Folks, facts, orgs etc…

4th Wave, KSI, MMS, Paradigm, Halliburton, Wellogix, WellPoint, Hampson-Russel and Transform Software.

4th Wave Imaging has signed a consulting and service contract with Petrobras for the provision of 4D time-lapse seismic monitoring services.

Knowledge Systems has appointed Dave Savelle to its Board of Directors and Kevin Brady as VP marketing. Savelle was previously with Munro Engineering, later acquired by Landmark Graphics. He also works with Digital Oilfield. Brady was previously with Gulf Publishing.

Francis Hodsoll has been appointed deputy director of the US Minerals Management Service. Hodsoll was previously senior policy advisor at the Department of Energy.

Paradigm has appointed Dave Richard president of its Canadian operations. Richard was previously president and CEO of Kelman Technologies. Paradigm also appointed John Gibson to its board of directors. Gibson recently quit his job as ‘the admired and ambitious boss’ of Halliburton’s oilfield business—as reported in a fascinating profile of Halliburton in the May 9th issue of Fortune magazine.

Wellogix director Tim Morgan has been named co-chairman of the API’s Petroleum Industry Data Exchange (PIDX) Business Messages Work Group, responsible for the continued development of eCommerce standards and guidelines.

WellPoint Systems has engaged Daniel McGrath to manage its Houston office and to spearhead its US expansion. McGrath was previously with software houses Primus and IM-Age Software.

Feby Hapsari has joined Hampson-Russell’s Jakarta office as software support geophysicist for the SE Asia region. Feby was previously at the Petroleum Geoscience Study Centre (PGSC) in Jakarta.

Denver-based Transform Software has just joined the POSC/RESCUE reservoir model exchange format body.has just joined the POSC/RESCUE reservoir model exchange format body.

This article originally appeared in Oil IT Journal 2005 Issue # 4.

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