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ADVISORY COUNCIL:

Ray Walker
VP Appalachian Shale
Range Resources

Bill Buckler
VP Operations & Engineering
Chief Oil & Gas

Louis D. D’Amico
Executive Director
IOGA
Independent Oil & Gas Association of Pennsylvania

Bob Garland
Northeast Reg Sales Mgr.
Superior Well Services

Steve Rhoads
President
POGAM
Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association

Chuck Boyer
Operations Manager
Schlumberger

Roger Willis
President
Universal Well Services

Mike Simpson
General Manager, New Growth
Nexen Inc.
Fmr. Vice President CSUG

Gregory Messner P.E.
Supervisor Unconventional
Resources
Devon Energy

Steve Tedesco
Chairman, CEO, President
Admiral Bay Resources

Tom Harris
President & CEO
Kerogen Resources

Charlie Kinard
Technical Team Leader,
Unconventional Resources
Southwestern Energy Company

Basim Faraj, Ph.D.
Unconventional Gas Specialist
Talisman Energy Inc.

Steve Mamerow, Dir., Worldwide
Drilling & Completions
Pioneer Natural Resources

Stephen Kneller
VP Exploration Domestic
Ultra Petroleum

Kevin Schepel
VP Exploitation
Pioneer Natural Resources

EXPANDING APPALACHIAN SHALE PLAYS
EXPANDING APPALACHIAN SHALE PLAYS - 2008

Evaluating Technical Strategies to
ASSESS, DRILL, STIMULATE and COMPLETE the emerging
Marcellus, Huron, Chattanooga and New Albany Shales



June 26th & 27th, 2008
Pittsburgh / Southpointe, PA
Hilton Garden Inn
 


VIEW PRESENTATIONS       1st Annual Marcellus Scramble Pictures


IOGA
www.iogapa.org
POGAM
www.pogam.org

Paul Herzing, Chief Operating Officer, Texas Keystone Inc
"These conferences are very informative and present of a lot of pertinent data for the Appalachian Basin!"


Matthew Bob, President, MB Exploration LLC
"A perfect introduction to the brave new world of the Pennsylvania Marcellus!"


 

DISCUSSION TOPICS

June 26th Morning Session
ANALYZING SOURCE ROCK TO EVALUATE RESERVOIR QUALITY & POTENTIAL


June 26th Afternoon Session
WELL DESIGN & DRILLING STRATEGIES


June 27th Morning Session
OPTIMIZING STIMULATIONS & COMPLETIONS



Steve Rhoads, President, Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association (POGAM)
" These programs are a valuable resource. A lot of useful information and an excellent source of contacts!"

Bob Garland, Northeast Regional Sales Manager, Superior Well Services
"Very informative; and a very good networking opportunity to meet other people in the industry."

Amy Rybacki, Lead Engineering Technician, EOG Resources
"Definitely a great event for networking, I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next one!"

Matt Rucker, Assoc. Reservoir Engineer, Chesapeake Energy
"I found it to be a positive experience being able to meet and network with other people working in the basin, further helped our company drilling in the Marcellus Basin.”

Paul Hart, President, Hart Resources Group
"A professional forum that allowed business professionals and executives to get a better understanding of the needs, demands, and requirements to expand into the Appalachian region."

Roger Myers, Manager Completions Unconventional Resources, EXCO Resources
"Very informative, good all around conference and great networking event!"

James R. Ammer, Director, Natural Gas and Oil Projects Management Division, Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil, National Energy Technology Laboratory
"The meeting was very informative and provided a good forum for discussion of various Marcellus topics. The high number and diverse location of those in attendance signify industry's interest in the Marcellus Shale."

Bill Lloyd, Vice President Operations, Cirque Resources
"Found it to be tremendously informative, a great networking opportunity for us to meet people working in that geographic region. This conference was very well run, extremely organized and I highly recommend these conferences to anyone!"