Next Meeting

The next lunch meeting will be 11:30 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at The Wynkoop. To make your reservations for the luncheon, please use our PayPal page, no later than noon on the Thursday prior.

Presentation: Application of dielectric and standard logging suites to characterize stratigraphic variations in Archie parameters

Abstract: Estimation of accurate electrical property parameters, such as the "cementation exponent" m and "saturation exponent" n is critical for characterizing hydrocarbon saturations with resistivity based models for completions decisions and original oil-in-place estimation. These exponents are known to vary with formation brine salinity, clay-content, porosity, grain-size distribution, pore geometry, stress and fluid wettability. Consequently, ...

Speaker: Margaret Lessenger, Dick Merkel, Bobby Sullivan and Darrin Burton, Newfield Exploration

About the monthly meetings.

June 16-20, 2012 - SPWLA Symposium - Cartagena, Colombia

SPWLA’s 53rd Annual Symposium was be held June 16th to June 20th, 2012 at the Cartagena Convention Center in Cartagena, Colombia. The Colombian Association Formation Evaluation (CAFE) has launched the Symposium’s official website, which provides up-to-date information regarding the venue, technical program details and event schedules.

Our Next Generation

Since the DWLS does not officially have a Young Members contingent, the DWLS board has decided to support the efforts of the Next Generation of Oil and Gas Professionals (NGOGP). NGOGP is “a collaboration of young professionals in the oil and gas industry, including geologists, geophysicists, engineers, landmen, and accountants. We are an extension of each professional group – RMAG, DGS, SPE, DAPL, DWLS and COPAS – coming together to facilitate interdisciplinary outreach and networking. Through a series of sponsored events, we hope to engage and recruit an active core of young professionals who will become the next generation of leaders in our organizations.“

Please consider Sponsoring the NGOGP for the 2012 season, as this society is solely able to function based on donations.

For more information on NGOGP please visit their website or you can contact Stefani Brakenhoff your DWLS representative on the NGOGP board with any questions or to get on the mailing list.

Of Interest

If you do any log interpretation at all, you need to check out the Historical Chart Books on CD-ROM that has been made available by the DWLS. Special thanks to Bob Cluff for making this possible.

Another valuable resource, made available by the Phil Nelson of the USGS, is A Catalog of Porosity and Permeability from Core Plugs in Siliciclastic Rocks.

New! Even better, we have some other goodies for sale.

Membership Dues

Membership (or just your memory) lapsed?  Go to our PayPal page and pay for your annual membership dues.  Even better, select the Lifetime option to eliminate the worries entirely.  While you're there, you can also make a reservation for the next luncheon.