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■ 2007 CSPG Stanley Slipper Medal
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■ Executive Committee Call for Nominations
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A MESSAGE FROM THE FINANCE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Jim Reimer Result Energy not to mention the enhanced technical Tel:539-5207 Fax: 234-7116 [email protected] contribution to the membership that having a full slate of quality short courses and field VICE PRESIDENT trips creates. It is also hoped that a focus on Colin Yeo increasing the technical content in the Encana Tel:645-7724 Reservoir will also lead to enhanced [email protected] revenues and profits in the future.
PAST PRESIDENT As you are probably now aware, the society Jeff Packard Burlington is moving offices to Suite 600, 640-8th Tel:260-8041 Fax: 269-8285 Avenue SW (the Western Union Building) [email protected] The Assistant Finance Director's main job as of August 20, 2006. In addition to FINANCE DIRECTOR within the CSPG is the creation of the providing the CSPG with more space for Marty Hewitt budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which meetings and other Society business, the Encana begins September 1st. It is then this offices will be shared with the CSEG, Tel:645-2544 Fax: 290-6668 individual's responsibility to monitor how providing for more interaction between our [email protected] the society's income and expenses are two Societies. Since most geologists work ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR tracking the budget through the end of the closely with their geophysical counterparts, Peter Harrington fiscal year at which time he or she has taken and with a regular schedule of joint Rudyard Oil & Gas on the duties of Finance Director. Much of conventions planned for the future, this Tel:234-7622 Fax: 237-8837 [email protected] the data collecting required for the increasing cooperation will be good for budgeting process is coordinated by the both Societies as well as their members. PROGRAM DIRECTOR CSPG's Business Manager,Tim Howard, and Also, thanks again to the hard work of Tim Memory Marshall as with all Assistant Finance Director's who Howard along with the Executive, we were Husky Energy Tel:270-1869 came before me, I am deeply indebted to able to negotiate a lease on new office [email protected] Tim for all his work on behalf of the society. space in the red-hot Calgary commercial I am also thankful for the help and guidance real estate market which should have ACTING PROGRAM DIRECTOR of the CSPG's current Finance Director, similar overall costs to the Society as our Doug Hamilton Encana Marty Hewitt. current lease. Not many companies in Tel:645-3193 Fax: 645-3590 Calgary have been able to negotiate for [email protected] The CSPG is a large and vibrant organization more space in the current market without with over 3,500 members, more than 10% of a significant increase in costs. ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR Nadya Sandy whom are involved in running the society's Esso 50-plus committees. For the 2006/07 fiscal The CSPG continues to be in good financial Tel:237-3925 Fax: 237-4234 year revenues are projected at just over $2.8 health. As new initiatives are created and [email protected] million. As with all previous years, the CSPG new revenue streams expanded, our Society SERVICE DIRECTOR uses a conservative bugeting process and has been able to expand its presence and Shannon Nelson Evers forecasts a small surplus while ensuring all impact on petroleum geology in Canada.We EnCana Corporation possible expenses have been captured and continue to budget each year for a small Tel:645-7651 Fax: 645-3352 [email protected] projecting on the low side of reasonable surplus, and each year with increasing revenue estimates. The CSPG is still heavily revenues, we are able to take on new ASSISTANT SERVICE DIRECTOR dependent on both its convention (which initiatives. In addition to our conservative Dave Newman represents nearly one third of projected budgeting process creating small but steady McDaniel & Associates Tel:218-1392 Fax: 233-2744 revenues) and membership dues (which annual surpluses, our long-term investment [email protected] generate over 10% of society revenues) for a portfolio provides our Society with a significant portion of its yearly revenues, but financial “safety net” to allow us to handle COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR great strides are being made to further unforeseen situations or to pre-fund new Ashton Embry GSC - Calgary diversify our revenue sources. Sponsorship initiatives. I look forward to working with Tel:292-7125 Fax: 292-4961 revenues under the direction of Kim the current as well as next year's Executive [email protected] MacLean have shown healthy increases over in order to ensure that your society is run the past number of years, which has allowed as financially responsibly as possible, giving it OUTREACH DIRECTOR David Middleton the society to take on a number of new the financial capability of meeting all its goals Petro-Canada initiatives. We are hoping that a renewed and objectives. Your Executive is always Tel:296-4604 Fax: 296-5176 emphasis on corporate memberships will striving hard to ensure that your Society is [email protected] show similar results in the future.The CSPG's healthy financially not only for this fiscal CORPORATE RELATIONS Education Committee, revitalized under the year, but also for years to come. 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Unconventional shallow gas - these gas accumulations are independent of extensive, typically covering several a geological point of view structural or stratigraphic traps. However, townships and are sometimes referred to as few geological studies have been carried out laterally continuous shallow gas hay SPEAKER on these laterally extensive gas accumulations. Lack of distinct pool Per Kent Pedersen accumulations containing huge reserves, boundaries has led several models to suggest Apache Canada Ltd. although gas production from these shallow these regionally pervasive gas accumulations mpo reservoirs dates back to 1904. are independent of structural or stratigraphic 11:30 am traps, or that sedimentary facies, stratigraphy, Proc Thursday, September 7, 2006 Models for unconventional shallow gas and structure only play a minor role in accumulation can be subdivided into three trapping of the gas. In contrast, structure TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE main groups based on the main defining maps clearly demonstrate that Lam CALGARY, ALBERTA criteria: economics, pool size, and geology. unconventional shallow gas accumulations The first two are dependent on economic mainly occur in structural highs. Detailed Ha Please note: thresholds, with higher natural gas prices and core examination, integrated within a The cut-off date for ticket sales is improvements in drilling and completion sequence stratigraphic framework of several 1:00 pm, Monday, September 4th. technology making the previously shallow unconventional gas pools in Dec Ticket price is $31.00 each plus GST. uneconomic or marginally economic Saskatchewan show that pool boundaries resources viable. Thus, they might no longer coincide with either onlap or pinchout of dle Shallow gas exploration has been in the hot be considered unconventional.This paper will reservoir facies, demonstrating the seat for the past few years in the plains, with focus on geological aspects of unconventional importance of stratigraphic trapping on these vast tracts of lands acquired and large shallow gas accumulation in the plains. gas accumulations. The lateral continuity of oces number of exploration wells drilled, these gas accumulations reflect the fact that mainly exploring for unconventional gas Shallow gas accumulations in the Canadian the reservoir rock consists of offshore to Cre accumulations. Numerous models have been plains occur at depths between 200-1000m shelf deposits, which are characterized by put forward to explain the unusual and should be distinguished from the basin- very broad facies belts. Stratigraphic omp character of these large continuous gas centered gas accumulations and models, architecture of these deposits is best accumulations with poorly defined pool although they share several similarities. The revealed on regional cross-sections due to boundaries, with some models claiming gas accumulations are commonly laterally the very subtle lateral changes in sedimentary mp facies and low depositional gradients. roc Thus, structure and stratigraphy are very important part of the trapping of the gas in these laterally extensive accumulations. This plex is similar to conventional gas accumulations, the difference being the reservoir facies the gas is hosted within, such as low permeability sandstones, thin-bedded sandstones (both low and high porosity-permeability beds), and sandstones with high clay matrix content.
BIOGRAPHY Per Kent Pedersen received his B.S., Geology, in 1992 and his M.Sc., Geology, in 1996 followed by his Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.
In September 1999, Per became a Postdoctoral Fellow at Carlton University in Ottawa. In August 2001 he was assistant Professor at Brandon University while remaining an Adjunct professor at Carlton. In 2002 Per joined the Petroleum Geology Branch of Saskatchewan Industry and Resources with a focus on shallow gas Cretaceous hydrocarbon systems in Saskatchewan. He also joined the University of Regina as an adjunct Professor in 2003.
Since February 2005, Per has been an exploration geologist with Apache Canada Ltd. in Calgary.
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Internal architecture of a poorly known yet important frontier play Creek has exposed an area of 800 m x 2000 basin-floor facies of an as deep water exploration heads beyond the m where essentially the entire facies ancient, passive margin continental slope. outcrops and thus is an excellent laboratory turbidite system, for examining lateral facies and sub-seismic Upper Kaza Group, Following the initiation of the Pacific Ocean detail of a sand-rich basin-floor system. Due Windermere Supergroup, (~725 Ma), Windermere Supergroup to the outcrop quality, lateral bed British Columbia sedimentation took place along the newly correlations to the sub-meter scale can be formed passive margin of western Canada determined without having to reconstruct SPEAKER (Laurentia). Sandstone-rich basin-floor or extrapolate over significant distances. Lori Meyer submarine fan deposits have been identified Lateral bed correlations can be done by Imperial Oil Resources in the Upper Kaza Group of the physically walking out surfaces between Windermere Supergroup at Castle Creek, measured vertical sections in the study area. 11:30 am British Columbia and represent the most Tuesday, September 19, 2006 outboard (least confined) depositional facies Detailed sedimentology and stratigraphy of this extensive turbidite system. Regional have identified three stratigraphic intervals TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE time slices through the Upper Kaza Group in the Castle Creek study area that are CALGARY, ALBERTA are interpreted as a distal basin-floor setting interpreted as part of a prograding basin- for the Castle Creek study area with floor fan depositional setting with evidence Please note: correlative strata becoming more proximal of lateral shifts from axis (channelized lobe) The cut-off date for ticket sales is to the continental slope in a southeast to off-axis sedimentation. Bypass associated 1:00 pm,Thursday, September 14th. direction. A 300-km regional transect with local shifts in base level resulted in Ticket price is $31.00 plus GST. through the Upper Kaza Group and sculpting and erosion of the top surfaces of equivalent strata from Lake Louise, Alberta channelized lobes. Basin-floor facies outboard of continental to the Castle Creek locality, British slopes occur where flow confinement from Columbia, represents a downdip profile from This presentation will take the audience on a topography on the slope diminishes or slope setting to basin-floor fan setting, field trip to the Castle Creek locality in becomes nonexistent. This facies represents respectively. Recent glacial retreat at Castle northeast British Columbia to view the vertical stratigraphy, lateral facies correlations, and sub-seismic features providing flow pathways and flow baffles. Integration of this outcrop information with analogue reservoir parameters can then allow the explorationist to simulate, compare, and model potential modern deep- water petroleum reservoirs in the unconfined basin-floor setting.
BIOGRAPHY Lori Meyer is a geologist with Imperial Oil Resources in Calgary where she has worked on development projects in both the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin and the Arctic/Beaufort Basin. Lori received her B.Sc. at the University of Alberta (1999) and M.Sc. at the University of Calgary (2004). This presentation is based on her M.Sc. research, co- supervised by Dr. G.M. Ross and Dr. C. Riediger, which won the CSPG 2005 M.Sc.Thesis Award.
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Episodic global tectonics: marine strata. These basin-wide sequence widespread and perhaps even of global sequence stratigraphy meets boundaries have a number of characteristics extent. Such episodic global tectonics can be plate tectonics which have tectonics written all over them. explained by perturbations in mantle convection and consequent changes in plate SPEAKER 1) The strata below the unconformities tectonic activity. The concept of episodic Ashton Embry are often tilted and faulted. global tectonic events fell out of fashion Geological Survey of Canada 2) There are major changes in over 50 years ago but may be worth another depositional regime across the look. It potentially has considerable 11:30 am boundaries. importance for petroleum exploration. Thursday, October 12, 2006 3) There are major changes in sediment composition and direction of source BIOGRAPHY TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE areas across the boundaries. Ashton obtained his B.Sc. from the University of CALGARY, ALBERTA 4) There are significant changes in Manitoba in 1968 and his M.Sc. (1970) and his tectonic regime and subsidence rates Ph.D. (1976) from the University of Calgary. He Please note: across the boundaries. has spent his entire research career with the The cut-off date for ticket sales is Geological Survey of Canada on the 1:00 pm, Monday, October 9th. The age of the MRS, established by stratigraphy, sedimentology, and petroleum Ticket price is $31.00 plus GST. biostratigraphy, provides a reliable date for a potential of the Mesozoic succession of the given boundary and it coincides with the Canadian Arctic. The excellent outcrop In the latter half of the 20th century we start of tectonic collapse that initiated the exposures of the Arctic combined with plentiful experienced exhilarating insights from plate next sequence. It appears that many of the well and seismic data have provided an tectonics, process sedimentology, and tectonically generated, Mesozoic sequence excellent laboratory for testing various sequence stratigraphy and these concepts boundaries of the Sverdrup Basin are the stratigraphic concepts. had a major impact on petroleum same age as major sequence boundaries exploration. Things have settled down over recognized in basins on other continents. the past decade and we have reached a This indicates that the episodic tectonism plateau regarding big, new concepts in that generated the boundaries was very sedimentary geology. We may be on the verge of another major shift in thinking.The interpretations from sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology, and plate tectonics have led to a concept that I call “Episodic Global Tectonics”.Its main thesis is that the Earth is affected by relatively short-lived episodes of increased tectonic activity separated by longer intervals of relative quiescence. The widespread episodes of increased tectonism and epeirogeny seem to occur with a frequency of 1-2 million years and vary substantially in magnitude.
I was led to this concept by sequence stratigraphic analysis of the Mesozoic succession of the Sverdrup Basin of Arctic Canada. On the basin flanks, subaerial unconformities are used as sequence boundaries. Such surfaces are generated by base level fall related to either tectonic uplift or eustatic sea level fall. Low magnitude, high frequency (<0.5 MA) base level falls generate relatively minor sequence boundaries and are best related to eustatic sea level fall.
On the other hand, impressive, readily recognized unconformities reflect episodic, high magnitude, low frequency (2-50 MA) base level falls.The unconformities correlate basinward with prominent maximum regressive surfaces (MRS) which mark the change from regression to transgression in 13 September_1 8/14/06 3:42 PM Page 14
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3D seismic visualization from borehole data, has elevated the degree to reservoir facies. Stratigraphic intervals a geological perspective; which seismic data can facilitate geologic bracketing sections of geologic interest can examples from shallow-water interpretation. 3D seismic data has enabled be evaluated for amplitude and frequency and deep-water environments interpreters to visualize details of complex content and can contribute to geologic depositional systems that can be interpretations.Time slices and flattened time SPEAKER incorporated into borehole planning for slices can bring to light geologic features that Henry W. Posamentier exploration as well as development needs so other techniques might overlook. Voxel Anadarko Canada Corporation as to improve risk management significantly. picking can further bring out features of Common techniques for geologic geologic interest.This method involves auto- 11:30 am visualization include 1) imaging stratigraphic picking of connected voxels of similar seismic Thursday, October 26, 2006 horizons, 2) time slicing and flattened time character, a technique that can illuminate slicing, 3) interval attribute analysis, 4) discrete depositional elements in three TELUS CONVENTION CENTRE voxbody interpretation and mapping, 5) 3D dimensions. Similarly, opacity rendering, CALGARY, ALBERTA perspective rendering, and 6) opacity which makes opaque only those voxels that rendering. lie within a certain range of seismic values, Please note: can further bring out features of stratigraphic The cut-off date for ticket sales is Stratigraphic horizons can be interpreted and interest. Examples of fluvial, shallow marine, 1:00 pm, Monday, October 23rd. horizon attributes such as reflection and deep marine are shown. A variety of Ticket price is $31.00 plus GST amplitude, dip magnitude, dip azimuth, and visualization techniques are applied to these curvature, can then be imaged directly in 2D examples in an effort to illustrate the variety In recent years, 3D seismic has become an or 3D space. Techniques such as variable of interpretation techniques available to the essential tool for the interpretation of illumination can enhance geomorphologic geoscientist.These examples will highlight the subsurface stratigraphy and depositional interpretations, and, when integrated with integration of seismic stratigraphic and systems. Seismic stratigraphy in conjunction stratigraphic analyses, can yield insights seismic geomorphologic analyses essential with seismic geomorphology, calibrated by regarding distribution of source, seal, and for maximum benefit to be derived from geologic analyses of 3D seismic data.
BIOGRAPHY Henry W. Posamentier is the General Manager of Geoscience and Technology for Anadarko Canada. Prior to joining Anadarko in 2001, he was with Veritas Exploration Services (2000- 2001), the Atlantic Richfield Co. (1991-2000), Exxon Production Research Co. and Esso Resources Canada, Ltd. (1979-1991), and at Rider University, Assistant Professor of Geology (1974-1979).
Dr. Posamentier's research interests have been in the fields of sequence stratigraphy and depositional systems analysis, where he has published widely. Most recently, he has employed an interdisciplinary approach using 3D seismic visualization integrated with borehole data to interpret depositional systems and develop basin fill histories, in particular with reference to deep- water depositional settings. In conjunction with this he has been active in advancing the discipline of seismic geomorphology. In 1971-1972, Dr. Posamentier was a Fulbright Fellow to Austria. He has served as an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the United States (1991-1992), an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the former Soviet Union (1996-1997), and an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer to the Middle East (1998-1999).
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Pakistan: business opportunities are among the top 10 in the world in favour of and re-gasification, CNG conversion kits and in an emerging energy hub in the industry. Privatization of public assets is in filling stations, transmission and distribution Southwest Asia progress.There is a ready domestic market as pipelines, refineries and petrochemical plants, the country is desperately short of energy power generation and transmission, mining, SPEAKER resources, producing only 18% (65,000 bopd) surveying, and geotechnical services. Javed Iqbal of its oil requirements (the import of oil and Consultant oil products will cost about 7 billion US dollars Canadian companies are well placed to actively this year). Remaining gas reserves of about 30 pursue these opportunities. They should take 12:00 Noon TCF (out of a total discovered 55 TCF) are fast advantage of the goodwill created by over one Tuesday, September 26, 2006 depleting. Current daily production is about billion dollars development assistance provided 3.5 BCF, supported by a well-developed to Pakistan by the Canadian government over Encana Amphitheatre transmission and distribution network that the last 50 years. The rewards will be 2nd Floor, East End, Calgary Tower Complex needs urgent expansion to meet the rapidly substantial. 1st Street & 9th Avenue S.E. growing demand. Calgary Alberta BIOGRAPHY In the regional context, Pakistan's strategic Javed Iqbal P.Geol. is a graduate of Dalhousie Surrounded by major oil-producing countries, location is its best marketing asset and is being University, Halifax. During his 35 years professional Pakistan's modest production is an anomaly. increasingly recognised as the emerging energy career, he has worked with multinational, large Only about 650 exploratory wells have been hub in southwest Asia by the international independent and state-owned companies in various drilled to date in an area of over 800,000 km2. business community. Its seaboard is the natural basins of Asia, Africa, South America, and the (about 25% larger than Alberta). Offshore, the and closest outlet for the land-locked Central Canadian frontiers. vast Tertiary Indus delta and fan are virtually Asian republics. The 160 million population unexplored. By analogy to similar Tertiary provides a local market and its proximity to the He has been a consultant for the last 15 years, deltaic petroleum habitats like the Niger, much larger Indian market, make it attractive specialising in international and frontier exploration Mississippi, Orinoco, Mackenzie, and Nile, for the Middle East exporters. Active planning and development projects. He has evaluated these may yield equally substantial resources. is now underway for the construction of detailed resource potential, conducted specific field regional oil and gas pipelines, power grids, studies and technical due diligence in over 20 The geology is favourable, the success ratio is highways, and railways over the next 10 years. countries worldwide. above average (51 oil and 131 gas discoveries), the infrastructure is well developed, and there These projects will result in attractive and In addition to his extensive knowledge of Pakistan, is a very large, skilled, English-speaking diverse business opportunities such as: E & P, Javed's present core areas of expertise are Trinidad- manpower base. Regulatory and fiscal regimes oilfield equipment and services, LNG imports eastern Venezuela and Libya.
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Workshop on lateral structural On the second day the group will visit several Kananaskis Village and return, shared changes in thrust belts outcrop examples of displacement transfer, accommodation at Kananaskis Village, lunch tear faulting, and abrupt fold plunge that are and dinner on the first day and breakfast and The Structural Geology Division of the CSPG well displayed within the Front Ranges along lunch on the second day. (The cost for single will host a two-day workshop on “Lateral Hwy. 40. accommodation is $350, subject to Structural Changes in Thrust Belts,' availability). September 26 & 27, 2006.The first day will be This event is intended to be a workshop dedicated to presentations and discussions rather than a conference or training program. Attendance is limited to 45 participants. held at Kananaskis Village. The topics to be On both days, topic/outcrop leaders will Preference is given to those providing addressed are: present introductory materials and then lead materials for presentation or discussion. • lateral growth & linkage of small a discussion with all participants. We Registration deadline for guarantee of displacement thrusts encourage all attendees to make a accommodation is August 25,2006, however, • displacement transfer/linkage structures presentation (15 to 20 min.) or bring later registrants will be accommodated • transverse faults within thrust sheets materials that can be points of discussion for subject to availability. Registration forms are • plunging anticlines and lateral ramps one or more of the general topics indicated. available through www.cspg.org. or the • the influence of deep-seated structures on The cost of the workshop is $250. This CSPG office. lateral thrust structures. includes transportation from Calgary to
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Phanerozoic geological Early Devonian and Early Carboniferous ages. leading to continent margin formation in evolution of the Canadian The first event, identified across post-Albian time (ca. 95 Ma).The extensional Beaufort Sea - Mackenzie Delta northwestern Yukon and in adjacent northern character of the margin is reflected in the Region Alaska, resulted in tight folds, north-directed potential field signatures and the lack of thrust faults, and intrusion by Late Devonian large-scale throughgoing strike-slip structures SPEAKER plutons. A southward decrease in the onshore in the region. From latest Larry Lane intensity of deformation, combined with Cretaceous to Late Miocene time, orogenic Geological Survey of Canada (Calgary) facies variations, suggests that tectonic deformation reactivated earlier extensional transport was generally southward. An Early structures in the western part of the region, 12:00 Noon Carboniferous event deformed the northern partially obscuring the extensional Thursday, September 14, 2006 Richardson Mountains and is locally relationships there. expressed in the subsurface of the Mackenzie Petro-Canada Delta region. This event is a distal foreland BIOGRAPHY West Tower, room 17B/C (17th floor) element of the Ellesmerian Orogeny of the Dr. Lane completed his Ph.D. at Carleton 150 6th Avenue SW Canadian Arctic, and is distinct from the University (Ottawa) in 1984 and taught Calgary, Alberta earlier event in age, character, and extent. Structural Geology there for two years. Since 1986, as a Research Scientist at the Geological The early Paleozoic north-facing Franklinian Normal faults, active from at least Late Survey of Canada, he has studied crustal continental margin in northern Yukon was Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous time, structure and tectonic evolution of the northern deformed during separate orogenic events of accommodated northwestward extension Yukon, Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin and Arctic region. He has also mapped in the northern Cordilleran Foothills with the Central Foreland NATMAP Project. He has been a member of CSPG since 1986 and chaired the Structural Geology Division from 1990 to 1992.
INFORMATION Talks are free and do not require pre-registration. Please bring your lunch. Goodies and drinks are provided by HEF Petrophysical Consulting, and the room is provided by Petro-Canada. If you would like to be on the Structural Division e-mail list, or if you'd like to give a talk, please contact Jamie Jamison at (403) 269-3158 or [email protected].
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Paleobiological controls on data that is instrumental in paleoenvironmental dolomitization and reservoir reconstructions of reservoir strata; and development in the Mississippian petrographic analyses of indiscrete bioturbate Midale Beds,Weyburn Oilfield, textures yield insights regarding paleobiological Southeastern Saskatchewan controls on dolomitization and origins of porosity.An integrated approach, utilizing both SPEAKER these aspects of the ichnologic record is A.D. Keswani and beneficial for genetic modeling of dolomite S.G. Pemberton (co-author) reservoirs formed within upper Midale Beds. Ichnology Research Group These substrates consist of dolomudstones Department of Earth Sciences characterized by a diverse trace fossil suite, University of Alberta including an abundance of Zoophycos, Planolites, Chondrites, some Helminthopsis, 12:00 Noon Asterosoma,Teichichnus,and Palaeophycus,and Friday, September 15, 2006 rare Siphonichnus (?).This assemblage is typical of a distal-Cruziana ichnofacies, representing Room 1116-1118 fully-marine offshore paleoenvironments. Such Tower #1, Calgary Place bioturbated muddy substrates developed in 330-5th Avenue S.W. response to a major transgression that drowned previous restricted-lagoon deposits, Calgary, Alberta Dolomudstone: Distal-Cruziana Ichnofacies, Weyburn and reworked skeletal deposits in basal lags, Oilfield, Well 2-12-6-14W2. Prolific hydrocarbon reservoirs (If you are having difficulty accessing the room and produced bored hardgrounds at the are developed in bioturbated dolomudstones of the Upper please contact security at ground level). unconformity surface. This flooding event is Midale Beds,Williston Basin, SE Saskatchewan. Abundance likely driven by differential subsidence related of bioturbate textures suggest inherent relationships between paleobiological factors and carbonate diagenesis Applications of ichnology represent a powerful to ramp evolution. and reservoir development. tool useful for understanding origins of carbonate reservoirs in Mississippian Midale Prolific hydrocarbon reservoirs are developed a significant role in carbonate diagenesis and Beds,Weyburn Oilfield. Due to virtual absence within bioturbated dolomudstones, which origins of porosity. Since bioturbation is of body fossils, discrete trace fossils provide suggest organism-sediment interactions played inherently linked to widespread dolomitization (Continued on page 20...) CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DATE: September 6, 2006 EVENT: CSPG Field Trip – Belly River Formation LOCATION: Medicine Hat,Alberta INFO: www.cspg.org DATE: October 10-11, 2006 EVENT: CSPG Course – The architecture of fluvial systems LOCATION: Calgary,Alberta INFO: www.cspg.org DATE: October 17-18, 2006 EVENT: CSPG Course – The origins of stratigraphic sequences LOCATION: Calgary,Alberta INFO: www.cspg.org DATE: October 17-18, 2006 EVENT: Saskatchewan and Northern Plains Oil & Gas Symposium LOCATION: Regina, Saskatchewan INFO: www.sgshome.ca DATE: November 21-23, 2006 EVENT: Yellowknife Geoscience Forum LOCATION: Yellowknife, NWT INFO: www.nwtgeoscience.ca/ forum & www.miningnorth.com DATE: May 23-25, 2007 EVENT: Yellowknife 2007, GAC-MAC Annual Meeting LOCATION: Yellowknife, NWT INFO: www.nwtgeoscience.ca/ yellowknife2007 19 September_1 8/14/06 3:42 PM Page 20
(...Continued from page 19) of muddy substrates, genetic classification of morphological characteristics of original +8*+5(,'·6 textural heterogeneties provide a tool useful skeletal alignments, which indicates structural for understanding development of porosity in elements such as spreiten has enhanced reservoir strata. Petrographic studies on such connectivity of voids within burrow fabrics. muddy substrates show nearly complete Although such paleobiological controls )$//&2856(6 pelletization of micrite. Arrangements of fecal influence porosity evolution and enhance :$<672,'(17,)< pellets define burrow fabrics, consisting of permeability in muddy substrates, reservoir %<3$66('3$<)520 concentric and tangential alignments, and potential varies accordingly with destructive '67'$7$ abundance patterns range from clustered- effects of compaction and late-stage diagenesis. interpenetrating to homogenized textures. 0RUHDGYDQFHGIRUWKRVH Such widespread reorganization of the micrite BIOGRAPHY ´FRPIRUWDEOHµZLWK'67FKDUWV into fecal pellets, and re-arrangements in Arjun received a B.Sc. (hon) from the University of 2FW allochems highlight an important concept Ottawa, and an M.Sc. in geology from U of A.He is regarding paleobiological controls on currently pursing his Ph.D. under supervision of carbonate diagenesis: biogenically-derived Dr. George Pemberton at U of A. His research 35$&7,&$/'67&+$57 textural modifications, and respective changes interests lie in the application of paleontology and ,17(535(7$7,21 in distribution patterns of intergranular voids, paleoecology to petroleum geology. His Ph.D. thesis 7KRURXJK%DVLF&RXUVH facilitated percolation of Mg-bearing fluids focuses on ichnology and sedimentology of ancient 2FW associated with dolomite formation, within carbonates, and the roles of bioturbation on otherwise impermeable muddy substrates. diagenesis, including paleobiological controls on +<'52'<1$0,&6 dolomitization and reservoir development. 6(0,1$5 Fluid flow within pelleted muds resulted in dolomitization and development of INFORMATION 2LO *DV)LQGLQJ$VSHFWV intercrystalline porosity at reservoir scale. This event is jointly presented by the Alberta 'HF Furthermore, reservoir quality has been Palaeontological Society, Mount Royal College significantly enhanced by development of and the CSPG Palaeontology Division. For ,QKRXVHFRXUVHVDYDLODEOH moldic porosity within such paleobiologically- information or to present a talk in the future )RUFRXUVHRXWOLQHYLVLW influenced dolomites. Distribution patterns in please contact CSPG Paleo Division Chair Philip ZZZKXJKZUHLGFRP moldic voids suggest percolation of leaching Benham at 403-691-3343 or rograms@alberta fluids in burrow fabrics, and dissolution of paleo.org. Visit the APS website for confirmation former skeletal arrangements derived in of event times and upcoming speakers: bioturbation. Such patterns reflect the http://www.albertapaleo.org/
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Archaeopteryx Mount Royal College exhibit features of flight feathers rather than and the evolution Room B108 contour feathers, including vane asymmetry, of avian flight 4825 Mount Royal Gate S.W. curved shafts, and a self-stabilizing overlap Calgary, Alberta pattern. Many of these features facilitate lift SPEAKER generation in the wings and tail of birds, Nicholas Longrich This study examined the morphology and suggesting that the hind limbs acted as airfoils. University of Calgary function of hind-limb plumage in A new reconstruction of Archaeopteryx is Archaeopteryx lithographica. Feathers cover presented, in which the hind limbs form 7:30 pm the legs of the Berlin specimen, extending from approximately 12% of total airfoil area. Friday, September 15, 2006 the cranial surface of the tibia and the caudal Depending upon their orientation, the margins of both tibia and femur.These feathers hindlimbs could have reduced stall speed by up to 6% and turning radius by up to 12%. Presence of the “four winged” planform in both Archaeopteryx and basal Dromaeosauridae indicates that their common ancestor used Saskatchewan and Northern Plains fore- and hindlimbs to generate lift.This finding suggests that arboreal parachuting and gliding Oil & Gas Symposium preceded the evolution of avian flight.
Regina, Saskatchewan - October 17 and 18, 2006 INFORMATION This event is jointly presented by the Alberta Palaeontological Society, Mount Royal College and HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? the CSPG Paleontology Division. For details or to present a talk in the future please contact CSPG Early-Bird Registration Deadline: September 15, 2006 Paleo Division Chair Philip Benham at 403-691- 3343 or programs@ albertapaleo.org.Visit the APS http://www.sgshome.ca/index_fi les/Symposium.htm website for confirmation of event times and upcoming speakers: http://www.albertapaleo.org/ 20 September_1 8/14/06 3:42 PM Page 21
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Geological controls on Recent advances in the study of petroleum components within the Alberta Ingenuity bitumen quality in the biodegradation suggest that these Centre for In Situ Energy (AICISE), a major Athabasca Oil Sands deposit processes are geologically controlled. The energy research centre that aiming to develop variations in measured bitumen viscosities, strategies for more efficient, cost-effective, and SPEAKER estimated biodegradation level (using environmentally sustainable processes and Milovan Fustic molecular markers), and bulk molecular technologies towards improving recovery and Department of Geology and Geophysics composition in the Athabasca tar sand upgrading of Alberta's vast and virtually University of Calgary reservoir were correlated with the various untapped bitumen reserves. reservoir conditions and facies. 12:00 Noon Prior to joining academia, Milovan worked in Thursday, October 5, 2006 The results obtained indicate that bitumen the petroleum and mining industry for 12 is heterogeneous on a vertical scale in the years. In 2000 he joined the oil sands industry EnCana Amphitheatre reservoir and that the best reservoirs in as a geologist with Albian Sands Energy Inc., a 2nd Floor, East end terms of bitumen quantity may not SHELL Canada Ltd. leading joint venture with Calgary Tower Complex necessarily be the best reservoirs in terms Chevron Canada Ltd. and Western Oil Sands 1st Street and 9th Avenue S.E. of bitumen quality.A close relationship was formed to develop SHELL's Oil Sands Calgary, Alberta found between the bitumen composition properties in the Athabasca region.This unique and its viscosity, implying that bitumen opportunity allowed him to study many The Athabasca Oil Sand deposit contains an properties are predictable and could aspects of reservoir heterogeneity directly from estimated 1.7 trillion barrels of heavily potentially be mapped at high resolution. the inside of the reservoir. biodegraded oil that occurs as a solid phase This provides a new level of information (bitumen) ranging from 6° to 11° API. suitable for optimising either in-situ or He is a registered professional geologist with Current technologies for bitumen surface mining operational recovery of APEGGA, and a member of AAPG, CSPG, exploitation and upgrading require large bitumen. CWLS, and CHOA. amounts of energy. BIOGRAPHY INFORMATION While reservoir quality is commonly Milovan Fustic, P.Geol., obtained his BASS Division talks are free. Please bring assessed using classical approaches, very little undergraduate degree (B.Sc. Hons.) in 1993 your lunch. For further information about the attention is given to describing the variation from the University of Belgrade,Yugoslavia and division, joining our mailing list, a list of in bitumen composition and physical is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of upcoming talks, or if you wish to present a properties. Darcy's Law and hypothetical Calgary. Milovan's project aims to develop talk or lead a field trip, please contact simulation models demonstrate that changes advanced reservoir and fluid characterization either Steve Donaldson at 403-645-5534, in chemical and physical properties of approaches to better describing and email: [email protected] or bitumen play an important role toward understanding the processes leading to Mark Caplan at 403-691-3843, email: understanding the processes required to reservoir heterogeneities in the Athabasca tar [email protected] or visit our web page mobilize and upgrade the bitumen. sands. His research forms one of the at www.cspg.org/basin_analysis.html.
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Permeability analysis in from the induction log (Resistivity Ratio of the seams, as dictated by permeability Horseshoe Canyon coals using Method), overlain as a curve on the Gamma analysis. The study illustrates that open-hole and cased-hole logs Ray curve. production rates are not compromised by performing only selective completions in SPEAKER Subsequently, during development drilling, a these coal seams, whether based on open- Gareth Lewis second method of identifying permeability in hole or cased-hole log analysis. EOG Resources Canada Inc. the Horseshoe Canyon coals using cased-hole GR-Sonic-Neutron logs was developed. It was BIOGRAPHY 12:00 Noon observed that coals determined to be more Gareth graduated from U. of A. in 1986, with a Tuesday, September 12, 2006 permeable from spinner surveys and open- B.Sc.(Hon.) in Geology. In retrospect, 1986 was a hole logs also had higher delta-T readings. lousy year to graduate in this industry, but Gareth ConocoPhillips Auditorium With this method, the sonic curve is overlain did manage to pick up some contract work, which (3rd Floor - west side of building) on the Gamma Ray curve,once again providing led to full-time employment in early 1988. He 401-9th Avenue S.W. (Gulf Canada Square) a means of selecting only coal seams with worked primarily clastics until 1997, before making Calgary, Alberta effective permeability. EOG estimates that a transition into carbonates which lasted until completion cost savings of $15,000- 2004. Since then, Gareth has been happily drilling EOG Resources Canada is pursuing the $20,000/well (~7%) have been realized by Horseshoe Canyon CBM wells in the Twining area Horseshoe Canyon coals in the Twining area using the Delta-T Method on the cased-hole with his current employer, EOG Resources. to the northeast of Calgary. In addition to logs, followed by selective completion of the stratigraphy, thickness, and gas content, coals, based on this permeability criterion. INFORMATION EOG's technical analysis of these coals EPRD noon-hour talks are free and do not focused on identifying permeability in Examples will be shown of both overlay require registration. Non-CSPG members are also individual seams using open-hole logs. It was techniques which identify permeable coals, welcome to attend. Please bring your lunch. If you important to determine which seams would and a case study from a Demonstration would like to join our email distribution list, actually contribute gas during production, Block will also be shown, comparing suggest a topic, or volunteer to present a talk, and thus to optimize a completion strategy production rates from a control group please send a message to Michelle.Hawke prior to extensive development drilling.This completed in all coal seams with those from @bp.com. Division talks are sponsored by was done by utilizing an invasion profile a second group of wells, completed in 50% IHS ( http://www.ihs.com )
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J.B. TYRRELL’S INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERIOR OF CANADA’S PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD
During J. B. Tyrrell’s field season of 1887, while mapping Cretaceous strata along the Manitoba Escarpment, his interest in glacial geology was aroused after observing former strand lines of Glacial Lake Agassiz along the eastern slopes of the Escarpment. He concluded, on the basis of this evidence, that the expression of this regional Cretaceous feature served as a physiographic barrier to the melt water which defined the western limits of Glacial Lake Agassiz. The lake’s extension to the south consisted of a deep embayment into the valley of the Red River. To the northwest, a less prominent embayment of Lake Agassiz was contained by the valley occupied by the upper reaches of the Saskatchewan River. The ice wall fronting the Laurentide Ice Sheet to the north, northeast, and east side of Lake Agassiz served as a natural dam in preventing the escape of its melt water.
The following field season, he was involved in investigating the Lower Paleozoics of Manitoba’s Interlake Lowlands.Tyrrell further recognized that the present bodies of water, principally Lakes Winnipeg,Winnipegosis, and Manitoba, were vestiges of the former Lake Agassiz. The drainage of its melt water occurred concomitantly during the terminal stages of the Keewatin sector of the Owing to Joseph Tyrrell’s substantive their presence, located 60 miles south by Laurentide Ice Sheet, the latter being the final contribution to the knowledge of the southeast of Black Lake, represented lake phase of continental glaciation. Drainage was Pliestocene epoch in North America, this dunes rimming the former southern shore of ultimately achieved following the Ice Sheet’s expanded Hudson Bay Sea was named Tyrrell Hyper-Black Lake. northeasterly regression, allowing drainage Sea in his honour. into the Great Lakes and later Hudson Bay,the Joseph Tyrrell and his four-man party,occupying latter by way of the Nelson River. Tyrrell introduced the prefix “Hyper” to two Peterborough canoes, descended the 108- describe the maximum extent of melt water mile course of the Cree River in four days, The initiation of Glacial Lake Agassiz lakes dammed by the retreating glacier’s ice arriving at Wapata Lake on July 21st.According commenced approximately 13,000 years ago wall and a bounding physiographic barrier. He to Tyrrell, his river traverse was across an with this vast continental lake reaching its investigated two ancient strand lines above immature terrain and,like most other northern maximum area extent 1,500 years later. and surrounding the south shore of Cree rivers, was devoid of a valley system. It had Some 8,000 years ago the present outlines Lake, as well as two corresponding shore resulted from the planing effect during the of Lakes Winnipeg, Winnipegosis, and indicators present on the northeast side of advancement of the Pleistocene ice sheet.The Manitoba were much as they remain today. an elongate ispatinow formed hill, which was landscape of the surrounding countryside By 6,500 years past, the present Hudson Bay located adjacent to the lake.Their positions, contained sparse vegetation due to the Sea had expanded to form a much larger in respect to the latter, occurring 40 and 70 extensive nature of the bedrock cover, its inland sea, since the earth’s crust in the feet above the present level of Cree Lake, are derivation attributable to the erosion and region had yet to rebound to its present reported by Tyrrell to be indicators of two reworking of the Athabasca sandstone. stage, following deglaciation in the region distinct stages of beach levels of the former (1968, Prest, V. K., Chapter 12: Quaternary Hyper-Cree Lake. He further reported the The country bedrock encountered along his Geology of Canada: Economic Geology presence of sand hills, comprised of route consists of isolated exposures of the Report. No. 1 - Geology and Economic reworked Athabasca sandstone, reaching Athabasca formation, expressed as Minerals of Canada, Sci ed., R. J.W. Douglas, heights of 80 feet on both sides of Cree River escarpments reaching heights from 10 to 40 pp. 719, 724, 725, 732 and 738). in the latitude of 58°05’. He postulated that (Continued on page 28...) 27 September_1 8/14/06 3:45 PM Page 28
(...Continued from Page 27) foot descent on Cree River,located six miles narrates that Tyrrell was mentally jolted at their feet. Its lithology consists of somewhat below Cree Lake; to quote: “The rapid is a paths being crossed.Apparently the Americans indurated, white to weathered pink, red, and long and bad one, without any channel. It had wintered in the vicinity of Cree Lake. light brown stratified sandstone. Tyrrell’s cannot be tracked with a line and wading in Following an exchange of information, both diligent searching failed to find any fossils in the water is very difficult on account of the parties proceeded on their predetermined this formation. swiftness of the current, the sharpness of destinations; the Americans to their homes and the stones, and the irregularity of the stony Tyrrell and his party into the remote and Superimposed on the flat lying sandstone beds bars. Paddling is generally impossible, and it potentially inaccessible regions of what is now of the Athabasca formation are scattered hills is difficult to obtain a proper set for the Northern Saskatchewan. Joseph Tyrrell of morainic deposits, consisting of till, gravel, poles, as they slip down and catch between cordially acknowledged the occasion of their and boulders.Where these deposits have been the larger stones. On this account the meeting by giving the Americans a gift of sugar, intersected by the Cree River, the finer Indians rarely ascend this river, our whose supply had become exhausted six material has been winnowed, leaving the river’s Chippewyans (sic) telling us that but one months earlier. (1978, Inglis, Alex: Northern channel restricted and its bottom strewn with man had ascended it in the past seven years. Vagabond - The Life and Career of J. B.Tyrrell - red gneissic and granitic boulders, including One of the canoes had been badly broken in the Man Who Conquered the Canadian North; broken fragments of Athabasca sandstone. In the rapid, and the men’s feet and legs were pub. McCelland and Stewart.,Toronto, p. 101). the shallow, less turbulent, expanded stretches cut with wading over the sharp stones in the However, no such meeting is mentioned in of the river, its bed consists of water-worn water” (Ibid: 1896,Tyrrell, J. Burr; Athabasca Tyrrell’s report. The occurrence of such may pebbles and boulders. Lake and Churchill River - p. 45D). have surfaced during one of his later interviews or lectures.Whether it is fictional or not, is left The hazards of the previously unmapped An alternate river route to Cree Lake, to the imagination of the reader. Suffice to say, Cree River were unforeseen by Joseph affording easier accessibility, was formerly the revelation, if true, must have bruised Tyrrell’s party at the commencement of their utilized by the Chipewyan natives of the Tyrrell’s self-esteem; to have an American exploration venture. Its descent entailed his region in their southward travels to the sporting party preempt his quest to ascend the party handling the sites of 20 rapids along its Churchill River. From Wapata Lake they Mudjatick River to access Cree Lake. course, eight of which were designated on would travel 20 miles up the Cree Rver to its the map that accompanied his report as confluence with the Pipestone River. Four Wapata Lake has a southwest by northeast “heavy” or “bad”. One must assume that miles further upstream, a 16-mile stretch of alignment and adjoins the north-oriented Giles Tyrrell and his party accomplished this task the Cree River contains the sites of seven Lake; both lakes being an expansion of the without the necessity of having to portage, rapids which can be avoided by diverting to Cree River.Tyrrell observed low cliffs of pink since neither his report make mention of the Pipestone, a less turbulent river. It Athabasca sandstone on both banks of the portages along the course of the Cree River bifurcates some 30 miles upstream from its river linking the two lakes. He noted, as well, a nor does his map indicate such. The confluence with the Cree to form the large morainic hill, located at the north end of shallowness of the river through much of its Pipestone’s southeast branch (Tyrrell’s Trout Wapata Lake, exhibiting former strand lines of course, including sections where rapids River) which parallels the Cree River. By Hyper-Black Lake. They consisted of rounded occur, may have permitted the canoes and following this branch for approximately 60 beach gravels, occurring at levels of 70, 80, and their crews to remain, for the most part, on miles to its headwater at Weitzel Lake, a four- 95 feet above the elevation of Black Lake. the river. Owing to the nature of the Cree mile, southeast portage gives access to the River, its use as a conduit for the transport of midwest shore of Cree Lake. Black Lake, whose name Tyrrell suggested may furs and trade goods during the very late have been given by David Thompson during his 18th to early 19th centuries was avoided. An interesting chance meeting by Tyrrell’s party passage across this lake on June 25th, 1796, with a group of American hunters during the after observing the presence of black hills of In his report, Tyrrell describes the physical initial stages of his expedition into the the plutonic rock, norite present along the obstacles encountered during his party’s Athabasca country is revealed in a biography of northwest shore of Black Lake.Thompson was passage through Hawk Rapid, a two-mile, 40 J. B. Tyrrell by author Alex Inglis. The latter in the service of the Hudson’s Bay Company at
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that stage of his career.Tyrrell notes that the Hudson’s Bay post in 1845, and had been in the North West Company’s post, which had Chipewyan (Dene) natives given name of Black charge of the establishment since its been located on the north side of the lake was Lake as Dess-da-tara-tua (Mouths of Three inception. The trading post consisted of move to the south side. However, Mercredi River Lake), since it receives the inflow of the several stout log houses, which were appears to have had his historic revelation of Cree River at its southwest extremity, the enclosed by a pallisade of heavy posts. A the tragic events of Fond du Lac’s fur trade Fond du Lac (Stone or Black) River on its Roman Catholic mission church was located history, prior to 1845, somewhat eastern side and the Chipman River at its most nearby, where the parish priest restricted his misconstrued. In actuality, it was at the North northern expression. residency to the winter months. West Company that the Chipewyans vented their wrath. Through acts of bullying, Tyrrell observed a 230-foot escarpment of José Mercredi had related to Joseph Tyrrell intimidation, and mistreatment, dispensed to Athabasca Formation flanking the northwest that in the early part of the 19th century the the timid Chipewyan natives by the shore of Black Lake’s narrow, southwest Hudson’s Bay Company’s first post was Norwesters, they were able to prevent the extension for several miles, terminating to located on the opposite side of the lake and Chipewyans from trading their furs at the less the north near the outpouring of Black Lake that three of their resident fur traders were established Hudson’s Bay posts. Finally, in the into the Fond du Lac River, He describes its murdered by Chipewyan natives. Subsequently, summer of 1804, their suppressed anger and varied lithology as consisting of coarse- (Continued on page 32...) grained, quartoze sandstone containing ripple marks with lateral changes to a fine conglomerate facies, indicative of a fluvial environment.
The northern erosional limits of the Athabasca Formation against Archean rocks is masked by the waters of Black Lake and Lake Athabasca for a combined distance of approximately 200 miles. The interconnecting Fond du Lac River coincides with the traces of this geological boundary.Tyrrell suggests this drainage course occupies a deep pre-glacial valley. Fir Island, located in the expanded portion of Black Lake, two miles northeast of the lake’s outflow, is underlain by the Athabasca Formation. Small cliffs of sandstone, attaining heights up to 15 feet above the lake’s water edge, occur on its southwest side, their expression being the most northeasterly of this formation’s presence.
Joseph Tyrrell, after arriving at the outlet of Black Lake into the Fond du Lac River, realized it was necessary for him to proceed to Fond du Lac to obtain additional supplies to sustain his party through the latter half of the field season. Accordingly, after leaving two of his party behind, in custody of one of his canoes and the remaining supplies, he, along with the other three members of his party proceeded down river in the other canoe. Initially, the first six miles involved portaging around the Elizabeth Falls; the first of which was three and one-half miles in length and the second portage being a distance of two and one-half miles. The remaining 14 miles of river travel to its debouchment into Lake Athabasca entailed circumventing Stony Rapids.An additional 24 miles through the eastern narrows of Lake Athabasca brought them, on July 27th, 1892, to Fond du Lac (Far end of lake).
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KINDERGARTEN DINOSAURS AND ROCKS BY R.P.W. STANCLIFFE, D.A. MANN, AND G.D. MANN
A field-tested lesson plan for School location, facilities, and equipment geoscientists In a school where the presentation is to be made, there should be a larger area where the INTRODUCTION pupils can sit on the floor.As there are often When geoscientists go to university,we get the many diversions in the home classroom, the chance to see many lecturers and be chance to present in a large, separate space presenters trying to stimulate imaginations might be worth investigating.The extra space with diverse topics such as crystallography, is useful when the students explore how AVO analysis, and ostracod systematics. dinosaurs walked, perform the colouring However we know that most of our audience exercises, and discuss specimens. Specimens will 'core dump' the data immediately after and activity material are best kept out of the finals with the assistance of a malted barley way of the children and brought out later in product. Have you ever wished that you had an the presentation as needed. If available, place audience who were keen and excited to learn? any microscopes and black lights on desks that Does your child have geoscience topics in their an adult can operate from, but also at a height school curriculum? Volunteering or an that the audience can use. invitation into a kindergarten school could let you show that geoscience is cool and perhaps Teachers,aides, volunteers, presenters inspire the next generation. It is an Teachers are normally very receptive to environment where there are no processes geoscientists coming into their classrooms. In mandated in stone, and management finessing kindergarten, the students are only at school of Powerpoint slides is unheard of.The result is for a half-day,so there may be the chance to do fun, challenging, rewarding and should be part two presentations in a day to different classes of every geoscientist's obligation to give back in the same space. Each class may have a for the fantastic profession that we all pursue. different teacher's aide and often volunteers will be present to help with the set-up of CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE VISITING teaching resources, microscopes, and GEOSCIENTIST projectors. Before entering into the classroom, it is important for the presenter to be aware of Most kindergarten students have heard of what is expected in a modern Alberta geologists and have seen them on the kindergarten school. This is discussed below television, but their image may be a little and is followed by a sample lesson plan. In coloured by movies such as Jurassic Park. It is Alberta schools, there is normally at least 75 best to wear standard work clothes (be that minutes before the lunch break, which is ideal office or field) but do make a point of bringing for a presentation by a visiting geoscientist. along a hammer and hand lens.
Size of class, boy / girl breakdown, Presentation Resources special needs To obtain books aimed at the kindergarten to Calgary Board of Education (CBE) grade 4 (K-4) level student, a quick visit to the kindergarten classes range in size from local toy store can often provide useful about 17 to 26 students, with a teacher and material. Other local resources include the one or more aides. Most classes have a fairly Royal Tyrrell Museum Bookstore, the equal mix of boys and girls with both sexes Glenbow Museum Bookstore, the Public being very inquisitive about science at this Library, and local rock and mineral stores. age. When you ask for volunteers to come up to the front of the class there are always The hunt to find good photographs of a lot of hands, but it is best to try to get a dinosaurs can be difficult because of copyright mix of the quieter and keener students; issues.However,in Alberta,there are a number both girls and boys. of museums and public areas, which have replicas that can be visited. At Calgary Kindergarten programs in Alberta are based International airport there are a number of on the concept that all children can learn. displays of dinosaurs (and pterosaurs), which Consequently, there is often a huge range of can be photographed. This paleontology diversity (social-emotional, physical, theme is also used at Chicago O'Hare airport, communication, and learning level) in any so travel with a camera can provide usable kindergarten classroom.This need not pose images. At the Royal Tyrrell Museum it is a difficulty for any presenter because it is possible to take photographs of the collection the responsibility of the teacher to ensure for educational purposes without the problem that every child is included in an appropriate of copyright issues and this could be the case manner. at other museums if they are asked. Around 40 (Continued on Page 43...) September_1 8/14/06 3:46 PM Page 41 September_1 8/14/06 3:46 PM Page 42
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LESSON PLAN FOR THE GEOSCIENTIST For the geoscientist visiting a school the task of presenting can be considered daunting. However, outlined below are some pointers, all 'field tested', which have assisted the authors during many presentations.
10 minutes:What is a geologist? A slide-show introduction of geologists at work is a great opener.About 10 to 15 slides are probably enough for this section. Show how geologists live and work in the field. Pictures of rigs, mines, and big trucks can be mixed in with fieldtrip shots and how geologists travel to isolated places.
5 minutes:What is a dinosaur? At the kindergarten level the students know that dinosaurs are big animals that lived a long time ago. However the misconception that all Figure 1: Students walking like dinosaurs. Note that the two-legged dinosaurs have three long "fingers". big creatures alive 100 million years ago were dinosaurs is common. Slides of tortoise, crocodiles, dinosaurs, and birds can be used to illustrate the differences, and the concept of evolution can be briefly introduced.
5 minutes:What did dinosaurs eat? (Carnivores and Herbivores) Illustrations of dinosaurs often show them with their food. Close-ups of teeth can be talked about as well as what human teeth are used for (molars vs. canines).
10 minutes: How did dinosaurs walk? Most dinosaurs at museums are now mounted with the tail outstretched off the ground counterbalanced by the head and neck. This can be illustrated to the class by a model and by bending at the waist and trying to hold your Figure 2: Students in dinosaur hats illustrating how carnivore and herbivore eyes are positioned differently on the skulls. head up (as humans lack the tail for balance, this is tiring).The class can then be asked to try (...Continued from Page 40) • Canadian Geoscience Education Network this and see if walking on two legs in a bent the town of Drumheller are many dinosaurs in at www.cgen.bioins.ca. position is as easy as using four legs. Try to fantasy colours, which are well worth • Dinosaur illustrations can be found at look to the left and right for food and to see if photographing. Here in Calgary, the zoo has www.search4dinosaurs.com. Some of the a predator (classmate) is creeping up for the many animals as well as dinosaur statues in pictures do not have copyright restrictions kill. Also ask if the neck or back hurts after many colours, though some of the latter are for teachers. awhile. As can be seen in Figure 1, the class older models which do not represent the • Calgary Science Network at www.calgary enjoys the activity and this is also a good "let current understanding of dinosaur posture. sciencenetwork.ca.This organization seeks off steam" activity. to pair local volunteer scientists with Web pages are probably the best sources of teachers. The web page is an excellent 10 minutes: How did dinosaurs see? data on dinosaurs for the geoscientist going starting point to find resources in the The concept of, “how dinosaurs saw,” can be into the classroom. There are many available Calgary area. illustrated using the concept of eye location on but some of the best and most useful include: • Alberta Paleontological Society at the skull.To show this, two volunteers can be • Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) at www.albertapaleo.org.The society also has brought to the front of the class. A girl, as in www.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca.This large website has volunteers who can present talks in the Figure 2, is asked to put on a paper shopping links to many geological resources. In classroom, along with fossils and books bag in which two holes are cut in the sides to Calgary, the GSC also has offices and a that can be borrowed. mimic how a herbivore dinosaur would have bookstore.At the former is a collection of seen the world. A boy volunteer is asked to teaching rock specimens and fossils, which This is not intended as an exhaustive listing but put on a similar bag but with two holes cut may be borrowed to aid "show and tell". more of a gateway to the many resources into the front to illustrate how Tyrannosaurus • EarthNet at www.earthnet-geonet.ca.This available to both the presenter and the viewed the world. Each student is asked to is a major resource of classroom activities, teacher. Local resources are always preferable look at the other, and the class shown that guides, and data for teachers as well as as many students can relate better to places predator and prey had different skull shapes to geoscientists. and things that they have seen and touched. (Continued on Page 44...) 43 September_1 8/14/06 3:46 PM Page 44
25 minutes: Activities including colouring, looking at fossils, discussing children's specimens and handling fossils.
The objective of this section of the presentation is to let the children be creative with the colours of a dinosaur and let a slow trickle of students have one-on-one time with the presenter. Dinosaur outlines, copied from textbooks, are circulated and the pupils allowed to choose their favourite dinosaur to colour using crayons. Most pupils will take between 10-15 minutes to complete the project and many unique camouflage patterns will be presented.
While most of the class is colouring a few students are asked to come forward and chat with the presenter. Prior to coming to class the students are asked to select a special rock or fossil to show or have identified, and often Figure 3:A 'triceratops' in Drumheller showing one interpretation of camouflage! some quite spectacular examples are presented. The use of a standard wellsite (...Continued from Page 43) coloured skin in different patterns. Often the binocular microscope can show special parts help see, or watch out for each other. The best examples can be found at fun fairs and of the rock as can an oil fluoroscope (both point is then reinforced by showing pictures of town monuments where blue, pink and obtainable from most company stores).This is dinosaurs' skulls and asking if they were purple striped dinosaurs make appearances also a good time to show some of your special herbivores or carnivores. (Figure 3). The objective is to show that rocks from your collection (and borrowed paleontologists do not know if dinosaurs from places such as the Geological Survey of 5 minutes:What colour was a dinosaur? were camouflaged, had display colours or Canada (GSC)). A ready supply of adults is The final full class discussion activity is to were just a boring green-brown as shown in useful at this stage in protecting the equipment show pictures of dinosaurs with different most reconstructions. and fossils, though damage is very rare as most students are careful in handling specimens. About a minute per student is needed for everyone to come up and ask questions.
5 minutes:Wrap up To complete the learning process it is a good idea to repeat some of the key points about dinosaurs and rocks.This can be done with a few more slides or just a discussion.Thank the class for their attention and the teachers for letting you visit their classroom.
CONCLUSIONS Presentations to young children's classes are a fun and challenging experience with many rewards: give it a go and perhaps the next Charles Lyell will be in the audience.The time will have flown, you will have a smile on your face, and the sun will be shining.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This article is a revised abstract, with permission, from “Kindergarten dinosaurs and rocks: an Alberta example of teacher curriculum integration and a field-tested lesson plan for geoscientists” published in Geoscience Canada, March 2006, Volume 33, Number 1, p. 25-29 (www.gac.ca/ JOURNALS/ TOCs.html). We would like to thank Geoscience Canada for sharing this lesson plan along with the hope that more geoscientists will now accept the challenge of visiting classrooms.
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