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/9 6 \ SO(l:llmTYAn Affiliate (1963) of the AnwaricanAssociatioo of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

Q¥~: ~~---------------------------------------------,Pres. - R:i.dmd Mlisb, 5296 Butternut ct. E., ColUlllbls, CH 43229,VPres. - Demris Lit:wimlricz, 5830 Hillandale, Nashport, CH 43830Sec. - Rm Rea, 1444 Berlin Statica Rd., Delaware, CH 43015Treas. - Larry I"rissek, 413 Washingtca Square Westerville, CH 43081

614/431-0660614/453-9783614/363-2074614n94-9441

'Ibis is the final m.YSLE'I"l'mof the socn:IY's 1991-1992 year. Those of us who have worked andCUltriblted to the document have, I am sure, felt sate mixed eootioos. '!be first aM JOOStimportant ofthese is coe of accaoplisbment and sharing. I lIOOld like to thank all who unselfishly worked andCUltributed to proiuce this base-line of camamicatioo for our fellow socn:IY members. In particular,I would like to thank the members of the NEWSlEl"l'mc:cmtITTEE,Bill Shafer, Jam Farman, and Ron Rea.'l1lese gentlemen gave many l.oog tmreOXded boors of their persooal time to get the job dale.

Clintoo Oil and Jerry Jordan's ocastent support have made the last two year's lDSlE'l"l'ER possible withtheir encouragement, equiJDellt, and financial aid largely through the dedicatioo of John Forman.Dennis Litw.inCMicz, as Vice President, has cootributed original reviews of our past speakers,menu/meeting details, abstracts, and many other helpful camelts. 'Ihanks to the Board of Trustees, whohave given much official support and directicm to the m.YSLE'I"l'mand Executive carmittee. RuJoorhas itthat sate members (and DOO-1ISIIbers)open the NEWSIEl"l'mfirst to check out the ever present lnmm". Manythaliks to all ~ie cootrililtors of these items. Whenever possible, you've been given a byline. Specialthanks also to Brice Bunner who worked l.oog boors to create original cartocas especially forpublicaticm in our N!.VSlEl"l'.m. Finally, thanks to those who sent articles, event ootices, a:moent, andcritiques so necessary to improvement and oorrectioo of errors.

:r.t shoold be noted that productioo. of a single issue of the NEWSLE'I"I'mrequires 40-60 hours ofinspired, selfless work in selecting, keyboarci:iDJ, editing, printing/copying, fol.d:iB;J, and mailing.cne of the main forms of payment for these loog boors has been the many verbal and written words ofsupport and appreciatioo received throoghoot the year fran both ari.o and out-of-state folks.

Finally, we would like to thank all the autlms of the ~ Coonty lblograph who have patientlywaited 00 p!blicatioo.. Twoof the NEWSI.Erl'mccmnittee members are also autlms of H::nograph papersand have shared equally in the wait for this It:oJgraph to be published. '!be pmlicatioo. will be worththe delay.

Sincerely,

~/LK-Dick ~, President

I '-'21, 1!J92,,00 :'!be !lay 18, 1992 meeting of the sx:IEl'Y will be held at the Harley Hotel (NWcorner of I-71 & SR 161~-Granville Rd.]) in Col\lllbls, arlo. A social lnlr, with a cash bar will be held 6:30-7:00 JIllin the upstairs bar area, follCMld by dinner (7:.8:00 JIll). 'Ihe technical presentaticm will beginat 8:00 JIll. If you choose to attem the dinner you IIllSt call Dennis Lit:w.in::lwi.cz,614/~Tl54fNettarkJ or JOOnForman [614/888 9588Jby 12:" IIOCD, Friday, !lilY 15, 1992.

Meal: Will be bmpJet style in a doImstairs ball.roan where the technical presentatioo will be given.

Price: $20

The oaro GIDWGICAL SOCIElYNElISLEf'f'ER

A product of the Newsletter SUhctmittee staff:

Senior mitor/Printing':mitor Cootent/CcJnpositicm:<:anpilatiCll/Text miting':Reproducticm/Distrl.bltioo:

R.F. Ii'CljsblIIl. E. SbaferR.ReaJ.L. F<DIan

A Sectioo of the SOCIETY's:R&.iICATI(Jf UIIll'l"l'lZ

a:matA'l'E SPCJBES for 1991-1992:

'!he Clintm Oil c.a.pny

SaIaJelT. Pees and Associates

Ymys, Sater, Se,yDwr and PeaseThe SOCIElY~ppreciates the support andcootributioos of these spoosors and theindividual volunteers at all levels thatmake this a viable organizaticm.

I SPEADR: lIatt GiIr.ber, SchlumbergerWell Services

Title: JIire 1iDe~ts In me J1'JcK lblaIlite-An Overvietf

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There have been manyrecent advancenents wireline logging technology. '!he newer technology has andwill help oil and gas operators better evaluate their productive horizoos. The analysis of the KooKsectioo in Cirio can be greatly improvedwhenthis newer technology is utilized. The KooKsequencepresents to us manydifferent cauplexities, both geologically and petrophysically. Variablelithologies, textures and porosity types can drastically affect the standard wireline measurements.If these cauplexities are not taken into acoount during the analysis, it can lead to inoorrectinterpretatioos. 'Ihere are several avenues toward a mre tOOrooghevaluatioo of the Knox. '!his is adiscussioo of half and why this evaluatioo sOOuldtake place.

(J[IO QUtx:raL :ttO<IY !Ieet:iDgs far 1991-1992:

September16, 1991 lblday (GregoryA. Schumacher) February 17, 1992 Itllday (Alan Coogan)Society Field Trip Ohio's Rose Run Gas Plays

October 21, 1991 M:D:1ay (KevinGarrity) March16, 1992 Imday (R.DelJinlardis & G.Corrosion Protection for the Alaskan Pipeline Bergosh, Deep Well Injectn & Core, BP

November18, 1991 M:D:1ay (Martin G. l£lckl.ey,AAPG)April 20, 1992 Imday (Neil Hurley*)Dinosaur Tracking Revolution Albion-Scipio, fractured field

December9, 1991 lblday (DooaldJ Stierman) lIlY ~ 1992 JDmlY!l'lT <aRB (Schlum)Geophysical Techn'qs in Groundwater lflmJIiE BStDMbtl'S Ilf '.l1IE IlDt lXL.

January 20, 1992 M:D:1ay (Iblglas Pride) June 1992 NoMeetingGeograph1c Infor.at1on Systems * AAPGDist. lee. ()=Prenntatim CcIIIUeted

The Cirio Geological Society May1992

I APRD.. 1992 SPF.AKmt AlESfIJIDTJIIf. A <DIBl.mRY:

'Ihe April 20, 1992 SOCmIYSocial Hour and Dinner meeting was attended by 32 membersand guests.Foll.ow.i.ngdinner, a total of 53 membersand guests attended the presentations by Neil Hurley ofMarathonOil CooIpany. His presentatioo was called ''The Albioo-Scipio Trend, Michigan, A ClassicFracture-eootrolled ~lanite Reservoir". Neil presented a ~projector program with veIYinformative graphics. Neil amplified and expanded upoo his abstract. His presentatioo wasenthusiastic, clear and well received. Sane representative post presentatioo questions and answersfollow:

Q 01 Whatis the angle of the faults and is there seismic evidence of the faults extending to thebasement?

A01 'Ihe 3-D seismic in programnorth and east grid fran the stoney Point field provides the bestevidence of vertical off-set in the faults. 'Ihe faults are nearly vertical. Fractures in thearea have 80 - 90 degree dip. l!lgs have not been helpful in fault characterizatioos.

Q 02 Didyou consider the possibility of a thicker overburdento create high temperatures under whichthe dolanite might have been formed?

A02 'Ihe Pennsylvanian sectioo mayhave been thicker but the evidence showsthe dolanite had formedbefore Pennsylvaniantime.

Q 03 Haveyou matchedthe source rocks with the oil?A 03 Yes, Ron Budross exam;ned the Trentoo and Utica and coocluded the Trentonwas the source rocks

franthe bio-markers. 'Ihe oil probably matured during the Pennsylvanian under an estimated15,000 feet of seciiJrents.

Q 04 ~ any of the newlydrilled "canpartments"have high pressures?A 04 No virgin pressure has been foond in these canpartments. Permeability maybe high ~ to

allow an equalization of the gas pressure throughout the reservoir.

Q 05 Haveyou found any similar situations in Ohiofields?A 05 A checkwasmadeof a (OhioGeological) Surveycore fran the BowlingGreen Field whichcootained

the saee type of dolanite and (Pb& Zn) accessory minerals.

Q 06 en the seismic in the staley Point field, do you have collapsed structures?A 06 Sag is important in the seismic sectioo. We look for that and also amplitude ananal;es

including signal. break-up amplitudeananalies deeper in the section (cambrian).

Q 07 Is there any porosity in the east-west trending fractures in the Albioo-Scipioor StoneyPointfields?

A 07 <kle 1-1/2 mile (1009) fracture (E-W00 micro-scanner log) in the Albion-Scipio field hadporosity; it was probably open; there was a jump in the fluid cootact. We foond that theseeast-west fractures do not produce.

Q 08 Whatis the RWof the water?A08 I'd have to look that up. 'Ihe brine has 200 to 250 PIIII 'IDS (total dissolved solids) and heavy

coocentratioo of brine; RWwill be low.

Q 09 Haveyou seen any interesting lithology in the cored caves?A 09 Yes. In the Scipio field we foondsampleswere normalabovea 4' bit drop and then for 15 to 20

feet belowwe foond cave breccia with a dolanite cement.

Q 10 Couldyou see these caves on seismic?A 10 No. Wedidn't have any seismic in that area. '!he Gamna-ray,Neutron log had a goodporosity

kick thoogh.

Q 11 Whereare the ccmpartmentslocated in the sectioo and is there any pattern to them?A 11 Yes. Loosecirculatioo zones in the StoneyPoint are in the Black River. In the Albion-Scipio

the zones are larger and foond through-out'the 600' section.

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Q 12 How loog did it take to drill yoor lateral (lxlrizontal) wells?A 12 Two or 'I\lree days. 'lbe l.co;Jest tilre period was ooe week. We al.l.cMedthe drill to drift-up

slightly to enhance gravity drainage. The ''bend'' (short-radius curve to horizontal) took one day.

Q 13 Wouldrefractioo data at depth help?A 13 No.

Q 14 Whatabout the velocities.A 14 '!he rock densities are too similar to provide muchassistance fran the zone velocities.

Q 15 Is the psychic whomadethe original discovery available?A 15 No. She's deceased!

Q 16 Whatabout the formatioo of the cap dolanite?A 16 '!he cap seal is real. It has near zero permeability. It is older than the fractures. '!he zero

Niagaran anhydrite edge is coincident with the cap. 'lbe dolanite may have formed fran theIOOVeIIIel1tof Silurian fluids.

Ccm!IentaryReviewby: Dennis Litwinowicz andBill Shafer

I fJ/E aIIO tB'IIr::ICAL SlRVEY: AD ~t .lornJOO!W!Ot.

'Dle SUbsurface strat:i.grapIy and Petrolem Geology Sectim of the <lrio Deparbaent of NaturalResoorces, Divis:im of GeolDgical SUney, has the respoosihility to Einta:in up-to-date reards 00

<Ido's ail and gas wells and to provide this data fer subsurface :investi.gatioos. !biever, cmtimJirvbudget curtailments have reduced our ability to Einta:in this service.

In crier to JEet the goals and ti.Etah.1.es of JmK1atedprogIaiIS cind projects, and to proride CUII'altdata required to assist the petrol.eua industry, we are fcz'ce to t:aIIpoEarily reduce the boors we areavailable to the pJblic. 'Ibetefcre, effective JuDe 19, 1992, the SUbsurface Sectim will reduce qeloffice boors to 12:88 moo - 5:" PI [frca the CUII'alt 8:88 CD to 5:" PIll 00 TUesdaysand Wednesdays.'11riswill allow the Sectim's staff to wark solely and withwt interrupt:im 00 records Eintmanre toeliwiMte the lacklog of subsurface data. needed to he processed. Please rEIIIBIIber that this isb::iipa:dLyarrangaamt. Sboold JW require additimal infarmati.oo, please ccmtact Secti.m Bead, Rmal.dG. Rea.at 614/265-6585.

D.ISCIAIlDInformatioo presented in this arid other oos NEWSLE'l"I'ms is for informatioo. only and should

not he coosidered as professiooal or legal advice. '!he NEWSlEl"I'!R is not respoosible for anyerrors of camrissioo or anissioo. Coosult yoor ownbest resources for infarmatioo of interest.

HrS'laUCAL tmIE:''Every oil pool is an alIoost unique canbinatioo of several dozen variables, only a few of which canbe determined with much accuracy in advance of dril.ling a test well. ID:lividual persooaljudQ'esIelts, coosequently play a large part in exploratioo. '!his is a basic reason why anyumopolistic exploratioo. system will discover rot a fractioo of the petroleum undergroond. It isthe basic reason why the a:mpetitive persooal judQ'esIeltsof thoosands of explorers have discoveredso IIllCb petroleum in the United States."

A. I. Ievorsen: El.y, Mjnnesota, July 1963. Fran the Preface, Gentleman In Oil by GeorgeElliot SWeet, Science Press, IJJSAngeles, California 90064. A biography of Wirt Franklin,first president and charter memberof the IPAA.

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RMAG - Rocky !bmtain Associatioo of Geologists (AAPG)SID - Society of Ecooanic Geologists ?SEx(; - Society of Exploratioo GeophysicistsSEPM - Society of Ecooanic Paleotologists and Mineralogists (AAPG)SME - Society for M:i.ning,Metallurgy, and Exploratioo, Inc. (AIMEaffiliate)SPE - Society of Petroleum ED;P.neers (AIMEaffiliate)

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MAY1991Vol. XCI,' No."9<

IGDUAL~: :-'!be Buffalo .Assoc:iatim Of Prafessimal Geologists, IDe., lIardl 1992, Buffalo, NewYork: ~ March18, 1992 the Associatiat heard a paper by Dr. Richard J. Batt of the S.U.N.YCollege, Buffalo. Hispaper was entitled: Almmite Shell Shapes as Paleoenviroomental Indicators. 'lbe Associatioo alsoreported that the State of NewYork is cutting their state budget to the point that the stategeological survey maybe eliminated. For additiooal informatioo contact Michael Welch, editor,Ellicott Statiat, P.O. Box1254, Buffalo, NewYork 14205-1254.

'!be Issociatim Far 1laaen Geoscientists, Mardl 6, 1992, St. Paul Minnesota: 'lbe Associatiooannooncedthat "it is a professimal. organizatioo founded in 1977 to encourage the participatioo oflQIleIlin the geosciences, to exchangeeducatiooal, technical, and professicnal informatioo, and toenhance the professi.ooal. gro!fth and advancementof waoenin the geosciences." Interested persalScontact Sharoo Robertsoo, President, AWG,Mcalester College, GeologyDepartment, 1600 Grand Avenue,St. Paul, MN 55105.

'!be Pittslm'g Geol.ogi.calSociety, JIardl1992, Pittsburg, PA: ~ March18, 1992 the PGSheard a paperby Dr. Harold W. Bently, Tucsoo.AZ. His paper was entitled, "Tracers In Hydrology-Selectioo,Design, and Use".

'!be Pittslm'g .Assoc:iatim Of Petrol.em Geologists, lIardl1992, Pittsburg, PA: BobDavis,Schlumberger, NewOrleans, presented a paper 00 March12, 1992 to the Associatioo entitled,"Stratigraphic DilJlleter InterPretatioo Of Depositiooal Systems In 'lhe IDler Silurian MedinaGroupofWesternNewYork ImproveOffset Well SUccess." PAPGannotmeedan ~t OIlPrtuDity for apetroleum geologist with the Natimal. Forest Service, Elk CoontyPAGS-9or GS-U level, respoosihlefor Allegheny Natiooal Forest geological administratioo including mineral resource evaluatioos,contact Joy Greenemeier 814/733-5150.

<hio Oil , GaS ~atim, JIardl1992, Granville, Ohio: Jerry Olds, Associatioo Vice president,memberand past president of the SOCIE'l"i, reported in the March1992 Bulletin of the Associatiat 00

the effects of adverse legislatioo in general and the effects of the proposed RCRAchanges nowin theCoogress in particular. He also E!IlCnlI'agesinterested persoos to support the Independent PetroleumAssociatioo. of America (IPAA). 'Ihis organizatioo. has coosistently advised and cotmselled industryand delivered the independent petroleum positiat and message to the check writers and law makersin Washingtoo.

'!be IMeperdent Pet:rolaB Associatim of AErica, lIardl 1992, Washingtoo.D. C.: 'lhe IPAAin itsnotice to membersand potential membersstated that it is the ally noo-profit associatioo based inthe natioo's capitol that represents the oil and gas independents exclusively with the Coogress andfederal goverIlIISlt agencies. 'lbe IPAAis staffed by professiooals in the field of taxes, natural gasand crude oil regulatioos, envirameltal and safety laws and regulatioos, pJblic lands, ecax:micanalysis and pJblic relatioos. Denise Bode, President of the IPAApresented an informative andcxmnanding key-oote speech at the recent, annual March (Winter) Meeting of the Ohio Oil and GasAssociatioo (M.). For oore infomatioo call 1-800/433-2851 or OOGA at 614/587~.

<hio Oil ADd Gas Issoci.atial, Bulletin, April 1992, Granville, Ohio: 'lbe Eastern Oil and GasFq:uipnentSOOwis scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday,Jtme 16 and 17, at the <hio CEnter, Columbls,Ohio. It is SPOOSOredcollectively by the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Oil and GasAssociatioos. be than 70 caupanies have signed-up for space at the shcM.

Markyour cala¥iar! 'Ihis sbcMhas always been an ootstanding additioo to the oil and gas industry.'Ihis exhibitioo is also of great interest to the general intermediate and deep well industry.Everyooeinterested in practical geological applicatioos and the earth sciences sboold visit thisexhibitioo (M.)

AAPG.AnroJOO • nt, JIay 1992, Tulsa (1(: 'lbe AAPGAnnual meeting June 21-24 in Calgary, Alberta,canada, will offer over 600 technical papers, a "sold-oot" exhibits ball and other special offeringsl«)l'thy of note by the alnlt 6,000 persoos expected to attend. 'Ihe DPAprogramwill be a symposium00.

how significant geological plays have been taken fran coocept to funded and praooted plays spawningthe formatioo of major new :independent arod'internati.ooal. oil canpanies. For further informatiatcootact the AAPG Cooventioo Department, (918) 584-0469, FAX (918) 584-0469.

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1<aUAL~: :.'!be Buffalo Associat:im Of Professimal Geologists, Inc., lIardl 1992, Buffalo, NewYork: ()l March18, 1992 the Associatioo heard a paper by Dr. Richard J. Batt of the S.U.N.YCollege, Buffalo. Hispaper was entitled: Almarite Shell Shapes as Paleoenvi.ralmental Indicators. '!he Associatioo alsoreported that the State of NewYork is cutting their state budget to the point that the stategeological survey maybe eliminated. For additiooal informatioo cootact Michael Welch, editor,Ellicott Statioo, P.O. Box1254, Buffalo, NewYork 14205-1254.

'!be Associat:im Far llaEn Geaicientists, lfarch 6, 1992, St. Paul Minnesota: '!he Associatiooannouncedthat "it is a professimal organization foonded in 1977 to encourage the participatioo ofwanenin the geosciences, to exchangeeducatiooal, technical, and professiooal informatioo, and toenhance the professiooal. growth and advancementof wanenin the geosciences." Interested persalScontact Sharoo Robertsoo, President, AWG,Mcalester College, GeologyDepartment, 1600 GrandAvenue,St. Paul, HN 55105.

'!be Pittslmg Geological Society, Bardl1992, Pittsburg, PA: ()l March18, 1992 the PGSheard a paperby Dr. Harold W. Bently, TUcsooAZ. His paper was entitled, ''Tracers In Hydrology-Selectioo,Design, and Use".

'!be Pittslmg Associat:im Of :Pet:roleoD Geologists, lIardl1992, Pittsburg, PA: BobDavis,Schlumberger, NewOrleans, presented a paper 00 March12, 1992 to the Associatioo entitled,"Stratigraphic DiJlDeter Interpretatioo Of Depositiooal Systems In '!he lDtIer Silurian MedinaGroupofWesternNewYork ImproveOffset Well SUccess." PAPGannouncedan EIIIPla!ImtOAJOrtuoityfor apetroleum geologist with the Natimal Forest Service, Elk CoontyPAGS-9or GS-ll level, respoosihlefor Allegheny National Forest geological administration including mineral resource evaluatioos,cootact Jay Greenemeier 814/733-5150.

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<hi.o Oil ,Gas ~at:im, 1tardl1992, Granville, Ohio: Jerry Olds, Associatioo Vice president,memberand past president of the sccrgry, reported in the March1992Bulletin of the Associatioo 00

the effects of adverse legislatioo in general and the effects of the proposed RCRAchanges nowin theCongress in particular. He also encntrages Interested persoos to support the IIX1ependentPetroleumAssociatioo of America (IPAA). 'Dl:i.sorganizatioo has coosistently advised and coonselled industryand delivered the independent petroleum positioo and message to the check writers and law makersinW~. .

'!be TN1epenJentPet:roleB Associatial of America, Itardl 1992, WashingtooD. C.: '!he]PAA in itsnotice to membersand potential membersstated that it is the ally nm-profit associatioo based inthe natioo's capitol that represents the oil and gas independents exclusively with the Coogress andfederal governmentagencies. '!he]PAAis staffed by professiooals in the field of taxes, natural gasand crude oil regulatioos, envi.rCllmentaland safety laws and regulatioos, p,lblic lands, ecax:micanalysis and p.lblic relatioos. Denise Bode, President of the IPAApresented an informative andcarmanding key-oote speech at the recent, annual March (Winter) Meetingof the Ohio Oil and GasAssociatioo (rd.). For oore informatioo call 1-800/433-2851 or OOGAat 614/587-0444.

<hi.o Oil Jnd Gas Associat:im, Bulletin, AIri1 1992, Granville, Ohio: '!he Eastern Oil and GasF4uiJlDeIltsoc.w is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday,JuDe 16 and 17, at the <hi.o Center, CoI\.1lDOOs,Ohio. It is spoosored collectively by the Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia Oil and GasAssociatioos. be than 70 caapani.es have signed-up for space at the show.

Markyour calemar! '!his showbas always been an ootstanding additioo to the oil and gas industry.'!his exhibitioo is also of great interest to the general intermediate and deep well industry.Everyooeinterested in practical geological applicatioos and the earth sciences shoold visit thisexhibitioo (rd.)

AAPG ~DlC • nt, !lay 1992, Tulsa (J{: '!he AAPGAnnual meeting June 21-24 in cal.gaIy, Alberta,Canada, will offer over 600 technical papers, a "sold-oot" exhibits hall and other special offeringsl«:lI'thyof note by the aboot 6,000 persoos expected to attend. 'Ihe DPAprogramwill be a symposium00

lnf significant geological plays have been taken fran coocept to funded and praooted plays spawningthe formatioo of major new independent ar.d· internatiooal. oil canpanies. For further informatioocontact the AAPGCooventioo Department, (918) 584-0469, FAX (918) 584-0469.

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I "l'BlIiICAL aJIDT by Bill Shafer:

In Cbio the oil field brine disposal process with asscciated Class II wells are under thejurisdictioo of the Cbio Divisioo of Oil and Gas, UndergroondInjectioo Centrol (UIe)Sectial. '!heprocess requires careful, documentedmanagementof oil field brines. '!he brine starts in-process asa resident natural fluid within the reservoir. It travels throogh tubing to a surface separatoruMer formatioo pressures. It is then separated as a brine/oil fluid fran natural gas anddischarged throoghpiping to a holding tank (stock tank) in the (well unit) tank battery. '!he brineand oil separate in the stock tank by gravity. Separatioo can be accelerated through the use of asequestering agent or throogh heat applicatioo. Usually in the warm stmmer nmths gravityseparatioo is sufficient. '!he separated brine and oil is gauged in the stock tank daily by themaintenancepersoo ("gaugennan").

State certified tank truck haulers transfer and measure the brine into their tank trucks.R.espoosibilityfor the brine at that point passes fran the well owner (and its operator) to thestate certified hauler. '!he hauler charges a dollar rate for the brine load and delivers it to asaltwater disposal well (SWDW). '!his well meets certain state design specificatioos. 'Ihesespecificatioos emphasizethe protectioo of the undergrolmd sources of drinking water (USDW) and theinjectioo of the brine into a specific, sealed (deep) reservoirs. '!he SWDWis registered by statepermit for the disposal of oil field (natural) brines back into specific reservoirs under specificinjectioo pressure limits. '!he reservoir is the saJOOor a s:iJnil.arreservoir as the reservoir ofbrine origin.

Adisposal fee is charged per barrel-injected at the disposal well. '!he disposal well is pressureIOCIlitoredevery day for any internal or external leaks and is given a state observedpressure test,called a mechanicalintegrity test (HIT)every five years. '!he state Inspects SWDW wells each nmthfor <XIIIPliance.Eachquarter year a brine disposal report is subnitted to the state by the operatorindicating pressures and volumesof brine injected. The well is limited to bottan hole pressureswhichare less than formatioo fracture pressures by 25% unless IOOdifiedby special, approvedpetitioo. '!his systemhas workedwell since its implementatiooseveral years ago. In effect no oilfield brine <XIltad;sthe groondsurface or threatens the USDW. It is measuredand then stored backinto a proper reservoir. 'Ibis is a pragmatic, yet highly cootrolled, brine managementprocess.'!here are adequate enforcementrules, appeals and penalties which track the natural brine and brinerespoosibilities in the entire process.

Dlgineeri.ng GeqiIysics, Tulsa (918) 493-3516.Practical Approaches ToGrnDl-vater IIydrol.ogy 1M CmbBinatioo, 0kla00Da

State University, stillwater, CI{; cathy Soothwick, (405) 744-9244.AmIlal1Ieeting, OklahaMCity, CI{DST Int:eQetatim For Geologists, A Seminar,H W Reid & Associates Limited,

Calgary, cootact 1-_/4655-3686Eastern Oil , GasDluiJllelltSOOIr,ColumbusCenventiooCenter, Columbus,CbioJIDJal. lleet::i.ng,Calgary, Alberta, canada, Geo. (918) 584-2555; 300 ooncurrentoral presentatioos and 50 poster presentatioos per half day. Also a Course:"Creating, Managing and Evaluatinglmltidiciplinary Teams".

m; Sejgrjc Data Japri.sitim and Centrol, lblstoo '!'X, (918) 493-3516.GID1liQl'92 Ammal. lleet::i.ng,Denver,Colorado. Acanputer oriented meetingfor the

exploratioo / developnentgeologist and QeOIilysicist, (303) 752-4951.Intemat:imal. lleeting, Sydney, Australia, Ch. Imrray Jolmstooe.Telepbooe:61-2-683-4102.

Fractured Rese::: voir Charactztn & Horiz DrlID;J,See Oct 25-29 below.Eastern Sectim, ''Unlocking'!he Reservoir"; Urbana-cbampa.ign,nlinois.

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Ccntinued fran Page 6, Other Society Meetings and Events:

25-29 GSA

Rocky 1bIlta:in SecticD, ''Red:isoover '!be Rockies", casper, Wyo.'!he Geological Society Of KY, Giant Mississippi Point Bar Plus New Madrid

Earthquake / SUrficial DeJnsits: Reelfoot Air Park lodge, nearTiptalville, Tennessee. Ccntact Ann Watson, Kentucky Geological SUrvey,606/257-5863.

35th .Amual. lleeting, Ibtel ()leen Mary, U:ng Beach california, contactKimberly Corplz, Am Cooference Coordinator at 303/397';338 •

.Amual. 1Ieeting, New Orleans, Ll; with / Course: Geological Aspects OfIbrizootal Dril.l.in;J (918) 493-3516.

1Mth IDDuallleeting, Cincinnati, 00. (303) 447-202, FAX(303) 447-1133.

13-16 AlPG25-26 GSK

10/25-29 sg;

03/14-17-93 AlPG/SYG can fer papers, A New World Of lnergy Resoorces, caracas, Venezuela,abstract deadljne 07"3-92 AAPGCooventioo Dept., P.O. Box 979, Tulsa,Okla1oDa.

I IN PRIH'l', REV, (Rmba List):

1992 00S0c Direct:ar:y l.99t-91, Cbio Geological Society, $ 2.00.

OSHA Vell Servici.Iv Rules, 26 pgs, OSHAfield offices.

1989 OJX)G Gmmd-Vater ()Iality <barQPS Resulting frtm SUrface Jwlicatim. of Oil Field Brine, bys. Blair, et al, OSU, Cols., (]I for omR / Div. of Oil &: Gas.,

1992 OJX)G Ass nt of the Effects of Brine Release frtm EKEmptJtjssissil¢an Oil and Gas llellswithin the Little JlJStiJVb_ River vatersbed, by J. L. Jacksoo. &: J. H. Olive, the

University of Akroo.

1992 m; Cities Of '!he kld, Associatioo Of Dlgi.neering Geologists, essays and studies relatiooto today's enviramental and qineering issues to specific cities, papers 1-14 $190papers 1-16 $240. (505) 443-4639.

1992 cxx;A RCRAIIipIct <a '!he Uth Ocmgress;ma1 District (00), The Cbio Oil &: Gas Associatioo,(614) 587~.

1991 AS'lM staDdards, Sail and Rock; Diwnsioo stOlle; Geotextil.es, ASTM,Custcmer Service, 1916 RStreet, Philadelpbia, PA 19103, $ 98 members.

Gmmd vater' aod Vadose Z<DeIbri.txring. same above, $ 49 list.

1992 AQfA '!he ~an Coal Bed IIethaDe IssociatiOD, Pittslmgh, PA. '!be associatioo. addresseslegal aM technical Appalachian Basin issues within a natiooal setting.

1969 MBGS Oil &: Gas Fields Of '!he lficb;gan Basin, Vol. I] MBGS,Geol Dept 206 Hat! SciH H (iDcl. <at.) Vol. 2] Bldg, MSU,East Lansing MI. 48824-1

1992 ASPRS Resoorce Tedmology "91, Allmican Society For POOtogramDetryAnd.ReIoote Sensing, topicinclude integrated technologies for natural resources management: (412) 772-f020.

1992 lOOT Asian Ratural Gas TeclmltJgy, papers of the third sani nar 00 Asian natural gas held inSingapore, May13-15, 1991. '!be Institute Of Gas Technology, 3424 S. state St.,Chicago IL 60616.

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I aau: on. PRI(E), aDD: Prices are fran the Pennzoil Refinery, Oil City, Pennsylvania.'Ihe price track is given in $/Bbl as fol.lows:

03-17-90 $20.00$16.50$18.50Kmrait$19.50$27.00$36.00$37.50$26.25$33.00$27.50

27 $30.7501-04-91 $23.75

15 $25.50

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18 $20.2502-25-91 $18.00Cease Fire,l2aidnight Feb XI, 91

28 $17.00

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07-17-9108-16-9109-24-91

$17.7516.7516.5016.7516.5016.7517.7518.0018.5018.50

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