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SEPTEMBER 1989 GEOGRAM

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The summe~ of 1989 is almost ove~, the kids have started back toschool and the 28th year of the Ohio Geological Society is aboutto get unde~way. Welcome to the 1989-1990 meeting season of theOG6. I ce~tainly hope all of you have had a successful summe~.After a busy summe~ and a short respite your new officers haveal~eady been ha~d at wo~k, trying to make this year as successfulas p~evious years. With plenty of hard work, suppo~t from themember., luck and the ble.sings of the Great Geologist upstai~sthe Ohio Geological Society will carry its goals and objectiveswell into the 19~0'••

On behalf of the membership of the Ohio Geological Society I wouldlike to thank our 1989-1990 corporate sponsors for their generoussupport. Their contributions are greatly appreciated and arevital to the continuation of our Society's programQ andactivities. The list of Corporate Sponso~s is printed in anothersection of this newsletter.

Kim Stemen, our Vice-President and program chairman has alreadyput together some inte~esting speakers for this year's meetings.For our first meeting in September we are pleased to have OSUProfesQor, Larry Krissek, discussing modern and ancient analogs toMiatiissippian and Devonian depositional sequenc~1i in south8dliiti:lrnOhio. Pleaaa check elsewhere for specifics on the meeting andplan to attend. With all the exciting new developments in OhiOgeology in recant months and the existence and availability of newdata, we hope to bring to the geologic community some informativeand pertinent talks this year. Look for details in subsequentGeograms and make the monthly OG6 meetings part of your ~egula~schedule.

In addition to thehope to have the longthe Spring or earlyyear.

excellent speakers planned for this yea~ weawaited Morrow County publication ready bySummer of 1990. More on that later in the

Plea.e contact me or any of the other officers if you would liketo become involved in the Society's activities, suggest a topicfor a talk or field trip, give a talk, lead a field trip or justservs on a committee. Comments and/or suggestions can be made bywriting down your ideas at the bottom of your membership renewalform (enclosed within) or contact me at 216-345-8778.

I would like to tak. this opportunity to thank the Society'smembers for the support and confidence that has been extended tome in the past year. Thank you! I look forward to seeing all ofyou at the meetings, which are usually held the 3rd Monday of themonth at the Harley Hotel, (corner of 1-71 and SR 161) Columbus,Ohio. Robert T. Randall, President

Current members may leave the address section o~ the MembershipApplication blank iT there are no changes. Please fill out andreturn with your dues payment ASAP. Volunteers will be welcomedwith open arms. Editor.

September Meeting

The September meeting oT the Ohio Geological Society will be heldMonday Sept. 18, 1989 at the Harley Hotel (corner oT 1-71 andSR-161, Dublin-Granville Rd.>, Columbus, Ohio. Complimentarycocktails will be served 6:30 PM - 7 PM, dinner and cash bar from7 PM 8 PM and the technical presentation at 8 PM. You arewelcome to attend just the technical presentation if you cannotmake the dinner. If you would like to attend dinner prior to themeeting, r8servations are required and can be made by calling KimStemen 614-891-1211 by 5 PM, Friday Sept. 15, 1989.Menu unavailable at press time.

The Society is pleased to have Dr. Lawrence A. Krissek, AssociateProfessor, Department of Geology ~ Mineralogy, Ohio StateUniversity, as our guest lecturer this month.

Studies of Shale Provenance: A Survey of Objectives,Techniques, And Examples

Despite their relative abundance in the geologic record,fine-grained clastic sediments (shales) generally have not beenstudied in as much detail as sandstones and carbonates. Withinthe past 20 years, however, extensive study of fine grainedsediments from the modern ocean basins has provided a variety oftools that can be used to examine the environmental records ofmoderm and ancient ~ine-grained sediments. This presentation willconcentrate on the objectives related to clastic source areas:how to determine their importance relative to biogenic input, andhow to evaluate their lithologies and weathering regimes.

Examples will be presented from ongoing studies of Permian shalesin Antarctica and Devonian shales o~ the Appalachian Basin.

1989 Corporate Sponsors

The Clinton Oil CompanyBenatty CorporationEnergy Oevelopment CorporationEmens Hurd Kegler and RitterHitwell SurveysLanga&co Energy CorporationNoble Oil CorporationPCA Oil ~ Gas ConsultantsQuaker State

The Society deeply appreciates these sponsors and the individualvolunteers that make this a viable organization.

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Future Ohio Geological Society Meetings:

Oct. 23, 1989Nov. 6, 1989

Meetings OT Interest:

Sept. 7, 1989 Pittsburgh Association oT Petroleum GeologistsMississippian Oolites on the West Virginia DomeDr. Richard Smosna - SpeakerContact Gail at Mark Resources Corporation

412-788-1340

Sept. 10-13 AAPG Eastern Section MeetingBloomington, Indiana

Sept. 17-20 AAPG Symposium History oT Petroleum Industry InThe Titusville-Oil City Area OT West. Pennsylvania

Sept. 19 Appalachian Geological SocietyCementation and Dolomitization in MississippianCarbonate Big Lime in Kentucky and VirginiaDr. Fred Read - SpeakerContact Roy Lynch 304-347-1600

Sept. 20 BUTTalo Association oT ProTessional GeologistsSpeaker and topic to be announced.Contact Andy Kucserik 716-852-3636

Sept. 20 Pittsburgh Geological SocietyNatural Gas Production From Ordovician QueenstonWest Auburn Field, Cayuga County, New YorkTerry Ward oT Meridian Exploration - SpeakerContact Craig Eckert 412-787-4009

Oct. 11 BUTTalo Association oT ProTessional GeologistsClarendon-Linden Fault System, Western New YorkDr. Robert Fakundiny - SpeakerContact Andy Kucserik 716-787-4009

Oct. 12 BUTTalo Association OT ProTessional GeologistsSymposium on Environmental GeologyContact Andy Kucserik 716-787-4009

Oct. 29-Nov. 2 Society oT Exploration GeophysicistsAnnual International Meeting & ExpositionDallas, TexasContact Donald Gardner 614-373-1641 Tor details

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FYI: ~enaral Interest

Received card oT thanks Trom Tamily oT Robert B. Waggoner, Jr. Torthe society's contribution to the American Cancer Society.

AAPG has called Tor papers to be presented at the annual meetingJune 3-6, 1990 San Fran6isco. Abstracts are due Nov. 1, 1989.Contact Donald Gardner Tor details.

The Society has several AAPG Continuing Education Slide-TapeSeries in Geology programs available. Also available are two VHSvideo tapes that can be borrowed at no cost. These materials areavailable through the subsurTQce section aT the Geological Survey,Bldg. B, Morse Rd., Columbus, Ohio:

1. Depositional Models oT ShelT and Shoreline Sandstones2. Depositional Models, Intrabasin Tectonics and Sea Level

Changesin Petroleum Exploration

3. Geologic Evaluation oT Fractured Reservoirs

The VHS video tapes are:

4. The Outlook Tor Employment in Hydrology and HazardousWaste Management: a book and video sponsored by the AAPGand USGS

5. The Ohio Geological Society: Morrow County Drilling1963 and 1964

Your oTTicers Tor 1989-1990 are: Robert RandallKim 8temenMartin BretzDonald Gardner

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