HGS - Houston Geological Society

Upcoming Events

CCUS March Luncheon Meeting

Tue 26 Mar

CCUS Special Interest Group is hosting an in-person luncheon meeting March 26, in the Oxy Conference Room, Greenway Plaza area.

Clastic Depositionals Systems Course- 1 Day

Thu 28 Mar

Dr. Mike Sweet will give an in-person, one-day, HGS short course on Gulf of Mexico Clastic Depositional Systems. Covers clastic "Source to...

HGS E & E Meeting: TBD

Wed 10 Apr

Meeting Information Coming Soon

Current News

HGS Officer Candidates for Office 2024

March 12, 2024 - 12:02pm

HGS President Paul Britt has announced the candidates for HGS offic

Pivot Profile: Paiden Pruett and Ed Feragen on Applying Petroleum Geology Skills to CCUS

March 10, 2024 - 10:30am

Geologists need jobs and want to make an impact on the world.  Carbon Capture, Utilization and St

A Conversation with Cindy Yeilding: Tenacity, Technical Work, Teamwork, and Transition

March 10, 2024 - 10:19am

“I started working in 1985 when I was four years old.  That joke never gets old, just like me,” l

Help Wanted-Geological Log Library

March 6, 2024 - 11:20am

Job Opening for Assistant Manager

Bob Lindsay -His Career Story and Exciting Life as a Geologist

February 4, 2024 - 5:58pm

Bob Lindsay: His Career Story and Exciting Life as a Geolog

Recent Blog Posts

From the President- Paul Britt

March 4, 2024 - 2:17pm

Earn Dividends by Getting Involved in the HGSFebruary highlightsThe Scholarship Night event was held on Monday February 12.  It was a fantastic event to honor scholarship recipients and their faculty advisors and provided an opportunity for HGS members to meet students. The dinner...

From the Editor- Caroline Wachtman

March 4, 2024 - 2:14pm

Question: Is CCUS good for geologists?   I’ve listened to many HGS members about their views on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS).  Members’ opinions cover a spectrum, but many push back on the idea that CCUS should be getting any attention from geologists or...