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IBA 2014 Gulf Coast Section

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Once Was Not Enough: UL Lafayette Makes IBA History 01 May, 2014

Aggie Geoscientists place second in Gulf Coast AAPG IBA Competition 22 April, 2014

UL geology team wins first in Imperial Barrel competition 07 April, 2014

UNO Imperial Barrel Award Team Honored at Regional Competition 27 March, 2014

UH Team Places Third in Field of 13 Universities in AAPG Gulf Coast Imperial Barrel Award Regional Competition 25 March, 2014

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2014 Gulf Coast Section First Place Winner

Daniel Sutton, Jolie Helm, Sam Ely, Nicholas Geyer, Jordy Babineaux, Dr. Brian E. Lock, advisor

AAPG IBA Team

Texas A&M University

2014 Gulf Coast Section Second Place Winner

AAPG IBA Team

University of Houston

2014 Gulf Coast Section Third Place Winner 

Auburn University
Gulf Coast Section - Alabama

Louisiana State University
Gulf Coast Section - Louisiana

Mississippi State University
Gulf Coast Section - Mississippi

Rice University
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

Stephen F. Austin State University
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

2014 Gulf Coast Section Second Place Winner Texas A&M University
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

The University of Texas at Austin
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

Tulane University
Gulf Coast Section -

University of Alabama
Gulf Coast Section - Alabama

2014 Gulf Coast Section Third Place Winner University of Houston
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

2014 Gulf Coast Section First Place Winner University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Gulf Coast Section - Louisiana

University of New Orleans
Gulf Coast Section - Louisiana

University of Texas - San Antonio
Gulf Coast Section - Texas

CAB Sponsors:

Region Sponsors:

  • Anadarko (PATRON)
  • Badger Oil Corp (SPONSOR)
  • Bennett Systems Ltd. (SPONSOR)
  • bp (GOLD)
  • Carrizo oil & Gas Inc. (PATRON)
  • Martin Cassidy (SPONSOR)
  • Core Laboratories (PATRON)
  • ExxonMobil (IRON)
  • Freeport McMoran Oil & Gas (IRON)
  • GCAGS (IRON)
  • Houston Geological Society (SILVER)
  • Hydrate International (PATRON)
  • Marathon (BRONZE)
  • New Orleans Geological Society (PATRON)
  • Schlumberger (IRON)

  • IBA was the best academic experience I had in graduate school for several reasons. Firstly, it helped me see the value of teamwork in a challenging situation. Everyone has to work in a team at some point in their academic career but never to this level. Working on the IBA project made me realize that an individual could not complete the work required to excel at the task at hand but rather a team could succeed by cooperating and contributing to a common goal while focusing on individual pieces of the project. This has led me to be open about the advice and guidance that I’ve been given since then, which I believe has made me more successful. Secondly, IBA looks great on a resume, the experience you get in IBA is hard to replicate in a classroom. Companies know that and having IBA on your resume makes you stand out among a crowd of other applicants. It is hard work and long hours, but at the end of the day it is well worth it if you put forth a product that makes your team proud. Finally, the absolute number one reason you should do IBA is because it is the best way to experience a career in energy. Since doing IBA I’ve had the pleasure of interning in Houston, an internship that I most likely got because of my IBA experience. I can honestly say I would have been half as prepared for my internship had I not done IBA. Examples are from small things such as being able to use industry terminology correctly and fluidly in a conversation to overall arching principles such as how to begin evaluating prospects and the work flow that goes into a prospect from beginning until end. I learned more about the petroleum industry in one semester of competing in IBA than my entire undergraduate/graduate education combined. That’s why everyone interested in a job in the petroleum industry should be fighting for a spot on an IBA team. It’s the most real and rewarding experience you will have before you graduate.

    Sarah Allen 2014 Texas Christian University
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