April 24-29, 2005 • Vail, Colorado
Sponsored by AAPG Research Committee
Conference Conveners
Keith Shanley
The Discovery Group
Wayne Camp
Anadarko Petroleum
Richard Bishop
Consultant
Alan Byrnes
Kansas Geological Survey
Robert Cluff
The Discovery Group
Don Gautier
U. S. Geological Survey
Don Yurewicz
ExxonMobil
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Wayne Camp
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
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Houston, TX 77251-1330
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Keith William Shanley
The Discovery Group
7 Lantana
Littleton, CO 80127
Ph: (303) 979-3975
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Understanding, Exploring and Developing Tight Gas Sands
Review Abstracts
DATE:
April 24-29, 2005
LOCATION:
Vail Cascade Resort, 1300 Westhaven Drive, Vail, Colorado 81657
CONFERENCE GOALS:
To encourage a free exchange of cross-disciplinary discussion among leading scientific and engineering experts leading to improved exploration models and development and completion strategies required to exploit the vast North American tight gas sand potential. Particular emphasis will be placed on:
- Evaluating current models of tight gas, their strengths and limitations
- Understanding tight gas sand petroleum systems including the origin and evolution of abnormal pressure
- Reservoir properties and evaluation
- Exploration and development techniques, best practices and case histories
- Resource appraisal methodologies, uncertainties and policy implications