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Information and News from Various Societies in the Permian Basin


API

Western
GeoPower is pleased to announce the
unveiling of our new and improved website
Please visit the website
www.geopower.ca to find out the latest information on Western GeoPower
Corp.; we invite you to check the website often to remain fully informed of
our company’s milestones. Featured are links to numerous informative media
articles on geothermal energy in the news both local and worldwide; also
take advantage of our many links to the geothermal community at large.
Do you hear the AAPG-SEMP
Conference calling? Dave Blackwell might be soon.
We need abstracts on
geothermal projects related to sedimentary basins. The deadline is Sept 27,
and at least 10 people need to step-up and submit papers for the session to
be included. Students this is a great opportunity for you as well to
present your research ideas.
This is a great
opportunity to reach an international audience. The due date for an
abstract is Sept 27!
Maria Richards
SMU Geothermal Lab
PO Box 75-0395
Dallas, TX 75275-0395
mrichard@smu.edu
214-768-1975
http://www.smu.edu/geothermal

Deliver
the Conventional; Pursue the Unconventional
Theme
X – Alternative Energy
Geothermal Resources - a poster session
Dear Colleague,
For the first time in
many years the Society of Economic Paleontologists & Mineralogists and the
American Association of Petroleum Geologists will hold a geothermal session
at a joint annual meeting. The 2008 SEPM-AAPG Meeting in San Antonio on
April 20-23 will host a geothermal resources and development session related
to the production of geothermal energy from oil and gas wells.
The session will be
chaired by Dr. David Blackwell of the Geothermal Laboratory at Southern
Methodist University, and Dr. Richard Erdlac of Energy America Geothermal.
We are soliciting your assistance in making this geothermal session a
success. We are interested in presentations that cover geothermal electric
production as related to sedimentary basins; power plant types that can be
employed, including hybrid systems; economic analyses related to geothermal
power production from deep oil and gas wells; historical discussions of the
past Texas gas/geothermal hybrid power plant in the Gulf Coast and other
aspects of the DOE geopressured geothermal program; resource characteristics
and locations; and any other subject appropriate to the location and
extraction of geothermal energy from oil and gas wells.
Our professional
colleagues from the geothermal industry are especially invited to both
attend the meeting and submit papers to this session. Due to a new audience
that is only peripherally aware of this approach to geothermal power
generation, presentations which may have been given at past geothermal
conferences will be accepted so long as these presentation show connection
to geothermal production from this oil and gas environment.
Texas
has the distinction of being the first to have had a gas/geothermal hybrid
power plant in the Gulf Coast as part of a demonstration project. The plant
operated in 1989 and 1990. Much of this early work was made possible by
assistance from the oil and gas industry. It is only appropriate that this
session be held in Texas at an annual SEPM-AAPG meeting. As the demand for
energy continues to grow world wide, new innovative approaches to energy
production are needed. The future production of geothermal energy, along
side that of oil and gas production, is one way that these two important
industries can work together towards securing a sustainable energy future.
The
final date for abstract submittals is not far off –
September 27.
So please get your abstract submitted soon and copy us so that we will know
about the submissions.
Submit your abstract electronically
via the AAPG web site:
http://www.aapg.org/sanantonio/tech_program/call.cfm.

NACE Permian Section
For more information -
Contact;
L. Scott
Malone
Membership/Publicity
NACE International – Permian Basin Section
Norris Technical Services
Midland, Texas
(432) 561-8101
Fax: 561-8182
Cellular: 559-2005
smalone@norrisrods.com

Permian
Basin Section-SEPM Luncheon

American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)

Permian Basin Chapter
AADE:
The Permian Basin
Chapter of American Association of Drilling Engineers
AADE - American Association of Drilling
Engineers

IADC
Meetings
IADC 2007
Conference May 17
http://www.iadc.org/conferences/LD7%20Program.htm
Permian Basin Chapter Meeting
IADC Golf Tournament
IADC - International Association of Drilling
Contractors

Permian Basin API

API - American Petroleum Institute

NGPA
Meeting
The Natural Gas Producers
Association (NGPA), a group of Permian Basin Natural Gas Producers, announces
their regular monthly meeting:
Date:
TBA
Time: 11:45 AM
Place: Petroleum Club
Cost: Members
free, Guests $15.00
Please feel free to
invite guests. The cost is $15.00 per guest.

Society of Petroleum
Evaluation Engineers (SPEE)
SPEE - Society of Petroleum Evaluation
Engineers

Society of Independent
Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES)
SIPES - Society of Independent Professional
Earth Scientists

The
Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC)
Regions of Texas and the Southwest

To register on the Internet, visit
http://www.energyconnect.com/pttc/workshops
The PTTC provides help and technology to Independent
Operators and is funded by the DOE. Many events and training seminars are
given by the PTTC.
You are invited
to read the edition of ProducerNews, a non-commercial newsletter
designed for independent oil and gas operators in Texas.
ProducerNews is published quarterly for the Texas Region Petroleum
Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) by The University of Texas at Austin
Bureau of Economic Geology. PTTC is primarily funded by the U.S. Department
of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy.
ProducerNews
(in PDF format) can be viewed and printed from the Texas Region PTTC website
at
http://www.energyconnect.com/pttc/
INFORMATIONAL-- 2005 Texas Region PTTC
newsletter now posted on PTTC website
Bureau of Economic Geology, Houston Research Center
11611 West Little York Rd
Houston, Texas 77041, Houston, Texas (map)
Center for Energy and Economic Diversification (CEED)
1400 North F.M. 1788, Midland, Texas 79706
(map--click
on Directions and Maps)
or call (432)
682-5422 or email:
pttcpb@marshill.com
Upcoming PTTC and Non-PTTC Events
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Upcoming Regional Events |
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Upcoming Industry Events |
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Calendar:
Upcoming Regional Events |
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9/13 |
Midcontinent:
Producers' Forum
(EKOGA) – Chanute, KS. Contact: 785-864-7396 |
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9/14-15 |
Rocky Mountain:
Structural Concepts and Applications in Rocky Mountain
Hydrocarbon Plays (RMAG)
– Denver, CO. |
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10/10 |
Central/Eastern Gulf Coast:
Technologies and Exploitation Strategies
for Developing Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
– Shreveport, LA. Contact: 225-578-4538 |
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10/11 |
Midcontinent:
Crash Course in Log Analysis
(Kansas Geological Survey) – Lawrence, KS. |
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10/12 |
Midcontinent:
PfEFFER Log Analysis, Overview and Examples
(Kansas Geological Survey) – Lawrence, KS. |
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10/17 |
Texas:
Modern Methods Used To
Capture Production Data and Implement Field Automation
– Midland, TX. Contact: 512-471-0320 |
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10/18 |
Midwest: Seizing
Opportunities in a Mature Basin
(Michigan O&G Association) – Gaylord, MI. Contact:
269-387-8633 |
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Rocky
Mountain:
Sequence Stratigraphy; Principles and Applications
– Golden, CO. |
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DOE
Highlight:
Pinnacle Technologies Improves Fracture Mapping Technology
In a DOE-supported project Pinnacle Technologies has
demonstrated an improved fracture mapping technology. The
advanced mapping system delivers a more accurate picture of
underground conditions and allows improved alignment of
induced fractures with natural fractures. Benefits include
better quality data, fewer mapping failures, improved
understanding of fracture behavior and improved well spacing
and placement. The hybrid system combines two mapping
techniques, which allows concurrent operation of tiltmeter
observation and microseismic fracture mapping with geophone
sensors in one array in one well, including the fracture well,
rather than the multiple wells and arrays of current practice.
Prototype arrays were demonstrated in a Colorado coalbed
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PTTC
Highlight:
Visit PTTC at Summer NAPE—Booth #2257
Those of you making the trek to Houston for Summer NAPE, stop
by and see us. Find a prospect at the show, get a lead on a
technology from us. At the least, stop by and let's catch each
other up on what's happening in our respective worlds. |
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Trivia
Answer: Within four days of the completion of
Drake's well in Titusville (Aug. 27, 1859),
John Grandin had bought acreage surrounding an
oil seep, found a driller and commenced drilling. Talk about
seizing opportunity quickly. Two months later though the well
was twice as deep as Drake's and still no oil. Plus they found
their 2-inch hole was too small for the casing they had.
Improvising a reamer from a discarded tram axle worked well to
a point—that is, to a depth of 134 ft where the tool became
stuck and "never saw daylight again." Not satisfied with this
"first," the driller tried makeshift torpedoes from blasting
powder, the second "first" for this well. On the third shoot,
the well was ruined.
From "The Petroleum Age," December 2005. Courtesy of
The American Oil & Gas Historical Society (www.aoghs.org).
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Summer NAPE – Houston, TX.
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Industry
Highlight:
Electrical Submersible Pumps—Riding Out Those Power Blips
Power blips are
a fact of life and are particularly troublesome for submersible
pumps and variable speed drives. There is lost time when the pump
goes down and potentially shorter motor life. Many power blips are
very short term. Baker Hughes Centrilift addressed that challenge
with its "Power Ride Through Module." This unit detects power
interruptions and energizes the downhole equipment during these
events—for the very short term blips, equipment keeps operating
smoothly. In a Venezuelan application, shutdowns due to power
system transients were reduced 95%.
Above is just one of many developments highlighted in World
Oil's annual "What's New in Artificial Lift" in their April
and May issues available
online. Those responsible for maintaining
reliability and efficiency in artificial lift are encouraged to
review the articles to learn about other technology developments
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DOE
Highlight:
Power From Stranded Gas Saving California Leases
A DOE-supported project (Oil Field Flare Gas Electricity Systems
or OFFGASES) is demonstrating how distributed power generation
from stranded natural gas reduces power costs and is making a
difference in saving marginal leases. Results from four field
demonstrations with fuels of varying energy content/quality are
demonstrating the possibilities.
- High-Btu gas (1,600 Btu/scf):
boosted oil production in its three-well marginal oil field from
10 to 23 bopd.
- Medium-Btu gas (not meeting pipeline
quality requirements): now producing 150 bopd in a
19-well field that had been at risk for abandonment.
- “Harsh” (contains naturally high
levels of N2, CO2, H2S) gas:
brought into compliance with air emissions regulations by
scrubbing hydrogen sulfide from the gas using a patented
sulfur-treating system.
- Ultralow-Btu (as little as 15 Btu/scf):
Just to flare it, producers have to spike it with purchased
natural gas. Tests using FlexEnergy's Flex-Microturbine, which
uses catalytic combustors, are ongoing. While the microturbine
is working, improvements are still needed and testing continues.
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PTTC
Highlight:
Your Input Needed Regarding Knowledge Centers—Take the Survey
The knowledge center concept is simple. For a given topic, say
hydraulic fracturing, PTTC would identify a few respected,
unbiased individuals, universities or organizations that are
recognized as leaders in the field. We listen to those experts,
letting them help define what content needs to be captured within
a knowledge center. We then retain them to develop the knowledge
center and make information available through the Internet and
workshops. It is not really research; it’s gathering all that is
relevant (as determined by experts).
To determine if this concept is really feasible, PTTC needs your
input—please let us know your priorities for different topics, or
suggest additional topics, by taking the
Online Survey.
Candidly, the amount of response is one factor PTTC will consider
in evaluating the feasibility of developing knowledge centers. |
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Trivia
Answer: A common 19th Century horse-drawn
carriage accessory was a slanted whip holder known as a whipstock.
It was often mounted on the dashboard and “had an angle to it.”
When West Virginia drillers began using wedges to redirect
boreholes, the term was adopted and remains part of oilfield
lexicon. (Petroleum Age Vol. 3, No. 2 - June 2006) Courtesy
of American Oil & Gas Historical Society (www.aoghs.org). |
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Workshop Summaries
Workshop Presentations
Network News
Newsletter
AOGR—Technology Connections Columns
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Take advantage of all of the services by visiting our site:
www.pttc.org
We also transfer technology the
traditional way. Give us a call, send a fax or letter:
Tel: (918)
241-5801
Fax: (918)
241-5728
P.O. Box 246
Sand Springs, OK 74063
For general questions and comments e-mail us at
techinfo@pttc.org
MORE PTTC CONTACTS
The PTTC
is providing these links to items of interest on a periodic basis to
you. We appreciate your
feedback.
Please forward PTTC Alerts to others whom you feel may be interested,
noting to them that they can register to receive the Tech Alert at
www.pttc.org/
newsletter/register.htm. |
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Industry
Highlight:
What's New In Artificial Lift (World
Oil)
Each year World Oil runs a two-part article on new developments
in the world of artificial lift. Authored by James Lea, Herald Winkler
and Robert Snyder, the article covers new developments in five
categories: sucker rod pumping, progressing-cavity pumping; gas-well
deliquefying, and jet pumping. Examples of the technologies covered
include:
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DOE
Highlight:
Produced Water Management Information System (PWMIS)
DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory, in partnership
with Argonne National Laboratory, has developed the web-based Produced
Water Management Information System (PWMIS). The new system offers
critical information on current technologies and best practices,
summaries of relevant state and Federal regulations, and a decision
tree for technology options to deal with produced water issues. PWMIS
is an easily navigable web tool that consolidates all the required
information in one location. |
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PTTC
Highlight: Many
of you are wondering
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what has PTTC been doing? To put it succinctly, we've been
engaged in a battle for economic survival. Good news! Two things have
occurred. First, the Department of Energy has provided $1 million of
funding through September 2008 to help PTTC transition to a primarily
industry-funded organization. Second and exciting for the long-term,
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) has come forth
with an exciting proposal. AAPG and PTTC have expressed their “mutual
intent” to conduct negotiations directed towards creating an AAPG-managed
PTTC. Assuming positive negotiations, the transition to an AAPG-managed
PTTC could occur by early fall. The new entity, although quite
different, would remain true to the PTTC vision and would be very cost
efficient. It would retain:
- The industry-directed and regionally-focused structure that is a
core concept of PTTC,
- University involvement as Regional Lead Organizations,
- The strong commitment to maintaining local, affordable
workshops,
- The multidisciplinary operator-oriented approach, and
- A separate legal identity as a 501(c)3 corporation.
Expanded capabilities would result from having access to
management, marketing, communications, business/data systems, and
information archival capabilities available within AAPG. |
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Trivia
Answer:
Separate wells drilled in 1886 in Portland and Eaton,
Indiana, sparked intensive drilling for shallow gas. By
1897, more than 5,400 wells had been drilled in pursuit of Indiana's
natural gas. Abundant gas drew many factories, but production
practices were wasteful and by 1902 producing pressure was only 80-90
psi. Gas supplies dropped and many factories had to close. Courtesy of
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Independent Oil and Gas Producers in Texas
The PTTC Texas
Region is partnering with the Bureau of Economic Geology on two Texas
oil- and gas-related initiatives. Please read the following
descriptions and click on the links for additional information about
these programs and how you can participate. A questionnaire for you to
fill out and submit online is also available if you would like to
provide your input.
Thanks very much
in your continued interest and support of the PTTC Texas Region
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Integrated Synthesis of Permian Basin
Depositional Systems: Data and Models for
Recovering Existing and Undiscovered Oil Resources from the
Largest Hydrocarbon-bearing Basin in the U.S. |
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This synthesis will result in an integrated data base of
geological, geophysical and petrophysical information that will
provide fundamental data and information to guide future
exploration and development of the remaining hydrocarbon resources
in the Permian Basin. We are currently soliciting the involvement
of industry groups who desire to benefit from this program. |
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Please, Pass the Salt: Can the Oil Industry
Benefit from Desalination Wastes? |
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This is an
investigation of the feasibility of injecting concentrates from
desalination plants into pressure-depleted oil or gas fields. The
objective is to (1) evaluate the use of depleted fields as sites
for injection wells to dispose of desalination concentrates and;
(2) demonstrate to the regulatory community that deep-well
disposal of concentrates in oil and gas fields is safe and
reliable. |
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For more
information about these Texas initiatives, please call Texas PTTC
Coordinator Sigrid Clift at 512-471-0320 or e-mail
sigrid.clift@beg.utexas.edu.
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Petroleum Technology Transfer Council
- National Site - Locators for Regional Sites

NM Water Web Site Makes
Debut
We are pleased to announce a new web site
available from the PRRC.
NM WAIDS
is devoted to making NM water quality data available on the Internet. Our target
audience is the oil and gas community. The two primary data sets are one for
produced water samples from wells throughout the state, and a groundwater
database for southeast New Mexico only. You'll also find information about
corrosion, some calculation and conversion tools, and a map-based query.

PBPA
(Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Sponsorship and
Entry Forms
PBPA- Permian Basin Petroleum
Association Website

Permian Basin Landman's
Association
Petroleum Club, 501 W. Wall Street
Reservations Faxed to (915) 684-4621 or emailed to navoil@aol.com

The Texas Railroad
Commission
Midland office relocated
Conoco Towers,
10 Desta Drive
Suite 500E,
Midland, TX.
Oil & Gas Division (432) 684-5881
Gas Services and Pipeline Safety (432) 570-5884
Railroad Commission of Texas
www.rrc.state.tx.us
New Forms and Regulations - Get with the RRC or go to their site

New Mexico
OCD
New Mexico OCD - Announcement on Cement
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ocd/Home/News/Cement/Cement_Alt.htm
New Mexico OCD Website
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ocd/

Midland College

News:
The Permian Basin Graduate Center and the
Petroleum Geotechnology Training Center consolidated into one program. The
Center's name is the "Petroleum Professional Development Center"
We have moved
back to our downtown location, 105 W. Illinois. Our telephone number
is 432-683-2832.
To see descriptions for classes and to register online, go to our
website
www.midland.edu/ppdc. Our summer classes
are now posted on our website. Please register early for the classes with
out-of-town instructors.
If you would like to register for any courses, please go to our website to
register online:
https://www.midland.edu/ppdcforms/registration/index.html

Thanks,
Joan
697-5863
www.midland.edu/ppdc
Now added; several training courses for Environmental Technology and courses
put on by OGCI. Also Corrosion Technology courses along with the regular
software training for the Center.
Need to fulfill your educational credits for the Texas
Professional Engineer's License? The required one hour Ethics course - Check
with Hoxie Smith.
The OGCI courses posted
link page.
www.midland.edu/ppdc

WTGS
West Texas Geological Society
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wtgs@usaonline.net

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For Information on the Trans-Pecos SPE
Section;

Please call or email
Prentice Creel.
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Trans-Pecos Section
Odessa, TX
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