Spring 2009 Gas Well Workshop Minutes of Meeting Page 13
Spring 2009 Gas Well Workshop
Steering Committee Meeting
Agenda(s) and Minute(s)
Meeting Date / Meeting Venue / Agenda / Minutes /Fri. Feb. 27, 2008
12:00 pm CST / Over lunch at Adams Mark Hotel / See below. / See below.
Wed. March 26, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
(877)226-9790
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Mon. April 21, 2008
11:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Wed. May 21, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
877-226-9790
ACCESS: 8827175 / See below. / See below.
Wed. July 23, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
877-226-9790
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Wed. Aug. 20, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Wed. Sept. 17, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Wed. Oct. 15, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Tues. Nov. 11, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Tues. Dec. 2, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Tues. Dec. 30, 2008
10:00 CDT / Teleconference Meeting
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Green --- Agenda
Gray --- Past meetings, actions completed
Yellow --- Past meeting
Light Blue – Most Recent and Upcoming meeting
1. Meeting Attendees
· Attendees – Feb. 27, 2008- LaTasha Anderson Gordon Gates Barry Nicholson
- Ronda Brewer Mike Gauthe Peter Oyewole
- Scott Campbell Larry Harms Tony Podio
- Cleon Dunham Norm Hein Lynn Rowlan
- Bill Elmer Jordan Hixson Rob Sutton
- Bill Schlumberger Stathis Kitsios Sam Toscano
- Emee Ermel Shawn Krieger Corky Vickers
- Jeff Everson Jose Macius Rick Webb
- Mark Garrett
· Attendees – March 26, 2008
- LaTasha Anderson Jeff Everson Barry Nicholson
- Cleon Dunham Mark Garrett Lynn Rowlan
- Bill Elmer Larry Harms Rob Sutton
- Emee Ermel Shawn Krieger Rick Webb
· Attendees – April 21, 2008
- LaTasha Anderson Gordon Gates Lynn Rowlan
- Cleon Dunham Larry Harms Sam Toscano
- Mark Garrett Shawn Krieger Rick Webb
- Mike Gauthe Peter Oyewole
· Attendees – May 21, 2008
- Ronda Brewer Emee Ermel Nampetch Yamali
- Scott Campbell Jeff Everson
- Cleon Dunham Shawn Krieger
· Attendees – July 23, 2008
- LaTasha Anderson - Mark Garrett - Pete Richter, Schlumberger
- Ronda Brewer - Dale Logan, Schlumberger - Lynn Rowlan
- Cleon Dunham - Barry Nicholson - Rob Sutton
- Bill Elmer - Peter Oyewole - Nampetch Yamali
- Emee Ermel
· Attendees – August 20, 2008
- Ronda Brewer - Bill Elmer - Barry Nicholson
- Cleon Dunham - Emee Ermel - Nampetch Yamali
· Attendees – September 17, 2008
- Ronda Brewer - Jeff Everson - Peter Oyewole
- Scott Campbell - Mark Garrett - Lynn Rowlan
- Cleon Dunham - Larry Harms - Rick Webb
- Bill Elmer - Bill Holmes
· Attendees – October 15, 2008
- LaTasha Anderson - Mike Gauthe - Coby Osborne
- Ronda Brewer - Larry Harms - Rick Webb
- Cleon Dunham - Shawn Krieger - Nampetch Yamali
- Bill Elmer - Barry Nicholson
· Attendees – November 11, 2008
- Ronda Brewer - Larry Harms - Coby Osborne
- Cleon Dunham - Bill Holmes - Sam Toscano
- Bill Elmer - Barry Nicholson - Nampetch Yamali
- Emee Ermel
· Attendees – December 2, 2008
- Ronda Brewer - Mark Garrett - Barry Nicholson
- Cleon Dunham - Bill Holmes - Lynn Rowlan
- Jeff Everson
2. Learnings from 2008 program
a. Continuing education coursesb. Technical sessions
c. Discussion sessions
d. Breakout sessions
e. Exhibits
f. Social events
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 27, 2008
- Larry Harms
· Need to improve the audio. Some speakers couldn’t be heard very well.
- Bill Elmer
· Place new technologies in one session.
· Consider hardware on one day and software on another day. This idea wasn’t well received.
· Consider having topics related to offshore in a separate session by itself.
- Barry Nicholson
· Consider having a “day rate” for people who only staff booths and don’t want to attend any technical sessions. This would be a lower cost registration. Would need a separate colored name tag for them.
· Ronda says that these people would need to sign up on site – no pre-registration for them.
· N.B. It is agreed to offer only one free registration per booth.
· We may want to allow a maximum number of booths per company. This time there were three booths for three separate Baker Divisions.
· Consider offering various sizes of booths – small, medium, and large – for different charges.
- Jose Macias
· Consider offering on-line registration so people can sign up and pay on-line.
· N.B. Cleon is working on this as part of enhancements to the ALRDC web site.
- Ronda Brewer
· Consider making a better process to select technical presentations.
· N.B. This process will be adjusted somewhat for 2009.
- Corky Vickers
· Many people missed having the Reservoir course.
· N.B. A special emphasis will be placed on having this course in 2009.
- LaTasha Anderson
· Are changes needed in the awards to be handed out next year?
· N.B. We need specific awards for Session Chairs, Presenters, Teachers, and Breakout Coordinators.
· N.B. Cleon will provide the number of each category to LaTasha Anderson.
- Norm Hein
· We’ve continued to have good weather for the Workshop.
- Rob Sutton
· The breakout sessions are very important.
· Need to provide follow-up on the breakout sessions at the workshop.
· N.B. There will be some significant improvements in the breakout session process in future workshops.
- Mike Gauthe
· Need to improve promotion of the workshop.
- Mike Garrett
· Tuesday was a very long day.
· Need to have a cow bell to announce start times for each session.
· Should have the Keynote Address at lunch time.
· N.B. The daily schedule will be redesigned for next year to avoid such long days.
· N.B. Ronda will acquire a cow bell.
· N.B. The Keynote Address will be given at lunch time in future workshops.
- Rick Webb
· Thanks for opportunity to be General Chair this year.
- Jordan Hixson
· Need to make the Keynote Speaker feel needed and welcome.
- Sam Toscano
· Need to have co-chairs for each Technical Session.
· Consider expanding the number of booths.
· Likes to have the split sessions.
· Need to provide training on the AV and systems to the Chairs and Co-Chairs.
· These people need to attend the Author’s Breakfast.
- Emee Ermel
· Need to work on obtaining more Operator presentations, or at least joint Operators/Supplier presentations.
· Is the workshop becoming too big?
- Stathis Kitsios
· Need to work for more co-presentations.
· Would be good to have a breakout session on a “look to the future” of gas well deliquification.
- Tony Podio
· Agrees with many previous comments.
· Liked the workshop.
- Lynn Rowlan
· Liked the workshop.
- Shaun Krieger
· Likes to have face-to-face committee meetings.
- Peter Oyewole
· Consider adopting a meeting format more like that used by SPE.
· Keep new things in the workshop, to avoid burnout on folks who come every year.
- Gordon Gates
· Focus on presenting new concepts.
· Avoid showing too many formulas.
- Scott Campbell
· Liked the workshop.
- Jeff Everson
· Liked the workshop.
- Cleon Dunham
· Thanks very much to everyone for making this 6th annual Gas Well Deliquification Workshop a success.
- Special Note
· Ronda Brewer was given a special gift of thanks for her hard work on making the workshop a success.
- Special Note
· Attendance at this Workshop was 745. There were 59% from Operating Companies, 39% from Service/Supply Companies, and 2% from others (e.g. Consultants, University personnel, etc.)
- Special Note
· N.B. is an abbreviation for nota bene, a Latin expression meaning "note well"
· Agenda/Minutes – March 26, 2008
- Are there any other learnings from the 2008 Workshop?
- Emee Ermel of Chevron is working on putting together a facilitated meeting to discuss plans for next year.
- What actions for the 2009 Workshop need to be taken based on these learnings?
- Emee Ermel is still working on her idea.
- There were no other comments.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 21, 2008
- Discuss the status of Emee Ermel’s idea to have a facilitated meeting to discuss plans for the 2009 Workshop.
- There was a good discussion of Emee Ermel’s idea.
- Shawn Krieger likes the idea.
- When Emee Ermel has a plan, place, and date, we can invite people to participate in this facilitated meeting.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 21, 2008
- Is there any new information to be discussed in this area?
- Emee Ermel will consider if we can have a worthwhile meeting if there are up to 6 or 8 people.
- Some people have said that they would participate if a meeting is organized.
- If it looks like there can be a meeting, Emee Ermel will suggest a couple dates for us to consider.
· Agenda/Minutes – July 23, 2008
- Is there any update on the proposed Workshop planning meeting?
- Emee Ermel proposes a teleconference between herself, Nampetch Yamali, Cleon Dunham, and the meeting facilitator to discuss details of the meeting.
- She will organize this with the meeting facilitator.
· Agenda/Minutes – August 20, 2008
- The Workshop planning (framing) meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Chevron’s offices in downtown Houston.
- Twelve people have responded, via the Meeting Wizard, that they can participate in person.
- An e-mail will be sent to the members of the Steering Committee with the questions that will be addressed at the meeting.
- A meeting agenda will be sent in the next few weeks.
- The questionnaire will be sent out this week.
- The agenda will be sent out this week or next week.
- We will have a teleconference call-in number for the meeting.
- Chevron will look into the availability of hotels in downtown Houston.
- People can also stay in West Houston and commute to the event. This will be less expensive than using a downtown hotel. Contact Cleon Dunham is you are interested.
· Agenda/Minutes – Sept. 17, 2008
- The questionnaire for the Gas Well Deliquification Workshop Planning (Framing) meeting has been sent to all members of the Steering Committee.
- Responses are requested by Sept. 19, 2008.
- How many responses have been received so far?
- The agenda for the meeting has been sent to members of the Steering Committee.
- Currently it appears that there will be sixteen people who can attend the meeting.
- Cleon Dunham will send the questions to Scott Campbell. Done.
- At this time, it appears that fifteen people can attend the meeting at Chevron.
· Agenda/Minutes – October 15, 2008
- Is there any discussion of the Planning (Framing) Meeting held at Chevron on Oct. 14, 2008?
- The meeting was held and every one felt is was worthwhile.
- The Chevron facilitator will prepare a summary of the meeting.
- Cleon Dunham will send this to the Steering Committee.
· Agenda/Minutes – November 11, 2008
- The summary of the meeting has been sent to the members of the Steering Committee.
- The summary has also been placed on the ALRDC web site under the 2009 Workshop.
- The list of Action Items is being addressed.
- Members of the Steering Committee are asked to review the results of the work on the Action Items and provide feedback.
- This event was well received.
- If you have action items, please provide an update on the status of these to Cleon Dunham so he can update the action item list.
· Agenda/Minutes – December 2, 2008
- Has anyone addressed any of the outstanding action items from the Planning (Framing) session?
- Barry Nicholson has contacted Oil and Gas Journal, Harts E&P, The American Oil and Gas Reporter, and World Oil. They haven’t responded yet.
- Ronda Brewer is almost done combining the e-mails from the last few years.
- This will be used to send a copy of the new “flier” to all of the previous attendees.
3. Venue for 2009 workshop
a. Do we agree to have a Gas Well Deliquification Workshop in 2009?b. Do we agree to have it in Denver?
c. Do we want to use the Adams Mark again?
d. What alternatives do we have and should we consider?
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 27, 2008
- Is it agreed to have a Gas Well Deliquification Workshop in 2009?
- Is it agreed to have it in Denver?
- Is it agreed to have it in the Adams Mark Hotel?
- It is agreed to have the 7th Annual Gas Well Deliquification Workshop in 2009.
- It is agreed to have it in Denver, Colorado.
- It is agreed to have it at the Adams Mark Hotel.
- N.B. The Adams Mark is being purchased by the Sheraton Hotel chain.
· Agenda/Minutes – March 26, 2008
- Are we committed to the Adams Mark (Sheraton) for the 2009 Workshop?
- We have a verbal agreement with the hotel, but no written contract yet.
- Ronda Brewer: Please confirm our status with the hotel for the next meeting.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 21, 2008
- Ronda Brewer: Please confirm status with hotel for the 2009 Workshop.
- There was no new information on this.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 21, 2008
- Ronda Brewer: Please confirm status with hotel for the 2009 Workshop.
- The contract has been signed with the Sheraton Hotel.
4. Dates for 2009 workshop