Agenda

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
8:30 a.m.	Registration Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.	Welcome Gerald Groenewold, Director, Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), Grand Forks, ND
9:15 a.m.	Overview John Harju, Associate Director for Research, EERC, Grand Forks, ND
9:30 a.m.	RPSEA and the Energy Policy Act Michael Ming, President, Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Sugar Land, TX
10:00 a.m.	Hydrocarbon Potential of the Bakken Formation, North Dakota Julie LeFever, Geologist, and Core Library Director, North Dakota Geological Survey, Grand Forks, ND
10:30 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m.	The Ongoing Evolution of Bakken E&P Lynn D. Helms, Director, North Dakota Industrial Commission, Division of Mineral Resources, Bismarck, ND
11:30 a.m.	Bakken Completion Challenges Monte Besler, Senior Associate Engineer, Hohn Engineering, Williston, ND
Noon	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	An Oil Producer's Perspective on Bakken Research & Development Needs David Brimberry, Subsurface Manager - Bakken Project Team, Marathon Oil Company, Houston, TX
1:30 p.m.	Input and Updates from Attendees on Current Initiatives and Perceived Needs Bakken Attendees
2:30 p.m.	Prioritization of R&D Activities for Maximum Bakken Impact and Forum Wrap Up John Harju, EERC
3:00 p.m.	Meeting Adjourns Optional EERC Tour