October, 1999Seminars, Short Courses, and Field Trips
HGS Class: Tax, Trade & Legal Considerations Seminar
- Author: To be announced
Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999
Place: To be announced
Time: To be announced
Cost: Click here
Contact: Robert Pledger, Fax: (281) 558-7557
?SUBJECT=Oct14TaxClass">Reservations: Make or cancel reservations by October 10. You MUST include a name and a contact telephone number for every person for whom you are reserving or canceling a place. HGS members are requested to provide their HGS member number. Note: Some people have experienced a problem with this email reservation system. If you do not receive a confirmation from the HGS office, please call the HGS office (713) 785-6402 to verify your email reservation was received.
HGS Field Trip: A Basic Introduction to Barrier Island Sedimentation as seen at Galveston Island State Park.
- Date: Saturday, October 16, 1999
Leader: Harry Mueller
Place: Galveston Island State Park
Time: 9 :00 AM through mid-afternoon
Cost: FREE
Reservations: Please register if you are plan on attending, so that we can get an estimate of the number to expect. Contact Janet Combes at 281-463-1564 or email:jmcombes@msn.com.
Galveston Island and the bay system immediately landward of it may be simplistically divided into two regimes. On the seaward side, there is the beach and dune system, generally dominated by physical processes. On the landward side, there is the marsh and bay system, generally dominated by biological processes. Both of these regimes are overprinted by the fact that the environment is almost always calm and collected (if not cool nor humidity free), but is periodically punctuated by brief periods ranging from mere disaster (read Tropical Storm Francis) to sheer terror (read the Great Galveston Hurricane).
In this trip, we will start by examining sediment types and sedimentary structures on the beach and dune side of Galveston Island. Weather permitting, there will be some brief wading in the Gulf to experience the topography and sedimentary structures of the foreshore. Family members accompanying may wish to help with a trench on the beach. Following this, we will cross to the bay side of the island and walk along the meandering nature trails to see the interfingering of marsh and bay environments. We will conclude the examination of the island with a discussion of how the sediment accumulates to create a sedimentary package that might be encountered in an oil field or a road cut, emphasizing the potential impacts of variations in sediment supply, subsidence rate, and climate.
Your $3 per person entry fee to the park will allow you and your family to do a picnic lunch in one of the shelters near the beach (bring charcoal if you plan to cook) and to do whatever comes naturally on the beach after the more organized part of the field trip is over. I will stay around for much of the afternoon if there is any desire to have the discussions continue. For those less interested in outdoor recreation, or if the weather is not conducive to fun in the sun, a good climax to the day might be to view the film about the great Galveston hurricane in the theater on the second floor at Pier 21 in Galveston.
Note that drinking water is available at the park, but if you are likely to want more extensive refreshments, you should plan to bring them with you.
Directions to Galveston Island State Park : coming south on I-45, take the exit for Galveston Island State Park (Exit 1A) and follow the signs. This route takes you about 2 miles across the island (traffic lights) to Seawall Boulevard, then right (west) along Seawall for about 9 miles to the park. Entrance to the park will be on the left. I will meet everyone at the park headquarters at about 9 :00 AM.
Pier 21 (for the Galveston Hurricane movie) is at 21st St and Harborside on the bay side of the city of Galveston. From the state park, the easiest way to get there is to return eastward on Seawall until reaching 21st St, then left on 21st St until it ends at Harborside. There is lots of parking right there, but most of it is pay as you go. There may be the possibility of getting your ticket validated by the theater, just as there is for the restaurants in the area. The cost for the movie is $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for students, children under 6 years old free.
HGS Course: Introduction to Logging While Drilling
- Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999
Place: Texaco Exploration and Production Technology, 3901 Briarpark at Westpark, Houston, Texas 77042
Time: Registration at 7:30 a.m., class 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., lunch 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: In advance (by Tuesday, October 12, 1999): HGS members $30, non-HGS members $40. At the door, members $45 and non-HGS members $55.
Reservations: Send check and telephone number by October 12, 1999, to HGS, 7457 Harwin, Suite 301, Houston, TX 77036-2190.
Note: Course notes and lunch are provided.
Who should attend: Geoscientists, engineers, log analysts, and anyone who wants a fundamental knowledge of LWD technology and application. It would be helpful to have some experience in logging wells and petrophysics.
The purpose of this course is to introduce geoscientists to logging while drilling (LWD). Geoscientists will understand the different ways that logs are measured while drilling as well as how to perform quality control. They will understand how LWD differs from wireline logging, what tools are best to run under which conditions, and see the different logging tools available from the different LWD companies. Topics will include data acquisition, LWD resistivity, sonic, and nuclear measurement tools, geosteering, environmental effects, and future technology. Some case studies may be presented.
LWD experts from several companies that specialize in formation evaluation while drilling will give the presentations. Four lecturers are currently scheduled to present:
- Chris Bilby - Sperry Sun
- Paul Boonen - Pathfinder LWD Services
- William Carpenter - Schlumberger-Anadrill
- Frank Hearn - Baker Hughes Inteq
HGS Course: Super Networking, 2nd Session
- Date: Saturday, October 23, 1999
Place: 2901 Hillcroft
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $50.00, lunch is included. Course limited to first 50 registrants.
Reservations: To reserve a seat, send a check payable to HGS to: HGS, 7457 Harwin, Suite 301, Houston, Texas 77036 Attn: October Networking Course
Ever needed a contact for information, advice, or job referral?
Most professionals build contact networks, but some are better at it than others. How do they do it?
This course provides information on effective networking using the phone, Internet, and day-to-day interactions and then reinforces the concepts with practice sessions. A systematic exploration of the three elements of successful