• May 2011

    Currently For our final luncheon meeting of the season we are honored and excited to present John Hoffmeister, former CEO of Shell Oil, founder of Citizens for Affordable Energy, and author of Why We Hate the Oil Companies. There will be a book signing prior to the luncheon beginning at 10:30 AM, so plan to […]

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  • April 2011

    Currently Global climate change never ceases to generate controversy and debate. Satellite data shows average global temperatures have increased over most of the last 3 decades. The generally accepted values reported within the scientific community is an average global increase of 1 degree C over the last 125 years. Is this long-term warming trend due […]

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  • March 2011

    Currently Mark you calendars! March 24th, V.P. Dennis Taylor has set up wonderful, after-hours social event featuring local artist Dinah Bowman describing her “summer vacation” as a crew member aboard a deep sea coring vessel! This is a free, non-technical event for members and their spouses, and promises to be an evening of merriment and […]

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  • February 2011

    Currently For those of us still looking for prospects in rock just a little more permeable than the ongoing shale craze, be sure to attend this month’s luncheon talk, “Looking for Gas in All the Tight Places” by Dr. Thomas Davis of the Colorado School of Mines, Reservoir Characterization Project. His study of multicomponent seismic […]

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  • January 2011

    Currently To each and every one of you I wish a happy and prosperous New Year. For those of us working in the petroleum industry, I have a couple of wishes. I hope 2011 brings some gas price improvement like it did for oil in 2010. And I hope all our prospects get drilled, new […]

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  • December 2010

    Currently Shale resource plays continue to dominate our industry in cap ex, rig utilization, service company resources, and G&G. Regarding the latter, it behooves us all to learn as much as practical about how to high-grade these plays, and this month’s talk focuses on just that. David Paddock of Schlumberger will show us how to […]

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  • November 2010

    Currently If you’ve ever been frustrated with your seismic resolution and depth ties be sure to come to this month’s technical luncheon meeting November 17th. Morgan Brown’s talk, “Applications of Wave Imaging Technologies to Improve Onshore U.S. Prospecting” will offer insights on how to get more out of your data. And if that sparks your […]

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  • October 2010

    Currently The 2010-11 CCGS season is now fully underway with the first of a slate of excellent luncheon talks. Our first technical luncheon, Wednesday, Oct 20th, features Gregg Robertson of First Rock Inc. describing the discovery of Petrohawk’s Hawksville field, which kicked off the entire Eagle Ford shale play. Over the last 12 months or […]

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  • September 2010

    Welcome to the first Bulletin issue of the Corpus Christi Geological Society’s 2010-11 season. I want to thank last year’s president, Juan Cabasos, for his able stewardship of our great Society. He has handed off to me a healthy and active organization and I pledge to do my best to keep it that way. Currently […]

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  • October 2009

    I am writing this month’s letter for our president, Juan Cabasos, who is on a leave of absence. For those who don’t know, Juan’s Dad passed away suddenly, and Juan is tending to family matters. I know I speak for our entire membership in extending our heartfelt condolences to Juan and his family, and I […]

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