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7/23 |
Central/Eastern Gulf:
Microbial Reservoir Play, Central and Eastern Gulf
(Shreveport Geological Society) – Shreveport, LA. |
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7/31 |
Central/Eastern Gulf:
Little Cedar Creek Field Case Study
(Mississippi Geological Society) – Jackson, MS. |
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8/6 |
Central/Eastern Gulf:
Sequence Stratigraphy and Its Application to Petroleum
Exploration in Onshore Mesozoic Salt Basins, Gulf Coastal Plain
–
Tuscaloosa, AL. Contact: 205-348-4319 |
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8/6 |
West Coast:
Geology
for the Non-Geologist –
Long Beach, CA. |
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8/7 |
West Coast:
Geology
for the Non-Geologist –Bakersfield, CA. |
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8/11 |
Rocky Mountain:
Hydraulic Fracturing, Measurement, Characterization and Analysis
(Minot State University) –
Minot, ND. |
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8/12 |
Central/Eastern Gulf:
Sequence Stratigraphy and Its Application to Petroleum Exploration in
Onshore Mesozoic Salt Basins, Gulf Coastal Plain
–
New
Orleans, LA. |
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Information not yet available for events shown in
italics, please periodically check the
online
calendar for future information. |
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 Calendar:
Upcoming Industry Events |
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7/21-22 |
IPAA Rocky Mountain Capital Markets Seminar
– Denver, CO.
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7/22-25 |
AAPG Short Course: Basic Well Log Analysis
– Denver, CO. |
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7/27-31 |
SEG Development & Production Forum: The Roles of
Scaling and Uncertainty in Reservoir Characterization –
Austin, TX. |
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7/28-8/3 |
AAPG Geotour Field Seminar: Grand Canyon Geology Via
the Colorado River – Arizona. |
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8/4-8 |
AAPG Short Course: Application of Structural Geology
in Prospecting in Thrusted and Extensional Terrain – Jackson
Hole, WY. |
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8/7 |
IPAA/Houston Energy Finance Group 3rd
Annual Capital Markets Breakfast – Houston, TX. |
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8/7-8 |
Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico Annual Meeting
– Farmington, NM. |
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8/11-12 |
SPE Emerging Technology Workshop: Intelligent
Completions –
San Antonio, TX. |
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8/17-19 |
Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association Annual
Meeting – Wichita, KS. |
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8/18-22 |
AAPG Education Short Course: Fractures, Folds, and
Faults in Thrusted Terrains: Sawtooth Range, Montana – Great
Falls, MT. |
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8/20-22 |
IPAA/API Land & Access Strategy Meeting –
Jackson, WY. |
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8/26-27 |
SPE/AAPG/SPE Applied Technology Workshop: Applied 4D
Seismic: Reservoir Monitoring, Model Updating, and Management
– Galveston, TX. |
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8/26-28 |
AAPG Short Course: Basic Petroleum Geology for the
Non-Geologist – Houston, TX. |
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8/27-28 |
Summer NAPE – Houston, TX. |
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8/28 |
World Oil Marketing in the Oilfield Conference – Houston, TX. |
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Industry
Highlight: IPAA & Others Educating Washington/The
Public About O&G Development Cycles; It's Not a "Just In Time"
Business
In the debate about producing more domestic O&G and opening new
offshore areas to drilling, there are those in Washington and the
Public making the argument—operators are not developing the
leases they do have, so why do they need more? So once again it is
an education process—about how not every acre has a "black gold
mine" underlying it, that there is a logical sequence/process to
"exploring" the acres to find the pearls, and that that process
takes time—particularly on federal lands.The time lines presented
by API and IPAA, respectively, for deepwater frontier and federal
onshore leases reveal just how complex and time consuming it can be
on federal lands. |
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DOE Highlight:
Stripper Well Consortium Seeks Proposals—Due Sep. 3, 2008
This spring the DOE-supported Stripper Well Consortium (SWC),
managed by Pennsylvania State University, sought proposals and made
eight awards. The SWC is now
seeking proposals for a second solicitation. Proposals, which can
come only from SWC members, are due by 4 pm EST on September 3,
2008. The four focus areas are:
- Reservoir remediation, characterization
and operations
- Well-bore clean-up
- Surface and collection optimization
-
Environmental
Period of performance for those
winning awards would be Jan. 1, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2009. A
minimum of 30% cost-share is required, but more is encouraged. |
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PTTC Highlight: Focusing In On Selected PTTC Workshops
PTTC's goal is that all the workshops it delivers are quality and timely, as the
earlier calendar shows. There are a few of those workshops that PTTC would like
to highlight for special reasons.
- West Coast
(Aug. 6 in Long Beach; Aug. 8 in Bakersfield):
Geology for the Non-Geologist.
These workshops evolved from strong input from area
producers. The topic is ideal for non-degreed support staff; but
PTTC challenges producers to think about "new engineers" they
have hired that may not be a petroleum engineer. To them,
geology is a completely new science. Whet their appetite early.
- Rocky Mountain
(Aug. 11 in Minot, ND):
Hydraulic Fracturing, Measurement,
Characterization and Analysis. Dr. Jennifer
Miskimmons of Colorado School of Mines once again delivers her
message—it is well received wherever she shares it. This
workshop in Minot is the first of hopefully many held there, as
PTTC Rockies has partnered with Minot State University to more
cost effectively deliver local workshops at a location near the Bakken action.
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Rocky Mountain
(Sep. 22-23, Denver):
Rocky Mountain
"Dusters" Lessons Learned and Opportunities Created (with Rocky
Mountain Association of Geologists).
Motivational experts often note that successes often spring from
learning from the mistakes or failures we have made. Apply that
principle to exploration and avoid learning the lesson through
your personal experience.
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AAPG Highlight:
(Sep. 25-27, Denver) A Short
Course—Interpretation of Old DSTs for Bypassed Pay Potential
Not all operators have the resources or the "want
to" to play in today's resource plays, but all operators have the opportunity to
reexamine their current wells/leases and find "treasures" that may be lurking
behind pipe. This short course, sandwiched around SPE's Annual Meeting in Denver
to make it convenient for engineers, will help one get the most from those old
DSTs, which are common in mature properties. |
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Trivia
Answer:
Although the 42-gallon barrel, a watertight cask, was passed down by
standards before the days of England's King Richard III, when the
42-gallon barrel was full of oil, it weighed over 300 pounds and was as
much as a man could reasonably maneuver for transport. A group of Oilmen
in Titusville, PA. decided in 1866 that the 42-gallon cask would
constitute a "barrel" of oil. The Petroleum Age,
Vol. 3, No. 4 December
2006,
www.aoghs.org. |
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