Appalachian Basin Gas Well Deliquification Seminar Feb. 15, 2011 Page 12
Appalachian Basin Gas Well Deliquification Seminar Feb. 15, 2011 Page 12
2011 Gas Well Deliquification Seminar
Steering Committee Meeting
Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Meeting:
Meeting Date/Time / Meeting Venue / Agenda / MinutesJune 8, 2010
7:00 pm / Face-to-Face Meeting in the Buckley House Restaurant, Marietta, Ohio, after the event. / See Below / See Below
July 20, 2010
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Sept. 8, 2010
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Oct. 6, 2010
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Dec. 7, 2010
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Jan. 12, 2011
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Feb. 15, 2011
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385 / See Below / See Below
Mar. 22, 2011
11:00 am EDT / USA: 877-226-9790
CODE: 8246385
Attendees:
Attendees: June 8, 2010Person Company
- Kathy Bane Guest
- Rodney Bane ExxonMobil
- Ronda Brewer ALRDC and SWPSE
- Bob Chase Marietta College
- Dee Combs Chesapeake Energy
- Kevin Dudley Weatherford
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
- Jane Dunham Guest
- Tim Knobloch James Engineering – After the meeting, by e-mai
- Lynn Rowlan Echometer Company
- Rob Sutton Marathon Oil
- Phil Scuillo EQT
Attendees: July 20, 2010
Person Company
- Ronda Brewer ALRDC and SWPSE
- Dee Combs Chesapeake Energy
- Kevin Dudley Weatherford
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
Attendees: Sept. 8, 2010
Person Company
- Ronda Brewer ALRDC and SWPSC
- Dee Combs Chesapeake Energy
- Kevin Dudley Weatherford
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
- Phil Scuillo EQT
- Rob Sutton Marathon Oil
Attendees: Oct. 6, 2010
Person Company
- Jeff Berlin Multi Products
- Ronda Brewer ALRDC and SWPSC (After the call)
- Bob Chase Marietta College
- Kevin Dudley Weatherford
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
Tim Knobloch James Engineering
- Lynn Rowlan Echometer
- Phil Scuillo EQT
- Roger Willis Universal Well Services
Attendees: Dec. 7, 2010
Person Company
- Rodney Bane ExxonMobil
- Ronda Brewer Texas Tech, ALRDC
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
- Lynn Rowlan Echometer
- Phil Scuillo EQT
- Rob Sutton Marathon Oil
Attendees: Dec. Jan. 12, 2011
Person Company
- Ronda Brewer Texas Tech, ALRDC
- Bob Chase Marietta College
- Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
- Tim Knobloch James Knobloch Petroleum Consultants Inc.
- Lynn Rowlan Echometer
- Rob Sutton Marathon Oil
Attendees: Dec. Feb. 25, 2011
Person Company
Rodney Bane ExxonMobil
Ronda Brewer SWPSC and ALRDC
Kevin Dudley Weatherford
Cleon Dunham Oilfield Automation Consulting
Tim Knobloch James Knobloch Petroleum Consultants Inc.
Lynn Rowlan Echometer
Phil Scuillo EQT
Rob Sutton Marathon Oil
Agenda:
1. Learnings from the 2010 Appalachian Basin Gas Well Seminar
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010· Review leanings from the 2010 Appalachian Basin Gas Well Seminar.
· What was good?
· What could have been improved?
- Lynn Rowlan
- Had more people in his course than expected.
– Great that we had people sign up late.
– We should be OK on the finances.
– Would prefer to have it in a hotel. Moving to a Hotel in Pittsburg.
– Phil Scuillo
– Need to improve advertising.
– Not much value in the last panel on the Ask the Experts. Drop it.
– Need a certificate for continuing education. Can do.
– Need a course on gas-lift and gas circulation. Planning on it.
– Ronda Brewer
– Should have a better idea on what to expect next year.
– Some people didn’t go to the course they signed up for.
– People didn’t know there were 30 minute breaks during the courses.
– Need to have specific breaks for Day One. We can do this.
– Rodney Bane
– Classroom set up was difficult.
– Need bigger rooms for classes.
– Need to consolidate with break space. OK
– Need better information on parking. OK
– Need to tailor a training session for Field Operators. Practical subjects. Not technical. Need an outline, and an instructor. Ask Matt Vavro. Kevin Dudley will check with him.
– The Exhibits were very good.
– Need to get feedback from the Exhibitors.
– Dee Combs
– Get advertising out early.
– Send a follow-up letter to all attendees.
– Would like to have a more central location. Addressed with move to Pittsburg.
– Rob Sutton
– Impressed by the way it came together.
– Handled well the expansion from about 100 to 150.
– Want to know where people come from.
– We will send a list of attendees to the Committee.
– Conference Room space was good.
– We need a list of recommended restaurants and bars in the area. Hotels can do this.
– Bob Chase
– Lea’s session needs to be in the McDonough Center.
– There is an area called the Trustees’ Conference room in the Field House.
– There is another conference room in the Field House.
– Would do door prize drawings in the Exhibit area. We can do this.
– Liked John Rinehart’s talk.
– A few exhibitors wanted a connection at the Marietta Country Club for golf. Bob could organize this as a golf session on Sunday morning.
– We could consider getting “special deals” at local hotels.
– Include more design work in the courses.
– Kevin Dudley
– Vendors didn’t get enough traffic at their booths.
– Want more details in the courses.
– Tim Knobloch
– Make sure authors are listed on the schedule. Can do this.
– Cleon Dunham
– Was disappointed with not having a river cruise.
– This could be done on Sunday night.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· Potential action items from the Learnings are highlighted in red above.
· Are there comments on the Learnings from the 2010 Seminar?
- This was not discussed. We’d like to have more people in the discussion.
Agenda and Minutes: Sept. 8, 2010
· Potential action items from the Learnings are highlighted in red above.
· Are there comments on the Learnings from the 2010 Seminar?
- The comments from the last Workshop were addressed. See above.
2. Planning for the Future
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010- Do we want to hold this Seminar again?
- If we do want it again, when should it be?
- The consensus is that we should have this again.
- We want to avoid the time of the Calgary oil show and the Pennsylvania show.
- It looks like the week of June 13 will work. We need to determine the actual days for the event.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· Do we agree with having the next Seminar on June 12 – 14, 2011?
- It was confirmed and agreed to schedule the next Seminar on June 12 - 14, 2011.
Agenda and Minutes: Sept. 8, 2010
· Are all still in agreement with having the 2011 Seminar on June 12 – 14, 2011?
- It is agreed to use the dates of June 12 – 14, 2011.
3. Seminar Venue
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010· If the Seminar will be held again, where should it be held?
- The consensus at this meeting was that the 2011 event will be in Marietta, Ohio.
- However, several of the Evaluation Sheets said they would prefer Pittsburg.
- So, we need to review this decision.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· Several people have commented that they would prefer to have the next Seminar in Pittsburg.
· They feel that this would attract more attendance.
· What are thoughts on this?
- The consensus of the participants is that the next Seminar should be in Pittsburg.
- This will allow more people to attend.
- And it will provide better facilities for Exhibits, Classes, and Technical Sessions to be in the same facility.
- We need to discuss this one more time at the next meeting and reach a final decision.
Agenda and Minutes: Sept. 8, 2010
· The consensus at the last meeting was that the next Seminar should be held in Pittsburg.
· Is this still the consensus, or are there other feelings on the location for 2011?
- It is agreed to move the Seminar to Pittsburg for 2011.
- Potential venues include:
- Hilton Garden Inn;
- Sheraton Four Point;
- Convention Center;
- Holiday Inn near airport.
- Hilton Garden Inn in the South Point area;
- Expo Center convention center in Monroeville.
Agenda and Minutes: Oct. 6, 2010
· Has a hotel in Pittsburg been chosen for the 2011 Seminar?
- So far the hotels have not responded to requests for information.
- Ronda Brewer will check with the Hilton Garden Inn in South Point and the Expo Center in Monroeville.
- If the hotels don’t respond, we may need someone in the area to visit with some of them in person.
Agenda and Minutes: Dec. 7, 2010
· Has a hotel in Pittsburg been chosen for the 2011 Seminar?
- We have a contact with the Hilton Garden Inn in Pittsburg/Southpoint in Canonsburg, PA.
- There will be no minimum number of rooms/meals.
- People calling to reserve a room should mention that they’re with the Seminar.
4. Steering Team
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010- Should others be added to the Steering Team?
- Are people OK with the roles and responsibilities for members of the Steering/Planning Committee?
- We need to ask Matt Vavro from Davro Well Services to join the team.
- We need to ask Roger Willis from Universal Well Services.
- People are OK with their roles and responsibilities.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· We need people to agree to ask Matt Vavro and Roger Willis to be on the Steering Committee.
· Who will help with this?
- Kevin Dudley will ask Matt Vavro.
- We still need someone to ask Roger Willis.
Agenda and Minutes: Sept. 8, 2010
· Have Matt Vavro and Roger Willis been asked to be on the Steering Team?
· What is their decision?
- Kevin Dudley will ask Matt Vavro.
- Phil Scuillo will ask Roger Willis.
Agenda and Minutes: Oct. 6, 2010
· Roger Willis has agreed to be on the Steering Team.
· What is the status of Matt Vavro?
· Do we need any others on the team?
- Roger Willis has joined the Steering Team.
- Matt Vavro will not be able to participate on the team.
Agenda and Minutes: Dec. 7, 2010
· Are there any more suggestions for membership on the Steering Team?
- There are no other suggestions at this time.
5. Important Issues
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010- Discuss the most important issues facing gas well operations and deliquification in particular, in the Appalachian Basin area.
- These will help form the basis for the major topics to be addressed in the next Seminar.
- We need to focus on:
· Gas-lift.
· Artificial lift that is used in the Barnett.
· Best practices from the Barnett, Haynesville: Bill Elmer
· Sessions on Horizontals and Shale: there was an overlap.
- Biggest challenges in Marcellus:
§ Managing fluid produced.
§ Producing existing wells which are neglected,
§ Water issues with fracturing,
§ Concern of “black eyes” to the industry
§ How to bring wells back after a fracture.
§ Best types of artificial lift to use.
§ Life of well considerations.
§ Stay on the decline curve.
§ Automation.
§ Compression.
§ Scale, salt deposition, corrosion.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· Are there more comments on the “Important Issues” listed above?
- There were no additional comments on these “important issues.”
6. Seminar Agenda
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010- Discuss the tentative agenda for the next Seminar.
- Did the agenda we used this time work?
- Should the event be longer, shorter?
- Should it include Continuing Education, Technical Presentations, Panel Discussions, and Breakout Sessions?
- This was not discussed at this meeting.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· See the agenda items from the previous meeting on June 8, 2010.
- The consensus was that the basic form of the Seminar Agenda was OK and should remain about the same.
7. Keynote Speaker
Agenda and Minutes: June 8, 2010· Discuss potential people to be keynote Speaker.
- This was not discussed at this meeting.
Agenda and Minutes: July 20, 2010
· See the agenda items from the previous meeting on June 8, 2010.
- There were no recommendations on a Keynote Speaker at this time.
Agenda and Minutes: Sept. 8, 2010
· Discuss potential people to be keynote Speaker.
- Rob Sutton suggested Dave McCain of the Oil and Gas Museum in Parkersburg, WV. He will check with Bob Chase on this.
- Ray Walker with Range Resources is another alternative. Kevin Dudley will check with him.
Agenda and Minutes: Oct. 6, 2010
· Rob Sutton: Has Dave McCain agreed to be Keynote Speaker?
- Bob Chase talked with Dave McCain.
- He is interested in being our Keynote Speaker.
- It is agreed to ask him; Bob Chase will ask him.
- It will be on Monday evening. Cleon Dunham will send the precise information on the timing to Bob Chase. Done.
Agenda and Minutes: Dec. 7, 2010
· Are we all set to have Dave McCain as our keynote speaker?.
- Bob Chase. Please confirm that Dave McCain will be our keynote speaker.
Agenda and Minutes: Jan. 12, 2011
· Bob Chase. Have you confirmed that Dave McCain will be our Keynote speaker?
- Bob Chase has tried to contact him. He will call him to confirm.
Agenda and Minutes: Feb. 15, 2011
· Dave McCain has confirmed that he will be the Keynote Speaker.
· We will provide him with a free Exhibit table where he can display his books.
· Bob Chase: Will you please inform Dave McCain that there will be an Exhibit Table for him. Will you please obtain a photograph of him for our Web Site?
- This was presented to the Steering Committee for information.
8. Technical Sessions, Authors