Next Meeting:
Avoiding Nasty Surprises from the Matrix: When are "Fines" Fine?
Adrian Slayter, Senergy
Tuesday 9 March 2010.  (details | online registration | flyer)

Recent Technical Meetings:

• 9-Feb-2010: "Determination of Rock Strength from Core Logs – Where We Are and Ways to Go", Abbas Khaksar (Baker RDS)
• 10-Nov-2009: "Benefits of HT-Hostile Environments on Wellbore Stability", Fermin Fernandez-Ibanez (GMI)
  
• 13-Oct-2009: "The relationship between Survey Management and Geological Target Objectives", Tim Allen (Halliburton)

Upcoming Events in Australia:

• Mar / April-2010, in Brisbane: course on Course on Coal Seam Gas (CSG) & Tight Gas
• Mar / April-2010, in Perth: Core / Image Interpretation workshop, by Task Geoscience and Woodside Energy.  Please let us have your This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so we can know the numbers and keep you informed.
• May 2010, in Perth: Master Class on Clay.
• 19-23-Jun-2010, in Perth, WA: 51st SPWLA Annual Logging Symposium [website]
  

Upcoming Events outside Australia:

• 25-29 April 2010 in Austin, TX, USA: SPWLA 2010 Spring Topical Conference on Unconventional Gas Petrophysics (presented by the SPWLA Unconventional Resources SIG).  Additional information: contact the SPWLA business office: phone 713-947-8727 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Registration deadline: April 3, 2010

• This new website was launched formally on 9th June 2009.  We'd appreciate your comments, by writing to the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or to our This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , whichever you feel is most appropriate.
• Webcasts of many of our events are available online, on this page.  Recent webcasts posted there include:
  
  • 13-Oct-2009: The relationship between Survey Management and Geological Target Objectives, by Tim Allen (Halliburton)
  • 10-Nov-2009: "Benefits of HT-Hostile Environments on Wellbore Stability", Fermin Fernandez-Ibanez (GMI)
  • 2-Feb-2010: "Determination of Rock Strength from Core Logs – Where We Are and Ways to Go", Abbas Khaksar (Baker-RDS)
• We are proud that FESAus will be hosting the 51st SPWLA Annual Symposium in 2010 in Perth, Western Australia.