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Editor's note: Candidates for AAPG office have been given the opportunity to respond briefly to the subject: "Why I Accepted the Invitation to be a Candidate for AAPG Office." Their responses -- and biographical information provided by each candidate and edited only for grammar and spelling, including the biography -- will be published in the EXPLORER beginning here and continuing through the next two issues. Responses will be available throughout the election on the AAPG Web site. Ballots will be mailed in the spring.

Here are the responses from president-elect candidates Alfredo Guzman, Peter R. Rose and Charles R. "Chuck" Noll. Candidates were asked to limit their responses to 500 words. All biographical information is provided by the candidates.

Alfredo E.
Guzman

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Alfredo Eduardo Guzmán was born in Mexico City in 1947, where he lived until 1967.

In 1971 he obtained a bachelor’s of science degree and in 1973 a master’s of science degree, both in geology, from Texas Tech University. While at school he worked as a teaching assistant, and then for a year-and-a-half he worked at the Mexican Petroleum Institute as a research assistant doing carbonate diagenesis.

In 1974 he joined Pemex Exploración y Producción as an explorationist, with responsibilities that ranged from rig-sitting to field mapping and sedimentology projects in the different basins of northern México.

In 1994-1995 he led the Burgos Basin Project in northeastern México, which increased gas production from less than 200 mmcfd to over 1 bcfd today.

In 1995 he became exploration manager for the North Region of Pemex´s E&P, and in 1997 became planning manager for the same region. In 1999 Guzmán was named exploration strategies coordinator, the highest exploration position in the company.

Since 2002 he has been subdirector for all E&P operations of the North Region, being the first geologist ever to hold this position.

Guzmán has published widely, has been a lecturer at the universities of Sonora, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosí, and is a past president of the Asociación Mexicana de Geólogos Petroleros; past president of the Poza Rica section of the Asociación de Ingenieros Petroleros de México; a member of the Asociación Mexicana de Geofisicos de Exploración, the Mexican section of SPE and of the Academia Mexicana de Ingeniería; and is a director for the Circum Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources.

Guzmán has been a member of AAPG since 1969. AAPG activities include serving on the Membership, International Liaison and Distinguished Lecturer committees, and on the Visiting Geologist Program.

He is slated to occupy the presidency of the Latin American Region in 2004, and he is chairman for the 2004 AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, which will be held in Cancún, Mexico.

As a student he received scholarships from Union Oil Co. of California, the State of Texas and the Mexican Petroleum Institute, and he obtained the W.A. Tarr Award from Sigma Gamma Epsilon. In the XXIII AIPM National Conference, Guzmán received a Best Paper award, and in the XXXVII Conference he received the Mexican Petroleum Institute Award for his contributions to the research and development in the national petroleum industry.

Peter R.
Rose

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Senior Partner, Rose & Associates, LLP, Austin, Texas

Born 1935, Austin, Texas

Academic Training

1957
B.S., geology, University of Texas at Austin
1959
M.A., geology, University of Texas at Austin
1968
Ph.D., geology, University of Texas at Austin

Experience

1959-68
Shell Oil Company, Houston, Miami, Corpus Christi, New Orleans; exploration geologist
1968-69
State University of New York, Stony Brook New York; assistant professor of geology
1969-73
Shell Oil Company, Denver, Midland; staff geologist
1973-76
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver; chief, Branch of Oil and Gas Resources
1976-80
Energy Reserves Group Inc., Houston, chief geologist and director of frontier exploration
1980-00
Telegraph Exploration Inc., Austin; president and owner
2000-present
Rose & Associates, LLP., Austin; founder, managing partner and senior partner

Honors and Awards

RMAG Best Paper and Distinguished Public Service awards, 1976; AAPG Certificates of Merit, 1991, 1999 and 2002; American Institute of Professional Geologists Presidential Certificate of Merit, 1993; AAPG Distinguished Service Award, 1996; AIPG (Texas Section) Public Service Award, 1996; AGS Public Service Award, 1997; Division of Professional Affairs Best Paper Awards, 1997 & 1998; AAPG Best International Paper Award, 1997; AIPG Ben Parker Memorial Medalist, 1998; DPA Distinguished Service Award 2000; AAPG Honorary Membership 2002.

Affiliated-Associated Societies and Sections

RMAG vice president, 1975; Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists Austin Chapter Chairman, 1990; Ad Hoc Committee for Registration of Texas Geologists, 1992-97; GCAGS general chairman, 1994 Convention; GCAGS president 2001-02; GCAGS Board 2000-03; GCAGS Honors and Awards Committee 2003-06; DPA Advisory Board 1992-95; DPA President-elect, president, past-president, 1995-98.

Other Professional Organizations

SIPES, AIPG, Licensed Texas Professional Geoscientist, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Geological Society of America (Fellow), RMAG, HGS, STGS, WTGS, AGS.

AAPG Activities (Member 1967, CPG 3842, DEG)

1973-77
Academic Liaison Committee
1973-76
Energy Minerals Committee
1973-74
Marine Geology Committee
1976-82
Research Committee
1983-84
Convention Coordination Committee
1984-03
More than 30 AAPG short courses on risk analysis, with various co-instructors
1985-86
Select Committee on Future of Petroleum Geology (curriculum)
1985-86
Distinguished Lecturer
1988-89
Convention Coordination Committee
1987-89
Associate editor
1990-91
Publications Committee (chairman)
1993
Editor of DPA Publication, "Guiding Your Career as a Professional Geologist"
1996-97
Advisory Council
1997-03
House of Delegates; chairman, Constitution & Bylaws Committee (1997-99)
1997-present
Trustee Associates member
1998-99
Budget Review Committee
1999
Ad Hoc Resolution Committee (COCBAP)
2003-04
Distinguished Lecture Committee (Ethics Subcommittee chair)
2003
DPA Ethics Committee (chair)

Publications

1959-present
More than 50 articles, in various professional journals, on carbonate sedimentation and stratigraphy, regional stratigraphy of the Gulf Coast, Mid-continent, and Rocky Mountain regions; Petroleum resource assessment of Frontier Provinces; Exploration Risk and Uncertainty; and other topics.
1959-present
More than 90 oral papers and posters presented to various geological societies as well as national and international geological conferences.
2001-03
Monthly columnist, The Business Side of Geology, AAPG EXPLORER.
2001
Risk Analysis and Management of Petroleum Exploration Ventures: AAPG Methods in Exploration Series #12.

Charles R.
"Chuck" Noll

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Senior vice president and chief exploration officer, Live Oak Reserves, Houston

Born 1931, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Education

1953
Dartmouth College, B.A., geology
1955
University of Oklahoma, M.S., geology

Career

1955-71
Amoco Production Company (Stanolind, Pan American) (district projects geologist, senior staff geologist; Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Jackson and Houston
1971-82
Davis Oil Company (division manager; Houston)
1982-86
Frio Exploration Company (division manager; Houston)
1986-90
New Bremen Corp. (exploration manager; Houston)
1989-91
C.R. Noll & Associates (owner-manager, consultant for Neumin Production Co.)
1991
Neumin (exploration manager)
1991-present
Live Oak Reserves (Copano Field Services, vice president) (senior vice president and chief exploration officer; Houston)

AAPG Activities

Member 1955; DPA Certified #2676

2003
APPEX Certificate of Merit
2003
Chairman, AAPG Job Fair Program Oversight Committee
2003
Chairman, Eastern Section Student Job Quest Committee
2001-04
PTTC Board of Directors (AAPG representative)
2002
APPEX general chairman
2001
APPEX general chairman
1999-01
AAPG Secretary
1996
DPA Distinguished Service Award
1995
AAPG Distinguished Service Award
1995
General vice chairman, AAPG annual meeting (Houston)
1992-93
President, DPA
1991-92
President-elect, DPA
1979
Entertainment Committee, AAPG annual meeting
1974
AAPG National Interview Chairman (San Antonio meeting)
1971
Vice chairman, Personnel Placement, AAPG annual meeting

AAPG House of Delegates

Delegate 1973-75; 1978-84 (foreman, 1984); 1986-04

2000
HoD Long Service Award
1998
HoD Credentials Committee chairman
1997-98
HoD Ad Hoc Committee chairman on campaign policy

Affiliated and Associated Societies and Sections

Member of HGS, CCGS, GCSSEPM, STGS, SIPES

1999
Houston Geological Society (HGS) Honorary Life Award
1993
HGS Distinguished Service Award
1992
GCAGS Distinguished Service Award
1991
Co-chairman, GCAGS Convention (Houston)
1987-91
Chairman, HGS Memorial Scholarship Fund
1986-87
President, HGS
1985-86
President-elect, HGS
1981-82
Executive Committee, HGS - (1981-82)
1970-73
HGS Personnel Placement Director

Other Professional Affiliations

Member of OEI, PAPG, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania PG 658G (registered); Applicant, Texas Board of Professional Geoscientist Registration

2000-06
Alumni Advisory Council, OU School of Geology
1979
President, AIPG (Houston section)
1978
Vice president, AIPG (Houston section)
1970-73
Dartmouth College Alumni Council
Editor's note: Candidates for AAPG office have been given the opportunity to respond briefly to the subject: "Why I Accepted the Invitation to be a Candidate for AAPG Office." Their responses -- and biographical information provided by each candidate and edited only for grammar and spelling, including the biography -- will be published in the EXPLORER beginning here and continuing through the next two issues. Responses will be available throughout the election on the AAPG Web site. Ballots will be mailed in the spring.
Here are the responses from president-elect candidates Alfredo E. Guzman,Peter R. Rose and Charles R. "Chuck" Noll. Candidates were asked to limit their responses to 500 words.

Why I Accepted the Invitation To Be a Candidate For AAPG Office

By ALFREDO E. GUZMAN

This is a difficult question for me to answer -- not for a lack of reasons, but because I have too many of them and I’m not sure which is the most important one.

I guess the one closest to my heart is because of my dad, who was an Honorary Member and a vice president (1967) of AAPG, and who exposed me to this organization since I was very young. When I grew up there was always at home a BULLETIN issue, or a Special Publication under review, or mail with the letterhead of AAPG, or talk of an upcoming meeting, lecture tour or event. My dad loved the association, and he transmitted that feeling to me.

A very important reason why I accepted this invitation is because I want to give something back to AAPG. I owe the association much of what I am professionally.

The source of information that has had the largest influence in my career development are the publications, the BULLETIN, the Memoirs, the Reprint Series, the Course Notes, the Treatise, the Studies in Geology Series, the EXPLORER and, very importantly, the meetings, conferences and courses.

AAPG has given me the knowledge, the skills and the confidence that allowed me to become the head of exploration for Pemex Exploración y Producción, and once there to establish the bases for the expansion the company is experiencing.

More recently, thanks to that knowledge provided by the association, I have been able to face the challenge of being the first geoscientist ever in Pemex to be in charge of a business unit, the North Region, that drills over 500 wells a year in six basins both on and offshore, produces 1.4 bcfd and 73,000 bd, with more than 13,000 employees, has a capex of over 3,000 mmUSD and manages reserves of over 20 billion barrels of oil and 30 tcf of gas.

I want to help AAPG achieve its goals on membership growth, education, internationalization, publications, financial health, integration with sister societies, environmental initiatives, application of new technologies and the promotion of ethics and best professional practices and in general, services to its membership.

Looking at some statistics of the association, I’d like to compare them with the life cycle of a typical oil field or province. After a fast, steep growth early in its life, the numbers peak and, after a slow decline, they tend to level off with time. If the same philosophy that may be applied to rejuvenate an oil or gas field is applied to these issues -- such as strong leadership, integrated multidisciplinary team approach, technology, new paradigms -- together with hard work, full commitment, sense of ownership, creativity and, why not, some ingenuity -- I’m positive the declining trends may be reversed.

AAPG is facing new challenges that need to be addressed with renewed enthusiasm and a very fresh view so that it will be healthy and strong as it prepares itself to enter its second century.

Why I Accepted the Invitation To Be a Candidate For AAPG Office

By PETER R. ROSE

AAPG is today vibrant, forward-looking and solvent because our predecessors and contemporaries lent their energy and wisdom to build a successfully evolving professional association. It’s an honor even to be considered for leadership of such an accomplished and engaged group of colleagues. But the presidency itself is much more than an honor -- it is approaching a full-time job, with extensive travel to at least 20 meetings per year, heavy official reading and correspondence, and continuing oversight of an $11 million annual business.

It’s a terrific organization! And working together, we can make it even better! First, we must nurture the many activities that have demonstrated their value. Then we must anticipate future needs, plan responsive new initiatives -- and examine existing functions that might benefit from adjustment.

Generally, I applaud the association’s recent priorities and directions, and want to help continue and expand them into the future.

Five main themes seem particularly significant:

Service to Members -- I’m "member-driven" -- I want AAPG membership to be such a compelling bargain that all petroleum geoscientists will affiliate before graduation, and remain participative members throughout their careers. We should constantly look for additional services -- technical, professional and personal -- that AAPG can add to those it already provides.

In particular, I would like to see more emphasis given to serving our large (and growing) contingent of independent prospectors and consultants.

Tulsa Headquarters -- I am pleased with headquarters’ improved performance under executive director Rick Fritz’s leadership, and endorse his recent delegation of management and accountability to the four "directorates" -- (a) business; (b) communications; (c) outreach; and (d) science. This should disperse even greater efficiency and responsiveness throughout the entire HQ organization, and free Rick to focus on emerging long-term trends and initiatives.

Financial -- Underpinning AAPG’s usefulness to the membership is its long-term financial health. We must maintain a tight grip on annual budgets, and keep the business "in the black." I know we can control variable costs effectively and find ways to increase revenues, preferably through accessing external sources and providing additional revenue-generating services.

Membership -- The best way to grow membership is to make AAPG membership a growing bargain! We also must accelerate active expansion into the international sector, and broaden the Visiting Geologist Program. In every E&P organization, we should identify AAPG members to connect with entry-level geoscientists and introduce them to AAPG’s benefits. Full AAPG membership should begin at age 24, not age 34!

Professionalism and Ethics -- We need an inexpensive, engaging short course on professionalism and practical business ethics available on our Web site, aimed at identifying and resolving characteristic business ethics problems. The EXPLORER should resume monthly publication of "sanitized" but compelling accounts of real professional problems, their consequences and outcomes. Every AAPG member should receive a free copy of the Code of Ethics, suitable for framing and office display.

In the past 15 years I have worked on-site in more than 20 different nations, learning firsthand about the interests and needs of many international geoscientists, whose friendships I cherish. Of course, there are many different interest groups within the AAPG constellation. If elected, I intend to reach out to them all, seeking their input and involvement, because each has a part to play in this wonderful organization.

Through next May I’ll attend every meeting I can that involves AAPG members. I’m looking forward to visiting with new friends and old, listening to your ideas and answering whatever questions I can.

Why I Decided to be a Petition Candidate For An AAPG Office

By CHARLES R. "CHUCK" NOLL

One of my favorite verses is "Faith, hope, love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love." I'm a movie buff, and one of my favorite lines is the letter from Andy to Red in "Shawshank Redemption": "Remember Red, hope is a good thing, it may be the best of things, and hope never dies." My greatest hope and love is for AAPG to grow and prosper. To that end I am committed. I have talked with a large group of members about petitioning for the president-elect position. Their favorable reaction leads me to believe that I can make a difference, and I have "faith" that I am doing the right thing.

My three cornerstone projects for AAPG involve the past three committees I have served. When I was secretary three years ago, the Executive Committee decided someone needed to step forward to see what we at AAPG could do to compete with NAPE. After all, these were geoscientists' prospects and the landmen were making the profit. I took up the challenge and APPEX was born. We are on track to match and top NAPE over their 10-year growth period. APPEX has proven there is need for at least two prospect shows per year, and APPEX lowers the cost of finding exploration partners. This coming year we plan on broadening our base to bring in a larger audience and viewers.

Last year I formed and chaired the Student Job Fair Oversight Committee, a project with which I have been involved at both Rice and Norman (University of Oklahoma). I chaired the Student Job Quest in Pittsburgh, my original hometown, in conjunction with the AAPG Eastern Section meeting on September 6-10, 2003. This resulted in almost doubling the size of last year's meeting. Over 50 students came and were interviewed by six companies. I am particularly proud that Martha Lou Broussard, former AAPG vice president, was the founder at Rice, of this great program. Rice (Houston Expo) has grown in six years to over 200 students and almost 20 company sponsors. OU and Laramie have grown in three years at a similar pace. My ultimate "hope" is that AAPG will be "partners" with various companies, thereby saving money and finding more employment opportunities for our many geoscientists. This coming year we will have a Student Job Fair in each Section. We plan to have Student Job Centers in El Paso, Texas; Bakersfield, Calif.; and Norman, after Houston and Laramie.

My experience since 2001 as your representative on the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Board of Directors has been tremendously gratifying and informative. Basically, it is the research center for the independents and increasing numbers of larger companies. Seminars, classes and field trips are conducted mostly for the price of a $35 lunch. The latest technology on drilling, well site cleanup, new geophysics applications and many others are made available by top notch people such as Roger Slatt, Charles Mankin, Doug Patchen, Rodney Reynolds, John King, David Boneau, Gene Ames and others from SPE and SEG, and from various states and surveys. Currently we completed a new five-year contract, matched dollar for dollar by the Department of Energy. President Bush's support for maintaining a fossil fuels bill similar to the past is key for this program. To show our support, Eddy David was named by Steve Sonnenberg to replace me, starting in 2004.

I can't wait to work more for AAPG and still manage Exploration for Live Oak Reserves, our E&P company. In my career I've been involved with the drilling and exploring of over 2,500 wells and I would like to expand our exploration into and with our good neighbors on our south (Mexico). To that end, I will work with Pemex and the Mexican government on future projects to enhance both their reserves and ours. AAPG has a bright future worldwide and I would like to be a part of our expansion.
 
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