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Newsletter <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong><br />
Volume 57 • No. 2 • <strong>February</strong> <strong>2008</strong>
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CONTENTS<br />
Features<br />
6 Lead Story: Preview:<br />
14th Annual 3-D Seismic<br />
Symposium, Monday,<br />
March 17, <strong>2008</strong>, Downtown<br />
Marriott Hotel - Denver,<br />
Colorado, <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong><br />
and Denver Geophysical<br />
Society<br />
Departments<br />
9 President’s Column<br />
18 New & Returning Members<br />
21 In the Pipeline<br />
28 Friday Luncheon Programs<br />
30 RMAG Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Meeting – Summary<br />
30 RMAG Auxiliary<br />
34 Advertisers Index<br />
34 Calendar <strong>of</strong> Events<br />
As s o c i at i o n Ne w s<br />
11 5th Annual AAPG Winter<br />
Education Conference<br />
16 Mark Your Calendars!<br />
<strong>2008</strong> RMAG/DGS Golf<br />
Tournament<br />
17 RMAG/DAPL GeoLand Ski<br />
Day <strong>2008</strong> Registration<br />
Form<br />
23 14th Annual 3D Seismic<br />
Symposium Registration<br />
Form<br />
24 RMAG Library on Sale Now<br />
Order Form<br />
COVER PHOTO<br />
Colorful Tertiary and<br />
Cretaceous strata in the<br />
vicinity <strong>of</strong> Queens Garden<br />
Trail at Bryce Canyon National<br />
Park, southwestern Utah The<br />
hoodoos (erosional spires)<br />
are in the Eocene Claron<br />
Formation.<br />
Photo taken by Terri Olson in<br />
November <strong>of</strong> 2006.<br />
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The <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong> (RMAG) is a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it organization whose purposes are to promote<br />
interest in geology and allied sciences and their practical application, to foster scientific research and to encourage<br />
fellowship and cooperation among its members. The Outcrop is a monthly publication <strong>of</strong> the RMAG.<br />
Co-Editors<br />
Terri Olson<br />
tmolson@pcisys.net<br />
Kristine Peterson<br />
k.peterson@laramidegeo.com<br />
Holly Sell<br />
HSell@nobleenergyinc.com<br />
Design/Production<br />
Debbie Downs<br />
debradowns@att.net<br />
Friday Noon<br />
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www.rmag.org<br />
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<strong>2008</strong> Officers and Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
President – Steve Goolsby<br />
sgoolsby@goolsbybrothers.com<br />
President-Elect – Jim Mullarkey<br />
ljoil@cs.com<br />
1st Vice-President – Ira Pasternack<br />
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2nd Vice-President – Kurt Reisser<br />
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Lead Story<br />
Preview: 14th Annual 3-D Seismic Symposium<br />
Monday, March 17, <strong>2008</strong><br />
Downtown Marriott Hotel - Denver, Colorado<br />
<strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Association</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong> and Denver Geophysical Society<br />
By Ron W. Pritchett, Noble Energy, Inc., and R. Randy Ray, Julander Energy Company<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
This popular one-day symposium will deliver outstanding examples <strong>of</strong> 3-D seismic applied for oil and gas prospects<br />
in the Rockies. This year, the planning committee also selected areas beyond the Rockies that showcase resource<br />
plays or methods that lead to success in seismic prospecting. The theme, for example – “Seismic for UnConventional<br />
Plays”– proclaims the transition <strong>of</strong> non-conventional plays to be considered as conventional resources with significant<br />
help from 3-D seismic technology.<br />
Kick<strong>of</strong>f speaker is Peggy<br />
Williams, Senior Exploration Editor <strong>of</strong><br />
Hart’s Oil and Gas Investor Magazine,<br />
who will present “Exploration Trends<br />
across the Globe, the Continent, and<br />
the Rockies.” Pr<strong>of</strong>ound changes in<br />
the petroleum business are driven<br />
by higher commodity prices, and<br />
Williams will review findings on four<br />
continents, highlighting development<br />
in North America that will be <strong>of</strong><br />
interest to growing companies. In<br />
the lunch hour, keynote Speaker<br />
is Larry Lunardi, VP Geophysics for<br />
Chesapeake Energy, who will inform<br />
and enlighten with “3-D Seismic for<br />
Unconventional Resource Plays.”<br />
Dan Donoho (Donoho Oil &<br />
Gas Consultants, LLC) will present<br />
“3-D Reservoir Characterization <strong>of</strong><br />
Jurassic Entrada Erg-Margin Facies,<br />
Flat Rock Field, Utah.” In the southern<br />
Uinta Basin, a 27square-mile survey<br />
revealed amplitude anomalies on<br />
reservoir sandstones at a depth<br />
<strong>of</strong> 11,500 feet. Drilling confirmed<br />
porosity over 20%, and initial<br />
production rates <strong>of</strong> approximately<br />
2,500 MCFG per day. The seismic<br />
survey was planned and acquired<br />
in rugged terrain, and a pre-stack<br />
model-based inversion provided a<br />
useful forecast for Entrada reservoir<br />
sandstone porosity in a stratigraphic<br />
trap across the area.<br />
How can fracture trends be<br />
accurately mapped? Galen Treadgold<br />
<strong>of</strong> Weinman GeoScience presents<br />
“Fracture Prospecting with 3-D<br />
Azimuthal Imaging.” Acoustic velocity<br />
in the subsurface changes with<br />
orientation or azimuth as a response<br />
to stress and fractures. Treadgold et<br />
al present a new imaging tool, applied<br />
as pre-migration azimuthal velocity<br />
analysis, that increases resolution <strong>of</strong><br />
fracture-permeability drilling targets.<br />
Drilling risk is lower when wells are<br />
located with help from this improved<br />
resolution method, which removes<br />
dip effects and improves the signalto-noise<br />
ratio.<br />
How can reservoir engineers<br />
know shapes and extents <strong>of</strong><br />
hydraulic fracturing? Mark Willis,<br />
M a s s a c h u s e t t s I n s t i t u te o f<br />
Technology, will present “Hydraulic<br />
Fracture Quality using Microseismic<br />
and Time-Lapse 3-D VSP Data to<br />
locate Scattered Seismic Energy.”<br />
Using time-lapse 3-D data<br />
obtained during and after hydraulic<br />
fracturing, Willis shows how<br />
microseismic and VSP (vertical<br />
seismic pr<strong>of</strong>ile) data highlight<br />
scattered seismic events from an<br />
induced fracture. Because gas-filled,<br />
open fractures scatter more seismic<br />
energy than closed fractures, fracture<br />
intensity can be mapped in the region<br />
<strong>of</strong> induced fracturing. An example <strong>of</strong><br />
this technique as applied in Jonah<br />
Field, Wyoming, is shown.<br />
Also related to the developing<br />
giant gas field, Nancy House <strong>of</strong><br />
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) will present<br />
“Design through Interpretation <strong>of</strong><br />
a Very Large 3-D VSP to Image a<br />
Complex Area in Jonah Field,<br />
Wyoming.” The 6½-square mile<br />
survey led to a new interpretation<br />
o f f a u l t a n d o v e r p r e s s u r e<br />
compartments that will guide drilling<br />
and development. The Encana<br />
team employed up to 42 levels <strong>of</strong><br />
3C geophones in a well with an<br />
“associated array length <strong>of</strong> 2000<br />
feet, at the center <strong>of</strong> approximately<br />
1,400 surface source points.” The<br />
design allowed higher frequency<br />
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recording and a refined interpretation<br />
<strong>of</strong> strike-slip faulting at the southern<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the field.<br />
In Central America, Belize now<br />
has a multi-million barrel oil field<br />
(Spanish Lookout) because a Denverbased<br />
consortium had the tenacity<br />
and seismic image quality to make<br />
the discovery. David Brewster <strong>of</strong><br />
Black Coral will describe “Seismic<br />
Adventures in Belize,” a story<br />
leading to drilling the Mike Usher #1<br />
which flowed over 1,000 BOPD. The<br />
operating company, Belize Natural<br />
Energy Ltd (BNE), began with a 2-D<br />
seismic grid over the project, leading<br />
to a low impact wireless 3-D, required<br />
by lease owners. Co-speaker Scott<br />
MacKay will discuss how high quality<br />
3-D solved lateral velocity contrasts<br />
across shallow karsted carbonates,<br />
leading to a geologic model showing<br />
down-stepping faulted blocks and<br />
multiple drilling targets. This talk<br />
is significant because it shows<br />
how problems were solved that are<br />
common in 3-D seismic surveys; the<br />
oil field is significant because it opens<br />
the door for petroleum prosperity for<br />
operators and the citizens <strong>of</strong> Belize.<br />
In 2007, a 212-square-mile<br />
3-D survey was done across the<br />
Mississippian-Devonian age<br />
Woodford Shale <strong>of</strong> the Arkoma<br />
Basin, Oklahoma. Basin structure<br />
is complicated with normal faulting<br />
overprinted with thrust faulting.<br />
Robert Tucker <strong>of</strong> Antero Resources<br />
will describe how the seismic helped<br />
in targeting horizontal wells for “tight<br />
gas” recovery in this resource play.<br />
Seismic also helped manage drilling<br />
and completion risk, mapping faults,<br />
unconformities and areas with “steep<br />
panels <strong>of</strong> dip that allow better well<br />
planning and geosteering.”<br />
In Central America, Belize now has a<br />
multi-million barrel oil field (Spanish Lookout)<br />
because a Denver-based consortium had<br />
the tenacity and seismic image quality<br />
to make the discovery.<br />
Industry expertise for resource<br />
plays is shown in two widely separate<br />
areas: the Appalachian Basin <strong>of</strong><br />
New York and Sichuan Province,<br />
China. Middle Ordovician to lower<br />
Devonian facies <strong>of</strong> New York were<br />
examined for amplitude versus<br />
<strong>of</strong>fset anomalies. J. Scott Hornafius<br />
<strong>of</strong> MegaEnergy will describe how<br />
the anomalies relate to higher gas<br />
saturation in organic-rich shales. In<br />
the Chinese example, John Tinnin <strong>of</strong><br />
GX Technology will show a full-wave<br />
(full azimuth and multicomponent)<br />
case for detecting fractures in tight<br />
sandstone reservoirs using 3-D<br />
and3-C technology. The pay<strong>of</strong>f will<br />
be measured by new locations and<br />
drilling success. In these talks,<br />
seismic is related to reservoir-scale<br />
petrophysics and demonstrated gas<br />
production.<br />
Robert D. Benson, Ph.D <strong>of</strong><br />
Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, will<br />
show how multicomponent (9-C)<br />
data are integrated with geologic<br />
and production data in two algal<br />
mound oil fields the Paradox Basin <strong>of</strong><br />
southwestern Colorado. In sampling<br />
both P and S-wave data, the study<br />
lead to predictive models for reservoir<br />
porosity, permeabilities, and internal<br />
mound shapes in Pennsylvanian<br />
carbonates. Benson maps amplitude<br />
dimming, isochron thickening, and<br />
ratios that relate to the presence and<br />
limits <strong>of</strong> petroleum production.<br />
Attendees will get their money’s<br />
worth in this one day showcase for<br />
3-D seismic and resource plays,<br />
including lunch and a summary <strong>of</strong><br />
abstracts. All who are interested<br />
can contact these websites for<br />
details: <strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong>: www.rmag.org, or the<br />
Denver Geophysical Society, www.<br />
denvergeo.org. See registration form<br />
on page 23.<br />
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President’s Column<br />
by Steve Goolsby (sgoolsby@goolsbybrothers.com)<br />
Budget, Budget, Budget —<br />
Are We Going to Make it?<br />
Imagine running an organization<br />
in which you start a new year with<br />
$15,000 in the bank and the last<br />
major event you sponsored lost<br />
$16,000. In other words, you start<br />
the year planning a budget while<br />
facing bankruptcy. One RMAG<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors faced exactly this<br />
situation in the early 1990s. It is<br />
ironic that symposia and publications<br />
generate much <strong>of</strong> the cash flow that<br />
our organization uses to operate,<br />
but they can also lose large amounts<br />
<strong>of</strong> money if they are not carefully<br />
planned and implemented.<br />
The problem that RMAG faced<br />
was that the oil and gas industry<br />
had gone into one <strong>of</strong> its downturns.<br />
It is hard to justify the expense <strong>of</strong><br />
attending a symposium when you<br />
are dealing with or facing a job lay<strong>of</strong>f.<br />
RMAG membership fell, and<br />
attendance at RMAG events dropped.<br />
The resulting slump in revenue<br />
almost put RMAG under. Spectacular<br />
work by volunteers serving on the<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors during this time<br />
saved the society.<br />
To keep the RMAG running,<br />
Draconian measures were imposed<br />
on all financial transactions for<br />
the organization. Up to this time,<br />
each committee managed their<br />
own budget, and each committee<br />
chairman basically operated<br />
independently. I remember being<br />
the Continuing Education Committee<br />
chairman for several years during<br />
the 1980s and early 1990s, and<br />
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we basically organized the budget<br />
for RMAG symposiums and short<br />
courses with little or no oversight<br />
from the board. The committee<br />
made its own arrangements for<br />
meeting rooms, beverages, and<br />
speaker expenses. We were not very<br />
concerned about whether or not the<br />
symposium lost money or broke even.<br />
After it became evident that RMAG<br />
was about to go bankrupt, the Board<br />
<strong>of</strong> Directors implemented new rules<br />
that now dictate that each committee<br />
must forward a budget to the Board<br />
for approval before any money can<br />
be spent on an event. Furthermore,<br />
most <strong>of</strong> the meeting arrangements<br />
are now made by the RMAG staff<br />
rather than by the committee<br />
itself. With the staff making the<br />
arrangements, RMAG can negotiate<br />
volume discounts on meeting rooms<br />
and other expenses.<br />
Additional policies were also<br />
implemented to help spread the<br />
financial risk inherent with having<br />
major educational and social events.<br />
For example, we <strong>of</strong>ten co-sponsor<br />
our major symposiums and events<br />
with other scientific societies now.<br />
Good examples <strong>of</strong> this policy are<br />
the Prospect Fair and Techn<strong>of</strong>est<br />
and the 3D Seismic Symposium.<br />
Not only does co-sponsoring these<br />
events help alleviate some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
financial risk involved, it also leads<br />
to cross-discipline integration <strong>of</strong> the<br />
subject matter presented during the<br />
events. This broadens the learning<br />
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opportunities within the meetings,<br />
which provides an added benefit to<br />
our members.<br />
A n other p o l i c y t h a t was<br />
implemented has proven to be a real<br />
boon to RMAG. The Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
established a savings account for the<br />
organization, which we now refer to<br />
as the RMAG investment account.<br />
This account was established to help<br />
the society survive the next industry<br />
downturn. Over the years, with good<br />
management and on-going additions<br />
during the better years, the account<br />
has grown to just over $700,000.<br />
There has been some grumbling<br />
that with this much money in the<br />
bank, why should the RMAG still<br />
charge so much for their events and<br />
membership? Why not spend the<br />
money in the investment account<br />
to discount things? Just how much<br />
does it take to keep things running<br />
during a downturn? To address this<br />
question, RMAG Treasurer Mark<br />
Williams and I sat down a few months<br />
ago and reviewed the budget to try<br />
to determine how much money would<br />
be needed to see us through a twoor<br />
three-year downturn. We did our<br />
best to project what would occur,<br />
and made some major assumptions<br />
about our membership numbers<br />
and event attendance. For example,<br />
we assumed from past experience<br />
that our membership would drop<br />
by about a third, and that event<br />
attendance would drop to about 50%<br />
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New & Returning Members<br />
We l c o m e t o Ne w Me m b e r s<br />
Mick Bradway<br />
Mick is a Geologist for Fronterra Geosciences.<br />
He holds a BS and an MS from University <strong>of</strong><br />
Montana.<br />
Scott Lockerd<br />
Scott is a Lab Manager/Sr. Core Analyst<br />
for Core Laboratories. He holds a BS from<br />
Centenary College <strong>of</strong> Louisiana. He is an active<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the SPE.<br />
William H<strong>of</strong>er<br />
William is the Subsurface Manager at<br />
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation. He holds a BS<br />
in Geology from the University <strong>of</strong> North Dakota.<br />
He is currently a member <strong>of</strong> the AAPG.<br />
Richard Lange<br />
Richard is a Geologist for Plains Exploration<br />
and Production in TX. He holds a BS in Geology<br />
from the University Rome La Sapienza, Italy. He<br />
is currently a member <strong>of</strong> the AAPG.<br />
Karen Suchaka<br />
Karen is the President <strong>of</strong> Suchaka<br />
Consulting, Inc. She holds a BS in Math and<br />
Physics from Marshall University, an MA in Math<br />
from Marshall University, and a PhD. in Math<br />
from the University <strong>of</strong> Colorado, Boulder.<br />
Jonathan Robbins<br />
Jonathan is a Geologist for Baker Atlas.<br />
He holds a BS in Geology from Colorado State<br />
University.<br />
William Hoyt, PhD<br />
William is the Director and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
<strong>of</strong> Oceanography at University <strong>of</strong> Northern<br />
Colorado. He holds a PhD. in Marine Geology<br />
from the University <strong>of</strong> Delaware.<br />
Patricia Pratt<br />
Patricia is a Business Manager for Ticora<br />
Geosciences, Inc.<br />
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Richard Banks<br />
Richard is the President <strong>of</strong><br />
Scientific Computer Applications in<br />
OK.<br />
Diane Rogers<br />
Diane works for Ticora Geosciences,<br />
Inc.<br />
Raymond Priestley<br />
Raymond works for B ass<br />
Enterprises Production Company,<br />
TX. He holds an MS in Geological<br />
Engineering from the Colorado School<br />
<strong>of</strong> Mines and an MBA in Finance from<br />
the University <strong>of</strong> Tulsa. He is also a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the AAPG.<br />
John Everett<br />
John is the CEO <strong>of</strong> Exploration<br />
Signatures, CO. He holds a BS<br />
in Geology from the University <strong>of</strong><br />
Oklahoma, an MS in Math from the<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Texas, Austin, and a<br />
PhD. in Geology from the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Texas, Austin.<br />
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Coming in the New Year<br />
By PTTC!!<br />
Petra Basics<br />
Friday, <strong>February</strong> 29, <strong>2008</strong>, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm<br />
Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, Berthoud Hall room 201<br />
Fee: $150, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate<br />
Instructor: Jewel Wellborn, Hydrocarbon Exploration & Development, Inc.<br />
Key topics include:<br />
Petra Main Module - Fm Top organization, Zone Functions, and Computation <strong>of</strong> Isopach.<br />
Petra Mapping Module - Structure and Isopach using Gridding functions and hand edits.<br />
Petra Cross Section Module - Correlation <strong>of</strong> sand bodies, and reinterpretation <strong>of</strong> Isopachs<br />
Seismic Imaging <strong>of</strong> Carbonate Reservoirs & Seals –<br />
Exploration & Production Applications.<br />
Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14, <strong>2008</strong>, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm<br />
Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, Berthoud Hall Rm. 243<br />
Fee: $300, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate<br />
Instructor: Dr. Rick Sarg, Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, Golden, CO.<br />
Key topics include:<br />
<br />
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Carbonate Platform Geometries,<br />
Carbonate Seismic/Sequence Stratigraphy,<br />
Reservoir and Seal Seismic Facies,<br />
<br />
<br />
Seismic Expression <strong>of</strong> Karst,<br />
Stratigraphic Trap Configuration Types and Case<br />
Study Examples<br />
Crash Course in Log Analysis.<br />
Friday, April 4, <strong>2008</strong>, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm<br />
Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, Berthoud Hall Rm. 243<br />
Fee: $150, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate<br />
Instructor: Dr. John Doveton, Senior Scientist, Kansas Geologic Survey<br />
This workshop is designed to give participants experience in spreadsheet log analysis using Micros<strong>of</strong>t Excel, as well as skills in accessing and<br />
downloading digital logs for analysis. A spreadsheet workbook <strong>of</strong> customized log analysis routines will be supplied to participants as<br />
freeware to use on their own logs. The workbook incorporates a variety <strong>of</strong> log analysis techniques for reservoir evaluation <strong>of</strong> porosity and<br />
water saturation, as well as prediction <strong>of</strong> fluid recovery, and rock composition analysis.<br />
GeoGraphix Training: An Overview and Refresher Course<br />
Friday, April 11, <strong>2008</strong>, 8:30 am – 5 pm,<br />
Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines, Berthoud Hall Room 201<br />
Fee: $150, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate<br />
Instructor: Fred Poland, Littleton, CO<br />
This full-day hands-on computer training course is designed for the person who has had some past experience with<br />
GeoGraphix and would like to get some basic training in the functionality <strong>of</strong> the newest version. It may also serve as a demo for<br />
those considering the purchase <strong>of</strong> GeoGraphix. GESxplorer and PRIZM modules will be utilized. New users will acquire tips<br />
and tricks to create projects, maps and cross sections, employ zone manager, perform multi-well log analysis, and more.<br />
Register online: www.pttcrockies.org<br />
For more information, contact Mary Carr, 303.273.3107, mcarr@mines.edu<br />
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or less <strong>of</strong> our current attendance.<br />
We then looked at discretionary and<br />
nondiscretionary budget items to<br />
determine where and how fast budget<br />
cuts could be made. In the end, we<br />
determined that the society would<br />
need about $670,000 to survive the<br />
next downturn.<br />
So the good news is that with<br />
$700,000 in the bank we do have<br />
enough to survive the next downturn.<br />
However, the $670,000 number we<br />
came up with is based on some big<br />
assumptions, and is unadjusted for<br />
inflation in the coming years. So my<br />
opinion is that we need to stay vigilant<br />
in watching our budget, and we need<br />
to make sure that the investment<br />
In the Pipeline<br />
account remains secure. In that regard,<br />
Mark suggested, and last year’s Board<br />
implemented, a program to transfer a<br />
significant portion <strong>of</strong> our investment<br />
fund from higher-risk stock holdings to<br />
lower risk treasury bonds. Without this<br />
strategy, we probably would not have<br />
the money in the investment account<br />
to survive if the overall economy takes<br />
a dive at the same time that oil and<br />
gas prices drop.<br />
Our costs for operations continue<br />
to rise. For example, I recently watched<br />
a news report that indicated that<br />
hotel costs are rising rapidly due to<br />
the continuing growth in travel in the<br />
United States since 9-11. The report<br />
stated that hotel costs in some areas<br />
are almost 20% higher this year than<br />
what they were last year. I don’t<br />
know what the increase has been in<br />
Denver, but hotel costs have a major<br />
impact on our operations. After all,<br />
hotels are where we host most <strong>of</strong> our<br />
events. We’ve tried to build some <strong>of</strong><br />
these cost increases into our budget<br />
for this year, but the bottom line is<br />
that we need to continue to stay<br />
conservative in our spending and to<br />
watch every cent we spend. If we do,<br />
then I think the RMAG will continue to<br />
prosper. And that, in my mind, is one<br />
<strong>of</strong> the best ways RMAG can benefit<br />
our members.<br />
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<strong>February</strong> 7-8, <strong>2008</strong><br />
NAPE Oil & Gas Expo.<br />
<strong>February</strong> 11-15, <strong>2008</strong><br />
5th Annual AAPG Winter Education<br />
Conference. Houston, Texas. See page<br />
11 for more information.<br />
<strong>February</strong> 19, <strong>2008</strong><br />
Denver Well Log Society. Chi<br />
Modeling: Predicting Open-Hole Logs<br />
From Cased-Hole Logs Speakers<br />
will be John A. Quirein and Marshall<br />
Jung,Halliburton. For reservations<br />
e-mail Eleice Wickham at Eleice.<br />
Wickham@BakerAtlas.com or call 303-<br />
573-2781.<br />
<strong>February</strong> 21, <strong>2008</strong><br />
CU at the Brown. University <strong>of</strong><br />
Colorado Alumni Reception. See page<br />
16 for more information.<br />
<strong>February</strong> 27, <strong>2008</strong><br />
Oilfield Christian Fellowship.<br />
Speaker will be Justin Stone. Location:<br />
1401 17th St., Suite 1100 (Alamo<br />
Plaza Building, 17th and Market).<br />
Registration from 11:45 to 12:00,<br />
OUTCROP<br />
speaker from 12:10 to 1:00. Lunch is<br />
$15. To RSVP call 303-675-2602 or<br />
e-mail OCF-DenverChapter@pxd.com.<br />
March 5-7, <strong>2008</strong><br />
APPEX Prospect and Property<br />
Expo. London, England.<br />
March 7, <strong>2008</strong><br />
Geoland Ski Day. See page 17 for<br />
more information.<br />
March 17, <strong>2008</strong><br />
3 - D S e i s m i c S y m p o s i u m .<br />
See pages 6, 22, and 23 for more<br />
information.<br />
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June 24, <strong>2008</strong><br />
RMAG/DGS Golf Tournament.<br />
More information in future Outcrops.<br />
July 9-11, <strong>2008</strong><br />
R M S - A A P G / C O G A R o c k y<br />
<strong>Mountain</strong> Energy Epicenter.<br />
If you have any events that you would like<br />
to post in this column, please submit via<br />
email to Holly Sell at holly@4DV.net or to the<br />
RMAG <strong>of</strong>fice at rmagdenver@aol.com for<br />
consideration.<br />
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3-D SEISMIC "3D Seismic for Unconventional Plays"<br />
The RMAG and DGS Present:<br />
14 th ANNUAL 3-D SEISMIC SYMPOSIUM<br />
Monday, March 17, <strong>2008</strong>: Marriott Hotel, Downtown Denver, Colorado<br />
The <strong>2008</strong> symposium features 3-D seismic case histories showing the value <strong>of</strong> seismic information as well as<br />
the latest acquisition, interpretation, and imaging techniques. Experience the latest in 3-D technology during<br />
your breaks in the expanded vendor area next to the main ballroom. Attendance last year: 750<br />
Keynote Speaker: Larry Lunardi, Vice-President Geophysics, Chesapeake Energy Corp,<br />
“3-D Seismic for Unconventional Resource Plays”<br />
Kick<strong>of</strong>f Speaker: Peggy Williams, Senior Exploration Editor, Oil & Gas Investor Magazine<br />
“3D Seismic and U.S. Oil & Gas Activity”<br />
REGISTRATION FORM<br />
Name:<br />
Name Tag:<br />
Company:<br />
Email: __________________________<br />
Address:<br />
City: State: Zip: Day Phone:<br />
___Registration fee THROUGH <strong>February</strong> 22nd for RMAG/DGS Members:-------------- $150.00 $<br />
___Registration fee THROUGH <strong>February</strong> 22nd for Non-Members:-------------------------$175.00 $<br />
___Registration fee AFTER <strong>February</strong> 22nd for BOTH Members & Non-Members:------$195.00 $<br />
___Full-Time Student Registration:----------------------------------------------------------- $ 40.00 $<br />
Student ID Number (required)<br />
(No cancellations or refunds after <strong>February</strong> 22, <strong>2008</strong>) Total Enclosed $<br />
Payment: [ ] Check (payable to RMAG) [ ] Visa [ ] MasterCard [ ] American Express<br />
Name on Credit Card (Print):__________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________<br />
Card No.:<br />
Expiration Date:<br />
Billing Address: ____________________________________________________________________________<br />
Signature(credit cards only) ___________________________________________________________________<br />
Mail or FAX this registration form to:<br />
RMAG * 820 16 th St., Ste. 505 * Denver, CO 80202 * 303-573-8621 * FAX: 303-628-0546<br />
For Online Registration: http://www.rmag.org<br />
If you register on line you must receive a confirmation notice by return email within 24 hours or your<br />
registration was not accepted by our computer. Please call RMAG to register (303-573-8621).<br />
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Friday Luncheon Programs – <strong>February</strong> 1 & 15<br />
The Application <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbon System and Play<br />
Fairway Analysis for Unconventional Resource Plays:<br />
The Case for the Utica Shale Gas Reserves and the<br />
Bakken Shale Oil Reserves<br />
<strong>February</strong> 1<br />
By Jay E. Leonard<br />
Of the many types<br />
<strong>of</strong> unconventional<br />
resource plays,<br />
shale oil and shale<br />
gas are extremely<br />
popular.<br />
In the United States, the exploration and development <strong>of</strong> unconventional resource<br />
plays has achieved highly enthusiastic levels. Of the many types <strong>of</strong> unconventional<br />
resource plays, shale oil and shale gas are extremely popular. We are beginning to<br />
understand that these plays are more dissimilar then alike. In other words, each<br />
shale play does not work like the Barnett and should be studied differently.<br />
For unconventional resource shale exploration, it is desirable to identify “sweet<br />
spots” or areas that could be drilled early to front load the economics. This talk will<br />
address two geologically different situations; the highly mature Appalachian Utica<br />
shale gas and the very immature Williston basin Bakken shale oil play. With either,<br />
critical factors such as hydrocarbon generation, expulsion and timing coupled with<br />
fracture timing and sorption define such “sweet spots”. These factors, combined<br />
with reservoir and seal, are used to asses the presence and effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the<br />
play and the play fairway.<br />
Luncheon Reservations and Information<br />
Luncheons will be held at the Marriott City Center at California and 17th St. Please check the<br />
event listing in the lobby for the room. People gather at 11:30 a.m., lunch is served at 12:00<br />
noon, and the speaker presentation begins at about 12:20 p.m. The price <strong>of</strong> the luncheon is<br />
$30.00. Checks should be made payable to RMAG. No reservation is required for the talk only<br />
and the cost is $5.00. Please make your reservation prior to 10:30 a.m. on the Wednesday before<br />
the luncheon. Please Note: If you make a reservation and do not attend the luncheon, you will<br />
be billed for the luncheon. Cancellations are not guaranteed after 10:30 a.m. the Wednesday<br />
before the talk. You may send someone in your stead.<br />
Call 303-623-5396<br />
Your attendance is welcomed and encouraged.<br />
Bring a guest or new member!<br />
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It is also critical to characterize these plays on a regional scale utilizing both the<br />
techniques <strong>of</strong> Play Fairway Analysis (PFA) coupled with conventional Hydrocarbon<br />
System Analysis. The techniques <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbon System Analysis along with routine<br />
geochemical and geologic analysis provide the spatial input for the PFA. The PFA<br />
focuses on the construction <strong>of</strong> common risk segment maps which indicate the proper<br />
relative probability for accumulation. These relative common risk segments maps are<br />
combined with measures <strong>of</strong> the data quantity and confidence to construct absolute<br />
probability maps that form the basis for a spatial probability <strong>of</strong> geologic success<br />
(Pg). Finally, the Pg maps are combined with representations <strong>of</strong> the infrastructure<br />
in order to access the probability <strong>of</strong> commercial success.<br />
This talk will illustrate the techniques <strong>of</strong> Hydrocarbon System Analysis and<br />
Play Fairway Analysis with two case studies that led to exploration focus and the<br />
acquisition <strong>of</strong> leases.<br />
Hovenweep-Ismay Petroleum System, Blanding<br />
Sub-basin <strong>of</strong> the Paradox Basin, Utah<br />
<strong>February</strong> 15<br />
By Edward B. Coalson, Coyote Oil & Gas Company, LLC, Conifer, Colorado, and Harvey<br />
R. DuChene, 2HNK Energy, LLC, Lake City, Colorado<br />
Oil and gas in<br />
the Blanding<br />
sub-basin are<br />
produced mainly<br />
from upper Ismay<br />
(Desmoinesian)<br />
carbonate mounds.<br />
In this presentation we will cover aspects <strong>of</strong> the Hovenweep-Ismay (!) petroleum<br />
system in the Blanding sub-basin <strong>of</strong> the Paradox Basin. Regionally, pore fluids in the<br />
Ismay and Desert Creek zones <strong>of</strong> the Paradox Formation follow trends consistent<br />
with the type and maturity indicators <strong>of</strong> organic material, and seem to reflect mainly<br />
Laramide burial. Basinward (northeast) <strong>of</strong> the Blanding sub-basin, Ismay and Desert<br />
Creek hydrocarbons are dominantly natural gas with very little mobile water. This part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the basin is currently seeing a play for “resource-type” natural gas accumulations<br />
in the Gothic Shale, which we will discuss briefly on the basis <strong>of</strong> rumor and innuendo.<br />
Shelfward (southwest) <strong>of</strong> the Blanding sub-basin, Ismay and Desert Creek pore fluids<br />
consist <strong>of</strong> oil with associated gas and significant producible water. In the Blanding<br />
Basin itself, pore fluids are mainly oil and associated gas, with relatively little mobile<br />
formation water. These patterns meet our criteria for a “basin-bottom” system.<br />
Oil and gas in the Blanding sub-basin are produced mainly from upper Ismay<br />
(Desmoinesian) carbonate mounds. The mounds form linear, subparallel trends; are<br />
immediately underlain by thickened sections <strong>of</strong> Hovenweep Shale; are flanked by thick<br />
salina anhydrites; and are immediately overlain by thin upper Ismay sabkha deposits<br />
and marine carbonates <strong>of</strong> the basal Honaker Trail Formation. Correlative, but thinner,<br />
marine-shelf upper Ismay carbonates are underlain by thin Hovenweep Shale.<br />
Based mainly on mapping <strong>of</strong> these thickness trends and on serial stratigraphic<br />
cross sections, we propose that the anomalously thick, productive upper Ismay<br />
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December RMAG Board <strong>of</strong> Directors Meeting – Summary<br />
By Richard Parker, Secretary (raparker@parkergeo.com)<br />
The outgoing 2007 Board met<br />
with the newly elected <strong>2008</strong> Board on<br />
Friday, December 14 for a luncheon<br />
meeting. We had the opportunity<br />
to pass along some <strong>of</strong> the skills<br />
we learned, along with some <strong>of</strong> the<br />
mistakes we made. Jewel Wellborn,<br />
2007 RMAG President, summarized<br />
the activities <strong>of</strong> 2007 by commenting,<br />
“We had way too much fun!”<br />
I want to thank my fellow board<br />
members for all the help they gave<br />
me in keeping the minutes <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Association</strong> as accurate as possible.<br />
I enjoyed serving with this group <strong>of</strong><br />
dedicated, caring representatives <strong>of</strong><br />
the best <strong>of</strong> our industry.<br />
The new Board will serve with<br />
the same feeling <strong>of</strong> service to our<br />
organization. There is going to be<br />
a full selection <strong>of</strong> events and short<br />
courses in <strong>2008</strong> for the membership<br />
to attend. The 3D Seismic Symposium<br />
RMAG Auxiliary<br />
will be excellent, as usual. We also<br />
have the opportunity to host the<br />
2009 AAPG Annual Meeting, for<br />
which planning has already started.<br />
There will be lots for all <strong>of</strong> us to do,<br />
so volunteer early and <strong>of</strong>ten!<br />
Thursday, <strong>February</strong> 21st is Guest Day, so bring your favorite date to<br />
Pinehurst Country Club for our luncheon. Social hour begins at 11:00 a.m. and<br />
lunch is served at 12:00 noon. Learn about the Colorado National Guard-State<br />
Partnership Program - the development <strong>of</strong> exchange programs with the military<br />
<strong>of</strong> 56 countries.<br />
For information or reservations please call Marion Bolyard at<br />
303-930-9893.<br />
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Continued from page 29<br />
carbonate mounds result from: 1) regional base-level changes, 2) differential subsidence during Hovenweep time<br />
due to salt movements, 3) loading <strong>of</strong> the salt by thickened upper Ismay carbonates and evaporites, and 4) differential<br />
compaction <strong>of</strong> the evaporites surrounding the carbonate-mound masses during latest Ismay and earliest Honaker<br />
Trail deposition. We propose an indirect linkage between basement tectonics, salt movements, sediment loading, and<br />
deposition <strong>of</strong> the mounds.<br />
There are significant variations<br />
in reservoir type and quality<br />
within the study area. Bioclastic/<br />
framework carbonates provide<br />
superior reservoir rocks. Sucrosic to<br />
microcrystalline dolomites provide<br />
inferior reservoir rocks, despite<br />
having occasionally quite high total<br />
porosities. The proposed depositional<br />
and petrophysical models have<br />
implications for understanding and<br />
predicting the distribution <strong>of</strong> upper<br />
Ismay carbonate mounds in the<br />
subsurface, and <strong>of</strong> the underlying<br />
(if rare) Desert Creek productive<br />
areas.<br />
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Melvin O. Glerup<br />
Petroleum Geologist<br />
Field Exploitation and Development<br />
4955 Greenwich Lane<br />
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-5210<br />
(303) 470-3901<br />
moglerup@comcast.net<br />
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Advertisers Index<br />
AAPG ...................................4, 11, 26<br />
Automated Mudlogging Systems.14<br />
Barlow & Haun.................................7<br />
Blackrock Resources LLC.............18<br />
Canadian Discovery.......................19<br />
CitiSmith Barney...........................18<br />
Entrada Geosciences....................19<br />
Gene R. George & Assoc., Inc.......18<br />
Geological Consultants.................33<br />
Goolsby Brothers.............................2<br />
Glerup, Melvin O............................33<br />
IHS Energy Group..........................25<br />
IHS+Petra.........................................8<br />
Infopipe............................................4<br />
Integrated Geophysics Corp.........36<br />
King, Walt.........................................2<br />
MJ Systems....................................31<br />
Neuralog.........................................22<br />
Norwest/Questa Engineering......14<br />
Omni Labs......................................10<br />
Parsons, Kim..................................14<br />
Petrolific Consulting Services......14<br />
Polaris............................................12<br />
Premier Data Services..................15<br />
PTTC................................................20<br />
Rockware.......................................27<br />
<strong>Rocky</strong> <strong>Mountain</strong> Oilfield Testing..33<br />
Sandia Exploration Consultants...21<br />
SECOR............................................30<br />
Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc.....32<br />
Sherwin Geological Resources......2<br />
St. Anseim Exploration Co............16<br />
TGS.................................................13<br />
Technically Write Consulting..........2<br />
Transform S<strong>of</strong>tware & Services....33<br />
Tucker Wireline Services..............19<br />
University <strong>of</strong> Colorado...................16<br />
Vista GeoSciences...........................2<br />
Whitehead, Neil, III........................18<br />
Whitestar.......................................33<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2008</strong><br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
RMAG<br />
Luncheon<br />
Speaker: Jay E.<br />
Leonard<br />
NAPE Oil & Gas Expo<br />
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16<br />
5th Annual AAPG Winter Education Conference<br />
Denver Well<br />
Log Society<br />
RMAG<br />
Luncheon<br />
Speaker:<br />
Coalson &<br />
DuChene<br />
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CU at the<br />
Brown<br />
24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
Oilfield<br />
Christian<br />
Fellowship<br />
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<strong>February</strong> <strong>2008</strong>
Rockbusters Ball 2007<br />
Elmo Brown receiving RMAG<br />
Honorary Membership.<br />
Fred Julander receiving the 2007 Distinguished Service to<br />
Earth Science Award.<br />
Walter Arbuckle and Elliott Riggs received the<br />
2007 Explorer <strong>of</strong> the Year Award.<br />
Jewel Wellborn, Kris Peterson, Jane Estes-Jackson, Terri Olson received the<br />
2007 Distinguished Service to RMAG Award<br />
OUTCROP<br />
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