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UT Jackson School of Geoscience Reunion on 6-Aug-10 8:30 AM

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:30:00 GMT

UT Jackson School of Geoscience Reunion
Start Date: 6-Aug-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 7-Aug-10 5:30 PM
Location: AT&T Hotel and Conference Center, Austin, TX
Event Details:

Help us kick off our Reunion Memory Wall: an online interactive site for alumni to share favorite UT memories, search for a long lost classmate, swap 660 stories, and more!

Go to http://blogs.utexas.edu/jrm829/

This site will be linked to our reunion web page as well!

As always, thanks for your help!

Hook ‘em!

Julie

Julie Paul

Assistant Director for Development - Constituent Relations

JacksonSchoolof Geosciences

The Universityof Texasat Austin

512.471.2223

www.jsg.utexas.edu/alumni

REGISTER TODAY!

Don't forget to book your hotel room!
Headquarter hotel is the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center located directly on campus. Call 1-877-744-8822 and ask for the "Geology Reunion" room block. $135/night.

AT&T Hotel and Conference Center

9th International Conference on African E & P on 8-Sep-10 8:30 AM

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:30:00 GMT

9th International Conference on African E & P
Start Date: 8-Sep-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 9-Sep-10 5:30 PM
Location: Marriot Houston Westchase Hotel, Houston, TX
Event Details:

Marriot Houston Westchase Hotel

2900 Briarpark Drive

Houston, TX

2010 WTGS Fall Symposium on 15-Sep-10 7:30 AM

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:30:00 GMT

2010 WTGS Fall Symposium
Start Date: 15-Sep-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 17-Sep-10 5:30 PM
Location: Midland Center, Midland, TX
Event Details:

2010 FALL SYMPOSIUM: September 15-17, 2010

Leveraging Conventional and Unconventional Play Concepts in the Permian Basin – The Value of Stratigraphy and Technology

Please plan to attend the 22nd West Texas Geological Society Fall Symposium. The two and one-half days of technical sessions will feature oral and poster sessions presented by outstanding authors showcasing current research, field studies and other aspects of the Permian Basin and analogous areas. The symposium provides attendees with a chance to network with their peers in a technical setting that also provides opportunities for social interaction.

Core Workshop: Wolfberry Reservoirs of the Permian Basin

Discovery Forum: Top explorers tell the stories behind their Permian Basin field discoveries

Call for Paper Topics:

-Permian Basin Shelf to Basin Transitions

-Wolfcamp and Leonard Reservoirs

-Chemical & Mechanical Stratigraphy of Fine-Grained Sequences

-Permian Basin Petroleum Systems
-Modern Techniques & Old School Methods

-Paleontology - The Key to Finding New Oil in Mature Areas

-Geologic and Geophysical Studies for Enhanced Recovery or Sequestration

-Onshore US play concepts and field analogies

The Fall Symposium will be held at the Midland Center in downtown Midland, Texas, with technical sessions and poster sessions taking place on September 15 & 16, 2010 and the core workshop taking place on September 17, 2010. The symposium will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, September 15 with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. For more information, contact Executive Director Paula Mitchell at the WTGS office at (432) 683-1573, [wtgs@wtgs.org] or General Chairman Ricky Cox [rcox@conchoresources.com] (432) 685-4387.

For information on technical sessions, contact Dave Nelson at [dave.nelson@pxd.com] (972) 969-3810 or Beverly DeJarnett at [bev.dejarnett@beg.utexas.edu] (281) 381-6522. An Ethics Luncheon Presentation will take place apart from the symposium and will be held on Thursday at the Midland Petroleum Club. This presentation meets the Texas Registration requirement for Professional Development Hours for Geologists and Engineers.

To register, please send the completed form with payment to: WTGS P.O. Box 1595, Midland, Texas 79702. Credit card payment may be faxed to (432) 686-7827. Pre-registration and cancellation deadline is August 31, 2010. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Midland Hilton. The hotel phone number is (432) 683-6131. Remember to ask for the special WTGS Symposium rate.

Symposium Pre-Registration $150.00

Symposium on Site Registration $175.00

Ethics Luncheon Presentation $ 25.00

Midland Center

105 N. Main Street

Midland, TX

2010 Dallas E&P Forum: The New and the Unusual on 3-Nov-10 8:00 AM

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:00:00 GMT

2010 Dallas E&P Forum: The New and the Unusual
Start Date: 3-Nov-10 8:00 AM
End Time: 3-Nov-10 5:30 PM
Location: Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute, Farmers Branch, TX 75244
Event Details:

Plan to attend what will be a fascinating full-day symposium featuring presentations on a variety of new or unusual exploration plays. Stimulate your brain with exposure to new ideas, fresh concepts, and some outside-the-box exploration thinking.

More details to follow in September!

Ellison Miles Geotechnology Institute

3939 Valley View Ln

Farmers Branch, TX 75244

'Giant' Oil Dicovery in Gulf of Mexico

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/article/107659/bp-makes-giant-oil-find-in-gulf-of-mexico

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc said it has made an oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, which analysts believe could contain over 1 billion barrels of recoverable reserves, reaffirming the Gulf's strategic importance to the industry.

BP said in a statement on Wednesday that it had made the "giant" find at its Tiber Prospect in the Keathley Canyon block 102, by drilling one of the deepest wells ever sunk by the industry.

In this undated photo the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig Deepwater Horizon is shown operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Transocean)

Further appraisal will be required to ascertain the size of volumes of oil present, but a spokesman said the find should be bigger than its Kaskida discovery which has over 3 billion barrels of oil in place.

Estimates of recoverable reserves range from around 20 percent of oil in place.

"Assuming reserves in place of 4 billion barrels and a 35 percent recovery rate, BP's proven reserves .. would rise by 868 million barrels -- equivalent to 4.8 percent of the group's 18.14 billion barrels of proven reserves," Aymeric De-Villaret, oil analyst at Societe Generale said in a research note.

BP, the biggest oil producer in the U.S. and biggest leaseholder in the Gulf of Mexico, has a 62 percent working interest in the block, while Brazilian state-controlled Petrobras owns 20 percent and U.S. oil major ConocoPhillips owns 18 percent.

Iain Armstrong, analyst at Brewin Dolphin, said the discovery may have implications for long-term oil prices.

"It will ease concerns about peak oil because it shows there is life left in these mature areas," he said, adding that it could be the second half of the next decade before the find is producing.

The discovery also bodes well for other exploration in that part of the Gulf of Mexico, including at Royal Dutch Shell's nearby Great White field, Jason Kenny, oil analyst at ING in Edinburgh, said.

BP shares, which had been trading slightly down ahead of the statement, closed up 4.3 percent at 541 pence, outperforming a 1.75 percent rise in the DJ Stoxx European oil and gas sector index.

The Gulf of Mexico has become increasingly important to Western oil majors as oil rich-countries such as Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Russia reserve their richest fields to be developed by their state-owned oil companies.

The Gulf is especially attractive because it offers high profit margins, due to relatively low taxation compared to countries such as Russia and Nigeria, and because of the low political risk.

As nearer-shore discoveries dry up, companies have pushed further out to sea, which has forced them to develop new technologies to detect and extract the oil.

The prospects for massive discoveries in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico is also good news for U.S. politicians' ambitions to reduce the country's reliance on imported oil, although oil executives doubt the U.S. is capable of becoming self sufficient in oil.

(Reporting by Tom Bergin; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter and Rupert Winchester)

Copyrighted, Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.

3-Sep-09 10:00 AM

Dallas only GEOLOGIST / GEOTECH

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Desired Position Title: Dallas only GEOLOGIST / GEOTECH Experience: OIL & GAS WORK EXPERIENCE Currently working out of my home generating graphics along with some geology on a limited contract basis. ARUBA PETROLEUM, Plano, Tx. 8/08 to 11/08 (Laid off, company down sizing) Title: GEOLOGIST · Responsible for picking tops for the Barnett Shale trend in Montague and Wise counties, Tx. Hand contouring of structure maps in area and picked estimated tops before drilling. Learned and used Kingdom/SMT for contouring structure and isopach maps. AETHON OIL, Dallas, Tx. 6/07 to 11/07 (Laid off, company sold) Title: CONTRACT GEOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN · Responsible for picking tops for Viola, Cromwell, and Hunton formations for trends in central Oklahoma and Austin Chalk, Woodford formations for trends in Cherokee County, Tx. · Researched well drilling records to accurately update and design well bore schematics for the cross sections...

Join DGS

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:46:15 GMT

Joining couldn't be any easier! We welcome and thank you for your interest in the Dallas Geological Society. Please read the following explanation of DGS membership structure.

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA AND DUES SCHEDULE

ACTIVE MEMBERS Any person of integrity holding both a degree in earth science, and involved in earth sciences, who is interested in furthering the purposes of the DGS, is eligible to become an Active Member, and is thereby eligible to vote and hold office. Exceptions to the qualifications may be made by an unanimous vote of the BOD, or for Active Members of The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). The BOD, at its discretion, may appoint Active Members to one or more DGS committees. Dues $25/ year.

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS Any Active Member who has brought distinction to the profession through public-spirited activity or scientific achievements may be approved by a majority vote of the BOD to Honorary Life Membership. Potential Life Members are nominated by the Awards Committee and following election shall thereafter be exempt from payment of dues and shall be eligible to vote and hold office.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Any person failing to qualify for the status of Active Member, but who is otherwise interested in the activities and purposes of the DGS, may become an Associate Member, but shall not be eligible to vote or hold office. Dues $25/ year.

STUDENT MEMBER Any person who is a student in good standing, studying for a degree in earth science, is eligible to become a Student Member, but shall not be eligible to vote or hold office. Dues $5/ year.

About Us

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:45:18 GMT

Overview of the Society

Founded in 1919, The Dallas Geological Society 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. The DGS currently serves over 500 members. DGS cooperates with other geological organizations such as The Geological Society of America (GSA), The Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists, The American Geophysical Union, and The Society of Exploration Geophysicists to provide information and services to our members.

The Dallas Geological Society holds monthly luncheon meetings on the second Tuesday of the month (September through June) at Ellison Miles Geotechnical Institute at Brookhaven College. Luncheon talks vary on a wide range of topics from the world of petroleum geology, geophysics, or engineering. Luncheon cost is $25 for members with reservations and $30 for non-members and walk-ups.

The DGS International Committee is very active and holds monthly meetings on the third Wednesday evening of the month, at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. These meetings feature speakers on topical international issues (mainly petroleum exploration).

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March 2010 Minutes

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:00:04 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES 02 March 2010 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Desperado’s. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Sirman Hollabaugh (President) = SH Patrick Lowry (President-Elect) = PL Patty Abney (First Vice President) = PA Mark Larsen (Intl. Committee Chairman) = ML Matt Wilson (Treasurer) = MW Mike McConnell (Treasurer-Elect) = MM Deanna Combs (Replacement Secretary - Vince Smith Replacement)= DC 1) CALL TO ORDER: SH motion to call meeting to order at 5:48pm. Seconded by MM. 2) CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES: PL moves to approve last month’s minutes. Seconded by MM, PA and MW. 3) CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: MM – Review of two new member applications a. No known new membership apps at this time. 4) TREASURER’S REPORT – ACCT STATUS UPDATE: MW presents treasurer report a. Made $500 on last joint mtg b. ...

February 2010 Minutes

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:55:04 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES 03 February 2010 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Desperado’s. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Sirman Hollabaugh (President) = SH Ta Li (Second Vice President) = TL Mark Larsen (Intl. Committee Chairman) = ML Matt Wilson (Treasurer) = MW Mike McConnell (Treasurer-Elect) = MM Deanna Combs (Replacement Secretary - Vince Smith Replacement)= DC Lee Higgins (Past Vice President) = LH 1) CALL TO ORDER: SH motion to call meeting to order at 5:40pm. Seconded by MM. 2) CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES: ML – Motion to approve last month’s minutes. Seconded by SH. 3) CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS: MM – Review of two new member applications a. Derek Main – UTA Student – membership application approved b. Steve Von Felt – Sr. Geo @ Rosewood – membership application approved ...

AAPG Delegates - Dallas Geological Society

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:35:50 GMT

Paul Michael Buehrle Mark Joseph Gallagher Lee Higgins DeGolyer & MacNaughton 1933 Angel Falls Drive Lynx Production Co., Inc. 9333 Raeford Drive Frisco, TX 75034 PO 181089 Dallas, TX 75243 214-242-7325 Dallas, TX 75218-8089 214-368-6391 214-969-5555 x108 Robert M. Hough Terrence Gregory O'Hare Mark Allen Ranier 4809 Cole Avenue Emerald Energy, LLC. Jones Energy, Ltd. Suite 109 4925 Greenville Ave., Suite 755 807 Las Cimas Pkwy., Suite 350 Dallas, TX 75205 Dallas, TX 75206 Austin, TX 78746 214-599-0931 214-691-2399 512-328-2953 x259 Dennis Edwin Thomas Robert Edward Webster Vice President President DeGolyer & MacNaughton R. E. Webster Geoscience 18707 Thorntree Lane 3113 Coronado Street ...

Minutes

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:22:45 GMT

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Minutes January 2010

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:16:44 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES January 5, 2010 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Desperado’s. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. Sirman Hollabaugh, President Patty Abney, First Vice President Ta Li, Second Vice President Patrick Lowry, President-Elect Mark Larsen, International Committee Chairman Vince Smith, Secretary Matt Wilson, Treasurer Mike McConnell, Treasurer-Elect CALL TO ORDER Sirman called the meeting to order at 5:39 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES The meeting minutes from the December 2nd board meeting were considered. Ta motioned for acceptance while Patty accepted a second motion after one correction was adjusted. CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS No new membership applications were up for consideration. TREASURER’S REPORT Matt presented the board with results from the Christmas party. Approximately 130-140 people...

Minutes November 2009

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:12:07 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 3, 2009 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Mario and Alberto’s. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. Sirman Hollabaugh, President Patty Abney, First Vice President Matthew Wilson, Treasurer Mike McConnell, Treasurer-Elect Ta Li, Second Vice President Patrick Lowry, President-Elect Vince Smith, Secretary CALL TO ORDER Sirman called the meeting to order at 5:37 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES The meeting minutes from the October 6th board meeting were considered. Ta quickly motioned for acceptance while Patrick accepted a second motion. CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS For review were 4 new membership applications. Ta made a motion to accept the applications and Vince seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. TREASURER’S REPORT The first business item reported by Matt was the large expense/income...

Minutes October 2009

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:10:28 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES October 6, 2009 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Desperado’s. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. Sirman Hollabaugh, President Patty Abney, First Vice President Matthew Wilson, Treasurer Ta Li, Second Vice President Patrick Lowry, President-Elect Vince Smith, Secretary Mark Wilson, Past President CALL TO ORDER Sirman called the meeting to order at 5:34 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES The meeting minutes from the July 28th and August 24th board meeting were considered. Ta motioned for acceptance while Patty accepted a second motion. CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS For review were 9 new membership applications. Ta made a motion to accept the applications and Mark seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. TREASURER’S REPORT The first business item reported by Matt was the reconciliation of the annual golf...

Minutes August 2009

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:56:56 GMT

DGS EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING MINUTES August 24, 2009 The board of directors for the Dallas Geological Society for the term 2009-2010 met at Alberto and Mario’s. A joint BOD meeting with the Dallas Geophysical Society preceded the Dallas Geological Society meeting. ATTENDANCE DGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. Sirman Hollabaugh, President Patty Abney, First Vice President Matthew Wilson, Treasurer Ta Li, Second Vice President Patrick Lowry, President-Elect Vince Smith, Secretary CALL TO ORDER Sirman called the meeting to order at 6:13 P.M. CONSIDERATION OF LAST MEETING’S MINUTES The last meeting’s minutes were not considered. Vince was notified that this meeting was meant as only a joint meeting with the Geophysical Society. His meeting minutes did not accompany him to this meeting. CONSIDERATION OF MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS For review were six new membership applications. Ta made a motion to accept the applications and Patty seconded the...

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