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Volume 69 • No. 9 • September 2020
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OUTCROP The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists
1999 Broadway • Suite 730 • Denver, CO 80202 • 800-970-7624 The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) is a nonprofit organization whose purposes are to promote interest in geology and allied sciences and their practical application, to foster scientific research and to encourage fellowship and cooperation among its members. The Outcrop is a monthly publication of the RMAG.
2020 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT
2nd VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jane Estes-Jackson janeestesjackson@gmail.com
Peter Kubik pkubik@mallardexploration.com
PRESIDENT-ELECT
SECRETARY
Cat Campbell ccampbell@caminoresources.com
Jessica Davey jessica.davey@sproule.com
1st VICE PRESIDENT
TREASURER
Ben Burke bburke@hpres.com
Chris Eisinger chris.eisinger@state.co.us
1st VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT
TREASURER ELECT
Nathan Rogers nathantrogers@gmail.com
Rebecca Johnson Scrable rebecca.johnson@bpx.com
2nd VICE PRESIDENT
COUNSELOR
Dan Bassett dbassett@sm-energy.com
Donna Anderson danderso@rmi.net
RMAG STAFF DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Kathy Mitchell-Garton kmitchellgarton@rmag.org DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES
Debby Watkins dwatkins@rmag.org CO-EDITORS
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CONTENTS FEATURES
ASSOCIATION NEWS
12 Lead Story: Career Strategies For Surviving Pandemics and Industry Crashes
2 RMAG Summit Sponsors 4 RMAG Geohike Challenge 7 RMAG Rethinking Cognitive Bias workshop
DEPARTMENTS 6 RMAG August 2020 Board of Directors Meeting
9 RMAG Data Science webinar series 11 RMAG Geochem 101 short course
8 President’s Letter
17 RMAG/DWLS Fall Symposium
16 Online Lunch Talk: Rachel Aisner-Williams
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19 RMAG Sponsored Content Advertising
20 In The Pipeline
20 Publish with The Mountain Geologist
Taken adjacent to Palisade State Park at the mouth of 6 Mile Canyon, Utah. The vertical beds are Cretaceous Arapien Formation, and the hill is capped with horizontal Tertiary North Horn/Flagstaff Formation, demonstrating a classic angular Unconformity.
24 Outcrop Advertising Rates 25 Welcome New RMAG Members! 26 Advertiser Index 26 Calendar
22 Rockies MiT: Resources for Job Hunters 23 MiT Webinar Series: Upcoming Events
Photo credit: Dave Runyon
24 RMAG Awards Committee seeks nominations
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RMAG AUGUST 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING By Jessica Davey, Secretary jessica.davey@sproule.com
opportunities are coming up, so stay tuned! The Educational Outreach Committee recognized the two Teacher of the Year awardees (Matt Thomas of Alameda International High School and Merideth Sparks of Craver Middle School) at the August luncheon. I want to say again how excited I am about the Geohike Challenge! I am using this as a learning opportunity for both myself and my daughter, who is going into 3rd grade. We went on a camping trip in Utah this past week, where we did research on local geology and chose some interesting sites to see near Moab. My daughter decided to visit Dead Horse Point State Park, Arches National Park, and the Discover Moab Giants dinosaur museum. We were not disappointed, and have some great photos to submit for the challenge! We’re planning to visit some exciting locations a bit closer to home now that school is back in session. I hope you decide to join in the fun – you can register here: https://www.rmag.org/events/2020/08/15/ special-events/rmag-geohike-challenge-aug.-15oct.-15/#ticket_section
It’s back to school time! Whether you are a teacher, a student, have kids in school, or are watching from the sidelines, this year is an interesting one. Virtual learning has become so important in our lives, and trying to keep everyone engaged has become the primary struggle. I am very excited about the RMAG Geohike Challenge for precisely this reason! If you haven’t registered yet, there’s plenty of time to participate. The RMAG Board of Directors met virtually once again at 4 pm on August 19. Everyone except for Pete Kubik, Dan Bassett, and Kathy Mitchell-Garton was present for the meeting. Treasurer, Chris Eisinger, and Treasurer-Elect, Rebecca Johnson Scrable, report that the RMAG financials are looking great! Debby and Kathy have maintained RMAG office operations remotely. The Continuing Education Committee has virtual lunch talks arranged through December, so keep an eye on the RMAG website for the impressive lineup. The Membership Committee has been working hard to keep the Mentorship Program participants busy with lots of virtual networking opportunities, and successfully launched the Geohike Challenge. The Publications Committee is still working away at adding DOIs to back issues of The Mountain Geologist. The On the Rocks Committee has had to cancel or postpone all field trips for this year, but some virtual
I hope you are all staying safe and healthy, and as always, I look forward to seeing you all in person once we can safely do so!
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PRESIDENT’S LETTER By Jane Estes-Jackson
Catching the Big Data Wave career it was considered the cutting edge of technology, and those companies that had access to it had a competitive advantage. Geographic information systems (GIS) allow data to be represented spatially and are another prime example of the digital transformation. Early GIS systems resided on mainframe computers and were created mainly for land use planning. The advent of GIS-based software that was specifically designed for the oil and gas industry for use on a desktop computer platform was a game changer for small, independent operators because it gave them access to technology and workflows that had previously only been available to large companies. And geologists who were early adopters and became proficient in using these programs were more valuable to employers. The subsequent appetite for digital data prompted many state and federal government agencies to make their public records, including logs, well files, interactive maps, and production information, available online. All of this has completely changed the way we work. Not only is data more available, there is a lot more of it. And it is very easy to take the accessibility of digital data for granted.
Data has always been an integral part of science; you could even argue that there is no science without it. And the amount of data that is available to geoscientists in particular has increased exponentially over the last 30 years. It started with the development of 3D seismic acquisition and processing that was facilitated, in part, by the advances in computer technology that were happening at the same time. When I began my
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The RMAG presents “Digital Workflows in Oil & Gas� RMAG has pivoted! We have transformed the content of the Data Science Symposium we had planned for April into a series of hour-long online sessions taking place over the course of 6 weeks. Each webinar will feature either two talks or one talk and a networking/discussion session. See all the details at www.rmag.org.
Data analytics is more important than ever. Join us to explore this vital topic!
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Everything you need is at your fingertips; you don’t even need to leave your desk. This abundance of digital data is consequently driving a lot of interest in data science, which combines data mining/analytics, statistics, and machine learning. It is the next wave in the digital transformation continuum, and many organizations are eager to capitalize on it. Savvy geoscientists are using data science for everything from mapping sweet spots to solving complex operational issues such as well planning and geosteering. The applications to our field are limitless, and data science training is in high demand. With this in mind, the Continuing Education Committee is currently focused on providing opportunities for data science training for our members. Matt Bauer and Zane Jobe co-instructed the very popular joint RMAG-CSM class on Practical Python for Earth Scientists that was initially offered in February and will be again in October. Matt also presented a Python overview for one of the Rockies MiT webinars in July; if you missed that talk you can access it on the RMAG web page. The data science one day symposium that was originally scheduled for April will instead be offered as a webinar series over five weeks, starting October 13. Registration is opening soon, and you can sign up for either the individual webinars or the whole package. There are also tentative plans for a multiday Big Data short course in partnership with RPS later in the fall. The role of data science and analytics in not only geology but many other fields as well will only continue to grow, and geoscientists who know how to apply it will be better prepared for the future.
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GEOCHEM 101: A Practical Introduction to Petroleum Geochemistry Mark Tobey, Ph.D., Ovintiv
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This one-day short course is an overview that will introduce attendees to some basic rock and fluid applications of petroleum geochemistry, including a description of the basic tools used and how to interpret the data from those tools. Some of these tools include Rock-Eval pyrolysis, rock extract GC, gas stable carbon isotopes, and oil GC. Short exercises will be prepared for the attendees to work after concepts have been presented to demonstrate some interpretation tools.
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CAREER STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVING PANDEMICS &INDUSTRY CRASHES BY DR. STEVEN M. GOOLSBY
Loss of employment during oil industry crashes can be devastating, and the current industry downturn has been particularly bad due to the pandemic. I know this event has been rough for almost everyone in the industry, but it may have come as a shock for young professionals who are relatively new to their careers. I have seen several downturns in the industry, with some almost as severe. For example, in the mid-1980s, most of the exploration drilling in the Rocky Mountain Region was for natural gas. No major cold front hit the high-population east coast region before Christmas in 1985, which led the futures traders to decide there was enough natural gas in storage to last through the highuse cold months ahead. Natural gas prices crashed and the drilling rig count quickly followed. The wellsite geological supervision firm that my brother and I run turned down five jobs in December with 16 geologists in the field because we had everyone on a job and no one to send out. After the first of the new year we received no more wellsite jobs for over eight months. Talk about a shock! But we did survive.
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There is no crystal ball that will lead you through these types of events, but there are several strategies that you can use to help you survive. If you work in a natural resource industry which undergoes cyclic supply and demand fluctuations such as the oil industry, then you should expect that you will lose your job at some point during your career. I have had some friends who worked for major oil companies in the past, and their attitude was that they would work for that major until retirement. When they were suddenly laid off despite working for a large company, they were shocked and unprepared. Many had a hard time finding jobs even after the industry recovered. The time to prepare is prior to a downturn, not when it occurs. So, if you love the industry and want to stay in it, how do you survive in it? The number one thing you can do to survive is to network, network, and network some more. Networking should be something that you do no matter how secure you think your current job is. When times get tough many employers do not advertise job openings because they do not want to be inundated with responses. Word of mouth from friends and associates is often the best method with which to find job opportunities. It is hard to network if you only stay in your office or at home. If you want to network with knowledgeable industry associates you need to attend industry meetings. Joining national and regional scientific or industry societies is the best way to do this. If you are not a member of several scientific societies such as RMAG, AAPG, SEPM, DIPS, SIPES, DWLS or many others then you probably are not networking enough and you are doing your career no favors. Not only do you need to join some of these organizations, but you also need to participate in them by attending meetings and by volunteering to help them. You might be surprised at the number of close friendships you develop while serving in these organizations, and that is the very best way to network. Another important strategy to help with industry fluctuations is to never quit educating yourself. Educating yourself only within your current job
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duties is not enough. You should take every opportunity to broaden your knowledge base in every aspect of your industry. I worked as a coalbed methane geologist before there were any commercial wells producing from coalbeds. I knew some of the best coalbed methane geologists in the business after it became a boom industry. Now the coalbed methane industry has gone the way of the buggy whip in most of the world. If you only focused on coalbed geoscience while working in the field then you had a hard time finding work after all of the coalbed targets were drilled out. Please note that the same thing happened after the tight gas sands play collapsed, and it will eventually do the same at the end of the horizontal multistage stimulation resource plays. Educate yourself within a broad range of topics using short courses, additional college classes, and industry courses so that you are qualified in a broad range of skills when jobs are tough to find. Again, scientific societies such as RMAG, AAPG, and others often provide the least costly opportunities for educational advancement that allow you to broaden your expertise into other fields. The broader your education, the larger the number of job openings you will be qualified for during downturns. Obtaining professional certification is another great career strategy that can help you during a downturn. Certification demonstrates that your peers have attested that you have the education and expertise in your field to be an expert, and that you have high moral and ethical standards. Certification through the Division of Professional Affairs of the American Association of Geologists requires eight years of experience (or slightly less with a graduate degree) and will assure any potential employer that your peers feel you are well qualified for work as a petroleum geoscientist. In addition, certification provides other opportunities to network, and it looks great on a vitae or resume if you decide to do consulting work between jobs or as a career. Often consulting requires expert testimony either before an oil and gas commission or in court, and certification helps ensure that your testimony will be admitted and recognized. Some states additionally require that
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testimony only be provided by an expert registered as a professional in that state, so if you plan to provide expert testimony check the requirements for the states you will be working in. Many states such as Colorado do not have registration requirements, and I have never been disqualified for expert testimony with my AAPG/DPA certification as a Professional Petroleum Geologist. Perhaps the most important strategy to help with surviving in the industry is knowing that there will always be another downturn coming. It does not take a crystal ball, in this industry as well as many others there will always be boom and bust cycles. Don’t forget this while the industry is booming. I have heard repeatedly that “oil will never drop below $90.00 per barrel again” or other such quotes, only to see the next bust quickly follow. Stay conservative and don’t live beyond your means. Instead, keep your overhead expenses low and save for the downturn that you know will be coming. There are no silver bullets that will allow you to survive the downturns, but there
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RACHEL AISNER-WILLIAMS is a geologist with Occidental Oil & Gas based out of Denver. In her 9 years at Oxy, she has worked a number of Development, Appraisal & Reservoir Characterization projects in the Permian Basin in siliciclastic, carbonate and unconventional reservoirs. Her current role OUTCROP | September 2020
m-long low-angle leeward margin comprised of reef debris rudstone and grainstone shoal facies. Similar reef geomorphology and orientation is documented across the Gulf of Mexico and reflects the shelf-wide north to northeast-trending prevailing wind and current energies. Controls affecting reef formation and growth patterns include changes in accommodation space associated with low-amplitude global sea-level rise and regional thermotectonic subsidence, local accommodation space and nutrient fluctuations associated with the inner shelf depositional setting within a humid and siliciclastic-rich environment. Four aggradational
During this talk, we will explore the facies and sequence stratigraphic architecture of a multi-cyclic patch-reef and its associated ramp interior facies that formed during OAE 1b in the Mural Limestone, Arizona, USA. Ramp interior facies are comprised of bedded wackestone/packstone, rudist build-up and coral-algal patch-reef facies located north of Bisbee, Arizona at the Grassy Hill locality. The larger multi-cyclic patch-reef that developed coevally ~5 km to the south of Grassy Hill consists of a high-angle windward margin with a narrow ~70 m-long reef frame containing vertically zonated Microsolena, Actinastrea, diverse branching coral, and rudist assemblages, and an 870
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is with Oxy’s Rock, Fluid & Geomechanics properties team where she focuses on core acquisition, interpretation and data integration for projects. Before beginning her career with Oxy, she worked as a Geo Tech for 5 years with CrownQuest Operating in Midland. Rachel holds a B.A. in Math from Smith College and an M.S. 16
in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member and volunteer for RMAG, AAPG, SEPM and WTGS. Today she will take a break from the Permian and take us forward in time to the early Cretaceous, where she has been expanding upon her 2010 thesis work on carbonate patch reefs in Arizona. Vol. 69, No. 9 | www.rmag.org
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RMAG/DWLS Fall Symposium 2020 MAXIMIZING VALUE OF CORE AND FLUID ANALYSIS The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists and the Denver Well Logging Society are teaming up again to present the 2020 Fall Symposium on October 27, 2020 from 8:30am-4:30pm (MDT). This year’s symposium will be virtual! Price RMAG & DWLS Members: $75 Non-members: $110
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to retrogradational high-frequency sequences (HFS) are documented in Arizona: HFS 1 and 2 represent the first pulse of patch-reef development in an overall 2nd-order marine transgression over the Sonora/Bisbee Shelf. These sequences correlate to positive δ13C excursions associated with OAE 1b across the Gulf of Mexico and suggest that carbonate reefs persisted on the ramp interior during this time. HFS 3 and 4 record a second brief transgression and
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Prepare”, and Mark Friedman gave a presentation on how to create a winning resume. Videos of all these webinars are posted on the RMAG web page under Continuing Ed/RMAG Partner Projects/Rockies MiT. Three webinars are planned for September, starting with Joshua Tracy of Merrill Lynch on September 3rd. His presentation is titled “Tectonic Shifts: Navigating Changes in the Energy Sector”. Edith Wilson will be talking about opportunities in the energy transition on September 10th. A panel discussion about pivoting to teaching/education careers is planned for later in the month. There are also tentative plans for more informal online discussion groups regarding data science, sustainable energy jobs, and a “pitchapalooza” for projects needing volunteers. Check the RMAG website for current information, and contact the RMAG office with other suggested topics. The Petroleum Pivoters website (petroleum pivoters.wixsite.com/website-1), maintained by Julia Lemaster, is another excellent online resource for job seekers. In addition to compiling job listings, it also provides resume and interviewing tips as well as examples of professionals who have successfully pivoted both inside and outside of the petroleum industry. Julia also created the Petroleum Pivoters group on LinkedIn, where she highlights jobs, events, and training that may be of interest to those making a career transition.
The Rockies Members in Transition (MiT) group, a joint effort between RMAG, AAPG, Denver Section of SPE, WOGA, DWLS, and COGA, was created to support oil industry professionals who have been negatively impacted due to the current downturn. One of its primary initiatives has been hosting free online webinars over the past few months targeting those needing assistance in their job search or who may be looking to make a career change. The series, which has proven to be quite popular, kicked off in May with Susan Morrice and Susan Nash discussing “Thriving in the New World: Strengthen, Diversify, Innovate”. In June, Jamie Beard talked about opportunities in the geothermal industry and Raychel Duncan, Lesley Prewitt, and Elizabeth Dahill provided a recruiter’s perspective on career pivots during a panel discussion. There were three webinars in July, starting with financial advisor and former geologist Robert Single, who presented options for 401ks in his talk “How to Roll Your Dough”. Current AAPG President Rick Fritz suggested numerous job alternatives for geologists in his presentation “What’s Your Super Position?”, and Matt Bauer and Kathryn Mills gave an overview of how to get started in Python. In August, AAPG Past President Denise Cox provided a wealth of information regarding possible career paths for all geoscientists as well as how being a leader within geoscience societies can help in your job search. Cathryn Stewart discussed “Pivoting from Petroleum to Environmental Geology: What to Expect and How to
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Webinar Series 2020 Members in Transition
Rocky Mountain Members in Transition (MiT) is a joint effort of members of AAPG, SPE, WOGA, COGA, DWLS, and RMAG in the Rocky Mountain region to help association members in the midst of a career transition.
All times 12pm-1pm MDT except where noted
Webinars are free and open to all Register at www.rmag.org
September 3, 2020
Stephen Zaiss, Merrill Lynch; Francisco Blanch, Bank of America; & Joshua Tracy, Merrill Lynch Tectonic Shifts: Navigating Changes in the Energy Sector
September 10, 2020 Edith Wilson, Ph.D. It All Comes from the Ground: Opportunities in the Energy Transition
September 17, 2020, 4:00pm-5:30pm
Panel of Earth Science Educators What Next? Transitioning to Teaching
Visit our partner website Petroleum Pivoters!
Rockies MiT Members in Transition
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Awards Committee seeks nominations The RMAG Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the Outstanding Scientist, Distinguished Service to RMAG, Geosciences in the Media, Michael S. Johnson Explorer of the Year, Honorary Membership, and the Distinguished Public Service to Earth Science annual professional awards. If you wish to nominate someone who has made outstanding contributions to the geologic community, please contact Tracy Lombardi at tracy.lombardi@ inflectionenergy.com.
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Michael S. Johnson Outstanding Explorer Significant energy or mineral discovery(ies) or outstanding earth science exploration within recent years or throughout career Outstanding Scientist Conducted or reported outstanding earth science studies either recently or throughout career
Distinguished Service Special recognition for exceptional service to RMAG Distinguished Public Service to Earth Science Recognition for exceptional Service representing Earth Sciences
Geosciences in the Media Achievement of notable benefit to the profession or public understanding of geology, exploration or resources Honorary Member Outstanding service to the geosciences community and/or the RMAG
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