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Info Sessions
Start:October 1, 2012
End:
October 1, 2012
Location:
JGB 2.218
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Southwestern Energy
JGB 2.218 at 5:15 pm
EOG Resources
JGB 2.218 at 6:30 pm
Interviews
Start:October 1, 2012
End:
October 1, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Apache Corp. Interviews
JGB 2.106C and JGB 2.104B
ExxonMobil Data Interviews
JGB 2.106A and JGB 2.106B
Soft Rock Seminar: Dr. Kitty Milliken, BEG
Start:October 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 1, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Rattanaporn Fongngern (Jah), rattanapornf@utexas.edu
Form and Distribution of Organic Matter-Hosted Pores, Marcellus Formation (Devonian), Pennsylvania, USA
CIESS Distinguished Speaker, Michael Mann, Penn State
Start:October 1, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 1, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Location:
ACE 2.302
Contact:
Jessica Smith, jsmith@jsg.utexas.edu, 471-9875
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Dr. Michael Mann, Penn State Univ.
“The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines”
Monday, October 1, 4:00pm
Reception will follow
Info Sessions
Start:October 2, 2012
End:
October 2, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Statoil Info Session
Go to DKR Stadium North End Zone during 40th year celebration
Occidental Petroleum
JGB 2.218 at 5:15 pm
Interviews
Start:October 2, 2012
End:
October 2, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
EOG Resources Interviews
JGB 2.106A and JGB 2.106B
Southwestern Energy Interviews
JGB 2.106C and JGB 2.104B
Tech Session
Start:October 2, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324, Boyd Auditorium
Bobby Reece, PhD Candidate
University of Texas at Austin
“The impact of climate and tectonics on sedimentary and deformational processes in the Gulf of Alaska”
Interviews
Start:October 3, 2012
End:
October 3, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Statoil Interviews
JGB 2.106A and 2.106B
Oxy Interviews
JGB 2.106C and 2.104B
Chevron Petrotechnical Info Session
Start:October 3, 2012
End:
October 3, 2012
Location:
JGB 2.218
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
JGB 2.218
5:15 PM
Interviews
Start:October 4, 2012
End:
October 4, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Shell Oil Interviews
JGB 2.106A and JGB 2.106B
The 2013 EDGER Forum
Start:October 4, 2012
End:
October 5, 2012
The 2013 EDGER Forum
Annual Meeting & Technical Symposium
will be held Monday March 4 & Tuesday March 5, 2012
at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin
Tech Session- Distinguished Guest Speaker
Start:October 4, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 4, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
JGB 2.324, Boyd Auditorium
Prof. Michael Manga,
University of California
“Earthquakes and water (and why the Lusi mud eruption in Indonesia was not caused by an earthquake)”
Abstract:
Distant earthquakes are well known to induce a wide range of responses in surface water and groundwater. These responses are often viewed as mere curiosities as their occurrence is limited in space and time. The observed phenomena, however, probe the interaction between hydrogeological processes and mechanical deformation in the shallow crust. Hence they provide insight into the interaction between the water cycle, tectonics, and properties of the crust. In this talk I will review observations and explanations for hydrologic responses to earthquakes. I will end by discussing the LUSI mud volcano eruption in Indonesia, whether it too was caused by an earthquake, and will also predict when the eruption will end.
Interviews
Start:October 5, 2012
End:
October 5, 2012
Location:
JGB Holland Family Student Center
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Shell Oil Interviews
JGB 2.106A and 2.106B
Encana Interviews
JGB 2.106C and 2.104B
The 2013 EDGER Forum
Start:October 4, 2012
End:
October 5, 2012
The 2013 EDGER Forum
Annual Meeting & Technical Symposium
will be held Monday March 4 & Tuesday March 5, 2012
at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin
Friday Seminar Series: Dr. Alfred Lacazette, Global Geophysical Svc
Start:October 5, 2012 at 9:00 am
End:
October 5, 2012 at 10:00 am
Location:
BEG, J.J. Pickle Campus, Bldg. 130, room 1.202
Contact:
Jenny Turner, jenny.turner@beg.utexas.edu, 512/471-2677
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Seminar will be video streamed: http://mediasite.beg.utexas.edu/Media/Viewer/?peid=4c1582edbc7849ff94746e84eb751d76
Title: Tomographic Fracture Imaging: A new microseismic technology
Abstract:
This presentation will:
• Describe a new, patented, surface-based microseismic method that directly images induced and natural fracture flow paths in the reservoir as complex surfaces, not dots-in-a-box.
• Present an extensive data set from a 15-well project that validates Tomographic Fracture Images (TFIs) with independent data including: conventional borehole microseismic data, radioactive frac tracers, chemical frac tracers, borehole images, open- and cased-hole production logs, pore-pressure measurements, geochemical fingerprinting, and geomechanical analysis.
• Review applications of TFIs, which include Discrete Fracture Network frac and reservoir simulation, field development planning, well spacing analysis, and even exploration via quiet-time monitoring of ambient microseismic activity on 3D reflection grids.
The method is orders of magnitude more sensitive than traditional microseismic methods because it looks at cumulative signal from each voxel over time rather than attempting to discriminate individual microseismic events. However, conventional hypocenters and microearthquake focal mechanisms are also extracted from the field data.
UTIG Seminar Series: Edwin Kite, Caltech Institute
Start:October 5, 2012 at 10:30 am
End:
October 5, 2012 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196, Rm 1.603, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Jack Holt, jack@ig.utexas.edu, 471-0487
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“Sedimentary Record of Ancient Climates on Mars”
Abstract:
No rivers flow on today’s Mars, but rovers and orbiters have found >3 Ga-old sedimentary rocks, dry rivers and paleolakes, and aqueous minerals. Do these indicate a past period of long-term climate stability? This talk is about extracting environmental information from the sedimentary stratigraphy and geomorphology of early Mars. We seek global constraints on the nature of the early wet era, and local environmental information to guide the hunt for Martian organic matter and hydrocarbons.
First I will discuss results from Gale-Aeolis-Zephyria, an ancient fluvial-aeolian depocenter that includes Gale Crater. Basin analysis and sequence stratigraphy are applicable to Mars, with some modifications for use on a tectonically quiescent desert planet. Earth’s continents are shaped by competition between tectonics and runoff, but Gale-Aeolis-Zephyria records a competition between aeolian processes and runoff. At Aeolis-Zephyria, a 300m-thick fluvial-aeolian succession records >= 1 Myr of runoff. 1m-resolution HiRISE DTMs confirm continuous outcrop of point bars and channel deposits in plan-view outcrop over 100 km distances (1000 km in one case). Within the sequence, paleohydrology constrains runoff production, and regionally extensive facies transitions allow climate changes to be inferred. Small impact craters embedded within river deposits place an upper limit on ancient atmospheric pressure and constrain paleo-sedimentation rate. The “Curiosity” rover is currently exploring the moat encircling a 5km-high sediment mound in Gale Crater. This moat-and-mound pattern is common in Mars craters and canyons, but its origin is unknown. I will set out the evidence that moats and mounds grew together, shaped by slope winds down the crater and mound flanks.
Moving from regional data to global modeling, I will use a snowmelt model to understand the global environmental context of sedimentary rock formation on Mars. Climate models struggle to maintain annual mean temperatures >273K on early Mars, making snowmelt an attractive candidate water source for cementation. Some (rare) fluvial landforms are surprisingly recent. Results from a mesoscale model suggest that these deposits record transient, localized conditions, rather than a global return to wet conditions. Taken together, data and models hint at an early Martian climate comparable to the Antarctic Dry Valleys. “Curiosity” will soon be in a position to test this hypothesis.
Hydro Brown Bag: Michael Manga, UC - Berkeley
Start:October 5, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 5, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Peter Zamora, pbzamora@utexas.edu, 5127673809
Mechanics of pyroclastic flows
Interviews
Start:October 8, 2012
End:
October 8, 2012
Location:
JGB
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Chevron Petrotechnical
JGB 2.106A
Soft Rock Seminar: William Betts
Start:October 8, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 8, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Rattanaporn Fongngern (Jah), rattanapornf@utexas.edu
Consolidation of Gulf of Mexico Mudrocks in the Laboratory and the Field
Info Session
Start:October 9, 2012
End:
October 9, 2012
Location:
JGB 2.218
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
TGS 5:15 PM, JGB 2.218
Halliburton 6:30 PM, JGB 2.218
Interviews
Start:October 10, 2012
End:
October 10, 2012
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
TGS Interviews
JGB 2.106 A
Halliburton Interviews
JGB 2.106C
Tech Sessions
Start:October 11, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 11, 2012 at 5:00 am
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“Death of a Hydrocarbon Plume”
John D. Kessler
University of Rochester
Friday Seminar Series: Dr. Gurcan Gulen, CEE/UT Austin
Start:October 12, 2012 at 9:00 am
End:
October 12, 2012 at 10:00 am
Location:
BEG room 1.202
Contact:
Jenny Turner, jenny.turner@beg.utexas.edu, 512/471-2677
Dr. Gulen is with the Center for Energy Economics, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin. He is based in the Houston office.
Video Stream Link: http://mediasite.beg.utexas.edu/Media/Viewer/?peid=89d759c8efc44a38a6cfccf64446dd46
Title: “Environmental Regulations, Renewables Policies, Power Price Caps and Gas Use”
Abstract: The power sector is commonly seen as offering the largest potential for growth in gas consumption in today’s low price environment. But there are numerous factors, with dynamic interactions, that can impact the level of gas use. We use the AURORAxmp software to evaluate the impact of several key issues that has relevance for gas consumption by the power sector in the near future: the impact of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) and its implementation standards for power plants, Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS). We only simulate the Eastern Interconnect (EI) and ERCOT regions since states covered by CSAPR are located in these regions. We test the sensitivity of this scenario to natural gas price fluctuations, a price on CO2, different levels of renewable incentives, and nuclear retirements. Finally, evaluate the impact of CREZ (competitive renewable energy zones) transmission expansion in ERCOT (Texas). Independently, we investigate the impact of proposed increases in the level of energy prices in the ERCOT market on average electricity prices, retirements, new builds (type of generation & fuel use) and the reserve margin. There is a concern that sufficient new generation capacity will not be built in Texas to maintain a desired level of reliability if energy price caps are not increased or a capacity market is instituted. Our research informs this debate.
UTIG Seminar Series: John Kessler, University of Rochester
Start:October 12, 2012 at 10:30 am
End:
October 12, 2012 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196, Rm 1.163, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Peter Flemings, pflemings@jsg.utexas.edu, 471-6156
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“Challenges when Assessing Hydrocarbon Degradation via Isotopic Fractionation”
Abstract:
A fundamental question when assessing the fate of a chemical perturbation in a natural system is “how much of this perturbation was biodegraded vs. dispersed and diluted?” Measurements of the stable isotopes of the chemical perturbation help to answer this question due to Rayleigh fractionation, a kinetic process that occurs in this case during biodegradation but not dilution. However, this process is not straight-forward when microorganisms grow up in response to an increased food source. Laboratory measurements and models produce conflicting results on how microbes isotopically fractionate chemicals during different stages of microbial growth. The answer to this debate may be revealed by the Deepwater Horizon incident where microbes bloomed in response to the increased hydrocarbon abundances following the well blowout. After introducing the original debate, this talk will present the concentration, rate, and isotope data related to the Deepwater Horizon incident to provide insights into this fundamental isotopic process and ultimately lead to a more quantitative framework for assessing the fate of future releases.
Hydro Brown Bag: Wen Deng, UT
Start:October 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Peter Zamora, pbzamora@utexas.edu, 5127673809
How earthquakes dislodge trapped pore fluids
UTIG Seminar Series: Mark Skidmore, Montana State University
Start:October 12, 2012 at 2:00 pm
End:
October 12, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Location:
PRC, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg#196, Rm 1.163, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Britney Schmidt, britneys@ig.utexas.edu, 471-0377
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***Special Time***
“The (Sub)Glacial Biosphere, Microbial Activity at Zero Degrees Celsius and below: Implications for Elemental Cycling in Terrestrial Systems and Extraterrestrial Exploration”
Abstract:
Ice is an abundant phase of water in the solar system, however, we are currently limited in our knowledge of in situ microbial activity in icy environments, specifically in subglacial systems and in ice. Glaciological processes under ice masses, including ice sheets, produce conditions favorable for microbes by forming subglacial aquatic environments through basal melting and providing nutrients and energy for microbes from bedrock comminution. Microbes have been found in subglacial waters, subglacial sediments and basal ice from all types of glacial systems and we have demonstrated activity of glacial isolates at temperatures as low as minus 30oC under laboratory conditions. We have also demonstrated subglacial microbial activity as a driver of chemical weathering in glaciated systems, through microbial, geochemical and isotopic analyses of glacial meltwaters and sediments and laboratory microcosms simulating in situ conditions. The implications of our research findings will be discussed both in terms of elemental (C, N, S, N, Fe) cycling in the present day cryosphere and for glacial times in Earth history and for future astrobiological investigations.
Soft Rock Seminar: John Shaw
Start:October 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 15, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Rattanaporn Fongngern (Jah), rattanapornf@utexas.edu
The Channels of the Wax Lake Delta
Free Screening & Panel Discussion - Rational Middle Energy Project
Start:October 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm
End:
October 15, 2012 at 8:30 am
Location:
Bullock Texas History Museum
Contact:
J.B. Bird, jbird@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-9623
6 p.m.: Free reception
6:30-7:30: Short films on shale gas and panel discussion
7:30: Heavy hors d’oeuvres
Join us for a spirited and balanced discussion about one of the most critical issues of our time – energy. Filmmaker Gregory Kallenberg and expert panelists will discuss whether natural gas can help achieve a cleaner energy future and address the realities of drilling.
Panel includes Tad Patzek, chair of Dept. of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering; Kate Galbraith of the Texas Tribune; Paul Goodfellow of Shell.
Info Session
Start:October 16, 2012
End:
October 16, 2012
Location:
JGB & RLM
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 512-232-7673
Central Intelligence Agency-Energy Security Division
5:15 PM, JGB 2.218
URS Corporation
6:30 PM in RLM 6.124 (Engineering)
Tech Sessions
Start:October 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 16, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“Dynamics of Subaqueous Slope Failure in Sand and Silt”
Yao You
University of Texas at Austin
Interviews
Start:October 17, 2012
End:
October 17, 2012
Location:
JGB Holland Family Student Center
Cimarex JGB 2.106A
URS JGB 2.106B
CIA JGB 2.106C
Tech Sessions
Start:October 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 18, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“Helium Thermochronometry Reveals Headward Propagation of Erosion in an Alpine Landscape”
David Shuster
University of California at Berkley
Friday Seminar Series: Dr. Michael Hofmann, University of MT
Start:October 19, 2012 at 9:00 am
End:
October 19, 2012 at 10:00 am
Location:
BEG room 1.202
Contact:
Jenny Turner, jenny.turner@beg.utexas.edu, 512/471-2677
Video Stream Link: http://mediasite.beg.utexas.edu/Media/Viewer/?peid=62682bf6c75646b5a74cf97a9b1d7522
Title: Characterizing fluvial channel clustering, fluvial channel architecture & connectivity in the Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, Piceance Basin, CO.
Abstract: The Piceance Basin in northwest Colorado is a major natural gas producing basin in the State of Colorado. Despite recent success in developing shale gas resources in the basin, the main gas bearing unit in the basin remain the tight gas sandstones of the Upper Cretaceous lower Williams Fork Formation.
The lower Williams Fork Formation in the Piceance Basin is a very low (~20%) net-to-gross succession, composed of isolated channel sandstone bodies encased in overbank mudrock interpreted as meandering fluvial systems of varying sinuosity within a coastal-plain, marginal marine setting.
Analysis of sand-body distribution reveals that fluvial channel sands are not randomly distributed but are predictable in their spatial and stratigraphic position that correlate to “sweet spots”. Sand bodies are organized in distinct intervals of clustered channel belts, each ~400 ft (~122 m) thick, topped by a thin coal layer. The resulting channel-belt clusters are compensationally stacked. This channel organization occurs on different time scales, channel clustering is the dominant form of channel organization over a shorter period (channel and channel-belt scale 10s ky to 100s ky), compensational stacking occurred over a much longer time scale (channel cluster belts, ~?400 ky).
The primary control on the cluster formation is autogenic channel avulsion during an overall aggradational phase. Short-lived changes in basin accommodation caused by either changes in tectonic subsidence or high-frequency eustatic changes due to Milankovitch-band orbital forcing at the end of each cluster interval result in a distinct increase in channel thickness and coal formation towards the end of each cycle. On the longest time scale (??1 to 1.5 My), which encompasses the entire lower Williams Fork, changes in channel geometries and sand-body thickness seem to be controlled mainly by long-term changes in eustasy, and autogenic processes are of lesser importance.
UTIG Seminar Series: Rodey Batiza & Jill Karsten, NSF
Start:October 19, 2012 at 10:30 am
End:
October 19, 2012 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196, Rm 1.603, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Kathy Ellins, kellins@ig.utexas.edu, 471-0347
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“Geoscience Education and Diversity Programs at NSF: Recent Changes and New Opportunities”
Abstract:
The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) provides funding support through several programs to improve public understanding of Earth system science and to prepare the geoscience workforce of the future. Recent reports and guidance from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), among others, have identified priorities for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education that are leading to significant programmatic changes across the National Science Foundation. Among these priorities are renewed focus on undergraduate STEM education and retention, preparation of qualified STEM teachers, broadening participation of underrepresented minorities in STEM fields, and scaling-up of evidence-based best practices for STEM education. The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) is reviewing its portfolio of grant programs to ensure that the most relevant priorities are being addressed and to make sure that GEO’s programs are well-aligned with activities being supported through the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. This informal presentation will highlight some of the recent changes being made or under consideration at NSF and invite community discussion about other needs related to geoscience education and diversity.
Hydro Brown Bag: James McCallum, Flinders University
Start:October 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 19, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Peter Zamora, pbzamora@utexas.edu, 5127673809
Using environmental tracers in heterogeneous aquifers
Soft Rock Seminar: Lindsay Olinde
Start:October 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Rattanaporn Fongngern (Jah), rattanapornf@utexas.edu
Bedload transport in mountain streams: Reynolds Creek, Idaho
Info Session
Start:October 23, 2012
End:
October 23, 2012
Location:
JGB 2.218
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Schlumberger Info Session
5:15 pm
JGB 2.218
Tech Session
Start:October 23, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 23, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“Controls on the evolution of surface water and groundwater in central Texas”
Corinne Wong
PhD Candidate
University of Texas at Austin
Interviews
Start:October 24, 2012
End:
October 24, 2012
Location:
JGB Holland Family Student Center
Contact:
Maurine Riess, mriess@jsg.utexas.edu, 5122327673
Schlumberger Interviews
JGB 2.106A
Tech Sessions- Distinguished Guest Speaker
Start:October 25, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 25, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“Water-rich Fluids in the Deep Crust: What, When and Where?”
Bruce Yardley
University of Leeds
Robert H. Cuyler Endowed Lecture Series
Friday Seminar Series: Dr. Bruce Yardley, University of Leeds, UK
Start:October 26, 2012 at 9:00 am
End:
October 26, 2012 at 10:00 am
Location:
BEG room 1.202
Contact:
Jenny Turner, jenny.turner@beg.utexas.edu, 512/471-2677
Prof. Bruce Yardley, of the University of Leeds (UK),is the current Cuyler Lecturer — an endowed visiting lectureship funded through the Geology Foundation. Bruce has wide-ranging expertise. To view some of his research foci from his website: http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/people/b.yardley.
Title Presentation: “The Impact of CO2-Water-Mineral Interactions on the Properties of Reservoirs: Can We Rely on Models?”
From Bruce’s Website: From Bruce’s website(http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/people/b.yardley):
My research interests are in fluid processes in the Earth’s crust, and span a wide range of topics including aspects of ore formation, diagenesis and prograde and retrograde metamorphism. I am particularly interested in chemical mass transfer by fluids and in the cycle of interactions between fluid flow, temperature, mineralogical reactions and the rheology of the crust.
The techniques that my group employ include field and petrographic observations, rock and mineral analysis, fluid inclusion studies (including multi-element chemical analysis), experimental studies and geochemical modelling of fluid rock interaction. I am interested in exploiting results from the study of active processes today for the improved understanding of ancient flow regimes.
My major research activity at the present time is in 3 areas. One, in collaboration with David Banks, is centred around an LA-ICP-MS laboratory for fluid inclusion analysis. We have installed an Agilent 7500c ICP-MS and a Geolas Q excimer laser system which has been optimised for laser ablation analysis of fluid inclusions in natural and synthetic quartz, although it is also used for other projects. Secondly, I am involved in research on the effect of the sequestration of CO2 into old oil or gas reservoirs and aquifers, in particular the interactions between gas, minerals and water. I have been part of the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Consortium, and have a new project, the CRIUS Consortium, with Cambridge, Manchester and BGS to investigate the kinetics of solution trapping. Thirdly, I have been collaborating with Prof Wilhelm Heinrich’s group at GFZ Potsdam to investigate the kinetics of hydration reactions in crystalline crust.
I am a founding editor of the Blackwells journal “Geofluids” which was set up to disseminate ideas across the range of sub-disciplines in which Geofluids research is carried out.
A list of publications is also available on this web page.
UTIG Seminar Series: Gavin Schmidt, NASA
Start:October 26, 2012 at 10:30 am
End:
October 26, 2012 at 11:30 am
Location:
PRC, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg 196, Rm 1.163, Austin, TX 78758
Contact:
Charles Jackson, charles@ig. utexas.edu, 471-0401
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“Can We Make Paleo-Climate More Useful for Future Projections?”
Abstract:
Projected changes in climate this century dwarf changes seen during the modern instrumental period. In order to increase credibility, it is important that climate models are shown to match true ‘out-of-sample’ examples of significant climate change for which evidence exists in the paleo-climate record. However, directly using paleo-climate model/observation comparisons to inform future projections is difficult. With the increased scope of the CMIP5 project including both future and paleo simulations using the same models, we have a unique opportunity to explore how to best make use of this information. I will discuss some of the issues and some preliminary results from these comparisons.
Hydro Brown Bag: Jay Famiglietti, UC - Irvine
Start:October 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 26, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Peter Zamora, pbzamora@utexas.edu, 5127673809
Geodetic Remote Sensing and Potential Applications to Water Management: Examples from California
SPECIAL SEMINAR AT BEG
Start:October 29, 2012 at 2:00 am
End:
October 29, 2012 at 3:00 am
Location:
The Gulf Coast Carbon Center at the BEG, Main Conference Room
Contact:
Ramon Trevino, ramon.trevino@beg.utexas.edu
“Modeling seismic response of CO2 injection:CO2CRC Otway Project case study”
A key objective of Stage 2 of the CO2CRC Otway Project is to explore the ability of geophysical methods to detect and monitor injection of greenhouse gas into a saline formation. For this purpose, injection of some 10,000 – 30,000 tonnes of CO2-rich mixture into the Paaratte formation, a saline aquifer located at a depth of about 1,400 m, is planned. Before such an injection experiment is undertaken, we assess the feasibility of geophysical monitoring using computer modeling. To examine the detectability of the plume we need to estimate the time-lapse signal and time-lapse noise. The time lapse signal is modeled using flow simulations, fluid substitution and seismic forward modeling. In order to assess the applicability of time-lapse seismic to monitor the injection, the predicted signal is compared to the time-lapse noise level from the recent 4D seismic survey acquired at the Otway site in 2009-2010. The methodology is applied to two alternative reservoir intervals located at a depth of 1392-1399 m and 1445-1465 m below the sea level, respectively. These intervals are considered to be the two possible options for the injection. The results show that injection into the lower interval will produce a plume of a larger thickness and smaller lateral extent, and a seismic response that is more likely to be detectable. The developed feasibility assessment workflow, and the results of its application to the Otway site, can be used to assess the ability of seismic methods to detect and monitor greenhouse gas leakage in other CCS projects.
Dr. Boris Gurevich received his MSc in exploration geophysics from Moscow University in 1981, and PhD in geophysics from the Institute of Geosystems in Moscow in 1988. From 1981 until 1993 he worked as a researcher for the Institute of Geosystems. In 1995-2000 he worked as a research geophysicist at the Geophysical Institute of Israel. In 2001 he joined Curtin University and CSIRO in Perth, Western Australia. Boris currently serves as the Head of Department of Exploration Geophysics of Curtin University and Director of the Curtin Reservoir Geophysics Consortium (CRGC), and leads the Geophysical Monitoring Project within the Commonwealth Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC). His research interests include rock physics, seismic wave propagation, and seismic imaging. Since 2006 he has served as an Associate Editor of Geophysics.
Soft Rock Seminar: Migdalys Salazar
Start:October 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm
End:
October 29, 2012 at 1:00 pm
Location:
JGB 3.222
Contact:
Rattanaporn Fongngern (Jah), rattanapornf@utexas.edu
Morphological Variability of Clinoforms within the Giant Foresets Formation of the Northern Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
Tech Sessions
Start:October 30, 2012 at 4:00 pm
End:
October 30, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Boyd Auditorium, JGB 2.324
“TBA”
John Shaw
PhD Candidate
University of Texas at Austin
DeFord Lecture | Dr. Jerry MitrovicaMarch, 28 2024Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: Boyd Auditorium (JGB 2.324) New Directions in Modeling of Ice Age Sea Level and Dynamics by Dr. Jerry Mitrovica, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University Abstract: Over the last decade there have been major advances in the theory and modeling of ice age sea level changes, including the development of methods that permit high spatial resolution (< 1 km) within global models, improvements in coupling to ice sheet models, and the formulation of adjoint equations that allow for efficient assessments of model sensitivities. I will highlight each advance using case studies focused on problems in paleoclimate, modern climate, and archaeology. |
UTIG Seminar Series: Melisa Diaz, The Ohio State UniversityMarch, 29 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Melisa Diaz, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University Host: Benjamin Keisling Title: Biogeochemistry of a Greenland Ice-Marginal Lake Abstract: Due to polar amplification, nearly every glacier in Greenland has thinned and/or retreated in recent decades. The meltwater generated from these glaciers can take several paths, ultimately discharging into coastal waters or stored in closed-basin lakes. Ice-marginal lakes are a common but poorly understood feature in many glaciated regions, including Greenland. The lakes receive freshwater input from a combination of subglacial, supraglacial, terrestrial and meteoric sources, and a subset periodically drain, resulting in the rapid discharge of large volumes of water downstream (glacial lake outburst floods – GLOFs). In the case of drainages under adjacent marine terminating glaciers, GLOFs can deposit large amounts of sediment, nutrients, and freshwater directly into coastal waters and fjords. Lake Tininnilik, a large (~40 km2) ice-marginal lake that forms along Saqqarliup Glacier in west Greenland, drains ~2 km3 on quasi-cyclic decadal timescales into Saqqarleq Fjord to the north. For this talk, I will discuss the first comprehensive biogeochemical analysis of Lake Tininnilik and its potential influence on coastal primary productivity, including its major and minor nutrient stoichiometry and microbial composition. As the climate continues to warm, GLOFs are expected to become more frequent in Greenland. Therefore, it is imperative that we understand how these events can impact coastal community resilience. |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Kaitlin Schaible (UTIG)April, 02 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |
UTIG Seminar Series: Chuanming Liu, UT AustinApril, 05 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Chuanming Liu, Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Jackson School of Geosciences, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Host: Thorsten Becker |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Soraya Alfred (UTIG)April, 09 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |
UTIG Seminar Series: Tanner Miller, UTIGApril, 12 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Tanner Miller, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Host: Peter Flemings |
UTIG Seminar Series: Crispin Little, University of LeedsApril, 12 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Join us for a special seminar with Professor Cris Little. Speaker: Crispin Little, Professor, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds Host: Rowan Martindale Title: Biotic response to environmental perturbations in the Pliensbachian and Toarcian stages of the Lower Jurassic Abstract: The Lower Jurassic period was characterized by instability in global climate, with alternating greenhouse and icehouse states, and episodes of widespread oxygen depletion in the shallow marine environment. These episodes of oxygen depletion are marked by frequent intervals of increased organic carbon preservation in shallow marine sediments. The Pliensbachian stage of the Lower Jurassic was characterised by significantly cooler global temperatures than the preceding Sinemurian, and the following Toarcian stages, and ended with an extinction event (notably for ammonites) at the Pliensbachian-Toarcian boundary (Pl-To) ca. 184.2 Ma. About one Myr later the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE) is characterized Corg rich black shale successions, particularly well developed in sedimentary basins in NW Europe, which display a negative ?13Corg excursion of -5 to -6‰, lasting 0.5 to 1.5 Myr. This excursion has been tied to a disruption of the global exogenic carbon cycle, but the ultimate source of the injected 12C is a matter of debate, with suggestions including methane hydrates, thermogenic methane produced by volcanism in the Karoo-Ferrar Large Igneous Province (LIP), wetlands, and permafrost destabilisation. The onset of the T-OAE in many (but importantly not all) sections is intimately linked to an extinction event that especially impacted the marine benthic macrofauna, but left the nekton largely unaffected. The recovery from this event is not well studied, but in one site, the Cleveland Basin of North Yorkshire, UK, although species richness recovered markedly as soon as environmental conditions ameliorated, other metrics of functional diversity and community structure did not attain pre-extinction levels until much later, some five million years after the extinction event. The talk will be of interest to those working on macroevolution, paleontology, and the effect of large scale climate change on marine ecosystems. |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Medha Prakash (UTIG)April, 16 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |
UTIG Seminar Series: Emma \"Mickey\" MacKie, University of FloridaApril, 19 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Emma \"Mickey\" MacKie, Assistant Professor, Geological Sciences, University of Florida Host: John Goff |
Master\'s Thesis PresentationsApril, 19 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation: JGB The Master of Science (MS) degree at the Jackson School of Geosciences is considered to be the professional degree for a career in the Geosciences. This degree is the foundation for students pursuing employment in the petroleum industry, environmental and hydrogeological fields, state and federal government agencies, and other related geoscience fields. Some students also use the MS degree as preparation for pursuing a Ph.D. The Energy & Earth Resources Interdisciplinary program provides the opportunity for students to prepare themselves in management, finance, economics, law and policy leading to analytical and leadership positions in resource-related fields. The private sector and government organizations face a growing need for professionals that can plan, evaluate, and manage complex resource projects, commonly international in scope, which often include partners with a variety of professional backgrounds. As requirements for these degrees, students must present a professional talk on Master\'s Thesis Presentations. |
Planetary Habitability Seminar SeriesApril, 22 2024Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLocation: PMA 15.216B UT Center for Planetary Systems Habitability Seminar Series. See website for speaker schedule and more details: View Events Join remotely: https://utexas.zoom.us/j/94052130734 In person: Classroom 15.216B, Physics, Math and Astronomy Bldg. UT Austin, Department of Astronomy 2515 Speedway, Stop C1400 Austin, Texas 78712-1205 |
UTIG Discussion Hour: Nicholas Montiel - PhD Talk (UTIG)April, 23 2024Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PMLocation: ROC 2.201 |
UTIG Seminar Series: Cornelia Rasmussen, UTIGApril, 26 2024Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AMLocation: PRC 196/ROC 1.603 Speaker: Cornelia Rasmussen, Research Associate, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Host: Krista Soderlund |