Williston Basin Petroleum Conference

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference will be held May 11-13, 2021 in Bismarck, ND. We are proud to feature over 70 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.

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Agenda: Subject to Change

Sunday, May 9, 2021
Monday, May 10, 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Thursday, May 13, 2021

Sunday, May 9, 2021

9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Outdoor Exhibitor set-up begins

Monday, May 10, 2021

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Exhibitor Set-Up (Indoor and Outdoor)

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

7:30 AM - 7:00 PM	Conference registration opens Lobby
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Conference Registration is Open Lobby
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM	Exhibit Hall and Outdoor Exhibits is Open
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Madison/Birdbear Core Workshop Location: Oak, Maple, Birch, Cottonwood & Linden Rooms (Pre-registration is required - $125.00 per person) Hosted by: Alec Pollard, Saskatchewan Geological Survey – Frobisher-Alida Interval (Madison Group), southern Saskatchewan Tim Nesheim, North Dakota Geological Survey – Frobisher-Alida Interval (Madison Group), western North Dakota Jeff Bader, North Dakota Geological Survey – Birdbear Formation in North Dakota
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch provided in Expo - proudly sponsored by LIUNA North Dakota

Afternoon Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Developing Smart Pipelines Hall D Session Chairs: Tony Straquadine, Executive Director, INGAA Foundation Brian Kroshus, North Dakota Public Service Commission Next Generation Leak Detection: Leveraging Machine Learning - Tad True, Vice President, True Companies & Jerad Stack, Co-Founder & CEO, Flow State Solutions iPIPE is Moving the Needle on Safe Pipeline Operations Jay Almlie, EERC iPIPE program manager Satelytics - Sean Donegan, CEO, Satelytics Ingu Solutions - John van Pol, CEO, Ingu Solutions
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Saskatchewan Now: A Generation of CO2 Experience Room 101-102 Session Chair: Norm Sacuta,Director of Communications, Petroleum Technology Research Centre Saskatchewan’s Lifecycle Work with CO2: Capture, Storage, and EOR Dan MacLean, CEO and President, Petroleum Technology Research Centre Corwyn Bruce, Vice President Technical Services, International CCS Knowledge Centre EOR in Unconventional Light Oil Fields – Muhammad Imran, Director of Operations, Saskatchewan Research Council Implementing CC(U)S Technologies: Experiences of Saskatchewan Research Council – Petro Nakutnyy, Manager, Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes, Saskatchewan Research Council Foamy Oil Formation and Stability through Utilization of Microfluidics – Farshid Torabi, Professor, Petroleum Systems Engineering, University of Regina
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Well-Site Solutions (Surface) Room 103-105 Session Chair: Darren Schmidt, Principal Researcher Well Technology, Equinor Tank Hatch Emission Solutions – Tyler Bitner, Williston Basin Superintendent Killdeer, WPX Energy Low Cost Gas Equipment Solutions – Rod Shurman, General Manager, Caterpillar Oil & Gas Bio Remediation Technology – Luke Lee, Director of Communications, Orion Process Safety – Reducing Spills – Brad Gushlak, Manager, Project Safety, Ovintiv
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Networking: Visit the Expo & Outdoor Exhibits
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Legacy Fund – Brent Sanford, North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Hall D McKenzie County Skills Initiative Moderator – Brent Sanford, North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Steve Holen, Superintendent, McKenzie County School District Dale Patten, Senator, North Dakota State Legislature Joel Brown, Co-founder, Mineral Trackers Watford City Student
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Estate Planning & TBA Room 101-102
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Well-Site Solutions (Downhole) Room 103-105 Session Chair – Jim Hughs, North Production Supervisor, ConocoPhillips Sulfur Mitigation from A-Z – Dennis Miller, Senior Technical Advisor Oil & Gas, KLJ 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, Region Technology Domain Manager Houston, Schlumberger
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Hosted bar
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM	NETWORKING: ICE BREAKER SOCIAL: Hosted Bar & Appetizers - PROUDLY SPONSORED BY HALLIBURTON Exhibit Hall A-C

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Hot Breakfast Buffet - Proudly Sponsored by Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Exhibit Hall A-D

Morning Sessions

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Welcome – Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council Medora, ND's Theodore Roosevelt, Joe Wiegand National Anthem – Emily Walter
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM	Remarks: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (invited)
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM	State of American Energy - Mike Sommers, CEO, American Petroleum Institute
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM	“The Energy Message” - Doug Suttles, CEO, Ovintiv
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking: Visit the Expo & Outdoor Exhibits
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM	U.S. Senator John Hoeven and U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer Videos
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM	Remarks - Hon. Bronwyn Eyre, Saskatchewan Minister of Energy & Resources
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Wendy King, Vice President, ConocoPhillips Great Plains Business Unit
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Energy – Women – Leadership Moderator: Kathy Neset, North Dakota Petroleum Council Chair, NESET Wendy King, Vice President, ConocoPhillips Great Plains Business Unit Ashley McNamee, Director, Communications & Corporate Responsibility Whiting Petroleum Corporation
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch provided in Expo - proudly sponsored by LIUNA North Dakota

Afternoon Sessions

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Regulatory Hall D Session Chair: Kari Cutting, Vice President, North Dakota Petroleum Council ESG - Engage your Millennials for Solutions – Eric Dillé, Director, Goverment Relations, EOG Resources Greg Sopkin, Region 8 EPA Administrator (invited) Additional Panelists TBA
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Geology Room 101-102 Session Chairs: Ed Murphy, North Dakota State Geologist, ND Geological Survey Melinda Yurkowski, Assistant Chief Geologist, Petroleum Geology (LAB), Ministry of Economy Review of USGS Oil and Gas Resource Assessment Methodology - Christopher Schenk, United States Geological Survey Drill Stem Test Results and Production Mapping: Aids in Assessing and Prospecting the Williston Basin of North Dakota - Travis Stolldorf, North Dakota Geological Survey Exploration and Development in the Midale Subinterval (Madison Group) within North-Central North Dakota - Gary Walker and Kyle Peterson, Resonance Energy
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Advancing Bakken Technology Room 103-105 Session chair: Ryan Kopseng, President, Missouri River Royalty Corp Long Creek Unit, Minimizing Footprint While Maximizing Recovery – Bradley Aman, Vice President, Production, Continental Resources Compression Needs for EOR Huff N’ Puff – Richard Poorman, Corporate Sales Engineer, J-W Power Company Synergizing Subsurface Diagnostics and Process Automation to Deliver Intelligent Fracturing – 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
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Networking: Visit the Expo & Outdoor Exhibits
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Natural Gas Production/Capture/Opportunities Hall D Session Chairs: Bruce Larsen, CEO, Kraken Phil Archer, Facilities Engineering Advisor, Whiting Petroleum Corporation Natural Gas Production and Midstream Overview – Justin Kringstad –Director, North Dakota Pipeline Authority Digital Flare Mitigation – Cully Cavness, President, Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. Gas Fired Power Generation – TBA Additional Gas Processing Capacity – Dave Keanini, President & CEO, Outrigger Energy
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Geology Session 2 Room 101-102 Review of Hydrocarbon Charge and Production from the Middle and Lower Three Forks Formation (2nd and 3rd benches) - Timothy Nesheim, North Dakota Geological Survey Diagenesis, Porosity, and Petroleum Source Beds of the Birdbear Formation within McKenzie County - Francis Nwachukwu, University of North Dakota Using Core Scan Technology to Evaluate Williston Basin Hydrocarbon Plays and Reservoirs - Stephen Nordeng, University of North Dakota
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Advancing Bakken Technology 2 Room 103-105 Optimization Bakken Production – Charlie Gorecki, CEO, 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, EERC Assistant Director for Integrated Projects, Energy & Environmental Research Center Additional Panelist TBA
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Networking & Hosted Bar: Visit the Expo & Outdoor Exhibits
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	ND Oil PAC Social \| Ramkota hotel

Thursday, May 13, 2021

7:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Conference registration opens
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	Hot Breakfast Buffet \| Exhibit Hall D

Morning Sessions

8:00 AM - 8:05 AM	Welcome – Lawrence Bender, North Dakota Petroleum Council Vice Chairman, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Hall D
8:05 AM - 8:10 AM	U.S. Congressman Kelly Armstrong Video Hall D
8:10 AM - 8:30 AM	Bakken Now! The Next Decade of Success Hall D Lynn Helms, Director, Department of Mineral Resources
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM	Energizing Cedar Hills – Chris Kendall, CEO, Denbury Resources Hall D
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM	Speaker TBA Hall D
9:45 AM - 10:05 AM	Speaker TBA Hall D
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Speaker TBA Hall D
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Speaker TBA Hall D
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Potential Special Guest TBA Arena

May 11-13, 2021

Bismarck Event Center

AGENDA AT A GLANCE