quality. We associate quality with complicated systems and we think of it more in terms of a work sense with possibly a lot of paperwork to complete. This is a logical response to the forceful way in which quality systems were implemented during the 1990’s with the ISO 9001:1994 and other such systems that were ‘really monstrous’ and demanding. With those old systems every little part of our work was carried out following an instruction guideline.

Now we understand that quality is not the monster we first thought. Quality is all about the little things we do that make a difference. It’s about taking that extra step, the correct completion of a report, having things in time, checking what we do is correct and according to the expectations of our clients, just as a few examples. Many of these things are completed in a semi-automatic way in our work due to the training we have received or owing to good company practices. It is however, necessary to acquire more knowledge to maintain a competitive advantage and a leading industry position. One of our near future goals is to continue building a companywide quality culture among all Geokinetics employees.

understanding quality

Understanding Quality

People are often asking about quality and why it affects our work. Almost always the response has been “to do things well in our job.” This simple answer is true, but what we do not always know, is how to execute our jobs in a better way and it is nothing to do with not having been taught how to when we were students at school.

Academic definitions ofquality include:

•Fulfillmentofrequirements

•Satisfactionofrequirements

•Productsthatfulfillorexceed client expectations

•Uniformityofaparticulargoal

•Productsorservicesthat satisfy their implied need

The number one definition of Geokinetics quality is at the top of this list, the ‘fulfillment of requirements’ means that our product or service is carried out 100% of the time to the complete satisfaction of our Client. We are in constant search for the right methodology, striving for improvement resulting in the best possible level of quality product or service and a Client who is completely satisfied.

What is quality?

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Many industries, including seismic services, project specific requirements of Clients are stated in a contract and become an obligation to both parties once the contract is signed.

With seismic exploration,Clients desire seismic data thatis acquired within a definedtimeframe, with the best possibleresults and within the bestpossible conditions for safety and quality.

We expect our Clients to provide their contractual expectations in the formof job requirements together with execution parameters. Geokinetics also expect our Clients to provide timely information fulfilling their financial obligations. It is our responsibility to provide geophysical services within the specified timeframe accomplishing or exceeding clauses and execution parameters.

Why Fulfillrequirements?

Clients are the individuals or companies that we work for. We have internal Clients, within our own organization, and external Clients, those who are paying for our products, services and expertise.

When we talk about internal Clients we really mean the production chain within Geokinetics. A simple example might be the Survey Department who provide coordinates for QC or Recording. If the coordinates that are provided are incorrect, other department teams will encounter issues with positioning. The oil exploration and producing companies that contract our services are our external clients, we deliver to them quality seismic data on a variety of media.

Clients

Quality Management Systems, for example ISO 9001, are simply instruments or platforms for implementation of our working systems. In other words, they are guidelines for companies to perform better and give structure to their activities.

Quality Management Systems (QMS) help companies define:• Organizationalstructures• Scopeofthesystems,assistinthedefinitionof goals and best practices• Responsibilities• Resources:human,materialandfinancial• Workenvironment• Workmethodologyandinstructions:i.e. procedures, guidelines and work instructions• Operationalcontrols:suchasmeetingreports, revisions, audits, operational reports, that help us calibrate our systems

These systems by themselves do not work; they require our continuous participation and support.

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Records are simply the proof of things we are expected to do, and of things that are being done. Records serve as support of our activities to our superiors, Clients, authorities and documentation controls.

Examples of records are• Reportsfor 4Production 4Equipment repair and maintenance 4Audits 4HIPO’s 4Incidents 4Meetings 4Scoutings 4Other reports• ActionPointLists(APL’s)• Meetingminutes

recordsIs carried out through constantly revising our systems, evaluating the results and implementing corrective action or improvement.

For example, if we check daily the STOP cards and observe that there is a tendency for slips and we do not implement any corrective action, we will end up with falls. On the other hand, if we take control of the situation and implement restraints or other measures, we will reduce or eliminate falls; then, we will obtain continual improvement.

We also can apply continual improvement through the use of check lists at our work sites to help reduce or eliminate deficiencies or errors in our own activities. Another example might be, if we eliminate defective cable repairs in our cable shops; we will not only avoid having to repair the same cable twice, but we will also help reduce recording downtime, therefore improving recording efficiency and productivity. Line checking accounts for a high percentage of recording downtime in our industry; a significant amount of this downtime is due to poor cable maintenance and repair.

Continual improvement

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First of all we need to make a self-evaluation to know where we are, where our failures are and what is missing in our operations.

We can see that our systems are NOT working if:

• Wereceiveconstantcomplaints,internally or externally

• Ourworkdoesnotendupasitis supposed to be

• Deficienciesarefoundduringaudits

• Departmentalorganizationisdeficient

• Incidentsoccurinouroperations

• Wehaveproductsreturnedfromour clients (internal or external)

• Ourproductivegoalsarenotmet

how Good is our Work?self-evaluation

There are several tools we might use for the improvement of our own operations such as:• Quality Management System implementation, there are several techniques for organizing and defining better functions and responsibilities within the organization• 5 S’s Application, a Japanese technique for improvement using elimination of waste, also called “leaning”• Quality Principles application, enterprises design, a series of principles used as an improvement method. ISO quality principles are applied many times.• Benchmarking, an evaluation of processes against best practices• Project Management

However, there is no better tool than the desire and will of our leaders together with proper training given to our staff in every region around the world.

improvement techniques

Continual improvement will be achieved by Geokinetics as a whole with quality inherent in everything we do starting with the top level of management down through all reporting levels.

The requirements of improvement are:• Leadership and management commitment: every head of department understands their area of operations and the need to achieve and maintain a good working relationship with the entire team and further, should promote initiatives that help obtain expected results.

• Strategic planning and goals: it is a requirement that achievable short and long term goals be established and a visible positive push to accomplish these desired results

• Communication: people involved in each process need to understand what the objectives are so that they can help attain them

• Operation Planning: each step of the operation should be planned according to the needs, objectives, contractual obligations, operational area conditions, datelines, risk management, etc.

• Risk Management: all planning at corporate or operational level should be executed accordingly with full knowledge of any existing risks in each project area.

• Training: people in every area of Geokinetics operations around the word must know their job function and be properly prepared to deliver quality work. Training can be provided internally by sharing knowledge and experience or externally according to the specific needs of the position requirements.

• Revision and Audits: operations must be constantly reviewed to be able to detect deficiencies, failures and identify improvement opportunities.

Best practices and quality in our work will differentiate us from our competitors.

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Christopher (Chris) Jude O’Donnell

25th December, 1957 – 15th May, 2010Crew 851

Chris was born on December 25th 1957, a Christmas baby. How appropriate for someone of Chris’ caliber to be born on Christmas day; it truly reflects the person he was and how he treated each individual he encountered.

Chris grew up in Philadelphia, a large city in the United States. As a young fellow growing up he was accustomed to getting in a little trouble now and again, he told this story often. He used to say, laughing as he did, that he and his brothers were well known in his neighborhood for cleaning up well for their court dates! He recounted this tale time and again and got a kick out of it each and every time he said it. He had a never-ending supply of stories of the various situations he

would find him self in as a young fellow growing up in Philadelphia. As many young people do that are looking for a way to stay out of trouble, Chris joined the US Navy and because he had a passion for engineering, mechanics and generally fixing things, he joined the Navy Aviation division and began what ended up to be a 20+ year career with the US Navy. Chris worked hard and climbed the ranks through the Navy Aviation Engineering and at retirement stage was second in command managing a large group of engineers specially trained in their field of aviation repairs.

During his Navy career he was stationed in several places around the world and at some

point found himself at the US Navy base in Suvic, in the Philippines. He moved to Suvic permanently after retiring from his successful Navy career. He fell in love with the Philippines and the Filipino people and wanted to spend the rest of his life there.

Some time after retiring, in 2005 Chris joined Grant Geophysical. He began his seismic career in Egypt as head of the mechanical department and stayed in Egypt with the operations there for three years until mid-2007. He then transferred to Australia and joined a small team of specialists who had the challenge of starting the very first OBC crew. In the beginning, this new OBC operation had many challenges, Chris was instrumental in making it what it is today, a highly successful operation.

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In late 2008, when this operation moved from Australia to Angola, Chris was transferred to Cameroon to face further challenges there that he and the Cameroon team worked through and over came on a daily bases. After that he than re-joined the original OBC team in Welvis Bay in February of 2010 where many of you here met him and began working with him. For all of us that knew him from previous days, we were happy and excited to have him back and were looking forward to a great year ahead of us working together once again.

Chris loved people, loved to work with his hands and was always there when someone needed assistance, no matter the issue. Chris was never fond of the paper administration side of the job because he preferred to be at work with the guys helping them make progress. He never shied away from a days work and was always up early in the morning to begin every day with a cup of coffee ready to pounce on the day’s challenges with out hesitation.

It is hard to summarize our thoughts and say the words that describe what Chris meant to us. We can honestly say that Chris was one of the nicest, calm, cool and collected, genuine people you could

ever wish to meet, he brought a positive atmosphere to any situation, any room, any gathering he was present.

Chris never dealt with any individual or situation in a negative manner. He believed in praising people for their work contribution. He would utter positive words during any challenging moment in order to lift morale. He always had kind words of wisdom no matter the situation. It was truly an honor to work with Chris, each and every day; he will be greatly missed.

Chris enjoyed barbeque gatherings; a burger, a good steak, a cold beer and the occasional whisky, but he would not be pleased about a fuss on his behalf! But in his memory we did gather for a good barbeque to honor him, remembering a son, father, husband, brother, friend and colleague, the life he lived and what he meant to anyone who knew him personally and professionally. Finally, the crew stood in silence, each with their own memories of Chris while one of his favorite songs by Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, played in the background.

Rest peacefully our friend.

Front row kneeling from left to right: Cremie Daughtin (MEC HOD), Petar Piletich (Administrator), Milivoje Ravilic (TEC HOD), Juan Carlos Fernandez (QC HOD).

Back row standing from left to right: Qasim Paracha (HSE Advisor), Hamish McKinly (SUR HOD), Michael Hillas (Camp Manager), Jackson Junus (Accountant), Georges Magdu (Mechanic), Abdelhak Abdelhalek (Tecnician), Zoran Nikic (Operations Manager), Forance Tourneyu (Local Accountant), Olutayo Odumosu (Party Manager).

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The 2009 issue of Geokinetics SeisLine won the prestigious Award of Excellence from the

Graphic Excellence Awards competition in the US in May of this year. The awards are

sponsored by the Printing Industries of America and the PIA Gulf Coast. The awards competition was established to recognize projects of the highest

quality in writing, graphic design and printing. There are several categories within the

competition and the 2009 SeisLine was entered in the Full Color Magazine category. This is a very prestigious category that included numerous entries from magazines produced by major national and international corporations as well as independent publications in the region.

SeiSline WinsNational Award in US

The ASEG was held in Sydney during August this year. Geokinetics exhibited with a small 20 ft. x 10 ft. booth. Although the space was compact we used every inch to our advantage and for our great design and content Geokinetics was awarded Second Place in the Best Small Booth category.

Congratulations to everyone who made Geokinetics participation at this event such a success.

Sydney,Australia

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The Geokinetics Woking office has expanded steadily over the last seven years, from a founding group of just three in August 2003 to the 22 employees from around the world, working here today. From experienced geophysicists with careers spanning more than 20 years, to recent graduates who are learning the challenges and rewards brought by working with geophysical data, togeth-er we are growing in size and capability.

We can now offer a complete range of services includ-ing technical support and research, two marine process-ing teams, a depth processing group and, more recently, an increasingly busy land processing group. The leader of this group joined Geokinetics in 2009 to pioneer land processing at the UK office and, over the relatively short period since his arrival, has built up a comprehensive land processing capability. Repeat business, a clear indicator of Client satisfaction has been a pleasing result of the group’s

GeokineticsProcessing & InterpretationOld Woking, UK

success. The development of a land group in the UK allows us to offer processing services to existing Clients as an extension to acquisition services provided by Geokinetics land crews. Data from a 3D land survey recently completed by our crews in Gabon is now being processed in Woking and early feedback from the Client is very positive.

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Local canal ways and long boats.

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Recent years have seen a steady growth in demand for depth processing, and we have been able to respond with our depth group. The past year has brought us sub-salt data from the Central North Sea as well as projects from as far away as offshore Faroes and Jamaica.

Alongside land and depth processing, our marine groups are kept very busy, frequently with returning business from Clients whose respect and trust has been gained through working and overcoming geophysical challenges together. Building strong relationships with our Clients is a rewarding aspect of being part of a company focussed on delivering high quality work with personal service.

As well as working hard we also make time for leisure and relaxation, either keeping fit at the nearby Horizones Gym and the local Woking leisure centre, or on lazier days, a tasty pub

lunch at The Crown and Anchor Pub just across the road.

Exercise and good food keeps everyone fit for the yearly Oil and Gas Industry Team Challenge Indoor Karting event held at Camberley. Last year our team came second. We had some very enthusiastic supporters! This year’s event is set for the 19th August and we are all keen to drive away with first prize.

We are located not far from London in Old Woking, just off the busy High Street. At first glance Old Woking may seem to be just another densely built up modern town but if you look a little harder, signs of the town’s historic past and attractive hidden pockets of nature and can be found. The banks and pathways along the river Wey and the Basingstoke canal provide a pleasant retreat for a lunchtime walk and amongst the houses and businesses in the area,

older local buildings serve as a reminder of the area’s historic past and slower more peaceful pace of life. If ever you are in the area call by and see us!

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Clockwise from top:1. A typical country Surrey cottage.2. UK Centre.3. Banks of the River Wey.4. The Crown and Anchor.

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Exactly eight days after Crew 635 finished the clean up, area recovery and demobilization of the 3D project in the State of Alagoas, Brazil was hit by a natural phenomenon. Days of driving rain led to rapid overflowing of the Mandau River in northeastern Brazil causing massive flooding. Two States in Brazil were severely affected. Torrents of violent flood water ripped through towns taking the lives of over 50 people and displacing 157,000 from their homes. Sadly, more than 1,000 people are still missing.

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In Alagoas, more than 11,000 homes were destroyed and another 7,000 damaged, nearly 11,500 houses and 79 bridges were damaged or destroyed in neighboring Pernambuco.

The rains and floods that devastated the municipalities in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco are part of a rare phenomenon due to a combination of three factors. The first happened a few days before (the flood). A cold front passed through the southeast and headed for the ocean, leaving a channel, a region with too much moisture in it. The second factor was that the ocean temperature was above normal, a degree to a degree and a half, which helped with more moisture. And the third factor was the spread of an unstable area of the ocean toward the northeast.

The force of the floods was immense; it toppled bridges and destroyed roads. Water, as much as a month’s quantity, was dumped into the areas of Alagoas and Pernambuco states after heavy rains. Officials say that some hardest-hit flood areas in Brazil looked as if a Tsunami had hit. Some small towns were almost completely destroyed by the floods, while entire communities by the banks of Mundau and Capibaribe rivers, in Alagoas and Pernambuco respectively, were completely washed away. Collapsed bridges and flooded roads left many towns cut off; there was no electricity, fresh water or telephone services in most places affected. Only boats and helicopters could be used to access flood struck areas.

Geokinetics Brazil has always been very appreciative of every single community or town that welcomes us whenever we do a new program. The Party Manager’s of Crew 635 and key personnel from Rio’s office had a great idea which was for everyone to individually make a money deposit to a HELP account and/or to give clothes, food, books, and any other material that would be useful for affected families. Besides helping individually by sending money or material; Geokinetics Brazil donated 10 cestas básicas familiares or basic baskets which included a variety of food for a whole month for 10 different families of the affected regions. These baskets went straight to the affected areas and represented the name of the Geokinetics family.

Congratulations to every employee that helped and supported this cause.

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In May of 2009, one of our US Party Managers was transferred to Geokinetics International Operations. His first assignment was to Crew 986 located in Pemba, Mozambique. While he was there he made friends with the camp boss who was from South Africa. During his break, our US PM spent some time with his South African friend in Johannesburg. While he was there he visited a place called Lion Park. This park gives tourists an opportunity to drive up close to adult lions and actually play with lion cubs. Our new man in Africa was nipped on the arm by a lion cub. It was a tiny scratch at best but our PM really laid it on thick and when recounting

the story, made it sound as if he

were mauled on the arm by several adult lions!

The young niece and nephew of the camp boss gave our PM a soft stuffed toy lion which had written on it ‘ek byte seer’ which loosely translated means ‘I bite hard.’ The children gave the soft toy as a gift to their first ‘American friend.’ The little toy lion was named Vetkoek after a sandwich specific to South Africa and our US PM’s favorite!

Vetkoek is significant to Geokinetics because since our US PM joined the international operations team both of them have been afforded the opportunity to travel to all the places you see pictured in this article. Each time they travel, a photo of the tiny lion is sent back to their friend the camp boss and his family in Johannesburg.

Watch out for Vetkoek he may pop up on a crew with you! We look forward to seeing more pictures from around the world where this little lion may travel on seismic missions.

The Story ofVetkoek the Lion

Vetkoek in Afrikanz, directly translatesto “fat cake.” Thefollowing is how he earned his name and why he is importantto Geokinetics:

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BPms150 Houston to Austin

BIKE RIDEApril 17-18, 2010

Raised a grand total of

$100,200.00

Happy riders! Jason Tinder, Nyc Gonzalez, Ryan Quinn, Alex Gil, Brian Davies andLars Hubert.

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Sara Eatman US ( guest rider )

Joseph Flanigan US ( special guest rider )

Grog Fookes UK

Alex Gil US

Nyc Gonzalez US

Selma Grandini Brazil

Lars Hubert US ( guest rider )

Steve Inbusch US ( guest rider )

Melissa Inbusch US ( guest rider )

Darci Matos Brazil

Christine Miles US ( guest rider )

Richard Miles US

Tony Miles US ( guest rider )

Ewan Neill UK

Ryan Quinn US

Elia Rante Indonesia

Criss Rennie US ( guest rider )

Ailton Silva Brazil

Johanna Suraez US

Edilson Teixeira Brazil

Jason Tinder US ( guest rider )

Craig Walker Singapore

Jameson White US

Suzie Williams US ( guest rider )

Brent Williams US ( guest rider )

Lukasz Wolski UK

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Team Geokinetics 2010 Riders.

Saturday morning safety talk being given by Team Captain, Richard Miles.

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After five years of taking part in the BPms150 we seem to have got everything down to a fine art. We had to be very well organized this year because April was chock full of trade shows with the AAPG in New Orleans being the week running up to the ride itself. Not to worry though, with a fabulous team of volunteers everything came together nicely.

On Thursday afternoon the riders collected their team jerseys and personalized bags full of everything they would each require for the two-day ride from Houston to Austin. Then in the evening we had our usual pasta supper at Forno’s. Our special guest was Joseph Flanagan from Colorado, himself an MS sufferer, who gave a very moving speech at dinner about the disease and also about his riding in the tour. Team Captain, Richard Miles was going to ride every mile with Joseph to ensure his safety and to give him the encouragement to be able to complete both days of the ride. Joseph is an absolute inspiration to us all, his courage, strength and determination are unfaltering. We had orange bandanasthis year to wear

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remembering our pedal partners. In addition to Joseph, wealso rode in the honor of a Geokinetics family member Alejandro Urbina, Jr. age 28 of Midland, Texas. He is the son of Alejandro Urbina, Sr., who works on one of our crews. Joseph and Alejandro’s names and phrases of encouragement were hand-written on each of the rider’s bandanas that they wore with pride round their necks. The idea is, when a rider feels as if they can’t ride any further, they touch the bandana and it reminds them why they are riding the grueling tour.

Team Geokinetics met before dawn on Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Drury Inn at Highway 6 and I-10 in west Houston. There was a tailgate breakfast, a safety talk given by the Team Captain Richard Miles and just before sunup, the team was off pedaling down Park Row for the first day of the tour. We were lucky enough to once again have Mike and Shane the photographer and filmmaker along for the ride. This year they had

coerced Mike’s wife Kara to be the driver leaving them both with hands free to capture our team on the road. Once in camp, Mike,

Shane and Kara didn’t bat an eye helping with anything that needed doing, we are thrilled to have them as members of the Geokinetics family.

St. James Episcopal Church in La Grange was once again kind enough to offer us their home for our overnight stop in the Texas Hill Country. Our team of volunteers arrived early Saturday morning and everything was set up well in time to welcome the first riders who got to the church before 12:30 lunchtime. Airbeds were inflated, sleeping bags and pillows were aired, sandwiches and snacks at the ready for famished riders when they arrived. We were also treated to the most amazing cobbler desserts made in cast iron pans on open fires by a troop of Boy Scouts who made the special trip from Houston to our camp to support our team.

The massage Therapists set themselves up with their tables in the nursery, it was a quiet and relaxing place for the riders to rest for 30 minutes and have their weary muscles smoothed. We are thankful to Michelle, Tim Sr. and Tim Jr. again for helping our team this year. In addition to her

Joseph and Dick leading the pack before sunup on Sunday morning, the second day of the tour.

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catering skills, in the year since we last saw Hazel, who has become a permanent volunteer on our team, she had qualified as a Massage Therapist and also helped massage some of our riders, way to go Hazel!

On any day at Geokinetics good food can be found somewhere in our facility, we are also pretty well known for our hospitality so it will come as no surprise to hear that our camp had the best dinner any BPms150 2010 team would be served on Saturday in La Grange. The team of cooks lead by Greg Ruysenaars, together with Hazel, produced the most amazing spread for our riders and volunteers, no-one from Team Geokinetics went to bed hungry that night.

Lights out was early with everyone really, really tired from the day of cycling or volunteer activities. We had an early start on Sunday with an alarm call at 5:30 a.m. and breakfast of cereals, yogurt, freshly made pancakes and maple syrup, coffee and orange juice. It was soon time to climb back in the saddle for day two. Quite a few groans could be heard as the riders slipped their feet into their cleats and gently lowered themselves into their saddles and began to slowly pedal uphill to the fairgrounds and the official start point.

Above: Our honorary team member, Joseph Flanigan, himself anMS sufferer, who cycled both days of the 2010 tour, an amazing feat, congratulations Joseph, you are in inspiration to all of us.

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Geokinetics Chef’s! Greg Ruysenssars, Jaime Dyal, Kevin Carlson,Dave Kane and Conrad Mikulsi.

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Everyone arrived in Austin safely and we can report that the entire team made it across the finish line.

On Monday morning we celebrated our successes at Tee’s Deli on the ground floor of our offices at CityWest. Tee cooked a wonderful breakfast for all our riders and volunteers to enjoy together.

A moment of friendshipshared. Joseph thankingDick for cycling all the way from Houston to La Grange with him andgiving encouragementwhen Joseph needed it.

This year we raised over$100,000 for theMS Society. Our own Captain,Dick Miles, is the secondhighest fund raiser of the wholeMS150 event this year, he aloneraised just over $47,000. We areall terribly proud of ourselves andat the time of writing are already soliciting applicationsfor the 2011 team. Well doneeveryone, until next time…

Dick and Joseph being welcomed atSt. James Church in La Grange bysome of the riders and volunteers.

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Andrew Clark

Arioc Lopez

Bill Pramik

Brett Demeyer

Camilo Sanz

Craig Walker

Dave Kane

Dick Miles

Doug Reichenbach

Ewan Neill

Francisco Ducas

Gary Pittman

Harley Wyatt

Ignacio Orozco

John Archer

Jose Tamayo

Kristi Perez

Marcelo Marquez

Nev Mathers

Rick Dunlop

Rick Potter

Ron Koukal

Sam Olsen

Selma Grandini

Sian Grant

Tatiana Hlavnicka

Teresa Jordan

Victor Villamizar

Zoran Nikic

Thank You!A huge ‘Thank You’ to everyone who contributedto this issue of Geokinetics SeisLine:

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