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13 Unicorns in the Garden of Good and Evil: Part 8 – Igneous and Metamorphic Reservoirs 19 The Analysis of Fractures in Petroleum Reservoirs: Part 1 38 Go Take a Hike $10.00 JUNE 2011 VOLUME 38, ISSUE 6 Canadian Publication Mail Contract – 40070050 RESERVOIR ISSUE 6 • JUNE 2011 1 Since 1927... Since 1927... JUNE 2011 – VOLUME 38, ISSUE 6 ARTICLES Unicorns in the Garden of Good and Evil: Part 8 – Igneous and Metamorphic Reservoirs ............................................................... 13 The Analysis of Fractures in Petroleum Reservoirs: Part 1 ............................................ 19 Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Call for Nominations 2012 Executive Committee ......................................................... 25 CSPG OFFICE #600, 640 - 8th Avenue SW Partnership Tracks Awards ....................................................................................................... 26 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G7 Tel: 403-264-5610 Fax: 403-264-5898 Donating Publicly Traded Securities, a Great Way to Minimize Taxes While Web: www.cspg.org Supporting the CSPG Educational Trust Fund ................................................................ 29 Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm Five Things That You Can Do in 2011! ................................................................................... 30 Executive Director: Lis Bjeld Email: [email protected] Ways to Contribute .................................................................................................................... 30 Technical Programs and Social Events Coordinator: Dayna Rhoads Email: [email protected] Legacy Society of the Educational Trust Fund of the CSPG ............................................ 31 Publications Coordinator: Caitlin Young Donors To The CSPG Educational Trust Fund .................................................................... 31 Email: [email protected] Member Services Coordinator: Kasandra Klein CSPG Graduate Student Thesis Award – 2010 .................................................................. 35 Email: [email protected] Outreach Coordinator: Alyssa Middleton 2010 Tracks Awards .................................................................................................................... 37 Email: [email protected] Corporate Sponsorship: Lis Bjeld Go Take A Hike .................................................................................................................... 38, 40 Email: [email protected] Convention Contacts: December 2010 Bulletin Table of Contents .......................................................................... 42 Convention Manager: Aileen Lozie 2011 – Wait for the Weather ................................................................................................... 45 Email: [email protected] Sponsorship and Exhibits Coordinator: Alyssa Middleton AESRC 2011: Stepping Stone Towards our Future in Geoscience ................................ 46 Email: [email protected] EDITORS/AUTHORS DEPARTMENTS Please submit RESERVOIR articles to the CSPG office. 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FRONT COVER Ptychopariida Chancia palliserae trilobite fossil from the Mt. Stephen The CSPG expressly disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions, or conduct of any third-party user of information contained in this publication. Under no circumstances shall the CSPG and its officers, directors, shale beds above Field, B.C. This lagerstätten within the Burgess Shale preserves employees, and agents be liable for any injury, loss, damage, or expense arising in any manner whatsoever innumerous half-a-billion-year-old trilobite fossils at this locality. Photo by Markus Ebner. from the acts, omissions, or conduct of any third-party user. Design and Layout by Sundog Printing. Printed in Canada by Sundog Printing. RESERVOIR ISSUE 6 • JUNE 2011 3 Since 1927... DR. DEBORAH A. SPRATT, P.GEOL. 2011 Recipient APEGGA L.C. Charlesworth Professional Service Summit Award® The L.C. Charlesworth Professional Service Summit As APEGGA’s representative on the Canadian Award® is presented annually to a Member of Geoscience Standards Board (CGSB) she helped APEGGA who has served her or his profession to set the national geoscience knowledge diligently for many years and made substantial standards at a level on par with APEGGA’s. contributions to the operation of the Association Dr. Spratt was one of four members of the team and the advancement of its professional status. that drafted the Geoscience Knowledge and Experience Requirements for Professional The 2011 recipient is Dr. Deborah Spratt, P.Geol., Registration in Canada and is now part of the a University of Calgary Geoscience Professor. An CGSB working group developing and harmonizing ardent promoter of Professional Geoscientists and application procedures for internationally trained compliance with Alberta’s laws, she also advises geoscientists. geoscience students on how to choose optional courses that will qualify them for Geologist-in- For more information on Dr. Spratt, P.Geol., and the Training status soon after convocation. APEGGA Summit Awards® visit www.apegga.org. Since 1927... EXECUTIVE COMMENT A message from the CSPG Vice President, Robin Mann DR. DEBORAH A. SPRATT, P.GEOL. Increasing the Visibility of the CSPG 2011 Recipient CSPG EXECUTIVE Seven months ago I had the honour of public as a whole. In order to reach out being elected to the position of Vice to even more people than we do now, we APEGGA L.C. Charlesworth PRESIDENT Kirk Osadetz • Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary President for the CSPG. This was my need to make the CSPG more visible and Professional Service [email protected] Tel: (403) 292-7022 first time participating as a candidate in a definitely more accessible. Summit Award® CSPG election, and it was great to see the VICE PRESIDENT interest the election garnered. The number Over the next year, we have identified Robin Mann • AJM Petroleum Consultants of members who participated in the vote two initiatives that will serve to increase [email protected] Tel: (403) 648-3210 was encouraging and spoke to passion our profile, both to our members and to PAST PRESIDENT within the membership. It is the intention the public. The first is the creation of a John Varsek • Cenovus Energy of the current Executive to capitalize on new website and the second is our new [email protected] Tel: (403) 645-5417 that passion by running elections each office location. Both of these initiatives FINANCE DIRECTOR year for at least the positions of Vice have the ability to increase