We are already halfway through 2018 and PESA WA Branch is still doing very well for the technical lunch series, with special gratitude to our four sponsors: Spectrum (Platinum), CGG (Gold), Searcher Seismic (Gold) and DUG (Gold). The branch announcements by Helen Debenham, WA Branch President, included the upcoming July technical talk by Larry Tilbury from Woodside on Pluto 4D’s outstanding success on Thursday 19th July. This will then be followed by our annual Winter Warmer social event at Ku De Ta on Friday 20th July – Keep an eye out for this event!
PESA Branch Activities
PESA – ASEG WA Mentoring Program Kick-off Session
The PESA – ASEG WA Mentoring Program has seen a fantastic response from WA PESA and WA ASEG members. The mentoring program has successfully linked up 20 mentor-mentee pairs from diverse backgrounds, ages and professional experiences. In May, Simon Molyneux facilitated the Mentees and Mentors framing sessions. These sessions aimed to explain what a mentoring program is, what are the foundations of a mentoring program, to describe an ideal mentor-mentee relationship and to explain what mentors and mentees are expected to do.
PESA WA SHORT COURSE – Elements of Chemostratigraphy by Chemostrat
May the Fourth Be With You! Friday, 4 May was not only a great day to celebrate the Star Wars Day, but it was also the first time a Chemostrat open-training session had been made available in Perth. This short course was hosted by PESA WA Branch, and we acknowledge and thank Carnarvon Petroleum for generously sponsoring the students who attended the course. It was well attended with major O&G companies, state government, service companies and academia all represented.
Young Professionals in WA
In early April, PESA WA Young Professionals in collaboration with ASEG WA organised the first “Young Professionals Speakers' Night.” The aim of these nights is to encourage the lesser experienced geoscientists to present their work in a welcoming environment and assist their public speaking skills.
We were fortunate to have Amy Millar from Buru Energy present her work, titled “Ungani Oil Field, Canning Basin – Evaluation of a Dolomite Reservoir” which won the Best Oral Presentation in the Energy Section of the AEGC Conference held in Sydney during February 2018. Amy’s presentation was well attended with approximately 40 attendees.
PESA WA Branch’s April Technical Talk
The April monthly technical talk was held by PESA WA Branch with over 50 people attending, with special gratitude to our four sponsors: Spectrum (Platinum), CGG (Gold), Searcher Seismic (Gold) and DUG (Gold). WA Branch President, Helen Debenham, opened the meeting with the brief introduction of upcoming Branch events. Helen also announced new activities of our sponsors, including large projects of reprocessing 3D and 2D data in Otway Basin (Spectrum) and Gippsland Basin (CGG). Both projects will assist exploration activities to unlock future potential in eastern Australia.
PESA QLD Branch kicks off their evening talks for 2018
PESA Qld Branch was delighted to welcome Dr Nick Lee to present at their April technical meeting. Dr Lee is a petroleum geoscientist with a wealth of experience gained from working internationally and the exploration-production life cycle. He is currently the Subsurface manager at QGC, the Shell-operated venture, responsible for a multi-disciplinary team of geoscientists, engineers, petrophysicists and production technologists based in Brisbane. The talk focussed on the mega-CSG projects of Eastern Australia and establishing fit for purpose data collection and workflows and expanded from the panel discussion Dr Lee participated in at last year’s SPE Unconventional Resources workshop.
PESA WA SHORT COURSE – The Practical Application of Sequence Stratigraphic Principles
PESA WA was pleased to host Dr. Simon Sturrock on 12 -13 April as facilitator of a short course in The Practical Application of Sequence Stratigraphic Principles. Chevron Australia provided the Perth CBD classroom venue and student places were generously sponsored by Carnarvon Petroleum. The sessions were descriptive, interactive, and coloured with many anecdotes. Strong attendance by students and established professional of varying backgrounds made for informative and collaborative discussions.
On the Topic of Lithostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy
PESA WA Branch hosted their March technical talk with over 70 people attending, with special thanks to our four sponsors: Spectrum (Platinum), CGG (Gold), Searcher Seismic (Gold) and DUG (Gold). After a delicious lunch, the WA Branch Vice – President, Victoria Seesaha, opened the meeting with the Branch updates.
Stepping out on an ancient coastline at Peppermint Grove
Following the first technical talk of 2018, PESA WA Branch hosted the first evening field trip in partnership with the Geological Society of Australia (GSA) on 6 and 8 March, run over two evenings to cope with demand. Dr Milo Barham, an expert in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy from Curtin University, led the field trip which focused on exploring the well-exposed, Pleistocene-aged Tamala Limestone. The mini field trip covered six stops along a charming pathway next to the Swan River, stopping at various outcrops for observations and discussion before leading to the next.
Successful 2018 start for PESA WA Technical Series
2018 promises to be an exciting year for the WA Branch Technical Series, with many thanks to our four sponsors; Spectrum (Platinum), CGG (Gold), Searcher Seismic (Gold) and DUG (Gold). At the commencement of the luncheon, WA Branch President Helen Debenham opened the first technical series of the year with the usual Branch introduction, with special thanks to our sponsors, before announcing all the new and exciting upcoming 2018 Branch events to an audience of over 70 people.