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19 Your Experience Counts: Assessments for Professional Registration 20 Reservoir Engineering for Geologists Part 4 27 Mackenzie Delta/Beaufort Sea, NWT 32 A Petroleum Events Chart for the Whitehorse Trough, Yukon 37 University of Saskatchewan Clastics Field Trip 43 Talking to Astrid Arts JANUARY 2008 VOLUME 35, ISSUE 1 Canadian Publication Mail Contract – 40070050 IHS AccuMap® “AccuMap encompasses speed, stability, efficiency and accuracy. As an intuitive and easy-to-use product, AccuMap serves a broad audience, from field users to the CEO.” Darrel Saik Senior Geological Technologist Paramount Energy Trust AccuMap is the most widely used and highly trusted oil and gas mapping software touching every segment of E&P, for every professional. www.ihs.com/energy Call toll free 1 877 495 4473 I_dY['/(-$$$ ® IHS AccuMap JANUARY 2008 – VOLUME 35, ISSUE 1 ARTICLES Your Experience Counts: Assessments for Professional Registration ....... 19 “AccuMap encompasses by Deborah Spratt, PhD, P.Geol. speed, stability, efficiency Reservoir Engineering for Geologists and accuracy. As an intuitive Part 4 – Production Decline Analysis ............................................................... 20 by Lisa Dean, P.Geol. and Ray Mireault, P.Eng. and easy-to-use product, CSPG OFFICE #600, 640 - 8th Avenue SW Mackenzie Delta/Beaufort Sea, NWT ............................................................... 27 AccuMap serves a broad Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G7 by Canadian Discovery Ltd. Tel: 403-264-5610 Fax: 403-264-5898 audience, from field users Web: www.cspg.org A Petroleum Events Chart for the Whitehorse Trough, Yukon ................. 32 Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm by G.W. Lowey to the CEO.” Business Manager: Tim Howard Email: [email protected] University of Saskatchewan Clastics Field Trip ................................................ 37 Membership Services: Kristina Keith by Jason Brasseau and Walker Newmann Email: [email protected] Communications & Public Affairs: Heather Tyminski Email: [email protected] 25th Anniversary Squash Tourney Making a Racquet! ................................... 38 Corporate Relations: Kim MacLean by David Caldwell Email: [email protected] Corporate Relations Assistant: Dayna Rhoads Hot Talks on a Cool Place: The 2007 CSPG Honorary Address ............... 40 Email: [email protected] Conventions & Conferences: Shauna Carson by Heather Tyminski Email: [email protected] Darrel Saik Conventions & Conferences Assistant: Tanya Santry CSPG Volunteer Profile: Talking to Astrid Arts ............................................. 43 Email: [email protected] by Heather Tyminski Senior Geological Technologist Reception: Kim Cowell Email: [email protected] CSPG Awards 2007 ................................................................................................ 45 Paramount Energy Trust EDITORS/AUTHORS Please submit RESERVOIR articles to the CSPG office. Submission DEPARTMENTS deadline is the 23rd day of the month, two months prior to issue date. (e.g., January 23 for the March issue). Executive Comment .................................................................................................. 5 To publish an article, the CSPG requires digital copies of the Technical Luncheons .................................................................................................. 8 document. Text should be in Microsoft Word format and illustrations AccuMap is the most widely should be in TIFF format at 300 dpi., at final size. For additional Division Talks ........................................................................................................... 14 information on manuscript preparation, refer to the Guidelines for used and highly trusted oil and Authors published in the CSPG Bulletin or contact the editor. Rock Shop .......................................................................................................... 15, 39 gas mapping software touching Technical Editor Jack Porter – Vignettes of Canadian Petroleum Geology ............................. 24 Ben McKenzie every segment of E&P, for every Tarheel Exploration professional. Tel: 403-277-4496, Email: [email protected] Coordinating Editor Heather Tyminski Comunications and Public Affairs, CSPG Tel: 403-513-1227, Email: [email protected] ADVERTISING Kim MacLean Corporate Relations, CSPG Tel: 403-513-1229, Email: [email protected] Advertising inquiries should be directed to Kim MacLean. The deadline to reserve advertising space is the 23rd day of the month, two months prior to issue date. All advertising artwork should be sent directly to Kim MacLean. The RESERVOIR is published 11 times per year by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. This includes a combined issue for the months of July/August. Advertisements, as well as inserts, mailed with the publication are paid advertisements. No endorsement or sponsorship by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists is implied. www.ihs.com/energy The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part FRONT COVER Call toll free 1 877 495 4473 or in full without the consent of the publisher. Atacama Region, Chile. Miscanti Volcano. Photo by Marc Shandro. Design & Layout by Sundog Printing. Printed in Canada by Sundog Printing. Additional copies of the RESERVOIR are available at the CSPG RESERVOIR ISSUE 1 • JANUARY 2008 3 office for $3.00. PETRA® connects to the industry’s most popular data source PETRAprovides geoscientists and engineers the analysis tools needed for today’s exploration and exploitation challenges IHS Enerdeq Desktop and IHS AccuMap directly export well and production data into PETRA projects For the first time raster logs from IHS AccuLogs are available in PETRA for use with digital log data Download a trial version at ihs.com/energy/petra Spend more time making decisions and less time managing data. ©2007 IHS Inc. All rights reserved. For more information visit: energy.ihs.com/petra I_dY['/(-$$$ EXECUTIVE COMMENT A message from the Immediate Past President, Colin Yeo, P.Geol. PETRA® connects to the industry’s most Good progress popular data source and some CSPG unfinished business EXECUTIVE When I began my service as President, the reality. CSPG Executive had a clear vision of what While this is a good start, success will be PETRAprovides geoscientists and engineers the analysis tools PRESIDENT needed to be done: elevate the Executive achieved when the Reservoir consistently Lisa Griffith • Griffith Geoconsulting Inc. needed for today’s exploration and exploitation challenges Committee to set strategic direction, leave publishes technology-related articles that [email protected] Tel: (403) 669-7494 operational matters to our staff, recognize instruct readers, and insightful pieces that and reward our volunteers and strengthen inform, educate, and entertain. The new IHS Enerdeq Desktop and IHS AccuMap directly export well VICE PRESIDENT our ties with other societies. The Executive Communications Director will be increasing Graeme Bloy • West Energy Ltd. and production data into PETRA projects Team has made good progress, but as with technical content from a variety of sources. [email protected] Tel: (403) 716-3468 any ambitious endeavour, there is always Programs will continue to provide excellent room for improvement and not everything technical luncheons, division talks, and PAST PRESIDENT For the first time raster logs from IHS AccuLogs are available was accomplished. continuing education courses. Colin Yeo • EnCana Corporation in PETRA for use with digital log data [email protected] Tel: (403) 645-7724 When we reviewed the 2005 Strategic Plan, Perhaps the biggest change we made this the Executive focused on the broad goal year was to transform the Executive from FINANCE DIRECTOR of advancing the professional development a committee focused on daily operational James Donnelly • ConocoPhillips Canada of our members. Our industry’s current matters to one that sets direction and Download a trial version at ihs.com/energy/petra [email protected] Tel: (403) 260-8000 direction is exploitative in nature: infill executes the strategic plan. We now only drilling and production optimization. An have one operational meeting a month ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR outpost location is now considered to be based on the premise that ‘a busy Executive David Garner • Chevron Canada Resources a wildcat. Our members need new skills is not a meddling Executive’. The operational [email protected] Tel: (403) 234-5875 and knowledge to be productive in today’s meetings are now progress reports as we industry and we have responded through implement strategies. We hold one planning PROGRAM DIRECTOR Programs and Communications. meeting each quarter to ensure we are on Randy Rice • Suncor Energy Inc. track overall. Spend more time [email protected] Tel: (403) 205-6723 We strongly support the excellent work making decisions of the Technical Luncheon Committee Despite significant absences and turnover, SERVICE DIRECTOR and less time that brings in first-class presentations our staff is running day to day operations well, Jen Vezina • Devon Canada Corporation and has begun to experiment by inviting and is now focused on efficiency measures. managing data. [email protected] Tel: (403) 232-5079 presentations on related topics such as Its effectiveness is seen in record Society government regulations, managing the revenues and a very professional presence ASSISTANT