Gwang H. Lee

I am a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. I retired in 2020 after 3 years in oil industry and 26 years of teaching and research in academia. I still love working with data.

Email: gwanglee@yahoo.com, gwanglee@pknu.ac.kr

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Education

Ph.D. Geological/Geophysical Oceanography, Texas A&M University (1990)

M.S. Oceanography, Seoul National University (1983)

B.S. Oceanography (Minor in Geology), Seoul National University (1981)

Professional Experience

03/2020 – present: Professor Emeritus, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National University

10/2006 – 02/2020: Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Pukyong National University

03/2003 – 09/2006: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Exploration Engineering, Pukyong National University

09/2002 – 02/2020: Editorial Board, Geosciences Journal (Springer)

01/2005 – 12/2010: Associate Editor, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin

01/2004 – 12/2009: Editorial Board, Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society

01/2001 – 12/2008: Scientific Committee Member, Korea Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (K-IODP)

03/1994 – 02/2003: Full-Time Lecturer-Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Kunsan National University

06/1996 – 08/1996: Visiting Research Associate, Department of Geophysics, Texas A&M University

04/1991 – 03/1994: Geologist/Exploration Geologist, Shell Offshore Inc.

12/1990 – 03/1991: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Geophysics, Texas A&M University

Research interests

Quantitative seismic interpretation (inversion, AVO, attributes, geostatistics)

Basin analysis: Structural and stratigraphic interpretation of seismic data

Seismic characterization of conventional and unconventional reservoirs

Geomodeling

Gas-hydrate exploration

Geological CO2 sequestration

Publications

82. Kim, H.J., Moon, S., Kim, C., Kim, K.-H., Seo, W., Cho, K.-H., Mon, H.-J., and Lee, G.H. (2022) Neotectonics at the SE continental margin of the Korean Peninsula: Implications for the back-arc region behind the SW Japan Arc. Pure and Applied Geophysics 179, 3945-3966.

81. Kim, H., Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., and Pigott, J.D. (2020) Horizon slices of bandwidth-extended data: Optimizing thin bed interpretation from spectral decomposition. Geosciences Journal 24, 519-529.

80. Kim, H. and Lee, G.H. (2019) A deterministic geomodeling case study for a thin clastic reservoir: The Second Wall Creek Sand, Teapot Dome field, Wyoming, USA. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 181, 106244.

79. Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., and Lee, G.H. (2018) Neotectonics of the eastern Korean margin inferred from back-arc rifting structure. Ocean Science Journal 53, 601-609.

78. Yi, B.Y., Lee, G.H., Kang, N.K., Yoo, D.G., and Lee, J.Y. (2018) Deterministic estimation of gas-hydrate and gas resources in a small area of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) from rock physics modeling and pre-stack inversion. Marine and Petroleum Geology 92, 597-608.

77. Mo, C.H., Lee, G.H., Jeoung, T.J., Ko, K.N., Kim, K.S., Park, K., and Shin, C.H. (2018) Prediction of shale prospectivity from seismically-derived reservoir and completion qualities: Application to a shale-gas field, Horn River Basin, Canada. Journal of Applied Geophysics 151, 11-22.

76. Baek, Y.S., Lee, S.H., Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., Lee, S.H., Jung, S.G., and Lee,G.H. (2017) Effect of irregular, complex underlying topography in Holocene sedimentation revealed from late Quaternary sequences in the mid-western coast of Korea. Quaternary International 459, 89-100.

75. Moon, H.-J., Kim, H.J., Kim, C.H., Moon, S., Lee, G.H., Lee, S.-H., Lee, S., Kim, J.S., Jeon, C.-K., Baek, Y., and Jou, H.T. (2017) Imaging the Yellow Sea Bottom Cold Water from multichannel seismic data. Journal of Oceanography 73, 701-709.

74. Kim, H., Lee, G.H., Yi, B.Y., Yoon, Y., Kim, K.-O., Kim, H.J., and Lee, S.H. (2017) A simple method of correction for profile-length water-column height variations in high-resolution, shallow-water seismic data. Ocean Science Journal 52, 283-292.

73. Horozal, S., Kim, G.-Y., Cukur, D., Bahk, J.-J., Buchs, Da., Ryu, B.-J., Lee, G.H., Kim, S.-P. (2017) Sedimentary and structural evolution of the Eastern South Korea Plateau (ESKP), East Sea (Japan Sea). Marine and Petroleum Geology 85, 70-88.

72. Horozal, S., Bahk, J.-J., Urgeles, R., Kim, G.Y., Cukur, D., Kim, S.-P., Lee, G.H., Lee, S.H., Ryu, B.-J., and Kim, J.-H. (2017) Mapping gas hydrate and fluid flow indicators and modeling gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ) in the Ulleung Basin, East (Japan) sea: Potential linkage between the occurrence of mass failures and gas hydrate dissociation. Marine and Petroleum Geology 80, 171-191.

71. Kim, H.J., Moon, S., Jou, H.T., Lee, G.H., Yoo, D.G., Lee, S.H., and Kim, K.H. (2016) The offshore Yangsan fault activity in the Quaternary, SE Korea: Analysis of high-resolution seismic profiles. Tectonophysics 633, 85-95.

70. Lee, G.H. (2016) Rock physics modeling: A report with a case study. Economic and Environmental Geology 49, 225-242 (in Korean).

69. Moon, S., Lee, G.H., and Kim, H., Choi, Y., and Kim, H.J. (2016) Collocated cokriging and neural-network multi-attribute transform in the prediction of effective porosity: A comparative case study for the Second Wall Creek Sand of the Teapot Dome field, Wyoming, USA. Journal of Applied Geophysics 131, 69-83.

68. Kim, H.J., Baek, Y.S., Jou, H. T., Lee, S. H., Moon, S., Kim, J.S., Lee, S.-h., Lee, G.H., Kang, S.-G., Son, W.-H., and Seok, R. (2016) Seismic reflection imaging of Quaternary faulting offshore the southern Korean Peninsula. Geosciences Journal 20, 311-319.

67. Horozal, S., Bahk, J. J., Lee, S. H., Urgeles, R., Kim, S.P., Kim, G. Y., Cukur, D., Lee, G.H., Ryu, B.J., and Kim, H.H. (2016) Late Neogene-Quaternary submarine mass wasting along the margins of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea: Geomorphologic controls and geohazard potential. 392, 69-98.Quaternary International 392, 69-98

66. Kim, H.J., Lee, G.H., Choi, D.-L., Jou, H.-T., Li, Z., Zheng, Y., Kim, G.-Y., Lee, S.-H., and Kwon, Y.K. (2015) Back-arc rifting in the Korea Plateau in the East Sea (Japan Sea) and the separation of the southwestern Japan Arc from the Korean margin. Tectonophysics 638, 147-157.

65. Kim, H. Lee, G.H., and Moon, S. (2015) Prediction of reservoir properties using extended elastic impedance inversion. Economic and Environmental Geology 48, 115-130 (in Korean).

64. Lee, G. H., Lee, B., Kim, H. J., Lee, K., and Park, M. (2014) The geological CO2 storage capacity of the Jeju Basin, offshore southern Korea, estimated using the storage efficiency. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 23, 22-29.

63. Lee, G.H., Lee, K.S., Shin, C.H., and Kim, Y.W. (2014) Micorseismic monitoring in shale gas development: A report. Journal of Korean Society of Mineral, Energy, and Resources Engineering 51, 285-297 (in Korean).

62. Lee, G.H., Yi, B.Y., Yoo, D.G., Ryu, B.J., and Kim, H.J. (2013) Estimation of the gas-hydrate resource volume in a small area of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) using seismic inversion and multi-attribute transform techniques. Marine and Petroleum Geology 37, 291-301.

61. Kim, H. J., Jou, H. T., Kang, S. G., Lee, G. H., Yi, B. Y., Yoo, D. G., Ryu, B. J., and Shin, C (2013) Seismic characterization and imaging of a gas hydrate deposit in the western part of the Ulleung basin, East Sea (Japan Sea). Marine and Petroleum Geology 37, 214-221.

60. Yoo, D.G., Kang, N.K., Yi, B.Y., Kim, G.Y., Ryu, B.J., Lee, K., Lee, G.H., and Riedel, M. (2013) Occurrence and seismic characteristics of gas hydrate in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 37, 236-247.

59. Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., Lee, G.H., Na, J.H., Kim, H.S., Jang, U., Lee, K.Y., Kim, C.H., Lee, S.H., Park, C.H., Jung, S.K., and Suk, B.C. (2013) Caldera structure of submarine Volcano #1 on the Tonga Arc at 21 deg 09 min S, southwestern Pacific: Analysis of multichannel seismic profiling. Earth Planets and Space 65, 893-900.

58. Lee, K., Yoo, D.G., McMechan, G.A., Hwang, N., and Lee, G.H. (2013) A two-dimensional post-stack seismic inve1rsion for acoustic impedance of gas and hydrate bearing deep-water sediments within the continental slope of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Korea. Terrestrial Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences 24, 295-310.

57. Yi, B.Y., Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., Yoo, D.G., Ryu, B.J., and Lee, K.S. (2013) Comparison of wavelet estimation methods. Geosciences Journal 17, 55-63.

56. Lee, G. H., Shin, C. H., Kim, Y. W., and Kwon, Y. I. (2013) Seismic characterization of shale-gas reservoirs: A review. The Journal of Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering 49, 156-169 (in Korean).

55. Lee, G.H., Yi, B.Y., Lee, K., Park, M.H., Kim, H.J., Yoo, H.S. (2012) Estimation of CO2 storage capacity of the structural traps in the southern Jeju Basin, offshore southern Korea, northern East China Sea. Geosciences Journal 16, 313-326.

54. Gungor, A., Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Han, H.C., Kang, M.H., and Sunwoo, D. (2012) Structural characteristics of the northern Okinawa Trough and adjacent areas from regional seismic reflection data: geologic and tectonic implications. Tectonophysics 522-523, 198-207.

53. Lee, G.H., Yoon, Y.H., Nam, B., Lim, H., Kim, Y.-S., Kim, H.J., and Lee, K. (2011) Structural evolution of the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) and tectonic implications. Tectonophysics 502, 293-307.

52. Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., Lee, G.H., Choi, D.L., Yi, B.Y., Yoo, L.S., Lee, S.H., Kim, K.H., and Yoo, H.S. (2011) High-resolution seismic imaging of geologic formation, offshore east coast of Korea at 37N: implications for assessments of seismic activity. Diaster Advances 4, 40-46.

51. Yi, B.Y., Lee, G.H., Horozal, S., Yoo, D.G., Ryu, B.J., Kang, N.K., Lee, S.R., and Kim, H.J. (2011) Qualitative assessment of gas-hydrate and gas concentrations from the AVO characteristics of the BSR in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea). Marine and Petroleum Geology 28, 1953-1966.

50. Yoon, Y.H., Lee, G.H., Yoo, D.G., Han, H.C., Choi, K. and Lee, K. (2010) Cross-section restoration and 1-D basin modeling of the Central Subbasin in the southern Kunsan Basin, Yellow Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 27, 1325-1339.

49. Kim, H.-J., Lee, G.H., Jou, H.-T., Lee, S.H., Yoo, D.G., Gu, N.-H., Yoo, H.S., and Suk, B.C. (2010) Seismic character of the BSR in the Ulleung Basin plain, East Sea (Japan Sea). Geosciences Journal 14, 49-55.

48. Lee, G.H., Kim, D.C., Park, S.C., Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., and Khim, B.K. (2010) Internal refection pattern of the Korea Strait shelf mud (Nakdong River subaqueous delta) off SE Korea and implications for Holocene relative base-level change. Island Arc 19, 71-85.

47. Kim, H.J., Jeong, G.S., Yi, B.Y., Jo, C.H., Lee, K.B., Lee, J.H., Jou, H.T., and Lee, G.H. (2010) Geophysical and geological investigation for selecting a dinosaur museum site in the Dinosaur Egg Fossil Area, Gojeong-ri, Hwasung, Gyeonggi Province. Journal of Korea Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysics 13, 357-363 (in Korean).

46. Yi, B.Y., Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Jeong, G.S., Yoo, D.G., Ryu, B.J., and Kang, N.K. (2010) Application of deconvolution methods to improve seismic resolution and recognition of sedimentary facies containing gas hydrates. Journal of Korea Society of Earth and Exploration Geophysics 13, 323-329 (in Korean).

45. Cukur, D., Lee, G.H., Um, J.G. Kim, D.C., and Kim, J.H. (2009) Barbados accretionary prism: Evidence of fluid flow, deformation and faulting from 3-D seismic and well-log data. Island Arc 18, 642-660.

44. Lee, G.H., Lee, K., and Kim, H.J. (2009) Tuning effects’ impact on seismic. AAPG Explorer (Oct), 32.

43. Lee, G.S., Kim, D.C., Lee, G.H., Park, S.C., Kim, G.Y., Yoo, D.G., Kim, J.C., and Cifci, G. (2009) Physical and acoustic properties of gas-bearing sediments in Jinhae Bay, the South Sea of Korea. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 27, 96-114.

42. Horozal, S., Lee, G.H., Yoo, D.G., Park, K.P., Lee, H.Y., Kim, H.J., Kim, W., and Lee, K. (2009) Seismic indicators of gas hydrate and associated gas in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) and implications of heat flows derived from depths of the bottom-simulating reflector. Marine Geology, 258, 126-138.

41. Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Kim, D.C., Yi, B.Y., Nam, S.M., Khim, B.K., and Lim, M.S. (2009) The acoustic diversity of the seabed based on the similarity index computed from Chirp seismic data. ICES Journal of Marine Science 66, 227-236.

40. Kim, H.J., Lee, G.H., and Jou, H.T. (2008) Reply to comments by H. Mashima on ‘Evolution of the eastern margin of Korea: constraints on the opening of the East Sea (Japan Sea)’ by Kim et al. (Tectonophysics 436, 37-55). Tectonophysics 455, 106-108.

39. Clift, P., Lee, G.H., Duce, N.A., Barckhausen, U., Long, H.V., and Zhen, S. (2008) Seismic reflection evidence for a Dangerous Grounds mini-plate: No extrusion origin for the South China Sea. Tectonics 27, TC3008, doi:10.1029/207TC002216.

38. Kim, D.C., Lee, G.S., Lee, G.H., and Park, S.C. (2008) Sediment echo types and acoustic characteristics or gas-related acoustic anomalies in Jinhae Bay, southern Korea. Geosciences Journal 12, 47-61.

37. Kim, B.K., Park, Y.H., Bahk, J.J., Jin, J.H., and Lee, G.H. (2008) Spatial and temporal variation of geochemical properties and paleoceanographic implications in the South Korea Plateau (East Sea) during the late Quaternary. Quaternary International 176-177, 46-61.

36. Kim, H.J., Lee, G.H., Jou, H.T., and Cho, H.M. (2007) Evolution of the eastern margin of Korea: constraints on the opening of the East Sea (Japan Sea). Tectonophysics 436, 37-55.

35. Khim, B.K., Bahk, J.J., Hyun, S. and Lee, G.H. (2007) Late Pleistocene dark laminated mud layers from the Korea Plateau, western East Sea/Japan Sea, and their paleoceanographic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 247, 74-87.

34. Lee, G.H., and Castagna, J.P. (2007) Untested carbonate buildups in the Bermejo field, Ecuador: A potential new play type in the northwestern Oriente Basin. AAPG Bulletin 91, 135-149.

33. Lee, G.H., Kwon, Y.I., Yoon, C.S., Kim, H.J., and Yoo, H.S. (2006) Igneous complexes in the southeastern Northern South Yellow Sea Basin and their hydrocarbon implications. Marine and Petroleum Geology 23, 631-645.

32. Lee, G.H., Kim, B., Shin, K.S., Sunwoo, D. (2006) Geologic evolution and aspects of the petroleum geology of the northern East China Sea Shelf Basin. AAPG Bulletin 90, 267-260.

31. Lee, G.H., Kim, D.C., Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., and Lee, Y.J. (2005) Shallow gas in the central part of the Korea Strait shelf mud off the southeastern coast of Korea. Continental Shelf Research 25, 2036-2052.

30. Lee, G.H., Kim, B.Y., Jang, S.J., Huh, S., and Kim H.J. (2004) Timing of trap formation in the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) and implications for hydrocarbon accumulations. Geosciences Journal 8, 369-380.

29. Lee, G.H., Eissa, M., Decker, C.L., Castagna, J.P., O’Meara, D.J., and Marin, H.D. (2004) Aspects of the petroleum geology of the Bermejo field, northwestern Oriente Basin, Ecuador. Journal of Petroleum Geology 27, 335-356.

28. Kim, D.C., Lee, G.H., Seo, Y.K., Kim, G.Y., Kim, S.Y., Kim, J.C., Park, S.C., and Wilkens, R. (2004) Distribution and acoustic characteristics of shallow gas in the Korea Strait shelf mud off SE Korea. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 22, 21-31.

27. Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Jou, H.T., and Cho, H.M. (2003) Opal-A/opal-CT phase boundary inferred from bottom simulating reflectors in the southern South Korea Plateau, East Sea (Sea of Japan). Geophysical Research Letters 30. 2238.

26. Gorgas, T.J., Kim, G.Y., Park, S.C., Wilkens, R.H., Kim, D.C., Lee, G.H., and Seo, Y.K. (2003) Evidence of gassy sediments on the inner shelf of SE Korea from acoustic properties. Continental Shelf Research 23, 821-834.

25. Lee, G.H. and Kim, B.Y. (2002) Infill history of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan) and implications on source rocks and hydrocarbons. Marine and Petroleum Geology 19, 829-845.

24. Kim, G.Y., Kim, D.C., Kim, Y.E., Lee, G.H., Park, S.C., Park, J.W., and Seo Y.K. (2002) Remote seabed classification based on the characteristics of the acoustic response of echo sounder: preliminary result of the Suyoung Bay, Busan, Korea. Journal of Korean Fisheries Society 35, 273-281 (in Korean).

23. Lee, G.H., Kim, H.J., Han, S.J., and Kim, D.C. (2001) Seismic stratigraphy of the deep Ulleung Basin in the East Sea (Japan Sea) back-arc basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 615-634.

22. Kim, D.C., Sung, J.Y., Park, S.C., Lee, G.H., Choi, J.H., Kim, G.Y., and Kim, J.C. (2001) Physical and acoustic properties of shelf sediments, the South Sea of Korea. Marine Geology 179, 39-50.

21. Lee, G.H., Lee, K., and Watkins, J.S. (2001) Geologic evolution of the Cuu Long and Nam Con Son basins offshore southern Vietnam, South China Sea. AAPG Bulletin 85, 1055-1082.

20. Lee, G.H. (2000) Tuning effect and its correction for volumetric estimation. Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society 3, 227-234.

19. Lee, G.H., Park, S.C., and Kim, D.C. (2000) Fluctuations of calcite compensation depth (CCD) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). Geo-Marine Letters 20, 20-26.

18. Park, S.C., Lee, H.H, Han, H.S., Lee, G.H., Kim, D.C., and Yoo, D.G. (2000) Evolution of late Quaternary mud deposits and recent sediment budget in the southeastern Yellow Sea. Marine Geology 170, 271-288.

17. Lee, G.H., Kim, H. ., Suh, M.C., and Hong, J.K. (1999) Crustal structure, volcanism, and opening mode of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan). Tectonophysics 308, 503-525.

16. Kim, G.Y., Kim, D.C., Park, S.C., and Lee, G.H. (1999) Chirp (2-7 kHz) echo characters and geotechnical properties of surface sediments in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea. Geosciences Journal 4, 213-224.

15. Lee, G.H. (1999) Reconstruction of sedimentary basins formed on ductile substrata. Geosciences Journal 3, 43-48.

14. Kim, H.J., Han, S.J., Lee, G.H., and Huh, S. (1998) Seismic structure of the crust in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea) and its implications for the basin opening. Marine Geophysical Researches 20, 219-237.

13. Lee, G.H. (1998) Conversion of shot-point numbers in seismic profiles to x-y coordinates. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 16, 243-252.

12. Lee, G.H. and Watkins, J.S. (1998) Seismic sequence stratigraphy and hydrocarbon potential of the Phu Khanh basin offshore central Vietnam, South China Sea. AAPG Bulletin 82, 1711-1735.

11. Lee, G.H. and Suk B. (1998) Latest Neogene-Quaternary seismic stratigraphy of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan). Marine Geology 146, 205-224.

10. Suh, M.C., Lee, G.H., and Shon, H.W. (1998) A Geophysical study on geotectonics and opening mechanisms of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan). The Sea, Journal of the Korean Society of Oceanography 3, 34-44 (in Korean).

9. Seo, S.G., Kim, H.I., Lee, G.H., and Kim, D.C. (1997) Depth-based correction of side-scan sonar image data and segmentation for seafloor classification. Journal of the Korean Society of Remote Sensing 13, 133-150 (in Korean).

8. Lee, G.H., Watkins, J.S., and Bryant W.R. (1996) Bryant Canyon Fan: an unconfined large-river sourced system in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. AAPG Bulletin 80, 340-358.

7. Watkins, J.S., Bryant, W.R., Buffler, R.T., Lee, G.H. et al. (1996) Structural framework map of the northern Gulf of Mexico, in J. O. Jones and R. L. Freed, eds., Structural framework of the northern Gulf of Mexico. GCAGS Spec. Publ., 95-98.

6. Simmons, G.R., Bryant, W.R., Buffler, R.T., Lee, G.H., and Fiduk, J.C. (1996) Regional distribution of salt and basin architecture in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico, in J. O. Jones and R. L. Freed, eds., Structural framework of the northern Gulf of Mexico. GCAGS Spec. Publ., 93-94.

5. Lee, G.H. (1995) Wood’s equation revisited. Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 13, 235-242.

4. Bouma, A.H., Lee, G.H., Antwerpen, V., and Cook, T.W. (1995) Channel complex architecture of fine-grained submarine fans at the base-of-slope. GCAGS Transactions 45, 65-70.

3. Lee, G.H., Watkins, J.S., and Bryant, W.R. (1992) Origin and evolution of Keathley Canyon, northwestern Gulf of Mexico, in J. S. Watkins, F. Zhiqiang, and K. J. McMillen, eds., Geology and geophysics of continental margins. AAPG Memoir 53, 361-373.

2. Lee, G.H. and Schuster, D. (1991) Evaluation of Exxon EW1010 subsalt prospect. Quarterly Review, Shell Offshore Inc., New Orleans, U.S.A.

1. Chough, S.K., Lee, G.H., Park, B.K., and Kim, S.W. (1984) Fine structures of turbidite and associated muds in the Ulleung (Tsushima) Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan). Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 54, 1212-1220.