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IBA 2018 Rocky Mountain Section

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Rocky Mountain Section

Anna Sheldon Phelps Coordinator

Clayton Schultz Coordinator

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New Mexico Tech

SemiFinals 1st Place

Colorado School of Mines

SemiFinals 2nd Place

Brigham Young University - Idaho

SemiFinals 3rd Place

Brigham Young University
USA - Rocky Mountain Section - Utah

SemiFinals 3rd Place Brigham Young University - Idaho
USA - Rocky Mountain Section - Idaho

SemiFinals 2nd Place Colorado School of Mines
USA - Rocky Mountain Section - Colorado

SemiFinals 1st Place New Mexico Tech
USA - Rocky Mountain Section - New Mexico

University of North Dakota
USA - Rocky Mountain Section - North Dakota

  • Participating in the IBA competition was such a uniquely challenging and exciting experience and I would encourage anyone who is considering a career in the energy industry to pursue this opportunity. The first step of organizing and assembling UK's first IBA team was a challenge in itself. We started as relatively inexperienced team with minimal petroleum-specific training and education. Fortunately, we were surrounded by academic and industry mentors who supported and encouraged us through the entire process. By the end of the competition, the five of us were comfortable and confident in our new skills and abilities as petroleum geoscientists. Through the support of AAPG and its sponsors, we were provided access to industry-leading software and data that we would otherwise not have access too. Having such an extensive dataset and a limited amount of time required us to not only fully understand the components of petroleum systems, but also be able to interpret them and collaborate as a team, creating goals and assigning tasks based on the assessed strengths of each individual. The competition is an intensive exercise that allows students to experience the processes involved in petroleum exploration in a more tangible way than the classroom can facilitate. This program has provided an excellent jump-start to my career in the industry and I am proud to say that I played a role in initiating participation in the program at the University of Kentucky.

    Phil Wolfe 2014 University of Kentucky
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