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October 2014
Thanks to all the CCGS volunteers and the staff of Howard’s BBQ we had another successful Annual Kickoff Event. I hope everyone enjoyed the new venue, and had a chance to catch-up with friends and colleagues. Thank you to Baker for sponsoring the “refreshments” and Core Lab for sponsoring our students. It was great to […]
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September 2014
Welcome to the 2014-2015 Corpus Christi Geological Society’s New Year. It is truly an honor to be serving as President. It seems just a short while ago, I was passing out resumes at a monthly luncheon looking for my first job in the “real world”. The society has been a blessing to me, and was […]
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May 2014
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. May 21) will be Dr. Peter R. Rose. His topic will be “Geology Impacts History: Influence of the Edwards Plateau on Frontier History of the Texas Hill Country.” The next CCGS event after the May luncheon: – July 25 CCGS/CBGS Fishing Tournament Port Aransas […]
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April 2014
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. April 16) will be Robert Shoup, Subsurface Consultants and Associates. His topic will be “What Are Global Temperatures Doing, and Why Are They Doing It?” The Board voted on March 5 to give Complimentary Memberships to the following dedicated volunteers of the CCGS that […]
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March 2014
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. March 19) will be Richard Davis, Professor Emeritus from the University of South Florida and Visiting Research Associate at Harte Research Institute. His topic will be “Sea-Level Change in the Gulf of Mexico.” He has written a book on the topic and will have […]
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February 2014
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. Feb. 19) will be J. Carl Fiduk, the Exploration Manager for WesternGeco. His topic will be “A Brief Tectonic and Depositional History of the northern GOM.” He is an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. Thanks to Zack Corcoran who has stepped in to serve as the […]
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January 2014
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. Jan. 15) will be Kevin Schepel, the EVP Exploration and Production for ZaZa Energy Corporation. His topic will be “Advanced Reservoir Characterization for Proof-of-Concept Drilling in the Eagle Ford and Eaglebine Shales.” A similar paper was presented at the DUG meeting last year in […]
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Ray Govett
Almost all oil and gas found is the result of somebody’s idea. A few promoters have found oil and gas by just promoting drilling of wells based on the fact they owned the acreage and convinced those with money to invest with them. Early Texas oil and gas wells resulted from wells drilled in search […]
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December 2013
It is already December and the Christmas season is upon us. The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. Dec. 18) will be Eddie Valek, Marathon Geoscience Manager for the South Texas/Eagle Ford. His topic will be “From 0-80 in Ninety Days: Rapid Play Entry to Fully Integrated Play Development in the […]
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November 2013
The luncheon meeting speaker this month at the Town Club (Wed. Nov. 20) will be Hongliu Zeng of the BEG. His topic will be “Stratal Slice: The Next Generation.” There is good news to report this month. Dawn Bissell has volunteered to be the Chairman of the 2016 GCAGS Annual Convention (66th) to be held […]
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