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April 2010
Drilling activity is picking up in South Texas, Home of the Eagle Ford Shale. While my reports currently don’t break out rig count details on the Eagle Ford, one of the latest issues noted an increase of 11 drilling rigs in the area. The smaller independent companies continue to cede ground to the bigger public […]
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Roger Steinberg
I’ve really enjoyed reading the “How I Got into Geology” columns in the CCGS Bulletin each month. Some geologists caught the fever early in life, some at a later date. I did both. I admit it here publicly for the first time—I was a science nerd as a kid (see elementary school photo from the […]
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March 2010
The membership cycle for the 2009-2010 year is coming to a close with strong numbers in both the CCGS and CBGS. For this year we have two hundred eighty members in the CCGS, of which eight are students and four are honorary. The CBGS has a total membership of sixty-seven. At a time when some […]
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Brent Hopkins
Why rocks?During my sophomore year of high school at Penn Yan Academy in central New York, I was lucky enough to have Ms. Jepson for Earth Science (I think – the name might be wrong but she was definitely a Ms.). In this class we were introduced to the various concepts of Geology, and from […]
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February 2010
Here is hoping that everyone is still true to your New Year’s resolution. Mine was that I would write four more Presidents letters, and I have three more to go! Of course, that means that half of the fiscal year is over, and we will be looking for officers soon. Well it looks like the […]
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Dennis Taylor
Life is surrounded by a complex set of beautiful natural patterns both simple and complex. I have been surrounded by them since the day I was born and have constantly been in awe of the wonders of these natural patterns on our fantastic planet. That is the number one reason that I got into Geology […]
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January 2010
It’s a new decade, where will geology lead us? Or better yet, where is your next prospect coming from? Wildcatters will always be around, few and far in between, but still around. Investors want higher success rates and lower risk and that is not the wildcatting motto. Will it be the Eagle Shale? The Eagle […]
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Eric Gardner
Well, this past month it finally happened. Owen came a calling. About 2 weeks ago, I received an email from Owen asking for my story of how I got into the Oil & Gas Industry. In my foolishness, I thought I could brush Owen off with a quick note: Why, almost 25 years ago, did […]
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December 2009
This month’s President’s letter will disclose our financial status to the membership. The buzz word in today’s business world is Transparency. I’ve asked the Treasury to give us a report. Items to be included for this letter are: 1. When I first started to draft my letter, my thoughts were of either being Fiscally Conservative […]
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Mike Bergsma
Like everyone else who has shared their story, how can anyone turn Owen Hopkins down? How did I get into Geophysics? Well, first off, I knew from the time that I was twelve that I wanted to be a scientist. I know, I know that is hopelessly nerdy, but it is a fact. I was […]
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