The Ohio Geological Society presents the 41st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, as it returns to Cleveland in 2012, where in 1972 the Section met for the first time.

The Eastern Section covers four major basins, some of the oldest and most drilled in the United States, yet still new discoveries and activity abound.

The Renaissance Cleveland Hotel is a classic;  a grand and fully appointed hotel on the famous Public Square in Cleveland. It is connected to Tower City shopping, restaurant and new Horseshoe Casino and has direct train service (RTA Red Line every 15 minutes, $2.50 each way) to and from the Cleveland International Airport (CLE) which is served by 8 major airlines: Southwest, Air Canada, Delta, United, US Airways and others.

Contact General Co-Chairs Pete MacKenzie or Steve Zody to volunteer to help with the meeting.

We invite you to explore the program, 113 original papers will be presented in ten sessions.  A diverse offering of 7 short courses and 3 field trips sets the stage for this preeminent scientific conference and gathering for geoscientists working in the basins of eastern North America.

Technical Sessions

• TS-I Source Rock Geochemistry, Petrophysics, and Thermal Maturity
• TS-II Environmental Effects of Modern Minerals Extraction
• TS-III Case Histories and Development of Marcellus Shale Reservoirs
• TS-IV Enhancing Hydrocarbon Production through Secondary Recovery and Modern Hydraulic Fracturing
• TS-V Exploration of and Production of Shale Source/Reservoir Rocks
• TS-VI Regional Geologic Concepts and New Plays in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins
• TS-VII Carbon Capture and Sequestration I and Wastewater Disposal
• TS-VIII Horizontal Wells: Design, Drilling, Completion and Fracturing Techniques
• TS-IX  Trenton-Black River Exploration and Production in Michigan and Indiana
• TS-X Carbon Capture and Sequestration II

Poster Sessions:

• PS-I Practical Applications of Surface and Subsurface Mapping
• PS-II Seismic Expression of Geologically Significant Features
• PS-III Exploration and Production from Unconventional Rocks
• PS-IV Environmental Effects of Modern Mineral Extraction
• PS-V  Carbon Capture and Sequestration
• PS-VI Coal and Coalbed Methane, Nuclear, and Renewable Energy

Short Courses:

• SC-I  Induced Seismicity: Potential from Injection/SWD Operations from Hydraulic Fracturing
• SC-II  Enhanced Oil Recovery in the East (Appalachian, Illinois & Michigan Basins)
• SC-III  Petrophysical Evaluation of Mudstone Reservoirs
• SC-IV  Advanced Geophysical Techniques for Unconventional Reservoirs INSTRUCTOR CANCELLED
• SC-V    Uncertainty Modelling and Risk Analysis WITHDRAWN
• SC-VI  Drilling and Completion Optimization for Horizontal Wells
• SC-VII  Introductory Geochemistry for Shale-Gas, Condensate-Rich Shale and Tight-Oil Reservoirs

Field Trips:

• FT-I  Deposition and Geochemistry of the Upper Devonian Cleveland (black) Shale
• FT-II  Depositional Characteristics and Hydrogeology of the Pennsylvanian Sharon Formation in Northeast Ohio
• FT-III  Terroir (Geology and Wines) of the Grand River Valley and Lake Erie Coastal Region