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A MESSAGE FROM THE OUTREACH DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT people, as to paraphrase Wallace Pratt,“oil is Jim Reimer found first in the mind”. Result Energy Tel:539-5207 Fax: 234-7116 [email protected] The CSPG and the CSPG Trust are working on plans to help fill our people pipeline, and VICE PRESIDENT to attract the inquisitive minds envisioned by Colin Yeo Pratt. The CSPG recognizes the success of Encana Tel:645-7724 our programs such as the Visiting Lecturer [email protected] program, where we had a joint presentation by the CSPG and the CSEG with John Hogg PAST PRESIDENT and Michael Enachescu visiting geoscience Jeff Packard Burlington faculties across Canada.This is also the 29th Tel:260-8041 Fax: 269-8285 Anniversary of the Student Industry Field Trip [email protected] The wonder of the internet is that so much program. We now see graduates of SIFT FINANCE DIRECTOR is available with the rightly worded query. For through the industry, and we intend on Marty Hewitt example, using the definition function in keeping the program advancing. The SIFT Encana Google for the word Outreach led to the program has come a long way from the Tel:645-2544 Fax: 290-6668 following entry from dictionary.com original days when students were billeted [email protected] n. (outrch): with volunteer geological hosts for the ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR 1) The act or process of reaching out duration of the program.We need your help Peter Harrington 2) Extent or length of reach: the vast to make these programs and other plans Rudyard Oil & Gas outreach of technology; the outreach of a come to fruition. Tel:234-7622 Fax: 237-8837 [email protected] forest fire from mountains to suburb. 3) A systematic attempt to provide services We are moving forward with the “100 Jobs PROGRAM DIRECTOR beyond conventional limits, as to particular Proposal”, to develop additional entry level Memory Marshall segments of a community: an educational geologists. Claus Sitzler, a member of the Husky Energy Tel:270-1869 outreach to illiterate adults. CSPG Trust Board, has taken on this particular [email protected] challenge, which seeks to prepare young The CSPG’s influence extends beyond our geologists with a summer position in the ACTING PROGRAM DIRECTOR membership by providing outreach services industry, and provide some basic orientation Doug Hamilton Encana to the future geoscientists of Canada and to for the program.The 100 Jobs program could Tel:645-3193 Fax: 645-3590 the general public. We do this for three be viewed as a SIFT - lite program, in that it [email protected] reasons: to inform junior and senior high directly deals with more students than the school students about petroleum geology SIFT program can handle.We must be certain ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR Nadya Sandy and the benefits of a career in our industry; that our industry is willing to employ the Esso to educate the public about the role that students we attract.We have also started the Tel:237-3925 Fax: 237-4234 petroleum geology and geologists play in “Kids in Science Program”, which is a [email protected] securing Canada’s energy future; and to cooperative junior high school education SERVICE DIRECTOR support geoscience students and faculty in program with the Burgess Shale Foundation; Shannon Nelson Evers Canada through an aggressive schedule of the Canadian Society of Exploration EnCana Corporation visiting lecturers, supporting the three Geophysicists (CSEG); and the Association of Tel:645-7651 Fax: 645-3352 [email protected] interuniversity conferences, and providing Professional Engineers, Geologists and scholarships and awards to graduate and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).The KISP ASSISTANT SERVICE DIRECTOR undergraduate students across the nation. program aim is to inform students about the Dave Newman broad variety of exciting careers available in McDaniel & Associates Tel:218-1392 Fax: 233-2744 The CSPG is growing well beyond our the petroleum industry. [email protected] Calgary and Alberta historical roots, through the efforts of our volunteers and members The CSPG is beginning work on additional COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR across the country. We believe that we can scholarships for Petroleum Geology studies, Ashton Embry GSC - Calgary do more. It is a common thread in many and would like to work with universities to Tel:292-7125 Fax: 292-4961 technical and general publications and increase the teaching of petroleum geology. [email protected] newspapers about the shortage of skilled The University of Calgary is offering a B.Sc. in staff. Whether it be field roughnecks and Petroleum Geology, the first in Canada, and OUTREACH DIRECTOR David Middleton wellsite geologists to office staff such as will be offering an M.Sc. degree program in Petro-Canada geoscientists, reservoir engineers, and Reservoir Characterization (a collaborative Tel:296-4604 Fax: 296-5176 technologists, we are tremendously short of venture between the G&G and Engineering [email protected] people to further develop our current faculties). I am sure that other universities are CORPORATE RELATIONS resources, without even the future resources also gearing up to deliver the students with Jim Reimer required as production declines. Technology the skills that our industry requires. Result Energy certainly holds some of the answers and Professor Grant Wach of Dalhousie Tel:539-5207 Fax: 234-7116 solutions but we always need creative (Continued on Page 7...) [email protected] 5 June 5/11/06 7:22 PM Page 6
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PROUD SPONSORS JUNE LUNCHEON Canadian International Royalty Trusts’ future in the will be supported, by reviewing the history of Canadian oil and gas sector the Basin from its wildcatting days by multinational exploration companies to today’s Petroleum SPEAKER maturing production and subsequent evolution Conference Paul Colburn to royalty trusts. CEO TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. 2006 A review of the old paradigm where the Hosted by the Petroleum Society of CIM 11:30 am immature Western Canada Sedimentary Basin Tuesday, June 20, 2006 was ruled by the multinationals for more than 60 years, ultimately giving rise to large CIPC 2006, the Petroleum Society’s TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE independent oil and gas firms as the Basin 57th Annual Technical Meeting, carries the CALGARY, ALBERTA continued to mature, will set the stage for the theme, “Because Technology Changes evolution into today’s current mix of large and Everything,” and will again be held at the Please note:The cut-off date for ticket small exploration and development companies Calgary Stampede Roundup Centre. sales is 1:00 pm,Thursday, June 15th. and the rise of the royalty trusts. Ticket price is $28.00 + GST We will examine this rise of the royalty trust There will be over 150 relevant technical The mid 1980s and onward have seen a rapid model in the light of the new adaptation of the presentations - with topics ranging from rise in the number of oil and gas energy trusts tax-efficient conventional oil and gas royalty Business Development and Risk operating in the Western Canada Sedimentary trust, together with the new, high growth Basin. An examination of the history of exploration startups. Management, Drilling / Completions / petroleum exploration and development in Stimulation, Thermal Methods in Heavy Oil the WCSB, in light of Canadian business On a macro-economic basis over the past few Recovery, and Well Test Analysis economics, will provide us with insight into the years investors have been experiencing the - along with four Special Interest future of royalty trusts in the Canadian Oil and lowest interest rates in the last 50 years. In Gas sector. addition, after the incredible hyper-inflation of Group sessions, two Graduate Student the late 1970s and early 80s, inflation has been Presentation Competition sessions North American equity capital markets for beaten down to very low levels.Accordingly, as and up to 13 Tutorials. energy companies are very efficient at adapting the baby-boomer population ages, investors to investor needs in the reality of the maturing are increasingly looking for better rates of Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.This thesis return from fixed income yield products. CIPC 2006 will not only showcase leading exploration and development technologies, On this basis, as fixed income investors today but will also put into practice the look for yield product in a period of low Western Canada interest rates, it is no surprise that higher yield applications of these technologies for the Geological Edge Set trusts, including conventional oil and gas trusts, over 1,000 participants anticipated to 2006 Version have evolved in Canada.Furthermore,given the attend. A dedicated team of volunteers particular tax legislation relating to royalty therefore encourages you to come and take trusts in Canada, the energy trust structure is Now available for import into ACCUMAP, extremely tax efficient for the holders of trust advantage of Calgary’s famous western GEOSCOUT and other applications units – particularly if units are held in the hospitality and plan to attend the 1) Mississippian Subcrops and Devonian holders’ RRSP. petroleum industry’s premier technical Reef Edges - AB, NE BC, NT and SK conference, held in conjunction with the 2) Rock Creek Subcrop Edge - Alberta BIOGRAPHY 2006 Global Petroleum Show at the Paul Colburn is currently Chairman of the Board 3) Glauconitic Channel Trends and Chief Executive Officer of TriStar Oil & Gas Calgary Stampede Roundup Centre. - Alberta, West-central Saskatchewan Limited. He also is on the board of six other oil and 4) Colony/Sparky/Lloydminster Reservoir gas companies working the Western Canada For something a little different this year, Trends - East-central Alberta Sedimentary Basin.A graduate of the University of we’re planning a complimentary Conference Calgary, Mr. Colburn holds a Bachelor of Laws 5) Bluesky-Dunlevy Reservoir Trends degree and a B.A. in Economics. mixer at the end of the first day - NE BC (Tuesday, June 13), and all CIPC delegates 6) Triassic Halfway, Doig, Charlie Lake Paul started his business career as a corporate are invited to join us immediately after Siphon, Cecil, North Pine and finance and oil and gas lawyer with Wascana the final session wraps up. Boundary Lake Reservoir Trends Energy and Husky Oil Ltd. He later struck out on - Peace River Arch, Alberta, NE BC his own and founded Startech Energy Inc.where he This should be a great opportunity All edges are formatted as map held the position of Chief Executive Officer. Eight to do a bit of networking and to years later Startech was acquired by ARC Energy features for use in Accumap and meet some of the authors. Trust.Paul then founded Crescent Point Energy Ltd., ESRI Shape fi les for other programs. which he later converted to Cresent Point Energy For more information contact: Trust, and subsequently spun out Starpoint Energy To check out all the latest details, Mike Sherwin 403-263-0594 Ltd. Paul then converted Starpoint to a Starpoint including registering online, Energy Trust and in 2005 merged with Acclaim email: [email protected] please visit our conference Web site at Energy Trust to create Canetic Resources Trust.After http://www.petsoc.org. www.sherwingeological.com this business transaction, Paul started Tristar Oil & Gas limited. 10 June 5/11/06 7:22 PM Page 11 June 5/11/06 7:22 PM Page 12
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Cretaceous successions in the to discuss sedimentary systems and their for a long day in the outdoors. Space is foothills of Alberta deposition, in this case, right on the rocks. limited to 30 persons. Interested participants should email Karsten S. CSPG Sedimentology Division The outcrops we will visit represent Nielsen (NeoExploration) at karsten. field trip June 3 , 2006 various stages of the foreland basin marine [email protected] with the clastic infill, each characterized by distinct subject line “Sedimentology Division TRIP LEADERS marine facies. We will contrast and discuss Fieldtrip Signup.” Please indicate in your Per Pedersen (Apache) and the various interpretations of the email whether you can volunteer to be a Karsten Nielsen (Neo Exploration) depositional environments. We plan to driver or if you will require a ride. examine Medicine Hat shelf sandstones at The CSPG Sedimentology Division is Ghost Dam, Cardium shoreface sandstones Please visit www.cspgsedimentology.org hosting an informal one-day field trip to at Seebee, and Medicine Hat shelf website for more details. The deadline for several outcrops of Cretaceous shelf, sandstones and Virgelle shoreface registering is Friday, May 26, 2006. offshore, and shoreface siliciclastic deposits sandstones on the Highwood River; of the Colorado Group in the foothills in however, plans depends on river levels. the Calgary vicinity. The field trip is a new initiative by the CSPG Sedimentology There is no fee for the trip, participants are Division to further facilitate informal responsible for their own transporation. sharing of observations and knowledge and Bring your own lunch, snacks, and drinks
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The Southern Alberta foothills consider how each added to our present guidance. In addition to possibly providing and front ranges: A sampling of knowledge base, much of which is applicable access to things like subsurface data, we are lessons from the past, and an to thrust belts world-wide. interested in hearing suggestions as to what outline of proposed GSC the activity should emphasize, and how GIS- activities in the near future The second part of the presentation will enabled maps might be used (to guide their introduce a new Geological Survey of Canada development). This input will help to SPEAKER activity in a proposed project within the GSC’s maximize the impact of these new products, Glen Stockmal new Energy Program.The principal outputs of and extend their useful lifetimes. Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary) the project are new petroleum resource assessments, whereas among the key products BIOGRAPHY 12:00 Noon of the southern Alberta activity are three Glen Stockmal received a B.Sc.(Hons.) degree Thursday, June 8, 2006 1:100,000 scale map-sheets and associated from the University of Manitoba in 1977, an cross-sections, spanning the Eastern Cordillera M.Sc. from the University of Calgary in 1979, Petro-Canada from the Plains into the Front Ranges, and and a Ph.D. from Brown University in 1983. West Tower, room 17D (17th floor) from the international border to the Bow Following a post-doctoral fellowship at Dalhousie 150 6th Avenue SW River corridor.These digital compilation maps University, in 1985 he joined the Geological Calgary, Alberta will be fully GIS-enabled, underlain in part by Survey of Canada in Dartmouth, N.S. In 1991, digital data acquired during previous GSC having endured a dozen years living out of sight Research and exploration across the Foothills mapping activities. Critical to the success of of the Rockies, he transferred to the GSC’s and Front Ranges of southern Alberta have this activity will be access to proprietary Calgary office, where he has been involved in a provided us with a deep and fundamental subsurface data to constrain regional cross- variety of activities, including mapping in understanding of the nature of thin-skinned sections, of which six are planned (two per southern Alberta and northeastern B.C. thrust-and-fold belts, in addition to substantial map sheet). Database structures underlying energy resources. The Southern Canadian GIS-enabled maps should ideally be INFORMATION Rocky Mountains are often considered an constructed to answer particular questions. Talks are free and do not require pre-registration. “archetypal” thin-skinned belt, in large part Knowing the types of questions that might be Please bring your lunch. Goodies and drinks are due to the seminal publications of Bob asked is clearly important in the database provided by HEF Petrophysical Consulting, and the Douglas, Clint Dahlstrom, Bert Bally, Ray Price, planning stages. room is provided by Petro-Canada. If you would like and many others. It is easy to take some of this to be on the Structural Division e-mail list, or if knowledge for granted, and perhaps forget just Therefore, within the context of what this you’d like to give a talk, please contact Jamie how hard won it was. The first part of the area has taught us, and what it might continue Jamison at (403) 269-3158 or [email protected]. presentation will briefly examine a handful of to provide in terms of insights, we are looking published examples and case studies, and for industry and university input and
CSPG Structural Division workshop on lateral structural changes in thrust belts
The Structural Division of the CSPG will host an informal one-day workshop and one-day field trip on September 26 and 27, 2006 in Kananaskis Country.The goal of the session is to discuss lateral variability in thrust belts.We view this as one of the ‘next frontiers’ in terms of our understanding of thrust belts, and feel that the time is right to gather a group of structural geologists to share ideas and data.
Topics for discussion may include: • roles of lateral structures in forming Interested participants should contact • lateral ramps structural traps for oil and gas accumulations Elizabeth Atkinson (eatkinso@petro- • lateral thrust displacement transfer canada.ca) or Jamie Jamison (jamie@ • lateral terminations of thrust sheets This event will be a true workshop, where hef.com) to receive email updates, costs, and • thrust ‘swing-backs’ (in map view) discussion leaders will introduce topics and final agenda, by August 15. Participation is • transverse faults within thrust sheets then lead a discussion with all participants. limited; preference will be given to • inversion of pre-existing lateral structures Volunteers are invited to lead discussion discussion and field leaders and participants • changes in structural trends and their sessions. Participants with data examples of providing data, and otherwise first come causes lateral structural changes are particularly first served. • relationship of lateral changes to the encouraged. Ideas for field stops in the temporal evolution of thrust structures Kananaskis area are also welcome. 14 June 5/11/06 7:23 PM Page 15 June 5/11/06 7:23 PM Page 16
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JOSEPH TYRRELL’S COMMENCEMENT River, a post known as Dace’s House existed Historical Atlas of Canada, ed. R. Cole Harris, vol. TO HIS EXPLORATION TO PARTS for a short period, which had been occupied 1, Plate 62, pub. University of Toronto Press, UNKNOWN by an independent fur-trader. It would appear Toronto). from their respective locations that all, with 0n June 6th, 1892, Joseph Tyrrell and his the exception of the post on Gwillim Lake, While on a stopover in Winnipeg,Joseph Tyrrell assistant, Donaldson Dowling left Ottawa by were accessed by voyageurs and traders from and Donaldson Dowling visited C. C. Chapman, railway for western Canada on the first stage of the Lake Athabasca region by way of Fond du Commissioner of the Hudson’s Bay Company, their respective routes to the starting points Lac River, Black Lake, and Cree River whereas in order to obtain letters of introduction to the from where they would commence their the Gwillim Lake post was approached by managers of the Company’s trading posts that studies. The region assigned to them was the the Churchill, Mudjatick (Caribou), and they intended to contact. The Commissioner south-central portion of the North West Gwillim Rivers. also included directives to his post managers Territories, being bounded by the provisional authorizing the furnishing, on account, of districts of Athabasca on the west, During the late 18th century and culminating with provisions and if necessary, equipment. After Saskatchewan on the south, and Keewatin on the Hudson’s Bay Company’s union with the their arrival in Regina, Tyrrell had instructed the east. In 1898 the district of Athabasca was North West Company in 1821, competition Dowling to continue to Calgary where he was extended eastward, incorporating Tyrrell’s and involving these two companies, as well as to board the Calgary and Edmonton Railway to Dowling’s area of exploration.Then, in 1905 the independent traders from Montreal,in their quest its terminus in Edmonton. From there he was three provisional districts, named from north for new beaver-rich hunting regions, had resulted to travel some 90 miles along the Edmonton - to south; Athabasca, Saskatchewan, and in the establishment of over 600 posts in Western Athabasca trail to his starting point on the Assiniboia were combined to create the Canada. The vast majority of these posts were Athabasca River.While there, Dowling was to province of Saskatchewan; as were the district ephemeral and consequently undocumented. At meet James Collins, the latter having delivered of Alberta and the western portion of the time of the union between the Hudson’s Bay a single-masted sailboat from Selkirk, Manitoba. Athabasca to create the province of Alberta. In Company and the North West Company, 125 This vessel had been utilized by Tyrrell and the present provincial configurations, Tyrrell’s posts were active. After 1821, the Hudson’s Bay Dowling during the previous two field seasons and Dowling’s investigations were essentially Company had eliminated 73 which they deemed while mapping the geology of the coastline and confined to northeastern Alberta and northern to be unprofitable (1987, Moodie, D.Wayne et al; (Continued on Page 18...) Saskatchewan lying approximately between north latitudes 55° and 60° and west longitudes 108° and 112.° The region was limited on the north by Lake Athabasca and Fond du Lac (Black or Stone Lake) and the Churchill (English or Missinipi) River on the south.To the west it was bounded by the Athabasca (Elk) River, including La Loche, Buffalo (Peter Pond), and Ile-a-la-Crosse Lakes. The eastern limits extended to Wollaston and Reindeer Lakes and the connecting Cochrane (Ice) River. The interior of this remote terrain, comprising some 35,000 square miles, had been virtually unexplored. The native density was low, with family bands of Woodland Cree and Chipewyan making infrequent hunting and trapping incursions into the region.
Between 1790 and 1805, several documented fur-trading posts, of less than five years duration, had been established along a northern canoe route, which coursed through the central portion of this remote region. Notably, Hudson’s Bay Company’s posts had been built on the east bank of Gwillim Lake, as well as another at the outpouring of Cree Lake into the upper reaches of Cree River. This post was known as Mowatt’s House.The North West Company’s post, named Indian Lake, had been established on the southwest edge of Cree Lake.To the northwest of Cree Lake, in the upper reaches of the Pipestone River, the latter being a tributary of the Cree 17 June 5/11/06 7:23 PM Page 18
(...Continued from Page 17) islands of Lakes Winnipegosis and Winnipeg. Tyrrell had given their fishing smack a head- scratching paleontologic name, Pterodactyl – not that their vessel was capable of pre-dating the feat of the Wright brothers.
From Athabasca Landing,Dowling was required by Tyrrell to survey the Athabasca River to its discharge into Lake Athabasca, including the river’s tributaries lying north of Fort McMurray. On arriving at the mouth of the Athabasca River, he was to continue his survey along its south shore to the lake’s eastern extremity, including the streams discharging into it. Dowling’s party was to arrive at the settlement of Fond du Lac, where they would be met by Tyrrell and his party not later than August 1st.
As for Joseph Tyrrell, his first stage of his summer’s survey was to attempt to reach Fond du Lac by a direct route north from Lac Ile-à- la-Crosse to Black Lake. It would entail crossing a regional height of land separating the Hudson Bay watershed from the watershed of the Arctic Ocean.
Tyrrell, after detraining from the Canadian Pacific Railway at Regina, boarded the Qu’Appelle, Long Lake, and Saskatchewan Railway to its terminus at Prince Albert, the latter rail line having been completed the previous year. At Prince Albert, he hired a
CANADIAN SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2007 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE In accordance with Article VI, subparagraph (a) of the By-Laws, the Nominating Committee hereby calls for Nominations to Stand for Election to the 2007 Executive Committee of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.
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teamster with a light wagon and with his the lake. It is reputed, that Ile-à-la-Crosse’s name Hudson’s Bay Company’s post. The flat-lying assistant, Herbert Porter, proceeded along the was derived from the Chipewyan game of outcrop was located near the southwest shore Prince Albert - Green Lake Trail, a distance of lacrosse, first observed by Canadian fur-traders of Aubichon Arn.This northwest-trending broad 120 miles, to its termination at the Hudson’s from Montreal and their Iroquois canoe channel, immediately north of Ile-à-la-Crosse, Bay’s depot, located at the southwest end of paddlers, The game was being played on the decreases in width after 17 miles to form Deep Green Lake. Here, Joseph Tyrrell met with a Mr. sandy beach of Lacrosse Island, located two-and- River, the watercourse leading to Methye (La Gwillim with two Peterborough canoes. The one-quarter miles offshore from the site of Ile-à- Loche) Portage. Tyrrell’s description of the latter had arrived several days earlier, having la-Crosse settlement. An alternative derivation exposure is of a: “light-yellow, brown- been previously instructed by Tyrrell to be the of the lake’s name is that the game of lacrosse weathering, friable sandstone, horizontally custodian of the canoes during their freighting was introduced by the visiting Iroquois natives bedded, but often shows clear false bedding. It from Ontario. Coincidentally, at the time of (1980, Russel, E.T.,:What’s in a Name – The Story contains many small nodules of ironstone, Tyrrell’s arrival, a Mr. Moberly, who was the Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, 3rd edn., mixed with sandy clay shale. It contains many officer in charge of the Company’s post at Ile-à- pub. Western Producer Prairie Books, fragmentary remains of plants, now entirely la-Crosse, happened to be visiting the Saskatoon, Sask., p. 147). carbonized.” He further states: “it represents Company’s Green Lake depot to supervise the some of the lower layers of the Dakota disposition of some of its inventory. Thomas Frobisher, an independent fur pedlar sandstone.” Once again, he makes no mention from Montreal founded the first trading post at of this Lower Cretaceous sand hosting bitumen. Fortunately, he was able to apprise Moberly of Ile-à-la-Crosse, having wintered there in 1776. the nature and geographic extent of his He, along with his two brothers, Joseph and During his short stay at Ile-à-la-Crosse, Joseph intended exploration, as well as delivering to Benjamin, and Simon McTavish were the Tyrrell engaged a métis, Pierre Girard as a guide him directives from Commissioner Chapman. principals in the formation of the initial North and two Chipewyan natives, Ithingo and West Company which was organized during Heddery, as canoemen. On June 29th, 1892, he On June 21st, Joseph Tyrrell commenced his the winter of 1783. William Linklater of the and his survey crew, including their equipment initial track survey by canoe from the south end Hudson’s Bay Company had built an adjacent and provisions, left the settlement of Ile-à-la- of Green Lake up its elongate configuration to post to that of the North West Company in Crosse with Tyrrell stating to: ”push northward its northern limits. Here, it is drained by the 1799 (Ibid.:1939, Morton, Arthur S. – pp. 327, in canoes from there through the unknown short Green Lake River, which, in turn 453).The Roman Catholic Mission was founded country.” After proceeding some 37 miles along discharges into the Beaver River. His survey in Ile-à-1a-Crosse in 1846. the lake’s west shore, his party arrived at its continued down Beaver River to its mouth at northern terminus. Here, a narrow expression Ile-à-la-Crosse Lake. This entire traverse, The only bedrock exposure reported by Joseph of the Churchill River,one-and-one-half miles in covering an approximate distance of 100 miles, Tyrrell in the environs of Lac Ile-à-la-Crosse was length, conjoins with Shagwenaw Lake. The was devoid of bedrock exposures with the revealed five-and-one-half miles north of the (Continued on Page 36...) exception of two locations.Tyrrell, applying the American stratigraphic terminology used for differentiating the Cretaceous strata occurring in the Upper Missouri River valley, cites the presence of: “typical Niobrara shale (Second Speckled Shale) containing large numbers of Foraminifera (Globigerina),” that he observed on the west bank of Green Lake, just to the north of the trail skirting the lake’s west shore. He inferred that since the occurrence of these Cretaceous shale fragments were positioned standing on edge and near the water’s edge, that they represent talus detached from their former in situ position comprising the valley wall. The second location, an authentic bedrock exposure was examined by Tyrrell some six miles below Grand Rapid and a short distance above the mouth of Doré River, the latter being a west- flowing tributary of the Beaver River. He describes cliffs of:“well bedded, soft sandstone, probably of Dakota age, rises to a height of 90 feet on the west bank.” Tyrrell makes no mention of the presence of bitumen associated with this sand occurrence.
After arriving at the mouth of the Beaver River, Tyrrell’s party proceeded west across a five-mile stretch of Lac Ile-à-la-Crosse to reach the settlement of Ile-à-la-Crosse, consisting of a Hudson’s Bay post, Roman Catholic Mission, Residential School,and a small native community. The settlement is situated on a prominent sand peninsula located near the southwest corner of 19 June 5/11/06 7:23 PM Page 20
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assets into an oil and gas royalty trust Honours and awards extended to Mr. structure and thereby providing a tax- Riddell include an Honorary Doctor of efficient income stream for shareholders. Science degree from the University of Again in 2005, Clay and Paramount spun Manitoba, the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal out another new public entity, Trilogy from CSPG, the J. C. Sproule award from Energy Trust. Clay has always had the the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy business prowess to turn ideas into value and Petroleum (CIM), and the Outstanding and that genuinely sets him apart. Explorer award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists While successfully building essentially three (AAPG), as well as business awards intermediate-sized energy companies, Clay recognizing his entrepreneurial success. has also made time to be involved in The faculty of Environment, Earth, and industry activities serving as President of Resources at the University of Manitoba Clayton H. Riddell the Canadian Society of Petroleum has been recently renamed the Clayton H. Geologists (CSPG) in 1987. He served Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and The CSPG welcomes Mr. Clayton H. Riddell several years on the Canadian Geoscience Sciences. into Honorary Membership recognizing his Council. In addition, he has served two varied and significant contributions to the terms as a Governor of the Canadian In recognizing Mr. Clayton H. Riddell’s geological community, the oil and gas Association of Petroleum Producers numerous and significant accomplishments industry, and our society. (CAPP) from 1992 to 1995 and from 1998 we welcome him as a Honorary Member of to 2001, including serving as the Chairman the Canadian Society of Petroleum Clay Riddell has been involved actively in in 1993. Clay is also known for his Geologists. the oil and gas industry for 47 years. As a philanthropy and he recently made a major graduate of the University of Manitoba gift to his alma mater, The University of with a B.Sc. in Geology, Clay began his Manitoba. career as an exploration geologist with The Standard Oil Company of California in 1959. By 1969 the entrepreneurial spirit in Clay took over and he left Chevron to start his own business, C.H. Riddell Geological Consultants Ltd. He incorporated Paramount Oil & Gas Ltd., a private oil and gas company in 1971 and in 1978 it became the basis of a new public company, Paramount Resources Ltd.
Clay recognized the shallow gas potential of the Devonian in northeastern Alberta and mapped the subcrop edges of at least five different internal reservoir members within the Grosmont Formation, as well as the Nisku Formation equivalent subcrop edge and the Leduc Formation. At the same time, Clay pioneered a second shallow gas play in northeastern Alberta. This involved the discovery of gas in the Cretaceous clastics of the McMurray and Wabiskaw formations along the Devonian salt collapse edge.
Mapping the plays is one thing, but translating the ideas into a billion-dollar enterprise is something very different. In 2003, after over 20 years of successful exploration and development on the Northeast Alberta shallow gas trends, Clay and Paramount successfully created a new public entity, Paramount Energy Trust, by transferring the original Northeast Alberta
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His love of teaching soon led him to become the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board. Some Vice President and Partner of the Canadian of his most important contributions to the Petroleum Training Institute. Following this, profession have been through his work with he joined Mount Royal College in 1990 and APEGGA and the Canadian Council of served as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professional Geoscientists. He served six Technology from 1990 to 1995. years as a member of Council and two years as Second Vice President of APEGGA. He In 1979, Gordon formed Summus Resource chaired the Canadian Geoscience Council Evaluations Limited to offer domestic and Professional Registration Committee and international consulting and training to the the Canadian Council of Professional petroleum industry.This work has taken him Engineers Geoscience Implementation Task around the globe, and he has taught and Force. Gordon is currently a Past-President, consulted in Southeast Asia, Africa, South and a Past-Chair of the Board of Directors, Dr. Donald Williams America, the Caribbean, Australia, England Canadian Council of Professional and the United States. Not surprisingly, Geoscientists. The CSPG welcomes Dr. Gordon Donald Gordon has maintained contact with the Williams into Honorary Membership academic community and is currently a Gordon has been previously recognized for recognizing his 50-year career in teaching sessional instructor in the Petroleum Land his significant contributions, and his awards and administration in academia and his many Management program in the Haskayne include APEGGA’s L.C. Charlesworth contributions to the energy industry. School of Business at the University of Professional Service Award, GAC’s J. Willis Calgary. Ambrose Medal and CSPG’s President’s Dr. Williams received his B.Sc. (General Award. It is with great pleasure that we Science) in 1955 from Brandon College, Gordon has spent a great deal of time welcome Dr. Gordon Donald Williams as an Brandon, Manitoba. After a few years of serving the profession in many capacities. He Honorary Member of the Canadian Society toiling for California Standard (now Chevron has been the president of both the CSPG of Petroleum Geologists. Canada Resources) and PanAmerican and the Edmonton Geological Society and Petroleum (now Amoco Canada), Gordon has served as an Acting Board Member of returned to academia and was awarded his Ph.D. in 1960 from the University of Alberta. His thesis, entitled “The Mannville Group, Central Alberta”, was supervised by Drs. Robert E. Folinsbee and Charles R. Stelck. Gordon subsequently published an influential paper based on the results of his thesis work. He was also the lead author of the Upper Cretaceous chapter in the renowned Geological History of Western Canada Atlas, published in 1964, by CSPG.
After his Ph.D., Gordon rejoined Amoco in Calgary and then returned to the Department of Geology at the University of Alberta where he developed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Subsurface Methods, Geology of Petroleum, Coal Geology, Stratigraphy, Engineering Geology, Historical and Physical Geology, and Geological Communication. His 25-year teaching career was spent mainly at the University of Alberta, but included two years at the University of Queensland in Australia. He was an influential teacher and mentor, supervising numerous graduate theses. Many of his former students have gone on to be leaders in the petroleum industry, both in Canada and Australia.
Gordon left the University of Alberta in 1985 and went back to “the patch” as District Geologist for Suncor Energy.
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CSPG AWARDS – GRADUATE THESIS AWARDS – BEST M.SC.
Lori Meyer
The winner of the 2005 M.Sc. thesis award is Lori Meyer. Her thesis, entitled Internal Architecture of an Ancient, Deep-water, Passive Margin Turbidite System,Upper Kaza Group, Windermere Supergroup, British Figure 1.Aerial photograph of the Castle Creek study area, Cariboo Mountains, east-central B.C., Canada. The enclosed area shows the location of the Upper Kaza Group mapped (1:600 scale) in this study. Columbia, was co-supervised by Dr. G.M. Ross and Dr. C. Riediger at the University of Calgary. Lori also received valuable guidance from Dr. J.P. Zonneveld (GSC-Calgary) and between measured sections that are Lori’s work was the first detailed Dr. R.W.C. Arnott (University of Ottawa). significant distances apart. Detailed stratigraphic study of deep-water deposits Financial support for this study was sedimentology and stratigraphy identified in the Upper Kaza Group at Castle Creek provided by the Windermere Consortium three stratigraphic regions in the Castle and provides an outcrop analogue that can (Anadarko Canada, Canadian Natural Creek study area that are interpreted as a be used to simulate, compare with, and Resources, Devon Canada, Encana prograding basin-floor fan depositional provide realistic reservoir parameters for Corporation, Nexen and Shell), NSERC setting with evidence of lateral shifts (axis modern deep-water petroleum reservoirs. Research and Development Grant, and a to off-axis) in sedimentation (Figure 2). 2003 AAPG Grant-in-Aid.
Prior to completing her M.Sc., Lori received her B.Sc. Honors at the University of Alberta in 1999. After a year of travelling through Africa, southeast Asia, and Australia, Lori joined Advantage Energy (2000-2002). When an opportunity to study deep-water sedimentology and stratigraphy was presented, Lori could not turn down the chance to spend 50+ consecutive days mapping and camping in the Cariboo Mountains! Since completing her M.Sc. thesis, Lori has been employed at Imperial Oil Resources in Calgary where she has worked a variety of development projects in both the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin and the Arctic/Beaufort Basin.
Lori’s thesis included mapping and interpreting an unconfined, sand-rich, basin- floor submarine fan deposit in the Neoproterozoic Upper Kaza Group of the Windermere Supergroup at Castle Creek, British Columbia (Figure 1). Subglacial exposure at Castle Creek made this an Figure 2. Schematic diagram showing relative changes in sandstone geometries, sediment bypass and sediment excellent outcrop for determining lateral accumulation between the three stratigraphic regions (oriented oblique to paleoflow) in the Upper Kaza study bed correlations without having to area: (A) Shallow, vertically stacked channelized lobe sandstone, (B) aggradational sandstone geometry overlain reconstruct or extrapolate correlations by an erosive surface, denoted by the triangles and (C) off-axis location of deposition in comparison to the depositional setting described for (A) and (B), respectively.
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Petroleums Ltd. and Star Oil and Gas Ltd., accumulation in relatively shallow he began his M.Sc. program at the carbonate and siliciclastic marine to deltaic University of Regina. Cameron began at environments (Figure 1). The predominant Nexen Inc. in late 2001; his project areas reservoir unit is spatially distributed as have included west-central Saskatchewan linear sandstone accumulations that are heavy oil properties, Athabasca in situ oil separated by intervening thins and is sands leases, and currently, Nexen’s Yemen reflective of deposition, migration, and Masila block. abandonment of tidally-influenced shelf sand ridges similar to modern examples in Cameron’s thesis project was proposed the North Sea. Four, transgressive- and generously funded by Nexen Inc. to regressive, relative sea-level cycles are examine the stratigraphic architecture and interpreted to have influenced deposition depositional history of the Bakken of the Bakken Formation in west-central Cameron N.Toews Formation in west-central Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan, with at least two cycles Based on detailed sedimentologic related to alternating, glacial-interglacial The 2005 recipient of an honourbale description of over 200 cores, the study events that occurred in the Southern mention in the M.Sc. Category is Cameron identified a framework containing six Hemisphere during the Late Devonian. N.Toews. His thesis, entitled “Sedimentology depositional units that was applied to over and Stratigraphic Architecture of the 2,000 wells, creating a high-resolution This depositional model for the linear Bakken Formation (Devonian-Mississippian), sequence stratigraphic model. sandstone accumulations of the Bakken West-Central Saskatchewan.” was supervised Formation in west-central Saskatchewan is by Dr. Katherine Bergman at the University Regionally, the Late Devonian to Early a rare subsurface example of tidally- of Regina. Mississippian (Fammenian-Tournaisian) influenced shelf sand ridges and a template Bakken Formation is a relatively thin, that predicts reservoir geometries and Cameron graduated from the University of predominantly siliciclastic marine deposit heterogeneities that impact secondary and Manitoba with a B.Sc. (Honours) in consisting of black shale upper and lower tertiary heavy oil recovery methods. Geology in 1998. His undergraduate thesis members, with a mudstone, siltstone, work examined Ordovician bryozoan sandstone, and carbonate middle member. bioherms and was supervised by Dr. In west-central Saskatchewan, the middle Robert Elias and Dr. Graham Young. Bakken member consists of 4 depositional Following two summers at Poco units, all of which record deposition and
Figure 1. Generalized cartoon showing the stratigraphic architecture of the Bakken Formation in west-central Saskatchewan. SB/TSE - amalgamated sequence boundary and transgressive surface of erosion.
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CSPG AWARDS – PRESIDENT’S AWARD
The CSPG President’s Award is our Society’s highest service award and is generally bestowed on one or more individuals for the critical role they have played in staging a hallmark event in a given year. In 2005 that hallmark event, the product of many years of diligent preparation and volunteer time, was the AAPG Annual Convention held this past June in Calgary, and hosted by the CSPG.
And what an event it was! The convention had over 7,200 registrants, 4,300 of these from outside Canada, plus an incredible technical John Hogg Marty Hewitt program consisting of over 900 presentations, supplemented by dozens of field trips and short courses.The convention reaped a profit wells on the Scotian Shelf including two In 2000, Marty moved to PanCanadian, now of some $1.05 Mm (Cdn). The scale of the significant discoveries. EnCana, joining the Gulf of Mexico exploration enterprise dwarfed anything Calgary has ever team. The team participated in several seen in terms of geoscience conventions.The John subsequently joined Petro-Canada discoveries in the deepwater Gulf, most twenty-six person convention committee where he worked the Jeanne D’arc Basin as a notably the Tahiti discovery with Chevron in undertook a Herculean task and executed it Senior Geologist. In 1997 he was hired by 2002. In 2003, Marty became the Team Lead for to perfection. All committee members are to PanCanadian to be their Exploration Manager the Gulf of Mexico development team. In 2004, be thanked profusely for their efforts, but it for Atlantic Canada, where he was involved Marty left the Gulf to manage EnCana’s was John and Marty’s thoughtful recruiting, with the 1 Tcf Jurassic Deep Panuke exploration assets in Alaska. inspiration, and guidance of that committee discovery. Most recently John joined that is being especially acknowledged by this Burlington Resources (now ConocoPhillips) Marty is currently Group Lead of Long Term award. where he is General Manager of New Development for EnCana’s CO2 miscible Ventures and Frontiers. flood in Weyburn, Saskatchewan responsible Thus in recognition of the outstanding for a multidisciplinary team charged with leadership of the local organizing committee John’s contributions to CSPG over the past characterizing this complex reservoir and for this convention provided by the 25 years have been significant. He was general optimizing recovery from this 1.4 billion Convention General Chair and Vice General chair of the 1996 Pools Convention, he has barrel giant field. Chair, the CSPG is very proud to give the served as your Society’s President in 2003, President’s Award for 2005 to John Hogg and and is currently on the Board of Directors of Marty is an active volunteer with both the Marty Hewitt. the CSPG Trust.He has been recognized with Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists numerous awards including the President’s (CSPG), where he currently serves as Finance John Hogg Award in 1996 and the CSPG Best Paper Director and is the co-recipient of the 2006 John is a native of Hamilton Ontario and Award in 2001. President’s Award and the American graduated from McMaster with an honours Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), B.Sc. in 1981. Marty Hewitt where he is a 2006 recipient of the Marty earned his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology Distinguished Service Award. Upon graduation, John moved to Calgary, from McMaster University in Hamilton, Alberta to his first job in the oil patch with Ontario Canada in 1982. After graduation, BIOGRAPHY Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., one of the Marty joined Petro-Canada and worked for John Richard Hogg original seven sisters. John was very fortunate four years exploring for and developing oil General Chairman AAPG 2005 Calgary in the early eighties to work high-risk and gas in northern Alberta and northeastern exploration as a new hire geologist at Gulf. British Columbia. In 1986, Marty was John Richard Hogg was born to Christine and Melvin For his first three years John worked in the transferred to Petro-Canada’s Frontier in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on October 30, 1958. high arctic, Sverdrup Basin, in the Canadian Exploration Group where he worked for the Growing up in a blue collar “steel town”, in the early Queen Elizabeth Islands, north of 80°. By the next 14 years, primarily in the Jeanne d’Arc 1960s was a good place to learn about rocks. As a end of his third year he had proposed two Basin offshore Newfoundland in a variety of youngster he was intrigued by both the many fossils locations for drilling off the ice islands on the exploration and development roles, notably he found on the Niagara escarpment, which divides Arctic Ocean. on the Hibernia and Terra Nova development the north and south parts of the city of Hamilton. projects. During this period, Marty completed In high school John concentrated on math, sciences, In 1984, John decided to move to gain a two-year assignment in Petro-Canada’s and music.While excelling in the natural sciences he expertise in other offshore basins of Canada. Frontier and International strategic planning also had an intense passion for music and played Working for Husky Oil Operations Ltd. group. Marty ended his career at Petro- guitar, saxophone, and base trombone as well as allowed John his first look at the exciting Canada working on the company’s assets in singing in the high school choir. John also enjoyed world of Atlantic Canada exploration. During the North Sea.While at Petro-Canada, Marty sports and was a member of the tennis and his four years at Husky, John drilled or was completed his MBA degree at the University badminton teams and participated on the track and involved with the drilling of about a dozen of Calgary in 1991. field team throwing javelin, discus, and shot put. 30 (Continued on Page 35...) June 5/11/06 7:28 PM Page 31 June 5/11/06 7:28 PM Page 32 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 33 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 34 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 35
(...Continued from Page 30) John’s first indications of leadership appeared in high school where he was elected the Student-President of the Music Department and in his senior year learned defeat when he finished second in the race for Student Council President of his High School.
Entering McMaster University, John planned to become a chemist. In his first year his elective was a year-long course in geology and by the end of 1977 he knew that his career path would be rocky (pun intended). By his senior year John was dedicated to the field of geology and once again served in a volunteer role as the elected President of the McMaster University undergraduate Geology Club.
After graduation in 1981, John moved to Calgary, Greater confidence. Alberta to his first job in the oil patch with Gulf Canada Resources Ltd., one of the original seven sisters. John was very fortunate in the early eighties to Better results. Faster. work high-risk exploration as a new hire geologist at Gulf. For his first three years John worked in the high arctic, Sverdrup Basin, in the Canadian Queen Elizabeth Islands, north of 80°. During this time John also married Amy Arnold. Amy had graduated from college and was starting work at a local hospital in the medical laboratory field. John spent those years mastering stratigraphy, sedimentology and, petroleum exploration. By the end of his third year he had proposed two locations for drilling off Petrel the ice islands on the Arctic Ocean. Both wells were drilled, one sub-economic and one dry. Reservoir Engineering In 1984, John decided to move to gain expertise in other offshore basins of Canada.Working for Husky Oil Operations Ltd. allowed John his first look at the Petrel* workflow tools provide a complete seismic-to-simulation toolkit— exciting world of Atlantic Canada exploration. one solution uniting the subsurface domains of geophysics, geology, and During his four years at Husky, John drilled or was reservoir engineering. involved with the drilling of about a dozen wells on the Scotian Shelf including two significant Reservoir engineers can use powerful new history matching capabilities discoveries. During this time John was also starting with up-to-date production data while still honoring geologic information, to volunteer his time with his local society, the work directly with geophysicists and geologists to evaluate the quality of Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists. While John was at Husky, in 1986, he was elected for his the reservoir away from well control, and incorporate the geological fea- first term on the House of Delegates and continues tures that impact reservoir performance most. to be a member of the House. “Being able to run multiple simulations with multiple scenarios really John decided to leave Husky Oil in 1988 to work helped bracket the uncertainty, especially with limited well control in the offshore on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland for deepwater environment. Faster, more accurate answers with a greater Petro-Canada. As a Senior Geologist, John was range of uncertainties can be covered in a very short time.” Subsurface instrumental in the establishment of new Lead, Murphy Oil exploration trends in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin. In 1996 John was General Chairman of a CSPG With Petrel software, all work processes lead to one shared earth model, Annual Convention that raised $300,000, the first resulting in faster, better decisions. CSPG conference to break that financial barrier. [email protected] In 1997 John joined PanCanadian Energy where he is currently Exploration Manager of Atlantic Canada www.slb.com/petrel Exploration. In late 1998, John was involved in the most significant discovery of his exploration career while drilling a Jurassic carbonate bank underneath a depleted light gravity oil field. The discovery, Deep Panuke, has now been delineated and is estimated to contain recoverable reserves in excess of 1 trillion cubic feet. John has been actively involved in increasing PanCanadian’s asset base in Atlantic Canada and today PanCanadian is one of the leading exploration players on Canada’s Atlantic Margin. 06-IS-025 *Mark of Schlumberger
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(...Continued from Page 35) (...Continued from Page 19) After the merger of PanCanadian with AEC to form Marty earned his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology from continuation of the east-flowing Churchill River from EnCana, John continued to work in Atlantic Canada McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada the outlet of this lake reaches its confluence with the as the Vice President of Atlantic Canada and in 1982. After graduation, Marty joined Petro- south-flowing Mudjatick River within a distance of 11 Greenland Exploration with a wonderful group of Canada and worked for four years exploring for miles. Tyrrell’s party arrived at this place on the explorationist and engineers. In late 2004, John and developing oil and gas in northern Alberta and evening of the same day as their departure from Ile- move to work as a Manger of New Ventures in northeastern British Columbia. In 1986, Marty was à-la-Crosse. During the day’s traverse, Tyrrell southern Alberta exploring for unconventional transferred to Petro-Canada’s Frontier Exploration reported that he observed no rocks in place. resources until his departure from EnCana in the Group where he worked for the next 14 years, summer of 2005. John joined Burlington Resources primarily in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin offshore and was manager of New Ventures within the WCSB Newfoundland in a variety of exploration and The Mudjatick River is the most westerly of four responsible for exploring for new conventional and development roles, notably on the Hibernia and main tributaries which enter the Churchill River unconventional resources with a team of 25 Terra Nova development projects. During this from the north. Of the remaining three – Haultain, geoscientists and engineers. period, Marty completed a two-year assignment in Foster,and Reindeer – only the latter,being the most Petro-Canada’s Frontier and International strategic easterly, had previously been surveyed. The purchase of Burlington by ConocoPhillips in the planning group. Marty ended his career at Petro- spring of 2006 has brought John full circle and he Canada working on the company’s assets in the Apart from the knowledge gained from Chipewyan is now responsible for ConocoPhillips Canada’s New North Sea. While at Petro-Canada, Marty and Cree hunters who had made hunting and Ventures and Canadian Frontier assets including the completed his MBA degree at the University of trapping incursions into the regions drained by these far north and Atlantic Canada. Calgary in 1991. rivers; their exploration had yet to be undertaken by those of European ancestry, who considered the vast John’s contributions to the CSPG over the past 25 In 2000, Marty moved to PanCanadian, now region to be unknown country. years have been significant and he has been EnCana, joining the Gulf of Mexico exploration recognized with numerous awards including the team.The team participated in several discoveries CSPG Best Paper Award in 2001, at the Rock the in the deepwater Gulf, most notably the Tahiti The first recorded utterance of the Mudjatick River Foundations Conference and now his second discovery with Chevron in 2002. In 2003, Marty was made by Midshipman Robert Hood who was one President’s award this year shared with his best became the Team Lead for the Gulf of Mexico of the four naval officers who accompanied Lieutenant friend Marty Hewitt, who was the General Vice development team. In 2004, Marty left the Gulf to (later Sir John) Franklin of the Royal Navy on his first Chairman of the conference. manage EnCana’s exploration assets in Alaska. overland expedition of 1819-22 to the Arctic shores in search of a Northwest Passage. Midshipman Hood John has now chaired two CSPG conventions, Marty is currently Group Lead of Long Term made the following entry, dated June 27, 1820, in his Pools ‘96 and the AAPG 2005 meeting. His past Development for EnCana’s CO2 miscible flood in journal, as Franklin’s expedition ascended the service has included President of the CSPG in Weyburn, Saskatchewan responsible for a Churchill River at its confluence with the south- 2003 and is currently a member of the CSPG multidisciplinary team charged with characterizing flowing Mudjatick River;“We passed one portage, and Trust board of Directors. this complex reservoir and optimizing recovery the confluence of a river (Mudjatick) said to afford, by from this 1.4 billion barrel giant field. other rivers beyond a height of land, a shorter but Today, John, Amy, their daughter Sarah and son more difficult route to the Athapescow (Athabasca) Logan live in Calgary and enjoy spending time in the Marty is an active volunteer with both the Canadian Rocky Mountains and traveling to warm Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), Lake than that which is generally pursued” (1974,:To destinations during the winter months. where he currently serves as Finance Director and the Arctic by Canoe 1819-1821 - The Journal and is the co-recipient of the 2006 President’s Award Paintings of Robert Hood - Midshipman with Franklin, BIOGRAPHY and the American Association of Petroleum ed. C. Stuart Houston, The Arctic Institute of North Marty Hewitt Geologists (AAPG), where he is a 2006 recipient of America, pub. McGi11 - Queen’s University Press, Group Lead - Long Term Development the Distinguished Service Award. Montreal and London, p. 112). Weyburn Business Unit EnCana Oil & Gas Partnership, Calgary,Alberta To be continued...
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CSPG OUTREACH – ADVANCES IN EARTH SCIENCES RESEARCH CONFERENCE BY MARC LAFLAMME AND SUZANNE BOYLE
The fifth Advances in Earth Sciences environmental impact of mine waste, the Gonzalez-Mieres (Princeton), and Kathy Research Conference (AESRC) was held for geochemistry involved with the production Kalenchuk (Queen’s U.) were awarded best the first time at Queen’s University in of in-situ dolomite, innovative perspectives presentation for their respective fields.The Kingston, Ontario, on March 2nd and 3rd on the formation of the Himalayan overwhelming success of the conference 2006.AESRC gathered earth scientists from Mountains, and geotechnical aspects of would not have been possible without the Queen’s, McGill, University of Toronto, studying landslides, while a lunchtime guest generous donations of our sponsors: Esso Carlton, University of Ottawa, and lecture by Dr. Bruce Hart of McGill, as part Imperial Oil, Canadian Society of Petroleum Princeton, fostering inter-university of the CSPG special lecture tour, brought Geologists, Water and Earth Science communication and collaboration between new perspectives to the search for Associates Ltd (WESA), Nexen Inc., Ottawa students. Four topical sessions spanning the petroleum reservoirs. Carleton Geosciences Centre, Malroz entire range of the geosciences allowed for Environmental Sciences & Engineers, a unique interaction between faculty, Over 40 student delegates presented their Geostatic, O’Connor Associates, and the graduate, and undergraduate students, and research, with Larry Mackey (Queen’s U.), Canadian Geosciences Council. showcased multidisciplinary keynote and Mark D. Smith (Ottawa U.) winning the addresses by world-leading faculty of CSPG student awards for best overall Queen’s University. Drs Heather Jamieson, poster and oral presentation respectively. In Kurt Kyser, Laurent Godin, and Jean addition, Sarah Hirschorn (U. of Toronto), Hutchinson introduced delegates to the Martha Mussa-Caleca (Queen’s U.), Ramon
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CSPG OUTREACH – STUDENT CONFERENCE BY ERIN CRERAR, CSPG OUTREACH COMMITTEE
MCGILL UNIVERSITY INTERDISCIPLINARY The CSPG was pleased to sponsor the 1st GRADUATE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM place prize for best oral presentation, awarded to Anneli Jokela, Deptartment of Graduate students from the Faculty of Biology, Redpath Museum, McGill University. Science at McGill University hosted the Jeff Lukasik (Petro-Canada) attended on 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate behalf of the CSPG in conjunction with the Research Symposium on March 16th and CSPG University Outreach Lecture Tour. 17th, 2006 in Montreal, Quebec.The theme of this year’s conference was “Scientific In addition to his lecture, Jeff participated as Approaches to Complex Natural Systems”. a judge in this conference and presented the This symposium provided a forum for Oral Presentation awards to students. On student researchers to: behalf of the CSPG, I would like to congratulate the student-organizers at • Enrich their research by exchanging ideas McGill University on a successful with contemporary researchers from symposium and thank Jeff for his different scientific backgrounds participation!
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Jeff Lukasik (CSPG) presenting 1st place oral presentation award to student Anneli Jokela, Department of Biology, Redpath Museum, McGill University.
From Left to Right: Lydia Bourouiba (Honourable mention; Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, McGill), Marc Laflamme (4th place; Dept of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University),Taissa Replansky (3rd place; Dept of Biology, McGill),Anneli Jokela (1st place; Dept of Biology, Redpath Museum, McGill), Sarah Wilson (2nd place; Dept of Biology, Redpath Museum, McGill), and Jeff Lukasik (Petro-Canada/CSPG). 39 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 40
TRIASSIC AND PALEOZOIC GAS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF BC
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ABSTRACT A high-priced land sale is the result of recent exploration success in this underexplored portion of the British Columbia Foothills. Triassic Pardonet/ Baldonnel reservoirs are the traditional producers in this play, but recent significant success in deeper Paleozoic exploration is adding to land values in a region where considerable on-trend acreage remains unleased.
PROSPECT NAME: Boulder, NE British Columbia 93-O-9
OPERATORS OF NOTE: Talisman Energy, Burlington Resources Canada, and BP Canada
PLAY: Triassic and Paleozoic Foothills Gas Boulder Activity (base map generated with IHS Energy AccuMap)
PRODUCTION OF NOTE: Talisman’s during March 1969, before being suspended Brazion b-58-E/93-P-5 development well (see Activity map). was open hole-completed at around 4,000m in Pennsylvanian Taylor Flat/Lower No exploration well licences were issued in Permian Belcourt formations, and has the greater region during the 4Q 2005. During flowed a phenomenal 23.6 bcf at an average the first three quarters of 2005, only one 59.5 mmcf/d since December 2004. exploratory well was licensed. On September 1, 2005, Talisman (licensee) and Burlington RECENT ACTIVITY licensed d-21-D/93-O-9 to the northwest of On December 14, 2005, agents paid the Boulder Field and on trend with regional almost $18.6 million or $3,447 to production, about five km from the subject $3,567/ha, for three P&NG licenses lands. That well is planned to drill to 4,670m, totalling 5,268 ha, all rights, in the into an unspecified formation. The d-21-D Boulder area of the northeastern British location offsets a suspended, possible multi- Columbia Foothills. With much open zone Triassic NFW drilled by Shell Canada in Crown remaining available in this prolific 1988/89 to 4,395m at d-30-C/93-O-9. The d- gas region, competition for land is likely 21-D well also offsets a cluster of six, 1998/99 high. The new sales lands are undrilled, deviated development Triassic tests drilled by and their surroundings are almost Burlington (A, B, D-30-C; b-29-C), all with equally devoid of wells. The nearest about the same orientation; all but one of attempt at production is a 629-m open these are abandoned. The track that is not hole (2,196m to 2,656m, apparently abandoned is deemed a potential Baldonnel without stimulation) 1996/97 Jurassic/ gas well. The new d-21-D could be targeting Triassic completion at Talisman NFW c- Triassic as well as Paleozoic gas. 85-E/93-O-9; that well was plugged back after six months without any production During 1Q 2006 to February 10, only one reported. There is also Outpost c-32- exploratory well has been licensed. Talisman F/93-O-9, a Triassic test drilled in (licensee) and Burlington are partners in a 1967/68 by Husky Oil. That well only deviated exploration location at a-70-J/93-O-8 produced 20.3 mmcf of gas from licensed in early January to an unspecified Stratigraphic Column Monkman Area, NE BC (source: perforations between 2,874m and formation at 5,792m.That deep well is situated Canadian Discovery Digest May/June 2005) 3,024m, after stimulation, in the Triassic within the limits of the Boulder Field (139 bcf 40 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 41
of gas from Upper Triassic Pardonet/Baldonnel land holdings and much open Crown, BP A&B pools since 1996/97) and will be deeper Canada is shown as holding six contiguous 293- than the ~2,525m offsetting “Pardonet/ ha leases immediately adjacent to the Baldonnel” production in NFW b-70-J/93-O- December 14 parcels. That 1,758-ha block, all 8. That slightly deviated producer was drilled P&NG, expired in August 2005 but its six leases by Shell Canada in 1987/88 and is now are listed as continued.These lands are undrilled operated by Burlington. The b-70-J well was except for a 1963 shallow abandoned Hunt Oil completed (including stimulation) in 1996 in Cretaceous test at b-74-D/93-O-9. the Baldonnel, and has flowed at an IP of ~ 1.0 mmcf/d for a total of 2.1 bcf from that EXPLORATION BACKGROUND reservoir.The new exploratory a-70-J will also Exploration and exploitation in the Rocky offset deviated Outpost Talisman Burlington c- Mountain Foothills region of northeastern 51-K/93-O-8 rig released in August 2005 after British Columbia has traditionally focussed on drilling to an unspecified formation at 4,870m. the shallower Triassic and Cretaceous The new a-70-J drilling is likely targeting reservoirs, with gas trapped in imbricated Paleozoic gas. faulting and thrusting.The area of the subject lands is situated in the natural and truly OTHER SURROUNDING DEEPER WELLS frontier northwestern extension of a prolific AND LEASE HOLDERS section of that play type called Monkman by Reducing Very little drilling offsets the subject lands let major operator Talisman. Monkman, where alone deeper Paleozoic penetration (see drilling has occurred since the 1960s, includes Activity map). Of note is a 1959 Triad BP major fields such as Ojay, Grizzly, Bullmoose, Industry Risk Pennsylvanian Taylor Flat Formation test at a- Sukunka, and Boulder. Principal targets have 15-A/93-O-10.That 3,309m test penetrated a been Triassic gas, mostly from Pardonet and The Right Location… heavily faulted Paleozoic/Triassic section Baldonnel formations; the Charlie Lake which tested gas-cut mud between 2,890m Formation contributes minor gas volumes. Saskatchewan is Canada’s and 2,966m. More recently, Talisman made significant second largest oil producer, deeper gas discoveries in the Paleozoic, and the third largest natural Other than offsetting Talisman and Burlington (Continued on Page 46...) gas producer. We are a world leader in petroleum research and new technologies, committed to the optimal development of our energy resources. Exploration and development opportunities are waiting.
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REGISTRATION FORM (Please print) (On=Line forms now available at www.cspg.org) Name: ______Company: ______Address (Company preferred) with postal code: ______Work phone: ______Home Phone: ______email: ______CSPG Member? Yes No Club Handicap or average 18 hole score: ______Primary Business (please check one of the following): Oil and Gas Consulting Service company Can you help out with scoring etc. on the day of the tournament? Yes No One guest allowed per CSPG Member: Guest’s Name: ______CSPG Member? Yes No Club Handicap or average 18 hole score: ______
FEES: Basic Registration - Golf and Dinner (Includes GST): CSPG Member: $80.00 Non-member: $110.00 Guests are welcome to join us for dinner after the tournament is over; the fees are as follows: Registration for dinner only (Includes GST): Dinner only: $25.00 (Includes GST) FEES TOTAL: ______
Entry must be accompanied by the full fee and completed Waiver form. The Mixed Golf Waiver Form can be downloaded from http://www.cspg.org/events/events-social-golf.cfm. Registration will be accepted on a fi rst-come fi rst-served basis with priority given to CSPG members until August 4, 2006. Registration deadline is August 16, 2006. A $10 handling fee will be assessed against refunds, with no refunds for cancellations after 5:00 pm August 21. Send cheques payable to the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Attn: 2006 CSPG Mixed Golf Tournament to the following address or fi ll out the Credit Card form below and mail or fax to: CSPG Mixed Golf Tournament c/o David Middleton Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists 160, 540 5 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB T2P 0M2 Tel: (403) 264-5610 Fax: (403) 264-5898 email: [email protected] VISA M/C Card #: ______Expiry #: ______Name of cardholder: ______Signature: ______June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 43
ROCK CREEK OIL DISCOVERY AT NITON BY ERIN CRERAR, CSPG OUTREACH COMMITTEE bopd from the Middle Jurassic Rock Creek Member (Fernie Formation) - see log segments. To December 2005, 11-35 has flowed over 71,000 barrels of oil and 86 mmcf of gas, albeit producing on a full-month basis only since September 2005. In that month, the discovery well flowed on average 599 bopd, a substantial proportion of the company’s 2,116 boe/d total average production for the first nine months of 2005. Land on which this significant discovery was made was purchased by Diamond Tree on April 7, 2004, as a one- section lease, for $364/ha (P&NG to base Nordegg).
Diamond Tree Energy is a Calgary- based junior oil and gas explorer and developer focused on long-life, liquids-rich natural gas production. Initially formed in April 2001 as private Diamond Tree Resources, the company executed a reverse takeover of Wise Wood Niton Rock Creek Activity (base map generated with IHS Energy AccuMap) Corporation in December 2004, when it consolidated and changed This article is reprinted with permission from discovery released in Western Canada in the its name to Diamond Tree Energy. The Canadian Discovery’s CEO map series. For last quarter of 2005 was made by junior company’s assets are concentrated mostly in information on products offered by CDL, please visit Diamond Tree Energy at Niton. Outpost 11- Alberta, but Diamond Tree is expanding west www.canadiandiscovery.com or call 269-3644. 35-54-12W5 was drilled in August 2004 and into northeastern British Columbia and went on stream in December that same year. further north into Peace River Arch country. ABSTRACT Based on the first 2,100 hours (~3 months Diamond Tree has another section of land The most significant new non-Devonian oil equivalent) of production, that well flowed at under its own name adjacent to the 11-35 discovery in the Western Canada released an impressive initial production (IP) of 583 discovery. Section 2-55-12W5 graphically this quarter was made by junior Diamond (Continued on Page 44...) Tree Energy at Niton. Outpost 11-35-54- 12W5 went on stream in December 2004, logging an impressive IP of 583 bopd from the Middle Jurassic Rock Creek sand. More drilling success quickly followed.
PROSPECT NAME: Niton,Alberta T54, R12W5
OPERATORS OF NOTE: Diamond Tree Energy, Eastshore Energy
PLAY: Jurassic Rock Creek Oil
PRODUCTION OF NOTE: Diamond Tree’s significant production at Outpost 11- 35-54-12W5, with an IP of 583 bopd (plus substantial solution gas), has sparked a flurry of successful local exploratory and development drilling, and some expensive land acquisition.
RECENT ACTIVITY The most significant new non-Devonian oil 11-35 Log Segments (source: IHS Energy AccuLogs) 43 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 44
GPP to Diamond Tree, the company could implement a secondary recovery scheme to boost rates, reserves, and reserves life.
ROCK CREEK SANDS PLAY The Niton Field is an important multi-zone oil and gas producer. The new Rock Creek discovery (Rock Creek W) and its follow-up drilling are located at the southern edge of, by far, the largest single pool in the field, the Basal Quartz A & Rock Creek F, which has produced 10.4 million barrels of 37º API oil and 322 bcf of gas since 1965. Production in the field is largely from the Lower Cretaceous Basal Quartz Formation and Rock Creek, with some oil and gas from the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation.
The Niton Rock Creek reservoirs are a small part of an important, largely stratigraphic play involving Rock Creek sands surrounded and sealed by shales (see Play map segment). Drape over underlying basement structures Rock Creek Sands Central Alberta (source: Strategy 2005) and drape over deeper Devonian reefs and bank margins may provide additional (...Continued from Page 43) same section during the latter half of 2005 trapping. The Rock Creek Member is shows the scale of land price increases that are now pumping gassy oil. The producing unconformably underlain by the Middle can result from a major discovery. Diamond reservoir is not identified, but is very likely to Poker Chip shales (Fernie Formation) and Tree acquired P&NG to base of Rock Creek be the Rock Creek (1985 Talisman 6-34 unconformably overlain by the Upper Fernie in the SW quarter in January 2000 for Nordegg test briefly produced minor Rock Grey Bed shales, which in turn are $157/ha, and SE quarter in June of that year Creek oil in 1990 before being abandoned). unconformably overlain by Lower for $127/ha. In contrast, at the November 2, Section 34 was purchased by Antelope Land Cretaceous strata. Often the Jurassic- 2005 sale, the company paid $3,959/ha and (P&NG to base Nordegg) in April 2004 for Cretaceous unconformity is indistinguishable $6,577/ha for all P&NG in the NW and $872/ha. Eastshore’s plans for 2006 at Niton on logs. Use of core and palynology or NE quarters, respectively (no demonstrated have not been fully finalized, but it appears detailed facies analysis may assist in prospectivity below the Rock Creek in that four to six wells are planned. differentiating the Jurassic from Cretaceous the area). sediments.The Rock Creek Member consists In January 2006, Eastshore announced an of a heterogeneous package of sandstones, Diamond Tree licensed and drilled one other important light crude discovery at Niton.That coquinas, shales, and mudstones deposited on Jurassic test in the area in 2004, on a section well has nine metres of pay and flow was a shallow marine shelf. Reservoirs are purchased by Golden Eagle Energy for reported to have stabilized at over 300 boe/d dominantly sandy coquinas, coquinoid $632/ha in April 2004. Outpost 11-27-54- (light oil plus solution gas) in March 2006.The sandstones, or quartz arenites. 12W5 was dry. In 2005, the company licensed company has not revealed the precise location five Nordegg development and one Outpost nor the interval of its discovery. There is evidently much room for new, surrounding the 11-35 discovery, resulting to stacked hydrocarbon discoveries at Niton date in at least three flowing gassy oil wells. Both Eastshore and Diamond Tree are applying and elsewhere in the extensive Rock Creek Some production details are still confidential, for Good Production Practice (GPP) for their Sands play area. but the reservoir is likely Rock Creek. Most oil wells at Niton. If the EUB does not grant notable is Outpost 1-2-55-12W5/2 which has flowed over 86,000 barrels of oil since June 2005. The company’s plans for 2006 include two locations.
Another Calgary-based junior oil and gas operator active in the environs of the 11-35 discovery is Eastshore Energy. The company, which started operations following an initial public offering in June 2003, plans to grow through the drill bit. Eastshore is focused on long-life, high-pressure liquids-rich sweet gas and light oil in west-central Alberta. Eastshore licensed one Jurassic test near the Diamond Tree discovery in 2004; development 13-34 came up dry. But three Jurassic locations licensed and drilled on the Rock Creek Sands Play (source: Strategy 2005) 44 June 5/11/06 7:29 PM Page 45
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Thank you to all the Short Courses (CSPG) Exhibits Committee Elizabeth O’Neill Nolan Moore volunteers on the Organizing Samson Canada Trivision Geosystems Ltd. Committee who made the Short Courses (CWLS) Jim Fleming 2006 CSPG CSEG CWLS Joint Brian Glover Western Diazo Convention a success! Petro Canada Carly Frank General Co-Chair (CSPG) Posters (CSPG) EnCana Corporation Mark Cooper Greg Cave EnCana Corporation Samson Canada Ltd Tracy Schuart EnCana Corporation General Co-Chair (CSEG) Darren Singleton Kevin Marsh Vlad Iglesias GEO-X Posters (CSEG) WELLTEC CANADA INC Joanne Lanteigne General Co-Chair (CWLS) Paradigm Vic Urban Roy Benteau Arcis Corporation EOG Resources Posters (CWLS) Burnie Cossette Publications & Finance Chair IHS Energy Communications Chair Darren Aldridge Corey Hooge Baker Atlas Core Conference Pioneer Natural Resources Jim E. Barclay Technical Prog. Co-Chair (CSPG) Burlington Resources Canada Marketing & Publicity Kirk Osadetz Jeannette Watson Geological Survey of Canada Pauline Chung Schulmberger - Petrel Burlington Resources Canada Technical Prog.Co-Chair (CSEG) Special Events Satinder Chopra Judging & Awards (CSEG) Andrea Reiserer Arcis Corporation Dieter Nordgaard geoLOGIC systems ltd. Apoterra Technical Prog.Co-Chair (CWLS) Volunteer Coordinator Allan Pickel Sponsorship Chair Glenn Karlen Suncor Mike Seifert EnCana RECON Petrotechnologies Ltd Field Trips (CSPG) Volunteer Coordinator Dave Kisilevsky Exhibits Chair (Info Desk) Petrel Robertson Matt Earle Marilyn Neary Arcis Corporation Enerplus Resources Fund
(...Continued from Page 41) located closest to the subject lands. In that component of the foothills thrust-and-fold specifically in Upper Mississippian/ well, a 3,986m to 4,083m open hole play type which, thus far, has resulted in Pennsylvanian Stoddart Group to Permian completion in Taylor Flat / Lower Permian discoveries in Taylor Flat carbonates (the Ishbel Group rocks. The Mississippian Debolt Belcourt Formation has flowed a phenomenal Lower Permian Belcourt carbonates are Formation (Rundle Group) could also be 23.6 bcf at an average 59.5 mmcf/d since mentioned as being productive in at least one prospective, but no production has yet been December 2004. well, b-58-E/93-P-5 - see above). Paleozoic reported from that zone. The first deep reservoirs are also enhanced by fracturing. discovery was announced by Talisman in July STACKED DISTURBED BELT RESERVOIRS 2002 at a-79-J/93-P-4 at Sukunka. That well, Stacked or imbricated Laramide thrust This deeper play is expensive to pursue, at which is nearly 60 km southeast of the subject sheets, producing mostly from Upper Triassic 4,000 to 6,500m, but the potential rewards lands, initially flowed sour gas at 8.0 to 12.0 Baldonnel/Pardonet formations, form a very are very significant as shown by the b-58-E mmcf/d from the Pennsylvanian Taylor Flat productive play centred on the completion. Modern 3D seismic, better Formation.The discovery well is still flowing at Sukunka/Bullmoose region and expanding completion methods and knowledge 3.5 mmcf/d (December 2005), having northwestward into the Boulder area. acquired through drilling help in reducing the cumulated 5.4 bcf from perforations between Tectonic fracturing has enhanced the risk in this geologically complex region. 3,984m and 4,418m. More Taylor Flat success dolomitized reservoirs. Deeper Mississippian strata such as the followed, including notably the Talisman More recent, but expanding into the same Debolt may eventually also prove to be Brazion b-58-E/93-P-5 development well geographic region is the deeper, Paleozoic productive. 46 June 5/11/06 7:30 PM Page 47 June 5/11/06 7:30 PM Page 48
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