2019 ANNUAL REPORT — For the Fiscal Year July 1, 2018-June 20, 2019 —
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists The American Association of Petroleum The Association also publishes special • Disseminating information relating Geologists was founded in 1917 during scientific publications and research data, to the geology and associated the infancy of the petroleum industry. provides student scholarships, presents technology of petroleum, natural Today the Association has approximately highly regarded education programs and gas, other subsurface fluids, and 30,000 members worldwide. Through its schools for professional geologists, and mineral resources headquarters staff, AAPG provides many offers a program of distinguished lecturers • Inspiring and maintaining a high membership services and strives to to organizations and communities. standard of professional conduct on the facilitate advancement of knowledge in AAPG was founded, and continues, as part of its members petroleum geology through publications a scientific organization dedicated to • Providing the public with means and education programs. • Advancing the science of geology, of recognition of adequately trained The monthly AAPG Bulletin is widely especially as it relates to petroleum, and professionally responsible considered a leading scientific journal in natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and petroleum geologists petroleum geology. The AAPG Explorer,a mineral resources • Advancing the professional well-being monthly tabloid, is the Association’s • Promoting technology for exploring of its members vehicle for timely information and for, finding, and producing these materials AAPG does not “speak” for insights into the industry in general. The in an economically and environmentally the oil industry, but for its individual AAPG Web site, located at www.aapg.org, sound manner members—explorationists who provides association and professional • Fostering the spirit of scientific seek and find hydrocarbon information. research throughout its membership resources.
Founders of AAPG
William F. Absher E. DeGolyer L.L. Hutchison Forest R. Rees Walter J. Allen Alexander Deussen C.E. Hyde Robert J. Riggs J.M. Armstrong W.E. Dodge Harry R. Johnson Charles H. Row F.L. Aurin L.G. Donnelly William Kennedy Paul Ruedemann R.F. Baker N.F. Drake Grady Kirby J.M. Sands John G. Bartram H.D. Easton Charles T. Kirk E.W. Scudder Mowry Bates Charles R. Eckes William C. Kite C.L. Severy C. Max Bauer A.E. Fath Marvin Lee C.W. Shannon Albert L. Beekly Otto A. Fischer Raymond Leibensperger Walter M. Small Walter R. Berger F. Julius Fohs J. Whitney Lewis Carl D. Smith W. Grant Blanchard Thomas J. Galbraith Harve Loomis L.B. Snider Ed Bloesch James H. Gardner Hugh J. Mackay L.C. Snider James P. Bowen D.L. Garrett Alex W. McCoy W.C. Spooner Robert Wesley Brown Robert E. Garrett Edgar W. McCrary Dean M. Stacy Alan Bruyer H.B. Goodrich A. Stafford McCullough Charles H. Taylor Frank Bryan Charles N. Gould H. Harper McKee J. Elmer Thomas H.A. Buehler Frank C. Greene M.G. Mehl L.E. Trout George E. Burton Dorsey Hager George H. Meyers Johan A. Udden Frank Buttram Chester A. Hammil William J. Millard Herbert N. Uri W.R. Calvert Burton Hartley V.E. Monnett M.M. Valerius Everett Carpenter Huntsman Haworth Raymond C. Moore W.A.J.M. van Water Albert S. Clinkscales R.S. Hazeltine Francis P. Mulky schoot van der Gracht R.A. Conkling K.C. Heald M.J. Munn V.V. Waite Clifton S. Corbett Bryan Hendon Jerry B. Newby Lucian Walker G.H. Cox John M. Herald D.W. Ohern K.D. White E.J. Cragoe Earle P. Hindes E.C. Parker Earl V. Whitwell A.F. Crider Charles W. Honess Irving Perrine A.J. Williams C.L. Cumming Joseph S. Hook G.C. Potter E.G. Woodruf Edward Hardin Davis J.V. Howell Sidney Powers W.E. Wrather L.R. Dawson Richard Hughes Wallace E. Pratt Harry F. Wright Charles E. Decker V.H. Hughes Sylvan S. Price
These names are taken from the bronze plaque in the AAPG Headquarters building, Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated on March 20, 1953, to the Founders of the Association—Lawrence Tenney Stevens, sculptor.
Annual Report 1 Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates
President
The 2018-2019 Executive Committee (EC) and AAPG’s staff worked together to address the strategic geoscience and business aspects of AAPG as a professional society in a rapidly evolving global energy industry.
Sustainable Development The 2018-2019 presidential theme of Sustainable Development embraced the fundamental values of AAPG. We continue to explore sedimentary basins, develop the energy resources they contain, and the technology to maximize extraction with minimal environmental footprint including carbon capture use and storage.
to our membership, especially young Student/YP Global Leadership professionals and the next generation Summit (SC/YPLS) – Connecting of students entering universities, and AAPG Leaders result in cause-driven membership for This year we coordinated the AAPG. The Sustainable Development Advisory Council midyear meeting with Ad Hoc Committee is coordinating an Executive Committee meeting and AAPG’s technical content and a Student and Young Professionals outreach efforts. Leadership Summit. It brought together The AAPG president’s schedule to ’ ’ In this way we “meet the needs of AAPG s experienced leaders with AAPG s meet with companies and present the present without compromising future leadership and membership talks to professional societies was the ability of future generations to meet advocates. One of the value propositions coordinated with AAPG Foundation their own needs,” the definition of of AAPG and a key to membership Visiting Geoscientist requests to speak sustainable development. Sustainable retention is to bridge the gap between at universities. The presentations and Development has become a unifying members, young professionals, and active engagement through panels concept for the petroleum industry’srole students. and group discussions in 24 countries in providing “access to affordable, included 18 professional society Sister Society Outreach reliable, sustainable and modern energy conferences or meetings, 28 universities, AAPG had a presence at the Geological for all.” and 5 Student and Young Professional Society of America with a technical (YP) leadership events reinforced session, “At the forefront of exploration AAPG’s global presence and provided an and critical thinking” featuring AAPG’s Global Outreach – Membership opportunity to communicate our science Distinguished Lecturers (DL). AAPG also Engagement and demonstrate our professionalism. organized technical oral and poster Sustainable Development is a concept I gratefully acknowledge the additional sessions on “The role of geoscience in that provides a forward-looking framework support of Storm Energy, Ltd. for sustainable energy solutions” for the for AAPG to address the role of petroleum AAPG geoscience outreach. American Geophysical Union’s annual geoscience in the energy mix. It allows Highlights from the year’s activities meeting. The sister society sessions AAPG and the petroleum industry to are recorded in the EXPLORER and AAPG’s presence in the exhibit communicate broadly the economic, President’s column and pubic posts halls were an opportunity for membership environmental and societal benefits of on Facebook tagged with @AAPG outreach with academia, government, the petroleum industry. These aspects and #SustainableDevelopment and industry professionals interested in of the petroleum industry are important #AAPGSustainsMe. subsurface geoscience and energy.
2 Annual Report section and region leadership will be responsible for further distribution of ACE funds to the AAPG affiliated societies. The new policy makes a stronger technical and financial connection between AAPG and all its sections and regions irrespective of event location.
ACE 2019 AAPG’s Annual Convention and Exhibition was held in San Antonio and cohosted by the South Texas Geologic Society and the Austin Geological Society. Lorena Moscardelli, Equinor and Eddie Valek, EOG Resources, general cochairs, along with general vice cochairs Tom Ewing, Frontera Exploration and Dallas Membership attendees from academia, government Dunlap, the Bureau of Economic Geology, and the entire Global Organizing AAPG president-elect Mike Party and industry. Committee, delivered a dynamic and introduced the Membership Initiative Geologic Events Oversite Committee engaging conference and exhibition Delivering AAPG Sustainability (MIDAS). On the recommendation of the Geologic including 9 short courses, 11 fields trips, It is a cooperative effort with the House Events Oversight Committee, the EC the International Pavilion, and U-Pitch. of Delegates (HOD), the branch of AAPG approved the formation of a Global ACE New themes included Deep Integration governance charged with membership, Organizing Committee. This restructuring of Data and Disciplines; Business, Finance, to work with Corporate Advisory Board, changes the ACE operating model from and the Regulatory Framework; and Divisions, Sections and YP’s to contact a location-based, affiliated society Energy Sustainability and the Environment. current and dropped members to organizing committee to global committee The blend of traditional and new themes renew their membership. independent of location. These changes brought an attendance and vitality to House of Delegates are consistent with industry trends and ACE that was enthusiastically noted by Recognizing that one of the barriers recommendations from AAPG’s Corporate many. The Imperial Barrel Award to AAPG membership is the sponsorship Advisory Board to hold events in competition, Student Career Seminar, requirement and acknowledging that locations with large energy industry and The Big Crew Change Session the Division of Professional affairs populations to maximize access to AAPG provided additional opportunities for provides an avenue to verify the science and technology. ACE 2020 will mentoring, member engagement, and ethical and professional character of be in Houston, Texas and in 2021 in career networking. members, the HOD passed an Denver, Colorado. amendment to the bylaws to eliminate The ACE restructuring also prompted ICE 2019 the requirement for sponsorship. The a review and change in the ACE Surplus General chair Femi Esan assisted by HOD also addressed a code of conduct Sharing Policy. Beginning with ACE general vice cochairs Sa’id Al Hajri, issue that is of high importance to all 2020, funds will be calculated based on Saudi Aramco and Nosa Omorodiaon, professional societies and passed the net financial surplus and distributed Schlumberger, and Neil Hodgson, Disciplinary Code amendment to proportional to geographic attendance Spectrum organized an outstanding AAPG’s bylaws. Both amendments to all AAPG sections and regions. The conference and exhibition for ICE should have a positive effect on AAPG’s membership.
Climate Change The EC formed an Ad Hoc Committee of climate and paleo-climate scientists to address the topic of climate change. Although no official action was taken on a statement brought forth by the Ad Hoc Committee, it began a dialogue for AAPG to discuss an issue of importance to AAPG’s membership, industry, and academia.
Science and Technology – Relevant Energy Content When we meet at AAPG conferences, AAPG is fulfilling its mission and at its best: technical content with a business focus bringing together a diverse audience of
Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates 3 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. of topics through cafe´ sessions, TED-style with members, especially the younger Plenary sessions, panels, and special talks, and an IBM Design Thinking work demographic. They are also a potential sessions on Global Energy Supply session made for an engaging forum. The source for fee-based revenue or and Demand, Africa Successes, Next forum was successfully run again in advertising income. Age Technology, Business and the Edinburgh, October 2019. Regulatory Environment, and the Value AAPG-SEG-SPE Energy in Data Conference, Austin, Texas, June 17-19, of Diversity augmented the technical Publications fi sessions for the ve themes, three 2019. Managed by the Society of One of AAPG’s greatest assets is its fi short courses, and two eld trips. Exploration Geophysicists, the conference technical content. The manner in which Student and Young Professional addressed the digital transformation scientists are accessing content and how workshops and activities provided in the petroleum industry, rethinking scientific organizations are rebundling additional opportunities to network and workflows, and how companies will content for publication is rapidly evolving. meet AAPG leaders. ICE 2020 will be conduct business from exploration to Content continues to move from hard in Madrid, Spain. production to delivery. The conference copy into digital and print-on-demand will be offered again in 2021. space. Bulletin and Special Publications. International Pavilion The EC approved incorporating AAPG memoir The International Pavilion is an integral Outside Operated Events Bulletin part of AAPG’s events and an important content into special issues of the . AAPG continues to contribute to The move provides a solution to hard part of AAPG global presence. The IP, and benefit from established LLC was dissolved and now operates as copy publication costs and offers authors multi-partner events NAPE, OTC, and more timely exposure to the Bulletin a successful part of ACE, ICE, and other URTeC. AAPG and its partners launched AAPG events. and its high impact factor. Hard copy regional events for both NAPE and URTeC publications will continue to be to meet market demand and address the considered based on topic and technical and business needs of our U-Pitch sponsorship. Two special publication members. books were released in FY2018-2019: U-Pitch continues to grow as an Memoir 115 Rift-Related Coarse-Grained entrepreneurial showcase for the innovated Submarine Fan Reservoirs Memoir ideas and technology in the energy industry. and Programs 117 Petroleum Basins and U-Pitch, launched with ACE, now has Hydrocarbon Potential of the Andes of a strong presence on the exhibits floor The association greatly appreciates the dedication of our volunteers and Peru and Bolivia. at ICE and URTeC and is expanding to Datapages. section and region events. the continued support of the AAPG The Datapages Board is Foundation for the education and keeping abreast of new technology to outreach programs. move AAPG’s unstructured published New Events Programs face strategic decisions content onto a platform that allows AAPG launched two new events and related to the in-person visits versus online structuring and database aggregation participated in one new joint society distribution of content and engagement that can be utilized in machine learning. event during the 2018-2019 year. The with AAPG’s global membership. The Re-bundling of content opens new events addressed the technical and Imperial Barrel Award program has avenues for AAPG content to provide business aspects of the energy mix, evaluated section and region virtual new revenue streams. The EC supported the digital transformation, and will be competitions to manage costs and the a proposal from the Datapages Board offered again. Visiting Geoscientist Program has to evaluate technology platforms for Energy Opportunities Conference, introduced online webinars to maximize improved delivery of the Bulletin and Cartagena, Colombia. The AAPG Latin its global reach. AAPG content. Geoscience World. America and Caribbean Region, led by Distinguished Lecturer. This year, AAPG, through its Victor Vega, Shell organized a conference the AAPG Foundation Distinguished seat on the GeoScienceWorld Board, is of quality technical, business, and Lecturer program recorded videos of monitoring trends in open access innovation sessions with a high-level and the six lecturers and made them publishing. GeoScience World is moving diverse slate of speakers. The country widely available through AAPG’s media. forward with an open access journal snapshots – technical reviews highlighting Lecturers made in-person visits that with a high impact factor as a place investment options throughout the focused on larger audiences and for papers with mandatory open access region – along with the facilitated connections with AAPG’s sections, requirements. As a resource for Business-to-Business sessions truly regions, and sister societies. The earth science journals including AAPG Bulletin allowed attendees to explore Energy strategic change in the DL program the , Geoscience World Opportunities. Energy Opportunities heightens the importance of local is an additional avenue to drive fi will be run in Mexico City, 2020. technical and non-technical visits traf c back to AAPG for membership. Energy Transitions Forum, Amsterdam, by AAPG Visiting Geoscientists to The Netherlands. The concept for the maintain connections with students forum originated with the AAPG Europe and universities. The Business of AAPG – Fiscal Region leadership and was realized under Podcasts. Personal interviews with Stewardship the leadership of Max Brouwers, Shell. The the Distinguished Lecturers captured The 2018-2019 fiscal year ended with forum covered four themes: the future of as “Digging Deeper” video recordings a stronger global presence, new ways to energy, sustainability, digitalization, and helped test the market for AAPG connect with multiple generations of skills and new ways of working. Interactive podcasts. Podcasts are an avenue for geoscientists, and a balanced budget. panel-audience Q&A, in-depth exploration AAPG to deliver content and engage It is imperative the association continue to
4 Annual Report membership slowed. Interest and dividends were also a very nice result as our portfolio, managed by the AAPG Investment Committee, performed well in the stock market. Subscriptions to the Bulletin, revenue from educational activities and sales of publications have declined. The publications and subscriptions look to face increased pressure as the tastes and preferences of consumers change and mergers and acquisitions concentrate the available customers. AAPG continues to benefit from our cooperative partner events, including the NAPE Expo and our interests in the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). The NAPE event was up slightly as was the OTC in fiscal year 2019. AAPG’s presence and participation in these partner events remains an important aspect of our activities and sources of revenue. evaluate operations and partnerships to Committee: president-elect Mike Party, We continue to challenge ourselves remain responsive to geoscientists vice president regions Dave Cook, vice and headquarters staff to be good and the rapidly evolving energy industry. president sections Jeff Aldrich, secretary stewards of our members’ resources Laura Johnson, treasurer Richard Ball, while delivering a high level of member editor Barry Katz, and HoD chair Bill benefits. Despite cost saving and Budget and Investment portfolio Houston – their insights, dedication and The Association had positive financial expense reduction efforts, overall good humor made the year productive expenses for the year were higher from results this year due to favorable variances and rewarding. the prior year but were lower than budget. from the membership dues increase, A sincere note of gratitude to AAPG’s The AAPG Budget Review Committee Datapages revenue, and better than executive director David Curtiss and and Executive Committee are continuing anticipated income from outside deputy executive director David Lange to evaluate AAPG’s programs and activities multipartner events. AAPG continues to along with the entire AAPG staff for their to determine which activities should operate prioritized programs within the support – they are the continuity that continue to be supported in these constraints of the budget with a lean, sustains the Association. challenging economic times. The dedicated staff responsive to the Finally, I am thankful for all the AAPG business uncertainties facing the oil membership. The investment portfolio members – you are the heart and soul and gas industry will continue to put performed well and ended the year of AAPG. pressure on our pool of available with better than budgeted results. The Onward! investment portfolio is now ably resources. We will continue to not only focus on cost savings, but also invest in managed by Vanguard with oversight Denise M. Cox by AAPG’s Investment Committee. programs that provide value to our AAPG President 2018-2019 members and promote our profession. Defined Benefits Program Our Tulsa headquarters staff continues fi Treasurer to review ways to reduce costs and The termination of the De ned fi Benefit Plan, recommended by the improve ef ciencies in operations as Pension Committee and approved by Despite the continuing challenges as doing more with less remains a byproduct the 2017-2018 EC, removed a long- a result of the downturn of the energy of the continued industry downturn. fi standing liability for AAPG. The program industry from 2015, scal year 2019 The Investment Committee is working fl fi fi ’ termination was completed in 2018 in re ected the rst nancial relief for the to ensure that AAPG s investment portfolio accordance with IRS regulations with funds organization since 2014. The new is properly positioned to help the set aside in the investment portfolio economic environment continues to Association deal with future economic below projected cost. impact meeting attendance, sponsorship uncertainties. The growth in the and exhibitors which support the Association’s investment portfolio geosciences resulting in a lower. Despite during the year provided a larger Respect the Past, Live in the Present, these trends, AAPG’s programs and events financial reserve. Plan for the Future performed fairly well during the year. Our Looking forward to FY 2020, your On behalf of the 2018-2019 Executive continued focus to optimize our operations Executive Committee expects a favorable Committee, we recognize with respect allowed for AAPG to finish favorable to financial year. We will continue to be all the past AAPG members, volunteers, budget for the year. This was the first time prudent with our members assets while and leaders whose wisdom and tenacity inanumberofyearsthatwewereable AAPG continues to serve its members have shepherded AAPG to this point. to end the year with an overall surplus. and the geoscience community. It has been a privilege to serve the Revenues from dues were a refreshing AAPG with the 2018-2019 Executive relief as the rate of recent decline in our Richard Ball
Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates 5 on the publication processes Statement of Income and Expenses at multiple levels. One manuscript required seven revisions prior to its General Fund General Fund Budget final acceptance. FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2018-19 The total number of submissions Operating Income required the editorial team to Dues $1,794,398 $2,078,847 $1,530,390 contact 1590 potential reviewers. Of BULLETIN Subscriptions 239,165 193,946 256,782 these 643 individual reviewers were Advertising Income 790,896 698,109 824,965 engaged and 176 of these reviewers Sales of Publications 935,708 785,616 1,060,356 provided multiple reviews. The top Interest and Dividends 367,510 592,623 250,000 reviewers, with more than five reviews, Investment Income - Other 780,172 718,457 525,000 are presented in Table 1. The Investment Income from NAPE 526,164 589,481 825,000 countries contributing to the Education and Misc. Service Fees 2,582,926 2,139,266 2,795,824 Conferences and Meetings 6,796,351 7,393,507 7,473,633 greatest number of completed reviews Page Contributions 1,168 72 1,503 were the United States (254), China Gain (Loss) on Datapages 35,744 238,572 169 (222), and the United Kingdom (39). Gain (Loss) on International Pavilion (50,493) 2,218 - The remaining reviews were from 33 Grant Income 672,691 726,316 751,901 other countries. Miscellaneous 63,541 181,952 130,001 The Bulletin included one special issue TOTAL OPERATING INCOME: 15,535,941 16,338,982 16,425,524 documenting some of the contributions Operating Expenses to the AAPG Hedberg Research Salaries 3,881,727 4,099,307 4,234,218 “ fi Conference on TheFutureofBasinand Employee Bene ts 1,791,549 1,383,223 1,684,381 ” Publishing Cost of BULLETIN 241,807 300,869 188,063 Petroleum System Modeling (BPSM), Publishing Cost of EXPLORER 138,905 96,678 125,000 held in Santa Barbara, California, April Cost of Special Publications Sold 159,847 111,141 103,063 3–8, 2016. General Office 742,443 657,115 820,792 In 2018 the Bulletin added pages and Postage and Shipping 267,202 267,150 287,178 ended its practice of publishing the Building and Occupancy 268,517 360,892 281,873 organization’s honorees and annual Professional Fees 1,551,246 1,731,947 1,448,151 report to make more space for technical Staff Travel 263,340 320,870 245,547 contributions. Professional Travel 581,949 726,936 1,012,336 The Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award Conferences and Meetings 5,194,457 5,404,268 5,114,157 AAPG Bulletin Depreciation 153,067 192,396 131,699 for the best article Dues & Support - Am. Geol. Institute 26,844 20,133 27,784 was awarded to Kurt William Rudolph Meeting Presence / Display 714 - 5,887 and Franklin James Goulding for Miscellaneous 774,011 443,406 644,776 “Benchmarking exploration predictions Miscellaneous Grants and Awards 90,648 87,873 89,195 and performance using 20+ yr of TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES: 16,128,273 16,204,204 16,444,100 drilling results: One company’s Income (loss) from Operations $(592,332) $134,778 $(18,576) experience .“ The J. C. “Cam” Sproule BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY Assets $20,054,135 $22,322,074 Memorial Award for best paper to Liabilities 7,960,057 9,068,000 a younger author was awarded to Fund Balance 12,094,078 13,254,074 Yuanjia Han, Brian Horsfield, Richard Total Liabilities and fund Balance $20,054,135 $22,322,074 Wirth, Nicolaj Mahlstedt, and Sylain Bernard for “Oil retention and porosity evolutioninorganic-richshales.” The Robert H. Dott, Sr. Memorial Award was not awarded. Editor deemed poor, the writing quality In 2018 we published two memoirs: was such that a review could Rift-related coarse-grained submarine The AAPG Bulletin remains strong with not be completed, the manuscript is 283 new submittals in 2018 along nonunique or may be plagiarized (this with 428 revised submissions. The could include self-plagiarism), or the disposition of these initial submissions manuscript was submitted from a is summarized in Figure 1. Approximately sanctioned country. half of the submissions were rejected These manuscripts were received in present form, indicating that the from 38 countries. The United States science is of interest but there are accounted for approximately 25% significant flaws with the manuscript of the submissions. China that can be corrected. Slightly more than accounted for 43% of the submissions. 25% of the submissions were accepted The remaining 36 countries account pending revision, suggesting only for about one-third of the submissions. relatively minor revisions are required A further review indicates that prior to final acceptance and publication. slightly more than 70% of the Just under a quarter of the manuscripts submissions are submitted by were rejected. Rejections fall into authors with English as a second- Figure 1. The disposition of 2018 initial multiple categories: the science was language, which places stress submissions.
6 Annual Report wife Terry who donated my time to the members to work in this moment as Table 1. Top reviewers Association. a team to further AAPG’sscientificand for 2018. professional goals to make our society, Barry J. Katz, Editor profession, industry and world a better Reviewer Number of Review place within a responsible business framework.” Friedemann Baur 7 Advisory Council Wenya Lyu 7 Members Yuanjia Han 6 Simply put, the work of the Advisory Boqin Sun 6 Council is to recommend officer Charles Sternbach, chair, 2018-2019 Ian Ball 5 candidates and Honors and Awards Paul W. Britt, past chair, 2017-2018 Zhonghong Chen 5 nominees to the Executive Committee John R. Hogg, past chair, 2016-2017 Sedat Inan 5 for their consideration and approval, to Wayne Camp, EMD president Stephen E. Laubach 5 deliberate strategic directions, and to 2018-2019 Jessica E. Little 5 bring the diverse and talented group of Mary Barrett DEG president 2018-2019 Keyu Liu 5 Advisory Councilors together on special Mark Gallagher, DPA president Michael Sweet 5 2018-2019 Guochang Wang 5 projects or deliberations helpful to plan the future of AAPG. David J. Entzminger, HoD past chair Several council members have 2018-2019 commented that this is the most diverse group amoung all of AAPG’s committees. Section Councilors fan reservoirs; the Brae Play, South Representatitives serve from every Craig Eckert, Eastern Section 2016-2019 section, region, division, and the House Deborah Sacrey, Gulf Coast Section Viking Graben, North Sea edited by Colin of Delegates. 2017-2020 C. Turner and Bryan T. Cronin and Ground rules this year included respect Bill Whiting, Gulf Coast Section Petroleum basins and hydrocarbon for each other; positive environment; 2017-2020 potential of the Andes of Peru and Bolivia celebration of a wonderfully talented Joseph R. Davis, Southwest Section edited by G. Zamora, K. R. McClay, and group with many perspectives; 2017-2020 V. A. Ramos. opportunity for all members to be Joel A. Alberts, Mid-Continent Section This being my last report to the heard; focus on bringing solutions not 2017-2020 Association, I must thank the authors, all problems (where possible); and Anne Draucker, Pacific Section the Tulsa staff once again, especially personal responsibility for the group to 2018-2021 Paula Sillman, the members of the become the change we seek. Our Natasha Rigg, Rocky Mountain Section Editorial Board, and the reviewers, and my dedication: “We are entrusted by our 2018-2021
Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates 7 International Region Councilors features inspirational stories from 101 future by reviewing review, and updating Nosa Omorodion, Africa Region 2016- amazing men and women in the energy the AAPG strategic plan. 2019 profession. The committee identified a number Ryan Lemiski, Canada Region 2017- As part of the Advisory Council efforts of near-term goals, which were mostly 2020 this year, I include this report by Strategy delivered by the 2019 annual convention Mark Tingay, Asia/Pacific Region 2017- and Long-Term Planning committee in San Antonio. An analysis was conducted 2020 chair Nick Lagrilliere and the following and a number of recommendations ı V´ctor Vega, Latin America & Caribbean committee members: Joel Alberts, Paul developed to ensure that the honors fl Region 2017-2020 Britt, Joe Davis, Anne Draucker, Craig and awards nominations re ect the Salim Al-Mahrouqi, Middle East Region Eckert, John Hogg, Ryan Lemiski, and current diversity and the Association. fi 2017-2020 Natasha Rigg Progress was made towards de ning Nick Lagrillere Europe Region 2018- Following the Advisory Council meeting actions required to develop a leadership 2021 in October, the revitalized committee pipeline and succession planning. An set out to define its vision, mission, initial analysis of programs found that and goals. The committee held past efforts to retire low-impact high-cost Honors/Awards Committee a grounding session in which external programs has been successful. A proposal Chair: Joe Davis to eliminate the sponsorship requirement (Shell scenarios, BP Energy Outlook, Vice-Chair: Ryan Lemiski for qualified members was carried by EIA Annual Energy Outlook, etc.) and the Advisory Council and subsequently internal (AAPG Strategic Plan 2012, proposed by the Constitution and Bylaws Officer Nominations Committee AAPG Ad Hoc Committee on Governance Committee to the House of Delegates Chair: Craig Eckert 2015, AAPG Strategic assessment which then voted in favor. In collaboration fi Vice-Chair: John Hogg 2017) perspectives were used to de ne with the International Regions Committee, “ its vision as Providing the foundation the competitive environment in the And observers. for long-range planning and strategy in Regions was analyzed. AAPG.” The committee set out on its Thanks to Honors and Awards chair Joe The focus is now shifting to the mission to midterm goal of reviewing and updating Davis and vice-chair Ryan Lemiski and to • fi identify opportunities for business the AAPG strategic plan for which Of cer Nomination chair Craig Eckert and growth, investigate new business areas vice-chair John Hogg. These committees a new committee working group will be (geothermal, environmental, energy worked proactively, respectfully, and formed, which will aim to collaborate minerals, etc.); collaboratively to recruit and recognize broadly with the Divisions, Sections, • investigate technological developments an outstanding slate of globally diverse Regions, Corporate Advisory Board, etc. (artificial intelligence, machine learning, officer candidates and awardees. We will strive to further develop Region etc.); specific business plans framed in the Thanks to President Denise Cox for • hosting a concurrent Young Professionals evaluate whether there are high-impact local competitive landscape. The aim is low-cost programs to be developed (YP) Summit on October 19-20, 2018. to also provide the strategic framework and low-impact high-cost programs to for future proofed programs and By careful planning, the Advisory Council be retired; activities that are underpinned by sound and YP summit coordinated to bring • ensure that AAPG deploys lean and financial performance. Current efforts current and future leaders together. In cost-effective processes; and regarding honors and awards, nominations, addition, YP attendees received a copy • work towards longer term goals of leadership pipeline and succession of the DPA/AAPG publication Heritage reflecting on changes to AAPG planning will be also be continued. In of Petroleum Geologists. This book governance, define the Association’s the long term, the committee envisages
8 Annual Report its focus shifting towards the intense Thebiggestchallengeforthechairis • https://www.aapg.org/Portals/0/docs/ competition from other societies that to pursue a manageable agenda over aapg-constitution-bylaws.pdf?v551919 consistently outperform AAPG and the course of the year. This is especially • https://www.aapg.org/about/aapg/ looking at potential structural solutions true for any proposals involving rules overview/committees/hod/articleid/ to address the situation. and procedures or the constitution and 777/a-rules-and-procedures I would like to take this opportunity bylaws. Oftentimes proposals involve At the end of the meeting 130+ to thank the committee members for simple housekeeping, while others delegates participated in an electronic delivering quality analyses and requireextendeddebatetoevaluate survey regarding various elements of reports, maturing concrete proposals and significant change. Every effort is also the House structure and business. The … engaging discussions with room for made to craft an annual meeting agenda results of this survey can be found in plenty of laughter along the way. Special that is manageable. At +/-4 hours in San the July 2019 issues of the Delegates thanks to Vicki Beighle, Vern Stefanic, Antonio, this is within but at the fringe Voice, including commentary from and the staff in Tulsa for their continued of productive limits. chair-elect John Kaldi. dedicated support. Finally, my fi In San Antonio signi cant proposals The elected House leadership team appreciation to the other members of the > were passed by super majority ( 2/3 for 2019-2020 includes: Advisory Council and in particular chair of voting members voting for): John Kaldi, chair john.kaldi@ Charles Sternbach for taking a keen • Amendment to the bylaws passed adelaide.edu.au interest and being actively involved in the clarifying our elected delegate terms Steve Brachman, chair-elect key discussions. fi of of ce (see updated Constitution [email protected] and Bylaws (C&BL), Article VI; 1.C.5) Jennifer Gamrod, secretary/editor Nick Lagrilliere • Amendment to the bylaws passed [email protected] Chair, Strategy & Long-Term removing the requirement for In the interest of establishing priorities Planning Committee endorsement by a sponsor for and managing the 2018-2019 agenda, Europe Region Advisory Councilor membership (see updated C&BL, sometopicsfordebateweredeferredto Article III; 1.A.2.a) 2019-2020, including AAPG Advisory Council • Amendment to the bylaws passed • The AAPG annual dues cap in the C. A. Sternbach, Advisory Council strengthening our professional conduct bylaws and discipline policy (see updated • chair (2018-2019) A change in the role/scope of the EC C&BL, Appendix B; section 1) position of Editor • Amendment to the HOD Rules • Delegate selection methods for the House of Delegates and Procedures passed by inserting Sections and Regions a new section IV on Professional • Modifying the selection process for HoD Although the House of Delegates Conduct and Discipline defining (A) awards (HOD) chair-elect has one year to get professional conduct and (B) • Modifying or sunsetting some HoD up to speed, the one year spent as chair violations of professional conduct. In committees of the House goes by extraordinarily addition, (C), (D), and (E) stipulated These issues, along with others, will be quickly! In addition to steering the procedures to follow should prioritized by the 2019-2020 leadership activities of the House, the chair is complaints/accusations of violations team. a voting member of the Executive against a Member be lodged (see Committee and serves as an observer updated Rules and Procedures on the Advisory Council (and a voting Section IV). William Houston member of the AC as past- chair of You can find the updated versions of House of Delegates Chair the House). the relevant documents at: 2018-2019
Reports of the Officers, Advisory Council, and House of Delegates 9 Report of the Foundation
The AAPG Foundation was established • Visiting Geoscientists Fund $ 44 compares to $48.5M as of June 30, 2018, to support programs that benefit the • Distinguished Lecture $ 31 $47.9M as of June 30, 2017, $45.0M on geologic profession and the general public. • Deana & Paul Strunk Military June 30, 2016, and $46.5M on June 30, Our purpose is to encourage a better Veterans $ 20 2015. The Foundation continued to understanding and advancement of the In addition, the AAPG Foundation utilize a 4% spending rate on endowed geosciences and to establish programs Trustees approved proposals for funding funds in support of programs. and fund projects that support the for the following: education, training and career • Interactive Geology Program, University enhancement for earth scientists. of Colorado Governance My report will provide an update on the • YMCA Threet Quarry Project The Board of Trustees at the end of June Foundation’s activities and preliminary • Geoscientist without Borders 2019 consisted of Jim Gibbs (chairman), financial results for the past fiscal year • Newly Released Publications Larry Jones (vice chairman), Mike Wisda which ended on June 30, 2019. Please be • Teacher of the Year Award (secretary), Lee Backsen (treasurer), Jim aware the Foundation is currently in the • The Halbouty Lecture McGhay, and Valary Schultz. midst of its annual financial audit, and the • The Inspirational Geoscience Award Paul Weimer was elected to serve on financial information presented here is • AGI Earth Science Week Poster the Regular Member of the Members of unaudited and is subject to change. • Holland Award of Excellence the Corporation at the meeting in San • AGI Earth Science Week Antonio. • AAPG Honors and Awards Contributions and Program Support • Foundation Awards Contributions to the Foundation this past • Houston Museum of Natural Science Trustee Associates Membership fiscal year (July 1, 2018– June 30, 2019) Educational Programming The AAPG Foundation would like to were $551K, and awards and grants • Friends of Dinosaur Ridge thank the Trustee Associates officers Larry amounted to $1.17M. Contributions to the The U.S. Military Veterans Scholarship Jones (chair), Martin Shields (vice chair) Foundation for FY 2018 were significantly Program was renamed the Deana and and Bill Monroe (secretary-treasurer) for higher, predominately due to a bequest Paul Strunk Military Veterans Scholarship their service. from the estate of Frank Adler in the Program. The MVSP committee awarded There are currently 285 Trustee amount of $530,639. $20K to 10 veterans from across the Associates members. As is typical, 80% of total contributions country. You can learn more about the are from AAPG members. Eighty-five veteran scholarship recipients by visiting percent of the contributions were from http://foundation.aapg.org/programs/ Other Highlights individuals with 15% coming from mvsp-recipients.cfm. • John F. Bookout received the L. Austin corporations. Weeks Memorial Medal for 2019. The Trustee Associates support has been • John H. Silcox was awarded the and continues to be a critical and important AAPG Foundation Investment Chairman’s Award for 2019. factor in the growth and development of Portfolio The Trustee Associates’ support has the Foundation. The investment portfolio is been and continues to be a critical and During the past year, the Foundation conservatively invested and well important factor in the growth and continued to support many of the diversified. The portfolio includes public development of the Foundation. Your important geological programs it has and private equity investments, fixed support is essential to the growth and supported previously including: (in income mutual funds, international future of AAPG Foundation programs. We $ thousands) investments and real estate. Last fiscal thank each of you for your dedication and • Grants-In-Aid $ 286 year, the Foundation’s investment commitment. • Imperial Barrel Award $ 172 portfolio showed a modest decrease net • Bulletin Fund $ 141 of withdrawals with an ending balance of James Gibbs, Chairman • L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate $ 84 $48.4M as of June 30, 2019. This Board of Trustees
10 Annual Report Reports of the Divisions
Energy Minerals searchable “Exploration ObjectsTM” with • Communicate to the general public and AAPG Datapages. Little progress has government agencies the Association’s Division been made while Datapages is exploring commitment to protect the The primary mission of Energy Minerals environment while developing the Division (EMD) is to serve AAPG members potential format revision. • world’s natural resources in by promoting the geological sciences related EMD proposed technical session on a responsible manner. to any geological energy resources other the Niobrara shale for March 2019 • Support and encourage research into than conventional oil and gas. Membership GSA joint section meeting did not the effects of petroleum/energy is free to all AAPG members. The EMD attract enough abstracts to form minerals exploration and production currently has 10 active commodity a separate session. The GSA Energy on the environment, and make committees, listed alphabetically: bitumen/ Geology Division interested in available to concerned agencies, heavy oil, coal, coalbed methane, critical continuing working with EMD to companies, and individuals the minerals, gas hydrates, geothermal, oil shale, recommend topics of interest for results of these studies and shale gas & liquids, tight gas sands, and future technical sessions. recommendations. uranium. Each commodity committee is • Apply the expertise developed in the chaired by representatives from industry, petroleum/energy minerals industries government, and academia, serving two- Future Recommendations and hydrogeology to resolve year terms. The president’sgoalsforfiscal • To publish EMD annual reports with environmental problems. 2018-2019 were (1) member AAPG Search and Discovery to expand • Promote environmental stewardship engagement, (2) servant leadership, and readership within the petroleum/energy minerals (3) intersociety cooperation. • To revise EMD Procedures Manual to industries. conform with new bylaws • Establish a liaison between and among • To review and update current AAPG and other professional societies Major Accomplishments Commodity Committee structure for the purposes of constructive • Adopted quarterly leadership meetings • To explore ways to update the EMD dialogue and defining mutually to improve communication website and other forms of member obtainable goals. • Updated our bylaws that was approved communication • Provide relevant educational by our members • To improve communication with EMD opportunities and services for professional • Instituted a quarterly newsletter to Councilors to help assist in planning development of the AAPG membership improve member engagement EMD-themed workshops and other through seminars and conferences in • Instituted monthly News & Articles meetings environmental geosciences, contributions for our website blog • To work with the GEvO and ACE hydrogeology, and related fields. • Published the 2017 biennial Organization Committees to unconventional resources review article recommend EMD related topics and in the Natural Resources Research assist in organizing future ACE and ICE Journal (Springer) Division of Environmental meetings fi • Published a two-part series in the AAPG • To explore options to become more Geosciences Of cers, 2018-2019 EXPLORER on the history of EMD in involved with planning URTeC and Mary Barrett (president), Stephen Testa th (immediate past president), Francois celebration of our 40 anniversary in 2017 SEPM meetings • Completed the annual commodity reports Marechal (president-elect), Dan Jackson (vice president), Olga Popova (editor), that are available on the EMD website Wayne Camp, Energy Minerals • Assisted in organizing the technical Skyler Smith (secretary-treasurer). Division President, 2018-2019 sessions for the 2019 ACE and ICE • Organized Unconventional Reservoir technical session for CSPG October Membership Trends 2019 Gussow Conference (Banff) Division of The DEG membership dues are $25/ • Organized Mudstone Diagenesis Environmental year. Similar to AAPG, DEG has lost workshop for SEPM International members over the years, but division Sedimentary Geosciences Congress Geosciences membership grew in 2018 and 2019. In April 2020 meeting (Flagstaff) In 1992 the HoD approved the May of 2018, the total DEG membership • Filled vacancies for four section creation of the Division of Environmental was 865. As of April 1, 2019, our councilors and two region councilors Geosciences (DEG) under the membership stood at 949. (one vacancy remains) leadership of Bruno Hanson. Hanson’s • Added new Publications Committee vision was that the petroleum industry chairs, a new Critical Minerals technical would continually demonstrate both Publications committee, and a Young Professional environmental stewardship and The DEG’s Editor is Olga Popova. She liaison position leadership. Our goals and objectives are oversees the division’s Environmental as follows. Geosciences journal (a quarterly • Educate the membership of AAPG and publication) and the Spheres of Influence New Proposals the general public about important newsletter (December 2018 issue). The • Researching possibility of preparing map issues that affect petroleum energy EG journal published two peer-reviewed content from EMD annual reports as minerals exploration and production. articles each quarter (June, September,
Reports of the Divisions 11 December and March). This year, Autumn • DEG Past-President’s Award: Stephen board and has become the primary Haagsma (chair, CCUS ad hoc committee) Testa challenge of the AAPG and the DPA. and Olga Popova coordinated efforts to • DEG Best Poster Award (ACE 2018): publish an EG special edition on carbon Reinaldo Sabbagh capture, underground storage and re-use • DEG Best Paper Award (ACE 2018): Activities fi based on the related sessions at ACE Andrew Hollenbach The DPA has been busy in the rst half of 2019. 2019. This month marks the beginning of Mary L. Barrett, Division of the 2019-2020 fiscal year of the Division Environmental Geosciences of Professional Affairs and my term as Events President 2018-2019 president of the DPA. I would like to The largest planning and execution for acknowledge the accomplishments of ’ AAPG events by DEG are the ACE Mark Gallagher s presidency and the ’ meetings. For both the ACE 2018 and Division of Professional people that made it happen. The DPA s ACE 2019 meetings, the DEG president charge is deepening and expanding was on the ACE organizing committee Affairs geoscience professionalism. We achieve to assist the environment-related this directive in many ways; one being the The Division of Professional Affairs’ strengthening of our business acumen. themes. Environmental presentations ’ included oral and poster sessions on (DPA) charge is to strengthen the This was the object of Mark s focus as professional status of geoscientists and president of the DPA. It started with the carbon capture, storage and re-use, “ ” induced seismicity, sustainability, to require high standards of competence Money Makers Business Forum in water and other environmental topics. among practicing geoscientists while Oklahoma City last April and followed up communicating the affairs of the Division with the four DPA sponsored sessions at The DEG organized a special session ’ on environmental impact and and the profession to geoscientists. We this year s Annual Convention and Exhibition in San Antonio. They were the sustainability, and its keynote speaker also communicate to the general public Discovery Thinking Forum, Opportunity was Iain Stewart who discussed and to government agencies. The Valuation, and Deals and Investment “Communicating Contested Geoscience Association’s constant concern is to Decisions and Financing. Although some to the Public: ‘Matters of Fact’ vs. protect the public by restricting the of these topics are often disassociated ‘Matters of Concern.’” The DEG practice of petroleum geology to those from geology, they are what allows us to organized the joint DEG-EMD known to be qualifiedandbelievedtobe pursue our geologic passion. If you desire luncheon this year (every other year competent and reliable. The DPA to be an oil and gas entrepreneur (or it has responsibility). Our speaker was Eirik communicates to the general public and been thrust upon you) these sessions Waerness, chief economist of Equinor, to governmental agencies pertinent offered important information and who spoke on “Global Energy information on legislative and — personal perspectives about how to be Transition An Uncertain Outcome administrative decisions affecting the successful, aka make money, in that Driven by Developments in Policy, regulation of petroleum resource ” business. Afterall, most of the wells drilled Technology and Behavior. The DEG exploration and development. In are by these entrepreneurs. Finally, a big helped sponsor the PROWESS event addition, the DPA maintains and thank you to Deb Sacrey who was speaker held on Saturday evening. administers certification requirements at the well-attended DPA luncheon. Almost all AAPG 2018-2019 sectional through a Board of Certification. We also Despite being served turkey meatloaf from meetings in the United States had at least encourage high professional standards in a tube, she gave an exceptional one session that involved environmental the training of geoscience majors in presentation about her varied career fl ’ topics. It re ects the local leaderships university departments. highlighting the of the ups and downs of desire to promote environmental her life in the oil patch—reinvention. stewardship. This was also true for the ICE 2018 meeting and in ICE 2019 planning. Membership The DEG helped by promoting these Leadership ’ The DPA membership is declining like events activities and abstract submission the other divisions and active membership I would like to say thank you to the mainly, although we assisted in ICE 2019 in AAPG as a result of demographic outgoing executive board members: Mark planning at the invitation of its organizing changes in the oil and gas industry. Our Gallagher (president), Meredith Faber committee. As a DEG officer, Mary Barrett older members, the ones most likely to be (vice president) and Peggy Williams attended the 2017 Mid-Continent DPA members, are retiring and do not see (secretary). The new incoming DPA Board meeting, the 2017 and 2018 GCAGS a need to maintain their AAPG consists of Steve Goolsby (vice president), meetings, the 2018 Eastern Section membership and therefore their DPA Margo Liss (secretary) and Meredith Faber meeting, and the ACE 2018 and 2019 (president-elect). Mike Rains will be membership. There is also a decreased meetings. I additionally attended the 2018 continuing as the editor of the DPA need for the number of geoscientists than UrTec meeting, the 2018 SPE national quarterly publication The Correlator. We in the past because of the move to meeting, and the 2018 GSA national continue to appreciate Diane Keim, our meeting. unconventional resource plays and the fl fi AAPG Staff liaison. I look forward to working continued work ow ef ciencies within the with the incoming board and Diane on business cycle. Our ranks have decreased another exciting year Awards and Honors, 2018-2019 at an average annual rate of 5.75% • DEG Research Award: Jens Blotevogel resulting in a loss of more than one-fifth of • DEG Teaching Award: Javed Ali Kalhoro the DPA membership over the last 4 years. Awards • DEG Corporate Award for Excellence in This has gotten the attention of the AAPG Deborah Sacrey – Life Member Env. Stewardship: Apache Corporation executive board and the DPA executive David Wavrek – Heritage Award
12 Annual Report Cheryl Desforges – President’s Award Future currently employed in the oil and gas Distinguished Service – Tim Rynott This year we will be focusing on industry. Jonathan Brady – Recognition of ethics and how they are the core of Distinction professionalism. The entire AAPG Mark Norville – Recognition of Distinction and the DPA are also focused on John Jordan, Division of Thomas Wyche – Certificates of Merit increasing membership among the Environmental Geosciences Margo Liss – Certificates of Merit young professionals that are President, 2019-2020
Reports of the Divisions 13 Reports of the Regions and Sections
Africa Region 2018 had 1,556 students benefit from was due by October 2019. There are six the program. elective positions available for the 2018-2019 Activities The Africa Region rolled out a pilot student delegates and one position for Advisory initiative tagged the African Undergraduate Council member. Events Geoscience Student competition, AUGSC. It The 2018-2018 year for the Africa was held to foster the collaboration and Region (AR) was rich and packed with synergy between the academia and Events several activities catering to the needs of industry and promote student membership The Region is preparing to hold two GTW geoscientists in various spheres—from drive and student chapters growth besides workshops in 2019 and 2020. The the student community to young developing and improving technical Eastern Mediterranean Mega-Basins GTW professionals, academicians, and excellence and skills amongst geoscience was to be held September 6-7 in upstream industry professionals. The students. The pioneer program held in Alexandria, Egypt. Work is in progress on highlight for the year was the return of Lagos in May 2019 and involved 25 AAPG a GTW in Mozambique in 2020. AAPG ICE to Cape Town, South Africa. student chapters. The event held beginning November 4, 2018, at the Cape Town International Canada Region Convention Centre had 1,000 Young Professionals professionals in attendance and boasted The YP mentoring initiative was set-up 44 technical sessions, 5 panel sessions, between AAPG AR and EAGE Nigeria to 2018-2019 Canada Region Officers a keynote luncheon, several short courses, foster interaction and mentoring between The Canada Region Officers for 2018- and a YP Program. young professionals and upstream 2019 were the following: president: Immediately following this was AAPG’s industry professionals. It is an ongoing Maren Blair; vice president / treasurer: participation in Nigerian sister society, annual initiative that has seen 11 mentors Anne Hargreaves; secretary /foreman: NAPE annual conference in November sign up for participation. The mentoring Peter Bauman; and Advisory Council fi 2019. AAPG was ably represented by activities are being re ned to encourage member: Ryan Lemiski AAPG president Denise Cox and Africa virtual communication so as not to be Region president Femi Esan. The limited by distance. conference highlights were Five YP online monthly seminars have Canada Region Events • NAPE/AAPG/EAGE joint panel session been held in partnership between AAPG The Canadian Society of Petroleum themed “Enhancing exploration and NAPE since October 2018. The Geologists (CSPG, International Division) activities in the current global outlook: program is ongoing and features and the AAPG Canada Region cohosted New Plays and New Approaches” accomplished industry professionals. The a series of 10 talks over the winter and • Joint NAPE/AAPG YP Leadership platform allows for physical and virtual spring months including topics such as forum—Denise Cox, key speaker participation of YP. induced seismicity, deep-water frontier • NAPE/AAPG student sessions led by basins, and geology of the Scottish the YP: Basin evaluation competition, CV Highlands, to name just a few. writing and career mentoring and National visits poolside student networking session Following the 2018 ICE in Cape Town, with upstream industry practitioners AAPG president Denise Cox was involved AAPG President Visit • Women in Geosciences in a brief tour to selected countries in AAPG president Denise Cox visited the session—Denise Cox, key speaker southern Africa. She visited the National Canada Region in January 2019. Aspects • AAPG exhibition booth—manned by AR Enterprise of Hydrocarbon, ENH, of her visit included a joint networking programs manager and leadership team Mozambique, the National Petroleum social held with CSPG and a luncheon talk present. Corporation of Namibia, and NAMCOR on delivered to members of the AAPG/CSPG. behalf of AAPG in November 2018, with Denise also spent time with the University proposals for partnership. of Calgary and Mount Royal University Students student chapters. A leadership dinner was The Africa Region student programs and held with the leadership groups of the the IBA have increasing renown, with the Awards AAPG Canada Region and the CSPG to A distinguished service award was 2019 AAPG IBA having 23 student – help better understand the relationships teams register for the competition. The received by K. B Trivedi Africa Region between affiliated societies. competitionhostedinLagosinMarch2019, Delegate. Tunbosun Afolayan received the saw the student team of Ain Shams Young Professionals Exemplary Service University emerge in first position. This team Award at the 2019 ACE in San Antonio. IBA Competition went on to receive an award for innovation This year the Canada Region had only at the 2019 ACE in San Antonio. two teams entered from its pool of Africa Region continues to grow its VGP 2019 Proposals Canadian universities into the IBA Program, covering most chapters in competition. As per the rules of the IBA Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt. With the Delegate Elections competition, there were not enough Region harnessing the zeal of upstream Proposed for 2019-2020 is the AAPG teams to hold a regional semifinal professionals to participate in the program, Africa Region delegate election, which competition, so the Canada Region was
14 Annual Report paired with the Pacific Section from the to allow us to expand our programming AAPG Advisory Council United States (whom also did not have the within Canada. The Canada Region will Representative Election requisite number of teams). Teams from continue to evaluate the most effective Craig Eckert completed his three-year both the Canada Region (University of way to deliver programming to its term as AC from the Eastern Section on Calgary and McMaster University) and the members in a highly competitive June 30. Thanks to Craig for his many years Pacific Section (University of Alaska professional society environment. of service to the Eastern Section, which will Anchorage and San Diego State University) continue in other committee roles. Dan participated in the virtually held semifinal Maren Blair, Canada Region Billman began his term as AC on July 1 and competition. The winning team from that President 2017-2019 is already engaged with us and AAPG. competition advancing to the global finals was San Diego State University. Eastern Section Proposals and Initiatives
Student Chapters Bylaw Changes 2018 Eastern Section AAPG Annual There are approximately eight active At the ES Council meeting at ACE in San student chapters in Canada. Unfortunately, Meeting Antonio, the ES passed revisions to the reports were not received from all chapters The Eastern Section’s (ES) annual – Section Constitution and Bylaws to bring this year. However, the University of Ottawa/ meeting was held October 7 11 in themup to date, mostly associated with the Carleton University held several events Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The meeting Executive Committee election process and including two technical talks, a geological was jointly held by ESAAPG and the officer responsibilities. As part of that, field trip to the Niagara region of Ontario co- Eastern Region of SPE. Chris Willan we retired the Archivist position and organized with McMaster University’s AAPG (ESAAPG) and Neil Boyer (SPE) were established a website and social media student chapter. The University of Calgary general cochairs • coordinator position. The new position will participated in the Distinguished Lecturer The conference netted $184,605. fi – be handling updates on the website Program as well as hosted a visit from AAPG Pro ts were split as follows: SPE 50%, – – directly and pushing out information on president Denise Cox. ESAAPG 25%, PAPG and PGS social media, primarily LinkedIn and Twitter. 12.5% each • Total attendees: 523 (AAPG and SPE). • Young Professionals 36 oral presentations (AAPG only) Student and Educational Support • Due to budgeting constraints the Young 32 posters divided into seven sessions Also, at the San Antonio meeting on May Professionals had a limited program this (AAPG only) 19th, the Council focused on ways to • – year—participating jointly in an intersociety Nearly 30 sponsors raised increase support for students and education. networking social event with such approximately $125,000 • We approved “Catch-up” contributions • organizations as SPE, YPE, YPCA, YPC, 36 exhibits sold at approximately to our two AAPG Foundation Grant-in- $16,000 total. Aid programs, the Richard Beardsley and CSPG, and CSEG during the holiday • season. The YP also co-hosted a technical One short course the Eastern Section Named Grants. After • fi Two eld trips these contributions, both will be funded talk with the CSPG Young Professionals on • “A Modern Approach to Wellsite Geology” The Student Expo was held prior to the to a sustained annual grant level of presented by Nick Mason of Chinook Opening Session/Honors and Awards $2000 each and the plan is to fund them Consulting. Ceremony, 46 students and 7 to a sustained $3000 annual grant level companies participated in the event. over the next 5 years. • Increases in student travel grants, poster Visiting Geoscientist Program awards. and Teacher of the Year (TOTY) Visits took place to several schools in the The 2018-2019 Eastern Section awards were also approved. Canada Region including the University of Officers • Establishing an ES-managed TOTY program. Saskatchewan, Mount Royal University The following slate of officers took office (Calgary), and the University of Alberta. at the end of the annual meeting: • – Several webinars also took place with President Drew Waggener Website Changes • – some significant turnouts. Vice President Scott Gorham The ES website was overhauled over the • Secretary – Brian Panetta last six months and the site is faster and • Treasurer – Donna Willette more accessible. In addition to general • – Elections Past President Patrick Gooding information, the site is functional for • – Canada Region elections were recently Advisory Council Representative handling our event needs, including held and the Canada Region Officers for Dan Billman meeting information, receiving abstracts, 2019-2020 will be the following: and handling attendee, sponsorships, and president: Peter Bauman, vice president/ exhibitor registrations. www.esaapg.org treasurer: Robynn Dicks, secretary/ Eastern Section Executive foreman: Natasha Morrison, Advisory Committee Mid-Year Retreat and Recommendations Council member: Ryan Lemiski, and past Monthly Conference Calls president: Maren Blair. • The Executive Committee had a work session in Columbus March 22-23 to Increase Communication with discuss important issues for the ES Affiliate Societies Future Recommendations • The ES has also started having semi- • Recruiting officer candidates. The Canada Region is working on regular monthly conference calls to keep • Increasing usage of ES website for securing more external industry funding initiatives moving. meeting announcements, annual
Reports of the Regions and Sections 15 meeting information and registration, Lindblom, Honors and Awards chair, put 400 for 2.5 days with 3 concurrent archiving, and other uses. together a wonderful awards dinner on technical sessions, 4 poster sessions, 2 • Discussing the IBA program and ongoing Tuesday evening. Courtney Marshall, field trips, and 3 short courses. Awards support. technical chair, and her committee did presented at the meeting included the • Identifying candidates for awards a delightful job with the program, following: nominations, both for ES and AAPG. combining technical talks as well as invited • John Kerns with the Robert J. Weimer • Increasing awareness of the TOTY speakers. We had 155 registrants (32 Lifetime Contribution Award, program and develop ways to get more students and 10 exhibitors). Despite the • David Hawk with the RMS-AAPG nominees into the process. lower headcount Larry Knauer, sponsor Distinguished Service Award, • Finding members, chairs, and co-chairs chair, still managed to raise a significant • Mary Carr with the Julie Lefever for the various committees. amount of funds, compared to past years. Memorial Award, • Bolstering the Earth Science Outreach It is nice to have another format for our • Douglas Sprinkel, Thomas Chidsey, Jr. Program. annual meeting. Most of our members and Paul Anderson with the John D. • Acknowledging student chapters and only attend our annual convention, a very Haun Landmark Publication for the connecting to alumni (Visiting small fraction attends ACE. “Geology of Utah’s Parks and Geoscientist Program) Our treasurer and treasurer-elect duo Monuments,” published by the Utah Lisa Alpert and Simmie Chehal continue to Geological Association Drew Waggener, AAPG Eastern do an amazing job keeping track of our • Sarah Friedman with Outstanding Young Section President 2018-2019 finances and streamlining much of the Professional Award, and organization. We do continue to struggle • Michael Poser with the Teacher of the Year. Pacific Section with declining/maintaining membership. Anna Phelps organized and ran the 2019 We’ve created a new membership AAPG RMS IBA Competition that was held Fiscal Year 2018-2019 was a busy year committee to help combat this issue. We on March 16, 2019 at the CU Denver for Pacific Section. We continue to understand that it is an issue that many Global Energy Management Center in reimburse up to $500/society for sections and AAPG face. We are continually downtown Denver. The competition was Distinguished Lecturers and are excited working on our website to make easier for sponsored by the AAPG Rocky Mountain about the expanded availability that the members to renew online and find out Section, SM Energy, and World Oil. There fi video series brings. Last fall we hosted the pertinent information about upcoming were ve participating teams: Brigham events. We have gone to a digital Young University - Idaho, Colorado School West Coast Student Expo at California State st University, Northridge and our Student newsletter, which has reduced our printing of Mines (1 place), University of nd Chapter Leadership Summit in Bakersfield. costs significantly and allows us more Wyoming, New Mexico Tech (2 place), rd Both events are a great opportunity for the space for articles and pictures. Honorary and Utah State University (3 place). students and the Section to promote Members receive a paper copy, in addition to There are currently 14 active AAPG AAPG and share the benefits of being members that request it. In 2019-2020 student chapters in the Rocky Mountains. a member. Pacific Section merged with we will continue our mission to retain and Starting in October, Brianna Berg is the Canada for IBA. Cynthia Huggins did recruit new members. We will also focus on Student Chapter coordinator for the section. a wonderful job coordinating the merged what it means to belong to AAPG, PSAAPG, The RMS Foundation provided grants of two programs this year. San Diego State and our local societies. We look forward to $1000 each of the student chapters in the University won first place and competed in a wonderful annual convention in beautiful 2018-2019 school year and plans to San Antonio. Karla Tucker, PSAAPG Oxnard, California, April 5-8, 2019. provide the same level of grants for 2019- Scholarship Coordinator, joined the AAPG We’d like to thank the outgoing Executive 2020. The Foundation also award grants Foundation National committee. Laura Committee for all their hard work and time for $5500 to the Utah Geological Branch, 2019 AAPG National TOTY, over the last year. We’d also like to Association, Nevada Petroleum and teaches in Orcutt, California. She welcome the new committee members. Geotherm Society, North Dakota submitted her own application to the We have a lot of work to do and look Geological Society, and Denver Earth AAPG Foundation National TOTY website. forward to accomplishing great things in Resources Library. She was not familiar with PSAAPG, or the 2019-2020 The Rocky Mountain Section covers the local society Coast Geological Society. This states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, is an opportunity for us to reach out to Becca Schempp, Pacific Section Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, more teachers and schools. President 2019-2020 Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, In April we held our annual convention in fi Utah, and Wyoming. Membership in AAPG Long Beach at California State University, Rick Behl, Paci c Section is more than 2900. There are 11 affiliated Long Beach. Rick Behl, (now past) President 2018-2019 societies in the Rocky Mountain Section: president pulled double duty as the • Albuquerque Geological Society in general chair for the meeting. This was our Albuquerque, New Mexico, first meeting in Long Beach, since the last Rocky Mountain • Four Corners Geological Society in ACE meeting in 2012. The new venue Section Durango, Colorado, and format worked out extremely well. • Grand Junction Geological Society in The meeting was “all-inclusive” with Rocky Mountain Section held its annual Grand Junction, Colorado, registration covering two field trips, meeting in Cheyenne, Wyoming on • Idaho Association of Professional technical and posters sessions, two mixers, September 15-18. The Wyoming Geologists in Boise, Idaho, and the All-Convention Awards Dinner. It Geological Association hosted the • Montana Geological Society in Billings, was a field-based conference with a full meeting, “Back to the Rockies – An Epoch Montana, technical day sandwiched between a field Adventure of Cretaceous Proportions.” • Nevada Petroleum and Geothermal trip on Monday and Wednesday. Bob Meeting attendance totaled more than Society in Reno, Nevada,
16 Annual Report • New Mexico Geological Society, Socorro, Angelo State University Monday Night Social: 114 (held at Perot New Mexico, Baylor University Museum) • North Dakota Geological Society, Midwestern State University Short Course: 75 (taught by David Bismarck, North Dakota, Southern Methodist University Orchard) • Rocky Mountain Association of Sul Ross State University More Rock in your Head: 17 Geologists in Denver, Colorado, Texas Christian University Posters on Display: 33 • Utah Geological Association, in Salt Lake Texas Tech University Technical Talks: 32 (Permian Basin City, Utah, and University of Texas, Arlington focus, keynote Ray Hunt) • Wyoming Geological Association in University of Texas, Dallas Potential profit: $32,000 Casper, Wyoming. University of Texas, El Paso We are looking forward to the next section University of Texas, Permian Basin meeting on September 13-16, 2020, in Wayland Baptist University Southwest Section Scholarship “ Grand Junction, Colorado, titled 20/20 New Mexico State University Winners ” Vision andhostedbytheGrandJunction The Southwest Section will continued its John Brotherton, Texas Tech University and Four Corners Geological Societies. support of the AAPG student chapters by Md Golam Kibria, University of Texas, holding the regional Imperial Barrel Award Arlington Lyn George, President 2018-2019 competition as well as awarding Derek Scott, University of Texas, El Paso scholarships to deserving geology Shay Ridi, New Mexico State University Southwest Section students. Hanah Draper, University of Texas, El Paso Cameron Ramsey, Texas Tech University Imperial Barrel Award Julia Astromovich, University of Texas, El Bill Hailey Memorial Short Course The2019ImperialBarrelAward Paso This event was held at the University of competition was held at Brookhaven Amanda Labrado, University of Texas, El Texas, Arlington on January 24, 2019, with College Geo Technology Institute on Paso 190 attendees. It was also held on January March 30. There were six teams that David Yates, Baylor University 25 in Abiliene Texas and had 114 participated: University of Texas, attendees. The speaker was John C. Arlington; Texas Christian University; Lorenz and his presentation was titled Texas Tech University; University of Southwest Section Annual “Applied Concepts in Naturally Fractured Texas, Dallas; University of Texas, El Reservoirs.” Paso; and University of Texas, Permian Meeting The 2020 Bill Hailey Memorial Short Basin. The 2020 meeting with be held on Course will be held January 9, 2020 in Here are the final standings: June 24-26, 2020, at the Inn of the Arlington, Texas, and January 10, 2020, in First: Texas Christian University ($1500) Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, New Abilene, Texas. The presentation will be Second: University of Texas, Dallas Mexico. “Subaqueous mass failures: Processes, ($1000) deposits and implications of their Third: Texas Tech University ($500) fi occurrence in exploration and production of 2019-2020 Of cers energy resources” by Lesli J. Wood, Weimer President: John Humphrey Distinguished Chair and Professor, Geology Southwest Section Convention President-Elect: Jessica Wold ’ and Geological Engineering, Colorado Statistics Past President: Terence G. O Hare School of Mines Golden, Colorado. Total attendance: 328 Vice President: William Rittase All Convention Lunch: 107 (Charles Secretary: Calvin Nix Sternbach, speaker) Treasurer: Logan Chatterton Student Chapters Division of Professional Affairs Lunch Advisory Counselor: Joe Davis The Southwest Section is proud to and Ethics Talk: 62 (Millie Bradley, welcome the following AAPG student speaker) Terence G. O’Hare, Southwest Section chapters to our section. Field Trip: 7 (led by Bo Henk) President 2018-2019
Reports of the Regions and Sections 17 Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups
Astrogeology transportation systems include Boeing, and James Reilly served as astronaut/ Lockheed Martin and Bigelow Aerospace, geologist (ret.) liaisons. New officers in the Committee Deep Space Industries, and Planetary 2019-2020 year are William Ambrose and Primary Objective Resources. There are now 13 countries Bruce Cutright (co-chairs), Douglas Cook The primary objective of the AAPG that have successfully launched probes and Matthew Brzostowski (co-vice chairs), Astrogeology Committee is to present into Earth orbit and beyond. Human and Stephanie Nwoko (EC Liaison). potential benefits and issues in space expansion into space is an international Harrison Schmitt and James Reilly exploration for the AAPG membership focus of both public and private interests continue to serve as astronaut/geologist and to look at the evolving role of energy and the AAPG Astrogeology Committee (ret.) liaisons. professionals as we expand our activities seeks to establish a presence with these beyond Earth’s surface. Other objectives endeavors and demonstrate the benefits include organizing symposia at AAPG and to our members. Website The Astrogeology Committee’s website professional meetings, recommending includes mission statement, goals, speakers for distinguished lectures, Other Activities business plan, committee member generating publications, organizing • The Astrogeology Committee information, calendar of events, technical sessions and field trips, and sponsored the technical session ”New convention activities, abstracts, acting as liaison with groups having similar Discoveries in the Solar System: presentations, calls for papers, and interests such as NASA. All who are Implications for Energy and Mineral PowerPoint presentations. We appreciate interested in astrogeology, planetary Resources” at the 2019 ACE in San the services of Bogdan Michka at AAPG science, and their applications to energy Antonio, Texas. Diverse topics included who designed, created, and updates the and resource issues are invited to join the proposed missions to the Moon as website: https://www.aapg.org/about/ Astrogeology Committee. a stepping-stone to Mars, in situ aapg/overview/committees/details/ resources and utilization for human Articleid/564/committee-astrogeology. settlement on Mars, the space economy Relevance and strategic minerals on Earth and the William A. Ambrose, Douglas Cook, The Astrogeology Committee supports inner Solar System, new technological Bruce Cutright, and Matthew the development of space resources. The developments in planetary geophysical Brzostowski composition of comets and meteorites characterization, and seismic AAPG Astrogeology Committee provide a starting point for understanding characterization of the Chicxulub impact. Leadership the origin and evolution of the solar Attendance for these presentations system. Recent interest in mining rare exceeded 150 persons. earth elements and platinum group metals • A proposed technical session at ACE from asteroids and helium-3 on the Moon 2020 in Houston is in under the theme Climate Change Ad Hoc is facilitated by our understanding of the ”Expanding Energy Frontiers on Earth, In the fall of 2018, and at the request of origin and economics of terrestrial ore Moon and Mars.” We appreciate the several AAPG members, the Executive deposits. In situ resource utilization, support of EMD president-elect Edith Committee of the AAPG approved the coupled with advanced space- Wilson in arranging this session. formation of an ad hoc committee to transportation and energy systems, is • Preparation for the 2020 ACE meeting in address the issue of climate change and a critical component in successful human Houston for an all-day field trip to serve at the pleasure of the president, exploration and occupation habitation of Houston Space Center on Saturday, Denise Cox. The group took shape under the Moon, beginning in the 2020s, and June 6. The event is scheduled to be co- the direction of the chair, Edith Wilson, and was populated with members Mars, beginning in the 2030s. hosted by VIP Astrogeology Committee liaisons Harrison H. Schmitt (Apollo 17 representing the geographic, astronaut) and James F. Reilly (director, demographic, and career diversity of the Association. The committee included Major Goal in 2019-2020 USGS and Space Shuttle astronaut). • Establishing a series of AAPG those recommended by members of the This goal is to establish partnerships with Astrogeology student chapters in Advisory Council and the Sustainable the private space industry to promote conjunction with the AAPG student Development Ad Hoc Committee. exploration and development of space chapter. Their goal is to link interested Committee members focused on creating energy resources. Institutional and private students with professionals in the a foundation for the AAPG to develop space-related products and services are aerospace and planetary science a policy and strategy on climate by first estimated to include 120,000 full-time- community. Activities include technical crafting a simple, scientifically focused and equivalent positions, generating $150 meetings with guest speakers and forward-looking statement on climate billion annually. Private space companies astrogeology projects. change. After multiple teleconferences and comprise a $10 to $17B industry per year drafting sessions, the committee proposed with 8-15% annual growth rates. SpaceX a new climate change statement to the has been developing the Falcon 9, Dragon Astrogeology Committee Executive Committee at their February 15, cargo and crew capsules, and Falcon Membership and Leadership 2019, meeting in Houston as follows. Heavy launch systems. Other prominent Douglas Cook and William Ambrose The AAPG firms involved in resource development, served as chair and vice chair, respectively, • recognizes the abundant and human-habitation facilities and in the 2018-2019 year. Harrison Schmitt compelling evidence that human
18 Annual Report activities are a key factor in current Andre´ Droxler (30), professor, committees. At GSA, the field trip chair climate change, as referenced in the Department of Earth, Environmental for their 2018 meeting took our field collective authoritative statements of the and Planetary Science, and Baker safety leadership course specifically to global National Academies of Science Institute Scholar, Rice University prepare for his duties. and the comprehensive analyses on 4. Trained 10 people in one session of fi climate science as presented by the Meredith Faber (16), geologist and eld safety leadership course offered as Intergovernmental Panel on Climate vice president DPA 2018-2019 AAPG short course (on quite short Change. notice, in March 2019). Trained eight • fi fi accepts that these scienti c Malcolm Fawcett (1), chairman, people in one session of eld safety observations require concerted leadership course in conjunction with Climate Change Group IPIECA worldwide action to avoid the worst GSA (November 2018). Attendees impacts of future climate change. came from a variety of organizations: David Hone (ex officio), chief climate • supports national and international international, domestic, and national change adviser, Shell climate frameworks as important energy companies, consultants, roadmaps towards meeting climate academia (secondary, university), and Maria Mutti (33), professor of change commitments and accelerating a state geological survey. Completing the market-led and policy-driven Sedimentary Geology and chair, preparations for a session at GSA in transition to lower-carbon forms of Department of Geosciences, Phoenix, Arizona, in September 2019; energy. University of Potsdam this session will include a co-instructor • offers to empower the future by from NAGT/GSA. employing the surface and subsurface Iain Stewart (2), professor, 5. Bid farewell to Alice Stagner, welcomed geological skills and talents of our Geoscience Communication and back Steve Oliveri and Keith Shanley to members in areas such as carbon director, Sustainable Earth Institute, the Field Safety Committee. Added two capture and storage, geothermal energy University of Plymouth members as liaison to GSA and NAGT: development, and critical minerals Emily Finzel (University of Iowa) and extraction, and to use creativity and *(years of membership in the AAPG) Kurt Burmeister (University of Pacific). innovation in the responsible and Working on recruiting more diverse sustainable development of Field Safety representation on the committee. hydrocarbons, with the goal of reducing 6. Completed two new chapters on how humanity’s carbon footprint. fi In the past year, the AAPG Field Safety people get hurt in the eld and why • accepts the immense challenges of the fi Committee has accomplished the people get hurt in the eld along with energy transition and welcomes the following. revisions on three other chapters for the important role that AAPG scientists will Field 1. We have reached the point where field second edition of the popular book, play in delivering sustainable energy to Safety in Uncontrolled Environments trip participants are proactively asking . the world. about the safety aspects of trips, 7. Expanded collaboration with Geological The statement as proposed is currently indicating that our ongoing efforts in Society of America on establishing being considered and revised by Executive fi field safety education are improving a eld safety interest group to share Committee members. The 2018-2019 awareness and generating a “pull” for common approach and lessons among Climate Change Committee will sunset at the field safety process. Indeed, NOLS programs. the end of the AAPG fiscal year on June 30, and REI are now offering a wilderness a. Held a town hall session at GSA 2019, but its members remain available as safety training course that covers national meeting in November 2018 a resource on this issue to future AAPG almost exactly the curriculum of our (attended by approximately 35 members and leaders. field safety leadership course. people) on emergency response 2. The peer-review process for field plans and establishing an ongoing Edith Wilson, *(26), president and activity preparation is working well. method for sharing safety lessons. CEO, Rock Whisperer LLC, president- Alicia Collins has been instrumental in b. Participated (by invitation) in AGU/ elect, EMD 2018-2019 and chair of making the system work. The peer AGI heads and chairs webinar on the ad hoc Climate Change review is intended to assist the trip implementing effective field safety Committee leader in ensuring that significant risks policies (recording available at have been considered and reasonable https://youtu.be/fJdYrytop8c). Mary Barrett (40), professor preparations have been made. The c. Designed a system for collecting emeritus, Centenary College of peer reviews are volunteers who have incident (illness, injury) data from fi fi Louisiana, and president, DEG 2018- been trained in the AAPG eld safety eld camps, in collaboration with the executive secretary of the National 2019 course. The review concentrates on key aspects of technical, logistical, and Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)-USGS Cooperative Field Paul Belanger (35), safety preparations. 3. A continuing challenge is Training Program; the system is micropaleontologist, communicating expectations for field- being tested this summer by paleooceanographer and trip safety preparation to the field trip a handful of camps. paleoclimatologist, retired Amoco/ committee chairs for ACE meetings, d. Working with GSA, NAGT, and USGS Arco/New Energy Colorado and OLLI because of the ever-changing roster to convene a field education forum at Lecturer on Climate Change of those serving in those positions. GSA national meeting in September Continuing to work with AAPG 2019 to share safety lessons. Tony Dore´ (10), senior advisor to HQ support staff to clarify and e. Working with GSA and NAGT to set exploration management, Equinor communicate expectations to local ACE up a field safety workshop for field-
Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups 19 camp directors to be held in collaborated with the other societies years and will continue to do so into the November 2019 at University of such as SPE and SSEG to organize joint future. Iowa. panel, invited and technical sessions for Including AAPG, the following societies OTC that have been very well attended. are members of the Group Plan: Society Kevin Bohacs 3. Collaboration with other sister of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), American professional societies. The GIC Association of Professional Landmen Geophysical Integration Committee members play key roles in (AAPL), Association of Environmental and AAPG/SEG/OTC and SPE. Engineering Geologists (AEG), American The function of the Committee on • Robert Wiener is the cochairman of Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), Geophysical Integration (GIC) is to the HGS’s North America group Council of Petroleum Accounts Societies promote and support the integration of (2014-2017), HGS vice president (COPAS), Environmental and Engineering geophysical data with geological and (2017-2018), and organized two Geophysical Society (EEGS), Geological reservoir data by working with the talks from prominent SEG members. Society of Washington (GSW), Society of Research Committee, Education • Joe Davis is the AAPG Southwest Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Society Committee, Publications Committee, and advisory counselor for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), and the with other professional societies in • Hongliu Zeng is the Deputy EIC for Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). proposing, designing and conducting Interpretation journal. The GeoCare Program currently offers technical sessions, workshops and short • Hongliu Zeng, David Johnston, the following plans for the benefitofour courses at meetings and conferences, Donald Herron and Huyen Bui are on membership: (1) GeoCare benefits in preparing proposals for Hedberg the editorial board of Interpretation insurance exchange (a private medical Conferences and special publications, and journal. insurance exchange); (2) life plans (term seeking authors for technical papers for • Huyen Bui is a member of the SEG life, first to die life, guaranteed term life, 10- the AAPG Bulletin demonstrating the Earth Model Committee and vice year level term life and high limit accidental importance of geophysical integration. chair of the AAPG subcommittee of death and dismemberment); (3) disability Geophysical Integration Committee also the OTC Technical Program Committee. income plan; (4) supplemental insurance recommends candidates for editor for the • Conor Ryan is the SPE Ireland plans (cancer expense plan, dental plan, Geophysical Corner published in the AAPG chairman and SPE International EPC. in-hospital plan, long term care plan and ’ EXPLORER, works with the Geoscience In order to shape the form of GIC s the Medicare supplement plan); (5) Data Preservation Committee and activities in the near future, GIC will property and casualty insurance plans Education Committee in preparing a listing continuously to focus on three main areas (auto and motorcycle, home, and personal of public domain geophysical data to of publication, OTC and strengthen the liability umbrella coverage); (6) annuities; promote the preservation of geophysical collaboration with other sister societies (7) best benefits discount medical plan; data; and facilitates intersociety through joint workshops and sessions. On (8) GeoCare international program; and cooperation with other affiliated societies, the other hand, we will need to reach out (9) identity theft assistance. additional such as SEG, SPE, EAGE, and AGU. To to the universities and young professionals programs are being investigated for accomplish these goals, the GIC is to recruit some new members and train possible addition in the future. organized into three subcommittees: (1) them to be the next generation to keep Association Group Insurance AAPG/SEG Joint Sessions, (2) GIC strongly moving forward in the next Administrators (AGIA) serves the Publications, and (3) Symposia and decades. committee as the general administrator for Workshops. On behalf of the committee, I would like most of our programs as well as our broker. Currently, GIC has 11 key members to express special thanks to AAPG for great The continued weak business climate in listed officially on the AAPG website. In support in the past year. I would like to the industry has negatively impacted the addition to that, it has many other thank all of the GIC members for their GeoCare Program with reductions in extended members, who always have dedicated time and commitment to keep renewals and new certificates issued. innovative ideas and make great the GIC active with very good outcomes. I The recent Department of Labor ruling contributions for GIC successes. look forward to another successful year of permitting association health plans was During the fiscal year of 2018-2019, GIC GIC and AAPG. overturned by a court ruling as being not has done tremendous works mainly permitted under The Patient Protection focusing on some activities as below. Huyen Bui and Affordability Act of 2010 (PPACA). 1. Publications: As mentioned above, the Plans to initiate a new medical plan were GIC members play key roles in AAPG/ put on hold. SEG and Joint Journal Interpretation Group Insurance GeoCare has moved to an opt-in process editorial board. We are involved in The function of the Committee on Group for their introductory programs to new organizing at least four or five special Insurance is to maintain a liaison with members (under the age of 50 who are sections to be published in the journal the broker and administrator of the United States residents), which includes in and act as assistance editors, Association’s group insurance programs, the one year $30,000 term life plan (at associate editors. or reviewers. https:// to audit the broker’s annual report and to no cost for their first year) and the disability library.seg.org/page/inteio/ supervise management of dividends that income plan (at no cost for their first six interpretation-special-sections. The accrue. The committee reviews existing months), which provides $600/month for GIC’s members also help to review programs and requests new insurance 24 months. After the introductory period, manuscripts for AAPG Bulletin. plans to meet the changing needs of new members may choose to extend 2. OTC 2019 and upcoming OTC 2020: the membership. either plan at prevailing rates. While organizing AAPG panel and The GeoCare Insurance Benefits The GeoCare International Program was technical sessions and reviewing the Program has been providing a valued developed to meet the needs of expatriate OTC abstracts, GIC members have service to AAPG members for more 50 members who are living or working
20 Annual Report overseas including United States Brief – Nancy House could be a contact Ideas for content are upcoming events like members working and/or residing for this sessions in ACE/ICE, PHI symposia, overseas, those residing outside the country • We could mention in the HoPG special etc.; summaries of our books and in which they have citizenship or a passport, session that the HoPG SIG exists and is presentations; and reviews and references and key local nationals living in countries open for membership and include info to books, presentations, and the like by other than the United States or Canada. on how to get involved. others. The personal lines plans include insurance Also discussed at the meeting was The best use and design of the for a member’s automobile, home, a request for papers of historical highlights committee’s LinkedIn profile would motorcycle, and/or condominium, as well in the AAPG EXPLORER and for the AAPG include the following. as a personal liability umbrella coverage, Rocky Mountain Section meeting to be • Using LinkedIn posts instead which which provides protection for members in held in Cheyenne, Wyoming on seem to reach more people and doesn’t the event of a claim for damages exceeding September 15-18, 2019. require AAPG staff support. the limits of an existing policy. The following are updates on creation of • Get Bogdan to change the LinkedIn page As of the end of June 2019, the GeoCare HoPG special interest group (SIG). from “committee” to “group”. program had 9430 certificates (including • There was no problem getting SIG • Shorten the “About this Group” section. no-cost intro policies) in force with a total application approved. HoPG is now • Change banner picture to a group annual premium of $5,527,349. a SIG. picture. Past and future changes in the insurance • HoPG is well respected because Sunday • Add member highlights that include marketplace create many challenges to Session is well attended, Historical short bios. • the GeoCare program. However, the Highlights have given us publicity, HoPG Instructions will be developed on how to GeoCare insurance program continues to is an active group and history is post on HoPG Linkedin page. fi • provide the best bene ts available for our important. Someone will be approached about “ ” members. Complete information on all • The mission of HoPG as seen from writing a post about the Anomalies of the insurance plans provided can be AAPG’s eyes is to capture parts of our book. found on the AAPG web site under history that are important to remember The following new business was Services/GeoCare Insurance or at and for looking to the future. addressed. fi • ’ www.geocarebene ts.com. • Conversion to SIG is important because A Memorial website. AAPG doesn t have the bandwidth to help but it will be Robert L. Countryman, Chair of s Better engagement outside AAPG to investigated whether memorials could grow group be posed on the history portion of the History of Petroleum s SIGs have higher status in AAPG than SEG Wiki and a link placed on the HoPG Geology committees website. The option of posting s Sunday Session will remain memorials to the existing AAPG Wiki will s be explored. The History of Petroleum Geology Committees are top down whereas • AAPG is now doing podcasts – (HoPG) group held a meeting in San SIGs are more grassroots s interviews with members and posting Antonio, Texas in May 2019. There were No longer governed by bylaws – no them. Distinguished Lectures are no on nine great talks presented at at the Sunday annual report, don’t have to be iTunes and online. The SIG will keep an Session, with topics ranging from historical appointed to be a member eye out for more information and how AAPG membership to paleogeography to • No immediate change to website will be to do its own podcasts and get them the history of exploration in Svalbard. The undertaken but the website is under posted by AAPG. attendance in the talks ranged from 60 to constant review with three people in • There is a huge push by AAPG to go 125 people. Twelve abstracts were charge of 10,000 pages. The current global and increase international submitted and nine were accepted. remodel will likely mimic the new AAPG membership. The HoPG could reach LinkedIn was used to advertise session. Foundation website that has gotten out to YPs and professionals in the A potential theme for the 2020 is good reviews. International AAPG groups to contribute “Hindsights in Petroleum Geology.” The • We will strive to build content for website to Historical Highlights and ACE talks. following potential talks were proposed. with AAPG staff member Bogdan Michka Contacts for each continent could be • Denise Stone – Kenyan basin. Laura s Easy to find on Google established with each contact reaching Johnson sent contact for Denise s “Join” button out to members on that continent. • Robbie Gries – women keeping s Blog • Potential fundraising by using the companies alive during WW2 s SIG membership Amazon Smile donation option will be • Nancy House -SEG, Elizabeth Stiles kept s List of activities (with descriptions) explored. SEG going during WW2 s Links to sister organizations • Denise Cox – Historical people that have s Links to LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter Erika Davis influenced career s Group pictures Ideas for advertising the HoPG 2020 s Past meeting notes and minutes session. s Memorial website • Even people in HoD didn’t know there s List of recommended books by HoPG Imperial Barrel Award was a Sunday session members • Vern Stefanic will help out with s Links to podcasts The 2019 Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) advertising session within AAPG A discussion was held regarding the competition went off without a hitch for • Blurbs about the talks can be placed on HoPG blog. The URL for this site is http:// the 13th year in a row. This year the Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn www.aapg.org/about/aapg/overview/ program attracted 124 approved teams • We could create a Daily Smart Brief (a la committees/details/articleid/577/ comprised of 691 students and faculty SEG) or tag onto SEG’s Daily Smart committee-history-of-petroleum-geology advisors. Of these teams, 19 were from
Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups 21 universities that had never participated in from the United States. The level of The Investment Committee has been IBA from the Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, competition the teams face varies across reorganized with John Brock as chair and Latin America and Caribbean, and Middle the Sections and Regions. We are thinking Bryant Fulk as vice-chair from the former East regions. Eleven teams earned the of ways to "level the playing field," and will committee and four additional members privilege of representing their region or propose changes to the global finals being the current and past presidents and section at the Global Finals held in San structure, if well-reasoned and necessary. the current and past treasurers. Antonio on May 18. In addition to the top We have many new faces on the three awards, the committee added two committee compared to two years ago, John A. Brock additional categories that highlighted each of them bringing passion and energy teams who excelled in creativity and to the IBA. Former committee chair Kristen innovation, or teamwork. We had our first Wooden left the IBA in a position to all-female team win an award at the global succeed. The new committee cochairs Preservation of finals – Sultan Qaboos University from the Afton Van Zandt and Karl Bloor have picked Geoscience Data Middle East Region. Also, Ain Shams up where Kristen left off, and are heading University from the Africa Region won the into a second year with a strong committee The AAPG Preservation of Geoscience first IBA award for their region in 13 years of ready to kick off the 2020 competition. Data Committee last met in person at the competition. Winners are listed on the IBA Karl and Afton would like to thank the Annual Convention and Exposition in San website at www.iba.aapg.org. volunteers on the committee, Antonio, Texas, on May 21, 2019. Nine To provide more training material to the coordinators, judges, faculty advisors, people attended in person and two participants, the committee and AAPG IT mentors, AAPG, and AAPG Foundation for attended by phone call in. department collaborated on updating the enabling this tremendous experiential Main goals and objectives for the resources page on the IBA website. Fred learning program. Finally, the IBA committee that were discussed during the Schroeder made the largest contribution committee would like to thank the meeting and represent ongoing activity to the training material. Schroeder sponsors who make the IBA program and communications during the year recorded a lecture series that is posted on possible. Sponsorship of IBA gives students included the following. the IBA website and provided live webinars an opportunity to work with well and 1. Coordination with US Geological Survey that consisted of three lectures, given at seismic data, and to build the necessary National Geological and Geophysical two times to enable multiple time zones to skills to succeed in the oil and gas industry. Data Preservation Program. This participate. These live sessions reached You can catch the 2020 global finals on program is managed by Lindsey Powers more than 300 participants, in addition to June 6, during the AAPG Annual from the Denver office. It is a national the views that the recorded series Convention and Exhibition in Houston. program that provides funds to state received. The IBA Committee is dedicated geological surveys to manage and to further improve this new resource by Karl Bloor and Afton Van Zandt preserve geological and geophysical data adding subtitles to all of the videos the help and sample materials. They continue to students that have English as a second, support a major effort to developing third, etc., language. Investment digital resources as well as maintaining Sponsorship for 2019 was close to physical samples. They are currently $475,000 from a broad range of The AAPG Investment Committee promoting request for additional funding companies and societies, resulting in reviewed the investments from inception from Congress for data preservation. a small surplus. All but two Regions and to June 30, 2019. The new manager 2. Continue to compile a reference Sections were able to cover their costs, Vanguard took charge on November 13, database of geoscience data and some Regions and Sections had large 2018, with AAPG’s initial investment of sample repositories throughout the surpluses. For 2020 we will be asking all $9,348,202. On June 30, 2019 the United States with contact information Sections and Regions to reduce their costs net asset value of the portfolio was and web page links. There should also to 80% of their 2019 spend. Cost $10,081,728, a gain from inception of be information as to the data, samples, reduction ideas that will be implemented 7.8%. The gain year to date is 15.7% and cores, and other geoscience materials in the 2020 IBA include (1) holding the internal rate of return from inception is available at these repositories. Two semifinal competitions at least seven 13.9%. Currently the portfolio is invested such databases are now available and weeks prior to global finals to save on travel two-thirds in domestic equities and plan to be posted on the Committee’s costs; (2) consideration of virtual one-third international equities. The web site. One is a listing by state of the competitions for Region, sub-Region, and Investment Committee decided to geoscience facilities in the United Section competitions; and (3) seeking out continue with this policy. Currently we States that archive geoscience data and competition venues at E&P companies to have some $3,156,000 in a money samples. It is in an Excel spreadsheet save costs for facility use. market fund, which has been held format and includes the state name, The IBA Committee is working on separately to cover various obligations repository name, owner of the facility, enhancing the experience for all such as employee pension obligations. All physical address, website, contact participants. We’ve made changes to the the obligations have been settled so we person (email and phone number) automatically generated email received are now going to transfer $2,000,000 to and inventory of the collections in the upon registration. The most significant Vanguard over a phase in period to USGS National Catalogue (National addition is adding a cap on the number increase our equity holdings. The balance Geological and Geophysical Data of teams within a Section or Region. will be held in money market funds Preservation Program - NGGDPP). This We’ve discussed the representation of outside of Vanguard. At the beginning of data set also includes a number of international schools at the global finals. June 30, 2018 the net asset value was national/federal geoscience data Currently, six international schools earn the $16,304, 797. Some $3,000,000 was repositories that house material from opportunity to compete against six schools used to cover the pension obligations. numerous states or the offshore
22 Annual Report seabed. Harrison has shared a draft data preservation. The committee will Exhibition by past AAPG president Denise compilation with the committee and support a data preservation session at Cox. This shipment was funded by AAPG we plan to post on the Committee’s the 2019 annual GSA meeting in and was greatly facilitated in South Africa web page when finalized. Phoenix, Arizona. Committee member by PetroSA. A second spreadsheet prepared by Denise Hills is involved with the GSA The second shipment of 10 pallets Beverly DeJanett listing global activities. arrived in Dakar, Senegal in June and geoscience repositories along with those was delivered to the Institut National du in the United States. This database was William B. Harrison III Petrole´ et du Gaz (INPG). This was prepared for the Deep Carbon Patrick Gooding followed a few weeks later by a third Observatory and funded by the Alfred P. shipment consisting of four pallets for the Sloan Foundation, but is being made University of Cheikh Anta Diop and INPG. available to the Committee as an Publications Pipeline These donations were made possible additional source of information about through the generous assistance and geoscience data preservation. We had another busy year continuing financial support of Africa Fortesa 3. Planning is underway to revise the with our mission to serve as a pipeline Corporation under the direction of Committee’s brochure on preservation between book donors and geoscience executive chairman Rogers Beall. fi of geoscience data that was prepared universities worldwide. During the scal In preparation for these shipments to years ago by vice-chair Patrick Gooding. year we held 11 formal meetings as well Senegal, earlier in May we received at Current idea is to have it as a digital as multiple work sessions dedicated our Houston warehouse several document to save the cost of printing. to sorting, inventorying, boxing, and distinguished visitors (see photo) 4. Discussions and possible palletizing used books, journals, atlases, including Youhanidou Wane Ba, recommendations for digital archiving and maps that have been donated to commercial specialist, Embassy of the of geoscience specimens, cores and the Publication Pipeline Committee by United States in Dakar; Aguibou BA, samples . Several examples of core individuals and institutions. We completed director general of the National Institute of photography were discussed and their three major shipments amounting to 28 Petroleum and Gas; Ousmane Ndiaye, evaluation is ongoing. Preparation of pallets (a total of 19 tons) to South Africa permanent secretary of COS PetroGaz a description of some of the technology and Senegal, and have been since April (president’soffice) and chairman of the and possible best practices manual is 2019 preparing a large shipment of 20 INPG; Cheikh Tidiane Ndiaye, director in progress. Developing a relationship pallets for Tanzania. general for Fortesa international with other initiatives such as Open The first major shipment consisted of 14 Sen´ egal;´ Joseph Medou, director of Earth Initiative and Earth Cubed are pallets containing the AAPG Foundation exploration, PetroSen; and Rogers Beall, being investigated. library. It was delivered to the University of executive chairman, Africa Fortessa 5. The Committee is working to reach out the Western Cape in South Africa in Corporation. to other professional organizations and November 2018, in time to be recognized The committee is currently preparing build bridges relating to geoscience at the International Conference and a shipment of 20 pallets for the University of Dodoma in Tanzania, under the generous sponsorship of Equinor. This donation contains near-complete collections of the AAPG Bulletin and GSA Bulletin as well as other journals and books including surplus AAPG publications. We continue to receive a steady stream of donations from retiring geoscientists and various institutions including the Oklahoma Geological Survey. Our biggest challenge continues to be finding worthy recipients of these collections and, most importantly, corporate financial support to cover shipping costs. Possible future recipients include universities in Egypt, Uganda, and Kenya. We are currently exploring ways of finding potential sponsors and of recognizing present and past contributors. Our most important assets are our active members, volunteers who dedicate several hours every month working on committee-related activities. Our current active roster consists of the following individuals: Jose Guzman (chair), Martin Cassidy (cochair), Bruce Cain (treasurer), Chuck Caughey (secretary), Gerrit Wind, Dan Pratt, Peter Sadler, Katy Foltz, Jon Blickwede, David
Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups 23 Blanchard, and Alyssa Cain. We always Outstanding Student Chapters: New – support of the executive committee and welcome new members who wish to Industrial University of Tyumen, Russia we are forever grateful to have had the dedicate some of their free time to this Small – University of Aberdeen, Scotland opportunity to host the leadership worldwide mission. International – Suez University, Egypt conference. We learned more than we Domestic – University of Oklahoma could have dreamed from the students The Student Chapter committee also that attended. We encourage the Jose Guzman, Chair hosted the Student Chapter and YP executive committee to keep the Martin Cassidy, Co-Chair Leadership conference in conjunction Leadership Conference as one of their with YP this year in Houston. We were priorities. We can honestly say that the able to have representatives from all future of AAPG and geology is incredibly sections and regions except Pacificand bright if we keep bringing outstanding Student Chapters Asia – due to a short visa timeline. Overall students together and nurturing their This year the Student Chapter the feedback from the conference was careers. Committee has had the pleasure of very positive. Students and liaisons/ working to advance the geological coordinators were able to share and curiosity and knowledge of students collaborate on ways to encourage Sarah Allen, Co-chair around the world. There are currently participation in their sections and Scott Douglas, Co-chair 157 active student chapters, 103 regions. Students also had the international, and 54 domestic within 6 opportunity to share with the committee regions and 6 sections of AAPG. and Denise Cox, president of AAPG Super Basin Initiative The committee with the financial during the conference, their vision of help of our generous sponsors (Exxon, sustainability in their specific regions. This is a report of the Super Basin Ad Shell, and Schlumberger) hosted the This international perspective allowed Hoc committee, activities for FY 2019. ACE Student Chapter reception on students to network with their peers During this time, eight super basin Monday May 20. At the reception the from around the world as well as get themed events were held with Most Outstanding Student Chapters candid one-on-one time with YPs and participation by more than 3,000 (small, international, domestic, and the executive committee, which they all attendees. This report includes additional new), Student Chapter YouTube found invaluable. The feedback we got context and background. This committee Video, Best Student Poster and Oral the most from students is they want has a steering committee of 25 presenters, and the James A. Hartman more opportunities to interact with individuals with global perspectives. Award were given. The list of recipients is current AAPG members and to be able Every 15-20 years AAPG holds Pratt below. to engage with geologist that have conferences designed to take stock of James A Hartman Award: Fred Schroeder experience in an industry that they industry knowledge and plan for future YouTube Awards: First – Escuela are so eager to join. strategic directions. The first conference Superior Politecnica Del Litoral Speaking for both myself and my co- convened in 1984 “Future Petroleum Second – University of Brawijaya chair, Scott Douglas, I want to say the Provinces of the World.” The second Third – Universidad Nacional de following. We wouldn’t have had the conference in 2000, “Petroleum Ingenieria successful year we did without the Provinces of the Twenty First Century,”
24 Annual Report focused on mainly new areas. In 2018- Offshore basins with conventional ahead. Where might other “Permian 2020, at the dawn of AAPG’s second resources are being revitalized below salt Basins” emerge? century, an energy renaissance in and other barriers by enhanced seismic Our industry is making great progress to abundant and affordable energy has reset imaging. Geoscience plays a key role and improve energy, environment, economics our thinking. A mood of optimism has AAPG members are leading the way. and global security. We are rebalancing replaced fear of shortage and “peak oil” What can we learn from super basins? our energy portfolio by replacing clean decline. While we continue to explore new Each has at least one active world class burning natural gas for less efficient energy frontiers, industry has returned to the petroleum systems where petroleum sources. Alternate energy innovation is world’s richest petroleum bearing basins modeling can be a powerful predictor of occurring, but hydrocarbons have, are, and with an all-out effort to optimize extensive “yet to find resources.” The prototype will play a dominant role in global infrastructure using new technology. This architecture consists of rich source rocks prosperity for generations to come. The is the advent of super basins and impetus buried by a thick sedimentary section super basin renaissance, just like AAPG’s for a new series of conferences. (commonly basin fill clinoforms), capped second century, is just beginning. While previous Pratt conferences by a regional seal or series of seals, in produced Memoirs 40 and 76, super a nonleaky setting. Thus, passive margins, basins conferences are leaving a legacy of rift and intracratonic basins hold two-thirds Technology transfer multimedia presentations that can be of world’s giant fields. Super basins like How is technology transferred from accessed globally through the AAPG California and Saudi Arabia have many “centers of excellence”? Independents, website. structural traps but few stratigraphic traps. major companies, service companies, and What is a super basin? A basin with These types of observations are examples AAPG play important roles. AAPG has 5 BBOE produced and yet to produce, upon which exploration programs can be instituted a series of conferences, forums, many pays and plays, and substantial built. The goal of super basin forums is to and publications to assist geoscientists. In infrastructure (Super Basins, Bob Fryklund, reveal comparative insights for actionable the last 14 months the speaker has Pete Stark, IHS market research paper, intelligence. participated in 10 events with 4,177 total 2016). In contrast to rank frontier The Permian Basin is the prototype attendees focused on super basin topics. exploration, super basins are well-known onshore unconventional super basin. It The third Global Super Basins Leadership basins where technology is the game possesses key geological fundamentals in Conference is planned for February 11-13, changer. Super basins combine abundance. In addition, the Permian Basin 2020 in Houston Texas. geoscience architecture, commerciality, and other North American basins are infrastructure, and above-ground issues a fertile crescent and cradle of technology. AAPG Bulletin Initiative in a holistic review. While there are They possess critical factors for innovation: Global experts on the world’s richest about 900 petroleum bearing basins private mineral ownership, a strongly basins have been proactively recruited to around the world and 130 or so that networked community, service company submit articles to the AAPG Bulletin. qualify as super basins, comparing and partnerships, and immediate rewards for Currently 8-10 papers are in the works for ’ contrasting the world s top 30 super risk taking. The Permian Basin offers hard- publication in future issues of the AAPG basins enables anticipation of new won lessons from more than a decade that Bulletin. resources by looking for opportunities include addressing needs for transport, in all basins. water source and disposal, sand shortage, Onshore basins with unconventional and gas/oil ratios (from source rock and Questions resources are benefitting from engineering well interference). Building on this • What makes a super basin special and breakthroughs in stimulation and recovery. experience, other basins can leapfrog unique and what can we learn from them?
Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups 25 • What are the critical geoscience potential and what is needed to grow it geoscience architecture, explore the elements that contribute to success? further? technology, and to anticipate opportunities • What is the exploration and • How do “above ground” issues like in basins that have unrealized potential. To production history, and what are politics, access, mineral ownership, and build programs that pack the house, yield the major plays with remaining geography influence realizing the full economic surplus to AAPG, and create potential—conventional, unconventional, resource potential of each super basin? a valuable legacy through written and and field growth. • Will thebasinbearegionalorglobaldisrupter? multimedia archives (videos and presentations). • What are key innovations in each super basin, these include adoption of horizontal drilling, hydraulic stimulation, Mission Ongoing plans for FY 2019-20 completion and drilling techniques, and To bring together experts on the world’s • Super Basin of Latin American basins seismic imaging that helped unlock the richest energy basins to study the session planned for ICE Buenos Aires on
26 Annual Report August 30 (see article in the August richest petroleum basins, and to yield • To continue joint efforts with the AAPG 2019 AAPG EXPLORER). a significant net profit to AAPG. Elected Editor to bring forward super • Global Super Basin Leadership • To organize a session on Middle East basin themed papers for the AAPG Conference planned for Feb 11-13, Super Basins for GEO March 13-16 in Bulletin. 2020 at the Marriott Sugar Land Bahrain. (Houston, Texas). The event is planned • To explore future programs with C. A. Sternbach, chair of the Super to pack the house, to leave a legacy of Sections and Regions on Super Basin Basin Ad Hoc Committee and past presentations on many of the world’s themed events president AAPG 2017-2018
Reports of the Committees and Special Interest Groups 27 Young Professionals Instagram and the AAPG website. This advertising events with mailing list year, the committee has focused on constraints; sponsorship initiatives This annual report of the Young updating the membership on the SIG’s have been creating a healthy financial Professionals Special Interest Group aims major focus areas. YP Connect articles situation since there was no AAPG YP to provide a high-level overview of the like “Developing new ideas to Improve funding. activities that were organized during the AAPG’s value proposition” directly • Latin America Region – held highly 2018-2019 fiscal year. For further details, address the many initiatives coming successful three-day LACR Student feel free to contact the SIG leadership from the YP SIG to grow, engage, and andYPLeadershipSummitin committee chairs. retain members. Colombia; worked with LACR The 8th Young Professionals Leadership Last but not least, the committee has an leadership to introduce the Ready to Summit was hosted in Houston, Texas, on important role as a conduit for sharing Work program for students and YPs October 19-20, 2018. Thirteen YP from information between the Sections and with less than 2 years’ experience; around the world discussed the way Regions about the activities that are held multiple networking and forward for YP initiatives in AAPG. The organized by the global network of YP technical events. Juan Carlos Quinto meeting consisted of sessions where YP chapters, as well as at Section, Region and stepped down as YP vice-chair. His attendees reviewed and discussed the local society events. YP Chapters have position was filledbyMartinOviedo major focus areas of the YP SIG, been extremely busy engaging their from Peru. including the AAPG value proposition to members and furthering the mission • Middle East Region – Dinner for YP YP, communication, member of the YP. Here is a taste of the activities women in geoscience; Q&A for YP with recruitment and retention, and the that our groups have engaged in this AAPG president Denise Cox while she future of YP within AAPG. The fiscal year: was visiting the Region. participants also discussed the decision • Africa Region – Held several technical • Eastern Section – Events were focused by AAPG HQ to halt funding of talks and technical workshops; oil and on the annual convention where most of the YPLS. During the two-day event, the gas exploration and production industry the YP group for the Section will be in YP also held a couple of joint sessions forum; YP community service program; attendance; held networking event in with the Student Chapter Leadership data analytics bootcamp; multiple Pittsburgh to see the local geology found Summit that was happening networking events and mock job within the city. concurrently, as well as attended interviews. • Gulf Coast Section – No report a networking event and dinner with the • Asia/Pacific Region – Several technical submitted. advisory council. talks; career talk/sharing with the • Mid-Continent Section – Held one social At the Annual Convention and University of Malaya; technical networking event. Exhibition in San Antonio on May 19-22, workshops and short courses with • Pacific Section – No report submitted. 2019, the Young Professionals senior industry professionals. We • Rocky Mountain Section – No report organized a packed program. Sunday, welcomed Sankhadip Bhattacharya submitted. the popular meet-and-greet drew as co-lead for the YPs as of July 1, 2019 • Southwest Section – Multiple social a crowd of nearly 200 people prior to the (replacing Wan Ching Low). networking events. opening ceremony and icebreaker • Canada Region – Speaker series Moving forward, the YP SIG will continue reception. Later that evening, the YP program in partnership with CSPG; to concentrate on the focus areas that networking reception drew more than Energy Business Forum in conjunction were revisited and revised from the 8th 100 people for lively discussions with with the Canadian Energy Executive annual YPLS, as well as to continue to new and old friends. Association and seven additional young meet the needs of our members in Communication withthemembership professional networks; multiple a challenged economic and membership is another key task of the SIG leadership volunteer and social events. retention environment. committee which we accomplish • Europe Region – Multiple technical, through our monthly YP Connect article social and sporting events, particularly in the AAPG EXPLORER, as well as by within the highly active London Robynn Dicks and Ryan Lemiski maintaining an active online presence chapter; Hague chapter opted to leave Young Professionals Special Interest on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, the AAPG mid-year; challenges with Group Chairs
28 Annual Report Association Awards
Sidney Powers 1996 — Bernold M. Hanson themselves by their service and 1997 — Robert D. Gunn devotion to the science and profession Memorial Award 1998 — Albert W. Bally of petroleum geology and the The Sidney Powers Memorial 1999 — Norman H. Foster Association. Award (AAPG’S most distinguished 2000 — Gerald M. Friedman award) is a gold medal given in 2001 — Robert M. Sneider 2019 Recipients — recognition of distinguished and 2002 James L. Wilson Kevin Bohacs outstanding contributions to, 2003 — Peter R. Vail — Larry L. Jones or achievements in, petroleum 2004 Lawrence W. Funkhouser Lawrence H. Wickstrom geology. 2005 — Kenneth W. Glennie 2006 — Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Jeffrey B. Aldrich, 2018 1945 — Wallace E. Pratt 2007 — Arnold H. Bouma Katharine “Lee” Avary, 2017 1947 — Alexander Deussen 2008 — Fred F. Meissner Mahmoud Abdul-Baqi, 2003 1948 — A. I. Levorsen 2009 — Marlan W. Downey Adekunle A. Adesida, 2012 1950 — Everette L. DeGolyer 2010 — L. Frank Brown, Jr. Adebayo O. Akinpelu, 2010 1951 — Max Steineke 2011 — John W. Shelton Ibrahim A. Al-Jallal, 2012 1952 — K. C. Heald 2012 — Koenraad J. Weber Hussain M. Alotaibi, 2016 1953 — Frederic H. Lahee 2013 — Dietrich H. Welte Abdulrahman Alsharahan, 2015 1954 — George Martin Lees 2014 — Ernest A. Mancini John Armentrout, 2014 1956 — William Embry Wrather 2015 — Paul M.“Mitch” Harris Albert W. Bally, 1986 1957 — J. P. D. Hull 2016 — Paul E. Potter William J. Barrett, 2015 1958 — Paul Weaver 2017 — Lawrence D. Meckel, Jr. Edward A. (Ted) Beaumont, 2018 1959 — Raymond C. Moore 2018 — Michael C. Forrest Istvan´ Berczi,´ 2014 1960 — Henry V. Howe 2019 — Kenneth E. Peters Lee T. Billingsley, 2012 1961 — Clarence L. Moody Richard S. Bishop, 2006 1962 — Lewis G. Weeks George R. Bole, 1999 1963 — Hollis D. Hedberg Michel T. Halbouty Dudley W. Bolyard, 2012 1964 — Edgar W. Owen Outstanding Leadership Louis C. Bortz, 1988 1965 — Victor Elvert Monnett James “Jim” Brooks, 1993* 1966 — William B. Heroy, Sr. Award John R. V. Brooks, 1997* 1967 — Carey Croneis Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Martha Lou Broussard, 2004 1968 — Maurice Ewing Leadership Award (AAPG’s second most David G. Campbell, 1995 1969 — Ira H. Cram, Sr. distinguished award, second to the Elizabeth B. Campen, 2009 1970 — Frank R. CLark Sidney Powers Memorial Award) is given Paul A. Catacosinos, 2000 1971 — Frank A. Morgan each year by the Association in Donald D. Clarke, 2014 1972 — Morgan J. Davis, Sr. recognition of outstanding and Stewart Chuber, 2004 1973 — Gordon I. Atwater exceptional leadership in the petroleum James M. Coleman, 2002 1974 — G. Moses Knebel geosciences. David R. Cook, 2017 1975 — Dean A. McGee Robert L. Countryman, 2011 1976 — W. Dow Hamm 2007 — John J. Amoruso Robert D. Cowdery, 1987 1977 — Michel T. Halbouty 2008 — James A. Gibbs Brenda K. Cunningham, 2001 1978 — Kenneth H. Crandall 2009 — M. Ray Thomasson Edward K. David, 2005 1979 — William Hirst Curry, Jr. 2010 — Patrick J. F. Gratton Gerard J. Demaison, 1995 1980 — Kenneth K. Landes 2011 — Daniel L. Smith Rebecca Lee Dodge, 2016 1981 — Mason L. Hill 2012 — Robbie R. Gries Edward D. Dolly, 2007 1982 — Daniel A. Busch 2013 — Stephen A. Sonnenberg Wallace G. Dow, 2015 1983 — Grover E. Murray 2014 — Peter R. Rose Bernard C. Duval, 1995* 1984 — Robert J. Weimer 2015 — Alfredo Eduardo Guzman´ George Eynon, 2008 1985 — J. Ben Carsey 2016 — Scott W. Tinker William L. Fisher, 1990 1986 — Merrill W. Haas 2017 — Edward D. Dolly Peter T. Flawn, 1983 1987 — James E. Wilson 2018 — Hans H. Krause Michael Forrest, 2016 1988 — Rufus J. LeBlanc, Sr. 2019 — Bernard C. Duval Lawrence W. Funkhouser, 1984 1989 — Hugh Neumann Frenzel Lee C. Gerhard, 1997 1990 — John T. Galey James A. Gibbs, 1995 1991 — John E. Kilkenny Honorary Member Ned (E. E.) Gilbert, 2001 1992 — Sherman A. Wengerd Award Gretchen M. Gillis, 2018 1993 — Robert R. Berg Robert N. Ginsburg, 1991 1994 — William L. Fisher Honorary membership is bestowed William E. Gipson, 1991 1995 — John D. Haun upon persons who have distinguished Kenneth W. Glennie, 2003 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee
Association Awards 29 Steven M. Goolsby, 2017 Bill St. John, 1988 Herbert G. Davis, 1986 Claus Heinrich Graf, 1996* Philip H. Stark, 2012 Morgan J. Davis, Sr., 1964 Patrick J. F. Gratton, 2002 Charles A. Sternbach, 2011 Ralph E. Davis, 1960 Willard R. Green, 1998 Donald Sherwood Stone, 1994 L. Courtney Decius, 1975 Robbie Rice Gries, 1998 M. Ray Thomasson, 2003 C. E. Decker, 1927 Walter P. Grun,¨ 2003* Jack C. Threet, 2008 Ronald K. DeFord, 1965 Robert D. Gunn, 1983 Scott W. Tinker, 2015 Wallace de Witt, Jr., 1999 Jeanne E. Harris, 2013 Bernard P. Tissot, 1987 Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr., 1996 Paul M. Harris, 2012 Harrison Lee Townes, 1997 E. L. DeGolyer, 1944 Frank W. Harrison, Jr., 1986 Peter R. Vail, 1991 Alex Deussen, 1953 John D. Haun, 1984 Arthur M. Van Tyne, 1996 Parke A. Dickey, 1989 David H. Hawk, 2015 Steven L. Veal, 2011 Fred A. Dix, 1986 Christopher P. M. Heath, 2005 Koenraad Weber, 2004* Carroll E. Dobbin, 1957 Martin D. Hewitt, 2014 Paul Weimer, 2018 Charles F. Dodge III, 1999 G. Warfield “Skip” Hobbs, 2005 Robert J. Weimer, 1982 Robert H. Dott, Sr., 1962 John R. Hogg, 2010 Larry D. Woodfork, 1990 Marlan W. Downey, 2007 Pinar O. Yilmaz, 2010 E. T. Dumble, 1926 Terry L. Hollrah, 2006 “ ” Robert R. Jordan, 1993 Deceased Honorary Members with Year of John E. Brick Elliott, 1970 John G. Kaldi, 2009 Election or Year of Award Samuel P. Ellison, 1982 Elmer W. Ellsworth, 1972 Barry J. Katz, 2011 John Emery Adams, 1966 John R. Kerns, 1993 W. H. Emmons, 1946 Abdulla Al-Naim, 2013 Maurice Ewing, 1968 Hans H. Krause, 1998* John J. Amoruso, 1987 Norman L. Falcon, 1973 Susan M. Landon, 2000 Gordon I. Atwater, 1969 Roberto A. Leigh, 1996* Fritz L. Aurin, 1960 John L. Ferguson, 1969 Donald W. Lewis, 2008 Andrew D. Baillie, 1990 Norman H. Foster, 1993 Desheng Li, 1994* Thomas D. Barber, 1997 Hugh N. Frenzel, 1982 Robert G. Lindblom, 1999 Leonidas T. Barrow, 1959 Gerald Manfred Friedman, 1990 Peter M. Lloyd, 2008 N. Wood Bass, 1961 H. B. Fuqua, 1983 John C. Lorenz, 2015 Ted L. Bear, 1988 John T. Galley, 1980 Jeffrey W. Lund, 2018 B. Warren Beebe, 1966 John E. Galley, 1983 Leslie B. Magoon, 2017 Alfred H. Bell, 1962 G. C. Gester, 1949 Ernest A. Mancini, 2008 Allan Parnell Bennison, 1999 George R. Gibson, 1973 Anibal R. Martinez, 1983* Robert R. Berg, 1985 August Goldstein, Jr., 1981 James S. McGhay, 2014 D. L. Blackstone, Jr., 1990 H. B. Goodrich, 1929 Lawrence D. Meckel, 2016 Richard R. Bloomer, 1987 C. N. Gould, 1943 Marcio Rocha Mello, 1998* Arnold H. Bouma, 2007 Howard R. Gould, 1979 Daniel F. Merriam, 1996 Leslie Bowling, 1975 Cecil H. Green, 1993 Richard F. Meyer, 1987 Don R. Boyd, 1989 George C. Grow Jr., 1988 Robert M. Mitchum, Jr., 2000 Carl C. Branson, 1973 Eduardo J. Guzman,´ 1972 Raul Mosmann, 2002 Jules Braunstein, 1980 Michel T. Halbouty, 1969 D. Keith Murray, 1988 John M. Browning, 1985 Dollie R. Hall, 1963 J. Michael Party, 2009 George S. Buchanan, 1965 W. Dow Hamm, 1967 Douglas G. Patchen, 2004 Daniel A. Busch, 1978 Marcus A. Hanna, 1962 Alain Perrodon, 1995* H. P. Bybee, 1956 Bernold M. Hanson, 1984 Kenneth E. Peters, 2013 M. R. Campbell, 1934 Charles J. Hares, 1959 M. Dane Picard, 1994 Carlos Walter M. Campos, 1992 G. D. Harris, 1935 George B. Pichel, 1991 Joe Cannon, 1994 T. S. Harrison, 1956 Edward B. Picou, Jr., 2002 A. T. “Toby” Carleton, 2000 Merrill W. Haas, 1979 Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman, 2001 Everett Carpenter, 1958 James Austin Hartman, 1992 Kay L. Pitts, 2015 J. Ben Carsey, 1966 Roy T. Hazzard, 1959 David G. Rensink, 2018 Arlo E. Childs, 1970 John C. Hazzard, 1973 W. C. “Rusty” Riese, 2017 H. Victor Church, 1987 Kenneth C. Heald, 1957 James P. Rogers, 2017 Frank R. Clark, 1958 Hollis D. Hedberg, 1967 Peter R. Rose, 2002 Leslie M. Clark, 1976 Thomas A. Hendricks, 1971 Wolfgang Schlager, 1999* Robey H. Clark, 1985 William B. Heroy, 1957 Harrison Hagan Schmitt, 2006 George V. Cohee, 1963 William B. Heroy, Jr., 2001 Nahum Schneidermann, 1994 Frank B. Conselman, 1970 Mason L. Hill, 1966 Valary L. Schulz, 2016 Kenneth H. Crandall, 1972 Melvin J. Hill, 1979 John W. Shelton, 1990 Ira H. Cram, Sr., 1964 R. T. Hill, 1926 Roger M. Slatt, 2003 Carey Croneis, 1965 John M. Hills, 1980 Carl J. Smith, 2001 William H. Curry, Jr., 1973 William J. Hilseweck, 1969 Daniel L. Smith, 2007 Doris S. M. Curtis, 1983 Harold W. Hoots, 1974 Stephen A. Sonnenberg, 2008 N. H. Darton, 1938 Myron K. Horn, 1997 *Distinguished Achievement Awardee
30 Annual Report Henry V. Howe, 1967 Ezequiel Ordonez, 1935 Norman H. Foster J. V. Howell, 1956 Edgar W. Owen, 1960 M. King Hubbert, 1974 Ben H. Parker, 1966 Outstanding Explorer J. P. D. Hull, 1951 John M. Parker, 1987 Award George S. Hume, 1954 James A. Peterson, 1996 V. C. Illing, 1960 Thomas Hughes Philpott, 1993 The Norman H. Foster Outstanding Explorer James R. Jackson, Jr., 1982 Max G. Pitcher, 1994 Award (formerly the Outstanding Explorer H. R. Johnson, 1953 Wallace E. Pratt, 1957 Award 2002—2011) is given in recognition Percy E. (Peter) Kent, 1976 R. Randy Ray, 2011 of distinguished and outstanding John E. Kilkenny, 1972 R. D. Reed, 1939 achievement in exploration for etroleum or mineral resources, by members who Robert E. King, 1970 Eugene F. “Bud” Reid, 1991 have shown a consistent pattern of Robert E. Klabzuba, 1992 John L. Rich, 1954 exploratory success, and with an intended Robert M. Kleinpell, 1973 David G. Roberts, 2001 emphasis on recent discovery. Hugh Douglas Klemme, 1991 John W. Rold, 2006 G. Moses Knebel, 1965 John T. Rouse, 1971 2002 — Richard W. Beardsley Samuel H. Knight, 1959 David G. Roberts, 2001 2003 — William J. Barrett Edward Koester, 1971 John W. Rold, 2006 2004 — Clayton H. Riddell Frank E. Kottlowski, 1985 Edward C. Roy, Jr., 1993 2005 — John P. Lockridge Hans G. Kugler, 1968 Eric A. Rudd, 1992* 2006 — Richard L. “Dick” Findley F. H. Lahee, 1947 R. Dana Russell, 1976 — Kenneth K. Landes, 1962 2007 Dan B. Steward R. D. Salisbury, 1919 — A. C. Lawson, 1937 2008 Dudley J. Hughes E. F. Schramm, 1956 — Rufus J. LeBlanc, 1981 2009 Michael J. Johnson Charles Schuchert, 1934 — M. M. Leighton, 1950 2010 John Amoruso, E. H. Sellards, 1946 J. Denny Bartell Larry Bartell A. I. Levorsen, 1957 — James O. Lewis, 1986 C. L. Severy, 1958 2011 Douglas K. Strickland Laurence L. Sloss, 1981 2012 — Dan A. Hughes Ray C. Lewis, 1993 — Theodore A. Link, 1962 G. O. Smith, 1920 2013 William A. Zagorski Robert M. Sneider, 1994 2014 — Orion L. Skinner John P. Lockridge, 1987 — E. R. Lloyd, 1950 William C. Spooner, 1958 2015 Hans Christen Rønnevik Hans Stille, 1937 2016 — Richard K. Stoneburner John David Love, 1995 — Charles J. Mankin, 2000 Paul M. Strunk, 1999 2017 Terry J. Mather J. A. Taff, 1934 2018 — Susan Morrice John A. Masters, 1996 — Leonard F. McCollum, 1974 Charles H. Taylor, 1961 2019 Chengzao Jia Charles J. Mankin, 2000 John A. Taylor, 1982 John A. Masters, 1996 Daniel J. Tearpock, 2013 Robert R. Berg Dean A. McGee, 1989 W. Taylor Thom, Jr., 1958 Outstanding Research Duncan A. McNaughton, 1988 Don F. Tobin, 1998 Robert E. Megill, 1993 Arthur C. Trowbridge, 1958 Award Maurice G. Mehl, 1961 Daniel Trumpy, 1964 Fred F. Meissner, 2001 Edd R. Turner, 1982 2009 — Bradford E. Prather Lee Hillard Meltzer, 1983 Marion O. Turner, 1984 2010 — Martin P. A. Jackson W. C. Mendenhall, 1935 W. H. Twenhofel, 1946 2011 — Ole Jacob Martinsen Willis G. Meyer, 1984 J. A. Udden, 1927 2012 — Henry W. Posamentier Harry A. Miller, 1985 E. O. Ulrich, 1936 2013 — Ronald A. Nelson Ralph LeRoy Miller, 1988 Martin Van Couvering, 1967 J. Frederick Sarg Marcus E. Milling, 1998 W. A. J. M. van der Gracht, 1936 2014 — Kevin M. Bohacs H. D. Miser, 1948 F. M. Van Tuyl, 1949 Robert G. Loucks V. E. Monnett, 1955 Walter A. Ver Wiebe, 1955 2015 — Kitty L. Milliken Raul Mosmann, 2002 H. H. von Hofer, 1924 Mark D. Zoback Clarence L. Moody, 1956 William A. Waldschmidt, 1979 2016 — Michael D. Lewan Graham B. Moody, 1962 Robert F. Walters, 1987 Quinn R. Passey John D. Moody, 1972 Theron Wasson, 1960 2017 — Julie A. LeFever Raymond C. Moore, 1957 Paul Weaver, 1956 2018 — Carlo Doglioni Robert B. Moran, 1959 Lewis George Weeks, 1967 Mark G. Rowan Frank A. Morgan, 1961 Sherman A. Wengerd, 1977 2019 — Kurt Marfurt Harold T. Morley, 1968 David White, 1919 William R. Muehlberger, 1995 I. C. White, 1926 Michel T. Halbouty Grover E. Murray, 1970 James E. Wilson, Jr., 1977 Roelof J. Murris, 1995* James Lee Wilson, 1987 Memorial Human Jerry Bowers Newby, 1967 W. G. Woolnough, 1941 Needs Award Arne R. Nielsen, 1992 W. E. Wrather, 1943 Gordon B. Oakeshott, 1981 Donald L. Zieglar, 1986 The Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Human W. W. Orcutt, 1926 Peter A. Ziegler, 2009 Needs Award was given 1972—2004 as *Distinguished Achievement Awardee
Association Awards 31 AAPG’s third highest Award to honor 1980 — John E. Galley 1991 — Dudley W. Bolyard an individual for outstanding application John W. Shelton Robbie Rice Gries of geology to the benefit of human needs 1981 — Bernold M. Hanson George C. Hardin, Jr. and to recognize scientific excellence. Frank E. Kottlowski Jerome J. C. Ingels Ralph L. Miller Edward D. Pittman 1972 — Wallace E. Pratt Marion Orville Turner Robert M. Sneider 1973 — Hollis Dow Hedberg 1982 — Donald W. Axford Don F. Tobin 1974 — Cecil H. Green Garth W. Caylor — 1975 — Michel T. Halbouty 1992 Edward A. Beaumont William L. Fisher 1976 — Lewis G. Weeks Steven H. Harris Herbert G. Davis 1977 — Martin Van Couvering Christopher P. M. Heath Robert L. Fuchs 1978 — Vincent E. McKelvey Robert G. Lindblom Robert J. Gutru 1979 — M. Gordon Frey James A. Peterson Richard F. Meyer 1980 — Creighton A. Burk Phillip E. Playford* — 1983 — Don R. Boyd 1993 — Paul A. Catacosinos 1981 Thomas W. Dibblee, Jr. “ ” 1982 — David M. Evans Fred A. Dix, Jr. John C. Jack Dunlap 1983 — Harrison H. Schmitt James O. Lewis Mateu Esteban* 1984 — Dean A. McGee D. Keith Murray Gay L. Harmann Larre 1985 — Leonard F. McCollum George B. Pichel Hugh M. Looney 1986 — Eugene F. Reid Donald L. Zieglar Lucien Montadert* — 1987 — Richard P. Sheldon 1984 Dudley Harold Cardwell Wolfgang Schlager* 1988 — Victor E. Oppenheim Robert H. Dott, Jr. George D. Severson 1989 — Guillermo P. Salas Guerra John P. Lockridge Paul M. Strunk 1990 — Hans D. Knipping Eric A. Rudd Thomas L. Wright — 1991 — Roy M. Huffington Grant Steele 1994 Charles S. Hutchison* — 1992 — Donald F. Todd 1985 Thomas D. Barber Murray Johnstone* 1993 — Gordon B. Oakeshott Norman H. Foster R. Pratjatna Koesoemadinata* 1994 — George P. Mitchell George S. Galbraith Susan Longacre James A. Hartman 1995 — Gabriel Dengo Edward McFarlan, Jr. James S. MacDonald G. A. S. Nayoan* 1996 — Farouk El-Baz William R. Moran Khalid Ngah* 1997 — Raymond A. Price — Anthony Reso James P. Rogers 1998 Robert S. Yeats — — 1986 Allan P. Bennison John D. Sistrunk, Jr. 1999 Philip J. Currie Carl J. Smith — Louis C. Bortz 2000 Thomas L. Wright Arthur M. Van Tyne — Charles F. Dodge III 2001 Robert Calvin Milici Myron K. Horn — — 1995 Richard S. Bishop 2002 John A. Reinemund Roscoe E. Shutt Brenda K. Cunningham 2003 — Rex Monahan — “ ” — 1987 A. T. Toby Carleton Edward K. David 2004 Hugh Davies James A. Gibbs Samuel Arthur Friedman John W. Harbaugh Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu* Daniel F. Merriam Susan M. Landon A. John Martin* Distinguished Service Bill St. John Charles R. (Chuck) Noll Award Larry D. Woodfork M. Ray Thomasson 1988 — James M. Forgotson, Jr. Peter A. Ziegler* The Distinguished Service Award is Gerald Manfred Friedman — a walnut plaque that is presented 1996 Pablo Cruz-Helu* Robert R. Johnston annually to those who have Ashton F. Embry Robert R. Jordan distinguished themselves in service to George Eynon John R. Kerns AAPG. Jeffrey C. Greenawalt Jack P. Martin Gary E. Henry 1971 — August Goldstein, Jr. John A. Masters Gustavas Warfield Hobbs IV 1972 — Howard R. Gould 1989 — George R. Bole Maria Antonieta Lorente* 1973 — John D. Haun Martha Lou Broussard Rafael Sanchez-Montes de Oca* Leslie Bowling Clemont H. Bruce Peter R. Rose 1974 — John T. Galey David G. Campbell Roger M. Slatt 1975 — Jules Braunstein Lee C. Gerhard Carlos Maria Urien* Robert J. Weimer Scott J. Lysinger 1997 — Lee T. Billingsley 1976 — James R. Jackson, Jr. William H. Matthews III Stewart Chuber 1977 — George V. Cohee 1990 — James A. Helwig Walter P. Grun* Samuel P. Ellison, Jr. Michael E. “Mike” Hriskevich Terry L. Hollrah 1978 — Robert H. Dott, Sr. Lewis S. “Stan” Pittman Frank Horvath* Frank Gouin William H. Roberts III John George Kaldi* 1979 — George Copernicus Grow, Jr. Edward C. Roy, Jr. Susan M. Morrice Thomas C. Hiestand Nahum Schneidermann Emiliano Mutti* John C. Maher Richard Steinmetz David G. Roberts* *Special Commendation Awardee
32 Annual Report Dan L. Smith 2007 — Adekunle A. Adesida John Dolson Anthony Tankard Alfredo E. Guzman Meredith Faber 1998 — Kevin T. Biddle Andrew Hurst William S. Houston Patrick J. F. Gratton John C. Lorenz Mark W. Longman C. Dennis Irwin, Jr. Eric P. Mason John A. Minch David A. L. Jenkins Valary L. Schulz James F. Reilly Brian D. Keith 2008 — Katharine Lee Avary Gabor C. Tari Hans H. Krause John (Jack) D. Edwards Peter Wigley Celso Fernando Lucchesi* Barry A. Goldstein 2016 — Abdulkader M. Afifi Raul Mosmann* Douglas C. Peters Sa’id Al-Hajri F. Pierce Pratt 2009 — Alistair R. Brown Paul J. English Edward G. Purdy* Larry L. Jones Peter Hennings 1999 — Abdulla H. Al-Naim* Mike J. Lakin Arthur H. Johnson Jean Dercourt* Dalton F. Lackman Stephen E. Laubach Richard Hardman* Kenneth M. Mallon Geir Lunde Ed W. Heath Randi S. Martinsen Terrilyn M. Olson James A. Noel Robert C. Mummery Debra Purifoy Osborne Roy D. Nurmi John E. Ritter 2017 — Fowzia Hussain Abdullah Douglas Gene Patchen Stephen L. Shaw Anwar M. Al-Beaiji Edward B. Picou, Jr. Jack H. West Sylvia M. C. Anjos Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2010 — Martin M. Cassidy Mary Broussard 2000 — Edward D. Dolly Rebecca L. Dodge Richard D. Fritz Peter M. Lloyd* Bob A. Hardage Creties D. Jenkins J. Michael Party Dwight “Clint” Moore Kurt Neher Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Terence G. O’Hare Robert N. Ryan, Jr. Robert C. Shoup Craig W. Reynolds Lawrence H. Wickstrom Dietrich Welte* John W. Robinson 2018 — Peter William Baillie Pinar Oya Yilmaz 2011 — Deborah E. Ajakaiye Richard Ball 2001 — Elizabeth B. Campen Herman Darman Steven Brachman Chuck Caughey Rick L. Ericksen Cynthia Huggins Ian Derek Collins Gretchen M. Gillis Jon R. Schwalbach Robert L. Countryman Gina B. Godfrey Michael L. Sweet Ben D. Hare Sigrunn Johnsen 2019 — Ibrahim A. Alghamdi Jean R. Lemmon Walter C. “Rusty” Riese Marvin Brittenham Tom Mairs 2012 — Edith C. Allison Satinder Chopra Wolfgang E. Susan M. Cunningham John B. Curtis Schollnberger David A. Dolph Evelyn Medvin 2002 — Thomas S. Ahlbrandt Paul F. Hoffman Kenneth E. Nemeth Jeffrey Aldrich Alain-Yves Huc Tim Rynott Donald D. Clarke William A. Morgan K. B. Trivedi John R. Hogg Adedoja R. Ojelabi John T. Williams 2003 — Norbert E. Cygan Victor H. Vega Donald W. Lewis Mark L. Wilson Grover E. Murray Steven L. Veal 2013 — Eugene L. Ames III Paul Weimer Mark J. Gallagher Memorial 2004 — Royce P. Carr Frances J. Hein Distinguished Educator Pete G. Gray Joseph J. Lambiase Jeanne E. Harris Stephen D. Levine Award Barry J. Katz Brian E. Lock The Grover E. Murray Memorial Lowell K. Lischer Richard A. Lorentz, Jr. Distinguished Educator Award (formerly Deborah K. Sacrey William C. Stephens Distinguished Educator Award) is given to 2005 — Adebaya Akinpelu Linda R. Sternbach recognize distinguished and outstanding Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. Laura C. Zahm contributions to geological education Thomas E. Ewing — 2014 Hussain M. Al-Otaibi including, but not limited to, teaching and Richard G. Green Donna S. Anderson counseling of students at the Gerald E. Harrington William P. Bosworth university level. Funded by Dr. and R. Randy Ray Peter Burri Mrs. Grover Murray, this award can Charles Alan Sternbach Michael R. Canich Jr. also be given for education of the public Jack C. Threet David R. Cook and management of educational Scott W. Tinker Mark Cooper programs. 2006 — Martin D. Hewitt Bret J. Fossum Neil F. Hurley Steven M. Goolsby 1995 — James Lee Wilson John George Kaldi 2015 — Ronald F. Broadhead 1996 — Gerald M. Friedman Larry C. Knauer Ross A. Clark L. L. Sloss Jeffrey W. Lund Denise M. Cox Robert J. Weimer
Association Awards 33 1997 — George B. Asquith for a variety of reasons, do not qualify petroleum geologist and oil Robert Louis Folk for other Association honors and industry executive) Harold G. Reading awards. In 2011 the name of the 2001 — Kenneth Dale Owen and 1998 — Gerard V. Middleton award was changed from the David L. Rice (for their efforts in Lloyd C. Pray Special Award to the Harrison Schmitt restoring the 19th century New 1999 — D. L. Blackstone, Jr. Award. Harmony scientific community Peter R. Vail — “ ” in Indiana) Roger G. Walker 1973 Harrison H. Jack Schmitt (for 2001 — Richard Warren (for his — lunar exploration) 2000 Robert R. Berg — commitment to the oil industry John D. Haun 1974 Marcel and Conrad Schlumberger while facing personal affliction Ernest A. Mancini (posthumously) (for with fortitude) 2001 — JohnW. Harbaugh development of electrical 2001 — J. C. “Jay” Gallagher logging) Clyde H. Moore — (posthumously) (for the Charles R. Stelck 1990 John F. Bookout (for excellence successful evolution of the 2002 — Zuhair Al-Shaieb in exploration leadership) — International Pavilion) William R. Muehlberger 1991 Norman H. Foster and Edward A. 2002 — Emmanuel Tamesis (for Paul E. Potter Beaumont (for work on the contributions to the education of 2003 — Albert V. Carozzi Treatise of Petroleum Geology) — geologists and for achievements Frank G. Ethridge 1995 James Wood Clarke (for English in Philippine petroleum 2004 — Knut O. Bjorlykke translation/publication of exploration) William E. Galloway geological information from 2003 — Waverly Person (for contributions Andrew D. Miall Soviet Union and Russia) to the field of earthquake studies — Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1996 Wesley G. Bruer (for adding and establishment of the 2005 — Aureal T. Cross Oregon to the list of producing National Earthquake Information Fred Franke Meissner states with the 1979 discovery of Center) Paul Weimer the 70 bcf Mist gas field) — — 2004 Dietrich H. Welte (for contributions 2006 — G. Randy Keller 1996 Norman D. Newell (for in petroleum geochemistry and Brian E. Lock paleoecological studies of numerical modeling of petroleum Roger M. Slatt Permian Reef complex of W. systems) John Edward Warme Texas and organic evolution) 2005 — John W. Gibson, Jr. (for his — 1997 — Marsha A. Barber (for 2007 Janok P. Bhattacharya contribution to AAPG’s legacy on A. Eugene Fritsche development of K-12 curricula ethics) Stephan A. Graham and teacher training to improve — — public understanding of energy 2006 Jorge Ferrer (for efforts to 2008 Robert S. Gray improve international S. George Pemberton issues) — 1997 — Eugene M. Shoemaker (for communications) 2009 J. Frederick Read Roy H. Gabrielsen (for leadership Finn Surlyk transforming meteor impacts into — an accepted geologic process of academic and industrial 2010 Wayne M. Ahr petroleum research) Eric A. Erslev with implications for terrestrial 2007 — Richard D. Fritz (for visionary Murray K. Gingras geology and evolution) — leadership and stalwart 2011 — Lawrence D. Meckel 1997 Paul G. Benedum, Jr. (for ’ fi leadership of the Claude management of AAPG s scienti c Ronald J. Steel and business activities) Marcus E. 2012 — Andrew Hurst Worthington Benedum Foundation) Milling (posthumously) (for Howard D. Johnson leading the American Geological 2013 — Carlton E. Brett 1997 — Robert E. Megill (for showing petroleum geologists how to Institute to national prominence John R. Underhill in earth science education, public 2014 — Joseph A. Cartwright express their ideas and cope with their science through the use of geoscience outreach and Gregor P. Eberli government relations. Charles Kerans petroleum economics) 2008 — Nikolai V. Lopatin (for recognizing Donald R. Lowe 1998 — Fred A. Dix, Jr. (for dedicated 2015 — Samuel O. Akande leadership of the AAPG from his lifelong contribution to Donald Wilkin Boyd 1973 to 1996) petroleum geochemistry and James O. Puckette 1999 — Isaac J. Crumbly (for leadership establishing some of the most V. Paul Wright in creating a technical workforce important principles of petroleum 2016 — Brenda L. Kirkland for the nation’s energy maturation and migration) Xiaomin Zhu industry) Steven L. Veal (for contributing 2017 — Norman J. Hyne 1999 — Sarah G. Stanley (for leadership to the AAPG over the past two Cari L. Johnson in the development of public decades, including service to 2018 — Frank Ettensohn centers for workstation training) HoD, DEG, Conventions and the 2000 — Arthur R. Green (for visionary Executive Committee) Philip Steven Simony — 2019 — Michael Grammer work to develop integrated 2009 Alexi E. Kontorovich Kathleen Marsaglia geoscience and commitment to Akif Ali Narimanov deliver these products to the 2010 — Robert W. Allen Harrison Schmitt Award geoscience community) George P. Mitchell The Harrison Schmitt Award recognizes 2000 — William T. Smith (for outstanding 2011 — Anthony Dore´ individuals or organizations that, achievement as a working Myron K. Horn
34 Annual Report 2012 — Jill Stevens 1980 — G. Frederick Shepherd 2015 — Logan MacMillan 2013 — George B. Asquith 1981 — Wilson M. Laird Timothy M. Ryan — Martin G. Lockley 1982 — Wallace W. Hagan 2016 Lawrence Anna 2014 — No Award Richard A. Jahns David F. Martineau — 2015 — Anita Harris (For her contributions 1983 — Daniel N. Miller, Jr. 2017 Friends of Dinosaur Ridge to geology and petroleum John B. Patton W. Lynn Watney 2018 — Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. exploration through her work in 1984 — John Wesley Rold 2019 — Timothy D. Elam conodont biostratigraphy and the Joseph J. Simmons III development of the color 1985 — James A. Barlow alteration index (CAI).) 1986 — Robert D. Gunn Pioneer Award 2016 — Gary Burchfeld (For flawlessly Cliff J. Nolte The Pioneer Award is an oak plaque documenting AAPG and its — members, volunteers, leaders, 1987 Jack G. Elam bearing the recipient’s name, date and honorees as they advance Fred L. Smith, Jr. and place to be given, and year of — the science of geology, promote 1988 Charles J. Mankin membership. It is given to long-standing technology, and inspire high 1989 — John A. Taylor members who have made significant professional conduct) James W. Vanderbeek contributions to the ssociation but have 2016 — William Aubrey Cobban (Bill 1990 — Cyril J. Perusek been unrecognized. — Cobban was an exceptional 1991 John David Love 1997 — Elliott H. Powers fi eld collector, geologist, 1992 — John H. Gray 1999 — Elizabeth Anne Elliott paleontologist, biostratigrapher, 1993 — Virgil E. Barnes 2000 — Willam C. Gussow mapmaker, mentor who made Charles W. Spencer Frank P. Sonnenberg the biostratigraphy of the 1994 — William Kennon McWilliams, Jr. 2001 — No Recipient Western Interior marine Thomas Walsh Rollins 2002 — Craig Ferris Cretaceous clear and 1995 — Norbert E. Cygan 2003 — Rushdi Said understandable) Gerald G. L. Henderson Robert M. Sanford 2017 — Julia Gardner (Julia Anna 1996 — Alan L. DeGood 2004 — No Recipient Gardner was a remarkable and Robert G. H. Raynolds 2005 — Philip W. Choquette avid explorer, a brave warrior, E. Gerald Rolf 2006 — Frank Royse, Jr. and deeply humane human — 2007 — William H. Hunt being whose expertise in 1997 Samuel T. Pees — 2008 — L. Frank Brown, Jr. multiple areas was profoundly 1998 Mary Elizabeth Dowse — David G. Rensink 2009 James D. Lowell utilized) Zhongjian Qiu (For 2010 — Thomas D. Barrow 1999 — James E. Brooks pioneering work leading to 2011 — J. Myles Bowen John Robert Dewey numerous major oil and gas John S. Wold discoveries and outstanding Randy A. Foutch — — 2012 Tim T. Schowalter leadership in petroleum 2000 John Harris Marshall, Jr. 2013 — Robert E. Fox exploration in China for over six Alvin L. Schultz Paul R. Lamerson — fi decades) 2001 Patty Holy eld 2014 — Vincent Matthews III — 2019 E. Allen Merewether (for H. Leighton Steward Thomas L. Thompson providing the stratigraphic John S. Wold 2015 — Ben Law framework for geologic and 2002 — M. Lee Allison 2016 — Lawrence A. McPeek energy resources investigations Lawrence H. Skelton 2017 — John Oty of the Cretaceous in the 2003 — Charles E. Brown II 2018 — Ian David Maycock western interior and Rocky 2004 — John C. Dolson 2019 — Janell Edman Mountain regions) 2005 — John W. Hickenlooper Public Service Award 2006 — Edward C. Roy, Jr. Geosciences in the 2007 — Peter T. Flawn The Public Service Award is a walnut Lee C. Gerhard Media Award plaque bearing the recipient’s name, Edward M. Warner Geosciences in the Media Award the date, and citation. It is given to 2008 — Ashton F. Embry (formerly Journalism Award) is given recognize contributions of members to Douglas C. Rateliff each year to a person in recognition of public affairs and to encourage 2009 — Owen R. Hopkins notable journalistic achievement in any geologists to take a more active part in 2010 — Thomas C. Bergeon medium which contributes to public public affairs. Ahmed N. El Barkooky understanding of geology, energy resources, or the technology of oil 1971 — Dewey F. Bartlett William B. Harrison, III and gas exploration. The recipient 1972 — William T. Pecora Tako Koning — need not be a member of the 1973 — Ian Campbell 2011 Mark J. Doelger — Association. 1974 — Dean A. McGee 2012 No Recipient 1975 — Lee C. Lamar 2013 — AlexS. Broun 1972 — James A. Clark 1976 — No Recipient Jerome J. Cuzella 1973 — No Recipient 1977 — William J. Sherry Donald S. Van 1974 — Max B. Skelton 1978 — George T. Abell Nieuwenhuise 1975 — William D. Smith 1979 — A. V. Jones, Jr. 2014 — John B. Curtis 1976 — No Recipient
Association Awards 35 1977 — Philip H. Abelson is given to members who have promoted 1991 — David Richard Dawson Boote 1978 — No Recipient growth, awareness of AAPG Robert Bruce Kirk 1979 — No Recipient internationally, and created opportunities 1992 — David Trowbridge Lawrence 1980 — Walter Sullivan for the Association to reach a wider Mark A. Doyle 1981 — No Recipient audience of geoscientists. Tom Aigner 1982 — John McPhee 1993 — Gerard J. Demaison — 2018 — David C. Blanchard 1983 Ron Redfern Bradley J. Huizinga — Gilbert Erelumhe Odior 1984 James A. Michener 1994 — Kevin T. Biddle 1985 — No Recipient 2019 — Chuck Caughey 1986 — David Attenborough Wolfgang Schlager Richard Gore Kurt W. Rudolph Terry L. Bush 1987 — John McPhee Young Professionals 1995 — Carlos A. Dengo 1988 — No Recipient Michael C. Corey 1989 — Horst Heise Exemplary Service 1996 — Charles Kerans Stephen Schwochow Award F. Jerry Lucia 1990 — William Rintoul Rainer K. Senger 1991 — Robert T. Bakker Young Professionals Exemplary 1997 — F. Jerry Lucia 1992 — Richard F. “Rick” Williamson Service Award is given to members 1998 — Ulisses Thibes Mello Daniel Yergin who have promoted growth, Garry D. Karner 1993 — Stephen Jay Gould awareness, and expanded 1999 — John W. Robinson 1994 — John R. Horner opportunities within the organization Peter J. McCabe 1995 — Wallace R. Hansen for young professionals. The award 2000 — Karla E Tucker 1996 — Lee C. Gerhard will help recognize the importance of Paul M. “Mitch” Harris Linda Davis Harrar AAPG volunteers dedicating themselves Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema 1997 — Donald L. Baars to helping inspire, retain and recruit future geoscientists within the Association as 2001 — Robert G. Loucks John Paul Pitts — 1998 — Walter Alvarez well as to the organization and profession 2002 John S. Bridge — in general. Funding for the award is Robert S. Tye 1999 Sarah Andrews — 2000 — Walter Youngquist provided by AAPG. 2003 Roger J. Barnaby — Stephen C. Ruppel 2001 Mountain Press 2017 — Aisha A. Al-Bulushi — 2004 — Donald S. Stone 2002 No Recipient Catherine E. Campbell — 2005 — Hongliu Zeng 2003 Ron Redfern Nick Lagrilliere` Simon Winchester Charles Kerans Ryan Lemiski 2006 — Keith W. Shanley 2004 — Halfdan Carstens — 2018 Ola Adly Fakhry Mohamed Robert M. Cluff Halka Chronic Dwandari Ralanarko — John W. Robinson 2005 Bill Bryson 2019 — Olatunbosun Afolayan — 2007 — Shankar Mitra 2006 Michael Crichton Low Wan Ching — Gerardo C. Figueroa 2007 Michael J. Economides James Hunter Lockhart II 2008 — Tyler Priest Jesus H. Garcia — Antonio M. Alvarado 2009 No Recipient — 2010 — No Recipient 2008 Graham R. Davies — Wallace E. Pratt Langhorne B. Smith, Jr. 2011 Ronald C. Blakey — Tom Zoellner Memorial Award 2009 Joe Cartwright 2012 — Nick Eyles Mads Huuse — The Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Award Andrew Aplin 2013 Kirk Johnson (formerly a category of the President’s — Ray Troll 2010 David R. Pyles — Award) is to honor and eward the author (s) 2011 — William A. Ambrose 2014 Harry Lynch of the best article Scott W. Tinker AAPG Bulletin Tucker F. Hentz published each calendar year. The cash Florence Bonnaffee Scott D. Sampson award is $1500. 2015 — Iain S. Stewart Robert G. Loucks 2016 — Ben Gadd 1982 — Roelof J. Murris L. Frank Brown, Jr. Kirk Johnson Ian Miller 1983 — James K. Crouch Fred P. Wang — — Eric C. Potter 2017 Michael Collier 1984 William E. Galloway — 2018 — Wayne Ranney David K. Hobda 2012 Robert H. Lander 2019 — Aaron Harber Kinji Magara Linda M. Bonnell — 1985 — Carr P. Dishroon, Jr. 2013 Andrew C. Aplin Dave Russell Kingston Joe H. S. Macquaker Philip A. Williams 2014 — Sonja Spasojevic Vlastimila (Vlasta) 1986 — Tod P. Harding Michael Gurnis Dvorˇakov´ a´ International 1987 — Tod P. Harding 2015 — Kitty L. Milliken 1988 — Shankar Mitra Mark D. Rudnicki Ambassador Service 1989 — Bernard P. Tissot David B. Awwiller Award Regis Pelet Tongwei Zhang Philippe Ungerer 2016 — Christopher A.-L. The Vlastimila (Vlasta) Dvorˇakov´ a´ 1990 — Charles D. Winker Jackson International Ambassador Service Award Richard T. Buffler Daniel T. Carruthers
36 Annual Report Seshane N. Mahlo 1979 — Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. 2006 — G. Michael Grammer Omieari Briggs Peter R. Vail Gregor P. Eberli 2017 — Keith Shanley John B. Sangree Paul M. (Mitch) Harris Robert M. Cluff 1980 — Bulletin 2007 — Amos Salvador 2018 — Benjamin Kneller Brian D. Evamy 2008 — P. M. (Mitch) Harris Mason Dykstra Jean Haremboure L. J. (Jim) Weber Luke Fairweather Peter Kamerling 2009 — Tor H. Nilsen Juan Pablo Milano William A. Knapp Roger D. Shew 2019 — Kurt W. Randolph Felix A. Molloy Gary S. Steffens Frank J. Golding Paul H. Rowlands Joseph R. J. Studlick Special Publication 2010 — Stephen P. Cumella Peter A. Scholle Keith W. Shanley Robert H. Dott, Sr. 1981 — Bulletin Wayne K. Camp Michael A. Arthur 2011 — Claudio Bartolini Memorial Award Seymour O. Schlanger Juan Rogelio Roman Ramos — The Robert H. Dott, Sr. Memorial Special Publication 2012 M. Poppelreiter Award (formerly the President’sAward) Peter A. Scholle C. Garcia-Carballido is to honor and reward the author/ 1982 — Special Publication M. A. Kraaijveld — editor of the best Special Publication Robert J. Cordell 2013 K. McClay dealing with geology published by William H. Roberts, III J. H. Shaw the Association. The cash award is — J. Suppe 1983 Michel T. Halbouty — $500. — 2014 John A. Breyer 1984 George B. Asquith — — 2015 Dengliang Gao 1985 Albert W. Bally 2016 — Lisa Marlow 1945 — William E. Wallace — 1986 Gerard Demaison Christopher C. G. Kendall 1946 — Horace G. Richards Roelof J. Murris Lyndon A. Yose 1947 — Robert F. Walters 1987 — Orville Roger Berg 2017 — Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle 1948 — L. L. Sloss Donald G. Woolverton Peter A. Scholle W. M. Laird 1988 — James A. Peterson Juergen Schieber 1949 — Sherman A. Wengerd 1989 — Albert W. Bally Robert J. Raine 1950 — F. M. Swain — 2018 — Claudio Bartolini Frank Reedy, Jr. 1990 Peter A. Ziegler — Paul Mann 1951 — Walter B. Spangler 1991 Anthony J. Tankard Jahn J. Peterson Hugh R. Balkwill 1952 — Raymond Siever 1992 — John C. Van Wagoner J. C. “Cam” Sproule 1953 — Donald F. Towse Robert M. Mitchum, Jr. Memorial Award 1954 — Charles C. Bates Kirt M. Campion 1955 — Paul V. Smith, Jr. Victor David Rahmanian TheJ. C. “Cam”Sproule Memorial 1956 — J. Law 1993 — Kevin Thomas Biddle Award is to honor and reward the younger Robert H. Dott, Jr. 1994 — Roger W. Macqueen authors of papers on petroleum geology. 1957 — Robert H. Parker Dale A. Leckie It is awarded to a member of the 1958 — John C. Ludwick 1995 — Diana Morton-Thompson Association, 35 years of age or younger William R. Walton Arnold M. Woods at the time of submittal, whose paper, 1959 — John M. Andrichuk 1996 — Leslie B. Magoon published in any publication of the 1960 — Robert L. Folk Wallace G. Dow Association or an affiliated society, division, 1961 — Richard W. Fetzner 1997 — Anthony Tankard or section, is sufficiently outstanding and is 1962 — J. G. C. M. Fuller Ramiro Suarez Soruco judged to be the best contribution to 1963 — P. G. Temple Herman J. A. Welsink petroleum geology by a person of those L. J. Perry 1998 — Martin P. A. Jackson qualifications during that year. The cash 1964 — James M. Forgotson, Jr. David G. Roberts award is $500. 1965 — Harry V. Spooner, Jr. Sigmund Snelson — — 1974 — Aston F. Embry III 1966 Dietrich H. Welte 1999 Ronald C. Surdam — “ ” 1967 — No Recipient 2000 — Ben E. Law 1975 Clifton F. Cliff Jordan, Jr. — 1976 — Paul Hoffman 1968 Ghansham D. Sharma Gregory F. Ulmishek — 1969 — Leo F. LaPorte Vyacheslav I. Slavin 1977 W. R. Moore — — 1978 — Myron W. Payne 1970 Ernst Cloos 2001 John F. Jordan — 1971 — Peter Lehner Richard A. Schatzinger 1979 Peter A. Scholle — 1972 — Hollis D. Hedberg 2002 — Marcio R. Mello 1980 Richard S. Bishop — 1973 — Mason L. Hill Barry J. Katz 1981 Tim T. Schowalter 1974 — Rufus J. LeBlanc 2003 — Marlan W. Downey 1982 — Douglas W. Waples 1975 — Ronald E. Wilcox William A. Morgan 1983 — Marc B. Edwards Tod P. Harding Jack C. Threet 1984 — Judith Totman Parrish Donald R. “Don” Seely 2004 — Alan R. Huffman 1985 — Martin P. A. Jackson 1976 — Daniel A. Busch Glenn L. Bowers Steven J. Seni 1977 — Edgar W. Owen 2005 — Peter A. Scholle 1986 — Martha O. Withjack 1978 — Tod P. Harding Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle Daryl Jill D. Pollock
Association Awards 37 1987 — Stephan Alan Graham recognition of the best contribution to the 1963 — John Drummond Moody Loretta Ann Williams “Search and Discovery” website in the 1964 — William R. Muehlberger 1988 — Shankar Mitra past year. It is awarded for the outstanding 1965 — Gordon I. Atwater 1989 — David W. Houseknecht contribution to Search and Discovery for 1966 — Lloyd C. Pray — 1990 — Richard John Hubbard originality of concepts and/ or techniques, 1967 Max G. Pitcher — 1991 — Donald A. Medwedeff applicability to, and impact on, exploration 1968 Charles A. Biggs, Jr. — 1992 — Paul Weimer for and/or development of hydrocarbon 1969 Arthur A. Meyerhoff — 1993 — Bradford E. Prather resources and/or energy-mineral 1970 Douglas J. Shearman — resources, clarity in presentation, and 1971 — H. O. Woodbury 1994 Bradford E. Prather — 1995 — Robert D. Walters quality and added value of illustrative 1972 H. E. Cook 1996 — Isabel Patricia Montañez material. The cash award is $500. R. P. Nixon 1973 — Leigh C. Price 1997 — Laurel B. Alexander — 2009 Award established 1974 — N. A. Anstey Peter B. Flemings — 2010 Paul M. (Mitch) Harris 1975 — Leigh C. Price 1998 — Scott W. Tinker — “ ” — 2011 Dwight M. Clint Moore 1976 — Curtis C. Humphris, Jr. 1999 Andrew David Hindle Robert O. Brooks — 2000 — Sebastian Galeazzi 1977 Stephen G. Franks 2012 — Katherine Giles 1978 — Colin Barker 2001 — Antony Reynolds 2013 — Anne Grau 1979 — Philip H. H. Nelson 2002 — Lesli J. Wood Robert H. Sterling 1980 — Robert G. Todd 2003 — No recipient 2014 — Neil K. Basu Peter R. Vail 2004 — Tobias H. D. Payenberg Gervasio J. Barzola 1981 — Roger K. McLimans 2005 — No Recipient Hector Bello 1982 — Colin Barker 2006 — No Recipient — — Paul R. Clarke 1983 Clemont H. Bruce 2007 No Recipient Oswaldo Viloria 1984 — Thomas J. Schull 2008 — Alejandro Escalona — — — 2015 Konstantin Sobornov 1985 Ralph S. Kerr 2009 David R. Pyles 2016 — Ronald C. Blakey 1986 — Lisa M. Pratt 2010 — David R. Pyles — — — 2017 Mike Blum 1987 James Francis Dolan 2011 David M. Dutton Kristy T. Milliken 1988 — Jon F. Blickwede, Sr. Bruce D. Trudgill — — John W. Snedden 1989 Ian E. Hutcheon 2012 Alexei V. Milkov 1990 — Martin P. A. Jackson — William E. Galloway 2013 Peter E. K. Deveugle 2018 — Andrew Miall 1991 — Michael D. Lewan Klaas Verwer — 1992 — John Richard Underhill — 2019 Michael Grammer 2014 Joseph M. English 1993 — P. Joe Hamilton — Jim Karsten 2015 Mark R. P. Tingay 1994 — Steven G. Henry — Dennis R. Prezbindowski 2016 Robert J. Heller Alejandra Santiago Torres 1995 — Kenneth J. Thies John Vermylen 1996 — James P. DiSiena — Benjamin Dattilo 2017 Joseph M. English Jonathan Havens 1997 — Mark B. Allen Luke Ferreira 1998 — Joachim E. Amthor 2018 — Jinyu Zhang 1999 — Martha Oliver Withjack 2019 — Yuanjia Han George C. Matson 2000 — Wafik Beydoun Sylvain Bernard Memorial Award 2002 — Henry W. Posamentier 2003 — Mark Cooper SEG/AAPG Best Paper The George C. Matson Award is made Richard G. Harris to the speaker presenting before the 2004 — Frank J. Peel in Interpretation annual convention of the American 2005 — Marian J. Warren Association of Petroleum Geologists that 2006 — Michael R. Hudec Journal Award paper which is judged to be best. Papers 2007 — Steven H. Brachman are judged by the Matson Award 2008 — Cathy L. Farmer — 2015 Bruce S. Hart Committee on the basis of both scientific 2009 — Mark Knackstedt — 2016 Dave Hale quality of content and excellence in 2010 — Barbara J. Tilley Richard H. Groshong presentation. The name of the Matson 2011 — Santinder Chopra 2017 — Roderick Perez Altimar Award winner is engraved on a large, 2012 — Lars Wensaas Kurt J. Marfurt beautiful silver cup provided by the 2013 — Jonathan Allen 2018 — Krzysztof M. (Chris) Wojcik Matson family. The recipient also receives 2014 — Stephen Holtkamp Irene S. Espejo a plaque on which an engraved miniature 2015 — Peter Hennings Adebukonla Kalejaiye replica of the silver cup is displayed. 2016 — Jeremy Jameson Otuka Umahi Anyone named as Matson Award winner 2017 — Martin J. Kennedy 2019 — Rui Zhang at three annual conventions is given 2018 — Paul G. Lillis Sergey Fomel permanent possession of the large 2019 — Ayrat Gizzatov silver trophy. George C. Matson Memorial Award Top 10 John W. Shelton Search 1957 — John A. Masters Oral Presenters at the 2018 Annual Meeting and Discovery Award 1958 — James W. Gwinn in Salt Lake City, Utah. 1959 — Daniel A. Busch The John W. Shelton Search and 1960 — Harold W. Owens Scott Wilkins Discovery Award is given at the Annual 1961 — Horace D. Thomas Van Mount Convention of the Association each year in 1962 — Eric A. Rudd Todd Butaud
38 Annual Report Brian Lindsey the Gulf Coast Association of Geological 2006 — Hege Marit Nordgard˚ Bolas˚ Haryanto Adiguna Societies to honor Mr. Braunstein, who Christian Hermanrud Todd Fowler recommended and arranged for the Gunn Mari Grimsmo Teige Jonathon Syrek first poster session at the 1976 AAPG 2007 — George W. Shurr Chelsea Fenn Annual Meeting, it is an attractive Thomas N. Haggar Carlos Morris engraved walnut plaque and a cash Sarah A. Chadima Peter Gamwell award of $500. 2008 — Jose I. Guzman Jack Leedy Rod Sloan 1984 — Dale S. Sawyer Byron McDonald Shengyu Wu 1985 — Richardson B. Allen Shaoqing Sun Rick Allis Jeffrey Feehan 2009 — Tim Dooley Mark Gwynn Jeff Gernand Miguel Giraut Michael Hudec Jonathan Imber Martin Jackson Bruce H. Nickelsen — Stuart Clarke 1986 — John R. Suter 2010 Nikki Hemmesch Stuart Egan Nicholas B. Harris Henry R. Berryhill — Susan Daniels 1987 — Alan Ronald Daly 2011 Eddy Lee Richard England Janell Diane Edman R. Craig Shipp Jim Henderson 1988 — John C. Lorenz Willem Hack Bob Holdsworth Sharon J. Finley J. Larry Gibson Stuart Jones David I. Norman Fa Dawn — Jack Lee 1989 — Alan C. Kendall 2012 Roger M. Slatt Ken McCaffrey Gill M. Harwood Younane Abousleiman Julian Moore 1990 — L. M. “Mike” Grace 2013 — Simon Campbell David Selby Paul Edwin Potter Stanislaw Mazur Stephan Stricker R. Gordon Pirie Nicola Henshaw — Ahmed Salem David L. Kirschner 1991 Kate S. Weissenburger 1992 — Erik R. Lundin Adriano Sebastiao Eddie McAllister 1993 — Jesus Maguregui Solaguren Jane Saweka Christine Davies 1994 — Rob B. Leslie Artur Oliveira Xander Campman 1995 — John R. Sutter 2014 — Satinder Chopra Bart Duijndam Ritesh Sharma Junlun Li Kevin M. Bohacs 1996 — Cynthia L. Blankenship 2015 — Rosanne McKernan Mark G. Rowan Douglas A. Stauber Julian Mecklenburgh Michael Albertson David S. Epps Ernest Rutter Phil Gabbard Chuck Guderjahn Kevin Taylor David K. Kosmitis John D. Oldroyd Stephen J. Covey-Crump 1997 — James C. Niemann 2016 — Xuejun Wang Richard Langford 1998 — Hege Mait Nordgard˚ Bolas˚ Lirong Dou Katherine Giles Christian Hermanrud Yuguang Zhao Jessica A. Thompson EirikVik Demin Mao Mark G. Rowan Britta Paasch Qunwei Zhang Travis Ramsay 1999 — Eloise Doherty Xiaodong Wei 2017 — Jenna M. DiMarzio Jie He Stephen E. Laubach Svetoslav V Georgiev 2000 — Brad E. Prather Holly Stein Rebekah Simon Joseph R. Straccia Judith Hannah Omar Khatib 2002 — Martin K. Dubois David A. Budd 2018 — Katie-Joe McDonough Alan P. Byrnes Kenneth McDermott Markus B. Raschke W. Lynn Watney — Elisabeth Gillbard Jingqian Kang 2003 Vitor Dos Santos Abreu Kyle Reuber Teunis Heyn Thomas David De Brock Jim Pindell Jonathan Evenick Kendall Meyers Brian W. Horn Swapan Sahoo Dag Nummedal 2019 — Toti Larson Gerchard Pfau Steven L. Pierce Benjamin P. Smith Gabriel Ritter William A. Spears Nicholas P. Ettinger Benjamin Schupack 2004 — Alan P. Byrnes Martin K. Dubois Evan K. Franseen Jules Braunstein Memorial Award Top Jules Braunstein W. Lynn Watney Poster Presentations at the 2018 Annual Memorial Award 2005 — Mark Allen Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah Eric J-P. Blanc Peter J. Webb The Jules Braunstein Memorial Award Clare Davies David Sagi recognizes the author(s) of the best Adrian Heafford Kerri Wilson AAPG poster session paper presented Robert A. Scott Sam Cheyney at the annual convention. Funded by Stephen J. Vincent David Tierney
Association Awards 39 Tim Cullen 1976 — G. R. Keller Alan R. Butcher Richard Collier R. K. Soderberg Greg Walker Rob Gawthorpe M. L. Ammerman Jaime Kostelnik A. E. Bland Wayne Knowles Kenneth E. Peters 1977 — No Recipient 2011 — Anne Oudinot Paul G. Lillis 1978 — Richard Smosna Karine Schepers Thomas D. Lorenson Douglas G. Patchen Nino Ripepi John E. Zumberge 1979 — Mark W. Presley 2013 — Hannes Leetaru 1980 — Robert M. Cluff Robert J. Finley — A. B. Watts 2014 — Joseph P. Fagan, Jr. Nathan LaFontaine 1981 — Thomas M. (Marty) Parris Michael Hofmann M. S. Steckler 2015 2016 — David R. Blood Tuan T. Le 1982 — Vance P. Wiram — Thomas (Marty) Parris — Howard R. Schwalb 2017 Todd Hoffman 1983 Paul Hackley 1984 — Robert A. Sedivy Aurelien G. Meyer Steve Greb Ralph Burwood Cortland Eble Lars Stemmerik Gary A. Cole — Patrick Rutty Peter Frykman 2018 Richard J. Drozd 2019 — James M. McDonald Henry I. Halpern Malcolm E. Allan 1985 — Helen M. Sestak Gulf Coast Section — Karen Rose Cercone — B. J. Sloane, Jr. Jefferson Nwoko 1986 1966 — Brian D. Keith — Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Mads Huuse 1987 1967 — Richard Smosna — John D. Myers Ian Kane 1988 1968 J. M. Conrad 1969 — James K. Rogers Ryan Mustacato T. C. Maxwell 1970 — John J. Amoruso Tracy D. Frank 1989 — Dennis R. Swager 1971 — Hunter Yarborough, Jr. Neil F. Hurley 1972 — Robert R. Berg Ronald N. McGinnis 1990 — Bruce V. Sanford 1973 — James M. Coleman David A. Ferrill A. C. Grant L. D. Wright Gary R. Walter 1991 — James W. Castle 1974 — Donald H. Kupfer Steve Johnson 1992 — Lisa K. Goetz 1975 — John D. Myers Mary K. Todt J. Gary Tyler 1976 — Arthur R. Troell Roger L. Macarevich J. D. Robinson David L. Brewster 1977 — David K. Davies A. I. Levorsen Memorial Jagadeesh R. Sonnad William R. Almon 1993 — Robert E. Davis 1978 — Charles T. Siemers Award 1994 — Stephen F. Nowacxewski 1979 — Robert R. Berg 1995 — Nicholas B. Harris — Ernest A. Mancini The A. I. Levorsen Memorial Award was 1980 1996 — James A. Drahovzal — Edward C. Roy, Jr established as the result of contributions 1981 . 1997 — Robert Marc Bustin from many individuals and societies who Mark Eidelbach C. R. Clarkson wished to contribute a lasting memorial to Nancy Trumbly 1998 — T. Joshua Stark A. I. Levorsen. A plaque is given at the 1982 — Thomas E. Ewing Lawrence H. Wickstrom regional meetings of the sections of the S. Christopher Caran 1999 — David G. Morse American Association of Petroleum 1983 — John W. Cagle 2000 — John R. Hogg Geologists for the best paper, with M. Ali Khan 2001 — James A. Drahovzal particular emphasis on creative thinking 1984 — Gary L. Kinsland Lawrence H. Wickstrom toward new ideas in exploration. The 1985 — William E. Galloway Timothy R. Carr papers are judged by committees 1986 — Shirley P. Dutton John A. Rupp established for each meeting and are 1987 — Shirley P. Dutton Beverly Seyler presented through the local A. I. Levorsen Robert J. Finley Scott W. White Memorial Award Committee. Karen L. Herrington 2002 — Albert S. Wylie, Jr. — Ian Lerche — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith 1988 Only the authors presenting winning 2003 John J. O’Brien Richard Nyahay papers are recipients of the Levorsen Award. 1989 — Peter J. Hutchinson 2004 — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith Their names are shown below in bold type, 1990 — Michael P. Prescott Richard Nyahay with their co-authors listed in regular type. 1991 — Andrew J. Davidoff 2005 — J. Fred Read 1992 — Harry H. Roberts Eastern Section 2006 — Frank R. Ettensohn — Frank R. Ettensohn Douglas J. Cook — Sigmund Snelson 2007 1972 2008 — Langhorne B. (Taury) Smith Mark K. Sheedlo 1973 — C. F. Upshaw 2009 — Stephen T. Whitaker 1993 — Wayne Carew 1974 — Douglas G. Patchen Bruce Schonert Glenn L. Krum Richard Smosna Jon Brenizer Paul F. Ostendorf H. Buchanan Bryan Clayton 1994 — John A. Rhodes 1975 — B. Charlotte Schreiber 2010 — Christopher D. Laughrey 1995 — Mary J. Broussard R. Catalano Herman Lemmens Brian E. Lock E. Schreiber Tim Ruble 1996 — David J. Hall
40 Annual Report 1997 — Brad A. Robison Alex Fick Jennifer Hollenbach Roco Detomo, Jr. Alex Birch Hawkins Francsizek Hasiuk R. David Garner Dario Chisari Arie Speksnijder Jason Kegel Pacific Section Michael J. Styzen Brad Torry 1968 — David W. Scholl — Thomas E. Ewing 1998 2018 — Arish Kumar David M. Hopkins — William C. Dawson 1999 Josselin Kherroubi H. Gary Greene William R. Almon Florent Bringer Edwin E. Buffington — Fuping Zhu 2000 George Richard Kear 1969 — Robert F. Dill Richard L. Gibson, Jr. Robert Laronga 1970 — John W. Harbaugh Joel S. Watkins Sung H. Yuh Juan Herrera 1971 — No Recipient — Kevin B. Hill 2001 2019 — James J. Willis 1972 — M. Keith Scribner — Steven T. Knapp 2002 Duncan S. McIntosh Jr. Stanford Eschner — William A. Ambrose 2003 Jesse W. Zwennes 1973 — No Recipient Juan Alvarado Gregory J. Ferguson 1974 — John A. Minch Mario Aranda James Pasley 1975 — David R. Butler L. F. Brown, Jr. Garrett M. Goettel 1976 — D. L. Zieglar J. C. Flores John H. Spotts Khaled Fouad Mid-Continent Section (Biennial Meetings) — David W. Scholl — Philip C. Withrow 1977 Edgar Guevara 1967 Alan K. Cooper — Thomas R. Cambridge Ulises Hernandez 1969 1978 — William R. Dickinson David C. Jennette 1971 — Terrence J. Donovan Alan K. Cooper Gerardo Lopez 1973 — Thomas W. Amsden 1978 — William R. Dickinson Eduardo Macias 1975 — W. J. Ebanks, Jr. Raymond V. lngersoll Shinichi Sakurai 1977 — D. W. Stearns 1979 — C. Elizabeth Koch F. Sanchez 1979 — Donald C. Swanson 1980 — Lee F. Krystinik Daniel Velez 1981 — David W. Houseknecht 1981 — No Recipient Tim Wawrzyniec — Margaret A. Keller — Roger A. Young Anthony T. lannacchione 1982 2004 Mark A. Kuhn 1983 — Richard P. Thomas Robert D. LoPiccolo Albert P. Matteo 1984 — John N. Thomson 2005 — No Recipient — Mary L. Barrett David J. Steyaert Richard G. Blake 2006 John F. Zaengle Richard W. Boyd John P. Goodson, Jr. — David Gagliardo — Ronald C. Crane — Angela McDonnell 1983 1985 2007 1985 — J. Reed Lyday 1986 — R. E. Chamberlain Mike Hudec 1987 — David W. Houseknecht Victor M. Madrid Martin P. A. Jackson — — John B. Wagner Lori A. Hathon 1987 No Recipient 2009 1989 — Edward D. Pittman 1988 — James C. Ingle, Jr. 2010 — Robert Loucks Laura L. Wray 1989 — Donald D. Miller Robert Reed 1991 — William A. Miller Thomas E. Covington Stephen Ruppel Gregory L. Brown John G. McPherson Ursula Hammes Emily M. Hundley-Goff — 2011 — No Recipient (meeting 1990 No Recipient Steven L. Veal 1991 — John M. Lohmar canceled) — Robert J. Weimer — Michael R. Hudec 1993 Scott R. Morgan 2012 1995 — R. Nowell Donovan 2013 — Jonathan P. Parker 1992 — Donald A. Medwedeff 1997 — Jerry G. McCaskill, Jr. Claudia Montoya Joseph T. C. Lin 1999 — Kenneth S. Johnson Richard Uden Timothy R. Carr 2001 — Michael Bruemmer Oleg Yakovlev John M. Stafford Monica Turner-Williams Michael Murat 1993 — Robert A. Horton, Jr. — John Snedden Wan Yang 2014 — Allen K. Chamberlain 1994 — Michael D. Campbell Ian O. Norton 2003 2005 — Raymond P. Sorenson Walter E. Reed Gail L. Christeson — Ronald C. Crane 2007 — Timothy R. Carr 1995 Jason C. Sanford 1996 — No Recipient 2015 — Elizabeth A. Watkins D. F. Merriam — Shane Matson 1997 — Joseph A. Nahama Julio Tamashiro 2009 2011 — Shane E. Matson Rod Nahama Nicholas Martin — Michael F. Ponek Eldar Guliyev Charles W. Wickstrom 1998 Renato Leite Gregory B. Flournoy A. G. Mathews Steve W. Tilley 1999 — Brian J. Casey Nhom (Vince) Nguyen — S. J. Mazzullo Abayomi Aina 2013 2000 — Dalton F. Lockman Mauro R. Becker Brian W. Wilhite Philip Cerveny Marcelo Cristian Torrez 2015 — Buddy Price Dana Coffield Canaviri 2017 — Kirk Rottmann Russell Davies 2016 — Duncan Bate J. P. Dick Graham Dudley Cian O’Reilly 2019 — Jenny Meng Richard Fox James Keay Yevhen Holubnyak Rop Knipe
Association Awards 41 Robert Krantz 1976 — John P. Lockridge 2013 — Robert L. Baskin Stephen Lewis 1977 — William E. Galloway 2014 — Mark A. Millard 2001 — Michael J. Richey 1978 — Randi S. Martinsen 2015 — No Recipient 2002 — H. W. Swan R. W. Tillman 2016 — Catherine Campbell — Henry W. Roehler 2003 — Morgan D. Sullivan 1979 Mark Toby — Michael S. Clarke — 2004 1980 Norman H. Foster 2017 — Christopher R. Fielding Dale Julander Edward D. Dolly — Charles W. Spencer Andrew J. Hutsky Tom Zalan 1981 Jesse T. Korus — Jacob A. Covault Ben E. Law 2005 2019 — Jeffrey W. Bader Stephen A. Graham 1982 — Mark W. Longman William R. Normack Thomas G. Fertal — James S. Glennie Southwest Section 2006 No Recipient — Donald C. Swanson 2007 — No Recipient 1983 — James R. Steidtmann 1968 — Scott T. Hector Linda C. McGee 1969 — Karl W. Klement 2008 — Edward R. Tegland Mike Johns Larry Middleton 1970 — Gary C. Mitchell — Daniel A. Busch Brian Cunningham 1984 1971 — Timothy R. McHargue 1985 — Robbie R. Gries 1972 — Orville L. Bandy 2009 — Thomas A. Ryer Julian Clark 1986 1973 — John J. Amoruso Andrea Fildani Edmund R. Gustason 1974 — Ralph L. Horak Marjorie Levy Sarah K. Odland 1975 — No Recipient 1987 — Alan K. Chamberlain Brian Romans 1976 — Robert R. Berg 1988 — Jerry L. Clayton Jacob Covault M. H. Mitchell Morgan Sullivan J. David King — Clayton S. Valder, Jr. Joel S. Leventhal 1977 Michael Pyrcz — Stephen E. Collings Carlos M. Lubeck 1978 Henry Posamentier — James O. Lewis — Grant Garven Ted A. Daws 1979 2010 — Edmund R. Gustason — David Austin Jones Byeongiu Jung 1989 1980 1990 — John C. Lorenz Jack H. Kelsey James R. Boles — Michael L. Hendricks — David W. Houseknecht 1991 1981 — Naresh Kumar 2011 1992 — Arnold Wood Ken J. Bird — Eric H. Johnson Jack Dolph Foster 1993 — Craig D. Caldwell 2012 — No Recipient 1994 — No Recipient 1982 2013 — Todd J. Green 1995 — Thomas A. Ryer John P. Hobson, Jr. 2014 — Michael D. Henschel Donald F. Toomey Paul B. Anderson — S. J. Mazzullo Benjamin Deschamps 1996 — Michael L. Hendricks 1983 — Dean C. Hamilton Shinya Sato Gillian Robert 1997 — Lawrence A. McPeek 1984 2015 — Daniel E. Schwartz George E. Newman 1985 — Robert Berg 2016 — Gregory Gordon M. Ray Thomasson John T. Leethem Stuart Gordon 1998 — No Recipient 1986 — S. J. Mazzullo 2017 — Paul G. Lillis 1999 — Kurt N. Constenius Alastair M. Reid, II Michael D. Lewan 2000 — Laird B. Thompson Sue Tomlinson Reid Richard G. Stanley Peter H. Hennings 1987 — Edwin Pinero David L. LePain 2001 — No Recipient Ronald D. Kreisa Marwan A. Warles 2002 — David R. Pyles 1988 — Terence L. Britt 2018 — Yannick Wirtz 2003 — No Recipient 1989 — John L. Thoma Richard J. Behl 2004 — Robert A. Lamarre 1990 — Louis J. Mazzullo 2019 — Lisa Alpert Stephen K. Ruhl 1991 — Arthur W. Cleaves Thorsten Becker 2005 — Glenn Ulrich 1992 — J. F. “Rick” Sarg Meghan S. Miller Roland De Bruyn 1993 — David Childers Amir Allam Mark Finkelstein Mark W. Shuster 2006 — Geoff D. Thyne 1994 — Salvatore J. Mazzullo Rocky Mountain Section — Vincent G. Rigatti — John M. Armentrout — Lloyd C. Pray 2007 1995 1966 Tony LeFevre 1996 — George B. Asquith Philip W. Choquette — Donald C. Swanson — Frank A. Exum Richard Newhort 1997 1967 Kimberly Kaiser 1998 — Greg A. Norman John C. Harms Scott Goodwin 1999 — Louis J. Mazzullo — 1968 No Recipient Robert Parney 2000 — Shirley P. Dutton 1969 — James E. Fassett 2008 — Rex D. Cole Mark D. Barton 1970 — No Recipient Matthew J. Pranter William A. 1971 — Richard W. Volk 2009 — No Recipient Flanders 1972 — Robert J. Weimer 2010 — Charles E. Bartberger Helena H. Zirczy 1973 — Esther R. Jamieson Ira Pasternack 2001 — Bob A. Hardage Magathan 2011 — John C. Lorenz 2002 — Ron F. Broadhead Lyle A. Hale Scott P. Cooper 2003 — Russel K. Davies 1974 — Fred Meissner 2012 — Timothy Nesheim Jimmy D. Thomas 1975 — Donald E. Owen Stephan Nordeng 2004 — Eugene Rankey
42 Annual Report 2005 — Daniel M. Jarvie 2010 — Jennifer Scott Leon Thomsen Ronald J. Hill John Guthrie Toby Harrold Richard M. Pollastro Steve Crews 2003 — Tore M. Loseth 2006 — Robert G. Loucks Graeme Gordon Ole J. Martinsen Stephen C. Ruppel Benn Hansen Jan C. Rivenaes 2007 — Alton A. Brown Niall McCormack Kristian Soegaard 2008 — Rick Turner Dean Griffin John Thurmond 2009 — Lyn Canter Laura Lawton 2004 — Richard H. Fillon 2010 — Martin Selznick Rod Graham Harry H. Roberts — Paul H. Pause 2011 Tim Grow 2005 — Denis Marchal — Joel D. Walls 2012 Andy Pepper Jean-Marc Daniel Brian Driskill Caroline Burke Misael Alvear — Steven W. Sinclair 2011 Jonny Hesthammer 2006 — Jonny Wu 2013 — Thomas Ewing 2012 — John Tinnen — Timothy R. McGinley — Ken McClay 2014 2013 Irene Arango Paul Whitehouse 2015 — William A. Ambrose 2014 — Zamir Bega 2008 — George Pemberton Tucker H. Hentz 2015 — Charlie Smith Murrays Gingras Logan Tussey 2016 — Thomas Murphy — Glenn Winters — James MacEachern 2016 2017 Nigel P. Mountney — 2017 — Robert C. Trentham Luca Colombera 2009 Paul Markwick 2018 — Jens-Erik Lund Snee Ni Yan Mohamed Raddadi Mark D. Zoback Bill McCaffrey Lauren Raynham 2019 — Travis Moreland 2018 — Christopher Asuquo Jackson Steve Tomlinson Michael N. Oti Emma Edgecombe Ayonma Wilfred Mode Dennis Rowland Gabriel Dengo Peter Laurence Osterloff Robert Bailiff S. George Pemberton Amanda Galsworthy Memorial Award Neil Wrobel 2010 — Kathryn Hoffmeister The Gabriel Dengo Memorial Award Ziad Beydoun Memorial Diane Kamola (formerly the Best International Paper — Award) is given to the speaker presenting, 2011 Stan Abele Award Rocky Roden before the AAPG International Conference, — the paper judged to be the best, as The Ziad Beydoun Memorial Award 2012 BodoKatz determined by a judging committee, (formerly the Best International Poster David Sibley Award) is given to the author(s) of the best Adam J. Vonk based on both scientific quality of — content and excellence in presentation. AAPG poster session paper presented at 2013 Jamie O. Castillo the AAPG International Conference. Victor Castro 1991 — Frank J. Picha Alfredo Ramirez 1992 — P. Joe Hamilton 1991 — A. Ewan Campbell Carlos Mora 1993 — Chris Clayton Jan Stafleu Johana Paola Blanco Marinez 1994 — John Van Wagoner 1992 — John M. Armentrout Claudia Ceballos — 1995 Martin Schoell Lei-KuangLeu 2014 — Grant Ellis — ’ 1996 John O Leary Jorge J. Faz 2015 — Angela G. Griffin — 1997 Peter R. Rose 1993 — Richard Wrigley Kyle J. Bland — 1998 Kevin M. Bohacs 1994 — Zainuddin Yusoff Brad Field — 1999 Rob J. Knipe 1995 — Claude Guyot Dominic P. Strogen — 2000 Alfredo E. Prelat Andre Coajou Gareth Crutchley — 2001 No Recipient A. Ribeiro Mark J. Lawrence — 2002 Robert F. Marten 1996 — Leon J. Aden Richard Kellett James A. Keggin Robert E. Bierley — — 2016 Daniel Emiliano Bolaños 2003 Roy C. Davies 1997 — Remi´ Eschard Rodr´ıguez Ron Boyd Olivier Lerat Manuel Cruz-Castillo John Howell Didier Granjeon Adriana Acosta-Angeles — 2004 Jose Alejandro Luquez Brigitte Doligez 2017 — Anastasia Polymeni — 2005 Marek Kacewicz Guy Desaubliaux John Underhill — 2006 Dale A. Leckie François Lafont Rachel Jamieson — 2007 No Conference 1998 — Stanley T. Paxton 2018 — Given Skosana 2008 — Charles Kerans Gary C. Stone 2009 — Pedro V. Zalan Barbara L. Faulkner Maria do Carmo G. Severino 1999 — Joseph M. Finneran AAPG House of Joao Alberto B. Oliveira Yatindranath Keith Bally Luciano P. Magnavita 2000 — Richard Hillis Delegates Awards Webster U. Mohriak 2001 — No Recipient Rogerio C. Gontijo 2002 — Philip D. Heppard Honorary Member of the House Adriano R. Viana Daniel Ebrom David G. Campbell Peter Szatmari Michael Mueller Jim McGhay
Association Awards 43 Distinguished Member of the House who have made extraordinary 2013 — Chris Bolhuis Larry C. Knauer contributions (monetary or service) to 2014 — Heather McArdle Eward Beauregard Picou Jr. the AAPG Foundation, and also to call 2015 — Jacqueline Bath Robert C. Shoup attention to the role and value of the 2016 — Karen Waterbury Foundation. 2017 — Julie Mitchell Recognition of Service Award — — 2018 Deborah Morgan William Houston 1999 Michel T. Halbouty — — 2019 Laura Branch Maren Blair 2000 L. Austin Weeks 2001 — James E. Wilson Delegates Receiving the 15-Year 2002 — Merrill W. Haas Certificate of Service HoD 2003 — Hugh Looney Inspirational Stephen D. Levine 2004 — Lawrence W. Funkhouser Geoscience Educator Bonnie L. Milne-Andrews 2005 — Fred A. Dix, Jr. Terence G. O’Hare 2006 — Robert W. Esser Award — John T. Williams 2007 Eugene F. Reid The Inspirational Geoscience Educator — Delegates Receiving the Nine-Year 2008 Jack C. Threet Award is given annually to a college or — Certificate of Service HoD 2009 John W. Shelton university professor who has 2010 — David Scott Holland William Paul Bosworth demonstrated outstanding leadership in 2011 — William E. Crain David Ernest Brown the field of geoscience education. The 2012 — Herbert G. Davis David Richard Cook award is intended to encourage 2013 — Richard Baile Douglas Vincent Davis Jr. geoscience professors to stay current on 2014 — Charles Weiner Craig M. Dingler industry trends and cutting edge 2015 — William L. Fisher Joseph Patrick Dugan Jr. technology to share with their 2016 – Donald A. O’Nesky Mark J. Gallagher undergraduate and graduate students, 2017 – Frank Harrison, Jr. Tarek Yousuf Ghazi further enhancing the field of geoscience 2018 – Paul H. Dudley Gretchen M. Gillis research. 2019 — John Silcox Travis A. Helms 2017 – Hendratta Ali Steven G. Kirkwood 2018 – Lauren Birgenheier Rafal Kudrewicz Isabelle Le Nir Teacher of the Year 2019 — Brett Carpenter Robert E. Pledger Michael A. Raines Award AAPG Division of Morten Rye-Larsen The Teacher of the Year Award is given to Grant D. Wach a K-12 teacher for ”Excellence in the Professional Affairs Teaching of Natural esources in the Foundation Weeks Earth Sciences.“ Nominations are Life Membership Medal Award submitted by AAPG Affiliated Societies Deborah Sacrey and Sections, with the final selection Heritage Award The L Austin Weeks Memorial Medal is made by a subcommittee of the AAPG David Wavrek given in recognition for extraordinary Youth Education Activities Committee. philanthropy and service directed to Funded by the AAPG Foundation, the Distinguished Service Award advance the mission of the AAPG winning teacher’s school is given $3,000 Tim Rynott Foundation. The Foundation award for the teacher’s use in the classroom, honors the late L. Austin Weeks, whose and the teacher also receives $3,000 Recognition of Distinction philanthropic legacy set an exemplary cash,plusanexpensepaidtriptothe Mark Norville standard. next AAPG Annual Meeting to receive the Jonathan Brady award. DPA Past President’s Award 2008 — Marta S. Weeks 2009 — Boone Pickens Cheryl Desforges — 1996 — Jane Justus Frazier 2010 Lawrence W. Funkhouser — Certificate of Merit 2011 — Jack C. Threet 1997 No Recipient — Thomas Wyche 2012 — William J. Barrett 1998 No Recipient — Jason Hamilton 2013 — Robert Gunn 1999 Herbert L. Turner — 2000 — Peggy Lubchenco 2014 James A. Hartman — 2015 — David W. Worthington 2001 John McKinney AAPG Energy Minerals — 2002 — Kevin Leineweber 2016 William E. Gipson — 2017 — Paul Strunk 2003 Amy J. John Division (EMD) — 2004 — Michael Fillipow 2018 John Amoruso — 2019 — John F. Bookout Jr. 2005 Marilyn Bachman Honorary Membership 2006 — James G. Schulz 2007 — Ryan Henry Frank Walles Foundation Chairman’s 2008 — Mary Fitts Distinguished Service Award — Award 2009 Ty Robinson Sam Limerick 2010 — L. Stef Paramoure The AAPG Foundation Chairman’s 2011 — Sharon Milito EMD Past President’s Award Award is given to recognize persons 2012 — Jonna Gentry Doug Wyatt
44 Annual Report Certificate of Merit President’s Certificate for Corporate Award for Steven Schamel Excellence in Presentation (Poster Excellence in Environmental Ursula Hammes Presentation ACE 2018) Stewardship G. Hickman Apache Corporation (Houston) Frank Kottlowski Memorial Award M. Pranter (Best Paper ACE 2018) Z. Reza Past President Award T. Fender A. Cullen Stephen M. Testa C. Van Der Land M. Rouainia AAPG Division of AAPG Petroleum T. Wagner Environmental Structure and President’s Certificate for Excellence Geosciences in Presentation (Oral Presentation Geomechanics Division ACE 2018) (DEG) C. Ross (PSGD) Best Papers 2017 Best Poster (ACE 2018) Best Seminal Publication Loyd Carlson Memorial Award (Best R. Sabbagh Poster ACE 2018) T. P. Harding and J. D. Lowell, 1979, Structural S. Paxton Teaching Award styles, their plate-tectonic habitas, and J. Birdwell J. Ali Kalhoro hydrocarbon traps in petroleum provinces, L. Burke AAPG Bulletin, v. 63, p. 1016–1058. R. Dubiel Best Paper (ACE 2018) Best Recent Publication N. Gianoutsos S. Kinney A. Hollenbach R. Marrett, J. F. W. Gale, L. Gomez and S. E. J. Pitman Research Award Laubach, 2018, Correlation analysis of O. Pearson fracture arrangement in space, Journal of K. Whidden J. Blotevogel Structural Geology, v.108, p. 16–33.
Association Awards 45 AAPG Executive Committees
Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1917–18 J. Elmer Thomas* Alexander Deussen* Maurice G. Mehl* Charles H. Taylor* 1918–19 Alexander Deussen* I. C. White* William E. Wrather* Charles H. Taylor 1919–20 I. C. White* Irving Perrine* Charles E. Decker* Charles H. Taylor 1920–21 Wallace E. Pratt* Alex W. McCoy* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore* 1921–22 George C. Matson* George C. Gester* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1922–23 William E. Wrather* Max W. Ball* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1923–24 Max W. Ball* Frank W. DeWolf* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1924–25 James H. Gardner* Earl G. Gaylord* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1925–26 E. L. DeGolyer* R. S. McFarland* Charles E. Decker Raymond C. Moore 1926–27 Alex W. McCoy* C. R. McCollom* Fritz L. Aurin* John L. Rich* 1927–28 George C. Gester* Luther H. White* David Donoghue* John L. Rich 1928–29 R. S. McFarland* John E. Elliott* David Donoghue John L. Rich 1929–30 J. Y. Snyder* Fred H. Kay* A. Rodger Denison* Frederic H. Lahee* 1930–31 Sidney Powers* Ralph D. Reed* Marvin Lee* Frederic H. Lahee 1931–32 L. P. Garrett* L. Courtney Decius* Frank R. Clark* Frederic H. Lahee 1932–33 Frederic H. Lahee* Robert J. Riggs* William B. Heroy, Sr.* Ralph D. Reed* 1933–34 Frank R. Clark* George Sawtelle* William B. Heroy, Sr. Luther C. Snider* 1934–35 William B. Heroy, Sr.* E. B. Hopkins* Monroe G. Cheney* Luther C. Snider 1935–36 A. I. Levorsen* Frank A. Morgan* E. C. Moncrief* Luther C. Snider 1936–37 Ralph D. Reed* C. E. Dobbin* Charles H. Row* Luther C. Snider 1937–38 Herbert B. Fuqua* Clarence E. Moody* Ira H. Cram, Sr.* W. A. Ver Wiebe* 1938–39 Donald C. Barton* Harold W. Hoots* Ira H. Cram, Sr. W. A. Ver Wiebe 1939–40 Henry A. Ley* L. M. Neumann* Edgar W. Owen* W. A. Ver Wiebe 1940–41 Luther C. Snider* John M. Vetter* Edgar W. Owen W. A. Ver Wiebe 1941–42 Edgar W. Owen* Earl B. Noble* E. O. Markham* W. A. Ver Wiebe 1942–43 Fritz L. Aurin* Paul Weaver* E. O. Markham W. A. Ver Wiebe 1943–44 A. Rodger Denison* Robert W. Clark* Robert E. Rettger* Carey Croneis* 1944–45 Ira H. Cram, Sr.* Warren B. Weeks* Robert E. Rettger Gayle Scott* 1945–46 Monroe G. Cheney* M. Gordon Gulley* Edward A. Koester* Gayle Scott 1946–47 Earl B. Noble* D. Perry Olcott* Edward A. Koester Gayle Scott 1947–48 C. E. Dobbin* George S. Buchanan* J. V. Howell* Clarence L. Moody* 1948–49 Paul Weaver* Roy M. Barnes* J. V. Howell Clarence L. Moody 1949–50 C. W. Tomlinson* Theodore A. Link* Henry N. Toler* Alfred H. Bell* 1950–51 Clarence L. Moody* John E. Adams* Henry N. Toler Alfred H. Bell 1951–52 Frank A. Morgan* Lewis G. Weeks* Robert H. Dott, Sr.* Kenneth K. Landes* 1952–53 Morgan J. Davis, Sr.* John G. Bartram* John W. Clark* Kenneth K. Landes 1953–54 John E. Adams* Leslie M. Clark* Elliott H. Powers* Armand J. Eardley* 1954–55 Edward A. Koester* Graham B. Moody* Elliott H. Powers Armand J. Eardley 1955–56 G. Moses Knebel* Horace D. Thomas* W. A. Waldschmidt* William C. Krumbein* 1956–57 Theodore A. Link* Ben H. Parker* W. A. Waldschmidt William C. Krumbein 1957–58 Graham B. Moody* B. Warren Beebe* William J. Hilseweck* Sherman A. Wengerd* 1958–59 George S. Buchanan* Gordon I. Atwater* Harold T. Morley* Sherman A. Wengerd 1959–60 Lewis G. Weeks* Alfred H. Bell* Harold T. Morley Grover E. Murray* 1960–61 Ben H. Parker* Frank B. Conselman* George V. Cohee* Grover E. Murray 1961–62 Mason L. Hill* J. Ben Carsey* George V. Cohee Grover E. Murray 1962–63 Robert E. Rettger* Orlo E. Childs* Robert E. King* Grover E. Murray 1963–64 John C. Sproule* Thomas H. Philpott* Robert E. King John C. Hazard* 1964–65 Grover E. Murray* William H. Curry, Jr.* George C. Hardin, Jr.* John C. Hazard 1965–66 Orlo E. Childs* John M. Parker* George C. Hardin, Jr. John C. Hazard 1966–67 Michel T. Halbouty* Daniel A. Busch* John D. Moody* John C. Hazard 1967–68 J. Ben Carsey* Eduardo J. Guzman* John D. Moody John D. Haun 1968–69 Frank B. Conselman* John E. Kilkenny* James M. Forgotson, Jr. John D. Haun 1969–70 Kenneth H. Crandall* Willis G. Meyer* James M. Forgotson, Jr. John D. Haun
Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1970–71 William H. Curry, Jr.* J. M. Browning* Sherman A. Wengerd* James R. Jackson, Jr.* 1971–72 Sherman A. Wengerd* John A. Taylor* James E. Wilson, Jr.* Ted L. Bear* *Deceased
46 Annual Report Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary 1972–73 James E. Wilson, Jr.* Samuel P. Ellison, Jr.* Daniel A. Busch* Ted L. Bear* 1973–74 Daniel A. Busch* August Goldstein, Jr.* Merrill W. Haas* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* 1974–75 Merrill W. Haas* Duncan A. McNaughton* John E. Kilkenny* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson 1975–76 John E. Kilkenny* Frank C. Crawford* John D. Moody* Robey H. Clark* 1976–77 John D. Moody* Ralph L. Miller* Edd R. Turner* Robey H. Clark 1977–78 Edd R. Turner* Edwin P. Kerr* Robert D. Gunn John J. Amoruso* 1978–79 Robert D. Gunn Thomas D. Barber* John D. Haun John J. Amoruso 1979–80 John D. Haun D. Keith Murray Robey H. Clark* Donald R. Boyd* 1980–81 Robey H. Clark* Eugene F. Reid* Frank W. Harrison, Jr. Donald R. Boyd 1981–82 Frank W. Harrison, Jr. John L. Severson* John M. Parker* James A. Hartman* 1982–83 John M. Parker* John P. Lockridge John J. Amoruso* James A. Hartman 1983–84 John J. Amoruso* Robert D. Cowdery Ted L. Bear* James A. Gibbs 1984–85 Ted L. Bear* Gerald M. Friedman* William L. Fisher James A. Gibbs 1985–86 William L. Fisher Clemont H. Bruce* Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* Richard R. Bloomer* 1986–87 Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson* James M. Forgotson, Jr. Lawrence W. Funkhouser Richard R. Bloomer 1987–88 Lawrence W. Funkhouser Jerome J. C. Ingels Norman H. Foster* Michael E. Hriskevich* 1988–89 Norman H. Foster* John W. Shelton James O. Lewis, Jr.* Michael E. Hriskevich 1989–90 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John W. Harbaugh James A. Gibbs Arthur M. Van Tyne 1990–91 James A. Gibbs David G. Campbell Robert J. Weimer Arthur M. Van Tyne 1991–92 Robert J. Weimer Donald W. Axford* Harrison L. Townes Richard S. Bishop 1992–93 Harrison L. Townes Donald L. Ziegler Don F. Tobin* Richard S. Bishop 1993–94 Don F. Tobin* Robert G. Lindblom A. T. “Toby” Carleton* G. Warfield Hobbs 1994–95 A. T. “Toby” Carleton* Stewart Chuber Eugene F. “Bud” Reid* G. Warfield Hobbs 1995–96 E. F. “Bud” Reid* Stephen A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery Robbie Gries 1996–97 Robert D. Cowdery David A. L. Jenkins Edward K. David Robbie Gries 1997–98 Edward K. David Roy D. Nurmi Richard S. Bishop Elizabeth B. Campen 1998–99 Richard S. Bishop Martha Lou Broussard M. Ray Thomasson Elizabeth B. Campen 1999–00 M. Ray Thomasson Carl J. Smith Marlan W. Downey* Charles R. Noll* 2000–01 Marlan W. Downey* Ronald A. Nelson Robbie Rice Gries Charles R. Nol 2001–02 Robbie R. Gries Donald W. Lewis Daniel L. Smith Charles J. Mankin* 2002–03 Dan L. Smith Peter M. Lloyd Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles J. Mankin 2003–04 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Erik P. Mason* Patrick J. F. Gratton Robert L. Countryman 2004–05 Patrick J. F. Gratton Neil F. Hurley Peter R. Rose Robert L. Countryman 2005–06 Peter R. Rose Steven L. Veal Lee T. Billingsley J. Michael Party 2006–07 Lee T. Billingsley John C. Dolson Willard R. Green J. Michael Party Term President Sections Vice President Regions Vice President President-Elect 2007–08 Willard “Will” R. Green John M. Armentrout John R. Hogg Scott W. Tinker 2008–09 Scott W. Tinker W. C. “Rusty” Riese John R. Hogg John C. Lorenz 2009–10 John C. Lorenz W. C. “Rusty” Riese Alfred E. Guzman´ David G. Rensink 2010–11 David G. Rensink Marvin D. Brittenham Alfred E. Guzman´ Paul Weimer 2011–12 Paul Weimer Marvin D. Brittenham Stuart D. Harker Edward A. Beaumont 2012–13 Edward A. Beaumont Thomas E. Ewing Stuart D. Harker Lee Krystinik 2013–14 Lee Krystink Thomas E. Ewing John Kaldi Randi Martinsen 2014–15 Randi Martinson Steve Brachman John Kaldi John Hogg 2015–16 John R. Hogg Steve Brachman Peter M. Lloyd Paul W. Britt 2016–17 Paul W. Britt Daniel E. Schwartz Peter M. Lloyd Charles Sternbach 2017–18 Charles Sternbach Daniel E. Schwartz David R. Cook Denise Cox 2018–19 Denise Cox Jeffrey Aldrich David R. Cook J. Michael Party Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1970–71 William B. Heroy, Jr.* John D. Haun George R. Gibson* 1971–72 William B. Heroy, Jr. Frank E. Kottlowski* George C. Hardin, Jr.* 1972–73 Fred A. Dix, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Herbert G. Davis* 1973–74 Edd R. Turner, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Robert J. Gutru* 1974–75 George C. Grow, Jr.* Frank E. Kottlowski Hugh N. Frenzel* 1975–76 George C. Grow, Jr. John W. Shelton Robert N. Hacker* 1976–77 George S. Galbraith* John W. Shelton John W. James* 1977–78 George S. Galbraith John W. Shelton Harry A. Miller, Jr.* 1978–79 George B. Pichel John W. Shelton J. Miller Goodger* 1979–80 George B. Pichel Myron K. Horn* Louis C. Bortz 1980–81 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn H. Victor Church* 1981–82 John S. Runge Myron K. Horn David G. Campbell 1982–83 Norman H. Foster* Myron K. Horn William H. Roberts, III* 1983–84 Norman H. Foster Richard Steinmetz Bruce O. Tohill 1984–85 John R. Kerns Richard Steinmetz A. T. (Toby) Carleton* *Deceased AAPG Executive Committees 47 Term Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 1985–86 John R. Kerns James A. Helwig Larry D. Woodfork 1986–87 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig John L. Stout 1987–88 Anthony Reso James A. Helwig Martha Lou Broussard 1988–89 Paul M. Strunk James A. Helwig George A. Hillis 1989–90 Paul M. Strunk Susan A. Longacre Brenda K. Cunningham 1990–91 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre John C. Osmond* 1991–92 Edward K. David Susan A. Longacre Willard R. Green 1992–93 Susan M. Landon Susan A. Longacre Kenneth O. Seewald* 1993–94 Susan M. Landon Kevin T. Biddle Gerald A. Cooley* 1994–95 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Ed W. Heath 1995–96 Lee T. Billingsley Kevin T. Biddle Thomas Ahlbrandt 1996–97 Steven L. Veal Kevin T. Biddle Patrick J. F. Gratton 1997–98 Steven L. Veal Neil F. Hurley Daniel L. Smith 1998–99 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley Tom Mairs* 1999–00 Terry L. Hollrah Neil F. Hurley John R. Hogg 2000–01 Edward B. Picou, Jr. Neil F. Hurley Lowell K. Lischer 2001–02 Edward B. Picou, Jr. John C. Lorenz Edward D. Dolly 2002–03 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz Terry L. Hollrah 2003–04 Paul Weimer John C. Lorenz George Eynon 2004–05 Dwight “Clint” Moore* Ernest A. Mancini Valary L. Schulz 2005–06 Dwight “Clint” Moore Ernest A. Mancini Don D. Clarke 2006–07 Randi S. Martinsen Ernest A. Mancini Larry L. Jones Term Secretary Treasurer Editor Chairman, House of Delegates 2007–08 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Randi S. Martinsen Gretchen M. Gillis Martin D. Hewitt 2008–09 Edward “Ted” A. Beaumont Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis George R. Bole 2009–10 William S. Houston Kay L. Pitts Gretchen M. Gillis Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2010–11 William S. Houston James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach David H. Hawk 2011–12 Denise M. Cox James S. McGhay Stephen E. Laubach Jeffrey W. Lund 2012–13 Denise M. Cox Deborah K. Sacrey Stephen E. Laubach R. Randy Ray* 2013–14 Richard W. Ball Deborah K. Sacrey Michael Sweet Lawrence H. Wickstrom 2014–15 Richard W. Ball Jim Tucker Michael Sweet David A. Dolph 2015–16 Heather L. Lareau Jim Tucker Michael Sweet Robert C. Sho up 2016–17 Heather L. Lareau Martin Hewitt Barry Katz Jim McGhay 2017–18 Laura Johnson Martin Hewitt Barry Katz David Entzminger 2018–19 Laura Johnson Richard BAll Barry Katz Bill Houston Energy Minerals Division Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer 1977–78 Loyd A. Carlson* Warren H. Westphal* Ruffin I. Rackley 1978–79 Warren H. Westphal* Frederick R. Scheerer Ruffin I. Rackley 1979–80 Frederick R. Scheerer John A. Pederson Robert L. Fuchs 1980–81 John A. Pederson Samuel A. Friedman Robert L. Fuchs 1981–82 Robert L. Fuchs J. Henri N. Wennekers Norbert E. Cygan 1982–83 Ruffin I. Rackley Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan 1983–84 Charles W. Berge Norbert E. Cygan Edward C. Beaumont 1984–85 Norbert E. Cygan Philip C. Goodell Edward C. Beaumont 1985–86 Philip C. Goodell D. Keith Murray O. Jay Gatten 1986–87 D. Keith Murray Frank E. Kottlowski* O. Jay Gatten 1987–88 Frank E. Kottlowski* Jeremy B. Platt Sandra C. Feldman 1988–89 Jeremy B. Platt Donald F. Towse* Sandra C. Feldman 1989–90 Donald F. Towse* Samuel A. Friedman Sandra C. Feldman 1990–91 Samuel A. Friedman Douglas C. Peters Sandra C. Feldman 1991–92 Douglas C. Peters Carl J. Smith Frank D. Pruett* 1992–93 Carl J. Smith John W. Gabelman Frank D. Pruett 1993–94 John W. Gabelman Charles G. “Chip” Groat Frank D. Pruett 1994–95 Charles G. “Chip” Groat Gayle H. ”Scott“ McColloch Frank D. Pruett 1995–96 Gayle H. “Scott” McColloch, Jr. Carroll F. Knutson Peter J. McCabe 1996–97 Carroll F. Knutson Margaret Anne Rogers Peter J. McCabe
Term President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 1997–98 Margaret Anne Rogers Lawrence L. Brady Samuel A. Friedman Carroll F. Knutson
Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1998–99 Lawrence L. Brady Jack C. Pashin Thomas E. Ewing Brian J. Cardott James C. Hower 1999–00 Thomas E. Ewing Andrew R. Scott Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Michael A. Wiley* 2001–01 Ronald L. Grubbs Brian J. Cardott Andrew R. Scott Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley
*Deceased
48 Annual Report Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 2001–02 Andrew R. Scott Chacko J. John Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Michael A. Wiley 2002–03 Rebecca L. Dodge Alexander R. Papp Chacko J. John Walter B. Ayers, Jr. Michael A. Wiley 2003–04 Chacko J. John Peter D. Warwick Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Michael A. Wiley 2004–05 Brian J. Cardott Elizabeth B. Campen Peter Warwick Samuel H. Limerick Michael A. Wiley 2005–06 Peter Warwick Creties Jenkins William A. Ambrose Samuel H. Limerick K. David Newell 2006–07 William A. Ambrose Jack C. Pashin Douglas G. Patchen Elizabeth B. Campen K. David Newell 2007–08 Douglas G. Patchen Larry M. Knox Creties Jenkins Elizabeth B. Campen Neil S. Fishman 2008–09 Creties D. Jenkins Andrea A. Reynolds Frank E. Walles Amy E. Sullivan Neil S. Fishman 2009–10 Frank E. Walles Fran Hein Michael D. Campbell Amy E. Sullivan Kent A. Bowker 2010–11 Michael D. Campbell Genevieve B. Young Stephen M. Testa Frances J. Hein Kent A. Bowker 2011–12 Stephen M. Testa Dale A. Fritz Andrea Reynolds Frances J. Hein David E. Tabet 2012–13 Andrea Reynolds Robert A. Trevail Jeremy Boak Bruce Handley David E. Tabet 2013–14 Jeremy Boak James G. Clough Frances J. Hein Bruce Handley Charles Morris Boyer II 2014–15 Frances J. Hein Anne C. Draucker Robert A. Trevail Bruce T. Mitchell Charles Morris Boyer II 2015–16 Robert A. Trevail Paul C. Hackley Anne C. Draucker Bruce T. Mitchell Steven Schamel 2016–17 Anne C. Draucker Wayne K. Camp Douglas E. Wyatt Becky L. Kowalski Steven Schamel Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer 2017–18 Douglas S. Wyatt Miguel Nicho-Pacheco, Sr. Wayne E. Camp Becky L. Kowalski 2018–19 Wayne C. Camp Robert Coskey Edith Wilson David Barnes Division of Professional Affairs Executive Committees Term President Vice President Secretary-Treasurer 1968–69 W. Dow Hamm* Frank B. Conselman* Willis G. Meyer* 1969–70 George R. Gibson* John T. Rouse* Ted L. Bear* 1970–71 James O. Lewis, Jr.* John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1971–72 James O. Lewis, Jr. John D. Sistrunk, Jr. Bernold M. Hanson* 1972–73 Ray C. Lewis* George C. Grow, Jr.* Karl E. Becker* 1973–74 Ray C. Lewis George C. Grow, Jr. Karl E. Becker 1974–75 Don E. Lawson* Karl E. Becker* Frank C. Crawford* 1975–76 Don E. Lawson Karl E. Becker Frank C. Crawford 1976–77 Lee H. Meltzer* Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1977–78 Lee H. Meltzer Frank L. Constant Arthur H. Trowbridge 1978–79 Herbert G. Davis* Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1979–80 Herbert G. Davis* Richard D. House Donald R. Hembre 1980–81 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1981–82 Jerome J. C. Ingels Charles A. Brinkley George R. Bole 1982–83 Harry A. Miller, Jr.* Dougald H. Thamer* J. Miller Goodger* 1983–84 Harry A. Miller, Jr. Dougald H. Thamer J. Miller Goodger* Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer 1984–85 Dougald R. Thamer* Scott J. Lysinger* George R. Bole Harry Ptasynski John T. Isberg* 1985–86 George R. Bole William R. Speer* Scott J. Lysinger* John F. Partridge* John T. Isberg 1986–87 Scott J. Lysinger* James P. Rogers Jack P. Martin John F Partridge John E. Burke 1987–88 Jack P. Martin Robert D. Cowdery Harrison L. Townes Owen C. Brown John E. Burke 1988–89 Harrison L. Townes Harold W. Hanke Patrick J. F. Gratton Owen C. Brown Cecil R. Rives 1989–90 Patrick J. F. Gratton J. Robert Wynne James P. Rogers W. Paul Buckthal Cecil R. Rives 1990–91 James P. Rogers Steven A. Sonnenberg Robert D. Cowdery W. Paul Buckthal G. L. Jack Richards* 1991–92 Robert D. Cowdery H. Grady Collier, Jr.* Charles R. Noll, Jr.* Royce P. Carr G. L. Jack Richards 1992–93 Charles R. Noll, Jr.* Lowell K. Lischer Peter G. Gray* Royce P. Carr William E. Diggs* 1993–94 Peter G. Gray* Terry L. Hollrah Willard R. Green Michael R. Canich William E. Diggs 1994–95 Willard R. Green Robert T. Sellars, Jr.* Terry L. Hollrah Michael R. Canich Thomas E. Ewing 1995–96 Terry L. Hollrah Royce P. Carr Peter R. Rose Jack H. West Thomas E. Ewing 1996–97 Peter R. Rose Thomas E. Davis* Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Jack H. West Richard D. Fritz Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 1997–98 Robert T. Sellars, Jr. Thomas E. Ewing Stephen A. Sonnenberg Charles E. (Gene) Mear* Richard D. Fritz Peter R. Rose 1998–99 Stephen A. Sonnenberg Richard G. Green Robert W. Sabate*´ Charles E. (Gene) Mear Debra Rutan Robert T. Sellars, Jr. 1999–00 Robert W. Sabate* Robert C. Shoup G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV Lee T. Billingsley Debra Rutan Stephen A. Sonnenberg 2000–01 G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV J. Michael Party Royce P. Carr Lee T. Billingsley Suzanne Cluff Robert W. Sabate*´ 2001–02 Royce P. Carr Deborah K. Sacrey Tom Mairs* Brenda K. Cunningham Suzanne Cluff G. W. “Skip” Hobbs IV 2002–03 Tom Mairs* Lee C. Gerhard Robert C. Shoup Deborah K. Sacrey Dan J. Tearpock* Royce P. Carr 2003–04 Robert C. Shoup Rick L. Ericksen J. Michael Party Casey F. Clawson Dan J. Tearpock Tom Mairs 2004–05 J. Michael Party Dan J. Tearpock Deborah K. Sacrey Casey F. Clawson Jeffery C. Greenawalt Robert C. Shoup 2005–06 Deborah K. Sacrey Debra Rutan Richard G. Green Craig W. Reynolds Jeffery C. Greenawalt J. Michael Party 2006–07 Richard G. Green Suzanne Cluff Thomas E. Ewing Craig W. Reynolds Michael R. Canich, Jr. Deborah K. Sacrey 2007–08 Thomas E. Ewing Valary L. Schulz Rick L. Ericksen Debra Rutan Michael R. Canich, Jr. Richard G. Green 2008–09 Rick L. Ericksen Daniel M. Reynolds Paul W. Britt Debra Rutan Michael A. Fogarty Thomas E. Ewing *Deceased
AAPG Executive Committees 49 Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Past President 2009–10 Paul W. Britt Michael Canich Daniel J. Tearpock* Paul H. Pause´ Michael A. Fogarty Rick L. Ericksen 2010–11 Daniel J. Tearpock* William T. Goff Martin D. Hewitt Paul H. Pause´ Daniel A. Billman Paul Britt 2011–12 Martin D. Hewitt Richard L. Nagy Charles A. Sternbach Mark J. Gallagher Daniel A. Billman Daniel J. Tearpock 2012–13 Charles A. Sternbach Paul H. Pause´ Valary L. Schulz Mark J. Gallagher Debra P. Osborne Martin D. Hewitt 2013–14 Valary L. Schulz Mark J. Gallagher Richard D. Fritz Terence G. O’Hare Debra P. Osborne Charles A. Sternbach 2014–15 Richard D. Fritz Gregory F. Hebertson Michael R. Canich Terence G. O’Hare Connie L. Mongold Valary L. Schulz 2015–16 Michael Canich David Entzminger Chandler Wilhelm Debra P. Osborne Connie Mongold Richard D. Fritz 2016–17 Chandler Wilhelm William Haskett James H. Hill, Sr. Debra P. Osborne Steven M. Goolsby Michael Canich 2017–18 James H. Hill, Sr. Andrea Reynolds Mark J. Gallagher Margaret Williams Steven M. Goolsby Chandler Wilhelm 2018–19 Mark J. Gallagher Meredith Faber John Jordan Margaret Williams Douglas Davis James H. Hill, Sr. Division of Environmental Geosciences Executive Committees Term President Vice President Committee Member Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1992–93 Bernold M. Hanson* Susan C. Kiser Thomas W. Rollins William G. Murray Richard F. Meyer Term President Vice President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Editor 1993–94 Bernold M. Hanson* Bonnie B. Robinson Lee C. Gerhard James M. Waldron Richard F. Meyer 1994–95 Lee C. Gerhard Steven L. Veal James L. Baer James M. Waldron Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1995–96 James L. Baer Stanley C. Grant Larry D. Woodfork M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1996–97 Larry P. Woodfork Don Warner Susan C. Kiser M. Kathleen Vail Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1997–98 Susan C. Kiser Michael “Doc” Weathers Wm. G. Murray Wm. E. Harrison Robert J. Menzie, Jr. 1998–99 William G. Murray Rima Petrossian Steven L. Veal Wm. E. Harrison Stephen M. Testa 1999–00 Steven L. Veal Peter J. Hutchinson Michael “Doc” Weathers Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2000–01 Michael “Doc” Weathers Jane S. McColloch William E. Harrison Kenneth D. Vogel Stephen M. Testa 2001–02 William E. Harrison John A. Lopez Robert J. Menzie William Sarni Stephen M. Testa 2002–03 Robert J. Menzie Steven P. Tischer Rima Petrossian William Sarni Gerald R. Baum 2003–04 Rima Petrossian Kenneth G. Johnson Kenneth D. Vogel Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2004–05 Kenneth D. Vogel Charles Chris Steincamp Steven P. Tischer Mary L. Barrett Gerald R. Baum 2005–06 Steven P. Tischer Craig Dingler Jane S. McColloch Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2006–07 Jane S. McColloch Michael A. Jacobs Charles G. Groat Nancy S. Dorsey Gerald R. Baum 2007–08 Charles G. Groat Hannes E. Leetaru Rebecca Dodge Nancy J. Fix Gerald R. Baum 2008–09 Rebecca Dodge Mary K. Harris Michael A. Jacobs N. J. (Anne) Fix James W. Castle 2009–10 Michael A. Jacobs Jeffrey G. Paine Mary K. Harris Douglas Carlson James W. Castle 2010–11 Mary K. Harris Robert Marie Douglas C. Peters Douglas Carlson Kristin Carter 2011–12 Douglas C. Peters Nancy J. (Anne) Fix Tom J. Temples M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Kristin Carter 2012–13 Tom J. Temples Michael S. Hagan Douglas E. Wyatt, Jr. M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Kristin Carter 2013–14 Douglas Wyatt, Jr. M. Jane Ellis-McNaboe Jeffrey G. Paine Steven P. Tischer Kristen Carter 2014–15 Jeffrey G. Paine Dirk A. Nieuwland Jeffrey B. Aldrich Steven P. Tischer Kristen Carter 2015–16 Jeffrey B. Aldrich Bruce D. Smith Tim Murin Sean Kimiagar Michele L. Cooney 2016–17 Tim Murin Kristin Carter Stephen Testa Sean Kimiagar Michele L. Cooney 2017–18 Stephen Testa Mark D. Lovell Mary L. Barrett Skyler Smith Michele L. Cooney 2018–19 Mary L. Barrett Dan W. Jackson Francois C. Marechal Skyler Smith Olga H. Popova *Deceased
50 Annual Report Annual Convention Locations and General Chairmen
Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1916 Norman, Oklahoma Charles H. Taylor 1968 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Edwin P. Kerr, Jr. 1917 Tulsa, Oklahoma F. R. Rees 1969 Dallas, Texas William J. Hilseweck 1918 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 1970 Calgary, Canada John M. Browning 1919 Dallas, Texas – 1971 Houston, Texas Edd R. Turner, Jr. 1920 Dallas, Texas – 1972 Denver, Colorado Robert J. Weimer 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1973 Anaheim, California Arthur R. Weller 1922 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 1974 San Antonio, Texas M. O. Turner 1923 Shreveport, Louisiana Ben K. Stroud 1975 Dallas, Texas Robert J. Cordell 1924 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana M. Gordon Frey 1925 Wichita, Kansas Marvin Lee 1977 Washington, D.C. Richard F. Meyer 1926 Dallas, Texas R. B. Whitehead 1978 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Lee R. Riley 1927 Tulsa, Oklahoma M. M. Valerius 1979 Houston, Texas Anthony Reso 1928 San Francisco, California E. G. Gaylord 1980 Denver, Colorado John P. Lockridge 1929 Fort Worth, Texas J. Elmer Thomas 1981 San Francisco, California Donald L. Zieglar 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana W. W. Grimm 1982 Calgary, Canada James MacDonald 1931 San Antonio, Texas D. R. Semmes 1983 Dallas, Texas Lewis S. (Stan) Pittman 1932 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Irving Perrine 1984 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1933 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1985 New Orleans, Louisiana George D. Severson 1934 Dallas, Texas Clyde M. Bennett 1986 Atlanta, Georgia Howard R. Cramer 1935 Wichita, Kansas E. C. Moncrief 1987 Los Angeles, California Eugene F. (Bud) Reid 1936 Tulsa, Oklahoma Frank Rinker Clark 1988 Houston, Texas Richard S. Bishop 1937 Los Angeles, California Frank A. Morgan 1989 San Antonio, Texas Don F. Tobin 1938 New Orleans, Louisiana R. A. Steinmayer 1990 San Francisco, California James R. Baroffio 1939 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma R. W. Laughlin 1991 Dallas, Texas Charles F. Dodge 1940 Chicago, Illinois Verner Jones 1992 Calgary, Canada George Eynon 1941 Houston, Texas Alexander Deussen 1993 New Orleans, Louisiana Bob Sabate 1942 Denver, Colorado C. E. Dobbin 1994 Denver, Colorado Robbie R. Gries 1943 Fort Worth, Texas Karl A. Mygdal 1995 Houston, Texas James O. Lewis, Jr. 1944 Dallas, Texas Joseph M. Wilson 1996 San Diego, California John A. Minch 1945 Tulsa, Oklahoma Business meeting only held 1997 Dallas, Texas Tom Mairs 1946 Chicago, Illinois Theron Wasson 1998 Salt Lake City, Utah M. Lee Allison 1947 Los Angeles, California Harold W. Hoots 1999 San Antonio, Texas Edward C. Roy, Jr. 1948 Denver, Colorado Thomas S. Harrison 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana Eric P. Mason 1949 St. Louis, Missouri W. B. Wilson 2001 Denver, Colorado Stephen A. Sonnenberg 1950 Chicago, Illinois Lynn K. Lee 2002 Houston, Texas Jeffrey W. Lund 1951 St. Louis, Missouri Walter H. Spears 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr. 1952 Los Angeles, California Howard C. Pyle 2004 Dallas, Texas Terence G. O’Hare 1953 Houston, Texas Carleton D. Speed, Jr. 2005 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1954 St. Louis, Missouri Graham B. Moody 2006 Houston, Texas Charles A. Sternbach 1955 New York, New York G. Moses Knebel 2007 Long Beach, California Dalton F. Lockman 1956 Chicago, Illinois Morris M. Leighton 2008 San Antonio Gene Ames III 1957 St. Louis, Missouri Harold T. Morley 2009 Denver, Colorado R. Randy Ray 1958 Los Angeles, California Leo R. Newfarmer 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana Tom Hudson 1959 Dallas, Texas W. Dow Hamm 2011 Houston, Texas Stephen Levine 1960 Atlantic City, New Jersey Harry S. Ladd 2012 Long Beach, California Kay Pitts 1961 Denver, Colorado Laurence Brundall 2013 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Michael Canich 1962 San Francisco, California Gordon B. Oakeshott 2014 Houston, Texas Steve Brachman 1963 Houston, Texas William A. Thomas 2015 Denver, Colorado John W. Robinson 1964 Toronto, Canada William A. Roliff 2016 Calgary, Canada Paul MacKay 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana Gordon I. Atwater 2017 Houston, Texas Dave Rensink 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Clarence E. Brehm 2018 Salt Lake City, Utah Michael Vanden Berg 1967 Los Angeles, California John E. Kilkenny 2019 San Antonio, Texas Lorena Moscardelli Edward Valek
AAPG Executive Committees 51 International Conference Locations and General Chairmen
Year City General Chairman Year City General Chairman 1984 Geneva, Switzerland P.W.J. Wood 2003 Barcelona, Spain Jorge Ferrer Modolell 1988 Nice, France James A. Helwig 2004 Cancun, Mexico Alfredo E. Guzman 1991 London, England A. J. Martin 2005 Paris, France Jean-Marie Masset 1992 Sydney, Australia Murray H. Johnstone 2006 Perth, Australia Agu Kantsler 1993 Caracas, Venezuela Juan Chacin 2007 Athens, Greece Geir Lunde (Joint Regional) The Hague Netherlands Roelof J. Murris 2008 Cape Town, South Africa Sipho Mkhize 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khalid Ngah 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Heraldo Lima 1995 Nice, France Lucien Montadert 2010 Calgary, Canada John Hogg 1996 Caracas, Venezuela Jose P. Dominguez David Dolph 1997 Vienna, Austria Walter P. Grun 2011 Milan, Italy Jonathan Craig 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Joel Mendes Renno 2012 Singapore Richard Lorentz 1999 Birmingham, England R. F. P. Hardman 2013 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Victor Vega 2000 Bali, Indonesia Gatot K. Wiroyudo 2014 Istanbul, Turkey Volkan §. Ediger 2002 Cairo, Egypt Mostafa El Ayouty 2015 Melbourne, Australia Philip Loader 2016 Cancun, Mexico Jose A. Escalera Alcocer 2017 London, England Gabor Tari Ken McClay 2018 Cape Town, South Africa Femi Esan 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina Carlos Colo
2019 Fifty-Year Members
List is not comprehensive. It includes only Stephen Bowes Evans John Hartnell Newcomb those who attained 50-year membership Thomas Dee Fouch Robert Charles Pace in 2019. Harry J. Graff Max A. Perkins Kurt P. Grasmueck Clive Anthony Randle Michael Ala Alfredo Eduardo Guzman Wendel Reiser Stephen H. Allen D. A. Hartman Stephen C. Ruppel David Harold Anspach Nancy Ramsey Hasenmueller Robert Thomas Ryder Andre Louis Boutte David Harold Hawk Eldon J. Schierling Ernest Burroughs James Henry Henderson LeRoy (Lee) William Smith John Bennett Byrnes Thomas C. Klekamp Thomas W. Swinehart Claude P. Carrel Naresh Kumar David Michael Weinberg Charles A. Caughey William Chaffee Lefler Jr. William Martin Whiting Richard L. Chambers Leroy Louis Manka Larry D. Woodfork Michael N. Chernoff John B. McNeely Timothy Aureal Cross William D. Moore William Karley Dahleen John Lee Moran
52 Annual Report AAPG Constitution and Bylaws
Constitution SECTION 3. Relation of Members to Employers and Clients (a) Members shall disclose to prospective employers or clients As amended June 25, 2006 the existence of any pertinent competitive or conflicting interests. ARTICLE I. NAME (b) Members shall not use or divulge any employer’s or client’s This Association, which is incorporated under the laws of the confidential information without their permission and shall avoid State of Colorado, shall be called “The American Association of conflicts of interest that may arise from information gained Petroleum Geologists.” during geological investigations.
ARTICLE II. PURPOSES SECTION 4. Relation of Members to One Another The purposes of this Association are to advance the science of (a) Members shall not falsely or maliciously attempt to injure geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, other the reputation or business of others. subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote the (b) Members shall freely recognize the work done by others, technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these avoid plagiarism, and avoid the acceptance of credit due others. materials in an economically and environmentally sound (c) Members shall endeavor to cooperate with others in the manner; to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout its profession and shall encourage the ethical dissemination of membership; to disseminate information relating to the geology geological knowledge. and the associated technology of petroleum, natural gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to inspire and maintain SECTION 5. Duty to the Association a high standard of professional conduct on the part of its (a) Members of the Association shall aid in preventing the members; to provide the public with means to recognize election to membership of those who are unqualified or do not adequately trained and professionally responsible geologists; meet the standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. and to advance the professional well- being of its members. (b) By applying for or continuing membership in the Association each member agrees to uphold the ethical standards set forth in this Code of Ethics. ARTICLE III. MEMBERSHIP (c) Members shall not use AAPG membership to imply endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the Association SECTION 1. of specific projects or proposals. The members of this Association shall consist of persons concerned with the professional applications of the geological SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards science. Members violating any standard prescribed in this Article shall be subject to discipline as provided by the Bylaws. SECTION 2. fi fi Various classi cations of memberships and the quali cations ARTICLE V. GOVERNMENT thereof shall be established by the Bylaws of the Association. The government of this Association shall be vested in seven (7) elected officers, an Executive Committee, a House of ARTICLE IV. CODE OF ETHICS Delegates, and an Advisory Council. The composition of each body, the manner selection, the terms of office, the specific SECTION 1. General Principles duties, responsibilities, and other matters relevant to such fi (a) Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional bodies and of cers shall be as provided in the Bylaws of this practice requires professional morality and professional Association. Any responsibility and authority of government of fi responsibility. this Association not otherwise speci ed in these governing (b) Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, documents shall be reserved to the Executive Committee. fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent upon every member as professional obligations. ARTICLE VI. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS (c) Each member shall be guided by high standards of The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is a non- business ethics, personal honor, and professional conduct. The profit organization. In the event of the dissolution of the word member” as used throughout this code includes all classes Association, the Association shall distribute any assets remaining of membership. after the discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes in strict compliance with exemption SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public provided under Section 501 (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue (a) Members shall not make false, misleading, or unwarranted Code of 1954. It is recognized that, under these circumstances, statements, representations or claims in regard to professional no member of the Association shall have any right or interest in matters, nor shall they engage in false or deceptive advertising or to the property or assets of the Association. (b) Members shall not permit the publication or use of their reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. ARTICLE VII. BYLAWS (c) Members shall not give professional opinions, make The Bylaws, consisting of fourteen (14) articles as appended reports or give legal testimony without being as thoroughly hereto, are hereby adopted and may be amended, enlarged, or informed as reasonably required. reduced as provided in the Bylaws.
AAPG Constitution and Bylaws 53 ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS membership; to disseminate information relating to the SECTION 1. Mail, Electronic Mail or Other Suitable geology and the associated technology of petroleum, natural Ballot by Members Amendments to this Constitution may be gas, other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to inspire made by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the members of this and maintain a high standard of professional conduct on the Association responding by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable part of its members; to provide the public with means to ballot. recognize adequately trained and professionally responsible geologists; and to advance the professional well- being of its members. SECTION 2. Proposal of Amendments Such amendments may be proposed by the following: (a) Resolution by the Executive Committee; – (b) Resolution by a special constitutional committee ARTICLE III MEMBERS appointed by the President; (c) Resolution of the House of Delegates; SECTION 1. Membership Classifications (d) A proposal in writing signed by any fifty (50) members of The three membership classifications shall be Members, the Association. students, and associates. All members shall be entitled to All such resolutions or proposals must be submitted to, and receive a copy of the Bulletin and Explorer. Except for headings, action must be taken during, the annual meeting of the House of where the word “Member” is used in these bylaws with Delegates of this Association, as provided in the Bylaws and in a capital letter, it shall refer to the specific membership conformance with Section 3 of this Article. category of Member. Where used without a capital letter, it shall be a generic use to refer to all those who hold any category of membership in AAPG. Headings shall refer to specificuses SECTION 3. Legality of Amendments within that section. The legality of all amendments shall be determined by the A. Members Executive Committee with advice of counsel prior to 1. Persons applying to become Members of AAPG shall: consideration by the House of Delegates. In the event that a. Be engaged in the practice or teaching of geology; a proposed amendment is revised by the House of Delegates, b. Hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in geological science, such revision will again be referred to the Executive Committee (including, but not limited to, geology, geophysics, earth science, for determination of legality prior to balloting. geological engineering or environmental geoscience) from a college or university of acceptable academic standards; and SECTION 4. Publication of Amendments c. Have a minimum of one (1) year of experience in the Upon affirmation of legality of the proposed amendments, the practice or teaching of geological science. The executive committee Executive Committee shall cause them to be published in the may waive this degree requirement in favor of adequate Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two (2) months prior professional experience and standing in the profession. to the annual meeting of the House of Delegates. 2. Members may hold office, vote in Association affairs, sponsor membership applications, and refer to themselves as SECTION 5. Voting on Amendments Members of the Association. a. All Member applicants shall submit an application form If any proposed amendment shall be acted upon favorably by authorized by the executive committee that includes the simple majority vote of the House of Delegates, the Executive endorsement of one Member in good standing, attesting to the Committee shall arrange for a ballot of members by mail, applicant’s training and experience. The executive committee electronic mail or other suitable means, within sixty (60) days shall determine all questions of eligibility, except that the after the annual meeting of the House of Delegates, and two- executive committee may not waive the endorsement or thirds (2/3) majority favorable vote of the ballots received within professional experience requirements. sixty (60) days of such mailing, electronic mail or other suitable b. The executive committee shall publish the names of distribution, shall be sufficient to amend. approved applicants along with the names of their sponsors. If no objections to the application are received within sixty days, BYLAWS the executive committee shall notify the applicant of his or her acceptance. Objections must include a full statement of the As amended April 2, 2017 circumstances on which the objection is based and be signed by the Member raising the objection. The executive committee shall take the objection under consideration and make a final ARTICLE I – NAME determination as to eligibility at its sole discretion. This association, which is a Colorado nonprofit corporation 3. Emeritus Members – Members may request emeritus status recognized by the IRS as anInternal Revenue Code section when they have reached the age of sixty-five (65), are in good 501(c)(6) organization, shall be called “The American standing, and have been members of any classification for thirty Association of Petroleum Geologists,” also referred to as the years, including time spent in military service. The request shall Association, or AAPG. be sent to the executive director. Emeritus Members shall retain all privileges as Members, but shall pay 50% of the Member ARTICLE II – PURPOSES dues. The purposes of this Association are to advance the science 4. Honorary Members – Recipients of the Sidney Powers of geology, especially as it relates to petroleum, natural gas, Memorial Medal Award and other members who have other subsurface fluids, and mineral resources; to promote the contributed distinguished service to the cause of petroleum technology of exploring for, finding, and producing these geology may be granted honorary membership by the executive materials in an economically and environmentally sound committee. Honorary members shall be granted all of the manner; to foster the spirit of scientific research throughout its privileges of Members, and shall not be required to pay dues.
54 Annual Report B. Students D. Any person who has been removed from membership, Any student majoring in geology or in a field of study related to except by expulsion, may be reinstated by unanimous vote of or generally associated with geology at a college or university of the executive committee, upon fulfillment of such requirements acceptable academic standards may apply for student as may be established by the executive committee. A person membership. Student membership shall terminate twenty-four who has been expelled may be reinstated as provided for in the (24) months after termination of academic enrollment and AAPG Disciplinary Code. student members will be reclassified as associates. C. Associates Any person not qualified for any other class of membership, ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS who is a graduate of a college or university of acceptable academic standards and whose employment is associated with SECTION 1. Officers geological science, may apply to be an associate. The executive The officers of this Association shall be a president, president- committee may waive this degree requirement in favor of elect, vice president – sections, vice president-regions, secretary, adequate professional experience and standing in the treasurer, and editor. profession. A. President The president shall be the chief executive officer and SECTION 2. Dues spokesperson for the Association on all matters pertaining to the A. Dues shall be billed and payable in advance of the fiscal year public; shall serve as chair of the executive committee, shall in accordance with a schedule established by the executive appoint the members of all committees in accordance with committee. The fiscal year shall begin on July 1 and end on June these bylaws; and shall appoint delegates to cooperating 30. Written notification by mail, electronic mail, or other suitable organizations to represent the Association. means shall be provided to each Member, student and B. President-elect associate before July 1 of each year, stating the amount of The president-elect shall serve as a member of the executive annual dues owed. Dues shall not be refundable. Those committee, shall present a budget for the ensuing year to the previously designated as life members shall not be required to executive committee, and succeed to the office of president pay dues. following the term as president-elect. B. Dues may not exceed the following: Member - $125.00 C. Vice president-sections Emeritus Member - $62.50 The vice president-sections shall, with his or her other duties, Student - $10.00 concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association in Associate - $125.00 respect to United States sections. C. Dues for Members and associates shall be billed in D. Vice president-regions accordance to the following three levels of gross annual income: The vice president-regions shall, with his or her other duties, Level 1 – Annual income greater than $50,000; concern himself or herself with the activities of the Association in Level 2 – Annual income greater than $25,000 but not more respect to its international regions. than $50,000; and E. Secretary Level 3 – Annual income of $25,000 or less. The secretary shall be responsible for recording the actions of Level 2 dues shall be one-half of Level 1 dues; Level 3 dues the executive committee; shall keep possession of the corporate shall be one-fourth of Level 1 dues; provided that annual dues seal and affix the same; and, subject to executive committee may not be less than $20.00 for any level. A Member or an approval, have policy oversight of all non-technical and non-peer associate whose annual income is in Level 2 or Level 3 may pay reviewed publications and communications. The secretary shall dues that correspond with any higher level of annual income. perform other duties as may be directed by the executive The executive committee may provide for access to the Bulletin committee. and the Explorer by different means for persons paying different F. Treasurer levels of dues. The treasurer shall supervise the receipt of all funds and, D. Dues for Members and associates may not be changed under the direction of the executive committee, be responsible more than 20% in any given year. for all disbursements of funds of the Association; serve as an ex-officio member of the committee on investments; give bond, the amount of which shall be determined by the SECTION 3. Membership Meetings executive committee; make the annual report as treasurer; and The Association shall hold at least one stated meeting of its perform such other duties as directed by the executive members each year, at a time and place designated by the committee. executive committee. G. Editor The editor shall have general supervision of and final SECTION 4. Loss of Membership authority in soliciting, accepting, and rejecting all material on A. Any member may resign at any time from the Association; technical subjects for publication; have policy oversight and such resignation shall be in writing and shall be accepted by the responsibility for editorial content of all technical and peer- executive committee. reviewed publications; submit an annual report of editorial B. Any member whose dues are in arrears for more than sixty activities to the executive committee; and, with the approval of days but less than one year shall be suspended from the executive committee, appoint volunteer editors as deemed membership. Any member whose dues are in arrears for more necessary. than one year shall forfeit membership. C. Any member who resigns, who forfeits membership for non-payment of dues, or who is expelled for ethical reasons SECTION 2. Terms of Office shall cease to have any rights in the Association and shall not A. Terms of office shall be from July 1 to June 30. No officer incur further indebtedness to the Association. may serve a successive term.
AAPG Constitution and Bylaws 55 B. The terms of office for the president-elect and president votes shall then be allocated by the second choice. This process shall be for one year. The president-elect shall succeed to the shall be repeated until one of the candidates receives a majority office of president following the term as president-elect. vote. C. The vice president-sections, the vice president-regions, the G. The vote totals for all elections conducted by this secretary, and the treasurer shall serve two-year staggered Association shall not be released except upon written approval terms. The terms of the vice president- sections and the of all candidates for that specificoffice. In such case, the results treasurer shall begin in even numbered years and the terms of will be released to each of those candidates. Subsequent the vice president-regions and the secretary shall begin in odd disclosure of the results shall also require the specific written numbered years. approval of each candidate for that office. D. The term of office for the editor shall be three years. SECTION 5. Vacancies SECTION 3. Eligibility Vacancies shall be filled as follows: A. No person may hold more than one of the following 1. A vacancy in the office of president shall be filled by the vice positions during the same term: president whose term of office started earliest. • Association officer; 2. A vacancy in the office of president-elect, vice president- • House of delegates officer; sections, or vice president-regions shall be filled by a special • Immediate past chair of the house of delegates; election called by the executive committee. Any such ballot may • Division president; and consist of any combination of mail, electronic mail, or other • Elected advisory council member. suitable means. B. In addition, no person currently serving in the 3. A vacancy occurring in the office of secretary, treasurer, or aforementioned positions may become a candidate during the editor shall be filled by the unsuccessful candidate for that office term of office or for one year immediately following such term, in the most recent election. If there was more than one and no past president may hold any of these positions for unsuccessful candidate for that office consenting to serve if a period of three years following a term as president. elected, the vacancy will be filled by a special election, which C. A candidate for the office of vice president-sections may be by preferential balloting. If no candidates are willing to must reside within the United States and be a Member of serve if elected, the executive committee may fill such vacancy. a section. D. A candidate for the office of vice president-regions must SECTION 6. Officer Eligibility for Nominations and Awards reside outside of the United States and be a Member of a region. A. No officer may be selected for an honor or award by the executive committee during and for one year immediately SECTION 4. Election following the term, except for an honor or award that has been A. The advisory council shall annually recommend two or determined by an impartial convention judging process. fi more candidates for each of the available of ces, and shall B. No candidate for an officer or position may be selected for report to the executive committee by November 15 of each any honor or award given by any Association component during year. the period of their candidacy, unless the honor or award has B. The executive committee shall approve the ballot, placing been announced prior to the announcement of their candidacy, fi two candidates for each available of ce. To change the order of or determined by an impartial convention judging process. candidates or the office for which a candidate is nominated by the advisory council shall require the affirmative vote of at least fi ve members of the executive committee. If the executive ARTICLE V – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE committee changes the office for which a candidate is nominated, such candidate shall be given the opportunity to decline such candidacy. SECTION 1. Composition C. Candidates shall be announced to members via email on or The executive committee shall be composed of the following: • President before December 1. Additional nominations may be made by • written petition or email of fifty (50) or more Members in good President-elect • Vice president-sections standing received by the executive director at Association • headquarters not later than January 31. Vice president-regions • Secretary D. The names of candidates shall be published in the Explorer • or by other suitable means by January 1. Petition candidates will Treasurer • Editor be announced no later than February 15. • E. The executive committee shall then prepare a ballot, which Chair, house of delegates may be a printed, electronic, or other suitable ballot, listing the candidates for each office, which shall be distributed to each SECTION 2. Authority Member on or before April 1. Ballots must be returned by May The executive committee shall serve as the Association board 15. The ballot committee shall count the ballots promptly after of directors, and shall have the general executive control and May 15 and report the results to the president. A majority of all management of the affairs and funds of this Association. The votes cast for an office shall be necessary for election. In case of executive committee shall also: a tie vote the executive committee shall cast one (1) additional • Have sole responsibility for all matters regarding the external deciding vote. affairs of this Association; F. In there are more than two (2) candidates for any office, • Designate the time and place of the annual meeting of the then the election shall be by preferential voting, and voters shall Association mark their preferences in order. If no candidate receives • Supervise the election of officers and filling of vacancies; a majority after the first choice ballots have been counted, the • Determine the adequacy of applicant qualifications and ballots for the candidate with the least number of first place classifications;
56 Annual Report • Maintain a headquarters and staff; but are not prohibited from serving as delegates if elected. • Accept, create, and administer the funds and accounts of this Officers of the house of delegates shall be voting members of Association, appointing trustees to manage such funds; the house of delegates. • Establish such fiscal policies as may be appropriate; B. Officers • Serve as an appeal authority in all matters involving grievance 1. The officers of the house of delegates shall be a chair, proceedings and professional certification of members; and a chair-elect and a secretary/editor. The house of delegates shall • Perform such other administrative duties as required to elect the chair-elect and the secretary/editor at its annual accomplish the objects and purposes of this Association. Any meeting from among the delegates who have served at least responsibility and authority of the governance of this Association one year. The term of office shall be one year, commencing July not otherwise specified in these governing documents shall be 1. The chair-elect shall assume the office of chair following the reserved to the executive committee. term as chair- elect. 2. A vacancy in the office of chair shall be filled for the remainder of that term by the chair-elect, followed by a term as SECTION 3. Executive Committee Meetings fi fi A. The executive committee shall meet immediately before the chair. A vacancy in the of ce of chair-elect shall be lled by the secretary/editor. A vacancy in the office of secretary/editor shall annual meeting of the house of delegates, and at other times fi designated by the executive committee, and at the call of the be lled by appointment by the chair. president. A quorum shall consist of four (4) members. C. Delegates B. Meetings may be held under any such conditions, including 1. All delegates must be Members in good standing. The house of delegates shall be the sole judge of the eligibility action without a meeting, as authorized under the Colorado fi Revised Nonprofit Corporations Act, provided that no proxy of its members to serve as delegates or of cers of the house. voting shall be allowed, nor shall alternates be allowed to fi participate in executive committee meetings. 2. Each United States af liated society shall be entitled to C. Five (5) days notice of regular or special meetings of the one delegate, plus one delegate for every additional seventy executive committee shall be given, which shall include the date, of its Members or major fraction thereof. Each international time, place, and, if a special meeting, the purpose of the region shall be entitled to one delegate, plus one delegate meeting. Notice shall be given, and may also be waived, in any for every additional seventy of its Members or major fraction fi thereof, provided that no international region shall have manner permitted by the Colorado Revised Nonpro t Act. fi D. The members of the executive committee shall be fewer than one delegate for each af liated society within the indemnified by the Association and shall be relieved from region. personal liability in all matters regarding the Association to the full 3. Delegates shall be elected by the Members of each society extent as permitted under Internal Revenue Code section and region. Members may only vote in their home society or 501(c)(6) and any other pertinent federal income law or region. Association Members residing in the United States and regulation, and to the full extent authorized by the Colorado not having a home society may be assigned, for the purpose of fi voting in delegate elections only, to the nearest United States Revised Nonpro t Act. fi E. The executive committee shall have the authority, by a two- af liated society upon request to that society. Association thirds vote, to amend the articles of incorporation of the Members residing outside of the United States shall be Association. assigned to the international region in which they reside, and shall vote in that region in elections for delegates unless claiming a United States affiliated society or another region as SECTION 4. Executive Director their home society or region. The executive director shall be the chief administrative official 4. The Members of each international region shall elect one or of the Association, shall have the authority to execute contracts more delegates from among the Association Members of each on behalf of the Association, and shall have charge of the affiliated society within that international region. Any Members Association headquarters and staff personnel as authorized by who wish to become candidates for delegate shall file a written the executive committee. The executive director shall be request with their affiliated society or international region. appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the executive 5. Delegates shall be elected for three-year terms. Terms of committee and be under the personal direction of the president. office shall begin on July 1 following their election. The executive director may not be an officer of the Association or 6. Vacancies in office may be filled, or alternate delegates a member of the executive committee. may be assigned, from among the candidates not receiving The executive director shall also: asufficient number of votes from the previous election, and • Implement the policies of the executive committee; in order of the total number of votes received. The Members • Receive all official notices to the Association; from the affiliated society or international region may also • Be responsible for the physical custody of all official appoint alternate delegates and fill any vacancies. The names documents held in repository at Association headquarters; and of alternate delegates must be received in writing by the • Assist in the work of all committees to ensure the AAPG headquarters office at least fifteen days prior to the effectiveness of the activities of this Association. meeting of the house of delegates for which they have been appointed. ARTICLE VI – HOUSE OF DELEGATES 7. Should a term of a delegate from a society expire and a society fail to elect a new delegate sixty days before the annual meeting, the president of the section shall appoint a delegate to SECTION 1. Composition serve for that term. A. The house of delegates shall be composed of delegates representing the affiliated societies and international regions. Members of the executive committee, former chairs of the SECTION 2. Meetings house of delegates, and past presidents of the Association more The house of delegates shall meet at least once each year than three (3) years out of office shall be non-voting members, during the annual meeting of the Association. No proxy votes
AAPG Constitution and Bylaws 57 shall be allowed. A quorum shall be a majority of all qualified least fifty Members of the section or region. Petitions must be delegates or alternates elected. delivered to the section or region president at least thirty days prior to the start of the election. fi SECTION 3. Authority B. The term of of ce for councilors shall be three years, All of the legislative function of this Association shall be vested commencing on July 1. Terms shall be staggered according to in a house of delegates. a schedule established by the executive committee.
SECTION 4. Duties of Delegates SECTION 3. Duties Delegates shall: A. The advisory council shall: • • Serve as a long range planning body to review the Serve as representatives of the members in their society or ’ international region; Association s activities and recommend to the executive • Familiarize themselves with the Association’s governing committee appropriate changes of programs and policies; • Recommend candidates for Association officers; documents; • • Acquaint themselves with the Association’s current policies Recommend recipients for all honors and awards as directed by the executive committee; and programs; • • Keep their alternates and the leaders of their society and Review the relationships among the Association, sections, region informed of the Association’s program of activities, regions, divisions and other components and recommend especially with regard to cooperative participation and adjustments to the executive committee as deemed necessary; service; • • Process requests from the executive committee for Continually review the bylaws and recommend changes as deemed necessary; and information regarding eligibility of applicants for membership in • the Association; Perform such other service to AAPG as directed by the • Function as local certification committee members and executive committee. process requests from the board of certification for information B. Five members of the advisory council shall serve as the regarding applicants for certification by the Association; hearing body in grievance proceedings as provided in the • Actively solicit applications from eligible geologists for disciplinary code. membership in this Association; and • Recognize the obligation to attend all meetings of the house SECTION 4. Meetings of delegates during their terms, and to perform their duties to The advisory council shall meet at least once each year during the best of their ability. the annual meeting of the Association and at the call of the chair. The quorum shall be a majority of its members. The advisory council may also act by mail or electronic means as ARTICLE VII – ADVISORY COUNCIL requested by the executive committee. Proxy voting shall not be allowed. SECTION 1. Composition A. The advisory council shall be composed of one elected SECTION 5. Vacancies councilor from each section or region with up to 3,000 Vacancies in councilor positions shall be filled by an election to Members plus one elected councilor for each additional 3,000 be held within 120 days of said vacancy. Members or fraction thereof, the immediate past chair of the house of delegates, the immediate past president of AAPG, and the chief elected officer of each division. The president ARTICLE VIII – COMPONENT GROUPS AND AFFILIATIONS immediately prior to the immediate past president of AAPG may elect to serve on the advisory council for up to two years, but if SECTION 1. Organization service is declined or discontinued for any reason, service may The establishment, composition and dissolution of sections not be resumed under this clause. The date of record for and regions shall be the responsibility of the house of delegates determining councilor membership shall be November 30 of upon recommendation by the executive committee. The each year. internal affairs of such sections and regions shall be B. Unless the immediate past president of AAPG elects to serve administered by each section and region, consistent with the as chair, the council shall elect a chair from among the members purposes and policies of this Association. of the advisory council. The chair shall appoint a recording secretary to take minutes of each meeting. SECTION 2. Sections C. An alternate representative may be designated for an ’ A. Sections shall be established within the United States for the elected advisory council position, who shall be the councilor s purpose of sponsoring technical meetings, publications, and immediate predecessor on the advisory council or, if such other activities that further the objectives of the Association person is unwilling or unavailable, a current member of that within the section. Sections shall be geographically organized. region, section or division shall be designated by its president to The members of sections may be individuals or federated serve as the representative for that advisory council meeting or fi fi af liated geological societies. to ll a vacancy. B. The sections shall be titled: • Eastern Section; SECTION 2. Election and Term of Office • Mid-Continent Section; A. Councilors shall be elected by ballot by the Members of their • Southwestern Section; respective section or region. There shall be at least two • Gulf Coast Section; candidates on the ballot for each position. Candidates may be • Rocky Mountain Section; and nominated by the respective governing body or by petition of at • Pacific Section;
58 Annual Report SECTION 3. Regions managers, and fill vacancies whenever they occur, except where A. Regions shall be established outside the United States for otherwise specified in these bylaws. The committee manager the purpose of sponsoring technical meetings, publications, and may or may not be a member of the committee. The executive other activities that further the objectives of the Association committee shall determine the number of members of each within the region. Regions shall be geographically organized. The standing committee, its charges, and may appoint a manager to members of regions may be individuals or federated affiliated liaise with the executive committee. geological societies. C. Committee members shall serve three year staggered B. The regions shall be titled: terms, commencing on July 1. Chairs, co-chairs, vice-chairs, and • Canada Region; committee managers shall serve a one year term commencing • Latin America and the Caribbean Region; on July 1, and may not serve as such for more than three • Europe Region; consecutive years. No co-chair shall have served as chair at any • Africa Region; time during the preceding year. • Asia Pacific Region; and • Middle East Region. SECTION 2. Ethics Committee There shall be an ethics committee composed of five SECTION 4. Technical Divisions members appointed by the executive committee for staggered A. Technical divisions may be established by the house of three-year terms. Members of the ethics committee shall be delegates at its annual meeting upon recommendation of the members of the technical division of the Association charged executive committee. A two-thirds vote shall be required to with conducting the certification programs of members in establish or dissolve a technical division. Technical divisions may professional categories. The ethics committee shall investigate affiliate with other scientific societies with the approval of the ethical complaints and perform other such duties as described in executive committee, and may have their own governing the disciplinary code. documents provided that they do not conflict with the AAPG bylaws. The executive committee shall determine whether such SECTION 3. Special Committees and Delegations conflict exists. The executive committee shall be empowered to fi Special committees and delegations shall be authorized by the make arrangements with the of cers of the division for the executive committee for a term of one year. The president shall conduct of the business of the division. appoint the members and chairs of special committees and B. This Association may establish a technical division to delegations. conduct a program of voluntary certification of Members in such professional categories and the awarding of such titles, as approved by the executive committee. Each professional SECTION 4. Association Representatives to Non-Association category of certification will be sponsored by a technical Committees division, which need not be the technical division conducting The executive committee may appoint a member of any the certification program. Implementing procedures, classification to serve as AAPG’s representative on an outside including the issuance of appropriate certificates, shall be committee, board or organization. Such service shall not adopted by the technical division conducting the certification extend for more than one term or more than five years, program. whichever is greater, except by the unanimous consent of the entire executive committee. No more than two extensions of one year each may be granted. Multiple full or partial terms of SECTION 5. Technical Interest Groups and Special Interest Groups a member on any particular committee, board, or organization Technical Interest Groups (TIGs) and Special Interest Groups may be served by the member if not less than one (1) fiscal (SIGs) shall be established, maintained, and dissolved by the year of the Association elapses between each full or partial executive committee. term served.
SECTION 6. Affiliated and Associated Societies. fi This Association may af liate or associate with societies and ARTICLE X. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY other groups whose purposes are complementary to AAPG. Robert’s Rules of fi The rules contained in the eleventh edition of Such af liation or association shall be approved by the house of Order Newly Revised shall govern this Association in all cases to delegates upon the recommendation of the executive which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent committee. with these bylaws and any special rules of order the Association may adopt. ARTICLE IX – COMMITTEES ARTICLE XI. DISSOLUTION SECTION 1. Standing Committees In the event of the dissolution of the Association, the A. There shall be an ethics committee and any other Association shall distribute any assets remaining after the committees established by the executive committee upon discharge of all liabilities, for charitable, scientific, or educational recommendation of the advisory council. The executive purposes in strict compliance with exemption provided under committee shall annually report to the house of delegates on the Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Any establishment or dissolution of any standing committees for that such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of year. A list of standing committees, the charge to each competent jurisdiction for the county in which the principal committee, and the names of the chairs or co-chairs, vice-chairs, office of the Corporation is then located, exclusively for such and committee members of each shall be published annually. purposes or to such organization or organizations as said court B. The president shall appoint all committee chairs, co-chairs, shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively vice chairs, other committee members and committee for such purposes. It is recognized that, under these
AAPG Constitution and Bylaws 59 circumstances, no member of the Association shall have any form of organization. The executive committee of the right or interest in or to the property or assets of the Association. Association shall represent the Association’s dealings with the Foundation.
ARTICLE XII. AMENDMENTS APPENDIX A SECTION 1. Proposal of Amendments A. Amendments to Article I, Article II, the AAPG Code of Ethics AAPG CODE OF ETHICS or this section shall be subject to the following requirements: 1. Amendments may be proposed by the executive committee, SECTION 1. General Principles the house of delegates, a special committee appointed by the fi a. Geology is a profession, and the privilege of professional president, or by petition of any fty Members of AAPG. All practice requires professional morality and professional proposed amendments shall be reviewed for legality by the responsibility. executive committee with advice of counsel, and shall be b. Honesty, integrity, loyalty, fairness, impartiality, candor, published in the Bulletin or by other suitable means at least two fidelity to trust, and inviolability of confidence are incumbent months prior to the annual meeting of the house of delegates. upon every member as professional obligations. 2. The house of delegates shall consider such amendments at c. All members, regardless of classification, shall be guided by its annual meeting, and a majority vote shall be required to send high standards of business ethics, personal honor, and the ballot to the Members. If the house of delegates amends the professional conduct. proposal, the executive committee shall review the amended proposal for legality prior to such ballot being sent. 3. Ballots shall be sent to the Members no later than sixty SECTION 2. Relation of Members to the Public days after the annual meeting of the house of delegates. A two a. Members shall not make false, misleading, or unwarranted thirds vote of the ballots received shall be required for statements, representations or claims in regard to professional amendment of Article I, Article II, or the AAPG Code of Ethics. matters, nor shall they engage in false or deceptive advertising B. Amendments to all other articles of these bylaws or to the b. Members shall not permit the publication or use of their disciplinary code shall be subject to the following requirements: reports or maps for any unsound or illegitimate undertakings. 1. Amendments may be proposed by the executive c. Members shall not give professional opinions, make reports committee, the house of delegates, by petition of any fifty or give legal testimony without being as thoroughly informed as Members of AAPG, or by a majority vote of the officers of the reasonably required. house of delegates plus the chair of the bylaws committee. All proposed amendments shall be sent to the chair of the house of SECTION 3. Relation of Members to Employers and Clients delegates, who shall forward them to the executive committee a. Members shall disclose to prospective employers or clients to be reviewed for legality with advice of counsel, and to the the existence of any pertinent competitive or conflicting interests. bylaws committee for review and report to the house. b. Members shall not use or divulge any employer’s or client’s 2. Except for amendments proposed by house resolution, confidential information without their permission and shall avoid proposed amendments shall be sent within thirty days of receipt conflicts of interest that may arise from information gained to the executive committee, members of the house of during geological investigations. delegates, the bylaws committee, the advisory council, and any committee or member(s) of the Association designated by the executive committee to receive them. All of the aforementioned SECTION 4. Relation of Members to One Another groups may submit comments to the bylaws committee chair up a. Members shall not falsely or maliciously attempt to injure the to thirty days prior to the meeting of the house at which the reputation or business of others. proposed amendment is to be considered. b. Members shall freely recognize the work done by others, 3. For amendments proposed by house resolution, the avoid plagiarism, and avoid the acceptance of credit due executive committee, members of the house of delegates, the others. bylaws committee, the advisory council, and any committee or c. Members shall endeavor to cooperate with others in the member(s) of the Association designated by the executive profession and shall encourage the ethical dissemination of committee to receive them may submit comments to the geological knowledge. bylaws committee until October 31 following the adoption of the house resolution. SECTION 5. Duty to the Association 4. Proposed amendments shall be published in the Bulletin or a. Members of the Association shall aid in preventing the by other suitable means at least ninety days prior to the annual election to membership of those who are unqualified or do not meeting of the house of delegates. All comments received by meet the standards set forth in this code of ethics. the aforementioned deadlines shall be sent with the proposed b. By applying for or continuing membership in the Association amendments to the members of the house of delegates. each member agrees to uphold the ethical standards set forth in 5. A two-thirds vote of those present and voting in the house of this code of ethics. delegates shall be required to amend these bylaws. c. Members shall not use AAPG membership to imply endorsement, recommendation, or approval by the Association fi ARTICLE XIII – FOUNDATION of speci c projects or proposals. This Association shall establish an autonomous Foundation as a permanent entity to receive contributions, invest same, and SECTION 6. Discipline for Violations of Standards distribute funds for the purposes and provisions as stipulated in Members violating any standard prescribed in this article shall Article II of the Declaration of Trust Agreement dated April 4, be subject to discipline as provided by the AAPG bylaws and 1967; provided, that the Foundation need not retain the trust disciplinary code.
60 Annual Report APPENDIX B than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, the accused member may, at his or her own option, waive personal DISCIPLINARY CODE appearance and request the hearing body to adjudge the matter on the basis of a written statement of the member’s SECTION 1. Executive Committee Authority and Responsibility defense accompanying such letter. Failure of the accused member to appear or to submit a waiver letter and a written Subject to the provisions of the AAPG bylaws, the executive fi committee shall have primary authority over matters of defense shall not prevent the hearing body from rendering nal professional conduct and discipline. Unless otherwise provided judgment. by these bylaws, no member, committee, division, section, or region of the Association shall initiate or conduct any SECTION 4. Other Violations investigation or hearing or impose any sanction concerning the A. For disciplinary action resulting from pleading guilty to professional conduct of an Association member or applicant for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or to any felony; Association membership. The executive committee shall adopt admission to the violation of any governmental statute, procedures governing the investigation, hearing, and disposition regulation, rule, or code of ethics relating to the practice of of charges of misconduct, and shall publish such procedures in geology; or a false statement of qualifications for membership; the Bulletin or by other suitable means. the executive committee shall set the time, date, and place for a hearing on the charges. The accused member shall be given such written notice at least thirty days prior to such date, mailed SECTION 2. Disciplinary Action to the member by registered mail to the member’s last-known Members shall be subject to disciplinary action for: (a) violating mailing address. The notice shall also include a copy of the the AAPG Code of Ethics, or (b) pleading guilty to formal charges, the disciplinary code and any other adopted a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or to any felony, disciplinary procedures. As applicable, the notice shall also be admitting to the violation of any governmental statute, accompanied by a copy of a court document or other official regulation, rule, or code of ethics relating to the practice of document indicating such plea of guilty or admission of violation, geology, or who, as determined by the executive committee, fi a copy of the judgment or other document indicating such falsely stated quali cations for membership. conviction or finding, and a copy of any applicable order of an appellate court or other appellate body, or a statement SECTION 3. Violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics explaining such charge of falsely stating qualifications of A. For violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics, charges shall first membership. be submitted in writing to the executive director at Association The accused member may appear with legal counsel before headquarters, and shall include a statement of the evidence on the executive committee, present written evidence to the ’ which the charges are based. The executive director shall submit executive committee, present witnesses in the member s ’ the charges to the ethics committee. If in the judgment of the behalf, and submit oral or written statements in the member s ethics committee and after consultation with AAPG legal behalf. counsel, the evidence supports further action by the Association, The executive committee shall have the right to cross-examine the committee shall prepare and file formal charges with the the member and any witnesses presented by the member on ’ ’ advisory council at Association headquarters. the member s behalf. At the member s option, the member B. For violations of the AAPG Code of Ethics, and upon the may, by registered letter addressed to the president of the notification of member actions or the filing of formal charges, the Association at Association headquarters, postmarked not less chair of the advisory council shall appoint a hearing body than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing, request that composed of five members of the advisory council, including at the executive committee consider the matter on the basis of least one past president of the Association. The ethics a written statement by the member accompanying such a letter committee shall appoint one of its members as the prosecutor. without the personal appearance of the member. The executive Both the prosecutor and the accused member may challenge committee shall consider such statements prior to voting on the such appointments and require removal of up to two members suspension or expulsion of the member. of the hearing body. Such removed members shall be replaced B. A member who does not plead guilty to but is convicted of with other members of the advisory council selected by the chair the aforementioned offenses may be suspended from of the advisory council. The hearing body shall set the time, date, membership in the Association upon a majority vote of all and place for a hearing on the charges. The accused member members of the executive committee of the Association. If such fi shall be given such written notice at least thirty days prior to such a conviction or nding is reversed on appeal, the member shall fi date, mailed to the member by registered mail to the member’s be reinstated to membership. If such a conviction or nding is fi last-known mailing address. The notice shall also include a copy not appealed, or is upheld on nal appeal, the member may be of the formal charges, the disciplinary code and any other expelled from membership by a majority vote of all members of adopted disciplinary procedures. the executive committee, following a trial at which the executive The accused member may appear with legal counsel before committee shall serve as the hearing body. If such a conviction fi the hearing body, hear any witnesses called in support of the or nding is the subject of an executive pardon, the member charges and, at the member’s option, cross- examine the shall be reinstated to membership upon a majority vote of all same, present witnesses in the member’s behalf, and submit members of the executive committee of the Association. oral or written statements in the member’sbehalf.The prosecutor may likewise be represented by legal counsel, SECTION 5. Disposition of Charges present witnesses, and cross-examine the accused member’s A. After the conclusion of the hearing or study of the written witnesses. The hearing body may consult at any time with legal defense submitted in lieu thereof, the hearing body shall counsel of its choosing. consider and vote to sustain or dismiss the charges. A finding By registered letter addressed to the chair of the advisory sustaining the charges shall require a four-fifths vote. Notice council at Association headquarters and postmarked not less of the decision of the hearing body shall be sent by registered
AAPG Constitution and Bylaws 61 mail to the accused member at the member’s last-known SECTION 7. Resignation post office mailing address. Resignation by the accused member from the Association, at If the charges are sustained, the hearing body may impose the any stage in the foregoing prescribed proceedings, shall following discipline: automatically terminate the proceedings. Following resignation, (a) issue a private or public admonition of the member; or the accused person so resigning shall not be eligible for (b) suspend the member for a stated period of time; or reinstatement to membership except by unanimous vote of all (c) allow the member to resign; or members of the executive committee of the Association. (d) expel the member. B. Disposition of the charges on any terms or conditions may SECTION 8. Expulsion be made at any time prior to the conclusion of the proceedings, Persons expelled from the Association under these provided such disposition has been agreed to by all of the proceedings shall be ineligible for reinstatement to membership members of the ethics committee, the chair of the advisory except by unanimous vote of all members of the executive council, the accused member, and the executive committee. committee of the Association. The existence of allegations against any member and their basis and content shall be confidential. SECTION 9. Publication of Grievance Matters The executive director of the Association shall cause to be SECTION 6. Appeals Procedure published annually in the Bulletin or by other suitable means Action taken by the hearing body may be appealed to the a summary of all grievance proceedings initiated, pending, or executive committee of the Association by either the accused considered each year. The summary shall include, but not be member or the ethics committee within thirty (30) days of the limited to, the general type of complaint, the level of grievance date notice of the decision of the hearing body is sent to the procedure attained, and status or disposition of the case. Names accused member. The executive committee shall have final of parties shall not be published, except that the name of any authority whether to sustain or order a rehearing on the decision member expelled from the Association shall be published in said of the hearing body. summary.
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