Program

• • September 22, 2012
    • 8:00 am - 6:00 pmField Trip I: Deposition and Geochemistry of the Upper Devonian Cleveland (black) ShaleLeaders: Hannibal, Baird and Mack. We will investigate outcrops of the world-famous Upper Devonian Cleveland Shale at several stops in the Greater Cleveland area. With the tremendous interest in black shale for hydrocarbon exploration and the intensive geochemical tools now available, we will attempt to put the deposition of this shale into perspective by viewing the outcrops within the Cleveland shale basin. The trip will utilize a map and regional cross section with electric logs and core between outcrops to visualize a more complete section and underscore the relationship between these exploration tools. We will also discuss the paleontology of this unit, which contains a sparse but spectacular and diverse fish fauna including arthrodires (the best known being Dunkleosteus) and sharks. The trip will end at the Rocky River Visitor’s Center where we will view a core of the Cleveland shale section from a nearby well and conduct a wrap-up discussion of the field trip.
    • 8:00 am - 12:00 pmShort Course I: Induced Seismicity: Potential from Injection/SWD Operations and From Hydraulic Fracturing - Whitehall Room, 3rd FloorPresented in conjunction with PTTC. Instructor: Don Clarke. Earthquakes in south central Oklahoma actually shook houses and caused damage, something essentially unheard of in that area. Earthquakes in Ohio occurred near a disposal well. Considering media attention, the public is certainly concerned, as is industry. This workshop will address just what we know, what we don’t know and the studies and work in progress to get better answers. Industry itself needs to develop a full understanding of the issue, then how to best convey that understanding to a rightly concerned public.
    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pmStudent Job Quest Short Course - Shell's Fundamentals of Basin Evaluation and Petroleum Systems Analysis: Play Based Exploration, Van Aken Room, 4th FloorThis eight hour short course is designed to introduce the participant to the fundamentals of basin analysis and the evaluation of petroleum systems. Following a brief lecture, the students will work in teams to evaluate, delineate, and describe the critical elements of a working hydrocarbon province. You will learn about the variety of maps you need to produce for an evaluation, how to build play element maps on a specific reservoir interval, summary play maps that describe how the “play” works, and where the sweet-spots are located. These products are the foundation of all successful hydrocarbon evaluation
    • 12:00 pm - 5:00 pmShort Course II: Enhanced Oil Recovery in the East (Appalachian, Illinois & Michigan Basins) - Whitehall Room, 3rd FloorIn conjunction with PTTC. Instructor: Don Clarke. Today domestic O&G producers are focusing on oil or liquids-rich production. Drilling for new oil, often in unconventional or tight oil plays, is strong and looks to remain so. For many though, the drilling game does not fit their situation, so their focus is on recovering more oil from existing reservoirs – from improved waterflooding to stimulation/cleanup treatments to “today’s” chemical flooding to CO2 flooding. Field results prove that independents can successfully apply all of those technologies. Learn what you need to know to make improved oil recovery decisions, mini-case studies, new trends and future directions in the different IOR areas.
    • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmStudent Job Quest Reception and Poster Session, Severance Room, 4th Floor
  • September 23, 2012
    • 7:30 am - 5:00 pmField Trip II: Depositional Characteristics and Hydrogeology of the Pennsylvanian Sharon Formation in Northeast OhioLeader: Foos, Hannibal, Baird and Mack. We will visit the classic rock exposures of the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian Units at the Gorge Metro Park in Cuyahoga Falls and Virginia Kendall Ledges in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. We will have a unique glimpse into the Sharon Aquifer where it has been dissected by recent down cutting of the Cuyahoga River at the Cuyahoga Falls Gorge. We will observe numerous natural springs and seeps that flow through the bedrock, bedrock fractures, bedding planes and the unconformity surface. The trip will wrap up at the Virginia Kendall Ledges outlier where the effects of erosion provide a stunning look at this remnant feature.
    • 8:00 am - 12:00 pmShort Course III: Petrophysical Evaluation of Mudstone Reservoirs - Whitehall Room, 3rd FloorInstructor: Matt Weinreich, Talisman Energy USA. "Petrophysical Evaluation of Mudstone Reservoirs" will introduce a petrophysical workflow that can be used to evaluate mudstone reservoirs. The material will include a detailed summary of key petrophysical parameters that affect the viability of a mudstone play. The course will outline current core and logging methodologies and discuss limitations to these techniques. Exercises will include basic log calculation and expose the sensitivity of the results to various parameters. An overview of porosity, permeability, thermal maturity, and mineralogy will highlight the link between regional geologic concepts and petrophysical analysis. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of the importance of petrophysical attributes in mudstone plays and the basic skills to complete an analysis.
    • 9:00 am - 2:00 pmStudent Job Quest Interviews / Presentations, 4th Floor Conference Rooms
    • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmOpening Session / Awards / Keynote Address- Gold Room, 3rd FloorJoin us for the official start of the Convention where we will hear from national dignitaries, recognize a few distinguished members, the traditional Galey Address, and our Keynote Speaker, Tom O'Brien, CEO/Managing Director/President of TravelCenters of America who will share some thought on the developing new markets for natural gas, in particular the transportation fuels sector.
    • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmIcebreaker - Exhibits area, Grand BallroomThe networking kick off event of the Convention.
    • 8:00 pm - 11:59 pmJammin' Geologists (bring your instrument) - Shuckers, lower lobby.Eastern Section Geologists have talent. A long standing tradition of musically inclined Earth Scientists gather for a jam session to entertain the rest of us will continue again this year with a real stage, in the Shuckers Lounge. Cash bar.
  • September 24, 2012
    • 7:00 am - 8:00 amAAPG House of Delegates Breakfast - Van Aken Room, 4th FloorThis is an invitation only event.
    • 7:00 am - 8:00 amSpeaker / Poster / Judges Breakfast - Severance Room, 4th FloorComplimentary breakfast for Presenters Judges.
    • 7:30 am - 5:00 pmPresentation Center and Judges Room - Bush Room, 3rd FloorSpeaker Ready Room and Judges information area.
    • 7:30 am - 5:00 pmRegistration Open - Grand Assembly Area, 3rd FloorOnsite registration, pre-registrant packet pickup, and guest (spouse, press, elected officials, etc) check-in.
    • 8:00 am - 11:40 amTechnical Session I: Source Rock Geochemistry, Petrophysics, & Thermal Maturity - Gold Room, 3rd Floor
    • 8:00 am - 11:40 amTechnical Session II: Environmental Effects of Modern Minerals Extraction - Ambassador Room, lobby level.
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session I: Practical Applications of Surface and Subsurface Mapping - Grand Ballroom BalconyPoster presenters will be present 10am-11am and 3pm-4pm.
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session II: Seismic Expression of Geologically Significant Features - Grand Ballroom BalconyPoster presenters will be present 10am-11am and
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session III: Exploration and Production from Unconventional Rocks - Grand Ballroom BalconyPoster presenters will be present 10am-11am and
    • 8:00 am - 6:00 pmMovie Screenings Theater - Van Aken Room, 4th FloorA continuous screening of select recent energy related movies. Truthland, spOILed, and Switch.
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open - Grand Ballroom
    • 8:00 am - 4:00 pmSpouse Hospitality Center Open - Van Swearengen Room - 4th Floor.A convenient meeting area for Spouses to gather. Continental breakfast 8am-9:30.
    • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmEastern Section Council Meeting & LuncheonLunch is by invitation only, however the meeting is open to AAPG Members.
    • 1:30 pm - 5:35 pmTechnical Session III: Case Histories and Development of Marcellus Shale Reservoirs - Gold Room, 3rd Floor
    • 1:30 pm - 5:35 pmTechnical Session IV: Enhancing Hydrocarbon Production through Secondary and Tertiary Recovery and Modern Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques - Ambassador Room, lobby level.
    • 4:30 pm - 6:30 pmSundowner - Exhibits Area, Grand BallroomJoin your colleagues in the Exhibit Hall for light appetizers and drinks.
    • 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMonday Night at the Rock & Roll Hall of FameFor Those About the Rocks, We Salute You! An Evening at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame not to be missed, featuring The Reaganomics, food, drink, camaraderie, and full exclusive access to the Museum ($22 admission fee is included in the ticket cost). Supported by Dawson Geophysical, McDonald Land Services, Northeast Surveys, Dynamic Drilling and Geophysical Pursuit, Inc.
  • September 25, 2012
    • 7:00 am - 8:00 amSpeaker / Poster / Judges Breakfast - Severance Room, 4th FloorComplimentary breakfast for Presenters Judges.
    • 7:00 am - 8:00 amAAPG Membership Committee Breakfast - Halle Room, 4th Floor
    • 7:00 am - 8:00 amES-AAPG Committee on Sections Meetings Breakfast - Garfield Room, 4th Floor
    • 7:30 am - 5:00 pmPresentation Center and Judges Room - Bush Room, 3rd FloorSpeaker Ready Room and Judges information center.
    • 7:30 am - 12:00 pmRegistration Open - Grand Assembly Area, 3rd FloorOnsite registration, pre-registrant packet pickup, and guest (spouse, press, elected officials, etc) check-in.
    • 8:00 am - 11:40 amTechnical Session V: Exploration for and Production of Shale Source/Reservoir Rocks - Gold Room, 3rd Floor.
    • 8:00 am - 11:40 amTechnical Session VI: Regional Geologic Concepts and New Plays in the Appalachian and Illinois Basins - Ambassador Room, lobby level.
    • 8:00 am - 11:40 amTechnical Session VII: Carbon Capture and Sequestration I and Wastewater Disposal - Whitehall Room, 3rd Floor
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session IV: Environmental Effects of Modern Minerals Extraction - Grand Ballroom BalconyPoster presenters will be present 10am-11am and
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session V: Carbon Capture and Sequestration - Grand Ballroom BalconyPoster presenters will be present 10am-11am and
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmPoster Session VI: Coal and Coalbed Methane, Nuclear, and Renewable Energy (EMD) - Grand Ballroom BalconyAAPG Energy Minerals Division session. Poster presenters will be present 10am-11am and
    • 8:00 am - 6:00 pmMovie Screenings Theater - Van Aken Room, 4th FloorA continuous screening of select recent energy related movies. Truthland, spOILed, and Switch.
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open - Grand Ballroom
    • 8:00 am - 4:00 pmSpouse Hospitality Center Open - Van Swearingen Room - 4th FloorA convenient meeting area for Spouses to gather. Continental breakfast 8am-9:30.
    • 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmAll Convention Luncheon - Exhibit Hall, behind the Grand Ballroom.AAPG Distinguished Ethics Lecturer, Rusty Riese.
    • 1:30 pm - 5:35 pmTechnical Session VIII: Horizontal Wells: Design, Drilling, Completion, and Fracturing Techniques - Gold Room, 3rd Floor
    • 1:30 pm - 5:35 pmTechnical Session IX: Trenton - Black River Exploration and Production in Michigan and Indiana - Ambassador Room, lobby level
    • 1:30 pm - 5:35 pmTechnical Session X: Carbon Capture and Sequestration II - Whitehall Room, 3rd Floor
  • September 26, 2012
    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pmShort Course VII: Introductory Geochemistry for Shale-Gas, Condensate-Rich Shale, and Tight-Oil Reservoirs - Ambassador Room, lobby levelInstructor: Christopher D. Laughrey, Weatherford Laboratories. The course is a practical and applied introduction to geochemical techniques routinely employed in shale-gas, shale-condensate, and tight-oil reservoir assessment. Class emphasis is on explaining which tools and techniques can best address specific questions, what caveats must be kept in mind when employing these tools, what are the strengths and limitations of petroleum geochemistry in resource play evaluation, and how to interpret conflicting data from different analyses. Theory is kept to a minimum and selected practical exercises help participants learn to review geochemical data, recognize problems with the data, and begin to cultivate a feel for interpreting geochemical data and integrating these interpretations with other geological information. Several analytical techniques will be discussed including Leco TOC, bulk pyrolysis, Dean Stark and Soxhlet extraction, liquid and gas chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, organic petrology using reflected light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and advanced scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Several interpretive approaches will be discussed including routine parameters for TOC, programmed pyrolysis, extract composition and quantities, and organic petrology. Special emphasis is given to the many caveats associated with using vitrinite reflectance measurements in marine shales. Participants will complete exercises interpreting pyrograms, gas chromatograms, and elementary biomarker data. The class will employ various cross plots and simple mathematics to interpret gas isotope data and calculate original TOC, hydrogen index, and oil and cracked gas yields. Geoscientists and engineers who need to integrate basic petroleum geochemistry data with other geologic and engineering data for shale-gas and condensate reservoir and tight-oil resource play evaluation. Technicians performing many of these fundamental geochemical measurements in commercial, government, and university laboratories also benefit from this course. Participants should have a solid background in petroleum geology and introductory college chemistry.
    • 9:00 am - 6:00 pmField Trip III: Geology and Wines of the Grand River Valley and Lake Erie Coastal RegionIn conjunction with the Ohio Wine Producers Association. Leaders: R. Morgan Button, P.G. and Chad Edgar. We will investigate outcrops and soil profiles of the Lake Erie Coastal Region East of Cleveland with several stops at outcrops, valley cuts and the OARDC Grape Research Center in Kingsville. We will visit several of the fabulous wineries along the way. Included in the price are tastings and tours at the wineries and a catered lunch at Debonne Vinyards. The trip will utilize a map and guidebook to bring together the geology, geography and the effect on wines from this region.