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President's Comments
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Editor's Comments
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Meetings
HGS Dinner Meeting
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HGS Luncheon Meeting
International Explorationists
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North American Explorationists
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Environmental/
Engineering Geologists
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Important Geological and Biological Impacts of Natural Hydrocarbon
Seeps: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Slope, Hany H. Roberts
The Domestic Natural Gas and Oil Initiative, Reganal Spiller
Cuba-Bahamas Arc/Margin Collision: Constraints on
Timing of Suturing, Mark Hempton
Development Drilling and Assessment in a 40-year Old Oil Field: New
Opportunities Through the Integration of Depositional System
and Sequence Stratigraphic Analyses with Cumulative
Production Histories, Daniel B. Schafer and Henry W Posamentier
Regulatory Overview of Jurisdictional Wetlands,
Michael D. Campbell
Feature Articles
International Brief
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Subjective Definitions
Geophysical Reflection
HGS Officer Nominees
HGS Outstanding Students
G.C.A.G.S. Survey
Business of Geology
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Energy and Jobs
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Useful Utilities
Investor Interest
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Colombia Oil Exploration Forthcoming Licensing Round by
Competitive Tender
Re-thinking Petroleum Origins, W H . Roberts, ZZI
Multiple Reflections - A Geologically Based Conjecture, Norman S. Neidell
North American Prospect Expo - AAPL, Market Outlook, Oilfield
Services Industry, Cambridge Energy Conference, Victor Schmidt
U of H Employment Conference, Sam fitcher, Economic Revitalization
andJob Creation Plan, People for an Energy Policy
Internet and the Earth Sciences, Hal 17: Herdklotz, Ellyn Jones, and James Hooper
Engineers and Geologists Redefine Economic Limits of Recovery
Columns
Commentary
Geo-Events
Calendar
Committee News
Geological Auxiliary
O n The Move
AAPG Corner
Exploration Activity Review
Quick Look Techniques
May Luncheon and Other Events; Geo-Wives
AAPG Members and Delegates Alert
Screw Faults Quick Look Technique, Subsurface Consultants & Assoc., Znc.
On me Cover
Volunteer crews from the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) and the Houston Archeological Society
recover several large fragments of a fossilized mammoth tusk in Pleistocene sediments near Cady.
For individuals wishing to join the Museum's fossil expedition to the White River Badlands of Nebraska, see page 21.
Photo by Mike Olson, HMNS.
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The Houston Geological Society
The Executive Board
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J o h n M. Biancardi
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The HGS Computer
ApPlications Committee
is organized into four
sub-committees to
On April 11th at our regular evening meeting we will have our
animal Outstanding Student Awards. The HGS will award $500.00
and a plaque to the "Outstanding Student" from each of six area universities.
This years winners are Jennifer
Walker from Lamar
University, Cheryl Metz from Texas A&M University, Sneha Dholakia
from the University of Texas-Austin,
Oliver Aubert from Rice
University, Susan Smith from the University of Houston and Glen
Collier from Steph~n F. Austin University. During the social period
prior to dinner student poster sessions will be presented. This is your
opportunity to meet the future! After dinner Harry Roberts from LSU
will give a talk entitled "Important Geological and Biological Impacts
of Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps: Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental
Slope."
This month I would like to focus on the activities of the HGS
Computer Applications Committee.
Under the leadership of Craig
Moore, this committee is organized into four sub-committees
to
address specific tasks. The Technical
Sessions Sub-committee
attempts to educate HGS members on geological and geotechnical
computing by organizing luncheons, seminars, poster sessions and by
having equipment demonstrations.
Volunteers are preparing for the
1995 Houston AAPG Convention were they will chair technical sessions. The Membership Services Sub-committee trains the HGS office
personnel on the proper use of the computer.
Members set up new
software and update the HGS membership database. Sub-committee
members are currently working toward implementing
a new postal
barcode labeling system. The Digital Digest Sub-committee is responsible for writing or finding articles of interest to the HGS membership
for publication in the "Digital Digest" section of the Bulletin. The
Computer Bulletin Board Sub-committee has the goal of setting up a
HGS Computer Bulletin Board. This is a relatively expensive proposition and Sub-committee members Paul Britt, Dave Barthelemy and
Lewis Sokol would appreciate any help that you would be willing to
provide. Recently Craig and his committee were instrumental in helping the Executive Board select an appropriate
replacement for our
totally worn out HGS office computer. Thanks a bunch and keep up
the good work!
address specific tasks.
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COMMENTARY
The Case Against Registration Of Geologists
By John D. McLeod
Allen, Texas
Last year's abortive attempt to enact a
registration (licensing) law for geologists
in Texas is considered by many a watershed effort for the licensing movement.
Because of the traditional dominance of
petroleum geologists in the state, it is
reasoned, a victory in this ostensibly hostile territory could be the linchpin in a
crusade toward nationwide licensing.
Although registration advocates have
recently received a forum in the AAPG
Explorer and elsewhere, an alternative
point of view is felt, if not frequently
articulated, by the majority of geologists
who have helped to actively and passively
thwart licensing efforts in Texas and
other states.
Since its inception in California over
twenty years ago, registration has been
advocated primarily by geologists
employed in the public sector, or whose
clientele seek compliance with government regulations. It is understandable
that in a world dominated by registered
engineers, bar-examined and boardcertified attorneys and licensed environmental health specialists, unregistered
environmental geologists, hydrogeologists and engineering geologists might
believe themselves to be a disadvantaged
underclass, deprived the legal status necessary for career advancement and professional prestige.
Although registration is somewhat
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variable from state to state, some generalizations about it can be drawn. A typical registration board consists of a panel
of geologists, appointed by the governor,
from representative specialties. The principal functions of the board are to collect dues, sell embossing seals, test applicants, publish a membership directory,
convene meetings, and invoke enforcement against unlicensed geologists. A
bachelor's degree, a minimum tenure of
experience, and passage of a test are usually required for licensure. A "grandfather" period usually allows any geologist
to be licensed without testing during the
first year of operation. Once registered,
geologists are free to practice any geologic specialty, although specialty certification may be available. They are also
not normally subject to re-testing, continuing education o r specific work
requirements to maintain registration as
long as dues are paid.
Registration's purposes are often
cited as: 1) the protection of public
health, welfare and safety; 2) the establishment of a code of professional ethics;
and 3) the response to public opinion.
The credo is similar, if not identical, to a
plethora of other state licensing bureaus
that claim the mantle of public protection as their chief reason for operation.
Once established, the effectiveness of
registered versus unregistered geologists
in preventing or mitigating calamities
with a geological component is not
gauged. For example, the design and
construction of what became engineering disasters during the recent California
earthquake were undoubtedly approved
by a variety of licensed professionals. It is
not known, however, if they should be
blamed for what failed, or thanked for
what didn't, because licensing lacks a
mechanism to account for both its successes (if any) and its failures. It is born
of the faith that regulation embodies
order and control, and therefore must
be beneficial to the welfare of society.
The promotion of ethics is another
frequently cited goal, one that has long
been embraced by local and specialized
geological organizations. Nonetheless,
there is some irony in this assertion
when the registration movement is, as
argued here, largely a subterfuge for
labor issues and individual career aspirations.
Finally, the claim of public impetus
stems from the efforts of geologists
themselves, invaribly citing the exaggeration that all the other states are doing it
(and we don't want to be last). For the
record, fifteen states currently have registration laws, four have a legal definition
of a geologist or hydrogeologist, and two
have certification programs. Each year, a
handful of states examines the issue, and
most decide not to enact registration.
Arkansas is the only state bordering
Texas that licenses geologists, and there
is no reason to believe that if Texas goes,
others will follow.
Public justifications aside, licensing
advocates seek an agenda based on 1)
parity in professional status and compensation with other licensed professionals,
especially engineers; 2) educational and
experiential parity amongst geologists;
and 3) the establishment of professional
"turf' that is legally protected from other
professions and unlicensed geologists.
What is wrong with this agenda, and why
should geologists care?
In the labor marketplace, demand for
education, experience, and skills determine an individual's worth relative to
peers and other professions. In many
engineering organizations, environmental geologists, hydrogeologists and engineering geologists function as technicians who may be perpetually and
uncomfortably subordinate. Although we
can all sympathize, the tonic for career
stagnation lies in education, training,
experience, and the development of new
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skills to better ones' options. For some,
this may ultimately
mean earning
a
degree in engineering, law, planning or
other discipline to complement a geologic background.
As most of us have
learned, the demand for geologists is driven by highly cyclic market forces, and
adaptability to new specialties is often the
key to professional survival.
A second unspoken goal of some proponents of registration is to seek educational and experiential
parity amongst
geologists. In other words, it is a legal
tool to socialistically eliminate or mitigate the competitive advantages of education, experience, skills or accomplishments
attained
by individuals.
A
bachelor-level geologist (and friend of
the governor) with a brief career in government regulation
might well rule a
registration board, writing and administering test questions to a seasoned Ph.D.
Similarly, licensing organizations provide
no recommendations
to prospective
employers that would allow informed hiring decisions based on traditional earned
credentials.
Professional turf is important to all of
us, and there are some compelling reasons for all geologists to aggressively
oppose the documented
overreach of
registered engineers,
landscape architects, attorneys and others into geological and related business domains. The
real question about licensing is one of
honesty about ourselves and our profession. Through licensing are we really trying to protect public health, welfare and
safety, and promote ethics, or are we trying to create laws to protect and enhance
our professional welfare?
Accredited colleges and universities
vouch for the academic preparedness of
young geologists, and testing of neophytes by licensing boards only usurps
their authority. A geology career, differing from market-ready
disciplines like
engineering and law, is not often a standalone occupation, but one which works
best in concert with others. Market
forces winnow us throughout
our lives,
and frequently determine our specializations.
Registration is at its best superfluous
and at worst a dishonest expansion of
government authority. Fifteen states in
twenty years hardly portends universality.
Instead of creating more regulation,
geologists in other states should seek to
decommission their boards if they prove
ineffective, incompetent,
self-serving or
political. In the final analysis, the subterfuge of registration lowers our standards, and diminishes our reputation for
objectivity as scientists.
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Editor's Comments
As we began this edition, I considered
some recent additions in the Bulletin that
you may have noticed. First of all, we
have been able to maintain a continuing
set of regular columns with the help of
our readers, who submit quality articles
and reprints. Such sections as Useful
Utilities and Investor Interest have been
well supported by input from many nonmembers. Secondly, we have had a great
resource in a variety of topics. Quick
Look Techniques, Related Research, and
several areas like this month's Subjective
Definitions, Geophysical Reflection, and
Energy .and Jobs provide diversity to our
content. Thirdly, the Business of Geology
has had significant contributions, including this month's copy with reprints from
Victor Schmidt on recent industry gatherings and forecasts.
We still are in need of features where
case studies, tools, and techniques provide an educational device for many of us
in exploration, development,
and environmental
roles. International
articles
are requested to share significant basin
and regional interpretations.
How about
,.,
a Geo-tale to share unique adventures
with our Houston group?
Please accept this invitation to brushup an old contemplation or thought provoking question. Ask for feedback from
our society via this publication. Afterall, it
is our forum to express ideas to over 5000
geologists! Help us start a series of written dialogues to express pertinent theory.
And finally, Bill Eisenhardt, who provided the Exploration Activity column for
over 10 years, passed away on Friday,
February 18th. He was a dedicated HGS
volunteer,
and spent 3 to 4 days per
month in the office developing his section. Bill received the President's Award
in 1990 for his service and technical contributions to the geological community.
He was an essential member of our committee and will be sadly missed.
Thanks for your comments, as always,
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Lynne Feldkamp
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A Tribute
Thinking of the late Bill Eisenhardt as
we knew him on the HGS Bulletin
Committee, these are some of the words
that come to mind.
gentle
reserved
faithful
ethical
respectful
courteous
decent
helpful
dedicated
William "Bill" Eisenhardt age 71,
passed away February 18,1994.
diligent
patient
thorough
quiet
friendly
sociable
gracIOus
thoughtful
whimsical
We miss you, Bill.
- Bill Roberts
Our March 1994 feature by Wayne E. Jones entitled "Bob West Field - Zapata and
Starr Counties, A DeveloPing Giant" was reprinted with permission from the Bulletin
of the South Texas Geological Society,January 1994.
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Important Geological
Hydrocarbon Seeps:
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And Biological Impacts Of Natural
Northem Gulf Of Mexico Continental
Slope
Harry H. Roberts
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Poster Session and Social Period, 5:30 p.m., Dinner and Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
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Large volumes of siliciclastic sediments,
input especially during periods of lowered
sea level, and compensating salt tectonics
have produced a continental slope that is
arguably the most complex in today's
oceans. Faults associated with defonnation
of salt and shale provide the primary migration routes for hydrocarbon gases, crude
oil, brines, and formation fluids to the modern sea floor. Since the mid 1980s, it has
become increasingly clear that this process
has an extremely important impact on the
geomorphology, sedimentology, and biology of the modern continental slope.
Hydrocarbon
source, nux rate, and
water depth are important detenninants of
sea floor response. Under rapid flux conditions, mud volcanoes (to 1 km wide and 50
m high) result, and hydrate hills (rich with
authigenic carbonates), carbonate lithoherms, and isolated communities
of
chemosymbiotic organisms with associated
hardgrounds represent much slower flux
responses. In numerous moderate- to low-
flux cases, cold seep products support
islands of productivity for communities of
chemosymbiotic organisms that contribute
both directly (shell material) and through
chemical byproducts to the production of
massive volumes of calcium-magnesium carbonate in the fonn of hardgrounds, stacked
slabs, and discrete moundlike buildups
(commonly>20m). These seep-related features occur over the full depth range of
slope (>2200m). Authigenic carbonates
occur as porous aragonite, M -calcite and
dolomite which commonly c~ntain shell
debris from chemosymbiotic fauna, and
fine-grained siliciclastics. Anomalous 13Cdepleted values (-18.5 to 54% PDB) for carbonates indicate mixed carbon sources
derived from bacterial
oxidation
of
methane, crude oil biodegradation, sulfate
reduction, and overlying sea water bicarbonate.
Chemosymbiotic
mussels and
clams, 'vhose calcareous remains contribute
to the growth of carbonate buildups, yield
813C compositions ranging from -6.3 to
0.2% PDB. In general the 813C compositions, ranging from 2.8 to 4.44% PDB, correspond to the ambient downslope sea-bed
temperature decline.
D pper slope authigenic carbonates are
"diluted" with biogenic carbonate, the product of lowstand reef development.
Fossilpoor carbonates of the upper and middle
slope are commonly dolomitic, formed in
the shallow subsurface, and exhumed by
uplift (salt) and physical erosion. Middle to
lower slope carbonates generally have a M calcite pelloidal matrix, with acicular t~
botryoidal aragonitic cements in voids, and
contain shell debris. Seep-related carbonates of the Gulf of Mexico continental
slope, as well as those formed through
degassing of accretionary
prisms along
active margins, are now thought to create
hardgrounds and discrete buildups that are
excellent analogs for many problematic carbonate buildups in ancient deepwater siliciclastic rocks.
nized both locally and on an international
level for his research in the general fields of
marine geology and sedimentary processes.
He has worked both carbonate and terrigenous clastic depositional systems. Although
his research interests during his initial years
with CSI focused on understanding
the
role of physicaL processes in reef and reefassociated depositional
systems, he has
recently concentrated his research efforts
on deltaic and related continental shelf
and slope plus basinal terrigenous clastic
environments.
He worked on the DSDP
Leg Mississippi Fan boring program, has
taken an active role in the Gulf of Mexico
Shelf-Slope Consortium shelf-edge delta
boring project, continues research on the
Atchafalaya-Wax Lake delta complex, and
most recently has centralized his effort on
the northern Gulf of Mexico continental
slope with specific interest on the impacts
of natural hydrocarbon seeps.
Dr. Roberts is a professor
in the
Department of Oceanography and Coastal
Sciences where he regularly teaches and
advises graduate students. He is currently a
AAPG 1993-94 Distinguished Lecturer.
HARRYH. ROBERTS Biographical Sketch
Harry Roberts is currently director of
Coastal Studies Institute at Louisiana State
University where he began his career in
1969 as an assistant professor. He is recog-
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STUDENT POSTER SESSION
HGS will host a poster session by
area university geoscience students
preceding
the April II th dinner
meeting at the Post Oak Doubletree.
The posters can be viewed during
social hour beginning at 5:30. This is
an excellent opportunity to meet the
students and review some of their
recent research projects.
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HGS SHORT COURSE
Engineering meets Geology in Reservoir Characterization:
Applied Mercury Injection Porosimetry in Production and Exploration.
Phil Mariotti, Supervisor, Houston Technical Center; Chevron USA Production Co.
Emphasis will be on the p r a d c a d t h i s will not be Algebra 101actual rock and oil field data will be used.
Course Description:
Overview of Very High Pressure Mercury Injection: Techniques and Application
- How it works-nuts and bolts stuff.
- Assumptions-Geological and otherwise
-Justification-What do we really know about nature?
-Angels dancing on the pinhead
- A Tale of Twenty-five Quartz Grains
- Operational philosophy of what follows
Interpreting Mercury Injection curves
- Pore Volume Distribution in elastics, carbonates and shales
- Impact of Diagenesis on the pore network and on oil storage
- Seal Evaluation
- Very Long Hydrocarbon Columns
- Tight Gas Sands
Reservoir Heterogeneity-Where is the 'clean sand?'
- Carbonate and Clastic Examples
Reservoir Hydrocarbon Storage as a simple function of Porosity
(The first r2 of .98 I ever saw in geological data)
- What it looks like
- How to use capillary pressure data to do it.
The Instructor:
Phil Mariotti earned the Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1975-BS and MS from Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI. He left teaching and came to Gulf Oil's Houston Technical Services Center in 1981. He began working
with mercury injection in 1984 and has developed software and interpretational skills that lead to him being awarded
a Chevron Chairman's Award in October 1990.
Date and T i e :
Thursday, May 12, 1994. From 7:30 to 12 Noon in the Exxon Auditorium, 800 Bell Street, Houston.
Registration and Cost:
Pre-registration $35; at the door, $40. Each participant will receive course notes.
Send Check to: Houston Geological Society 7171 Hanvin, #314 Houston, TX 77036
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EETING
The Domestic Natural Gas and Oil Initiative
Reginal Spiller
HGS Luncheon Meeting - April 27,1994
Social Period, 1 1 :SO a.m., Luncheon and Meeting, 12:00 Noon
The Houston Club
In December, the current administrat i o n in W a s h i n g t o n r e l e a s e d " T h e
D o m e s t i c N a t u r a l Gas a n d O i l
Initiative." This Initiative recommends
specific actions to be taken within ten
focus areas for producing more domestic energy. Members of the administration are making an effort to educate the
public and Congress on the importance
of t h e d o m e s t i c n a t u r a l gas a n d oil
industry to the U.S.'s national and economic security.
Among the plans included in the initiative area:
Review tax incentives to attract capital into the industry
Increase gas and oil production and
environmental protection through
the development and application of
technology
Stimulate markets for natural gas
Reduce the cost of regulation where
applicable while maintaining environmental protection
E n c o u r a g e industry a n d government partnerships to build o n
America's technological lead in gas
and oil exploration and production
Assess the near and long-term economic, environmental and security
implications of rising U.S. depend e n c e o n oil imports, via a n integ r a t e d study, i n c l u d i n g v a r i o u s
agencies,
He joined Elf Aquitaine in 1984 where
he became manager of the southern district which included the Gulf of Mexico
shelf and deepwater tracts. In 1987 he
became Offshore Exploration Manager
f o r Primary Fuels, a subsidiary of
Houston Industries. In 1988, h e joined
Maxus Energy Corporation in Dallas,
where h e became their International
Exploration Manager, responsible for
projects in Africa, E u r o p e a n d t h e
Middle East. He joined the Department
of Energy in 1993.
Mr. Spiller earned a B.S. in Geology
from the State University of New York in
1974 and an M.S. in Hydrc-Ceology from
Penn State in 1979. He has authored several technical papers in petroleum g e e
sciences and geology.
REGGIE SPILLER Biographical Sketch
Reginal Spiller is the U.S. Department
of Energy's Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Gas and Petroleum Technologies.
Mr. Spiller began his career as a geologist with Exxon U S A in H o u s t o n ,
a d v a n c i n g to a position as S e n i o r
O p e r a t i o n s Geologist, where h e was
responsible for exploration well planning
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The RMAG Invites the HGS to Denver!
Field Trips and the 1994 AAPG Annual Convention
Examine Reservoirs in Outcrop to Understand Nearby Production:
Two trips examine carbonate facies control on porosity distribution patterns in Wyoming's Big Horn
Basin and in the Paradox Basin. The Elk Basin. Cottonwood Creek. Madden Deep, and Aneth fields are
examined. Core workshops will be integrated with field excursions through exhumed reservoirs. A trip to
Nevada examines the carbonate reservoirs responsible for some of the most prolific oil wells in the United
States. The Cretaceous Ferron delta in Utah and exposures of the Tocito and Gallup sandstones on the SW
San Juan Basin of New Mexico are used to illustrate the effect of base level change on reservoir quality
and architecture.
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AAPG ANNUAL MEETING
JbmbgsffmmwmM
JUNE12-15,1994
T
he June 1 9 9 4 Annual AAPG
Convention is the Convention of
Field Trips! An unusually large
number of trips will give you and your
family a chance to enjoy the geology of
the Rockies. Summer is the time for field
work - come join us!
Field trips underline the theme
Analogs for the World. 'Trip leaders use
outcrop analogs in a wide spectrum of
depositional and structural contexts. They
Stratigraphic Architecture and Its Relation to Reservoir Geometry:
A series of trips will focus on the splendid reservoir-scale outcrops of the Rocky Mountain area. The Book
Cliffs and the Kqiparowitz Plateau of Utah will serve as two focal points to examine clastic and coal bearing depositional processes in a sequence stratigraphic context. Elements of courses taught in-house by
industry will be featured. Trips designed to focus on specific depositional environments will focus on
eolian systems, fluvial systems, valley fill settings and arkose fan environments. Each of these trips is led
by groups of researchers whose goals have been to determine how outcrop models can be applied in the
subsurface. The extraordinary exposures of the Guadalupe Mountains and the Capitan reef escarpment
will be featured as a carbonate model.
e e e
Structural Geology and the Influence of Structure on Sedimentation:
The Rocky Mountains display the effects of both foreland basin and Laramide style deformation. A pair of
trips concentrates on the nature of the thrust style deformation in the area of the Teton Mountains of
Wyoming and the Laramide style in the Front Range area near Denver. Both structural style have controlled hydrocarbon accumulations. A second pair of trips will examine the interrelationship of developing
structures and syndeformational stratigraphy. The record of deformation can be deduced frori the sediments seen on these two trips to southern Wyoming.
em.
Basin Analysis:
A set of trips will examine basin evolution patterns. One trip will focus on the inverted Paleozoic Eagle
Basin, and a pair of trips will examine the evolution of the Denver Basin as seen from the uptilted strata on
its western margin near Denver.
e e e
capitalize on the unusual diversity of set-
Coal-Bed Methane and Fraclure Plays:
tings within reach of Denver, with trips
Trips will illustrate the nature of coal degasification in the Piceance Creek basin with an opportunity lo
also examine the rich lacustrine oil shales of the Uinta basin. A pair of trips will examine the naturc of
fractured reservoirs, based on outcrop and core data. Computer models will be illustrated in a motel roombased demonstration of the status of reservoir modeling software. The control of fracture geometries on
reservoir performance will be stressed together with an emphasis on non-vertical drilling applications.
e e e
spanning from the Tetons of Wyoming
through the Canyonlands of the Four
Comers, down to the rolling rapids of the
Grand Canyon, to the carbonate cliffs of
Environmental Issues:
the Guadalupe Mountains. Some trips also
A series of shorter trips has been designed to illustrate environmental mitigation practices as well as n sclec.
tion of clean-up efforts where geological models of fluid flow are being utilized to optimize waste recovery efforts.
display engineering and production techniques as well as direct outcrop analogs
and cores from producing carbonate and
Adventure with Geologic Substrate:
clastic reservoirs. Other trips examine the
A highlight of the field trip opportunities is the nine-day Grand Canyon raft trip on which participants follow the wake of great American explorers and examine the stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau. Trips are
also planned to look at famous dinosaur quarry sites in Southern Wyoming and the KIT boundary clay in
southern Colorado. A series of trips has been planned for family participation as well. Fossil collecting.
float trips. and llama trekking are on the slate.
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effects of base-level change and tectonics
on Cretaceous nearshore and coastal plain
reservoirs. Oil shale, coal and coal degasification resources are featured on trips
Other Opportunities:
sponsored by the Energy Minerals
Day trips are planned to tour government mapping and climatological facilities. the Geological Society of
America headquarters. and a major oil company's research lab.
Division. A set of trips is designed for
family fun as well.
We have planned a range of trips to appeal to all convention attendees and look forward to sharing the
Rockies with you in 1994.
lll
More specific information is available. Contact: AAPG Convention Department, P. 0. Box 979, Tulsa, OK 74101-0979USA
Phone: 91W584-2555;Fax: 91W584-2274
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INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATIONISTS
Cuba-Bahamas Arc/Margin Collision:
Constraints on Timing of Suturing
Mark Hempton
International Explorationists Dinner Meeting - April 18, 1994
Social Period, 5:30 p.m., Dinner and Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Post Oak Doubletree Inn, 2001 Post Oak Blvd.
Constraints on timing of suturing
include (1) stratigraphic data, both surface and subsurface, (2) isotopic age data
from the southern metamorphic belt,
which originally consisted of sediments
deposited at the southern edge of the
Bahamas/Florida margin, (3) seismic
data in the carbonate foreland (e.g.,
Bahamas, Florida, and southeast Gulf of
Mexico), and (4) seismic data from offshore western Cuba. These data are consistent with a scenario whereby suturing
took place between the Late Cretaceous
and the Late Eocene with a more quiescent period in the early Paleocene.
(1) The Late Cretaceous initiation of
suturing and northward movement of
the thrust belt is represented by widespread erosion of Turonian-Santonian
margin sediments and ubiquity of a Late
Cretaceous unconformity overlain by
MARK HEMPTON Biographical Sketch
Mark Hempton was trained as a field
geologist a t SUNY-Albany where h e
earned a Ph.D. in 1982 after mapping in
Campanian-Maastrichtian flysch. Early
Paleocene marls record a cessation (or
slowing) of thrusting. By t h e Late
Paleocene, vigorous thrusting resumed
and waned progressively from west to
east from early to latest Eocene.
Although this scenario can be argued
from surface data alone, it is reinforced
by the addition of new, deepwell penetrations drilled by Soviet/Cuban teams in
northern Cuba.
(2) Isotopic age data (K-Ar) generated by Soviet and American teams show
cooling ages associated with a pervasive
Late Cretaceous thermal overprint related to initial suturing. Age dates from the
southern metamorphic belt (derived
from abyssal plain sediments deposited
over stretched North American basement) yield dates from 45-90 Ma, but
possess a mode at 6570 Ma.
(3) Reflection seismic data from the
carbonate foreland north of Cuba show
significant reactivation of basement
faults from the Late Cretaceous-Early
Tertiary in response to arc/margin convergence from the south. This reactivation is manifested as tilted fault blocks,
upthrown fault blocks, foreland bulges,
and faults that propagate up through the
overlying carbonate section. Vertical displacement on these faults in Florida
ranges up to 1500 ft.
(4) Reflection seismic data from offshore western Cuba over t h e frontal
thrust and associated foredeep sediment
wedge to the north, interpreted with
wellconstrained Gulf of Mexico correlation horizons indicate t h e sediment
wedge consists of a thick sequence of
Upper Cretaceous and Eocene flysch.
the Bitlis thrust belt of southeastern
Turkey. After graduating from Colgate
University in 1976 he mapped faults in
t h e Sierra Nevada foothills f o r
Woodward-Clyde Consultants, San
Francisco. During his graduate school
career h e consulted f o r Turkish
Petroleum, Amoco, and Earthsat. Since
1984, Hempton has been a geologist with
Shell Oil Company. Currently he is with
the international subsidiary, Pecten, and
exploring in West Africa.
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INTERNATIONAL BRIEF
Colombia Oil Exploration Forthcoming Licensing
Round By Competitive Tender*
Empresa Colombiana de Petr6leos ECOPETROL, the Colombian state oil
company, is at the advanced planning
stage for a major oil exploration promotional campaign to be launched this
Spring. The objective is to attract foreign
oil companies to bid competitively on
about 28 exploration blocks covering
some 37,800 kms2 of the prospective
Llanos, Putumayo and Upper Magdalena
Basins in eastern Colombia.
A licensing round by competitive tender
will open on the day of the first of a series
of promotional seminars, starting in
Santafk de Bogod on Monday 18th April
1994. Subsequent seminars will be held in
Houston (Thursday 21st April), Calgary
(Monday 25th April) a n d London
(Tuesday 3rd May). The round wilI close
after 90 days on Monday 18thJuly.
ECOPETROL wishes the competitive
tender t o be transparent a n d fair.
Therefore. awards will be made to the consortium tendering the highest number of
points, according to a point scheme to be
published when the round opens, provided that it exceeds a pre-set minimum. The
round results will then be published
before the end of.July.
The promotion~ca~paign
is being managed f o r ECOPETROL by Intera
Information Technologies Ltd. of Henley,
UK Intera is currently preparing a technical evaluation of the acreage on offer, to
be sold as part of a series of three Data
Packages. Along with representative data,
these Data Packages will provide sufficient
information to permit oil companies to
decide u p o n their technical strategy.
Further data on which to base final bids
wilt be avaiIabIe in Data Rooms in
ECOPETROL's offices.
ECOPETROL is seeking to capitalize on
the heightened world awareness of
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Colombia's oil potential, following the
recent success of the ECOPETROL-BPTotal-Triton Associates in discovering the
giant Cusiana-Cupiagua Oilo Field cornplex in the Llanos foothills. Despite this,
soft crude prices have affected Colombian
oil exploration investment, leading to an
overall decline in activity since 1992.
Therefore, ECOPETROL is seeking to
stimulate activity with an unprecedented
release of prospective acreage in estahlished oil and gas-producing basins.
For further information, contact:
Dr. Ismael E. Arenas,
[email protected] de ($eraciones Ass.
ECOPETROL, Santafi de Bogota, (hlombin
fax: +5 71-288-0071 tel: +5 71-=2X7-9308
Mr. Andrew Matthews,
Project manage^,
Intera I n f m a t i o n Technologaes Lid.
Hen@, UK
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Productive Low-Resistivity Well Logs of the World
We Need Examples and Company Coordinators
The Houston and New Orleans Geological Societies
recently published a highly successful guidebook entitled "Productive Low Resistivity Well Logs of the
Offshore Gulf of Mexico." We have nearly sold out
all 1500 copies of this exciting publication in less than
a year. Almost one hundred people contributed to
the success of this guidebook.
Now we've decided to publish "a sequel" with examplesfuom all around the world. This volume will be an
even greater undertaking than the Offshore Gulf of Mexico Guidebook, so we need more help from
more contributors. We need examples from the onshore Gulf Coast to the huge fields of Russia and
China; from Indonesia, Malaysia, and all of the great fields of the North Sea; from Africa, Australia,
South America, and the Middle East to the giants of Alaska, Canada, Mexico, California, the Mid-Continent and the Permian Basin.
Gather up your well data and photocopy the logs and core data from a potentially "famous" zone.
Send it, along with its cumulative production totals (minimum of 6 months production), your name,
address, and telephone number to:
Productive Low-Resistivity Well Logs of the World
C / O Mr. Glen Shelton, Chevron USA
935 Gravier Street
New Orleans, LA, USA, 70112
The committee will quickly examine your "candidate pay zone", then send you an "Official Example
Submittal Kit". Take your pick from either an easy-to-use 5" Iog format sheet designed for easy tracing
and drafting, or a digital diskette with the format forms and instructions designed for Autocad v.11.0 or
12.0. Submitting your favorite examples will only take only a few minutes in the file room and at the
copy machine.
Become a valuable member of a successful team of enthusiastic formation evaluators. Better yet, be one
of our "Official Coordinators"! We want to designate at least one person at each company, or in each
region or basin of the world, to lead and encourage their colleagues to generate multiple examples. Call
Glen at (504) 592-7057 or Clint at (713) 874-8730 to volunteer, or to ask questions.
HELP US CREATE A SECOND GUIDEBOOK OF EVEN GREATER VALUE!
We can't wait to show the world the unusual pay zones that have remained hidden over the years!
PROJECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Co-Chairmen:
Committee Members:
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Dwight "Clint" Moore, Anadarko
Glen Shelton, Chevron
Robert Sneider, Sneider Exploration
Harold Darling, Richard Berlitz, and Bill Blair, Schlurnberger
Bob Douglass, Douglass Exploration
John Kulha, Loren b Assoc.
Neil Wilson, Chevron U.S.A.
Garret Holt, Greenhill Petroleum
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CALL FOR PAPERS AJSJD
FIELD TRIP AJNNOUNCEMENT
1994 Permian Basin Section - SEPM
Annual Field Trip and Guidebook
San Andres Mountains, New Mexico April 22 - 24, 1994
In Conjunction with the Roswell Geological Society
Theme: "Paleozoic Stratigraphy of the San Andres Mountains, New Mexico: Emphasizing Upper
Pennsylvanian Stratigraphy and the San Andres Formation Type Section."
Manuscript submittals are requested and are to be based upon new research, recent fieldwork, or reservoir studies on the Paleozoic stratigraphy of the San Andres Mountains, regional studies (including adjoining
mountain ranges and the Permian Basin), and specific stratigraphic studies on the upper Pennsylvanian and
the Permian San Andres Formation.
The 1994 Permian Basin Section - SEPM field trip to the San Andres Mountains will be held Friday
evening through Sunday afternoon, April 22 - 24, 1994 prior to and in conjunction with the Southwest
Section Meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists at Ruidoso, New Mexico.
For field trip details and manuscript submittals, please contact:
Bob Lindsay, 1st Vice President PBS-SEPM (915) 687-7233 or
call the PBS-SEPM Office (915) 683-1573 Fax (915) 686-7827
Call for Papers and Posters
Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies
and
Gulf Coast Section SEPM
44th Annual Convention
Austin, Texas
October 4-7, 1994
Hosted by Austin Geological Society
The meeting theme, "Energy and Environment-Expanding
Professional Horizons." will be
highlighted in sessions representing a broad spectrum of Gulf Coast geology. Along with GCAGS and
SEPM sessions, there will now be sessions on environmental geology, as well as an opening allconvention symposium that will focus on environmental geology and earth resources. You are invited to
submit abstracts for oral presentations, poster sessions, or core presentations.
Abstracts of 250 words or less may be submitted for presentation by completing the Call For Papers
form being mailed to all members of Gulf Coast geological societies. Forms are also available from the
Program Chairman:
Shirley Dutton, Program Chairman
1994 GCAGS Convention
Bureau of Economic Geology
The University of Texas at Austin
Box X, University Station
Austin, TX 78713
Full manuscripts will be required for all oral presentations.
Completed papers will be due by April 1, 1994.
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EXPLORA TIONISTS
Development Drilling and Assessment in a 40-year Old Oil
Field:New Opportunities Through the Integration of
Depositional System and Sequence Stratigraphic Analyses
with Cumulative Production Histories
by Daniel B. Schafer and Henry W. Posamentier
North American Explorationists Dinner Meeting - April 25, 1994
Social Period, 5:30 p.m., Dinner and Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
H.E.S.S. 3121 Buffalo Speedway
Grand Isle 43 is an oil and gas field in
the Gulf of Mexico that was discovered in
1955. This field is currently being re-evalu"ted in the context of depositional system
and sequence stratigraphic analyses. These
analyses, which are largely well log and, to
a lesser extent core based, have been integrated with cumulative production histories and have led to the identification of
bypassed or underexploited reservoir compartments, and consequently additional
drilling locations.
This study focuses on the Middle
Miocene JR sandstone, one of 93 pay sands
in Grand Isle 43. Reservoir compartments
in this field are delineated primarily by
.
flooding surfaces overlain by fine-grained
transgressive
deposits, and maximum
flooding. surfaces, lying.within fine grained
transgressive to highstand deposits. At initial discovery, a common oil/water contact
was observed in the JR sand. Recent
drilling, however, has shown there to be
multiple oil/water contacts as some compartments have been drained and others
not.
The depositional model suggests that
the producing sandstones are part of a
shingled, offlapping shelf-edge lowstand
systems tract pro~radational
shoreface/
deltaic succession. Several orders of permeability barriers have been identified.
These include first order barriers comprising shales deposited as part of the transgressive to highstand systems tract. Second
order barriers are shales deposited in
response to lobe switching and minor
depocenter shifts within a given lowstand.
Third order barriers comprise shales
deposited within a given progradational
event and are associated with a shingling
architecture. Careful analysis of production history and perforation strategy, combined with analysis of recent drilling
results within a tightly constrained
sequence stratigraphic
framework has
revealed that significant bypassed pay
remains in this 40-year old field.
DANIEL SCHAFER Biographical Sketch-
Daniel Schafer is currently a Senior
Geologist with Vastar Resources, Inc. in
Bulletin Houston
Houston. Daniel has worked his pre\jous
18 years with the Atlantic Richfield Co. in
many varied assignments.
His initial
assignment
with ARCO was in their
Research Lab where he was active in
applied research related to district operations with emphasis on sedimentology,
petrology, and geochemistry. Additional
assignments took Daniel to Alaska where
he worked in a development
mode on
the Sag River, Shublik, and Sadlerochit
Fms. within the Prudhoe Bay Field. This
work culminated in the final solution of
the Prudhoe Bay Equity Determination
which was based on a best technical
answer related to rock properties and
fluid saturations.
Recently Daniel has
been working in Houston on Exploration
and Exploitation in the Offshore Gulf of
Mexico. However, his primary emphasis
is on development opportunities
in the
producing fields of the Grand Isle/West
Delta complex. His involvement in this
development
assignment
has brought
new drilling
to some once thought
depleted oil and gas fields.
Mr. Schafer received a B.S. (1977) in
Geology, and a M.S. (1979) in Geology
from
the University
of Texas
at
Arlington. He is an active member of the
AAPG and the HGS and has presented
papers
on Low Resistivity
Pays,
Sequence Stratigraphic
Principles, and
Development Opportunities
in Old Oil
and Gas Fields.
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ENVIRONMENTAUENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS COMMITTEE
CONTINUING EDUCATION SHORT COURSE
"Soils Science For Geologists and Env. Consultants A Local Perspective"
presented by John S. Jacob , PhD Texas A&M and Dr. Saul Aronow,
Lamar Univ. (retired)
A Shour introduction to sol science, soils description and the surficial
processes in the Texas Gulf Coast area. The seminar will be oriented toward
helping the practicing environmental professional obtain relevant soil
information for work in the environmentaf, engineering and other related
fields.
Date: May 21,1994 9:00- 2:M)p.m.
University of St. Thomas
M.D. Anderson Bldg. (across from Jerabeck Athletic Center on Mount
Vernon)
A light lunch will be provided,
Cost of the short course will be $20 for HGS members, $25 for
non-members,
Reservations can be made by contacting Ralph Taylor at 528-1232 and
leaving your name and phone number. Please indicate your interest in the
Soib course.
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ENGINEERING GEOLOGISTS
Regulatory Overview of Jurisdictional Wetlands
A1 Smith, Ph.D., C.E.P.
Environmental/Engineering Evening Meeting - April 13, 1994
Social Period, 6:30-7:00 p.m., Program 7:OO-8:00 p.m.
H.E.S.S. Building
Sec. 404 of the Clean Water Act regulates dredge and fill activities in waters of
the United States. Provisions of the act
a r e a d m i n i s t e r e d by t h e U.S. Army
Coi ps of Engineers with oversight by the
E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n Agency.
Jurisdictional Wetlands also are subject
to Sec. 404. There are three characteristics of jurisdictional wetlands; hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and wetland
hydrology. Delineation of wetlands is
performed following t h e 1987 Federal
M a n u a l Jor Identifying a n d Delineating
Jurisdictional Wetlands.
Prior converted cropland is wetlands
which were b o t h m a n i p u l a t e d a n d
c r o p p e d before Dec. 23, 1985 t o t h e
extent they no longer exhibit important
wetland values. Final Rules published
August 25, 1993 implemented the follow-
ing actions with regard to Sec. 404 program: Modification of the definition of
"discharge of d r e d g e material";
Clarification of when the placement of
pilings is a discharge of fill material; and,
Codification of the current policy that
prior converted croplands are not waters
of the United States.
tion, agency negotiation, developing construction specifications and execution of
transplanting over 2 acres of seagrass
beds in the Lower Laguna Madre. He also
has given expert testimony on wetlands in
state and federal courts.
Al holds a BS degree in botany from
the Univ. of Nebraska and was awarded
his Ph.D. in plant ecology from Texas
A&M Univ. His dissertation research was
a life cycle investigation of a grass that
grows in t h e prairie p o t h o l e s of t h e
northern plains. He is a member of the
Society of W e t l a n d Scientists, t h e
National Association of Environmental
Professionals and the Texas Association
of Environmental Professionals (TAEP).
He was one of the co-founders of TAEP
and served on the board of directors. He
is a past president of the organization. He
is certified as a n Environmental
Professional by NAEP.
AL SMITH Biographical Sketch
Al Smith is an independent environmental consultant with m o r e than 20
years of consulting experience in the Gulf
Coast area. His specialty is wetlands and
permitting under Sec. 404 of the Clean
Water Act. He has been involved in permitting piprlines, exploration and production sites and other projects in wetlands; especially in Texas and Louisiana.
He has prepared mitigation plans and
been responsible for execution of those
plans. O n e of his major projects was the
identification of damage, plan prepara-
GSH Environmental Applications
Special Interest Group
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TNRCC RIVER CLEANUP
O n Saturday, April 23, 1994, from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., approximately 5000 volunteers are expected to participate in the San Jacinto River Clean U p Battle and the
Galveston Bay Clean Up. These celebrations of Earth Day will include water-based and
land-based cleanups, water quality monitoring demonstrations, trash sculpture contests,
recycling exhibits, and other environmental and educational activities. To thank volunteers, a "Trash Bash" celebration with free lunch, entertainment, an environmental fair.
souvenirs, and door prizes will be held immediately following the cleanups.
Cleanups will be conducted along Buffalo Bayou, the Houston Ship Channel, the
San Jacinto River at the San Jacinto State Park, Lake Conroe in the Sam Houston National Forest, the San Jacinto River at
Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, and the East Fork of the San Jacinto River, as well as the Texas City Dike, Pierce Marsh,
Armand Bayou, and Morgans Point. Celebration activities will take place at the San Jacinto State Park, the Sam Houston
National Forest, Alexander Duessen Park, and in Coldspring, Texas, as well as in Texas City and the Armand Bayou
Nature Center.
The goals of this Earth Day program are to improve the environment, to educate people about the plight of our
public waters and the dangers of pollution, to involve citizens in realworld solutions to pollution problems, to promote
recycling and citizens' water quality monitoring, and to have a great day!
We are asking for your help to accomplish these goals. We would appreciate all Texas Watch volunteers taking
part in the cleanup at the location of their choice. Also, at the Trash Bash beginning at 11 :30 a.m., we plan to have an
array of environmental and educational activities. We will need experienced Texas Watch trainers to assist with the
monitoring demonstrations at each of the six sites. To volunteer to assist with the demonstrations, please contact Anne
Rogers, Texas Watch Volunteer Coordinator, at (512) 463-8206.
We will be contacting you again with additional information, or feel free to call if you have any questions. We
thank you for your consideration, and hope we can count on your support of the San Jacinto Clean U p Battle and the
Galveston Bay Clean Up on April 23rd.
Dana W. Macornb, TNRCC River Cleanup Coordinator
(5 12) 475-4835
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Environmental Geology Of Boling Salt Dome And Vicinity
Wharton, Fort Bend And Brazoria Counties
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Westwood Mall. Stops are planned at a sand quarry near Sugar Land, and an active fault at the town of Needville.
Stops on the dome will include the Boling sinkhole., sulfur mining operations and a gas storage project. A short stop
will also be made at Damon Mound.
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and possibly others. Plans are to include experts with knowledge of the local geology and industrial operations at each
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t h e H o u s t o n Museum o f
N a t u r a l S c i e n c e ' s new
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of D i n o s a u r H e r e s i e s ,
Bakker argues that these
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o n c e t h o u g h t , b u t were
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agile. He is especially well
known for his field work in
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F o r m a t i o n of W y o m i n g
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Join us in the field as a member of the
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Dates: Team 1 / Sat.. July 30 to Sat.. Aug. 6. 1994
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SUBJECTIVE DEFINITIONS
Re-thinking Petroleum Origin
The following sequence is admittedly provocative and reactions
from readers are invited b y the editorial staff.
By W. H. Roberts, I11
WHAT IS PETROLEUM?
...a colloidal or gaseous admixture,
mostly HC's
COMPOSITION?
...highly variable and changeable,
depending on respective residence times
of individual components in a system of
continous water exchange
DYNAMIC STEADY-STATE
EQUILIBRIUM
...thermodynamic equilibrium nonexistent
WHERE DO WE FIND IT?
...uppermost available reservoir
space
WHERE DOES IT START?
...in accumulating organic residues
WHAT IS THE CONTEXT?
...an aqueous continuum in porous
media
HOW DOES IT START?
...organic decomposition during p r e
gressive burial
WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
...successive dispersion of organic
derivatives
WHAT MIGRATES?
...mostly organic acids, some HCs,
metal complexes, etc
HOW?
...accommodation in moving waters
responding to potentiometric a n d / o r
thermal energy
MIGRATION PATHS
...multidirectional from primary and
secondary (reworked) sources; governed
by transmissivity and geologic configuration (focusing)
HOW FAR?
...on and on, from site to site, by continuous reworking toward ultimate accu-
mulation or discharge at earth surface
WHEN?
...more continuous than episodic;
geared to geohydrologic conditions
PETROLIFEROUS ORGANIC
ENRICHMENT
...two types; adsorption, and containment
ADSORPTION
...as in the filtration of organic-rich
"source waters" through an argillaceous
facies, possibly creating a "source rock"
as part of an on-going source system.
CONTAINMENT
...as in the entrapment of water-born
hydrocarbons to form a separate, nonwetting fluid phase in a reservoir bounded by water-wet membranes, restricting
HC loss but allowing water loss
CONVERSION OF ORGANIC ACIDS
TO HC'S
...decarboxylation
SEPARATING HC'S FROM WATER
...by depressuring, cooling, and filtration of geologically focussed ascending waters
ACCUMULATION
...p rogressive
nucleation and coalescence of HC molecules
RATE OF
ACCUMULATION
...depends on rate
of
pore
volume
exchange through trap
by organic- rich "source
waters" ...degree of saturation by HC's is progressive; inefficient
traps may contain only
"shows"
MATURATION
...earliest HC's arriving in reservoir
trap are light ends, most easily accommodated in passing waters (e.g. gas), but
residence time for gas may be
short...heavier HC's take longer to accumulate, unless water exchange rate is
more rapid and light ends get washed
through ...deep traps mature slowly and
may be "gas prone"
SOURCE TO RESERVOIR
CORRELATION
..specificity based on a presumed
restriction of HC migration to designated, discrete paths is in doubt; a general
resemblance should pertain, however, to
all components of a dynamic 3-D fluid
system moving in a common direction
from upstream source areas to downstream collecting areas
SOURCE IMPRINTS AND TRAP
IMPRINTS
...conlposition of reservoired HC mixtures will relate to types of available
organics in primary a n d secondary
sources exposed to moving waters; but
ultimately, composition may be dominated by selective processes in both migration and entrapment
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First d l for papers
The Society for Organic Petrology
11th Annual Meeting
September 25-30,1994
Jackson, Wyoming
U.S.A.
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Thai's right! Jachoon.. situated at the base of the Teions,just a short divefiom the Yellowstone
NationalPark The meeting will be held a! the Snaw fing Resort, near the center of Jackson
W k t h e 1994 &a on your cafe& now.
P h to mrhrc cm3,to enjoy this part of the War.
Sept 25 - PraMeeting Workshop -
introduction to Fractal Geometry and its use in the earth sciences"
tau@ by Christopher C. Bartan, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
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Sept 26-27 lko days of oral and poster technical presentstions including a theme
session entitled "Orgdcs and the Rockies" contributions welcome.
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Sept 28-30 - Field Excursion though the Wd River, Bighom, and Powder
River Basins to examine coal and terrestrial source rocks.
Led by Romeo Flores,U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
Submit your tentative titlesfor a presentation anytime before April 30,1994 to Ron Stanton
(&as below) and incficoeymprefmence for oral or poster presentafiun. Inrtructions to
prepare your abstract will be sent so that you can submit af;noI ertended abstract by June 30,
1994. Aldhors also will have the opportunity to submit papers for publieution in a special
issue of Organic Geochemistry.
Topics to consider inclurie: organicpetrology of roch and c o d , palynologv, paleobotmy,
inorganidorganici n t d o m , appliedpetrology, thermal matrcration, modern analogs,
geochemistry, jl1u)rescence, optical, and electron microscopy. Other related topics are welcome.
For Further injiormation, contact:
Ron Shnton
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GEOPHYSICAL REFLECTION
Multiple Reflections - A Geologically Based Conjecture*
by Norman S. Neidell
N. S. Neidell and Associates, Houston, Texas
Explorationists have recognized for
some time the less than satisfactory
results of synthetic seismogram fits
which a r e often e n c o u n t e r e d . T h e
nature of the problems are variable and
i n c l u d e "missed" o r "extra" events,
amplitude disparity, waveform changes,
and missing/misaligned multiples. We
are not counting as problems the "timing" mis-matches which we expect as a
result of velocity integration errors.
Usual explanations point to physical
aspects of the correlation process, particularly the Fresnel zone and its roles,
and the representative nature of logging
measurements at seismic frequencies.
More recent indictments include the
stacking process, including amplitude
variation with offset (AVO) effects.
Case-by-case studies of mismatches
(of which few are published) typically
show s o m e improvements. T h e s e
employ remedies based on new logging
tools, fabrication of zero-offset traces,
re-editing of logs, use of pseudo-logs
developed from resistivity measurements, etc. No general guidelines f o r
improvement have resulted from these
limited studies. None of the studies
focused in any detail on the stratigraphic and depositional aspects of the subsurface. Further, n o study to this time
has directly addressed the fact t h a t
under the most favorable circumstances,
we still cannot predict (any seismic)
amplitudes even in relative terms with a
satisfactory level of reliability, and we
remain unable to predict which boundaries produce multiple reflection events.
In fact, multiple reflections are nothing less than an "Achilles heel" of the
theory for simulating seismic reflections.
When included according to theoretical
designs, synthetic seismic results containing multiple reflections are invariably
worse than when the multiples a r e
detected.
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2 ~ i s i n gSea Level
1
Reference Sea Level
=0
Elevation
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T2
TI
Reference Time Line
Depositional
Time Lines
To
Figure 2. Geologic Model 2. Marine carbonate deposition with rising sea level.
I wish to submit f o r review, comment, discussion, and analysis a conjecture which links generation of multiples
to reflection boundary depositional
style. T h e purpose of such dialogue
would be to incorporate a neglected element into the quest for improving 1-D
synthetic seismogram synthesis-the
geology!
Some geology and the conjecture.
Before stating the conjecture, I wish to
review the geologic concept of a "time
*Reprinted with permission, "The Leading Edge, " c@right
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Figure 1. Geologic Model 1. Transgressive shoreline with rising sea
level showing development of sand unit A.
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line." Time in this context refers to geologic time, and a time line is a line on a
surface of contemporaneous sediment
deposition. Two simple models of deposition show times lines to clarify the definition. In model 1 (Figure I ) , a shoreline builds outward from a transgressive
sea. The boundaries which define sand
unit A are traversed by the time lines
T1, T2, T3, etc.
Model 2 (Figure 2) shows a sequence
of deep marine carbonate deposition.
Unit B is aligned with the time lines.
Clearly for the family of all depositional
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models which are physically possible, we
shall see some continuum of alignment
a n d misalignment between t h e time
lines a n d the lithology boundary. This
circumstance gives rise to the once fashionable debate as t o whether seismic
r e f l e c t i o n s follow t i m e lines o r t h e
lithology change. Such discussions have
been complicated by refinements relating to seismic imaging, but it has been
clearly demonstrated that only changes
in acoustic impedance are seen by the
correctly imaged seismic method (see
suggestions for further reading).
I.et us look more closely a t the two
models a n d recognize that t h e r e a r e
important variables and elements about
which we have yet said nothing. T h e
sediment supply, its variability and constitution, rates of flow, etc., will bear o n
the geometry and transitional nature of
the litholo,q boundaries, and even o n
the homogeneity of the resulting units.
We have the mistaken impression, however, t h a t we would appreciate such
characteristics if we could sample the
lithology adequately with suites of well
logs. Figure 3 shows model-type logs
from a series of three closely spaced
wells penetrating the same sand body.
While each log taken individually shows
a n a b r u p t s a n d / s h a l e contact, if all
three samples occurred within the principal span of' a single seismic Fresnel
zone, the sand type would be effectively
transitional in seismic terms.
The point, in essence, is that even a
dense sampling of correct well logs may
not adequately depict what seismic illumination sees, particularly when time
lines and lithology boundaries are not
coincident. We would also expect less
consistency in character when such misalignment occurs and less ability to predict reflection amplitude levels based o n
logging m e a s u r e m e n t s even f o r primaries.
When coincidence takes place between
the time lines and the lithology changes,
we have the well behaved "regional markers" which are easy to map and show anticipated characteristics. For this case, the
sampling by wellbore methods is quite
valid. For these cases, synthetic seismogram matches to field seismic data are usually quite good.
A little read paper by Manus Foster,
published in 1975, treated the issue of multiple reflections in the presence of transitional boundaries. We now understand
that we may have transitioning lithologies
in seismic terms which can not be recognized
by well logs. Hence, even for good or "correct" well log measurements, if time lines
and lithology changes are not adequately
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Figure 3. Hypothetical productive sand body with electric logs. Acoustic impedance signature at well 6 and effective seismic signature at well 6
when D is smaller than Fresnal zone diameter.
aligned, our subsurface picture developed Manus Foster, (Geophysical Journal of the
in seismic terms by seismogram synthesis Royal Astronomical Society, 1975);
"Reflections on amplitudes" by O'Doherty
may be seriously flawed.
With this short discussion as back- and N.A. Anstey (Geophysical Prospecting
g r o u n d , I now state my conjecture: 1971); "Shear-wave logging to enhance
Coherent multiple reflections result only seismic modelingn by M. Payne (GEOfrom lithological boundaries where PHYSICS 1991); "The effect of subsurface
acoustic impedance changes and geologic sampling on l-D synthetic seismograms"
by M. Schoenberger and F.K. Levin ( C E O
time lines are substantially aligned.
Dialogue. I hope that the conjecture PHYSICS 1979); "Interpretation at the
can serve as a focal point for discussion well-tie" (Symposium Proceedings, Geophysical
a n d studies which will lead to real Society of Houston Continuing Education
progress in relating subsurface measure- Committee, 1992).
Informative articles a b o u t seismic
ments to seismic data. Some time ago,
Elmer Eisner wanted to see expositions of imaging include: "Seismic imaging of
unsolved problems occupying the abilities porosity and hydrocarbons in consolidatof a cadre of retired geophysical ( a n d e d formations" by N.S. Neidell ( S P E
geologic) experts (see J u n e 1992 T h e Preprint, 1992) ; "Use of seismic-derived
Leading Edge). The commentaries which velocities for stratigraphic exploration on
should come forward may well be what is land: Seismic porosity a n d direct gas
needed to engage the formidable skills of detection" by J.H. Beard and E.E. Cook
(AAPG Memoir 39, 1985).
that group.
It should also be noted that a short dial o g u e between this
author and Dan Ebrom,
of t h e faculty a t t h e
ARAXAS EXPLORATION
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reflections.
Further reading.
drillable stage.
Recommended material
3-D Proposals especially welcome.
about synthetic seismoContact Ken Masters at
grams a n d multiples
include: "Transmission
333 Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 1275
effects in the continuHouston, Texas 77060
o u s one-dimensional
seismic model" by
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HGS OFFICER ELECTIONS, 1994-1995
NOMINEES FORHGS PRESIDENT-ELECT, 1994-1995
Constitution, Article III, See. 2. The duties of the President shall be to preside at all meetings, call special meetings,
appoint such committees as are not provided for in the consitution, and jointly with the Secretary and the Treasurer sign all
written contracts and other obligations of the Society.
Article III, Sec. 3. The President-Elect will serve as a member of the Finance Committee, and on the Board of
Directors of the Houston Geological Society Memorial Scholarship Fund. This person shall prepare to serve as President
and, in the absence of the President, shall assume the duties of that office. If the President is not able to complete the term,
the President-Elect shall assume that office for the remainder of the administrative year, and shall also serve the following
presidential term.
WILLIAM R. "BIIL" DUPRE'
Academic Training:
1975
Stanford University, Ph.D. Geology
1974
Stanford University, M.S. Hydrology
1970
University of Texas (Austin), M.S. Geology
1968
University of Texas (Austin), B.S. Geology
w/Honors
Experience:
1976-Presen
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1974-76
1974-92
University of Houston - Associate Professor
Wesleyan University - Assistant Professor
U.S. Geological Survey - Geologist (part time)
Professional
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Affiliations:
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Activities:
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GCAGS/SEPM - review manuscripts for Fall Meeting
AGI Committee on Earth Scienc Curricula
AAPG/SEPM Co-chair, Technical Session
HGS Panelist - Alternative Careers Conference
HGS Short Courses on Gulf Coast Geology
HGS Treasurer
HGS Boy Scout Committee
AAPG Publication Committee
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GSA Co-chair, Technical Session
RONALD A. "RON" NELSON
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Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Geology
1972
Texas A&M University, M.S. Geology
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NOMINEES FOR HGS VICE PRESIDENT, 1994-1995
Article III, Sec. 4. The duties of the Vice President shall be to serve as Chairman of the Technical Program Committee
and, in the absence of the President and President-Elect, to assume the duties of the President for no longer than the
remainder of the administrative year.
BRUCE A. FALKENSTEIN
Academic Training:
1980
University of Calgary, BS Chemical
Experience:
1993-Present
Amoco Production
Company,
Petroleum Co., Houston
JEFFREY W. "JEFF" LUND
Academic Training:
1969
Case Western Reserve University; BS Geology
1973
University of Houston; M.S. Geophysics
1977
University of Houston; M.B.A. Finance
Physics (Honors)
Amoco Eurasia
1!..xperience:
1991-Present
Position at Amoco: Senior Staff Geophysicist
Amoco Production
Company,
International
Operations,
Houston
Amoco Production Company,
Mrica/Middle
East Region, Houston
Amoco Canada Petroleum Company, Calgary
1990-93
1983-90
1980-83
1986-1991
1978-1986
1973-1978
Professional
Professional
1969-1973
HGS, GSH, AAPG, SEG, IEEE, CAP
Affiliations:
Activities:
I991.Present
1990-Present
1991-93
1990
1989-91
1987-88
AAPG House of Delegates
Chairman, Houston AAPG Membership Committee
Chairman, HGS Advertising Committee
HGS Constitution/Bylaws Review Committee
Chairman, HGS Membership Committee
HGS Personnel Placement Committee
Professional
HGS, AAPG
Affiliations:
Professional
Activities:
1992-1994
1988-1994
1991
1988
1979
1979
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NOMINEES FOR
HGS SECRETARY 1994-1995
NOMINEES FOR
HGS TREASURER-ELECT 1994-1995
Article III, Sec. 5. The duties of the Secretary shall
be to keep the Minutes of all meetings, to attend to all
correspondence,
and jointly with the President
and
Treasurer, to sign all written contracts and other obligations of the Society. He shall assume the duties of the
President in the absence of the President, President-Elect
and Vice President for no longer than the remainder of
the administrative year.
Article III, Sec. 7. The duties of the Treasurer-Elect
shall be to assist the Treasurer, to become familiar with
the details of the office of Treasurer, and to assume the
duties of the Treasurer
in the event the Treasurer
is
absent. The Treasurer-Elect
such and in the following
Treasurer.
shall serve for one year as
year assume the office of
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CAROL M. LUCAS
PINAR O. YILMAZ
CAROL MACDONALD
Consultant
ARCO Oil & Gas
Consultant
Transco Exploration
Superior Oil
Enserch Exploration
Sohio
Pennzoil
Company
AAPG, CPG (#2622),
HGS
Professional
Affiliations:
Professional
GSH - Geophysical Museum Committee
AAPG National Convention - Poster Session Chair
AAPG - Unaff1iated Committee
AAPG - Houston House of Delegates - Chairman
AAPG House of Delegates. Recording Secretary
PINAR OYA YILMAZ
Academic Training:
1981
1978
1976
Experience
1984-Present
Academic Training:
1977
Eastern
Experience:
1992.Present
1987.92
1986-87
19080-86
1979.-80
1978-79
Michigan
University,
B.S. Geology
Texplore, Inc.
Elf Aquitaine Petroleum
Independent Geologist and Consultant
Union Texas Petroleum
American Natural Resources
Exploration Logging
Professional
Activities:
1993-Present
1995
1993-94
1990-91
1991-92
1986-Present
STEVEN H. 'STEVE'
SHIRLEY
PAUL W. BRITT
LUCAS
Academic Training:
1974
University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Geology
Experience:
1991-Presen t
1989-91
1988-89
1981-88
1980-81
1979-80
1978-79
1975-78
PAUL W. BRITT
University of Texas, at Austin, TX:
Ph. D. Structural Geology & Tectonics
Bryn Mawr College, M. A. Geology
Hamilton College, B. A. Geology
Affiliations:
Professional
HGS, AAPG (CPG #3727),
AAPL
SIPES, SPWLA, SPE,
Activities:
1993-Present
1990-Present
1992-Present
1992
1991
1987-88
1995 AAPG Convention Field Trip Chairman
HGS Field Trip Committee Chairman
HGS-GSA Field Trip Committee Coordinator
HGS-GCAGS Field Trip Committee Coordinator
Member, HGS Field Trip Committee
STEVEN H. SHIRLEY
Exxon Prod. Research Co.: Research Specialist,
Integrated Basin Analysis Div.
Mobil Oil Corporation:
Production
Geologist, Mid-Continent
Division, Prod. Function.
1980-82
Mobil Exploration and Production
Services Inc.: Exp. Geologist.
1977.80
Mineral Research and Exploration
Institute of
Turkey, Antalya, Turkey: Western Taurides Project.
Professional Affiliations:
HGS, AAPG, GSA, AGU, Turkish Geo!. Soc.,
Working group on the Mediterranean
Ophiolites
Academic Training:
1985
University of Oklahoma, M.S. Geology
1983
Louisiana State University, B.S. Geology
Professional
Affiliations:
1982-84
1992-93
1985-92
1990-92
1994-95:
Activities:
1992-95:
1990-95
1990-93
1992
1993-95
1993-95
Bulletin Houston
HGS Executive Committeeman, Board of Directors
HGS Technical Program Coordinator Int. Exp. Grp.
HGS Chairperson of Int. EXplorationists Group
AAPG 1995 National Convention in HoustonTechnical Program Commit. Poster Sessions Chair
AAPG Chair, Subcommittee to International
Distinguished Lecture Committee
AAPG International Liaison Committee
AAPG Committee of Offshore Tech. Conference
GSA Sect. Meeting in Houston-Co-chair
Eastern
European Fold Belts Symposium
GSA Vice-President & President-Elect, Int. Div.
GSA Committee on Honorary Fellows
Experience:
1990-Present
1985-90
UNOCAL
Union Pacific Resources (Champlin)
Professional
Professional
AAPG (CPG #5033),
HGS, Wyoming
RPG #2099
Activities:
1993-Present
1992-Presen t
1991-93
1991
1990-Present
1987-89
HGS Directory Committee Chairman
HGS Ballot Committee Chairman
GCAGS Convention, Tobin Theater Chairman
Alumni Advisory Council, University of Oklahoma
HGS Ballot Committee Chairman
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NOMINEES FOR HGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN, 1994-1996
Article III, Sec. 7. The President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect, Editor, EditorElect and the four executive committeemen shall constitute an Executive Board. The Executive Board's duties shall be to
receive and pass upon all applications for membership, to appoint officers to fill vacancies occurring during the year, and
to have general supervision of the affairs of this organization.
Sec. 8. The duties of the Executive Committeemen shall be to serve on the Executive Board and to assist the President
in administrative duties.
Article III, See. 1. ...The tenure of executive committeemen shall be two years with two members being elected each
administrative year.
IARRY D. BARTELL
L. G. "JOE" EUBANKS
FRANK HUBER
IARRY D. BARTELL
Academic Training:
1992
1983
1980
Experience:
1983-Present
Academic
Training:
1975
1972
Oklahoma State University,
Graduate Studies: Hydrology Program
University of Oklahoma, B.s. Geology
Texas Tech University
Bartell Exploration
HGS, AAPG, AAPG Div. of Environmental
Professional
Geosciences
Activities:
1990-1991
1989-90
1990
1991-92
1988-91
1986
GEORGE E. KRONMAN
FRANK HUBER
GCAGS Treasurer
HGS Treasurer
HGS Constitution and BylawsAmendment Committee
HGS Awarrls Committee
AAPGHouse of Delegates
Contributing Author to HGS Typical Oil and Gas
Fields ofS.E. Texas, Vol. II
.
West Virginia Univ., M.S. Geology
Notre Dame Univ., B.S. Physics
Experience:
1987-Present
1982-1986
1981-1982
1980-1981
1979-1980
1975-1979
BHP Petroleum
(Americas)
Standard Oil
Patrick Petroleum
Convest Energy
Mitchell Energy
Citeis Service Oil
Professional
HGS, AAPG
Affiliations:
Professional
Activities:
1992-Present
1984-Present
Chairman, HGS Continuing Education Committee
Member, HGS Continuing Education Committee
GEORGEKRONMAN
Academic Training:
1987
University of Houston, M.B.A. Finance
1979
State University of New York, M.S. Geology
1976
State University of New York, B.S. Geology
L. G. "JOE" EUBANKS
Academic Training:
1979
University of Texas at Arlington,
Experience:
1990-Present
1989-90
1988-89
1980-88
1979-80
B.S. Geology
Professional
Affiliations:
Professional
Tenneco Oil Company
Cottonwood Petroleum
HGS, AAPG (CPG # 4127), SEG, SPWLA
Activities:
1991-Present
HGS Personnel
1993
1993
GCAGS Convention, Judge
HGS 'Job Search Strategies
Chairman
1992
1991
1991
HGS" Career Options for the 90's", Co-Chairman
GCAGS Convention, Employment
Committee
HGS Personnel Placement Committee
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Placement
Amoco Production Company
Tennessee Division of Geology
Professional
Preston Oil Company
Tri - C Resources
Fina Oil & Chemical
Professional
Affiliations:
Experience:
1980-Present
1979-80
Committee
Chairman
for the 90's" seminars,
HGS, AAPG (CPG #3922),
Activities:
1993-Present
1993-Present
1992-" "
1991
1991
1989-91
1988-89
1988
1986-88
1986-88
1985
1982-84
1982
GSA, SEPM, Sigrna Xi
AAPG International Committee
AAPG Bulletin Associate Editor
GCAGS Convention Awards Chairman
HGS Distinguished Service Award
HGS Bulletin Editor
HGS Bulletin Committee
AAPGNational Convention MatsonAward
Committee Co-chairrnan
HGS Undergraduate Scholarship Foundation-Trustee
HGS Awards and Student Loans Committee Chairrnan
HGS Awards Committee
HGS Boy Scout Committee
GCAGS Convention 'Associate Editor
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NOMINEE FOR HGS
EDITOR-ELECT 1994-1995
ExPLORATION
Article III, Sec. 8. The Editor shall serve for one
year and shall have general supervision and final authority in soliciting, accepting, and rejecting all material on
technical subjects for publication in the Bulletin. The
Editor shaJI appoint, replace, and reappoint such volunteer managing editors, associate editors, or assistant editors, from among the Society membership as may be
required to accomplish the publication of the Bulletin.
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Hunter, where he is Chief Exploitation Engineer. J i m is a
leader at Canadian Hunter in horizontal-well technology,
involved inprqjects such as the Ansell Cardium, the Bakken,
the Ellenberger, the Austin Chalk, the Mancos and the Second
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GEO-EVENTS
MEETINGS
IN HOUSTON
HGA Bridge & Game Day, Briar Club,
Timmons & Westheimer,
10:OO a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Apr. 6.
For reservations call Marcy Miley
at 782-6935.
Houston Geo-PC Users Meeting,
LaMadeleine's.
Westheimer and Drexall,
9:30 a.m., Apr. 8.
Call Paul Britt (341-1800 ext 30
after 6:00 p.m. for information).
AWG D i e r , Edith Wilson,
"Dolomitization and Fluid Flow
Patterns: An Example from the
Triassic of the Dolomites",
Morningside Thai Restaurant,
6710 Morningside Drive,
6:OO-8:00 p.m., April 12.
(If attending call Anglia Sweet
3667067)
SPWLA Westside Luncheon,
Radisson Suite Hotel, 1-10 & Beltway 8,
11:30 a.m., Apr. 14.
GSH Noon Luncheon,
H.E.S.S., 3121 Buffalo Speedway,
11:30 a.m., Apr. 18.
SPWLA Galleria Luncheon,
Marriott Galeria, 1750 W. Loop So.,
11:30 a.m., Apr. 19
SIPES Luncheon, Bob Owen,
"The Effect of Rule Making
Processes by State and Federal
Bureaucrats on the Oil and Gas
Business in Texas",
Petroleum Club,
11:30 a.m., Apr. 21
SPWLA Northside Luncheon
Sperry Sun Cafeteria,
3000 North Sam Houston Pkwy. E.,
12 Noon, Apr. 21.
2001 Post Oak Blvd.
Social Period 5:30 p.m.,
Dinner and Meeting 6:30 p. m.
Reservations by name only, telephone
785-6402 Must be made or canceled
by noon Friday, Apr. 15.
SPWLA Downtown Luncheon,
Petroleum Club, 800 Bell St.,
11:30 a.m., Apr. 26.
HGA Bridge, Briar Club,
Timmons & Westheimer,
10:OO a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Apr. 27.
HGS APRIL MEETINGS
APRIL 11,1994
(DINNER MEETING)
"Important Geological and Biological
Impacts of Natural Hydrocarbon
Seeps: Northern Gulf of Mexico
Continental Slope"
Harry Roberts
2001 Post Oak Blvd.
Poster Session and Socaocaal
Period 5:30 p. m.,
Dinner and Meeting 6:30 p. m.
785-6402. Must be made or canceled
by noon Friday, Apr. 8.
APRIL 25,1994
(DINNER MEETING)
HGS North American Explorationists
"Development Drilling and
Assessment in a 40 Year Old Oil
Field"
Dan Schafer
H.E.S.S. 3121 Buffalo Speedway
Social Period 5:30 p. m.,
Dinner and Meeling 6:30 p.m.
Reservations by name only, telephone 785-6402 Must be made or
canceled by noon Friday, Apr. 22.
APRIL 27,1994
APRIL 13,1994
(EVENING MEETING)
HGS Environmental/
Engineering Geologists
"Regulatory Ovemew of
Jurisdictional Wetlands"
A1 Smith
H.E.S.S. Buffalo Speedway
Social Period 6:307:00 p.m.
h g r a m 7:008:00 p.m.,
no reservations required
APRIL 18,1994
(DINNER MEETING)
HGS International Group
"Cuba-Bahamas &/Margin
Collision: Constraints on timing of
Suturing"
Mark Hempton
.
(LUNCHEON MEETING)
"Domestic Natural Gas and Oil
Initiative"
Reggie Spiller
Houston Club, 811 Rusk
Social Period 1 1:30 a.m.,
Lunch and Meeting 12:00 noon.
785-6402. Must be made or canceled
by noon Monday, Apr. 25.
AROUND THE COUNTRY
Southwest Section AAPG Annual
Meeting, Ruidoso, NM, Apr. 2426
Pacific Section AAPG, SEPM, SEG
Annual Meeting,
Ventura, Calif., Apr. 27-29.
Place Your 114 Page Ad Here
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April
Sunday
Monday
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
HGS/GSH/HAPL
BASS TOURNA2MENT
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TOURNAMENT
Westside Tennis Club
April 9th at Toledo Bend, Details on page 26
HGA Bridge &
Game Day
Briar Club
All Members
Welcome!
HGS
31NNER MEETING
Harry Roberts
Post Oak Doubletree
AWG Dinncr
Edith Wilson
Morningside Thai
HGS
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EVENING MTG.
Al Smiih
H.E.S.S. B u i l d i
HGS INTN'L
I N N E R MEETING
Mark Hempton
Post Oak Doubletree
Houston C c e P C
Uusers Mccting
l a Madeleine
SPML4 Westside
1.uncheon
Radisson Suite H o ~ l
SIPES Luncheon
Bob Owen
Pewoleurn Club
SPWl A Gallcria
1.unchcon
Marriou Galleria
SPWLA
Greenspoint
CSH Noon I uncheon
1I.E.S.S.
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Baroid Cafeteria
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DINNER MEETING
Dan Schafer
H.E.S.S.
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Lunchcon
Prtrolcuni Club
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Houston Club
HGA Bridge
Briar Club
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COMMITTEE NEWS
Personnel Placement Committee
In 1993 there were 70 requests for
personnel through the HGS Personnel
Placement Committee. The breakdown
for requests by type of position is as follows: Geologists 34, Geophysicists 9,
Environmental Geologists 5, Geotechs 8,
Computer Geologists 12, Technical Sales
2. For all positions, approximately 50%
were for full time positions. The other
50% was for contract / consulting positions.
Again, in 1993 there were 70 requests.
In 1992 there were 83, in 1991 there
were 107 and in 1990 there were 165.
Clearly the number of requests has been
declining. However, the rate of decline
has been slowing. Hopefully, we are finally seeing the trend bottom out and we
can look for an increase in the years to
come. T h e Personnel Placement
Committee is continuing to explore new
ified for the position. If you don't
ways to identify employment leads and
have all the qualifications that are
notify our members.
being sought, try to show that the
experience that you have is similar to
he Placement Committee, by way of
what is being requested.
the HGS Jobs Hotline ( 713/ 785- 9729 )
gets people hired for about 15% of the 3. Rearranging a n d expanding your
resume in the areas that the prospecrequests-it receives. Although that numtive employer is interested i n ? It
ber is not as great as we would like, it
greatly increases your chances of
should be remembered that ~rofessional
being considered if the prospective
recruiters (head hunters) only place 20
employer c a n quickly s e e o n t h e
to 30% of the requests they receive.
upper portion of the first page that
Are you doing everything possible to
you are qualified for the position.
enhance your chances of finding employBy implementing the above mentioned
ment through the HGS Jobs Hotline ?
suggestions and continued persistence
ARE YOU:
1. Calling the Hotline every 2-3 days?
you may greatly increase your chances of
2. submitting a cover ~ e t t k ralong with benefiting from the HGS Jobs Hotline.
your resume? This is your chance to Good Hunting.
help sell yourself to the prospective
-Joe Eubanks
employer and show that you are qual-
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HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL AUXILIARY
GEO-WIVES
FOR NEWCOMERS
INVITATION TO HGA
MAY LUNCHEON
Geo-Wives is the newcomer branch of
the Auxiliary. All active Auxiliary members who have not enjoyed membership
in Geo-Wives for a to& of ten years are
invited to join us. We meet monthly for
lunch and a program. Our programs are
varied in order to attract and entertain
our members. On the heels of blustery
February weather, we spent a gloriously
beautiful day at the Menil Collection and
enjoying delicious Italian food at La
More Restaurant. March will find us
leisurely exploring the beauty of Mercer
~ r b o r e t u m - a n dmunching on Mexican
food at Ninfa's. In April we plan to spend
the day shopping at the factory outlet
stores in La Marque and having lunch
afterward.
For further information about activities or membership in Geo-Wives please
call Linnie Edwards a t 785-7115 o r
Hellen Hutchison at 877-8479
Have you ever asked yourself "Why
can't a man be more like a woman"? (Your Name)
Well, that is t h e question that Carol
Kelliher is going to talk to us about at
the Houston Geological Auxiliary May (Spouse's Name)
luncheon. This promises to be a very
funny show. Chairwomen Bonnie Address
Zip
Ashford and Janet Peppiatt and their
group have been working a long time to
make this a wonderful close to a great Home Telephone
year. T h e l u n c h e o n will be h e l d a t
Lakeside Country Club on May 5, 1994.
The Social begins at 10:30 with the pro- HGS Member's Company
gram at 11:OO and a delicious lunch
shortly thereafter. T h e cost is only (Dues are $15 per year, check payable to
$13.00 for HGA members. Look for the Houston Geological Auxiliary)
invitation in the next Eclectric Log o r
Send to:
call Bonnie Ashford 468-8246 for more
Mrs. Norma Jean Bacho
information.
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Salmon in the Idaho wilderness June 17-23, 1994. $875
per person
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ANY HISTORICAL
GEOLOGY LITERATURE?
Local Paleontological Society is looking for any literature that deals with fossils or historical geology. Any literature
that you are no longer using and wish to
donate to the Paleontology section of
The Houston Gem and Mineral Society
Library would be appreciated. They are
looking for any books, journals, bulletins, or reprints that may be available.
If you believe you have anything that
would be of interest to this group and
would like to donate it to their library
please contact Wayne S. Barnett at 4 4 3
7220 evenings or 680-4440 daytime.
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STUDENTS
The Houston Geological Society is proud to present this year's Outstanding Student Award winners. Each year, the HGS
requests that the geology departments from six local universities select one undergraduate or graduate student who has exemplified both academic and service achievements. These students are honored at the April HGS Dinner meeting with an inscribed
plaque and a check for five hundred dollars. The I;IGS congratulates all of these students and wishes them the very best in their
future endeavors.
SNEHA R. DHOLAKIA
University of Texas at Austin
SUSAN SMITH
University of Houston
OLIVIER AUBERT
Rice University
Sneha, a Houston native of Indian
ancestry, received her B.S. in Geology
from the University of Texas in December
of 1993. Her overall grade point average
was 3.8 with a 3.9 in geology. While at UT,
Sneha worked part-time as a Research
Assistant, acquiring data and processing
images for x-ray tomographic studies on
the spatial distribution of garnet crystals.
In addition, she spent one semester and
summer working for Union Pacific
Resources as an Intern Geologist. The title
of her research project for a Senior Honor
Thesis was "Petrographic study of eclogites
from southcentral Llano Uplift (Oxford,
Texas): Implications
for high pressure
metamorphism and progressive regional
variation in P-T conditions." Other activities include campus organizations such as
the University Students' Geological Society
(USGS) and the Natural Sciences Council.
As President of the USGS, she organized
seminars, panel discussions, field trips, and
events to promote studentfaculty relations.
Awards and honors include Mortar Board
Honor Society, Dean's List, Oryx Energy
Scholarship,
F.W. Simonds Endowed
Presidential Scholarship, Guy E. Green
Endowed
Presidential
Scholarship,
Citizen's
Scholarship
Foundation
of
America and an Amoco Scholarship. Her
current goals are to continue graduate
studies in hard-rock geology - structure
and tectonics. Until then, Sneha will be
working for Exxon Exploration and then
British Petroleum as an Intern Geologist.
Susan Smith received
her B.S. in
Geology in 1982 from the University of
Houston and then entered the graduate
program at the University of Houston in
1983. She obtained
a M.S. degree in
1985 studying the geochemistry
of an
ophiolitic crustal section from the Bay
of Islands Ophiolite,
Newfoundland,
Canada. Susan entered the Ph.D. program at the University of Houston in
1987. Her dissertation,
"Evolution of
Basaltic Liquids Generated
Near the
Hayes Transform
(330 40'N), MidAtlantic Ridge", is part of a collaborative
effort between U.S. and Russian geoscientists in which Dr. John F. Casey at the
University of Houston is participating.
Her dissertation work has been partially
funded
by grants
from the SouthCentral
Section
of the Geological
Society of America and Sigma Xi Nation
Research Society. Susan has presented
papers
at the 1986 GSA Annual
Meeting, 1990 Spring AGU Meeting,
and 1991 and 1992 Fall AGU Meetings
and has co-authored a paper based on
her Master's
thesis research.
Susan
received
the 1991-92 Outstanding
Teaching
Assistant
Award for the
Department of Geosciences. She served
as the 1991-92 student representative to
the Geosciences
faculty and has held
various offices from treasurer to president in the Beta Iota chapter of Sigma
Gamma Epsilon.
Olivier
Aubert,
a native
of
Switzerland, received a Master's degree
in Geology from the University
of
Neuchatel in 1988. The topic of his thesis was a sedimentological
and magnetostratigraphic
study of Jurassic sedimentary rocks from the Jura Mountains
of Switzerland.
In the fall of 1989,
Olivier became a graduate student at
the Department
of Geology
and
Geophysics
at Rice University
and
became accepted into their Ph.D. program in the Spring of 1990 after completion of the qualitying exams. For his
Ph.D. research on the origin and stratigraphic
evolution
of the Maldives
(Indian Ocean), he mostly used industrial seismic and well data sets provided
by Elf-Aquitaine and Royal Dutch Shell.
Preliminary results of his research were
published in 1992 in the Bulletin des
Centres de Recherches
ExplorationProduction
d'Elf-Aquitaine.
Two other
papers analyzing the crustal characteristics of the Maldive Ridge and giving a
complete seismic stratigraphic
description of the Maldivian carbonate systems
were recently submitted to GSA Bulletin
and Marine & Petroleum
Geology.
Upon completion
of his Ph.D. this
spring,
Olivier plans to work as an
exploration
geologist for Royal Dutch
Shell in The Hague, Netherlands.
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JENNIFER WALKER
Lamar University
GLEN A. COULIER
Stephen F. Austin State University
CHERYL L. METZ
Texas A&M University
Jennifer Walker is a senior at Lamar
University and plans to graduate with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Geology
this coming fall semester. She is currently the secretary
of the Lamar
University Geological Society and has
been on the Dean's List for the past
two semesters. Jennifer was also a senator in the Student
Government
Association at Lamar. She has been the
recipient
of several scholarships
and
upon graduation, Jennifer plans to pursue graduate studies in environmental
geology.
Glen, a native of Nacogdoches,
Texas, received a B.S. in Geology from
the University of Texas at Austin in
1977. Following graduation, ajob taken
during his junior year with Houston Oil
& Minerals, Ine. developed into a fulltime position as a minerals exploration
geologist. Glen left HO&M in 1984 and
returned
to his hometown to become
part-owner of SMD Drilling Company,
a groundwater
consulting and drilling
firm. Since 1991, Glen has begun working as a hydrogeologist
for ETTL
Engineers
& Consultants
Inc., an
engineering
and
environmental
Cheryl completed her B.A. degree in
geology from Indiana University in May
1979. From 1978 through 1981, she was
employed
by Indiana
University's
Geology
Department
as
Head
Petrographic Preparator. In 1981., Cheryl
moved to Midland, Texas to work as a
Reservoir Analyst for Northern Natural
Gas (Enron)
and later in 1984 as a
Reservoir Engineering Assistant for First
City National Bank. While at Midland,
Cheryl attended the University of Texas
of the Permian Basin at Odessa and
received her M.S. degree in geology in
May 1987.
Her
thesis
title
was
Stratigraphy and Facies Analysis of the
San
Carlos
Formation
(Upper
Cretaceous)
Type Section,
Presidio
County, Texas. While at U.T.P.B., she
received an American Association
of
Petroleum
Geologists
Grant-in-Aid
Research Award, two U.T.P.B. Master's
Degree Scholarships, and was a charter
member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Zheta
Delta chapter. In 1987, Cheryl started a
Ph.D. in geology at Miami University in
Ohio, however her studies were cut short
due to the loss of her faculty advisor.
Cheryl was accepted
in the Ph.D.
program at Texas A&M in 1989. Her
dissertation
topic is Stratigraphic,
Sedimentologic,
and Paleoecologic
Analysis
of the Upper
Cretaceous
(Campanian) Coastal and Shelf Systems,
West Texas to East-Central
Utah. Her
honors and awards here include an
Amoco Fellowship,
a South-Central
Section Geological SoCiety of America
Research
Grant, a second American
Association
of Petroleum
Geologist
Grant-in-Aid Research Award, membership in Sigma Xi, member
of the
Graduate Student Council and an officer
in the Gamma Xi Chapter
of Sigma
Gamma Epsilon.
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GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY OF HOUSTON
Environmental Applications - Special Interest Group 1994 Schedule
SIC Purpose: Address environmental applications of the geosciences on public health issues and geochemical shallow investigations.
SIC Format and Program for 1994: During 1994 the SIG will begin to paint its own picture of the environmental landscape and highlight where conventional geophysics can be applied. Throughout the year
topics can be added to the pallet based on member interest and need. The 1994 program developed from
suggestions from members. Those members who volunteered to be a leader for a 1994 program are shown
below. The program leader for the meeting-of-the-month may use any format that encourages participation
and effective communication.
Meetings are tentatively set for the fourth Thursday of the indicated month at the Houston Engineering
and Science Society (HESS) building located at 31 21 Buffalo Speedway.
The date, general topic, and principle speakerlprogram coordinator for the sessions are:
May, 1994
Application of Geophysics to Waste Management and Underground Chemical
Contamination. Program Coordinator: Dr. H.C. Clark, Rice Univ. (529-0090 Home)
Sept., 1994
NORMS (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials), Hazardous Chemicals and
Toxicology. Program Coordinator: Dr. S. Hrabar, GEMS^ (683-0638)
Nov., 1994
Integration of Geoscience Databases for Field Operations.
Program Coordinator: Mr. James Moulden, Jr., Energy Graphics (467-0250)
Stephanie Hrabar is the SIG Leader for 1994; call her at 7131683-0638 for details or questions about the
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The Geotechnology Research
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well as describe the opportunities for
processing for subsalt imagining and
other complex structures on Thursday,
April 28 at 10 a.m. in The Woodlands.
The number of people who can be
accommodated is limited; to reserve a
place please call Tricia Ransom at
363-791 5.
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GCAGS CONVENTION CITY LOCATION QUESTIONNAIRE
For 42 years, the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, known as the GCAGS, has held its annual convention every October
in one of its member society cities. O f the 12 local societies that comprise GCAGS, two have never held an annual convention (East Texas
and Alabama) with nine of the other ten member societies hosting the convention every nine years. Since dedicated volunteer members
must be found in each city to work on the convention, this nine year schedule has not been burdensome to the memberships, even for the
larger three societies who must also host the annual AAPG National convention every six years. However, registrants, exhibitors, and presenters have declined in numbers. In some cases, smaller memberships have left some societies undermanned to barely form committees
to hold the GCAGS when it has rotated to their city. Even more importantly, due to the considerable expense guarantees demanded by
convention center and hotel facilities in eve.., city, and the recent large loss incurred at Jackson, it seems responsible to at least consider
alternative options for future convention ye'm.
HGS has over 5000 of the GCAGS membership of less than 9,000 total members. The Houston membership is consistently represented
at over 50% of registrants at all recent GCAGS conventions. Due to the serious financial questions raised by the Jackson GCAGS convention, the HGS Executive Board felt that L+C> should poll the membership about future GCAGS convention options, and offer these results to
the GCAGS Board in an advisory capacity when HGS President John Biancardi attends the mid-year GCAGS meeting in March.
Let us know what you think by answering our questionnaire, and be sure to add any additional comments at the end of the page. Thank
you for your interest and cooperation.
Please circle the appropriate choice:
Does the host city location affect your decision to:
a) attend as s registrant
Yes
no
b) submit a paper or poster
Yes
no
c) exhibit your service or product
yes
no
Which of the nine cities should we continue to visit in the traditional nine city rotation, assuming that all of them
wish to continue to host the convention?
Houston
Corpus Christi
Baton Rouge
San Antonio
Lafayette
Jackson
New Orleans
Austin
Shreveport
Should GCAGS visit a non-local society Gulf Coast city as a wildcard convention location, much like AAPG
National will do in 1996 with our visit to San Diego?
Yes
No
No Opinion
Would you be more inclined to attend a GCAGS convention located i n the following suggested Gulf Coast cities?
Pensacola
Biloxi
Other
N o Other
Should GCAGS follow the practice of the AAPG Midcontinent section and hold its convention EVERY TWO
YEARS, instead of an annual convention?
Yes
No
No Opinion
I f the GCAGS convention continues to be held annually, should the format of every second year be altered to be
more streamlined and focused like a research conference?
Yes
No
No Opinion
Please indicate if you attended the recent GCAGS Conventions?
Shreveport '93
Jackson '92
Houston '91
None
I f you did not attend, please write down the principal reason for not attending i n the space provided below.
Thank you again for taking the time to participate i n this fact finding process.
Comments:
Mail to : GCAGS Convention Questionaire
Houston Geological Society, 71 71 Harwin, Suite 31 4
Return by May 1 st.
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AAPG CORNER
AAPG Members and Delegates Alert
By-Law Aqposed Additions are underscored and Proposed Deletions are scored.
Submitted by Bill Roberts
Phone 465-2228
For lhose planning lo altend the annual report A Long Range Plan /or lhe Fulure of
AAPG meeling in Denver, June 12-15, 1994, lhe Associalion (Amoruso et. al. 1991).
Jerry Cooley, Presidenl of the House of
The principal benefit of broadening
Delegales, calls alkdion lo lhe following p m t h e qualifications f o r Associate
posed changes in lhe By-J,aws of lhe Membership is that it would allow many
Constilulion which will come up for discus- individuals currently working in associasion and vole in lhe annual meeling of he tion with the petroleum and environHouse of Delegales on Sunday, June 12. Local mental industries but who have degrees
Houslon AAPG members are encouraged lo in n o n - r e l a t e d fields to j o i n t h e
consider lhese proposals and make lheir reac- Association. The current requirements
lions known-LOi n y of the Denver-bound often preclude technical specialists from
Houston delegales for whom Jej/ 1,und (ph. joining the Association.
The principal drawback to changing
531-2900) is currenlly acling foreman and
Dan Smilh ( p h . 5 5 8 - 8 0 8 0 ) chairs lhe the requirement is that it could potenConslilulion and By-Laws Committee of the tially allow salesmen o r marketers to
become Associate Members. T h e fear,
House.
discussed by both the 21st Century and
C h a n g e i n Associate M e m b e r s h i p the Membership Committee is that these
new members will use their membership
Qualifications
L.ast April i n New O r l e a n s , t h e to advance their product or service.
Albeit this is a legitimate concern, it is
Membership Committee, under the
direction of Jeff Greenwalt, considered not necessarily all bad. Tt would allow
p r o p o s i n g a c h a n g e in t h e by-laws m a r k e t e r s a n o p p o r t u n i t y to b e t t e r
regarding the qualifications for Associate understand t h e needs of the general
Membership. Specifically, the proposed membership thereby allowing them to
develop those products o r services which
change reads as follows:
T h e suggested deletions are scored will best serve our members.
Having given this matter due considerand the suggested additions are underation, it is the recommendation of the
scored below.
Membership Committee that the
Bylaws, Article I, Section 8 Associates
Executive Committee endorse the proAny person not qualified for any other
posed change in by-laws and present it to
class of membership who is a graduate of
the House of Delegates for approval.
a college of acceptable academic standards
Proposed Amendments T o Bylaws of the
whose
American Association of Petroleum
e m ~ l o v m e n tis associated with ~eo1og;r.
Geologists
may apply for election as an Associate.
1. Amend Section 1. Desknation, Article
T h e Executive Committee may waive
11. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE
degree requirements, if in its judgement
DIRECTOR, as follows:
a n applicant has adequate professional
T h e officers of this Association
experience, and has attained professionshall be the following:
al standing.
(a) President
(b) Vice President
T h i s proposal is in a c c o r d with
(c) International Vice President
Membership Initiative M2 advanced by
(ed) Presiden t-Elect
the 21st Century Committee in their
(de) Secretary
(ef) Treasurer
(fg) Editor
2. Add as new Section 4. Article 11. OFFTCERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
the following:
Section 4. I n t e r n a t i o n a l Vice
President
The International Vice President
shall ~ e r f o r mt h e d u t i e s of t h e
President in the absence o r inability
of t h e President a n d t h e Vice
President to serve. The International
Vice President shall assume the office
of President in the case of vacancies
for any cause in both the office of
P r e s i d e n t a n d t h e office of Vice
President: a n d shall ~ e r f o r msuch
d u t i e s as mav be assiened by t h e
President. No candidate for the office
of International Vice President may
be either a citizen or a resident of the
United States at the time of his o r her
nomination.
Renumber Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
and 11 of Article 11. OFFICERS AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR as Sections
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, respectively.
Amend Section 9. Terms of Office,
Article 11. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, as follows:
(a) The President, Vice President,
International Vice President, a n d
President-Elect, each as such, shall
serve a one (1)-year term and shall
not succeed themselves in ofice. The
Secretary and Treasurer, each as such,
shall serve a two (2)-year staggered
term and shall not succeed themselves
in office. T h e Editor, as such, shall
serve a two (2)-year term and may be
nominated for only one (1) succeeding two (2) year term.
(b) The terms of office shall commence on July 1 following election.
A m e n d Section 10. Election of
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Officers, Article 11. OFFICERS AND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, as follows:
T h e s e officers shall be e l e c t e d
from a m o n g t h e members of the
Association by means of secret ballot
in t h e following m a n n e r ; n o t later
than J u n e 30 of each year the Advisory
Council shall annually r e c o m m e n d
two (2) o r more candidates for each
o f t h e o f f i c e s o f Vice P r e s i d e n t ,
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Vice P r e s i d e n t , a n d
President-Elect, a n d biennially recomm e n d two ( 2 ) o r m o r e c a n d i d a t e s
e a c h f o r offices o f S e c r e t a r y a n d
Treasurer a n d o n e (1) o r more candidates for the office of Editor to stand
for election during the following fiscal
year, a n d , if elected, to serve during
the second succeeding fiscal year. T h e
C o u n c i l ' s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s shall
t h e r e a f t e r b e c o n s i d e r e d by t h e
Executive C o m m i t t e e which shall
annually approve two (2) candidates
each for the offices of Vice President,
I n t e r n a t i o n a l Vice P r e s i d e n t , a n d
President-Elect, a n d biennially
approve two (2) candidates each for
the offices of Secretary and Treasurer
and o n e (1) o r two (2) candidates for
the office of Editor; provided, however. that neither of the candidates for
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International Vice President may be at
the time of his o r her a ~ ~ r o vbv
a l the
Executive Committee either a citizen
o r a resident of the United States. T h e
names of approved ....( continue with
remainder of section.)
6. Amend Section 11. Vacancies, Article
11. OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR, as follows:
A vacancy occurring in the offices
of Vice President, International Vice
President, Secretary, T r e a s u r e r , o r
Editor shall be filled by the Executive
Committee.
A vacancy occurring in the office
of President-Elect shall b e filled by
mail ballot by membership, through a
s p e c i a l e l e c t i o n c a l l e d by t h e
Executive Committee.
7. A m e n d S e c t i o n 1. E x e c u t i v e
Authoritv, Article 111. EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE, as follows:
T h e executive a u t h o r i t y o f this
Association s h a l l b e v e s t e d in a n
Executive C o m m i t t e e which s h a l l
serve as its Board of Directors a n d
which shall be composed of the following members:
(a) President
(b) Vice President
(c) International Vice President
FORMER COMMERCE
SECRETARY TO SPEAK AT AAPG
DENVER ANNUAL MEETING
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Robert Mosbacher will be a featured speaker
at the American Association of Petroleum
Geologists 79th Annual Meeting, June 12-15
in Denver, Colorado. Mosbacher will deliver
remarks on "The O i l Industry in a Global
Environment" at a luncheon hosted by the
AAPG's Division of Professional Affairs on
Tuesday, June 14, 1994, at 11 :30 a.m. A
member of the Bush administration, Mr.
Mosbacher served as Commerce Secretary
from 1989 to 1992. He has held a number of
leadership positions in the petroleum industry, including chairman of the National
Petroleum Council, chairman of the A l l American Wildcatters Association, president
of the American Association of Petroleum
Landmen, member of the Executive
Committee and Board of Directors of the
American Petroleum Institute and chairman
of the MidContinent Oil and Gas Association.
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(ed) President-Elect
(de) Treasurer
(ef) Editor
(fg) Chairman, House of
Delegates
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BUSINESS OF GEOLOGY
North American Prospect Expo - AAPL*
by Victor Schmidt
T h e American Associaton
of
Professional Landmen (AAPL) held the
second annual North American Prospect
Expo in Houston during the first week of
February. Last year's Expo led directly to
39 drilling deals, according to Jack Deter,
Executive Vice President of AAPL. This
performance encouraged 140 companies
to take 184 exhibit spaces, an increase
from last year's 110 spaces. Growth is
expected next year as well.
Preregistration was 750 viewers plus
exhibitors. Walk-ins exceeded 200 viewers
producing excellent total attendence of
over 1700 industry dealmakers, a strong
increase from last year's 1100 attendees.
The mood was bouyant and prospects were
plentiful from all sectors of the United
States and Canada. Most prospects were
onshore but 16 companies presented 120
offshore properties for review. T h e offshore component was dominated by Gulf
of Mexico offerings, as expected.
Vastar offered t h e largest offshore
inventory with 45 properties available for
review. Phillips was next with 25 offshore
prospects available. Fina offered nine
prospects, Unocal offered seven a n d
Tatham Offshore offered five. Both Mobil
and Union Pacific offered four. Coastal,
Ensearch, Neomar and Oryx offered three.
Challenger Mineral offered two. Both
Premier and Yuma offered one property
for review. Shell Canada and Santa Fe
Energy offered international projects,
three and two respectively.
Most companies were-seeking partners:
75 properties from 15 companies versus 45
farmout properties from nine companies.
Arco's new subsidiary, Vastar, was t h e
largest player with 37 prospects for sale.
Phillips had the most farmout properties at
twenty.
Prospect water depths were quite varied, from 20 to 3300 feet deep. Seventynine properties were on the shelf in less
than 300 feet of water. Santa Fe Energy
offered two West Africa prospects: one off
Morocco a n d o n e off Gabon. Shell
C a n a d a offered t h r e e prospects off
Newfoundland. The Gabon project is a
subsalt play. In the Gulf of Mexico there
were two subsalt projects o n the shelf in
less than 200 feet of water.
experiences, efforts in capital formation
The companies are seeking to move on and successful strategies. many of their projects as shown by the
time left on their leases; it is a pri- ,
mary driver of most of the proProspect Lease Expirations
jects and farmouts. Twenty-six
leases will expire this year, with 11
ending in May 1994. Next year 41
leases offered will expire, 17 in
April 1995. In 1996 30 leases will
expire, 25 in May of that year.
Seventy-seven offshore wells are
proposed. Most will be drilled to
less than 14,000'. The well numbers were bimodal with 27 wells
proposed from 0 to 10,000 feet. A
second concentration of 19 wells
a r e proposed from 12,000 to
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Worldwide seismic vessel activity continues to drop from the February 1993
high of 74 offshore vessels, according to
the Tulsa, Oklahoma based Society of
Exploration Geophysicists. The latest figures from December 1993 show 58 offshore vessels active. Europe, Africa and
the Far East have dropped 14, 6 and 5
vessels each from their respective highs
in 1993. The United States has had a stable to slightly upward trend throughout
1993. The low of 14 vessels in April has
see-sawed up to 18 crews in December.
December 1993 activity levels were:
United States 18 crews, Europe 15 crews,
Far East 12 Crews, Africa 8 crews, Latin
America 3 crews and Middle East 2 crews.
Neither Canada or Russia reported any
offshore vessel activity.
Changes in the United Kingdom's tax
policy are the driving force in Europe's
drop. The removal of incentives for
exploration projects has rorced a fundamental shift in oil company investment
away from rank wildcatting. This directly
impacts the upstream spending on seismic surveys. Contributing to the general
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d r o p is a technological shift in t h e
mechanics of seismic data collection.
More high capacity 3-D vessels are entering the h a r k k t d;iving out smaller less
efficient vessels. This will eventually
force the retirement of many vessels and
consolidation of organizations. T h e
increase in United States activity is driven
by optimism in the natural gas markets
for a cold winter and higher prices. The
expectation has been tempered recently
by the drop in oil prices and the increase
in fuel-switching by utilities.
Consolidation Continues
The technology shift to larger vessels
and longer cables has significantly raised
the monetary barriers to entry in the
marine seismic aquisition markets.
Financial and competitive pressures are
causing business shifts in Schlumberger
a n d Halliburton. Schlumberger has
retired five vessels, 20.8 percent of its
fleet, Halliburton has left the business by
selling its seismic assets to Western Atlas
for $190 million. This sale strengthens
Western Atlas in land, transition-zone
and offshore seismic acquisition. T h e
company could further consolidate the
offshore market if it decides to retire a
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portion of Halliburtion's fleet.
Seismic vessels
Petroleum Geo-Services A/S (PGS)
a n d Edison Chouest Offshore have
agreed to purchase t h e M/V Shell
America from Shell Offshore, Inc. The
300 foot vessel is the third largest seismic
vessel in the world and will be renamed
the American Explorer. Part of the deal
includes a multi-year work arrangement
for Shell Offshore and the sale of multiclient data through PGS. The vessel will
operate in the North Sea as part of PGS's
Continuous Long Offset Operations to
define subsalt features. The vessel is currently being converted to handle six
streamers and will be ready for service in
March.
Other vessels coming into the PGS
fleet include the Atlantic Explorer and
the Ramform. This April, the Atlantic
Explorer will be ready for service. The
vessel is being converted by a Norwegian
shipyard to handle up to six streamers.
Next year, in March 1995, the Ramform
is scheduled to be delivered. It will handle eight streamers, ranging from 3,000
to 6,000 meters in length. A shipyard has
not yet been chosen to build the vessel.
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discuss details, current rates and availability.
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(512) 883-5662 Corpus Christi
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Petroconsultants has ordered new
mapping workstations from Intergraph.
Five UNIX-based workstations and 12
TD-1 Intel-based workstations will operate under Intergraph's Modular CIS
Environment a n d will be integrated
with Petroconsultant's relational database system for accurate plots of concessions, well locations, seismic lines and
related information. Geco-Prakla has
introduced a family of seismic imaging
services called VIVID. T h e s e a r e
designed for use with fast, massively
parallel s u p e r c o m p u t e r s . Services
offered include 3-D prestack d e p t h
migration, 3-D poststack time a n d
depth migration, 3-D poststack turningwave time migration and velocity modeling. These software processes are
used in c o m b i n a t i o n with t h e
Schlumberger Information Network to
provide intermediate and final results
to clients worldwide.
A new well-logging tool has been
a d d e d to Atlas Wireline Services
through an agreement with NUMAR
C o r p o r a t i o n . NUMAR's Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Logging (MRIL)
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and permiabilities in reservoir rocks.
T h e companies expect the tool to be
used i n low contrast/low resistivity
rocks, present in the Gulf of Mexico
and other regions.
Stratamodel has integrated t h r e e
new products into its reservoir characStrataMap,
terization software.
StrataSim and Open-SGM allow all professionals in an interpretation team to
interact with the reservoir computer
model.
Oilfield Systems Ltd. has introduced
a 3-D geological interpretation workstation called GeoScene. It is designed to
quickly assemble, correlate and interpret diverse images and field information i n a graphical UNIX computer
e n v i r o n m e n t . Seismic lines, p h o tographs, scout tickets, maps, well logs
and other analyses are available to the
interpreter on the three screen system.
Both image and text can be presented
either alone or in combination.
Geco-Prakla
announced
in
September a new seismic data acquisition system for transition zone and shallow waters. The Digiseis-FLX system is a
high-channel radio telemetric system
that allows remote control of acquisition parameters at the geophone level.
This permits better quality control of
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the data gathering process.
Geco-Prakla
announced
in
September a system to accurately identify the position of 3-D offshore surveys.
T h e TRINAV GPS uses t h e Navstar
Global Positioning System and has the
ability to transmit raw satellite measurements directly from antennae on towed
bouys on hydrophone streamers behind
the vessel.
Simon P e t r o l e u m T e c h n o l o g y
(SPT) signed a multi-million dollar contract with Shell International Petroleum
Maatschappij BV on behalf of the Shell
Group worldwide. The contract establishes a global license for the use of
SPT's TIGRESS database and interpret a t i o n software. Norske Shell,
Petroleum Development(0man) and
Shell Philippines are currently using
the system. The signing of this contract
will e x p a n d t h e use of TIGRESS to
o t h e r Shell o p e r a t i n g companies in
1994.
Landmark Graphics a n d Intera
Information Technologies have formed
a cooperative relationship to develop a
link between Intera's ECLIPSE reservoir
s i m u l a t i o n software a n d
Landmark's Openworks software. This
will eliminate many data management
issues and improve the interoperability
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of related software for managing production from known reservoirs by providing easy linkage between geophysical, geologic, a n d engineering
interpretations.
Western Geophysical h a s installed
t h e DigiRANGE acoustical s t r e a m e r
positioning system o n six of its vessels.
DigiCOURSE provided a complete set
of Compassbirds for Western's new vessel, t h e M/V Western Spirit. A comp l e t e s y s t e m typically i n c l u d e s 6 0
Compassbirds a n d 40 acoustic devices.
T h e bther five vessels were upgraded o r
augmented by DigiCOURSE during last
quarter.
Oilfield Services
Industry
Matthew Simmons, President of
Simmons & Company International, presented a review of industry fundamentals
a n d compared 1993 t o 1973. H e sees
the unde;lying fundamentals of supply
a n d d e m a n d nearing a crossing p o i n t
which will create strong demand for oil
service businesses. World oil supply is
b e i n g limited by t h e d r o p in U n i t e d
States and Kussian oil production. This
creates a 7.1 MMbopd shortfall and has
reduced rhe world's excess oil production capacity to below 10 percent, similar
to 1973.
Demand for oil and gas continues to
grow, especially in China a n d Southeast
Asia. C o n s u m p t i o n h a s r i s e n 7.4
M M b o p d s i n c e 1984. W h e n s u p p l y
shortfalls a n d d e m a n d increases a r e
a d d e d , over 14 MMbopd of additional
oil is needed by the world's economies.
It will take very little increase in demand
to spur the search for new supplies.
Since 1981, 43 oil service firms have
failed o r b e e n consolidated i n t o new
entities. A universe of 88 firms was collapsed t o 74 firms c r e a t i n g a l e a n e r ,
mbre efficient industry. They a r e now
giving good returns to their shareholders.
A similar situation is developing in
t h e offshore mobile drilling fleet.
Offshore rig utilization is above 90 percent, if cold-stacked rigs are factored-in,
and the fleet is aging with many rigs over
20 years old. T h e need to replace rigs is
constrained by low day rates as well as
low oil prices. At some point day rates
must rise to rig-replacement levels o r
rates will spike when attrition removes
large numbers of rigs from the fleet. An
era of tightness is developing which will
create new growth opportunities in the
oil service sector.
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Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Executive Conference*
Cambridge Energy Research Associates President and CEO of FINA, reviewed the
held its annual Executive Conference in efforts of t h e American Petroleum
Houston February 8 & 9. About 600 oil Institute's (API) environmental stategy
company executives heard presentations designed to develop a factual record of
covering a broad range of topics: globaliza- environmental progress by the API memtion, natural gas, electical power, refining bers. Strategies for Today's Environmental
and strategy. Latin America, the former P a r t n e r s h i p (STEP) is similar to t h e
Soviet Union, Asia a n d California were Chemical Manufacturer Association's
given special attention in separate strategic Responsible Care program. Its seven major
sessions.
components are: guiding environmental
Kenneth T. Derr, Chairman and CEO of principles, management cguidelines,marine
Chevron, presented the opening address spill response, fuels research, environmenand identified the recurring themes: rapid tally consistent API standards, performance
global change, increasing competition, and documentation and public outreach. In
expanding exploration opportunities. H e short the program is designed as a "do
debunked t h r e e f a k e beliefs that have good, look good" approach that will allow
entered the public perceptions of the oil the industry to become proactive and evenbusiness: that the world is running out of tually present its case to the public.
oil, that the world must "make a forced
General conclusions from the confermarch" to alternate renewable sources and ence were that OPEC oil would range from
that oil is responsible for all air pollution $13-13.50 in t h e first quarter rising to
problems localy a n d for climate change around $15.00 in the fourth quarter. West
globally.
Texas Intermediate price ranges are $15First, the world has a 50 year supply of 15.50 in the first quarter rising to around
oil at current consumption rates. That is $17.00 in the fourth quarter. Worldwide
about 1 trillion barrels of proved reserves. demand will rise modestly by 0.5 million
Secondly, because of this there is ample barrels per day and OPEC will continue its
time for an orderly transition to alterna- market share strategy with no cut in protives. Currently there are "no liable, afrord- duction.
West Europe natural gas demand will
able alternatives" to the use of oil. All the
proposed alternatives have economic o r rise 1.53-1.57 TCFD without any increase in
price due to the direct price linkage with
pollution problems that exceed oil's problems. Lastly, technological advances have oil. Prices will range from $2.15-2.20/MCF.
already dealt effectively with the air pollu- In North America natural gas will return to
tion problems of oil and further gains will around $S.OO/MCF after the winter price
continue. Global warming is a theory with peak. Production will be high
- in 1994 to
significant uncertainties that require much
replace storage gas used in winter. T h e
m o r e study before conclusions can be deregulated gas market performed well
reached.
during the unexpected cold weather with
Hazel R. O'Leary, Secretary of Energy, some minor outages d u e to mechanical
addressed the executives at the luncheon. problems. T h e 2-2.5% rise in electrical
She expressed a willingness to work with power production will not benefit natural
and help the industry but chided the industry for its unfocused
message to t h e gove r n m e n t a n d t o the
American public. She
agrees that the industry has strategic value
but that there will be
Is seeking quality Gulf Coast,
n o immediate h e l p
from the administraSouth Texas and Offshore prospects.
tion. She suggested
Close in, low to moderate risk,
t h e r e may b e s o m e
things she can d o to
Open acreage or ready to drill.
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incentives, improved
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UH to Hold Major Conference Toward Boosting Efforts to Create Employment*
By Sam Fletcher
A coalition of universities, labor and
energy organizations plans to meet in
Houston in mid-April to talk about creating jobs.
This conference scheduled April 1 4 1 5
at George R. Brown Convention Center,
is b e i n g o r g a n i z e d by P e o p l e f o r a n
Energy Policy (PEP), a Houston-based
nonprofit group that has been working
since 1988 to stimulate national dialogue
about energy issues.
The University of Houston will be the
academic host for the meeting.
T h e purpose of the conference is to
discuss means of revitalizing t h e U.S.
economy to create jobs, organizers say.
T h e y plan to e m p h a s i z e t h e role of
domestic energy in that effort.
"This will not be just another group of
oilmen talking about oil," Larry Strahan,
PEP president, said Monday. "This will
be a group of Americans talking about
jobs and their relation to energy."
The oil a n d gas industry already has
lost about 450,000 U.S. jobs in the last 10
years - more than the domestic auto and
steel industries combined. With oil prices
near a five-year low, industry officials
e x p e c t t h e loss o f a n o t h e r 10,000 o r
more jobs in the near future.
Most of the lost jobs were in domestic
exploration and production as the
United States becomes more dependent
o n imported oil, which supplies half of
the nation's daily demand.
As a result, t h e proposed jobs-andenergy conference already is drawing
support from industry representatives in
many parts of the country.
Low oil prices have Kansas producers
threatening to shut in wells, said Gayle
Gentry Bishop, president of Trees Oil
Co., a small i n d e p e n d e n t based i n
Wichita, Kan.
"Americans are concerned about jobs,
which a r e indirectly related to energy
through the economy," said Howard G.
McClintic, executive d i r e c t o r o f t h e
J e f f e r s o n Energy F o u n d a t i o n , a
Washington-based non-profit organizat i o n l a u n c h e d in 1986 by t h e
Independent Petroleum Association of
America.
McClintic helped televise national
debates on energy issues at the last two
Offshore Technology Conferences here
in Houston, a n d h e plans to tape segm e n t s of t h e April c o n f e r e n c e to b e
shown o n public television in various
states.
Organizers are calling on a wide variety of speakers and panelists at the twoday conference, including representatives from the AFL-CIO labor union, the
i n d u s t r y g r o u p A m e r i c a n Blacks in
Energy, the University of Houston a n d
Texas A&M.
"Copyright 1994, The Houston Post, rqbn'nted by permission. March 1, 1994, pg. C5.
Economic Revitalization and Job Creation Plan
by People For An Energy Policy
Nations derive tax revenue from the
sharing in wealth generated by the productivity of citizens. Obviously, if government encourages the growth of production it will share in the growth of wealth.
But wealth cannot be shared until it is
created, and it cannot grow if subjected
to regressive taxation. Such a simple and
logical premise hardly bears restating
except that, in its simplicity, it seems to
be overlooked by government today.
This study applies those principles to
the current need tor increasing national
wealth to generate new jobs and to fund
new taxes for deficit reduction. It is the
hope of PEP that government will put
aside ~wgionalprejudices and work for
the good of the whole nation.
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What Is PEP?
People f o r a n Energy Policy (PEP)
comprises i n d e p e n d e n t oil producers,
drillers, geologists and service companies.
O u r message speaks to the interaction
a m o n g t h e basic U.S. industries t h a t
prompts d e m a n d f o r consumer goods
and services. Fm example, any policy cauting
downturn in oil and gas production has si&
eJJb that result in a negative gect three times
thatjelt by the oil and gas producing sectm.
Revenue And Jobs
This study demonstrates the connection between domestic energy production
and the general economic welfare of the
nation. O u r analysis is unique in detailing the dynamic effect that wellhead rev-
W . I.. fihm. Faclws in Realizing Future Supply
Potential of Domestic Oil and Natural Gas.
Bureau of Economic Geology - University of
Texas at Austin. 1991.
Charles Kivcr hsociates. The Eficls ofRC?'A
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on the Oil and Gas Indust? and Associated
Indwtries.
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Gruy Engineering Corporation, Gtimates oJ
RCRA &aulhoriznlion: Economic Impacts on
enue has on all industrial expansion.
Let us begin by reducing the exportation of dollars paid to foreign oil entities
by drilling for our own abundant energy
resources. Revised estimates reveal snrprisingly large d o m e s t i c oil a n d gas
reserves which could be made available
through increased levels of exploration
and production'. Additional oil and gas
exploration and development spurs activity in, and keeps vibrant, industries such
as retail and wholesale traders. Keeping
the oil and gas industry alive would help
197 other industries? Studies by Charles
River Associates (CRA)S of Boston and
Gruy Engineering4 of' Houston found a
98% correlation between wellhead revenue and jobs. The CRA report studied
the effect of lost wellhead revenue on 197
the Petroleum fixtraction I n d u s l ~ ,Paper prepared for the American Petroleum Institute,
July 20,1991.
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industries in fifty states and the District of
Columbia. CRA found that, for each dollar generated by drilling for, and producing, oil and gas, fully 63 cents becomes a
ivalue-addedi factor which flows outside
the producing sector throughout the
domestic economy. Therefore, 63 cents
of every dollar
from wellhead
revenue and drilling contributes to U.S.
industry and the expansion of U.S. Gross
Domestic Product. (See FIGURE 1).
According to CRA, for each $1 million of
lost wellhead revenue, 6 9 jobs were lost
throughout the U.S.. The CRA research
also proves that 73% of those lost jobs
occur outside the oil industry sector. In
olher words, fm every oil industly job lost, other
industries lose three. (See FIGURE 2) Not
surprisingly, the retail trade takes the
greatest hit, followed by restaurants, then
medical services and wholesale trade.
Decline in oil production results in the
loss of hundreds of thousands ofjobs outside the oil industry.
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Oil Production Revenue Distribution into GDP: Fueling the Economy
oil
Non-Oil
lndustr y
Figure 1
63% of every dollar of wellhead revenue is distributed outside the
oil and gas industry.
Industry Jobs Affected by Oil Production Change
Lost Production = Lost Jobs
The dumping of foreign oil onto the
market in 1986, then the 1986 tax law,
has cut jobs because those events lowered
revenue and discouraged drilling. Since
that date, the U.S. has lost 2 million barrels per day of oil production. At $15.00
per barrel, that equates to over 750,000
jobs, 73% of which, or 550,000 are lost
outside the oil industry. How are those
losses affecting the economy? Using
$25,000 as an average annual salary, those
job losses are costing our economy $18.9
billion in lost tax revenues per year. But
that is only half of the picture. Our oil
consumption is rising at the rate of 1%
per year. For every barrel we do not produce, we have to dig down and buy a barrel of foreign oil. A third grade mathematician can see that the cost of
imported oil is about double that of
domestically produced oil.
PEP does not question our industry's
ability to restore that lost daily production , given the incentive to explore and
produce. To reduce imports by that
amount will not only restore lost job, but
add the equivalent purchasing power to
our economy. The majority of new oil
and gas production would come from
independents who tend to plow revenues
back into new exploration and develop
ment. Sixty-three percent of the moneys
created from development of domestic
production circulate outside the oil and
gas business into various goods and services. These dollars remain at home turning over and over and generating new
taxes with each turn. Contrast that trend
oil
Non-Ol
Figure 2
For every one millin dollars generated in wellhead revenur, sixty-nine jobs are
created. Of the total jobs created, 73% are outside the oil sector.
with the current pattern of shipping dollars overseas where they generate no benefit to either the economy o r U.S.
Treasury.
How To Achieve
More Production
PEP studied the various methods to
increase production. We were left with
the indisputable logic that we need to at
least double the number of wells drilled
per year. To do that, we must offer an
incentive to investors to take risk and to
allow them t o retain more of their
rewards. By creating new tax laws that
will encourage risk-taking, and the creation of more natural resource production, the nationis tax base becomes richer. Tax incentives granted to increase
future gains cost government nothing if
they are applied only to the future gains.
Acknowledgments
People for a n Energy Policy has neither
requested nor received funds fi-om major oil companies for this study. Instead, our study has been
commissaoned by individuals and small indust?
related companies. Special thanks are due to
Debmah Sacrey, Roger E. Casey, Idany Strahan
and Kurt Abraham of Houston, and Hany Huf.
of New Orleans. This study has been p e f f m d
by A.H. Wadwarth,Jr., and edited by T h e s e M.
Hammond, who alone bear responsibility for the
conclusim.
A. H. Wadsworth,Jr.
Chairman Emeritus
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co-hosted by People for an Energy Policy and University of Houston
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(Revised Topical Agenda)
lhwsdav. April 14.1PP4
I. Morning
A. Introduction and welcome to conference:
Mr. Larry Strahm, President, People for an Energy Policy ( C d r m e d ) ,
Dr. James H. Piekering, President, University of Houston (Confirmed),
Mr. Bob Lanier, Mayor, City of Houston (invited)
KICKOFF SPEAKER: TO BE DETERMINED
B. Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Trends
Mr. Victor A. Burk, Partner, Arthur Anderson & Co., S.C., Managing Director of Oil and Gas Industry Services
(Cdlmed)
C. Discuss the multiplier effect on the U.S. economy of money spent to conduct domestic E&P, as well as dollars spent
to purchase domestic oil versus purchasing imported oil.
Dr. Barton Smith, Economist, University of Houston (Confirmed)
D. Assessment of the impact that oil and gas exploration, development and production have on U.S. jobs and the economy,
1. From the Oil and Gas point of view,
A.H. Wadsworth, Jr., Resident Wadsworth Oil Co. (Con6rmed)
2. From the labor viewpoint
A.F.L.-CIO (Confirmed)
E. PANEL DISCUSSION: Previous four speakers will examine each other's respective viewpoints on these issues and
conduct Qand-A with the audience.
11. Luncheon
F. Economic and National Security-Implications of too much reliance on oil imports.
Speaker of Prominence ( C h f l m e d )
111. Afternoon
G. KICKOFF SPEAKER: (Overview of afternoon sessions): Forrest Hoglund, Chairman, President and CEO, Enron Oil
and Gas Corporation ( C d r m e d )
H. Show that the U.S. oil and gas reserve base is still plentiful and offers many opportunities for development.
Dr. Charles Mankin, State Geologist, State of Oklahoma(Con6rmed)
I. Examination of the fragile stahls of U.S. oil and gas infrastructure.
Mr. A. P. Banham, Managing Director, Secretary and partner, Simmons and Co. (Confirmed)
J. Discuss what effect the continued growth of petroleum impow would have on the U.S. economy pool of capital that could
be used otherwise to create new business and jobs in this country.
Dr. Charles Ebinger, Resident, International Resources Group
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Michel T. Halbouty, Chairman, President and CEO, Michel Halbouty Energy Co. (Invited)
IV. Recess and cocktail hour
15.1994
V. Morning
K. KICKOFF SPEAKER: Garry Maurn, Texas Land Commissioner ( C d r m e d )
L. Panel Discussion arranged by the University of Houston. Presentation of academiclindustry collaboration that have
resulted in innovation in oil field technology or business practices, including programs which have created jobs,
added to the gross national product, increased U.S. exporn, etc.with emphasis placed on the role of academic
research in improving energy technology and the amount of U.S. energy reserves available for applied technology.
SPEAKERS:
M. Second panel discussion led by deans from the University of Houston, University of Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Colorado
School of Mines, etc. Presentation will examine the threat to the U.S. involving the loss of the intellectual
infrastructure required for energy independence and will include examples, facts, and figures detailing reduction
in programs preparing students for careers in energy.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Robert C. Kelly, Chief Strategy Officer, Enron Oil & Gas (Confirmed)
Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Energy (invited)
VII. Afternoon
0. KICKOFF SPEAKER: (Overview of afternoon session)
Mr. Emie Cade, Chairman, American Association of Blacks in Energy, Director of Government Affairs,
BP America (Confirmed)
P. PANEL DISCUSSION: The "Double-Good" Theory--Advanced technologies that do both environmental and economic good. An
examination of how oil companies are not only complying with environmental regulations but often doing more than asked
while also saving operational cost and adding extra value in the process.
PANEL AND CHAIR SPEAKER: Dr. Micheal A. Champ, Senior Scientist,Geochemical & Environmental Research
Group, Texas A&M University (Other panelists to be selected by Dr. Champ) (ConfSrmed)
Q. PANEL DISCUSSION: Composed of four oil industry executives, two governors from producing states and one
governor from a consuming state,
PANEL CHAIR: Mr. Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr., Chairman and CEO, The Coastal Corporation (Invited)
The panel will d~scussthe following "action-oriented" items, and a period will be set aside on the back end for a Q-and- A with the audience:
1. Should exploration for, and production and consumption of, natural gas be encouraged to lessen environmental
risk of oil usage, as well as reduce oil imports so as to lessen our negative trade balance?
2. Is there a worldwide "free market" in petroleum, and has there ever been one? Should the U S . Government encourage
and support a domestic petroleum industry that must compete with foreign governmentowned companies?
3. Should the U.S. Government work with the existing domestic energy industry to conduct research and
development of alternative renewable energy sources for the future and to ensure a smooth transition to
these new forms of energy?
4. Should the full depletion allowance be restored? Even on NATURAL GAS.
PASFLISTS: Mr. Keith Wietecki, President, Northern States Power Co. (Confirmed)
Mr. James R. Moffett, Chairman and CE0,Freeport-McMoran Oil and Gas Co. (invited)
Mr. Dale P. Jones, President, Hallibunon Companies (Confirmed)
Mr. Roger Herrera, President, Northern Knowledge Inc. (Confirmed)
Gov. Pete Wilson (R-California) (invited)
Gov. Walter Hickle (I-Alaska) (inv~ted)
Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., (D-North Carolina) (invited)
5. SUMMATION: Mr. Oscar Wyatt, Jr., Chairman and CEO, The Coastal Corporation
R. CLOSING SPEAKER: Sen. J. Bennett Johnson, @-La.) (Invited)
S. REMARKS: SPEAKER: Larry L. Strahan, President, P.E.P. (Contirmed)
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Internet and the Earth Sciences
By Hal T. Herdklotz, Ellyn Jones, and James Hooper
Overview
Internet is growing by one million new users
per month according to UnhWorM
Magazine.
The Internet is a global, on-line, noncommercial system with over 20 million
computers communicating. The U.S.
Defense Department network formed
this network 20 years ago to aid research,
which was improved u p o n by t h e
National Science Foundation to connect
supercomputers to more researchers.
Connection between universities (via
phone lines) can link users with any computer by forwarding those communications. Until recently, access was only
available to researchers in computer science, government employees, and government contractors. This article will
present services on Internet that can be
accessed without fees for earth science,
geology, geophysics, environmental studies, and more. The necessary Unix commands and terminology will not be discussed, b u t several texts a r e
recommended that provide stepby-step
instructions and examples.
Access to the Net requires a modem,
communications software, and a server
computer that will act as your gateway to
the necessary protocols.
An Abbreviated Glossary
e-mail
Electronic mail, a store and forward
system.
telnet
Allows one to "log in" to Internet-connected computers and interact directly,
responding to your keyboard commands
(Libraries a n d public services t h a t
include card catalogs and databases).
PP
File transfer protocol, the standard
used to transfer files between computers
(anonymous access to free files on unlim-
ited subjects takes advantage of higher
speed modems).
xijler logon to your
server type gopher.
$ gopher
USLNET News
Read a n d post messages that have
been sent to public "news groups" on a
worldwide bulletin board system (BBS).
Gopher, Archie, Wais
Menu-based systems for exploring
Internet resources.
Where to Begin
of what to expect.
Internet Gopher Information Client
Root gopher server: gopher2.tc.umn.edu
1. Information about Gopher/
2. Computer Information/
3. Discussion Groups/
4. Fun & Games/
5. Internet file server (ftp) sites/
6. Libraries/
7. News/
8. Other gopher and Information
Servers/
9. Phone books/
Getting started with any topic usually
means a trip to the library. This task has
been facilitated by most libraries having
d i r e c t dial-up services t h a t d o n o t
require I n t e r n e t .
Houston has a n
excellent service called
Dialcat (247-2244) that
includes city and county
libraries, other library
systems a r o u n d t h e
country,
and
the
Internet
Resource
A S u b , l d h r ) . o f PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
OROUP INCORPORA TED
Guide.
T h e world
economy has required
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tional library access, use
Internet's Gopher tool
and
choose
the
"libraries" m e n u t o
access almost anywhere
J a m e s B. Gresham
VP Exploralloa
in the world.
Example:
Question: I would like
to browse the card catalog of a university in
Mexico.
Thomas M. Dceter
Mgr. Onahoro ( M e ~ o r o l c )Exploratlon
Janres D. McCuIlough
Mgr. Offrhore Ex~loraElon
Michael S. Young
Mgr. Onrhore (Gulf Coaat) Exploratlon
Answer: Use Gopher to
find what libraries are
available, and read the
protocol for how to login and how to exit.
Chose to connect. The
following will show some
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3. Information from the U. S. Federal
Government/
4. Library Catalogs via Telnet/
5. Library of (hngress Records/
6. Newspapers, Magazines, and
Newsletters/
7. Reference Works/
Library Catalogs via Telnet are organized geographically. A search by location will result in t h r e e universities
i n Mexico: M o n t e r r e y I n s t i t u t e o f
Technology, Universidad d e Guadalajara,
and Universidad d e las Americas,Pueblas.
T h e university name with<TEL> after it
will automatically try to make a connection for you so it is important to read the
o t h e r selection first t o l e a r n how t o
access and exit.
Universidad de las Americas, Pueblas
T o access:
University of Guadalajara
T o access:
Now that your confidence in using the
Internet is up, I offer some of the numerous earth science resources available.
Internet is a Unix-based system and commands a r e cumbersome but powerful.
After making a selection on any menu o r
making a command wait a t least 30 seconds before making another keystoke.
1. Type Telnet Bibes.Pue.Ud1ap.M~
GEOGRAPHIC DATA:
2. At the username prompt, type LIBRARY
T o exit, hit the TELNET escape key
press the control key and the ] key IP
address: 140.148.1.5
1. Type Telnet udgserv.cencar.udg.mx
2. Login: Tequila
3. Password: Inforrna (Select 3 - catalog;
exit 5)
Domestic Sources Not to
be Overlooked
Library of Congress
Catalog, federal legislation, and much
more. telnet locis.loc.gov
CIA World Map Database:
Includes coastlines, rivers, lakes, a n d
political
ftp hanauma.stanford.edu (logon:
anonymous / your email address)
pub/world-map.
COGS Archive:
Include mapping, GIS, remote sensing, geology, and resources list o n the
Internet.
ftp csn.org (anonymous/email
address) COGS.
USGS Geological Fault Maps:
Digital database of faults in the US
and mapping software.
ftp alum. wr. usgs, gov (anonymous/
email address) pub/maps
EARTH SCIENCE:
Earthquake Information:
Location and magnitude
finger [email protected]
Seismd-L:
Discuss seismology and new data
email listserv@ bingvmb.cc.binghamton.edu (in message: subscribe seismd-L ,
your full name)
GEOLOGY:
COGS Archive:
Landsat images, software-geophysics,
mining, hydrology and other resources
available.
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Integration of geology-petrophysical and engineering data.
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ftp csn.org (anonyrnous/email address)
COGS
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email [email protected] (in
message: subscribe volcano, your full
name)
Geology:
Discussion Groups on news groups on
USENET: sci.geo.geology
ca. earthquakes (California earthquakes discussion g r o u p never went off
line during event)
ECOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT:
Bedford Institute of Oceanography:
Marine scientists exchange data and
programs simulation package, and e c e
logical models along with reports from
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
ftp biome.bio.dfo.ca (anonymous/email
address) pub.
Usernet-Newgroups
Econet:
Issues range from energy policy
t o education, over 500 conferences,
brochure available.
f t p igc.org (anonymous/email
address) email [email protected] $$.
Sunsite Archives:
Environmental Protection Agency's
Library:
Catalog of holdings and abstracts.
telnet epaibrn.rtpnc.epa.gov public/
s,gnu/unix free software
ftp [email protected]
Geology,geophysics,seismology,physic
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis
Center Archive:
Co2 from fossil fuel databases.
ftp cdiac.esd.ornl.gov (anonymous/
email address) pub
ENERGY-GEOLOGY-GEOPHYSICS:
Geogopher: UT El Paso, Dept. of Geo.
Science:
Gateway index to e a r t h science
resources. Excellent place to start for all
topics.
gopher dillon.geo.ep.utexas.edu
Masera-AAPG Datasystems has plans to
place a searchable listing of (1917-1993)
articles from The American Association of
Petroleum Geologists, as a beginning to
an expanding database of products and
semices. Masera needs your best ideas. To
send your thoughts and be included on
an electronic mailing list, send email to:
halthQsugar.NeoSoft.com or post mail to:
Masera-AAPG; Ron Hart; Box 702708;
Tulsa, Ok.; 74170 Ph: 918-4967777
USGS Atlantic Marine Geology gopher:
Data,mapping information for geology and geophysics
gopher:bramble.er.usgs.gov
Canada Centre for Mineral
and Energy Technology:
canlib.emr.ca (at prompt=opac)
Astronomy and Earth Science
Archive at Stanford:
Contains earth topography database(unix only).
[email protected]
Geology-SoftwareGeneral Science
Geonet-L:
Geoscience librarians and information specialists
[email protected]
Science and Technology
Information Service:
Numerous science topics covered run
by the NSF.
telnet stis.nsf.gov (login: public)
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Software and Services:
telnet sun.nsf.ac.uk (login: janet at
prompt: uk.ac.niss)
Nasa Images and References:
telnet sseopjsc.nasa.gov
ELECTRONIC MAIL:
T h e email tool can h e l p f i n d
resources in t h e world, make your
thoughts available in a fraction of the
time of the postal service, and is a file
cabinet for others to place answers to
your questions. The Internet Resource
Guide often will give information about
foreign networks and some addresses.
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approach almost any system and communicate with t h e desired area. In t h e
ARNET other provincial subdomains are:
edu.ar : Academic and research institutions
org.ar : Non profit organizations
gov.ar
: Government institutions and
agencies
com.ar : Commercial organizations
mil.ar
: Military institutions
mrec.ar : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Network
Even regional, geographic centers can
be contacted (ie ba.ar : Buenos Aires ;
rn.ar : Rio Negro). The postmaster for
ARNET may forward your request or provide useful addresses:
Asociacion Geologica Argentia: [email protected]
Centro Investigaciones GeologicasUniv.Nac. La Plata : postmaster
@ciglp.edu.ar
I look forward to hearing from you.
Hal T. Herdklotz
email: [email protected]
713- 870-8881s.
EXAMPLE:
To contact the ARNET - Argentine
Science Network, the Internet Resource
Guide listed two addresses: [email protected] or [email protected]
Several major nodes are available:
Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnologia:
sect.gov.ar
Departamento d e Computacion,
Facultad d e Ciencias Exactas y
The Internet- A New
Naturales:dcfcen.edu.ar
The addresses are made up of levels Commodity Market
called domains. In the example the "arm
The Internet is growing world-wide at
at the end is the top-level-domain for
an
extraordinary rate. The Information
Argentina. The subdomain is to its left
a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g this will let you Superhighway promoted by President
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Clinton has triggered a surge of demand
in the US, and the rest of the world is
not far behind. Corporate planners see
t h e I n t e r n e t as a m e a n s to provide
telecommuting to their employees in an
effort to reduce transportation costs and
pollution. Special interest groups have
discovered the ability to host world-wide
forums. Independent bulletin boards
proliferate, many with t h e ability to
offer Internet access. Anyone at a university can get access, a n d so a whole
generation of recent college graduates
a r e now Internet-literate. All of this
interest has produced a new commodity
for sale, much like telephone service, or
any other utility. There are five service
providers in the Houston area alone.
Some companies offer nationwide service, others are local, and all vary in the
level of services they offer, as well as
price. How do you find an Internet service provider? How do you know what
to look for? How d o you know what sort
of connection speeds you will require,
and how can you compare the levels of
service? Internet service providers are
looking for the answers to these questions as well. Service providers now are
either generally committed to providing
access to individuals and small businesses, o r large corporate networks. Medium
to large businesses have been left out in
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Librarians
Pat Packard
the Internet access equation because of
the lack of low cost turnkey connections. Without network engineers on
staff and plenty of money for a T1 level
connection, many businesses haven't
had the resources to get connected.
T h e technology for getting o n t o the
Internet is becoming better known, and
better understood. This, coupled with
the decreasing cost of leased telephone
lines makes it possible for businesses to
get Internet connectivity for their networks for a few hundred dollars per
month. User-friendly, graphical applications are now available to access the
Internet, making it usable by people
who are not technical heavyweights (the
first time). Mosaic, gopher, and other
applications now exist for most platforms, i n c l u d i n g Windows, t h e
Macintosh, a n d ;ost Unix variants.
Internet access is a t last a matter of
using point-and-click graphical applications, instead of a command line interface on a Unix system, which used to be
the only means available.
he-forthcoming challenge for service providers, then, is how to differentiate and position themselves in a market t h a t is increasingly m o r e
homogeneous. NeoSoft thinks the difference will be in add-on applications
and new services. Mosaic and the World
Wide Web (WWW) are tools that are
increasingly used to disseminate information in a format that is hypertextbased. The World WideWeb spans the
entire Internet - any WWW document
can be linked to any other WWW document, on any machine on the Internet,
The Internet is a hot new topic and
many people are suiting-up for a little
dip
in
the
electron
stream.
Unfortunately, most of the articles about
the Internet place a bit too much emphasis on the lighter side of this very important tool. The Internet is now, very
much more than a way to get 500 channels on your TV. The fact is; companies
are moving rapidly to provide s e ~ c e to
s
professionals, scientists and students
quite beyond the simple bulletin boards
commonly written about today. O n e
such service is electronic document deliveryI d i d n o t have to work in a n
Exploration Library very long before
discovering what nearly everyone wanted; an article from a book or journal we
did not have in our collection. T h e
search has always been for the quickest,
easiest and cheapest way to locate and
purchase documents. For many years a
number of vendors around the country
would, for a fee, take your fax or phone
note, go to a library, pull the desired
title from the shelf, make a copy, put it
in the mail ... you get the picture. Today
several of these vendors are receiving
a n d filling document orders via the
Internet. Articles are scanned into a
workstation and sent as a file. It is like
having a direct link into a world-wide
electronic library. Unfortunately there
is more to the process than just having
an Internet ID. The recipients system
will have to meet minimum compatibility and memory requirements. Also, due
to the additional labor required to scan
these documents, there is an additional
cost involved. But what you get for your
trouble is a very high quality reproduction with faster transmission than any
fax machine will deliver.
You may already know that there are
anywhere in the world. Any site on the
Internet can have "home pages" and
relevant information about their site,
and make it freely available, or restrict
access to certain locales and addresses,
o n a document-by-document basis.
Service providers will have to provide
indexed front ends to Mosaic to aid
users in discovering new information
sources. A service provider needs to be
able to handle all types of service, and
to grow with the customers as their
needs f o r bandwidth increase.
Providers should be able to start customers with simple dialup accounts, yet
have the capacity and the infrastructure
to grow those customers all the way to
the point of connecting their networks
to the Internet with high-speed leased
lines. The providers should be able to
handle bandwidth upgrades seamlessly,
a n d offer consulting, training, a n d
other services if they expect to survive
the trip along the
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currently a number of 'full-text-on-line'
c o m m e r c i a l s o u r c e s available. All
r e q u i r e a subscription a n d many, a
knowledge of specialized search commands. Your company, university o r
public library probably subscribes to at
least one of these services. The problem is, they will not have that article you
need; but it is on the shelf at UCLA o r
the University of Tulsa.
One additional issue stands between
you a n d the great electronic library,
copyright. The details are too numerous to go into here. However, one concern publishers and authors have is the
prospect that, with the press of a button, hundreds of unauthorized copies
of an article can be transmitted worldwide. Many prospective vendors have
plans to enter the market and are awaiti n g s o m e f o r m of c o m p r o m i s e .
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President, Thunder Exploration, Inc.
Domestic Data Furnished by Geomap Co.
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WEST TEXAS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
east), Isaac (1.75 miles northeast), and
Knott West (3 miles northeast) Fields.
This sort of objective is a primary focus
of 3-D seismic surveys being conducted
along the eastern flank of the Midland
Basin.
Elsewhere in Howard County, Cobra
also recently announced a Fusselman
wildcat completion with #7-A Wright,
4.75 miles northeast of the #1 Nichols.
The well had an IPF of 120 BOPD (40"
API), 15 MCFGPD (6/64" choke), with
no water, was recorded from acidized
open hole at 10,47&5201. The 10,520'
(Fusselman) discovery is only 0.5 mile
southwest of a one-well Penn Reef accumulation at Brooking Southeast Field.
Hanagan Petroleum of Roswell recently
announced a new field Devonian discovery in southeastern Chaves County, 12
miles east of Dexter. T h e #1 Charlie
State flowed at an initial potential rate of
332 BOPD (49' API), 13 MCFGPD and
n o water from natural perforations at
7,931-56'. Flowing tubing pressure was
82 psi through a 16/64" choke. Nearest
Devonian pay is nearly 9 miles to the
southeast a t t h e recently discovered
(1991) Lone Wolf South Field. Lone
Wolf South is one of several small prcF
ductive Devonian structures which are
sparsely scattered across this portion of
CENTRAL TEXAS
the Northwest Shelf.
In north-central Dawson County EP
In n o r t h e a s t Shackelford County
Operating has made a new field discovery. The #1 Adcock Farms gauged an Throckmorton Oil, Incorporated made a
IPF of 210 BOPD (37.2' AH), 3 MCFG new Mississippian oil discovery with their
PD, and 25 BWPD from acidized open #2D McLemore A-232. T h e new well
hole in the Fusselman ( 1 1,565-605'). TD'd a t 4,571' (Mississippian).
Flowing tubing pressure was 65 psi Perforations 45314541' had an IPF of 40
through a 12/64" choke. The well is 3.25 BOPD (42' API), 5 MCFGPD, a n d 5
miles from t h e nearest production, BWPD on a 7/64" choke. The compleAmanna, North Field (Upper Sprabeny) tion was acidized with 150 gallons 15%
to the southeast and Welch, Southeast NEFe acid. Nearest completion is Leo
Field
(San Andres, Spraberry, Vesenmeier, Jr. #2 Ross Sloan Trust #1
Fusselman) to the northwest. EP's #1 approximately 1 mile northeast of the
Adcock Farms appears to on a structural subject well, drilled in 1957. It produced
from Mississippian t h r o u g h perfs
closure.
Cobra Oil & Gas, Wichita Falls has 4,512-18' for a n IPF 184 BOPD o n a
Geomap's top
completed its #1 Nichols in northwestern 12/64" choke.
Howard County. Its #1 Nichols initially Mississippian structure map shows the
flowed 160 BOPD (45.2" API), 457 new discovery within a saddle.
MCFGPD (8/64" choke) and no water Throckmorton has staked two additional
from acidized ~ e r f sin the Pennsvlvanian locations nearby. Their #lD McLemfore
a t 9380-94'. ' C o b r a also p e r k d t h e is 1.75 miles ndrth-northwest of the s u b
Fusselman (10,568-72') but plugged off ject well. Their #IS Everett-Drummonds
at 10,480'. No other test details are avail- falls is located 2.25 miles southsoutheast
able. Nearby Penn Reef accumulations of the #2D discovery.
A new Camar Sand gas discovery has
include Knott Southwest (1 mile south-
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been announced by Worth Oil & Gas.
Their #1 Virgil Middleton is the field
o p e n e r for the Turkey Trot (Camar)
Field in northern Concho County. The
new well reached TD 2,480' (Camar) and
was perfd in a zone 2,1642,178' for an
IPF 495 MCFGPD a n d 1 BCPD o n a
20/64" choke. No wells within two miles
of the subject well produce. The Travis
Exploration #1 V. C. Whitworth, located
1.0 mile northeast, was drilled to T D
2,445' ( E l l e n b u r g e r ) . T h e Duncan
Sartan #1 J. A. Able is a dry hole one mile
south of the subject well that reached TD
2,762' in 1955. Geomap's top
Ellenburger structure map shows the
new field to be over an Ellenburger structural high. Two new locations have been
staked near the discovery. Worth has
staked the #2 Middleton in Section 35 to
the north, and Sage has staked the #1
Phinney to the south in Section 1810.
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Nigeria (Onshore)
Shell has suspended its Elepa 5 deeper
pool wildcat in the Western Niger Delta
(OML 33). The well found 3 m of oil in
two sands between 2,560 to 2,700 m and
25 m of gas in two sands between 4,045
to 4,200 m. An additional 8 5 m net
hydrocarbon bearing sand and 64 m of
net gas sand between 4,360 to 4,700 m.
Republic of South Africa (Offshore)
Soekor has reported a gas/condensate
discovery with its E-CB 1 exploratory well
in the Bredasdorp Basin. The well tested
5,800 BOPD with 5.5 MMCFD.
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Amoco and Marathon, has announced
In the Turpan -Hami Basin the Pubei
a gas/condensate discovery in Abu 1 was c o m p l e t e d a f t e r testing 859
Madi West development lease in the BOPD and 1,549 MCFD. The well was
Nile Delta. The El Qar'a NW 1 tested drilled to a TD of 3,550 m. Objectives
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HCPD from three zones presumably in Jurassic sandstones, with secondary
Miocene Abu Madi sands. The new dis- objectives in both the Late Triassic and
covery is l o c a t e d 10 km NNW of Early Cretaceous.
Nidoco's Qar'a gas field. The well was
Tangcan 1 in the Santang Basin area,
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o n s h o r e location a n d deviated off- Lake Santang, is a modest discovery.
shore.
T h e well is believed to represent the
first hydrocarbon discovery in this part
of Xinjiang. Both oil a n gas were
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China (Onshore)
Amoco started drilling in its Fuyang results were released. A second interBasin acreage in Anhui Province. The val between 2,082 to 2,087 m was perfoDachenzhuang 1 was spud January 15. rated with an initial flow of about 15
It is only the second foreign operated BOPD a n d 143 BOPD after frac'ing.
onshore well spudded since the com- TD was 3,845 m.
munist revolution in 1949. Planned TD
Indonesia (Onshore)
is 3,800 m.
Kufpec found oil with its Oseil 1 in
CNPC's Hongqi 1 in the Tarim Basin
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NORTH AFRICA
Byron F. Dyer
was 3,475 m in the Triassic Kanikeh
Formation. The well flowed at a rate of
2,950 BOPD from t h e Jurassic
Manusela Formation between 2,132 to
2,142 m. The well is located 5 km SW
of the Bula Tenggara field and 12 km
SW of the Bula field.
Malaysia (Offshore)
Two new wildcats were successful on
the NE flank of the Malay Basin. The
wells were drilled by Esso Production
Malaysia (EPMI) in the eastern part of
license PM-8. The Diwanga 1 (TD in
granitic basement) is located 7 km NE
of Bubu 1. Yong 1 located 7 km NW of
Raya East 1. Yong 1 was still being tested on January 25th.
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to be middle Miocene turbidites similar
to those in Prinos field. T h e well is
located 1 km north of the Prinos field
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INVESTOR INTEREST
Engineers and Geologists Redefine
Economic Limits of Recovery*
Geology group identifies low-cost ways t o recover
reserves that operators must now leave behind.
WANTED: A way to discover new reserves
without discovering new reservoirs. Approach
must be feasible with limitedfunds, excluding
use of expensive techniques such as EOR,
unless oil pice hits $25/bbl.
This request may seem incredible, but
it is not unreasonable.
Economically producing half the oil
that usually is abandoned in a reservoir
because of technical or economic limits
now is possible, according to the Bureau
of Economic Geology (BEG) at the U. of
Texas at Austin.
Of the 156 billion bbl of oil discovered
in Texa?, about a third has been cheaply
produced or remains in fields as recoverable reserves. Another third often is left in
the reservoir because of economic limits
on EOR technology; it is worth pursuing
only when the price of oil is right and now
it is not. The last third has been thought
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1,599.5
MMSTB
1,589
to be inaccessible, until recently.
"The numbers are astounding," said
Noel Tyler, associate director of the BEG.
"Historically, we've gotten at a third of the
oil in place, on average. So we leave t w e
thirds in the ground, and those twethirds
have always been thought to be unrecoverable or expensive to recover."
While a b o u t o n e of those thirds is
indeed costly to produce through tertiary
techniques, the final third of oil is left in
the ground because geological complexities limit its recovery. Some operators may
even assume that they have exhausted the
reservoir, when, in fact, other pockets of
oil exist but are separated by barriers to
the flow.
"In the old days, people thought of an
oil reservoir as being homogeneous,"
Tyler explained. "In o t h e r words, they
thought that the oil reservoirs were like a
Cumulative production and recoverable
reserves, cheaply produced.
Residual oil produced through more
expensive tertiary techniques.
Remaining mobile oil now cheaply
accessible through waterflooding and
better reservoir management.
These approximate thirds represent the portions of oil in the Frio Fluvial/Deltaic
Oil play as described by the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG). The BEG
has found a way to cheaply produce the final third of oil (1,589 MMSTB)
generally abandoned with the second third(1,599.5 MMSTB) in this play
and plans to apply the technique in similar reservoirs around the world.
*tyrrtnted with permission from Journal of Petroleum Technology (Oct. 1993, p. 928-929).
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large bottle a n d that you proceeded to
pump the bottle d ~ y When
.
no more oil
came out, you were finished.
"But an oil reservoir is really more like
an office building," he said. "The walls
between offices are barriers to the flow, so
once you finish pumping a single of'fice,
t h e r e may b e oil r e m a i n i n g in o t h e r
offices nearby. "
Tyler said the state geological suwey
has been determining how much oil has
been left in area reservoirs and focusing
on ways to recover it for the last 1.5 years.
" U S . production is declining-we're having to import more and more oil from
overseas," he said. "It's extrrmely important to us to ensure the longevity of our oil
supply."
Growing Reserves Cheaply
For the last few years, the BEG has
been seeking ways to better understand
the architecture of the reservoir. With sufficient information, the researchers can
find out what parts of the reservoir have
not been drained a n d how additional
drilling can pay dividends in additional
oil.
Since Oct. 1992, petroleum engineer
Mark Holtz a n d geologist Lee McKae,
from the BEG, have been looking for ways
to access that last third of oil in a south
Texas play at a reasonable cost. No new
reservoirs have been discovered in the play
covering Starr, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Duval,
San Patricia, Nueces, Kleberg, Brooks, and
Jim Wells counties in about 17 years. Of
the play's 129 known oil reservoirs, 70
were abandoned in the mid-1980's when
oil prices plummeted.
T h e U.S. DOE funds $1.6 million of
the $3-million, 4year project in the Frio
Fluvial/Deltaic Sandstone play of the
Vicksburg Fault Zone; the b u r i a ~ . ~ r o v i d e s
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the remainder. The project is part of the
DOE advanced oil recovery program in
fluvial deltaic formations where fields have
(1) a high rate of abandonment and risk
of shut-in and (2) significant volumes of
remaining oil (i.e., low recovery efficiency). The Frio play satisfies both requirements. "Our goal is to improve the recovery efficiency for that portion of oil that is
mobile to waterflooding," Holtz
explained. In general, he said the BEG
now expects a recovery efficiency of 33%
from primary and secondary techniques.
"We can get more reserves by discovering new fields or by better producing the
fields we've already discovered. And by
better reservoir management, we don't
have to go to a higher-cost EOR project to
increase production,"
Holtz said. Tyler estimated that the last
third could be recovered for $15/ bbl-a
low production cost even under current
price structures. Holtz added that the
problem usually is not that the producer
unknowingly left oil trapped in the reservoir but that he had different expectations
of the recovery efficiency than he might
now. "There are limited reserves in a reservoir, but through reservoir management
and reexploration, we can actually change
the original reserve estimation I call i t
'reserve growth.' "
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Qualifying the Quantitative
T h e improvement stems from the
industry's ability to combine geological
and engineering information.
"The real breakthrough we're having
in quantifying these volumes is in integrating e n g i n e e r i n g a n d geological
knowledge-the
ability to look at the
question of targeting mohile oil in a
new way," Holtz said.
He said that one of the most powerful tools i n d e v e l o p i n g t h e new
approach is the advent of' 3D computer
models that provide an integrated picture of the geology and the engineering
perspectives.
"My impression also is that in the
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combine the two. And it's not a simple
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with qualitative things geologists do."
More Than a Stateside
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The reservoirs of the Frio play were
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the BEG can extend intense work in a
limited area to other similar areas.
T h e current study highlights a few
fields in detail but also seeks to establish
some generalities for broader application. Other fluvial deltaic plays may have
different characteristics, so the scale of
re-exploration and reservoir management techniques may vary, but the genera1 approach of producing remaining
mobile oil still applies.
Tyler said that advanced oil recovery
techniques similar to those now being
worked out for the delta reservoirs of
south Texas are applicable to every oil
play in Texas and & - h a p s every oil play
in the U. S . Virtually everywhere, he
said, oil is left in the ground that could
be recovered cheaply,-although the percentage varies according to the locale.
Even outside the U.S.? "Very much
so," Holtz replied. "Outside the U.S.,
these reservoir situations will occur as
t h e fields mature. For example, T h e
Bureau is using the same technique in
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"There is nothing proprietary about
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