$1.4 MILLION GRANT GIVES UH STUDENTS
HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Researching Oil and Gas Well Targets Made Easier
with Software Donation to Geosciences Department
HOUSTON, Nov. 2, 2006 – Future geoscientists from the University
of Houston are getting their hands on new software that will expand
their research capabilities and career horizons in the petroleum
industry.
Through its University Gift Program, Seismic Micro-Technology Inc.
(SMT) has donated its KINGDOM Suite software to the Center for Applied
Geosciences and Energy in UH’s geosciences department for
use in classes, as well as for student and faculty research. SMT,
a leader in PC-based exploration and reservoir management software,
estimates the value of the three-year grant, including all maintenance
and support updates, to be more than $1.4 million.
“SMT’s donation will significantly add to the high-tech
seismic interpretation software suites now needed at educational
institutions to produce geology and geophysics graduates with the
experience needed to meet the growing demands of the petroleum industry,”
said John Casey, chairman of UH’s geosciences department.
The KINGDOM Suite is a Windows-based software package that is widely
used in the oil and gas industry for the geophysical and geological
interpretation and 3-D visualization of seismic and well data. The
3-D interpretations typically depict the geometries of subsurface
strata and delineate targets for oil and gas wells.
The workstation software comes with comprehensive tutorials and
demonstration projects that are suitable for use in the classroom,
as well as for self-instruction. The new SMT software includes one
network license for 20 users and is installed in the geosciences
department’s main computer lab. Approximately 130 graduate
students who are now enrolled in the geology and geophysics degree
programs at UH will be able to access it.
SMT software is granted under a license for educational and research
purposes, and the goal of the company’s Educational Gifts
Program is to put workstation software in classrooms so that university
graduates are equipped for the job market with hands-on experience.
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