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Volume 63 • No. 3 • March 2014

2014 Award of Excellence For Teaching of Earth Science Sponsored by the

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists THE WINNER RECEIVES A Plaque and a $1000 Cash Award If you teach earth science in K-12 and think you qualify, contact the RMAG office at 303-573-8621 for an application.

Deadline is May 2. Previous winners were also selected to receive the Teacher of the Year Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists at the national and regional level.

The RMAG is a professional organization representing over 2000 earth scientists working in the Denver and Rocky Mountain area. In its capacity as the leading geologic organization in the Rocky Mountain area, each year the RMAG Foundation provides funding for an annual award presented to a teacher in recognition of his or her commendable efforts in introducing young minds to the earth sciences.

Check out the RMAG website at www.rmag.org.

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CONTENTS Features

7 AAPG/RMS Cracking The Source Call for Papers!

12 Lead Story: Letter to RMAG 21 The Mountain Geologist Goes All-Digital Beginning in 2014 22 Volunteer Position Open for Executive Editor of The Mountain Geologist Quarterly Publication 25 Mineral of the Month: March 27 Several Positions Open for ASSISTANT EDITORS to The Mountain Geologist 27 Submit a Manuscript to The Mountain Geologist

Association News

2 2014 Award of Excellence for Teaching of Earth Science 19 Early Alert-RMAG Publication: Oil & Gas Fields of Colorado 24 Studies in Geology 65 PreSale Form 28 RMAG/DAPL GeoLand Ski Day 2014 Registration Form

29 We want you back! We need you!

30 2014 RMAG Dues Renewal 31 Authors and Editors Needed: RMAG Oil & Gas Fields of Colorado 31 Connect with RMAG Online!

35 RMAG 2014 Summit Sponsors 38 Submit a Manuscript to The Mountain Geologist

Departments

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of Directors Meeting President's Column RMAG Luncheon Programs New Members In the Pipeline Check it out!

Advertisers Index Calendar of Events

COVER PHOTO

Lower Yellowstone Falls in Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming. Under this January snow are brightly colored layers and streaks of hydrothermally altered volcanic tuffs and rhyolite lava flows. The rate of erosion may have been increased by faults and by flash flooding associated with Yellowstone Lake ice dams following the last glaciations. Photo by Debra Higley.

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President’s Column

By Matt Silverman

Engagement One of the critical challenges facing RMAG members today is the War on Petroleum, focused by a vocal group of activists on their Great Satan du jour: fracking.

The public and the decision-makers need our help in sorting fact from fiction on this issue, and I want to tell you about a way we can bring data-driven truths to the conversation.

An objective, fact-based educational initiative on exploration and production (and hydraulic fracturing, in particular) is needed today more than ever. Now that

the anti-energy industry side has swept all four 2013 Front Range elections and a 2014 statewide ballot issue is likely in Colorado --- Ground Zero in the nation for this issue --- the timeframe to educate Coloradans is very limited.

To create a permanent base of well-informed citizens, a Denver-based public television program, The Aaron Harber Show: The Energy Roundtable, is proposing the following: Continued on page 8 »

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Rocky Mountain Section Annual Meeting Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO July 20-22, 2014

Call for Papers!

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A. A 12-program television series exploring all the issues related to oil and gas exploration and production, including hydraulic fracturing, along with examination of the costs and benefits of these processes (www.bit. ly/FracTV).

B. The Publisher’s Advantage program, which includes arrangements between USA Talk Network (“USA-TN�) as well as both print and electronic publications, plus expansion to other electronic media (television and radio) partners.

This is an exceptionally effective way to reach politically-active citizens, based on the very high correlation between those who read publications such as newspapers and those who actually vote.

C. A statewide Town Hall tour utilizing highlight footage from “The Energy Roundtable� in conjunction with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, along with other statewide and regional entities as well as local media, non-energy business and additional sponsors.

D. A Social Media initiative to expand the reach of the educational programming via the strategic use of key clips from the series as the basis for the creation of informed dialog for targeted demographics throughout the State.

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present the facts in an easily-digestible manner so the public becomes better informed, and (3) provide a forum for reasoned, mutually-respectful discussion which will establish new avenues of civil communication.

(Full disclosure: Aaron and I are old friends, and I’ve supported his programs for years.)

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Director, Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission, the State’s key regulator 2. Will Fleckenstein, Professor, Colorado School of Mines, a top technical expert on all aspects of E & P 3. Chris Wright, CEO, Liberty Resources, who has made over 100 presentations on fracking technology, including to the U.S. Attorneys General Association, the U.S. Judiciary Conference, and the U.K. House of Lords 4. Sam Schabacher, Mountain West Region Director, Food & Water Watch, a major statewide antifracking leader 5. Wes Wilson, former EPA hydraulic fracturing regulator, the leading technical statewide anti-fracking activist

series are produced. USA-TN will apply the principles of “Definitive Programming” (www.bit.ly/DefinitiveTV).

This would give all participants an incentive to make only factual statements during the taping because they would have been advised, in advance, that their statements were going to be fact-checked while the programs were being edited (and key false statements would be highlighted).

The Energy Roundtable Colorado initiative has the potential to have a tremendous impact in the State, the Rockies and beyond. For more information or to support this effort, contact Aaron Harber (303-666-6161 or Aaron@HarberTV.com) or the program’s Producer, Jana Martin (720-335-1414 or Jana@HarberTV.com).

Now is the time, and this is a great way, for geoscientists like us to become engaged in the political process.

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Letter to RMAG

By Randi Marttinsen, AAPG President-Elect Dear RMAG members, There is an important vote very little time for “extra-curricular” activities and coming up in the AAPG House of Delegates (HOD) personal time has become very precious in dual career regarding an amendment to AAPG’s bylaws that would families. drop the 3 sponsor requirement for becoming an AAPG When I started working my boss came into my office Member. While it is fairly straightforward to become with membership applications for several professional an AAPG Associate, becoming an AAPG Member or organizations including RMAG and AAPG, strongly converting from Associate to AAPG Member is a bit encouraged me to join, and indicated the company would complicated and this amendment would simplify that pay for all memberships. I was already an AAPG Junior process. To see the actual amendment and the changes Member and converted to AAPG Active Member as soon to AAPG’s bylaws this amendment would make please as I became eligible. I believe every geologist in my office go to: http://www.aapg.org/bylawschanges.cfm was an AAPG member and I only had to walk a few steps The AAPG Advisory Council, the Executive Committee, to find three sponsors. It was not a burden; it was simply the Young Professionals, the International Regions, the a formality that my colleagues were expected to help me membership recruitment committee, the Division of Continued on page 14 » RMAG 2014 Ad2_Layout 1 2/4/14 2:49 PM Page 1 Professional Affairs (DPA), and many others are all strongly in favor of this amendment to drop the sponsorship requirement. However, there are those who oppose the amendment. Below A strong portfolio of 1.5 million net acres onshore are my thoughts on why AAPG should drop the sponsorship requirement.

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complete. Currently, many/most companies will only pay for 1-2 memberships and some companies do not allow members to solicit colleagues to join AAPG. Also, most company’s staffs are running "lean and mean." With the heavy workloads placed on geoscientists (24x7 thanks to cell phones etc.), finding time and making the effort to fill out an additional application and track down sponsors, is much more of a burden than it used to be.

3) Many qualified petroleum geoscientists, including some very high profile geoscientists, are not Members.

They are Associates who should be Members.

As I travel and teach, I regularly ask about membership amongst the geoscientists I meet. Most don’t know if they are Associates or Members…and some do not seem to care. However, many of these people are making contributions that are of great value to the AAPG. They attend meetings, take classes, present papers, help with field trips, and contribute in many valuable ways… but have never made the transition from Associate to Member. So, why should we care if they are Associates or Members? Well, if we are a professional association that has pride in the talents, skills and professionalism of our members we should care that they are ALL participating in the proper category of membership so that their contributions are recognized as part of the sum and substance of the AAPG. The associate category is for non-geoscientists. In fact, our bylaws indicate that only Members can refer to themselves as members of the Association. Furthermore, don’t we want these people who are actively engaged in our science to be involved in AAPG’s governance and future directions? I certainly do.

4) Feedback from AAPG’s international leadership

(as well as domestic leaders who travel abroad) indicates the sponsorship requirement poses a significant barrier for international geoscientists to become Members of AAPG. Asking a colleague, especially a “higher-up” colleague is culturally very difficult to actually demeaning for many geoscientists in the international community.

Having to ask a colleague for a recommendation immediately changes the nature of the relationship to one of “supplicant” and “benefactor,” thereby reducing the status of the person making the request. In some cultures, the established formalities between “young” and “old” prohibit our younger geoscientists (and AAPG’s future) from even approaching their “seniors” for a recommendation.

5) The argument has been made that we need sponsors because we are a professional organization not just a scientific society. If we are working (or have worked) as geoscientists we are professionals. GSA and SPE both have as part of their mission professional development and both have detailed codes of conduct that their members are required to follow. In order to renew my GSA membership I must re-affirm that I will abide by GSA’s Code of Conduct. Obtaining three sponsors to vouch for us does not make us any more or less professional (or ethical for that matter).

When I went to work I didn't really have a clear idea of what being a professional meant, nor was I interested in voting or holding office. All I cared about was the science.

Furthermore, I didn't have a clue about the importance of networking. It was through my membership in AAPG and RMAG and my interactions with geoscience professionals that I learned what being a professional is all about.

I came to understand that part of being a professional entails giving back to the profession and to the organization and to the members of the organization to which I belonged and from which I so greatly benefitted.

I believe membership in AAPG provides a road to professional betterment in itself.

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or professionalism does not necessarily identify to this amendment and make your HOD representatives unacceptable applicants. Publishing the names of aware of your opinion. This amendment is important and applicants for membership in the Explorer provides a it deserves your consideration. RMAG’s delegates and much broader and more effective net to try and identify their contact info is available at: http://www.aapg.org/ professionally and ethically challenged applicants. house_of_delegates/delegates.cfm?society=14. If you I would think that applicants would only ask people want to share your thoughts with me, you can email me to be sponsors with whom they have had very positive at: rmartinsen@aapg.org. interactions. An applicant certainly would not ask a Randi S. Martinsen person with whom he/she has had unpleasant, let AAPG President-Elect alone unethical interactions to be a sponsor. Given our litigious society, in the unlikely event an applicant approached a potential sponsor with whom he/she has had unfavorable interactions, it is more likely that the potential sponsor would simply decline being a sponsor than he/she would fill out a negative review, and the applicant would simply go on to find another sponsor.

Over the years many people, especially former students, have asked me to sponsor them for AAPG membership. I have always had reservations about stating that the applicants are ethical. I don’t believe that the types of interactions I have with most people allows me to know whether or not they are ethical. At best all I can truthfully state is that I have no knowledge to suggest otherwise. I believe many people sign sponsorships without any real knowledge of the ethical behavior of individuals. We just all give people the benefit of the doubt.

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RMAG Luncheon Program – March 5th

Fluvial megafans in the Uinta Basin, a consequence of extremely bad early Eocene weather?

By Piret Plink-Bjorklund, pplink@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines

The early Eocene fluvial system exposed along the southern margin of the Uinta basin has received a considerable amount of attention. The peculiar nature of the fluvial succession of the Wasatch and Green River

Formations in the Uinta Basin has led to a number of interpretations, including fluvial channels, and deltaic mouth bars. Not surprisingly, as the fluvial succession is dominated by gradational planar laminations,

Luncheon Reservations & Information Luncheon will be held at the Marriott City Center at California and 17th St. Please check the event listing in the lobby for the room. Check-in/walk-in registration begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch is served at 12:00 noon, and the talk begins at 12:20 p.m. The luncheon price is $30.00. To listen only to the talk, walk-in price is $10.00. If you make a reservation and do not attend the luncheon, you will be billed for the luncheon. Online registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the luncheon.

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Fluvial megafans in the Uinta Basin, a consequence of extremely bad early Eocene weather? aggradational low-angle convex-up structures, scour-andfill structures and climbing-ripple laminations, common in mouth bars and turbidites. Moreover, architecturally, the channels are, in many places, amalgamated into thick, sharp-based tabular sandstone intervals, and show a stratigraphic large-scale upward increase in sand content. Thus, these fluvial systems are distinctly different from fluvial facies models.

Rivers with distinctly flashy water supply, caused by extreme precipitation, are distinct from perennial rivers in terms of sedimentary structures, barforms and architecture. The figure shows three different types of flashy rivers and how they compare to a perennial system. LFR – lower flow regime; MFR – medium flow regime; UFR- upper flow regime; HDR – high deposition rate. Flashy rivers have a significantly higher proportion of upper flow regime and high deposition rate structures, whereas perennial rivers are dominated by medium flow regime structures and lack high deposition rate structures (a, b, c). Barforms in flashy rivers tend to be simple and thick (c, d). The dominance of the above sedimentary structures indicates upper flow regime

deposition and very high deposition rates. The extremely high deposition rates are also shown by the dominant downstream accretion of bars, and unit bar thickness of more than 10 m in places. At unit bar bounding surfaces trace fossils and pedogenic modification occurs, showing that the channels were dry for sustained periods at times.

High degree of channel amalgamation in the proximal part of the succession indicates high channel avulsion frequency. Further distally and laterally the avulsions are indicated by splay packages. Collectively these features indicate a flashy river system with very high peak discharge, and intermittent sustained droughts.

In fact these sediments are more similar to flash flood and megaflood deposits than fluvial facies models developed for perennial systems. The laterally extensive nature of this system across ca 200 km, together with the vertical trends of upward increasing and decreasing sand content and channel dimensions, indicate deposition in fluvial megafans. Moreover the channel dimensions indicate a large river system, rather than small rivers draining local uplifts. The fluvial megafan Continued on page 22 »

The Mountain Geologist Goes All-Digital Beginning in 2014 February 2014 Dear Past Non-RMAG Member Subscribers to The Mountain Geologist, We are proud to announce that our journal The Mountain Geologist has gone all-digital beginning in 2014, and the printed issues have been discontinued. We look forward to being a paperless journal! Our members went digital in 2013, and only non-member subscribers received print issues in 2013. This means we will no longer be mailing print issues of our journal, and we will no longer be offering subscriptions to The Mountain Geologist. Subscribers to the 2013 volume 50 were notified of the change in October/November, 2013.

It will be possible to receive our digital issues for personal use in one of two ways: either by becoming a member of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists for $41 annually (http://www.rmag.org) which will enable downloading issues from the website, or by pay-per-view from AAPG’s DataPages (http://www. datapages.com). University and corporate subscription options are also available through DataPages. We are currently exploring other subscription options; please let us know directly if you wish to be appraised of developments in this area.

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Fluvial megafans in the Uinta Basin, a consequence of extremely bad early Eocene weather? systems are highly aggradational and capture large volumes of sediment. Thus, the volumes of siliciclastic sediment that reached the Lake Uinta are considerably smaller than the volumes captured in the megafans. The available absolute age dates, biostratigraphy and out stable isotope record show that the Wasatch and Green River Formation fluvial systems along the southern basin margin are of early Eocene age. Moreover, the data links the fluvial megafan progradation and retrogradation episodes to early Eocene global warming events (the PaleoceneEocene Thermal Maximum, and the six successive Early Eocene Climatic Optimum events) that caused extreme precipitation with intermittent droughts.

Increase in extreme precipitation and development of fluvial megafans was not unique to early Eocene or the Uinta Basin. Such conditions were wide spread during early Eocene, and also occurred during Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic greenhouse conditions. Extreme

precipitation has also been predicted to increase in anthropogenic global warming conditions by the International Panel of Climate Change.

Yet the extreme early Eocene weather was not the only control on formation of the Uinta Basin fluvial megafans. The uplifted Sevier and Laramide hinterland was also critical in providing the large amounts of sediment and allowing for large discharges, as a function of drainage basin size and gradients.

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RMAG Luncheon Programs – April 2nd

Roving Mars -- An Update on Recent Exploration of the Red Planet

By Ira Pasternack, Comet Ridge Resources, April 2, 2014

The talk will present examples of some of the Martian depositional environments capable of sustaining life including fluvial valley networks and deltaic sediment bodies in lacustrine basins.

Our knowledge of Martian geology has undergone tremendous growth over the last decade due to the highly successful surface rover and orbiter missions that have been surveying and sending data back from the planet since 2004.

Much of these data are readily available for free download from various NASA or affiliated organization websites (i.e., http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/). The talk will include some of the author’s favorite downloaded imagery and brief historical review of earlier probes sent to explore Mars, will demonstrate they have not always been so successful.

Since American astronomer Percival Lowell popularized Martian “canals” as indications of intelligent life during the early 20th century, the search for signs of life on Mars continues to be a major focus of exploration. Each of the rover landing sites was specifically selected to optimize the potential for finding evidence of past life. The talk will present examples of some of the Martian depositional environments capable of sustaining life including fluvial valley networks and deltaic sediment bodies in lacustrine basins.

Mars has a much more complete stratigraphic record than the Earth because of the absence of plate tectonics and lack of crustal recycling. Mars is the location of one of the tallest mountain peaks identified in the Solar System, “Olympus Mons”--3 times the height of Mount Everest--as well as the largest known canyon, the 1900-mile-long “Valles Marineris”.

Although the talk is well beyond the normal scope of Rocky Mountain region geology topics presented at RMAG luncheons, there are numerous Colorado connections to the recent Martian missions beyond the similar red color of the rocks. Colorado companies were responsible for the construction of various key components or instruments onboard the rovers and orbiters. There are also Colorado ties to some of the scientists responsible for conducting the Martian research.

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Mississippian Heath Formation, a self-sourcing tight oil carbonate petroleum system, central Montana, USA

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MINERAL OF THE MONTH: MARCH

By Cheryl Whitney

Mineral Name: Rhodochrosite Chemical Composition: MnCO31 Color: Pink, red, brown, yellow1 Streak: White1 Luster: vitreous to pearly1 Crystal System: Trigonal1 Specific Gravity: 3.71 Hardness: 3.5-41 Index of Refraction: 1.58-1.811 Crystal Habit: Rhodochrosite has many different crystal habits, including rhombohedral, scaleohedral, columnar, bladed, granular, massive, botryoidal and stalactitic. The picture on the right is of the stalactitic variety.

Locations: The most notable locations are Cavnic, Romania, Butte, Montana, and Leadville, CO.2 Photo courtesy of Colorado School of Mines Mineral Museum Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate found in ore deposits at moderate temperatures, in metamorphic deposits at high temperatures, and in sedimentary deposits.2 Fun Fact: Rhodochrosite is the Colorado State Mineral. It is used in creating stainless steel and aluminum alloys. Before the mineral was sought after for its aesthetics, it was disposed of in mine tailings.2 1 Klein, Cornelis, and Cornelius Searle Hurlbut. The 22nd Edition of the Manual of Mineral Science: (after James D. Dana). New York; Toronto: J. Wiley, 2002.

2 Abdullah, Mansur G. “Rhodochrosite (mineral).� Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Jan. 2010. Web. 05 Feb. 2014.

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The Mountain Geologist is looking for additional, volunteer, Assistant Editors to join the present staff.

Assistant Editors copy edit submitted and revised manuscripts for adherence to The Mountain Geologist’s “Author Style Guide” and for readability. They help in all phases of manuscript publication. At least one editor will have some paleontological background. Another editor will focus on reviewing revised manuscripts and PDF proofs. Assistant Editor skills/background include having excellent command of English and several years experience in one or more earth-science disciplines, being detail-oriented, and having some experience with online publishing or related. Sometimes fast turnarounds are required. Please contact Joyce Trygstad Nelson, Executive Editor, jtpetr@aol.com.

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When writing a manuscript for The Mountain Geologist, please refer to the downloadable “Author Style Guide” found under “Publications – The Mountain Geologist” on the RMAG website: www.rmag.org It is important to write your manuscript according to this style guide to mitigate revision time for both authors and editors. The style guide is being updated in 2013; please send inquiries to the Executive Editor at jtpetr@ aol.com or refer to issues published in 2012-2013 when questions arise.

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Authors and Editors Needed: RMAG Oil & Gas Fields of Colorado!

RMAG is working toward the publication of a guidebook dedicated to short field studies of a set of selected oil and gas fields in Colorado. In large part the format will be similar to earlier publications of this type: a several page article that will include a one page summary with a small set of maps and cross-sections adequate to give the reader a lot of information in a short amount of time. The RMAG committee working on this publication has selected 85 fields for review. In addition, we expect to have extended discussion around several large “resource play” areas such as the Piceance Basin or the Greater Wattenberg complex including the recent horizontal Niobrara play.

The committee is currently looking for authors to do field studies and to put together material for publication.

Each author may contribute one or multiple field studies.

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Cole Archer lives in Littleton, Colorado.

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Steven Fryberger work at Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, University of Wyoming.

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Howard Melcher works as a Geologist at Liberty Oilfield Services.

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Jay Merrill lives in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

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Julian Michaels lives in Denver, Colorado.

John Still works as a Geologist at QEP Resources.

Lawrence Monson works as a Geologist at GeoMon Consulting.

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Marie Olivier is a student member living in France.

Carol Villagomez works as a Sales Representative at FairfieldNodal.

Jessica Parris works as a Geosteering Technical Sales at Diversified Well Logging, Inc.

Brent Wagner works as a at Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

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David Richards works as a President at FaultSeal Americas LLC.

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Bryan Whitby works at Diversified Well Logging, Inc. Kelly Williams works as a Scientist at Conestoga-Rovers & Associates.

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Michelle Robbins works as a Geological Tech Lead at WPX Energy.

Kandi Withers works as an Acquistion Specialist at Petroleum Abstracts/University of Tulsa.

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In the Pipeline March 5, 2014 RMAG Luncheon. Speaker: Piret Plink-Bjorklund.

“Fluvial megafans in the Uinta Basin, a consequence of extremely bad early Eocene weather?” www.rmag.org.

April 2, 2014 RMAG Luncheon. Speaker: RMAG Luncheon.

Speaker: Ira Pasternack. “Roving Mars – An Update on Recent Exploration of the Red Planet.”

March 7, 2014 RMAG GeoLand Ski Day. Copper Mountain, resort. www.rmag.org.

April 29, 2014 RMAG/PTTC Geosteering Forum. Registration, Sponsorship and Exhibits Now Open!

March 11 – 13, 2014 PTTC Course. “Well-Log Sequence Stratigraphy.”

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

May 7, 2014 RMAG Luncheon. Speaker: Richard J. Bottier.

“Mississippian Heath Formation, a self-sourcing tight oil carbonate petroleum system, central Montana, USA.”»

March 25, 2014 RMS-SEPM Luncheon. Speaker: Doug Edmonds.

“Numerical Modeling of Deltas with Applications to Facies Models and Reservoir Architecture.” http://dwls. spwla.org/Monthly_Meetings.htm.

If you have any events that you would like to post in this column, please submit via email to Holly Sell at holly.sell@yahoo.com or to the RMAG office at rmagdenver@aol.com for consideration.

Check it Out! We have been waiting for the Third Edition of Gary L. Prost’s book, Remote Sensing For Geoscientists since over a year ago when he asked for permission from RMAG for use of figures in the book. This classic reference has been carefully updated and includes numerous examples from the Rocky Mountain Region.

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Our Global Operations Manager for Surface Logging Systems, Tim, is all smiles these days. That’s because he and his team recently designed a new state-of-the-art mudlogging cabin. The spacious interior makes room for more laboratory services at the wellsite. Now exploration companies have access to more data in real time, so they can make better decisions faster. Combined with Weatherford’s patented GC-TRACER™, IsoTube® AutoLoader™ and other Isotech technologies, it’s one more way Weatherford Mudlogging is committed to Excellence from the Ground Up.

SURFACE LOGGING SYSTEMS www.weatherford.com/surfacelogging mudlogging.services@weatherford.com

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