Publications

Hall, M (2007). Smooth operator: smoothing seismic horizons and attributes. The Leading Edge 26 (1), January 2007, p16-20.

Hall, M (2006). Resolution and uncertainty in spectral decomposition. First Break 24, December 2006, p 43-47.

Hall, M, B Roy & P Anno (2006). Assessing the success of pre-stack inversion in a heavy oil reservoir: Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation at Surmont. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists National Convention, Calgary, Canada, May 2006. Oral presentation.

Hall, M (2006). Predicting stratigraphy with cepstral decomposition. The Leading Edge, February 2006 (Special Issue on Spectral Decomposition).

Hall, M (2005). Composite colour display of spectral gamma ray logs. Canadian Well Logging Society InSite Magazine, December 2005.

Hall, M (2005). Googling Geomorphology. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Reservoir magazine, p 36-37.

Hall, M (2005). The spectrum of the spectrum: Estimating thickness from seismic using cepstral analysis. Poster presentation at 67th European Association Geoscientists and Engineers Conference, Madrid, Spain, June 2005. [Please contact me for a copy of my poster].

Hall, M (2005). Predicting stratigraphy with cepstral decomposition. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists National Convention, Calgary, Canada, May 2005. Oral presentation.

Hall, M (2004). Bridging the gap with visualization. Nova Scotia R&D Energy Forum, St Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada, May 2004. Oral presentation. Conference proceedings in press.

Hall, M & E Trouillot (2004). Predicting stratigraphy with spectral decomposition. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, National Convention, Calgary, Canada, May 2004. Oral presentation.

Hall, M & E Trouillot (2004). Accurate stratigraphic prediction from seismic. Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Recorder, March 2004, 31–37.

Hall, M (2002). Integrating well observations with 3D seismic. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Annual Convention, Calgary, Canada, June 2002. Oral presentation. (This paper was also presented at the Landmark Graphics technical conference, Banff, Canada, April 2002).

Hall, M (2001). Quick-look AVO crossplotting from post-stack seismic data. In: Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, National Convention, Calgary, Canada, April 2001. Oral presentation. (This paper was also presented at the Landmark Graphics technical conference, Banff, Canada, March 2001).

Gawthorpe, R, M Hall, I Sharp, T Dreyer (2000). Tectonically enhanced forced regressions: examples from growth folds in extensional and compressional settings, the Miocene of the Suez Rift and the Eocene of the Pyrenees. In: Hunt, D & Gawthorpe, RL (eds.) Sedimentary Response to Forced Regression. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 172, 177–191.

Hall, M & A van Bockstaele (2000). Drill or drop: the way forward for the Tertiary of the South Viking Graben. In: Geoseminar 2000, Statoil conference, Stavanger, Norway, February 2000. Won 'Best Paper' award.

Hall, M (1997). Sequence stratigraphy and early diagenesis: the Sobrarbe Formation, Ainsa Basin, Spain. Doctoral thesis, University of Manchester, UK, September 1997. Text only: Part one, Part two, Part three.

Hall, M, R Gawthorpe, A Taylor & T Dreyer (1996). Tectonic tilting and its effect on facies stacking patterns and stratal surface formation: Sobrarbe Formation, Ainsa Basin, Spain. In: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention, San Diego, USA, May 1996.

Hall, M (1995). Early diagenetic cements at stratal surfaces: Sobrarbe Formation, Ainsa Basin, Spain. In: British Sedimentological Research Group Annual Meeting Proceedings 34. Annual meeting, Durham, UK, 12–16 December 1995.

Gawthorpe, R, L McMurray, M Hall & D Hunt (1995). Variability of forced regressive deposits in tectonically active settings. In: Sedimentary Responses to Forced Regression: Recognition, Interpretation and Reservoir Potential, Geological Society of London, 7–8 September 1995.

Hall, M (1994). High resolution sequence stratigraphy and early diagenesis: the Sobrarbe Formation, Ainsa Basin, Spanish Pyrenees. In: British Sedimentological Research Group Annual Meeting Proceedings 33. Annual meeting, Aberdeen, UK, 18–21 December 1994.