- Chair: Neil Fishman, P.G.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Denver, CO
+1 (303) 236-1542
Email - Vice-Chair, Industry:
- Mike Cameron, P.G.
Newfield Exploration Company
Houston, TX
+1 (281) 674-2472
Email - Vice-Chair, Government:
- Brian J. Cardott, P.G.
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Norman, OK
+1 (405) 325-3031
Email - Vice-Chair, University:
- Harris Cander, Ph.D., P.G.
Texas A&M University
Houston, TX
+1 (281) 366-3148
Email - Vice-Chair, Representative of
Division of Environmental Geosciences: - Mary K. Harris, Ph.D., P.G.
+1 (803) 725-4184
Email - Vice-Chair, Representative of
Division of Professional Affairs - Daniel J. Tearpock
+1 (713) 789-2444
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Introduction
Current Reports: PDFs
Events Calendar
Web Links
Articles found on Search and Discovery
Wikipedia Discussion
- Unconventional Natural Gas Report:
- Monthly newsletter on unconventional natural gas, including gas shales. Contact Hart Energy Publishing, (713) 260-6400) for subscription rates.
Past Reports
References
- Gas Shales Selected References (pdf)
- Shale Oil Selected References(pdf)
- Shales Selected References (pdf)
Archives:
Presentations
- Annual Meeting: 2008 Convention and Exhibition, April 20-23, San Antonio Texas
- Appraising and Developing Shale Gas Reservoirs (QuickTime Movie - 43.48 Mb)
Prepared by Creties Jenkins, DeGolyer and MacNaughton - Shale Plays - A U.S. Overview (PDF - 8.79 Mb)
Presented by Robert A. Wipf and J. Michael Party
Southwest Section Annual Meeting, May, 2006 - Gas Shales Workshop--May 2006, SW Section Annual Meeting
The following PDFs were presented at the Soutwest Section Annual Meeting in Midland, Texas.- Data Relevant to Oklahoma Gas Shales (7.17 Mb)
Brian J. Cardott, Oklahoma Geological Survey - Barnett Shale, Ft. Worth Basin:
Lithofacies and Implications (13.03 Mb)
Jim Hickey & Bo Henk, Applied Reservoir Petrology - Application of Geochemical Techniques in
the Evaluation of Shale Gas
Plays and Prospects (1.21 Mb)
Dan Jarvie, Humble Geochemical Services - Applications of Borehole Images in Shale Gas Evaluation (3.65 Mb)
Mark Larsen, Schlumberger-Dallas - Hydraulic Fracture Diagnostics and Wildcatting in the Permian Basin Woodford and Barnett Shales --- an Update (5.31 Mb)
Doug Walser, Pinnacle Technologies - Barnett Shale Prospecting with 3D Processing and Analysis (1.15 Mb)
Weinman, B., Sicking, C., Treadgold, G., Berroteran, A., Hoover, G., Weinman GeoScience
- Data Relevant to Oklahoma Gas Shales (7.17 Mb)
- Characterising Gas Shales by
Laboratory Adsorption and Field Desorption Analyses (PDF-2.85
Mb)
Presented by Marc Busti -- RMAG, August 2004
AAPG EXPLORER articles
Reports: (PDFs)
- 2010 Annual
- 2009 Mid-Year
- 2009 Annual
- 2008 Mid-Year
- 2008 Annual
- 2007 Mid-Year
- 2007 Annual
- 2006 Mid-Year
Advisory Committee Members
- Katharine Lee Avary, WV Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV
- Charles Boyer II, Schlumberger, Pittsburgh, PA
- R. Marc Bustin, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- John Curtis, Colorado School of Mines and Potential Gas Agency, Golden, CO
- Bradley Dean, Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Irving, TX
- Wally Dow, EOG Resources, Houston, TX
- Lisa Hunt, Strata Directional Technology, Oklahoma City, OK
- Dan Jarvie, Worldwide Geochemistry, Humble, TX
- Chris Johnson, Cimarex Energy, Tulsa, OK
- Doug Kenaley, Houston, TX
- Charlie Landis, Halliburton, Houston, TX
- Jeffrey Levine, Jeffrey Levine Consultant Geologist, Richardson, TX
- Peng Li, Arkansas Geological Survey, Little Rock, AK
- Peter Lufholm, Saga Petroleum, Midland,
- Jock McCracken, Egret Consulting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Bob Milici, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
- Mike Party, Wagner & Brown, Midland, TX
- Rick Richardson, CanZealand Geoscience, Auckland, New Zealand
- Steve Ruhl, Houston, TX
- Steven Schamel, GeoX Consulting, Salt Lake City, UT
- Loren Schmidt, Tulsa, OK
- John Sherborne, Jr., Geovic Mining Corp., Denver, CO
- Dave Tabet, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT
- Bob Timmer, Trinidad, TX
- Mark Whitney, Knoxville, TN
- Charles Wickstrom, Spyglass Energy Group, Tulsa, OK
- Harris Cander, (Vice-Chair, University), British Petroleum, Houston, TX
- Mike Cameron, Vice-Chair, Industry, Newfield Exploration Company, Houston, TX
- Brian Cardott, (Vice-Chair, Government), Oklahoma Geological Survey, Norman, OK
- Neil Fishman, (Chair), U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO
Observing Committee Members: as of October 1, 2009
| Keith Skipper | Coolongolook, NSW | Australia | |
| John Milne A. Forman | Rio De Janeiro, RJ | Brazil | |
| E. (Ned) Gilbert | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| James Paul Letourneau | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| Burns A. Cheadle, PhD | London | ON | Canada |
| Elvira Pureza Gomez Hernandez | Bogota | Colombia | |
| Jeffrey Brooks Aldrich | Chesterfield | England | |
| Abiodun Omotola Ogunjobi | IKOYI | Nigeria | |
| Steven Robert Krohn | ANCHORAGE | AK | USA |
| James Michael Hill, Sr. | Camarillo | CA | USA |
| Jeremy Platt*‡ | Palo Alto | CA | USA |
| Tony John Troutman | Carpinteria | CA | USA |
| Donna S. Anderson | Golden | CO | USA |
| E. Kevin Beacom | DENVER | CO | USA |
| Paul Edward Belanger, PhD | Golden | CO | USA |
| Thomas D. Bowman | Denver | CO | USA |
| Alicia Anne Branch | Denver | CO | USA |
| William Travis Brown, Jr. | Centennial | CO | USA |
| Edward Blackshear Coalson | Conifer | CO | USA |
| Jerome J Cuzella | Lakewood | CO | USA |
| Michael P. Dolan | Boulder | CO | USA |
| Neil Fishman | Denver | CO | USA |
| Steven Maurice Goolsby | Centennial | CO | USA |
| Tanya Lynn Inks | DENVER | CO | USA |
| Kurt Douglas Reisser | Denver | CO | USA |
| Scott T. Schroeder | DENVER | CO | USA |
| Greggory P. Smith | Fort Collins | CO | USA |
| Dennis M. Sponable | Wheat Ridge | CO | USA |
| George W. Troutman | Centennial | CO | USA |
| Robert Scott Tucker | Highlands Ranch | CO | USA |
| Michael James Uland | Littleton | CO | USA |
| Timothy Martin Clark | CHICAGO | IL | USA |
| Brandon C. Nuttall | Lexington | KY | USA |
| Kevin James Sullivan | Traverse City | MI | USA |
| Andrew John Nelson | LINCOLN | NE | USA |
| Mike E Brazie | Sandia Park | NM | USA |
| John Luke Titus | Aztec | NM | USA |
| Samuel H. Limerick‡ | Reno | NV | USA |
| Constantin Cranganu, PhD | Brooklyn | NY | USA |
| Peter MacKenzie | Worthington | OH | USA |
| John W. Arney | Oklahoma City | OK | USA |
| Richard Vance Hall | TULSA | OK | USA |
| Lisa L. Hunt | Newcastle | OK | USA |
| John A. Kieschnick | OKLAHOMA CITY | OK | USA |
| James E Mathewson | Tulsa | OK | USA |
| Loren Duane Schmidt | Tulsa | OK | USA |
| Charles Joseph Tapper | Tulsa | OK | USA |
| David Thomas Bajek | MEADVILLE | PA | USA |
| Dan A. Billman | Mars | PA | USA |
| Patrick M. Imbrogno, P.G. | Moon Township | PA | USA |
| Thomas Ryan Moore | Waynesburg | PA | USA |
| Sheldon James Murphy | Cranberry | PA | USA |
| Daniel William Sellers | Boalsburg | PA | USA |
| James Morris Wigal | Pittsburgh | PA | USA |
| Mark Steven Whitney | Knoxville | TN | USA |
| William Anthony Ambrose*‡** | Austin | TX | USA |
| Bruce E. Archinal | The Woodlands | TX | USA |
| Walter Barton Ayers, Jr., PhD | College Station | TX | USA |
| Ralph Wayne Baird | Houston | TX | USA |
| Kent BowkerΔ | The Woodlands | TX | USA |
| Terry Wayne Bryant | HOUSTON | TX | USA |
| Bruce L. Byrd, Jr. | HOUSTON | TX | USA |
| Craig M. Dingler | Houston | TX | USA |
| John H. Douglas | HOUSTON | TX | USA |
| David Jacob Entzminger | MIDLAND | TX | USA |
| Thomas Edward Ewing, PhD | San Antonio | TX | USA |
| David Robert Fowler | Magnolia | TX | USA |
| Russell Hunter Harlow | PROSPER | TX | USA |
| Donpaul Henderson | HOUSTON | TX | USA |
| Dwight Mitchell Hollon | Houston | TX | USA |
| William Meredith House | Katy | TX | USA |
| Creties David Jenkins*‡ | DALLAS | TX | USA |
| James Andrew Juett | Flower Mound | TX | USA |
| Thomas Matthew Kolich | DeSoto | TX | USA |
| Charles R. Landis, PhD | The Woodlands | TX | USA |
| Robert G. Loucks, PhD | Austin | TX | USA |
| Peter H. Lufholm | MIDLAND | TX | USA |
| Alden Branine McCall | Dallas | TX | USA |
| Jeffry Donald Ottmann | Houston | TX | USA |
| Robert Theodore Rector, Jr. | Katy | TX | USA |
| Andrea Adams ReynoldsΔ | Houston | TX | USA |
| Nancy Marie Rodriguez, PhD | The Woodlands | TX | USA |
| Patrick F. Rush | Houston | TX | USA |
| Peter Rushworth | Katy | TX | USA |
| David John Sivils, PhD | Plano | TX | USA |
| Linda Raine Sternbach‡ | Houston | TX | USA |
| Ralph Arthur Stone | Houston | TX | USA |
| Robert S Timmer | Trinidad | TX | USA |
| Edwin Leslie Trice, III | Sugar Land | TX | USA |
| Douglas Nelson Valleau | Conroe | TX | USA |
| Donald Walker | Houston | TX | USA |
| Frank E. Walles* | The Woodlands | TX | USA |
| Bradley S Williams | Dallas | TX | USA |
| James L. Wilson | Spring | TX | USA |
| John Milton Yater | Midland | TX | USA |
| Paul B Anderson | Salt Lake City | UT | USA |
| David Kingsley Curtiss | Alexandria | VA | USA |
| Robin L. Petrusak | Fairfax | VA | USA |
| Peter D. Warwick* | Reston | VA | USA |
| Douglas Gene Patchen, PhD* | Morgantown | WV | USA |
| Amy Lynn Ascoli | Sheridan | WY | USA |
| Robert Frazier Garland | LARAMIE | WY | USA |
| Tom George Nicholson | CASPER | WY | USA |
| Current or Past Leadership Positions: |
* Presidents Δ Officers † Counselors ‡ Committee Chairs |
Special Consultants to the Shale Gas & Liquids Committee
- Thomas Chidsey, Jr., Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT
- William B. Harrison, III, Kalamazoo, MI