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Budapest, Hungary
Winter Report 2011 Eötvös University Student Chapter of AAPG
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Introduction
Eötvös University Student Chapter of AAPG handing its 4th report since the
establishment. Since July it was the time for the newly elected executive committee to
prove their ability in their new positions and to maintain the high standards raised by
the previous era. The great help of our previous president was indispensable to pass this
“exam” with a fair result.
It is a great pleasure to see how our chapter is enlarging from semester to
semester. At the moment we have altogether 45 member; bachelor, master and PhD
students of earth sciences, geology and geophysics.
Since the last reporting period we had several memorable events, with a great
number of participants. To emphasize only one detail, it was the first time for our
chapter to participate in a field trip organized in a frame of an international cooperation
between the Hungarian and Romanian student chapters.
At the end of this academic year we are hoping that besides the remarkable
memories we could make useful contributions to the experiences and knowledge of all
members.
Websites: http://aapg.elte.hu
E-mail address: [email protected]
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Faculty Advisor: János HAAS [email protected]
http://geoscience.elte.hu/html/j_haas_en.html
Elected Executive Committee for the 2011-2012 term
President: Anna HORÁNYI [email protected] PhD student
Vice-president: Ágnes KIRÁLY [email protected] MSc student
Treasurer: Attila BALÁZS [email protected] MSc student
Secretary: Attila SCHLAKKER [email protected] MSc student
Head of the Publicity Committee:
Attila VÁRKONYI [email protected] MSc student
List of members
Name Member ID Studies
1 Péter András 10070710 Geology MSc
2 Róbert Arató 10066889 Geology MSc
3 Attila Balázs 10066890 Geophysics MSc
4 Viktória Bors 10060407 Geology MSc
5 Dóra Csengődi new member Earth Science BSc
6 Brigitta Czauner 10066891 Geology PhD
7 János Csizmeg 10060462 Geology PhD
8 Barbara Diviki new member Geology MSc
9 Árpád Dudás 10060404 Geology MSc
10 Ildikó Erhardt 10073627 Geology MSc
11 Luca Farkas new member Geophysics MSc
12 József Koppány Földvári 10060419 Geology MSc
13 Katalin Fülöp 10073629 Geology MSc
14 Benedek Gál 10073632 Geology PhD
15 Orsolya Győri 10060418 Geology PhD
16 Tímea Havril 10073638 Geology MSc
17 Anna Horányi 10060423 Geology PhD
18 Márton Kemény new member Geophysics MSc
19 Dániel Keszthelyi 10070711 Geophysics MSc
20 Ágnes Király 10060427 Geophysics MSc
21 Georgina Lukoczki-Kovács 10070712 Geology PhD
22 Melinda Koncz new member Geophysics MSc
23 Daniella Micsinai new member Geology MSc
24 Mária Molnár new member Geology MSc
25 Anna Nádasi 10066892 Earth Science BSc
26 Viktória Ötvös 10073641 Geology MSc
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Name Member ID Studies
27 Domokos Pásztor new member Geology MSc
28 Edina Pável 10066893 Earth Science BSc
29 Attila Petrik 10066894 Geology PhD
30 Zóra Pók Geology MSc
31 Attila Schlakker 10066895 Geology MSc
32 Márk Somogyvári new member Geophysics MSc
33 András Szabolcs Sóron 10060411 Geology PhD
34 Nándor Szegedi new member Geophysics MSc
35 Rachel Lilla Szilágyi new member Geology MSc
36 Mihály Temes 10066896 Earth Science BSc
37 Lilla Bea Tőkés 10073644 Geology MSc
38 Ádám Zoltán Tóth 10060428 Geophysics MSc
39 Bernadett Ildikó Tóth 10070713 Earth Science BSc
40 Ágnes Török new member Geology MSc
41 Balázs Trásy 10074804 Geology MSc
42 Viktória Ünnep new member Geology MSc
43 Anibal Vivanco 10060457 Geology MSc
44 Attila Várkonyi 10070714 Geology Msc
45 Enikő Várkonyi 10066898 Earth Science BSc
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Events
TTrraannssyyllvvaanniiaann BBaassiinn FFiieelldd TTrriipp,, RRoommaanniiaa 24th-28th of August
After almost a year of preparatory works, before the autumn semester 10 student
delegates together with our professors (János Haas and Orsolya Sztanó) participated in a
joint fieldtrip in the Transylvanian Basin, Romania. The five day long field excursion was
organized by the Cluj-Napoca Student Chapter and participants were delegated both
from Romania (Cluj & Bucharest Chapters) and Hungary (Eötvös & Miskolc Chapters).
Altogether 40 students and 5 accompanying professors attended in the field trip.
After an all night long train trip from Budapest we arrived to Medias in the
morning. This little, old town, where our accommodation was located, is an important
headquarter of the Romanian gas industry in the centre of the Transylvanian Basin. This
town was the meeting point for all participating chapters and the starting point for the
field excursions. While we checked in to the hostel and quickly visited the historical part
of the city all the other chapters had arrived so it was the time to launch the technical
program. At first we had a guided tour in the Museum of Gas Industry and in the
afternoon we had a small session focusing on different aspects of the sedimentary
succession of the Pannonian Basin and its importance to the Eastern-Central European
hydrocarbon industry presented by Zoltán Unger (University of West Hungary) and
Lóránd Silye (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca). After that we closed the day with a
glorious icebreaker party at the garden of the hostel.
Museum of Gas Industry, Medias Zoltán Unger presenting the mud volcanos of the Transylvanian Basin
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With the next day the actual field trip has begun guided by Lóránd Silye, Orsolya
Sztanó and János Haas. First we visited outcrops in Lopadea where we studied Miocene
debris flow deposit underlain by the ofiolitic basement.
Along the way to Tau we stopped at Berghin to view a Sarmatian shallow marine
(deltaic) succession. In Tau Pannonian turbiditic sandbodies are cropping out at the
hanging wall of the huge subrecent subaerial slumps.
Zoltán Unger presenting the Transylvanian mud
volcanoes
Lopadea Berghin
Tau, a view from the far… … and a colser look…
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The third day was dedicated almost entirely to the Pannonian turbidites. We
visited Micesasa, Ocna Sibiu and Seica Mare to study the lobes and channels of different
sizes and to observe spectacular sedimentary features such as load structures and
Bouma-sequences. The reason why we spent that much time with the turbidites is that
they are important hydrocarbon reservoir bodies in the Transylvanian Basin and
elsewhere in the Pannonian Basin.
As an exception for the day we stopped at Hasag to see a recent mud volcano and
a small outcrop next to it as an evidence of present day tectonic activity in the area.
In the fourth day Csaba Krézsek, a local industry professional and expert of the
sedimentary succession of the Transylvanian Basin, guided us at the outcrops. We
visited Satu Mare, Bradesti and Chibed at the eastern part of the basin. We had an
opportunity to study a whole basin fill succession from turbidites through deltas to
alluvial sediments. As an extra, we stopped at Sovata, a famous bath village with a
hypersalin lake above a salt diapir. There we had a chance to see the outcropping salt,
forming karst-like geometries.
Our guides with a section drew at Micesasa
Turbidites at Ocna Sibiu
Turbidites at Ocna Sibiu
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For the last day only two outcrops remained. First stop was the braided river
sediments at Ulies where one could spend a day without getting bored while studying
the small details of the sedimentary structures and the diversity of the rocks. After that
we continued our tour towards to the turbiditic channel and levees of Arghita.
Gilbert-type delta at Bradesti
Salt diapir at Sovata
Braided river at Satu Mare
Braided river sediments at Ulies
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Besides the outcrops, we tried to visit an interesting cultural sight every day, such
as the fortified church at the Saxon village of Biertan, which was the last stop of the
week.
As it can be seen from the list of the outcrops the main focus of the field trip was
on the Miocene to Pliocene siliciclastic infill of the Transylvanian Basin. We have learnt a
lot not just about their sedimentary setting but their importance as hydrocarbon
reservoirs at the subsurface. In addition this field trip was an excellent opportunity for
the members to networking and for the chapter to establish international relationships.
11sstt wwoorrkksshhoopp oonn tthhee PPaannnnoonniiaann BBaassiinn 13th of September
For the student chapter the semester began with a lecture day organized in
cooperation with the Miskolc Student Chapter of AAPG, Hungarian Geological Society
and MOL Plc. We had an opportunity to hear several presentations from two invited
lecturer, Gábor Tari and John Kaldi. Vlastimila Dvorakova, the president of the European
Region of AAPG kindly accepted our invitation to participate on this interesting event.
After a brief introduction by the side of our faculty advisor, János Haas, Vlastimila
showed us the basic and most important benefits of being a member of the largest
geological society.
Professor Kaldi from the University of Adelaide gave an interesting and mind-
opening talk about the carbon capture and storage, how it works, what we do or we do
not know about it.
Gábor Tari graduated at the Eötvös Lóránd University and he is now working as
an industry professional at OMW. During the last 20 years he was involved in several
different exploration projects. In his first talk he presented some new ideas about the
structural built up of the Intra-Charpatian area and of course its implications to the
hydrocarbon exploration. His second presentation was about his experiences in
hydrocarbon exploration outside Europe. He highlighted mostly offshore sedimentary
basins from Madagascar, Ghana Cote’d Ivoire, Morocco and Egypt. During this
presentation we had a chance to get insight into different exploration concepts and
strategies.
The workshop was a great success, not only among the students, but also among
the Hungarian geologist, who were also invited. The number of the participants almost
reached 100. Based on this wide interest, we plan to organize the second workshop in
the autumn of 2012.
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AAAAPPGG IICCEE,, MMiillaann 23th- 26th of October
AAPG International Conference and Exhibition took place in Milan, Italy between
23-26 of October in 2011. Organizing the event at the foot of the Alps, in Europe was a
great chance for our students to participate. Five of our members submitted abstracts to
the conference covering different topics (modelling hydrocarbon maturation, fault seal
analysis, carbonate diagenesis). For most of us this was the first time ever enjoying the
benefits of such a large conference. Besides having the opportunity to learn about the
most popular topics and technologies, we meet with the representatives of the largest oil
companies in the exhibitor’s area.
Milan Convention Centre
Two of us participated at the two-day Integrated Basin Analysis pre-conference
short course, where we learned how to carry out a detailed basin analysis research on
the example of the Paris Basin.
We tried all of the student activities that were offered by the organizers and we
enjoyed them a lot. Collecting as many cards as possible at the Meet & Greet party was a
great game for developing new relationships with geoscientists working for the oil
industry.
The oral and poster presentations from our chapter members is listed below
(names of chapter members are highlighted):
Oral presentation
Czauner, Brigitta; Judit Madl-Szőnyi: Integrative Characterization of Faults’ Hydraulic
Function in Hydrocarbon Entrapment
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Poster presentations:
Csizmeg, János; Juhász, Györgyi; Milota, Katalin; Pogácsás, György: Subsidence,
Thermal and Maturity History of Late Miocene to Quaternary Formations in the
Pannonian Basin
Gyori, Orsolya; Mindszenty, Andrea; Molnár, Ferenc: Diagenesis of a Late Triassic –
Early Jurassic Drowning Succession Overprinted by Late Paleofluid Migration Events
Pogácsás, György; Juhász, Györgyi; Csizmeg, János; Dudás, Árpád; Német, Norbert;
Milankovich, András; Szonyi, Judit M.; Simon, Szilvia; Czauner, Brigitta; Baracsi,
Berta; Tomcsányi, Tibor; Szabo, Beata: Late Miocene-Pliocene Shortening, Uplift and
Wrench Tectonics Dominated Canyon Development along the Mid-Hungarian Mobile
Belt
Pogácsás, György; Juhász, Györgyi; Dudás, Árpád; Csizmeg, János; Tomcsanyi,
Tibor; Milankovich, András: Wrench Tectonics Control on Neogene-Quaternary
Sedimentation and Hydrocarbon Accumulation along the Mid-Hungarian Mobile Belt
Schlakker, Attila; Csizmeg, János; Pogácsás, György; Horti, Anikó: Burial, Thermal
and Maturation History in the Northern Viking Graben (North Sea)
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Cultural and geological interestingness in Milan
VViissiitt ttoo tthhee ooppeerraattiioonn ssiitteess ooff WWiillddhhoorrssee EEnneerrggyy LLttdd..,, PPééccss,, HHuunnggaarryy
4th of November
The target area of our trip was around the town of Pécs which is situated at the
foot of the Mecsek Mts. This region was a very important mining district in the history of
Hungary, where coal was mined for two and a half centuries. The first mine was opened
in 1782 in Vasas. The brightest period of the coalmining was in the middle of the 1960’s
which was followed by a strong recession. The last mines were closed in 2004 in
Pécsbánya and Vasas. Recently there are some projects also for the recommence of the
traditional coalmining in this area.
The aim of this trip was to get an insight into the Mecsek Hill Underground Coal
Gasification (UCG) project of the Wildhorse Energy Ltd. which is an alternative energy
company focussed on developing UCG projects in Central Europe. Underground Coal
Gasification is alternative procedure to exploit the coal seams which are unsuitable for
the traditional coalmining.
The company currently has four UCG projects in Hungary, of which the Mecsek
Hill Gas project is in its most advanced stage.
The first event of our trip was a presentation given by Péter Majoros geologist on
the company’s activity in Hungary and on the UCG process. The presentation was
followed by a debate about the feasibility of the UCG project in general and especially in
Hungary and in the Mecsek Mts. and also about the environmental hazards of the UCG
procedures.
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After the presentation we were entertained for lunch by the company. After
lunch, we visited the core library where Zoltán Balogh and Dóra Paprika (former
member of our chapter) geologists presented the typical formations of two boreholes as
can be seen in drill cores as well as in chips. We also had conversation about the
company’s documentation procedures of drill cores and chips.
Our last stop was at Mecseknádasd at one of the drill sites where we observed the
drilling equipments and the drilling procedure.
The trip was organised together with the Society of Economic Geologists Student
Chapter. Altogether 19 students participated in the field trip of which 7 students are
members of the AAPG Student Chapter.
Plans for the next semester
Instead of long sentences, here comes a list of planned field activities and lectures
for the next semester.
Lectures:
2nd workshop on Pannonian Basin
2nd Hydrocarbon exploration open day
Field activities:
Visit to the Százhalombatta oil refinery
2 day filed trip to Northern Hungary (Neogene siliciclastic and volcanic rocks)
How to carry out geophysical measurements at the field? (one day filed activity
where our geophysicist members show a few details for the geologists)
The group at the drilling site
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+1: The success of the joint field trip in Romania encouraged us to continue the
cooperation between the four chapters. After discussing the details in Milan and via
email conversations our student chapter decided to hand in a proposal to AAPG for
financial sponsorship. Our plan is to organize a joint field trip this time in the
Transdanubian Range, Hungary, focusing mostly on the Mesozoic carbonates as they are
important reservoir and potential source rocks in our region. The preparatory works
have already begun and hopefully our application fulfill all the requirements of AAPG.
Finances
INCOME (HUF)
MOL Plc. Funds (2011.07.01) 933 000
EXPENSES (HUF)
Transylvanian field trip 192 610
1st workshop on Pannonian Basin 29 596
AAPG ICE, Milan 440 994
Pécs filed trip 31 800
LEFT (HUF) 238 000
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Acknowledgement
First of all we would like to thank the continuous support of our faculty advisor,
Professor János Haas.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of MOL Group which allowed us
to organize several colourful events in this semester. Special thanks to András Németh
for his advices, efforts and continuous enthusiasm. István Bérczi is acknowledged as
well, since it was his effort that resulted in a generous fund of MOL Plc.
For the Transylvanian filed trip we are very thankful to the Cluj Student Chapter
(especially to Luminita Zaharia), to our field guides (Csaba Krézsek, Lóránd Silye,
Orsolya Sztanó and Zoltán Unger) and last but not least to AAPG for financial support.
We are grateful to the Wildhorse Energy Ltd. for their kind hospitality and for
the opportunity to get insight into their exploration activity.
We are pleased to cooperate with the Miskolc, Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest
Student Chapters of AAPG, the ELUSCSEG and the Hungarian Geological Society.
We appreciate the great help from Papp Simon Foundation and Klára Gulyás
concerning our finances.
We thank to Vlastimila Dvorakova, Gábor Tari and John Kaldi for the
attendance and the interesting presentations at the 1st Workshop on the Pannonian
Basin.
We greatly acknowledge the continuous help of Brian McBroom concerning the
memberships.
The Eötvös Student Chapter is sponsored by: