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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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Consolidated Calendar Events List as of 10-Mar-10 1:21 AM

 

2010 GSH/SEG Spring Symposium  

  Wednesday 10-Mar-10 7:30 AM to Thursday 11-Mar-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/579
  Free autographed copy of the New Robinson - Treitel Reader (a $50 value). For Speakers and Their Topics & Times Click here A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS EVENT SPONSOR GOLD ... more at GSH

14-Mar-10 Sunday
 

Daylight Savings Time Begins  

  Sunday 14-Mar-10 8:30 AM to Sunday 14-Mar-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/614

15-Mar-10 Monday
 

May Bulletin Deadline  

  Monday 15-Mar-10 5:00 PM to Monday 15-Mar-10 5:00 PM CST Evening Program
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1082
  Last Day to Submit Material for the May 2010 Bulletin!

16-Mar-10 Tuesday
 

AAPG / HGS Deepwater Technology Workshop  

  Tuesday 16-Mar-10 7:00 AM to Wednesday 17-Mar-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Norris Conference Center/City Centre
803 Town and Country Ln.,... : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1139
  GeoscienceTechnology Workshop: Deepwater and Ultra-Deepwater Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico Space is limited, so sign up early! To Register click link below: ... more at HGS

 

GSH Technical Lunch  

  Tuesday 16-Mar-10 11:30 AM to Tuesday 16-Mar-10 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Pellazzio/The new Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/602
  Dealing with external interferences imposed on a desired seismic signal is fundamental to achieving the goals of a seismic survey. Whether it be related to Earth transmission effects or external noise, ... more at GSH

 

HGS Northsiders Lunch: Geologic Controls on Shale Oil  

  Tuesday 16-Mar-10 11:30 AM to Tuesday 16-Mar-10 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Crowne Plaza Hotel - Greenspoint (formerly Sofitel)
425 North Sam Houston Pkwy : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1153
  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 ... more at HGS

 

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner: Ethanol-Blended...   

  Tuesday 16-Mar-10 5:30 PM to Tuesday 16-Mar-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1159
  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 ... more at HGS

17-Mar-10 Wednesday
 

GSH Technical Lunch  

  Wednesday 17-Mar-10 11:30 AM to Wednesday 17-Mar-10 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/603
  Dealing with external interferences imposed on a desired seismic signal is fundamental to achieving the goals of a seismic survey. Whether it be related to Earth transmission effects or external noise, ... more at GSH

 

ROCK PHYSICS SIG  

  Wednesday 17-Mar-10 5:30 PM to Wednesday 17-Mar-10 6:30 PM CST Evening Program
 CGG Veritas (at the new learning center)
10300 Town Park Dr., : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/607
  Seismic Fracture Prediction: Status and Challenges During the past two decades or so, significant progress has been made in our theoretical understanding of the mechanical (elastic) and hydraulic ... more at GSH

18-Mar-10 Thursday
 

Thirsty Thursday  

  Thursday 18-Mar-10 6:00 PM to Thursday 18-Mar-10 8:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Cedar Creek Cafe Bar & Grill
1034 W 20th St : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1162
  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.

 

Potential Fields SIG  

  Thursday 18-Mar-10 5:30 PM to Thursday 18-Mar-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Hess Club
5430 Westheimer Rd : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/606
  Constraints on continental break-up within the Great Australian Bightfrom seismic reflection, gravity and magnetic data analyses Weakly magmatic passive margins record large amounts of extensional ... more at GSH

22-Mar-10 Monday
 

HGS Int'l Explorationists Dinner: Understanding the Deep...   

  Monday 22-Mar-10 5:30 PM to Monday 22-Mar-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1134
  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 ... more at HGS

24-Mar-10 Wednesday
 

Data Processing SIG  

  Wednesday 24-Mar-10 5:00 PM to Wednesday 24-Mar-10 6:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Fugro
6100 Hillcroft : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/608
  How Many Beams Would a Beamer Form if a Beamer could form Beams? This talk attempts to explain that mysteries of mysteries loosely referred to as Beam Migration. On the one hand, Beam Migration is ... more at GSH

29-Mar-10 Monday
 

HGS N. American Dinner: Hydrocarbons Associated With...   

  Monday 29-Mar-10 5:30 PM to Monday 29-Mar-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1146
  Hydrocarbons Associated With Igneous Rocks (N. America & Worldwide) Explorationists generally disregard igneous rocks and their immediate surroundings, condemning the surrounding sediments as overmature ... more at HGS

30-Mar-10 Tuesday
 

ETGS Tech 2010 and Prospect Expo  

  Tuesday 30-Mar-10 8:30 AM to Tuesday 30-Mar-10 4:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Tyler's Harvey Convention Center
2000 W. Front St. : Tyler TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1160
 

31-Mar-10 Wednesday
 

HGS General Lunch: Boquillas (Eagle Ford) Outcrops, South...   

  Wednesday 31-Mar-10 11:30 AM to Wednesday 31-Mar-10 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St., 43rd Floor : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1133
  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 ... more at HGS

2-Apr-10 Friday
 

GOOD FRIDAY/OFFICE CLOSED  

  Friday 2-Apr-10 8:30 AM to Friday 2-Apr-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/613

4-Apr-10 Sunday
 

EASTER  

  Sunday 4-Apr-10 8:30 AM to Sunday 4-Apr-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/611

5-Apr-10 Monday
 

HGS General Dinner: GOM Hydrates  

  Monday 5-Apr-10 5:30 PM to Monday 5-Apr-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Hilton Houston Westchase
9999 Westheimer Road : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1163
  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. ... more at HGS

7-Apr-10 Wednesday
 

Technical Breakfast  

  Wednesday 7-Apr-10 7:00 AM to Wednesday 7-Apr-10 8:30 AM CST Morning Program
 Fugro Building
6100 Hillcroft Ste 100 : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/605
  Reducing Infill Requirements Using Fresnel Zone Binning* and Steerable Streamers Historically it has become accepted that in 3D surveys that the adequacy of fold coverage a survey is assessed by ... more at GSH

11-Apr-10 Sunday
 

AAPG Annual Meeting: New Orleans  

  Sunday 11-Apr-10 8:30 AM to Wednesday 14-Apr-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1106

15-Apr-10 Thursday
 

Jun. Bulletin Deadline  

  Thursday 15-Apr-10 5:00 PM to Thursday 15-Apr-10 5:00 PM CST Evening Program
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1083
  Last Day to Submit Material for the June 2010 Bulletin!

19-Apr-10 Monday
 

HGS International Dinner: Interfering K-T Rift Systems,...   

  Monday 19-Apr-10 5:30 PM to Monday 19-Apr-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1155
  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 ... more at HGS

20-Apr-10 Tuesday
 

HGS Northsiders Lunch  

  Tuesday 20-Apr-10 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Apr-10 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Crowne Plaza Hotel - Greenspoint (formerly Sofitel)
425 North Sam Houston Pkwy : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/r/dt/71/

 

GSH Technical Lunch  

  Tuesday 20-Apr-10 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Apr-10 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Pellazzio/The new Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/609
  Over the past two decades, BP has developed workflows to make predictions about lithology and fluid from seismic amplitudes. Their current form, which has stabilized in recent years, is based ... more at GSH

 

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner  

  Tuesday 20-Apr-10 5:30 PM to Tuesday 20-Apr-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1157
  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 ... more at HGS

21-Apr-10 Wednesday
 

GSH Technical Lunch  

  Wednesday 21-Apr-10 11:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Apr-10 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/610
  Over the past two decades, BP has developed workflows to make predictions about lithology and fluid from seismic amplitudes. Their current form, which has stabilized in recent years, is based ... more at GSH

22-Apr-10 Thursday
 

SEG/EAGE Distinguished Instructor Short Course  

  Thursday 22-Apr-10 8:00 AM to Thursday 22-Apr-10 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
 WesternGeco
10001 Richmond Ave : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/601
  Geophysics under stress: Geomechanical applications of seismic and borehole acoustic waves Overview The state of stress within the earth has a profound effect on the propagation of seismic and ... more at GSH

24-Apr-10 Saturday
 

NeoGeo Picnic  

  Saturday 24-Apr-10 12:00 PM to Saturday 24-Apr-10 4:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Memorial Park Picnic Loop
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1161
  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 ... more at HGS

6-May-10 Thursday
 

Honors and Awards Banquet  

  Thursday 6-May-10 5:30 PM to Thursday 6-May-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Lakeside Country Club
100 Wilcrest Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/562
 

10-May-10 Monday
 

GSH GOLF TOURNAMENT  

  Monday 10-May-10 9:30 AM to Monday 10-May-10 6:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Kingwood Country Club
  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/599
  GSH GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday – May 10,2010 10:00 a.m. Shotgun Kingwood and Deerwood Country Club You are cordially invited to the 2010 ... more at GSH

13-May-10 Thursday
 

GSH Annual Meeting  

  Thursday 13-May-10 6:00 PM to Thursday 13-May-10 9:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Houston Zoo
6200 Hermann Park Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/596
 

15-May-10 Saturday
 

HGS Shrimp Peel  

  Saturday 15-May-10 6:00 PM to Saturday 15-May-10 10:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Sam Houston Race Park
7275 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. West : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1145
  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 ... more at HGS

18-May-10 Tuesday
 

HGS Northsiders Lunch  

  Tuesday 18-May-10 11:30 AM to Tuesday 18-May-10 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Crowne Plaza Hotel - Greenspoint (formerly Sofitel)
425 North Sam Houston Pkwy : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/r/dt/72/

 

HGS Environmental & Engineering Dinner:  

  Tuesday 18-May-10 5:30 PM to Tuesday 18-May-10 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1158
  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. ... more at HGS

22-May-10 Saturday
 

HGS 2010 Annual Guest Night  

  Saturday 22-May-10 6:30 PM to Saturday 22-May-10 10:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Houston Museum of Natural Science
One Hermann Circle Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1152
  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. ... more at HGS

13-Jun-10 Sunday
 

Geology of the Grand Canyon Field Trip  

  Sunday 13-Jun-10 10:00 AM to Monday 21-Jun-10 2:15 PM CST Afternoon Program
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1057
  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 ... more at HGS

19-Jun-10 Saturday
 

10th Annual GSH / HGS Saltwater Tournament  

  Saturday 19-Jun-10 5:00 AM to Saturday 19-Jun-10 8:00 PM CST Morning Program
 To be determined
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1140
 

 

10th ANNUAL GSH / HGS SALTWATER TOURNAMENT  

  Saturday 19-Jun-10 6:00 AM to Saturday 19-Jun-10 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Fish Spot Marina
4009 20th Street North : Texas City TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/600
  This year’s Saltwater Fishing Tournament will include an Offshore Division to be held on Saturday, June 19 at the Tackle Box Storage & Fish Spot Marina, Texas City, Texas. We are looking forward to ... more at GSH

 

10th Annual GSH / HGS Saltwater Tournament  

  Saturday 19-Jun-10 6:00 AM to Saturday 19-Jun-10 8:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Fish Spot Marina
4009 20th Street North : Texas City TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1144
  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 ... more at HGS

 

27th Annual HGS SKEET SHOOT  

  Saturday 19-Jun-10 8:30 AM to Saturday 19-Jun-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Greater Houston Gun Club
6702 McHard Road : Missouri City TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1141
  This tournament is a 50 target event. Shells are provided, however you must bring eye and ear protection. Greater Houston Gun Club and National Skeet Shooting Association safety rules will be in effect. ... more at HGS

8-Sep-10 Wednesday
 

HGS - PESGB 9th International Conference on African E&P  

  Wednesday 8-Sep-10 8:00 AM to Thursday 9-Sep-10 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Marriott Houston Westchase Hotel
2900 Briarpark Dr. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/1127
  Click here to download a higher-resolution PDF of the meeting announcement. Click here to download the sponsorship enrollment form.

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