Meetings are generally held bi-monthly running from September through May and are typically held over lunch. These lunch meetings include a nice meal and a presentation of current local and regional geologic topics. If you would like to present a talk or paper at a meeting please use the form on the Contact page and your request will be forwarded to the Program Chairman.
Current Regular Meeting Date:
March 27, 2024
Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurant
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Ethan House (EnergyNet)
Past Meetings:
January 17, 2024—“Salty Seismic Issues: Distinguishing and Interpreting Salt Suture Zones in the Laouann with the aid of XRF”, Dr. Julie Bloxson, Stephen F. Austin State
September 27, 2023—“Mars – Through the Eyes and Lasers of NASA Rovers”, Ms. Sarah Lamm (PhD student), University of Kansas
May 17, 2023—“Practical Applications of Sequence Stratigraphy: Avoiding Well-Log Miscorrelations, Defining New Exploration Plays, & Improving Reservoir Development”, Dr. Jeff May, CO School of Mines
March 15, 2023—“The Impact of the Wichita Uplift on the Anadarko Basin – How Understanding Structural Complexity Helps Mitigate Operational Risk”, Dr. Molly Turko, Devon Energy
November 16, 2022—“Some thoughts on missed opportunities in organic rich “Shale” reservoir evaluation and exploitation”, Mr. Andrew Pepper, This is Petroleum Systems, LLC
September 7, 2022—“Determining the Provenance of the Ogallala Formation: Sedimentary Petrology of the Ogallala Formation, Southern High Plains, West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, USA”, Dr. Carla Eichler, Oklahoma Geological Survey
May 18, 2022—“The origin and significance of the Basin and Range – Rio Grande rift boundary in southern New Mexico, USA”, Dr. Jason Ricketts, UT El Paso
March 23, 2022—“Utilizing Time-Temperature-Source Records of Bedding Parallel Fibrous Calcite Veins to Resolve Burial, Tectonic, and Diagenetic History of the Central Montana Trough”, Mr. Alex Washburn, Texas Tech University
November 17, 2021—“A Blank Slate: Linking Cambrian magmatism to epeirogenic uplift with source-to-sink provenance analysis of detrital zircon”, Dr. Mark Holland, West Texas A&M University
September 16, 2020—“The Eagle Ford Shale Play”, Mr. Stephen Decatur, Consultant (BP, Retired)
March 11, 2020—“2 Billion Years in 20 Days: A geologic tour of the Grand Canyon”, Dr. Mark Holland, West Texas A&M University
January 15, 2020—“Using Sequence Stratigraphy to Optimize Target Selection in Uncoventional Reservoirs” Dr. Jeffrey A. May, Colorado School of Mines, EOG Resources (Retired)
November 13, 2019—“Sandy Building Blocks of Basin-Floor Submarine-Fan Reservoirs: Low-Sinuosity Deepwater Channel Deposits, Permian Basin”, Dr. Jacob Covault, UTBEG
September 19, 2019—“Upstream A&D Review and Outlook”, Mr. Ethan House, EnergyNet
May 7, 2019—Texas Tech Student Expo
February 6, 2019—“Things I have Learned”, Mr. Scott Taylor
November 7, 2018—“The Lower Avalon Shale”, Dr. George Asquith, Texas Tech
October 10, 2018—“The Solar System and the Search For Life”, Dr. Rick Hobbs, Amarillo College
September 26, 2018—“The Ground Beneath Our Feet – Sinkholes (What are they and how do they form?)”, Mr. Nathan Randolph, Pablo Energy II, LLC
March 7, 2018—No Speaker
January 10, 2018—“Granite Wash – The Unconventional Conventional Play”, Mrs. Kristie L. Ferguson, KLF Geological, LLC
November 8, 2017—“Organic Petrology of the Caney Shale and Woodford Shale Resource Plays”, Mr. Brian Cardott, Oklahoma Geological Survey
October 4, 2017—“Stratigraphic Variability of the Desmoinesian Marmaton Group Across the Lips Fault System in the Texas Panhandle Granite Wash, Southern Anadarko Basin”, Mr. Patrick Jordan
September 13, 2017—“Evaluating Oklahoma Unconventional Reservoirs: Assessing the Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Using Traditional Logging Suites”, Mr. James Wallace
May 3, 2017—Texas Tech University Student Expo
April 5, 2017—“Cleveland and Marmaton Tight-Gas Sandstones: Sequence Framework, Depositional Facies, and Production Trends, Northwest Anadarko Basin”, Tucker Hentz, UTBEG
March 8, 2017—“Technology in the Mid-Continent”, Mark Parker and Travis Roberts, Halliburton
February 1, 2017—“SCOOP and STACK; First Five Years and Beyond” W. Allen Donaldson, Newfield Exploration
January 11, 2017—“The Quest for “Sweet Spots” in an Unconventional Permian Oil Reservoir” Dr. George Asquith, Texas Tech
November 9, 2016—“Mudrocks (shales, mudstones) at the Scale of Grains and Pores: Current Understading” Dr. Kitty Milliken, UTBEG, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
September 7, 2016—“Building Texas: Insights from “Texas Through Time”, a book and website on the geology of the Lone Star State.” Dr. Thomas Ewing, Frontera Exploration Consultatnts
May 11, 2016—“Geologic Framework for High Drilling-Density Horizontal and Vertical Oil Plays in Oklahoma.” Dr. Edith Wilson, Rock Whisperer, LLC
April 20, 2016—Texas Tech University Student Expo
March 8, 2016—No presentation because of weather related travel cancellations
January 27, 2016—“Applying Fundamentals “101” of Unconventional Shale to the Exploration and Development of the Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, and Lower Spraberry Shale -A Case Study.” Mr. Keith Skaar, Element Petroleum
November 5, 2015—“Borehole Image Applications in Horizontal Wells.” Mr. Andy Wray, Schlumberger
September 3, 2015—“The Porosity and Permeability Response to Matrix Acidification in Oil and Gas Producing Mudstones.” Dr. Callum Hetherington, Texas Tech University
May 14, 2015—“US Onshore A&D Activity; Then and Now.” Mr. Ethan D. House, EnergyNet
March 3, 2015—“Observations on the Amarillo/Wichita Mountains Thrust-Fold Belt and its Extentions SE into East Texas and NW into New Mexico.” Mr. S. Parker Gay, Applied Geophysics, Inc.
January 20, 2015—“Lacustrine Basin Unconventional Resource Plays: Key Differences.” Dr. Barry Katz, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
November 13, 2014—-“Understanding unconventional reservoirs through data integreation”, Mrs. Neda Boroumand, Pinnacle Technologies
September 23,2014—“Worldwide seismic activity and earthquake activity in Oklahoma”, Mr. Glen Brown, Continental Resources
May 16, 2014—Update on planned renovations to oil wing of Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. Mrs. Amy David
March 20, 2014—“Granite Wash Fan Delta Sedimentation and Influence of Relative Sea Level Variations, Anadarko Basin.” Dr. Dennis Kerr, University of Tulsa
January 17, 2014—“Birth and Development of Continental Margin Basins: Analogies from the South Atlantic, North Atlantic, and the Red Sea.” Dr. Webster Mohriak, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
November 6, 2013—“LITHO-LOGIC- A computer based program for the standardization of lithologic descriptions for mud logging: The wave of the future!”, Mr. Scott Wright, Terra Domain Consulting
September 17, 2013—“Prestack Depth Migration for “Easy” Onshore Plays?” Mr. Morgan Brown, Wave Imaging Technology, Inc.
May 16, 2013—Screening of the film Switch with Harry Lynch, Director.
March 21, 2013—“Discussion of advanced gas analysis for surface gas measurements relating to empirical studies of data collected using DIRECT QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY.” Mr. Bruce Warren, Crown Geochemistry, Inc.
January 30, 2013—“The Exploration, Appraisal and Development of Unconventional Reservoirs: A New Approach to Petroleum Geology.” Mr. Richard K. Stoneburner, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer
November 29, 2012—“Applications of Proven Expertise and Analytical Tools from North American Shale Plays to World Wide Opportunities.” Mr. Bill Boykin, NuTech Energy Alliance
September 11, 2012—“Hedging Gas and Liquids Has Secured Economic Results to Date–What’s Ahead?” Mr. Steve Daugherty, Bank of Oklahoma
May 15, 2012—Introduction of new Officers and Update on MCS/PGS Field Conference in October 2012
March 20, 2012–“Air Photos and Satellite Data Save Time and Money: Exploration Leads, Field Ops, and Environmental Work.” Dave Koger, Koger Remote Sensing
January 24, 2012–“Rejuvenation of the Wewoka Oil Field: If You Want To Look For Oil, Look In An Oily Area.” Mr. Lance Ruffel, Ruffel Oil Company