Agenda - The Bakken Conference & Expo

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Tuesday, July 16

9:00 am – 9:10 am	Opening Remarks from Event Organizers Luke Geiver, Editor, North American Shale Magazine
9:10 am – 9:40 am	Keynote Presentation The State Of The Bakken Brent Sanford, Lieutenant Governor, State of North Dakota
9:40 am – 10:30 am	Innovation in Bakken Research: University- and Industry-Led Efforts to Solve Big Problems and Prepare the Next Generation of Bakken Leaders The University of North Dakota Petroleum Engineering Department and the Industry Advisory Committee, including insight from members that include Moderator: Luke Geiver, Editor, North American Shale Magazine Mehdi Ostadhassan, Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota Petroleum Engineering Tyson Page, Production Supervisor, Marathon Oil Will Whitley, Senior Artificial Lift Production Advisor, Oasis Petroleum Karthik Balaji, Doctoral Student, University of North Dakota Petroleum Engineering
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Year In Review: Drones In The Bakken Read Description SkySkopes has worked with many of the elite operators in the Bakken. The North Dakota-based drone service provider was recently recognized nationally as one of the top five drone companies in the world thanks to work in the Bakken oil and gas fields of western North Dakota. Matt Dunlevy, President & CEO, SkySkopes
11:00 am – 11:30 am	Artificial Intelligence in the Oilfield: How Machine Learning and IoT Will Impact the Bakken Brian Arnst, Director of Optimization, Ambyint
11:30 am – 12:00 pm	Case Study: Proving How Bakken Flaring Tech Can Power Big Data’s Needs Cully Cavness, President, Crusoe Energy
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Expo Open
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch in the Expo Read Menu Taco Bar: Hard and Soft Shells, Fresh Chopped Lettuce, Seasoned Taco Meat, Diced Bell Peppers, Onions, Black Olives, Tomatoes and Shredded Cheese, Taco Sauce and Sour Cream, Tortilla Chips and Salsa Sauce, Homemade Brownies, Coffee, water, soda
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Listen to the Rock: Why New Downhole Modeling and Information is Changing Drilling and Completion Strategies Pascual Reyes Aguirre, Technical Completions Advisor, Drill2Frac Advances in Completions Engineering Based On The Rock’s Mechanical Specific Energy Michael Holmes, CEO, Digital Formation Interval Completion Strategies: New Models Help Distinguish Organic and Inorganic Porosity of the Williston Basin To Determine Which Stages Are Best To Stimulate
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm	How to Save $187 million: The Real Story of the Missouri River Minerals lawsuit Read Description Terrance W. Moore is the lead lawyer for the taxpayer plaintiffs in Sorum v. State of North Dakota, a lawsuit challenging a 2017 North Dakota law that gave away $187 million from North Dakota’s SIIF fund and 96,000 mineral acres under the Missouri River. In his singular style, Terry will bring you up to date, clear up some rumors and maybe even share a few courthouse stories about this landmark case. Terrance W. Moore, Attorney, Hellmuth & Johnson
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Refreshment Break in the Expo Read Menu Assorted Ice Cream Bars and Sandwiches, Coffee and soda
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm	The Impact of Changing Regulations On The Bakken Joyce Ryel, Vice President of HSEQ, Fortis Energy Services How Effective Is An Alliance Between the Oil and Gas Industry and OSHA? Additional Speakers to Be Announced
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm	Revealing the Hidden Bakken Gems: New Technologies Quietly Reshaping Daily Field Operations Sven Olson, Senior Consultant, Leistritz Advanced Technologies Corp. Multiphase Pumping Approaches To Enhance Early and Late Production Metrics In Bakken Wells Noel McKim, Engineering Manager, Meyer Services Inc. Spyder Manifold Systems: Eliminating Valve Failures and Inefficient Frac Jobs Blake Canham, Regional Manager, UE Systems Inc. Ultrasonic Assisted Lubrication To Improve Oilfield Equipment Life Leandro Perello, Product Manager, Unconventional Technologies, Tenaris New Fit-For-Purpose Testing of OCTG Connections: How It Impacts Shale Well Integrity
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm	BBQ Meet-Up in the Expo Learn More Read Menu Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Beans, Cole Slaw, Cookies, Beer, Wine, Cocktails, Soda

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Wednesday, July 17

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Breakfast in the Expo Read Menu Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Breakfast Potatoes, Assorted Pastries, Coffee, Juice, Tea
8:00 am - 1:30 pm	Expo Open
9:05 am – 9:35 am	Inside the Mind of a Bakken Analyst and Investor Circa 2019 Will Russell, Business Development Executive, Strategic Project Solutions Inc. James Choo, Project Production Institute Technical Committee Member, Strategic Project Solutions Inc.
9:35 am – 10:00 am	Unprecedented Perspective: How Northern’s Non-Op Asset Portfolio Can Reveal Major Drilling, Completion And Acreage Focus Trends In The Bakken Read Description Northern Oil and Gas Inc. holds an unprecedented inventory of non-operated Williston Basin assets. With access to data and insight on some of the best wells of the Basin, the Northern team has an unmatched perspective on drilling, completion and operator acreage focus trends happening in the Bakken now and in the future. Nick O’Grady, Chief Financial Officer, Northern Oil & Gas Inc.
10:00 am – 10:40 am	Nothing To Waste: Out-of-Basin Resource Recovery And Reuse Options For Bakken Water, Sand Operations Justin Lemon, Business Development Manager, CP Energy Services Separating Sand, Water, Oil and Gas Onsite to Eliminate Four-Phase Separator William Toomey, Technical Advisor, Valudor Products, LLC Optimizing Resource Recovery & Water Reuse
10:40 am – 11:00 am	How Blockchain Technology Is Impacting The Shale Field: Lessons From a Water Hauling Operation Rana Basu, Chief Operating Officer, Ondiflo Legally Enforceable Field Automation: Lessons Learned from the Water Hauling Supply Chain
11:00 am – 11:30 am	Learnings From Outside The Play: How High Temperature Produced Water Pipelines Are Changing Eagle Ford Water Operations And How They Could Be Applied In The Bakken Wes Long, Technical Projects Director, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
11:30 am – 12:00 pm	Advancements in Optical Gas Imaging Read Description New sensors and data analysis technology not yet used in the Bakken has already been proven in other shale plays. Learn how optical imaging tech can reveal major cost saving opportunities or future issues across a wide array of oilfield takeaway, gathering, processing and storage infrastructure. Nate Wilcox, Regional Sales Manager for Oil & Gas/Digital Oilfield, FLIR Systems Inc.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch in the Expo Read Menu Pasta Buffet, Linguini and Bowtie Pasta, Red Sauce with Meat, Alfredo Sauce, Tossed Salad with Ranch, Breadstick, Dessert, Coffee, Water, Soda
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm	Roundtable Discussion: Leaders of the Bakken Talk State of The Play Read Description What to know what industry peers and leaders from other sectors think of the Bakken? Interested in understanding the rationale for strategic decisions in the Bakken. Take-in this conference book-end presentation showcasing multiple presenters talking on trends, issues and other topics without the aid of a PowerPoint presentation. Speakers to Be Announced

1:30 pm Conference Adjourns
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