Tentative Technical Agenda

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

0700 - 0800 • Breakfast
0800 - 0900 • Opening Session

Introduction • Simon Chipperfield, Santos
The Role of Unconventional Gas in Asia Pacific • David Knox, Acting CEO, Santos

0900 - 1030 • Field Development Strategy Panel

Coal Field Development Planning • Raj Puri, Director Coal Bed Methane Bussiness Development, Vico
The Tight Gas Business Model • Anwar Husen, Head of Production Technology, BG Group
Global Challenges of Unconventional Play Entry • Dr. Melvyn Giles, New Venture Manager Unconventional Gas, Shell International E&P
The Evolution Operational Techniques in US Shales • Richard Moorman, Manager, Strategic Analysis

1030 - 1100 Group Photo/Coffee Break

1100 - 1200 Session 1: Resources Quantification

Coalbed Methane (CBM) Petrophysical Approaches • Tim Pratt, Ticora
Shale Petrophysics: New Technology • Basim Faraj, Talisman Energy

1200 – 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1500 Session 2: Assessment of “Producibility”

Role of Rock Fabric in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs • David Warner, Santos
The Role of Geomechanics in Unconventional Gas • David Campagna, Campagna and Associates

1500 - 1530 Break and Poster Viewing

1530 - 1630 Session 3: Assessment of “Producibility” - Continued

Defining CBM Sweet-Spots • Prem Sawhney, Reliance Industries
Criticality of CBM Permeability • Ian Palmer, Higgs-Palmer Technologies

1630 - 1800 Session 4: Assessment of Commerciality (Pilot Programmes)

Defining a Pilot Programme • Bill Haskett, Decision Strategies
CBM Pilot Programme Case Study • Michael Scott, QGC
Pilot Programs in the Mesaverde • Brian Towler, U. of Wyoming

1930 - 2230 Poster Session and Dinner

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

0700 - 0800 Breakfast

0800 - 1000 Session 5: Coal Development Options

The focus of this session will be on the proper selection of particular completion strategies in CBM based on reservoir engineering and cost/efficiency reasons. Discussions will revolve around:

Surface Inseam Completions • Tony S Peck, Arrow Energy
Cavitation and Underreaming • S. Taylor, Santos
Fracture Completions • Ahmad Teemoori, QGC

A short discussion panel in which the speakers will discuss appropriate completion selection for CBM will follow the presentations.

1000 - 1030 Break and Poster Viewing

1030 - 1130 Session 6: Tight Gas/Shale Development

This session, like the previous one, will look at the proper selection of particular completion strategies in tight gas or shale developments and explain the decisions taking into account reservoir engineering and cost efficiency. Speakers will discuss the following:

Horizontal Fracturing in Cemented and Non-Cemented Wells • Nick Steinsberger, Republic Energy
Vertical Fracturing • Jim McGowen, Halliburton

The presentations will be followed by a discussion on what the best-fit completions are for Tight gas and shale reservoirs.

1130 - 1300 Session 7: Well Completion Design

Speakers will highlight the critical technology issues that greatly influence development success. Discussions will focus on:

Critical Items for Cavitation and Non-Fractured Horizontal Wells • Ian Palmer, Higgs-Palmer Technologies
Fracture Fluid Selection • Larry Britt, NSI Technologies
Frac Job Sizing and Modeling • Tony Martin, BJ Services

1300 - 1800 Lunch and Winery Tour (Halliburton sponsored)

1930 - 2230 Keynote Dinner

Thursday, 16 October 2008

0730 - 0830 Breakfast

0830 - 0930 Session 8: Well Completion Design - Continued

Multifrac Staging Options for Cemented Wells • Paul Huckabee, Shell E&P
Multifrac Staging Options for Non-Cemented Wells • Ray Tibbles, Schlumberger

0930 - 1000 Session 9: Reservoir Performance Evaluation

Reservoir Simulation of UG • Craig Cipolla, Pinnacle Technologies
Well Placement and Spacing • Anthony Western, Staff Reservoir Engineer Santos

1000 - 1030 Break and Poster Viewing

1030 - 1200 Session 10: Reservoir Performance Evaluation - Continued

Pre-Frac Production Transient Testing, DSTs and Injection Falloff Application • David Craig, Reservoir Development Services / Marty Santo, Fekete
Treatment Diagnostics • Craig Cipolla, Pinnacle Technologies
Production Data Analysis and Diagnostics • Tom Blasingame, Texas A&M U.

1200 - 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1530 Session 11: Extraction Technology

Simultaneous Fracture Stimulations in Adjacent Horizontal Wellbores • Terry Dobkins, Rimrock Energy
Complex Diversion Methods Using Real-Time Microseismic Diagnostics • George King, Rimrock Energy
Shear Dilation Stimulation • Simon Chipperfield, Santos
Distributed Stimulation Placement Control in Multiple Lateral Wellbores • Dan Themig, Packers Plus
What can be Learned From Modeling Mineback Data of Hydraulic Fractures in Fractured Rock? • Rob Jeffrey, CSIRO Petroleum

1530 - 1600 Break and Poster Viewing

1600 - 1730 Session 12: Surveillance and Evaluation

Optic Fibre Distributed Temperature Sensing for Stimulation Diagnostics and Inflow Profiling • Paul Huckabee, Shell E&P
Complex Fracture Propagation and Flow Modeling • Craig Cipolla, Pinnacle Technologies
Multi-Layer Reservoir Evaluation • Bob Poe, Schlumberger

1730 Adjourment