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ESAAPG Core Workshop
2024-10-27 - 2024-10-28 | Monroe County Convention Center, 302 S. College Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47403, United States
Core from Oil and Gas Reservoirs, Caprocks, Energy Storage Reservoirs including Natural Gas Storage Fields
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Devonian Shale Meeting
2024-02-22 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Seneca Resources Auditorium, 2000 Westinghouse Drive, Suite 400, Cranberry Township, PA, 16066, United States
Understanding the Devonian Shales of the Marcellus Liquids Fairway in West Virginavia the Analysis of Volatiles Entrained in Legacy Cuttings; Insights into HC Content, Composition, and Production
Presented By: Dr. Christopher Smith, Senior Chemist
Geophysical Society of Pittsburgh
And the
Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists
Wednesday, February 22, 2024
At Seneca Resources Auditorium,
2000 Westinghouse Dr., Suite 400
Cranberry Twp., PA 16066
Agenda:
11:15 to 11:45 Social Half Hour
11:45 pm Lunch Buffet
12:00 pm Lecture
$25 for members
$40 for non-members
$5 for students
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GSP New Year's Social Party
2024-01-09 17:00 - 20:00 | Southern Tier Brewery, 316 N. Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
The Geophysical Society of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists invite you to the
GSP/PAPG 2024 New Year Social
Admission is FREE! Celebrate the New Year with your fellow colleagues.
Enjoy good conversation, networking, and up to two free beers courtesy of GSP/PAPG

Virtual Lunch & Learn - Toby Rice on "Unleashing US LNG, The Greatest Green Initiative on the Planet"
2022-06-30 13:00 - 14:00 | ZOOM Webinar
Eastern Section AAPG Monthly Tech Talk – Virtual Lunch & Learn
Grab your lunch, huddle around the computer, and enjoy an ES-AAPG Technical Talk!
Unleashing US LNG, The Greatest Green Initiative on the Planet
Presented by Toby Z. Rice, President and CEO, EQT Corporation
Toby Z. Rice was named EQT’s President and Chief Executive Officer in July 2019, when he also was elected to the company’s Board of Directors. Since May 2018, Toby has served as a Partner at Rice Investment Group, a multi-strategy fund investing in all verticals of the oil and gas sector. From October 2013 until its acquisition by EQT in November 2017, Toby was President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Rice Energy. Previously, he served in several positions with Rice Energy, its affiliates and predecessor entities – beginning in February 2007 – including President and Chief Executive Officer of a predecessor entity from February 2008 through September 2013
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2021 Eastern Section Annual Meeting - Pittsburgh
2021-10-02 - 2021-10-06 | OH
Join the Eastern Section for our 50th Annual Section meeting held this year in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Save the Date! October 2nd to 6th.
More Details to come!

8th ESAAPG Webinar - "From Rocks to Robots"
2021-04-20 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
The ESAAPG will be presenting its eighth webinar in the series on April 20, at 3:00 Eastern. The talk will be given by Nick Orsborn. He will be presenting, “From Rocks to Robots”. Hope everyone can join us.
Bio: Nick Orsborn attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he obtained a B.S. and M.S. in Geology. Nick spent eight years in the oil and gas industry in roles focused on subsurface mapping, wellsite operations, and business development. In early 2016, after a local office closure and facing unemployment, Nick decided to take stock of the skillsets he had obtained through his experience in one industry and apply them to one completely foreign to him at the time. Over the past five years, Nick has established himself as an operations leader in the self-driving technology industry, currently working for rising start-up Aurora Innovation. Nick lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and daughter.

7th ESAAPG Webinar - Rick Fritz, AAPG President
2021-03-16 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
Join us for our 7th Webinar in our Series, featuring Rick Fritz, AAPG President, as he presents:
Dynamic Career Pivots—Always Pay Attention to the Really Big Things
Rick Fritz, AAPG President
Every career has ups and downs. This is especially true of the cycles experienced in the petroleum industry. Pivots or changes in careers are also related to the myriad of opportunities available in science. During my 40 years in the industry I’ve experienced eight major career pivots. From a geophysicist at Texaco to a geologist at Exxon to a research geoscientist and manager at Masera Corporation to an geo-land speculator and president of MXC Exploration to executive director of AAPG to new ventures lead at SM Energy to CEO and entrepreneur of Council Oak Resources, a private-equity company, and back to chief consultant and bottle washer for Fritz Energy Partners. Wow! That’s a mouth-full…or rather a life-full.
In today’s work climate an out-of-work geoscientist must look at an even broader range of opportunities. To help our members pivot and find work AAPG joined with SPE in the Members in Transition (MiT) program. This is a comprehensive program of information sharing, meetings, mentorship and support. As a result AAPG has developed a toolbox that contains information on jobs and resources (https://toolkit.aapg.org/). In this program 50 geoscience or geoscience-related jobs were identified through review of industry and other commercial job websites. The strategic step in pivoting to a new career is to understand the maturity of an industry and how many jobs are available in that industry—this is job density. For example, one of the highest job densities is found in the mature environmental/ hydrogeology industry. Another promising career is in carbon capture; however, since it’s an “emerging industry” job density is low right now but should increase in ten years.
Albert Einstein once said, “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” I don’t claim genius but I’ve had a passion for science even when I was a kid and all through my career. I believe one secret to success is to always – always – pay attention to the really big things! During my career, it seems that approximately every five years there was a major scientific discovery or technological advancement– something that significantly changed our view of Earth processes or allowed us to use technology for applications we had not imagined. Examples are plate tectonics, sequence stratigraphy, horizontal drilling with staged hydraulic fracturing, shale petrophysics, correlation and mapping programs, geo-analytics, among others. These are major pivot points in our science and profession. I’ve found it was always important in my career to pay close attention to these big events, embrace them and learn as much as possible.

6th ESAAPG Webinar - Randy Blood
2021-02-16 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
The Eastern Section will host our 6th Webinar Series featuring Randy Blood will present:
“Giving 100%: Field and Laboratory Observations of the Marcellus Shale and Associated Strata which may explain Well Production in Excess Gas-in-Place”.

ESAAPG Webinar Series - Jan 2021
2021-01-19 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
“Why Less is More; Principal Component Factor Analysis for Subsurface Modeling in Unconventional Reservoirs”
-Dr. Jeffrey Yarus, Case Western Reserve University

The Invisible Gorilla in the Courtroom: Managing Hydrogeologic Risks...
2020-12-16 08:00 - 12:00 | OH
Webinar: The Invisible Gorilla in the Courtroom: Managing Hydrogeologic Risks in the Wake of the SCOTUS Functional Equivalent (225 mins.)
Webinar presenter
Thomas Gillespie, P.G., Senior Professional Geologist
Gilmore and Associates
Consulting hydrogeologists are convinced they are uniquely possessed of the definitive conceptualization of hydrogeologic conditions at any site…and so is every other hydrogeologist representing every other party on those same sites. Risks to regulated parties escalate when the arbiter of the hydrogeologists’ disparate opinions is a non-geologist regulator, or, even worse, a judge. To such arbiters, the science of hydrogeology is a black box, into which the recent SCOTUS Functional Equivalency Test has cast an even deeper umbra. Project uncertainties can be reduced by consulting hydrogeologists when they synthesize their esoteric and indirect measurements into reasoned, compliant, and ultimately defensible strategies defined and directed in cooperation with corporate environmental managers and attorneys.
This web-based course provides consulting hydrogeologists, corporate environmental managers and environmental attorneys with jargon-free explanations of the decision-relevant hydrogeologic factors they can leverage into integrated technical/regulatory strategies to achieve successful closures of environmental investigation and remediation cases and defensible technical cases in the event of legal challenges.
Level: Intermediate – Course presumes knowledge of environmental requirements and regulations and a working familiarity with hydrogeology.
Who should attend: Licensed professional geologists, professional environmental engineers, corporate environmental managers, environmental attorneys.
About our presenter: Thomas D. Gillespie, P.G., Senior Professional Geologist (Gilmore & Associates) – licensed professional geologist providing risk reduction consultation to geo-resource-based businesses with expertise in water resource management, mining, oil & gas exploration, engineering geology, environmental risk management & investigation, and geologic hazard assessment & mitigation.
Two consecutive six-year terms as a Gubernatorial appointee on the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, including two terms as President of that Board. Representative for Pennsylvania on the National Association of State Boards of Geology as a subject matter expert in structural geology, hydrogeology and engineering geology. Qualified expert witness in groundwater and contaminant fate and transport, oil and gas and mining operations, land use, stormwater management, geologic hazards, in all levels of the court system. Institutional expert consultation to government agencies, including appointment to the Department of the Army’s Technical Assistance Team.
Adjunct professor of geology since 1988; continuing education instructor for various organizations.

ESAAPG Webinar Series - December 2020
2020-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | ZOOM Webinar
Splits and rolls in underground coal mines – formation and insights, a virtual field trip.
Scott Elrick – Illinois State Geological Survey

Pennsylvanian age coal deposits in the Illinois Basin are part of the most extensive known peat swamps to exist in earth history, once extending from the Appalachians to Kansas. Snaking through these ancient peat environments, contemporaneous river systems provided drainage of the swamps, pathways for sea intrusion during transgressions, and a low lying locus for sediment accumulation. We will take a virtual tour of exposures of coal and associated strata in various underground coal mines in the Illinois Basin, looking at stratal relationships, ‘rolls’ and coal splits, and talk about the dynamic interplay of peat bodies, and erosive and depositional forces at work.
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Introduction to Geophysical Well Logging & Imaging
2020-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | OH
Webinar presenter
Scott Wendling, P.G., Vice President
ARM Geophysics
This webinar is designed for geologists, engineers, and environmental specialists who want to maximize information from exploratory wells by using geophysical logs and images. It will focus primarily on the environmental and hydrogeological applications. After a discussion on logging tools/methods, the webinar will focus on the interpretation of geophysical and imaging logs. Examples and case studies will be discussed to provide the attendees with an understanding of how logs and images are used to determine lithology, correlate stratigraphy, characterize structure, and identify water producing and receiving zones.
Level: Intermediate
Who should attend: Professional Geologists, Project Managers, Geologists in Training, Environmental Scientists, and related professionals that have a need to characterize the hydrogeological, structural, and geotechnical aspects of the subsurface.
About our presenter: Scott Wendling, P.G. is a senior geologist and geophysicist for ARM Geophysics in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He currently serves as Vice President and is responsible for all geophysical services provided by ARM. He has more than 31 years of experience managing and performing surface and borehole geophysical surveys for environmental, engineering, and exploration projects. Mr. Wendling received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Geology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Mr. Wendling’s Master’s Degree focused on geophysics and his Master’s Thesis was part of a consortium jointly sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Canada, and included several U.S. and Canadian Universities. He has been a licensed Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania since 1994.

ES-AAPG Webinar: Marcellus Asset Development, Two Approaches for Modeling and Optimization
2020-11-17 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
Speaker: Alireza Haghighat, PhD
IHS Markit Senior Technical Advisor

Determining Seasonal High Water Tables Using Soil Morphology
2020-11-17 13:00 - 14:00 | OH
Instructor
Russell L. Losco, M.A., P.G., C.P.S.S.
Lanchester Soil Consultants, Inc.
Level: Intermediate
Identification of redoximorphic concentrations and depletions of iron in soil has been employed as a relatively inexpensive method of determining the depth to a seasonal high water table. This is based upon the USDA-NRCS use of these features to determine aquic moisture regimes. Reducing conditions brought on by saturation of soil with water leads to reduction and migration of iron out of the profile, leaving these features as markers. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism for these features to un-form, so these determinations can be in error. We will explore the latest on this methodology and its strengths and weaknesses, enabling attendees to make better interpretations in the field.
Who should attend:
About our presenter: Russell L. Losco, M.A., P.G., C.P.S.S. (Lanchester Soil Consultants, Inc.) – Mr. Losco has over 33 years’ experience in soil science. He received a B.A. in anthropology/archaeology from Indiana University of PA and an M.A. in Geoscience from West Chester University. He is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist, a Professional Geologist and an adjunct professor at Delaware County Community College and West Chester University and is the co- founder of Lanchester Soil Consultants, Inc. He served for nine years on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Association of Professional Soil Scientists (PAPSS) and is the lead author of the PAPSS Manual for Soil Investigation in Pennsylvania and a number of other scientific publications. He serves on the Board of Directors of the PCPG. For six years he worked in cooperation with the US Environmental Protection Agency on targeted urban soil surveys in five states and one U.S. territory. In 2015 he was awarded the Scientific and Technological Achievement Award by the USEPA for his work in Urban Soils. He is co-author of the book, “Soils and Human Health” and the lead author on the upcoming book, “The Traveler’s Guide to the Geology of Costa Rica”.

ESAAPG Webinar Series - Scott Tinker
2020-10-20 15:00 - 16:00 | ZOOM Webinar
Scott Tinker
Unraveling the Energy Narrative
Depending on your country’s stage of economic development, your personal political leanings, and many other factors, opinions about the energy future vary widely. The evolving energy dialog represented by western Europe and the United States suggests there is “clean, renewable” energy and “dirty, non-renewable” energy, and further that clean energy is now “cheaper” than dirty energy. In this narrative, “carbon neutral” is growing in popularity and the “solution” for companies, states and countries is to balance out their own emissions by buying an equivalent amount of carbon offsets somewhere “else.” Some propose to eliminate coal, oil and natural gas altogether, and deploy solar, wind and batteries to power the world and address climate change. In this narrative, clean refers to CO2 emissions, renewable speaks to the sun and the wind, and cheap describes the cost of production. But are solar, wind and batteries really clean and cheaper, and can they actually address climate change? If one: includes the whole environment and ponders whether the extensive mining of earth materials to construct turbines, panels and batteries is actually “renewable and clean”; examines the higher cost of electricity to the end-use customer because of redundant back up generation needed in wind and solar heavy regions; and considers the massive scale of energy demand and short time frame required to address climate change; then it is likely one would arrive at a different narrative.

That different narrative exists in much of the rest of the world, where billions of people seek affordable and reliable energy to lift themselves into economic prosperity. Here, the energy narrative is signaled by actions, which at times stand in stark contrast to their political rhetoric. Based on affordability and reliability, emerging and developing economies have mostly chosen to power with, in order, coal, hydro, natural gas and nuclear, supplemented by solar and wind. Notwithstanding hollow pledges to the UN regarding carbon neutrality, China, the largest economy in the world, consumes far more coal than all other countries in the world combined, and will for many decades to come. India, Vietnam and others are following this lead. Further, although the environmental concerns of the developing world include the climate, they are more acutely focused on economic development, and environmentally on pollution of water and soil and local air quality, all of which impact the health and safety of billions of their citizens right now.

Given these two distinct narratives, coal and oil will remain important sources of global energy, plateauing in demand over the next several decades. Natural gas, hydro and nuclear will increase and will be supplemented by growing geothermal, solar and wind. Reducing the broad environmental impacts of wood, coal and oil on atmospheric and local air emissions is important. Carbon capture and storage will be needed if players want to reduce actual emissions, rather than engage in the pretense of buying offsets, which are far too limited to address climate change. Finally, acknowledging, and then mitigating, the considerable impacts of mining and landfill disposal that will be caused by solar, wind and batteries at scale is vital to global sustainability.
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Webinar: Recent Advancements in UAS (Drone) Technologiesfor Geologists and Allied Fields
2020-09-22 13:00 - 14:00 | OH
Save the date. Registration will open August 24.
Please read: After registering on our site, you’ll receive a PCPG confirmation email indicating Action Required in the subject line. Your registration is not complete until you click through the unique link in that email directing you to the GoToWebinar web site, where you’ll enter your name and email address. Check your spam filter if you do not see the PCPG ‘Action Required’ mail within 60 seconds of registering, here.
Within 48 hours of conclusion of the webinar PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 60 minutes.

Webinar Series - Talk 1 "Study of the MSEEL Using Fracture Modeling and Fiber Optics"
2020-09-15 15:00 - 16:00 | OH
AAPG Eastern Section – Virtual Webinar Series – Talk 1 – “Study of the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Lab (MSEEL) Using Fracture Modeling and Fiber Optics” by Rob Bohn of Silixa
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Orphan and Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells in PA - Webinar
2020-08-25 13:00 - 14:00 | OH
Oil and gas development in Pennsylvania has been ongoing for over 160 years. While much of the recent dialog has focused on extraction from unconventional shale gas plays; significant, environmental and public safety concerns correspond to legacy oil and gas wells. An estimated 100,00 to 560,000 wells drilled historically in the commonwealth have not yet been identified and the decommissioning liability associated with these wells is estimated in billions of dollars.
Undocumented wells do not always present problems that are easy to observe, as mechanical integrity failures may occur deep below the surface. Wells have the potential to contribute to the degradation of water supplies and stray gas migration. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) plugging program has the legislative authority to decommission legacy wells when problems arise or are anticipated and there is no viable responsible party. Creating sustainable funding sources for this work, however, will likely require some combination of legislative attention and innovative thinking.
This webinar will address historical oil and gas development in the state, and the current scope of Pennsylvania’s legacy well liability. Emerging issues relating to legacy well integrity will also be presented along with forecasts for different funding models. Finally, encroachment between commercial/residential development and legacy oil and gas infrastructure will be addressed. The significance of findings is discussed in the context of environmental, public safety, and economic risk; with an emphasis on appropriate regional concerns.

Fundamentals of Geosteering Workshop
2020-03-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Hilton at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Dr, Columbus, OH 43219, 3900 Chagrin Dr, Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
OHIO GEOLOGIC SOCIETY offers a one-day workshop. Sponsored by Ohio Oil & Gas Association in conjunction with the Ohio Oil & Gas Association Winter Meeting
GEOSTEERING Workshop flyer v1
When: March 4th, 2020 from 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. with one hour for lunch.
Where: Hilton at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Dr, Columbus, OH 43219, (614) 414-5000
What: Stephen Clark will first discuss the basic concepts, types, and uses of geosteering. Participants will be given a time-limited version of ROGIIs-Starsteer software to use in four exercises focused on horizontal well drilling in shale to demonstrate effective geosteering techniques, well planning, and data analysis.
Who should attend: Entry level or experienced geo-scientists, well operators, or those interested in or needing a refresher in planning, drilling, and completion of a modern oil and gas well, particularly in shale.
Cost : Professional rate $99 per person; Student rate $80 per person (student rate limited to 6 total).
Registration: For additional course information and online registration go to the Ohio Geological Society website at; https://www.ohiogeosoc.org/events/geosteering-workshop/
Overview: Geo-steering is actively adjusting the placement of a wellbore while drilling to remain within a geological target. Learn the basics of operating directional drilling and wellbore management software during this day-long workshop. Using real data from North American unconventional plays, registrants will learn effective geosteering techniques and be introduced to a variety of topics including communication of target changes, creation of structural maps and using geosteering interpretations, planning wells and post-drill analysis. A time-limited version of Starsteer software will be provided. StarSteer provides an all-inclusive, user-friendly platform for well planning, horizontal geosteering, and completion design integration for development and operations geologist or operator.

48th Annual Eastern Section AAPG Meeting
2019-10-12 - 2019-10-16 | DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL COLUMBUS – WORTHINGTON, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Worthington, OH, 43235, United States
The 2019 Ohio meeting is scheduled for October 12-16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Columbus-Worthington, located just off the I-270 beltway intersection with US 23 on the north side of the metro area.

Carbonate Log Analysis Short Course
2019-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 | CountryMark Pavillion, 6855 Lower New Harmony Road, Mt. Vernon, IN, 47620, United States
IGS and SPE Jointly Host a Carbonate Log Analysis Short Course, presented by Dr. George Asquith.
The cost of the event is $110/person, and this includes a Workbook, and Hawg & Sauce Lunch. If you have a dietary restriction that excludes pork, let us know, and we will provide an option.
To Register:
Please contact Roy Parcell

618-842-2105
Download the Event Flyer HERE

ACE 2019
2019-05-19 - 2019-05-22 | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E Market Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and its Divisions, along with the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), the Austin Geological Society and the South Texas Geological Society are proud to host the AAPG 2019 Annual Convention & Exhibition (ACE) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas 19-22 May 2019.
Heading back to San Antonio for the first time in a decade, ACE 2019 looks to exceed its expectations and attract a global audience of some 7,500 professionals from more than 72 countries. ACE continues as one of the most prestigious events for the geosciences community with a tradition of delivering an exceptionally strong, juried technical program, state-of-the-art technology displays and networking activities that create a dependable, fun and valuable business forum.
