On the Rocks
A Newsletter of the Michigan Basin Geological Society
2003-2004 Number 7 www.mbgs.org February 2004
EVENTS
February 4, 2004: AAPG Distinguished Lecturer; 4:00pm, 1118 Rood Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan: Dr. Luis Pomar (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Majorca, Spain) on: "Reservoir-scale Heterogeneity of Carbonate Platforms - Some Constraints from the Miocene of the Balearic Islands"
February 11, 2003: MBGS Meeting The speaker is Dr. Steven R. May, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer and his topic is: "Visualization and Volume Interpretation in Geoscience: 3-D Seismic and Beyond"
April 18-21, 2004: AAPG Annual Meeting,”Embrace the Future – Celebrate the Past” at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Texas; for more information go online at www.aapg.org/meetings/dallas04 . The pre-registration deadline is March 17, 2004.
May 2004: Conference/Field Excursion Gaylord, Michigan. For more information see the MBGS website at: www.mbgs.org .
September 26-29, 2004: Society of Petroleum Engineers annual meeting Houston, Texas
October 3-6, 2004: 33rd Annual AAPG Eastern Section Meeting Ramada Plaza Hotel
Columbus, Ohio. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Still Economic after all these Years.”
A Few Good Men
Please consider running for office as part of the 2004-2005 MBGS Executive Committee. The Society is only as good as its members and in order to remain vibrant the MBGS needs active members to provide leadership. The elected officers are President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Business Manager. This year we are also looking for a Newsletter Editor. Contact any officer if you are interested.
MBGS Meeting
February 11, 2004
Location: Holiday Inn (South)
6820 S. Cedar St., Lansing, MI.
Schedule: 4:30-5:30 PM Executive Committee Meeting
5:30-6:15 PM Cash Bar
6:15-7:15 PM Dinner
Presentation after Dinner
Cost $25.00/member $10.00 Student (includes dinner)
Topic: "Visualization and Volume Interpretation in Geoscience: 3-D Seismic and Beyond"
By
Dr. Steven R. May, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
MBGS Dinner Meeting Reservation
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Number attending _____ Society_____________
Enclosed Registration Fee ______
Please make your check out to the MBGS by February 9, 2004 and send to:
Ms. Pat Poli
Energy Operations Division
6545 Mercantile Way
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-241-6141, Fax 517-241-6071, E-Mail :pmpoli@michigan.gov
2003-2004 MBGS Officers
The Executive Committee meeting minutes are available on the website.
PRESIDENT: TOM GODBOLD, GLMD, DEQ
Ph: 241-1545, fax 517-241-1595 godboldt@michigan.gov
VICE PRESIDENT: MIKE GRAMMER, WMU GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Ph: 269-387-3667, fax 269-387-5513 mike.grammer@wmich.edu
SECRETARY: TOM WELLMAN, GLMD, DEQ
Ph: 517-241-1530, fax 517-241-1595 wellmant@michigan.gov
TREASURER & PUBLICATIONS: TOM HOANE, FMFM, DNR
Ph: Bus 517-241-3769, fax 517-373-2443 hoanet@michigan. gov
BUSINESS MANAGER: PAT POLI, MPSC
Gas Division
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PAST-PRESIDENT: MILT GERE, FMFM, DNR
Ph: 517-335-3249, fax 517-373-2443 gerem@michigan.gov
CO-FIELDTRIP DIRECTORS:
MARK WOLLENSAK, CPG
HAMP, MATHEWS & ASSOC, Inc.
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Cell 517-719-8321
LEONARD ESPINOSA, FMFM, DNR
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NEWSLETTER EDITOR: STAN IDZIAK, SWMD, DEQ
Ph: 517-784-8956, idziaks@michigan. gov
ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, MARK WOLLENSAK (see above)
University Talks and Seminars Websites
Western Michigan University,
www.wmich.edu/geology/SeminarGeos.html
Michigan State University,
www.glg.msu.edu/news/lectures.html
University of Michigan, Turner Lecture Series,
www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/announce/turner02b.html
Michigan AIPG Section website: www.aipg-mi.org.
MEETING CANCELLATION POLICY
Monthly meetings will be automatically cancelled whenever the National Weather Service issues a "Storm Warning" for the Lansing area. If driving conditions are poor but a "Warning" has not been issued please contact any member of the Executive Committee for the status of the meeting.
MICHIGAN BASIN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
Historical CD #1: Nine out-of-print publications from 1949 through 1965 and 1998, Devonian to Silurian Rock Fieldtrips to MI, WI, IL and Ontario, 2000, $15
Historical CD #2: Four out-of-print publications from 1947, 1959, 1983 and 1991, Northern Devonian and UP Fieldtrips in MI, 2001, $10
Historical CD #3: Six out-of-print publications from 1947. 1959, 1983 and 1991, Northern Devonian and UP Fieldtrips in MI, 2001, $12
Special Price - Historical CD #1, #2 & #3, $30
Stratigraphic Lexicon for Michigan, 2001, prepared by MBGS and published by DEQ, 56 pp., chart, $2.65 picked up or $4 mailed, Can be ordered from MBGS or Geological Survey Div. of the DEQ
Price Includes postage, handling and any applicable sales tax. MBGS Members receive a 10% discount on MBGS publications.
Orders for publications should be prepaid in U.S. Funds and addressed to:
MBGS - Publications
c/o Dept. of Geological Sciences
206 Natural Sciences Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1115
MBGS Mug and Jacket Sale
The Michigan Basin Geological Society is offering mugs and jackets with the society logo for sale. The mugs are $5.00 each. The jackets are $60.00 each plus postage. Please contact Dan McGuire at: Phone (517) 772-5219, Fax (517) 772-7021, or danmcguire@sensible-net.com. Remember to include the correct size of the jacket and the quantity of each item. Checks should be made out to the MBGS.
"Visualization and Volume Interpretation in Geoscience: 3-D Seismic and Beyond"
Dr. Steven R. May, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
Abstract
Volume interpretation technologies are revolutionizing the way geoscientists interpret seismic data and engineers evaluate reservoirs, thereby improving the accuracy of subsurface predictions. The development and application of visualization and volume interpretation technologies within petroleum geoscience has experienced rapid change within the past decade. This history provides an interesting case study of technology evolution from early ideas, to application, to visions of the future. It is one of those cases where the technology, the data, the questions, and the geoscientists came together at the right time to permit significant advances and major impact. It is also a story about the occasional tension between technology and science.
Volume interpretation and visualization capabilities are derived from the integration of powerful computers, advanced display technology, commercial and proprietary software, and comprehensive geoscience skills. Visualization techniques are designed for the viewing of multi-dimensional data while volume interpretation techniques are designed for the analysis of multi-dimensional data. These are technologies that improve the quality and efficiency of 3-D seismic interpretation, provide new capabilities for collaboration, and provide an environment for improved integration.
Volume interpretation evolved out of visualization. Initially, we were simply looking at horizons and faults, using opacity and color with volume rendering, and doing simple seed detection. Because of the synergy between hardware and software developments, and a dedicated focus on research and application, volume interpretation is having an increasingly larger impact on a variety of activities including: reconnaissance of new 3-D seismic data volumes, rapid screening and extraction of hydrocarbon related seismic anomalies, rapid mapping of horizons and faults, multi-attribute characterization of reservoirs for use in geologic modeling and flow simulation, seismic processing, and interactive 3-D well planning. We will discuss the evolution of these technologies from the perspective of different organizations and describe how they fit within the overall workflow of upstream geoscience. A variety of examples will illustrate the application and impact of volume interpretation for geoscience and engineering activities including fault interpretation, reservoir characterization, and hydrocarbon systems analysis.
Though volume interpretation and visualization technologies have become common place in upstream geoscience and their value to our business has been demonstrated, the full realization of their impact remains ahead of us. We are investigating how immersive and multi-sensory interpretation techniques will improve the way we interpret our subsurface data and communicate with others. Although numerous challenges must be overcome before these technologies are ready for general application, the future holds great promise. Effective remote collaboration technology is now capable of facilitating visualization and volume interpretation collaboration at a global scale allowing more rapid dissemination of ideas, technology and expertise across a broad portfolio of business ventures. Although application of these technologies for 3-D seismic interpretation and geoscience-engineering integration will continue to be very important, application for the purposes of knowledge capitalization will eventually have profound impact. Sedimentary basins and their associated hydrocarbon systems are complex systems about which we are trying to make very specific predictions. Visualization and volume interpretation have an exciting future as tools to be used in the search for patterns within these systems, and from those patterns, improved understanding.
Biography:
Dr. Steven R. May
Education:
1979 University of California – Riverside; B.S., Geology
1981 University of California – Riverside; M.S., Geology
1985 University of Arizona; Ph.D., Geoscience (Jurassic Paleomagnetism, North American Plate Motion, and Cordilleran Tectonics)
Experience:
1985-Present ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company (formerly Exxon Production Research), Houston, Texas
Research Activities:
Plate Reconstruction and Paleogeography, Regional Tectonics, Basin Analysis, Hydrocarbon Migration, Visualization and Volume Interpretation. 1995-2002: Research Geologist and Technical Team Lead for ExxonMobil Visualization and Volume Interpretation Group. Currently responsible for technical integration on a research project targeting new exploration concepts through integration of geodynamics, basin modeling, and play element prediction technologies.
Publications:
Papers and abstracts on 3-D seismic interpretation and visualization; basin evolution; applications of Paleomagnetism for hydrocarbon migration, plate motion, and tectonics.
Co-author of “Interactive Seismic Facies Classification Using Textural Attributes and Neural Networks,” (Awarded Best Paper of 2002 in SEG’s The Leading Edge).
AAPG Annual Meeting
April 18-21, 2004, Dallas Texas
The official announcement fro the AAPG Annual Meeting is available and the time to register is now. This year’s technical program includes more than 400 oral presentations, 288 half-day poster presentations, 13 short courses, and 10 field trips. The official meeting announcement is available online at the AAPG website. . The pre-registration deadline is March 17, 2004. All registrations, including hotel reservations, can be made online at: www.aapg.org/meetings/dallas04/.
CALL FOR PAPERS
AAPG—EASTERN SECTION 2004 MEETING
You are cordially invited to attend the 33rd annual meeting of the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (ES-AAPG), in Columbus, Ohio, October 3-6, 2004.
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Still Economic after all these Years.”
From the historic days of the Drake well and the world’s first giant oil-and-gas field (the Lima-Indiana producing trend) to the present-day exploration for new frontier horizons, our region
has been contributing to the world’s energy resources for nearly 150 years. Geoscientists have led the way in developing the ideas and innovative techniques necessary to sustain our industry, and are the reason our region is “Still Economic after all these Years.”
ES-AAPG together with AAPG’s Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG), Energy Minerals Division (EMD), and Division
of Professional Affairs (DPA) will offer two concurrent oral sessions each day of the meeting and two full-day poster sessions. A post-meeting workshop also is being planned. This years meeting not only incorporates our goal of highlighting new exploration plays, but also offers a forum to emphasize new ideas for old plays, new technologies and ideas for finding or
developing reserves, and historical perspectives that provide a foundation for new opportunities. The technical Program Committee encourages you to contribute an abstract for an oral or poster presentation and participate in this informative and exciting meeting. All papers of interest to the Eastern Section will be considered.
Information for Presenters
Authors are invited to submit new and original work for either oral or poster sessions outlined in this call for papers. Abstracts are due by APRIL 1, 2004. Authors will be notified of acceptance
or rejection by June 1, 2004. Oral sessions will be 25 minutes in length followed by a 5-minute question period. Speakers are strongly encouraged to follow AAPG guidelines for slide preparation, as good visual aids go a long way toward making a quality presentation.
Conventional slide projectors, computer projector, screens, a lighted lectern, microphone, and laser pointer will be provided in each room. If a PowerPoint presentation is given, you must
provide us with your PowerPoint file a week prior to the meeting to reduce the possibility of technical difficulties. Poster sessions will run a full day. Poster authors are expected to be in their booths a minimum of 4 hours, split between morning and afternoon sessions. Authors will be provided two (three if requested in advance) 4 ft by 8 ft boards suitable for Velcro® attachment of
posters, a table, chairs, and electricity. Abstracts should be submitted electronically, if possible, following instructions below or on our website: http://www.ohiodnr .com/geosurvey/aapg04.htm. Paper submissions are acceptable using the form included in this call for papers. Please also submit an abstract application form and state whether you prefer an oral or poster presentation or if either is applicable. Over-subscription
may mean that some papers will be moved from poster to oral, and vice versa, but only upon approval of the authors. Many people will decide to attend a presentation based solely on its
title. Therefore, it would be beneficial for you to make your title as brief and as interesting as possible while still conveying the main topic.
Please do not submit an abstract unless at least one author is certain to attend the meeting. Speakers are required to register for the meeting.
Proposed Topics:
. Bypassed Reservoirs in Mature Fields
. Geochemistry and Source Rock Studies
. Cambrian/Ordovician Frontier Plays—Trenton/Black River, Knox, and Pre-Knox units
. Fractured Reservoirs
. Enhanced Oil Recovery
. Unconventional Petroleum Systems and Methods for Hydrocarbon Recovery—Geochemical Techniques,
Horizontal Drilling, Basin-Centered Gas Systems, Fractured Shale-Gas
. Coalbed Methane Opportunities
. Environmental Assessment, Remediation and
Hydrogeology Issues
. GIS and Computer Applications in Petroleum Geology
. Historical Retrospect of Eastern Plays
. Geophysical Methods Including 2D, 3D Seismic, and Aeromagnetic Interpretation
. Detailed Studies/Case Histories of Oil and Gas Fields
. Hydrocarbon Resources of the Great Lakes
. Sequence Stratigraphy—Applications in Exploration and Development
. Impact Features and Hydrocarbon Potential
. Reservoir Characterization of Siliciclastics and Carbonates
. Evaluation and Prediction of Stratigraphic Traps
. CO2 Sequestration—Studies and potential impact on the region
. Impact Features and Hydrocarbon Potential
. Reservoir Characterization of Siliciclastics and Carbonates
. Evaluation and Prediction of Stratigraphic Traps
. CO2 Sequestration—Studies and potential impact on the region
33rd Annual Meeting
Ramada Plaza Hotel
Columbus, OH Oct. 3-6, 2004
Hosted by:
Ohio Geological Society
Ohio Geological Survey
General Co-Chairs
Larry Wickstrom, Ohio Geological Survey Steve Zody, Zody Geoscience
4383 Fountain Square Dr. P.O. Box 921Columbus, OH 43224-1362 Wooster, OH 44691
e-mail: larry.wickstrom@dnr.state.oh.us
e-mail: zodyoil@sssnet.com
Ph: (614) 265-6598 ph: (330) 262-4323
Technical Program Chair
Ron Riley, Ohio Geological Survey
4383 Fountain Square Dr.
Columbus, OH 43224-1362
e-mail: ron.riley@dnr.state.oh.us
Ph: (614) 265-6573
EXHIBITOR, SPONSOR & DEAL ROOM OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
EXHIBIT SPACE will be available throughout the meeting.
Contact: Jim Hanlon, Hanlon Exploration
2421 Johnstown Rd.
Dover, OH 44622
Ph: (330) 343-6433
e-mail: GeoJimJH@aol.com
DEAL ROOM—Space will be available to sell/buy prospects, properties, venture opportunities.
Contact: Amy Lang, Exploration Geologist
P. O. Box 340346
Columbus, OH 43234
Ph: (614) 717-9262
e-mail: aburke@ee.net
SPONSORSHIPS—Sponsor a session, coffee break, event, room, or entertainment.
Contact: Pete MacKenzie, CGAS Exploration, Inc.
4770 Indianola Ave.
Box 14981
Columbus, OH 43214
Ph: (614) 888-9588
e-mail: Pete@cgasinc.com
ABSTRACT FORMAT AND INSTRUCTIONS
The format described below must be used to submit your abstract. Your abstract will appear in the proceedings exactly as it submitted, so please read and follow these instructions. All information listed below should be typed in the font of your choice, 12-point size, on an 81/2 x 11 inch paper, portrait orientation, 1-inch top, bottom, left, and right margins.
1. TITLE—The first item you should list is the title of your abstract. Titles should be in bold upper and lower case text, aligned with the left margin, beginning on the first line below the top margin. Example title: The Integration of Ohio’s Oil and Gas Well Data
2. AUTHORS—After the title, skip one line and type the senior author’s name first, followed by additional authors (see example below). CAPITALIZE the name of each author. In upper and lower case text following the name include the author’s affiliation, city, and state/province. If the speaker will not be the senior author, put an asterisk (*) after the speaker’s name. Example authors: MCDONALD, JAMES, JOSEPH G. WELLS, LAWRENCE H. WICKSTROM*, Ohio Division of Geological Survey, Columbus, OH, MICHAEL P. MCCORMAC and GREGG M.
MILLER, Ohio Division of Mineral Resources Management, Columbus, OH
3. ABSTRACT—Skip another line and begin the body of your abstract. Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are limited to 250 words or less. Only the title should be bold. Use full width of the page (within margins); indent the first line of each paragraph by 1/4 inch; lines must be single-spaced; justify the type to the left and right margins; no illustrations, references, or abbreviations. PLEASE PROOFREAD—no corrections will be made.
You may either save the abstract form (available on the web site in Word) and your abstract in a Word document or in rich text format (.rtf) and email to Ron Riley, save the abstract form and your abstract in rich text format on a 31/2 inch floppy or compact disc and mail to Ron Riley, or print the completed abstract form, attach your printed abstract, and mail to Ron Riley. Use the following file name format (all lower case)—corresponding author’s last name_corresponding author’s first name_abstract number (use 1 for the first abstract submitted by the author, 2 for the
second abstract submitted by the same author, and so on). Example file name: doe_john_1.rtf
Abstract form on next page
MAIL ABSTRACT AND ABSTRACT FORM TO:
Ron Riley, Technical Program Chair
Ohio Geological Survey
4383 Fountain Square Dr.
Columbus, OH 43224-1362
OR E-MAIL FORM FROM WEB SITE AND ABSTRACT TO:
DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2004
*Deadline (noun): a date or time before which something
must be done and after which the opportunity passes: the time
limit after which copy is not accepted for use in a publication
All papers of interest to the AAPG
Eastern Section will be considered
AAPG-EASTERN SECTION 2004 ABSTRACT FORM
Deadline*: April 1, 2004
NOTE: The content of your abstract is your responsibility. Please check it carefully.
Speaker’s Name (last name first) _____________________________________________________________________________
Affiliation (employer):____________________________________________________________
Office Phone: __________ Office FAX: ____________E-mail:____________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP/Postal Code: ____________________________________________________________________________
For: Oral ___ Poster ___ Either ___ Are you a student? ___
Please indicate preferred session: 1): ______________________________________________
2): __________________________________________________________________________
If your paper does not fit a proposed topic, indicate your topic with two or three key words: ____________________________________
Is this an invited paper? ____ Invited by whom? ______________________________________
Has this or a similar paper been presented before? ____________________________________
Where? _________________________________________ When? _______________________
How does this paper differ from previous ones? _____________________________________________________________________________
Mode of presentation: 35 mm slides (one projector ___ two projectors ____) OR PowerPoint (single screen) ____