Houston Geological Society NewsletterApril, 2004
Meeting Notices and Reminders
HGS Meetings
April 12, 2004 – HGS General Dinner Meeting (Westchase Hilton)
“The Overton Field - Creating Value in East Texas” Alan Stubblefield et al, Southwestern Energy Production.
Come join us for our April general dinner meeting at the Westchase Hilton. Alan Stubblefield, Vice President of Production with Southwestern Energy will present the story of their successful directed acquisition and development of the tight Jurassic Cotton Valley Taylor Sands at Overton Field in East Texas. Through an iterative interpretation of geology and engineering, as well as improved drilling and completion techniques, Southwestern Energy has drilled in excess of 100 wells since the 2000 acquisition and has taken the field production from 1.5 MMCFPD to 60+ MMCFPD.
April 13, 2004 - Northsiders Luncheon (Greenspoint Sofitel)
"Coalbed Methane Exploration Concepts - Where is The Next Big Play?" Andrew R. Scott, Altuda Energy Corporation.
April 13, 2004 - Environmental and Engineering Dinner (Rudy Lechners)
"What's New In Risk Assessment In The Environmental Geosciences?" Dr. Ben Thomas, RAM Group.
April 26, 2004 - North American Explorationists Dinner (Westchase Hilton)
"Stratigraphic Entrapment of Hydrocarbons in the Upper Cretaceous Lewis Shale and Lower Fox Hills Sandstone, Eastern Green River Basin, Wyoming" Dave Muller, BP.
April 28, 2004 - HGS Luncheon (Petroleum Club)
"Gas Hydrates in the Gulf of Mexico’s Complex Geologic Setting: Future Energy Resource or Just Another Geohazard?" Professor Harry Roberts, LSU.
Other Notes
The HGS International Explorationists will not meet in April. Join them Monday, May 17th for a look at the "Stratigraphy of the Tengiz Field in Kazakhstan."
Don't forget the AAPG Convention in Dallas April 17th through 21st.
The annual Offshore Technology Conference will be held in Houston next month from May 3rd through May 6th.
The HGS/GSH office will be closed on Good Friday, April 9th.
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Published April 6, 2004