Stone's Notes

This conversation with Jon White is about the Charlie Lake Formations' geology, with reference to with reference to Jon White’s 2021 geoconvention and core conference presentations titled “Characterization of the Lower Charlie Lake, a Naturally Fractured, Tight-Oil Reservoir, Alberta, Canada” and “Evaluation & Characterization of the Middle Charlie Lake: A Naturally Fractured Reservoir”. Some highlights include discussing all those unconformities.May this exchange serve to expand yo...

This conversation with Carolyn Furlong is about the new Sunset Prairie Formation that sits at the top of the Montney, with reference to Dr. Furlong’s scientific research papers titled “The Sunset Prairie Formation: designation of a new Middle Triassic formation between the Lower Triassic Montney Formation and Middle Triassic Doig Formation in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, NE BC” and “Sedimentology and ichnology of the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Sunset Prairie Formation of t...

This conversation with Brad Hayes is about the Energy Transition, with reference to Brad Haye's Coursera course titled “21st Century Energy Transition: How Do We Make it Work?". Some highlights include discussing the progress and challenges associates with providing the world with dependable global energy. May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.ca- Hayes, B. (2023). 21st Century Energy Transition: How Do We Make it ...

This conversation with Brian Zaitlin is about the Basal Quartz, with reference to Brian Zaitlin’s scientific paper “Depositional Styles in a Low Accommodation Foreland Basin Setting: An Example from the Basal Quartz ( Lower Cretaceous), Southern Alberta". Some highlights include discussing methods to confirm stratigraphic models. May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.ca- Zaitlin, B. et al (2002). Depositional Style...

This conversation with Ashton Embry is about sequence stratigraphy, with reference to Ashton Embry’s research papers “Episodic Global Tectonics: Sequence Stratigraphy Meets Plate Tectonics” and “Two Approaches to Sequence Stratigraphy” with coauthor Erik Johannessen. Some highlights include discussing tectonic and sea level stratigraphic models. May this exchange serve to expand your knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.info- Embry, Ashton (2006). Seq...

This conversation with Gary Prost is about 6 geologic tours of North America's Natural Wonders. Dr. Gary Prost is a geologist with over 45 year experience in mineral exploration, petroleum exploration, mapping, and structural geology. We’ll be discussing geologic tours of the world with reference to Gary Prost’s tour book titled “North America’s Natural Wonders – Appalachians, Colorado Rockies, Austin-Big Bend Country, Sierra Madre”. Some highlights include dis...

This conversation with Jillian Kowalchuk BA, MSc, is about learning from tech companies to avoid technology burnout. She is the founder and CEO of one of the fastest-growing technology start-ups in the UK, Safe & the City, and after recovering from burnout during the COVID-19 crisis, she now teaches others how to reset their relationship with technology to gain back their time and freedom over the areas of our lives that matter most. This discussion will reference Jill K...

This conversation with Dr. Nancy Chow, geologist at the University of Manitoba, is about the organics in the Duvernay and Keg River Formations. The discussion focuses around Nancy Chow, Jack Wendte, and Lavern D. Stasiuk’s scientific research paper titled “Productivity versus preservation controls on two organic-rich carbonate facies in the Devonian of Alberta: sedimentological and organic petrological evidence”. Some highlights include evidence for organic matter preservation due...

This conversation with Meagan Gilbert, resident geologist at the Saskatchewan Geological Survey , is about the Belly River Formation in Saskatchewan. The discussion focuses around Meagan Gilbert, Luis Buatois, and Robin Renaut’s scientific research paper titled “Stratigraphy and depositional environments of the Belly River Group (Campanian) in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada”. Some highlights include discussion of the first formal recognition of facies, depositional environment...

This conversation with Adam Fraser, professional geologist, is about the Cardium halo play. The discussion focuses around John Adam Fraser and Per Kent Pedersen's scientific paper “Reservoir characterization of fairways in a tight light oil play of the Upper Cretaceous Cardium Formation, west Pembina, Alberta, Canada”. Some highlights include which Cardium facies have additional hydrocarbons and why. May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For m...