W.G.A. 2008 Field Conference
September 3-7, 2008
U.W. Hilton Garden Inn - Laramie,WY
This year’s fall field conference will be based in Laramie Wyoming and will focus on the geological assets of Southeast Wyoming. Followed by a short course offered on Friday afternoon on Laramide-Style Folding and Associated Secondary Structures. The conference will offer three field trips—including structure, tectonics and oil and gas of Shirley and Hanna Basins, Como Bluff, the Casper Formation, the Overland Trail history, diamond kimberlites, and a variety of geologic subjects in the Medicine Bow Mountains.
Technical Sessions:
Keynote Speaker – Dag Nummedal – Cretaceous Depocenters
Geothermal and Hydrogeologic Interactions in Wyoming
Drainage System of the Powder River Basin
Diamonds and Jade in Wyoming
Pipeline Paleontology: Opportunities for Exploration, Discovery and Education
Wyoming Energy Development
Plus more TBA. . .
Friday Afternoon Short-Course:
Laramide-Style Folding and Associated Secondary Structures
Chris Zahm, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology
This half-day seminar is intended to broadly introduce Laramide tectonics with the intent of improved understanding of the development of primary and secondary structural elements including folds, faults and fractures at the reservoir field scale. These features are significant in subsurface reservoirs as they provide complexities often overlooked during reservoir production and may represent exploration or exploitation targets for hydrocarbons.
Fieldtrips:
Wednesday
Como Bluff
Oil Springs Gas Storage
Hanna Basin Structure Oil and Gas
Rock River Oil Field
Medicine Bow Wind Turbines
Saturday
Laramie Cement Plants & Quarries
Casper Formation at Sand Creek
Overland Trail History
Trancontinental Railroad
Diamond Kimberlites
Sunday
Centennial-Quaternary Geology
Centennial-Mining District
Medicine Bow Mountains-Precambrian Rocks
Snowy Range-Glacial Geology
Registration Form
| Member | Non-Member | |||
| Icebreaker Wednesday Night | Complimentary | Complimentary | ||
| Technical Sessions, Sept. 4th -5th | $250.00 | $300.00 | ||
Short Course Session-Friday Afternoon Sept. 5th |
$75.00 | $100.00
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| Fieldtrips *limited to 25 participants |
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Wed. 3rd out of Casper |
$90.00 | $115.00 | ||
Sat. 6th- So. of Laramie |
$90.00 | $115.00 | ||
Sun. 7th More of Laramie |
$90.00 | $115.00 | ||
| All Fieldtrips* Limited to 25 Participents |
$250.00 | $300.00 | ||
| 2007/08 GB “Topics in Wyoming Geology” | $75.00 | $85.00 | ||
| Add Shipping of $5.50 per book if mailed to you | $5.50 | $5.50 | ||
| Non Members - Join and save (2008 Membership) | $35.00 | |||
| **Addt’l Late Registration Fee (After Aug 27th) | $50.00 | $50.00 | ||