CANADIAN SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS 1997-1998 REPORT OF ACTIVITIES

1997-1998 Executive Committee

Terry McCoy, President Kathryn Scales, Vice President Dave Work, Finance Director Monica Meding, Assistant Finance Director Mike Weber, Program Director Paul Price, Assistant Program Director Bob Dick, Service Director Tony Cadrin, Assistant Service Director Ric Sebastian, Past President

PRESIDENT'S REPORT (Terry McCoy) Services and Assistant Services Director The Canadian Society of Petroleum ensure a continuance of our programs Geologists is a large and diverse technical through time as the Executive changes. Our society. The President of the Society is numerous committees are communicating responsible for its overall direction and as well with the Executive and are able to President you are only able to have contact concentrate on delivering service to our with a few aspects of the Society. Reading members. the Annual Report is very worthwhile Perhaps the 1998 Executive’s greatest because it makes you realize that the CSPG challenge has been to turn around the is a society, which is run by the volunteer Society’s financial status. After some efforts of numerous people. The Executive difficulties with our financial reporting system sets the overall direction and makes is 1998, we are at a point where our system decisions which affect the future of the works well, and we are able to conduct our Society, however, the real work is done by daily business with and through the the dozens of volunteers who plan and enact committees in an efficient manner. Our our programs, conventions, committees, financial bleeding, which occurred over the outreach and social programs from which past few years, has stopped in 1998. Society our members benefit. assets have grown and we have put in place As President I realize that, as I write this a budget plan that the Executive thinks will message in late October 1998, my term is continue to provide a budget surplus in 1999 nearly over. It seems to me that it just began and beyond. The success of Geo Triad ’98 and now, as I finally feel comfortable that I had a significant impact on 1998 financial understand the CSPG, it is time to move on. results. Reading the President’s Report from Our Reservoir, launched in 1997, is doing 1996 and 1997, and thinking about 1998, the well. The Editorial and Advertising CSPG has gone through numerous changes Committees worked very hard to put this over the last three years. The oil and gas magazine together and to these people we business has changed a lot over the last few are indebted. After a difficult financial start years and the CSPG has had to change the publication is now turning a profit and also, in order to meet present and future improving with each issue. Advertising needs of our members. Our Executive revenue is up and the magazine has an structure implemented in 1996 is working improved design layout. well. The new offices of Finance Director, The Executive made the decision, Assistant Finance Director, Program effective September 1998, to turn over all of Director, Assistant Program Director and the day to day business aspects of the

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 1 of 32 magazine to a professional marketing, the last year. The Executive has increased communications and printing consortium our outreach activities to the community in comprised of MacdonaldCole and McAra the Calgary Area and nationally through Printing. Now the advertising and marketing continued support of local and national needs of the Reservoir, Bulletin, calendar school science fairs, the Calgary Science and website, while McAra printing handles Centre’s “Invent an Alien” program and the design and printing of both publications. EDGEO. At the university level the CSPG All of the promotional and advertising supports scholarships for First Nation activities of the Society have been students who study geology, regional consolidated with MacdonaldCole so that we scholarships, graduate and undergraduate may do a more effective job of promotion of awards and financial support of inter- CSPG endeavors. Future activities will university geological conferences. include an expanded corporate membership During 1998 there was considerable program, which will consolidate our requests support from the Executive towards to companies for financial support of specific expanding the CSPG’s communications projects. directly with geology students at universities For all of the geologists who are involved across Canada. Beyond our formal Visiting with the CSPG in a volunteer role, whether Petroleum Lecturer program, a program was that volunteer activity takes place on a conducted where graduating bachelor and convention, social program, committee or on graduate students were exposed to a talk the Executive, your time is valuable and that discussed the practical aspects of how must be used effectively. In today’s to find job, the interview process, the role of competitive oil and gas environment the the petroleum geologist and the need for a demands on geologists’ time are many. Our geologist to create value in the workplace. volunteer time has limits since out primary Talks were presented in Atlantic Canada, obligation must be toward our families and Quebec, Ontario and in Western Canada. employers. We are geologists. We are not Many of these students are our members professional advertisers, communicators or and volunteers of the future, and the financial consultants. As a result the Executive deemed it important to provide this Executive decided to seek professional information to students who will be in the assistance in those arenas where such market for a job in the near future. experience is required. The professional The role of the Executive is to chart a groups which we are utilizing today and will path through a continuously evolving unitize in the future, where expertise is business and work environment. Although required, will result in a more effective use of issues change with time the decisions made the volunteer time our members have by the 1996 and 1997 Executives have available. significantly contributed to the success of the In February 1998 the Executive retained Society in 1998. Decisions reached in 1998 the services of Nesbitt-Burns to invest the will result in the continued financial success Society’s funds in a conservative manner of the Society in the future, allowing for the that will result, over the long term, in asset continuing delivery of programs and services growth. This was an important step since enjoyed by our membership. There are many careful management of our financial challenges for the future. The role of the resources is critical for the continued CSPG in the oil and gas industry in providing existence of the CSPG and the many training for new and experienced geologists programs that are offered to our members. has grown. Support from the corporate The Executive reviews our investment community must be sought through an program with our representatives on a expanded corporate membership program to quarterly basis. allow the CSPG to expand our training There are a number of other initiatives courses. Several new initiatives are under which have begun or been expanded during review.

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In closing I would like to thank all of our our new office ($83,092), and long term members who have volunteered their investments ($494,945). Liabilities consist of valuable time towards the activities of the accounts payable and accrued liabilities CSPG in 1998. There are far too many ($91,484) and deferred revenue ($101,231). people to mention. Each volunteer contributes to the ongoing success of our Operating Fund Society. As our business environment changes and the Society reacts to new Our operating fund for the year ended opportunities, such as further development August 31, 1998 tells us how we managed of the CSPG website and a new millennium, our checkbook during the financial year. the CSPG will continue to grow and prosper The bottom line is that we lived within our due to the hard work and enthusiasm of its means and ended the year with a net surplus members. of $112,660. This is quite an achievement It has been an honour to serve as for the Society as we have struggled with President during 1998. I thank the members deficits for many past years. Listed below of the Executive and the office staff without are the main sources of revenue and whom our Society could not continue to expenditures that we encounter on a yearly deliver the vast number of services and basis. programs that are available. We as Revenues for the year ending August 31, petroleum geologists are very fortunate to 1998 are derived from four main sources, have a Society, which is more than a which include the annual convention technical society. It is a group of people who ($765,425), memberships ($211,154), share a common interest in petroleum technical luncheons ($225,608) and the geology and are able to meet, discuss, Reservoir Magazine ($155,050). Major develop and deliver to each other services, Expenditures include the annual convention which enrich our lives. ($446,423), operating the office ($250,526), technical luncheons ($200,865), and our two TREASURER’S REPORT (Dave Work, major publications, the Bulletin ($183,122) Treasurer) and the Reservoir ($171,345). In total we I would like to report to our members on brought in revenues of $1,727,268 and the Audited Financial Statements for the incurred expenses of $1,614,608. For a year ending August 31, 1998. These breakdown of details please refer to the statements were prepared by our auditors, Audited Financial Statements which are Collins Barrow, and are printed in this issue included in the following pages of the of the CSPG Bulletin. These financial Bulletin. statements are important to all of us as they reveal the financial health of our Society. Other Issues of Note

Balance Sheet There are two main issues that deserve special mention. The first is the 1998 annual Net Assets for the Society as of August convention (Geo-Triad '98). We usually 31,1998 are $1,004,259. This is an 11% budget a net revenue from our annual increase over last year’s assets of $891,599. convention of $100,000. Geo-Triad '98 was This indicates that the Society presently extremely successful with a net profit to the enjoys a strong asset base. Our assets CSPG of $319,000. I wish to acknowledge consist of cash and short term deposits the contribution of both Jim Reimer ($480,398), accounts receivable ($53,476), (Convention Co-Chair) and Monty Ravlich prepaid expenses ($15,401), inventory such (Sponsorship Chair) for their outstanding as publications and merchandise ($69,662), effort. capital assets such as computers, office The second issue which deserves furniture, equipment and improvements to mention is the Long Term Investment

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Strategy established this year by the also like to thank the hundreds of volunteers Executive Finance Committee. It was within the Society, whose service is the real decided that a portion of our money should reason we enjoy such financial stability be dedicated to long term investments which today. I hope I have also contributed some would yield a more acceptable return than small part to this great organization. normal short term bank interest. We therefore hired the services of a professional AWARDS adviser (Nesbitt Burns), to manage approximately $500,000 under the direction PRESIDENT'S AWARD (Terry McCoy, of the Executive Finance Committee. President) Approximately $350,000 has been dedicated The President’s Award for 1998 is to fixed income (bonds) and $150,000 to awarded to Mr. Jeff Packard and Mr. Jim equities. It is our intent to leave this money Reimer. Individuals who have contributed to for the long term and draw on the interest the Society though outstanding service when required to help fund our operations. qualify for this award. Mr. Packard and Mr. Schedule 4 of the Audited Financial Reimer have clearly demonstrated an Statements provides a complete listing of our outstanding level of service to the CSPG. long term investments. It is our desire to Jeff Packard graduated from Concordia make all Society financial affairs as University in Montreal in 1976 with a B.Sc. in transparent as possible so that our Geology. He then worked as a contract membership can understand the details of geologist looking for uranium for two years. the Society’s finances. His education continued at the University of Ottawa where he obtained a Ph.D. in 1995 Conclusion and then to the University of Calgary for post-doctorate studies. Jeff worked for the With net assets of $1 million and a year ISPG as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Contract end surplus of $112,000 we are presently in Geologist from 1981 until 1986. During this good financial shape. However we must not period Jeff produced five technical papers forget how quickly times can change, representing important contributions to especially within our industry. Our asset regional geology. He instigated, then chaired base can erode quickly with a few years of the Canadian Reef Inventory Project through operating deficits. We saw our asset base its five year life, culminating in the go from $1.3 million in 1996 to $0.9 million in publication of CSPG Memoir 13, Reefs: 1997 despite excellent work by finance Canada and Adjacent Areas. In 1986 Jeff directors. It is important that we continue to joined Texaco Canada as a Carbonate live within our means and use our asset Specialist where he worked until 1989. base as wisely as possible. We have been During this period he founded the Carbonate fortunate to have finance directors in the Liar’s Club which is a network of carbonate past, such as Christian Viau and Frank geologists. Meeting monthly, this group of 20 Chappell, who have worked hard to make to 30 geologists is still going strong after ten the necessary write-downs and tough years. In January 1990 Jeff joined Esso decisions which have allowed us to achieve Resources Canada Ltd., where he worked the surplus we now enjoy. I am also as an internal corporate consultant from the confident that Monica Meding and future geosciences group of the Research and executives will carry on the tradition of Technology Division. Jeff became an excellent financial management which will independent consultant in February 1992 ensure future prosperity for the Society. As and in 1996 formed Rhomb Carbonate my two year term on the Executive draws to Consulting Ltd., acting as a partner and a close I would like to thank our Business principal consultant. During this period Jeff Manager, Tim Howard, and office staff conducted numbers of regional studies for a whose efforts make our lives easier. I would variety of clients. After six years of working

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 4 of 32 as a successful consulting carbonate event was the tremendous success of the geologist, Jeff joined Poco Petroleums Ltd. entire convention. In excess of 5,000 as a Regional Geologist in July 1998. participants attended resulting a significant Jeff’s involvement with the CSPG through financial profit for the CSPG. There was very the years that he has resided in Calgary has strong sponsorship support from all sectors been significant. He was the Technical of the petroleum industry. Jim and the other Coordinator for the 1994 Convention, Co-Chairmen faced numerous challenges in Exploration Update 94”, CSPG Visiting staging this event in the chosen venue. One Lecturer, technical contributor to SIFT, of the most popular aspects of Geo-Triad ’98 various core conferences and symposia, was the use of the Olympic Oval for the reviewer of the Bulletin, member of the exhibits and ice breaker. There was also a Geological Atlas Project and candidate for strong business flavour to the convention the Executive. His contribution to the CSPG (Reward) which was very well received. The was recognized with a Tracks Award in 1988 1998 convention was very successful and for outstanding service. With these the CSPG is very proud of what was contributions to our Society behind him, Jeff accomplished. Jim’s outstanding efforts as a agreed to act as the General Co- CSPG volunteer have benefitted our Society Chairperson together with Christian Viau for in an exemplary manner. the 1997 CSPG-SEPM Joint Convention. This convention was one of the most HONORARY MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE technically and financially successful (N.J. McMillan, Chairperson; Ashton F. conventions staged by the CSPG. It is with Embry: E.E. (Ned) Gilbert): D.A.W. Keith the greatest pleasure that I recommend Jeff Honorary Membership in the CSPG is Packard for the President’s Award with his awarded by the Executive Committee on the record of exemplary service to the CSPG. recommendation of the Honorary Jim Reimer graduated from the University Membership Committee. Nominations for of Waterloo with a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Honorary Membership are received from the Geology. Upon graduating, Jim joined Home CSPG membership at large throughout the Oil Company Ltd. where he worked for year. fourteen years in technical and managerial The criteria for considering Honorary positions in both explorations and business Memberships are: development functions. In 1995 Jim joined 1) persons who have made outstanding Stampeder Exploration Ltd. as Chief contributions to the Society; Geologist, Acquisitions. In 1996 Jim was 2) geologists or other earth scientists promoted to Vice President, Exploration. who have made outstanding Following a very active period at Stampeder, contributions to the cause of Jim joined Encal Energy Ltd. as Vice petroleum geology on a national or President Exploration in April 1997. international basis; Jim has been an active member of the 3) there will be no restriction to age in CSPG, receiving the Andrew Baillie Award in considering someone for honorary 1991 and a Link Award in 1994. Jim served membership. on 1998 as the General Chairperson for the CSPG for Geo-Triad ’98. The theme for Geo- Twelve nominations were considered by Triad ’98 was “Rocks, Risk & Reward”. As a the committee and the CSPG Executive. W. joint convention with the CWLS and the (Bill) G. Ayrton was selected as Honorary CSEG, Geo-Triad broke new ground on Member for his decades of work for the several fronts. It was the first convention benefit of the CSPG through education and involving all three technical societies and it committees. D. (David) W. Organ was was the first use of the University of Calgary elected for his activities on CSPG and Olympic Oval as the convention venue. Committees, and conference committees. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect to this The CSPG now has 46 Honorary Members

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developed by Canadian workers using LINK AWARD COMMITTEE (Rick Canadian examples. Steedman, Chairperson) All members of the Committee are No report available. planning to stay on for another year. Please note that all CSPG members are J.B. WEBB MEMORIAL TROPHY & CSPG welcome to bring suitable papers to the TROPHY (Keith Bottriell, Chairperson) attention of the Medal of Merit Committee. The John B. Webb and CSPG Trophies are awarded to the Best Student Paper at R.J.W. DOUGLAS MEDAL (Andrew C. the Inter-University Conferences. Newson, Chairperson; Murray Nunns, Dr. Tony Tankard, Dr. Hank Williams and Dr. Western Inter-universities Geological Bob Thompson) Conference 1998: This year’s Conference The R.J.W. Douglas Medal is awarded was hosted at the University of Alberta. This annually by the Canadian Society of year the John B. Webb was awarded to a Petroleum Geologists for outstanding joint presentation and the winners were contributions to the understanding of Jason Lavigne and Devin Rowe from the sedimentary geology in Canada, University of Alberta for their paper entitled, commending major contributions to regional “Significance of the Teredolites Echnifacies”. tectonics, petroleum and structural geology. The award is open to all geologists who Atlantic Universities Geological follow the example of Bob Douglas in Conference 1998: This year’s Conference contributing to the development of Canadian was hosted at Acadian University on October sedimentary, petroleum and structural 16-18. The winner of the CSPG trophy was geology. Brian D. Rex, and the title of his talk was Nominations for the award of the medal “Cilicia Basin, Imaging of Salt Tectonics in a must be endorsed by at least three members Sedimentary Basin in the Eastern of the CSPG. Nominations may be proposed Mediterranean”. He attends Memorial at any time, but to be considered for a University in Newfoundland. particular year they must be received by the st Society before October the 1 . MEDAL OF MERIT (Brad Hayes, In 1997 the winner of the R.J.W Douglas Chairperson; Jim Barclay, Doug Cant, Adam medal was Peter Jones who has contributed Hedinger, George Langdon, John Varsek) enormously to our understanding of the The Medal of Merit is awarded each year structure and evolution of deformed belts in for the best paper published during the general, and the Canadian Rocky Mountain previous year on a subject related to the fold and thrust belt in particular. In a still- petroleum geology of Canada. From a active career spanning more than 40 years, comprehensive search of petroleum we can count among his accomplishments literature in all major journals and the following: publications, the Committee selects a short list of papers to review in detail. The choice • More than 40 publications, including was particularly difficult this year, as the some of the most quoted and influential finalists offered strengths in a variety of articles ever written on the structure of areas. The winners of the 1997 Medal of the Rocky Mountain fold and thrust belt. Merit award are Fed Kraus and Brand Lee. His interpretations are grounded in his As Chair, I would like to thank the many years spent mapping the surface Committee members for their efforts in and subsurface geology of the Foothills. reading and evaluating many papers. It is In particular, his significant work on very gratifying to see that Canadian research triangle zones has resulted in cross- ranks among the best in the world; many sections being revised at the fronts of leading-edge concepts are initiated and mountain belts around the world.

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geology. When Canadian structural • Development of computer software (in geologists are working overseas, a common partnership with Helmut Linsser) for the question asked of them is, “Do you know modelling of structural cross-sections. Peter Jones?” Many of us feel fortunate to Such methods have changed the way in reply “Yes”. which structural geology is performed, Since the R.J.W. Douglas Medal was and Peter Jones was the first to do it. award to Peter Jones the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences has invited him to • As an educator, he has given his course, become a member as recognition for his Petroleum Exploration in Fold and Thrust work in this field. In 1982 he had described Belts, many times, in Canada and triangle zones in the Alberta foothills and abroad. It is a measure of his influence predicted recognition of triangle zones in fold that many of the original methods and and thrust belts world-wide. Professor approaches used in his teaching are now Nicolay Koronovskiy, Head of the part of the mainstream of thought in Geodynamics Department of Moscow State structural geology. University and his student Konstantin Sobornov then successfully applied this • His numerous talks and presentations at model to the Dagestan thrust belt and other meetings, in Canada and around the fold and thrust belts in Russia. world, are invariably entertaining and well-attended by specialists and non- STANLEY SLIPPER GOLD MEDAL (John specialists alike. One reason for this is Hogg, Chairperson; Neil Hutton, Ed Wright, that the ideas that Peter Jones considers Bill May) worth talking about often tend to The Stanley Slipper Medal, the CSPG’s stimulate debate, if not controversy. highest Award. The medal is presented annually by the CSPG for outstanding Peter Jones has worked as an contributions to oil and gas exploration independent exploration consultant since efforts in Canada. The medal was 1980 and as an exploration geologist for established by the CSPG in 1989 and was many years before that. This may account designed by Calgary sculptor, Bib Stowell, for the fact that, although his contributions and has been cast by Birks. have typically had global and theoretical The contributions of the winner of this significance, all his work is firmly grounded award can encompass one or more of a in its practical application to petroleum number of activities related to aspects of exploration. As an independent geologist, petroleum exploration. Such activities working without the support of a major oil include; initiating and or leading exploration company or a government funded institution, programs, teaching and or training of he has still managed to contribute explorationists, and involvement in and enormously to our understanding of leadership within geological societies and deformed belts. Peter Jones has set an professional organizations example to us all, by demonstrating how an Dr. Andrew Baillie was the 1997 winner of independent geologist can make important the Stanley Slipper Gold Medal. contributions to our science. Finally, we would like to thank Alice In addition to his intellectual Payne for her dedication to this committee achievements, Peter Jones has persistently as chairman for the past three years. Here manifested a cheerful, kind and generous efforts produced three high quality winners disposition. He has personally assisted and many fine geologists from less prosperous countries to visit Canada and is always ready to donate ANDREW BAILLIE AWARD (Jim Reimer, his time and expertise to anyone who asks Convention Co-Chairperson) him for help with any problem in structural

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The winner of the Andrew Baillie Award, scholarship has a value of $1,250 and is given during the 1998 Convention, was Ian given to an undergraduate in each of the Hutcheon. three regions of Canada. The 1998 recipients are: CSPG GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS AWARDS COMMITTEE (Christopher • Western Canada - Sarah Mearon Harrison, Chairperson; Lawrence Bernstein, (University of Manitoba) Andre Chow, Leslie Eliuk, Stephen Greer, Lisa Griffith, Tony Hamblin, Don Keith, • Central Canada - Nicholas Barnes Wendy Shier) (McGill University) Selection of the 1997-98 winners is currently underway. A report on activities • Eastern Canada -Janna Rosales and recipients will be included in the March (Memorial University) 1999 issue of the Bulletin. The C.A.S.T. (Canadian Aboriginal REGIONAL Science and Technology Society) awards a GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE scholarship of $1,000 presented to an SCHOLARSHIPS (Shawna Christensen, outstanding aboriginal who is enrolled in Chairperson; Adam Hedinger) geology at a Canadian University in The CSPG and Chevron Canada 1997/1998. This year’s recipient was Resources awards annually, on a regional Terrianne Leigh Mary Berens from Queen’s basis, graduate scholarships to promote University. advanced education and research in those fields of geology having application to the UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS petroleum industry. Each of the COMMITTEE (Patrick Elliott, Chairperson) scholarships has a value of $1,500 and is The objective of the Undergraduate given to a graduate in each of the three Student Awards is to recognize the regions of Canada. The 1998 recipients are: achievements of outstanding undergraduate geoscience students from across Canada. • Western Canada - Shona Ness (U. of The awards are presented annually, to one C.) – M.Sc. Basin modelling and deserving undergraduate student from each assessment of petroleum exploration Canadian university that offers a geoscience potential within Triassic sediments, south program. The students are chosen by their Peace River Embayment area. respective professors for demonstrating outstanding proficiency in petroleum geology • Central Canada - Matthew Lumsdon or the related fields of sedimentology, (Western Ontario) – M.Sc. Changes in stratigraphy, palaeontology and structural Alluvial Architecture of Coastal Plain geology. The students each receive a one- Sediments in Response to Changes in year membership to the Society, an Accommodation. embossed certificate, and a $30 cheque to defer costs incurred in framing their • Eastern Canada - Jennifer Russel certificates. The 1998 Undergraduate (Dalhousie) – Ph.D. Taphonomy and Awards will be presented to the following Microevolution of the Cape Phillips students: Formation Graptolite Fauna, Cornwallis Island, Arctic, Canada. School Name of Recipient Acadia University Stuart Venables The CSPG and Chevron Canada University of Alberta Shahin Dashtgard Resources awards scholarships annually, on Brandon University Angela Dowd a regional basis to undergraduates enrolled in geology at a Canadian University. Each University of British Columbia Ryan Douglas Stewart

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Brock University Trevor Mogg University of Calgary Laura M. Gates The winners of the Tracks Awards for Carleton University Andrew Blair 1997-98 were:

Concordia University Giovanna G. Carrelli Norbert Alwast Advertising Committee Dalhousie University Sarah Richardson Tim Bird Advertising Committee University of Guelph Jarvis Rich Ray Featherstone Reservoir Editor Lakehead University Mariah Mailman John Hogg Pool ’96 Publication University of Manitoba Cameron Toews Tom Moslow Triassic Bulletin McGill University Gela Crane Richard Thom Reservoir Editor McMaster University Jamie Marshall Joerg Wittenberg Triassic Bulletin Memorial University of Alison Gollop Newfoundland Brian Zaitlin Education & Publication Mount Allison University Jodi Miller Contributions

University of New Brunswick Stacie Banks (Fredericton) The winners of the Service Awards for 1997- University of New Brunswick (St. Amanda Amey 98 were: John) University of Ottawa Milena Kusnir Alexis Anastas Continuing Education Queen’s University Jennifer Cole Sherry Becker-Always Continuing Education University of Regina Alain Robert Legault Anne Burrige Squash Committee St. Francis Xavier University Loretta Ransom Graeme Dales Open Golf Chairperson St. Mary’s University Shawn Rushton Gerry deLeeuw Geo-Triad ‘98 University of Saskatchewan Derek Savage Paul Fejer SIFT Simon Fraser University Dean Richardson Hiliary Foulkes Geo-Triad ‘98 University of Toronto David Jowett Andrea Henry Mixed Golf/Geo-Triad ‘98 University of Victoria Michael Semenzin Randy Hughes Geo-Triad ‘98 University of Waterloo Jonny Wu Solana Jear Squash Committee University of Western Ontario Natalie Lefebre Chairperson University of Windsor Anna Cervi Jeff Levack Geo-Triad ‘98 Mark Mallamo Continuing Education This year’s response for candidates was Gord McLean Continuing Education successful, with responses from all but four Jason Montpetit Continuing Education of the universities contacted. We hope to Shelley Moore Geo-Triad ‘98 have the certificates send out to the students Eric Mountjoy Geo-Triad ‘98 in December 1998. I’d particularly like to thank the contact professors at each of the James Murraro Squash Committee universities for making this possible. I would Regan Palsgrove SIFT also like to thank Jane Edwards for her Alice Payne Stanley Slipper Award superb clerical assistance and the staff at Committee the CSPG office for helping this Committee’s Howard Pitts Geo-Triad ‘98 operations run so smoothly. On behalf of the Indy Raychaudhuri SIFT, Undergraduate CSPG, I would also like to extend thanks to Award Committee PanCanadian Resources Limited for Dave Robinson Squash Committee providing logistical support in the form of Maggie Schofield Geo-Triad ‘98 packaging and postal expenses David Strandring Geo-Triad ‘98

Kevin Stromquist Open Golf Committee TRACKS AND SERVICE AWARDS (Shawna Christensen, Awards Coordinator) Larry Strong SIFT

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Natalie Sweet Continuing Education • Re-location of the convention venue to Brent Wignall Continuing Education the University of Calgary and Olympic Oval. VOLUNTEER AWARDS (Shawna • More than 5,000 participants. Christensen, Awards Coordinator) • Approximately $318,000 net profit Volunteer Awards for 1997-98 were given generated for the CSPG. to: • Strong sponsorship support received from all sectors of the petroleum Shaun Alspach Byron Bahnsen industry. June Barker Jason Batemen The credit for this remarkable effort goes Monty Bowers John Brook to the more than two hundred volunteers on Steve Brownridge Lee Butler twenty organizing subcommittees. On behalf Tony Cadrin Allen Carswell of the general co-chairs and our Societies, I Neil Cathcart Don Cole thank them all for a job well done. Suzanne Costaschuk Cheryl De Leeuw Mike Desrouches Ken Drabinsky Principal Challenges of Geo-Triad ‘98

George Eynon Mike Finn Geo-Triad ’98 was the first joint Elizabeth Griffiths Doug Hamilton convention involving the Canadian Society of George Hassler Martin Hewitt Petroleum Geologists (CSPG), the Canadian Denise Hodder Catherine Huff Society of Exploration Geophysicists Rob Hughes Bob Jamieson (CSEG), and the Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS). With a combined Glenn Karlen Bob Kuchinski membership of more than 6,000 and an Jon Larsen Mike Lawford anticipated convention attendance of at least Sid Leggett Shawn McCrea 3,000 delegates, the organizing team was Carolyn Moore-Robin Rick Musial faced with two principal challenges: Andrew Newson Karen Patey Lisa Sack Kathy Scales • Where could we secure sufficient and adequate space given the potential Mike Siefert Greg Soule scope of this event? Brad Spence Peter Steven Cheryl Wright • How would we attract participation, assuming that the appropriate facilities CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, might be located outside the Calgary SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIA downtown core?

GEO-TRIAD ‘98 COMMITTEE (Jim Reimer, With regard to item (1), we note that the Chairperson) Calgary Convention Center offers decent By all measures, Geo-Triad ’98 was a lecture space, but the exhibit area is just too resounding success. We exceeded our small for an event of this magnitude, financial and participation targets, while re- particularly as we were determined to make engineering the venue and expanding the the exhibits a focal point of this convention. scope of our annual convention. The key In addition, we required ‘field space’ to highlights include: handle the outdoor equipment displays and the Geo-Fair. The Stampede Grounds, while • First joint convention involving the large enough for both the indoor and outdoor CSPG, CSEG and CWLS. exhibits, offers rather poor acoustics in the lecture areas. Our ultimate solution was to hold the conference at the University of

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Calgary and Olympic Oval. The Oval would Subcommittee Chairs 32 serve as superb exhibits venue, the fields President’s Passes 25 and parking lots would be ideal for the Plenary Speakers 19 outdoor displays, and the various lecture Student Tours 70 theaters were believed large enough to Subtotal……………………………………..1,622 handle the technical sessions. Attendance Grand Total…………………..5,019 The challenge of delegate participation boiled down to developing a program that Exhibits Space: would encourage attendance for at least a 379 booths sold for $1,000 (base), $1,250 (mid- half day (or preferably a full day), followed up level), or $1,500 (premium). with a strong communications strategy, then ultimately providing effortless registration Sponsorship: and transportation access. This was 14 Platinum addressed through a variety of initiatives, 7 Gold including an expanded and professionally 17 Silver designed advertising and circular schedule, 43 Corporate direct mailouts to senior exploration 26 Legacy management at Calgary companies, Invited Speakers: downtown pre-registration pick-up, and Plenary Sessions: 19 complimentary LRT transportation. Luncheon Speakers: 2 Oral Technical Papers: 222 Theme for Geo-Triad ’98 Technical Sessions: 43 Posters: 37 The theme for Geo-Triad ’98 was “Rocks, Risk, & Reward”. This theme was selected Best Papers to reflect the expanding responsibilities of all geoscientists, as each of us must continually Awards for best papers were given by consider both the business and technical each of the participating Societies for elements of our proposals. Authors were presentations within their discipline. The encouraged to develop links between best paper for the CSPG was Ian Hutcheon, scientific observation and data acquisition “Controls on the Compositional Variation of (Rocks), risk assessment and reduction Natural Gas in the Triassic of the Western (Risk), plus ultimate project success and Canada Sedimentary Basin.” The best business profitability (Reward). overall convention paper was Dan Krentz et al, “Life on the Curve; Experiences in Attendance & Participation Venezuela.” (Notes: Dan Krentz has received an award from the CSEG on behalf Paid Delegates: of Geo-Triad. A CSPG ‘Best Student Paper’ Member Pre-Registration 1,765 at $175 each was not selected.) Member On-Site 454 at $225 each Non-Member Pre-Registration 239 at $230 each What Went Well? Non-Member On-Site 186 at $280 each Corporate Loaner 36 at $400 each Students 293 at $40 each • Recruiting a co-chairman with the U. of C. or Retired 73 at $80 each specific mandate and skills to handle Extra Exhibit Workers 242 at $30 each sponsorship. Monty Ravlich did an Exhibitor Guests 109 at $30 each outstanding job in this role. Without his Subtotal …………………………………….3,397 efforts, Geo-Triad ’98 would have been much less profitable. A convention Complimentary Passes: budget based solely on registration and Exhibitors 1,415 event revenue can potentially generate a Sponsors 61 break-even profit scenario.

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to pick up their registration package at • Dividing the organizing responsibilities the Westin downtown on the Friday between the four co-chairs. Each co- afternoon or Monday morning preceding chair took specific responsibility for tasks the convention. This undoubtedly that suited their interests and skills and alleviated some long lineups that could each had the authority to run with those have developed on site. tasks. • Involving University students as campus • Holding the exhibits in the Olympic Oval. guides. The guides were Although the exhibits move-in and move- knowledgeable, friendly, and easily out required extensive coordination, the recognizable with their Geo-Triad shirts. end result was a convention showpiece. We also made golf carts available as an Holding the icebreaker on the exhibits alternative for delegates who did not floor (we believe) generated higher event wish to walk between venues. attendance and provided the exhibitors with an additional marketing opportunity. • Corporate sponsorship of the circulars and final program. The costs of • Adding business flavor to the convention. producing and printing the first and final The plenary sessions were structured to circular, the technical program, and the give the delegates a business abstracts book were substantially perspective, ranging from macro to micro defrayed through direct corporate economics, political, and personnel sponsorship of these items. issues. These sessions were reasonably well attended and favorable feedback • Selling sponsorship to numerous other has been received. items. The organizing team was continually brainstorming ideas on what • The two luncheon speakers gave highly could be “sold”. For example, the entertaining presentations. Their speaker’s breakfast, coffee stations, material was thought provoking and fun. registration badges and bags, LRT We purposely avoided industry gurus transportation, student guide T-shirts, and academics to give the delegates a and the whole core conference, were break. Both luncheons were a sellout. successfully sold as sponsored items.

• The core workshop is always popular. • Providing the volunteers with various Staging it over two days is a good idea, convention memorabilia. Our volunteers particularly for joint conventions. The worked very hard. We recognized their east coast displays provided additional efforts, in part, through complimentary interest. sport shirts, T-shirts, mugs, barbecue aprons, mouse pads, and baseball caps. • Contracting a graphic designer to create You can’t do too much in this area. and coordinate the printed materials. The staff at “Space Relations” did a What Could Be Improved? terrific job with this task. They created a professional look and, by spearheading • The registration and accounting systems the layout of the circulars and abstract remain cumbersome to use and were book, significantly reduced the workload prone to breakdown during peak load of the printing committee. registration. The networking system created unnecessary line-ups and • Downtown pre-registration pick-up. frustrations on site, as well as a $10,000 Approximately 1,800 participants elected registration uncertainty.

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• The assignment of technical sessions to 3) Expand the business component. This specific lecture halls could have should attract certain delegates whom might benefited from better planning. Several otherwise not attend the convention. of the lecture halls were too small for the more popular sessions. 4) Beef up the CSPG insurance so that each convention organizing team does not • We significantly overspent the printing have to re-invent sufficient policy coverage. budget, principally on the abstracts book. The problem was compounded by 5) Do not offer AAPG sponsored courses or authors who submitted “abstracts” that field trips until their instructor expenses fall in exceeded our two-page guideline and by line with that of the CSPG. the insertion of color plates. Significant cost savings could have been realized by 6) “Space Relations” should be given strong making the abstracts available only on consideration as the graphics and design electronic media. contractor for future conventions and also for general Society needs. • We discovered that the normal CSPG insurance policy does not provide 7) Eliminate paper-printed abstract books. sufficient coverage for complex events Use electronic media only. such as Geo-Triad ’98. The total premium to fully cover Geo-Triad was 1999 CONVENTION COMMITTEE (John $18,550. Chipperfield, Chairperson) For the 1999 convention, the CSPG will • We had a vigorous co-chair discussion team up with the Petroleum Society. The concerning the per-delegate registration theme, "DIGGING DEEPER - TO FIND A fee. This discussion was predicated on BETTER BOTTOM LINE" is appropriate in budgeted profit levels vis-à-vis each this latest period of uncertainty in the Society’s comfort level with respect to industry. The focus on digging deeper gross profit. We ultimately adjusted the reflects not just deeper or more difficult fee downwards as an indication of the targets, but the forging of stronger ties organizing committee’s sensitivity to this between the geoscience and engineering issue. disciplines to develop more effective technical teams. The reference to finding a • The instructor fees and related expenses better bottom line is to emphasize that our for AAPG courses and field trips are scientific efforts must add value for the outrageous. various industry stakeholders. Accordingly, the theme sessions of the technical program Key Recommendations for Future will emphasize the integration of geophysics, Conventions geology, engineering and economics. The convention will be held June 14 1) Make sponsorship an integral component through 18, 1999 at the Calgary Convention to ensure profitability. Be imaginative. Centre and the AEUB Core Research Centre. The Committee chairs and their 2) Expand early coordination between the staffs are hard at work putting together a participating Societies. Specific ground rules convention you will not want to miss. for issues such as gross profit, registration Additional volunteers are always welcome fees, point allocation system and best paper and may contact either John Chipperfield at selection should be negotiated between [email protected] or Douglas Society Executives rather than the co- Carsted at [email protected]. chairmen.

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GEOCANADA 2000 -- The Millennium MacLean, D. Morrow, L. Quinn, G. Ross, J. Summit (Ian McIlreath - General Varsek (until December 2000); N. Alwast, Chairperson, Ian Moffat - CSPG Co- Bulletin Advertising) Chairperson, Francois Aubin - CSEG Co- Volume 46 of the Bulletin, published in Chairperson, Glenn Gray - CWLS Co- 1998, contained 25 scientific papers. Each Chairperson, Grant Mossop - GAC Co- issue of the Bulletin maintained a high Chairperson, Ian Hutcheon - MAC Co- scientific standard thanks to the diligence of Chairperson, Maggie Schofield - Special the associate editors and all the critical Advisor Entertainment). readers. The Bulletin was put together, GEOCANADA 2000 is truly going to be a polished and sent out on time due to the celebration of what has been accomplished efforts of the production editors, Peter in the earth sciences in Canada and globally Bakogeorge and Cecelia Frey, our managing up to the millennium change. From this editor Billie Chiang, and the staff at McAra summit perspective, we will look at the future Printing. Regrettably both Peter and Cecelia definition and roles of earth sciences in the resigned their positions during the year and petroleum, mining and other industries, as their very able shoes have been filled by well as academic and government Sherry Wilson-McEwen and Elspeth Snow. I organizations in the new millennium. would like to express my sincere thanks to Essentially, picture the highly successful Peter and Cecelia for all their efforts which 1998 GeoTriad Conference (CSPG, CSEG, helped maintain the high quality of the CWLS) and all its components designed to Bulletin. Dave Elliot, our book review editor, disseminate technical information to the continues to do an excellent job of getting a petroleum industry and add the GAC-MAC never ending flow of books reviewed. Most Annual Meeting (Geological Association of papers in volume 46 were published in less Canada, the Mineralogical Association and than a year of initial receipt. all other Canadian Societies which meet at We have received 20 new manuscripts GAC-MAC) with their focus on the mining and most of these will appear in 1999. industry and all other disciplines of geology. The meeting will occur during the last RESERVOIR (Richard Thom, Chairperson week in May 2000. As of the summer of and Co-editor (until September, 1998); Ray 1998, the various required committees have Featherstone, Co-editor and Chairperson been defined, some of the chairpersons (from October, 1998); Julie Abbott, Co-editor recruited so we are looking for volunteers. (from September, 1998)) This will be a wonderful opportunity for The year 1998 continued with more anyone to expand their network, have fun changes to the Reservoir, not so much with and be part of a truly historical meeting for the look of the Reservoir, but behind the earth sciences in Canada. scenes. As part of the Society’s overall effort to keep costs down and increase advertising PROGRAMS revenue, the Reservoir was printed and designed by three different groups during the BULLETIN OF CANADIAN PETROLEUM 1998 year. The first three issues (through GEOLOGY (A.F. Embry, Editor; B. Chiang, March) were designed by Yellow Brick Managing Editor; P. Bakogeorge, C. Frey, S. Studios and printed at Sundog Printing; the Wilson-McEwen and E. Snow, Production next four issues (including the joint Editors; D.C. Elliott, Book Review Editor; T. July/August issue) were designed and de Freitas, M. Gibling, M. Fowler, L. Lane, T. printed by Windmill Printing. Starting with the Poulton, M. Savard, M. Williamson (until September issue, the Reservoir was December 1998); A. Desrochers, C. designed by MacDonald-Cole and printed by Harrison, D. Issler, E. Johannessen, D. McAra Printing; advertising in the Reservoir McAlpine, K. Osadetz, J. Wood (until was also turned over to MacDonald-Cole. December 1999); S. Bachu, K. Bergman, B. The current team of MacDonald-Cole and

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McAra, through an encompassing contract, Hostad, Derek Gillespie, Don Rae, are handling a large portion of the Society’s Elizabeth Clark, Ian Knight, attendance printing and advertising; the publication of 556, “Exploring for Giant Oil Fields in the the Reservoir is one part of that contract. Cambro-Ordovician of Western Thanks go out to the previous groups of Newfoundland; the Story so far...” printers and designers over the 1998 year, • October 14, 1997, Normand Begin, especially to Yellow Brick Studios and Talisman; Debbie Spratt, Don Lawton, Sundog Printing who changed the Reservoir attendance 485, “Along Strike to the new 8 1\2 x 11 full colour format. Termination of Structural Culminations Distribution is still provided by Global Direct with Paleozoic Carbonates, East of the Mailing. McConnell Thrust, Southern Limestone The Reservoir’s content continues to Mountain Area: Seismic Evidence for change as contributors change. Aubrey Kerr Transverse Faulting” continues to contribute his excellent • October 28, 1997, Dale Leckie, GSC - Historical Snapshots column; Oil Company Calgary; Nancy Vanbeselaere, David Key Facts are also a staple of the James, Karen Wallace-Dudley, publication. Various committees of the attendance 907, “Mayhem in the CSPG have become more regular sources of Mannville: Stratigraphic Complexity in information, such as those of the National Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan - Liaison, Honorary Address, and the Resolved” Educational Trust Fund and the many • November 13, 1997, John Grotzinger, activities it supports for example. The MIT, attendance 437, “The Terminal Reservoir thus provides an outlet for Proterozoic Time Scale: Constraints on informing the Society membership about Global Correlations and Rates of Early Society committees and activities that Animal Evolution” perhaps had lower profiles previously. “One- • November 25, 1997, Scott Tinker, of” technical and non-technical articles are Marathon Oil, attendance 640, “From also included, but are only sporadically Rocks to Models: Three-Dimensional contributed. Visualization as a Tool to Integrate Richard Thom, the chairperson of the Sedimentology and Sequence Reservoir Committee for several years, Stratigraphy in Reservoir Models” decided to step down as of the end of • December 9, 1997, Michel Malo, INRS September. Julie Abbott has joined the Georesources; Donna Kirkwood, Committee as co-editor and Ray Universite Laval, attendance 307, Featherstone has assumed the position of “Tectonostratigraphy of the Gaspe chairperson and co-editor. The Reservoir Appalachians with emphasis on the Committee thanks Richard Thom for his Geodynamic Evolution of the Gaspe Belt years of leadership and excellent efforts. Basin; From the Salinic Disturbance to the Acadian Orogeny” TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE • January 13, 1998, Ian Hutcheon, Univ. of (Patricia Cucman, Alan Schink, Colleen Calgary, attendance 532, “The Controls Sherry, Virginia Trapnell, Co-Chairpersons) on the Origin and Distribution of H2S and The Technical Luncheon Committee hosted CO2 in Clastic and Carbonate Rocks of 18 talks during the 1997/98 season. Talks the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin covered a wide range of topics dealing with • January 29, 1998, Chris de Freitas, both Canadian and International petroleum University of Auckland, N.Z., attendance related issues. Presentations and 971, “The Science of Global Warming: attendance are tabulated below: Exposing Myths and Misconceptions”

• February 10, 1998, Jack Wendte, GSC- • September 18, 1997, Mark Cooper, John Calgary; Hairuo Qing, Jeff Dravis, Weissenberger, PanCanadian; Doug

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Shelley Moore, Vern Stasiuk, Grant For the first time in the Society's history a Ward, attendance 591, “High- talk was postponed (April 28, 1998) due to Temperature Saline (Thermoflux) technical difficulties. The presentation was Dolomitization of Devonian Swan Hills rescheduled but incurred additional costs to Platform and Bank Carbonates, West- the Society and was poorly attended. Central Alberta” Following this incident the Committee • February 24, 1998, Doug Cant, arranged for audio-visual staff to be on hand Consultant, attendance 927, for every subsequent luncheon in its entirety “Stratigraphic Traps and Unconformities to ensure that this problem does not reoccur. • March 10, 1998, Trevor Elliot, Univ. of The 1997/98 presentations attracted Liverpool, U.K., attendance 579, “Fluvial more than 11,000 members and friends. Systems in Mountain Belts and Foreland The average attendance of 613 is Basins: An Alpine-Himalayan significantly higher than that observed for the Perspective” last two years. This is impressive when one • March 31, 1998, Richard Larese, Amoco, considers that some of the venues have Tulsa, attendance 604, “Impact of restricted attendance to 400 (the Diagenetic Processes on Sandstone Metropolitan Centre) and 600 (the Calgary Reservoir Quality: Controls, Effects, and Convention Centre and the small dining Predictive Evaluation Using Data from room at the Westin Hotel) on several Natural and Experimental Systems” occasions. • April 14, 1998, Ronald Kriesa, Mobil The Technical Luncheon Committee Tech Centre, Dallas; AAPG Dist. Lect., attempts to provide the Technical Program to attendance 575 Integrated Reservoir the Membership at cost. Ticket prices were Description Using Core, Wire-Line Logs, increased 21% this year to account for etc.” increased meal costs. The new price is • April 28, 1998, Andy Evans, Canadian $20.00 plus G.S.T. The revenue from ticket Hunter, attendance 787, “Climbing sales is directed towards the cost of the Everest's North Ridge: A Different Type lunch as well as the printing, staging and of Risk Management” administrative costs associated with each • May 12, 1998, Jeff Packard, Consultant; luncheon. A new ticket sales program was Ihsan Al-Aasm, Iain Samson, attendance also initiated to decrease the administrative 687, “Big Gas in Hydrothermal Chert- efforts associated with the ordering and Hosted Reservoirs: The Parkland, B.C. distribution of the luncheon tickets. Story Due to the difficulty in reserving appropriate venues to showcase the • May 26, 1998, Hans Machel, Univ. of Luncheon Speakers, and in an attempt to Alberta, attendance 540, “Indications for minimise cost increases, the Committee Tectonically Induced Fluid Flow Into The continues to schedule luncheons in the Rocky Mountain Foreland Basin - With Westin Hotel, the Calgary Convention Centre Implications for Petroleum Exploration” and the Metropolitan Centre. Additionally, • June 12, 1998, Janok Bhattacharya, one presentation was scheduled at the ARCO Exploration; Brian Willis, Shirley Calgary Centre for Performing Arts. Each Dutton, Christopher White, attendance venue presents its own unique challenges 511, “Outcrop Analogs for Tide- but with the assistance of our audio-visual Influenced Lowstand Deltaic Reservoirs” team we believe that the luncheons can be a • June 30, 1998, John Harper, LMX success in every location. Resources, attendance 396 (limit 400) The Committee is attempting to increase “Hydrocarbon Exploration: Should We Be student exposure to the Society and the Looking for Traps or Should We Be Technical Luncheons. An industry Looking for Fluids?” sponsored student table has been established and hosts Earth Science

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 16 of 32 students from the University of Calgary, other Society committees and divisions to Mount Royal College and SAIT on a rotating add technical and other relevant content to basis. the website. The Committee would like to thank all of I look forward to an exciting year in its presenters in 1998. Sincere thanks are developing our website and hope that you also due to the Society and the office staff. might consider joining the committee for the Without wide support the Technical coming year. Luncheons would not be possible. CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE CSPG ON-LINE COMMITTEE (Glenn (Tim de Freitas, Chairperson) Karlen, Chairperson) The Continuing Education Committee The goals for the past year for the On- was involved in more than 20 short courses Line Committee were to continue to enhance between Jan 1 and Sept. The volunteer the on-line presence of the CSPG through a committee members worked very hard to third party internet service provider, Enernet. coordinate the logistics and other related Unfortunately, the commitments made by activities. There are several new committee Enernet never came to fruition and, of volunteers that have joined recently: Mark recent, they have decided to get out of the Hearn, Jason Montpetit, and Alexis Anastis. internet service provider business. They will fill the gaps in the Committee left Unfortunately, due to Enernet’s lack of by Dean Williams and Dale Cederwall. Mark commitment, there were no real will coordinate the field trips for the 1999 enhancements to the CSPG’s web page in conference, while Alexis will organize 1998. conference-related short courses. Thanks to Consequently, the CSPG website will be the eagerness of the Committee members, moving once again and will undergo another the CSPG will benefit from a good cross redesign to fit with this move and bring it section of courses and field trips during the more in line with the design of the Reservoir. 1999 conference, and plans are already Because an expectation of the site will be to underway for the large 2000 conference. generate revenue through advertising, the Alexis and Mark coordinate conference site design and content will be critical to activities through the Committee, but they attract “viewers” and advertisers alike. will assemble a separate group of CSPG The CSPG website will now benefit from volunteers to orchestrate 1999 conference- the “one-stop shopping” direction for CSPG related activities. In addition to these new publications, notably MacDonald Cole. The members, veterans Gord McClean, Marc website will be moved to a secure server that Mallamo, Suzan Moore, Natalie Sweet, and has the experience to bring our Society into Brent Wignall did a hefty amount of work on the realm of e-commerce while integrating courses dealing with regional geology of the our membership and financial databases. WCSB; aeromagnetic data interpretation; More content such as Bulletin abstracts, carbonate sequence stratigraphy; carbonate Bulletin articles, searchable members lists, facies in core; structural styles in fold and event calendars, and an electronic forum are thrust belts; and numerous conference- still planned and are expected to be added in related short courses. We will continue to the coming months. pursue instructors for those courses deemed Once the site has been moved and the important to the CSPG members in the enhancement plan is in place, a general call petroleum industry, but we are always willing will be made to the membership to revive the to consider new courses on or off our On-Line Committee and ask for volunteers. present course list. We continue to wrestle With a reliable internet service provider and with the topic of instructor remuneration, and designer in place, the Committee can focus we try to strike a middle ground with respect on the direction of the website, to the fee schedule of other North American enhancements to the site and the contacts to geoscience organizations.

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Discussion among the audience with ONE DAY FIELD TRIP COMMITTEE (Dean Paul MacKay (Northstar Energy) as Williams, Chairperson) moderator. No report available. • October: " The fold-and-thrust-belt in the Fort-Liard area, NWT-YT-NBC: deep TECHNICAL DIVISIONS structures, transpression and stratigraphic complications. " BASIN ANALYSIS DIVISION (Annemone • Denise Hodder (Foothills Research Altebaeumer, Chairperson) Project, University of Calgary) No report available. • November: " Extensional and subsequent compressional tectonics of STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY DIVISION the western North American margin in (Normand Begin, Chairperson) southeastern B. C., and implications for The activities of the CSPG Structural foreland basin development . "Marian Geology Division in 1998 included 13 talks, 8 Warren (PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd.) during the lunch session and 6 at the evening session. With two field trips, one in Evening technical series for 1998: the early summer and the other in the early fall, the Division had one of its most • January: "Aspects of foreland belt successful year of involvement and interest, thermal and geological history from given the level of participation. The talks fission track data: the age of Lewis thrust were attended by 20 to 75 people and and Flathead normal fault." Kirk G. covered a wide variety of topics, such as Osadetz, Barry P. Kohn, Shimone extensional, strike-slip and compressionnal Feinstein, and Raymond A. Price. tectonic regimes; fractures study in (Geological Survey of Canada) hydrocarbon reservoirs; fold kinematics; • February: "Integrating surface, seismic, seismic modeling of geological foothills airborne radar and high resolution structures promoting anisotropy. aeromagnetic data in the southern Mackenzie and Franklin mountains, Evening technical series for 1998: NWT, YT and BC." Denise Hodder (Foothills Research Project, University of • January: "Fifth Annual Structure Group Calgary) slide evening show." • March: "Fracture size, density, • February: "Mesozoic to early Tertiary orientation and connectivity underthrusting, extrusion and determinations" William Jamison (The exhumation of crystalline rocks from Upper Crust Inc.) deep within the Rocky Mountains • April: "Evaluating structural play leads orogenic wedge - evidence from the using numerical and Graphical analyses Monashee Complex, SE British of dipmeter data." Bruce Wrightson (Gaia Columbia." Dennis Johnston (Petro- Software Inc) and Byron Veilleux (Petro- Canada) Canada Oil and Gas) • March: "The timing of cooling, • May: "Seismic physical modeling denudation and uplift of the southern experiments through an anisotropic Coast Mountains, and its relation to the overburden" Helen Isaac (Foothills contemporaneous development of Research Project, University of Calgary) structures in the eastern Cordillera: a • October: "Kinematics of hanging-wall discussion." Lisel Currie (Geological folds in the Front Ranges, Alberta and Survey of Canada, Calgary, Alberta) British Columbia" Geoff Rait (The Upper • April: " Structural styles in the Canadian Crust Inc.) Rockies: an open discussion "

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• December: "Structural evolution of the Special thanks to Marian Warren Beaufort Sea" Larry Lane (Geological (PanCanadian Petroleum) and Rob Survey of Canada) Scammell (Poco Petroleums) for taking care of the logistics as well. On Saturday June 27, the Structural Congratulations to all the speakers who Division had its first field trip of 1998 at volunteered to present their interesting work Canyon Creek area, on " Folding and and research, for their very much Fracturing within carbonates of the appreciated contributions to the CSPG McConnell Thrust Sheet ". The trip was led Structural Group. Also special thanks to by Paul MacKay and William Jamison who leaders, participants and the sponsors of outlined several field examples of the field trips, for two successful great outing deformation mechanisms in geological of the CSPG community. structures of the Front Ranges. Under a bright and sunny sky, 32 people attended SEDIMENTOLOGY DIVISION (Paul Fejer, the trip and were quite pleased of this unique Chairperson) bedrock traverse along the valley of Canyon No report available. Creek. To make this trip successful in terms of ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY DIVISION logistic, the following companies are thanked (Paul Whitby, Chairperson) warmly. No report available. • Petro-Canada Oil and Gas • Amoco Canada Petroleum Company HYDROGEOLOGY DIVISION (Steve Burnie, • Ulster Petroleums Chairperson) • Talisman Energy No report available. • Conoco Canada • Husky Oil Operations GEOMATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER (Bruce Palmer, Chairperson) These sponsors provided the funds No report available. necessary to run the trip, such as field guide reproduction, rental of vans for INTERNATIONAL (Wayne Ashbourne, Chair transportation, snacks, beverages and gifts person; James Taylor, Ray Featherstone, to the field trip leaders. Thanks again to the Dave Dolph) leaders, participants and Mother Nature. Committee members during the past year During the weekend of September 11-13, were Wayne Ashbourne, James Taylor, Ray the Structural Division had its second field Featherstone and Dave Dolph. All Luncheon trip of 1998 at Delphine Creek in the Purcell presentations were held in the PanCanadian Mountains, SE British Columbia. Kevin Root Amphitheatre and the Committee would like (Shell Canada) successfully led the trip, to thank PanCanadian Petroleum and which outlined several great examples of the Eucalyptus Consulting Ltd. for providing Middle Devonian Antler fold and thrust belt facilities and refreshments. Also a special and foreland basin development. The trip thanks to the 8 noon luncheon presenters was attended by 15 people under a sunny who gave freely of their time. The luncheon sky and warm sun, in this very scenic alpine presentations were generally well attended region of the Purcell Mountains, situated with attendance reaching up to 80 people. above tree line between 7500 and 9800 feet Topics ranged from transpressional elevation. The participants camped overnight underthrusting to oil in the fore-arc, South is a very nice meadow. Every participant Sumatra. were very pleased with what they saw and Plans for 1998/99 will include a variety of learned through Kevin's work in the area. presentations from different areas of the Great thanks to him for such a great outing. world. Anyone wishing to give a luncheon presentation or provide suggestions should

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 19 of 32 contact Wayne Ashbourne at (403) 256- 0593, fax 256-1179, or email at Revenue 1996-97 1997/98 %change [email protected]. Reservoir 70,634.00 142,876.02 202% Bulletin nil nil nil Calendar 7887.00 n/a - RESERVOIR/DEVELOPMENT GEOLOGY Luncheon 7,500.00 6,825.00 - (Darren Steffes, Chairperson) Total 86,021.00 149,701.02 174% No report available. PUBLICATION SALES Jaimè Croft-Ramos, PALEONTOLOGY DIVISION (Charles Publications Manager) Henderson, Chairperson) The 1997-98 Society year was a year of No report available. change in the Publication Sales department of the Society. Peter Harrington, long time BUSINESS Chairman of the Publication Sales Committee, retired at the end of last year, ADVERTISING COMMITTEE (Norbert and his duties were then taken over by the Alwast & Tim Bird, Co-chairs; Bob Kuchinski, CSPG Office. I, as Publications Manager, Cheryl Wright, Tom Pierce) now deal with the sale and promotion of The Committee met the challenge of CSPG books, handle consignment filling the new larger format of the CSPG publications, maintain our publications Reservoir and brought in $142,876.02 archive and provide the Society and revenue from advertisers. Executive with sales information concerning The practice of booking and charging ads our publications and merchandise. We are for internal (CSPG) committees as well as now maintaining a record of historical sales external (for profit) advertisers was instituted. information in the office, in order to track the We sat on the editorial committee of the success of our publishing and budget Reservoir and participated in design accurately for new publication projects. The decisions. Running what evolved into an financial report for publication sales is advertising agency became too large and included in the audit financials of this report. complex to handle continuously with A number of publications were reprinted volunteers. As a result, on our in the last year. This includes Western recommendation, the Executive agreed to Canada Sedimentary Basin: A Case History, hire a dedicated marketing, printing and The Stratigraphic Organization of Incised design consultant. Valley Systems and a CD Rom version of Effective in September of 1998, Lexicon 4: Western Canada. The CD Rom MacDonald/Cole Inc. will be handling all of has been very popular and we expect to sell our day to day business, with McAra Printing out by the Spring of 1999. The Society is as the design, paste-up, and printing currently looking at putting a number of other provider for both the Reservoir and the publications, including the Bulletin, on CD Bulletin. Rom. This would be for archive purposes, The Reservoir has now become a viable as well as for those customers who prefer “in the black”, colour publication capable of electronic versions of our material. The being a money maker for the Society. We Society contributed to the production of A intend to direct our marketing consultants to Travellers’ Guide to Geological Wonders in continue building the Reservoir into a first- Alberta, produced by the Provincial Museum class vehicle that serves our membership. of Alberta. This book is currently for sale in We also plan to consolidate all activities of the CSPG office and sales to date have promotion and advertising in the Society been brisk. The Society also sold a special (including the calendar, luncheon ads, edition of the Bulletin, Triassic of the internet, conventions, etc.) so that Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, which advertisers have access to one central group is nearly sold out. A new publication which to promote their product or service. is currently under production is the Oil and

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Gas Pools of the Western Canada Assoc. 167 185 195 105 230 Sedimentary Basin, edited by John Hogg, Student 128 152 118 212 112 PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. This Emeritus 155 153 144 137 133 publication is the result of the Pools ’96 Corporate 50 36 32 56 65 conference and will be available for sale in Honorary 45 46 43 43 43 Total 3206 3231 3203 3268 3273 early October 1998. Subscribers 357 335 326 301 288 The office continues to offer a number of AAPG, GAC, GSC and SEPM publications to Thanks to the efforts of the Executive, our members, which we sell on consignment. Corporate Membership has again increased Due to limited storage space, the AAPG and this year but it is still less than what we hope SEPM titles have been pared down to to achieve. There has been a modest include those titles which are most popular increase in overall membership since last with our customers. Our selection is still year but we must be aware of possible quite extensive and we regularly receive new erosion should there be a downturn in the publications from all four societies. business. During the last year, I have tried to focus on the promotion of our books in order to HONOURARY ADDRESS (Elizabeth O’Neill, increase sales. New promotions have Co-Chairperson) included mail-outs to members, non-member This year the Honourary Address book customers, universities, book agents Committee took a slightly different approach and fellow societies, table drops at CSPG to the yearly CSPG Address. Through a Luncheons, inserts in the Reservoir and joint venture with the IMAX Theatre at Eau convention materials, as well as book sales Claire Market the CSPG was able to present and price reductions on older materials. The a 9 day film festival of nature films titled “Our focus on promotions has doubled this year Living Planet”. Running in Science and and plans now also include monthly Technology Week, six different films were promotions included in the Reservoir, presented on a rotating basis throughout the external ads with sister societies and the festival, with a number of the presentations inclusion of our books at www.amazon.com, having introductory speakers supplied by the (the largest “bookstore” on the internet). We Calgary Zoo and CBC Calgary. We were are also pursuing a consignment able to reach 11,536 people during this week arrangement with the AAPG, by which they of which 5,300 were school children and will sell our books through their Tulsa offices. 1,819 were in the highly price discounted A similar arrangement is being proposed to family program. Tickets for schools were The Geological Society in England. subsidized by a number of generous The office is open to any suggestions corporate sponsors, allowing a large number concerning our Publications and members of children to see excellent science films that comments may be directed to my attention, they might not otherwise have the at the CSPG office. We are also welcome to opportunity to enjoy. suggestions for consignment publications the membership would like to see us carry. CALENDAR COMMITTEE (Carl Hughson, Chairperson) MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE (Kevin Polan, No report available. Chairperson; Marc Charest, Gerald Kvill,

Keith Masters, John Ostrom, Deanna Watkins, ex-officio member) PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMITTEE (Vic Panei, The membership figures for the last five Chairperson) years are as follows: During the year, the Committee provided photographic coverage at most of the 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Society's luncheon meetings, as well as at Active 2669 2662 2671 2715 2690 the Awards dinner.

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The Committee is looking for two of Commerce, and was attended by 23 past volunteers to share duties in taking presidents and current Executive. Following photographs at the luncheon meetings. If the meal the current President, Ric interested please call Vic Panei at 691-9788. Sebastian, reviewed the past year’s activities. Ric’s presentation included ARCHIVES AND HISTORY COMMITTEE information on a variety of topics, including (Clint Tippett, Chairperson) the new Reservoir format, office move, The Committee experienced a relatively current state of the Society’s finances and low level of activity over the past year during the long term financial plan. which the chairmanship passed from the long serving Jack Porter to Clint Tippett. AWARDS DINNER (Douglas Carsted, Projects in progress include assistance to Chairperson) the Executive in determining membership The annual Awards Banquet was held at application dates for long-serving members the Palliser Hotel on Wednesday, June 4, of the Society and a plan to organize a 1997 in conjunction with the Joint CSPG photographic archive of Society activities. SEPM 1997 conference. Past President An attempt may be made to revive a Gerry Reinson presided over the evening’s historical lookback. Future initiatives are events which were attended by 216 likely to include a historical calendar, field members, spouses and guests. After an trips and a closer working relationship with excellent dinner the Society’s major awards the Petroleum History Society on matters of for professional and technical excellence geological interest. were presented. A special presentation was made on behalf of the Convention by GROUP INSURANCE (Bev Pfeffer, Christian Viau, Jeff Packard, Benoit Chairperson) Beauchamp and John Hopkins to the Sloss CSPG group insurance plans covering family in memory of their father Dr. Laurence life, health, long-term disability, dental, L. Sloss. Following the awards all those in automobile, and home insurance offer very attendance were given a guided tour of the competitive rates and continue to be well Canadian Rockies by Lisa Christensen received by the membership. author of the book a Hikers Guide to Art of the Canadian Rockies. MANPOWER SURVEY (Keith Deutsch, Chairperson) MEN'S ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT No report available. (Scott Oldale, Chairperson) No report available. NOMINATING COMMITTEE (Ric Sebastian, Chairperson) CSPG MIXED GOLF COMMITTEE (Dick Willott, Chairperson; Andrea Henry and Val SOCIAL EVENTS Edwards, Registration; John Williams, Geoff McMillian and Dave Work, Sponsorship; PAST PRESIDENT'S DINNER (Gerry Chelsea Szanik, Treasurer; John Ostrom Reinson, Chairperson) and Rick Sereda, Prizes; Jan Crandall, The Past President’s Dinner is an annual Penny Harley, Bob Dick, Executive Liaison) event hosted by the immediate Past The 9th Annual CSPG Mixed Golf President, to which all past presidents of the Tournament was held at the Darcy Ranch on Society are invited to contribute with August 28, 1998. The course was in great opinions and comments on current affairs shape, and the 135 players who participated affect the Society and the geoscience were treated to cloudless skies and near community. perfect temperatures. The event was highly The 1997 dinner was held November 7 in successful and the cost was right on budget. the Fireplace Room of the Calgary Chamber Originally, the number of golfers was to be

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120, but was increased to 136 due to Limited, Canadian Hunter Exploration, demand. International Exploration Consultants, BPB This year’s trophy winners: Wireline Services, Cabre Exploration Ltd, Low Gross -- Tony Militano, Ron Shirley, Summit Resources Ltd. Canada Brokerlink George Fraser and Krista Toews. and Arcis Corporation/Probe Data Inc. Low Net -- Bob Sullivan, Paul McNabb, Next year’s race has been run by the time Dwayne Sparks and Russ Oicle. you read this and I know that we will have High Gross -- Al Enevold, Don Reid, had a good race with exceptional conditions. Dorothy Haeberle and Don Zver. Also the group of people organizing the event will have completed their tenure and Many thanks to my Committee members, so we are soliciting volunteers to take over a whose hard work made for a wonderful, variety of positions on the committee. smoothly run event. Thanks to all the Contact Vic Urban at 781-1713 or e-mail sponsors and contributors, especially to [email protected] Happy running Financial Management, our lead sponsor, for their continuing and generous support. OUTREACH PROGRAMS Thanks to all who enjoyed the day with us. STUDENT INDUSTRY FIELD TRIP (Regan CSPG SQUASH TOURNAMENT (Solana Palsgrove, Crestar Energy, Chairperson; Jear, Chairperson) Larry Strong, Waterous Securities, No report available. Treasurer; Shaun Alspach (Crestar); Wes Bader (Union Pacific); Byron Bahnsen (GLJ CSPG 10K ROAD RACE (Vic Urban, Assoc.); June Barker (Gulf); Robert Briscoe Chairperson) (Husky); Matthew Caddell (U of C); Allan The Ninth Annual CSPG 10 K Roadrace Carswell (CNRL); Mike Desroches (CNRL); was run on Wednesday September 17, 1997 Paul Fejer (Union Pacific); Doug Hamilton in the Eau Claire / Prince's Island area. This (AGAT); Denise Hodder (U of C); Catherine was the first year the event was held at this Huff (Conoco); Sandra Noel (Husky); new venue and approximately 75 entrants Indraneel Raychaudhuri (Cypress); Trent took part in the race. The weather was a bit Rehill (Chevron); Lisa Sack (Gulf); Blythe on the misty side but it was nice and cool to Slater (PanCanadian); Greg Soule (Amoco); run under those conditions. The first finisher Brad Spence (Chevron)) was Adrian Shorter in a time of 32:30, the This year was the 20th anniversary of the first female runner was Gaylene Pridham at CSPG's annual Student Industry Field Trip, 37:01. The first place geologists were Lonnie otherwise known as the "SIFT Trip". SIFT Matsuno of Petroleum Information Canada at 1998 was held from May 3 -15. What started 34:16 and Denise Woofter of Canadian as a relatively simple four-day field trip to the Hunter Exploration at 40:40. Our top Rocky Mountains in 1978, has now evolved geophysicists were Andy Williams of into an action-packed twelve-day trip Wascana Energy in 36:55 and Lorna Hawley comprised of field trips to the Rocky of Kelman Seismic Processing in 43:51. The Mountains and Badlands, lectures and core race participants were able to shower and seminars from industry experts, a rig tour, a change at the Eau Claire YMCA and then fly over, a simulated exploration game, and headed over to Zzips Pizza Parlour for post- much more. This year, the top third-year race fun and refreshments. (and occasionally fourth-year) geology The race organizers would like to thank student from each of thirty-four universities the following sponsors; Mobil Oil Canada, was chosen to attend. As in past years, a Alberta Energy Company, QC Data, Tokpella small number of geophysicists and Resources (MOLE), Gord's Running Store, geological engineers with a strong Decollement Consulting Ltd. Precision background and interest in geology were Seismic Processing, Tarragon Oil & Gas also chosen.

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The objectives of the SIFT trip today have four-person "exploration company" teams. expanded since 1978. The SIFT trip provides Each team was given for $10 million dollars, a unique opportunity for students from which was used to bid on land and drill wells across Canada to learn about the oil industry in several exploration plays. Only real well in a practical, hands-on fashion, taught by data, slightly modified, was used in the industry people. It gives the students a game. The students were taught simple chance to interact and network with industry economics to help guide their strategy. Joint people, and make essential contacts that will ventures were formed, land was farmed in aid them in the future. Finally, the SIFT trip and out, and well information was actively encourages Canada's top geology students "scouted"! Some new features added to the to consider the petroleum industry as a game this year included the addition of career, and provides a forum for companies seismic data, and, in keeping with the to meet with (and consider for employment) realities of this year's market, the oil price some of Canada's finest earth science (and resultant netbacks) varied day-to day! students. The "exploration companies" quickly learned A relatively new component that has been the value of teamwork, as each member of added to the SIFT trip in recent years is the the team contributed their knowledge. The SIFT summer job program. Oil companies students presented their financial and are approached and invited to interview the technical results to a "board". Technical and SIFT students during the trip, and have the financial awards for the best presentations opportunity to hire one (or more!) of these were given at the final wind-up cocktail party, excellent students. This year, 17 SIFT which was attended by many industry students participated in the SIFT job leaders. program, of which 8 acquired jobs with Fina, The four-day field trip to the Rocky Gulf, Newport, Conoco, Anderson, and Mountains was the highlight of the trip for Pinnacle through the SIFT-organized many of the students, on which they learned interview process. An additional 3 students structural geology in a way no text book got jobs on their own with Ranger, Chevron, could teach. The students were also and UPR, by staying in Calgary after the trip introduced to carbonate geology and foothills and making use of their newly acquired exploration plays. The concepts were contacts. SIFT students make excellent solidified during a Rocky Mountain fly-over summer students; as a result of their later in the week. A one-day field trip to participation in the SIFT Trip, they are Dinosaur Park, another highlight, provided a particularly motivated and well equipped to wonderful look at clastic rocks and tackle a summer project. They know how to exploration plays, in addition to spectacular interpret logs and other well data, they are dinosaur bones! A field trip to a working comfortable looking at core, they are familiar drilling rig, trips to the EUB core lab, and with several play types and analog pools, geology and petroleum engineering lectures and, perhaps most importantly, they know and core seminars filled up the rest of the how to develop a prospect. If you are trip. Topics presented include horizontal interested in hiring a SIFT student in 1999, drilling, logging, geochemistry, heavy oil, please contact Lisa Sack at Gulf Canada, or carbonate and clastic sedimentology, any other committee member as soon as production technology, east-coast possible. exploration and international exploration. As always, SIFT 1998 was a huge Any individual interested in a rewarding success. The students were immersed in the experience contributing their time as a "how-to's" of finding oil and gas from the lecturer or field trip guide should contact Lisa minute they arrived. One of the first activities Sack at Gulf Canada. they participated in was the "exploration SIFT 1998 went off without a hitch this game", which continued throughout the trip. year thanks to the hard work and In this game the students were broken into organizational skills of the large SIFT

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Committee. All the committee members spent numerous hours of their own time. EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND (N. Thanks are also due to their employers, who Desmond Smith Chairperson, Ed Wright, provided them with the secretarial and Rick Young, Don Axford, Ian Hutcheon, logistical support this trip demanded. In Kathryn Scales, Dave Work) 1999, Denise Hodder and Lisa Sack will take No report available over leadership of the SIFT Committee as co-chairpersons. The majority of the rest of AAPG HOUSE OF DELEGATES (Matt the Committee is expected to return. The Woofter Chairperson) Committee is already excited about, and The Canadian Society of Petroleum starting to plan SIFT 1999. Geologists (CSPG) is an affiliated Society of Once again, SIFT 1998 relied heavily on the American Association of Petroleum volunteer support from a number of Geologists (AAPG) and as such, is entitled individuals aside from those "officially" on the to representation within the AAPG's House SIFT Committee. Local industry geologists of Delegates. For the purpose of Delegate and engineers gave excellent, well-prepared allocation, the CSPG is designated the lectures and seminars, judged the game "local" society for all AAPG members in presentations, and attended social events to Alberta and British Columbia and is entitled interact with the students. Planes for the fly- to one Delegate for every 70 active AAPG over were provided by several companies, members. The CSPG currently has 1,050 and core tables were paid for by the paid Active members in the AAPG. presenters' companies. In addition, many ex- Therefore, the CSPG is represented by 14 SIFT students came out to help at the Delegates who are serving three year terms, exploration game sessions. There are too as follows: many people to thank here, but their help was greatly appreciated. Term Ends Delegate Over the last 20 years, SIFT has June 30, 1998 Patty Chesterman equipped over 600 enthusiastic young Paul English geologists to enter the petroleum industry in Kathryn Scales Calgary. There are no exact statistics on Brad Maynes how many have entered and stayed in the Russ Oicle petroleum industry, but it appears that well David Scott over half are contributing members of our June 30, 1999 Martin Hewitt industry. Many of these may not have John Hogg ventured into our industry without the Robert Sullivan exposure they received on the SIFT Trip. June 30, 2000 John Chipperfield Thanks to the Educational Trust Fund, the George Eynon SIFT Trip will continue to lure bright young Christopher Heath geoscientists into the petroleum industry in Debra Nishida Calgary well into the 21st century. Matt Woofter June 30, 2001 Michael Clegg VISITING LECTURER COMMITTEE (Henry Paul English Klassen, Chairperson; Bill Beaudoin) Tom Moslow No report available. Brad Maynes David Scott SEDIMENTOLOGY DISPLAY COMMITTEE (Michael Breiteneder, Geoff Burrowes, co- The House of Delegates oversees all Chairmen; Ben McKenzie) legislative affairs within the scope of the No report available. Constitution and Bylaws of the AAPG. Delegates serve as representatives of the LIAISON COMMITTEES local affiliated society but, since they are

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 25 of 32 elected by active AAPG members, also George Eynon Honors and Awards serve the interests of these members as well Committee 97/98 (Chair) as the Society. Delegates are the Chris Heath Future of Earth appropriate channel through which individual Scientists Committee members can bring influence to bear on the 97/99 David Scott Nominations and affairs of the AAPG. In addition to these Elections Committee duties, Delegates also verify qualifications 97/98 and process all AAPG membership applications and Certified Petroleum John Hogg was elected Chairman-elect Geologist applications submitted from for the 1998/99 House of Delegates to the Alberta and British Columbia. AAPG. In the 1999/2000 term John will be During 1997-1998 term, the group met 8 the first International Chairman of the AAPG times in Calgary, with the House of House of Delegates. Delegates Annual meeting being held The 1998-1999 AAPG Distinguished Sunday, May 17th in Salt Lake City during Lecture series will feature one Canadian the AAPG Annual Convention. The new lecturer; S. George Pemberton of the House Officers for the 1997-1998 term are: University of Alberta. Thomas Mairs, Dallas Geological Society We would like to thank Kathryn Scales for (Chairman); John Hogg, CSPG (Chairman- an outstanding job performing the duties as elect); and Jean Lemmon, Tulsa Geological a delegate and formerly as Chairman during Society (Secretary-Editor). her term. Kathryn resigned from the The House of Delegates is responsible committee to pursue responsibilities for nominating and supporting candidates for resulting from her election to the CSPG AAPG Executive positions. We Executive. Matt Woofter will continue as acknowledge and thank Anthony Tankard Chairman for the term ending June 30, 1999. (Vice-President candidate 1998) for his willingness to stand for Executive positions. ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM (Darren Lunt, The House of Delegates is also Chairperson) responsible for nominating and endorsing More than fifteen years after opening, the candidates for AAPG Honors and Awards for Royal Tyrrell Museum continues to attract 1997. We are proud to have succeeded in some 400,000 visitors each year to its world- nominating Dr. Gerry Middleton, McMaster renowned facility located outside of University. for the Distinguished Educator Drumheller, Alberta. 4.5 billion years of Award which he received in Salt Lake City. Earth's history are related to the public CSPG Delegates were active in AAPG through hands-on displays, innovative affairs during the past year with Committee computer simulations, life-like dioramas, and work performed by the following: the world's largest exhibit of complete dinosaur skeletons. As Canada's only Martin Hewitt Resolutions Committee museum dedicated exclusively to 97/98 palaeontology, we pride ourselves in telling a Nominations and Elections Committee fascinating story of birth and death, struggle 97/98 and survival. John Hogg Future of Earth After this summer, the story is even more Scientists Committee fascinating. Fieldwork resulted in many 97/98 (Chair) exciting discoveries. Skeletal remains of Constitution and ByLaws eight armored ankylosaur dinosaurs Committee 97/98 discovered in Dinosaur Provincial Park are AAPG Advisory Council helping our scientists better understand how 94-98 these unusual animals lived and how the Paul English Credentials Committee different species were related to one 97/98 another. In two days of collecting from the

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Upper Cambrian-aged, Burgess Shale-type across the province. The program supports rock in B.C.'s Rocky Mountains, Dr. Paul students studying geology, fossilization, Johnston quadrupled the Museum's trilobite invertebrate fossils or dinosaurs. The kits collection. Dr. Philip Currie uncovered the sponsored by Chevron include real fossils, remains of a juvenile albertosaurus from hands-on materials and comprehensive Barnum Brown's 1919 theropod bonebed, grade-specific resource guides to help providing further evidence of pack behavior teachers present the information. among large theropods. Dr. Betsy Nicholls The question surrounding of the origins of discovered a 22 metre-long ichthyosaur near oil and gas is answered in a new fact sheet Pink Mountain, B.C., making the find one of sponsored by Talisman Energy. Developed the largest on record. Dr. Dave Eberth in conjunction with their company's worked with a team of American and geologists, an informative overview of the German scientists in central Germany topic is now featured on our mutual (former East Germany) examining homepages as well as being available as a spectacular occurrences of 280 million year hand out for distribution to schools and old amphibians and reptiles that make up the community groups. world's oldest known complex terrestrial A major new exhibit featuring the ecosystems. As well, Dr. Eberth lead creatures of the Burgess Shale opened on several oil company field trips and worked June 20th. The impressive new addition to with Dr. Clive Trueman from Bristol the Museum's gallery was made possible by University, examining the geochemistry of a number of donors and foundations bone fossilization. committed to the project's objective of The development of partnerships within providing a unique look at the bizarre life that the petroleum industry is helping continue lived over 530 million years ago. the work of the Royal Tyrrell Museum. PanCanadian Petroleum took the lead as the Associations created are designed to be project's benefactor by contributing a major "win-win" for the Royal Tyrrell Museum, its donation. Other sponsors included the donors, and the thousands of visitors who Weston Foundation, Canadian Geological tour the facility each year. Foundation, Museum Assistance Program, The petroleum community's favorable the Nickle Family Foundation, and the response to requests made by the Royal McLean Foundation. Tyrrell Museum is appreciated. Following During the excavation of a 2,000-kg the lead of NOVA Corporation's sponsorship juvenile hadrosaur from Dinosaur Provincial of the NOVA Discovery Room and Imperial Park, a dilemma developed as to how to Oil's support of the Devonian Reef exhibit, transport the specimen back to the Tyrrell new partnerships were formed in 1997 and Museum. Fortunately Amoco and Jo-Ann 1998, assisting the Museum in meeting its Trucking teamed up and shared the expense mandate of progressive research, of bringing in Jo-Ann's special off-road truck, interpretive educational programming, and the Commander. The large big-wheeled innovative exhibitry. truck was powerful enough to move the Canadian Occidental Petroleum (Can specimen out of the park without damaging Oxy) became the sole sponsor of the the terrain. Museum's popular Science Hall, an area Global expeditions to other dedicated to hands on learning of science palaeontological sites are very important to properties and principals. This area, thanks the advancement of scientific research. The to Can Oxy, will be redeveloped as part of comparative date obtained helps us the major renovation planned for the understand more about the ancient life that Museum's Introductory Gallery. once lived in Alberta. To date, researchers Chevron took an interest in the Museum's from the Tyrrell have participated in "Discovery Suitcase" program. This unique expeditions to China, Argentina, the Arctic, project brings the Museum into classrooms and the United States. Thanks to support

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 27 of 32 secured from Hurricane Hydrocarbons, an Calgary, AB) and his committee. Three expedition into Kazakhstan is currently being sessions organized by Andrew D.Miall organized for the spring of 1999. (University of Toronto) and Henry W. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is proud to be Posamantier (ARCO, Plano TX) on associated with the many funding partners "Systematics of Sequence Stratigraphy" who have taken an active role in helping were also sponsored by NACSN. The preserve Alberta's rich palaeontological possibility of publishing a symposium volume heritage. The reasons for giving vary based on these four sessions will be between the corporations who choose to explored with Commissioner Beauchamp. support the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Our Chairman Jones urged the Commission interpretive programming, world-class to adopt a more active role in sponsoring exhibitry and leading edge research offer sessions at Geological Society of America donors the opportunity to direct their support and other geological meetings on the status to a specific area of interest. From education of teaching of stratigraphy . He also reported and children to sciences, culture, and that Commissioner Fakundiny (New York environmental protection, the Tyrrell is State Geological Survey, Albany, NY) hosted actively involved. the special NACSN working session on It is our goal to make sure the Inconsistencies, Imperfections and/or Errors relationships formed remain positive and in the Stratigraphic Code, February 22-23, mutually beneficial. As we move towards 1997 in Albany. Commissioner Fakundiny undertaking one of largest capital campaigns was also instrumental in developing a in the history of the Museum, the base of digitized version of the text of the support secured now will move us closer to Stratigraphic Code. Later discussion at this achieving our future goals. meeting revealed that Commissioner Bruce R. Wardlaw(U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS VA) had digitized versions of the figures of LIAISON COMMITTEE (M.E. Hriskevich, the Code. Commissioners agreed to Chairperson) authorize the USGS to distribute a digitized No report available. version of the Code including both text and figures. The success of the Albany workshop NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON session led to the suggestion for a similar STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE workshop session on the Sunday before the (NASCN) (R. W. Yole and Brian R. Pratt, NACSN annual meeting at GSA Salt Lake CSPG Commissioners) City. This resulted in a fruitful pre-GSA Highlights of the 52nd. NACSN Annual session on the Biostratigraphy section of the meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, October 20, Code. This section(Articles 48 to 54) has 1997, attended by R. W. Yole and Brian R. been intensively reviewed during the past Pratt, are outlined below. Official summaries year by Vice Chairman A. C. Lenz(University of NACSN proceedings are published of Western Ontario, London ON), in biennially in AAPG Bulletin; Note 62: collaboration with Commissioners Brian R. Records of the Stratigraphic Commission, Pratt(University of Saskatchewan, 1992-1994 appears in the Bulletin for Saskatoon, SK) and Lucy E. Edwards(U.S. August, 1997, p. 1342-1345. Geological Survey, Reston, VA). A short Chairman James 0. Jones (University of paper outlining the perceived need for Texas, San Antonio TX) reported on the revision of the Biostratigraphy section and successful NACSN 50th. Celebration some of the accompanying concerns and Session at the 1997 CSPG/SE Annual problems has been submitted by this group meeting in Calgary. The session "Larry to the International Union of Geological Sloss' Legacy and Teaching of Stratigraphy" Sciences publication EPISODES. was organized by Commissioner Chairman Jones prepared material to Beauchamp( Geological Survey of Canada, support a request for NACSN membership in

CSPG – 1998 Report of Activities 28 of 32 the American Geological Institute. The AGI appointed by Chairman Jones to investigate Member Society Council meeting on October official affiliation of NACSN with GSA. 19 decided to defer consideration of the Commissioners Edwards, Ernest E. application until 1998. The NACSN Mancini(Tuscaloosa, AL) and Owen were Committee on Allostratigraphy/Sequence appointed to explore the possibility of a Stratigraphy chairman Don E. Owen(Lamar symposium session on allostratigraphy for University, Beaumont TX) reported further the 1999 Denver meeting of GSA. The activity by the International Submission on Chairman(Commissioner Lenz) and Vice- Stratigraphic Classification(ISSC) on Chairman (Commissioner Ferrusquia sequence stratigraphic nomenclature. A Villafranca)for the 1997-1998 session of recommendation for formal nomenclature of NACSN were elected by acclamation. sequence-stratigraphic units is to be circulated first to members of the ISSC CSPG/CSEG/APEGGA LIAISON (Bill May, working group on sequence stratigraphy. Chairperson) The ISSC term "synthem" may be No report available. abandoned, accompanied by suggestions for abandonment of the North American -- NATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE (Louise allostratigraphic units". Commissioners Quinn, Chairperson) voted in favour of appointment of No report available. Commissioner Norman P. Lasca (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, WI) as NACSN CSPG/GAC LIAISON (Terry McCoy, member of the ISSC on an interim basis. Chairperson) Further progress toward a final report of No report available. the ad hoc committee on Inconsistencies, Imperfections and/or Errors(IIE) in the PETROLEUM COMMUNICATION Stratigraphic Code was reported by FOUNDATION LIAISON (Kathryn Scales, committee chairman Commissioner Ismael Chairperson) Ferrusquia Villafranca(Universidad National The Petroleum Communication Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico DF). A special Foundation is a non-profit organization session of NACSN in Albany, NY in whose purpose is to increase Canadians’ February, 1997, devoted entirely to the awareness of our country’s petroleum earlier report submitted by Commissioner industry. The CSPG has been a member of Ferrusquia Villafranca, clarified many of the the PCF for over 11 years. items and led to a revised version of the IIE Highlights of 1997 include the following: report, circulated to Commissioners before the Salt Lake City meeting. Further revisions • Publications: Gasoline (backgrounder) -- were accomplished at the pre-GSA Printing and delivery will be completed working session October 19, 1997. The by early October. Gasoline (en français) - sections on Biostratigraphy and Diachronic Completion scheduled for November. units are now to be further reworked by Taking the Mystery Out of Gasoline subcommittees. The remaining sections 0f Prices -- updated text. Taking the the August 26, 1997 version of the IIE report Mystery Out of Gasoline Prices (en will be reviewed by all Commissioners, français) -- French translation. Canada followed by analysis and final preparation by Benefits -- updated version, completed February 1998 for distribution to by December, 1998. Technology -- Commissioners before submission to Reprinted in French. Information American Association of Petroleum Technology -- Now available on the Geologists for publication. Commissioners website (see address below). Our Fakundiny and Paul R. Seaber(Desert Petroleum Challenge -- Sixth edition, Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV) were completion targeted for December. Did

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You Know ? Cards -- Updated cards for The Faculty of Management at the Saskatchewan, Alberta and British. University of Calgary, in partnership with the largest technical professional societies and • Teacher Training Project: The Peace- associations in Calgary, provided a series of Wapiti School District School Board has two-hour seminars on business-related formally approved a PCF initiated topics, designed to complement the project. continuing technical education provided by the various societies. These business and • Environmental Hazards: Sour Gas -- management seminars were originally Ongoing discussions between the PCF requested by several oil company and the AEUB to review the need for executives, who were concerned about the increased communications by the general lack of business and management industry on issues relating to sour gas. knowledge evident in many of their technical The Foundation will endeavour to assist staff. These compact seminars are the public and the industry by producing especially valuable as they provide an new materials on this critical issue. introduction to these subjects, and also focus on key principles and essential • Benzene -- PCF is working in conjunction elements. Each seminar is taught by one or with Petro-Canada to information more leading university and/or industry concerning the effect of benzene on experts, and is priced very modestly so that humans. A Petro-Canada report has all can afford to attend. been received and the Foundation will be Associations represented in the exploring opportunities to explain steps consortium include: CSPG, APEGGA, CIM- the industry is taking to protect workers Petroleum Society, NRC-Industrial Research and the public. Assistance Program, Canadian Information Processing Society, CWLS, CSEG, • Board Game: Work continues with Canadian Society for Engineering PanCanadian, Petro-Canada, and others Management, CAPL, Society of Petroleum to develop a board game to help Engineers – Canadian Section, Project students to learn about oil and gas Management Institute, and University of (upstream). The project will be Calgary. completed early in the new year and one The Consortium advisory committee, copy will be provided to each school in under the leadership of Wayne Patton, Alberta. Faculty of Management, U of C, has developed a series of two-hour, high quality • Petroleum Awareness Weeks: business and management courses, Foundation staff worked with CAPP and designed to prepare attendees for others to plan Petroleum Awareness international operations, self-managing Week in Saskatchewan teams, and contributing to the bottom line. Interest and attendance in the seminars has • Website ( http://www.pcf.ab.ca ): Visits grown since they first started in 1995: 497 during August totaled 1,473 from registrants attending the 14 seminars offered persons across Canada and 42 other in the first half of 1997; 636 registrants countries. More materials are on the attended 25 seminars in the first half of PCF website than ever before, with hot 1998. links to 300 other relevant organizations, The course program is carried out on a including the CSPG. break-even financial basis. The technical societies contribute by offering free mail-outs PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT of the program brochure once or twice per year. PanCanadian Petroleum has offered CONSORTIUM (Rick Young, Chairperson) the free use of their training centre, and

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Fluor-Daniel has provided free facilities for Editor); Brian R. Pratt, Vice-Chairperson; piloting the various seminars. David H. McNeil, Secretary; Ross A. McLean, Seminar topics are arranged into series. Business Manager; N. MacDonald, GAC The series in the current year included: Editor; Lisa-Henri Kirkland, CSPG Editor) Introduction to finance and control, Risk management, Project management, Published since the last annual report: Information systems, Business ethics, and Business law. An International Business • December 5, 1997: Palaeontographica series is under development. For 1999, the Canadiana No. 14. Silurian encrinurine same series and seminars will be offered trilobites from the central Canadian once again. Arctic. Jonathan Adrain and Gregory D. Edgecombe. 107 pp., 34 pls. APEGGA/UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY • August 27, 1998: Palaeontographica STUDENT LIAISON COMMITTEE (Timothy Canadiana No. 15. Taxonomie des petits Bird, Chairperson) Foraminiferes du Carbonifere-Permien This Committee of one participated in Inferieur du Bassin de Sverdrup, Arctique several meetings and planning sessions in Canadien. Sylvie Pinard and Bernard advance of student mixers and career days. Mamet. 251 pp., 43 pls. The chairman’s job is largely to represent the Society and strengthen ties with our Two manuscripts are with the authors for student members and to promote our final revisions prior to submission for technical Society’s benefits to a group that typesetting: may be overwhelmed by a large pseudo- judicial regulatory association. Student • Palaeontographica Canadiana No. 16: mixers and career days are a good way of Late Ordovician to Early Silurian welcoming new blood into our Society and strophomenid brachiopods from Anticosti allowing A.P.E.G.G.A. the advantage making Island, Quebec. Keith Dewing and Glen connections with our Society at an entry Caldwell. 188 ms pp., 65 figures, 31 level. We encourage our members to attend plates. the student mixers and get involved in • Palaeontographica Canadiana No. 17: Society to the students. Valanginian Foraminifera and biostratigraphy of the McGuire PUBLICATIONS Formation, Northwest Territories. Sharon P. Fowler and James Dixon. 144 ms pp., PUBLICATION COMMITTEE AND 15 figs., 7 pls. PUBLICATION REVIEW BOARD (Lisa- Henri Kirkland, Chairperson) Two manuscripts are in the external No report available. review stage:

STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE • Silurian demosponges from the (Ashton Embry, Chairperson; Jim Barclay, Mackenzie Mountains, District of Ed Niewinski, Tony Tankard, Ed Wright) Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, One paper was reviewed by the Canada. Keith Rigby and Brian Committee in the past year and Chatterton. 111 ms pp., 10 pls., 2 figs. recommendations for improvement were • Upper Devonian (Famennian) conodonts provided to the authors. of the Palliser Formation and Wabamun Group, Alberta and British Columbia, PALAEONTOGRAPHICA CANADIANA, Canada. David Johnston and Brian GAC/CSPG JOINT COMMITTEE ON Chatterton. 262 ms pp., 35 pls., 19 PALEONTOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS tables, 13 figs. (Alexander D. McCracken, Chairperson (and

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Other potential manuscripts (not yet submitted for review):

• Late Ordovician and Early Silurian pentamerid brachiopods of Anticosti Island, Quebec. Jisuo Jin and Paul Copper. ca. 250 ms pp., 31 pls. • Systematics and biostratigraphy of Lower Cambrian trilobites of western Laurentia. Lisa Bohach. ca. 250 ms pp., 41 pls. • Sinemurian (Early Jurassic) ammonoid faunas of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia. Jozsef Palfy and Paul Smith. • Silurian-Devonian land plants from Bathurst Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Michele Kotyk and J. Basinger. 19 pls.

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