Unconventional Gas Shales in Poland: A Look at the Science
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Unconventional Gas Shales in Poland: A Look at the Science
10-11 May 2012 | Warsaw, Poland
Preliminary Program
| Day 1–Thursday 10 May 2012 | ||
| 09:00–09:10 | Welcome, Inroduction and Opening Remarks | Steve Veal & Vlastimila Dvorakova |
| Session 1: Analogous Comparisons with Worldwide Shale Plays | ||
| 09:10–09:45 | Presentation 1 (to be confirmed) | Pawel Poprawa |
| 09:45–10:20 | The Marcellus gas shale as an analogue for the Silurian gas shale of the Baltic/Podlasie/Lublin Basins of Central Europe | Terry Engelder |
| 10:20–10:55 | North American Analogues and Strategies for Success in Developing Shale Gas Plays in Europe | Said D. Sadykhov |
| 10:55–11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| Session 2: Shale Deposition and Lithology | ||
| 11:15–11:50 | Presentation 4 | Mike Mullen |
| 11:50–12:25 | Coupled geochemical-maturation dynamics influencing shale reservoir quality in Poland and the USA | Nick Drenzek |
| 12:25–13:00 | Presentation 6 | To be confirmed |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00–14:15 | Introduction to Breakout Sessions–maximum of 4 topics | |
| 14:15–15:15 | Breakout Session Discussions | |
| 15:15–15:45 | Develop Presentations | |
| 15:45–16:05 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:05–17:25 | Breakout Presentations | |
| 17:25–17:45 | Day 1 Wrap-up and Summary | |
| Day 2–Friday 11 May 2012 | ||
| 09:00–09:10 | Open Remarks and review of day 1 | |
| Session 3: Reservoir Analysis and Characteristics (the toolbox) | ||
| 09:10–09:45 | Geochemical Characterization of the Silurian Shale, Baltic Basin, Poland | Eric Lehne |
| 09:45–10:20 | Gas shales of Germany – Assessing the Lower Cretaceous Wealden with geochemical tools | Ulrich Berner |
| 10:20–10:55 | Presentation 9 | To be confirmed |
| 10:55–11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| Session 4: Commercial Development and Exploitation | ||
| 11:15–11:50 | Prospects for Shale Gas Development in Poland | John Buggenhagen |
| 11:50–12:25 | Presentation 11 | To be confirmed |
| 12:25–13:00 | Presentation 12 | To be confirmed |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00–14:15 | Introduction to Breakout Sessions – maximum of 4 topics | |
| 14:15–15:15 | Breakout Session Discussions | |
| 15:15–15:45 | Develop Presentations | |
| 15:45–16:05 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:05–17:25 | Breakout Presentations | |
| 17:25–18:00 | Conference Wrap-up and Summary | |
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Speaker Bios
Nicholas Drenzek
Research Scientist, Schlumberger - Doll Research Cambridge, MA, USA
Nick Drenzek joined Schlumberger as a Research Scientist in 2008 following receipt of a doctorate in Organic Geochemistry from the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.
His current work focuses on investigating the fundamental geochemical and microstructural relationships governing multiphase petroleum generation, storage, and production in shale systems for the development of advanced unconventional reservoir evaluation technologies.
Terry Engelder
Professor of Geosciences
Terry Engelder, a leading authority on the recent Marcellus gas shale play, holds degrees from Penn State B.S. ('68), Yale M.S. ('72) and Texas A&M, Ph.D. ('73).
He is currently a Professor of Geosciences at Penn State and has previously served on the staffs of the US Geological Survey, Texaco, and Columbia University. Short-term academic appointments include those of Visiting Professor at Graz University in Austria and Visiting Professor at the University of Perugia in Italy.
Other academic distinctions include a Fulbright Senior Fellowship in Australia, Penn State’s Wilson Distinguished Teaching Award, membership in a US earth science delegation to visit the Soviet Union immediately following Nixon-Brezhnev dêtente, and the singular honor of helping Walter Alvarez collect the samples that led to the famous theory for dinosaur extinction by large meteorite impact.
He has written 150 research papers, many focused on Appalachia, and a book, the research monograph “Stress Regimes in the Lithosphere”.
In the international arena, he has worked on exploration and production problems with companies including Saudi Aramco, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Agip, and Petrobras.
John E. Buggenhagen PhD
Exploration Director, San Leon Energy Plc
John is an exploration geophysicist with more than 15 years’ experience developing exploration opportunities in North America and Europe.
Most recently John has worked to build and manage San Leon’s enviable position in Poland as well as directing the technical requirements of the company’s diverse international exploration portfolio.
Prior to San Leon, he was the Exploration Manager in Europe for Denverbased Aspect Energy, LLC and a significant contributor to the highly successful exploration of their subsidiary, Hungarian Horizon Energy. He also worked as an exploration geophysicist for ConocoPhillips Alaska (formerly ARCO Alaska) on numerous exploration projects across the North Slope of Alaska, and as a technical geophysicist for Landmark Graphics and Advance Geophysical.
He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Geophysics from the University of Wyoming, and his B.S. degree in Geophysics from the University of Arizona.
Dr. Eric Lehne
Petroleum Geochemistry Team Leader, Schlumberger – DBR Technology Center, Edmonton, Canada
Eric Lehne joined Schlumberger DBR Technology Center in Edmonton, Canada, as senior research scientist in 2008 after having worked as a research scientist in organic geochemistry at the GeoForschungs- Zentrum Potsdam for several years.
He holds a diploma in geology from the RWTH (Rheinisch-Westphälische Technische Hochschule) Aachen, Germany, and a Ph.D. in organic geochemistry from the Technical University of Berlin.
His research interests are petroleum geochemistry, in-reservoir alteration processes, and basin modelling.
Ulrich Berner
Head Research Unit Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, Fed. Inst. Geosciences & Natural Resources (Hannover, Germany)
Ulrich Berner received a diploma in geology and holds a PhD of the Technical University of Clausthal (Germany).
He has worked since 1982 with the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR, Hannover), where he is the head of the research unit ‘Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal’.
Recent research topics are gas shale exploration and petroleum systems in arctic regions including organic and gas geochemistry.