MBGS Executive Committee Minutes

From November 19, 2003

Officers in Attendance: Tom Godbold President

Tom Hoane Treasurer

Tom Wellman Secretary

Pat Poli Business Manager

Milt Gere Past President

Officers Absent: Mike Grammer Vice President

Stan Idziak Newsletter Editor

Mark Wollensak Electronic Publications

Leonard Espinosa Field Trip Coord

Location: Mountain Jacks

Speaker and Topic: Robert Pearson, “Optimized Gas Well Completions & Operations”

Meeting Commenced: 4:45

Agenda Items

Tom Godbold

Dr. Cross did not receive the Distinguished Educator of the Year award. Tom will contact AAPG to see why; perhaps we can improve his nomination next year.

Insurance issues, carried over until another meeting, have questions for Mark. We might consider starting coverage in January 2004.

We discussed inquiry from Kuwanna Dyer about sponsoring a Wisconsin University Student AAPG chapter. MBGS is apparently the closest AAPG affiliated group. Item was tabled until it can be discussed with Bill Harrison and Mike. Later, Mike said WMU is also considering starting a student chapter.

Mike Grammer

Per e-mail, MBGS speakers are confirmed up through February as follow:

December 10, Dr. William R. Almon "Sedimentology and Petrophysical Character of Cretaceous Marine Shale Sequences in Foreland Basins, Potential Seismic Response Issues"

February 11, Dr. Steven R. May "Visualization and Volume Interpretation in Geoscience: 3-D Seismic and Beyond"

Tom Wellman

We discussed some changes to October’s minutes including expense reimbursements. Minutes approved with changes.

Tom Hoane

Checking balance is $10,078.99; Savings balance 5395.91. Tom has received the 60 rock kits previously ordered. Discussion followed regarding distribution. Some recalled that previously one kit was distributed per speaker per event. Decided that kits could be distributed to individual students at talks given by MBGS members. We also decided that MBGS could allocate $200 per year to spend on rock kits (at about $2 per kit). MBGS will spend $80 more for this year for rock kits.

Non-Agenda Items & Other Business

Tom Godbold will follow up with Stan regarding a notice to put in the newsletter about interest in an AAPG trip down the Grand Canyon or a WMU trip in the San Juan Basin.

Meeting adjourned: 5:22