William Abriel

William L. Abriel, internal geophysical consultant at Chevron Petroleum Technology Company, San Ramon, California, began his work in the industry with Chevron in New Orleans in 1978. His technical interests are mainly in application of new technology to active projects, including acquisition, processing, interpretation, and integration. He has been the geophysical lead for Chevron projects in many oil and gas basins around the world, concentrating on North America, China, Australia, South America, and Eurasia. He has produced publications and has given presentations explaining and advancing geophysical technology.

Abriel has participated in technical committees for many SEG meetings on international, national, research, and multidisciplinary scales. He has published in most industry journals annually and has been a member of the editorial board of The Leading Edge and an associate editor of Geophysics. He also has served on numerous SEG committees, including Development, Membership, Research, Global Affairs, and Distinguished Lecture. He was the SEG Spring Distinguished Lecturer in 2004 and is a founding board member of the SEG Advanced Modeling Corporation (SEAM). Abriel was named a life member of SEG in 2007, and is the current SEG First Vice President.

He received a B.S. in geosciences and an M.S. in geophysics, both from Pennsylvania State University, where he was a founding member of the SEG student section and earned four varsity letters in lacrosse. He still keeps a hand in coaching a high school lacrosse team. He and his wife, Vangie, an attorney who teaches at Santa Clara University School of Law in California, have two children.