LGS Thanks our March 2010 Student Lunch Sponsor

PETROQUEST LLC
Natasha Jeansonne


Door Prizes courtesy of

TECHE ELECTRIC

 


SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

JEFF A. SPENCER
Petroleum History Institute - POSTER Only
[You need Power Point]

ARTHUR A. BERMAN
"Doubts about Shale Plays: Examples from the Barnett, Fayetteville and Haynesville Shales"
[You need Adobe Reader - ]

ARTHUR JOHNSON
"The Impact of China and India on Oil and Strategic Metal Prices"
[You need Power Point]

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]

 


 

PHOTOGRAPHS

 

February Luncheon
February 17, 2010

 

Broadmoor Dino Dig
January 19, 2010

 


FIELDTRIPS

 

 

Llano Uplift Area, Central Texas
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Miocene Deltas, Eocene Cycles, and North Louisiana Salt Domes
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Economic Geology and Mineralogy of Central Arkansas
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Deep Water Turbidites in the Ouachita Mountains
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Paleozoic Rocks,Southeastern Ouachita Mountains
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Edwards Group of West Texas
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Cote Blanche Salt Dome
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Wax Lake Delta Systems, LA
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Cheniere Plain Fieldtrip, LA
LGS Fieldtrip

 

Pennsylvanian Strawn & Canyon Groups
North Central Texas

LGS Fieldtrip

 



LINKS

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.

    

 

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.

 

 


L.G.S. BULLETIN

dotLGS Bulletin, V. 54, no. 6, February 2010.
Two resolutions available - High [9,558K] and Low [3,401K].

 

dotREMINDER 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

 

dotMarch, 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

dotMarch 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

dotApril 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

dotApril 11 - 14, 2010 - AAPG with SEPM Annual Convention & Exhibition - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - New Orleans Hosted by the New Orleans Geological Society

dotApril 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

dotApril 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

dot 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.

dot 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

dot 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

dotOctober 10th - October 12th, 2010 - 60th Annual GCAGS-GCSSEPM Convention. San Antonio, Texas GCAGS 2010 hosted by: South Texas Geological Society

 


ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

dotPresident's Letter, March 2010
~ Carl Richter | LGS President

dotGCAGS 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

dotLIST 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

dotWanted: GCAGS Board Minutes, 1948 to 1988, 2003.
~ Brian Lock | GCAGS Publicity Chairman

dotUL Geology Students sell T-Shirts. Order forms will be available at the March 17th LGS meeting. Each shirt costs $15.
~ Carl Richter | LGS President

dotUL Geology Student Hannah Vedrines wins GCAGS Best Poster Award.
~ Carl Richter | LGS President

dotHeads 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

dotI 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


dotGreetings 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

dotNEW !   SCHOLARSHIP PAGE.

dotComplete 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

dot 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!


dotLGS 2009-2010 Bulletin Advertising and LGS 2009-2010 Website Advertising. -
~ Jill Willis | LGS Advertisement Chairman

 


LUNCHEON CALENDAR

 

dot SECOND MONDAY
Teche Chapter, API.  Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.

dot SECOND MONDAY
NOGS luncheon. 

dot  SECOND TUESDAY
SWLGS luncheon.  Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.  Info for Officer contact.

dot SECOND TUESDAY
SPE luncheon.  Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m.

dot  SECOND WEDNESDAY
SIPES luncheon.   Lafayette Petroleum Club. Downstairs. 11:30 a.m. - Contact James Gamble for information - 337-237-7788.

dot  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


dot 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.

dot THIRD WEDNESDAY
Lafayette Geological Society Lafayette Petroleum Club. 11:30 a.m. luncheon.

dot THIRD WEDNESDAY
SGS Luncheon Meeting 11:15 at the New Orleans Fairmont Hotel in the Blue Room.

 


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