| Sunday, May 2, 2010 |
| Bakken/Three Forks Core Workshop – Meeting Rooms 103, 104, & 105 |
| 9:30 – 2:30 p.m. |
Julie LeFever and Stephan Nordeng, ND Geological Survey and Richard LeFever, University of North Dakota (Pre-registration is required) |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Conference Registration Opens – Lower Level Lobby |
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| 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. North Dakota’s Legendary Hospitality Area – Upper Level Lobby |
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| Automation/Facilities Efficiency – Meeting Rooms 103, 104, & 105 |
| Session Chairs – Jeffrey Wirth, Hess and Brent Brannan, ND Oil & Gas Research Council |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Bye, Bye Form 16 & 17 – Pedigree Salt Water Injection Monitoring Partners with ND Oil & Gas – Alex Warner, Pedigree Technologies |
| 2:20 p.m |
Portable Well Testing – Jim Cron, Ward Williston |
| 2:40 p.m. |
Bakken Play Artificial Lift – Don Connally, Weatherford ALS |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Field Automation: Lessons from the Cedar Creek Anticline and Bakken Applications – Joe Starkey, ConocoPhillips |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Well Testing with High Well Count – Kent Halley, TJ Cross Engineers |
| General Education Session -- Meeting Room 101 |
| Session Chair – Lynn Helms, ND Department of Mineral Resources |
| 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. |
Bakken Basics – Drilling, Fracing, Producing (How it Works) -- Lynn Helms, ND Dept. of Mineral Resources; Larry Dokken, Frear Consulting; Tyler Dokken, Hess |
| Risk Strategies for Independents – Meeting Room 102 |
| Session Chairs – John Paganis, Murex Petroleum Corporation and Chuck Lacouture, Whiting Oil & Gas |
| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
David Lazarus, Macquarie Bank Limited |
| Just 4 U Tips & Tricks – Meeting Rooms 103, 104, & 105 |
| Session Chair – Ron Ness, ND Petroleum Council |
| 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. |
Golfing – Chuck Ruppert, Hawktree Golf Club |
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Shooting – Ralph Mowder, Capitol City Sporting Clays |
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Dog Training – Tom Ness, Oahe Kennels |
| Ice Breaker in Exhibit Hall – BBQ Provided by Halliburton |
| 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
Hosted Bar from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
| Expo Opens – Exhibit Hall |
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| 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
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| Monday, May 3, 2010 |
| 7:00 a.m. |
Conference Registration Opens -- Lower Level Lobby |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Hot Breakfast Buffet – Arena and Upper Level Lobby |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Expo Opens – Exhibit Hall |
| Morning Session - Arena |
| Introductions - Monica Hannan, KFYR TV |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Introduction, Welcome, and Opening Remarks – North Dakota Governor John Hoeven |
| 8:20 a.m. |
North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan |
| 8:35 a.m. |
Williston Basin Outlook |
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Saskatchewan – Melinda Yurkowski, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources |
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Montana – Tom Richmond, MT Board of Oil & Gas Conservation |
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South Dakota – Mack McGillivray, SD Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources |
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Manitoba – John Fox, Manitoba Innovation, Energy and Mines |
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North Dakota – Lynn Helms, ND Dept. of Mineral Resources |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Saskatchewan Deputy Minister of Energy and Resources Kent Campbell |
| 9:45 a.m. |
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Cows and Climate Change -- Trent Loos, Loos Trails & Tales |
| 10:30 a.m. – Noon |
Break – Visit Expo in the Exhibit Hall |
| Keynote Luncheon Speaker -- Arena |
| Noon |
Serving Our Stakeholders by Developing the Bakken -- Jim Volker, Whiting Oil & Gas |
| Lunch is available in both the Arena and the Exhibit Hall |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions |
| 2:45 – 3:30 p.m. |
Chocolate Lovers’ Break – Visit the Expo |
| Drilling & Engineering -- Arena |
| Session Chairs – Eric Dillé, EOG Resources and Wayne Biberdorf, Hess |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Frac Water Management – Dale Behan, International Western Company |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Pad Drilling/Rig Walker -- Greg Manry, Hess and Ron Morrison, Nabors Drilling |
| 2:20 p.m. |
Bakken Coil Tubing Annular Fracturing Techniques – Lyle Laun, BJ Services Canada |
| 2:40 p.m. |
Three Forks Completion Methods – John Paneitz, Whiting Oil & Gas and Mike Eberhard, Halliburton |
| Williston Basin Geology -- Meeting Rooms 101, 102 & 103 |
| Session Chairs – Ed Murphy, ND Geological Survey and Melinda Yurkowski, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Bakken Thermal Maturity -- Robert Coskey, Rose Exploration |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Bakken Characterization in Southeast Saskatchewan -- Erik Nickel, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Saskatchewan BirdBear Play – Gavin Jensen, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources |
| 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. |
Break – Visit the Expo |
| 3:30 p.m. |
The Bakken Source System: Emphasis on the Three Forks – Stephan H. Nordeng, ND Geological Survey |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Lower Lodgepole – Kathy Neset and R.C. Neset, Neset Consulting |
| 4:30 p.m. |
The Horizontal Drilling Potential of the Spearfish Formation (Triassic) in North Central North Dakota – Julie LeFever, ND Geological Survey |
| North Dakota Resource Management – Panel/Discussions -- Meeting Rooms 104-105 |
| Panel Moderators -- Ryan Bernstein and Lance Gaebe, ND Governor’s Office and Ron Ness, ND Petroleum Council |
| 1:30 p.m. |
North Dakota Refining Capacity Feasibility Study – Kurt Swenson, Corval
Group; Steven Kelly, Purvin & Gertz; and, Dennis Hill, Rural Electric Cooperatives
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| 1:50 p.m. |
VOC Capture Technology Exchange – Brent Miller, Whiting Oil & Gas and Jim Semerad, ND Health Dept. |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Western ND Water Resource Opportunities – Dale Frink, ND State Water Engineer |
| 2:30 p.m. |
ND Housing Issues – Brad Bekkedahl, Williston City Commissioner |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Roads Infrastructure -- Vicky Steiner, ND Oil & Gas Producing Counties and Francis Ziegler, Dept. of Transportation |
| Midstream Issues – Arena |
| Session Chairs -- Rick Ross, Whiting Oil & Gas and Justin Kringstad, ND Pipeline Authority |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Bakken Gas Challenges/Opportunities – Grant Monsour, Alliance |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Infrastructure Solutions for the Bakken and Three Forks – Mike Moeller, Enbridge |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Emerging Bakken Markets in Midcontinent – Greg Kaneb, NuStar |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Has the Landscape Changed for Williston Basin Pipelines? – Tad True, True Companies |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Stanley EOG Rail Facility – Marc Eschenburg, EOG Resources |
| General Education Session -- Meeting Rooms 104-105 |
| Session Chair – Kent Ellis, Aurora Energy Solutions |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Bakken/Three Forks Geology in North Dakota – Ed Murphy, ND Geological Survey |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Bakken Economics (Operators and Mineral Owners) – John Paganis, Murex Petroleum Corporation |
| 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Informational websites |
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Oil Can! and Royalty Owner Information Center – Kelly Jo Wald, ND Petroleum Council |
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Pipeline Authority – Brent Brannan, ND Oil & Gas Research Council |
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ND Oil & Gas Research Council – Brent Brannan, ND Oil & Gas Research Council |
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ND Department of Mineral Resources – Jim Lindholm, ND Dept. of Mineral Resources |
| Expo & Social – Exhibit Hall |
| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. |
Hors d’oeuvres and Hosted Bar from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. |
| 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. |
Social Gathering -- Ramkota Hotel Ballroom
Sponsored by the ND Oil PAC -- Ticket Required |
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| Tuesday, May 4, 2010 |
| 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Hot Breakfast Buffet – Arena and Upper Level Lobby |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Conference Registration Opens – Lower Level Lobby |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Expo Opens – Exhibit Hall |
| Morning Session – Arena |
| Introductions – Jim Olson, KXMC TV |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Welcome – Doug Goehring, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner |
| 8:05 a.m. |
North Dakota Congressman Earl Pomeroy |
| 8:10 a.m. |
Marcus Levings, Three Affiliated Tribes |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Oil Sands Myth Busters -- Don Thompson, Oil Sands Developers Group |
| 8:40 a.m. |
Managing the Unconventional: What’s Different about the Bakken and How Does This Change the Game? – David Hobbs, IHS CERA |
| 9:10 a.m. |
World and North American Benchmarks – John Kingston, Platts |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Parshall Prospect -- Mike Johnson, Geologist, AAPG 2009 Explorer of the Year |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. |
Break – Visit the Expo |
| Bakken/Three Forks – Arena |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Bakken/Three Forks/Sanish/Big Stick – Brent Miller, Whiting Oil & Gas |
| 11:20 a.m. |
Frac Design is the Key to Bakken Profitability – Lance Langford, Brigham Exploration |
| 11:40 a.m. |
Bakken/Three Forks Connectivity Study – Brad Aman, Continental Resources |
| Noon |
Expo Closed – Teardown may begin |
| Keynote Luncheon Speaker - Arena |
| Noon – 1:30 p.m. |
Delivering America's Energy Security – Clarence Cazalot, Marathon Oil Company |
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Lunch is available in both the Arena and the Upper Level Lobby |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Conference Adjourns |
| Bakken/Three Forks Core Workshop – Meeting Rooms 104 & 105 |
| 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Julie LeFever and Stephan Nordeng, ND Geological Survey and Richard LeFever, University of North Dakota (Pre-registration is required) |