Shale Insight 2014 Conference Technology Showcase September 23, 2014

SHALE INSIGHT™ 2014 Conference Technology Showcase

Sponsored by the Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center

September 23, 2014 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA

The Marcellus Shale Coalition's (MSC) Research Collaborative is holding its annual Technology Showcase as a pre-conference event prior to SHALE  INSIGHT™ 2014 conference in Pittsburgh, PA to provide suppliers of emerging technologies an opportunity to showcase their innovation to the natural gas producer, midstream pipeline and service community. This year the Showcase will be sponsored by the Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center who has helped coordinate the event since its inception. The pre-conference Technology Showcase presentations will be on September 23, 2014, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM. Immediately following the presentations, there will be an opportunity for presenters and attendees to network.

This year’s Technology Showcase will feature a keynote address by Kemal Anbarci, Vice President & Managing Executive of Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). CTV champions innovation, commercialization and integration of emerging technologies within Chevron. CTV identifies, acquires, tests, validates, and, if appropriate, helps integrate technologies into the company's core businesses. Currently 15 companies in the O&G space are in their investment portfolio.

The Research Collaborative is seeking applications from technology providers who are interested in presenting to the natural gas community their technology that is ready for “field test”. The technology should be ready for pilot testing, slip stream or full scale demonstration in the Marcellus shale, Utica shale or at a coal-bed methane or coal-mine methane site. Technologies relating to natural gas producing, pipeline and service companies are of interest. In a format similar to that of a venture capital fair, selected suppliers will be asked to deliver an 8-minute presentation followed by a 2-minute Q&A session at the September 23, 2014 showcase. Up to twelve applicants will be selected to present at the showcase. In the past two years, several technologies that were presented have established industry partnerships.

To be considered as a presenter, the application available at http://www.sgicc.org/technology-showcase.html must be completed and submitted online by the deadline of July 25, 2014. A selection committee of MSC Research Collaborative members will review the applications and notify the selected presenters by August 15, 2014. A detailed event schedule will be provided by September 17, 2014.

We look forward to receiving your application. Below are the relevant deadlines:

Applications:                                       July 25, 2014                       

Presenter Materials Due:                                 August 29, 2014

Online training courses:

15-Hour Petroleum Engineer Program

Crude Oil Origins – In this course we will discuss the formation of oil and review the theories of its origin. You will get comprehensive information about oil reservoirs including their structure, oil accumulation, as well as distribution, migration and transformation of reservoir fluids. We will cover classification and evaluation of reservoirs and estimation of fuel reserves. We will also review fuel reserves focusing on quality, quantity, patterns, and benefits. Drilling Techniques.

Shale Gas Development – The course provides an overview of modern shale gas development, as well as a summary of federal, state, and local regulations applicable to the natural gas production industry, and describes environmental considerations related to shale gas development. It describes the importance of shale gas in meeting the future energy needs of the United States including its role in alternative energy strategies and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The course is intended to serve as a technical summary document, including geologic information on the shale gas basins in the U.S. and the methods of shale gas development. By providing an overview of the regulatory framework and the environmental considerations associated with shale gas development, it will also help facilitate the minimization and mitigation of adverse environmental impacts. By so doing, the course can serve as an instrument to facilitate informed public discussions.

Environmental Concerns Hydraulic fracturing is done with surprising precision and with an eye on the environment, yet it is interesting how the public reacts to the practice in relation to other techniques used throughout the world. Valid points are made on both fronts. The major concern against fracking resides in the overall health and well-being of people close to a well site, as well as the land, water, and air that might be adversely affected. With proper examination and logic, this course was developed to provide insight and reason in a practice fueled by profit for some and by civil concern for others. We will explore the history, public and media perception, and environmental and economic impacts.

Comprehensive Course on Hydraulic Fracturing. Summary Course on Hydraulic Fracturing.

Go to http://webdesignpros.redvector.com

The online education courses are provided to help educate the community and professionals.  Courses are fee based, but a portion of the fee ultimately aids in groundwater education and outreach.    The portal also offers online training in renewables, biomass,  and other topics.

Keystone Clean Water Team

Natural Gas Development in Michigan Study by University of Michigan

University of Michigan Study Finds Michigan Will Not Have Shale Development in the Near Future

"On September 3, 2013, the University of Michigan released a comprehensive study on shale development in Michigan, which concluded that large scale development is not likely to occur in Michigan in the near future.  The study analyzed the technical, economic, geologic, hydrogeologic, environmental, public health, and legal aspects of hydraulic fracturing in the state.  The technical aspect of the study noted that Eastern Michigan's Utica and Collingwood shale formations are very deep and that no commercial development has occurred in either formation. The study concluded that the market price for natural gas would need to approach $6-$8/MCF for operators to be able to profit from high-volume hydraulic fracturing of the deep shale, while the current price of natural gas has peaked around $4/MCF."

The study may be found at: University of Michigan Study

The Main Conclusions

Technology. In view of the current low price of natural gas, the high cost of drilling deep shale formations and the absence of new oil discoveries, it is unlikely that there will be significant growth of the oil and gas industry in Michigan in the near-term future. However, considerable reserves of natural gas are believed to exist in deep shale formations such as the Utica-Collingwood, which underlies much of Michigan and eastern Lake Huron and extends into Ontario, Canada.

The technical reports are now available, and comments to help inform the Integrated Assessment are being accepted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on October 7, 2013.

Talking Points for the Assessment

Presentation 
Private Well Owner Education Outreach Programs

Residents moving forward with baseline water testing Corry, PA

This is not my work
This was written by
erinpass@thecorryjournal.com

"A group of community members, led by two nonprofit environmental groups, are taking steps to protect their private water wells.
With a proposed wastewater injection operation expected to take place in Columbus Township and the likelihood the area will undergo drilling for Utica Shale gas, people here are exploring their options in keeping their drinking water safe.
"I credit you for being proactive," said Brian Oram of B.F. Environmental Consultants, who is a licensed geologist and soil scientist. "You all have to work as a community."
Oram, who has 20 years of experience in applied earth and environmental sciences, gave a three-hour presentation Saturday at the First United Methodist Church of Corry on the importance of baseline private water well testing.
About 40 residents attended the discussion that was sponsored by The Brokenstraw Watershed Council and the Caldwell Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
See Monday, November 5, 2012 issue of The Journal for complete story"

Notes:

1. My presentation will be posted at http://www.bfenvironmental.com
2. Very Nice Group.
3. Happy to work on community related projects
4. Do not forget to support the Citizen Database

Marcellus Shale Coalition's Research Collaborative Technology Showcase

Marcellus Shale Coalition /
Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Shale
Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center
Technology Showcase - What's Ahead?
September 19, 2012
9:00AM- 11:45 AM
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA

The Marcellus Shale Coalition's Research Collaborative is sponsoring a Technology Showcase forum as a pre-conference event prior to the SHALE GAS INSIGHT™ conference in Philadelphia, to provide suppliers of emerging technologies an opportunity to showcase their technology to the natural gas producer, midstream pipeline, and service community. The pre-conference Technology Showcase will be on September 19, 2012, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center 9:00 AM – 11:45 AM.

The Research Collaborative is seeking applications from technology providers that are interested in presenting to the natural gas community technologies that are ready for "field test."  The technology should be ready for pilot testing, slip stream or full scale at a natural gas drilling site in the Marcellus shale, Utica shale, or at a coal-bed methane or coal-mine methane site.

The Technology Showcase will be operated much like a venture capital fair. Each selected technology provider will be given 8 minutes to present their technology to a gas industry audience followed by 2 minutes of Q&A. To protect technology provider's intellectual property, we ask that only non-confidential information be presented.

To be considered for presentation, the attached application must be completed and submitted to the email address listed on the application by the deadline of June 29, 2012. A selection committee of Marcellus Shale Coalition Research Collaborative members will review the applications, select up to twelve applications for presentation, and notify the selected presenters.

The selected presenters will be asked to provide an advance copy of their presentation materials to the Research Collaborative for review. Presenters should plan on being available for presentation during the morning of September 19. By September 4, a detailed event schedule will be provided.

We look forward to receiving your application. Below are the relevant deadlines:

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[Notice of Intent to Apply Email with brief topic description is due to Paul.Ziemkiewicz@mail.wvu.edu by June 15th!]

Applications should be returned by June 29th to: Paul.Ziemkiewicz@mail.wvu.edu


Email subject line must read:  MSC New Technology Showcase Application

For Original Website for the Event - Go To Marcellus Shale Showcase

For Online Training Programs

Firms find more gas beyond the Marcellus field Utica - Purcell Limestone

This is not my work but a great article
Read the original at
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100523_Firms_find_more_gas_beyond_the_Marcellus_field.html#axzz0okXt9Kpn

By Andrew Maykuth
Inquirer Staff Writer
As big as the Marcellus Shale gas bonanza has become, it's not the only Pennsylvania geologic formation yielding new and unexpected quantities of natural gas.

Two exploration companies have reported promising discoveries in rock formations layered around the Marcellus like a geologic parfait. Those finds raise the prospect of even more drilling in a state where the gas boom has generated ardent economic hopes as well as passionate environmental fears.
Range Resources Corp., a Texas company that pioneered Marcellus development in 2003, reported to analysts last month that it had completed horizontal test wells in shale formations above and below the mile-deep Marcellus. Range says the two formations contain significant commercial quantities of natural gas.
"The Marcellus has gotten a lot of great research and a lot of great results, and you might think it's the only shale play up here of any magnitude," William Zagorski, Range vice president of geology in Appalachia, said in an interview Friday.
But Zagorski said two new shale formations - the Utica Shale deeper below the surface and the shallower Upper Devonian Shale - were "in the same ballpark" as the Marcellus.

Though both lie under large stretches of the eastern United States - the Utica is being developed in Quebec - Range officials say the Utica Shale appears to be most promising in Western Pennsylvania, and the Upper Devonian Shale in southwestern Pennsylvania and parts of West Virginia. Drilling is going on in both areas, including some directed at the Marcellus.
Meanwhile, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., a Houston company, disclosed to analysts last year that it had drilled a successful horizontal well through the Purcell Limestone in its Marcellus acreage in Susquehanna County north of Scranton.
The Purcell Limestone is an intermediate stratum sandwiched between two layers of the Marcellus Shale. Before drilling the Purcell well, Cabot's activity was exclusively confined to the richer, lower Marcellus.
The new well, which produced an impressive 7.3 million cubic feet of gas per day over 30 days, allowed Cabot to access the upper Marcellus Shale without impairing production from its deeper wells, Dan O. Dinges, Cabot's chief executive officer, told analysts in a February conference call.
With the new results, Cabot and other operators in Pennsylvania's northern tier might multiply production from their existing acreage by running pairs of horizontal wells at different depths.

That would be good news for owners of mineral rights, as well as the industry, whose fuel is used primarily to generate electricity and heat homes.

"While still early, this revelation may suggest an increase in the resource potential of our acreage," Dinges said, according to a Bloomberg L.P. transcript of the session. "Additional testing is obviously planned in the future."

Gas operators declined to offer many specifics about the test wells for competitive reasons.
"There's tremendous amounts of gas in place and potentially a large amount of recoverable gas there," John H. Pinkerton, Range's chief executive, told analysts. "So we'll be coy there."
Terry Engelder, a Pennsylvania State University geosciences professor, said the new discoveries were unsurprising.
"The star of the show so far has been the lower Marcellus, but there are other shales out there," said Engelder, whose 2008 estimates of the Marcellus set the stage for the boom. "Gas is prolific in the entire Appalachian basin."
Though drillers have exploited pockets of natural gas from several Pennsylvania formations for 150 years, the current activity is different in scale and approach.

Using horizontal-drilling techniques, operators now can capture gas under large stretches of acreage with multiple wells drilled from a single location. But the wells must be hydraulically fractured - a onetime injection of high-pressure fluid and sand that breaks up the shale to unlock gas molecules.

The extraction technology and frenzied drilling activity have generated protests. The Environment Protection Agency is studying hydraulic fracturing, and Pennsylvania has proposed stricter regulations on drilling and wastewater disposal to address environmental concerns.
Nevertheless, unconventional shale-gas extraction is shaking up the energy world. From Texas to Michigan - and in Eastern Europe and China - vast new reserves of gas entombed in shale has become economically accessible. Natural gas now trades at about one-third the price of a comparable unit of petroleum. A few years ago they cost about the same.

The Marcellus, considered the largest shale reserve in America, stretches from New York state to Virginia. It lies under about two-thirds of Pennsylvania, and geologists say it contains enough gas to stay in production for decades.

The discovery of more gas-rich shale formations in Pennsylvania will add years to the life of the business, operators say.
In southwestern Pennsylvania, where the gas-rich shales are layered in a column, Range's Zagorski said the additional strata could be accessed by new wells drilled from existing locations. That would reduce surface disturbances and allow the industry to maximize pipelines and infrastructure built for the Marcellus.
"In southwestern Pennsylvania, there are areas where all three of these shale plays exactly stack over the same well bore, over the same leases," Zagorski said. "That's extremely valuable. You're not having to disturb new ground or to build new pads to access some of these formations."
As old wells go into decline, new wells could be drilled from the same site, satisfying the industry's need to constantly develop new sources to maintain price stability.

Zagorski said the new discoveries were significant enough to be developed on their own, though they are more attractive when done in combination with Marcellus wells.
"I think they'll get developed and be important in the same way the Marcellus is; it will just take more time," he said.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100523_Firms_find_more_gas_beyond_the_Marcellus_field.html#ixzz0ooRk3Fhc