PRESENTATIONS​

Published Papers
Regional Soil Gas Survey-Fortesa-Senegal
Victor T. Jones, III Ph.D.
Regional Soil Gas Survey Conducted in Fortesa's Onshore Coastal Position (Senegal). Illustrates the Utility and Value of Surface Geochemistry. Presented July 20th 2019 Hedberg Conference, Houston, Texas, AAPG. The Foundation of Petroleum Exploration is Based on Mapping Seeps, Macro or Micro
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Power Point Presentations​​
Exploration Technologies, Inc.
Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps: Toward Understanding a Complex Natural System -   
Complexity of Biologically Generated Gases
 with
 Associated Hydrocarbon Seepage
  
Paper Presented by:
Victor T. Jones, III, PhD., Patrick Myers and Bill O’Neal Exploration Technologies, Inc, Houston, Texas 77083
American Chemical Society
April 13, 2012
New Orleans, La.
Annual Meeting
  
Assessment of Casing Leaks from Wells in Oil and Gas Fields to Determine Environmental Hazards in Areas of Urban Development

Rufus LeBlanc and Victor Jones

April 21, 2004
AAPG-DEG Annual Meeting
Dallas Texas
Natural Hydrocarbon Seeps:
Toward Understanding a Complex Natural System
  
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Hydrocarbon Seepage,
Offshore Gulf of Mexico,
Regional and Local Variations as Defined by Natural Seeps
  
Paper Presented by:
Victor T. Jones, III, PhD., Patrick Myers and Bill O’Neal Exploration Technologies, Inc
Houston, Texas 77083
American Chemical Society
April 13, 2012
New Orleans, La.
Annual Meeting
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Application of Forensic Geochemical Methods in the Assessment of Hydrocarbon Releases

Victor T. Jones III and Jennifer T. Ober
Exploration Technologies, Inc.
AAPG Adsorbed Power Point
Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Eagle Ford Shale Presentation

Victor T. Jones, III
Exploration Technologies, Inc.
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Case Studies of Anaerobic Methan Generation at a Variety of Hydrocarbon Fuel Contaminated Sites

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083
Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION TWO




Surface Geochemical Prospecting for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083

Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION ONE
How to Design an Explortion Surface Soil Gas Geochemical Survey: Illustrated by Application Examples from the Hugeton Embayment of SE Colorado and SW Kansas

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083
Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION THREE



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Playa Vista-Hedberg Presentation

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083
Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION FIVE




Surface and Near-Subsurface Hydrocarbon Migration Patterns, Mechanisms and Seepage Rates Associated with a Microseep

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083

Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION FOUR
AAPG Hedberg Conference Near-Surface Hydrocarbon Migration: Mechanisms and Seepage Rates (GORE)

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083
Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION SIX



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COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Microbiological Prospecting
Basic Premise: Seeps Occur and Bacterial Colonies Develop and Oxidize These Seepage Hydrocarbons
Known Facts: Development/Support of Bacterial Colonies Require Not Only Food, (the Hydrocarbons), But Also Nutrients, as Shown.

May 2012 Hanson Wade, Houston, Texas
Organized by EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 7755 Synott Road, Houston, Texas 77083

Victor T. Jones III, Ph.D.
Nelson Cortes

Hanson-Wade SESSION SEVEN
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  Application of Exploration Geochemical Methodology
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(Printable Copy - FinalVersion1.16.pdf) & Robert J. Pirkle,  Microseeps Inc., 220 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The preparation of this document was supported by The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory under LBNL Subcontract No. 6804108.  The authors wish to thank Dr. Sally M. Benson for her encouragement, support and interest in this effort. The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to Mr. Patrick Myers for his assistance in editing the manuscript and figures, and for creating a readable and coherent electronic document.

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   ELSEVIER

LIGHT HYDROCARBONS FOR PETROLEUM AND GAS PROSPECTING
V.T. Jones III, M.D. Matthews and D.M. Richers
Geochemical Remote Sensing of the Subsurface.  Edited by M.Hale
Handbook of Exploration Geochemistry, Vol. 7 (G.J.S. Govett, Editor)
©1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved

 
  Bibliography of Surface Geochemical Methods

List of sources.

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  1. High Grading a drilling location
    Soil Gas Sampling in Dry Arid Area
  2. Sampling on the edge of a Jungle
    Sampling on the edge of a Jungle
  3. Petroleum Exploration
    Filling the soil gas bottle
  4. Oil & Gas Exploration
    Sampling in a hot humid climate
  5. Oil and Gas Exploration
    Repelling down to take the next sample
  6. Hydrocarbon Sampling to predict oil vs. gas
    Soil gas sampling can be done anywhere
  7. Hydrocarbon sampling for oil vs. gas potential
    Sampling in a field
  8. Petroleum Exploration
    Collecting a sample for Oil and Gas exploration
  9. Sample Collection
    Sample Collection
  10. Soil & Gas Exploration
    Pounding prior to inserting the probe
  11. The sample is over-pressured
    The sample is over-pressured
  12. Survey conducted in several feet of snow in Canada
    Survey conducted in several feet of snow in Canada
  13. Soil Gas Survey
    Soil Gas Survey
  14. Sampling in isolated environments
    Sampling in isolated environments
  15. Soil Gas bottle being filled with air/gases from below the surface
    Soil Gas bottle being filled with air/gases from below the surface
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