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HGS Annual Guest Night - May 22, 2010 - Speaker Announced

The 2010 HGS Guest Night speaker will be the renowned Dr. Patricia Wood Dickerson, The Geological Institute and Visiting Research Fellow, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin. Presentation Title: "Big Bend - Where the Rockies Meet the Appalachians - Discoveries and Enigmas". On-line registration opens April 1, 2010

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May Bulletin Deadline - Monday 15-Mar-10 5:00 PM. A calendar event on HGS May Bulletin Deadline
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Start Date: 15-Mar-10 5:00 PM
End Time: 15-Mar-10 5:00 PM
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Details: Last Day to Submit Material for the May 2010 Bulletin!

AAPG / HGS Deepwater Technology Workshop - Tuesday 16-Mar-10 7:00 AM at Norris Conference Center/City Centre and sponsored by AAPG-HGS. A calendar event on HGS AAPG / HGS Deepwater Technology Workshop
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Start Date: 16-Mar-10 7:00 AM
End Time: 17-Mar-10 5:30 PM
Location: Norris Conference Center/City Centre, Houston, TX 77024
Details: GeoscienceTechnology Workshop: Deepwater and Ultra-Deepwater Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico Space is limited, so sign up early! To Register click link below: http://www.aapg.org/gtw/houston03mar162010.cfm The event will be held March 16-17, in Houston and registration is now available. The cost of the conference is $695 for AAPG members and $795 for non-members if you sign up before February 22– after that the price goes up! Special Deal for HGS Members! ** One free AAPG... [More Info]

HGS Northsiders Lunch: Geologic Controls on Shale Oil - Tuesday 16-Mar-10 11:30 AM at Crowne Plaza Hotel - Greenspoint (formerly Sofitel). A calendar event on HGS HGS Northsiders Lunch: Geologic Controls on Shale Oil
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Start Date: 16-Mar-10 11:30 AM
End Time: 16-Mar-10 1:00 PM
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - Greenspoint (formerly Sofitel), Houston, TX 77060
Details: Understanding the Geologic Controls on “Shale Oil Play”: Lessons Learned from the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Elm Coulee Field, Montana The Bakken Formation is a subsurface formation in the Williston Basin that is divided into three informal members: upper, middle and lower. Upper and lower Bakken consist of dark grey to black pyritic and finely laminated mudstones. The middle member of the Bakken is composed of various lithologies including siltstones, sandstones,... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Tuesday 16-Mar-10 11:30 AM

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner: Ethanol-Blended Fuels - Tuesday 16-Mar-10 5:30 PM at Black Lab in the Churchill Room. A calendar event on HGS HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner: Ethanol-Blended Fuels
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Start Date: 16-Mar-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 16-Mar-10 8:30 PM
Location: Black Lab in the Churchill Room, Houston, TX 77006
Details: Fate and Transport of Ethanol-Blended Fuels Brent P. Stafford, PhD, PG Concerns regarding potential impacts to environmental resources from releases of ethanol-blended fuels have increased due to the rise in use and transport of ethanol fuel blends. Potential release scenarios include ethanol-blended gasoline (10-20% v/v ethanol) or E85 (85% v/v ethanol) leaking from underground storage tanks at service stations, and fuel grade (denatured) ethanol (95-97.5% v/v ethanol) spills during... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Monday 15-Mar-10 5:30 PM

Thirsty Thursday - Thursday 18-Mar-10 6:00 PM at Cedar Creek Cafe Bar & Grill. A calendar event on HGS Thirsty Thursday
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Start Date: 18-Mar-10 6:00 PM
End Time: 18-Mar-10 8:00 PM
Location: Cedar Creek Cafe Bar & Grill, Houston, TX 77008
Details: The March Edition of Thirsty Thursdays is being held at Cedar Creek Cafe, Bar, and Grill. We'll be there from 6-8 pm so bring a friend and join the NeoGeos for an after work brew.

HGS Int'l Explorationists Dinner: Understanding the Deep Crust - Monday 22-Mar-10 5:30 PM at Westchase Hilton and sponsored by DIGs. A calendar event on HGS HGS Int'l Explorationists Dinner: Understanding the Deep Crust
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Start Date: 22-Mar-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 22-Mar-10 8:30 PM
Location: Westchase Hilton, Houston, Texas 77042-3802
Details: From the Bay of Bengal and Beyond! Using seismic techniques to understand the earth's crust beneath sedimentary basins. Dr. Walter D. Mooney United States Geological Survey Understanding how sedimentary basins evolve is an exciting but difficult task. Seismic reflection data do a marvelous job of imaging the internal structure of sedimentary basins. There is no better technique. However, we often want more than just a detailed image of the basin. Of particular interest are the... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Friday 19-Mar-10 5:30 PM

HGS N. American Dinner: Hydrocarbons Associated With Igneous Rocks - Monday 29-Mar-10 5:30 PM at Westchase Hilton. A calendar event on HGS HGS N. American Dinner: Hydrocarbons Associated With Igneous Rocks
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Start Date: 29-Mar-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 29-Mar-10 8:30 PM
Location: Westchase Hilton, Houston, Texas 77042-3802
Details: Hydrocarbons Associated With Igneous Rocks (N. America & Worldwide) Explorationists generally disregard igneous rocks and their immediate surroundings, condemning the surrounding sediments as overmature and the igneous rocks themselves as nonporous crystalline masses. However, these are misconceptions, and there is opportunity in moving beyond them. The maturation effects of the igneous activity are often overrated. Most shallow igneous intrusions are volumetrically too small to affect a large... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Monday 29-Mar-10 5:30 PM

ETGS Tech 2010 and Prospect Expo - Tuesday 30-Mar-10 8:30 AM at Tyler's Harvey Convention Center and sponsored by East Texas Geological Society. A calendar event on HGS ETGS Tech 2010 and Prospect Expo
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Start Date: 30-Mar-10 8:30 AM
End Time: 30-Mar-10 4:30 PM
Location: Tyler's Harvey Convention Center, Tyler, TX
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HGS General Lunch: Boquillas (Eagle Ford) Outcrops, South Texas - Wednesday 31-Mar-10 11:30 AM at Petroleum Club of Houston. A calendar event on HGS HGS General Lunch: Boquillas (Eagle Ford) Outcrops, South Texas
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Start Date: 31-Mar-10 11:30 AM
End Time: 31-Mar-10 1:30 PM
Location: Petroleum Club of Houston, Houston, Texas 77002
Details: The Boquillas (Eagle Ford) Formation of South Texas: Potential Outcrop Analogs for Nonconventional Eagle Ford Shale Reservoirs in the Subsurface The Eagle Ford Shale (and the laterally equivalent Tuscaloosa Shale) of the Gulf Coast Basin has long been considered to be a source rock for Mexico, Texas, and northern Louisiana production but is now drawing interest as a resource play. With industry focus on non-conventional reservoirs and advancements in multilateral horizontal completion... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Monday 29-Mar-10 11:30 AM

HGS General Dinner: GOM Hydrates - Monday 5-Apr-10 5:30 PM at Hilton Houston Westchase. A calendar event on HGS HGS General Dinner: GOM Hydrates
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Start Date: 5-Apr-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 5-Apr-10 8:30 PM
Location: Hilton Houston Westchase, Houston, Texas 77042
Details: The Discovery of Rich Gas Hydrate Accumulations in Sand Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico: Results from DOE-Chevron Joint Industry Project Drilling Dan McConnell, AOA Geophysics; Ray Boswell, U.S. Department of Energy; Timothy S. Collett, U.S. Geological Survey; Matthew Frye and William Shedd, Minerals Management Service; Stefan Mrozewski, Gilles Guerin, and Ann Cook, Columbia University; Dianna Shelander and Jianchun Dai, Schlumberger; Paul Godfriaux and Rebecca Dufrene, Minerals... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Friday 2-Apr-10 5:30 PM

AAPG Annual Meeting: New Orleans - Sunday 11-Apr-10 8:30 AM. A calendar event on HGS AAPG Annual Meeting: New Orleans
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Jun. Bulletin Deadline - Thursday 15-Apr-10 5:00 PM. A calendar event on HGS Jun. Bulletin Deadline
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Details: Last Day to Submit Material for the June 2010 Bulletin!

HGS International Dinner: Interfering K-T Rift Systems, Turkana Depression, E. Africa - Monday 19-Apr-10 5:30 PM at Westchase Hilton. A calendar event on HGS HGS International Dinner: Interfering K-T Rift Systems, Turkana Depression, E. Africa
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Start Date: 19-Apr-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 19-Apr-10 8:30 PM
Location: Westchase Hilton, Houston, Texas 77042-3802
Details: Interfering Cretaceous and Tertiary Rift Systems of the Turkana Depression EXPLORING A UNIQUE RIFT SYSTEM CROSSING THE SUDAN, ETHIOPIA AND KENYA BY IAN HUTCHINSON, GEOLOGIST WITH RPS ENERGY HENLEY ON THAMES, UK The Turkana Depression has for some time been the subject of speculation regarding the geometric relationship of an obvious Miocene Rift system crossing between Kenya and Ethiopia and an older sequence of rifts – oblique to the East African Rift System (EARS)... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Friday 16-Apr-10 5:30 PM

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner - Tuesday 20-Apr-10 5:30 PM at Black Lab in the Churchill Room. A calendar event on HGS HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner
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Start Date: 20-Apr-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 20-Apr-10 8:30 PM
Location: Black Lab in the Churchill Room, Houston, TX 77006
Details: Development of Methodologies for the Characterization of Fluvial Aquifers Groundwater modeling software tools such as HORIZONS in GMS have provided modelers new tools for characterizing subsurface heterogeneity. While this approach has provided acceptable results for simple models they fall short in the development of stacked aquifer sequences. Recently groundwater modelers have been tasked to simulate the fate and transport of contaminants in complex fluvial systems. Scenarios such as... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Monday 19-Apr-10 5:30 PM

NeoGeo Picnic - Saturday 24-Apr-10 12:00 PM at Memorial Park Picnic Loop and sponsored by SMT. A calendar event on HGS NeoGeo Picnic
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Start Date: 24-Apr-10 12:00 PM
End Time: 24-Apr-10 4:00 PM
Location: Memorial Park Picnic Loop
Details: The 3rd Annual NeoGeo – SMT Beer Tasting Picnic SMT invites the NeoGeo Club to “rock out” in the park with us! Enjoy food, music, nature trails, games, giveaways, and the special beers the Seismic-Micro Brewers Home Brewing Club is making to taste and sample. Saturday April 24, 2010 12PM-4PM Guests are welcome but please register all attendees through the HGS registration associated with this event. Memorial Park – the Picnic area (south side of Memorial... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Tuesday 20-Apr-10 12:00 PM

HGS Shrimp Peel - Saturday 15-May-10 6:00 PM at Sam Houston Race Park. A calendar event on HGS HGS Shrimp Peel
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Start Date: 15-May-10 6:00 PM
End Time: 15-May-10 10:00 PM
Location: Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TX
Details: HGS Shrimp Peel Sam Houston Race Park 7275 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. West Tickets $30 Advance / $35 at the Door Event held indoors - Pavilion Centre-Enter through North gates Purchase tickets online at www.hgs.org Or use form with check or credit card Valet parking available Purchase tickets by May 7 - No Refunds Many thanks to our Gold sponsors Order Form Send ticket order form and check or credit card information to: Houston Geological Society,... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Friday 7-May-10 6:00 PM

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner: - Tuesday 18-May-10 5:30 PM at Black Lab in the Churchill Room. A calendar event on HGS HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner:
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Start Date: 18-May-10 5:30 PM
End Time: 18-May-10 8:30 PM
Location: Black Lab in the Churchill Room, Houston, TX 77006
Details: Uranium Recovery Realities in the U.S. – A Review With the current concern for greenhouse gas emissions, interest in nuclear power has increased substantially over the past 5 years in the U.S. where more than 50 permit applications are now under review for building new plants. Nations around the world are looking to increasing their use of nuclear energy to generate greenhouse gas emission-free electricity because it is the cleanest technology available that is capable of producing... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Monday 17-May-10 5:30 PM

HGS 2010 Annual Guest Night - Saturday 22-May-10 6:30 PM at Houston Museum of Natural Science. A calendar event on HGS HGS 2010 Annual Guest Night
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Start Date: 22-May-10 6:30 PM
End Time: 22-May-10 10:00 PM
Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX 77030
Details: The 2010 Annual HGS Guest Night will be an evening of great conversations and food while sitting in the museum exhibits areas, special activities, a feature presentation and a 3D IMAX movie. ============================= Feature Presentation: Big Bend -- Where the Rockies Meet the Appalachians Discoveries and Enigmas ============================= The 2010 Houston Geological Society Guest Night program will be held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. HGS members and their... [More Info]

Geology of the Grand Canyon Field Trip - Sunday 13-Jun-10 10:00 AM. A calendar event on HGS Geology of the Grand Canyon Field Trip
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Details: Geology of the Grand Canyon Field Trip: June 13-21, 2010 Please join us on an incredible “trip through time” as HGS once again visits the Grand Canyon. Click here for an article about the 2009 trip. Again this year, we’ll see plenty of textbook geology as we raft down the exciting white water of the Colorado River, and each day offers hiking side trips providing an opportunity to get closer to the rocks. This trip has plenty to interest both geologists and... [More Info]
Register Now! Registration deadline is Saturday 15-May-10 5:00 PM

10th Annual GSH / HGS Saltwater Tournament - Saturday 19-Jun-10 6:00 AM at Fish Spot Marina. A calendar event on HGS 10th Annual GSH / HGS Saltwater Tournament
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Start Date: 19-Jun-10 6:00 AM
End Time: 19-Jun-10 8:00 PM
Location: Fish Spot Marina, Texas City, TX 77590
Details: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ATTENTION ALL ANGLERS! 10TH ANNUAL GSH/HGS SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT The 2010 GSH/HGS SALTWATER TOURNAMENT will be held Saturday, June 19, 2010 for you and your guests at The Fish Spot Marina, located at 4009 20th Street North, Texas City, Texas DOWNLOAD REGISTRATION FORM INFORMATION AND RULES