May 16, 2006
Title:
Well Control 101
Location:
Holiday Inn - Meadowlands Racetrack, Washington, PA
Contact: Appalachian Region PTTC, 304-293-2867 ext 5446
Description:
Four factors typically contribute to the escalation
of well control incidents. History has shown that the drilling program,
rig equipment, rig personnel and the corporate preparedness are key areas
to be addressed. The topics are intended to help Operator personnel better
understand the importance of early kick detection and proper response to
minimize the chance of escalating into a catastrophic event.
Brochure and Registration (PDF, 176 KB)
May 23, 2006 (Previously, scheduled for May 25th)
Title:
Drilling and Completion Safety Seminar
(Combined Appalachian Region PTTC and SOOGA Workshop)
Location:
Holiday Inn - Marietta, OH
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2006
Registration: Limited
Cost: $75.00 includes workbook, breaks, lunch
Registration Information (PDF,
81 KB)
May 31, 2006
Title:
Drilling and Completion Technology Updates
Location:
Salt Fork Resort, Cambridge, OH
Slim hole technolgy will be covered.
Pre-Registration Deadline: May 1, 2006
Registration: Limited to 100 people
Cost: $75.00 includes handbook, breaks, lunch
Agenda and Registration Information: (PDF,
91 KB) or (MS Word doc, 34 KB)
This workshop has been CANCELLED. It will be possibly rescheduled for a later date.
August 15, 2006
Title:
Natural Gas Engineering and Reserves Evaluation
Location:
Morgantown, WV
Instructor:
Kashy Aminian, Professor of Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering, West Virginia University
Who Should Attend:
Petroleum Engineers, Geoscientists, Senior Technologist, and Technical Managers who are involving in evaluation and development of the gas reservoirs. This course provides an excellent overview and is ideal for anyone wanting to enhance their general knowledge of natural gas engineering.
Synopsis:
This course will provide participants with a theoretical and practical knowledge to estimate gas reserves and evaluate gas well deliverability.
Further information and registration form. (PDF, 155 KB)
August 29, 2006
Title:
Designing and Forecasting Waterfloods using ReservoirGrail
Location:
Columbus, OH
Speaker:
Rod Hall, Vice President Sales & Marketing, GrailQuest Corporation
Who Should Attend:
Geologists, engineers, and operators with fields they are either currently or planning to Waterflood, as well as those interested in Waterflood design.
Synopsis:
High oil prices allow for a re-examination of mature and abandoned fields to identify oil that is now economically recoverable (reserves). In mature oil producing basins there are many fields that have either been plugged, abandoned or are inactive. Now several million barrels of incremental oil production may be recovered.
Further information and registration form. (PDF, 117 KB)
September 13, 2006
Title:
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Hydraulic Fractures, from Devonian Sandstones to the Barnett Shale
Location:
Holiday Inn - Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA
Who Should Attend:
Anyoone who has ever fraced or ever will need to frac a well in the Appalachian basin!
Synopsis:
The economic success of most projects in the Appalachian basin is tied to the success of your fracturing program. This workshop
will focus on the fracturing process and
technologies that can optimize the success
of your project. Workshop topics will flow
from design through completions and well
testing, and will include discussions of
models, rock mechanics, geology, mapping,
fluid choice and imaging. Case studies will
be presented to wrap up the day.
Further information and registration form. (PDF, 191 KB)
September 20, 2006
Title:
Acquisition & Divestiture Market in the US
Location:
Lakeview Resort and Conference Center,
Morgantown, WV
Who Should Attend:
Engineers, Geologists, business
development managers and asset
managers all will benefit from attending
this timely and important workshop.
Further information and registration form. (PDF, 177 KB)
September 27, 2006
Title:
Oilfield Explosives Safety Workshop
Location:
Morgantown, WV
Instructor:
Craig Beveridge, Owen Well Solutions Manager
Who Should Attend:
This course is intended for everyone in the oil
industry who may come in contact with or who will
be in the near vicinity of explosives at the wellsite;
from the operating company engineer or rig foreman
to the experienced service company explosive user.
Synopsis: This
course will discuss explosives used in the oil industry and especially API
RP-67 - the Recommended Practices for Oilfield Explosive Safety.
Further information and registration form. (PDF, 785 KB)
Please note that the original and printed brochure
is missing the date for this workshop which is September 27, 2006.
October 7, 2006
Title:
Reservoir Engineering for Geologists
Location:
Buffalo, NY
This is an Eastern Section AAPG pre-meeting PTTC workshop.
Instructor: Richard G. Green
Synopsis: The course is designed for personnel who wish to acquire a broad
understanding of the factors that influence the production of oil and gas from
reservoirs. The course will present information that can be applied by
geologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, land management specialists and
managers with no previous training in reservoir engineering. It can also serve as
an introductory course for engineers who have not had previous training in
reservoir engineering.
Further information and application form:
(MS
Word) or (Interactive
PDF)
October 11, 2006
Title:
Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs
Location:
Buffalo, NY
This is an Eastern Section AAPG post-meeting PTTC workshop.
Further information forthcoming.
Mail comments concerning these web pages to: