An Introduction to the EMD

An Introduction to the EMD

Presented by Jeffrey R. LevineSouthwest Section Councilor

April 22, 2007AAPG Southwest Section Meeting

Wichita Falls, Texas

Presented by Jeffrey R. LevineSouthwest Section Councilor

April 22, 2007AAPG Southwest Section Meeting

Wichita Falls, Texas

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Data SourcesOil Prices: http://www.economagic.com/Inflation Data: http://inflationdata.com/

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Data SourcesOil Prices: http://www.economagic.com/Inflation Data: http://inflationdata.com/

1977EMD

Founded

Yom Kippur War

Oil Embargo

IranianRevolution

Gulf War II

Gulf War I

The “Oil Bust”

of 1998-99

Price Controls

GEO-THERMAL

TAR SANDS

GEO-SPATIAL

INFORMATION

GAS SHALE

COALCOALBEDMETHANE

ENERGYECONOMICS

URANIUM

GASHYDRATES

OIL SHALE

EMDAAPG’s home for…

…new energytechnologies

EMD Mission StatementEMD Mission Statement

“To advance the science and technologyof energy minerals in an environmentally safe manner”

“To advance the science and technologyof energy minerals in an environmentally safe manner”

Coal Uranium Oil ShaleTar SandsCoalbed Methane

Gas ShalesGas HydratesGeothermalEnergy

EconomicsGeospatial Info

Designated technical areas:

EMD Executive Committee2006-2007

EMD Executive Committee2006-2007

President William AmbrosePresident-elect Doug PatchenVice President Jack PashinSecretary Betsy CampenTreasurer Dave Newell

President William AmbrosePresident-elect Doug PatchenVice President Jack PashinSecretary Betsy CampenTreasurer Dave Newell

Membership and BudgetMembership and Budget

• 1,331 Members

• Balance, end of Q2 FY 2007: $166,611

• Publication Sales, end of Q2 FY 2007: $1,863 ($1,485 from Coal Atlas)

• 1,331 Members

• Balance, end of Q2 FY 2007: $166,611

• Publication Sales, end of Q2 FY 2007: $1,863 ($1,485 from Coal Atlas)

Benefits of EMD MembershipBenefits of EMD Membership

EMD at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Long Beach

EMD at the 2007 Annual Meeting, Long Beach

Oral Sessions: •Heavy Oil Provinces of the World Co-Chairs: F. Hein and A. Reed

•Alternative Energy Sources: Promises and PitfallsCo-Chairs: H. H. Schmitt and W. Ambrose

•Shale Gas Co-Chairs: W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie

Poster Sessions: •Coal: Energy Source, C02 Sink, Paleoenvironmental Archive Co-Chairs: W. B. Ayers, Jr and J. C. Pashin

•Shale Gas Co-Chairs: W. S. Coffey and D. Jarvie

•Alternative Energy Sources: Promises and Pitfalls Co-Chairs: H. H. Schmitt and W. Ambrose

•Heavy Oil Provinces of the WorldCo-Chairs: F. Hein and A. Reed

•Astrogeology Co-Chairs: J. Schieber and K. Edgett

EMD PublicationsEMD Publications

Atlas of Coal GeologyAAPG Studies in Geology, No. 45by Alexander R. Papp, James C. Hower, and Douglas C. Peters

Geology in Coal Resource Utilizationby Douglas C. Peters

Sequence Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate, and Tectonics of Coal-Bearing StrataAAPG Studies in Geology, No. 51 by Jack C. Pashin and Robert A. Gastaldo

Unconventional Energy Resourcesof North America

AAPG Posterby John R. Dyni

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Sponsored Activitiesat Sectional MeetingsSponsored Activitiesat Sectional Meetings

Energy Mineral ReportsEnergy Mineral Reports

Updates on Meetings of Local Societies

Updates on Meetings of Local Societies

References & Web Linkson EMD Commodities

References & Web Linkson EMD Commodities

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