AIPG 6TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Technical presentations were offered on April 28 and 29 at the Holiday Inn, Worthington Ohio. It was an opportunity for university professors, practicing geologists, government employees and students to come together to present the results of their work and research into the shale depositional environments. The main topics included: (1) shale geology and depositional environments; (2) the process of hydraulic fracturing; (3) seismic monitoring; and (4) underground injec- tion. The technical session was an opportunity for attendees to learn about the critical aspects of developing the hydrocarbon resources from the shale in the Appalachian Basin. Individual presentations included in-depth discussions on depositional environments, the relationship of organic carbon found in the shale to density data, the history of horizontal well drilling throughout the US, US Energy Policy regarding underground injection and water availability and much more.
Personnel from the US Geological Survey presented a paper on historic hydraulic fracturing trends throughout the Unites States from 1947 through 2010 (Scientific Investigation Report 2014-5131). Dr. Meyer, University of Cincinnati, pre- sented a paper on the Ordovician: “A Sea without Fish.” Dr. Myer’s talk used plate tectonics to explain the depositional environments of the Utica and Point Pleasant shale beds. Ms. Rayola Dougher, Senior Economic Advisor for the American Petroleum Institute, Washington DC, presented an excellent paper on “Energizing America: Facts for addressing Energy Policy.” Gregory Mason, with The Energy Cooperative, Newark, Ohio, presented an excellent talk on “Working in the Oil Window of the Utica/Point Pleasant Shale Deposits Ohio.” Abstracts of papers presented at the conference are available for reference on the AIPG national website under past meet- ings.
http://aipg.org/Events/pastmeeting.htm
The Ohio Section would like to thank the Ohio Geological Survey, Miami University, and the Ohio Geological Society for
Invitation from AIPG to Submit Articles
You are invited to submit an article, paper, or guest column based upon your geological experiences or activities to the American Institute of Professional Geologists to be included in “The Professional Geologist” (TPG) quarterly journal. The article can address a professional subject, be technical in nature, or comment on a state or national issue affecting the profession of geology.
Article submissions for TPG should be 800 to 3200 words in length (Word format). Photos, figures, tables, etc. are always welcome! Author instructions are available on the AIPG website at
www.aipg.org.
Please contact AIPG headquarters if you have any questions. AIPG email is aipg@
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their help with the short course, core study, and field trip. We would also like to thank Dr. Brian Curry, Miami University for lecturing on the depositional environment and hydrocarbon potential of the black shale in the Appalachian Basin as well as Brian Mott for sharing his knowledge of the engineering properties of the black shale deposits. We would also like to thank all of the personnel at the Ohio Geological Survey for allowing the Ohio Section to use the OGS core repository to study the Ohio shale deposits. In addition, the Ohio Section would like to thank AIPG National (Wendy Davidson and Cathy Duran) for setting up the technical session and financial support. We would also like to thank our sponsors and exhibi- tors that made the conference such a success.
For those that would like follow the adventures of the Ohio Section and view additional photographs please follow us on the Ohio Section on our website and blog as well as our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/aipgohiosection
Ohio Geological Survey personnel discussed the Ohio information and publications available on the shale deposits with attendees visiting their booth during breaks at the Technical Conference.
Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI) - AGI/AIPG
You, as an AIPG Member, are invited and encour- aged to submit a presentation to be given online for the Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI). AGI and AIPG have teamed up to build a portfolio of online learning opportunities to help support the professional development of prospective and early-career geosci- entists as well as addressing topics of interest to the broader geoscience profession. GOLI courses support both synchronous and asynchronous online learning, and count toward continuing education units (CEUs).
A $200 stipend and 10% share of registration fees are provided to the presenters (details on presenters guide).
If you are interested please read the GOLI - AGI/AIPG Presenters Guide and Guidelines and Suggestions for Webinar Presentations on the AIPG National website (
www.aipg.org).
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