HOSTED BY TULSA MID-CONTINENT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SECTION OF AAPG COVER TULSA, OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 3-5, 2021 | AAPGMCS2021.ORG 2021 AAPG MCS CONVENTION FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION HYATT REGENCY DOWNTOWN TULSA - TULSAGEOLOGY.ORG - 2021 AAPG MCS Meeting - 1 Chairman’s Welcome On behalf of the Mid-Continent Section of the AAPG and the Tulsa Geological Society, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2021 Mid-Continent Section Convention, “The Energy Evolution- Learning from the Past, Powering the Future”, October 3-5th, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Downtown in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As the Mid-Continent oil and gas industry begins to rebound from an endless past couple of years of challenges, this convention is a chance to reconnect with our friends and colleagues, shake some of the dust off, and embrace new ideas. The heart of any convention revolves around the technical program, and our geological community has stepped up and knocked it out of the park. We have a diverse array of oral presentations, special sessions, panel discussions, field trips, and short courses planned. The technical program offers us an opportunity for the exchange of new ideas that all of us have craved during the last year. Per the theme of this year’s convention, our technical program will focus on learning from the past - better understanding our complex reservoirs and petroleum systems- and integrating this knowledge with the latest technologies to focus on making money in the future. We will also extend our rich knowledge base from the petroleum industry to carbon capture and storage and to other energy sources to power a sustainable future. Geologists love to interact, and we have many networking opportunities for you to take advantage of, including the Sunday evening ice-breaker, the Monday mini-ice breaker, the Monday All-Convention Luncheon, and the Tuesday DPA Luncheon. We also have networking events planned that highlight Tulsa’s rejuvenated downtown, including a brewpub tour of the Pearl District Saturday evening, the post ice-breaker “Rocktoberfest” at Fassler Hall, and an outdoor dinner and a movie Monday evening at Guthrie Green, an urban green space in Tulsa’s Brady Arts District. The exhibit hall will be full of companies showing off the latest technologies and their newest ideas. We invite you to visit the exhibit hall and spend time with the vendors and exhibitors. What a challenging and interesting past two years we have had! I wish to extend a huge thank you to the Convention Committee, who have done an outstanding job in less-than-ideal circumstances, meeting remotely for much of the planning phases for this convention, and hoping it would be possible to hold as an in-person meeting. Their dedication and many hours of hard work over the last two years have made it possible for this convention to take place. Please thank them if you see them around. We also welcome you to Tulsa, with its long and storied past as the historical “Oil Capitol of the World”! We hope you will join us this October to learn, share ideas and create new opportunities, see old friends, and meet new ones. It is through sharing of ideas and perhaps challenging a few that we can apply geoscience to the providing power to a world that is starved for adequate energy. We look forward to seeing you and growing our knowledge base together! Best Regards, Tara Benda General Chair and TGS President 2021 AAPG MCS Meeting - 2 Sponsors Thank you to the many industry and personal sponsors of the 2021 AAPG MCS Convention! -------- CENTENNIAL -------- -------- LITHIUM -------- -------- GOLD -------- -------- SILVER -------- -------- BRONZE -------- -------- COPPER -------- HEIGHTEN YOUR COMPANY PROFILE AND SUPPORT THIS GREAT MEETING — BECOME A SPONSOR! We are grateful to the many industry and personal sponsors of the 2021 Mid-Continent Section AAPG Meeting. The past two years have presented extreme challenges. It is vital to our community of energy scientists to keep our regional technical programs and meetings functioning. Please consider contributing. As the geologists who are volunteering our time, effort and funds to make this event a success for everyone, we will be enormously appreciative of every sponsorship dollar received, regardless of the amount. 2021 AAPG MCS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SPONSORSHIP CHAIRS Shane Matson - 918-200-5435 | Joel2021 Donohue AAPG MCS - 918-630-3368Meeting - 3 | Chris Carson - 918-637-1129 Convention Committee POSITION NAME General Chair Tara Benda Technical Program Co-Chair Amy Close Technical Program Co-Chair Tim Phillips Technical Program Co-Chair (GST/SEG) Johannes Douma/ Shannon Jeffries Finance Chair Daniel Woody Co-Sponsorship Chair Shane Matson Co-Sponsorship Chair Chris Carson Co-Sponsorship Chair Joel Donahue Publicity/PR Chair Whitney Campbell Website Chair Taylor Landress Oral Sessions Chair Drew Thomas Oral Sessions Chair Joe Wicker Poster Sessions Chair Sarah Darby Short Course Chair Tara Benda Field Trip Chair Jamie Woolsey Judging Chair Jerry McCaskill Exhibits Chair Kristie Ferguson Entertainment Chair Whitney Campbell Spouse/Guest Hospitality Cara Dillon Alumni Event Coordinator Ryan Dupree 2021 AAPG MCS Meeting - 4 Meeting at a Glance FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 Mountain Bike Geo-Tour Bentonville, Arkansas Field Trip (Friday-Sunday) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Pennsylvanian Deltaics, Skiatook Lake Field Trip 8AM-6PM Osage Nation Field Trip 8AM-6PM Data Analysis/Machine Learning Short Course 8AM-5PM QGIS for Geoscience Professionals Short Course 8AM-Noon Geosteering Fundamentals short course 1-5PM Registration Open 3-6PM Pearl District Brewery Tour 7PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 Redbud/Catoosa Penn Road Cut Field Trip 7AM-3PM Registration Open 8AM-6PM Fundamentals of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Short Course 8AM-4PM Geochemistry Short Course 8AM-4:30PM Seismic Interpretation Bootcamp Short Course 8AM-4PM Speakers’/Poster Presenters’/Judges’ Room Open 1-5PM Guest/Spouse Hospitality Suite Open 3-5PM Opening Session/Awards Ceremony 4:30-6PM Opening Icebreaker in Exhibit Hall 6-8PM Post Icebreaker “Rocktoberfest” at Fassler Hall 7:30-10PM 2021 AAPG MCS Meeting - 5 Meeting at a Glance MONDAY, OCTOBER 4 Speakers’/Poster Presenters’ Breakfast 7-7:45AM Judges’ Breakfast (Monday’s sessions’ judges) 7-7:45AM Speakers’/ Poster Presenters’/Judges’ Room Open 7AM-5PM Registration Open 7AM-6:30PM Guest/Spouse Hospitality Suite Open 7:30-9:30AM Exhibit Hall Open 8AM-6PM Posters/Core/Prospect Exhibit Open 8AM-6PM Oral Sessions 8-11:30AM All-Convention Luncheon 11:30AM-1PM Oral Sessions 1:15-5:05PM Guest/Spouse Hospitality Suite Open 3-5PM Panel Discussion: Business Side of the Petroleum Industry 4:30-6:30PM Mini-breaker 4:30-6PM Outdoor Dinner and Movie at Guthrie Green 7-10PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Speakers’/Poster Presenters’ Breakfast 7-7:45AM Judges’ Breakfast (Tuesday’s sessions’ judges) 7-7:45AM Speakers’/ Poster Presenters’/Judges’ Room Open 7AM-5PM Registration Open 7AM-Noon Guest/Spouse Hospitality Suite Open 7:30-9:30AM Exhibit Hall Open 8AM-1PM Posters/Core/Prospect Exhibit Open 8AM-1PM Morning Oral Sessions 8-11:30AM DPA Luncheon 11:30AM-1PM Walk-N-Talk Box Lunch with exhibitors 11:30AM-1PM Afternoon Special Oral Session: Ovintiv’s Success in the Anadarko 1:15-4PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 Southern Midcontinent Margin Field Trip Wed-Fri 2021 AAPG MCS Meeting - 6 General Meeting Info Hyatt Regency Downtown Tulsa 100 E 2ND ST The Hyatt Regency Tulsa is located in the heart of Oklahoma’s vibrant business, entertainment and cultural districts. This downtown hotel overlooks the scenic gardens of the Williams Center Complex and is only eight miles from Tulsa International Airport. Adjoined via skybridge to Williams Towers, the property is adjacent to the famous Tulsa Performing Arts Center and just a few walking blocks from the Cox Convention Center, BOK Center, and more than 50 restaurants and bars. The convention rate is $119 for single, double, triple or quadruple occupancy. Rates do not include applicable taxes. Reservations may be made by calling the Hyatt directly at 1-918-512-9000, or by going to the convention website, www.aapgmcs2021.net, clicking on Registration, then clicking “Accommodations”, and clicking on the link “CLICK TO BOOK.” Be sure to mention AAPG Mid-Continent Section when phoning in your reservation. The discount deadline is Friday, September 10, after which rooms will be released for general booking. Don’t delay — reserve now! Registration Pricing: Register online (a credit card is required): Early registration (August 1- September 10) $295 Go to Registration Article (aapgmcs2021.org), General registration (after September 10) $395 click REGISTER, and follow the instructions on that Student registration $50 page. You can also register at the event. Guest/Spouse registration $75 All speakers and poster presenters must be registered. Cancellation Policy: NO REFUNDS for registration will be issued after September 15th. Refunds after August 15th and on or prior to September 15th will be charged a $100 cancellation fee. Field Trips: From September 1 and later, a cancellation fee of the registration cost minus the room cost, will be charged for the Ozark Mountain Biking Geotour and the Arkoma field trips. From September 1 and later, a cancellation fee of $50 will be charged for the Lake Skiatook and Redbud/Catoosa field trips. No refunds for field trip cancellations after September 15th. All full registrations (professional, student and spouse/guest) admit the holder to all technical sessions, the exhibits and posters, Icebreaker