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11 Strategic Geoscience Part 2: The Marketable Geoscientist 14 2010 Awards Ceremony 27 22nd Annual CSPG-CSEG 10 KM / 5KM Road Race and Fun Run 29 CSPG Has a Strong Presence at the Upcoming AAPG ICE JULY/AUGUST 2010 VOLUME 37, ISSUE 7 Canadian Publication Mail Contract – 40070050 RESERVOIR ISSUE 7 • JULY/AUGUST 2010 1 Define Reservoir Since 1927... Parameters with Confidence Looking to maximize opportunities in today’s volatile market? Combine the power of PETRA® and IHS Critical Information including well and log data to define reservoir parameters and determine new opportunities faster and more cost effectively. Let IHS information solutions improve your decision-making and reduce your risk. For more information on PETRA visit us at www.ihs.com/reservoirsolutions ©2009 IHS Inc. All rights reserved. Define Reservoir Since 1927... JULY/AUGUST 2010 – VOLUME 37, ISSUE 7 Parameters with ARTICLES Strategic Geoscience Part 2: The Marketable Geoscientist ....................................... 11 2010 Awards Ceremony .............................................................................................................. 14 Confidence 2009 Stanley Slipper Gold Medal Award .............................................................................. 15 2009 R.J.W. Douglas Medal Award ......................................................................................... 16 CSPG OFFICE #600, 640 - 8th Avenue SW 2009 Honourary Membership Award ................................................................................... 17 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G7 Tel: 403-264-5610 Fax: 403-264-5898 2009 Link Award .......................................................................................................................... 18 Web: www.cspg.org 2009 Medal of Merit .................................................................................................................... 18 Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm 2009 President’s Special Recognition Award ........................................................................ 19 Executive Director: Lis Bjeld Email: [email protected] 2009 President’s Award ............................................................................................................. 20 Advertising & Sponsorship Coordinator: Alyssa Middleton Email: [email protected] 2009 H.M. Hunter Award ......................................................................................................... 20 Communications Coordinator: Heather Tyminski Email: [email protected] 2009 Tracks Awards .................................................................................................................... 23 Member Services Coordinator: Kasandra Klein Email: [email protected] 2009 Service and Volunteer Awards ...................................................................................... 24 Registration Coordinator: Dayna Rhoads Email: [email protected] Strong Outreach Presence at GeoCanada 2010 ................................................................. 26 Convention Contacts Convention Manager: Shauna Carson 22nd Annual CSPG-CSEG 10KM/5KM Road Race and Fun Run ...................................27 Email: [email protected] Convention Coordinator: Tanya Santry CSPG has a Strong Presence at the Upcoming AAPG ICE .............................................. 29 Email: [email protected] 8th Annual Advances in Earth Science Research Conference (AESRC 2010) ........... 30 EDITORS/AUTHORS Please submit RESERVOIR articles to the CSPG office. Submission deadline is the 23rd day of the month, two months prior DEPARTMENTS to issue date. (e.g., January 23 for the March issue). Executive Comment ................................................................................................................ 5 To publish an article, the CSPG requires digital copies of the document. Technical Luncheon ................................................................................................................. 8 Text should be in Microsoft Word format and illustrations should be in TIFF format at 300 dpi., at final size. For additional information on manuscript Division Talk .............................................................................................................................. 9 preparation, refer to the Guidelines for Authors published in the CSPG Bulletin or contact the editor. Rock Shop .......................................................................................................... 12, 15, 17, 19 Technical Editors Ben McKenzie Colin Yeo (Assistant Tech. Editor) Tarheel Exploration EnCana Corporation Tel: 403-277-4496 Tel: 403-645-7724 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Coordinating Editor Heather Tyminski, Comunications Coordinator, CSPG Tel: 403-513-1227, Email: [email protected] Looking to maximize opportunities in today’s volatile market? ADVERTISING Advertising inquiries should be directed to Alyssa Middleton, Tel: 403-513-1233, email: [email protected]. The deadline to ® reserve advertising space is the 23rd day of the month, two months Combine the power of PETRA and IHS Critical Information including well and prior to issue date. log data to define reservoir parameters and determine new opportunities faster and 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 and August. The purpose of the RESERVOIR is to publicize the Society’s more cost effectively. many activities and to promote the geosciences. We look for both technical and non-technical material to publish. Additional information on the RESERVOIR’s submission guidelines can be found at http://www.cspg. org/publications/pubs-reservoir-submissions.cfm. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced either in part or in full without the consent of the Let IHS information solutions improve your decision-making and reduce your risk. publisher. Additional copies of the RESERVOIR are available at the CSPG office for $6.50 each. No official endorsement or sponsorship by the CSPG is implied for any advertisement, insert, or article that appears in the Reservoir unless otherwise noted. All submitted materials are reviewed by the editor. We reserve the right to edit all submissions, including letters to the Editor. Submissions must include your name, address, and membership number (if applicable). The material contained in this publication is intended for informational use only. For more information on PETRA visit us at While reasonable care has been taken, authors and the CSPG make no guarantees that any of the equations, schematics, or devices discussed will perform as expected or that they will give the desired results. Some www.ihs.com/reservoirsolutions information contained herein may be inaccurate or may vary from standard measurements. FRONT COVER Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. Shubenacadie River near South Maitland, Nova Scotia The CSPG expressly disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions, or conduct of any third-party user of information contained in this publication. Under no circumstances shall the CSPG and its officers, directors, at low tide with its characteristic red/brown-coloured muds derived from the erosion employees, and agents be liable for any injury, loss, damage, or expense arising in any manner whatsoever of the tholeiitic basalts that make up much of the Fundy Basin floor. from the acts, omissions, or conduct of any third-party user. ©2009 IHS Inc. All rights reserved. Photo by Mark Dzikowski. Design and Layout by Sundog Printing. Printed in Canada by Sundog Printing. RESERVOIR ISSUE 7 • JULY/AUGUST 2010 3 Since 1927... CSPG Continuing Education WWW.CSPG.ORG www.cspg.org/education/education-trips.cfm Summer/Fall Field Trip Seminar Series CSPG Continuing Education Committee is proud to offer the Summer/Fall Field Trip Seminar Series. Offering local one- to three-day field trips running in and around Calgary. Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Bakken Formation in Western Montana Instructor: Ted Doughty Date: TBA Price: TBA Contrasting the Reservoirs of Braided vs. Meandering Depositional Systems Instructor: Jon Noad Date: September 17th to 18th, 2010 Price: $550 Upper Cretaceous Meander River Deposits Exposed in the Dinosaur Park Badlands Instructor: Derald Smith and Peter Putnam Date: October 22nd to 23rd, 2010 Price: $850 Structure and Hydrocarbon Occurrence, Rocky Mountain Foothills and Front Ranges Instructor: K.G. Osadetz, G.S. Stockmal, and D.K. Kisilevsky Date: September 23 and 24, 2010 Price: TBA For additional information please see the website at: www.cspg.org/education/education-trips.cfm or contact: Erik Parker at [email protected] Since 1927... EXECUTIVE COMMENT A message from the CSPG Outreach Director, Mike DesRoches CSPG Continuing Education WWW.CSPG.ORG www.cspg.org/education/education-trips.cfm CSPG Outreach is CSPG marching ahead. Summer/Fall Field Trip Seminar Series EXECUTIVE CSPG Continuing Education Committee is proud to offer the The tireless volunteer committees and levels of government and academia, were PRESIDENT CSPG office staff involved in delivering a part of the recent conference. I wish Summer/Fall Field Trip Seminar Series. Offering local one- to John Varsek • Cenovus Energy [email protected] Tel: (403) 645-5417 the programs of the CSPG’s Outreach I could have personally made it to even three-day field trips running