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BISMARCK, ND
MAY 14-16, 2024

Tuesday, May 14, 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Conference Registration

  • Room: Event Center Lobby
  • Session Number: 1REG1

Tuesday, May 14, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Williston Basin Core Workshops

  • Room: Tree Rooms
  • Session Number: CORE1
Featuring Bakken, Three Forks, and other formations...
Speaker(s)
Workshop Host
Dr.  Sven Egenhoff
Director and Professor, Geology & Geological Eng. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
University of North Dakota
Workshop Host
Tim Nesheim
Head of Subsurface Section/Acting Core Library Manager
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)
Presentations:
Stratigraphic Overview of the Three Forks Formation and Reservoir Variability
  • Room: Tree Rooms
  • Session Number: CORE2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Tim Nesheim
Head of Subsurface Section/Acting Core Library Manager
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)
Early Bakken Deposition: Pronghorn Member – Intracratonic Basin Flooding Controlled by Tectonic Elements
  • Room: Tree Rooms
  • Session Number: CORE3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mauricio Vasquez Pinto
Presenter
Dr.  Sven Egenhoff
Director and Professor, Geology & Geological Eng. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
University of North Dakota
Track(s)
Stratigraphic Overview of the Bakken Formation and Middle Bakken Parasequences
  • Room: Tree Rooms
  • Session Number: CORE4
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Dr.  Sven Egenhoff
Director and Professor, Geology & Geological Eng. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
University of North Dakota
Track(s)
Salt Core Example from the Opeche Formation
  • Room: Tree Rooms
  • Session Number: CORE5
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Steve Chittick
Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Trade Show Opens

  • Room: Trade Show
  • Session Number: 1NET1

Tuesday, May 14, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Combating Human Trafficking: How the Energy Industry Can Make a Difference.

  • Room: Rooms 101-102
  • Session Number: TAT1
Human trafficking is a global problem in which people are illegally bought and sold for forced labor or commercial sex. Traffickers use violence, manipulation and false promises of work opportunities or romance to lure, control and exploit their victims, generating billions of dollars per year in illicit profits. Whether perpetrated... Read More
Speaker(s)
Seminar Host
Annie Sovcik
Senior Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives
Truckers Against Trafficking

Tuesday, May 14, 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch Sponsored by LIUNA North Dakota

  • Room: Outdoor Exhibits
  • Session Number: 1NET2
Track(s)
Sponsored by

Tuesday, May 14, 12:00 PM - 12:05 PM

Welcome

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DA1
Speaker(s)
Emcee
Ron Ness
President
ND Petroleum Council

Tuesday, May 14, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Energy Policy and Politics Lunch and Learn

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DB
Speaker(s)
Session Chair
Blu Hulsey
Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs
Continental Resources
Panelist
The Honorable  Kelly Armstrong
U.S. Congressman
State of North Dakota
Panelist
The Honorable  Ryan Zinke
U.S. Congressman
State of Montana
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Capitalizing Sustainability

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DD0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Rainbow’s Low-Carbon Energy Vision
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DD1
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Stacy Tschider
President
Rainbow Energy Center
Track(s)
Carbon Capture and The Future Face of Environmental Incentives
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DD2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Emcee
Mel Schwartz
Director of Legislative Affairs
EideBailly
Track(s)
STAND (Sustain, Transform and Authenticate North Dakota)
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DD3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Kayla Ver Helst
Sustainability Officer
Bank of North Dakota
Track(s)

Technical Solutions

  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM1A0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Remediation of Brine-Contaminated Soils
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM1A1
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Hilary Clifton
Environmental Department Manager
Terracon
Presenter
Jon Ellingson
Office Manager/Principal
Terracon
Track(s)
Emissions Monitoring and Speed to Detection
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM1A2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Shankar Annamalai
SVP Emissions Technologies
ChampionX
Track(s)
A New Direction: Insights from the First U-Lateral Wells in the Basin
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 1RM1A5
  • Tuesday, May 14, 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Dillon Dolezal
Slawson Companies
Track(s)
Leveraging Oil & Gas Production to Power the Grid While Lowering Emissions
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM1A3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Derek Kamp
Vice President - Oil and Gas
Caterpillar Inc.
iPIPE
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM1A4
  • Tuesday, May 14, 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jeff Ector
ONEOK
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Hurdles to Net Zero Carbon Emissions: Sober Realities of Renewables

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1DC
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Douglas Sandridge
Senior Vice President
Fulcrum Energy Capital Funds
Emcee
Greg Kessel
ND State Senator
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Networking Break - Sponsored by Crusoe Energy

  • Session Number: 1NET3
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Navigating New Federal Regulations

  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 1RM1B0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Charting the Course: Reducing GHG Emissions from the U.S. Natural Gas Supply Chain
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 1RM1B2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Janice Menke
Project Manager
ConocoPhillips
Track(s)
Overview of New Federal Regulations
  • Room: Meeting Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 1RM1B1
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jim Semerad
Director, Division of Air Quality
North Dakota Environmental Quality
Presenter
Michael Bobo
Environmental Advisor
Chord Energy
Track(s)
Operational Impacts Panel Discussion
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 1RM1B3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Damian Paulson
Production Superintendent
Devon Energy
Panelist
Eric Sundberg
VP of Environmental and Regulatory Affairs
Slawson Exploration Company, Inc
Panelist
Michael Bobo
Environmental Advisor
Chord Energy
Panelist
Tori Siemieniewski
Regulatory Supervisor
Grayson Mill Energy
Track(s)

Operational Excellence

  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM2B0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Promoting a Culture of Care to Drive Safety Leadership
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM2B1
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mohan Chahal
Williston and Rockies Asset Manager
ConocoPhillips
Track(s)
Onshore Safety Alliance: Raising the BAR on Safety
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM2B2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:25 PM - 3:50 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jeffrey Atteberry
Manager
Onshore Safety Alliance
Presenter
Sean Flynn
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environmental
Continental Resources
Track(s)
Panel Discussion on Operational Best Practices
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 1RM2B3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
Speaker(s)
Session Chair
Dusty Grosulak
EHS/Regulatory Manager
Grayson Mill Energy
Panelist
Jeffrey Atteberry
Manager
Onshore Safety Alliance
Session Chair
Joshua Blackaby
Vice President
SandPro
Panelist
Kevin Gant
Bakken Operations Manager
XTO Energy
Panelist
Kevin Schuster
Managing Director, Field Operations
Chord Energy
Panelist
Mohan Chahal
Williston and Rockies Asset Manager
ConocoPhillips
Panelist
Sean Flynn
Vice President, Health, Safety & Environmental
Continental Resources
Track(s)

Workforce Solutions

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1RM2A0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Now is the time to Engage, Invite and Inspire
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1RM2A1
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Pat Bertagnolli
Executive Director
Job Service North Dakota
Track(s)
Training & Recruitment Solutions
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1RM2A2
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Josh Price
Nabors Drilling Technologies USA
Track(s)
Bakken Area Skills Center
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1RM2A3
  • Tuesday, May 14, 3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Dr.  Steve Holen
Superintendent of Schools
McKenzie County Public School Bakken Area Skills Center
Track(s)
Bismarck State College, Polytechnic Institution - Workforce and Economic Development
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 1RM2A4
  • Tuesday, May 14, 4:05 PM - 4:25 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Brent Sanford
Bismarck State College, Polytechnic Institution
Track(s)

Tuesday, May 14, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

5 Billion Bakken Barrel Celebration and Social

  • Room: Trade Show
  • Session Number: 1NET5
The WBPC will commemorate the production of 5 billion Bakken Barrels with a gift and brief presentation. Join us for a hosted bar and BBQ sponsored by Halliburton....
Track(s)
Sponsored by

Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Hot Breakfast Buffet

  • Room: Halls A-D
  • Session Number: 1NET6
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Conference Registration

  • Room: Event Center Lobby
  • Session Number: REG2

Wednesday, May 15, 8:00 AM - 8:05 AM

Welcome from Ron Ness, North Dakota Petroleum Council President

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DA
National Anthem – Sydney Helgeson, Miss North Dakota God Bless America – Lila Farden, Al Golden Scholarship Recipient...
Speaker(s)
Emcee
Ron Ness
President
ND Petroleum Council
Presentations:
National Anthem
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DB
  • Wednesday, May 15, 8:05 AM - 8:10 AM
Speaker(s)
Singer
Sydney Helgeson
Miss North Dakota
God Bless America
  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DC
  • Wednesday, May 15, 8:10 AM - 8:15 AM
Speaker(s)
Singer
Lila Farden
Al Golden Scholarship Recipient

Wednesday, May 15, 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Doug Burgum, North Dakota Governor

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DD
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Doug Burgum
Governor of North Dakota
Introduction
Joe Wiegand
Theodore Roosevelt Reprisor

Wednesday, May 15, 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Tribute to Lynn Helms

  • Room: Halls D

Wednesday, May 15, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

World Energy View

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DE
Speaker(s)
Introduction
Drew Wrigley
North Dakota Attorney General
Presenter
Nick Olds
Executive Vice President of the Lower 48
ConocoPhillips
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Trade Show Opens

  • Room: Trade Show
  • Session Number: 2NET1
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Break: Network and Visit the Trade Show

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2NET2
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Energy, Climate, Poverty and Prosperity

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DF
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Chris Wright
CEO
Liberty Energy
Introduction
Doug Goehring
North Dakota Agricultural Commissioner
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Fireside Chat on the Economy

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DG
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Neel Kashkari
President & CEO
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Session Chair
Todd Slawson
CEO
Slawson Exploration
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Lunch

  • Room: Halls A-D
  • Session Number: 2NET3
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Advancing Bakken Technology

  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
The Trek to 5 Billion Bakken Barrels
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A1
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Preston Page
President
Dakota Energy
Track(s)
Unconventional EOR: The Size of the Prize in The Williston Basin
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A2
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Bradley Aman
Vice President, Project Development and Services
Continental Resources
Track(s)
East Nesson Bakken EOR Pilot
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A3
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mark Pearson
President & CEO
Liberty Resources LLC
Track(s)
Methane Foam Injection into Proppant-packed Fractured Rocks
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A4
  • Wednesday, May 15, 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mohammed Piri
Professor of Petroleum Engineering
University of Wyoming
Track(s)

Federal Regulatory Policy Discussion – “What Must Change!”

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DH
Speaker(s)
Track(s)

Geology Session I

  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1A0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Lithium Exploration in Saskatchewan and the Lithium Potential in North Dakota and Montana
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1A2
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Gavin Jensen
Petroleum Research Geologist
Saskatchewan Geologic Survey
Track(s)
Subsurface Salt Mapping within the Opeche Formation
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1B3
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Steve Chittick
Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)
CO2 Sequestration in the Broom Creek Formation
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1B4
  • Wednesday, May 15, 1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Ian Feole
Senior Geological Engineer
Energy & Environmental Research Center
Track(s)
Tectonic History of the Williston Basin Precambrian Basement
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Wednesday, May 15, 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Tim Nesheim
Head of Subsurface Section/Acting Core Library Manager
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Networking Break - Sponsored by Crusoe Energy

  • Room: Trade Show
  • Session Number: 2NET4
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

The Future of Energy Supply - Available, Reliable, Affordable?

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 2DI
Speaker(s)
Session Chair
Julie Fedorchak
Commissioner
Public Service Commission
Panelist
Nicole Kvisto
CEO
MDU Resources
Panelist
Pierce Norton
CEO
ONEOK
Panelist
Todd Brickhouse
CEO
Basin Electric Power Cooperative

Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Geology Session II

  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1B0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
Spelunking in the Madison Group and Success Formation of West-Central Saskatchewan
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1A1
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Dan Kohlruss
Director - Sedimentary Geoscience
Saskatchewan Geologic Survey
Track(s)
Pro- and Retrogradational Patterns of Parasequences in the Middle Bakken
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1B2
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Doina Irofti
Ph.D. Student
University of North Dakota
Track(s)
Bakken-Three Forks Development in the Central Williston Basin: Part I
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1A3
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Tim Nesheim
Head of Subsurface Section/Acting Core Library Manager
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)
Bakken-Three Forks Development in the central Williston Basin: Part II
  • Room: Room 101-102
  • Session Number: 2RM1B1
  • Wednesday, May 15, 4:05 PM - 4:30 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Ted Starns
Geologist
North Dakota Geological Survey
Track(s)

Williston Basin: Technology and Opportunity

  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2B0
Speaker(s)
Track(s)
Presentations:
E-fracs = More Rock Stimulation
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2B1
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Emcee
Shaun Pyka
Area Operations Manager PE Rockies Area
Halliburton
Track(s)
Williston Basin Residual Oil Zone
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2B2
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Kyle Gardner
Operations Manager
Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation
Track(s)
Mitigating Offset Frac Impact Through ‘Low-Flow’ Method and Live Monitoring
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2A5
  • Wednesday, May 15, 3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Christopher Collard
Production Engineer
Devon
Track(s)
The Bakken Production Optimization Program – 10 Years of Public-Private Partnership
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2B3
  • Wednesday, May 15, 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Speaker(s)
Emcee
James Sorensen
Director of Subsurface Research & Development
Energy & Environmental Research Center
Track(s)
Bakken Produced Fluids Chemistry /Evolution
  • Room: Room 103-105
  • Session Number: 2RM2B4
  • Wednesday, May 15, 4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Bethany Kurz
Director of Subsurface Characterization and Community Engagement
Energy & Environmental Research Center
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Networking Social - Sponsored by Crusoe Energy

  • Room: Trade Show
  • Session Number: 2NET5
Track(s)

Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

ND Oil PAC Social

  • Room: Bismarck Hotel and Conference Center
  • Session Number: 2NET6
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Conference Registration

  • Room: Event Center Lobby
  • Session Number: REG3

Thursday, May 16, 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Welcome

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 3DA
Speaker(s)
Emcee
Ron Ness
President
ND Petroleum Council

Thursday, May 16, 8:25 AM - 8:45 AM

The Geopolitical Importance of the Shale Revolution in the Israel-HAMAS War

  • Room: Hall D
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jennifer Sutton
Executive Director
Council for Secure America
Presenter
Matt Most
Co-Chair
Council for a Secure America
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Williston Basin: The Path Forward

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 3DB
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Lynn Helms
Director
ND Department of Mineral Resources
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Enhancing Bakken Ultimate Recovery

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 3DC
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Josh Sears
Senior Vice President, Halliburton Business Development and Marketing
Halliburton
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Networking Break - Sponsored by Crusoe Energy

  • Room: Halls A-C
  • Session Number: 3NET1
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Video Message from Donald J. Trump

  • Room: Hall D

Thursday, May 16, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Carbon Management: A Tool for Energy

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 3DD
Speaker(s)
Session Chair
Bruce Rastetter
CEO
Summit Agricultural Group
Panelist
Harold Hamm
Executive Chairman
Continental Resources
Session Chair
Kathy Neset
President
NESET
Track(s)

Thursday, May 16, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Fireside Chat with Bakken CEOs

  • Room: Hall D
  • Session Number: 3DE
Speaker(s)
Panelist
Danny Brown
President & CEO
Chord Energy
Emcee
Ron Ness
President
ND Petroleum Council
Panelist
Todd Slawson
CEO
Slawson Exploration
Track(s)

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