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SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES
September 10-13 Mid-Continent Section AAPG 2005 Annual Meeting: Target the Hidden Potential in the Wild West, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma. Hosted by the Oklahoma Geological Society. Web: http://www.ocgs.org/
September 11-14 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, CNIT La Defense, Paris, France, hosted by the American Association ofPetroleum Geologists. Information: AAPG Convention Department, PO Box 979; Tulsa, OK 74101; USA, Phone: 1-918-560-2617 FAX: 1-918-560-2684 E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.aapg.org/paris/
September 11-14 22nd Annual Meeting The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP), Brown Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, hosted by theThe Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP). Information: Jim Hower, Center for Applied Energy Research, 2540 ResearchPark Dr., Lexington, KY 40511-8410 USA, Phone: 859-257-0261 FAX: 859-257-0360 E-mail: [email protected], Web:http://igs.indiana.edu/tsop2005
September 18-20 Eastern Section, AAPG 2005 Annual Meeting, Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place, Morgantown, WV, USA , by theEastern Section, AAPG. Information: Katharine Lee Avary, WV Geological Survey, Phone: 304/594-2331 FAX: 304/594-2575 E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://karl.nrcce.wvu.edu/esaapg/
September 19-24 AEG-2005, Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, hosted by the Association of Engineering Geologists AnnualConference. Information: Jim Werle, Co-Chair ([email protected]), Barbara Luke, Co-Chair([email protected]), Web: http://www.aegweb.org
September 22 2005 SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course, DISC, "Insights and Methods for 4D Reservoir Monitoring andCharacterization" presented by Rodney Calvert. See pages 14-15 for announcement.
September 24-26 Rock Mountain Section AAPG 2005 Annual Meeting: Rocky Mountain Rendezvous--Rising to the Challenge, Jackson,Wyoming. Hosted by : Wyoming Geological Association. Web: http://www.aapg.org/meetings/rms05/index.cfm
September 25-28 Geothermal Resources Council 2005 Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, CaliforniaEnergy Commission, Private Contributions. Ted J. Clutter, GRC, P.O. Box 1350, Davis, CA 95617, Phone: 5307582360
September 25-29 18th World Petroleum Congress 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sandton Convention Centre - South Africa,sponsored by: PetroSA, Co-sponsors: NOC, NNPC, Sonangol, Sonatrach + others. Information: Frederic Malgoire, 105Salusbury Road, Phone: +44 20 7596 5080 FAX: +44 20 7596 5106 E-mail: [email protected], Web: www.18wpc.com
September 28-30 Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining & Releasing Bends in Continental & Oceanic Settings, The Geological Society,Burlington House, London, United Kingdom. Information: Lisa Robson, The Geological Society, Burlington House,Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG, E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk
September 2005Volume 46, Number 3
FAIRMONT HOTEL
The Blue Room on the First Level Lunch served at 11:30am
N O G S Events
Matthew W. Totten, Associate Professor in Petroleum Geology at Kansas State University, and anAdjunct Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the UNO, will present
"Mechanisms for the distribution of Plio-Pleistocene volcanic ash beds in the Gulf of Mexico."(See Page 7 for Abstract and Biographies.)
ADMISSION:with reservation .................................... $25.00without reservation .............................. $30.00Student Member with reservation ...... Free
Gulf Coast Geologic Gumbo "A Recipe for Success"; Hyatt Regency New OrleansWeb: http://www.gcags2005.com/
(See Page 11 for Announcement)
September 12 NOGS Luncheon
September 25-27 GCAGS 2005
NOGS LOGOfficial Publication of the New Orleans Geological Society, Inc.
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NOGS OfficeOffice Manager: Annette HudsonOffice Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm on Monday-Wednesday-FridayTel: 504-561-8980 l Fax: 504-561-8988E-mail: [email protected] l Website: www.nogs.orgThe office is located at Suite 300, 810 Union Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.Correspondence and all luncheon reservations should be sent to the above address.Sent to press on August 9, 2005.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Company Phone E-mailPresident Bret Hampton Shell 504-728-6438 [email protected] President Scott A. Wainwright Mustang Energy.com 504-889-2700 [email protected] Tom Hudson Chevron 504-592-7163 [email protected] David E. Balcer Chevron 504-592-6725 [email protected] Michael N. Fein W & T Offshore 504-831-4171 [email protected] Paul J. Post MMS 504-736-2954 [email protected] 2006 George H. Rhoads Chevron 504-592-6873 [email protected] 2007 William Whiting Consultant 504-947-8495 [email protected] 2008 Alfred H. Baker, Jr. Beacon Exploration,LLC504-836-2710 [email protected]
COMMITTEE C hairpersonAAPG Delegates Reese Pinney Gulf South Operators 504-566-9802 [email protected] Student Chapter Emily Martin Tulane University 504-863-7500 [email protected] Student Chapter Sirel White UNO 504-736-2772 [email protected] Timothy J. Piwowar Shell 504-728-4066 [email protected] Michael N. Fein W & T Offshore 504-831-4171 [email protected] David E. Balcer Chevron 504-592-6725 [email protected] Paper David E. Reiter Murphy Expro USA 504-561-2945 [email protected] Education Jeanne F. Phelps Phelps Geoscience Serv.504-931-5651 [email protected] Counseling TBAEntertainment Michael N. Fein W & T Offshore 504-831-4171 [email protected] Don Evans Murphy Expro USA 504-561-2497 [email protected] Affairs TBAField Trip David Garner Shell 504-728-6154 [email protected] and Audit David E. Balcer Chevron 504-592-6725 [email protected] Edward B. Picou, Jr. Consultant 504-529-5155 [email protected]/Directory Art Johnson Hydrate Energy 504-464-6208 [email protected] Geoscientists (NGNO) Anish Kumar Schlumberger 504-592-5422 [email protected] Robert B. Branson Consultant 985-892-6194 [email protected] Education Duncan Goldthwaite Consultant 504-887-4377 [email protected] Operations Brenda E. Reilly Murphy Expro USA 504-561-2478 [email protected] Sales Edward B. Picou, Jr. Consultant 504-529-5155 [email protected] George H. Rhoads Chevron 504-592-6873 [email protected] Outreach Thomas C. Bergeon Shell 504-728-6480 [email protected] David Gillis Schlumberger 504-592-5360 [email protected] David G. Cole Consultant 985-626-9428Technical Projects Jeanne F. Phelps Phelps Geoscience Serv.504-931-5651 [email protected]
GCAGS 2005General Chairman Jim Zotkiewicz Zot Oil & Gas 504-831-0603 [email protected]
NOGS LOG STAFFEditor Paul J. Post MMS 504-736-2954 [email protected] Robert Rooney Shell Expl & Prod Co 504-728-6871 [email protected] Mary Petrocco NOGA 337-828-5055 [email protected] Ryan M. Ott Chevron 504-592-6803 [email protected] Tidbits Robert Rooney Shell Expl & Prod Co 504-728-6871 [email protected] Louisiana Drill Bits TBAWebmaster R. David Phelps Phelps Geoscience 504-486-3225 [email protected]
NOGS AUXILIARYOfficers Phone Directors Year PhonePresident Beverly Kastler 504-286-0879 June Perret 2006 504-288-34071st Vice-President Linda Peirce 504-393-7365 Judy Sabate’ 2006 504-861-43352nd Vice-President Susie Baker 504-466-4483 Mary Walther 2006 504-392-9332Secretary Judy Lemarie’ 504-393-8659 Peggy Campbell 2007 504-283-2505Treasurer Peggy Rogers 504-392-6323 Ann Gilbert 2007 504-889-2104Parliamentarian Carol Andrews 504-887-3432 Dolores Murphy 2007 504-393-0878Member-at-Large Pam Heffner 337-828-5055
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Do you remember the first time you heard aboutLogging While Drilling, High-Amplitude ReflectivePackages, or Shale Gouge Ratio? I do. I now take thistechnology and knowledge for granted and apply them inmy work. I didn't learn these things in school (not areflection on my alma mater, rather on when I attended)nor did I wake up one morning suddenly possessing thisknowledge; I was actively seeking to learn. I wasattending conventions, participating in workshops, andinteracting with fellow geologists. We don't acquireknowledge when we will it; we acquire knowledge whenwe seek it. The upcoming GCAGS Convention is youropportunity to actively seek knowledge that you canapply.
As geologists, we learn in a variety of ways. TheGCAGS Convention is catering to all of our learningstyles. The poster sessions allow us to learn visually andthrough one-on-one conversations with the authors. Forthose of us that absorb lessons better with somethingliquid in our hands, consider attending the Sunday eveningicebreaker and/or the Monday night President'sreception. If modern analogs serve you best, considerattending one of the three field trips being offered. Thetrips will explore the geomorphology of modern streams,examine the surface expressions of the Maurepas-Ponchartrain basin, and review coastal restoration efforts.For those seeking their knowledge in the more traditionaloral presentation format, session themes includeDeepwater and Shelf Studies, Jurassic, Paleogene,Tertiary Geology, Applied Seismic, and Recent GeologicStudies. Certain topics are best learned in a classroomsetting. The four short courses being offered at this year'smeeting are an Introduction to ARCGIS, Uses of SeismicSedimentology and Stratal Slicing, Reservoir Potential ofShelf-Edge Deltas and Linked Downslope Deposits, anda Seal Workshop. Learning from hands-ondemonstrations by vendors is a fantastic way to
from the President
remember that NOGS is about the application ofknowledge.
In addition to the traditional forums, this year theconvention will have two unique events. First, the coastalprocess and restoration symposium, Restoring America'sCoastal Heartland, has four full sessions and willculminate in a panel discussion entitled "PredictingSubsidence for the 21st Century: A Panel DiscussionUnderstanding of Contemporary and Future SubsidenceProcesses and Rates". The symposium will address topicssuch as coastal processes, water quality, subsidence, andcoastal restoration strategies. Second, the Arnold BoumaSymposium on Sunday is in honor of the retiringProfessor Arnold Bouma. The symposium will consist ofa luncheon and numerous speakers who will address Dr.Bouma's many contributions to geology.
To encourage you to attend GCAGS, I could saythat as professionals we have an obligation to maintain ourknowledge of geology and its application to the industry. Ido believe we have a professional obligation; but I hopethat by telling you a little about the convention you willwant to attend and learn out of a desire, rather thanobligation.
Abigail Adams stated "Learning is not attained bychance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended towith diligence." Don't leave your professional learning tochance. Register now for the GCAGS Convention;register online at: www.gcags2005.com
Bret Hampton
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Mechanisms For The Distribution Of Plio-PleistoceneVolcanic Ash Beds In The Gulf of Mexico
Matthew W. Tottento present at the Luncheon on September 12, 2005
Deep-water sedimentary beds, rich in volcanicash, have been confirmed in the late Miocene toPleistocene section of numerous offshore wells in theGulf of Mexico (GoM). We have identified severalsilica-rich ashes, ranging between 10-30 meters thickdeposited during the last 12 million years. Severalhuge eruptions have been reported from the SnakeRiver/Yellowstone hotspot over this time period, all ofwhich would have directed ash-fall into the MississippiRiver drainage basin, and ultimately to the GoM.Based upon their proximity in time, and similar shardmorphology and chemistry, we believe these eruptionsare the most likely sources for the ashes found in theGoM.
The Huckleberry Ridge eruption, centered atYellowstone, was one of the largest eruptions everrecorded. Volcanic ash was spread over a tremendousarea of the United States, and has been recoveredfrom the GoM, a wide variety of locations in thewestern US, the Great Plains, and the Pacific Ocean.We have identified Huckleberry Ridge derived ash
ABSTRACT
Dr. Matthew W. Totten is currently anAssociate Professor in Petroleum Geology at KansasState University, and an Adjunct Professor in theDepartment of Geology and Geophysics at theUniversity of New Orleans. He was a faculty memberat UNO from 1992 until earlier this year. He received
BIOGRAPHY
�And Looking Ahead...�
The next luncheon will be October 3. Roger Kocken of Chevron will present "Using Recent Well Data toDetermine Recovery Factors and Residual Hydrocarbon Saturations in Deplete Reservoirs; Examples from SouthPass 78 Field, Gulf of Mexico." Contact the NOGS office at 561-8980 or use the link on the NOGS website(http://www.nogs.org/) to make your reservation.
a B.S. in Geology from the University of Kansas in1977, and his M.S. in Geology from the University ofOklahoma in 1979. After ten years in industry, hereturned to the University of Oklahoma, where hewas awarded his Ph.D. in 1992.
THE LUNCHEON RESERVATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 7, SO CALL THE NOGS OFFICE - TODAY!
from multiple wells offshore Louisiana, and fromseveral locations in Kansas. We propose a mechanismfor its transport to, and deposition in, the GoM.
The ash outcrops in Kansas show evidence of asystem overwhelmed with ash. Exotic boulders andlarge tree limbs are totally enclosed in ash, similar torecent deposits formed by the eruption of Mt.Pinatubo. These outcrops record a time when theMississippi River drainage system was literally chokedwith ash. Within a short time period, this ash reachedthe depocenters in the GoM. Once the ash slugreached the GoM, ash accumulated on the shelf,before being finally deposited in deep water byturbidity flows. The glass shards were concentrated inthe active channels, resulting in the thick, ash depositsreported in several wells. We have also observed abackground level (<1%) of ash from shales ofHuckleberry Ridge time, which record ash depositionin non-channel deposits. The model proposed for theHuckleberry Ridge ash is probably applicable to othersignificant Miocene-Pleistocene ashes in the GoM.
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NOGS CONTACT LIST
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MEMORIAL FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Company Phone E-mail2005-06 Chairman Brenda E. Reilly Murphy Expro USA 504-561-2478 [email protected] Secretary Bret Hampton Shell 504-728-6438 [email protected] Trustee Reese Pinney Gulf South Operators 504-566-9802 [email protected] Trustee David E. Reiter Murphy Expro USA 504-561-2945 [email protected] Trustee Edward B. Picou, Jr. Consultant 504-529-5155 [email protected] Trustee Robert W. Sabate’ Energetix Petroleum LC504-861-4335 [email protected] Trustee TBA2007-08 Trustee TBA
AAPG DELEGATESTerm Ends2005 Reese Pinney Gulf South Operators 504-566-9802 [email protected] Scott Wainwright Bret Exploration 504-889-2700 [email protected](a) William J. Furlong Consultant 504-482-47782006 Tom Klekamp El-Can Exploration 985-626-5808 [email protected] Robert G. Murphy Energy Partners 504-799-1918 [email protected] Lisa Rhoades Goggin Chevron 713-754-3604 [email protected](a) John Jurasin Jurasin Oil & Gas 504-831-8874 [email protected](a) Brian J. O’Neill Shell 504-728-4351 [email protected] Thomas C. Bergeon Shell 504-728-6480 [email protected](a) J. Stephen Tissue Chevron 504-592-6030 [email protected]
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NOGS Membership News & InformationThese are your pages. We would like to fill these with your news. Inaddition to professional news from our members; e.g., promotions,transfers, moves, new employer, etc., we also welcome your successstories. Please email items to Paul Post at [email protected].
In Remembrance of Bob Ballina
Robert I. (Bob) Ballina, formerly a long-time NOGSmember, passed away July 24 at the age of 74. Bob had along career as an employee with several companies and asa consultant working primarily South Louisiana. Bob will beremembered by those who knew him as a cordialgentleman and an exemplary professional.
Hold this date: October 8, 2005
NOGS Kickoff Party!Watch this space
- and your email inbox -for more info!
New NOGSMembersJuly 2005 Ronald G. Bourgeois Jr.
126 Metairie CtMetairie, LA 70001
504-908-0561
Clark J. KinlerMinerals Management Service
1201 Elmwood Park BlvdNew Orleans, LA 70123
504-736-2574
Phillip R. MadduxChevron
Technical Team Leader3520 General DeGaulle Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70114504-364-2058
Gary J. RutherfordMinerals Management Service
Geologist1201 Elmwood Park BlvdNew Orleans, LA 70123
504-436-2928
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@ DNR showcases successful Geographic Information System: The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources(DNR) began the Strategic Online Natural Resources Information System (SONRIS) in 1999. The system consists ofOracle databases, electronic document image access, and custom online interactive maps via a geographic informationsystem (GIS). The Oracle database contains millions of records related to oil and gas exploration and production datafrom the early 1900's, mineral lease information dating to the 1930's, coastal restoration and management data from theearly 1980's, and over 7 million electronic page images including Conservation field orders, Mineral Resources leasedocuments, and Coastal use permits. The interactive map GIS feature has more than 40 spatial data layers including aerialphotographs, lease tract nominations, active leases, wells, section-township-range, SPOT imagery (ãCNES/SPOT-2000),LandSat 2000, and other layers.
According to the DNR website, sinceLouisiana DNR implemented its first public oil/gaswell GIS Web site in 1998, the number of users ofDNR's data has increased at an astounding rate. Itis estimated that the oil and gas industry could besaving millions of dollars per year by their use ofSONRIS. Savings result from having industry staffconducting preliminary work for drilling oil or gaswells or leasing state lands and waterbottoms fromtheir offices, many of which are not in Louisiana,instead of having to spend days and even weeks atthe DNR main or regional offices using publicnetwork computers or paper files for each project.The coastal industry benefits from SONRIS byhaving complete access to regulatory files and hugeamounts of coastal restoration project andscientific monitoring data available.
SONRIS system can be accessed through theLouisiana Department of Natural Resourceswebsite at dnr.louisiana.gov.
@Cassini reveals Saturn's eerie-sounding radio emissions: Bill Kurth and Don Gurnett, University of Iowaresearchers working on a project funded by NASA, describe their recent findings on Saturn's radio emissions asreminiscent of a Halloween sound track. They investigated sounds similar to those associated with the Earth's northernlights. The study used data gathered from the Cassini spacecraft's radio and plasma wave instrument. Their findings werepublished on July 23rd in the journal "Geophysical Research Letters". "All of the structures we observe in Saturn's radiospectrum are giving us clues about what might be going on in the source of the radio emissions above Saturn's auroras,"says Kurth. "We believe that the changing frequencies are related to tiny radio sources moving up and down along Saturn'smagnetic field lines." Cassini's instrument is higher resolution than that of the previous Voyager spacecraft, and hasprovided new information on the spectrum and variability of the radio emissions. The radio waves are converted to audiorecordings by shifting the frequencies down into the audio frequency range. No theory is currently agreed on to fullyexplain the phenomenon.
Samples of the sounds can be found at http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/cassini/ or at http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/space-audio/.
@A gold mine for science: The Homestake gold mine, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, is one of two sites beingconsidered for the location of the future Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). "TheHomestake mine is a vast site capable of hosting a comprehensive suite of experiments in all major fields of science,including low background experiments and very large detectors in particle and nuclear physics, and multidisciplinary deepsub-surface studies in geosciences, geoengineering and microbiology," said Kevin Lesko, leader of the Homestakeunderground lab proposal, and nuclear physicist with the US DOE's Berkley Lab. Of particular interest to earth scientists,the site will offer a close look at the earth's crust, opportunities to monitor movement of ground water, biochemistry oforganisms that live under high temperature and pressure conditions, and possibilities for carbon dioxide sequestration.Eight sites in the US and Canada were considered for the future DUSEL. The other site still being considered is theHenderson Mine, an active molybdenum mine in Empire, Colorado.
For more information about the Homestake underground lab proposal, contact Kevin Lesko at [email protected] orby phone at (510) 486-7731. For more about DUSEL, visit http://www.int.washington.edu/DUSEL/.
Robert Rooney
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2004-2005 NOGS Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Lee H. Meltzer Memorial$3,000 Cash Award
LSUAfter graduating Summa Cum Laude in Physics with a minor inGeology, Jill Womack was accepted as a candidate for a Master'sdegree in Louisiana State University's Department of Geology andGeophysics in the fall of 2004. Upon acceptance, she was awardedthe Applied Depositional Geosystems Fellowship for her graduatestudies. She intends to investigate and report on the expansion andretreat of the Antarctic ice sheets and their subsequent impact onglobal climate, eustacy, and ocean ecology using previously reportedstudies and data acquired during field research in Antarctia. Thissummer, Jill worked as an intern at Devon Energy Corporation inHouston, Texas where she will gain experience though the examina-tion of relevant projects to oil exploration and production.
James A. Gilreath Memorial$3,000 Cash Award
TULANETroy Sampere is currently a PhD student at Tulane University'sDepartment of Earth and Environmental Science. He received a B.S.from the University of Rochester, and a M.S. in EnvironmentalSciences from Portland State University. He is interested in sedimentdynamics and carbon cycling in aquatic systems. His research focuseson contrasting sediment source input across the Mississippi marginand shelf. He is using state-of-the-art biomarker techniques(pigment and lignin phenols) to characterize terrestrial and marineorganic particulate matter delivery to the margin in recent and down-core sediment profiles. His research will be facilitated through closeinteraction with his major advisor Dr. Thomas Bianchi. Troy's goalis to complete his dissertation and defend it by the spring 2007semester. He plans to work in either government or academia.
NOGS Memorial Foundation$3,000 Cash Award
UNODaniel Gill, from Mentor, Ohio, is a M.S. candidate at the Universityof New Orleans. He received his B.S. from The Ohio State Univer-sity. As an undergraduate, he studied biological engineering with afocus on ecology. Daniel also contributed toward several restoration-based graduate student research projects, which influenced him topursue his current research in coastal land loss. He is currentlyworking on his thesis investigating volumetric fluctuations of theroots of a dominant saltmarsh macrophyte on the Gulf Coast.Daniel also contributed toward several restoration-based graduatestudent research projects, which influenced him to pursue hiscurrent research in coastal land loss. His primary thesis advisor atUNO is Dr. Denise J. Reed. The title of his M.S. thesis is: FloodingInfluences on Volumetric Contributions of Organic Matter toAccretion in Salt Marshes of Coastal Louisiana. He intends tocomplete his thesis in May of 2006, and plans to pursue a career inenvironmental consulting and restoration.
GRADUATE GRADUATE (continued)
NOGS Memorial FoundationScholarships
The NOGS Memorial Foundation Scholarshipsare granted each year to those students who have demonstratedexceptional talent in or commitment to their geologic studies andprojects. It is the policy of the Memorial Foundation toposthumously name these scholarships after those members whoseown extensive contributions to the profession have beenparticularly praiseworthy.
Lee Hilliard Meltzer for expertise in oil and gas appraisaland exploration, as well as manifold and unstinting support ofand service to - from AAPG to NOGS - the region�sprofessional geologic organizations.
James Allen (Al) Gilreath for his work as chief tooldeveloper of down-hole instrumentation and �pattern�interpretation, earning him - world-wide - the title, �Mr.Dipmeter�.
Jules Braunstein gained wide recognition in the oil and gasindustry not only for exceptional technical expertise but also as anexacting editor. His long career was conspicuous for selfless devotion- and as carried on by his surviving wife, Olga, in her bequeathalof the residue of their estate to NOGS Memorial FoundationScholarship Fund.
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2004-2005 NOGS Memorial Foundation Scholarships
Jules & Olga Braunstein Memorial$2,000 Cash Award
LSUJohn St. Amant excelled as a geology undergraduate at LouisianaState University. He was recently awarded the outstanding juniorscholarship in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. He is amember of the newly formed geology club, and has recentlyvolunteered to give presentations on Allosaurus to visitors atLouisiana State University's museums day. His major interest is invertebrate paleontology; however, he will not immediately pursuegraduate study in this area. John will be commissioned a secondlieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in December of 2005,and has been accepted into flight training. In the fall, he will beserving as the battalion commander of his Naval ROTC unit. Heplans to enroll as a graduate student in geology at some point duringhis military career.
TULANEDavin Wallace is originally from Katy, Texas. He currently studiesEnvironmental Geoscience at Tulane University, where he hasexcelled in his geology courses. Davin frequently takes advantage ofNew Orleans' location by learning about the sedimentation of theMississippi River, and the role it plays on the environment. Hismajor interests include the interactions between geology and theenvironment, as well as subsurface geology. He will do his field campin New Zealand, where he plans to study hydrology. Davin plans toenter graduate study in the spring of 2007 at Tulane University.
UNOMiranda Robbins is an undergraduate geology student at theUniversity of New Orleans. Her major interests include mineralogy,geochemistry, and the study of komatiites. Her senior thesis willfocus on crystal morphologies and inducing variant morphologiesthrough original crystal genesis. Miranda is currently a member ofSGE, SEG, AAPG, and UNOGGS. Her future plans include agraduate career in geochemistry with a focus on the use of isotopicdata to determine the petrogenesis of komatiites, followed by twoyears of service with the Peace Corps. Afterward, she would likecontinue her studies, building upon her Master's thesis, pursuing adoctorate degree in geochemistry.
JUNIOR
Jules & Olga Braunstein Memorial$2,500 Cash Award
LSUBryan Anderson is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a geologyundergraduate at LSU, his major interest was in sedimentology andstructural geology. Bryan subsequently decided to focus his graduatecareer in these areas. He plans on being a professor of the EarthSciences. He is currently the president of the Geology Club ofLouisiana State University. Bryan previously received the OutstandingSenior Award in the Department of Geology and Geophysics atLSU, and the Mineralogical Society of America UndergraduateExcellence award.
TULANENicole Champitto is an undergraduate student who switched to anEnvironmental Geoscience degree from Chemistry. She has alwaysbeen interested in sciences, winning two scholarships from Pepsi Co.in Math and Science. Nicole hopes to pursue a career in Earth andEnvironmental Science, joining 'Teach for America' to teach childrenEarth Science in inner city schools, as well as pursuing a career instudying climate change.
UNOBryan Rogers is a senior in the department of Geology at theUniversity of New Orleans. He has a 3.477 GPA and a 3.78 ingeology. He received several academic awards including the Depart-ment of Geology and Geophysics Jules and Olga BraunsteinMemorial Undergraduate Scholarship. Bryan works for the LakePontchartrain Basin Foundation as its GIS/Information SystemSpecialist. He plans to continue his education, enrolling as a candi-date for a Master's degree in Coastal Geology emphasizing the use ofGIS to model land loss and restoration programs on the coast.
SENIOR
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New Orleans Geological Auxiliary News
It is really a great honor and pleasure to serve another term as President of the New Orleans Geological Auxil-iary. I appreciate your vote of confidence in electing me as President for 2005-2006. I hope you all enjoyed this pastyear as much as I did. It was so much fun celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Auxiliary.
The Board has once again planned a very exciting and fun-filled year for our members. If you are not currently amember or have not attended many luncheons in the past few years, we hope you will get active in NOGA. We willstart our year with a luncheon on September 14 at Ann Gilbert's beautiful home. We all enjoy catching up on summerevents at the home of one of our members. On November 9, we will take a bus trip to historic Houmas House, inBurnside, Louisiana. It has been several years since we enjoyed a bus trip to one of Louisiana's beautiful plantationhomes, so we hope you will join us for this special treat. Barreca's Restaurant, on Metairie Road, will be the setting forour February 8, 2006 luncheon. Judy Anderson will give us a presentation on entertaining. March 18 is the date for ourannual Spring Social at the lovely home of Trez and Jim Zotkiewicz. Many of us got a preview of their beautiful home atour May luncheon, when interior designer Nancy Bounds presented a program highlighting renovations to their house.Our year will conclude on May 10 with our "Installation Luncheon" in the Patio Room at Commander's Palace.
The Auxiliary is also happy to once again be able to assist NOGS with plans for the GCAGS Convention to beheld in New Orleans on September 25-27. Susie Baker and Trez Zotkiewicz have been hard at work preparing anexciting time for the spouses who will be in attendance at the convention. Several ladies from the Auxiliary are assistingthem with the Hospitality Room, decorations, favors, and serving as hostesses for the event. We hope that you will beable to attend and join in the fun. We always love helping with conventions in the city.
I hope that you will join us this year for all of our activities. It would be wonderful if all of the NOGS husbandswould bring this copy of the NOGS LOG home to their wives, or to show it to them if it is delivered to their homes. Wewould love to add more members to our roster, and also encourage inactive members to once again join us. If you havenot already sent in your dues, please mail your dues with the below application form.
Beverly KastlerNOGA President
NOGA Application FormDues: $15.00
Name __________________________________________
Home Address ____________________________________
Home phone ______________________________________
Husband's Name __________________________________
Husband's Company ________________________________
Please make check payable to New Orleans Geological Auxiliary andmail with application to: Peggy Rogers
2580 Valentine CtNew Orleans LA 70131
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EAST TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYCALL FOR PAPERS
THE GULF COAST MESOZOIC SANDSTONE GAS PROVINCE
NOVEMBER 16, 2006TYLER, TEXAS, HARVEY HALL CONVENTION CENTER
The East Texas Geological Society is sponsoring a symposium on the geology, reservoir characteristics, and petrophysicalcharacter of the Cotton Valley, Bossier, Travis Peak (Hosston), Woodbine and other gas producing formations in the Gulf CoastMesozoic. The area of interest includes East Texas, North Louisiana, and Mississippi. The Society is actively seeking authors thatwould like to present their work to an audience of industry professionals involved in the exploration and production of petroleum. Theproceedings of the symposium will be published as a volume of papers and distributed to the symposium participants and attendees.
The presentations should be designed to last about 25 minutes, and the publication guidelines are those used by the GulfCoast Association of Geological Societies. Please submit a title and a brief description of the theme of the presentation to the EastTexas Geological Society by November 15, 2005. Both hard copy and on-line submissions are acceptable.
Contact information: Rick TurnerVice PresidentEast Texas Geological SocietyBarrow-Shaver Resources Company100 E. Ferguson, Ste. 712Tyler, Texas [email protected]
All submittals are welcome. Questions should be directed to Rick Turner. The East Texas Geological Society looks forward toyour participation in this informative and enjoyable event.
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South Louisiana and OffshoreExploration and Production Activity
l On July 21, McMoRan Exploration Company, the most aggressive deep explorerin Louisiana state waters and the OCS shelf, held a conference call reporting theirsecond-quarter and six-month 2005 results and updates on Gulf of Mexicoexploration and production and Main Pass Energy Hub™ Activities. The pre-callpress release, the webcast of the conference call, and the pdf version of the slidesused can be accessed at http://www.mcmoran.com/. If you are keeping up with thisactivity, check this information soon.
l Murphy Oil Corporation held their Annual Analyst Meeting on May 10. One oftheir presentations, Murphy's U.S. Exploration and Production, focused on theirGulf of Mexico activities. You can view it at http://www.murphyoilcorp.com/ir/presentations/.
l Dominion Resources did an excellent custom publication supplement to Hart'sE&P, and Oil and Gas Investor, in July on Devils Tower. If you do not subscribe toeither of those magazines and did not receive this supplement, try to order it. TheDevils Tower story is worth reading.
l BHP Billiton provided a briefing paper on the Neptune field (Atwater Valley,blocks 573, 574, 575, 617, and 618). It is available at http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bbContentRepository/News/RelatedContent/NeptuneBriefingPaper.pdf. The field,discovered in 1995, was the first discovery in the Mississippi Fan Fold Belt. Firstoil from this 100-150 MMBOE field is anticipated by the end of calendar year2007.
l Nexen Petroleum U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexen Inc., andoperator of Green Canyon Block 512 (Knotty Head prospect) that is currentlybeing drilled by Unocal Corp. (operator of the initial exploration well) made a pressannouncement on June 30. At that time, the well had encountered more than 300feet of apparent hydrocarbon pay in a secondary objective based on measured-while-drilling logs. The well was at 29,670 feet and had yet to penetrate theprimary objective lower Miocene section. The well is planned for a total depth of32,500 feet. Nexen has a 25% working interest in Knotty Head. Co-ownersinclude Unocal Corp. (25%), BHP Billiton (25%), and Anadarko PetroleumCorporation (25%).
l EPL provided an update of their activity on July 20, 2005. This New Orleans-based independent maintains an active program onshore and on the shelf. The pressrelease is available on the EPL website at: http://ir.eplweb.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=124556&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=732666&highlight=
l MMS has just released a summary of US GoM Subsalt Exploration. The data islocated at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/offshore/gulfocs/subsalt/subsalt.html.A list of non-proprietary and publicly announced subsalt wells and a map outliningthe areal extent of the subsalt play in the Gulf of Mexico are included. Other non-proprietary well data and information can be downloaded from the MMS website.
Paul Post
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For September Events: See Cover
2 0 0 5October 3 NOGS Luncheon, Fairmont Hotel. Roger Kocken of
Chevron will present "Using Recent Well Data to DetermineRecovery Factors and Residual Hydrocarbon Saturations inDeplete Reservoirs; Examples from South Pass 78 Field,Gulf of Mexico."
October 8 NOGS Kickoff Party. More details to follow by e-mail and in the next NOGS LOG.
October 9-15 Earth Science Week, Earth Science Week 2005Celebrates "Geoscientists Explore our Earth", AmericanGeological Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302-1502. Information: Web: http://www.earthsciweek.org/.
October 6-8 AAPG/SEG Student Expo, Westin Galeria,Houston, TX, USA, hosted by AAPG & SEG. Michael Deal,E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.studentexpo.info
October 9-12 2005 SPE Annual Technical Conference andExhibition, Dallas, TX, USA, hosted by the Society ofPetroleum Engineers. Information: Debbie Weaver, P.O. Box833836, Richardson, TX 75083-3836, FAX: 972-952-9435E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.spe.org
October 12-15 NABGG 25th Annual Technology Conference- "Geosciences - Bridging The Gap" Raleigh, NorthCarolina, Crabtree Mariott Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina,USA, by the NABGG. Information: Roxanne Lamb, 1730 E.Parham Road Richmond, VA 23228, Phone: 804-261-2653FAX: 804-261-2659 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.nabgg.org
October 16-19 2005 GSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition, SaltLake City, Utah. Web: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2005/
October 19-20 Compressional Deformation within PassiveMargins, Burlington House, London, hosted by TheGeological Society of London. Information: Lydia Dumont,The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London,W1J OBG, Phone: +44 (0)20 7434 9944 FAX: +44 (0)20 74940579 E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=Passive_Margins
October 31-November 4 National Cave And KarstManagement Symposium, Clarion Hotel of Albany, Albany,NY, USA, hosted by the Northeastern Cave Conservancy.Information: Michael Warner, P.O. Box 10, Schoharie, NY12157, Phone: 518 295 7978 FAX: 518 295 7981 E-mail:[email protected], Web: http://www.nckms.org/2005
November 6-11 SEG International Exposition and 75thAnnual Meeting, George R. Brown Convention Center,Houston, Texas, USA, hosted by the Society of ExplorationGeophysicists. Information: Steve Emery, 8801 S. Yale Ave,Tulsa, OK 74137, Phone: 918-497-5539 FAX: 918-497-5552E-mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.seg.org
November 21-23 International Petroleum TechnologyConference (IPTC), Doha, Qatar, by AAPG/EAGE/SEG/SPE. Information: E-mail [email protected].
November 30-December 1 Petroleum GeoscienceCollaboration Conference, Burlington House, London,hosted by The Geological Society of London. Information:Lydia Dumont, The Geological Society of London,Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J OBG, Phone:+44 (0)20 7434 9944 FAX: +44 (0)20 7494 0579 E-mail:[email protected], Web: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=PG4389754378
December 4-7 Petroleum Systems of Divergent ContinentalMargin Basins, 25th Annual Bob F. Perkins ResearchConference, Houston Marriott Westchase, Houston, Texas,USA, by the GCSSEPM. Information: Norman C. Rosen,2719 South Southern Oaks Drive, Houston, TX 77068-2610,Phone/FAX: 281 586-0833 E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.gcssepm.org
December 5-9 AGU Fall Meeting, Moscone Center, West, SanFrancisco, California, by the American Geophysical Union.(AGU Meetings Department, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW,Washington, DC 20009, Phone: 202-777-7330, FAX: 202-328-0566, E-Mail: [email protected], Web: http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm05/)
2 0 0 6February 8-9 Oil and Gas Habitats of Russia and Surrounding
Regions, Burlington House, The Geological society, London, byThe Geological Society of London. (Lucy Kimber, The Geologi-cal Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J OBJ,Phone: +44 (0)20 7434 9944 FAX: +44 (0)20 7494 0579 E-mail:[email protected] Web: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=Oil_and_Gas_Habitats_in_Russia)
April 9-12 AAPG/SEPM 2006: Perfecting the Search, Houston,TX
