Update: HGS Meetings and Talksfor Late March and Early April, 2004
Two unique March and April HGS Dinner Meetingshighlight two highly successful redevelopment stories in East Texas and Louisiana and the Northsiders meet a week early to get the story on CBM.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2004 (Petroleum Club) - Joint HGS Meeting w/HAPL, the Houston Association of Professional Landmen. So “Bring a Landman to Lunch”. We have reserved a much larger room than usual to accomodate both organizations. Make your reservations early!
“Old Dogs, Old Tricks, New Successes – The Successful Re-development of Lake Washington Field, Louisiana.” Bill Moody, Swift Energy Company.
Bill Moody, Manager of Exploration and Development with Swift Energy will present the story of their very successful acquisition and re-development of the Lake Washington Field in Louisiana. This field was originally discovered 70 years ago and has produced over 350 MMBOE. The field was producing only 700 BOEPD at the time of Swift’s acquisition. 90+ drilled wells later, employing tried and true geologic subsurface methods and concepts (no 3D seismic and limited value 2D), the field is currently producing 11,000 BOEPD. This is an exciting success story about an acquisition that we would all like to be a part of. This meeting is our annual Spring joint-meeting with the HAPL. So – bring your Landman to Lunch!!
Monday, April 12, 2004 (Westchase Hilton) – HGS Dinner<?xml:namespace prefix = o />
“The Overton Field - Creating Value in East Texas.” Alan Stubblefield, et al, Southwestern Energy Production.
Come join us for our April general dinner meeting at the Westchase Hilton. Alan Stubblefield, Vice President of Production with Southwestern Energy, will present the story of their successful directed acquisition and development of the tight Jurassic Cotton Valley Taylor Sands at Overton Field in East Texas. Through an iterative interpretation of geology and engineering, as well as improved drilling and completion techniques, Southwestern Energy has drilled in excess of 100 wells since the 2000 acquisition and has taken the field production from 1.5 MMCFPD to over 60 MMCFPD.
Join the Northsiders the next day for their last luncheon meeting of the year. It is being held a week earlier than usual to accommodate those of you planning to attend the National AAPG convention April 17th - 21st in Dallas.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 (Sofitel Hotel in Greenspoint) Northsiders Luncheon "Coalbed Methane Exploration Concepts: Where is the Next Big Play?" Andrew Scott, Altuda Energy.
Andrew Scott, who has more than 14 years of coalbed methane experience, over 70 publications and 12 Best Paper awards, will discuss innovations in CBM technology which could someday make the correct answer to "Where is the next San Juan Basin-scale Coal Bed Methane play?" be "everywhere".
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