- February 2012 Luncheon- LF Seismic at Jonah and Pinedale Fields on 14-Feb-12
- DGS International Committee Dinner Meeting - Pioneer's Exploration and Development Program on the Alaskan North Slope on 15-Feb-12
- DGS International Committee Dinner Meeting - Petroleum Geology and Recent Exploration Activity in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq on 21-Mar-12
- DGeophS Luncheon - Dr. Jack Schuenemeyer - Gas Hydrate Resource Estimation on 22-Mar-12
- 13th Annual Crawfish Boil – Oil & Gas Industry Event on 12-Apr-12
- DGS International Committe Dinner Meeting on 18-Apr-12
- DGS Ineternational Committee Dinner Meeting on 16-May-12
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Dallas Geological Society
4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite #200
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 800-2642
Founded in 1919, The Dallas Geological Society is a constituent member of the Southwest Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and, as a non-profit
entity, strives to advance the professional interests of all geoscientists in the Dallas area, regardless of the geoscientific discipline they practice or the industry in which they serve.
February Joint Luncheon
The next monthtly luncheon will be jointly held with our geophysical society neighbors. We are hosting the luncheon so please register through this site. Brad Birkelo from Spectraseis will be sharing his seismic research on the Jonah and Pinedale Fields located in southwestern Wyoming. Please complete your registration by Friday the 1oth of February and then join us at Brookhaven Country Club on Valentine's Day at 11:30. 
Locating high-productivity areas of tight gas-sand reservoirs using LF seismic surveys at Jonah and Pindale fields.
Birkelo, B., A. Goertz, and K. Cieślik, Spectraseis AG and E. LaBarre, EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc
Jonah and Pindale fields in southwest Wyoming are prolific tight gas reservoirs. Jonah may have up to 8 TCF of recoverable gas, and estimates at Pinedale exceed 27 TCF. Primary production is from more than 5000 feet of discontinuous, sandstones from Upper Cretaceous Lance and Mesa Verde Formations. A low-frequency passive seismic survey was acquired over the Jonah and Pinedale gas fields to verify whether changes in the ambient seismic wave field could discriminate the higher productivity areas. The 2D profiles of the survey crossed the field in places that show maximum contrast in well productivity. As part of the ambient wave-field characterization (AWC) processing, the anthropogenic noise generated by the operations and the infrastructure of the field was captured and analyzed. Results of this analysis show that the AWC seismic attributes correlate well to reservoir properties like estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) and hydrocarbon pore thickness (HPT or SgPhiH) while the anthropogenic noise was not responsible for the measured AWC seismic signal anomaly. This opens the door to the use of AWC seismic surveys to extend existing tight gas-sand fields and to locating the high-productivity areas in tight gas-sand exploration plays.
Brad Birkelo is VP Geosciences at Spectraseis, where his work focuses on further developing microseismic and passive seismic techniques and integrating these data with conventional oil & gas data.
Prior to joining Spectraseis, Brad managed the Houston office of Digital Prospectors, Inc., an oil and gas consulting firm and, prior to this, worked for Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Odessa, Texas where he processed and interpreted seismic data on numerous exploration and development projects. Brad received his MS in Geophysics from The University of Kansas (1987) and degrees from the University of Minnesota (BS Geology, 1982 and BS Geophysics, 1983). Brad served as SEG Secretary-Treasurer in 2006-07 and is an active member of the SEG, AAPG, EAGE, Denver Geophysical Society, and the Geophysical Society of Houston. The SEG awarded him Life Membership in 2010.
Prior to joining Spectraseis, Brad managed the Houston office of Digital Prospectors, Inc., an oil and gas consulting firm and, prior to this, worked for Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and Odessa, Texas where he processed and interpreted seismic data on numerous exploration and development projects. Brad received his MS in Geophysics from The University of Kansas (1987) and degrees from the University of Minnesota (BS Geology, 1982 and BS Geophysics, 1983). Brad served as SEG Secretary-Treasurer in 2006-07 and is an active member of the SEG, AAPG, EAGE, Denver Geophysical Society, and the Geophysical Society of Houston. The SEG awarded him Life Membership in 2010.
2012 AAPG Southwest Section Convention
“Leading the Stampede”: Call for Papers, and Posters, May 19-22, 2012, SWS AAPG Convention, Ft. Worth Texas
Howdy from Southwest Section of AAPG. As Poster and Paper Chairs, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the Poster and Oral Presentations at the 2012 Southwest Section Convention, to be held in Ft. Worth, at the downtown Hilton, May 19-22, 2012. We anticipate a lively crowd from the Metroplex, as well as Central and West Texas, and even attendees from the Mid Continent. Our Program, “Leading the Stampede”, will highlight numerous topics of new exploration and development within the entire Southwest and beyond.
Howdy from Southwest Section of AAPG. As Poster and Paper Chairs, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the Poster and Oral Presentations at the 2012 Southwest Section Convention, to be held in Ft. Worth, at the downtown Hilton, May 19-22, 2012. We anticipate a lively crowd from the Metroplex, as well as Central and West Texas, and even attendees from the Mid Continent. Our Program, “Leading the Stampede”, will highlight numerous topics of new exploration and development within the entire Southwest and beyond.
Attached is the SWS Convention Website, Topics for the Technical Program, and our contact information for any questions. We heartily invite DGS members and students to present their work, theses and dissertations. We would like to cultivate an interactive atmosphere, even having the poster participants “advertise” between technical talks. We also hope to have multiple participants from local universities, generating areas for various schools, and alums to congregate and exchange ideas, and data.
The website provides all the information about submitting abstracts for papers, and posters, and also a call for judging volunteers. WE NEED VOLUNTEER JUDGES! Students who present posters or papers will get a free Student Presenter Day Pass to the Convention.
Look forward to hearing from you with comments, questions, and abstracts.
Regards,
Poster Chair Technical Paper Chair
Jenny Hope Janice Brown
cell: 817-798-4167 cell: 817-301-2332
