Looking toward the future. Planning for today.
Around the world, research is being conducted on new and improved energy solutions that will one day eliminate our reliance on carbon fuels. But until that day arrives, science is taking the next logical step, pursuing a wide range of interim solutions designed to create cleaner-burning fuels and reduce the global impact of greenhouse gases released into the environment.
STEP Special Lecture Series
Organic Black Shales - Reservoirs or Seals?
Dr. Terry Engelder, Professor of Geosciences, Penn State University
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Room 101 of the Natural Resources Building
(615 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL 61822).
Terry is a leading authority on the Marcellus shale formation and frequently in the news relating to fracking. His presentation will examine what would make a thick organic-rich or even a gray, less organic-rich shale a reservoir or seal or both.
Illinois Basin PTTC Workshop Announcement
Fracturing and Re-fracturing: Optimizing your Reservoir
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Centre, 715 Locust Street, Evansville, Indiana 47708
An all day workshop on fracs and restimulation of reservoirs to increase production. The course is highly focused on field results and practical application. This course does NOT include fracture simulator training; instead it is designed to help you understand and improve stimulation treatments.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Operators, geologists, engineers, well log analysts, service company representatives, or anyone with an interest in this important production stimulation method.
SPEAKER: Mike Vincent, Consulting Petroleum Engineer, Insight Consulting, Golden CO.
Mike specializes in Fracture Optimization, Frac Schools and Training. He has over 20 years of experience in his field, working with major oil companies as well as independents. He is active in SPE, writing and presenting nationally, and has recently served as a Distinguished Lecturer for SPE. He serves as a technical editor for 3 journals and on steering committees for professional meetings and workshops.
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Applications being taken for 2012 IEAGHG International CCS Summer School, August 12-18, 2012, Beijing, China
The IEAGHG is now excepting applications from graduate students and young professionals to attend the 6th IEAGH International CCS Summer School, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Selected students will be able to participate in this week long international summer school with presentations and discussions led by international experts in the field of CCS. Presentations cover the full chain of CCS providing up-to-date information in each field; including technical information on capture technologies, storage site selection, capacity and modeling, wellbore integrity and transport; as well as other issues such as regulations, health and safety, and public communication. The programme will cover all travel and housing expenses for selected students. For more information visit www.ieaghg.org.
At the Sequestration Training and Education Program, we are part of a vital initiative, transferring carbon capture and sequestration technology from the edge of science to the heart of a growing industry and equipping today's energy professionals with the steps they need to help mitigate global environmental change.
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STEP is a program of the Advanced Energy Technology Initiative, University of Illinois.
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