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MONTHLY SPONSORS...............................................................................................4 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR....................................................................................6 MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD ................................................................................7 FEATURE ARTICLE Uses and Limitations of Well Logs for the Geological and Geomechanical Characterization of the Duvernay Shale in the Kaybob Area.................................8
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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
2 Tom Sneddon Professional Geologist (Alberta), Professional Geoscientist (B.C.) retired recently as Director of Geoscience and Outreach for APEGA, has been a member of the CSPG for over 40 years, and has pursued a career in geoscience since his university days. He has two degrees – both from Alberta: initially from the University of Calgary in 1969 (B.A. Geography), and from the University of Alberta (M.Sc. in Water Resources, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1981). His initial industry experience was with Amoco Canada in 1967-69 as a “Geophysical Professional Assistant” for seismic data management, processing, and seismic section preparations. Tom has taken his broad geoscience experience – over 30 years of earth sciences experience, including experimental watershed research, hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental geology, oil and gas prospect development, drilling programs, and extensive field work in minerals exploration and development – in both government and industry, and applied it to the promotion of professionalism within the geosciences, through his role at APEGA.
Readers of The RECORDER, The Source, the CSPG Reservoir, and The PEG have seen Tom’s numerous articles on the role of the professional geoscientist.
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First, many thanks to the retiring (and tireless) duo of co-editors who have served us extraordinarily well for the past two years – Jason Frank and Travis Hobbs. Our hand-over meeting on October 11 set the tone and pace for Emma MacPherson (CSPG coordinator) and me to make the Reservoir meet Jason and Travis’s standards, which will be no small task. Thanks again for getting my head aligned properly and for the great advice on how to handle this job.
By “hopefully”, I mean we will solicit news items with a short life span from you, the readers. It will be mobile platform friendly and should be, well, newsy! Sporting event outcomes, member profiles, and breaking geoscience news will be welcome, especially if photos and/or video clips are available.
I would also like to thank the contributors and sponsors for this edition of the Reservoir. Emma and I will do our best to provide the environment to best support your information for the readership. Next, 2019 will see gradual change in form, format and content to allow the Reservoir to keep pace with both the industry we serve and the rapidly developing technology of oil and gas exploration and production. This publication has continued to track the advances of both since it first appeared as a half-folio black and white monthly supplement to the then monthly Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. The first step in the next round of evolutionary change will be a weekly version that will begin where the CSPG eNewsletter will leaves off, hopefully with enhanced content. Perhaps podcasts would be a good addition, allowing an alternative to traffic reports on the morning commute. Would anyone
Finally, we still need content for the monthly Reservoir, in the current format. Are you ready to contribute a case history? They are always welcome. Short research updates, undergraduate contributions suggested by the Faculty Advisor corps, grad and post-grad extended abstracts and the like are always much appreciated by the membership and we would like to see more of them. Would you like to see a forum on current practices, Geoethics, or any other topics? Let Emma and me know. In the coming months, we will be dedicating each monthly Reservoir to a petroleum geology-related theme. Suggestions for future months will be warmly received. I am looking forward to meeting more of you and hearing your advice on how we can make the CSPG publications more interesting, relevant and applicable to your professional interests. May the Society be with you! Tom Sneddon
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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD By: Marty Hewitt
In my over 35 years of CSPG membership, I have always been amazed by the spirit of volunteerism that drives our Society. Volunteerism is an attitude and at the CSPG, we are blessed with close to 300 volunteers who lead 40 committees with the goal of enhancing the value proposition for each of our members and clients. “The heart of a volunteer is never measured in size, but by the depth of the commitment to make a difference in the lives of others”. This quote, by DeAnn Hollis, is so true. With that, a special thank you to the outgoing Board members and their employers. Past-President: Mark Cooper Sherwood Geoconsulting Finance Director: Jim Barclay Education Director: Mark Caplan Cenovus Energy Publications Director: Kevin Parks Alberta Energy Regulator Outreach Director: Michael Webb - Suncor Energy Your guidance over the past few years has transformed the CSPG and has made a difference for the members of our Society. And speaking of making a difference, thanks also to Lis Bjeld, the CSPG’s Executive Director and her team of Kasandra Amaro, Kristy Casebeer, Candace Jones and Emma MacPherson. The next time you’re at a CSPG event or in the office, take a moment to thank them for all they do for the CSPG. With that, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce your incoming Board for 2019. President-Elect: Jen Russel-Houston Osum Oil Sands Corporation Past-President: Clint Tippett Finance Director: Ray Geuder Finance Director-Elect: Kelty Latos ConocoPhillips Membership Director: Laurie Brazzoni Education Director: Amy Fox - Enlighten Geoscience Ltd.
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Conferences Director: Alex MacNeil Osum Oil Sands Corporation Publications Director: Travis Hobbs Encana Corporation Outreach Director: Colin Etienne - Canbriam Energy These are the leaders of the CSPG that will join me in setting the direction of the Society throughout 2019. I look at our Board as being trustees of this great organization. We’ll honour the leaders of the past and the decisions and events that have made this organization what it is today but it’s our responsibility to steward the organization to ensure that as we move towards our centennial in 2027, the CSPG is as meaningful to the next generation of geoscientists as it has been to our members over the past 90 plus years. These are challenging times for the CSPG and for all technical associations generally. Consequently, I have asked the Board to participate in a strategic refresh, building on existing strategic plans worked on by previous Boards. Strategic plans are meant to be living documents and your Board kicked off this analysis last October with staff and other key stakeholders. We reflected on demographics, inter-society collaboration, what the CSPG name stands for and the value proposition the CSPG provides for publications/research, sponsors/advertisers, Canadian geology, industry and University/public outreach. We are taking a multi-phased approach to the analysis with preliminary recommendations presented to the Board in January and final recommendations presented in March for incorporation in the 2020 fiscal year budget. Industry disruption, the preferences/habits of how our membership gets and uses information, the value of networking, and how members connect are impacting all technical/professional organizations and to stay relevant (the value proposition), the CSPG must adapt accordingly. It will be interesting to see what recommendations come forward so stay tuned. I can assure you that as a Board that any decisions we take will keep the following questions in mind:
• Does this improve service to our members/clients? • Is the result more efficient/cost effective? • Can we improve the product/service? • Is there a business plan to support the product/service? • Does it serve existing members? • Does it attract new members? Looking to the year ahead, I wanted to highlight a few key events so please mark your calendars to ensure you can participate. • January 16: Technical Luncheon with AAPG President Denise Cox – Big Data, Analytics, and the Value of Diverse Perspectives – An Example from the Permian Basin, West Texas, USA • February 28: Honourary Address with Scott Tinker from the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin – Energy, Carbon and Poverty: Seeking the Radical Middle. Scott will examine the global energy mix transition which involves providing secure energy for every person on earth and is perhaps the most important challenge we face today • March 21-22: Rock Analysis Workshop - Advances in Rock Analysis of Heterogeneous Reservoirs • May 13-15: 2019 GeoConvention with the GeoConvention Luncheon featuring Bob Fryklund, Vice-President, Upstream Energy at IHS Markit who will provide a perspective on the future of exploration and how it fits into the Canadian market in his talk, Is There A New Energy Norm – and If So, How Do I Play the Game? • May 16-17: 2019 CSPG Core Conference (Celebrating 50 years!) • October 3: Joint CSPG-SPE Core Workshop and Field Trips as part of the 2019 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition • October 15-17: Gussow Conference – New Directions in Geoscience for Unconventional Reservoirs In closing, I’d like to thank you for the opportunity to serve as the CSPG President for 2019 and I look forward to the challenge ahead!
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USES AND LIMITATIONS OF WELL LOGS FOR THE GEOLOGICAL AND GEOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DUVERNAY SHALE IN THE KAYBOB AREA Marco Venieri*, Per K. Pedersen, David W. Eaton University of Calgary, Department of Geoscience, 2500 University Dr NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary (AB), Canada Correspondence to Marco Venieri: marco.venieri@ucalgary.ca INTRODUCTION In the last decade, organic-rich mudstones - commonly referred to as “shales” - have become viable hydrocarbon reservoirs. Because of their low permeability, development of shale reservoirs necessitates completion techniques such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Optimization of these requires a full understanding of the geomechanical properties of the reservoir unit and the geological factors which can affect its mechanical behavior. Dealing with organic-rich mudstones, even subtle variations in mineralogy may significantly impact the mechanical properties of the rock unit, and thus its viability as petroleum reservoir. Recent studies demonstrate correlations between biogenic silica, clay and carbonate of the mudrocks and their geomechanical characteristics measured in core (Jarvie et al., 2007; Passey et al., 2010; Hart et al., 2013; Sone and Zoback, 2013; Dong et al., 2018). The Devonian Duvernay Formation has been targeted for shale oil, gas and condensate since 2010. In the Kaybob area, although 49 Duvernay cores have been taken in a region 8000 km2 wide, this still leaves significant areas with no core coverage. Therefore, due to the high degree of lateral and vertical heterogeneity within the Duvernay, one cannot rely exclusively upon cores for geological and geomechanical characterization. For this purpose, indirect tools must be integrated. Due to the exceptional well density of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, in this research we investigate how to integrate well logs data to gain more information
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on the mineralogical and geomechanical properties of the Duvernay shale in areas with poor core control.
Swan Hills platform directly (Switzer et al., 1994). Away from the reef bodies, the
This preliminary research has the aim to provide a state of art of the nature and accuracy of the additional information that well logs can give on the Duvernay Formation for subsurface mapping and modeling goals.
GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND The Late Devonian Duvernay Formation was deposited in Western Canada in a time of relatively high global sea level (Switzer et al., 1994; Haq and Schutter, 2008). This resulted in continental flooding and the deposition of thick successions of organicrich mudstones across Canada and North America. At the time of Duvernay deposition, Western Canada was a passive margin located at the westernmost edge of the North American continent (Switzer et al., 1994). In Alberta, Frasnian sedimentation was characterized by extended reef complexes separated by organic-rich shales coeval to the reef buildups (Stoakes, 1980; Switzer et al., 1994; Eaton et al., 1995; Knapp et al., 2017). One of the Leduc reef trends, the RimbeyMeadowbrook, subdivides the Duvernay Formation into West and East Shale Basin depending on its location with respect to the aforementioned N-S oriented reef chain (fig. 1). The Kaybob area is located in the West Shale Basin and it’s bordered by the Simonette, Bigstone, Pine Creek and Windfall reefs in the south and the Sturgeon Lake reef in the north. In this area, the Duvernay Formation conformably overlies the Majeau Lake mudstones when present, or the underlying
Fig.1: Outline of reefs in Alberta (in blue) at the time of Duvernay deposition (data from the Alberta Energy Regulator). The Kaybob area is marked in red. The deformation front outline is from Munson (2015). Duvernay is conformably overlain by the Ireton Formation. Near carbonate platforms or reef complexes, the Duvernay Formation is overlain by the Grosmont Formation and the Leduc Formation respectively (Switzer et al., 1994). In most of the Kaybob area, the Duvernay Formation is comprised of two organicrich shales - “Upper Duvernay” and “Lower Duvernay” - separated by a carbonaterich, organic-lean layer informally named “Duvernay B carbonate” or “Duvernay middle carbonate”. In well logs, this subdivision is reflected by a low Gamma Ray, low density porosity interval separating two layers displaying high Gamma Ray
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readings. Fig.2 shows the type well log for the Duvernay Formation in the Kaybob basin.
METHODS This research focuses on 10 Duvernay cored wells with available core pictures, core analyses and well logs covering the cored interval. 6 of these cores were logged in detail at the AER core facility in Calgary, Alberta. Well logs were integrated with core analyses and observations. Several well logs were analyzed for geological and geomechanical properties. More specifically, Spectral Gamma Ray (SGR), Elemental Capture Spectroscopy (ECS), Bulk Density and Dipole Sonic logs were utilized. The SGR log is equivalent to the Total Gamma Ray log split into its three main radioactive components: Uranium, Thorium and Potassium. These 3 elements can be used as indirect indicators of TOC, clay type and clay content of a rock unit (Adams and Weaver, 1958; Hassan et al., 1976; Doveton, 1994). More specifically, sedimentary Thorium is strongly correlated with presence of alluminosilicates, and therefore is a good indicator for the presence of clays (Hassan et al., 1976). Thorium/Potassium ratio suggests if the clay is potassium-rich or -poor providing info on clay types present in the reservoir (Doveton, 1994). Finally, Uranium can be used as indirect indicator of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) volume (Adams and Weaver, 1958). ECS log gives as output the relative concentrations of the most frequently occurring chemical elements within the rock (Silicon, Iron, Calcium, Sulphur, Titanium, Aluminum). They can be used to understand the elemental composition of the rock matrix. Comparable to an XRF log, ECS logs do not give direct information on mineralogy of the reservoir, as the tool just measures the relative yields of single chemical elements (Schlumberger memo, 2006). Finally, Bulk Density and Dipole Sonic logs have been used to compute dynamic Young’s modulus and dynamic Poisson’s ratio of the reservoir as per Fjaer et al (2008) formulae. These can be related to static, lab-measured mechanical properties of the reservoir.
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Fig.2: Type log of the Duvernay Formation in the Kaybob area and the overlying and underlying Ireton Formation, Majeau Lake Formation and Beaverhill Lake Group. Gamma Ray, Neutron/Density and Resistivity logs of well 100/14-33-62-21W5/00 are shown. In this research, 10 Duvernay cored wells with available SGR, ECS, Bulk Density and Dipole Sonic logs were used to establish relationships between core-measured and well log-estimated mineralogy of the reservoir. Well log-estimated elemental composition and mineralogy were then compared to dynamic elastic properties to assess how accurately well logs can predict variations in geological and geomechanical properties within the Duvernay shale.
RESULTS Analysis of core-measured vs well logestimated mineralogy in organic-rich mudstones Results from 6 Duvernay cored wells show that significant correlation is generally present between the ECS log signatures and XRD measurements run on core samples. Displayed data from a cored well within the Kaybob area suggest that ECS Calcium shows great fit to XRD total carbonate. ECS Aluminium readings correlate well to XRD total clay, with some outlier points representing areas with anomalous content of Limestone and Fe-rich Dolomite (Ankerite). Plotting ECS iron versus the two most common iron-rich mineral phases in
Kaybob – Pyrite and Ankerite, Iron seems to correlate more to Ankerite, and not significantly to Pyrite volume (which looks more related to ECS Sulphur readings). ECS Silicon reading proves to be a fair predictor of the quantity of quartz present in the reservoir, although the correlation index is not as good as the other graphs. Average correlation indexes range from the 60-80% of the ECS Calcium vs XRD Carbonate to the 40-70% of the ECS Silicon vs XRD Quartz using 29 data points in one Duvernay well. Uranium and Thorium readings from SGR logs show a close relationship to TOC and clay volume respectively. In the provided example from a type well in the Kaybob Duvernay Basin, clay content can be predicted with 54% confidence and TOC volume with 66% confidence using 23 data points. Overall, ECS Aluminium and SGR Thorium show similar ranges of R2 when correlated to XRD Clay readings, in the order of 6070%. Better results are achieved with greater spatial density of ECS and SGR (Continued on page 10...)
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Fig.3: ECS well log readings vs XRD Duvernay mineralogy. Good correlation is observed when comparing ECS log readings to core measurements. 29 data points were used for the correlation.
Fig.5: ECS Calcium and Aluminium vs dynamic Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the Duvernay shale in a type well in the Kaybob area. Variations in chemical composition of the shales deeply influence the mechanical properties of the reservoir.
Fig.4: SGR Thorium and SGR Uranium well log readings vs XRD Clay volume % and TOC volume %. Great correlation is observed between SGR log readings and core measurements. 29 data points were used for the correlation. Displayed data points have <5cm discrepancy between well log depth and core sample depth. Perfect match between the two is not always possible due to the 0.1524cm standard vertical step of most digital logs.
logs ensuring a greater match between the depth of the XRD sample and the closest well log data point. Analysis of ECS log-derived elemental composition vs dynamic geomechanical properties of organic-rich mudstones ECS log-derived Silicon, Calcium and Aluminum contents show good correlation with well log-estimated dynamic elastic properties of the Duvernay shale. Cross-plots suggest stronger correlation
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index between elemental composition and Young’s modulus. In the example from a cored well within the Kaybob area, Young’s modulus increases with increasing Calcium and decreases with increasing Aluminum. Similarly, Poisson’s Ratio increases with increasing Calcium and generally increases with increasing Aluminum. This causes the correlation between Poisson’s ratio and Aluminum content difficult to see in the cross-plot because Poisson’s ratio increases with increasing Aluminum content, but low Aluminum, high Calcium samples also display high Poisson’s ratio.
Analysis of SGR log-derived readings vs dynamic geomechanical properties of organic-rich mudstones Uranium and Thorium readings from SGR logs have been plotted against dynamic Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio to assess if SGR can give information on shale geomechanics. Results from 6 wells confirm that Thorium readings, which we previously correlated with clay volume, show negative correlation with Young’s modulus. The relation between Thorium and Poisson’s ratio is much more subtle
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due to the interference of high-carbonate content layers increasing Poisson’s ratio as already seen in fig. 5. As SGR logs do not measure carbonate volume, then relating SGR must be quality controlled for carbonate presence using other data before correlating SGR to Poisson’s ratio. Uranium readings, which we showed being related to TOC volume %, do not appear to display significant correlation with elastic properties of the Duvernay.
DISCUSSION Recent studies suggest that mineralogy and mechanical properties are closely related in organic-rich mudstones, we assessed whether these correlations can be deducted using well logs in the Duvernay Formation. The ultimate goal of this research is to be able to characterize the geological and geomechanical properties of the Duvernay Formation even in areas with poor core control by looking at patterns in well log responses. Fig.6: SGR Thorium and Uranium vs dynamic Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the Duvernay shale in a type well in the Kaybob area. Variations in SGR Thorium content correspond to variations in Young’s (Continued on page 12...) modulus.
This study suggests that mineralogy of the shales can be accurately predicted using
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FEATURE ARTICLE (Continued from page11...) as output in those. Another useful feature of SGR logs for reservoir mineralogy is that the Thorium/Potassium ratio may be used as an indicator of the Potassium-richness of the clay present in the reservoir. Doveton (1994) proposed empirical values sub-dividing clay minerals based on Thorium/Potassium ratio. In Doveton’s chart, clay minerals are sorted based on Thorium/Potassium ratio from Illite (low ratio, Potassium-rich) to Kaolinite (high ratio, Potassium-poor). The Doveton diagram built for a type well in the Kaybob Duvernay suggests that most Fig.7: Doveton diagram of the Duvernay Formation in the Kaybob of the clay minerals present in area. Clay present in the reservoir is predicted to be in form the reservoir are in the form of Illite. This is confirmed by direct SEM observations and core of illite. This is also confirmed measurements. by SEM observations and Elemental Capture Spectroscopy (ECS) XRD measurements on core samples, and Spectral Gamma Ray (SGR) logs. proving the high accuracy of the Thorium/ Despite that, this correlation is not perfect Potassium ratio as a clay type indicator. due to the nature of the two logs. ECS logs give as output the elemental composition After having assessed the confidence with of the rock, and not mineralogy. As a which mineralogy can be predicted in single chemical element may occur the Duvernay shale through integrated within multiple mineral phases, then ECS analysis of ECS and SGR logs, then we mineralogy prediction has to be manually evaluated if the same core-based relation performed by integrating other well log between mineralogy and geomechanics data (e.g. Gamma Ray content, Bulk Density can be seen using SGR- and ECS logor integrating multiple ECS element estimated mineralogy and dynamic elastic readings). This explains why among the properties. This would give information different ECS to XRD correlations Quartz about the quality of well log-estimated data vs Silicon displays the lowest correlation as indicators of subsurface geological and coefficient. This is because Silicon may geomechanical properties. occur in the Duvernay as detrital Quartz/ Feldspar/Plagioclase grain, biogenic Silica Despite indicators of just chemical or clay minerals. These minerals also have composition and not mineralogy, ECS logs way different mechanical properties, and show great correlation with geomechanical therefore ECS Silicon can’t be confidently properties of the Duvernay shale. The used to predict the mechanical properties of advantage of using ECS logs is that multiple the Duvernay if ECS readings are not quality element yields are given as output, as controlled by mineralogy. Conversely, therefore it’s possible to evaluate the SGR readings can be used to accurately influence of multiple combinations of predict mineralogy and TOC with higher chemical elements on the mechanical confidence. The limitation of SGR logs properties of the reservoir. For example, is that this log has just 3 components, of considering Aluminum and Silicon which just two - Thorium and Potassium readings, high Silicon with high Aluminum related to rock mineralogy. SGR Thorium may indicate clay presence, whereas reading is an excellent clay indicator, and high Silicon and low Aluminum indicates Potassium readings may be related to quartz presence. Different combinations Potassium-rich minerals in the reservoir. of different chemical elements suggest the This can be successfully integrated to presence of different minerals, which have ECS readings, as Potassium is not given
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different mechanical behavior. Most ECS log tools give as output relative yields of Aluminum, Silicon, Calcium, Sulphur, Iron and Titanium, thus covering 6 of the most common naturally occurring elements. This ensures great correlation with mechanical properties after manual analysis of ECS logs and their processing into probabilistic mineralogy. Correlation between SGR and mechanical properties is more difficult to assess in absence of additional data. Application of SGR logs to mineralogy is mainly restricted to clay volume estimation, and therefore SGR logs don’t give as output as many variables to cross-correlate as ECS does. High-Thorium, Clay-rich portions of the Duvernay correlate well to low values of Young’s modulus and high values of Poisson’s ratio just as previous authors observed on core measurements. However, the rest of Duvernay remains quite unresolved as comprised of other minerals which SGR logs do not give any info about, such as Calcite, Dolomite and Pyrite. Despite that, SGR in the Duvernay gives great information about clay volume and Potassium-richness of clay minerals. This is crucial for mechanical characterization, as different clay minerals have different mechanical properties and will behave differently when undergoing hydraulic fracturing stimulation. For this reason, a combination of ECS and SGR logs is ideal to perform a correct, entirely log-based mineralogy to geomechanics correlation. This workflow integrating core-calibrated, well log-based geological and geomechanical values to core measurements will give valuable geological and geomechanical info on the Duvernay Formation in areas with poor core control.
CONCLUSION In this research we address the problem of getting accurate geological and geomechanical data from well logs for more detailed geological and geomechanical characterization of unconventional shale plays in areas with poor core control. Results from 10 Duvernay cored wells with available well logs and XRD core measurements show correlation between Aluminum, Calcium, Iron and Silicon ECS log readings and core-measured XRD Clay, Carbonate, Ankerite and Quartz. This makes it possible to predict mineralogy
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in non-cored wells with great confidence based on chemical element readings from the ECS tool. ECS mineralogy prediction can be further refined using the Thorium/ Potassium ratio from SGR logs, that is indicative of the Potassium-richness of the reservoir clays. Moreover, Uranium readings from SGR logs correlate to the Total Organic Content of the reservoir with great confidence. When plotting well-log predicted mineralogy and chemical composition against the dynamic elastic properties of the reservoir, a good match is observed between the two. Therefore, we were able to demonstrate that the same relation between mineralogy and geomechanics measured in core is also noticeable using well log-predicted mineralogy and dynamic elastic properties. Similarity between core observations and well logs estimations confirms that well logs can be confidently used to estimate mineralogy and geomechanical properties of unconventional shale plays in areas with poor core coverage. Analysis of the pros and cons of SGR and ECS logs leads to the conclusion that integration of both is necessary to increase the quality and accuracy of data that the logs may give on the interaction between geological and geomechanical properties of unconventional shale plays.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This research is funded by the Microseimic Industry Consortium (MIC) through a NSERC-CRD grant given to Dr. David Eaton. I would also like to thank my supervisors Dr. Per Pedersen and Dr. David Eaton for being great mentors and providing valuable feedback on my research. This article wouldn’t have been possible without the support and feedback of my multi-disciplinary research team led by Dr. David Eaton at the University of Calgary and my colleagues in the CABS group.
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Dong, T., Harris, N.B., Knapp, L.J., McMillan, J.M., Bish, D.L., 2018: The effect of thermal maturity on geomechanical properties in shale reservoirs: An example from the Upper Devonian Duvernay Formation, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 97, p. 137-153. Doveton, J.H., 1994: Lithofacies and geochemical facies profiles from nuclear wire-line logs: New subsurface templates for sedimentary modeling. Kansas Geological Survey bulletin, vol. 233, p. 101110. Eaton, D. W., Milkereit, B., Ross, G.M., Kanasewich, E.R., Geis, W., Edwards, D.J., Kelsch, L., Varsek, J., 1995: Lithoprobe basin-scale seismic profiling in central Alberta: Influence of basement on the sedimentary cover: Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, vol. 43, p. 65–77. Fjaer, E., Holt, R.M., Horsrud, P., Raaen, A.M., Risnes, R., 2008: Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics. 2nd edition. Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-444-50260-5. Haq, B.U., Schutter, S.R., 2008. A chronology of Paleozoic sea level changes. Science, vol. 322, p. 64–68. Hart, B. S., J. Macquaker, and K. G. Taylor, 2013, Mudstone (“shale”) depositional and diagenetic processes: Implications for seismic analyses of source-rock reservoirs: Interpretation, 1, no. 1, B7–B26, doi: 10.1190/INT-2013-0003.1. Hassan, M., Hossin, A., Combaz, A., 1976: Fundamentals of the differential gammaray log. Society of professional Well Log Analysts, Transactions paper H, 18 pp.
Munson, E., 2015: Reservoir characterization of the Duvernay Formation, Alberta: a pore- to basin-scale investigation. UBC thesis, September 2015. Passey, Q. R., K. Bohacs, W. L. Esch, R. E. Klimentidis, and S. Sinha, 2010, From oil-prone source rock to gas-producing reservoir — Geologic and petrophysical characterization of shale-gas reservoirs: Presented at SPE International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, 131350. Schlumberger, 2016: ECS Elemental Capture Spectroscopy Sonde. https:// www.slb.com/~/media/Files/evaluation/ brochures/wireline_open_hole/ petrophysics/porosity/ecs_brochure.pdf Sone, H., Zoback, M.D., 2013: Mechanical properties of shale-gas reservoir rocks — Part 1: Static and dynamic elastic properties and anisotropy. Geophysics, vol. 78, no. 5, p. 381-392. Stoakes, F.A., 1980. Nature and control of shale basin fill and its effect on reef growth and termination: upper Devonian Duvernay and Ireton formations of Alberta, Canada. Bull. Can. Petrol. Geol. 28, 345– 410. Switzer, S.B., Holland, W.G., Christie, D.S., Graf, G.C., Hedinger, A.S., McAuley, R.J., Wierzbicki, R.A., Packard, J.J., 1994: The Woodbend-Winterburn strata of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. In: Mossop, G.D., Shetsen, I. (Eds.), Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Geological Survey of Canada (Chapter 12).
Jarvie, D. M., R. J. Hill, T. E. Ruble, and R. M. Pollastro, 2007, Unconventional shale-gas systems: The Mississippian Barnett Shale of north-central Texas as one model for thermogenic shale-gas assessment: AAPG Bulletin, 91, 475–499, doi: 10.1306/12190606068. Knapp, L.J., McMillan, J.M., Harris, N.B., 2017: A depositional model for organicrich Duvernay Formation mudstones. Sedimentary Geology, vol. 347, p. 160–182.
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Big Data, Analytics, and the Value of Diverse Perspectives- An Example from the Permian Basin, West Texas, USA SPEAKER Denise M. Cox | AAPG President
Time: 11:30 am doors open Date: January 16, 2019 Location: Hyatt Hotel, Imperial Ballroom 5/7/9, 700 Centre Street SE, Calgary AB T2G 5P6 CSPG member ticket price: $44.50+gst Non-member ticket price: $55+gst Please note: The cut-off for ticket sales is 4:00pm, three business days before the event. January 10, 2019.
ABSTRACT Companies have invested in accessing, cleaning, and managing big data from the petroleum industry. Powerful analytics now allow geoscientists and engineers to examine a petroleum basin’s diverse resource and long-term production potential. Knowledge of the raw data, ability to formulate insightful questions, and the experience to evaluate the answers are fundamental parts of petroleum data and analytics. It is the diverse perspectives and creativity of geoscientists in concert with engineering and technological advances that ultimately can create value. Time slices of wells drilled in the Permian Basin of West Texas overlain on structure and coded by stratigraphy or reservoir name demonstrate how the exploration and development of the basin’s petroleum systems has evolved. Historical knowledge of the play concepts, enhanced recovery methods, and drilling technology
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illustrate how data and analytics can be used to learn from a petroleum basin’s past, understand the value of current development, and make projections about future potential.
BIOGRAPHY Denise Cox is President of Storm Energy, Ltd. where she is responsible for evaluating projects and partnerships for the company’s oil and gas portfolio. Ms. Cox began her petroleum geoscience career with Marathon Oil Company at the Denver Research Center. During her 20-year career in Marathon’s research, production, and exploration offices she specialized in the application of new technology to carbonate petroleum reservoirs and later the evaluation and development of unconventional reservoirs. She is currently interested in sustainable development and data analytics to maximize recovery of reserves in new and old fields. Denise Cox received her B.S. with Honors from Binghamton University and M.S. from the University of Colorado. She is an AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist and licensed geologist in Wyoming. Ms. Cox is President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and PastPresident of the Association for Women Geoscientists. She has held leadership positions on numerous geological society committees where she is best known as a geoscience “connector” and for her outreach activities with students, young professionals, and women.
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The theme behind this year’s conference will focus on reservoir both old and new, and how the marriage of technology and geological evaluation has unlocked hidden potential or breathed new life into what had been forgotten. We are looking to the re-examination of previous core presentations, showcasing the classic reservoirs of our history that established our resource. As well as, the new plays that have been born out of the learnings and insights we have gained from our rich geological history.
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BASS TECHNICAL DIVISION TALK Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Petroleum Systems: A Working and Evolving Paradigm SPEAKERS Kirk G. Osadetz, CMC Research Institutes Inc., 3535 Research Road N.W., Calgary, AB, T2L 2K8, Canada; kirk.osadetz@cmcghg.com
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Kirk G. Osadetz*1, Andrew Mort2, Lloyd R. Snowdon2,3, Donald C. Lawton1,3, Zhuoheng Chen2 and Amin Saeedfar1 CMC Research Institutes Inc., 3535 Research Road N.W., Calgary, AB, T2L 2K8, Canada; email: kirk.osadetz@ cmcghg.com and don.lawton@cmcghg. com and kgosadet@ucalgary.ca
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Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada – Calgary, 3303 – 33rd St. N.W., Calgary, AB, T2L 2A7, Canada; email: andy.mort@canada. ca and zhuoheng.chen@canada. ca andlloyd.snowdon@canada.ca
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Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada; email: lawton@ucalgary.ca and lloyd.snowdon@ucalgary.ca
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Time: 12:00 p.m. Date: Wednesday January 16, 2019 Location: geoLOGIC Classroom (2nd Floor), Aquitaine Tower, 540-5th Ave SW, Calgary, AB ABSTRACT Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) crude oil source rocks accumulated typically in “starved” depositional settings of Sloss outer detrital facies belts and lesser stratigraphic cycles. These produced petroleum from marine Type II organic matter in response to burial by commonly westward-thickening, overlying successions. Oil occurs commonly within
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the “Sloss” sequence containing its source rock, often up-dip from the “petroleum kitchen”. Migration pathways cross stratal contacts, unconformities and structures and much oil migrates into adjacent sequences, especially into Lower Cretaceous Mannville Gp. reservoirs. Anaerobic biodegradation affects oil quality and generates secondary biogenic gas. The WCSB oil system paradigm predates the recognition of anaerobic biodegradation and the impact of anaerobic biodegradation in post-Mannville reservoirs remains under-appreciated. Natural gases originate by thermogenic and biogenic mechanisms from kerogens, coals and crude oils. Gas are variably altered, physically, microbially and inorganically. Except for studies of primary biogenic gases, only a few studies addressed the origins of solution, associated and nonassociated gases, and determined whether these gases formed as a result of primary thermogenic processes acting on coals or kerogenis or as a result of secondary biogenic processes of gas generation accompanying the biodegradation of crude oils. Gas studies were commonly independent of crude oil studies and none recognize secondary biogenic gas even where they are spatially or stratigraphically associated with anaerobically biodegraded oils. We hypothesize that secondary biogenic gas occurs commonly, often mixed with other gas, to produce hydrocarbon isotope ratios and variations distinctive from primary biogenic and thermogenic gases. Where Mannville oil pools have sources in underlying marine rocks, Mannville gases have been attributed largely to non-marine sources, a paradox that remains unresolved. Currently, cross-stratal migration is inferred to be less common for gases than for crude oils, a situation that also begs for additional study. The inference of gas stratigraphic immobility in the context of wellbore integrity studies and groundwater aquifers produces conclusions that are problematic when compared to crude oil biodegradation studies that infer conversely for immense
secondary biogenic gas fluxes into soil and atmospheric sinks, the migration pathways of which, pass through Cretaceous strata. Likewise all near surface coals have “lost” their original coalification gases and these have been replaced by what are inferred to be later gases of biogenic origin. In some unconventional plays, gas isotopic “rollover” and “reversal” due to thermal cracking may have implications for reservoir performance. Efforts to understand Cordilleran petroleum systems merits investigation to extend unconventional resource plays westward from Interior Platform. While WCSB petroleum system studies have provided much insight, there is a need to reconcile the apparent contradictions among the paradoxical characteristics and interpretations between the crude oil and natural gas components of most petroleum systems.
BIOGRAPHY Kirk graduated with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Geology, from the University of Toronto (Coleman Gold Medallist, 1978; 1983). He is an active member of the Calgary geoscience community. Currently he is Programs Development Manager for CMC Research Institutes Inc., a not-for-profit that serves and assists Canadian corporations dealing with carbon management and subsurface containment and monitoring issues. He worked as an exploration geologist at PetroCanada Exploration Inc. and Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. and more recently at Natural Resources Canada, where he managed programs related to carbon management, gas hydrates and geothermal energy. He was a contributor to the PTAC Unconventional Gas Technology Roadmap, for which he received a PTAC Volunteer Achievement Award (2009). He is a Past-President of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists and former Trustee of the CSPG Foundation. He has contributed more than 130 publications and meeting abstracts.
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BASS TECHNICAL DIVISION TALK Changes in Depositional Style between the Underfilled and Overfilled Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Foreland Basin SPEAKER Brian A. Zaitlin, Zaitlin Geoconsulting Ltd.
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Location: geoLOGIC Classroom (2nd Floor), Aquitaine Tower, 5405th Avenue S.W. ABSTRACT The Jurassic-Cretaceous foreland basin of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (FB-WCSB) is part of the WCSB Super Basin and is considered one of the premier hydrocarbon provinces of North America. The FB-WCSB is characterized by multiple conventional and unconventional stacked reservoirs and source rocks within in a deep basin system (DBS), organized into: • A lower Underfilled foreland basin (UFB), with the main reservoir units associated with the Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous Nordegg, Poker Chip, Rock Creek, FernieNikinassin, Mannville (and stratigraphic equivalents); and • An upper Overfilled foreland basin (OFB) consisting of the Joli Fou, Viking, SWS, Cardium and Belly River (and equivalents). The UFB is characterized by restricted marine and marginal marine mixed carbonate and clastic deposits sourced from the south and east; overlain by clastic dominated fluvial to marginal marine (shoreline, deltaic and estuarine) deposits. Accommodation space increases to the north and northwest. Paleodrainage is characterized by fluvial and fluvial deltaic systems oriented dominantly from south and southeast towards north and northwest, splitting around paleotopographic highs. Shorelines are oriented east-west. The shorelines are segmented along strike
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into compartments due to multiple point sources of sediment from the multiple S-N oriented fluvial and fluvial deltaic systems occurring along the length of the shorelines. The transition between UFB and OFB is marked by a major reorganization of paleodrainage and associated shoreline orientation. The OFB is characterized by clastic dominated fluvial to marginal marine fluvial, deltaic, estuarine, shoreface and shelf deposits sourced from the west. Paleodrainage associated with the OFB is characterized by fluvial and fluvial deltaic systems oriented from west to east. Shorelines are oriented north-south, parallel to the length of the foreland basin. The organization of the WCSB-FB reservoirs into UFB vs. OFB, and an understanding of depositional environment and sequence stratigraphic framework, allow for a better understanding of Deep Basin conventional and unconventional targets.
BIOGRAPHY Brian has ~40 years of front-line exploration/ exploitation, R&D and A&D experience in the oil and gas industry. He has worked in a variety as a Geologist, Explorationist, Technical Specialist, Technical and Exploration Advisor and Chief Geologist with a variety of E&P companies and in Corporate Banking/Private Equity. Brian’s focus is on both conventional and unconventional new play development. His research interests lie in the understanding of fluvial, coastal and shallow-marine depositional systems and their preserved stratigraphy, and in applying this knowledge to reservoir characterization and modeling. He is the author of more than 100 peerreviewed technical papers and oral presentations, and is the recipient of numerous awards including the CSUR Sproule Innovation and Achievement
Award, CSPG Medal of Merit for best published paper, CSPG Tracks Award for Education, CSPG Ph.D. Thesis award, coauthored AAPG, SEPM and CSPG Best Paper/Oral Paper Awards, and was an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. Brian holds a BSc. (Geology) from Concordia (Loyola) University (1979), a MSc. (Geology) from University of Ottawa (1981), and a Ph.D. (Geology) from Queen’s (Kingston) University (1987). Brian is a registered Professional Geologist (APEGA), Certified Petroleum Geologist (AAPG-DPA) and a member of the AAPG, CSPG, CSUR, RMAG and SEPM. Brian is currently President and Owner of Zaitlin Geoconsulting Ltd, providing consulting services and applied training seminars to the oil and gas industry. Brian was appointed as a Hearing Commissioner in 2016 with the Alberta Energy Regulator and holds a Certificate in Tribunal Administrative Justice (CTAJ) from the FOAJ.
DIVISION INFORMATION The Division's mandate is to provide a CSPG forum for members who are interested in seeing the "wood" when they are looking at the "trees". Most of us deal with small areas in our daily work. A good understanding of the big geologic picture in which our areas are located will facilitate better geological interpretations and predictions, which will translate into higher drilling success rates. The aim of the Basin Analysis and Sequence Stratigraphy Division is to be innovative, inspiring and practical. We will try to introduce new concepts and methodologies of basin analysis and sequence stratigraphy to our group. We would also like to share inspiring interpretations of historical Canadian data. In particular, we encourage speakers to offer learnings that we can take home and apply in our daily work. The Division is also interested in running field trips or joint talks with other Divisions in the future.
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INTERNATIONAL DIVISION TALK The New Energy Bull Market is Ready to Rocket in 2019 SPEAKER
Price Plunge of 2014.
Josef Schachter | Schachter Energy Report
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Location: For location details please visit www.cspg.org BIOGRAPHY As a 40-year veteran of the Canadian Investment Management Industry, Josef Schachter has experienced several exceptional and turbulent global economic and stock market cycles. With his primary focus on the Energy Sector, Josef is able to weave global political, economic and monetary issues with current energy data into a compelling story of what’s going on in the sector, what is to come, and why.
Prior to establishing his firm Schachter Asset Management Inc. in 1996, Josef was the Market Strategist for Richardson Greenshields, a Director of RGCL and a member of its Investment Policy Committee. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a past Chairman of the Canadian Council of Financial Analysts.
In 2017 Josef recognized the signs of the recent and pervasive Energy Bear Market coming to a turbulent end, and the beginning of a new Energy Bear Market emerging in mid-2018. He left the Institutional Investor arena to author The Schachter Energy Report to assist active, individual investors through the turmoil of the shifting cycle in the energy sector. Josef also consults and delivers presentations to various boards, companies and organizations. Previously, for 15 years, he provided Oil & Gas research coverage to Maison Placements Canada for their institutional clients. Josef is most noted as a frequent guest on BNN and is often quoted in news publications and financial reporting agencies. He is also a regular on various radio shows including Michael Campbell’s “Money Talks” on the Corus Network and is a regular Guest Speaker at the annual World Outlook Financial Conference in Vancouver. The Business Edge Magazine awarded Josef their “Stock Picker of the Year” in 2003, 2004 and 2007. More recently, he has been acknowledged as the first analyst in Canada to predict the Oil
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INTERNATIONAL DIVISION TALK Westward Extension of Prolific Eagle Ford/Haynesville (Eqv.) Production into Mexico SPEAKER Kathleen Dorey | Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Location: For location details please visit www.cspg.org ABSTRACT In 2015 the United States Energy Information Agency assessed the Burgos Basin of Mexico to have 6.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BBO) and 43 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of risked recoverable resources in the Eagle Ford Formation. Likewise they assessed risked resources of 11 BBO and 119 TCF for the Pimienta Formation (Haynesville equivalent) for the same area. As a result of this report there has been renewed interest in the mapping and delineation of these unconventional reservoirs from South Texas into Mexico across the border. This talk outlines the reservoir characteristics and geoscience prerequisites for successful oil and gas exploration in the area. In addition, details of what a company would have to consider moving into the area such as the current market demands, land availability, availability of equipment, environmental issues and security will be outlined and discussed. The Upper Cretaceous EagIe Ford shale extends directly into northern Mexico from South Texas. The lesser known Upper Jurassic Pimienta formation, a prolific Gulf Coast source rock correlating with the Cotton Valley-Sossier-Haynesville sequence of East Texas, is regionally more extensive and uniform and is also a target over the same area. The Eagle Ford’s total organic compound (TOC), mineralogy, porosity, and reservoir pressure appear favorable in the area although data is constrained to fewer than 30 shale wells drilled to date.
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The Eagle Ford consists of organic-rich shale of mainly carbonate-silica lithology at optimal depths (2000 to 3,000 m) and thermal maturity with few faults and a flat surface topography. On the other hand, the Pimienta shale may have more than 200 m of gross shale thickness, double the typical Eagle Ford thickness in South Texas with just as favorable reservoir characteristics. A review of published geological literature of the basin has reveals reservoir characteristics suitable for continued exploration of the subject formations from Texas into Mexico. This includes maps of hydrocarbon type and distribution within the study area to enable explorers to target areas based on their hydrocarbon needs. The seismic discussed shows areas of significant structuring in the south of the study area as well as a potential for multiple targets from single surface locations. The seismic can also be used to map reservoir characteristics such as brittleness and TOC for a given dataset, and some examples are given. The structuring is discussed in terms of added natural fracturing to the reservoir and its potential to decrease the amount of mechanical fracturing necessary.
as for many junior oil and gas companies. Kathleen has contributed to and presented technical talks for the CSEG, EAGE, CSPG, CGEF and AAPG ICE.
BIOGRAPHY As a managing partner of Petrel Robertson Consulting in Calgary, Canada, Ms Dorey leads a team of geoscience professionals consulting to industry, government, and financial institutions in more than 40 countries worldwide. She works all aspects of oil and gas geoscience, from reservoir analysis, through property evaluations and strategic assessments, to forming the exploration and development groups for companies. Kathleen has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from Western University in Canada, is a Professional Geophysicist and is a member or past member of the CSEG, CSUR, CSPG and APEGA. In her past, she has worked as a Geophysicist in major operating companies such as Texaco, Conoco and BG as well
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OPERATIONS DIVISION TALK Qualitative Comparisons of Surface Deformation over a SAGD Reservoir in Alberta SPEAKER Dennis Ellison, M.Sc., G.I.T., Sound QI Solutions Ltd.
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Location: geoLOGIC Classroom (2nd Floor), Aquitaine Tower, 540-5th Avenue S.W. ABSTRACT Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is becoming a more desirable method to monitor surface deformation, in particular, ground heave in the oilsands related to thermal SAGD operations. Devon has licensed data from TRE-Altamira using the RADARSAT-2 satellite, which collects roughly 9 usable images each year to calculate deformation. Surface deformation has been used to monitor pressure changes in conventional reservoirs and carbon sequestration and is primarily thought as a method to understand and monitor caprock integrity in oilsands production. Previous efforts (Granda et al, 2012) have shown that surface deformation can be correlated with steam injection rates. Others (James et al, 2012) have also shown that surface deformation can be used to map the steam chamber. However, there are discrepancies when surface deformation is used to infer steam chamber thickness. These differences can provide further insight into reservoir production and quality. Although surface deformation and seismic time delays are both results of thermal SAGD operations—thermal expansion and increased pressure—are they impacted differently, and how much? Surface deformation is driven by thermal expansion & pressure increases and seismic time delay by fluid substitution. This qualitative interpretation of these observations can grant us further insight into the quality of the reservoir we are producing, pad conformance and allow us to characterize
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different styles of low performing reservoirs. We may also be able to infer the degree of depletion by using the surface deformation growth curve.
BIOGRAPHY Dennis Ellison has been working as a Geophysicist for over 5 years. He has recently completed his M.Sc. while working at Sound QI Solutions where he continues to learn and apply himself technically to enhance the value of his client’s seismic data. His career started in depth imaging of geologically complex land data and transitioned into Reservoir Characterization and Quantitative Interpretation focussing on unconventional geological property prediction. In 2017, he received Best Student Oral Presentation - Honourable Mention by the GeoConvention and Outstanding Volunteer in 2016 from the CSEG. Dennis actively volunteers with ENERGYminute, CSEG Foundation, APEGA, and Scouts Canada. Broad experience: major and junior oil & gas companies, and seismic service companies; professional associations; regulatory agencies; education/research institutes; consulting firms.
T.I.H. Consulting Ltd. Geologic Well-Site Supervision
1602 – 5th St N.E. Calgary, AB. T2E 7W3 Phone: 403-233-7729 www.tihconsulting.com e-mail: tih@shaw.ca
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OPERATIONS DIVISION TALK Canadian Well Identifier System, what does it mean for you? SPEAKER Floy Baird/ President, Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Society Sue Carr/ Past-President, Calgary Geoscience Managers Society | Katalyst Data Management.
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Location: geoLOGIC Classroom (2nd Floor), Aquitaine Tower, 540-5th Avenue S.W. ABSTRACT Canadian Well Identification System (CWIS), is an identifier whose time has come. CWIS is planned to be implemented by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) in the near future. This talk breaks down the concepts behind it and explains how it can be a valuable tool for you. CWIS addresses the limitations of the UWI, while not replacing it. Yes, your UWI is safe! Our industry is one of constant change, driven by the need to address our environmental
footprint, reduce our cost, and embrace new technologies. We no longer predominately drill just single vertical boreholes, and the management of the data of wells need new tools like CWIS to address these changes. De-mystifying the CWIS, walking through examples of CWIS, and talking in practical terms about the benefits will all be discussed in this talk.
BIOGRAPHY Floy Baird – with 37 years experience in managing Canadian, International, and US well data, change has been a constant in her career. Floy excels at bringing technology to the table to solve some of the most complex and pervasive issues in well data management. With practical and applied knowledge across disciplines spanning from regulatory compliance, sitting a drill site, field work and programming her knowledge base spans across most aspects of geoscience, engineering and land. Floy has held key roles in over 10 data management projects. Floy believes in giving back to her community of data managers by volunteering on the PPDM –
Regulatory Committee and as the President of the Calgary Geoscience Data Managers Society. Floy feels she has been fortunate to work in the area of her passion. Sue Carr, Manager Consulting Services, Katalyst Data Management. Sue is a passionate Oil and Gas Information Management Professional with more than 35 years of industry experience. An organizer and planner, she is known to continuously improve processes to create tangible results by empowering people with technology. Sues ‘experience as an IT Leader and Subsurface Information Manager has given her a unique skill set to bridge the gap between business requirements and IT policy. Her subsurface data management experience includes seismic, wells, interpretation projects and applications. Sue is currently focused on building a Data Management Consultants team to help solve E&P companies’ data challenges.
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PALAEONTOLOGY DIVISION TALK New approaches to the study of teleost fish from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta SPEAKER Dr. Don Brinkman, Royal Museum of Palaeontology and Adjunct Professor, Department of Biological Science, University of Alberta
Time: 7:30 pm Date: Friday, January 18, 2019 Location: Mount Royal University, Room B108 ABSTRACT Teleost fishes are important members of non-marine aquatic communities of the Late Cretaceous of North America, but their fossil record is poorly understood because few articulated specimens are preserved. However, isolated elements are abundant in vertebrate microfossil localities, and morphologically distinct jaws and vertebrae can be identified and their abundance and distribution quantified. These give data on the distribution and diversity patterns of teleosts but identifying what kinds of fish are present is challenging. Comparison with complete skeletons of recent fish and of fossils, particularly from the Green River Formation of Wyoming, allow some to be identified but many of the taxonomically distinctive elements cannot be placed in any established taxonomic group below the level of Teleostei. The discovery of a locality with complete articulated specimens of small teleosts in the late Maastrichtian Scollard Formation of Alberta presents an exceptional opportunity to identify some of the previously recognized morphotypes because vertebrate microfossil localities with isolated elements of teleosts from the same paleocommunities are present in the same formation. In an attempt to obtain data from the articulated fish that will allow isolated elements to be identified, a skeleton of particular interest was scanned with a micro-CT machine (Xradia), based in the The Cell Imaging and Analysis Network facility of McGill University. This specimen had been identified as a member of the
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Ostariophysi a group of fish that includes catfish, cyprinids and suckers. This group of fish is characterized by the presence of specialized elements at the anterior end of the vertebral column called the Weberian apparatus that allow the fish to hear. The presence of a Weberian apparatus in the fossil specimen confirms that it is a member of the Ostariophysi. Individual elements of the Weberian apparatus could be reconstructed from the CT scans, and compared to isolated elements from vertebrate microfossil localities. Based on the stratigraphic and geographic distribution of these isolated elements, this group of fishes first appeared in North America in the Turonian, likely as a result of dispersal from the southern hemisphere. The distribution of the isolated elements in North America show that they are primarily southern in their distribution during the Cretaceous but extend north into Alberta during time of higher global temperature. In the future, additional fish from the Pisces Point locality will be scanned at a similar level of resolution in an attempt to identify other teleost elements from vertebrate microfossil sites.
BIOGRAPHY Dr. Don Brinkman is the Director of Preservation and Research at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. His research focuses on turtles of the Cretaceous and Paleocene of North America, with special emphasis on biogeographic patterns and the effect of climate change on distribution patterns during this time.
at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, and he then joined the staff at the new Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller. Dr. Brinkman’s current research focuses on two main areas: the taxonomy, biostratigraphy, and distributions of Mesozoic turtles, as well as, the use of Cretaceous vertebrate microfossil assemblages for studies of palaeoecology and vertebrate distribution. In addition to the main presentation by Dr. Don Brinkman, Georgia Hoffman will provide a brief presentation.
Paleocene plant fossils found near Red Deer, Alberta – Full Abstract on cspg.org Georgia Hoffman is a geologist in the oil and gas industry. She is an active member in the Alberta Palaeontological Society.
DIVISION INFORMATION This event is presented jointly by the Alberta Palaeontological Society, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Mount Royal University, and the Paleontology Division of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. For details or to present a talk in the future, please contact CSPG Palaeontology Division Chair Jon Noad at jonnoad@hotmail.com or APS Coordinator Harold Whittaker at 403-2860349 or contact programs1@albertapaleo. org. Visit the APS website for confirmation of event times and upcoming speakers: http://www.albertapaleo.org/.
As a child, Don lived in Craigmyle, Alberta. The rocks in the Drumheller Valley would serve as the inspirations for Brinkman to pursue palaeontology as a career. His interest in the prehistoric past took him to Edmonton to study palaeontology at the University of Alberta. After receiving his Bachelor of Science, he went on to complete his PhD in 1979 at McGill University in Montreal. For two years Brinkman worked
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PALAEONTOLOGY DIVISION TALK Considerations and Procedures for Creating Sculptural Life Restorations of Prehistoric Life SPEAKER Brian Cooley, President, Cooley & Co. Ltd, Calgary, Alberta
Time: 7:30 pm Date: Friday, February 8, 2019 Location: Mount Royal University, Room B108 ABSTRACT Since the early days of paleontology, artists have worked with scientists in an attempt to interpret fossil discoveries and present them as living creatures for the entertainment and edification of the viewing public. In order to do so as accurately as possible, many steps are required. Measuring fossilized skeletal elements is essential and where those elements are missing, educated guesswork is required. Referring to any related species, sometimes distantly as required by necessity, is often necessary to create the most feasible end product. Using modern, extant creatures as analogs for musculature and integument is also
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employed. Often, new discoveries alter the perception of how the extinct creatures may have looked and require new and different reconstructions. The result is that the art of reconstructing prehistoric life is, like life itself, an evolving process and always a work in progress.
Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs View Full Abstract on cspg.org
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This event is presented jointly by the Alberta Palaeontological Society, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Mount Royal University, and the Paleontology Division of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. For details or to present a talk in the future, please contact CSPG Palaeontology Division Chair Jon Noad at jonnoad@hotmail.com or APS Coordinator Harold Whittaker at 403-286-0349 or contact programs1@ albertapaleo.org. Visit the APS website for confirmation of event times and upcoming speakers: http://www.albertapaleo.org/.
Brian Cooley was trained in classical figurative sculpture at the Alberta College of Art and Design, graduating in 1979. Since 1981 he has been creating sculptural reconstructions of prehistoric life. His sculptures have appeared extensively at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology as well as other museums around the world. He and his work have been featured in numerous films and publications, including three front covers of National Geographic Magazine.
Daegan Kovacs is a grade 11 homeschooled student partnered with Willow Home Education and is an active member with the Alberta Palaeontological Society.
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In addition to the main presentation by Brian Cooley, Daegan Kovacs will provide a brief presentation.
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STRUCTURAL DIVISION TALK Structural features of Central Labrador Trough: a model for strain partitioning, differential exhumation and late normal faulting in a thrust wedge under oblique shortening SPEAKER Elena Konstantinovskaya | University of Alberta, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Thursday, January 10, 2019 Location: Schlumberger Palliser One Building 200, 125 - 9th Ave SE, Calgary ABSTRACT The west-verging fold-and-thrust belt of Central Labrador Trough originated as a part of the New Quebec Orogen from rift inversion as a result of oblique collision and dextral transpression between the Archean Superior craton and Archean block of the Southeastern Churchill Province during the Hudson orogeny (1.821.77 Ga). The structures associated with dextral transpression are well established in the northern segment of the orogen but not in the central part. We present new field structural observations along the W-E Minowean-Romanet transect of about 70 km long that include not only elements of thrust tectonics but also previously not documented examples of strike-slip shear zones and late brittle, semi-brittle and ductile extensional structures that occurred both in the frontal and rear parts of the thrust wedge. The newly described low-angle mineral lineation, axes of cylindrical folds and dextral mylonitic shear zones in the footwall of the Romanet Fault are oriented subparallel to the orogen and reflect the early phase of oblique convergence. The mineral lineation and striations on planes of normal faults in the hanging wall of the Romanet Fault are oriented orthogonal to the orogen and correspond to later phase of exhumation driven by the combined effects of erosion and underplating. To explain the increase in the degree of exhumation along the orogen in the study area from NW to the SE,
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Figure 1: Left: Location of New Quebec Orogen and the study area in Central Labrador Trough (black box), map after Clark and Wares (2004). Right: recumbent isoclinal folds in the antiformal stack below the nappe of gabbro and basalts. we propose a model of strain partitioning and differential exhumation which resulted from the longitudinal variations of shortening and erosion under oblique convergence settings.
BIOGRAPHY I joined University of Alberta in 2017 as Associate Director of Integrated Petroleum Geoscience Program to teach reservoir geomechanics, seismic interpretation and supervise capstone projects. Before that I had a career both in academia and consulting industry, having worked at Schlumberger as Moscow Team Leader of geomechanics engineers, as research scientist at INRS-ETE, Quebec City, and Geological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, and as invited professor at CNRS-University Montpellier II. I obtained BSc Degree in Geology at Lomonosov Moscow State University and PhD Degree at Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. My interests involve structural geology and tectonic evolution of orogenic belts
and sedimentary basins, analog modeling of fault kinematics, fault architecture and influence of natural and hydraulic fractures and faults on the distribution and state of stresses, pressure regimes, and permeability of flow units in subsurface reservoirs. My recent research focuses on predictive models of faults hydraulic behavior and fault shear reactivation potential and top seal breaching under the in-situ stress and pore pressure changes caused by depletion or injection operations.
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STRUCTURAL DIVISION TALK Outcrops Don’t Lie: A Structural Geology Double Feature SPEAKER
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Jürgen Kraus1 and Andrew Newson2 1 Franconia Geoscience, Calgary, 2 Moose Oils 2014 Ltd.
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Thursday, February 7, 2019 Location: Schlumberger Palliser One Building 200, 125 - 9th Ave SE, Calgary Figure 2: Looking South West on Moose Mountain
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Figure 1: Looking north along the Trans-Canada Highway towards Field, B.C., with the investigated outcrop on the right.
ABSTRACT: PART 1 The structural inventory and multiple deformation of a single outcrop along Highway One near Field, B.C. is described. It is located in the Western Ranges of the Rockies and hosts sediments of the Cambrian Chancellor formation. Crosscutting veins and two cleavages act as strain markers. The deformation observed is compared to other areas inside and outside the Rockies and these observations are used in support of a realistic model for the Rockies as a whole and for the general interpretation of foldthrust relationships. It is concluded that the observed structural style be applied to subsurface interpretations where data is generally less detailed and therefore more ambiguous compared to the surface.
Looking south from the fire lookout on Moose Mountain, the Turner Valley formation shows a structural style that varies very considerably over a strike direction of 1000 meters. In the foreground, (A) the rocks are deformed by a detachment fold. 1000 meters further along strike, to the south (B), the same structure has transitioned into a fault bend fold style of deformation. The fault throw is much larger here with a sense of movement on it in the order of eight hundred meters. This fault still carries the Turner Valley formation in the hanging wall, but now it appears that the bed dips are close to parallel with the fault. This is the same in the footwall of the fault, where the younger Mount Head formation also has the bed dips parallel with fault. The rapid variation in structural style along strike is not common on a regional scale but it is locally common in many of the large gas fields in this area. This abrupt change in the structural style along strike will have a profound impact on the success and failure of horizontal wells that are being drilled in the strike direction in the fold and thrust belt of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta.
Jürgen Kraus is a consulting structural geologist and international exploration geologist with his own company, Franconia Geoscience Ltd. He is also a director of the Canadian Global Exploration Forum (CGEF) and co-chair of CSPG’s International Division, a fellow of the Geological Society of Canada (GAC) and a member of the AAPG and GSA. He has been on the Executive of the Canadian Tectonics Group (CTG) since 2003. Apart from the Foothills, Jürgen’s hands on experience in fold-and-thrust belts goes back to the 1980s (Rhenish massif as the central European extension of the Appalachians), his M.Sc. mapping in the Moine Thrust Belt in the Scottish Caledonides, gold exploration in the Ecuadorian Andes, and oil & gas exploration in the Tibetan foothills of the Sichuan Province of China. Jürgen held his first petroleum-related position in 1987. He received an M.Sc. in Structural Geology and Geophysics from Göttingen University in 1991 and a Ph.D. in Structural Geology from the University of New Brunswick in 1998. After assignments with the Geological Survey of Canada, Aachen Technical University, and the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, he joined Shell Canada
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in 2001 and created drillable prospects in the Foothills at Waterton and Pincher Creek. Jürgen established his consultancy in 2003 and has worked on international oil and gas projects for various companies since.
These include discoveries in the overthrust belts of the Taranaki basin of New Zealand in 1983 (McKee/ToeToe structure), the Alberta Foothills in 1993 (Moose Mountain) and the BC Foothills in 1991 and 1999 (Sikanni/Pocketknife).
Andrew Newson has over 35 years of experience in the geological and geophysical evaluations of overthrust belts. He is a Professional Geological Consultant registered in the province of Alberta. Andrew graduated with a B.Sc. (Hon) in geology from London University, England. Since then he has worked as a structural geologist specializing in the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbon prospects in overthrust belts around the world.
As a consultant since 1991, Andrew has been involved with numerous projects for clients among the major, independent and junior oil and gas companies. Through Moose Oils Ltd he teaches inhouse workshops on fold and thrust play evaluation techniques and regularly leads field trips for industry. He is closely involved in developing balanced cross section and dipmeter analysis software packages to assist in the structural interpretation of thrust and fold plays.
Andrew has had numerous successes.
2019 CSPG Squash Tournament
Registration Open! February 28 - March 2, 2019
Bow Valley Club | 250-6 ave SW Calgary For more information and to register online go to www.CSPG.org/squash
Registration deadline is February 21st
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GEOWOMEN LUNCHEON TALK Cultivate Leadership Presence & Step Up to Your Next level of Impact SPEAKER Callie Elwayns | Founder and CEO of Bold & Visible
Time: 12:00 pm Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Location: geoLOGIC Classroom, +15 Level, 2nd Floor, Aquitaine Tower, 540 – 5th Avenue SW ABSTRACT “There has never been a more significant moment in history for women to step into Bold & Visible feminine leadership.” Join GeoWomen of Calgary for a presentation by Callie B. Elwayns, Founder and CEO of Bold & Visible, where she will share her experience on how to cultivate leadership presence; stop dimming down and step into greater levels of confidence, visibility and impact. Free Event – No registration required – Everyone is welcome!
BIOGRAPHY Transformational leadership mentor, story teller and community builder. Callie’s journey from living on the streets as a young teen, to becoming a corporate CEO and community leader, was marked with many struggles and triumphs. She is a living role model for how to cultivate the courage to break through our own inner glass ceilings and step up to play our biggest game!
experience of authentic feminine power and presence. https://boldandvisible.com A born-and-raised Calgarian, Callie is a high-achieving executive with over 20 years’ collaborative leadership experience. Notable success as Executive Director of the Calgary Regional Partnership & Calgary Regional Economic Development Alliance, leading the process for 14 municipalities, industry and other diverse interests to create a shared vision, and negotiate terms, for a long-term growth plan for the Calgary Region. Callie is Chair of the Grizzly Den, a panel of influential Calgary business leaders, similar to television’s Dragon’s Den, who listen to the pitches of clients coming through Higher Landings’ career transformation program. She holds a Master of Leadership and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.
DIVISION INFORMATION For more information on GeoWomen of Calgary, please visit www.geowomen.org GeoWomen of Calgary is a GeoCommunity of the CSPG www.cspg.org GeoWomen of Calgary is a member of AWSN www.awsn.org
Callie offers transformational workshops, retreats, and coaching to catapult women into bold new levels of leadership, visibility, and authentic self-expression. Let go of old patterns and learn to use your body, voice, and presence powerfully and expressively to increase your confidence, visibility, and impact. Callie’s unique method draws on performing arts-based practices such as voice and movement training, improvisation, personal story telling, and more, to awaken an embodied
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AUGC STUDENT CONFERENCE WRAP UP ARTICLE
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his year’s Atlantic University Geoscience Conference (AUGC) was held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia over the first weekend of November. The 68th annual event began with an ice-breaker at Dalhousie Thursday evening, field trips in the area running Friday, the CSEG challenge bowl occurring Friday evening, and the talk and poster sessions occurring throughout Saturday with the final banquet, awards, and keynote address taking place Saturday evening. In attendance this year representing the society were Clint Tippett, CSPG President, and Carson Brown, CSPG University Outreach Coordinator. AUGC, along with WIUGC and AESRC, are university-centric earth science conferences which the CSPG supports both financially and by sending representatives to judge the presentations. At each of these conferences a plaque and monetary sponsorship are awarded to the best presentation of a petroleum geologyrelated paper. Three field trips for this year’s AUGC took place along the Bay of Fundy, Bayer’s Lake area and along other parts of the Nova Scotian coast. Fieldtrip topics included igneous and metamorphic geology of the area, a geochemically-focused field trip investigating mine tailings, and an overview of the geological history and paleontology of Nova Scotia. The temperature was mild with occasional bouts of heavy rain setting in throughout the day. Being accustomed to the rain the attendees were well prepared and undeterred by the elements in favor of the opportunity to learn more about the geology of the area. Participants for this year’s conference included students from across Eastern Canada. Acadia University, University of New Brunswick, St. Francis Xavier University, Dalhousie University, Saint Mary’s University and Memorial University students attended the field trips, gave talks and socialized during the conference events. The CSEG challenge bowl, a geoscience-based trivia game, was hosted on Friday night on campus by CSEG representatives Chelsea Squires and
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Matthew Drew. The winners this year were Memorial University which grants them a CSEG-sponsored trip to Calgary for the national round which will occur in Calgary at this year’s Geoconvention. Saturday was the main conference day with all of the presentations, poster sessions, and exhibitor stands occurring at the Scotiabank Auditorium on the Dalhousie campus. Talks and posters covered a broad range of topics from hydrocarbon exploration, characterization of mineral deposits, to environmental monitoring, with one topic even exploring the social and cultural impacts of resource rich nations through time. Six judges spanning academia and industry were in attendance to deliberate the presentations and award each of the six awards. Following the day of presentations the banquet, guest speaker, and awards ceremony took place at the Atlantica Hotel in downtown Halifax. Kathryn Sullivan attended as keynote speaker, her many titles acutely well-suited to the audience at hand as a geologist, astronaut, NOAA scientist and former Dalhousie graduate. She spoke of her time both in space and on Earth, the lessons she’s learned, and how she believes the students of today will forge the path forward. Her message was well-received with endless questions about her experiences, and how she believes it’s possible to make a difference in today’s world.
marked the beginning of Carson Brown’s lecture tour across Nova Scotia. Read on to hear more about the society’s University Outreach efforts on the East coast of Canada.
Brant Gaetz (MUN) – CSPG Award Winner and Carson Brown, Photo taken by: Howard Donohoe
Professor Grant Wach and CSPG Past President Clint Tippett , Photo taken by: Howard Donohoe
Following the keynote presentation it was time for the awards ceremony. A total of six awards with a range of focuses was given at this year’s conference. This year’s CSPG award winner, given to the best petroleumbased presentation, was Brant Gaetz from Memorial University with his talk titled “Geophysically constrained microplate fragmentation model, and terranecontrolled evolution of Mesozoic basins rifted North African borderlands, offshore Newfoundland, Canada”. The conference wrapped Sunday morning with all of the participants heading back to their respective schools and homes and
Parrsboro Field Trip, Wasson Bluff, Trip led by Tim Fedak, Photo taken by: Anthony Chu
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EAST COAST LECTURE TOUR
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ach year the CSPG sends out various speakers to give technical lectures on current earth and science topics, and to share insights and the opportunities that are available to students interested in Canada’s petroleum industry. This year, the CSPG University Outreach Coordinator was asked to follow his attendance at the AUGC conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia with a quick tour across the province to connect with students there. The tour itself travelled to Acadia University in Wolfville, St. FX University in Antigonish, Dalhousie University in Halifax and finally over to McGill University in Montreal. Carson has been employed as a geologist with Devon Canada for 6 years and has donated many volunteer hours with the CSPG, taking on various roles from the SIFT Co-chair, to assisting with the Go Take a Hike book project to his current role of University Outreach Coordinator. He enjoys working with students and giving back where he can so he jumped at the opportunity to visit a handful of universities with the hope of giving an impactful presentation. His discussion focused on the three major
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themes: the current state of the Canadian oil and gas industry, setting the stage for advice on what students can expect from a career in oil and gas and providing some tangible examples of how best to market themselves to potential employers. Examples of advances in digital computing and the future of data analytics were provided in the context that in the current market conditions, producers are making moves to implement the opportunities provided by them to drive down costs. The skill building portion of the lecture focused on three major categories which are critical not only within oil and gas but most corporate roles in any industry: technical skills, communication, and business acumen. Carson’s talk closed with an overview of what the future of the energy industry looks like and the floor was opened for questions. Attendance was good at each lecture, drawing a mix of undergrad and graduate students and also a few professors. Following all of the lectures, Carson was able to stick around and entertain less formal questioning and discussion. Many students were interested in further
Carson Brown receiving a gift from Garrett Velkjar for his lecture at Acadia University, Photo taken by: Anthony Chu discussing both the actual career content of the lecture, such as more detail regarding the difference between a wellsite and office geologist, and also looking for more tips on how to successfully land that first job. The next young professional lecture will follow the WIUGC conference in January and will connect with schools across Middle and Western Canada.
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2018 AWARD WINNERS CAREER AWARDS Stanley Slipper Gold Medal
Honorary Membership
for Distinguished Service to the Society
for outstanding Career Contributions to Oil & Gas Exploration in Canada
Graham R. Davies Clinton Tippett
Grant Wach
TECHNICAL AWARDS R.J.W Douglas Medal
for Outstanding Contributions to the Understanding of Sedimentary Geology in Canada
Ashton Embry
Medal of Merit
for Best Paper Related to Canadian Petroleum Geology
James Walker, István Almási, Frank Stoakes Ken Potma, Jennifer O’Keefe (née Cranshaw) “Hypogenic karst beneath the Athabasca Oil Sands: Implications for oil sands mining operations” Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology, Vol. 65, No.1, p. 115-146 (March 2017)
VOLUNTEER AWARDS H.M. Hunter Award
for Distinguished Service to the Society
Peter Fermor Jason Frank
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President’s Award
Tracks Award
for Outstanding Service by a CSPG Member
for Members Who have Set New Standards of Excellence
Philip Benham Greg Lynch
Colin Etienne
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THANK YOU to our 2018 Volunteers! Lindsey Abbott
Foon Der
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Gord Stabb
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Matthew Lennon
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Tony Stadnyk
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Andrew Fox
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Hairuo Qing
Ken Wedemire
Sonia Brar
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Paula Jennings
Ben McKenzie
Holly Ratzlaff
Gerald Wendland
Laurie Brazzoni
Jason Frank
Samantha Jones
Liese McLaren
Indy Raychaudhuri
Christa Williams
Carson Brown
Jocelyn Frankow
Jassie Kang
Sean Mcleod
Gerry Reinson
Jay Williams
Chuck Buckley
Adam Fraser
Justin Kangarloo
Margot McMechan
Weishan Ren
Mandy Williams
Gary Bugden
Lloyd Freeman
David Keighley
David Middleton
Carson Renaud
Melissa Williams
Tony Cadrin
Riona Freeman
Don Keith
Steve Minions
Claude Ribordy
Andrew Willis
Mark Caplan
Milovan Fustic
Jocelyn Keith-Asante
Ben Montgomery
Katey Roberts
Jamie Wills
Jean-Yves Chatellier
Jean-Francois Gagnon Jennifer Kingsbury
Kevin Morrison
Kristin Rohr
Paul Wilson
Guoxiang Chi
Brad Galloway
Dirk Knaust
David Morrow
Katie Romansky
Richard Wong
Andre Chow
David Gardner
Doug Kozak
Alexandra Nagy
Kevin Root
Raphael Wust
Shawna Christensen
David Garner
Jürgen Kraus
Eric Niven
Jonathan Rotzien
Keith Yaxley
David Clyde
Ray Geuder
Ross Kukulski
Jon Noad
Jen Russel-Houston
Tiffiny Yaxley
Jennifer Connolly
Sasan Ghanbari
Brent Kuntz
Scott Norlin
Cynthia Sawatzky
Colin Yeo
Andrew Cook
Amin Ghanizadeh
Larry Lane
Laura Normore
Doug Schmaltz
Mark Cooper
Chad Glemser
Dillon Langelaan
Rob North
Jesse Schoengut
Thomas Cox
Stephen Grasby
Jason Lavigne
Natalia Noskova
Hayley Silberg
Bryn Davies
Darcie Greggs
Clara Laws
Darcy Novak
Athyna Slack
Tim De Freitas
Bernard Guest
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CSPG FISCAL YEAR FINANCES REVIEW Fiscal Year: Sept 1, 2017 – Aug 31, 2018 Jim Barclay, Finance Director, 2018 Ray Geuder, Finance Director-elect, 2018. (on behalf of the CSPG Finance Committee) “Plan for break-even and look for revenue everywhere!” The slogan above summarizes this year’s approach to managing finances in yet another difficult year for our society and our industries. After three years of significant losses, the Board and CSPG staff continued to manage our finances conservatively and essentially achieved a break-even fiscal year for 2017-2018. The chart below shows the dramatic swings that have occurred in our profits and how we are returning to a breakeven status. Previous Boards and Finance Directors, such as Shelley Leggitt and Scott Leroux, made very tough decisions to decrease the society’s expenses in the last few years and that positioned us well to weather the recent difficult years. We have used $728,862 of our reserves to weather out this economic downturn! This fiscal year’s budgeted loss was -$24,386. CSPG staff were able to raise significant revenues and we obtained better than budgeted revenue from GeoConvention, Core Conference, Education programs and E-Communications. Compared to the last fiscal year, the activities workload for staff became more manageable with two staff members returning from maternity leaves. This allowed them to run CSPG activities more efficiently and gave more time to obtain new revenues and generate more sponsorship for activities. Staff focus for 2017-2018 was more on developing income than in the past three years when the focus was more on cost reduction. The audited financials show an operating surplus of $11,355 before the unrealized loss of -$23,168 required by accounting standards to show the reader the value of investments on August 31st, 2018 as though they were sold on that date. Therefore,
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CSPG Profit History audited financial statements show a loss of -$11,813. The unrealized “loss” is on paper only as those investments have not been sold. The audited statements as prepared by Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP are available on the cspg.org website. Investment portfolios are conservatively invested with an overall asset mix of approximately 80% Fixed Income and up to 20% Equities. Funds in our “Restricted Account” and “Operating Account” are held in conservative investments, mainly GICs or cash instruments. These accounts cannot drop in value due to market volatility as set out by the guidelines under which they were provided to the CSPG or are needed for planned operating expenditures. Savings during profitable past years has positioned the CSPG with an Internally Restricted fund of $844K (vs. $820K fiscal yearend 2017) and an Unrestricted fund of $795K (vs. $823K fiscal yearend 2017). All assets totalled $2,400K (vs. $2,318K fiscal yearend 2017). Membership is a key component in the society - In Transition
programs and the efforts of Membership Director Laurie Brazzoni in attracting new members have kept membership quite stable (2,637 in August 2018 vs. 2,607 in September 2017). CSPG is a Not-For-Profit society and our success is not measured by profits but rather by our ability to maximise the services provided for the income received. We are a Technical Society and our mission is to advance the professions of the energy geosciences. We believe that we have done an excellent job adhering to our mandate while managing some challenging years. We used over $725K of our reserves to maintain services during this economic downturn and to help our members who were In Transition. Some highlights of activities from Fiscal 2017-2018 include: • 7 Technical Luncheons • 46 Technical Divisions talks • 7 Fall, 9 Spring and 5 General Education Courses
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• 2 Special Bulletin Issues on the Montney Play of Western Canada • 6 themed issues of the Reservoir • 2017 Gussow Conference on Subsurface Hydrocarbon Movement • GeoConvention 2018 • CSPG Core Conference • 4 sporting events: Road Race & Fun Run, Squash Tournament, Mixed Golf and Classic Golf Tournaments. In 2019, Ray Geuder will be assuming the Finance Director role and Kelty Latos will be the Finance Director-Elect. Their experience in the CSPG, particularly with Core Conferences, will be a great benefit. It is the work of our staff, volunteers, Board and sponsors that give us the success of CSPG’s many activities and also allowed us to break even. I’d like to thank Lis Bjeld and the staff in the CSPG office – this has been a hard-working year with the focus on raising revenues while maintaining the large portfolio of CSPG activities. Our volunteers are the lifeblood of the CSPG and it’s technical and social activities. All these people are the unsung heroes of the CSPG. Thank you!!
Revenue Pie Chart
Sources: Audited financial statements (August 31, 2018) Kenway Mack Slusarchuk Stewart LLP. 2017 Financial Overview, Shelley Leggitt, January/February 2018 Reservoir YTD net profit projection 2018 08.31.2018.pdf (internal document)
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CSPG - Past Presidents (Dinner) Slides. Final.20181016.12.00.pptx (Clint Tippett, October, 2018)
Expenses Pie Chart
Income Statement comparison 2018-20172016-2015 and pie charts.xls (internal document)
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MARCH 21st, 2019 - DAY 1 SCHEDULE Time
Speaker
Presentation Title Welcome & Introductions
8:00
Theme
8:55
Optimising the collection of core and chips to obtain Oil Sands; Geochemistry/ the maximum data from new scanning and imaging Petrophsyics/Geomechanics Enersoft technologies Thoman Weedmark Incorporation of XRF Data in rock analysis workflow: Oil sands; Geochemistry XRF Solutions Applications to oil sands Oil sands; Geochemistry/ Albert Cui TBD
9:20
BREAK
8:05 8:30
9:45 10:10 10:35 11:00
11:25
Stan Stancliffe
AGAT Laboratories
Petrophysics
Geological Survey of Canada
Omid Ardakani
Hydrocarbon resources geochemical screening: Data quality control
Tight Rocks; Geochemistry
David Robertson Schlumberger
TBA
Tight Rocks: Geochemisty
Trican Well Service
Ken Glover
TBA
Tight Rocks: Geomechanics
State of the art of geomechanical triaxial test at the Gonzalo Zambrano millimetre core scale to exanimate scale influence of Tight Rocks; Geomechanics University of Alberta hydro-geomechanical and multiphase properties changes of Shales Marc Bustin Mechanical characetization for tight rocks at micro/ University of British Columbia
nano-scales using nanoindentation technique
Tight Rocks; Geomechanics
LUNCH
11:50
Joe Ramoin
Digital rock characterization of tight rocks
Tight Rocks; Petrophysics
1:25
Hanford Deglint
Tight Rocks; Petrophysics
1:50
Amin Ghanizadeh
Micro-scale characterzaition of wettability in tight rocks
1:00
Core Laboratories Alberta Innovates
University of Calgary
2:15 2:40
3:05 3:30
Relative Permeability of Tight Rocks: Examples from the Montney and Duvernay Formations (Canada)
BREAK
Understanding pore structure, pore orientation and Andreas Busch fluid saturation in mudrocks using small angle Heriot-Watt University scattering Bernard M. Krooss Gas storage and transport properties of tight rocks: Impact of fluid-dynamics, rock-mechanics and water RWTH Aachen University saturation Kevin Parks Alberta Energy TBD Regulator
Tight Rocks; Petrophysics
Tight Rocks; Petrophysics
Tight Rocks; Petrophysics Governmental Regulations
3:55
Closing Remarks
4:00 - 6:00
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Time
MARCH 22nd, 2019 - DAY 2 SCHEDULE
Speaker
Presentation Title
Welcome & Introductions
8:30
Theme
8:35
Amin Ghanizadeh
Integrating Advanced Core Analysis with Lithological Oil Sands; Geochemistry/ Controls on Hydrocarbon Storage and Transport in the Petrophsyics/Geomechanics Montney Formation: An Integrated Core/Log Analysis
9:00
Mason MacKay
Integrating Geomechanical Characterization of Tight Rocks: Examples from the Duvernay Formation (Canada)
Oil sands; Geochemistry
Henry Portilla
Geological Controls on Hydrocarbon Generation and Production in the Duvernay Formation: An Integrated Log and Core Analysis Approach
Oil sands; Geochemistry/ Petrophysics
TBD
Oil sands
9:25 9:50
University of Calgary
University of Calgary
University of Calgary
Bruce James Suncor Energy
BREAK
10:15 10:45 11:10 11:35
Rick Chalaturnyk
TBD
Tight Rocks; Geochemistry
Carolyn Currie
TBD
Tight Rocks; Geochemistry
Marc Enter
TBD
Tight Rocks; Geomechanics
University of Alberta Core Laboratories SGS
LUNCH
12:00 1:30 1:55
Mark Caplan
Cenovus Energy
Grant Sanden Enersoft
TBD
Oil Sands
The Virtual Core Table : A New Way to Discuss Rock with Exploration and Production teams
Oil Sands
1:55
Panel Discussion
2:30
Closing Remarks
2:35-3:35
Core Viewing/Networking
POSTERS
Mineralogy of unconventional reservoirs: Comparison Tight Rocks; Geochemistry of rock analyses from different analytical techniques Scott McKean & Ma- Geomechanical characterization of tight rocks using Tight Rocks; Geomechanics multistage triaxial testing and ultrasonic pulse son Mackay University of Calgary transmission technique Dan Agar & Joe Best practices for routine core analysis in the Tight Rocks; Petrophysics Ramoin Montney Formation Ron Spencer XRF Solutions
Core Laboratories
Charles Song
University of Calgary
Best practices for advanced core/cutting analysis: Implications for evaluation of enhanced oil recovery in Tight Rocks; Petrophysics tight reservoirs
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The Rock Analysis Workshop will bring together professionals and subject matter experts, dealing with multidisciplinary characterization of unconventional and bitumen reservoirs, to share experiences gained through laboratory and field operations. The workshop will focus on not only new advances in all areas of rock characterization but also the added value through field applications
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! CSPG Member Registration: $250.00 +gst Non-Member Registration: $350.00 +gst Presenter Registration: $125.00 +gst All General Registrations include the following: • • •
2 full days of Technical content and presentations 2 Lunches and 4 Coffee Breaks 1 Ticket to Thursday evening Networking event
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