Roger D. Shew

 

Office: 601 S. College Rd., Dept. of Geography and Geology

UNC-Wilmington, Wilmington, N.C. 28403

(910) 962-7676    shewr@uncw.edu

 

 

Academic Degrees

 

M.S. Education, University of Houston, 1996

 

M.S. Geology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1979

 

B.A. Earth Sciences (Honors) with Biology, UNC-Wilmington, 1976

 

Relevant Academic Experience

 

2000 – Present          Lecturer, Depts. of Geography and Geology and Environmental Science

                                    UNC-Wilmington

 

Courses taught include undergraduate (Introductory Geology, Oceanography, Environmental Geology, Dynamic Earth, Global Issues in Environmental Sciences, and Senior Seminar in Environmental Sciences, and Labs in Introductory Geology, Historical Geology, and Environmental Geology) and graduate (Seismic Stratigraphy, Subsurface and Petroleum Geology, Field Sedimentology, Field Geology Seminar to New Mexico, and Environmental Sciences Seminar).

 

2000 – Present          Lab Coordinator, Depts. of Geography and Geology and Environmental Science, UNC-Wilmington

 

Lab coordinator for Introductory Geology and Environmental Geology. Duties include preparing labs and instructing and supervising Teaching Assistants. I have developed new labs for both courses and written a Lab Manual for Environmental Geology. I am in the process of writing a lab manual for Introductory Geology.

 

Spring 2000               Geology Instructor, Brunswick Community College

 

1997 – 1998                Geology/Petroleum Geology Instructor

                                    University of Houston Petroleum Engineering Dept.

 

Petroleum Engineering/Geology course taught as part of the graduate program

 

1996 – Present          Geology Instructor, University of New Mexico at Carlsbad, Carlsbad, New Mexico

 

Courses taught on the geology, environmental issues, and biology of West

Texas and New Mexico; in particular, the Guadalupe Mountain and Carlsbad Cavern

Areas. Courses and workshops are sometimes taught in conjunction with the National

Park Service. The courses are primarily for teachers seeking Master’s degrees.

 

Relevant Professional Experience

 

1999 – Present    Consultant – Geological, Environmental, and Biological Sciences

 

Conduct training courses and field seminars for oil and oil service companies on a range of topics including geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and reservoir modeling. Topics of special interest include deepwater and deltaic reservoir characterization and carbonate depositional models that include studies on sedimentology, stratigraphy, and sedimentary petrology. Conduct field assessments of vegetation and soils for community monitoring and plant restoration and for endangered species studies with the Nature Conservancy.

 

1993 – 1999                Geology Instructor/ Geoscience Training Coordinator 

Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas

 

Introductory (Petroleum Geology, Petrophysics, Reservoir Characterization)

and advanced (Seismic Stratigraphy, Applied Sedimentary Petrology, Core,

Cuttings, and Reservoir Interpretation, Integrated Seismic to Pore Scale

Studies on Deltas, Deepwater Deposits, and Carbonates) courses conducted for

geoscientists, engineers, managers, and technicians.

Guidebooks and training manuals were prepared for each course and topic.

 

1984 – 1993                Research Geologist, Bellaire Research Center

                                    Shell Oil Company, Houston, Texas

 

Production and Exploration research in siliciclastic and carbonate depositional

systems with particular emphasis on reservoir characterization (seismic to pore

scale properties and models) of deepwater siliciclastics. Over 100 internal reports

were published.

 

1979 – 1984                Development Geologist

                                    Shell Oil Company, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Responsible for Onshore Gulf Coast drilling in the Tuscaloosa Trend, Deep Sour

Gas Area of Mississippi, Eocene deltaics of South Texas, and East Texas

carbonate plays. Special assignments were done in Petrophysics, Field logging,

and Production Geophysics.

 

Associated Academic and Professional Experience

 

2002 – Present                      Teacher Workshops – UNC-Wilmington and SMEC

 

Several workshops have been conducted on Geology, Environmental, and Biological issues as well as Natural History. Many of these are focused on North Carolina, in particular the Coastal Plain. Topics include map interpretation, groundwater resources, mineral resources, and geohazard mapping and interpretation (floods, hurricanes), fluvial and coastal processes and integrated science modules with including environmental, biological, math, geography, and social sciences. Field trips and lab components accompanied all of these topics. Individual school programs and visits are also conducted and I actively loan materials for use by teachers in the area.

 

2000 – 2001                GLOBE Training for Teachers (modules on soils, plant 

                                    cover and distribution, and water). UNC-W representative.

 

2000                            Taught Coastal Geology – Summer Ventures, UNC-W

Grants Received

 

·         North Carolina Mining Commission: Resource Instruction, Surface Materials and Groundwater in the Coastal Plain, 2004

·         National Park Service - Guadalupe Mountains National Park: Park Guides and Educational Lesson Plans for the Web - 2003

·         Friends of UNC-Wilmington: Lab supplies for Environmental Geology, 2003

·         Eisenhower Grant: Earth/Environmental Science Modules of North Carolina, 2002

·         Eisenhower Grant: Natural History of the Coastal Plain of North Carolina: Concepts and Issues in Geology, Biology, and Environmental Science, 2001

 

 

Professional Affiliations and Memberships         

 

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Geological Society of America

North Carolina Science Teacher Association

North Carolina Coastal Federation (Steering Committee)

The Nature Conservancy (active volunteer)

Cape Fear Riverwatch (Board Member)

 

Publications

 

 

Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (editors), 2008, Deepwater Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Special Publication 56, 504 pp.

 

Shew, R. D., 2008, Sheet, thin-bed, and channel architectures in the Tourelle Formation, Ste. Anne des Monts, Gaspe Peninsula, Canada, in, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 20, p. 73 – 76.

 

Shew, R. D., 2008, Deep-water siliciclastic outcrops from the Brushy Canyon and Cherry Canyon Formations, West Texas, Summary and Locations, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 102, p. 422 – 424.

 

Shew, R. D., 2008, Sheet sandstones in a mid-fan setting: Codorniz Canyon, Brushy Canyon Formation, Texas, USA, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 111, p. 471 – 474.

 

Shew, R. D., 2008, Channel architectures and associated facies in the Brushy Canyon and Cherry Canyon Formations, Guadalupe Mountains Area, Texas, USA, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 112, p. 475 – 484.

 

Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J. R. J., 2008, Introduction: Atlas of Deep-water Outcrops, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 3, p. 3 – 6.

 

Shew, R. D. and Tiller, G. M., 2008, The Cloridorme (Basin Plain) and St. Roch (Channel and Thin Beds) Formation, Gaspe Peninsula, Canada, in, Nilsen, T. H, Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J. (eds.), Deep-water Turbidite Outcrop Atlas, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Spec. Pub. 56, Ch. 21, p. 77 – 80.

 

Shew, R. D., 2007, Streams, lakes, and beaches: Interdisciplinary teaching and reseach modules for the North Carolina Coastal Plain, Southeastern Section Geol. Soc. of America – 56th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, (abs. 118590)

 

Shew, R. D. 2007, Water Quality Issues in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, North Carolina Science Teachers Assoc., 39th Ann. Prof. Development Institute, Nov. 15 – 16, Greensboro, N.C. (abstract and talk).

 

Pre-2007 Publications

1. Nilsen, T. H., Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J., 2006, Descriptive and Statistical Summaries of Deepwater Outcrops: AAPG Atlas of Deepwater Outcrops, International AAPG Convention with abstracts, Perth, Australia, November.

 

2. Nilsen, T. H., Shew, R. D., Steffens, G. S., and Studlick, J.R.J., 2006, Mass Transport Deposits: Setting(s), Types, and Recognition, in AAPG Convention with abstracts, Houston, April.

 

3. Hall, J., Shew, R., Shafer, K., and Kawczynski, W., 2004, Meeting the Earth/Environmental Science Requirements from the Standard Course of Study using North Carolina Examples, Northeastern and Southeastern Joint Geol. Soc. Mtg., Washington, D.C., abs. # 70196.

4. Shew, R. D. and Kawczynski, W., 2004, Earth and Environmental Science Modules for North Carolina, N. C. Science Teachers Assoc., abstract, Greensboro, Nov.

 

5. Shew, R. D., 2003, Natural processes and human impact in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, National Marine Educators Association Annual Conference, UNC-Wilmington, July 20-24, abs.

 

6. Shew, R. D., 2003, Environmental Geology Lab Manual: Global and Local Issues, prepared for Environmental Geology 120, UNC-Wilmington, 110pp.

 

7. Shew, R. D., 2002, Geological, Biological, and Environmental Studies of the North Carolina Coastal Plain: Multidiscipline Science Modules, 1st Ann. Earth and Environmental Science Regional Educ. Conf., Boone, abs.

 

8. Shew, R. D. and Shew, D. M., 2002, Study of the Occurrence of the endangered species Rough-Leaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia asperulifolia) in Brunswick County, Prepared for the Plant Conservation Association, North Carolina, 12 pp.

 

9. Shew, R. D., 2000, Natural History of McKittrick Canyon, Prepared for Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Univ. of New Mexico at Carlsbad, Course and Workshop, 75 pp.

 

10. Shew, R. D., 1999, Rock properties of non-reservoir sediments in the Gulf of Mexico, Am. Assoc. Petroleum Geol., International Conf. and Exhibition, Birmingham, Eng. Sept.

 

11. Shew, R. D., 1999, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Prospecting and Development: Coupling Analogs with Subsurface Data, Soc. Petroleum Eng., Offshore European Conf., Sept.

 

12. Shew, R. D., 1998, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Core Workshop, Houston Geological Society, Houston, Tx. 88 pp.

 

13. Shew, R. D., 1997, Reservoir characterization (architectures and properties) from deepwater Gulf of Mexico cores, Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc. Short Course, New Orleans, 97 pp.

 

14. Bilinski, P. W., McGee, D. T., Pfeiffer, D. S., and Shew, R. D., 1995, Reservoir characterization of the “S” Sand, Auger Field, Garden Banks 426, 427, 470, and 471, in, Winn, R. D. and Armentrout, J. M., eds., Turbidites and Associated Deep-water Facies, SEPM Core Workshop No. 20, Houston, Tx., March, pp. 75 – 93.

 

15. Shew, R. D., Pettingill, H. S., Keller, F. D., Steffens, G. S., Tiller, G. M., Zhu, H., 1995, Architectural models of turbidite channel, sheet sand, and associated deposits from outcrops: aid to subsurface interpretation, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull. v. 4, p. 88.

 

16.Shew, R. D., Tiller, G. M., Hackbarth, C. J., Rollins, D. R., and White, C. D., 1995, Characterization and modeling of channel and thin-bedded turbidite prospects in the Gulf of Mexico: Integration of outcrops, modern analogs, and subsurface data, Soc. Petroleum Eng., Paper # 030535,  p. 51 – 57.

 

17. Dudley, J. W., Myers, M. T., Shew, R. D., and Arasteh, M. M., 1994, Measuring compaction and compressibilities in unconsolidated reservoir materials via time-scaling creep, Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering, SPE/ISRM, Delft, Netherlands, SPE Paper # 28026.

 

18. Hackbarth, C. J. and Shew, R. D., 1994, Morphology and Stratigraphy of a Mid-Pleistocene Turbidite Leveed Channel from Seismic, Core, and Log Data, Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, in, Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems, Sequence Stratigraphy, Reservoir Architecture, and Production Characteristics, ed. Weimer, P., Bouma, A. H., and Perkins, B. F., Gulf Coast Sect. Soc. Econ. Paleontologists and Min., 15th Ann. Research Conference, pp. 127 – 133.

 

19. Shew, R. D., 1994, Gulf of Mexico Turbidite Prospects: Outcrop and Modern Analogs for Tahoe and Ram/Powell Fields, Houston Geol. Society Bull., v. 37, No. 1, p. 9.

 

20. Shew, R. D. and Murphy, D. P., 1994, Log-Core Integration Workshop, SPWLA 35th Ann. Logging Symposium, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Workshop Manual.

 

21. Shew, R. D., Rollins, D. R., Tiller, G. M., Hackbarth, C.J., and White, C. D., 1994, Characterization and Modeling of Thin-bedded turbidite deposits from the Gulf of Mexico using Detailed Subsurface and Analog Data, in, Submarine Fans and Turbidite Systems, Sequence Stratigraphy, Reservoir Architecture, and Production Characteristics, ed. Weimer, P., Bouma, A. H., and Perkins, B. F., Gulf Coast Sect. Soc. Econ. Paleontologists and Min., 15th Ann. Research Conference, pp. 327 – 334.

 

22. Shew, R. D., Tennant, S. H., Kornacki, A. S., and Rollins, D. R., 1994, Seal capacity measurements and description of mudrocks: Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull.,  abs., Ann. Convention, Denver.

 

23. Shew., R. D., Tiller, G. M., Hackbarth, C. J., and White, C. D., 1994, Characterization and modeling of channel/thin-bedded turbidite prospects in the Gulf of Mexico: Integration of outcrops, modern analogs, and subsurface data: Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol., Denver, abs.

 

24. Hackbarth, C. J. and Shew, R. D., 1993, Interpretation of a mid-Pleistocene leveed channel system using high-resolution seismic data, cores, and logs, Viosca Knoll, Northeast Gulf of Mexico, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull., p. 112.

 

25. Rollins, D. R. and Shew, R. D., 1993, Geological and petrophysical properties of thinly bedded turbidite deposits, eastern Gulf of Mexico: Soc. Petroleum Eng., Paper # 26505, p. 883 – 884.

 

26. Shew, R. D., Gary, P. S., Pfeiffer, D. S., and Bilinski, P. W., 1993, Evidence and importance of a carbonate-rich deposit formed in association with a paleo-hydrocarbon seep: Am. Assoc. of Petroleum Geol., Ann. Convention Program with Abstracts, New Orleans, p. 181.

 

27. Shew, R. D., 1992, Origin and variability of H2S concentrations in siliciclastic and carbonate reservoirs, Smackover and Norphlet formation of central and eastern Mississippi, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol., Ann. Conv. abs.

 

28. Swanson, B. F. and Shew, R. D., 1992, Potential influence of mixed mineralogy on residual oil saturation, Soc. Petroleum Eng., SPE Forum on Core Handling.

 

29. Shew, R. D., 1991, Upward-shoaling sequence of mixed siliciclastics and carbonates from the Jurassic Smackover Formation of Central Mississippi, in, Lomando, A. J. and Harris, P. M., eds., Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Sequences, Soc. Econ. Paleontologists and Mineralogists Core Workshop # 15, pp. 135 – 167.

 

30. Shew, R. D., 1991, Mid-Dip Tuscaloosa Trend: Analog geological, geophysical, and engineering data for prospect evaluation and field development, in, Sneider, R. M., Massell, W., Mathis, R., Loren, D., and Wichmann, P., eds., The Integration of Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, and Petroleum engineering in Reservoir Delineation, Description and Management, First Archie Conference, pp. 397 – 398.

 

31. Shew, R. D., 1990, Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir quality and gas composition in a mixed siliciclastic-carbonate setting, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull. v. 74. p. 762.

 

32. Shew, R. D. and Garner, M. M., 1990, Reservoir characteristics of nearshore and shelf sandstones in the Jurassic Smackover Formation, Thomasville Field, Mississippi, in, Barwis, J. H., McPherson, J. G., and Studlick, J. R. J., Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs, Springer Verlag, New York,

 

33. Werren, E. G., Shew, R. D., Adams, E. R., and Stancliffe, R. J., 1990, Meander-belt reservoir geology, Mid-Dip Tuscaloosa, Little Creek Field, Mississippi, in, Barwis, J. H., McPherson, J. G., and Studlick, J. R. J., Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs, Springer Verlag, New York, p. 85 – 107.

 

34. Studlick, J. R. J., Shew, R. D., Basye, G. L., and Ray, J. R., 1990, A giant carbon dioxide accumulation in the Norphlet Formation, Pisgah Anticline, Mississippi,

in, Barwis, J. H., McPherson, J. G., and Studlick, J. R. J., Sandstone Petroleum Reservoirs, Springer Verlag, New York, p. 181 – 204.

 

35. Kantorowicz, J. D. and Shew, R. D., 1989, Composition, morphology, and occurrence of chlorite in Gulf of Mexico reservoirs, Soc. Econ. Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Ann. Mtg. abs.

 

36. Shew, R. D., Werren, E. G., Adams, E. R., and Stancliffe, R. J., 1989, Depositional, diagenetic, production, and seismic characteristics of a Mid-Dip Tuscaloosa point-bar complex, Little Creek Field, Mississippi, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol., v. 73, p. 412.

 

37. Studlick, J. R. J., Bryant, J. G., Hartman, J. A., and Shew, R. D., 1988, Offshore Oil and Gas Fields, New Orleans Geological Society, 248 pp.

 

38. Shew, R. D., 1987 Seismic and geologic interpretation and reservoir properties of the Lower Tuscaloosa B Sandstone, Olive Field, southwestern Mississippi: Soc. of Exploration Geophysicists, Ann. Mtg., New Orleans, p. 131 – 132.

 

39. Shew, R. D., 1987, Depositional environment and petrographic and seismic interpretation of Olive Field: Primary, Waterflood, and Enhanced Recovery Target, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Ann. Conv. v. 71, p. 614.

 

40. Shew, R. D., 1987, Isotopic and petrographic evidence for a thermochemical

sulfate reduction origin of high H2S concentrations in Central Mississippi: Soc. Econ. Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Ann. Mtg., Abs., August, p. 77.

 

41. Thomson, A., Stancliffe, R. J., and Shew, R. D., 1987, Reservoir quality, sediment source, and regional aspects of Norphlet Formation, South State Line Field, Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geol. Bull. v. 71, p. 622.

 

42.Shew, R. D. and Garner, M. M., 1986, Geologic study and engineering review of the Jurassic Smackover Formation of Thomasville Field, Rankin County, Mississippi: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 36, p. 283 – 296.

 

Other Publications and Presentations

 

1. Shew, R. D., 2005, Nature trail guide/signs and Web Pages for Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

 

2. Shew, R. D., 2005, Field guide for the Texas Gulf Coast: Geological (depositional environments and properties) and Environmental studies.

 

3. Shew, R. D. and Shew, D. M., 2004, Nature Trail Guide for the Nature Conservancy Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve.

 

4. Shew, R. D. and Kawczynski, W., 2004, Integrated geologic, environmental, and biologic science instruction for North Carolina, NCSTA, abstract, Greensboro.

 

5. McLamb, E. and Shew, R. D., 2003, The Secret World of Energy, Evolution and Use of the World’s Energy Systems, http://www.ecology.com

 

6. McLamb, E. and Shew, R. D., 2003, What is Energy? Reference Guide to Energy and Energy Types, http://www.ecology.com

 

7. Shew, R. D., 2003, Science Saturdays on Streams and Groundwater, Uses, Definitions, Resources, Pollution, and Geohazards, SMEC workshops.

 

8. Shew, R. D., 2003, Teacher Workshop on Integrated Science Modules in Earth and Environmental Science for North Carolina, June and July.

 

9. Shew, R. D., 2003, Geology of the Guadalupe Mountains, Lesson Plans and Website information for Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

 

10. Shew, R. D., 2003, Natural History of the North Carolina Coastal Plain, Teacher Workshop, June.

 

11. Shew, R. D., Dutton, C., and Kawczynski, W., 2002, Natural History of the N.C. Coastal Plain: Integrated Science for Middle and High School, N. C. Science Teachers Assoc., Greensboro.

 

12. Shew, R. D., 2001, West Texas Field Seminar Field Guide: Depositional Models, Reservoir Architecture, and Rock Properties, prepared for Subsurface Consultants, Houston, May.

 

13. Shew, R. D. and Shew, D. M., 1999, Natural History of McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Guidebook and Field Seminar Prepared for Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 119 pp.

 

14.Shew, R. D., 1997, 1998, 1999, Gulf Coast Geology and Environmental Issues: Subsidence, Faults, Rivers, and Coastal Field Seminar, Teacher Seminars for the Houston/Galveston Area.

 

15. Shew, R. D., 1998, Geology of the Guadalupe Mountains, Field Seminar and Workshop, Prepared for Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 154 pp.

 

16. Shew, R. D., 1996, Characterization of deepwater reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico using subsurface, outcrop, and shallow analog data, presentation to New Orleans Geological Society, v. 36, No. 9, June

 

17.Shew, R. D., 1994, Models for channel/thin-bedded turbidites with examples from Prospects Ram/Powell and Tahoe, Houston Geological Society, Abs and Talk.

 

18.Shew, R. D., 1993, Presentation on Petroleum Geology to the Petroleum Institute for Educators on Geology and Resources.

 

Other Outreach

 

·         Volunteering in schools/presentations

·         College Day (2003 -2008)

·         Volunteer with the North Carolina Coastal Federation: Stormwater sampling and Coastkeeper volunteer

·         Nature Conservancy volunteer: restoration studies, trail maintenance and guide books and posters, etc.

·         Loaning of Equipment/Materials to schools

·         Community field trips and presentations

·         Pathways Presentations and Guest Speaker UNC-W

 

Honor’s and Awards

 

·         Three Best of AAPG selections for abstracts and presentations

·         Two Honorable Mentions for best presentation at AAPG National conventions

·         Runnerup – Best paper award from Houston Geological Society

·         Three Special Recognition Awards for Research – Shell Oil

·         Research Grant/Award from the N.C. Geological Survey

·         Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities – UNC-W