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FEBRUARY 2013 – VOLUME 40, ISSUE 2 ARTICLES Photo of the Month ............................................................................................................... 15 CSPG OFFICE Horizontal Drilling in Western Canada #110, 333 – 5th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3B6 Part 5: The Vital Role of the Geoscientist in Effective Horizontal Drilling Tel: 403-264-5610 Web: www.cspg.org and Completions ................................................................................................................. 21 Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm 2012 CSPG Honorary Address ............................................................................................ 24 Executive Director: Lis Bjeld Tel: 403-513-1235, Email: [email protected] March is National Engineering & Geoscience Month: Design the Future ............ 25 Event Coordinator: Kelsey Green Tel: 403-513-1225, Email: [email protected] Go Take A Hike ...................................................................................................................... 26 Member Services: Tel: 403-264-5610, Email: [email protected] Fall Lecture Tour Wrap-Up ................................................................................................ 29 > GEOSCIENCE SOFTWARE Publications and Website: Emma MacPherson > Email: [email protected], Tel: 403-513-1230 CRITICAL INFORMATION Programs Development: Aileen Lozie DEPARTMENTS > CONNECTED WORKFLOWS Tel: 403-513-1227, Email: [email protected] Executive Comment .......................................................................................................... 5 Database Administrator and Accounting: Kasandra Amaro Maternity leave until January 2014 Corporate Sponsorship: Lis Bjeld Technical Luncheons .......................................................................................................... 8 Tel: 403-513-1235, Email: [email protected] Controller: Eric Tang Division Talks .................................................................................................................... 12 Tel: 403-513-1232, Email: [email protected] Continuing Education ...................................................................................................... 16 EDITORS/AUTHORS Please submit RESERVOIR articles to the CSPG office. 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The technical divisions have grown [email protected] Tel: 403.457.3930 CSPG President is the coveted February in popularity and offer an excellent means slot for the Executive Comment in the of both educating and networking our VICE PRESIDENT Reservoir. This slot is reserved for the membership. The Annual Convention is Dale Leckie • Nexen Inc. [email protected] Tel: 403.613.0458 president so that vision and initiatives growing in popularity and this growth is seen can be articulated and communicated to with increased attendance and revenue. The PAST PRESIDENT the membership. In a sense it is a ‘State