Eötvös University Student Chapter of AAPG Winter report 2015

WINTER REPORT 2015

EÖTVÖS UNIVERSITY STUDENT

CHAPTER OF AAPG

CONTENTS

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Student Chapter Information ................................................................................................... 3

Members of the Student Chapter in the 1st semester of 2015/2016 .................................. 4

Introduction – Balázs Soós ....................................................................................................... 6

Outstanding International Student Chapter Award 2015.......................................................8

Student Chapter Activities from July to December 2015 .................................................... 10

4th Budapest Education Days – Dániel Budai, Timpfel Gábor ............................................ 10

Austria Field Trip Soma Budai ............................................................................................. 14–

AAPG - SEG Field Camp.............................................................................................................16

Field trip to the Isle of Skye Scotland Soma Budai ........................................................... 20–

Visit of Jászberény Geothermal Exploration site – Fruzsina Szikszai ................................. 22

AAPG Miskolc SC Communicational Training – Erik Gordos ............................................ 24

AAPG Eötvös and ELTE SEG Student Chapter introductoryand team building program – Tamás Komporday................................................................ 26

5th Student Workshop – Balázs Soós, Melinda Fialowski ................................................... 28

AAPG Eötvös Chapter – Story of the flyers ........................................................................... 30

Financial Report ....................................................................................................................... 32

Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................... 34

Sponsors and Partners ............................................................................................................. 35

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE 2015/2016 TERM:

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PRESIDENT: Balázs Soós

VICE PRESIDENT: Dániel Budai

TREASURER: Gábor Timpfel

SECRETARY: Fruzsina Szikszai

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Emese Szőcs

REPORT EDITOR: Orsolya Réka Nagy

STUDENT CHAPTER INFORMATION

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Eötvös University Student Chapter10092974Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical and Applied GeologyPázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest, H-1117, [email protected]

Members of the Student Chapter in the

1st semester of 2015/2016:

First Name Last Name Degree Subject Member ID

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* 73 members; the new members (11) are highlighted with blue.

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This semester was an opportunity for the new elected executive committee to

debut. We defined three main goals for us.

Firstly, to preserve traditional programs of the AAPG Eötvös SC, which were

invented by the predecessor committees. This heritage includes several excellent

programs, which have many years' history. These programs enable to build up

communication between students and members of the oil-industry, which could be

beneficial for all participants. This was the fourth time the Budapest Education Days

were held. As a result of several years cooperation with the Hungarian Geological

Society we organized the 5th Student Workshop.

The second goal is strengthening and deepening the cooperation with the

geophysics SEG Eötvös Student Chapter. To understand the background of

geological processes and used geophysical methods is a necessary competency in

oil industry. In this year our old dream to integrate geology and geophysics in a

practical field camp came true. We organized the first international AAPG-SEG Field

Camp. Encouraged by the positive feedbacks from the participants we plan to

organize it again in the future.

Introduction

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The third goal is developing the communication with students both from our

University and from different Chapters. In this semester we had opportunity to

participate on field trips in Austria thanks to the Bucharest Student Chapter, and

Aberdeen, thanks to University of Aberdeen Student Chapter. We were invited to a

communicational training by the Miskolc Student Chapter. We held an Introductory

and team building event to show our programs to interested students and members

of oil-industry. As a result of this meeting a future cooperation for several programs

between other Hungarian Student Chapters was decided. In this year a cooperation

has started with the Slovakian Comenius University .

I would like to thank the student members for their activities, without their

enthusiasms the programs could not be held. We would all like to thank our

sponsors (MOL Plc., Geoinform Ltd.) and AAPG for their supports.

The AAPG Eötvös Student Chapter had an eventful semester with several

successful programs. Please find our descriptions of these.

Soós Balázs

Student Chapter president

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Outstanding International Student Chapter Award 2015

We closed a very fruitful year in 2014 and we could continue our activity in

2015 with some conventional events like Pannonian Basin Student Workshop and

find new directions to develop our knowledge and international connections

(AAPG-SEG Field Camp).

After 2013, we received the Outstanding International Student Chapter Award for

the second time at ACE 2015. We greatly appreciate it, the positive feedback for the

Eötvös SC is valuable. This award stimulates the members of the SC to keep up the

enthusiasms and organize more and more and wider ranges of petroleum geology

related programs.

We would like to thank this honor and the money prize to the AAPG that we are

going to in the organization of the Pyrenees Field Trip.

Finally I would like to thank the hard work of the Eötvös SC's members and I wish a

successful year in 2016 similar to the previous ones.

Mihály Temes

President of the AAPG ESC in 2014/2015

December

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Student Chapter Activities from July to December 2015

4th Budapest Education Days

26th – 28th August

The AAPG – Budapest Education Days was already held the fourth time at

Eötvös Loránd University supported by the MOL Group Inc. Follow the traditions our

Student Chapter invited foreign lecturers and professionals from the oil industry as

well and students from foreign universities could also participate in the program.

The series of programs were held in late summer, between the 26th and the 28th

August. This three-days long educational program was based on lectures and

practice related to the industry and a sedimentology field trip to Süttő in the

Gerecse Mountains.

The event was opened by Dr. István Bérczi (MOL Group) and Balázs Soós, the

president of the ESC (Eötvös Student Chapter). After the great opening speeches the

BED was begun with the lecture of Andrew Zolnai (AAPG Visiting Geoscientist)

about how to populate PPDM Tables from well files and post them on a map. After

the presentation of a simple workflow, he talked about the geological use of GIS

softwares and gave us a brief introduction about his motivating professional career

path and the places around the world where he travelled as part of his jobs.

A few hours later the heads of the AAPG Eötvös Student Chapter and the

professors arrived to FAK (Fekete Arany Klub - Golden Oil Club) where we discussed

over the future of the AAPG community, the oil industry and finally spent a good

On the second day of the Budapest Education Days we headed to Süttő where

Prof. Dr. Andrea Mindszenty and Ágnes Török PhD student introduced us to the

famous travertine quarry of Süttő. Not only university students, but professionals

and Prof. Dr. Reinhard Sachsenhofer as well as Dr. Noel Joy-Purcell came to this

outstanding field trip. The high attendance can be thanked to the very interesting

subject, since the study of travertine reservoirs is a relatively new part of petroleum

geology.

The lecturers talked about the facies of the travertine which were formed in

the Pleistocene. They focuse how we can recognize and separate them. During our

trip we also saw how these rocks are extracted and the technology which is used

here. After our lunch we went to another quarry pit where we received a task by the

lecturers. According to their previous speeches we had to examine and separate the

different facies of the travertine in teams. For all of us it was an interesting task, since

most of the groups were able to recognize and describe the forms geologically and

their possible depositional environment. Finally, at the end of the day we found a

gorgeous structure on the wall of the quarry which we discussed about with the

professors. They set up several hypotheses for the depositional environment but no

one could surely decide which could be the best one.

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4th Budapest Education Days

26th – 28th August

The third as well as the final day was strongly industry related held by Prof. Dr.

Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer (University of Leoben) and Dr. Noelle Joy Purcell (Shell).

The first lecture was about petroleum system analysis in the Alpine Foreland Basin

by Prof. Dr. Sachsenhofer. It was a popular presentation because the connections

between geology of Hungary and the Alpine-system. Many interesting topics were

mentioned like biodegradation and hydrocarbon generation. During the

presentation there were several practical tasks to the audience, which was a great

experience for all students.

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The second lecture of the day was held by Dr. Joy-Purcell who gave the

participants a detailed introduction on reservoir carbonates. We got to know why

carbonates behave differently as reservoirs compared to other rocks and why they

mean much higher risk as well. In the second presentation she told us the exciting

story about her path and what she went through to reach her successful career.

Then, the lecture became a motivating conversation about the job opportunities

with professionals, professors and students in the industry presently and in the

future. This was a magnificent and sociable closing of the great and motivating

three days.

The program was ended by Prof. Dr. János Haas's (ESC Faculty Advisor) and

Dániel Budai's (Vice President of ESC) final speeches and an acknowledgment to the

lecturers.

Dániel Budai

Gábor Timpfel

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Austria Field Trip

6 – 12 September

Between September 6-12 we had a chance together with the Miskolc Student

Chapter and the organizing Bucharest Student Chapter to spend a couple of days in

Austria were we learned a lot about the sedimentology of different reservoirs. On

the first field day we saw Pannonian (Upper Miocene) and Badenian (Middle

Miocene) reservoirs, learned about the sedimentology of coarse grained Gilbert

deltas from Gabor Tari (OMW) we examined basaltic rocks and deformation bands

in Badenian limestone, both of them being important in the compartmentalisation

of reservoirs. On the second and third day, we had an opportunity to look at flysch

and molasse sediments moreover we could see the whole Triassic sequence with

different source and reservoir rocks. The most interesting part was probably a

dolomite quarry where we could understand more thoroughly how the faults

altered the porosity of this type of sedimentary rocks. In summary we learned a lot

about the geology of Eastern/Northern Austria from the Triassic to the Upper

Miocene. I found the field trip very useful both from a geological point of view and

making new friendships with the Romanian students.

Soma Budai

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AAPG - SEG Field Camp

Integration of Geology and Geophysics

10 – 16 September

The Eötvös SC of AAPG and the Eötvös SC in SEG co-organized the first

international AAPG - SEG Field Camp between the 10th and 16th of September at

the Balaton Highlands. The aim of the field camp was to give an insight to the usage

of near surface geophysical methods solving geological problems. The idea was

born a year ago to integrate practical field geology and geophysics in a field camp.

The following three methods were used:

• Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES)

• Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)

• Magnetic methods

The 4 geological problems were:

• the depth of the sedimentary infill of maar volcanoes

• determining whether separate basaltic bodies are connected underground

• paleotopography of the Mesosoic basement

• locating fractured zones in carbonate platforms

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Students came from several countries such as from Hungary, Brazil, Germany,

Scotland. Each participant was assigned to a group of 5-6 people with one of the

four geological problems and it was their job to interpret the results of the

geophysical measurements (ERT, VES, magnetic methods).

The field camp started with short trip to the field to check out measurement sites

and significant outcrops of the region. The following day there were short lectures

on the theoretical background of the used geophysical methods and the geological

setting of the research area.

Also they have heard about the formation of the Pannonian Basin and interpreted a

seismic section from the area of the oldest, still producing oil field in Hungary (Zala

Basin).

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10 – 16 September

During the remaining time of the week the participants were divided into 4

groups each morning, 3 groups carried out geophysical measurements (ERT, VES,

magnetic methods) while 1 group analysed outcrops from a geological point of

view.

The data processing and interpretation of the results happened during the

evenings. It was a good opportunity for students to understand and learn the data

processing method.

Eventually, at the end of the field camp, the participants were required to make a

presentation of what they have achieved during the week, how many questions they

have been able to answer in connection with their assigned geological problem. The

publication of the results is an ongoing project, and will be published in the

immediate future in the Newsletter of the NEAR-SURFACE GEOPHYSICS Technical

Section of The Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Zsófia Zalai

AAPG - SEG Field Camp

Integration of Geology and Geophysics

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Organizers

Zsófia Zalai

Andrea Ravaloson

Balázs Soós

András Kovács

László Bereczki

Lilla Tőkés

Attila Balázs

Tamás Lukács

Ádám Lajos Csicsek

Virág Darányi

Participants:

Nikolett Csorvási Eötvös Loránd University

Klaudia Walczak Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

Erzsébet Jámbor Eötvös Loránd University

Jarosław Długosz Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan

Jakub Mikrut AGH University, Krakow

Orsolya Gelencsér Eötvös Loránd University

Zsombor Molnár Eötvös Loránd University

Elena Hubert TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Balázs Ivanics Eötvös Loránd University

Gergő Hutka Eötvös Loránd University

Miriam Smart University of Aberdeen

István Bóna Eötvös Loránd University

Jenny Flink University of Aberdeen

Zsófia Pálos Eötvös Loránd University

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Field trip to the Isle of Skye Scotland

23– 28 September

Three of us had a chance to spend five days in Scotland with students from Lisbon-Poznan-

Paris-Bucharest and from the organizing University of Aberdeen. After the first night and an ice

breaker party we travelled from Aberdeen to Elgol on the Isle of Sky. We had a short stop at

Urqhuart Castle at the shores of the infamous Loch Ness, which was formed due to the Great Glen

Fault. The main topic of the field trip was the compartmentalisation of the reservoirs by volcanic

intrusions. In the case of the Isle of Sky the reservoir rocks are Jurassic sediments while the

intrusions are basaltic sills and dykes and granitic bodies. The island bears a lot key outcrop

analogue for the geology of the sedimentary basins West of Shetland which are volcanic rift

margin basins. There are several significant hydrocarbon discoveries West of Shetland such as the

Clair field and the Rosebank Fields highlighting the importance of understanding the interaction

between volcanics and sedimentary rocks. We have seen interaction between (mainly) sandstones

and various types of volcanic rocks in a various scales. The most spectacular was the alternation

between sandstone and extrusive rocks and dykes in Jurassic tidal sandstones (Elgol Formation).

Moreover we could examine the differences between the weathering of basaltic and granitic

rocks, and how the intrusion forms even fold in sedimentary rocks. It was a nice experience to see

phenomena which can rarely be seen on seismic. It was also great to meet other geologist from all

around the continent and learn from them as well as share our experiences.

Soma Budai

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Visit of Jászberény Geothermal Exploration site

By favour of MOL and its subsidiary company CEGE Zrt. our student chapter

visited a geothermal drilling site in Jászberény. We were lucky, because the field of

the drilling was showed by a wellsite geologist Kemény Botond, and the senior

engineer who informed us useful information about the well. As a start there was a

safety briefing right after we arrived, then we could see the base of the drilling. We

saw the mud tanks, the agitators, and mud-pump. We were invited to see the actual

work of chemists, and saw samples under a microscope. The parameters of the

current drilling were on a view in the office, near the drilling. The aim of the project is

drilling a geothermal well and developing a multiwell system. The depth of the

drilling is estimated around 3000 meters.

Fruzsina Szikszai

16 October

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AAPG Miskolc SC Communicational Training

The cooperation of the AAPG Miskolc Student Chapter and AAPG Eötvös

Student Chapter looks back over several years. This was the third time the AAPG

Miskolc SC organized their communicational training. Two members from our SC

were invited. The main goal of the Training was the development of the

communicational capabilities this time. The event was funded by the MOL Plc. The

organizers invited geology and geophysics students and graduated students from

Miskolc and Budapest. The event was coordinated by one professional trainer,

Zoltán Szentesi. It was a really intensive full day training. At the first section we

learned about the personality types and the various communicational strategies

between them. Afternoon we concentrated on simulation exercises. In the

afternoon we learned by playing. Thanks to the trainer the Training was very high

quality I think it was useful for all of us to strengthen our communicational

competencies.

Erik Gordos

16 November

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AAPG Eötvös and ELTE SEG Student

Chapter introductory and team building program

As part of our efforts to improve the image of AAPG we organized a team-

building event in Black Gold Club. In the first half of the evening we held a

presentation about the earlier fieldtrips. We presented the benefits of fieldtrips from

team building through inspecting amazing outcrops to brainstorming with

international members. The evening also gave an opportunity to recruit new

members for AAPG as there were a lot of BSc students present even from the

Miskolc University. We covered such topics as the relation of geology and

geophysics because we tried to gain the interest of geophysicist students too.

During the evening they could hear about the future possibilities working as

geologist and the career opportunities in the industry. It was a free-and-easy

evening so after the presentation students could ask the members about future

fieldtrip opportunities, workshops, conferences and the life as an AAPG member in

general. They also had the chance to talk to people from the industry, which was also

very useful. The evening was very popular with more than forty participants. The

experience showed us that such an evening gives invaluable insights to the field of

geology to the students so we hope to be able to organize it time to time.

Tamás Komporday

19 November

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5th Student Workshop

3rd December

Following a many years old tradition the December AAPG ESC – MFT Student

Workshop was organized by the AAPG Student Chapter and the Hungarian

Geological Society. This year's program featured two talks, one from the

hydrocarbon field, and the other one in structural geology.

The two presentations were held at Eötvös Loránd University. The first lecturer

was János Csizmeg, who introduced us to the hydrocarbon potential and inert gas

risk of the Danube Basin in NW Hungary. As a geologist of the Hungarian Horizon

Energy Ltd. he has done significant research on the possible hydrocarbon potential.

In his talk he introduced hydrocarbon systems of the area as well as the structural

and other geological phenomena that affects the hydrocarbon potential and the

possible migration of inert gas.

After a short break our next lecturer, László Csontos, took us on a fascinating

adventure to the Himalayan orogen. He shared his structural geological

observations and interpretations that he has collected as a geologist for MOL Plc.

During a short prolog we were introduced to the world of the nappe front geometry

in “fold-and-thrust belt-systems”; then, after the brief outline of the geology of the

area, he showed us his interpretations of a few of the axial folds seen during field

work in Pakistan. Both presentations were followed by fascinating discussions.

The audience included a number of students and professors from Eötvös

Loránd University, from Pécs University, the Slovakian Comenius University, the

Italian University of Padova, the Geological and Geophysical Institute of Hungary,

and the coworkers of companies like MOL Plc., Geomega Ltd. and RAG Hungary Ltd.

Balázs Soós

Melinda Fialowski

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AAPG Eötvös Chapter – Story of the flyers

At the end of the year our chapter made flyers to popularize the Visiting

Geoscientist Program. The main goal of the flyers was to open the student's eyes to

the fact that they have the opportunity to invite professors and researchers from the

industry to conferences and workshops as well. We marked on the map the

locations of the Visiting Geoscientists, and we generated a QR code for the map so

that students can check it online as well. We hope that with this popularization of

the program we can support relationships among European chapters and we can

assist other chapters in making their life more active and enjoying organizing

programs thus they will collect more members to their chapters.

December

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to express our sincere gratitude towards everyone who supported

our work during this semester. All people mentioned in this report are gratefully

acknowledged.

Special thanks goes to:

Professor János Haas (Faculty Advisor, Eötvös Loránd University),

Professor József Pálfy (Eötvös Loránd University),

Professor Orsolya Sztanó (Eötvös Loránd University),

Professor László Fodor (Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Eötvös Loránd University),

Professor Szilvia Kövér (Eötvös Loránd University),

András Németh (MOL Plc.),

Andrea Harmati (MOL)

Patrícia Pálvölgyi (MOL)

István Bérczi (MOL Plc.),

András Király (Papp Simon Foundation, MOL Plc.),

Gábor Tari (OMV)

Klára Gulyás (Papp Simon Foundation),

Tamás Krusoczki (MOL Plc.),

Barbara Bakos (MOL Plc.),

Zsófia Nyisalovits (MOL Plc.),

János Csizmeg (AAPG),

Attila Várkonyi (O&G Ltd.)

partners

The Eötvös University Student Chapter is sponsored by

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Papp Simon

Foundation

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