2010 WTGS Fall Symposium on 15-Sep-10 7:30 AM

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2010 WTGS Fall Symposium
Start Date: 15-Sep-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 17-Sep-10 5:30 PM
Location: Midland Center, Midland, TX
Event Details:

2010 FALL SYMPOSIUM: September 15-17, 2010

Leveraging Conventional and Unconventional Play Concepts in the Permian Basin – The Value of Stratigraphy and Technology

Please plan to attend the 22nd West Texas Geological Society Fall Symposium. The two and one-half days of technical sessions will feature oral and poster sessions presented by outstanding authors showcasing current research, field studies and other aspects of the Permian Basin and analogous areas. The symposium provides attendees with a chance to network with their peers in a technical setting that also provides opportunities for social interaction.

Core Workshop: Wolfberry Reservoirs of the Permian Basin

Discovery Forum: Top explorers tell the stories behind their Permian Basin field discoveries

Call for Paper Topics:

-Permian Basin Shelf to Basin Transitions

-Wolfcamp and Leonard Reservoirs

-Chemical & Mechanical Stratigraphy of Fine-Grained Sequences

-Permian Basin Petroleum Systems
-Modern Techniques & Old School Methods

-Paleontology - The Key to Finding New Oil in Mature Areas

-Geologic and Geophysical Studies for Enhanced Recovery or Sequestration

-Onshore US play concepts and field analogies

The Fall Symposium will be held at the Midland Center in downtown Midland, Texas, with technical sessions and poster sessions taking place on September 15 & 16, 2010 and the core workshop taking place on September 17, 2010. The symposium will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, September 15 with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. For more information, contact Executive Director Paula Mitchell at the WTGS office at (432) 683-1573, [wtgs@wtgs.org] or General Chairman Ricky Cox [rcox@conchoresources.com] (432) 685-4387.

For information on technical sessions, contact Dave Nelson at [dave.nelson@pxd.com] (972) 969-3810 or Beverly DeJarnett at [bev.dejarnett@beg.utexas.edu] (281) 381-6522. An Ethics Luncheon Presentation will take place apart from the symposium and will be held on Thursday at the Midland Petroleum Club. This presentation meets the Texas Registration requirement for Professional Development Hours for Geologists and Engineers.

To register, please send the completed form with payment to: WTGS P.O. Box 1595, Midland, Texas 79702. Credit card payment may be faxed to (432) 686-7827. Pre-registration and cancellation deadline is August 31, 2010. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Midland Hilton. The hotel phone number is (432) 683-6131. Remember to ask for the special WTGS Symposium rate.

Symposium Pre-Registration $150.00

Symposium on Site Registration $175.00

Ethics Luncheon Presentation $ 25.00

Midland Center

105 N. Main Street

Midland, TX

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2010 WTGS Fall Symposium on 15-Sep-10 7:30 AM

2010 FALL SYMPOSIUM: September 15-17, 2010

Leveraging Conventional and Unconventional Play Concepts in the Permian Basin – The Value of Stratigraphy and Technology