PESA - Energy Geoscience

2023 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Machine Learning and Intelligent Augmentation Applied to Legacy Subsurface Data
2023-08-22 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
1pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
Machine Learning and Intelligent Augmentation Applied to Legacy Subsurface Data
Presented by Jess Kozman (Katalyst Data Management)
Abstract

Recent emphasis on low carbon energy projects in Australia means large volumes of unstructured subsurface data become valuable to operators. . The need to evaluate reservoirs for energy or carbon storage or light gas extraction means a requirement to de-risk geographic search and make machine-readable text available for advanced data science algorithms. Companies with access to data gain a competitive advantage in licensing activities. Exisiting data management workflows may be too costly and resource intensive to support these emerging requirements.
We highlight how a workflow using Machine Learning (ML) and Intelligence Augmentation (IA) can improve the efficiency of a typical data management workflow. Our example involves manually identifying relevant well logs in images from collection of tens of thousands of file types, a typical task for an operator using open-file data in Australia. The current process may involve downloading from multiple state and federal repositories and manually entering indexing metadata into internal data repositories.
We have developed internal ML/AI data extraction workflows that that streamline automatically separating well log image files, extracting mandatory indexing meta-data, and presenting model-trained choices to end-users for adjustment and verification. The full solution involves image classification, enhanced Optical Character Recognition(OCR), Natural Language Processing (NLP) for keyword labels and values, and a User Interface (UI) that delivers and documents increased data quality and confidence metrics.

PESA QLD: Online Course - Introduction to Python for Geoscience - 2023 - SOLD OUT
2023-08-22 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-08-29 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-09-05 12:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Zoom, Australia
Introduction to Python for Geoscience 2023
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR FUTURE COURSES, OR IN THE EVENT OF A WITHDRAWAL FROM THIS COURSE, PLEASE SELECT A ‘WAITLIST’ TICKET BELOW.
Course Synopsis
Take your geoscience data analysis to the next level with SIH’s Python for Geoscience course. Leverage the modelling and workflow capabilities of Python to wrangle terabytes of geoscience data. We will introduce Python foundations integrating geospatial and temporal raster and vector data. We will carry out exploratory, machine and deep learning analyses on these datasets, and demonstrate workflows to go from your local computer to high performance, cloud, and GPU computing. At the end of the course, participants will be able to adapt workflows and apply these to their own datasets and generate reports.
Course Pre-requisites
No previous programming experience is required, but Session 1 is a pre-requisite for the other sessions. Training will be delivered online, so you will need access to a modern computer with a stable internet connection. Participants are encouraged to setup a Python environment on their local computer (instructions to be provided), but participation using Google Colab will also be supported (Google account required).

Presentation:
Introduction to Python for Geoscience 2023

Venue:
Participants will be provided with a Zoom
link. Trainers will be broadcasting from
Sydney.

Date & Time:
Session 1 Python fundamentals
Tues Aug 15, 12:00-3:00pm (AEST)
Session 2 Specialist python libraries and data analysis for geoscience
Tues Aug 22, 12:00-3:00pm (AEST)
Session 3 Pattern recognition in geoscience
Tues Aug 29, 12:00-3:00pm (AEST)
Session 4 Large data and long running workflow strategies
Tues Sep 5, 12:00-3:00pm (AEST)

Introduction to Python for Geoscience
Session 1 Python fundamentals
Running code
Syntax, comments, and variables
Lists and indexing
Loops, operators, conditions
Control statements
Functions
Reading and exploring data from external csv/text files
Basic NumPy arrays and Pandas dataframes
Basic plotting with Matplotlib
Session 2 Specialist python libraries and data analysis for geoscience
Working with shapefiles and well-log data
Intermediate Pandas and NumPy array data manipulation
Working with NetCDF and GeoTIFF raster data using SciPy
Geospatial plotting with Cartopy
Session 3 Pattern recognition in geoscience
Raster file image recognition
Machine learning approaches with Scikit-learn
Deep learning with Keras/Tensorflow and GPUs
Time series forecasting/prediction
Session 4 Large data and long running workflow strategies
Large-scale data multi-processing
Debugging and profiling code
Dask and GeoPandas for dealing with large data
ArcGIS/QGIS data exporting to Python and back.
Throughout the four sessions you will gain experience with best practices for structuring code and testing modular functions and workflows. You will learn about the libraries, data structures, and functions available within Python. We will explore commonly used approaches to solve geoscience problems with deep learning and parallel computing. Bonus tools and skills that you will be exposed to throughout the course include: GitHub and version control, Jupyter Notebooks, troubleshooting and errors, Python library management, and Google Colab/text editors & Docker containers.

Cost for the complete course of four sessions:

PESA Members – $650
Non-Members – $800
Student / Retired Members – $650

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PESA SA/NT August Technical Luncheon "Critical Minerals in SA – The road to net zero"
2023-08-24 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
Critical Minerals in SA – The road to net zero
Presented by: Bronwyn A Camac (Geological Survey of South Australia)

Abstract

For about 150 years, the use of petroleum products has driven world economies and is the greatest influence on quality-of-life improvement.
Before then, we burned whatever we could find, to keep us warm, to fuel our emerging technologies, and to cook our food. But most of these fuels could not keep up with population growth. Our forests were being pillaged, our health declined due to coal pollution and our oceans stripped of whales.
Our societies turned to the emerging new fuel – oil and its cleaner partner, natural gas. We found its value more than just a fuel – we could make things from it – plastic, clothes, medicines, fertilisers, cosmetics, and the list goes on and on. So, dependent upon these products, it becomes difficult to imagine that we can ever do without them.
But that time has come, just as with wood, coal and whales, the market has outgrown us, demanding cleaner fuels and products which has no effect on the earth and its climate.
This single most disruptive event of the last 150 years is being addressed in all countries to drive our economies toward net-zero carbon emission. To support net-zero targets, the market is moving towards new technologies, such as electric vehicles, renewable technologies, space technology, telecommunication and defence. All of these technologies need critical minerals.
This is space where the mineral resource industry and the energy resource industry collide!
Critical minerals are described by Geoscience Australia as “minerals that are essential to our modern technologies, economies and national security, and whose supply chains are vulnerable to disruption.”
South Australia is well-endowed with many of the minerals and metals projected to be in short supply as this energy transition progresses. SA is rich in copper and currently holds 69% of Australia’s copper resource. It is a major producer of mineral sands, with their associated rare earth elements and is rich in graphite. A state-wide study is currently underway to uncover SA’s full resource potential, putting us at the forefront of the world’s energy transformation.

Event Details:
Thursday, August 24th, 2023
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
Includes a 2-course lunch and drinks
Bookings close 1 pm Monday, 21st August
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

Field Geology Club Excursion: Victor Harbor's Hot Granite & Cold Ice
2023-08-27
We proudly invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
August excursion day to Victor Harbour to see the remains of the harbour’s hot granite & cold ice.
Organised by Mark Dale and helpers, as part of the Field Geology Club. Please note that this event has been organised externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information, at: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: Sunday 27th August

ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series
2023-09-05 11:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Perth)
ETSIG / CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series

The PESA Energy Transition Special Interest Group (ETSIG), in conjunction with CSIRO, is running the “CCS Knowledge Transfer Series” which aims to cover geological and geophysical aspects of CCS, focusing on the differences from oil and gas operations.
The series will be held online within the PESA webinar time slot every four weeks, commencing on Tuesday the 5th of September, 2023.

Whilst the program is being finalised, the schedule is as follows:

Installment 1: Tuesday 5th September (11am-12:30pm Perth time | 12:30pm-2pm Darwin/Adelaide time | 1pm-2:30pm Brisbane/Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Welcome to the CCS Knowledge Transfer Series – ETSIG
Introduction to the CCS Knowledge Transfer Series – Themes, Framing Remarks and the Challenges of CCS – Charles Jenkins (CSIRO)
Site Selection and Characterisation – What’s Different About CCS? – Tess Dance (CSIRO)
Video Recording (Please ensure you are logged in as a PESA Member or have your password when you registered handy)

Installment 2: Tuesday 3rd October (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Thermophysics and Multiphase Flow in CCS – Samuel Jackson (CSIRO)
Video Recording (Please ensure you are logged in as a PESA Member or have your password when you registered handy)

Installment 3: Tuesday 31st October (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Reservoir Engineering and Simulation: Jonathan Ennis-King (CSIRO)
Video Recording (Please ensure you are logged in as a PESA Member or have your password when you registered handy)

Installment 4: Tuesday 28th November (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Resource Estimation and Injection Strategies – Karsten Michael (CSIRO)
Video Recording (Please ensure you are logged in as a PESA Member or have your password when you registered handy)

Installment 5: Tuesday 27th February (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Social License and Regulation – Linda Stalker (CSIRO)
Installment 5: Book Now

Installment 6: Tuesday 19th March (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Leakage Risks and Potential Impact on Groundwater – Karsten Michael (CSIRO)
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

Installment 7: Tuesday 2nd April (11am-noon Perth time | 12:30pm-1:30pm Darwin time | 1pm-2pm Brisbane time | 1:30pm-2:30pm Adelaide time | 2pm-3pm Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Monitoring and Verification – Charles Jenkins (CSIRO)
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

Installment 8: Tuesday 30 April (11am-12:30pm Perth time | 12:30pm-2pm Darwin/Adelaide time | 1pm-2:30pm Brisbane/Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Geophysical Surveillance – James Gunning (CSIRO)
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

Installment 9: Tuesday 28 May (11am-12:30pm Perth time | 12:30pm-2pm Darwin/Adelaide time | 1pm-2:30pm Brisbane/Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Environmental Monitoring – Andrew Ross (CSIRO)
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

Installment 10: Tuesday 25 June (11am-12:30pm Perth time | 12:30pm-2pm Darwin/Adelaide time | 1pm-2:30pm Brisbane/Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Topic: Case Studies
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

Installment 11: Tuesday 23 July (11am-12:30pm Perth time | 12:30pm-2pm Darwin/Adelaide time | 1pm-2:30pm Brisbane/Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne/Sydney time)

Topic: Case Studies
Bookings will be opening soon – check back soon

PESA would like to thank the Webinar Series Sponsors:

Tickets are free for members of PESA, SPE, AAPG, AGA and the EAGE (please log in to see ticketing options) and $10 per episode for non members.

2023 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 1
2023-09-05 11:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Perth)
ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 1
The PESA Energy Transition Special Interest Group (ETSIG), in conjunction with CSIRO, is running the “CCS Knowledge Transfer Series” which aims to cover geological and geophysical aspects of CCS, focusing on the differences from oil and gas operations.
Further information about the series can be found here:
https://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/

Kindly supported by:

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
1pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for PESA members (please log in to see this), free for members of the AGA, SPE, AAPG (Asia-Pacific) and the EAGE (Asia-Pacific). Tickets for non-members are $10.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.

CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 1

Welcome to the CCS Knowledge Transfer Series – ETSIG
Introduction to the CCS Knowledge Transfer Series – Themes, Framing Remarks and the Challenges of CCS – Charles Jenkins (CSIRO)
CCS, and its cousins CCUS, BECCS and DAC are all aspects of the same technology and are becoming increasingly vital to control and reverse atmospheric concentrations of CO2. While CCS “looks like” a familiar oil and gas operation, the rationale, business case, regulation and social license environment are very different. While these differences are crucial, there are many less obvious but equally important technical differences in how CCS is implemented, compared to the oil and gas paradigm. This course of seminars will explore what’s different about CCS.
Site Selection and Characterisation – What’s Different About CCS? – Tess Dance (CSIRO)
Abstract

The goal for carbon dioxide storage site selection and characterisation is to find a suitable location where an effective reservoir exists, matched to a CO2 source in both volume and injection rate. To ensure the CO2 is safely contained, the relative contribution of key trapping mechanisms need to be defined, thus reducing adverse risks to natural resources or the community. In Australia, the framework for offshore CO2 storage has been adapted from petroleum legislation. The tools, processes, and methodologies also mirror those developed in the search for oil and gas, and one might think it’s simpler since factors like establishing there has been sufficient charge can be bypassed. Indeed, to avert conflicts over resources, locations where hydrocarbons are less likely to be found are preferred. However, this preference leads to a quandary: how do we ascertain storage potential in areas lacking prior exploration data? Given this situation, many assume that depleted fields are attractive options, with minimal risk and uncertainty due to their history of retaining hydrocarbons and the extensive characterization by prior operators. But these sites bring their own unique set of challenges. In this first talk of the series we will introduce screening criteria required to find prospective CCS sites and some Australian examples where we show “what’s different about CCS”?
Speaker Biography
Dr Tess Dance has a PhD from the University of Adelaide in Petroleum Geoscience, and over twenty years of experience in basin analysis and reservoir characterisation for geological storage of Carbon Dioxide. Dr Dance is the author of numerous high impact publications in the field of CO2 geological storage, monitoring and verification, and has specialised knowledge of sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and geological depositional environmental analysis. In her role as geo-modeller for the CO2CRC Otway Project, she has been involved in well planning, core logging, data analysis, seismic interpretation, modelling, and simulation for Australia’s first CCS demonstration pilot site. She currently leads the Reservoir Simulation team in CSIRO Energy Resources.

Field Geology Club Meeting: Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture - Fossils and Rocks, Culture and Communication
2023-09-07
We proudly invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
The Ralph Tate Memorial Lecture on fossils and rocks, culture and communication.
Organised by Dr Marissa Betts, as part of the Field Geology Club. Please note that this event has been organised externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information, at: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: Thursday 7th September

PESA QLD 2023 Symposium - 11 September
2023-09-11 08:15 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
The annual PESA QLD Symposium is back in 2023 and this year’s theme is Keeping the Lights On.
This year the Symposium will be held on Monday, 11th September 2023 at the Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre (Plaza Level P10 & P11).
The PESA QLD Symposium is a full day event focused on bringing together members of the Petroleum exploration and production industry here in Queensland. Local and Interstate specialist speakers are invited to present a series of papers which address the industry activity within the state from a technical, economic and social perspective.
This year it is a privilege to have The Honourable Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources opening the symposium followed by a great line-up of speakers from organisations including: APPEA, The University of Queensland, Origin, Santos, AngloAmercian, Vintage Energy, Elixir Energy, Omega Oil & Gas, Denison Gas, Central Petroleum, Natural Hydrogen Association of Australia and Gold Hydrogen.
The latest program can be found below.
Industry Exhibition
Our exhibition gives the opportunity for local companies to introduce their technologies and interact with clients, and potential clients, face to face. Please click here for more information about securing your Exhibitor Booth.
Student Poster Session
We are also delighted to offer resource focused Queensland-based students the chance to present and discuss their research with industry representatives. Please contact qld-secretary@pesa.com.au if you are interested in presenting a student poster.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2023 PESA QLD Symposium.
If you or your company are interested to sponsor this event, please click here to view the sponsorship opportunities being offered.

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

The 2023 PESA QLD Symposium is proudly sponsored by:
Platinum Sponsor

This could be you! Sponsorship opportunity still available

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Cocktail Function Sponsor

Coffee Cart Sponsor

Exhibitors

book your exhibitor booth today!

Early bird pricing will remain available up until Monday, 28 August 11:30 PM after which time, standard pricing will come into effect.
Ticket sales will close on Monday, 11 September 8:00am

Early Bird Ticket Price
Standard Ticket Price

PESA Members – $250
Non-Members – $300
Student / Retired Members – $125
PESA Members – $275
Non-Members – $350
Student / Retired Members – $125

Venue
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Plaza Level – P10 & P11
Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets
South Bank, Brisbane
Queensland Australia
Date & Time
8:15am – 6:00pm, Monday 11th September, 2023

Preliminary Program

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PESA QLD 2023 Symposium - Sponsorship Packages
2023-09-11 08:30 - 18:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia
The Organising Committee are pleased to invite you to the 2023 PESA Queensland Symposium.
The symposium will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank on Monday 11th September 2023. In addition, we would love to invite you to be part of this year’s Symposium as a sponsor, with regular sponsorship options detailed in the accompanying Sponsor and Exhibitor Packages guide.
This event has been a feature of the Queensland Petroleum Industry since 1977 bringing together speakers and delegates from across the wider energy industry for a fantastic, networking and information sharing day. The organising committee anticipates up to 150 industry delegates in attendance with 12 presentations scheduled over the day in the four sponsored sessions. A selection of Display Booths will greet the attendees and will be a feature of the break-out area between sessions.
The PESA Queensland Symposium is made possible with the support of Event Sponsors.
This year, PESA QLD is again offering three levels of Event Sponsorship – Platinum, Gold and Silver Sessions Sponsors. Companies are also welcomed to purchase an Exhibition Booth Display, or support PESA by sponsoring the costs for providing the coffee cart and AV costs or subsidised attendance for students (other options available upon request – please ask). We certainly hope that you will choose to join the list of peer companies and support the 2023 PESA Queensland Symposium.
As an event sponsor, your company would be:
● recognised on program and posters;
● acknowledged throughout the day;
● access to display booths and discounted attendance;
● able to display company banners on the main stage.
The attached Event Sponsorships Package details the regular options available along with Display Booth information, and we would be happy to discuss this or any other ideas you might have. We also encourage sponsors to provide their company logo to be displayed on the day which gives wonderful exposure to both the public and the symposium delegates. We hope you will become one of our sponsors and thus assist us to continue to promote our industry via this informative, enjoyable networking occasion.
Securing an Event Sponsorship package or a Display Booth can be made by contacting the Symposium Committee Sponsor Chair, Mel Fitzell.
Registration for the event will be via the PESA website, with tickets opening shortly. We look forward to welcoming you in September!

Sue Slater
2023 PESA Symposium Committee Chair

Platinum Sponsor – Available
Price $5000
Benefits > Exclusive tier
● Logo on name tags
● Signage within the Symposium Hall and Exhibitor Area (provided by sponsor)
● Logo on slides shown at beginning and end of the day and during breaks
● Logo under list of sponsors in the program
● Two free registrations (valued at $500) and access to third registration for $150
● Access to one free Exhibitor Booth (valued at over 1000)
● Access to a second Exhibitor Booth for half price (valued at $500 – confirm if wanted)
Gold Sponsors – SOLD OUT

Price $3000
Benefits > Maximum of 3 Premium sponsors in top gold tier
● Logo on slides shown at the beginning and end of the day and during breaks
● Signage within the Exhibitor Area (provided by sponsor)
● Logo under list of sponsors in the program
● One free registration (valued at $250) and access to second registration for $150
● Access to one half price Exhibitor Booth (valued at $500 – confirm if wanted)
Silver Session Sponsors – 1 Sold
Price $2000
Benefits
● Signage within the Exhibitor Area (provided by sponsor)
● Logo under sponsored session in the program
● Mention at the start of the sponsored session
● One free registration (valued at $250)
● Option to chair the session
● Option for cocktail sponsorship
Exhibitor Booths – Available
Price $1000
Benefits
● Access to one Exhibitor Booth – one table (1.8m x 0.9m), chairs and with confirmation of requirements
backing display boards (can be vertical or horizontal, 1860 mm x 1080mm – double sided).
● Power provided to each Exhibitor booth.
● Screens to be proved by exhibitor or arrange with BCEC (not included)
● Registration included two (valued at $500) and access to additional registration for $150
● Exhibitor Booth located in high traffic area where tea, lunch and evening cocktails are served

Other Sponsorship Options
Student Sponsorship – Available
$500
Support PESA’s endeavours in providing heavily discounted student attendance and offering student sponsorships
AV Sponsorship – Available
$1,000
Assist in providing a good quality Audio-Visual experience for attendees of the Symposium
Coffee Cart Sponsorship – Sold

$1,000
Provision of the barista-run coffee cart during morning sessions and morning tea break
Cocktail Function Sponsorship – Sold

$1,000
Assist towards cost of the cocktail party held after the symposium, on site at BCEC.

Purchases can be made by invoice (Contact PESA Queensland Treasurer Mel Fitzell)

Exhibitor Booth Sponsorship Opportunities
Why not consider a booth at the Symposium? Booths are a fantastic way to enhance exposure of your company and offer the opportunity for direct interface with attendees. Booth sponsorship details are attached as part of the sponsorship package document.
Booth numbers are limited and can be secured by contacting the PESA Queensland Treasurer (Mel Fitzell).

A selection of happy booth exhibitors displaying their wares at a past PESA QLD Symposium

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Cocktail Function Sponsor

Coffee Cart Sponsor

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PESA WA: 2023 Perth Basin Pitch - Cutting Edge Technologies Matched to Industry Need
2023-09-13 08:30 - 17:30 (Australia/Perth) | Dexus Place, Level 16, 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Dexus Place, Level 16, 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
Perth Basin Pitch – Cutting Edge Technologies Matched to Industry Need
Event details:
The Perth Basin Pitch, held by PESA WA in conjunction with Ascendience Geoscience, is a one-day interactive workshop to match cutting edge technologies with industry need. With a pipeline of major resource projects and considerable yet to find exploration potential this highly prospective region is attracting considerable attention.
Effective solutions to sub-surface technical challenges facing successful field development and production, as well as future exploration success, will ensure cost-effective and timely project delivery, but choosing the best technologies to deploy is critical to this goal.
Vendors from the service industry, Academia and R&D organisations are invited to pitch technology solutions addressing a range of sub-surface issues that represent potential barriers to project success across themes of Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics and Reservoir Engineering. Twenty short “pitch” style presentations will be delivered, addressing a range of sub-surface uncertainties. An interactive group discussion session will be used to rank the proposed solutions against perceived need and value creation potential using a consistent format.
The closing hour will comprise an overview session to provide decision makers within E&P companies an executive summary of the proposed technology solutions.
Attendance by industry representatives from E&P companies is complimentary by registration.
Technology vendors are invited to submit a summary outlining their solution-based approach using a provided template. Pitch presentations will be strictly limited to 10 minutes, including time for questions. Those selected to pitch charged a minimal $550 fee (inclusive of GST) to cover workshop expenses.
Applications to pitch close Friday 18th August 2023.
The organising committee will review and select successful submissions, with notification of successful pitchers and confirmation of the event program to be finalised by August 21st, 2023.

Workshop Details
Where: Dexus Place, Level 16, 240 St Georges Terrace, Perth.
Date: Wednesday 13 September, 2023.
Time: 8:30am-5:30pm.
Ticket Prices:
Pitcher: $550.00 (inclusive of GST).
PESA Member Attendee: Free with registration.
PESA Non-Member Attendee: Free with registration.
Morning tea, afternoon tea and lunch are provided.

Guidelines for Pitchers
A maximum of 20 pitches will be accepted. Pitches will be selected by the Event Convenors, whose decisions are final.
One pitch per company will be accepted if over-subscribed (i.e. >20 pitch proposals received). Additional pitches may be possible if maximum numbers (20) are not reached. These will be allocated solely at the discretion of the Event Convenors.
Pitch presentations will be strictly limited to 10 minutes, with additional time for group discussion.
Cost: $550 (inclusive of GST) per pitch (to cover workshop expenses)
Applications to pitch close Friday 18th August 2023.
The organising committee will review and select successful submissions, with notification of successful pitchers and confirmation of the event program to be finalised by August 21st, 2023. Invoices for payment will only be sent through to successful pitchers.

To register, email your pitch idea to webinars@pesa.com.au using the following template:
https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Perth-Basin-Pitch-Describe-the-Pitch-Template.pptx

Information for Attendees
The Perth Basin Pitch will introduce cutting edge technology solutions to address sub-surface challenges and help in the recognition of new opportunities in the highly productive Perth Basin. The workshop serves as a forum to match technology solutions against industry need, providing an introduction that allows for future detailed project proposals to be developed for funding consideration independently of the workshop.
The workshop is ideally aimed at Perth Basin E&P company professionals and those with interests in the Perth Basin.
Cost: Free with registration.

2023 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Optimizing Data-Driven Resource Exploration: Unveiling the Power of the LithoSurfer Data Platform
2023-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin, Adelaide
1pm – Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
Optimizing Data-Driven Resource Exploration: Unveiling the Power of the LithoSurfer Data Platform
Presented by Fabian Kohlmann (Lithodat)
Abstract

Well managed, standardised data is vital for the resource industry as it currently undergoes an intense digitalisation phase. As most available geoscientific datasets are regionally bound and have bespoke implementations, it is challenging to merge all data into a consistent global framework. Lithodat’s vision is to provide explorationists with global geoscientific databases and analytics to decrease the time taken to gain professional exploration insights to simplify and de-risk resource discoveries. LithoSurfer, Lithodat’s unique browser-based exploration data platform offers the most detailed global, standardised geochemistry and the largest thermochronology data repository and digital analytical tools available. Very detailed analytical data and advanced analytical tools including integrated paleogeographic reconstruction functionality of all metadata, on-the-fly dashboards and automated heatmap integration, enables the user to query and visualise data through deep-time and easily access and download all available data. No matter if you are looking for detailed geochemistry functionality for on-the-fly analysis of Li in brines or a tool to quickly test maturity or advanced source to sink investigations, LithoSurfer provides you with the perfect platform to do so. It’s simple and easy to understand user interface makes all those tools easy to understand and use for every level.
LithoSurfer is a secure online data platform for storing, viewing, analysing and extracting data in a geological and geospatial context. LithoSurfer provides quick access to a wealth of information (analytical details including all metadata, machine parameters, lab information, persons involved, references etc.) across multiple analytical techniques and localities. LithoSurfer harvests its power from being built on a unique relational database with a modular architecture of very fine-grained data models for each data type. Lithodat’s team of experts together with our partner institutions extract, validate, standardise and integrate all publicly available analytical data into our cloud-hosted database. Proprietary data can be securely integrated and normalised into LithoSurfer and analysed together with all public data. This consolidation opens up the full potential that spatial geoscience data has to offer and is a vast improvement on storing data in separate spreadsheets and folders as often happens within teams and exploration projects. LithoSurfer makes dispersed and complicated geoscience datasets understandable and usable for any explorationist.
Having data and analytical tools at your fingertips for systems such as geochronology, thermochronology, inorganic and organic geochemistry, vitrinite reflectance and thermal histories helps increase exploration insights and workflow efficiency. However, LithoSurfer does not constrain the explorationist to its tools, clean and standardised data can be extracted in multiple formats to take full advantage of new techniques such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) and LithoSurfer also offers a secure REST API to connect directly to other software if required.

PESA ACT/NSW September Technical Lunch
2023-09-19 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Tony Allan – The Darai Limestone, T-Letter stages and strontium with everything: exploration stratigraphy in the Papuan Basin, a lab and field perspective.
Notice: Date change to Tuesday 19th September
The Oligo-Miocene Darai Limestone crops out over much of the Papuan Fold Belt in the western Papuan Basin, so its stratigraphy is critical in developing structural models to target Mesozoic reservoirs. Since its first application in the Muller Range in 1990 by Mobil, strontium (Sr) dating has been used extensively throughout the Papuan Fold to map the base Darai surface. Most of the isotopic analysis was done at the CSIRO labs in Sydney, in conjunction with petrographic study of limestones as a QC on Sr ages. Without name-dropping too many species, the talk will outline how the petrographic and field research revitalised the conventional “T-Letter” foram biostratigraphy and Darai microfacies stratigraphy through its calibation to the Sr data. This has been a close collaborative effort with many exploration companies – so some industry geologists might be named.
Exploration for Tertiary limestone reservoirs in the eastern Papuan Basin was revived by InterOil in the early 2000s, resulting in the 2009 Antelope gas discovery in a Miocene “reef”. By contrast with the Darai “platform”, in the east sedimentation in a more rifted margin is reflected in the Tertiary sequence; with localised shallow carbonate deposition contiguous with deeper water carbonate and clastic sedimentation, and the tectonic overprint from the middle Miocene of foreland Aure volcanigenic sediments. Within this setting the stratigraphic record of marker forams (& other calacreous microfssils) is complicated by geological factors including reworking and condensation/non-deposition. As a result, the “noise free” T-Letter scheme and broader microfacies sequence in the Darai has been important to the exploration search for carbonate reservoirs in the east.
This account will touch on lessons relevant to ongoing exploration; (1) some findings on Sr age anomalies and their geological and diagenetic causes that have emerged, particularly in the search for “reef reservoirs in the eastern Papuan basin, and (2) potential to refine Tertiary sedimentaion models with the large basinwide petrographic and Sr dataset that captures time-facies information. And some concluding remarks on the Darai exploration legacy for current and future Tertiary basin research on the Australian Margin.

PESA WA September Evening talk: Casting a Bigger Shadow: Big New Opportunities in Australian Basins revealed by Regional Fluid Inclusion Data
2023-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Perth) | The Shoe, Shop GSO7 Yagan Square, 376 - 420 Wellington St, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Casting a Bigger Shadow: Big new opportunities in Australian Basins revealed by regional fluid inclusion data

Enhanced hydrocarbon exploration, Reduced development risk, Improved geological storage of CO2

Mark Lisk (Ascendience Geoscience)

Australia boasts the largest resource of fluid inclusion data in the world, with more than 800 wells,
leading the way in application by the oil and gas industry. For exploration, where constraining the
timing, origin and phases of fluid migration is crucial, the contribution to improved understanding of
processes that produce, alter, or destroy hydrocarbon systems has been profound. These data
revolutionise the mitigation of risk in modern petroleum systems analysis, improve understanding of
proven systems for better appraisal and development planning and reveal pathfinders to new
petroleum systems that will yield future discoveries.
In field development these data are especially valuable, predicting down-dip oil rims in gas fields,
offering constraint on reservoir quality, and by constraining water saturation in fields where formation
water samples are contaminated these unique data augment conventional measurements and yield
superior control on the accuracy of field reserve calculations.
As geological storage of CO2 emerges as a vital climate mitigation strategy fluid inclusion data provides
crucial insights for effective screening of storage sites. From demonstrating the absence of viable
petroleum systems to avoid contamination of yet to find petroleum resources to constraining the
thermal conditions in wells with poor or no data and providing crucial constraint on the nature of
aquifer systems especially for migration assisted storage sites where salinity looms as a critical, but
poorly constrained, factor.
This whistle stop tour examines a diverse range of Australian Basins and beyond to demonstrate the
utility of these methods, highlight areas where application directly contributed to discoveries or an
improved understanding of existing oil and gas fields and reveal those areas with good potential for
future discoveries. Early application to identifying suitable sites for the geological storage of CO2 will
also be discussed where fluid inclusions can literally help to save the world!

Event Sponsors:

Thursday 21st September 6pm (for talk starting at 6.45pm), The Shoe Bar (Yagan Square)
Cost:
PESA Members: $25.00 (Members must Log on to the PESA website to see the member prices)
Non-members: $50.00
PESA Students Members: Free (registration is essential)
Bookings close Wednesday 20th September at 12 noon for venue and catering purposes.

Field Geology Club September Excursion: Maslin/Willunga
2023-09-24
We proudly invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
September excursion day to Maslin/Willunga.
Organised by Kym Dixon & Mike Burrell, as part of the Field Geology Club. Please note that this event has been organised externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information, at: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: Sunday 24th September

PESA SA/NT September Technical Luncheon "Cretaceous depositional environment interpretation of offshore Otway Basin cores and wireline logs"
2023-09-28 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | Ayers House – Ballroom, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000
Cretaceous depositional environment interpretation of offshore Otway Basin cores and wireline logs; application to the generation of basin-scale gross depositional environment maps
Presented by: Chris Cubitt
Deputy Director Geoscience & Exploration
Geoscience and Exploration Branch | Energy Resources Division – DEM
Chris.Cubitt@sa.gov.au

Abstract

Gas production from the Inner Otway Basin commenced in the early 2000s but the deep-water part of this basin remains an exploration frontier. Historically, the understanding of plays in this region were largely model driven and therefore the ground-truthing of depositional environments (DE) and gross depositional environments (GDE) are critical. This aspect has been investigated for the Sherbrook Supersequence (SS) by the integration of legacy wireline and core data, with regional 2D seismic facies mapping of new and reprocessed data from Geoscience Australia’s 2020 Otway Basin seismic program. Core observations were matched to wireline logs and seismic facies with resulting well based DE interpretations calibrated to seismic resolution Regional GDE intervals. Integration of well and seismic observations lead to the compilation of a basin-wide Regional GDE map for the Sherbrook SS. This GDE map indicates the distribution of Sherbrook SS play elements such as source rock, seal and reservoir, especially across the Deep Water Otway Basin where well data is sparse.

Event Details:
Thursday, September 28th, 2023
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
Includes a 2-course lunch and drinks
Bookings close 1 pm Monday, 25th August
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 2
2023-10-03 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 2
The PESA Energy Transition Special Interest Group (ETSIG), in conjunction with CSIRO, is running the “CCS Knowledge Transfer Series” which aims to cover geological and geophysical aspects of CCS, focusing on the differences from oil and gas operations.
Further information about the series can be found here:
https://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/

Kindly supported by:

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin
1pm – Brisbane
1:30pm – Adelaide
2pm – Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for PESA members (please log in to see this), free for members of the AGA, SPE, AAPG (Asia-Pacific) and the EAGE (Asia-Pacific). Tickets for non-members are $10 per episode.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.

CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 2
Thermophysics and Multiphase Flow in CCS – Samuel Jackson (CSIRO)
Abstract

In the second talk of the CCS Knowledge Transfer Series, we will discuss the physics and thermodynamics of CO2 flow in relation to CCS. We will highlight key differences, in terms of phase behaviour, between CO2 and other fluids more typically encountered in oil and gas operations, and the implications these have on multiphase flow in the reservoir. The main flow mechanisms, as well as physical scaling laws incorporating capillarity, buoyancy and viscosity will be discussed and used to analyse the flow regimes typically encountered in the field. The talk will end with discussion on dissolution, residual, and mineral trapping mechanisms.

Field Geology Club Meeting: Extinct Megafauna at Lake Callabonna
2023-10-05
We proudly invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
Meeting and discussion on extinct megafauna at Lake Callabonna.
Organised by Dr Aaron Camens & Associate Professor Trevor Worthy, as part of the Field Geology Club. Please note that this event has been organised externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information, at: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: Thursday 5th October

PESA SA - Field Trip McLaren Vale: Geology of Wine
2023-10-08 08:45 - 17:00 (Australia/Adelaide)
We proudly invite you to this year’s Field Trip to McLaren Vale
The Geology of Wine
Returning due to Popular Demand!
Spend a day touring McLaren Vale – hear about the influence of geology on wine, taste local wines and visit key outcrops with Professor Alan Collins. Enjoy a relaxing two-course lunch at the historic Victory Hotel, Sellicks Hill. Includes coach to-from Adelaide, Maxwells winery guided wine tasting and Victory Hotel two-course lunch. Additional wine available to be purchased separately.

Coach departs Beach Energy, 80 Flinders St, Adelaide
Departure: 8.45 am for a 9 am start
Return: Approx. 5 pm back to Beach Energy

Please book early – this popular field trip sold out last year! Contact Alex Ross 0434 569 936 alexross@fastmail.fm for more info.
Bookings close 5pm Monday 2nd October

PESA ACT/NSW October Technical Lunch
2023-10-10 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Seismic in the 60s
Two clapped out vessels
One drunken skipper
100 ton of Nitramon
An explosive combination!
Plus Discussion Forum: The future of the PESA NSW Branch
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Summary:
Set in the early days of marine seismic in Australia, December 1966 to February 1967
I spent 3 months as a summer student. It was a 2 boat survey – both clapped out coastal freighters MV Merino and MV Paul Markson.
An incident filled trip.
Ballasting the kerosene filled streamer with lead and gaffer tape at midnight on a pitching deck 30ft above the water with no rails whatsoever (OHS was an unknown acronym). Deck awash with kero which rotted all our footwear (and feet).
Skipper was a drunk, Party Chief was an idiot.
8500 foot streamer cut in half by a freighter because the skipper couldn’t signal properly with his Aldis lamp (he could hardly hold it!).
Streamer sections blown up because the shooting boat couldn’t keep position.
Streamer sections bitten by sharks.
Spanish deckhand almost dead from carbon tetrachloride poisoning because he couldn’t tell anyone what was wrong.
Drunk found down in the hull complete with wine flagon just before we headed to sea.
Heading back to Portland in a Force 10 gale knowing that the Sedco 135G had slipped its tow and was somewhere out in front of us.
And to cap it all, we found that 50% of our powder (about 25 tons) would sometimes not explode so it was jettisoned overboard – 1,000 yellow canisters bobbing off into the Tasman Sea.

2023 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Applying Your Petroleum Knowledge to Geothermal Exploration and Decarbonisation Strategies
2023-10-17 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
PESA invites you to join the upcoming PESA and Australian Geothermal Association webinar

https://www.australiangeothermal.org.au/

Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics.

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin
1pm – Brisbane
1:30pm – Adelaide
2pm – Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney
Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for PESA and Australian Geothermal Association members and $10 for non members.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.
Applying Your Petroleum Knowledge to Geothermal Exploration and Decarbonisation Strategies
Presented by Trey Meckel (Australian Geothermal Association)
Abstract

In this combined PESA and Australian Geothermal Association (AGA) webinar, Trey Meckel, Secretary for the AGA will talk about how oil and gas professionals may apply their petroleum geoscience knowledge to geothermal exploration and towards decarbonisation strategies.

PESA WA October Technical Lunch: Why understanding hydrodynamics is critical in petroleum exploration, appraisal, development and production.
2023-10-19 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Perth) | Parmelia HIlton, 14 Mill Street, Perth, WA, 6000, Australia
Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB

Gold Sponsors Katalyst Data Management, Applied Geoscience, Delft Inversion, DUG and IKON Science

and Silver Sponsor Qeye

PESA WA invites you to our technical luncheon on Thursday 17th October
Why understanding hydrodynamics is critical in petroleum exploration, appraisal, development and production.
Presented by Robert Seggie & Peter van Ruth

Water flow occurs in ALL sedimentary basins from higher pressured to lower pressure areas. Flow occurs via permeable beds away from meteoric intake areas or from over-pressured mudstones that are de-watering. Another source of pressure variation is aquifer depletion due to hydrocarbon production, or aquifer pressurisation due to fluid injection. To understand fluid flow, pressure must be expressed as over-pressure variation, the variation in potential, equating to over-pressure above hydrostatic gradient or head (the height a water column would rise above MSL in a pipe intersecting the point of measurement). Variation in fluid potential within the aquifer beneath a hydrocarbon field results in a variation in FWL over a field (tilted or stepped contacts). This is not evident in most fields due to the small size of fields relative to the small variations in potential which are routinely interpreted as measurement error. However, when the variation is higher
these tilts or steps can be very significant, due to:

Large field areas
Faults causing baffling
Lower permeabilities
Higher water flows
High density hydrocarbons where minor variation in potential causes
significant tilting.

In this talk concepts such as overpressure, potentiometric maps and sections and compartmentalised reservoirs are discussed. Examples from all over the world are presented along with the impact on failed exploration wells and sub-optimum development plans. Vertical variation in potential within fields is also discussed. Finally, publicly available pressure data from the Perth Basin is reviewed and discussed to consider whether Perth Basin Fields are compartmentalised, or have complexly stepped contacts.
Event Sponsors:

Ticket Prices:
Member (Early Bird): $69.00
Concession Member [Retired, Graduate or Hardship] (Early Bird): $59.00
Student Member (Early Bird): $39.00
Non-Member: $99.00
Member (Non-Early Bird): $79.00
Early bird pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Tuesday (2 days prior).

PESA QLD: Lunch Presentation, 19th October – Brendon Mitchell
2023-10-19 12:15 - 14:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Hilton Brisbane City, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane QLD, Brisbane, 4000, Australia
This month PESA welcomes Brendon Mitchell to present a technical luncheon entitled:
“High Value, Low Cost, Low Impact Seismic for optimising horizontal drilling”
The Technical Lunch will be held at the Brisbane Hilton Hotel, in room the Victoria Room.
For detailed directions, see explanation below.

Presentation:
High Value, Low Cost, Low Impact Seismic for optimising horizontal drilling

Venue:
Hilton Hotel Brisbane, 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
Room 83 (NOTE CHANGE FROM USUAL ROOM)
(Detailed directions below)

Date & Time:
Thursday, 19th October 12:15 PM

Presentation Abstract:
High Value, Low Cost, Low Impact Seismic for optimising horizontal drilling
A proof-of-concept 3D seismic survey was acquired over the Glenaras Gas Pilot earlier this year as a collaboration project between Oceania Geo, Galilee Energy, Stryde (nimble nodes), and Earth Signal Processing.
The Enviro-Pad 3D trial aimed to test the viability of acquiring small footprint 3D seismic surveys using lower cost and lower impact technology to deliver fit for purpose 3D seismic data that can inform fast turnaround well planning and optimisation decisions. The concept of an Enviro-Pad 3D is to provide 3D imaging over a proposed lateral well path faster and cheaper than traditional 3D surface seismic. Recent advances in both source and receiver technology have facilitated higher density surveys with lower operational footprint and lower impact on affected parties.
An overview of the design concept, operational execution, and initial results will be presented to highlight the multi-faceted benefits the technology brings to the exploitation of unconventional resources and the potential to make seismic commercially and operationally viable where it may not have been otherwise.

Tickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below:
Final numbers to venue required by Monday, 16 October 12:00 PM – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time.

Standard Ticket Price

PESA Members – $55
Non-Members – $75
Student / Retired Members – $30

The venue location can be accessed by two means:
1) Entry from Queen Street Mall
Take the lifts to Level 6, and walk to the guest lifts located in the centre of the main atrium and take the lift to Level 8. Delegates will need to turn left out of the guest lifts and walk down the hallway to Room 83.
2) Entry from Elizabeth Street
Enter the foyer located on 190 Elizabeth Street, and take the lifts to Level 6 (Main Foyer). Walk to the guest lifts located in the centre of the main atrium and take the lift to Level 8. Delegates will need to turn left out of the guest lifts and walk down the hallway to Room 83.

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Field Geology Club Excursion: The Tate Museum and the secret life of crystals and minerals
2023-10-22 - 2023-10-27
We invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event
Explore The Tate Museum and learn about the secret life of crystals and minerals from Frances Williams (half day excursion)
Please note that this event has been organized externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information:
contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au or via their website http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 27th July 2025

Field Geology Club October Excursion: The Grampians – Their Geological Evolution
2023-10-22 - 2023-10-27
We proudly invite you to the Field Geology Club-Hosted Event:
October excursion day to The Grampians to learn about the geological evolution that had occurred in and around the area.
Organised by Peter Briggs, as part of the Field Geology Club. Please note that this event has been organised externally – please reach out to the Field Geology Club for more information, at: contact@fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au, or via their website at: http://fieldgeologyclubsa.org.au.
Date: 22nd (sunday) – 27th (friday) October

PESA SA/NT October Technical Luncheon The CO2 Storage Resources Management System
2023-10-26 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Perth)
The CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS): what it is and how it was applied at Moomba
John Kaldi
Emeritus Professor & CO2CRC Distinguished Scientist
University of Adelaide
Paul Lyford
Reserves & Resources Manager
Santos Limited

Abstract

This talk aims to create awareness of the recently published Guidelines for Applications of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS). The SRMS was first published in 2017 and is now sponsored by the world’s foremost industry-focused professional societies, including SPE, AAPG, SEG, SPWLA, EAGE, SPEE and WPC. The Guidelines were released in June 2022 and are available from the SPE bookstore. Although a voluntary system, the intent is that regulators, government departments, and financiers will be able to draw upon the experience of managing petroleum resources to advise on the management of carbon dioxide storage resources.
The SRMS is modelled on the Petroleum Resource Management System (PRMS). This was a deliberate choice aimed at making the development of storage resources clearer by drawing parallels with the well-known and well-understood process of maturing petroleum resources. The need to show that injected CO2 can be contained in a geologic formation is the key difference between exploring for CO2 storage resources and exploring for petroleum accumulations.
According to the SRMS, a CO2 storage resource is defined as the quantity (mass or volume) of CO2 that can be stored in a geologic formation. This storage can be in geologic structures (e.g., an anticline) or in regionally extensive dipping geologic formations. The storage mechanisms are geologic (structural and stratigraphic), residual, solubility, and mineral trapping, and an inherent consideration in any storage resources is that displaced fluids (e.g., brine or hydrocarbons) are managed.
A significant case study from Santos’ Moomba CCS project in the Cooper Basin is provided to demonstrate incorporation of SRMS in storage resource assessments. The Moomba project is the world’s first commercial CCS project to incorporate the SRMS system and to include the CO2 resource in a company’s annual report. As more experience is gained through the development of commercial projects such as Moomba, the SRMS and Guidelines undoubtedly will be updated.

Event Details:
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Luncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start
Place: Ayer’s House, 288 North Tce, Adelaide
Includes a 2-course lunch and drinks
Bookings close 1 pm Monday, 23rd August
Any late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins.

PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 3
2023-10-31 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth)
PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 3
The PESA Energy Transition Special Interest Group (ETSIG), in conjunction with CSIRO, is running the “CCS Knowledge Transfer Series” which aims to cover geological and geophysical aspects of CCS, focusing on the differences from oil and gas operations.
Further information about the series can be found here:
https://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/

Kindly supported by:

This live webinar will take place at:
11am – Perth
12.30pm – Darwin
1pm – Brisbane
1:30pm – Adelaide
2pm – Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Sydney

Use the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location.
Tickets are free for PESA members (please log in to see this), free for members of the AGA, SPE, AAPG (Asia-Pacific) and the EAGE (Asia-Pacific). Tickets for non-members are $10 per episode.
Please buy your tickets and immediately follow the link in the ticket e-mail (not the calendar invite or this webpage, which is just generic and not event specific) to set up your registration with the webinar software well in advance of the time of the talk. Once registered with the webinar software you will receive a reminder e-mail 1 hour beforehand.

CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 3
Reservoir Engineering and Simulation for CCS – Jonathan Ennis-King (CSIRO)
Abstract

The practice of reservoir engineering and simulation in CCS begins with the standard physics of multiphase flow in porous media, but with CO2-specific properties to be represented, especially the solubility of CO2 in brine and the matching changes in brine density, and relative permeability effects. Four major code comparison studies have been carried out over the last twenty years, mostly to cross-validate simulator performance (of both people and software), as well as the most recent comparison with laboratory experiments.
The questions addressed by CCS simulation are quite distinct from most hydrocarbon recovery work: one is modelling large volumes of CO2 injection (millions of tonnes) into saline formations, where the resulting CO2 plume migrates laterally over distances of kilometres, and in timeframes of up to a thousand years after injection ceases. Feasibility studies need to address the range of uncertainties in the plume footprint, which stem from the uncertainties in geological characterisation of surface topography, sub-seismic faults, and permeability heterogeneity both laterally and vertically. The pressures increase due to injection may necessitate the design of relief wells. Simulations are needed to design monitoring and verification plans, and to interpret the data which is gathered. Regulatory compliance requires forward predictions of plume evolution, which can be checked against monitoring results to ensure the CO2 is ‘behaving as predicted’. It may also be necessary to assess the risk of CO2 injection affecting other resources, such as groundwater, hydrocarbons, geothermal or storage projects (for natural gas or hydrogen).
The least conventional aspects of CCS simulation involve the coupling of fluid flow to additional physics. Thermal effects are important in the wellbore and the near-well environment, with the cooling effects of injection reducing the maximum allowable injection pressure. Geochemical interactions with the reservoir rock or seal can potentially aid storage by mineralising CO2, and this is the focus of in-situ carbonation research. Injection can also induce seismicity, and this potential can be modelled as well as monitored during operations. Finally, the rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning has prompted research into ways to accelerate the modelling process and allow fast history-matching.
Overall, CCS provides many fascinating challenges for subsurface modelling, and the scope for this work is likely to expand significantly in Australia as more projects progress through feasibility studies towards implementation.

PESA ACT/NSW Melbourne Cup Lunch
2023-11-07 12:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Melbourne Cup and oil price prediction lunch
Join us in watching the race that stops the nation! A Calcutta and raffle will be held followed by a presentation on future oil price trends. See you there!
MELBOURNE CUP SWEEP AND CALCUTTA PROCESS
Due to the smaller groups of attendees and in an effort to increase interest in the Calcutta aspects of our price Prediction Day/Melbourne Cup our auctioneer, Andy Rigg and the team have come up with an amended set of Rules to make the day more competitive and fun. The new rules of the front end of the Calcutta are as follows:
Every person registered and attending on the day of the meeting (including speakers) receives an option to purchase a ticket in the PESA Melbourne Cup (Sweep);
Every person above then has the choice to either exercise the option and purchase a ticket in the sweep for $40 or sell the option to the highest bidder, who must then exercise the option (i.e. and pay the $40 to the auction team);
The price paid to buy an option goes to the original option holder;
The $40 goes to auction team as a pot for the race to the distributed between first, second and third horses;
With 24 horses the pot should be $960;
The names of the persons exercising the options will be inserted into a hat and then drawn against horses drawn out of another hat;
1/ If the number of exercised options is equal to the number of starters in the Melbourne Cup, then every exercised option will receive a horse in the sweep;
2/ If the number of exercised options is less than the number of starters, then all the names of the registered persons attending will go back into the draw for the remaining horses;
3/ If the number of exercised options is greater than the number of starters, then not all exercised option owners will receive a horse in the sweep;
Once the owners of all the horses in the field are known, then the call of the card and the normal Calcutta bidding process can begin as usual based on the declared pot.
Best advice is to bring along some cash (no credit card facilities available in the Adams Room), a willingness to have a lot of fun and front up at the Masonic Club (also known as the Castlereagh Boutique Hotel) on Tuesday 7 November 2023 and get together with all your old friends for a great days entertainment.

Sedimentary Evolution of a South Australian Cambrian Rift
2023-11-11 10:00 - 2023-11-12 15:00 (Australia/Adelaide)
PESA SA Field Trip
Sedimentary Evolution of a South Australian Cambrian Rift
From a carbonate ramp to siliciclastic fluvio-deltaics in a tectonically active Cambrian rift. How did the Delamerian clastic basin fill evolve and why?
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November 2023
An opportunity to investigate the Cambrian evolution of South Australia through the spectacular coastal exposures in the Fleurieu peninsula.
Rhodri Johns and Elinor Alexander will lead the field trip.
The full excursion is two days. Participants will have the option of participating in either or both days.
The first day will be spent examining the carbonate ramp deposits of the Sellick Hill Formation and the clastic turbidites of the Carrickalinga Head Formation at Myponga and Carrickalinga. Here signs of the early evolution of the Delamerian rift will be viewed.
The second day will be spent viewing the spectacular outcrops of The Fishery Beach section on the south coast near Cape Jervis. Here a magnificently exposed prograding clastic sequence, including Carrickalinga Head turbidites and the shallow marine deltaics of the Backstairs Passage Formation, are overlain by the incised valley fill turbidites of the Cooalinga Member.

Saturday, November 11th.

Self-drive to meet at the south Myponga Beach car park for a 10am start.
Once we have examined Sellick Hill Formation exposures, it’s a short drive to Carrickalinga Head to spend more time looking at the turbidite facies, to finish at about 4.
Attendees may wish to partake of a cleansing ale at Fork Tree Brewery, Carrickalinga, on the way back to Adelaide – a separate purchase.

You may also wish to make a weekend of it on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula – organizing your accommodation on Saturday 11th.

Sunday, November 12th.

Self-drive to meet at the Fishery Beach car park – 5km south of Cape Jervis, for a 10am start.
We will then walk along the coastal sections to finish at about 3.
Attendees may wish to partake of a cleansing ale at Kick Back Brewing, Aldinga, on the way back to Adelaide – a separate purchase.

PESA Members: $20 per day. Non-Members: $30 per day. Students (limited places): no charge

Self-drive field trip – carpooling encouraged. BYO lunch.

Registrations are limited.

Contact Alex Ross 0434 569 936 alexross@fastmail.fm

Bookings close 5 pm Monday 6th November 2023
