trivia QUESTION|

America's first national automobile show took place in Madison Square Garden in November 1900. Manufacturers gave driving demonstrations—and a 200-foot ramp tested hill climbing power. Of the 4,200 automobiles sold in the United States that year, which propulsion method powered the most popular models?

calendar EVENTS|

Regional Events

8/23

PTTC HQ: Technologies Targeting Mature Properties—RPSEA Small Producer, SWC – Shreveport, LA.

8/24

Eastern: Benefits of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling System Program for Marcellus Shale Producers – Morgantown, WV.

8/25

PTTC HQ: Technologies Targeting Mature Properties—RPSEA Small Producer, SWC – Tulsa, OK.

8/26

PTTC HQ: Technologies Targeting Mature Properties—RPSEA Small Producer, SWC – Wichita, KS.

8/26

PTTC HQ: IOR Field Applications and Case Histories – Jackson, MS.

8/30-9/2

PTTC HQ: Session @ IPEC focused on DOE Environmental/Water Projects – San Antonio, TX.

9/1

PTTC WEBINAR: CCS in the Permian Basin, The Reservoir – Characterization, Modeling and Monitoring  — 2:00 p.m. CDT

9/2

PTTC HQ: IOR Field Applications and Case Histories – Houston, TX.

9/7-8

Midcontinent: Petroleum Technology Fair – Great Bend, KS.

9/8

PTTC HQ: Data Management and Technology Application for Increasing Efficiency in Mature Properties, RBDMS/RPSEA Small Producer/SWC - Acronyms that Impact Independents – Dallas, TX.

9/8

PTTC HQ: IOR Field Applications and Case Histories – Denver, CO.

9/8

Central/Eastern Gulf: "Life of Field" Development Decisions, DOE-Developed Stimulation Software As A Decision Support Tool – Shreveport, LA. Contact: 225-578-4552

9/9

PTTC HQ: Data Management and Technology Application for Increasing Efficiency in Mature Properties, RBDMS/RPSEA Small Producer/SWC - Acronyms that Impact Independents  – Oklahoma City, OK.

9/9

PTTC CCS: CCS (and CO2 Flooding) in the Permian Basin – Midland, TX.

9/10

Eastern: "Life of Field" Development Decisions, DOE-Developed Stimulation Software As A Decision Support Tool – Morgantown, WV.

9/10

PTTC CCS: CCS (and CO2 Flooding) in the Permian Basin – Houston, TX.

Industry Events

Enercom 15^th Annual Oil & Gas Conference – Denver, CO.

Remediation & Restoration of Hydrocarbon and Brine Contaminated Soil (TU/Sublette Consulting, Inc.) – San Antonio, TX.

Petroleum ETC: FracTUR – Myrtle Beach, SC.

17th International Petroleum & BioFuels Environmental Conference – San Antonio, TX.

Remediation & Restoration of Hydrocarbon and Brine Contaminated Soil (TU/Sublette Consulting, Inc.) – Midland, TX.

Information not yet available for events shown in italics, please periodically check pttc.org for future information.

industry HIGHLIGHTS|

DOE news HIGHLIGHTS|

DOE News: 15 Projects Selected for CO2 Storage
DOE announced on August 11, 2010 the selection of fifteen new research projects for geologic storage of CO2. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu made the announcement of $21.3 million to be invested over three years. The projects will develop technology and infrastructure to implement large-scale CO2 storage in different types of geologic formations across the U.S. Three of the projects selected are private industries (Advanced Resources International, Fusion Petroleum Technologies, Paulsson, Inc.), one was the City of New York, and eleven were Universities (Leland Stanford Junior University, Clemson University, Colorado School of Mines, Montana State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Columbia University, Indiana University, University of Kansas Center for Research, University of Texas at Austin (two), University of Wyoming, and Yale University. The research projects will be cost-shared with DOE and be 24 to 36 months in duration.

PTTC HIGHLIGHTS|

PTTC is conducting a series of workshops on IOR Field Applications & Case Studies. Locations and dates, along with a sampling of featured presentations are listed below. Look for a workshop being held in your area and sign up today!

— 8/26 Jackson —

Making The Most of Your Core Analysis, Betty Felber
From Laboratory to Field – Gravity Drainage Applications, Dan Rao, LSU Petroleum Engineering Department
CO2 EOR, Raleigh & Stampede Fields In Mississippi, Tellus Operating Group, LLC, Brian Sims

— 9/2 Houston —

Is Your Reservoir A Good IOR Candidate? Betty Felber
IOR with Nitrogen, Representative from Nitro-Lift Technologies, LLC
Performance and Economics of EOR Surfactants and Process, Christie Lee & Paul Burger, Oil-Chem Technologies, LLC
— 9/8 Denver  —

Nanoparticle Dispersions Enable Dramatically Improved Oil & Gas Well Intervention Methods Including Remediation, -
Injection, Fluid Recovery, & Production Enhancement, David Holcomb, Frac Tech Services, LLC
Wavefront Powerwave, John Warren, VP of Operations, Wavefront Technology Solutions, LLC
Green River Formation Successful Waterflood, Betty Felber

— 9/29 Bakersfield  —

Midway Sunset Pru Lease—A Success Story 29 Times Over, Betty Felber
MEOR And You, Bradley Govreau, Titan Oil Recovery
What We Found In Lost Hills, Betty Felber

AAPG HIGHLIGHTS|

AAPG Upcoming E-Symposium — September 9, 2 pm CDT: Hydraulic Fracturing of Gas Shales

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