Call for Papers
The Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (PSAAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) are "Working In Concert" and invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the Western Regional Meeting to be held June 19-22, 2000 at the Westin Hotel in Long Beach, California. Other participating professional societies include the PSSEPM, SEG, SPWLA, AEG, DPA, DEG, EMD and AIPG.
The technical focus of this first joint regional meeting between the PSAAPG and SPE is to demonstrate how petroleum technology is demanding further collaboration between earth scientists and engineers. The technical sessions will address exploration trends, recent E&P achievements, and the use of advanced technologies to further develop our bountiful oil and gas fields in the western United States. A new highlight is our plan to showcase our industry's efforts to form lasting partnerships with our communities and schools.
We are taking the best elements of the PSAAPG and SPE meetings to enhance your learning experience, while still retaining the unique flair of each organization. The technical sessions will complement a wide array of field trips and short courses, a public area to present our industry's history and future, and a centrally located Exhibition area. We are pleased to announce that our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Harrison Schmitt, the Apollo 17 astronaut, scientist, U.S. Senator, and AAPG member.
We are seeking presentations in the following (but not limited to) technical categories with respect to operations in the western United States (tech category # beside item):
1. Geology and Geophysics
2.4.7. New and Old Oil and Gas Basins
2.4.7. Exploration Frontiers: Offshore and Deep Drilling
2.4.7. Depositional Models, Sedimentology and Sequence Statigraphy
2.4.7. Paleogeography and Tectonics
2.4.7. Fluid Seeps on Active Continental Margins
2.4.6. Petroleum Systems
2.4.3. Seismic Utilization and Breakthroughs
2.4.7. Structural Geology
2. Improved Petroleum Recovery
4.3.6. Advanced Reservoir Characterization and 3-D & 4-D
Reservoir Models:
- Slope, Basin and Shallow Marine Reservoirs
- Tight Rocks and Fractured Reservoirs
4.1.6. EOR, especially Thermal
4.1.7. Enhanced Waterflooding
2.5.6. Reservoir Surveillance Methods
4.4.5. Production Characteristics of Horizontal Wells
4.3.8. Advances in Reservoir Simulation and Well Testing
4.4.1. U. S. Department of Energy Project Achievements
4.4.1. Redeveloping Mature Oil Fields and Marginal Reservoirs
3. Drilling, Completions, and Production
Technology Applications
1.5.1. Case Histories of Innovative Work or Projects
2.2.7. Well Logging and Other Wireline Technologies
3.2.1. Artificial Lift
1.2.8. Horizontal Wells and Short Radius Drilling
1.5.1. Innovative Drilling and Well Completion Practices, including
Sand Control
3.2.8. Formation Producibility and Stimulation Techniques
3.3.7. Coiled-Tubing Applications
2.4.12. Using Petrophysics and Petrology to Solve Drilling and
Completion Problems
4. Facilities
3.2.3. Offshore Operations
5.1.1. Alaska Operations
3.6.8. Power Systems
3.6.10. Innovative Pollution Control Technologies
3.5.1. Improved Oil and Gas Treating and Water Handling Methods
3.5.1. Operations in a Mature Area with Aging Infrastructure
3.5.1. Coastal and Urban Operations
5. Environmental, Health, and Safety Practices
5.2.4. Improving Public Relations
5.2.6. EHS Management Systems
5.2.14. Geomechanics - Subsidence and Waste Management
5.2.11. Site Cleanup, Restoration, and Redevelopment
5.2.9. Environmental Geology, Hydrogeology, and Habitats
5.1.9. Oil, Gas, and Environmental Law
5.2.2. EHS Incident Investigations
5.2.4. Petroleum Operations and the Community: We Can All Be
Winners!
6. 5.2.4. History and Future of Oil and Gas Production in California
The technical program offers many ways to participate, including oral and half-day poster sessions, workshops, and panel sessions. Traditionally, SPE requires papered presentations and the PSAAPG requires only abstracts. We encourage both geologists and engineers to write papers to promote the advanced technology of your company and for your personal career growth. All abstracts and papers will be published in the Technical Proceedings for this meeting.
Please submit AAPG and SPE abstracts to SPE. When completing the abstract form, we want to know your society affiliations, the type of presentation format, and which professional society will be assigned the publishing rights to your abstract and/or paper. We will consider abstracts on topics other than those listed above if they are relevant to the target audience. Please submit your Abstract on the form provided on the SPE Homepage at www.spe.org/events/2000wrm/submitting.html . Abstracts may also be submitted by email or fax by using the reverse side of this form. The abstract deadline is 10 December 1999. Authors will be notified in mid-January 2000.
Obtain more information on this event through the PSAAPG Homepage at www.west.net/~psaapg and the SPE Los Angeles Basin Section Homepage at www.laspe.org. Professional societies wishing to join our event should contact Don Clarke at 562-570-3915 or doclark@ci.long-beach.ca.us. We intend to give you a rewarding experience. Please join us!
Sincerely,
Scott Hara
Program Committee
SPE Co-Chairperson
Telephone: 1-562-436-9918
Email: tidelands@laspe.org
Don Miller
Program Committee
AAPG Co-Chairperson
Telephone: 1-661-665-5464
Email: ddmiller@aeraenergy.com
2000 Western Regional Meeting
The Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (PSAAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) are "Working In Concert" and invite you to submit an abstract for presentations to be given at the Western Regional Meeting (WRM) to be held June 19-22, 2000 at the Westin Hotel in Long Beach, California. Other participating professional societies include the PSSEPM, SEG, SPWLA, AEG, DPA, DEG, EMD and AIPG.
The technical focus of this first joint regional meeting between the PSAAPG and SPE is to demonstrate how petroleum technology is demanding further collaboration between earth scientists and engineers. The technical sessions will address exploration trends, recent E&P achievements, and the use of advanced technologies to further develop our bountiful oil and gas fields in the western United States. A new highlight is our plan to showcase our industry's efforts to form lasting partnerships with our communities and schools.
Please submit your Abstract by completing the abstract form on the SPE Homepage at www.spe.org/events/2000wrm/submitting.html. The abstract deadline is 10 December 1999. Authors will be notified in early January 2000.
Obtain more information on this event through the PSAAPG Homepage at www.west.net/~psaapg and the SPE Los Angeles Basin Section Homepage at www.laspe.org. Professional societies wishing to join our event should contact Don Clarke at 562-570-3915 or at doclark@ci.long-beach.ca.us. We intend to give you a rewarding experience. Please join us!
Sincerely,
Scott Hara
Program Committee
SPE Co-Chairperson
Telephone: 1-562-436-9918
Email: tidelands@laspe.org
Don Miller
Program Committee
AAPG Co-Chairperson
Telephone: 1-661-665-5464
Email: ddmiller@aeraenergy.com
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