. . . Short Biography

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 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 wholly 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 limited it's success. Significant knowledge was gained in information technologies, in addition to solving 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 presentaion / publication list)

Acquired, processed, and interpreted seismic data at Mobil Oil in Dallas, as well as for two summers at Amoco in Denver. As one of two geophysicists running four company seismic crews for a year and a half, had the opportunity to collect seismic data under a wide variety of conditions all across the United States. Most oil company and Landmark experience was related to interpretation, and included projects in a wide variety of basins and geologic environments all across the globe: including Alaska, Andaman Sea, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, California, China, Colorado, Holland, India, Israel, Italy, Louisiana, Montana, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Senegal, South China Sea, Texas, Turkey, Uruguay, Wyoming.

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


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