The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference will be held May 11-13, 2021 in Bismarck, ND. We are proud to feature over 50 speakers and presenters, each sharing their insights on the latest issues impacting oil and natural gas development and what the future holds for the Williston Basin. Speaker sessions will be available live and virtually.
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In addition to our scheduled speakers, the following sessions will be available via pre-recorded videos that will be shared with conference attendees:
Madison/Bakken/Three Forks/Birdbear Core Workshop
Frobisher-Alida Interval (Madison Group), Southern Saskatchewan - Alec Pollard, Hibou Resources
Three Forks Formation, western North Dakota - Tim Nesheim, Head of the Subsurface Section, North Dakota Geological Survey
Birdbear Formation in North Dakota - Jeff Bader, Director, Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library
Bakken Formation, western North Dakota - Stephen Nordeng, Harold Hamm Professor of Geology, University of North Dakota
Saskatchewan Now: A Generation of CO2 and Deep Earth Energy Research (Virtual)
Saskatchewan’s Lifecycle Work with CO2: Capture, Storage, and EOR
EOR and Other Deep Earth Research
Conference Hours
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Lunch, sponsored by LIUNA North Dakota, will be served in the Exhibit Hall (Halls A-C).
Presentations and Speaker Panels
Session Chairs: Tony Straquadine, Executive Director, INGAA Foundation Brian Kroshus, North Dakota Public Commission
Next Generation Leak Detection: Leveraging Machine Learning - Jerad Stack, Co-Founder & CEO, Flowstate Solutions
iPIPE is Moving the Needle on Safe Pipeline Operations - Josh Stanislowski, EERC Director of Energy Systems Solutions
Pipers® Inline Inspection as a Service - Josef Pierre, Account Manager, Ingu Solutions
Beyond Line-of-Sight Drones - Tommy Kenville, President/CEO, Isight RPV Services and James Cieplak, Program Manager, Vantis
Session Chair: Darren Schmidt, Assistant Director for Subsurface R&D, UND Energy & Environmental Research Center
Process Safety – Reducing Spills – Brad Gushlak, Manager, Project Safety, Ovintiv (Virtual Only)
A Solid Foundation: Benefits of Engineered Well Pads – Daphne Senn, PE, Project Manager, KLJ and Corie Ereth, Environmental Scientist, KLJ
Bioremediation Technology – Luke Lee, Director of Operations, Chief Oilfield Services, LLC
NDIC Plugging & Reclamation Program - Jean Datahan, Operations Engineer, NESET and Larry Dokken, Consultant, NESET
Moderator - Brent Sanford, ND Lieutenant Governor North Dakota
North Dakota Clean Sustainable Energy Authority
Panelists: Jessica Bell, North Dakota State Senator
Todd Porter, North Dakota Representative
Glen Bosch, North Dakota Representative
Dale Patten, North Dakota State Senator
Mike Nathe, North Dakota Representative
A Conversation on the Economic Outlook with Neel Kashkari, Moderated by Kathy Neset (virtual)
Energy Security Resilience and Reliability - Mike Nasi, Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Networking
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Session Chair – Bruce Hicks, Assistant Director, North Dakota Industrial Commission
Unconventional Gas Lift – Larry Harms, Production Optimization Specialist, Optimization Harmsway, LLC
Reducing Tank Vapors by Elevating Compressor Temperatures - Bill Elmer, P.E. Vice President of Engineering, Encline Artificial Lift Technologies LLC
Optimizing Fracture Growth on Infill Wells – Foluke Ajisafe, Senior Engineer, Liberty Oilfield Services
Session Chair: James Leiman, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Commerce
Engaging Your Employees for Technical Solutions – Eric Dillé, Director, Government Relations, EOG Resources
How Enhanced Oil Recovery's Future is Going Green: Biosurfactants - Kevin Black, President, Creedence Energy Services
Wellhead and Sand Filtration Innovation – Jake Feil, CEO, SandPro
How the TracFrac Platform Optimizes SIMOPS Between E&Ps – Rob Lindberg, Founder and CEO, Petrospects
Moderator – Ryan Rauschenberger, Tax Commissioner, State of North Dakota and Jodi Smith, Commissioner, Board of University and School Trust Lands
Williston Basin Drilling History and Future – Preston Page, Founder and Owner, Dakota Energy Advisors
North Dakota Royalty and Mineral Management - Joel Brown, Vice President, Mineral Services Manager, Mineral Tracker, First International Bank and Trust
Energy & Finance: The Future of Full-Service Mineral Management - Cathrine Grimsrud, Managing Director of Mineral and Land Services, First International Bank & Trust
Session chair: Ryan Kopseng, President, Missouri River Royalty Corp
Long Creek Unit, Minimizing Footprint While Maximizing Recovery – Bradley Aman, PE, Vice President, Productions and Completions, Continental Resources
Compression Needs for EOR Huff N’ Puff – Richard Poorman, Corporate Sales Engineer, J-W Power Company (virtual)
Intelligent Fracturing: Subsurface Diagnosis and Automation to Deliver Fracture Control - Awais Navaiz, Principal Technical Professional, Halliburton Energy Services
Utilizing SlicFrac Perf PODs for Perforation & Zonal Isolation - Jenna Robertson, SlicFrac Product Line Manager, Thru Tubing Solutions
Session Chairs: Ed Murphy, North Dakota State Geologist, ND Geological Survey and RC Neset, Geologist, NESET
Evaluation of Subsurface Produced Gas Storage – Beth Kurz, Assistant Director Integrated Analytical Solutions, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Drill Stem Test Results and Production Mapping: Aids in Assessing and Prospecting the Williston Basin of North Dakota - Travis Stolldorf, Subsurface Geologist, North Dakota Geological Survey
Widespread Pedogenesis of Early Mississippian Carbonate Sand Bodies, Williston Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada - Alec Pollard, Hibou Resources
Session Chairs: Michael Kukuk,Government Relations, Oasis & Kristen Hamman, North Dakota Petroleum Council
Speakers:
Session Chairs: Bruce Larsen, President & CEO, Kraken and Phil Archer, Crusoe Energy Systems
Natural Gas Production and Midstream Overview - Justin Kringstad, Director, North Dakota Pipeline
Low Cost Gas Equipment Solutions - Rod Shurman, Vice President, Oil & Gas and Marine Division, Caterpillar Oil & Gas
Digital Flare Mitigation – Cully Cavness, President, Crusoe Energy Systems Inc.
Additional Gas Processing Capacity – Dave Keanini, President & CEO, Outrigger Energy
Session Chair: Charlie Gorecki, CEO, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Optimizing Bakken Production – Charlie Gorecki, CEO, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Advanced Data Analytics to Improve Bakken Production – Alex Chakhmakhchev, Principal Scientist, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Insights from Liberty’s Stomping Horse EOR Project – Jim Sorensen, Director of Subsurface R&D, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Produced Water Management – John Hamling, Assistant Director for Integrated Projects, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Strategies for Produced Gas Storage in North Dakota – Beth Kurz, Assistant Director for Integrated Analytical Solutions, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Session Chairs: Ed Murphy, North Dakota State Geologist, ND Geological Survey and Joe Adducci, Geologist, NESET
Review of Hydrocarbon Charge and Production from the Middle and Lower Three Forks Formation (2nd and 3rd benches) - Timothy Nesheim, Head of the Subsurface Section, North Dakota Geological Survey
Diagenesis, Porosity, and Petroleum Source Beds of the Birdbear Formation within McKenzie County - Francis Nwachukwu, Research and Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota
Using Core Scan Technology to Evaluate Williston Basin Hydrocarbon Plays and Reservoirs - Stephen Nordeng, Harold Hamm Professor of Geology, University of North Dakota
A Look into the Future of Energy with Continental Resources A Discussion with Continental Leadership, moderated by Blu Hulsey, Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Continental Resources: