Scholarship: A Lifetime of Learning
Winter winds are blowing prices higher, worldwide. As of this writing, WTI is near $90, Brent is approaching $95 and Natural Gas is nearly $5.50 per MCF. Geopolitical tensions, massive winter hedging and a ‘Backwardated” price curve (future year prices lower on Commodity trading forecasts) all combine to max out price volatility. And that’s not even pricing in any actual military action in Eastern Europe… so here’s hoping cooler heads prevail.
So, what do these turbulent times have to do with Scholarship? Plenty, as it turns out. To take honorable advantage of these rapidly transitioning times, HGS Members in-the-know realize that the ‘Lifetime Learning’ process always pays benefits, regardless of one’s youth or seniority.
To keep our geoscience exploration skillsets at their best, we can all benefit from a review of techniques more widely used in the recent past; now applied in a current-day business model. Long time HGS Member and Author Dr. Marc Helsinger continues with his second installment of applying Sequence Stratigraphic Integration to increase the Probability of Success and Risk Reduction of drilling large, untested prospects onshore in the Gulf Coast (equally applicable worldwide). Stay tuned for his third installment next month in the March 2022 HGS Bulletin... with hopefully a new series following after!
HGS Core Values and Mission Statements aren’t just dusty words on a stone (or digital) tablet…they are alive and underway every day in the HGS. Educational Outreach for K-12, College and University support and HGS Continuing Education are all the Heartbeat of HGS.
To celebrate that Spirit and Commitment, the HGS Scholarship Night will be an IN-Person event at the Norris Center next Monday Night, February 7, 2022. There will be a great panel discussion with renowned Moderators Charles Sternbach and former HGS Editor Fang Lin interviewing five successful Young Professional HGS Geoscientists sharing their experiences and future plans, in an exciting evening, culminating in the awards of HGS Undergraduate and Calvert Memorial Scholarships. See the HG Website and Calendar for more information, Moderators’ and Speakers’ Bios and Schedule of Events. Attendees will be emailed a certificate of continuing education for 1 professional development credit hour after the event. Sign up early and safely Social Distance with your HGS colleagues; this event is nearly SOLD OUT, so don’t delay!
HGS is a Participating organization in the NAPE Summit 2022, opening registration on Monday, February 7th, with day-long short courses kicking off Tuesday February 8th, including: AAPG: Directions and Opportunities in Energy: Assets, Finances, Technology and Data, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Wednesday February 9th NAPE Summit activities continue with the Global Business Conference and Luncheon, the NAPE/TCU Energy Innovation Case Competition, the NAPE Job Fair and the Icebreaker.
Thursday February 10th highlights the main Domestic & International Prospects, the NAPE Charities Luncheon, Renewable Energy Prospects and the Connections & Conversations: Women In Energy (Global Business Conference Badge Required).
Be sure to visit the HGS booth on the main convention floor! Sign up or renew your Membership, new Continuing Education Courses, plus more In-Person and Hybrid events throughout HGS’ 99th year! HGS Past President Jim Tucker needs volunteers to spend a few hours staffing the booth all day Thursday, and half day Friday. Free passes will allow time to attend and see the exhibits before and after your booth assignment. Jim’s contact info is on the HGS Website, and here: jtuckergeo@aol.com; 301-807-9255.
Friday February 10th
Finishes the week focusing on the Domestic & International Prospects, the Government Affairs session and the Summit Sweepstakes Drawing.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 the HGS Engineering and Environmental Group will host a Virtual Ethics Discussion. Our presenter will be Becky Johnson, Chairperson of the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists. Ms. Johnson has almost 30 years of experience in domestic and international environmental management. She has been a professor at Texas Christian University (TCU) in the Department of Environmental Sciences since 2004. Ms. Johnson was appointed to the TBPG by Governor Perry in 2011, served as an officer since 2015 and was appointed Chair of the TBPG by Governor Abbott.
Ms. Johnson’s Ethics Discussion abstract is coming soon. See the Bulletin, the HGS Website and the HGS Calendar for the latest updates. Attendees will be emailed a certificate of continuing education for 1 professional development credit hour after the event.
On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Committee will present an HGS Short Course: Oil and Gas Exploration Methods in Earth’s Over-Pressured Petroleum Systems (Multiple Case Studies Included). This will be a morning Virtual Event via Zoom, from 8:00am – 12:00pm CST. This 4-hour course has practical global applications for all sedimentary basins, not just those in the lower 48 states of the USA. Attendees will be emailed a Certificate of Continuing Education for 4 PDH after the event.
On that same date Thursday February 17 2022, the Luncheon will feature Shell Oil's Deepwater Mission to Mars, presented by Tyler Priest, Associate professor of History at the University of Iowa. He is a widely published scholar of energy and environmental history, with expertise in the history of offshore oil. See the HGS Website and Calendar for links to sign up on the SIPES website and see your HGS friends in the audience!
On Wednesday February 23rd, 2022 the HGS will host the HGS Virtual General Lunch which will be held as a virtual event from 12 noon until 1:00 PM. Speaker Jana Bachleda of RevoChem LLC will present “Reservoir Evaluation, DRV Analysis, and Inter-well Communication Monitoring using Geochemical Fingerprinting Technology in Multiple Texas Basins”. This should be a high value presentation for anyone involved in low permeability geology, wellbore placement and completions.
The Science & Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH) will be held in-person on February 26, 2022 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. If you would like to volunteer to be an HGS Special Awards judge, see the HGS Website and Calendar for details.
We truly appreciate and thank ALL our HGS Members, Volunteers and HGS educational outreach teams! Wishing Everyone the best of health and continuing success in 2022!
HGS Editor 2021-2022
Scott C. Sechrist
Editor@ HGS.org