OCTOBER 2017 Volume 58, Number 4 OCTOBER 2 - NOGS LUNCHEON Presentation: Great White Field: A Near Perfect Petroleum System in the Perdido Fold-belt, Gulf of Mexico Guest Speaker: Toby A. Roesler Stone Energy Corporation • New Orleans, Louisiana You are cordially invited to the New Orleans Geological Society KICK OFFSATURDAY PARTY OCTOBER 7, 2017 Rock-n-Bowl NOGS Social 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Drinks, Food, Bowling...and FUN! Rock-n-Bowl Lanes 3000 S. Carrollton Ave. • New Orleans Please make reservations at
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[email protected]. IN THIS ISSUE on the cover Regular Features: Cover Photo: courtesy of Tom Brewer Photography On The Cover .....................................................................3 as reprinted by Bureau of Land Management From the Editor ...................................................................3 California Wind Farm — California From the President .............................................................5 NOGS Officers / Contacts ..................................................6 This month’s cover photo comes from BLM’s coverage of the important role public land across the United States Upcoming Events & Activities .............................................7 plays in energy production. Most Gulf Coast readers are NOGS Luncheon Presentation ............................................8 well familiar with the sight of an oil rig or pump jack but Calendar of Events: October - November .........................