| Day One24 September 2009 |
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08:00 |
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Delegate Registration, Coffee and Refreshments
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September 24th 2009
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09:00 |
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Chairperson's Welcome and Opening Remarks
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V. Bruce Thompson, President , American E&P Council
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09:05 |
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The future is not cancelled! – defining E&P operational strategy in a time of economic turbulence; how to position operations for the upturn
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- Evaluating both E&P challenges and opportunities that the current global economy presents us with and how to best approach these as an operator
- Defining a roadmap for prudent exploration activity and production boosting of existing assets to stay ahead of the curve
- Operational volatility - strategies to optimize your E&P operations in a time of high rig-rates
- Understanding opportunities for the upturn, what to track in 2009 to capitalize on in 2010 and positioning your operations to optimize next-decade returns
Mike Koch, GM, Global Strategy Development, Corporate Business Development, Chevron
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| 09:40 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| Uncovering the dramatic rise of US shale plays and the approaches being taken to exploit these opportunities |
New opportunities in the Bakken
- Uncovering the latest lessons learned on the Bakken and the successful strategies for unlocking its potential
- Analyzing the Drilling economics of the Bakken play, evaluating where the gains have been made and the lessons learned so far
- The potential for partnerships and farm-ins and the strategies employed to create collaborative success
Mark R. Williams, VP, Exploration & Development, Whiting Petroleum Corporation
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| Profitable production strategies |
| Next-generation production planning and execution – Proven strategies to increase your operational yield |
Production optimization and best practices for complex completions in unconventional resources
- Uncovering sand control and management practices that yield well-specific results
- Analyzing reservoir control and flow assurance technologies and applying lessons learned in the field
- Discovering advances in multilateral well production and single-trip multi-zone systems that boost production and reduce risk
Ronald Cramer, Senior Advisor, Shell
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| Successful offshore strategies |
| Deepwater Gulf of Mexico – an update on the middle Miocene Trend, its ongoing challenges and the wealth of knowledge it is yielding |
- Exploration - successful strategies for seismic imaging in narrow and mini basins; optimal sand identification methods
- Drilling - drilling optimization through salt and achieving successful drilling efficiencies
- Completions & Production - dealing with unconsolidated formations and production declines; examining new methods of recovery to boost yields
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10:15 |
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One to One Business Meetings and Morning Refreshments
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| 11:35 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| Awakening the New Giant |
Unlocking the vast potential of the Haynesville Shale
- An overview on proven and developed strategies to unlock this difficult play
- Analyzing the drilling economics of the Haynesville play, evaluating where the gains have already been made and the lessons learned so far
- Uncovering characteristics and discoveries in the Eagle Ford and Fayetteville shales - can the Barnett give us insight into exploiting these?
- Assessing current government regulations on drilling activity and the possibility for further exploitation of the Haynesville
Charles Cusack, VP, Exploration, Petrohawk Energy
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| Successful offshore strategies |
| The seismic shift – exploring key advances in 3D / 4D seismic technologies, mitigating risk and enhancing E&P efficiencies |
Outlining a major operator’s utilization of seismic R&D practices and the successes that result
- Analyzing game-changing seismic and micro-seismic technologies to maximize return whilst reducing E&P expenditure
- Assessing 3D seismic surveying from the Gulf of Mexico and the influence of technology on extending our E&P boundaries
- Determining risk models where seismic accuracy can significantly increase hydrocarbon yield and decrease capital expenditure
Francisco Ortigosa, Director of Geophysics E&P, Repsol
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| 12:10 |
| Interactive Workshop |
| Fracture master class – Advances in fractured stimulation practices and innovations in optimizing and packing successful frac to maximize hydrocarbon recovery |
- Analyzing best practices of fractured stimulation; the process involved and the challenges that have been faced in execution
- Executing multiple fracs – where do I begin? Building a critical path towards technical executions, the challenges to look out for and examples of successful projects
- Approaching water management and water treatment practices and understanding the socio-environmental challenges inherent in tapping local water supplies
- Examining recent legislative debates in congress over fractured stimulation practices and what the future holds
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| Interactive Workshop |
| Integrating subsea solutions whilst overcoming the challenges of: remote operations, adverse environments, extreme climates, limited space |
- Considerable resources are invested in finding ways to advance field development and extend field life in order to maintain or even increase production levels. Much of this relates to smart-well solutions, field-integration technologies, reduction of downtime and predictive maintenance schemes.
- Land-borne highefficiency power generation feeding offshore facilities through HVDC networks, as well as new driver concepts, offer ample scope for improvement, both in terms of flexibility and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Reduction of CAPEX and project management complexity can be realized using a single-source supplier, which can improve project scheduling, leading to earlier first oil.
Siemens Subsea Solutions Executive, , Siemens Oil & Gas
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12:45 |
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Networking Luncheon
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Network and engage with industry colleagues in an informal and stimulating atmosphere
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13:45 |
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Collaborate to Innovate – examining the opportunities in workforce and technological development through shared innovation between Operators, Oilfield Services, Academia and Government
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Panel Discussion
- Outlining the research and development processes in Upstream technology and identifying intersections for innovation between stakeholders
- Capturing the innovative value of next-generation academic research and harnessing workforce talent
- The War for Talent - Winning strategies to retain your employees, both new and experienced
- Assessing the benefits of government resources and the touch points where industry can truly collaborate
- Analyzing the challenges and benefits to an open innovation platform within a traditional environment of proprietary technology
Clarke Turner, Director, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Manika Prasad, Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines
Mark Wey, Founder, MW Global Solutions
Dr. Lloyd Heinze, Chair & Roy Butler Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University
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| 14:20 |
| Interactive Workshop |
| Leading the revolution - key advances in directional drilling and fracturing technology and identifying cost benefits in unconventional E&P |
- Achieving bottom-line ROI through investing in intelligent technology; establishing the true costs of HD & Fracing and the cost benefits involved
- Under balanced, HP/HT, Multi-Well Drilling – examining some of the leading options in today’s unconventional resource plays
- How the technological revolution in unconventional drilling is adding millions of barrels to North American domestic production and what this means for your operations
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| Interactive Workshop |
| Building growth through Intelligent Production Optimization to maximize ROI from your current and future E&P projects |
A Co-Presentation with Invensys Process Systems and Chevron
- Understanding strategies of Major Operators to collaborate on production boosting solutions
- Combining real-time financial and operations data to reduce outages and predict issues before they occur
- Proactive prevention and greater exploitation of asset capability that improves safety, efficiency and production
- Reduce energy cost of up to 3%. Reduce operating costs up to 5%, increased throughput of 3%-6%. Millions of dollars in increased cash flow per year
John Gilmore, Upstream Industry Leader, Invensys Process Systems
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| 14:55 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| New opportunities in North American shale – the Montney resource and the Horn River basin, NE British Columbia |
One of the most exciting new plays being unlocked - The EIA estimated 2007 production at 80MMcfd, expected to rise rapidly throughout 2009 & beyond
- Evaluating the hottest E&P growth area within the Canadian shale plays
- Uncovering lessons on mapping the Montney resource play, the challenges which have been overcome in unlocking their potential and the growth of infrastructure in the region
- Assessing the next operational phase in the Montney shale and its influence and impact upon unconventional E&P practices and technologies
Robert Spitzer, VP, Exploration - Canada, Apache Corporation
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| Successful offshore strategies |
| Transformation through efficiencies – A Case Study in building growth through intelligent approaches to technology, operations and risk to optimize your E&P projects |
- Understanding strategies of a lean operator; towards strategic leveraging of global expertise and focused experience
- Discovering advances in multilateral well production and single-trip multi-zone systems that boost production and reduce risk
- Encouraging flexibility, innovation and entrepreneurship without risking your strategic field
James W. Farnsworth, President & Chief Exploration Officer, Cobalt International Energy
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15:30 |
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One to One Business Meetings & Afternoon Refreshments
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16:50 |
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Innovators and Game Changers – Analyzing the role of technology in significantly boosting hydrocarbon recovery
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Identifying key technologies and practices to help turn your asset-base into a successful year-end balance sheet
- Uncovering strategies to enhance R&D investment and the difference this could make to reducing E&P budgets
- Identifying successful technology applications in recent E&P projects and steps to integrate these in your current project
- Analyzing how the role of new technology and its applications can mitigate risk and improve production ratios
- Analyzing production boosting and reserve optimization to spur economic growth
Russ Conser, Manager - GameChanger, Shell
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17:25 |
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Opening Night Networking Drinks Reception
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Network with your peers and Upstream colleagues in a fun and informal environment with complimentary refreshments
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18:30 |
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Exclusive BBQ Dinner hosted by Tejas Research & Engineering
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Come and enjoy some classic Texan hospitality at this fun, informal networking evening courtesy of Tejas Research & Engineering!
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