LGS Thanks our March 2010 Student Lunch Sponsor
PETROQUEST LLC Natasha Jeansonne
Door Prizes courtesy ofTECHE ELECTRIC
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SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
JEFF A. SPENCER
Petroleum History Institute - POSTER Only
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ARTHUR A. BERMAN
"Doubts about Shale Plays: Examples from the Barnett, Fayetteville and Haynesville Shales"
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ARTHUR JOHNSON
"The Impact of China and India on Oil and Strategic Metal Prices"
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MICHAEL SWEET
"Recognizing Reservoir Compartments on Geologic and Production Timescales in Deep-Water Reservoirs: An Example from Genesis Field, Gulf of Mexico"
[You need Power Point]
A.A.P.G.
A.P.I. - Teche Chapter
BATON ROUGE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: University of Texas at Austin
CENTER FOR ENERGY STUDIES, LSU Includes Monthly Oil and Gas Prices and Spot Market Prices.
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK
THE ENGINEERING JOB
A job board for candidates interested in engineering employment in the UK.
GULF COAST ASSOCIATION of GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES
The Gulf Coast regional organization of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).
HOUSTON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
LOUISIANA OIL & GAS ASSOCIATION -
LOGA
LOUISIANA SONRIS LITE
NEW ORLEANS GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ODP / TAMU SCIENCE OPERATOR
PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER COUNCIL - PTTC
RIGZONE E&P News, Career Center, O&G Directory, Rig Data, Bookstore, More.
SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
SHREVEPORT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Host of the 59th Annual GCAGS Convention.
SONRIS (Strategic Online Natural Resources Information System)
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA GEOPHYSICAL SOCIETY
SPE DELTA SECTION 2000 WEBSITE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE Geology Department Website.
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LGS LUNCHEON SPEAKER Wednesday, March 17, 2010
MICHAEL CORNYN
Geophysicist, Stone Energy, Lafayette, LA
US Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Exploration, Revisited? -
The society holds a luncheon meeting on the third
Wednesday of the month at 11:30 A.M. at the Petroleum
Club. Meetings are not held in June, July and
August. Tickets at the Door - $15.00 members, $17
non-members.
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L.G.S. BULLETIN
LGS Bulletin, V. 54, no. 6, February 2010. Two resolutions available - High [9,558K] and Low [3,401K].
REMINDER TO REGISTER NOW - March 15th, the deadline for the discounted registration fees for the 2010 Oil History Symposium is quickly approaching.
~ King Munson | Past President, Lafayette Geological Society
CALENDAR
March, 2010 - Registrations are still being accepted for March seminars - Continuing Engineering & Science Education, The University of Tulsa - Complete 2010 Seminar Schedule.
~ Nancy Kruse | The University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering & Science Education
March 9, 2010 - SWLGS Luncheon - 11 A.M., Lafayette Petroleum Club - "Seismic Data Integration into Reservoir Modeling Workflow" - Omar Minhaj, Roxar Software Solutions - LGS and SPWLA members invited.
~ Alan Cohen | President, SWLGS | The University of Louisiana at Lafayette | & | Cathy Bishop | Secretary, SWLGS
April 6 & 7, 2010 - 4th Annual LA Groundwater and Surface Water Symposium - , Energy Coast and Environment Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - "I have attached a notice of when abstracts, and expanded abstracts are due for the 4th annual LA GW and SW symposium. I will send instructions on expanded abstracts within a few weeks. If you have any further questions either call 225-578-3671 or e-mail me at dcarlson@lsu.edu".
REMINDER - MARCH 15 DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS - See pdf file for deadlines for abstract and if you choose an expanded abstract. If you have any questions please call me. -
~ Doug Carlson | Louisiana Geological Survey
April 11 - 14, 2010 -
AAPG with SEPM Annual Convention & Exhibition - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - New Orleans
Hosted by the New Orleans Geological Society
April 29 - May 1, 2010 -
2010 Oil History Symposium - Lafayette, LA - Co-sponsors: Petroleum History Institute and Lafayette Geological Society - Call for Abstracts, Oral presentations and Posters. Fieldtrips to Jennings, Texas Energy Museum, and Spindletop/Gladys City. Sponsorship form - .
"Jeff Spencer has been working hard lining up an outstanding program for the PHI Symposium that the Lafayette Geological Society is co-hosting in April. Attached is a proposed schedule as well as Schedule of Events and Sponsorship Forms - Registration Forms are available here or on the PHI Website. - Your mission will be to solicit talks and poster sessions, sponsors and general interest in attending. The LGS spring field trip will be tied into this event but we would like the dinners and talks to also be well represented by LGS members as well as local non-members."
~ King Munson | Past President, Lafayette Geological Society
April 30 - PHI Awards Banquet, 7 P.M. - Vermilion Ballroom, Lafayette Hilton Hotel, 1521 West Pinhook Road -
auction and sale of original paintings pertaining to the Heywood Brothers of Spindletop and Jennings oil fields. Proceeds to cover the general expenses of the Symposium. View a copy of one of the paintings.
~ Jeff Spencer | Co-ordinator, The Petroleum History Institute 2010 Symposium
Saturday, May 1, 2010 - One Day Field Trip to the Jennings oil field, Texas Energy Museum, and Spindletop/Gladys City - 8:00 AM bus leaves - Registration Forms are available here - or on the PHI Website. Contact Tim Duex for details - U.L. Lafayette Geology Dept. 337-482-6222 or TDuex@louisiana.edu.
Friday, May 7, 2010 - 2010 LGS GOLF SCRAMBLE - 1:00 PM SHOTGUN START - Lunch at 11:00AM - The Wetlands Golf Course - ENTRY FORM - and SPONSORSHIP REQUEST.
~ Tim Bennett | Director, LGS | tim@orbitenergy.com
August 31 - September 2, 2010 -
17th International Petroleum & Biofuels Environmental Conference - LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, 111 Pecan Street East, San Antonio, Texas - Sponsored by The University of Tulsa - Instructors: Kerry Sublette , John Veil - This conference brings together professionals from industry and academia who seek solutions to environmental problems of a technical, legal, and regulatory nature.
CALL FOR PAPERS.
email: cese@utulsa.edu; or call 918-631-3088
October 10th - October 12th, 2010 - 60th Annual
GCAGS-GCSSEPM Convention. San Antonio, Texas GCAGS 2010 hosted by: South Texas Geological Society
ANNOUNCEMENTS
President's Letter, March 2010 ~ Carl Richter | LGS President
GCAGS 2010-2011 SCHOLARSHIP FUND-MATCHING PROGRAM - Runs from 1/1/2010 through 6/30/2011 and matches (1:1) newly raised scholarship funds up to $10,000 per member society.
"I hope this will be incentive enough for all of you to step up and help our local students, the next generation of geologists!"
~ Carl Richter | LGS President
LIST OF DONORS - GCAGS 2010-2011 SCHOLARSHIP FUND-MATCHING PROGRAM King Munson has challenged LGS board members to give $100 each to either the Bill Paine or the Joe Battle Scholarship Fund. "I challenge each of our members to do the same so that we can reach the goal."
~ Carl Richter | LGS President
Wanted: GCAGS Board Minutes, 1948 to 1988, 2003. ~ Brian Lock | GCAGS Publicity Chairman
UL Geology Students sell T-Shirts. Order forms will be available at the March 17th LGS meeting. Each shirt costs $15.
~ Carl Richter | LGS President
UL Geology Student Hannah Vedrines wins GCAGS Best Poster Award. ~ Carl Richter | LGS President
Heads Up! AAPG’s Globalization plans under discussion. The AAPG is debating major changes to the Constitution and By-Laws to reflect the growing importance of its global nature. Some of the changes to the Corporate Structure which might or might not make their way into the amendments that will come before the membership for approval are potentially controversial. Members, please read the information available at AAPG Corporate Structure. ~ Brian Lock | GCAGS Publicity
I am taking a survey to see who if any of you would like to get involved in helping the PETROLEUM HISTORY INSTITUTE host their 2010 SYMPOSIUM here in Lafayette next spring. If so please contact me and we can set up a planning meeting with Jeff Spencer [see email from Jeff Spencer] sometime in June. This is something that should be very interesting to our members and can happen in Lafayette with a little bit of help from the LGS membership. Thanks!
~ King Munson | Past President, LGS LGS Office: 337.456.5700, Direct: 337.456.5730, Fax: 337.456.5731, Cell: 337.519.0500, kmunson@prizepetroleumllc.com
Greetings from the middle of the Pacific. You can check out the the progress of our Integrated Ocean Drilling Program - United States Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO) expedition at
http://iodp.tamu.edu/scienceops/gallery.html. ~ Carl Richter | President, LGS
NEW ! SCHOLARSHIP PAGE.
Complete Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies TRANSACTIONS since 1951 are now available on a single DVD - . ~ Brian Lock | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | GCAGS Publicity Chairman
LGS Publications
can now be ordered from the
AAPG (complete set on CD-ROM) and from the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin!
LGS 2009-2010 Bulletin Advertising
and
LGS 2009-2010 Website Advertising.
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~ Jill Willis | LGS Advertisement Chairman
LUNCHEON
CALENDAR
SECOND MONDAY Teche Chapter, API. Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.
SECOND MONDAY NOGS luncheon.
SECOND TUESDAY
SWLGS luncheon. Lafayette
Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m. Info for Officer contact.
SECOND TUESDAY
SPE luncheon. Lafayette
Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.
SECOND WEDNESDAY SIPES
luncheon. Lafayette Petroleum Club. Downstairs. 11:30 a.m. -
Contact James Gamble for
information - 337-237-7788.
SECOND THURSDAY SPWLA
luncheon. Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.
SPWLA luncheon speakers:
~ Jim Fisher | VP Membership/Lafayette Chapter SPWLA
Operations Geologist | Stone Energy Corp.
337 521-2154 Office
FisherJL@StoneEnergy.com
SECOND FRIDAY
BRGS Luncheon Meeting Cost is $15 for members, $20 for non-members, $5 for students; Mike Anderson's Seafood Restaurant at 11:30 a.m.
THIRD WEDNESDAY
Lafayette
Geological Society Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.
luncheon.
THIRD WEDNESDAY
SGS
Luncheon Meeting 11:15 at the New Orleans Fairmont Hotel in the Blue
Room.
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