Anadarko Drilling Rig Tour
We will spend a day in East Texas and go an active drilling location to tour a drilling rig. We will also have a classroom discussion about wellsite operations and field development. This is an exciting and essential part of the energy industry and petroleum geoscientists routinely; (a) use wellsite data to assist in development and exploration efforts, and (b) make decisions that affect current and future drilling operations. This tour will give you a great introduction to this facet of our profession.

This trip will depart on Wednesday, October 8 from the Hilton Hotel lobby at 7:30 a.m. and return by 5 p.m., in time for the Ice Breaker/Poster Session. The cost of this trip is $10, which will cover transportation and lunch. All participants are responsible for and will be required to wear steel toed boots. All other necessary safety equipment instruction, and a guidebook will be provided.

Core Laboratories, Lab Tour
This afternoon field trip will give you the opportunity to visit the US based Advanced Technology Center of Core Laboratories. Core Laboratories is a leading provider of proprietary and patented reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management services for the global petroleum industry. These services enable our clients to optimize reservoir performance and maximize hydrocarbon recovery from producing fields. Our staff of geoscientists and engineers work in conjunction with clients to deliver solutions rather than simply data. Integration of the disciplines will reduce overall project cycle time and add value.

The tour will begin with a brief overview of Service Company career opportunities. We will show you what happens to a core when it is delivered to the laboratory and what tests can be run to evaluate this valuable data:

  • Core layout
  • Core processing and wellsite gear
  • Routine core analyses
  • Special core analyses
  • Rock mechanics
  • Petrography / Geology
  • Petrophysics
  • Reservoir Fluids

The Company has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries and is located in every major oil-producing province in the world. The company provides its services to the world's major, national and independent oil companies.

This trip will depart on Wednesday, October 8 from the Hilton Hotel lobby at 12:00 p.m. and return by 4:00 p.m., in time for the Ice Breaker/Poster Session. The cost to register for the trip is $10.


    Short Courses

Schlumberger/WesternGeco Technology Day
This event will be hosted by Bob Davis, Scientific Advisor from Schlumberger DCS in Oklahoma City.  Presentations by Schlumberger Petro Technical Experts will include projects and solutions with which they have been associated.  The final presentation list is yet to be determined but may include:

  • "Geological Applications of Borehole Images"
  • "Advances in Deep Water, Sub Salt, and Drilling Optimization"
  • "Reservoir Characterization and Simulation of Tight Gas Sands"
  • "Applied Schlumberger Geosciences Solutions for a Client Deepwater Project"
  • "Petrel: 3D Geological Modeling
  • "Bringing Geology into Focus - Integrated Methods to Improve Seismic Images"
  • "Applications of LWD and Well Placement"

This short course will take place on Wednesday, October 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The cost to register for the course is $10.  Lunch will be provided.

Bert Bally's Course
Simplified Global Maps and a Basin Classification as a guide for information retrieval.
Hosted by: Professor Albert Bally, Rice University

Hydrocarbon exploration planning involves a basic understanding of hydrocarbon systems (i.e. the relationship of hydrocarbon source beds, their maturation, reservoirs, seals and traps). Putting these elements into a regional context is useful when comparing and contrasting each of these systems and their setting in sedimentary basins and/or folded belts. The purpose of this session is to introduce a series of simplified maps that provide the background for a first order understanding of global geology as it relates to exploration for hydrocarbons.

This short course will take place on Thursday, October 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.