2011 CO2 Conference Week
The 9th Annual EOR Carbon Management Workshop – Houston
December 5-6, 2011
(with possible field trip December 7, 2011)
The 17th Annual CO2 Flooding Conference Midland
Field Trip and Theme Session
December 7-9, 2011
The CO2 Conference was held December 5-9, 2011.
The 9th Annual EOR Carbon Management Workshop – Houston, Texas
The workshop opened Mon, Dec 5th with a pre-workshop event that began at 8:30 and was directed by the UK, Norwegian and Canadian Consulate's Offices in Houston and a Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association Open Public Meeting at 10:00 am with a Board of Directors Meeting following. Both meetings were held at the J W Marriott Conference Center (MCC) in the Galleria Area of Houston.
The Houston Workshop portion of the week opened Mon, Dec 5th with refreshments at 7:30 and pre-workshop event that began at 8:30 am directed by the UK, Canadian and Norwegian Consulate's of Houston entitled "Trans-Atlantic Research to Business: CCS in EOR." Concurrently, at 8:30 am the Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association and the Univ of Texas– Bureau of Economic Geology/GCCC/STORE is conducted a session on MRV and CO2 EOR. Both meetings were open to the Workshop registrants and were at the J W Marriott Conference Center (MCC) in the Galleria Area of Houston.
The 9th Annual EOR Carbon Management Workshop opened at 12:00 noon at the J W Marriott Hotel (MCC) in the Houston Galleria Area with an opening Keynote from a special guest the audience knew well.
Technical Session I was held Monday Dec 6, 2011 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (at the MCC).
Evening Reception was sponsored by Denbury Resources and Siemens (also the host of the Wednesday field trip (see below). The reception was at the MCC from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Technical Session II was held on Tuesday Dec 7th from 8:00 to 12:00 (at the MCC) and opened with a Morning Keynote from John R. Duda, Director, Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil--NETL/DOE entitled “CO2 EOR and Experiences from Shale Gas Developments.” The morning presentation was followed by a luncheon keynote talk by Robert Cornelius, Sr. V.P. of CO2 Operations for Denbury Resources.
Technical Session III on Tuesday Dec 6th was from 1:00-5:00 pm (at the MCC)
Workshop Ended at 5:00 pm, Dec 7th
New This Year: Houston Area Field Trip was held Wednesday (Dec 7th) to Denbury's Hastings field and a Siemens Facility manufacturing the OxyFuel Turbine for CO2 EOR in South Houston – departed from the MCC at 7:30 am and returned to the Galleria area at 2:30 pm.
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Air Travel from Houston (Hobby or Intercontinental Airports to Midland**
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The 17th Annual CO2 Flooding Conference, Midland, Texas**
CO2 Flooding Conference activity opens at 8:00 am at the Midland Center (MC) in Downtown Midland on Wednesday, Dec 7th with a field trip to Whiting's North Ward Estes field and CO2 facilities in Ward County, Texas. Unfortunately registration is now closed for that event.
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The 17th Annual CO2 Flooding Theme Sessions, Midland, Texas**
CO2 Policy, Supply & Flood Ops Technical Session 1 on Thurs, Dec 8th from 8:00 – 11:30 am (at the MC)
Luncheon and Keynote Speech on Thurs, Dec 9th from 11:45 – 1:00 pm (at the MC)By Mr. Tim Bradley, President of KinderMorgan CO2 Company speaking on his perceptions of the history and future of CO2 EOR
CO2 Flooding Technical Session 2 on Thursday, Dec 8th from 1:15 – 4:45 pm (at the MC)
Evening Reception sponsored by KinderMorgan CO2 Company and the Permian Basin Section of SPE at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, 1500 Interstate Highway 20, Midland, TX 79701. Transportation to/from is provided.
CO2 Flooding Technical Session 3 on Friday, Dec 9th from 8:00 – 12:00 noon (at the MC)
Light Lunch Available from 12:00-1:00 pm (at the MC)
Conference Ends: 1:00 pm Dec 9th
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** Airlines serving Midland to and from Houston are Continental (IAH, Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Regional) and Southwest (from Hobby in south Houston). American Eagle serves Midand from the Dallas Regional Airport (DFW). Houston attendees should note that the Marriott Hotel in west Houston is somewhat closer to Hobby Airport but roughly equal travel times to both Houston airports. Flights to/from Midland from Dallas, El Paso, Denver (United), Albuquerque and Phoenix are also available. Continental flights are either the Brazilian Embraer jets or United turboprops and the Southwest flights are Boeing 737 jet service.
The Houston Hotel is the JW Marriott Houston, 5150 Westheimer Road, Houston, Texas 77056 USA
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/houjw-jw-marriott-houston/
The Midland Hotel across the street from the Midland Center in Downtown Midland is the Midland Hilton. http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MAFHIHF-Hilton-Midland-Plaza-Texas/directions.do