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FEATURES

26 Lead Story: Gold King Mine

DEPARTMENTS

6 RMAG August 2015 Board of Directors Meeting

8 President’s Letter

19 In The Pipeline

20 New RMAG Members

21 In Memoriam

22 RMAG Luncheon Programs: Speaker – Terri Olson

24 RMAG Luncheon Programs: Speaker – Ranie M. Lynds

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13 RMAG Foundation 2014-2015 Scholarship Awards

36 2016 Board of Directors Candidates

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57 RMAG Happy Hour

59 RMAG Hot Plays

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The August meeting of the RMAG Board of Directors was held on August, 19 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Treasurer Paul Lillis re-ported that all RMAG expenses are on track and RMAG is doing well financially. The board will be reviewing the 2016 proposed budget at the September meet-ing, to be voted on at the Octo-ber board meeting.

By the time this column goes to print, the migration to a new RMAG website will have begun. The new website will have more to offer members, including the

sale of publications. Stay tuned for more details! The RMAG election for the 2016 Board of Directors will run from Novem-ber 2-18, 2015, both on the website and via paper ballot.

The RMAG Fall Symposium: Hot Plays on October 8, 2015 at the Denver City Center Marriott is fast approaching; be sure to sign up for a fantastic technical event. Also, the associated Octo-ber 9 core workshop at Weath-erford Laboratories in Golden, CO is filling-up quickly, so re-serve your spot today!

Finally, a warm welcome to future RMAG member Eleanor, born August 18 to RMAG 1st Vice President Mel Klinger!

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THE 800 POUND GORILLA (updated to August 31, 2015)

You received a reprieve from the Gorilla last month thanks to Cat Campbell for her guest col-umn with the Young Profession-als’ view of the passing of the torch. That was fortunate as the oil price news was all bad for a month, with a late rebound as shown by (Figure 1). Just in

the last week of August oil prices recov-ered some of the lost ground by again reach-ing $50 per barrel. However, in the last few days it has declined and is in the mid-forties. This lower trending volatility is put-ting more pressure on oil indus-try employers.

HOW DOES THIS CYCLE COMPARE WITH 1985?

I’ve been asked to make this comparison. It’s a great ques-tion that I’ll try to answer with some added perspective. Paul Wiemer in his 2012 President’s address at the AAPG Conven-tion in Long Beach presented statistics for AAPG membership (Figures 2 & 3) that show some perspective on employment into the peak of each event. AAPG membership isn’t a direct

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

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Perspectives- 1985 Vs. 2015

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correlation with employment in oil & gas but at least it’s an indicator and similar trends appear. There’s a large population of young professionals entering in response to demand relating to the activity booms and a somewhat smaller population of mature pro-fessionals about to retire. The difference (10,000 members) between the 30 year old peak in 1983 and the corresponding 55-60 year old peak in 2011 may generally reflect the professionals lost (50% or more?) during the downturn subsequent to 1985.

Again, these are membership numbers and are only roughly related to employment dynamics. For instance 1980’s membership is largely domestic, while 2011 would reflect increasing internation-al membership.

AAPG’s membership continued to grow and the young professional peak approached the 1983 levels by 2014. One of Paul’s points in his Explorer article is that with the changing of the guard there needs to be an emphasis on passing knowledge from the retiring workforce to the young professionals. That message

PRESIDENT’S LETTER


FIGURES 2 & 3. Thirty-Year AAPG Membership Comparison (oil price 2012 $), Paul Wiemer, AAPG Explorer, May 2012.

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is doubly important now.So, in terms of workforce

trends the periods are similar. But, and here’s the good news, in terms of potential for the fu-ture, the periods are striking-ly different!

INDUSTRY POTENTIAL – PEAK OIL VS. TODAY’S PERSPECTIVE

The prevailing view in the 1980’s and indeed continu-ing early into this century was that domestic oil & gas produc-tion would peak during the 70’s and sharply decline from there (Figures 4 & 5). So the perspec-tive for the domestic petroleum industry was dominated by a sharply diminishing discovery and supply viewpoint. That was not a pretty picture for a laid-off geoscientist in the 1980’s!

Tom Ahlbrandt discussed Peak Oil theory (Figures 4 & 5) in the Halbouty Lecture at the 2015 AAPG Convention in Den-ver this year, as well as the more robust current perspective for future petroleum develop-ment. Domestic production data (Figure 5) first follows the Hub-bert curve through the 1980’s. That was our view in 1985. It then demonstrates a disconnect with the Hubbert curve, due pri-marily to the “shale gale” where in the last decade both oil and gas production has exceeded the previous 1970 peak, as shown by the 2014 production (stars). Behind that meteoric production rise is a newly discovered do-mestic resource to be developed.

The contrast is striking

between the wealth of resource plays today compared with the 1985 view of declining conven-tional discoveries and produc-tion. The remaining resource is sufficient to fuel several career terms. The long term future looks good!

Although conventional dis-coveries are in decline, as point-ed out by Pete Stark at the January RMAG luncheon, the potential for the future is still large. Many RMAG members

have been and will continue to be quite successful in the con-ventional realm. That is also still a viable career path.

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some of the myths of resource plays including the oversimplified view of the “manufacturing process”. But, this will be the subject of the November President’s letter, so stay tuned.

Don’t miss networking oppor-tunities provided by the Luncheons at Maggianno’s and the October 27th open house at the Denver Earth Re-sources Library. Beside the tour of the library, this event provides an-other opportunity for young profes-sionals to network with older profes-sionals. Check the RMAG.org website for details.

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VETERANS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS(1) Kent Allen, Central Washington University: Ho-

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The Phillip J. McKenna scholarship award for stu-dent research at Colorado College is now tailored to fund student research beginning in the last part of the junior into the senior academic year of student appli-cants. Thus in order to facilitate research for students graduating in May, 2016, two awards were made in June, 2015, for the 2015-2016 academic year:

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Numbers of applications received for all the schol-arship programs have increased, and we anticipate further increases in the year ahead as the programs receive wider attention. At the same time, costs of ed-ucation and research have, and are increasing dramat-ically. In order for RMAG scholarships to be competi-tive in the academic world, Foundation Trustees want to increase the size of scholarships above the present range of awards of $3,000 to $5,000 to a higher value for each. The Foundation trustees urge RMAG member to contribute to scholarship funds during the year or when paying dues late in the year. The scholarship pro-grams mean a great deal to young persons beginning geologic research. Thank you for your support.



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created a sensational buzz in the scientific community and elsewhere is testimonial to excellent research conducted by Dr. Siddoway, her students and her collaborators. The members of the OTR field trip, on the longest day of the year, were able to catch a bit of that magic. As a final act of closure, the skies opened up as we drove back to collect our cars at the Visitor’s Center. Dime-sized hail pelted the group and made continued discussion, and even goodbyes, impossible. What started as a nice day with great potential turned into a highly memorable learning experience with impact.

References : Myrow, P.M., Taylor, J.F., Miller, J.F., Ethington, R.L., Ripperdan,

R.L., and Allen, J., 2003, Fallen Arches: Dispelling Myths Concerning Cambrian and Ordovician Paleogeography of the Rocky Mountain Region: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 115, no. 6, p. 695–713

Siddoway, C., Myrow, P., and Fitz-Díaz, E., 2013, Strata, Structures, and Enduring Enigmas: A 125th Anniversary Appraisal of Colorado Springs Geology, in Abbott, L.D., and Hancock, G.S., eds., Classic Concepts and New Directions: Exploring 125 Years of GSA Discoveries in the Rocky Mountain Region: Geological Society of America Field Guide 33, p. 331–356.

Siddoway, C, Shatford, S. and Contreras, A. A. 2013, ARMO Reactivation of Cambrian-Ordovician or Older Structures: Detrital Zircon Evidence from “Structureless” Sandstones of the Souther Front Range in Colorado Springs, GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 45, No.7, p.887. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper226741.html

Siddoway, C. S. and G. E. Gehrels, 2014a, Basement-hosted sandstone injectites of Colorado: A Vestige of the Neoproterozoic Revealed Through Detrital Zircon Provenance Analysis, Lithosphere, doi:10.1130/L390.1

Siddoway, C. S. and G. E. Gehrels, 2014b, Cryogenian Sandstones in Colorado: A New Terrestrial Record for Laurentia (Rodinia) Revealed Through Detrital Zircon Provenance Analysis, GSA Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 46, No. 6, p.763, https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014AM/webprogram/Paper246788.html.

Sterne, E.J., 2006, Stacked, “Evolved” Triangle Zones along the Southeastern Flank of the Colorado Front Range: The Mountain Geologist, v. 43, p. 65–92.

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IN THE PIPELINE

OCTOBER 7, 2015

RMAG Luncheon. Speaker Terri Olson. “Wettability Imaging of Unconventional Mudrock Reservoirs.” Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy, Downtown Denver.

OCTOBER 8, 2015

RMAG Fall Symposium. “Hot Plays of the Rocky Mountain Region.” Denver City Center Marriott.

OCTOBER 9, 2015

RMAG Fall Symposium Core Workshop.

OCTOBER 9, 2015

DIPS Lucheon. Speaker Katie Joe McDonough.

“A ‘Timely’ View of Fan/Channel Facies and Their Chronostratigraphic Variability, Offshore Tanzania and Mozambique.”.”

OCTOBER 18-21, 2015

SEG Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

DWLS Luncheon. Speaker Gary Simpson. “Using Advanced Logging Measurements to Develop a Robust Petrophysical Model for the Bakken.”

OCTOBER 24-25, 2015

RMAG On the Rocks Field Trip.

“Laramide Basin Evolution

and Drilling Activity in the North Park-Middle Park Basin, Colorado.”

OCTOBER 25-27, 2015

Hart DUG-Eagleford.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

RMAG Happy Hour. Denver Earth Resource Library.

OCTOBER 27, 2015

PTTC Short Course. “Beyond Porosity: Lithology from Logs for Geologists.” CSM, Golden, CO.

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Oilfield Christian Fellowship.

For reservations, RSVP to [email protected] or 303-675-2602.

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Payne Institute for Earth Resources: Annual Energy Outlook.

Colorado School of Mines, CTLM Building, Room 102, 1650 Arapahoe St., Golden, CO. To register, contact Summer Jackson at [email protected] or 303-273-3482.

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Brady Britten works at Encrescent

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Mohamed Bushara is a Production Geologist at

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Cory Christie is a Geologist at QEP

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Brian Cornette is a Senior Acquisitions

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Jeff Crabaugh is a Geologist at ExxonMobil

Upstream Research Company in Houston, TX.

Karl Graham is a Geologist at Apache

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Daniel Gunnell is a CEO at Liberty Pioneer Energy Source in Orem, UT.

Andrew Kolodziej works at T.M. McCoy and Co., Inc. in Lakewood, CO.

Blake Long is a student in Denver, CO.

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IN MEMORIAM

By Dudley W. Bolyard

Robert (Bob) T. Sellars, Jr., a past President and Honor-ary Member of RMAG, passed away July 22, 2015 at the age of 81. Bob’s interest in oil, gas and minerals started early, as he was the son of an early wildcatter, Robert T. Sellars, and his wife Johnnie Mae Sellars, who taught school in Bob’s home town of Decatur, Texas. Bob obtained the Bachelor of Science (1957) de-gree in Geology from the Univer-sity of Texas, and the Master of Science (1961) and Ph D (1966) degrees from Tulane Universi-ty. Before completing his studies, Bob began his professional ca-reer as a geologist with Kerr-Mc-Gee Corporation in New Orleans. In 1965 he was employed by Louisiana Land and Exploration (LL&E) and, after three years, began working in LL&E’s Miner-al Division, where he became Di-vision Exploration Manager and was involved in projects in Wyo-ming, California, Nevada, Maine, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. After a spectacu-larly successful 10-year period of mineral exploration, he re-sumed oil and gas exploration with LL&E, becoming Area Su-pervisor and moving to Denver. In 1988, Bob retired from LL&E and became a Consulting Petro-leum Geologist, finding and de-veloping projects for clients and his personal account.

Upon arriving in Denver in 1971, Bob became active in RMAG activities, serving on Field Trip, Golf & Tennis Tournament, and Continuing Education Com-mittees. In 1985 he was elect-ed Treasurer of RMAG. In 1986 Bob chaired the Log Library Fea-sibility Committee. He became President-Elect in 1987 and was President in 1988. Bob’s devo-tion to RMAG did not end with his presidency. He served as Trustee of the RMAG Founda-tion for 6 years and was a mem-ber of the Professional Awards Committee for 10 years. In 2014 RMAG honored him with a

Special Award for his unflagging dedication.

Bob joined AAPG in 1960. He served as Delegate to its House of Delegates and was elected to represent the Rocky Mountain Section on the Division of Professional Af-fairs Advisory Board. He became President of the DPA in 1998. A recipient of AAPG’s Distinguished Service Award, Bob was a ded-icated member of the Career Services, Con-ventions, and Astroge-ology Committees, and also served on the Ad-visory Council.

Deep personal loy-alties and quiet leadership were typical of Bob. His simple eight word question set in motion a campaign by his Study Group to raise $100,000 to start the Nor-man Foster Memorial Schol-arship, which is administered by the RMAG Foundation. For more than a decade he chaired the committee that selected the scholarship recipients.

Bob is survived by his loving wife, Sharon, three daughters, a sister and brother, and four grandchildren. His legacy is in-spirational to his many friends and associates.

Robert Thompson Sellars, Jr.

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RMAG LUNCHEON PROGRAMS

Speaker: Terri Olson — October 7, 2015

Understanding wettability is key to optimizing oil recovery. Conventional methods of wettability char-acterization via core analysis are not feasible in mud-rock (shale) reservoirs, owing to the severe difficulties in establishing well-defined initial states and perform-ing fluid displacements in such matrix pore systems. An alternative method has been developed that utilizes high-resolution SEM imaging of fresh surfaces of pre-served samples that have been mildly solvent cleaned to remove bulk fluids. In conventional reservoirs, asphal-tene residues cling to oil-wet pore walls and can be dis-tinguished (in secondary electron images at low volt-age) by their distinctive nodular, nano-particulate film

texture, while water-wet surfaces appear clean with no residues. In shale samples, the same characteristic tex-tures are often seen, as well as thicker organic coatings interpreted to be bitumen (secondary, migrated organ-ic matter). Examples from multiple shale reservoir for-mations will be shown, from a range of maturities and mineralogic compositions. Wettability is commonly seen to vary at the pore scale in shale formations, and assumptions that mineral pores remain water-wet can be misleading. The SEM technique also allows the same subarea of a shale sample to be imaged and re-imaged during a cleaning sequence to directly visualize the local removal of organics by harsher solvents.

Wettability Imaging of Unconventional Mudrock Reservoirs

By Terri Olson

Terri Olson: With degrees in geology from Colorado College and Dartmouth, Terri Olson worked as a petroleum geologist for seven years before attending Amoco Petrophysics School at the Amoco Research Center in Tulsa. She has worked on exploration, development, and reservoir characterization projects in California, the Midcontinent, the Rockies, and the

North Sea for Amoco and BP, Tom Brown and Encana, and EOG. The last 10 years she has worked mostly on shale plays, and is the Senior Associate Editor of Unconventionals for AAPG Bulletin. Terri joined the Digital Rock Services group of FEI Oil & Gas in October 2014 as Technical Lead, Unconventionals. She has been on the board of DWLS, and is currently on

the board of RMAG as Counselor. Terri is a member of AAPG, SPWLA, and SPE. Terri has organized numerous workshops and short courses on pore scale imaging, digital rock technology, and mudrock petrography, including one for the SPWLA annual symposium in 2013 and one for the annual AAPG conventions in Houston and Denver in 2014 and 2015.

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RMAG LUNCHEON PROGRAMS

Speaker: Ranie M. Lynds — November 4, 2015

The Paleocene Fort Union Formation in the east-ern Greater Green River Basin is a thick succession of shale, sandstone, coal, and siltstone, deposited as syn-orogenic Laramide basin fill. Recent production from the Washakie Basin has demonstrated the via-bility of the Fort Union Formation as a productive gas reservoir, especially with improved horizontal drill-ing technology. This begs the question: are there oth-er potentially analogous Fort Union reservoirs that have been overlooked elsewhere in the eastern Great-er Green River Basin?

In the case of the Washakie Basin, wet gas is produced from the China Butte Member of the Fort Union Formation. This basal member has numerous coal seams interbedded with lenticular sandstones. Gas is believed to be derived in situ, as well as from the deeper Cretaceous-age formations. Production is from approximately 3,048 m (10,000 ft) TVD. Buri-al history curve analyses and vitrinite reflectance extrapolation suggests 975 m (3,200 ft) of Neogene erosion, reflecting condensate generation at less than 4,023 m (13,200 ft) burial depth (geothermal gradi-ents in this region are not elevated).

Regional correlations of the China Butte Member show the succession of coals thickens into the Great

Divide Basin, where no Fort Union production is oc-curring and no drill stem tests are publicly available. Mud logs from wells drilled into the deeper Creta-ceous formations show methane gas spikes associ-ated with the China Butte Member, but this coal-rich interval is at maximum depths of approximately 914 to 1,829 m (3,000 to 6,000 ft) TVD. Extrapolation of vitrinite reflectance results suggests 1,676 to 2,103 m (5,500 to 6,900 ft) of Neogene erosion in the Great Divide Basin, placing the China Butte Member at maximum burial depths just shy of those required for in-situ condensate generation in the Washakie Basin. Furthermore, vitrinite reflectance measured from a handful of Fort Union Formation samples in the Great Divide Basin record values approximately 0.4 to 0.7% Ro, significantly less than the >1.2% values from the Washakie Basin.

Preliminary data suggest that although Fort Union Formation coals may not have reached maxi-mum burial depths sufficient for condensate gener-ation in the Great Divide Basin, this coal-rich inter-val may be methane saturated, at least in places, and could be worth a second look.

The case for another look at the Paleocene Fort Union Formation in the eastern Greater Green River Basin, Wyo.

By Ranie M. Lynds and Christopher J. Carroll

Ranie Lynds earned her Ph.D. in fluvial sedimentology from the University of Wyoming. She also has a B.S. in geology and M.S. in geophysics from Stanford University. She has mudlogged in the San Juan Basin, dabbled in the uranium industry, and spent several years

researching carbon sequestration as a postdoc at the University of Wyoming.For the past four years, Ranie has been working as an oil and gas geologist for the Wyoming State Geological Survey, where her continued interest in fluvial processes led her to this Fort Union Formation

study. She is also an adjunct professor with the University of Wyoming and the University of Idaho, vice-chair of the Rocky Mountain Section of GSA, member of several professional organizations, and a ski patroller involved with avalanche education in the Rocky Mountain region.

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Gold King MineLEAD STORY

Lack of remediation, accountability with abandoned sites is the true problem at hand

The Animas River between Silverton and Durango within

24 hours of the spill. (Photo: Riverhugger, via

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SITE NAMES: Upper Animas Watershed, Upper Cement Creek

CITY: Silverton

COUNTY: San Juan

LOCATION: latitude: 37.8945° N; longitude: 107.6384° W; approximately 11,000 feet elevation

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Editor’s Note: The lead article for this month was published by the EPA as an overview of the Gold King Mine and Upper Animas Watershed near Silverton, CO. As most of you know the EPA has taken responsibility for a recent release of toxic waters from the Gold King Mine which spilled into Cement Creek. Rather than focus on the spill itself I felt it was more important to outline the true problem at hand which is the large amount of mines that have been abandoned by now de-funct mining companies. Lack of remediation and accountability by operators in the past has led to an abundance of environmental issues in the West. These are complicated and numerous problems that have been left to the EPA to deal with. Mistakes have been made and will contin-ue to be made in cleanup efforts. In the end though, my hope is that these mistakes are not mis-construed for a misguided effort – these mines, wells, and other problems aren’t going away. The West needs to be cleaned up and those left with the cleaning should not be dissuaded by setbacks along the way.

—Will Duggins

HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDThe Gold King Mine (GKM) was dis-

covered by Olaf Nelson in 1887, with op-erations continuing until 1907 when a fire destroyed the surface buildings of the mine. The mine was reopened in 1910 but closed shortly thereafter because of liti-gation and labor problems. In 1918 a new

company bought the mine and operated it until the fall of 1922. The GKM shipped 711,144 tons of gold and silver ore while in operation. The mine has been inactive since then. It is currently owned by San Juan Corporation.

The GKM is located in the Upper


Entrance to Gold King Mine from EPA site management web site. This is the adit known as Gold King 7 Level. (Photo: EPA, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Animas Watershed in south-western Colorado. These water-sheds within the volcanic terrain of the San Juan Mountains con-tain some 400 abandoned and inactive mine sites, which have been the focus of both large- and small-scale mining operations between 1871 and 1991.The wa-tershed consists of three main streams, the Animas, Cement Creek and Mineral Creek all of which drain the Silverton Calde-ra. The Animas River and many of its tributaries are historical-ly impacted by high concentra-tions of heavy metals from both acid rock/mine drainage at mine sites and from naturally occur-ring metal loading sources not impacted by mining.

Mining operations contrib-uted to metals loading to alpine streams and creeks adding to the natural metal loading al-ready occurring in the mineral-ized area. As a common prac-tice, mine tailings were directly deposited into the creeks and rivers until the 1930’s. Water draining from the mines occurs when mining operations in the mountainsides alter the hydrolo-gy of the area and combine with natural springs, pulling water into mine tunnels. The water re-acts with iron disulfide (pyrite) and oxygen to form sulfuric acid (acid rock/mine drainage). The resulting acidic water dissolves naturally occurring heavy met-als such as zinc, lead, cadmium, copper and aluminum and re-sults in water containing these

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PTTC Presents: Workshops to Improve Your Skills

How to Find Bypassed Pay in Old Wells Using DST Data Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 26-27, 2015, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom D Fee: $500; Includes: refreshments, workbook, and PDH certificate Instructor: Hugh W. Reid Geologists, engineers & technicians who encounter or utilize DST results and reports in their exploration & production decisions. In fact any professional who needs to make more sense of the numerous old DSTs which are present in so many wells, often with confusing results. Particularly appropriate for those prospecting for bypassed pay using logs and geology, who may wish to verify their conclusions from the DST or for regional geologists using show maps of DST results.

Beyond Porosity: Lithology from Logs Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 8:30 am – 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom D Fee: $250, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Dan Krygowski The course looks at the determination of lithology from several approaches. In clastics, we’re concerned with the presence of clays, so we address the determination of shale volume calculations from the gamma ray, SP, and density-neutron logs, and how to pick clean and shale endpoints. We’ll consider which gamma ray equation to use and why. The issues surrounding shale volume vs clay volume will be considered, and the tradeoffs of working in shale space or clay space. In carbonates and mixed lithologies, we’ll consider pattern recognition (graphical) techniques that quickly determine lithology in a qualitative way, as well as quantitative approaches such as lithology-porosity crossplots (like the neutron-density crossplot), M-N lithology plots, and apparent matrix plots. Along with sonic traveltime, bulk density, and neutron porosity, we’ll consider the photoelectric effect measurement and how it reduced the ambiguity in the lithology predictions using only the three “porosity” measurements.

Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists Monday, November 16, 2015, 8:30 am – 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom DE Fee: $250, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructors: Laura Wray and Kelly Foley In this one-day course, lectures, discussions, and exercises will focus on the manner in which geologic concepts are woven together both factually and creatively in the search for accumulations of petroleum. More specifically, the class is designed to provide an overarching summary of basic petroleum topics and how they are used in the search for oil and gas. Emphasis will be placed upon the reservoir descriptions that are important for petroleum engineering analyses.

Petroleum Engineering for Non-Engineers Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 8:30 am – 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center Ballroom DE Fee: $250, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Miskimins This one-day short course provides a broad, basic understanding of various petroleum engineering topics for non-engineers. The focus of the course is placed on the design, construction, stimulation, and production of wells. Specific topics discussed include the drilling of wells, rig types, wellbore integrity and design, completion types, casing and tubing definitions, downhole tools such as packers, formation damage, and stimulation including hydraulic fracturing. As the title implies, the course is designed for those who work in the oil and gas industry but do not have a technical background in subsurface topics. Previous attendees that have found the course useful include landmen, technicians, accountants, financiers, and field personnel.

Well-Log Sequence Stratigraphy: Applications to Sandstones and Shales Tuesday – Thursday, December 8-10, 2015, 8:30 am – 5 pm, Colorado School of Mines, Ben Parker Student Center, Ballroom C Fee: $750, includes food at breaks, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Jeff May

Class Descriptions and Register Online: www.pttcrockies.org For more information, contact Mary Carr, 303.273.3107, [email protected]

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metals flowing out of the mine adits (a horizontal shaft into a mine, which is used for access or drainage).

By the end of mining oper-ations, many of the mines were left discharging contaminated water into streams. In 1991, the last big mine in the region, the Sunnyside, stopped mining. Its owner, Sunnyside Gold Corp., agreed not only to bulkhead (mine plug) its mine, but also to clean up abandoned mines nearby, while continuing to run the metal-laden waters of upper Cement Creek through a water treatment facility.

Sunnyside also reached an agreement with the state and Gold King mining to turn over its water treatment operations to Gold King. At that time, the GKM, like the nearby Red and Bonita mine, had not discharged any water. However, after Sun-nyside closed, water found nat-ural fractures that allowed it to flow into the GKM and Red and Bonita mines. Initially, these wa-ters were run through the treat-ment plant that Sunnyside built, but Gold King ran into tech-nical, financial and legal trou-bles and the treatment plant stopped operating.

The GKM is one of an esti-mated 23,000 abandoned mines dotting the state of Colorado. Of these abandoned mines, 6,127 have been made safe by the Col-orado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety.

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PREVIOUS WATER RELEASE INCIDENTS IN THE AREA:

1975 – A tailings pile on the banks of the Animas Riv-er northeast of Silverton was breached, dumping tens of thousands of gallons of wa-ter, along with 50,000 tons of heavy-metal-loaded tailings into the Animas.

1978 – Sunnyside Mine worker breached the floor of Lake Emma sending an estimat-ed 500 million gallons of water through the mines, sweeping up huge machinery, tailings and sludge, and ultimately releasing through the American Tunnel to downstream waters.

SITE ASSESSMENT:EPA and the Colorado De-

partment of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) conduct-ed a Superfund Site Assessment of the area in the 1990s. The assessment showed that wa-ter quality standards were not achieved in the Animas River near Silverton and identified the severe impacts to aquatic life in the Upper Animas and its tribu-taries from naturally occurring and mining-related heavy met-als. In recognition of the com-munity-based collaborative ef-fort, EPA agreed to postpone adding all or a portion of the site to the Superfund NPL, as long as progress was being made to im-prove the water quality of the Animas River.

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Until approximately 2005, wa-ter quality in the Animas River was improving. However, since 2005, water quality in the Animas River has not improved and, for at least 20 miles below the confluence with Cement Creek and the water quality has declined significant-ly. Impacts to aquatic life were also demonstrated by fish population surveys conducted by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which found no fish in the Animas River below Ce-ment Creek for approximately two miles and observed precipitous de-clines in fish populations as far as 20 miles downstream since 2005.

Because of this declining wa-ter quality in the Animas River, in 2008, EPA’s Superfund Site Assess-ment program began investiga-tions in Upper Cement Creek fo-cused on evaluating whether the Upper Cement Creek area alone would qualify for inclusion on the NPL. This evaluation indicated that the area would qualify, although after receiving additional commu-nity input, EPA postponed efforts to include the area on the National Priorities List. Since that time, EPA has continued and broadened its investigations of conditions at the site in order to understand the ma-jor sources of heavy metal contam-ination in the Upper Animas.

SITE RISK:Mining operations have great-

ly disturbed the land, adding to existing highly mineralized con-ditions in many areas of the site. Mineralized waste rock exposed to air and water causes acidic con-ditions to mobilize the release of

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heavy metals to the surrounding environment. These heavy met-als have found their way into the Animas River and its tributaries and have eventually traveled far-ther downstream.

CLEANUP PROGRESS:Numerous mine reclamation

and mine waste cleanup projects have been completed in the Upper Animas water-shed over the last 20 years. These efforts have in-cluded diverting runoff away from and capping mine waste piles, moving mine waste piles away from drainages, consolidating mine waste piles and re- vegetating mine waste piles.

OTHER CLEAN UP EFFORTS:The Animas River Stakeholders Group (ARSG), a

collaboration between concerned citizens and rep-resentatives from industry and federal and state

agencies, was created in 1994 to address the water discharges. The ARSG, along with federal and state agencies, continue to work to clean up the mines.

In addition, ARSG has been using a watershed approach and has developed a remediation plan, rec-ommended feasible water quality standards (which were adopted in 2001) and has implemented reme-diation projects throughout the Upper Animas Riv-er Basin.

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Media Affected Contaminants Source of Contamination

surface water, subsurface water, surface soils and stream sediments

heavy metals – aluminum, lead, zinc, cadmium, copper, iron and manganese

historic mining activities and naturally occurring mineralization

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M.S. Environmental Geochemistry (non-thesis), Colorado School of Mines, 2005B.S. Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2004

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The Vermillion Basin of SW Wyoming/ NW Colorado: Structural Styles and Seismic Pore Pressure Prediction ThroughOver-Pressure.

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Characteristics of the Upper Cretaceous Baxter Shale in the Vermillion Basin, Northwestern Colorado

The Vermillion Basin of SW Wyoming/ NW Colorado: Structural Styles and Seismic Pore Pressure Prediction ThroughOver-Pressure.

Petrophysical Evaluation of the Hiawatha Deep Unit #5 well in the Vermillion Basin, Northwestern Colorado

I would like serve on the the RMAG board to give back to an organization that is important to me. Education is an essentialpart of geology. I want continue to make sure that members of RMAG are benefiting from the currently very well thought outeducation opportunities presented by this organization. Being involved on the RMAG board is a great opportunity for me togrow both personally and professionally. I would be honored to serve the members of RMAG as the 2nd Vice President.

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Gold Sponsor Why does WPX sponsor RMAG? We sponsor RMAG for several reasons. We were a new company just a few years ago, and colleagues, students, and potential employees were not familiar with us. Corporate sponsorships not only boost awareness of our brand but also strengthen it by demonstrating an ability and willingness to invest in less tangible assets, like long term reputation and good will. We also sponsor because we believe in RMAG’s mission, both its immediate parts—fostering scientific research and encouraging fellowship and cooperation among its members—and its longer term investment of promoting interest in geology and allied science and their practical application.

What RMAG events have been the most beneficial to you and your team at WPX this year? Two recent events stood out for us: the RMAG DGS 3D Seismic Symposium (the past 2 years) and the Geosteering Forum. We gave the keynote talk at the Geosteering Forum and 3 speakers in 2 years at the 3D Symposium. These talks were very well received and helped develop our reputation as a technical company.

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Biographical SketchJustin Birdwell

First Vice-President

* 2007-Louisiana State University-PhD-Chemical Engineering* 2002-Louisiana State University-BS-Chemical Engineering

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* 2011-Present U.S. Geological Survey, Research Environmental Engineer(Petroleum Processes Group/Organic Geochemistry Lab)* 2009-2011 U.S. Geological Survey, Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow (Project:Experimental and environmental study of in-situ oil-shale retorting)* 2008-2009 Louisiana State University, Research Associate and Lecturer,Department of Chemical Engineering

* RMAG, member since 2014; reviewer for 2016 Source Rock Volume* Geological Society of America, member since 2010; session convener Denver 2010* American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Active member since 2010, EMD* The Society for Organic Petrology, member since 2010* American Chemical Society, member since 2003, Environmental and GeochemistryDivisions; session convener Denver 2011 annual meeting* SPE-AAPG-SEG URTEC, abstract reviewer, 2013 and 2014

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* Birdwell J.E., Engel A.S., 2010, Characterization of dissolved organic matter in cave and spring waters using UV-Visabsorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy, Organic Geochemistry, v. 41, p. 270-280.* Washburn K.E., Birdwell J.E., 2013, Multivariate analysis of ATR-FTIR spectra for assessment of oil shale organicgeochemical properties, Organic Geochemistry, v. 63, p. 1-7.* Jin J.M., Kim S., Birdwell J.E., 2012, Molecular characterization and comparison of shale oils generated by differentpyrolysis methods, Energy & Fuels, v. 26, p. 1054-1062.* Cao X., Birdwell J.E., Chappell M., Li Y., Pignatello J.J., Mao J.D., 2013, Characterization of oil shale, isolated kerogen,and post-pyrolysis residues using advanced 13C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, AAPG Bulletin, v. 97, p. 421-436.* Birdwell J.E., Vanden Berg M., Johnson R.C., Mercier T.J., Boehlke A.R., Brownfield M.E., Geological, geochemical andreservoir characterization of the Uteland Butte member of the Green River Formation, Uinta Basin, Utah, RMAG RockyMountains Source Rock Compendium, Dolan, M., Higley, D., Lillis, P. Eds., accepted July 2015.

Serving as First Vice-president would be an opportunity for me to give back to the geoscience community by helping tocontinue RMAG's tradition of excellence in scientific publishing. I have been an avid reviewer and editor of scientificpublications since graduate school and have served as a peer-reviewer on 115 articles for 30 different journals since 2006. Ihave also served as a reviewer for the upcoming RMAG Source Rock Compendium and have edited and revised manyMaster's theses and PhD dissertations for friends and colleagues. Through my experience as a session convener atGeological Society of America and American Chemical Society meetings and as a co-chair and head of the technical reviewcommittee for the Colorado School of Mines Oil Shale Symposium (2010 to present), I have reviewed and edited hundredsof abstracts.

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Biographical Sketch Matthew Boyce

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Treasurer - Elect

B.S. Geology, University of Wyoming, 1971M.S. Geology, University of Wyoming, 1973

OrganizedEnthusiasticCuriousReliablePractical

Monkees

Consulting Geologist (2014-Present), Noble Energy (2010-2014), Petro-CanadaResources (2007-2010), Williams Production (2001-2007), Robert L. BaylessProducer (1999-2001), Swift Energy (1997-1999), Ampolex USA (1987-1997),Consulting Geologist (1986-1987), Buckhorn Petroleum (1984-1986), NorthwestExploration (1978-1984), Petroleum Information (1976-1978), Amoco (1973-1976)

RMAG House CommitteeRMS-SEPM Membership Chairman, 11 yearsMember RMAG, RMS-SEPM, AAPG, WGA, DWLSLicensed Wyoming and Utah Professional Geologist

Oatmeal cookies

Dean, K., 2000, Bower and Hornbuckle Fields, WGA Wyoming Oil & Gas Fields Symposium, Powder River Basin.Frederick, J.B., Dean, K.T., Fryberger, S.G., and Wilcox, T.D. 1995, Donkey Creek North Minnelusa 3-D: RMAGHigh-Definition Seismic Guidebook.Dean, K., 1987, Mississippian Ratcliffe and Nesson Reservoirs, Rosebud Field, ND: RMAG Mountain Geologist.

RMAG functions have been very beneficial to me. Great organizations depend on careful and thoughtful fiscal planning. Iwould like to continue RMAG's strong financial position and to further the great work of the association.

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2015 Sporting Clay TournamentThe Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Tournament Results

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Top Shooter – Score of 91 Top Team Tier 1 – Score of 400

Top Team Tier 2 – Score of 281 Top Team Tier 3 – Score of 242

Joe Woodske Greg Anderson, Megan Holdershaw, Jim Kinser, Ted

Enterline, Chad Grimes

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Biographical Sketch

Name: Rob Diedrich

Candidate For: First Year Counselor

• 1981, M.S. Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH• 1979, B.S. Geology, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY Conscientious

DedicatedDeterminedFriendlyConsiderate

Harry Chapin

• 2015-present, Vice President – Resources, SM Energy, Denver CO• 2002-2014, SM Energy (fka St. Mary Land & Exploration and Nance Petroleum),Sr Geo, Exploration Manager, Billings, MT• 2000-2002, Consulting Geologist, Billings, MT• 1996-2000, Sr Geologist, North American Resources Co, Billings, MT• 1981-1996, Sr Geologist, Marathon Oil Co, Tyler, TX, Houston, TX, Casper WY

• 2007 - present, President & Director, Rocky Mountain Section AAPG Foundation• 2015 - 2016 Executive Advisory Council, URTeC• 2010 - 2015 AAPG HoD Committees:Rules & Procedures, Nominating & Newsletter• 2006 General Co-Chair: AAPG RMS Meeting, Billings, MT• 2002-2006 President/Secretary/Treasurer, RMS AAPG• 1997-2001 Montana Geological Society President/Secretary/Treasurer• 1987 2nd Vice President, Wyoming Geological Association

Key Lime Pie

Co-editor Wyoming Geological Association 39th Annual Guidebook, Eastern Powder River Basin - Black Hills, 1988.

After being an 'out of town' RMAG member for nearly 20 years, I am glad to officially be in Denver and honored to beconsidered for an opportunity to serve the Association. I’ve always considered involvement in local geological societies tobe very important and becoming a member of the RMAG board gives me an opportunity to renew acquaintances, meet newmembers and assist the Association through my experiences in various roles with AAPG, the Montana Geological Societyand the Wyoming Geological Association.

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Biographical Sketch

Name: Kelly K. Foley


Masters of Science, 2005 The Ohio State University, Geological ScienceDepartment. Columbus, OhioBachelors, 2001 Miami University, Interdisciplinary Earth Science. Oxford, Ohio

VigorousJauntyExaminerInquisitiveExplorer

Beach Boys

• Schlumberger. Senior Reservoir Geologist, 2012-2015• Luca Technologies. Reservoir Geologist, 2008-2012• Consulting Geologist. Introduction to Petroleum Geology courses, since 2012• Consulting Geologist. Build student Petra Project, Colorado School of Mines, 2012• Adjunct Professor. Physical Geology, Red Rocks Community College, 2010• Teacher. Earth Science and Foreign Language, ME & OH, 2002-2003; 2005-2008

RMAG - Attend meetings and field tripsWomen in Energy - Attend meetingsOilfield Helping Hands - Attend meetings and fundraising events

Trader Joe's Canned Trout

• Foley, K., Lyons, W.B., Virginia, R. Barrett, J. (2005) “Pedogenic carbonate distribution within glacial till in the TaylorValley, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica.” GSA Books Publication.

I would like to be a part of the RMAG board to contribute to the ongoing success of the organization. Impressed by thelunch talks, field trips, symposia, and workshops, I would like to join the team that makes these events possible. Mycontribution to the industry, outside work, these past several years has been teaching Physical Geology and Introduction toPetroleum Geology courses. I feel that now is the appropriate time for me to contribute to RMAG by joining the board. Byrunning for Second VP I'll be able to utilize my teaching skills to contribute to RMAG's exceptional educational frameworkthat excitedly creates dynamic and engaging learning opportunities for members.

NAPE on the Rocks

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Welcome Reception for NAPE RockiesBrought to you by the RMAG

Join us Wednesday, December 9th, 20154:00 pm - 6:00 pm

At the Colorado Convention CenterRoom 301-302

Sponsorship Opportunities Available; please contact the RMAG office for more details.

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Join us Wednesday, December 9th, 20154:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Biographical SketchSarah J. Hawkins

Secretary

University of Kentucky, Lexington, KentuckyGeology, M.S. (2006), B.S. (2002)

MotivatedCuriousConscientiousAdventurousOpen-minded

I plead the 5th.

2011-present - U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Program, Denver, COI am task chief for Mancos and Niobrara research in petroleum geoscience, focusingon geochemical and sedimentological mudrock characteristics that have scalingpotential and regional significance to hydrocarbon accumulation.2006-2011 - Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., Denver, COI was a geoscientist on the Rockies Asset Team.

Member of AAPG, TSOP, SEPM Pad Thai

Drake, W.R., Hawkins, S., Lapierre, S., 2013, The role of stratigraphic architecture on resource distribution: an examplefrom the Niobrara Formation of the Denver-Julesburg Basin. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Denver,CO, August 12-14, 2013.

O’Farrell, C., Hawkins, S., Drake, W., Soetrisno, H., and Peters, T., 2010, Spatially variable natural fractures and enhancedshale gas production: a case study from the Pierre and Niobrara Formations, Raton Basin, CO. AAPG HedbergConference, critical assessment of shale resource plays, Austin, TX, December 5-10, 2010. Abstract Program, p. 45.

I would like to be part of the RMAG board to support an organization from which I have learned so much about Rockiesgeology and to expand my network of potential collaborators and mentors.

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Biographical SketchGraham McClave

Secretary

M.S. Geology, Colorado School of Mines, 2012B.A. Geology, University of Colorado-Boulder, 2010

ConscientiousEnthusiasticPersistentPatientReliable

Garth Brooks, 1998, Billings, MT

Geologist, Endeavour International Corporation, 8/2012 to presentGeologist Intern, Endeavour, 8/2010 to 7/2012

American Association of Petroleum Geologists - Member since 2008Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists - Member since 2012Western Energy Alliance - Member since 2015

Rib-eye steak

McClave, G.A., 2014, Correlation of rebound-hammer rock strength with core and sonic-log derived mechanical rockproperties in Cretaceous Niobrara and Frontier Formation cores, Piceance Basin, Colorado: Unconventional ResourcesTechnology Conference (URTeC), Denver, Colorado, August 25-27, 2014, Paper 1921941.

McClave, G. A., 2012, Stratigraphy and source rock analyses of the Heath Formation in Fergus, Garfield, Golden Valley,Musselshell, Petroleum, and Rosebud counties, central Montana, published M.S. thesis, Colorado School of Mines.

I am relatively new in the industry, and am looking to expand my involvement in our professional community, as well as gainvaluable leadership experience as contributing member within this well-established and respected organization.

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030316March 3, 2016

22nd Annual RMAG & DGS 3D Seismic Symposium

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Biographical SketchName: Larry Rasmussen

Candidate For: President-Elect

MSc Geology - Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 1997BA Geology - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1990

CuriousGeologistCreativeEnergeticOptimistic

Beach Boys, Journey, Bob Welch,Firefall - Folsom Field, June, 1978(Not my cuppa tea now, but I wasonly 10 yrs old!)

Senior Geologist - Whiting Petroleum Corp., 2013-PresentGeologist - Whiting Petroleum Corp., 2004-2013Geoscience Manager - Platte River Associates, Inc., 2003-2004Staff Geologist - Platte River Associates, Inc., 1995-2003

2015 - Chairman Judging Committee, AAPG ACE2014 - Publications Committee Chair, RMAG2013 - First VP, RMAG2012 - Treasurer, RMAG2012 - Chairman Judging Committee, RMS-AAPG2011 - Treasurer-Elect, RMAG

burritos - El Taco de Mexicotacos - Pinche Tacoshomemade capresepizza - Lucky Pie

Rasmussen, L., D.L. Rasmussen, 2009, Burial History Analysis of the Pennsylvanian Petroleum System in the DeepParadox Basin Fold and Fault Belt, Colorado and Utah, in W.S. Houston, L.L. Wray, and P.G. Moreland, eds., The ParadoxBasin Revisited: New developments in petroleum systems and basin analysis, RMAG 2009 Special Publication – TheParadox Basin, p. 24-66.

Rasmussen, D.L., L. Rasmussen, 2004, New gas plays in fractured organic-rich shales and their interbeds in the easternParadox Basin of Colorado and Utah, AAPG Rocky Mountain Section Meeting.

Rasmussen, D.L., L. Rasmussen, 2003, Lithofacies and sequence stratigraphy from well logs for the cyclic Morrowan toWolfcampian Hermosa Group strata, Paradox Basin, Utah and Colorado, AAPG Annual Meeting.

My involvement with RMAG has been fueled by a desire to be actively involved in the future of an organization that providesa great service to the local geological community. There is a strong tradition of excellence in the Rocky Mountain geologicalcommunity, and I think that my background, professional experience and past participation on the RMAG board of directorsmakes me a strong candidate for this leadership position. The future of RMAG is dependent upon member retention andattracting younger members, and this needs to be a priority for RMAG leadership going forward.

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CoreWorkshop

RMAG Fall Symposium Core WorkshopInstructors: Stephen Nordeng, Steve Sonnenberg,

Rob Sterling, Chip Oakes, Sam Scott, David Katz

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Biographical SketchName: Kurt D. Reisser

Candidate For: President-Elect

B.A. Geology 1974 University of Colorado, Boulder COM.S. Geology 1976 University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE

EnergeticEnthusiasticDedicatedInquisitiveReliable

Count Basie Orchestra at NewOrleans Jazz Festival 1977

Chief Geoscientist/Explorationist QEP Resources/Questar Corporation, Denver COSr. Geological Advisor Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Denver CODirector North American Exploration/International Kerr-McGee, Houston & DenverInternational New Ventures, Oryx Energy Corporation, Dallas TXManager of Geology, Sun Exploration and Production Company, Denver & Dallas TXExploration Geologist, Getty Oil Company, Denver CO

RMAG Outstanding Explorer 1988RMAG Program Chair 2006-2008RMAG Second Vice-President 2008AAPG Annual Convention Sponsorship Chair 2009RMAG Sponsorship Chair 2010-2015RMAG Distinguished Service Award 2010RMAG President's Award 2013

40 cloves of garlic chicken

Reisser & Blanke, 1989 Paleostructural Control of Dakota Hydrocarbon Accumulations on the Southern Moxa Arch,Southwest Wyoming and Northeast Utah in RMAG Petrogenesis and Petrophysics of Selected Sandstone Reservoirs ofthe Rocky Mountain Region, Coalson ed.

Kaufman & Reisser, Doing Business in the CIS, Energy World Magazine September 1994

I want to help RMAG adapt and thrive through this latest downturn in the industry. I have a great deal of passion for RMAGand the geologic profession. As a career geologist and geology enthusiast I think I can help lead this fine organization.

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Biographical Sketch

Name: John Roesink

Candidate For: First Vice President

2005 M.Sc. Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder1997 B.A. Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder

Fair, Intuitive, Committed,Decisive, Fisherman

1989 American Music Festival inWinter Park. Lyle Lovett, BonnieRaitt, Cowboy Junkies, T-BoneBurnett, and the Subdudes.

2013 - Present - Jagged Peak Energy - Senior Exploration Geologist2011 - 2013 - Bill Barrett Corporation, Denver - Associate Geologic Advisor2005 - 2011 - Noble Energy Incorporated, Denver - Geologist2000 - 2005 - University of Colorado, Boulder - Research Associate

RMAG since 2005- Presenter at 2015 Hot Plays ForumAAPG since 1998- Member of AAPG Visiting Geoscientist Program- 2015 ACE co-theme chair

My own slow smoked 3-2-1 babyback rib recipe.

Roesink, John, and Jason Anderson, 2013, "The Wasatch-Green River Resource Play in the UintaBasin, Utah", Invited Talk in the Discovery Thinking Forum, AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition,Pittsburgh.Roesink, John G, Paul Weimer, Renaud Bouroullec, 2004, "Sequence stratigraphy of Miocene to Pleistocene sediments ofeast-central Mississippi canyon, northern Gulf of Mexico", GCAGS TransactionsRoesink John, Ryan S Crow Paul Weimer Jay Austin, and William Hood, 2004, "Lessons Learned from Creating GeologicAnimations for National Parks", AAPG Annual Convention, Denver

I want to be a part of the RMAG board because of the opportunity it provides to give back to a professional society that hashelped me in my career through conferences, talks and publications. In the role of 1st Vice President I will uphold the highstandard that has been set by previous members of the publications committee and continue the effort to provide pertinent,scholarly articles that enrich the Rocky Mountain geoscience community. I feel it is especially important to volunteer with ourprofessional societies during difficult economic conditions so we don't lose the momentum gained during periods of growingmembership and budgets.

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The Rocky Mountain Association of Goelogists’

Happy Hour at The Denver Earth Resources Library4:00 - 6:00 pm

Free Event (must register at www.rmag.org)

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Biographical Sketch

Name: Deborah T. Sycamore

Candidate For: First Year Counselor

B.A. Geology, Lawrence University EthicalOrganizedCuriousIndependentPositive

Aerosmith

1980-1986; Petroleum Geologist - Union Texas Petroleumvarious exploration/ Project Management positions - both domestic & international1993 - 2009: Aspect Energy, LLC2011-2013: KLC & Lagoa Resources, LLC2013 to present: Channel Energy, LLC

RMAG - 2nd VP, Public Issues Committee, Chair Ballot Committee, various outreachand fundraisingAAPG - International Pavilion, Visiting Geologist Program, DelegateEAGEAAPLCIPA

Sushi

A desire to give back to my industry and scientific community. RMAG has been an excellent professional resourcethroughout my career. I welcome the opportunity to be a part of continuing and expanding RMAG's Mission both to thepublic at large and within our diverse and accomplished membership.

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2015 RMAGSymposium

Hot PlaysOctober 8th

The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologistspresents: the RMAG Fall Symposium

Hot Plays of the Rocky Mountain RegionOctober 8, 2015 at the Denver City Center Marriott


Kick Off Speakers: Mark Sonnenfeld and Lyn Canter - WhitingHow mobile is your total oil saturation? SARA analysisimplications for bitumen viscosity and UV fluorescence inNiobrara Marl and Bakken Shale, supported by FIB-SEMobservations of kerogen, bitumen, and residual oilsaturations within Niobrara Marls and Chalks.

Keynote Speaker: David Hill - EncanaStanding Tall in North America

Speaker: Jim Emme - Endeavour International Corp.Piceance Basin Rim Niobrara Play, NW Colorado Liquids-Rich Pot-O'-Gold or Blarney Stone?

Speaker: Andrew Heger - Colorado School of MinesStratigraphic Variability and Reservoir Characterization of the Turner Sandstone, Powder River Basin

Speaker: Preston Kerr - SM EnergyUnlayering the Shannon Formation

Speaker: Randy Koepsell - SchlumbergerLayer Centric 3D Geologic Resolution to Predict Hydrolic Fracture Stimulation


Limited day of registration is available. Please visit www.rmag.org for more information.

With all the unconventional activity occurring across the globe, it is time to review what is driving the technical quality of the “Hot Plays” in the greater Rocky Mountain region. Please mark your calendars for what is sure to be the “HOTTEST” event of the Fall 2015 Technical Season. Geological, Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrophysical, and Structural technical drivers will be presented, describing what the RMAG membership has determined to be the Hottest Plays in the Rocky Mountains.

Speaker: Howard Melcher - Liberty OilfieldThe Impact of Geological and Completion Parameters on Production in the Denver-Julesburg Basin

Speaker: John Roesink - Jagged Peak EnergyEvolution of the Horizontal Niobrara Play in the Greater DJ Basin - Integrating Geoscience, Well Design, and Completions for Optimum Field Development

Speaker: Sam Scott - Whiting Petroleum Corp.The Lower Smackover Brown Dense Play: What’s Hot and What’s Not

Speaker: Steve Sonnenberg - Colorado School of MinesThe Graneros-Greenhorn Petroleum System, a Possible New Resource Play, Rocky Mountain Region, USA

Speaker: Rob Sterling - Cirque ResourcesA Review of the Northern DJ Oil Resource Play

Speaker: Michael Tischer - Consulting GeologistWhat makes a play hot? The Tectonic Perspective.

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