Bureau
Research Scientist Associate Robert Reed
traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 24 and gave two
presentations. “Some
Uses of
SEM-Based Cathodoluminescence Imaging in Sandstone Petrology”
was presented to a graduate sandstone petrology class
at the University of Tulsa and “Microfractures,
Macrofractures,
and
Fracture-Cement
Relations
in Sandstones: Examples from Oklahoma and Texas”
[Abstract]
to the Tulsa Geological Society. 02/26/04
Dr.
Carlos Torres-Verdín, Assistant Professor
in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
at The University of Texas at Austin, was the speaker
for the Bureau’s Friday Seminar, February 27.
The title of his presentation was “Assessment
of Permeability from
Well Logs Based on Core Calibration
and
Simulation of Mud-Filtrate Invasion.” [Abstract]
02/26/04
On
February 19, 2004, Bureau Research Scientist Jim
Jennings made a lunch presentation to members of the
North Texas Geological Society in Wichita Falls Texas titled
“3D Modeling of Stratigraphically
Controlled Petrophysical Variability in the South Wasson Clear
Fork Reservoir.” [Abstract]
02/26/04
On
February 26, Bureau Director Scott Tinker
will testify before the Texas State Board of Education
on the topic of Earth Science teaching in Texas high
schools. Click
here to read Scott’s written testimony.
In
addition to being a Citizen of Texas and a father of
four, Scott will be an external advisor at the
first meeting of the Texas Energy
Planning Council chaired by Railroad Commissioner
Carrillo on February 24. Scott will present the keynote talk
to the PTTC-sponsored Gas Well De-Liquefaction Workshop in Denver,
Colorado on March 1. He recently presented “The
Coming Gas Economy” to 120 lunch attendees
of the Lafayette Geological Society monthly luncheon in Lafayette,
Louisiana. 02/24/04
From
left to right: Mr. Momeni, Pedram Aftabi, John Cosgrove, Chris
Talbot, Abbas Bahroudi, Hemin Koyi, Abbas Ghassemi, Martin
Jackson.
Senior
Research Scientist Martin P. A. Jackson recently
returned from a month of travel, research, and adventure in
Sweden and Iran under the auspices of the Applied
Geodynamics Laboratory. Martin was away from
January 14 through February 15, 2004. Click
here for details and photos. 02/24/04
As
part of the 2003–2004 Society of Petroleum Engineers'
Distinguished Lecture Series, Senior Research Scientist Stephen
Laubach presented "Fractures
in Reservoirs: Prediction, Characterization, and Incorporation
in Fluid-Flow Simulation" at
the Austin Section SPE monthly luncheon on February 24, 2004,
at Serranos at Symphony Square. [Abstract]
02/24/04
Senior
Research Fellow F. Jerry Lucia presented
“Textures, Fabrics,
and Petrophysics of the Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia--The
Largest Oil field in the World--And It’s a Shallow-Water
Carbonate” at the monthly luncheon
meeting of the Permian Basin Section of the SEPM in Midland,
Texas, on February 17, 2004. During the meeting, Jerry
was awarded an honorary lifetime
membership in the PB SEPM by Emil Stoudt, past president of
PB SEPM. [Abstract]
02/18/04
Dr.
John Grotzinger, a friend of the Bureau
and UT, as well as professor in MIT’s Department
of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, is one
of the leaders of the long-term planning group for NASA’s
Spirit mission. John is helping to decide where the rover
will go and what scientific
experiments
it will conduct as it explores the Gusev Crater on Mars. He
also had a hand in naming some features on the planet Mars,
including Adirondack and El Capitan. [Website]
02/17/04
Dr.
Lesli Wood was the seminar speaker on February 13,
2004. The title of her presentation was “Seismic
Geomorphology: The Future of Seismic Investigation in Depositional
System Analysis.”
(Abstract)
02/11/04
“Austin's
Energy: Power Can Be Clean and Renewable”
was the title of Mark Kapner’s
free presentation for the Environmental Science Institute’s
Outreach Public Lecture Series at 7:00 p.m. on Friday,
February 13, 2004, at the Welch Foyer on the UT campus.
The talk was geared
toward teachers
and the general public. A free CD-ROM containing the lecturer's
PowerPoint presentation and related media was distributed to
teachers. The presentation was also be broadcast live on the
Web. Click
hereto visit the Institute’s Web site. 02/11/04
(from
left) Fred Taylor, UTIG, Sigrid Clift, BEG, and Patty
Ganey-Curry, UTIG, talked to students about geoscience
opportunities at U.T. Dr. Taylor also served on a faculty
panel for the students that discussed research programs
and opportunities at the university.
Members
of the U.T. Geoscience Alliance from
the Jackson School
of
Geosciences attended the 5th Annual
Science Undergraduate Research Fair (SURF)
at the Student Union on February 6, 2004. The event, sponsored
by the Science Undergraduate
Research Group (SURGe)
and the College of Natural Sciences,
is devoted to providing information about undergraduate research
to UT undergraduate students. For more information about how
researchers and faculty can participate in this program, and
to
visit the SURGe website, Click
here.
02/10/04
From
February 8 through 11, the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists will
hold its 2004 Hedberg Research Conference at the historic
Driskill Hotel in the heart of Austin's famous 6th Street
district. This year the conference is titled “Structural
Diagenesis:
FundamentalAdvancesand
New Applications from a Holistic View ofMechanical
andChemical
Processes.” Conference conveners include
the Bureau's own Stephen Laubach, along with
Rob Lander (Geocosm), Jon Olson
(UT Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering), Joann Welton
(ExxonMobil Upstream Research), and Nick Woodward
(U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences).
02/10/04
Bureau
researchers Beverly Blakeney DeJarnett
and Laura C. Zahm were invited luncheon
speakers for the January 20 meeting of the Lone Star Chapter
of the Association of Women Geoscientists. Beverly and
Laura presented “The
Houston
Research
Center Rocks!!—How Holding a Rock in Your Hand Can Change
Your Life.”Click
here to see their presentation in Powerpoint format.
02/05/04
