Sunday, April 27, 2008
(All Sunday events will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center) |
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9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Workshop Registration Desk Open at Holiday Inn Convention Center Lobby |
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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.
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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
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10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Bakken Core Workshop
Julie LeFever, ND
Geological Survey
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12:00 noon |
Lunch for Workshop Attendees -- Exhibition Room
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2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Conference Registration Desk Open Holiday Inn Convention Center Lobby
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6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Ice Breaker – Exhibition Room at the Holiday Inn
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7:00 p.m. |
Remarks
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven
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Monday, April 28, 2008
(All Monday events will be held at the ND State Fair Center) |
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7:00 a.m |
Breakfast Buffet
FFA Hall at State Fair Center
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7:00 a.m |
Registration – State Fair Center Lobby
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8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
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Completion of Sunday’s Complex Well Technology for Earth Scientists/Engineers 2008
Workshop
Bob Knoll, H-Tech Petroleum Consulting, Inc. (located at Holiday Inn)
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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
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome – Curt Zimbelman, Mayor of Minot
The Honorable Bill Boyd, Minister of Energy and Resources
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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
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9:00 a.m. |
Expo Opens in the Magic Place
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9:30 a.m. |
Break
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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
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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
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1:00 p.m. |
An Overview of the PCOR Partnership Activities in the Williston Basin
Edward Steadman, EERC
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1:20 p.m. |
Red River Gas Play
Rick Ross, Whiting Oil & Gas
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1:40 p.m. |
Where Do Workers Come From Today Versus Tomorrow
Larry Anderson, ND Workforce Development Commission
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2:00 p.m. |
Addressing Access Challenges in the Rockies
Richard Ranger, American Petroleum Institute
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2:20 p.m. |
Break – Visit the Expo
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3:00 p.m. |
Utilizing WB Deep Gas Data using GIS
Erin O'Leary, EERC
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3:20 p.m. |
ND Shallow Gas Study
Fred Anderson, North Dakota Geology Survey
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3:40 p.m. |
Bakken Oil: A Question of Maturity
Stephan Nordeng, ND Geological Survey
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4:00 – 7:00 p.m |
Expo & Social – Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar in the Magic Place
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
(All Tuesday events will be held at the ND State Fair Center) |
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7:00 a.m |
Continental Breakfast
FFA Hall at State Fair Center
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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
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8:00 a.m. |
Evaluating the Production of Over 600 Middle Bakken Wells
Mike Vincent, Insight Consulting
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8:15 a.m. |
Expo Opens in the Magic Place
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8:20 a.m. |
Devonian Three Forks Formation: Manitoba’s Sinclair Field
Michelle Nicolas, Manitoba Geological Survey
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8:45 a.m. |
Headington Bakken Research Project
Doug McCrady, Headington Oil Company
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9:15 a.m. |
Break
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10:15 a.m. |
Successful Bakken Multi-Stage Frac Using Frac Sleeves and Swell Packers
Brent Miller, Whiting Petroleum
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10:35 a.m. |
Marathon’s Bakken Recovery Optimization
David Cook, Marathon Oil Company
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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
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11:45 a.m. |
Expo Ends
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12:30 p.m. |
Keynote Luncheon – FFA Hall
Energy Geopolitics – Dr. Michael Economides
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2:00 p.m. |
Conference ends
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The North Dakota State Land Department Lease Sale will begin at 2:30 p.m.
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