PTTC-EFD Workshop
July 14, 2015
Hilton Garden Inn
Canonsburg, PA
The Appalachian Oil & Natural Gas Research Consortium Announces the
First Public Release of the Results of the Two-Year
“Utica Shale Play Book Study”
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course has been designed to present, chapter by chapter, the contents of the Utica Shale Play
Book, and should be attended by geologists, engineers, regulatory agency personnel and anyone
else who has an interest in learning more about the stratigraphy, petrology, reservoirs, areal
distribution and estimates of oil and gas resources of this important play.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, participants will have an understanding of:
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Regional distribution of the Utica and Point Pleasant formations and lateral equivalents
Stratigraphic position and areal distribution of organic-rich shale facies
The significance of carbonate in play reservoirs
Depositional environments in the Point Pleasant to Logana interval
Correlation of stratigraphic units & facies with geophysical logs
Correlation of wireline-log data with TOC
Regional trends in thermal maturity (bitumen reflectance; CAI data)
Pore types and sizes in the reservoirs
Production data and trends
Estimates of resource potential
COURSE CONTENT
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Welcome & Introduction to the Utica Shale Play Book Study – Doug Patchen,
WVU Research Corporation
Data Deliverables Access, Organization & Management – Jessica Moore, West Virginia
Geological Survey
Regional Drilling Activity & Production – Ron Riley, Ohio Geological Survey
Lithostratigraphy, Subsurface Mapping & Correlation – John Hickman, Kentucky
Geological Survey
Core Studies
High Resolution Core Photography & Spectral Gamma-Ray Logging – Matt
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Erenpreiss, Ohio Geological Survey
Core Descriptions, Petrology, TOC & Depositional Environments – Taury Smith,
Smith Stratigraphic, LLC
Inorganic Geochemistry
Bulk Mineralogy (X-Ray & SEM) – John Harper, Pennsylvania Geological
Survey
Carbonate Content – Garrecht Metzger & David Fike, Washington University
Carbon Isotopes – Taury Smith, Smith Stratigraphic, LLC
Source Rock Geochemistry TOC, RockEval – John Hickman & David Harris, Kentucky Geological
Survey
Organic Petrography & Thermal Maturity – Cortland Eble, Kentucky Geological
Survey & Michele Cooney, Pennsylvania Geological Survey
CAI Data – John Repetski, USGS
Reservoir Porosity & Permeability
Pore Imaging – Kris Carter & Michele Cooney, Pennsylvania Geological
Survey
CT X-Ray Analysis, Porosity & Permeability Measurements – Dan
Soeder, NETL
Resource Assessment & Definition of Fairways – Sue Pool & Michael Hohn,
West Virginia Geological Survey
LOCATION & HOUSING
The conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA
15317. For reservations, call 724-743-5000. For directions, click on the link below.
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/pennsylvania/hilton-garden-inn-pittsburghsouthpointe-PITSPGI/maps-directions/index.html
REGISTRATION: ONLINE AND MAIL OPTIONS
The registration cost of $295 covers lunch, coffee breaks and all workshop expenses. Preregistration online is required by July 3 at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/utica-shale-play-book-study-tickets-16861149151
Payment by credit card or check is accepted. To pay by check, select the small, blue “Show
other payment options” link immediately below the Order Now button on the website. Send
checks to WVU NRCCE PTTC, attn.: Doug Patchen, PO Box 6064, Morgantown, WV 265066064. Make checks payable to the WVU Research Corp. and include “Utica Shale Play Book” on
the memo line. Checks must be received by July 3.
On-site check in will begin at 8:00 a.m. The workshop will start at 9:00 a.m. and will end by
5:00 pm.
PDH CREDITS
PTTC will issue a certificate for six (6) Professional Development Hours at the end of the
workshop. To receive this certificate at the workshop, you must register in advance.
For further information contact: Doug Patchen, at 304-293-6216, or doug.patchen@mail.wvu.edu