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This conversation with Brian Zaitlin is about the Basal Quartz, with reference to Brian Zaitlin’s scientific paper “Depositional Styles in a Low Accommodation Foreland Basin Setting: An Example from the Basal Quartz ( Lower Cretaceous), Southern Alberta".  Some highlights include discussing methods to confirm stratigraphic models. May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.ca- Zaitlin, B. et al (2002). Depositional Styles in a Low Accommodation Foreland Basin Setting: An Example from the Basal Quartz ( Lower Cretaceous), Southern Alberta. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. Vol. 50, No.1. March 2002. P31-72.

This conversation with Ashton Embry is about sequence stratigraphy, with reference to Ashton Embry’s research papers “Episodic Global Tectonics: Sequence Stratigraphy Meets Plate Tectonics” and “Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy” with coauthor Erik Johannessen.  Some highlights include discussing tectonic and sea level stratigraphic models.  May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info- Embry, Ashton (2006). Sequence Stratigraphy Meets Plate Tectonics.  GEO ExPro March 2006.- Embry, A., Johannessen, E. (2017). Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy. Stratigraphy and Timescales, Volume 2. Elsevier Inc. 2017.  ISSN 2468-5178. Author Contact: Ashton Embry - aembry@shaw.ca

This conversation with Gary Prost  is about  6 geologic tours of North America's Natural Wonders.   Dr. Gary Prost is a geologist with over 45 year experience in mineral exploration, petroleum exploration, mapping, and structural geology.   We’ll be discussing geologic tours of the world with reference to Gary Prost’s tour book titled “North America’s Natural Wonders – Appalachians, Colorado Rockies, Austin-Big Bend Country, Sierra Madre”.  Some highlights include discussing the geology of the Appalachian Mountains.   May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoProst, G. (2020). Geologic Tours of the World - North America's Natural Wonders - Appalachians, Colorado Rockies, Austin-Big Bend Country, Sierra Madre. CRC Press.  https://www.amazon.ca/North-Americas-Natural-Wonders-Prost/dp/0367821257

This conversation with Jillian Kowalchuk BA, MSc,  is about learning from tech companies to avoid technology burnout.  She is the founder and CEO of one of the fastest-growing technology start-ups in the UK, Safe & the City, and after recovering from burnout during the COVID-19 crisis, she now teaches others how to reset their relationship with technology to gain back their time and freedom over the areas of our lives that matter most.  This discussion will reference Jill Kowalchuk’s new e-book titled “Wired Influence”.  We’re rocking out today with Jillian Kowalchuk.   May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoKowalchuk, J. (2021). Wired Influence. https://bookboon.com/zh/wired-influence-ebook

This conversation with Dr. Nancy Chow, geologist at the University of Manitoba, is about the organics in the Duvernay and Keg River Formations.  The discussion focuses around Nancy Chow, Jack Wendte, and Lavern D. Stasiuk’s scientific research paper titled “Productivity versus preservation controls on two organic-rich carbonate facies in the Devonian of Alberta: sedimentological and organic petrological evidence”.  Some highlights include evidence for organic matter preservation due to bottom water anoxia vs high organic productivity.   May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoNancy Chow, Jack Wendte, Lavern D. Stasiuk; Productivity versus preservation controls on two organic-rich carbonate facies in the Devonian of Alberta: sedimentological and organic petrological evidence. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 1995;; 43 (4): 433–460. doi: https://doi.org/10.35767/gscpgbull.43.4.433

This conversation with Meagan Gilbert, resident geologist at the Saskatchewan Geological Survey , is about the Belly River Formation in Saskatchewan.  The discussion focuses around Meagan Gilbert, Luis Buatois, and Robin Renaut’s scientific research paper titled “Stratigraphy and depositional environments of the Belly River Group (Campanian) in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada”.   Some highlights include discussion of the first formal recognition of facies, depositional environments, and stratigraphy of the Belly River in Saskatchewan. May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoMeagan M. Gilbert, Luis A. Buatois, Robin W. Renaut; Stratigraphy and depositional environments of the Belly River Group (Campanian) in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology 2020;; 68 (2): 31–63. doi: https://doi.org/10.35767/gscpgbull.68.2.31

This conversation with Adam Fraser, professional geologist, is about the Cardium halo play.  The discussion focuses around John Adam Fraser and Per Kent Pedersen's scientific paper “Reservoir characterization of fairways in a tight light oil play of the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, west Pembina, Alberta, Canada”.  Some highlights include which Cardium facies have additional hydrocarbons and why.   May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoJohn Adam Fraser, Per Kent Pedersen; Reservoir characterization of fairways in a tight light oil play of the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, west Pembina, Alberta, Canada. AAPG Bulletin 2021;; 105 (9): 1797–1820. doi: https://doi.org/10.1306/06032120131

This conversation with Jonathan Banks, research associate at the University of Alberta, is about geothermal reservoirs in Alberta.  The discussion focuses around his scientific paper “Deep-Dive Analysis of the Best Geothermal Reservoir for Commercial Development in Alberta: Final Report”.  Some highlights include hot Devonian reefs.   Which municipal districts have geothermal potential in Alberta?  What are some of the uses of geothermal energy?  How do you calculate the geothermal potential of a reservoir?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoBanks, J., (2017). Deep Dive Analysis of the Best Geothermal Reservoirs for Commercial Development in AB: Final Report. University of Alberta, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences & Alberta Innovates.

This conversation is with Juli Rohl, scientist and facilitator at the energy futures lab.  We’ll be discussing the LEAD Project: Leveraging our Energy Assets for Diversification, a recent report by Marla Orenstein and Juli Rohl with help from core team members.   Some highlights include discussing solutions to regulation issues start up solar and geothermal companies face. What are the roadblocks to allow entrepreneurs to utilize existing oil and gas infrastructure sites for new development?  What is the current regulation and how would one go about acquiring a wellsite for surface diversification such as solar today?   How do you protect landowners? A solution to these key issues is put forward in a short but impactful draft bill, Juli shares a high level overview of what it says.    May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: Orenstein M. and J. Rohl (2021). The LEAD Project: Leveraging our Energy Assets for Diversification. Energy Futures Lab, Calgary, AB.

This conversation with  Ron Broadhead, emeritus principal petroleum geologist at New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, is about helium.  We’ll be discussing helium exploration with some references to the research paper by Ronald Broadhead titled “Helium in New Mexico – geologic distribution, resource demand, and exploration possibilities”.  Some highlights include discussing which reservoirs are ideal for helium production.   What are the main uses and demand for helium?  Which reservoirs are ideal for helium production? How does helium compare to other gases?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: Broadhead, R.. “Helium in New Mexico—geologic distribution, resource demand, and exploration possibilities.” (2005). 

This conversation with  Claude Rezk, P. Eng, MBA,  PMP is about methods to determine horizontal fracture effectiveness.  It is based on Shaoyoung Yu and Claude Rezk's engineering article titled “Coupling Analytical and Numerical Methods to Assess Performance and Stimulation Efficiency in Multi-Stage Fractured Horizontals.”   Some highlights include discussing ways to tell if the initial production results reflect the true geology or if there could be some issues with the fracture. Can simulation models be used to make decisions about milling out a wellbore?  How do you ground truth the models?  What inputs are required for the models?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: Yu, Shaoyong , and Claude Rezk. "Coupling Analytical and Numerical Methods to Assess Performance and Stimulation Efficiency in Multi-Stage Fractured Horizontals." Paper presented at the SPE Unconventional Resources Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, February 2017. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/185027-MS

This conversation with  Shahin Dashtgard, earth science professor at Simon Fraser University, is about tropical cyclones and how they are recorded in the rock record.  It is based on 7 years of research and knowledge published in 5 papers - including Shahin E. Dashtgard, Ludvig Löwemark, Romain Vaucher, Yu-Yen Pan, Jessica E. Pilarczyk, and Sébastien Castelltort's recent publication “Tropical cyclone deposits in the Pliocene Taiwan Strait: Processes, examples, and conceptual model”.  Some highlights include discussing how the stages of a tropical cyclone are preserved in the sediments.  What are tropical cyclones and how are they different than hurricanes, typhoons, tropical depressions, and tropical storms? What are the depositional characteristics of a tropical cyclone?  What do tropical cyclones look like in a strait?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: Shahin E. Dashtgard, Ludvig Löwemark, Romain Vaucher, Yu-Yen Pan, Jessica E. Pilarczyk, Sébastien Castelltort. (2020). Tropical cyclone deposits in the Pliocene Taiwan Strait: Processes, examples, and conceptual model. Sedimentary Geology (405) 105687, ISSN 0037-0738, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105687.

This conversation with  Marco Veniere is about the geomechanical properties in the Duvernay.  It is based on Marco Venieri, Per Pedersen, and David Eaton’s recent publication “Predicting unconventional reservoir potential from wire-line logs: a correlation between compositional and geomecahnical properties of the Duvernay shale play of western Alberta Canada”.  We also incorporate elements from the previous paper by Marco Venieri, Ronald Weird, Scott McKean, Per Pedersen, and David Eaton’s scientific article titled “Determining elastic properties of organic-rich shales from core, wireline logs, and 3-D seismic: A comparative study from the Duvernay play, Alberta, Canada”.  Some highlights include discussing how spectral gamma ray and pulsed neutron spectroscopy to reveal elastic properties.  What does Young's Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio correlate to geologically in core, seismic, and logs?  How do Spectral Gamma Ray and Pulsed Neutron Spectroscopy reveal elastic properties?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: Venieri, M., Pedersen, P., Eaton, D. (2020). Predicting unconventional reservoir potential from wire-line logs: a correlation between compositional and geomecahnical properties of the Duvernay shale play of western Alberta Canada. AAPG Bulletin (November 2020). 10.1306/10262019042Venieri, M., Weird, R., McKean, S., Pedersen, P., Eaton, D. (2020). Determining elastic properties of organic-rich shales from core, wireline logs, and 3-D seismic: A comparative study from the Duvernay play, Alberta, Canada. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (84) 103637, ISSN 1875-5100

This conversation with Guy Plint is about the Cretaceous Dunvegan Stratigraphy. It is based on Guy Plint's scientific article  titled “Nonmarine sequence stratigraphy: updip expression of sequence boundaries and systems tracts in a high-resolution framework, Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation, Alberta foreland basin, Canada."How important are Dunvegan allomembers?  Which systems tracts are significant?  What is a lemon drop?  What's next in the Dunvegan?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Plint, McCarthy, Faccini. (2001). Nonmarine sequence stratigraphy: Updip expression of sequence boundaries and systems tracts in a high-resolution framework, Cenomanian Dunvegan Formation, Alberta foreland basin, Canada. AAPG Bulletin, V. 85, No. 11 (November 2001), P. 1967-2001.

This conversation with Chris Podetz is about the Cardium Formation. It is based on Chris Podetz and Jeffrey Horton's scientific article  titled “Cardium Shoreface Oil: A Comparison of Production Areas."How has development of the Cardium changed over time?  What are the strengths of the Pembina, Willesden Green, Ferrier, and Wapiti Cardium fields?  What are the average completion, production, and geology statistics in each area?  May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Podetz, C. and Horton, J. (2018, July 25). Cardium Shoreface Oil: A Comparison of Production Areas. Discovery Digest 2018 (07), pp1-49.

This conversation with Ross Crain is about integrated petrophysics. It is based on Ross Crain's online textbook titled “Crain's Petrophysical Handbook."What is the one tip geologists need to implement for better petrophysical models?  Should mineral models be used in more formations?  When is your petrophysical model complete?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Crain's Petrophysical Handbook by E.R. (Ross) Crain, P.Eng., online at www.spec2000.net, 2019.

This conversation with Tyler Hauck is about a regional study utilizing stratigraphy to identify halite dissolution within the Devonian, and its effect on the sub-cretaceous unconformity and deposition of the overlaying McMurray Formation. It is based on Tyler Hauck, Jesse Peterson, Ben Hathway, Matthias Grobe, and Kelsey MacCormack’s scientific article titled “New insight from regional-scale mapping and modelling of the Paleozoic succession in northeast Alberta: Paleogeography, evaporite dissolution, and controls on Cretaceous depositional patterns on the sub-cretaceous unconformity."What is the importance of the halite dissolution scarp and it's updated location?  How does the underlying Devonian Keg River Formation and Prairie Evaporite Formation effect the overlying Cretaceous McMurray Formation deposition?  Which stratigraphic markers are utilized to understanding the Athabasca Basin?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Tyler E. Hauck, Jesse T. Peterson, Ben Hathway, Matthias Grobe, Kelsey MacCormack; New insights from regional-scale mapping and modelling of the Paleozoic succession in northeast Alberta: Paleogeography, evaporite dissolution, and controls on Cretaceous depositional patterns on the sub-Cretaceous unconformity. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ; 65 (1): 87–114.

This conversation with Hilary Corlett is about understanding dolomite diagenesis by analyzing elements and isotopes in age equivalent calcite and dolomite filled burrows. It is based on Hilary Corlett and Brian Jones's  technical article titled “Petrographic and Geochemical Contrasts Between Calcite and Dolomite Filled Burrows in the Middle Devonian Lonely Bay Formation, Northwest Territories, Canada: Implications for Dolomite Formation in Paleozoic Burrows”.  What is the importance of bioturbation in dolomitization?  What geochemical differences are seen between calcite fills and dolomite fills?  What does a diagenetic halo look like?  Which borrow fill is more proximal?  Which burrow type represents anoxic deposition?   May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Hilary J. Corlett, Brian Jones; Petrographic and Geochemical Contrasts Between Calcite- and Dolomite-Filled Burrows In the Middle Devonian Lonely Bay Formation, Northwest Territories, Canada: Implications for Dolomite Formation In Paleozoic Burrows. Journal of Sedimentary Research ; 82 (9): 648–663. 

This conversation with Jon Noad is about applying geologic lessons from physical 3D mines to 3D geomodelling in subsurface reservoirs, based on Jon Noad's technical article titled “Learning from Mining Applications to Unconventional Reservoirs”.  What can the oil and gas industry learn from the mining industry?  What geologic features can mines help us understand?  How is krigging in mining models the same as in subsurface geomodels?  These questions will be answered while discussing the Portland Stone mine in the UK, the St. Helena Gold mine in South Africa, and a platinum mine in South Africa.    May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Noad,J. (2014). Learning from Mining Applications to Unconventional Reservoirs. Search and Discovery Article (80425).

This conversation with Dave Hills is about the geology of the first large-scale CO2 enhanced oil recovery project kicking off in the Leduc Clive Field in Central Alberta, based on Dave Hill's  technical article titled “CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in Alberta”.  Why is the Leduc formation an ideal reservoir for carbon dioxide injection?   What kind of geologic features impact the geomodelling and simulation of the fluid flow?  How much oil can be recovered from the historic reservoir with tertiary recovery?  Has this been done before?  What is the ATCL?May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info Citation: Hills, D. (2018). CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery in Alberta. Reservoir (45)2, 18-19.