2019 ANNUAL REPORT — for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2018-June 20, 2019 —
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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