2006 AAPG Annual Convention (April 9-12, 2006)
Friday, April 7, 2006 - Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | Houston, TX USA
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Theme 1: Successful Business Strategies return to top
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AAPG Forum: Show Me the Money -- How Wall Street Logic, NYMEX Traders and Capital Markets Impact You
Louise S. Durham, shensley@aapg.org
AAPG Forum: Energizing the World in the 21st Century
Invited papers only
John A. Adamick, TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co, Houston, TX 77042, Phone: 713 860 2114, jada@tgsnopec.com. Michael S. Coffield, Houston, TX 77024, mscoffield@aol.com. Evelyn A. Medvin, Core Laboratories, Houston, TX 77040, evelyn.medvin@corelab.com. Jeffrey W. Lund, Access Exploration Corp, 1177 West Loop South, Suite 1450, Houston, TX 77027, jeff.lundaccess@sbcglobal.net
AAPG Forum: Reserves Now and In the Future
Daniel J. Tearpock, Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC, 2500 Tanglewilde, Suite 120, Houston, TX 77063, djtearpock@scacompanies.com. Mike J. Smith, BP, Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN England, Phone: 44 193 273 9778, mike.smith6@uk.bp.com
AAPG Forum: Overcoming Challenges for E&P in the 21st Century
Pinar Oya Yilmaz, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX 77060, Phone: 281 654 7465, pinar.o.yilmaz@exxonmobil.com. Aboud Afifi, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311 Saudi Arabia, shensley@aapg.org
Reinventing E&P Organizations: Where We Are and What We Need to Be (AAPG)
Arthur E. Berman, Sugar Land, TX 77479, aberman@houston.rr.com. Marsha F. Bourque, Houston, TX 77042, Phone: 713 789 9525, mbourque@houston.rr.com
Risk Analysis and Portfolio Management (AAPG)
Glenn McMaster, BP, Houston, TX, Phone: 281 366 3636, mcmastge@bp.com. Susan Peterson, Houston, TX, susan.peterson@att.net
Consulting and Negotiating in the International Arena (DPA)
Larry L. Jones, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 493 1022, ljones1239@houston.rr.com. John E. Jordan, Jr., Houston, TX 77005, Phone: 281 618 6178, jjordan@kmg.com
AAPG Forum: Winning the Oil End Game: The Future of Hydrocarbon Resources in our Global Economy
Marlan Downey, 5902 Yardley Court, Dallas, TX 75248, Phone: 972-713-8634, Fax: 972-713-0335, marlandowney@mindspring.com. David Morrison, Wood Mackenzie, david.morrison@woodmac.com
Theme 2: Learning from Exploration and Exploitation Successes, Failures and Mistakes return to top
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Data Mining: How the Forest Can Help See the Trees (AAPG)
Oral Session Chair
Anthony C. Gary, Tramontane Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, tgary@egi.utah.edu. Christopher A. Cade, BP, Sunbury on Thames TW16 7LN England, cadec@bp.com. Dianna R. Phu, GEMS, Inc, Houston, TX 77043, Phone: 713-468-1410, dphu@gemsinc.com. Jeffrey M. Yarus, Quantitative Geosciences, 2900 Wilcrest, Suite 370, Houston, TX 77042, Phone: 713 789 9331, Fax: 832 251 0586, jyarus@qgsi.com
Poster Session Chair
Anthony C. Gary, Tramontane Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, tgary@egi.utah.edu. Christopher A. Cade, BP, Sunbury on Thames TW16 7LN England, cadec@bp.com. Dianna R. Phu, GEMS, Inc, Houston, TX 77043, Phone: 713-468-1410, dphu@gemsinc.com. Jeffrey Yarus, Quantitative Geosciences, LLP, 2900 Wilcrest, Suite 370, Houston, TX 77042, Phone: 713-789-9331, Fax: 713-789-9318, jyarus@qgsi.comSuccesses and Failures—Lessons Learned in Exploration (AAPG)
John Kaldi, Australian School of Petroleum, Adelaide 5005 Australia, Phone: 61 88 3034291, jkaldi@asp.adelaide.edu.au. Jose I. Guzman, C&C Reservoirs, Houston, TX 77036, Phone: 713 776 3872, jose.guzman@ccreservoirs.com. Claudia Rassi, Chevron, 1500 Louisiana, 24050A, Houston, TX 77002, Phone: (832) 854-3468, Fax: (832) 854-3458, clrs@chevron.com
Case Studies of Bypassed Pays and Plays: Missed Opportunities and Lessons Learned (AAPG)
William D. DeMis, Marathon Oil Company, Houston, TX 77001, Phone: 713 296 2288, wddemis@marathonoil.com. Andrew Hurst, Department of Geology & Petroleum Geology, Aberdeen University, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE United Kingdom, Phone: 44 1224 273713, Fax: 44 1224 272785, a.hurst@abdn.ac.uk
Theme 3: Perfecting the Search for Unconventional Plays and Technology return to top
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Overlooked and Out-of-Favor Plays (AAPG)
Oral Session Chair
George W. Shurr, GeoShurr Resources, LLC, Ellsworth, MN 56129, Phone: 507.967.2156, Fax: 507.967.2156, geoshurr@frontiernet.com. Qunling Liu, Shell Oil Company, 200 North Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281-544-2318, Fax: 281-544-3578, qliuchang@yahoo.com
Poster Session Chair
Gary S. Steffens, Shell, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 713 245 7245, gary.steffens@shell.com. Qunling Liu, qliuchang@yahoo.comNon-Seismic Methods: Case Studies (AAPG)
Dietmar Schumacher, Geo-Microbial Technologies, Inc, Mora, NM 87732, Phone: 505 387 6190, deet@nnmt.net. Gary K. Rice, GeoFrontiers Corporation, 5130 Boyd Blvd., Suite A, Rowlett, TX 75088, Phone: 214-412-7939, gary.rice@geofrontiers.com. John Everett, Chief Geologist, Earth Satellite Corporation, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: 301-231-0660, Fax: 301-231-5020, jeverett@earthsat.com
Non-Seismic Methods: Case Studies I (AAPG)
Dietmar Schumacher, Geomicrobial Technology, Mora, NM 87732, Phone: 505-387-6190, deet@nnmt.net. Gary K. Rice, GeoFrontiers Corporation, 5130 Boyd Blvd., Suite A, Rowlett, TX 75088, Phone: 214-412-7939, gary.rice@geofrontiers.com. John Everett, Chief Geologist, Earth Satellite Corporation, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: 301-231-0660, Fax: 301-231-5020, jeverett@earthsat.com
Ultra-Shallow Gas Accumulations (AAPG)
George W. Shurr, GeoShurr Resources, LLC, Ellsworth, MN 56129, Phone: 507.967.2156, Fax: 507.967.2156, geoshurr@frontiernet.com. Jeffrey L. Weber, Luca Technologies, 1625 Broadway Street, Suite 2700, Denver, CO 80202, Phone: 303-534-4344, Fax: 303-534-1446, jweber@lucatechnologies.com
Coalbed Methane-Pushing the Technical Envelope in Defining Producibility (EMD)
Robert A. Lamarre, Lamarre Geological Enterprises, 4601 DTC Blvd, Suite G-38, Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-488-1396, Fax: 720-488-1397, lamarregeo@qwest.net. Creties Jenkins, DeGolyer and MacNaughton, One Energy Square - Suite 400, 4925 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206, Phone: (214) 891-1114, cjenkins@demac.com
Unconventional Reservoirs -- Breaking Paradigms (EMD)
R. Marc Bustin, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada, Phone: 604 822 6179, bustin@unixg.ubc.ca. Daniel M. Jarvie, Humble Geochemical Services, P.O. Box 789, Humble, TX 77347, Phone: 281-540-6050, Fax: 281-540-2864, danjarvie@humble-inc.com
Fractured Clastics and Carbonates--What Constrains Their Reservoir Limits? (EMD)
Stephen Laubach, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, Phone: 512-471-6303, steve.laubach@beg.utexas.edu. Stephen P. Cumella, Bill Barrett Corporation, Evergreen, CO 80439, Phone: 303 312 8538, scumella@billbarrettcorp.com. M. Ray Thomasson, Thomasson Partner Associates, Inc, 1410 High Street, Denver, CO 80218, Phone: (303) 436-1930, Fax: (303) 322-2288, TPAEXPL@aol.com
Theme 4: Giant Fields of the World, and What They Have to Teach Us return to top
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Core Workshop -- Giant Hydrocarbon Reservoirs of the World: From Rocks to Reservoir Characterization and Modeling (AAPG/SEPM)
Paul M. Harris, ChevronTexaco E & P Technology Co, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Room D-1212, San Ramon, CA 94583, Phone: 925 842 4336, mitchharris@chevrontexaco.com. L. J. (Jim) Weber, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, 233 Benmar, Houston, TX 77060, Phone: 281-654-4577, jim.weber@exxonmobil.com
E&P Lessons: What Have We Learned from Giant Fields? (AAPG/SEPM)
Jose I. Guzman, C&C Reservoirs, Houston, TX 77036, Phone: 713 776 3872, jose.guzman@ccreservoirs.com. Kurt Rudolph, Chief Geoscientist, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, TX 77210, kurt.w.rudolph@exxonmobil.com. Bernard C. Duval, Center for Exploration, IFP School, 92852 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex France, Phone: 33 1 47527349, bernard.duval@ifp.fr
Characterization of Reservoirs from Giant Fields (AAPG/SEPM)
Cindy Yeilding, BP, Houston, TX, cindy.yeilding@bp.com. Timothy R. Garfield, 233 Benmar, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, Houston, TX 77060, Phone: 281-654-5866, tim.r.garfield@exxonmobil.com. John Layman, Amerada Hess, Houston, TX, jlayman@hess.com
Theme 5a: Reservoir Characterization and Modeling return to top
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Clastics Core Poster Session (AAPG/SEPM)
Art Donovan, BP, Houston, TX, donovan@bp.com. Jeff Geslin, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX, Phone: 1-281-654-3383, jeff.k.geslin@exxonmobil.com
Core and Modeling Studies of Carbonate Rocks and Reservoirs (AAPG/SEPM)
Laura Zahm, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, laura.zahm@beg.utexas.edu. William A. Morgan, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX 77252, w.a.morgan@conocophillips.com
Recent Advances in Deepwater and Shelf Siliciclastic Facies Models: Implications for Reservoir Characterization (SEPM)
Lesli J. Wood, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 512 471 0328, lesli.wood@beg.utexas.edu. Janok Bhattacharya, Geosciences Department, University of Houston, SR1 Rm 312, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007, Phone: 713 743 4720, Fax: 713 748 7906, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu. Lorena Moscardelli, UT Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 5124710328, Fax: 5124710140, moscardellil@mail.utexas.edu
Recent Advances in Shallow Marine to Non-Marine Siliciclastic Facies Models: Implications for Reservoir Characterization (SEPM)
Lesli J. Wood, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 512 471 0328, lesli.wood@beg.utexas.edu. Janok Bhattacharya, Geosciences Department, University of Houston, SR1 Rm 312, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77204-5007, Phone: 713 743 4720, Fax: 713 748 7906, jpbhattacharya@uh.edu. Lorena Moscardelli, UT Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 5124759477, Fax: 5124710140, moscardellil@mail.utexas.edu
Recent Advances in Carbonate Facies Models: Implications for Reservoir Characterization (SEPM)
Oral Session Chair
Steve Bachtel, ConocoPhillips Co, 600 N. Dairy Ashford - PR3064, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 293 5535, steve.l.bachtel@conocophillips.com. Charles Kerans, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Box X, Austin, TX 78758, Phone: 512 471 1368, Fax: 512 471 0140, charles.kerans@beg.utexas.edu. Sean A. Guidry, Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Research, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, GW3 970A, Houston, TX 77252, Phone: 713.431.7670, Fax: 713.431.6166, sean.a.guidry@exxonmobil.com
Poster Session Chair
Steve Bachtel, ConocoPhillips Co, 600 N. Dairy Ashford - PR3064, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 293 5535, steve.l.bachtel@conocophillips.com. Charles Kerans, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713-7508, Phone: 512-471-1368, charles.kerans@beg.utexas.edu. Sean A. Guidry, Integrated Carbonate Reservoir Research, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, Phone: 713.431.7670, Fax: 713.431.6166, sean.a.guidry@exxonmobil.comFundamental Sedimentary Bodies: Similarity, Processes, and Properties -- New Models for Reservoir Characterization (SEPM)
Energy gradient minimization,scale-invariant sedimentary bodies, and the independence of the relative properties of fundamental sedimentary bodies from environment of deposition forms the basis for a new way of thinking about sedimentary systems. This session will examine fundamental sedimentary bodies as the building blocks of sedimentary systems, the scale-invariance of these bodies, how they evolve and organize. The controls of energy gradient minimization will be explored as the foundation for a new understanding of the origin of channels, scours, sedimentary bodies of all scales,and sequence boundaries. This session will bring together the results from experimentation, field work, and numerical modeling. The integrated results will be applicable to geological modeling, reservoir characterization, and production and development geology
John Van Wagoner, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, john.c.vanwagoner@exxonmobil.com. Chris Paola, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, Phone: 612-627-4593, Fax: 612-627-4609, cpaola@umn.edu
Reservoir and Regional Scale Structural Induced Heterogeneity (SEPM)
Peter Hennings, ConocoPhillips, Permian Bldg. 2022, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 293 6711, peter.hennings@conocophillips.com. Peter Vrolijk, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX 77046, peter.vrolijk@exxonmobil.com. Scott Wilkins, Shell International Exploration and Production, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, scott.wilkins@shell.com
3-D Outcrop Imaging, Reservoir Analogs and Teaching (SEPM)
Ole Martinsen, Norsk Hydro Research Centre, Sandsliveien 90, N-5020 Bergen Norway, Phone: 47-55996937, ole.martinsen@hydro.com. Mark Tomasso, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Box X, University Station, Austin, TX 78713, mark.tomasso@beg.utexas.edu
Connectivity and Performance of Deepwater Reservoirs (SEPM)
Tristan Aspray, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, TX, Phone: 281 654 5581, Fax: 281 654 5300, tristan.j.aspray@exxonmobil.com. Mark Barton, Shell International Exploration and Production, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, Phone: 713-245-7087, mark.barton@shell.com. Rick T. Beaubouef, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX, rick.t.beaubouef@exxonmobil.com
Practical Significance of Geobodies in Facies Modeling (SEPM)
Mark D. Sonnenfeld, Whiting Oil and Gas Corp, 1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, CO 80290, Phone: 303-390-4107, Fax: 303-390-4108, sonnenfeld@whiting.com. Zoltan Sylvester, Shell, zoltan.sylvester@shell.com
Retaining Detail and Use of Dynamic Data to Calibrate Reservoir Model (SEPM)
Frans Van der Vlugt, Shell International Exploration and Production, Houston, TX, Phone: 713-245-7750, frans.vandervlugt@shell.com. Omer F. Alpak, Shell, omer.alpak@shell.com
Matrix/Fracture Flow Interaction (SEPM)
Jon Olson, Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0300, Austin, TX 78712, jolson@mail.utexas.edu. M. Ellen Meurer, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, Phone: 713-431-6935, Fax: 713-431-6166, m.ellen.meurer@exxonmobil.com. Chris Zahm, Integrated Geological Analysis, ConocoPhillips Upstream Technology, 600 N. Dairy Ashford Rd., PR2010, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281-293-3071, Fax: 281-293-2548, c.zahm@conocophillips.com
Greenhouse Versus Icehouse: Deposition and Diagenesis (SEPM)
Tracy Frank, Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, Phone: (402) 472-2663, tfrank2@unl.edu
Modeling Karstified Reservoirs (SEPM)
Jerry Bellian, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, jerry.bellian@beg.utexas.edu. Robert Loucks, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-1534, Phone: 512-471-0366, Fax: 512-471 9800, bob.loucks@beg.utexas.edu
Recent Advances in Carbonate Diagenesis (SEPM)
Robert H. Goldstein, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, Phone: 785 864 2738, Fax: 785 864 5276, gold@ku.edu. Jennifer A. Roberts, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, Phone: 785 864 4997, Fax: 785 864 5276, jaroberts@ku.edu
High Latitude Depositional Systems (SEPM)
John Suter, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX 77252, suterjr@conocophillips.com. Allard Martinius, Statoil, Arkitekt Ebbellsvei 10, Trondheim N-7005 Norway, Phone: +47 9708 7473, awma@statoil.com
The Deep Frontier: Advances in Reservoir Quality Prediction (AAPG)
Oral Session Chair
Joanna Ajdukiewicz, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX, joanna.m.ajdukiewicz@exxonmobil.com. Robert H. Lander, Geocosm LLC, 3311 San Mateo Drive, Austin, TX 78738, roblander@geocosm.net
Poster Session Chair
Joanna M. Ajdukiewicz, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX 77252, Phone: 713 431 4651, joanna.m.ajdukiewicz@exxonmobil.com. Ole Martinsen, Norsk Hydro Research Centre, Sandsliveien 90, N-5020 Bergen Norway, Phone: 47-55996937, ole.martinsen@hydro.com. Robert H. Lander, Geocosm LLC, 3311 San Mateo Drive, Austin, TX 78738, roblander@geocosm.netTheme 5b: Stratigraphy and Petroleum Systems return to top
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Seal Character in Deep Marine Systems (SEPM)
Arnold Bouma, Geo-Marine Consultants, Inc, 1702 Brazoswood Drive, College Station, TX 77840, Phone: 979-691-8380, geomarin05@gmail.com
Modern Analogs from Source to Sink (SEPM)
Andre Droxler, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, andre@rice.edu. Mark Deptuck, Shell, Houston, TX, mark.deptuck@shell.com
Experimental and Numerical Modeling of Source to Sink Systems (SEPM)
Oral Session Chair
Carlos Pirmez, Shell International E&P, Inc, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, Carlos.Pirmez@Shell.com. Tao Sun, Reservoir Characterization Division, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, URC-GW3-1040B, P. O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252, Phone: 7134317950, tao.sun@exxonmobil.com. William Lyons, Shell, Houston, TX, william.lyons@shell.com
Poster Session Chair
Carlos Pirmez, Shell International E & P, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, Phone: 713-245-7464, carlos.pirmez@shell.com. Tao Sun, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX 77252, tao.sun@exxonmobil.com. William Lyons, Shell, Houston, TX, william.lyons@shell.comNon-Bio Chrono- and Chemostratigraphy (SEPM)
Lorna Richmond, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX, lorna.richmond@conocophillips.com. Milly Wright, Chemostrat Inc, 6700 Portwest Drive, Houston, TX 77024, Phone: 713-479-8557, millywright@chemostrat.co.uk
Global Cycle Charts: Seven Years Later (SEPM)
Chengjie Liu, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX, chengjie.liu@exxonmobil.com. Bil Haq, bhaq@nsf.gov
Integrating Biostratigraphy into Geologic Models (SEPM/NAMS)
The purpose of this session is to clearly demonstrate the application of biostratigraphy to develop and enhance geologic models at a regional or reservoir scale. This oral session also provides an opportunity to showcase the value and power of biostratigraphy particularly in the petroleum industry
Paul Sikora, Energy and Geoscience Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, psikora@egi.utah.edu. Jim Gamber, BP America, Inc, Houston, TX, Phone: 281-831-1542, gamberjh@bp.com
CHRONOS: Constraining the Geologic Record (SEPM/NAMS)
Addresses utilities & applications that the CHRONOS System affords to the petroleum geosciences community. Preferred are presentations which showcase tools & data sources, e.g.: (Tools) Time Scale Creator, Age Depth Plotter, Time Series Analysis, PaleoStrat Interval Construction & Analysis, CONOP9, CoreWall; (Data Sources) PaleoStrat, Paleobiology, Neptune, Janus, TimeScale, Taxonomic & Geochemistry Databases. Posters accompanied by live or video web-based demonstrations & tutorials are encouraged. Also welcomed are presentations by anyone with expertise in geoinformatics as related to chronostratigraphy & geochronology
Ron F. Waszczak, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, PR3044, Houston, TX 77079-1175, Phone: 281-293-3088, ron.f.waszczak@conocophillips.com. Peter P. McLaughlin, Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, DGS Building, Newark, DE 19716-7501, Phone: 302-831-8263, Fax: 302-831-3579, ppmclau@udel.edu
Theme 5c: Structures and Tectonics return to top
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Tectonics and Sedimentation of Fold and Thrust Belts I (AAPG/SEPM)
Robert G. Hickman, Structural Solutions, 1330 Sugar Creek Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478, Phone: 281-240-1057, rghickman@earthlink.net. Leonel Gomez, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, Phone: 512-471-5172, leonelgomez@mail.utexas.edu. Timothy P. Seeley, Talisman Energy, Calgary, AB Canada, Phone: (403) 237-4960, tseeley@talisman-energy.com. Steve Naruk, Shell, 4011 Southwestern St, Houston, TX 77005, Phone: 713-245-7249, Fax: 713-245-7850, steve.naruk@shell.com
Tectonics and Sedimentation of Fold and Thrust Belts II (AAPG/SEPM)
Steve Naruk, Shell, 4011 Southwestern St, Houston, TX 77005, Phone: 713-245-7249, Fax: 713-245-7850, steve.naruk@shell.com. Robert G. Hickman, Structural Solutions, 1330 Sugar Creek Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77478, Phone: 281-240-1057, rghickman@earthlink.net. Leonel Gomez, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, Phone: 512-471-5172, leonelgomez@mail.utexas.edu. Timothy P. Seeley, Talisman Energy, Calgary, AB T2P 5C5 Canada, Phone: (403) 237-4960, tseeley@talisman-energy.com
Tectonics and Sedimentation of Mobile Substrates I (SEPM)
Ciaran O'Byrne, Shell International E&P Inc, Bellaire Technology Center, Room 2010B, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, Phone: 713-245-7095, ciaran.obyrne@shell.com. Mark Rowan, Rowan Structural Consulting, Boulder, CO 80302, mgrowan@frii.com. Renaud Bouroullec, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 512-471-4971, Renaud.Bouroullec@beg.utexas.edu
Tectonics and Sedimentation of Mobile Substrates II (SEPM)
Ciaran O'Byrne, Shell International E&P Inc, Bellaire Technology Center, Houston, TX 77025, Phone: 713 245 7095, ciaran.obyrne@shell.com. Mark Rowan, Rowan Structural Consulting, Boulder, CO 80302, mgrowan@frii.com. Renaud Bouroullec, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 512-471-4971, Renaud.Bouroullec@beg.utexas.edu
Plate Tectonics and Paleoclimates: Implications for Basin Evolution and Hydrocarbon Exploration (SEPM)
The configuration and motion of the Earth’s plates have had a profound impact on the evolution of the Earth’s climate, oceanography, and geography. These factors provide strong influence on basin history and associated hydrocarbon systems. To explore the predictive capability of these relationships, we invite contributions spanning a broad range of earth science disciplines including plate tectonics, geodynamics, paleogeography, paleoclimate, paleooceanography, and hinterland/provenance studies. The goal of this session is to explore the latest models of plate motion, paleogeography and paleoclimate as the framework for new ideas about basin evolution and implications for hydrocarbon exploration
Steve May, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, Phone: 713-431-6863, steve.may@exxonmobil.com. Brian West, ExxonMobil Upstream Research, P.O. Box 2189, Houston, TX 77252-2189, Phone: 713-431-6518, brian.p.west@exxonmobil.com
Theme 5: Integrating Geology, Geophysics and Engineering to Deliver Success return to top
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SEPM Research Symposium: The Significance of Mass Transport Deposits in Deepwater Environments I
Craig Shipp, Shell, Houston, TX 77001, craig.shipp@shell.com. Paul Weimer, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, Phone: 303 492 3809, Fax: 303 492 7121, paul@emarc.colorado.edu. Henry Posamentier, Anadarko Canada Corporation, 425 1st Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4V4 Canada, Phone: 403 231 0015, henry_posamentier@anadarko.com
SEPM Research Symposium: The Significance of Mass Transport Deposits in Deepwater Environments II
Craig Shipp, Shell, Houston, TX 77001, craig.shipp@shell.com. Paul Weimer, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, Phone: 303 492 3809, Fax: 303 492 7121, paul@emarc.colorado.edu. Henry Posamentier, Anadarko Canada Corporation, 425 1st Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4V4 Canada, Phone: 403 231 0015, henry_posamentier@anadarko.com
SEPM Forum: High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy: Is the Model Breaking Apart?
Debate about validity of sequence stratigraphic model in high-resolution stratigraphic correlations. The objective is to have an open debate about the controversies associated to sequence stratigraphic interpretations in high-resolution data sets. Several researchers are puzzled with questions arising from interpretation in high resolution surveys: What is the relationship between sea level and systems tracts during the last glacial cycle? Are the sequence stratigraphic surfaces in fact time transgressive? Which surfaces are more likely to be synchronous? What are the implications for reservoir correlation and mapping? The Research Forum will address these and other questions. The Forum will have a mediator and 6 invited guests that will lead the discussion, with representatives from industry and academia, with different approaches and points of views about the subject. This format will allow that different opinions be expressed and defended on a scientific basis, and we hope that may shed a light on this controversial subject. The mediator of the 2006 Research Forum will be Vitor Abreu (ExxonMobil), and the invited guests are John Anderson (Rice University), Rick Beaubouef (ExxonMobil), Mike Blum (LSU), Bill Galloway (UT, Austin), Jack Neal (ExxonMobil), Henry Posamentier (Anadarko), and Charlie Winker (Shell)
Vitor Abreu, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, P.O. Box 4778, Houston, TX 77210-4778, Phone: 281-693-4109, Fax: 281-431-4114, vitor.abreu@exxonmobil.com
High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy: Is the Model Breaking Apart? (SEPM)
Vitor Abreu, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, P.O. Box 4778, Houston, TX 77210-4778, Phone: 281 693 4109, Fax: 281 431 4114, vitor.abreu@exxonmobil.com. Brian W. Horn, BP, 501 Westlake Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 366 5535, hornbw@bp.com
Seismic Imaging of Carbonates (SEPM)
Xavier Janson, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-1534, Phone: 512-475-9524, Fax: 512-471-0140, xavier.janson@beg.utexas.edu
Out of the Box E&P: Integrated and Innovative Approaches to Exploration and Production (AAPG)
Harry Dembicki, Jr., The Woodlands, TX 77382, Phone: 832 636 6459, hdembicki@aol.com. Calvin Cooper, ConocoPhillips, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 293 4632, cal.cooper@conocophillips.com
Astrogeology: Moon, Mars, and Beyond (AAPG)
William R. Muehlberger, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, Phone: 512-471-4885, wmuehl@mail.utexas.edu. Harrison H. Schmitt, University of Wisconsin, P.O. Box 90730, Albuquerque, NM 87199, Phone: 505 823 2616, Fax: 505 823 2617, schmitt@engr.wisc.edu
Selected Academic Research Topics: AAPG Student Presentations
William E. Hottman, 4th Wave Imaging, Houston, TX, bill.hottman@4thwaveimaging.com. Susan A. Waters, Shell Offshore Inc, P.O. Box 61933, New Orleans, LA 70161-1933, Phone: 504 728 0229, susan.waters@shell.com
SEPM Student Award Session
Julia Ericsson, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston, TX 77079, julia.b.ericsson@conocophillips.com
Theme 6: Play Openers and Where They Are Leading Us return to top
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Recent Discoveries and Play Openers: International and Frontier Basins (AAPG)
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Gonzalo Enciso, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 713 422 8261, genciso@spinexp.com. Mark Jones, Maxus (US) Exploration Co, 1330 Lake Robbins Dr. #300, The Woodlands, TX 77380, Phone: 281 681 7255, mjones@repsolypf.com. Edward A. Bush, Beman Oil & Gas Company, 1130 Ivy Wall, Suite #1, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 558 4279, beman@hal-pc.org
Poster Session Chair
Gonzalo Enciso, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 713 422 8261, genciso@spinexp.com. Edward A. Bush, Beman Oil & Gas Company, 1130 Ivy Wall, Suite #1, Houston, TX 77079, Phone: 281 558 4279, beman@hal-pc.org. Mark Jones, Gulf of Mexico Exploration, Maxus (US) Exploration Co, 1330 Lake Robbins Dr. #300, The Woodlands, TX 77380, Phone: 281 681 7255, mjones@repsolypf.comRecent Discoveries and Play Openers: Mature Basins (AAPG)
Janet M. Combes, ExxonMobil Production Company, Houston, TX 77210, Phone: 713 431 1103, janet.m.combes@exxonmobil.com. Alastair J. Fraser, BP Exploration Inc, Sunbury, Surrey TW16 7LN England, Phone: 44 1932 768451, fraseraj@bp.com. John R. Hogg, Burlington Resources, 2100, Bow Valley Square IV, 250-6th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3H7 Canada, Phone: 403 260 8313, Fax: 403 260 1198, jhogg@br-inc.ca
Gas Hydrates—Emerging Hydrate Deposits— Indices of Active Petroleum Systems Leading to Recognition of Future Energy Targets (EMD)
Timothy S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 940, Denver, CO 80225, Phone: 303 236 5731, tcollett@usgs.gov. Edith Allison, Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology, Department of Energy, Washington, DC, Phone: 202 586 1023, edith.allison@hq.doe.gov
Regional E&P in Asia and the Pacific (AAPG)
Oral Session Chair
Harry Doust, Shell International E&P, Mauvestraat 4, The Hague 2596 XR Netherlands, h.doust@siep.shell.com. Abu Samad, Petronas, Carigali Malaysia, abusamad@petronas.com.my. Scott Sumner, Shell International E&P Inc, Bellaire Technology Center, Room 2010B, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77025, Phone: 713-245-7366, scott.sumner@shell.com
Poster Session Chair
Harry Doust, Shell International E&P, Mauvestraat 4, The Hague 2596 XR Netherlands, h.doust@siep.shell.com. Abu Samad, Petronas, Carigali Malaysia, abusamad@petronas.com.myRegional E&P in the Americas (AAPG)
Oral Session Chair
Joseph R. J. Studlick, Houston, TX 77005, Phone: 713 666 5850, joestudlick@att.net. David C. Jennette, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX 78713, dave.jennette@apachecorp.com
Poster Session Chair
Joseph R. J. Studlick, Houston, TX 77005, Phone: 713 666 5850, joestudlick@att.net. David C. Jennette, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, University Station Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, Phone: 512-471-0359, Fax: 512 471 0140, dave.jennette@apachecorp.comRegional E&P in Eurasia, Africa and the Middle East (AAPG)
Gavin H. Ward, Noble Energy Inc, Houston, TX 77067, Phone: 281 872 3351, gward@nobleenergyinc.com. Michael B. J. Bowman, BP Exploration, Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 7LN United Kingdom, bowmanm@bp.com. Brian Mitchener, Statoil ASA, London SW1Y 4ST United Kingdom, bmitch@statoil.com
Theme 7: Delivering Resources and Environmental Quality for a Sustainable Future return to top
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Use of Renewable Energy in Oil/Gas Production and Environmental Restoration (DEG)
Craig M. Dingler, Houston, TX 77055, Phone: 281 930 2394, cdingler@sprintmail.com. Mary Harris, SRNL, Aiken, SC, mary.harris@srnl.doe.gov. Ralph Nichols, Environmental Sciences and Technology Department, Savannah River National Laboratory, Bldg. 773-42A, Aiken, SC 29841, Phone: 803-725-5228, ralph.nichols@srnl.doe.gov
CO2 Sequestration—Coals/Shales/Produced and Unproduced Reservoirs as Sequestration Targets (EMD/DEG)
Larry R. Myer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, Phone: 510 486 6456, lrmyer@lbl.gov. Ian Duncan, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX 78711, ian.duncan@beg.utexas.edu. Susan Hovorka, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX 78711, susan.hovorka@beg.utexas.edu
CO2 Sequestration — Coals/Shales/Produced and Unproduced Reservoirs as Sequestration Targets (EMD/DEG)
Larry R. Myer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, Phone: 510 486 6456, lrmyer@lbl.gov. Ian Duncan, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX 78711, ian.duncan@beg.utexas.edu. Susan Hovorka, Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin, TX 78711, susan.hovorka@beg.utexas.edu
Professional Practice of Environmental-, Engineering-, and Exploration-Geology (DEG/DPA)
Kevin Coleman, Reed Engineering Group, 702 Acres Street, Cedar Hill, TX 75104, Phone: 214-207-5722, Fax: 214-350-7510, wkc@sbcglobal.net. David G. Rensink, Apache Corporation, Houston, TX 77006, Phone: 713 296 6332, dave.rensink@usa.apachecorp.com
Advances and Applications in Geospatial Information Technology: Remote Sensing, GIS, GPS, and GPR (EMD)
Samuel H. Limerick, Reno, NV 89509, Phone: 775 825 0640, samuel.limerick@eia.doe.gov. Rebecca Dodge, Department of Geology, University of West Georgia, Callaway Building, Carrollton, GA 30118, Phone: 770 830 2376, rdodge@westga.edu
Committee Meetings return to top
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AAPG Advisory Council 9:00am-4:00pm
AAPG Executive Committee 12:00noon-5:00pm