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Agenda

Sunday, April 27, 2008
(All Sunday events will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center)
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Workshop Registration Desk Open at Holiday Inn Convention Center Lobby
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Complex Well Technology for Earth Scientists/Engineers 2008
Bob Knoll, H-Tech Petroleum Consulting, Inc.
Continued Monday 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Optimizing Frac Treatments in the Bakken – Evaluating the Production from over 600 wells in Montana and North Dakota
Mike Vincent, Insight Consulting and John Kullman, CARBO Ceramics
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bakken Core Workshop
Julie LeFever, ND Geological Survey
12:00 noon Lunch for Workshop Attendees -- Exhibition Room
2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Conference Registration Desk Open Holiday Inn Convention Center Lobby
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Ice Breaker – Exhibition Room at the Holiday Inn
7:00 p.m. Remarks
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven
Monday, April 28, 2008
(All Monday events will be held at the ND State Fair Center)
7:00 a.m Breakfast Buffet
FFA Hall at State Fair Center
7:00 a.m Registration – State Fair Center Lobby
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Completion of Sunday’s Complex Well Technology for Earth Scientists/Engineers 2008 Workshop
Bob Knoll, H-Tech Petroleum Consulting, Inc. (located at Holiday Inn)
7:45 a.m. Introduction, Welcome, and Opening Remarks
Lynn Helms, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources,
Chris Gilboy, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources,
Ron Ness, North Dakota Petroleum Council
4H Hall
8:00 a.m. Welcome – Curt Zimbelman, Mayor of Minot
The Honorable Bill Boyd, Minister of Energy and Resources
8:30 a.m. Williston Basin Activity Updates:
Operating by Military Facilities – Colonel Greg Tims, Minot Air Force Base
North Dakota – Lynn Helms, ND Department of Mineral Resources
   Official Release of North Dakota DMR Bakken Reserves Study
Saskatchewan – Ken Kowal, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources
Montana – Tom Richmond, Montana Board of Oil & Gas Conservation
South Dakota – Gerald "Mack" McGillivray, SD Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Manitoba – Keith Lowdon, Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines
9:00 a.m. Expo Opens in the Magic Place
9:30 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Williston Basin Transportation Issues:
Williston Basin & Rockies Natural Gas Pipeline Outlook – Tony Straquadine, Alliance Pipeline
Williston Basin Oil Pipeline View – Tad True, Belle Fourche & Bridger Pipeline
Pipeline Bottlenecks – Mark Makelky, North Dakota Pipeline Authority
Alberta/Saskatchewan Oil Sands – Dan Kohlruss, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources
11:30 a.m. Governor’s Luncheon (FFA Hall)
Jack Dalrymple, North Dakota Lieutenant Governor
Unprecedented Growth/Exceptional Opportunities: An Enbridge Pipeline Perspective
    Perry Schuldhaus, Enbridge Pipelines, Inc.

Session Chairs:
Ed Murphy, North Dakota Geological Survey
Erik Nickel, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources
1:00 p.m. An Overview of the PCOR Partnership Activities in the Williston Basin
Edward Steadman, EERC
1:20 p.m. Red River Gas Play
Rick Ross, Whiting Oil & Gas
1:40 p.m. Where Do Workers Come From Today Versus Tomorrow
Larry Anderson, ND Workforce Development Commission
2:00 p.m. Addressing Access Challenges in the Rockies
Richard Ranger, American Petroleum Institute
2:20 p.m. Break – Visit the Expo
3:00 p.m. Utilizing WB Deep Gas Data using GIS
Erin O'Leary, EERC
3:20 p.m. ND Shallow Gas Study
Fred Anderson, North Dakota Geology Survey
3:40 p.m. Bakken Oil: A Question of Maturity
Stephan Nordeng, ND Geological Survey
4:00 – 7:00 p.m Expo & Social – Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar in the Magic Place
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
(All Tuesday events will be held at the ND State Fair Center)
7:00 a.m Continental Breakfast
FFA Hall at State Fair Center
7:30 a.m. Conference Registration Open in State Fair Center Lobby
Session Chairs:
Rick Ross, Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
Dave Fischer, Fischer Oil & Gas
8:00 a.m. Evaluating the Production of Over 600 Middle Bakken Wells
Mike Vincent, Insight Consulting
8:15 a.m. Expo Opens in the Magic Place
8:20 a.m. Devonian Three Forks Formation: Manitoba’s Sinclair Field
Michelle Nicolas, Manitoba Geological Survey
8:45 a.m. Headington Bakken Research Project
Doug McCrady, Headington Oil Company
9:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Successful Bakken Multi-Stage Frac Using Frac Sleeves and Swell Packers
Brent Miller, Whiting Petroleum
10:35 a.m. Marathon’s Bakken Recovery Optimization
David Cook, Marathon Oil Company
11:00 a.m. Bakken Stimulation Panel – Moderator, Lynn Helms, ND Department of Mineral Resources
Chad Randal, Gibson Energy
Monte Besler, Hohn Engineering
Mike Eberhard, Halliburton
Walt Kordziel, Schlumberger
11:45 a.m. Expo Ends
12:30 p.m. Keynote Luncheon – FFA Hall
Energy Geopolitics – Dr. Michael Economides
2:00 p.m. Conference ends
The North Dakota State Land Department Lease Sale will begin at 2:30 p.m.