On 27Th Feb James Komenza gave a talk to the South Australian Branch titled “Seismic interpretation of the Petrel sub-basin for CO2 storage opportunity (G-11-AP)” The image above shows Dr Paul Strong awarding an appreciation gift to him.
The Branch was also pleased to award Cecilia Vanina Loyola (Uni Adelaide student) with the 2024 SA/NT Scholarship prize. This image below shows Dr. Mark Bunch (Uni Adelaide and chair of SA/NT Branch Scholarships committee) presenting it to her.
On a glorious spring weekend members and friends of the SA/NT Branch were able to participate in a self-drive field trip led by Rhodri Johns and Elinor Alexander. This was a joint field trip with PESA SA/NT, GSA and the Field Geology Club of Adelaide. It was an opportunity to investigate the Cambrian evolution of South Australia through spectacular seismic scale coastal exposures along the west coast of the Fleurieu peninsula.
Although a two-day field trip participants had the option of participating in either or both days.
The first day was spent examining the carbonate ramp deposits of the Sellick Hill Formation and the clastic turbidites of the Carrickalinga Head Formation at Myponga and Carrickalinga.
MONTHLY MEETINGS
In late September, PESA SA/NT was treated to an enthralling discussion from Glenn Toogood (entX) and Tim Rady (Geomorph Energy) discussing the salt cavern storage potential of the Polda Basin. This basin is a Neoproterozoic to Jurassic sedimentary basin, extending from the Great Australian Bight to the central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It has previously been explored for petroleum, uranium, coal, groundwater, base metals, potash and diamonds.
The SA/NT PESA Branch President, Dr John Kaldi was recently awarded the SidneyPowers Award by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) at the2024 IMAGE meeting in Houston.
PESA is an affiliate of AAPG. The SidneyPowers Memorial Award is given "…in recognition of distinguished and outstanding contributions to, or achievements in, petroleum geology".
It is AAPG’s most distinguished award and the award's previous recipients reads likea "who's who" of geo-legends, amazing scientists and inspirational leaders.Congratulations John being worthy to be in this rarified atmosphere.
Under the brilliant leadership of the PESA SA/NT Branch Vice President, Paul Strong, 2024 has seen the regular monthly lunchtime meetings continue with a smorgasbord of topics which are highly recommended for other branches and webinars.
July 2024 – Markus Häring,who recently returned to Adelaide to retire, spoke on Exploration for radioactive waste repositories near urban areas. Safe long term storage of nuclear waste is required even in countries without nuclear power plants. Switzerland produces about one third of its power with nuclear energy.
At the June technical meeting one of the long-standing members of the SA/NTBranch, Geoff Wood received his certificate for 40 years of continuous membership from Branch President, John Kaldi – congratulations Geoff!
Under the brilliant leadership of the PESA SA/NT Branch Vice President, Paul Strong, 2024 has seenthe regular monthly lunchtime meetings continue with a smorgasbord of topics which are highlyrecommended for other branches and webinars.
The PESA SA/NT Branch has played a drum roll and announced the winners of the Branch’s two research prizes for 2021.
By Dr. Simon BrealeyAs is becoming traditional, stalwart devotees of the terroir of the McLaren Vale Wine Region (yes, it’s a bona fide appellation) gathered under a darkening sky in late September to receive the wisdom and tasting notes of Professor Alan Collins of Adelaide University.
Picking up stragglers as we headed south on the 40-minute drive we examined the beautifully-produced geological maps kindly provided by the Dept. Mines (or whatever they were called last week) and met old friends and new.
First stop was on Chapel Hill Road to examine the staggeringly profound unconformity between the Umberatana Group (circa 650 million years old) and the Pleistocene Pirramimma Sandstone of the Seaford Formation (born yesterday).