AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition -- Technical Program & Registration Announcement

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Technical Program and Registration Announcement

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AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & ExhibitionAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists with SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

10–13 April 2011 /// George R. Brown Convention CenterHouston, Texas, USA

Register by 15 February and save up to $200!

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AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition10-13 April 2011, Houston, Texas

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Letter from the General Chair

On behalf of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and its divisions, along with the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and the Houston Geological Society (HGS), I am pleased to welcome you to the world energy center of Houston and to the AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition.

The can-do spirit thrives in the city of Houston, a global leader for energy, space and medicine. The theme of the 2011 Convention is “Making the Next Giant Leap in Geosciences,” recognizing both the historic achievements of scientists and the essential need for forward-looking, creative approaches to solving our energy needs.

The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the famous 1961 speech by John F. Kennedy to announce the challenge to place a man on the moon by the end of the decade. What better way to celebrate this milestone event than in an atmosphere of discovery while at AAPG’s ACE in Houston!

Immerse yourself in the exhibition hall where the latest technology and services will be showcased by hundreds of companies. Listen to presentations from a choice of 400+ selected talks and numerous technical forums, field trips and short courses. Visit the 400+ ALL-DAY posters and electronic TV-based “E-Posters” (new for 2011). Attend the division and SEPM luncheons and hear outstanding speakers including John Hofmeister (Citizens for Affordable Energy – EMD), Karen Alderman Harbart (President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy – DPA and PROWESS), LSU Professor Emeritus Edward B. Overton (DEG), CalTech Professor John Grotzinger (SEPM), and David Lawrence (Executive Vice President, Shell Upstream Americas Exploration and Commercial — Michel T. Halbouty Lecture).

Be sure to buy your tickets early for the All-Convention Luncheon, which will showcase four geoscience-trained space travelers that represent six decades of NASA history — Dr. Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo 17 astronaut; Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, three-time space shuttle astronaut and the first woman to walk in space; Dr. Jim Reilly, three-time shuttle astronaut and former oil and gas exploration manager; and Dr. Andrew Feustel, two-time shuttle astronaut, former oil and gas geophysicist and current mission specialist for the 2011 final flight of the Endeavour shuttle.

Be prepared to launch into an exciting atmosphere for education, reuniting with valuable colleagues and great fun in the vibrant city of Houston. Make the AAPG 2011 Convention your next giant leap in geosciences!

Stephen Levine 2011 ACE General Chair

Sponsors Inside front cover

Welcome Letter 1

Organizing Committee 2

About ACE 3

ACE Highlights 4

Forums & Special Sessions 4

Special Events 6

AAPG Center 7

Teacher Program 7

Halbouty Lecture 7

Networking Opportunities 7

Luncheons 8

Exhibition Information 10

International Pavilion 10

Exhibitor List and Floor Plan 11

Short Courses 12

Field Trips 17

Student Activities 22

Career Center 23

Volunteers Needed 23

Community Outreach 23

SEPM Activities 24

Guest Activities 26

Technical Program at a Glance 28

Technical Program 30

Monday Oral 30

Monday Poster 33

Tuesday Oral 37

Tuesday Poster 41

Wednesday Oral 44

Wednesday Poster 48

General Information 51

Registration Hours 51

Business Meetings 51

Convention Center 51

Cyber C@fe 51

Electronic Capturing 51

Judging Information 51

No-Smoking Policy 51

Convention Shuttle 51

Visa Information 51

About Houston 52

Travel and Transportation 52

Social Activities 53

Accommodations 54

Registration 56

Membership Application 61

Table of Contents


Information and updates www.AAPG.org/Houston2011


Organizing Committee

General Chair Steve Levine ConocoPhillips

General Vice Chair Marsha Bourque Marsha Bourque and Associates

General Technical Program Chair Linda Sternbach Star Creek Energy

General Technical Program Vice Chair Carl Steffensen BP

Sponsorship Chair James Cearley Chevron

Sponsorship Vice Chair Evelyn Medvin Core Laboratories

DEG Vice Chair Craig Dingler Clean Harbors Environmental

DPA Vice Chair Deborah Sacrey Auburn Energy

EMD Vice Chair Paul Basinski ConocoPhillips

SEPM Vice Chair Morgan Sullivan Chevron

AAPG Oral Sessions Chair Andrea Reynolds Shell

AAPG Poster Sessions Chair Tom Bulling BP

DEG Oral and Poster Chair Anthony Gorody Universal Geoscience Consulting, Inc.

EMD Oral and Poster Chair Larry Knox Highmount E&P

SEPM Oral Sessions Chair Bret Dixon Anadarko

SEPM Poster Sessions Chair Art Donovan BP

Field Trips Co-Chair Mike Sweet ExxonMobil

Field Trips Co-Chair Laura Banfield BP

Short Courses Co-Chair Denise Stone Consulting Geologist

Short Courses Co-Chair Gretchen Gillis Aramco Services Company

SEPM Short Courses Chair Jeff Lonnee Shell International E&P

SEPM Field Trips Kirt Campion Marathon

AAPG Matson Award & Braunstein Award Chair Mike Jobe Walters Oil & Gas

SEPM Awards Chair Michael Pyrcz Chevron

Teacher Program Chair Alison Henning Foster Findlay Associates, Inc.

Volunteer Chair Bonnie Milne-Andrews Swift Energy Company

Steve Levine

Alan WegenerGlobal Development and Conventions Director

Kerrie StilesAdministrative Assistant

Convention Operations:Randa Reeder-BriggsOperations Manager

Theresa CurryOperations Coordinator

Terri DuncanTechnical Programs Coordinator

Alicia ForeseeTechnical Programs Coordinator

Jean ReynoldsEvents Coordinator

Kim Van DelftAttendee Services Supervisor

Marketing & Sales:Julie SimmonsMarketing Manager

Teresa K. DavisSales Coordinator

Mike TaylorExhibition Sales Representative

Kyle WalkerGraphics and Production Coordinator

AAPG Convention Staff

Paul BasinskiMarsha Bourque Linda Sternbach Carl Steffensen Jim Cearley Evelyn Medvin Craig Dingler Deborah Sacrey

Morgan Sullivan

Denise Stone

Andrea Reynolds Tom Bulling Anthony Gorody Larry Knox Bret Dixon Art Donovan Mike Sweet Laura Banfield

Gretchen Gillis Bonnie Milne-AndrewsJeff Lonnee Kirt Campion Mike Jobe Michael Pyrcz Alison Henning

2011 ACE Theme ChairsTheme 1 Jeff Lund (Corridor Resources)Theme 2 Art Donovan (BP)Theme 3 Robin Hamilton (Shell) Robert Erlich (Petrolifera)Theme 4 Keith Shanley (Discovery Group) Kevin Bohacs (ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.)Theme 5 Wally Dow (EOG Resources)Theme 6 Janok Bhattacharya (University of Houston)Theme 7 Steve Bachtel (Chevron)Theme 8 Martin Perlmutter (Chevron)Theme 9 R. Randy Ray (R3 Exploration)Theme 10 Michael Campbell (I2M Associates, LLC) Anthony Gordy (Universal Geoscience Consulting, Inc.)Theme 11 Denise Butler (Shell)



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GIANT LEAPin your career at ACE!Why you should attendAAPG is international —A total of 5,970 people from 76 countries attended ACE in 2010. Just imagine the contacts you will make.

• It’s all about the science — Your conference registration pass gives you access to the brightest minds in the upstream E&P industry. Abstracts are judged by a team of industry experts and ranked. With more than 400 oral presentations and 400+ full-day poster sessions you’re sure to learn something new, find information applicable to your job and stay on the top of international trends in geoscience. In addition, special forums and sessions are available for an in-depth look at some of the most important issues impacting geosciences professionals today.

• Something for everyone — Geoprofessionals at every stage of their careers come to benefit from the ideas and opportunities presented, including: CEOs/Presidents; Vice Presidents/Directors; Managers; Staff Geologists/Engineers/Scientists; Technicians/Support Staff; Independent Consultants; Marketing/Sales; and Educators/Trainers/Students.

• Career information — Whether you’re looking for your first job or your next, this is the best place to start. Post a job in the Career Center or attend the seminar to learn how to become an independent. Students, there’s a career seminar just for you.

• See what’s new — The Exhibition Hall will feature the latest technologies, services and products as well as NOCs in the International Pavilion. Make a face-to-face connection with the E&P industry.

What’s new for 2011?E-posters — For the first time at AAPG ACE there will be e-Posters in addition to the traditional paper posters. An e-Poster is an on-demand electronic version of a traditional poster presented in a brief PowerPoint presentation. Most poster authors present a 5-10 minute overview to interested convention attendees. The e-Poster is an electric version of that overview with the added benefits of animation, audio narration and video segments presented on a large screen in convenient e-Poster stations.

E-Posters will be available for viewing each day of the convention. This means even if you missed the traditional paper poster session, you will still be able to catch the e-Poster version. Any attendee to the convention can select an e-Poster from the computer directory and then sit down at the e-Poster station to view the presentation. Each e-Poster station will have seating for 6-8 people so you can sit and discuss the poster.

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Saturday, 9 April7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration

Sunday, 10 April7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Registration

8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Community Outreach

8:00 a.m. AAPG House of Delegates Meeting

4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Opening Session and Awards Ceremony

5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Exhibition

5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Icebreaker Reception

Monday, 11 April7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration

8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Guest Hospitality Room

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Exhibition

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Guest Activity – Private Lunch Cruise

9:45 a.m.–10:25 a.m. Refreshment Break

11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. All-Convention Luncheon

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Refreshment Break

5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Michel T. Halbouty Lecture

5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Student Reception

8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. SEPM Research Groups

Tuesday, 12 April7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Registration


8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. SEPM Research Symposium

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. SEPM Business Meeting/Luncheon

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Exhibition

9:15 a.m.–2:15 p.m. Guest Activity – Premium Outlet Shopping

9:45 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Guest Activity – Houston Art Tour


11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Energy Minerals Division (EMD) Luncheon

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) and

AAPG Professional Women in Earth

Sciences (PROWESS) Luncheon

1:15 p.m.–5:05 p.m. SEPM Research Symposium

3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Refreshment Break

5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. All-Alumni Reception

8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. SEPM Presidents Reception and Awards

Ceremony

Wednesday, 13 April7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Registration


8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon Exhibition


11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Division of Environmental Geosciences

(DEG) Luncheon

Convention at a glance

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ACE HIGHLIGHTS All events will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Forums and Special SessionsPanel: Key Factors Shaping the Future — Opportunities and Challenges (AAPG)Date: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.Location: General Assembly CCo-chairs: P. Yilmaz and S. Anjos

Hydrocarbon is the world’s most efficient source of energy; however, the operational challenges in oil and gas discovery and recovery are increasing. Operations have extended to remote areas tapping new reservoirs and striving to increase recovery factors beyond accepted limits while working to preserve the environment for future generations. The industry is facing the challenge with adaptively intelligent technologies, out-of-the-box business models and exceptional human skills. Innovation in E&P is a definite must, and one company’s success is rather defined in its preparedness to question the status quo to break set records for improvement. The executive plenary session explores innovation in E&P. It examines the standards for fostering new and innovative ideas across the industry and challenges these standards for innovating beyond limits.

The following major industry players will participate in this panel to discuss their views:• Maria das Gracas Foster, Executive Director and Member of the Board, Petrobras• Johnny Hall, Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Exploration Company• Abdulla Al-Naim, Vice President Exploration, Saudi Aramco• Ladislas Paszkiewica, Senior Vice President Americas, Total • Sami Al Rushaid, CEO, Kuwait Oil Company

Forum: Discovery Thinking (AAPG/DPA)Date: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 1:15 p.m.– 5:05 p.m.Location: General Assembly CCo-chairs: C. Sternbach and E. Dolly

The “Discovery Thinking” forum will be the fourth presentation of the AAPG 100th Anniversary Committee’s program recognizing “100 Who Made a Difference.”

Each is a veteran of the petroleum industry renowned for their success exploring for and finding hydrocarbon reserves. Each speaker overcame great challenges and thrived in both business and geological aspects of our profession. Topics to be discussed will include philosophy of exploration, lessons learned from remarkable careers, professional insights and colorful anecdotes. As technology advances and a new wave of young geoscientists enter our profession, we see continued interest in forums such as this to discuss the personal side of success and what has been called the “art of exploration.” This year’s program focuses on insights derived from hard-won experience in 1) play opening Gulf Coast discoveries and 2) discovery thinking behind the hottest international plays. These

talks are of particular interest to the Houston venue, which is a gateway to offshore and global exploration technology.

Speakers include:• James Cearley, General Manager, Exploration — DWEP, Chevron• Susan Cunningham, Sr. Vice President, Exploration, Noble Energy, Inc.• Stuart Burley, Head of Geosciences, Cairn• Paul Dailly, Senior Vice President, Exploration, Kosmos Energy• Carol Law, Exploration Manager, Anadarko

Forum: Transforming Global E&P: Unconventional Resource Plays as Strategic Drivers. The Next Giant Leap in Geoscience?Date: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.Location: General Assembly ACo-chairs: J. Lund and J. Adamick

This forum will offer company-specific presentations from top executives who, to varying degrees, are embracing unconventional resource plays and implementing significant strategic change. All have been industry leaders in successful worldwide conventional exploration.

What are the drivers of this strategic change? We will hear a diversity of stories. Technology application, scientific creativity, portfolio balancing, risk tolerance, the world economic context and other factors shape the decisions being made. Equally fascinating is the approach taken to implement strategic change including corporate acquisition, asset divestiture, deal-taking, re-alignment of staff, application of technology and G&G research.

Are we witnessing a paradigm shift, portfolio adjustment or an industry fad driven by risk adverse capital providers?

The implications are profound for industry and geoscientists in particular. Technical training, manpower requirements and decision-making processes are all affected. For many, this represents a mind-boggling shift from the traditional “prospecting” that we and our predecessors have practiced for nearly a century.

Speakers include:• Art Smith, President, Triple Double Advisors• Dave Hager, Executive Vice President, Devon Energy• John Schopp, Vice President, Encana• Lee Boothsby, President, Newfield Exploration• Chandler Wilhelm, Exploration Manager, Shell• Andy Winkle, Vice President, Statoil• Jack Williams, President, XTO Energy

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SEPM Research Symposium: Source to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional SystemsDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.–5:05 p.m.Location: Room 342Co-chairs: C. Paola, O. Martinsen, H. Posamentier and B. Romans

The interdependence of depositional systems has been the subject of much research in recent years. The notion of the interconnectedness of disparate depositional environments requires an integrated approach to the analysis of geologic processes. For example, what happens in upstream, continental settings can have significant impact on what happens within coeval deltaic and associated deep-water settings downstream. The role of plate tectonics with respect to the organization and distribution of land masses can play a significant role both with respect to the configuration of ocean basin margins. Tied to this, the effects of land mass location and relief can have a significant effect on climate and resulting geologic processes. Numerous analytical techniques, including those associated with biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, sedimentology, geophysics, numerical modeling and geomorphology, can be brought to bear on the understanding of basin-wide stratigraphic relationships. This symposium will bring together a wide range of disciplines to highlight the state of the art with respect to source-to-sink relationships and demonstrate the integrated nature of this field of study. From a petroleum exploration perspective, this approach has great potential to improve the understanding of uncertainty in frontier as well as mature basins and lead explorationists to better manage risk elements. Consequently, this session will emphasize the pragmatic aspects of source-to-sink analyses.

Forum: Taking Natural Gas Seriously: Opportunities and Challenges (AAPG)Date: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 1:15 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.Location: General Assembly ACo-chairs: S. Tinker, W. Fisher and S. Ikonnikova

Natural gas is an available, affordable, reasonably reliable, versatile and relatively clean energy source. As such, it has great potential to become a prominent part of the U.S. and global energy mix.

The forum includes academic and industry leaders and is designed as a holistic overview of developments in the natural gas industry. The presentations will concentrate on North America, but include global insights regarding key natural gas demand and supply drivers and issues.

Varying perspectives on “below ground” reserves and production of conventional and unconventional natural gas will be followed by a global outlook of the LNG market and complemented by a discussion of energy security issues.

On the demand side, presentations will cover “above ground” economic issues on an individual sector level as well as problems relevant for the broader economy, including energy and environmental policy and regulations.

Speakers include:• William Fisher, Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences, BEG, University of Texas

at Austin• John B. Curtis, Professor, Colorado School of Mines• Arthur Berman, Director & Geological Consultant, Labyrinth Consulting Services Inc.• Porter Bennett, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bentek Energy LLC• Ruud Weijermars, Director of Education, Department of Geotechnology, Delft

University of Technology• Kenneth B. Medlock III, Adjunct Professor of Economics, Rice University• Gurcan Gulen, Research Associate, BEG, University of Texas at Austin• John Browning, Consultant, BEG, University of Texas at Austin• Svetlana Ikonnikova, Postdoctoral Fellow, BEG, University of Texas at Austin

Panel: You’ve Come a Long Way Baby — Evolution of the Work Environment in the Oil & Gas Industry (PROWESS)Date: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 1:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.Location: George R. Brown Convention CenterModerators: E. Medvin and S. Shepherd

Gillian Apps will kick off this panel discussion with a talk entitled “Reservoirs and Sand Castles: One Woman’s Perspective on Managing Complexity.”

Apps will be joined by a panel of women of varying years of experience, from more than 30 to less than 10, who will share experiences from their early days and observations on industry careers. What challenges did these women face? What benefits exist today that did not exist 30 years ago? How has technology benefited working women, working mothers and dual-career couples? How have company cultures changed? Has anything gotten harder for women over time? We will explore these and other topics in the panel discussion. The PROWESS seminar will celebrate pioneering women in our industry, address opportunities for further evolution, and guide new generations of earth scientists in the challenging and rewarding (technical/leadership/managerial) career paths available to them today.

Panelists:• Susan Longacre, Chevron Fellow Emeritus, retired• Gill Apps, Sedimentologist-stratigrapher in Global Technology R&D team,

Unconventional Gas Resources, BP• Joyce Thomas, Vice President Operations U.S. Land, Baker Atlas • Thuy Rocque, Chief Petrophysicist, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation• Andrea Reynolds, Staff Geologist, Shell• Michelle Warner, Senior Geologist, ENI U.S. Operating Co., Inc.

Forum: Shale Plays: Technical Examination of Today’s Reality and Tomorrow’s Future (EMD)Date: Wednesday, 13 AprilTime: 1:15 p.m.– 5:05 p.m.Location: General Assembly BCo-chairs: P. Basinski and K. Shanley

Shale plays now dominate the North American exploration and production arena and, according to many, may alter the global energy balance. As a result, there is growing interest in similar types of plays throughout the world, especially in Europe. While many see oil and gas plays associated with shales as having the capacity to truly “change the way the game is played,” there are others who suggest that, while there may be a large resource, realizing economic success may be far more challenging and elusive.

Join us at this interactive forum where we have assembled a highly renowned panel of experts who span the full spectrum of views. In addition to a status update, the panelists will share their insights into what the future might hold in shale resource plays.

Each panel member will give a short presentation summarizing his perspective. These presentations will be followed by a Q&A session between the members. The forum will conclude with questions to the panel from participants like you.

Panelists include:• Art Berman, Director & Geological Consultant, Labyrinth Consulting• Robert Clarke, Manager, Unconventional Gas Service, Wood Mackenzie• Steven Dixon, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Chesapeake

Energy Group• Melvyn Giles, Global Theme Leader Unconventional Gas, Shell Exploration &

Development• William Von Gonten Jr., Founder & President, W. D. Von Gonten & Company

Forum: The Deepwater Horizon/Macondo Well Oil Spill — Understanding the Impact (DEG)Date: Wednesday, 13 AprilTime: 1:15 p.m.– 5:05 p.m.Location: Room 342Co-chairs: D. Van Nieuwenhuise and M. Foss

The AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) will hold a special afternoon session concerning the Macondo well oil spill. The session brings together scientists from various fields to present topics that have arisen since the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico. Join us in hearing from front-line researchers involved with spill monitoring; oil transport and degradation in various marine and coastal environments; and the associated government, industry, and economic issues. A panel discussion will follow the presentations.

The Macondo oil spill will have major impacts on oil and gas industry operations in the Gulf of Mexico for years. Yet, in the aftermath there are also successes. The best science will be required to comprehend this event and to establish a better understanding of both the fate and the effects of the pollution. The oil spill is a cross-disciplinary problem in which the Earth sciences play a key role in finding solutions related to impacts on the coastal and marine environment, the shoreline communities, and the economy.





Panelists include:• Donald Van Nieuwenhuise, Ph.D., Director, Petroleum Geoscience Programs,

Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston• Peter Brickley, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Horizon Marine, Inc.• Nan D. Walker, Ph.D., Director, Earth Scan Laboratory and Associate Professor,

Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University • Kevin M. Yeager, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Marine Science,

University of Southern Mississippi• Jeffrey R. Wozniak, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Texas Research Institute for

Environmental Studies, Sam Houston State University• Robert S. Young, Ph.D., Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines

and Professor, Department of Geology and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University

• Michelle Michot Foss, Ph.D., Chief Energy Economist and Head, Center for Energy Economics, BEG, University of Texas at Austin

Special EventsOpening Session and Awards CeremonyDate: Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Location: George Bush Grand Ballroom Fee: Included with convention registration

Your first step toward making the “Next Giant Leap” in Houston starts with this year’s opening session and awards ceremony.

This is the place to be for an entertaining, fast-moving and informative session that features a number of can’t miss ACE experiences, including the Presidential Address by AAPG President David Rensink — his comments at AAPG’s International Conference & Exhibition in Calgary proved to be both provocative and inspiring — plus the chance to honor the best of AAPG.

Arrive a few minutes early and you’ll begin the session by enjoying a dazzling multimedia presentation that celebrates the best of geology, the best of the industry and the best of AAPG. General Chair Stephen Levine will be the master of ceremonies for the one-hour program.

Following Rensink’s presidential address will be the AAPG awards ceremony, when the Association’s best and brightest are recognized for their contributions to AAPG, the profession, the industry and the world.

Leading the list of this year’s honorees is professor, researcher and visionary geologist John W. Shelton, who will receive the Sidney Powers Memorial Medal — AAPG’s highest honor — and share some of his thoughts and experiences with the audience. He is the namesake of AAPG’s John W. Shelton Search and Discovery Award.

Joining Shelton at the top of this year’s awardees list is Daniel L. Smith, a past AAPG president and continuing presence in Association activities, who will receive this year’s Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award.

Other awards include:Honorary Member Award— Robert L. Countryman— Barry J. Katz— R. Randy Ray— Charles A. Sternbach— Steven L. Veal

Outstanding Explorer Award— Douglas K. Strickland

Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award— Ole Jacob Martinsen

Distinguished Service Award— Deborah E. Ajakaiye— Herman Darman— Rick L. Ericksen— Gretchen M. Gillis— Gina B. Godfrey— Sigrunn Johnsen— Walter C. “Rusty” Riese

Grover E. Murray Distinguished Educator Award— Lawrence D. Meckel— Ronald J. Steel

Special Award— Anthony G. Doré— Myron K. “Mike” Horn

Public Service Award— Mark J. Doelger

Pioneer Award— John M. Bowen— John Wold

Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award(Presented to honor and reward the author(s) of the best AAPG BULLETIN article published each calendar year.)— William A. Ambrose, Tucker F. Hentz, Florence Bonnaffe, Robert G. Loucks, L. Frank Brown Jr., Fred P. Wang and Eric C. Potter

Robert H. Dott Sr. Memorial Award(Presented to honor and reward the author/editor of the best special publication dealing with geology published by the Association.)— Claudio Bartolini and J.R. Román Ramos

J. C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial Award(Presented to recognize and reward younger authors of papers applicable to petroleum geology.)— David M. Dutton and Bruce D. Trudgill

John W. Shelton Search and Discovery Award(Presented to honor and reward the author(s) of the best contribution to the Search and Discovery website in the past year.)— Dwight M. “Clint” Moore and Robert O. Brooks

George C. Matson Award(Presented to honor and reward the best oral presentation at the AAPG 2010 Annual Convention & Exhibition in New Orleans.)— Satinder Chopra (Co-author: Kurt J. Marfurt)

Jules Braunstein Memorial Award(Presented to honor and reward the best poster presentation at the AAPG 2010 Annual Convention & Exhibition in New Orleans.)— Eddy Lee, R. Craig Shipp, Willem Hack, J. Larry Gibson and Fa Dwan

Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award(Presented to honor and reward the best oral presentation at the AAPG 2010 International Conference & Exhibition in Calgary, Canada.)— Jennifer Scott (Co-authors: John Guthrie, Steve Crews, Graeme Gordon, Benn Hansen, Niall McCormack, Dean Griffin, Laura Lawton, Rod Graham, Tim Grow, Andy Pepper and Caroline Burke)

Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award(Presented to honor and reward the best poster presentation at the AAPG 2010 International Conference & Exhibition in Calgary, Canada.)— Kathryn Hoffmeister

Geosciences in the Media Award— Ronald C. Blakey— Tom Zoellner


Networking OpportunitiesIcebreaker ReceptionDate: Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Location: Exhibition HallFee: Included with convention registration

Refreshment BreaksDates: Monday, 11 April–Wednesday, 13 AprilTimes: 9:45 a.m.–10:25 a.m. 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday)Location: Exhibition Hall Fee: Included with convention registration

All-Alumni ReceptionDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Americas – HoustonFee: Included with convention registration

Mingle with former classmates at the All-Alumni Reception. Signs will identify tables for participating colleges and universities. Enjoy cash bars stationed throughout the room. Any alumni group wishing to participate in the All-Alumni Reception should contact AAPG by 14 January 2011.

Contact: Jean ReynoldsE-mail: [email protected]: +1 918 560 2668Toll Free: +1 888 945 2274 ext 668Fax: +1 918 560 2684

Michel T. Halbouty LectureDate: Monday, 11 April Time: 5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m.Location: General Assembly C Chair: R. Merrill

The Michel T. Halbouty lecture series is an ongoing special event at the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition. Lecture topics are designed to focus either on wildcat exploration in any part of the world where major discoveries might contribute significantly to petroleum reserves, or space exploration where astrogeological knowledge would further mankind’s ability to develop resources on Earth and in the Solar System.

The Michel T. Halbouty Lecture speaker will be David Lawrence, Executive Vice President, Shell Upstream Americas Exploration and Commercial, discussing “The Next Era of Exploration.”

The demand for oil and gas is expected to double, in absolute terms, by 2050 even as alternative energy sources increase their market share. To meet this demand our industry is undergoing a seismic shift which is potentially as great as the initial moves into deepwater, the advent of bright spot technology, or the discovery of major resources in the Mid-East. This

shift will create new opportunities for a new generation of explorers to continue to meet the demands of an energy-hungry world.

Three major elements are: 1) A new wave of gas and unconventional oil resources, 2) a move north to the Arctic, where approximately 20–25% of the world’s remaining oil and gas resources go untapped and 3) the emergence of shallow plays in deepwater. Complementing those elements is the challenge of deploying and scaling new energy and information technologies against the background of rising demand and cost.

However, going forward the critical risks are no longer purely technical but increasingly nontechnical; e.g., regulatory, legislative, legal and commercial at the local, regional, national and global levels. The future calls for the same vigor, passion and innovative thinking that has enabled our industry’s past success in what is an ever-changing and highly competitive environment.

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Teacher ProgramDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Location: George R. Brown Convention CenterFee: $30 (includes All-Convention Luncheon, Exhibition Access)

The American Association of Petroleum Geologists invites K-12 science teachers to join us in exploring Earth and Space Science.

The program will include:• Hands-on demonstrations of classroom activities led by AAPG 2010 Teacher of the Year, Stef Paramoure• Classroom materials to assist you in bringing Earth and Space Science alive in your classroom• All-Convention Luncheon featuring scientist-astronauts Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, Kathryn D. Sullivan,

James F. Reilly II and Andrew J. Feustel• Private meet-and-greet with luncheon speakers• Guided tour of the convention with an industry professional

Registration information:• If paying by credit card, register online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011• If paying by check, download a registration form from www.AAPG.org/Houston2011. Follow the links to the

Teacher Program and mail the form along with your check to:

AAPG Convention DepartmentTeacher ProgramP.O. Box 979Tulsa, OK 74101-0979

For more details, contact:Alison HenningTeacher Program ChairE-mail: [email protected]

Professionals — share your AAPG ACE experience and love of geosciences by volunteering as a convention guide for the K-12 Science Teachers program. Join the teachers at the All-Convention Luncheon and Meet-and-Greet with the astronauts. Then escort the teachers around the convention to show them the technologies and products shaping the world of petroleum geology.

To participate contact Alison Henning, Teacher Program Chair, at [email protected].

AAPG CenterThe AAPG Center offers information and answers about your membership and more. Inside you’ll find information about:

• Communications (Explorer, website)• Datapages• Divisions• Education (Short Courses, Distinguished Lecturer)• Foundation• GeoCare Benefits• Global Events• Membership• Publications• Sections/Regions• Student Benefits

You can also shop for books and AAPG merchandise at our general store.


LuncheonsAll-Convention LuncheonTaking Geoscience to Greater Heights — American Geoscientists in SpaceDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.Fee: $50Speakers: Dr. Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Dr. James F. Reilly ll and Dr. Andrew J. Feustel, NASA Astronauts

The All-Convention Luncheon promises to be an out-of-this-world event and a highlight of this year’s annual convention. What better way is there to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s famous “Man on the Moon” speech than to feature a visit by four American geoscientist-astronauts? The theme of this year’s Annual Convention & Exhibition — Making the Next Giant Leap in Geosciences — is a tribute to the pioneering efforts of the geoscientist-astronauts of the National Aeronautic and Space Association (NASA) program.

Our special guests include Apollo astronaut Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt, and space shuttle astronauts Kathryn D. Sullivan, James F. Reilly II and Andrew J. Feustel. These scientists together represent a near-uninterrupted timeline of the entire NASA manned space program, initiating in 1965 with Apollo training, to the latest space shuttle mission scheduled for early 2011.

Each geoscientist will describe his or her own compelling story of an early interest in geoscience, astronaut selection and training, mission accomplishments, post-mission experiences and ventures, and perhaps a few thoughts on the future of the space program.

Dr. Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1964 and began employment at the USGS Astrogeology Center in Flagstaff, Arizona, as a project chief instructing NASA astronauts on geological field trips. He was selected as a NASA scientist-astronaut in 1965 and organized the lunar science training for the Apollo astronauts, mission scientist on Apollo 11 and backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 15. He was assigned as the lunar module pilot for Apollo 17, the last manned Apollo mission to the moon in December 1972. He and fellow astronaut Eugene Cernan collected 244 pounds of lunar rock samples during their 75 hours on the lunar surface. After serving as Chief of Scientist-Astronauts, he left NASA in 1975 to campaign for U.S. senate in New Mexico. He was elected in 1976 for a six-year term. Schmitt is an author, speaker, corporate director and advocate for manned space flight.

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan was selected for the astronaut program in 1978, immediately after the completion of her doctorate in geology from Dalhousie University. Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space and completed three shuttle flights as a mission specialist between 1984 and 1992, logging 532 hours in space. Her 1984 mission aboard the Challenger required Sullivan to spacewalk to confirm the feasibility of satellite refueling. The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in her 1990 mission. Sullivan left NASA in 1993 to accept a Presidential appointment to the post of Chief Scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She is currently Director of the Battelle Center for Math & Science Education Policy for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at Ohio State University.

Dr. James F. Reilly ll received a doctorate in geology from University of Texas–Dallas and was employed for 17 years as an oil and gas exploration geologist in Dallas before his selection by NASA in 1994. Reilly flew on three missions, STS-89 “Endeavour” in 1998, STS-104 Atlanti” in 2001 and STS-117 Atlantis in 2007. He has logged over 853 hours in space, including five spacewalks totaling 31 hours. The missions included a docking and astronaut exchange with the Russian Mir and an airlock delivery and installation for the International Space Station. In addition to space flight, Reilly has spent an equivalent of 22 days in deep undersea submersibles for the U.S. Navy. Reilly retired from NASA in 2008 and is currently the Dean of the School of Science and Technology for the American Public University System.

Dr. Andrew J. Feustel earned his Ph.D. in Geological Science (seismology) in 1995 and was employed as a geophysicist for ExxonMobil Exploration Co. He was selected as a mission specialist by NASA in 2000. Feustel and the crew of STS-125 Atlantis performed the final refurbishment of the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009. He is a crew member for the upcoming STS-134 Endeavour mission scheduled for a 2011 launch.

Energy Minerals Division (EMD) LuncheonHydrocarbon Opportunities Must Trump Their ChallengesDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Fee: $45Speaker: John Hofmeister, Citizens for Affordable Energy, Washington, D.C.

The politics of energy frustrate the solutions for energy. Short-term election-cycle dynamics and dysfunctional partisanship should not determine the nation’s future energy security. The nation has more energy than it will ever need. What is required is a short-, medium- and long-term plan for the future supplies of energy, more efficient use of energy through technology, clean solutions for land, water and air pollution that is caused by production or consumption of energy, and sufficient infrastructure to move energy from where it is produced to where it is consumed. Unfortunately the federal government, led by

short-term-thinking elected or appointed officials, has failed to adequately govern energy through its three branches, Hofmeister believes. The Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches each attempt to govern energy and the environment and they have grown their structures and processes beyond what can effectively or efficiently decide what is in the nation’s best interests. Hofmeister will share his vision for a different governance model to ensure that energy and the environment are managed in the best interests of the nation’s security, economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and life style freedoms of choice.

Upon retirement from Shell Oil Company in 2008, he founded and heads the not-for-profit 501(c) (3), nationwide membership association, Citizens for Affordable Energy. This Washington, D.C.-registered, public policy education firm promotes sound U.S. energy security solutions for the nation, including a range of affordable energy supplies, efficiency improvements, essential infrastructure, sustainable environmental policies and public education on energy issues.

Hofmeister serves as the Chairman of the National Urban League and is a member of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee. He serves as non-executive Director of the Hunting PLC, London, UK, Lufkin Industries Inc., CAMAC Energy, Inc., and the Sodexo North America Business Advisory Board. He is Senior Advisor to two energy start-ups: Liberty Power of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NewEarth Technologies of Seattle, Washington. Hofmeister also serves on the boards of the Foreign Policy Association, Strategic Partners, LLC, the Gas Technology Institute and the Center for Houston’s Future. Hofmeister is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. John Hofmeister is the author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).

Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) and AAPG Professional Women in Earth Sciences (PROWESS) Luncheon America’s Energy Realities and OpportunitiesDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Fee: $45Speaker: Karen Alderman Harbert, President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy (Energy Institute), Washington, D.C.

With energy constantly in the headlines, Karen Alderman Harbert will discuss the realities of America’s energy challenges and the solutions that will make our nation more secure and prosperous.

Harbert leads the Energy Institute’s efforts to build support for meaningful energy action nationally and internationally through policy development, education and advocacy. Under Harbert’s leadership, the Energy Institute has evolved into a premier national and increasingly international organization truly dedicated to advancing a constructive energy agenda and transforming the energy and

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environmental debate into a widely supported plan of action. At the Institute, she was instrumental in formulating 88 specific policy recommendations that were presented to President Obama and the members of the 111th Congress. Harbert frequently testifies in front of Congress and provides analysis to the media, policymakers and industry leaders.

Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) LuncheonThe Deepwater Horizon/Macondo Well Oil Spill: Understanding the Impact Date: Wednesday, 13 AprilTime: 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.Fee: $40Speaker: Dr. Edward B. Overton, Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The world’s attention was focused on the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon accident on 20 April 2010. Pictures and television coverage of oil spewing from the Macondo wellhead, slicks on the Gulf surface, and befouled shorelines showed what many considered to be the worst environmental disaster of our time. One year later, do we have a better understanding of the oil spill impact on the Gulf of Mexico environment?

The DEG Awards Luncheon is pleased to have as its distinguished speaker internationally renowned chemist and toxicologist Dr. Ed Overton. Dr. Overton has assisted hundreds of journalists from around the world with his expertise on the scientific aspects of the spill and his ability to explain complex details and concepts to the public. He has been interviewed by nearly every major media outlet including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, MSNBC, the New York Times, NPR and CNN. He brought the aura of an assured, calm scientist with amiable wit to media coverage, including his appearances on The Rachel Maddow Show and the Late Show with David Letterman.

Come join DEG for an exciting luncheon talk where Dr. Overton will give the audience his scientific interpretation of the circumstances surrounding the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo oil spill, the impacts expected from oil spills in general, and the cleanup options. He will also discuss what happens when oil is weathered in the environment.

The Division of Environmental Geosciences awards will be presented after Dr. Overton’s talk. A special technical session and forum concerning the oil spill follows the luncheon.



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By visiting the ACE Exhibition Hall you can:• See what’s new• Compare suppliers• Research products• Meet suppliers and sales representatives• Attend demos• Address specific issues• Benefit from knowledge of industry experts

You’ll also enjoy:• Icebreaker Reception, the Exhibition’s grand opening• Refreshments on the floor all three days• Cyber C@fé, your chance to surf the web and check your e-mail• AAPG Center, where you can discover everything the AAPG has to offer. Here you’ll

find AAPG’s publications, member services, divisions, General Store, Foundation, global events information, AAPG/Datapages and much more!

• Explore the Floor — your chance to win fabulous prizes (some restrictions apply).

The Exhibition will be held in Halls C , D and E of the George R. Brown Convention Center during these hours:Sunday, 10 April ..................5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (Icebreaker Reception)Monday, 11 April .................8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.Tuesday, 12 April ................8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.Wednesday, 13 April ...........8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Note: Children under the age of 16 will not be allowed in the exhibition hall during setup or teardown. Children 13 and older will be allowed to attend the exhibition during regular exhibition hours if they are properly registered and wearing their badges. During exhibition hours, children under the age of 13 will not be allowed into any activities within the exhibition hall, including the Icebreaker Reception, unless they are young enough or small enough to be confined in a stroller, backpack or frontpack.

•Angola•Bahrain•Barbados•Benin•BritishColumbia•Cameroon•ColombiaANH•Coted’Ivoire•D.P.Congo

•Eritrea•FalklandIslands•France•Gabon•Ghana•Greenland•India•Indonesia•Ireland

•Jamaica•Kenya•Liberia•Mali•Madagascar•Morocco•Mozambique•Namibia•Peru

•Poland•Senegal•Somaliland•SouthAfrica•Tanzania•TrinidadandTobago•Tunisia•Uganda•Vietnam

Explore the International Pavilion for global opportunitiesThe International Pavilion makes it possible to “visit the world” and make personal contacts with energy ministers, state licensing authorities, national oil company executives and key players from international oil companies. The IP is a valuable information resource for current global activity such as licensing round announcements, data package releases, as well as new development and exploration activities and opportunities.

You’re likely to see the following countries represented in the International Pavilion:

Find solutions and specials in the Exhibition Hall

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For more information about exhibiting or sponsoring visit www.internationalpavilion.com







AAPG ...................................................... AAPG Center3 GiG ................................................................... 253Advanced Logic Technology (ALT) ......................... 219Aera Energy LLC .................................................. 821Arcis .................................................................... 449ARKeX Ltd. ........................................................... 318Badley Ashton America, Inc. ................................. 2025Baker Hughes ...................................................... 827BEICIP Inc/IFP ...................................................... 1251BGP Inc. ............................................................... 1415Bird Geophysical .................................................. 1411Blueback Reservoir .............................................. 753C&C Reservoirs, Inc. ............................................ 2127Cal Graeber.......................................................... 1623Canadian Stratigraphic Services (2000) Ltd. ......... 756CGGVeritas Services (US) Inc. ............................... 2141Chemostrat .......................................................... 2124Columbia Trading Company ................................. 1816Core Laboratories ................................................ 915Cossey and Associates ......................................... 1056Crescent Geo LLC ................................................ 2049Crown Geochemistry, Inc. .................................... 455Dawson Geophysical Co. ...................................... 1257Deloitte ................................................................ 422dGB Earth Sciences ............................................. 1554Digital Formation Inc. ........................................... 533DOWDCO ............................................................. 2248Dynamic Graphics Inc .......................................... 909Elsevier Science .................................................. 1100Energy & Geoscience Institute .............................. 819Energy Careers .................................................... 652Envoi Ltd ............................................................. 2146FairfieldNodal ...................................................... 1441FEI Company ....................................................... 1357Fluid Inclusion Technologies ................................. 1307Fugro ................................................................... 1225Fusion Petroleum Technologies Inc. ...................... 1113Gatan, Inc. ........................................................... 2326GCAGS ................................................................. 1614Gems & Crystals Unlimited ................................... 953GEO ExPro ........................................................... 957

Geo International Ltd. ........................................... 1318Geo-Microbial Technologies ................................. 2241Geochemical Solutions International, Inc. ............. 1654GeoEdges Inc. ...................................................... 234GeoFrontiers Corporation ..................................... 1658Geographics ........................................................ 1213GeoGraphix .......................................................... 352GeoIsoChem Corporation ..................................... 553Geokinetics Inc. ................................................... 1529Geologic Data Systems Inc. .................................. 1320geoLOGIC systems ltd .......................................... 921Geomap Company ............................................... 632GeoMark Research, Ltd. ....................................... 2231Geomodeling Technology Corp. ............................ 1823GEOTREASURE MAPS........................................... 1555GETECH ............................................................... 1314Global Geophysical Services, Inc. ......................... 2030Gore .................................................................... 419Gustavson Associates, LLC................................... 952Halliburton Energy Services ................................. 619Hart Energy Publishing ......................................... 1727Horizontal Solutions Int’l....................................... 425Horizon Well Logging, LLC .................................... 654Houston Geological Society .................................. 2322HRH Geological Services ...................................... 2149Hydrocarbon Data Systems Inc. ........................... 1215IHS ...................................................................... 1541IKON Mining & Exploration ................................... 1925Ikon Science Ltd .................................................. 1617Imperial College ................................................... 1725Ingrain, Inc ........................................................... 1511Intertek Westport Technology Centre .................... 1052ION Geophysical ................................................... 1351IPEX ..................................................................... 941Isotech Laboratories Inc. ...................................... 1549ISys - The Imaging Systems Group Inc ................. 653Janice Evert Opals ............................................... 1455JOA Oil & Gas B.V. ................................................ 1007King Canyon Buffalo Inc ....................................... 321Knowledge Reservoir ........................................... 1319Komodo Dragon ................................................... 2340

Louisiana State University .................................... 856Lynx Information Systems Inc. ............................. 2051Manzanita Services .............................................. 418MICRO-STRAT INC................................................ 2047Microseismic Inc. ................................................. 1313Midland Valley Exploration ................................... 1129Mississippi State University .................................. 657MJ Systems ......................................................... 2041Nautilus ............................................................... 1013Neuralog .............................................................. 441New Orleans Geological Soc................................. 857NuTech Energy Alliance ........................................ 429OHM - Rock Solid Images .................................... 620Oklahoma Geological Survey ................................ 2255Oklahoma State University ................................... 956PALEOMAP Project ............................................... 2252Paradigm ............................................................. 1426PennWell ............................................................. 1029Petroleum Abstracts/University of Tulsa ................ 1306Petroleum Geo Services ....................................... 1141PetroSkills ........................................................... 2140Petrosys USA ....................................................... 2133Platte River Associates, Inc. ................................. 1033PML Exploration Services LLC .............................. 1207Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America ....................................................... 853Rite in the Rain .................................................... 757Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center ................ 1718Rose & Associates, LLP ........................................ 1624Roxar ................................................................... 247RPS Energy .......................................................... 527Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants ...................... 752Saudi Aramco ...................................................... 741Schlumberger Technology Corp. ........................... 541SCM E&P Solutions, Inc. ....................................... 1128SDC Geologix ....................................................... 236SeaBird Exploration.............................................. 227SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) ........... 2150Seismic Exchange, Inc. ........................................ 233Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. ............................ 1340Selman & Associates, LTD .................................... 519

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology).............. 2249Southwest Research Institute ............................... 1824Spectro Analytical Instruments ............................. 1610Spectrum ............................................................. 341Statoil .................................................................. 327Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC ........... 1523Surdex Corporation .............................................. 2148System Development Inc...................................... 241Task Geoscience Inc. ........................................... 1557Terrasciences, Inc. ............................................... 920Texas A & M Univ. ................................................ 2245TGS ..................................................................... 629Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers ........................ 1622Tidelands Geophysical ......................................... 347Tower Solutions ................................................... 1308Transform Software and Services......................... 1919TTI Exploration ..................................................... 1817U.S. Geological Survey ......................................... 1717Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery ........................................... 618United Oil & Gas Consulting ................................. 1510University of Leeds .............................................. 2259University of Miami Comparative Sedimentology Lab ........................................... 852University of Oklahoma ........................................ 2257University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences ...................................... 1616University of Tulsa - CESE .................................... 1407Utah Geological Survey ........................................ 2354Vector Seismic Data Processing, Inc. .................... 1312Vista GeoScience ................................................. 1507Weatherford ......................................................... 1731Weatherford Laboratories..................................... 1930WellSight Systems Inc. ......................................... 2345West Texas Geological Society ............................. 2324Wiley - Blackwell ................................................. 319Wood Mackenzie ................................................. 1425World Oil/Gulf Publishing ...................................... 524Worldwideworker.com ......................................... 1447




SHORT COURSES

IMPORTAnT nOTES REGARDInG SHORT COuRSES• Short course enrollment is limited.• Short courses are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and registration must be accompanied by full payment.• If you do not plan on attending the Convention, a $30 enrollment fee will be added to the short course fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend

the Convention at a later date.• A wait list is automatically created if a short course sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available.• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the course will take place, as courses may be canceled if undersubscribed.• If any of these short courses meet your needs or the needs of your professional staff, you are strongly encouraged to register early. To help us better anticipate the number of

attendees and avoid premature cancellation of short courses, please register well before 14 March 2011.• Courses will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center, unless otherwise indicated. Participants will be advised via email of the specific location approximately one

month prior to the course.

There are a limited number of discounted registrations available for students on a first-come, first-served basis. If you wish to register for one of the discounted spots, please register online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011. If a discounted space is still available it will show up during the registration process. If discounted spots are no longer available, you may register at the full fee; if we are able to add additional discounted spots we will refund the difference at that time.

PRE-CONVENTION

1 Fundamentals of Seismic Interpretation for Young Professionals (HGS) Saturday, 9 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Young Professionals $250; Students $125 (limited)

2 Upstream Petroleum Economics for Young Professionals (HGS) Saturday, 9 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Young Professionals $175; Students $88 (limited)

3 CCS: The Reservoir – Characterization, Modeling and Monitoring (PTTC) Saturday, 9 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $250; Students $125 (limited)

4 The Application of Shale Petrophysics Using Ancient to Modern Logs for Shale Gas and Oil Exploration (EMD)

Saturday, 9 April 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Professionals $150; Students $75 (limited)

5 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives, Subsurface Fluid Flow and Hydrocarbon Source, Reservoir and Seal (SEPM/EMD)

Saturday, 9 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $225; Students $50 (limited)

6 Uncertainty Analysis for Unconventional Plays (EMD) Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 April 8:00 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Professionals $300; Students $150 (limited)

7 Seafloor and Top Hole Hazards to Offshore Drilling: Detection, Identification and Interpretation (DEG)

Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $400; Students $200 (limited)

8 The Application of Geomechanics in Unconventional Resources (AAPG/EMD) Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 MarchProfessional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited)

9 Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (SEPM) Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. $25 (Graduate Students only)

10 Seismic Geomorphology and Seismic Stratigraphy: Extracting Geologic Insights from 3-D Seismic Data (SEPM)

Saturday-Sunday, 9-10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $300; Students $50 (limited)

11 GIS Analysis of Facies Patterns of Modern Carbonate Sands and Their Potential as Analogs for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs (SEPM)

Saturday, 9 AprilSunday, 10 April

8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

Professionals $300; Students $50 (limited)

12 An Overview of Geothermal Energy (EMD) Sunday, 10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $200; Students $100 (limited)

13 Utilization of Conventional Core for Reducing Geologic Uncertainty: Deepwater Core Workshop, Gulf of Mexico (SEPM/AAPG)

Sunday, 10 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $275; Students $50 (limited)

POST-CONVENTION

14 Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Reservoirs (EMD) Thursday, 14 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $150; Students $75 (limited)

15 Petroleum Resources & Reserves: An Overview of Recommended Practices (DPA) Thursday, 14 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professionals $150; Students $75 (limited)

16 Decision Making in E&P: From Evaluating Plays and Prospects to Efficient Appraisal and Development (AAPG)

Thursday-Friday, 14-15 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 MarchProfessional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited)

17 Natural Fractures in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Principles and Applications (AAPG) Thursday-Friday, 14-15 April 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 MarchProfessional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited)

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Pre-Convention Short Course 1Houston Geological Society (HGS)Fundamentals of Seismic Interpretation for Young ProfessionalsDate: Saturday, 9 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Instructor: Donald Herron (Consultant, Sugar Land, Texas) Fee: Young Professionals $250 Students $125 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 30 people

This one-day class on seismic interpretation will benefit geologists who would like a review of the fundamentals of interpreting reflection seismic data. The class will have a combination of lecture and exercises. The exercises will illustrate how basic techniques and principles can be used to correctly interpret seismic lines and avoid pitfalls of incorrect interpretation. The class will not require knowledge of how to use a workstation; instead the emphasis will be on understanding concepts and applications. All material presented in the class will be provided on a CD.

The course will include lecture and correlation exercises covering topics such as seismic velocity, seismic resolution, overview of time and depth migration, horizon identification, horizon interpretation, fault interpretation, data quality and management, workstation pros and cons, and will conclude with a brief course summary and discussion of a final exercise.

Pre-Convention Short Course 2Houston Geological Society (HGS)Upstream Petroleum Economics for Young ProfessionalsDate: Saturday, 9 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Instructor: Susan K. Peterson (Risked Decisions, Houston, Texas)Fee: Young Professionals $175 Students $88 (limited)Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 60 people

This course introduces traditional economics applied to typical upstream oil and gas evaluations by following concepts with illustrative Excel-based exercises. We start with the process of economic evaluation (generate a cash flow forecast, time-value money, understand the scope and purpose, and test viability). Next, the economic analysis procedure is outlined, including where to go to get the appropriate information and estimates as inputs. We define common economic metrics used in the industry (net present value, internal rate of return, payout, profit to investment, finding and development costs, and others) and identify when certain metrics are more relevant than others.

Examples are drawn from domestic and international arenas, for onshore and offshore developments, and for conventional and unconventional resources. After analyzing individual investments and incremental economics, we consider multiple potential investments, where ranking projects is critical, and is achieved by considering constraints and business objectives and formulating fair-comparison models. The course will conclude with a high-level overview of portfolio considerations and complexities and the various valid

ways to incorporate risk and uncertainty into our economic analyses. Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to actively engage in the economic analysis and then discuss the logical business decisions that would be taken based upon the analysis.

Pre-Convention Short Course 3Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)CCS: The Reservoir — Characterization, Modeling and MonitoringDate: Saturday, 9 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Instructors: Robert (Bob) Trentham (Center for Energy and Economic Diversification, University of Texas Permian Basin, Midland, Texas) and Steve Melzer (Melzer Consulting, Midland, Texas) Fee: Professionals $250 Students $125 (limited)Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 60 peopleContent: 8 PDH

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), whether associated with enhanced oil recovery (EOR) or storage in deep saline aquifers, involves distinct but interrelated stages: capture, transportation, injection and storage, monitoring and (if applicable) CO2 flood monitoring. The geoscientist, working alongside engineers, plays a key role in defining the reservoir through characterization, modeling and monitoring. This workshop includes sessions on reservoir screening and characterization, plume modeling and management, and hybrid (saline formations with residual oil) projects. Attendees will know how to screen and model candidate reservoirs for carbon storage and EOR, required data and models for reservoir characterization, injection and production, reservoir monitoring (surveillance) and the theory behind storage and EOR operations in hybrid projects.

Pre-Convention Short Course 4Energy Minerals Division (EMD)The Application of Shale Petrophysics Using Ancient to Modern Logs for Shale Gas and Oil ExplorationDate: Saturday, 9 April Time: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Instructor: Mike Mullen (Realm Energy International, Denver, Colorado)Fee: Professionals $150 Students $75 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 80 people

We are not talking about the geologic ages in this class. This class is talking about the hunt for unconventional reservoirs using ancient to modern wireline and LWD logging tools. The class will start by looking at a brief history of logging measurements you are likely to encounter in the global pursuit of unconventional reservoirs. Then it will progress to the more modern logging tools as well as LWD measurements. No log analysis class is complete without reviewing the basics of interpretation. So a brief review of conventional interpretation techniques will be covered. Unfortunately, unconventional reservoirs just don’t behave petrophysically as their conventional cousins. Techniques for identifying and evaluating unconventional reservoirs ranging from the simplistic to the complex will be presented. Using the hot unconventional resource

plays in the U.S. as a base, the class will work through a series of examples to highlight the techniques for unconventional reservoir evaluation applicable in the global search for hydrocarbons.

Pre-Convention Short Course 5Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Energy Minerals Division (EMD)Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives, Subsurface Fluid Flow and Hydrocarbon Source, Reservoir and SealDate: Saturday, 9 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency HoustonInstructors: Kevin Bohacs and Ovidiu Remus (ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas); Juergen Schieber (Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana) and Joe MacQuaker (Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada)Fee: Professionals $225 Students $50 (limited)Includes: Course notes, refreshments and lunchLimit: 60 peopleContent: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU

This course is designed for geologists who interpret fine-grained rocks, explore for or develop conventional hydrocarbons, shale gas or oil shale. Mudstones contain the most detailed records of earth history and are sources, reservoirs and seals of hydrocarbons, as well as serving as key elements in reservoir and aquifer models as baffles and barriers. Sequence stratigraphy provides an excellent framework within which to integrate the many scales of observations of physical, chemical and biological attributes necessary to understand these rocks across the spectrum of depositional settings. This workshop combines interactive lectures and exercises addressing the expression of depositional sequences in mudstones on seismic, well-log, core and outcrop data. Examples include the New Albany Shale, Barnett Shale, Shublik Formation, Kimmeridge Formation, Kingak Formation, Hue Shale, Mowry Shale and Monterey Formation.

Participants will practice recognition and correlation of significant stratigraphic packages through seismic stratigraphy, stacking pattern analysis of well-log, core and outcrop data, shale sedimentology, thin-section and geochemical data.

Although flooding surfaces and depositional-sequence boundaries may be subtly expressed in mudstones, they can be recognized through distinct changes observed in commonly available physical, chemical and biological data. Beyond the chronostratigraphic utility of correlative conformity, abundant paleoenvironmental information is recorded in fine-grained strata — depositional sequences do not just fade away into obscurity in distal reaches, but have objective attributes that allow extension of stratigraphic frameworks and play-element predictions over very large areas.

Flooding surfaces fundamentally record a critical increase in accommodation relative to sediment supply, commonly recorded in mudstones by laterally extensive accumulations of authigenic and pelagic components, along with evidence of sediment starvation and low bottom-energy levels. Even in mudstones, some may record minor erosion, reworking and lag formation




due to low sediment supply, but all are marked by a significant decrease in advected clastic input — contrasting with sequence boundaries.

Pre-Convention Short Course 6Energy Minerals Division (EMD)Uncertainty Analysis for Unconventional PlaysDates: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Instructors: Gary Citron (Rose & Associates, LLP, Houston, Texas) and Mark McLane (Rose & Associates, LLP, Midland, Texas)Fee: Professionals $300 Students $150 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 40 people

This class is designed for geoscientists, engineers and decision makers who need to characterize the resource and value potential associated with unconventional resource plays, and then design the appropriate staged investment approach. By the end of the course, participants should be able to accomplish the following:• Identify the main ingredients necessary for a

successful play in tight sands, coal beds and shales• Estimate the resource potential for defined play

boundaries• Determine the probability of flowable hydrocarbons

from initial wells from available geologic information• Discriminate from initial geologic information areas to

focus initial drilling efforts• Understand the role type production curves serve in

drilling program assessments• Describe the confidence in achieving certain goals

The introduction describes the various types of unconventional accumulations and provides a primer (or refresher) on statistical patterns and estimating under uncertainty. The unconventional realm is covered in three main families or reservoir systems (tight sand and chalk, coal bed, and shale). Within each family the charge, reservoir and sealing characteristics of viable plays are described. These are followed with various techniques to probabilistically assess the volumetric potential, and how to determine the chance of geologic success.

Multiple flow regimes of hydrocarbons through these reservoirs illustrate the need to augment reservoir models with observational data to design and craft representative production profiles on a per well basis, which can then be aggregated to represent the drilling program for the play.

The course concludes with a prescriptive, yet adaptive process to value staged investment programs targeting the identified resource potential, associated geologic concerns and commercial risks.

Pre-Convention Short Course 7Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG)Seafloor and Top Hole Hazards to Offshore Drilling: Detection, Identification and InterpretationDates: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Instructor: Peter Trabant (Consultant Oceanographer, Spicewood, Texas)Fee: Professionals $400 Students $200 (limited)Includes: Course notes, slides and refreshmentsLimit: 35 people

This two-day course is organized for geologists, geophysicists, and engineers involved in offshore exploration and development operations.

The impact of geohazards on offshore oil and gas development can be significant. Typical geohazards include gas blowouts, shallow water flows or damage to jack-up rigs due to differential settling. This course will combine theory and practice to detect marine geohazards with remote sensing acoustic tools and workstation interpretation of shallow subsurface in terms of sequence stratigraphy on 2-D and 3-D data sets.

Course includes introduction; history and legacy data; hazards to offshore drilling and how to detect them; high resolution geophysical survey methods and tools, from surface vessels and AUVs to 3-D seismic cubes, including echo sounding systems, side scan sonar types, magnetometery, sub bottom profilers, 2-D seismic systems and multifold processing; workstation interpretation of 3-D seismic cubes for geohazards interpretation and interpretation of Pleistocene sequence stratigraphy — from shallow gas and hydrates to shallow water flows.

Pre-Convention Short Course 8American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and Energy Minerals Division (EMD)The Application of Geomechanics in Unconventional ResourcesDates: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructor: Daniel Moos (GeoMechanics International, Menlo Park, California)Fee: Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 March Professional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshments Limit: 50 peopleContent: 1.5 CEU

People who are interested in a better understanding of the applications of geomechanics in the exploitation of unconventional resources — drilling and completion, stimulation, and well production over time — will benefit from this course.

Attendees will learn how a geomechanical model is developed and applied to reduce drilling lost time, improve production through better stimulation effectiveness, increase the value of microseismic data, and predict and mitigate the effects of depletion on reservoir performance.

Key topics will include:• Introduction: What is geomechanics? What are the

elements of a geomechanical earth model? How are unconventional reservoirs (shale and tight gas, CBM, and heavy oil) unique and how are they the same as conventional reservoirs?

• Constraining a geomechanical earth model, utilizing all available data, including how to make best use of acoustic logs, seismic, and image data

• The importance of matrix properties and of natural fractures; rheological models and their application to unconventional reservoirs

Applications will include:• Selecting the best mud weight for safe drilling• Exploiting natural fractures• Stimulation design• Predicting the effects of injection and depletion

Pre-Convention Short Course 9Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate StudentsDates: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 April Time: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Location: Hyatt Regency HoustonInstructors: Vitor Abreu and Jack Neal (ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas)Fee: $25 (Graduate Students only)Includes: SEPM book CSP #9, refreshments, lunch and SEPM bookstore gift cardLimit: 50 peopleContent: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU

This course is designed to teach graduate students the principles, concepts and methods of sequence stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy is an informal chronostratigraphic methodology that uses stratal surfaces to subdivide the stratigraphic record. This methodology allows the identification of coeval facies, documents the time-transgressive nature of classic lithostratigraphic units and provides geoscientists with an additional way to analyze and subdivide the stratigraphic record. Using exercises that utilize outcrop, core, well log and seismic data, the course provides a hands-on experience to learning sequence stratigraphy. The exercises include classic case studies from which many sequence stratigraphic concepts were originally developed.

The main objectives of the course are to review:• Basic concepts and terminology of sequence

stratigraphy• The stratigraphic building blocks of depositional

sequences• Recognition criteria for the identification of

depositional sequences and their components in outcrops, cores, well logs and seismic

• The application of sequence stratigraphy in non-marine, shallow marine and submarine depositional settings

Pre-Convention Short Course 10Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)Seismic Geomorphology and Seismic Stratigraphy: Extracting Geologic Insights from 3-D Seismic DataDates: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency HoustonInstructor: Henry Posamentier (Chevron, Houston, Texas) Fee: Professionals $300 Students $50 (limited)Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 50 peopleContent: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU

This course is designed to enhance interpretation skill sets with regard to geologic interpretation of seismic data. The overall objective is to present methods for reducing risk with regard to prediction of lithology, reservoir compartmentalization, and stratigraphic trapping potential in exploration and production.




Specifically, the participant will be shown:• workflows designed to facilitate extraction of

stratigraphic insights from 3-D seismic data • techniques for 3-D seismic geomorphologic/

stratigraphic analyses • numerous examples of various depositional systems

in various depositional settings

Pre-Convention Short Course 11Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)GIS Analysis of Facies Patterns of Modern Carbonate Sands and Their Potential as Analogs for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Date: Saturday, 9 April–Sunday, 10 AprilTimes: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. (Saturday); 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. (Sunday) Location: Hyatt Regency HoustonInstructors: Paul (Mitch) Harris (Chevron Energy Technology Co., San Ramon, California); James Ellis (Ellis GeoSpatial, Walnut Creek, California) and Sam Purkis (National Coral Reef Institute, Nova Southeastern Univ., Dania Beach, Florida) Fee: Professionals $300 Students $50 (limited)Includes: Course notes, refreshments, GIS Software and SEPM CW22; SC53; SC54Limit: 50 peopleContent: 14 PDH; 1.4 CEU

Processed satellite images, derived bathymetry (Digital Elevation Models), and interpretation maps for several modern carbonate sand bodies are organized into a GIS and form the basis for the short course. Goals are to develop morphometric data that will hopefully stimulate further studies of modern carbonate sands and enhance the potential of the modern deposits as analogs for hydrocarbon reservoirs. Each carbonate sand body is subdivided based on common sandbar patterns and analyzed for size and spatial patterns.

Objectives of the short course are: 1) to overview the geological setting of each study area; 2) present details of the workflow for image processing, building the GIS, creating a bathymetric DEM, and delineating the sand bodies and sand bars; 3) discuss detailed results of the sand body interrogation including statistical methods and comparison of results to previous work; and 4) present examples of moving the geospatial data from a high-end GIS into lower cost and more readily available viewers, i.e., GeoPDF, GoogleEarth, animation, and ArcExplorer.

Subjects to be discussed include recent advances in air- and space-borne remote sensing technology relevant to mapping facies distributions in modern carbonate depositional systems. Bring your laptops to load the SEPM digital publication DVDs, GeoPDFs, GoogleEarth files, and animations. Demonstration CDs of ESRI ArcGIS software (60-day trial license for Windows) will be available to load onto your laptop so you can interactively work with the GIS databases for Caicos, Exumas, Schooners, and TOTO during the workshop and after you return to your office.

We will show a diversity of geostatistical tools that can be developed using computational GIS and how they are applicable for the modeling of petroleum reservoirs.

Pre-Convention Short Course 12Energy Minerals Division (EMD)An Overview of Geothermal EnergyDate: Sunday, 10 April Time: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructors: Richard Erdlac (Erdlac Energy Consulting, Midland, Texas), Tom Anderson (Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, Casper, Wyoming), Hal Macartney (Pioneer Natural Resources, Denver, Colorado), Richard Campbell (CH2M Hill, Englewood, Colorado), Will Gosnold (University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota), Andrew Braff (Wilson Sonsine Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Seattle, Washington), and Tom Williams (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado)Fee: Professionals $200 Students $100 (limited)Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 50 people

Geothermal energy is becoming increasingly important as the need for continuous high-capacity energy resources continues to increase. The production of geothermal energy for industrial purposes predates oil and gas drilling by some 20 years with thermal energy used at Lardarello, Italy. Electrical power was also first generated at Lardarello in 1913 and geothermal energy has increased in usage worldwide ever since. While most geothermal power is near surface and high temperature, there is a growing realization that geothermal energy exists deep in sedimentary basins where drilling for oil and gas has encountered hot water as a “nuisance” and a “liability.” Estimates of produced oil field waters are enormous and many water zones have been cased or closed off and are of sufficient high temperature that the heat can be used to generate electrical power.

This short course will cover a short history of geothermal development and classification, ongoing geothermal investigations by oil and gas operations, database development, power generation systems, leasing, electrical power grids, and other activities related to geothermal development. Presenters will come from industry, academia, and government agencies and will provide information on geothermal as related to oil and gas industry involvement.

Pre-Convention Core Workshop 13Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)Utilization of Conventional Core for Reducing Geologic Uncertainty: Deepwater Core Workshop, Gulf of MexicoDate: Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Instructors: Morgan Sullivan (Chevron, Houston, Texas), Art Donovan (BP, Houston, Texas) and Patrick Rush (Core Lab, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $275 Students $50 (limited)Includes: Core Workshop notes and lunchLimit: 100 peopleContent: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU

Some of the greatest challenges faced in the exploration and appraisal of deepwater reservoirs are predicting lateral continuity, thickness, vertical connectivity, and compartmentalization. To geoscientists, defining and distinguishing critical architectural styles (sheets vs. channels), which impacts producibility and economic viability, becomes even more challenging when seismic data quality is poor, such as in subsalt regions, or when the reservoirs are simply beneath seismic detection. In regions where seismic resolution is limited, the collection and integration of conventional core data can often provide the critical information necessary to better characterize and predict variations and thereby significantly reducing geologic uncertainty. The theme of this workshop is to highlight the geologic importance and economic value of conventional core data in the reduction of uncertainty in deepwater reservoir characterization.

Post-Convention Short Course 14Energy Minerals Division (EMD)Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale ReservoirsDate: Thursday, 14 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructor: Randy LaFollette (BJ Services Company, Tomball, Texas)Fee: Professionals $150 Students $75 (limited)Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 80 people

Attendees will be taught the fundamentals of hydraulic fracturing in shale reservoirs. The class will begin with the goals of hydraulic fracturing in shales, and will then progress to typical shale well architecture followed by a description of the hydraulic fracturing process. Basic fracturing calculations will be addressed and will include injection and fracturing pressure, rate, and hydraulic horsepower calculations. The propagation of hydraulic fractures in shales will be discussed in the context of rock mechanical properties description. Fracturing fluid, proppant, and chemical additive materials and selection appropriate to shales will be covered. The evolution of hydraulic fracturing treatments in shales will be highlighted in a series of case studies of different shale reservoirs. The class will conclude with a brief discussion of how geologists can help the fracturing engineer to be more successful in stimulating shale wells.

Post-Convention Short Course 15Division of Professional Affairs (DPA)Petroleum Resources & Reserves: An Overview of Recommended PracticesDate: Thursday, 14 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructor: Daniel (Dan) Tearpock (Subsurface Consultants & Associates LLC, Houston, Texas) Fee: Professionals $150 Students $75 (limited)Includes: Course notes, refreshments and $25 fee for JCORET CertificateLimit: 80 peopleContent: 0.8 CEU

This class is designed for geologists, geophysicists, engineers, support staff, supervisors, managers, resources or reserves evaluators, financial analysts, investors, bankers or anyone who needs to understand



the general geological recommended methods to estimate resources and reserves.

Reserves and resources are major factors in the valuation of energy companies. From evaluating fields to buy, to determining whether or not to participate in a certain prospect; from estimating the resources and reserves for a new discovery to determining the proved reserves for a company, the bottom line is how much oil or gas can ultimately be recovered and what can be placed on the books and produced with an acceptable return on investment.

This course on the “Overview of Recommended Geological Practices” has been reviewed, approved and endorsed by JCORET – The Joint Committee of Reserves Evaluators Training. JCORET is a committee composed of members from the following societies: the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers (SPEE) and the World Petroleum Council (WPC).

Course Content• General Introduction – Reserves vs. Resources• Mapping surfaces – Structure maps, reservoir top

and base of porosity maps • Mapping of trapping faults (geology/geophysics)• Down-dip limits in vertically stratified reservoir(s) • Net sand and net pay • Wedge zones (water, hydrocarbon and fault) • Thickness determinations in deviated wells and

dipping beds • Net-to-gross ratios • Application of porosity, permeability and saturation

cut-offs • Isochore maps (volume determinations for bottom

and edge water reservoirs)

Post-Convention Short Course 16American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)Decision Making in E&P: From Evaluating Plays and Prospects to Efficient Appraisal and Development Dates: Thursday, 14 April–Friday, 15 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructors: P. Jeffrey Brown (ExplAnalysis, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee) and Patrick Leach (Decision Strategies, Inc., Houston, Texas)Fee: Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 March Professional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 50 peopleContent: 1.5 CEU

Few analyses are more burdened with uncertainty than estimating the volumes of oil and/or gas that might be encountered in an exploration prospect, or group of

prospects. Even after discovery, significant uncertainty remains, particularly in determining the optimal way to appraise and then develop the discovery. This course will touch upon aspects of risk and decision analysis as it applies to the entire E&P value chain. Geoscientists, engineers, managers, land negotiators, administrators, financial personnel and others who need to develop or improve their skill and understanding will benefit from attending this offering.

By the end of the course attendees will be provided with:• A concise review of all statistical concepts necessary

to conduct risk and decision analysis of prospects and plays

• A review of different ways to assess undiscovered/undeveloped potential of prospects, conventional plays, and unconventional plays

• Basic concepts of value of perfect and imperfect information

• Modeling methods for value of information, with several real-world exercises

• Assessment techniques for post-discovery uncertainty — economics, production uncertainty, value of additional information, optimal appraisal size and location

• Techniques and concepts for managing uncertainty in project timing

We propose to present an informative, intensive, entertaining and exercise-packed two-day course that will guide participants through the entire spectrum of exploration and development, from making play entry decisions and optimal placement of appraisal wells through deciding when to acquire additional seismic data, take conventional cores, conduct well tests, and/or implement early production systems.

Course content will follow a logical flow, from play entry through post-discovery. Each topic will be presented as a separate “chapter,” with individual and group exercises conducted throughout to reinforce concepts and point out pitfalls in the process.

Post-Convention Short Course 17American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)Natural Fractures in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Principles and ApplicationsDates: Thursday, 14 April–Friday, 15 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Instructor: Mohammed S. Ameen (Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) Fee: Professional AAPG Members $995; increases to $1,095 after 11 March Professional Nonmembers $1,095; increases to $1,195 after 11 March AAPG Student Members $90 (limited) Includes: Course notes and refreshmentsLimit: 50 peopleContent: 1.5 CEU

This course is designed for geoscientists, petrophysicists, engineers, and managers working on, or expected to deal with reservoirs in which fractures, in situ stresses and rock mechanical aspects are of concern and/or considered essential for exploration, development and reservoir management purposes.

The course will serve as an introduction to or an update on the principles and techniques of fracture and geomechanical characterization in order to facilitate an understanding of the benefits such techniques can bring to their daily operations if applied appropriately. We will cover the basic principles of fracture mechanics, fracture characterization, rock mechanics and geomechanical characterization relevant to the hydrocarbon industry with examples applicable to exploration, production, and reservoir management from a wide variety of reservoirs worldwide. No prior knowledge or experience is required.

By the end of the course, participants should be able to accomplish the following:• Appreciate the impact of fractures, rock mechanical

properties and in situ stresses on exploration, development and reservoir management operations

• Gain sufficient basic understanding of fracture mechanics, fracture types, in situ stresses and rock mechanics and available techniques to characterize them

• Apply the knowledge gained to make basic daily operational decisions relevant to fracture and geomechanical characterization needs, tools, and applications

The course keeps mathematical aspects to a minimum, and incorporates field examples to demonstrate the principles, applications and pitfalls in dealing with fractured reservoirs, contrasting diverse worldwide experiences.

The course is designed with key emphasis on:• Basic definitions, methods and techniques of

fracture, rock mechanical and geomechanical characterization

• Applications of fracture and rock mechanics and geomechanical characterization through case studies on: Exploration & prospect evaluation; reservoir development; geosteering; drilling and work-over; well planning & completion/stimulation; well testing design and interpretation

• Uncertainties and risks in fracture and geomechanical characterization




Important notes regarding field trips• Field trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and must be accompanied by full payment.• If you do not plan on attending the convention, a $30 enrollment fee will be added to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend the

convention at a later date.• A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available.• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place, as trips may be cancelled if undersubscribed.• It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for hotel room assignments.• Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meetings points, transportation with the trip, phone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses of hotels

and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax number and e-mail address on your registration.• Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footwear, sunscreen and rucksack).• Depending on location, temperatures can range from 50 to 90 degrees F with or without rain. Participants are advised to check local weather

forecasts for latest updates. Insect repellant and sun protection (sunscreen and hats) are recommended.• To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register before 14 March 2011. Field trip cancellations due to low

enrollment will be made at this time.• Neither AAPG nor trip leaders and their employers maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.

There are a limited number of discounted registrations available for students on a first-come, first-served basis. If you wish to register for one of the discounted spots, please register online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011. If a discounted space is still available it will show up during the registration process. If discounted spots are no longer available, you may register at the full fee; if we are able to add additional discounted spots we will refund the difference at that time.

FIELD TRIPS All Field Trips will depart from and return to the George R. Brown Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

PRE-CONVENTION

1 Central Belize Mixed Margin: Long-Lived Isolated Carbonate Platforms, Young Barrier Reef on Siliciclastics and Atolls on Karst (SEPM)

Monday, 4 April, 8:55 a.m. – Saturday, 9 April, 7:15 p.m. Professionals and Students $3,800

2 Holocene Geology and Hurricane Effects on the Chenier Plain, Southwestern Louisiana, and Bolivar Peninsula, Southeastern Texas (HGS)

Friday, 8 April, 8:00 a.m. – Saturday, 9 April, 6:00 p.m. Professionals $460; Students $230 (limited)

3 Behind the Scenes Tour of NASA Space Center with Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo 17 Moonwalker, and Space Shuttle Geoscientists Astronauts Jim Reilly and Andrew Feustel (HGS)

Saturday, 9 April, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $195; Students $98 (limited)

4 Was Hurricane Ike the Big One? Effects and Aftermath of a Giant Storm (AAPG-SC/SEPM)

Saturday, 9 April, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Students/Faculty $25

5 Impact of Active Faults on Land-Based Engineered Structure in the Gulf Coastal Zone (DEG/EMD)

Saturday, 9 April, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Professionals $100; Students $50 (limited)

POST-CONVENTION

6 Nonconventional Mudstone Reservoirs Field Seminar: South Texas (SEPM/EMD) Wednesday, 13 April, 2:30 p.m. – Friday, 15 April, 7:00 p.m. Professionals $500; Students $100 (limited)

7 Quaternary Depositional Systems of the East Texas Coast and Shelf (SEPM) Thursday, 14 April, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Professionals $280; Students $100 (limited)

8 A Brief Geologic History of Central Texas (HGS) Thursday, 14 April, 6:00 a.m. – Friday, 15 April, 8:30 p.m. Professionals $275; Students $138 (limited)

9 Microbial Carbonates in the Upper Cambrian of Central Texas (HGS) Thursday, 14 April, 12:00 p.m. – Saturday, 16 April, 6:30 p.m. Professionals $405; Students $203 (limited)





Pre-Convention Field Trip 1Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)Central Belize Mixed Margin: Long-Lived Isolated Carbonate Platforms, Young Barrier Reef on Siliciclastics and Atolls on KarstDates: Monday, 4 April, 8:55 a.m.– Saturday, 9 April, 7:15 p.m. (departs from Houston International Airport 8:55 a.m. and departs from Belize 3:45 p.m., arriving at the Houston International Airport at 7:15 p.m.)Leaders: Dr. André W. Droxler (Rice University, Houston, Texas) and Dr. Timothy M. Dellapenna (Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas)Fee: Professionals and Students $3,800Includes: Round trip flights from Houston to Belize, flight over the main visited areas, five nights’ lodging based on double/triple occupancy at Pelican Beach Resort on South Water Caye and Dangriga, meals, refreshments, chartered boat, chartered flight, guidebook and national preserves park entrance fees.Limit: 20 peopleContent: 32 PDH, 3.2 CEU

This trip will be beneficial to geologists, geophysicists, engineers and anyone else interested in enhancing their understanding of modern mixed shallow water carbonate and coarse– to fine-grained siliciclastic depositional environments as analogs for subsurface studies and in the context of well-established Plio-Pleistocene sea level fluctuations. The central Belize margin is an ideal field trip destination because of its relatively compact size and scale, the high diversity of reef systems (barrier and back barrier reefs and atolls) thriving in close proximity to a siliciclastic coastal zone, and the existence of industry and academic data sets and recent studies upon which the field trip has been organized.

Observations of marine modern mixed carbonate and siliciclastic shallow depositional environments will be discussed throughout the field trip in the newly developed context that modern barrier reefs and atolls are relatively “young,” mostly stacked, late Brunhes

transgressive and early highstand carbonate systems. Globally, modern Barrier reefs were established during the mid Brunhes on top of early Brunhes mostly lowstand siliciclastic coastal deposits, whereas modern atolls formed over early Brunhes karstified carbonate islands.

Notes: This trip includes extensive boating, swimming, snorkeling, moderate hiking and a flight over the main visited areas, all weather permitting. Individuals should be in good physical condition for these activities. During the four days in the field, transects through the barrier reef and back barrier reef (Day 1), Glovers Atoll (Day 2), the shelf lagoon Rhomboid Reefs (Day 3) and along the siliciclastic coast (Days 4 and 5) will be examined mostly on boats and by snorkeling.

Important Visa Information: A visa to enter Belize is required for some countries. A U.S. passport valid for six months after the departure on 9 April 2011 is the single requirement for U.S. citizens to enter Belize.

Pre-Convention Field Trip 2Houston Geological Society (HGS)Holocene Geology and Hurricane Effects on the Chenier Plain, Southwestern Louisiana, and Bolivar Peninsula, Southeastern TexasDates: Friday, 8 April, 8:00 a.m.– Saturday, 9 April, 6:00 p.m. Leaders: Donald E. Owen (Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas) and Richard A. Ashmore (Consultant, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $460 Students $230 (limited)Includes: Transportation, one night’s lodging in the dormitory at the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, lunch on 8 and 9 April, dinner on 8 April, breakfast on 9 AprilLimit: 20 people

This field trip will travel from Houston to the world-famous Chenier Plain of southwestern Louisiana and the Bolivar Peninsula of southeastern Texas, both of which have been devastated by hurricanes recently. The purpose of the trip is two-fold: (1) to observe and understand how sand/shell chenier ridges develop from erosion of shoreline mudflats during transgression and to compare cheniers with regressive beach ridges; (2) to observe and understand the effects of geologically frequent hurricane storm surges and cold-front passages on development of cheniers and beach ridges as well as on human structures.

For example, the Rita-destroyed town of Holly Beach and Hurricane Ike-destroyed town of Gilchrist will be visited. After an overnight stay in the dormitory at the remote Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on the coast, participants will observe the transition from chenier to transgressive strand-plain to barrier-island coast along the Bolivar Peninsula of Texas during the return trip to Houston.

Note: The smallest available rooms have four twin beds; others have six or eight. A men’s and a women’s restroom/shower are down the hall from the rooms. The dorm is on stilts above ground level, assessable only by stairs.There are no handicapped facilities or elevator.

Pre-Convention Field Trip 3Houston Geological Society (HGS)Behind the Scenes Tour of NASA Space Center with Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo 17 Moonwalker, and Space Shuttle Geoscientist Astronaut Jim ReillyDate: Saturday, 9 April, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Leaders: Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt (Apollo 17 astronaut, Houston, Texas) and James Reilly (former shuttle astronaut STS 89, 104, and 117, Houston, Texas)Organizers: Charles Sternbach (Star Creek Energy, Houston, Texas), Linda Sternbach (2011 AAPG Convention Technical Program Committee Chair, Houston, Texas) and Bill Ambrose (BEG and co-chair AAPG Astrogeology Committee, Austin, Texas)Fee: Professionals $195 Students $98 (limited)Includes: Transportation, lunch, guidebook, entrance feeLimit: 44 people

A tour of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is always popular for technical conventions in the Houston metroplex. The great majority of such events are more entertainment events rather than field trips, such as this one.

Offshore Belize field area. Photo by André W. Droxler.

Destruction behind the Geotube after Hurricane Ike hit Gilchrist, Texas. The only structure on the beach that remained partially standing were the stilts of a beach cabin that was located seaward of the protective Geotube. Photo by Richard A. Ashmore.

Sea Rim State Park, Texas, after Hurricane Ike. Photo by Richard A. Ashmore.




For the AAPG 2011 convention, we are fortunate to have Apollo 17 Astronaut and former U.S. Senator Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt joining our NASA trip. Dr. Schmitt was the only geologist to walk on the moon and collect samples for analysis. He later served as a United States Senator from New Mexico and continues to be an avid supporter of our space program. In addition, Jim Reilly (former space shuttle astronaut) and Andrew Feustel (space shuttle astronaut) plan to be in attendance and will share their experiences during lunchtime discussions.

Participants will travel to the NASA complex by chartered bus. Once at NASA, their staff will organize the group for the day’s activities and set the schedule for both the tour and talks focusing on planetary geology and space exploration. Walking will be light with trams provided between stops and mostly indoor activities.

Our tour of the NASA complex in Clear Lake will begin by visiting the Apollo 17 space capsule and Moon rock labs and displays. Later, the group will gather for talks on topics including the geology of the Earth, Moon and Mars. Discussions will include “geology from space” drawing upon the personal experiences of Jim Reilly, geoscientist and space shuttle astronaut.

In the afternoon we will visit Mission Control and have a tour of the Saturn V rocket display (Apollo “18”) with Dr. Schmitt giving narration. We’ll also stop to see the pool training center for space shuttle astronauts.

As you would expect, many spectacular NASA displays and photographs will be included in these presentations. We will see historical artifacts, like the

podium from where President John F. Kennedy gave his speech to “reach the moon within this decade.”

A similar version of this trip sold out at the AAPG 2006 Houston convention and was very popular. This event will be open to both convention attendees and their spouses/guests.

Pre-Convention Field Trip 4AAPG Student Chapter (AAPG-SC/SEPM)Was Hurricane Ike the Big One? Effects and Aftermath of a Giant StormDate: Saturday, 9 April, 8:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. Leaders: Chris Barker and LaRell Nielson (Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas) and Robert Clarke (Consultant, Irving, Texas)Fee: Students/Faculty $25Includes: Transportation, lunch, refreshments, guidebookLimit: 35 people (students and faculty only)

This trip is presented for all geoscience students and faculty advisors as an opportunity to study the effects of Hurricane Ike on the area around Galveston, Texas. Hurricane Ike was the third costliest storm to ever hit the U.S. coast and the largest and most intense hurricane of 2008.

Our focus will be on damage done by Ike to buildings and roads, the effectiveness of erosion control structures, patterns of rapid erosion and deposition during the giant storm and sedimentological changes since the hurricane.

Our first stops will be at Galveston Island State Park, which was extensively damaged by Ike, to look at deposition since the hurricane and the Park’s efforts to rebuild. We will see both sides of this thin barrier island

as we examine beaches, dunes, marshes and tidal flats. From the park we travel to Galveston’s massive seawall, built after the deadly hurricane of 1900, and discuss its effectiveness during Hurricane Ike. Buildings immediately behind the seawall survived with little damage, but hundreds of low-lying structures in the city were flooded by a ‘back bay’ storm surge.

After crossing Galveston Bay on the ferry, we will drive along Bolivar Peninsula where devastation from Hurricane Ike was almost total and entire communities were swept into the bayside lagoon. We will examine the positive and negative effects of geo-tubes, the undercutting of roads and structures and study the relocation of sediments during and after the hurricane. We will also look at High Island Salt dome and oil production associated with it.

As we traverse the coast, we will ask, “Was Ike the Big One? Was it a storm large enough to prove that Galveston’s erosion barriers are adequate for all future hurricanes?” The answers to these questions have serious implications for the island community’s safety and plans. We will also address the question, “How do shoreline processes rebuild a barrier island after a major storm event?”

Pre-Convention Field Trip 5Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG) and Energy Minerals Division (EMD)Impact of Active Faults on Land-Based Engineered Structure in the Gulf Coastal ZoneDate: Saturday, 9 April, 8:30 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Leaders: Dr. Carl E. Norman (Professor Emeritus, University of Houston, Houston, Texas) and Richard G. Howe (Terra Cognita Geological Services, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $100 Students $50 (limited)Includes: Transportation, boxed lunch, refreshments, guidebookLimit: 22 people

Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot and Astrogeologist Harrison “Jack” Schmitt (center) will lead a field trip to Space Center Houston where participants will view actual moon rocks and recovered space vehicles from the Apollo program and get behind-the-scenes stories from the NASA lunar program. Photo by Linda Sternbach.

House five years after foundation repair (1985). Photo by C. Norman.

Rocket Park at Space Center Houston has a full-size model of the Apollo 17 rocket and lunar module. Photo by Linda Sternbach.

The Galveston sea wall does not help much if you are on the wrong side of it. This gift shop lost its windows and walls during Hurricane Ike. But at least it fared better than its neighbor, a restaurant, the only remains of which are the broken pilings in the foreground. Photo by Chris Barker.

House with recurring foundation problems (2003). Photo by TSI.




Approximately 450 active normal faults are confirmed on land in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coastal Zone. Although all are generally aseismic, slip rates reach as high as 1.5 inches per year across deformation zones a few tens of feet wide. Field trip stops in western and northwestern Houston will include a variety of settings where engineered structures are currently undergoing fault-related deformation. Field discussion will include a review of surface and subsurface methods for locating and mapping the faults, determination of fault zone widths and rates of slip. As time permits, working hypotheses for the origin of the faults and their recently high slip rates will be discussed.

Notes: Dress is casual and comfortable shoes are recommended. There will be little walking as the vans have good access to points of interest.

Post-Convention Field Trip 6Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and Energy Minerals Division (EMD)Nonconventional Mudstone Reservoirs Field Seminar: South TexasDates: Wednesday, 13 April, 2:30 p.m. – Friday, 15 April, 7:00 p.m. Leaders: Dr. Art Donovan, Scott Staerker, Tony McClain, Dr. Jonathan Evenick, Angeni Agrawal and John Freeman (BP, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $500 Students $100 (limited)Includes: Transportation, two nights’ lodging based on double occupancy, lunches, refreshmentsLimit: 40 peopleContent: 16 PDH, 1.6 CEU

Probably some of the best exposures of a major source rock/nonconventional mudstone reservoir in the U.S. can be found in Eagle Ford (Boquillas) outcrops along and near U.S. Highway 90 just north of Del Rio, Texas, in Val Verde and Terrell counties. In these outcrops, organic-rich calcareous mudstones similar in age and facies to the strata being exploited in the subsurface of Webb, LaSalle and McMullen counties to the southeast can be studied. With thousands of feet of lateral continuity and hundreds of feet of vertical relief these Eagle Ford exposures provide a unique opportunity to examine the lateral continuity and vertical variability of nonconventional mudstone reservoirs, their facies, mechanical properties, as well as sequence stratigraphic setting at a scale similar to completions in the subsurface.

The purpose of this field seminar is to use the Eagle Ford exposures of south Texas as props to facilitate discussions on the geologic, engineering, petrophysical, geochemical and geophysical challenges associated with exploring and exploiting oil and gas resources from nonconventional mudstone reservoirs. The field seminar leaders’ specialties span a wide variety of geoscience and engineering disciplines. All have worked the Eagle Ford and other nonconventional mudstone plays in the subsurface of North America and thus bring a wealth of multi discipline expertise, knowledge and experience to the subject of nonconventional mudstone reservoirs.

Many of the key localities that will be visited during this field trip are on private property with restricted access, making this field trip a very unique opportunity to study many of the classic Eagle Ford localities in south Texas which have been inaccessible to over a generation of geoscientists.

Notes: There will be moderate hiking with strong boots and hard hats required.

Post-Convention Field Trip 7Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)Quaternary Depositional Systems of the East Texas Coast and ShelfDate: Thursday, April 14, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Leader: Dr. John B. Anderson (Rice University, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $280 Students $100 (limited)Includes: Transportation, lunch, refreshments, trip notesLimit: 18 peopleContent: 10 PDH, 1.0 CEU

The East Texas coast and adjacent continental shelf is an ideal natural laboratory for examining depositional processes and facies of shallow water coastal and marine environments. During this field trip we will visit and/or discuss several depositional systems and examine sediment cores and high resolution seismic records from these and other offshore environments. The objective is to understand the facies architecture of these environments, the distribution of these facies on the continental shelf during the last glacial eustatic cycle and their preservation potential. We will also discuss how to predict the occurrence, shape and internal character of different sand bodies on the continental shelf given a sequence stratigraphic framework.

Notes: There will be moderate hiking around water bodies. Light boots recommended.

Post-Convention Field Trip 8Houston Geological Society (HGS)A Brief Geologic History of Central TexasDates: Thursday, 14 April, 6:00 a.m. – Friday, 15 April, 8:30 p.m. Leaders: Tom Miskelly (Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado), Alex Pachos (College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas) and Maik Pertermann (San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas)Fee: Professionals $275 Students $138 (limited)Includes: Transportation, one night’s lodging in Fredericksburg based on double occupancy, 1 lunch and 2 breakfasts Limit: 50 people

Only a few hours from Houston, the relatively small geographic area of Central Texas captures an amazing sweep of Texas’s geologic history across time, from the Pre-Cambrian to the Eocene. Experienced petroleum industry professionals and students will be able to ‘walk back in time’ and explore the geologic history of Texas.

The field trip aims to inspire anyone new to the industry and will also offer an opportunity for students, geoscience educators and industry professionals to learn the essentials about the geologic history of Central Texas. We will see Earth’s story unfold, beginning with the crystalline rocks emplaced during the Proterozoic Grenville Orogeny and then examine the rich deposits of clastics and carbonates that reveal cyclic sea-level transgressive-regressive depositional sequences laid down from the Cambrian to the Tertiary.

Everyone will be invited to contribute their expertise to group discussions that will focus on the wide range of petrologic characteristics and geologic structures we will observe in the field. Everyone will return to his or her office or classroom with a renewed appreciation for the “big picture” of geology.

Post-Convention Field Trip 9Houston Geological Society (HGS)Microbial Carbonates in the Upper Cambrian of Central TexasDates: Thursday, 14 April, 12:00 p.m. – Saturday, 16 April, 6:30 p.m. Leaders: Wayne Ahr (Texas A&M, College Station, Texas), André Droxler (Rice University, Houston,Texas) and William A. Morgan (ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas)Fee: Professionals $405 Students $203 (limited)

Lozier Canyon Outcrop. Photo by Art Donovan.

Brazos River at the coastline. Photo by John B. Anderson.

Hike the trail to the summit of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. This is currently the highest point of the 1 Ga batholiths with the Llano Uplift. Photo by Chuck Kaiser.



Includes: Transportation, kayak rental, two nights’ lodging in Hill Country Inn in Mason based on double occupancy, boxed lunch on 15 April, guidebookLimit: 23 people

Field Trip Day One (Friday)The first day trip by kayak will start at White’s Crossing near Mason, Texas, and we will see famous exposures of microbial buildups in the Point Peak Member, Wilberns Formation. As we paddle downstream, we will have close-up views of microbial bioherms that have fallen into the river from cliffs alongside. As we pass gradually up-section through the Point Peak, we will have a chance to get out on the riverbank to see a variety of sedimentary structures including mud cracks and flat-pebble conglomerates, some of which are “edgewise” conglomerates formed by strong eddy currents that spun the flat pebbles into accumulations that look like “pinwheels.” Our lunch stop will provide an opportunity to walk over a continuous exposure of stromatolitic and thrombolitic biostrome microbialites. After lunch we will see microbial bioherms with superbly preserved stromatolite accumulations at water level. This location offers a chance for close-up photos of stromatolites in cross-section. As we near the end of our float, we will be passing out of the Point Peak and through the San Saba Member of the Wilberns Formation.

Field Trip Day Two (Saturday)Day two of our trip is a half-day excursion to the U.S. Highway 87 crossing on the San Saba River. After arriving, we will walk along the river on both sides of the bridge to examine large ripple marks in grainstones of trilobite-brachiopod hash and microbial bioherms in vertical succession, some with well-developed stromatolitic “capping sequences.” Thrombolitic and laminar macrostructures also occur in the buildups at this location.

Discussions will place this area in the context of the stratigraphy, depositional settings and hydrocarbon reservoirs of the Canbrian-Ordovician Great American Carbonate Bank.

Physical conditions: Modest physical exertion — paddling a kayak most of Day One. Day Two is easy walking for a few hundred yards but the ground is uneven. Not recommend for handicapped persons because of required paddling and portaging (a few meters distance) kayaks on Day One and walk on uneven ground on Day Two.

Note: Need shoes for wading (will get wet).

This microbial bioherm (about 40 feet thick) in the Point Peak Member of the Wilberns Formation (Cambrian) will be observed during our kayak trek along the Llano River. Photo by Brian Pratt.




STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Student and Faculty LoungeDate: Monday, 11 April–Wednesday, 13 AprilTime: During exhibition hoursLocation: Exhibition Hall

Complimentary refreshments are provided each day during exhibition hours. The lounge offers students their own place to meet with fellow students and industry professionals to develop career contacts and lifelong friendships.

Student Career SeminarDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Americas-HoustonFee: $10 Limit: 65 people

This workshop is designed to assist students and recent graduates in their quest for employment in the petroleum and environmental industries by better understanding the activities of day-to-day life in the energy/environmental industries as well as specific job search strategies and tips for finding that perfect job. There is a brief presentation on how to gain employment, practical guidelines for resume development and interviewing tips. The remainder of the session is a panel format.

Following introductions, students will be encouraged to ask questions and engage the panel in a discussion about the outlook on current staffing needs, recruiting trends, what companies are looking for in future employees, etc. Additional recruiters will also be available to answer questions. This workshop is sponsored by the AAPG/SEG Student Expo Committee, which organizes expos and job fairs across the country at various times of the year. Information about these expos can be found at www.studentexpo.info. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about careers in the industry and meet potential recruiters.

AAPG/SEPM Student ReceptionDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (Awards presentations 6:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.)Location: Hilton Americas-Houston

All students and faculty attending the convention are invited to the AAPG/SEPM Student Reception. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments while mingling with your peers. An introduction will be given by an ExxonMobil representative before the top three poster authors from the Shell-sponsored “Selected Academic Research Topics: Student Presentations” receive awards. The Jim Hartman Service to Students Award

will be conveyed to AAPG recipient(s) who have contributed exceptional service to AAPG’s Student Programs. The awards program closes with the presentation of the Schlumberger-sponsored Outstanding Student Chapter Awards along with the Imperial Barrel Award prizes.

Meet ‘n’ Greet Make plans to participate in the annual Meet ‘n’ Greet event. This is a great networking opportunity and serves as a link to connect students and professionals at ACE. The Young Professionals Committee oversees this event and pairs students and young professionals with AAPG members/experienced attendees to guide newcomers through the convention experience.

Participants will have the opportunity to be introduced prior to the Opening Session on Sunday afternoon. Professionals may be paired with one or more students/young professionals. Experienced attendees will then go to the Opening Session with their group and are encouraged to also show the students/young professionals around the Exhibit Hall floor during the Icebreaker Reception, introducing them to other AAPG members and their colleagues. This program grows in popularity every year with positive reviews from all who participate. Please make plans now to attend by checking the appropriate box on your registration form. More information will follow at a later date.

Imperial Barrel CompetitionThe Imperial Barrel Award competition returns to the AAPG Annual Convention. Universities offering master’s-level degrees in petroleum geosciences are eligible to participate in this international competition. IBA provides a unique opportunity for students to gain valuable experience by participating in an exploration evaluation, presenting to a panel of senior industry experts and competing to win scholarship funding.

This group competition is a global exploration geosciences project focused on the assessment of the petroleum potential of a basin. Teams will be provided a complete data set and will have a few weeks to complete a technical assessment of the basin’s petroleum prospects. At the convention, teams will give a 30-minute presentation of their work with recommendations for future activity. A panel of industry experts will judge the technical work and presentations. The results of the competition will be announced at the Student Reception on Monday, 11 April, and the top three teams will win generous cash prizes.

If your company is interested in sponsoring and attending, or for more information, visit www.AAPG.org/IBA.

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Career SeminarHow to be an IndependentDate: Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. (lunch break on own from 11:30 a.m.– 12:45 p.m.)Location: Hilton Americas-HoustonFee: $10

You too can be a successful independent — just attend this seminar to find out how!

Have you ever gone through merger-mania? Are you looking to leave your company and go out on your own? Or are you just curious about the world of the independents and consultants? If so, come join others like yourself and attend the AAPG/DPA/SIPES Foundation Career Transition Seminar and learn from the best! Topics to be covered include:

• Legal issues for the independent/self-employed• Accounting and financial “musts” you should know • How to set up an office and find needed materials/

information with which to work • Different types of consulting: deal screener/deal

generator/interpreter• To workstation or not … PC or Unix, the latest

information on software and hardware for the consultant

Community OutreachSan Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site and Battleship Texas: Volunteers to Preserve American History

Date: Sunday, 10 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.Location: San Jacinto State Historic Site, 3523 Battleground Road, LaPorte, TexasFee: $15Limit: 100 peopleIncludes: Transportation from the Hilton Americas-Houston, lunch, drinks and gloves

In town early? Please join us in two volunteer activities at the same site — restoration of the San Jacinto battle site on the 1,200-acre grounds or restoration onboard the historic Battleship Texas. We have planned a half day of work for you to assist with these multiple projects coordinated by Texas State Park representatives.

Volunteers are needed to assist with the superb ongoing restoration of sailor compartments of the Battleship Texas. The mighty ship was launched in 1914 and saw service in the North Sea in WWI and the Atlantic/Pacific theaters in WWII including the battles of Normandy, Iowa Jima and Okinawa. Volunteers are also needed for the reclamation of the battleground on which Texian troops under General Sam Houston achieved the independence of Texas by defeating a Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna on 21 April, 1836. Tours of both sites will be conducted by park experts. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/san_jacinto_battleground/

Please wear appropriate clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty. Long pants, tennis shoes or boots, hat and sunscreen are recommended for those working on the grounds. Lunch will be provided by the Monument Inn; afterwards the bus will leave at 1:30 p.m. to return to the hotel by 2:00 p.m.

Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau

Convention Volunteers NeededThe ability to create a positive and smooth-flowing convention is greatly enhanced by the participation of a strong pool of volunteers. Please consider contributing to the success of the ACE by volunteering in one or more of the following areas: Judges Room; Opening Session; Oral Sessions; Poster Sessions and Registration.

Volunteer for at least four hours and receive: $25 for every four to six hours worked; attendee amenity; Program Book; Abstract volume and CD-ROM of abstracts.

By registering online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011 you can select the day(s) and time(s) you are available, as well as the location(s) you prefer. If you are unable to register online, select “I want to be a student volunteer” on your completed registration form and you will be contacted for your preferences. To receive benefits, volunteers must be either students or employees in the industry who are recent (2009-2010) graduates.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact: Bonnie Milne-Andrews, Volunteer Chair ([email protected])

Career CenterDates: Monday, 11 April: 8:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, 12 April: 8:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, 13 April: 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Location: George R. Brown Convention Center

Make your career connection at ACE in Houston! The AAPG Career Center is THE place to find your next job or next qualified geoscientist! Our Career Center recognizes that job seekers and employers within the industry are looking for opportunities that maximize their resources at the same time limits the amount of time they would otherwise spend searching for each other. AAPG’s reputation makes this a logical and reliable resource for employers and job seekers within our industry.

The Career Center offers a variety of resources for attendees to connect with employment opportunities. Bring your resume and/or job listings to the Career Center and post on our bulletin board at no charge. While all attendees may post their resume on the bulletin board, AAPG members have the additional benefit of posting their resumes on our Online Career Center for maximum industry exposure. Volunteers will be onsite to assist with this process, as well as schedule interviews, assist companies with posting jobs online or review resumes (with paid package), and establish times for company representatives that wish to occupy a table and meet job seekers that visit our onsite Career Center.

For more information contact: Career Services Chair Pat Gordon [email protected]

AAPG Member Services Manager Vicki Beighle [email protected]




SEPM ACTIVITIES

SEPM Business Meeting/LuncheonThe Search for Source Rocks on MarsDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Fee: $35Location: Hyatt Regency Houston

John Grotzinger is a geologist interested in the evolution of surficial environments on Earth and Mars. Field and subsurface exploration-scale mapping studies are the starting point for more topical laboratory-based studies involving geochemical, geologic and geochronological techniques. Grotzinger has a decade-long involvement with Petroleum Development of Oman focused on production from intra-salt carbonate reservoirs. Currently, he is the Chief Scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover mission due to launch in 2011. He is also a member of the Mars Exploration Rover Science Team and HiRISE camera imaging team on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as well as being the Fletcher Jones Professor of Geological Sciences at Caltech.

Recent Rover and Orbiter missions to Mars show that sedimentary rocks are surprisingly common. Constrained to be billions of years old, these rocks are remarkably well preserved and represent diverse eolian, fluvial, deltaic and evaporitic environments. Combined observations indicate that sulfate-rich sedimentary rocks may be most abundant and are globally widespread over many hundreds of square kilometers at low latitudes, forming thickness in excess of 2000 m. Facies observed by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity are dominated by porous eolian deposits with local fluvial reworking. Incipient evaporite playa facies, dominated by Ca and Mg sulfates, are also present. The success of the MER mission stimulated development of an even-more capable rover: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) due to launch in 2011.

The primary goal of MSL will be to directly assess the present and past habitability of the Martian rock record. MSL will include instruments capable of detecting organic compounds, measuring TOC and determining the isotopic composition of biologically important elements such as C and S. Landing sites will be chosen that optimize the chance to encounter low-energy sedimentary environments that maximize the accumulation of organic matter and preservation of potential biomarkers.

Evaporites are strong candidates because of their known potential to preserve organic matter. A second important target would be clay-rich mudstones deposited in fluvio-deltaic or lacustrine settings. The detection of these environments must be based on orbital remote sensing, using spectroscopic data to detect preferred minerals and image data to map depositional sequences and predict where fine-grained rocks and evaporites are likely to occur.

SEPM President’s Reception and Awards CeremonyDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 8:00 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency Houston

SEPM President Paul “Mitch” Harris invites you to an evening of celebration to honor the 2011 award winners of SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and the perfect place to network and visit with colleagues, old and new.

The Twenhofel Medal, the highest award of SEPM given in recognition of a career of outstanding contributions to sedimentary geology, will be presented to Walter Dean. SEPM Honorary Membership, given for both scientific contributions and service to the society will be awarded to Dag Nummedal.

The other science award recipients are: Miriam Kastner, who will receive the Francis P. Shepard Medal in

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), which holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, hopes that everyone will enjoy a great meeting in Houston and will take advantage of the excellent technical program, short courses and field trips, as well as the specific activities listed here. If you have any questions about SEPM activities, feel free to contact Theresa Scott ([email protected]) or Howard Harper ([email protected]) at SEPM Headquarters.

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recognition of excellence in marine geology; Barun Sen Gupta, the Raymond C. Moore Medal in recognition of excellence in paleontology; David Rubin, the Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology; and Richard Twitchell, the Wilson Award for excellence in sedimentary geology by a younger scientist.

SEPM will honor the recipients of the Best Paper Awards for 2009 in both of our journals, Journal of Sedimentary Research and PALAIOS.

SEPM will also recognize the Best Presentation Awards from the 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. The Best Oral Presentation Awardees presented “Palynology Across a Sequence Boundary in the Wilcox Group, Central Texas by Regina Dickey and Thomas Yancey. The Best Poster Presentation is a tie, going to “Characterization of Tide-Dominated Heterolithic Reservoir” by Berit Legler, Howard Johnson, Gary Hampson, Matthew Jackson, Christopher Jackson, Ahmed El-Barkooky, Rodmar Ravnas, David Alsop and Xavier Le Varlet and “Faults, Depositional Setting, Sea Level Change and Diagenesis” by Erin M. Young, Robert Goldstein and Evan Franseen.

As always SEPM will also recognize the members of the 2011 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, without whom the meeting could not take place, and SEPM Foundation Student Grant recipients.

The reception will begin at 8:00 p.m., with cocktails, available at cash bars, and substantial hors d’oeuvres. The awards ceremony will start at 8:30 p.m.

SEPM Research Group Meetings and ReceptionDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Location: Hyatt Regency Houston

The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) would like to invite anyone who is interested in research group activities to attend the SEPM Research Group Meetings. Individual Research Groups will meet on Monday, 11 April. Specific locations will be announced later. Check the SEPM website for updates at www.sepm.org.

AAPG/SEPM Student ReceptionDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.Location: Hilton Americas-Houston

The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) would like to invite all students to attend the combined AAPG/SEPM Student Reception sponsored by ExxonMobil. The reception is held just prior to the SEPM Research Group meetings on Monday, 11 April at the (AAPG Location). Students can enjoy food and drink and then go on to the SEPM Research Group topic of their choice to network and listen to the latest discussions.

SEPM Research SymposiumSource to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional SystemsDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.–5:05 p.m.Location: Room 342Chair: C. Paola, O. Martinsen, H. Posamentier and B. Romans

Details about this Symposium are located on page 5.

SEPM Field Trips, Short Courses and Core WorkshopDates: Pre- and Post-Convention

See details on pages 12-21.

Be sure to check out the great array of trips and courses available for this meeting. Students, be sure to check out the Sequence Stratigraphy Course for Graduate Students (sponsored by ExxonMobil) and the discounted student seats available for each SEPM course and special GOM core workshop (sponsored by Chevron).

SEPM Best Presentation Competition (Oral and Poster)Last year SEPM tried a new method to identify the Best Oral and Poster Presentations from the SEPM-sponsored technical sessions — attendee balloting — rather than using specific judges. For 2011, SEPM is continuing along this path.

Meeting attendees are asked to nominate SEPM oral and poster presentations that they consider potentially the ‘best’ on each day of the meeting. Attendees can nominate more than one presentation each day. Best Presentation Awards will be given to the most nominated for each day (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Nominations can be made at a special website, by texting to a special phone number or by filling out a printed form at locations around the meeting. Details will be available at the convention.

Remember this applies only to the SEPM technical sessions, not to any of the AAPG, EMD or DEG technical sessions. SEPM Session Chairs will remind the audience about the balloting.

Note: The SEPM Student Research Session will be judged separately by a special panel of judges.

Benefit from more than 90 years of history, research and training.(and save yourself some serious cash, too)

Non AAPG members registering for the AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition receive the AAPG member rate by paying the associate membership dues at the time of registration.

See page 60 for details or visit our web site at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011

Register online.AAPG members save up to $200 when you register by 15 February.





GUEST ACTIVITIES

Private Lunch Cruise and Kemah BoardwalkDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Fee: $120 Includes: Transportation, tour guide, bottled water, lunchLimit: 39 people

Enjoy the warm spring winds aboard the bright and inviting Star Cruiser. Guests will enjoy a customized meal and a cruise around beautiful Clear Lake and Galveston. The main salon is fully enclosed and climate controlled. The open bow area features perimeter seating. Cruise through marinas and million dollar yachts and homes as you dine. Following the three hour cruise, guests will be transported to the Kemah Boardwalk for shopping and fun.

Located in Clear Lake, on the bay, Kemah is loaded with never-ending fun for all ages. With all the many things to do, Kemah never fails to entertain.

Premium Outlet ShoppingDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 9:15 a.m.–2:15 p.m.Fee: $38Includes: Transportation, tour guide, bottled water, VIP Coupon BookLimit: 54 people

Houston Premium Outlets is more than just a great collection of the finest designer labels and brands. Include a shopping stop during your trip to Houston. Houston Premium Outlets are easy to reach, located approximately 30 miles northwest of downtown Houston. With 145 stores, there is something for everyone.

A sampling of stores available:2b bebe, 7 for All Mankind, A\X Armani

Exchange, Adidas, Aeropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Anne Klein, Banana Republic Factory Store, BCBG Max Azria, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Burberry, Charlotte Russe, Elie Tahari, Escada Company Store, Gap Outlet, Hugo Boss,

Enrichment Programs

Beauty SecretsDate: Monday, 11 AprilTime: 1:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Americas-HoustonFee: No fee — Please note your interest when registering

Makeup artist Edward Sanchez’s clients include Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, LeAnn Rimes and Houston socialites. A degreed biochemist by training, Sanchez reaches for brands found at your neighborhood pharmacy, as well as his own product line.

He wants to empower women with the right information about makeup, and along with his assistants, uses humor and some serious inside scoop about affordable makeup and skin-care that can make us all look great.

Front Row at the OperaDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 1:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Americas-HoustonFee: No fee — Please note your interest when registering

Did you know that The Marriage of Figaro is just one opera in a trilogy which includes The Barber of Seville and The Ghosts of Versailles? Or that Mozart took a risk just for writing the story, which is connected to the French Revolution? It was considered an affront to the nobility. Oh, the scandal!

Join us for an insightful and entertaining presentation of the “back story” of one of opera’s most beloved works, delivered by Houston Grand Opera’s Master Docent and music lover Adelma Graham. Learn the colorful details of the life of Mozart and his librettist, as well as the current production of Figaro at Houston’s Wortham Center.

Enjoy some R&R in the Hospitality Room There is no better time of the year in Houston than the spring. The weather is pleasant and the Bluebonnets are at the peak of their offering. The guest program committee has sorted through all the opportunities in Houston and picked the very best for your entertainment and intellectual enjoyment. You are also invited to enjoy the comforts of the Hospitality Room in the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel. The Hilton Americas-Houston is located across the street from the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Hospitality Room will be the perfect place to visit with friends, relax and enjoy refreshments. Volunteers will be available to assist with tours and local information. Brochures and maps of Houston and surrounding areas will be available.

Hospitality Room hours:Monday, 11 April……………………………..8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Tuesday, 12 April……………………………..8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Please wear your convention badge for admittance to the Hospitality Room and other events.Wednesday, 13 April………………………..8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

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All guest tours will depart from the Group Entrance lobby of the Hilton Americas-Houston. The Group lobby is located on the east end of the hotel next to the News & Gift Shop. Participants should plan to arrive in the lobby 15 minutes prior to published departure times.




J. Crew, Juicy Couture, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Lucky Brand, Michael Kors, Perry Ellis, Puma, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, St. John Outlet, Talbots, Theory, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, True Religion, U.S. Polo Assn., Under Armour, Van Heusen, White House |Black Market, and Wilson’s Leather.

Houston Art TourDate: Tuesday, 12 AprilTime: 9:45 a.m.–2:30 p.m.Fee: $80Includes: Transportation, bottled water, admission to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, lunch at Monarch in Hotel ZaZa Limit: 54 people

Located in the heart of Texas’ largest city, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, is a dynamic cultural complex consisting of two museum buildings, two art schools, two decorative arts centers, and a sculpture garden. The MFAH main campus consists of the Law and Beck Buildings, the Glassell School of Art, and the Sculpture Garden.

With its encyclopedic collection and an exciting schedule of international loan exhibitions and award-winning programs, the MFAH is one of the premier destinations in the United States for art lovers.

Following your visit to the MFAH, you will enjoy lunch at Hotel ZaZa Houston’s Monarch Urban Bistro & Lounge. Bursting with aromatic flavors and the hum of conversation, Monarch pairs gourmet food

with a vibrant atmosphere. Monarch’s Terrace showcases the restaurant’s delightful views of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Mecom Fountains.

After lunch, you will have some free time to explore the museum district. Sculpture gardens and fountains will top off your art adventure.

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Explore new opportunities at OTC’s Arctic Technology ConferenceRegister now for OTC’s Arctic Technology Conference (ATC), 7-9 February 2011 in Houston, Texas. ATC boasts a top-quality technical program with speakers representing industry-leading companies as well as an exhibition and networking opportunities.

“ATC will provide a world-class venue to present creative solutions to the challenging Arctic arena,” said Pierre-Alain Delaittre, Chairman of the ATC Technical Program Committee. “With a highly specialized technical program of 130 oral sessions, 17 posters, high-level speakers, networking events and exhibition, ATC will provide opportunities for gaining additional experience and expertise to oil and gas professionals who attend.”

Senior explorationists and technical experts will share their knowledge, vision and ideas on the exploration and geology of the U.S., Canadian, Russian, Norwegian, and Greenlandic (Danish) onshore and offshore arctic basins.

The comprehensive technical program will cover topics including:•Resources•Exploration Drilling•Production Drilling, Facilities and Export•Physical Environment•Logistics•Regulatory, Environment•Mining and Other Issues

Get the information you need to benefit in this challenging climate by attending OTC’s Arctic Technology Conference (ATC),

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Theme Session Title Day Time Session Type Location

Theme 1: Molecules to Marketplace: The Business of Energy • Panel: Key Factors Shaping the Future – Opportunities and Challenges Monday AM Oral General Assembly C

• Forum: Discovery Thinking Monday PM Oral General Assembly C

• Michel T. Halbouty Lecture: The Next Era of Exploration Monday PM Oral General Assembly C

• Forum: Transforming Global E&P: Unconventional Resource Plays as Strategic Drivers. The Next Giant Leap in Geoscience? Tuesday AM Oral General Assembly A

• Forum: Taking Natural Gas Seriously: Opportunities and Challenges Tuesday PM Oral General Assembly A

Theme 2: Global Deepwater Reservoirs: Giant Leaps in E&P • Deepwater Africa E&P Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Deepwater E&P: Gulf of Mexico Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Emerging Deepwater Plays Around the World Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling I Tuesday AM Oral General Assembly C

• International Deep Water Exploration Case Studies Tuesday PM Oral General Assembly C

• Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling II Wednesday AM Oral Room 342

• Deepwater E&P: Gulf of Mexico Wednesday PM Oral General Assembly C

Theme 3: Worldwide E&P: Opportunities in the New Decade • E&P in the Middle East Monday AM Oral Room 361

• E&P in the Americas Monday PM Oral General Assembly A

• Worldwide E&P: Arctic Monday PM Oral Room 351

• E&P in Southeast Asia Tuesday AM Oral Room 361

• Worldwide E&P: Africa to India Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Worldwide E&P: In the Americas Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Worldwide E&P: Southeast Asia Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

Theme 4: Challenged Resource Frontiers • Challenges in Challenging Reservoirs Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Coal Bed Methane Development Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Gas Hydrates - Understanding a Giant Resource Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• New Insights from Key Tight-Gas Provinces Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Resource Evaluation in Unconventional Systems Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Tight and Heavy Oil Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• New Insights from Key Tight-Gas Provinces Wednesday AM Oral Room 351

Theme 5: Mudstones and Shales: Unlocking the Promise • From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes I Monday AM Oral General Assembly B

• Global Active and Emerging Plays Monday AM Oral Room 360

• Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - It Really Does Matter! Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes II Monday PM Oral General Assembly B

• Fractures: Natural and Hydraulic - Prediction, Observation and Performance Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• U.S. Active and Emerging Plays - Haynesville and Eagle Ford Tuesday AM Oral General Assembly B

• U.S. Active and Emerging Plays - Paleozoic Basins and Cretaceous of Rockies Tuesday PM Oral General Assembly B

• Fractures: Natural and Hydraulic - Prediction, Observation and Performance Wednesday AM Oral General Assembly C

• Global Active and Emerging Plays Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - It Really Does Matter! Wednesday AM Oral General Assembly B

• U.S. Active and Emerging Plays I Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• U.S. Active and Emerging Plays II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Forum: Shale Plays: Technical Examination of Today’s Reality and Tomorrow’s Future Wednesday PM Oral General Assembly B

Theme 6: Siliciclastics: Advancing Research to Resource • Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton I Monday AM Oral Room 342

• Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton II Monday PM Oral Room 342

• SEPM Research Symposium Source to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional Systems I Tuesday AM Oral Room 342

• Sequence Stratigraphy Examples in a Variety of Lithologies Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On I Tuesday PM Oral Room 361

• SEPM Research Symposium Source to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional Systems II Tuesday PM Oral Room 342

• Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton I Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On II Wednesday PM Oral Room 370

• Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality Wednesday PM Oral Room 351

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Theme 7: Insight into Carbonates and Evaporites • Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Studies & Techniques for Characterization I Monday AM Oral Room 370

• Seismic Interpretation of Carbonate Systems Monday PM Oral Room 370

• New Geologic Perspectives on the Permian Reef Complex, West Texas Monday PM Oral Room 370

• Advances in Modeling Carbonate Systems I Tuesday AM Oral Room 370

• Diagenesis and Fracturing: Application of Innovative Concepts, Methods, & Tools II Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Lacustrine, Non-Marine and Microbialitic Carbonates and Reservoirs II Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Modern & Pleistocene Carbonates: Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Process II Tuesday PM Oral Room 370

• Advances in Modeling Carbonate Systems II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Studies & Techniques for Characterization II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Diagenesis and Fracturing: Application of Innovative Concepts, Methods, & Tools I Wednesday AM Oral Room 360

• Modern & Pleistocene Carbonate Studies: Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Process II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Outcrop Analogs for Carbonate and Evaporite Reservoirs I Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Outcrop Analogs for Carbonate and Evaporite Reservoirs II Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Seismic Interpretation of Carbonate & Evaporites Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Lacustrine, Non-Marine and Microbialitic Carbonates and Reservoirs I Wednesday PM Oral Room 360

Theme 8: Breakthroughs: Tectonics, Salt and Basin Analysis • Breakthroughs in Petroleum Systems Modeling & Geochemistry Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• New Concepts and Methods in Integrated Basin Analysis & Geodynamics Monday AM Oral Room 351

• Global Salt Tectonics: Models, Outcrops and Case Studies Monday PM Oral Room 360

• Impact of Structural Analysis on Hydrocarbon Exploration Tuesday AM Oral Room 351

• New Concepts and Methods in Integrated Basin Analysis Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Rift Basins: Form and Fill Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Salt Related Deformation, Deposition and Petroleum Systems Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Gulf of Mexico: Basement, Salt Tectonics and Depositional Systems Wednesday AM Oral General Assembly A

• Impact of Structural Analysis on Hydrocarbon Exploration Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Breakthroughs in Petroleum Systems Modeling & Geochemistry Wednesday PM Oral Room 361

• South Atlantic Exploration Wednesday PM Oral General Assembly A

Theme 9: Integrating New Technology, Geophysics and Subsurface Data

• Seismic Hydrocarbon Detection - SEEPS Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Seismic Reservoir Characterization Monday AM Oral General Assembly A

• Seismic Structural Interpretation Monday PM Oral Room 361

• Seismic Stratigraphic and Source Rock Interpretation Tuesday PM Oral Room 351

• Geophysical Basin Evaluation Techniques in Volcanic, Fractured and Source Rich Area Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Seismic Reservoir Characterization Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Seismic Structural Interpretation Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Seismic Visualization & Attributes Wednesday AM Oral Room 370

Theme 10: Energy and Environmental Horizons • Water Resource Management and Impacts Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Astrogeology Monday PM Oral Room 351

• Alternative Energy: Geothermal Tuesday AM Oral Room 360

• Alternative Energy: Uranium/Nuclear Tuesday AM Oral Room 360

• Clean Coal: Coalbed Methane Tuesday PM Oral Room 360

• Alternative Energy: Renewable Tuesday PM Oral Room 360

• CO2 Capture and Sequestration Wednesday AM Oral Room 361

• CO2 Capture and Sequestration Wednesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• Forum: The Deepwater Horizon/Macondo Well Oil Spill - Understanding the Impact Wednesday PM Oral Room 342

Theme 11: The Next Geo-Generation: Who, What and Where • AAPG Student Research Poster Session Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• SEPM Student Awards Poster Session Monday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

• AAPG Additional Student Poster Session Tuesday AM/PM Poster Exhibition Hall

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(Theme 9) Seismic Reservoir Characterization (AAPG)General Assembly A Co-Chairs: R. Ray and D. Reiter 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Integrated Reservoir Modeling: Rapid,

Repeatable Model Updates for 4-D Reservoir Surveillance: P. L. Wigley, S. Galley, A. Evans, R. Pieterson, J. O’Connell

8:25 Seismic Technologies for Unconventional Reservoir Characterization: Wamsutter Field Case Study: R. T. Geetan, B. Hornby, R. Wardhana

8:45 Advances in Reservoir Monitoring: Performance Enhancement Using Integrated Microdeformation Technology: M. A. Whitezell, G. A. Cox

9:05 Deepwater Reservoir Characterization Using Transient Well Test Data: H. Tang, F. Zhang, K. Mabe

9:25 An Investigation of the Petrophysical and Acoustic Properties of Mass-Transport Sediments Within the Oligocene Frio Formation, South Texas Gulf Coast: O. Ogiesoba, U. Hammes, M. A. Mousavi

9:45 Break10:25 Integrated Reservoir Modelling of the Natih

E Member at a Salt-Cored Carbonate Dome, Jebel Madar, Oman: J. S. Claringbould, J. Sarg, B. B. Hyden, T. R. Birdsall, J. Embry, G. Casini, S. Homke, J. B. Thurmond, D. W. Hunt

10:45 Constraining Uncertainty in Static Reservoir Modeling: A Case Study from Namorado Field, Brazil: J. F. Bueno, R. D. Drummond, A. C. Vidal, E. P. Leite, S. S. Sancevero

11:05 4-D Multi-component Seismic Modeling of CO

2 Fluid Substitution in the Redwater Devonian Reef, Alberta, Canada: T. M. Sodagar, D. C. Lawton

11:25 Hydrocarbon Exploration Prospect of Girujan Clay Formation of North Assam Shelf: A Case Study of Geocellular Modeling of Lakwa Area: D. Das, M. S. Akhtar, S. K. Roymoulik, H. J. Singh*

(Theme 5) From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes I (EMD/AAPG)General Assembly B Co-Chairs: R. Miller and R. Loucks 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 My Source Rock Is Now My Shale-Gas

Reservoir — Characterization of Organic-Rich Rocks: Q. R. Passey, K. Bohacs, R. E. Klimentidis, W. L. Esch, S. Sinha

8:25 Spectrum of Pore Types in Siliceous Mudstones in Shale-Gas Systems: R. Loucks, S. C. Ruppel, R. M. Reed, U. Hammes

8:45 Pore Types in the Barnett and Woodford Gas Shales: Contribution to Understanding Gas Storage and Migration Pathways in Fine-Grained Rocks: R. M. Slatt, N. R. O’Brien

9:05 Observations of Pores in the Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, USA: R. M. Reed, S. Ruppel

9:25 Recognition of Mudrock Types from Integration and Upscaling of Geologic, Petrophysical and Geochemical Data Examples from Haynesville, Woodford and Marcellus Shales: J. M. Spaw, V. V. Shchelokov, J. Milovac

9:45 Break10:25 Petrographic Recognition of Artificially

Induced Microfractures Versus Natural Microfractures in Oil/Gas Shales: P. W. Grover

10:45 Innovative Methods for Flow Unit and Pore Structure Analysis in a Tight Gas Reservoir, Montney Formation, NE BC: P. K. Pedersen, C. Clarkson, J. Jensen, O. Derder, M. Freeman

11:05 Sequence Stratigraphic Control on Lateral Placement in the Marcellus Shale, Appalachian Basin: D. R. Blood

11:25 Gas Generation Reactions in Highly Mature Gas Shales: S. Bernard, B. Horsfield, H. Schulz, A. Schreiber, R. Wirth

Panel: Key Factors Shaping the Future – Opportunities and Challenges (AAPG)General Assembly C Co-Chairs: P. Yilmaz and S. AnjosSee Summary Page 48:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

(Theme 6) Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton I (SEPM) Room 342 Co-Chairs: J. Bhattacharya, B. Willis and B. Dalrymple 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 A Process-Based Classification for Marginal

Marine Systems: Linking the Ancient and the Modern: B. Ainsworth, B. Vakarelov, R. Nanson

8:25 Preservation Potential of Coastal Sediments: R. Boyd, J. R. Suter

8:45 Defining the First Order Controls on Delta Stratigraphy: D. Edmonds, D. Mohrig, J. Shaw

9:05 Unit Mouth Bars and Their Role in the Construction of River-Dominated Delta Fronts: J. Bhattacharya, S. Ahmed, E. Blankenship, D. Garza, Y. Li, Y. Zhu

9:25 Tidal Bars: An Overview: R. W. Dalrymple9:45 Break10:25 A Conceptual Framework for Wave

Dominated and Tidally Influenced Shorefaces: S. E. Dashtgard, J. A. MacEachern, S. E. Frey, M. Gingras

10:45 Borneo — Where Models Go to Die: J. Lambiase

11:05 A Reevaluation of Tidally Deposited “Mud Drapes”: Criteria for Recognizing Dynamically Deposited Fluid-Mud Layers: D. A. Mackay, R. Dalrymple

11:25 Implications of Flume Studies for Shallow Marine Mud Deposition and the Stratigraphic Record: J. Schiebe

(Theme 8) New Concepts and Methods in Integrated Basin Analysis & Geodynamics (AAPG/SEPM) Room 351 Co-Chairs: A. Danforth, B. Johnson and A. Madof8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Rapid Subsidence at Outer Continental

Margins and SDR Packages During the Rift-Drift Transition: The Roles of Landward-Dipping Faults and “Magmatic Detachment”: J. Pindell, T. Heyn

8:25 The Importance of Understanding Lithology and Depositional Environment — Rosebank Field, West of Shetlands, UKCS: S. Stonard, L. Duncan, A. Jarvie

8:45 Whole Lithospheric Folding as a Mechanism of Basin Formation and Tectonic Implications for Gondwana Evolution: Evidence from the Palmyride Trough, Syria: B. Wood

9:05 A Tale of Two Glaciations: P. Spaak, M. I. Ross*9:25 A Reconstruction of Global Sediment Fluxes

Since the Late Jurassic: Fact, Fiction or Wishful Thinking?: P. Markwick, D. Campanile, A. Galsworthy, L. Raynham, M. Harland, K. Benny, R. Bailiff, K. Bonne, L. Hagan, D. Eue, N. Wrobel

9:45 Break10:25 Migration of Dynamic Subsidence Across the

Late Cretaceous U.S. Western Interior Basin in Response to Farallon Plate Subduction: D. Nummedal, S. Liu, L. Liu

10:45 Control of Thrust-Belt Transverse Zones on Sedimentation Patterns Revisited: Implications for Exploration Strategies in Fold-Thrust Belts and Their Adjacent Foreland Basins: J. L. Aschoff, P. M. Valora, B. D. Trudgill

11:05 High Resolution Magnetostratigraphy as a Tool for Investigating Basin Evolution: Example from Upper Cretaceous (Santonian-Campanian) Marine Strata of Western Canada: A. J. Mumpy, O. Catuneanu, J. Lerbekmo, V. Kravchinsky

11:25 Geodynamics of Oil Bearing Sedimentary Basins in Argentina: S. Barredo, L. Stinco

(Theme 5) Global Active and Emerging Plays (EMD/AAPG) Room 360 Co-Chair: J. Breyer 8:00 Introductory Remarks

*Denotes presenter other than first author

Theme 1: Molecules to Marketplace: The Business of EnergyTheme 2: Global Deepwater Reservoirs: Giant Leaps in E&PTheme 3: Worldwide E&P: Opportunities in the New DecadeTheme 4: Challenged Resource FrontiersTheme 5: Mudstones and Shales: Unlocking the PromiseTheme 6: Siliciclastics: Advancing Research to Resource

Theme 7: Insight into Carbonates and EvaporitesTheme 8: Breakthroughs: Tectonics, Salt and Basin AnalysisTheme 9: Integrating New Technology, Geophysics and Subsurface DataTheme 10: Energy and Environmental HorizonsTheme 11: The Next Geo-Generation: Who, What and Where

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8:05 Power and Limitations of X-ray Fluorescence from Cuttings, a Test in the Utica and Lorraine Shales from Quebec: J. Chatellier, E. Quartero, M. Urban, M. Molgat, A. Deconinck, P. Francus

8:25 The Geochemistry of Montney and Lower Doig Tight Gas Reservoir, Northeastern British Columbia, Western Canada: E. I. Egbobawaye, M. Gingras, J. Zonneveld

8:45 Unconventional (Shale Oil or Gas) Petroleum Systems of the Eastern Canadian Paleozoic Sedimentary Basins: Effects of Organic Facies, Organic-Mineral Network, and Maturation: P. K. Mukhopadhyay

9:05 Petroleum Source Rock Assessment of the Middle Oligosen-Lower Miocene Coal Bearing Deltaic Sediments in the NW Turkey: S. Sen

9:25 Silurian Shale of the Baltic Syneclise: A Significant European Shale Gas Prospect: A. Owoyemi

9:45 Break10:25 TBD10:45 Carboniferous Sediments in Germany:

Palaeogeographic, Sedimentological, and Diagenetic Control on Shale Gas Prospectivity and Production Issues: H. Schulz, D. Kerschke, A. Hartwig, S. Könitzer, M. Mendez, R. diPrimio, R. Littke, B. Horsfield

11:05 Remarks from the Recent Recognition of Oil & Gas Potential in Poland: M. M. Zywiecki, M. P. Lewis

11:25 Origin and Thermal Maturity of Cretaceous Shales from the Orange Basin: Insights from Inorganic Geochemistry: A. Akinlua

(Theme 3) E&P in the Middle East (AAPG) Room 361 Co-Chairs: R. Hamilton and A. Fraser 8:00 Introductory Remarks

8:05 Influence of Preexisting Basement Templates on the Deformation and Hydrocarbon Systems of the Zagros Simply Folded Belt: C. M. Burberry

8:25 Hydrocarbons in the Middle Miocene Jeribe Formation, Dyala, NE Iraq: T. K. Al-Ameri, J. Zumberge, Z. M. Markarian

8:45 Foreland Basin Evolution of the Northeastern Arabian Margin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq: B. A. Al-Qayim

9:05 Modeling Hydrocarbon Generations of the Basrah Oil Fields, Southern Iraq; Based on Petromod with Palynofacies Evidences: T. K. Al-Ameri, M. A. Jafar, J. Pitman

9:25 Reservoir Characterization of the Paleocene/Eocene First Eocene Dolomite Reservoir at Wafra Field, Partitioned Zone (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait): S. Bachtel, N. Toomey, D. A. Pollitt, A. Saller, M. Playton, V. Heesakkers, D. Dull, P. Montgomery, B. Archuleta, E. Anthonissen, W. Meddaugh

9:45 Break10:25 Sequence Stratigraphic Framework,

Paleogeography, and Exploration Potential of the Early Jurassic Marrat Formation, Saudi Arabia: D. Z. Tang, P. Lawrence, A. M. Bakhiet, A. E. Gregory, W. Tan, A. Ahmed, B. Macurda

10:45 Beni Suef Basin — The Key for Exploration Future Success in Upper Egypt: H. Zahran, K. Abu Elyazid, M. El-Aswany

(Theme 7) Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Studies & Techniques for Characterization I (SEPM/AAPG) Room 370 Co-Chairs: G. P. Eberli, S. B. Gaswirth and S. Bachtel 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Reservoir and Production Characterization

in a Steep-Sided Upper Paleozoic Isolated Carbonate Platform Reservoir, Karachaganak Field, Kazakhstan: D. A. Katz, T. Playton, J. A. Bellian, P. M. Harris, C. Harrison, A. Maharaja

8:25 Sequence Stratigraphic Framework, Trace Element and Stable Isotope Geochemistry of the Late Ordovician Red River Formation, Williston Basin, North Dakota: A. Husinec, J. F. Colony, B. E. Rendall, K. Kornecki, K. N. Hoskinson, K. L. Marvinney

8:45 Sequence Stratigraphy of the First Eocene Reservoir (Paleocene-Eocene) at Wafra Field, Partitioned Zone, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia: The Use of Stacking Patterns to Define the Stratigraphic Framework of a Low-Angle Carbonate Ramp: N. Toomey, S. Bachtel, D. Dull, D. A. Pollitt, A. Saller, E. Anthonissen

9:05 Facies Analysis and Sequence Stratigraphy of Tertiary Carbonates: Integrating Subsurface and Outcrop Data from the Cepu Block and Rajamandala Outcrops, Java, Indonesia: R. P. Sekti, F. Hakiki, C. J. Strohmenger, A. N. Derewetzky, B. Sapiie, D. Nugroho, S. Fullmer, T. Simo

9:25 Deepwater Resedimented Carbonate Exploration Play Types: Controls and Models: P. Winefield, P. Burgess, M. Minzoni*, B. Pierson, T. Playton, X. Janson

9:45 Break10:25 Anhydrite Distribution Typing from

Resistivity-Image and Open-Hole Logs in the 1st Eocene Reservoir, Wafra Field: M. Hruska, S. Bachtel, B. Archuleta, M. Skalinski

10:45 Carbonate Rock Characterization and Modelling for Improved Properties Predictability: Capillary Pressure and Permeability in Multimodal Rocks: I. Hulea, C. Nicholls

11:05 Quantification of Heterogeneity in Carbonate Reservoirs; Application to Geological and Petrophysical Property Characterization: P. Fitch, S. Davies, M. Lovell, T. Pritchard, C. Sirju

11:25 Carbonate Rock Typing — Modelling Heterogeneity. A Case Study Comparison of Whole Core and Core Plug Permeability Data: C. Nicholls, I. Hulea, R. Forkner

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(Theme 3) E&P in the Americas (AAPG) General Assembly A Co-Chairs: B. Erlich and F. Sanchez-Ferrer 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Mars Life Cycle Field Development —

Maximizing Recovery from a Deepwater Giant: M. Harris, K. Lambert, D. Newberry

1:40 TBD2:00 Fluid Properties Indicated by Natural Gas

Isotopes in Gulf of Mexico: X. Xia, D. M. Jarvie, Y. Tang

2:20 Role of Caribbean Arc Collision on the Development of the SE Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Bahamas: J. Pindell

2:40 Control of Oblique Collision, Transform Faulting and Uplift on Cenozoic Basin Development Along the Caribbean-South America Plate Boundary: X. Xie

3:00 Break3:40 New Explorations Tramps in the Espino

Graben. Eastern Venezuela Basin: Y. A. Barrios, N. Baptista, G. Gonzales

4:00 Geological Setting and Petroleum Potential of the Paleozoic Hudson Platform, Northern Canada: D. Lavoie, N. Pinet, S. Zhang, M. Duchesne, V. Brake, J. Dietrich, E. Asselin, D. Armstrong, M. Nicolas, P. Lajeunesse, J. Roger, G. Huot-Vézina

4:20 Gross Depositional Environment Offshore Nova Scotia: H. Wilson, M. Luheshi, D. Roberts

4:40 The Importance of Upwelling Along the Californian Margin with Links to Sequence Stratigraphy and Petroleum Significance: M. A. Reynald, W. L. Prendergast, A. Davies, A. C. Messer




(Theme 5) From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes II (EMD/AAPG) General Assembly B Co-Chairs: S. C. Ruppel and A. Pepper 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Detailed Mineralogical Characterization of the

Upper Montney Fine-Grained ‘Shale’ Interval Using Micro-CT and Electron Microprobe Analyses: T. Playter, M. Gingras, J. Zonneveld

1:40 Kinetics of the Opal-CT to Quartz Phase Transition Control Diagenetic Traps in Siliceous Shale Source Rock from the San Joaquin Basin and Hokkaido: D. Dralus, K. E. Peters, M. D. Lewan, O. Schenk, M. Herron, K. Tsuchida

2:00 Integrated Sedimentary, Geochemical, and Geomechanical Evaluation of the Mancos Shale, Uinta Basin, Utah: L. P. Birgenheier, C. Johnson, A. Kennedy, B. Horton, J. McLennan

2:20 Development of Mechanically Layered Haynesville-Bossier Shale-Gas Play: A. I. Younes, H. Moore, N. Suumeyer, M. Sandstrom, P. R. Smith

2:40 Estimation of Gas Volumes in Shales Gas: Kinetic and Isotope Modeling for Methane and Ethane Generation: F. Behar, D. M. Jarvie*, L. Mazeas, S. Roy

3:00 Break3:40 Organic Matter, Kerogen, Bitumen, Petroleum,

Generation, Sorption, Absorption, Adsorption, Expulsion and Migration: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter in Unconventional Resource Assessment?: A. Pepper

4:00 TBD4:20 Hydrocarbon Phase Prediction in

Unconventional Resource Plays Using Geochemical and PVT Data: J. Reed, K. Ferworn, S. Brown, J. Zumberge

4:40 A Quick-Look Determination of Oil-in-Place in Oil Shale Resource Plays: M. W. Downey, J. Garvin, R. C. Lagomarsino, D. F. Nicklin

Forum: Discovery Thinking (AAPG/DPA) General Assembly C Co-Chairs: C. Sternbach and E. Dolly See Summary Page 41:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Jack and Other Discoveries Open the Lower

Tertiary Trend in the Gulf of Mexico: J. Cearley2:00 Tamar — The Opening of a Frontier Basin in

the Eastern Mediterranean: S. Cunningham2:40 Hidden Beneath Desert Sands — The

Discovery of the Barmer Basin in Rajasthan and Its Giant Oil Fields: S. Burley

3:20 Break3:40 Exploration of the Tano Basin & Discovery of

the Jubilee Field, Ghana: A New Deepwater Game-Changing Hydrocarbon Play in the Transform Margin of West Africa: P. Dailly

4:20 Northern Mozambique True Wildcat Exploration in East Africa: C. Law

5:00 Conclusion

Michel T. Halbouty Lecture: The Next Era of Exploration (AAPG) General Assembly C Chair: R. MerrillSee Summary Page 7Speaker: David Lawrence5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

(Theme 6) Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton II (SEPM) Room 342 Co-Chairs: J. Bhattacharya, D. Edmonds and J. Garrison 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Tidal Deposits of the Campanian Western

Interior Seaway: R. Steel, P. Plink-Bjorklund, J. L. Aschoff

1:40 Forced-Regressive Tidal Flats: Response to Falling Sea Level in Tide-Dominated Settings: P. R. Desjardins, L. A. Buatois, B. R. Pratt, M. Mángano

2:00 Channelization and Stratigraphic Architecture of a Tide-Dominated, High Tidal Resonance Basin Succession: Upper Eocene Temple Member of the Qasr Al Sagha Formation, Egypt: B. Vakarelov, B. Ainsworth

2:20 Bio-Pipeline Networks in Low Permeability Gas Charged Bioturbated Reservoirs: G. Pemberton, M. Gingras

2:40 High-Resolution Mapping of Depositional Trends over the Vulcan Structure and Bow Island Arch: Cardium Formation (Turonian-Coniacian), Southern Alberta: J. Shank, G. Plint

3:00 Break3:40 The Upper Cretaceous of the Bight Basin,

Australia: A Large Deltaic System in a Greenhouse World: P. J. McCabe, J. M. Totterdell

4:00 Sediment Dynamics of the Brazos River, Texas: Storage in the Lower River, Transport to the Shelf: J. Carlin, T. M. Dellapenna

4:20 Downstream Controlled Avulsion and Local Base Level in Submarine Fans: The Role of Hydraulic Choke and Backwater—A Scaling Analysis: D. Hoyal, J. J. Fedele, B. Sheets, K. Strom

4:40 3-D Architecture of a Wave-Influenced Parasequence in the Ferron “Notom” Delta, Capital Reef Utah, USA: Implications for Delta Asymmetry Models: W. Li, J. Bhattacharya

(Theme 3) Worldwide E&P: Arctic (AAPG) Room 351 Co-Chairs: R. Scheidemann and S. Fraser1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 The Acquisition of Deep, Long Offset Seismic

Data Provides New Information on the Play Fairways on the NE Greenland Margin: R. Whittaker, M. Dinkelman, J. Granath

1:40 Stratigraphy of the Eagle Plain Basin, Northern Yukon Territory: Reservoir Facies Distribution and New Play Opportunities in Middle to Upper Cretaceous Strata: K. Jackson, P. Pedersen, L. S. Lane

2:00 Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin Offshore Shelf and Slope: Vast, Mostly Untested, Potential of Oligocene and Younger Sequences: P. A. Emmet, N. Kumar, J. A. Helwig, M. Dinkelman

2:20 Unlocking the Exploration Potential of the U.S. Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf, Offshore Arctic Alaska: S. Phelps, J. L. Shepard, R. Foster, J. Lambrecht, G. Jaeger, T. X. Homza, M. Zechmeister, D. Collins, M. Roffall, M. Newell, C. Teff, R. Scheidemann

2:40 Unlocking the Exploration Potential of the U.S. Chukchi Sea Continental Shelf, Offshore Arctic Alaska: J. L. Shepard, S. Phelps, R. Scheidemann, R. Foster, M. Newell, M. Roffall, C. Teff, C. Minero

(Theme 10) Astrogeology (AAPG) Room 351 Co-Chairs: W. A. Ambrose and H. Schmitt 3:40 Introductory Remarks3:45 Lunar Helium-3 Value Chain: Investment and

Funding: D. Beike4:05 The Near Earth Asteroids as the First Step on

the Way to Mars: B. L. Cutright4:25 Revisiting the Apollo Lunar Surface

Geophysical Experiments: S. Nagihara, Y. Nakamura, L. Lewis

4:45 Origin of Oil and Hydrocarbon Gases Within Our Solar System — Biogenic and Abiogenic?: P. K. Mukhopadhyay, D. J. Mossman, J. M. Ehrman

(Theme 8) Global Salt Tectonics: Models, Outcrops and Case Studies (AAPG) Room 360 Co-Chairs: C. Fiduk and T. E. Hearon 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Stress Orientation Changes Around

Evaporites in the Nile Delta: M. Tingay, P. Bentham, A. De Feyter, A. Kellner

1:40 Three-Dimensional Structural Evolution of a Salt-Cored, Domed, Reactivated Fault Complex, Jebel Madar, Oman: J. S. Claringbould, J. Sarg, B. B. Hyden, B. D. Trudgill

2:00 Geomechanical Modeling of Stresses Adjacent to Salt Bodies: Poro-Elasto-Plasticity and Coupled Overpressures: M. A. Nikolinakou, G. Luo, M. Hudec, P. B. Flemings

2:20 Geomechanical Modeling of Stresses Adjacent to Salt Bodies: 1. Uncoupled Models: G. Luo, M. A. Nikolinakou, P. B. Flemings, M. Hudec

2:40 Controls on Alluvial Architecture During Passive Salt Diapirism, Chinle Formation, Paradox Basin, Utah: A. J. Hartley, L. Evenstar

3:00 Break3:40 Vertical and Lateral Segmentation of an

Evaporite-Detached Normal Fault Array: The Halten Terrace, Offshore Mid-Norway: P. Wilson, G. Elliott, R. L. Gawthorpe, C. Jackson, L. Michelsen, I. Sharp

4:00 Compression Salt Tectonics and Synkinematic Strata Record in the Western Kuqa Foreland Basin, Southern Tian Shan: X. Wang, S. Li, H. Xie, Z. Wang

4:20 Interaction of Neogene Salt and Magatics at the Jordan Rift Valley: N. Inbar, A. Flexer*

4:40 Sub-salt Petroleum Potential of the Neoproterozoic Adelaide Rift, South Australia: S. Menpes

(Theme 9) Seismic Structural Interpretation (AAPG) Room 361 Co-Chairs: J. Jordan and S. L. Getz 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Onshore U.S. Depth Imaging and Velocity

Model Building: M. P. Brown, J. H. Higginbotham, C. Macesanu, O. E. Ramirez

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1:40 Geological Principles of Imaging Permian Salt Bodies in the North Sea and Irish Sea: G. H. Ward

2:00 Reducing Structural Uncertainty at Tahiti Field Using TTI WAZ Imaging: A. M. Swanston, M. D. Mathias, C. A. Barker*

2:20 From Dry-Hole to Discovery and Sanction-Ready Development in Less than Three Years: OBS-WAZ Seismic Enables West Boreas and South Deimos Discoveries and Fast-Paced Big Cat Development: R. F. Sloan, F. Diegel, M. Mc Rae, A. Van den Beukel

2:40 Deep Cardamom Discovery Enabled by Multi-azimuth Seismic and Anisotropic Imaging: B. Hewett, D. Garner, J. Douma, M. Kohli, D. Johnson

3:00 Break3:40 An Integrated Geomechanical Approach for

Development of the Mars Field in the Gulf of Mexico: J. L. Weiland, M. Cuttitta, A. W. Chan*, K. Hindriks

4:00 Optimized Trishear Modeling of Incomplete Seismic Data: J. P. Brandenburg, F. O. Alpak, J. Solum, S. Naruk

4:20 The Pony Discovery, Green Canyon Block 468, U.S. Gulf of Mexico: Structural Uncertainty Analysis: R. Mann, H. Zollinger*, S. Checkles

4:40 Subduction-to-Strike-Slip Transition in the Southeastern Caribbean Imaged Using Deeply Penetrating Seismic Reflection Lines and Tomography: T. Alvarez, C. Vargas, P. Mann, A. Escalona, J. Latchman

(Theme 7) Seismic Interpretation of Carbonate Systems (SEPM) Room 370 Co-Chairs: K. Lamb-Wozniak and T. Simo 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Bump to Prospect: An Empirical Approach

to the Recognition and Characterization of Isolated Carbonate Buildups on Seismic Data: P. Burgess, P. Winefield

1:40 Current Impact on Carbonate Platform Growth and Drowning: C. Betzler, C. Hübscher, J. Fuerstenau, T. Luedmann, S. Lindhorst, A. W. Droxler, A. Paul, J. Reijmer

2:00 Seismic Geomorphology of a Tertiary-Aged Isolated Carbonate Platform System, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf of Australia: The Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Carbonate Platform Environments I — The Lower Section: H. W. Posamentier, S. Bachtel, T. P. Gerber, J. Lomask

2:20 Seismic Geomorphology of a Tertiary-Aged Isolated Carbonate Platform System, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf of Australia: The Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Carbonate Platform Environments II — The Upper Section: S. Bachtel, H. W. Posamentier, T. P. Gerber

2:40 Eocene-to-Miocene Karst Seismic-Sag Structural Systems, Southeastern Florida Platform: K. J. Cunningham, C. Walker, J. N. King

(Theme 7) New Geologic Perspectives on the Permian Reef Complex, West Texas (SEPM) Room 370 Co-Chairs: C. Kerans and J. A. Bellian 3:40 Introductory Remarks3:45 Three-Dimensional Geometry of Platform-

Scale Fracture Systems, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, USA: P. G. Resor, D. W. Hunt, E. Flodin

4:05 Stepwise Termination of the Permian Reef Complex, Permian Basin: Implications for Structural and Depositional Patterns of Saline Giants: C. Kerans, C. Zahm, J. El-Azzi, N. Jones

4:25 Quantified Facies Geometry Within a Mixed Carbonate-Clastic Reef-Rimmed Shelf: High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphic Architecture of the Yates Formation in Slaughter Canyon, New Mexico: C. Harman, C. Kerans

4:45 A Digital Outcrop Analog for Upper Paleozoic Carbonate Slope Reservoirs: J. A. Bellian, T. Playton, J. Kenter, P. M. Harris, J. Ellis

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(Theme 11) AAPG Student Research Poster Session Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: S. Waters and W. Hottman• Crustal Structure, Sequence Stratigraphy and

Petroleum Potential of the Western Colombian Basin Adjacent to Costa Rica and Nicaragua: M. I. Prieto, H. Van Avendonk, P. Mann, S. Holbrook, D. Lizarralde, P. Denyer

• Petrophysical Characterization of Bioturbated Facies from the Upper Jurassic Ula Formation, Norwegian North Sea, Europe: G. Baniak, M. Gingras, B. Burns, G. Pemberton

• Flexurally Driven Subsidence History of the Llanos Foreland Basin of Colombia: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration: H. Campos, P. Mann, A. Escalona, N. Cardozo

• Rift Basin-Fill Architecture of Fluvial-Lacustrine Lower Permian Lucaogou and Hongyanchi Low-Order Cycles, Southern Bogda Mountains, NW China: B. Jeffrey, W. Yang, Q. Feng, Y. Liu

• Non-Volcanic Rift Margin Evolution: The Temporal and Spatial Relationships Between Uplift, Extension and Erosion, Gulf of Suez and Northern Red Sea, Egypt: J. Hammerstein, K. McClay

• Isolated, Top-Truncated, Wave-Dominated Lowstand Delta Deposits and the Potential for Stratigraphic Entrapment Within the Frontier Formation, Northeast Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: A. Hutsky, C. Clark, C. Fielding

• Sequence to Architectural Element Framework of the Tuscaloosa Massive Sandstone, Eastern Gulf of Mexico Province, USA: K. S. Woolf, L. Wood

• Stratigraphy, Diagenesis and Fracture Distribution of the Three Forks Formation, Williston Basin: V. V. Nekhorosheva, A. A. Gantyno, S. Sonnenberg, J. Sarg

• Clearwater Formation, Cold Lake Oil Sands Deposit: Estuarine Incised Valley Complex?: C. Currie, M. Gingras

• Lower Magdalena Basin, Colombia: A Forearc Basin Formed Above a Zone of Active, Shallow Subduction: R. D. Bernal-Olaya, P. Mann, C. Vargas

• A Comparison of the Geometries of Two Plio-Pleistocene Shelf Margin Delta Sequences, Vermilion South Addition and Northeast Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico: P. Lee, J. Bhattacharya, S. Rubio

• Sedimentary Characteristics of Fine-Grained Resurge Facies, Wetumpka Marine Impact Structure, Central Alabama: J. K. Markin, D. T. King

• Subsurface Facies Analysis and Correlations for the Pennsylvanian-Permian, Western Nebraska, U.S. Midcontinent: C. Gilleland, T. D. Frank

• Structural Framework of the Corsair and Clement-Tomas Growth Fault Systems in the Texas Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico: O. A. Ajiboye, S. Nagihara

• Syn-rift Sedimentology and Stratigraphic Development of Footwall-Sourced Conglomeratic Depositional Systems; South Hadahid Block, Suez Rift, Egypt: J. P. de Boer, R. L. Gawthorpe, I. Sharp, C. Jackson, W. Helland-Hansen, P. Whipp




(Theme 11) SEPM Student Awards Poster Session Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.mCo-Chairs: H. E. Harper and T. R. Carr • Primary Controls on Organic Carbon Content in

UK Upper Mississippian Gas Shales: S. Könitzer, S. Davies, M. Stephenson, M. Leng, S. Gabbott, L. Angiolini, J. Macquaker, C. Vane, D. Millward, I. A. Kane

• Geometry of Upper Jurassic Sponge/Microbial Bioherms: 3-D Georadar Analysis and Modelling (Swabian Alb, SW-Germany): M. Boldt, T. Aigner

• Facies and Porosity-Permeability Relationships in Red River A and B Intervals, North Dakota: J. F. Colony, B. E. Rendall, A. Husinec

• Tidal and Deltaic Influence in Storm-Dominated Prograding Shoreline Deposits of Pictured Cliffs Sandstone, Northern San Juan Basin — Implication Toward Reservoir Characterization: S. Yuvaraj, J. E. Evans

• Significance of the Tide-Influenced Facies Distribution Within the Shelf-Margin Deposits, Kookfontein Formation, South Africa: M. Bubb, P. Plink-Bjorklund

• Assessment of Porosity and Diagenesis in the Lower Cretaceous Aptian-Albian Sligo Formation, South Texas: E. Aina, B. L. Kirkland

• Neoichnological Trends at the Fluvial-Tidal Transition of the Columbia River Delta, Northwest USA: R. Dicks, S. E. Dashtgard, J. R. Suter, M. Gingras

• Local and Regional Sources for Upper Permian-Lowermost Triassic Fluvial-Lacustrine Fills in the Tarlong-Taodonggou Half Graben, Southern Bogda Mountains, NW China: W. Guan, W. Yang, Y. Liu, Q. Feng

• Vicissitudes of the Eocene, Radical Overturning of Middle Eocene Planktonic Biostratigraphy: S. Hilding-Kronforst, B. S. Wade

• Basalt Grain Distribution in the Cimarron River and Its Tributaries, Cimarron County, Oklahoma: S. T. Anderson, A. R. Simms

• The Black Death of a Carbonate Ramp: Poisoning of the Phosphoria Platform and Its Relevance to Source Rock Depositional Models: C. F. Cassle, S. Egenhoff

• Importance of Dimorphosiphon and Other Skeleton-Building Green Algae for Facies and Biostratigraphic Studies of the Late Ordovician Red River Formation, Williston Basin: B. E. Rendall, J. F. Colony, A. Husinec

• Petrographic Comparison and Contrast of Fluvial and Deltaic Sandstones, Upper Pennsylvanian Oread Cyclothem, NE Oklahoma: J. Obrist, W. Yang

• Geochemistry and Microfacies of Lower Aptian Organic Rich Beds Within the Arcillolitas Abigarradas Member of Paja Formation (Villa de Leiva, Colombia): Its Relationship to Oceanic Anoxic Global Events: T. Gaona-Narvaez, F. Maurrasse, F. Etayo-Serna, C. Rebenack

• Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Heterogeneity of Carbonates Facies and Its Relation with Global and Local Sea Level Fluctuations in a Miocene to Pleistocene Carbonate Platform in the Caribbean, Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico: A. M. Rodriguez-Delgado, L. Gonzalez, W. Ramirez

(Theme 2) Deepwater Africa E&P (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: A. Donovan and A. Fildani • Constraints on Deepwater Sedimentation

in the Karoo Basin, South Africa, from U-Pb Geochronology of Ash Interbeds: A. Weislogel, R. Brunt, S. Flint, A. Fildani, J. Rothfuss

• The Gambian Basin: Play Analysis and Hydrocarbon Potential: M. Uzcátegui

• The Hydrocarbon Potential of Keta Basin, Deepwater Ghana: C. Abu, M. Francis, N. Herbst, G. Milne, C. Rodriguez

• Cretaceous Deepwater (Base of Slope and Basinfloor) Depositional Architecture and Evolution in the Rio Muni Basin, West Africa: Z. Xu, L. Fuliang, G. Fan, D. Shao

• Development of Architecture Elements in Deepwater Depositional System from Canyon to Distal Lobe: A Comparison Example: G. Fan, G. Yao, L. Fuliang, H. Sun, D. Shao, Z. Xu

• Borehole Images as a Vital Tool to Constrain the Architecture of a Channelized Slope System, Karoo Basin, South Africa: Y. Kolenberg, S. M. Luthi*, E. Morris, D. Hodgson, S. Flint, Y. Toorenburg

(Theme 2) Deepwater E&P: Gulf of Mexico (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: K. M. Campion and M. Casey • The K/Pg Boundary Chicxulub Impact Deposit in

the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Regional Stratigraphy and the “MCU”: R. A. Denne, E. D. Scott, T. S. Buddin, S. D. Carlson, D. P. Eickhoff, R. Hill, J. M. Spaw

• Biostratigraphic, Lithologic, and Seismic Characteristics of the K/Pg Boundary Chicxulub Impact Deposit, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: R. A. Denne, E. D. Scott, T. S. Buddin, S. D. Carlson, D. P. Eickhoff, R. Hill, J. M. Spaw

• Identifying Exploration Fairways in the Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Tuscaloosa/Woodbine Play: B. W. Horn

• Sediment Redistribution in the Gulf of Mexico Resulting from the K/Pg Boundary Chixculub Impact and the Resulting Influence on Wilcox Formation Sedimentation Patterns: E. D. Scott, R. A. Denne, T. S. Buddin, S. D. Carlson, D. P. Eickhoff, R. Hill, J. M. Spaw

• An Integrated Approach to Characterization and Modeling of the Jackfork Group at the Baumgartner Quarry Area, Western Arkansas, and Its Implications to Deepwater Exploration and Production: F. Zou, R. M. Slatt

• Methodological Design for the Use of Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery to Monitor Seepage Activity Behavior in the Gulf of Mexico: E. C. Pedroso, P. Genovez, P. Bruno, G. Torres, L. P. Martins

• Exploring the Hydrocarbon Potential Offshore Western Florida: G. N. Scaife, G. Scaife, R. Miller

• The Deep Water Drilling Tolerance Window: Walking a Fine Line, Case Histories from Gulf of Mexico: S. S. Shaker

• The Discovery and Exploration Potential of the Eocene-Miocene Shelf Margin Deltas in the Baiyun Sag of Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea: Q. Xu, Z. Weilin, Y. Wang, M. Lv, K. Zhong, D. Li

(Theme 2) Emerging Deepwater Plays Around the World (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: K. M. Campion and M. Casey • Experimental Study on Bedforms Created by

Density Currents: J. J. Fedele, D. Hoyal, K. Guentzel, J. Draper

• Deepwater (Slope and Basinfloor) Depositional Architecture and Evolution of the Northeast Bengal Fan (Miocene-Pleistocene) in Offshore Northwest Myanmar: Z. Xu, L. Fuliang, G. Fan, S. Hui

• Facies, Characteristics, and Depositional Model of the Deepwater Fan Complex in the Zujiang Formation, Baiyun Sag, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea: W. Li, Y. Wang

• Integrated Sand Source Directions, Provenance and Stratigraphy in the Møre and Vøring Basins: P. Wellsbury, K. Wien, M. Urbat, J. Ford, C. Gill, G. Spence

• Aggradational Slope Channel Complexes: An Important Reservoir Element in Pliocene in the Rakhine Basin, Offshore Myanmar: H. Sun, J. Yang

• Big Deepwater Channel: One of Important Sediment Supply Pathways in Northern South China Sea: Y. Shengqiang, Z. Zongju, J. Hua, L. Yu’e

• Facies Characterization Using Multi-resolution Graphical Clustering Techniques on the Pony Discovery (GOM) and MTJDA Fields (Malay Basin): S. Carney, G. Perov, K. Kemp, N. Shin Ni Chai, R. Beaubouef, C. R. Handford, K. Grush

• Petrophysics and Rock Physics Modeling to Improve Seismic Reservoir Characterization — Case Study of Lower Hackberry Sandstone: R. Y. Hu, T. Holden, M. Broussard

• Digital Image Analysis of Conglomeratic Outcrops: A Novel Quantitative Approach to Detailing and Predicting the Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Slope Channel Systems: N. R. Tuitt, B. Kneller

(Theme 2) Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: M. D. Sullivan and D. Pyles • Quantitative Seismic Geomorphology of Miocene

Submarine Channel-Levee and Distributary Channel Networks Around Growing Salt-Related Slope Topography, Offshore W Africa: A. P. Oluboyo, D. Vachtman, R. L. Gawthorpe

• Integrating Outcrop Sections and Research Boreholes to Understand the Internal Organisation of Submarine Lobe Deposits: A. Prelat, D. Hodgson, S. Flint

• Stratigraphic Architecture of a Structurally Confined, Ponded Submarine Fan: An Outcrop Study of the Guaso I Turbidite System (Ainsa Basin, Southern Spanish Pyrenees): G. Gordon, D. Pyles, J. Clark, M. Hoffman, J. Stammer, J. D. Moody, G. Ford

• The Stratigraphic Transition from Slope to Shelf, Karoo Basin, South Africa: G. Jones, D. Hodgson, S. Flint

• Beyond Analogues: A Quantitative Analytical Approach to Modeling Deep Marine Architecture: E. Mortimer, J. Baas, W. D. McCaffrey, M. Patacci

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• U-Shaped Slope Gully Systems on Low-Sediment Supply Passive Margins: Examples from Gabon (West Africa) and Timor Sea (Indonesia): L. Lonergan, N. Jamin, J. Bromley, D. Orange, H. D. Johnson, P. Teas, J. Decker, C. Jackson

• Debrite and Turbidite Sand Relationships as Observed in the Britannia Sandstone Formation, Early Cretaceous, UK North Sea and the Vocontian Palaeomargin, South-East France: F. H. Wilson, P. Haughton, W. D. McCaffrey, O. Parize, C. Bell, T. Fuzeau, A. Jarvie

• Evolution and History of Filling of Early Pleistocene, Coarse-Grained Slope Canyons (Peri-Adriatic Basin, Central Italy): C. Di Celma, G. Cantalamessa, R. Teloni, A. Corradetti, V. Marini

• Geostatistically Modeling Topographically Controlled Deposition of Sub-seismic Scale Sandstone Packages Within a Mass Transport Dominated Deepwater Channel Belt: L. Stright, A. Bernhardt, A. Boucher

• Coeval Deepwater Slope Channel and Transient Fan Successions in the Eocene Juncal Formation, Coast and Transverse Ranges, Southern California: O. C. Turner, M. Dykstra

• Erosion Generated Slump Topography as a Primary Control on Turbidite Channel Aspect Ratios: Gull Island Formation, Ireland: L. J. Strachan

• Depositional Processes and Correlation of Structurally Confined Deepwater Sandstones from the Upper Jurassic Buzzard Field, UKCS: M. McKinnon, B. Kneller

• Role of External Controls on Sedimentary Distribution and Architecture in Deepwater Setting: S. Jiang, S. Henriksen, H. Wang, D. Cai

• Behind Outcrop Cores Tied to Adjacent Cliff Sections – New Constraints on the Architecture of the Upper Ross Deepwater Fan to Slope Transition, Clare Basin, Ireland: C. Pierce, P. Haughton, P. Shannon, O. J. Martinsen, F. Hadler-Jacobsen, A. Pulham

(Theme 4) Challenges in Challenging Reservoirs (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: P. H. Nelson • Development of a Sand Injection Complex:

Volund Field, Offshore Norway: A. M. Schwab, E. W. Jameson, A. Townsley

• Best Practices with Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas from Basement Reservoirs: T. Koning

• Regional Approach to Solve Structural Complexity and Cataclastic Fault Seal, Southern North Sea: H. Ligtenberg

• Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Jurassic Upper Shaunavon Member in the Whitemud Pool, SW Saskatchewan: J. D. Fic, P. Pedersen

• Evolution of Overpressured and Underpressured Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas: P. H. Nelson, N. Gianoutsos

• Natural Gas Production and Anomalous Geothermal Gradients of the Deep Tuscaloosa Formation: L. Burke

(Theme 4) Coal Bed Methane Development (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: D. G. Morse • CBM in Illinois? E & P in a Very Unconventional

Biogenic Coal Gas Play: D. G. Morse • First Coalbed Methane Commercial Exploration in

East Kalimantan, Indonesia: F. M. Fiqih, A. Purwanto • Geological Evaluation and CBM Potential

Development in Tanjung Enim Area, South Sumatera, Indonesia: C. Dira, A. Sodik

• A Multilateral Case Study in the San Juan Basin: Integrated Geosteering Technology Combined with Near Bit Azimuthal Gamma Tools: R. Mottahedeh

(Theme 4) Gas Hydrates — Understanding a Giant Resource (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: A. Johnson• Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous

Upper Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, Northwest Colorado, and Its Relationship to the Basin-Centered Gas Accumulation: M. Leibovitz, P. Weimer, S. Cumella, R. Bouroullec

• Geochemical Evidence for Gas Hydrate Occurrences in Northern Alaska: T. D. Lorenson, T. S. Collett

• Global Resource Potential of Gas Hydrate: A. H. Johnson

• Provenance of Sandy Sediments and Their Possibility of Hosting Gas Hydrate in the Eastern Margin of Japan Sea: T. Uchida, I. Takashima, T. Ito, R. Matsumoto

• Effects of Brine Composition (NaCl, MgSO4, FeSO4) and Clay Minerals (Kaolinite, Nontronite, Montmorillonite) on the Stable Isotopic Composition of Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide in Gas Hydrates: H. Carvajal-Ortiz, L. M. Pratt

• Offshore Natural Gas Hydrates of the Sigsbee Escarpment: An Estimation of the Resource Potential for Gas Hydrates in the Green Canyon and Walker Ridge Regions, Gulf of Mexico: A. Gould

(Theme 4) New Insights from Key Tight-Gas Provinces (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: S. Cumella and J. Robinson • Geological and Geophysical Characteristics of

the Ultra-Deep High-Porosity Carbonate Gas Reservoirs, Puguang Gas Field, Sichuan Basin, China: Y. Sun, H. Zhang, Q. Dou, T. Zhang, T. Guo, X. Cai

• Characterization of Gas Generated by Sequential Hydrous Pyrolysis of Potential Gas-Prone Source Rocks for Tight-Gas Reservoirs in the Rocky Mountain Area: T. Ko, M. D. Lewan, N. B. Harris

• Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Middle Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, Northwest Colorado: Implication for Reservoir Sandstones: R. Foster, P. Weimer, J. Cantwell, R. Bouroullec

• Structural Analysis of the Piceance Basin, Northwestern Colorado, USA: R. Bouroullec, P. Weimer

• From Outcrop-to-Subsurface: The Regional Sequence Stratigraphic Framework and Facies Distribution Within the Lower Williams Fork Formation: S. Edwards, J. L. Aschoff

• Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Upper Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, Northwest Colorado, and its relationship to the Basin-Centered Gas Accummulation: M. Leibovitz, P. Weimer, R. Bouroullec, S. Cumella

• Tight Gas Sands and Natural Fractures in the Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Greater Natural Buttes Field, Uinta Basin, Utah: S. M. Carney, T. C. Chidsey, Jr., C. Morgan, M. D. Laine

• Challenges in Formation Evaluation of Tight Gas Reservoir: A. K. Tyagi, S. K. Thakur, V. K. Pandey, D. K. Voleti, K. Saxena

• Main Geological Characteristics and Resource of Oil Shale and Its Development in Northwest China: B. Yunlai

(Theme 5) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy — It Really Does Matter! (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: N. Fishman and C. T. Wilhelm • Forming of Rich and Lean Oil Shale Deposits

in the Eocene Green River Lake Basin — Link to Climate Changes: Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, USA: K. Tanavsuu-Milkeviciene, J. Sarg*

• Lithofacies Characterization and Sequence Stratigraphic Framework of Some Gas-Bearing Shales Within the Horn River Basin, Northeastern British Columbia: K. M. Hulsey, R. M. Slatt, R. Dunphy

• Current-Induced Transport and Depositional Processes of the Barnett Shale in Fort Worth Basin, Texas, USA: M. O. Abouelresh, R. M. Slatt

• Vertical Changes in Shale Sedimentary Facies, Organic Content and Composition, Carbonate Content, and Clay Mineralogy of a Thick Shale Dominated Succession of the Carlile and Niobrara Formations, Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeastern Alberta — Paleo-Oceanographic Circulation and Depositional Setting Controls: S. E. Taylor, P. Pedersen, R. Spencer, H. Huang, S. Larter, A. Aplin

• Scales of Diagenetic Processes in a Foreland Basin Mudstone Succession: The Mancos Shale, Book Cliffs, Utah: K. G. Taylor, J. Macquaker, S. Pattison

• 3-D Architecture of Muddy Clinoforms: Control on the Distribution and Lateral Variation of Sedimentary and Reservoir Facies, Upper Cretaceous, Eastern Alberta: D. P. Laycock, P. K. Pedersen, R. Spencer, S. Larter, H. Huang, A. C. Aplin

• Unbioturbated Marine Mudstones: Environmental Stress or Rapid Deposition? A Worked Example from the Ordovician Beach Formation, Newfoundland, Canada: D. Harazim, J. Macquaker, S. J. Bentley, D. McIlroy

• Bioturbations, Storms and Earthquakes: The Depositional Environment of the Cambrian Alum Shale in Southern Sweden: W. Newby, S. Egenhoff, J. Maletz, P. Ahlberg

• Evidence of Dynamic Marine Processes in a “Black Shale” Dominated Succession Formed by Suspension Settling from Non-Glacial, Sediment-Laden Sea-Ice: M. A. Keller, J. Macquaker

• Understanding Mudstone Lithofacies and Geochemical Variability in a UK Carboniferous Basin: J. Graham, S. Davies, J. Macquaker, M. Norry, K. Bohacs

• Shale and Mudstone Facies in the Middle to Upper Devonian Geneseo Shale to Penn Yan Shale Succession of New York: Implications for Accommodation During a Eustatic Sea Level

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Geochemical Facies Mapping of Devonian Black Shales in the Southern Midcontinent: R. R. Berryman, A. M. Cruse

(Theme 6) Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: J. Holbrook, T. Payenberg and G. Hampson • Downstream Variations in Distributive Fluvial

System Characteristics, Huesca System, Ebro Basin, Spain: A. Kulikova, G. Nichols, A. J. Hartley, G. S. Weissmann, S. Davidson, L. Scuderi

• The Evolution of Dryland Fluvial Systems: An Architectural Analysis of Heterogeneity: J. H. Venus, W. D. McCaffrey, N. P. Mountney

• Depositional Environments of the Lake Eyre Basin: K. J. Amos, C. Krapf, G. Wakelin-King

• Facies Architecture of a Compound Incised Valley System in the Ferron Notom Delta, Southern Utah: Y. Li, J. Bhattacharya

• Stratigraphic Variability of Coastal-Plain and Marginal-Marine Deposits of the Middle Mesaverde Group, Douglas Creek Arch, Colorado: E. Harper, K. Hlava, R. D. Cole, M. J. Pranter

• Scale Invariance in Fluvial Bars: Implications for Reservoir Modelling of Fluvial Systems: B. I. Holzweber, A. J. Hartley

• Stratigraphic Characterization and Modeling of Fluvial Deposits of the Lower Williams Fork Formation Combining Outcrop Analogs and Multipoint Statistical Simulation (MPS), Grand Valley Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado: J. A. Sloan, M. J. Pranter

• Lidar-Integrated Outcrop Characterization of Blackhawk Formation, Wasatch Plateau, Utah: Towards Improved Fluvial Reservoir Modeling: H. Sahoo, N. D. Gani, R. Gani, G. Hampson, J. A. Howell, S. J. Buckley, A. M. Ranson

• Preliminary Regional Stratigraphic Correlation, Facies Analysis and Reservoir Characterization of the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Uinta Basin, Utah: R. Sitaula, J. L. Aschoff

• Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of Middle Devonian Fluvial Deposits and Correlation with the Marine in the Appalachian Basin, New York, USA: J. S. Mintz, S. G. Driese, R. Harlow, T. Wright, S. C. Atchley

• Complex Transition of Shallow-Marine Star Point Formation to Coastal-Plain Blackhawk Formation, Wasatch Plateau, Utah: A. M. Ranson, R. Gani, G. Hampson, N. D. Gani, H. Sahoo

• Accommodation as a Control on Coastal-Plain Architectures: Observations and Analyses of the Cretaceous Versus Paleocene Prince Creek Formation, North Slope, Alaska: P. P. Flaig

(Theme 8) Breakthroughs in Petroleum Systems Modeling & Geochemistry (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: R. Tscherny, F. Mosca and D. Curry • 3-D Petroleum System Modeling Illuminates

Subsurface Geology of Upper Assam (Geleki and Naga-Schuppen Belt), Assam Arakan Basin, India: M. Akhtar, S. K. Chakrabarti, R. Singh, C. Singh, H. Singh, S. Mayor, S. Pahari, H. Singh

• Salt Tectonic Controls on Fluid Flow, Gas Hydrate Occurrence and Surface Heat Flow, Kwanza Basin, Offshore Angola: C. Serié, M. Huuse, N. Schødt

• Distribution of Hydrocarbon Leakage Indicators in the Argentinean Continental Margin: A Comparative Study of the Colorado and Malvinas Basins: Z. Anka, N. Baristeas, M. Loegering, R. diPrimio, J. Rodriguez, D. Marchal, E. Vallejo, G. Kohler, F. Pangaro

• Radial Patterns of Bitumen Dikes Around Quaternary Volcanoes, Neuquén Basin, Argentina: P. R. Cobbold, G. Ruffet, L. Leith, H. Loseth, N. Rodrigues, O. Galland, H. Leanza

• Geochemical Characterization of Outcrop Samples from the South Caspian Basin, Eastern Azerbaijan: The Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach in Understanding Petroleum Source Intervals: S. Hudson, C. Johnson, M. Efendiyeva

• Fluid Flow and Compartmentalization on the Flank of a Salt Structure, Offshore Louisiana: Constraints from Temperature, Pressure, Salinity, and Seismic Data: A. K. Steen, J. Nunn, J. S. Hanor

• Petroleum System Modeling Implications in a Prospect Geological Risk, Western Interior Range, Venezuela: L. Montilla, M. Salazar, S. Rojas, A. Gonzalez

• The Upper Cretaceous and Eocene Source Rocks in the Sfax Offshore Permit — Gulf of Gabes — Tunisia, Pelagian Basin, North Africa: Source Rock Characterization, Petroleum Generation, Charge History and Prediction of Migration Pathways: M. Acheche, H. Ali, J. E. Leonard, M. Elleuch, A. M’Rabet, M. Mathis, P. T. Gordon, H. M. Bisewski

(Theme 9) Seismic Hydrocarbon Detection — SEEPS (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: D. L. Connolly and T. B. Berge • Best Practices for the Collection, Analysis, and

Interpretation of Seabed Geochemical Samples to Evaluate Subsurface Hydrocarbon Generation and Entrapment: M. A. Abrams

• Mechanism of Up-Fault Seepage and Seismic Expression of Discharge Sites from the Timor Sea: L. Langhi, Y. Zhang, A. Gartrell, D. Dewhurst, J. Underschultz, B. N. Ciftci

• A Multidisciplinary Assessment of Generation-Migration-Charge-Leakage-Seepage Processes, Gippsland Basin, Australia: T. B. Berge, G. O’Brien*, P. Tingate, L. Goldie Divko, J. Miranda, K. Liu

• Identifying Abnormal Geopressures Through Gas Chimney Detection: D. L. Connolly, S. Bourque

• Web-Based Georeferenced Information System — A Cutting-Edge Managing Tool for Opportunity Portfolios and Oil Business: C. K. Garcia, J. Moscarella, O. Liscano, D. Garcia, L. Melo

• Analysis and Interpretation of Biomarkers from Seafloor Hydrocarbon Seeps: H. Dembicki

• Non-Seismic Detection of Hydrocarbons: D. Schumacher

(Theme 10) Water Resource Management and Impacts (DEG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: S. Haines • Role of Carbon Isotopes in Addressing the Water-

Energy Nexus: Example from Powder River Basin Wyoming: S. Sharma, C. Frost, J. Baggett, F. Mclaughlin, S. Quillinan

• New Insights Regarding Aquifers in the Uinta Basin, Utah: Implications for Saline Water Disposal: M. D. Vanden Berg, P. Anderson, C. Morgan, S. M. Carney

• Future Water Needs of the Oil and Gas Industry in Texas: J. Nicot

• Developing Water Budgets for Unconventional Oil and Gas Production: A Study in the Williston Basin, Montana and North Dakota: S. Haines, J. Thamke, L. Anna, B. Smith, M. Engle

• Petroleum Hydrogeology of Southwestern Saskatchewan: A. Melnik, B. J. Rostron

• Preparing for and Handling Common Complaints by Private Water Well Owners Related to Coal Bed Methane, Shale Gas and Other Unconventional Development Programs: J. V. Fontana, D. Seneshen, V. E. Barlock

• Combining Hydropyrolysis and Compound Specific Stable Isotope Measurements to Identify Sources of Biodegraded PAHs in Sediments: G. A. Olalere, C. Sun, M. Cooper, C. E. Snape, C. Vane

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Forum: Transforming Global E&P: Unconventional Resource Plays as Strategic Drivers. The Next Giant Leap in Geoscience? General Assembly A Co-Chairs: J. Lund and J. AdamickSee Summary Page 48:00 a.m.–11:50 a.m.

(Theme 5) U.S. Active and Emerging Plays — Haynesville and Eagle Ford (EMD/AAPG) General Assembly B Co-Chairs: A. Donovan and W. Dow 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Geologic Framework of the Southeastern

Portion of the U. Jurassic Haynesville/Bossier Shale Gas Play, Northwest Louisiana: P. R. Smith, A. Kornacki, H. Moore, N. Yahi, N. Suurmeyer, R. Mart, A. Reynolds

8:25 Burial and Thermal History of the Haynesville Shale: Implications for Gas Generation, Overpressure, and Natural Hydrofracture: J. Nunn

8:45 Mapping the Production Characteristics of the Haynesville Shale with a Well-Log Derived High-Density Stratigraphic Framework: M. C. Robinson, R. Hovey

9:05 Sequence Stratigraphy of the Eagle Ford (Boquillas) Formation in the Subsurface of South Texas and Outcrops of West Texas: A. D. Donovan, S. Staerker

9:25 Regional Stratigraphic and Rock Characteristics of Eagle Ford Shale in Its Play Area: Maverick Basin to East Texas Basin: T. Hentz, S. Ruppel

9:45 Break10:25 Eagle Ford Shale Prospecting with 3-D

Seismic Data Within a Tectonic and Depositional System Framework: G. Treadgold, S. Sinclair, B. McLain, B. Campbell

10:45 Experimental Gas Extraction by Rock Crushing: Evidence for Preservation of Methane in Core Samples from the Mudstones of the Eagle Ford Formation: T. Zhang, S. C. Ruppel, K. Milliken, R. Yang

11:05 Hydrocarbon Potential of Upper Cretaceous Shale Sections, Including the Eagle Ford, Woodbine and Maness Shale, Central Texas: T. D. Bowman

11:25 Geochemical Evaluation of Eagle Ford Group Source Rocks and Oils from the First Shot Field, Texas: Implications and Applications for Appraisal of Eagle Ford Resource Plays: J. Edman, J. Pitman

(Theme 2) Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling I (AAPG/SEPM) General Assembly C Co-Chairs: V. Abreu and J. Clark 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 How Deepwater Systems Organise at Multiple

Scales: S. Flint, D. Hodgson, A. Sprague, R. Brunt, J. Figueiredo, D. Box, W. Van der Merwe, C. Di Celma, A. Prelat

8:25 Scale-Dependent Compensational Stacking of Deepwater Deposits: Carboniferous Ross Sandstone: K. M. Straub, D. Pyles

8:45 Stratigraphic Architecture and Hierarchy off Lobes in Distributive Deepwater Settings: An Outcrop Study of the Point Loma Formation, California: A. Flemming, D. Pyles, M. D. Sullivan, D. Anderson

9:05 Intrinsic Controls on the Range of Volumes, Morphologies, and Dimensions of Submarine Lobes: A. Prelat, J. Covault, D. Hodgson, A. Fildani, S. Flint

9:25 Stratigraphic Stacking of Outcropping Slope Channels, Tres Pasos Formation, Chile: Insights into Turbidite Reservoir Delineation: R. V. Macauley, S. M. Hubbard

9:45 Break10:25 Seismic Stratigraphic and Seismic

Geomorphologic Study of Mass Transport and Sediment Wave Deposition, Offshore Eastern Canada: H. W. Posamentier, K. Bale, S. M. Decker, R. Jowitt

10:45 A Three-Dimensional Geometric Analysis of Bank-Attached Bar-Forms in Sinuous Submarine Channels: A Tool for Inferring the Relative Importance of Bedload and Suspended Load Sedimentation: A. M. Fernandes, D. Mohrig, R. J. Steel, S. Henriksen, J. Buttles

11:05 Differentiating Deep-Marine Overbank from Crevasse Splay Deposits in Outcrop: An Example from the Windermere Supergroup, Castle Creek, British Columbia: L. Davis, Z. Khan, B. Arnott*

11:25 Application of Outcrop-Based Modeling of Deepwater Channels, Okume Complex, Offshore Equatorial Guinea; How Much Reservoir Detail Do You Need?: R. Beaubouef, B. Hay, D. Palkowsky, J. Spokes, S. Uchytil

(Theme 6) SEPM Research Symposium Source to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional Systems I Room 342 Co-Chairs: C. Paola, O. J. Martinsen, H. W. Posamentier and B. Romans See Summary Page 5

8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Source to Sink — Why it Matters:

H. W. Posamentier, O. J. Martinsen, C. Paola8:45 Industry-Driven Advances in Predictive

Earth Systems Modelling: Addressing the Paleotopograhy Challenge in 4-D: A. K. Thurmond, O. J. Martinsen, I. Lunt, J. Skogseid, L. Leith

9:05 Sun to Sink: Impact on Exploration Strategy in Rift Basins: M. Perlmutter

9:25 Modeling Sediment Dynamics from Source to Sink: M. A. Wolinsky

9:45 Break10:25 Remembering the ‘Source’ When Applying

Source-to-Sink Concepts in Clastic Stratigraphy: B. Romans, A. Fildani, J. Covault, M. D. Sullivan, J. Clark, B. Power, M. Pyrcz, B. Bracken, B. Willis, T. Payenberg

10:45 The Slope Rise and Run: A Critical Factor in Explaining and Predicting the Development, Distribution, and Scale of Basin-Floor Fans: A. D. Donovan

11:05 Accommodation Succession Method and Mass Balance Analysis: Predicting Sediment Distribution and Stratigraphic Architecture: V. Abreu, M. Blum, J. Martin, D. O’Grady, J. Neal, C. Paola

11:25 The Use of a Source-to-Sink Methodology in Petroleum Exploration — Examples from the Mesozoic of the North Sea: T. O. Sømme, C. Jackson, O. J. Martinsen

(Theme 8) Impact of Structural Analysis on Hydrocarbon Exploration (AAPG) Room 351 Co-Chairs: T. M. Laroche, C. A. Guzofski and J. C. Evenick 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Techniques for Subseismic Fault Prediction:

Filling the White Space: J. G. Solum, J. P. Brandenburg, S. Naruk, D. Wolf

8:25 New Insights into Fault-Bend Folding Revealed by Area-Depth Relationships in Physical Models, the Rosario Oil Field, Venezuela, and an Outcrop Example from the Canadian Rockies: R. H. Groshong, T. N. Hidayah, M. O. Withjack, R. W. Schlische

8:45 Application of Geomechanics-Based Restoration in the Analysis of Growth Dynamics in Fold-Thrust Structures: S. Banerjee, S. K. Muhuri

9:05 Shale Diapirism and Associated Folding History in the South Caspian Basin (Offshore Azerbaijan): J. I. Soto, I. Santos-Betancor, I. Sánchez Borrego, C. E. Macellari




9:25 Application of Critical-Taper Wedge Mechanics to Structural Style in Fossilized and Active Late Cretaceous-Tertiary Delta — Deepwater Fold-Thrust Belts: J. MacDonald, D. Healy, R. King, G. Backe, R. Hillis

9:45 Break10:25 500-Kilometer-Long Extension of the Trans-

Andean Mega-Regional Seismic Transect Across the Colombian Basin and Implications for Deepwater Hydrocarbon Exploration: C. A. Vargas-Jimenez, P. Mann

10:45 Influence of the Eastern Cordillera Exhumation on the Structural Evolution of the Eastern Part of Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia: C. J. Sanchez, E. Teson, B. K. Horton, A. R. Mora Bohorquez, R. A. Ketcham, D. F. Stockli, N. R. Moreno

11:05 Role of Panama Arc-Indentor for Late Cenozoic Deformation in Colombia and Implications for Regional Distribution of Hydrocarbons: P. Mann, C. A. Vargas-Jimenez

11:25 Structural Analogy Between the Inverted Structures of the Moroccan Atlas System and the Syrian Arc Structures of the Eastern Mediterranean: G. Tari, H. Jabour

(Theme 10) Alternative Energy: Geothermal (EMD/AAPG) Room 360 Chair: R. J. Erdlac 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 New Horizons for Geothermal Energy in

Sedimentary Basins in Colorado: P. Morgan, M. A. Sares

8:25 The Deep Subsurface Geology, Hydrology, and Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Potential of NPR-3 (Teapot Dome), Natrona County, Wyoming: T. C. Anderson, J. A. Velez Gonzales

8:45 Determining Reservoir Heat Content in Sedimentary Rock from Oil Field Temperature Data — First Approximations: R. J. Erdlac

9:05 Geothermal in the Oil Field: W. Gosnold, M. Mann, H. Salehfar

9:25 Developing Information for the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS): D. D. Blackwell, F. Moerchen, I. J. Duncan*, W. D. Gosnold, M. Kay, S. Nagihara, C. Robinson, J. Tester

(Theme 10) Alternative Energy: Uranium/Nuclear (EMD/AAPG) Room 360 Chair: B. Handley 10:25 Potential Uranium Source Rocks of the White

River Group in Western Nebraska and South Dakota: S. Sibray

10:45 State of the Uranium Industry in the U.S.: H. M. Wise, M. Campbell

11:05 Update on Wyoming Uranium Mining: R. Gregory11:25 Small Modular Nuclear Reactors: An Energy

Solution to Remote Gas & Oil Production and Exploration: J. R. Deal

(Theme 3) E&P in Southeast Asia (AAPG) Room 361 Co-Chairs: A. Cullen and B. Fossum 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 East Indonesia: Plays and Prospectivity of the

West Aru, Kai Besar and Tanimbar Area — Identified from New Long Offset Seismic Data: G. Roberts, C. Ramsden, T. Christoffersen, N. Wagimin, Y. Muzaffar

8:25 Naturally Basement Fractured Reservoir as a New Exploration Target in the Iliran High, South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia: B. Sapiie, M. Patria, R. Argakoesoemah, T. Herdiyan, D. A. Firmansyah, W. Darmawan

8:45 Finding New Reserves in Mature Basins Through Simulation of Dynamic Hydrocarbon Migration and Accumulation, Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China: S. Zhang, G. Song, X. Luo, L. Zhang, Y. Lei

9:05 Recent Significant Discoveries in Mature Basins — Take Offshore Bohai Bay Basin as an Example: Z. Weilin, X. Qinglong, Z. Xinhua

9:25 The Northern South China Sea Deepwater Basin: Characteristics of Hydrocarbon Accumulation and Exploration Potential: W. Zhu, L. Mi, G. Zhang, Q. Xu, Y. Wang, K. Zhong, D. Fang

9:45 Break10:25 Early Miocene Cyclostratigraphy and Sea-Level

Changes from the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea: S. Tian, Z. Chen, M. Zha

10:45 A New Sedimentary Model for the Qiangtang Basin, Tibet, China: J. Wang, X. Fu, F. Tan, M. Chen, J. He

11:05 A Review of the Hydrocarbon Potential of East Timor, JPDA and the Surrounding Area: M. Bawden, G. Scaife, R. Miller

11:25 Geological Conditions and Accumulation Mechanism of Shallow Biogenic Gas Reservoirs in Andaman Basin: W. Hongping, L. Fuliang, G. Fan, C. Mao, M. Hongxia

(Theme 7) Advances in Modeling Carbonate Systems I (SEPM) Room 370 Co-Chairs: F. Whitaker, D. A. Pollitt and P. Burgess 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Breakthroughs in the Use of Analogues

in Geological Modeling — Examples from Holocene Sabkhas of Qatar: J. Jameson, C. J. Strohmenger

8:25 Investigating Carbonate Platform Types: Multiple Controls and a Continuum of Geometries: P. Burgess, H. Williams, P. Wright, G. Della Porta, D. Granjeon

8:45 Enhancing Subsurface Reservoir Models — An Integrated MPS Approach Using Outcrop Analogs, Modern Analogs, and Forward Stratigraphic Models: P. M. Harris, J. Kenter, T. Playton, M. Andres, G. Jones, M. Levy

9:05 Rule-Based Static Modeling of Carbonate Shoals Environments and Related Reservoirs: C. Hasler, E. W. Adams, B. Vlaswinkel

9:25 Predicting Carbonate Diagenesis Using Reactive Transport Models: Emerging Insights and Challenges: F. Whitaker, K. J. Cooper, A. Al-Helal, P. Smart, S. Geiger, Y. Xiao

9:45 Break10:25 Reaction Transport Modeling of Dolomitization

Reveals the Emergence of Self-Organizing Patterns: D. A. Budd, A. J. Park

10:45 Digital Outcrop Analogues Model of Ordovician Paleokarst in North-Central Tarim Basin, China: X. Janson, H. Zeng, W. R. Wright, R. Loucks, F. Bonnaffe, Q. Wang, X. Xia, C. Wang, S. Li, T. Yang

11:05 A Hybrid Depositional-Diagenetic Approach to Building the Reservoir Model for the Unit 1 Platform of Tengiz Field (Republic of Kazakhstan): J. Kenter, T. Tankersley, M. Skalinski, P. M. Harris, M. Levy, T. Dickson, G. Jacobs

11:25 Impact of Carbonate Reservoir Heterogeneity on Reservoir Forecasts: Why Are Production Forecasts Too Optimistic and Can Anything Really Be Done to Eliminate Forecast Bias?: W. Meddaugh, W. Osterloh, N. Champenoy

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Forum: Taking Natural Gas Seriously: Opportunities and Challenges (AAPG) General Assembly A Co-Chairs: S. W. Tinker, W. L. Fisher and S. Ikonnikova See Summary Page 51:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 The Future of Natural Gas: W. L. Fisher,

S. W. Tinker1:40 U.S. Natural Gas Resources, Reserves

and Production: Unconventional, Less-Conventional and Conventional: J. B. Curtis

2:00 Natural Gas Supply: Not as Great or as Inexpensive as Commonly Believed: A. E. Berman

2:20 Shale Gas: Advances in Technology and Impacts on Markets: P. Bennett

2:40 Security of Supply: Operational Margins at the Wellhead and Natural Gas Reserve Maturation: R. Weijermars

3:00 Break3:40 Economic Determinants of the Global Natural

Gas Balance: K. B. Medlock4:00 A Global Perspective on LNG: G. Gulen4:20 Impact of Regulation on the Power Sector:

Opportunities for Natural Gas: S. Ikonnikova4:40 The Outlook for U.S. Natural Gas Demand:

J. R. Browning5:00 Summary/Discussion

(Theme 5) U.S. Active and Emerging Plays — Paleozoic Basins and Cretaceous of Rockies (EMD/AAPG) General Assembly B Co-Chairs: R. Hill and S. Brown 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Unlocking Value in an Unconventional Gas

Shale Play by Returning to Conventional Basics: Regional Analysis of the Woodford Shale, Arkoma Basin: L. A. Banfield, M. Graff,

A. Pramudito, A. Agrawal1:40 Deformation in the Appalachian Foreland:

Detachment Structures in the Basal Marcellus Shale, Central New York: B. Selleck

2:00 An Overview of Some Key Factors Controlling Well Productivity in Core Areas of the Appalachian Basin Marcellus Shale Play: W. Zagorski, D. Bowman, M. Emery, G. Wrightstone

2:20 Potential Paleozoic Shale Gas Resources in Utah: T. C. Chidsey, Jr.

2:40 TBD3:00 Break

3:40 Black Shale Diagenesis: Insights from Integrated High-Definition Analyses of Post-Mature Marcellus Formation Rocks, Northeastern Pennsylvania: C. D. Laughrey, H. Lemmens, T. E. Ruble, J. Kostelnik, G. Walker

4:00 The Barnett Shale Oil Model of North Texas: D. Steward

4:20 An Integrated Geochemistry and Basin Modeling Study of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, USA: R. Hill, P. P. Kuhn, R. diPrimio, J. Lawrence, B. Horsfield

4:40 Petroleum Potential of the Upper Three Forks Formation, Williston Basin, USA: S. Sonnenberg, J. Sarg, A. Gantyno

(Theme 2) International Deepwater Exploration Case Studies (AAPG/SEPM) General Assembly C Co-Chairs: B. W. Horn and R. Beaubouef 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 The Distribution of Deepwater Reservoirs and

Depositional Environments: Can They Really Be Controlled by Crustal-Mantle Interactions? Evidence from the African Atlantic Margin: D. Paton, M. Mohammed, R. Collier

1:40 Interpretation of Long-Offset, Prestack Depth Migrated (PSDM), Regional 2-D Seismic Data Offshore Equatorial Brazil: Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation and Comparison with Conjugate West African Margin: N. Kumar, S. G. Henry, A. Danforth, P. Nuttall, S. Venkatraman

2:00 New 3-D Depth Imaging Reveals Insights into the Evolution and Pre-salt Prospectivity of the Angolan Kwanza Basin, West Africa: M. Francis, C. Rodriguez, J. Brown, D. Kornpihl, C. Abu, G. Milne, N. Herbst, M. Inkollu

2:20 The Late Miocene Red River Submarine Fan in the Northwestern South China Sea: Characteristics and Exploration Significance: Y. Wang, Q. Xu, D. Li, W. Li, J. Han, M. Lv, Y. Wang, H. Wang

2:40 Delineating Deepwater Depositional Patterns in a Foredeep Basin: An Integrated Study from North Chicontepec Basin, East-Central Mexico: S. Sarkar, S. P. Cossey, K. J. Marfurt, R. M. Slatt, S. Chávez-Pérez

3:00 Break3:40 The Dilemma of Fine-Grained, Very Thinly

Bedded Reservoirs; Storage Versus Deliverability, Elon Reservoir Area, Okume Complex, Offshore Equatorial Guinea: R. Beaubouef, S. Uchytil, D. Maguire, H. Ladegaard, J. Spokes, B. Hay, D. Palkowsky

4:00 The Impact of Stratigraphic Interpretation on Lucapa Field Development Planning, Deepwater Angola: E. Rojas, H. W. Posamentier, K. Mabe

4:20 Impact of Fine-Scale Turbidite Channel Architecture on Deepwater Reservoir Performance: F. Alpak, J. Noirot, M. Barton, S. Naruk

4:40 Geophysical, Petrophysical and Sedimentological Characterisation of Paleocene Submarine Fan Systems UK Central North Sea: B. Kilhams, A. Hartley, M. Huuse, J. Marshall

(Theme 6) SEPM Research Symposium: Source to Sink: Evaluating the Significance of Interdependence of Depositional Systems II Room 342 Co-Chairs: C. Paola, O. J. Martinsen, H. W. Posamentier and B. Romans See Summary Page 51:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Linking Landscape and Stratigraphic Studies

in Rift Basins: Implications of Source-to-Sink Studies in Exploration of Syn-rift Plays: R. L. Gawthorpe, E. Finch, T. O. Sømme

2:00 Direct Transfer of Sand from Shelf-Edge Deltas to the Continental Slope: D. Mohrig, M. P. Lamb, J. Nittrouer

2:20 Sediment Volume and Facies Partitioning in Shelf-Margin Prisms: C. Carvajal, R. Steel

2:40 Stratigraphic Complexity of Shelf-to-Basin Depositional Systems — Examples from the Mediterranean Sea: V. R. Kertznus, B. Kneller

3:00 Break3:40 An Ancient “Source-to-Sink” Example in

Piggyback Basins, Pyrenean Fold and Thrust Belt: J. Geslin, V. Abreu, T. Demko

4:00 Shelf Edge Architecture and Source-to-Sink Dynamics in the Northern Taranaki Basin, New Zealand: M. Salazar, L. Moscardelli, L. Wood

4:20 Source-to-Sink Sediment Delivery in the Gulf of Papua from SEM-MLA-aided Provenance and Textural Analysis of Turbidite Sands: E. Septama, S. J. Bentley, M. Shaffer

4:40 Seismic Stratigraphy and Reservoir Sedimentology of Wave-Dominated Delta and Slope-Basinal Turbidite Reservoirs, Cretaceous Lower Barrow Group, Wa-390-P, North Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: J. Minken, C. R. Handford, D. Griffin, P. Owen, J. Miller

(Theme 9) Seismic Stratigraphic and Source Rock Interpretation (AAPG/SEPM) Room 351 Co-Chairs: S. Earle, M. Dalthorp and M. A. Abrams 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Quantifying Bypassed Pay Through 4-D Post-

Stack Inversion: R. Woock, S. Boerner




1:40 Static and Dynamic Heterogeneity Modeling of a Deepwater Clastic Reservoir: H. Tang, D. Hanggoro, F. Zhang, K. Mabe

2:00 Stratigraphic Trapping in the M1 Sandstone Related to Reactivated Faulting in the Mariann Field, Oriente Basin, Ecuador: A. Taday-Alcocer, J. Lin

2:20 Seismic Geomorphology and Analysis of the Ordovician Paleokarst Drainage System in the Central Tabei Uplift, Northern Tarim Basin, Western China: H. Zeng, R. Loucks, X. Janson, Q. Wang, Y. Xia, B. Yuan, L. Xu

2:40 Recognition and Meaning of Hydrocarbon Seeps: T. B. Berge

3:00 Break3:40 Integration of Evidence of Hydrocarbon

Seepage from 3-D Seismic and Geochemical Data for Predicting Hydrocarbon Occurrence: Examples from Neuquen Basin Argentina: D. L. Connolly, R. Garcia, J. Capuano

4:00 Source Rock Prediction from Seismic Part I: Links Between Rock Properties and Seismic Attributes: L. Wensaas, M. Gading, H. Løseth, M. Springer

4:20 Source Rock Prediction from Seismic Part II: Identifying and Mapping Source Rocks Claystones on Seismic Data: H. Løseth, L. Wensaas, M. Gading, K. Duffaut

4:40 Source Rock Prediction from Seismic. Part III: Application in Basin Modelling: M. Gading, H. Løseth, L. Wensaas, K. Duffaut, J. Johannesen, M. Springer, P. Espedal, R. Tøndel

(Theme 10) Clean Coal: Coalbed Methane (EMD/AAPG) Room 360 Co-Chairs: W. A. Ambrose and P. D. Warwick 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 An Overview of Clean Coal Technologies and

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): I. J. Duncan, W. A. Ambrose

1:40 Economic and Regulatory Considerations for Clean Coal: G. Gulen, M. Foss

2:00 Clean Coal Technology Development and Its Impact on the Energy Industry in the Southeastern United States: J. Pashin

2:20 Predicting CBM Well Production Performance: K. Aminian

2:40 Potential for Enhanced Methane Production from Coal, with Concomitant CO

2 Sequestration — Examples from a High-Rank Coal (Pottsville Formation, Black Warrior Basin) and a Low-Rank Coal (Wilcox Group, Texas Gulf Coast Basin): W. B. Ayers, D. A. McVay, M. A. Barrufet, G. Hernandez, R. Bello, T. He

(Theme 10) Alternative Energy: Renewable (EMD/AAPG) Room 360 Chair: H. M. Wise 3:40 Introductory Remarks3:45 Sustainable Use of Fossil Energy: D. Nummedal4:05 An Update on Biofuel Source Developments:

R. Bost, W. Spence4:25 “Natural Security: Border Region Renewable

Energy and Strategic Mineral Opportunities”: K. L. Jones, A. H. Jones

4:45 Geochemical Evolution of Pegmatites as Monitored by Select Indicator Elements: K. F. Camp

(Theme 6) Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On I (SEPM) Room 361 Co-Chairs: J. Holbrook, T. Payenberg and G. Hampson 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Facies Modeling of Fluvial Systems, Fifty

Years On: A. D. Miall1:40 Re-Evaluation of the Platte River Facies

Model for Sandy Braided Alluvium, Using New Surface and Subsurface Data: J. Horn, C. Fielding*, M. Joeckel

2:00 Rethinking the Classic Oxbow Filling Model: Some Hope for Improved Reservoir Connectivity: J. Holbrook, N. Alexandrowicz

2:20 The Stratal Signature of Backwater Hydraulic Conditions in Campanian Lower Castlegate Sandstone Paleo-Rivers, Book Cliffs, USA: A. Petter, R. Steel, D. Mohrig, J. Nittrouer

2:40 Statistical Tools for Characterizing Autogenic Organization in Sedimentary Deposits: L. Hajek, K. M. Straub

3:00 Break3:40 Revisiting the Subsurface Classification of

Fluvial Sandbodies: T. Payenberg, B. Willis, B. Bracken, H. W. Posamentier, M. Pyrcz, V. Pusca, M. D. Sullivan

4:00 Spatial and Temporal Variations of a High Net-to-Gross Fluvial System: Middle Wasatch Formation, Three Canyons, Utah — An Outcrop Study of Fluvial Cyclicity: G. Ford, D. Pyles, M. Dechesne, B. Willis, M. Tomasso, R. Sincavage

4:20 Different Styles of Fluvial Termination Deposits Around a Large Playa: K. J. Amos, A. Soria Jauregui

4:40 Recognition of Dryland Fluvial and Terminal Splay Systems in the Pinda Formation, Offshore Angola: Implications for Predicting Subsurface Reservoir Connectivity: A. A. Kulpecz, B. Bracken, S. K. Shepherd, J. Moore Ali-Adeeb, P. Sixsmith, B. Scamman

(Theme 7) Modern & Pleistocene Carbonates: Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Process II (SEPM) Room 370 Co-Chairs: J. R. Markello, J. Gournay and A. W. Droxler 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Arabian Gulf, One More Time: E. A. Shinn,

C. C. Kendall1:40 Facies and Diagenesis of Older Pleistocene

Coral Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (IODP 325): E. Gischler, A. W. Droxler, J. Webster, Expedition 325 Scientists

2:00 Bahaman Patch Reefs: Reservoirs Under Construction: P. Enos, R. N. Ginsburg, A. Harrison, M. S. Palmer

2:20 Spatial Variation of Extensive Early Diagenesis on Glover’s Reef, Belize: N. J. Van Ee, G. P. Eberli, E. Gischler

2:40 Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Modern Carbonate Sand Bodies from Great Bahama Bank: P. M. Harris, S. J. Purkis, J. Ellis

3:00 Break3:40 A Multi-site Appraisal of Geobody

Morphometric Properties Atop Ten Modern Carbonate Platforms: S. J. Purkis, K. Alexander, S. Fullmer, A. Ruf, T. Simo, K. Steffen

4:00 Control of Monsoonal Currents on Pleistocene Carbonate Sedimentation on the Maldives Carbonate Platform (Indian Ocean): A. Paul, J. J. Reijmer, H. Kinkel, J. Fuerstenau, A. W. Droxler, C. Betzler

4:20 Consistencies in Vertical-to-Lateral Carbonate Facies Juxtapositions; A Direct Comparison Between Modern and Miocene is Possible: S. J. Purkis, B. Vlaswinkel

4:40 The Sedimentary Influences of Hurricanes Hannah and Ike (September 2008) on the Caicos Platform, B.W.I.: Do High-Energy Storms Impact Sedimentation on Carbonate Platforms?: S. Bachtel, C. Kerans, C. I. Bachtel

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(Theme 11) Additional Student Posters (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: S. Waters and W. Hottman• Potential Hydrocarbon Traps in the Detachment

Folds of the Dohuk Region, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq: J. Doski, K. McClay

• 3-D Seismic Interpretation of a Meteorite Impact, Red Wing Creek Field, Williston Basin, Western North Dakota: B. Herber

• Source Rock Characteristics in the Green River Oil Shale, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado — An Integrated Geochemical and Stratigraphic Analysis: J. Feng, K. Tanavsuu-Milkeviciene, J. Sarg

• Deposition and Diagenesis of Central Kansas Uplift Cambro-Ordovician Arbuckle Group Strata, Trego County, Kansas: K. D. Bunger

• Geochemical Characterization and Correlation of the Cathedral Bluffs Tongue, Southwestern Wyoming: L. P. McHugh, J. Zonneveld, G. F. Gunnell, W. S. Bartels

• Origin of the Mexican Ridges Passive Margin Foldbelt Based on Seismic and Well Integration from the Shelf-Slope-Deep Basin and Structural Restoration: A. B. Rodriguez, P. Mann

• Stratigraphic Architecture of the MacKay River Oil Sands Reservoir: Delineation of a Shoreface Shelf Tidal Sand Bar Complex Utilizing Sedimentological and Ichnological Trends: J. M. Phillips, M. Caplan, M. Gingras, G. Pemberton

• Reservoir Characterization of Elm Coulee Field, Richland County, Montana: C. S. Alexandre, S. Sonnenberg, J. Sarg

• Seismic Architecture and Topographic Controls on Pliocene Deepwater Deposits, Offshore Angola, West Africa: K. Olafiranye, C. Jackson, D. Hodgson

• Late Quaternary Upper Slope Deepening (Fining) Upward Sequences Offshore the Great Barrier Reef, IODP 325 Expedition: B. B. Harper, A. W. Droxler, E. Gischler, J. M. Webster, A. P. Bernabéu, E. Herrero-Bervera, T. Lado-Insua, L. Jovane, Expedition 325 Scientists

• Isotopic Study of Lower Permian Carbonates from the Timan-Pechora Basin, Russia: Y. Adorno-Negron, T. D. Frank, R. W. Mitchell, W. A. Morgan

(Theme 3) Worldwide E&P: Africa to India (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: R. Hamilton • Petroleum System Analysis of the Mishrif

Reservoir in the Ratawi, Zubair, North and South Rumaila Oil Fields, Southern Iraq: T. K. Al-Ameri, A. Al-Khafaji, J. Zumberge

• Challenging Innovative Approach for Testing and Development of Zubair/Ratawi Reservoirs of Sabiriyah, North Kuwait: A. N. Khan, S. Nair

• Jurassic Petroleum Systems in Kuwait: A. S. Alsharhan, F. Abdullah

• Burial Diagenesis and Petrophysical Interpretation and Its Significance in Jurassic Carbonate Reservoir Characteristics of the Middle East: A. S. Alsharhan

• Mapping of Fluvial Meandering Channels in Lower Eocene in Mumbai Offshore Basin, India: A New Play Through Integration of Geology and 3-D Seismic Attributes: H. Lal, S. Biswal, S. Bhagat, A. K. Tandon, S. Mohan

• Early Geologic Reconnaissance in Libya 1954-1955: W. Frost, S. Chuber

(Theme 3) Worldwide E&P: In the Americas (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: B. Erlich • Examination of the Post-Ouachita Paleozoic

Successor Basin Strata for Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, USA: J. L. Coleman, D. W. Houseknecht, T. A. Cook, C. J. Schenk, R. R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, R. M. Pollastro

• Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Margin Deformation Proposed to Be by Simple Shear with Regional Basal Horizon Terminating Under Yucatan: A. Lowrie, R. H. Fillon

• USGS Definition of a Greater Gulf Basin Lower Cretaceous and Upper Cretaceous Lower Cenomanian Shale Gas Assessment Unit, Gulf Coastal Plain and State Waters, USA: K. O. Dennen, P. Hackley

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Shale Gas Resources in the Lower Cretaceous Pearsall Formation, Maverick Basin, South Texas: P. Hackley

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources of the Lower Cretaceous Knowles-Calvin Gas Assessment Unit, Northern Gulf Coastal Plain, USA: J. L. Coleman, K. O. Dennen, T. A. Cook, C. J. Schenk, R. R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, R. M. Pollastro

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Natural Gas Resources of the Ouachita Thrust Belt, Arkansas and Oklahoma, USA: J. L. Coleman, D. W. Houseknecht, T. A. Cook, C. J. Schenk, R. R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, R. M. Pollastro

• Examination of the Elvins Shale Gas Assessment Unit of the Reelfoot Rift for Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources, Missouri and Arkansas, USA: J. L. Coleman, D. W. Houseknecht, T. A. Cook, C. J. Schenk, R. R. Charpentier, T. R. Klett, R. M. Pollastro

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Cretaceous Fredericksburg-Buda Carbonate Platform-Reef Gas and Oil Assessment Unit, Gulf Coastal Plain and State Waters, USA: S. M. Swanson, C. B. Enomoto, K. O. Dennen

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Lower Cretaceous Sligo Sandstone, Eastern U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain: C. Doolan, A. W. Karlsen

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources for the Lower Cretaceous Sligo (Pettet) Limestone, James Limestone, and Hogg Sand Formations, U.S. Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain and State Waters: A. W. Karlsen, P. Hackley

• Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Hydrocarbon Resources in the Jurassic Norphlet and Smackover Formations of the U.S. Gulf Coast: O. N. Pearson

• USGS Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Lower Cretaceous Greater Glen Rose Carbonate Shelf and Reef Interval, U.S. Onshore Lands and State Waters of the Gulf of Mexico: P. D. Warwick

• Hot Enough for Ya? Compilations of Heat Flow Values and Source Rock Data Along the Western Central Atlantic Margin: W. Dickson, J. M. Christ

(Theme 3) Worldwide E&P: Southeast Asia (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: A. Cullen • Natural Gas Exploration Potential of BaiYun

Depression, South China Sea: Implications from Gas Carbon Isotope Kinetic Modeling of Recent Discovered Gas Reservoirs: A. Jiang, Y. Sun, J. Zhu, H. Shi, P. Chai

• Oil Accumulation Modeling in the Young Traps During Neotectonic Movement: An Example of Tanlu Fault Zone in the Southern of Bohai Sea, China: S. Hefeng, W. Jun, Y. Jian

• Faults and Their Interaction in the Offshore Bohai Bay Basin: Implication for Hydrocarbon Exploration: Y. Yu, L. Tang

• Main Controlling Factors of Sedimentary System of Paleogene Qi’nan Fault-Step Zone, Bohai Bay Area: D. Xiaofeng, Z. Xinhuai, P. Wenxu*

• Oil Accumulation Modeling in the Young Traps During Fault Activation: An Example of Tanlu Fault Zone in the Southern of Bohai Sea, China: S. Hefeng, W. Jun, Y. Jian, Z. Jinggui

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• Characteristics and Genetic Mechanism of Middle-Deep Gas Pool Pressure Evolution in Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China: L. Hua, J. Youlu

• The Relationship Between Diagenesis, Porosity Evolution and Hydrocarbon Charging of Deeply Buried Sandstone Reservoirs in Dongpu Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, East China: S. Zhang, J. Wang, H. Liu, G. Wang, Q. Li

• Reconstruction of Burial Diagenesis by 2-D Sedimentary Simulation and Analysis of Petroleum Potential of the Upper Tertiary Sequences in Southern Ulleung Sedimentary Basin, East Sea (Sea of Japan): D. Cheong, D. Kim

• Structural Style of the Tripura — Cachar Frontal Thrust Belt, North-East India: Review and Current Concepts: S. K. Chakrabarti, H. Singh, M. Akhtar

• Exploration in Synclinal Areas of Tripura Fold Belt, India: A Re-found Opportunity: A. K. Jena, N. C. Das, G. C. Saha, A. Samanta

• Petroleum Geochemistry of the Gas and Condensate from the Exmouth Plateau, Northern Carnarvon Basin, Australia: G. Sulistyo, Y. Kusumanegara, D. Schmidt, S. G. Crews, J. Miller, J. Guthrie, C. Nino

• India Deep Focus — Investigating Sub-basalt Plays Through Integration of High-Resolution Geophysical Data: J. Gillespie, M. Cowgill, H. Davies

(Theme 4) Resource Evaluation in Unconventional Systems (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: R. R. Charpentier • Variability of Well Productivities for Continuous

(Unconventional) Petroleum: R. R. Charpentier, T. A. Cook

• Geologic Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional and Continuous Resources of the Upper Cretaceous Austin Chalk: K. Pearson

• The Resource Triangle — Parsing the Continuum of Continuous Accumulations: T. E. Ewing

• Geology and Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources in the Arbuckle Group, Anadarko Basin, USA: Where is the Potential?: S. B. Gaswirth

• Geochemical Modeling of the Near-Surface Hydrothermal System Beneath the Southern Moat of Long Valley Caldera, California: R. Tempel, D. Sturmer

(Theme 4) Tight and Heavy Oil (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Chair: L. Banfield • Exploring for Tight Oil in the Pennsylvanian

Cleveland Sandstone on the Nemaha Ridge Using High Resolution 3-D Seismic and Stratigraphic Analysis: A New Play in an Old Area: T. Lupo, L. Krystinik

• Surveillance Well Utility in 4-D Modeling of Oil Saturation Changes at Kern River Field, California, USA: D. Beeson, J. Singer

• Redefining Jordan’s Oil Shale Resource; Overcoming the Challenges of Subsurface Characterisation and 3-D Modelling on a Country-Wide Level: S. F. Kolonic, S. Neal

• Damage Zones Associated with Second Order Faults at Depth: Observations from SAFOD and a Gas Field in Southeast Asia: M. Johri, M. Zoback, P. Hennings

• Joslyn Creek SAGD: Geologic Considerations Related to a Surface Steam Release Incident, Athabasca Oil Sands Area, Northeastern Alberta, Canada: F. J. Hein, B. Fairgrieve

• Heavy-Oil Recovery in Innovative Reservoir Micro-Models: A Comparison Between Heat and a Cost-Effective Additive on Oil Recovery: S. Bowden, A. Hurst*

• Reservoir Characterization for the Application of ASP Flood Technology in the Bridgeport Sandstone in Lawrence Field, Illinois: V. Madhavan, N. D. Webb, J. P. Grube, C. S. Blakley, B. Seyler, P. Johanek

• Caprock Integrity Assessment: A Case Study of Natural Fracture Characterization in Mudstones of the Clearwater Formation, Alberta, Canada: Q. Chou, K. Gillen

(Theme 5) Fractures: Natural and Hydraulic — Prediction, Observation and Performance (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: C. Jenkins and U. Hammes • Applying Innovative Production Modelling

Techniques to Quantify Fracture Characteristics, Reservoir Properties and Well Performance in Shale Gas Reservoirs: C. Jenkins, M. Miller, R. Rai

• Are Rescaled Decline Curves a Solution for Shale Gas Assessment?: J. Chatellier, B. Menard, S. Charles

• Fracture Permeability of Shale: Effects of Roughness, Fracture Offset, Proppant, and Confining Pressure: S. M. Kassis, C. Sondergeld

• Field Characterization and Analog Modeling of Natural Fractures in the Woodford Shale: H. Badra

• The Importance of Subcritical Index for Determining Fracture Spacing in the New Albany Shale, Illinois Basin: L. J. Fidler, J. F. Gale, J. Holder, J. E. Olson, S. E. Laubach

• A New, Systematic Approach to Achieve Effective Completions in Unconventional Reservoirs: C. H. Smith, E. Menendez

• Observations of Low Frequency, Long Duration Events in a Microseismic Dataset Recorded in a Horizontal Shale Gas Well: I. Das, M. Zoback

• Fractures Interactions in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing: A. Dahi Taleghani

• Multi-scale, Brittle-Ductile Couplets in Unconventional Gas Shales: Merging Sequence Stratigraphy and Geomechanics: R. M. Slatt, Y. Abousleiman

(Theme 5) From Reservoir to Pores and Volumes (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: S. C. Ruppel and A. Pepper • A Petrophysical Model to Estimate Free Gas in

Organic Shales: M. Holmes, D. Holmes, A. Holmes • Cyclic Nature of Intracratonic Versus Passive

Margin Mudstone Systems — A Reservoir Perspective: S. Egenhoff, N. Fishman, S. Paxton

• Formation Evaluation of Barnett Shale by Kohonen Self Organizing Maps — An Example from North East Fort Worth Basin: A. Roy, R. Perez, K. J. Marfurt

• Quantitative Assessment of Shale Gas Potential Based on Its Special Generation and Accumulation Processes: Y. Tang, X. Xia, K. Ferworn, J. Zumberge

(Theme 6) Sequence Stratigraphy Examples in a Variety of Lithologies (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: B. Dixon and T. Payenberg • Sources of Earliest Clastic Input into the Eastern

Gulf of Mexico and Their Control on Reservoir Prospectivity: A. Weislogel, T. Lovell, D. Robinson, B. W. Hunt

• Depositional Systems and Sequence Stratigraphic Relationships of the Upper Clear Fork-Lower San Angelo Interval (Permian), Eastern Shelf, Midland Basin, Texas: M. Horton, P. Holterhoff

• Controls on the Distribution and Geometries of Sandstone Bodies in Platform Carbonate Systems: Examples from the Middle Permian (Guadalupian), Permian Basin, Texas: S. C. Ruppel, R. Loucks

• Stratigraphic Architecture of Shallow-Marine Siliciclastic Sequences in an Updip Passive-Margin Setting: Insights into the Miocene Aquifers of the Central Delmarva Peninsula: P. P. McLaughlin, P. Martin, K. G. Miller, J. V. Browning

• 2nd- and 3rd-Order Sequence Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments, Provenance, and Diagenesis of the Supermature Eureka Quartzite and Its Equivalents, Western North America: M. Pope, E. Baar, A. Hutto, B. D. Workman, T. Wulf

• Stratigraphic Architecture of Shallow-Marine to Coastal-Plain Parasequences: Lower Williams Fork Formation, Southeastern Piceance Basin, Colorado: R. V. Shaak, M. J. Pranter, E. R. Gustason

• Sedimentological and Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Marcellus Formation and Associated Strata: D. R. Kohl, R. Slingerland, M. Arthur, T. Engelder

• Chemostratigraphy of the Mudstone-Dominated Upper Green River Formation in the Eastern Uinta Basin of Utah: D. Keighley

• Student Conceptions and Misunderstandings About the Core Concepts of Sequence Stratigraphy: J. S. Herrera, E. M. Riggs

(Theme 6) Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality (SEPM/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: T. L. Dunn, C. Macaulay and A. Ozkan • Chlorite Cement in Sandstone Reservoirs:

Analogue Studies of Clay Formation Processes in Modern Estuaries: G. M. Byrne, R. H. Worden, D. Hodgson

• Spatial Diagenetic Heterogeneity of Lenticular Sandbody in Shahejie Formation, Bohai Bay Basin, China, and Its Implications for Sandstone Diagenesis: H. Sun, D. Zhong

• Nanopetrography, Provenance and Pore Water Geochemistry of the Lower Cretaceous Sandstone in Orange Basin, South Africa: O. A. Fadipe, A. Akinlua, P. P. Carey, A. S. Adekola

• Back to the Rocks: A New Petrophysical Model for Siliciclastics Engaging Old Petrological Techniques: M. Vallee

• Sequence-Stratigraphic Controls on Sandstone Diagenesis — An Example from the Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado: A. M. Aboktef, M. J. Pranter, D. A. Budd

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• Integrating Diagenesis and Sequence Stratigraphy for Reservoir Quality Evolution Modeling: Evidence from Fluvial and Shallow Marine Sandstones of the Cambrian-Ordovician Successions in Southwestern Sinai, Egypt: M. Kordi, B. Turner, A. Salem

• Difficulty Correlating Degree of Porosity Uncertainty to Gross Rock Volume: A Multiple-Zone Solution: C. D. Norman

• Predicting Open Natural Fractures in Unconventional Sandstone Reservoirs: Spatial Distribution, Diagenesis, Timing, and Opening Rates: J. N. Hooker, A. Fall, G. Xu, A. L. Kaylor, H. Anh, P. Eichhubl, S. E. Laubach

• Prerequisites, Processes, and Prediction of Chlorite Grain Coating Using Modern Estuarine Systems as Analogues: P. J. Dowey, J. Utley, D. Hodgson, R. H. Worden

(Theme 7) Diagenesis and Fracturing: Application of Innovative Concepts, Methods, & Tools II (SEPM/AAPG/EMD) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: J. Lonnee and E. L. Frost • Deposition and Diagenesis of the Ediacaran

Khufai Formation, Huqf Supergroup, Oman: Preservation Potential for the Shuram Carbon Isotopic Excursion: M. Osburn, J. Grotzinger, G. Love, K. D. Bergmann, A. Sessions

• Reduction of Formation Energy of CaCO3 by Carboxyl-Terminated Organic Template: Q. Hu, B. Udo, J. De Yoreo

• The Dedolomitization and Its Significance to Carbonate Diagenesis: Z. Jie

• Facies and Fracture Distribution in the Miocene Cariatiz Reef Complex (Sorbas Basin, SE Spain): J. J. Reijmer, R. F. du Mée, M. J. van Goethem, F. Zwaan, M. Abd Elrahman, H. Boro, G. Bertotti

• Fracture Characterization of the 1st Eocene, Wafra Field, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia: M. E. Playton, V. Heesakkers, E. Flodin, W. Narr

• Diagenesis and Fracturing of a Lower Cretaceous Arabian Shallow Water Carbonate Platform: Towards a Better Assessment of Carbonate Reservoirs Heterogeneity: C. N. Sena, C. M. John, J. W. Cosgrove

• Partial Dolomitization of a Pennsylvanian Limestone Buildup by Hydrothermal Fluids and Its Effect on Reservoir Quality and Performance, West Texas: A. Saller, J. A. Dickson

• Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) Mineralization in the Khuff “B” and “C” Reservoirs, Saudi Arabia: R. F. Lindsay

• Diagenesis and Porosity Evolution of a Dolomitized Paleocene-Eocene Carbonate Ramp; 1st Eocene Reservoir, Wafra Field, Partitioned Zone, Kuwait: D. A. Pollitt, A. Saller, E. Anthonissen

• Evolution of Ooid Porosity in the Arab Formation, Onshore Abu Dhabi (UAE): G. Buijs, R. W. Mitchell, J. L. Whitworth, M. J. Al Mansouri

• Dolomitization and Enhancement of Rock Properties During Burial by Hypersaline Brines. Arab C Member of the Arab Formation (Jurassic) Dolostone Reservoirs (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): C. Taberner, B. Wignall, A. Briner, C. Harvey, A. Azzouni, M. Braun, G. Holstege, M. Vroon

• Application of Thermography to Karst Hydrogeology and Shale Outcrop Characterization: H. Badra, K. Blackwood

• Development of High-Resolution δ13C Records in Tethyan Limestones from the Anisian to Early Norian: D. Mosher, M. Katz, G. Muttoni, D. Kent

• Triassic Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy — Correlations Between Panthalassic and Tethyan Sections: M. Katz, A. Mørk, A. Milligan

(Theme 7) Lacustrine, Non-Marine and Microbialitic Carbonates and Reservoirs II (SEPM/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: J. Lukasik, T. Playton and P. Wright • Petrographic and Facies Analysis of Pleistocene

Travertines in Southern Tuscany, Central Italy: F. Barilaro, G. Della Porta, M. Ripamonti, E. Capezzuoli

• Lacustrine Microbialites in Great Salt Lake: Life in A Dead Lake: R. Baskin, N. Driscoll, V. Wright

• A Multi-scale Analysis and Stratigraphy of Microbialites of the Lower Ordovician of Central Missouri and Kansas: C. Warusavitharana, W. C. Parcell

• GPR Constraints on 3-D Stratigraphic Architecture and Porosity in Microbialite-Oolite Sequences, Upper Miocene, SE Spain: K. M. Knoph, E. K. Franseen, R. H. Goldstein, G. P. Tsoflias, Z. Li

• Giant Hams from the Laborcita Formation, Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico: K. M. Moore, I. T. Gordon, B. L. Kirkland, D. W. Schmitz

• Tufa Facies and Their Stable Isotope Record of Lake Paleohydrological Changes, Searles Lake, California: X. Guo, H. Chafetz

(Theme 8) New Concepts and Methods in Integrated Basin Analysis (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: B. Johnson, A. Danforth and M. A. Everett• Controls on the Syn-rift Tectono-Stratigraphic

Evolution of a Salt-Influenced Rift System: The Middle-Upper Jurassic of the Halten Terrace, Offshore Mid-Norway: G. Elliott, P. Wilson, C. Jackson, R. L. Gawthorpe, L. Michelsen, I. Sharp

• Structural Traps Modification Associated with Foreland Lithospheric Flexure: L. Langhi, B. N. Ciftci*

• Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the Exmouth Sub-basin, NW Shelf, Western Australia: S. Jitmahantakul, K. McClay

• The Tarera-Aiduna Strike-Slip Fault Zone and Its Impact on Deepwater Channels Offshore West Papua, Indonesia: G. Jones, P. Teas, J. Decker, D. Orange, L. Lonergan

• Structural and Stratigraphic Synthesis of the Gas Trend on the Northern Shelf of Trinidad and Tobago: S. Punnette, P. Mann

• Nicaraguan Rise Offshore Honduras: Upper Cretaceous Source Rock May Contribute to a Proven Eocene Hydrocarbon System at Main Cape-1 in the Mosquitia Basin: P. A. Emmet, P. Mann, R. Roberson

• Evaluating the Role of Sediment Supply and Tectonics in Sediment Partitioning and Reservoir Distribution in the Cordilleran Foreland Basin: A Basin-Scale Analysis of the Lower Mesaverde Group, Utah and Colorado: J. K. Rountree, J. L. Aschoff

• Improving E&P Data Interoperability Through the Development of a Reusable Earth Science Ontology for Basin Characterization: M. A. Everett, S. Hills, M. Gahegan, B. Whitehead, B. Brodaric

• Evidence for Along Strike Variation in Structural

Style, Geometry and Its Possible Causes: A Case Study Along the UK Flank of the Faeroe-Shetland Basin (North Atlantic Margin): S. I. Egbeni, K. McClay, C. Johns, D. Bruce, C. Elders, G. Vey

• Tectonic Controls on an Unconventional Sediment Transport Pathway Interpretation Used 3-D Seismic Data Analysis in Non-Marine Rift-Basin Setting: An Example from the Paleogene of Western Slope of Bozhong Sag, Bohai Bay, East China: Z. Hongtao, Y. Xianghua, Z. Xinhuai, L. Jianping, W. Deying, L. Min

• The PALEOMAP PaleoAtlas & PaleoClimate Atlas (ArcGIS): C. Scotese, T. Moore

(Theme 8) Rift Basins: Form and Fill (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: P. Rumelhart, K. Blackwood and R. Lyons • Controls on Water Balance and Facies

Development in a Lacustrine Rift Basin Setting: Lake Malawi, East Africa: R. Lyons, C. Scholz

• Fault Development and Syn-rift Basin Structure Within the Corinth Rift, Greece: R. Bell, L. McNeill, J. Bull, T. Henstock

• New Insights into the Stratigraphic and Structural Development of the NE Greenland Margin: R. Whittaker, J. Granath, M. Dinkelman

• Normal Fault Relay Zone Geometries in the Early Gulf of Corinth Rift (Greece) and Its Application as a Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Analogue: A. Wood, R. Collier, D. Paton

• Tectonic Evolution of the Albertine Graben of the East African Rift System; Constrained from Geological and Geophysical Data Recently Acquired in the Graben: D. Abeinomugisha, F. Mugisha, N. Njabire

• Late Cretaceous-Age, Half-Graben Basin, Turbidite Fills in the North Sea Heidrun Field, Mid-Norwegian Continental Shelf: S. Ramnarine, L. Wood, L. Moscardelli

(Theme 8) Salt-Related Deformation, Deposition and Petroleum Systems (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: M. G. Rowan, S. M. Holdaway and T. Hannah• Development and Charging of Traps Adjacent

to Salt in Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Subsalt Plays: V. S. Mount, K. I. Mahon, S. H. Mentemeier, A. C. Klein

• Regional Norphlet Formation Facies Correlation, Analysis and Implications for Paleo-Structure and Geologic Provenance, Eastern Gulf of Mexico: B. W. Hunt, D. Robinson, A. Weislogel, T. Lovell

• Canopy Evolution: Deformation Processes and Subsidence Patterns: T. P. Dooley, M. P. Jackson, M. Hudec

• Stress Rotations Around Salt Diapirs: Examples from the Gulf of Mexico Delta Systems, USA: R. C. King, G. Backe, R. Hillis, S. Mildren, M. Tingay

• Salt Welds in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico — Uncertainties in the Amount of Remnant Salt: Seismic and Well Examples: L. Liro, S. M. Holdaway

• Laramide Episodic Documentation in Architecture and Depofacies of Viento Formation: Consequence of La Popa Salt Weld Evolution, La Popa Basin, Northeastern Mexico: C. P. Platon, A. Weislogel







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(Theme 8) Gulf of Mexico: Basement, Salt Tectonics and Depositional Systems (AAPG) General Assembly A Co-Chairs: M. G. Rowan, S. M. Holdaway and T. Hannah 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Geologic and Geophysical Constraints on

Crustal Type and Tectonic Evolution of the Gulf of Mexico: M. I. Ross, S. S. Mukherjee, L. Kennan, G. S. Steffens, S. Barker, E. Biegert, S. Bergman, T. Petitclerc

8:25 Interpretation of the Basement Step — Some Observations and Implications in the Gulf of Mexico: S. Barker, S. S. Mukherjee

8:45 The Impact of Imperfect Velocity Models and Seismic Artifacts on Interpretation of Louann Salt and Basement Structure in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: S. M. Holdaway, E. Blumenthal

9:05 A New Depositional Model for the Chicontepec Basin, Onshore Eastern Mexico: S. P. Cossey, D. Van Nieuwenhuise

9:25 Norphlet Aeolian Sand Fairway Established in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: T. J. Godo, E. Chuparova, D. E. McKinney

9:45 Break10:25 The Pillow Fold Belt: A Key Subsalt Structural

Province in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: M. P. Jackson, T. P. Dooley, M. Hudec, A. McDonnell

10:45 The Pony Discovery, Green Canyon Block 468, U.S. Gulf of Mexico: Structural Evolution and Salt Tectonics: M. W. Kilsdonk, R. Mann*, H. Zollinger, K. Grush, J. E. Graves

11:05 Constraints on Sigsbee Salt Canopy Advancement and Its Implications for Neogene Deformation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: C. Connors, E. Haire, D. Howard, B. Radovich

11:25 Entrained Section and Encapsulated Minibasins: Complex Allochthonous Salt Geometries in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: M. G. Rowan, K. Inman

(Theme 5) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy — It Really Does Matter! (EMD/AAPG) General Assembly B Co-Chairs: N. Fishman and C. T. Wilhelm 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Shale-Gas Production and Sequence

Stratigraphy: What Makes the Best Part of the Best Plays?: B. Hart

8:25 Mudrock Reservoirs — Why Depositional Fabric and Sequence Stratigraphic Framework Matter: J. A. May, D. S. Anderson

8:45 Deciphering Depositional Controls on Shale-Gas Reservoir Distribution and Resource Density Using Detailed Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy: J. Ottmann, K. Bohacs*, R. Lazar, T. Demko, J. Flaum, J. Kalbas

9:05 Primary Depositional Controls on Shale Gas/Shale Oil Potential in the U.S.: A Global Sequence Stratigraphic Perspective: A. C. Messer, W. L. Prendergast, O. E. Sutcliffe, M. A. Reynald

9:25 Reconstructing a Source Rock System — Silurian Onlap in Time and Space: P. Spaak

9:45 Break10:25 Sequence Stratigraphy as Expressed by Shale

Source Rock and Reservoir Characteristics — Examples from the Devonian Succession, Appalachian Basin: G. Lash, R. Blood

10:45 Algal Cysts in the Marcellus Shale (Middle Devonian), Appalachian Basin: The Impact of Algal Blooms on Gas Shale Reservoirs: J. Zhou, P. Rush, R. Miller

11:05 Expression of Sea Level Cycles in a Black Shale: Woodford Shale, Permian Basin: N. B. Harris

11:25 Offshore Transport of Mud by Combined Flows: Upper Cretaceous, Western Interior Seaway, Northern Alberta, Canada: J. Macquaker, G. Plint

(Theme 5) Fractures: Natural and Hydraulic — Prediction, Observation and Performance (EMD/AAPG) General Assembly C Co-Chairs: C. Jenkins and U. Hammes 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Predicting Fracability in Shale Reservoirs:

J. Breyer, H. Alsleben, M. B. Enderlin8:25 Compositional and Textural Variability of

Shales as Hindrance to Understanding Shale Fracturing: R. P. George, M. W. Deacon

8:45 Hydraulic Fracture and Natural Fracture Simulation for Improved Shale Gas Development: W. Dershowitz, R. Ambrose, D. Lim, M. Cottrell

9:05 Natural Fractures in Shales: Timing, Sealing, Mechanisms of Formation, and Relevance for Shale-Gas Reservoirs: J. F. Gale, P. Eichhubl, A. Fall, S. E. Laubach

9:25 The Role of Strain in Controlling Orientation of Natural Hydraulic Fractures in Gas Shales: T. Engelder

9:45 Break10:25 Issues in Estimating Horizontal Stress with

Poroelastic Models: K. Katahara

10:45 Overpressure in Shale Gas — When Geochemistry and Engineering Data Meet and Agree: J. Chatellier, K. Ferworn, N. Lazreg Larsen, S. Ko, P. Flek, M. Molgat, I. Anderson

11:05 Microseismic Monitoring Reveals Natural Fracture Networks: S. Goldstein, M. Seibel, T. Urbancic

11:25 Future of Microseismic Analysis — Integration of Monitoring and Reservoir Simulation: L. Eisner, V. Grechka, S. Williams-Stroud*

(Theme 2) Prediction of Deepwater Stratigraphic Uncertainty: Quantification, Characterization and Modeling II (AAPG/SEPM) Room 342 Co-Chairs: B. Dixon and D. Pyles 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 A 60-Kilometer-Long Architectural Transition

from Slope Valley to Terminal Lobe: Unit C, Fort Brown Formation, Karoo Basin, South Africa: R. Brunt, W. Van der Merwe, C. Di Celma, D. Hodgson, S. Flint

8:25 Shelf-Slope Sedimentary Prism Development and Changing Deepwater Sand Distribution Pattern: Eocene Tyee Forearc Basin, Oregon: M. Santra, R. Steel, M. L. Sweet

8:45 Architecture of a Modern Transient Slope Fan (Villafranca Fan, Gioia Basin — Southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea): F. Gamberi, M. Rovere

9:05 Two Fundamentally Different Types of Submarine Canyons: Modern and Ancient Examples from the Continental Margin of Equatorial Guinea, West Africa: Z. R. Jobe, D. Lowe, S. Uchytil

9:25 Exploration Scale Analysis of Down Dip and Across Slope Stratigraphic Variations in a Multiple Feeder Deepwater System, Karoo Basin, South Africa: W. Van der Merwe, R. Brunt, D. Hodgson, S. Flint, J. Kavanagh

9:45 Break10:25 Examining Deepwater Channel-Levee

Development with High-Resolution Seafloor Data: Insights from the Lucia Chica System, Offshore Central California: K. L. Maier, A. Fildani, B. Romans, C. K. Paull, S. Graham, T. McHargue, D. Caress, M. McGann

10:45 Stratal Patterns in Salt-Withdrawal Minibasins: Simple Modeling and Implications for Reservoir Prediction: Z. Sylvester, A. Cantelli, C. Pirmez

11:05 Using a Numerical Forward Model to Investigate Stratigraphic Onlap Traps in a Deepwater Field. Marlim Case Study: A. Cantelli, C. Pirmez, J. Imran

11:25 Contourite Sheet Sands: New Deepwater Exploration Target: D. Stow, R. Brackenridge, J. Hernandez-Molina




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(Theme 4) New Insights from Key Tight-Gas Provinces (EMD/AAPG) Room 351 Co-Chairs: S. Cumella and J. Robinson 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Reducing Uncertainty in a Basin Centred Gas

System; Designing an Intense Data Collection Program: P. H. Benham, M. Argument, S. F. Jones*, L. A. Teterenko, J. S. Chavarria

8:25 TBD 8:45 Understanding Production Performance at

Pinedale from a Geological Perspective: M. A. Chapin, A. Govert, G. Ugueto, N. Brandon, G. Diomampo, C. Fleming

9:05 Understanding Controls on Produced Fluid Properties at Pinedale: A. Bishop, E. Inan, T. Bryndzia, C. Beck Brake, E. Idiz, I. Novosel, C. Buker, M. Chapin, G. Ugueto

9:25 Gas Geochemistry in Tight-Gas-Sand Reservoirs of the Rocky Mountains; Results of a Multivariate Field Study: N. B. Harris, Q. Xiao, P. Philp, C. Ballentine

9:45 Break10:25 The Role of Natural and Hydraulic Fracturing

and Matrix Rock Properties in Controlling Gas and Water Production from Tight Gas Sands in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, USA: R. James, S. Atan, P. Brown, J. Chen, D. Eubanks, D. Mack, E. Yang

10:45 Geomechanical Controls on the Gas Production in the North Parachute Area, Colorado: P. Paul, T. Neely, T. Allwardt, P. Hennings, J. McLennan, R. Reid, D. Brown

11:05 Exploration for the Arkansas Novaculite Reservoir, in the Southern Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas: T. J. Godo, P. Li, M. E. Ratchford

11:25 Testing the Basin-Centered Gas Model Using Fluid Inclusion Observations: A. Fall, P. Eichhubl, R. J. Bodnar, S. E. Laubach

(Theme 7) Diagenesis and Fracturing: Application of Innovative Concepts, Methods & Tools I (SEPM/AAPG/EMD) Room 360 Co-Chairs: D. A. Budd and S. E. Kaczmarek 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Clumped-Isotope Thermometry: A New Tool to

Delineate Diagenetic Temperatures and Fluids of Calcite Phases: D. A. Budd, K. W. Huntington, E. L. Frost

8:25 Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry: A Tool for Investigating Carbonate Burial Diagenesis: K. D. Bergmann, J. Grotzinger, D. A. Katz, J. M. Eiler

8:45 Magnesium Isotopes in Dolomites — Results for the Paleozoic of Eastern Canada and Significance for Exploration Models: D. Lavoie, S. Jackson, I. Girard

9:05 Late-Stage Diagenesis and Bacterial Sulfate Reduction in the 1st Eocene Reservoir, Wafra Field, Partitioned Zone, Kuwait: A. Saller, D. A. Pollitt, J. A. Dickson

9:25 Cavernous Porosity Development and Mississippi Valley-Type Mineralization as Recorders of Multi-sourced Diagenetic Waters Migrating Through the Ordovician Galena Group Limestone (Trenton), Kane County, NE Illinois, USA: J. T. Freiburg

9:45 Break10:25 Visualization and Quantification of Fracture-

Related Karst in Barremian Limestones, Cassis, France: K. Pomar, G. P. Eberli*, M. Grasmueck, J. Lamarche

10:45 Tracking and Quantifying Fluid Flow in a Fractured Carbonate Reservoir with 4-D Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR): P. Marchesini, M. Grasmueck, G. P. Eberli, R. L. Van Dam

11:05 Platform-Scale Fracture Patterns in Atoll-Like Carbonate Platforms: The Latemar Case Study (Dolomites, Italy): G. Bertotti, H. Boro, F. Beekman

11:25 Hydrothermal Dolomites Along Faults/Fractures in the Aptian-Albian Platform Carbonates (Karrantza Valley, N.W. Spain): Petrographic/Geochemical Studies and Their Numerical Modelling: M. M. Shah, F. H. Nader, R. Swennen, D. Garcia

(Theme 10) CO2 Capture and Sequestration (DEG)

Room 361 Chair: G. Blount 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Evaluation of CO2 Sequestration Potential

in Ozark Plateau Aquifer System (OPAS) in Southern Kansas — Initial Studies: W. L. Watney, S. Bhattacharya, P. Gerlach, J. Rush, T. Hansen, L. Nicholson, J. Doveton, A. Smith, D. Hedke, S. Nissen, A. Raef, J. Xia, D. Koger, R. Baker, J. Victorine

8:25 The Effect of Natural CO2 Occurrence on CO2 Storage in Geological Formations: Y. Xiao, G. Macleod, D. Advocate, C. Reaves, R. Pottorf

8:45 Reinterpretation of the “J” Basalt Reflector from Seismic Data Reprocessing Across the Coastal Plain of Southeastern Georgia: Potential Implications for Long-Term CO2 Sequestration: O. M. Akintunde, C. Knapp, J. H. Knapp, D. M. Heffner, J. Shafer

9:05 Uncertainty Analysis of Storage Resource Estimates for CO2 Sequestration in Saline Formations: O. H. Popova, S. T. McCoy, B. Karimi, M. Small, A. C. Thomas, M. Morgan

9:25 Controls on Porosity and Permeability Within the Carmel Formation: Implications for Carbon Sequestration: W. G. Payne, P. S. Mozley, D. A. Sprinkel, A. R. Campbell

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10:25 Geochemical Monitoring During the CO2 Injection Test at Lost Hill, California: D. R. Cole, M. F. Morea, B. Kennedy

10:45 Laboratory and Numerical Geochemical Modeling of CO2 Injection at Powder River Basin: Y. Holubnyak, S. B. Hawthorne, B. A. Mibeck, D. J. Miller, J. M. Bremer, S. A. Smith, J. A. Sorensen, E. N. Steadman, J. A. Harju

11:05 Coupled Reactive Flow and Transport Modeling of CO2 Sequestration in the Mount Simon Sandstone Formation, Midwest USA: F. Liu, P. Lu, C. Zhu, Y. Xiao

11:25 3-D Geologic Modeling Toward a Site-Specific CO2 Injection Simulation: J. Zeng, C. L. Liner, P. Geng, H. King

(Theme 9) Seismic Visualization & Attributes (AAPG) Room 370 Co-Chairs: R. Keach and T. R. Lane 8:00 Introductory Remarks8:05 Integration of Coherence and Volumetric

Curvature Attributes: S. Chopra, K. J. Marfurt8:25 3-D Seismic Characterization of Zubair Pay

Sands of Sabiriyah Field, North Kuwait, Kuwait: M. Syed, A. N. Khan, S. Nair

8:45 Seismic Attribute Mapping for Identification of Cypress Sands, Illinois Basin, Indiana, USA: M. R. Yenugu, K. J. Marfurt, C. Wickstrom, S. Matson

9:05 Predicting Hydraulically Induced Fractures Using Acoustic Impedance Inversion Volumes: A Barnett Shale Formation Example: X. E. Refunjol, J. H. Le Calvez, K. J. Marfurt

9:25 Implications of 3-D Domain Transformation for Structural and Stratigraphic Interpretation: G. A. Dorn

9:45 Break10:25 Application of Spectral Decomposition

Technique in Reservoir Exploration in the Junggar Basin of West China: C. Gang, S. Mingjun, Y. Qingzhou, G. Honglin

10:45 Application of Spectral Decomposition in an East Cameron Offshore Area, Northern Gulf of Mexico: A. D. Welshhans

11:05 Look Within Your Wavelet: 3-D Seismic Analysis Workflows to Investigate Subtle Stratigraphy: A. Henning, G. Paton

11:25 Use of 3-D Seismic Inversion Data in Gas Exploration: An Example from the Arkoma Basin, Southeastern Oklahoma: I. Cemen, C. Hager, R. Gertson, J. Fuchs







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(Theme 8) South Atlantic Exploration (AAPG) General Assembly A Co-Chairs: J. M. Francis, R. Eisenberg and B. Prather 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 An Entirely New 3-D View of the Crustal and

Mantle Structure of a South Atlantic Passive Margin — Santos, Campos and Espírito Santo Basins, Brazil: P. V. Zalán, M. G. Severino, C. A. Rigoti, L. P. Magnavita, J. B. Oliveira, A. R. Viana

1:40 Synrift Tectonic Domains in South Atlantic Salt Basins: Observations from Long-Offset Deep Seismic Data Combined with Plate Reconstructions Allow for Comparisons of Regional Extension Along West Africa and Brazil Continental Margins: I. Norton, M. Dinkelman

2:00 Detached Micros-Continents Offshore Southern Brazil: Crustal Thickness from Gravity Inversion and Plate Reconstructions: A. Alvey, N. J. Kusznir, A. M. Roberts

2:20 Mapping the Northern South Atlantic Continental-Oceanic Boundary: Rift to Early Drift Along Extensional and Strike Slip Margins: S. G. Henry, N. Kumar, A. Danforth, P. Nuttall, S. Venkatraman

2:40 Reconstructing Aptian Evaporite Basin Geometry: Implications for Pre-evaporite Facies Distribution in the Santos and Campos Basins, Brazil: T. M. Laroche, J. M. Francis, C. A. Guzofski, R. Eisenberg

3:00 Break3:40 Salt Deposition, Loading and Gravity Drainage

in the Campos and Santos Salt Basin, Southern Brazil: I. Davison, L. Anderson, P. Nuttall

4:00 TBD4:20 Stratigraphic Architecture, Distribution, and

Quality of Pre-salt Lacustrine Source Rocks of the Greater Campos Basin, Offshore Brazil: J. Guthrie, J. Hohman, S. G. Crews, C. Nino, O. Lopez Gamundi

4:40 Impact of Albian Tectono-Stratigraphy on Upper Cretaceous Plays in the Deep Ivorian Basin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa: A. Peterhänsel, A. Akhmetzhanov, Z. Schleder, G. Toropov, C. H. Bradley, M. Neese, R. Wallace, G. Gauly, G. N’Dri

Forum: Shale Plays: Technical Examination of Today’s Reality and Tomorrow’s Future (EMD) General Assembly BCo-Chairs: P. Basinski and K. ShanleySee Summary Page 51:15p.m.–5:05 p.m.

(Theme 2) Deepwater E&P: Gulf of Mexico (AAPG/SEPM) General Assembly C Co-Chairs: R. Abegg and C. J. O’Byrne, P. Dillett1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Three Cenozoic Megasequences in the

Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Depocenters, Sandstone Composition, and Hinterland Tectonic Phases: C. D. Winker, T. Diggs, N. R. Braunsdorf

1:40 Reservoir Geology of Mensa Field After 13 years of Production, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM): P. Bilinski, M. Razi

2:00 The Pony Discovery, Green Canyon Block 468, U.S. Gulf of Mexico: Depositional Facies and Reservoir Architecture of Miocene Turbidite Reservoirs: C. R. Handford, S. Carney, G. Perov, G. Ellis, T. C. Huang, R. Beaubouef

2:20 Reducing Reservoir Uncertainty in a Phased Development — Tahiti Field, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, USA: T. Billiter, J. Bretches, W. Clark, B. Goff, R. Guillory, S. Hanrahan, J. Heltz, T. Hudson, N. Rivera, C. Picornell, G. Rowland, M. Sawyer, A. M. Swanston, D. M. Tatum*,

R. D. Wiggins2:40 Reservoir Characterization of the Big Foot

Deepwater Confined Sheet System: J. Borges, R. T. Mooney, L. Zarra, R. Boehme, S. Smith, R. Dvoretsky, M. D. Sullivan

3:00 Break3:40 Gulf of Mexico Wilcox Tectonostratigraphic

Model and Paleogeography: E. Gomez, M. A. Hollanders, B. Prather, J. C. Jimenez

4:00 Great White “WM12” Reservoir: A New Development in the Ultra-Deepwater, Perdido Fold Belt, Gulf of Mexico: M. Medeiros, R. Li, B. McKee, J. Piefer, T. Stroud

4:20 Very Large Oligocene Age Frio Reservoirs at Great White Field in the Ultra-Deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico Offer Significant Development Challenges and Long-Term Growth Potential: V. Eikrem, J. Thompson, B. McKee, R. Li, J. Keller, Y. Hamilton, G. Gray

4:40 Silvertip Field Development in the Ultra-Deepwater, Perdido Foldbelt, Gulf of Mexico: V. Eikrem, O. Kostenko*, M. Medeiros, T. Stroud, Y. Gonzalez, G. Gray, R. Li, J. Hamilton

Forum: The Deepwater Horizon/Macondo Well Oil Spill — Understanding the Impact (DEG) Room 342 Co-Chairs: M. Foss and D. Nieuwenhuise See Summary Page 51:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Overview and Perspective on Media

Coverage: D. Nieuwenhuise1:40 Gulf of Mexico Circulation and Oil Transport

Pathways: P. Brickley, P. Coholan, A. Gangopadhyay, J. Feeney

2:00 Overview of Deepwater Horizon Surface Oil Motion Based on Satellite Imagery: N. D. Walker, C. Pillley, V. Raghunathan, H. Graber, R. Turner

2:20 Deepwater Horizon: Coastal Ocean to Marsh Margin Sedimentary Impacts: K. M. Yeager, C. A. Brunner, K. B. Briggs, P. Louchouarn, L. Guo, V. Asper, K. J. Schindler, K. M. Martin, J. Prouhet, N. Couey, C. Fortner

2:40 The Importance of Time and Space: Understanding the Ecological Impacts of the Macondo Spill: J. R. Wozniak

3:00 Break3:20 Coastal Engineering Responses to the Spill,

More Harm than Good?: R. Young3:40 Government & Economic Issues: M. Foss4:00 Panel Discussion

(Theme 6) Romancing the Stone: New Adventures in Sandstone Reservoir Quality (SEPM/AAPG) Room 351 Co-Chairs: T. L. Dunn, C. Macaulay and A. Ozkan 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Stylolites; Their Origin and Impact on

Reservoir Quality: J. Hamilton, S. Reddy, H. Olierook, N. Timms

1:40 Intergranular Pressure Solution During the Diagenesis of Sandstone: Conditions and Controlling Factors: W. He, D. Sparks, A. Hajash

2:00 Quantification of Effects of Cementation on Subcritical Crack Index by Comparison of Outcrop and Subsurface Samples of Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin: A. Ozkan, K. Milliken, S. E. Laubach, J. E. Olson, J. Holder

2:20 The Role of Paragenetic Patterns on the Quality of Clastic Reservoirs: L. F. De Ros, K. Goldberg, A. R. Elias

2:40 Regional Composition and Reservoir Quality of Wilcox Sandstones, Northwest Gulf of Mexico: S. P. Dutton, R. Loucks, R. Day-Stirrat

3:00 Break3:40 Hydrodynamic Fractionation of Minerals and

Textures in Submarine Fans: Implications for the Prediction of Reservoir Quality: J. Stammer, D. Pyles, A. Fleming, J. Clark, M. D. Sullivan, G. Gordon, J. D. Moody




4:00 Low Temperature Porosity Preserving Microquartz from Upper Cretaceous Sandstones of the Subhercynian Basin (Germany): M. French, R. H. Worden, E. Mariani, W. C. Horn, C. E. Kliewer, W. A. Lamberti, R. R. Mueller, C. Fischer

4:20 Depositional and Facies Controls on Infiltrated/Inherited Clay Coatings: Unayzah Sandstones; Saudi Arabia: S. Shammari, S. Franks, O. Soliman

4:40 How Clay Grain Coats Inhibit Quartz Cement and Preserve Deep Sandstone Porosity: Some Experimental Observations: J. M. Ajdukiewicz, R. E. Larese

(Theme 7) Lacustrine, Non-Marine and Microbialitic Carbonates and Reservoirs I (SEPM/AAPG) Room 360 Co-Chairs: J. Lukasik, T. Playton and P. Wright 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Reservoir Architectures in Non-Marine

Carbonates: V. P. Wright1:40 Non-Marine Carbonates — Facies,

Diagenesis and Porosity Development: G. Della Porta, F. Barilaro, M. Ripamonti

2:00 Major Characteristics of Lacustrine Stromatolites: S. M. Awramik, H. Buchheim

2:20 Lacustrine Carbonates and Evaporites — Facies Evolution and Diagenesis: Eocene Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado: N. Suriamin, J. Sarg*, K. Tanavsuu-Milkeviciene

2:40 Pore Characteristics in Microbial Carbonate Reservoirs: W. M. Ahr, E. A. Mancini, W. C. Parcell

3:00 Break3:40 Reservoir Facies Distribution and Pore Types

of Dolomitized Microbialite Reservoirs of the Ara Group, Sultanate of Oman: J. Grotzinger, Z. Rawahi

4:00 Depositional Settings for Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Microbial Carbonate Buildups and Associated Reservoir Facies, Northern Gulf of Mexico: E. A. Mancini, W. M. Ahr, W. C. Parcell

4:20 Late Rift South Atlantic Pre-salt Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy: F. R. Love

4:40 Outcrop Analogue of Pre-salt Microbial Series from South Atlantic: The Yacoraite Formation, Salta Rift System (NW Argentina): S. Rohais, Y. Hamon, R. Deschamps

(Theme 8) Breakthroughs in Petroleum Systems Modeling & Geochemistry (AAPG) Room 361 Co-Chairs: R. Tscherny, F. Mosca and D. Curry 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Magnetic Characterisation of Oil Sands and

Well Cores: S. Emmerton, A. R. Muxworthy, M. Sephton

1:40 On the Cracking of Oil to Gas in Source Rocks and Reservoirs: V. Dieckmann, O. Podlaha, M. Keym, A. Bell, J. Westrich

2:00 Hydrocarbon Bitumen in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico — An Integrated Petroleum Systems and Geomechanics Perspective: J. Huang, S. G. Crews, K. Grush, G. Han, G. Sulistyo

2:20 Petroleum Systems Analysis in the Gulf of Mexico — From Regional Framework to Predicting Fluid and Rock Properties: K. R. Leischner, E. Chuparova, A. Bishop, D. E. McKinney, T. Taylor

2:40 The Pony Discovery, Green Canyon Block 468, U.S. Gulf of Mexico: Regional Three-Dimensional Hydrocarbon Migration Modeling: S. G. Crews, J. Huang, D. E. Ballentine

3:00 Break3:40 Heat Flow History in the Chukchi Sea —

Mega-Regional Tectonics, Local Heat Flow and Charge Implications: M. Kacewicz, M. Roberts, J. Stowe, T. M. Laroche, J. Curiale, B. Johnson, C. Weaver, V. LeMieux

4:00 Identification and Quantification of Paleotraps During Petroleum System Assessments: D. A. Wavrek, D. Schelling, R. Sbarra, D. Hall, D. Strickland, A. Hansen

4:20 Intrinsic Fault Seal Uncertainties in Hydrocarbon Migration Analysis: Ø. Sylta, A. Tømmerås

4:40 Basin Modeling in Complex Setting: New Developments and Workflows: J. Laigle, I. Faille, M. Thibaut, J. Lecompte, M. Cacas, J. Callot

(Theme 6) Facies Models of Fluvial Systems: 50 Years On II (SEPM) Room 370 Co-Chairs: J. Holbrook, T. Payenberg and G. Hampson 1:15 Introductory Remarks1:20 Characterizing Overbank Deposits for Use in

Fluvial Reservoir Models: J. D. Moody, B. Bracken, D. Pyles, G. Ford, K. Sendziak, B. Willis, T. Payenberg

1:40 Distributive Fluvial Systems in the Continental Rock Record: Implications for Reservoir Development in Alluvial Systems: A. J. Hartley, G. S. Weissmann, S. Davidson, G. Nichols, L. Scuderi, A. Kulikova

2:00 Facies Assemblages on Distributive Fluvial Systems: S. Davidson, A. Hartley, G. S. Weissmann, G. Nichols, L. Scuderi

2:20 Controls on Fluvial Reservoir Architecture: Insights from the Blackhawk Formation Outcrop Belt, Wasatch Plateau, Utah: G. Hampson, R. Gani, T. Jewell, H. Sahoo, A. Ranson, N. Irfan

2:40 Controls on Fluvial Channel Belt Architecture from the Cretaceous Blackhawk Formation of Eastern Utah: A. Rittersbacher, J. A. Howell, S. J. Buckley

3:00 Break 3:40 Fluvial Stratigraphic and Reservoir

Architectures Using Outcrop Analogs in the Cretaceous Straight Cliffs Formation, Southern Utah: Revised Depositional Models and Synthetic Seismic Modeling: C. Johnson, J. Gooley, E. Sandoval

4:00 Fluvial Sand Body Architecture in the Lower Beaufort Group, Karoo Basin, South Africa: A. Wilson, S. Flint, J. Vermeulen, T. Payenberg, A. Palfrey, A. Mistry

4:20 Seismic Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Distributary Channels and Incised Valleys of the Mungaroo Delta Plain, Wa-390-P, Exmouth Plateau, North Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: J. Minken, J. Miller, Y. Kusumanegara, D. Griffin

4:40 Fluvial Stratigraphic Architecture of the Jurassic Monach Formation, NW Alberta, Canada: Implications for Tight Gas Reservoir Delineation: R. Kukulski, S. M. Hubbard, K. M. Raines, T. Moslow

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(Theme 5) Global Active and Emerging Plays (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chair: J. Breyer • Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian Shale Gas

Reservoirs in Southern Sichuan Basin, China: X. Li, C. Zou, Z. Qiu, J. Li, G. Chen, D. Dong, L. Wang, S. Wang, Z. Lu, S. Wang, K. Cheng

• Geomechanical, Petrophysical and Rock Physics Characterisation of a Global Suite of Shales: Results and Learnings: D. Dewhurst, M. B. Clennell, T. Siggins, A. Borysenko, M. Raven, J. Sarout, C. Delle Piane, M. Josh, L. Esteban

• Geochemical Investigation of Tanezzuft Formation, Murzuq Basin, Libya: T. Hodairi, P. Philp

• Shale Gas Prospectivity in South Australia: S. Menpes, A. J. Hill, A. Siasitorbaty

• The Horton Bluff Formation Gas Shale Opportunity, Nova Scotia, Canada: A. MacDonald

(Theme 5) U.S. Active and Emerging Plays I (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: R. Hill and S. Brown • Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Systematics in

Gases from Horizontal Bakken Shale Wells: M. Schoell, J. LeFever

• Characterization of Unconventional Shale Gas Reservoirs Using a Shale Gas Facies Expert System to Identify Lithofacies and Optimal Completion Intervals: A. Mitra, D. Warrington, A. Sommer

• Facies and Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian-Cenomanian) Eagle Ford Formation, Central and South Texas: R. Harbor, S. C. Ruppel, T. Hentz

• Methodology for More Accurate Measurement of Vitrinite Reflectance in Black Shales with Examples from the Bakken, Woodford, and Eagle Ford: J. Newman, J. Edman*, J. Pitman, J. LeFever

• Dating Diagenetic Events in the Barnett and Marcellus Shale: Evidence from Paleomagnetic, Petrographic, and Geochemical Analysis: J. C. Deng, E. B. Manning, D. P. Dennie, S. Pannalal, R. Elmore

• Integrated Reservoir Characterization of Barnett Shale Gas: Defining the Stratigraphic Influences on Production: B. Jia, B. Hart

• Evaluating the Gas Shale Potential of the Hilliard/ Baxter Formation in the Green River Basin,

Wyoming: I. Novosel, C. Buker*, A. S. Kornacki, V. Dieckmann

• Fractures, Veins, Fluid Migration and Hydrocarbon Generation in the Utica Shale, Northern Appalachian Basin, New York: J. Colborne, J. Michaels, B. Selleck*

• The Downside of Using GR to Determine TOC Content: An Example from the Marcellus Shale in SE West Virginia: K. A. Bowker, T. Grace

• Middle Bakken Facies, Williston Basin, USA: A Key to Prolific Production: S. Sonnenberg, J. Sarg, J. Vickery

• Bakken Mudrocks of the Williston Basin, World Class Source Rocks: S. Sonnenberg, J. Sarg, H. Jin

• Characterization of Devonian Shale Formations in the Appalachian Basin: T. H. Mroz, D. Crandall, K. McDannal, J. Landis

(Theme 5) U.S. Active and Emerging Plays II (EMD/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: R. Hill and S. Brown • Open-System Chemical Behavior in Deep Wilcox

Group Mudstones, Texas Gulf Coast, USA: R. J. Day-Stirrat, K. L. Milliken, S. P. Dutton, R. Loucks, S. Hillier, A. C. Aplin, A. M. Schleicher

• Appalachian Basin Database for Devonian Gas Shales: R. C. Milici, R. T. Ryder, F. T. Dulong

• Undiscovered Petroleum Resources for the Woodford Shale and Thirteen Finger Limestone-Atoka Shale, Anadarko Basin: D. K. Higley

• Produced Gas Composition Variations and Its Relationship to Sequence Stratigraphy and Structural Complexity of the Marcellus Shale: A. S. Douds

• A Preliminary Diagenetic and Paleomagnetic Study of the Fayetteville Shale, Arkansas: S. E. Farzaneh, K. M. Hulsey, S. Pannalal, R. Elmore

• Analysis of Reservoir Heterogeneity and Applications of Representative Core Sampling for Gas Shale Characterization: R. Suarez-Rivera, A. Ghassemi, S. Marino, H. R. Morales

• Gas Molecular and Isotopic Compositions Were Determined and Are Being Integrated with Condensate Analytical Results: R. Hill

• Chemostratigraphic Studies of the Marcellus Shale by Handheld X-ray Fluorescence (HHXRF) Analysis: C. N. Smith, A. Malicse

(Theme 6) Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton I (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: J. Bhattacharya and B. Willis • Animal-Sediment Interactions and Trace

Assemblages on the Asymmetrical Fraser River Delta Front and Prodelta, British Columbia, Canada: K. Ayranci, S. E. Dashtgard

• Seismic Facies Architecture of a Recent Shelf Margin: Implications for Exploration of Ancient Shelf Edge Deltas: D. McPherson, M. DiMarco, B. Prather, R. Steel

• Stratigraphy and Internal Architecture of the Wave-Dominated Gum Hollow Delta, Nueces Bay, Texas: Implications for Architecture Scaling and Recording Paleo-Storminess in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: S. P. Miller, J. R. Garrison, A. M. Mestas-Nuñez, T. M. Dellapenna, J. R. Williams

• Evidence of Centennial- to Millennial-Scale Storminess Signals in Height and Granulometry of Beach Dune Ridges on North Padre and Matagorda Islands, Western Gulf of Mexico: J. R. Garrison, J. R. Williams*, A. M. Mestas-Nuñez, T. M. Dellapenna, K. Leroy

• Turonian Tidal Inlet Architecture and Ichnological Signature, Upper Ferron Sandstone, Central Utah: M. R. King, G. Pemberton, M. Gingras, R. Bistran

• Bioturbation and Its Effects on Permeability in Wave-Dominated Shoreface Rocks of the Spring Canyon Member, Blackhawk Formation, Utah, USA: L. B. Dabek, R. Knepp

• Facies-Belt Pinch-Out Relationships in a Distal, Mixed-Influence Shallow-Marine Reservoir Analogue: Lower Sego Sandstone Member, Western Colorado, USA: B. Legler, V. Stacey, B. Massart, H. D. Johnson, G. J. Hampson, C. Jackson, M. D. Jackson, R. Ravnas, M. Sarginson

• Stratigraphic Evolution of High Relief Slope Clinoforms from Shelf-Edge to Basin Floor, Magallanes Basin, Chile: D. B. Bauer, S. M. Hubbard

• Facies Variability in Shelf-Edge Strata of the Lower Kookfontein Formation, Tanqua Karoo Basin, South Africa: An Analog for Reservoir Heterogeneity in Shelf-Edge Settings: J. Dixon, R. Steel

• Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on Deposition of the Harmon, Cadotte and Paddy Members of the Albian Peace River Formation, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada: R. A. Buckley, G. Plint

• The Complex Sedimentary and Ecological Environments of a Drowned River Valley: Port Stephens, SE Australia: C. Schroder-Adams, T. Tran

• Updip Migrating Bedforms in the Inclined Heterolithic Strata as a Compelling Evidence of a Sinuous, Meandering Tidal-Fluvial Channel: Comparisons Between Ancient (Upper Cretaceous Neslen Formation, USA) and Modern (Macrotidal Estuary, Gomso Bay, Korea) Analogues: K. Choi, R. J. Steel, C. Olariu, M. I. Olariu

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(Theme 6) Shallow Marine Systems and Processes: A Tribute to Roger Walker and Gerry Middleton II (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: J. Bhattacharya and B. Willis • Facies Architecture of Sandstones and Shales in

Mouth Bar Assemblages of the Late Cretaceous Ferron Notom Delta, Factory Butte, Utah: S. Ahmed, J. Bhattacharya

• 3-D Facies Architecture and Mouth Bar Development of a Flood-, Storm-Dominated Delta: Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone, Utah: D. Garza, J. Bhattacharya, Y. Zhu

• Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Clinoforms Within Deltaic and Shoreface Reservoirs: G. H. Graham, M. D. Jackson, G. Hampson, R. Sech, D. Peter

• 3-D Characterization of Wave-Influenced Deltaic Reservoir Analogs: An Example from Ferron Notom Delta, Utah, USA: D. Wang, J. Bhattacharya

• Reservoir Modeling of Highly Heterolithic Tidal Shoreline Deposits in the Sego Sandstone, Utah; Translating Detailed Outcrop Knowledge to Subsurface Understanding of Flow in Stratigraphically Complex Systems: D. B. Dunlap, D. Burton, L. Wood

• Tectonic Control of Sedimentary Architecture on Giant Continental Shelves: An Example from the Bonaparte Basin (North-West Australia): J. Bourget, B. Ainsworth, G. Backe

• An Architecture-Based Classification for Marginal Marine Systems: Examples from the Ancient and Modern: B. Ainsworth, B. Vakarelov, R. Nanson

• Source-to-Sink Correlation and Facies Architecture of the Late Campanian Twenty-Mile and Trout Creek Clastic Wedges: J. Leva Lopez, R. Steel

• Advance and Retreat of the Safaniya Delta, Offshore Northeast Saudi Arabia: O. M. Soliman

• Stratal Stacking Patterns and Sandstone Body Dimensions in the Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone of the Henry Mountains, South-Central Utah: C. Fielding

• Architecture of Froude Critical-Supercritical Submarine Fans: Tank Experiments Versus Field Observations: D. Hoyal, B. Sheets, R. Wellner, D. Box, A. Sprague, R. Bloch

(Theme 7) Advances in Modeling Carbonate Systems II (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: F. Whitaker, D. A. Pollitt and P. Burgess • Use of Insolation as a Proxy for High-Frequency

Eustasy in Forward Modeling of Platform Carbonate Cyclostratigraphy — A Promising Approach: R. Forkner, L. Hinnov, P. Smart

• Facies Distribution in Collapsed Carbonate Karsts: A Mechanical Approach: M. Titeux, X. Janson, S. Srinivasan, L. Lake

• Modeling Depositional Heterogeneity of Carbonate Ramps Using Outcrop Analogs and Multiple Point Statistics: T. Playton, J. Kenter, M. Levy, P. M. Harris, G. Jones, A. Pierre

• Capturing Interwell Scale Heterogeneity from Process-Based Modelling for Reservoir Flow Simulations: A Study of the Middle Triassic Latemar Platform, Dolomites, N. Italy: G. Felce, F. Whitaker, G. Benson

• The Origins of Shallow-Water Carbonate Lithofacies Thickness Distributions: 1D Forward Modelling of Relative Sea-Level Control: P. Burgess, D. A. Pollitt

• Use of Reactive Transport Modeling to Predict the Impact of Seawater- CO

2 Injection for EOR in Carbonate Reservoirs: G. Zhang, C. Taberner*, A. Devlin, J. Stammeijer

(Theme 7) Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Studies & Techniques for Characterization II (SEPM/AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: G. P. Eberli, S. B. Gaswirth and S. Bachtel • New Insights on the Upper Cretaceous Bireno-

Douleb Carbonate Reservoirs Within the Gulf of Gabes-Tunisia- Pelagian Basin, North Africa: Facies, Depositional Models, Reservoir Characterization and Fairways: M. Soussi, M. Acheche, M. Elleuch, A. M’Rabet*, P. T. Gordon, H. M. Bisewski

• From Seismic Interpretation to Reservoir Modeling: A Case of Study of the Diamond-M Field: R. Perez, C. Russian, K. J. Marfurt, A. Small

• Characterization and Modeling Study of Karst Networks in the Ordovician Carbonate Reservoirs: F. Shen, D. Zheng, W. Pan

• Paleocene-Early Miocene Regional Stratigraphic Framework of the Central Mesopotamian Basin and Its Tectonic Implication: P. C. Tai, G. J. Grabowski, K. W. Schafer, C. Liu, A. O. Wilson

• Characteristics of Karst Paleogeomorphology of Ordovician Carbonate Unconformity, Lungu Area, Tarim Basin, West China: J. Tian, Y. Tong*, C. Luo, Y. Yuan, L. Chen, P. Yang, F. Xue, C. Zhao

• Integrating Wireline Pressure Data, Stratigraphy, and Historic Fluid Production to Better Understand the Areal and Stratigraphic Pressure Distribution Prior to Steamflood Operations in the Wafra First Eocene Reservoir, PZ, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: D. Rowan, S. Aziz, N. Champenoy, W. Meddaugh, G. Gonzalez

• An Exceptionally Well-Preserved Calcisponge-Dominated Reef Facies in the Upper San Andres Formation (Permian), East Vacuum Grayburg San Andres Unit, Lea County, New Mexico: D. M. Orchard, G. P. Wahlman, G. J. Buijs

• Use of Mud Gas Compositional Analysis to Determine Fracture Quality of Natural Fractures in the Austin Chalk: J. Madren, J. LaMarro

• Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Gulf of Mexico: Global Utility and Regional Implications: R. M. Phelps, C. Kerans

• Application of Whole Rock Inorganic Geochemistry to Stratigraphic Understanding of Mixed Carbonate Evaporite Reservoirs, an Example from the First Eocene of the Wafra Field, PZ: P. Montgomery, K. Ratcliffe, D. Wray, S. Bachtel, M. Wright, D. McCarty, A. Derkowski, B. Archuleta, N. Toomey, D. Dull, W. Meddaugh, M. Urbat

• An Integrated System for Macro-Scale Anhydrite Classification: R. Forkner

• Capturing Porestructures with Digital Image Analysis for a Quantitative Correlation to Physical Properties: R. J. Weger, K. Verwer, G. P. Eberli, G. Baechle

• The Role of Evaporites in a High Frequency Sequence Stratigraphic Framework for the Late Jurassic of Northeastern Saudi Arabia: C. Allen, K. Leyrer, D. Gustafson, F. Meyer

(Theme 7) Modern & Pleistocene Carbonate Studies: Sedimentology, Diagenesis and Process II (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: J. R. Markello, J. Gournay and A. W. Droxler • Stratigraphic Complexity of a Windward Platform

Margin, Exumas, Bahamas: K. L. Jackson, G. P. Eberli, D. F. McNeill, P. M. Harris

• Stratigraphic Evolution and Heterogeneity of a Holocene Ooid Tidal Sand Shoal: Lily Bank, Bahamas: A. Sparks, E. Rankey

• A Global Survey of the Geometry and Sedimentology of Holocene Shelf-Margin Reefs and Sandy Backreef Aprons: E. C. Rankey, S. Reeder, R. Garza-Perez

• Characterization of Onlapping Reef Sequences: Dominican Republic Drilling Project: J. S. Klaus, D. F. McNeill, A. Ditya, Y. Hernawati, G. P. Eberli, P. K. Swart

• Sabkha Environments Along the Qatar and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) Coastlines: New Insights into the Depositional and the Diagenetic Variability of Sabkha Systems: C. J. Strohmenger, J. Jameson

• Isotope Signature as the Tool for Meteoric Diagenesis in Pleistocene Reef, Southern Dominican Republic: Y. Hernawati, P. K. Swart, D. F. McNeill, J. Klaus, G. P. Eberli

(Theme 7) Outcrop Analogs for Carbonate and Evaporite Reservoirs I (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: K. Giles, J. Bishop and M. Pope • An Updated Model of the Stratigraphic

Architecture of the Great Bank of Guizhou, an Isolated Carbonate Platform in the Nanpanjiang Basin of South China: B. Kelley, M. Yu, D. Lehrmann, A. B. Jost, K. M. Meyer, J. L. Payne

• Lateral Facies Architecture and the Role of Antecedent Topography on Carbonate Facies Geometries in Incipient Icehouse Climatic Conditions Carboniferous/Lower Pennsylvanian (Baskirian/Morrowan): Hueco Mountains Texas: W. R. Wright, H. S. Nance*

• Comparison of Lower Cambrian Carbonate Facies and Halokinetic Sequences in Minibasins Developed on Opposite Sides of Wirrealpa Diapir, Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia: A. Collie, K. Giles

• Identification of a Neoproterozoic Shelfal Suprasalt Carapace and Correlation to a Tapered Composite Halokinetic Sequence at Patawarta Diapir, Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia: R. Kernen, K. Giles, M. G. Rowan, T. E. Hearon

• Facies, Environments and Mechanism of Initiation and Termination of an Oligocene Carbonate Platform: Rajamandala Formation, West Java: D. Lehrmann, B. Jeffrey

• Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Oligocene-Miocene, Land-Attached Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic System of Guanica Harbor, Southwestern Puerto Rico: S. E. Kaczmarek, C. Ruidiaz, T. Simo, H. Santos, S. Fullmer, W. Ramirez, F. Hasiuk, G. Baechle, S. Guidry

• Evaluating Evaporite Karst Expressions in Outcrop Using Terrestrial LiDAR Within the Mississippian Madison Formation, Fremont Canyon, Wyoming: J. El-Azzi, C. Kerans

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• Petroleum Potential of a Triassic Carbonate Platform in the Whitehorse Trough Forearc Basin, Yukon, Canada: G. W. Lowey

• Facies Distribution and Morphologies of Miocene Carbonate Platform Deposits: The Role of Paleotopography, La Rellana Platform, Southeastern Spain: R. Sweeney, R. H. Goldstein, E. K. Franseen

• Late Jurassic Jubaila Formation Storm-Dominated Cycles of Central Arabia: Outcrop Expression of the Middle Arab-D Reservoir: D. L. Cantrell, R. F. Lindsay*, N. F. Hurley, A. G. Al-Dhubeeb, M. Alibrahim, T. Ait Ettajer, M. S. Alfarhan, C. L. Aiken, L. White

• Evolving Lower Permian Sequence Architectures of the Eastern Shelf, Midland Basin: Stratigraphic Response to the End of the Late Paleozoic Icehouse: P. Holterhoff

• The Mississippian Madison Formation: Controls on the Development of a Regionally Extensive Evaporite Paleokarst Complex: N. Eldam, T. Kloss

(Theme 7) Outcrop Analogs for Carbonate and Evaporite Reservoirs II (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: K. Giles, J. Bishop and M. Pope • An Ocean Record of Atmospheric Dust from

Pennsylvanian Carbonates of the Akiyoshi Atoll, Japan: E. Patterson, G. Soreghan, H. Sano, V. Davydov

• Eolianites as Potential Reservoir Rocks: G. Frebourg, C. Hasler, E. Davaud

• Trace Element Distribution in Dolostones from the Permian Basin, West Texas: A. M. Wende, P. Tomascak, E. Rasbury, A. Lanzirotti, F. Lucia

• Biomarker Evidence for Paleoenvironmental Conditions in the Upper Guadalupian (Mid-Permian) Bell Canyon Formation, Delaware Basin, West Texas: S. O’Connor, H. Naraoka, S. Poulson, P. J. Noble

• Controlling Factor of Reefs in the Upper Triassic Maantang Formation and Their Impact on Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Western Sichuan Basin, China: R. Yang, S. Liu

• Evaluating Controls on Carbonate Sequence Development: Middle to Late Miocene Ponce Limestone, Puerto Rico: D. Ortega-Ariza, E. K. Franseen

• Climate Control on Reservoir Distribution in the Upper Devonian Three Forks Formation, North Dakota and Montana: S. Egenhoff, A. Jaffri, P. Medlock

• High Resolution Chronostratigraphy of a Carbonate Platform Top to Reef Transition, Upper Devonian, Canning Basin, Western Australia: T. Playton, P. Montgomery, M. Yan, E. Tohver, K. Ratcliffe, M. Wright, J. Sano, K. Hillbun, D. A. Katz, P. Haines, R. Hocking, P. M. Harris, G. Jones

(Theme 7) Seismic Interpretation of Carbonate & Evaporites (SEPM) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: T. Simo and K. Lamb-Wozniak • Forced Regression Versus Drift Sedimentation

— Clinoform Stacking Patterns in Carbonate Platforms (Maldives, Indian Ocean): J. Fuerstenau, C. Betzler, C. P. Huebscher, T. Luedmann,

A. W. Droxler, A. Paul, J. Reijmer

• Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation: A Middle East Case Study Using 3-D Seismic Analysis Workflows: G. Paton, H. Basford, A. Avu, F. van Kleef

• Nature and Timing of a Late Quaternary Carbonate Sediment Drift, Inner Sea of the Maldives Archipelago: K. Lopez, J. Fuerstenau, T. Luedmann, A. W. Droxler, C. Betzler, J. J. Reijmer, C. P. Huebscher, A. Paul

• 3-D Seismic Interpretation of Permian-Carboniferous Carbonates in Offshore Northern Europe: Faulting and Leakage Analysis: A. Sánchez-Monclú, M. Esteban

• When 3-D PSMD Turns Your Geologic Model Upside Down: G. C. Fisher

(Theme 8) Impact of Structural Analysis on Hydrocarbon Exploration (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: T. M. Laroche, S. Dorobek and C. A. Guzofski • Sonic Velocity Analysis of Triassic and Paleozoic

Interval of Onshore North Florida Wells to Determine Exhumation: M. Sadlick

• Offshore Nova Scotia: Integrating Salt Deformation Styles, Basin Structuring and Distribution of Crustal Terranes: M. Dinkelman, D. Bird

• Late Cretaceous, Kilometric Scale Slides and Associated Slump Complexes, Orange Basin, SW Africa: N. Scarselli, K. McClay, C. Elders

• Typical Cenozoic Dextral Strike-Slip Characteristics of Tan-Lu Fault and Relationship with Oil and Gas in Eastern Laizhou Bay, Bohai Offshore Area of China: S. Hao, Z. Donghong, N. Chengmin, L. Dingyou

• The Origin and Development of the Tampa Embayment and Its Role in the Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico: L. Wilson, D. Robinson, J. Erickson

• Densification and Alteration of Siliciclastics Adjacent to the San Andreas Fault at SAFOD: Implications for Seismic Velocity Structure and Fluid Flow: B. Heron, J. S. Chester, F. M. Chester,

R. Guillemette • Shortening Gradients and Structural Styles in

the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. Implications for the Petroleum Systems of the Cordillera and Adjacent Foothills: E. Teson, A. Mora, A. Silva, J. Namson, A. Kammer, A. Teixell, M. Julivert, J. Castellanos, W. Casallas, M. Nemcok, J. Tamara, A. Velasquez

• Yinggehai (Red River) Strike-Slip Fault Zone Displacements and the Tectonic Evolution of the Yinggehai Basin, South China Sea Insights from Numerical Simulations: H. Bui, Y. Yamada, T. Matsuoka, A. Nur

• The Sorong Fault Zone Kinematics: Implication for Structural Evolution on Salawati Basin, Seram and Misool, West Papua, Indonesia: P. Riadini, B. Sapiie

• Long-Term Deformation Versus Stress Orientations from Borehole Breakouts in the Colombian Eastern Foothills. Distinction of Compressional and Transpressional Structural Domains: A. R. Mora Bohorquez, A. Ramirez, E. Zambrano Vargas, A. Valencia

• Hydrocarbon Prospects of Chashmai-Latamber Anticlinal Trend Using Structural Restoration Techniques, Kohat Foreland Fold and Thrust Belt, NW Pakistan: M. I. Khan, A. Sajjad

• Re-understanding of the Tectonic Feature of Chelif Basin in North of Algeria: N. Fang, G. Chen, Y. Jia, J. Li

(Theme 9) Geophysical Basin Evaluation Techniques in Volcanic, Fractured and Source Rich Area (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: R. Ray and E. Fisher • Using Modern Seismic Techniques to Unlock

India’s Deepwater Pre-basalt Hydrocarbon Potential: G. Scaife, R. Miller, R. Spoors

• Petroleum Prospectivity of the Eastern Australian Deepwater Frontier Basins: Insights from the Capel and Faust Basins: T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet*, K. Higgins, V. Stagpoole, P. Petkovic, R. Hackney, G. Logan, J. Colwell, R. Funnell, G. Bernardel

• Basin Evaluation Comparison: Paradox, San Juan and Black Mesa Basins Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, USA: C. Prieto, T. P. Bulling*

• A Study of Volcanic Rocks Identification by Seismic Methods in Subei Basin: G. Zuo, G. Fan

• Estimation of the Basalt and the Underlying Sediments from Seismic, Gravity, and Geological Data — A Case Study in the Chambal Valley in the Western Part of the Proterozoic Vindhyan Basin, India: D. Saha, D. Sar, V. Singh

• Exploration in a Frontier Area — Integrating Old Idea and New Technology “A Case Study from Mizoram Fold Belt Area of Assam-Arakan Basin, India”: A. N. Borthakur, J. P. Ahmed

(Theme 9) Seismic Reservoir Characterization (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: R. Mohanty and C. A. Voorhies • Geophysical Characterization of an Oligo-

Miocene Prospective Interval in Copa Macoya Field, Guárico Sub-basin, Venezuela: Y. Pérez, B. Cortiula, J. Sierra, B. De Toni, C. Da Encarnacao, C. Padrón

• Carbonate Ramp Nummulite Limestone Reservoir Integrated Research in Pelagian Basin, Libya: J. Li, T. Wang, N. Fang, Y. Jia, Y. Dou, S. Sun

• Using Seismic Facies to Constrain Electrofacies Distribution as an Approach to Reduce Spatial Uncertainties and Improve Reservoir Volume Estimation: B. de Ribet, P. Goncalves, L. H. Zapparolli, C. A. Ushirobira

• Rock-Physics-Based Permeability Heterogeneity and Fluid Evaluation of an Ultra-Deep Low-Porosity Carbonate Reservoir, Sichuan Basin, China: I. Petrophysical Study: Q. Dou, Y. Sun, H. Zhang,T. Zhang, T. Guo, X. Cai

• Lidar Characterization of a Jackfork Group Basin Floor Fan Deposit and Implications to Analog Reservoir Modeling and Production: B. D. Schlichtemeier

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• Geophysical Recognition and Characterization of One Deepwater Channel in the Northern Slope of South China Sea: L. Li, L. Fuliang, G. Fan, B. Wang, D. Yong

(Theme 9) Seismic Structural Interpretation (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Co-Chairs: R. Roden and M. Brown • Application of Illumination Compensation to

Irregular Surface Areas Imaging: Y. Ye, R. Wu, X. Zhuang, B. Hu, J. Chen, C. Yang

• Seismic-Sedimentologic Interpretation of Fluvial Sedimentary Architectures: We Should Focus More on Development Scale: X. Zhang, H. Zeng, C. Lin, T. Zhang, C. Dong

• Identifying Lithology Variation and Gas Occurrence in Deep Carbonate Reservoirs Using S Transform: Z. Zhang, Y. Sun

• Reassessing the In Situ Stress Regimes of Australia’s Petroleum Basins: R. C. King, S. Holford, R. Hillis, G. Backe, M. Tingay, A. Tuitt

• Tectonic Evolution of the Mardin Uplift, Southeast Turkey: J. P. Doubek, W. Beauchamp

(Theme 10) CO2 Capture and Sequestration (DEG) Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Chair: G. Blount • Carbon Sequestration in the South Georgia Rift:

Is the Ubiquitous “J” Reflection Synonymous with Basalt?: D. M. Heffner, J. H. Knapp, O. M. Akintunde, C. Knapp, J. Shafer

• Geologic Characterization of Modern CO2 Accumulations and Fracture Analysis of a Laramide Uplift in the Rocky Mountain Foreland: W. Treadway, H. B. Lynn, D. R. Lageson

• Site Characterization for CO2 Storage from Coal-Fired Power Facilities in the Black Warrior Basin of Alabama: R. Rutter, W. Harris, A. Goodliffe, J. Pashin

• Reservoir and Caprock Assessment Using Existing Seismic and Well Data for CO2 Geologic Sequestration in the South Georgia Rift Basins of the Lower Coastal Plain, South Carolina: M. Waddell, A. D. Addison, D. Brantley, C. Knapp

• Geochemical Characterization of the Donovan Sand Reservoir for CO2 Sequestration, Citronelle Oil Field, Southwest Alabama: A. Weislogel, B. Hollon, J. Schwartz, K. Coffindaffer

• Assessing the Relationship Between Aeolian Bedforms and Hydraulic Properties in the Jurassic Navajo Sandstone in Central Utah for the Evaluation of CO2 Sequestration: J. L. Allen, S. Lee, W. Han

• Carbon Storage Options for the Power Industry in the Texas Gulf Coast Area: J. Nicot, T. A. Meckel, R. H. Trevino


General InformationRegistration Hours — Exhibition Hall ESaturday, 9 April ........................7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Sunday, 10 April ........................7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.Monday, 11 April ........................7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Tuesday, 12 April .......................7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Wednesday, 13 April ..................7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Business MeetingsAAPG House of Delegates MeetingSunday, 10 April, 8:00 a.m.

SEPM Business Meeting/LuncheonTuesday, 12 April, 11:30 a.m.

Convention CenterAll events take place in sections C, D and E at the George R. Brown Convention Center unless otherwise indicated.

1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston, Texas 77010 GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 29.7543 and Longitude: -95.35768

The GRBCC features a 1,600-space parking garage located at the corner of Polk Street and Avenida de las Americas. The parking lot is connected to the GRBCC and the Hilton Americas-Houston by Level 2 skywalks.

Convention ShuttleThe AAPG shuttle bus system provides convenient transportation Sunday through Wednesday between selected convention hotels and the George R. Brown Convention Center. Please note that some hotels are within walking distance of the convention center and will not be serviced by the shuttle buses. Lobby D is the pick-up and drop off point for the convention center. Look for “AAPG Shuttle” signs for more information.

Cyber C@féCheck in at home or the office with the free e-mail service available in the Cyber C@fe, located inside the Exhibition Hall during show hours.

Electronic CapturingCapturing or photographing contents of oral or poster presentations or exhibition booths via any electronic media is strictly prohibited at all APPG conventions and conferences.

Judge Your Peers’ Papers and PostersYour participation in the judging of papers and posters is requested! This important function determines the winners of the Matson Award, Braunstein Award and Division Awards. Your effort will involve judging and evaluating one or more oral or poster sessions. Stop by the Judges’ Room to pick up your packet of judging materials and enjoy a beverage or snack on your way to the session. Please mark your registration form to volunteer to judge at the 2011 convention! SEPM has implemented a new method of judging the SEPM Best Oral and Best Paper Award. Please see page 25 for more information.

No-Smoking PolicySmoking is prohibited at the Convention Center.

Obtaining a VisaIt is your responsibility to apply for a passport, visa or any other required documents and to demonstrate to consular officials that you are properly classifiable as a visitor under United States law. AAPG cannot assist you with the interview process, nor can anyone representing the sponsoring organizations call an embassy or consulate on your behalf to provide support for granting a visa. Should your application be denied, AAPG can neither intervene in the process nor change the decision of the governmental agency. All expenses connected with obtaining proper documentation are your responsibility.

If you need a visa letter from AAPG, you must be registered and fully paid for the convention. You may request a letter by selecting the box either online or on the printed registration form. AAPG supplies this letter for visa purposes only. All expenses involved with attending the convention are your responsibility. If your visa application is denied and AAPG receives a copy of the denial by fax (+1 918 560 2684) before 13 April 2011 your registration fee only will be refunded, less a cancellation charge. To learn about the visa application process, understand current requirements and get updates on recent developments go to www.unitedstatesvisas.gov.

Registering with Your EmbassyTravel advice to tourists suggests you register with your country’s consulate or embassy when traveling abroad.




Houston INFORMATION

About HoustonBy day, you’ll find downtown’s George R. Brown Convention Center central and convenient, as the facility is set within 15 minutes of Houston’s most sought-after neighborhoods. Just a short distance from the GRB, attendees will find diverse districts filled with the city’s top places to eat, drink and shop. Link to the Houston microsite from www.AAPG.org/Houston2011 for information on area attractions.

ClimateSpringtime temperatures are generally not hot, ranging from highs of 75–82 degrees F (23.9–27.8 degrees C) and lows of 56–64 degrees F (13.3–17.8 degrees C). Rain and thunderstorms are not uncommon at this time of year.

TransportationWilliam P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

7800 Airport Blvd.Houston, Texas 77061Phone: +1 713 640 3000 Distance from the convention center: 12 milesDrive time: 20 minutesTaxi: $20-$25*Shuttle: $18 one way*

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)2800 North Terminal RoadHouston, Texas 77032Phone: +1 281 230 3100Distance from the convention center: 25 milesDrive time: 30 minutesTaxi: $35-$45*Shuttle: $25 one way*

METRO’s Airport DirectMETRO’s Airport Direct offers a convenient, reliable service directly from the downtown Airport Direct Passenger Plaza (815 Pierce) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Terminal C. The Airport Direct Passenger Plaza is a short walk from the Downtown Transit Center METRORail station. Fee (subject to change) is $15* one way and with departures every 30 minutes. Phone: +1 713 635 4000Web: www.ridemetro.org

Local Public Transit• METRORail offers convenient, accessible service within the heart

of the city between downtown Houston and Reliant Park. The red line is 7.5 miles long. One-way fare is $1.25*

• METRO Bus System runs mostly on city streets, stopping at every other corner along its route. One-way fare is $1.25*.

Taxis $6 cab fare anywhere downtownThe City of Houston has authorized a flat taxi fare of $6 for all trips in the downtown area. This $6 fare will apply anywhere within the Central Business District, bounded by Interstate 45, Interstate 10 and U.S. 59.

*Rates subject to change



Things to do in HoustonIn addition to the fine dining and shopping, you’ll find sporting and cultural events such as those listed below or found online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011.

The following Social Activities are not formal AAPG events. Individuals are on their own to book tickets directly for the event(s) they wish to attend.

Houston AstrosAAPG Night at the Ballpark is officially scheduled for Saturday, 9 April 2011. Can’t make it that night? No worries — discounted tickets are available for games held the week of the convention. Minute Maid Park is adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center. To purchase your discounted ticket visit www.rockets.com/tickets/promocode and enter password: aapg

Saturday, 9 April Florida Marlins 6:05 p.m.Sunday, 10 April Florida Marlins 1:05 p.m.Monday, 11 April Chicago Cubs 7:05 p.m.Tuesday, 12 April Chicago Cubs 7:05 p.m.Wednesday, 13 April Chicago Cubs 7:05 p.m.

Level normal Price AAPG PriceField Box $41 $23Bullpen $27 $16Mezzanine $21 $13Terrace Deck $23 $15View Deck I $16 $10View Deck II $13 $8

Houston RocketsAAPG Night with the Rockets is officially scheduled for Monday, 11 April 2011. This is the final regular season game with the Dallas Mavericks. The Toyota Center is adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center. To purchase your discounted ticket visit www.rockets.com/aapg and enter password: aapg

Monday, 11 April Dallas Mavericks 7:30 p.m.

Houston TheatreHobby Center for the Performing Arts800 BagbySuite 200Houston, Texas 77002Phone: +1 713 558 8887Web: www.tuts.com/default.aspx0.9 miles from the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents Curtains, the Broadway musical comedy whodunit-smash-hit from the creators of Cabaret and Chicago. To purchase your discounted ticket visit www.tuts.com/promo and enter promotion code AAPG. Performances during ACE will be:

Saturday, 9 April, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.Sunday, 10 April, 2:30 p.m.

Alley Theatre615 Texas AvenueHouston, Texas 77002Phone: +1 713 220 5700Web: www.alleytheatre.org1.2 miles from the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Amadeus is a Tony Award-winning play of obsession and vengeance. To purchase your discounted ticket visit www.alleytheatre.org/Alley/Group_Sales_Promotion_Code_EN.asp?SnID=2 and enter promotion code AAPG.

Saturday, 9 April, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.Sunday, 10 April, 2:30 p.m.Tuesday, 11 April, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 12 April, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, 13 April, 7:30 p.m.

Social Activities

International Conference & Exhibition23-26 October 2011 | Milano Convention Centre | Milan, Italy

www.aapg.org/milan2011

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Join AAPG in Milan, Italy, for the 2011 International Conference & Exhibition (ICE), 23-26 October, where, in the spirit of Leonardo Da Vinci, we will discuss the latest advances in Petroleum Geosciences.

Leonardo da Vinci, whose geological and paleontological observations and theories anticipated many modern principles of geology, worked in Milan for many years. It is therefore fitting that the technical program for the 2011 ICE takes inspiration from Da Vinci’s genius to look at innovation in petroleum geosciences. Also, Milan is located at the foot of the Alps, where spectacular carbonate outcrops provide analogues for many of the world’s carbonate reservoirs.

With this inspiring background a technical program has been put together that will look at advances in all the hot topics of petroleum geology, from carbonate reservoirs to geoscience applications, from global tectonics to reservoir characterization and management, from unconventional reservoirs and resources to leading-edge technologies. A special topic on exploration & production in the Alpine-Himalaya Fold Belt and Foreland Basins, discussed at the foot of the mountain chain from which the Alpine system drew its name, contributes to making this conference a landmark event. Don’t miss it!

Interested in exhibiting at ICE 2011? Please contact: Mike TaylorExhibition Sales Representative Tel: +1 281 773 [email protected]

Interested in sponsoring ICE 2011? Please contact: Julie SimmonsConventions Marketing ManagerTel: +1 918 560 [email protected]




Convention AccommodationsPlease book your room through the AAPG Housing Bureau. This helps AAPG meet hotel room block commitments, plan shuttles and avoid penalties that may ultimately increase convention expenses. See additional details on page 56.

HotelSee hotel location map on page 57.

Single/ Double

Extra Person

Distance to Convention Center

Dining Bar/Lounge

Parking** Pool FitnessCenter

Business Center

Internet News- paper

Hotel Shuttle***

1. Courtyard Houston Downtown/ Convention Center*

$129 $5 7 blocks 4 4 $22/valet 4 4 4 FreeUpon

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2. Four Seasons Hotel Houston $199 $25 3 blocks 4 4 $13/valet 4 4 4 $12/dayUpon

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3. Hilton Americas-Houston (AAPG Headquarters)

$189/$204 $15 Adjacent 4 4$18/self$28/valet

4 4 4 $12.95/day In room

4. Hyatt Regency Houston* (SEPM Headquarters) $175 $25 10 blocks 4 4$16/self$25/valet

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5. Inn at the Ballpark $199 $20 4 blocks 4 4 $22/valet 4 4 Free Lobby 4

6. Residence Inn Houston Downtown/ Convention Center*

$138 $5 6 blocks 4 4 $22/valet 4 4 4 Free Lobby 4

*Nonsmoking hotel / **Parking rates are subject to change / ***Not the official convention shuttle / Hotel rates do not include taxes

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AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition Hotel Locations – Downtown Houston

1. Courtyard Houston Downtown/Convention Center, 2. Four Seasons Hotel Houston, 3. Hilton Americas-Houston (AAPG Headquarters), 4. Hyatt Regency Houston (SEPM Headquarters), 5. Inn at the Ballpark, 6. Residence Inn Houston Downtown/Convention Center




Convention Accommodation RegistrationHousing reservations due to the AAPG Housing Bureau by 17 March 2011. Make reservations online at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011 or fax your completed form to +1 847 996 5401

First/Forename Last/Surname

Company/University Title

Company Address

City State Zip/Postal Code

Day Telephone Mobile Telephone

E-mail Fax

Acknowledgements will be sent to the above E-mail or fax number

Arrival Date: Departure Date:

Hotel Preference Enter hotel numbers in order of preference

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If hotel choices are not available, which is more important? q rate q location

Occupants List the full name of all persons who will be occupying the room

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If sharing a room, send only one reservation form listing all room occupants. Do not send more than one form per reservation.

Room Type

Multiple room requests You may reserve up to five rooms online or by completing a form with individual names and fax it to +1 847 996 5401 or +1 800 521 6017 (U.S. and Canada).

Suite requests Please contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at [email protected] to request a suite. We suggest you reserve a standard hotel room in the event suites are unavailable. You may cancel this reservation by contacting the AAPG Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your suite reservation.

Single (1 person/1 bed) q smoking q non-smokingDouble (2 person/1 bed) q smoking q non-smokingDouble/Double (2 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smokingTriple (3 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smokingQuad (4 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smoking

q Handicapped-accessible room

Other requests:

Guarantee/Form of PaymentAll reservations must be guaranteed. Quoted prices do not include taxes.

q Check (Payment by check must be sent directly to the hotel along with your hotel acknowledgment letter after 17 March)

q Credit Card: q Visa q MasterCard q American Express q Diners Club q Discover

Credit Card Number Expiration Date

Printed Name on Card Signature

Complete this form, detach and mail or fax by 17 March 2011 to:

AAPG Housing BureauAAPG Hotel Reservations568 Atrium DriveVernon Hills, IL 60061 uSA

Fax: +1 847 996 5401 +1 800 521 6017 (u.S. and Canada)

Tel: +1 847 996 5876 +1 800 974 3084 (u.S. and Canada)

• All reservations must be received by 17 March in order to guarantee convention rates.

• Reservations will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

• A written acknowledgement will be sent to you via e-mail or fax from PASSKEY indicating which hotel you have been reserved in, based on availability.

• Reservations not secured with a credit card will require a check deposit to be sent directly to the assigned hotel along with your acknowledgment letter after 17 March.

Thank you for booking your room through the Housing Bureau. This helps AAPG meet hotel room block commitments and avoid penalties.

Hotel Map Legend(See page 57)

1. Courtyard Houston Downtown/Convention Center*

2. Four Seasons Hotel Houston3. Hilton Americas-Houston

(AAPG Headquarters)4. Hyatt Regency Houston*

(SEPM Headquarters)5. Inn at the Ballpark6. Residence Inn Houston

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Convention Registration InformationRegister on or before 15 February for the best deal. Cancellations and refunds are accepted through 10 March 2011.

AAPG Member and Associated Member* US $445 US $525 US $645

AAPG Emeritus Member** US $223 US $263 US $323

Join and Save*** US $445 +dues US $525 +dues US $645 +dues

Nonmember US $545 US $625 US $745

Student Member and Associated Member* US $45 US $45 US $60

Student Nonmember US $60 US $60 US $75

One-day Member and Associated Member* ( q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday) US $280 US $280 US $280

One-day Nonmember ( q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday) US $360 US $360 US $360

One-day Exhibition Only ( q Sunday q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday) US $100 US $100 US $100

Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only (Not registering for convention) US $30 US $30 US $30

GuestName of guest:

US $85 US $85 US $85

Guest of an AAPG Emeritus MemberName of guest:

US $43 US $43 US $43

*AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), AASP (American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists), AWG (Association of Women Geoscientists), CPC (Circum-Pacific Council For Energy & Minerals Resources, Inc.), GSL (Geological Society of London), GSA (Geological Society of America), HGS (Houston Geological Society), IAMG (International Association of Mathematical Geology), NABGG (National Association of Black Geologists & Geophysicists), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), SIPES (Society of Independent Earth Scientists), SPWLA (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts), TSOP (The Society For Organic Petrology)

**You must be a current member for a minimum of 30 years and 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Services at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus status.

***"Join and Save" allows you to become a member of AAPG during the registration process. By joining and paying dues during registration you will immediately receive the member rate.

On/before 15 February

On/before 21 March

After 21 March

Deposits All hotels require a credit card guarantee equal to the first night’s stay as a deposit. A valid credit card and expiration date should be provided with your room request. Your credit card may be charged for your first night’s stay (including taxes), approximately one month prior to arrival.

Hotels may cancel room reservations without notification if one night’s deposit is not received prior to your scheduled arrival. If you would like to make your deposit via check, first complete the housing form and mark the appropriate box (paying via check) and then fax to +1 847 996 5401.

Please do not send your check to the housing bureau. Checks or cash received for hotel deposits will be returned to you. Mail your check directly to the hotel after 17 March, along with your hotel acknowledgement letter.

OnlineAll reservations made online must include a credit card number and expiration date for your room deposit.

Multiple Room RequestsYou may reserve up to five rooms online with individual names. One credit card or individual credit cards may be used.

Suite RequestsPlease contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at [email protected] to request a suite. We suggest you reserve a standard hotel room in the event suites are unavailable. You may cancel this reservation by contacting the AAPG Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your suite reservation.

RatesTo receive the convention room rate, all hotel reservations must be made through the Housing Bureau.

New hotel reservations must be booked with the Housing Bureau by 17 March. Any changes or cancellations after 17 March must be sent directly to the hotel.

At many hotels, any guaranteed room reservation not cancelled 72 hours prior to arrival and not used will subsequently be billed by the hotel to your credit card account. In addition, some hotels will charge a penalty for early check-out if they are not notified prior to your arrival.

TransportationWhen choosing your hotel preference, please consider the modes of transportation available to your hotel.

Convention Accommodations Information




Convention Registration InformationRegister on or before 15 February for the best deal. Cancellations and refunds are accepted through 10 March 2011.

On-Site RegistrationRegistration will be in Exhibition Hall E of the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Registration hours:Saturday, 9 April .................7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Sunday, 10 April .................7:30 a.m.– 7:00 p.m.Monday, 11 April .................7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Tuesday, 12 April ................7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.Wednesday, 13 April ...........7:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

It’s Easy to RegisterOnline Registration by Credit Card www.AAPG.org/Houston2011

Online registration allows you to know immediately which events (short courses, field trips, luncheons, tours, etc.) are available and if you are registered for an event. If an event is not available, it will not appear on the screen or it will indicate “sold out.”

Faxing or mailing your registration will delay this process and events may sell out while your registration is in transit. To add an event after you have registered, follow the instructions on the next page under the heading “Changes/Cancellations/Refund Policy.” Please be careful not to register online again, as this will result in duplicate charges.

Mail-In RegistrationDownload a registration form at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011 or use the form on pages 58-59.

AAPG Registration Center c/o Exgenex437 Turnpike St.Canton, MA 02021-1411United States

Phone-In Registration+1 781 821 6732Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST)

Fax-In Registration+1 781 821 6720

Duplicate registrations and charges may occur if you send more than one copy of a registration form.

Registration Types

• Members, Associated Society Members, Join and Save, Nonmembers and Student Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Session, Icebreaker, Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition, as well as a copy of the Program Book and Abstracts (print volume and CD) and attendee amenity.

• One-Day Registrants: Receive access to the Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition for the day of registration, as well as a copy of the Program Book and Abstracts (print volume and CD) and attendee amenity.

• One-Day Exhibition Only Registrants: Receive access to the exhibition for the day of registration.

• Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only: Receive access only to short courses and field trips for which you register. If you do not register for the convention and exhibition in addition to the short courses and field trips, you will not receive access to any activities or events during the convention and exhibition.

• Guest Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Session, Icebreaker, Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition. A guest must be registered by a convention registrant; a person who qualifies as a guest may not be a member of AAPG or a professional in the industry.

ConfirmationsA detailed confirmation, including information about the registration type, products selected, payment information, receipt, etc., will be e-mailed to you within 24-48 hours. Please retain this acknowledgement for your records. Should you not receive a confirmation, please contact the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by e-mail at: [email protected] or phone at +1 781 821 6732.

Save time on-site by bringing your confirmation that includes a barcode. Badges and tickets will be printed when you check in on site.

Note: Some company systems will not print the barcode on the confirmation. In this case, your registration ID number or name will be used.

PaymentRegistration cannot be processed unless full payment is received with the registration form. Payment may be made by check, money order, credit card or wire transfer. Cash payments in U.S. dollars are accepted on site only. AAPG does not accept purchase orders as a form of payment and does not invoice for conventions.

Check or Money OrderMade payable in U.S. dollars to: AAPG 2011 ACE

Credit CardAmerican Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Wire TransferPlease e-mail [email protected] for information on paying by wire transfer. If you plan to pay your registration fee by wire transfer, please allow ample time so that AAPG receives notification of the transfer prior to 28 March. If a wire transfer is received after this date, we cannot guarantee that it will be applied to the individual record.

Name Badge and TicketsTo be admitted to any convention activity, you must wear your official AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition name badge. Information on your badge will appear as it is completed on your registration form. To ensure accuracy, please print clearly. Preregistered attendees may pick up badges and tickets at the Registration Desk.

Changes/Cancellations/Refund PolicyChanges can be made by following the instructions on your confirmation or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by e-mail ([email protected]), fax, telephone or mail (see page 56 for fax number, telephone and mailing address). Amendments to your registration or events will be accepted until 10 March 2011.

Cancellations can be made by following the instructions on your confirmation or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by e-mail ([email protected]), fax, telephone or mail (see page 56 for fax number, telephone and mailing address) by 10 March. Cancellations received on or before 10 March will be fully refunded less a $50 processing fee. Refunds will not be issued after 10 March or for “no-shows”; however, substitutions are always allowed.

Cancellation of Under-Subscribed EventsPlease register early to help avoid cancellation of events. We realize the inconvenience and expense you may incur due to cancellation and will make every effort not to cancel any events held in conjunction with the convention. However, at times it does become necessary to cancel events due to under-subscription. We cannot accept responsibility for costs associated with any cancellations of under-subscribed events, i.e. airline tickets, hotel deposits, etc. Refund of the event fees will be issued if an event is cancelled.

Sold Out EventsIf an event is sold out, it will be noted on the web site. If you register online and wish to be placed on the wait list, please mark the event. If your registration is received by mail or fax, you will automatically be placed on the wait list.



AAPG Member Number

First/Forename Last/Surname

Company/University Title

Company Address

City State Zip/Postal Code

Country

Day Telephone Mobile Telephone

E-mail Fax

Country of Residence Country of Citizenship

q I certify that the above information is true and correct

*AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), AASP (American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists), AWG (Association of Women Geoscientists), CPC (Circum-Pacific Council For Energy & Minerals Resources, Inc.), GSL (Geological Society of London), GSA (Geological Society of America), HGS (Houston Geological Society), IAMG (International Association of Mathematical Geology), NABGG (National Association of Black Geologists & Geophysicists), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), SIPES (Society of Independent Earth Scientists), SPWLA (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts), TSOP (The Society For Organic Petrology)

**You must be a current member for a minimum of 30 years and 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Services at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus status.

***”Join and Save” allows you to become a member of AAPG during the registration process. By joining and paying dues during registration you will immediately receive the member rate.

Full payment is due with registration form. Please make checks payable to: AAPG 2011 ACEBy registering for the AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition, I release and agree to indemnify The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Houston Geological Society (HGS) and the agents, officers, servants and employees or each, from all liability for any loss, damage or injury sustained by me while involved in any way with the Convention & Exhibition except that each of AAPG and HGS is not released from such liability to the extent the same is caused by its actual negligence or willful misconduct. I have read and understand this waiver and release.

Total amount due for registration $

Total amount due from page 2 products $

Total amount due (registration and products) $

STEP THREE: PRODuCTS FROM PAGE TWO (Please include page two when mailing or faxing your registration form if products are selected)

Convention Registration Form Page 1

Four ways to registerOnline: www.AAPG.org/Houston2011Fax: +1 781 821 6720Mail: AAPG Registration Center c/o Exgenex 437 Turnpike Street Canton, MA 02021-1411Phone: +1 781 821 6732 (Mon – Fri; 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. EST)

Use one form for each registrant (professional/student). All authors, speakers, chairs, co-chairs and session chairs must register and pay the appropriate fee.

Cancellations received by 10 March 2011 will be refunded less a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds will be issues after 10 March.

Please fill out the following questionnaire

Are you a member of any of the following? Check all that apply

o AAPG o AASP o AWG o CPC

o GSL o GSA o HGS o IAMG o NABGG

o SEG o SEPM o SIPES o SPE o SPWLA

o TSOP

I belong to the following AAPG Divisions:

o DEG o DPA o EMD

I am a(n): Check all that apply

o AAPG Section President

o AAPG Region President

o Affiliated Society President

o DEG President o DEG Officer

o DPA President o DPA Officer

o EMD President o EMD Officer

I am a: Check all that apply

o Speaker o Poster Presenter o Session Chair

o Field Trip Leader o Short Course Instructor

Which best describes your occupation?

o Academic o Engineer o Geologist

o Geophysicist o Landman

o Other ____________________________

Which best describes your position?

o CEO/President o Vice President

o Manager o Staff Employee

o Independent Consultant o Professor

o Student o Retired

o Other _____________________________

Gender:

o Male o Female

Age:

o 24 and under o 25-29 o 30-39

o 40-49 o 50-59 o 60-69 o 70+

Special Needs:

o Wheelchair Rental

o Wheelchair Accessible

o Vegetarian

o Other Dietary Needs___________________

Other:

o I need a letter for Visa purposes

o I want to be a judge

o I want to be a student volunteer

o Withhold my name from exhibitor mailing lists

o Please send Meet-n-Greet information

STEP FOuR: PAYMEnT InFORMATIOn AnD WAIVER/RELEASE

q Check (Number: ________ ) q American Express q MasterCard q Visa q Diners Club q Discover q Wire Transfer (contact: [email protected] for instructions)

Credit Card Number Expiration Date

Name on Card (Please Print) Signature

STEP ONE: CONTACT INFORMATION

STEP TWO: SELECT REGISTRATIOn TYPE

AAPG Member and Associated Member* US $445 US $525 US $645

AAPG Emeritus Member** US $223 US $263 US $323

Join and Save*** US $445 +dues US $525 +dues US $645 +dues

Nonmember US $545 US $625 US $745

Student and Associated Member* US $45 US $45 US $60

Student Nonmember US $60 US $60 US $75

One-day Member and Associated Member* ( q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday ) US $280 US $280 US $280

One-day Nonmember ( q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday ) US $360 US $360 US $360

One-day Exhibition Only ( q Sunday q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday)) US $100 US $100 US $100

Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only US $30 US $30 US $30

GuestName of guest:

US $85 US $85 US $85

Guest of an AAPG Emeritus MemberName of guest:

US $43 US $43 US $43

On/before 15 February

On/before 21 March

After 21 March




Convention Registration Form Page 2

SHORT COuRSES AnD FIELD TRIPS

Short Courses P=Professional, YP=Young Professionals, S=Student, F=Faculty Advisor, G=Graduate Student

Fee Tickets Total

1 Fundamentals of Seismic Interpretation for Young Professionals (YP) $250 ____ ____

1 Fundamentals of Seismic Interpretation for Young Professionals (S) $125 ____ ____

2 Upstream Petroleum Economics for Young Professionals (YP) $175 ____ ____

2 Upstream Petroleum Economics for Young Professionals (S) $88 ____ ____

3 CCS: The Reservoir – Characterization, Modeling and Monitoring (P) $250 ____ ____

3 CCS: The Reservoir – Characterization, Modeling and Monitoring (S) $125 ____ ____

4 Application of Shale Using Ancient to Modern Logs for Shale Gas…(P) $150 ____ ____

4 Application of Shale Using Ancient to Modern Logs for Shale Gas…(S) $75 ____ ____

5 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives…(P) $225 ____ ____

5 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives…(S) $50 ____ ____

6 Uncertainty Analysis For Unconventional Plays (P) $300 ____ ____

6 Uncertainty Analysis For Unconventional Plays (S) $150 ____ ____

7 Seafloor and Top Hole Hazards to Offshore Drilling:… (P) $400 ____ ____

7 Seafloor and Top Hole Hazards to Offshore Drilling:… (S) $200 ____ ____

8 The Application of Geomechanics… (AAPG Member) *$1,095 after 11 March *$995 ____ ____

8 The Application of Geomechanics… (Nonmember) *$1,195 after 11 March *$1,095 ____ ____

8 The Application of Geomechanics… (Student AAPG Member) $90 ____ ____

9 Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (G) $25 ____ ____

10 Seismic Geomorphology and Seismic Stratigraphy… (P) $300 ____ ____

10 Seismic Geomorphology and Seismic Stratigraphy… (S) $50 ____ ____

11 GIS Analysis of Facies Patterns of Modern Carbonate Sands… (P) $300

11 GIS Analysis of Facies Patterns of Modern Carbonate Sands… (S) $50 ____ ____

12 An Overview of Geothermal Energy (P) $200 ____ ____

12 An Overview of Geothermal Energy (P) $100 ____ ____

13 Utilization of Conventional Core for Reducing Geologic Uncertainty:… (P) $275 ____ ____

13 Utilization of Conventional Core for Reducing Geologic Uncertainty:… (S) $50 ____ ____

14 Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Reservoirs (P) $150 ____ ____

14 Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Reservoirs (S) $75 ____ ____

15 Petroleum Resources and Reserves… (P) $150 ____ ____

15 Petroleum Resources and Reserves… (S) $75 ____ ____

16 Decision Making in E&P… (AAPG Member) *$1,095 after 11 March *$995 ____ ____

16 Decision Making in E&P… (Nonmember) *$1,195 after 11 March *$1,095 ____ ____

16 Decision Making in E&P… (AAPG Student Member) $90 ____ ____

17 Natural Fractures in Hydrocarbon… (AAPG Member) *$1,095 after 11 March $995 ____ ____

17 Natural Fractures in Hydrocarbon… (Nonmember) *$1,195 after 11 March $1,095 ____ ____

17 Natural Fractures in Hydrocarbon… (AAPG Student Member) $90 ____ ____

SHORT COURSE TOTAL $ ________

Field Trips P=Professional, S=Student, F=Faculty Advisor, G=Graduate Student

Fee Tickets Total

1 Central Belize Mixed Margin: Long-Lived Isolated Carbonate Platforms… (P, S) $3,800 ____ ____

2 Holocene Geology and Hurricane Effects on the Chenier Plain…(P) $460 ____ ____

2 Holocene Geology and Hurricane Effects on the Chenier Plain…(S) $230 ____ ____

3 Behind the Scenes Tour of NASA Space Center…(P) $195 ____ ____

3 Behind the Scenes Tour of NASA Space Center…(S) $98 ____ ____

4 Was Hurricane Ike the “Big One”?…(S, F) $25 ____ ____

5 Impact of Active Faults on Land-Based Engineered Structure… (P) $100 ____ ____

5 Impact of Active Faults on Land-Based Engineered Structure… (S) $50 ____ ____

6 Nonconventional Mudstone Reservoirs Field Seminar… (P) $500 ____ ____

6 Nonconventional Mudstone Reservoirs Field Seminar… (S) $100 ____ ____

7 Quaternary Depositional Systems of the East Texas Coast and Shelf (P) $280 ____ ____

7 Quaternary Depositional Systems of the East Texas Coast and Shelf (S) $100 ____ ____

8 A Brief Geologic History of Central Texas (P) $275 ____ ____

8 A Brief Geologic History of Central Texas (S) $138 ____ ____

9 Microbial Carbonates in the Upper Cambrian of Central Texas (P) $405 ____ ____

9 Microbial Carbonates in the Upper Cambrian of Central Texas (S) $203 ____ ____

FIELD TRIP TOTAL $ ________

MEMBERSHIP

Becoming an Associate Member of AAPG enables you to register at the member rate. See page 60-61 for details and application.

Fee Tickets Total

Associate Member (with a North American mailing address) $45 ____ ____

Associate Member (with an international mailing address) $65 ____ ____

MEMBERSHIP TOTAL $ ________

EVEnTS AnD ACTIVITIES

Luncheons

Fee Tickets Total

All-Convention Luncheon (Monday) $50 ____ ____

EMD Luncheon (Tuesday) $45 ____ ____

DPA/PROWESS Luncheon (Tuesday) $45 ____ ____

SEPM Luncheon (Tuesday) $35 ____ ____

DEG Luncheon (Wednesday) $40 ____ ____

Career Seminars

Fee Tickets Total

How to be an Independent (Sunday) $10 ____ ____

Student Career Seminar (Monday) $10 ____ ____

Community Outreach

Fee Tickets Total

Volunteers to Preserve American History (Sunday) $15 ____ ____

Guest Activities

Fee Tickets Total

Private Lunch Cruise and Kemah Boardwalk (Monday) $120 ____ ____

Premium Outlet Shopping (Tuesday) $38 ____ ____

Houston Art Tour (Tuesday) $80 ____ ____

Enrichment Programs

Fee Tickets Total

Beauty Secrets (Monday) No Fee ____ ____

Front Row at the Opera (Tuesday) No Fee ____ ____

EVENTS AND ACTVITIES TOTAL $ ________

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FROM ALL SECTIONS $ ________

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mailing your registration form if products are selected.

AAPG Member Number First/Forename Last/Surname



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Onward and upwardJoining the American Association of Petroleum Geologists is a great way of actively participating in the geology community. Since its founding in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has been a pillar of the worldwide scientific community. The original purpose of AAPG — to foster scientific research, advance the science of geology, promote technology and inspire high professional conduct — still guides the Association today.

Currently the world’s largest professional geological society with more than 30,000 members, AAPG provides publications, conferences and educational opportunities to geoscientists and disseminates the most current geological information available to the general public.

AAPG, an international geological organization, has members in more than 116 countries around the world. Included among its members are geologists, geophysicists, CEOs, managers, consultants, students and academicians.

Benefits of AAPG MembershipMembers of AAPG are eligible for a variety of benefits. In addition to subscriptions to both the AAPG Bulletin and the AAPG Explorer and discounts on publications, meetings and courses, each member is eligible for:•group insurance programs, including life, health and disability insurance•monthly receipt of the AAPG Bulletin and the AAPG Explorer•online access to past issues of AAPG Bulletin, Explorer and current

abstracts from meetings and lecture tours

•discounts on books and other publications•many types of education forums from schools to videotapes to DVDs•services of the AAPG Foundation Energy Resources Library•AAPG Foundation Grants-in-Aid Program• registration savings on conferences and exhibitions•AAPG GeoCare Benefits Insurance Program•AAPG Career Center and Membership Registry

Membership ClassificationsActive MembershipApplicants for Active Membership must have a bachelor’s degree in the geological sciences and a minimum of three years experience in the professional practice or teaching of geology. A master’s degree subtracts one year from the experience requirement, and a doctorate subtracts two.

Associate MembershipAny person not qualified for any other class of membership who is a graduate of a college of acceptable standards whose employment is associated with geology may apply for election as an Associate. The Executive Committee may waive degree requirements — if in its judgment an applicant has adequate professional experience and has attained professional standing.

Student MembershipThose students majoring in geology or a related field at a college of acceptable academic standards are eligible to become student members.

IT’S EASY TO JOIn AnD SAVE!Non-members registering for the AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition receive the Member rate by paying the AAPG Associate Membership dues

at the time of registration. For fastest service, go to at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011 and click “Register Now,” and select “Join and Save.” You may also use the appliccation form on page 61 of this Announcement and mail your completed Registration Form along with your Associate Membership

Form to AAPG Headquarters at the address listed below. Convention Registration Forms are downloadable at www.AAPG.org/Houston2011.

For more information on AAPG Membership, please contact:

AAPG Membership Services DepartmentP.O.Box979•Tulsa,OK74101-0979•USA

Tel:+19185602643•+18003642274(U.S.andCanadaonly)Fax:+19185602694•E-mail:[email protected]

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ADDRESS

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COUNTRY

TELEPHONE FAX E-MAIL

DATE OF BIRTH (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) CITIZENSHIP q MALE q FEMALE

EDuCATIOnI HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DEGREE(S): q B.S. q M.S. q Ph.D. q OTHER (specify):

MY MAJOR WAS: q GEOLOGY q GEOPHYSICS q ENGINEERING q OTHER:

SCHOOL LOCATION GRADUATION DATE (MONTH/YEAR)

EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE (STUDENTS) q GRADUATE q UNDERGRADUATE q OTHER (specify):

EXPERIEnCEMY PRESENT EMPLOYMENT IS WITHIN EXPLORATION, RESEARCH OR TEACHING OF: q GEOLOGY q GEOPHYSICS q PETROLEUM ENGINEERING q OTHER (specify):

MY EXPERIENCE LEVEL AS OF THIS DATE IS: q LESS THAN ONE YEAR q 1-3 YEARS q 4-6 YEARS q 7-10 YEARS q MORE THAN 10 YEARS

IF REQUESTED, I WILL SUBMIT A COMPLETE RÉSUMÉ OR CV AND DOCUMENTATION OF MY TRAINING. I UNDERSTAND MEMBERSHIP IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND I AGREE THAT AAPG’S CONSTITUTION, INCLUDING BYLAWS AND CODE OF ETHICS, SHALL BE THE SOLE MEASURE OF MY RIGHTS.

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AAPG 2011 AnnUAL COnVenTiOn & eXHiBiTiOn

with SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and host: HGS (Houston Geological Society)

TECHnICAL PROGRAM & REGISTRATIOn AnnOunCEMEnT

AAPG 2011 Annual Convention & Exhibition -- Technical Program & Registration Announcement

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