Show Preview: ShaleTech Canada
A. BLUME, Managing Editor
April 20–22, 2015
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- First annual ShaleTech Canada conference provides a high-level forum for networking and sharing the latest applications of new technology
- Features a one-day business program followed by a two-day, dual-track technology program
- Hosted by World Oil and dmg::events (organizers of the Global Petroleum Show)
ShaleTech Canada 2015 is the premier event for professionals working in the shale oil and gas industry in Canada, which is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer. With a strong focus on technology, attendees will learn about drilling, production and processing advancements from leading operators and technology providers in shale energy.
With estimated technically recoverable reserves of 573 Tcf of shale gas and 8.8 B bbl of shale oil—most of which is located in western Canada (Fig. 1)—the country is an important region to watch for shale developments, especially in light of several planned LNG export projects in British Columbia. Prominent shale fields include the Montney region, which runs from western Alberta to northeastern British Columbia, and the Duvernay field in Alberta.
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Fig. 1. Major shale gas and oil basins and formations |
The conference will take place at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre in the heart of downtown Calgary, Alberta (Fig. 2). Up to 15 prospective shale gas formations alone have been identified in the province.
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Fig. 2. Downtown Calgary, Alberta. Source: Calgary |
Conference program. An optional workshop on April 20 will address the fundamentals of shale gas exploration and development.
A one-day business program on April 21 will include discussions on shale economics and on the breakeven price of oil, shifts in capital spending and allocation, land acquisition/leasing and more.
Following the business program, a technical program on April 22 will focus on the major technical problems facing operators, as well as the cutting-edge solutions that are needed to solve them.
In addition, updates on LNG export plans, specific case histories and the latest details about active basins and shale plays—such as the Horn River basin, the Duvernay shale, the Montney shale, the Liard basin and the Bakken shale—will be available through various presentations.
Discussion topics. Speakers have been invited to share their knowledge and expertise with attendees on a number of proposed areas of interest:
- Drilling
- Horizontal drilling
- Pad drilling
- Rotary steerable applications
- Shale-specific drilling fluids
- Shale-specific drilling bits
- Shale-specific oil country tubular goods advances
- Completions
- Multistage hydraulic fracturing
- Re-fracturing
- Fracture diagnostics
- Microseismic monitoring
- Fracturing fluids
- Proppants
- Reduced emission completions
- Vapor recovery
- Water management
- Water sourcing
- Fracturing water recycling
- Produced water
- Geology and geophysics
- Formulation evaluation (measurement while drilling/logging while drilling)
- Petrophysical evaluation (core, geochemical analysis)
- Production
- Production enhancement
- Production monitoring
- Gas migration
- HSE and sustainability
- Health, safety and environment management
- Community relations
- Emissions
- Land management
- Footprint reduction.
Conference details. Full conference registration includes:
- Full conference program (April 20–22), including keynote addresses, workshop program and business and technology presentations
- Breakfasts, lunches and refreshment breaks
- Access to sponsors and exhibitors April 20–22
- Full conference proceedings post-event.
The optional one-day workshop registration includes the workshop program only, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 20.
For speaker inquiries regarding the technical conference, please contact Megan Roiz, events program manager, Gulf Publishing Company, at Megan.Roiz@GulfPub.com or +1 (713) 520-4402.
For inquiries regarding the business program, please contact Yuruani Lavado, senior conference producer, dmg::events, at YuruaniLavado@dmgevents.com or
+1 (403) 209-3575.
For sponsorship and exhibitor inquiries, please contact Melissa Smith, global events director, Gulf Publishing Company, at Melissa.Smith@GulfPub.com or +1 (713) 520-4475. GP
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