Geophysical Society of Houston Consolidated Calendar Events List as of 6-Oct-08 2:52 PM

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8-Oct-08 Wednesday
 

Drilling: Hydrate Problems - It Happens When Drilling...   

  Wed 8-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Wed 8-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club
800 Bell Street #4300 : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1406
  When hydrates are mentioned, the vision that most often comes into most engineer’s mind is the formation of a frozen type of solid methane gas which is frequently found in deepwater drilling and ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Breakfast  

  Wed 8-Oct-08 7:00 AM to Wed 8-Oct-08 8:30 AM Morning Program
 Fugro Building
6100 Hillcroft : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/492
  Iterative Imaging for Sub-Salt Interpretation and Model-Building In today’s environment of escalating costs where deep water wells can routinely top $100 MM and leases can cost more than $50 MM, ... more at GSH

9-Oct-08 Thursday
 

OPTIMIZING ASSET DESIGN - CRADLE TO GRAVE - BY BRIDGING THE...   

  Thu 9-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Thu 9-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston - ExxonMobil Bldg, 43 Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1378
  This presentation will introduce acoustics based rock mechanics concepts, describe Chevron’s acoustics based rock property prediction technique, and present field application case histories for ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 9-Oct-08 10:00 AM to Thu 9-Oct-08 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/8/

14-Oct-08 Tuesday
 

Northside - Technical Well Cost Model for Unconventional Oil  

  Tue 14-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Tue 14-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1405
  More emphasis is being placed on the potential of unconventional resources, like oil shale and oil sands, as part of the overall energy mix to help meet the world’s growing energy needs. The Wells ... more at SPE-GCS

15-Oct-08 Wednesday
 

Westside: Subsea Slim-hole Completions in Deepwater GOM  

  Wed 15-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Wed 15-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 The WestLake Club - Carriage Room
570 WestLake Park Blvd : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1420
  Subsea Slim-hole Completions in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Case Histories Typically, deepwater subsea completions are characterized by significant production rates which require large completion ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Rock Physics Special Interest Group  

  Wed 15-Oct-08 5:30 PM to Wed 15-Oct-08 6:30 PM Evening Program
 CGG Veritas/Visualization Center, 3rd Floor
10300 Town Park Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/499
  Elastic property changes of bitumen reservoir during steam injection We measured and analyzed the ultrasonic velocities of heavy oil-saturated rock acquired from the SAGD operation area in Canada ... more at GSH

16-Oct-08 Thursday
 

C&P: Simulation & Inflow Measurement Can Offer Maximized...   

  Thu 16-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Thu 16-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1415
  Horizontal completion simulating, executing, and verifying are steps that sound simple but are often challenging to carry out. The rewards, however, can mean maximized production and recovery and improved ... more at SPE-GCS

 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 16-Oct-08 7:30 AM to Thu 16-Oct-08 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1423
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

 

3rd Annual Reservoir Technology Showcase  

  Thu 16-Oct-08 8:00 AM to Thu 16-Oct-08 1:30 PM Morning Program
 Microsoft Offices
2000 W Sam Houston Parkway... : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1394
  The 3rd Annual Reservoir Technology showcase will feature eight leading technology companies that will discuss and demonstrate their latest developments. This year’s theme is The Power of ... more at SPE-GCS

21-Oct-08 Tuesday
 

Permian Basin: Improving CO2 Flood Operations in Mature...   

  Tue 21-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Tue 21-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 The Westlake Club
570 West Lake Park Blvd : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1413
  Kinder Morgan operates the SACROC and Yates fields, two of the largest oil fields in Texas. These types of mature oil fields exist throughout the world and many are candidates for EOR processes such as ... more at SPE-GCS

 

PF&C: Goal Zero in a Non-Zero World  

  Tue 21-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Tue 21-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1407
  The Perdido Development Project is a development of the Great White, Silver Tip and Tobago fields in the remote western Gulf of Mexico, located in ultra-deep waters. Perdido will be the first development ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Tue 21-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Tue 21-Oct-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/487
  Fall 2008 SEG/AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Aggressively Passive: Microseismic Opportunities Over an Oilfield’s Life Presented by Peter M. Duncan MicroSeismic, Inc., Houston, Texas Passive ... more at GSH

22-Oct-08 Wednesday
 

Digital Energy: Social Networking in the Oil & Gas Business  

  Wed 22-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Wed 22-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St James Place : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1411
  Social Networks are on a meteoric rise. According to Forrester: Young adults are more than twice as likely to be creators of original content and two and a half times more likely to be social network ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Wed 22-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Wed 22-Oct-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/488
  Fall 2008 SEG/AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Aggressively Passive: Microseismic Opportunities Over an Oilfield’s Life Presented by Peter M. Duncan MicroSeismic, Inc., Houston, Texas Passive ... more at GSH

23-Oct-08 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Fast-Track Subsurface Assessment  

  Thu 23-Oct-08 11:30 AM to Thu 23-Oct-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Courtyard at St. James
1885 St James Place : Houson Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1391
  Mark Williams will present a workflow that was developed by Hess Corporation to perform rapid assessments of reservoir rate and recovery for exploration prospects. Although hydrocarbons-in-place are ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Geoscience Day (GSH-HGS)  

  Thu 23-Oct-08 7:30 AM to Thu 23-Oct-08 4:30 PM Morning Program
 UT BEG Houston Research Center
11611 West Little York Rd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/486
  Geoscience Day 2008 An overview of geological and geophysical methods for individuals new to the industry Find Out About the Life of an Oilfield From Prospect to Retirement The full-day program ... more at GSH

28-Oct-08 Tuesday
 

PF&C: Divide & Control: A Topsides Story  

  Tue 28-Oct-08 7:00 AM to Tue 28-Oct-08 5:00 PM Morning Program
 Hilton Houston North Hotel (formerly Wyndham) - Greenspoint,...
12400 Greenspoint Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1408
  Introduction Topside oil and gas production facilities have developed for over half a century as production first moved offshore on fixed platforms with pipelines to today's floating structures with ... more at SPE-GCS

4-Nov-08 Tuesday
 

Northside: Distinguished Lecturer - Hydraulic Fracturing...   

  Tue 4-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Tue 4-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1404
  Hydraulic fracturing has been described as one of the three most significant technologies to be developed in the upstream oil and gas industry in the last 50 years (the other two being 3D seismic and ... more at SPE-GCS

11-Nov-08 Tuesday
 

Westside: Slickwater Fracturing - Food for Thought  

  Tue 11-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Tue 11-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 The WestLake Club - Carriage Room
570 WestLake Park Blvd : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1444
  Slickwater Fracturing - Food for Thought Slickwater frac designs have become a major factor in the development of today’s unconventional gas reservoirs such as tight gas sands, shales, and coalbed ... more at SPE-GCS

12-Nov-08 Wednesday
 

Drilling Study Group - A Simplified Method for Prediction...   

  Wed 12-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Wed 12-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1446
  The ability to accurately predict the effect of drillpipe rotation on Equivalent Circulating Density (ECD) remains a challenge for those involved in engineering today's complex wells. In many of these ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Young Professionals: Energy Geopolitics and Russia's...   

  Wed 12-Nov-08 5:30 PM to Wed 12-Nov-08 8:30 PM Evening Program
 Westin Galleria
5060 West Alabama : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1442
  As the Energy World Turns… November Young Professionals Development Dinner In the next episode, Venezuela, Iran and Russia stir up more drama while China, India and Brazil continue to grow as silent ... more at SPE-GCS

13-Nov-08 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 13-Nov-08 10:00 AM to Thu 13-Nov-08 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/9/

14-Nov-08 Friday
 

25th Annual SPE-GCS Tennis Tournament  

  Fri 14-Nov-08 4:00 PM to Sat 15-Nov-08 8:00 PM Evening Program
 The Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1414
  We are pleased to announce the 25th Annual Society of Petroleum Engineers - Gulf Coast Section Tennis Tournament which will be held on November 14 & 15, 2008 at The Houston Racquet Club located at 10709 ... more at SPE-GCS

18-Nov-08 Tuesday
 

Permian Basin: Dynamics of Starting a New Resource Play –...   

  Tue 18-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Tue 18-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Westlake Club
570 Westlake Park Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1424
  Every shale play has a history, whether it is the Barnett Shale in North Texas, the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York, or the Barnett/Woodford play in the Permian Basin. John ... more at SPE-GCS

 

PF&C: Enterprise Project Risk Management  

  Tue 18-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Tue 18-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1432
  Enterprise Project Risk Management: The Key to Sustained Competitive Advantage for Oil and Gas Companies in the 21st Century Operational risk management tools and techniques have been used for many ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Tue 18-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Tue 18-Nov-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/493
  4D Seismic in the Deepwater – Challenges and Rewards David H. Johnston ExxonMobil Exploration Company Time-lapse or 4D seismic data has proven value in reservoir management, increasing reserves and ... more at GSH

19-Nov-08 Wednesday
 

Bus. Devt. Resched. from 9/17/08: Haynesville – From 0 to...   

  Wed 19-Nov-08 6:00 PM to Wed 19-Nov-08 7:30 PM Evening Program
 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL BALLROOM, 3rd Floor - Hors D'Oeuvres...
1300 Lamar St., Between... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1400
  This event was rescheduled from 9/17/08 (due to Hurricane Ike Recovery) and all registrants for the 9/17/08 event are now registered for this event. Join the Business Development Study Group at the ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Wed 19-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Wed 19-Nov-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/496
  4D Seismic in the Deepwater – Challenges and Rewards David H. Johnston ExxonMobil Exploration Company Time-lapse or 4D seismic data has proven value in reservoir management, increasing reserves and ... more at GSH

20-Nov-08 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 20-Nov-08 7:30 AM to Thu 20-Nov-08 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1427
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Reservoir: Use Of Combined Material Balance and Volumetric...   

  Thu 20-Nov-08 11:30 AM to Thu 20-Nov-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1433
  This paper describes the combined use of volumetric and material balance analysis to understand and predict performance of a large West Texas oil and gas field currently under coproduction. The Keystone ... more at SPE-GCS

4-Dec-08 Thursday
 

Drilling Study Group - (Joint Meeting with AADE)...   

  Thu 4-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Thu 4-Dec-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club
800 Bell Street #4300 : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1416
  Wells-related performance improvement initiatives tend to focus primarily on non-productive time (NPT) caused by largely unforeseen events (e.g. tool failures, hole problems) that yield operational ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Oil Patch Orientation  

  Thu 4-Dec-08 8:30 AM to Thu 4-Dec-08 5:30 PM Morning Program
 Wyndham Hotel Greenspoint (**NEW NAME = Hilton Houston North**)
12400 Greenspoint Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1443
  Details on Continuing Education - Oil Patch Orientation Outline: * Introduction/Outline of the Day * The Economics & Future of the Petroleum Industry * Theory of the Origins of Hydrocarbons ... more at SPE-GCS

9-Dec-08 Tuesday
 

2009 - ANOTHER YEAR OF TURMOIL FOR ENERGY?  

  Tue 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tue 9-Dec-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43rd Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1379
  Record high oil and gas prices at the start of the summer of 2008 were followed by their seeming collapse as the summer wore on and the American credit crisis grew. Will 2009 be a year of recession or ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Northside - Frac-Pack Design Methodology: A Recipe to...   

  Tue 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tue 9-Dec-08 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1445
  Frac-pack is a preferred cased hole sand control completion technique for wells that are prone to sand production. At inception, hard rock hydraulic fracturing design concepts were being applied. ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Tue 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tue 9-Dec-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/497
  Seismic attributes for stratigraphic feature characterization Seismic attributes extract information from seismic reflection data that can be used for both quantitative and qualitative ... more at GSH

10-Dec-08 Wednesday
 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Wed 10-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Wed 10-Dec-08 1:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/498
  Seismic attributes for stratigraphic feature characterization Seismic attributes extract information from seismic reflection data that can be used for both quantitative and qualitative ... more at GSH

11-Dec-08 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 11-Dec-08 10:00 AM to Thu 11-Dec-08 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/10/

18-Dec-08 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 18-Dec-08 7:30 AM to Thu 18-Dec-08 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1426
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

8-Jan-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 8-Jan-09 10:00 AM to Thu 8-Jan-09 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/11/

15-Jan-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 15-Jan-09 7:30 AM to Thu 15-Jan-09 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1428
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

20-Jan-09 Tuesday
 

Permian Basin: A Case Study of Hydraulically Fractured Eddy...   

  Tue 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tue 20-Jan-09 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 WestLake Club
570 Westlake Park Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1425
  In order to improve production and subsequent well economics in the Wolfcamp formation in Eddy County, New Mexico, horizontal drilling has been employed for the last seven years. Current stimulation ... more at SPE-GCS

12-Feb-09 Thursday
 

REMEDIATING CUSIANA & CUPIAGUA - FRACTURING BETWEEN A ROCK...   

  Thu 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thu 12-Feb-09 5:30 PM Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43 Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1377
  The Colombian Cusiana and Cupiagua developments, in the Llanos foothills of the Eastern cordillera of the Andes mountains, comprise a giant oilfield (Cusiana) and a giant retrograde gas-condensate field ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 12-Feb-09 10:00 AM to Thu 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/12/

19-Feb-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 19-Feb-09 7:30 AM to Thu 19-Feb-09 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1429
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

26-Feb-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Modeling Permeability in Tight Gas Sands Using...   

  Thu 26-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thu 26-Feb-09 1:00 PM Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St. James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1422
  Evaluation of gas potential in low permeability reservoirs (< 0.1 md) generally referred to as Tight Gas reservoirs is not very straight forward as in conventional reservoirs. This study is focused on ... more at SPE-GCS

12-Mar-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thu 12-Mar-09 10:00 AM to Thu 12-Mar-09 11:30 AM Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/13/

19-Mar-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thu 19-Mar-09 7:30 AM to Thu 19-Mar-09 10:30 AM Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1430
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS<