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OUTCROPNewsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Volume 63 • No. 11 • November 2014

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RMAG September Board of Directors MeetingBy Nick Nelson, Secretary ([email protected])

This month’s board meeting was held on September 17th, 2014. It started off with the financial report; and the financial condition for the organization is still looking good for the year. This trend is great and we hope to continue this for many years to come. Don’t forget to check the RMAG website for newly released publications, workshop announcements and information on the monthly luncheons.

I know each one of you wait in anticipation for days, or possibly weeks to read the new Outcrop each month. If that is the case, and you are reading this article in the first week of November there are only a few days left to register for the 2014 Rockbusters Ball. This year’s Rockbusters Ball will be held on November 15th at the Oxford Hotel. It is going to be another great year, not only because the committee is doing a great job at planning, but also because I am going to be the master of ceremonies. I’m already looking forward to enjoying the experience and I look forward to seeing many of you there this year too.

The majority of the September meeting was spent on the 2015 budget for the organization. The RMAG Executive Director, Carrie Veatch, went over all of the categories in next year’s budget with the board. She

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Now we come to the end, and that means it is time to think about your monthly geologic excursion. This month I recommend going out and finding some ripples. I’m not going to be too specific, but I have always been a fan of ripples so I think everyone should spend a day and go out and find some of the most beautiful sedimentary structures Mother Nature has to offer. No matter if they are; wind or water, symmetrical or asymmetrical, small or large, you make the choice. Now finish reading the rest of this edition of the Outcrop and then go look at some rocks.

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Volume 63 • No. 11 • November 2014

COVER PHOTOView of the Split Mountain Anticline

over the Green River, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. Photo by Catherine Campbell.

Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Features12 Lead Story: The Sermon is

in the Stones 15 AAPG Call for Papers19 SAVE THE DATE! RMAG

1-Day Short Course

association news 2 RMAG Monthly Luncheons

will be Held at Maggiano's 16 Rockbusters Ball – A Night

Out on the Town19 Call for Papers: New RMAG

Publication in the Works20 Review of On-the-Rocks

Field Trip: Volcanic History of the Gunnison Basin

23 Thank You to 2013 Foundation Donors

24 Connect with RMAG Online!

25 Welcome Reception for NAPE Rockies

27 Submit a Manuscript to The Mountain Geologist

31 How to Update Your RMAG Membership Profile and Search the RMAG Membership Database

32 2015 RMAG Symposium October 8th Hot Plays

35 RMAG 2014 Summit Sponsors

37 RMAG's Second Annual Sporting Clay Tournament 2014

38 RMAG 2014 Awards 38 Save the Date! 21st

Annual 3D Seismic Symposium

Departments 4 RMAG September

Board of Directors Meeting

6 President's Column17 November New

Members18 In Memoriam28 RMAG Luncheon

Programs33 In the Pipeline48 Advertisers Index48 Calendar of Events


Forty Things About Exploration I Didn't Learn in Grad School

President’s ColumnBy Matt Silverman

One of the best aspects of serving as RMAG President has been getting to know our Young Professionals. They are an extraordinary group of geologists: well-trained, eager and bright. As those of us in “mid-career” turn over the reins to them, let’s share a few of the things we weren’t taught in school about petroleum exploration but learned by doing it for years.

Here are some examples. I’ll bet you’ve got other pearls of wisdom not found in Levorsen, online, or in an app. Share them with us at [email protected] and we’ll publish the lot in a future issue.

ExploringLook for prospects and plays that don’t require tax

incentives, price spikes or fairy dust to be commercial, because anything seems possible when you start with false assumptions.

You will never have all the information you’d like prior to making expensive exploration decisions.

Discoveries have a hundred parents. Dry holes are orphans.

Pay attention to failure; you may learn more from your dry holes than your successes.

You can never pay too much for good acreage, but sometimes it turns out to be just yellow on your map. Who told you this would be easy?

A.C. Clarke’s First Law: “When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is poss ib le , he is a lmost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.” In exploration, stay open to the impossible.

GIGO. All models (geophysical, reservoir, economic, etc.) are

wrong, though some may certainly be useful. As Mark Twain or Werner Heisenberg or Casey Stengel said, “It’s hard to predict, especially about the future.”

Never try an exploration technique or concept one time and then decide it doesn’t work.

The Serendipity Effect: Explore, whenever possible, in areas of stacked pays, and/or multiple petroleum

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systems. It’s great to be right for the wrong reason.Wallace Pratt (the pioneer petroleum geologist who

said “oil is found first in the minds of men”) also said, “Think about what you don’t know.” In other words, Mother Nature favors the hidden flaw in your reasoning.

Selling ProspectsEverybody with a good job in this profession is a

salesperson sometimes. Embrace it.Believing is seeing. If they believe in you, they’ll see

the prospect. That said, believe in your own prospects but don’t bet the whole farm on them.

Before you start a presentation, ask how much time you have and get a sense of the level of detail wanted by the key people on the other side of the table.

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF). In a prospect review, give your conclusions and/or recommendations first, and then describe how you got there. That way the other side will understand where you are trying to lead them.

The higher up the ladder your presentation goes, the more you need to focus on just telling them what time it is. If they want to know how you built the watch, they’ll ask.


Make it easy for the money to do what it wants to do; in other words, for the other side to say “yes.”

Listen carefully to the money’s questions and answer them concisely. You don’t need to brandish everything you know like a broadsword; you need to respond.

In presentations to a nontechnical group, you will lose half of your audience with every equation that you show.

Reviewing SubmittalsHumility and openness are vital for reviewing

submittals. Let the sellers talk; this isn’t your time to prove how brilliant you are. Ditch the arrogant, dismissive attitude.

When you turn down a deal, do so gently and quickly. Don’t tell them that their baby’s ugly. Have a reason and give it, IF they ask for it. Honor the confidentiality agreement and non-compete, if any.

In God We Trust. All others must provide the data.Any deal that seems too good to be true, probably is.

OperationsThe immortal Cornell Hurd wrote and performed

a song with the best title in country music history: “I Don’t Care What It Is That You Did When You Lived in Fort Worth.” Beware the engineer or operator who moves into the Rockies with a my-way-or-the-highway attitude and experience only in Texas.

The most dangerous thing you will do at a rig or in the field is driving there and back.

The Silk Purse Syndrome: It is much easier to mess up a good well than to improve a poor one.

It will cost more than you think and take longer than you’d like. Don’t over-promise. Multiply by (2n+1) in remote or frontier areas.

MAKING DEALSWhen one party in a deal suddenly

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expensive lawyers get involved in a transaction, and no matter how long and detailed their agreement is, you won’t think of everything.

If you weren’t in the room, don’t criticize the negotiator for the outcome of the negotiations.

Get it in writing. Remember that the folks who negotiated and signed the deal for the other side won’t be there forever (and neither will you).

When there is a conflict between the letter of an agreement and the spirit of that agreement, go with the spirit. Seek partners who will do the same.

President's ColumnContinued from page 8

It’s your lawyers’ job to minimize risk. That’s no way to run a growing exploration company, so don’t let them.

PERSONALBe humble. The oil patch is full of people smarter

than you and I are.Return that phone call. It’ll be YOU looking for a well

log or the right contact or a job the next time.Associate with and learn from the lucky people in

the industry. Louis Pasteur said that “chance favors the prepared mind.” It’s amazing how well-prepared the luckiest geologists are.


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Be deep. Know more about something vital than your boss, than the person in the next office, than the people who report to you, than anybody.

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LEAD STORY The Sermon is in the StonesBy Brad Engel, Lateral Exploration Labs

Irreducible Hydrocarbon Chromatography, or IHC, is a new technology developed to improve identification and characterization of potentially productive zones within a hydrocarbon bearing reservoir penetrated by a directionally drilled well bore. The method is designed to capture and measure hydrocarbons entrapped in the formation, and can be used to optimize drilling and completion effectiveness related to geo-steering, perforating, stimulating and producing a new well bore.

The ProblemMud gas detection systems are commonly utilized in

vertical well bores to detect and identify hydrocarbons from circulating mud systems. However, mud gas

detection systems and their resulting gas curves do not perform equivalently in vertical and horizontal well bores. The total gas curve in a vertical well bore responds to an increase in gas that is typically circulated up from a drilling break. Additional information available may include background gas and rate of penetration before, during, and after the drilling break. The information gathered can then be used to determine the composition of the gas and its placement within the formation.

There are several reasons why a conventional gas curve taken from a circulating mud system in a lateral well bore will not have the same performance or appearance as a gas curve taken from a vertical well bore. Gas increases in lateral wells often lack the before, during, and after drill times since the formation

is relatively homogeneous, resulting in flat unresponsive rate of penetration. The well-site geologist is left with little information to interpret the gas increase and determine an accurate placement along the well bore.

Ver tical well bores penetrate hydrocarbon-bearing zones through a short interval, so gas increases and then decreases after a potential pay zone has been drilled. Lateral wells remain in the zone over long intervals which may cause elevated background gas due to produced gas, elevated connection gas, trip gas, and survey gas.

Another problem in lateral wells is the fluctuation of drill time during the sliding process. Lower penetration rates, while sliding, result in less gas being released from the matrix; and high penetration rates result in artificially high gas units. Both scenarios mask fluctuations that might otherwise provide valuable and useful information.

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developed where gas can be extracted directly from drill cuttings and the data points plotted on a separate track directly on the mud log. The end result is eight new gas curves that are not affected by high contents of background gas. This process, termed Irreducible H y d r o c a r b o n Chromatography (IHC), is currently in the Patent Pending process with the Un i te d S t a te s government.

I H C i s a process in which data is derived d i r e c t l y f r o m specific intervals in the formation. T h i s u n i q u e process has been successful for years in limestone, sandstone and shale reservoirs; and has now been licensed to some of the best mud logging companies for use industry-wide.

ProcedureQuality control begins with the collection of samples

at the well site and continues on-site throughout the procedure, providing near real-time data that has successfully been used for geo-steering. All samples to be evaluated go through particle size distribution which is dependent on rock type and bit selection, ensuring that the matrix size is generally the same. Sorting size is critical to produce consistent and comparable results from the analysis.

Since the rock samples contain entrapped hydrocarbon material, it is also important to accurately measure and test each sample. The analysis of samples from different locations along the well bore must be performed under identical conditions. This step is

crucial to facilitate the comparison of samples in order to accurately locate the potentially productive zones within the formation.

Samples are then placed into the PetraChrome, an instrument c r e a t e d specifically for processing and evaluating these samples, in order to produce a true chromatography from the rock. Data is extracted and plotted in a separate track on the mud log.

Advantages of IHC

I H C o f fe r s many advantages compared to gas measurements t a ke n f ro m a circulating mud system because the gas recorded with IHC and the

PetraChrome is recovered directly from cuttings from known depths, resulting in more accurate gas measurements. When live oil is added to decrease drag in the hole, total gas measurements taken from the mud system is elevated; however, IHC is not affected by the addition of live oil. Irreducible Hydrocarbon Chromatography provides eight high performance gas curves from the matrix of the rock, free of produced gas, background gas, connection gas, trip gas and is not affected by hydrostatic pressure. The conventional gas curve is also affected by the rate of penetration, whereas IHC is only affected by the amount of gas in the matrix of the rock.

IHC is an ideal tool to determine what section of a lateral well bore contains the highest concentrations of trapped hydrocarbons and what part contains non-commercial to marginal concentrations. This can help cut

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operating costs significantly with regard to stimulation because the only zones requiring stimulation are those shown to have hydrocarbon content based on the IHC methodology. Additionally, IHC is being utilized to stay ‘in-zone’ in order to increase potential production and effectively drain the target reservoir. This methodology also shows indications of other factors such as depletion when lateral well bores were spaced too closely, presence of water, low-to-no permeability, TOC content, compartmentalization and presence of fractures.

A True Unit of GasA conventional gas curve is displayed in a generic

measurement known as a unit, which corresponds to relative increases and decreases. Numerous variables affect the measurement of gas units including placement of the agitator level in the possum belly, different voltages used to burn the gas and the volume of carrier air crossing the filament. Other factors are also at work, but the bottom line is there is no efficient standardization for the many hot wires in use today.

Irreducible Hydrocarbon Chromatography is different from the start. There is no interpretation of data needed to normalize the gas curve. When a data point of 100 is produced from a sample that is collected, standardized, and processed through the PetraChrome, the only instrument used for this methodology, additional testing of the sample will result in the same value. Thus 100 units is now meaningful when compared to another sample of 20 units. Namely, there is five times more gas in the first sample than in the second sample. With IHC there is no doubt where the gas increases are coming from and how they compare to one another.

Irreducible Hydrocarbon Chromatography is a better view of the gas in a well bore than you will ever see from a circulating mud system. IHC is free of all contamination from the well bore and can be used without interpretation or confusion. The gas is in the rock, and IHC simply measures what is in the rock, not in the mud stream.

To paraphrase Shakespeare,

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Brad Engel is the Director of Operations for Lateral Exploration Labs, LLC; a Texas-based company dedicated to providing the best available data to the end user by working directly with some of the best mud logging companies in the country. For more information or to find out if your mud logger is licensed to use Irreducible Hydrocarbon Chromatography...

Contact LEL at 214-304-0309 or [email protected].

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In MemoriamGordon Lee Dolton

Gordon Lee Dolton, of Grand Rapids, MI, died Sept. 16, 2014 at age 85. He earned an undergraduate degree from Pomona College and received a Master of Science degree in geology from Claremont Graduate University. After service in the U.S. Army, he began his career as a petroleum geologist. He worked briefly for Richland Oil in California, and was then employed for many years by Shell Oil Company, living in Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. He spent the last half of his career working for the United States Geological Survey, based in Denver, specializing in natural gas and oil resource appraisal. Surviving are his wife, Jane, two children and their spouses, and two granddaughters.

Robert W. BlahaWonder ful husband of Dale

Whitaker Blaha for 64 years; great father of Karen (deceased), Dan, and Sandra Blaha Bond; grandfather of Max (deceased) and Tom Bond; brother of Chas, Jim and George (all deceased); son of Charles and Elise Hunziker Blaha. Bob was a South High and University of Colorado graduate, World War II Navy veteran, geologist, president of several geologic associations [RMAG 1972], skier, gymnast, hunter, banjo player, dancer, singer, friend, funny, fun man! http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=robert-w-blaha&pid=172679248.

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Call for Papers!New RMAG Publication in the Works.Revisiting Source Rocks of the Greater Rocky Mountain Region

We continue to seek potential authors for this new publication. If you are willing, or know an individual who might contribute, feel free to have them contact me directly.

We are trying to address the following subjects:Organic Geochemistry in the age of 1. Unconventionals: Rocks and Fluids help define the Effective Source.

Petrophysics: Using the Wireline to Characterize 2. Shales.

Sedimentology/Sequence Stratigraphy of 3. Mudrocks: The Heterogeneity of Shale as Source, Seal and/or Reservoir.

Basin Genetics, Structural Geology and Tectonics: 4. Big Fractures, Little Fractures and All the Fractures In Between.

Completion Strategies Around Organic-Rich Shales.5. Again, if you are interested in submitting a paper on

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Review of On-the-Rocks Field Trip: Volcanic History of the Gunnison BasinSeptember 20 & 21, 2014 Trip Leader: Allen Stork, Western State Colorado UniversityBy Sandra Mark

A beautiful autumn day welcomed 22 participants for the final field trip of the 2014 On-the-Rocks field season. Allen Stork caught the attention of the group early in the day, with a photo of Mount Shasta superimposed on a photo of the Gunnison landscape to illustrate the enormous size of the West Elk Volcano (30 Ma). Debris flows comprise the bulk of deposits from the volcano; there is very little lava. The debris flows contain breccia clasts the size of a small bus, as well as cobbles and boulders of older Proterozoic and Mesozoic rocks. The West Elk debris flows and associated gravels help to reveal the Oligocene paleotopography (through detailed contouring by Stork) and the drainages served to align the debris flows.

Driving southeast from Gunnison and leaving the remnants of the West Elk Volcano, the group encountered first a terrain of Precambrian granite and metamorphic rocks, then the Cochetopa Park Caldera. The Cochetopa collapsed as a result of distant eruption of the Nelson Mountain Tuff, 26.9 Ma. Some of its features include enormous caldera-wall landslide breccias, tuffaceous sediments in the floor, and a large central dome of post-collapse lava flows.

The lunch spot offered a stunning view of fall colors from the rim of the La Garita Caldera, south of the Cochetopa Park Caldera. The La Garita is a huge, geometrically complex caldera resulting from the eruption of Fish Canyon Tuff with segmented subsidence and multiple younger nested calderas.

The return trip to Gunnison on the first day concluded with viewing the Nine-Mile Hill Volcano, which produced seven alternating

Along US 50 east of Gunnison, the group examined exposures of a debris flow from the West Elk Volcano (30 Ma). The remnants of the center of the volcano are about 20 miles to the northwest of this photo with a present day elevation over 13,000 feet. Photo by Susan Wager.

Inside the Cochetopa Park Caldera, the group stands on Fish Canyon Tuff (28 Ma) and views Sawtooth Mountain in the distance, consisting of pre-caldera lavas (Conejos Formation (34-35 Ma). Lower hills are comprised of caldera-wall landslide breccias. Photo by Sandra Mark.

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Exposures of sedimentary rocks that were deposited at the bottom of Cochetopa Park Caldera. A thin sandstone (sourced from the caldera rim) caps rhythmically-layered ash-fall tuff which was deposited in ephemeral playa lakes and dunes, and contains small hot spring and bioherms. Photo by Susan Wager.

A quarry exposure of densely welded Nelson Mountain Tuff (26.9 Ma), displaying light-colored rhyolite below with darker dacite above. These rocks lie beneath Cochetopa Dome (tree-lined ridge on skyline). Photo by Sandra Mark.

Los Pinos Pass with beautiful fall colors. Flat top mountain in the middle distance is capped by the Nelson Mountain Tuff that was ponded in the older La Garita Caldera. Photo by Susan Wager.

It rained the second day of the trip, so Allen Stork took the opportunity to give a slide presentation in one of the geology labs at Western State Colorado University. Photo by Ron Pritchett.

The debris flows contain breccia clasts the size of a small bus, as well as

cobbles and boulders of older Proterozoic and Mesozoic rocks.

The lunch spot offered a stunning view of fall colors from the rim of the

La Garita Caldera, south of the Cochetopa Park Caldera.


Review of On-the-Rocks Field Trip

Participants try to visualize a huge strata volcano in the mist, in the distance behind trip leader Allen Stork (second from the left in light blue jacket). Photo by Ron Pritchett.

View from the lunch stop, on the rim of the La Garita Caldera. Looking across at the resurgent dome, the distant peaks are rocks of the Cebolla Creek, Nelson Mountain, and Rat Creek calderas, which make up the northwestern portion of the huge La Garita Caldera complex. Photo by Sandra Mark.

flows of latite and shoshonite. Detailed mapping by Stork and his Western State students was presented.

The second day of the trip dawned dark and rainy for the 13 remaining participants, so Stork took the opportunity to give a slide presentation in one of the geology labs at Western State. His presentation was followed by some impressive video presentations, introduced by Paul Weimer, that have been created by members of the Interactive Geology Project (http://igp.colorado.edu/). The group bundled up and took a short drive to view the West Elk Volcano but it was hidden in the mist, and the roads were too muddy to attempt a drive to the center. But that didn't dampen spirits, or diminish the appreciation for an enjoyable, informative field trip.

For those interested in learning more about the area, please note that much of the published work in the area is by Peter W. Lipman, spanning 40 years. A notable, recent publication is:

Lipman, P.W., 2006, Geologic Map of the Central San Juan Caldera Cluster, Southwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Map I-2799, scale 1:50,000.

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Much of the published work in the area is

by Peter W. Lipman, spanning 40 years.

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THANK YOU TO 2013 FOUNDATION DONORS

The Trustees of the RMAG Foundation wish to thank and acknowledge the generous support of the Foundation’s donors in 2013. Over $53,000 was raised for student scholarships and the general fund which supports geologic endeavors within the Rocky Mountain scientific community at large. The Foundation awarded 7 scholarships in 2013 totaling $17,500 and an additional $17,000 was awarded to these deserving organizations:

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RMAG Luncheon Programs – November 5th & December 3rd

Micro- and macro-hydrocarbon seeps have been detected over offshore and onshore oil and gas reservoirs since the 1930s. The seeps were defined by anomalous hydrocarbon concentrations and compositions in ocean bottom sediment cores and onshore soil, shot-hole sediment, soil gas and groundwater samples. While the mapping of hydrocarbon seeps is important, it is equally if not more important to identify the source of the seeps from both exploration and environmental standpoints. The source of the seeps can be linked to subsurface sources by comparison of carbon and deuterium isotopic ratios of hydrocarbon seeps with reservoir fluids. Crude oil seeps can also be directly linked with reservoir oil based on stable aromatic hydrocarbon compositions determined through spectral fluorescence analysis of soils, ocean bottom and shot-hole sediments and/or groundwater. In very leaky basins, oil-field brine fluids can ascend faults to surface resulting in unique halide and metal anomalies in soils and groundwater. Less commonly, biomarkers may be used to link surface

Linking Seeps to Source Using Forensic Geochemical Methods and Implications for Exploration and Development of Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Reservoirs. By David Seneshen, November 5th

While the mapping of hydrocarbon seeps is important, it is equally if not more important to identify the source of the seeps from both exploration and environmental standpoints.


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seeps with underling oil sources provided concentrations are high enough in the seeps.

Although linking surface seeps with underlying hydrocarbon sources can be challenging, it is important to the outcome of both exploration and environmental investigations. Examples will be given from exploration surveys conducted in the Williston Basin (Bakken Shale-hosted Roncott oil field), Michigan Basin (Trenton Dolomite-hosted Albion-Scipio oil field), Green River Basin (Lance Sandstone-hosted Jonah tight gas field) and the Great Basin (Guilmette/Simonson Dolomite-hosted Grant Canyon oil field). The Michigan Basin geochemical survey in combination with a 3D seismic survey helped with the discovery of additional oil reserves. Oil seeps over the field were compositionally identical to produced oil from the 4,000-foot deep Trenton dolomite reservoir. Geochemical surveys done in the Williston and Green River Basins demonstrated their effectiveness for defining potential “sweet spots” (structural traps and overpressure) in the Bakken shale and Lance sandstone reservoirs respectively. Trace

element anomalies (e.g. lithium) in soils over the Grant Canyon Oil Field were directly linked with leaking oil-field sodium bicarbonate waters.

Forensic geochemical tools were used to determine the source of anomalous hydrocarbon concentrations in groundwater and soil gas from the DJ and Raton Basins. In the DJ Basin, anomalous dissolved methane in domestic water wells was compositionally linked to a shallow coal-bearing formation rather than the deeper D- and J-Sand productive intervals based on organic and inorganic parameters. In the Raton Basin, methane seeps observed along creeks and over abandoned coal mines were derived mainly from Raton Formation coals. Water wells cased in these coals contain significant levels dissolved methane and non-pathogenic bacteria that cause explosion hazards and poor water quality, respectively. The poor maintenance of most Raton Basin water wells has led to the water quality and yield problems that are inevitably blamed on CBM gas producers.

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The Mountain Geologist is a quarterly, online, peer-reviewed

journal published by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

since 1964. Circulation is about 2200. Editors for The Mountain

Geologist welcome manuscripts that focus on or relate to geology

of the U.S. Rocky Mountain region and environs.

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“Publications – The Mountain Geologist” on the RMAG website:

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editors. The “Author Style Guide” was last revised in 2014. If

authors have questions, please send inquiries to the Executive

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Index and Back Issues

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Geologist, 1999-2010” by Michele Bishop, The Mountain Geologist,

July 2011, v. 48, no. 3, p. 59-80.

Back issues of the journal are available on DVD (The Mountain

Geologist 1964-2005 except 1985, v. 22, no. 4; The Mountain

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Black shales are excellent source rocks for hydrocarbons but remain a mystery in terms of the exact environment in which they were deposited. Some geochemical studies argue for an anoxic or even euxinic setting for black shale deposition and typically envision sedimentation in a tranquil environment purely by suspension settling. In contrast, the sedimentological community is becoming increasingly convinced that at least dysoxic conditions prevailed at times during the deposition of black shales, and sedimentation was partly through bed load transport with significantly diminished importance being placed on suspension settling. That dysoxic conditions existed during deposition of black shales is supported by evidence of bottom water currents moving and depositing sediment as well as an abundance of bioturbation/cryptobioturbation. Trace fossil occurrence in black shales is considered crucial as an indicator for some oxygenation of bottom waters.

This study focuses on recognizing depositional events as well as the stratigraphic and spatial distribution of bioturbation within the upper shale member of the Devonian-Mississippian Bakken Formation, an important source rock and potential unconventional petroleum reservoir in the Williston Basin,

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RMAG Luncheon Programs – November 5th & December 3rd

Black Shale Depositional Environments and the Anoxic-Dysoxic Controversy – The Williston Basin of North Dakota, USA, During Upper Bakken Times as a Key ExampleBy Sven Egenhoff, CSU Fort Collins, December 3rd

Luncheon will be held at the Marriott City Center at California and 17th St. Please check the event listing in the lobby for the room. Check-in/walk-in registration begins at 11:30 a.m., lunch is served at 12:00 noon, and the talk begins at 12:20 p.m. The luncheon price is $30.00. To listen only to the talk, walk-in price is $10.00. If you make a reservation and do not attend the luncheon, you will be billed for the luncheon. Online registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the luncheon. Cancellations are not guaranteed after that time.

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Trace fossil occurrence in black shales is considered crucial as an indicator for some oxygenation of bottom waters.

US and Canada. Facies analysis of the upper shale member reveals that this depositional system is characterized by at least three distinct facies belts with amorphous organic material occurring in all of them in variable abundance. On a transect from proximal to distal, these facies belts are: (1) a heavily bioturbated mudstone, with scours and local fossil lag deposits, (2) a laminated silt-rich mudstone with horizontal burrows and fecal strings, and (3) a radiolarian-rich mudstone with varying content of silt and clay. The highest amounts of organic matter occur in facies belt #1.

Evidence of event deposition exists in all facies belts, in the form of sub-millimeter-thick fine siltstone laminae interpreted as distal tempestites, and lag deposits from weak currents. The presence of bedding-parallel burrows as well as multidirectional fecal strings in laminated silt-rich mudstones, which forms the bulk of the sediment in the unit, clearly points to the presence of burrowing organisms present during and after deposition, which thereby argues against persistently anoxic conditions even some millimeters below the sediment-water interface. Only some of the most distal radiolarian-rich facies, which contain very limited bioturbation and are largely devoid of tempestite-formed structures, may have been deposited under temporarily anoxic conditions. However, given that even some distal sediment contains ripples indicates bottom current reworking occurred at least during portions of their depositional history.

Burrow and fecal string diversity does show a correlation to grain size and interpreted paleo-basin depth. Proximal sediments containing some sand-size grains show up to four different burrow and fecal string types whereas the most distal facies, composed of clay and fine-grained siltstone, shows nearly exclusively one fecal string type. This well-developed trace-fossil-diversity trend suggests that an oxygen gradient existed during deposition with generally higher levels of oxygen present in proximal settings and relatively lower oxygen levels in distal settings. The very high overall abundance of trace fossils in these rocks suggests that the producers of burrows and fecal strings lived in this environment, at least at times, and could not have been swept in through occasional storm events. Deposition of



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these organic-rich mudstones must therefore have occurred under largely dysoxic conditions and not under persistent anoxia.

sven egenhoff Biography Sven was born in Germany, and raised in Germany, Iran, and Argentina.

He studied at the Universities of Clausthal and Heidelberg, Germany, where he finished his Diploma (equivalent to a Masters' degree) on the internal buildup of a fossil atoll in the Italian Dolomites. He received his PhD from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, in 2000 for a basin analytical study of the Ordovician succession in southern Bolivia. After a five year lecturer position at Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg in south-eastern Germany he was appointed Assistant Professor at Colorado State University in 2006 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. Sven's areas of expertise are understanding sedimentary processes in carbonates and shales, and using them to reconstruct fossil depositional environments. His research applies these models to characterize oil and gas reservoirs and to reconstruct fossil habitats of long extinct animal groups such as graptolites.

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In the PipelineNovember 4, 2014

PTTC Rockies Short Course. “Confessions of a Frac Engineer.” Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

November 5, 2014RMAG Luncheon. Speaker David Seneshen. “Linking

Seeps to Source Using Forensic Geochemical Methods and Implications for Exploration and Development of Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Reservoirs.”

November 15, 2014RMAG Rockbusters Ball. The Oxford Hotel.

November 17-19 AAPG Workshop. “Bakken/Three Forks/Plus

Emerging Plays.” Golden, Co.

November 18, 2014DWLS Luncheon. Speaker Laura Kennedy. “Core

Case Study.” WFT Labs. Call 303-770-4235.

November 18, 2014RMAG Election Closes.

November 19, 2014Oilfield Christian Fellowship Luncheon. 303-675-

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December 3, 2014RMAG Luncheon. Speaker Sven Egenhoff. “Black

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December 10-12, 2014NAPE Rockies. Colorado Convention Center.

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On September 25, RMAG held the second annual Sporting Clay Tournament at Kiowa Creek Sporting Club which is located about a one hour drive east of downtown Denver. There were 140 participants and volunteers that enjoyed lunch, a 100 round sporting clay shoot, and beverages. The event was made possible by the support of RMAG’s Summit Sponsors, and Platinum level sponsorship from CGG and Voyager. Geokinetics provided the lunch, and Weatherford provided bottled water during the shoot, then pop and beer at the conclusion of the event. Shooting stations were sponsored by: Anadarko, Core Labs, Decollement Consulting, iBall Instruments, Whiting, and WPX Energy. RMAG thanks all of the sponsors and volunteers that made the event a success!

The tournament provided many people their first opportunity to try sporting clay shooting. The sport is commonly described as golf with guns, or like a video game with guns. A total of 100 rounds were fired at 13 different shooting stations. Participants shot at every imaginable combination of thrown clay targets. Some targets crossed close and fast, others flew slower but were far away, some were thrown high in the air, while other targets thrown as “rabbits” bounced over the ground. Each person learned what type of shot they found easier to hit, and the type of shot they found impossible to hit. Individual scores ranged from a low of 12 to a high of 96 shot by Harrison Godwin. Door prizes were awarded to many participants, and cash prizes were awarded for various levels of shooting skill.

Kiowa Creek Sporting Club is open to the public, so people interested in learning about this sport, or improving their scores can practice up before next year’s RMAG event. They charge a non-member about

$45 to shoot the typical course; 100 rounds of shotgun shells can be purchased at WalMart for about $20. Next year’s event will be held on September 17, 2015. Please contact Carrie Veatch at the RMAG office to be placed on the list as a committee member to help organize next year’s event, or to help out at throwing clay targets during the event.

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HONORARY MEMBERSHIP AWARDKristine M. Peterson

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is delighted to present Honorary Membership to Kristine M. Peterson in recognition of her long volunteer commitment to the association.

Ms. Peterson began her career soon after receiving her B.S. from the University of Colorado, moving from lab assistant at the US Geological Survey to geologist jobs at Native American Natural Resources Development Federation, Wise Oil, Impel Energy and Ensource, Inc. In 1986, Kris began consulting eventually founding Laramide Geosciences LLC in 2003 and has consulted in the petroleum industry through that company ever since.

Her wr i t ing abi l i t ies were apparently noticed when she co-authored a pair of papers, one on coal bed methane in Oklahoma and the other discussing abnormal pressures in a deep well in the Piceance Basin. She was chosen as the lead editor of the 2003 RMAG Piceance Basin Guidebook, a very successful publication for the association because of her work in the Mamm Ranch Field. The following year, Ms. Peterson joined the editorial staff of the RMAG Outcrop where she moved up to Managing Editor of the monthly newsletter in 2005. For the last ten years and soon to be 120 issues, Kris has worked tirelessly in the background to make sure that the members of the association receive a timely, interesting and informative newsletter. Duties not only include making sure that the grammar is perfect and placement of the advertising is correct, but also includes lining up lead articles and

prodding procrastinating RMAG presidents to get their monthly columns completed on time.

In recognition of her years of working long hours behind the scenes on behalf of all RMAG members, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists awards Honorary Membership, the association’s highest award, to Kristine M. Peterson. »

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GEOSCIENCES IN THE MEDIA AWARDRonald C. Blakey & Wayne Ranney

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present Dr. Ronald C. Blakey and Dr. Wayne Ranney its 2014 Geosciences in the Media Award in recognition of their collaborative efforts in publishing Ancient Landscapes of the Colorado Plateau.

Many geologists use the beautiful paleogeographic maps created by Ron Blakey, a Professor Emeritus at the Northern Arizona University. They are works of art created from careful geologic research that capture in amazing detail images from times long past when seas, dunes, rivers, and floodplains now long gone covered the landscape. For Ron, the construction of the maps proved easier than preparing the text that would bind the maps together into an unfolding saga of the Colorado Plateau’s complex geologic history. Fortunately, one of his former students, Wayne Ranney, turned a passion for geology into a career as a geologic interpreter, professional writer, and educator at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff, Arizona. Ron welcomed the help when Wayne suggested a collaborative effort to get a book published. Together, Ron and Wayne have turned out what is one of the finest, most comprehensive, easily readable and beautifully illustrated geologic histories of the Colorado Plateau.

Ancient Landscapes begins with a foreword by William R. Dickinson and has chapters on the Proterozoic and each era of the Phanerozoic that contain 70 global and regional paleogeographic maps for time periods ranging from 1,750 million years ago to 100 million years into the future. The discussion of these maps is rounded out with beautiful outcrop photos, other geologic features (fossils, etc.), and schematic cross-sections on which the various formations of a particular area are clearly labeled. Insightful text ties these maps into context and is surprisingly free of complex geologic jargon. The final chapter of the book, entitled, Where To See The Rocks, provides brief geologic descriptions of the most spectacular geologic outcrops on the Colorado Plateau. For those interested in better understanding of the geologic history of the Colorado Plateau, there

is no finer reference than this beautifully illustrated masterpiece created by Ron and Wayne. They deserve high praise for thoroughly integrating so many diverse and detailed geologic studies into an elegant and easily understood story of one of the world’s great geologic treasure troves.

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists proudly presents Dr. Ronald C. Blakey and Dr. Wayne Ranney its 2014 Geosciences in the Media Award in recognition of valuable contributions to public understanding of Colorado Plateau geology. »


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RMAG 2014 Awards

President’s AwardBruce D. Benson

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present Bruce D. Benson with its 2014 President’s Award. Bruce is being awarded this honor for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the citizens of Colorado and the University of Colorado.

Bruce earned his B.S. in Geology from the University of Colorado in 1964. That spring, 50 years ago, he received the RMAG Student Pick Award, which he still proudly displays in his office. While at CU for graduate school, he began buying leases and a small rig, started mapping, and began drilling the Skinner Sand play in southeast Kansas. Due to his success of ten producing wells and only one dry hole, his Master’s thesis advisor, Dr. Bruce Curtis, encouraged him to keep drilling and not complete his thesis.

Bruce founded Benson Mineral Group in 1965 and was active in developing oil and gas prospects in Kansas, the Rockies and elsewhere. In the early 1980s, he sold much of the assets and turned his attention to other business interests, politics and philanthropy. Bruce was the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party from 1987 to 1993 and he ran for Governor in 1994.

In 2008, Bruce was named President of the University of Colorado where he has presided for over six years, making him the university’s longest-serving president in more than fifty years. Under his leadership, the university has raised $1.5 billion as part of his “Creating Futures” campaign. In addition, CU’s strengths in professional programs, the physical sciences and engineering have led to consistently high national rankings. Bruce’s skill with funding and his hands-off approach to academic issues have brought even the skeptics on the faculty and the partisan Board of

Regents around. He and his wife Marcy have personally donated funds to build the Benson Earth Sciences Building, the Bruce Curtis Building which houses the Museum of Natural History, and created an endowed chair in Petroleum Geology.

Bruce credits his background in geology and oil-company management as preparation for his careers in politics and academia. He said this experience taught him how to think, how to listen to all sides, get all the information, put the pieces together and get others to collaborate. Bruce is recognized as a gifted problem-solver.

For his years of leadership in public affairs, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present Bruce D. Benson with its 2014 President’s Award.

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Distinguished Service to RMAGGreg P. Anderson

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present a Distinguished Service Award to Greg Anderson for his outstanding service to The Association.

Greg earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Colorado State University in 1977 and Master of Science in Geology from Colorado School of Mines in 1993. Greg joined RMAG in 1981 and has been an active member since.

Mr. Anderson worked for Power Resources from 1978 to 1980, McMoRan Oil & Gas from 1981 to 1986, Tom Brown from 1987 to 2003, Samson Resources from 2003 to 2013 and is currently with Samson Energy.

Greg gave a luncheon presenta-tion to RMAG in October 2011 which earned him RMAG’s Luncheon Speaker of the Year award.

Greg was a candidate for 2nd Vice-President in 2010 and was elected to that position in 2012. Normally the 2nd Vice-President serves only as liaison to the Board on the Continuing Education Committee, but Greg ended up contributing significant effort toward coordinating all events run by the Continuing Education committee that year. His service on the committee continued as Committee Chair in 2013 during which time he also started, and continues to chair, the very successful RMAG Annual Sporting Clay Tournament. Greg has also been involved in the RMAG Golf Tournament for several years.

Greg’s efforts on the behalf of RMAG over the last three or four years

have earned him the reputation of being a “go-to-guy,” if something needs to be done, Greg is the one to call. Perhaps Greg’s biggest contribution has been that at least on two occasions he has stepped in at the last minute and volunteered his time and leadership abilities to help salvage RMAG events that at the time were in dire straits.

In recognition of his dedicated service to RMAG and its programs, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists presents Greg P. Anderson with the Distinguished Service to RMAG Award.

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RMAG 2014 Awards

Distinguished Public Service to Earth Science AwardRobert D. Jarrett

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present the 2014 Distinguished Public Service to Earth Science Award to Dr. Robert (Bob) D. Jarrett in appreciation of his contributions in promoting earth science to the general public.

Dr. Jarrett has worked on water resources for over 40 years, first with the Army Corps of Engineers for three years and then at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for 37 years. During his career at the USGS he served as Chief of the Paleohydrology and Climate Change Project. In that capacity, his job was to conduct interdisciplinary research quantifying the magnitude and frequency of floods and developing plans to reduce loss of life and property. His research focus was on the hydraulics, hydrology, geomorphology, and paleoflood hydrology of mountain-river systems. As a senior scientist with the USGS, Bob provided scientific leadership in flood hydrology, provided extensive public outreach, and published over 80 papers and reports. From 2012 to 2014, Bob was a Scientist Emeritus with the USGS. In late 2013, Dr. Jarrett started working with the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District and Applied Weather Associates investigating the September 2013 northern Colorado flood, as well as, providing paleoflood hydrology expertise for dam-safety assessments and training classes.

Since 2012, Dr. Jarrett has actively volunteered his time and expertise with local, regional and state emergency managers, National Weather Service, U.S. Forest Service, USGS, and other federal agencies. Specifically in 2013, Bob volunteered numerous hours to document five flash floods in the Waldo Burn area in Colorado Springs to assist emergency responders to better understand associated flood hazards in recently burned areas and documented 140 peak discharges for

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the extraordinary September 2013 flood in the northern Colorado Front Range. He uses his scientific knowledge to help educate the public and several government agencies on the application of earth science in flooding and flood plain management. Bob also mentored scientists and engineers with the USGS and has served as a committee member on over 50 M.S. and Ph.D. candidates at universities around the country. Bob maintains involvement in professional societies by giving talks, organizing special sessions, field trips and training. For example, he was recently the keynote speaker at the RMS-AAPG All Convention luncheon July 21, 2014 and led an On-the-Rocks field trip in September 2014.

In recognition of his valuable contributions as a volunteer and for promoting earth science to the public, RMAG proudly presents Dr. Robert D. Jarrett with the 2014 Distinguished Public Service to Earth Science Award.


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Outstanding ScientistMichael D. Lewan

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present the 2014 Outstanding Scientist Award to Dr. Michael D. Lewan for his very significant contribution to the field of petroleum geochemistry.

Dr. Lewan is considered a world-wide expert in petroleum geochemistry, in part for his development and extensive use of hydrous pyrolysis experiments to advance our understanding of petroleum generation processes in source rocks. This technique is one of two main schools of thought regarding source rock investigations and even those who espouse to the opposing isothermal school of thought very much respect Mike’s contributions to the science.

Mike is extremely well published; over 80 articles, 48 abstracts and 100 technical presentations contribute in a very significant way to the knowledge-base of the petroleum geochemistry community. Dr. Lewan’s standing in the geochemical community has allowed him to regularly host visiting scientists to the US Geological Survey (USGS) where he worked. Mike has recently retired and now holds emeritus status with the USGS.

One of Dr. Lewan’s crowning achievements was to establish a world-class hydrous pyrolysis laboratory at the USGS for simulating natural petroleum generation. This laboratory has gained world-wide recognition and has resulted in many collaborative research efforts with organic geochemists from around the world. This has

helped the USGS extend research efforts beyond its current staffing, funding and expertise.

Mike's other significant research accomplishments at USGS include: Development of Sequential Hydrous Pyrolysis (2006), Establishing delta34S as a Correlation Parameter (2006), Gas Generation from Coals (2005), Implementing Petroleum Generation Kinetics (2003), Derivation of Petroleum Generation Kinetic Parameters (2003), Indirect Method of Determining Hydrous Pyrolysis Kinetic Parameters (2003), Petroleum Charge Quantity from Active Source Rocks (2002), Secondary-Migration Catchments (2002), Deep Gas Generation (1999), Role of Water in Petroleum Formation (1998), Material Balance Approach for Basin Assessment (1995), Sequestering of Biomarkers (1995), Characterization of Thermogenic Gas from Coal (1995), and Timing of Organic Acid Release from Source Rocks (1994).

Prior to Mike’s tenure with the USGS he conducted extensive geochemical research with Shell from 1972 through 1975. Mike has received AAPG’s George C. Matson Memorial Award in 1991 and was a Distinguished Lecturer for AAPG in 1991 to 1992 and from 2001 to 2007.

For his extensive contributions to the science of petroleum geochemistry, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists presents Dr. Michael D. Lewan the 2014 Outstanding Scientist Award.

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Honorary MembershipPeter J. Varney

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists presents Honorary Membership to Dr. Peter J. Varney. The award is given for outstanding and distinguished service to RMAG and the geologic profession.

Pete received his B.A. in Geology from the University of Colorado in 1966 and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Utah in 1972. He later received a Ph.D. in Geology from the Colorado School of Mines in 2000. His industry experience includes various employment and consulting jobs with Texas Gas Exploration, Terrasciences, Impel Energy, JM Resources, Exeter Exploration, Voyager Petroleum, Tenneco and UNOCAL. He has also done considerable consulting for various overseas entities. He was most recently employed by Metropolitan State University of Denver as Associate Professor of Geology and is now retired.

Dr. Varney has many professional affiliations and has served on several RMAG committees including Rockbuster’s Ball, Computer Applications, Speakers Bureau, Administrative Procedures, On-The-Rocks field trip leader, RMAG delegate to AAPG and RMAG President in 2012. He has also served as AAPG Rocky Mountain Section President (1995), Computer Applications Committee (1993-1998) and House of Delegates (1987-1990). He has been awarded the Denver Desk and Derrick Denver Oil Recognition Award (DORA) in 2009 and received an RMAG Journalism Award in 1995. Dr. Varney has also devoted time to community service as a science fair judge, Littleton Police Academy Alumni Association volunteer, ski train car host and various civic group board positions.

Pete has an active interest in the Dakota Formation authoring or co-authoring several papers on the Dakota

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stratigraphy and petroleum potential in the San Juan/Chama Basin area. He has also authored a series of monthly articles on computer geology titled Micro Methods in the RMAG Outcrop (1987-1991) and an updated version of additional monthly articles on computer application to geology titled Users View in PetroSystemsWorld (1992-1996). These were all related to his previous publications Micro Methods for Geologists in 1981 (1st edition) and 1983 (2nd edition).

For his contribution to the advancement of petroleum geology and his time spent volunteering to the RMAG and other associations, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to grant Honorary Membership to Peter J. Varney. »


Special AwardRobert T. Sellars

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present a Special Award to Robert Sellars. Bob is being awarded this honor for his lengthy and dedicated service to RMAG and to the scientific community.

Bob has been an active participant in RMAG since becoming a member in 1972. He served on the RMAG Board of Directors as Treasurer in 1985, President-Elect in 1987, and President in 1988. Bob has participated in numerous RMAG committees over the years, including Continuing Education, Golf and Tennis, and various field trip committees. In 1986, he chaired the Log Library Feasibility Committee which set the stage for the formation of the Denver Earth Resources Library. Bob has also chaired the Past Presidents Committee and served as a Trustee of the RMAG Foundation. He received the Distinguished Service to RMAG award in 1989 and was awarded Honorary Membership in 1993. After his friend and colleague Norm Foster passed away in 1999, Bob was instrumental in creating a memorial fund as a fitting way to honor him. In 2000, the Norman H. Foster Memorial Fund was established within the RMAG Foundation to provide financial help to student geologists working in the Rocky Mountains.

For the past nine years, Bob’s most recent volunteer effort has been as a member of the RMAG Professional Awards Committee. This committee is responsible for annually recommending nominees to the RMAG Board for AAPG Honors & Awards and for RMAG Awards. Committee members prepare AAPG nomination forms and RMAG citations for all award candidates. Bob’s work on the Committee has resulted in many of our RMAG members being recognized by the AAPG each year. His familiarity with geologists in the Rockies and his vast

knowledge of their work has made Bob a huge asset to the Committee. He has provided wise counsel and his special sense of humor to the work of the Committee, making it fun for all. It is for Bob’s deep and continuing commitment to generously give his time to RMAG that he is receiving this special award.

Bob has been an active member of AAPG for many years, serving on numerous committees and in several leadership positions. In the past Bob has been recognized with several honors and awards for his distinguished service.

For his years of service to the scientific community, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present a Special Award to Robert T. Sellars. »

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Outstanding Explorer AwardTerry J. Mather

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is pleased to present to Dr. Terry J. Mather the 2014 Explorer of the Year Award. This award is presented in recognition of his efforts in establishing the first commercial hydrocarbon production in the history of Idaho.

Dr. Mather, an 18-year associate of Thomasson Partner Associates, earned his B.S. in Geology from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Colorado. Afterward, he went on to a successful career beginning with Shell, then with The Superior Oil Company and Houston Oil and Minerals followed by stints at High Plains Exploration, Lariat Exploration and HS Resources. While at Houston Oil and Minerals, Dr. Mather supervised prospect generation that led to significant discoveries in the Green River Basin and western Montana. His success continued while at Lariat Exploration with discoveries in Kansas and the DJ Basin. However this award is based mostly on his success in finding hydrocarbons in the once thought barren state of Idaho.

Oil and gas potential in the “Boise Basin” had been recognized for quite a while with numerous shows being reported from water wells in the area. Several wells had been drilled in the basin, but all drilled the mostly sediment-barren high in the center of the basin and were dry. Dr. Mather began looking at the basin over 27

years ago while at High Plains Exploration. His tenacity and perseverance paid off when Thomasson Partner Associates sold the idea to a client who acquired a high resolution 4000 square-mile aeromagnetic survey which identified not only the central basin high but also two half-grabens filled with progradational Miocene and Pliocene sediments. These sediments drape over basement features which create the trap. High heat flow in the basin cooked the humic coals and oil-prone source rocks and the hydrocarbons migrated to the top of these structural features. Bridge Resources eventually bought the project from Thomasson Partner Associates and drilled the discovery well in early 2010, the first commercial gas well in the state. This well flow tested 6 MMCFG and 100 BBL of condensate per day.

The discovery well has caused a flurry of activity in the state of Idaho since, at the time, it did not have an oil and gas commission and the residents were polarized by the idea of oil production in the area. One environmental group even tried to ban all production in the state. That being said, seven additional development wells have been drilled. It is anticipated that the field will be hooked up to the pipeline and producing sometime in Q4 of 2014.

In recognition of his long career in oil and gas exploration and specifically for his successful exploration in Idaho, the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists is proud to present Dr. Terry J. Mather the 2014 RMAG Outstanding Explorer Award. »

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