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Technology—The Engine That Drives O&G Production

 Petroleum Technology Transfer Council                                                  June 18, 2009

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  Calendar: Upcoming Regional Events
  6/30

Midcontinent: Water/Gas Shutoff and Conformance Control – Knowing What To Do/Where – Tulsa, OK. Contact: 918-241-5801
  7/2

Rocky Mountain: Water/Gas Shutoff and Conformance Control – Knowing What To Do/Where – Casper, WY.
  7/8

Rocky Mountain: Petra Basics – Golden, CO.
  7/9

Texas/SE New Mexico: Applied Reservoir Geology for Engineers – Houston, TX.
  7/21 Central/Eastern Gulf: Applied Reservoir Geology for Engineers – Lafayette, LA.
  7/28 Eastern: Applied Reservoir Geology for Engineers – Pittsburgh, PA. 
  8/5

West Coast: Open Hole Logging – Long Beach, CA. Contact: 661-635-0557
  8/6

West Coast: Open Hole Logging – Bakersfield, CA. Contact: 661-635-0557
  8/6 Texas/SE New Mexico: Completions and Stimulations for Geologists (South Texas Geological Society) – San Antonio, TX.
  9/1-2 Eastern: Reservoir Engineering for Petroleum Geologists (Ohio Geological Society) – Columbus, OH. Contact: 304-293-2867 x5443
  9/17 Texas/SE New Mexico: Log Analysis of Shaly Sands (George Asquith, Texas Tech, East Texas Geological Society) – Tyler, TX.


Information not yet available for events shown in italics, please periodically check the online calendar for future information.
 
  Calendar: Upcoming Industry Events
  6/29 SPE/AAPG/SEG Workshop: Rock Physics and Petrophysics of Tight Gas Sands – Denver, CO. 
  7/7-9

2009 Rocky Mountain Energy Epicenter – Denver, CO. 

  8/9-13

Enercom 2009 Oil & Gas Conference – Denver, CO. 

  8/13 Gulf Publishing: Marketing in the Oilfield Conference – Houston, TX. 
  8/16-21 SPE Forum: The Future of Stimulation in Tight Gas and Shale – Kananaskis, Alberta, CN. 
  8/19 Drilling Engineering Association Workshop: Focus on D&C of Deep Wells – Houston, TX. 
  8/25-26 IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas & Expo – Denver, CO. 
  8/27-28 Summer NAPE – Houston, TX.
  8/31 Natural Gas STAR Producers & Processors TT – Billings, MT. 
  8/31-9/1 SPE Workshop: Horizontal Applications – Pittsburgh, PA. 
 

 
  Industry Highlight: 2009 Rocky Mountain Energy Epicenter, Natural Gas Strategy and Investment Conference, July 7-9, Denver, CO.   

 Panel Sessions:

  • Integrating Natural Gas Renewables to Achieve the Green Solution
  • Emerging Abundance of Unconventional Natural Gas from Shales, Strategic and Policy Implications for Producers
  • Energy Policy Confronts Political Reality in a Rapidly Changing World
  • A Dialogue, Not a Shouting Match: Seeking Common Ground with Environmentalists
  • Natural Gas Demand in the New Energy Economy
  • Pipeline & Midstream, Positioning Rockies Gas as a Core Supply for a Growing US Gas Market

 Investment Forums:

  • Current & Emerging Plays Within the Rockies
  • Current & Emerging Plays Outside the Rockies
 

DOE Highlight: Solicitations with O&G Opportunities Now Open

It’s hot, spend June and July writing proposals, recover during August and enjoy the rewards in the latter part of the year.

—Topic Area 1: Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies ($100 million)

—Topic Area 2: Geothermal Energy Production from (A) Low Temperature Resources, (B) Coproduced Fluids from O&G Wells and (C) Geopressured Reservoirs ($50 million)

—Topic Area 3: Geothermal Data, Development, Collection and Maintenance ($20 million)

$7 million, 7 awards anticipated

To develop regional sequestration technology training to facilitate transfer of knowledge and technologies required for site development, operations and monitoring of commercial CCS projects.

$50 million, 10 awards anticipated

—Large-scale industrial CCS projects ($1.4 billion, 10 to 12 awards)

—Innovative concepts ($50 million, 6 to 8 awards)
     
  PTTC Highlight: Two Traveling Workshop Series Continue
     
  AAPG Highlight: Some Upcoming Education/Professional Development Highlights