ECH Houston Consolidated Calendar Events List as of 22-Nov-08 0:35 AM

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27-Nov-08 Thursday
 

SPEGCS Volunteer - Thanksgiving SuperFeast  

  Thursday 27-Nov-08 4:30 AM to Thursday 27-Nov-08 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1463
  SPE will be a sponsor of the THANKSGIVING HOUSTON SUPERFEAST this year . Volunteers are needed Thanksgiving Day starting at 4:30 a.m. and until 5:00 p.m. Volunteers are needed to set-up, unload trucks, ... more at SPE-GCS

2-Dec-08 Tuesday
 

S&E: Carbon Sequestration and EPA’s Proposed...   

  Tuesday 2-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tuesday 2-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell, 43rd Floor : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1461
  This event will provide background on options for carbon sequestration, with focus on geologic sequestration, and an overview of EPA’s proposed Geosequestration Rule.

 

Data Processing SIG  

  Tuesday 2-Dec-08 5:00 PM to Tuesday 2-Dec-08 7:00 PM CST Evening Program
 PGS
15150 Memorial Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/502
  Milos Cvetkovic, GXT Some applications of Wavelet Transform in Seismic Data processing Ground-roll, swell noise, guided waves, and random noise are just some of most persistent types of noise in ... more at GSH

4-Dec-08 Thursday
 

Drilling Study Group - (Joint Meeting with AADE)...   

  Thursday 4-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Thursday 4-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club
800 Bell Street #4300 : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1416
  Wells-related performance improvement initiatives tend to focus primarily on non-productive time (NPT) caused by largely unforeseen events (e.g. tool failures, hole problems) that yield operational ... more at SPE-GCS

 

ECH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 4-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Thursday 4-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Lower Level Conference Room
1 Hermann Circle Dr. : Houston
  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/r/dt/42/

 

Oil Patch Orientation  

  Thursday 4-Dec-08 8:30 AM to Thursday 4-Dec-08 5:30 PM CST Morning Program
 Wyndham Hotel Greenspoint (**NEW NAME = Hilton Houston North**)
12400 Greenspoint Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1443
  Details on Continuing Education - Oil Patch Orientation Outline: * Introduction/Outline of the Day * The Economics & Future of the Petroleum Industry * Theory of the Origins of Hydrocarbons ... more at SPE-GCS

5-Dec-08 Friday
 

Traditional Dickens Feast - Private Motor Coach from Houston  

  Friday 5-Dec-08 5:30 PM to Friday 5-Dec-08 11:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Dickens on the Strand
2704 Avenue O : Galveston TX

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  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/106
  A private motor coach will leave from both the Sugarland and Astrodome areas at 5:30 pm and return you by 11:00 pm. The ride down and back will be a fun time with the Young Professionals running the show ... more at ECH Houston

6-Dec-08 Saturday
 

ACS Leadership Development Program  

  Saturday 6-Dec-08 8:00 AM to Saturday 6-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Hospitality House
7219 Cecil : Houston TX

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  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/105
  This session is primarily for teams or members of ACS that are emerging or experienced local section leaders. Cost is free and includes breakfast and lunch. Enrollment is limited to 24 people and ... more at ECH Houston

 

The Past, Present and Future of Wind Power: Evolution of...   

  Saturday 6-Dec-08 6:30 PM to Saturday 6-Dec-08 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Upper Kirby Conference Room
3015 Richmond : Houston
  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/107

8-Dec-08 Monday
 

HGS General Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 8-Dec-08 5:30 PM to Monday 8-Dec-08 8:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Hilton Houston Westchase
9999 Westheimer Road : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/967
  Modern Turbidite System Depositional Patterns as Analogues for Subsurface Petroleum Plays in the Northern Gulf of Mexico C. Hans Nelson CSIC University of Granada and Department of Earth and ... more at HGS

9-Dec-08 Tuesday
 

2009 - ANOTHER YEAR OF TURMOIL FOR ENERGY?  

  Tuesday 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tuesday 9-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43rd Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1379
  Record high oil and gas prices at the start of the summer of 2008 were followed by their seeming collapse as the summer wore on and the American credit crisis grew. Will 2009 be a year of recession or ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Northside - Frac-Pack Design Methodology: A Recipe to...   

  Tuesday 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tuesday 9-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Greenspoint Club
16925 Northchase Dr : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1445
  Frac-pack is a preferred cased hole sand control completion technique for wells that are prone to sand production. At inception, hard rock hydraulic fracturing design concepts were being applied. ... more at SPE-GCS

 

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY  

  Tuesday 9-Dec-08 6:00 PM to Tuesday 9-Dec-08 9:00 PM CST Evening Program
 HESS CLUB
5430 Westheimer Road : Houston Texas

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  http://www.tspehouston.org/en/cev/125
  The Greater Houston Chapter of TSPE will host their annual Holiday Party at HESS Club on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. The ComedySportz will provide the entertainment at the holiday party that will include ... more at TSPE Houston

 

GSH Technical Luncheon  

  Tuesday 9-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Tuesday 9-Dec-08 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/497
  Seismic attributes for stratigraphic feature characterization Seismic attributes are used to extract information from seismic reflection data. Such attributes can be used for both quantitative and ... more at GSH

10-Dec-08 Wednesday
 

Technical Breakfast  

  Wednesday 10-Dec-08 7:00 AM to Wednesday 10-Dec-08 8:30 AM CST Morning Program
 Fugro
6100 Hillcroft Ste 100 : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/504
  Reservoir-Prone Mass Transport and Slump Deposits Mass-transport deposits are common in the deepwater stratigraphic record, but are rarely considered to contain reservoir-quality sands. ... more at GSH

 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Wednesday 10-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Wednesday 10-Dec-08 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/498
  Seismic attributes for stratigraphic feature characterization Seismic attributes are used to extract information from seismic reflection data. Such attributes can be used for both quantitative and ... more at GSH

11-Dec-08 Thursday
 

Westside: Wellbore Isolation without Cement Improves Well...   

  Thursday 11-Dec-08 11:30 AM to Thursday 11-Dec-08 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 The WestLake Club - Carriage Room
570 WestLake Park Blvd : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1456
  Wellbore Isolation without Cement Improves Well Performance and Reduces Costs The conventional method for achieving selective zonal production in horizontal wells is to case, cement, and perforate ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 11-Dec-08 10:00 AM to Thursday 11-Dec-08 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/10/

 

Multi-Component SIG  

  Thursday 11-Dec-08 5:30 PM to Thursday 11-Dec-08 6:30 PM CST Evening Program
 WesternGeco Richmond Campus, Q-Auditorium
10001 Richmond Ave : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/503
  The Fluid Dependence of Seismic Anisotropy All exploration geophysicists know of the work of Biot and Gassmann, which established the fluid dependence of the bulk modulus and the shear modulus of ... more at GSH

15-Dec-08 Monday
 

HGS Holiday Party  

  Monday 15-Dec-08 5:30 PM to Monday 15-Dec-08 10:00 PM CST Evening Program
 Sullivan's Steakhouse
4608 Westheimer Rd : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/931
  HGS Holiday Party Sullivan's Steakhouse Monday, December 15 5:30 - 10:00 PM With LIVE MUSIC! We are happy to have The DarDans band entertaining us for the party. They will be ... more at HGS

16-Dec-08 Tuesday
 

HGS E&E Dinner Meeting  

  Tuesday 16-Dec-08 5:30 PM to Tuesday 16-Dec-08 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/976
  A Pictorial Look at the Daisetta Sinkhole N.E. Liberty County, Texas Sinkholes are geological hazards associated with salt domes along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. These features are the surface ... more at HGS

18-Dec-08 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 18-Dec-08 7:30 AM to Thursday 18-Dec-08 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1426
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP ... more at SPE-GCS

1-Jan-09 Thursday
 

ECH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 1-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 1-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Lower Level Conference Room
1 Hermann Circle Dr. : Houston
  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/r/dt/43/

7-Jan-09 Wednesday
 

Technical Breakfast  

  Wednesday 7-Jan-09 7:00 AM to Wednesday 7-Jan-09 8:30 AM CST Morning Program
 Fugro
6100 Hillcroft Ste 100 : Houston TX

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/505
  The Kaleidoscope Project: Breaking the Sound Barrier in Seismic Imaging. The subsalt exploration targets in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico have changed through time following maturation of ... more at GSH

8-Jan-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 8-Jan-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 8-Jan-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/11/

12-Jan-09 Monday
 

HGS General Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 12-Jan-09 5:30 PM to Monday 12-Jan-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Hilton Houston Westchase
9999 Westheimer Road : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/977
  A Chronology of Paleozoic Sea-Level Changes Dr. Bilal Haq A global synthesis of Paleozoic sequence-stratigraphic data has led to new insights into the nature, amplitude and causes of ... more at HGS

15-Jan-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 15-Jan-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 15-Jan-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1428
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

16-Jan-09 Friday
 

High School Scholarship Deadline  

  Friday 16-Jan-09 8:00 AM to Friday 16-Jan-09 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.tspehouston.org/en/cev/127

19-Jan-09 Monday
 

International Explorationists Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 19-Jan-09 5:30 PM to Monday 19-Jan-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/926
  India - Historical and Emerging Plays, Identifying New Petroleum Systems Using Regional PSDM Seismic Data Al Danforth Independant Geological Consultant Houston, TX The history of Oil and Gas ... more at HGS

20-Jan-09 Tuesday
 

PF&C: The Development of Cascade and Chinook Fields in...   

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1452
  The Cascade and Chinook fields are located in the Walker Ridge Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing area of the central Gulf of Mexico. There are no production analogs for these two fields and a phased ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Permian Basin: A Case Study of Hydraulically Fractured Eddy...   

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 WestLake Club
570 Westlake Park Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1425
  In order to improve production and subsequent well economics in the Wolfcamp formation in Eddy County, New Mexico, horizontal drilling has been employed for the last seven years. Current stimulation ... more at SPE-GCS

 

Risk Analysis of Seismic Amplitude-Bearing Prospects  

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 9:00 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 4:00 PM CST Morning Program
  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/955
  This course explores the theory and methodology of assessing seismic Direct Hydrocarbon Detection Interpretation (DHI), including discussion of the various techniques and pitfalls. Over the past ... more at HGS

 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Omni Palace
12121 Westheimer Rd. : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/506
  The Poorman’s Guide to Depth-calibrating Seismic Data in the Presence of Allochthonous Salt It is a well known problem that depths from isotropic PSDM data generally do not match well depths. This often ... more at GSH

 

HGS E&E Group Dinner Meeting  

  Tuesday 20-Jan-09 5:30 PM to Tuesday 20-Jan-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Black Lab in the Churchill Room
4100 Montrose Blvd. : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/978
  Nuclear Power in Space Exploration and on Earth: An Overview Once humans landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969 the goal of space exploration envisioned by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 was already ... more at HGS

21-Jan-09 Wednesday
 

GSH Techncial Luncheon  

  Wednesday 21-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 21-Jan-09 1:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston
800 Bell St. : Downtown Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/507
  The Poorman’s Guide to Depth-calibrating Seismic Data in the Presence of Allochthonous Salt It is a well known problem that depths from isotropic PSDM data generally do not match well depths. This often ... more at GSH

22-Jan-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Empowering Young Professionals to Lead After the...   

  Thursday 22-Jan-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 22-Jan-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1450
  During the last decade there has been an increase in discussion about The Big Crew Change and how to prepare the industry’s young professionals (YPs) for this outflow of knowledge from organizations and ... more at SPE-GCS

26-Jan-09 Monday
 

North American Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 26-Jan-09 5:30 PM to Monday 26-Jan-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/975
  Eustasy and Shale Predictability In the last few years, interest in hydrocarbon-bearing shales has exploded, particularly in North American Paleozoic basinal shales. Since the interest has been driven ... more at HGS

5-Feb-09 Thursday
 

ECH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 5-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 5-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Lower Level Conference Room
1 Hermann Circle Dr. : Houston
  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/r/dt/44/

9-Feb-09 Monday
 

Applied Geoscience Conference (AGC): US Gulf Region...   

  Monday 9-Feb-09 8:00 AM to Tuesday 10-Feb-09 5:00 PM CST Morning Program
 Hilton Houston North
12400 Greenspoint Drive : Houston TX

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/959
  The Houston Geological Society and the AAPG Energy Minerals Division (EMD) present an Applied Geoscience Conference for mudstone system characterization to improve exploitation of US Gulf Region ... more at HGS

11-Feb-09 Wednesday
 

SPE Drilling Study Group - A Guide to Successful...   

  Wednesday 11-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Wednesday 11-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club - Coastal Room
800 Bell Street, #4300 : Houston TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1454
  Backreaming is the practice of pumping and rotating the drillstring while simultaneously pulling out of the hole. When reliable top drive drilling systems (TDS) on conventional drilling rigs were ... more at SPE-GCS

12-Feb-09 Thursday
 

REMEDIATING CUSIANA & CUPIAGUA - FRACTURING BETWEEN A ROCK...   

  Thursday 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 12-Feb-09 5:30 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Petroleum Club of Houston, ExxonMobil Bldg, 43 Floor
800 Bell Street : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1377
  The Colombian Cusiana and Cupiagua developments, in the Llanos foothills of the Eastern cordillera of the Andes mountains, comprise a giant oilfield (Cusiana) and a giant retrograde gas-condensate field ... more at SPE-GCS

 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 12-Feb-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 12-Feb-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/12/

16-Feb-09 Monday
 

International Explorationists Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 16-Feb-09 5:30 PM to Monday 16-Feb-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program
 Westchase Hilton
9999 Westheimer : Houston Texas

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  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/927
  Come back soon to see our featured speaker for this date!

17-Feb-09 Tuesday
 

PF&C: Optimization of the Exmar OPTI –EX Semisubmersible...   

  Tuesday 17-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Tuesday 17-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Racquet Club
10709 Memorial Drive : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1451
  The presentation will be a discussion of the hull shape and structural configuration that created the unique OPTI hull form which optimizes the payload to hull steel ratio while minimizing motions and ... more at SPE-GCS

19-Feb-09 Thursday
 

SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting  

  Thursday 19-Feb-09 7:30 AM to Thursday 19-Feb-09 10:30 AM CST Morning Program
 SPE Houston Office
10777 Westheimer Road, Suite... : Houston Texas

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1429
  The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies. Register online or RSVP to ... more at SPE-GCS

26-Feb-09 Thursday
 

Reservoir: Modeling Permeability in Tight Gas Sands Using...   

  Thursday 26-Feb-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 26-Feb-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Courtyard on St. James
1885 St James Place : HOUSTON TX

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  http://www.spegcs.org/en/cev/1422
  Evaluation of gas potential in low permeability reservoirs (< 0.1 md) generally referred to as Tight Gas reservoirs is not very straight forward as in conventional reservoirs. This study is focused on ... more at SPE-GCS

5-Mar-09 Thursday
 

ECH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 5-Mar-09 11:30 AM to Thursday 5-Mar-09 1:00 PM CST Afternoon Program
 Houston Museum of Natural Science, Lower Level Conference Room
1 Hermann Circle Dr. : Houston
  http://www.echhouston.org/en/cev/r/dt/45/

12-Mar-09 Thursday
 

GSH Board Meeting  

  Thursday 12-Mar-09 10:00 AM to Thursday 12-Mar-09 11:30 AM CST Afternoon Program
 GSH Office
14811 St. MAry's Lane : Houston Texas

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  http://www.gshtx.org/en/cev/r/dt/13/

16-Mar-09 Monday
 

International Explorationists Dinner Meeting  

  Monday 16-Mar-09 5:30 PM to Monday 16-Mar-09 8:30 PM CST Evening Program