October 2013 Outcrop

OUTCROPNewsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

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RMAG August Board of Directors MeetingBy John Ladd, Acting Secretary

The Board of Directors met on August 21st, 2013 at the RMAG office. I filled in as secretary for Jacinda Nettick Brown, who is on maternity leave.

The association’s finances continue to be negatively affected this year by the loss of a summer event, due to the conflict with the URTeC conference, and the Fall Prospect Fair and Technofest, which is being replaced by NAPE-Rockies in December. The budget is tight, but our staff is coming up with some innovative ways of reducing expenses to match the decreased income. Most significantly, they have found somewhat smaller and significantly cheaper office space on the 12th floor of our current building. They proposed, and the Board approved, moving to this space in November. We will have a new five year lease with a guaranteed rent, so that means the savings will continue for several years. There will no longer be space for a meeting room in our own office, but we will continue to have use of the 2nd floor conference room, which is where most committees already meet.

Speaking of budgets, Emily Tompkins reported that she sent out budget request forms to all the committee chairs, that were due back at the end of August, and she will compile a proposed 2014 budget for Board review in September.

Issues of The Mountain Geologist for January and The Mountain Geologist for January and The Mountain Geologist

April 2013 are now available on AAPG Datapages and issues from the past three years should be available soon. GeoScienceWorld has accepted The Mountain Geologist to be included in their group of online publications. Details of the contract and the sources of funds for the start-up costs still need to be worked out, but we hope this will be up and running starting at the beginning of next year. The Board feels that inclusion in GeoScienceWorld will give our journal and science much greater visibility to the worldwide geoscience community. This should lead to more papers being submitted and may lead to a new source of income through our share of the single article download fees.

Tricia Beaver, chair of the RMAG Awards Committee, presented her committee’s recommendations for the 2013 awardees, which were approved by the Board. The awards will be presented at the Rockbuster’s Ball in November, which will have a new venue downtown.

Finally, the plans for a couple of new events were discussed. RMAG will sponsor a cocktail reception in association with the NAPE-Rockies event, date, time and place to be announced soon. Next spring, RMAG will host a one day short course on Geosteering, which is sure to be a popular event. It will be held April 29th at the downtown Marriott.

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Volume 62 • No. 10 • October 2013

COVER PHOTOCarissa Shear Zone, South Pass

greenstone belt, Wyoming. Photo by Dan Hausel.

Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Features 8 Lead Story: New AAPG/

RMAG Application of Structural Methods Volume Dedicated to Don Stone

14 33rd Oil Shale Symposiium

association news 2 Rockbusters Ball13 Studies in Geology 65

Pre-Sale Form15 Looking to the Future16 Outcrop Deadlines16 Have you written a book?17 Attention Advertisers!18 RMAG 2014 Board

Candidates30 RMAG Announces 1st

Annual Sporting Clay Tournament!

31 We want you back! We need you!

32 2013 RMAG Dues Renewal

34 Authors and Editors Needed

35 Special Session at the October GSA (150th

Anniversary) in Denver 37 2013 RMAG Professional

Award Recipients42 Connect with RMAG Online!43 20/20 3D Vision Call for

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The Joy of Sussex

President’s ColumnBy Debra Higley

Two new events this month are the October 11th First Annual RMAG Sporting Clay Tournament and the October 22nd RMAG/PTTC “Sussex Sandstone Tight Oil Reservoirs, Hornbuckle Trend, Powder River Basin, Wyoming” core workshop by Rich Bottjer and Mike Hendricks. Production from this field since 1984 has totaled more than 8.6 million barrels of oil and 4.3 billion cubic feet of gas from 98 wells, and wells drilled since 2008 are mainly horizontal (Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 2013, http://wogcc.state.wy.us/). Please register for these other RMAG events, including the monthly luncheon, on our website.

I can’t write about the sporting clay tournament because I have limited shooting experience, and my clay exposure is limited to bentonite mud and a collapsed pottery bowl from my high school art class. However, the Upper Cretaceous Sussex Sandstone in the Powder River

Basin, Wyoming, was my PhD dissertation at Colorado School of Mines. Roger Slatt was my advisor (this, Roger, is finally my official notice that the Sussex was deposited closer to shore than I stated in the thesis). The Sussex is a fascinating unit that shares a lot in common with the older Shannon Sandstone in the Powder River Basin, Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation of Alberta, and various sandstone members of the Pierre Shale in the Denver Basin. There are also conflicting interpretations of what depositional environments formed these sand bodies (Suter and Clifton, 2012).

Sussex Sandstone heterogeneity is complex at field to microscopic scales, and understanding the stratigraphic sequences and depositional environments of these mostly shoreface to nearshore-marine shale to sandstone beds is important to maximizing production, and predicting where the next reservoir is hiding. This

The Upper Cretaceous Sussex Sandstone is primarily visible in core. The above is an outcrop

The Upper Cretaceous Sussex Sandstone is primarily visible in core. The above is an outcrop of the older Upper Cretaceous Shannon Sandstone that displays interbedded cross-bedded

of the older Upper Cretaceous Shannon Sandstone that displays interbedded cross-bedded porous and low-permeability strata (Higley and others, 1997, fig. 18).


decreased porosity and permeability, but as pointed out by George Pemberton in their excellent RMAG/PTTC carbonate ichnology workshop last spring, there are other reservoir strata in other basins across the world in which the burrowed intervals contain the greatest porosity, permeability, and petroleum production.

ReferencesHigley, D.K., Pantea, M.P., and Slatt, R.M., 1997, 3D

reservoir characterization of the House Creek oil field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, V 1.00: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series 33, 200 MB. http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds-033/USGS_3D/homepage.htm

Suter, J.R., and Clifton, H.E., 1999, The Shannon Sandstone and isolated linear sand bodies: interpretations and realizations: Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Special Publication 64, Isolated shallow marine sand bodies; sequence stratigraphic analysis and sedimentologic interpretation, p. 321-356.

heterogeneity is also driving the increased horizontal drilling of these strata, particularly for the Hornbuckle Trend. Sand ridges are somewhat like pancakes, pancakes that are elongate on a mostly northerly-southerly axis. These sandstone pancakes (with oil instead of butter) can stack vertically into perhaps a shoreface sequence, or can be stacked and offset shoreward or seaward, depending mostly on the level of the Cretaceous epicontinental sea during deposition. There can also be erosional events, such as indicated by a capping chert pebble lag in the House Creek field (Higley et al, 1997), which raises the question of whether the erosion removed shoreward sand ridges, or not. So, where were there other sand ridges hiding in the House Creek field since Higley et al 1997)? Most of the new wells were infill, but subsequent sand-ridge reservoirs were discovered that step landward from the northern field area.

Thin- to thick-bedded strata in the Sussex can also be highly burrowed and bioturbated. In Higley et al (1997) these burrowed strata mostly exhibited

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President's Column


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New AAPG/RMAG Application of Structural Methods Volume Dedicated to Don Stone

Skilled in the arts and sciences is one way to describe Donald Sherwood Stone, who is truly the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists’ (RMAG) “Renaissance Man.” He is an accomplished geologist, artist, painter, sculptor, model shipbuilder, author, and musician. Having fur thered advancements and methodologies over the years, he has been a major contributor to the science of geology. Since 1957, Don has contributed over 75 publications to geologic literature. For over 40 years, he has performed musically at various RMAG social functions.

Born in 1928, Don was brought up in Garden City, Long Island, New York. During summer months, Don lived on the shores of Lake Champlain, where he cultivated his interest in geology among the fossils and sedimentary structures of the Paleozoic carbonates there. He attended Garden City High School and then Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York. At Hamilton, Don excelled in his geology courses under Professor Phil Oxley, such that upon graduation in 1950, he received the Rogers

Prize in Geology. He was awarded the Eleanor Tatum Long Graduate Scholarship in structural geology and

attended Cornell University. There he earned his master’s degree within one year. Upon graduation in 1951, Don accepted a position as an exploration geologist with Standard Oil Company of California (SOCAL). He worked in SOCAL offices in Rio Vista, Salinas, Point Reyes, Sacramento, and Bakersfield, California.

In those young years, Don worked as a well-site geologist and as party geologist on an advanced seismic crew out of Richfield, Utah. He also did field work and made subsurface geologic interpretations. In 1953 Don was transferred to a new offshore group in Los Angeles.

He later spent seven years in La Habra, developing the structural interpretations that supported SOCAL’s bidding on California state offshore exploratory leases offered in the Santa Barbara Channel in 1958. It was during those early years that he developed his seismic analysis and interpretation skills for which he is well known today. Several oil and gas fields were discovered

Skilled in the arts and sciences is one way to describe Donald

Sherwood Stone, who is truly the Rocky

Mountain Association of Geologists’ (RMAG) “Renaissance Man.”

EDITORS NOTE: The following dedication is reprinted from the new Application of Structural Methods to Rocky Mountain Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development book edited by Constance N. Knight, Jerome J. Cuzzella and Leland D. Cress. Please see page 13 for an order form.


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on the leases won by SOCAL, for which Don was largely responsible. Following the discoveries, he was assigned to the producing department, where he helped develop the new fields.

Don longed to be working in exploration, and in 1961 he joined Franco Western Oil Company in Denver as the company’s district geologist. Don, his wife Charity, and their four daughters took up residence in Littleton, Colorado, where Don and Charity reside today. After Franco Western was acquired by Mobil in 1964, he resigned his position to join Chevron (formerly SOCAL) in Denver, only to leave again for an opportunity with Baumgartner Oil Company as geologic manager. It was at Baumgartner that he acquired the skills to develop and sell geologic prospects on his own. There he became adept at data gathering, borehole review and correlation, seismic integration, lease acquisition, presentation, and sales. Baumgartner decided to leave the oil business, which provided a new opportunity for Don. With his newly developed skill set, he became an independent

geologist and consultant. In 1972 Don formed Sherwood Exploration Company, where he developed and sold many successful prospects. In 1985, he returned to operating as an independent geologist and consultant.

Don has authored many papers emphasizing the subsurface details of oil and gas-bearing Rocky Mountain structures. Four of his most frequently referenced papers include: “Theory of Paleozoic Oil and Gas Accumulation in the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming” (published in the AAPG Bulletin, 1967); “Wrench Faulting and Rocky Mountain Tectonics,” including a tectonic map of the Central Rocky Mountains, (published simultaneously in the RMAG’s Mountain Geologist and WGA’s Earth Science Bulletinand reprinted in AAPG’s Treatise of Petroleum Geology, 1969); “Basement-involved Thrust-generated Folds as Seismically Imaged in the Subsurface of the Central Rocky Mountain Foreland” (published in GSA’s Special Publication 280, 1993); and “Morphology of the Casper

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Mountain Uplift and Related, Subsidiary Structures, Central Wyoming: Implications for Laramide Kinematics, Dynamics, and Crustal Inheritance” (published in the AAPG Bulletin, 2002). The last paper received the Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award for the best paper in the AAPG Bulletin.

Particularly noteworthy is Don’s detailed “Wyoming Transect,” a regional structural cross section that depicts 410 miles of Wyoming geology. The original transect was constructed at a scale of 1:24,000 and was 95 feet long. Paper copies and digital images of this transect have been offered for sale through the RMAG and AAPG. The net proceeds from the sales support the Stone-Hollberg Graduate Scholarship in Structural Geology administered by the RMAG Foundation.

Don has worked tirelessly in his service to the AAPG and the RMAG, and he has been awarded numerous honors. He has delivered many talks at AAPG, RMAG, WGA, and other venues. In 2009, Don presented an all-day RMAG sponsored seminar entitled: “Review and

Interpretation of Rocky Mountain Foreland Structures: Exploring Descriptive, Kinematic, and Dynamic Analysis with Simple Tools, Models, and Methodologies, and Avoiding Pitfalls.” One of his recent contributions has been to AAPG’s Search and Discovery Web site in the form of a multimedia presentation entitled “Kinematic Analysis Using Profile and Time-slice Animations of 3-D Seismic Volumes with Three Examples from the Rocky Mountain Foreland Province.” At the 2012 Prospect Fair in Denver, Don delivered a talk entitled “So You Want to Be an Independent Geologist.”

Prior to earning the Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award in 2004, Don distinguished himself as a first-class author and editor when in 1986 he was the sole editor of an RMAG guidebook entitled New Interpretations of Northwest Colorado Geology. In addition to editing the volume, he included three of his own papers. In the late 1970s, Don initiated the “Rocky Mountain Structures” series for The Mountain Geologist. He remains the current editor of that series and has contributed many

articles himself. Don has served as RMAG second vice president, president (1987), and managing editor for The Mountain Geologist. He was honored as RMAG’s “Scientist of the Year” in 1985 and granted RMAG honorary membership in 1988.

Within AAPG Don has served on the research and geophysics commi t tees , on the v i s i t ing geoscientist program, as a member of the House of Delegates, and as an associate editor of the AAPG Bulletin. He was awarded AAPG Honorary Membership in 1994, and became an honorary member of the Wyoming Geological Society in 2011. Don is a past member of the SEG, SEPM, and AIG, an emeritus member of the American Geophysical Union, and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

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Table of ContentsTitle Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iCopyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiEditorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiAcknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viAbout the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viiDedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xApplication of Structural Methods to Rocky Mountain Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development

Connie Knight

Chapter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Using Freehand Three-dimensional Drawings to Clarify and Verify Subsurface Structural Interpretations

Donald S. Stone

Chapter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15An Introduction to Low-temperature Thermochronologic Techniques, Methodology, and Applications

S. Lynn Peyton and Barbara Carrapa

Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37An Overview of Low-temperature Thermochronology in the Rocky Mountains and Its Application to Petroleum System Analysis

S. Lynn Peyton and Barbara Carrapa

Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Using Detrital Zircon Geochronology to Solve Complex Structural Problems: An Application with Pitfalls in the Helena Salient of the Montana Disturbed Belt, West Central Montana

P. Ted Doughty, Kevin R. Chamberlain, and Michael C. Pope

Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Regional and Local Fractures of the Bakken Petroleum System, Williston Basin: Integrating Field Studies and 3-D Seismic Analysis

Stephen J. Angster and J. Frederick Sarg

Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113The Role of Wrench Faults and Fractures in Creating “Sweet Spots” in Tight Gas Exploration and Production at Rulison Field, Colorado

Thomas L. Davis and Robert D. Benson

Chapter 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Fracture Control of P-wave Azimuthal Anisotropy in a Laramide Basement-cored Anticline at Casper Arch, Wyoming: Insights from Correlations with Surface Analogs and Curvature Analyses

Duke Cooley and Eric Erslev

Chapter 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Natural Fractures and Strain Accommodation in the Tensleep Formation at Beer Mug Anticline

Scott P. Cooper

Chapter 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Fractures, Hydraulic Injections, and Strain Accommodation in the Tensleep Formation at Flat Top Anticline, Carbon County, Wyoming

John C. Lorenz

Chapter 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Natural Fractures in Folded Sandstones of the Tensleep Formation, Wyoming

John C. Lorenz and Scott P. Cooper

Chapter 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215The Beaver Creek Detachment System: Syn-Laramide Gravity Detachment and Folding Oblique to Regional Compression

Sara Smaltz and Eric Erslev

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talents to students attending local universities, where working with faculty and staff, he has presented lectures and is ready to assist young geologists looking for advice.

Don is always available to anyone desiring a stimulating conversation about geology or the arts. His search for vibrant, if not controversial, geologic discussion is endless. Don remains a solid role model as a dedicated scientist and artist, whose accomplishments are to be acknowledged and celebrated. The editors of this book are privileged to dedicate

this volume to Donald Sherwood Stone, in recognition of his contributions to furthering our understanding of

Rocky Mountain structural geology. The geologic community is grateful for his devotion and service to the science.

Don has had a fulfilling career; however, he is most proud of his children. Don and Charity, his wife of 61 years, have four daughters, all with fulfilling careers. Kathy is employed as a senior risk analyst by Markwest Energy Partners in Santa Fe, New Mexico; Sue, with a PhD in botany, is working as the registrar and as a science teacher for a private school in Wilmington, Delaware; Donna, with a PhD in pharmacology, is working as a senior principal scientist for Pfizer in San Francisco, California; and Jenny is an engineer for Boeing in Los Angeles, California. Don and Charity have six grandchildren.

As a passionate structural geologist and explorationist, Don used his experience and knowledge of rock physics and structural concepts to create models and interpretations that have withstood the test of time. Decades ago, he interpreted thrust-generated folds and strike-slip faults that had not previously been identified.

N o w, d e c a d e s l a t e r, geologists of all ages continue to refer to Don’s work when they want fact-based and well-researched studies to abet and advance their investigation into areas unfamiliar to them. In addition to his contributions to the professional societies, he has given generously of his time and

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Application of Structural Methods to Rocky Mountain Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development

Edited by: Constance N. Knight, Jerome J. Cuzella, Leland D. Cress

Co-published by The American Association of Petroleum Geologists

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

With increasing industry emphasis on developing “unconventional” tight reservoirs and on enhancing recovery from existing fields, geologists are facing new challenges. Identifying fracture characteristics within petroleum systems is essential. Understanding the timing of tectonics and the formation of structures is important, as these factors strongly influence hydrocarbon generation, migration, entrap-ment, and preservation. The purpose in publishing this collection of key papers is to aid future works in addressing complex interrelationships between structural geology and hydrocarbon exploration and development. The first four chapters of this book focus on structural concepts and techniques. The second part of this book is a collection of Rocky Mountain fault and fracture studies. These well-documented studies are valuable reference materials for all petroleum geologists.

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33rd Oil Shale SymposiumColorado School of Mines, along with the Center

for Oil Shale Technology and Research, will host the 33rd Oil Shale Symposium at the Green Center on the campus of Colorado School of Mines, October 14-16, 2013. An optional field trip is available on Thursday and Friday (October 17 - 18). The Symposium is the premier international meeting on oil shale, and will review development of oil shale resources worldwide, including research and development, impact analysis, regulatory framework, and project and program status. The Symposium will consist of a broad overview session on Monday afternoon (October 14th), followed by two days of technical sessions in many different program areas on

Tuesday and Wednesday (October 15 - 16). Information on the Symposium, including registration, is available at: http://csmspace.com/events/oilshale2013/.

Production of shale oil from oil shale continues in Estonia, Brazil, China, and Australia, and is expected to begin production in the United States in 2014, and in Jordan by 2020. Projections based on current plans of companies engaged in development suggest that global production of shale oil from oil shale could reach 450,000 BOPD by 2030, with significant upside potential. The largest oil shale deposits in the world are in the Green River Formation of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, making this area the center of a nascent industry whose time may finally have arrived. The Symposium is an excellent opportunity to hear myths busted, learn vital technical information, and find new resources on the richest source rocks in the world.

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Looking to the FutureBy Cat Campbell

The Young Professional Geologists of AAPG and RMAG are gearing up for a fall/winter season full of educational opportunities, networking events, and ways to give back to your community. If you are interested in learning more, please email us at [email protected]. We are always looking for new ideas from new professionals to geologists with years of experience.

Thanks to our committee member Jenny Jones for summarizing what it means to be a young professional and what our committee is hoping to accomplish this year.

As a young professional I recognize that growing my career means both growing my network of professional contacts as well as growing my technical skills and base knowledge of geology. The RMS Young Professionals group in Denver is working to provide opportunities for this kind of growth.

As we grow in our careers, it’s important that the group offer activities to accommodate people in various levels of development. As Donald Stone once said in regard to motivation “first was appreciation by my superiors for a job well done. Then it was acceptance of my ideas by my peers. Then it was financial success. But overall it was the fun and challenge of the ‘race’ and the pride of accomplishment.”

I think the progression of career growth couldn’t be put into better words. The desire to achieve in technical aspects is (for me) in part a striving for appreciation by my superiors.

The YP group offers Dine and Discuss events, USGS tours, and talks to help grow technical skills and base knowledge of geology. In order to provide opportunities to present our ideas to our peers we are developing a series of field trips designed for YP’s involved in research to lead trips visiting outcrops. These trips will allow for exchange

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RMAG 2014 Board Candidates

Marvin D. BrittenhamCandidate for: President Elect

Education: 1969-University of Montana-BS-Geology1973-University of Montana-MS-Geology

Professional Experience: 1970-75 Texaco Inc. District Geologist1975-78 Impel Energy Chief Geologist1978-85 Snyder Oil & Gas Senior V.P. Exploration & Land1985-89 Brittenham & Associates Owner1989-96 Columbia Gas Development Team Lead U. Gulf Coast1996-2002 Flying J Oil & Gas V.P. Exploration2002-12 EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Team Lead New Ventures USA2012-Present Retired

Professional Affiliations: RMAG- Past Editor - Past Editor - Past Editor The Mountain GeologistThe Mountain GeologistThe Mountain Geologist- Past Managing Editor - Past Managing Editor The Mountain GeologistThe Mountain Geologist- Past 1st Vice President- Past 1st Vice President- Distinguished Service to Earth Sciences Award- Distinguished Service to Earth Sciences Award- AAPG HOD two terms- AAPG HOD two terms- Co-Chair Energy Expo 2010- Co-Chair Energy Expo 2010- Outstanding Explorer Award- Outstanding Explorer Award- Outstanding Explorer Award- Outstanding Explorer AwardRMS SEPMRMS SEPM-President-PresidentUtah Geological AssociationUtah Geological Association- President (three year term)- President (three year term)AAPGAAPG- DPA Member- DPA Member- HOD Delegate (two terms)- HOD Delegate (two terms)- DPA Advisory Council (two terms)- DPA Advisory Council (two terms)-AAPG Annual Convention Vice General Chair Salt Lake -AAPG Annual Convention Vice General Chair Salt Lake & Denver& Denver- Vice President Sections- Vice President Sections- AAPG Certificates of Merit (two)- AAPG Certificates of Merit (two)

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Past:Past:Various publications and presentations on Rocky Various publications and presentations on Rocky

Mountain geology, teamwork in E&P and recent forums on exploration experiences and discovery thinking.thinking.thinking.

Recent:Recent:The Future is Resource, RMAG/COGA Energy The Future is Resource, RMAG/COGA Energy Epicenter 2008.Epicenter 2008.Gas Shale Mega-plays, A Challenge for the Rockies, Gas Shale Mega-plays, A Challenge for the Rockies, keynote RMAG Fall Symposium 2009.keynote RMAG Fall Symposium 2009.keynote RMAG Fall Symposium 2009.keynote RMAG Fall Symposium 2009.Unconventional Discovery Thinking in Resource Plays, Unconventional Discovery Thinking in Resource Plays, Haynesville Trend & John Amoruso Field, Haynesville Trend & John Amoruso Field, E. Texas AAPG Discovery Thinking Forum, AAPG E. Texas AAPG Discovery Thinking Forum, AAPG Annual Meeting 2009.Annual Meeting 2009.Unconventional Discovery Thinking in Resource Unconventional Discovery Thinking in Resource Plays, Haynesville/Bossier Trends, N. Louisiana AAPG Plays, Haynesville/Bossier Trends, N. Louisiana AAPG Discovery Thinking Forum, AAPG Annual Meeting Discovery Thinking Forum, AAPG Annual Meeting 2010.2010.

Community Service:Community Service:Colorado Career Transition Resource Center – Director Colorado Career Transition Resource Center – Director mid-80smid-80sRocky Mountain PBS volunteerRocky Mountain PBS volunteerVolunteers of America volunteerVolunteers of America volunteer

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Jane Estes-JacksonCandidate for: President-Elect

Education: 1987 University of Southwestern Louisiana-BS-Geology1992 Colorado School of Mines-MS-Geology

Professional Experience: 1992-93 Gerrity Oil & Gas Corp.1994-96 Snyder Oil Corp.1996-97 Whiting Petroleum Corp.1997-99 Snyder Oil Corp.1999-Present McElvain Energy, Inc.

Professional Affiliations: RMAG- Distinguished Service Award, 2007- 1st Vice President, 2006-Publications Committee, 1995-2007-Publications Committee, 1995-2007 Chair, 2007 Chair, 2007 OutcropOutcrop Associate Editor, 1997-2001 Associate Editor, 1997-2001 Co-Editor 2001-2007 Co-Editor 2001-2007 Co-Editor, 2011 Guidebook Revisiting and Revitalizing Co-Editor, 2011 Guidebook Revisiting and Revitalizing

the Niobrara in the Central Rockiesthe Niobrara in the Central Rockies Co-Editor, 2001 Guidebook Gas in the Rockies Co-Editor, 2001 Guidebook Gas in the Rockies Co-Editor, 2001 Guidebook Gas in the Rockies Co-Editor, 2001 Guidebook Gas in the Rockies Internet Committee, 1996-1998 Internet Committee, 1996-1998RMS-SEPMRMS-SEPM- Secretary, 1996- Secretary, 1996- Treasurer, 1997-99- Treasurer, 1997-99AAPGAAPG- Certified Petroleum Geologist #6063- Certified Petroleum Geologist #6063- House of Delegates 2008-2010- House of Delegates 2008-2010SEPMSEPMWTGSWTGS- Licensed as a Professional Geologist in Wyoming and - Licensed as a Professional Geologist in Wyoming and

UtahUtah

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:S.G. Siguaw and J.E. Estes-Jackson, 2011, Fault patterns S.G. Siguaw and J.E. Estes-Jackson, 2011, Fault patterns in the Niobrara Formation—examples from the eastern in the Niobrara Formation—examples from the eastern and central Denver Basin, in J.E. Estes-Jackson and D.S. and central Denver Basin, in J.E. Estes-Jackson and D.S. Anderson, (eds.), Revisiting and Revitalizing the Niobrara Anderson, (eds.), Revisiting and Revitalizing the Niobrara in the Central Rockies, RMAG guidebook, p. 41-54.in the Central Rockies, RMAG guidebook, p. 41-54.

J.E. Estes-Jackson, S.W. Shefte, and S.G. Siguaw, 2008, Reservoir characterization and development of the Wasatch Formation in the Hanging Rock Area, southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah, in M.W. Longman southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah, in M.W. Longman southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah, in M.W. Longman and C.D. Morgan, (eds.), Hydrocarbon Systems and and C.D. Morgan, (eds.), Hydrocarbon Systems and Production in the Uinta Basin, Utah: RMAG/UGA Production in the Uinta Basin, Utah: RMAG/UGA Publication 37, p. 267-281.Publication 37, p. 267-281.

J.E. Estes-Jackson, D.W. Shewmake, and S.G. Siguaw, J.E. Estes-Jackson, D.W. Shewmake, and S.G. Siguaw, 2000, Changes in attitudes, changes in attributes: 2000, Changes in attitudes, changes in attributes: 2000, Changes in attitudes, changes in attributes: 2000, Changes in attitudes, changes in attributes: Using 3D seismic to identify new opportunities in old Using 3D seismic to identify new opportunities in old fields—Riverton Dome Field, Wyoming: The Mountain fields—Riverton Dome Field, Wyoming: The Mountain Geologist, v. 37, p. 33-45.Geologist, v. 37, p. 33-45.

J.E. Estes-Jackson, 1996, Depositional cycles and J.E. Estes-Jackson, 1996, Depositional cycles and sequence stratigraphic interpretation of the Devonian sequence stratigraphic interpretation of the Devonian Guilmette Formation, Pahranagat Range, Nevada, in Guilmette Formation, Pahranagat Range, Nevada, in M.W. Longman and M.D. Sonnenfeld, (eds.), Paleozoic M.W. Longman and M.D. Sonnenfeld, (eds.), Paleozoic Systems of the Rocky Mountain Region: RMS-SEPM Systems of the Rocky Mountain Region: RMS-SEPM guidebook, p. 85-96.guidebook, p. 85-96.

Primary interest is genetic stratigraphy and Primary interest is genetic stratigraphy and its application to petroleum exploration and its application to petroleum exploration and development.development.

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Heather LaReau Candidate for: First Vice President

Education: 2007-University of Wyoming-PhD-Geology2001-McMaster University-MSc-Geology1998-Cleveland State University- BS-Geology

Professional Experience: 2013-Present Noble Energy Inc2007-2013 EnCana Oil& Gas2003 BP Alaska Summer Intern

Professional Affiliations: RMAG - Secretary, 2011- BOD Nominating Committee, 2009 & 2011AAPG - Young Professionals Committee, 2008-2009- Young Professionals Committee, 2008-2009DWLSDWLSSEPMSEPMSPESPE

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Sed/Strat, Archaeology (Palaeolithic), Tectonics, Climbing, Sed/Strat, Archaeology (Palaeolithic), Tectonics, Climbing, Hiking, Camping, Music, Yoga, FamilyHiking, Camping, Music, Yoga, Family

Professional Papers:Professional Papers:Maiden name JonesMaiden name JonesHeller, P.L., Hajek, E.A. & LaReau (Jones), H.L. (2011) Insights into Heller, P.L., Hajek, E.A. & LaReau (Jones), H.L. (2011) Insights into

Avulsion Offset Distance using Avulsion Offset Distance using Stratigraphic Indicators: Example from the Morrison Formation. GSA Stratigraphic Indicators: Example from the Morrison Formation. GSA

Abstracts with Programs, 43, No. 5, p. 153. Oral PresentationAbstracts with Programs, 43, No. 5, p. 153. Oral PresentationRink, W.J., Wei, W., Bekken, D. and Jones, H.L. (2007). Geochronology Rink, W.J., Wei, W., Bekken, D. and Jones, H.L. (2007). Geochronology

of Ailuropoda-Stegadon of Ailuropoda-Stegadon Fauna and Gigantopithecus in Guangxi Province, southern China. Fauna and Gigantopithecus in Guangxi Province, southern China. Quaternary Research Quaternary Research 69: 377-387.69: 377-387.

Jones, H.L., and E.A. Hajek (2007).Characterizing avulsion stratigraphy Jones, H.L., and E.A. Hajek (2007).Characterizing avulsion stratigraphy in ancient alluvial deposits.in ancient alluvial deposits.

Sedimentary Geology 202: Issues 1-2: 124-137.Sedimentary Geology 202: Issues 1-2: 124-137.Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2006). Avulsion Stratigraphy in Ancient Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2006). Avulsion Stratigraphy in Ancient

Alluvial Systems: A Tool for Alluvial Systems: A Tool for Predicting Fluvial Sand-Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Section of Predicting Fluvial Sand-Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Section of


the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Billings, Montana. Poster Presentation

Soressi, M., Jones, H.L., Maureille, B. and Tillier, A.-M. (2006). ESR, Uranium Series and AMS C-14 dating of Pech-de-l’Azé I Neanderthal child’s archaeological context. Journal of Archaeological Sciences.Archaeological Sciences.

Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2006). Avulsion Stratigraphy in Ancient Jones, H.L. and Hajek, E.A. (2006). Avulsion Stratigraphy in Ancient Alluvial Systems: A Tool for Alluvial Systems: A Tool for

Predicting Fluvial Sand-Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Section Predicting Fluvial Sand-Body Connectivity. Rocky Mountain Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Billings, of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Billings, Montana. Poster PresentationMontana. Poster Presentation

Jones, H.L. Hajek, E.A., Lynds, R. & Heller, P.L. (2005). Distribution Jones, H.L. Hajek, E.A., Lynds, R. & Heller, P.L. (2005). Distribution of Avulsion Styles in Ancient of Avulsion Styles in Ancient of Avulsion Styles in Ancient of Avulsion Styles in Ancient

Alluvial Systems. 8th International Conference on Fluvial Alluvial Systems. 8th International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology Abstracts, Delft, Sedimentology Abstracts, Delft, Netherlands: August 7-12, 2005, p.146. Oral PresentationNetherlands: August 7-12, 2005, p.146. Oral Presentation

Heller, P.L., Hajek, E.A., Jones, H.L., Paola, C. & Sheets, B.A. (2005) Heller, P.L., Hajek, E.A., Jones, H.L., Paola, C. & Sheets, B.A. (2005) Avulsion Clusters in Alluvial Avulsion Clusters in Alluvial

Basins: Examples from Wyoming, USA. 8th International Basins: Examples from Wyoming, USA. 8th International Conference on Fluvial Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, Delft, Netherlands: August 7-12, 2005, p.127. Sedimentology, Delft, Netherlands: August 7-12, 2005, p.127. Oral PresentationOral Presentation

Heller, P.L., Jones, H.L. & Paola, C. (2004) Autocyclic Avulsion Clusters Heller, P.L., Jones, H.L. & Paola, C. (2004) Autocyclic Avulsion Clusters in Alluvial Basins: in Alluvial Basins: Examples from the Maastrictian/Paleocene of Wyoming. GSA Examples from the Maastrictian/Paleocene of Wyoming. GSA Abstracts with Programs, 36, Abstracts with Programs, 36, No. 5, p. 462. Oral PresentationNo. 5, p. 462. Oral Presentation

Jones, H.L., Rink, W.J., Schepartz, L.A., Miller-Antonio, S., Huang, W., Jones, H.L., Rink, W.J., Schepartz, L.A., Miller-Antonio, S., Huang, W., Hou, Y., & Wei, W. (2003). Hou, Y., & Wei, W. (2003).

Coupled Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)/Uranium-series Dating Coupled Electron Spin Resonance (ESR)/Uranium-series Dating of Mammalian Tooth of Mammalian Tooth

Enamel at Panxian Dadong, Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Enamel at Panxian Dadong, Guizhou Province, China. Journal of Archaeological Sciences Archaeological Sciences 31: Issue 7: 965-977.31: Issue 7: 965-977.



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Michael P. DolanCandidate for: First Vice-President

Education:1996-University of Illinois at Chicago-BS-Geology1998-Colorado School of Mines-MS-Geochemistry

Professional Experience: 2006-Present Dolan Integration Group, LLC., Co-founder and President2005-2006 Ellora Energy, Inc., Senior Staff Geologist1999-2005 ExxonMobil, Senior Petroleum Geologist1998-1999 Mobil E&P US, Senior Geologist1997-1998 U.S. Geological Survey, Physical Sciences Technician

Professional Affiliations:Active Member AAPG, SPE, RMAG, RMS-SEPMAAPG Certified Geologist #60852009-RMS AAPG Awards Committee

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Lewan, M.D., Dolan, M.P., Curtis, J.B., 2013(In Print) Effects of Lewan, M.D., Dolan, M.P., Curtis, J.B., 2013(In Print) Effects of

smectite on oil-expulsion efficiency of the Kreyenhagen Shale smectite on oil-expulsion efficiency of the Kreyenhagen Shale based on hydrous-pyrolysis experiments, AAPG Bulletin.based on hydrous-pyrolysis experiments, AAPG Bulletin.

Sherwood, O.A., Travers, P.D., Dolan, M.P., 2013 Compound-Specific Sherwood, O.A., Travers, P.D., Dolan, M.P., 2013 Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis of Natural and Produced Hydrocarbon Stable Isotope Analysis of Natural and Produced Hydrocarbon Gases Surrounding Oil and Gas Operations, in Ferrer, I. Gases Surrounding Oil and Gas Operations, in Ferrer, I. and Thurman, M., eds., Advanced Techniques in Analytical and Thurman, M., eds., Advanced Techniques in Analytical Chemistry. (In Print)Chemistry. (In Print)

Lillis, P. G., Dolan, M. P., Warden, Augusta, King, J. D., 1998, Organic Lillis, P. G., Dolan, M. P., Warden, Augusta, King, J. D., 1998, Organic geochemistry of oils from Oil Spring and Florence oil field near geochemistry of oils from Oil Spring and Florence oil field near Canon City, Colorado, USGS Open-File Report 98-617.Canon City, Colorado, USGS Open-File Report 98-617.

Community Service:While I have been involved in various community-based volunteer efforts, I have been searching for opportunities to be more involved in the geology community which has always been so generous through its efforts. This is why I always been so generous through its efforts. This is why I always been so generous through its efforts. This is why I feel privileged to be nominated by RMAG to seek the First feel privileged to be nominated by RMAG to seek the First Vice-President position within this great organization. Vice-President position within this great organization. My efforts will be focused on supplementing the great My efforts will be focused on supplementing the great work that has been the hallmark of the Rocky Mountain work that has been the hallmark of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists.Association of Geologists.




Michele BishopCandidate for: 2nd Vice President

Education: 1981 – University of Colorado1988 – Duke University

Professional Experience: 1972-1994 Marathon Oil Company1995-2005 Consultant2005-Present Gustavson Associates

Professional Affiliations: RMAGRMAG- Publication Committee, 1995-2011- Publication Committee, 1995-2011- Web Committee, 1996-2001- Web Committee, 1996-2001- First Vice President, 1997- First Vice President, 1997- Publications Committee Chairperson, 1998- Publications Committee Chairperson, 1998Executive Editor, Executive Editor, The Mountain Geologist, The Mountain Geologist, 2000-20022000-2002- Distinguished Service Award, 2000- Distinguished Service Award, 2000-Co Editor RMAG Library, 2004-Co Editor RMAG Library, 2004-Guidebook Coordinating Editor, 2005-Guidebook Coordinating Editor, 2005- Ballot Committee Chairperson, 2009 - Ballot Committee Chairperson, 2009 Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society, Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society, 1982-present1982-presentSEPM SEPM 1981-Present1981-Present2009-Present2009-PresentAIPGAIPG- Certified Professional Geologist- Certified Professional Geologist- Wyoming Professional Geologist- Wyoming Professional Geologist


Neil H. Whitehead, III Consulting Geologist

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Publications and Interests:Publications and presentations include topics on Publications and presentations include topics on sedimentology, diagenesis, petroleum systems, sedimentology, diagenesis, petroleum systems, basin analysis, rift tectonics and sedimentology, basin analysis, rift tectonics and sedimentology, and CBM in basins world wide. Interests include and CBM in basins world wide. Interests include petroleum system analysis, risk analysis, frontier petroleum system analysis, risk analysis, frontier evaluation and exploration, rift basin systems.evaluation and exploration, rift basin systems.

Community Service:Community Service:Community Garden, neighborhood board.Community Garden, neighborhood board.



David A. TaylorCandidate for: 2nd Vice President

Education: 2002 – Queen’s University – MBA – Finance1996 – University of Wyoming – MS – Geology1991 – Montana State University – BS - Geology

Professional Experience: 1991-1993 Mudlogger, Sunburst Consulting1996-2000 Geologist, Chevron USA2000-2004 Consultant2004-2006 Geologist, Patina Oil and Gas2006-2008 Asset Manager, Mid-Continent Business Unit, Noble

Energy, Inc.2008-2010 Geoscience Manager, Northern Region, Noble Energy,

Inc.2010-Present Geoscience Manger, Rockies/Frontier Business Unit,

Noble Energy, Inc.

Professional Affiliations: Professional Affiliations: RMAGRMAGAAPGAAPG

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Interests include structural geology; petrophysics; Interests include structural geology; petrophysics; Interests include structural geology; petrophysics; Interests include structural geology; petrophysics; relationships between geology and well completions; relationships between geology and well completions; risk and resource prediction in unconventional plays. risk and resource prediction in unconventional plays.

Community Service:Community Service:2002-2008: Finance Committee, Foothills United 2002-2008: Finance Committee, Foothills United Way for Boulder and Broomfield Counties: Way for Boulder and Broomfield Counties: 2006-2009: Treasurer, University Hill Elementary 2006-2009: Treasurer, University Hill Elementary PTA, Boulder COPTA, Boulder CO



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Nick NelsonCandidate for: Secretary

Education: April 2006-Fort Lewis College, BA-Geology2010-Present-Graduate level coursework, Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO

Professional Experience: 2010-2013 Whiting Oil and Gas. Denver, CO., Geologist / SEM Engineer2009 GeoSearch Logging. Northern PA., Wellsite Geologist2007-2009 Redwine Resources, Inc. Denver, CO., Geotech/Geologist2006-2007 International Logging, Inc. Grand Junction, CO., Wellsite Geologist2005-2006 Softrock Geological Services, Durango, CO., Mud Logger

Professional Affiliations: 2004-Present American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)2006-Present Geological Society of America (GSA) 2007-Present Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) 2011-Present 2011-Present 2011-Present Microscopy Society of America (MSA)Microscopy Society of America (MSA)Microscopy Society of America (MSA)

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Professional interests include exploration for Professional interests include exploration for unconventional reservoirs in the continental United unconventional reservoirs in the continental United unconventional reservoirs in the continental United unconventional reservoirs in the continental United States. I also continue to work on increasing States. I also continue to work on increasing and advancing the research in cutting edge and advancing the research in cutting edge technologies such as; SEM, EDS, XRD and core technologies such as; SEM, EDS, XRD and core analysis. analysis.

As a member of the RMAG 2014 Board of Directors As a member of the RMAG 2014 Board of Directors I hope to increase the membership of Young I hope to increase the membership of Young Professionals in the organization, as well as Professionals in the organization, as well as help with the retention of new members as they help with the retention of new members as they progress in there careers. This will include, but progress in there careers. This will include, but


is not limited to, designing educational events and is not limited to, designing educational events and meetings to help teach recent/future grads for what meetings to help teach recent/future grads for what the Oil and Gas Industry is looking for and where new the Oil and Gas Industry is looking for and where new the Oil and Gas Industry is looking for and where new the Oil and Gas Industry is looking for and where new technologies are headed.technologies are headed.

Community Service:Community Service:Returning Guest Lecturer, (Lifecycle of Oil and Natural Returning Guest Lecturer, (Lifecycle of Oil and Natural Gas) University of Colorado Denver Gas) University of Colorado Denver Returning Guest Lecturer, (Advanced Formation Returning Guest Lecturer, (Advanced Formation Evaluation), Colorado School of MinesEvaluation), Colorado School of MinesVolunteer/Tutor, Goodwill Energy Education, (General Volunteer/Tutor, Goodwill Energy Education, (General Geology), George Washington High SchoolGeology), George Washington High School


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John SouthCandidate for: Secretary

Education: 2008 – Brigham Young University-MS-Geology (emphasis in geophysics) 2001 – Adams State College-BS-Geology (All-Conference wide receiver 1998 and 1999 and NCAA Division II All American 1998)1997 – Snow College-APE-Pre-engineering (member of NJCAA football team)

Professional Experience: 2006-present Fronterra Geosciences – Geologist2004-06 BYU-Crew chief for seismic data acquisition in California, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming

Professional Affiliations: Committee member for 2010 Rocky Mountain Prospect Fair and TechnofestCo-committee chair – Volunteer committee for 2009 AAPG-ACEMember of RMAG, AAPG, DWLS and past member of SEG, GSA, SEPM, AGUof SEG, GSA, SEPM, AGUof SEG, GSA, SEPM, AGU

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:I love to spend time in the outdoors, hiking, I love to spend time in the outdoors, hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing. I enjoy playing sports, camping, hunting, and fishing. I enjoy playing sports, working on home improvement projects, and being working on home improvement projects, and being working on home improvement projects, and being working on home improvement projects, and being with my wife and four children.with my wife and four children.

I enjoy interpreting image logs and interacting with I enjoy interpreting image logs and interacting with clients. Author and co-author on several convention clients. Author and co-author on several convention posters and talks.posters and talks.

Professional Papers:Professional Papers:McBride, J.H., Stephenson, W.J., Williams, R.A., Odum, J.K., Worley, McBride, J.H., Stephenson, W.J., Williams, R.A., Odum, J.K., Worley,

D.M., South, J.V., D.M., South, J.V., Brinkerhoff, A.R., Keach, R.W., II, and Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., 2010, Brinkerhoff, A.R., Keach, R.W., II, and Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., 2010, Shallow subsurface Shallow subsurface structure of the Wasatch fault, Provo segment, Utah, from structure of the Wasatch fault, Provo segment, Utah, from integrated compressional and integrated compressional and shear-wave seismic reflection profiles with implications for shear-wave seismic reflection profiles with implications for fault structure and development, fault structure and development, Geological Society of America Bulletin; 122; pp. 1800-Geological Society of America Bulletin; 122; pp. 1800-1814.1814.

Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., McBride, J.H., Keach, R.W., II, South, J.V., Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., McBride, J.H., Keach, R.W., II, South, J.V., Anderson, T.C., and Black, B.J., Anderson, T.C., and Black, B.J., 2008, High-resolution seismic mapping of a shallow 2008, High-resolution seismic mapping of a shallow petroleum reservoir, World Oil, Vol. petroleum reservoir, World Oil, Vol. 229, No. 5, pp. 142-146.229, No. 5, pp. 142-146.

Tingey, B.E., McBride, J.H., Thompson, T.J., Stephenson, W.J., South, J.V., Bushman, M., 2007, Study of a prehistoric landslide using seismic reflection methods integrated with geological data in the Wasatch Mountains, Utah, USA: Engineering Geology, Vol. 95, pp. 1-29.

Cook, F.A., Patterson, J.E., McBride, J.H., Vasudevan, K., Gochenour, D.S., South, J.V., Brinkerhoff, A.R., Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., 2007, Analysis and Brinkerhoff, A.R., Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., 2007, Analysis and Brinkerhoff, A.R., Okojie-Ayoro, A.O., 2007, Analysis and Interpretation of Ultra-High Interpretation of Ultra-High Resolution Seismic Reflection Data Across the Cryo-Genie Resolution Seismic Reflection Data Across the Cryo-Genie Pegmatite, San Diego County, Pegmatite, San Diego County, California: AME BC Mineral Exploration Roundup. California: AME BC Mineral Exploration Roundup.

Bexfield, C.E., McBride, J.H., Pugin, A.J.M., Ravat, D., Biswas, S., Nelson, Bexfield, C.E., McBride, J.H., Pugin, A.J.M., Ravat, D., Biswas, S., Nelson, W.J., Larson, T.H., W.J., Larson, T.H., Sargent, S.L., Fillerup, M.A., Tingey, B.E., Wald, L., Northcott, M.L., Sargent, S.L., Fillerup, M.A., Tingey, B.E., Wald, L., Northcott, M.L., South, J.V., Okure, South, J.V., Okure, M.S., Chandler, M.R., 2006, Integration of P- and SH-wave high-M.S., Chandler, M.R., 2006, Integration of P- and SH-wave high-resolution seismic resolution seismic reflection and micro-gravity techniques to improve interpretation reflection and micro-gravity techniques to improve interpretation of shallow subsurface of shallow subsurface structure; New Madrid seismic zone: Tectonophysics, Vol. 420, No. structure; New Madrid seismic zone: Tectonophysics, Vol. 420, No. 1-2, pp. 5-21.1-2, pp. 5-21.

Co-author and presenter at 2010 DWLS Spring Workshop – “Horizontal Co-author and presenter at 2010 DWLS Spring Workshop – “Horizontal Image Logs – Expectations and Reality”Image Logs – Expectations and Reality”

Community Service:Community Service:Scoutmaster, Troop 718, Boy Scouts of America, 2011-Scoutmaster, Troop 718, Boy Scouts of America, 2011-presentpresentVarious Boy Scout leader positions, 2000-11Various Boy Scout leader positions, 2000-11High school football coach, Payson, Utah, 2002-04High school football coach, Payson, Utah, 2002-04

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Paul G. LillisCandidate for: Treasurer-Elect

Education: 1976-San Jose State University-BA-Geology1978-San Diego State University-MS-Geology1992-Colorado School of Mines-PhD-Geochemistry

Professional Experience: 1978-1986 ARCO Oil and Gas Company1987-Present U.S. Geological Survey

Professional Affiliations: RMAG- co-editor of guidebook 2008- First Vice President 2012- Publications Committee Chair 2013American Association of Petroleum GeologistsAAPG-SEPM - Pacific SectionAAPG-SEPM - Pacific SectionAAPG-SEPM - Pacific SectionEuropean Association of Organic GeochemistsEuropean Association of Organic GeochemistsGeochemical SocietyGeochemical Society

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:The application of petroleum geochemistry to The application of petroleum geochemistry to identifying and mapping petroleum systems in the identifying and mapping petroleum systems in the identifying and mapping petroleum systems in the identifying and mapping petroleum systems in the Rocky Mountains, Alaska and California. Rocky Mountains, Alaska and California.

Selected Publications:Selected Publications:Lillis, P.G., 2013, Review of oil families and their petroleum Lillis, P.G., 2013, Review of oil families and their petroleum

systems of the Williston Basin: systems of the Williston Basin: The The Mountain GeologistMountain Geologist, v. 50, p. 5-31., v. 50, p. 5-31.

Lillis, P.G. and Selby, D. 2013, Evaluation of the rhenium–Lillis, P.G. and Selby, D. 2013, Evaluation of the rhenium–osmium geochronometer in the Phosphoria petroleum osmium geochronometer in the Phosphoria petroleum

system, Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana, USA: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v.118, p. 312-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2013.04.021

Lillis, P.G., 2007, Upper Cretaceous microbial petroleum systems in north-central Montana: The Mountain Geologist, v. 44, no. 1. p. 11-35.

Lillis, P.G., Warden, A., and King, J.D., 2003, Petroleum systems of the Uinta and Piceance Basins— geochemical characteristics the Uinta and Piceance Basins— geochemical characteristics the Uinta and Piceance Basins— geochemical characteristics of oil types, Chapter 3, in Petroleum Systems and of oil types, Chapter 3, in Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Uinta-Piceance Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Province, Utah and Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-69-B, 25 p.Data Series DDS-69-B, 25 p.

Lillis, P.G., 1994, Soda Lake-Painted Rock(!) petroleum system Lillis, P.G., 1994, Soda Lake-Painted Rock(!) petroleum system in the Cuyama basin, California, U.S.A., in Magoon, L. B. and in the Cuyama basin, California, U.S.A., in Magoon, L. B. and Dow, W. G., eds., The Petroleum System - from source to Dow, W. G., eds., The Petroleum System - from source to Dow, W. G., eds., The Petroleum System - from source to Dow, W. G., eds., The Petroleum System - from source to trap: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir trap: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Memoir 60, p.437-451. 60, p.437-451.

Community Service:Community Service:Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Mines.Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Mines.



Paul G. Lillis



Ryan ThompsonCandidate for: Treasurer-Elect

Education: 2010-Colorado State University-MS-Geosciences2007-University of Texas at Arlington-BS-Geology

Professional Experience: 2011-current: Prolific Petroleum2011: Fronterra Geosciences2009-2010: Encana Oil & Gas

Professional Affiliations: Professional Affiliations: Professional Affiliations: RMAGRMAG- 2008 Norman H. Foster Memorial Scholarship - 2008 Norman H. Foster Memorial Scholarship recipient, 2011-current RMAG Summit Sponsorship recipient, 2011-current RMAG Summit Sponsorship Committee.Committee.AAPGAAPG- 2012-current RMS Young Professionals Committee - 2012-current RMS Young Professionals Committee - 2012-current RMS Young Professionals Committee - 2012-current RMS Young Professionals Committee (sponsorship and treasurer)(sponsorship and treasurer)-2014 RMS Meeting Committee (signage and -2014 RMS Meeting Committee (signage and technical).technical).DWLS and RMS-SEPM lifetime memberDWLS and RMS-SEPM lifetime member

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Exploring for new plays, structural geology (post-Exploring for new plays, structural geology (post-Laramide fracturing); the Rocky Mountain great Laramide fracturing); the Rocky Mountain great outdoors, sustainable small-scale farming, and my outdoors, sustainable small-scale farming, and my 2 kids.2 kids.

Community Service: Community Service: 2012 Platte Valley Soccer Club coach2012 Platte Valley Soccer Club coach

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Mike KozimkoCandidate for: RMAG Counselor

Education: 1972–University of Nevada, Reno-BS-Geology1977-Iowa State University-MS-Geology

Professional Experience:1977-2001 Conoco Inc.2001-Present Yates Petroleum Corporation

Professional Affiliations: RMAG Treasurer - 2013RMAG Treasurer Elect – 2012Wyoming Geological Association AAPG House of Delegates – 2003 to PresentAAPG HOD Nomination Committee – 2012

Member – AAPG – 1977 to PresentMember – Wyoming Geological Association – 1992 to PresentMember - Houston Geological Society – 1998 to PresentMember – West Texas Geological Society – 1998 to PresentMember – Geological Society of America – 2010 to Member – Geological Society of America – 2010 to PresentPresent

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Hobbies – hunting, camping, hiking, collecting Hobbies – hunting, camping, hiking, collecting antique glass, and working on my property near antique glass, and working on my property near Franktown, CO.Franktown, CO.

Community Service:Community Service:President – Mount Zion Lutheran Church – 2011-President – Mount Zion Lutheran Church – 2011-20122012Secretary – Mount Zion Lutheran Church – 2013 Secretary – Mount Zion Lutheran Church – 2013 Advisory Board – Denver Oil Field Christian Advisory Board – Denver Oil Field Christian Fellowship - 2008-PresentFellowship - 2008-Present


Terrilyn OlsonCandidate for: Counselor

Education: 1989-Amoco Petrophysics School1983-Dartmouth College-MA-Geology1980-Colorado College-BA-Geology

Professional Experience: 1982-99 Amoco Production Co.2000-2004 Tom Brown Inc.2004-2008 Encana2008-Present EOG Resources

Professional Affiliations:RMAG: - 1st VP, 2005- Chair, Publications Committee, 2006- Committee member 2001-08- Co-editor, The Outcrop, 2002-08- Co-editor, The Outcrop, 2002-08- Distinguished Service to RMAG Award, 2007- Distinguished Service to RMAG Award, 2007AAPGAAPG- Senior Associate Editor, 2012-present- Senior Associate Editor, 2012-present- Associate Editor, 2000-12- Associate Editor, 2000-12- Chair, Publications Committee, 2009-12- Chair, Publications Committee, 2009-12- Vice-chair, 2006-09- Vice-chair, 2006-09- Committee member, 2003-present- Committee member, 2003-present- AAPG member 1982-present- AAPG member 1982-presentDWLSDWLS- VP Technology 2009-10- VP Technology 2009-10- Director 2004-05- Director 2004-05- Member 2001-present- Member 2001-present

Publications and Interests:Publications and Interests:Current professional interestCurrent professional interest pore scale imaging and modeling pore scale imaging and modelingOrganized DWLS workshop October 2012Organized DWLS workshop October 2012Organized SPWLA workshop June 2013Organized SPWLA workshop June 2013Co-chaired URTeC session August 2013Co-chaired URTeC session August 2013Organizing AAPG short course April 2014Organizing AAPG short course April 2014

Other interests: skiing, social dance, piano, Other interests: skiing, social dance, piano, hiking, travelhiking, travel

Various publications, with the following highlights:Co-editor, 2003 RMAG Piceance Basin GuidebookWhite River Dome Field: Gas Production from Deep Coals and Sandstones of the Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, in 2003 RMAG Piceance Basin GuidebookReservoir characterization of the giant Hugoton gas field, Reservoir characterization of the giant Hugoton gas field, Kansas, AAPG Bulletin, 1997 (first author).Kansas, AAPG Bulletin, 1997 (first author).

Community Service:Community Service:Past volunteer in Denver Public Schools, Girls and Past volunteer in Denver Public Schools, Girls and Women in Science, Colorado School of Mines Geophysics Women in Science, Colorado School of Mines Geophysics Department mentoring program for women, and Faces of Department mentoring program for women, and Faces of Freedom service dogsFreedom service dogs


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Development of Regional Stratigraphic Frameworks and Geological Implications In Upper Devonian Carbonates Using Integrated Chronostratigraphy, Canning Basin, Western Australia

PLAYTON, Ted E.1, KATZ, David A.2, HILLBUN, Kelly3, TOHVER, Eric4, HOCKING, Roger5, HAINES, Peter6, TRINAJSTIC, Kate7, MONTGOMERY, P.8, HANSMA, Jeroen3, and PISAREVSKY, Sergei A.9, 10:45 AM Discussion 199-6 10:50 AM

A Comparison of Upper Cretaceous Deepwater Depositional Systems in the Deep Ivorian Basin. Influences of a Rift Dominated Versus Shear Dominated Margin

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Halokinetic Drape-Fold Model for Caprock in Diapir-Flanking and Subsalt Positions

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Sedimentation in an Active Fold and Thrust Belt, Santa Barbara Basin, California: Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Sedimentation from 1 Ma to Present

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Laura BiewickLaura Biewick works as a Physical Scientist at U.S. works as a Physical Scientist at U.S. Laura BiewickLaura Biewick works as a Physical Scientist at U.S. Laura BiewickLaura BiewickGeological Survey in Denver.Geological Survey in Denver.

Shiera BovaShiera Bova works in Littleton. works in Littleton.

Stephen BrennanStephen Brennan works at Colorado School of works at Colorado School of Mines in Golden.Mines in Golden.

Hector Casillas Hector Casillas works as a Geophysicist at Anadarko works as a Geophysicist at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in Denver.Petroleum Corporation in Denver.

Corbin Crews Corbin Crews works at University of Houston in works at University of Houston in Dallas.Dallas.

Michael DempseyMichael Dempsey works as a Geologist in Golden. works as a Geologist in Golden.

Frank DicksonFrank Dickson works as an Emeritus Research works as an Emeritus Research Professor.Professor.

Terry Elzi Terry Elzi works at Vector Seismic Processing in works at Vector Seismic Processing in Denver.Denver.

Mike FallsMike Falls works in Tulsa. works in Tulsa.

Daniel Fargo Daniel Fargo works as a Global Business works as a Global Business Development Manager at Schlumberger in Denver.Development Manager at Schlumberger in Denver.

Barbara GanongBarbara Ganong works at EOG Resources in works at EOG Resources in Golden.Golden.

Julie HeinrichJulie Heinrich works as a Senior Reservoir Engineer works as a Senior Reservoir Engineer at Berry Petroleum in Lakewood.at Berry Petroleum in Lakewood.

Kurt Johnson Kurt Johnson works as a Manager- Geology and works as a Manager- Geology and Geophysics at Resolute Energy Corp. in Fort Collins.Geophysics at Resolute Energy Corp. in Fort Collins.

Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht works in Golden.works in Golden.

Joseph Large works as a President at RPM Geologic in Denver.

Sarah Logan works in Golden.

Rex Mann works as a Bus. Developement Mgr. at Welltec, Inc. in Denver.

Sean McCarrall works in Murfreesboro.

Caitlin Moore works as a Project Manager at Weatherford Laboratories in Golden.

Ralph Moore works as an Exploration/Acquistion Manager at Reef Oil & Gas Companies in Richardson.

Jake Morris works at U.S. Geological Survey.

Trent Nelson works as an Operations Geologist at Cornerstone Natural Resources LLC in Lakewood.

Elizabeth Petrie works at Utah State University in Logan.

Raymond Pilcher works as a President at Raven Ridge Resources, Incorporated in Grand Junction.

Carole Schaefer works as a Deepwater Team Lead at Chevron Australia Pty Ltd in San Ramon. »

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Luncheon will be held at the Marriott City Center at California and 17th St. Please check the event listing in the lobby for the room. Check-in/walk-in registration begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch is served at 12:00 noon, and the talk begins at 12:20 p.m. The luncheon price is $30.00. To listen only to the talk, walk-in price is $10.00. If you make a reservation and do not attend the luncheon, you will be billed for the luncheon. Online registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the luncheon. Cancellations are not guaranteed after that time.

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Your attendance is welcomed and encouraged. Bring a guest or new member!

The stable carbon (δ13C) and hydrogen (δ2H) isotopic composition of hydrocarbons has been used in petroleum exploration and development since the 1960s. With the development of tight oil and gas plays over the last decade, analysis of stable isotopes has re-emerged as a powerful interpretive and predictive technology. In particular, isotopic analysis of mud and production gases is useful in the analysis of hydrocarbon maturity, migration and reservoir compartmentalization. Here, we report on a publicly available Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) database of discrete and co-mingled production gases from the Lower to Upper Cretaceous Dakota “J” Sand, Codell, Niobrara and Sussex formations of the Wattenberg Field of Colorado. Production gases are characterized as early-mature to post-mature, oil-associated gases, ranging from -55 to -40‰ in δ13C methane and 5-45% C2+ concentration. Going down-section from the Sussex to J Sand formation, δ13C of methane, ethane and propane components all increase by up to 6‰, reflecting both increasing maturity with depth, and the presence of multiple, discrete source rock/petroleum systems. Using a previously established calibration developed for the Upper Cretaceous Uinta Basin in Utah, we convert δ13C ethane and propane values to a Vitrinite Reflectance Equivalent (VREiso) maturity scale. Mapped VREiso coincides with the regional thermal gradient.

In particular, isotopic analysis of mud and production gases is useful in the analysis of hydrocarbon maturity, migration and reservoir compartmentalization.

Hydrocarbon Maturity and Migration Analysis Using Production Gas Stable Isotopic Signatures in the Wattenberg Field, Denver Basin, ColoradoBy Owen A. Sherwood, Patrick Travers, Michael P. Dolan, October 2


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These results indicate that production gases from the Codell through Sussex These results indicate that production gases from the Codell through Sussex have generated and accumulated in situ, with no apparent migration from have generated and accumulated in situ, with no apparent migration from distant source areas. Highest maturities, up to 1.5 VREdistant source areas. Highest maturities, up to 1.5 VREisoiso, are centered over the , are centered over the thermal hotspot, and indicate an area of gas–prone hydrocarbon production. thermal hotspot, and indicate an area of gas–prone hydrocarbon production. Lower maturities (VRELower maturities (VREisoiso > 1.2) are located around the margins of the field, > 1.2) are located around the margins of the field, and indicate the liquids-rich “sweet-spot.” By contrast, some Muddy formation and indicate the liquids-rich “sweet-spot.” By contrast, some Muddy formation production gases located along the Longmont wrench fault exhibit maturity production gases located along the Longmont wrench fault exhibit maturity values as high as 2.1 VREvalues as high as 2.1 VREisoiso, implying upward migration of these gases from , implying upward migration of these gases from a deeper source. These results highlight gas stable isotope signatures as a deeper source. These results highlight gas stable isotope signatures as a useful and reliable hydrocarbon phase prediction and migration analysis a useful and reliable hydrocarbon phase prediction and migration analysis tool.tool.

These results highlight gas stable isotope signatures as a useful and reliable hydrocarbon phase prediction and migration analysis tool.


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Using PSDM Seismic Volumetric Curvature Attributes in Paleokarst Reservoir Characterization Studies: Results from an Arbuckle Extended-Reach Lateral By Jason Rush and John Doveton, Kansas Geological Survey, Energy Research Section, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, November 6

This DOE-funded project evaluates the utility of seismic volumetric curvature (VC) attributes for predicting stratal and structural architecture diagnostic of paleokarst reservoirs. VC has been championed for identifying faults that cannot be imaged by conventional 3-D seismic attributes such as coherence. The objective of this research is to prove-up PSDM VC-techniques for reducing uncertainties in reservoir compartmentalization studies and seal risk assessments. A 2000-ft horizontal lateral was purposefully drilled across VC-imaged radial lineaments — interpreted to record a fault-bounded collapsed paleocavern — to confirm their presence by evaluating triple combo, full-wave sonic, and image logs.

The 15-mi2 study area is located in southeastern Bemis-Shutts Field and is situated along the crest of the Central Kansas Uplift (CKU) in Ellis County, Kansas. Here, the uppermost Arbuckle (Early Ordovician) records extensive paleokarst features including collapsed paleocaverns and dolines related to exceedingly prolonged pre-Simpson (Sauk–Tippecanoe) and/or pre-Pennsylvanian subaerial exposure. A horizontal lateral was successfully drilled across the full extent of a VC-inferred paleokarst doline. Mud losses were unexpectedly minor (i.e., from seepage), which provided excellent hole conditions for the logging program. Results from the formation evaluation reveal breccias (e.g., crackle, mosaic, chaotic), fractures, solution-enlarged faults, touching vugs, well-rounded pebbles, and unaffected host strata. VC-inferred lineaments coincide with 20–80-ft wide intervals of high GR values (100+ API), matrix-rich breccias, and faults.

Interpretations of the PSDM volume, 3-D VC-attributes, and drill pipe-conveyed logs provide an integrative assessment of paleokarst architecture and karst geomorphology. Cycle-scale, strata-bound breccias observed in flat-lying host strata are interpreted to record evaporite karst. The upper Arbuckle in northwest Bemis-Shutts is characterized by large dolines (>1000-ft wide) that coincide with radiating lineaments as imaged by the VC-attributes. In contrast, the Arbuckle in southeast Bemis-Shutts forms a gently sloping peneplain. We propose that collapsed paleocaverns promoted the formation of dolines, which then functioned as small basins characterized by interior drainage. Surface water runoff would have been focused into the dolines along channels preferentially formed along radial fractures associated with brittle failure of paleocavern roofs. We believe that a karsted plateau developed where runoff was diverted into a groundwater system via dolines (i.e., disappearing streams), moved laterally along an aquitard, and emerged as spring-fed streams at the base of an escarpment.

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journal published by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

since 1964. Circulation is about 2600. Editors for The Mountain

Geologist welcome manuscripts that focus on or relate to geology

Geologist welcome manuscripts that focus on or relate to geology

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When writing a manuscript for The Mountain Geologist, please

refer to the downloadable “Author Style Guide” found under

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october 11, 2013RMAG Sporting Clay Tournament. RMAG Sporting Clay Tournament. Kiowa Creek Kiowa Creek

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october 14-16, 201333rd Oil Shale Symposium. 33rd Oil Shale Symposium. Sponsored by Sponsored by

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october 15, 2013DWLS Luncheon. DWLS Luncheon. Speaker Ted Watson. “NMR Speaker Ted Watson. “NMR

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RMAG Monthly Luncheon. RMAG Monthly Luncheon. Speaker Michael Speaker Michael Dolan. “Hydrocarbon Maturity and Migration Analysis Dolan. “Hydrocarbon Maturity and Migration Analysis Using Production Gas Stable Isotopic Signatures in the Using Production Gas Stable Isotopic Signatures in the Wattenberg Field, Denver Basin, CO.”Wattenberg Field, Denver Basin, CO.”

october 3, 2013PTTC Course. PTTC Course. “Basic Reservoir Engineering.” CSM, “Basic Reservoir Engineering.” CSM,

Golden, CO.Golden, CO.

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october 22, 2013RMAG Core Workshop.

october 22, 2013DWLS Fall Workshop. “Geo-

mechanics.”

october 23, 2013Oilfield Christian Fellowship

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october 27-30, 2013GSA Annual Meeting. Denver,

CO.

october 27-30, 2013SPWLA Fall Topical Conference.

“Seismic Petrophysics-Unlocking the Value of Integration.” Taos, New Mexico.

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