October 2017 Outcrop by The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

OUTCROP Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

Volume 66 • No. 10 • October 2017

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OUTCROP The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

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2017 OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT

TREASURER

Larry Rasmussen larryr@whiting.com

Karen Dean deankaren@comcast.net

PRESIDENT-ELECT

TREASURER-ELECT

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Robin Swank robin.swank@gmail.com

1st VICE PRESIDENT

SECRETARY

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Jennifer Jones jaseitzjones@gmail.com

2nd VICE PRESIDENT

1st YEAR COUNSELOR

Cat Campbell CCampbell@bayless-cos.com

Jim Emme jim_emme@yahoo.com 2nd YEAR COUNSELOR

Rob Diedrich rdiedrich@sm-energy.com

RMAG STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Barbara Kuzmic bkuzmic@rmag.org MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS MANAGER

Hannah Rogers hrogers@rmag.org ACCOUNTANT

Carol Dalton cdalton@rmag.org PROJECTS SPECIALIST

Kathy Mitchell-Garton kmitchellgarton@rmag.org LEAD EDITOR

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CONTENTS FEATURES

9 Register Today: Rockbusters Bash

22 Mineral of the Month: Vanadinite

15 Library Trivia Game At DERL

30 Lead Story: Ground Penetrating Radar Acquisition With Autonomous Robotics

19 RMAG Core Workshop

58 RMAG Membership Survey Results, 2017 78 RMAG On The Rocks: Kremmling Ammonite Fieldtrip

21 2018 RMAG Mentorship Program 38 RMAG Live Auction 44 RMAG 2018 Board Of Directors Ballot 45 2018 Board of Directors Candidates 77 Geologic/Seismic Library Giveaway

ASSOCIATION NEWS 2 RMAG 2017 Summit Sponsors

81 Thank You Fall Symposium Sponsors!

4 RMAG 2017 Short Course

82 Thank You Sporting Clay Tournament Sponsors!

7 What’s New With The RMAG Foundation?

83 Thank You Sporting Clay Tournament Participants!

COVER PHOTO Ellen Posey doing field work in the Arbuckles of Oklahoma, ca. 1930s. She is visited by John Fitts (a selftaught geologist and oil finder, who often visited geologists in the field to learn what he could). From Robbie Gries’ new book Anomalies: Pioneering Women in Petroleum Geology, 1917-2017 (Photo by: Mildred Armor Frizzell, Photo courtesy: Charles Bitgood)

DEPARTMENTS

17 In The Pipeline

84 Calendar

6 RMAG August 2017 Board of Directors Meeting

18 RMAG Luncheon Programs: Robert Coskey, Steve Cumella

85 Advertiser Index

8 President’s Letter

20 RMAG Luncheon Programs: Zane Jobe

16 Welcome New RMAG Members!

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RMAG AUGUST 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING By Jennifer Jones, Secretary jaseitzjones@gmail.com

stratigraphy short course with Dr. Junaid Sadeque is offered 11/15-16 – this has not been offered in Denver before! Please visit the RMAG website for more information. Student, mentor, and social events are happening regularly – please be on the lookout for upcoming events, such as the Library Trivia Tour at the Denver Earth Resources Library on 10/25, the RMAG core workshop 10/26, and luncheons. The Picketwire trip is officially being moved to 2018, as the weather has kept the tracks mudfilled and made access difficult. Please see the Events page on the website for more information about any of these opportunities. As always, please check the RMAG website often for the exciting events and opportunities coming up soon! We look forward to seeing you.

The August meeting of the RMAG Board of Directors was held August 16, 2017 at 4 PM. Guest Tricia Beaver, chair of the Professional Awards Committee, presented the list of award nominees, as well as award options for the year. Treasurer Karen Dean reported that the RMAG financials are continuing well, with income for the year slightly ahead. Executive Director Barbara Kuzmic reported that membership is up slightly. The results of the membership survey are currently being analyzed, and will be presented at the September meeting. Candidates for the 2018 Board of Directors have been nominated, and the process of setting up the elections for those positions is in process. Planning for the Rockbuster’s Bash on November 9 is starting as well. The Fall Symposium is planned for 9/2728, and speakers are lined up. Additionally, a

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WHAT’S NEW WITH THE RMAG FOUNDATION? •

The number of Trustees has increased from 5 to 7 and include: ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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In 2017, the Foundation provided the following funding: $45,000 for scholarships $2300 for RMAG awards at the Rock Busters Bash $2000 for RMAG sponsorship $2000 for the 3D Symposium $1000 for the Teacher of the Year Award $1000 for 4 junior and senior Science Fair winners $1000 for “Anomalies: Pioneering Women in Petroleum Geology” $1000 to support student chapter leaders attending the 2017 Leadership Summit ! $500 - $1000 each year to underwrite On The Rocks Fieldtrips ! $420 for Neal J. Harr (Pick) Awards for outstanding senior geology students at 8 Colorado colleges and universities ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER By Larry Rasmussen

Anomalies – Robbie Gries

It’s a statement of paramount importance that I think most of us can relate to in one way or another. As geologists, we are watching the ‘old guard’ disappear into retirement and take with them a career of knowledge and wisdom that they haven’t had the opportunity to completely disseminate to the younger generations of geologists filling the massive vacuum. That’s one of the primary reasons I enjoy talking to the elder scientists of our profession. It also underscores for me the importance of gathering the histories of these women geologists before some of their stories are lost for good. Robbie’s project began in 2013 to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of AAPG in 2017. It was originally proposed to the Professional Women in Earth Sciences (PROWESS) Committee that the 100 first female members of AAPG be identified and that a banner with their names be hung at the ACE Centennial Celebration in Houston. As with most investigations, scientific or otherwise, far more is discovered as one begins digging beneath the surface. Robbie stated that volunteers ‘descended into the bowels of the basement of AAPG

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of our membership, but if there was I suspect that it would be above 14%. With this information in hand, it was with keen interest that I began digging into Robbie Gries’ new book, Anomalies, Pioneering Women In Petroleum Geology, 1917-2017, which profiles the careers of nearly 150 female petroleum geologists from the inception of AAPG in 1917 to the present. At last year’s Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, Robbie gave a talk whose abstract began with ‘If not recorded, vast annals of history are lost.’

RMAG recently conducted a survey of our membership, and there were an impressive 712 responses out of approximately 1800 members. Perhaps you participated. We wanted to collect some basic demographics in an attempt to better serve our members. Questions varied from length of RMAG membership, education level, age range, and employment status, to the basins and play types that members have worked, and whether RMAG is meeting the expectations of its members through its continuing education and social networking events. One of the more surprising outcomes from the survey is that only 14% of our respondents were female. That struck me as disproportionately low, mostly because women appear to me to be very involved in all RMAG events. Attend any monthly luncheon, and the percentage of women in attendance is greater than 14%. Just for fun I checked the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 30% of women make up the geoscientist workforce (which also happens to be lumped together with environmental scientists). Unfortunately, there were no labor statistics for the petroleum geoscientists who make up the majority

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headquarters in Tulsa, a quiet, dark, damp, dusty chamber enveloped with the incessant hum of the computer system that dominated the space. They rummaged through thousands of 3x5 paper membership cards, carefully trying to determine women from men. While I had originally thought the first 100 female members would easily stretch into the 1970s, our era, I was shocked, absolutely shocked, to find that we had 100 women identified before the end of World War II. Even more astounding, I saw that our female history of employment in the oil business began the same year as AAPG, 1917.’ The banner project quickly evolved into a fullfledged book once it was realized that there were so many women petroleum geologists from the earliest years. Research was enabled by AAPG membership cards, which were hand-written and contained a trove of information, far more than is captured by online membership enrollment today. The basic information for tracking down relatives, friends and historical records was gathered and the hunt was on. The research became a labor of love for Robbie as she and other members of the PROWESS Committee pieced together the histories of these pioneering women. Robbie Gries chronicles her own history in a chapter covering early Affirmative Action in the oil industry. Almost on a fluke, she took an introductory geology class at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas as a way to get out of a chemistry class with a notoriously difficult professor. Her experience with this

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER first course was so enthralling that she quickly changed her major to geology and transferred to Colorado State University for her Bachelor’s degree. Upon obtaining her Master’s degree at the University of Texas at Austin, for which she wrote a thesis on the Pennsylvanian biostratigraphy of central Texas, Robbie got married and had a baby. Although her then husband didn’t want a wife who worked, the ‘June Cleaver’ life wasn’t satisfying to Robbie, and she moved to Houston with her 2-year old daughter, Lynn Margaret Gries, to find work. Starting that year, 1973, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began to require that oil companies have diversity plans. The Denver Texaco office was one woman short of their quota, and Robbie was hired as a geologist to work under Jim Uhrlaub. Uhrlaub became one of Robbie’s early mentors in the industry, and her time working for him was fondly remembered. In the 1970s, women were mostly prohibited from conducting any wellsite work. Robbie recalls a District Affirmative Action meeting where Uhrlaub was attempting to assess for the EEOC and future hiring goals what kind of disabilities current employees might have. “He asked us to raise our hands if we had any of the disabilities as he read the list aloud. At the bottom of the list, he asked the final question, ‘Do any of you have any physical disabilities that are not on this list?’ I immediately raised my hand

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and said I thought I was suffering from a physical disability that was not on the list. I said I did not have the genitalia that were needed to do wellsite work. Uhrlaub (and everyone else) laughed, and he quickly added this to the list and sent it back to upper management to see if it could be added to the corporate list of disabilities. Not because of this incident, but because it made sense, shortly thereafter women were allowed to do their share of wellsite work.” (Gries, 2017) Another story that I found amusing was one told by Deborah Sacrey. As the youngest ever Senior Geologist with Wisconsin Pipeline, she visited a wellsite

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Robbie, having fun with other AAPG Past Presidents at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Houston. Robbie was the first female president of the Association in its 84th year. (Photo Courtesy: AAPG)

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in 1915, and she was hired by Humble Oil to examine wellbore cuttings after graduation. Wallace Pratt provided her with the opportunity to build her own research laboratory, which gave her the means to discover the utility of foraminifera for correlation in the subsurface. Petroleum geologists, as well as academic geologists and paleontologists, received this revelation with skepticism and opposition. By 1931, however, 75 percent of all wells drilled depended on micropaleontology to determine whether pipe should be set and the wells subsequently completed. As Alva recalled, “At first foraminifera were used to mark the contacts of the formations, particularly in wells on the salt domes. Later foraminifera were used to determine the age

near Wilberton Mountain in Oklahoma. Upon arriving on location, she introduced herself to the tool pusher who “leered at her and said, ‘There are only two kinds of women that come out on rigs! Wives or the kind of woman that brings other services to the men!’ Deborah handed him her business card and said, ‘Well, here’s a third kind of woman – the kind that can fire your sorry ass if you give her any shit!’” (Gries, 2017) Beyond the amusing anecdotes, the stories told throughout Anomalies are fascinating glimpses into the important contributions that women have made in the field of petroleum geology. When we spoke recently, Robbie stressed that many of these women were bonafide oil finders and were passionate about

exploration. In a recent interview with Colorado Public Radio’s Ryan Warner for Colorado Matters, Robbie brought up the notion that some of the earliest contributions of micropaleontology to petroleum exploration were made by three women. I followed up with Robbie to see if what I’d heard was correct. She confirmed that Alva Ellisor, Esther Richards Applin, and Hedwig Thusnelda Knicker were all instrumental in establishing the earliest biostratigraphic frameworks with foraminefera to be used in petroleum exploration. Alva Ellisor is credited with making the first major breakthrough in micropaleontology by recognizing the importance of foraminifera in correlation. She was only the second woman to earn a BA in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin

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of the formations in the wells of the Cretaceous along the Balcones Escarpment. After a while we began to divide the formations into zones on the basis of foraminifera.” (Reed, 1931) Humble encouraged her to collaborate with other female lab managers at Rio Bravo Oil Company (Applin) and Texas Company (Knicker), and this collaboration led to a step change in the understanding of foraminiferal biostratigraphy and its utility toward oil exploration. Alva and her colleagues recognized that rapid evolution and geographic radiation made foraminifera the ideal high-resolution subsurface correlation tool. In 1925, Ellisor, Applin and Knicker co-authored a seminal paper titled Subsurface stratigraphy of the Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana. The stories told in Anomalies are both a fascinating look at the women who helped shape our industry, as well as an interesting read on the history of the industry itself. I’ve only read a dozen or so profiles in the book, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest. Cheers to Robbie Gries and the

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Ruth Roberta “Robbie” Rice, 1966, at Colorado State University, geology field camp on the White River Plateau, Colorado (Photo Courtesy: Robbie Gries)

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THANK YOU TO DON STONE I’d like to follow up my May article on Don Stone by offering him a warm and heartfelt THANK YOU for providing entertainment at the Rockbusters Ball for the past 50 years. Don’s jazz ensemble had a rotating cast of members throughout the years, but Don was the one constant, providing his drumming services year after year – and gratis, I

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might add. This year, the Rockbusters Committee has opted for a lower-cost, informal event; I have been told it will be a happy hour where RMAG awards will be presented, and there will be no live entertainment. When I spoke with Don on the phone recently, he sounded disheartened by this change in event format. I would like to state for the record that RMAG is forever grateful for Don’s selfless service to RMAG all these many years. Thank you! Don also took out an ad in this month’s Outcrop to announce that he is giving away his entire geological library. He has books covering Rocky Mountain basins (and more), basic concept and interpretive techniques, guidebooks, USGS and state

survey bulletins, and professional papers. If you are interested, please contact Don: 303-7974674 or don@dsstone.com.

PROWESS Committee for capturing and preserving this important history of pioneering women in petroleum geology. A copy of the book may be found in the AAPG Bookstore.

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REFERENCES:

Applin, E.R., A.E. Ellisor and H.T. Knicker, 1925, Subsurface stratigraphy of the Coastal Plain of Texas and Louisiana, AAPG Bulletin, v. 9, n. 1, pp. 79-122. Gries, R.R., 2017, Anomalies, Pioneering women in petroleum geology, 1917-2017, Jewel Publishing LLC, Denver, CO, 405 p. Reed, R.D., 1931, Microscopic subsurface work in oil fields of United States, AAPG Bulletin, v. 15, n. 7, pp. 731-56.

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RMAG LUNCHEON PROGRAMS Speakers: Robert Coskey and Steve Cumella — Oct. 4, 2017

Thermal Conductivity of Organic Shales and Coals How Their Presence and Persistence Effect Thermal Maturity Robert Coskey and Steve Cumella velocities and the first derivative indicates flattening of the temperature curve. Because thermal gradient increases at capillary seals, they can be readily identified on first derivative curves. While it is important to identify the insulating lithologies, it is equally important to identify their persistence through time as this can profoundly affect the thermal maturity of underlying source rocks. The burial and exhumation history of the Front Range from southeastern Wyoming to the Monument Hill

Mature source-rock intervals commonly act as thermal insulators to heat flow and can be identified by the first derivative of a wireline temperature log. When displayed in a cross section, the first derivative curve readily identifies intervals where the temperature curve flattens (insulators) and steepens (conductors). The lithologic control of thermal conductivity is so strong that stratigraphy can be easily correlated using only the first derivative curve. The first derivate correlates strongly to the sonic curve in mature source rock intervals; the sonic curve shows slow

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Coskey has given numerous technical and educational presentations, explaining the realities of oil and gas drilling and hydraulic stimulation for the Federal Reserve Bank, civic organizations and at many technical conferences. In 2011 he was named Outstanding Scientist of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. Steve Cumella is a consulting geologist in Denver, Colorado, working primarily for Whiting since 2014. He received his bachelors and masters in geology at University of Texas at Austin and 18

started his career with Chevron in 1981. Steve worked the Piceance Basin and other Rocky Mountain basins at Barrett Resources, Williams, Bill Barrett Corporation, and Endeavour International. He was awarded Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists’ Outstanding Scientist Award in 2005 and AAPG’s Robert H. Dott, Sr. Memorial Award for Best Special Publication in 2010. He was an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer in 2011. He is past executive editor of the Mountain Geologist and was president of the Grand Junction Geological Society in 1991. Steve has authored several publications, given numerous presentations, and led several fieldtrips.

His work with geochemistry, rock physics and basin modelling led to the development of the “Maturation Trap” model which has been successfully used

as an exploration tool in multiple basins in North America.

Robert J. Coskey received his B.A. and M.A. in geology from the State University of New York at Oneonta and entered the oil and gas industry in 1978. His career includes exploration roles at Mobil Corporation, Forest Oil and Rose Exploration, Inc. along with numerous consulting engagements in the US and international. In 1989 he co-founded Rose Exploration, Inc. and has discovered significant hydrocarbon reserves in the Paradox, and Williston basins.

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RMAG Core Workshop Selected Rocky Mountain Tight Oil Sandstone Plays: Symposium and Core Workshop Presenters: Rich Bottjer, Coal Creek Resources; Gus Gustason, Enerplus; Kevin Smith, Garnet Ridge Resources Back due to high demand! This is the same Core Workshop that was presented in March 2017.

This workshop will discuss current �ght oil sandstone plays in Cretaceous reservoirs in the Powder River and D-J Basins, Wyoming and Colorado, focusing on the Wall Creek-Turner, Codell, Sussex, and Parkman sandstones. Tight oil sandstone plays have developed where uneconomic ver�cal producers were drilled in the past and/or between exis�ng ver�cal oil fields where higher-permeability facies are present. In contrast to “conven�onal” ver�cal produc�on from sandstones in the same interval, these �ght oil reservoirs are areally extensive and generally contain a high percentage of burrowed or bioturbated lithofacies. Petrophysical evalua�ons of these �ght oil sandstone plays are challenging due to rela�vely high clay content, thinly interbedded sandstones and mudstones, and/or complex pore networks. These sandstones are characterized by moderate porosi�es, ranging up to 18%, but low permeabili�es, ranging from .001 to .1 millidarcies. Oil and gas resources are recoverable due to the development of mul�-stage fracture s�mula�ons in horizontally drilled wells. The reservoir characteris�cs of each play will be demonstrated with approximately 2000 feet of core and core analyses from more than 30 wells and par�cipants will have an opportunity to compare and contrast the different plays. This workshop and symposium will essen�ally be a re-presenta�on of a short course offered at the AAPG-ACE conven�on held in Denver in June, 2015. The format will be modified slightly but many of the cores shown will be the same.

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RMAG LUNCHEON PROGRAMS Speakers: Zane Jobe â&#x20AC;&#x201D; November 1, 2017

Applying scaling relationships to enable better reservoir prediction in submarine depositional systems Bridging the gap between geomorphology and the stratigraphic record By Zane Jobe elements and barriers to flow are not only critical for successful field development, but also help to constrain the formative depositional processes. While these relationships are well-known for river systems, the scaling and kinematics of submarine depositional systems are still poorly understood. I will present new work that helps constrain the scaling relationships and kinematics for (1) submarine channels and (2) between submarine channels and the lobes/fans that they construct. This methodology links stratigraphic architecture and scaling relationships in a source-to-sink framework, leading to a more holistic understanding of submarine depositional systems and has tremendous power for hydrocarbon reservoir prediction.

Submarine depositional systems are an integral segment of source-to-sink sediment-routing systems and host large reserves of hydrocarbons. The linkages between modern geomorphic seascapes and the complexity of the stratigraphic record are, however, sometimes unclear. My research focuses on the intersection between geomorphology and the stratigraphic record, and using one to understand the other. In order to enable more accurate hydrocarbon reservoir prediction, we must understand how depositional processes sculpt the geomorphic seafloor into stratigraphic architecture. Scaling relationships are used to predict the absolute scale and spatial distribution of reservoir-forming elements (i.e., channels or lobes). In particular, the spatial arrangement and evolution (i.e., the kinematics) of reservoir forming

and hunting and thinks that copious amounts of yard work can be cathartic. Zane received a B.S. in Geology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2004, and a Ph.D. in Geology from Stanford University in 2010 (advisor - Don Lowe).

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His research interests aim to better understand the stratigraphic architecture, scaling relationships, and sediment budgets for channelized depositional systems, with an emphasis on submarine environments. He also enjoys cycling

Zane Jobe is a research professor at Colorado School of Mines and the Director of the Chevron Center of Research Excellence (CoRE). Prior to Mines, Zane spent 6 years in the Clastics Research Team at Shell Oil Company.

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MINERAL OF THE MONTH By Ronald L. Parker, Senior Geologist, Borehole Image Specialists, P. O. Box 221724, Denver CO 80222 ron@bhigeo.com

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Intergrown euhedral vanadinite crystals from Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khenifra Province, Morocco. Photo used with permission from John Betts Fine Minerals. OUTCROP | October 2017

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(Johnson, 2002). Vanadinites almost always appear with a pleasing sparkle. Vanadinite, like many other transition metal compounds, displays a range of vivid and intense colors. Vanadinites are often brilliantly colored, most commonly in ruby-red, orange-red and orange yellow. Other notable colors include clear, light-yellows from the arsenic-rich variety endlichite (now a discredited name for arsenian vanadinite) (Pough, 1988). Brown, white, greenish-brown, gray and even colorless vanadinites are known (Mindat, 2017; Mineral.org,

Vanadinite is a lead chlorovanadate, Pb5(VO4)3Cl, that is a rare secondary mineral formed in the oxidized weathering zones of lead ore deposits. As such, it is often associated with galena, barite, wulfenite and iron oxides and oxyhydroxides. Vanadinite is commonly observed as crystals – often tiny crystals – that appear as stubby, hexagonal prisms with a red, orange-red to orange brown color. Vanadinite has an adamantine to sub-adamantine luster that, like diamonds, gives it an arresting, attention-grabbing sparkle. Vanadinite, although rare, is a prized addition to personal collections. Vanadinite was 1st described in 1801 by Senor Andres Manuel del Rio, a Professor at the School of Mines of Mexico in Mexico City. Studying samples from Zimapan, Hildalgo, Mexico, Professor del Rio recognized that the mineral contained a new element with chemistry similar to uranium and chromium. Professor del Rio tried – unsuccessfully – to isolate the element he called erythronium (Jones, 2004). The scientific pursuit to isolate pure vanadium took many decades, until success was achieved by Sir Henry Roscoe in 1867 (Bonewitz, 2005), a distinction which led to having a vanadium mineral (Roscoelite – K(V,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) named after him. Because vanadinite is a vanadium mineral not associated with uranium, it is not radioactive and is easier to collect and keep. Additionally, of all

the vanadium minerals, vanadinite is held to be the “showiest” (Jones, 2004). The unit cell dimensions of vanadinite are a=10.3174Å and c=7.3378Å for an axial ratio of 1:0.711 (Mindat, 2017). Vanadinite has a low hardness of 3-4 and a high specific gravity of ~6.9 (Johnson, 2002, Mindat, 2017). Vanadinite has no cleavage but fractures conchoidally. Given the small size of most crystals, this characteristic is difficult to observe. Possibly the most distinguishing characteristic of vanadinite, beside color, is the scintillating reflective display stemming from an adamantine to sub-adamantine luster

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Vanadinite, Barite, ACF Mine, Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, 2.8 cm x 10.4 cm x 2.54 cm, Jamison Brizendine Collection #47. Photo by Jamison Brizendine.

2017). Pough (1988) indicates that light exposure causes bright red crystals to become dark and dull, hinting that some museum displays may become “disappointing” (p. 253). Keep your vanadinite specimens away from bright light? (Mineral.org, 2017). Vanadinite is almost always found in mineralogy textbooks in a section labelled phosphates, arsenates and vanadates. This is true in the mineralogy textbooks I possess (Pough, 1988; Klein, 2002; Johnson, 2002; Wenk and Bulakh, 2004). As Klein (2002) indicates, the phosphate, arsenate and vanadate group is “… composed mostly of phosphates, is very large (with 698 known species) but most of its members are so rare that they need

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MINERAL OF THE MONTH: VANADINITE not be mentioned….” (p. 433). Rarity must be the reason that the foregoing texts have very little to offer about vanadinite. Vanadinite belongs to the pyromorphite group of minerals which have end-members of - you guessed it - phosphate, arsenate and vanadate. The general formula for this mineral group is Pb5X3Cl, where X= PO43-, AsO43- or VO43- (Markl et. al., 2014). In each case, the cation is a pentavalent moiety arranged in tetrahedral coordination. Substitution of small concentrations of calcium, zinc and copper can occur for the lead. Both phosphate and arsenic can completely replace vanadium to form the minerals pyromorphite and mimetite (respectively). Vanadinite is isostructural with pyromorphite (Pb5(PO4)3Cl) and mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)3Cl) and there is a complete solid solution series between them. This structure belongs to the hexagonal-dipyramidal (6/m) crystal class which consists of a single 6-fold axis of rotation (the c-axis) with a perpendicular mirror plane. As a result of this symmetry, vanadinite crystals often form euhedral hexagonal prisms [0001] with smooth prism (and sometimes pyramidal) faces and pinacoid terminations on either end (Mindat, 2017). Euhedral crystals are often stubby (short c-axis), but can be long, acicular and hairlike, fibrous, rounded, and globular sometimes even forming hollow skeletal hexagonal prisms (Bonewitz, 2005). Vanadinite also occurs as surface encrustations. Euhedral crystal faces are often highly reflective, due to the high luster - a characteristic that gives hand-specimens a deliciously attractive sparkle. In thin-section, vanadinite is uniaxial negative (-) with a very high surface relief and weak pleochroism (Mindat, 2017). Vanadinite typically occurs as a supergene weathering (secondary) mineral in the oxidized zones of lead-bearing ore deposits in arid environments (mindat, 2017). These secondary weathering zones contain thermodynamically more stable mineral phases which are dependent on the chemistry of the through-going hydrothermal fluids. The most common mineral phases are anglesite (PbSO4), cerrussite (PbCO3) and the pyromorphite group minerals (pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3Cl), mimetite (Pb5(AsO4)Cl and vanadinite (Pb5(VO4)3Cl) (Keim and Markl, 3

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Vanadinite, Barite, Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco, 2 cm x 1.8 cm x 1.1 cm, Anne Cook Collection #2977. Photo by Jamison Brizendine. 2015). Vanadinite is also associated with other secondary-zone minerals such as barite, descloisite, wulfenite, mottramite, calcite, and iron oxides and oxyhydroxides (Mineral Data Publishing, 2017). Vanadinite is a source of vanadium and a minor source of lead. Vanadium is used in steelmaking to increase the strength, hardness and shock resistance of the steel (Bonewitz, 1995). Vanadium is also an important catalyst in the production of sulfuric acid and in polymerizing propylene and ethylene (Reimann and de Caritat, 1998). Superb vanadinite crystals are rare, yet available. Classic localities include Minas Gerais, Brazil; Chihuahua and Hildalgo, Mexico, Leadhills, Scotland; and Tsumeb, Namibia (Korbel and Novak, 1999; Johnson, 2002; Bonewitz, 2005). According to minerals.net (2017), vanadinite popularity owes a great debt to the outstanding crystals yielded by the mines in Mibladen, Morocco. This place is held to be the best locality for vanadinite on earth and is noted for producing an abundance of outstanding crystals in both color and form. Crystals from Mibladen are usually dense clusters of blood-red hexagonal plates. In the United States, vanadinite is “only significant” from Arizona mines (many with “Wild West” names).

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Arsenatian Vanadinite, Toussit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L’Oriental Region, Morocco, 5.7 cm x 5.1 cm x 4.6 cm, Anne Cook Collection #2962. These crystals display slightly rounded (barrel-shaped) prismatic faces that are known to characterize arsenian-vanadinite (Jones, 2004). Photo by Jamison Brizendine.

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These include the Old Yuma, J.C. Holmes, Puzzler, Red Cloud, Tiger, Grey Horse, Rowley, Western Union, Hamburg, Rinaldo Pacheco, Castle Dome, Tombstone, Apache and Mammoth (Jones, 2004, minerals.net, 2017). At a recent (9/2017) visit to the Denver Gem and Mineral show I was surprised to find samples of vanadinite in abundance. I was able to purchase samples from the Apache, Old Yuma and Puzzler mines in Arizona and I picked up several pieces from the many specimens from Mibladen, Morroco. All of these recently acquired specimens display different crystal habits and different colors, making me a very happy mineral collector. I would recommend adding vanadinite to your mineral collection!

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REFERENCES: Bonewitz, Ronald Louis, 2005, Rock and Gem, New York: DK Publishing , Inc, 360 pp. Johnsen, Ole, 2002, Minerals of the World: Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 439 pp. Jones, B, 2004, The Frugal Collector: Arsenates and Vanadates,

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Microscope zoom of euhedral vanadinite crystals coating a brecciated sandstone from the Apache Mine, Globe Hills District, Gila County, Arizona. Each of the pinacoid (top) faces just below center are ~1 mm across. Photo by Ronald L. Parker of Pyromorphite-Group Minerals as Recorder of Supergene Weathering Processes form the Schwartzwald Mining district, SW Germany, American Mineralogist, 99:1133-1146. Mindat (2017) Vanadinite, https://www.mindat. org/min-4139.html, accessed 8/15/2017. Mineral Data Publishing, 2005, Vanadinite, http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/ vanadinite.pdf, accessed 8/15/2017. Pough, Frederick H., 1988, A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 5th Edition, New York: Houghton-Mifflin Company, 396 pp. Reimann, Clemens and Patrice de Caritat, 1998, Chemical Elements in the Environment: Factsheets for the Geochemist and Environmental Scientist, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 398 pp.

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Part II: Descloisite, Mottramite and Vanadinite, Rock and Gem, 36(4):72-76. Keim, Maximillian F., and Gregor Markl, 2015, Weathering of Galena: Mineralogical Processes, Hydrogeochemical Fluid Path Modeling, and Estimation of the Growth Rate of Pyromorphite, American Mineralogist, 100:1584-1594. Klein, Cornelis, 2002, The 22nd Edition of the Manual of Mineral Science: New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 641 pp. Korbel, Petr and Milan Novak, 1999, Minerals Encyclopaedia, Lisse, the Netherlands: Rebo International, 296 pp. Markl, Gregor, Michael A. W. Marks, Johannes Holzapfel and Thomas Wenzel, 2014, Major, Minor, and Trace Element Composition OUTCROP | October 2017

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Sharpen Your Skills with PTTC!

Sedimentology, Ichnology and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Parkman Sandstone, Powder River Basin, Wyoming Thursday-Friday, October 11-12, 2017, 8:30 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:30 pm. USGS, Core Research Center, Lakewood, CO Fee: $500, includes lunch, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. James Maceachern, Simon Fraser University

Course Description A thorough understanding of Parkman sedimentology and stratigraphy can solve at least some of these problems. Through a systematic approach of determining the hydrodynamic processes responsible for the observed sedimentary facies, integrated with animal responses to the environment (as manifest through bioturbation), the core data explored in this workshop presents new ideas on depositional environments and correlation methods. Using lectures and hands-on core exercises, participants will learn how to identify and interpret the significance of bedding styles, sedimentary structures and trace fossils, assess bioturbation index, and differentiate key sequence stratigraphic breaks from autogenic surfaces. By integrating these observations, participants will be able to interpret the relative influence of river-, tide-, and wave-related processes on the various depositional environments. After taking this workshop, participants should be able to better relate production trends to reservoir distribution and quality.

Introduction to Petroleum Economics

Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 8:00 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:00 pm. Denver Place Conference Room, 999 18th Street, 80202 Denver, CO Fee: $250, includes lunch, class notes, and PDH certificate Instructor: Dr. Larry Chorn Course Content The course begins with an overview of a hypothetical multi-national oil and gas company with existing production assets, development investment opportunities and exploration projects. Concepts of cash flow, debt service, capital and expense budgets and return to shareholders are revealed. In the second portion of the course, the nuts and bolts of cash flow estimation, time value of money, cost of capital are discussed. The attendees will have an exercise to estimate cash flow, NPV and IRR from a production profile. In the third portion of the course, the attendees will be introduced to decision analysis and capital budgeting by returning to the hypothetical multi-national's portfolio with a closing exercise to develop an 'un-risked' capital budget. Class Descriptions and Register Online: www.pttcrockies.org

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FIGURE 1: Depiction of a GPR acquisition system. The transmitting antenna (TX, in blue)

emits a pulse of high-frequency electromagnetic energy into the ground. A buried object reflects or diffracts a portion of the energy back to the surface, where the receiving antenna (RX, in red) records the amplitudes and traveltimes of the redirected energy.

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR ACQUISITION WITH AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS By Alicia Johnson and Paul Sava Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is an electromagnetic Earth-probing method used to image the shallow subsurface. As a commonly employed geophysical method, it’s important to consider how the technique might be improved to acquire high density data more effectively over large areas. Contemporary acquisition systems limit the quality and efficiency of large-scale, three-dimensional GPR surveys. Acquisition limitations originate primarily from the manual nature of the technique and the absence of sophisticated, built-in positioning systems. As robotic and sensor technologies continue to advance, the development of an acquisition system that incorporates autonomous robotics and modern sensors becomes more feasible. The GeoBot is under development at the Colorado School of

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Mines (CSM) to address current GPR acquisition deficiencies, allowing for safe, high-quality surveys.

BASIC GPR THEORY

GPR acquisition systems typically contain a control unit, a transmitting and receiving antenna, and a power supply. When triggered by the control unit, the transmitting antenna delivers a pulse of electromagnetic energy into the ground. While the pulse interacts with the subsurface, the receiving antenna records the amplitude and travel time of reflected or scattered energy that returns back to the surface. How the electromagnetic pulse interacts with the subsurface depends on the electrical properties of the medium. The pulse is reflected or scattered

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FIGURE 2: This GPR acquisition cart closely resembles GPR systems currently on the market. The equipment

operator uses the control unit near the handlebars to specify survey parameters and prompt the start of the survey. Data is acquired by pushing the cart throughout the entire survey area, which has likely been marked with flags, rope, or other visual markers. Photo by Ditch Witch. application and lithology of the survey site. While this list is not comprehensive of all applications, GPR is an effective method that can be applied in many situations to find disturbances within the Earth. Regardless of the application, every GPR investigation relies on the ability to effectively acquire accurate data.

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when it encounters a change in the material’s electromagnetic impedance. For each burst of energy, a single trace corresponding to the amplitudes and traveltimes of reflected or scattered energy is recorded (see Fig. 1). Antenna frequencies can vary from 15 MHz to 2.6 GHz and directly influence the depth and resolution of a survey. Lower frequency antennas penetrate deeper within the Earth but fail to detect small features identifiable by a higher frequency antenna. The effectiveness of GPR is also influenced by water content and soil properties. Radar energy will propagate farther in a dry, sandy medium than in a wet, clay-rich medium. Consequently, GPR antenna frequency should be chosen after thorough consideration of the specific Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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Each pulse of energy delivered to the Earth by the transmitting antenna produces a single trace. To acquire a two-dimensional GPR profile, the system scans along a line on the Earth’s surface to record a series of traces. Many sequential survey lines are acquired to obtain a three-dimensional 3 dataset. This is

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GPR APPLICATIONS Hydrology Hydrologists use GPR to monitor one of the Earth’s most precious resource: water. The method allows for imaging of the water table and analysis of how water distribution changes over time.

Hydrology Hydrologists use GPR to monitor one of the Earth’s most precious resource: water. The method allows for imaging of the water table and analysis of how water distribution changes over time.

Defense and security Defense organizations employ GPR to detect tunnels and unexploded ordinances. Using autonomous GPR devices, military organizations can help keep civilians and soldiers safe by remotely detecting bombs and removing them before they’ve detonated.

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FIGURE 3: Given a planned survey path (a), neither a field worker nor the GeoBot are able to reproduce the exact path

(left b, left c). Unlike the field worker, the GeoBot tracks its path to allow for high accuracy georeferencing.

(a) Hypothetical planned survey path. A single trace is acquired within an order of nanoseconds, so more traces will be acquired in the in-line direction than in the cross-line direction.

(b) On the left is the actual acquisition path manually traversed by a field worker. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to follow the planned path exactly, but the field worker tries to stay close to the planned course using visual markers. On the right is the assumed path used for data processing when coordinates are unavailable. Data quality is compromised without the use of sophisticated geo-referencing techniques like GPS, as samples will likely be assigned to an inaccurate physical location.

(c) On the left is the acquisition path pursued by the GeoBot. The robot attempts to follow the planned path, but, like the field worker, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to follow it exactly. The actual survey coordinates are recorded with GPS and assigned to individual traces. On the right are the true coordinates associated with acquired data are used for data processing. Interpolation techniques are used to compute samples on a regular grid, allowing for more accurate imaging and interpretation. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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FIGURE 4: The GeoBot

towing the 500 MHz GPR antennas. The white vertical antenna provides a secure Wi-Fi connection between the robot and one or more remote laptop computers. Velodyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LIDAR Puck is secured to the top of the robot and informs the robot of any obstacles within its immediate path. Photos by Alicia Arias.

FIGURE 5: The GeoBot on the CSM campus where two coil surveys were performed. Notice the short walls intermittently bounding

the area, serving as obstacles for testing the GeoBotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s autonomy and obstacle avoidance. The North-West oriented sidewalk resides above utility tunnels detectable by a 500 MHz GPR system. Photo by Alicia Arias.

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LEAD STORY Although data aren’t typically processed in the field, the ability to manipulate and analyze incoming data during the survey might influence how the rest of the survey is performed. For example, if an interesting feature is identified in the data, the user might decide to collect more measurements around the feature to increase its resolution and illumination. As acquisition is performed now, the data processor has little to no control over the acquisition process. This disconnect between acquisition and processing makes adaptive surveying nearly impossible.

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commonly accomplished by first marking out the survey area with flags to indicate survey lines. Many GPR systems are human-operated: the system is secured in a cart, as shown in Fig. 2, and a field worker must push or pull the cart through the marked survey area. Unfortunately, the conventional process of acquiring GPR data is the source of numerous errors and limitations. Developing a map of the subsurface relies on the ability to record where each measurement is taken. Some of the most common GPR systems are not equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) to provide precise coordinates for each recorded trace. These systems 4 might instead employ odometer technology or pacing techniques. An odometer measures distance a wheel travels by recording the amount of rotations the wheel makes. Standard odometers assume a straight path was followed, the distance equal to the number of rotations times the circumference of the wheel. This type of odometer does not take account for inevitable deviations from a straight path. Without an odometer, the field worker might try to walk at a constant pace in order to regulate the spacing of consecutive samples during surveys using a constant sampling rate. Lack of a more reliable positioning technique can be problematic when attempting to repeat measurements at a later time for time-lapse investigations (see Fig. 3). When a human is directly controlling the acquisition system, additional safety hazards and survey limitations arise. Hazardous conditions, rough terrain, or an otherwise inhospitable survey area may impact the safety of the field worker. The presence of toxic substances, harsh weather conditions, or dangerous wildlife all pose risks to human workers. Ensuring the safety of laborers is essential, but financial and temporal budgets are a limiting factor of every survey as well. Because field labor is a considerable survey expense, data sampling is often sacrificed in order to limit time and money. Many acquisition systems display a two-dimensional scrolling profile of the GPR data as it’s being acquired. The display unit commonly restricts the user’s ability to visualize the data in three dimensions and usually doesn’t allow for real-time data processing. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

GEOBOT

Recent technological advances in robotics, computing, and sensor design provide motivation to revolutionize conventional GPR instrumentation. By fusing a traditional GPR system with more contemporary devices, many of the limitations described above can be alleviated. The CSM GeoBot (Fig. 4) is a conglomeration of several devices that work together to make large-scale, three-dimensional GPR surveys more efficient. A pre-assembled robotic platform by Clearpath Robotics serves as the base for our system. A mount designed by the GeoBot engineering team is installed on the robotic base, allowing it to tow either 500 MHz or 1,000 MHz GPR antennas throughout a survey area. A GPS device with up to three centimeter accuracy is incorporated to ensure that every GPR trace has a corresponding set of coordinates. Wireless data transfer between the GeoBot and a remote laptop computer is made possible by the addition of a Wi-Fi antenna. The user wirelessly instructs the GeoBot to perform a survey by supplying a list of differential coordinates. Recorded GPS coordinates are used as a driving reference to guarantee that the robot is driving along the supplied path. To account for unexpected obstacles throughout the survey area, the GeoBot uses a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) device manufactured by Velodyne. The device generates a three-dimensional, 360 degree map of the surface and informs the robot if an obstacle is present along its path. The GeoBot then determines the best way to maneuver around the obstacle while staying as close as possible to the original survey plan. Because its actions are recorded to a sufficiently

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(a) Planned twenty-loop coil survey path

(b) Planned sixty-loop coil survey path.

FIGURE 6: Planned coil survey trajectories, used to analyze the effect of increased sample density and

demonstrate the complexity of a path GeoBot is capable of following.

(a) Actual path taken by the GeoBot when supplied with the twenty-loop coil survey path.

(b) Actual path taken by the GeoBot when supplied with the sixty-loop coil survey path.

FIGURE 7: Coordinates shown above illustrate the GeoBotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability closely follow a complicated survey path

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FIGURE 8: Time slice of data collected along the twenty-

FIGURE 9: Time slice of data collected along the sixty-loop

loop coil survey path. Data quality is compromised by the spatial sampling, and the utility tunnel’s features are only barely distinguishable.

Neither path would have been possible with a GPR cart driven by a human field worker. It would be nearly impossible to mark the path with flags, paint, or chalk, and even more difficult to attempt to follow the path with the GPR instrument. Furthermore, without coordinates to assign to each trace, data can’t be spatially organized for processing, interpretation, or time-lapse investigation. Development of the GeoBot has revitalized the process of GPR data acquisition. Through the use of robotic autonomy and modern sensors, data acquisition is more accurate, efficient, and safe. Dense surveys can be performed without expending large sums of money for field workers. GeoBot allows for real-time data access, meaning that data visualization and processing can be performed in the field while the survey is occurring. This can be used to edit the survey plan, in real time, in response to targets identified in the data. With more accurate coordinates provided by GPS, surveys are easily repeatable for time-lapse investigations. While the GeoBot employs ground penetrating radar as its Earth probing mechanism, the concept of autonomous data acquisition can be applied to various geophysical methods. Emergence of more affordable robotic platforms and sensors will continue to fuel the construction of autonomous acquisition systems that employ alternative geophysical methods.

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coil survey path. The tunnel’s linear, North-West heading features are better illuminated, making interpretation of the tunnel’s location more practical.

accurate degree, GeoBot is able to follow more complicated survey paths than a human field-worker. Even if the path isn’t followed exactly, the true path’s coordinates are available for geo-referencing and data interpolation. To demonstrate this feature of our system, as well as the impact of increased sample density, we planned two coiltrajectory surveys on the CSM campus. The survey location, shown in Fig. 5, was chosen because utility tunnels are known to run beneath the North-West heading sidewalk in front of the Green Center, home to the geophysics department. In addition to having an interesting target for the GPR system, the location is bounded by short walls that provide a challenge for the robot’s autonomous movement. Performing two surveys allowed us to illustrate how increased sample density can better resolve subsurface features: the first coil had twenty loops, and the other had sixty loops, as shown in Fig. 6. The GeoBot recorded its true location while following each path. These coordinates are 8 shown in Fig. 7. The twenty-loop survey took less time to perform, but the resulting data is noisy and questionably interpretable (Fig. 8). Data resulting from the high-density sixty-loop survey (Fig. 9) appears more clear, and the location and orientation of the tunnel and its utilities are more identifiable due to the increase in sample density. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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RMAG 2018 Board of Directors Ballot Please Read Before Voting!  Election Dates: October 18, 2017 through November 15, 2017  You may only vote once, either by paper ballot or online, but not both  All ballots must be received by November 15, 2017, any ballots received after this date will not be counted

RECAP OF 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHANGES With 2017 coming to a close, it is now time to elect members to the 2018 RMAG Board of Directors. As you may recall, in 2016 a vote was put to the RMAG membership to reconfigure the RMAG Board and amend the Bylaws to reflect those changes. To recap the passing membership vote: the number of RMAG Board members was increased from 9 to 10; two new positions - First Vice President-Elect and Second Vice President-Elect - were added; the First Year Counselor position was eliminated with the remaining Counselor position extended to a two-year term; and finally, the Secretary position term was increased from one year to a two-year term. The new configuration is as follows: Position • • • • • • • • • •

Term

President President-Elect First Vice President First Vice President-Elect Second Vice President Second Vice President-Elect Treasurer Treasurer-Elect Counselor Secretary

1 year 1 year as President-Elect, transitioning into President in year 2 1 year as First Vice President 1 year as First Vice President-Elect, transitioning to First VP in year 2 1 year as Second Vice President 1 year as Second Vice President-Elect, transitioning to Second VP in year 2 1 year as Treasurer 1 year as Treasurer-Elect, transitioning to Treasurer in year 2 2-year term 2-year term

For the 2018 election only, you will be voting one last time for First Vice President and Second Vice President. These 2018 positions are one-year terms. The candidates elected to First and Second Vice Presidents-Elect will serve two years; year one as VPs-Elect, and in year two as full Vice Presidents. Beginning in 2019 and going forward, RMAG members will only be voting for: President-Elect, First VP-Elect, Second VP-Elect, Treasurer-Elect, and every two years for Counselor and Secretary. As a member in good standing, you are encouraged to vote for the candidates of your choice. Candidates were selected, as always, by the RMAG Nominating Committee, in accordance with the RMAG Bylaws. This year, for the first time in memory, we have one candidate running unopposed for the position of President-Elect. Per the RMAG Bylaws, candidates for President must have previously served on the Board. Ideally, candidates for President have a broad experience with RMAG, and have served in more than one position on the Board. Once the Nominating Committee took those parameters into consideration, several qualified potential candidates were approached to run for President-Elect. With only one qualified candidate accepting the nomination, it was decided by the Nominating Committee and by 2017 RMAG Board of Director’s resolution, we would move forward with an unopposed candidate. There is an option to “write-in” a candidate, if you wish, however, please use above criterion for “write-in” candidates. OUTCROP | October 2017

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Tom Sperr

President-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

BS Geology / BA History, University of Akron, 1976 MS Geology, University of Wyoming, 1985 MBA, University of Denver, 1987 Professional Experience

Reliable Loyal Social Inquisitive Active

First Concert Attended

Texaco, 1976-1978 Texas Gas Exploration/CSX Oil and Gas/TOTAL, 1978-1990 Presidio, 1990-1992 Consultant, 1992-1995 Equity Oil, 1995-2004 Bill Barrett Corp., 2004-2009 Prima Exploration, 2009-2014 R.L. Bayless, LLC, 2014-present

Cleveland Orchestra or Alice Cooper

Favorite Food

Cheese and wine

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG Foundation Treasurer, 2004-2009 RMAG Treasurer Elect and Treasurer, 2014-2016

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Wabek and Plaza Fields: Carbonate Shoreline Traps in the Williston Basin, Sperr, Stancel, McClellan, and Hendricks, 1993, NDGS FS #1. Upper Birdbear (Nisku) of Western North Dakota, Sperr and Burke, 2005, NDGS GI #20. Paleostructural control of hydrocarbon production from the Cretaceous Niobrara, 2017, Sperr and Ware, Mt. Geo. V.54 #1.

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I'd like to help RMAG remain relevant to our members in these changing times. RMAG needs to stay financially healthy while continuing to provide valuable educational and social content. We need to explore new ways of providing this content to our members.

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

David Katz

1st Vice President Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

BA Degree, Geology, Hamilton College MSc Degree, Geology, Colorado School of Mines PhD Degree, Geology, RSMAS-University of Miami

Motivated Integrative Active Creative Passionate

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Chevron Energy Technology Company, 2006-2013 Whiting Oil and Gas, 2013-2017

Favorite Food

All of it

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations 2015-2017, RMAG Hot Plays Core Workshop AAPG Session Chair and Participant since 2006

Most Signiﬁcant Publications -Playton, T.E., Hocking, R.M., Tohver, E., Hillbun, K., Haines, P.W., Trinajstic, K., Roelofs, B., Katz, D.A,, Kirschvink, J., Grice, K., Montgomery, P., Hansma, J., Yan, M., Pisarevsky, S., Tulipani, S., Ratcliffe, K., Caulfield-Kerney, S., Wray, D. (in press). Integrated stratigraphic correlation of Upper Devonian platform-to-basin carbonate sequences, Lennard Shelf, Canning Basin, Western Australia: Advances in carbonate margin-to-slope sequence stratigraphy and stacking patterns. In Playton TE, Kerans C, Weissenberger J (Editors). New Advances in Devonian Carbonates: Outcrop Analogs, Reservoirs, and Chronostratigraphy,Special Publication 107: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Tulsa, Oklahoma. DOI: 10.2110/sepmsp.107.10. -Hillbun, K., Playton, T.E., Katz, D.A., Tohver, E., Trinajstic, K., Haines, P.W., Hocking, R.M., Roelofs, B., Montgomery, P. (in press). Correlation and sequence stratigraphic interpretation of Upper Devonian carbonate slope facies using carbon isotope chemostratigraphy, Lennard Shelf, Canning Basin, Western Australia. In Playton TE, Kerans C, Weissenberger J (Editors). New Advances in Devonian Carbonates: Outcrop Analogs, Reservoirs, and Chronostratigraphy, Special Publication 107: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), Tulsa, Oklahoma. DOI: 10.2110/sepmsp.107.09 -Gabellone, T., Whitaker, F., Katz, D.A., Griffiths, G., Sonnenfeld, M. (2016). Controls on Reflux Dolomitisation of Epeiric-Scale Ramps: Insights from Reactive Transport Simulations of the Mississippian Madison Formation (Montana and Wyoming). Sedimentary Geology (345). p. 85-102. -Katz, D.A., Jung, M., Canter, L., Sonnenfeld, M., Odegard, M., Daniels, J., Byrnes, A., Guisinger, M., Jones, K., Forster, J. (2016). Mineralogy Derived Brittleness from the Qemscan: Niobrara Case Study. SPE-180251-MS. SPE Low Perm. Symposium. p. 1-9. -Hillbun, K., Playton, T., Tohver, E., Ratcliff, K., Trinajstic, K., Roelofs, B., Caulfield-Kemey, Wray, D., Haines, P., Hocking, R., Katz, D.A., Montgomery, P., Ward, P. (2015). Upper Kellwasser Carbon Isotope Excursion Pre-Dates the F-F Boundary in the Upper Devonian Lennard Shelf Carbonate System, Canning Basin, Western Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (438), p. 180-190. -Katz, D.A, Thyer, T., Canter, L., Parrot, K., Delva, P., Harman, C. (2015). Geologic Characterization of Hydrothermally Altered Reservoirs and Future Exploration Potential in Eastern Michigan Basin. AAPG Eastern Section Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs. -Wu, K., Katz, D.A, Skalinski, M., Salazar-Tio, R. (2014). Pore Type Modeling of Carbonate Diagenesis, SPWLA. -Marina Hruška and David Katz (May 2013). “Wavelet-transform based system and method for analyzing characteristics of a geological formation”, United States Patent Application 20130116925. -Katz, D.A, Playton, T., Harris, P. (2010). Use of outcrop analogs to interpret seismic facies in the Karachaganak field, (Eds.) Simo, T, and Wood, L., GCSEPM Perkins Conference, p. 49-72. -Katz, D.A., Playton, T., Bellian, J., Harris, P (M)., Harrison, C., Maharaja, A., (2010). Slope heterogeneity and production results in a steep-sided upper Paleozoic isolated carbonate platform reservoir, Karachaganak field, Kazakhstan, Caspian Basin Technology Conference, Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 1-7. -Saller, A., Katz, D.A., (2008). Erosion and infilling of Donna Cut, Turks and Caicos Islands in Developing models and analogs for isolated carbonate platforms – Holocene and Pleistocene carbonates of Caicos Platform, British West Indies, (Eds.) Morgan, W.A., Harris, P.M. Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) Core Workshop 22, p. 139-146. -Katz, D.A., (2008). Early and late diagenetic processes of Mississippian carbonates, northern U.S. Rockies, PhD Dissertation, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, Florida, pp. 444. -Katz, D.A., Buoniconti, M.R., Montañez, I.P., Swart, P.K, Eberli, G.P., Smith, L.B. (2007). Timing and local perturbations to the carbon pool in the Lower Mississippian Madison Limestone, Montana and Wyoming. Special Issue on Paleozoic and Precambrian Seawater Chemistry. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (256), p. 231-253. -Katz, D.A., Eberli, G.P., Swart, P.K., Smith, L.B., (2006). Tectonic-hydrothermal brecciation associated with calcite precipitation and permeability destruction in Mississippian carbonate reservoirs, Montana and Wyoming. Special Publication on Hydrothermally Altered Reservoirs. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin 90(11), p. 1803-1841.

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I have received a lot from RMAG throughout my academic and professional career. Giving back through volunteer work is the right thing to do.

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Kevin Smith

1st Vice President Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

M.S. Geology - University of Tennessee 2001 B.S. Geology - University of Alabama 1999 B.S Environmental Science - University of Alabama 1999

Energetic Organized Dedicated Honest Fun

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Consulting Geologist, Bayswater E&P, 2016-2017 Senior Geologist, Cirque Resource, 2007-2015 Senior Geologist, Oso Energy, 2002-2007

ACDC

Favorite Food

Beer

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations Mentor, RMAG Core Workshop Instructor - Rocky Mountain Tight Oil Sandstone Plays, RMAG

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications - Codell Sandstone, DJ Basin, What Sets Brennsee/Fairway Field apart from Wattenberg Field: Core Characteristics in a Tight Oil & Gas Play. Abstract, AAPG Search & Discovery 2017 - Codell Sandstone - Tight Oil Reservoirs Core Workshop, Oral Presentation, AAPG Search & Discovery, 2015 - Codell Sandstone, Northern DJ Basin, Wyoming & Colorado. Reservoir Characteristics in a Tight Oil Play, Porter Presentation, AAPG Search & Discovery 2015 Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I have been involved with RMAG for several years instructing Core Workshops and mentoring young professionals. I believe it is a great organization that helps connect geologists throughout the region. Being elected to the RMAG Board of Directors would provide me a great opportunity to give back to the organization that has helped me learn so much over the years.

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Heather LaReau

First Vice President-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Ph.D. in Geology (Sedimentology & Stratigraphy) May 2007

Organized Efficient Self-Driven/Motivated Scientist Mentor

McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario CA M.Sc. in Geology (Geochronology & Stratigraphy) May 2001 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio B.Sc. in Geology, minor archaeology December 1998

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Noble Energy, Inc. Denver, Colorado July 2013-Present Sr. Geologist: DJ basin, CO

The Jackson 5

Encana O&G Corporation, Denver Colorado 2007-2013 Development & New Ventures Geologist : Piceance basin, Wind River basin, Williston Basin, New Ventures

Favorite Food

BP Alaska Anchorage, AK Summer Internship 2003: Saganavirktok Formation evaluation

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations

Almost all ethnic foods! I will take sushi or sag paneer over a burger and fries any day.

AAPG Secretary July 2015-July 2017 Lean In Leadership Certification (WOGA) 2017 Session Chair, AAGP/SEG ICE Barcelona 2016 Session Chair, URTeC 2015 AAPG Rocky Mountain Section IBA Judge 2015 AAPG Wiki Advisory Board July 2014-2015 AAPG Publications Committee: 2011-2013 RMAG Secretary: 2011 AAPG Young Professionals committee member 2008-2010

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Han, J., Horsfield, B., Mahlstedt, N., Wirth, R., Curry, D. & LaReau, H.L. (currently in review). Factors controlling source and reservoir characteristics in the Niobrara shale-oil system, Denver Basin. AAPG Bulletin. LaReau, H.L. & Dahl, J. (2017) Are You Leaving Liquids Behind? Diamondoid Analysis to the Rescue! AAPG ACE Houston April 2-5, 2017. Oral Presentation LaReau, H.L., Dahl, J., Clark, A., Parney, B. & Friedman, S. (2016) Utilizing Geochemical Analysis in Unconventional Reservoirs to Allocate Produced Oils to Stratigraphic Zone. AAPG ACE Calgary 2016. Oral Presentation Rink, W.J., Wei, W., Bekken, D. and Jones, H.L. (2008). Geochronology of Ailuropoda-Stegadon Fauna and Gigantopithecus in Guangxi Province, southern China. Quaternary Research 69(3): 377-387. Jones, H.L., and E.A. Hajek (2007).Characterizing avulsion stratigraphy in ancient alluvial deposits. Sedimentary Geology 202: Issues 1-2: 124-137.

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I try to give back to the geologic community through volunteering with committees, continuing education and network events. Serving as secretary for RMAG (2011) and AAPG (2015-2017) has given me a well-rounded perspective and strong understanding of how our volunteer driven non-profit associations function as both a business entity and as a service to our members. I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to potentially become a member of RMAG's BoD as the 1st VP-Elect. I am passionate about publishing, science, literature and feel that I am ready to embark onto the next step within our local geologic community and continue to serve our organization and publishing needs. OUTCROP | October 2017

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Ronald L. Parker

1st Vice President-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

Texas A & M University, Geology & Geophysics, Ph.D. work (never completed) All But Dissertation (ABD). Texaco Fellowship, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, 3.91 gpa M.S. University of Vermont, Geology. Thesis "Lithofacies, Paleoenvironments and Tectonic History of the Deschambault Limestone (Trenton Group), Southeastern Quebec." 3.75 gpa B.A. Colgate University, Geology, Thesis "Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Ogdensburg Dolostone (Beekmantown Group: L. Ordovician), St. Lawrence Lowlands."

Catalyst Convivial Inventive Scholar Zymurgist

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Borehole Image Specialists (1.5 years) Senior Geologist, Resistivity image log analysis Fronterra Geosciences (8 years) Senior Geologist, Downhole log analysis and interpretation Earlham College, Geology Department, (7 years) Assistant Professor, Dept Chair, Science Division Convener - Taught Mineralogy, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Intro and Historical Geology plus seminars and student research. Texas A&M University, Geology and Geophysics, (6 years) Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Taught Mineralogy, Petrology and Historical labs, conducted research on PAH and trace element geochemistry, ran an ICP-MS. Ground Water of Vermont, Project Manager, Drinking water resource development Groundwater Technology, Inc. Senior Geologist, Contaminant remediation Thermo Water Management, Hydrogeologist, Waste water and landfill work. Vermont Department of Health, Drinking Water Section, Hydrogeologist, Water impact analysis

Aerosmith at the Syracuse War Memorial on my 16th birthday! Favorite Food Volcanically hot Thai Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodles). "Food isn't properly seasoned unless it's painful to eat"

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG: Associate Editor, Outcrop ('16-present), Assistant Editor, Mountain Geologist ('14-'15), Publications Committee Member ('14-present) RMS-SEPM: Board Member and Web Editor ('12- present) RMS-AAPG: Field Trip Coordinator for July '14 Mtg in Denver Vermont Geological Society: Vice-President, Secretary and Board of Trustees Member AAPG: 35-year active member, GSA: 32 year member, SEPM: 16 year member Former member of the Mineralogical Society of America, the Geochemical Society, the National Ground Water Association, the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, and the Vermont Geological Society.

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications 2017, Mineral of the Month: Spodumene - The Pegmatite Giant, Outcrop, 66:6, pp. 22-26, RMAG 2015, Mineral of the Month: Molybdenite - The Mineral Swiss Army Knife, Outcrop, 64:11 pp. 38-52, RMAG 2013, On-the-Rocks Field Trip, Medicine Bow Mountains - Snowy Range, 8-17-13: The Time Machine to the Paleoproterozoic, Outcrop, 62:11, pp.8-20, RMAG 2012, Marcellus Shale Deformation and Related Devonian and Silurian Age Structural Styles and Fabrics, Appalachian Foreland, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A, AAPG ACE Pittsburgh, PA May 19-22, 2013 2011, PowerPoint Lecture and Enhanced Art slides to accompany "Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 4th edition" by Stephen Marshak, W.W. Norton, 23 Chapters, 2381 Slides 2006, From the Tropics to the Tundra: Snapshots of the Lower Paleozoic and the Quaternary near Richmond, Indiana, Fieldtrip Guidebook, Professional Geologists of Indiana All-Universities Wandering Field Trip, Nov 4, 2006, 8 pp. 2003, Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Springwood Lake Sediments, Richmond, Indiana, GSA Abst. w/ Programs, 35 (6):144 2001, Ground Water Discharge from Mid-Tertiary Rhyolitic Ash-Rich Sediments as the Source of Elevated Arsenic in South Texas Surface Waters, GSA Abst. 33, p. A53 2000, History, Geochemistry and Environmental Impacts of Contaminants Released by Uranium Mining in South Texas, Proceedings of the 8th Annual South Texas Environmental Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas, 15 pp. 1987, The Cambrian Platform in Northwestern Vermont, New England Intercollegiate Geologic Conference Fieldtrip Guidebook, 79th annual meeting, Montpelier, Vermont pp. 254-270. 1984, Comparison of Foreland Basin Sequences: Trenton Group in Southern Quebec and Central New York, AAPG Bulletin, 68 (12):1924

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I love all aspects of the science of geology and I enjoy expanding my understanding. I have been an Appalachian geologist for most of my career and have been particularly thrilled to begin the slow process of learning about Rocky Mountain geology since moving to Denver in 2008. I have learned a great deal from RMAG programs. I have been particularly impressed by the quality of the people, the services and the publications that comprise RMAG. From my 1st On-the-Rocks field trip (with Paul Myrow in 2008), I knew I wanted to be a part of RMAG in a substantial way. I know that RMAG does a great job of connecting industry, academic and governmental geologists. I know that being on the RMAG Board will give me the opportunity to engage in meaningful interaction in partnership with a whole new group of leaders in Earth Science. I look forward to working to support and enhance RMAG programs. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Russell "Tofer" Lewis

2nd Vice President Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

B.A. Geology - The University of Montana, 2000 M.S. Geology - Colorado School of Mines, 2013

Creative, Pragmatic, Humorous, Integrous, Collaborative

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Senior Geologist - Enerplus Resources, USA, 2012-Present Geologist - Whiting Petroleum, 2011-2012 Senior GeoTech / Geologist - El Paso E&P, 2005-2011 Geologist - RockWare, Inc., 2002-2005

Kenny G. - I was too young to even know who he was...Genres of Punk, Hard Rock & Metal are my musical preference now...

Favorite Food

Mexican, Vietnamese & Thai (I like spicy) Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations 2016 & 2017 RMAG - On the Rocks Committee 2016 RMS AAPG - Judging & Awards Chair for sectional meeting in Las Vegas, NV 2016 AAPG - House of Delegates 2014 RMS AAPG - Judging & Awards Chair for sectional meeting in Denver, CO 2014 RMS APPG - Field trip co-leader - Stratigraphy of the Southern Denver Basin: Graneros, Greenhorn, Carlile & Niobrara Formations 2014 URTeC - Field trip co-leader - Stratigraphy of the Southern Denver Basin: Graneros, Greenhorn, Carlile & Niobrara Formations Volunteer for multiple RMAG events and office support since 2012

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Facies and facies architecture of the Codell Sandstone, northern Colorado Front Range and adjacent Denver Basin, Colorado, Gustason, Edmund R., and Tofer Lewis, Enerplus Resources, Denver, CO, and Marshall Deacon, Edge Oil and Gas, LLC, Denver, CO, RMS AAPG, Billings, MT, 2017 Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Late Cretaceous (Late Turonian) Codell Sandstone and Juana Lopez Members of the Carlile Shale, Southeast Colorado, MS Thesis, Colorado School of Mines, 2013

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I have been involved with the RMAG, associated committees, and related geoscience organizations since 2012. I believe that my professional, volunteer, and committee experience, along with my personality make me a strong candidate for the 2018 board of directors. RMAG has an excellent history and a long tradition of serving the greater Rocky Mountain geoscience community. As 2nd Vice President, I hope to continue supporting this great legacy, help the organization to attract and retain membership, and to evolve with future generations of geoscientists. OUTCROP | October 2017

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Tracy Lombardi

2nd Vice President Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

B.S. Geology, 1985 - Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO

Organized, practical, proactive, reliable, honest

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

2009 - Present, Senior Geologist, Inflection Energy LLC, Shale Gas 2005 - 2009, Consulting Geologist, US/International, CBM Explortion 2005 - 2009, Ticora Geosciences, Research Geologist, CBM Laboratory 1988 - 2000, ICF/ARI, Geologic Analyst, Natural Gas Consulting 1985 - 1988, Colorado Geologic Survey, GeoTech, Research &Mapping

The Eagles. Or Crosby Stills Nash? maybe Fleetwood Mac, hmmm, IDK, but it was definitely a ROCK band! Favorite Food

Lemon meringue pie

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG Member since 1988 - Continuing Education Committee since 2013, currently Co-chair - RMAG/AAPG field trip liaison coordinator 2015 AAPG Member since 1988 SPE Member since 1995 Most Signiﬁcant Publications Results,” paper #0430, International Coalbed Methane Symposium, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 2004. Hill, D.G., and Lombardi, T.E., Fractured Gas Shale Potential in New York, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Topical Report, December 2002. Lombardi, T.E., and Lambert, S.W., “Coalbed Methane in the Illinois Basin: Development Challenges in a Frontier Area,” paper SPE 72367, SPE Eastern Regional Meeting, Canton, OH, October 17-19, 2001. Stevens, S.H., Lombardi, T.E., Kelso, B.S., and Coates, J.M., A Geologic Assessment of Natural Gas from Coal Seams in the Raton and Vermejo Formations, Raton Basin, Gas Research Institute, Report GRI-92/0345, Chicago, Illinois (1992). Crist, T.E., Kelso, B.S., and Boyer, C.M, Geologic Evaluation and Coalbed Methane Potential of the Menefee Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado, Gas Research Institute, Report, GRI-88/ 0303 Chicago, Illinois (1990).

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I'd like to give back to the organization which has been so instrumental to my career and enjoyment as a working Geologist. Additionally I'd like to broaden the scope of educational opportunities for our members via the Continuing Education Committee. Plus, I really like rocks, so getting to spend more time with other people who really like rocks makes me happy.

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Sophie Berglund

2nd Vice President-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education MS Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder (2010) BA Geology, Colby College (2008)

5 Words that Describe Me

Professional Experience Senior Geologist at Raisa Energy (4/2016- Present) -Anadarko and DJ Basin Consulting Geologist at Berglund Geological Consulting (5/2015-4/2016) -Central Kansas Uplift Geologist Williams/WPX Energy (5/2010-4/2016) -Exploration focused in the Rockies

First Concert Attended

Curious Reliable Motivated Active Dedicated

Guster at Fleet Pavilion in Boston Ma

Favorite Food

Turkey Sandwich

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG Member 2010-Present RMAG Membership Committee Co Chair 2014- Present RMAG Membership Committee Member 2012-2014 RMS SEPM Member 2012-Present AAPG Member 2010-Present Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Stephen Sturm*, Yulia Faulkner, Tamara Maxwell, Amy Richardson, Sophie Berglund, and Barbara Pickup (2015) A New Play in an Old Basin: Integrated Evaluation of Cretaceous Gallup Sandstone Reservoirs in San Juan Basin, New Mexico. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 20-22 July 2015: pp. 1639-1644 Beglund, S., Ostby, D., Brooks, R., Wray, L., and Kelso, B., Serendipity, Sandstone, and Shale : RMS APPG Denver, CO August 2014 Gastaldo, R.A., Neveling, J., Clark, C.K., and Newbury, S.S., 2009, The terrestrial Permian-Triassic boundary event bed is a non-event: GEOLOGY, v. 37, n. 3, p. 199-202 Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I would like to both give back to RMAG and help RMAG grow into the future.

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Jason Harms

2nd Vice President-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me Ambitious Honest Scientist Easygoing Vigilant

B.S. in Geology from the University of Oklahoma

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Exploration Geologist Intern Mudlogger Remote Geosteerer for Pason (Golden) Geologist II at WPX Energy and Student of Petrophysics Training President of Total Depth: Premier Remote Geosteering

Don Henley (the Eagles) after winning a radio station contest Favorite Food

Medium Rare Steak

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG has always been my club of choice in Denver, though I also have been on committees for DAPL, DGS, AAPG, and DWLS.

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications (RMAG Geosteering Conference Keynote) Geosteering Methods in the Middle Bakken and Three Forks: Case Studies in Minimizing Error Improved Well Performance through Integrated High Resolution Geosteering

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? Speaking to the geologists around the city is already a part of my job, and I hear loads of feedback about Denver Industry and RMAG. Communicating the right information will empower our community.

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Eryn Bergin

Treasurer-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

Graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 2004 with a bachelors in Geological Engineering and a minor in Mining Engineering. Went back to CSM and got my masters in Petroleum Reservoir Systems in 2010. Received a second masters in Global Energy Management from the University of Colorado Denver in 2012.

Adventurous, Decisive, Motivated, Optimistic, Personable

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Currently have 13 years and counting in the oil and gas industry. I started my career at QEP Resources in Denver working a variety of plays in the Uinta Basin, Pinedale Anticline, and the Williston Basin. In 2012 I left Denver for a position in Brisbane, Australia working for Santos on the Gladstone Liquified Natural Gas Project. I spent three years in Brisbane before doing a short stint in Adelaide working conventional gas in the Cooper Basin, which ended with a move back to Denver in 2016 to take a position with Anschutz.

Jimmy Buffett

Favorite Food

Anything with buffalo sauce

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations I am very excited to be a delegate representing RMAG in the AAPG House of Delegates for the 20172020 term. I also recently served on the committee for the 2017 3D Seismic Symposium and have traveled to local middle/high schools promoting the industry at career days.

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications In 2011 and 2012 I gave a talk entitled "Defining the Updip Eastern Limit of Commerical Bakken Oil Production" at the CSPG Annual Conference in Calgary, the RMAG Bakken Symposium in Denver, and the AAPG Annual Conference in Long Beach.

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? I feel like serving on the RMAG Board of Directors is a great way to give back to a society that has given me so much. Time is a valuable resource, and sometimes the most important one you can give. The Treasurer-Elect position especially spoke to me as I truly enjoy the business side of the industry and have served as a treasurer for a society in college. I would love the chance to learn more about RMAG and to promote the society inside and outside of our community. OUTCROP | October 2017

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Raffaello Sacerdoti

Treasurer-Elect Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

Colorado College,1999-2003, B.A. in Geology Colorado School of Mines, 2006-2008, M.S. in Geology

Attentive Thorough Pragmatic Driven Outdoorsy

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

I began my professional career as an Operations and Development Geologist at Encana Oil and Gas from 2008-2013. During this time I worked the Piceance, Wind River, and Green River Basins. In 2013, I left Encana for a position at Enduring Resources to work on their Wolfcamp shale play in the southern Midland Basin. Enduring sold out of the Permian Basin in 2014 at which point I transitioned away from operations and began work evaluating prospects throughout the US. We recently made an acquisition in the San Juan Basin where we expect to begin development work in 2018.

The Eagles

Favorite Food

Elk Rouladen with Spaetzel (ask me for the recipe)

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations RMAG member since 2008 AAPG member since 2008 Served on the planning committee of the 2014 RMS AAPG annual meeting

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Thesis, MS: "A Sedimentological and Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of the Upper Mancos Sandstone Body Succession in Northwestern Colorado", May 2007. Geologic Map: "USGS Geologic Map of the Manitou Springs Quadrangle, Colorado", July 2005 Thesis, BA: "Sedimentological and Isotopic Analysis of the Late Cambrian-Early Ordovician Bliss Formation and lower El Paso Group, El Paso, Texas", May 2003 Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? Simply put, I am very grateful for to the valuable tools RMAG has provided me over my career in the industry. RMAG provides Denver geologists with the best, most accessible, and relevant educational opportunities available. The monthly lunch lecture series and other professional development events have been an invaluable way for me to be part of the local Geology community and build meaningful relationships with my peers. As a result of everything RMAG has done for me, I want to give back to RMAG in the most constructive way I can, by volunteering for the position of Treasurer on the Board of Directors. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Jessica Davey

Secretary Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

BS in Applied Geology from MSU Denver 2016 Currently working toward MS in Global Energy Management from CU Denver

fun-loving, dedicated, driven, creative, thoughtful

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

Prior to returning to college to finish my undergrad studies, I had a career in small business administration and management. Since graduating from MSU Denver I have interned with Behre Dolbear Mining Consulting Firm and served as bookkeeper for the Denver Earth Resources Library. As of May, I have been managing the office for MHA Petroleum Consultants, and am working on my billable time as a geologist.

The Beach Boys

Favorite Food

Anything that can be paired with a great beer

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations -I was President for the MSU Denver AIPG Student Chapter from 2014-2016. -I am also just finishing up a 2-year term as Treasurer for the Association for Women Geoscientists-Laramide Chapter. -As of this fall I am volunteering as co-sponsor to the MSU Denver AIPG Student Chapter.

Most SigniďŹ cant Publications -Assessment of Remaining Oil and Gas Potential Within the Desert Creek Formation of Papoose Canyon Field, Paradox Basin, Western Colorado (presented at the AIPG National Conference, 2016, in Santa Fe) -Effects of the Boulder County Colorado Flood on Geologic Features (presented at the GSA Annual Conference, 2014 in Vancouver B.C.)

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? RMAG is a great organization and does an outstanding job of providing support for its members. I have truly benefited as a student member, whether it's been learning something new at the luncheon talks, participating in field trips, or being involved in the mentorship program. I believe in giving my time to organizations that I believe in, and serving as Secretary will allow me to give my time in a meaningful fashion to RMAG. To be associated with RMAG in this capacity at this stage of my career would be an honor. OUTCROP | October 2017

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2018 Board of Directors Candidate

Anna Phelps

Secretary Candidate For:___________________________________________________ Education

5 Words that Describe Me

University of Montana 2015, M.S. Geology Colorado College 2010, B.A. Geology

Focused Friendly Frank Fiery Fun

Professional Experience

First Concert Attended

I am approaching three years of experience working as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. I currently work for SM Energy as a development geologist focusing on the Midland Basin. Before moving to Denver with SM Energy, I worked in the Billings, MT office with the Exploration Team evaluating plays on a prospect to regional level from the Northern Rockies to New Mexico. In 2014, I interned with Conoco Phillips and Apache Corporation in Houston. My geology work concentrated on the Williston and Powder River Basins. Prior to graduate school, I spent a number of years working as a ranch hand in Wyoming. My dream job is field geology on horseback!

First: Dave Matthews Band Last: Turnpike Troubadours! Favorite Food

All of Thanksgiving dinner YUM!

Involvement with the RMAG and other Professional Organizations I am an active member of AAPG: I served as Publicity (and Swag!) Chair for the 2017 AAPG RMS Meeting in Billings and I am Co-Chair of the AAPG RMS Imperial Barrel Award Competition. I actively attend RMAG Luncheons, am a member of the RMAG Mentorship Program, and judged at the Colorado State Science Fair on behalf of RMAG in April. I was honored to be the recipient of the 2017 AAPG RMS Outstanding Young Professional Award. Most SigniďŹ cant Publications Phelps, A.S., Hofmann, M.H., and B.S. Hart, (in press) Facies and stratigraphic architecture of the Upper Devonian/Lower Mississippian Sappington Formation, southwestern Montana: A potential outcrop analog for the Bakken Formation: AAPG Bulletin. Myrow, P.M., Hanson, A., Phelps, A.S., Creveling, J.R., Strauss, J.V., Fike, D.A., Ripperdan, R.L., 2013, Latest Devonian (Famennian) global events in Western Laurentia: Variations in the carbon isotopic record linked to diagenetic alteration below regionally extensive unconformities: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. v. 386, p. 194-209. Abstracts: Phelps, A.S., Hofmann, M.H., and B.S. Hart, 2015, The Devonian-Mississippian Sappington Formation in the Bridger Range, Montana: An outcrop-based unconventional reservoir prediction for the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin: AAPG Search and Discovery Article #80474. Phelps, A.S., Hofmann, M.H., and B.S. Hart, 2014, Stratigraphic architecture and facies characterization of the Late Devonian/Early Mississippian Sappington Formation, Bridger Range, Montana: Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Abstracts with Programs, v. 46, no. 6, pg. 774.

Why do you want to be on the RMAG Board of Directors? 1. I love geology! And I love to see the work that other geologists are doing all over the world (and on Mars)! 2. RMAG is a great networking venue and, being pretty new to Denver, I'm eager to build my local professional network. 3. I enjoy being involved in and helping with local and national societies that benefit both the greater geological community as well as the local science community. 4. Because it's fun! I have a blast participating in RMAG! Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

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is not surprising given its high profile in our industry under current conditions. There are also significant numbers working Greater Green River, Piceance, Uinta, Anadarko, San Juan, Paradox, Wind River, Big Horn, South Texas, and various international basins. One significant takeaway from the survey is the number of members who live outside the Denver area. 59% of those who said they haven’t attended RMAG events recently (231) attributed it to living outside the Denver Metro area. The mission of RMAG is to promote interest in geology and allied sciences and their practical application, to foster scientific research, to encourage fellowship and cooperation among its members, to facilitate professional development, and to disseminate geologic information. Our mission and name are not specific to the oil and gas industry; sometimes questions arise about our offerings (or lack thereof) to geologists outside that industry, particularly in environmental or mining. With only 3% of respondents working for environmental companies, and less than 1% working for mining companies, it is difficult to justify much effort in generating such offerings. Those geoscientists have other professional societies dedicated to their needs. We also lack volunteers in those areas to make such offerings (talks, publications, etc.) happen. Speaking of volunteers, significant numbers expressed interest in serving on committees (114) or on the Board of Directors (47). If you are one of those, please contact Barbara Kuzmic at the RMAG office to offer your services. This organization can’t run without volunteers! One significant takeaway from the survey is the number of members who live outside the Denver area. 59% of those who said they haven’t attended RMAG events recently (231) attributed it to living outside the Denver Metro area. This suggests the need for more web-based technical offerings. Thank you to all who responded, and to Barbara Kuzmic and the rest of the staff for their work on the survey. The Board of Directors now has valuable information to guide our efforts to effectively serve you, the members.

This summer the RMAG staff sent out a member survey, and the results are in. Approximately 40% of members responded, so we expect the results to be reasonably representative of the organization. The primary reason for the survey was to enable the Board of Directors and the staff to better serve our members. To that end, we need to know who you are. The results give us good indicators, and contain some surprises. Overall, membership is down somewhat—not surprising in the industry downturn. It currently sits at just under 1800 members. There are various reasons that people belong to RMAG, with the most important one being education-based programming (luncheon speakers, core workshops, symposia, etc.), followed by publications and networking opportunities. The least important aspect is social functions, which partly reflects the needs of the contingent that is not Denver-based. Many respondents cited the people as a main reason to retain membership in RMAG. Employment status is one characteristic that has evolved significantly in the last 10 to 15 years. Currently 67% of members describe themselves as employed or self-employed; 30% of those are self-employed. The remainder are retired (27%), unemployed or currently seeking employment (6%). Of those who are employed, more work for companies with less than 50 employees than for companies with more than that. One thing that has not changed much is gender imbalance. Only 14% of respondents are female. This is somewhat surprising, with women comprising more than half of the board of directors this year (for the first time). Also surprising (to me) is the percentage that identify as managers—almost half of respondents. Not surprisingly, based on college degree distribution, we are an association of scientists. Most have degrees in some form of geosciences; 4% are engineers, and about 2% report degrees in business with a few in law. Other sciences represented: physics, oceanography, petrohysics, math, chemistry, genetics, computer science, and psychology. Of those who responded to the question about play type (582), 43% said they work primarily in conventional plays (vs unconventional). This was more than anticipated, and suggests we should focus more offerings on conventional plays than we do currently. The top 4 basins of focus are (in order): DJ, Powder River, Permian, and Williston. The focus on Rockies basins is expected, and the Permian

—Terri Olson President-Elect, RMAG Board of Directors

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Demographic Information

Length of RMAG Membership

How long have you been a member of the RMAG? Total number of responses - 710

Age Range

What is your age range?

Total number of responses - 707

Membership Length Responses

Age Range Responses

1 year or less 2-5 years 6-15 years 16-29 years 30+ years

18-24 years 25-34 years 35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65-74 years 75 and older

100

146

139

1 year or less 3%

301

2-5 years 14%

59 75 and older 16%

44 18-24 years 1%

254

199

25-34 years 5%

35-44 years 8% 45-54 years 6%

30+ years 42% 6-15 years 21%

65-74 years 28% 55-64 years 36%

16-29 years 20%

Highest Level of Education

Doctorate Degree 17%

What is your highest level of education? Total number of responses - 709

Education Level Responses High School Diploma

Associate Degree

Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree

Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree

Doctorate Degree

196

386

120

Q4 Geology 519 600

Bachelor's Degree 28%

High School Diploma 1%

Degree Major/Discipline

In what major/discipline is your degree?

Total number of responses - 699

Petroleum Geology 94

Geological Geophysics Geochemistry Engineering 37 56 10

Degree Area Responses

Environmental Geology 7

519

400 300 200 94

Associate Degree 0%

Master's Degree 54%

500

100

113

Engineering Type

Aerospace Agricultural BE & PE BS Engineering, PhD Geology Chemical/Environmental Energy Resources

Geological Mechanical (2 responses) Mineral - Engineering, Physics Petroleum (16 responses) Reservoir Engineering Systems

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Hydrology 5

Earth Systems/ Science 12

Other Degree Type Anthropology Applied Math Archaeology minor Biology Business (6 responses) Business Admin (2 responses) Business/Accounting Chemistry (4 responses) Chemistry & Math (2 responses) Computer science (2 responses) Electrical Engineering Electro-Mechanical English (Geology minor) Genetics

Economic Geology 14

Mining Geology 7

Geological Oceanography Geophysical Sales Geotech GIS database specialist Graphics Hydrogeology (3 responses) Landman/Appraiser Law Law JD License in Prof. Eng. Management Math MBA (3 responses) MBA Business Micropaleoentology Oceanography; MBA- Finance Paleontology

Engineering Other 30

Petrophysics (2 responses) Petrophysics Physics (2 responses) Process Metallurgy Psychology Reservoir Characterization Secondary Science Education SED/STRAT Structural geology

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Gender

Prefer not to Answer, 2%

What is your gender?

Total number of responses - 678

Gender Responses Female Male Prefer not to Answer 96 572 10

Female, 14%

Male , 84%

Employment Demographics

Employment Status

What is your current employment status?

Employment Status

Total number of responses - 747

Employment Status Responses Employed Self-Employed Retired Unemployed Currently Seeking Employment 277

225

202

Unemployed 3%

If employed, how long have you been with your current employer? Length of Employment Responses

Retired 27%

Less than a year 1-5 years 6-10 years 11-15 years 16-20 years 21-30 years 31-40 years 40+ years

112

Empl oyed 37% Currentl y Seeking Empl oyment 3%

If unemployed, how long have you been unemployed? Unemployment Responses

Sel f-Employed 30%

Less than a year 1 year 2 years 3+ years

Q7 Petroleum Geologist 418

Current Employment Position

Which category best describes your current position, or most recent position?

Total number of responses - 752

Position Category Responses

Research / Academic Environmental Economic/Mining Geophysicist Geochemist Petrophysicist Geoscientist Geotech Hydrologist Engineer Other Geologist Geologist Geologist 35 42 13 15 45 6 20 2 13 25 118 Other

118

Engineer

Economic/Mining Geologist

Hydrologist

Environmental Geologist

Geotech

Geoscientist

Petrophysicist

Geochemist

Geophysicist

Research / Academic Geologist

Petroleum Geologist

418 0

Engineer Type

Drill Complete and Pipeline Engineer Geological Geological & Petroleum Engineer Highway Engineer Logistics

100

150

200

250

300

350

Microscopy Operations PE Petroleum (8 responses) Reservoir Engineer (4 responses)

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400

450

Other â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hybridâ&#x20AC;? geologist-landman 43 years continuous employment until retirement Academic Prof. Geo. Eng Admin for Petroleum Consulting Firm Attorney CEO (5 responses) CEO, Software Development Company Completions Construction Manager Consultant Consulting geologist--oil, gas, coal and uranium exploration Damned Regulator Data Scientist - have gotten ZERO interviews with Oil companies since 2015 Deal taker maker Decision analysis instructor/

consult. Development Director US Well & Production Content Energy Tech and Software Engineering geologist Environmental Manager for Contracts, Proposals, Remediation, Hazardous, Radioactive, and Toxic Sites Environmental remediation of radioactive, hazardous, and toxic military, commercial, and national resource sites. EVP/COO Executive (4 responses) Executive chairman; director Exploration - all minerals Exploration geologist & coal geology ...continuted on page 4

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RMAG Membership Survey - 2017 ...continued from page 3 Exploration Manager Fund manager Geo manager Geologist for a regulatory agency Geophysical manager (2 responses) Geophysical Product Sales (2 responses) Geophysical Product Sales Geoscience manager GIS Analyst Government Physicist Hydrogeologist (8 responses) Instructor IT support Land Asst Land Broker Landman/appraiser Lands, Contracts Lawyer Library Manager Management (10 responses) Manager of regulatory affairs Meteorological software tech Mineral appraiser

page 4 Mineral product manager Operations geologist Owner Owner - Executive Owner, asset management, Oil & Gas operations Petroleum Geo - work for free! for a man called John Fox. Petrology/Petrographics President (3 responses) Product Manager (2 responses) Professional Landman (CPL) Project controls Public land management geosciences Regulatory Remote sensing geologist Retired Sales/mktg. Scientist Seismic QC Seismic services Self-employed consulting geologist, professional geologist, pg certified WY

Employer Size

If employed, what is the size of your employer? Total number of responses - 380

Managerial Position

Are you in a managerial or Executive position? Total number of responses - 626

Managerial Position Responses

Employer Size Responses 1 70

2-5 35

6-10 26

11-20 36

21-50 38

1715 Senior VP of E & P Service contractor, well site Software development (quality assurance) - oil & gas industry software primarily petroleum engineering applications Special Education Para-Professional Stratigrapher Student Student/science education Teaching assistant Technical people manager V.P. Expl for Pioneer Nat. Res. USA, Inc. Vice President (2 responses) Volunteer Geo @ Dino Ridge Volunteer hard-rock mapper VP Exploration (2 responses) Weather instrumentation technician Web developer Well site geologist (2 responses)

51-100 101-500 501-1000 1000+ 29 46 29 71

Yes

306

320

If self employed, do you have employees? Number of employees: # Of Employees Responses 1-2 30

3-4 5

Q10 Government Academia

5-10 4

11+ 3

Yes 49%

No 51%

Company Category

How would you categorize your company? Total number of responses - 678

Company Category Responses

Training Company

Research Group

Major Oil Company

Large Independent Oil Company

Other Company Category Act as QP, Chief Geologist + General Mining Mgr to a National Resources Development Company All aspects of geology and exploration Commodity stocks Consultant (15 responses) Consulting hydrogeology & environmental Consulting work on Geologic Hazards, Hydrogeology, etc. Exploration Fund Geol. consultant (4 responses) Geotech consulting

Small Independent Private-equity backed Oil Company Oil Company

177

Graphics Hard-rock mapper Hydrogeology and Environmental I do contract editing and translation Independent Independent contractor Information services Information/Insight Instrument Manufacturer Instrumentation Law firm (2 responses) Medium independent oil company Mid Size Independent Oil and gas company Mineral exploration (2 responses)

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Petroleum-related Consulting Company

Oil Service Company

Software Company

Environmental Company

Renewable Energy Company

Hydrology Company

Engineering Firm

Mining Company

Other

120

Mudlogging & steering, horiz. wells Oil and Gas Service Company Oil educator One man band Petrophysical Consulting Pharmaceutical Co. Private Independent Exploration Co. Real Estate Working Interest Owner Retired Retired/shut down my company--Black Gold Resources in 2009 Royalty Acquisition

Saint Vrain Valley School District Seismic Acquisition Self employed Semi-retired independent geologist Small independent geochemistry company Small integrated oil company Sole proprietor Tank installation company Thin Section Laboratory Training & consulting Utility Very small operating company Working Interest Owner ...continued on page5

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Company Category Other Mining Company Engineering Firm Hydrology Company Renewable Energy Company Environmental Company Software Company Oil Service Company Petroleum-related Consulting Company Private-equity backed Oil Company Small Independent Oil Company Large Independent Oil Company Major Oil Company Research Group Training Company Academia Government

10 3 0 20 11

Play Type Conventional Unconventional 249 333

28 120 49 177

Conventional 43%

Unconventional 57%

52 20 11 6 24 31 20

100 120 140 160 180 200

Basins

Total number of responses - 572

Powder Raton Piceance River

209

Greater Green River

113

Basins Uinta

Big Horn

Wind River

Williston Permian Anadarko Appalachian Illinois Michigan

165

170

Other International Gulf of Mexico South Texas East Texas Fort Worth Michigan Illinois Appalachian Anadarko Permian Williston Wind River Big Horn Uinta Greater Green River Powder River Piceance Raton Paradox San Juan Denver-Julesburg Basin 0

Other Basins Alabama Salt Basin Alaska (6 responses) Alaska-North Slope All of above All US basins Arabian platform Ark-LA-TEX Arkoma Australia Bakken Basin & Range California (3 responses) California, Florida Canon City Embayment

Fort Worth

East Texas

South Texas

I worked environment as a day job and oil and gas as an evening and weekend job. Kansas (9 responses) Kansas (Cherokee platform) Kansas conventional Kansas, Mid. Continent Kansas, Oklahoma, mid.cont, easternColorado Kansas/Nebraska KS Las Animas Arch, Kansas, San Luis Valley Louisiana Many Metico Midcontinent (3 responses) Kansas/Nebraska Mid-Continent, NE + KS 50 100 150 200 250 N LA Number of Responses National Data Nevada Nevada; Cent (?) Nebraska Central and Exploration OK, KS southern Alaska, Florence-Canon On shore GOM City embayment, Santa Maria California Onshore LA Central Kansas Uplift Nevada (2 responses) Pedregosa (NM, AZ, Mexico), (2 responses) Forest City, Cherokee St. Johns (AZ) Central Montana Geothermal Great basin Reelfoot Rift- W. Tennessee Cherokee and Forest City Global Regional lower 48 U.S. Great Basin Basins Rio Grande Rift Cherokee Forest City Haanna, overthrust Rocky Mountains Clayton Basin, Canadian Hanna, WY Have analyzed & explored S. Oklahoma Rier Watershed San Joaquin (4 responses) CO, MT, NV, and UT in 9 of the above. In Colorado, WY, Nebraska exploration--prefer not to San Joaquin, Salinas, SAC Basins, Calif. Eagleford specify current focus. Sand Wash (2 responses) Eastern Shelf of the Scoop, Stack Midland Basin

Basins

Total number of responses - 582

If you work in oil & gas, hydrology, or another industry, what basin(s) are you currently focused on?

Denver -Julesburg San Juan Paradox Basin

234

If you work in oil & gas, do you work mostly on conventional or unconventional plays?

Q12

Play Type

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Other

100

SE Asia, Mideast, Africa SE Colorado (2 responses) SE Texas, S. Louisiana Smackover Southern California Stack, Scoop, Woodford, Arbuckle State of Colorado Thrust Belt, Basin & Range Western Snake River Basin

International Basins Africa Africa, Caribbean, South America All one Asia, Africa, Europe, Russia Australia (2 responses) Australia, Germany and Bahrain Australia, Hungary, S. Africa, China Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Beetaloo in Northern Territory - Australia Bolivia, Chile, Tunisia Brazil Cameroon, Caribbean China, Canada Colombia Colombia, Cote dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ivoire, Algeria, Ghana Colombia, N. Africa, Middle East, Alberta Canada ...continued on page 6

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East Africa, Offshore South America Eastern Mediterranean Gabon Hungary Hungary, Belize Imdus, WCSB [not sure, hard to read] India, Mexico Iran, Indonesia, Western Siberian Basin Kuwait (3 responses) Kuwait, Suriname (2 responses) Many ME-LA Mexico (2 responses)

Q13

Mexico, West Africa, Australia Middle East (2 responses) Mongolia Mongolia, Bolivia, Canada Mongolia, South Africa, Madagascar N. Africa, Middle East Niger Delta Nigeria, North Sea, Mexico North Louisiana Not enough space Peru Peru, Ecuador, Columbia PNG, Alberta

Russia, Europe, Africa, South America S. Africa Saudi Arabia, Turkey, U.A.E., Oman, Egypt South America, Europe South Sudan, Niger Suriname Too many Venezuela; Mediterranean Volunteer: East Africa - hydrology W & N Africa, MidEst, SE A, S.A., Mexico Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Upon graduation will you receive a:

Current Students

Are you currently a student?

Degree Type Responses Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree Doctorate Degree 1 7 4

Total number of responses - 14

What school do you attend? Binghamton University Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines CU Boulder CU Boulder CU Boulder Idaho Sate University MSU New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Texas A & M - Texarkana Texas A&M University University of Colorado - Denver (Continuing Ed) University of Colorado Denver University of Nebraska - Lincoln

What geoscience area will your degree be in? Other

Economic Geology

Earth Systems/Science

Geochemistry

Petroleum Geology

Geology

8 0

Member Benefits

Q14

My employer pays my membership dues 20%

Member Dues

Who pays your membership dues? Total number of responses - 698

Member Dues Responses I pay my membership My employer pays my dues membership dues 559

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My school pays my membership dues 0

I pay my membership dues 80%

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Membership Satisfaction

Overall, how satisfied are you with your RMAG membership? (5=Completely satisfied, 1=Completely dissatisfied)

Overall satisfaction with publications, i.e., The Outcrop, The Mountain Geologist, digital books.

Overall satisfaction with educational programming, i.e., Luncheon Speakers, Overall satisfaction with RMAG membership. Core Workshops, Symposia, etc. Membership Satisfaction Responses Rate - 5 Rate - 4 Rate - 3 Rate - 2 Rate - 1 323 274 88 6 6

Membership Satisfaction Rate - 1 1%

Rate - 2 1%

Rate - 3 13% Rate - 5 46%

Educational Programming Satisfaction Responses Rate - 5 Rate - 4 Rate - 3 Rate - 2 Rate - 1 244 261 119 16 5

Rate - 5 318

Edu. Programming Satisfaction

Rate - 3 18%

Publications Satisfaction Rate - 4 Rate - 3 Rate - 2 255 87 20

Rate - 1 6

Publications Satisfaction

Rate - 1 1%

Rate - 2 3%

Rate - 4 39%

Q16

Total number of responses - 686

Total number of responses - 645

Total number of responses - 697

Rate - 2 3%

Rate - 1 1%

Rate - 3 13%

Rate - 5 38%

Rate - 5 46% Rate - 4 37%

Rate - 4 40%

Important Membership Aspects

What aspects of your RMAG membership are the most important to you? Total number of responses - 684

1 (most important) - Education based programming, i.e., Luncheon Speakers, Core Workshops, Symposia, etc. 2 - Publications, including The Outcrop, The Mountain Geologist and digital publications. 3 - Opportunities for networking. 4 (least important) - Social functions, such as Golf Tournament, Sporting Clay Tournament, Happy Hours, etc. Additional Comments

3=B (Rockbuster’s ball - Geo Trio) I’m in Houston so lunches less important to me right now 1. Social networking 1=E (field trips) 1=E (support the RMAG) 1=E Field trips, 1=E, Free Petra/Kingdom training 1=E. Supporting RMAG 1=Field Trips 1=Field trips; 1-D [But I’ve networked my face off to no avail] 2. Education 2=E (field trips) 2=E (field trips) 2=E (field trips) 2=E (student grants) 2=Field Trip 3=E (fieldtrips) 3=E mentorship & leadership skills 3=Field Trips 4=B (because I am in NY) 4=e field trips 5=B; I live in Houston so don’t get to go to much! 5=E (service such as mentoring) 5=volunteering

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A; Other- Now that NAPE is gone, need to expand the Prospect Fair C - Have not seen either Outcrop or Mtn Geo in over 5 years C. Seriously have never read beyond looking for a field trip review I wrote that was given no byline. E No longer live in Denver area so most contact with event of convention type activity. E - opportunities for leadership in the community E (field trips) E. I do not care about social functions or networking so I ranked them 3. E. Staying up on new technology & keeping in touch with friends, maintaining an association w/ professionals E: On the Rocks Field Trips Education based function Field Trips I hate “Outcrop” & “Mtn. Geologist” on-line! I live in Houston so social & networking is not relevant I live in Houston, so no opportunity for events in Denver I support the organization. It is important. I value the educational programming

particularly the symposia and field trips plus the publications. I do not golf, do not shoot but occasionally go to happy hours. I would like to participate in symposia or core workshops or field trips though (Item A). More opportunities related to environmental issues would rate high. Networking and social functions are not important to me, because I don’t live in Colorado. None-- no longer driving to events not sure Note - for those members that are not in the Denver area, educational based programming should be available for download (see CSPG luncheon and divisional talks available for download) Opportunities for Networking Other: retired, inactive and “out-of-touch” Out of town member Publications Publications (Item C) are the reason that I belong to RMAG. Social functions The luncheon talks are the main aspect for me. These would changed if I lived in Denver but I don’t.

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Other Societies

What other societies do you belong to? Total number of responses - 672

Other Societies Responses AAPG DGS SEPM GSA SPWLA HGS SPE DWLS SEG RMS-SEPM DAPL WTGH WGS No other societies Other 589 90 111 153 38 75 96 55 111 87 8 6 62 5 220 Other Societies AAAS AAAS, Geochemical Society AADE, NSPE AAPG/DEG, NMGS, Los Alamos Geol. Soc., Four Corners Geol. Soc. AAPL AAPL, RMMLF ACM SIGGRAPH AEG AEG Assoc. Engineering Geologists AEG, EAGE AEG, SSA, AIPG, CSS, NMGS, etc. AGO AGS AGU (2 responses) AGU, EAGE AGU, GRC AGU, SIAM AGU, Sigma Xi AIG AIPG (5 responses) AIPG, 4 Corners Geol. Society AIPG, AEG AIPG, CBA, GPA AIPG, DIPS AIPG, Geological Soc of Nevada AIPG, MMSA AIPG, Sigma Xi, Oceanography Society AIPG, SIPES (2 responses) AIPG, SIPES, DIPS (2 responses) AIPG, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration AIPG, WGA (2 responses) Albuquerque Geological Society (2 responses) American Chemical Society, TSOP, SETAC American Geophysical, Grand Junction Geological Society ASA ASPRS Association for Women Geoscientists BRGS, SGE, KGS Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists CGWA, AGU, GRC Colorado Ground Water Association (2 responses) National Groundwater Association Colorado Scientific Society, Wyoming Geological Association CSEG CSPG (6 responses)

Other 220 CSPG (Canadian); STGS (South No other societies 5 Texas) WGS 62 CSS, TRGS DADOA WTGH 6 Dallas GS, FWGS, TGS, OGS DAPL 8 DIPS (4 responses) RMS-SEPM 87 DIPS, DPS SEG 111 DIPS, PESA DWLS 55 DPA/Certified Petroleum SPE 96 Geologist Wyoming Board of HGS 75 Prof. Geol. SPWLA 38 DREGS GSA 153 Dropped them all except for SEPM RMAG 111 EAEG, AGU DGS 90 EAGE (3 responses) AAPG EAGE (European Assoc. of 0 100 200 300 Geoscientists & Engineers) EAGE, CSPG, CSEG NOGS (2 responses) EAOG European Association of NOGS, ETXGS, DGeol., Dal Geoph Organic Geochemists NOGS, SI EAOG, Geochemical Society NSPE EEGS NSPE, OSPE FCGS (2 responses) NWEA FCGS OCGS (2 responses) Fort Worth Geologic Society OCGS, AGS, & others FWGS OCGS, PGS Geochemical Society, OCGS, WTGS European Association of OKC-GS Organic Geochemists Pacific Section AAPG Geol Soc Nevada PAL AAPG, San Joaquin Valley Geo. Geothermal Resources Soc., Council, American Paleontological Society Optometric Assoc., Colorado Paleo Society, ARCE Optometric Assoc. Panhandle Geological Society Grand Junction Geological Pink Petro Society (3 responses) PSAAPG, Sigma Xi GSC, MGS, AGU, LIAPG PS-SEPM, PS-AAPG, UGA, SDAG, IAS GSH (2 responses) Rarst Waters Institute, National IAGC Speleological Society IAS (2 responses) RMAEP, AEG IEEE San Joaquin Geol. Society imag sme SEconG, SME, AIPG, GSL, AusIMM, IPAA EFG KGS (6 responses) Sigma Xi, Doctors for Disaster KGS and OGS Preparedness KGS, FCGS, UGA SIPES (14 responses) KGS, SIPES SIPES, AIPG, AIPN, WTGS KGS, SIPES, DPC SIPES, CO-AIPG MGS (2 responses) SIPES, IPAMS Mid Con G.S, Dallas G.S. SIPES, Kansas Geol. Soc. Montana Geological Society SIPES, NOGS MSA, MAC, AAG, DAC, AAAS, SME, NGWA, Soil Science Society of CSS America (SSSA) NAGT, NMGS (New Mexico SME, WGA (Wyoming Geol Assoc.) Geological Society) Society of Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Book Writers & NGWA Illustrators NGWA, CGWA (2 responses) South Coast Geological Society NGWA, WGA, AIPG South Texas Geological Society NMGS, AIPG, GSA, AGU, SVP, SPE, AIPG, DRGGS ACS

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589 400

500

600

700

SPEE SPEE, INFORMS, PMI, AACE, IMA, IMC SSA TGS, Dallas GS, Wichita GS TGS, OCGS Tobacco Root Geologic Society UGA (2 responses) UGA, ALASKA GEO SOC, NMGS, MGS, WGA UGA, FCGS UGA, NMGS Utah Geological Association (3 responses) Utah Geological Association, American Geophysical Union Utah Geological Association, Colorado Scientific Society West Texas Geological Society (9 responses) West Texas GS CSPG WGA (11 responses) WGA, SIPES WGA, WEN WGS, WTGS WIPS WOGA WTGS, NMGS, PBS SEPM WTGS, OCGS WTGS, PBGS WTGS, PBS-SEPM WTGS, SIPES WTGS, SIPES, PBGS, PBS-SEPM WTGS, TBPG WTGS; RGS; FCGS; NMGS; AbqGS

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Q18

RMAG Events Attended

In the past 12 months how many RMAG events have you attended? Total number of responses - 702

1-2 201

Number of RMAG Events Attended Responses 3-4 5-7 8-9 10-15 16+ Havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attended any. 106 59 20 21 1 294 If you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attended any RMAG events in the past 12 months, is it because:

Of the regular scheduled events line-up, which have you attended in the past 12 months?

Which RMAG Events Attended Happy Hours

Rockbuster's Bash

Sporting Clay Tournament

Event

Not Attending RMAG Events Responses I live/work outside the The timing of the events is Denver Metro area. not convenient.

231

Golf Tournament

Fall/Spring Symposium

109

Short Courses

Core Workshops

Monthly Luncheons 50

100

150

The timing of the events is not convenient. 26%

305 0

99 The topics, speakers, and/or type of events does not interest me. 15%

Field Trips

The topics, speakers, and/or type of events does not interest me.

200

250

300

350

I live/work outside the Denver Metro area. 59%

# of Responses

Q19

Programming

What programming would you like to see more or less of?

Total number of responses - 250

Luncheon Responses More (bi-monthly) Less Fine as is 112 10 128

Total number of responses - 256

Core Workshops Responses More Less Fine as is 129 12 115

Luncheons

Core Workshops

Fine as is 51%

Fine as is 45%

More (bi-monthly) 45%

Total number of responses - 274

OTR Field Trip Responses More Less Fine as is 156 3 115

Less 1%

Symposia Responses More Less Fine as is 134 6 119

Short Courses

Symposia

Fine as is 34% Less 1%

Fine as is 46%

More 65%

Less 2%

More 52%

Total number of responses - 193

Total number of responses - 190

Total number of responses - 253

Golf Tournament Responses More Less Fine as is 14 63 116

Clay Tournament Responses More Less Fine as is 11 64 115

Happy Hours Responses More Less Fine as is 130 18 105

Golf Tournament

Sporting Clay Tournament

Happy Hours

OTR Field Trips

Fine as is 42%

Total number of responses - 259

Short Courses Responses More Less Fine as is 197 2 105

More 50%

Less 5%

Less 4%

Total number of responses - 304

More 6%

More 7% More 57%

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Less 33%

Fine as is 60%

Less 34%

Fine as is 42%

More 51%

Less 7%

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Additional Programming

If RMAG were to add additional programming, what would interest you? Total number of responses - 143

1. Big data in exploration and production. 2. Other AI applications other than engineering. 1. Training priced for unemployed/retired 2. Meeting/seminar locations other than downtown A geoski day w/ RMAG! A women of...program All Events listed on website and sent via email. All topics on unconventionals An annual multi-day field trip 2-3 days, with academic or industry experts. Anything related to geology other than oil & gas industry topics Anything related to sedimentology or stratigraphy. Core analyses Applied petroleum geology. Anything with educational and networking components is great! Basin studies (esp. N. America, Australia) Basin-specific programming Be a central location for companies to find instructors to bring in-house for continuing education. Just an idea, unsure if it’s worth the effort... Broader more thorough field trips; more involvement with high school state science & engineering fairs. Carbonate Field Trips, Unconventional Core & Log Analysis, Geophysics for Geologists Case studies Circulate professionals to the local RMAG student chapters Climate change CO2 - EOR talk Core - log integration Core workshops and field trips Core workshops; Frontier and Turner (PRB and GRB), Parkman (PRB), Bakken and Three Forks (WB) Cross-domain w/ SPE Denver, Tracer case studies, Completion/ Stimulation Methods/Results, etc. Data Science Data science, earth modeling Difficult, as I live in Houston Don’t know where events are held, time, or speakers. Environmental Geology, Mining for Sustainable Practices/ Batteries Other than O&G. Events outside of Denver. Exploration Exploration and development case histories. Field or play of the month? Field Seminars Field trip Field Trips Field trips west of the Front Range Field Trips Conferences on special topics of interest. Front Range field trips. General topics Geochemistry Geology field trips. Geology of Western US Geosteering course/certification Geothermal topics GIS short course Happy hours all industry gatherings similar to what was done a few years ago each quarter Hard copy publications used to be nice OUTCROP | October 2017

Have chaired/planned formal dances. Horizontal drilling; Fracing; source rocks Houston, TX, based symposium, courses Hydro (?) / produced water/fracking, Climate change - yep we are going to have to deal with this. Hydrocarbon Potential underlying Greater metro-Denver; Who Owns The Minerals underlying Greater metro-Denver; How to Initiate Drilling & Spacing units with the COGCC; I am in Ft. Collins and cannot go to Denver that often. If I lived in Denver I would be more active. I am just happy to support RMAG and read the Outcrop I am not working in unconventional resources and most of the programs have been focused on that. I am more interested in advances in exploration and development technology as it relate I live in New Mexico so I have little opportunity to participate. I’d prefer to not live in New Mexico. I no longer live in the Denver area I now live in Washington State I really enjoyed the Energy Tech Mashup Tech Showcase, and I am looking forward to RMAG’s version of it this fall. I would be willing to help. I think RMAG & other groups need to do more in the big picture/business aspect. Induced seismicity, hydrology/groundwater geochemistry Informal free topical presentations during an evening Integrated case studies of historical field discoveries and development. It would be very interesting to hear from speakers who represent the variety of mining companies in Colorado. Joint programs with DGS; attended 3-D Joint RMAG-DIPS. Evening of “Lessons from the Field-preDigital Era’ Having the old timers recall the stories before they are gone. Less geophysics, more geology Log analysis Looking forward to the fall joint workshop with SPWLA-DWLS/ Like integrated workshops/symposium Lunch presentation on plays & play development Luncheons about specific oil fields Macro oil & gas supply/demand; Global outlook Major parameters in evaluating a resource play especially if it includes Engineering aspects as well as Geologic aspects. Mineral show “tours” for when the mineral show comes to town in September. More current info by basin More field trips on the western slope. More in minerals exploration, mining, hardrock petrology and geochemistry More on mining, property evaluation More on new technologies without it being a sales pitch that doesn’t really explain the technology. More on regional tectonics and/or shat/sed or Rockies. More publications More regional talks outside of Rockies More short courses - “? - depends” More talks from older, “seasoned” members regarding basic geoscience exploration and development. Most major oil companies have excellent training programs, maybe one-day short courses on basins, i.e., Exploration overview, Petrophysics 101, et.

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National and global supply and demand trends for O & G, also for minerals Networking and short courses specifically centered to undergrad students New structural interpretation for the Rocky Mountains and fractured reservoirs related to current drilling activity. No fee social gatherings --hiking group, skiing group; or publication sessions - sit down read a paper & discuss it Not interested in Golf Tournament, Sporting Clay, or Happy hours Occasional evening speakers with cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres. Oil & gas field studies, exploration histories published in Mtn Geo Online courses, virtual field trips; meetings in new Mexico, including field trips Online courses/educational pod casts Online or live feed/stream of lunch talks, could charge $5 or 10 to watch; Monday or Friday timing easier Online, voluntary, technical symposium. No significant moderation or editing. Just to chat technically and catalog/ search those discussions Other industry events involving geos outside of oil and gas. Panel discussions on topics relevant to the industry or a data/ softwar application Pitfall examples for conventional and unconventional Please add more things besides Oil and Gas!!! Please change from petroleum dominated programs Powder River Basin Developments; Midstream activity Pre-Pennsylvanian Paleo-structure & paleo-geography; More science in the Outcrop Production case-histories; projects with an economic story; technical innovations (game-changers) Prospect and play assessment; discovery process models Prospect Fair; More basin focused meetings Reservoir Petrography and Geochemistry Round-table or panel discussion of state of industry to include financial folks like Tom Petrie, CEO’s of companies such as Anadarko, Noble, PDC, and regulators/government officials. Shales & tight rocks Short course on shale sedimentology & stratigraphy combined with core description/examination

Committee Volunteering Interest

If asked, would you be interested in volunteering on a committee? Total number of responses - 633

Responses Yes No 114 519 Yes 18%

If yes, which one? Social/Networking

OTR Field Trips

Committees

Q21

Short Course/Workshop, Geochemical Explr. for Oil and Gas (Hydrocarbon Detection Surveys - Geochemical an Non-Seismic) Social - low key hiking or skiing meet ups - no fees just geos getting together. Glad to see the return of the prospect fair/ technofest. Emerging technologies and data analytics spotfire, etc Software companies for small consulting firms. Software updates (changes being made); marketing side of the business; Land regulations in various states; Frac procedures companies are being successful with in the various basins (Rockies/Permian) Some geomorphic topics (I know it is not RMAG’s focus). There is interesting holocene landscapes & processes in the front range (glacial, eolian, fluvial). Something in Houston Something somewhere other than Denver Source rock reviews in multiple basins Specialty logs (FMI, Dipl or seismic [?-hard to read] applications & use Specific field talk, Structural (eg; thrusting) Specifics on existing drilling activity of producing fields Structural geology, basin overviews Structural Updates Utilizing 3D Study Groups Talks and field trips on geology of local and regional parks Talks/luncheons on more “real world’ (ie: not strictly technical/ academic) prospect/play E&P. Possibly include engineering and land story/speakers as well. Technical content that is of a commercial/economic focus (ie: less focus on just the geological aspects of a project/basin/ play/field). There needs to be more attempts to include financial input on the different markets and the effects on industry locally and globally Upcoming resource plays Updates on exploration Webex of monthly luncheon Would like to see field trips farther from Denver. Colorado is a big state with all types of geological settings. ie: White River Plateau, San Juan Mtns, Rio Grande Rft, Volcanic Centers, etc.

Fall/Spring Symposia

Publications

Continuing Education

No 82%

Membership

22 0

Responses

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Board Serving Interest

Do you have any interest in serving on the RMAG Board of Directors?

Total number of responses - 658

Interest in BOD Serving Responses Yes No Previously Served 47 555 56

Yes 7%

RMAG Executive Director Total number of responses - 685

Met ED Responses Yes No 103 582

Previ ously Served 9% No 84%

Q24

Have you met the new RMAG Executive Director, Barbara Kuzmic?

Yes 15%

No 85%

RMAG Staff

Do you find the RMAG staff responsive to your needs as a member? Total number of responses - 534

Staff Responsive Responses Yes No 516 18 Although out of state do enjoy the magazine & network with other members Always efficient in handling questions and requests. Always friendly staff ready to answer questions at monthly luncheons, or provide more info on field trips, etc. Always great to organization my presentations and other presentations Always have had prompt, courteous responses Always quick responders and kind Always ready to help! Always responds to my e-mails Always there to pick up the phone or to reply promptly after leaving a message. Any questions are promptly answered, although they have been few Any time I have interacted with RMAG staff (scheduling/registration/etc.) they have been great. Aside from publishing one paper in the journal I have had no dealings with the staff. That was satisfactory. Available when sought, professional, responsive. Better than it used to be Call/emails answered in timely manner Can’t get anyone to answer the phone Current staff appreciates the “customers” and acts professionally to make events go smoothly. Don’t answer the telephone Don’t know Don’t know Email responses always come within 24 OUTCROP | October 2017

hours! Email responses are prompt. Every experience I’ve had with RMAG staff has been great Every query and question has been answered immediately. Great staff! Everyone has been very helpful Field trip support Friendly and efficient staff Friendly and helpful. Friendly answers to phone inquiries Generally yes, but not much experience communicating with them. Luncheons are too costly and sign-up is cumbersome and confusing. Great job dealing with staff for the golf tourney. Great publications Great staff Had a website log-in issue several years ago; was assisted quickly Hannah always helps when I need it Have had no contact with staff Have no need Have not contacted staff Have not had any contact recently Have not had recent contact with RMAG staff. Hopefully new group is better I am a non-petroleum geologist working in construction I don’t ask for much. I don’t reach out to them often. I have been very satisfied with my limited contacts, thanks. I have not had any contact recently I have not had any issues with

communication with the current staff I haven’t contacted anyone, but I do receive emails and get timely information that way. I haven’t had any needs lately. I now live in Washington State I was living in Denver when I join in 1977 but left to live in Houston in 1985. I stay a member just to keep informed of things there. If I need something, I just ask and it gets done. ISSUU app is annoying I’ve only been in contact one or two times, but responses have been quick and very helpful. Justin Birdwell has been great regarding pubs. Mainly belong to receive the Mtn Geo for info not published elsewhere Mostly my dealings with staff were related to purchasing publications. My few questions typically relate to getting on the website = user name/ password or yearly due since I’m so far out of the Denver area, My inquiries are always answered in a timely manner, My interaction with the office staff has been cordial and they have attempted to help and answer questions, most specifically concerning publication resources. My only real interaction has been placing a company ad in the Outcrop. Staff members have been friendly and helpful.

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RMAG Membership Survey - 2017 N/A - Never hear from them Need more environmental compliance courses and pubs Never contacted RMAG staff so yes, they’ve responded appropriately. No computer, no member benefits No contact No contact No contact recently No interaction No need No needs No opinion No problem here No recent contact No recent needs Not really had to use any of the services. Office staff responds promptly to questions and issues. They are a great group of women! On several occasions questions asked by telephone always very helpful. On several occasions when I have made contact with the staff regarding membership and registration problems the staff has been very responsive and corrected the problem satisfactorily. Only contact via phone re misc questions - always helpful. Only contact was regarding renewal of membership.

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Only dealt with on a clerical basis, problempromptly resolved Only needed occasional help and it was always available Out of tow member so n/a Quick to get back to me if I have questions Quite honestly, I really don’t need anything from RMAG. Recent conversation and solution to a membership question was resolved pleasantly Respond quickly Respond to questions & request Respond well to phone requests Retired RMAG does a good job of professional outreach and networking. RMAG is great. Keep the costs down and time away from work to a minimum See #20 Since I’m retired and 89 years old I read a lot, but do not pursue RMAG or AAPG Activities anymore Sort of - I live in Durango - so pubs or symposia of greatest interest Staff has always been quick and cheerful in all interactions with this member. Staff has been great with prompt response. Staff have been rude and dismissive to

members. I hope the new Executive director will bring about some change. Staff responds quickly to requests for help They are excellent. They called me back once with an opening for a sold out luncheon (from the waiting list). They have always answered my questions. They have been super to me - Great Job They have been very helpful on the occasions I have contacted them. They work with me in a very positive manner when I have a problem or question This has really improved over the last year or so Very friendly folks in the 16th Street office. Very helpful Very helpful when ordering publications over the phone Very helpful with RMAG mentorship program Was helped promptly with membership issue in one past year. Yes, they communicate effectively with event announcements and schedule.

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Overall, how satisfied are you with the RMAG website? (5=Completely satisfied, 1=Completely dissatisfied) Total number of responses - 644

5 212 3.5 - Very Denver-centric A different phase of career. Networking is not important to me as it used to be, and I am not currently working in a Rocky Mountain Basin so there is little technical content from RMAG that is of use. Always find the info I’m looking for. Been able to do what I need w/o issue Besides some login issues, it has been appropriate for registering for events and ordering/purchasing items Better than it was. Some links will not open or only partly open and after clicking on 2-3 links. Outcrop access is awkward. Can’t figure out how to search membership list by name or company Clunky to use. Slow to load. Cumbersome, antiquities Does the job for me Don’t go there much! Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

Website Satisfaction Responses 4 3 2 291 113 20 Don’t login Don’t use Don’t use Don’t use it Don’t use much except for registering for events Don’t visit much Download of Mtn. Geologist is very slow or hangs Downloads are difficult. The outside vendor is not to be understood. Easy to register for luncheons and other events Easy to use Easy to use, but difficult to sent items about meeting/field trip to others. Even an old guy like me can navigate it pretty well Generally able to find what I want. Great organization--very happy with quality/quantity of the organization and services/

1 8 network provided. Hard to access on iPad, easier with PC Hard to find activities with limited drop down boxes Hard to navigate Have never opened it Have not used it Have not used it lately Have trouble getting into the publications at times. Haven’t used it Haven’t used website I check it out each month. I do not have internet access, so I can’t look at it. I do not visit RMAG site, and stopped reading Mtn Geologist when you stopped printing and mailing it, BTW, your age question omitted the 65-74 cohort; I am 73. ...continued on page 14 OUTCROP | October 2017

RMAG Membership Survey - 2017 ...continued from page 14 I don’t see why I have [?] I don’t use it I don’t use it enough to get used to it. I don’t use it much. I don’t use the website much. I find everything I need there I find it difficult to navigate I greatly prefer paper copies of The Outcrop and The Mountain Geologist. Too much time is already spent in front of computer monitors. I have not visited it recently I haven’t look recently I like it! I like the format. I need to know how to download digital maps. Are digital maps for Colorado and the west on the website? I would like all issues of Outcrop available without a cut off I would say 5 but due to living in Golden it is hard to make more events with the timing. I’m not computerized anymore, just depend on mail distribution Improved over past years. Inadequate q.c. of info. This goes for both the website and email blasts. Info on digital map would be helpful. Information provided is very good. Informative; easy to navigate Insufficient visits for a fair judgment It is better than it used to be 10 yrs ago, but it is still difficult to navigate and needs more search functionality especially the membership directory. Pubs need to be fully searchable. It is OK but i rarely look at it. It provides me with just enough links to stay (somewhat) current on geologic topics, as I enjoy my retirement. It took me about a year to get it to stop blocking the Outcrop pages. They consider it “risky.” It’s fine It’s OK It’s ok. Not the best but it works for what I look for.

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page 14 Keeps me current on Rocky Mtn Area Like it, well organized and attractive. Links to pubs are cumbersome and not versatile Looks great! Membership directory is a bit clunky to use. Membership function too slow & cumbersome Much better than before Much improved My computer is not compatible - too old- windows 98 na - I don’t use - I will start using it Need a searchable member directory Needs updating Never looked Never used New website is well-organized and easy to use. Haven’t seen any glitches with registration, etc. Well done! It’s not easy to create a new site. Nice clear website that allows me to easily navigate to everything I’ve used. If you change it, I will need to learn the new website. Plus the website is attractive. Nice site No computer No website Not bad. Some other societies have better ones. Not frequently used but have been satisfied with use. Not really interested, but thanks. Not sure Nothing is perfect just close Occasional problems but generally very good. Offer a choice to download pdf Outcrop. Only get on once in a while Outdated, difficult to navigate, not a lot of useful info. Quality of luncheon talks needs improving- topics & content, same true for core workshops and symposia. Rarely go there except for members’

contact info. Search is very cumbersome. Rarely use Rarely use Rarely used except to access publications. Rarely visit Really not that familiar with it Seems a bit clunky Seems a bit dated. Seldom visit it anymore Sometimes confusing to register for something. Sometimes hard to access Sometimes it’s hard to find events that I KNOW are happening. For example, I have no idea what the technology symposium is. Swag not found on store; events regularly not on calendar. The directory is not very useful. The basic data is typically missing. The membership directory has problems. Before accessing the search categories, one first has to click on a member that first comes up in the A’s afterwards the search criteria shows up. The website functions adequately. Too difficult to PAY for luncheons Tough times, over work & can’t spare time for events Unknown Use the website to download journal & pay dues Usually monitor e-mails - do not use website often Website is well laid-out and easy to navigate What’s there is fine, but there isn’t much beyond a calendar of events. Works for me! Would be higher, but the Membership search is not user-friendly Would like more searchable features.

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RMAG Emails

Do you read the weekly email updates you receive from RMAG? Total number of responses - 660

Brief emails are best...bullet points... subject line relevance Brief review Briefly Browse through emails. Computer down right now. No e-mail as have a new phone - does not take any of my passwords - working on it. Cursory Way Do not receive them - not online - old dinosaur Don’t get? Don’t like to read obits and endorsements there at the same time. Don’t receive any? Don’t regularly receive them. Ever time Glance to see if anything of interest. Haven’t noticed or seen them Haven’t received any yet. Helpful to see upcoming events I always make time to read the RMAG weekly update. I always read the updates. I am always looking for new publications of other material to use in teaching I am not receiving them. I am not sure I get these I appreciate the reminders of upcoming lunch talks I did not know you did weekly updates. I do not have internet access I do not peruse it. I don’t know that I am receiving them I don’t necessarily read all of them. I don’t recall receiving any. I don’t receive them (3 responses) I don’t receive weekly email updates from RMAG! I find the news (in memoriam) important. Plus I have friends and family in Denver who are active in oil & gas work and sometimes pass along info in the updates. I generally look at the updates and wish that I lived closer to Denver as there are many events that I would probably attend if living there. I get so many emails, I find screening these I have not received any. I just skim them, unless something grabs my attention. I live in Houston and the emails announce events I cannot attend I look to see what they are (?) I often check in to see what new events are going on. I read all e-mail material Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

I read the heading I read the updates I read the weekly email updates when I receive them, what else is there to say? I read them as a reminder to attend and?or register for an event, and to keep up on the activities of RMAG. I read them cover-to-cover I read them. ????? I received too many emails. I rely on these for communication. I scan for interesting information I scan the updates and read thoroughly anything of pertinent interest, providing time is available. I scan them but don’t read them in detail I scan them. I skim or read all emails I try to just stay current--just been too busy lately to attend events I usually read most of my emails I have subscribed to! In my busy schedule, it helps me to stay in touch. In the field, I read them on my phone or computer. It is good to know what is going on. Just to know what’s going on Keep me informed of events Keeps me updated. Like these Like to keep up with local events & the emails help Like to keep up with what is happening in the field of geology Most weeks but not every one Mostly the headline, if that catches my eye then I read more No computer No computer anymore. No longer involved - Live far from Denver No time :-( Not all Not always. If often don’t find the time. Not enough time Not in detail--skim through them Not in town. Not often but yes Not sure I receive them weekly. Need more assoc. news/updates not just announcements. Not sure I receive them. Occasionally (4 responses) On my iPhone. Quick Scan Quickly scan for interesting items Quickly scan to see if I can make any of the activities. Quickly. I mostly know what is going on.

Responses Yes No 566 94 Rarely Rarely seen Read all emails for knowledge of their content. Read all that I receive but don’t receive weekly updates Read them Read them as soon as received. Review topics/updates Scan for Events Scan quickly. Scan the emails Them Scan them Scan them quickly Skim Skim for relevant info. Skim through Skim, occasionally dive further Some (2 responses) Some are read Sometimes (7 responses) Sometimes - Lots of email/spam Sometimes - usually just skim Sometimes when I get a break from work. Sometimes, depending on the subject line. It may not be relevant/something I’m going to do, so I tend to skip it. Sometimes, though not if the headline is not of interest (e.g., Golf Tournament...) Sorry, I’m not a very good member! Stay current with goings on The headline mostly These updates are a great way to stay informed on RMAG business! They often indicate there is an attachment, but no is present This is how I know that the wrong dates for OTR October have been posted. Too busy with classes Too many emails Too many obituaries, very little information Too much “fluff” Unfortunately too many Geologists are dying, but I need to know that. Usually Usually, glance through them. Well, mostly. Often lost in a barrage of promotional emails that I usually ignore. When I have time When time allows Yes... I look at what events are in the pipeline.

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Additional Feedback Total number of responses - 127

Ha Again, symposia about the major parameters in evaluating a resource play. Each play is different but there are several themes that can be employed. Some question/answer options in this survey should have a “N/A” option. For example, I’ve never participated in a core workshop, so it’s impossible to say I think the programming is More, Less or Just Fine as is. I was required to provide an answer to complete the survey without error. You didn’t list all of the committees. I already serve on the Science Fair Awards Committee and am always looking for new people. Just keep in mind that the purpose of the organization is to serve the membership and the general public all the while keeping an eye on the finances. Also, even though small events and courses may not be big revenue producers they still are important in service to the membership. Please try and reach out to the rest of the geological community. There are lots of us that don’t work in oil and gas. Every single thing is designed for the white male oil and gas geologist. Make more of an effort. Applied geology. Public relations. Information for the public that is relevant to expanding cities. RMAG is too academic. It needs more balance. I really wish the latest publication on source rocks was available on CD as well as by download. I think the RMAG staff and BOD of Directors are doing a fine job in these challenging times. As a past President and Treasurer, Foundation Trustee (2 terms), Symposium Chair (2 times), Luncheon Speaker, Foundation Trustee (2 terms), Guidebook editor (4 times), and an Associate Editor of the Mtn Geol., I appreciate the hard work and dedication it takes to run RMAG efficiently and effectively. Keep it up, you’re doing fine. Having moved to Grand Junction after retiring and living a good distance from Denver, I have little interaction with RMAG other than joining and reading the journal. I am happy that the organization exists, am happy to be a member even though I am not active. Doing a great job! I hope you share membership demographics or start tracking them. While the push to convert to digital media is understandable from a cost standpoint, I think professional societies err in not offering printed journals to members for a supplemental price. Fundamentally, I no longer read journals, newsletters or magazines that are not available in print, so I no longer read digital material from AAPG or RMAG, and imit my geologic reading to AIPG and SEG. The organization has been very supportive of me and fellow geos exiled from the industry. Still, without any plausible work situations, I have to move on with my life. Why is it you haven’t asked our members: “Have Cretaceous -aged source rocks achieved thermal maturity in the Denver Basin? Do you know where they have and is the supporting documentation adequate to present to the general public?” Glad you are investigating ways for organizational improvement. I have been a member since 1969 and have seen the good development and growth of RMAG over the years. Was an active participant until company transferred staff from Denver to Bakersfield in 1990. As a retired geologist, I enjoy the monthly luncheons and other OUTCROP | October 2017

events as a chance to stay current in the science, meet friends, and learn. When I was working, I really appreciated the short courses, RMS meetings, core workshops and the like but these are difficultt for me to justify in retirement. Also too busy having a good time to delve deeply. Hope all get to this place eventually. Live in AZ 4 months a year RMAG needs to service members outside of the Denver area. Has RMAG ever considered serving the Calgary area? Wish I could provide more insightful feedback, but I live way south in Cibola Co., NM and don’t take advantage of the Denver-based programs. I particularly enjoy the president’s column this year I am a Mom of 3 and a Geologist. I moved to Erie, CO, 25 years ago. I started volunteering at my kids schools over 20 years ago and 12 years ago I was hired as a Para-Eduacator. It soon turned into working with Special Ed students, which made my heart happy. Keeping my membership with RMAG and AAPG has helped me still feel connected to Geology. Thank you. Living on the West Slope limits my participation with RMAG. It would be nice if a few more On-The-Rocks Field Trips were west of the Front Range. I welcome the opportunity to become more involved in RMAG. A cheaper lunch venue. I do not like the two tier lunch approach. No feedback Overall, keep up the good work. The mentoring program is very worthwhile. Thanks for doing this! Putting obituaries in the emails along with a congratulations to sponsors is tacky and tasteless in emails. I will go to my grave thinking so. Please don’t do that to me when I pass away! Honorary member; “Would recommend not paying too much attention to the survey answers from old retired members like me.” I am a new member and have not tried a luncheon yet. I’m very interested in the geology aspects, but frankly petroleum exploration is not in my radar. I really don’t like Maggiano’s as a lunch time venue. Very hard to socialize. I am no longer active in the petroleum industry, ie-retired. Enjoyed my association with RMAG. Be more of an advocate for oil & gas related issues. I think there should be scholarship opportunities for students’ fieldwork. Especially if the student has a field site in the Rocky Mountain area, or the vicinity, travel grants & scholarship would greatly help. Thank you! I would happily attend more events (especially monthly luncheons) if the topics were more focused on areas of high interest: hot plays; play types; comparisons between unconventional plays; integration between petroleum geology, reservoir engineering and petrophysics of unconventionals; etc. This survey was a meaningless, self-satisfying survey! I support RMAG and have continuing interest in RM basins. But I find the press of events doesn’t lead me to website surfing. I miss the hardcopy Outcrop (& Geologist!). Would it be possible to do a ‘push’ email with contents of Geologist (& Outcrop)? [next part difficult to read; best guess...] I might’ve got some on “O” but don’t remember any MG. ...continued on page 17

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...continued from page 16 I would appreciate more articles in the Mountain Geologist Good job RMAG! As a retiree, I am not actively engaged as I once was. I don’t like to read online. Don’t attend events - retired lost interest Many younger geologists are only being used as directional drillers. They don’t even understand what they are targeting (or why). They need as many case histories as possible in both unconventional and conventional projects. Or exploration geology will become a lost art. My age and health make it difficult to attend events. I rejoined BECAUSE OF MATT SILVERMAN’S honest assessment of climate change and sustainability issues (President’s letter back?) RMAG does amazing work to bring together the Rockies Geoscience Community! Thank you for all your hard work. I do not live in the Denver area but I very much appreciate being part of the RMAG and publication and information it provides its members. Don’t attend any RMAG events due to limited mobility. Cost of luncheon too high I deplore the luncheon venue. Maggiano’s has wonderful food but is a lousy meeting place... toooo small... can’t see the screen; back lighting interferes... difficult to here [sic] speaker... GO BACK TO Marriott Hotel!!! It looks like lunch is a hit & too crowded. How about a bigger venue? DAC? - has several size rooms Restore the monthly Outcrop Newsletter by mail and the printing of the Bulletin. Maybe interested in serving on Continuing Education committee Honorary member; “Keep up the good work! The Association seems to be running smoothly.” There are others besides petroleum -- please add a more diverse short courses, luncheons, etc. This is the second one of these surveys I have received! Thanks for asking! Why was this not provided as an online survey? Make past pubs freely available via pdf or online I believe the email updates for events and meetings should be easier to read. Seems like info is crammed together too much. Maybe have a separate page for each subject: 1) meetings 2) short courses 3) workshops 4) field trips 5) personal updates, etc. Just a suggestion. Thanks. Please publish results of this survey. Thanks. More material is GIS--suggest a focus on building a library of maps for individual basins. You have the pubs to do it Request to reduce the cost of some activities. As a self-payer, I don’t participate due to cost. A sit-down $30 lunch is not necessary. I have written and called with no response, except I did get the Outcrop for Nov. 2014. 2 of my former bosses passed away the same day 11/17/16, Nick Thomaidis which I saw in Post Obituaries and John Osmond in a PG&E retirement newsletter. RMAG does not provide me with any information or benefits except my dues. 50 years of support is a lot of giving. Good organization! The vast majority of RMAG functions and activities occur in downtown Denver. I understand why and do not disagree with the decisions. However, for one who does not work or live in or near downtown, this limits my ability to attend functions or to volunteer effectively. I would love to do more. Vol. 66, No. 10 | www.rmag.org

The last time I attempted to attend a luncheon (about 3 years ago) the venue was full (too small) and closed. Old, out-of-town, retired, satisfied. Honorary member Live stream or videos of luncheon speakers would be of great interest! Luncheon cost & making members register as walk ins is poor policy. I am semi-retired. I have authored or co-authored 3 publications that appeared in the Mountain Geologist. I have served on the Board of Directors. I ran for president but lost. I have recently started a RMAG Scholarship Fund. I have been a member for over 50 yrs. I wish you continued success. MSJ (?) I have been a member of RMAG since 1953. Things have sure changed over the years. It’s too bad we didn’t have the communication devices then that we have today. Can’t imagine what the next 10 years will bring! I am planning to move to the Denver area in the next 5 years so my answers to these questions and my involvement in RMAG will probably change considerably then. RMAG has a good group of people - Talks are usually relevant --Symposia “”like”” -New plays -and joint w/ DWLS are good” Honorary member Attaboys & attagirls - G Get out into your region. An alternate would be to call yourself the Denver Association of Geologists. More core workshops and two or more days for same workshop. I was unable to get into last 2 workshops because they were sold out. Thank you. For symposia & lunch seminars it would be appreciated if special dietary needs might be accommodated--even an “upgrade fee” would be fine. I am gluten intolerant and cannot eat at any of the organized functions. Joined RMAG & continue membership to keep current on Rocky Mtn area since much of my consulting work is for that area of USA - the published articles & papers are very helpful. Thanks. I feel like the RMAG comes across as climate change deniers. We can still be economic geologists involved in the production of hydrocarbons while at the same time acknowledging our industry’s impacts and seek solutions. Would like a picture book and list of members of available Good job overall, tough times recently. Thanks very much for the stamped envelope. Cheers. I have retired from the Colorado Department of Transportation 9 years ago. I never really used my geology background in my profession, but have always looked forward to the news, publications, field trips, and information put out by RMAG in the field of geology. It is more of a hobby now but I look forward to following all of it. I thank you for the opportunity to follow the field and will continue to do so with my RMAG membership. I’m proud to be a member of RMAG, but my time has passed. Thanks. Luncheon talks are great, especially recently, however, Maggiano’s is loud, crowded and too stuffy to be truly enjoyable. Congrats on conducting the survey. Wish all well in this downturn. Been there, done that, and an old fart. Need to bring in younger people to make it work. I am too conservative and hands on to really be effective with millennials. Good luck! ...continued on page 18

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...continued from page 18 Thanks for all your service to the organization, I know it takes a lot of time, which many of us have in extremely short supply. I am always most interested in basin type studies I am not a member of RMAG for the usual reasons, I am a retired physicist and a vocational paleontologist. I have published three articles in The Mountain Geologist. The first

time was a description of a new species of fossil crinoid from Colorado. It was turned down by a leading paleontology journal. I was told to try a journal with a regional focus. Although RMAG membership is not required for submission, I decided to support the organization after publishing my third article.

Additional Comments Quesiton 6A - Employment status: Retired, teach 4 months per year. Question 15 - Comment on “overall satisfaction with RMAG membership”: 3, because luncheons are crowded and service is poor. Question 15B - Rarely attend - maybe 1 talk a year. I like this format - typically good way. Question 18B - Too difficult to get around; widowed, take care of self. Question 18B - Do not know what events are happening, or when, or where. Question 18B - “Age” Question 18B - It has to be a special topic for me to drive downtown. Question 18B - Lost communication with RMAG, only get dues notice. Question 18B - Too busy moving after retiring. Question 18B - Handicapped - getting too old to care very much. Question 18B - Age 88. Question 18- non, age & infirmities. Question 18 - Health issues. Question 19 - From what I have seen advertised, I think you offer a good amount of all of these! Question 20- Lacustrine sedimentology [also attended 3D Symposium]. Question 20 - Already do serve on committee. Question 21 - Note: I am mentoring currently a RMAG member Question 21 - Honorary member - already serve on committees. Question 21 - maybe (current role too time consuming). Question 21 - Already serves on committee, not interested in BOD right now because lives out of town. Question 21 - Currently volunteer editor - Volunteering on a committee depends on time commitment and when the committee meets. I don’t work downtown and I have a young child at home. Question 21 - Already on a committee. Question 21 - Already serve on committee. Question 21 - Committee: Public education etc. Question 21 - I live in Larkspur so something that doesn’t require I drive downtown. Question 21 - I live to far away, except to come in for programs. Question 21-22 - Not yet. Question 21 & 22 - Need to find more free time first. Questions 21 & 22 - may be interested next year, I have too much going on right now. Question 22 - Maybe need to know more. Question 22 - Interested in serving on the board, not now. Question 23 - She is great. OUTCROP | October 2017

Question 27 - Unfortunately, my attempt at attendance was a last minute decision so I take partial responsibility for being barred from attendance. Question 28 - It seems like the association has been stalled out in recent years, and the technical content of the programs has slipped. How you find and retain enthusiastic volunteers may be key to improving things. Many volunteers today “go through the motions” to put things on their resume, but true enthusiasm seems to be lacking (myself included). This impacts the technical quality of the guidebooks, symposia, workshops & especially the luncheons. RMAG seems to be evolving into more of a social organization. Question 28 - When I lived in Denver I was hoping RMAG would have more industry-related talks. I had been very involved in the WGA while living in Casper, WY so I had seen some great industry presentations. However, I found RMAG to cater mainly to academia and therefore the talks were very difficult to apply to my day to day job. I’m a member because I believe in supporting organizations that are promoting the geosciences. I just wish RMAG was more balanced in providing academic talks and industry talks. Now that I live in Houston I would be enthralled if WebEx was provided by RMAG. Quesiton 28 - It has been distressing to see how unresponsive the staff and the board have become toward the membership. This needs to change.

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Having retired from active oil exploration, I have available (FREE) multiple publications In my geologic and seismic library, including books covering the Rocky mountain basins (and more), basic concept and interpretive techniques, Guidebooks, USGS and state bulletins and professional papers. Call Don Stone; 303-797-4674 or don@dsstone.com.

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RMAG ON THE ROCKS

Kremmling Ammonite Fieldtrip August 26, 2017 Leader: Dennis Gertenbach Guidebook author: Donna Anderson Article by Laura Wray The extent of the Western Interior Seaway 75 million years ago is a good representation of the depositional setting for the Pierre Shale, deposited between 69 and 82 Ma. Of the 5,000 feet of Pierre sediments in the Kremmling area, several silty sandstone members form resistant ledges as a result of shoreline progradation while intervening mudstones characterize shoreline transgressions. Both environments contain a rich assortment of fossils including the large ammonites that were the primary attraction of this fieldtrip. (http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/ rcb7/namK75.jpg)

Fieldtrip leader Dennis Gertenbach with the Western Interior Paleontological Society describes the mass deaths of primarily female ammonites resulting from some catastrophic event. A possible explanation suggests that following a mass spawning, females remained behind to lay their eggs and were killed (Kurt Johnson, 1999). (Photo by Natasha Rigg)

The group enters the BLM Kremmling Cretaceous Ammonite Research Area where both coiled cephalopods (ammonites) and straight cephalopods (baculites) occur. (Photo by Ron Parker)

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KREMMLING AMMONITE FIELDTRIP

The Ammonite Research Area is littered with large ammonites. The word “ammonite” originates from the Greek Ram-horned god called Ammon. (Photo by Natasha Rigg)

Many of the ammonites are contained within large concretions known as “bird baths”. Calcium carbonate in shallow seas precipitated in muds surrounding the shells, forming concretions which were more resistant to the surrounding shales thereby preventing the fossils from being crushed by the overburden. (Photo by Natasha Rigg)

Sutures from a straight cephalopod Baculites. These are also found in concretions like the ammonites. (Photo by Ron Parker)

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KREMMLING AMMONITE FIELDTRIP

After viewing the large ammonites protected on BLM land, we went to a stratigraphically equivalent hillside to do some collecting. Here is a smaller ammonite, Placenticeras meeki. (Photo by Dennis Gertenbach)

Pam Stephens shows the massive size of this ammonite, Placenticeras costatum. (Photo by Laura Wray)

George Hampton collected a well-preserved Jeletzkytes nodosus ammonite. (Photo by Ron Parker)

Inoceramus fossils are common Cretaceous fossils found at this site and in many Pierre and Niobrara outcrops in Colorado. (Photo by Paul Prijatel) Here is a gastropod fossil, Nudivagus cooperensis. (Photo by Dennis Gertenbach) OUTCROP | October 2017

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The Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

2017 Sporting Clay Tournament

Thank you! Thank you to everyone you participated in the 2017 Sporting Clay Tournament!

Tournament Results Tier 1 Team Winner - total score of 435

Tier 2 Team Winner - total score of 247

Greg Anderson, Jim Hohenstein, Jim Kinser, Ted Enterline, Greg Heins

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Kelly Bruchez, Andrew Gordon, Dia Wiebe, Ryan Lacy, Loren Brandon

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