September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 1 Canadian Publication Mail Contract - 40070050 $3.00 VOLUME 32, ISSUE 8 SEPTEMBER 2005 ■ Flooding in Alberta – What did you see? ■ Simplifying Seismic ■ AAPG Convention Highlights ■ Potential in Southeastern Saskatchewan September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 2 September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 3 CSPG OFFICE #160, 540 - 5th Avenue SW Calgary,Alberta, Canada T2P 0M2 Tel:403-264-5610 Fax: 403-264-5898 Web: www.cspg.org Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm CONTENTS Business Manager:Tim Howard Email: [email protected] Office Manager: Deanna Watkins Email: [email protected] Communications Manager: Jaimè Croft Larsen Email: [email protected] ARTICLES Conventions Manager: Lori Humphrey-Clements Email: [email protected] FLOODING IN ALBERTA – WHAT DID YOU SEE? . 20 Corporate Relations Manager: Kim MacLean Email: [email protected] SIMPLIFYING SEISMIC . 34 EDITORS/AUTHORS AAPG CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS . 39 Please submit RESERVOIR articles to the CSPG office. Submission deadline is the 23rd day of the month, two months prior to issue date. FRED HALKOW – MEMORIAL . 45 (e.g., January 23 for the March issue). POTENTIAL IN SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN . 48 To publish an article, the CSPG requires digital copies of the document. Text should be in Microsoft Word format and illustrations should be in TIFF format at 300 dpi. For additional information on manuscript preparation, refer to DEPARTMENTS the Guidelines for Authors published in the CSPG Bulletin or contact the editor. TECHNICAL LUNCHEONS . 8 COORDINATING EDITOR & OPERATIONS ROCK SHOP . 14 Jaimè Croft Larsen CSPG Tel:403-264-5610 Fax: 403-264-5898 DIVISION TALKS . 15 Email: [email protected] JACK PORTER: VIGNETTES OF CANADIAN PETROLEUM GEOLOGY . 25 TECHNICAL EDITOR Ben McKenzie CALENDAR OF EVENTS . 31 Tarheel Exploration Tel:403-277-4496 NEW MEMBER LIST . 54 Email: [email protected] ADVERTISING Kim MacLean Corporate Relations, CSPG Tel:403-264-5610, Ext 205 Email: [email protected] Advertising inquiries should be directed to Kim MacLean. The deadline to reserve advertising space is the 23rd day of the month, two months prior to issue date. All advertising artwork should be sent directly to Kim MacLean. The RESERVOIR is published 11 times per year by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. This includes a combined issue for the months of July/August. Advertisements, as well as inserts, mailed with the publication are paid advertisements. No endorsement or sponsorship by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists is implied. The CSPG Rock Shop is an attractive and affordable way to target the CSPG readership. Spaces are sold at business card sizes (3.5” wide by 2” high). To reserve space or for more information, please contact Kim MacLean at 403-264-5610, ext. 205. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or in full without the consent of the publisher. Design & Layout by Sundog Printing. Printed in Canada by Sundog Printing. FRONT COVER Additional copies of the RESERVOIR are available Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Cross-bedded sandstones of the Lower Triassic (Bjorne Formation) in the Sawtooth at the CSPG office for $3.00. Range of Ellesmere Island. Photo by Derek Evoy. 3 September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 4 September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 5 EXECUTIVE COMMENT A MESSAGE FROM THE ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT years. Critical to this revenue stream are three Jeff Packard main elements: conventions, technical Burlington luncheons, and membership dues, which Tel:260-8041 Fax: 260-1198 contribute 35%, 15%, and 13%, respectively, [email protected] of total revenues (Figure 1). On the expense side, operations (e.g., office, staff, financing VICE PRESIDENT charges), conventions, and technical luncheons Jim Reimer comprise 64% of the total (Figure 2). Expenses Result Energy are anticipated to be approximately 15% Tel:539-5207 Fax: 234-7116 higher than 2005, largely the result of [email protected] increased outreach initiatives which Outreach PAST PRESIDENT Director, David Middleton, addressed in the Craig Lamb June Reservoir. A modest surplus of Husky Energy The CSPG’s fiscal year begins September 1 approximately $70,000 is still, however, Tel:750-1499 Fax: 750-4999 and on behalf of the CSPG Executive, I would anticipated for 2006. This surplus [email protected] like to welcome you back to a new year filled approximates the average surplus for the past with exciting technical and education ten years. As a non-profit organization, our FINANCE DIRECTOR programs, publications, outreach initiatives, budget is very conservative, designed to break Allan Schink and a wide array of member services. even or have a small surplus. Surpluses are Berland Expl. Tel:770-2002 Fax: 770-2051 Hopefully, you’ve had a relaxing summer, spent invested in enhanced programs and services [email protected] some time with family and friends, and perhaps for our membership or transferred to the have had the opportunity for some travel. CSPG’s Educational Trust Fund endowment. ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR Marty Hewitt Many of us are currently involved in the Like any organization, the CSPG is faced with Encana budgeting process at our own companies and several challenges. Our annual convention is Tel:645-2544 the CSPG is no different. At the time of critical to the Society’s cash flow and is a [email protected] writing this article, your Executive is putting planning wild card each year.Consequently,the the final touches to the 2006 budget which has underlying budgeting assumptions are very PROGRAM DIRECTOR Doug Hamilton been an ongoing process since May.The CSPG, conservative with respect to revenues and Encana now in its 78th year, is a large and active quite aggressive on the expense side. Tel:645-3193 Fax: 645-3590 organization with 3,500 members around the Outreach initiatives are vital to the ongoing [email protected] world, over 60 committees, and 400-plus strength of our Society and industry but costs volunteers.The CSPG’s strategic planning and must be managed. The CSPG’s office lease ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR budgeting process reflects this large and expires in August 2006 and Calgary’s red-hot Memory Marshall diverse organization. corporate real estate market will impact the Husky Energy 2006 and future budgets. Tel:298-6309 Fax: 750-4960 My main responsibility as Assistant Finance [email protected] Director is to work closely with the CSPG’s Overall, the CSPG continues to enjoy excellent SERVICE DIRECTOR Business Manager, Tim Howard, and my financial health. Our long-term investment Astrid Arts colleagues on the Executive Committee to portfolio continues to grow relative to book ConocoPhillips prepare the budget for the upcoming year. In value and we expect to generate a modest Tel:233-3049 Fax: 231-8560 reality, the majority of budget preparation is surplus in 2006 and beyond. [email protected] completed by Tim, and I would like to thank him for coordinating this year’s budget. It’s an honour to serve the CSPG membership ASSISTANT SERVICE DIRECTOR in my capacity as Assistant Finance Director. Shannon Nelson Evers For 2006, revenues are projected to be Thank you for the opportunity. ConocoPhillips approximately $2.3 MM, consistent with what Tel:233-3113 Fax: 233-5374 [email protected] the Society has experienced for the past few Marty Hewitt,Assistant Finance Director REVENUE - 2006 EXPENSES - 2006 COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 0% Ashton Embry Sales Operations 2% GSC - Calgary Calendar 7% 1% Conventions & Conf. Tel:292-7125 Fax: 292-4961 Operations 24% 28% [email protected] Conventions & Conf. Reservoir 35% 8% OUTREACH DIRECTOR Technical Luncheons David Middleton University Outreach 13% 3% Petro-Canada Membership 13% Tel:296-4604 Honorary Address Technical Luncheons 2% [email protected] Education 15% Reservoir 6% Executive 6% Education 8% Sales 4% 1% Membership CORPORATE RELATIONS 1% Electronic Comms Public Affairs Social 1% 3% 4% Vacant 5 September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 6 “Some people let others decide for them. For me, choosing an E&P solution was too important.” Dave Thomas VP of Exploration, Concho Equity Holdings Corp. “I decided for myself and chose GeoGraphix. It's a decision that helped us improve our process and significantly cut project time. With GeoGraphix, geoscientists, engineers and land staff work multiple projects on the same system. But, don't just take my word for it.” T Test it. TEST DRIVE www.geographix.com Geophysics Geology Engineering September 8/12/05 12:17 AM Page 7 THE CSPG GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES ITS CORPORATE MEMBERS: ABU DHABI OIL CO., LTD. (JAPAN) ARCHEAN ENERGY LTD. BAKER ATLAS BG CANADA EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC. BP CANADA ENERGY COMPANY BURLINGTON RESOURCES CANADA LTD. CALPINE CANADA CANADIAN FOREST OIL LTD. CONOCOPHILLIPS CANADA CORE LABORATORIES CANADA LTD. DEVON CANADA CORPORATION DOMINION EXPLORATION CANADA LTD. DUVERNAY OIL CORP. ECL CANADA geoLOGIC systems ltd. HUNT OIL COMPANY OF CANADA, INC. HUSKY ENERGY INC. IHS ENERGY IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES LIMITED LARIO OIL & GAS COMPANY MJ SYSTEMS MURPHY OIL COMPANY LTD. NCE RESOURCES GROUP INC. NEXEN INC. NORTHROCK RESOURCES LTD. PENN WEST PETROLEUM LTD. PETRO-CANADA OIL AND GAS PETROCRAFT PRODUCTS LTD. PRECISION WIRELINE PRIMEWEST ENERGY INC. SAMSON CANADA SHELL CANADA LIMITED SPROULE ASSOCIATES LIMITED STARPOINT ENERGY LTD. SUNCOR ENERGY INC. TALISMAN ENERGY INC. & TOTAL E&P CANADA LIMITED CORPORATE MEMBERS AS OF JULY 24, 2005 7 September 8/10/05 11:25 PM Page 8 TECHNICAL LUNCHEONS PROUD SPONSORS TICKET REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATION It is once again time to plan for the CSPG Additional tickets may be arranged through If you wish to register in this program, bi-monthly Technical Luncheons. The CSPG the CSPG office. If you wish to use this please use the form below.