Our next meeting is our 7th Annual Membership Drive Crawfish Boil at the Harbor on Thursday, April 20. We are keeping with the third Thursday theme for all of our future meetings. Please remember this is[…]
Denver Chapter Meeting
“LARAMIDE STRUCTURE AND KINEMATICS OF THE NORTHEASTERN FRONT RANGE, COLORADO” By: Scott Larson
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“West Texas (Permian) unconventional resources: Fifteen years of exploration, discovery, development, and production, what we have learned, and where we are headed” By: Bill Fairhurst President/co-Founder of Riverford Exploration, LLC and Ph.D. candidate, Spears School[…]
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“The application of Machine Learning Technology to Understand the Subsurface of the Permian and Delaware Basins” By: Deborah K. Sacrey #1271
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“The Gulf of Mexico Basin – A Discussion on its Origins and Future Exploration Targets“ By: Toby Roesler #3567 Geologist – LLOG Adjunct Instructor – UNO
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Saudi Arabia and the balancing of geopolitical and energy relations with the United States and Russia” By: Kristian Coates Ulrichsen
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Using Novel Technologies and AI to Understand Wells Downhole Conditions.” By: Sebastian Mannai CEO & Founder of Acoustic Wells, Inc
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
“Origins and Habitat of Super-Giant Fields” By: Richard S. Bishop, Ph.D., #3092 International Oil and Gas Consultant, Houston.
Ft. Worth SIPES Chapter meeting
Guest Speaker : Donald P. Muth , Sr Where isall of this Gas going to come from…Nat Gas Price Breakout in Mid 2023
2024 NAPE Summit
2024 NAPE Summit Feb. 7-9 2024 Exhibitor registration opens Feb. 2 2023 Reserve before March 31,2023
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“The High-Definition Flood Inundation Map for the August 2016 Flood for the Amite River Basin” by Bob Jacobsen
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Geothermal Systems in Sedimentary Basins” by Ben Burke, CEO of Transitional Energy
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Petroleum Geology of the Mead Southeast Field, Jones County, Texas” by Dennis Browning, #3487, Vice President, Expro Engineering and Panther City Exploration
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“UTD Geologic Studies of the Mariana Trench and the Challenger Deep” by Robert Stern, Professor of Geosciences, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Texas at Dallas
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Don’t Say Oil!” by Mike Umbro, Premier Resource Management, Bakersfield, CA
San Antonio Chapter Valentine’s Dinner Party
Social Hour – 6:00 p.m. Dinner – 7:00 p.m. Social hour includes cheese pizza appetizer, fried calamari, and cash bar (Everyone will be given two drink tickets, after that you’re on your own). Dinner –[…]
Wichita Chapter Meeting
“Green Sustainable Cutting Edge Technology Producing Clean Energy and Fuels” by Debra Wold, Chief Executive Officer, GreenLily Energy & Water
Houston Chapter Meeting
“2023: State of Industry” by Matt Boyce, #3574, EPOCH Energy Group
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
“Salty Seismic Issues: Distinguishing and Interpreting Salt Suture Zones in the Louann with the Aid of XRF” by Dr. Julie M. Bloxson, Associate Professor, Stephen F. Austin University
Midland Chapter Annual Meeting & Dinner
6:00 p.m. – Cocktails (Cash Bar) 7:00 p.m. – Dinner and Program Entertainment by Albert Madrid, Guitarist Menu Choices: New York Steak, Cajun Seared Salmon, Organic Chicken Breast, or Special Dietary Need RSVP by February[…]
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Principal Component Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis as a Tool for Geochemical Characterization of the Bone Spring Formation in the Delaware Basin” by Ligia Carolina Mayorga-Gonzalez, Geoscience Technical Advisor, Diversified Well Logging, LLC
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“Texas Coastal Processes – Brazos River Delta to Galveston Island” by Erik D. Scott Chief Geologist, Vecta Oil & Gas, and Adjunct Professor, Rice University
Denver Chapter Meeting
“John T. Scopes: A Summer in Hell and a Career in Petroleum Geology” by Matt Silverman, Exploration Manager for Robert L. Bayless
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Strategy and Insights into ‘Full Immersion’ Energy Investing” by Paul C. Lee, Jr., Operating Partner, Tailwater Capital
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Channel Delineation in Lower Wilcox Formation, Texas Gulf Coast: A Lesson in Seismic ‘Pathology’” by Dr. Robert Schneider (and Michael Ellis)
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
No Speaker – Open Mic There will be drink tickets, some door prizes, and Merle’s door prize winnings from last month’s meeting
Houston Chapter Christmas Drilling Deal Luncheon
The End-of-Year “Elevator Pitch” Luncheon 5 Geologists 5 Prospects 5 Minutes Each! Presenters TBA Early-Bird Ticket Pricing ends Tuesday, December 13 at 12:00 p.m. for both Members & Non-Members
Dallas Chapter Holiday Party
Cost: Dallas SIPES Members – Free (plus one guest @ $100) Senior Members & Non-Resident Members – $100/Person (plus one guest @ $100) All other Non-Member Guests – $150/Person Reservations and Pre-payment Required RSVP by[…]
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Frank Dialogue on the Energy Transition” by Dwayne Purvis, #3470
Denver Chapter Meeting
“A Geotour of Iceland” by Jim Rogers
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“Faults as Conduits and Barriers to Fluid Flow in South Louisiana” by Chris McLindon, Geologist, McLindon Geosciences, LLC There will be drink tickets and a door prize
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
Speaker – Jeremy Keeler, President of SeisWare, will discuss SeisWare services
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Turning Millions into Billions: The Value Proposition for BasinPak in Changing Investor Sentiment” by Derek Buster, Petrophysical Advisor & Managing Partner, Premier Corex
Wichita Chapter Meeting
“Ethics in Science” by Bob Shoup Chief Geologist, Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC (SCA) and the Director for Clastic Reservoir Systems
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Origins and Habitats of Super-Giant Fields” by Richard Bishop, #3092
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“State of Play” by James K. Wicklund, Wicklund and Associates
2022 Dallas Energy Forum
“The More Things Change… The More They Stay the Same” A Joint Symposium hosted by the SIPES Dallas Chapter and the University of Texas at Dallas Includes Continental Breakfast, Morning and Afternoon Sessions, and Lunch[…]
2023 NAPE Summit
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Getting to Know Your Reservoir: Examples in the Permian Basin” by Bob Lindsay, #3605, Lindsay Consulting
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Climate Change & Weather: A Reality Check” by Jory A. Pacht, #3054, President, Altair Resources LLC
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
“Fundamentals of Logging ‘Reimagined’” by Don Herman, Cordax Evaluation Technologies
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Facies Architecture of the Oswego Limestone of Northeastern Kingfisher County, Oklahoma” by Dennis W. Browning, #3487, Panther City Exploration Company, LLC
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“LNG – Short Supply and Rocketing Demand – A Brief History and Value Chain Discussion of Current Events” by Cameron D. Chandler, Owner and President, Chandler Energy Resources, LLC
Wichita Chapter Meeting
Current State of Energy Legislation and Climate Review in Kansas” by Mike Thompson, Kansas State Senator District 10, Johnson County
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Drone Enabled Geoscience Mapping for Resource Exploration, Infrastructure Mapping, and Environmental Site Assessments” by Ronald S. Bell, Senior geoDRONEologist, Drone Geoscience, LLC
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Introduction and Refresher on the Concepts of Spatial Geostatistics and the Semivariogram” by Evan Brown, Owner and Senior Energy Geoscientist, Experten Research
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Geochemical Surveys – The Added Dimension” by Monte Meers, President, Meers Microseep Surveys, Inc.
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production: Historical Trends with a Focus on the Wilcox, and a few thoughts on the Future” by Robert “Bob” Meltz, Petroleum Geologist, Retired – Chevron
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“The Changing World of Energy” by Eric Smith, Associate Director, Tulane University Energy Institute There will be drink tickets and a door prize!
SIPES 59th Annual Meeting & 2023 Convention
More Information Coming Soon!
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
Jerry Gilbert of Gilbert Exploration and Consulting will present a brief history of the Late Ordovician Viola/Simpson Dolomite Play in Clay, Montague, and Wichita counties of North Texas, and its possible potential for future exploration.
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Entrepreneurship and Experimentation: Solving O&G Regulations in Texas” by Jaime Andres Diez, Libertarian Nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission
Fort Worth Chapter Deal Buyers Event
Deal Buyers Event “Emphasis on Conventional Prospects in the Mid-Continent, East Texas, Eastern Shelf and Permian Basins” Happy Hour following Event Cost: Attendees (buying or networking) – No Charge (Please Register) National SIPES Members Presenting[…]
Houston Chapter Lunch and Shoot
Limited availability of 30 spots. RSVP to Meghan Jones to confirm availability at sipeshoustonchapter@gmail.com before purchasing your ticket. Bring shotgun, eye and ear protection. Shells, cart, lunch, and targets provided. Food and drinks post shoot.
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“The Future: An Independent’s View of the Energy Transition” by Jeff Jones
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Geologic Data Uniqueness and Dark Data in the Permian Basin” by Bryan McDowell, Founder, Sabata Energy Consultants
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Identifying Pay Zones and Understanding Petroleum Systems in Petrophysically Difficult to Interpret Plays by Analyzing Volatiles from Cuttings and Core with Rock Volatiles Stratigraphy” by Christopher Smith, Ph.D., Senior Chemist, Advanced Hydrocarbon Stratigraphy, Tulsa, OK
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Buffalo Bayou Geology” by Tom Helm
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Drill Stem Test Data and the Delaware Basin: Accumulation types found in Paleozoic Reservoirs – Using the American Institute of Formation Evaluation Data Library” by Ryan Fisher, Manitou Consulting, LLC
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Clay Mineralogy Interpretation and Quantification Using XRD Techniques – Importance from the Perspective of Unconventional Oil and Gas Properties” by Giovanni Zanoni, Technical Advisor and XRD Analyst with Premier Oilfield Group, Houston, TX
Dallas Chapter – SIPES Independent’s Day Celebration
Includes Wine and/or Beer and a Buffet Dinner Cash Bar Available for Additional Drinks Casual Attire Make checks payable to Dallas Chapter SIPES PO Box 793721, Dallas TX 75379 RSVP by Monday, June 20
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Bitcoin and Independent Oil & Gas: How the Stars Align in Texas” by Mario Gutierrez, Vibe Energy Systems
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
“Dipmeter Wireline Tools: History, Development, Applications, Imaging Data Displays, and the Future” by Tom Fett, #3361
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Petro Politics: An Update on O&G Legislative and Regulatory Issues” by Chris Hosek, Texas Star Alliance Energy Solutions
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Fracture Type Identification for Real-Time Pumping Parameters Optimization to Maximize Hydraulic Fracturing Surface Area for Production” by Matthew Sinkey, Vice President Engineering, ShearFRAC
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“LNG – Short Supply and Rocketing Demand – A Brief History and Value Chain Discussion of Current Events” by Cameron D. Chandler, Chandler Energy Resources, LLC
Wichita Chapter Virtual Meeting
“Texas as Art!! by Rebecca L. Dodge, Ph.D. Emeritus Associate Professor, Kimbell School of Geosciences, Midwestern State University
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“How to Best Use Public Data” by John Ferrell, Co-Founder/CEO, WellDatabase
Wichita Chapter Virtual Meeting
“What are Oil Prices Doing and What will They Do Next?” by Bob Shoup, Chief Geologist, Subsurface Consultants & Associates LLC (SCA) and the Director for Clastic Reservoir Systems
Denver Chapter Meeting
“High Resolution Aeromagnetic Evidence of Structural Reactivation of Basement and the Effects on the Hydrocarbon Maturation and Distribution in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana” by Bill Pearson, Ed Coalson, John Horne and Dick[…]
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Stacked Greenfield and Brownfield Residual Oil Zones, North Ward Estes Areas, Western Margin of the Central Basin Platform” by Robert (Bob) Trentham, Senior Lecturer and Research Associate, Geoscience Department at UTPB
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“The Unexpected and Symbiotic Relationship between E&P and Bitcoin” by Brandon Junker, founding partner, Blueprint Energy, LLC
New Orleans Chapter Dinner
May Dinner Meeting – No Speaker 6:30 – Social 7:30 – Dinner Extended “Happy Hour” (no music, just great social time) 1 drink ticket per person (mixed drinks/beer) Any additional guest: $60 per person
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Why We Need Seismic Data but with Imaging Using Digital Holographic Principles” by Dr. Norman S. Neidell, #2197, EurAm Energy
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Controls on Strawn and Canyon Carbonate Buildups on the Eastern Shelf: A Regional Perspective” by Alton Brown, Consulting Geologist, Richardson, Texas
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
New Orleans Chapter Membership Drive Crawfish Boil
Crawfish, corn, potatoes, beer and soft drinks Nice weather – outside on the patio Bad Weather – upstairs in the party room
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“American Offshore Energy: C’est pas fini!” by Scott A. Angelle
Wichita Chapter Meeting
Presenter: Dick Schremmer, Chairman, National Stripper Well Association
Midland Chapter Meeting
“Compliance and the Independent Operator: The Railroad Commission is Rewriting the Unwritten Rules of the Game” by Mark Henkhaus, Consulting Engineer
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Unusual & Unprecedented Warming? What does Geologic & Human History Tell Us?” by Greg Wrightstone – CO2 Coalition
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Highlights from CarbonExpo” by Dwayne Purvis, founder and principal consultant, Dwayne Purvis, P.E.
Houston Chapter Chili Cookoff
General Admission ticket includes two beers, chili, Fritos and the chance to win Landman Life swag! Cook-off Contestant – $20 Cook-off Deluxe Bundle – $100 – includes general admission ticket, I’m an Oil Man hat,[…]
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Geochemical Surveys – The Added Dimension” by Monte Meers, #3463, Meers Microseep Surveys, Inc.
SIPES 2022 Convention
“The Independent’s Challenge in Today’s World”
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Using Seismic Characterization to Support a New Horizontal Program at Jonah Field, Wyoming” by Cory Christie, Jonah Energy, LLC, Denver, CO (co-authors William R. Drake, Greg Gromadzki, and John Hoopes)
Denver Chapter Meeting
Geophysical Insights into Paleoproterozoic Tectonics along the Southern Margin of the Superior Province, Central Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA” by Ben Drenth, Research Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Geothermal Power Production: History, Technologies, and Colorado Opportunities” by Ben Burke
Denver Chapter Meeting
“Helium in Southeast Colorado – An Overview” by Ed Coalson, Consultant for Desert Mountain Energy
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
“Fault-induced Subsidence in the Terrebonne Salt Withdrawal Basin, Southeastern Louisiana: Effect on Coastal Wetland Loss” by Akinbobola “Bobola” Akintomide
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Rejuvenation of the Barnett Shale, Fort Worth Basin. Revisiting the Grandfather of Shale Plays with the Latest Technology” by Les Cirilo, Sage Natural Resources
San Antonio Chapter Valentine’s Day Event
The Valentine’s Day Event will be held in lieu of a monthly meeting. RSVP if you and your Valentine will be able to attend.
Houston Chapter Meeting
“Shell Oil’s Deepwater Mission to Mars” by Tyler Priest, Associate Professor of History, University of Iowa
Fort Worth Chapter Meeting
“Deriving Value from Mature Assets” by Mark McClelland and Chris Moragne, both of Durango Resources
San Antonio Chapter Meeting
New Orleans Chapter Meeting
Wichita Chapter Meeting
“High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy in Mudrock-Dominated Successions: The Chattanooga/Woodford Shale” by Dr. Karin Goldberg, Department of Geology, Kansas State University
Dallas Chapter Meeting
“Overview of the Middle Velkerri Shale, Beetaloo Sub-basin, NT, Australia” by Donny Loughry Geoscience Technical Advisor, Tamboran Resources LTD