There had been a growing realization amongst the geophysical community that the exchange of technical ideas and practical experience though important was lacking.

With these thoughts in the background, a group of geophysicists resolved to form a Geophysical Society with its headquarters at Dehradun.

As a result, the Society of Petroleum Geophysicists, India was born on August 15, 1992, when about 30 Geophysicists met and resolved to form an association, for improved interaction and technical exchange. The Society was registered with the Registrar of Societies as a non-profit organization on January 4, 1993.