Previous and Recent Employees

Fabio Mancini

My work at the GRC was focused on the study of multicomponent seismic data. Multicomponent technology allows the simultaneous recording of “conventional” P-waves and S-waves. The benefits derived by having both wave types range from improved imaging in areas where P-waves fail to provide reliable results to the possibility of deriving lithoseismic information.

I was involved in most of the projects within the group dealing with multicomponent seismic data, and worked in close collaboration with the research group in Pau, which required frequent trips to southern France! This was probably one of the aspects of my job I liked the most; it gave me the opportunity to learn a new language and to appreciate a (slightly) different culture (i.e. great food and wine!). I also greatly enjoyed following sponsored academic research projects throughout the UK and supervising students who undertook internships at the GRC.

After three years at the GRC I joined the head office of Total in Pau, where I am working in Seismic Processing Team (TS). Here I follow several projects mostly related to multicomponent sesimic data, from both marine and land acquisition. The new position is more operational, which means that I have day -to-day contacts with interpreters, seismic acquisition specialists and depth imaging specialists. While on one hand I benefit from the expertise acquired perviously in multicomponent processing, on the other hand the amount of new information and working methodology to learn is a welcome new challenge. The icing on the cake is that Pau is a beautiful little place to stay.