5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Marcellus Networking Reception
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
8:30 a.m. Morning Keynote
 | David L. Porges President and CEO EQT Corporation |
9:00 a.m. Panel: The Eastern Advantage
Proximity to the best natural-gas markets in the country give Appalachian gas an economic boost.
- Alay Patel, Upstream Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie
- Andrew Bradford, Northeast Team Lead, Bentek Energy LLC
- D. Randall Wright, Founder, Wright & Company, Inc.
10:00 a.m. Networking Break
10:30 a.m. Operator Spotlights
Public companies have flocked to the Marcellus shale play, lured by its vast extent and high prospectivity.
- Bart Brookman, Senior Vice President-Exploration & Production, PDC Energy
11:15 a.m. Panel: Strata and Seismic
The Appalachian Basin boasts multiple prospective black shale and tight sand reservoirs, and new technologies allow these zones to deliver on their promise.
- Ralph Williams, President, Reservoir Visualization, Inc.
- Steven Brown, President, GeoMark Research, Ltd.
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
1:30 p.m. Afternoon Keynote
 | Richard D. Weber President and COO Atlas Energy Resources |
2:00 p.m. Operator Spotlights
Firms from around the world appreciate the unique factors that make the Appalachian Basin an excellent place to invest.
- Bryan Lastrapes, Business Development Manager N.A., Shell
- Andrew B. Winkle, Vice President Onshore U.S. Gas, Statoil
2:45-3:15 p.m. Networking Break
3:15 p.m. Panel: Midstream Mojo
Midstream firms are delighted with the burgeoning activity in Appalachia, and are eagerly working on bringing Marcellus gas and gas liquids to market.
- MarkWest
- Art Cantrell, Director Business Development, Caiman Energy
- Steve Richman, Manager, Business Development, DTE Gas Storage and Pipelines
4:15 p.m. Operator Spotlights
While the Marcellus has grabbed the lion’s share of the industry’s attention, other Appalachian reservoirs offer tempting targets as well.
- Bill Daugherty, President and CEO, NGAS Resources: Lower Huron
- Douglas Brett, President and CEO, Canadian Quantum: Utica
5:00 p.m. Cocktail and Networking Reception
Thursday, November 4, 2010
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:35 a.m. Morning Keynote: Economic Impact of the Marcellus Shale
Dr. Timothy J. Considine, SER Professor of Energy Economics, University of Wyoming (formerly with Penn State)
9:00 a.m. Stakeholders’ Roundtable: Protect and Produce
Environmental and legal issues in the Northeast offer serious, but surmountable, challenges while producers add to U.S. gas supplies. Voices from industry, academia, government, legal, the environment and sport fishing discuss how to optimize shale plays, while sustaining multiple land use.
- Poe Leggette, Partner, Fulbright and Jaworski
- John Veil, Manager-Water Policy Program, Argonne National Laboratory/Department of Energy
- Dr. Jack Tuschall, General Manager, TestAmerica
- Chris Wood, President, Trout Unlimited
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Operator Spotlights
Private firms see opportunities in the Marcellus, some homegrown and some migrating in from other parts of the Patch.
- John Mork, President and CEO, Energy Corporation of America
- James Wilson, Vice President of Exploration, AB Resources LLC
11:10 a.m. Panel: Long, Straight and True
Drilling engineers have adapted horizontal technologies to deliver laterals at optimum orientations and lengths.
- Martin Craighead, COO, Baker Hughes
12:15 p.m. Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Keynote
 | John Pinkerton Chairman and CEO Range Resources Corporation |
1:45 p.m. Panel: Horsepower and Sand
Multi-stage fracturing techniques continue to evolve in Appalachia, fine-tuned to the specific characteristics of each prospective reservoir.
Roger Myers, Manager Unconventional Completions, Exco Resources
2:45 p.m. Let’s Make a Deal
A&D activity is heating up in the Marcellus, as acreage and wells find willing buyers.
- Ajay Khurana, Sr. Vice President, Jefferies & Company
- Bob MacKnight, Upstream and Gas Group, PFC Energy
3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
