October, 2001
As of this quarter, the Regional Review will be changing its look,
content, and format. We are putting the newsletter on a quarterly
update, and will have the PRRC's review newsletter as part of this
quarterly report. After next month, we will probably not be carrying
separate newsletters for the Permian and San Juan Basins, but we
still plan on having reports of well activity, prices, and rig activity.
We will also be carrying the PRRC's semiannual
newsletter here as a way to provide more information to our users
about what is going on at the Petroleum Recovery Research Center.
News Briefs
PTTC Receives PUMP Award
The PTTC was chosen for one of the six awards in a recent round
of selections for the DOE PUMP (Preferred Upstream Management Practices)
project. The PTTC will organize a team of Mentors to work with regional
producers in the Southern Midcontinent and California regions. More
information on the PUMP awards.
SPE Offers Online Courses
The Society of Petroleum Engineers is now offering five online
courses (http://www.spe.org/learning/index.html)
taught by recognized experts for the very low fee of $205 for SPE
members. The current list of classes includes: Fundamentals of Amplitude
vs. Offset, Wellbore Stability, Reservoir Characterization, Monte
Carlo Simulations, and Hydraulic Fracturing/Pressure Analysis.
DOE Funds Tight Gas Project
The DOE has selected two projects to help boost gas flow from low-permeability
formations. These projects highlight new technologies to improve
gas production from "tight" formations in the western
U.S. the two awards go to Innovative Discovery Technologies, Inc.,
Laramie, WY, to develop a 3-dimensional model that will give gas
producers valuable information on where gas "sweet spots"
are located; and The University of Texas at Austin to improve the
performance and lower the cost of hydraulic fracturing – where water
is injected under high pressure to open fractures in dense sandstone
rocks to free trapped gas. More
information.
IPANM Announces New Officers, Board Members
The Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico held its Annual
Meeting August 2-3, in Farmington NM. Members elected four new Board
members. New members are Gerri Harrington of Llano Land & Exploration,
Gary Markestad of XTO Energy, Greg Nibert of the Hinkle Law Firm,
and Joe Niederhofer of Energen Resources. The Board of Directors
elected new officers for the coming year. Chosen as president was
Tucker Bayless of Bayless Drilling in Farmington. T. Greg Merrion
of Merrion Oil and Gas is the new northern vice-president. Jeff
Harvard, of Harvard Petroleum Corporation is southern vice-president,
and Bruce Ritter of Ritter & Company is secretary/treasurer.
See the IPANM website for more
information.
AAPG Midcontinent Section Meeting
The Panhandle Geological Society of Amarillo TX is hosting the
2001 AAPG Mid-Contenent Meeting at the Amarillow Civic Center this
September 30-October 2, 2001. More information can be found at the
AAPG website.
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