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Sunday, October 18, 2009
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception and Shale-Breaker |
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Monday, October 19, 2009
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
Location: Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom, 3rd Floor
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
| 7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast | Breakfast Sponsors:
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8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Leslie Haines, Editor-in-Chief,
Oil and Gas Investor magazine
8:35 a.m. Operator Spotlight
 | Jeff Ventura, President, COO and Director Range Resources Corporation The trailblazer in the Marcellus, Range has more than 900,000 acres in the fairway and between 15- and 22 Tcfe of unrisked reserve potential. Ventura will discuss how average well results continue to improve, and the production growth Range expects in 2009-2010. |
 | Murry S. Gerber, Chairman and CEO EQT Corporation (formerly Equitable Resources) Appalachian veteran EQT holds 400,000 net acres in the Marcellus normal- to high-pressured fairway, and an additional 300,000 acres in low-pressured Marcellus. Gerber will talk about EQT’s program across its position, and how the crucial factors of well costs and midstream access impact the play. |
9:25 a.m. Panel: Creating Value Despite Volatile Prices
Marcellus economics are among the best in the nation, and its vast potential is attracting new E&P players, service companies and private equity. What are the expected reserves per well, and how do the new SEC rules impact the Marcellus? What does Wall Street like and dislike about the shale? What is known about the shale’s production profiles?
- The Marcellus Shale Learning Curve: Results and Challenges
D. Randall Wright, President, Wright & Company, Inc. - Creating Value in the Marcellus Under the New SEC Rules
C.H. Scott Rees III, Chairman and CEO, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. - Wall Street's View of the Marcellus
Ray Deacon, Senior Research Analyst, Pritchard Capital LLC
| 10:35 a.m. Networking Break | Networking Break Sponsor:
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 | Ben W. Hulburt, Chief Executive Officer Rex Energy Corporation Rex has 65,000 net acres in the Marcellus fairway, and works in Butler, Westmoreland, Clearfield and Centre counties, PA. Hulbert will offer an update on the company’s drilling efforts and discuss the tremendous upside the Marcellus offers to Rex. |
 | Mike Walen, SVP and COO Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Cabot holds more than 160,000 net acres in northeast Pennsylvania, where the Marcellus reaches its maximum thickness. Walen will talk about the company’s excellent results in its active Susquehanna County program, which features a mixture of horizontal and vertical wells. |
| 11:55 p.m. Networking Luncheon Location: Allegheny Ballroom, 3rd Floor, The Westin Hotel Downtown | Luncheon Sponsor:
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1:00 p.m. Operator Spotlight
 | Aubrey K. McClendon, Chairman and CEO Chesapeake Energy Corporation Since entering the Appalachian Basin in 2005, Chesapeake has amassed 1.3 million net acres and introduced a European major to the Marcellus. Hear how Chesapeake plans to optimize its shale acreage. |
 | Richard Weber, President and COO Atlas Energy Inc. An early driller in the Marcellus play, Atlas holds 550,000 acres prospective for the shale. The company perfected vertical Marcellus completions and is now shifting to horizontal wells. Weber will discuss Atlas’ recent merger and how the Marcellus has spurred a transformation of the company. |
1:50 p.m. Panel: Meet the Marcellus: Geology, Geophysics and Potential
The Appalachian Basin’s Marcellus shale is fast becoming one of the nation's premier natural-gas plays, thanks to its vast extent and choice rock properties. Its reservoir characteristics do vary, however, and our speakers will provide insights into the diverse nature of this complex and exciting unconventional reservoir.
- Marcellus Shale Porosity Distribution Based on Regional Mapping
Dr. John (Jack) A. Ward, EVP Exploration & Production, PetroEdge Resource - The Detailed Stratigraphic Framework of the Marcellus Shale
Ralph Williams, Principal and Founder, Reservoir Visualization, Inc. - Examination of Potential Factors Affecting Successful Exploration and Production
James Coleman, USGS - Completions in the Marcellus Laterals
Doug Pferdehirt, President-Reservoir Production Group, Schlumberger
| 3:00 p.m. Networking Break | Networking Break Sponsor:
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 | Randall Albert, SVP Emerging Business Units CNX Gas Corporation CNX Gas Corp. holds 230,000 acres prospective for Marcellus shale. Average per-well proved reserves on its first eight horizontal tests are 3.5 Bcf. The company continues to add to its acreage position in southwestern PA. |
 | Frank Semple, Chairman, President and CEO, MarkWest Hydrocarbon Inc. MarkWest’s existing Marcellus gathering and processing capacity is approximately 60 MMcf/d, which is expected to grow to 150 MMcf/d by early 2010 and up to 500 MMcf/d in 2011. To provide this significant midstream infrastructure, MarkWest and its joint venture partner plan to invest more than $500MM in the first four years of its operation in the Marcellus. |
4:20 p.m. Panel: Going With the Flow
Getting more gas to market, while protecting water quality, remain two of the biggest issues as the Marcellus moves forward. Here's the latest:
- Pipeline Take-Away Capacity Issues
Porter Bennett, President and CEO, Bentek Energy LLC - Water Management and Reuse
Nathan Houston, Appalachian Regional Technical Manager, Superior Well Services - The Benefits of Large-Scale Midstream Infrastructure
Daryl Grieger, Regional Vice President and General Manager, Williams Midstream
5:30 p.m. Shale Shaker: Networking Reception | Closing Reception Host:
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