C NT CT. Upcoming December 2013 WGA Luncheon Meetings. Reservations: or call and leave a message at WGA office

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1 C NT CT A Publication of the Wyoming Geological Association Volume V, No. 12 December 2013 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Mike Hawks Fellow WGA Members, As my last le er to WGA members, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Directors for their hard work and commitment. It has been an honor and privilege to serve with them as President of the WGA. Please thank Julia Lemaster, Phil Nickerson, Barb Atkinson, Michael Bingle Davis, and Mike s much be er half, Marron Bingle Davis, for their service. Julia Lemaster will be taking over to clean up my mess a er the first of the year. The WGA Christmas Party will be held at the Casper Petroleum Club on December 4 at 6:00 pm. Hors d oeuvres will be served in lieu of a sit down dinner. The winner of November s quiz was Cal VanHolland, Chief Geologist for Ur Energy in Casper. Below are the ques ons and Cal s answers: Erosion of what mountain range is primarily responsible for the deposi on of the Ba le Springs Member in Wyoming? Answer Granite Mountains What was the deposi onal environment? Answer Alluvial fan, braided streams What has been ac vely mined from the Ba le Springs? Answer Uranium What gemstone can be found in the Ba le Springs? Answer Jade I have to admit, Cal caught me with an error in my quiz; I erroneously called it the Ba le Springs versus the proper name of Ba le Spring. Oops! This Month s Quiz: As promised, I am upping the prize by offering the new Wyoming Stra graphic Nomenclature Chart to the winner of this month s quiz. The full package will include the wall hanging and CD containing the chart and associated data sheets, which are hyperlinked to the chart. 1. Kimberlite was first discovered, described and named in what country? 2. Who owned the farm where the first discovery of kimberlite occurred? 3. Kimberlite is unusual in the fact it is an intra cratonic pipe or? (Fill in the blank) 4. Name two indicator minerals? 5. What is the crystal form of diamond? 6. What country produces the greatest amount of gem quality diamonds? Again, the first person to me the answer will be this month s winner. Answers and the winner will be included in next month s newsle er. You can e mail me at mikehawks@msn.com. Good luck! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your families. Best Regards, Mike Hawks Table of Contents President s Message p. 1 Luncheon Abstracts p. 2-3 News You Need To Know! p. 4 Holiday ~ Christmas Party p. 5 If You Could Speak...? p. 6 Professional Services p. 7-8 Professional Development p. 9 WGA Contact Information p. 10 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE p. 11 Calendar Quick Reference p. 12 Upcoming December 2013 WGA Luncheon Meetings 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! 6 Dec 13 Dec 20 Dec 27 Dec 3 Jan GEORGE SOEHN, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAURIE ANDERSON, PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT CHAIR, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES ANNE MARQUARD, INTERN, GOOLSBY, FINLEY, & ASSOCIATES NO MEETING! GREATER SAGE-GROUSE LIFE HISTORY AND A SUMMARY OF BLM HIGH PLAINS MANAGEMENT DIRECTION LACUSTRINE RADIATION(S) IN A SECONDARY FRESHWATER CLADE: PHYLOGENETIC & MORPHOLOGIC DIVERSITY IN NEOGENE CORBULIDAE (BIVALVIA) OF WESTERN AMAZONIA GREASEWOOD FIELD STUDY BREAK FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

2 DECEMBER 2013 LUNCHEON SPEAKER ABSTRACTS 6 Dec Speaker: George Soehn, Bureau of Land Management Title: Greater sage-grouse life history and a summary of BLM High Plains management direction Biography: George Soehn is the resource advisor for renewable resources. Soehn has over 22 years of experience as a natural resource specialist-fire ecologist and wildlife biologist with the Casper Field Office. Prior to the BLM, he worked with the Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station for the U.S. Forest Service in South Dakota. He is a 1989 graduate of Colorado State University where he earned a bachelor s degree in wildlife biology. 13 Dec Speaker: Laurie Anderson, Professor, Department Chair, South Dakota School of Mines Title: Lacustrine Radiation(s) in a Secondary Freshwater Clade: Phylogenetic & Morphologic Diversity in Neogene Corbulidae (Bivalvia) of western Amazonia Biography: Laurie C. Anderson, Ph.D. is the Director of the Museum of Geology and the Head of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. She holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) in geology, biology, and music from the University of Minnesota, Morris in 1985; a M.S. in geology from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1987 and a Ph.D. in geology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in In 1991, Dr. Anderson joined the faculty in the Department of Geology & Geophysics at Louisiana State University and held the rank of assistant professor ( ), associate professor ( ), and department chair ( ). The primary foci of Dr. Anderson s research are the paleobiology, paleoecology, taphonomy, and phylogeny of mollusks, particularly the Bivalvia. Her work combines field research in both modern and ancient settings, museum studies, and laboratory analyses. 20 Dec Speaker: Anne Marquard, Intern, Goolsby, Finley, & Associates Title: Greasewood Field Study Biography: I am currently a returning student and in my 3rd year studying Geology at Casper College. I have a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Nebraska. While at Nebraska I was a student worker in the Geology Library, helping graduate students find research material. I have been working for Goolsby, Finley and Associates for the past 8 months, completing an internship this past summer. Abstract: The Greasewood Field is located in Niobrara County and has produced over 1.9 million barrels of oil since its discovery by Walter Van Norman in The field produces from the Morrison Formation, making it unique. In 2008, Timberline Production Company initiated a water flood which has had a great impact on oil recovery. Current mapping indicates the field is not completely developed and continued expansion is likely. Page 2 CONTACT December 2013

3 DECEMBER 2013 LUNCHEON SPEAKER ABSTRACTS 27 Dec OR Jan 3 No WGA meeting this day BREAK FOR HOLIDAY SEASON! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours! CONTACT December 2013 Page 3

4 NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW! Estimated Pricing for the Wyoming Stratigraphy Package is as follows: Package (CD, info pages, and Strat Chart) for WGA Members $160 Package (CD, info pages, and Strat Chart) for WGA Non-Members $200 Purchase Strat Chart only (No CD or info pages) $45 WYOMING GEOLOGICAL ASSN. BOARD ELECTIONS! James Glover and Con Trumbull have been elected to serve next year as WGA s 2nd VP co chairs, beginning this coming January 2014! Congratulations! JUST ANNOUNCED! Graduate Program in Geology Soon to be available in Casper! If you are interested in this new opportunity, please contact Dixie Eaton (WGA Administrator) at for more information. Page 4 CONTACT December 2013

5 WGA/SPE HOLIDAY~CHRISTMAS PARTY! SAVE THE DATE!!! The WGA/SPE Christmas Party will be December 4th at the Casper Petroleum Club. This year, it will be simple: no sit-down dinner or dance, just appetizers and a cash bar. CONTACT December 2013 Page 5

6 IF YOU COULD SPEAK...? If you could speak about your life, your travels, your research, your interests, your ideas on technology and the future of geology as a science and a gateway to a thriving and successful economy,... then, what would you say? Tear out this page, or print it, fill in the blanks below, and scan/ /walk/ snail mail it to Dixie Eaton at the WGA office and you might be the next featured speaker on the WGA Fridayafternoon luncheon floor. You need NOT be a Member of WGA in order to present at our Friday luncheon meetings. To misquote Charles Lyell, on the science of geology,... Your presentation may be the key to our future I would like to give a presentation at a Friday-afternoon WGA luncheon. My topic is: My name is: I work for/my experience is: Principles of Geology Publ. in three volumes, Sir Charles Lyell Page 6 CONTACT December 2013

7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTACT December 2013 Page 7

8 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE! See page 10 for space & pricing details YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE! See page 10 for space & pricing details YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE! See page 10 for space & pricing details YOUR BUSINESS CARD HERE! See page 11 for space & pricing details Page 8 CONTACT December 2013

9 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Rocky Mtn. PTTC Workshops GeoGraphix Training: An Overview and Refresher Course Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Berthoud Hall Rm. 201 Fee: $250, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate. Instructor: Fred Poland, Littleton, CO Well Bore Integrity throughout its Life Cycle Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom A Fee: $250, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate. Instructor: Talib Syed, PE Carbonate Depositional Systems and Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy Tuesday-Wednesday, January 21-22, 2014, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom E Fee: $500, includes food at breaks, workbook, and PDH certificate. Instructors: Dr. John Humphrey and Dr. Joseph Richard Sarg Basic Well Log Interpretation Monday-Wednesday, February 18-20, 2013, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom BC Fee: $650, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Dan Krygowski, The Discovery Group, Denver, CO Limit: 60 persons Stranded Gas to Value Tuesday March 5, 2014, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom AB Fee: $250, includes lunch, class notes, and PDH certificate Multiple speakers Limit: 100 persons Well-Log Sequence Stratigraphy: Applications to Sandstones and Shales Tuesday Thursday, March 11-13, 2014, 8:30 am 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Berthoud Hall rm. 243 Fee: $700, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Jeff May Class Descriptions and Register Online: For more information, contact Mary Carr, , mcarr@mines.edu CONTACT December 2013 Page 9

10 CONTACT INFORMATION Wyoming Geological Association P.O. Box 545 Casper, WY (307) Fax (307) WGA 2013 OFFICERS President Mike Hawks President-Elect Julia Lemaster Goolsby, Finley & Associates 1st Vice President Mike Bingle-Davis Cameco 2nd Vice President Marron Bingle-Davis Sunshine Valley Petroleum Corporation Secretary/Treasurer Phil Nickerson Bronco Creek Exploration Editor Barb McGavern-Atkinson Past President JoAnn True True Oil WGA 2013 AAPG Delegates Mike Kozimko Tom Anderson Office Administrator and Advertising Dixie Eaton Continuing Education Ralph Specht Dance/Geowives Joanie Dunlap Martha Horn (WGA Chairwoman) 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 Phil Nickerson CONTACT Submission deadline for January 2014 issue is Friday, December 20th. 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. Page 10 CONTACT December 2013

11 REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE Can you assist Mark Hines? Mr. Hines contacted the WGA via (shown below) with the following request: << >> From: Mark Hines To: Hello, My name is Mark Hines and I will be star ng school at Casper College in January as a Geology major. My biggest interest is in Geothermal energy, but I am looking for any opportunity to become involved with other people and organiza ons with similar interests. Do you have any ideas that might help me to do so? I am interested in volunteering, internships, and work study. The best way to contact me is in the morning by phone, and I would very much appreciate the call. My number is Thank you, Mark Hines CONTACT December 2013 Page 11

12 Wyoming Geological Associa on P.O. Box 545 Casper, Wyoming Website: December 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday WGA/SPE HOLIDAY PARTY! 5 6 GEORGE SOEHN, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAURIE ANDERSON, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES ANNE MARQUARD, GOOLSBY, FINLEY, & ASSOCIATES NO MEETING JANUARY 2014 JANUARY 2014 Page 12 CONTACT December 2013