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• Nearly 1,000 oral and poster presentations
• Networking opportunities with an international crowd of geoscientists
• 200+ exhibits featuring the latest technologies and services
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Table of Contents
Dear Geosciences Professionals,

On behalf of the American

Association of Petroleum Geologists
and host New Orleans Geological
Society, I am honored to invite you
to attend the AAPG 2010 Annual Sponsors Inside front cover Technical Program 30
Convention & Exhibition (ACE), 11-
14 April, in New Orleans. Join us Welcome Letter 1 Monday Oral 30
to learn about the latest issues in
Organizing Committee 2 Monday Poster 32
exploration and production — from
technology to work force trends — About ACE 3 Tuesday Oral 36
all on an international scale.
ACE Highlights 4 Tuesday Poster 39
Attending a world-class convention such as ACE is an
Forums & Special Sessions 4 Wednesday Oral 43
investment in your career and your company. In just
a few days you can attend short courses, field trips, Special Events 5 Wednesday Poster 46
presentations and special sessions that will help you
to do your job more efficiently and effectively. With AAPG Center 5 General Information 50
nearly 1,000 oral and poster presentations expected,
Teacher Program 6 Registration Hours 50
you’re sure to find information on the subjects most
vital to your career. Halbouty Lecture 7 Exhibition Hours 50

In the exhibition hall you can learn about the latest Networking Opportunities 7 Business Center 50
technologies and services available from the 200+
Luncheons 8 Business Meetings 50
exhibitors. Under one roof you’ll find everything you
need for reservoir evaluation, geological modeling, Social Activity 9 New Orleans Climate 50
basin studies and modeling analysis, computer
software, geological studies and consulting, Exhibition 10 Convention Center 50
geophysical interpretation and more. In addition, the
International Pavilion 10 Cyber C@fe 50
International Pavilion offers you a chance to explore
opportunities available worldwide. Exhibitor List and Floor Plan 11 Electronic Capturing 50

Networking events at ACE will involve everyone from Short Courses 12 Juding Information 51
young professionals to An Evening with America’s
Field Trips 17 No-Smoking Policy 51
Greatest Generation at the National World War II
Museum. Many of the AAPG’s 30,000+ members Student Activities 22 Travel and Transportation 51
have been attending the annual convention for most
of their professional lives, forging professional and Career Center 23 Convention Shuttle 51
personal friendships along the way.
Volunteers Needed 23 Getting Around 51
April is the perfect month to enjoy New Orleans. The Community Outreach 23 Visa Information 52
temperate springtime conditions, along with the city’s
famous food and hospitality, make it an excellent SEPM Activities 24 Accommodations 54
destination. Whether you’re coming from Houston or
Guest Activities 26 Registration 56
Helsinki, I’m sure you’ll enjoy your time here.
Technical Program at a Glance 28 Membership Application 61
Tom Hudson
General Chair,
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Organizing Committee

General Chair Tom Hudson Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

General Vice Chair Nancye Dawers Tulane University
General Technical Program Co-Chair Brenda Reilly Energy Partners, Ltd.
General Technical Program Co-Chair David Reiter ENI Petroleum, Inc.
DEG Vice Chair Mark Winter ENI Petroleum, Inc.
DPA Vice Co-Chair Mike Fogarty Sylvan Energy
DPA Vice Co-Chair Al Baker Beacon Exploration
EMD Vice Chair Art Johnson Hydrate Energy International
SEPM Vice Chair Mike Blum ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
General Service Chair George Rhoads Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Sponsorship Chair Robert Rooney Century Exploration
SEPM Sponsorship Chair Howard Harper SEPM
AAPG Oral Sessions Chair Bob Meltz Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
AAPG Poster Sessions Chair Dave Balcer Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
SEPM Oral Sessions Chair John Suter ConocoPhillips
SEPM Poster Sessions Chair John Holbrook University of Texas–Arlington
Short Courses Chair Duncan Goldthwaite Consultant
SEPM Short Courses Chair Vitor Abreu ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
Field Trips Chair Dave Garner Shell Exploration & Production Co.
SEPM Field Trips Chair Mark Kulp University of New Orleans
AAPG Matson Award and Braunstein Award Chair Mike Fein W&T
Volunteer Co-Chair Mike Ledet Consultant
Volunteer Co-Chair Bill Whiting Consultant
Teacher Program Chair Al Melillo Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Career Center Chair Jim Swaney MMS
Guest Activities Chair Beverly Kastler
NOGS President-elect Tom Klekamp Amber Resources

Tom Hudson Nancy Dawers Brenda Reilly David Reiter Mark Winter Mike Fogarty Al Baker Art Johnson Mike Blum

George Rhoads Robert Rooney Howard Harper Bob Meltz Dave Balcer John Suter John Holbrook Duncan Goldthwaite Vitor Abreu

Mark Kulp Mike Fein Mike Ledet Bill Whiting Al Melillo Jim Swaney Beverly Kastler Tom Klekamp

Dave Garner not pictured

AAPG Convention Staff

Steph Benton Dana Patterson Free Julie Simmons Kyle Walker

Exhibition Sales Manager Special Programs Administrator Marketing Manager Graphics and Production Coordinator

Theresa Curry Randa Reeder-Briggs Kerrie Stiles Alan Wegener

Operations Coordinator Operations Manager Administrative Assistant Global Development and Convention Director

Terri Duncan Jean Reynolds Kim Van Delft

Technical Programs Coordinator Events Coordinator Exhibitor and Attendee Services
Supervisor
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Join AAPG and Save on

2010 ACE Registration
Sign up as a member and save up to $300 on
conference registration! Members receive many
benefits including monthly access to EXPLORER, the
Bulletin and Bulletin archives (dating back to 1917);
special member discounts on books, videos and
educational materials; access to personal member
programs (such as insurance, car rental discounts,
etc.), access to the AAPG Career Center, Member
Registry and more.

To begin enjoying all the benefits of AAPG visit www.

aapg.org/neworleans, “Register Now”, “Non-Member”
and select “Join and Save”. Or, mail in a completed
Associate Membership Form along with your
Registration Form (found on page 61).

For information on AAPG Membership, please contact:

AAPG Membership Services Department
P.O. Box 979 • Tulsa, OK 74101-0979 • USA
Tel: +1 918 560 2643 • 1 800 364 2274 (US and Canada only)
Fax: +1 918 560 2694 • E-mail: jdorman@aapg.org
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UNMASK YOUR CAREER POTENTIAL AT ACE

Who Attends
A total of 7,452 people from 85 countries attended ACE in 2009, “AAPG is always
including more than 5,500 delegates and students. Geoprofessionals
at every stage of their careers come to benefit from the ideas and one of the best
opportunities presented, including:
• CEOs/Presidents
• Vice Presidents/Directors organized and
• Managers
• Staff Geologists/Engineers/Scientists
• Technicians/Support Staff attended conferences.
• Independent Consultants
• Marketing/Sales The poster sessions
• Educators/Trainers/Students

An Unmatched Technical Program and the exhibitors

Your conference registration pass gives you access to the brightest
minds in the upstream E&P industry. Abstracts are judged by a team
of industry experts and ranked. You’ll find more than 400 oral and are always varied and
nearly 600 poster presentations over three days. In addition, special
forums and sessions are available for an in-depth look at some of the professional.”
most important issues impacting geosciences professionals today. See
Technical Program details beginning on Page 28.

More than 200 exhibitors under one roof — Martha S.,

From imaging equipment to mounted minerals, if it’s related to the
petroleum E&P industry you’ll find it in our exhibition hall. You’ll gain an
understanding of the latest products and technologies from companies AzuWrite LLC,
of all sizes. Explore the floor to visit with industry leaders such as
Baker Hughes, Paradigm, Saudi Aramco, Fugro, TGS-NOPEC, PGS,
Schlumberger and Geokinetics as well as independent operators, Lone Tree, CO
local/regional companies and more. You’ll also find education
providers, associations and more with services and offerings to
enhance your career. See complete exhibitor list on Page 13.

Networking
Geologists at any stage of their career will find the networking
opportunities at ACE simply unmatched. Students can gather at the
Student Lounge and take advantage of special student courses and
rates to further their connections and understanding of this exciting
profession. A Career Center is available on-site for anyone looking for
a new career opportunity. From Sunday night’s Icebreaker reception to
the private alumni functions, you’re sure to find plenty of places to relax
with friends or associates and expand your professional network. See
networking opportunities on page 7.
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AC E H I G H L I G H T S All events will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
Forums and Special Sessions
Forum: History of Petroleum Geology (AAPG)
Date: Sunday, 11 April
Time: 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Location: Room 243/244/245
Co-chairs: S. Testa and M. Barnett
From Drake’s first successful well in Pennsylvania to the
installation of the first deepwater spar development, from back
room wheeling and dealing for leases in the early days of the
East Texas Oil Field to today’s modern computer applications
and Internet communication capabilities, and from the early
days of divining rods and creekology to today’s modern 3-D
seismic and well logging technologies, the petroleum industry
has an exceptionally colorful and varied history. An
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understanding of the history of petroleum geology is a key to
avoiding mistakes of the past and allows today’s explorationists
insights into how innovative thinking has changed our industry
for the better over the last 100 years.
Presenters and their topics include:
• R. Sorkhabi: The Miri Oil Field 1910: The Centenary of the
First Oil Discovery in Borneo, SE Asia
• R. M. Clary, J. H. Wandersee: Locating the Play: The
History of Visualization in Petroleum Exploration
• W. G. Frost, R. Hubbard: The Somewhat Accidental
Discovery of the Mobile Bay Gas Field: A Story of
Perseverance and Good Fortune.
• J. P. Martin: The Oil and Gas Industry in the Empire State:
Past, Present and Future
Forum: Discovery Thinking (AAPG/DPA/HOPG)
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 1:25 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 243/244/245
Co-chairs: C. Sternbach and E. Dolly
The “Discovery Thinking” Forum will be the third presentation of
the AAPG 100th Anniversary Committee’s program recognizing
“100 Who Made a Difference.” The New Orleans forum will
feature six invited speakers who have made a difference. They
are John Amoruso, Marv Brittenham, Gregg Robertson, Bill
Zagorski, Mike Forrest and Dan Smith.
Each is a legendary veteran of the petroleum industry.They
are all renowned for their success in exploring for and finding
hydrocarbon reserves. Each speaker overcame great
challenges and thrived in both business and geological
aspects of our profession. Topics to be discussed will include
philosophy of exploration, lessons learned from remarkable
careers, professional insights and some colorful anecdotes. As
technology advances and a new wave of young geoscientists
enter our profession, we see continued interest in forums
such as this to discuss the personal side of success and what
has been called the “art of exploration.” This year’s program
focuses on 1) insights derived from hard won experience and 2)
discovery thinking behind the hottest “unconventional” resource
plays of the Gulf Coast and Eastern sections of interest to the
New Orleans venue.
Presenters and their topics include:
• J. Amoruso: East Texas, Deep Bossier Sandstone-
Amoruso Field
• M. Brittenham: “Unconventional” Discovery Thinking in
Resource Plays: Haynesville Trend, N. Louisiana
• G. Robertson: From First Idea to 10 TCF in 10 Months:
Discovery of Eagle Ford Shale in the Hawkville Field, LaSalle
and McMullen Counties, Texas
• B. Zagorski: The Appalachian Marcellus Shale Play -
Discovery Thinking, Timing and Technology
• M. C. Forrest: Learning from 40 Years’ Experience Risking
Seismic Amplitude Anomaly Prospects
• D. Smith: Discovery Thinking Has Led to 70 Years of
Continued Exploration and Development at Stella Salt
Dome, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Global Climate Change Forum: Climate Change, Sea
Level Change and Storm Event Impact on Sedimentary
Environments and Petroleum Industry Infrastructure,
U.S. Gulf of Mexico (AAPG/DEG)
Date: Wednesday, 14 April
Time: 1:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: J. Levine and J. Kupecz
The Gulf Coast impact of the most recent hurricane storm surge
locally traveled inland about eight miles with a depth of several
feet. This clearly demonstrates the potential impact where
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coastal configuration focuses the energy. Since many of the coastal petroleum industry facilities
are along estuaries, the focusing of storm surge is probable and the impact on ports and refineries
potentially large. This is especially true where regional subsidence amplifies the impact of sea-level
rise and storm-surge magnitude. This session seeks to discuss the following:
• Historical record of hurricanes and magnitudes of coastal erosion as a result of these storms
• The potential impact of climate change on large storms, and storm intensity prediction
• Mitigation and adaptation responses

Presenters and their topics include:

• A. Sallenger: An Overview of Extreme Storms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Their Coastal
Impact
• M. Blum: Impact of Sea-Level Change and Regional Subsidence on Coastal Evolution:
Prospects for the Mississippi Delta
• J. Anderson: Response of Gulf Coast Bays and Coastal Barriers to Changes in the Rate of
Sea-Level Rise and Sediment Supply
• C. Williams: Petroleum Industry Response to Storms and Sea-Level Changes

SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Sedimentary

Successions: Modern and Ancient, Clastic and Carbonate
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 343/344/345
Co-chairs: C. Paola, M. Perlmutter and M. Blum

Stratigraphy records include both externally forced (allogenic) and internally generated (autogenic)
signals. For a long time it was assumed that the two could be readily separated, with allogenic
effects dominating at longer space and time scales. Several recent developments have made the
situation more interesting: (1) researchers are increasingly interested in extracting high-frequency
external signals, especially climate, from stratigraphic records; (2) recent research has expanded
the range of effects that autogenic processes can produce and extended their range to surprisingly
long space and time scales; (3) the discovery of similarity in autogenic processes has opened the
possibility that their stratigraphic effects may be scale independent over some range of scales; and
(4) recent work suggests that autogenic and allogenic processes can interact strongly. This session
was motivated by developments such as these but is open to any innovative research on the
interaction of autogenic and allogenic processes in stratigraphy.

DPA Panel Discussion on Ethics and Professionalism

Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom
Moderator: J. Jones and C. Smith

Join the DPA for an informative and thought-provoking talk on issues affecting the DPA, AAPG,
geoscientists and society at large. Immediately following the DPA Luncheon, panelists David
Curtiss, John Dolson, Lynn Hughes, Pete Rose, Ray Thomasson and Scott Tinker will discuss
issues ranging from DPA bylaws to position statements, the role of the DPA and more. Come hear
what they have to say on issues such as:

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• AAPG Constitution and Bylaws — purposes, code of ethics and responsibility.
• Tax issues related to our profession are items on which we have position papers. Higher taxes
mean less production and less exploration. Is this type of thing a political or partisan issue?
• AAPG has an obligation to educate, but what about subjects that are semi-political or largely
political?

And be sure to bring a friend! AAPG Center

The AAPG Center offers information and answers
Special Events about your membership and more. Inside you’ll find
information about:
Opening Session and Awards Ceremony
Date: Sunday, 11 April • Communications (Explorer, web site)
Time: 4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. • Datapages
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom • Divisions
Fee: Included with convention registration • Education (Short Courses, Distinguished Lecturer)
• Foundation
This year’s opening session is guaranteed to get you ready not just for the 2010 ACE, but for the • GeoCare Benefits
experience that is New Orleans. After all, no one knows better how to have a good time than the • Global Events
good people of New Orleans — and that spirit will be felt throughout the opening session. • Membership
• Publications
This year’s multi-media event will feature live music, exciting videos and colorful sights that will • Sections/Regions
serve as the setting for what promises to be an engaging and entertaining session. Of course, • Student Benefits
the opening session’s focal point is the annual awards presentation, when the best of AAPG are
honored in a fast-moving, often emotional ceremony that pays tribute to the outstanding leaders, You can also shop for books and AAPG merchandise
scientists, educators, civic leaders and authors of the past year. This year’s session will feature at our general store.
the special presentation of the Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award to independent
geologist Patrick J. F. Gratton and conclude with the awarding of the Sidney Powers Memorial
Medal to renowned geologist L. Frank Brown Jr., who will offer a few brief remarks of his own.
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AC E H I G H L I G H T S All events will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Opening Session and Awards Ceremony (continued)
The opening session also will feature an official welcome by convention
General Chair Tom Hudson and the annual AAPG presidential address by
John Lorenz. The Icebreaker celebration begins immediately at the end of the
session and you may find yourself dancing all the way to the exhibits hall, led
by musicians who will be playing the quintessential sounds of New Orleans.
This fast-moving and powerful ceremony will be the talk of the convention,
so plan now to start your New Orleans’ experience in style. Laissez les bon
temps rouler!
Those who will be honored in New Orleans include:
• Sidney Powers Memorial Award
L. Frank Brown, Jr.
• Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award
Patrick J. F. Gratton
• Honorary Member Award
Adebayo O. Akinpelu, John R. Hogg, Pinar O. Yilmaz
• Outstanding Explorer Award
John Amoruso, J. Denny Bartell, Larry Bartell
• Robert R. Berg for Outstanding Research Award
Martin P. A. Jackson
• Distinguished Service Award
Martin M. Cassidy, Rebecca L. Dodge, Bob A. Hardage,
Dwight “Clint” Moore, Terence G. O’Hare,
Craig W. Reynolds, John W. Robinson
• Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award
Wayne M. Ahr, Eric A. Erslev, Murray K. Gingras
• Special Award
Robert W. Allen, George P. Mitchell
• Public Service Award
Thomas C. Bergeon, Ahmed N. El Barkooky,
William B. Harrison III, Tako Koning
• Pioneer Award
Thomas D. Barrow
• Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award
(recognizing the authors of the best AAPG Bulletin article published
each calendar year)
David R. Pyles
• Robert H. Dott, Sr. Memorial Award
(recognizing the authors/editors of the best special publication
dealing with geology published by the Association)
Stephen P. Cumella, Keith W. Shanley, Wayne K. Camp
• J. C. “Cam” Sproule Memorial Award
(recognizing younger authors of papers applicable to petroleum geology)
David R. Pyles
• John W. Shelton Search and Discovery Award
(in recognition of the best contribution to the “Search and Discovery”
website in the past year)
Paul M. (Mitch) Harris
• George C. Matson Award
(recognizing the best oral presentation at the AAPG Annual
Convention in Denver)
Barbara Tilley (Co-authors: Pradeep Bhatnagar,
Scott McLellan, Bob Quartero, Byron Veilleux,
Karlis Muehlenbachs)
• Jules Braunstein Memorial Award
(recognizing the best poster presentation at the AAPG Annual
Convention in Denver)
Nikki Hemmesch (posthumously), Nicholas Harris
• Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award for Best International Paper
(AAPG 2009 International Conference & Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro)
Recipient not known at press time.
• Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award for International Best Poster
(AAPG 2009 International Conference & Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro)
Recipient not known at press time.
Teacher Program – More! Rocks in Your Head
Date/Time: Saturday, 10 April, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
(Workshop 1)
Date/Time: Sunday, 11 April, 8:30 a.m. –4:30 p.m.
(Workshop 2)
Location: Sheraton New Orleans
Leader: Janie Schuelke
Fee: $25
Includes: Continental breakfast, refreshments, lunch and
course materials (see list below)
Limit: 60 people per workshop
Educators are invited to participate in More! Rocks in Your Head (MRIYH), a
full-day earth science workshop for 3rd–8th grade teachers of the greater New
Orleans area.
The community outreach program is dedicated to the memory of Brian J.
O’Neill, a Shell Biostratigrapher, who spent many hours bringing Earth Science
education to students in New Orleans. Brian passed away in 2008 at the age
of 54.
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MRIYH covers a full scope of earth science topics for elementary and middle school teachers, who Networking Opportunities
will be guided in each section with background information, vocabulary and projects, plus cross-
curricular segments and ideas for the gifted and talented students. All projects are hands-on, Icebreaker Reception
making earth science a fun and memorable learning experience. Date: Sunday, 11 April
Time: 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Each teacher participant will receive: Location: Exhibition Hall
• More! Rocks in Your Head manual Fee: Included with convention registration
• Rock Samples (labeled and bagged) of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
• Mineral Samples (labeled and bagged) and Test Kit Refreshment Breaks
• Hunt for Fossil Fuels oil exploration game on CD Dates: Monday, 12 April–Wednesday, 14 April
• USGS Tapestry of Time and Terrain map (AAPG grant) Times: 9:45 a.m.–10:25 a.m.
• “Oil and Natural Gas” book (SPE funding) 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• “Louisiana Rock and Mineral Kit” with 9 specimens and the accompanying booklet “A Guide to (Monday and Tuesday)
the Rocks and Minerals of Louisiana” (Shell) Location: Exhibition Hall

Additionally, 20 schools will receive a laminated, framed USGS Tapestry of Time and Terrain map All-Alumni Reception
(funded by an AAPG Foundation grant) Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 5:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m
Janie Schuelke, MRIYH creator and presenter, holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from University Location: New Orleans Marriott
of Houston. After working for GSI, Geophysical Services, Inc., from 1977–81, Janie was a
substitute teacher and taught a geology class at College for Kids, a summer program for Gifted/ Find a former classmate at the All-Alumni Reception.
Talented 3rd through 8th graders. Many of the activities taught in the MRIYH workshops were Signs will identify tables for participating colleges and
created for College for Kids. Janie has been producing the workshop for 11 years, enhancing and universities. Enjoy cash bars stationed throughout
increasing the teaching of earth science across America, and training more than 2600 teachers. the room. Any alumni group wishing to participate
in the All-Alumni Reception or hold a private alumni
Registration information reception should contact AAPG by
• If paying by credit card, register online at http://register.exgenex.com/AAPGTeacher. 1 February 2010.
• If paying by check, download a registration form from www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans (follow the
links to the Teacher Program) and mail the form along with your check to: Contact: Jean Reynolds
AAPG Convention Department, Teacher Program, P.O. Box 979, Tulsa, OK 74101-0979 E-mail: jreynolds@aapg.org
Phone: +1 918 560 2668
For additional information about the program, contact Al Melillo at ajme@chevron.com or Toll Free: +1 888 945 2274 ext 668
+1 985 773 6756. Fax: +1 918 560 2684

Michel T. Halbouty Lecture

The Michel T. Halbouty lecture series is an ongoing special event at the AAPG Annual
Convention & Exhibition. Lecture topics are designed to focus either on wildcat exploration
in any part of the world where major discoveries might contribute significantly to petroleum
reserves, or space exploration where astrogeological knowledge would further mankind’s ability
to develop resources on Earth and in the Solar System.
Shale Gas and America’s Energy Future
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 5:10 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
Location: Room 243/244/245
Chair: T. Hudson
The Michel T. Halbouty Lecture speaker will be Aubrey K. McClendon
speaking on “Shale Gas and America’s Energy Future.” McClendon
has served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Chesapeake Energy Corporation since he co-founded
the company with Tom L. Ward in 1989. McClendon graduated from
Duke University in 1981.
“Converting just 10% of our vehicles in America to CNG can lower
our consumption of foreign oil by more than 1 million barrels per
day, potentially saving nearly $50 billion each year,” McClendon
said. “CNG costs 40-50% less than a gallon of gasoline today and is
much cleaner, plus its consumption keeps American dollars at home
and creates jobs across a wide range of industries throughout the
nation. Natural gas is currently produced in 31 of our 50 states and
with 22 states blessed with shale gas, there is no fuel more all-American than natural gas.”
“In addition,” he said, “recent large discoveries using new technologies in natural gas shale
basins such as the Barnett, Haynesville, Fayetteville, Woodford and Marcellus have provided new
evidence that our country has ample natural gas supplies to power America’s economy for more
than a century. This newfound abundance means we can now rely on natural gas not only for
transportation, but also as a natural partner with renewables such as wind and solar to ensure
clean, reliable electricity generation for many decades to come.”
Chesapeake is one of the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. with operations focused
on the development of onshore unconventional and conventional natural gas. Additionally, the
company is looking at potential shale plays in Eastern Europe, Asia and South America and has
launched a bid to explore for shale gas in South Africa with partner Statoil. You won’t want to
miss this informative presentation from one of the energy industry’s top leaders.
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LUN CHE O N S All events will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise noted.
All-Convention Luncheon
Beyond Zone Six: The Imperative of Unconventional
Thinking
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom
Fee: $45
The All-Convention Luncheon is a
highlight of the annual convention,
featuring riveting presentations, fine food
and the chance to network with fellow
energy professionals. This year’s speaker
is Robert (Bobby) Ryan, Vice President
– Global Exploration for Chevron Global
Upstream and Gas.
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Ryan will speak about the challenges of
thinking outside the box. “Sometimes
the greatest impediment to discovery is our certainty of what’s
impossible,” he has said. “What was not possible just a few
decades ago is now routine. What is the routine of tomorrow?”
Ryan is responsible for Chevron’s worldwide exploration
program. He has 30 years of experience in oil and gas
exploration and production, beginning his career with Texaco in
1979 as a geologist in the Offshore Division in New Orleans. He
held a variety of technical and management positions since then
including Assistant Division Manager in the Offshore Division
responsible for exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, Vice President
- Indonesia Business Unit, Assistant to the Chairman and CEO
of Texaco and Texaco lead for the Upstream Integration Team
for the Chevron and Texaco merger. At the merger’s close
in 2001, he was named General Manager of Exploration for
Chevron’s exploration business outside of North America. Ryan
assumed his current position in 2003.
In 1990, through the President’s Commission on Executive
Exchange in The White House, Ryan was appointed to
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and
Renewable Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy in
Washington, D.C., where he assisted with utility policy issues
related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. He returned
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to Texaco in 1991. He is chairman of the Corporate Advisory
Board of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
vice chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Energy &
Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah, and a member
of the Scientific Advisory Board of CASP affiliated with the
Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge University, UK.
Ryan has B.S. and M.S. degrees in geology from Tulane
University in New Orleans.
Energy Minerals Division (EMD)/Division of
Environmental Geosciences (DEG) Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom
Fee: $45
Speaker: TBA
Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) Luncheon
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom
Moderators: Jeff Jones, Quantum Energy Partners, Albany,
TX, and Carl Smith, Consultant, Morgantown,
WV
Fee: $45
Join the DPA for an informative and thought-provoking
luncheon with discussions on issues affecting the DPA, AAPG,
geoscientists and society at large. Panelists David Curtiss, John
Dolson, Lynn Hughes, Pete Rose, Ray Thomasson and Scott
Tinker will discuss issues ranging from DPA bylaws to position
statements, the role of the DPA and more. Come hear what
they have to say on issues such as:
• AAPG Constitution and Bylaws — purposes, code of ethics
and responsibility
• Tax issues related to our profession are items in which we
have position papers. Higher taxes mean less production
and less exploration. Is this type of thing a political or
partisan issue?
AAPG has an obligation to educate, but what about subjects
that are semi political or largely political?
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Social Activity

An Evening with “America’s Greatest

Generation” at the National World
War II Museum
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
David Curtiss John Dolson Lynn N. Hughes Peter R. Rose M. Ray Thomasson Scott Tinker
Fee: $50
Location: National World War II
About the panelists: Museum (Note: Round-trip
David Curtiss is Director of the AAPG Geoscience & Energy Office in Washington, D.C. He spent more bus transportation will
than a decade at the University of Utah’s Energy & Geoscience Institute including serving as the American be provided from the AAPG
Geological Institute’s Congressional Science Fellow in 2001-2002. Convention Co-Headquarters
Hotels to the museum and
John Dolson has 30 years of oil and gas exploration and development experience in U.S. and international will be available beginning
settings. Formerly with BP and now a Director of DSP Geosciences and Associates, LLC., he has held at 6:15 p.m. and lasting
technical leadership positions in Cairo, London and Moscow. He is a long standing AAPG, RMAG and until 10:45 p.m.)
HGS member and served as AAPG Vice President, 2006-2007. Includes: Open bar, buffet dinner,
museum admission,
Lynn N. Hughes is federal judge, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American transportation
Anthropological Association, an advisory director to the Law & Economics Center at George Mason
University and taught for the South Texas College of Law. He has been an advisor on constitutional law Celebrate an evening with “America’s Greatest
and privatization to the European Union and several East European countries. He is AAPG’s distinguished Generation” at the National World War II
lecturer on ethics. Museum. The museum first opened on 6 June
2000, which was the 56th anniversary of the
Peter R. Rose is a Certified Petroleum Geologist who was with Shell Oil Company, the U.S. Geological Normandy invasion that liberated Europe. It
Survey and Energy Reserves Group, Inc. [now BHP Petroleum (Americas), Inc.]. He is a Senior Associate is the only museum in the United States that
with Rose & Associates, LLP (R&A). Dr. Rose was the 1996/1997 President of DPA and was awarded addresses all of the amphibious invasions or
Honorary Membership in AAPG in 2002. He was AAPG President, 2005-2006. “D-Days” of World War II, honoring the more
than 1 million Americans who took part in this
M. Ray Thomasson has served as Head of Strategic Planning, Shell International (London), Chief global conflict.
Geologist for Shell Oil Company (USA), President and CEO of Spectrum Oil and Gas and Pend Oreille Oil
and Gas, and is the founder and owner of Thomasson Partner Associates. Dr. Thomasson was AAPG The museum stands as our country’s tribute to
President, 1999-2000. the men and women who made the invasions
in Europe, Africa and the Pacific theaters
Scott Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, a successful. It presents their stories to an
Professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair of Subsurface Geology, the Director of the Advanced Energy international audience, preserves material for
Consortium, the past President of the Association of American State Geologists, and the immediate past research and scholarship, and inspires future
President of AAPG. generations to apply the lessons learned from
the most complex military operation ever
This panel will continue its discussion after the luncheon during the DPA Panel Discussion on Ethics and staged.
Professionalism (see details on page 5).
Entry into the museum will be through the
AAPG Professional Women in Earth Sciences (PROWESS) Luncheon Louisiana Memorial Pavilion where beneath
The Economics of Diversity — Competing for and Leveraging Employee Diversity in a vintage World War II aircraft and among
Global Petroleum Industry superbly-restored landing craft you will enjoy
Date: Wednesday, 14 April an open bar social, a southern buffet dinner
Time: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. catered by renowned New Orleans Chef
Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom John Besh, plus access to all the museum’s
Fee: Professionals $45; Students (limited) $15 exhibit areas for touring at your leisure during
the evening. For more information about the
In the petroleum industry, one size does not fit all. Worldwide, the petroleum industry is made up of a museum and its various amenities, please visit
diverse set of employers, including small independents, mid-size exploration and production companies, www.nationalww2museum.org.
integrated energy companies and national oil companies, not to mention the numerous service companies,
government agencies, and academic institutions that play a role in the exploration for and development of
petroleum resources.

How do employers recruit, retain and manage diversity to fit their company’s needs? How do the various
sizes and types of companies view and handle employee diversity? What are the perspectives among
industry employers and employees regarding diversity in age, gender, technical experience and cultural
background in the workplace? How does employee diversity impact corporate culture and vice versa?
What really is the bottom line for corporate ‘monocultures’ and diverse corporate ‘polycultures’?
These questions will be addressed by a panel of geoscientists and managers representing a range of
petroleum industry employers. Panelists will discuss how their corporations integrate diversity in their
business plans, focusing on the unique perspectives, driving forces and constraints for each type of
employer.
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E XH I BI T I O N

Find solutions and specials in the Exhibition Hall

By visiting the ACE exhibition hall you can:
• See what’s new
• Compare suppliers
• Research products
• Meet suppliers and sales representatives
• Attend demos
• Address specific issues
• Benefit from knowledge of industry experts
You’ll also enjoy:
• Icebreaker Reception, the Exhibition’s grand opening
• Refreshments on the floor all three days
• Cyber C@fe, your chance to surf the web and check your
e-mail
• AAPG Center, where you can discover everything the AAPG
has to offer. Here you’ll find AAPG’s publications, member
services, divisions, General Store, Foundation, global
events information, AAPG/Datapages and much more!
• Explore the Floor — your chance to win fabulous prizes
(some restrictions apply).
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The Exhibition will be held in halls E and F of the Ernest
N. Morial Convention Center during these hours:
Sunday, 11 April.............. 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (Icebreaker
Reception)
Monday, 12 April............. 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April............ 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 April....... 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Note: Children under the age of 16 will not be allowed in the
exhibition hall during setup or teardown. Children 13 and older
will be allowed to attend the exhibition during regular exhibit
hours if they are properly registered and wearing their badges.
During exhibition hours, children under the age of 13 will not be
allowed into any activities within the exhibition hall, including the
Icebreaker Reception, unless they are young enough or small
enough to be confined in a stroller, backpack or frontpack.

Explore the International Pavilion for global opportunities

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

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

• Angola • Falkland Islands • Kenya • Senegal

• Bahrain • France • Liberia • Somaliland
• Barbados • Gabon • Mali • South Africa
• Benin • Ghana • Madagascar • Tanzania
• British Columbia • Greenland • Morocco • Trinidad and Tobago
• Colombia ANH • India • Mozambique • Tunisia
• Cote d’Ivoire • Indonesia • Namibia • Uganda
• D.P. Congo • Ireland • Peru • Vietnam
• Eritrea • Jamaica • Poland

Explore products and services from more than 200 companies, with suppliers available to answer questions and demonstrate solution
to problems. Activities scheduled in the exhibition hall ensure opportunities to see new products, network with peers and have some
fun while visiting the show.
AAPG...................................... AAPG Center
Bookstore
DataPages
Division of Environmental Geosciences
Division of Professional Affairs
Education
Energy Minerals Division
Explorer/Bulletin/www.aapg.com
Foundation
Global Events
General Store
Member Insurance Program
Member Services
Section/Regions
(ALT) Advanced Logic Technology........1404
Activation Laboratories Ltd.....................601
Aera Energy LLC....................................415
Aeroquest Survey...................................143
AGM.......................................................701
Alaska Dept of Natural Resources........1211
American Stratigraphic Company...........600
ARKeX Limited.....................................1409
Badley Ashton America, Inc....................549
Baker Hughes......................................1233
BEICIP, Inc/IFP.....................................1001
Bird Geophysical....................................216
BLUEBACK RESERVOIR......................1303
C&C Reservoirs, Inc...............................606
Cal Graeber............................................443
CGGVeritas............................................233
Columbia Trading Company.................1251
Exhibitor list and floor plan subject to change. Updates to exhibitor list and floor plan available online at www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans.
Core Lab..............................................1115
Cossey & Associates, Inc.....................1204
Crescent Geo LLC..................................751
Crown Geochemistry, Inc......................1618
Dawson Geophysical Company..............243
dGB Earth Sciences...............................744
Digital Formation...................................1010
DOWDCO............................................1644
DrillingInfo, Inc......................................1309
Dynamic Drilling Systems, LP.................449
Dynamic Graphics Inc...........................1345
E&P Magazine........................................605
Elsevier.................................................1308
Energistics............................................1304
Energy & Geoscience Institute................901
Envoi Ltd................................................518
ESRI.....................................................1000
Fairfield Industries...................................637
Fluid Inclusion Technologies....................903
Fugro......................................................617
Fusion Petroleum Technologies Inc.........609
Gatan, Inc...............................................400
GCAGS Bookstore.................................503
Gems & Crystals Unlimited.....................408
GEO ExPro (GeoPublishing Ltd.).............513
Geo International Ltd............................1153
Geo-Link, Inc..........................................502
Geo-Microbial Technologies (GMT).........335
GeoEdges Inc.......................................1301
GeoFrontiers.........................................1250
Geokinetics Inc.....................................1420
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GeoKnowledge.......................................341
geoLOGIC systems ltd........................1433
Geomap Company.................................702
GeoMark Research, Ltd........................1013
GeoMechanics International.................1439
GEOTREASURE MAPS........................1163
GETECH.................................................442
Global Geophysical Services, Inc............814
Golder Associates Inc.............................700
Gore.....................................................1007
Gushor Inc............................................1551
Halliburton Energy Services Inc...............822
Horizontal Solutions International............339
Houston Geological Society..................1651
HPDI, LLC............................................1640
HRH Geological Services......................1004
Hydrocarbon Data Systems..................1541
IHS.........................................................919
IKON Mining & Exploration....................1351
Ikon Science.........................................1200
Imperial College London.........................603
Intertek Westport Technology Center......911
ION Geophysical...................................1415
Isotech Laboratories, Inc........................317
Janice Evert Opals..................................454
JEBCO Seismic, L.P...............................610
JOA Oil & Gas Houston..........................409
Knowledge Reservoir............................1315
Komodo Dragon...................................1519
Louisiana Geological Survey.................1745
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Louisiana State University Geology
& Geophysics.....................................1201
Lynx Information Systems Inc.................850
Manzanita.............................................1213
Maura’s Treasure Box............................ TBA
MICRO-STRAT INC................................742
Microseismic........................................1622
MJ Systems...........................................514
Moyes & Co..........................................1151
MVE & Badleys.......................................925
Nautilus................................................1145
Neuralog.................................................808
NuTech Energy Alliance, Ltd.................1357
OHM Rock Solid Images......................1101
OilTracers LLC........................................417
Oklahoma Geological Survey................1650
Packers Plus..........................................604
Paleo-Data, Inc.....................................1350
Paradigm..............................................1220
Pason Systems....................................1103
PennWell Petroleum Group.....................805
Petroleum Geo Services.........................532
PetroSkills............................................1217
Petrosys...............................................1533
Platte River Associates, Inc...................1525
ProQuest..............................................1513
Research Partnership to Secure Energy
for America (RPSEA)...........................1203
Rock Deformation Research Ltd.............643
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center...509
Rose & Associates, LLP.......................1209
Roxar, Inc...............................................745
Rps Energy.............................................215
Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants........500
Saudi Aramco.......................................1033
Schlumberger.......................................1021
SCM, Inc................................................438
SDI.........................................................543
SeaBird Exploration................................852
SEISCO, Inc...........................................311
Seismic Exchange, Inc............................434
Selman & Associates, LTD....................1109
SEPM (Soc. for Sed. Geology)..............1645
SMT (Seismic Micro-Technology)............517
Southwest Research Institute.................355
Spectrum.............................................1245
Springer................................................ TBA
Statoil...................................................1447
Terrasciences Inc..................................1008
Texas A&M Berg - Hughes Center..........602
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company......733
the irf group, inc...................................1310
The University of Texas at Austin
Jackson School of Geosciences...........505
Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers.........1300
U.S. Dept. of Energy - NETL...................511
U.S. Geological Survey...........................403
Ulrich’s Fossil Gallery..............................909
University of Miami Comparative
Sedimentology Lab.............................1260
University of Oklahoma.........................1652
Utah Geological Survey........................1547
Weatherford International Ltd..................422
Weatherford Laboratories.......................322
WellSight Systems Inc..........................1642
West Texas Geological Society.............1545
Wiley - Blackwell..................................1312
Wood Mackenzie....................................801
World Oil/Gulf Publishing Company........649
Worldwideworker.com Recruitment
Event....................................................133
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Important notes regarding short courses

• Short course enrollment is limited and reserved on a first-come first-served basis.
• Registration must be accompanied by full payment.
• If you register for a short course only, a $30 non-registrant fee will be added to the short course fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide
to attend the convention.
• A wait list is automatically created if a short course sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available.
• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm with the AAPG Convention Department that the course will take place.
• If any of these short courses meet your needs or the needs of your professional staff, you are strongly encouraged to register early. To help us better
anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of short courses, please register well before 11 March 2010.
• You will receive notification of the specific location of your course.
• Courses may be cancelled if undersubscribed; please keep this in mind when purchasing non-refundable airfares.

• Students – A limited number of student discount spots (approximately 50% of professional fee) are available in some short courses and field
trips. Please register for the convention and then contact us at convene@aapg.org or +1 918 560 2617 for availability in the course or trip you
are interested in. If a discounted spot is available we will be happy to process your request at that time.

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1 From Rocks to Models — Reservoir Geology for Graduate Students (NOGS) Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. $10 (Graduate Students only)
2 Practical Salt Tectonics (AAPG) Friday, 9 April – Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AAPG Members $1,050 (increases to $1150 after March 12)
Nonmembers $1,150 (increases to $1,250 after 12 March)
AAPG Student members (limited) $525 (increases to $575 after 12 March)
Student nonmembers (limited) $575 (increases to $625 after 12 March)
3 Assessment of Unconventional Shale Resources Using Geochemistry (AAPG) Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AAPG members $850 (increases to $950 after 12 March)
Nonmembers $950 (increases to $1,050 after 12 March)
AAPG Student members (limited) $425 (increases to $475 after 12 March)
Student nonmembers (limited) $475 (increases to $525 after 12 March)
4 Geology and Geophysics Applied in Industry (AAPG-SC/SEPM) Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. $20 (Students and Faculty Advisors only)
5 Fundamentals of Gas Hydrate Resource Evaluation (EMD) Saturday, 10 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $125 Students $63 (limited)
6 Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (SEPM) Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. $10 (Graduate Students only)
7 3-D Seismic Interpretation for Geologists (SEPM) Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $300 Students (limited) $150
8 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives, Saturday, 10 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $225 Students (limited) $112
Subsurface Fluid Flow and Hydrocarbon Source, Reservoir and Seal (SEPM)
9 Evolution of Neogene Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems (SEPM) Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $250 Students (limited) $125
10 Reservoir Geophysics: Applications (SEG) Sunday, 11 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. SEG Members $495 (increases to $530 after 10 March)
(registration and breakfast available at 7:00 a.m.) Non-members (includes SEG membership) $585 (increases to $620 after 10 March)
Students (limited) $25 (increases to $60 after 10 March)
11 Reservoir Engineering for Geologists (DPA) Thursday, 15 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $132 Students $66
12 Quality Control for Subsurface Maps (QLTs) (DPA) Thursday, 15 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. DPA Members $165
NonDPA Members $205
Students (limited) $85
13 Enhanced Oil Recovery Through Wettability Alteration and Gas-Assisted Gravity Thursday, 15 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professional $300
Drainage (PTTC) Students $150
14 Deltas: Processes, Stratigraphy, and Reservoirs — Core Workshop Thursday, 15 April – Friday, 16 April 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $335
Students (limited) $167

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Pre-Convention Short Course 1
New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS)
From Rocks to Models — Reservoir
Geology for Graduate Students
Dates: Saturday, 10 April – Sunday,
11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Matt Pranter (University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO)
Fee: $10 (Graduate Students only)
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 40 people
This course provides an introduction to reservoir
characterization and modeling concepts and
methods. The focus is on geological (e.g.,
stratigraphic, sedimentological) controls on
reservoir characteristics and practical aspects of
reservoir modeling (i.e. how reservoir geologists
use reservoir modeling as a tool to address
geological and reservoir questions).
Different types of sedimentary deposits and
reservoirs (siliciclastics, carbonates) are
presented, and the techniques to evaluate the
reservoir architecture and estimate reservoir
properties are addressed. The role and
significance of outcrop and modern analogs
for reservoir characterization and modeling are
emphasized through examples. Topics include:
• Overview of petroleum geology and petroleum
systems
• Sedimentary rock properties
• Siliciclastic and carbonate deposits and
reservoirs
• Pay determination and flow units
• Reservoir mapping
• Reservoir modeling methods
• Reserves estimation
Pre-Convention Short Course 2
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG)
Practical Salt Tectonics
Date: Friday, 9 April – Sunday, 11 April
Times: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Fee: AAPG Members $1,050 (increases
to $1,150 after March 12)
Nonmembers $1,150 (increases to
$1,250 after 12 March)
AAPG Student members (limited)
$525 (increases to $575 after
12 March)
Student nonmembers (limited)
$575 (increases to $625 after
12 March)
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Instructor: Mark G. Rowan (Consultant,
Boulder, CO)
Limit: 50 people
Content: 2.1 CEU
This course is for exploration and production
geologists, geophysicists, and managers working
in salt basins worldwide who need either an
introduction to salt tectonics or an update in this
rapidly evolving field.
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Our understanding of salt tectonics has advanced
significantly over the past two decades, and
this course will help industry geoscientists
in understanding and applying the newest
concepts, models and techniques. We will use a
combination of seismic data, realistic models, field
exposures and reconstructed histories to illustrate
the varying 3-D geometry and evolution of real
salt structures from various salt basins in different
tectonic environments around the world. This is
an applied course that will introduce practical
tools for seismic interpretation and emphasize
the impact of salt on fault and trap geometries,
sedimentation and hydrocarbon maturation
and migration. The course will consist of a
combination of lectures and workshop exercises.
Content includes:
• Origin of evaporite basins
• Mechanics of salt deformation
• Initiation and growth of diapirs
• Near-diapir deformation
• Emplacement and evolution of allochthonous
salt
• Salt in thick-skinned extension
• Salt in convergent-margin foldbelts
• Salt on passive margins
• Salt-sediment interaction
• Salt and hydrocarbon maturation/migration
Pre-Convention Short Course 3
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG)
Assessment of Unconventional Shale
Resources Using Geochemistry
Date: Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11
April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Daniel M. Jarvie (Humble
Geochemical Services, Humble,
TX)
Fee: AAPG members $850 (increases
to $950 after 12 March)
Nonmembers $950 (increases to
$1,050 after 12 March)
AAPG Student members (limited)
$425 (increases to $475 after
12 March)
Student nonmembers (limited)
$475 (increases to $525 after
12 March)
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Content: 1.5 CEU
This course is designed for exploration geologists,
but addresses topics of interest to development
geologists, engineers, managers and investors
seeking a better understanding of shale resource
plays.
The objective of this course is to explain basic
techniques and applications of organic and
inorganic geochemistry in the evaluation of shale
resources for commercial hydrocarbons, either oil
or gas. This course details the analytical techniques
and resulting data with proper interpretation
to enable assessment of unconventional shale
resource prospects and plays for their gas or oil
prospectivity. This course focuses on prediction
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of factors that impact the likelihood of successful
completion of these resources.
Techniques and interpretation of data for both
shale oil and shale gas reservoir evaluation will
be included in this course. Topics in organic
geochemistry include basic screening analyses
to assess organic richness, kerogen type and
thermal maturity as well as detailed analyses such
as residual oil composition, gas composition,
and carbon and hydrogen isotopes. Comparison
to well logs will also be included for select well
data. Additional topics include mineralogical
and microscopic (including SEM) analyses of
shales as well as petrological and rock mechanic
assessments. For potential shale gas reservoirs,
gas contents and carbon isotopes will be fully
explained and discussed. For prospective shale
oil reservoirs, prediction of oil quality in terms of
API gravity and viscosity will be presented. Also
included are recommended designs for archived
and new well analyses.
Approaches to geological reconnaissance and
mapping of various parameters are also discussed
and presented. Data from various shale resource
basins in the U.S. and Canada are presented and
compared with any available production results.
Additional guest lecturers will be included as topical
speakers. These speakers will be giving 30- to
60-minute talks specializing in different aspects of
shale assessment and performance. These will be
experts in gas desorption, petrography, mineralogy,
SEM, rock mechanics and stimulation.
Pre-Convention Short Course 4
AAPG Student Chapter (AAPG-SC/SEPM)
Geology and Geophysics Applied in
Industry
Date: Sunday, 11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Fred W. Schroeder (ExxonMobil
Upstream Research, Retiree,
Houston, TX)
Fee: $20 (Students and Faculty
Advisors only)
Includes: Course notes, lunch and
refreshments
Limit: 32 people
This course is designed to give graduate students
and seniors majoring in the geosciences insights
into how geology and geophysics are applied within
the energy industry. Through a combination of short
lectures and hands-on exercises, we will look at:
• The focus of industry
• The basics of prospecting
• Fundamentals of the seismic method
• Well-seismic ties
• Structural analysis of seismic data
• Stratigraphic analysis of seismic data
• DHI analysis
During the last 30 minutes, we will discuss career
opportunities in the energy industry.
Note: This short course can be bought as a
package with the AAPG-SC/SEPM Field Trip for
only $35.
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Pre-Convention Short Course 5
Energy Minerals Division (EMD)
Fundamentals of Gas Hydrate Resource
Evaluation
Date: Saturday, 10 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructors: Art Johnson (Hydrate Energy
International, Kenner, LA) and Tim
Collett (U.S. Geological Survey,
Denver, CO)
Fee: Professionals $125
Students $63 (limited)
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 30 people
Gas hydrates occur at many sites along
continental margins and in the Arctic, and much
has been learned in recent years regarding their
origin, their occurrence and the possibility of using
this vast resource in the world energy mix. Only
a small fraction of the gas hydrate in the world
is concentrated in reservoirs where commercial
recovery may be viable, yet the estimates of
global gas hydrate abundance are so large that
even this fraction represents a vast new frontier
for exploration and development.
This one-day workshop provides a solid
understanding of the occurrence of gas hydrate in
nature, focusing on the geologic controls on gas
hydrate formation and the implications of those
controls on resource assessment. The course
will give guidance on formation evaluation with
application to both deepwater and permafrost
areas, with focus on recently completed gas
hydrate drilling frilling projects in northern Alaska
and the Gulf of Mexico. Participants will gain
an understanding of the inherent variability
of gas hydrate accumulations through the
analysis of numerous representative gas hydrate
accumulations throughout the world. Other topics
include the uses and limitations of geophysical
methods, gas hydrate prospecting approaches,
production scenarios and ongoing domestic and
international gas hydrate assessment activities.
Pre-Convention Short Course 6
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate
Students
Dates: Saturday, 10 April – Sunday,
11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans
Instructors: Vitor Abreu and Jack Neal
(ExxonMobil Exploration
Company, Houston, TX)
Fee: $10 (Graduate Students only)
Includes: SEPM Student Membership, $20
SEPM book coupon, course
notes, lunch and refreshments
Limit: 40 people
Content: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU
Designed for the graduate student in geoscience
who needs to better understand theory and
application of sequence stratigraphy. This course
is designed to teach graduate students the
principles, concepts and methods of sequence
stratigraphy. Sequence stratigraphy is an informal
chronostratigraphic methodology that uses stratal
surfaces to subdivide the stratigraphic record. This
methodology allows the identification of coeval
facies, documents the time-transgressive nature
of classic lithostratigraphic units and provides
geoscientists with an additional way to analyze
and subdivide the stratigraphic record.
Using exercises that utilize outcrop, core, well log
and seismic data, the course provides a hands-on
experience to learning sequence stratigraphy. The
exercises include classic case studies from which
many sequence stratigraphic concepts were
originally developed. The main objectives of the
course are to review:
• Basic concepts and terminology of sequence
stratigraphy
• The stratigraphic building blocks of
depositional sequences
• Recognition criteria for the identification
of depositional sequences and their
components in outcrops, cores, well logs and
seismic
• The application of sequence stratigraphy in
non-marine, shallow marine and submarine
depositional settings
Pre-Convention Short Course 7
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
3-D Seismic Interpretation for Geologists
Dates: Saturday, 10 April – Sunday,
11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: TBA (SEPM Hotel)
Instructor: Bruce Hart (ConocoPhillips,
Houston, TX)
Fee: Professionals $300
Students (limited) $150
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 45 people
Content: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU
This couse is designed for geologists involved in
using or reviewing 3-D seismic data.
This course teaches participants about the
principles of 3-D seismic interpretation. The
content and level of instruction are scaled to
participants’ level of familiarity with the technology.
By the end of the course, participants will
understand:
• The physical basis of the seismic method
• The differences between 2-D and 3-D
acquisition, processing and interpretation
workflows
• How choices made during acquisition and
processing affect data interpretability
• How 3-D seismic data are interpreted and
integrated with other data types
Course includes lectures and some in-class
problems. Some of the topics to be covered are:
• The 3-D seismic revolution — history and
methods
• Physical basis of reflection seismology —
seismic waves, reflectors, and rock properties
• 2-D seismic acquisition and processing
• 3-D seismic acquisition, processing and display
• Interpreting stratigraphic, structural and rock-
property information from 3-D seismic data
and time-lapse (“4-D”) seismic methods
Selected case studies will be used to illustrate the
concepts, including:
• Stratigraphic control on production from
a basin-centered gas accumulation, Deep
Basin, Alberta
• Fault-controlled diagenesis in a hydrothermal
dolomite reservoir, Appalachian Basin
Pre-Convention Short Course 8
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of
Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives,
Subsurface Fluid Flow and Hydrocarbon
Source, Reservoir and Seal
Date: Saturday, 10 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans
Instructors: Kevin M. Bohacs, Remus Lazar
(ExxonMobil Upstream Research
Company, Houston, TX), Juergen
Schieber (Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN), Joe MacQuaker
(Memorial University,
Newfoundland)
Fee: Professionals $225
Students (limited) $112
Includes: Course exercises, reference
papers and handouts,
refreshments and lunch
Limit: 60 people
Content: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU
This course is designed for geologists who
interpret fine-grained rocks, explore for or develop
conventional hydrocarbons, shale gas or oil shale.
Mudstones contain the most detailed records
of earth history and are sources, reservoirs and
seals of hydrocarbons, as well as serving as
key elements in reservoir and aquifer models
as baffles and barriers. Sequence stratigraphy
provides an excellent framework within which
to integrate the many scales of observations
of physical, chemical and biological attributes
necessary to understand these rocks across the
spectrum of depositional settings. This workshop
combines interactive lectures and exercises
addressing the expression of depositional
sequences in mudstones on seismic, well-log,
core and outcrop data. Examples include the New
Albany Shale, Barnett Shale, Shublik Formation,
Kimmeridge Formation, Kingak Formation, Hue
Shale, Mowry Shale and Monterey Formation.
Participants will practice recognition and correlation
of significant stratigraphic packages through seismic
stratigraphy, stacking pattern analysis of well-log,
core and outcrop data, shale sedimentology, thin-
section and geochemical data.
Although flooding surfaces and depositional-
sequence boundaries may be subtly expressed
in mudstones, they can be recognized through
distinct changes observed in commonly available
physical, chemical and biological data. Beyond
the chronostratigraphic utility of the correlative

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conformity, abundant paleoenvironmental
information is recorded in fine-grained strata —
depositional sequences do not just fade away
into obscurity in distal reaches, but have objective
attributes that allow extension of stratigraphic
frameworks and play-element predictions over
very large areas.
Flooding surfaces fundamentally record a critical
increase in accommodation relative to sediment
supply, commonly recorded in mudstones by
laterally extensive accumulations of authigenic
and pelagic components, along with evidence
of sediment starvation and low bottom-energy
levels. Even in mudstones, some may record
minor erosion, reworking and lag formation due
to low sediment supply, but all are marked by a
significant decrease in advected clastic input —
contrasting with sequence boundaries.
Depositional-sequence boundaries record a
critical decrease in accommodation relative to
sediment supply, commonly accompanied by an
increase in depositional energy or a significant
change in sediment supply — or both — over
hundreds to thousands of square kilometers in
both fine- and coarse-grained lithologies. This
is recorded even in fine-grained lithofacies by
regional erosional truncation with subsequent
onlap, exposure, reworked fossils, decreased
continuity at lamina to bedset scale, along with
increased accumulations of advected clastics and
fossils or secular changes in biogenic lithology.
All of these attributes (except subaerial exposure)
are observed in physically correlative distal
reaches of unconformities across their correlative
conformities.
Interactions of sediment supply and
accommodation with pre-existing topography
control the expression of depositional sequences.
Marine environments tend to have the most
widespread, gradually varying facies tracts,
whereas paralic facies tracts tend to be most
localized and abruptly changing. Lacustrine
sequences vary according to lake-basin type,
and range from very similar to shallow-marine
siliciclastic sequences to very dissimilar.
Pre-Convention Short Course 9
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Evolution of Neogene Mixed Carbonate-
Siliciclastic Systems
Date: Sunday, 11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans
Instructor: André W. Droxler (Rice University,
Houston, TX)
Fee: Professionals $250
Students (limited) $125
Includes: Course notes, exercises and
refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Content: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU
This course will be beneficial to geologists,
geophysicists and engineers who work
exploration or development of mixed carbonate
and siliciclastic continental margins.
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Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems are
sedimentary environments characterized by lateral
juxtaposition and/or vertical stacking of carbonate
and siliciclastic sediments. These systems provide
important information for understanding sediment
origin, transport pathways and ultimate sinks
during different periods of the Earth’s evolution.
In many cases, spatial and temporal interactions
of carbonate and siliciclastic sediments in the
mixed systems can provide significantly more
information on such processes as eustatic sea
level fluctuations, global and regional tectonics
and climate than studying either pure carbonate
or pure siliciclastic systems.
This course will help geologists, geophysicists
and engineers understand the evolution
through time of Neogene mixed carbonate and
siliciclastic depositional environments as analogs
for subsurface studies and in the context of
well-established Plio-Pleistocene eustatic sea
level fluctuations, global and regional climatic
changes and history of regional tectonic activity.
The course will be illustrated mostly based upon
recent sedimentary and seismic studies of mixed
margins in the Gulf of Papua and Central Belize.
Models and concepts described in the course
will be applicable to understand the short and
long term evolution of most mixed carbonate
siliciclastic passive margins.
Pre-Convention Short Course 10
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Reservoir Geophysics: Applications
Date: Sunday, 11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (registration
and breakfast available at 7:00 a.m.)
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Instructor: William Abriel, 2008 SEG/EAGE
Distinguished Instructor
Fee: SEG or AAPG Members $495
(increases to $530 after 10 March)
Non-members (includes SEG
membership) $585 (increases to
$620 after 10 March)
Students (limited) $25 (increases
to $60 after 10 March)
Includes: A copy of the 2008 DISC book,
Reservoir Geophysics:
Applications, by William Abriel,
continental breakfast and
refreshments
Limit: 60 people
The objective of the course is to demonstrate
how and why geophysics adds value in
reservoir management using examples from
multiple geological environments (deepwater
turbidites, onshore fluvial, near shore deltaics and
carbonates). The course is designed to examine
and illustrate the dependencies of geology and
engineering data on geophysical applications
during reservoir management and to expose the
viewer to the variety of geophysical tools used in
reservoir work. The viewer will become familiar
with the application and value of geophysics for
users (customers) as well as the inherent risks
and uncertainties. This course will be of interest
to geophysicists of all backgrounds who are or
will be supporting delineation, development and/
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or production of oil and gas fields. This includes
interpreters, processors, researchers and service
employees.
To register, contact SEG:
http://www.seg.org/SEGportalWEBproject/
prod/SEG-Education/Documents/
AbrielcourseNewOrleansRegForm.pdf
Post-Convention Short Course 11
Division of Professional Affairs (DPA)
Reservoir Engineering for Geologists
Date: Thursday, 15 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Stephen Norris (J-W Operating
Company, Centennial, CO)
Fee: Professionals $132
Students (limited) $66
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 80 people
This course is designed for geologists (and
others) who wish to have a basic understanding
of common reservoir engineering methods and
practices. At the conclusion of this course, for
under-saturated oil reservoirs without water drive
and volumetric gas reservoirs, the participants
will be able to: calculate oil or gas in place; obtain
oil and gas fluid properties from correlations;
calculate EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) from
production data using common decline curve
analysis methods; compute basic economic
parameters and cash flow; and participate in
reserves discussions. Topics include:
• Basic methods for computing oil and gas in
place will be covered, including volumetric
and material balance methods. Correlations
for oil and gas properties needed for these
calculations will be presented.
• Various methods for production decline
analysis will be presented, with special
emphasis on tight gas and shale gas
reservoirs. New techniques for improving
estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) will be
discussed.
• Basics of petroleum economics will be
presented, including the time value of money,
interest calculations, before and after tax
cash flow models and discounted cash flow
analysis. Economic metrics such as rate of
return, net present value, discounted payback
period, discounted net to investment ratio and
growth rate of return will be discussed.
• A brief discussion of reserve categories and
the new SEC rules will conclude the class.
Post-Convention Short Course 12
Division of Professional Affairs (DPA)
Quality Control for Subsurface Maps (QLTs)
Date: Thursday, 15 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Daniel (Dan) Tearpock
(Subsurface Consultants &
Associates LLC, Houston, TX)
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Fee: DPA Members $165
Non DPA Members $205
Students (limited) $85
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Don’t be too quick to drill that next dry hole.
Success is not the result of serendipity, but
is based on solid scientific work. This course
addresses the need for a systematic approach for
quickly screening interpretations, maps, prospects
and potential resources or reserves, and
identifying fundamental interpretation, mapping
and estimating errors. The reverse applications
of methods and techniques as presented in our
courses such as Applied Subsurface Geological
Mapping and Advanced Structural Geology is
the core of this course. The most common errors
found on subsurface interpretations and maps are
illustrated with numerous examples from around
the world.
The course begins with a review of examples
of interpretation and mapping errors that led
to poorly located wells that are uneconomic or
dry, as well as inaccurate reserves or resources
estimates. Methods used to address the risk
factors that can cause dry holes are reviewed.
The participants are then challenged with a series
of real exploration and development prospects.
The participants are to evaluate each project.
After their evaluation, the projects are reviewed
and the QC techniques that are applicable to
evaluate each project are discussed. A course
manual, including the challenging projects with
solutions, is provided for their course.
Post-Convention Short Course 13
Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)
Enhanced Oil Recovery Through
Wettability Alteration and Gas-Assisted
Gravity Drainage
Date: Thursday, 15 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructor: Dr. Dandina Rao (Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, LA)
Fee: Professional $300
Students (limited) $150
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Content: 7 PDH
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) offers significant
potential in mature oil fields, both large and small,
and can be attractive for the smallest independent
to major operators. Understanding wettability
and its alteration is essential to evaluating a
reservoir for an EOR process. Material will
highlight wettability issues. A major portion of
the workshop will focus on gas-assisted gravity
drainage (GAGD) as an EOR process. Material will
outline the GAGD process itself, key variables and
the geological environments/reservoir conditions
attractive for the process. The different gases
(CO2, flue gas, N2, natural gas) that may be
used in the GAGD will be discussed. Content
will describe the screening that must occur to
determine if a reservoir is truly a candidate for
effective GAGD.
Dr. Dandina Rao is the Emmett C. Wells Jr.
Distinguished Professor, Craft & Hawkins
Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana
State University. His primary research interests
are in reservoir engineering and enhanced oil
recovery (EOR). Recent work in EOR has focused
on wettability and gas-assisted gravity drainage
(GAGD), working with regional independents on
a field test of the GAGD process. GAGD is not
restricted to a single gas; CO2, flue gas, and N2
are options. He has published extensively on
wettability and GAGD topics. Rao joined LSU in
1999. He has extensive industry and academic
research experience in EOR in both the U.S. and
Canada. Rao earned a bachelor’s in Technology,
Osmania University, India; an M.S. in Chemical
Engineering, University of Saskatchewan; and
a Ph.D. in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
from the University of Calgary.
Post-Convention Short Course 14
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Deltas: Processes, Stratigraphy and
Reservoirs – Core Workshop
Dates: Thursday, 15 April – Friday,
16 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center
Instructors: Instructors: John Snedden and
Rob Wellner (ExxonMobil,
Houston, TX) and John Suter
(ConocoPhillips, Calgary, Canada)
Fee: Professionals $335
Students (limited) $167
Includes: AAPG Getting Started #5 —
Deltas, course exercises,
reference papers, handouts and
refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Content: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU
Geoscientists responsible for interpreting and
mapping lithofacies within deltaic reservoirs
and generating stratal architectures for deltaic
modeling and subsurface prediction will benefit
from this workshop, as well as graduate and
post-graduate students interested in learning
about topics spanning the entire spectrum from
exploration-scale considerations to production-
scale behavior of flow units for both conventional
and unconventional hydrocarbon-bearing deltaic
reservoirs.
Deltas are extremely important depositional
systems and often source and contain prolific
hydrocarbon accumulations. This short course
will use modern, experimental, outcrop, and
subsurface examples to describe the major
variables governing the stratigraphic architecture
of deltas. Controlling factors discussed will include
paleogeography, paleoclimate (high-latitude vs.
tropical/temperate), sediment supply and lithology
(coarse-grained vs. fine-grained), sequence
Stratigraphy and accommodation (lowstand
vs. highstand; shelf phase vs. shelf-margin
deltas), and depositional environments (active
vs. abandoned, river /wave/tide-dominance).
Inputs and influences on geomodels, including
variations in reservoir geometry, continuity, and
heterogeneity, will be a primary focus.
This workshop includes topical lectures, key
cores, and a suite of exercises that integrate
core, well logs, experimental flume-tank data,
and seismic sections to develop identification
and subsurface mapping skills within deltaic
settings. Exercises include an experimental delta
tank exercise and core exercises from modern
(Wax Lake Delta of Louisiana), ancient outcrop
(Lower Cretaceous Ferron Sandstone and
Upper Cretaceous Panther Tongue Sandstone
of central Utah), subsurface fields (Vicksberg),
and Quaternary (Lagniappe) and ancient (South
Timbalier 26) seismic-based exercises.
Participants will gain a full appreciation for the
depositional processes associated with all
types of deltas, recognition criteria for deltaic
facies, insight into typical distributions for these
lithofacies, as well as the development of key
stratigraphic surfaces that can partition deltaic
systems into reservoirs and flow units.
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Important notes regarding field trips

• Field trip enrollment is limited and reserved on a first-come first-served basis.
• Registration must be accompanied by full payment.
• If you register only for a field trip, a $30 non-registrant fee will be added to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward registration if you decide to attend
the convention.
• A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available. Undersubscribed field
trips will be cancelled.
• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm with the AAPG Convention Department that the trip will take place.
• It is important that you note your gender on your registration form for room assignments.
• Several weeks prior to the trip, you will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation during the trip, phone and fax numbers and e-mail
addresses of hotels and trip leaders, etc. Please indicate your fax and e-mail on your registration.
• If any field trips meet your needs or the needs of your staff, you are encouraged to register early.
• To help us better anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation of field trips, please register well before 11 March 2010.
• Neither AAPG nor trip leaders maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.

• Students – A limited number of student discount spots (approximately 50% of professional fee) are available in some short courses and field
trips. Please register for the convention and then contact us at convene@aapg.org or +1 918 560 2617 for availability in the course or trip you
are interested in. If a discounted spot is available we will be happy to process your request at that time.

1 The Wax Lake and Atchafalya Deltas: The New Regressive Phase of the Friday, 9 April 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Professionals $260
Mississippi River Delta Complex (NOGS and SEPM) (departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Students (limited) $130
2 Hurricane Katrina — What Happened? The Geology of the Katrina Disaster Saturday, 10 April 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Professionals $115
in New Orleans (NOGS) (departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Students (limited) $58
3 Evolution and Sedimentary Architecture of the Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA Saturday, 10 April 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. $25 (Students and Faculty Advisors only)
(AAPG-SC/SEPM) (departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
4 CO2 EOR and Sequestration Project Near Natchez, Mississippi (DEG) Friday, 9 April – Saturday, 10 April 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Professionals $385
(departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Students (limited) $193
5 Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Louisiana (SEPM) Friday, 9 April – Saturday, 10 April 7:00 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. Professionals $425
(departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Students (limited) $212
6 Geology of the Louisiana Coastal Zone: Implications for Coastal Management Saturday, 10 April 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Professionals $450
and Restoration (SEPM) (departs from and returns to Ernest N. Morial Convention Center) Students (limited) $225
7 Geology of Unconventional Gas Plays in the Southern Appalachians Wednesday, 14 April – Friday, 16 April Trip departs 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, 14 April from Louis Armstrong Professionals $650
(SEPM and EMD) New Orleans International Airport and ends at the Birmingham Students (limited) $325
International Airport at 4:00 p.m. Friday, 16 April. Registrants must
book their own transportation from Birmingham.
8 Fluvial-Deltaic-Submarine Fan Systems: Architecture and Reservoir Wednesday, 14 April –Saturday, 9:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Professionals $730
Characteristics in a Convergent Setting – Jackfork, Atoka and Hartshorne 17 April Trip begins and ends at Little Rock National Airport with expected Students (limited) $365
Formations, Arkansas (SEPM) arrival on 14 April prior to 9:00 p.m. and departure on 17 April
after 5:00 p.m. Registrants must book their own travel arrange-
ments to and from Little Rock.
9 Heterogeneity in Oolitic, Skeletal and Reefal Systems: Insights from the Thursday, 15 April – Monday, 19 April Trip starts 6:00 p.m. 15 April at Royal Palms Hotel, Freeport, Professionals $1,500
Holocene of the Abacos, Bahamas (SEPM) Bahamas, for dinner and ends in Freeport around 9:30 a.m. on 19
April. Registrants must book their own transportation to and from
Freeport, Bahamas.
10 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Shales: Expression and Correlation of Thursday,15 April – Sunday, 18 April Trip starts 1:00 p.m. 15 April at Nashville International Airport, Professionals $625
Depositional Sequences in the Devonian of Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana Nashville, TN, and ends at the Indianapolis International Airport, Students (limited) $313
(SEPM) Indianapolis, IN, at 12:00 p.m., Sunday, 18 April. Registrants must
book their own transportation to Nashville and from Indianapolis.
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Pre-Convention Field Trip 1
New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS) and
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
The Wax Lake and Atchafalya Deltas: The
New Regressive Phase of the Mississippi
River Delta Complex
Leader: Dr. Harry Roberts (LSU School of
the Coast and Environment-
Coastal Studies Institute, Baton
Rouge, LA)
Date: Friday, 9 April, 8:30 a.m. -
6:30 p.m. (departs from and
returns to Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center)
Includes: Transportation, guidebook and
refreshments
Fee: Professionals $260
Students (limited) $130
Includes: Transportation, guidebook,
refreshments
Limit: 27 people
Content: 9 PDH; 0.9 CEU
This 2009 LANDSAT image of the Wax Lake Delta
shows a pattern of distributaries and exposed delta
lobes that are basically unaltered by human activity.
Delta growth patterns, depositional processes, and the
fundamental sedimentary architecture of the system
will be focal points of discussions in the field using
vibracores and other datasets.
The Wax Lake and Atchafalaya deltas represent
the embryonic stage of a new Mississippi River
Delta Complex which is being added to the
previous five delta complexes that have formed
Louisiana’s coastal plain. Historical accounts
document that the Atchafalaya River has been
a distributary of the Mississippi since the 1500s.
Since the mid-1900s it has been evident that the
Atchafalaya River was steadily capturing more
and more discharge from the Mississippi. In 1963
a control structure was built by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers at Old River, the confluence of
the two rivers. This structure limits flow down the
Atchafalaya River to about 30% of the Mississippi
discharge. Following the enormous flood of 1973
the Old River Control Structure was almost lost.
Now there are two control structures at Old River.
This same flood caused both the Atchafalaya and
Wax Lake deltas to evolve from being subaqueous
features to exposed deltas.
This field trip will offer the opportunity to learn
about the Wax Lake Delta, its general evolution,
sedimentary architecture and how it fits into
the framework of the larger Mississippi River
Delta depositional system. An orientation lecture
at the Wax Lake boat launch will discuss the
overall setting for Atchafalaya-Wax Lake delta
development, including the precursor filling of
Atchafalaya Basin. We will then travel by boat to
different deltaic environments, and concentrate
on the processes of formation and sedimentary
architecture of the Wax Lake bayhead delta. We
will collect vibracores from a representative lobe
of the delta to serve as focal points for discussing
sedimentary facies and facies successions, as
well as porosity and permeability trends and other
reservoir characteristics. The trip will be valuable
for sedimentary geologists, stratigraphers, other
geoscientists and students.
Pre-Convention Field Trip 2
New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS)
Hurricane Katrina — What Happened? The
Geology of the Katrina Disaster in New
Orleans
Leader: Dr. Stephen Nelson (Tulane
University, New Orleans, LA)
Date: Saturday, 10 April, 8:30 a.m. –
2:30 p.m. (departs from and
returns to Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center)
Fee: Professionals $115
Students (limited) $58
Includes: Transportation, guidebook,
refreshments and lunch
Limit: 45 people
Depositional Environments of Lower Mississippi River
Deltaic Plain - New Orleans Metro Area.
A combination of historical and geological factors
in combination with inadequate design of levees
and floodwalls resulted in a series of levee
overtoppings and levee breaches in the New
Orleans area during the passage of Hurricane
Katrina on 29 August 2005. This field trip will
travel to the sites of the major levee breaches
where we will explore the geological, historical,
and engineering factors responsible for the
breaches and resulting flooding. During the trip,
we will also get a better feel for the scale of
the destruction caused by the levee breaches
and discuss some of the issues involved in the
rebuilding of New Orleans and protecting the city
from future storms. A preliminary field trip guide
and other material can be found at http://www.
tulane.edu/~sanelson/Katrina.
Pre-Convention Field Trip 3
AAPG Student Chapter (AAPG-SC/SEPM)
Evolution and Sedimentary Architecture of
the Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA
Leaders: Harry H. Roberts (Louisiana State
University Coastal Studies
Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, John
B. Wagner (Nexen Petroleum
USA, Plano, TX) and Robert T.
Clarke (Consultant, Irving, TX)
Date: Saturday, 10 April, 8:00 a.m. –
7:00 p.m. (departs from and
returns to Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center)
Fee: $25 (Students and Faculty
Advisors only)
Includes: Transportation, lunch,
refreshments and guidebook
Limit: 27 people
This 2009 LANDSAT image of the Wax Lake Delta
shows a pattern of distributaries and exposed delta
lobes that are basically unaltered by human activity.
Delta growth patterns, depositional processes, and the
fundamental sedimentary architecture of the system
will be focal points of discussions in the field using
vibracores and other datasets.
This trip is oriented to all geoscience students and
faculty advisors as an opportunity to study some
of the dynamic modern environments associated
with the classic Mississippi River delta system.
The Wax Lake and Atchafalaya deltas represent
the embryonic stage of a new Mississippi River
delta complex which is being added to the
previous five delta complexes that have formed
Louisiana’s coastal plain. Historical accounts
document that the Atchafalaya River has been
a distributary of the Mississippi since the 1500s.
Since the mid-1900s it has been evident that the
Atchafalaya River was steadily capturing more
and more discharge from the Mississippi. In 1963
a control structure was built by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers at Old River, the confluence of
the two rivers. This structure limits flow down the
Atchafalaya River to about 30% of the Mississippi
discharge. Following the enormous flood of 1973
the Old River Control Structure was almost lost.
Now there are two control structures at Old River.
This same flood caused both the Atchafalaya and
Wax Lake deltas to evolve from being subaqueous
features to exposed deltas.
This field trip will offer the opportunity to learn
about the Wax Lake delta, its general evolution,
sedimentary architecture and how it fits into
the framework of the larger Mississippi River
delta depositional system. An orientation lecture

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at the Wax Lake boat launch will discuss the
overall setting for Atchafalaya-Wax Lake delta
development, including the precursor filling of
Atchafalaya Basin. We will then travel by boat to
different deltaic environments, and concentrate
on the processes of formation and sedimentary
architecture of the Wax Lake bayhead delta. We
will collect vibracores from a representative lobe
of the delta to serve as focal points for discussing
sedimentary facies and facies successions, as
well as porosity and permeability trends and other
reservoir characteristics. Arrival back in New
Orleans is scheduled for the early evening.
Note: This field trip can be bought as a package
with the AAPG/SEPM Student Short Course for
only $35.
Pre-Convention Field Trip 4
Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG)
CO2 EOR and Sequestration Project Near
Natchez, Mississippi
Leaders: Dr. Tip Meckel and Dr. Susan
Hovorka (Bureau of Economic
Geology, The University of
Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas)
Dates: Friday, 9 April, 7:00 a.m. –
Saturday, 10 April, 5:00 p.m.
(departs from and returns to
Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center)
Fee: Professionsal $385;
Students (limited) $193
Includes: Transportation, one night lodging,
lunch, refreshments,
guidebook, and evening reception
at local historic plantation mansion
Limit: 40 people
The Cranfield test site, including a CO2 injection
well completed in the Lower Tuscaloosa Formation
at 10,500 feet, and two nearby monitoring wells in
the same interval. Monitoring techniques attempted
include: In-zone and above-zone pressure monitoring,
DTS, ERT, VSP, continuous active cross-well seismic,
Saturation logging, and in-situ fluid sampling. Novel
completion techniques were employed to accommo-
date this diverse monitoring strategy.
Educate yourself about the rapidly evolving carbon
economy. This two-day field trip will focus on the
carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR)
and carbon sequestration demonstration activities
and monitoring under way at the Cranfield Field
operated by Denbury Resources in southwest
Mississippi. The trip is recommended for those
involved in CO2-EOR and/or carbon sequestration
activities. We will spend an afternoon and following
morning on location at Cranfield to observe and
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discuss ongoing injection, hydrocarbon recovery
and monitoring of injected CO2 for sequestration
assurance.
Pre-Convention Field Trip 5
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Coastal
Louisiana
Leader: Dr. Torbjörn E. Törnqvist (Tulane
University, New Orleans, LA)
Dates: Friday, 9 April, 7:00 a.m. –
Saturday, 10 April, 9:30 p.m.
(departs from and returns to
Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center)
Fee: Professionals $425
Students (limited) $212
Includes: Transportation, one nights lodging
(double occupancy), light morning
snacks, lunch, dinner and
refreshments
Limit: 20 persons
Content: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU
Louisiana Marshland.
The Louisiana coastal plain, including the
Mississippi Delta in the southeast and the Chenier
Plain in the southwest, can be considered one
of the classic modern analogs for hydrocarbon
reservoirs around the globe. In addition to
sediment supply, the accumulation of strata in
this area is strongly controlled by the interplay
of subsidence and sea-level change, and the
Holocene record presents an outstanding
opportunity to study these processes at a very
high level of detail. The main objective of this
field trip is to highlight a number of investigations
carried out over the past decade that have led to
new insights about rates and causes of relative
sea-level rise in this area, including the role of
subsidence and its spatial variability. Stops along
the way will focus both on the methodology
(coring and sampling techniques) of this work,
as well as a discussion of key processes (e.g.,
glacio-isostatic adjustments, subsidence due to
deltaic sediment loading, compaction) that control
relative sea-level rise and coastal evolution in this
region.
Note: The temperature during this time of year
can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32
degrees Celsius). Participants should wear hats,
sunglasses, light-weight clothing and closed-
toe, rubber sole shoes. Plenty of drinks (water,
Gatorade, and soda) will be available.
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Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Geology of the Louisiana Coastal Zone:
Implications for Coastal Management and
Restoration
Leaders: Dr. Mark Kulp, Dr. Mike Miner,
Dr. Ioannis Georgiou (University
of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA)
and Dr. Duncan FitzGerald
(Boston University, Boston, MA)
Date: Saturday, 10 April, 6:00 a.m. –
9:00 p.m. (departs from and
returns to Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center)
Fee: Professionals $450
Students (limited) $225
Includes: Transportation, light morning
snacks, lunch, dinner and
refreshments
Limit: 25 people
Content: 8 PDH; 0.8 CEU
Louisiana Beach Coastline.
The Louisiana Coastal Zone is one of America’s
most extensively studied and important coastal
ecosystems in terms of natural resources, human
infrastructure and cultural heritage. It also has the
highest rates of coastal erosion and wetland loss
in the nation due to a complex combination of
natural land loss processes as well as alteration
to the coastal zone by human activities. This land
loss has prompted the development of regional
coastal ecosystem restoration plans that are
funded and guided by federal and state agencies
with input from local stakeholders. A fundamental
requirement for the most cost-effective design
and completion of restoration projects is a solid
understanding of the regional geologic framework
and the processes operating along the barrier
shorelines and within the interior wetlands.
Participants of the this field trip will gain first-
hand experience of the Louisiana coastal zone
by traveling from New Orleans to Fourchon,
LA, by vans, then by boats to Timbalier Island.
Stops along the way will focus on the modern
coastal zone geomorphology, shallow and deep
stratigraphy, and shallow and deep processes of
the coastal zone with regard to Louisiana coastal
zone restoration plans. Proposed restoration
plans, socio-economic importance of coastal
restoration and the politics of coastal restoration
will also be discussed.
Note: The temperature during this time of year is
very unpredictable. The possibility for sun and 85
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degrees Fahrenheit is as equally likely as windy,
wet and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Participants
should be prepared for a range of weather
conditions (e.g. be prepared to wear shorts or
long pants the day of departure). Regardless
of predicted weather conditions, participants
should bring a hat/sun visor, sunglasses, rain
gear, and closed-toe, rubber-sole shoes that
can get wet. Plenty of drinks (water, Gatorade,
and soda) will be available. Any participants with
seafood allergies should notify the field trip leaders
beforehand.
Post-Convention Field Trip 7
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) and
Energy Minerals Division (EMD)
Geology of Unconventional Gas Plays in
the Southern Appalachians
Leaders: Jack C. Pashin, Richard E. Carroll,
Marcella R. McIntyre and Rashmi
L. B. Grace (Geological Survey of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL)
Dates: Wednesday, 14 April, 4:00 p.m.
– Friday, 16 April, 4:00 p.m.
(departs from Louis Armstrong
New Orleans International
Airport and ends at Birmingham
International Airport). Registrants
must book their own
transportation from Birmingham.
Fee: Professionals $650
Students (limited) $325
Includes: Airfare from New Orleans to
Birmingham, AL, field
transportation, two nights lodging
based on double occupancy,
breakfasts, lunches, refreshments
in the field and guidebook
Limit: 25 people
Content: 17 PDH; 1.7 CEU
Helena Coal Outcrop.
The southern Appalachian thrust belt of Alabama
hosts diverse unconventional gas plays in
Paleozoic strata. Pennsylvanian-age coal-bearing
strata in this region form the cradle of the modern
coalbed methane industry and new natural
gas plays are active in Cambrian and Devonian
shale. This field trip will feature many of the best
exposures of unconventional reservoir strata
in the southern Appalachians. Discussions will
emphasize the numerous depositional, tectonic
and hydrogeologic factors that affect resource
distribution and production performance in
structurally complex sedimentary basins.
Note: Most outcrops will be along major
roadways. However, one outcrop will require
participants to hike and climb along a significant
bluff and waterfall. To ensure a safe and
productive field trip, participants are encouraged
to bring steel-toed hiking boots or work boots,
safety glasses and hard hats.
Post-Convention Field Trip 8
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Fluvial-Deltaic-Submarine Fan Systems:
Architecture and Reservoir Characteristics
in a Convergent Setting – Jackfork, Atoka
and Hartshorne Formations, Arkansas
Leaders: Charles (Chuck) E. Stelting,
(TierraStrat GeoConsulting,
Rio Rancho, NM), G. Rick Kear
(Schlumberger, New Orleans,
LA), Arnold H. Bouma, (Texas
A&M University, College Station,
TX), Will Schweller (Walnut Creek,
CA) and Charles (Charlie) G.
Stone (Little Rock, AR)
Dates: Wednesday, 14 April, 9:00 p.m.
– Saturday, 17 April, 4:00 p.m.
(departs from and returns to
Little Rock National Airport).
Registrants must book their own
travel arrangements to and
from Little Rock to arrive prior
to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, 14 April,
and depart after 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 17 April.
Fee: Professionals $730
Students (limited) $365
Includes: Bus transportation in Arkansas,
three nights lodging based on
double occupancy, three
breakfasts, three lunches and
guidebook materials
Limit: 40 people
Content: 24 PDH; 2.4 CEU
Cyclic sedimentation style of deep-water Jackfork
Group deposits at the DeGray Lake Spillway in central
Arkansas, U.S.A.
The fluvial, deltaic, shelf and submarine fan
depositional environments are all part of one
large depositional system. It starts at the base
of the mountains where grains of many sizes are
generated, and terminates at the distal end of
the turbidite system. Tectonics, climate, sediment
characteristics, and sea-level fluctuations work
interactively on the transport of sedimentary
material. All these depositional systems contain
sandstones and shales, channels and levee-
overbank deposits, and they have a tendency to
look alike on 2-D and 3-D seismic records.
Close-up studies reveal differences in architecture
and reservoir characteristics. It is the purpose of
the field trip to visit outcrops that contain these
different types of depositional environments
and to make the participants better aware of
the criteria that reveal small and large-scale
differences. All the outcrops that we will visit
are in Arkansas and belong to the Mississippian
Hartshorne, Atoka and Jackfork Formations.
The sediments consist of fine-grained sands and
shales and their equivalents are found in offshore
siliciclastic basins worldwide (e.g., Gulf of Mexico,
Brazil, Indonesia, North Sea and West Africa).
The field theme on Thursday will be continental
depositional systems. On the second day, channel
deposits of continental slope systems will be
the field theme. The more distal deposits of the
Ouachita Trough depositional system (basin-floor
systems) provide the theme for the last day of the
field trip.
Note: Most of the site visits will be in active or
abandoned quarries. Only moderate hiking will
be required but extra footwear (rubber boots
and field boots ) and socks are a must, as well
as head protection, sunglasses, insect spray,
day pack and a lot of curiosity and questions.
Standing water can be a problem, especially
in the DeGray Spillway. Signed releases will be
required as well as hard hats at the quarry site.
Post-Convention Field Trip 9
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Heterogeneity in Oolitic, Skeletal and
Reefal Systems: Insights from the
Holocene of the Abacos, Bahamas
Leaders: Gene Rankey (University of
Kansas, Lawrence, KS) and
Stacy Reeder (Schlumberger-Doll
Research, Cambridge, MA)
Dates: Thursday, 15 April, 6:00 p.m. –
Monday, 19 April, 9:30 a.m.
(departs from and returns to
Freeport, Bahamas). Registrants
must book their own travel
arrangements to and from
Freeport to arrive prior to
6:00 p.m. Thursday, 15 April, at
the Royal Palms Hotel for dinner
and depart after 9:30 a.m.
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Monday, 19 April
Fee: Professionals $1,500
Includes: Field transportation, four nights
lodging based on double
occupancy, boat fees,
breakfasts, lunches, dinners,
refreshments in the field and
guidebook
Limit: 13 people
Content: 20 PDH; 2.0 CEU
Walkers Reef.
Ancient carbonate successions include rich
hydrocarbon reserves hosted in shelf margin
reef and sand shoal strata. To develop a better
understanding of the nature and controls on
possible depositional heterogeneity in subsurface
systems, Holocene analogs provide the unique
opportunity to observe both patterns and
processes. This trip will focus on observing the
nature and dynamics of shelf margin reef, reef
apron, backreef shelf, and ooid shoal systems in
the western Abacos, Bahamas.
concerned about the water. If you do not swim
regularly, you should practice until you can swim
comfortably 100 meters non-stop. Similarly, we
will be in the subtropics and you should expect
that the sun and heat are greater than many
expect. Daytime temperatures may exceed 90
degrees Fahrenheit. Sunburns are likely.
Post-Convention Field Trip 10
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Shales:
Expression and Correlation of Depositional
Sequences in the Devonian of Tennessee,
Kentucky and Indiana
Leaders: Juergen Schieber (Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN);
Kevin M. Bohacs and Ovidiu
Remus Lazar (ExxonMobil Upstream
Research Co., Houston, TX)
Dates: Thursday, 15 April, 1:00 p.m. –
Sunday, 18 April, 12:00 p.m.
(departs from Nashville
International Airport, and
returns to Indianapolis
International Airport). Registrants
must book their own travel
arrangements to Nashville, TN.
and from Indianapolis, IN.
Fee: Professionals $625
Students (limited) $313
Includes: Field transportation, three
nights lodging based on double
occupancy, breakfasts, lunches,
refreshments in the field and
guidebook
Limit: 35 people
Content: 24 PDH; 2.4 CEU
oxygen restricted, truly anoxic conditions were
probably exceedingly rare.
Experimental work on mud deposition at the
Indiana University flume lab has demonstrated
that laminated shales most likely record deposition
from persistent bottom currents (capable of
transporting coarse sand) rather than quiet water
accumulation. Similar sedimentary structures
are quite common in Devonian black shales,
indicating an energetic depositional history.
Within these rocks, large-scale erosion
surfaces can be traced for more than 600 km
and commonly represent more time than the
preserved shale strata. These erosion surfaces
record intermittent decreases in accommodation
and more energetic bottom conditions. Overlying
mudstone strata show distinct stacking patterns
bounded by laterally extensive surfaces that can
be recognized in systematic changes in physical,
biological, and chemical attributes. Participants
will tie mudstone properties from outcrop to well-
log cross sections and construct an integrated
sequence-stratigraphic framework that highlights
the distribution of hydrocarbon source, reservoir,
and seal potential.
Note: There will be only moderate hiking. Spring
temperatures can be highly variable and rain is
possible.

The goals of the trip are to illustrate the range of

variability in depositional facies and geomorphic
patterns that can develop at or near carbonate
shelf margins. We will place particular emphasis
on biologic, geologic and oceanographic
processes and how they impact vertical and
lateral heterogeneity on this shelf margin. To do
so, participants will examine surficial sediments,
shallow cores and shallow seismic data,
integrated within a spatial framework and within
the context of depositional processes. Collectively, Exposure of Middle to Upper Devonian black shales
these data allow assessment of 3-D variability along Kentucky Route 52, Estill County, Kentucky.
that could be used as guides for developing
conceptual reservoir models.

All of the field localities will be used to generate
discussion of how the observations from the
Holocene can be most appropriately used
to better understand and predict reservoir
distribution and architecture in ancient analogs, in
both exploration and production settings.
Note: We will spend much of our time in waters
from less than a meter to more than 15 meters
deep. If you are not comfortable in or on the
water, you should not come on the trip. We will
make several traverses in the water. These are
generally less than a few 100 meters long and
at a leisurely pace. Your learning capacity will
be greatly enhanced if you are in good physical
condition so that you can observe without being
Late Devonian black shales of the eastern U.S.
are a key analog for hydrocarbon sources and
shale gas reservoirs—they have long been
studied for clues to ancient climates, past
ocean conditions, and mass extinctions. Black
shales were commonly thought to represent
distal deposits that accumulated more or less
continuously in deep waters of stratified anoxic
basins. Recent research, however, has shown
that these mudstones contain numerous stratal
surfaces, primary sedimentary structures,
and diverse burrows indicating discontinuous
sediment accumulation under relatively energetic
and benign conditions. In depth, petrographic
and geochemical studies have also revealed that
although bottom water conditions were often
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Short Courses and Field Trips
Special student-only continuing education events offer students a budget-
friendly way to get hands-on experience in geosciences
Short Course 1 (NOGS)
Reservoir Geology for Graduate Students
(see details page 13)
Short Course 4 (AAPG-SC/SEPM)
Geology and Geophysics Applied in Industry
(see details page 13)
Short Course 6 (SEPM)
Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students
(see details page 14)
Field Trip 3 (AAPG SC/SEPM)
Evolution and Sedimentary Architecture of the Wax Lake Delta, LA
(see details page 18)
Student and Faculty Lounge
Date: Monday, 12 April – Wednesday, 14 April
Time: During Exhibition Hours
Location: Exhibition Hall
Complimentary refreshments are provided each day during exhibition hours.
The lounge offers students their own place to meet with fellow students and
industry professionals to develop career contacts and lifelong friendships.
AAPG/SEPM Student Reception
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton New Orleans
All students and faculty attending the convention are invited to the AAPG/
SEPM Student Reception. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments while
mingling with your peers.
A talk given by an ExxonMobil representative is scheduled before the top
three poster authors from the Shell-sponsored “Selected Academic Research
Topics: Student Presentations” receive awards. The Jim Hartman Service to
Students Award will be conveyed upon an AAPG member who has contributed
exceptional service to AAPG’s Student Programs. The awards program will
close with the presentation of the Schlumberger-sponsored Outstanding
Student Chapter Awards along with the Imperial Barrel Award prizes.
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Student Career Seminar
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: New Orleans Marriott
Fee: $10
This workshop is designed to assist students and recent graduates in their
quest for employment in the petroleum and environmental industries by better
understanding the activities of day-to-day life in the energy/environmental
industries as well as specific job search strategies and tips for finding that
perfect job. There is a brief presentation on how to gain employment, practical
guidelines for résumé development and interviewing tips. The remainder of the
session is a panel format.
Following introductions, students will be encouraged to ask questions and
engage the panel in a discussion about the outlook on current staffing needs,
recruiting trends, what companies are looking for in future employees, etc.
Additional recruiters will also be available to answer questions. This workshop
is sponsored by the AAPG/SEG Student Expo Committee, which organizes
expos and job fairs across the country at various times of the year. Information
about these expos can be found at www.studentexpo.info. This is an excellent
opportunity to learn more about careers in the industry and meet potential
recruiters.
Imperial Barrel Competition
The Imperial Barrel Award competition returns to the AAPG Annual
Convention. Universities offering master’s-level degrees in petroleum
geosciences are eligible to participate in this international competition. IBA
provides a unique opportunity for students to gain valuable experience by
participating in an exploration evaluation, presenting to a panel of senior
industry experts and competing to win scholarship funding.
This group competition is a global exploration geosciences project focused on
the assessment of the petroleum potential of a basin. Teams will be provided
a complete data set and will have a few weeks to complete a technical
assessment of the basin’s petroleum prospects. The convention teams
will give a 30-minute presentation of their work with recommendations for
future activity. A panel of industry experts will judge the technical work and
presentations. The results of the competition will be announced at the Student
Reception on Monday, 12 April, and the top three teams will win generous
cash prizes.
If you are interested in sponsorship and attending, or for more information,
visit www.AAPG.org/IBA.
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Convention Volunteers Community Outreach

Needed Rebuilding New Orleans: A Volunteer Opportunity
Date/Time: Sunday, 11 April 2010, 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
The ability to create a positive and smooth- Location: Chevron Tree Farm, New Orleans City Park
flowing convention is greatly enhanced by the Limit: 50 people
participation of a strong pool of volunteers. Please Fee: $15
consider contributing to the success of the ACE by Includes: Transportation from the New Orleans Marriott, lunch, drinks and gloves
volunteering in one or more of the following areas:
• Judges Room
• Opening Session
• Oral Sessions
In town early? Would you like an opportunity to volunteer
• Poster Sessions some of your time to the “re-building” of New Orleans?
• Registration

Volunteer for at least four hours and receive:
• $25 for every four to six hours worked
• Attendee amenity
• Program Book
• Abstract Volume
• CD-ROM of Abstracts
By registering online at www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans
you can select the day(s) and time(s) you are
available, as well as the location(s) you prefer. If
you are unable to register online, select “I want
to be a student volunteer” on your completed
registration form and you will be contacted for your
preferences.
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed many of the beautiful trees in the New Orleans area.
The hurricane also destroyed an existing urban tree nursery in New Orleans City Park. The nursery has
been rebuilt and approximately 4,000 potted tree seedlings are presently in grow-out mode. When grow-
out is complete, the trees are distributed throughout the New Orleans area by nonprofit agencies and
governmental units.
The nursery project takes a lot of ongoing maintenance and labor, such as potting and re-potting seedlings,
watering, fertilizing, insect control, trimming, moving trees, etc. We have planned a half-day of work for you
to assist with the ongoing maintenance at the nursery. Come and help us “re-plant” New Orleans.
Please wear appropriate clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty — pants and tennis or walking shoes. A
hat and sunscreen may also be helpful. The work project will go until 12:00 p.m. when a box lunch will be
served. Following lunch, we will be giving tours of the Botanical Gardens at City Park.

To receive benefits, volunteers must be either

students or employees in the industry who are
recent (2008-2009) graduates.

For more information on becoming a volunteer,

please contact: Mike Ledet or Bill Whiting at info@
nogs.org.

GARY BARCHFELD

Career Center
Dates: Monday, 12 April: 8:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April: 8:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 April: 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Career Center offers a variety of tools for

attendees to connect to employment opportunities.
Bring your resume or job listings to the Career
Center, where volunteers will assist you in posting
it to the AAPG Web site for maximum industry
exposure, and on the bulletin boards within the
room. Job seekers, your confidentiality will be
respected. Resumes or job openings may be
posted on AAPG’s Web site (www.AAPG.org)
before the convention by following the Career
Center navigation buttons.

For more information, contact:

Clint Moore, Career Services Committee Chairman
Phone: +1 713 562 5549
Fax: +1 281 350 2660
E-mail: clint@clintmoore.com
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SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), which holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, hopes that
everyone enjoys a great meeting in New Orleans. Be sure to take advantage of the excellent technical program, short courses and field trips, as well as the
specific activities listed here. If you have any questions about SEPM activities, please contact Theresa Scott at SEPM Headquarters (tscott@sepm.org).
SEPM Business Meeting/Luncheon
Death of a Sequence Boundary and Revelations from the Cretaceous
Interior Seaway of North America
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Fee: $35
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans
Dr. Janok P. Bhattacharya is the Robert E. Sheriff
Professor of Sequence Stratigraphy at the University
of Houston. His research interests include deltaic
sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, the local
control of structure on stratigraphy and reservoir
architecture of clastic depositional systems.
He received his B.Sc. in 1981 from Memorial
University of Newfoundland, Canada. Following his
bachelor’s degree, he worked at ESSO Resources
in Calgary before completing his Ph.D. in 1989 from
McMaster University, Canada. Following a post-
doc at the Alberta Geological Survey in Edmonton,
Janok worked for the Bureau of Economic Geology at Austin, ARCO Research in
Plano, Texas, and the University of Texas at Dallas before joining the University of
Houston in the fall of 2005.
He is an AAPG Grover Murray Distinguished Educator, AAPG Distinguished
Lecturer and AAPG SW Section Distinguished Educator. He is an associate
editor for the Journal of Sedimentary Research and has also served as associate
editor for AAPG Bulletin. He has authored or co-authored over 100 abstracts and
over 45 technical papers. He also co-edited SEPM Special Publication 83 titled
River Deltas: Concepts, Models and Examples. He is an active member of AAPG,
SEPM, GSA and IAS.
Sequence stratigraphy solved the basic problem that genetically related but
different lithofacies were routinely assigned to different lithostratigraphic units
defined by arbitrary vertical and horizontal cutoffs. Given that “modern” sequence
GARY BARCHFELD
stratigraphy is now over 20 years old it is timely to revisit the issue of how well
sequence stratigraphy actually applies to ancient rock successions.
Use of detailed facies architectural studies, combined with Wheeler analysis
and recent modeling studies, point to the uncertainty in dating of fluvial terrace
deposits and questions the assumed chronostratigraphic significance that is
required in defining many so-called sequence boundaries.
The origin of sequences remains controversial. Although a glacio-eustatic origin
for Cretaceous sequences is still highly debated, Plio-Pleistocene glacio-eustatic
falls of sea-level are commonly prolonged and irregular, whereas rises are
typically very short lived. Sequence boundaries, formed during such prolonged
falls are thus less chronostratigraphically significant than the transgressive
surfaces formed during rapid rises.
Tectonic unconformities are very significant in the Cretaceous Western Interior.
Tectonics produces differential lithospheric deformation, which results in angular
unconformities. In the Cretaceous Interior Seaway of North America, such
unconformities are expressed by enhanced erosion in basin distal facies that
lack evidence for fluvial erosion. In the fluvial realm, such tectonic discontinuities
are indicated by changes in paleocurrent orientations as well as provenance
changes.
Although sequence stratigraphy provides a powerful methodology and theoretical
framework for correlating and understanding the evolution of stratigraphic
successions in the context of changing accommodation, many of the original
defining characteristics cannot be proven, such as the requirement that
sequence boundaries be chronostratigraphic. However, no matter what type
of sequence stratigraphy one prefers, it is key to recognize in all cases that
sequence stratigraphy is, at its heart, the re-ordering, correlation and sometimes
renaming of stratigraphic units on the basis of bounding discontinuities and their
correlative surfaces, as opposed to the arbitrary lithofacies–oriented approach
using broad facies “shazams” or arbitrary cutoffs, such as is used in traditional
lithostratigraphy.
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SEPM President’s Reception and Awards Ceremony SEPM Research Group Meetings
Date: Tuesday, 13 April and Reception
Time: 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Date: Monday, 12 April
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans Time: 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Location: JW Marriott New Orleans
SEPM President Steve Driese invites you to an evening of celebration to honor the
2010 award winners of SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) and the perfect place The Society for Sedimentary Geology
to network and visit with colleagues. The Twenhofel Medal, the highest award of SEPM (SEPM) would like to invite anyone who
given in recognition of a career of outstanding contributions to sedimentary geology, is interested in research group activities
will be presented to William Galloway. SEPM Honorary Membership, given for both to attend the SEPM Research Group
scientific contributions and service to the society will be awarded to Rick Sorg. Meetings. Individual Research Groups
will meet on Monday, 12 April. Specific
The other science award recipients are: David Piper, who will receive the Francis locations will be announced later. Check
P. Shepard Medal in recognition of excellence in marine geology; Jere Lipps, the the SEPM Web site for updates at
Raymond C. Moore Medal in recognition of excellence in paleontology; Donald Swift, www.sepm.org.
the Pettijohn Medal for excellence in sedimentology; and Shanan Peters, the Wilson
Award for excellence in sedimentary geology by a younger scientist. AAPG/SEPM Student Reception
Date: Monday, 12 April
SEPM also will honor the recipients of the Best Paper Awards for 2008 in both of our journals, Journal of Time: 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m.
Sedimentary Research and PALAIOS. SEPM will also recognize the Best Presentation Awards from the 2009 Location: Sheraton New Orleans
Annual Meeting in Denver. The Best Oral Presentation Awardees presented “Palaeozoic Carbonates from the
Subsurface Barents Sea Part II: Paleokarst Distribution and Heterogeneity from 3-D Seismic Data” by David W. The Society for Sedimentary Geology
Hunt, Arnout Colpaert, Florian Miquelis, Brita Graham-Wall, Gaynor Fisher and Anthony Avu. (SEPM) would like to invite all students
to attend the combined AAPG/SEPM
The Best Poster Presentation is a two-way tie, going to “Carbonate Pore Type Classification in Tengiz Field, Student Reception sponsored by
Republic of Kazakhstan” by Jeroen Kenter and Mark Skalinski, and “Integrating Outcrop and Subsurface Data ExxonMobil. The reception is held just
to Define Regional and Reservoir-Scale Patterns in Prograding Systems, Lewis Shale and Fox Hills Sandstone, prior to the SEPM Research Group
Wyoming” by David Pyles and Roger Slatt. meetings on Monday, 12 April. Students
can enjoy food and drink and then go on
As always, SEPM will also recognize the members of the 2010 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee, without to the SEPM Research Group topic of
whom the meeting could not take place, and SEPM Foundation Student Grant recipients. The reception will their choice to network and listen to the
begin at 7:00 p.m., with cocktails (available at cash bars) and substantial hors d’oeuvres. The awards ceremony latest discussions.
will start at 7:30 p.m.

SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Sedimentary Successions:

Modern and Ancient, Clastic and Carbonate
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

Location: Room 343/344/345
Co-chairs: C. Paola, M. Perlmutter and M. Blum

Stratigraphy records include both externally forced (allogenic) and internally generated (autogenic) signals. For
a long time it was assumed that the two could be readily separated, with allogenic effects dominating at longer
space and time scales. Several recent developments have made the situation more interesting: (1) researchers
are increasingly interested in extracting high-frequency external signals, especially climate, from stratigraphic
records; (2) recent research has expanded the range of effects that autogenic processes can produce, and
extended their range to surprisingly long space and time scales; (3) the discovery of similarity in autogenic
processes has opened the possibility that their stratigraphic effects may be scale independent over some range
of scales; and (4) recent work suggests that autogenic and allogenic processes can interact strongly.

This session was motivated by developments such as these but is open to any innovative research on the
interaction of autogenic and allogenic processes in stratigraphy.

SEPM Field Trips and Short Courses

Date: Pre- and Post-Convention

Be sure to check out the great array of trips and courses available for this meeting. Students, be sure to check
out the Sequence Stratigraphy Course for Graduate Students (sponsored by ExxonMobil) and the discounted
student seats available for each course and trip (sponsored by several companies).
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G U E ST A C T I V I T IES

The Guest Activities Committee has planned a fun and exciting program for your visit to the Crescent City. We hope you’ll take part in some of our
tours which offer a glimpse into the life and culture that makes New Orleans such a unique city! Enjoy some of the delicious food and music that
makes our city world famous!
The Guest Hospitality Suite, located in the Rhythms Ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Sheraton New Orleans will be available for you to meet friends
while enjoying refreshments with a taste of New Orleans. It is open to all registered spouses and guests. Our hostesses will be there to welcome you
with a fun-filled Mardi Gras celebration and they will be happy to help you plan activities during your stay.

Hospitality Room Hours River Road Restoration

Sunday, 11 April......................... 12:00 noon– 3:00 p.m. Date: Monday, 12 April
Monday, 12 April........................ 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Time: 12:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April....................... 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Fee: $85
Wednesday, 14 April.................. 8:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. Includes: Transportation, tour guide, admission to Laura
Plantation, admission to Oak Alley Plantation, bottled water
We look forward to welcoming you to New Orleans! You might even want Limit: 50 people
to come a few days early to enjoy the music and food of the French Quarter
Festival from 9–11 April. Experience the true flavor of New Orleans style southern Wonderful things are happening on River
hospitality for yourself! Road these days as restoration is revitalizing
an important portion of St. James Parish.
Swamp Tour First, you will view the newest addition to
Date: Sunday, 11 April the River Road, Laura Plantation, whose
Time: 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. reconstruction began in 1992 on the Big
Fee: $60 House and continues today. Built in 1805
Includes: Transportation, tour guide, boat admission, bottled water as a sugar plantation by the Spanish
Limit: 100 people Commandant of Pointe Coupee, it was
originally named DuParc. Since 1875, the
A narrated boating tour of the Louisiana lovely plantation has been known as Laura, named for DuParc’s granddaughter,
swamps and wetlands is an unforgettable Laura Lacoul.
experience. This was the dwelling place of
the legendary pirate Jean Lafitte and it is in You will then visit Oak Alley, probably the most famous of the River Road
these murky waters that he lived and buried plantations. At the entrance to the plantation, blooming bougainvillea and fragrant
his treasures. magnolia frame towering columns and wide verandas. Imagine cypress floors
polished by time, gleaming chandeliers and gracious furnishings. The birthplace of
From the relaxed comfort of the covered several early Louisiana governors, this home is southern graciousness personified.
Swamp Tour Boat, you will drift slowly past
a 2,000-year-old Indian burial mound, a Notes: The plantation homes on this tour are historic and cannot provide complete
Cajun cemetery and fishing village. You may see the alligators and other wildlife access in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Both homes have
that made our swamps the crown jewel of the Louisiana Purchase. The slow drift staircases with no elevator access.
of the tour boats through moss draped trees and small waterways will provide
ample opportunity for viewing and photography. Spirits and Spirits Walking Tour
Date: Monday, 12 April
Notes: Refreshments are available for purchase at boat embarkment point. Time: 3:30 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.
Fee: $40
Crescent City Tour Includes: Narrated walking tour, cocktail demonstration with sample
Date: Monday, 12 April alcoholic beverages
Time: 9:00 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Limit: 27 people
Fee: $40
Includes: Narrated tour, transportation, tour guide, bottled water A walking tour, the Spirits and Spirits Tour
Limit: 50 people explores the grim and ghastly deeds of
the old French Quarter. Then, to wash it all
You will be guided through the fascinating down, we will give you a demonstration and
circle that is the Crescent City: past, present history on two of New Orleans’ cocktails —
and future. Starting where it all began, in or spirits — and how they are made.
the French Quarter, lacy balconies and
secluded patios speak of the city’s European First, it is time to experience the secret and
forebears. Travel down Esplanade Avenue, sinister events that occurred a very long
“Promenade of the Creoles,” to languid time ago. You will visit sights of documented
Bayou St. John, and one of the city’s most haunting, ghosts and spirits and see the French Quarter locations in which
historic cemeteries. Next, view the historic unbelievable events took place.
“dueling oak,” the New Orleans Museum of
Art and the Sculpture Gardens among the magnificent oaks of City Park. Next we will take you to one of the city’s oldest restaurants, Tujague’s, which has
been in existence before New Orleans even bore its name. As a Spanish armory,
The tour follows the crescent of the river and the route of the St. Charles Streetcar it survived decades of war, depression, fire and plague, and is now a recognized
to the heart of the Uptown and Garden District neighborhoods, where you will local institution. Here you will learn how to make a Sazarac and Pimm’s Cup
view some of the city’s loveliest homes. Returning to the “new” city, the Central cocktails as well as try a sample of each.
Business District, brings you full circle: New Orleans past, present and future.

Garden District Mansion Tour with Commander’s Palace
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Fee: $98
Includes: Transportation, narrated walking tour, luncheon and non-
alcoholic beverage at Commander’s Palace
Limit: 100 people
Dress: Tennis shoes, flip-flops, t-shirts, shorts or jeans are NOT chef shares the secrets of preparing
allowed at Commander’s Palace
Walking through the architecturally
phenomenal Garden District, you feel as
if you have entered an entirely separate
city from New Orleans as defined by
the French Quarter or, perhaps more
specifically, entered a different period
of time. Although the Garden District
was indeed once a separate city
(Lafayette) from the Vieux Carré and was
established during a later period, the
fact that this neighborhood was created by a different group of people most
profoundly distinguishes it from the old section, the French Quarter.
After the Louisiana Purchase, thousands of Americans flooded the city and
clashed with the Creoles due to language barriers, religious division, mutual
snobbery and competition over burgeoning commerce. Americans, kept out
of the already overcrowded French Quarter, felt snubbed and moved upriver
to create a residential district of astounding opulence.
The Garden District is a study of a cultural clash reflected through
architecture, with Americans creating an identity by boldly introducing styles
and forms familiar to them and previously unknown in colonial Louisiana.
A visit to a private home and a delicious lunch at famed Commander’s Palace
is included — where chefs Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse both began
their Crescent City careers.
Notes: Please advise of any special dietary needs. The homes on this tour
are historic and cannot provide complete access in accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. These homes have staircases with no elevator
access.
New Orleans School of Cooking
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Fee: $35
Includes: Tour guide, admission, lunch and non-alcoholic beverage
Limit: 70 people
Join us for Enrichment Activities inside the Rhythms Ballroom — Sheraton New Orleans
New Orleans Cuisine: A Fascinating Journey
Date: Monday, 12 April
Time: 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Fee: $10
While other great American food cities have wonderful and diverse ethnic
restaurants, New Orleans has developed a cuisine of its own, assimilating
and adapting French and Spanish dishes along with unique spices and
vegetables of West Africa and the Caribbean islands. Join us as we
experience this fascinating food journey!
Liz Williams is a passionate Louisiana “foodie” and President and Director
of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFab) at the Riverwalk. Her
lively discussion about our unique culinary heritage will delight you as she
explains the differences between Creole and Cajun food, and explores the
fascinating history of and myriad influences on New Orleans cuisine.
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The New Orleans School of Cooking
occupies a renovated molasses
warehouse that was built in the 1830s.
After a leisurely 20 minute walk through
the French Quarter, you will learn to
prepare the distinctive dishes for which
New Orleans is famous Join us as the
flavorful Crescent City cuisine. Fun is
the key ingredient in the kitchen as the
entertaining chefs teach the basics of Louisiana cooking, seasoned with
history, trivia and Louisiana lore.
Examples of dishes being prepared are gumbo, shrimp creole and bread
pudding. After the entertaining experience, you will be able to sit back and
enjoy the delectable feast that was prepared. Upon your return home, you can
serve up some authentic New Orleans cuisine in your own kitchen for friends
and family.
Riverboat Cruise and Mardi Gras World
Date: Wednesday, 14 April
Time: 9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Fee: $45
Includes: Tour guide, narrated tour aboard the Creole Queen,
admission to Mardi Gras World, refreshments (king cake
and beverages)
Limit: 120 people
Mardi Gras World is the home of Carnival
magic, and the best way to get there is
to cruise the mighty Mississippi River on
the Creole Queen, a real New Orleans
paddle-wheeler.
Upon departure from the hotel, you will
take a short 5 block walk to the Canal
Street Dock where you will begin your
cruise, narrated by the captain himself,
past Algiers Point, through one of the world’s busiest ports and past the world
famous French Quarter.
Mardi Gras World is the one place where every day celebrates Mardi Gras. You
will experience all of its color, pageantry and magic while watching the master
sculptors and artists of Blaine Kern Studios create the towering figures and
brilliantly animated floats that make Mardi Gras the greatest party on earth.”
Your tour will end with a riverboat ride to the Canal Street Dock where you
can venture on your own into the French Quarter, visit the Aquarium or
Insectarium, shop at Canal Place or return to the hotel.
The Katrina Perspective: Why New Orleans Matters
Date: Tuesday, 13 April
Time: 2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Fee: $15
During Katrina, Dr. Walter Maestri was the Emergency and Homeland
Security Manager for Jefferson Parish, an upscale New Orleans suburb. He
oversaw the planning for and response to Hurricane Katrina and served as
a local connection between state and federal officials. In this informative and
provocative presentation, Dr. Maestri explains the historic risk of below-sea
level New Orleans to storms of Katrina’s magnitude.
He will discuss how recovery exercises practiced months before Katrina
became so important in the days following the floods. His entertaining
lecture is full of personal stories of the catastrophe, the resilience of South
Louisiana’s citizenry, the outpouring of rehabilitation efforts and “voluntourism”
and finally, how and why New Orleans is experiencing a future of promise,
prosperity and a renewed passion for our unique New Orleans lifestyle.
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T E C H N IC AL PROGRAM AT A G L A NCE
Monday AM

Theme I: Technology and Techniques Geological Operations (AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Current Issues in Marine Geohazards (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 238/239
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Geophysical Integration: A Road Map to Exploration Success (AAPG) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Petroleum Geochemistry (AAPG) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Paleoclimates and Paleoceanography in Deep Time: Improved Data-Model Integration in Paleoclimate Analysis (SEPM) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Circum-Arctic (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Australasia (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy New Depositional Models for Shallow Marine Mudrocks: Modern Processes and Ancient Successions (SEPM) Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern and Ancient I (SEPM) Oral Room 353/354/355
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Deltaic Coasts and Society: The Mississippi Delta and Beyond (SEPM) Oral Room 356/357
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions Selected Academic Research Topics: Student Presentations (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme X: U.S. Energy Future of U.S. Energy (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries North Africa (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Sedimentation and Tectonics in Rifts (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Climatic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Numerical and Physical Modeling of Climatic and Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM/AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient, Clastic and Carbonate Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Intra-plate Deformation and Inversion Tectonics: Causes and Petroleum Implications (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Rock Physics and Quantitative Seismic Analysis (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Salt, Sub-Salt and Pre-Salt Tectonics, Models and Hydrocarbon Traps (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Slope Systems Deformed by Gravity Processes (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Middle East (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Mixed Siliciclastic and Carbonate Depositional Environments and Systems, Modern and Ancient (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf Depositional Systems and Exploration Models (SEPM/AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall

Tuesday AM

Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploration for Gas Hydrate Resources (EMD/AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences CO2 Sequestration: Strategies and Technologies for Storage and Monitoring (DEG/EMD) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Basin Modeling (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme X: U.S. Energy Plays (AAPG) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Regional Interactions of Tectonics and Sedimentation: Examining Relationships Between Deformation and Basin Evolution (SEPM) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Petroleum Systems of the Tethyan Region (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient, Clastic and Carbonate I Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf Depositional Systems and Exploration Models II (SEPM/AAPG) Oral Room 353/354/355
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Mapping, Modeling, and Understanding Facies Heterogeneity in Carbonate Deposits (SEPM) Oral Room 356/357
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions SEPM Student Research Papers Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Best of Hedberg (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Interaction of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments with Natural Fractures in Tight Gas Reservoirs (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences Environmental Impact (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Capturing Critical Fault Seal Issues (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme III: Resource Assessment Methodology & Techniques (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploration and Production of Shale Oil Resources (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Stratigraphic Compartmentalization of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Coal: Versatile Fuel Source for the Future (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Conjugate South Atlantic Margins (AAPGSEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Conjugate Central and Northern Atlantic Margins (AAPG/SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Complex Structural Modeling in Honor of Ted Apotria (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Palentology in the 21st Century: A symposium dedicated to Ed Picou (SEPM/AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall

Wednesday AM

Theme I: Technology and Techniques Rock Physics and Quantitative Seismic Analysis (AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Evolving Technology (AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Conjugate Central and Northern Atlantic Margins (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Baffles and Barriers — Conduits & Impediments to Fluid Flow (SEPM) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Stratigraphic Compartmentalization of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs (SEPM) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal, Modern and Ancient I (SEPM) Oral Room 338/339
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploration and Production of Shale Gas Resources (AAPG/EMD) Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Paleontology in the 21st Century: A Symposium Dedicated to Ed Picou (SEPM/AAPG) Oral Room 353/354/355
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences for Deepwater Exploration and Production (SEPM) Oral Room 356/357
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions Additional Student Posters Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences Astrogeology — Impact of Collisions on Earth’s History and the Occurence of Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Salt Sediment Interaction (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Genesis of Shale Gas — Physicochemical and Geochemical Constratints Affecting Methan Adsorption and Desorption (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Reservoir Modeling (AAPG/SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Reservoir Characterization (AAPG/SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Fractured Reservoirs: From Fundamental Processes to Technological Advancements (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploration for Gas Hydrate Resources (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Continental Breakup Processes and Their Implications for Exploration Models in Rift and Passive Margin Settings (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences CO2 Sequestration: Strategies and Technologies for Storage and Monitoring (DEG/EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme XI: Global Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Sequestration (DEG/EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
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Monday PM

Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Climatic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM) Oral Room 238/239
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Discovery Thinking Forum (AAPG/DPA/HOPG) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Halbouty Lecture: Shale Gas and America’s Energy Future (AAPG) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Seismic Interpretation of Faulted Reservoirs: How to Get the Right Answer the First Time (AAPG) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes: Intra-plate Deformation and Inversion Tectonics: Causes and Petroleum Implications (AAPG) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Numerical and Physical Modeling of Climatic and Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM/AAPG) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Middle East (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries North Africa (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Assessment of Unconventional Resources (EMD) Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf Depositional Systems and Exploration Models (SEPM) Oral Room 343/354/355
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Mixed Siliciclastic and Carbonate Depositional Environments and Systems, Modern and Ancient (SEPM) Oral Room 356/357
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Continental Breakup Processes and Their Implications for Exploration Models in Rift and Passive Margin Settings (AAPG) Oral Room 356/357
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Assessment of Unconventional Resources (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Geophysical Integration: A Road Map to Exploration Success (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy New Depositional Models for Shallow Marine Mudrocks: Modern Processes and Ancient Successions (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme III: Resource Assessment U.S. Onshore & Offshore (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Current Issues in Marine Geohazards (AAPG/SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Geological Operations (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Circum-Arctic (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Shale Behavior from Pore to Basin Scale (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Deltaic Coasts and Society: The Mississippi Delta and Beyond (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences Environmental Remediation and Hydrogeological Characterization (EMD/AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploitation of Unconventional Resources (EMD) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Paleoclimates and Paleoceanography in Deep Time: Improved Data-Model Integration in Paleoclimate Analysis (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Petroleum Geochemistry (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Lacustrine Depositional Settings, Modern and Ancient (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern and Ancient (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall

Tuesday PM

Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences Astrogeology — Impact of Collisions on Earth’s History and the Occurrence of Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources (EMDAAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme X: U.S. Energy Future of U.S. Energy (AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme XI: Global Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Sequestration (DEG/EMD) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Complex Structural Modeling in Honor of Ted Apotria (AAPG) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Sedimentation and Tectonics in Rifts (SEPM) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Conjugate South Atlantic Margins (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 338/339
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient, Clastic and Carbonate II Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern and Ancient II (SEPM) Oral Room 353/354/355
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Best of Hedberg (AAPG) Oral Room 356/357
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Carbonate Systems in the Subsurface — Capturing Heterogeneity with Geophysical Methods (SEPM) Oral Room 356/357
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG/SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Innovative Interpretation and Use of Seismic Data (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme X: U.S. Energy Plays (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Basin Modeling (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Asia (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries Petroleum Systems of the Tethyan Region (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Understanding the Gulf of Mexico: Depositional Systems, Play Concepts and Structure (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal, Modern and Ancient (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Exploration and Production of Shale Gas Resources (AAPG) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Mapping, Modeling, and Understanding Facies Heterogeneity in Carbonate Deposits (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Regional Interactions of Tectonics and Sedimentation: Examining Relationships Between Deformation and Basin Evolution (SEPM) Poster Exhibition Hall

Wednesday PM

Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent Understanding the Gulf of Mexico: Depositional Systems, Play Concepts and Structure (AAPG) Oral Room 238/239
Theme XI: Global Climate Change Forum: Climate Change, Sea Level Change, and Storm Event Impact on Sedimentary Environments and Petroleum Industry Infrastructure,
U.S. Gulf of Mexico (AAPG/DEG) Oral Room 243/244/245
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Reservoir Modeling (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Reservoir Characterization (AAPG/SEPM) Oral Room 252/253/254
Theme I: Technology and Techniques Innovative Interpretation and Use of Seismic Data (AAPG) Oral Room 255/256/257
Theme III: Resource Assessment Methodology & Techniques (AAPG) Oral Room 338/339
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy Source to Sink Sediment Dispersal Modern and Ancient (SEPM) Oral Room 338/339
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources Genesis of Shale Gas — Physiochemical and Geochemical Constraints Affecting Methane Adsorption and Desorption (EMD/AAPG) Oral Room 343/344/345
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Interaction of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments with Natural Fractures in Tight Gas Reservoirs (AAPG) Oral Room 353/354/355
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes Fractured Reservoirs: From Fundamental Processes to Technological Advancements (AAPG) Oral Room353/354/355
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation Salt Sediment Interaction (AAPG) Oral Room 356/357

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T E C H N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
Monday Morning Oral Sessions
Monday Morning Orals
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme I: Geological Operations (AAPG)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: A. W. Milne and S. Kimbrell
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 D. Jiang, B. Bennett*, S. R. Larter: Heavy Oil and Bitumen Viscosity
Measurement During Drilling Activities
8:25 G. Eaton: Realising the Value of Drilling Data — Back to the Future
8:45 M. Bedrock, D. Moody: The Deployment of an Azimuthal Resistivity
Tool for Geosteering — A Case Study from the Foinaven Field (North Sea)
9:05 C. M. Artur: Geo-Stopping, the Real Value of At-Bit Measurements in
Deep Water Angola
9:25 M. S. Taylor: Visualization and the Use of Real Time Data While
Geosteering, Onshore Algeria
Theme I: Current Issues in Marine Geohazards (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: D. Mosher and R. C. Shipp
10:25 Introductory Remarks
10:30 D. J. Piper, E. Tripsanas, D. Mosher, K. MacKillop: Seismic
Hazard in Passive Margin Frontier Basins: Geological Estimates of the
Frequency of Large Earthquake-Triggered Submarine Landslides in
Orphan Basin, Offshore Canada
10:50 S. M. Blasco, R. Bennett, K. A. Blasco: Marine Geohazard
Investigations in Extreme Arctic Offshore Environments
11:10 M. Vanneste, C. Forsberg, T. Kvalstad, C. Madshus, A. Solheim,
J. Strout: On the Role of Excess Pore Pressure in Offshore
Geohazards
11:30 R. C. Shipp, D. R. McConnell: Gas Hydrate as a Geohazard in
Deepwater Settings
Theme I: Geophysical Integration: A Road Map to Exploration
Success (AAPG)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: S. Earle, L. R. Sternbach and C. Moore
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 R. Roden, M. Forrest, R. Holeywell: Threshold Effects on Prospect
Risking
8:25 D. Yanchak: Wide Azimuth Seismic Acquisition (WATS) Vastly
Improves Subsalt Resolution in the Deepwater GOM: Case Studies in
Atwater Valley, Mississippi Canyon and Green Canyon Areas
8:45 W. Tate, O. Ozen, V. Singer, B. G. Jardine, M. Helgerud: 4-D
Seismic Integration from Interpretation to History Match: A Case Study
from a Mature Deepwater Field
9:05 J. Allen: Adventures in Pre-Stack Depth Migration
9:25 J. Mulligan, B. Schellhorn: Stratigraphic Details Illuminated Using
Modern 3-D Seismic Techniques in Upper Cretaceous Lenticular
Reservoirs, Optimizing EOR Production with CO2
9:45 Break
10:30 N. K. Boyd, M. Cardenas, M. Galarraga: New Exploration Leads in
the M1 Sandstone, Eden Yuturi Field, Ecuador
10:50 R. W. Keach, L. P. Birgenheier, W. Hokanson: Integrated
Interpretation of the Dakota and Cedar Mountain Channel Complexes
Play Using 3-D Seismic Attribute Analysis and Well Logs, Uinta Basin, Utah
11:10 J. A. Sanchez-Ramirez, C. Torres-Verdin, G. L. Wang, A.
Mendoza, D. Wolf, Z. Liu, G. Schell: Field Cases of the Combined
Deterministic Petrophysical Inversion of Gamma-Ray, Density, and
Resistivity Logs Acquired in Thinly Bedded Clastic Rock Formations
11:30 S. Chopra, K. J. Marfurt: Delineating Fractures Using Seismic
Attributes
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
Theme I: Petroleum Geochemistry (AAPG)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: W. Dow, D. Schumacher and G. Rice
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 M. A. Abrams, G. Graham: Geochemical Evaluation of Ocean
Surface Slick Methods to Ground Truth Satellite Seepage Anomalies
for Seepage Detection
8:25 M. Bjorøy, I. L. Ferriday: Preferred Analyses and Sample Preparations
for Surface Geochemical Sediment Samples in Petroleum Exploration
8:45 D. Schumacher, D. Hitzman, B. Rountree, L. Clavareau: When
3-D Seismic Is Not Enough: Improving Success by Integrating
Hydrocarbon Microseepage Data with 3-D Seismic Data
9:05 G. Rice, G. King, J. Henson: Cheeseburger Field, a Case for
Integration
9:25 S. C. Teerman, R. Hwang, R. Lytton: A Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Source Rock Penetration: Applications to Mesozoic Source Rocks and
Depositional Systems
9:45 Break
10:30 J. M. Moldowan, D. Zinniker, J. Dahl, P. Denisevich,
S. Moldowan, A. A. Bender, S. M. Barbanti, M. R. Mello:
Determination and Quantification of Petroleum Mixtures
10:50 M. C. Fay, S. Larter, B. Bennett, L. Snowdon: Oil Mixing Versus
Biodegradation as a Control on Oil Properties — A Study from the
West Canada Heavy Oil Belt
11:10 Z. Wei, M. Moldowan, S. Zhang, H. Wang, F. Song, F. Fago,
J. Rullkotter: Geochemical Models for the Hydrocarbon Yield
Potential of Source Rocks and Effects of Thermal Stress on Molecular
Biomarkers During Hydrous Pyrolysis
11:30 L. Sitdikova, I. Kosachev, V. Izotov: Processes of Synthesis of
Hydrocarbons in Strata of Sedimentary Rocks on Clay Catalysts
Theme II: Paleoclimates and Paleoceanography in Deep Time:
Improved Data-Model Integration in Paleoclimate Analysis (SEPM)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: T. J. Algeo, L. Soreghan and M. A. Perlmutter
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 J. Kiehl: The Importance of Modeling Deep Time Climates for
Understanding Future Climate Change
8:25 A. D. Herrmann, B. Haupt: The Time-Scale Problem in Model-Data
Comparison Studies
8:45 B. J. Haupt, A. Herrmann, T. J. Algeo: Modeling the Middle-Late
Pennsylvanian North American Midcontinent Sea
9:05 T. J. Algeo, A. Herrmann, B. Haupt: Gradients in Sediment
Geochemistry as a Constraint on Modeling Epeiric Sea Circulation
9:25 A. J. Mitchell, P. A. Allison*, G. Hampson, C. C. Pain,
M. D. Piggott, G. J. Gorman: Modelling Paleo-Tides and Bed Shear
Stress in an Ancient Epicontinental Sea: The Laurasian Seaway
9:45 Break
10:30 J. M. Eros, I. Montanez, D. A. Osleger: Carboniferous
Cyclostratigraphy and Relative Sea Level History, Donets Basin,
Ukraine
10:50 A. Winguth, C. Scotese, C. Winguth, A. P. Osen: Changes of Late
Permian Ocean Circulation and Deep-Sea Anoxia in Response to
Tectonic Changes — A Model Study with CCSM3
11:10 G. R. Upchurch: Integrating Climate Model Output and Paleoclimate
Proxies: An Example from the Latest Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)
11:30 C. Huang, L. Hinnov: Astronomically Forced Climate Change
Recorded in Late Middle Eocene-Early Oligocene Lacustrine
Sediments, China
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
Theme IV: Circum-Arctic (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: J. Hogg and M. E. Enachescu
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 R. Kirschner, J. R. Crews, Y. Chevalier, R. W. Krantz, R. Morse, T.
Neely, M. Northrop, H. Perfetta, M. Olson, J. Scorer, B. O’Reilly,
K. Dorrington, T. Morahan: Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of the
U.S. Chukchi Basin
8:25 R. H. Peterson, J. Craig, K. Sherwood, L. Aleshire: Alaska’s Arctic
Offshore Activity
8:45 A. Embry: Petroleum Prospectivity of the Triassic-Jurassic Succession
of Sverdrup Basin, Canadian Arctic Archipelago
9:05 G. Dam, M. Larsen, M. Sønderholm: Benchmarking Arctic Plays
Offshore East and West Greenland and Conjugate Margins
9:25 J. A. Bojesen-Koefoed, P. Alsen, M. Bjerager, F. G. Christiansen,
H. P. Nytoft, H. I. Petersen, S. Piasecki, H. J. Vosgerau: Frontiers
of Exploration in Northeast Greenland: Is an Upper Jurassic Petroleum
Source Rock Present in the Danmarkshavn Basin?
Theme IV: Australasia (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: M. Bradshaw and C. I. Uruski
10:25 Introductory Remarks
10:30 C. I. Uruski: Exploration of New Zealand’s Deepwater Frontier
10:50 G. W. O’Brien, L. Goldie-Divko, M. Harrison, P. Tingate,
J. Hamilton, K. Liu: Basin-Scale Fluid Flow, Sealing, Leakage and
Seepage Processes in the Gippsland Basin, Australia
11:10 S. W. Johnston, L. J. Strachan, J. Cassidy: Late Pliocene to
Recent Seismic Stratigraphy of the Northland Basin, New Zealand:
Implications for Complex Passive Margin Delta to Slope Evolution
11:30 G. Simon, G. Ellis, A. Bond: The Kitan Oil Discovery, Timor Sea, Joint
Petroleum Development Area, Timor Leste and Australia
Theme II: New Depositional Models for Shallow Marine Mudrocks:
Modern Processes and Ancient Successions (SEPM)
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: B. Hart, M. Allison and J. H. Macquaker
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 S. Kuehl, L. E. Rose, T. Kniskern: Sedimentary Structure Distribution
and Modification on the Continental Shelf: Relative Roles of River
Input, Sediment Transport and Oceanographic Setting
8:25 R. A. Wheatcroft: Emplacement and Post-Depositional Alteration of
Sedimentary Event Layers: Lessons from the Eel River Margin
8:45 J. Schieber, J. Southard: Experimental Mudstone Sedimentology —
Making the Connection Between Flume Studies and the Rock Record
9:05 P. K. Pedersen, J. H. Macquaker, B. Hart: Detached Fine-Grained
Shelf Edge Wedges Within Shale Dominated Successions, Depositional
Model and Reservoir Significance
9:25 F. Trincardi, A. Cattaneo, D. Ridente: Anatomy of Late Quaternary
Adriatic Clinoforms: Mechanisms of Sediment Transport and Mud
Accumulation on the Continental Shelf
9:45 Break
10:30 J. M. Rine: Along-Strike Traction Flow of Muddy Sediments — Key to
Understanding Depositional Processes of Shallow Marine Argillaceous
Mudrocks: A Comparison of the Quaternary Amazon-Derived Shallow
Marine Sediments with Haynesville and Mancos Shales
10:50 S. J. Bentley: Preservation Potential of Primary Depositional Fabric
in Event-Dominated Muddy Shelf Settings: A Semi-Quantitative Facies
Model
11:10 J. H. Macquaker, S. J. Bentley, K. Bohacs, R. Lazar, R. Jonk:
Advective Sediment Transport on Mud-Dominated Continental Shelves:
Processes and Products

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
11:30 E. P. Kvale, B. Coffey: Depositional Model for the Devonian Woodford
Shale, Southeast Oklahoma, USA
Theme II: Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern
and Ancient I (SEPM)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: D. Minisini and C. E. Stelting
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 M. L. Sweet: New Insights into the Sequence Stratigraphy of
Deepwater Deposits Gleaned From the Study of Quaternary Deepwater
Systems
8:25 R. Steel, A. Petter, C. Carvajal, P. Plink-Bjorklund: Greenhouse
and Icehouse Margins and Shelf-Edge Trajectories: Significance for
Sediment By-Pass
8:45 D. A. Armitage, J. A. Covault: “Exceptional” Turbidite Systems in
High-Latitude and Tectonically Active Settings and the Obsolescence
of Ubiquitous Sequence Stratigraphic Models
9:05 B. W. Romans, A. Fildani, S. M. Hubbard, J. A. Covault, S. A.
Graham, J. C. Fosdick: The Influence of Tectonic Evolution on Deep-
Water Stratigraphic Architecture, Magallanes Basin, Chile
9:25 H. Macdonald, D. McGee: Weakly Confined Minibasins: A Study of
Architecture and Depositional History
Monday Afternoon Oral Sessions
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme II: Climatic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: C. M. Fraticelli and I. Overeem
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 C. M. Fraticelli: Climatic Influences on Stratigraphy — Summary and
Paths Forward
1:40 I. Overeem: Climatic Influences on Stratigraphy — Applications of
Numerical Models
2:00 S. Banerjee, K. Ferguson, R. Gregory, P. Morrow: Variation of the
Organic Carbon Isotope Ratio (δ13Corg) and the Total Organic Carbon
(TOC) Within the Barnett Shale (Texas, USA): A signal of 2nd Order Sea
Level Change in the Mississippian.
2:20 B. Foreman, P. L. Heller: The Alluvial Response to Climate Change
During the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (~55 Ma) in the
Bighorn Basin, Wyoming
2:40 M. H. Hofmann, A. Shultz, C. Hill, C. Paola: Stratigraphic
Architecture and Key Stratigraphic Surfaces Formed by Punctuated
Flow Events — An Experiment on Fluviodeltaic Responses
3:00 Break
3:45 J. A. Covault, B. W. Romans, A. Fildani, M. M. McGann,
S. A. Graham: Rapid Climatic Signal Propagation from Source-to-Sink
in a Southern California Sediment-Routing System
4:05 T. Nakajima, H. Katayama, T. Itaki: Climatic Control of Turbidite
Deposition During the Last 70 ka Along the Toyama Deep-Sea
Channel, Central Japan Sea
4:25 A. Husinec, F. J. Read: Sequence Stratigraphy, Carbon Isotope
Signature, and Dolomitization of a Late Jurassic Greenhouse Platform,
Croatia
4:45 J. Li: Analysing the Character and Cause of Formation of Redbeds of
Yaojia Formation in the North of Songliao Basin
Theme IV: Discovery Thinking Forum (AAPG/DPA/HOPG)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: C. Sternbach and E. Dolly
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:30 J. Amoruso: East Texas, Deep Bossier Sandstone — Amoruso Field
Technical Program & Registration Announcement
Information and updates www.aapg.org/neworleans
9:45 Break
10:30 R. G. Loucks, S. P. Dutton, S. Sakurai, R. Eastwood: An Approach
to Understanding Deep- to Ultradeep-Reservoir-Quality (Porosity) Risk
using a Large, Regional Wireline-Log-Based Petrophysical Database in
the Deep Shelf Area Along the Texas Gulf Coast
10:50 K. L. Maier, A. Fildani, C. K. Maier, S. A. Graham, T. R. McHargue,
D. W. Caress, M. M. McGann: Evolution of Depositional Architecture
in the Lucia Chica, A Weakly Confined Deep-Water Slope System
Offshore Central California
11:10 A. M. Fernandes, J. Buttles, D. Mohrig, R. J. Steel, S. Henriksen:
Laboratory-Scale Channel Formation by Sheet-Like Density
Underflows
11:30 K. J. Amos, J. Peakall, P. Bradbury, M. Roberts, G. Keevil,
S. Gupta: Channel Sinuosity and Sedimentation in Submarine
Channels
Theme VII: Deltaic Coasts and Society: The Mississippi Delta and
Beyond (SEPM)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: T. E. Torqvist and S. L. Goodbred
8:00 Introductory Remarks
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
2:00 M. Brittenham: “Unconventional” Discovery Thinking in Resource
Plays: Haynesville Trend, North Louisiana
2:30 G. Robertson: From First Idea to 10 TCF in 10 Months: Discovery
of Eagle Ford Shale in the Hawkville Field, LaSalle and McMullen
Counties, Texas
3:00 Break
3:40 B. Zagorski: The Appalachian Marcellus Shale Play — Discovery
Thinking, Timing, and Technology
4:10 M. C. Forrest: Learning from 40 Years Experience Risking Seismic
Amplitude Anomaly Prospects
5:35 D. Smith: Discovery Thinking Has led To 70 Years of Continued
Exploration and Development at Stella Salt Dome, Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana
Michel T. Halbouty Lecture: Shale Gas and America’s Energy
Future (AAPG)
Room 243/244/345
See Summary page 7
Chair: T. Hudson
5:10 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Speaker: Aubrey McClendon
Theme V: Seismic Interpretation of Faulted Reservoirs: How to Get
the Right Answer the First Time (AAPG)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: R. W. Krantz and G. Yeilding
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 T. Neely, R. W. Krantz: Perceptive Interpreter Training: Integrating
Structural Insights, Volumetric Tools and Spatial Thinking
1:40 A. Mironova, J. Thompson: Enhanced Visualization of Seismic
Attributes for Structural Interpretation
2:00 S. R. Freeman, S. D. Harris, N. A. McCabe*, V. O’Connor, K. Wood:
Streamlining Seismic Interpretation Within the 3-D Workspace
2:20 C. E. Bond, Z. K. Shipton, E. Macrae, C. Philo: When There Isn’t a
Right Answer — Dealing with the Uncertainty of Seismic Interpretation
to Maximise Success
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8:05 J. R. Suter: The Role of the Mississippi in Deltaic Research and the
Contributions of J.M. Coleman, H. H. Roberts, and P. Shea Penland
8:25 M. Blum, H. H. Roberts: Inevitable Drowning of the Mississippi Delta
Monday Morning Orals
Region Due to Insufficient Sediment Supply and Global Sea-Level Rise
8:45 M. A. Kulp, D. FitzGerald, M. D. Miner, I. Georgiou: Geoscience-
Based Management of the Transgressive Mississippi River Delta:
Considerations for the Next Century
9:05 T. E. Tornqvist, S. Yu, Z. Shen, G. A. Milne, M. A. Kulp,
J. Gonzalez: Coastal Subsidence and Accelerated Sea-Level Rise: A
Dual Threat for the Mississippi Delta
9:25 J. P. Syvitski, A. J. Kettner, I. Overeem, E. W. Hutton, M. Hannon:
Human and Natural Controls on a Delta’s Surface Elevation Relative to
Local Mean Sea Level
9:45 Break
10:30 V. Burkett: Anticipating and Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal
Deltas
10:50 S. L. Goodbred, K. G. Rogers: Predicting Long- and Short-Term
Climate-Related Impacts in the Bengal Delta, a Robust Natural System
Limited by Societal Constraints
11:10 A. Amorosi: Response of Mediterranean Deltas to Millennial-Scale
Climatic and Sea-Level Fluctuations During the Holocene
11:30 L. Giosan: Danube Delta in Anthropocene
Monday AFTERNOON Orals
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
2:40 E. Macrae, C. E. Bond, Z. K. Shipton: Uncertainty Analysis of
Geological Interpretations
Theme V: Intra-plate Deformation and Inversion Tectonics: Causes
and Petroleum Implications (AAPG)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: B. Trudgill and J. R. Underhill
3:40 Introductory Remarks
3:45 P. Krzywiec: Paleozoic to Miocene Intra-Plate Tectonics and Basin
Inversion Along the Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone in Poland and Its Bearing
on Hydrocarbon Potential: A Synthesis
4:05 G. Bayona, A. Mora Bohorquez, M. Cortes, A. Cardona,
C. Jaramillo, C. Montes, V. Valencia: Migration of Synorogenic
Cenozoic Depocenters Due to Multi-Phase Inversion of the Eastern
Cordillera of Colombia
4:25 P. A. Emmet, P. Mann: Early Cenozoic Rift Inversion: Key to
Understanding the Structural Framework and Petroleum Potential of
the Nicaraguan Rise
4:45 S. Dorobek: Driving Forces and Regional Effects of Cenozoic Tectonic
Inversion Across the South China Sea Region
Theme II: Numerical and Physical Modeling of Climatic and
Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM/AAPG)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: C. Lerch and K. Straub
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 M. Lamb, D. Mohrig, B. McElroy, B. Kopriva, J. Shaw: Source-to-
Sink: Connecting Hyperpycnal-Flow Deposits to River-Flood Dynamics
1:40 A. B. Peyret, D. Mohrig, M. Lamb, B. McElroy: Determining How
Much Topographic Complexity Must Be Incorporated into Models for
Depositional Turbidity Currents Filling Sinuous Submarine Channels
and Constructing Channel Levees
2:00 R. Manica, J. Baas, R. Maestri, J. Peakall, A. O. Borges: A First
Experimentally Derived Classification of Submarine Sediment Gravity
Flows
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T E C H N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
2:20 B. Chauveau, V. Teles*, P. Joseph: Modeling Turbiditic Currents
Based on the Minimization of Energy: Importance of the Turbulent
Monday AFTERNOON Orals
Energy Budget.
2:40 M. Nasr-Azadani, S. Saegeler, M. Zoellner, E. Meiburg*,
B. Kneller: Computational Investigations of Turbidity Currents in
Complex Topographies
3:00 Break
3:45 M. A. Wolinsky: Upscaling Sedimentary Processes: From Bed to
Basin
4:05 S. F. Leclair: Predicting Preserved Stratigraphy from Dunebed
Topography After Annual Peak Flows in a Modern Large River
4:25 M. M. Perillo, M. Yokokawa, T. Sekiguchi, T. Takagawa,
Y. Hasegawa, F. Pedocchi, M. H. García, J. Best: Bedform
Morphology Under Combined Flows
4:45 P. L. Paraizo, M. A. Moraes, R. N. Elias, A. L. Coutinho: 3-D
Turbulent Process Modeling of the Dynamical Flow-Bottom Interaction
Theme IV: Middle East (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: C. Caughey, C. Heine and T. Hassan
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 D. I. Sanabria: Shale Gas Opportunities in Saudi Arabia: Initial
Screening of the Mazalij Area, Eastern Province
1:40 J. W. Buza: An Overview of Heavy Oil Carbonate Reservoirs in the
Middle East
2:00 G. D. Zaeff, C. Liu, K. A. Soofi, T. Hassan: Characterizing Fracture
Sets at Outcrop Exposures Using High Resolution Remote Sensing
Data; Developing a Fracture Model as Input into a Static Geomodel
2:20 W. Kent: Structures of Northern Iraq and Syria, and Their Implications
for Interpretation of the Region’s Stratigraphy
2:40 R. F. Lindsay, W. Hughes, S. Aba Al-Hassan: Khuff-A Reservoir
Porosity Creation and Destruction: A Product of Depositional and
Diagenetic Processes
Theme IV: North Africa (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: B. Bosworth and J. Redfern
3:40 Introductory Remarks
3:45 F. Wehr, W. AbdelAziz, S. Grant, A. Gray, D. Reiber, P. Sackmann,
J. St. John, B. Bosworth: Recent Oil and Gas Discoveries in the
Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous of Northwestern Egypt (Western
Desert) and Implications for Future Prospectivity
4:05 J. C. Fiduk: Examination of the Libyan Mediterranean Margin Using
Regional 2-D Seismic Data
4:25 E. P. Lewandowski, H. Jäger, R. Zuehlke*, T. Bechstädt,
U. A. Glasmacher, B. Wirth: Integrated Basin and HC Systems
Model, Silurian-Carboniferous, Southern Algeria
4:45 B. Ghorbal, P. Andriessen: Importance of the Early Cretaceous
Exhumation of the Western African Craton for the Oil Exploration
Monday Morning Poster Sessions
Monday Morning POSTERS
Presenters in their Booths (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme XII: Selected Academic Research Topics: Student
Presentations (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: S. Waters and B. Hottman
• T. Alvarez, P. Mann: Tectonic Habitat of Hydrocarbons in the Deep-
and Ultra-Deepwater Frontier Areas of Trinidad and Tobago
• J. M. Phillips, M. K. Gingras, M. Caplan: Facies Architecture and
Trace Fossils of the McMurray Formation: Interpreting the Depositional
Setting in the MacKay Area of the Athabasca Oil Sands
• M. L. Boyce, T. R. Carr: Stratigraphy and Petrophysics of the
Middle Devonian Black Shale Interval in West Virginia and Southwest
Pennsylvania
Theme VIII: Assessment of Unconventional Resources (EMD)
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: R. R. Charpentier and P. Stark
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 T. Cook, R. R. Charpentier: Assembling Probabilistic Performance
Parameters of Shale-Gas Wells
1:40 R. R. Charpentier, T. A. Cook: Applying Probabilistic Well-
Performance Parameters to Assessments of Shale-Gas Resources
2:00 K. J. Steffen: Using Bayesian Belief Networks to Evaluate Continuous
Gas Resources (Shale Gas, Tight Gas, and Coal Bed Methane): Tools to
Calibrate the Expert and Exploit Knowledge
2:20 G. M. Kaufman, J. Schuenemeyer: Assessing Alaskan Gas Hydrates
— How to Handle Probabilistic Dependencies
2:40 R. A. Olea, T. A. Cook, J. L. Coleman: Modeling of an Unconventional
Gas Accumulation Taking into Account Spatial Correlation
3:00 Break
3:45 K. C. Hood, D. A. Yurewicz: Incorporating Geologic Insights into
Shale Gas Assessments
4:05 F. E. Walles: Shale Gas System Producibility Characteristics — How/
Why May Producibility Vary?
4:25 D. A. Edwards, J. M. Coss, K. M. Dickerman, R. A. Gilcrease,
J. C. Weaver, G. C. Wiszneauckas: Oil and Gas Resource Estimates
for Permian Wolfberry Trend Reservoirs in Eastern Reagan County,
West Texas
4:45 Z. Caineng, T. Shizhen, Y. Xuanjun, Z. Rukai, H. Lianhua,
J. Jinhua, W. Lan, G. Xiaohui, Z. Xiangxiang, Y. Chun, Y. Zhi:
Concepts, Geological Characteristics and Evaluation Techniques for
Continuous Petroleum Accumulations in China
Theme II: Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf
Depositional Systems and Exploration Models I (SEPM)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: J. Dischinger and R. J. Steel
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 B. J. Willis, B. Bracken, T. Payenberg: Another Look at Fluvial
Sequence Stratigraphy
1:40 P. L. Heller, E. Hajek, J. L. McHarge: Channel-Belt Clusters as an
Exploration Target in Alluvial Basins
2:00 S. M. Hubbard, D. G. Smith, D. A. Leckie, M. Fustic: Predicting
Heterogeneity in Meandering River Deposits: The Point Bar to Counter
Point Bar Transition
2:20 M. E. Donselaar, I. Overeem: Processes and Reservoir Architecture
of Terminal Sheet Sandstone in a Low-Gradient Fluvial Setting:
Integrated Outcrop, Subsurface and Numerical Forward Modeling
Approach
2:40 G. W. Lowey: Sedimentology and Petroleum Source-Rock Potential
of Hyperpycnites in the Laberge Group (Jurassic),Whitehorse Trough,
Yukon, Canada
3:00 Break
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
• C. Campbell, C. MacDonald, J. Cribb, J. Adam, M. Nedimovic,
C. Kreszek, D. Grujic: The Salt Tectonic Evolution of the North-
Central Scotian Margin: Insights from 2-D Regional Seismic Data and
4-D Physical Experiments
• A. B. Rodriguez, P. Mann, W. E. Galloway: Effects of Laramide
Foreland Basin Tectonics on Structure, Subsidence, and Hydrocarbons
of the Mexican Sector of the Gulf of Mexico
• C. B. Fefchak, J. Zonneveld, L. McHugh: Development and
Utilization of Geochemical Correlation Techniques for Advanced
Stratigraphic Control in the Charlie Lake Formation, British Columbia,
Canada
3:45 T. M. Smith, L. R. Bartek: Stratigraphy of Lower Hinton Formation: A
record of Transgressive-Regressive Episodes Preserved in the Ancient
Coastal Plain and Estuaries of the Upper Mississippian Appalachian
Basin, West Virginia, USA
4:05 U. P. Agharanya: C. O. Okogbue, O.C. Egbu: Sequence Stratigraphy
and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Cretaceous-Tertiary
Successions of the Western Rim of the Anambra Basin, S. E. Nigeria
4:25 R. Boyd: Facies Models for Transgressive Wave Dominated Coasts
4:45 E. Nickel, D. Kohlruss: The Bakken Oil Play of Southeast
Saskatchewan: Stratigraphy, Facies Analysis and Sedimentology
Theme II: Mixed Siliciclastic and Carbonate Depositional
Environments and Systems, Modern and Ancient (SEPM)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: B. Coffey and L. Eliuk
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 L. Eliuk, G. D. Wach: Large Scale Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic
Clinoform Systems: Three Types from the Mesozoic North American
Atlantic Offshore
1:40 A. Embry: Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of Mixed, Reefal
Carbonate and Siliciclastic Systems
2:00 P. F. Holterhoff: Proximal to Distal Expression of Carbonate —
Mudrock Rhythmites of the Lower Permian Lueders Limestone, Texas:
Record of High-Frequency Climate Change on the Eastern Shelf,
Midland Basin
2:20 M. Morsilli, F. Bosellini, L. Pomar, M. Aurell, C. A. Papazzoni:
Coral Buildups in Oligophotic, Nutrient-Rich, Siliciclastic Prodelta
Settings (Late Eocene, Southern Pyrenees, Spain): An As Yet
Unexplored Play?
2:40 E. Gischler, R. N. Ginsburg, J. Herrle: Mixed Carbonates and
Siliciclastics in the Quaternary of Southern Belize: Pleistocene Turning
Points in Reef Development Controlled by Sea-Level Change
Theme V: Continental Breakup Processes and Their Implications
for Exploration Models in Rift and Passive Margin Settings (AAPG)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: M. Nemcok and S. T. Sinha
3:40 Introductory Remarks
3:45 S. T. Sinha, M. Nemcok, M. Choudhuri, A. Misra, S. P. Sharma,
N. Sinha, S. Venkatraman: The Crustal Architecture and Continental
Break Up of East India Passive Margin: An Integrated Study of Deep
Reflectaon Seismic Interpretation and Gravity Modeling
4:05 N. Kusznir, G. Manatschal: The Mode of Continental Breakup
Lithosphere Thinning and Its Implications for Rifted Margin Crustal
Structure, Subsidence and Heat-Flow History
4:25 L. Geoffroy: Volcanic Margins: Another Way to Break the Lithosphere?
4:45 P. Lonsdale, J. Kluesner: Detachment of Baja California from
Mainland Mexico, and the Ongoing Creation of Rifted and Sheared
Continental Margins Within the Gulf of California
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
• C. R. Neagu, J. A. Cartwright, R. Davies: A New Quantitative
Approach to Predicting Physical Property Changes During Diagenesis
of Mudstones
• J. S. Claringbould, B. L. Blake, T. R. Birdsall, J. Sarg, B. Trudgill:
Intergrated Geomodelling of a Salt-Cored Carbonate Dome, Jebel
Madar, Oman
• M. Giles, D. Mosher, G. D. Wach: Mass Transport Processes on
Slope Sedimentation: Sediment Distribution on the SW Newfoundland
Slope, Eastern Canada
• K. Shalek, K. Cox, J. J. Daniels: Monitoring CO2 Injection with
Seismic and EM Methods

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
• M. Swierczek, H. Lever, J. R. Underhill, D. Millward: Role of the
Base Permian Unconformity in Controlling Carboniferous Reservoir
Prospectivity, UK Southern North Sea
• J. Koch, T. Frank: Globally Synchronous Exposure of Tropical
Carbonate Platforms at the Pennsylvanian-Permian Boundary
Correlated with Onset of Major Gondwanan Glaciation: Implications for
Petroleum Exploration
• S. Adams, S. Adams: Modeling Basin Evolution and Assessing
Source Rock Potential Within the Orange Basin, Offshore South Africa
• T. E. Hearon IV, M. G. Rowan, R. Kernen, B. Trudgill: Lateral Salt
Emplacement at the Christmas Tree Diapir, Pinda Springs, South
Australia
• A. M. Ranson, R. Gani, G. Hampson, N. Gani, H. Sahoo: Complex
Land-Ocean Interplay in Marginal-Marine Deposits: Transitions of
Shallow-Marine Star Point Formation to Coastal-Plain Blackhawk
Formation, Wasatch Plateau, Utah
Theme X: Future of U. S. Energy (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: P. A. Moses and P. K. Wieg
• B. L. Kirkland, G. Thibaudeau, K. S. McNeal, K. Sherman-Morris,
N. L. Baghai Riding, E. Meek, O. E. Dickerson, M. M. Jennings,
B. Dutrow, A. M. Lawrence, D. W. Schmitz: Human Resources
for the Energy Workforce of the Future: Finding the Best Employees
Requires Addressing Diversity Now
• S. Rigaud, R. Martini, G. D. Stanley: The Upper Triassic Martin
Bridge Formation (Wallowa Terrane, Oregon): A Potential Carbonate
Petroleum Reservoir?
• A. Lowrie, R. Reynolds: Planetary Spheres (i.e., Atmosphere,
Hydrosphere, Lithosphere, Biosphere) Interact to Form Conditions
Appropriate for Hydrocarbon Existence
Theme IV: North Africa (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Bosworth and J. Redfern
• R. Woolam, T. Pearce*: A New Approach to Stratigraphic Analysis in
the Pre-Upper Cretaceous of the Sirt Basin, Libya
• A. Clare, D. Helgeson, M. Pasley, D. Kelly, W. Brown, G.
McDaniel, T. Maher, M. Oldani: Exploring and Developing New Plays
in the Eastern Abu Ghardig Basin, Western Desert, Egypt
• R. G. Ineh, G. U. Agha, O. C. Okparaojiako, S. A. Babalola:
Unveiling Nigeria Petroleum Province Deep Potentials
• A. Elhabab, E. Aladsani: Facies Analysis, Sedimentary Environments
and Depositional Evolution of the Early Cretaceous Sediments at
Elminsheral Mountain, North Sinai, Egypt
• A. S. Alsharhan, H. S. Hassan, C. G. Kendall: Oil and Gas Fields
Database from Sirt Basin, Libya
Theme VI: Sedimentation and Tectonics in Rifts (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: K. Giles and C. Yeilding
• C. Xu, X. Zhou: Genetic Types of Paleogene Slope Break Zones and
Their Controls on Depositional System in Bohai Offshore Area
• E. Elliott, J. Lorenzo: Growth Faults and Relay Ramps: A High-
Resolution Seismic Survey, Livingston Parish, Louisiana
• C. A. Elenwa, M. P. Watkinson, M. Anderson: Tectono-Stratigraphic
Controls on Reservoir Distribution in Offshore Sierra Leone Basin
• J. Thurmond, I. Lunt, B. Pilskog: Drainage Area Changes of
Northern Mozambique and Implications for Petroleum Exploration
• V. Singh, K. B. Trivedi, A. N. Lange, N. Jukuda: Strati-Structural
Evolution and Its Signatures on Sedimentation Pattern of the Olifants
Subbasin, Orange Basin, South Africa
Theme II: Climatic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. M. Fraticelli and I. Overeem
• A. M. Trendell, S. C. Atchley, L. Nordt: Channels, Overbanks
and Paleosols: The Relationship Between Climate, Base Level and
Lithofacies Heterogeneity Within the Triassic Sonsela Member, PFNP
Arizona
• S. T. Hasiotis, I. Moffat, M. Reilly: Preliminary Report on the
Neoichnology, Sedimentology, and Geomorphology of Pointbar and
Levee Deposits of the Darling River on Bindara Station, Pooncarie,
New South Wales, Australia
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• A. C. Templet, L. Soreghan: Paleogeographic and Paleoclimatic
Implications of Widespread Eolian Deposition in the Middle Permian of
Oklahoma
• G. A. Augsburger, L. Soreghan, M. J. Soreghan: Origin and
Paleoclimatic Implications of Silt in the Pennsylvanian Bird Spring
Formation (Arrow Canyon, Nevada)
• P. Labrecque, S. M. Hubbard, J. L. Jensen: Sedimentology and
Architecture of Point Bar Deposits, Cretaceous McMurray Formation,
Alberta: Cyclic Sedimentation and Heterogeneity Prediction
• Z. Feng: Organic Geochemical Response to the Sequence Boundary
Developed During the Depression Stage of the Big Songliao Lacustrine
Basin and Its Paleo-environmental Significance: Evidence from Well
SK1 of the Continental Scientific Drilling
Theme II: Numerical and Physical Modeling of Climatic and
Tectonic Controls on Sedimentation (SEPM/AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. Lerch and K. Straub
• N. P. Mountney: A Numerical Stratigraphic Model for Mixed Fluvial-
Eolian Successions: Implications for Reservoir Prediction
• K. J. Cooper, P. L. Smart: Is Milankovitch Cyclicity Recognizable in
Carbonate Sequences? Numerical Experiments Using the Forward
Model CARB3D+
• G. Keevil, W. D. McCaffrey: Submarine Channel Processes:
Experimental Insights into the Location and Magnitude of Channel
Overspill
• Z. Khan, B. Arnott: Experimental Modeling of Multiple Non-Climbing
Ripple Set Beds from Suspended Particle Fallout
• M. Patacci, W. D. McCaffrey, P. D. Haughton: Role of Internal
Waves Within Ponded Turbidity Currents: Experimental Data and
Deposit Implications
• M. Tilston, B. Arnott, C. Rennie: The Role of Grain Size on Flow
Structure and Concentration Profiles in Sediment Gravity Currents
Theme II: SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic
Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient,
Clastic and Carbonate
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: M. Blum and C. Paola
• O. Takano, C. Paola, P. L. Heller: Categorization of Basin-Filling
Succession Trends Based on the Basin Mass Balance Between
Accommodation and Sedimentation
• R. Hocking, P. E. Playford: Tectonics, Eustasy and Climate: Controls
on Cyclicity, Devonian Reef Complexes, Canning Basin, Western
Australia
• W. Paulissen, S. M. Luthi, P. Grunert, M. Harzhauser, S. Çoriç, J.
R. Püttmann: Evaluating the Relative Contributions of Tectonics and
Eustacy from a High-Resolution Stratigraphic Record: A Case Study
from the Vienna Basin
• R. Widiarti, G. Jiang: Carbonate Cycles and Their Controlling
Mechanism During Furongian Greenhouse Time: An Example from the
Big Horse Member of the Orr Formation in Western Utah
• A. Peterhänsel, S. O. Egenhoff*, E. Samankassou: The Latemàr
— A Stayer Carbonate Platform in a Post-Extinction World
• A. Embry: Differentiating Allogenic Deposits from Autogenic Deposits
by the Delineation and Correlation of Maximum Regressive Surfaces
Theme V: Intra-plate Deformation and Inversion Tectonics: Causes
and Petroleum Implications (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Trudgill and J. R. Underhill
• F. Garavito, B. Trudgill, C. Kluth: Structural Inversion and
Exploration Implications in the Cagüi Sector, Northern Middle
Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia
• S. Chakrabarti, H. Singh, D. Similox-Tohon, R. E. Polanco
Ferrer, M. S. Akhtar, R. Singh: Structural Style of Assam Shelf and
Schuppen Belt — Revisiting the Naga Imbricate Thrust Complex
• C. S. Whitehill, P. Mann, A. Escalona, C. A. Vargas Jimenez:
Tectono-Stratigraphic Framework of the Western Maracaibo Block,
Colombia-Venezuela: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration
• C. Armandita, J. A. Paju, M. Mufti, N. Mujahidin: Inverted Intra
Arc Transtensional Deepwater Basin in West Central Java Border: New
Interpretation of Basin Evolution and Its Implication to the Petroleum
System
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• F. Ning, L. Tang: Inversion Tectonics in Central Tarim Basin, Northwest
China: Geometric Characteristics and Petroleum Implications
Monday Morning POSTERS
• C. Xiang: Late-Stage Tectonic Inversion and Its Geodynamic
Significance: Evidence from the Uplifting and Denudation History of
the Songliao Basin
Theme I: Rock Physics and Quantitative Seismic Analysis (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: E. Clark and S. M. Porche
• K. T. Spikes: Statistical Classification and Wavelet-Transform Analysis
for Volumetric Estimates
• B. Woehrl, S. Wessling, A. Bartetzko, J. Pei, J. Renner, T. Dahl:
Comparison of Log-Based Rock Mechanical Properties Utilizing
Different Volumetrics Sources
• M. Fawad, N. H. Mondol, J. Jahren, K. Bjørlykke: Physical
Properties of Sandstones Based on Experimental Compaction
• Q. Dou, Y. Sun, C. Sullivan: Characterization of Carbonate Reservoir
Permeability Heterogeneity by Integrating Rock Physics Model, Core
Measurement and Petrophysical Data
• N. H. Mondol, J. Jahren, T. Berre, L. Grande, K. Bjørlykke:
Permeability Anisotropy in Mudstones
• M. R. Yenugu, M. Angelo, K. J. Marfurt, S. Matson: Seismic
Attribute Analysis of a Mississippian Chat, Osage County, Northeast
Oklahoma
• K. Verwer, G. P. Eberli: Effect of Pore Space Geometry on Electrical
Resistivity in Carbonates
Theme V: Salt, Sub-Salt and Pre-Salt Tectonics, Models, and
Hydrocarbon Traps (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: I. Davison and M. R. Hudec
• W. R. Wright, R. da Cunha, H. C. Reis, C. M. Quintaes, M. V.
Nunes, M. Tomasso, H. S. Nance, C. Kerans: Pre-Salt Seismic
Sequence and Depositional Evolution of the Campos Basin, Brazil
• X. Zhou, Y. Yu, W. Peng: Salt Structures in the Laizhouwan
Derpession, Offshore Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern China: Implications for
Structural Models and Hydrocarbon Exploration
• Y. Yu, L. Tang: Salt Structural Deformation and Hydrocarbon Traps in
the Tarim Basin, Northwest China
• C. He, L. Tang: Salt-Related Structural Characteristic, Forming
Mechanism and Related Traps in Tazhong Area, Tarim
• P. Wilson, G. Elliott, C. A. Jackson, R. Gawthorpe, S. Hansen:
Structural Geology and Evolution of an Evaporite-Detached Normal
Fault System: The Bremstein Fault System, Eastern Halten Terrace,
Offshore Mid-Norway
• W. Jones, L. Hawkins, L. Joaquim: The Pre- and Post-Salt
Structure of the Angolan Salt Province — A 3-D Seismic Study
• M. R. Hudec: Is There a Subsalt Foldbelt in the Central U.S. Gulf of
Mexico?
• S. Dorobek: Local to Regional Controls on Syn-Halokinetic Carbonate
Platform Growth Within Extensional Tectonic Settings
Theme V: Slope Systems Deformed by Gravity Processes (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: G. Apps, F. J. Peel and T. Meckel
• J. D. Chatellier, M. Rueda: Challenging the Paradigm “Missing
Section — Normal Fault” — Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration
• I. Clark, J. Cartwright: Fold Growth in the Salt-Detached Eastern
Nile Deepwater Fold Belt: Influence on Post-Messinian Sedimentation
Processes
• J. Clark: NW Sabah Deepwater Delta Tectonics: A Genetic Link
Between Contrasting Deepwater Structural Domains
• S. King, J. A. Cartwright: Mass Transport Deposits and Their Role in
Thin Skinned Tectonics — An Example from the Northwest Níger Delta
• S. E. Richardson, M. B. Allen, R. Davies, S. F. Grant,
K. J. McCaffrey: Extensive Mass-Wasting on Active Folds of the
Caspian Sea: Geomorphology and Failure Mechanisms
• D. Iacopini, R. W. Butler: Seismic Characterization of Discontinuities
Zones from a Deepwater Fold-and-Thrust System, Niger Delta
• M. T. Ireland, R. Davies, N. R. Goulty: Polygonal Fault Orientations
Disrupted by Underlying Turbidite Channels on the Mauritanian Margin
• D. B. Dunlap, L. G. Moscardelli, L. Wood: Mass-Transport
Complexes from the Northwest African Shelf as Indicators for
Continental Margin Development
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Theme IV: Middle East (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. Caughey, C. Heine and T. Hassan
Monday Morning POSTERS
• C. M. Burberry, M. D. Greb, M. Laughland, B. Dudley-Murphy,
G. Nash, M. Iraqi Kurdistan Region: Integrated Remote Sensing,
Structural and Petroleum Systems Modeling of the Iraqi-Kurdish
Fold Belt
• T. Al-Ameri, M. E. Naser, H. Al-Haydari, J. K. Pitman,
J. Zumberge: Timing and Extent of Oil Generation in the Zubair
Formation, Southern and Western Iraq: Results from 1-D Petroleum
System Models and Geochemical Analysis
• A. Alsharhan, C. Kendall: Holocene Carbonates and Evaporites and
Their Ancient Analogous Assemblages Throughout Permo-Triassic and
Jurassic Reservoirs of the Arabian Basin
• A. M. Bakhiet, D. Z. Tang, A. Gregory, P. Lawrence, P. Rabiller,
B. Macurda: Exploring Jurassic Carbonate Stratigraphic Traps by
Integrating Sequence Stratigraphy, Petrophysical Characterization, and
3-D Seismic Facies Modeling, Northern Saudi Arabia
• N. Marouf, M. Al-Gailani*: Structural Evolution and Development of
Hydrocarbon Accumulations in the Tigris Structures: Tikrit, Samarra,
Balad and East Baghdad Fields
• S. A. Azim, Y. Hassan, H. M. Najeh, B. Al-Otaibi, A. Mousawi,
B. Al-Saad: The Emerging Play in Highstand Systems Tract of Burgan
Formation in North Kuwait.
• N. Marouf, M. Al-Gailani: Structural Analysis of the Zagros Fold Belt
in Northern Iraq
• M. Al-Gailani, N. Marouf: Modeling of Source Rock Maturation and
Hydrocarbon Formation in Northern Iraq
• G. Roberts, C. Harmer, D. Peace: Plays and Prospectivity
Offshore Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus: New Insights from Depth-Imaged
Seismic Data
Theme II: Mixed Siliciclastic and Carbonate Depositional
Environments and Systems, Modern and Ancient (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Coffey and L. Eliuk
• D. F. McNeill, S. Elliott, J. S. Klaus, J. Perez: The Nature of
Neogene Mixed System Clinothems: Cibao Basin, Dominican Republic
Monday Afternoon Poster Sessions
Monday AFTERNOON POSTERS
Presenters in their Booths (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme VIII: Assessment of Unconventional Resources (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: R. R. Charpentier and P. Stark
• S. Bujor, D. Thenin, I. Perry, A. Kuran, K. Toews: Evolution of a Field
Scale Static Reservoir Model for a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage
(SAGD) Project in the Athabasca Oil Sands, Northeast Alberta, Canada
• P. Hackley: Geological Characterization of Lower Cretaceous Pine
Island (Pearsall Formation) Shales as a Potential Resource Play in the
Maverick Basin, South Texas: An Update
• D. Russum: Evaluating Unconventional Gas — The Questions We
Need to Answer
• J. Schieber: The Petrographic and Sedimentological Context of Pore
Types in the New Albany Shale — SEM Observations on Ion-Milled
Samples
• K. A. Heslop: Generalized Method for the Estimation of TOC from GR
and Rt
• P. Leach: Applying Economic Lessons from Unconventional Plays
Back to Conventional Projects
• A. A. Brown: Formation of High Helium Gases: A Guide for
Explorationists
• L. Navarro, P. Gammon, B. Arnott: Deep-Water Siliciclastic-
Carbonate Sedimentation in the Windermere Turbidite System,
Canada: Influence of Sea-Level, Sediment Supply and Composition
• F. M. Alkhaldi, A. Tawil, J. Read: Controls on Sequence Stratigraphy
of Miocene Mixed-Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems, Early Miocene,
Dam Formation, Eastern Saudi Arabia
• M. Zeller, K. Verwer, G. P. Eberli, J. Massaferro, E. Schwarz,
L. A. Spalletti: A New Depositional Model for the Upper-Jurassic
— Lower-Cretaceous Mixed Carbonate Siliciclastic System in the
Neuquén Basin, Argentina
• D. Ortega-Ariza, H. Santos-Mercado, E. Franseen: An Emerging
Quantified Sequence Stratigraphy and Relative Sea-Level History for
Mixed Carbonate and Siliciclastic Tertiary Sequences, Puerto Rico
• D. Fike, L. B. Smith: A Combined δ13C — δ34S Approach for
Chronostratigraphic Correlation Across Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic
Systems
• R. Lellis, P. F. Holterhoff: Transgressive-Dominated Architecture of
the Bead Mountain Sequence (Lower Permian), Texas: Implications for
Evolving Sequence Architectures in the Midland Basin
• R. Alway, P. F. Holterhoff, R. Broomhall, G. Ottinger, S.
Kaczmarek, M. Hicks, T. Hensley, E. Miles, C. Iannello-Bachtel:
High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy of the Grayburg Formation
(Permian) from Last Chance Canyon, New Mexico.
• D. Udgata, F. R. Ettensohn: Significance of the Marine Green-Clay
Mineral Facies from Lower-Middle Mississippian Rocks in the Western
Appalachian Basin, South-Central Kentucky
• D. L. Marin, H. Niño, V. Ramirez, G. Ojeda, V. Torres, F. Niño:
Imaging and Imagining Transitional Sedimentary Environments: A
Paleogeographic Reconstruction of Northern Colombia
Theme II: Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf
Depositional Systems and Exploration Models (SEPM/AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: R. J. Steel and J. Dischinger
• M. Tomasso, G. Murrell, B. M. Reyes, G. Thyne, G. G. Forney,
D. D. Shier: Regional Analysis of the Permian Upper Minnelusa
Formation, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Application to Exploration
and Development
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
• M. F. Jimenez Jacome, M. Garcia Gonzalez, Y. Cortes:
Geochemistry of Coalbed-Methane Reservoirs in the Bogota Basin,
Colombia
• M. Vasquez, M. Garcia-Gonzalez, E. Torres, T. Joppen: Coal Bed
Methane Potential of the Barco - Los Cuervos Formation in the Cesar
Valley Sub Basin, Colombia
• S. S. Paul: A Synopsis on the CBM Prospect of the Jamalgonj Coal
Field in Bangladesh
• J. J. Graham, S. J. Davies, J. H. Macquaker, M. J. Norry:
Bashkirian Mudstones, Implications for Shale Gas Source Rock
Development
• P. Watson, C. R. Keegan*, M. Urbat, R. Harding, G. Spence:
Utilizing New Technologies to Better Understand Porosity and
Permeability Relationships to Mineralogy and Organic Matter in Shale
Gas Reservoirs
• A. Cui, M. R. Bustin, R. Brezovski, B. Nassichuk, K. Glover,
V. Pathi: Simultaneous Measurements of In-Situ Effective Permeability
and Porosity Under Reservoir Conditions: A Consistent Approach to
Characterize Unconventional Gas Reservoirs
• R. Klimentidis, R. Lazar, K. Bohacs, W. Esch, P. Pedersen:
Petrographic Characterization of Mudstones
• O. Thomas-Ideh: Sequence Stratigraphic Update of the 3-Series of
the Troll Field Reservoir
• M. Horton, P. F. Holterhoff: Depositional Systems and Sequence
Stratigraphic Relationships of the Upper Clear Fork — Lower San
Angelo Interval (Permian), Eastern Shelf, Midland Basin, Texas
• R. Krueger, M. LoParco, J. Bhattacharya: Strike Variability Within a
Wave-Influenced Delta, the Gallup Sandstone, Shiprock, New Mexico
• J. D. Horn, C. Fielding, R. Joeckel, P. R. Hanson, A. Young:
Stratigraphy of the Central Platte River Sand Body Near Grand
Island, Northeast Using Surface and Subsurface Geological and
Geochronological Techniques
• B. Legler, H. D. Johnson, G. Hampson, M. D. Jackson,
C. A. Jackson, A. N. El-Barkooky, R. Ravnas, D. Alsop, X. Le
Varlet: Characterization of a Tide-Dominated Heterolithic Reservoir
Analog: The Eocene Dir Abu Lifa Member (Western Desert, Egypt)
• M. C. Robinson: High-Density Well Log Correlation of the Upper
Cretaceous Section; Webb, LaSalle, McMullen and Atascosa Counties,
Texas
• M. I. Olariu, C. Carvajal, R. J. Steel, C. Olariu: Process and
Architectural Evolution During Deltaic Cross-Shelf Transits — Fox Hills
Deltas, Washakie Basin, Wyoming
• S. Punnette, L. Wood, P. Mann: Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on
the Origin of Shelf Sands and Associated Facies, Offshore NCMA Area
of Trinidad and Tobago
• T. K. Mathuria, A. C. Julka, P. K. Dimri, P. B. Pandey: Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity in the Stratigraphic Traps Within Cambay Shale, Broach
Sub Block, Cambay Basin, India
• P. Lis: Architecture of Miocene Nearshore Bar and Rip-Channel
Deposits (Carpathian Foredeep, Ukraine): Implications for Hydrocarbon
Reservoirs
• K. Choi: External Control on the Architecture of Inclined Heterolithic
Stratification of Macrotidal Sukmo Channel, West Coast of Korea:
Wave Versus Rainfall
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
• E. I. Egbobawaye, J. Zonneveld, M. K. Gingras: Tight Gas
Reservoir Evaluation in Montney Formation and Lower Doig Formation,
Northeastern British Columbia, Western Canada
Theme I: Geophysical Integration: A Road Map to Exploration
Success (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: S. Earle, L. R. Sternbach and C. Moore
• Y. Zheng, X. Tang, D. Patterson: Identifying Stress-Induced
Anisotropy and Stress Orientation Using Cross-Dipole Acoustic
Logging
• S. Huang, W. Huang, T. Lin, H. Wu, X. Wei, Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, B.
Yang, Y. Zhang, J. Shen: Discussion on High-Resolution Sedimentary
Micro-Facies Mapping Method of Well-Seismic Combination: A Case
from Northern Songliao Basin, China
• S. S. Shaker: Geopressure Impact on Seismic Interpretations: Case
Histories from the Gulf of Mexico
• S. N. Mahapatra, M. Imhof: Integrated Subsurface Imaging in a
Complex Geological Setting

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
Theme II: New Depositional Models for Shallow Marine Mudrocks:
Modern Processes and Ancient Successions (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Hart, M. Allison and J. H. Macquaker
• S. Egenhoff, N. Fishman: Stormy Times in “Anoxic” Basins —
Tempestites in the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Bakken
Formation of North Dakota and Implications for Source Rock
Depositional Models
• R. Faas, A. Reed: Rheological Constraints on Atchafalaya Coastal
Deposits
• A. S. Kolker, A. Mead, V. Cruz, J. P. Donnelly, L. Giosan, J. A.
Nyman, B. Rosenheim: Contrasting Sedimentary Environments in
Dynamic Wetland Settings
• L. B. Smith: Tectonic and Depositonal Setting of Ordovician Utica and
Devonian Marcellus Black Shales, New York State
• A. D. Herrmann: Were Early Permian Cyclothems in Midcontinent
North America Deposited During an Anomalously Cold Time Period?
Theme III: U.S. Onshore & Offshore (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. L. Coleman and D. Cooke
• S. B. Gaswirth, P. G. Lillis, L. N. Roberts, L. O. Anna: Undiscovered
Oil and Gas Resources in the Mission Canyon and Charles Formations,
Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana
• C. Doolan, O. N. Pearson: Stratigraphic Interpretation of Lower
Cretaceous Strata in Onshore Southeast Texas and Louisiana from
2-D Seismic Data
• R. C. Milici: Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of
the Appalachian Basin Province, 2002 — An Overview
• E. L. Rowan, J. L. Coleman, C. B. Enomoto, R. C. Mililci: Burial
and Thermal Maturity Modeling of Mesozoic Basins in the South-
Central and Southeastern U.S. to Aid in Assessing Hydrocarbon
Potential
• P. D. Warwick, R. F. Dubiel: USGS Assessments of Undiscovered,
Technically Recoverable Oil and Natural Gas Resources in the Gulf of
Mexico Coastal Plain and State Waters, USA
Theme I: Current Issues in Marine Geohazards (AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: D. Mosher and R. C. Shipp
• M. Angell, K. Hanson, R. Youngs, D. O’Connell: Fault Displacement
Hazard Assessment for Critical Offshore Facilities
• A. W. Hill: Comparing Marine Geohazards Risk
• R. Lindholm, A. K. Rutledge: The Changing Face of Site
Investigation: Exploration to Development
• J. Gibson, J. H. Pelletier: Shallow Water Flow in the Deepwater:
Recent Advances
• E. Lee, R. C. Shipp, W. Hack, J. Gibson, F. Dwan: Quantifying the
Probability of Occurrence of Shallow Gas as a Geohazard
• W. J. Berger, J. Weller: Real-Time Rig-Based Monitoring While
Drilling the Riserless Section
Theme I: Geological Operations (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: S. Kimbrell and A. W. Milne
• A. Morton, A. W. Milne, K. Bleasdale: Heavy Mineral Stratigraphic
Analysis on the Clair Field, UK West of Shetlands — A Unique
Realtime Solution for Redbed Correlation While Drilling
• D. Carlo: Geological Operations in Shale Gas Plays: A Horn River
Example
• P. J. Johnston, R. H. Benthien, R. Wydrinski, R. T. Klein,
K. Hargrove, M. Albertin, E. A. Lemanski, K. Sincock, D. A.
Kercho, K. Andres, H. De Jong, M. Graff: Challenges Associated
with Planning, Drilling, and Evaluating an xHPHT Ultra-Deep Gas Well:
Lessons Learned from Will K, High Island Area, U.S. Gulf of Mexico
• R. J. Fink: Optimization of Real-Time and Memory LWD Data
Acquisition Parameters to Limit LWD Data Resolution Loss at High
Instantaneous Rates of Penetration
• A. Scribner, C. M. Rogers, K. N. Rasmusson: Drillwell Projects in
Mature Fields: The Role of Program Execution
• R. Cerri, A. Malossi*, L. Zappalorto: Real Time Data and People
Integration: The Hardest Job for the Operations Geologist
Technical Program & Registration Announcement
Information and updates www.aapg.org/neworleans
Theme IV: Circum-Arctic (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. Hogg and M. E. Enachescu
• M. K. Runge, J. Stilling*, M. P. Brandt, N. P. Arendt: Exploration
Opportunities in the Davis Strait Offshore Southwest Greenland
• M. K. Runge, J. Stilling*, M. P. Brandt, N. P. Arendt: Baffin Bay
North West Greenland — A New Frontier Region Opening Up for Oil
Exploration
• M. B. Redden, A. Davies, W. Prendergast, E. Hilditch, J. Barnet,
M. D. Simmons: Late Jurassic Petroleum Systems of the Circum-
Arctic: Utilising Sequence Stratigraphy to Enhance Understanding and
Prediction
• J. L. Hannah, H. J. Stein, B. Bingen, G. Xu, S. Georgiev:
Application of Re-Os Isotope Systematics to Basin Modeling in the
Norwegian Arctic
• G. Shimer, P. McCarthy, C. Hanks: Facies Analysis of Cretaceous
Strata from the Umiat Wells, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska
• T. L. Allen, T. A. Fraser*: Another Reason to Venture North: New
Evidence for Petroleum Systems in Paleozoic and Cretaceous Strata,
Peel Plateau, Yukon Territory, Canada
• A. Wright, P. L. Decker, M. A. Wartes: Stratigraphic Characterization
of Lower Cretaceous to Paleocene Formations of the Brookian
Sequence, Alaskan North Slope Foothills, Using a Combined
Chemostratigraphic and Sequence Stratigraphic Approach
Theme V: Shale Behavior from Pore to Basin Scale (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: R. Day-Stirrat and L. Wood
• C. R. Neagu, J. A. Cartwright, R. Davies: A New Quantitative
Approach to Predicting Physical Property Changes During Diagenesis
of Mudstones
• E. Deville, C. Dutrannoy, N. Guilhaumou, B. Vincent, E. Kohler,
J. Schmitz, N. Ellouz, S. Raillard: Shale Tectonics Processes:
Interactions Between Deformation, Fluid Migration and Diagenesis,
Outcrop Evidences from the Parras Basin (Mexico)
• D. Maloney, R. Davies, J. Imber, S. King: The Internal Architecture
of a Shale Detachment Unit: Niger Delta
• K. Roberts, R. Davies, S. Stewart: Spatial Distributions of Extrusive
Vents Within Mud Volcano Systems from Azerbaijan and Lusi (East
Java)
• D. P. Dennie, S. Pannalal, R. Elmore: Paleomagnetism of the
Ordovician Ellenburger Group Carbonates and Mississippian Barnett
Shale, Fort Worth Basin: Preliminary Results
• J. Cartwright, C. Santamarina, H. Shin: A Diagenetic Mechanism
for the Development of Shear Fractures in Shales
• E. Lecomte, B. C. Vendeville*, R. Mourgues: Experimental
Modeling of Gravitational Spreading of Sediment Wedges Above Shale
Subjected to High Pore-Fluid Pressure
• K. McClay, J. De Vera, J. E. Wu, D. Costantino: Fault-Related
Folding in Deepwater Fold-and-Thrust Belts with Shale Detachment
Systems
Theme VII: Deltaic Coasts and Society: The Mississippi Delta and
Beyond (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: S. L. Goodbred and T. E. Torqvist
• K. Stattegger, D. Unverricht, R. Tjallingii: Evolution of the Mekong
Delta: Holocene History, Present Situation and Perspectives for the
Future
• R. W. Wellner, B. Hall, T. Sun, J. Martin, M. S. Danilkin: Insight
into the Past, Present and Future Evolution of Wax Lake Delta Using a
Physics-Based, 3-D Numerical Model
• D. Edmonds, R. Slingerland: The Effect of Sediment Cohesion on
Delta Morphology
• J. A. Nittrouer, D. Mohrig, M. Allison, W. Kim, G. Parker:
Backwater Implications for Sediment Transport and Channel
Morphology in the Lowermost Mississippi River
• K. Straub, D. Mohrig, T. George, N. Dawers, E. Martin, C. Paola:
Subsidence Associated with Active Growth Faulting on the Mississippi
Delta: Displacement Rates and Steering of the Mississippi River
• S. M. Gagliano: South Louisiana’s 20th Century Fault-Driven
Transgression
• Z. Shen, T. E. Tornqvist, B. Mauz: Long-Term (~80 ka) Crustal
Movements in the Mississippi Delta and Lower Mississippi Valley
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• S. Yu, T. E. Törnqvist, G. A. Milne, M. A. Kulp: Modeling the
Sediment Loading Effect on Land Subsidence in the Mississippi Delta
Monday AFTERNOON POSTERS
Theme IX: Environmental Remediation and Hydrogeological
Characterization (EMD/AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. Castle and R. Maric
• S. Alloisio, C. Phair, K. Campbell, C. Safadi: Integrated Use of
Petrel and Mudflow in the Modeling of SAGD Produced Water Re-
injection
• J. Castle, J. H. Rodgers, B. Alley, M. Spacil, A. Beebe, M. Pardue,
Y. Song: Biogeochemical Processes for Treating Oil and Gas Produced
Waters Using Hybrid Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems
• P. Campbell, R. J. Rosenbauer, A. Lam: Tracking the Degradation of
the Cosco Busan Bunker Fuel Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay, California
• J. E. Horner, M. Pardue, M. Pham, J. Castle, J. H. Rodgers, J.
E. Myers, C. M. Gulde: Design and Performance of a Pilot-Scale
Constructed Wetland Treatment System for Removing Oil and Grease
from Oilfield Produced Water
• B. Alley, A. Beebe, J. H. Rodgers, J. Castle: A Comparative
Characterization of Produced Water from Conventional and
Unconventional Fossil Fuel Resources
• M. D. Vanden Berg, P. Anderson, C. D. Morgan, S. Carney:
Understanding the Aquifers in the Uinta Basin, Utah: A Key to Solving
the Basin’s Saline Water Disposal Problem
• P. K. Mescher, S. M. Betts, D. Polefko: A Collapsed Paleocavern
System as a Powerplant Wastewater Disposal Reservoir — Cambro-
Ordovician Arbuckle Group of Ford County, Kansas
• P. R. Knox, S. C. Young: Structure, Stratigraphy, and Heterogeneity of
the Gulf Coast Aquifer, Brazos River to Rio Grande, Texas
Theme VIII: Exploitation of Unconventional Resources (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Fryklund and E. Potter
• S. Sonnenberg: Abnormal Pressure Analysis in the Bakken
Formation, Williston Basin, a Key to Future Discoveries
• M. E. Suhrer, S. Arredondo, A. Grader: 3-D Visualization and
Classification of Pore Structure and Pore Filling in Gas Shales
• J. Cockbill, C. M. Finn, D. Seely, J. Martin: Maximum-Reservoir-
Contact Wells for Coalbed Methane Exploitation: Corbett Creek Case
Study
• K. Dickerman, D. A. Edwards: Producing Intervals of the Wolfberry
Trend in Eastern Reagan County, Texas
• S. W. Young, B. D. Torrez, J. E. Engstrom, S. Goehring,
A. B. Harris, G. P. Johnson: Integration — Key to Success of
Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford Wells: A Case Study of the Sugarkane
Cretaceous Field, Live Oak County, Texas
• S. Pan, T. Wang, P. Wei, J. Wang, C. Liu, S. Liang: Pooling
Conditions and Exploration Prospect of Shale Oil & Gas in Songliao
Basin, Eastern of China
• J. Pitcher, B. Richter: Application of Geosteering Technology to
Enhance Development of a Mature Reservoir in the Wattenberg Field,
Colorado
• N. Gupta, Y. Abousleiman, R. Slatt: Factors Behind Variation in
Geomechanical Properties of a Highly Lithified, Quartzose Sandstone
Theme II: Paleoclimates and Paleoceanography in Deep Time:
Improved Data-Model Integration in Paleoclimate Analysis (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: T. J. Algeo, L. Soreghan and M. A. Perlmutter
• A. J. Mitchell, D. Ulicny, P. A. Allison*, G. Hampson, M. Wells,
M. D. Piggott, G. J. Gorman, C. C. Pain: Modeling Tidal Current-
Induced Bed Shear Stress and Palaeocirculation in an Epicontinental
Seaway: the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin, Central Europe
• T. J. Algeo, H. Rowe: Anoxia in Ancient Epeiric Seas: The Limits of
Modern Analogs
• H. J. Stein, J. L. Hannah, B. Bingen, S. Georgiev, G. Xu: Changing
Conditions Across the Permo-Triassic Boundary: Evidence from the
Re-Os Isotope System
• D. J. Findlay: Belemnite Rostra Geochemistry and Their Utility as
Tools for Investigating Isotope Stratigraphy and Palaeoclimate
• T. Steuber: Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoir Facies as a Function
of Seawater Composition, Paleoclimate, and Evolution of Major
Carbonate Producing Biota
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• A. Husinec, K. L. Marvinney, K. Hoskinson: Core and Log-Based
Carbonate-Evaporite Depositional Sequence Analysis, Late Ordovician
Monday AFTERNOON POSTERS
Upper Red River Formation, Western North Dakota
• P. J. Bart, J. B. Anderson: Erosion on the Upper-Pliocene Owl and
Pussycat Canyon on the North Florida Ramp — Possible Genetic
Relationship with the Loop Current
• M. Suarez, L. A. Gonzalez, G. A. Ludvigson: Utilization of Stable
Oxygen Isotopes for Quantification of the Mid-Cretaceous Greenhouse
in the Americas
• A. J. Mitchell, P. A. Allison*, M. D. Piggott, G. J. Gorman,
C. C. Pain, G. Hampson: Numerical Modeling of Tsunami
Propagation with Implications for Sedimentation in Ancient
Epicontinental Seas: The Lower Jurassic Laurasian Seaway
• C. Huang, L. Hinnov, O. Swientek, M. Smelror: Astronomical
Tuning of Upper Jurassic - Lower Cretaceous Sediments (Volgian-
Ryazanian Stages), Norwegian Sea
Theme I: Petroleum Geochemistry (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: W. Dow, D. Schumacher and G. Rice
• D. L. Connolly, R. Garcia, J. L. Capuano: Integrating Hydrocarbon
Migration Pathways Detected in Seismic Data with Surface
Geochemistry
• D. Seneshen, J. Fontana: Organic and Inorganic Compositional
Links to Oil and Gas Reservoirs Using Surface Geochemical Methods
• H. Dembicki: Interference from Recent Organic Matter and
Biodegradation in the Interpretation of Biomarker Data from Seafloor
Hydrocarbon Seeps
• D. C. Malizia: Stratigraphic Traps Detection Through Surface
Geochemical Exploration: Examples from Argentina
• S. Monstad, E. Syrdalen, A. A. Pfaffhuber, M. D. Greb,
V. G. Thompson: Frontier Exploration in East Africa: Combining
Unconventional Techniques and Traditional Exploration
• B. B. Bernard, J. M. Brooks, P. Baillie, J. Decker, D. L. Orange:
Geochemical Exploration Case Study of Fifteen Frontier Indonesian
Deepwater Basins
• A. S. Ross, X. Qi, E. Crooke, C. Stalvies, T. Bastow, S. Armand,
H. Volk: Laboratory Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Sensing Devices
with Potential for Seep Detection: A Comparison with Conventional
Analytical Methods
• S. Larter, T. Oldenburg, M. Clements, I. Gates: Beyond
Petroleomics — Petroleum Geochemistry for the 21st Century
• T. E. Ruble, D. Ortiz, D. Hill, W. Paul, B. Binford, M. Tobey:
Wellsite Geochemistry — New Analytical Tools Used to Evaluate
Unconventional Reservoirs in the Wattenberg Field, Colorado
• S. Poole, C. A. Mnich, N. Harris, N. T. Hemmesch: Significance of
Pyrite Morphology to the Geochemistry and Sequence Stratigraphy of
the Woodford Shale, Permian Basin, West Texas
Tuesday Morning Oral Sessions
TUESDAY MORNING ORALS
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme VIII: Exploration for Gas Hydrate Resources (AAPG/EMD)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: B. Hunter and A. H. Johnson
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 J. S. Hanor, J. A. Mercer: Spatial Variations in the Salinity of
Pore Waters in Northern Deep-Water Gulf of Mexico Sediments:
Implications for the Stability of Methane Hydrates
8:25 J. A. Majorowicz, J. Šafanda: CO2 Hydrate Formation Heat Release
as a New Tool to Melt In Situ Methane Hydrates
• N. Marcano, B. Bennett, H. Huang, S. Larter: Application of
Petroleum Geochemistry to Monitoring In Situ Upgrading Operations in
Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Reservoirs
• M. Bjorøy, P. B. Hall, I. L. Ferriday, Y. Ismail: Libyan Murzuq Basin
Source Rocks
Theme II: Lacustrine Depositional Settings, Modern and Ancient
(AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: A. Carroll and M. Rhodes-Carson
• E. H. Gierlowski-Kordesch: Lacustrine Carbonates
• K. Bohacs, T. Demko, S. Guidry, D. Trainor: Lacustrine Carbonate
Lithofacies from Micrite to Grainstone and Microbial Boundstone-
Hydrocarbon Play-Element Potential and Prediction Within a Lake-
Basin-Type Framework
• P. Buchheim, S. Awramik, L. Leggitt: Lacustrine Stromatolites and
Microbialites as Petroleum Reservoirs
• L. P. Birgenheier, M. D. Vanden Berg: Integrated Sedimentary and
Geochemical Investigation of Core from Upper Green River Formation
Lacustrine Deposits, Uinta Basin, Utah
• M. L. Malinconico: Patterns of Organic Sedimentation and Kerogen
Type in Ancient Rift Lakes, Early Mesozoic Newark and Richmond
Basins, Eastern United States
• H. Eltoum, O. M. Abdullatif: Depositional Environments and
Sequence Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Lacustrinel/Fluvial Abu
Gabra and Bentiu Formation, Muglad Rift Basin, Sudan
• J. Hargrave, M. Hicks: Lacustrine Carbonate Facies of a Mixed
System: Lake Turkana Rift, Kenya
• K. Bohacs, A. Carroll: Ten Years After: The Expanding Utility of
Lake-Basin-Type Approach from Conventional Source Rocks to
Unconventional Resources
• T. Yin: Deltas in Shallow Water Lacustrine — Examples from Modern
and Subsurface
• S. Jiang, P. Weimer, H. Wang, Z. Zhao, H. Gan, J. Ren, Y. Lu,
J. Luo, J. Lu: The Sequence Stratigraphic Architecture and Petroleum
Accumulations in the Paleogene Saline Lacustrine Biyang Basin,
Eastern China
• S. Stoner, J. Holbrook: Geometric Trends for Floodplain Lakes in
High Accommodation Floodplains and Architecture of Floodplain Lake
Partitioning, Elongate Splay Delta Channels
• M. H. Hofmann, M. S. Hendrix: Fine-Grained Hyperpycnites and
Coarser Grained Turbidites: A Detailed Sedimentary Record of Glacial
Retreat and Catastrophic Floods as Preserved in Pleistocene Pro-
Glacial Lake Sediments
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
8:45 U. Strecker, A. Morcote, S. Singleton: Quantifying Gas Hydrate
Resources from Cumulative Seismic Attributes, Milne Point 3-D
Seismic Survey, Alaska
9:05 W. Shedd, A. Cook, D. Shelander, M. Frye, R. Boswell,
T. S. Collett, D. Hutcinson, C. Ruppel, P. Godfriaux, R. Dufrene:
The Origin of the Hydrate Filled Fractured Zone in the DOE/Chevron
Hydrate JIP Walker Ridge 313 Wells
9:25 D. R. McConnell, Z. Zhang: Advances in Type Seismic Response for
Gas Hydrate in Light of Recent LWD Drilling
9:45 Break
Theme II: Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern
and Ancient (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: D. Minisini and C. E. Stelting
• G. Uramoto, M. Ito: Spatial and Temporal Variations in Geometry
and Distribution Patterns of Sheet-Like Turbidite Sandstone Beds
Within a Forearc Submarine-Fan Succession of the Pliocene Kiyosumi
Formation on Boso Peninsula, Central Japan
• A. E. Fleming, D. Pyles, D. A. Anderson, M. D. Sullivan, B. Trudgill:
Stratigraphic Architecture of Non-Channelized (Lobe) Strata in a
Submarine Fan Setting, Cretaceous Point Loma Formation, California
• C. Pierce, P. Haughton, P. M. Shannon, O. J. Martinsen,
A. Pulham, T. Elliott: First Results from Behind-Outcrop Boreholes in
Clare Basin Turbidites, Western Ireland
• I. Kane, D. Hodgson: Identification of Levee Subenvironments in
Deep Marine Channel Levee Systems: Criteria for Interpretation from
Observations at Outcrop
• J. Funk, R. Slatt: Quantifying Connectivity Between Deepwater
Slope Channel Sandstones and Stratigraphically Adjacent Thin-
Bedded Strata: Implications for Hydrocarbon Production and Timing of
Depositional Events in Deepwater Strata
• J. Clark, D. Pyles, R. Bouroullec, R. Amerman, M. Hoffman,
J. D. Moody, A. Moss-Russell, P. Setiawan, H. Silalahi, T. Heard,
C. Guzofski, A. Fildani, N. Drinkwater, M. Pyrcz: Structural
Controls on Deepwater Architecture and Facies in the Eocene Ainsa
Basin, Spanish Pyrenees
• M. Aehnelt, R. H. Worden, S. J. Hill, D. Hodgson, S. S. Flint,
A. C. Canham: Chemical Architecture of a Submarine Slope Channel
Complex Outcrop, Tabernas Basin, Spain
• R. D. Wilson, J. Schieber: Petrographic Pore Characterization in
the Upper Devonian Geneseo Shale of New York in the Context of
Depositional Setting — SEM Observations from Ion-Milled Samples
• V. Terlaky, H. Longuépée, J. Rocheleau, L. Meyer, G. van Hees,
K. Privett, G. Cramm, A. Tudor, B. Arnott: Detailed Analysis of Small
and Large Scale Architectural Elements in Deep-Marine Basin-Floor
Deposits of the Upper and Middle Kaza Groups, British Columbia,
Canada
• J. Gerard, S. Cossey, M. Louterbach: Deepwater Reservoirs: How
Quantitative Geometric Data and Stratigraphic Hierarchy Can Influence
Exploration and Development Projects
• A. MacDonald, D. J. Piper, P. Jutras: Interpretation of Deepwater
Cenozoic Stratigraphy, Erosion Systems and Salt Tectonics of the
Central Scotian Slope Offshore Nova Scotia
• W. Yingmin: The Comparative Study of the Continental Margin Basins
of the Northern South China Sea and the Typical Passive Continental
Marginal Basins
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
10:30 J. H. Knapp, C. C. Knapp, L. Macelloni, A. Simonetti, C. B.
Lutken: Subsurface Structure and Stratigraphy of a Transient, Fault-
Controlled Thermogenic Hydrate System at MC-118, Gulf of Mexico
10:50 R. Hunter, S. Digert, T. S. Collett, R. Boswell: Mount Elbert Gas
Hydrate Stratigraphic Test Well Results and Implications, Milne Point
Unit, Alaska North Slope
11:10 T. P. Walsh, T. G. Morahan, D. N. Greet, P. J. Stokes, M. Panda,
P. K. Singh, M. D. Dunn: Methane Hydrate Resource Potential
Associated with the Barrow Gas Fields

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
11:30 K. G. Osadetz, J. A. Majorowicz, T. A. Brent, P. K. Hannigan,
Z. Chen, J. Šafanda: Gas Hydrates in Canadian Sverdrup Basin,
Canadian Arctic Archipelago: A Potential New Focus for Canadian
Resource Characterization
Theme IX: CO2 Sequestration: Strategies and Technologies for
Storage and Monitoring (DEG/EMD)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: G. C. Blount, T. Meckel and M. K. Harris
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 C. E. Bond, R. Wightman, P. Ringrose: Structural Validation and
Fracture Modelling of the InSalah CO2 Storage Site, Algeria
8:25 A. Cavanagh, P. Ringrose: Simulation of CO2 Distribution at the In
Salah Storage Site Using High-Resolution Field-Scale Models
8:45 J. Kaldi: CO2 Storage Capacity Estimation and Storage Site Selection
9:05 R. Surdam, J. Jiao, P. Stauffer, T. Miller, C. Frost: Displaced Fluid
Management: An Operational Imperative in Commercial-Scale CO2
Sequestration Projects
9:25 D. R. Cole, Y. Kharaka, T. Bullen, S. D. Hovorka: Environmental
Impacts of CO2 Sequestration in Sedimentary Basins
9:45 Break
10:30 J. Kozman, K. Lukats: Adapting Oil and Gas Data Strategies for CO2
Sequestration
10:50 G. Johnson, B. Mayer, M. Shevalier, M. Nightingale, I. Hutcheon:
Application of Stable Isotope Techniques to Monitor CO2 Storage at the
Pembina Cardium CO2 Monitoring Pilot, Alberta, Canada
11:10 Y. Oruganti, S. L. Bryant: Evolution of a Pressure-Induced Risk
Management Strategy for CO2 Injection in Deep Saline Aquifers
11:30 D. J. Knudsen, C. D. Gorecki, J. M. Bremer, Y. I. Holubnyak,
B. A. Mibeck, D. D. Schmidt, S. A. Smith, J. A. Sorensen, E.
Steadman, J. A. Harju: Characterization and Modeling of a CO2 Huff
‘n’ Puff to Predict and Verify EOR Production and CO2 Storage
Theme I: Basin Modeling (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: N. Harris and D. K. Higley
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 S. Larter, J. J. Adams: Constraining Oil Charge Rates and Oil
Reservoir Residence Time: Key Variables in Prospect Analysis and
Heavy Oil Fluid Property Prediction
8:25 N. Arian, P. Tingate, R. Hillis, G. W. O’Brien: Palaeo-Stress
Directions as a Guide for Fault Conductivity Prediction in 3-D
Petroleum Systems Modelling
8:45 A. Lemgruber, F. Gonçalves, L. Loures, D. Palmowski,
S. Rostirolla, E. Zagotto, A. Araújo: The Use of Seismic Inversion
Results as an Input in a High Resolution Petroleum System Modeling
in the Santos Basin, Brazil
9:05 Y. Tang, X. Xia: Using Advanced Chemistry of Basin Modeling to
Predict Produced Oil Flow Properties for Deepwater Oil Production
9:25 T. P. Ward, J. D. Pigott: Petroleum Potential of the Jamaican
Wagwater Trough: New Insight Obtained from 3-D Basin Modeling
Theme X: Plays (AAPG)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: E. C. McDade and B. M. Suppes
10:25 Introductory Remarks
10:30 R. Haworth, P. J. Menard, G. Denyer, E. C. McDade: Ultra Deep
Play on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf
10:50 S. Egenhoff, A. van Dolah, A. Jaffri: Unconventionally Conventional
— Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Upper-Devonian-
Mississippian Bakken Formation Reservoir, Williston Basin, North
Dakota
11:10 R. Sassen: Jurassic Condensate from Hudson Canyon, Baltimore
Canyon Trough, U.S. Atlantic
11:30 D. W. Frye, G. Willis: South Louisiana — Today and Tomorrow
Theme VI: Regional Interactions of Tectonics and Sedimentation:
Examining Relationships Between Deformation and Basin
Evolution (SEPM)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: J. L. Aschoff and B. K. Horton
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 T. Seeley, D. A. Spratt: Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the
Mackenzie Delta - Beaufort Sea Fold Belt
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8:25 G. S. Gordon: Stratigraphic Evolution and Reservoir Quality in a
Neogene Accretionary Forearc Setting: Eel River Basin of Coastal
Northwestern California
8:45 C. Carvajal, R. J. Steel: Source-to-Sink Sediment Volumes Within
a Tectono-Stratigraphic Model for a Laramide Shelf-to-Deep-Water
Basin
9:05 G. N. Mackey, K. L. Milliken, B. K. Horton: Provenance of the South
Texas Paleocene-Eocene Wilcox Group, Western Gulf of Mexico Basin:
Insights from Sandstone Modal Compositions and Detrital Zircon
Geochronology
9:25 J. L. Aschoff: The Role of Sediment Supply and Local Versus
Regional Accommodation on Growth Strata Analysis: Discussion and
Examples
9:45 Break
10:30 M. Hoffman, R. Bouroullec, C. Guzofski, D. Pyles, J. Clark,
P. Setiawan, J. D. Moody, H. Silalahi, A. Moss-Russell:
Constraints on the Timing of Growth Structures in a Deepwater Basin:
Insights from Stratigraphic Growth Indicators and Three-Dimensional
Structural Modeling, Ainsa Basin, Spanish Pyrenees
10:50 J. Londono, J. Lorenzo: Lithospheric Flexure and Related
Stratigraphic Cycles in the Putumayo Basin, Colombia
11:10 C. J. Strohmenger, A. S. Ruf, T. T. Simo, E. M. Johnstone: Tectonic
Controls on Carbonate Production and Facies Architecture: Examples
from Indonesia
11:30 P. Qi, J. Ren, S. Shi: The Difference Between the Tectonic Frameworks
of the Onshore and Offshore and Its Cenozoic Evolution: A Case Study
from Qikou Sag in Bohaibay Basin, China
Theme IV: Petroleum Systems of the Tethyan Region (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: C. G. Kendall, L. Yose and L. Marlow
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 F. Berra, L. Angiolini, G. Muttoni: From the Breakup of Rodinia
to Present: A Brief Palaeogeographic Reconstruction of the Tethyan
Region
8:25 C. G. Kendall, A. S. Alsharhan, L. Marlow: Regional Stratigraphy
of the Southern Tethyan Margin, Lithofacies, Sequence Stratigraphy,
Source, Seal, and Reservoir Rocks
8:45 T. S. Ahlbrandt: The Petroleum Endowments of the Total Petroleum
Systems in the Middle East and North Africa Tethys
9:05 H. Droste: Petroleum Geology of the Sultanate of Oman
9:25 F. S. van Buchem, N. B. Svendsen, E. Hoch: Qatar — Geological
History and Petroleum Habitat
9:45 Break
10:30 G. J. Grabowski: Petroleum Geology of Iraq
10:50 S. Luening, J. Kuss: Petroleum Geology of Jordan
11:10 M. Bordenave: Petroleum Systems and Distribution of the Oil and
Gas Fields in the Iranian Part of the South Tethyan Domain
11:30 A. N. El-Barkooky, A. R. Moustafa: Tectono Stratigraphic
Framework of Petroleum Systems in Egypt
Theme II: SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic
Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient,
Clastic and Carbonate I
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: C. Paola, M. Perlmutter and M. Blum
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 W. Kim, A. Petter, B. W. Fouke, T. M. Quinn, C. Kerans, F. Taylor,
D. Mohrig, C. Paola: Decoupling Allogenic Forcing from Autogenic
Processes: Clastic and Carbonate Experimental Stratigraphy
8:25 E. C. Rankey: Nature and Scales of Autogenic Processes in
Carbonate Sedimentary and Geomorphic Systems
8:45 D. Mohrig, K. Straub, A. C. De la Rosa Illescas: When Does
Spatial Variation in Subsidence Rate Influence the Positioning of
Channels Within Quaternary Strata of Mississippi River Delta?
9:05 E. Prokocki: Holocene Lower Mississippi River Avulsions: Autogenic
Versus Allogenic Forcing
9:25 D. Ventra: Inhibition of Autogenic Dynamics in Alluvial Fans: Field
Examples from the Tertiary of Spain and Implications for Process
Recognition in Fan Successions
9:45 Break
10:30 J. Martin, M. Blum: “Weak” and “Strong” Interactions: The
Coevolution of Autogenic Processes and External Forcing in
Experimental Deltas
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10:50 T. Muto, R. J. Steel, J. Swenson, A. Petter: Autostratigraphic
Responses of Deltaic Clinoforms to Sea Level Forcing
11:10 J. Swenson, S. Gupta, C. Paola, D. Jerolmack: Temporal and
TUESDAY MORNING ORALS
Spatial Scales of Autogenic Dynamics in Linked Fluvial-Marine
Systems
11:30 C. Olariu, R. J. Steel: Delta Architecture and Process Variability
During Cross-Shelf Transits; Autogenic and Allogenic Responses
Theme II: Siliciclastic Non-Marine, Shallow-Marine and Shelf
Depositional Systems and Exploration Models II (SEPM)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: J. Dischinger and R. J. Steel
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 P. J. McCabe: Sequence Stratigraphy of a Large Tide-Influenced
Deltaic System: The Middle Triassic Hawkesbury Sandstone of the
Sydney Basin, Australia
8:25 V. Abreu, J. Neal, M. Blum, J. Marftin: Accommodation Succession
Method and the Meaning of Sequence Stratigraphic Surfaces
8:45 M. D. Miner, M. A. Kulp, D. FitzGerald: Stratigraphic Architecture of
Transgressive Tidal Inlet Fill
9:05 B. Vakarelov, B. Ainsworth, R. A. Nanson: A Novel Database-
Driven Approach to Shallow Marine Classification: Towards Building a
Knowledge Base
9:25 S. Angulo, L. Buatois: Sedimentary Facies Architecture and
Paleogeography of the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Bakken
Formation of Subsurface Saskatchewan
9:45 Break
10:30 W. Li, J. Bhattacharya: Delta Asymmetry and 3-D Facies
Architecture of a Mixed-Influenced Parasequence, Ferron Notom
Delta, Capital Reef, Utah, USA
10:50 E. P. Lewandowski, R. Zühlke, T. Bechstädt, B. Wirth: Seismo-
Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis, Reggane Basin (Paleozoic, Southern
Algeria)
11:10 J. Zonneveld, F. Ferri, T. W. Beatty, M. K. Gingras: Unrecognized
Potential for Thick Triassic Reservoirs in Frontier Areas of NE British
Columbia
11:30 D. L. Kamola, K. E. Hoffmeister: Decoupling of the Sevier Foreland
Basin from the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway During Lowstand
Events
Theme II: Mapping, Modeling, and Understanding Facies
Heterogeneity in Carbonate Deposits (SEPM)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: E. C. Rankey and S. L. Reeder
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 N. J. Van Ee, G. P. Eberli, F. S. Anselmetti, J. H. Hudson: Capturing
Carbonate Heterogeneity in Multiple Dimensions and Scales, Glover’s
Reef, Belize
8:25 M. S. Andres, A. Pierre, P. M. Harris, G. D. Jones: Assessing
Depositional Facies Heterogeneity in a Carbonate Ramp Using Forward
Stratigraphic Modeling
8:45 R. F. Lindsay: Carbonate Porosity Families and Their Reservoir
Potential
9:05 C. Kerans, P. M. Harris: Shelf Physiography and Accommodation as
Controls on Permian Grainstone Bodies
9:25 I. Gupta, G. D. Jones, E. Sonnenthal: Reactive Transport Models of
Structurally Controlled Hydrothermal Dolomite in Carbonate Reservoirs
9:45 Break
10:30 M. H. Alnazghah, L. Pomar, M. Aurell, B. Bádenas: Inter-well Scale
Heterogeneity in a Late Jurassic Carbonate Ramp
10:50 G. Grammer, A. K. Noack, H. Qualman, A. Ritter-Varga, J. Wold,
A. E. Sandomierski, W. B. Harrison: Reservoir Characterization of
Silurian (Niagaran) “Pinnacle” Reefs in the Michigan Basin
11:10 M. Minzoni, P. Enos, J. Wei, D. J. Lehrmann: Controls on Seismic-
Scale Reservoir Architecture of Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Platform
Margins: Example from the Triassic Yangtze Platform, South China
11:30 R. M. Phelps, C. Kerans: Facies and Architectural Variability of the
Albian Stuart City Margin
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON ORALS
Tuesday Afternoon Oral Sessions
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme IX: Astrogeology — Impact of Collisions on Earth’s History
and the Occurrence of Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources
(AAPG/EMD)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: W. A. Ambrose and T. Klekamp
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 S. P. Gulick, G. L. Christeson, J. Morgan, P. Barton, R. Grieve,
C. Koeberl, G. Collins, M. Warner: Effects of Large Impacts on
Crustal Structure and Basin Evolution: Example of the 65.5 Ma
Chicxulub Impact
1:40 D. T. King, J. Ormö, R. Harris, L. Petruny: Marine Target Impact
Structures and Petroleum Exploration
2:00 H. H. Schmitt: Lunar Impact History as Control on the Hadean Eon
2:20 R. Harris, M. F. Roden, P. A. Schroeder, M. S. Duncan, J. R.
Anderson, C. Gullett-Young, W. Elliott: In Situ Tektite Glass and
Upper Eocene Impact Stratigraphy of the Southeastern United States
2:40 D. Khristoforova: Large-Scale Changes in the Earth History and Their
Relation to the Spiral Structure of the Galaxy
Theme X: Future of U. S. Energy (AAPG)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: P. A. Moses and P. K. Wieg
3:40 Introductory Remarks
3:45 D. Nummedal: A Pathway to Clean Energy
4:05 S. Sewalk: The New Strategic Petroleum Reserve — Shale Oil, An
Opportunity to Increase Energy and Economic Security
4:25 W. H. Smith: Fossil Fuels, Energy Policy, and Common Sense
4:45 R. Nehring: Just How Enormous Is the “Enormous” U.S. Natural Gas
Resource? Implications for Future Supply and U.S. Energy Policy
Theme XI: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Sequestration
(DEG/EMD)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: A. K. Anderson, Y. Kharaka, D. A. Jenkins and J. Drahovzal
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 S. M. Benson: CO2 Sequestration in Sedimentary Basins: Major
Remaining Issues
1:40 R. C. Burruss, S. Brennan, M. Merrill, L. Ruppert, P. A. Freeman:
USGS Methods for Evaluating Technically Accessible CO2 Storage
Resources with Minimum Storage Size Criteria
2:00 R. Qi, A. McGarry, T. LaForce*, M. Blunt: Maximizing Subsurface
Storage Capacity in Sedimentary Systems by Combined CO2-H2O
Injection
2:20 C. Hermanrud, H. Hansen, O. Eiken, J. Lippard, G. G. Teige,
A. D. Janbu: CO2 Storage Capacity Below Structural Spill Point in the
Utsira Formation
2:40 H. E. Leetaru, R. J. Finley: DOE’s Regional Carbon Sequestration
Partnership Program and CO2 Injection in the Illinois Basin
3:00 Break
3:45 S. D. Hovorka: Deep and Near-Surface Monitoring for Enhanced CO2
Storage Security
4:05 M. Celia: The Role of Existing Wells as Pathways for CO2 Leakage
4:25 B. J. Kobelski: Federal Requirements Under the Underground
Injection Control Program for Carbon Dioxide Geologic Sequestration
Wells
4:45 E. S. Rubin: The Cost of CO2 Capture and Storage
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
Theme V: Complex Structural Modeling in Honor of Ted Apotria
(AAPG)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: B. Kilsdonk and D. Goff
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 T. G. Apotria, E. M. Johnstone*, K. Pomar, A. Gantyno: Structural
Styles in Central Java, East Java Basin, Indonesia: Combining Surface
and Seismic Data
1:40 T. G. Apotria, E. Lanin, R. Myers, I. A. Saikia*, T. T. Simo,
B. Sapiie: Controls on Fracturing in a Structurally Complex Carbonate
Platform Setting (Rajamandala Limestone); Western Java, Indonesia
2:00 G. Schoenborn: Geometries Your Geophysicist Never Told You About:
Cascading Forelimbs
2:20 T. P. Becker, M. McGroder, K. W. Rudolph, T. A. Hauge, M. Fan:
Paleogene Influence of the Moxa Arch on the Architecture of the
Composite Darby-Hogsback-Prospect (DHP) Thrust Sheet near
Labarge, Wyoming, USA
2:40 T. A. Hauge, M. Glascock, J. Harris, J. Schwalbach: 3-D
Structural Analysis of the Ventura Avenue Anticline, California:
Reinterpretation of a Classic Contractional Anticline Using Modern
3-D Methods
3:00 Break
3:45 E. A. Fisher, J. Wakabayashi: Basins in Motion: Tectonic Inversion
and Evolution of Migrating Releasing Step-Overs
4:05 P. R. Cobbold: Seepage Forces and Their Effects on the Development
of Faults and Hydraulic Fractures
4:25 R. G. Gibson: A Methodology for Incorporating Dynamic Salt Evolution
in 3-D Basin Simulation Models: Application to Regional Modeling of
the Gulf of Mexico
4:45 D. Richards, C. Ceballos A., J. Blanco M.: Structural and Kinematic
Model of the Piedemonte Area, Eastern Cordillera Fold and Thrust Belt,
Colombia
Theme VI: Sedimentation and Tectonics in Rifts (SEPM)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: R. Gawthorpe and C. A. Jackson
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 I. Lunt, J. Thurmond: Asymmetrical Sediment Input to Rift Margins
— Role of Pre-Rift Drainage
1:40 A. Hartley, S. Archer, A. Fordham, S. Leleu: Controls on Drainage
and Facies Distributions in Continental Rift Basins
2:00 M. Ford, E. Williams, N. Backert, F. Malartre, S. Rohais: Rivers
and Rifting: Interaction of Normal Faulting, Erosion and Sediment
Dispersal in the Corinth Rift
2:20 I. R. Sharp, R. Gawthorpe, J. Lukasik: Mixed Carbonate-Clastic-
Evaporite Depositional Systems in Rift Basins. Insights from the Suez
Rift
2:40 A. Folkestad, T. Odinsen, E. Areklett, H. Fossen: Syn-Sedimentary
Tectonics of the Jurassic Sedimentary Sequence in the Northern
Viking Rift Graben (North Sea), Producing Asymmetrical Stratal
Packages
3:00 Break
3:45 G. Elliott, P. Wilson, C. A. Jackson, R. Gawthorpe: The
Stratigraphic Evolution of a Salt-Influenced Rift System: The Middle-
Upper Jurassic of the Halten Terrace, Offshore Mid-Norway
4:05 R. Langford, T. L. Pavlis, P. Budhathoki: Interactions Between Rift
Tectonism and Sedimentation, Cretaceous Chihuahua Trough.
4:25 M. Muravchik, F. Rarity, P. Wilson, D. Hodgetts, R. Gawthorpe:
An Analog Model for Shallow Marine Rift Climax Reservoirs, El Qaa
Fault Block Dipslope, Suez Rift, Egypt
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
4:45 C. A. Jackson, E. Larsen, S. Hanslien, A. Tjemsland: Rift-Climax
Deposition and Reservoir Architecture on the Hangingwall Dipslope of
a Large Half-Graben; South Viking Graben, Northern North Sea
Theme IV: Conjugate South Atlantic Margins (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: A. Danforth and W. Mohriak
1:15 Introductory Remards
1:20 M. Moulin, D. Aslanian, M. Rabineau, L. Matias, M. Patriat: New
Plate Kinematic Evolution on the South and Equatorial Atlantic Oceans:
Geodynamic Implications and Passive Margins Genesis
1:40 D. Aslanian, M. Moulin: A Holistic Approach of the Sedimentary
Basins Genesis
2:00 O. A. Blaich, J. Faleide, F. Tsikalas: Crustal-Scale Architecture and
Segmentation of the Argentine Margin and Its Conjugate Off South
Africa
2:20 P. R. Cobbold, R. Lilletveit: Conjugate Margins of the South Atlantic
(West Africa and Brazil): Structural Similarities and Differences,
Resulting from Inheritance
2:40 S. I. Fraser, K. E. Casey, K. K. Reimann, F. Love, R. Davies:
Complex Poly-phase Extension During South Atlantic Rifting — A New
Kinematic Perspective
3:00 Break
3:45 N. Kusznir, A. Alvey, C. Gaina, T. Torsvik: S. Atlantic Crustal
Thickness and Ocean-Continent Transition Location Derived from
Satellite Gravity Inversion: Implications for Plate Reconstructions and
Aptian Ocean Basin Geometry
4:05 F. R. Love, S. I. Fraser, K. E. Casey, K. K. Reimann: Crust Evolution
During South Atlantic Rifting — Insights from Conjugate Structural
Restoration Models
4:25 M. R. Mello, N. C. Azambuja Filho, E. de Mio, A. A. Bender,
A. J. Catto, C. L. Jesus, P. Schmitt, P. Bruno, P. Brooks,
M. Moldowan, S. M. Barbanti: Petroleum System Technology
Applied to the Evaluation of the Oil and Gas Potential of the Brazilian
Supergiant Southeastern Pre-Salt Province: How Big Is It?
4:45 D. Hanley, B. Teggart, S. Wheaton, E. Haas, P. Lowry, B. Miller,
C. Oudin, S. Munsell, C. Weinbel: Jubilee Field: A Step Change for
Ghana
Theme II: SEPM Research Symposium: Autogenic and Allogenic
Controls on Sedimentary Successions: Modern and Ancient,
Clastic and Carbonate II
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: C. Paola, M. Perlmutter and M. Blum
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 D. Jerolmack, C. Paola: Shredding of Environmental Signals by
Autogenic Transport Fluctuations
1:40 O. J. Martinsen, S. Leiknes, I. R. Sharp: Quicker than Most:
Autogenic versus Allogenic Controls on Ultra-High Resolution,
Centennial-Scale Sequences in Arctic Norway
2:00 B. W. Romans, J. A. Covault, A. Fildani: Allogenic and Autogenic
Forcings Within the Context of Sediment-Routing Systems:
Examples from Southern California
2:20 M. Blum: Allogenic and Autogenic Signals in Quaternary Alluvial
Successions of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Passive Margin
2:40 A. Hartley, G. S. Weissmann: Distinguishing Climatic from
Autogenic Signatures in Alluvial Systems: A Quaternary Perspective
with Implications for the Rock Record
3:00 Break
3:45 E. Hajek, P. L. Heller, B. Sheets: Autogenic Organization of
Channel Avulsions During Basin Filling

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
4:05 P. Plink-Bjorklund, L. P. Birgenheier, J. Golab: Separating
Allogenic and Autogenic Controls in a Super-Greenhouse Fluvial
System
4:25 C. Fielding, L. Birgenheier, M. Corbett: Sheet-Like Fluvial
Architecture on Regional Scales from the Cretaceous Western
Interior Seaway of North America: The Case for Allogenic Control
4:45 S. Leleu, A. J. Hartley: Cycles and Packages in Fluvial Deposits:
What Do We Know? Examples from the Triassic Wolfville Fm (Nova
Scotia)
Theme II: Siliciclastic Deep-Water Depositional Systems, Modern
and Ancient II (SEPM)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: D. Minisini and C. E. Stelting
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 J. D. Moody, D. Pyles, R. Bouroullec, J. Clark, M. Hoffman,
P. Setiawan: The Eocene Morillo Turbidite System (South-Central
Pyrenees, Spain): Helping to Reduce Uncertainty of Sub-Surface Data
Interpretation in a Deep Marine Growth Basin
1:40 L. Stright, Z. R. Jobe, A. Bernhardt, S. A. Graham: 3-D Modeling
of the Cerro Toro Axial Channel-Belt, Sierra del Toro, Magallanes
Basin, Chile: From Outcrop Observations to Subsurface Uncertainty
2:00 Z. R. Jobe, A. Bernhardt, D. R. Lowe: Quantitative Architectural
Analysis and Depositional Model of an Asymmetric Conglomerate-
Rich Submarine Channel Fill, Cerro Toro Formation, Sierra del Toro,
Magallanes Basin, Chile
2:20 M. Dykstra: Deepwater Tidalites in the Cretaceous Wheeler Gorge,
Southern California
Tuesday Morning Poster Sessions
Presenters in their Booths (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme XII: SEPM Student Research Papers
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: M. Blum and J. Holbrook
• M. L. Sandstrom, K. J. Amos, R. F. Daniel, C. B. Krapf: Planform
Morphology, Sedimentology and Stratal Architecture of the Modern
Kalaweerina Terminal Splay Complex, Lake Eyre, Central Australia
• S. A. Wessels, M. A. Kulp: Late Quaternary Depositional Packages of
the Mississippi River Incised Valley
• B. L. Weeks, B. L. Kirkland, D. W. Kirkland, R. J. Moiola,
C. P. Dewey, F. Lynch, C. B. Sellers: Role of Organic Matter in
Formation of Micritic Ooids from Channing Lake Beds; Rita Blanca
Formation; Panhandle, Texas
• S. P. Regan, D. Mosher, A. Husinec, F. J. Read: Late Valanginian
to Late Hauterivian Peritidal and Subaerial Exposure Facies, Adriatic
Platform, Croatia
• A. F. Halfen, S. T. Hasiotis*: New Insights of Soil Bioturbation by the
Ant and Other Soil-Dwelling Organisms: Modern and Paleopedologic
Significance
• Z. Yawar, J. Schieber: Depositional Setting and Pore Distribution
in Mudstones of the Upper Cambrian Eau Claire Formation — SEM
Observations on Ion-Milled Samples
• P. J. Voice, M. Kowalewski, K. A. Eriksson: North American and
Global Patterns in the Detrital Zircon Database
• J. N. Prouhet, K. Yeager, C. Brunner, M. A. Kulp, K. Schindler:
Quantifying Autocompaction of the Pearl River Marsh, Louisiana
• K. Lielke: Paleogene Topography, Drainage Patterns and Climate
Change in Southwestern Montana
• A. Davila, L. G. Moscardelli, L. Wood: Structural Domains in the
Eastern Offshore Area of Trinidad/Venezuela and Their Influence on
Paleo-Orinoco Shelf-Edge Delta Architectures
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2:40 Z. Khan, B. Arnott, A. Pugin: Levee Topography Formed by
Horizontal Strata — An Outcrop and Synthetic Seismic Example from
the Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup Canada
3:00 Break
3:45 G. W. Lowey: The Dezadeash Formation (Jura-Cretaceous), Yukon,
Canada: An Outcrop Analog for Deepwater Reservoirs in Arc-Related
Basins
4:05 L. Navarro, B. Arnott: Architectural Evolution of an Ancient Basin
Floor to Slope Transition from the Windermere Turbidite System,
Southeastern Canada
4:25 S. M. Hubbard, R. V. Macauley, B. D. Miles, R. Schroeder, A.
Fildani, J. Clark, B. W. Romans, J. A. Covault, T. R. McHargue:
Deep-Water Channel Development in Proximity to the Channel-Lobe
Transition: An Outcrop Example
4:45 P. Haughton, S. Barker, W. D. McCaffrey, A. Jarvie, I. Moore:
Passage of a Deep-Water Transitional Flow Across an Uneven Sea
Floor — Implications for Bed-Scale Heterogeneity
Theme I: Best of Hedberg (AAPG)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: R. C. Shoup and C. A. Caughey
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 C. R. Fielding, J. Alexander, J. P. Allen, J. D. Trueman: Reservoir
Characteristics of Tropical Sub-Humid Fluvial and Deltaic Deposits
Inferred from Modern and Holocene Sediments of NE Australia and
Some Ancient Examples
1:40 J. J. Lambiase, D. Remus, S. Husein: Transgressive Successions of
the Mahakam Delta Province, Indonesia
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
• M. S. Ellison, M. D. Miner, M. A. Kulp: Mainland Marsh Shoreline
Response to Barrier Island Transgressive Submergence: Preliminary
Results from Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana, USA
• A. D. Pollington, R. Kozdon, T. Ushikubo, N. T. Kita, J. W. Valley:
Conditions of Quartz Cementation in Mount Simon Sandstone:
Evidence from In Situ Microanalysis of Oxygen Isotopes
• S. T. Hasiotis, D. R. Hirmas, B. F. Platt*: Three-Dimensional
Ichnofossil Analyses Using Multistripe Laser Triangulation (Mlt)
Technology: Quantifying Trace-Fossil Morphology, Bioturbation
Patterns, and Ichnopedologic Fabrics in Sedimentary Rocks
• J. Wassenburg, J. Fietzke, A. Immenhauser, D. Richter:
Reconstructing the Late Pleistocene Climate of the Middle Atlas in
Morocco Using Speleothem Records
• P. Martin: The Stratigraphy of the Choptank and St. Marys Formations
in Southern Delaware and Eastern Maryland: Sorting Lithostratigraphy
and Chronostratigraphy
• A. M. Jackson: Quaternary Trace Fossil Assemblages on the Eel River
Shelf, Northern California
• T. Abdullayev, E. L. Stoudt: Illustration of Shallow Water Depositional
Cycles in Core from the Central Texas Ellenburger Group
• W. Guan, W. Yang, B. M. Jeffrey, Q. Feng, Y. Liu, W. Zhao, Q. Wang:
Distinguishing Source Areas of Upper-Permian Fluvial-Lacustrine
Deltaic Sediment Fills of a Half Graben Through Petrographic Study,
Southern Bogda Mountains, the Greater Turpan-Junggar Basin, NW
China
• A. M. Rodriguez-Delgado, L. A. Gonzalez, W. R. Ramirez: The
Mona Reef Complex Revisited: Influence of Tectonics on Carbonate
Facies Distributrion and Reef Evolution
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2:00 M. E. J. Wilson, M. J. Evans, W. Camp: Paleogene Marine Clastics
of the Mangkalihat Peninsula, Borneo: Implications for Petroleum
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ORALS
System Development
2:20 R. Crossley: Tropical Fluvio-Lacustrine Complexes of Africa and SE
Asia: Implications for Exploration and Development
2:40 N. Kuenphan, K. Kaenmee, Y. Gonecome, R. C. Shoup: Application
of Satellite-Based Analog Studies to Resolving Reservoir Complexity in
the North Malay Basin
Theme II: Carbonate Systems in the Subsurface — Capturing
Heterogeneity with Geophysical Methods (SEPM)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: A. Colpaert and G. P. Eberli
3:40 Introductory Remarks
3:45 G. P. Eberli, K. Verwer: High-Velocity Carbonates with High
Permeability: Implications for Reservoir Quality in High Acoustic
Impedance Intervals
4:05 T. Varslot, M. Knackstedt, R. Sok, T. Senden: Probing
Heterogeneity in Carbonates via Multiple Resolution Imaging Tools
4:25 R. Agersborg, T. Johansen: Estimating Carbonate Reservoir Quality
Using Rock Physics Templates
4:45 R. Ginsburg: Rapid Marine Cementation Can Preserve Porosity and
Permeability of Grainstones
TUESDAY MORNING POSTERS
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
• F. A. Lozano, K. J. Marfurt, J. Bhattacharya: Late Quaternary
Forced-Regressive Wave-Dominated Shelf-Margin Deltas, Northern
Gulf of Mexico
• B. M. Jeffrey, W. Yang, Q. Feng, Y. Liu: Nature and Origins of a
Cycle Boundary in Lower Permian Fluvial-Lacustrine Deposits in a Half
Graben, Southern Bogda Mountains, NW China
• K. D. Almquist: Weathering of Volcanic Ash and the Fate of Organic
Carbon on the Continental Margin of New Zealand
• I. Cemen: Oil and Gas Potential of Extensional Basins in Western
Anatolia, Turkey
• S. L. Hilding-Kronforst: A Closer Look at Mid Eocene 42-43.8 Ma
Biostratigraphic and Environmental Conditions at Blake Nose Western
North Atlantic ODP Leg 171B Site 1051
Theme I: Best of Hedberg (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C.A. Caughey and R.C. Shoup
• Bachtiar, A. Sulaiman: Marine Processes in the Northern Lobe
of Mahakam Delta and Marangkayu Spit Bar: Implication on
Paleogeography Model in the Subsurface
• S. Johansen, H. Semimbar: Sand-Rich, Tide-Dominated Deltaic
Systems of the Lower Miocene, Central Sumatran Basin, Indonesia
• Cullen: The Klias Peninsula and Padas River, Northwest Borneo:
A Possible Example of Hinterland Drainage Capture in a Tropical
Orogenic Highland
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T E C H N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
Theme V: Interaction of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments with
Natural Fractures in Tight Gas Reservoirs (AAPG)
TUESDAY MORNING POSTERS
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. F. Gale, M. Thiercelin and J. Le Calvez
• M. Enderlin, M. Mullen, C. Tamayo: Is That Frac Job Really
Breaking Rock? Or Just Pumping Down a Pre-Existing Plane of
Weakness: The Integration of Geomechanics and Hydraulic Fracture
Diagnostics
• S. Maxwell, M. Jones, R. Parker, S. Leaney, D. Dorval, J. Logel,
D. D’Amico, K. Hammermaster: Microseismic Evidence of Fault
Activation During Hydraulic Fracturing
• S. Williams-Stroud, L. Eisner: Using Microseismic Data for Fracture
Failure Mode Analysis and Fracture Modeling
• M. Enderlin, H. Alsleben: One Method for Evaluating the Effects
of Confining Stresses and Rock Strength on Fluid Flow Along the
Surfaces of Mechanical Discontinuities in Low Permeability Rocks
Theme IX: Environmental Impact (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: K. S. Haggar and D. Pate
• S. M. Gagliano, K. S. Haggar: Effects of D-Shaped Fault Deformation
on South Louisiana Landscape
• K. S. Haggar: Goose Point, Louisiana — A Geoecological Model
for Landscape Level Plant Community Succession Driven by Fault
Movement Associated with the Baton Rouge Fault System
• J. M. Lorenzo, J. Hicks, E. E. Vera: Shear-Wave Velocity Anomalies
(60 m/s) and High Vp/Vs Ratios (>16) at Shallow Depths (0-5m) Below
a Distressed Artificial Levee, Marrero, Louisiana, USA
• B. P. Stephens: Basement Controls on Subsurface Geologic Patterns
and Near-Surface Geology Across the Northern Gulf of Mexico: A
Deeper Perspective on Coastal Louisiana
• S. M. Ritter, J. Nicot, A. K. Hebel: Water Requirements for Texas
Shale Gas Industry: Will We Meet Projected Needs?
Theme V: Capturing Critical Fault Seal Issues (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: R. M. Jones and M. Rouen
• B. H. Wagner: Evaluating Salt Weld Permeability and Migration Risk
• S. Scarselli, P. Vrolijk, R. Myers, M. L. Sweet, S. Nollet,
D. Cleveland: Stratigraphic Controls on Fault Zone Complexity and
Evolution: The Little Grand Wash Fault, Utah
• J. Hamilton, S. Reddy, S. Hayon, L. Johnson: Microstructural and
Mineralogical Aspects of Deformation in the Mungaroo Formation, NW
Shelf, Australia
• M. Enderlin, B. Weymer, P. D’Onfro, R. Ramos, K. Morgan: The
Unconfined Compressive Strength of SAFOD Core from Point-Load
Penetrometer Tests
• S. R. Freeman, S. D. Harris, V. O’Connor*, K. Wood, R. K. Davies,
S. Grenfell, R. Russell: Incorporating Stratigraphic, Petrophysical and
Fault Seal Uncertainties Through the Reservoir Characterization and
Simulation Process
Theme III: Methodology & Techniques (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: G. McMaster and R. Riese
• S. M. Selim: Pressure Regime Evaluation, Role and Contribution in
Well Planning and Formation Evaluation Process, Zeit Bay Fields —
Gulf of Suez, Egypt
• T. C. Coburn: Perspectives on Statistical Approaches for Estimating
Continuous Petroleum Resources
• C. Smalley, T. McKean, B. Ross, B. Merrill: Identifying Future
Resource Potential Using a Reservoir Technical Limits Approach
• Z. Chen, K. G. Osadetz, J. Dixon, J. Dietrich: Oil Resource
Assessment Incorporating Improved Recovery and Variable
Dependencies, the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Canada
• C. D. Norman: Assigning Volumes for Realistic Assessment of Value in
Multiple-Lease Prospects
• M. Mainster, T. Murray, G. Christie: Impact on Faults and Across
Fault Flow on Reserves Calculation
Theme VIII: Exploration and Production of Shale Oil Resources
(AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: D. Reiter
• R. H. Pilger: Recent Geokinematic and Geodynamic Research on
Intracontinental Stress Fields: New Tools for Fractured Reservoirs
• E. Flodin: Tectonic and Non-Tectonic Fractures in the Eocene Green
River Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado
• P. P. Kuhn, R. di Primio, B. Horsfield: Integrated Geochemistry and
Basin Modeling Study of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, USA
• M. Schoell, J. Lefever: Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Systematics in
Bakken Shale Gases: Prediction of Rock and Fluid Properties from Gas
Isotopes as Guide to Mudgas Isotope Data Interpretations
• L. A. Dunn, D. Edwards: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the
Upper Montney Shale Gas Reservoir North East British Columbia,
Canada
• P. Shuler: New Chemical EOR Process for Bakken Shale
Theme II: Stratigraphic Compartmentalization of Hydrocarbon
Reservoirs (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. Calvert, R. Gani and J. Connolly
• H. Sahoo, R. Gani, G. Hampson, N. Gani, T. O. Jewell, A. Ranson:
Bed-Scale Facies Architecture of Coastal-Plain Channel and Overbank
Deposits in a Tight-Gas Reservoir Analog: Cretaceous Blackhawk
Formation, Wasatch Plateau, Utah
• R. V. Macauley, S. M. Hubbard, B. D. Miles, R. Schroeder:
Architecture of Deep-Water Channel Complex Deposits, Tres Pasos
Formation, Chile: Insights into Reservoir Compartmentalization in
Channel-Lobe Transition Strata
• D. E. Eby, T. C. Chidsey, Jr., D. A. Sprinkel: Carbonate Heterogeneity
Based on Lithofacies and Petrography of the Jurassic Twin Creek
Limestone in Pineview Field, Northern Utah Thrust Belt
• A. Rittersbacher, J. Howell, S. Buckley, N. Richter, A. Sima,
J. Vallet, K. Keogh: Using Oblique Helicopter Lidar to Document
Fluvial Reservoir Architecture: Examples from the Cretaceous and
Tertiary of Eastern Utah
• M. O. Abouelresh, R. M. Slatt: High-Frequency Sequence
Stratigraphic Analysis of the Barnett Shale, Johnson County, Fort
Worth Basin, Texas, USA
• F. S. de Miranda, N. P. Couto: Integrated Petrophysical Analysis to
Discriminate Reservoir Facies and Its Productivity Potential in Fluvial
Eolian Gas Bearing Sandstones
• S. Liang, J. Wang: High-Frequency Stratigraphic Sequence
Characteristics in the Gentle Slope Zones in Large Depression Basins
— Case Study of Qingshankou Formation of Northern Part of Songliao
Basin in China
Theme VIII: Coal: Versatile Fuel Source for the Future (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: W. A. Ambrose and P. D. Warwick
• J. C. Fisk, K. J. Marfurt, H. T. Mai, M. C. Matos, D. Cooke:
Correlating Heterogeneous Production to Lithology and Fractures in
Coalbed Methane Exploitation
• R. C. Milici: Potential Impact of Large-Scale Coal-to-Liquids Utilization
on Remaining Coal Resources of the United States
• G. L. Kinsland, C. Borst, K. Das, M. McWhorter: Interpretation,
Visualization and Presentation of Digital Well-Log Data in 3-D Virtual
Reality Space: Application to Mapping of Coals
• J. Wang, G. Chen, T. Wang: The Geochemical Characteristics of Coal
Measure Strata and Coal-Derived Hydrocarbon in Huhehu Sag, Hailaer
Basin
• X. Lu, X. Zhang: Geological Characteristics of Coalbed Gas in Minhe
Basin, in the Western China
• W. A. Ambrose: Delineating Areas for Clean Coal in Texas: Geology
and Infrastructure
• R. R. Tonnsen, J. Miskimins: A Conventional Look at an
Unconventional Reservoir: Coalbed Methane Production Potential in
Deep Environments
Theme IV: Conjugate South Atlantic Margins (AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: A. Danforth and W. Mohriak
• C. Scholz: Oblique and Orthogonal Rifting in the East African Lakes:
Analogs to the South Atlantic Pre-salt Basins
• D. Aslanian, M. Moulin, M. Rabineau, F. Klingleghoefer,
F. Bache, L. Matias, A. Gailler, A. Afilhado, C. Gorini, P. Schnurle,
M. Patriat, C. Labails, M. Beslier, J. Olivet, E. Leroux, M. Sahabi,
W. Roest: Towards General Rules for the Continental Thinning
Process Through Studies in South Atlantic, Central Atlantic and West
Mediterranean Sea?
• M. V. Grand, I. Deighton: The Prospectivity of Offshore Sierra Leone
Using Newly Acquired 3-D Data
• C. M. Urien, C. Schiefelbein, W. Dickson, M. E. Odegard:
Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the South West Atlantic Margin
• E. Johnson, R. Eisenberg, J. Francis: Understanding the Influence
of Plate Tectonics, Paleo-Geography, Climate, and Heat Flow on Pre-
Salt Petroleum Systems of the South Atlantic
• M. C. Raddadi, P. Markwick, C. Hill: Palaeogeographic Evolution
and Petroleum Potential of the Equatorial Atlantic Margins
• S. G. Henry, L. Sebastiao, N. Kumar, A. Sebastiao,
S. Venkatraman: Tupi’s Conjugate: New Pre-Salt Plays in the
Angolan Offshore
• A. Danforth, N. Kumar, S. G. Henry, S. Venkatraman, P. Nuttall:
New Views of the Early-Formed Ocean in the South Atlantic Conjugate
Margins Based on PSDM Seismic
• A. Adriasola Munoz, C. Glover, J. Harris, M. Goodrich, L. Hudson,
B. Ady: Modelling Continental Margin Extension Using Combined
Rigid/Deformable Plate Tectonic Reconstructions
• M. D. Wittstrom, R. Fainstein: Oil Without Salt — New Frontiers
Beyond the Salt Basins
Theme IV: Conjugate Central and Northern Atlantic Margins
(AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: D. E. Brown and G. Tari
• G. D. Wach, D. Mosher: Margin Evolution and Reservoir Distribution
— Examples from Cenozoic of the Central Atlantic Margin
• A. MacDonald: New Cohasset-Panuke-Penobscot-Type Oil Prospects
of Offshore Nova Scotia, Canada. Analogous Plays Within in the
Cretaceous and Jurassic Formation Deltaic Sands
• T. Koning: The East Georges Bank Basin, Offshore Nova Scotia: A
Undrilled Basin with Significant Oil & Gas Potential
• A. Wenke, S. Dedera, R. Zühlke, O. Kluth, J. Schober: Sequence
Stratigraphy and Basin Development — Tarfaya Basin, Morocco
• G. Bertotti, M. Gouiza, M. Hafid, P. Andriessen: Late Jurassic-Early
Cretaceous Tectonics and Exhumation Onshore Morocco: Implications
for Terrigenous Sand Reservoirs in the Offshore of NW-Africa
• B. Ghorbal, P. Andriessen: Potential Oil Reservoirs Along the Central
Atlantic and Western Alpine Tethys Margins Documented by the Post-
Rift Exhumation of Their Hinterlands
• M. L. Malinconico, R. E. Weems: Thermal Maturity of the U. S.
Atlantic Coastal Plain Based on Legacy Exploration and Stratigraphic
Test Wells, Including Hatteras Light Esso #1
• W. Dickson, M. E. Odegard: Northwest Frontier Revisited: Newly
Defined Rift Features Offshore Mauritania, Senegal and the Guineas of
Northwest Africa
• I. Effimoff, L. Martin, M. Laughland, J. O. Medou: Exploration of
the Senegalese Portion of the Greater MSGBC Basin: A New Frontier
Petroleum Province
• D. Jablonski, S. Westlake, C. M. Gumley*: Offshore Jamaica — A
New Frontier? Unmasking the Potential of the Walton Basin
• G. Scaife, S. Jdageo: Modern Seismic Processing Techniques are
Vital to Unlocking the Potential of the Trinidad and Tobago Ultra-Deep
Offshore Area
Theme V: Complex Structural Modeling in Honor of Ted Apotria
(AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: D. Goff and B. Kilsdonk
• D. A. Ferrill, A. P. Morris, R. N. McGinnis, K. J. Smart: Field Tests
of Geomechanical Models of Natural Rock Deformation: Insights from
the Bargy Anticline, France
• P. J. Lovely, D. D. Pollard, E. Flodin, C. Guzofski, F. Maerten:
Pitfalls Among the Promises of Mechanics-Based Structural
Restoration
• T. D. Carruthers, J. A. Cartwright: Using Polygonal Fault Systems to
Reconstruct the State of Stress Associated with Salt Diapirs
• S. Bose, S. Mitra: Three Dimensional Structural Analysis of a Salt
Cored Convergent Transfer Zone in the South Timbalier Block 54,
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T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
• D. Similox-Tohon, A. Scherrenberg, S. Clelland, G. H. Davis: 3-D
Structural Modeling — The Mount Lykaion (Greece) Sanctuary of Zeus
Case Study
• A. A. Henza, M. O. Withjack, R. W. Schlische: Pre existing Zones
of Weakness: An Experimental Study of Their Influence on the
Development of Extensional Faults
• T. E. Majekodunmi, D. V. Wiltschko, B. Kilsdonk: Sedimentation
Aided Salt Flow, Fold Growth, and Faulting: Chinook and Cascade
Folds, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
• A. P. Morris, D. A. Ferrill, R. N. McGinnis, J. McFarland,
B. Bichon, D. Riha: Slip Tendency and Cumulative Fault
Displacement
• M. Auer, A. Domzig: Application of Forward Modeling in Fold Thrust
Belts — An Alpine Example
• B. Sapiie, A. Pamumpuni, A. Nugraha, W. Kurniawan,
I. J. Saputra, T. T. Simo: Balancing Cross-Sections and Fractures
Characterization of Rajamandala Limestone; Western Java, Indonesia
• N. D. Gani, R. Gani: Deciphering Evolution of Extensional Fault
Systems from Transient Behavior of Bedrock Channels: An Example
from the Incision of the Ethiopian Plateau
• I. K. Mohammad, S. Ahmad, A. Ali Khan, A. Ali: Structural Style,
Evolution and Hydrocarbon Prospects of the Bhittani Range, Northwest
Himalayas, Pakistan
Tuesday Afternoon Poster Sessions
Presenters in their Booths (3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme I: Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: L. B. Magoon and K. Peters
• T. Allen, K. Osadetz, B. Mayer: Isotopic Characterization of Natural
Gas Seeps Identified in Peel Plateau, Yukon Territory, Canada
• D. L. Boyd, Z. Anka, R. di Primio, M. de Wit, J. Aldrich: Seismic
Interpretation, Distribution, and Numerical Modeling of Natural Gas
Leakage on Block 2 of the Orange Basin, Offshore South Africa
• M. J. Loegering, J. Autin, Z. Anka, J. F. Rodriguez, D. Marchal, R.
di Primio, E. L. Vallejo, M. Scheck-Wenderoth, G. Kohler,
F. Pangaro: Sedimentary and Tectonic Evolution and Their Possible
Controls on HC Migration in the Colorado Basin, Offshore Argentina,
South America
• F. Wang, Y. Tang, Z. He, J. Li, H. Zhen: Map-Based Isotopic Kinetical
Tool to Simulate the Generation and Accumulation History of Natural
Gas
• G. Liu, M. Sun: Geopressure Regime and Its Effect to Hydrocarbon
Migration and Accumulation: A Case Study of Nanpu Depression Bohai
Bay Basin, China
• H. W. Mueller: General Model for Delivery of Asphaltenes to Tar Mats
• Z. Chen, M. Zha, J. Qu, K. Wu: Multiple Hydrocarbon Accumulation
Systems and the Pathways for Hydrocarbon Migration in Luliang Uplift,
the Junggar Basin, China
• J. Qu, M. Zha, L. Li: Experimental Simulation of Migration Along
Unconformity: A Case Study of the “S” Shape Reservoir-Controlling
System from the Northern Part of Dongying Depression of China
Theme I: Innovative Interpretation and Use of Seismic Data (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: T. Maciejewski and D. Smith
• B. J. Black, T. C. Anderson, J. Ng: Characterizing the Lakota
Sandstone Using 3-D Seismic Data and Well Data: Teapot Dome,
Wyoming
Technical Program & Registration Announcement
Information and updates www.aapg.org/neworleans
• S. Ahmad, I. K. Mohammad, A. Ali Khan, N. Shoukat: Himalayan-
Induced Deformational Events and Kinematics of the Arcuate Nature of
Trans Indus Salt Ranges, Northwest Himalayas, Pakistan
• T. P. Dooley, M. P. Jackson, M. R. Hudec: Roof Breakup and
Extrusion of Shallow Salt Stocks During Lateral Shortening
Theme VII: Palentology in the 21st Century: A Symposium
Dedicated to Ed Picou (SEPM/AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: M. B. Farley, R. Rosen and D. Griffith
• D. S. Van Nieuwenhuise: Foraminiferal and Ostracodal Assemblages
Associated with Tempestite Deposition from Baffin Bay, Texas
• S. Garzon, S. Warny, C. Jaramillo, F. De La Parra: Palynomorphs
from Upper Cretaceous Sequences in Central Colombia: Using
Paleopalynology as a Correlation Tool for Oil Exploration.
• A. Gary, E. Platon: Micropaleontological Ontology: A Link to the
Future Earth Science Semantic Technologies
• R. K. Saxena: Paleogene Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy of
Western Offshore Basin, India
• A. Gupta: Neogene Siliceous Multimicrofossils from Deep-Water
Sediments of East Coast of India and Their Efficacy in Age
Determination, Environment of Deposition, Paleoclimate and
Applications in Biochronological Correlations
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
• C. A. Vargas Jimenez, P. Mann, C. Gomez, L. A. Briceño, C. Rey:
Trans-Andean Mega-Regional Seismic Reflection Line Extending from
the Caribbean Coast to Cordillera Oriental of Colombia: Implications
for Hydrocarbon Exploration
• W. S. Hammon: Intelligent Defaults and Single-Slice Results for Rapid
Selection of the Best Volume Attribute Parameter Values
• M. J. Padgett: A Comparison of Four Methods for Performing Fluid
Contact and Flat Spot Analysis as Applied to a Single Gulf of Mexico
3-D Seismic Anomaly
• D. Das, S. Akhter, S. K. Roymoulik, H. Singh: Hydrocarbon
Exploration Prospect of Girujan Clay Formation of North Assam Shelf:
A Case Study of Geocellular Modeling of Lakwa Area
• T. Torvela, R. Butler, W. D. McCaffrey: Using the Virtual Seismic
Atlas to Aid Interpretation of Deepwater Fold-Thrust Belts
Theme X: Plays (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: E. C. McDade and B. M. Suppes
• R. Smith, G. Severson: SMI 212 Flatrock Field, A Deeper Pool
• S. Sonnenberg: Petroleum Geology of the Giant Elm Coulee Field,
Williston Basin
• D. Rajmon, G. S. Steffens: Hydrocarbon Accumulations and
Exploration Considerations Associated with Impact Structures
• J. P. Martin: Is it Time to Revisit the Eastern Overthrust Belt of New
York and New England?
• T. P. Van Biersel, D. A. Carlson, L. Milner: Haynesville Play
Development: Sustainability Analysis of Local Fresh Groundwater
Resources in Northwest Louisiana
• L. Bingham, A. Escalona, P. Mann: Creaming Curves and Discovery
Trends of Five Basins from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern South
America
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• R. W. Butler, B. E. Lock: Micropaleontology as a Tool in the
Interpretation of the Del Rio Formation, West Texas
• W. T. Jones, S. T. Hasiotis: Paleoenvironmental Associations of Trace
TUESDAY MORNING POSTERS
Fossils in the Upper Devonian Catskill Formation of North-Central
Pennsylvania, USA
• F. Mantilla Duran, S. Garzón, V. Torres: How Palynology Contributes
on Hydrocarbon Exploration: A Case of Study from Colombia, South
America
• L. Reggiani: From Unicellular Algae to the Oceanic Scale:
The Opening of the Atlantic Ocean Documented by Calcareous
Nannofossils
• L. Contreras, G. Rodriguez, M. Rueda, G. Bedoya, C. Santos,
F. De La Parra: Palynological Events from Maastrichtian to Eocene in
the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia
• S. Jirin, R. J. Morley, M. Kadir, M. Mohamed: Characterization of
Peat-Forming Environments of Miocene Coal Using Biofacies in the
Malay Basin, Malaysia
TUESDAY AFTERNOON POSTERS
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
Theme I: Basin Modeling (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: N. Harris and D. K. Higley
• G. S. Ellis, P. G. Lillis, S. Cumella, T. J. Dewane: Kinetic Isotope
Fractionation Modeling of Natural Gas Geochemistry in the Mamm
Creek Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado
• R. di Primio, F. Baur*: The Jeanne d’Arc Basin Offshore Canada:
Testing the Predictive Capacity of PhaseKinetic Models Using 3-D
Basin Modeling
• S. O’Connor, R. Swarbrick, R. Lahann, P. Clegg, D. Scott,
S. Green, B. Pindar: Pore Pressure Prediction in Challenging Areas
— Reducing Uncertainty by Understanding Rock Behaviour
• C. F. Odumodu, A. W. Mode: Regional Heat Flow Variations in the
Eastern Parts of the Niger Delta
• R. Ondrak, R. di Primio, T. L. Leith, G. Lescoffit, B. Horsfield:
Reconstruction of the Hydrocarbon-Filling History of a Haltenbanken
Oil Field, Mid-Norway Using Basin Modeling
• E. J. Torres, M. Vasquez, M. Garcia-Gonzalez, T. Joppen: Oil and
Gas Potential of the Cretaceous La Luna Formation in the Cesar Valley,
Colombia. An Application of Basin Modeling in a Complex Thrust
System
• T. M. Gebregergis, W. I. Wan Yusoff: Thermal Maturity Modelling for
Source Rocks in JL Field, Offshore Sarawak Basin, Malaysia
Theme IV: Asia (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. W. Granath and J. Lambiase
• J. A. Curiale, J. Decker: Eocene Oil-Prone Source Rock Potential of
Central Indonesia
• X. Qinglong, T. Lixin, P. Wen Xu*, S. Hefeng: Hydrocarbon
Accumulation of Neogene Shallow Water Delta: A New Model in the
Yellow River Mouth Depression, Offshore Bohai Bay Basin, Eastern
China
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T E C H N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
• A. Nandi, S. Sengupta, C. Chaudhury, K. Chakraborty: Seismic
Geomorphology of Mass Transport Complexes (MTCs) and Its
TUESDAY AFTERNOON POSTERS
Importance in Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Forearc Deepwater
Basin, Andaman, India
• X. Qinglong, J. Deng, C. Xu: Strike-Slip Faulting Activities in the Tan-
Lu Fault Zone and Their Relationship with Hydrocarbon Accumulation
— An Example from Jinxian Area, Bohai Bay, China
• A. Quallington, K. Wilson, L. Gill, S. Williams, D. Eue, G. Scougal,
N. Henshaw: The Indian Western Margin: An Integrated Assessment
of the Petroleum Potential of a Former Hot-Spot
• P. J. Markwick, R. Bouatmani, S. T. Mazur, M. Hammill, D. Eue,
M. G. Stewart, N. Henshaw, S. Williams, K. Wilson: A New, GIS-
based Structural and Tectonic Map of Southeast Asia
• G. Roberts, C. Harmer: Andaman Basin, India: Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity from Newly Reprocessed Seismic Data
• W. Dickson, M. E. Odegard, J. W. Granath, D. Hughes, J. M.
Christ: Reef, Reef-Topped Volcano, Volcano or Carbonate-Topped
Horst? Discriminating Examples from Indonesia’s Offshore North
Makassar, Gorontalo and Arafura Sea Regions
• W. Zhu, C. Xu, X. Zhou: Characteristic and Forming Mechanism
of Large-Scale Light Oilfield in Continental Basin: An Example from
Jinzhou 25-1 Area in Liaoxi Sag of Bohai Bay Basin, China
Theme IV: Petroleum Systems of the Tethyan Region (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. G. Kendall, L. Yose and L. Marlow
• A. Derman: Petroleum Systems of Turkish Basins
• L. Montadert, S. Nicolaides, P. Semb, O. Lie: Petroleum Systems
Offshore Cyprus
• L. Marlow, C. G. Kendall, K. Kornpihl: The Tectonostratigraphic
History and Petroleum Potential of the Levantine Basin
• M. As-Saruri, R. Sorkhabi: Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Plays
of Yemen
• F. H. Nader: Petroleum Prospects of Lebanon
• M. A. Gardosh: Petroleum Systems of Israel — New Discoveries
Highlight Offshore and Onshore Potential
• E. Barrier, L. Machhour, M. Blaizot: Geological Evolution and
Petroleum System of Syria
• H. S. Hassan, C. G. Kendall: Hydrocarbon Provinces of Libya: A
Petroleum System Study
• A. S. Alsharhan, C. J. Strohmenger, A. I. Al Mansoori: Mesozoic
Petroleum Systems of Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
• A. S. Alsharhan: Mesozoic Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Habitats of
Kuwait
Theme VII: Understanding the Gulf of Mexico: Depositional
Systems, Play Concepts and Structure (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. Fiduk and M. G. Rowan
• S. P. Dutton, R. G. Loucks: Detrital Mineral Composition and
Reservoir Quality of Lower Miocene Sandstones, Western Gulf of
Mexico
• T. R. Lovell, A. Weislogel: Provenance and Paleogeography of the
Late Jurassic Norphlet Formation, Eastern Gulf of Mexico
• V. S. Mount, S. H. Mentemeier, A. C. Klein: Structural and
Stratigraphic Complexities in Traps Adjacent to Salt Stocks and Ridges
in Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Subsalt Plays
• L. He, R. Poling: A 500-Mile Seismic Cross Section Through Crucial
Lower Tertiary Wells Exhibits Cenozoic Structure and Stratigraphy
Changes from the West to Northeast in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
• B. J. Radovich, C. D. Connors, D. Howard, G. Aziz: Interpretation of
Reimaged Basin-Scale Long-Offset, Long-Record Length 2-D Seismic
Data from the Northern Gulf of Mexico
• J. J. Daal, E. H. Guevara*: Largest Oil and Gas Discoveries in Mexico
in 2002-2008, Gulf of Mexico Basin
• D. M. Robinson, A. Weislogel, B. Hunt, K. L. Wilson, T. Lovell,
B. Smelser: Evaluating the Basement Architecture and Mesozoic
Prospectivity of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico
• D. Eickhoff, N. Blythe: Compaction and Quartz Cementation
Modeling for Reservoir Quality Prediction in Sub-Salt Reservoirs of the
Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
• R. Boswell, T. S. Collett, E. Jones: International Joint Industry
Project to Assess the Occurrence and Implications of Gas Hydrates in
the Gulf of Mexico
• E. A. Mancini, T. Yancey: Hydrocarbon Potential of Paleogene
(Wilcox) Deep-Water Lowstand Sandstone Facies, Northeastern Gulf
of Mexico: Extension of the Offshore Gulf of Mexico Paleogene (Deep-
Water Wilcox) Play
• J. Nunn: Uplift, Subsidence, and Reactivation of the Sabine Uplift
Due to Changes in Flexural Compensation Between Different
Crustal Blocks: Implications for the Burial and Thermal History of the
Haynesville Shale
• M. J. Roberts: Beyond the Sigsbee: History of Exploration and Future
Prospectivity
• D. A. Leckie, M. Fustic, C. Seibel: Geoscience of One of the Largest
Integrated SAGD Operations in the World — A Case Study from Long
Lake, Northeastern Alberta
Theme II: Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal, Modern and Ancient
(SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: O. J. Martinsen, B. Sheets and C. Nittrouer
• C. Nittrouer, K. Lee, K. Boldt, A. Ogston: Tidal Flats in S2S
Systematics: Importers and Exporters of Fine Sediment
• M. S. Ullah, S. L. Goodbred, R. D. Pate, P. Youngs: The Late
Quaternary Avulsion History of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River,
Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: Application of Sr Geochemistry
• L. E. Rose, S. Kuehl, C. Alexander, A. Orpin: Carbon Isotopes
Provide Distinctive Signatures for Tracking Tectonic Forcing and Sea
Level Changes on an Active Margin
• C. Labaune, M. L. Sweet*, M. Bez, T. Marsset, L. Droz, G. Calvès:
Quaternary Deepwater Deposits of the Golo Basin/Corsica Trough:
East Corsica
• Z. Shen, T. E. Tornqvist, W. Autin, B. Mauz: Relative Sea Level
Versus Climate Forcing of the Lower Mississippi River During the Last
Two Glacial-Interglacial Cycles
• A. K. Thurmond, I. Lunt, T. L. Leith, J. Skogseid, O. J. Martinsen:
A New Workflow for Basin-Scale Sediment Prediction: Integrating Plate
Tectonics and Palaeoclimate Models in a Source-to-Sink Context
• D. R. Pyles, A. Moss-Russell, H. Silalahi, D. A. Anderson,
B. Bracken, J. Clark, R. Bouroullec, J. D. Moody: Integrating
Outcrop Data to Define Regional and Reservoir-Scale Patterns in
Prograding Shelf-Slope-Basin Systems, Sobrarbe Formation, Spain
• M. Santra, R. Steel, M. L. Sweet: Basin-Fill Geometry of Eocene
Tyee Basin — From Fluvial Deposits to Extensive Sand-Rich Basin
Floor Fans
• R. W. Weight, J. B. Anderson: Origin of the Texas Mud Blanket,
Central Texas Shelf: Implications for Fine Grain Sediment Flux and
Redistribution During Transgression
• S. Kerrin, P. Bart: Seismic-Stratigraphic Based Reconstruction of
Middle Miocene Meltwater Discharge and Other Glaciogenic Features
on the Eastern Basin Outer Continental Shelf, Ross Sea, Antarctica
• K. M. Roe, B. Rosenheim, B. Roberts, M. Allison, A. S. Kolker,
D. Duncan, J. A. Nittrouer, K. Butcher, A. Nyman, J. Adamic: An
Investigation of the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River System as a Source
or a Sink of Organic Carbon
• S. Tyrrell, P. W. Haughton*, J. Daly, P. M. Shannon: Tracking Sand
Grains from Source to Sink Using the Pb-in-K-feldspar Provenance
Tool: Examples from Sedimentary Basins on the NW European Margin
Theme VIII: Exploration and Production of Shale Gas Resources
(AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Cardott and W. Dow
• J. F. Gale, S. E. Laubach, L. J. Fidler: Natural Fractures in the
New Albany Shale, Illinois Basin, and Their Importance for Shale-Gas
Production.
• G. Lash, T. Engelder: Thickness Trends and Sequence Stratigraphy of
the Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale, Appalachian Basin: Evidence of
the Influence of Basement Structures on Sedimentation Patterns
• R. M. Portas, R. Slatt: Characterization and Origin of Fracture
Patterns in a Woodford Shale Quarry in Southeastern Oklahoma for
Application to Exploration and Development
• H. Moore, M. Sandstrom, E. Ringer: Inferred Depositional
Environments of Bossier-Haynesville Black Shales in the Greater
Sabine Area, Northwestern Louisiana
• F. P. Wang, U. Hammes: Key Petrophysical Factors Affecting Fluid
Flow in Geopressured Haynesville Shale
• J. D. Edman, J. K. Pitman: Evaluation of Maturation and Petroleum
Generation in the Eagle Ford Shale, First Shot Field, Texas
• M. A. Moreno: Gas Potential of Upper Cretaceous Shales in the
Center and North Areas of the Eastern Cordillera, Colombia
• J. T. Haynes, T. R. Rose, K. E. Goggin, S. J. Whitmeyer,
S. M. Walker: Petrography and Micropore Systems of Mudrocks,
Concretions, Nodules, and Ash from Devonian Shales in Highland and
Bath Counties, Virginia
• R. Perez: Quantitative Petrophysical Characterization of the Barnett
Shale
• H. Hamlin, U. Hammes: Stratigraphic and Depositional Controls
on Shale-Gas Reservoir Development in the Haynesville Shale,
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Basin
• H. Rowe, N. Hughes: Strategy for Developing and Calibrating
Shale and Mudstone Chemostratigraphies Using Hand-Held X-ray
Fluorescence Units
• A. I. Younes, B. Gebhart, J. Jamison: Bossier - Haynesville:
Developing Mechanically Layered Shale Gas Plays
• U. Hammes, R. Eastwood, H. Hamlin: Influence of Facies Variations
on Exploration, Production, and Resource Assessment in Gas-Shale
Plays: A Geologic and Petrophysical Evaluation of the Haynesville
Shale, East Texas, USA
• T. Engelder: Speculation on the Role of Low Water Saturation During
Layer-Parallel Shortening of the Marcellus Gas Shale
Theme II: Mapping, Modeling, and Understanding Facies
Heterogeneity in Carbonate Deposits (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: E. C. Rankey and S. L. Reeder
• P. M. Harris, J. Ellis: Depositional Facies Patterns and Resultant
Heterogeneity in Carbonate Sand Reservoirs — Insight from Modern
Analogs
• B. Wilkinson, C. Drummond: Lateral Heterogeneity of Carbonate
Lithotopes Across Modern Depositional Surfaces
• S. J. Purkis, K. E. Kohler, B. Riegl, S. Dunn, G. Rowlands: Laws of
Depositional Architecture Atop Modern Carbonate Platforms
• A. J. Barnett, V. P. Wright: Porosity Evolution in the Bassein
Limestone of Panna and Mukta Fields, Offshore Western India: Burial
Corrosion and Microporosity Development
• E. L. Frost, D. A. Budd, C. Kerans, T. Allwardt: Syndepositional
Fault and Fracture Control on Diagenetic Fluid-Flow, Tansil Carbonates
(Permian), Dark Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico
• Z. Li, R. Goldstein, E. Franseen: Mixing of Freshwater and
Evaporated Seawater: A Control on Porosity Distribution in Upper
Miocene Carbonates of Southeast Spain
• D. Katz, T. Playton, P. M. Harris, J. Bellian: Slope Heterogeneity
of a Steep Upper Paleozoic Isolated Carbonate Platform Reservoir,
Karachaganak Field, Kazakhstan
• J. Wendte, A. Byrnes, D. Sargent: Limestone-Fraction Porosity: A
Key Concept in Assessing the Role of Dolomitization on the Origin of
Pores of Dissolution Origin in a Dominantly Limestone Succession,
the Upper Devonian Jean Marie Carbonate of Northeastern British
Columbia
• J. J. Lodge, D. Leverington, P. F. Holterhoff: Classifying Digital
Imagery of Modern Isolated Carbonate Platforms for Facies
Conditioning of Reservoir Models: Examples from Offshore Belize and
Yucatan
• N. M. Alghamdi, M. Pope, J. Read: Integrated Chemostratigraphy
and Facies-Based Sequence Stratigraphic Framework for Reservoir
Characterization of Lower Cretaceous Aptian Shuaiba Reservoir,
Shaybah Field, Saudi Arabia
• K. O. Al-Temimi, F. J. Read: Sequence Stratigraphy of Subsurface
Late Jurassic Arab D Formation, Hawiyah and Harmaliyah fields, Saudi
Arabia
• S. B. Reid, G. P. Eberli, D. F. McNeill, K. Verwer, P. M. Harris:
Facies and Stratigraphic Juxtapoisition of Marine and Eolian Deposits
During Pleistocene Sea level Highstands, New Providence Island,
Bahamas
• D. Lavoie, S. Jackson, I. Girard: Mg Isotopes in High Temperature
Saddle Dolomites from the Lower Paleozoic of Eastern Canada:
Significance for the Source of Magnesium and Their Origin
• L. A. Walters, E. Franseen, R. Goldstein, A. Byrnes: Heterogeneity
of Miocene Deepwater Heterozoan Carbonates and Reservoir Potential

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
• A. Hess, R. Goldstein, E. Franseen: Antecedent Topography as a
Control on Facies Heterogeneity in a Shallow Heterozoan Carbonate
System, SE Spain
• G. Butler, P. F. Holterhoff, S. Rosscoe: High-Frequency
Sequence Stratigraphic Controls on Stratal Architecture of an Upper
Pennsylvanian “Regressive Limestone” (Bethany Falls Limestone),
Mid-Continent, USA
• R. Aisner, C. Kerans: Stratigraphic Architecure and Facies of the
Mural Limestone, Southeastern Arizona
• E. M. Young, R. Goldstein, E. Franseen: Faults, Depositional
Setting, Sea-Level Change, and Diagenesis Control on Heterogeneous
Carbonate-Chert Reservoirs Within Mississippian (Osagean) Strata in
South-East Kansas
Theme VI: Regional Interactions of Tectonics and Sedimentation:
Examining Relationships Between Deformation and Basin
Evolution (SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 1:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: J. L. Aschoff and B. K. Horton
• A. R. Mora, J. Naranjo, J. Tamara, V. Blanco, A. Ortiz, B. K.
Horton, R. A. Ketcham, A. Kammer: Kinematic History of Brittle
Structures and Planar Fabrics in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia
Deduced from Multidisciplinary Evidence
• J. E. Saylor, D. F. Stockli, J. Corredor, N. Sanchez, V. Blanco:
Detrital Zircon (U-Th)/He and U-Pb Geochronology of the Floresta
Basin, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia
Wednesday Morning Oral Sessions
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme I: Rock Physics and Quantitative Seismic Analysis (AAPG)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: E. Clark and S. M. Porche
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 J. M. Florez: Velocity, Porosity, and Density Compaction Trends for
Shale
8:25 M. T. Myers, L. Hathon: Application of Staged Effective Medium
Models for the Prediction of Velocities
8:45 L. Hathon, M. T. Myers: Observations of Intrinsic Anisotropy in Varied
Geologic Settings
9:05 M. A. Gutierrez, J. Dvorkin: Rock Physics-Based Workflows for
Lithology and Fluid Property Prediction in Frontier Basins
9:25 L. Stright, A. Bernhardt, T. Mukerji, A. Boucher: The Multi-Scale,
Multi-Attribute (MA-MS) Calibration; A Methodology for Predicting
Sub-Seismic Scale Facies from Seismic Attributes
Theme I: Evolving Technology (AAPG)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: A. Howard and C. P. Siess
10:25 Introductory Remarks
10:30 A. Grader, A. Nur, C. Baldwin, E. Diaz*: Multi-Scale Imaging Process
for Computations of Porosity and Permeability on Carbonate Rocks
10:50 D. J. Bate, P. Nuttall, J. Hope, B. Kilner, A. McGrail, B. Radovich:
Gravity Gradiometry and Seismic Data Integration: A New Technology
Being Used to Develop Emerging and Mature Plays in the Gulf of
Mexico
11:10 C. H. Smith, J. Kneedy, S. Ramakrishna: Validation of T2 Bin
Derived Permeability — A Case Study from Atoka Wash, Oklahoma
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• J. Nie, B. K. Horton, A. Mora, J. Saylor, T. Housh, J. Rubiano,
J. Naranjo: Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Sm-Nd Isotopic
Constraints on the Evolution of the Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombian
Andes
• B. K. Horton, A. Mora, J. Rubiano, A. Reyes-Harker, D. F. Stockli,
J. E. Saylor, V. Blanco, M. Parra, R. A. Ketcham, J. Nie, D. Garcia:
Tracking Uplift of the Colombian Andes Using Detrital Zircon Ages,
Basin Fill Histories, Low Temperature Thermochronology, and Regional
Structural Relationships
• M. Salazar, L. G. Moscardelli*, W. Fisher, M. A. Lorente:
Tectonostratigraphic Evolution of the Morichito Piggyback Basin,
Eastern Venezuelan Basin
• L. R. Sternbach, S. Bang, C. Bianchi, J. Cespedes, Y. Han,
D. S. Choi: Offshore Peru, Trujillo Basin, Block Z-46: 2-D PSTM
Seismic Processing Reveals Deep Basins, Deformed by Different
Episodes of Normal and Trans-tensional Faulting, and Thick Eocene/
Oligocene Stratigraphically complex Submarine Fans Linked to
Evidence of Hydrocarbons/DHIs
• Y. Wenxiu, A. Escalona, P. Mann: Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of
the Continental Shelf of Guyana and Suriname
• K. Raines, R. N. Kukulski, B. D. Miles, R. Rose, H. Rose,
S. M. Hubbard, A. L. Leier: Stratigraphic Architecture of the
Jurassic-Cretaceous Nikanassin Group, British Columbia and
Alberta: Evidence for Tectonic Influence on the Initial Coarse Clastic
Depositional Cycle in the Western Interior Foreland System
• J. L. Rothfuss, A. Weislogel, S. Michalak: Influence of Ancestral
and Syndepositional Tectonic Regimes on Sediment Dispersal
Pathways in Intermontane Basins: Facies and Paleoflow Evidence from
the Renova Formation, Southwest Montana
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
11:30 M. H. Krieger, P. L. Smilde, O. K. Geisler, S. Hossfeld: Downhole
Gravity Gradiometry: A New Technique for Prospect and Reservoir
Modeling?
Theme IV: Conjugate Central and Northern Atlantic Margins
(AAPG/SEPM)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: D. E. Brown and G. Tari
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 N. Kusznir, A. Alvey: Crustal Thickness and OCT Location for the
Central and Equatorial Atlantic Rifted Margins Derived from Gravity
Inversion
8:25 P. E. Olsen, D. V. Kent, M. Et-Touhami: The Triassic-Jurassic
Transition Across the Nova Scotian - Moroccan Conjugate Margins
8:45 J. Adam, C. MacDonald, C. Campbell, J. Cribb, C. Kreszek,
M. Nedimovic, D. Grujic: Basin-Scale Salt Tectonic Processes
and Post-Rift Basin History of the North-Central Scotian Slope and
Deepwater Basin
9:05 M. E. Enachescu, I. Atkinson, J. Hogg, D. McCallum, C. Rowe:
Kimmeridgian Source Rock Super-Highway in the North Atlantic
9:25 H. Wilson: New Insights on Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Moroccan and
Nova Scotian Conjugate Margins
9:45 Break
10:30 L. Eliuk: Regional Setting of the Late Jurassic Deep Panuke
Field, Offshore Nova Scotia, Canada — Cuttings-Based Sequence
Stratigraphy and Depositional Facies Associations Abenaki Formation
Carbonate Margin — A Unique Hydrocarbon System and Play Type
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• J. Kluesner, P. Lonsdale: Plate-Boundary Tectonism and Magmatism
Meets Prolific Sediment Supplies in the Young Oceanic Basins of the
TUESDAY AFTERNOON POSTERS
Southern Gulf of California
• H. Park: Flexural Modeling: Variable Tectonic Subsidence in the
Paleozoic Appalachian Foreland Basin, Pennsylvanian Sailent, Central-
Northern West Virginia and Southern-Central Pennsylvania
• A. Domzig, Z. Schleder, S. Hoth, D. Knaust, R. Kluge, S. Ottesen:
Controls on Sand Deposition Patterns by 3-Surfaces: A Case Study
from the South Viking Graben, North Sea
• N. Backert, M. Ford, F. Malartre: Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on
the Stratal Architecture of a Giant Gilbert-Delta, Corinth Rift, Greece
• M. Auer, H. Gawlick, S. Missoni, F. Schlagintweit, H. Suzuki:
Basin Formation Along the Propagating Alpine-Carpathian-Dinaride
Thrust Belt (Central-Southeastern Europe)
• V. M. Alania, V. Glonti, O. Enukidze, Z. Lebanidze, S.
Tsertsvadze, R. Chagelishvili: Time and Style of Deformation of the
Kura Foreland Fold-and-Thrust Belt, South-East Georgia (Georgia)
• J. E. Wu, K. McClay: Analogue Modeling of Fold-and-Thrust Belts:
Dynamic Interactions with Syn-tectonic Sedimentation and Erosion
• F. Zhao: Study on the Strike-Slip Fault and Its Relationship with
Petroleum Exploration in the Western Qaidam Basin, China
• K. Zhong, G. Zhang, G. Hou, G. Chen, Y. He, C. Qin, H. Shen,
X. Jin: Contrasting Structural, Tectonic and Sedimentary Features
Between the East and West Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea:
Implications for Deepwater Oil and Gas Exploration
WEDNESDAY MORNING ORALS
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
10:50 J. M. O’Sullivan, S. M. Jones, R. J. Hardy: Geological Modeling
of the Porcupine Median Ridge: Implications for the Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity of North Atlantic Hyper-Extensional Basin and Margin
Systems
11:10 P. Mann, A. Escalona, Y. Wenxiu: Tectonic Setting and Hydrocarbon
Trendology of a Reported 7-8 TCF Giant Gas Discovery, Eastern Gulf of
Venezuela
11:30 L. Martin, I. Effimoff, J. O. Medou, M. Laughland: Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity of Offshore Senegal; Unlocking the Door to a New
Deepwater Petroleum Province
Theme II: Baffles and Barriers — Conduits and Impediments to
Fluid Flow (SEPM)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: W. R. Bailey and W. R. Jorgensen
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 W. Meddaugh, N. Toomey, D. Dull, W. T. Osterloh: Geological
Heterogeneity and Compartmentalization in the Wafra First Eocene
Carbonate Reservoir, Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ), Saudi Arabia and
Kuwait
8:25 A. D. Keswani, G. Pemberton: Why Are Mudstones Dolomitized in
Mississippian Midale Beds, Weyburn Oilfield, Saskatchewan?
8:45 H. Camacho, J. R. Boles, G. Garven: Thermal Anomalies Associated
with the Newport Inglewood Fault Zone, Long Beach Field, California
9:05 C. Smalley, H. Mamode, A. Muggeridge: Differentiating Barriers
from Baffles Using Pre-Production Data
9:25 M. Croy, J. Wheeler, K. Williams: Barostratigraphy for Basin
Geopressure Analysis
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Theme II: Stratigraphic Compartmentalization of Hydrocarbon
Reservoirs (SEPM)
WEDNESDAY MORNING ORALS
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: C. Calvert, R. Gani and J. Connolly
10:25 Introductory Remarks
10:30 B. Ainsworth: Stratigraphic Compartmentalization Prediction and
Ranking in Marginal Marine Systems
10:50 J. Howell, S. Buckley, N. Richter, A. Rittersbacher, A. Sima,
K. Keogh: Empirical Understanding of Sedimentary Architecture:
Examples from the Campanian of Central Utah
11:10 V. Terlaky, H. Longuépée, J. Rocheleau, L. Meyer, G. van Hees,
K. Privett, G. Cramm, A. Tudor, B. Arnott: Facies, Architecture and
Compartmentalization of Basin-Floor Deposits: Upper and Middle Kaza
Groups, British Columbia, Canada
11:30 G. Grammer, J. Schulz, D. Barnes, R. Gillespie, W. B. Harrison,
J. E. Thornton: Stratigraphic Control on the Lateral Distribution of
Hydrothermal Dolomites away from Major Fault Zones
Theme I: Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: L. B. Magoon and K. Peters
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 L. B. Magoon: History of the Petroleum System Analysis
8:25 M. R. Mello, N. C. Azambuja Filho, A. J. Catto, A. A. Bender, M.
B. Araújo, J. F. Eiras, C. C. Lima: The Giant to Super Giant Sub-Salt
Onshore Hydrocarbon Province of the Solimões Basin, in the Amazon
Jungle, Brazil: How Big Is It?
8:45 N. B. Schoellkopf: Quantitative Assessment of Hydrocarbon Charge
Risk in Exploration New Ventures — Are We Fooling Ourselves?
9:05 D. K. Higley, S. B. Gaswirth, N. Gianoutsos, T. A. Cook: Petroleum
System Assessment of Anadarko Basin Continuous and Conventional
Resources
9:25 P. G. Lillis, D. Selby: Rhenium-Osmium Geochronology of Phosphoria
Oils, Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
9:45 Break
10:30 K. Peters, S. Ramos, L. B. Magoon, P. Lillis, J. Zumberge:
San Joaquin Basin Petroleum Systems: New Evidence for Multiple
Kreyenhagen and Monterey Source-Rock Organofacies
10:50 A. R. Mora, B. K. Horton, A. Reyes-Harker, D. Garcia, V. Blanco,
G. Bayona, L. E. Rojas, C. Lopez, N. Sanchez, J. Rubiano, M.
Parra, R. A. Ketcham, E. Teson: Cenozoic Inversion Patterns in the
Eastern Cordillera of Colombia: Implications for Petroleum Systems
11:10 X. Guo, S. He, K. Liu*: Oil Generation as the Dominant Overpressure
Mechanism in the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China
11:30 A. V. Milkov: Worldwide Occurrences and Significance of Secondary
Microbial Methane Formed During Petroleum Biodegradation
Theme II: Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal, Modern and Ancient
I (SEPM)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: O. J. Martinsen, B. Sheets and C. Nittrouer
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 T. Sømme, W. Helland-Hansen*, O. J. Martinsen: Partitioning and
Preservation of Sediments over Multiple Time-Scales
8:25 J. A. Covault, G. E. Hilley, B. W. Romans, S. A. Graham, A.
Fildani: Steady Transfer of Sediment from Drainage Basins to the
Deep Ocean over Thousands of Years of Climate Change
8:45 P. J. Markwick, M. C. Raddadi, R. G. Bailiff, K. E. Benny, E. V.
Edgecombe, A. M. Galsworthy, M. Harland, L. K. Raynham, D.
A. Rowland, S. J. Tomlinson, N. E. Wrobel: The Evolution of Global
Source-to-Sink Relationships During the Cretaceous and Tertiary Using
Stage Level Palaeogeographies and PaleoDEMs
9:05 K. Xu, C. K. Harris, R. Hetland, J. Kaihatu, N. Walker, R. Bellotte:
Dispersal of Mississippi and Atchafalaya Sediment on the Texas-
Louisiana Shelf: Numerical Modeling Results
9:25 K. G. Rogers, S. L. Goodbred: Sedimentation Patterns and Transport
Pathways Linking River Mouth to Remote Depocenters in the Ganges-
Brahmaputra Delta, Bangladesh
9:45 Break
10:30 A. W. Droxler, J. Francis, S. Jorry, G. Mallarino, E. Tcherepanov,
B. Carson: Sea Level Induced Carbonate/Siliciclastic Switch Along
the Gulf of Papua Shelf Edge: Last Glacial Cycle (150 ky) and Plio-
Pleistocene (3.5 My) Records
10:50 G. Lericolais, M. L. Sweet*, M. Bez, V. Abreu, T. Marsset, G.
Jouet, L. Droz, G. Calves, S. Charrier, E. Thereau, E. Marches:
The Golo System of Eastern Corsica: A Quaternary Source-to Sink-
System
11:10 G. Hampson: Sediment Dispersal Across Late Cretaceous Shelf,
Western Interior Seaway, Northern Utah and Colorado, USA
11:30 T. O. Sømme: Source-to-Sink in Rift Basins — Predicting Reservoir
Distribution in Ancient, Subsurface Systems
Theme VIII: Exploration and Production of Shale Gas Resources
(AAPG/EMD)
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: W. Dow and B. Cardott
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 L. M. Larsen: Beyond North America: A Brief Survey of International
Gas Shale Activity
8:25 D. I. Close, F. Horn, D. Cho, G. Cameron, M. Malapad: An
Integrated Workflow for Shale Gas in the Western Canadian
Sedimentary Basin: Surface Seismic to Stimulation
8:45 J. Sliwinski, J. Harrington, M. Power, P. Hughes, B. Yeung: A
High-Definition Mineralogical Examination of Potential Gas Shales
9:05 S. Schamel, J. Quick: Manning Canyon Shale: Utah’s Newest Shale
Gas Resource
9:25 N. Fishman, G. S. Ellis, S. T. Paxton, M. M. Abbott, A. R. Boehlke:
From Radiolarian Ooze to Reservoir Rocks—Microporosity in Chert
Beds in the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Woodford Shale in
Oklahoma and Implications for Gas Storage
9:45 Break
10:30 I. Novosel, K. Manzano-Kareah, A. S. Kornacki: Characterization
of Source Rocks in the Greater Sabine Bossier and Haynesville
Formations, Northern Louisiana USA
10:50 A. S. Kornacki: Composition of Produced Gas and Mud Gas Samples
from Greater Sabine Bossier and Haynesville Gas-Shale Reservoirs,
Northern Louisiana USA
11:10 J. Pashin: Devonian Shale Plays in the Black Warrior Basin and
Appalachian Thrust Belt of Alabama
11:30 L. B. Smith, J. Leone: Integrated Characterization of Utica and
Marcellus Black Shale Gas Plays, New York State
Theme VII: Paleontology in the 21st Century: A Symposium
Dedicated to Ed Picou (SEPM/AAPG)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: D. Griffith, M. B. Farley and R. Rosen
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 H. Brinkhuis: From Greenhouse to Icehouse; to There and Back
Again — Results from Arctic Ocean Drilling
8:25 L. Zarra: Utility of Sparse Paleontologic Data in Addressing
Stratigraphic Problems: Onshore and Deep-Water Wilcox Trend, Gulf of
Mexico
8:45 R. A. Denne: Microfossil Taxonomy in the 21st Century
9:05 R. L. Dickey, T. Yancey: Palynology Across a Sequence Boundary in
the Wilcox Group, Central Texas
9:25 S. Rigaud, J. Chablais, R. Martini, R. Rettori, G. D. Stanley: Upper
Triassic Foraminifers: New Data on Dispersal, Paleogeography and
Stratigraphic Global Correlations
9:45 Break
10:30 P. Grunert, W. E. Piller, M. Harzhauser, H. Sperl, R. Hinsch: High-
Resolution Foraminiferal Micropaleontology in the Oligo-Miocene of
the North Alpine Foreland Basin
10:50 D. Peryt, T. M. Peryt*: Foraminiferal Record of the Onset of the
Middle Miocene Badenian Salinity Crisis in Central Paratethys
11:10 P. Buzas-Stephens, A. R. Simms, M. A. Buzas: Evidence of
Environmental Change from Foraminiferal and Sedimentological
Correlation in an Incised Valley: Baffin Bay, Texas
11:30 M. B. Farley: Integration of Paleontology Key to Building Impact
Theme II: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences
for Deepwater Exploration and Production (SEPM)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: V. Kertznus and L. G. Moscardelli
8:00 Introductory Remarks
8:05 J. Cartwright: Topseal Integrity of Mass Transport Deposits
8:25 D. A. Armitage, C. A. Jackson: Role of Mass-Transport Deposit
(MTD) Related Topography on Turbidite Deposition and Reservoir
Architecture: A Comparative Study of the Tres Pasos Formation
(Cretaceous), Southern Chile and Temburong Formation (Miocene), NW
Borneo
8:45 M. Grecula, S. Kattah, P. Shiner: Role of Mass Transport Deposits
in the Creation and Fill of Tectonically Active Slope Accommodation,
Deepwater Sabah, NW Borneo
9:05 J. T. Eggenhuisen, W. D. McCaffrey, P. D. Haughton, R. Butler,
I. Moore, A. Jarvie, W. G. Hakes: Impact of Large-Scale Slope
Remobilisation on Sandbody Architecture: The Deep-Water Lower
Cretaceous Britannia Sandstone Formation, UK North Sea.
9:25 F. Gamberi, M. Rovere, M. Marani: Modern Examples of Mass-
Transport Complexes, Debrite and Turbidite Associations: Geometry,
Stratigraphic Relationships and Implications for Hydrocarbon Trap
Development
9:45 Break
10:30 H. Linzer, R. F. Sachsenhofer: Submarine Large Scale Mass
Movements in the Deepwater Foreland Basin of the Alps —
Implications to Hydrocarbon Generation and Distribution of Source and
Reservoir Rocks
10:50 O. Bakare: Importance of Mass Transport Deposits to Deepwater
Turbidite Reservoirs, Niger Delta, West Africa
11:10 G. Shanmugam: Sandy-Mass-Transport Deposits (SMTD) in Deep-
Water Environments: Recognition, Geometry, and Reservoir Quality
11:30 K. L. Maier, S. A. Graham, P. R. King, G. H. Browne, M. J. Arnot:
Influences on Deep-Water Slope Channel Formation and Fill: Examples
from the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
Wednesday Afternoon Oral Sessions
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme VII: Understanding the Gulf of Mexico: Depositional
Systems, Play Concepts and Structure (AAPG)
Room 238/239
Co-Chairs: J. C. Fiduk and M. G. Rowan
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 P. Weimer: Regional Controls on the Development of Neogene
Deepwater Fields in Mississippi Canyon, Atwater Valley, Desoto
Canyon, and Lloyd Ridge Areas, Northern Deep Gulf of Mexico
1:40 C. H. Nelson, J. Damuth, H. Olson, C. Escutia: Factors Controlling
Modern Abyssal Fan Architecture in the Gulf of Mexico and
Implications for Paleogene to Miocene Petroleum Plays in the Gulf of
Mexico
2:00 M. G. Moore: Exploration, Appraisal, and Development of Turbidite
Reservoirs in the Western Atwater Foldbelt, Deep Water Gulf of Mexico
2:20 C. L. Blankenship, D. I. Rainey, D. H. Knight, D. A. Kercho,
R. H. Benthien, K. Hargrove, R. T. Klein: Will K: Another Step in the
Evolution of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Deep Gas Play
2:40 M. R. Hudec, F. J. Peel: Influence of Basement Structure on Evolution
of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
3:00 Break
3:25 S. W. Krueger: Dynamics of Tear Faults in the Salt-Detached Systems
of the Gulf of Mexico
3:45 S. Holdaway: Structural History of Keathley Canyon Type Salt Keels,
North-Central Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
4:05 T. S. Buddin: A ‘Sea-Floor to Basement’ Kinematic Model for Green
Canyon and Western Atwater Valley, Central Gulf of Mexico
4:25 M. G. Rowan, R. Hunsdale: Origin and Evolution of Bowl Welds in
the Central Louisiana Deepwater, Northern Gulf of Mexico
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme XI: Global Climate Change Forum Climate Change,
Sea Level Change, and Storm Event Impact on Sedimentary
Environments and Petroleum Industry Infrastructure, U.S. Gulf
of Mexico (AAPG/DEG)
Room 243/244/245
Co-Chairs: J. Levine and J. Kupecz
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 To Be Determined
1:50 A. Sallenger: An Overview of Extreme Storms in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico, and Their Coastal Impact
2:20 M. Blum: Impact of Sea-Level Change and Regional Subsidence
on Coastal Evolution: Prospects for the Mississippi Delta
3:00 Break
3:30 J. Anderson: Response of Gulf Coast Bays and Coastal Barriers
to Changes in the Rate of Sea-Level Rise and Sediment Supply
4:00 C. Williams: Petroleum Industry Response to Storms and Sea
Level Changes
4:30 Q&A Forum Full Panel
Theme I: Reservoir Modeling (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: H. Alqassab and E. F. Ellis
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 M. D. Hogg, G. Shook, M. Pyrcz: Selection of Geological Models for
Uncertainty Assessment with a Novel Streamline Approach
1:40 C. P. North, S. K. Davidson: Shaping the Future of Fluvial Reservoir
Modeling
2:00 C. Toscano, F. Cappanera, A. Francesconi: Modeling the
Uncertainties of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
2:20 T. D. Jobe, A. E. Heris: Static Reservoir Modeling in an Incised Valley
Fill: A Case Study in Optimization from Postle Field, Texas County,
Oklahoma
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Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
2:40 V. C. Vahrenkamp, A. Creusen: The Role of Sedimentary Fabric for
Rock Typing and Model Upscaling in Carbonate Reservoirs
Theme I: Reservoir Characterization (AAPG/SEPM)
Room 252/253/254
Co-Chairs: R. Kocken and D. Tatum
3:20 Introductory Remarks
3:25 C. A. Santacruz, R. Slatt, Y. Akkutlu, K. J. Marfurt: 3-D Geological
Modeling and ‘Reservoir’ Flow Simulation of a Leveed-Channel
Outcrop with Application to Deepwater Leveed-Channel Reservoirs
3:45 L. W. Bellman: Integrated 3-D Reservoir Characterization for Oil
Sands Evaluation, Development and Monitoring
4:05 E. E. Valencia, M. C. Herrera: High Resolution Stratigraphic Controls
on Rock Properties Distribution and Fluid-Flow Pathways in the Upper
Caballos Formation, San Francisco Field, Upper Magadalena Valley,
Colombia
4:25 B. Bennett, D. Jiang, S. R. Larter: Exploiting Natural Variations in
Fluid Properties to Solve Production Problems in Heavy Oil Reservoirs-
Production Allocation, Viscosity Profiling and Barrier Detection
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme I: Innovative Interpretation and Use of Seismic Data (AAPG)
Room 255/256/257
Co-Chairs: T. Maciejewski and D. Smith
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 Y. V. Ganshin, S. A. Quillinan, R. C. Surdam: Mapping Almond
Reservoir Rocks at Stagecoach Draw Field, Southwestern Wyoming:
Application of Spectral Decomposition Technique
1:40 R. M. Gruenwald, J. Buitrago, J. Dessay, A. Huffman, C. Moreno,
J. Gonzalez Munoz: Pore Pressure Prediction Based on High
Resolution Velocity Inversion in Carbonate Rocks, Offshore Sirte Basin
- Libya
2:00 M. Makhous, P. Rode: Passive Seismic Monitoring Technologies: A
Promising Innovation Tool for Detection of Hydrocarbon Accumulations
and Reservoir Monitoring
2:20 O. C. Ogiesoba, U. Hammes: Understanding Lithologic Significance
of Amplitude Envelope and Acoustic Impedance Within Oligocene and
Miocene Strata, South Texas Gulf Coast
2:40 S. Chopra, K. J. Marfurt: Detecting Stratigraphic Features via
Cross-Plotting of Seismic Discontinuity Attributes and Their Volume
Visualization
3:00 Break
3:25 F. F. Snyder, G. Jamieson, N. Biles: High Velocity Zones in Deep
Mini-Basin Miocene Sediments, Eugene Island, Northern Gulf of
Mexico
3:45 X. Zhang, C. Lin, T. Zhang: Seismic Sedimentology Interpretation
with Comprehensive Information in Shallow Sea Area, Gentle Slope
Belt of Chengning Uplift, China
4:05 I. Schmidt, M. Docherty, S. Lacaze, F. Pauget: Improved 3-D
Seismic Interpretation and Reservoir Model Construction Using
PaleoScan Technology
4:25 S. Sarkar, K. J. Marfurt, R. Slatt: Effect of Volcanic Bodies on
Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the North-Eastern Part of Chicontepec
Foredeep, Mexico
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme III: Methodology & Techniques (AAPG)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: G. McMaster and R. Riese
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 G. Martinelli, M. Drange Førland, J. Eidsvik, R. Hauge: Modeling
Prospect Dependencies with Bayesian Networks
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ORALS
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
1:40 J. I. Howell: Precision…Decisions and the Workings in Between the
Impact of Psychology and Context on Investment Decisions
2:00 Z. Shang, D. Alfred*, D. Caldwell: Reservoir Average Porosity
Uncertainty Assessment with Limited Well Data
2:20 R. Otis, P. Haryott: Calibration of Uncertainty (P10/P90) in Exploration
Prospects
2:40 T. C. Coburn, E. D. Attanasi, P. A. Freeman: Empirical Evaluation of
Procedures to Assess Unconventional Natural Gas Resources when
Spatial Anomalies are Present
Theme II: Source-to-Sink Sediment Dispersal Modern and Ancient
(SEPM)
Room 338/339
Co-Chairs: O. J. Martinsen, B. Sheets and C. Nittrouer
3:20 Introductory Remarks
3:25 H. M. Wadman, J. E. McNinch: Processes Effecting Sediment
Transfer Across the Land-Sea Interface and Resulting Shelf
Stratigraphy
3:45 A. J. Bever, C. K. Harris, J. Swenson: Dispersal Basin Geometry
Influences Sediment Deposition, Shoreline Progradation Rates, and
Grain Size Segregation: A Case Study of Poverty Bay, New Zealand
4:05 L. Strachan, W. D. McCaffrey, B. Kneller: High-Frequency Climatic
Cyclicity Expressed in Deep-Marine Turbidites: The Santa Barbara
Basin, California
4:25 E. Septama, S. J. Bentley: Late Quaternary Deepwater Fan
Depositional Cycles in the Gulf of Papua: Linking Sources, Dynamic
Sedimentation Processes, and Depositional Architecture
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme VIII: Genesis of Shale Gas — Physicochemical and
Geochemical Constraints Affecting Methane Adsorption and
Desorption (EMD/AAPG)
Room 343/344/345
Co-Chairs: D. M. Jarvie and P. K. Mukhopadhyay
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 D. M. Jarvie, F. Behar: Decomposition of Organic Matter and Impact
on Shale Resource Play Assessments
1:40 B. Horsfield, R. Littke, U. Mann, S. Bernard, T. T. Anh Vu,
R. di Primio, H. Schulz: Shale Gas in the Posidonia Shale, Hils Area,
Germany
2:00 B. M. Krooss, A. Amann, Y. Gensterblum, F. Han, R. Littke: Gas
Transport and Sorption Processes in Coals and Shales: New Insights
and Concepts from Laboratory Experiments
2:20 T. Bowman: Direct Method for Determining Organic Shale Potential
from Porosity and Resistivity Logs to Identify Possible Resource Plays
2:40 B. Faraj: Key Attributes of Canadian and U.S. Productive Shales: Scale
and Variability
3:00 Break
3:25 B. Beaudoin, J. Shaw: Characterization of the Horn River Basin
Thermogenic Shale Gas Play in Northeastern British Columbia
3:45 B. Law, T. Ahlbrandt, D. Hoyer: Source and Reservoir Rock
Attributes of Neoproterozoic Shale, Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory,
Australia
4:05 F. Mosca, B. Wright, S. Campbell, D. Curry: 3-D Petroleum
Systems Modeling Applied to Unconventional Shale Gas Play:
Prediction of Sweet Spots Based on Areal and Depth Distribution of
Sorption Capacity in Shale Gas
4:25 W. Marble: The Geologist and the Engineer — In Need of Each Other
More Than Ever
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
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Theme V: Interaction of Hydraulic Fracture Treatments with
Natural Fractures in Tight Gas Reservoirs (AAPG)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ORALS
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: J. F. Gale, M. Thiercelin and J. Le Calvez
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 M. Thiercelin, D. Chuprakov, E. Siebrits, R. Jeffrey, X. Zhang:
Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Fractured Media
1:40 J. Olson, A. Dahi Taleghani: The Influence of Natural Fractures on
Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
2:00 A. Ghassemi: Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
in the Vicinity of a Natural Fracture
2:20 W. Xu, M. Thiercelin, J. Le Calvez: Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing
Stimulation of a Lateral Well in Barnett Shale
2:40 J. Stokes, H. Moros, J. H. Le Calvez, K. Brosnan, J. Greer: Real-
Time Borehole-Based Microseismic Monitoring of Hydraulic Fracturing
Treatments in Adjacent Horizontal Wells in the Barnett Shale: Example
of a Faulted Reservoir
Theme V: Fractured Reservoirs: From Fundamental Processes to
Technological Advancements (AAPG)
Room 353/354/355
Co-Chairs: P. Eichhubl, C. Zahm and C. Fiduk
3:20 Introductory Remarks
Wednesday Morning Poster Sessions
WEDNESDAY MORNING POSTERS
Presenters in their Booths (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Theme I: Technology and Techniques
Theme II: Sedimentation and Stratigraphy
Theme III: Resource Assessment
Theme IV: Evolving Plays and Significant Discoveries
Theme XII: Additional Student Posters (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Chair: D. Balcer
• A. P. Oluboyo, R. Gawthorpe, F. Hadler-Jacobsen: Tectonic
Controls on Cenozoic Submarine Channel Evolution on the West
African Margin
• R. Barnes, K. McClay: Fracture Systems in Fault Related Folds,
Zagros Fold Belt, Southern Iran
• C. C. Velez, P. P. McLaughlin, S. McGeary, S. L. Sargent: Seismic
Imaging of a Cretaceous Fluvial System
• C. F. Cassle, S. Egenhoff: The Upwelling Myth and Phosphate
Accumulation in a Semi-enclosed Basin: Counterarguments from the
Phosphoria Formation, Wyoming and Idaho, USA
• C. Serie, M. Huuse: Seismic Imaging of Fluid Migration in Petroleum
Basins
• J. Salazar, R. Gani, N. Gani, S. O’Brien: Tectono-Sedimentary
Evolution of the Late Cenozoic Slope Fan Complex in Garden Banks
Area, Offshore Louisiana
• J. G. Ridgway: Upper Jurassic Smackover Formation Facies
Characterization at Little Cedar Creek Field, Conecuh County, Alabama
• J. Bagley, B. Henk, J. Holbrook: Sedimentology, Ichnology,
Depositional Environment Interpretation, and Reservoir
Characterization of the Cotton Valley Sandstone in the Amoco Grace
Lowry #1, Harrison County, Texas
• A. E. Bande, B. K. Horton, A. Mora, J. Ramírez: Relative Timing of
Deformation Along the Western Margin of the Llanos Foreland Basin,
Colombian Andes: Evidence from Growth Strata and Depositional
Systems
• C. M. Sanchez, R. J. Steel, C. S. Fulthorpe, J. A. Austin: Miocene
Shelf-Edge Delta Behaviour and Influence on Deepwater Slope
Morphology, Northwest Shelf of Australia
• M. A. Islam, P. Skalle, N. H. Mondol: In Situ Stress Pattern and Its
Impact on Stable Drilling Operation — A Sensitivity Study
3:25 V. Chavez Valois, R. Castellanos, A. Marin, N. Olaez,
M. Hernandez, L. Hernandez, C. Prieto Ubaldo: Fracture Systems
Characterization: From the Regional Frame to the Reservoir, Sureste
Basin, Chiapas-Tabasco, Mexico
3:45 C. Zahm, C. Kerans: Small Faults, Big Damage Zones — An Example
of Fault-Related Fractures and Dissolution Collapse in a Ramp Crest
Carbonate System, Lower Pecos River Canyon, Texas
4:05 D. W. Hunt, P. Gillsepie, J. Thurmond, G. Casini, E. Monsen:
Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs Part 1: Development and Testing of
New Automated Methods for the Capture of Quantitative Fracture Data
from Outcrop Analogues
4:25 E. Flodin, P. Balossino, W. Narr: Well Log and Production Based
Analysis of Fractures in Karachaganak Field, Northwestern Kazakhstan
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme VI: Salt Sediment Interaction (AAPG)
Room 356/357
Co-Chairs: K. Giles and C. Yeilding
1:15 Introductory Remarks
1:20 R. K. Davies, W. Bradbury, R. Fletcher, G. Lewis, M. Welch,
R. Knipe: Outcrop Observations and Analytical Models of Deformation
Styles and Controls at Salt-Sediment Margins
1:40 B. Trudgill: Development of Progradational Sequences on the Flank
of an Evolving Salt Wall: Controls on Salt-Sediment Interaction, Salt
Valley-Fisher Valley Salt Wall, SE Utah
Theme V: Structural Geology: Styles and Processes
Theme VI: Tectonics and Sedimentation
Theme VII: The Gulf of Mexico: Regional to Local, Mesozoic to Recent
Theme VIII: Unconventional Resources
• C. D. Althoff: Depositional Megacycles in the Woodford Trough of
Central Oklahoma
Theme IX: Astrogeology — Impact of Collisions on Earth’s History
and the Occurence of Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: W. A. Ambrose and T. Klekamp
• K. Singh, L. Wood: The Impact of Astroblems on Earth’s History and
Its Implications for Hydrocarbon Production
• S. Evans, D. P. Dennie, S. Dulin, R. Elmore: The Alamo Breccia as a
Conduit for Remagnetizing Fluids: Testing the Hypothesis
• A. H. Johnson, M. D. Max, S. M. Clifford: Petroleum System
Analysis of Mars and Beyond
• W. A. Ambrose: A Survey of Impact Craters in the Inner Solar System:
Perspectives from Earth
Theme VI: Salt Sediment Interaction (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: K. Giles and C. Yeilding
• C. P. Platon, A. Weislogel: Influence of La Popa Salt Wall on the
Depositional Patterns and Stratal Architecture of the Shallow-Marine
Siliciclastic Deposits of the Viento Formation, La Popa Basin, Mexico
• J. Andrie, K. Giles: Halokinetic Sequence Stratigraphy and Structural
Geometry of the Eocene Fluvial Carroza Formation Along the La Popa
Salt Weld, La Popa Basin, Mexico
• P. R. Graham, B. Trudgill, J. L. Aschoff: Evolution of the Onion
Creek Salt Diapir and Related Salt-Withdrawal Minibasin During
the Plio-Pleistocene: Analysis of Growth Strata and Progressive
Unconformities, Grand County, Utah
• R. Kernen, K. Giles, T. F. Lawton, T. E. Hearon IV, M. G. Rowan:
Characteristics of a Tapered Composite Halokinetic Sequence Within
the Wonoka Formation Adjacent to the Ramping Patawarta Salt Sheet,
Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia
2:00 K. Giles, M. G. Rowan, T. F. Lawton: Concepts in Halokinetic
Sequence Development
2:20 M. G. Rowan, K. Giles, T. F. Lawton, T. E. Hearon IV, T. Hannah:
Salt-Sediment Interaction During Advance of Allochthonous Salt
2:40 S. S. Shaker: Dirty Versus Clean Salt: Their Impact on the Subsalt
Wilcox Deep Water Exploration Plays
3:00 Break
3:25 R. Gawthorpe, A. P. Oluboyo, F. Hadler-Jacobsen: The Variable
Role of Salt Tectonics on Turbidite Channels Along Continental Margins
3:45 J. L. Morgan, L. Wood: Seismic Geomorphology of Pliocene-Age
Leveed Channels in the Southern Atwater Fold Belt and Implications
for Timing of Salt Emplacement.
4:05 K. L. Kendell, M. E. Deptuck: Salt Evacuation History and
Depositional Corridors in the Annapolis and Crimson Region —Do
These Wells Really Provide an Accurate Test of Sand Presence in Nova
Scotia’s Deepwater?
4:25 S. Blanke, L. Meibos, P. Kline: A Seismically Defined Ancient Anoxic
Intraslope Basin in Hardin County, Texas—Potential Source and
Seismic Pitfall
4:45 “Best of EAGE”
Theme IX: Expanded Applications of Geosciences
Theme X: U.S. Energy
Theme XI: Global Climate Change
Theme XII: Student Poster Sessions
• T. E. Hearon IV, M. G. Rowan, R. A. Kernen, B. Trudgill: Lateral
Salt Emplacement at the Christmas Tree Diapir, Pinda Springs, South
Australia
• C. He, L. Tang, P. Wang, Y. Yang: Salt Deformation and Salt-
Sediment Interaction in Forelimb of the Forbulge, Kuqa Forland Basin
Systems in Tarim
• W. Xu: Seafloor Brine Pools/Lakes: Roles of Gas Expulsion, Gas
Hydrate and Buried Salt Mass
Theme VIII: Genesis of Shale Gas — Physicochemical and
Geochemical Constratints Affecting Methan Adsorption and
Desorption (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: K. Giles, P. K. Mukhopadhyay, D. M. Jarvie and C. Yeilding
• P. K. Mukhopadhyay: Physicochemical Constraints of Shale Gas
Potential Within Mississippian Horton Shale Sequences of New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Eastern Canada: Dependency of Liquid
and Gaseous Adsorptions
• G. E. Michael, Z. He: Shale Gas Play Evaluation Using Basin Modeling
• M. A. Vasilache: Fast and Economic Gas Isotherm Measurements
Using Small Shale Samples
• M. D. Lewan, M. J. Kotarba: Upper Thermal Maturity Limit for Gas
Generation from Humic Coals as Determined by Hydrous Pyrolysis
• G. R. Chalmers, M. R. Bustin: The Effects and Distribution of
Moisture in Gas Shale Reservoir Systems
• M. C. Dix, D. Spain, C. Walling, J. Sano, N. Casarta,
A. Richardson: Stratigraphy and Depositional Dynamics of the
Haynesville-Bossier Sequence: Inferences from Whole-Rock Elemental
Data
• A. Chaouche: Are Gas Shale and Tight Sands Really Unconventional
from a Petroleum Systems View Point?
• D. M. Jarvie: Worldwide Shale Resource Plays and Potential

T E CH N IC AL PROGRAM *Denotes speaker other than first author
Theme I: Reservoir Modeling (AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: H. Alqassab and E. F. Ellis
• M. D. Jackson, R. P. Sech, G. Hampson: Surface-Based Modeling
to Capture High-Resolution Facies Architecture and Its Impact on
Hydrocarbon Volumes and Recovery
• H. Li, T. Garner, C. Genty, K. Ghayour, T. Sun: Hierarchical Reservoir
Modeling Using Process-Based Models as Digital Analogs
• J. A. Bellian, C. Kerans: Laser-Mapping and 3-D Reconstruction
of the Lower Ordovician El Paso Group Collapse Breccias, Franklin
Mountains, Texas
• S. R. Freeman, S. D. Harris, J. M. Campbell*, K. Wood: Integrating
Structural Uncertainty into the Reservoir Simulation Process
• M. E. Donselaar, D. T. Gilding, R. M. Groenenberg, C. J. Wiggers,
K. A. Wolf: Targeting Reservoir Sandstone for Deep Geothermal
Energy Production: Challenges and Heterogeneous Reservoir Model
Construction
• C. T. Dang, N. Nguyen, W. Bae, T. Phung: A Successful Story of
Integrating Geological Characterization, Reservoir Simulation, Assisted
History Matching & EOR in Extremely Heterogeneous Reservoir
• Y. Yamada, K. Baba, M. Yagi, M. Higashi, H. Takedomi, A. Kato,
K. Okada: Facies Architecture of Subaqueous Felsic Lava Dome —
Building of Training Image for Multi-point Geostatistical Reservoir
Modeling
• G. Chen, J. Pan, W. Pan: Geological Model of Carbonate Weathering
Crust Karst Reservoir
Theme I: Reservoir Characterization (AAPG/SEPM)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: R. Kocken and D. Tatum
• B. Seyler, J. Grube, B. G. Huff, C. S. Blakley, P. Johanek: Reservoir
Characterization for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Middle Mississippian
Cypress Sandstones at Lawrence Field, Illinois
• F. H. Nader, J. Daniel, O. Lerat, B. Doligez: Implications of
Conceptual and Numerical Modeling of Dolomitization for Reservoir
Characterization
• A. Seyedolali, A. Dombrowski, S. Crouch: Modification of
Seal Capacity by Digenesis at Peace River, Alberta, Canada — An
Integrated Study on Subsurface Reservoir and Seal Quality Evaluation
for Acid Gas Injection
• C. A. Polo, G. M. Baniak, M. K. Gingras: Biogenic Influences on
Resource Quality Within the Upper Cretaceous Nise Formation, More
Basin, Norwegian Sea
• D. J. Hills, D. C. Kopaska-Merkel, J. C. Pashin: Depositional
and Diagenetic Factors Influencing CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery in
Estuarine Sandstone Facies of the Donovan Sand (Lower Cretaceous),
Citronelle Field, Southwest Alabama
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• L. F. De Ros, K. Goldberg, N. Dani, G. Armelenti, A. S. Carvalho,
E. E. Zambonato: Diagenetic Processes in Clastic Pre-salt Reservoirs,
Onshore Espírito Santo Basin, Eastern Brazil
• A. C. Hewlett, M. Pranter, S. Cumella: Stratigraphic Architecture,
Reservoir Quality, and Sandstone-Body Connectivity of the Mesaverde
Group, Central Mamm Creek Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado
• S. Carney, P. Millitz, S. Chai: Low Resistivity, Low Contrast Pay
Definition Using Multi-Resolution Graphical Clustering Techniques on
the Complex Miocene Reservoirs of the North Malay Basin
• A. L. Maldonado, W. J. Clark: Characterization of Sand Injectites
in the Mississippian-Devonian Lower Bakken Shale, Williston Basin,
North Dakota
• M. W. French, R. H. Worden, E. Mariani, R. R. Mueller, H. von
Eynatten, C. Fischer: Low-Temperature Porosity Preserving
Microquartz from Upper Cretaceous Sandstones of the Subhercynian
Basin (Germany)
• T. Borgohain, P. N. Baruah, P. K. Kakoty: Reservoir Fairway Analysis
of a Barail Interval of Deohal Area in Upper Assam Basin Using High
Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy and Seismic Attributes
• D. A. Wytovich, D. R. Watts, E. Hauser, G. Watts, D. Dominic, K.
Crampton: Reservoir Characterization of the North Canton Gas Field
“Clinton” Interval Using Well Log, Production, Hydraulic-Fracture, and
Seismic Data
• G. J. Dean, D. A. Spratt, C. M. Henderson: Fracture Analysis and
Diagenetic Characterization of an Upper Paleozoic Gas Play, East-
Central British Columbia, Rocky Mountains, Canada
• M. M. Shah, F. H. Nader, R. Swennen, J. Dewit, D. Garcia:
Fracture-Controlled High Temperature Dolomites in the Cretaceous
Ramales Formation (Cantabrian Mountain Chain, NW Spain):
Implications for Reservoir Characterization
• A. Badi, O. Ali, A. Farwa, O. M. Abdullatif: Reservoir Modeling of
Yabus and Samaa Formations (Tertiary), Agordeed Field, Melut Rift
Basin, Sudan
• S. Sathar, R. H. Worden, D. R. Faulkner, C. Smalley: An Analogue
Approach to Understand the Effect of Oil Emplacement on Pressure
Solution in Reservoir Rocks
• S. Huang, T. Zhang, D. Wang, G. Liang, Z. Hou, M. Zhao, J. Liu,
Z. Jiang: Discussion of Petrotectonic Facies and Their Meaning for
Reservoir Study
• I. Panarin: Peculiarities of the Structure of the Upper and Middle
Jurassic Formations — Reservoirs of the Zapolyarnoye, Yamburgskoe
and Tazovskoe Fields
Theme V: Fractured Reservoirs: From Fundamental Processes to
Technological Advancements (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: C. Fiduk, C. Zahm and P. Eichhubl
• D. Moos, C. A. Barton, D. W. Montgomery, P. W. Whiteley:
Predicting Injection Pressure for Natural Fracture Stimulation — A
Case Study
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• B. Tilley, S. McLellan, S. Hiebert, B. Quartero, M. Qayyum,
WEDNESDAY MORNING POSTERS
K. Muehlenbachs: Isotopic Evidence for Tectonically Induced Mixing
of Deep Shale Gases in Foothills Reservoirs of the Western Canada
Sedimentary Basin
• P. Marchesini, M. P. Grasmueck, G. P. Eberli, M. Zeller,
R. Van Dam: Tracking Fluid Flow with 4-D Ground Penetrating Radar
(GPR) in a Fractured Carbonate Reservoir
• A. R. Mora, W. Robles, J. Tamara, A. Ramirez, E. Zambrano,
G. Meza, A. Ortiz, A. Kammer: Integrated Fracture Analysis in
Complex Areas. Colombian Eastern Foothills
• G. Casini, S. Homke, J. Embry, I. Romaire, N. Fernández,
I. R. Sharp, P. Gillsepie, D. W. Hunt*: Fractured Carbonate
Reservoirs Part 2: High-Resolution Mechanical Stratigraphy Derived
from Kilometre-Scale Outcrop Analogues
• H. Boro, G. Bertotti, S. M. Luthi: 3-D Fracture Patterns in
Outcropping Reservoir-Scale Anticline: New Acquisition Methods and
Results from the Tata Anticline (Morocco)
• S. Sonnenberg, S. K. Appleby, J. Sarg: Quantitative Mineralogy and
Microfractures in the Middle Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, North
Dakota
• M. Frass, N. Harvey: Fracture Evaluation from Image Logs, A New
Development: Image Petrophysics
• C. Prieto Ubaldo, F. Monroy Santiago, P. Flores Avila: Structural
Diagenesis: Application in Fractured Reservoirs Characterization.
Examples from Southeastern México
• G. Strijker, S. M. Luthi, G. Bertotti, J. Klaver: Evolution of a Multi-
scale Fracture System as a Result of Stress Re-orientation, Cambrian
Umm Ishrin Formation, Jordan
• F. A. Nenna, X. Zhou, A. Aydin: Field Investigation and Numerical
Modeling of Pressure Solution Seam Growth and Evolution Observed
in Clastic Rocks, County Cork, Ireland
• S. E. Laubach, M. A. Ellis, P. Hargrove, P. Eichhubl, A. Fall:
Contrasts in Fracture Array Intensity, Connectivity and Porosity
Associated with Faults in Tight Fluvial and Marine Sandstones
• R. N. McGinnis, G. R. Walter, F. P. Bertetti, M. M. Roberts,
D. A. Ferrill, A. P. Morris, K. J. Smart: Influence of Fault Zone
Deformation on the Permeability of the Glen Rose Formation: Hidden
Valley Fault Zone, Comal County, Texas
• J. C. Martin, R. E. Holdsworth, K. McCaffrey, A. Conway, M.
Krabendam: Characterizing Fracture Networks in the Lewisian
Gneiss Complex, NW Scotland: Implications for Petroleum Potential in
the Clair Field Basement, Faroe-Shetland Basin
• K. Pomar, G. P. Eberli, M. P. Grasmueck, J. Lamarche, M. Coll:
Integration of 3-D Ground Penetrating Radar and Outcrop Analysis
for Characterizing Solution Enhanced Fractures in Cretaceous
Carbonates, Cassis, France
• S. P. Cooper, J. C. Lorenz: Fracture Patterns Associated with Tightly
Folded Laramide Structures: The Example of Beer Mug Anticline,
Wyoming
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• M. A. Pearce, R. Jones*, S. Smith, K. J. McCaffrey: Relationship
WEDNESDAY MORNING POSTERS
Between Folding and Fracturing in Outcrop-Scale Reservoir Analogues
• S. Wilkins, M. Doe, H. White, R. Cole, R. Stands-Over-Bull: The
Influence of Fluvial Channel Architecture on Joint Characteristics:
Examples from Mesaverde Outcrop, Douglas Creek Arch, Colorado
Theme VIII: Exploration for Gas Hydrate Resources (EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: B. Hunter and A. H. Johnson
• O. Takano, T. Saeki, T. Fujii: Turbidite Facies Control on the
Distribution Patterns of Matrix Pore Filling-Type Gas Hydrates in the
Eastern Nankai Trough Area, Central Japan
• D. Shelander, J. Dai, G. Bunge, T. S. Collett, R. Boswell, E. Jones:
Predictions of Gas Hydrates Using Pre-stack Seismic Data, Deepwater,
Gulf of Mexico
• N. Waldmann, H. Haflidason, C. Zühlsdorff, B. Hjelstuen:
Dynamic Response of Gas Hydrates to Lithological Changes: Evidence
from the Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin
• J. Tomasini, H. de Santa Ana, A. H. Johnson: Identification of
New Seismic Evidence Regarding Gas Hydrate Occurrence and Gas
Migration Pathways Offshore Uruguay
• N. Hwang, K. Lee, D. Yoo: Spatial Distribution of Seismic Signatures
of Gas and Gas Hydrate in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Offshore Korea
• J. Behseresht, Y. Peng, S. L. Bryant, W. Winters: Sedimentological
Control on Hydrate Saturation Distribution in Arctic Gas-Hydrate-
Bearing Deposits
• D. Feng, H. H. Roberts: Authigenic Carbonates from MC 118 (Gulf of
Mexico) and Their Possible Relation to Gas Hydrate Destabilization
• B. M. Figueira, J. M. De Silva, W. Clarke: Delineation of Gas
Hydrate Deposits, Block 27, Eastern Offshore, Trinidad
• C. C. Knapp, J. H. Knapp, A. Addison, L. Macelloni, M. Waddell:
Geophysical Baseline Characterization of Subsurface Gas Hydrates at
MC118, Gulf of Mexico
• C. B. Lutken, L. Macelloni, L. Lapham, S. Caruso, M. Lodi,
R. Camilli, V. Asper, A. Diercks, J. H. Knapp, C. Knapp: Monitoring
Seafloor Morpho-Geological Evolution of the MC118 Hydrate/
Carbonate Mound via Multiple AUV Missions
Theme V: Continental Breakup Processes and Their Implications
for Exploration Models in Rift and Passive Margin Settings (AAPG)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: M. Nemcok and S. T. Sinha
• G. Elliott: Influence of Margin Segmentation upon the Breakup of the
Hatton Bank Rifted Margin, NE Atlantic
• J. Skogseid, L. Gernigon, H. C. Bender, M. G. Abdel Salam,
A. K. Thurmond, C. Gaina: Microcontinent Formation in a Mantle
Plume and Plate Tectonic Perspective
• S. Dehler, K. Welford: Variations in Rifting Style and Structure of the
Scotian Margin, Atlantic Canada, from 3-D Gravity Inversion
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• W. Mohriak, A. Duarte: Breakup Processes in the South Atlantic:
An Integrated Approach Based on Geological and Geophysical
Interpretation and Tectonic Reconstructions
• K. B. Trivedi, V. Singh, A. N. Lange, N. Jukuda: Hydrocarbon
Exploration in West Coast of South Africa: An Enigma or a Point to
Cogitate
Theme IX: CO2 Sequestration: Strategies and Technologies for
Storage and Monitoring (DEG/EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: G. C. Blount, T. Meckel and M. K. Harris
• K. Chang, T. Meckel, M. A. Hesse, J. Nicot: Across-Fault Pressure
Perturbation Induced by CO2 Injection
• T. M. Sodagar, D. C. Lawton: Seismic Characterization of the
Redwater Leduc Reef, Alberta, Canada
• T. Meckel, S. D. Hovorka, J. Ajo-Franklin, D. Reiter: Downhole
Passive Microseismic Observations During Continuous CO2 Injection at
Cranfield, Mississippi
• S. A. Smith, J. A. Harju, E. Steadman, J. A. Sorensen: Overview of
the Zama Acid Gas EOR, CO2 Sequestration, and Monitoring Project
• Y. I. Holubnyak, D. J. Knudsen, B. A. Mibeck, J. M. Bremer,
S. A. Smith, C. D. Gorecki, J. A. Sorensen, E. Steadman,
J. A. Harju: Geochemical Modeling of Carbon Dioxide Injection into
Carbonate Formation in the Northwest McGregor Oil Field for CO2
Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)
• G. D. Wach, M. Zentilli: Subsurface CO2 Storage in Nova Scotia,
Eastern Canada
• G. Falorni, A. Tamburini, F. Novali, A. Ferretti: Multi-interferogram
InSAR Techniques for Monitoring Surface Deformation in CO2
Sequestration
• N. Dobrzinski, D. Haberlah, M. Bunch, S. Holl, B. Ainsworth,
S. Mockler, J. Kaldi: Modeling Geological Storage of CO2: A Workflow
Perspective
• Q. Tao, S. L. Bryant: Model of CO2 Leakage Rates Along a Wellbore
Theme XI: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geologic Sequestration
(DEG/EMD)
Exhibition Hall 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-Chairs: A. K. Anderson, Y. Kharaka, D. A. Jenkins and J. Drahovzal
• L. Goldie Divko, J. Hamilton, G. W. O’Brien: Evaluation of the
Regional Top Seal for Geologic Carbon Sequestration, Gippsland Basin,
Southeastern Australia
• M. A. Hesse, J. Neufeld, A. Riaz: Convective Dissolution of CO2 in
Saline Aquifers
• R. J. Rosenbauer, J. L. Bischoff, B. Thomas: Experimental and
Theoretical Alteration of Basalt by Supercritical CO2: Implications for
CO2 Sequestration
• D. R. Cole, Y. Kharaka, T. Bullen, S. D. Hovorka: Environmental
Impacts of CO2 Sequestration in Sedimentary Basins
• M. A. Simms, G. Garven: Post-Closure Buoyancy-Driven Leakage of
Sequestered CO2 Along Fault Zones
• A. Hartling: Geological Carbon Sequestration and Shale Gas
Development in Northeast British Columbia, Canada
• C. Sullivan, F. A. Spane, P. MCGrail: Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
in Continental Flood Basalts: Meeting Subsurface Imaging and
Characterization Challenges in Eastern Washington
• J. R. Damico, J. P. Grube, S. M. Frailey, B. Seyler: Integrated
Development of Geologic Models and Field Test Results in
Sequestration/EOR Pilots in the Illinois Basin
• D. Palombi, T. E. Hauck, S. Bachu: Geological and Hydrogeological
Site Characterization for Saline Aquifer CO2 Storage in the Redwater
Leduc Reef, Alberta, Canada
• R. W. Olson: Review of Data Indicating the Historical Effect of the Sun
on Climate Change
• S. D. Hovorka: Deep and Near-Surface Monitoring for Enhanced CO2
Storage Security
• E. Rehmer: Regulatory and Policy Implications for Basin Scale
Geologic Carbon Sequestration Projects
• D. Pudlo, R. H. Gaupp: The Relevance of Chlorite-/Biotite-Fluid
Interaction on Porosity/Permeability Attributes of CO2 Reservoir Rocks.
• G. Wang, T. R. Carr: Evaluation of CO2 Geologic Storage Resource in
the Ordos Basin, China
• C. Hermanrud, H. M. Nordgård Bolås, G. G. Teige: Risking
of Hydrocarbon Exploration and CO2 Storage — Similarities and
Differences
• G. J. Kirkpatrick, J. Phipps Morgan, J. Hasenclever: PorousM3,
a Finite Element 2-D and 3-D Porous Flow Modeling Code Being
Developed to Model Carbon Sequestration
• S. Menacherry, S. Mockler, S. Holl: Assessing a Regional to Site-
Specific Potential for Geologic Sequestration in the Sydney Basin,
Australia
• M. Sturmer, R. N. Tempel, J. G. Price: Evaluating Carbon
Sequestration Potential by Modeling Mineral Carbonation of Mafic
Rocks from Nevada Using Both Pure CO2(g) and Flue Gas
• S. Beers, Y. Kharaka, J. Thordsen, W. Herkelrath, P. Campbell,
J. Birkholzer, R. Trautz, H. Rauch, K. Gullickson: Groundwater
Chemistry Changes as a Result of CO2 Injection at the ZERT Monitoring
Field Site, Bozeman, Montana
• S.R. Kelley, K.J. Patterson*, D.A. Barnes: Geological Controls on
Mount Simon Sandstone Reservoir Quality and Geological Carbon
Sequestration Potential in the Michigan Basin, USA: Conventional Core,
Petrographic, and Petrophysics Analysis
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Frontiers of Unconventional Thinking: Saddle Up for the Ride

Industry professionals and students are invited to submit abstracts for the AAPG 2010 International Conference & Exhibition. The technical
program committee encourages abstracts that relate to any of the topics listed below. Planned sessions and formats (oral or poster) may be
modified depending on actual submittals. Visit www.AAPG.org/Calgary for abstract submittal updates and additional information.

Proposed themes for the AAPG 2010 ICE Technical Program include:
• Sedimentology — Depositional Models for High Latitude Systems
• Circum-Arctic Tectonics and Basin Formation — Arctic Basin Tectonics, Deepwater and Ultra-deepwater Arctic Basins, UNLOS Surveys
• Mixed Carbonate/Evaporite Successions — Depositional Models and Reservoirs
• Petroleum Systems — Source Rock, Migration, Trap, Seals
• Geophysics — Advances in Harsh Environment Acquisition and Processing, Advancements on Seismic Acquisition on Ice, Under Basalts
• Rift to Drift, Passive Margin, Transition Tectonics — Source Rocks, Reservoirs, Migration from Rift to Drift
• Exotic Reservoirs of the World ­­— What Produces Where in the World? Chalks, Cherts, Phosphates, Granites, Hydrates
• Reservoir Management: From Discovery to Abandonment — Geological and Reservoir Modeling, Second, Tertiary Recovery, Multidisciplinary
Teams of Professionals
• Risk Analysis and Assessment — Oil Sands, Shales and Tight Sands
• Environmental — Environmental Concerns of Unconventional Development
• North American Unconventional Oil — Oil Sands, Tight Oil Sands and Carbonates, Oil Shale, Heavy Oil
• North American Unconventional Gas — Coal Bed Methane, Tight Gas Sands and Carbonates, Shale Gas
• International Unconventional Oil — Oil Shales, Tight Oil Reservoirs
• International Unconventional Gas — Coal Bed Methane, Shale Gas
• Geoscience Investigations and Petroleum Search Beyond Traditional Exploration Confines — Remote Exploration, “First Ever” Basin Exploration;
Ultra-deepwater Drilling and Development in Shallow Productive Basins

Submit your abstracts online today!

Deadline for submitting abstracts is 4 February 2010.
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Registration Hours
Saturday, 10 April................................. 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11 April................................... 7:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Monday, 12 April................................... 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April.................................. 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 April............................. 7:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
Exhibition Hours
Sunday, 11 April................................... 5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
(Icebreaker Reception)
Monday, 12 April................................... 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April.................................. 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 April............................. 8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
Children under the age of 16 will not be allowed in the exhibition
hall during setup or teardown. Children 13 and older will be
allowed to attend the exhibition during regular exhibit hours if
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
they are properly registered and wearing their badges. During
exhibition hours, children under the age of 13 will not be
allowed into any activities within the exhibition hall, including the
Icebreaker Reception, unless they are young enough or small
enough to be confined in a stroller, backpack or frontpack.
Business Center
Operated by Rhino Business Services, located in Lobby “F”
of the Morial Convention Center. The business center offers
copying services (b&w and color), laser printing (b&w and
color), office supplies, exhibit supplies, small parcel shipping
and packaging, mobility wheelchair rental, sign and banner
production, instant business cards, international phone cards
and more.
Business Meetings
AAPG House of Delegates Meeting
Sunday, 11 April, 8:00 a.m.
New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
SEPM Business Meeting/Luncheon
Tuesday, 13 April
New Orleans Climate
New Orleans has a subtropical climate with pleasant year-round
temperatures. Temperatures in April generally range from 59 to
79 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is common in New Orleans, with
an average of 4.5 inches falling in April.
Convention Center
Located along the mighty Mississippi River, within walking
distance of the French Quarter, fine dining, attractions and
numerous first-class hotel rooms, the New Orleans Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center (MCCNO), the nation’s sixth largest
convention center, is the engine that drives the Crescent City’s
hospitality industry. Together with New Orleans’ popular destination
appeal, the MCCNO’s spaciousness, service and flexibility has
enabled the facility to consistently rank in the top 10 for hosting
the most national conventions and tradeshows annually since
its 1985 opening. Destination address for GPS or online mapping:
900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70130.
Cyber C@fé
Check in at home or the office with the free e-mail service
available in the Cyber C@fé, located inside the Exhibition Hall
during show hours.
Electronic Capturing
Capturing or photographing contents of oral or poster
presentations or exhibition booths via any electronic media is
strictly prohibited at all AAPG conventions and conferences.
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New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

Judge Your Peers’ Papers and Posters
Your participation in the judging of papers and posters is requested! This important function
determines the winners of the Matson Award, Braunstein Award, SEPM Best Paper and Best
Poster Awards and Division Awards. Your effort will involve judging and evaluating one or more
oral or poster sessions. Stop by the Judges’ Room to pick up your packet of judging materials
and enjoy a beverage or snack on your way to the session. Please mark your registration form to
volunteer to judge at the 2010 convention!

No-Smoking Policy
Smoking is prohibited at the convention center.

Travel and Transportation

Airport Information
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is approximately 11 miles from the Central
Business District. Taxicabs, shuttle buses and public transportation routes can get you to the
CBD 24 hours a day. Passengers are advised to arrive 2 hours prior to your scheduled departure
time. Airport officials also recommend booking your flight early as flights out of New Orleans are
operating at or near capacity.

The airport now offers wi-fi services in 85 percent of the airport terminal’s main level, which includes
most gates, sitting areas and food courts. Airport travelers can get real-time flight arrival and
departure updates from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport website, browse
information about the retail and restaurant offerings in the airport, and get the latest travel tips.

Ground Transportation (prices subject to change)

• Taxicabs: A cab ride costs $33.00 from the airport to the Central Business District (CBD) for
one or two persons and $14.00 (per passenger) for three or more passengers. Pick-up is on
the lower level, outside the baggage claim area. There may be an additional charge for extra
baggage.
• Airport Shuttle: Shuttle service is available from the airport to the hotels in the CBD for $20.00
(per person, one-way) or $38.00 (per person, round-trip). Three bags per person. Call +1 866
596 2699 or +1 504 522 3500 for more details or to make a reservation. Advance reservations
are required 48 hours prior to travel for all ADA-accessible transfers. Please call well enough
in advance for the specially equipped shuttle to be reserved. For group reservations of 50 or

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

more people please dial +1 866 596 2699. Ticket booths are located on the lower level in the
baggage claim area.
• Jefferson Transit: The Airport-Downtown Express (E-2) Bus picks up outside airport Entrance
#7 on the upper level. The fare for Airport-Downtown Express (E-2) is $1.10. The fare boxes
will accept $1, $5, $10, $20 dollar bills and all U.S. coins. The fare boxes will provide change in
the form of a value card that can be used for future fares. The Airport-Downtown Express (E-2)
provides service from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, down
Airline Drive into New Orleans. The Airport bus stop is on the second level of the Airport, near
the Delta counter, in the median (look for the sign and bench). At Carrollton at Tulane it connects
with RTA’s 27-Louisiana and 39-Tulane buses. (Visit the RTA website to check their current
schedules.)

Convention Shuttle
The AAPG shuttle bus system provides convenient transportation Sunday through Wednesday
between selected convention hotels and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Please note that
some hotels are within walking distance of the convention center and will not be serviced by the
shuttle buses. Lobby E is the pick-up and drop off point for the convention center. Look for “AAPG
Shuttle” signs for more information.

Getting Around
New Orleans is one of the world’s busiest ports and the cultural capital of the South, yet the city
is remarkably compact and easy to navigate. Visitors are always pleasantly surprised to learn that
many of the city’s attractions, accommodations and event venues are within walking distance of
each other; in fact, “hoofing it” (in New Orleans’ case, translated as walking or grabbing a mule-
drawn carriage) is a favorite means of transportation in the Crescent City.

But, if you prefer wheels to legs, New Orleans has a very accessible and reasonably priced public
transportation system, too. It only costs $1.25 to take an RTA bus… or one of the city’s famed
streetcars, which travel the Riverfront and Canal Street. Where else can you actually ride on a
historic landmark?

Local Public Transit

For fare information, detailed maps and schedules, go to www.norta.com. The website is also
now available in Spanish courtesy of Google. The RTA Rideline, +1 504 248 3900, is available
weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for live assistance with routes and schedules. In addition, the
Rideline can also now be reached via e-mail at rideline@norta.com.
• Streetcars — RTA is fully operating its #2 Riverfront Streetcar line (runs from French Market
Riverfront stop at Esplanade to the Convention Center) and its full #45 Canal Streetcar line (runs
the full length of Canal Street to the Cemeteries terminal, also including the Carrollton Spur).
Both lines are using the historic olive-green Perley Thomas-type streetcars, which usually run
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along the St. Charles Avenue line, for this service 7 days
per week from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The streetcars, because of their historic designation
under ADA, are not accessible to the disabled. However,
PARATRANSIT service is available by calling +1 504 827
7433. RTA apologizes for the inconvenience, but hopes
to have its only undamaged accessible streetcar available
within the next few months. The Canal bus, which is
accessible for the disabled, will continue to run the full
length of Canal Street.
• New Orleans Bus Routes — In Orleans Parish, RTA
now runs the 28 lines. This service includes 61 buses
during peak hours on weekdays (51 during the midday),
36 buses on Saturdays, 32 buses on Sundays and 5
streetcars every day of the week.
• 2 Riverfront Streetcar (French Market, Aquarium, Cruise
Ships, Thalia)
• 5 Marigny-Bywater (Convention Center, French Quarter,
Marigny, Bywater)
• 10 Tchoupitoulas (CBD-Uptown)
• 11 Magazine (CBD-Uptown)
Obtaining a Visa
It is your responsibility to apply for a passport, visa or any
other required documents and to demonstrate to consular
officials that you are properly classifiable as a visitor
under United States law. AAPG cannot assist you with
the interview process, nor can anyone representing the
sponsoring organizations call an embassy or consulate on
your behalf to provide support for granting a visa. Should
your application be denied, AAPG can neither intervene in
the process nor change the decision of the governmental
agency. All expenses connected with obtaining proper
documentation are your responsibility.
If you need a visa letter from AAPG, you must be registered
and fully paid for the convention. You may request a
letter by selecting the box either online or on the printed
registration form.
AAPG supplies this letter for visa purposes only. All
expenses involved with attending the convention are your
responsibility. If your visa application is denied and AAPG
receives a copy of the denial by fax (+1 918 560 2684)
before 14 April 2010 your registration fee only will be
refunded, less a cancellation charge.
Visa Policy and Procedures
To learn about the visa application process, understand
current requirements and get updates on recent
developments go to www.unitedstatesvisas.gov.
Visa Waiver Program (VWP)
The VWP enables nationals of certain countries to travel
to the United States without obtaining a visa. For more
information go to www.travel.state.gov or link to it from
www.aapg.org/NewOrleans.
Registering with Your Embassy
Travel advice to tourists suggests that you register with your
country’s consulate or embassy when traveling abroad.
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Convention Accommodations
Please book your room through the AAPG Housing Bureau. This helps AAPG meet hotel room block commitments, plan shuttles
and avoid penalties that may ultimately increase convention expenses.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Hotel Single/ Distance to Dining Bar/ Room Parking** Pool Fitness Business Internet Coffee Newspaper
Double Convention Lounge Service Center Center Maker/
Center Hair Dryer

1 New Orleans Marriott* - AAPG Co-Headquarters $219 12 blocks 4 4 4 $30/$34 4 4 4 4 4 4

2 Sheraton New Orleans* - AAPG Co-Headquarters $209 12 blocks 4 4 4 $30 4 4 4 4 4 4

3 Courtyard New Orleans Downtown* $159 14 blocks breakfast $16 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 Hampton Inn & Suites N.O. Convention Center $159/$169 1 block breakfast 4 $27 4 4 4 4 4 4

5 InterContinental $159 12 blocks 4 4 4 $29 4 4 4 $10.95/day 4 4

6 JW Marriott New Orleans* - SEPM Headquarters $229 13 blocks 4 4 4 $32 4 4 4 4 4 4

7 Marriott Convention Center* $209 2 blocks 4 4 4 $20/$28 4 4 4 4 4 4

8 Residence Inn Convention Center* $159 4 blocks breakfast $18 4 4 4 4 4 4

9 Royal Sonesta Hotel (Frech Quarter) $159 16 blocks 4 4 4 $31 4 4 4 4 4 4

10 W New Orleans $179 8 blocks 4 4 4 $33 4 4 4 4 4 4

*Nonsmoking hotel / **Parking rates are subject to change / Hotel rates do not include taxes

Deposits Suite Requests

All hotels require a credit card guarantee equal to the first night’s stay as a Please contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at aapg@experient-inc.com to
deposit. A valid credit card and expiration date should be provided with your request a suite. We suggest you reserve a standard hotel room in the event
room request. Your credit card may be charged for your first night’s stay suites are unavailable. You may cancel this reservation by contacting the AAPG
(including taxes), approximately one month prior to arrival. Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your suite reservation.

Hotels may cancel room reservations without notification if one night’s deposit
is not received prior to your scheduled arrival. If you would like to make your
deposit via check, first complete the housing form and mark the appropriate
box (paying via check) and then fax to +1 847 996 5401.
Please do not send your check to the housing bureau. Checks or cash received
for hotel deposits will be returned to you. Mail your check directly to the hotel
after 19 March 2010, along with your hotel acknowledgement letter.
Online
All reservations made online must include a credit card number and expiration
date for your room deposit.
Multiple Room Requests
You may reserve up to five rooms online with individual names. One credit card
or individual credit cards may be used.
Rates
To receive the convention room rate, all hotel reservations must be made
through the Housing Bureau. New hotel reservations must be booked with
the Housing Bureau by 12 March 2010. Any changes or cancellations after 12
March 2010 must be sent directly to the hotel.
At many hotels, any guaranteed room reservation not cancelled 72 hours prior
to arrival and not used will subsequently be billed by the hotel to your credit
card account. In addition, some hotels will charge a penalty for early check-out
if they are not notified prior to your arrival.
Transportation
When choosing your hotel preference, please consider the modes of
transportation available to your hotel.
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Convention Accommodation Registration

Detach along dotted line to fax

Housing reservations due to Experient by 12 March 2010. Make reservations online at
www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans or fax your completed form to +1 847 996 5401

New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau

First/Forename Last/Surname

Complete this form and mail or

fax by 12 March 2010 to: Company/University Title

AAPG Housing Bureau Company Address

AAPG 2010 Hotel Reservations
568 Atrium Drive
City State Zip/Postal Code
Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA

Fax: +1 847 996 5401 Day Telephone Mobile Telephone

+1 800 521 6017
(U.S. and Canada) E-mail Fax

Tel: +1 847 996 5876 Acknowledgements will be sent to the above E-mail or fax number
+1 800 974 3084
(U.S. and Canada)

Arrival Date: Departure Date:

• All reservations must be received
by 12 March in order
to guarantee convention rates.

• Reservations will be assigned on Hotel Preference Room Type

a first-come, first-served basis. Enter hotel numbers in order of preference
Multiple room requests
• A written acknowledgement will 1. You may reserve up to five rooms online or by completing a
be sent to you via e-mail or fax form with individual names and fax it to +1 847 996 5401 or
from PASSKEY indicating which 2. +1 800 521 6017 (U.S. and Canada).
hotel you have been reserved in,
based on availability. 3. Suite requests
Please contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at
• Reservations not secured with a 4. aapg@experient-inc.com to request a suite. We suggest you
credit card will require a check reserve a standard hotel room in the event suites are unavailable.
deposit to be sent directly to the 5.
assigned hotel along with your You may cancel this reservation by contacting the AAPG
acknowledgment letter after 19 If hotel choices are not available, which is Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your
March. more important? q rate q location suite reservation.

Thank you for booking your room Occupants Single (1 person/1 bed) q smoking q non-smoking
through the Housing Bureau. This List the full name of all persons who will be Double (2 person/1 bed) q smoking q non-smoking
helps meet our hotel room blocks occupying the room Double/Double (2 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smoking
and avoid penalties. Triple (3 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smoking
1. Quad (4 persons/2 beds) q smoking q non-smoking
Hotel Map Legend
(See page 57) 2. q Handicapped-accessible room

1. New Orleans Marriott - AAPG 3. Other requests:

Co-Headquarters
2. Sheraton New Orleans - AAPG 4.
Co-Headquarters
3. Courtyard Downtown If sharing a room, send only one reservation
4. Hampton Inn & Suites N.O. form listing all room occupants. Do not send
Convention Center more than one form per reservation.
5. InterContinental
6. JW Marriott - SEPM
Headquarters
Guarantee/Form of Payment
7. Marriott Convention Center
All reservations must be guaranteed. Quoted prices do not include taxes.
8. Residence Inn Convention
Center q Check (Payment by check must be sent directly to the hotel along with your hotel acknowledgment letter after 19 March)
9. Royal Sonesta Hotel q Credit Card: q Visa q MasterCard q American Express q Diners Club q Discover
10. W New Orleans

Questions: Credit Card Number Expiration Date

Please direct all housing questions
to aapg@experient-inc.com.
Printed Name on Card Signature
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Convention Registration Information

Register on or before 16 February for the best deal. Cancellations and refunds are accepted through 11 March 2010.

On or before On or before After 22

16 February 22 March March

AAPG Member and Associated Member* US $420 US $500 US $620

AAPG Emeritus Member** US $210 US $250 US $310

Nonmember US $520 US $600 US $720

Student and Associated Member* US $35 US $35 US $50

Student Nonmember US $50 US $50 US $65

One-day Member and Associated Member* (q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday) US $255 US $255 US $255

One-day Nonmember (q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday) US $335 US $335 US $335

Exhibition Only (Valid Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) US $75 US $75 US $75

Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only US $30 US $30 US $30

Guest
US $85 US $85 US $85
Name of guest:
Guest of an AAPG Emeritus Member
US $43 US $43 US $43
Name of guest:

*AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), AASP (American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists), AWG (Association of Women Geoscientists),
CPC (Circum-Pacific Council For Energy & Minerals Resources, Inc.), GSL (Geological Society of London), GSA (Geological Society of America), IAMG (International Association of
Mathematical Geology), NABGG (National Association of Black Geologists & Geophysicists), NOGS (New Orleans Geological Society), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology),
SIPES (Society of Independent Earth Scientists), SPWLA (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts), TSOP (The Society For Organic Petrology)
**You must be a current member for a minimum of 30 years and 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Services at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus status.

On-Site Registration Fax-In Registration

Registration will be in Lobby E of the Ernest N. Morial Convention
Center.
Registration hours:
Saturday, 10 April....................................... 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 11 April......................................... 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 12 April......................................... 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 13 April........................................ 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, 14 April................................... 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
It’s Easy to Register
Online Registration by Credit Card www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans
Online registration allows you to know immediately which events (short
courses, field trips, luncheons, tours, etc.) are available and if you are
registered for an event. If an event is not available, it will not appear on the
screen or it will indicate “sold out.”
Faxing or mailing your registration will delay this process and events may
sell out while your registration is in transit. To add an event after you have
registered, follow the instructions on the next page under the heading
“Changes/Cancellation/Refund Policy.” Please be careful not to register online
again, as this will result in duplicate charges.
Mail-In Registration
Download a registration form at www.AAPG.org/NewOrleans or use the form
on pages 58-59.
AAPG Registration Center c/o Exgenex
437 Turnpike St.
Canton, MA 02021-1411
United States
Phone-In Registration
+1 781 821 6732
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST)
Duplicate registrations and charges may occur if you send more than one
copy of a registration form.
+1 781 821 6720
Duplicate registrations and charges may occur if you send more than one
copy of a registration form.
Registration Types
• Members, Associated Society Members, Nonmembers and Student
Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Session, Icebreaker, Technical
Sessions, Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition, as well as a copy of the
Program Book and Abstracts (print volume and CD) and attendee amenity.
• One-Day Registrants: Receive access to the Technical Sessions,
Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition for the day of registration, as well as
a copy of the Program Book and Abstracts (print volume and CD) and
attendee amenity.
• Exhibition Only Registrants: Receive access to the Icebreaker and the
Exhibition, as well as a Convention Pocket Guide.
• Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only: Receive access only to short
courses and field trips for which you register. If you do not register for the
convention and exhibition in addition to the short courses and field trips,
you will not receive access to any activities or events during the convention
and exhibition.
• Guest Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Session, Icebreaker,
Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks and Exhibition. A guest must be
registered by a convention registrant; a person who qualifies as a guest
may not be a member of AAPG or a professional in the industry.
Confirmations
A detailed confirmation, including information about the registration type,
products selected, payment information, receipt, etc., will be e-mailed to you
within 24-48 hours. Please retain this acknowledgement for your records.
Should you not receive a confirmation, please contact the AAPG Registration
Center/Exgenex by e-mail at: aapgregistration@exgenex.com or phone at
+1 781 821 6732.
Save time on-site by bringing your confirmation that includes a barcode.
Badges and tickets will be printed when you check in on-site.
Note: Some company systems will not print the barcode on the confirmation.
In this case, your registration ID number or name will be used.

Convention Registration Information
Register on or before 16 February for the best deal. Cancellations and refunds are accepted through 11 March 2010.
Payment
Registrations cannot be processed unless full payment is received with the
registration. Payment may be made by check, money order, credit card or
wire transfer. Cash payments in U.S. dollars are accepted onsite only. AAPG
does not accept purchase orders as a form of payment and does not invoice
for conventions.
Checks or Money Orders
Make payable in U.S. dollars to: AAPG 2010 Annual Convention & Exhibition
Credit Cards
American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.
Wire Transfer
Please e-mail convene@aapg.org for information on paying by wire transfer. If
you plan to pay your registration fee by wire transfer, please allow ample time
so that AAPG receives notification of the transfer prior to 29 March. If a wire
transfer is received after this date, we cannot guarantee that it will be applied
to the individual record.
Name Badge and Tickets
To be admitted to any convention activity, you must wear your official AAPG
2010 Annual Convention & Exhibition name badge. Information on your
badge will appear as it is completed on your registration form. To ensure
accuracy, please print clearly. Preregistered attendees may pick up badges
and tickets at the Registration Desk.
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Changes/Cancellations/Refund Policy
Changes can be made by following the instructions on your confirmation
or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by e-mail
(aapgregistration@exgenex.com), fax, telephone or mail (see page 56 for fax
number, telephone and mailing address). Amendments to your registration or
events will be accepted until 11 March 2010.
Cancellations can be made by following the instructions on your
confirmation or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by e-mail
(aapgregistration@exgenex.com), fax, telephone or mail (see page 56 for
fax number, telephone and mailing address) by 11 March. Cancellations
received on or before 11 March will be fully refunded less a $50 processing
fee. Refunds will not be issued after 11 March or for “no-shows”; however,
substitutions are always allowed.
Cancellation of Under-Subscribed Events
Please register early to help avoid cancellation of events. We realize the
inconvenience and expense you may incur due to cancellation and will make
every effort not to cancel any events held in conjunction with the convention.
However, at times it does become necessary to cancel events due to under-
subscription. We cannot accept responsibility for costs associated with any
cancellations of under-subscribed events, i.e. airline tickets, hotel deposits,
etc. Refund of the event fees will be issued if an event is cancelled.
Sold Out Events
If an event is sold out, it will be noted on the web site. If you register online and
wish to be placed on the wait list, please mark the event. If your registration is
received by mail or fax, you will automatically be placed on the wait list.
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Convention Registration Form Page 1

STEP ONE: CONTACT INFORMATION

AAPG Member Number

Four ways to register
First/Forename Last/Surname
Online: www.aapg.org/neworleans
Fax: +1 781 821 6720
Mail: AAPG Registration Center
Company/University Title
c/o Exgenex
437 Turnpike Street
Company Address Canton, MA 02021-1411
Phone: +1 781 821 6732
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SHORT COURSES AND FIELD TRIPS
Short Courses P=Professional, S=Student, F=Faculty Advisor, G=Graduate Student
Fee Tickets Total
1 From Rocks to Models — Reservoir Geology for Graduate Students (G) $10 ____ ____
2 Practical Salt Tectonics (AAPG Member) *$1,150 after 12 March *$1,050 ____ ____
2 Practical Salt Tectonics (Nonmember) *$1,250 after 12 March *$1,150 ____ ____
2 Practical Salt Tectonics (AAPG Student Member) *$575 after 12 March *$525 ____ ____
2 Practical Salt Tectonics (Student Nonmember) *$625 after 12 March *$575 ____ ____
3 Assessment of Unconventional… (AAPG Member) *$950 after 12 March *$850 ____ ____
3 Assessment of Unconventional… (Nonmember) *$1,050 after 12 March *$950 ____ ____
3 Assessment of Unconventional… (AAPG Student Member) *$475 after 12 March *$425 ____ ____
3 Assessment of Unconventional… (Student Nonmember) *$525 after 12 March *$475 ____ ____
4 Geology and Geophysics Applied in Industry (S, F)* $20 ____ ____
5 Fundamentals of Gas Hydrate Resource Evaluation (P) $125 ____ ____
5 Fundamentals of Gas Hydrate Resource Evaluation (S) $63 ____ ____
6 Sequence Stratigraphy for Graduate Students (G) $10 ____ ____
7 3-D Seismic Interpretation for Geologists (P) $300 ____ ____
7 3-D Seismic Interpretation for Geologists (S) $150 ____ ____
8 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives…(P) $225 ____ ____
8 Sequence-Stratigraphic Analysis of Shales: Key to Paleoclimate Archives…(S) $112 ____ ____
9 Evolution of Neogene Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems (P) $250 ____ ____
9 Evolution of Neogene Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Systems (S) $125 ____ ____
10 Reservoir Geophysics… (Contact SEG as instructed on page 15) N/A
11 Reservoir Engineering for Geologists (P) $132 ____ ____
11 Reservoir Engineering for Geologists (S) $66 ____ ____
12 Quality Control for Subsurface Maps (DPA Members) $165 ____ ____
12 Quality Control for Subsurface Maps (Non DPA Members) $205 ____ ____
12 Quality Control for Subsurface Maps (S) $85 ____ ____
13 Enhanced Oil Recovery Through Wettability Alteration and… (P) $300 ____ ____
13 Enhanced Oil Recovery Through Wettability Alteration and … (S) $150 ____ ____
14 Deltas: Processes, Stratigraphy, and Reservoirs — Core Workshop (P) $335 ____ ____
14 Deltas: Processes, Stratigraphy, and Reservoirs — Core Workshop (S) $167 ____ ____
SHORT COURSE TOTAL $ ________
Field Trips P=Professional, S=Student, F=Faculty Advisor, G=Graduate Student
Fee Tickets Total
1 The Wax Lake and Atchafalya Deltas: The New Regressive Phase… (P) $260 ____ ____
1 The Wax Lake and Atchafalya Deltas: The New Regressive Phase… (S) $130 ____ ____
2 Hurricane Katrina — What Happened? The Geology of the Katrina Disaster…(P) $115 ____ ____
2 Hurricane Katrina — What Happened? The Geology of the Katrina Disaster…(S) $58 ____ ____
3 Evolution and Sedimentary Architecture of the Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA (S/F)* $25 ____ ____
4 CO2 EOR and Sequestration Project Near Natchez, Mississippi (P) $385 ____ ____
4 CO2 EOR and Sequestration Project Near Natchez, Mississippi (S) $193 ____ ____
5 Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Louisiana (P) $425 ____ ____
5 Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise in Coastal Louisiana (S) $212 ____ ____
6 Geology of the Louisiana Coastal Zone: Implications for Coastal… (P) $450 ____ ____
6 Geology of the Louisiana Coastal Zone: Implications for Coastal… (S) $225 ____ ____
7 Geology of Unconventional Gas Plays in the Southern Appalachians (P) $650 ____ ____
7 Geology of Unconventional Gas Plays in the Southern Appalachians (P) $325 ____ ____
8 Fluvial-Deltaic-Submarine Fan Systems: Architecture… (P) $730 ____ ____
8 Fluvial-Deltaic-Submarine Fan Systems: Architecture… (S) $365 ____ ____
9 Heterogeneity in Oolitic, Skeletal and Reefal Systems… (P) $1,500 ____ ____
10 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Shales: Expression and Correlation of… (P) $625 ____ ____
10 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Shales: Expression and Correlation of… (S) $313 ____ ____
FIELD TRIP TOTAL $ ________
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Fee How Many Total
Associate Member (with a North American mailing address) $45 ____ ____
Associate Member (with a international mailing address) $65 ____ ____
MEMBERSHIP TOTAL $ ________
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Luncheons P=Professional, S=Student
Fee Tickets Total
All-Convention Luncheon, Monday $45 ____ ____
DPA Luncheon, Tuesday $45 ____ ____
EMD/DEG Luncheon, Tuesday $45 ____ ____
SEPM Business Meeting & Luncheon, Tuesday $35 ____ ____
AAPG PROWESS Luncheon, Wednsday (P) $45 ____ ____
AAPG PROWESS Luncheon, Wednesday (S) $15 ____ ____
Career Program
Fee Tickets Total
Student Career Seminar, Monday $10 ____ ____
Community Outreach
Fee Tickets Total
Rebuilding New Orleans, A Volunteer Opportunity, Sunday $15 ____ ____
Guest Activities
Fee Tickets Total
Swamp Tour $60 ____ ____
Crescent City Tour $40 ____ ____
River Road Restoration $85 ____ ____
Spirits and Spirits Walking Tour $40 ____ ____
Garden District Mansion Tour with Commander’s Palace $98 ____ ____
New Orleans School of Cooking $35 ____ ____
Riverboat Cruise and Mardi Gras World $45 ____ ____
New Orleans Cuisine: A Fascinating Journey $10 ____ ____
The Katrina Perspective: Why New Orleans Matters $15 ____ ____
Social Activity
Fee Tickets Total
An Evening with “America’s Greatest Generation” at the National WWII Museum $50 ____ ____
EVENTS AND ACTVITIES TOTAL $ ________
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FROM ALL SECTIONS $ ________
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