Wildcatter Weekly, September 17, 2009
posted on: Sep 17, 2009
IPAMS Meetings and Announcements
IPAMS is pleased to announce the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Hall of Fame. The induction dinner and ceremony will be September 26, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center, Denver, CO. This semi-formal event occurs every five years.
In 2004 during IPAMS’ 30th Anniversary, the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Hall of Fame was created to honor fifty-four individuals who have had a highly distinguished career in the Rocky Mountain energy industry. The 2009 Hall of Fame class will honor forty members.
To accommodate all company sizes and budgets, we have created four different levels of sponsorship opportunities, some of which include a giclee print of artist Don Rantz’s “Home of the Ancients,” preferential seating and promotion of company logos.
A special thank you to the individuals who have donated items for our Silent Auction:
Steve Barnes
Pat Buys
Amy Dixon
Cornelius Dupre
Steve Fallin
Stephen Harpham
Mike Kennedy
Carter Mathias
Please consider joining our growing list of sponsors:
Amegy Bank N.A./ Vectra Bank Colorado
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Banko Petroleum Management, Inc.
Basic Energy Services
Beacon E&P Company
Bill Barrett Corporation
BOLO by WellPoint Systems
Cimarex Energy Co.
Cirque Resources LP
Cordillera Energy Partners
Denver Mineral & Royalty Company
EKS&H
EnCap Investments
Energy Navigator
Enertia Software
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Gary-Williams Energy Corporation
Great Western Oil & Gas Company
Guaranty Bank and Trust
James C Karo Associates
Jerry D. Armstrong
Kinney Oil Company
Lario Oil & Gas Company
Mesa Energy Partners, LLC
Nabors Drilling USA, LP
Newfield Exploration
NFR Energy
Noble Energy Inc.
Petroleum Field Services
Pioneer Natural Resources
Ray O. Brownlie
SB Energy Partners
St. Mary Land & Exploration Company
Stewart Petroleum Corporation
Tall Grass Energy Corporation
The Brinkerhoff Company
Tracker Resource Development
U.S. Bank
Vaughey & Vaughey
Visit westernenergyalliance.org/HOF for more information including registration.
Please contact Becca Ness with any questions regarding the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Hall of Fame.
IPAMS to U.S. Congress: ‘Let Us Develop Clean, Abundant American Energy!’
On September 17, 2009, IPAMS Board of Directors Member, Alex Campbell, testified regarding provisions in the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009 that could have serious adverse effects on the domestic natural gas and oil industry in the Intermountain West.
Representing both IPAMS and Enduring Resources, a majority of the questions from Committee Members were directed towards Alex. Perfectly positioned to respond, he calmly and articulately detailed the leasing and drilling process on public lands and provided facts and examples from his own company.
It was a great opportunity to define the role of independents in the energy industry and how harmful irrelevant protests, litigation and unnecessary regulatory hurdles delay development and increase costs.
A huge thank you to Alex Campbell at Enduring Resources.
Annual Utah Call-Up
October 20-21, 2009 in Salt Lake City
Please save the date for the Annual IPAMS Utah Call-Up. It will be October 20th and 21st in Salt Lake City, in conjunction with legislative interim committee meetings.
A small block of hotel rooms is available at the Little America Hotel. To make reservations, call 1-800-437-5288 by September 30th and mention IPAMS to get a discounted rate of $179 per night. Click here for registration.
2009 Draft Utah Call-Up Agenda and contact Spencer Kimball if you are interested in attending this year’s trip.
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Final EIS/RMP
BLM has released the final EIS for the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument RMP, and IPAMS has protested the document in conjunction with Public Lands Advocacy.
The protest is available on IPAMS RMP page.
IPAMS Annual Photo Contest is Here!
We are looking for scenic photographs featuring wildlife, oil and gas operations, or any picturesque scenes from around the West.
The winner will have their photo appear on the cover of IPAMS 2010 Calendar, which is distributed to member companies, media, other trade organizations, government officials, and business associations. The calendar has proven to be a very helpful tool in demonstrating industry talking points and illustrating visually that oil and natural gas development has a small and temporary environmental impact. The calendar will feature photos of former development areas that have since been reclaimed, wildlife near development, technological advances, etc. Each month will also include a fact that highlights the importance of our industry and the steps we take to minimize environmental impacts
Please submit all photos (300 dpi or better) to Jon Haubert no later than October 9, 2009.
IPAMS Facebook Page
If you haven’t already done so, please consider signing up as a fan of IPAMS on Facebook and catch great industry articles and view photos from events and trips. Already a fan? Invite your friends and co-workers to join too! Click here to become a fan.
Follow IPAMS on Twitter!
IPAMS also uses twitter as another means of outreach to members and those interest in following oil and gas development in the Intermountain West.
Catch all the latest IPAMS activity with our weekly Tweets! To sign up, go to: www.twitter.com/IPAMS.
Energy Industry Fundraiser for Rep. John Salazar (D-CO)
September 21, 2009 at 7:30 a.m.
The University Club (1673 Sherman Street, Denver CO)
RSVP to Laura@Salazarforcongress.com
IPAMS Welcomes Its Newest Member:
First Western Trust Bank
Iofina Natural Gas
Other Upcoming Meetings
* Wyoming Basin Advisory Network – September 22nd at 10:30 a.m.
* Wildlife Committee Meeting - September 22nd at 2:30 p.m.
* Air Quality Committee – Bi-Weekly Call – September 22nd at 3:00 p.m. (Note date Change)
* Leasing Advocacy – Biweekly Call – September 24th at 10:00 a.m. (Note date change.)
* New Mexico Basin Advisory Network – September 24th at 10:00 a.m.
* Tax Committee – October 1st at 2:30 p.m.
Agendas are available for upcoming meetings at http://www.westernenergyalliance.org/advocacy/. All meetings unless otherwise indicated are Mountain time, and at IPAMS and via teleconference.
Visit westernenergyalliance.org for the latest news affecting the Intermountain West’s oil and natural gas industry. Headlines are updated daily from local, national and international news sources. You may also sign up for daily newsbrief emails under the Manage Account section of the “Members Only” page.
The West
Natural-gas outlook positive, for most part
published in: Billings Gazette, Casper-Star Tribune on: 09/16/2009 by: Dustin Bleizeffer
The long-term outlook for the Rocky Mountain natural-gas industry is good. Three pipeline expansions are on track to add 2 billion cubic feet per day of export capacity, enabling a regional production increase of more than 20 percent. Additionally, electric utilities have begun switching from coal to natural gas for base-load generation. But the price of natural gas – a major source of revenue to the state of Wyoming – is about half of last year’s average. Bentek Energy CEO Porter Bennett said rock-bottom prices are likely to persist for a couple of years.
Colorado
Frac’ing discussion gets heated at Garfield County commission meeting
published in: Glenwood Springs Post Independent on: 09/15/2009 by: John Colson
A portion of the Garfield County commissioners meeting on Monday was supposed to be a chance for gas drilling critics to refute the claims of a gas industry lobbyist, made earlier this year. But it turned into a verbal tennis match between the charges of a couple of critics and the rejoinders voiced by an unexpected showing of industry employees, with a bit of heated debate among the county commissioners tossed in for good measure.
Loss of oil and gas jobs hits area hard
published in: USA Today on: 09/15/2009 by: Christine Dugas
The housing market in Grand Junction, Colo., is in reverse. Nationwide, the cities that were hit by the housing bubble are seeing home sales climb, while Grand Junction is watching sales tumble. “The first quarter of this year was the worst quarter that we’ve ever had,” says Sandy Barger, chairman of the Grand Junction Area Realtor Association. In July, its home sales were down 42% from a year ago.
Montana
Total Petroleum Systems and Geologic Assessment of Oil and Gas Resources in the Powder River Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana
The U.S. Geological Survey completed an assessment of the undiscovered oil and gas potential of the Powder River Basin in 2006. The assessment of undiscovered oil and gas used the total petroleum system concept, which includes mapping the distribution of potential source rocks and known petroleum accumulations and determining the timing of petroleum generation and migration. Geologically based, it focuses on source and reservoir rock stratigraphy, timing of tectonic events and the configuration of resulting structures, formation of traps and seals, and burial history modeling.
Click here for more information.
New Mexico
BLM plans $12.5 million Farmington office
published in: Farmington Daily Times on: 09/16/2009 by: Steve Lynn
The Bureau of Land Management says it will vacate its local headquarters on New Mexico 170 and spend $12.5 million in stimulus funding on a new building north of Piñon Hills Boulevard. The BLM aims to begin construction on a $10 million environmentally friendly building next year near the intersection of Sandalwood Drive and College Boulevard, said Joel Farrell, assistant field manager for the BLM. A solar energy system would cost an additional $1 million approximately and water and sewer infrastructure is estimated to cost another $1.5 million.
North Dakota
Armstrong gauges Williston Lodgepole find
published in: Oil & Gas Journal on: 09/11/2009 by: Staff
A group led by Armstrong Operating Inc., Dickinson, ND, gauged the Dickinson area’s first Mississippian Lodgepole oil discovery since the late 1990s and plans to drill at least one offset. Armstrong’s Laurine Engel-1, in 17-139n-96w, Stark County, flowed 463 b/d of oil at 650 psi flowing tubing pressure from 10 ft of perforations. TD is 9,754 ft.
Utah
Matheson hires lobbyist as new chief of staff
published in: Salt Lake Tribune on: 09/09/2009 by: Thomas Burr
Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, has hired a lobbyist as his new chief of staff, replacing his longtime top staffer, who is leaving to become a lobbyist. Matheson said Wednesday he has hired Amy M. Andryszak, who is currently registered as an advocate for AT&T, to head his staff in Washington. Andryszak formerly lobbied for the American Osteopathic Association.
Uinta Basin Air Quality Study (UBAQS) Data Available
The UBAQS modeling report is available on IPAMS website. Companies wishing to obtain the data may do so by contacting Kathleen Sgamma. Because of the large data volumes, there is a charge to obtain the files from Environ, as outlined below. In addition, IPAMS is charging $10,000 to companies to obtain the data, in order to make up for the cost of the study. Companies that have already funded will have their contribution subtracted from the $10,000 cost (i.e., no cost to those companies contributing over $10,000), but will be required to pay Environ for the data processing costs below.
| No. | Description |
Size |
Cost (w/o HD) |
Cost (w/ HD) |
| 1. | CMAQ 2005 and 2006 36 km and 12/4 km inputs and 12/4 km outputs for 2005 and 2006 Actual Base Case, 2006 Typical Base Case and 2012 Base Case emissions scenarios (no 3-D output for CMAQ 36 km run) |
~4,000 Gb |
$3,000 |
$3,640 |
| 2. | Pre-merged emissions for 2005 and 2006 Actual Base Case, 2006 Typical Base Case and 2012 Base Case emission scenarios |
~1,500 Gb |
$1,100 |
$1,340 |
| 3. | Complete SMOKE emissions processing data set including inputs and scripts |
~100 Gb |
$750 |
$830 |
| 4. | 2005 and 2006 MM5 36/12 km output files |
~2,300 Gb |
$1,300 |
$1,700 |
Wyoming
Lummis questions BLM call on leases
published in: Billings Gazette on:
09/17/2009 by: Staff
U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis says the Bureau of Land Management didn’t have the authority to rescind drilling leases on about 24,000 acres in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Wyoming Republican questioned Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about the oil and gas leases Wednesday at a hearing in Washington, D.C.
Click here to watch the video.
Oil firm plans to halt water delivery to Pavillion-area rancher
published in: Billings Gazette, Casper Star-Tribune on: 09/10/2009 by: Dustin Bleizeffer
A Pavillion-area resident says he’s been put on notice by EnCana Oil & Gas USA that it will cease delivering drinking water to his home on Monday. Louis Meeks, and several of his neighbors, for years have suspected that their drinking water wells might be contaminated from deep natural-gas wells interspersed throughout the rural ranching and farming community in Fremont County.
Washington Watch
Report criticizes drilling exclusions
published in: Casper Star-Tribune on: 09/17/2009 by: Jeff Gearino
A just-completed congressional probe is critical of a Bush-era policy that bypassed painstaking environmental reviews for thousands of oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming and across the West. The new report by the Government Accountability Office — the investigative arm of Congress — recommends that lawmakers rework the “categorical exclusion” rule to curtail misuse of the provision.
Salazar: Interior’s ‘royalty-in-kind’ program is to be RIP
published in: Denver Business Journal on: 09/17/2009 by: Cathy Proctor
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told a U.S. House committee Wednesday morning that the troubled “royalty-in-kind” program run by the agency’s Minerals Management Service will be phased out. The program allows companies to pay the government in oil and gas rather than cash for the royalties owed the government for the commodities taken from federally owned lands. The program and the Minerals Management Service are based in Lakewood.
GAO: Drilling rules stretched in West
published in: Denver Post on: 09/17/2009 by: Mark Jaffe
The federal Bureau of Land Management failed to follow the law and its own guidelines in issuing some of the 6,525 exclusions that enabled oil and gas drilling in the West without environmental impact studies, according to a government audit. The decisions helped contribute to growing air-quality problems in Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico, the Government Accountability Office study found.
Vital signs weak for climate bill
published in: Politico on: 09/17/2009 by: Lisa Lerer
The climate bill is not dead, but its pulse is rapidly weakening on Capitol Hill. Harry Reid says he doesn’t have time for it. The White House has been largely silent on the legislation. And one Treasury analysis — disputed by critics — that says a cap-and-trade system could cost $200 billion landed with a thud on Wednesday. The Senate majority leader seems ready to punt the climate debate into 2010, with the Senate already bogged down in health care and hoping to push through a major Wall Street reform bill also this fall.
Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year
published in: CBS News on: 09/16/2009 by: Declan McCullagh
The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent. A previously unreleased analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Treasury says the total in new taxes would be between $100 billion to $200 billion a year. At the upper end of the administration’s estimate, the cost per American household would be an extra $1,761 a year.
2010? Reid’s Comments Add Uncertainty to Climate Vote’s Timing
published in: E&E News, New York Times on: 09/16/2009 by: Darren Samuelsohn
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) added another layer of uncertainty to the prospects for passing a comprehensive climate bill this year by opening the door to punting the legislation into 2010, only to have a top aide walk back from his boss’ comment a short while later. Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman, insisted last night that “no decisions have been made” on floor timing for a comprehensive climate and energy bill. “We still intend to deal with health care, [Wall Street regulatory] reform and cap and trade this year,” Manley added in an e-mail.
Interior Launches Climate Strategy
published in: Washington Post on: 09/15/2009 by: Juliet Eilperin
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar launched the Obama administration’s first coordinated response to the impacts of climate change Monday, which he said would both monitor how global warming is altering the nation’s landscape and help the country cope with those changes. Salazar will lead a new “climate change response council” that will coordinate action among the department’s eight bureaus and offices. A secretarial order will create eight “regional climate change response centers” in areas ranging from Alaska to the Northeast and build landscape conservation cooperatives that will create strategies for the eight regions with the help of state and local groups, and other federal agencies. Click here to read the Executive Order.
Team Obama: U.S. Invests Too Much in Oil and Gas
published in: Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required on: 09/11/2009 by: Keith Johnson
For months, the experts at the International Energy Agency in Paris have been warning that the financial crisis and cheapish oil were leading to too little investment in oil production. For the Obama administration, the problem is just the opposite: U.S. laws promote “over-investment” in oil and gas. The top Treasury economist, Alan Krueger, made the case for the Obama administration’s plans to cut oil-industry tax breaks before a Senate panel yesterday, as noted by our own Siobhan Hughes.
Cap-and-Trade: Recipe for Disaster, Economist Says
published in: Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required on: 09/10/2009 by: Keith Johnson
If you liked what Enron, AIG, and the Federal Reserve did to the economy, you’ll love cap and trade. That’s the thrust of a new paper from Louisiana State University economist Joseph Mason. Cap-and-trade programs, like the one passed by the House and simmering in the Senate, pose a couple of big problems, he says: They don’t work, and they can gum up the rest of the economy. Like many economists, Dr. Mason pines for the elegance of a carbon tax to tackle climate change.
Media Watch
Op-ed: Energy ‘Sprawl’ and the Green Economy
published in: Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required on: 09/17/2009 by: Senator Lamar Alexander
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently announced plans to cover 1,000 square miles of land in Nevada, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah with solar collectors to generate electricity. He’s also talking about generating 20% of our electricity from wind. This would require building about 186,000 50-story wind turbines that would cover an area the size of West Virginia not to mention 19,000 new miles of high-voltage transmission lines. Is the federal government showing any concern about this massive intrusion into the natural landscape? Not at all. I fear we are going to destroy the environment in the name of saving the environment.
Editorial: EPA fracking study could have implications for Colo. mining
published in: Longmont Times Call on: 09/15/2009 by: Editorial Staff
The American oil and gas industry is amazing in its ingenuity and resolve to get the most out of its investments in its underground reserves. Companies have been able to go back to wells that were thought to be played out years ago and squeeze out more natural gas to help keep power plants running and homes and businesses warm through the winter. But such innovation has come at a cost, and the price tag has yet to be disclosed fully.
Bad news for media: More believe they’re biased
published in: Billings Gazette on: 09/13/2009 by: David Bauder
More bad news for journalists: The percentage of people who believe their work is inaccurate and biased continues to grow. Nearly two-thirds _ 63 percent _ of Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press believe that news stories are often inaccurate. That’s a flip from when Pew first asked that question in 1985, when 34 percent of respondents believed stories were frequently inaccurate.
Op-ed: FRAC Act a necessary step
published in: Durango Herald on: 09/11/2009 by: Bruce Baizel
Why the fuss about fracing and the Safe Drinking Water Act? In a recent column (Herald, Aug. 21), Christi Zeller, executive director of the La Plata County Energy Council, argued that state rules governing gas and oil ensure that hydraulic fracturing – fracing – of gas wells won’t harm groundwater. In the political realm, fracing was the subject of a 26-minute speech by U.S. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Closer to home, this high-pressure production technique has been the subject of three resolutions by our county commissioners.
Op-ed: America can’t overlook energy issues
published in: Politico on: 09/11/2009 by: George Allen
With all the consternation about government takeover of our health care decisions dominating the news, Americans must not overlook the issue with even more potential to negatively impact our lives: cap and trade. I founded the American Energy Freedom Center because American energy policy is at a crossroads. We face a series of choices that will determine whether we promote affordable, abundant and reliable energy sources or those that are expensive, are imported and come with more costly government regulation. Unfortunately, the recently passed House cap-and-trade legislation sets us on the wrong course, one that will hurt families, jobs and the long-term competitiveness of American businesses.
Op-ed: Windmills Are Killing Our Birds
published in: Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required on: 09/08/2009 by: Robert Bryce
On Aug. 13, ExxonMobil pleaded guilty in federal court to killing 85 birds that had come into contact with crude oil or other pollutants in uncovered tanks or waste-water facilities on its properties. The birds were protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which dates back to 1918. The company agreed to pay $600,000 in fines and fees. ExxonMobil is hardly alone in running afoul of this law. Over the past two decades, federal officials have brought hundreds of similar cases against energy companies. In July, for example, the Oregon-based electric utility PacifiCorp paid $1.4 million in fines and restitution for killing 232 eagles in Wyoming over the past two years. The birds were electrocuted by poorly-designed power lines.
Environment and Wildlife
State devalues land with prairie dogs
published in: St. George Spectrum on: 09/15/2009 by: Samantha Arnold
In a precedent-setting ruling, landowner Bruce Hughes was awarded his appeal to Iron County and the state regarding his property value appraisal because his land is covered in prairie dogs and arguably worth less than originally appraised. “I’m still stunned about the decision,” Hughes said. “I can live with it. I am absolutely shocked that they took this seriously.” However, the county and Hughes still have the option to appeal the decision within the next 30 days, said Charlie Roberts, public information officer for the Utah State Tax Commission.
Technology, Alternatives & Renewables
TECHNOLOGY: Call for ‘National Institutes of Energy’ to propel research
published in: E&E ClimateWire, Subscription Required on: 09/17/2009 by: Saqib Rahim
A report released today will recommend creating “National Institutes of Energy” akin to the National Institutes of Health in order to direct research and development in energy. The report, authored jointly by Third Way and the Breakthrough Institute, says the government’s programs for energy R&D are too fragmented and distant from the private sector to push ahead new technologies quickly. Throughout the Energy Department’s history, “there hasn’t really been that step back to say, ‘What are we doing, how are we doing it, and what’s the best way to get there?’” said Josh Freed, Third Way’s senior policy adviser on clean energy and a co-author of the report.
BLM to offer first-ever geothermal lease parcel in Colorado
published in: Denver Business Journal on: 09/14/2009 by: Staff
The Nov. 12 sale of leases to allow industry access to federally owned lands in Colorado will include one, 800-acre parcel for developing geothermal power, the federal Bureau of Land Management said. It’s the first time the BLM has offered a parcel specifically for geothermal power development in Colorado. Typically, the BLM’s lease sales offer parcels intended for oil and gas development.
Markets
Natural Gas Poised for Biggest Weekly Gain Since May on Economy
published in: Bloomberg on: 09/11/2009 by: Reg Curren
Natural gas futures in New York are poised for their biggest weekly gain since May on speculation a recovery in the U.S. economy is gaining momentum, spurring demand for industrial fuels. Natural gas soared 15 percent yesterday, the biggest one- day gain in almost five years, sparked by Energy Department data that showed a smaller-than-forecast increase in U.S. stockpiles. Confidence among U.S. consumers probably increased in September for the first time in three months as the pace of job losses slowed and the economy showed signs of pulling out of the recession, according to survey of analysts by Bloomberg News.
What Glut? Natural Gas Soars
published in: Wall Street Journal, Subscription Required on: 09/11/2009 by: Christine Buurma
Natural-gas futures soared 15% Thursday after U.S. inventory data slightly eased concerns about the possibility of a storage glut, prompting a flurry of bargain-buying ahead of the winter heating season. Natural gas for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled 42.7 cents higher at $3.256 a million British thermal units, a one-month high. In percentage terms, this is the biggest rise in the front-month natural-gas contract in nearly five years. Futures fluctuated early in the trading day and climbed throughout the day following the release of storage data by the Energy Department.
Industry News and Events
EnCana to go ahead with company split
published in: Denver Business Journal on: 09/11/2009 by: Staff
Canadian oil and gas company EnCana Corp., which has its U.S. headquarters in Denver and is one of Colorado’s largest natural gas companies, said Friday it was reviving its planned split into two companies. EnCana (NYSE: ECA) is based in Calgary, Alberta. The EnCana board unanimously agreed to proceed with the split, which was proposed in May 2008 but was put off indefinitely last October due to “uncertainty and volatility in the global financial markets.”
Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) 2009 Annual Golf Tournament
September 18, 2009
Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) is holding its Fourth Annual “Put a Little Wildlife in a Child’s Life Celebrity Golf Tournament” on September 18th at 11:00 am at the Green Valley Ranch Golf Course in Denver. ELK is still looking for players and sponsors and all proceeds support science education, mentorship and leadership training for culturally diverse youth through ELK. As a Denver-based 501(c)3, ELK was established in 1996 by two wildlife biologists who saw a growing need to introduce and educate Colorado’s urban youth about science, leadership and careers. Since ELK’s founding, 70,000 youth and families have been introduced to and immersed in science education, and many youth have become first-generation high school graduates and college students. Click here to view the invite for the event and click here to view a list of sponsorship opportunities.
Buys & Associates’ Stormwater Training Seminars
According to figures reported by the EPA, states in the Rocky Mountain Region have increased enforcement to target stormwater violations, especially at construction, industrial, and oil and gas sites. With above average summer rainfall and anticipated heavy snowfall for the coming winter, poorly planned sites or ineffective stormwater management programs may result in timely project delays and costly fines for operators found out of compliance.
Buys & Associates, Inc. will be hosting two Stormwater Management & Erosion Control training workshops in September.These seminars are designed to help companies properly plan sites from the beginning, identify and fix sites found out of compliance, and will assist in minimizing costly stormwater violations in the future. B&A’s Stormwater Program Manager and Training Instructor, Mr. John A. Jehn, has trained hundreds of satisfied oil and gas companies on stormwater program management, federal and state permitting, inspection and reporting requirements, and final site stabilization and project closeout.
September 24, 2009- Sheridan, WY
Updated: RPSEA Member Reception
September 21, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
All RPSEA Members and their Washington advisors are invited to join the RPSEA Board of Directors and staff for a Member Reception the evening of Monday, September 21, from 5:30-7 p.m. The reception will take place at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B369, on Independence Avenue, SE, across from the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress and Senators will be special guests at the event, as will be Administration officials.
Please click here to RSVP for this event or contact Danette Mozisek for more information.
DJ Basin Energy Expo
September 23, 2009 in Greeley, CO
Anadarko, Noble and EnCana sponsor this expo so residents can learn more about energy development in northeast Colorado. At this community event, attendees will have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with representatives from the natural gas and oil industry, as well as the alternative energy industry, and governmental and regulatory agencies.
Click here for more information.
The Front Range Energy Career Expo and Forum (Expo)
October 15, 2009 at Tivoli Auraria Campus
The Front Range Energy Career Expo and Forum is an educational event for high school students in the Denver Metro area. The goal of the event is to bring college representatives, energy companies, and students together in one location, to present information about college options and job opportunities to the future generation of leaders that will graduate from high school in the next three years.
Click here for the Sponsorship Form.
Hydraulic Fracturing Conference
November 12-13, 2009 in Denver, Colorado
Presented by the American Institute of Professional Geologists, this day and a half conference is designed to focus on technical, regulatory, legal, and political aspects of this production-enhancing technology. Presenters and attendees will represent the private sector, government, and academia. The conference is structured to allow for consideration and ample discussion of the most crucial aspects of the hydrofracing process as it pertains to oil & gas production, groundwater production, environmental, and economic impacts.
The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) was founded in 1963 to certify the credentials of practicing geologists and to advocate on behalf of the profession. AIPG represents the professional interests of all practicing geoscientists in every discipline. Its advocacy efforts are focused on the promotion of the role of geology and geologists in society.
Click here for Call For Abstracts and Click here to Register Online (click on Events)
For additional details contact Cathy Duran or (303) 412-6205.
