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Lafayette Geological Society
BULLETIN
LGS Luncheon Meeting Wednesday November 15 2017
1130 am ndash 100 pm Lafayette Petroleum Club
Cost $20
Luncheon Presentation
ldquoToward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western
Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Visit the LGS website at httpwwwlafayettegeologicalsocietyorg
November 2017 Volume 62 No 3
President Jennifer E Hargrave 337-482-0678
UL-Lafayette prezlafgeogmailcom
President Raphaeumll Gottardi 337-482-6177
Elect UL-Lafayette
Vice John L Hollier 337-988-9256 President Mack Energy
Treasurer Terri Bannister 337-591-5492 UL-Lafayette treasurerlafgeogmailcom
Secretary Elisabeth Boudreaux infolafgeogmailcom
Past Pres Samantha Leone 337-984-8345 Marquise Resources
Advisor Lou Groth 337-852-2980 JampH Resources LLC
Advisor Justin Guidry 337-984-8345 Marquise Resources
Bulletin Editor James Willis 337-277-3652 and Publisher Odyssey Intrsquol LLC lgseditormsncom
Website John Boggs 337-303-7026 Stratagraph Inc
Travis Helms King Munson
Robert Anderson Jim Dungan Brian Lock Charles Barton Thomas Eby Jr Jack Martin Mary Broussard Peter G Gray Marvin Munchrath Robert Copeland Frank Harrison Tim Rynott
BULLETINWEBSITE STAFF
LGS HONORARY MEMBERS
LGS DELEGATES TO AAPG
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2016ndash2017
PAGE 1
LGS 2015ndash2016 Officers LndashR (seated) Terri Bannister ndash Secretary John L Hollier ndash Vice President Elisabeth Boudreaux ndash Secretary Justin Guidry ndash Advisor and Samantha Leone Past President LndashR (standing) Jennifer E Hargrave ndash President Lou Groth ndash Advisor Raphaeumll Gottardi ndash President Elect and W R (Bill) Finley ndash Auditing Chair
LGS Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday November 15 2017 1130 am to 100 pm
Lafayette Petroleum Club Cost $20
ldquoToward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Depositional Systems
Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and
Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
PAGE 2
Presidentrsquos Column Dear LGS Members Wow Another month has come and gone I hope you all had an opportunity to attend LAGCOE the GCAGS convention or both Our LAGCOE breakfast was a success The ten UL students did a fantastic job sharing their interesting and pertinent research Here is a list of our winners
bull First place Mark Roth ldquoDepositional Environment of the Car-bonate Cap Rock at the Pine Prairie Field Evangeline Parish Louisiana Implications of Salt Diapirism on Cook Mountain Reservoir Genesisrdquo
bull Second place Daniel Locci ldquoA New Spectral Decomposi-tion Approach for Quantitative Seismic Interpretation the Multi-Scale Boxcar Transformrdquo
bull Third place Matthew OrsquoLeary ldquoRiceville Field Vermil-lion Parish Louisianardquo
(continued on page 6)
LGSLAGCOE Breakfast Poster Contest Winners From left to right Daniel Locci Mark Roth and Matthew OrsquoLeary
PAGE 3
LGS wishes to thank its Cornerstone Members for their annual financial support of speaker programs
continuing education UL-Lafayette scholarships social functions and community services
D J Bergeron Jr
James D Gamble Craig L Glassinger
Sand Trap Oil (Andy Vodicka)
BRONZE MEMBERS
GOLD MEMBERS
PLATINUM MEMBERS NONE
LGS CORNERSTONE MEMBERSHIP
SILVER MEMBERS
Terry Bailey Tim Duex
Jim Dungan Joe R Klutts Sam Porter
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
President Jennifer E Hargrave 337-482-0678
UL-Lafayette prezlafgeogmailcom
President Raphaeumll Gottardi 337-482-6177
Elect UL-Lafayette
Vice John L Hollier 337-988-9256 President Mack Energy
Treasurer Terri Bannister 337-591-5492 UL-Lafayette treasurerlafgeogmailcom
Secretary Elisabeth Boudreaux infolafgeogmailcom
Past Pres Samantha Leone 337-984-8345 Marquise Resources
Advisor Lou Groth 337-852-2980 JampH Resources LLC
Advisor Justin Guidry 337-984-8345 Marquise Resources
Bulletin Editor James Willis 337-277-3652 and Publisher Odyssey Intrsquol LLC lgseditormsncom
Website John Boggs 337-303-7026 Stratagraph Inc
Travis Helms King Munson
Robert Anderson Jim Dungan Brian Lock Charles Barton Thomas Eby Jr Jack Martin Mary Broussard Peter G Gray Marvin Munchrath Robert Copeland Frank Harrison Tim Rynott
BULLETINWEBSITE STAFF
LGS HONORARY MEMBERS
LGS DELEGATES TO AAPG
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2016ndash2017
PAGE 1
LGS 2015ndash2016 Officers LndashR (seated) Terri Bannister ndash Secretary John L Hollier ndash Vice President Elisabeth Boudreaux ndash Secretary Justin Guidry ndash Advisor and Samantha Leone Past President LndashR (standing) Jennifer E Hargrave ndash President Lou Groth ndash Advisor Raphaeumll Gottardi ndash President Elect and W R (Bill) Finley ndash Auditing Chair
LGS Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday November 15 2017 1130 am to 100 pm
Lafayette Petroleum Club Cost $20
ldquoToward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Depositional Systems
Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and
Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
PAGE 2
Presidentrsquos Column Dear LGS Members Wow Another month has come and gone I hope you all had an opportunity to attend LAGCOE the GCAGS convention or both Our LAGCOE breakfast was a success The ten UL students did a fantastic job sharing their interesting and pertinent research Here is a list of our winners
bull First place Mark Roth ldquoDepositional Environment of the Car-bonate Cap Rock at the Pine Prairie Field Evangeline Parish Louisiana Implications of Salt Diapirism on Cook Mountain Reservoir Genesisrdquo
bull Second place Daniel Locci ldquoA New Spectral Decomposi-tion Approach for Quantitative Seismic Interpretation the Multi-Scale Boxcar Transformrdquo
bull Third place Matthew OrsquoLeary ldquoRiceville Field Vermil-lion Parish Louisianardquo
(continued on page 6)
LGSLAGCOE Breakfast Poster Contest Winners From left to right Daniel Locci Mark Roth and Matthew OrsquoLeary
PAGE 3
LGS wishes to thank its Cornerstone Members for their annual financial support of speaker programs
continuing education UL-Lafayette scholarships social functions and community services
D J Bergeron Jr
James D Gamble Craig L Glassinger
Sand Trap Oil (Andy Vodicka)
BRONZE MEMBERS
GOLD MEMBERS
PLATINUM MEMBERS NONE
LGS CORNERSTONE MEMBERSHIP
SILVER MEMBERS
Terry Bailey Tim Duex
Jim Dungan Joe R Klutts Sam Porter
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 1
LGS 2015ndash2016 Officers LndashR (seated) Terri Bannister ndash Secretary John L Hollier ndash Vice President Elisabeth Boudreaux ndash Secretary Justin Guidry ndash Advisor and Samantha Leone Past President LndashR (standing) Jennifer E Hargrave ndash President Lou Groth ndash Advisor Raphaeumll Gottardi ndash President Elect and W R (Bill) Finley ndash Auditing Chair
LGS Luncheon Meeting
Wednesday November 15 2017 1130 am to 100 pm
Lafayette Petroleum Club Cost $20
ldquoToward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Depositional Systems
Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and
Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
PAGE 2
Presidentrsquos Column Dear LGS Members Wow Another month has come and gone I hope you all had an opportunity to attend LAGCOE the GCAGS convention or both Our LAGCOE breakfast was a success The ten UL students did a fantastic job sharing their interesting and pertinent research Here is a list of our winners
bull First place Mark Roth ldquoDepositional Environment of the Car-bonate Cap Rock at the Pine Prairie Field Evangeline Parish Louisiana Implications of Salt Diapirism on Cook Mountain Reservoir Genesisrdquo
bull Second place Daniel Locci ldquoA New Spectral Decomposi-tion Approach for Quantitative Seismic Interpretation the Multi-Scale Boxcar Transformrdquo
bull Third place Matthew OrsquoLeary ldquoRiceville Field Vermil-lion Parish Louisianardquo
(continued on page 6)
LGSLAGCOE Breakfast Poster Contest Winners From left to right Daniel Locci Mark Roth and Matthew OrsquoLeary
PAGE 3
LGS wishes to thank its Cornerstone Members for their annual financial support of speaker programs
continuing education UL-Lafayette scholarships social functions and community services
D J Bergeron Jr
James D Gamble Craig L Glassinger
Sand Trap Oil (Andy Vodicka)
BRONZE MEMBERS
GOLD MEMBERS
PLATINUM MEMBERS NONE
LGS CORNERSTONE MEMBERSHIP
SILVER MEMBERS
Terry Bailey Tim Duex
Jim Dungan Joe R Klutts Sam Porter
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 2
Presidentrsquos Column Dear LGS Members Wow Another month has come and gone I hope you all had an opportunity to attend LAGCOE the GCAGS convention or both Our LAGCOE breakfast was a success The ten UL students did a fantastic job sharing their interesting and pertinent research Here is a list of our winners
bull First place Mark Roth ldquoDepositional Environment of the Car-bonate Cap Rock at the Pine Prairie Field Evangeline Parish Louisiana Implications of Salt Diapirism on Cook Mountain Reservoir Genesisrdquo
bull Second place Daniel Locci ldquoA New Spectral Decomposi-tion Approach for Quantitative Seismic Interpretation the Multi-Scale Boxcar Transformrdquo
bull Third place Matthew OrsquoLeary ldquoRiceville Field Vermil-lion Parish Louisianardquo
(continued on page 6)
LGSLAGCOE Breakfast Poster Contest Winners From left to right Daniel Locci Mark Roth and Matthew OrsquoLeary
PAGE 3
LGS wishes to thank its Cornerstone Members for their annual financial support of speaker programs
continuing education UL-Lafayette scholarships social functions and community services
D J Bergeron Jr
James D Gamble Craig L Glassinger
Sand Trap Oil (Andy Vodicka)
BRONZE MEMBERS
GOLD MEMBERS
PLATINUM MEMBERS NONE
LGS CORNERSTONE MEMBERSHIP
SILVER MEMBERS
Terry Bailey Tim Duex
Jim Dungan Joe R Klutts Sam Porter
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 3
LGS wishes to thank its Cornerstone Members for their annual financial support of speaker programs
continuing education UL-Lafayette scholarships social functions and community services
D J Bergeron Jr
James D Gamble Craig L Glassinger
Sand Trap Oil (Andy Vodicka)
BRONZE MEMBERS
GOLD MEMBERS
PLATINUM MEMBERS NONE
LGS CORNERSTONE MEMBERSHIP
SILVER MEMBERS
Terry Bailey Tim Duex
Jim Dungan Joe R Klutts Sam Porter
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 4
NOVEMBER LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
Toward Improved Modeling in Turbidite Dep-ositional Systems Case Studies from the
Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Ba-sin and Alpine Foreland Basin
Jonathan R Rotzien Basin Dynamics
Abstract Exploration and field extension wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico and other turbidite-dominated depositional systems continue to face key geologic risks including reservoir presence and reservoir deliverability In particular the Paleogene Wilcox Group shows a broad spectrum of lithofacies depositional architecture and reservoir quality over a strati-graphic interval exceeding 6000 ft in the thickest parts of the trend Further a number of industry-sponsored studies have argued that the depositional environment for this group ranges from traditional leveed channels to sandstone-rich lobes that lack distributary channels and conform to the shape of the underlying topography as a braided system to sandstone sheets to sandstone-poor overbank deposits that likely represent deepwater background sedimentation Clearly there is room to enhance the understanding of the stratigraphic architecture and reser-voir characterization of target intervals in this trend
2017-18 Dues are Due
Please make payments to LGS PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505 to continue receiving the Bulletin or avoiding non-member lunch costs Please see p 13 for membership dues amounts and LGS mailing address
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 5
One of the methods to better understand geologic uncertainty in Gulf of Mexico petroleum reservoirs is via the study of global outcrop analogs This presentation features new stratigraphic data from two of the most thoroughly studied and classic deepwater outcrops of the Car-boniferous Ross Formation Western Irish Namurian Basin and the Eo-cene-Oligocene Annot Sandstone Alpine Foreland Basin of southeast France to highlight the architectural complexities and similarities of each system to the Wilcox Group The history of exploration into these outcrops began well over a half century ago and inspired the famous work that led to the identification of Bouma and Lowe division termi-nology Today these systems remain relevant as reservoir analogs for petroleum provinces and will continue to be useful for years as the na-ture of industry challenges evolve Despite decades of research two important themes have not been solved using the deepwater outcrops in Ireland and France Using a core drilled through these outcrops (1) what are the characteristics of in-channel and out-of-channel bedding and how can lateral bed continuity be estimated using a process sedimentology approach and (2) what is the range and variability in deep-water stratigraphic termina-tions and how is this new information applied to understanding strati-graphic traps These questions address reservoir extent and reservoir quality using common core data that would be acquired in a routine drilling program Characterization of high resolution stratigraphic data including grain size sedimentary process bed thickness and bed length from previously unpublished sections in each system reveals the range of solutions to both themes as well as the applicability of the workflow in quantifying geologic risk and uncertainty in modern deepwater drill-ing programs Additionally these results provide valuable insights for assessing petroleum reservoir characterization in comparable siliciclas-tic strata both within the Gulf of Mexico and more generally
Biography Jon R Rotzien is President of Basin Dynamics LLC and Visiting As-sistant Professor at University of Louisiana at Lafayette His expertise is the sedimentology and stratigraphy of deepwater depositional sys-tems basin analysis and source-to-sink sediment transfer Jon aims to solve key challenges in the exploration and production of petroleum including reservoir presence and quality forecasting in frontier basins and reservoir connectivity distribution and deliverability Prior to his present position at Basin Dynamics he was an exploration and apprais-al geoscientist at BP He received a PhD in Geological and Environ-mental Sciences from Stanford University and a BA degree in Geolo-gy from Colorado College He has published peer-reviewed research papers and scientific conference proceedings pertaining to reservoir quality sequence stratigraphy petroleum geology process sedimentol-ogy basin analysis and geophysics
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 6
I attended the GCAGS convention last week and got to meet a lot great people and catch up with others The 2018 convention will be held in Shreveport LA September 30ndashOctober 2 You can find more information here httpsgcags2018org The other big news from the meeting was the move to a more in-clusive and relevant annual meeting and a rebranding of the meet-ing as ldquoGeoGULFrdquo Look for this to be rolled out for the 2019 meeting in Houston Our next meeting will be held on November 15 at the Petroleum Club Dr Jonathan Rotzien from UL will be our guest speaker presenting ldquoToward improved modeling in turbidite depositional systems Case studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo Interested in learning about geosteering Join LGS at Jefferson Street Pub on December 7 for a geosteering short course net-working and beer The first 15 professional and 15 student at-tendees will receive 2 drink tickets with their registration Sign up through November 25 Herersquos the link httpswwweventbritecomelgs-beer-steer-with-legacy-steering-tickets-38973321253ref=enivtefor001amputm_source=eb_emailamputm_medium=emailamputm_campaign=inviteformalv2ampref=enivtefor001amputm_term=attend Herersquos your lagniappe for the monthmdasha website dedicated to ldquoneat rocksrdquo They collected and compiled submissions for the month of October Now you can look through the collection and description of the submissions here httpswwwsciencefridaycomeducational-resourcesscifri-science-club-neatrock-challenge Enjoy Irsquoll see you Wednesday Jennifer
(continued from page 2)
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 7
LBOPG Announces End of Grandfathered Application
Acceptance
After nearly three years the Louisiana Board of Professional Ge-oscientists is setting a deadline for the completion of applications begun under the grandfathering period When the board was first established by the Louisiana Legislature applications for grandfa-ther status were accepted during a period between January 1 2013 and January 1 2015 Nearly 2000 applications for grandfa-thering were received during this period Grandfathering allowed those who submitted preliminary applica-tions along with their $200 application fees to be considered for licensing based solely on education work experience and profes-sional references and exempted them from the present certifica-tion testing requirement Most of those who filed during the grandfathering period have completed their applications and have either been granted or denied licensure However many did not take the additional step of beginning an online application and still others began that process but did not complete it Because those who filed paid the $200 fee the board has been reluctant up until recently to put an end date on completing the application process However after three years the board has decided that those remaining grandfathered files should be either completed or abandoned At the regular meeting of LBOPG on October 10 2017 the board voted to set a deadline of December 31 2017 for applicants to complete the process This process includes setting up an application through the online system at LBOPGorg and following the instructions to complete that applicationmdashrequesting transcripts to be sent to the LBOPG office filling out the work experience section of the application and requesting three references who are either already licensed as professional geoscientists or who would be eligible for a license Those who have questions about any step in this process or about their grandfather status with LBOPG should contact Brenda Ma-con at applyLBOPGorg or 225ndash505ndash3766
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 8
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 9
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 10
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Nov 15 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Jon Rotzien Basin Dynamics will present ldquoToward Improved Model-ing in Turbidite Depositional Systems Case Studies from the Gulf of Mexico Western Irish Namurian Basin and Alpine Foreland Basinrdquo
Dec 2017 mdash API Acadiana Chapter of the American Petroleum Institute mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For more information please visit httpwwwapiacadianacomAPI_Acadiana_Chapterhtml
Dec 2017 mdash SGS Southeastern Geophysical Society mdash No scheduled events for December as of press time For further updates please visit httpsgs-neworleansorg
Dec 4 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Holiday Inn 330 Loyola Ave New Orleans mdash Paul J Post Bureau of Ocean Energy Management New Orleans will present ldquoElephants In the US Atlanticrdquo For abstract and biog-raphy please visit httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-Post-AbstBiopdf Additionally Ryan Jones amp William Morri-son Dept of Earth and Environmental Science University of New Orleans will present a poster on ldquoA Fluid Pressure-Based Assessment of Vertical and Lateral Hydraulic Connectivity of the Wilcox For-mation in the St Malo Structure and Surrounding Area of Central Walker Ridge Northern Gulf of Mexicordquo Their abstract and biog-raphies can be found at httpwwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017-12-4-PosterPaper-AbstBiospdf
Dec 4-5 2017 mdash GCSSEPM 36th Annual Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Foundation Perkins-Rosen Research Conference on ldquoSequence Stratigraphy The Future Definedrdquo Marathon Conference Center Houston Texas mdash Please visit httpwwwsepmorgFormsaspxpageID=456 for more information
Dec 8 2017 mdash BRGS Baton Rouge Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at Mike Anderson Seafood Restaurant 1031 W Lee Drive Baton Rouge Louisiana mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwbrgs-laorg for more infor-mation as the meeting date approaches
Dec 9 2017 mdash NOGS New Orleans Geological Society Christmas Holiday Party mdash For more information please visit http wwwnogsorgContentpdfevents20172017nov_NOGSHolidayPartyAdpdf
PAGE 11
Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
PAGE 12
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LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
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Dec 12 2017mdash SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers Evangeline Section 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Pierre Ra-mondenc will present ldquoCoiled Tubing Real-Time Monitoring A New Era of Well Intervention amp Workover Optimizationrdquo For updates please visit httpwwwspe-laforg
Dec 12 2017 mdash SWLGS Southwest Louisiana Geophysical Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwswlgsorg for more information as the meeting date ap-proaches
Dec 13 2017 mdash SIPES Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafa-yette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time
Dec 14 2017 mdash SPWLA Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httpwwwspwlaorgSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteSPWLAChapters_SIGsChaptersNorth_AmericaLafayetteLafayetteaspx as the meeting date ap-proaches for more information
Dec 20 2017 mdash LGS Lafayette Geological Society luncheon meeting 1130 am at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette mdash Speaker and topic not available as of press time Please visit httplafayettegeologicalsocietyorg for more information as the meet-ing date approaches
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LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 12
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LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
PAGE 13
LAFAYETTE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC PO BOX 51896 LAFAYETTE LA 70505
TYPE OR PRINT Name___________________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address____________________________________________________________________ Mail Address______________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Birthdate_______________Company__________________________________________________ Position in Company__________________________ Office Phone________________________ School(s)____________________________ GradYear(s)_____ Degree(s)_____ Major(s)______ ____________________________ _____ _____ ______ Home Address____________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box City State Zip Spouse Name_____________________________ Home Phone____________________________ Type AAPG Member______________________ (Student Associate Active) Type Membership Requested in LGS___________(Student Active Associate) Type Membership Approved________________ Date_________________ Dues Amount____________ Date Dues or Fee Received____________________________ Membership Categories - Qualifications - Dues (Payable Yearly in May) 1 Student - Full Time Geology - $500 2 Associate - No Geology Degree - $2000 3 Active - Geology Degree - $2000 4 Senior - Active who reaches age 65 - NO DUES 5 Honorary Life - Elected by Board (Active) - NO DUES Each members involvement in the Society is encouraged and any assistance with the areas below is welcomed Please indicate if you are interested in serving on one (or more) of the following committees of the Lafayette Geological Society
LGS Committees Advertising Auditing Ballot Communications Education Outreach Membership Qualification Program amp Publicity Publications Webmaster
Check payable to Lafayette Geological Society Inc
PO Box 51896 Lafayette LA 70505
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
ADVERTISING Rudy Gibbs Stone Energy 337-519-0500 AUDITING W R (Bill) Finley 337-501-9447 BALLOT Jim Dungan Stone Energy COMMUNICATIONS James Willis Odyssey International LLC 337-501-9447 lgseditormsncom John Boggs Stratagraph Inc 337-303-7026
EDUCATION OUTREACH Tim Duex UL-Lafayette 337-482-6222 tduexlouisianaedu MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATION Elisabeth Boudreaux UL-Lafayette 337-316-0435 PROGRAM amp PUBLICITY Raphaeumll Gottardi UL-Lafayette 337-482-6177 PUBLICATIONS Justin Guidry Marquise Resources 337-984-8345
LGS COMMITTEES AND CHAIRPERSONS
