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The Wise Report

The Railroad Commission is seeking stakeholder input on our first-ever oil and gas monitoring and enforcement strategic plan. This plan assesses the most effective use of the agency's resources to ensure public safety and environmental protection. The draft was developed by an RRC multi-disciplinary team and can be found at: http://www.rrc.texas.gov/media/44365/draft-og-strategic-plan-fy2019_final-draft.pdf Using a web-based survey tool, the Commission is accepting public comments on the first draft plan until 5 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018. To submit comments online, complete the survey at: https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4227181/Oil-and-Gas-Division-Monitoring-and-Enforcement-Plan-Comments Written comments also will be accepted and may be sent to: Oil and Gas Strategic Plan Comments/Oil and [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:26:18-05:00March 31st, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-Texas Scholarship Committee Chair Announces 2018 Texas Scholarship Award Selections

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced that three Texas Section scholarships have been awarded to the following students in Texas: 2018 Gene M. Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00) Amanda Labrado, University of Texas at El Paso, Geology Department, Texas; (Essay); Recommended by Benjamin Brunner, Ph. D., University of Texas at El Paso; Presentation by Michael Jacobs (District I - AIPG Texas Section (Left), with Department Chairman James Kubicki, Ph.D. (Right); Photo taken by Ben Brunner, Ph. D., Advisor and Sponsor).(Shoemaker Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:29:06-05:00March 27th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Update: Report to Texas AIPG Members on GeoDayz – 2018

Members of the Texas Section of AIPG: Update: An article on GeoDayz - 2018 by the Editor of the TPG is about to be released (more). See pages 42-43 (PDF pages 44-45). Also, University of Houston published a news item on their participation in GeoDayz (more). This is a report to you on how GeoDayz -2018 went in Nacogdoches, Texas this past February. Hosted this year by Hydrex Environmental, Inc. and its Founder, Glen A. Collier*, P.G., C.P.G., the various presentations and demonstrations were contributed by seven Hydrex staff members with contributions and demonstrations also made by AIPG-TX President Henry [...]

By Editor|2025-11-04T17:11:12-06:00March 14th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Professional & Student Training for Texas Members of the AIPG

In case you missed our e-mail, President Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G. sent out an announcement to all members of AIPG Texas Section this morning, as follows: Announcement from the AIPG-TX This email is to let you know that we have finalized a deal with Midwest Geosciences for bringing on-demand webinars related to hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and engineering geology to all professional and student members of the AIPG in Texas…. Now at special rates. These are just some of the subjects receiving the most interest in our AIPG-TX membership survey of your interests conducted last fall concerning online training resources and [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:33:26-05:00February 14th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-Texas Proud to Host GeoDayz

Registration Announcement American Institute of Professional Geologists – Texas Section is Proud to Host GeoDayz WHEN: February 24 and 25, 2018 Sessions Begin Daily at 9:00 a.m. Mixer @ 5 p.m. Feb. 24, 2018 Guest Speaker for GeoDayz Event: Kevin Stafford, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University (here).

By Editor|2025-08-05T16:57:17-05:00February 8th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

We all know to call 811 to mark underground lines before digging or drilling below 16 inches. House Bill 1818, the Commission's Sunset Bill passed by the 85th Legislature last year, gives RRC authority over damage incidents on interstate pipelines that cross state boundaries. Previously, the Commission's damage prevention authority was limited to intrastate pipelines that begin and end in Texas. Effective February 12, 2018, excavators are required to notify the pipeline operator by calling the 811 notification center as soon as possible about any damage incidents, but no later than one hour after an incident. Excavators will also [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:36:10-05:00February 3rd, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

President Wise Appoints First Student Councilor-at-Large to AIPG Texas Board

President Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., announced last night at the regular monthly meeting of the Texas Section Board that he has appointed William C. Farrell, a graduate student in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of Rice University in Houston, Texas as the first Student Councilor-at-Large of the Texas Section of the AIPG. In 2016, Mr. Farrell was awarded a Shoemaker Scholarship by the Texas Section of the AIPG (more). Before he came to Rice, he attended The University of Miami for his Bachelor’s degree where he graduated cum laude and with honors, double majoring in Geological Sciences and Ecosystem Science [...]

By Editor|2025-11-04T17:20:02-06:00January 19th, 2018|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Section AIPG President Wise Appoints Dr. Regina Capuano, P.G. as a Councilor-at-Large

Henry Wise just announced that he has appointed Dr. Regina Capuano, P.G. to the position of Councilor-at-Large of the Texas Section of the AIPG. She is widely known as an outstanding Professor at the University of Houston’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Over the years she has mentored more than 20 students for their M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Her primary areas of research are in hydrogeology and geology related to sedimentary-basin fluid flow associated with oil field systems, hydrogeology of fluvial-deltaic sediments, shale permeability, bioremediation, uranium genesis and geothermal fluid exploration. For additional information, see her biography and [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:39:14-05:00December 28th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Section AIPG Invites more than 50 Geology (and Earth Science) Department Chairs at Texas Universities to Encourage Student Scholarship Applications

Glen A. Collier, P.G, C.P.G., and Chair of the AIPG-TX Scholarship Committee, announced today that AIPG-TX will once again award scholarships to outstanding geology students in the year 2018 (more). Scholarships consist of $1,000 each to outstanding undergraduate majors (a Foss Scholarship) and $2,500 each to outstanding graduate students (the Shoemaker Scholarship) in geological sciences enrolled in a Texas university. Winners of the scholarship awards are based on non-academic achievement, scholastic performance, recommendations of a professor, and a written essay. See previous winners (more). Preliminary notice of the 2018 scholarships has been sent to over 50 department chairs and other [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:39:48-05:00December 15th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

President Wise Appoints the New District II Representative

Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the Texas Section of AIPG, announced this afternoon the appointment of Robert S. Kier, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G., as the new District II Representative. After an extensive search, Rima Petrossian, Ph.D., P.G., C.P.G., AIPG-TX Vice President - Western Texas, vetted a number candidates for the position and ultimately recommended Dr. Kier to President Wise as the outstanding candidate. Mr. Wise accepted the recommendation and made the announcement of the appointment to Dr. Kier today. Mr. Wise said that he is pleased to have Dr. Kier and his many years of professional experience and accomplishments [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T18:41:23-05:00December 14th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|