1. AAPG Convention New Orleans
Saturday and Sunday, 10‐11 April, 2010
Pre‐convention
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SC 3: Assessment of Unconventional Shale Resources Using Geochemistry (AAPG)
Retitled: Evaluation and Assessment of Shale Resource Plays
Instructor: Dan Jarvie, Institut Francais du Petrole/Energy Institute at TCU/Worldwide Geochemistry
Guest lectures on specialized areas from top professionals in the field:
• Kevin Ferworn, GeoMark (using carbon isotopes to assess shale gas wells)
• Mike Johnson, Geologist (Bakken Shale, Parshall Field Discovery)
• Steve Ruppel, BEG (geological considerations in evaluating shale gas plays)
• Bob Loucks, BEG (Nanopores in shales)
• Ursulla Hammes, BEG (Haynesville Shale play)
• Mike Dix, ChemoStrat (Chemical stratigraphy applied to shale gas plays)
• Prasanta K. Mukhopadhyay (‘Muki’), Global GeoEnergy (thermal maturity)
• Brian Jarvie, Geomark (shale oil evaluation)
• Frank Mango, Petroleum Habitats (catalytic activity in shale resource plays)
• Bill Beaudoin, Devon Energy (Muskwa Shale, Horn River Basin developments)
• George King, Apache (rock mechanics and stimulation of shale gas plays)
• Brian Horsfield, GFZ (shale gas developments in Europe)
• Jock McCracken, Shoal Point (new shale resource prospect in Newfoundland)
• Jeff Levine, consultant (gas content measurement in shales)
• Mihai Valische, SCAL (well site gas content measurements from shale SWC)
Full worldwide coverage of shale resource plays and technologies – shale gas and shale oil !
Date: Saturday, 10 April – Sunday, 11 April
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fee: AAPG members $850 (increases to $950 after 12 March); Nonmembers $950 (increases to
$1,050 after 12 March); AAPG Student members (limited); $425 (increases to $475 after
12 March); Student nonmembers (limited) $475 (increases to $525 after 12 March)
Includes: Course notes and refreshments
Limit: 50 people
Content: 1.5 CEU
Enroll by registering at (you can register for the course without necessarily registering to attend
the AAPG convention but we recommend attending the meeting for the latest technical
presentations and networking:
https://register03.exgenex.com/GcmRegister/Index.Aspx?C=70000063&M=60000030&Mode=GCM
All speakers are donating time and materials for this AAPG‐sponsored course without remuneration. Thanks to all!