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Husky Energy
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Burlington Resources Canada
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EnCana Corporation
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Burlington Resources Canada
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Berland Exploration
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GSC – Calgary
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EnCana Corporation
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Anadarko Canada
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ConocoPhillips Canada
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GSC - Calgary
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The CSPG is a large,active organization which provides its members with a tremendous range of services and programs throughout the year. In addition,the Society acts as a voice for the geological sciences in a number of government, industry,and educational venues.Provision of this breadth and depth of service requires significant resources both human and financial. The human resources come from a very large group of committed volunteers and an efficient and dedicated staff,while the financial resources,which are the subject of this article, come from our members,sponsors,and advertisers.
As Assistant Finance Director,it is my role to assist with governance of the Society’s finances throughout the year,including review of monthly income and expense statements, oversight of the Society’s investments,and review of the year-end financials.My principal role,however,is preparation of the budget for the coming year.In reality,most of the budget preparation work falls to Tim Howard,Society Business Manager,and the numerous Committee Chairs.The Assistant Finance Director oversees the budget preparation and ensures that it is consistent with the Society’s goals for the coming year.
As you know,the Society’s fiscal year runs from September 1 to August 31 to coincide with the major programs and services which the Society offers.Beginning in October,the Executive starts work on the Strategic Business Plan which is a high level review of the Society’s programs and the environment in which the Society operates.The goal of the Strategic Plan is to identify challenges and opportunities, which may present themselves in the next three to five years,and to build a strategic plan of action which will allow the Society to respond effectively.
The Strategic Business Plan leads naturally to the Budget for the following year,which also includes an outlook for two years to provide a
clearer vision of the Society’s long term finances for the current and incoming Executive.The budget process starts in May with a call to committee chairs to provide budgets for the coming year.These are rolled up into a consolidated draft budget,which is presented to the Executive for approval in June.
At the time of writing (July,2004) the budget had not been finalized due to some uncertainty with respect to revenue projections for the 2005 AAPG Annual Convention which is being held in Calgary;however,the overall scope of the budget is clear.The 2004/2005 Budget anticipates revenues and expenses of about $2.0 MM,which is consistent with recent years. The major programs that contribute to revenues are Convention and Conferences, Technical Luncheons,and the Reservoir which, combined,contribute approximately 70% of the Society’s revenues (see Figure 1).Membership dues contribute 16% of the Society’s revenues, confirming the value that we,as members, receive for our dues.On the expense side,the major components of the budget are Operations,Technical Luncheons,Convention and Conferences,and the Executive (see Figure 2).Combined,these account for 71% of the Society expenses.For clarity,Executive expenses consist largely of a grant to the Educational Trust Fund and a contingency fund which,in most years,is not utilized.
There have been some significant trends in the Society’s revenues over the past several years. We have had several very successful Annual Conventions,which have allowed the Society to record surpluses over the past three years.The current and prior Executive have recognized the importance of the Convention for the Society’s financial health,however,they have also recognized the risk of becoming overly dependent on Convention surpluses.As a result,the Society has focused more closely on corporate sponsorship and advertising as a way of diversifying revenues.To date,this effort has been very successful,as evidenced by the
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The CSPG has always been the primary conduit for knowledge transfer within the geologic community. As oil and gas becomes even harder to find, the
knowledge needs of our industry will continue to increase almost exponentially. The CSPG will continue to provide forums for networking and the exchange of ideas.
The CSPG is not peripheral to industry success; it is a part of everything we do. When you invest in the CSPG, you invest in the future.
Determining the stratigraphic position of a horizontal well within a zone with subtle gamma ray character
SPEAKER
Ken Bowdon
Horizontal Solutions International
11:30 am
Thursday,September 9,2004
TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE CALGARY, ALBERTA
Please note:
The cut-off date for ticket sales is 1:00 pm,Monday,September 6th. Ticket price is $28.00 + GST.
The objective of a horizontal well is to maximize exposure of the wellbore to the reservoir.As a result,the geologic framework of the reservoir must be the guiding principle for the planning,drilling,and completion of any horizontal well.Horizontal wells should be
planned and drilled under a new paradigm.Most horizontal wells should be drilled using the geologic framework as the primary reference point,not TVD.This new point of reference is called True Stratigraphic Position (TSP).
Determining the stratigraphic position within a zone with subtle gamma ray character can be especially challenging but no less important.Lack of character within a zone as seen on vertical wells does not necessarily mean that LWD gamma can not be used to steer a horizontal well.Very often,the true gamma character of a formation is only revealed once a horizontal well is drilled.It has been found that horizontal gamma ray response reveals subtle markers within a zone that can be readily correlated in a horizontal well if proper methods are used.
True Stratigraphic Position Modeling (TSPM) removes distortion in the MD LWD log and restores the data to its true stratigraphic position,allowing the interpreter to identify and correlate these subtle stratigraphic markers.In this way the position of the well
relative to the target interval can be determined with accuracy.This relative approach allows the operator to stay within the stratigraphic target,even within areas that have very subtle gamma ray character.
Ken Bowdon is a degreed professional geologist with over 20 years of experience.Since 1983, Mr.Bowdon has concentrated on horizontal well technology and evaluation.In April 1996,he created Bowdon Energy Company as a division of Blair Enterprises.
Ken drilled the first exploratory horizontal well in the continental United States (1986).Ken was Team Leader for Austin Chalk Horizontal Drilling Exploration Team at Oryx Energy.He evaluated and acquired more than 120,000 acres in the Austin Chalk while Chief Geologist at US Horizontal Development Corporation.Ken has authored a computer program to aid in the navigation of horizontal well bores utilizing MWD Gamma Ray.Mr.Bowdon has spent over eight years refining this technology.
Geological storage of greenhouse gases:The IEA Weyburn CO2 monitoring and storage project
SPEAKER
Steve Whittaker
Saskatchewan Industry and Resources
11:30 am
Thursday,September 23,2004
TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE CALGARY, ALBERTA
Please note:
The cut-off date for ticket sales is 1:00 pm,Monday,September 20th. Ticket price is $28.00 + GST.
Geological storage of greenhouse gases is being increasingly recognized as one of the most promising methods of mitigating CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.The IEA Weyburn CO2 Monitoring and Storage project is an extensive study investigating the viability of greenhouse gas storage within the Weyburn Unit in southeastern Saskatchewan.As part of EnCana Corporation’s
CO2-EOR program,approximately 5,000 tonnes of anthropogenic CO2 are being injected into the Weyburn reservoir daily.Produced CO2 is being recycled with the aim of ultimately storing over 20 million tonnes of CO2 in the reservoir for several thousands of years.A major component of the Weyburn Project is the assessment of the integrity of the geological container surrounding the reservoir.
Geological characterization of the Weyburn site was performed at several scales including a regional perspective that extended 200 x 200 km around the Weyburn Field covering much of the northeastern Williston Basin in Saskatchewan, North Dakota,and Montana.This large area was used to assess the importance of basin-scale hydrogeological flow and underlying tectonic features in characterizing geological CO2 storage sites.A smaller area extending ten kilometers beyond the limits of the CO2 flood was subjected to more detailed work and used to develop a geological model for risk and performance assessment.Methods of geological characterization include regional mapping to construct a geological framework and the integration of detailed studies involving core logging,petrography and geochemistry,near-
surface and deep-basin hydrogeology,seismic and high-resolution aeromagnetic geophysical investigations,and remotely sensed imagery analysis.
In general,the main focus of these efforts is to determine the nature of primary and secondary seals in the system,delineate and characterize the hydrogeological flow units,and identify potential pathways of preferential fluid migration that may be related to depositional,erosional,or tectonic features.Other principal components of the Weyburn Project include the prediction, monitoring,and verification of CO2 movement, determining the CO2 storage capacity and the application of economic limits,and performing a long-term risk assessment of the system.
BIOGRAPHY
Steve Whittaker received his B.Sc.in 1983 and Ph.D.in 1990 from the University of Saskatchewan. After graduation Dr.Whittaker was a postdoctoral fellow at Queens University and a research associate at McGill University until the mid-90s. Steve returned west and worked as a consultant to several oil and gas and environmental companies. Dr.Whittaker joined Saskatchewan Industry and Resources in 2001 to work as coordinating geoscientist for the Weyburn Project.
Steve Whittaker,Regina SK, swhittaker@ir.gov.sk.ca
Reservoir,which yielded its first surplus in 2003 and will generate a modest surplus in 2004.The budget forecasts surpluses from the Reservoir in 2005 and beyond.
As the number and scope of the Society’s programs have grown over the past few years, operating and administration costs have grown, albeit at a slower rate.The 2004/2005 budget anticipates a modest increase in operating costs of about 4%,followed by a 6% increase in 2005/2006 reflecting higher office lease costs.
In summary,I am pleased to report that the CSPG continues to enjoy excellent financial health.Our long term investments continue to grow relative to book value and we expect to generate a significant surplus in 2004.Our budget anticipates modest surpluses in 2005 and beyond,thus we continue to look for additional means to generate revenue for the Society.
Al Schink,Assistant Finance Director
The history of dinosaur hunting in western Canada,a perspective on the eve of the centenaries of Alberta, Albertosaurus,and Tyrannosaurus Rex
SPEAKER
Philip J.Currie
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
11:30 am Tuesday,October 12,2004
TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE CALGARY, ALBERTA
Please note:
The cut-off date for ticket sales is 1:00 pm,Thursday,October 7th. Ticket price is $28.00 + G.S.T.
The first dinosaurs were discovered in western Canada more than a century ago.In 1905,H.F.Osborn named Albertosaurus after the newly created province of Alberta. In the same scientific paper,he named Tyrannosaurus rex,an animal that has since become the most famous of all dinosaurs.
The significance of the Cretaceous fossil resources was realized during the “Great Canadian Dinosaur Rush” (1911-1925), when more than 300 skeletons found their way into the displays of museums around the World.After a long period of inactivity,a renaissance of interest in dinosaurs led to the establishment in 1985 of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in the badlands at Drumeller.
The Alberta badlands have long been one of the richest dinosaur-producing areas in the world,and continue to produce half a dozen new skeletons every year,some of which represent new species.But intensive, multidisciplinary studies have also revealed new aspects of dinosaurian biology.Some bonebeds are the remnants of mass deaths of herds of duckbilled and horned dinosaurs, migrating seasonally between Alberta and Alaska.Eggs and nests have been recovered from sites in southern Alberta that probably represent communal nesting grounds. Dinosaur trackway sites in Alberta and British Columbia have produced thousands of footprints and an incredible amount of data on how dinosaurs moved and interacted.As studies become more sophisticated,palaeontologists are revealing aspects of dinosaur physiology,variation,and
behaviour.Extinction theories abound,but the evidence is favouring an asteroid hitting the Earth 65 million years ago.But did they really die out? It is now widely accepted that more than 8,000 species are alive today.We call them birds.
Philip J.Currie,Curator of Dinosaurs (Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology) and Adjunct Associate Professor (University of Calgary).B.Sc.(Toronto, 1972),M.Sc.(McGill,1975),Ph.D.(McGill, 1981),Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1999) and a member of the Explores Club (2001).As a researcher at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Drumheller),he has published 75 scientific articles,85 popular articles,and eleven books,focussing on the growth and variation of extinct reptiles,the anatomy and relationships of carnivorous dinosaurs,and the origin of birds.Fieldwork connected with his research has been concentrated in Alberta,Argentina,British Columbia,China,the Arctic,and Antarctica.He received the Sir Frederick Haultain Award (for significant contributions to science in Alberta) in 1988 and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Michel T.Halbouty Human Needs
Award in 1999.Since 1986,he has supervised or co-supervised 31 M.Sc.and Ph.D.students at the University of Calgary,the University of Saskatchewan,and the University of Copenhagen.He has given hundreds of popular and scientific lectures on dinosaurs all over the world,and is often interviewed by the press.
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Integration of geology, petrophysics,and reservoir engineering for characterization of carbonate reservoirs through pickett plots
SPEAKER
Roberto Aguilera
11:30 am Thursday,October 21,2004
TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE CALGARY, ALBERTA
Please note:The cut-off date for ticket sales is 1:00 pm,Monday,October 18th. Ticket price is $28.00 + G.S.T.
The concept of rock fabric has been shown to be very useful for characterization of carbonate reservoirs.This study shows that a Pickett crossplot of interparticle porosity vs. true resistivity (in some cases,apparent resistivity or true resistivity affected by a shale group) should result in a straight line for intervals with a constant rock fabric.The slope of the straight line is related to the
porosity exponent m,the water saturation exponent n,and the size of the particles forming the interparticle porosity.Different slopes are obtained for different rock fabrics. The method helps to reconcile geology to fluid flow by illustrating the important link between geology,petrophysics,and reservoir engineering.
Lines of constant rock fabric are displayed on a Pickett plot,together with water saturation, permeability,process speed k/f,capillarypressure curves,pore-throat apertures r35 and r35,Kozeny’s constant (Fst2),and height above the free-water table.Pattern recognition while placing all these data in a consistent form on a Pickett plot allows determination of flow units and a more rigorous characterization of carbonate reservoirs.The method is aimed at heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs,which have a limited amount of hard data.
The use of this technique is illustrated with data from the Mission Canyon Formation in the Little Knife field of North Dakota,where a significant volume of oil in place is below the structural closure and updip wells
penetrate micropores that provide an effective seal in this stratigraphic trap.
BIOGRAPHY
Roberto Aguilera is president of Servipetrol Ltd.in Calgary,Canada and an adjunct professor in the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Calgary,where he concentrates in teaching about the theoretical and practical aspects of naturally fractured reservoirs.He is a petroleum engineering graduate from the Universidad de America at Bogata,Columbia,and holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D.in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.He was an AAPG instructor on the subject of naturally fractured reservoirs from 1984 to 1996.He has presented his course on naturally fractured reservoirs and has rendered consulting services throughout the world.He is a Distinguished Author of the Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology (1993 and 1999),a recipient of the Outstanding Service award from the Petroleum Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining,Metallurgy,and Petroleum Engineers (CIM) in 1994,and a Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer on the subject of naturally fractured reservoirs for 2000-2001.
SPEAKER
Jon W.Fennell,M.Sc.,P.Geol.
Komex International Ltd.
12:00 Noon
Thursday,September 16,2004
Encana Amphitheatre
2nd Floor, east end of the Calgary Tower Complex 1st Street and 9th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta
Increasing stresses are being placed on fresh water resources in Alberta due to current drought conditions.Although climate change
has been identified as a dominant factor, deforestation and water use practices are contributing factors.
The Beaver River Basin is located in eastcentral Alberta.The area contains numerous lakes with small drainage areas.Although much of the basin has been developed for agricultural use,a number of heavy oil recovery operations exist.These operations use both surface and groundwater to recover the deeply buried bitumen deposits. Anecdotal evidence and available data suggest that lake levels and groundwater levels in the region were higher in the 1950s and 1960s,but have been lower since the mid-70s.It was also during the mid- to late1970s that commercial-scale oil development and deforestation for agriculture began.These changes to the regional hydrology prompted the local
Environmental and safety issues with respect to sour gas development in Alberta
SPEAKER
Marilyn Craig
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Public Safety Team
12:00 Noon
Friday,September 24,2004
Aquitaine Tower (CSPG Office)
2nd Floor Conference Room 540 Fifth Ave SW Calgary,Alberta
This talk is an overview of sour gas development in Alberta - what is it,where it is found,how much is there,what are the risks?
Points to be covered are:
• How the EUB sets requirements and makes decisions in the public interest.Emerging Issues such as the increasing interface between sour gas development and people, which creates complexities such as access to the resource,emergency response planning, and land-use planning.
• A description of the work of the EUBcommissioned Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas,including its mandate, findings,and recommendations.
• EUB implementation strategy,including stakeholder involvement.
• Status of recommendations for the five main categories of Health Effects and Sour Gas Research;Sour Gas Development Planning and Approval;Sour Gas Operations;Emergency Preparedness and Response;and Information,Communication, and Consultation.
Future actions by the EUB will also be summarized.
BIOGRAPHY
Marilyn Craig has been an employee with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (and its predecessor,the Energy Resources Conservation Board) for 29 years.She is currently a member of the Public Safety Team responsible for managing and coordinating the implementation of recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Public Safety and Sour Gas.Marilyn has many years of experience in the areas of public consultation, emergency response preparedness and land-use planning (setback) policies for the upstream petroleum industry.She has been involved in several province-wide multi-stakeholder policy review processes involving mainly sour gas related issues.
INFORMATION
All lunch talks are free.Please bring your lunch.For more information or to present a future talk for the Environment Division contact Andrew Fox at foxaj@bp.com.
community to ask the questions:Why is the water balance in the area changing so rapidly,and what are the causes?
Through the data review process,a significant correlation between basin hydrology and a long-term climatic trend, referred to as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO),was identified.Although the correlation was strong,deforestation was also identified as a significant player. Water use practices,in particular industrial use,were of minor significance.
The luncheon talks are free and open to the public.Please bring your lunch.Refreshments are provided by Norwest Laboratories and Encana.For further information,or to present a talk,please contact Stephen Grasby at (403) 292-7111 or sgrasby@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca.
Structure of the Fernie Basin: A case of extreme wedge tectonics?
SPEAKER
Peter B.Jones
International Tectonic Consultants Ltd.
12:00 Noon
Thursday,September 16,2004
Petro-Canada
West Tower Room 17 B/C
150 6th Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta
The Fernie Basin is an elongate,north-south trending,structural basin,roughly triangular in plan.Its physiographic and structural boundaries are the Lizard Range to the southwest and the Trinity Range and Mount
Hosmer on the northwest.The east edge of the Basin is the Flathead normal fault system,which places Mesozoic sediments in fault contact with deformed Paleozoic carbonates to the east.The floor of the Basin is a regional scale detachment in the Fernie shale,which separates the gently folded Mesozoic section from tightly folded and faulted Paleozoic rocks beneath it.
The Lizard Range is a passive-roof duplex or triangle zone repeating Proterozoic through Triassic sediments.East-verging folded thrusts are rooted deep in the Proterozoic,flatten upward into an upper detachment zone in the Fernie shale,and extend eastward beneath the Basin.In the east flank of the triangle zone,the Elk Valley is underlain by a thick zone of west-vergent backthrusts.Fifty to one hundred and fifty kilometers of shortening is required to account for the
huge volume of Fernie shale involved (2.5+ km thick,5 km wide in cross-section),for the Fernie is less than 300m thick.
The shortening accommodated by the Fernie shale buildup east of the Lizard Range is much too large to be the product of exposed Lizard Range thrusts alone.It is geometrically feasible that it was a response to tectonic wedging by the underlying Lewis thrust sheet and foothills thrust ahead of it. If this model is valid,then the entire postFernie sequence in the Fernie Basin is paraautochthonous,uplifted by wedging of the Lewis and other thrust sheets below and to the east of it,implying major revisions of Mesozoic paleogeography.Alternatively,the shortening could be related to shortening by the Macdonald thrust sheet,tentatively interpreted as the southward extension of the Bourgeau Range.
The Hosmer/Trinity thrust sheet is interpreted as a fragmented post-tectonic gravity slide rooted in a basal Devonian gypsum unit,with no connection to the Lizard thrust sheet,with which it has previously been correlated.
The Flathead fault sensu lato comprises two elements;a).the upper detachment of a passive-roof duplex,(the Fernie detachment) which absorbed the 100 km+ shortening by the Lewis and foothills thrusts to the east;b) a post-thrust Flathead extension fault which,extending downward from the Fernie detachment through the Lewis thrust sheet,with an offset of up to 15 km at the 49th Parallel,decreasing northward.
The wedge tectonic model requires that the upper detachment (U.Cretaceous) of the Alberta foothills passes down-section westward into the Jurassic (Fernie shale) in the Fernie Basin.This transfer is comparable with the bi-level intrusion of an igneous sill. The extent of tectonic wedging involved (i.e.,width of triangle zone) is approximately double the amount proposed for the northeastern British Columbia foothills.
BIOGRAPHY:
Peter Jones is a consulting geologist,teacher,and researcher.Following a B.Sc.in the U.K.,and ten years in industry,he received a D.Sc.from Colorado School of Mines,U.S.A.Since 1979 he has been consulting in petroleum exploration in deformed belts.This work,as well as teaching has taken him to 27 foreign countries.
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Alberta Palaeontological Society open house and fossil clinic
7:30 PM Friday,September 17,2003
Mount Royal College Room B108 4825 Richard Road SW Calgary, Alberta
The Alberta Palaeontological Society welcomes CSPG members,families,and the general public to their September Open House and Fossil Clinic.APS members and guests will have specimens on display and resident experts will be on hand to help
identify fossils that are brought in to the clinic.
INFORMATION
This event is jointly presented by the Alberta Palaeontological Society,Mount Royal College and the CSPG Paleontology Division.For details or to present a talk in the future please contact CSPG Paleo Division Chair Philip Benham at 403-691-3343 or programs@albertapaleo.org. Visit the APS website for confirmation of event times and upcoming speakers: http://www.albertapaleo.org/
With the late Dr.Helmut Linsser,Peter coauthored the first commercial software for balancing structural cross-sections.He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers.In recognition of his work on fold and thrust belts he was awarded the Douglas medal of the CSPG and elected to the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
INFORMATION:
Talks are free;please bring your lunch.Goodies and drinks are provided by HEF.If you would like to be on the Structural Division e-mail list, or if you’d like to give a talk,please contact Elizabeth Atkinson at (403) 296-3694 or eatkinso@petro-canada.ca.
Structural controls on coalbed methane in the San Juan and Western Canada Sedimentary Basins
SPEAKER
Jack R.Century
12:00 Noon
Tuesday,September 21,2004
ConocoPhillips Auditorium
(3rd Floor – west side of building) 401-9th Ave SW (Gulf Canada Square) Calgary, Alberta
The structural history of the San Juan Basin is unique in its well-documented diverse and recurring nature.Two cycles of Proterozoic deformation are recorded in the Needle Mountains of southwestern Colorado,immediately bordering the northern margin of the San Juan Basin.Fred Barker (1969) and Barbara Tewksbury (1989) have mapped and dated the Needle Mountains in detail.The Uncompahgre Uplift and Paradox basin regional tectonism,of Late Paleozoic age,preceded Cretaceous coal-bearing formations, followed by other distinctly different Late Cretaceous and Tertiary structural styles. The Animas Formation,straddling the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary and the underlying McDermot Formation record a maximum of 3000 feet (915 m) of dominantly volcanic sediments,including a large amount of coarse andesite
conglomerates.Major heat flow, hydrodynamic,and fracture régimes were fixed by these major tectonic events that control coal maturation and coalbed methane productivity.
The timing and duration of the Cretaceous/Tertiary and younger heat-flow pulses followed earlier crustal weakness patterns and created the thermal and related history necessary for favorable coalbed methane generation and economic producibility.Oligocene dating of the San Juan volcanic field does not fully explain Fruitland coal maturation levels.
An understanding of this complex episodic history will help guide the profitable development of coalbed methane and how the San Juan Basin model applies to other basins in the United States and Western Canada.
Jack Century earned B.S.and M.S.degrees in geology from the University of Illinois.From 1952-59 he worked for Amoco in the midcontinent and Rocky Mountain regions of the U.S.Jack was transferred to Calgary by Amoco as a carbonate stratigrapher in 1959. From 1968-73,he was Supervisor of Amoco Canada’s Geological Technical Group. His career as a consulting geologist began in 1973
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DATE: September 19-22,2004
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EVENT: CSEG Technical Luncheon
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INFORMATION: Cretaceous (Brookian) deep-water deposits of the Alaskian north slope:evidence from 3D seismic data; Henry Posamentier (Speaker),Dan Gish,and Jennifer Burton (Anadarko Petroleum Corp) Tickets:Order Deadline:Wed.September 15,2004.Susan Eastman, c/o Geo Tir Inc.Phone 508-9815 Fax:508-9814
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Continued from the July/August Reservoir
Martin Frobisher’s Second Voyage to his “Frobishers Streytes” to mine for gold
Martin Frobisher,after arriving back in England following his first voyage in 1576 to the southeast coast of Baffin Island,revealed to Michael Lok and his other financial backers that he,most assuredly,had discovered the Northwest Passage to Cathay.Although,not having determined if the northwestern extension of his “streyte” was blocked by land or ice;or,as he believed,an open sea channel (Strait of Anian),he nevertheless supported his assertion by offering as evidence the Mongoloid physiognomy of the natives (Innuit) he and his fellow seamen had encountered during their visit the previous year.Frobisher concluded,that by their very occupancy in the northeast foreland of his “streyte” (Hall Peninsula),the region had to be part of Asia and therefore adjacent to the Southern Sea.(1979,Pennington,Piers:The Great Explores,pub.,Bloomsbury Books, London,p.284.)
Frobisher’s misinterpretation of Frobisher Bay as a “strait” was perpetuated by cartographers, who in the compilation and synthesis of available geographic data,relied on preexisting maps.Ratification occurred only when,through later exploration,revisions became necessary.Interestingly,John Davis, sailing in one of his two ships, Moonshine and Sunshine,discovered Cumberland Sound, located 100 miles north of Frobisher Bay,in 1585.He sailed nearly 300 miles from the southeastern coast of Baffin Island northwest to find it land-barred.
Sir John Barrow’s polar map,published in 1846,designates “Frobishers Streytes” as a northwest-trending channel connecting the Labrador Sea with the upper reaches of Hudson Strait.However,by 1868,Augustus Petermann’s circumpolar map indicates a questionable land-locked feature (its coastal proximity to Hudson Strait is indicated by a dashed boundary) which he notes as Frobisher Bay.(Ref.:Hayes,Derek:Historical Atlas of the Arctic;pub.,Douglas & McIntrye,Vancouver/Toronto,Univ.of
Washington Press,Seattle,pp.81 & 146.) A map of British North America,dated 1844, by the noted British cartographer J. Arrowsmith,which was commissioned by the Hudson’s Bay Company,depicts “Frobisher Strait” conjoining Hudson Strait.
The question whether “Frobishers Streytes” was a strait rather than a bay was not resolved until 1860-1862.It was during this period that the American explorer,Charles Francis Hall,as a participant in the search for evidence relating to the fate of Sir John Franklin and his crew following their attempt to traverse the Northwest Passage (1845-1848),unintentionally found himself in the area of “Frobishers Streytes.” Hall had been transported by a whaler,the George Henry ,north to Baffin Island.There he intended to transfer to a boat in which he would ascend Cumberland Sound and portage to Nettilling Lake to connect with Foxe Basin and then to Fury and Hecla Straits.His intent was to inquire of the local Innuit for information that could shed some light concerning the route and plight of
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Franklin and the crews of his vessels,the Erebus and Terror .Hall’s expected boat, however,was lost in a storm.This setback did not deter his exploration zeal,for he spend the next two years amongst the Innuit inhabiting the islands and shore of “Frobishers Streytes.” He learned to converse in their language and,subsequently through questioning,drew upon their oral history to learn of the site of Frobisher’s mining operations.Equally revealing was Hall’s mapping of “Frobishers Streytes” which proved it to be a bay,thus negating Frobisher’s contention that had remained uncontested by geographers and cartographers for 286 years (Ref,:1959,
Pilot of Arctic Canada,Vol.1,Issued by Canadian Hydrographic Service Surveys and Mapping Branch,Dept of Mines and Technical Surveys,Ottawa,pub.,The Queens Printer,Ottawa,p.57).
Charles Hall was able to learn of the plight of the five seamen kidnapped by the Innuit during Martin Frobisher’s first expedition into “Frobishers Streytes.” From their chronological records of significant events in their history,as preserved by their story telling through successive generations,a presumably candid and not unreasonable account of the seamen’s ordeal was told to Hall by elderly Innuit, including a woman known as Ookijoxy Ninoo
(Ibid.,1971,Morison,Samuel Eliot -- p.256). They related to Hall that,following Frobisher’s fleet final departure from their country,their ancestors released the five white men.They had been held captive by their abductors for approximately two years and six days.One could assume that they were not unduly mistreated during this rather lengthy period, since their arctic survival was undoubtedly sustained by the food and shelter provided by the Innuit.Apparently the released seamen proceeded to Kodlunarn Island (White Man’s Island),formerly named Anne Warwick Island in Countess of Warwick Sound by Frobisher.This was the site of the first mining operation in August,1577 and again during the same month in 1578 where the tonnage of “ore” mined was inconsequential to that obtained from other coastal sites.Here,according to the Innuit’s oral chronicle of events,the five seamen utilized timber left at Kodlunarn Island to construct a boat that would provide a remote and only chance of returning safely to England. Their faint hope was not to be realized as they apparently all perished in their desperate attempt to escape the rigors of the arctic.
The “peace of blackstone” obtained from Hall’s Islet,when shown by Martin Frobisher to Michael Lok and his fellow financial backers was,initially,viewed more with curiosity than fascination.Their interest,no doubt,was in response to the stone’s heaviness and distinct black appearance.Unfortunately,no record appears to exist to the specimen’s retention and,apart from its purported color and density, its metallic content was left to various assayers of the day to determine if it constituted a sample of gold-bearing ore.One might assume that it was a fragment of scree from nearby Proterozoic rock or a worn and polished piece of glacial debris,its provenance unknown.
The incident that ignited an unexpected revelation of the stone’s metallic content occurred when the wife of one of Frobisher’s financial backers,out of lighthearted curiosity,happened to toss it into a fire contained in a fireplace.On being heated and subsequently cooled,the stone displayed a glitter from some areas of its surface.Michael Lok,astonished by this disclosure,submitted the specimen to the principal assayer at the Tower of London to determine the types and quantities of metals contained in what Lok irrationally conceived to be gold ore.The principal assayer,as well as a second London assayer,determined the stone’s metallic content contained only marcasite/pyrite (iron sulphide),the stuff of “fool’s gold” and appraised it as worthless. Not to be deterred,Lok’s recourse was to seek out other assayers and to submit the stone for additional determinations.The first of these alternates was an Italian named
Giovanni Agnello,who claimed to have extracted some gold dust from the stone. Agnello’s pronouncement was, subsequently,reaffirmed by Jonas Schultz,a German mineralogist (Ibid.,1971,Morison, Samuel Eliot --- p.510).If Lok had any misgiving concerning the reliability of these second opinions and had harbored the thought that Agnello had “salted” his specimen,he apparently dismissed it, rationalizing that the two English assayers were incompetent.
The news of the affirmation of gold content in the “blacke stone” created a “gold fever” shared,not only by Lok and his fellow financial backers,but by Queen Elizabeth and her influential subjects.It came the catalyst that was to initiate a mining operation some 2,500 miles overseas in the arctic region of the New World.Such a quest for gold had not been experienced since the role of the Spanish plunders in South America some four decades earlier. The envy the English held toward Spain for their newly found wealth was now anticipated to be assuaged.
Michael Lok and his fellow marine merchants,as well as the Earl of Warwick, were now determined to refinance a return expedition by Martin Frobisher to his “Frobishers Streytes” to mine the “gold ore” that they believed to be present on Hall’s Islet,the site where the “blacke stone” had been found.The “ore,” after being mined,was to be shipped to England where it was to be crushed and heated in furnaces,which process would remove the impurities for its gold content.
Whereas,in his first voyage,Frobisher’s objective was to reach Cathay by way of the Northwest Passage (Strait of Anian); this former goal was to be superseded by Lok and his associates,including Frobisher, who had become obsessed by the lure of gold.In order to obtain the necessary capital for the second expedition,Lok first received a Crown charter from Queen Elizabeth which enabled him to incorporate a joint stock company.It was named the Company of Cathay.It attracted many additional investors,who relying on the news of the discovery of gold at the entrance to the Northwest Passage, became unrestrained speculators.It was due to Queen Elizabeth’s unbridled enthusiasm that prompted her to make the largest contribution to the proposed undertaking.By doing so,she reinforced the confidence held by the investors for their anticipated success of the venture. Elizabeth rewarded Martin Frobisher with a £1,000 prize and,in addition,loaned him
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the Ayde ,a large 200-ton vessel,in which Master Christopher Hall,former master of the Gabriel’s 1576 voyage,was assigned to command.The 25-ton barque (bark) Gabriel was to have as her master,Edward Fenton, while the third and only other vessel in the small fleet was the Michael ,also a 25-ton barque,to be commanded by Gilbert Yorke (Ibid.,1971,Morison,Samuel Eliot --- pp. 516,517).
These merchant ships,with unprotected hulls,were designed for European coastal trading in more temperate climes.The rigors of the arctic weather,beset by icebergs and masses of floating ice created constant hazards in accessing berths for their ships.The seamens’ woolen clothing afforded little comfort or protection from the cold during squalls and heavy seas.Their scurvy-prone diet was a constant bane to their physical health.Fresh water,during lengthy voyages,was for the most time, unavailable.In its place,the seamen drank beer,which was often rendered “dead.” Urine was collected in buckets aboard ship, to be used as a fire-extinguishing agent. Recycling had its practical uses even during the 16th century!
The original ships’ aggregate had consisted of 134 men,which included,not only seamen,
but miners,gentlemen,soldiers,assayers,as well as six convicted criminals whose punishment was their banishment to Greenland (Friesland).They had been ordered,while there,to evaluate the country and its inhabitants as a potential region for the establishment of an English colony.
The three ships,slated to embark on Martin Frobisher’s second voyage to “Frobishers Streytes,” weighed anchors on the Thames River on May 25th,1577.Prior to leaving the river and becoming seabound,Frobisher received news that he had exceeded,by 14, the agreed expedition’s compliment of 120 men.Accordingly,he dropped off the required number of men which,fortuitously, included the six convicts destined for Greenland,as well as eight other men who had developed misgivings concerning their participation in the expedition (1975, Thomson,George Malcolm:The NorthWest Passage;pub.,Secker & Warburg, London,pp.33 & 34).
Aware that one of his principal backers and ardent supporters,the Earl of Warwick,was entertaining Queen Elizabeth at his estate in Essex,Frobisher decided to make her an informal courtesy call out of respect for her great interest in and generosity toward this
pending voyage.She graciously acknowledged his unanticipated visit and,after receiving her courtly words of encouragement and success in this second undertaking,Frobisher bowed to her and returned to his ships.
The mandate assigned to Martin Frobisher by officials of the Company of Cathay essentially involved the principal directive of mining “gold ore.” Either one of the two barques,the Gabriel or Michael,was to sail up “Frobishers Streytes” for a distance of 100 leagues (about 300 miles),contingent on the barque being able to rejoin her two sister ships in late summer,in order to embark together for England.The second stipulation was to leave a small party of men to remain over the winter at one of the mining sites where shelter and supplies would be provided.The third order was for the Ayde to return to England and the Gabriel and Michael to sail by way of “Frobishers Streytes” to Cathay (China), should the “gold ore” be found to be nonexistent (Ibid.,1971,Morison,Samuel Eliot --- p.517).
To be continued ...
BY JOHN HOGG, CHAIR
The Stanley Slipper Medal is the CSPG’s highest Honour.The medal is presented annually by the CSPG for outstanding contributions to oil and gas exploration in Canada.Last year the medal was awarded to Bob Yurkovich of Duverney Oil Corporation.
The contributions of the winner of this award should encompass a number of activities related to aspects of petroleum exploration. Such activities include:initiating and/or leading
exploration programs,significant discoveries on new or existing exploration tends,teaching and/or training of explorationists,and involvement in and leadership within geological societies and professional organizations.
The Committee is currently calling on the CSPG membership to provide additional nominations for this prestigious award.The Award winner must be a CSPG member and should be able to attend the awards ceremony to be held in 2005.
Please include an updated bibliography and letters in support of your nominee. Nominations should mail,faxed,or e-mailed before Friday October 1,2004 to:
John R.Hogg,Chairman
CSPG Stanley Slipper Committee 160,540-FIFTH AVENUE S.W. CALGARY,ALBERTA,CANADA T2P 0M2
Email:john.hogg@encana.com
Telephone:(403) 645-2533 Fax:(403) 645-2453
The CSPG has an established,detail-driven process to ensure that CSPG members are awarded appropriately for excellence in technical contributions and volunteerism. The two major categories of awards are nominated by committees and individuals within the CSPG and presented annually.The CSPG feels that technical excellence does not rank above volunteer excellence or vice
versa,but that both are necessary for the continuing quality of the Society.Technical award recipients are generally chosen by a committee,requiring many hours of hard work reading papers,reviewing industry work,and preparing citations.Volunteer award recipients are generally chosen by fellow CSPG members,usually committee chairs or fellow committee members.
Considered the CSPG’s highest honour,the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of exploration in Canada.The award consists of a gold medal with the recipient’s name engraved along the edge.
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March 9-11, 2005
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Preceding the conference is an optional short course to be held in Calgary. Early bird registration begins in December 2004. CSPG William C. Gussow Geoscience Conference Series
The CSPG has established a special topic, 2-day mini-conference series to be held in the first quarter of the year. The CSPG is pleased and honoured to dedicate this conference series to Willliam C. Gussow, a past president and Honorary Member of the CSPG who has distinguished himself, his society and his country through his pioneering work in geology. For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Kim MacLean at the CSPG office (kim.maclean@cspg.org)
For outstanding contributions to the understanding of sedimentary geology in Canada,the R.J.W.Douglas Medal is open to all geologists who follow the example of Bob Douglas in contributing to the development of Canadian sedimentary, petroleum,and structural geology.Major contributions to regional tectonics, petroleum,and structural geology are commended.The R.J.W.Douglas Medal consists of a bronze medal cast in the likeness of Mr.Douglas,with the recipient’s name engraved on the back.
Honourary Memberships are awarded every year for distinguished service to the Society.A framed certificate is presented to the recipient, and no further CSPG dues are requested.The Society currently has 44 Honourary members.
A Medal of Merit award is presented annually to the authors of the best paper published during the previous year on a subject related to the petroleum geology of Canada.The award consists of a sterling silver medal on a stand,engraved with the recipient’s name and the title of the paper, abbreviated if necessary.
The best oral presenter at a Society Technical Luncheon meeting is rewarded with the Link Award in the form of an engraved pewter mug.Topics of the presentations must be either geological or a related technical subject,and must be presented in Calgary by a CSPG member.
The President’s Award is considered the highest volunteer award presented in a year. It recognizes individuals who have contributed to the Society through outstanding service,and is chosen by the CSPG President at the end of their operating year.The award consists of a bronze statue on a wooden base.
Tracks Awards are handed out each year to CSPG members who have made outstanding contributions to the Society through committee or other work.It is designed to recognize individuals who have set new standards of excellence within the Society –those who have made “tracks” for others to follow.Very few of these are given out each year.Nominations are made by fellow CSPG members,requiring a citation of volunteer history to accompany the nomination.The award consists of ceramic tile with Dinosaur tracks on a wooden plaque.
Given to members or friends of the CSPG who have contributed to the welfare of the Society through Committee or other volunteer work, Service Awards are generally awarded for
5-10 years of Service on a Committee and for exiting committee chairs,or volunteer service on multiple committees.The Award changes on a year-to-year basis.In the recent past belt buckles,pocket knives,and 75th anniversary travel mugs have been handed out.
Presented every year to those members or friends of the CSPG who have demonstrated significant service to the Society through volunteer work, Volunteer Awards are presented for at least two years of service on a committee,recognizing committee members who have demonstrated commitment to the Society’s needs.The award consists of a personalized certificate.
All CSPG award recipients are included in the December Bulletin as part of the Annual Report,as well as invited to a public presentation of the award.The Society is currently in the process of reworking the schedule for award presentation,in an effort to ensure that ALL award recipients are recognized by their peers.In addition,the creation of a new award,to recognize longterm service to the Society in a variety of capacities is underway.
Volunteer,Service,and Tracks Awards nominations are due September 15.Please feel free to contact Asma Saleem at asma.saleem@ shaw.ca to nominate anyone you feel has made a contribution to the Society.
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Jim GardnerBurlington 260-8293260-8285jgardner@br-inc.ca
Tony CadrinThunder Energy303-3493tonyc@thunderenergy.com
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BUSINESS: Executive Liaison - Pauline Chung,Al Schink
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AdvertisingNorbert AlwastFekete Assc.213-4247213-4298norbert@fekete.com
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Business ManagerTim HowardCSPG264-5610264-5898tim.howard@cspg.org Programs & ServicesDeanna WatkinsCSPG264-5610264-5898deanna.watkins@cspg.org
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Board of Directors
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Board ChairBruce McIntyre247-1410mcintyr8@telus.net
TreasurerTim BirdCNRL716-6607716-6630timb@cnrl.com
DirectorJohn CuthbertsonBDP260-0305260-0329jhc@bdplaw.com
DirectorCindy RiedigerUofC
Director - Hon AddressLaraine KishPetrofund 218-8002 kishl@petrofund.ca
Director - Univ OutreachBrad HayesPetrel Robertson218-1607262-9135bhayes@petrelrob.com
DirectorAstrid ArtsConocoPhillips233-3049233-5401 astrid.e.arts@conocophillips.com
Director - SIFTDoug HamiltonEncana645-3193645-3590doug.hamilton@encana.com
Director - CSPGJeff PackardBurlington260-8041509-8125 jeff_packard@br-inc.ca
Director - CSPGPauline ChungBurlington260-1713260-1160PChung@br-inc.ca
Honorary AddressBrett WrathallKrang Energy232-0615bwrathall@krangenergy.com
University OutreachBrad Hayes Petrel Robert.218-1607262-9135bhayes@petrelrob.com
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Graduate ThesisAndre ChowBurlington Res.260-1194260-1160achow@br-inc.ca
Regional ScholarshipsShawna ChristensenPetrel Robertson218-1625262-9135schristensen@petrelrob.com
Undergraduate AwardsDiane EmondNAL Resources294-3633515-3499demond@nal.ca
Visiting Lecturer ProgramSelena BillesbergerMurphy 294-8828Selena_Billesberger@ murphyoilcorp.com
July 2004 - The Canadian Centre for Energy Information is pleased to announce the release of the 7th edition of Our Petroleum Challenge – Sustainability into the 21st Century.
Developed for diverse audiences such as people employed in the petroleum industry,students in secondary institutions,educators, investment analysts and the general public, Our Petroleum Challenge discusses the science and technology involved in finding,producing,processing,delivering and using crude oil and natural gas as well as the challenges Canadians face in developing and using these resources.
“In the 7th edition of the Our Petroleum Challenge series,the publication's content has grown to better reflect the increased scope and dynamism of Canada's petroleum industry,”said Colleen Killingsworth,president of the Canadian Centre for Energy Information.“Our Petroleum Challenge provides the foundation for critical inquiry and enlightened discussion regarding petroleum and its contribution to Canada's prosperity.”
Highlights of the publication include:
• An overview of the nation's crude oil and natural gas resources and the role they play in modern society
• A plain language description of the steps involved in finding, producing,processing,transporting,refining,selling and using petroleum products
• Industry statistics,maps and graphs that reflect the most up-to-date information available
• Reviewed by 26 industry stakeholders with a broad range of expertise
• Colourful technical illustrations of drilling equipment and techniques
Formed in 2002, the Canadian Centre for Energy Information meets a growing demand for balanced, credible information about the Canadian energy sector. Through its freestanding kiosks, print publications and web portal (www.centreforenergy.com), the Centre for Energy delivers accurate, factual, current information on all parts of the energy sector from oil, natural gas, coal, thermal and hydroelectric power through to nuclear, solar, wind and other sources of energy.
• Discussions of the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in the 21st century
• “Did you know”and "Our challenge" features about the industry to engage the reader at a glance
• Over 100 vivid pictures and illustrations
• Bibliography,index,glossary and measurement sections that provide further information
Order your copy of Our Petroleum Challenge, 7th edition for $34.95 by calling toll-free 1-877-606-4636 or visiting the bookstore at www.centreforenergy.com. Discounts are offered for educational institutions and bulk orders.
Readers seeking a detailed,historical account of Canada's petroleum industry will be fascinated by Evolution of Canada's oil and gas industry,a historical companion to Our Petroleum Challenge that may be downloaded free of charge from the bookstore at www.centreforenergy.com/bookstore This publication describes the industry's evolution from its trial-and-error pioneering start in the 1850s to the advanced science and technology of the 21st century.
The Continuing Education Committee was revived in May 2003 with the mandate to offer an integrated curriculum to the CSPG membership.Since one of the co-Chairs (G.Wasser) continually had trouble spelling the word ‘Continuing’ in his e-mails,it was proposed to change the Committee’s name to ‘Education Committee’.This not only simplifies matters but it also says exactly what our activities entail.
Our new mandate,verified by the wishes of many during the CSPG membership survey, is to offer an integrated education program to the CSPG Membership.We will focus on technical courses with a strong Canadian Content.General skills courses will not be offered,they will be left to educational agencies such as PEICE or the OGCI.
The Committee wants to treat course instructors as the highly respected professionals they are and as such,proper and fair instructor remuneration is high on our priorities.Neither do we wish to compete unfairly with other educational institutions by offering courses (usually at the expense of the instructors) at rockbottom prices.If the CSPG profits from these courses,the profits will be used for special educational events such as inviting
overseas instructors,on-line learning initiatives,and plain general revenue,all to the benefit of the Membership.
We are in the process of lining up a number of courses that will be advertised in the Reservoir,at CSPG Technical Luncheons,and on the CSPG Website.Registration forms can be downloaded from the website under Programs/Services and then Continuing Education.We are working hard to implement on-line course registration.The CSPG is revamping its website and the Education Committee intends to become an active player on the website with course information and general curriculum information.
Overall the following courses are planned at this point in time:
• Belly River Core Workshop and Fieldtrip by G.Wasser – September 29 - October 1
• Petroleum Systems in Deep Water by Paul Weimer – September 29
• Moose Mountain Fieldtrip by Deborah Sanderson and Andy Newson – October 7
• New Concepts in Clastic Sedimentology by Gerry Reinson,Ed Clifton,and Murray Gingras – January 10,11,12,2005.
BY GODFRIED WASSER, CHAIR
Other courses in the Planning are:
• Basic CBM Skills
• Structural Geology by Marian Warren (Joint CSPG/CSEG Fieldtrip)
• Identification of Sedimentary Structures
• New Concepts in Carbonate Sedimentology
• Sedimentology Basin Analysis.
Please,support our activities by sending us your feedback and by subscribing to our courses.Your participation is essential to the creation of a successful CSPG Education Program.
Committee Members are:
• Godfried Wasser
• Dave Russum
• Laverne Stasiuk
• Krista Walker
• Chad Harris
• Peter Harrington
• Margaret (Peggy) Hodgkins
• Ken Waunch
BY ASHLEY SINKE, ENCANA
The amount of gas released globally through venting or flaring is estimated at more than 100 billion cubic meters per year – a number comparable to the annual gas consumption of France and Germany combined.This number has stayed relatively constant over the past 20 years,despite many successful flaring reduction programs by different countries and companies.In 2001,the Global Initiative on Natural Gas Flaring Reduction was started by the government of Norway and the World Bank to investigate this problem.It found that the overall effectiveness of reduction efforts over the years has been limited largely because of the increase in global oil production and the gas production associated with it.There are also major constraints hindering viable flare reduction projects such as economic feasibility and proximity to gas pipeline infrastructure.Potential flare reduction projects require a collaborative approach with key stakeholders taking complementary and supportive actions.
In 2002,the Global Initiative was transformed into the Global Gas Flaring Reduction PublicPrivate Partnership (GGFR) at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.The GGFR was created to provide support and guidance to national governments and the petroleum industry in their efforts to reduce flaring and venting of gas associated with crude oil extraction.
The GGFR found that more than 80% of global flaring and venting occurs in fewer than 15 countries,often from oil and associated gas production in remote areas that lack access either to nearby gas markets or infrastructure.In order to reduce flaring, access to gas markets had to be developed. The GGFR now works with governments and companies to guide them in their attempts at gaining access to the international markets.They are also working to develop domestic markets for associated gas.Natural gas,which would otherwise be flared,can be used by local communities close to flaring sites.Two case studies in small-scale gas utilization are currently being evaluated in Ecuador and Chad.
In 2003,the steering committee for the GGFR approved a three-year work program to be coordinated by a team at the World Bank.This team includes employees seconded from industry and the World Bank.Their goals are to establish a flaring and venting standard,identify ways to commercialize and regulate associated gas,and to promote
carbon credits for flaring and venting reduction projects.
On May 11,2004,the GGFR committee unveiled a voluntary standard for the reduction of gas flaring at the second international Gas Flaring Reduction Conference in Algeria.The Gas Venting and Flaring Reduction Standard was developed by the GGFR through extensive consultation with the oil and gas industry,stakeholders, and governments and aims to significantly cut venting and flaring within five to ten years.It is voluntary and does not include any formal penalties;however,it does encourage organizations and countries to self-regulate their flaring and venting activity.It emphasizes allocation of resources to operations with the largest potential for venting and flaring reduction and provides guidance on monitoring and transparency.
The Standard takes a collaborative approach, where oil and gas producers and governments produce feasibility plans that are linked through a consultation process with other stakeholders.Key stakeholders may include gas producers,major consumers, various levels of government,owners of gas infrastructure,financial institutions,and representatives of the local community.The Standard recommends monitoring and open access to information on gas flaring,and is intended to provide performance feedback to stakeholders.The countries involved in the Standard include Algeria,Ecuador,Nigeria,
Indonesia,Norway,Chad,Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,Canada,and the US. Together,they account for 40% of the world’s flared gas.Major oil and gas companies have also agreed to the Standard and include BP, Shell,ChevronTexaco,Eni,Norsk Hydro, Statoil,Total,and ExxonMobil.
Alberta is an example of a successful voluntary approach to gas flaring and venting reduction.The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) was formed in the province in March 1994.CASA is a non-profit organization and is composed of stakeholders from government,industry, health,and environmental groups.CASA developed and implemented a gas-flaring management framework in 1998 following recommendations by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).This was done to address concerns raised by citizens living in gas-flaring areas about the potential long-term health effects associated with it.The gas-flaring management framework is being regulated by the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and has resulted in a gas-flaring reduction of over 50 percent in the province.The AEUB has since been invited to conferences and workshops to share their success with other countries.
Further information on gas flaring and venting reduction can be obtained from www.worldbank.org/ogmc/global_gas.htm.
A mini exploration revival in the Princess Area (Figure 1) of southeastern Alberta that began in 1999 (Figure 2) has resulted in the discovery of over 300 new pools (Figure 3).
Rocky Mountain Energy,which made a significant discovery in the Pekisko Formation,was one of the companies that found success there.That company had entered the Princess Area on a 15-section farm-in agreement with Chevron (now ChevronTexaco).The deal required Rocky Mountain to shoot 3D seismic and drill wells in order to earn land.The idea was to repeat the success seen a few miles to the northeast (Figure 4) where Chevron’s extensive 3D coverage had revealed optimal positions for a number of horizontal wells in the Sunburst Formation.Results from Rocky Mountain’s initial program were very successful in duplicating Chevron’s earlier success.The Sunburst is well defined on seismic data,where the porosity shows up as a clear increase in amplitude.This is interpreted as a fluvial system draped over pre-Cretaceous erosional features at depths of around 1,100m (figure 5).
Rocky Mountain’s Pekisko discovery was made via the second well in the program at 11-20-19-12W4 in September 2000.The company was primarily targeting Cretaceous reservoirs of the Mannville,but also wanted to sample the uppermost Mississippian.As seen in Figure 6,most of the wells in the area target the shallow Milk River / Second White Specks interval and many of the deeper wells go only as far as the Pekisko top,which is tight carbonate. Rocky Mountain drilled an additional 75m into the Pekisko and,below the tight cap,the well encountered 3.5m of gas and 5m of oil pay over a gross interval of 17m (Figure 7).
The 11-20 well was perforated through two
separate oil zones and produced at a rate of 1,400 bopd.Before it was converted to a water injector,the well had achieved production of 21,500 bbls of oil and 494 mmcf of gas.A December 2001 follow-up well at 7-20-19-12W4 encountered 10m of net Pekisko pay that tested at 425 bopd.That well included a separate lower oil zone that had not been encountered at 1120.A third exploration well at 4-29-19-12W4 verified the size of the Mississippian reservoir, which was then infilled with a further three wells in section 20.
The targeted Pekisko pay zone in the southwest Princess Area consists of variably leached shallowwater,high-energy carbonate bank limestones that are typical of the Mississippian.Crinoidal grainstones and packstones comprise a major portion of the pay zone.Core descriptions in this area have identified three shallowing-upward packages from wackestonesto packstone / grainstones that are capped by hardgrounds (Rogers,1989).In addition to the primary constituent of disarticulatedcrinoid ossicles,fragmented brachiopods,bryozoans, and ostracods are present as skeletal material,with peliods and ooids present as non-skeletal components.Porosity is variable within the packstone / grainstones, with zones of greatest porosity identifiable in horizontal bands.Primary porosity types are pinpoint and vuggy,formed by the dissolution of calcite cements.This type
4.Detailed map showing wells operated by Rocky Mountain Energy (red) and Chevron (green).The 11-20-19-12W4 location was RME’s Pekisko discovery well.Core from the 12-19 well is used to illustrate the Pekisko facies in the area (see Figure 8).
appreciable dip of Mississippian strata in the area due to its location over the Sweetgrass Arch.This suggests that the reservoir is sealed to the southwest either by a change in depositional fabric or by a reduced diagenetic overprint.A second complication is that the overlying Cretaceous sediments consist of mostly sandy sediment types, which,combined with a vertical fracture system present throughout the area,may allow the limestones and sandstones to be in hydrologic communication.
of reservoir quality is common throughout the Pekisko subcrop play and is the result of the leaching of limestones by meteoric fluids beneath the unconformity surface.Vertical fractures that are common throughout the Pekisko section allowed the migration of oil and gas from below,however those fractures may also support high water production.The tight carbonate section that caps the Pekisko in this area is the result of karsting during the formation of the preCretaceous unconformity.Examination of core from the nearby 12-19-19-12W4 well (Figure 8) reveals distinct cave-fill fabrics, including altered blocks of native Pekisko grainstones and finely laminated muds that had been fragmented and subsequently encased in green soil-derived mudstones. The distribution and thickness of the karstgenerated caprock of the Pekisko might have
significant influence upon the underlying reservoir quality.By forming an impermeable cap,the thicker sections could shelter the underlying grainstones from meteoric fluid input,thereby reducing the amount of leaching.
Trapping in the Pekisko at Princess appears to be more complex than a typical updip truncation common to this Pekisko playtype.The Mississippian forms a promontory that is truncated by Cretaceous sediments along all but its southwestern corner (Figure 9).This is likely to have been the entry point for hydrocarbons into the reservoir;oil and gas were trapped from the regional migration pathways that flow from west to east.Yet,despite this perfect scenario for reservoir development,other complications exist.Largest of these is the lack of
Rocky Mountain’s success at Princess was partly the result of exploring in an area of multi-zone potential.The Cretaceous Basal Colorado and Sunburst sands,the Mississippian Pekisko,and the Devonian Arcs / Nisku carbonates each hold enough potential as individual prospects to warrant exploration programs.Given the success and future potential of the Pekisko in this area,it should be to an operator’s advantage to drill a few extra meters to see what lies beneath the pre-Cretaceous unconformity.
Rogers,M.B.,1989,Bantry Pekisko G Pool – A Mississippian Crinoidal Bank Deposit,Geology and Reservoir Heterogeneity,1989 CSPG Core Conference,Core Research Center,Calgary, Alberta,Canada.23 pp.
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Figure 8.Pekisko core photos from the Celtic Bantry 12-19-19-12W4.Upper photo illustrates composition of crinoids,brachiopods,bryozoans,ooids,etc.Lower photo displays fracturing,collapse,and infilling by soilderived green muds during karsting.
This article is condensed from a more in-depth review by Canadian Discovery Ltd. For the full report or information on related products offered by CDL,please visit www.canadiandiscovery.com or call 269-3644.
The Volunteer Management Committee (VMC) is currently seeking people to fill several volunteer positions in the Society. Volunteers are essential to the services and programs that the CSPG membership enjoys on a day-to-day basis.Without our existing and returning enthusiastic volunteers the CSPG and other Non Profit organizations would not exist.
The VMC is currently looking for individuals to fill the following positions:
(NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED!)
• CSPG 10K Road Race on September 15, 2004:Race Marshals
• Sedimentology Division: Logistics Coordinator
• Education Trust Fund: Secretary and Treasurer
• Continuing Ed Division:Course Expeditor and Carbonate “Expert”
• Geomathematics and Computer Applications Division: General Committee Members
• CSPG Public Affairs Committee – Various Positions
For details on these positions and to sign up go to the CSPG website @ www.cspg.organd select Volunteer Source under the Quick Links tab.Orientation and direction will be provided by the specific Committee Chair throughout the period a member is donating their time.
Being a CSPG Volunteer has many benefits both personal and professional.The VMC thanks all CSPG Volunteers and looks forward to meeting and placing those who sign up in the near future.
Title: Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
Presenter: Emery Kristof
When: November 9,2004
Tickets on Sale soon... Emery Kristof returns to Calgary on Tuesday,November 9,to take us exploring the fascinating world of the Deep Sea Mid-Oceanic ridges.Keep an eye out for more information on this multi-media event in upcoming issues of your Reservoir!
In accordance with Article VI,subparagraph (a) of the By-Laws,the Nominating Committee hereby calls for Nominations to Stand for Election to the 2005 Executive Committee of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.
Nominations can be made in two ways:
1) Formal Nominations are to be made in writing,signed by at least twenty-five members in good standing and endorsed by the nominee who is consenting to stand for office.Candidates nominated in this fashion will automatically be added to the Nomination Slate.Nominations should be forwarded to the CSPG office by September 15,2004.The slate of candidates will be published in the November Reservoir and the election will take place on November 30,2004.
2) Informal Nominations can be made via email or letter;please confirm that the nominee is willing to stand for the office of choice and send to CSPG Office to the attention of the Past President.Candidates nominated in this fashion will be considered for addition to the Nomination Slate by the Nominations Committee.
The following vacancies exist for 2005:
• Vice President• Assistant Finance Director
• Assistant Program Director• Assistant Services Director
Successful candidates for the Directorships will serve two-year terms and the elected Vice President,a third one-year term as Past President.Interested parties should contact the office for details and general requirements of service on the Executive.
