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Nelson, H. Roice, Jr. - Founder

Qualification Summary

Twenty + years experienced in both entrepreneurial and technical roles in the oil and gas industry as an explorer and a principal. Consulting focus is on integrated geotechnical projects (emphasizing interactive 2-D and 3-D seismic interpretation) and designing responsive environments (improving information and knowledge management and computer visualization of designs). Both areas of interest emphasize the use of hypermedia computer technologies and virtual enterprise business concepts. Consulting work is through the wholley owned company Walden 3-D, Inc.

Initial founder/Chairman of the Board of HyperMedia Corporation, which during fiscal 1995, it's last year of operation, had a revenue of $529,966. There were $2 million in revenues over the life of the company. When founded in January 1991, the company was positioned and had the hypermedia technology to have become NetScape Communications. But undercapitalization, problems in the primary market (oil & gas exploration and production), and a lack of leadership conspired to limit success. Learned a lot about information technologies, and solved significant information problems for Aramco, Fletcher Challenge Petroleum, the Global Basins Research Network, Mobil Oil, and Unocal.

Initial founder/employee of LANDMARK GRAPHICS CORPORATION which has grown to annual revenues of U.S. $171 million for fiscal 1995. The interactive seismic interpretation technologies developed and marketed by Landmark have changed the way all oil companies explore for new and extended hydrocarbon reserves. Designed Landmark's first interactive interpretation user interface and functionality, specifying software enhancements, new product requirements, and setting strategic direction. Procured sales and joint marketing agreements and created markets for Landmark in Australia, Canada, China, Europe including Hungary, India, Latin America, and the domestic United States.

Assisted and trained clients for 13+ years in interactive interpretation techniques, new technologies in exploration geophysics, sequence stratigraphy, information management for multi-disciplinary teams, and Best Practice methodologies.

Coordinated and managed AGL (Allied Geophysical Laboratories) which entailed the creation of four new labs from SAL (Seismic Acoustics Laboratory, where also served as a Senior Research Scientist) - RCL (Keck Research Computation Laboratory), IPL (Cullen Image Processing Laboratory), WLL (Well Logging Laboratory), FRL (Field Research Laboratory) - and increased sponsorships for SAL from 33 to 42 oil industry companies with funding from sponsorships and donations in excess of $3,000,000. The growth in personnel at the AGL and associated labs rose from 17 to 65 employees. Published or presented 130+ papers, including the book New Technologies in Exploration Geophysics: Gulf Publishing Company, 281 pages, 1983; and the article, "Introduction to Interactive 3D Interpretation," Oil & Gas Journal, V. 79, No. 40, pp. 106-125, 1981, which forecast the impact of interactive interpretation technologies. ( click here for publication list)

Work as a geoscientist has provided him solid experience in seismic data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. His seismic data acquisition training included work on seismic field crews in:

• Rock Springs and Green River, Wyoming;
• The Great Salt Lake;
• Kalamazoo, Michigan;
• offshore Nigeria;
• offshore The Cameroons.

Running 4 seismic crews for 1 1/2 years resulted in extensive field experience in:

• Hugoton, Kansas;
• Mesquite, Nevada;
• Alvar, New Mexico;
• Findley, Ohio;
• on an Opseis land telemetry crew in Sayre, Oklahoma;
• Cedar City, Utah;
• Seminole, Pecos, and Laredo, Texas; as well as
• Gillette and Big Piney, Wyoming.

These crews used a variety of sources, including:

• shear-wave vibrators;
• P-wave vibrators;
• shot hole, Poulter staked explosives, surface explosives; as well as
• high frequency air guns on a barge in the Great Salt Lake;
• regular air guns; and
• the various pressure and shear-wave piezoelectric elastic wave propagation through physical models at the SAL.

Half a dozen noise studies were conducted and interpreted. Six months of seismic processing experience was supplemented by processing the physical and numerical model data at the SAL.

Regional interpretation projects include:

• The Quaternary sediments of Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming;
• The Andaman Sea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand;
• offshore The Faulkland Islands, Argentina, and Uruguay;
• 16.5 million acres offshore Brazil;
• The Gargano High, Italy;
• The Gulf of Kutch, India;
• West Casamance Permit, Senegal; and
• a regional study of the Adua, Asabo, and Enang Area of OML 70, offshore Nigeria.

Detailed seismic interpretation projects include:

• Block F-7 in the Dutch North Sea;
• West Cameroon Blocks 508 and 509 and East Cameron 262 in the Gulf of Mexico;
• Block II Offshore Brazil;
• Statfjord, Norwegian North Sea;
• bright spot studies in OML 70, Offshore Nigeria;
• dozens of projects with Landmark Graphics customers, including a year study of the Jiji subbasin for the Bohai Oil Field, People's Republic of China;
• Eugene Island 330 for the GBRN;
• participation with an interpretation team working up High Island A339/A340 and A563 for Pennzoil in the Gulf of Mexico;
• evaluation of 15 open blocks for BHP Petroleum in the Eugene Island area, Offshore Louisiana, for the 10 May 1995 lease sale (BHP won 2 blocks with a combined bid of $508,470 for one of the prospects, and Chevron / LL and E; won the other key identified prospect with a bid of $575,000);
• the Boling Salt Dome, Waller County, TX; and
• a Wilcox play above the Arbuckle in Oklahoma.

Employment Experience

Walden 3D, Inc., Barker, Texas - Founder (1988-present)

HyperMedia Corporation, Houston, Texas - Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board (1991-1995)

Landmark Graphics Corporation, Houston, Texas - Staff Geoscientist, Co-Founder (1982-1992)

University of Houston, Houston, Texas - General Manager, Allied Geophysical Labs (1980-82)

Mobil Exploration and Producing Services, Inc., Dallas, Texas - Geophysicist (1974-80)

Education/Membership

• M.B.A. emphasizing entrepreneurship - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1977-81)
• B.S. in Geophysics - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (1968-70; 1973-74)

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (Associate Editor, Geobyte, 1985-86)
• Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
• Chinese Society of Scientists
• European Association of Exploration Geophysicists
• Geophysical Society of Houston (received Honorary Membership for life, 1990)
• Houston Geological Society
• Society of Exploration Geophysics (Associate Editor, Geophysics, The Journal of the SEG, 1989-90)
• World Future Society
• Urban Land Institute

Professional Presentations:

1. Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; "Creating and Implementing a Knowledge Backbone(sm) for the Learning Organization," Presentation given at Unocal, BP, Fletcher Challenge Petroleum, and others, October 1995.
2. Ethtton, Laura Kay; Littlewood, Merril; Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; Pappas, Evan; Rego, Charley; Shaughnessey, Dan; Taylor, Blaine; Turpening, and Walt; "An Interactive Information Infrastructure," HyperEdge Expert Association Breakfast Meeting, Westlake Club, Houston, TX, April, 6, 1995.
3. Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; Shaughnessey, Dan; "Building a Reservoir Information Management System (RIMS) with hypermedia Technology," Landmark Graphics Worldwide Technology Forum, Houston Marriott Westside Hotel, Houston, TX, November 29, 1994.
4. Macurda, Jr., D. Bradford; Nelson, Jr., H. Roice, Jones, Gary L.; "The Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Chronostratigraphy of the Mobile Bay Fan, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico," American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, Denver, CO, June 14, 1994.
5. Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; "How Best Practices can make members of the HyperEdge Expert Association money now and later," HyperEdge Expert Association Breakfast Meeting, Westlake Club, Houston, TX, April 21, 1994.
6. Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; Taylor, Blaine W.; "Best Practices," HyperEdge Expert Association Breakfast Meeting, Westlake Club, Houston, TX, March 17, 1994.
7. Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; "History of HyperMedia Corporation," 1st HyperEdge Expert Association Breakfast Meeting, International House of Pancakes, Houston, TX, September 9, 1993.
8. Macurda, Jr., D. Bradford; Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; Jones, Gary L.; "The Stratigrpahy and Paleoceanography of Cretaceoius Carbonate Buildups, Porcupine Basin, Offshore Ireland," interactive poster presentation, Society of Exploration Geophysicists Sixty Third Annual International Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, October 28, 1993.
9. Macurda, Jr., D. Bradford; Kolla, V.; and Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; "The Systems Tracts of the Zambezi Delta, Mozanbique," Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 28, 1992.
10. Nelson, H. R., Jr.; Warner, Craig L.; Gary, S. Parker; Anderson, Roger N.; Rollwitz, William T.; Integrated Exploration, Society of Exploration Geophysicist Sixty First Annual International Meeting & Exposition, Houston, TX, November 15, 1991.
11. Anderson, Roger N.; Cathles III, Lawrence M.; Nelson, Jr., H. Roice; "'Data cube' depicting fluid flow history in Gulf Coast Sediments," Oil & Gas Journal, November 4, 1991.
12. Nelson, H. R., Jr.; 1er. Foro Informaico Para La Industria Petrolera, Pemex, Villahermosa, Mexico, "Entrando al Siglo XXI: Bsqueda de Hidrocarburos" / "Entering the 21st Century Looking for Hydrocarbons," October 1, 1991.
13. Nelson, H. R., Jr.; Stark, Tracy J.; Wyatt, Kay Dautenhahn ; Dorn,Geoffrey A.; Ottolini, Richard A.; Massell, Wulf F.; Sovelius, Paul E.; and Shanks, John L.; "Scientific Visualization," Society of Exploration Geophysicists Sixtieth Annual International Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, September 28, 1990, published in Geophysics: The Leading Edge of Exploration, October, 1991.
14. Kolla, V., Macurda, Brad, and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The Systems Tracts of the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique," 8th Annual SEG Research Workshop on Lithology: Relating Elastic Properties to Lithology at all Scales, St. Louis, Missouri, July 28-August 1, 1991.
15. Mastoras, S., Huxohl, C., and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Visualization of Map and Seismic Attributes," EAEG, Florence, Italy, May, 1991.
16. Nelson, H. R., Jr.; "Landmark and the Future of Oil and Gas Exploration," Annual Landmark University Partnership Meeting, Brookhollow Marriott, Houston, TX, April 25, 1991.
17. Kolla, V., Macurda, D.B., Jr., Nelson, H.R.,Jr., "The Systems Tracts of the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique," poster presentation at the 1991 AAPG Convention, Dallas, Texas, April, 1991.
18. Anderson, R. N., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Active Fluid Flow in the Eugene Island Area, Offshore Louisiana," The Leading Edge of Geophysics, Vol. 10, No. 4 April, 1991.
19. Mastoras, S. and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Visualization of Map and Seismic Attributes," Houston Geotech Technical Conference, Houston, Texas, February 18, 1991.
20. Macurda, D. B., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The Seismic Stratigraphy and Facies of the Continental Slope and Rise, Porcupine Basin, Offshore Ireland," submitted to Geophysics, February, 1991.
21. Macurda, D. B., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The Stratigraphy of a Mio-Pliocene Contourite Drift, Porcupine Basin, Offshore Ireland," submitted to AAPG Bulletin, February, 1991.
22. Macurda, D. B., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Estimation of Stratal Continuity in Deep Water Sequences," submitted to Geophysical Prospecting, February, 1991.
23. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interpreting a Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey of a Steep Appalachian Watershed", Houston Geological Society, November 14, 1990.
24. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The New Interpreter," North America Landmark Users Group Annual Meeting, November 1, 1990.
25. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The Advantage of Using Interactive Workstations," Association of Mexico of Geophysics and Exploration, IV Symposium of Geophysics, Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 1990.
26. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "A Crisis in Geoscience Education," 1990 Annual Landmark University Partnership Research Conference, Houston, TX, Feburary 12, 1990.
27. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," Seismic Interpretation Series, Vol. 1, pp. 59-65, 1989.
28. Mallon, K. M., Chan, A. W-K., Nelson, H. R., and Jones, G. L., "Interactive Geological Subsurface Interpretation Using Well Logs on a Geophysical Workstation - A Case History," The Eleventh Geophysical Convention of Turkey, Istanbul, September 18-22, 1989.
29. Mallon, K. M., Chan, A. W-K, Nelson, H. R., and Jones, G. L., "Interactive Geological Subsurface Interpretation Using Well Logs on a Geophysical Workstation - A Case History," Abstract of the 11th Geophysical Convention of Turkey, Jeofizik, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 149-151, September, 1989.
30. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," Seismic Interpretation Series, SEG, v. 1, p. 59, 1989.
31. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Integration of Interactive Geoscience Applications," CSEG/CSPG Symposium, Computer Applications Technology in Oil and Gas Exploration, June 15, 1989.
32. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of the Morphology of Upper Tertiary Contourites, Porcupine Basin, Offshore Ireland," AAPG Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, April 23-26, 1989.
33. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Imaging the Subsurface with Geophysical Workstations," Seminar sponsored by Geological Sciences, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Houston, TX., April 13, 1989.
34. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Estimation of Stratal Continuity in Deep Water Sequences," Poster Presentation, Correlation in Hydrocarbon Exploration, Norwegian Petroleum Society, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, October 3-5, 1988.
35. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," The Leading Edge of Exploration, pp 28-34, October, 1988.
36. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Geophysical Work Station in Production Geology," SPE Formation Evaluation, Beijing, China, June, 1988.
37. Nelson, H. R., Jr., (Chairman) Interpretive Processing - Case Histories, European Association of Exploration Geophysicists, The Hague, June 10, 1988.
38. O'Brian, B., Mastoras, S., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Overthrust Interpretation," CSEG, Calgary, AL, May 1988.
39. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," Julich, Germany, February 24-26, l988.
40. Macurda, D. B., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," Workshop on Quantitative Dynamic Stratigraphy, CSM, Golden, Colorado, February 14-18, 1988.
41. Macurda, D. B., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," San Antonio SEG, San Antonio, January 12, 1988.
42. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan, Offshore Ireland: A Case History," Southeastern Geophysical Society, New Orleans, LA., January 5, 1988.
43. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," Coastal Bend SEG, Corpus Christi, TX., December 15, 1987.
44. Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," Houston Geophysical Society, Houston, TX, December 14, 1987.
45. Donihoo, K., Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," The Pacific Coast Section of the SEG, Los Angeles, CA, December 10, 1987.
46. Donihoo, K., Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," The Pacific Coast Section of the SEG, Ventura, CA, December 9, 1987.
47. Donihoo, K., Macurda, D. B. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," The Pacific Coast Section of the SEG, Bakersfield, CA, December 8, 1987.
48. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Brede, C. E., and Bayless, J., "Integrating Seismic and Subsurface Data: An Interactive Interpretation Case History from Sterling County, Texas," SEGÕs Fifty-Seventh Annual International Meeting & Exposition, Interactive Poster Presentation, New Orleans, LA, October 14, 1987.
49. Macurda, D. B., Jr., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," SEG, Fifty-Seventh Annual International Meeting & Exposition, Interactive Poster Presentation, New Orleans, LA, October 11-15, 1987.
50. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Brede, C. E., and Bayless, J., "Integrating Seismic and Subsurface Data: An Interactive Interpretation Case History from Sterling County, Texas," Fourth Annual SEG Summer Research Workshop, The Interpretation of Reflection Seismic Data, Austin, TX, August 9-12, 1987.
51. Macurda, D. B., Jr., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretation of a Submarine Fan Offshore Ireland, A Case History," Technical Program and Abstracts of Papers, 49th Annual Meeting EAEG, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 11, 1987.
52. Donihoo, Kevin, Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Brede, C. E., "Integrating Seismic and Subsurface Data: An Interactive Interpretation Case History from Sterling County, Texas," SEG's Third Annual Gulf Coast Exploration and Development Meeting and Exposition, April 14, 1987.
53. Nick, C. J. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Fault Interpretation and Seismic Amplitudes," Oil & Gas Journal, pp. 67-71, April 6, 1987.
54. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "New Technologies and Exploration," CSEG Technical Luncheon Meeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 9, 1987.
55. Todd, Richard and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Seismic Amplitudes from Interactive Fault Interpretation," Oil & Gas Journal, Geophysical Issue, November, 1986.
56. Denham, J. I., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Map Displays from an Interactive Interpretation," Geophysics, v. 51, No. 10, pp. 1999-2006, October, 1986.
57. Nelson, H. R., Jr. and Hildebrand, H. A., "Interactive Fault Interpretation, Chinese Petroleum Society Conference on Exploration in Complex Areas, Urumqi, China, August 20, 1986.
58. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Hildebrand, H. A., "Interactive Fault Interpretation," EAEG Annual Meeting, Ostend, Belgium, June 3-6, 1986.
59. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Hildebrand, H. A., "Real-Time Contouring and Interactive Interpretation," presented at CSEG, Calgary, Canada, May 15, 1986.
60. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Bhattacharya, G., P., Tappmeyer, D. M., and Jurzabek, D. C., "Geophysical Workstations in Production Geology," Sun Exploration and Production, Gulf Coast SEG, New Orleans, LA., April 22, 1986.
61. Ennis, C.E., Mouton, J.O., Chiranky, L., and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Geophysical Workstations in Production Geology", SEG Second Gulf Coast Exploration and Development Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 22, 1986.
62. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Bhattacharya, Ganges P., Tappmeyer, Daniel M., and Jurzabek, David C., "Geophysical Workstations in Production Geology," SPE International Meeting on Petroleum Engineering, Beijing, China, March 17-20, 1986.
63. Ennis, C.E., Mouton, J.O., Chiranky, L., and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Geophysical Workstations in Production Geology", SPE Seminar, Beijing, China, March 17, 1986.
64. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Modeling and Interactive Interpretation," Norwegian Petroleum Society Bi-Annual Conference on Practical Aspects of Modeling in Exploration and Development, Kristiansend S., Norway, March 3-5, 1986.
65. Donihoo, K. and H. R. Nelson, Jr., "New Technologies in Exploration Geophysics," California SEG Local Chapter Presentations, February, 1986.
66. Ennis, C.E., Mouton, J.O., Chiranky, L., and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Geophysical Workstations in Production Geology", CDC Seminar on New Developments and Technology In Exploration Interpretation, Houston, Texas, July 17, 1985.
67. Nelson, H.R., Jr., and Hildebrand, H.A., "Interactive 2d and 3d Interpretation on a Microcomputer", First Annual Gulf Coast Exploration and Development Meeting, April 16, 1985.
68. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Hildebrand, H. A., "Applications of Landmark Workstations in Interactive Processing and Interpretation," 1985 CPS/SEG Joint Meeting, April 12-16, 1985.
69. Simson, S.F., and Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Seismic Stratigraphy Moves Towards Interactive Analysis", World Oil, three part series, December 1984, January 1985, and February 1985.
70. Simson, S. F. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Seismic Stratigraphy Moves Towards Interactive Analysis," World Oil, December, 1984.
71. Nelson, H.R., Jr., "The Use of Microcomputers in Seismic Interpretation", American Oil and Gas Reporter, October, 1984.
72. Nelson, H.R., Jr., "Seismic Interpretation and Microcomputer Economies-Of-Scale", EAEG London, UK, June 19 - 22, 1984.
73. Cole, R. A., and Nelson, H. R. Jr., "Interactive Computer Graphics and the Interpretation of Three Dimensional Seismic Surveys", CPS - SEG Joint Seminar on Seismic Interpretation, Zhouxian, Peoples Republic of China, May 8 through 13, 1984.
74. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive 3d Interpretation of the SALNOR-7 Physical Model Data Set", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, April 26, 1984.
75. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Animation, A Tool for Evaluating Multi-Dimensional Data Sets", SEG/USN Joint Technical Symposium, U.S. Navy Research Facility, March 13-14, 1984.
76. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Computer Graphics, 3d Seismic Data, and Reservoir Prediction", Norwegian Petroleum Society Seminar 6941, Reservoir Prediction Using Geophysical Methods, February 27-29, 1984.
77. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Hildebrand, H. A., and Mouton, J. O., "Color Softcopy, Animation and Interactive User Interface in Interpretation Station Design", Geophysics, (1984) v. 49, p. 664.
78. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Hildebrand, H. A., and Mouton, J. O., "Color Softcopy, Animation and Interactive User Interface in Interpretation Station Design", 53rd Annual International SEG Convention, Las Vegas, NV, September, 1983.
79. Senti, R. J. et al, "Special Report Geophysical Activity in 1982", The Leading Edge, v. 2, No. 8, pp. 41-64, August, 1983.
80. Tatham, R. H., Goolsbee, D. V., Massell, W. F., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Seismic Shear-Wave Observations in a Physical Model Experiment", Geophysics, v. 48, No. 6, pp. 688-701, June, 1983.
81. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "North Sea Physical Model Construction, Data Acquisition, and Interpretation", OTC Proceedings, paper no. 4511, pp. 555-562, May, 1983.
82. Wade, C. J., Sekharam, K. K., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Building and Using a Physical Model of Gulf Coast Growth Faults", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, V. 11, p. 55, April, 1983.
83. Gardner, T. N., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Graphics Developments in Energy Exploration", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, v. 3, No. 2, pp. 33-44, March/April 1983.
84. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Workstation," Computer Assisted Interpretation - 1983, Geophysical Society of Tulsa, March 21, 1983.
85. Fisher, D. A., Gardner, G. H. F., Nelson, H. R., Jr., Verm, R. W., "Interactive 3d Display and Interpretation of a Complex Physical Model", 36th Annual Midwest SEG Meeting and Exposition, Denver, CO, March 6-9, 1983.
86. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "A Workstation Approach to Interactive Interpretation", Image Processing Laboratories (IPL) 1st Annual Meeting, University of Houston, Houston, TX, January 28, 1983.
87. Nelson, H. R., Jr., New Technologies in Exploration Geophysics, Gulf Publishing Company, 281 pp., 1983.
88. Fisher, D. A., Gardner, G. H. F., Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Verm, R. W., "Interactive 3d Display and Interpretation of a Complex Physical Model", SEG Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies, Dallas, TX, paper S8.4, pp. 105-107, October, 1982.
89. Agbo, S. A., Gardner, G. H. F., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Modeling of Velocity Distribution Using Liquid Models", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 44-67, October, 1982.
90. Vajapey, S., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Vertical Seismic Profiles of Simple Physical Models", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 68-86, October, 1982.
91. McDonald, J. A., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "An Investigation of a Thinning Wedge Using Physical Models", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 87-99, October, 1982.
92. Sekharan, K. K., Ladzekpo, D., Kamal, S., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Using a 3-D Milling Machine to Build Physical Models", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 100-105, October, 1982.
93. Shah, K. K., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "The AGL Genisco SpaceGraph Driver", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 229-236, October, 1982.
94. Wade, C. J., et al, "Comprehensive Physical Model Catalog", SAL Annual Progress Review, V. 10, pp. 424-432, October, 1982.
95. Wade, C. J., et al, Comprehensive Physical Model Catalog, First Edition, 862 pp., 1982.
96. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Industry/University Relations Effect Exploration", World Oil, pp. 93-105, August, 1982.
97. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Improved Exploration Efficiency with Managed Data Bases", World Oil, pp. 149-161, July, 1982.
98. Gardner, T. N. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Graphics Developments in Energy Exploration", NCGA Convention, Anaheim, CA, June 13-17, 1982.
99. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Gardner, T. N., and Verm, R. W., "Interactively Displaying a Disc Full of Seismic Traces", EAEG Convention, Cannes, France, June 7-11, 1982.
100. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Wade, C. and Karim, A., "Technical Service Review and Facility Improvements", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
101. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Shah, S., "SALSAD - Evaluating the Saddle Problem with a Physical Model", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
102. Nelson, H. R., Jr. and other project contributors, "SALNOR - North Sea Model: Building, Data Acquisition and Interpretation", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
103. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Verm, R., "Interactively Mixing the Display of Horizontal and Vertical Seismic Sections", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
104. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Fisher, D. A. and Verm, R., "Interactive Display and Interpretation of a Complex Physical Model after 3d Migration", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
105. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Interpretations Comes of Age", World Oil, pp. 197-216, May, 1982.
106. Nelson, H. R., Jr., and G. H. F. Gardner, "Description and Evaluation of SALNOR Interpretation Workshop", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1982.
107. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Will True 3d Display Devices Aid Geologic Interpretation", World Oil, pp. 129-136, April 1982.
108. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Graphics Enhances Seismic Data Display", World Oil, pp. 76-82, March, 1982.
109. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Activities at the University of Houston's Allied Geophysical Laboratories with a Summary of New Developments in 3-D Display Devices", SEG/USN Joint Technical Symposium, U.S. Navy Mississippi Research Facility, March 22-16, 1982.
110. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Modeling Resolves Complex Seismic Events, World Oil, pp. 61-70, February, 1982.
111. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "New Vector Super Computers Promote Seismic Advancements", World Oil, pp. 155-160, January, 1982.
112. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "3d Seismic Techniques Aid Exploration, Development", World Oil, pp. 115-120, December, 1981.
113. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Trends in Multichannel Seismic Recording Systems", World Oil, pp. 135-142, November, 1981.
114. Agbo, S., Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Calibration of Old Materials and New Liquid Model Materials", SAL Annual Progress Review, November, 1981.
115. Fisher, D. A., Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Verm, R. W., "Using Data from Complex Physical Models to Teach Interactive Interpretation Methods", SAL Annual Progress Review, November, 1981.
116. Khosla, D., Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Tank and System Modifications and Technical Service Review", SAL Annual Progress Review, November, 1981.
117. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Gardner, T. N., Verm, R. W., and Steiner, C. T., "Interactively Displaying Data from a Disc Full of Seismic Traces", SAL Annual Progress Review, November, 1981.
118. Tatham, R. H., Goolsbee, D. V., Massell, W. F., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Seismic Shear-Wave Observations in a Physical Model Experiment", SAL Annual Progress Review, November, 1981.
119. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "New Technologies Will Meet Exploration Needs", World Oil, pp. 179-200, October, 1981.
120. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Hilterman, F. J., and Gardner, G. H. F., "Introduction to Interactive 3-D Interpretation", Oil & Gas Journal, V. 79, No. 40, pp. 106-125, 1981.
121. Harris, L. D. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Three-Dimensional Display and Analysis of Seismic Volume Images", SEG Technical Papers, Los Angeles, CA, paper S7.3, V.4, pp. 2037-2045, October, 1981.
122. Massell, W. F., Winningham, D. J., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interactive Geophysical Analysis with 3d Color Graphics", at 51st Annual SEG Convention, Los Angeles, CA, paper S7.4, October, 1981.
123. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Gardner, T. N., and Hilterman, F. J., "Interpretation of Physical Model Tank Data with the Raster Segment Generator", SEG Technical Papers, Los Angeles, CA, paper S18.7, V. 6, pp. 3619-3634, October, 1981.
124. Tatham, R. H., Massell, W. F., Goolsbee, D., Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Seismic Shear-Wave Observations in a Physical Model Experiment", SEG Technical Papers, Los Angeles, CA, paper S3.1, V. 3, pp. 1695-1733, October, 1981.
125. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Technical Service and 3-D School for Consortium Members, SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, May, 1981.
126. Hilterman, F. J., Nelson, H. R., Jr., and Gardner, G. H. F., "Physical Modeling: An Aid for Production Geophysicists", OTC Proceedings, paper No. 4022, pp. 139-147, May, 1981.
127. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Hilterman, F. J., and Gardner, G. H. F., "Introduction to Interactive 3d Interpretation", SEG Technical Papers, V. 1, pp. 415-458, November, 1980 (see also abstract, Geophysics, V. 46, No. 4, pp. 409).
128. Gardner, T. N., Hilterman, F. J., and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Interpretation of Physical Model Tank Data with the Raster Segment Generator", SAL Annual Progress Review, v. 6, pp. G1-G12, November, 1980.
129. Harris, L. D. and Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Three-Dimensional Display and Analysis of Seismic Volume Images", SAL Annual Progress Review, v. 6, pp. F1-F11, November, 1980.
130. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Technical Service", SAL Annual Progress Review, v. 6, pp. R1-R4, November, 1980.
131. Nelson, H. R., Jr. and Hilterman, F. J., "Improvements in the Physical Modeling System Hardware and Software", SAL Annual Progress Review, v. 6, pp. B1-B13, November, 1980.
132. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "Technical Services", SAL Annual Progress Review, v. 5, pp. 1-4, May, 1980.
133. Nelson, H. R., Jr., Hilterman, F. J., and Gardner, G. H. F., "Introduction to Interactive 3d Interpretation", SAL Semi-Annual Progress Review, v. 5, pp. 149-192, May, 1980.
134. Nelson, H. R., Jr., "A Reflection Seismic Study of the Quaternary Sediments of Yellowstone Lake", Senior Thesis, GGSC - 397, University of Utah, May, 1974.

Interests

Family, art, boy scouts, choir, cosmology, creativity, entrepreneurship, genealogy, geotechnical integration, greenhouse, guitar, hypermedia, literature, making a difference, music, outdoors, pattern finding, people, presentations, reading, religious traditions, seismic acquisition and interpretation (2-D and 3-D), writing (particularly Prime Words), writing songs, and the World-Wide-Web.

Experiences in England in 1970 led to starting a project with a good friend and an architect, Raymond Gardner, that eventually became Walden 3-D, Inc. The basic goal continues to be to make a difference. The initial vision statement was "Building 3-D Intelligent Cities," and it has evolved to "Designing Responsive Environments" (for urban and rural planning activities), and to "Creatively Combining Concepts" (for oil & gas exploration activities).

As a key component of the third-dimension of the prototype city has conceptually evolved to become computer networks, Project Mind came on the scene. The transformation envisioned here is more radical, and in a shorter time frame than the 40 to 80 year projects Walden 3-D has pursued to date. Therefore the viability of this project is being explored. In parallel, there is work being done with the University of Houston's Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory (VETL).

Religious Background

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

5th generation member, but converted in 1968 at age 18, after years of indifference.

University of Utah Student Wards, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1968-1970, 1973-1974: Home Teacher; Institute Choir at General Conference in April 1969; Elders Quorum Instructor.

Voluntary Missionary Service in the British Mission (renamed England East Mission), 1970-1972: Canterbury, Ipswich, Norwich, Harlow New Town; Islington, and Earls Court Areas.

Dallas 1st Ward, Dallas, Texas, 1974-1979: Home Teacher; Teacher's Quorum Advisor (14-16 year old young men); Elders Quorum President; Ward Clerk; Ward Executive Secretary.

Maplewood 2nd Ward, Houston, Texas, 1980-1984: Home Teacher; Priest's Quorum Advisor (16-18 year old young men) and Young Men's President; Elder's Quorum President.

Nottingham Country Ward, Katy, Texas, 1984-present: Home Teacher; Cub Scout Pack Committee Chairman; Teachers Quorum Advisor; Priest Quorum Advisor and Young Men's President; 2nd and 1st Councilor in Bishopric; Primary Teacher; Stake Missionary.

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