BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PESA - Energy Geoscience - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PESA - Energy Geoscience X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pesa.com.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PESA - Energy Geoscience REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Adelaide BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20230401T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20230930T163000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20240406T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20241005T163000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1030 TZOFFSETTO:+0930 TZNAME:ACST DTSTART:20250405T163000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0930 TZOFFSETTO:+1030 TZNAME:ACDT DTSTART:20251004T163000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240212T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240130T125935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T024443Z UID:10008560-1707728400-1707757200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA Host for Phil Ringrose SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course on Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers DESCRIPTION:PESA WA Host for Phil Ringrose SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course on Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers\nMonday 12th February\, 2024 @9am to 5pm (Perth/Australia Time) \nCost: $575 USD\n  \nPESA WA will be hosting the SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course (DISC) on “Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers – Building Confidence by Forecasting and Monitoring” presented by Phil Ringrose. This one-day short course will be held in Perth on Monday\, February 12th\, 2024 (at Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street). \nAll those interested in understanding the state of play in saline aquifer CO2 storage technology will benefit from this course. The primary target audience is multi-disciplinary subsurface teams\, and the content covers relevant aspects of geoscience\, geophysics\, and reservoir engineering. \nPESA members can register for the course through the SEG Website and use a coupon code to obtain the special SEG course rate of $575 USD (see info below).   \nRegister at the SEG DISC site page for Perth.\nUse PESA Coupon Code: ASEGPESAMEMBER\nCategories: PESA WA – SHORT COURSE\n\n\n\nCourse Description\nInterest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is growing rapidly as a crucial part of global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. To support this growth in capture technology\, we need an acceleration in new CO2 storage project developments. In this course\, we review the science and technology underpinning CO2 storage in deep saline aquifer formations using insights from several industrial-scale projects. We analyze the main factors that limit storage capacity — constraints governed by flow dynamics\, injectivity\, pressure development\, and geomechanics. Then\, this physical basis provides a framework for determining how to optimize monitoring methods. Using the latest portfolio of geophysical methods for smart and cost-effective monitoring at the surface and downhole (including conventional seismic acquisition\, passive seismic listening\, and fibre-optic sensing)\, we discuss how short- and long-term storage assurance can be demonstrated with high levels of confidence. \nNext\, we address the question of what is needed to achieve climate-significant scales of CCS deployment. Although technically achievable\, the current socio-economic framing often makes storage project execution difficult in practice. By building technical confidence in project execution\, we may be able to ‘turn the dial’ and realize the gigatonne levels of storage needed over the coming decades. \nQuestions answered in this course:\n\nWhat are the main processes involved in the geologic storage of CO2?\nHow should we estimate CO2 storage capacity?\nWhat is the physical basis for estimates of storage efficiency?\nWhat are the constraints to storage? When does injectivity matter? Are pressure limits the main issue?\nWhat are the geomechanical limits? Should we expect significant levels of induced seismicity?\nHow can we optimize monitoring methods to make them smart and cost-effective?\nHow reliable is time-lapse seismic monitoring for detecting small CO2 volumes in the subsurface?\nHow can fibre-optic sensing (DAS) reduce the costs and footprints of monitoring schemes?\nHow can we apply advanced analysis (e.g.\, FWI) for monitoring using sparse acquisitions?\nHow can we assure long-term containment? What about leakage risks?\nAnd finally\, is the required global scale-up in CCS deployment achievable?\n\n\n\n\n\nGoals\nThe goal of this course is to review the main concepts involved in the engineered storage of CO2 in saline aquifer formations\, dispelling some common misunderstandings along the way. After explaining the main trapping mechanisms\, we critically assess methods for estimating storage capacity and evaluate the key constraints for achieving the storage volumes needed over the project’s timeframe. The course material has a strong focus on geophysical monitoring methods and data sets\, which are key to the stated objective of building confidence in the technology and assuring long-term storage integrity. \nWho Should Attend\nAll those interested in understanding the state of play in saline aquifer CO2 storage technology will benefit from this course. The primary target audience is multi-disciplinary subsurface teams\, and the content covers relevant aspects of geoscience\, geophysics\, and reservoir engineering. Managers\, team leaders\, and business developers also should find most of the material accessible. For subsurface specialists\, the focus is on learning across disciplines (e.g.\, how might flow analysis affect site selection choices or how ‘geological details’ impact the engineering assessment).  With a strong focus on advanced geophysical monitoring (especially time-lapse seismic)\, geophysicists will find the course helpful for designing and interpreting seismic monitoring data sets. This course does not require advanced mathematical knowledge\, although several governing equations are introduced and used. The main objective is to provide an intuitive understanding of the geoscience\, physics\, and geophysics of CO2 storage in saline aquifers. Familiarity with integrated 3D subsurface modelling and seismic interpretation tools will be an advantage but is not essential. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-phil-ringrose-short-course-carbon-dioxide-storage-saline-aquifers/ LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Talk,WA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240213T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240213T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240122T055907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T064135Z UID:10008556-1707843600-1707854400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ACT/NSW February Twilight Talk DESCRIPTION:Onshore Gippsland CSG Potential – Myth or Massive?\nThe onshore Gippsland hydrocarbon province has always been a poor cousin to the prolific offshore discoveries of gas and oil. It has been\, however\, the powerhouse of Victoria driven by the huge open-cut brown coal deposits in the Latrobe Valley. Following conventional gas discoveries in the Strzelecki Group at Trifon\, Gangell and Wombat\, attention turned to the shallower\, but deeper than the mined seams\, Traralgon brown coals as candidates for methane extraction from immature\, wet lignite. \nEarly test drilling was carried out in 2005\, but when Exxon entered the area in 2012\, the press perception of easily extracted gas gained widespread publicity in the national press. This presentation describes the technical history of exploration for brown coal CSG\, compared with the public perception of its potential and with the added complication of Victorian Government reaction and legislation. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-act-nsw-february-2024-technical-meeting/ LOCATION:Club York\, Level 2\, 95-99 York St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia CATEGORIES:NSW / ACT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240213T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240213T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240129T035249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T005429Z UID:10008559-1707847200-1707854400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA February 13th Evening Talk: The pathway to Gigatonne CO2 storage DESCRIPTION:PESA WA invites you to an Evening technical talk on Tuesday 13th February.\nThe pathway to Gigatonne CO2 storage\nPresented by Phil Ringrose (Equinor & NTNU / 2023-24 SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course Leader – Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers) \nThe large-scale capture and storage of carbon dioxide is a critical component of the route to achieving Net Zero. However\, CCUS technologies are still in their infancy. The IEA calculated worldwide storage-rates in 2021 of approximately 40 Mt of CO2 per year but this needs to be upscaled to 7.6Gt of CO2 per year by 2050. Phil will review the pathway to gigatonne-scale CO2 storage and present details from a case study on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. \n  \nTimings for the event: \nDate: Tuesday 13th February\, 2024 \nVenue: Parmelia Hilton\, Mill St\, Perth \nTime: 6pm – 8pm (Perth time) \n  \n\nPESA Members:                                $25.00 (PESA Members must Log on to the PESA website to purchase) \nSPE Members:                                  $25.00 (SPE Members only please) \nNon-members:                                 $50.00 \nPESA Students Members:              Free (registration is essential) URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-february-evening-talk-the-pathway-to-gigatonne-co2-storage-copy/ LOCATION:Parmelia HIlton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Talk,WA GEO:-31.9545416;115.8526929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Parmelia HIlton 14 Mill Street Perth WA 6000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Mill Street:geo:115.8526929,-31.9545416 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240215T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240215T140000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240107T093010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T060330Z UID:10008555-1707998400-1708005600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA February Technical Lunch: Possible compartmentalisation of the Kidson Sub-basin from new geophysical data\, and regional projects in WA DESCRIPTION:Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB: \n  \n \nGold Sponsors Katalyst Data Management\, IKON Science and DUG: \n                  \n  \nand Silver Sponsors Applied Geoscience\, Delft and Qeye: \n                    \nPESA WA invites you to our technical luncheon on Thursday 15th February.\nPossible compartmentalisation of the Kidson Sub-basin from new geophysical data\, and regional projects in WA. \nPresented by Alex Zhan (DMIRS: Geological Survey and Resource Strategy Division) \n\nThe Kidson Sub-basin of the southern Canning Basin has long been considered as a relatively simple sag deepening into its depositional axis\, presumably in the central part of the sub-basin. This structural model is based on limited seismic coverage and well intersections near the flanks of the sub-basin\, and is here tentatively revised following integrated mapping with new regional data.  The data integration reveals a possible east-northeast oriented basement ridge with a structural amplitude up to 1000 m in the central part of the Kidson Sub-basin. This ridge possibly divides the Kidson Sub-basin into two distinct parts and potentially is a significant feature with extensive implications for hydrocarbon\, CO2 sequestration\, natural hydrogen\, helium and mineral prospectivities of the sub-basin. Although the basement ridge is supported by regional changes in depositional facies and marginal seismic data\, the existence of such elevated feature remains highly uncertain in the absence of a seismic profile across the ridge. Further work is required to confirm its presence and de-risk exploration efforts. \nEvent Sponsors: \n  \nTicket Prices: \nMember (Early Bird): $69.00 \nConcession Member [Retired\, Graduate or Hardship] (Early Bird): $59.00 \nStudent Member (Early Bird): $39.00 \nNon-Member: $99.00 \nMember (Non-Early Bird): $79.00 \nEarly bird pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Tuesday (2 days prior). \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-february-technical-lunch-possible-compartmentalisation-of-the-kidson-sub-basin-from-new-geophysical-data/ LOCATION:Parmelia HIlton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,Technical Lunch,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Figure-e1704624090505.avif ORGANIZER;CN="PESA Western Australia":MAILTO:wa-secretary@pesa.com.au GEO:-31.9545416;115.8526929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Parmelia HIlton 14 Mill Street Perth WA 6000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Mill Street:geo:115.8526929,-31.9545416 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240227T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240227T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240219T052912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T055412Z UID:10008563-1709031600-1709035200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 5 DESCRIPTION:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 5 \nThe 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. \nFurther information about the series can be found here: \nhttps://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/ \n  \nKindly supported by: \n \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\n1pm                – Brisbane\n1:30pm          – Adelaide\n2pm                – Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \n  \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets 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. \nPlease 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. \n  \n  \nCCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 5 \nSocial Licence and Regulation – Linda Stalker (CSIRO) \nAbstract \n\nThere is a broad spectrum of expertise and skills required to develop and operate a CCS site.  Two aspects that seem to be far removed from geoscience and engineering are these: social licence and regulation.  However\, both aspects are critical to deployment of CCS projects not only in Australia\, but globally. \nThis presentation will look at some of the FAQs and expectations of different parts of the industry\, government and communities on the impacts and risks for CCS\, including the value of being open and transparent about lessons learned when things don’t quite go to plan.  In discussing regulation\, we will talk about the status of regulations around Australia\, the types of regulations that impinge on CCS and how this is part of the challenge to be first-of-a-kind regionally. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series-installment-5/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Picture1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240229T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240229T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240211T235216Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T012002Z UID:10008562-1709208000-1709217000@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA SA/NT February Luncheon- Revisiting the rocks and seismic discovers turbidites and a new exploration play in the Penola Trough\, Otway Basin\, South Australia DESCRIPTION:Revisiting the rocks and seismic discovers turbidites and a new exploration play in the Penola Trough\, Otway Basin\, South Australia\nSharon Tiainen\, South Australia’s Department for Energy and Mining (DEM)\, and Rob Kirk\, Consultant \n  \nAbstract\n\nThis rock-based and seismic-backed turbidite interpretation provides an alternative to the current alluvial channel/crevasse splay model for reservoir deposition and as such presents a new exploration play. Further the reservoirs immediate lateral association with gas/oil-prone source rocks and seals in the clay-rich lithologies potentially provide for stratigraphic trapping in addition to the previously targeted fault-controlled structural traps. By revisiting legacy core and seismic data\, and integrating and iterating across multiple disciplines\, a new and fertile turbidite exploration play has been identified. \n\n  \n  \nEvent Details:\nThursday\,  February 29th\, 2024\nLuncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start \nPlace: Ayer’s House\, 288 North Tce\, Adelaide \nIncludes a 2-course lunch and drinks \nBookings close 1 pm Monday\, 26th February 2024 \nAny late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-sa-nt-february-revisiting-the-rocks-and-seismic-discovers-turbidites-and-a-new-exploration-play-in-the-penola-trough-otway-basin-south-australia/ CATEGORIES:SA / NT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240131T141627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T055837Z UID:10008561-1710460800-1710547199@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:43rd Annual PESA/SPE Golf Day DESCRIPTION:43rd Annual PESA/SPE Golf Day\nPETROLEUM EXPLORATION SOCIETY/SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS – SA BRANCHES \nFriday 15th of March\, 2024 \nWest Lakes Golf Club \n  \nThis year marks the 43rd anniversary of PESA/SPE Golf Day. This event is done annually in support of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Over the last 23 years\, it has raised more than $428\,000 for this most worthy cause. \nSo we are pleased to invite you to the 2024 PESA/SPE Golf Tournament on Friday\, 15th of March at the West Lakes Golf Club. All aspiring golfers are welcome to play\, irrespective of their handicap and golf skills. And as always\, all money raised will go straight to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. \nWe look forward to seeing you there! \nRegistration and Activities\nTo register for this event\, download the flyer below (PDF) which includes the registration form. Complete the form and email it to the address and contact person indicated before March 8\, 2024. \nOn Golf Day (March 15)\, players must register with the starters before 9.30 a.m.\, with players moving onto the course at 10:00 a.m. \nDinner and presentations will be held in the Club House at approximately 6.00 p.m. Only those players attending the dinner are eligible to win prizes. \nBreakfast\, lunch and light refreshments will be provided whilst negotiating on-course obstacles. The course is well “watered” and most golfing requirements will be found in the “grab” bags. \nAdelaide PESA/SPE Golf Tournament will be played as an Ambrose competition. \nReminders:\n\nWest Lakes Golf Club is a private Golf Club. Thus\, acceptable dress\, including collared shirts\, is a club requirement on the course.  Attire such as jeans\, tracksuits and shorts are not acceptable.  (A more detailed description of dress standards and other Club regulations are in the downloadable flyer below.)\nBuggies and clubs can be hired from the Golf Course ONLY through ProShop: Chris Holliday and his team\, on (08) 8268 3054 or via email westlakes@oncoursegolf.com.au.\nPLEASE BOOK EARLY. Only limited number of buggies and clubs are available.\nTo assist the Bookies on the Golf Day\, please be prepared and carry coins or small notes. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/43rd-annual-pesa-spe-golf-day/ LOCATION:Adelaide Bowling Club\, Dequetteville Terrace\, Kent Town SA 5067\, SA\, 5067\, Australia CATEGORIES:SA / NT,Social END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240315T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240315T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240304T232143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T232143Z UID:10008568-1710511200-1710525600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:GSA-SA Morialta Field Trip DESCRIPTION:Geological Society Australia-SA Morialta Field Trip \n15th March 2024 \nThe SA Division of the Geological Society of Australia invite you to an afternoon of looking at the Burra Group\, the Tonian of the Adelaide Hills. In spectacular Morialta Gorge Conservation Park there is a lovely cross section through a major fold/thrust system that forms part of the western margin of the Delamerian Orogeny—a plate tectonic convulsion as the then new Pacific started to subduct. The rocks involved in this preserve beautiful evidence of the sedimentary environment in which they were deposited and reveal what the Adelaide region looked like 780 million years ago. \nThis trip is designed for everyone. No prior-knowledge of the intricacies of the Adelaide Superbasin stratigraphy will be assumed (in fact even if you have no geological knowledge you’ll get a lot out of this trip). There will be a little bit of walking (ca. 1.5 km) and it will be steep in places (please wear good shoes). The fieldtrip is planned for 2.5 hours and then we will head to a local pub for a chat and refreshment. \nLocation: Morialta Conservation Park \nTime: 2-6pm ACST \nGSA Members: Free. Non-members $20 plus booking fee. \nRegister with the GSA: Click here URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/gsa-sa-morialta-field-trip/ CATEGORIES:Excursion,SA / NT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240319T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240319T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240313T125751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T062411Z UID:10008450-1710846000-1710849600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 6 DESCRIPTION:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 6 \nThe 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. \nFurther information about the series can be found here: \nhttps://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/ \n  \nKindly supported by: \n \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\n1pm                – Brisbane\n1:30pm          – Adelaide\n2pm                – Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \n  \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets 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. \nPlease 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. \n  \n  \nCCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 6 \nLeakage Risk and Potential Impact on Groundwater – What’s Different About CCS? – Karsten Michael (CSIRO) \nAbstract \n\nLike any oil and gas operation\, CCS projects need to assess environmental impacts\, including potential impacts on groundwater. The identification of potential leakage pathways and approximation of leakage rates are a critical part of the site selection process and help to minimise material impacts on the environment. Compromised well or subsurface integrity issues may facilitate the migration or release of CO2 out of its primary storage container into shallow groundwater. However\, the probability of leakage via geological features when storing CO2 at well-characterised sites is extremely low. While the probability of compromised well integrity occurrence based on petroleum industry experience is also extremely low\, the probability of well leakage increases with the number of active and inactive wells within the area of the injected CO2 plume. However\, well leakage is relatively easily detected and well mitigation and remediation technologies are well-established. Generally\, multiple barriers and partial migration into various intervening aquifers\, as well as buffering\, dissolution and residual saturation will reduce the total volume ending up in groundwater. \nCarbon dioxide itself is not considered a pollutant or contaminant in groundwater and is not considered as a parameter for water quality in most groundwater jurisdictions. However\, increased CO2 concentrations could reduce the pH of groundwater\, i.e.\, increase its acidity\, and thereby enhance geochemical reactions between groundwater and aquifer sediments\, potentially resulting in release and mobilization of toxic trace metals. Extremely high concentrations of CO2 in groundwater would be required to cause material harm to the environment as demonstrated in exceptional cases of natural CO2 leakage. Such conditions are improbable in the case of CO2 geological storage. Also\, the remobilisation of other harmful substance as result of CO2 leakage has been investigated in many laboratory and field experiments\, and material impacts are generally deemed unlikely under CO2 leakage conditions from a well-characterised and monitored geological storage project. The already low risk of impacts on potable groundwater due to CO2 leakage can be further minimised by early leakage detection before reaching groundwater wells; timely stop of injection and remediation. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series-installment-6/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Picture1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240319T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240319T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240305T054901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T224657Z UID:10008569-1710849600-1710858600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ACT/NSW March Lunch DESCRIPTION:Hidden in plain sight: Bamaga Basin\, Gulf of Carpentaria URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-act-nsw-march-lunch-2024/ LOCATION:Castlereagh Boutique Hotel\, 169 Castlereagh St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia CATEGORIES:NSW / ACT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk GEO:-33.872562;151.2089734 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Castlereagh Boutique Hotel 169 Castlereagh St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=169 Castlereagh St:geo:151.2089734,-33.872562 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240321T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240321T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240306T222600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T031455Z UID:10008570-1711022400-1711031400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA SA/NT March Luncheon- Hydrogen Gas Storage Prospects in South Australian Petroleum Basins DESCRIPTION:Hydrogen Gas Storage Prospects in South Australian Petroleum Basins\nMarch Bunch\,University of Adelaide \n  \nAbstract\n\nSouth Australia hosts two petroleum production basins that are also expected to play a role in Geological Carbon Sequestration (GCS).  Each hosts CO2 disposal operations at differing scales.  Previous studies have demonstrated sealing capacities bounding structural closures to viable reservoir beneath the threshold depth for sustaining supercritical CO2 sufficient to accommodate millions of tonnes of CO2 annually.  Another prospective use for these reservoir systems has emerged: Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS).  UHS will provide a secure\, scalable way to accommodate excess hydrogen production and fill temporary supply shortfall\, thereby stabilising the price of energy as the transition unfolds.  Hydrogen is a gas under all viable subsurface conditions so is invasive\, mobile and of low mass density.  Sealing capacity to hydrogen gas is approximately equivalent to that of methane meaning closures to natural gas fields should be viable for temporary hydrogen storage.  However\, there are other considerations such as how prone a containment system would be to hydrogen losses by degraded integrity under injection-production stress\, dissolution\, chemical reactions or microbial consumption.  This study evaluates viable UHS fairways within each basin at the helicopter-view scale.  The following factors are considered: hydrodynamic modification of closure; sealing unit thickness and capacity; a threshold depth that is both as shallow as possible but deep enough to limit microbial hydrogen consumption whilst ensuring a competitive hydrogen mass density.  When these factors are considered together\, the most prospective fairways are revealed that correspond with a subset of known petroleum field closures to proven reservoir intervals. \n\n  \n  \nEvent Details:\nThursday\,  March 21st\, 2024\nLuncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start \nPlace: Ayer’s House\, 288 North Tce\, Adelaide \nIncludes a 2-course lunch and drinks \nBookings close 1 pm Monday\, 18th March 2024 \nAny late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-sa-nt-march-luncheon-hydrogen-gas-storage-prospects-in-south-australian-petroleum-basins/ CATEGORIES:SA / NT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240321T121500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240321T140000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240310T112115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T112115Z UID:10008571-1711023300-1711029600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA QLD: Lunch Presentation\, 21st March – Josh Whitcombe DESCRIPTION:PESA QLD technical lunches are back for 2024\, kicking off with Josh Whitcombe from Gold Hydrogen presenting: \n“Gold Hydrogen: Leading the way in exploring for natural Hydrogen in Australia”\nThe Technical Lunch will be held at the Brisbane Hilton Hotel\, in Room 81. \nFor detailed directions\, see explanation below. \n\n\n\nPresentation:\nGold Hydrogen: Leading the way in exploring for natural Hydrogen in Australia\n\n\nVenue:\nHilton Hotel Brisbane\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD 4000\nRoom 81 (NOTE CHANGE FROM USUAL ROOM)\n(Detailed directions below)\n\n\nDate & Time:\nThursday\, 21st March 12:15 PM\n\n\n\n  \nPresentation Abstract: \nGold Hydrogen: Leading the way in exploring for natural Hydrogen in Australia \nGold Hydrogen has just successfully drilled Australia’s first two natural Hydrogen wells in late 2023. This presentation will provide an overview of their project and the results seen to date. \n  \n\nTickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below: \nFinal numbers to venue required by Monday\, 18 March 12:00 PM – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time. \n\n\n\n\nStandard Ticket Price\n\n\n\n\nPESA Members – $55\nNon-Members – $75\nStudent / Retired Members – $30\n\n\n\n\n\nThe venue location can be accessed by two means: \n1) Entry from Queen Street Mall\nTake 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 81. \n2) Entry from Elizabeth Street\nEnter 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 81. \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nKeep track of upcoming PESA QLD Events:\n\nClick here to view PESA QLD Events Calendar on the web\n\n\n\n\nClick here to subscribe to PESA QLD Events by adding it to your Google Calendar \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-qld-lunch-presentation-21st-march-josh-whitcombe/ LOCATION:Hilton Brisbane City\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD\, Brisbane\, 4000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,QLD,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PESA-Lunch-Event-Header-2024-03_01.gif GEO:-27.4691949;153.0268297 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hilton Brisbane City 190 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD Brisbane 4000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=190 Elizabeth Street:geo:153.0268297,-27.4691949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240321T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240321T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240229T061028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T052441Z UID:10008567-1711044000-1711051200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA March 21st Evening Talk: Perth Basin Technical Evening Event DESCRIPTION:PESA WA invites you to a Perth Basin technical Evening Event Tuesday 21st March.\nL7 / EP 437 – Pushing the (Allanooka) Boundary – how far North is far enough?\nPresented by Mike Collins (NED Triangle Energy) \nThe onshore Perth basin (south of the Allanooka Fault) has been the focus of some significant successful exploration drilling and appraisal since the serendipitous discovery of Waitsia in 2014. Since then\, a whole tranche of further discoveries at Beharra Springs Deep\, West Erregulla\, Lockyer Deep\, South Erregulla\, North Erregulla Deep\, Trigg NW and Tarantula Deep have proven the extent of the Permian Kingia Fm play. \nFollowing Triangle’s acquisition of the Bookara 3D seismic over the L7 and EP 437 permits in 2022 and with the application of the latest interpretative software in relation to reservoir and structural analysis\, Triangle Energy is about to embark on an exciting drilling campaign (north of the Allanooka Fault). \nIt has been over 30 years since any wells have been drilled in the L7 acreage area. Triangle’s upcoming exploration drilling campaign aims to extend the prospective northern boundary of the Permian Kingia Fm gas play whilst at the same time “rediscovering” areas of known oil propspectivity. \nThis talk will take you on the journey to date………….. \nDiversification is the only free lunch.\nPresented by Stuart Nicholls (Strike Energy) \nThis is the notion that holding a broader range of assets can result in better returns without assuming more risk. Whilst completely exposed to the WA gas and energy markets and constrained to the Perth Basin\, Strike’s acreage is actually heavily diversified across two completely independent play types in the Permian (north) and the Jurassic (south) which have unique characteristics\, challenges\, and benefits. Stuart will go through these plays and how Strike is approaching project development and capital allocation using its geological diversity to drive shareholder returns. \n  \nTimings for the event: \nDate: Thursday 21st March\, 2024 \nVenue: Parmelia Hilton\, Mill St\, Perth \nTime: 6pm – 8pm (Perth time) \n  \n\nPESA Members:                                $25.00 (PESA Members must Log on to the PESA website to purchase) \nNon-members:                                 $50.00 \nPESA Students Members:              Free (registration is essential) URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-march21st-evening-talk-perth-basin-technical-evening-event/ LOCATION:Parmelia HIlton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Talk,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PerthBasin_March24.avif GEO:-31.9545416;115.8526929 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Parmelia HIlton 14 Mill Street Perth WA 6000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=14 Mill Street:geo:115.8526929,-31.9545416 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240322T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240322T160000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240226T083034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T101611Z UID:10008565-1711112400-1711123200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Interest Group (SSIG) Meeting - March 2024 DESCRIPTION:PESA Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Interest Group meeting \n22nd of March\, 1 – 4pm Carlisle Core Library\n4pm Balmoral Hotel\, Victoria Park\nCores from the Mungaroo\nThe Mungaroo Formation gas reserves have underpinned the WA gas export industry for decades and will for many more. The Mungaroo Formation is a Norian mega delta grading from fluvial to delta front both vertically and laterally. Depofacies include fluvial channel fill\, distributary channel fill\, paleosols\, crevasse splays\, flood plain lacustrine\, mouth bar\, interdistributary bay\, shoreface\, delta front and offshore transition. Cores have been chosen to cover the early TR20 through to TR27 inboard at Goodwyn to display the vertical variability in the system and the outboard system displayed in Kentish Knock-1. Come and review the facies variations\, the diagenetic variability and the controls on production that are evident in the core. See if you can identify the climatic indicators in this system as well. \nCores cover vertical age distribution for vertical variability plus an outboard distal core for lateral variation: \n\nGoodwyn-5\,\nGooodwyn-6\,\nYodel-2\,\nKentish Knock-1\n\nOrganisers: Rob Seggie and Darren Ferdinando \nAs is tradition\, the SSIG workshop will be followed by drinks at 4.00 pm at the Balmoral Hotel\, Victoria Park.  PESA supplies nibbles\, but drinks are at your own expense. \nHard limit of 35 attendees and every previous SSIG meeting has been fully booked out.  \n  \nCost:  \nMember:  $10 \nStudent members:  Free \n  \nRegistrations close Thursday 21st March at 5pm. \nThis event is for members only. This is for insurance purposes. Please do not book on behalf of non-members. Please do not attend if you do not have a ticket. \nIf there are any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your host:  Rob Seggie (seggiegeoscience@gmail.com) URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-sedimentology-and-stratigraphy-interest-group-ssig-meeting-march-2024/ LOCATION:Carlisle core library\, 37 Harris Street\, Carlisle\, WA\, 6101\, Australia CATEGORIES:Discussion Forum,Industry,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PESA_SSIG-March2024.avif GEO:-31.9829615;115.9271201 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Carlisle core library 37 Harris Street Carlisle WA 6101 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=37 Harris Street:geo:115.9271201,-31.9829615 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240327T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20240327T210000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240221T091223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240221T091223Z UID:10008564-1711560600-1711573200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA\, ASEG & SPE Vic/Tas Branch Joint Summer Social Evening DESCRIPTION:Join us for an enchanting evening filled with laughter\, fine drinks\, and delightful nibbles. It’s the perfect setting to reconnect and usher in the year 2024 with your fellow peers. This exclusive gathering is a collaborative effort between PESA\, ASEG and SPE\, designed to foster connections and camaraderie among our members. \nEvent Highlights: \n\nVenue: Join us at the charming “Henry and the Fox” located on Little Collins Street\, where urban elegance meets casual comfort.\nExclusive to Members: This event is a special occasion for members only. Please ensure your membership is up to date before securing your spot. If you have not done so\, please renew your membership before booking.\nLimited Availability: Tickets are on sale now! We encourage you to book early to avoid missing out on this wonderful opportunity to mingle and celebrate with your peers.\n\nDate\, Time & Location: \n\nDate: Wednesday\, 27th of March\nTime: 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm\nVenue: Henry and the Fox\, Little Collins Street\nDress Code: Smart Casual\nTicket Information: Available for purchase here on our website. Members only.\n\nDon’t miss out on this unique opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of like-minded professionals. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to an unforgettable evening of enjoyment and networking. Let’s make the start of 2024 truly special together! URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-aseg-spe-vic-tas-branch-joint-summer-social-evening-2/ LOCATION:Henry & The Fox\, 525 Little Collins Street\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Evening Event,Social,VIC / TAS ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PESA_Summer_Social2024.avif ORGANIZER;CN="PESA VIC/TAS":MAILTO:vic-tas-secretary@pesa.com.au GEO:-37.8173434;144.957392 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Henry & The Fox 525 Little Collins Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=525 Little Collins Street:geo:144.957392,-37.8173434 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240402T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240402T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240327T012340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T062346Z UID:10008452-1712055600-1712059200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 7 DESCRIPTION:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 7 \nThe 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. \nFurther information about the series can be found here: \nhttps://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/ \n  \nKindly supported by: \n \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\n1pm                – Brisbane\n1:30pm          – Adelaide\n2pm                – Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \n  \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets 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. \nPlease 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. \n  \n  \nCCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 7 \nMonitoring and Verification – What’s Different About CCS? – Charles Jenkins (CSIRO) \nAbstract \n\nMonitoring and verification is one of the most distinctive aspects of CCS\, but it is also one where there can be confusion about the nature and purpose of the activity. Any technical project will have methods for “monitoring and verifying”\, but this mindset can lead to the assumption that M&V is a technology problem. Monitoring methods\, be they geophysical\, geochemical\, or environmental\, are often at the forefront of discussion. In fact\, this distracts attention from the need clearly to identify the purpose of M&V.  Best practice in CCS sees M&V as a component of risk management\, with the challenge being to assess risk correctly and only then assign technologies for its management. This is particularly difficult in the area of environmental monitoring\, where CCS will occur within dynamic and evolving systems where causal chains are notoriously difficult to pin down. In this talk I will explain how to approach M&V as a part of managing the risks of CCS projects\, and suggest a definition of its scope. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series-installment-7/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Picture1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240409T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240409T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240330T063109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240331T045032Z UID:10008455-1712664000-1712673000@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ACT/NSW April Lunch DESCRIPTION:PESA NSW Meeting Tuesday April 9\nWe do not have unfortunately have a speaker for our next scheduled meeting on Tuesday\nApril 9th . Rather than cancel our meeting your executive has decided to have a discussion\nabout the content of the recently widely circulated short movie/video Climate The Movie (The\nReal Truth) which can be seen on \nhttps://eds6.mailcamp.nl/url.phpsubid=vew0x395z1j7i14&nstatid=9gj40j711y&info=n9w3d0v&L=17131&F=H \nThe movie is unusual in that it summarises a sceptical view of climate change accepting that\,\nyes\, the earth is warming but not as much as claimed and is a natural result of emerging from\na “mini-ice-age”. The very distinguished speakers also doubt the effect of carbon dioxide in\nthe observed warming and stress that current levels are unusually low compared to past\ngeological ages\, dropping to dangerously low levels during the last Ice age. \nOne of the frustrating things I find is the lack of (readily accessible) basic data to support the\nmany assertions in this and other presentations on the subject. Do the famous Greenland ice\ncores really show temperature rise preceding a rise in atmospheric CO2? Is the level of the\nPacific Ocean really rising? Original references and copies\, if possible\, would be welcome.\nAnyway please come to what I hope will be an interesting and\, I hope\, worthwhile experiment.\nLooking forward to seeing you there. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-act-nsw-april-lunch-2024/ LOCATION:Castlereagh Boutique Hotel\, 169 Castlereagh St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia CATEGORIES:NSW / ACT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk GEO:-33.872562;151.2089734 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Castlereagh Boutique Hotel 169 Castlereagh St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=169 Castlereagh St:geo:151.2089734,-33.872562 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240416T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240416T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240327T013156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T013156Z UID:10008454-1713265200-1713268800@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:2024 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Quantifying Subsurface Uncertainty - Facies Classification & Petrophysical Regression Examples DESCRIPTION:Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\, Adelaide\n1pm                – Brisbane\, Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members. \nPlease 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. \nQuantifying Subsurface Uncertainty – Facies Classification and Petrophysical Regression Examples \nPresented by Kushwant Singh (VGS & Associates) \nAbstract \n\nUncertainty or risk is conveyed by predictions sets and intervals rather than single predictions.\nConformal prediction specifies a coverage which specifies the probability that the outcome is covered by the prediction region.\nFor facies classification\, we get prediction sets – for numerical regression\, we get prediction intervals (P90-P50-P10\, etc.) URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/2024-pesa-webinar-series-quantifying-subsurface-uncertainty/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/online-webinar-1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240418T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240418T140000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240318T092038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T050742Z UID:10008451-1713441600-1713448800@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA April Technical Lunch: From Liability to Asset - The Role of Mature Wells in Carbon Capture and Storage and the REX-CO2 well screening tool DESCRIPTION:Hosted with thanks to our Platinum sponsor SLB: \n  \n \nGold Sponsors IKON Science and DUG: \n      \n  \nand Silver Sponsors Delft and Qeye: \n            \nPESA WA invites you to our technical luncheon on Thursday 18th April.\nFrom Liability to Asset: The Role of Mature Wells in Carbon Capture and Storage and the REX-CO2 well screening tool \nPresented by Siddiq Mahyildin (IKON Science – Technical Sales Geoscientist) \n\nThe UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) boasts significant CO₂ storage potential\, which is important in the context of the UK’s commitment towards Net Zero emissions targets. Since many of the basins in the UKCS are regarded as mature there is now an increasing emphasis towards plug and abandonment rather than further exploration. In this webinar\, we will explore the opportunity that exists to re-purpose near end-of-life wells and fields for use in CO₂ storage operations. Re-use as an alternative to plugging and abandonment could potentially result in significant cost savings. \nIkon Science completed the presented work with BGS for the Re-Using Existing wells for CO₂ storage operations project (REX-CO₂)\, which is an R&D initiative funded through Accelerating CCS Technologies (ACT) programme. The project aims to evaluate potential for re-purposing existing oil and gas wells that penetrate prospective CO₂ storage reservoirs. A screening methodology and software tool has been developed\, and is applied to two UKCS case studies; a depleted gas field and a saline aquifer structure. Determinations of subsurface pore pressure\, fracture pressure and seal capacity are integral to the analysis. The procedure for acquisition of regional data\, determination of production and depletion impacts\, and estimation of seal capacity are considered along with considerations for partial well abandonment. Some challenges for re-use assessments of wells on the UKCS will also be highlighted. Special thanks to John Williams (British Geological Survey). \n  \nTicket Prices: \nMember (Early Bird): $69.00 \nConcession Member [Retired\, Graduate or Hardship] (Early Bird): $59.00 \nStudent Member (Early Bird): $39.00 \nNon-Member: $99.00 \nMember (Non-Early Bird): $79.00 \nEarly bird pricing ends Thursday (1 week prior) at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Tuesday (2 days prior). \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-april-technical-lunch-role-of-mature-wells-in-ccs-and-rex-co2-well-screening-tool/ LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,Technical Lunch,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Talk-image.avif ORGANIZER;CN="PESA Western Australia":MAILTO:wa-secretary@pesa.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240418T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20240418T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240403T065937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240403T071214Z UID:10008456-1713441600-1713450600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA SA/NT April Luncheon- Beach Energy’s 2022 Otway Basin drilling campaign DESCRIPTION:Beach Energy’s 2022 Otway Basin drilling campaign\nJosh Sage\, Beach Energy \n  \nAbstract\n\nFollowing the transformational acquisition of Lattice Energy 2017\, Beach Energy materially increased its footprint in the Otway Basin\, picking up several near shore and offshore tenements\, including two producing offshore gas fields\, Geographe and Thylacine\, as well as several promising exploration targets. \nIn 2022\, to capitalise on the potential of these new assets\, Beach Energy completed the largest exploration and development campaign in the Offshore Otway basin’s history. The successful campaign included one new gas discovery at the Artisan Field and six successful development wells in the Geographe and Thylacine fields. \nAgainst the challenging backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic\, and with over 820\,000 continuous operational hours through the pandemic\, the campaign concluded 18 months after commencement with some very notable achievements. These include\, but are certainly not limited to\, the first offshore ERD well drilled by Beach\, the longest horizontal well drilled in the Otway Basin (3.5 km lateral section in Thylacine North 2) and the longest horizontal campaign in the Otway Basin (8.1 km total lateral section from three horizontal wells). \nThis presentation will be a recap of the 2021-2022 Offshore Otway project; the goals\, the execution\, the challenges along the way\, and some of the great & more interesting results. \n\n  \n  \nEvent Details:\nThursday\,  Thursday 18th April 2024\nLuncheon: 12 pm for a 12:30 pm start \nPlace: Ayer’s House\, 288 North Tce\, Adelaide \nIncludes a 2-course lunch and drinks \nBookings close 1 pm Monday\, 15th April 2024 \nAny late bookings will incur an additional $20 fee. Strictly no walk-ins. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-sa-nt-april-luncheon-beach-energys-2022-otway-basin-drilling-campaign/ CATEGORIES:SA / NT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240418T121500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240418T140000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240403T105448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T135902Z UID:10008457-1713442500-1713448800@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA QLD Lunch: 18th April – Seismic Characterisation of Shallow Gas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin DESCRIPTION:This month’s PESA QLD technical lunch features Satya Mishra from Santos presenting: \n“Seismic Characterisation of Shallow Gas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin”\nThe Technical Lunch will be held at the Brisbane Hilton Hotel\, in Room 82. \nFor detailed directions\, see explanation below. \n\n\n\nPresentation:\nSeismic Characterisation of Shallow Gas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin\n\n\nVenue:\nHilton Hotel Brisbane\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD 4000\nRoom 82 (NOTE CHANGE FROM USUAL ROOM)\n(Detailed directions below)\n\n\nDate & Time:\nThursday\, 18th April 12:15 PM\n\n\n\n  \nPresentation Abstract: \nSeismic Characterisation of Shallow Gas in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin \nThe talk focuses on shallow-gas in the Cooper-Eromanga basin. Cooper has been a prolific gas basin for over 60 years and the overlying Eromanga basin has been predominantly Oil saturated. Thus gas discoveries in the Eromanga basin are generally termed as “shallow-gas”. The talk will look into various seismic characterisation methods that help in delineating the shallow-gas fields. In the process we will cover some of the structural and the stratigraphical seismic attribute methods that have been useful in field delineation. We will also look into the fluid characterisation methods e.g. AVO and Fluid substitution. We would venture into some in-land canyons in our own backyard and understand the unique play model associated with it. \n  \n\nTickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below: \nTicket sales extended to Wednesday\, 17 April 12:00 PM – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time. \n\n\n\n\nStandard Ticket Price\n\n\n\n\nPESA Members – $55\nNon-Members – $75\nStudent / Retired Members – $30\n\n\n\n\n\nThe venue location can be accessed by two means: \n1) Entry from Queen Street Mall\nTake 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 82. \n2) Entry from Elizabeth Street\nEnter 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 82. \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nKeep track of upcoming PESA QLD Events:\n\nClick here to view PESA QLD Events Calendar on the web\n\n\n\n\nClick here to subscribe to PESA QLD Events by adding it to your Google Calendar \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-qld-lunch-18th-april-seismic-characterisation-of-shallow-gas-in-the-cooper-eromanga-basin/ LOCATION:Hilton Brisbane City\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD\, Brisbane\, 4000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,QLD,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PESA-Lunch-Event-Header-2024-04_01.gif GEO:-27.4691949;153.0268297 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hilton Brisbane City 190 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD Brisbane 4000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=190 Elizabeth Street:geo:153.0268297,-27.4691949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240430T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240430T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240426T012023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T065311Z UID:10008574-1714474800-1714478400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 8 DESCRIPTION:PESA ETSIG/CSIRO CCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 8 \nThe 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. \nFurther information about the series can be found here: \nhttps://pesa.com.au/events/etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series/2023-09-05/ \n  \nKindly supported by: \n \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\, Adelaide\n1pm                – Brisbane\, Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \n  \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets 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. \nPlease 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. \n  \n  \nCCS Knowledge Transfer Series: Installment 8 \nGeophysical Monitoring – What’s Different About CCS? – James Gunning (CSIRO) \nAbstract \n\nMonitoring of CO2 movement is a vital part of project execution\, stakeholder engagement\, and social licence to operate in CCUS projects. Monitoring obligations are challenging because the injected fluid is of negligible commercial value compared to hydrocarbons\, whereas O&G operators in commercial fields have always the incentive of 4D monitoring to improve recovery\, in contrast to the generally defensive function of CCUS monitoring. Monitoring programs for CCS are invariably under pressure over costs\, mobilisation expenses\, frequency of acquisition\, and duration of obligations. This context provides incentives for lower cost methods\, and methods that might use permanent sensors to reduce survey costs.\n\nThe laws of physics describing the expected changes in geophysical responses are the same for CO2 and hydrocarbons of course\, but the unusual nature of CO2 at commercial depths makes its behaviour somewhat intermediate between methane and oil. Further\, typical injection scenarios are very unlike hypothetical reverse gas production\, and monitoring is typically focused on thin plumes driven predominantly by gravity forces. These factors make the surveillance of CO2 plumes often somewhat different in character to typical 4D oilfield workflows\, in addition to the expectations of reduced surface footprint and acquisition costs. In this talk I aim to rehearse some of the basic facts controlling the expected effect of CO2 presence on elastic and electromagnetic properties. The resulting effect of these changes on\nremotely detectable signals from controlled or passive sources will be discussed\, with particular attention to seismic\, our benchmark wavelike high-resolution method. I aim to illustrate the main findings  using published results on well-known CCUS projects. In addition\, a short survey of geophysical monitoring efforts using non-seismic methods\, such as diffusive or potential-fields methods using electromagnetic responses or geomechanics\, will further ornament the brief selection of published work. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-etsig-csiro-ccs-knowledge-transfer-series-installment-8-2/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PESA-ETSIG-CSIRO-CCS-Knowledge-Transfer-Series.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240513T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240408T083515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T060245Z UID:10008458-1715623200-1715630400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA May 13th Evening Talk: Evaluating controls on deposition using Ichnology within the Eocene-aged mixed influence deltaic strata of the Mangahewa Formation DESCRIPTION:PESA WA invites you to a technical Evening Event Monday 13th May.\nEvaluating controls on deposition using Ichnology within the Eocene-aged mixed influence deltaic strata of the Mangahewa Formation (Taranaki Basin\, NZ): Lessons learned for application towards studies on mixed deltaic successions in the Bonaparte and Perth Basin. \nPresented by Fiona Burns (TASK Fronterra) \nThe Middle to Upper Eocene Mangahewa Formation forms a broadly NE-SW-oriented coastal facies belt which constitutes the main hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Taranaki Basin\, New Zealand. The Mangahewa Formation represents deposition within a deltaic setting that displays variable influences of wave\, fluvial and tidal processes\, with wave and fluvial processes dominant. Broadly\, the >1000 m thick formation constitutes a 2nd order progradational succession overlain by a retrogradational succession composed of 3rd and 4th order sequence sets. Arcuate delta and beach-ridge geometries can be imaged using seismic attribute data. Landwards of the shoreline systems\, lower delta plain with associated fluvial channel facies belts dominate. \nIn the Pohokura Field and Turangi area\, well developed\, wave-dominated\, fluvial influenced\, tide-affected (Wft) shoreface packages dominate the reservoir sections. The shoreface strata comprise cross-stratified sandstone-rich deposits with relatively high degrees of bioturbation and high ichnodiversity\, dominated by Ophiomorpha nodosa\, Ophiomorpha irregulaire\, Dactyloidites isp.\, Conichnus isp.\, and very large Asterosoma isp. Trace-fossil analysis enabled the subdivision of the shoreface strata into Upper\, Middle\, and Lower Shoreface (proximal and distal) packages. High stress levels are characteristic of the Distributary Channel packages\, which are either non-bioturbated or reveal sparse bioturbation by Skolithos linearis. Abundances of Ophiomorpha nodosa preferentially reworking clay drapes characterize the uppermost parts of tidally influenced channel packages locally. Firmground Thalassinoides isp. (Glossifungites ichnofacies) are common below channel bases. \nIchnologically\, the back barrier lagoonal heterolithic strata\, mainly interbedded with coal beds\, reveal highly stressed ichnofaunas. They were either non-bioturbated\, or contained Planolites montanus\, rare Chondrites isp. and/or Thalassinoides isp. Heterolithic strata representing down-drift strata also reveal similarly stressed ichnofaunas\, with many monospecific trace-fossil assemblages characteristic. In contrast\, non-stressed Delta Front heterolithic deposits are characterised by intensely bioturbated strata with maximum ichnodiversity. Trace-fossil assemblages include Thalassinoides isp.\, Teichichnus rectus\, Phycosiphon incertum\, Palaeophycus tubularis\, Chondrites isp.\, Terebellina isp. and Schuabcylindrichnus isp. \nDetailed ichnological models developed for mixed deltaic systems within Eocene-aged  successions where there is extensive core coverage\, provide invaluable tools when developing models for much older mixed deltaic successions such as the Permian of the Perth Basin and the Middle Jurassic of the Bonaparte Basin. \n  \nTimings for the event: \nDate: Monday 13th May\, 2024 \nVenue: The Shoe Bar\, Yaga Square\, Perth \nTime: 6pm – 8pm (Perth time) \n  \n\nPESA Members:                                $25.00 (PESA Members must Log on to the PESA website to purchase) \nNon-members:                                 $50.00 \nPESA Students Members:              Free (registration is essential) URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-wa-may-13th-evening-talk-evaluating-controls-on-deposition-using-ichnology-mangahewa-formation/ LOCATION:The Shoe\, Shop GSO7 Yagan Square\, 376 - 420 Wellington St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Talk,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FionaBurns_FeaturedImage.avif GEO:-31.950657;115.858297 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Shoe Shop GSO7 Yagan Square 376 - 420 Wellington St Perth WA 6000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Shop GSO7 Yagan Square\, 376 - 420 Wellington St:geo:115.858297,-31.950657 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240514T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240514T120000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240509T003907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T043011Z UID:10008576-1715684400-1715688000@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:2024 PESA WEBINAR SERIES: Hydrogen Gas Storage Prospects in South Australian Petroleum Basins DESCRIPTION:Kindly supported by Rock Flow dynamics \n  \nThis live webinar will take place at: \n11am              – Perth\n12.30pm       – Darwin\, Adelaide\n1pm                – Brisbane\, Canberra\, Hobart\, Melbourne\, Sydney \nUse the calendar link on this page to add this event in to your own calendar at the correct local time for your location. \nTickets are free for members (please log in to see this) and $10 for non members. \nPlease 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. \nHydrogen Gas Storage Propsects in South Australian Basins \nPresented by Mark Bunch (University of Adelaide) \nAbstract \n\nSouth Australia hosts two petroleum production basins that are also expected to play a role in Geological Carbon Sequestration (GCS).  Each hosts CO2 disposal operations at differing scales.  Previous studies have demonstrated sealing capacities bounding structural closures to viable reservoir beneath the threshold depth for sustaining supercritical CO2 sufficient to accommodate millions of tonnes of CO2 annually.  Another prospective use for these reservoir systems has emerged: Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS).  UHS will provide a secure\, scalable way to accommodate excess hydrogen production and fill temporary supply shortfall\, thereby stabilising the price of energy as the transition unfolds.  Hydrogen is a gas under all viable subsurface conditions so is invasive\, mobile and of low mass density.  Sealing capacity to hydrogen gas is approximately equivalent to that of methane meaning closures to natural gas fields should be viable for temporary hydrogen storage.  However\, there are other considerations such as how prone a containment system would be to hydrogen losses by degraded integrity under injection-production stress\, dissolution\, chemical reactions or microbial consumption.  This study evaluates viable UHS fairways within each basin at the helicopter-view scale.  The following factors are considered: hydrodynamic modification of closure; sealing unit thickness and capacity; a threshold depth that is both as shallow as possible but deep enough to limit microbial hydrogen consumption whilst ensuring a competitive hydrogen mass density.  When these factors are considered together\, the most prospective fairways are revealed that correspond with a subset of known petroleum field closures to proven reservoir intervals. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/2024-pesa-webinar-series-hydrogen-gas-storage-prospects-in-south-australian-petroleum-basins/ CATEGORIES:Industry,National,Online,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/online-webinar-1.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240514T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240514T143000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240423T042457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T232232Z UID:10008572-1715688000-1715697000@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA ACT/NSW May Technical Lunch DESCRIPTION:Joint PESA NSW-ASEG NSW Technical Meeting\nStructure and burial history of the South Nicholson region\nThe South Nicholson Region (SNR)\, spanning the Northern Territory and Queensland\, has long been underexplored\, resulting in substantial gaps in our understanding of its geological past. This study aims to bridge these knowledge gaps by analyzing newly obtained data to reveal the region’s burial history and hydrocarbon potential. Our research presents a detailed sequence of geological events that have defined SNR\, utilizing insights from the newly drilled NDI Carrara1 well and the recent 17GA-SN1 seismic line. We have identified three main source rock intervals within the basin: one in the Paleozoic and two in the Proterozoic. We developed various scenarios to examine hydrocarbon migration within the basin. Our findings indicate that the Proterozoic hydrocarbons are overmature\, whereas the Paleozoic hydrocarbons are still immature. \nAGM Documents\nThe PESA ACT-NSW AGM for 2024 will be held immediately prior to the presentation. \nThe existing executive are all prepared to stand for re-election. \nIf anybody else would like to stand (and they are very welcome to do so) a nomination form is available below. \nPESA NSW Branch Committee Nomination Form 2024 \n2024_PESANSW_Annual_Report \nPESANSWBranch-AGMNotice2024 URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-act-nsw-may-technical-lunch-2024/ LOCATION:Castlereagh Boutique Hotel\, 169 Castlereagh St\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia CATEGORIES:NSW / ACT,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk ORGANIZER;CN="PESA NSW Secretary":MAILTO:nsw-secretary@pesa.com.au GEO:-33.872562;151.2089734 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Castlereagh Boutique Hotel 169 Castlereagh St Sydney NSW 2000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=169 Castlereagh St:geo:151.2089734,-33.872562 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240516T121500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240516T140000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240424T131645Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T005518Z UID:10008573-1715861700-1715868000@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA QLD: AGM and Lunch\, 16 May : A maiden contingent resource in Cuba for Melbana: the Amistad-1 success story DESCRIPTION:This month PESA Queensland welcomes Duncan Lockhart to present a technical luncheon on the exciting progress Melbana Energy have made in Cuba. \nThe Technical Lunch will be held at the Brisbane Hilton Hotel\, in Room 83 (Level 8). \nThe Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch. \nFor detailed directions\, see explanation below. \nPlease note the Early Bird ticket pricing cut-off times described below. \n\n\n\nPresentation:\nMelbana Energy in Cuba – an exploration success in the Caribbean\n\n\nVenue:\nHilton Hotel Brisbane\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD 4000\nRoom 83\, Level 8\n(Detailed directions below)\n\n\nDate & Time:\nThursday\, 16 May 12:15 PM\n\n\n\n  \nPresentation Abstract: \nMelbana Energy drilled the Alameda-1 discovery well in onshore Cuba in 2021. By 2022 the discovery was independently certified by McDaniel (A Canadian based Reserves Certifier with extensive experience in Cuba) to contain over 5 billion barrels of oil in place (best estimate) and 267 million barrels of recoverable oil (best estimate). \nIn 2023 Melbana followed up the Alameda-1 well with the successful Amistad-1 appraisal well which was designed to test the uppermost sheet of reservoirs in the Alameda field (Unit 1A\, 1B\, 2 and 3). \n• Unit 1A recovered 11.7° API oil with 3\,783 cP viscosity at surface from a 63 metre MD interval starting from 445 metres MD. Although flow rates at surface were not established 40 barrels of oil flowed unassisted to surface (through a 32/64” choke)\, exceeding expectations. \n• Unit 3 intercepted 200 metres updip and 500 metres to the south of the Alameda-1 intercept and confirmed moveable oil of a similar quality to Unit 1A. Testing indicated the potential to flow at ~750 bopd. The Unit 2 DST did not demonstrate moveable hydrocarbons to surface at the location tested. \n• Unit 1B recovered 19.4° API oil with 5.7 cP viscosity at surface from a 70 metre TVD perforated section – less than 20% of the total Net Pay for Unit 1B (when incorporating fractures). Stabilised unassisted flow rate to surface of 1\,235 bopd measured over 12 hours on a 36/64” choke\, peaking at 1\,903 bopd. \nLogged Net Pay for the entire Amistad Formation has been increased from 109 metres to 346 metres TVD – further increasing to 615 metres when the highly fractured limestones are incorporated (45% of the gross interval). Unit 1B has now been completed for future production\, whilst Units 1A and 3 have been suspended for potential future development and production. \nIn March 2024 McDaniel provided a resource update on the Unit 1B; \n• 46 MMbbls (P50) Contingent Resources – Development Pending in the eastern section of the greater Alameda field in the vicinity of the existing wells. \n• 90 MMbbls (P50) Prospective Resources of assigned in the western part of the field to reflect the uncertainty associated with being away from the existing wells. However\, McDaniels assigned a 70% chance of discovery to the prospective resource reflecting the low- risk nature of this area (given it is updip from the existing discoveries within the field). The risk associated with this area is based on reservoir deliverability. \n• Unit 1A is currently under assessment with McDaniels. \nMelbana is currently drilling Alameda-3\, a well designed to test the deeper Alameda (N) and Marti (I) sheets. These hold even greater potential to flow lighter API than the shallow Amistad field. \nPlanning is currently well advanced to acquire a 400km2 3D seismic survey to cover the field and surrounding areas which demonstrate high prospectivity. \nA preliminary field development plan is being developed for exploitation of Unit1B and an additional two wells focussing purely on production from Unit1B are being planned to be drilled by the end of 2024 with the aim of initiating international oil export from Cuba. \n  \n\nTickets for the Technical Luncheon can be purchased below. \nPlease be advised of the early bird cut-off date. \nEarly bird pricing will remain available up until Tuesday\, 7 May 11:30 PM  after which\, standard pricing will come into effect. \nFinal numbers to venue required by Monday\, 13 May 12:00 PM – To avoid disappointment please register before that date and time. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEarly Bird Ticket Price\nStandard Ticket Price\n\n\n\n\nPESA Members – $55\nNon-Members – $75\nStudent / Retired Members – $30\nPESA Members – $75\nNon-Members – $95\nStudent / Retired Members – $30\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nPESA QLD 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\nThe Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the PESA QLD Branch will be hosted prior to the commencement of the Technical Lunch. \nMembers are encouraged to attend the AGM to have their say with the PESA QLD committee. \nPESA QLD are always interested to have active involvement from our membership… and what better way than to take up a position on the PESA QLD Committee!  Interested members who are keen to become a committee member are encouraged to lodge a nomination form (see link below).  Any member is invited to nominate for any of the available roles detailed on the Nomination form.  Any questions\, please email qld-secretary@pesa.com.au \nPlease find below the requisite AGM governance documents for distribution to members\, provided at least 21 days ahead of the AGM as required by the PESA Constitution: \nAgenda AGM 2024\nProxy Form\nMinutes of 2023 AGM\nNomination form\n2023 President’s Report \n\nThe venue location can be accessed by two means: \n1) Entry from Queen Street Mall\nTake 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. \n2) Entry from Elizabeth Street\nEnter 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. \n  \n  \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nKeep track of upcoming PESA QLD Events:\n\nClick here to view PESA QLD Events Calendar on the web \n\nClick here to subscribe to PESA QLD Events by adding it to your Google Calendar\n\n\n\n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-qld-agm-and-lunch-16-may-a-maiden-contingent-resource-in-cuba-for-melbana-the-amistad-1-success-story/ LOCATION:Hilton Brisbane City\, 190 Elizabeth Street\, Brisbane QLD\, Brisbane\, 4000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Branch AGM,Industry,QLD,Technical Lunch,Technical Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PESA-Lunch-Event-Header-2024-05.gif GEO:-27.4691949;153.0268297 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Hilton Brisbane City 190 Elizabeth Street Brisbane QLD Brisbane 4000 Australia;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=190 Elizabeth Street:geo:153.0268297,-27.4691949 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240520T080000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240523T180000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240229T030404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T033018Z UID:10008566-1716192000-1716487200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:2024 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (Perth) - PESA discount applies DESCRIPTION:The Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (formerly APPEA) is the largest annual upstream oil and gas event in the Southern Hemisphere\, attracting thousands of delegates from across Australia and around the world. \nFor 2024\, the Conference and Exhibition will run from 20 – 23 May at the Perth Convention Centre\, located in the heart of the city. \nThe theme for 2024 is Delivering the New Energy Economy. It sets an ambitious standard for our discussions\, knowledge sharing and partnerships as we seek to lead the energy transition. \nAustralian Energy Producers 2024 provides an unparalleled opportunity for the industry to continue discussions around our journey to net zero emissions and the ever present need to explore for\, find and develop Australia’s oil and gas. As we respond and adjust to a rapidly evolving global energy landscape\, the Australian Energy Producers Conference & Exhibition will provide a platform for open conversation and candid debate. \nEarly Bird Registration\nIf you register between now and 22 March 2024\, you can get ‘early bird’ fee discounts. \nFor more details and to register\, please visit the official Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition website. \nPESA Deal Day\nThe PESA Deal Day will be held on 20 May 2024 in conjunction with the 2024 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition. Participate in this and get wide exposure to industry leaders and high-quality exploration\, appraisal and development opportunities from Australia and beyond! \nFor more details on PESA Deal Day\, click here. \nPESA Member Discounts\nRemember\, if you are a PESA Member\, we have a set of discount coupon codes here. Make sure you are logged in to be able to view them. URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/2024-aep-conference-exhibition/ LOCATION:Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Rd\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,National,WA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-australian-energy-producers-conference-exhibition-perth.avif GEO:-31.9564125;115.8528021 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240520T121500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240520T170000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20231022T045005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T014443Z UID:10008547-1716207300-1716224400@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA DEAL DAY 2024 DESCRIPTION:The 2024 PESA Deal Day will bring high quality exploration\, appraisal and development opportunities from Australia and beyond to the attention of the international oil and gas industry.  The Deal Day is held in conjunction with the 2024 Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition (formerly APPEA)\, thereby ensuring a wide exposure to industry leaders. \nCompany representatives will review the technical and commercial aspects of their opportunities via short presentations\, using selected data.  There will be time during the seminar to discuss additional details with interested parties in private. \nEach presentation will run for 10 minutes maximum.  This provides the opportunity for many and varied presentations. \nRegistration fees: \nPresenters (virtual or in person): $740 \nAttendees (in person): $390 \nAttendees (in person) after 12/05/2024: $490 \nPresenters: \nIf you would like to present at PESA Deal Day\, please book and pay online as soon as possible. These positions have been taken up quickly in the past. Please ensure you have read the attached flier containing information for presenters prior to registering. \nSponsors: \nGold\, Silver and Bronze Sponsorship details and benefits are outlined in the attached flyer. If you would like to sponsor this event\, please contact Wal Muir or Wendy Ronda for details. \nContact: dealday@pesa.com.au \n  \n  \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/pesa-deal-day-2024/ LOCATION:Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Rd\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,National ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://pesa.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Banner-2024-1.avif GEO:-31.9564125;115.8528021 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240520T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240520T190000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240425T034643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T054519Z UID:10006515-1716224400-1716231600@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:2024 PESA Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:All Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Limited (PESA) voting members are invited the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on: \n\n\n\nDate: Monday\, 20 May 2024 \n\n\n \nTime:  1700 hrs AWST  \n\n\n \nLocation:   River View Room 4\, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Road\, Perth WA (Note: To be held in the same room and directly after the PESA Deal Day) \n\n\n\nThe PESA Board hopes you can attend the meeting to provide your input in person. \n\n\n\nTo register:\nThis is a PESA Members-only event and attendance is free. To accommodate security measures implemented to gain entry to the venue\, you must register in advance.  Scroll down to Registration Details box below to register and get your free tickets. \nTo attend:\nPresent your event ticket (paper or digital) to security personnel to enter the AGM.  Also\, please ensure you sign the attendance record which will be available in the meeting room during the AGM. \nFor proxies:\n\n\n\nIf you are not able to personally attend the event\, we encourage you to submit a proxy so that we may get the widest response from PESA members where a vote is required. Download the proxy form here or from the 2024 AGM page\, fill it out and send it to the PESA Office. Proxy forms must be lodged at the PESA Office no later than 48 hours before the time of the meeting. (Further instructions are on the bottom of the proxy form.) You can also lodge an apology for this meeting by email to membership@pesa.com.au.     URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/2024-annual-general-meeting-pesa/ LOCATION:Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Rd\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,Members Only,National,WA ORGANIZER;CN="PESA Federal":MAILTO:secretary@pesa.com.au GEO:-31.9564125;115.8528021 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240522T073000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240522T093000 DTSTAMP:20260605T234740 CREATED:20240410T083725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T041850Z UID:10008459-1716363000-1716370200@pesa.com.au SUMMARY:PESA WA / AGC Geoscience Champions breakfast event DESCRIPTION:Australian Geoscience Council Champions Breakfast:\nThe Australian Geoscience Council (AGC) is pursuing a Vision to raise the profile of Geoscience to be pre-eminent in Australia and to be recognised as one of the great fields of general science with Physics\, Chemistry and Biology. As part of this Vision\, the AGC has instigated an award for National Geoscience Champions that will be made on behalf of AGC’s eight member organisations who represent over 8 000 geoscientists around Australia. The award is modelled on the concept of a Hall Of Fame for geoscientists who are not otherwise recognised (yet) as National Living Treasures. This honour will be bestowed on very few Geoscientists and will recognise lifetime contributions to our science\, craft and art\, evidenced by technical\, leadership\, mentoring and collegial endeavours. \nAustralian Geoscience Council Inc. – National Geoscience Champions (agc.org.au) \n\nTo celebrate new recipients Peter Moore and Simon Lang becoming National Geoscience Champions\, a PESA WA / AGC Breakfast will be held on 22nd May 7:30am at the Hilton Hotel. \nPeter Moore: \nPeter has been a significant individual contributor to the understanding of the key sedimentary basins of Australia. Of particular note was his early promotion and application of what is now termed petroleum systems analysis to the Gippsland Basin. Although it’s now more than 30 years since this this work was first published\, it still remains a cornerstone study of the basin. \nHe has been involved in several initiatives to promote the Geosciences and Geoscience education in the wider community\, particularly in WA. He is passionate advocate of the importance of Geoscience to the Australian economy and way of life. \nHe has made a matchless contribution to the addition of known petroleum resources both onshore and offshore Australia. His individual contributions have improved the wider understanding of the subsurface and laid solid foundations for the success that followed. As a\ntechnical manager\, he has overseen projects around the world that have had a material impact on the companies he worked for. \nSimon Lang: \nSimon has made an immeasurable contribution to advancing Geoscience in Australia as an academic\, industry geologist or leading field courses for people at all levels of professional development. He willingly explains key geological concepts in terms that can be understood and with a sometimes mischievous sense of humour. He is ready to share his knowledge with anyone who asks and was an important part of the skills development programs at Woodside. He has published extensively and there is always something of importance in his papers. \nHe has made important contributions to the teaching and practice of Geoscience in the international arena\, and he is recognised as a leading Australian subject matter expert in sedimentology and stratigraphy. \nSimon has contributed to the development of Australia’s resources through his unparalleled knowledge of the stratigraphy and sedimentology of the key prospective basins. His ideas and geological models have been influenced successful exploration and appraisal programs\, while his critical review and encouragement of the work of others has had a significant impact. \nSimon will provide a technical talk at the breakfast: \n“The value of geological analogues for surface characterization for the energy transition”  \n  \nTicket Prices: \nAGC and PESA Members  (Early Bird): $50.00 \nNon-Member (Early Bird): $55.00 \nStudent Member : $25.00 \nAGC and PESA Members (Non-Early Bird): $55.00 \nNon-Member: $65.00 \nEarly bird pricing ends Tuesday 30th April at 5pm (AWST). All ticket sales close at 5pm Monday 20th May (2 days prior). \n  URL:https://pesa.com.au/events/agc-geoscience-champions-breakfast/ LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Australia CATEGORIES:Industry,Technical Lunch,WA ORGANIZER;CN="PESA Western Australia":MAILTO:wa-secretary@pesa.com.au END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR