CSEG Celebrates 75 Years

Nineteen hundred and forty-nine was a good year for a beginning. With petroleum production on the rise following the Leduc and Redwater oil discoveries, Canada became the land of opportunity.

Along with productivity came the demand for increased skill, knowledge and experience in the field of exploration geophysics. It was out of this climate that the Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (CSEG) was born.

In 1950, one hundred and two $2 annual membership fees covered the costs of rent, photocopying, stationery and a lawyer’s fee. The $2 investment bought members an invitation to technical meetings, which were held sporadically, every few months, when an interesting speaker was in town.

Today the society is still strong with an annual technical convention, several publications, special interest groups, and various social events.