Director of geology at U of OK to present workshop

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Aug 13, 2003 by Journal Record staff

Roger Slatt, director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Geology and Geophysics, will present a workshop, Applied Geology for Petroleum Engineers at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 20 at the Moore Norman Technology Center in Norman.

The workshop is sponsored by the Oklahoma Geological Survey and the South Midcontinent section of the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, a national producer-based organization.

Slatt's presentation is focused for reservoir engineers seeking some basic understanding of the geologic attributes that affect reservoir performance and that need to be considered in reservoir management.

Sandstone depositional systems exhibit a variety of geometries, trends, reservoir quality, and sand continuity, Slatt said.

The one-day workshop will provide an overview of the major depositional systems, with emphasis on reservoir performance.

Slatt was head of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at Colorado School of Mines from and director of the Rocky Mountain Region Petroleum Technology Transfer Council. He received his Ph.D. in 1970 from the University of Alaska, then taught geology for eight years at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Arizona State University. He then spent 14 years in the petroleum industry with Cities Service Research, Arco Research and Arco International Oil and Gas Co.

More information is available from ogs@ou.edu or contact Michelle Summers at (800) 330-3996. The workshop registration fee is $45, which includes coffee breaks, lunch, and the workbook Applied Geology for the Petroleum Engineer.