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June 20, 2013...........Petroleum Club..........Social Period 11:15 am.........Lunch and Meeting 12:00 pm
Tony Lupo: High Resolution 3D, Sequence Stratigraphy Delineate New Tight Oil Play"
Abstract: Tight sands in the Upper Pennsylvanian Cleveland Fm are an active development target in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma. Since drilling started in the 1920’s along the Nemaha Ridge of north central Oklahoma and south central Kansas the Cleveland has traditionally been viewed as a shallow 2,500’-3,000’ depth, thin, tight-oil “teaser” or tertiary objective on the way down to other more economic objectives. By integrating high-resolution 3D seismic with detailed sequence stratigraphic analysis, thicker, productive Cleveland reservoir fairways can be identified and economically drilled on the Nemaha Ridge. Cleveland depositional systems in the Nemaha Ridge area include river-dominated deltas and incised valleys, each with distinctive log and seismic characteristics. Deltaic reservoir successions occur in the upper two thirds of the Cleveland interval and are usually the best reservoirs. The deltaic reservoir units are composed of very fine to fine-grained sanding upward successions exhibiting dip-elongate behavior and rapid changes along strike. Cleveland valleys in the study area are blocky to fining-upward, lower medium to very fine grained units that occur in the lower part of the Cleveland succession. Optimal drilling locations are best identified by fine-scale correlations and seismic mapping, linked to subtle syn-sedimentary tectonics. High-resolution 3D seismic (up to 1.4 million traces per square mile) and seis-facies analysis has proven a key tool in differentiating and predicting optimal reservoir trends in this new play concept on the Nemaha Ridge and sets up and opportunity for focused horizontal exploitation. This type of analysis is broadly applicable to a number of other similar plays in old development areas. Bio: Mr. Lupo has 13 years of oil and gas industry experience and currently works at SM-Energy on the Corporate Exploration Team evaluating new play entries and supporting a nascent exploration drilling program. Prior to joining SM-Energy, Mr. Lupo worked at Cimarex Energy in the Cana Woodford and Gulf Coast teams developing new play ideas, supporting the development program and mentoring young geoscientists. Prior to Cimarex Mr. Lupo was V.P. of Geophysics at Fossil Creek Resources where he was responsible for the entirety of the geophysical program including play fairway mapping, 3D acquisition design, seismic processing QC and advanced interpretation. Before joining Fossil Creek, he worked with Samson Resources where he helped establish the acquisition and interpretation technologies currently in use by Samson Resources for various deep gas plays that were a significant component of their E&P portfolio. Also at Samson, he build the groundwork for the horizontal Woodford and Wapanucka Limestone gas plays as well as integrating 3D seismic into their directional drilling program. Lupo began his career at ConocoPhillips working with various assets teams including West Africa, GOM, Alaska, and the Mid-Continent focused on interpretation, rock physics, seismic acquisition and high resolution processing, particularly in the Mid Continent where his efforts bumped their key stratigraphic play success from 15% to 80% and identified several previously undocumented plays. Recognized by COP for his integrative skills he worked in the Integrated Geologic Analysis Group bridging COP’s applied research with all of their operating divisions. Mr. Lupo holds a B.S degree in Geology from Grand Valley State University and a M.S. in Geophysics from New Mexico Tech.
Registration deadline is noon on the Tuesday before our meetings - $30 for Members and Affiliates and $35 for guests and non-members. An additional $5 will be charged for late registration and walk-ins. We have to commit in advance to the Petroleum Club so please understand that you will be billed if you register - and don't come or cancel before the deadline. To register call, fax, or e-mail your reservation to Mrs. B.K. Buongiorno at 5535 Memorial Drive, Suite F654, Houston, Texas 77007 (713-651-1639-tel or 713-951-9659-fax). You can sign up by email, subject to confirmation by B.K., but payment is still required at the luncheon or by mail to the address above. This SIPES presentation can count toward the 15 PDH hours required annually if you have a Texas State License. Thanks and we hope to see you there! Web registration is under construction and will be available soon! Photos of our April luncheon at the Petroleum Club - photos by Jory Pacht
Download the latest SIPES Newsletter by Mike Jones. Mike welcomes your comments and suggestions and if there is anything that you feel should appear in the Newsletter, please contact him. Also enjoy browsing our past-issue archives
One of the most valuable aspects of SIPES is national Membership. Join your associates and meet new ones at the 50th annual meeting in Santa Fe on June 17-20. Learn more at www.sipes.org .
In Vino Veritas...
One reason for the buzz at our meetings is the fun, complimentary social before each meeting at 11:15 am. This is a great chance to chat up your friends and hear what's happening in the oil patch. HD Pump and Supply was our May sponsor. Please show them your appreciation.
If you would consider sponsoring a future social hour, please contact our Hospitality Chairman Ross Davis at 713-659-8070 or rossdavis@davisholdingslp.com. Ross will be sure you are treated like royalty. Cheers......
News from the Board - by Denise M. Stone The Houston SIPES Board met on March 21st. Discussion during the meeting centered on improving member ser-vices for the coming year through technical talks, special events and continuing education. Chapter Chair Dick Bishop welcomed Jim Tucker who has agreed to serve as Technical Program Chair for the coming year. Many thanks to outgoing chair Wulf Massell for a fine job and bridging until a replacement could be found. Chair Bishop attended and spoke praise for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association meeting which was organized by SIPES member Pete McKenzie. Reporting for Treasurer Jay Moffett, said that the chapter has $113,082 in the treasury and is in good financial health. Chair-Elect Jory Pacht is continuing his efforts to plan a fall 2013 camping trip for the chapter to Inks Lake State Park. He has had a favorable response from the Boy Scouts about sharing of equipment, particularly use of tents, lanterns and stoves for the weekend. His next step will be to secure a number of campsites at Inks Lake. Chair-Elect Pacht moved that the SIPES Houston Chapter exchange advertisements as appropriate for upcoming events with the Houston Association of Petroleum Land-men (HAPL) in their respective newsletters. This was approved by the Board. The American Ground Water Trust Conference was attended and praised by board members Jory Pacht and Scott Daniel. It was a well-run conference and the key-note speaker was geologist Don Clarke from California. Jim Allen announced that Board Member and National Director, Ralph Daigle is the new Vice President of SIPES National. Congratulations, Ralph. In addition, Jim Allen has been elected Director of the SIPES Foundation. Board members Jim Allen and Kara Bennett (Public Relations) and Lafayette SIPES member Bill Finley are teaming up to formulate a plan for local outreach efforts by SIPES. The key to this effort is to assemble information in the form of PowerPoint talks that SIPES members can access easily and present to community groups in schools, churches, Scouts, etc. Kara also announced that three framed geological maps of the US will be presented soon to local schools. Thanks to Jeff Lund for his continuing efforts. SIPES member Jeff Allen is working to develop new content for the monthly Newsletter. At present he wants to feature regular articles about local geoscience students. The ongoing effort to improve and keep the website current is being led by Chair Bishop and Web Committee Chairman Phil Martin. Three priorities have been set to improve member services: 1) to use a credit card online for lunch reservations, 2) to use a credit card online to pay for Continuing Education meetings, and 3) to promote and encourage connections between deal buyers and sellers. Ross Davis (Hospitality) announced that the March 21st lunch meeting wine sponsors are the Gulf Coast Geo-logical Library and Southern Star. Many thanks to these organizations for their generosity. Membership Chair, Nina Delano, led a Board discussion about the lengthy six months it now takes for a new membership application to be reviewed at both the national and local level. Hans Sheline, Political Affairs Chair, in an attempt to speed up the process, moved that local member benefits should be extended to new applicants once they are approved locally. This would include member discounts for lunch tickets and receipt of the monthly Newsletter. This was approved by the Board. An application for full membership by Kent Brock, was approved by the Board. His name will be submitted to National with a recommendation for full approval if no objections are received within 30 days. Edie Allison the Washington DC representative of AAPG is hosting and inviting geoscientists to participate in Congressional Visit Days April 16-18, 2013. The purpose of the event is to enable geoscientists to discuss energy is-sues with their elected representatives and their staffs and learn more about the workings on Capitol Hill. Those interested in participating should consult with Hans or the AAPG website for more information. Chair Bishop reported for Continuing Education Chair Robert Pledger that the Marathon Oil Conference Center has been secured for the November 1st upcoming course in "Optimizing Returns and Risk Reduction Through Financial Structure and Geotechnical Tools" .
Membership
Although the majority of our membership is made up mainly of Independent Geologists, Geophysicists and Engineers, we also welcome others who have Geoscience related jobs to join us and enjoy most of the same privileges, including the best technical sessions and industry networking in Houston. Of course you don't have to live in Houston resident to be a member of the Houston Chapter. We are excited about the extraordinary number of people that have chosen to join our organization and they recognize that the benefits are outstanding. We have presentations coming up by industry icons like Boone Pickens. Don't hesitate - step up and sign up. Nina Delano is our 2012 Membership Chairman and you can reach her at ndelano@hilcorp.com .
View SIPES Presentations
You can also access many SIPES Presentations online. If you miss a SIPES Presentation or want to go back and refer to one that you particularly liked, go to Presentations and view or download presentations whose authors have graciously agreed to share.
Houston Chapter Houston is the fastest growing SIPES Chapter. Our National Constitution, By-laws and Code of Ethics can be downloaded here. Deal Buyers List The Houston Deal Buyers List is provided exclusively and free for Houston Chapter SIPES members. You can get it by email, in printed form or by download here, but you must sign a confidentiality agreement to receive a password. Please email B.K. Buongiorno or call her at 713-651-1639 for the confidentiality agreement and a password. You can also get them from K.C. Whittemore, Chairman of the Deal Buyers List Committee, at 713 385-7970 or kcoilgas@gmail.com . K.C. requests that you contact him with updates, new entries or other information. The value of the list depends on your input so many thanks for your time and efforts.Forms and Referrals for Consultants SIPES has developed, in conjunction with the DPA of AAPG, useful professional model contracts for independent geoscientists. A Model Confidentiality Agreement form and a Contract for Geoscience Services form are now available at no charge at the national web site and are widely used and accepted in the industry. SIPES membership also provides exposure for your expertise and areas of experience as a geologist, geophysicist or engineer. The National SIPES organization maintains a referral list for distribution to companies, individuals and governmental agencies.
National Organization
SIPES is a national organization with chapters in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Lafayette, Midland, New Orleans, Oklahoma City and San Antonio. The Houston Chapter is the largest. Part of the richness of SIPES is the networking and communication that propagates between the chapters in these oil communities. When you see the SIPES Certificate you can always be sure that you are dealing with honest and reputable geoscience professionals. Please visit our national website for more details.
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