Geological Insights & Event News

January 2019 newsletter features Jay LeBeau from Red Willow Production on basin-scale geologic processes impacting Wolfcamp unconventional oil play in Delaware Basin, Texas. President Tim Rynott receives 2018 AAPG Distinguished Service Award. Red Willow Production and Goodwin Consulting sponsor students. Fort Lewis College announces hydrogeology candidate presentations. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute calls for abstracts on Animas and San Juan watersheds conference. Membership renewal transition deadline announced. December meeting and Christmas party photos featured.

December 2018 newsletter features Chris Putnam and Maurice Foye from DragonflyAI on TunnelVision drone technology for 3D modeling of underground Colorado gold mines. Fort Lewis College graduating geoscience seniors present poster session on diverse research topics. President Tim Rynott shares holiday reflections and 2019 predictions. Field trip committee announces plans for Bluff, Utah geology trip and Durango methane seeps/hydrology excursion. Membership renewal transition explained. Holiday party announcement with petroleum industry groups.

November 2018 newsletter features Jack Rosenthal on Mancos oil rim hydrocarbon modeling and Guillermo DeHerrera on Jicarilla Apache Nation gas potential and San Juan Basin export options. Poster presentations by Paul Spear and Sabina Kraushaar on Mancos stratigraphy. President Tim Rynott discusses natural gas role in climate solutions and IPCC report. Sand Canyon field trip photos featured. SPE horizontal well technologies workshop announced.

October 2018 newsletter features Jon Thorson on Paradox Basin natural resources and paleofluid history linking copper, uranium, and petroleum deposits. President Tim Rynott announces $2,500 FCGS donation to Fort Lewis College petroleum geology program. Constitution & Bylaws amendments approved. Sand Canyon field trip planned. San Juan College geology program and Sherman Dugan Museum highlighted.

September 2018 newsletter features Kirsten Siebach on Mars sedimentary geology from the Curiosity Rover mission. President Tim Rynott discusses Constitution & Bylaws amendments including fiscal year changes and electronic voting. New FCGS website launches with modern design. San Juan River field trip photos showcased. Membership form updated with new requirements.

Ken McQueen, NM Secretary of Energy, will update the Society on NM oil and gas, regulatory initiatives, exports to Mexico, and the prospects for Mancos development in the SJB. Kathleen Sgamma, President of the Western Energy Alliance, will give us some short opening remarks of concern to the industry and introduce Mr. McQueen. President Jim Corken highlights recent methane seep research, the Apr 14 Geology of Durango and the Animas Valley field trip, and plans for the joint FCGS-GJGS, 2020 RMS AAPG meeting. AND… the San Juan River Trip is back on!