C NT CT. Upco ming 2012 WGA Luncheon Meeti ngs. Polymers as a Means to Increase Oil Recovery EOGA

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1 C NT CT A P u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e W y o m i n g G e o l o g i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n V o l u m e U, N o. 1 1 November PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Joann True Fall is upon us! As the end of the calendar year approaches, the WGA board has been busy preparing for The board positions for 2013 have been put together. The list of the proposed slate of candidates can be found on p 11 of this newsletter. Elections will be held at a Friday luncheon before the end of the year. In other news, the annual Veteran s Luncheon will be held on Friday, November 9 th. WGA would like to once again thank all veterans for their service to our great country. WGA would like to extend an invitation to members who are veterans to attend. Members, please consider making a donation to cover lunch for veterans on the 9th. The Junior ROTC Corp will once again be performing the color guard ceremony prior to the speaker s presentation. Thanks again to Mark Milliken for putting this together again this year. Your help is much appreciated! Table of Contents President s Message p. 1 Luncheon Abstracts pp. 2-3 Paleontological Conference (WIPS) p. 4 WGA Call for Papers 2013! p. 5 State Geology News p. 6 Happenings and Goings-On p. 7 Earth Science Week! p. 8-9 Casper Geology Club p. 10 Proposed WGA BOD for 2013 p. 11 Professional Services pp Professional Development p. 14 WGA Contact Information p. 15 Calendar Quick Reference p. 16 To commemorate Earth Science Week, October 14 th -20 th, WGA, in conjunction with several other agencies and organizations, supported Wyoming s Governor, Matt Mead, in the proclamation that was issued from his office proclaiming the week as Wyoming Earth Science Week. Please see pp. 8-9 of this newsletter for the announcement. What a great way for WGA to support Earth Science in Wyoming! JoAnn True Upco ming 2012 WGA Luncheon Meeti ngs Reservations: info@wyogeo.org or call and leave a message at WGA office Meetings: At Casper Petroleum Club, unless noted. Speakers Presentations: Begin at noon. Lunch: Buffet ($12.00), served 11:15a.m. to noon. Guests: Always Welcome! 2 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 23 Nov 30 Nov JAY PORTWOOD, EOGA (SPE/WGA JOINT MEETING) VETERANS DAY AY,, MAJOR DC FABER Marek Kacewicz, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer THANKSGIVING!! Dr. Kent Sundell Polymers as a Means to Increase Oil Recovery EOGA AFGHANISTAN : A TWELVE MAN COMBAT ADVISING TEAM FOR THE WARDAK AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL POLICE Petroleum systems modeling state of the art and future directions No Meeting Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa

2 NOVEMBER 2012 LUNCHEONL SPEAKER ABSTRACTS 2012 L 2 Nov Title: Polymers as a Means to Increase Oil Recovery EOGA Speaker: Jay Portwood, EOGA Biography: Mr. Portwood received a BS in geology from the University of Texas at Austin in After graduation, he worked for Hadson Petroleum as an exploration and development geologist in the Mid-continent and Permian Basin regions of the U.S. In 1989, he began the start of his career in the EOR industry, and spent the next seven years with Biodynamics Corporation where he specialized in applied surfactant processes. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Portwood was employed by TIORCO, Inc. where he was responsible for helping to expand the company s domestic polymer EOR business. In 2007, he founded EOGA to provide a full suite of services including candidate screening, project engineering and design, and field implementation of polymer processes used for longterm mobility control flooding, in-depth conformance and profile modification at waterflood and CO2 injection wells, and for water shutoff at producing oil and gas wells. Mr. Portwood has authored numerous technical papers and articles dealing with the practical application of chemical EOR techniques, and has participated as an instructor and presenter at many seminars, workshops and professional meetings. He is a member of SPE, AAPG, and serves on the advisory board of the Tertiary Oil Recovery Project (TORP) at the University of Kansas. Abstract: Polymers are being routinely used throughout the world to improve oil recovery. Mobility control polymer flooding is a long-term process that improves the performance of reservoirs that contain low gravity, high viscosity crude, while gel polymers are being used for in-depth conformance control and profile modification at injection wells in heterogeneous waterflood, CO2 flood, and chemical flood reservoirs. Gel polymer processes are also being used to lower lease operating expense by significantly reducing the production of excessive and unwanted water, which more often than not results in dramatically higher oil producing rate that is associated with lower pressure gradient and improved draw-down effects. The presentation will discuss the various process mechanisms, and what is involved with candidate selection, process engineering and design, risk assessment, and field implementation. A few case histories will be provided to demonstrate how these processes have performed in sandstone and carbonate reservoirs where fluid flow is dominated by natural fractures, and in sandstone reservoirs where flow is dominated by a heterogeneous rock matrix. 9 Nov VETERAN S DAY LUNCHEON with Special Guest Speaker Major D.C. Faber Afghanistan : 2008: A Twelve man Combat Advising Team for the Wardak Afghanistan National Police Please attend our special Veteran s Day Presentation Luncheon (all WGA Veterans will receive a complimentary luncheon). We will host Major D.C. Faber, USA. Major (Ret) D. C. Faber will present a briefing about his 9-month deployment to Afghanistan where he was the Provincial Team Chief to an Afghani 1 Star General in the Province of Wardak, Afghanistan. Major Faber's slide show and briefing will cover the recent history of Wardak Province, the Police leadership he advised (many of whom had fought against the Soviets in the 80's and then each other in that nation's civil war), the terrain and towns of Wardak, and the intriguing culture and people to whom Major Faber's team brought over 30 tons of humanitarian assistance, and conversely, fought against in combat. Major Faber will also briefly describe his current mission; working with and for Veterans around the United States presenting his patent pending Faber Post-Trauma Model. The FPTM successfully explains how and why service men and women are different after war and how they can live even more fulfilling and productive lives post-deployment. Major Faber s website is: Page 2 CONTACT November 2012

3 NOVEMBER 2012 LUNCHEON SPEAKER ABSTRACTS 16 Nov Title: OVEMBER 2012 L Title: Petroleum Systems Modeling State of the Art and Future Directions Speaker: AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Marek Kacewicz Biography: Marek Kacewicz is research consultant and basin modeler at Chevron Energy Technology Company in Houston, Texas. His primary responsibilities include research and technology applications integrating petroleum systems modeling, seismic inversion, velocity modeling, pressure prediction, geomechanics, and structural modeling. Prior to Chevron, Marek worked as a research geologist at ARCO Exploration and Production Research Center in Plano (Texas, USA), as a basin modeler at Unocal Exploration & Exploitation Technology in Sugar Land in Houston (Texas, USA), Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Freie Universitaet Berlin (Berlin, Germany), and Research Assistant at the University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland). Marek has over 20 years of experience in petroleum systems modeling, exploration, and research. His experience includes both conventional and unconventional resources and covers a wide range of sedimentary basins worldwide. Some of Marek's professional honors include receiving the 1986 International Association for Mathematical Geology Vistelius Research Award, being selected for the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (Germany); and receiving the 2005 AAPG Gabriel Dengo Memorial award. Kacewicz has an M.S. degree in Numerical Mathematics / Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, both from the University of Warsaw (Poland). Abstract: Petroleum systems modeling (PSM) is an integration of different geological disciplines to analyze the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins and to study processes such as generation, migration, entrapment and preservation of hydrocarbons. PSM estimates mechanical and chemical compaction of sediments and the resulting porosity/permeability, computes pressure, estimates source rock maturity and the degree of kerogen transformation, models multi-component hydrocarbon generation, expulsion and migration, provides likely locations where hydrocarbons are trapped, and estimates composition and volumes of accumulated hydrocarbons. In addition to its primary function, which is to help reduce exploration risk related to hydrocarbon charge, PSM has become very useful in prediction of pre-drill pressure and effective stress, which are utilized in reservoir and seal quality analysis. Computational complexity of PSM depends on the quality and resolution of seismic and well input data, maturity of the project (exploration, development or production), availability of tectonic/structural/mechanical earth models, and availability of geochemical data. Typical models at present are not too large (several millions grid cells) and the subsurface is represented by relatively simple structured meshes. The utilization of structured meshes often results in inadequately represented internal model boundaries such as faults and may lead to incorrect hydrocarbon migration scenarios. The availability of high resolution seismic and well data allows for building higher resolution and more complex models, spanning from seismic to nano, hence allowing for more accurate representation of complex features and processes. This requires incorporation of unstructured/adaptive meshes and also the utilization of algorithms that couple poromechanics, basin modeling, seismic data and inversion, and utilization of high performance computing platforms, e.g., GPU- or FPGA-based as well as optimized libraries for solving large, illconditioned, sparse matrices. This talk presents the state-of-the-art in PSM and discusses recommended directions required for addressing future needs of exploration for conventional / unconventional resources and interactions with geomechanics and seismic. 23 Nov No Meeting - Thanksgiving! 30 Nov Title: Title: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Africa Speaker: Dr. Kent Sundell Dr. Kent Sundell will be discussing his recent trip to Africa, with a focus on the geology of Victoria Falls. This should be a truly interesting presentation. Please plan to attend! CONTACT November 2012 Page 3

4 PALEO C PALEO CONFERENCE ONFERENCE! Don t be left out in the cold! And join the Western Interior Paleontological Society At the Symposium in Page 4 CONTACT November 2012

5 WGA C WGA CALL FOR PAPERS WYOMING CONTACT November 2012 Page 5

6 STATE GEOLOGY NEWS Remember that. WGA is now on Facebook! Help to make sure our numbers are growing. Come visit our page and Like us! Check out these publications by the Wyoming State Geological Survey! Page 6 CONTACT November 2012

7 HAPPENINGS & GOINGS-ON ON SHORT GEO TALKS SERIES As you may have noticed in previous editions of the Contact, and at a few of our previous Friday luncheons this year, WGA is trying out something new and fun, that engages our Membership in a direct way. It consists of opportunities whereby WGA Members will occasionally have the Friday forum all to him/herself, to present and discuss a topic of his/her choice. We are calling these occasional Friday presentations the WGA Short Geo Talks Series. The impetus behind the Series is to involve the many knowledgeable and experienced Members, all of you, who make up our wonderful organization. There are years and years of history/stories, lessons learned, adventures, ideas and noteworthy accomplishments from so many of you out there we want to give you the floor, have everyone hear you, and for us all to have an informal dialogue with you as the moderator and forum leader! If you would like to participate, please contact Dixie Eaton or Mike Bingle-Davis (see pg 15 of this publication issue for Dixie s and Mike s contact information) to sign up! We look forward to hearing from you! SME News The Casper Section of SME has elected to continue to award the Coates, Wolff, Russell, & Swank Memorial Mining Industry Scholarships to college students for the academic year. Applicants must be legal residents of Wyoming, have an academic standing of Sophomore, Junior, or Senior, and have a minimum GPA of This scholarship is intended for students majoring in fields of study related to mining, engineering, geology, environmental sciences, or other mineral extractive disciplines. Up to four $1500 scholarships will be given. The application deadline is December 1 st, Please contact JoAnn True (joann.true@truecos.com) for more information. CONTACT November 2012 Page 7

8 EARTH SCIENCE WEEK Governor Mead Signs Proclamation for Earth Science Week, Oct Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has proclaimed the week of October as Wyoming Earth Science Week. Earth Science Week coincides with National Fossil Day on October 17, with events planned by both the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College and the University of Wyoming Geological Museum (see below for details). In Wyoming we are fortunate to have rich and diverse resources of all kinds energy, mineral, water, and fossil. This week is a great time to explore Wyoming s remarkable geology, Governor Mead said. Sponsors of this Proclamation and Earth Science Week include the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS), Wyoming Geological Association, Casper College Earth Science Department, Tate Museum at Casper College, Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming, the University of Wyoming Geological Museum, and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. To kick off Earth Science Week, the WSGS provided educational toolkits geologic posters, career and college information, teaching resources and activities to junior and high school science teachers across the state. To order a copy, please contact chamois.andersen@wyo.gov. This week gives Wyoming students and residents new opportunities to discover the wonders of our Earth and to encourage stewardship and sustainability of our natural resources, State Geologist and WSGS Director Tom Drean said. I encourage all our citizens and students to get out this week and take advantage of the learning opportunities in celebration of Earth Science Week. The Tate Geological Museum at the Casper College is hosting an open house from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, October 17 to celebrate the occasion. Bring the family and enjoy special tours of the museum, Dee the Mammoth, the largest Columbian mammoth found in North America, and the Lee Rex barn and the T. rex specimen. A junior paleontology program and activities will also be available to youth. Also for Earth Science Week the University of Wyoming Geological Museum, while temporarily closed for renovations, and sponsored by the Department of Geology and Geophysics, has arranged a special Passport to Adventure event, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also on Wednesday, October 17. Children can pick up their passport at the UW Earth Sciences Building and participate in this fun exploratory event. This year s Earth Science Week celebration is hosted by the American Geosciences Institute and sponsored by the Association of American State Geologists, with the Wyoming State Geological Survey, as Wyoming s coordinating sponsor. You can read the Proclamation on p.9, or you may read and/or download the Proclamation at this web link (h p:// as well. Page 8 CONTACT November 2012

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10 CASPER GEOLOGY CLUB Page 10 CONTACT November 2012

11 PROPOSED WGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ROPOSED WGA B FOR 2013 President Mike Hawks mike.hawks@lincenergy.com.au Linc Energy President-Elect Julia Lemaster julia@goolsbyfinley.com Goolsby, Finley & Associates 1st Vice President Mike Bingle-Davis Michael_Bingle-Davis@cameco.com Cameco 2nd Vice President Marron Bingle-Davis mbingledavis@yahoo.com Sunshine Valley Petroleum Corporation Secretary/Treasurer Phil Nickerson PNickerson@broncocreek.com Editor Barb McGavern-Atkinson batkinson@trihydro.com Trihydro Corporation Past President JoAnn True joanntrue@truecos.com True Oil CONTACT November 2012 Page 11

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15 CONTACT INFORMATION Wyoming Geological Association P.O. Box 545 Casper, WY (307) Fax (307) WGA 2012 OFFICERS President JoAnn True True Oil President-Elect Mike Hawks Linc Energy 1st Vice President Julia Lemaster Goolsby, Finley & Associates 2nd Vice President Mike Bingle-Davis Cameco Secretary/Treasurer Amber Robbins Bureau of Land Management Editor Barb McGavern-Atkinson Trihydro Corporation Past President Graeme Finley WGA 2012 AAPG Delegates Mike Kozimko Tom Anderson Office Administrator and Advertising Dixie Eaton Continuing Education Ralph Specht Dance/Geowives Joanie Dunlap Field Conference 2013 General Chair Julia Lemaster Library Arnold Woods Membership & Directory Dixie Eaton COMMITTEES Nomenclature and Stratigraphic Committee Carl Babb Don Cardinal Gary Winter Lyn George Paleontological Resources Brent Breithaupt Scholarship Kent Sundell SPE Liaison Dave Chase U.W. Liaison Amber Robbins CONTACT Submission deadline for December 2012 issue is Friday, November 23rd. All ads must be prepaid. Send ad and payment to: WGA PO Box 545, Casper WY CONTACT ADVERTISING RATES Full Page 7.5 x 9.5 1/2 Page 7.5 x 4.5 1/4 Page 3.5 x 4.5 Business Card 3.5 x 2 Various Sizes $3.50 per column inch per month ($10 minimum) $100/month $1000/year $50/month $500/year $25/month $250/year $10/month $100/year Advertising space is also available in the membership directory and the annual field conference guidebook. Discounts are available for advertising in all three publications. CONTACT November 2012 Page 15

16 Wyoming Geological Associa on P.O. Box 545 Casper, Wyoming Website: November 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jay Portwood EOGA OCTOBER (SPE/WGA) HONORING OUR VETERANS LUNCHEON 3 10!MAJOR DC FABER Marek Kacewicz AAPG Distinguished Lecturer NO MEETING (THANKSGIVING) Dr. Kent Sundell 1 DEC Page 16 CONTACT November 2012