Richard J. Erdlac, Ph.D., P.G. Curriculum Vitae

SENIOR GEOTHERMAL & PETROLEUM GEOSCIENTIST

Midland, Texas
Telephone: 432-699-5288
Cell Phone: 432-599-2753
Email: rjerdlac@att.net

Education

1988, Ph.D., in Structural Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, advisor Dr. William Muehlberger, Dissertation: “Structural Development of the Terlingua Uplift, Brewster and Presidio Counties, Texas”, 404 p., courses included Research in Structural Geology, Advanced Structural Geology, Seismic Stratigraphy, Geodynamics: Deformation of Solid Earth, Structural Geology, Structural Petrology

1979, M.S., in Geology, University of Pittsburgh, advisor Dr. Thomas H. Anderson, Thesis: “A Study of the Chixoy-Polochic Fault and its Nature in Western Guatemala”, 218 p, courses included Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy, Optical Mineralogy, Geomorphology, Sedimentary Depositional Environments, Applied Geology, Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology, Paleontology, Regional Geology North America, Geotectonics, Sedimentary Petrology, Precambrian Geology, Advanced Geophysics I.

1975, in Physics M.S. program, University of Pittsburgh, one year with 12 credits towards an M.S. in Physics program with courses in Relativity and Quantum Mechancs I & II and Classical Mechanics I & II.

1974, B.S., in Physics, University of Pittsburgh, courses included Calculus I, II, & III, Logic, Matrix Theory, Advanced Calculus I & II, Physics For Scientists & Engineers I & II, Mechanics, Wave Motion & Optics, Electricity & Magnetism, Modern Physics, Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics.

Professional Memberships / Affiliations

American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Energy Minerals Division (AAPG)
American Geophysical Union
American Scientific Affiliation
Geothermal Resources Council
Geological Society of America
Permian Basin Section SEPM
West Texas Geological Society
International Association for Mathematical Geology (through 2002)
Society of Exploration Geophysics (through 1985)
Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (geothermal subcommittee)

Professional Certifications

Professional Geologist (Texas #1564)
Professional Geologist (Pennsylvania #000566G)

Professional Activities

Vice Chair, Industry & Acting Chair, Geothermal Committee, Energy Mineral Division, AAPG (2010 – present).
Geothermal Collection Editor for Scrivener Publishing, http://www.scrivenerpublishing.com/about.php?id=editors or http://www.scrivenerpublishing.com/erdlac.php. (2009 – present).
Geothermal Resources Council Best Paper Award, “A Proposed New Geothermal Power Classification System”, Reno, NV (2008).
Geothermal Resources Council Best Paper Award, “Constraints That Affect Geothermal Electrical Power Development”, Reno, NV (2005).
Participate in Scoping Study regarding geologic remap of Big Bend National Park in digital format (2002).
Co-Field Trip Leader / Contributor, South-Central GSA meeting, Big Bend Field Trip (2002).
Participant in ‘Midland Vision 2000 and Beyond’ task forces (City/County Services and Promotion; Economic Development) (2000).
Chairman of Water Subcommittee for Midland City/County Services and Promotion task force (2000).
Testimony to the Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee and to the Texas Railroad Commission on industry-related research and trained personnel, on behalf of the Texas oil and gas industry (2000).
Proposal Planning and Development Program offered by the Office of the Governor, Budget and Planning State Grants Team, the State of Texas (1999).
Field Trip Leader / Convener, Permian Basin Section SEPM, “Big Bend Field Trip Structural Types and Hydrocarbons: Folds, Faults, and Fractures” (1998).
Background information and questions for Congressman Lamar Smith to ask at a Congressional hearing on “The Nation’s Energy Future: Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency” (1990’s).
Field Trip Leader / Convener, Mobil Oil Corporation, Big Bend Field Trip (1994).
Co-winner A.L. “Al” Cox Award for Best Poster Presentation, SWS-AAPG, Ruidoso, New Mexico (1994).
Member, SEPM-sponsored Research Group, (computer technology) (1990-91).
Chairman, Structural Geology session, South-Central GSA meeting (1990).
Chairman, Guest Speaker Committee, PBS-SEPM (1998-99).
Chairman, Tectonics/Geophysics I: Continental Interiors session, Annual GSA meeting (1989).

Career / Experience Summary

Dr. Erdlac is an active geoscientist with 30 years of energy industry and academic related experience. He has worked in the oil and gas industry as a geoscientist, employing the techniques of exploration geophysics and geology as needed. Areas of oil and gas exploration activity include the Gulf of Mexico the entire Permian Basin, minus the Eastern Shelf, and the Tatum and Tucumcari Basins of New Mexico. He conducted economic risk analysis of prospects when employed by the Midland District Gulf E&P office. He has also become known for advocating and working to expand the future of geothermal energy production by promoting its development within sedimentary basins, using bypassed hot water from deep oil/gas wells as an energy resource either for on-sight use by the oil and gas industry or for electrical power production and dissemination into the electrical grid as a renewable energy resource. He has proposed and presented a new geothermal power classification system that is linked to the geological environment and has the potential to be better tied to economics of geothermal recovery.

Dr. Erdlac has degrees in structural geology and physics, along with additional educational experience in geophysics both in academic and industrial disciplines. He has conducted exploratory and regional energy investigations for a large number of majors and independents, as a direct employee or as a consultant. He has generated prospects and conducted regional tectonic analyses, generating both subsurface and surface geologic maps using available geologic and geophysical data. He has mentored and taught students when Chair of the nonprofit West Texas Earth Resources Institute and when employed through The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. He has written a number of grants and received financial, data, and software support from federal and state agencies, private industry, and from foundations. He has managed federal and state grants for projects and supervised technical personnel on energy projects.

Dr. Erdlac is an accomplished author and technical presenter to various sized groups and audiences including state and federal agency bodies, with over 100 publications and presentations. He has developed varying skill levels using different software platforms throughout his career. These software platforms include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, GeoGraphix, Geophysical Micro Applications, ProMAX, ESRI ArcView, Petra, Seisvision, Seismic Processing Workshop, MicroDEM, Surfer, Diger, and AutoCAD Light. Through the use of these varied software Dr. Erdlac has come to realize that while there are differences in data input procedures, the similarities are striking between various groupings of software. Learning the different software platforms is similar to driving many different makes of an automobile. The basics are the same, and the importance lies in the ability of the user to learn and apply the variations from one software system to another to “get the job done”.

Chronological Career Experience

2008 – Present. Principal of Erdlac Energy Consulting, Midland, Texas. Dr. Erdlac has been an independent consultant since September, 2008. He has provided service for Lee Engineering in Midland looking at well logs, acquiring scout card / ticket information, organizing data for calculating tops of cement plugs for aquifer protection, and investigating the potential of acquiring shallow oil rights from an old field within the Permian Basin as part of a bypassed oil project. He has gathered well data from the Texas Railroad Commission in Midland related to plugging and water flood projects. Dr. Erdlac also investigated the source of natural water recharge for the Madden Field in the Wind River Basin involving a potential water flood. He looked at acreage in the Marathon overthrust for PreResources out of Denver involving CO2 potential, when the company was considering purchase of available acreage. He has conducted investigation of the buried Ouachita overthrust for Whiting Petroleum in Midland to obtain better structural and tectonic understanding of the deformation processes that were active in various areas of company interest.

Dr. Erdlac has been involved with various geothermal energy projects. He has continued building and working with the Delaware-Val Verde Basin geothermal data base for the purpose of developing procedures for subsurface temperature analysis and determination of heat content for site evaluation. He has given presentations to several oil and gas companies for the purpose of determining their interest level in geothermal evaluation of existing acreage. He has conducted short term work at gathering temperature data, preparing the data for inclusion on a digital map using Surfer and Didger software, and prepared a short report on Gulf Coast geothermal for acreage held by GeoPower Texas Company. Dr. Erdlac has assisted two geothermal companies in writing grants for federal funding of projects: Sierra Geothermal for exploration activities in Nevada and GeoTek for an innovative down-hole heat exchange system. This work resulted in Sierra Geothermal receiving $10 million for exploration of two prospective sites. He assisted in writing a federal grant for IHS as they have considered expanding their services to include temperature and other data related to geothermal energy development. Dr. Erdlac is presently the Industry Vice Chair, and acting Chair, of the Geothermal Energy Committee of the Energy and Minerals Division of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. More recently, Dr. Erdlac has been conducting work in geothermal information gathering for Calnetix, a turbine company located in California.

Dr. Erdlac has conducted preliminary geological investigations for a client regarding a land fill project and the potential of aquifer contamination. He has made recommendations as to what additional work needs to be done to evaluate the location where the environmental concern has been raised.

2007 – 2008. Director, Energy Research & Commercialization for Energy America (EA) and Energy America Geothermal in Midland, Texas. Dr. Erdlac worked in a somewhat autonomous fashion while at Energy America, reporting to the CEO on activities and conducting specific activities when requested. He provided technical expertise and support information and data for geothermal energy development involving geothermal heating and cooling (i.e. geoexchange, geothermal HVAC). This work was focused on identifying published information on near surface rock and soil strata (300 feet) at job sites for using the upper part of the earth as a heat exchange and storage system. He was designing, writing, and organizing an in-house training program for new employee hires that would be directly involved polyethylene pipe emplacement as part of the subsurface geoexchange system. Dr. Erdlac also worked to formalize company testing procedures and other documents as needed. He was acquiring written information as part of a in-house library discussion all aspects of geothermal energy development, with first priority being geoexchange systems. He also suggested job sites for geoexchange activities and implementation where appropriate.

Dr. Erdlac worked on identifying and investigating various geological sites for geothermal power development. This work entailed reviewing existing literature as to past site identification and generating potential lists of prospective sites for more detailed investigation for power generation. Three localities were in greater preparation for further development as power production sites. Dr. Erdlac wrote and spoke to outside professional and general organization on behalf of Energy America and energy production and efficiency. He represented the company as a liaison at various industrial and government meetings.

2002 – 2007. Lecturer and Research Scientist, Center for Energy & Economic Diversification (CEED) of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (UTPB), Odessa, Texas. As a lecturer, Dr. Erdlac taught one course per term for geoscience majors. One course was in the use of ESRI GIS software at an introductory level, and could be taken by both undergraduate and graduate majors in geology or in other disciplines where GSI software might be useful. A second course that he taught was Physical Geology Laboratory for undergraduate majors. These two courses were taught multiple times during his work with the University. He assisted in leading field trips into the Big Bend National Park area for geology majors. He also taught courses in structural geology that included field mapping projects in the Big Bend region over an extended weekend, and an introductory course in basic geophysics.

Dr. Erdlac conceived, planned, and wrote research proposals involving renewable and nonrenewable energy research while with the Center. He acquired over $300,000 from the DOE, the DOC/EDA, and the Texas State Energy Conservation Office in Austin (SECO). The DOE and SECO grants focused on geothermal energy and well temperature data base development and extended past work that Dr. Erdlac had been involved with. The grant from the DOC/EDA focused on a more public discussion of the use of geothermal, solar, and wind energy in West Texas and how the public could more directly use these resources. The geothermal work covered the Delaware and northern part of the Val Verde Basin in West Texas. He supervised a team of students (undergraduate and graduate) and professionals involved with these projects for their timely completion. Reports were written for each of these three grants for public domain access. He also secured long term loans/gifts of geologic well data (Geologic Data Services) and software (Petra) for the University.

Though not directly involved with the mapping, Dr. Erdlac participated in a scoping meeting sponsored by the USGS and the NPS at Big Bend National Park. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the remapping of the entire park on digital base maps as part of an upgrade of available maps for the Park.

1996 – 2002. Chairman and Director of Integrated Research, West Texas Earth Resources Institute (WTERI), Midland, Texas. Dr. Erdlac was co-founder of this 501(c)(3) earth sciences research and teaching institute. He was involved with writing the initial IRS application for WTERI as a nonprofit organization. He conducted various office management responsibilities, including budget development, monthly accounting and financial planning, and legal document development in conjunction with the Institute’s attorney and CPA. He helped developed the Advisory Board and chaired the Board when it met. Dr. Erdlac negotiated and contracted acquisition of seismic, well log information, and geoscience software as gifts, donations, and long-term loans.

Dr. Erdlac co-conceived, co-planned, and co-wrote a 3-year WTERI research project that was funded by 18 different companies for a regional study of the Delaware and northern part of the Val Verde Basin. These companies included Apache Corporation, Wagner & Brown Ltd., Southwest Royalties, Inc., Mobil Exploration & Production, Judson-Edmar, Ensearch Exploration, J. Cleo Thompson, Arco Permian, Vastar Resources, Inc., Bass Enterprises Production Co., Riata Energy, Inc., J.M. Huber Corporation, Shell Onshore Ventures, Inc., Texaco, Forest Oil Corporation, Altura Energy, Conoco, Inc., Spirit Energy 76 (Unocal), and Helmrich & Payne, Inc. This work resulted in a 2-volume manuscript worth $1 million describing regional geology, structure, a detailed tectonic map, reprocessed regional 2-D seismic data, and potential leads within the study area. Twelve of the 18 companies finished the 3-year study and received the final report. During this project Dr. Erdlac supervised training of student research assistants and contract employee activities. He taught students through mentoring about seismic interpretation, structural geology modeling and cross section development, subsurface mapping techniques, oil and gas exploration techniques, and various software applications.

Dr. Erdlac worked with his colleagues in conducting a 9-month proprietary holistic resource characterization land usage study involving oil, natural gas, geothermal energy, water, surface gravels, fossil collecting, and tourism possibilities at a ranch in Pecos County for CDX Gas. He co-authored papers of research results from funded research projects at WTERI. He worked to establish WTERI as a training franchise for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) for training K-12 teachers involving environmental science protocols. He provided written and oral testimony on renewable and nonrenewable energy resources for federal and state representatives and agencies. He also mentored UTPB MS geology students involving field structural and stratigraphic mapping theses.

1995 – 1996. Coordinator and Research Associate Professor, Petroleum Engineering Department and the Center for Applied Petrophysical Studies (CAPS), Texas Tech University, Midland and Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Erdlac was the coordinator of a CAPS office in Midland that was designed to conduct regional exploration style work in the Permian Basin. The office began with a study of the Delaware and Val Verde Basins and eventually became the nonprofit West Texas Earth Resources Institute. He managed the Midland office activities while maintaining ties to TTU billing department and specific faculty members. It was during this time that the 3-year Delaware and Val Verde Basin study was initiated. Dr. Erdlac supervised student research assistants and conducted geophysical processing, interpretation, and other pertinent geologic research.

1993 – 1994. Research Associate, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas. During this time Dr. Erdlac conducted processing and interpretation of seismic data in a 2-year research study along the Delaware Basin and Diablo Platform margin. He presented research results identifying 7 potential hydrocarbon plays in study area at AAPG symposium, becoming co-winner of the A.L. “Al” Cox Award for Best Poster Presentation. He conceived and wrote a proposal for deep basement seismic investigation along the western margin of the Central Basin Platform. Dr. Erdlac acquired seismic reflection data from Western Geophysical for basement research in the Palo Duro Basin.

1992. Instructor, Petroleum Technology Department, Odessa College, Odessa, Texas. Developed, prepared, and taught course material in petroleum technology. Courses involved were treating oilfield emulsions and corrosion control. Dr. Erdlac arranged visiting guest speakers to address the class on specific technical topics. He led field trips to chemical company laboratories to show students the laboratory analysis facilities.

1989-1992. Research Associate & Tutor, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas. Devised and wrote NSF proposal to investigate paleo-stress trajectories as related to faults and fractures using natural strain indicators found in rock outcrop. Dr. Erdlac investigated and authored papers involving structural geology, fracture mechanics, plate bending theory, and linear elastic theory related to targeted structure in the Big Bend region of Texas. He was a guest speaker at several universities in Texas and New Mexico. He conducted one-on-one mentoring of 9-12 students in basic mathematics and beginning calculus.

1985-1988. Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG), Austin, Texas. Interpreted seismic data in the offshore Gulf of Mexico for a Middle to Upper Miocene depositional sequence study that was funded by an industry consortium. He used this data to construct seismic structure maps. Dr. Erdlac organized BEG seismic data from the Texas Panhandle regions and gathered, analyzed, and evaluated geoscience data for a neotectonic study in the Panhandle for a high-level waste isolation site study of salt sequestration of radioactive waste. He was the liaison office for the BEG activities with the DOE involving seismic processing by the The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. He reviewed, edited, and critiqued in-house oil and gas and other publication prior to formal public release on an as needed basis.

1981-1985. Senior Geophysicist, Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co., Midland, Texas. Worked with other team geologists to generate wildcat prospects throughout the Tucumcari and Tatum Basins of New Mexico, and the Palo Duro Basin, Northwest Shelf, Midland, Delaware and Val Verde Basins, and the Central Basin Platform in West Texas. He maintained and generated seismic maps with integration of all available geophysical and geologic data. Dr. Erdlac conducted gravity and magnetic interpretations in conjunction with deep seismic data towards regional subsurface geology analyses and understanding. He recommended purchase of leases, acquisition or purchase of seismic data, the disposition of submittals and company leases, and whether prospects should be drilled or farmed out. He interpreted well logs and generated cross-sections in conjunction with seismic interpretation towards prospect development. He was an on-call supervisor when working in the Central Basin Platform team. Dr. Erdlac was also part of a select 9-member ‘Risk Analysis Team’ for the purpose of technically and economically evaluating all prospects generated within the Midland District Office. This position required conducting analog field investigations, detailed geologic and geophysical analysis of prospects, reservoir size calculations, and economic risk analysis. He represented the company interests on dynamite and Vibroseis acquisition crews, and recommended seismic processing procedures to geophysical technical processing staff. He presented numerous technical findings to management. Dr. Erdlac attended numerous industry training sessions and short courses, including seismic stratigraphy, well log analysis, carbonated stratigraphy, core interpretation, and Vibroseis electronics and manufacture.

1981. Petroleum Geophysicist, Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co., Research Laboratory, Harmarville, Pennsylvania. As part of Gulf’s training program, Dr. Erdlac spent one month in the Pittsburgh area at the basic research laboratory. He worked on a project to co-evaluate the subsurface fracture density, orientation, and control of production of the Little Knife oil field in North Dakota.

1980-1981. Petroleum Geophysicist, Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co., Houston Technical Service Center, Houston, Texas. Dr. Erdlac received intensive in-house geophysical training involving seismic interpretation, mapping, seismic processing, well log analysis, gravity and magnetic modeling, and the use of other proprietary Gulf software and capabilities. He interpreted various sized seismic projects in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. continental shelf, the Far East, offshore Venezuela, and the Ouachita thrust front. He investigated several thousand square miles of data in the Gulf of Mexico using regional seismic data from the mouth of the Mississippi River east to the western margin of Florida, including the Destin Dome area. He developed regional structure and seismic attribute maps during this large regional study.

1980. Geophysicist, Gulf Oil Exploration & Production Co., New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Erdlac began his oil and gas career with Gulf by conducting a seismic interpretation in West Delta Block 27 in the Gulf of Mexico. He generated geophysical prospects for drilling over Federal acreage that Gulf Oil acquired for $24 million. He also participated as an observer in inspections of the site for seismic acquisition by a dynamite crew.

1976. Research Assistant, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Earth & Planetary Science, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Erdlac was hired as the on-site geologist and university representative at the Meadowcroft archeological field camp and rock shelter in southwestern Pennsylvania. He separated and prepared excavated sediments for archeogeology analysis for looking at sediment size in relation to potential climate during the time of and after covering of the rock shelter. He assisted as a temporary excavator while at the rock shelter site on a need basis.

Publications, Reports, Presentations

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2010, Initial implementation of oil field temperature data for calculating formation specific heat content for electric power generation: first approximations: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, in press.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Gross, P., and McDonald, E., 2008, A proposed new geothermal power classification system: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, vol. 32, p. 379-384.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Gross, P., and McDonald, E., 2008, A systematic approach to geothermal power classification: Southern Methodist University Geothermal Energy Utilization Forum: Associated with Oil & Gas Development, Dallas, TX, June 17-18, 13 p.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, A new future for deep depleted wells – Geothermal energy from sedimentary basins: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section SEPM, Transactions 57th Annual Convention, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct. 21-23, p. 179-190.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Armour, L., Lee, R., Snyder, S., Sorensen, M., Matteucci, M., and Horton, J., 2007, Resource assessment status report on geothermal energy within deep sedimentary basins in Texas: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and Gulf Coast Section SEPM, Transactions 57th Annual Convention, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct. 21-23, p. 191-212.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, State policy recommendations for geopowering Texas an example for states to follow in developing their geothermal energy resource on non-Federal acreage: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, vol. 31, p. 595-600.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Armour, L., Lee, R., Snyder, S., Sorensen, M., Matteucci, M., and Horton, J., 2007, Ongoing resource assessment of geothermal energy from deep sedimentary basins in Texas: Proceedings, Thirty-Second Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 22-24, SGP-TR-183.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Trentham, R.C., Armour, L., Lee, R., and Miller, B., 2006, Adding to the geothermal energy portfolio from deep sedimentary basins: in Pritchett, J., Technical Program Chair, Geothermal resources – securing our energy future: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Vol. 30, p. 875-883.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2005, Constraints that affect geothermal electrical power development: in Shevenell, L., Technical Program Chairman, Geothermal energy – The world’s buried treasurer: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Vol. 29, p. 15-21.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2004, Renewable Energy Services: An Examination of U.S. And Foreign Markets – Geothermal Energy: United States International Trade Commission, 4 p.

Swift, D.B. and Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2004, Deep Permeable Strata Geothermal Energy (DPSGE): Giant Heat Reserves Within Deep Sedimentary Basins: Untapped Energy Potential In Permian Basin Strata Revisited: West Texas Geological Society.

Erdlac Jr., R.J. and Swift, D.B., 2004, Deep Permeable Strata Geothermal Energy (DPSGE): Tapping Giant Heat Reservoirs Within Deep Sedimentary Basins: An Example From Permian Basin Carbonate Strata: in Shook, G.M., Technical Program Chairman, Geothermal energy – The Reliable renewable: Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, Vol. 28, p. 327-331.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2002, Geothermal springs: Geologic resource monitoring parameters, National Park Service Geologic Resources Division.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2000, Future of the Texas oil and gas industry: Technology and skilled personnel availability: in Texas Energy Coordination Council, eds., Report to the Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee on the future of the Texas oil and natural gas production industry: Volume II, public testimony, section 2-b.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., and Swift, D.B., 2000, Modeling Tectonic Structures By Synthetic Seismic Construction: Comparison With Local Fold And Thrust Front Development In The Permian Basin Province, in DeMis, W.D., Nelis, M.K., and Trentham, R.C., The Permian Basin: Proving ground for tomorrow’s technologies: West Texas Geological Society, Pub. 00-109, p. 149-156.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., and Erdlac, R.J., 2000, Preliminary Report On Curved Fractures Near Faults As Related To Fluid Extraction in DeMis, W.D., Nelis, M.K., and Trentham, R.C., The Permian Basin: Proving ground for tomorrow’s technologies: West Texas Geological Society, Pub. 00-109, p. 137-148.

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 1999, Geothermal energy overview and deep permeable strata geothermal energy (DPSGE) resources in the Permian Basin, in Grace, D.T. and Hinterlong, G.D., ed., The Permian Basin: Providing Energy For America: West Texas Geological Society Fall Symposium, Publication 99-106, p.113-118.

Henry, C.D., Muehlberger, W.R., McCormick, C.L., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Kink, M.J., Davis, L.L., Smith, C.I., 1996, Synthesis and directions for further research, in Henry, C.D., and Muehlberger, W.R., eds., Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigation No. 240, p. 151-159.

Henry, C.D., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1996, Basin and Range fault system, in Henry, C.D., and Muehlberger, W.R., eds., Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigation No. 240, p. 137-143.

Henry, C.D., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1996, Black Mesa dome and intrusion, in Henry, C.D., and Muehlberger, W.R., eds., Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigation No. 240, p. 105-108.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1996, Laramide deformation of the Solitario area, in Henry, C.D., and Muehlberger, W.R., eds., Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism: The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Report of Investigation No. 240, p. 47-57.

Henry, C.D., Muehlberger, W.R., and McCormick, C.L. with contributions by Davis, L.L., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Kunk, M.J., and Smith, C.I., 1994, Geology of the Solitario dome, Trans-Pecos Texas: Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic sedimentation, tectonism, and magmatism, in Laroche, T.M., and Viveiros, J.J., eds., Structure and tectonics of the Big Bend area and southern Permian Basin, Texas, West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-95, p. 163-164.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., Reeves, J.J., and Schoellkopf, A.P., 1994, Preliminary investigation of the Diablo Platform-Delaware Basin margin, Trans-Pecos Texas, Part II: An seismic perspective, in Laroche, T.M., and Viveiros, J.J., eds., Structure and tectonics of the Big Bend area and southern Permian Basin, Texas, West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-95, p. 129-137.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., Reeves, J.J., and Schoellkopf, A.P., 1994, Preliminary investigation of the Diablo Platform-Delaware Basin margin, Trans-Pecos Texas, Part I: An historic perspective, in Laroche, T.M., and Viveiros, J.J., eds., Structure and tectonics of the Big Bend area and southern Permian Basin, Texas, West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-95, p. 121-128.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., and Reeves, J.J., 1994, History, tectonic, and hydrocarbons: The need for a new paradigm in the Diablo Platform-Delaware Basin region, in Gibbs, J.F., ed., Synergy equals energy – Teams, tools, and techniques: West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-94, p. 171-173.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1994, Laramide paleostress trajectories from stylolites in the Big Bend Region, in Laroche, M.T., and Viveiros, J., eds., Structure and tectonics of the Big Bend Region: West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-95, p. 165-187.

Swift, D.B., Reeves, J.J., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Barrow, K.T., and Schoellkopf, A.P., 1994, Exploration Potential of the Diablo Platform-Delaware Basin Margin, Trans-Pecos Texas: New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources Bulletin 150, p. 53-69; reprinted in Gibbs, J.F., ed., Synergy equals energy – Teams, tools, and techniques: West Texas Geological Society Publication 94-94, p. 147-163.

Henry, C.D., Muehlberger, W.R., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Price, J.G., and Dickerson, P.W., and Corry, C.E., 1994, Geology of the Solitario, Trans-Pecos Texas (Geological Society of America Special Paper 250): Discussion and reply: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, p. 560-569.

Corry, C.E., Stevens, J.B., and Herrin, E., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Henry, C.D., 1994, A Laramide age push-up block: the structures and formation of the Terlingua-Solitario structural block, Big Bend Region, Texas: Discussion and reply: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 106, no. 4, p. 553-559.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1993, Small-scale structures in the Guadalupe Mountains region: Implication for Laramide stress trends in the Permian Basin: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 44th Field Conference, Carlsbad Region, New Mexico and West Texas, p. 167-174.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 1992, A mathematical model of push-up block formation; an example from the Big Bend Region, Texas, U.S.A.: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 97, no. B7, p. 11,073-11,083.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1992, Comments on “Some thoughs on the automated generation and selection of hypotheses in the Earth Sciences”: Mathematical Geology, v. 24, no. 4, p. 451-453.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1990, A Laramide age push-up block: the structures and formation of the Terlingua-Solitario structural block, Big Bend Region, Texas: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 102, no. 8, p. 1065-1076.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1989, Tectonic model of the Terlingua Uplift, Big Bend region, Trans-Pecos Texas: West Texas Geological Society, v. 29, no. 2, p. 5-10.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1989, Tectonic model of the Terlingua uplift, Big Bend Region, Trans-Pecos Texas: West Texas Geological Society, v. 29, p. 5-10.

Dengo, C.A. and Anderson, T.H., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Sandstrom, M.A., 1986, Comment and Reploy on “Late-Cretaceous allochthons and Post-Cretaceous strike-slip displacement along the Cuilco-Chixoy-Polochic fault, Guatemala”: Tectonics, v. 5, p. 469-472.

Anderson, T.H., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Sandstrom, M.A., 1985, Late-Cretaceous allochthons and Post-Cretaceous strike-slip displacement along the Cuilco-Chixoy-Polochic fault, Guatemala: Tectonics, v. 4, p. 453-475.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Anderson, T.H., 1982, The Chixoy-Polochic fault and its associated fractures in western Guatemala: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 93, no. 1, p. 57-67.

Books / Reports

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, GeoPowering Texas: A report to the Texas State Energy Conservation Office on developing the geothermal energy resource of Texas: The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification, SECO Contract No. CM540, 162 p + cd rom.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2006, A resource assessment of geothermal energy resources for converting deep gas wells in carbonate strata into geothermal extraction wells: A Permian Basin evaluation (Year 1 progress report): The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification, DOE # DE-FG36-05GO85023, 113 p + 69 e-files.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Snyder, S.P., and Patton, C., 2006, West Texas renewable energy strategies: Natural and human resources: The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification, DOC-EDA # 08-06-04006, 2,297 p. + cd rom.

Barker, D.S., Duex, T.W., Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Kinsland, G.L., Lehman, T.M., Mandel, R.D., Parker, D.F., Purchase, C., Urbanczyk, K.M., White, J.C. (ed.), and Zak, J., 2002, The geology of Big Bend National Park: What have we learned since Maxwell and others (1967): Geological Society of America South-Central Meeting, Field Trip Guidebook, April 2002, p.67.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Swift, D.B., 2000, Investigation Of Earth Resources Potential Of The Elsinore Ranch, Pecos County, Texas: Investigation Of The Hydrocarbon And Geothermal Potential Within The Elsinore-Pikes Peak-GMW-Sierra Madera Region With Initial Focus On Wolfcamp, Devonian, And Ellenburger Formations: West Texas Earth Resources Institute, 1999-2000 Industry Associates Program (unpublished report).

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1998, Exploration potential of the Middle and Lower Paleozoic of the southern Delaware and northern Val Verde Basins and their Central Basin Platform margin, Permian Basin, West Texas: West Texas Earth Resources Institute, 1995-98 Industry Associates Program (unpublished report), Volume 1, 270 p. + maps + cd rom; Volume 2, 359 p.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1998, Big Bend field trip structural types and hydrocarbons: Folds, faults, and fractures (Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Zaeff, G., eds.): Permian Basin Section-SEPM Guidebook Publication 98-40, 197 p.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1994, Big Bend field trip (Vanderhill, A.L., and Leaf, G.A., eds.): Mobile Oil Corporation, November 2-5, 373 p.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1988, Structural development of the Terlingua Uplift, Brewster and Presidio Counties, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D. Dissertation, 404 p.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1979, A study of the Choxoy-Polochic fault and its nature in western Guatemala: University of Pittsburgh, M.S. Thesis, 218 p.

Abstracts

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2005, Oil – Gas – Geothermal – An Energy Triad Part I: A New Energy And Economic Future In Texas: SW Section AAPG.

Swift, D.B., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Sanyal, S.K., 2005, Oil – Gas – Geothermal – An Energy Triad Part II: Heat Energy And Risk Mitigation In Delaware-Val Verde Basin Reservoirs: SW Section AAPG.

Swift, D.B., Meksvahn, S., Whelan, R., Erdlac, Jr., R.J., and Swift, A., 2005, A new meme for the hydrocarbon/energy industry, AAPG.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 2002, The Big Bend region as laboratory for mapping the relation of structures to paleostress field trajectory: South-Central GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 3.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Swift, D.B., 2002, Synthetic seismic modeling within the buried Marathon complex, Terrell and Pecos Counties, Texas: South-Central GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 3.

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2002, Deep permeable strata geothermal energy as a new energy source in the Delaware and Val Verde Basins of West Texas: South-Central GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 3.

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1999, The Medieval Optimum, the Little Ice Age, and global warming: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Abilene, p. 111.

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1999, Ice cores and global warming: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Abilene, p. 110.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Swift, D.B., 1999, A brief history of Permian Basin tectonics: More than “Just Permo-Penn”: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Abilene, p. 97.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1998, Structural types and hydrocarbons; folds, faults, and fractures: Emphasizing examples from the Big Bend area: Permian Basin Section SEPM, WTGS Bulletin, v. 37, no. 7, p. 13.

Swift, D.B., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Reeves, J.J., 1998, Threshold parameters and institutional memory: Diverse concepts applied to management: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Wichita Falls, p. 148.

Swift, D.B., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Reeves, J.J., 1998, Proposed thermal model for deep fresh water in the Val Verde and Delaware Basins: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Wichita Falls, p. 148.

Reeves, J.J., Robertson, R., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Swift, D.B., 1998, Reprocessed Results of vintage seismic data from the Val Verde Basin overthrust region, West Texas: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Wichita Falls, p. 147.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., and Reeves, J.J., 1998, Limitations of reflection seismic technology in imaging complex structural terrain as defined by synthetic seismic modeling: AAPG Southwest Section Convention Transactions and Abstracts, Wichita Falls, p. 145.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1997, The Precambrian – Important for Permian Basin oil and gas?: AAPG Southwest Section, San Angelo, p 12.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Reeves, J.J., and Swift, D.B., 1996, New frontiers in old producing areas: Two West Texas examples: AAPG Annual Convention, v. 5, p. A42-A43.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1996, Paleostress field trajectories in Transpecos Texas: An ancient analog to neotectonic processes: GSA South-Central Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 28, p12.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., and Reeves, J.J., 1995, Tectono-stratigraphic interpretation, DBGS-114, Delaware Basin: AAPG Southwest Section, Dallas/Fort Worth.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 1994, Paleostress field trajectories as defined by natural strain gauges and stress load conditions: The First North American Rock Mechanics Symposium Poster Session Abstracts, Austin, p. 29-32.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1993, Laramide tectonics in Texas: How far east?: GSA South-Central Section Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, no. 1, p. 9.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1992, Maintaining research privileges: Geotimes, October, p. 4.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 1991, Analysis of faulting parallel to maximum compressive loading direction using linear elasticity and fracture mechanics: Example from Laramide-age push-up structure, Big Bend Region, Texas: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, v. 23, no. 4, p. 20.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 1990, Critical buckling stress in the Santa Elena Limestone as related to a Laramide-age push-up block, Big Bend Region, Texas: Geological Society of America, 1990 Annual Meeting, v. 22, no. 7, p. 271.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1990, Evidence for variable paleostress trajectories across local and regional structures: Examples from Laramide deformation, Trans-Pecos Texas: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, v. 22, no. 1, p. 5.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1989, Evidence for a single Laramide compressive event with variable paleostress trajectories, Trans-Pecos Texas: Transitions, American Geophysical Union, v. 70, no. 43, p. 1341.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1989, Magnitude of the Laramide maximum compressive stress on the Terlingua uplift, Big Bend Region, Texas: Geologcal Society of America, Abstract Programs, 1989 Annual Meeting, v. 21, no. 6, p. 149.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1989, Field evidence for Laramide deformation and tectonic development of the Terlingua uplift, Big Bend Region, Texas: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, South-Central Section, 23rd Annual Meeting, v. 21, no. 1, p. 10.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1988, Structural and tectonic analysis of the Terlingua monocline/uplift: Big Bend National Park Research Newsletter, p. 20.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1986, Abilene Minimum-a Precambrian boundary with Paleozoic reactivation: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, Southeastern Section, 35th Annual Meeting, and South-Central Section, 20th Annual Meeting, v. 18, no. 3, p. 219.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1984, Reactivation of a Precambrian feature during Paleozoic time: Permian Basin Section SEPM Symposium on “The geologic evolution of the Permian Basin”, p. 13-14.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Anderson, T.H., 1982, The Chixoy-Polochic fault and its associated fractures in western Guatemala: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, South-Central Section, 13th Annual Meeting, v. 2, no. 2, p. 147.

Anderson, T.H., Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Sandstrom, M., 1980, Post-Cretaceous strike-slip offset along the Chixoy-Polochic fault zone, Guatemala: Geological Society of America, Abstract Programs, 1980 Annual Meeting, v. 12, no. 7, p. 379.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Anderson, T.H., 1979, The Chixoy-Polochic fault in western Guatemala: GSA South-Central, 13th Meeting, v. 11, no. 2, p. 147.

Posters / Presentations

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2010, Direct use or not direct use: Closed loop heat storage: NM Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Dept., Geothermal Regulations Stakeholder Meeting, Santa Fe, May 5.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, Implementing oil field temperature data for formation specific heat content: Geothermal Energy Utilization Associated with Oil & Gas Development, SMU Geothermal Laboratory, November 3-4.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’: Petroleum Accountants Society of the Permian Basin, Midland, TX, September 15.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’: SPE Reservoir Study Group, Midland, TX, May 28.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’: NM Geothermal Energy Working Group, NM Tech Campus, Socorro, NM, May 20.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’: Clean Technology Conference 2009, Houston, TX, May 4.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, Expanding worldwide geothermal power production – The case for geothermal energy from sedimentary basins: Clean Technology Conference 2009, Houston, TX, May 4.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Berndt, L., Melzer, S., Melacon, S., and Cook, J., 2009, Energy in Texas: An industry perspective (panel discussion): Texas Economic Development Council 2009 Spring Conference, Midland, TX, April 30.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’: Southwest Section AAPG Annual Meeting, Midland, TX, April 27.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Trentham, R., Armour, L., Lee, R., and Miller, B., 2009, Adding to the geothermal energy portfolio from deep sedimentary basins: Southwest Section AAPG Annual Meeting, Midland, TX, April 27.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2009, The business of geothermal power: From conventional to unconventional…’Sedimentary Basins’ (ORIG: The generation of hydrothermal energy from abandoned oil and gas wells): Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists – Midland Chapter, January 21.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2008, Geothermal energy – It’s importance for electrical power efficiency and generation in an energy transitional society: Association of Energy Engineers Austin & San Antonio Chapter, May 27.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2008, Electricity production West Texas – An example for New Mexico; New Mexico Geothermal Energy Working Group, Santa Fe, NM, May 13.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Trentham, R., Armour, L., Lee, R., and Miller, B., 2008, Deep Permian Basin geothermal electric power production: A first year assessment; American Association Petroleum Geologists Theme X – Alternative Energy: Geothermal Resources, San Antonio, TX, April 20-23.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2008, GeoPowering Texas: Texas House Energy Resources Committee, Austin, TX, April 16.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2008, Geothermal energy – Its importance for Texas energy development: TREIA Texas Forum – The Renewable Energy Frontier: Developing America’s Largest Renewable Resource Region, pre-GlobalCon Forum, March 18.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, Geothermal energy – Its importance for electrical power conservation and generation in an energy transitional society: Association of Energy Engineers Albuquerque Chapter, Nov. 13.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, A new future for deep depleted wells – Geothermal energy from sedimentary basins: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and gulf Coast Section SEPM, Transactions 57th Annual Convention, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct. 21-23.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Armour, L., Lee, R., Snyder, S., Sorensen, M., Matteucci, M., and Horton, J., 2007, Resource assessment status report on geothermal energy within deep sedimentary basins in Texas: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies and gulf Coast Section SEPM, Transactions 57th Annual Convention, Corpus Christi, Texas, Oct. 21-23.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., and Gross, P., 2007, Stranded geothermal energy: It’s importance for electrical power conservation and generation in an energy transitional society: GeoPowering The West – Geothermal Investors’ Forum, Montrose, Colorado, Oct. 19.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, Geothermal energy – State policy recommendations for geopowering Texas – An example for states to follow in developing their geothermal energy resource on non-Federal acreage: Geothermal Resources Council, ‘Renewable Baseload Energy: Geothermal Heat Pumps to Engineered Reservoirs’.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., Armour, L., Lee, R., Snyder, S., Sorensen, M., Matteucci, M., and Horton, J., 2007, Status report on the geothermal resource assessment in Texas sedimentary basins as conducted at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Center for Energy and Economic Diversification: Southern Methodist University Geothermal Energy Utilization Conference ‘07’.

Erdlac, Jr., R.J., 2007, State policy recommendations for geopowering Texas – An example for states to consider in developing their geothermal energy resource on non-federal acreage: Southern Methodist University Geothermal Energy Utilization Conference ‘07’.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2006, Texas geothermal energy – A new profit commodity for the oil and gas industry: AAPG National Meeting, Houston, TX.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2005, The Future Of Geo-Thermal And Alternative Energy In The Permian Basin: West Texas Economic Development Forum, Midland, TX.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Swift, D.B., 2004, Deep Permeable Strata Geothermal Energy (DPSGE): Tapping Giant Heat Reservoirs Within Deep Sedimentary Basins – An Example From Permian Basin Carbonate Strata, Geothermal Resources Council.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2000, Research; Development; Professionals: Where Are They?: presented by invitation to the Railroad Commission of Texas, 51st Annual State Of The Oil And Gas Industry Meeting, Austin.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 2000, Future Of The Texas Oil And Gas Industry: Technology And Skilled Personnel Availability: presented by invitation to members of the Texas Energy Coordination Council, and the Senate Natural Resources Committee, Austin.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., Swift, D.B., Crain, C., Lunceford, B., and Swift, A., 2000, Geothermal Energy: Overview And Deep Permeable Strata Geothermal Energy (DPSGE) Resources In The Permian Basin: AAPG Southwest Section Convention, Midland.

Swift, D.B., and Erdlac, R.J., Jr., 1999, Ice cores and global warming: AAPG Southwest Section Convention, Abilene.

Erdlac, R.J., Jr., and Erdlac, R.J., 1994, Paleostress field trajectories as defined by natural strain gauges and load conditions: The First North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Austin.

FUNDED RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS

(total funding of over $11,568,000)

Alum Innovative Exploration Project – $5,000,000 from DOE – Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program – funding for exploration support of Sierra Geothermal Power, Inc.

Silver Peak Innovative Exploration Project – $5,000,000 from DOE – Recovery Act: Geothermal Technologies Program – funding for exploration support of Sierra Geothermal Power, Inc.

GeoPowering Texas: A report to the Texas State Energy Conservation Office on developing the geothermal energy resource of Texas – $40,000 from SECO

A resource assessment of geothermal energy resources for converting deep gas wells in carbonate strata into geothermal extraction wells: A Permian Basin evaluation (Year 1 progress report) – $194,458 from DOE for 1-year study of 3-year project

West Texas renewable energy strategies: Natural and human resources – $115,000 + matching from DOC-EDA.

Manufacturing Design for Self-Contained Geomagmatic Power Plant – $125,000 collaborative project (Dr. Joseph Beno, Center for Electromechanics; Dr. Richard Erdlac, UTPB/CEED).

Exploration Potential Of The Middle And Lower Paleozoic Of The Southern Delaware And Central Basin Platform Margin, Permian Basin, West Texas – $920,000 of industrial funding for 3-year study.

Investigation Of The Hydrocarbon And Geothermal Potential Within The Elsinore-Pikes Peak-GMW-Sierra Madera Region With Initial Focus On Wolfcamp, Devonian, And Ellenburger Formations – $82,000 of industrial funding for 7-month study.

Implementation Of A Science Research Outreach Program For K-12 Student Education Enrichment In West Texas Schools – $35,000 from The Helen Greathouse Charitable Trust; $2,000 from Phillips Petroleum.

Implementation Of The GLOBE Program For The Purpose Of Increasing Science, Math, And Computer Technology Skills Of Minority Students In West Texas Communities – $55,100 from The Meadows Foundation ($16,800 for 1st year; $38,300 for 2nd year).

DATA GRANTS

(total valued at over $1,800,000)

Industry standard 1:500,000 gravity and magnetic data of Central and Western Texas and Southeastern New Mexico from Chevron, USA.

140 miles of reflection seismic data in Palo Duro Basin from Western Geophysical.

1,500 miles of reflection seismic data in Delaware and Val Verde Basins from Mobil and Unocal (Spirit Energy); valued at over $1.5 million.

30,000 well spots and well call data from Geological Data Services.

Long term software loans from GMA, Neuralog, Geographix, Green Mountain Geophysical, Parallel Geoscience Corporation, Dawson Geophysical Company, and Parallel Geoscience Corporation.

CONTINUED EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Dr. Erdlac has attended numerous meetings and presentations hosted by various organizations such as West Texas Geological Society, Permian Basin Section SEPM, AAPG, and other organizations. Below are listed specific courses attended by Dr. Erdlac that were taught in a more formalized manner.

Geophysical Techniques in Geothermal Exploration – Geothermal Resources Council – 2007

Formation Evaluation I, Fundamentals of Well Logging – Gulf Oil E&P – 1981-1985

Formation Evaluation II, Basic Quantitative Analysis – Gulf Oil E&P – 1981-1985

Recognition of Sand Depositional Environments From Well Logs – Gulf Oil E&P – 1981-1985

Guadalupe Mountains Field Guide – Gulf Oil E&P – 1981-1985

Interpretation of the Conventional Electric Surveys – Gulf Oil E&P – 1982

The Fundamentals of Core Analysis – Core Lab – 1981-1985

Evaporite Workshop – Gulf Oil E&P – 1981-1985

Permian Basin Cores-A Workshop – PBS-SEPM Core Workshop #2 – 1983

Drill Stem Testing in the Permian Basin – Halliburton Services – 1981-1985

Gravity and Magnetics – Gulf Oil E&P – 1980-1981

Borehole Gravity Surveys – SEG Short Course – 1981