Coalbed, shallow gas resources workshop offered

Petroleum News Alaska Staff

A workshop on Alaska coalbed and shallow gas resources will be held April 30 to May 4 by the West Coast Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Geological Survey. Co-sponsors include the U.S. Department of Energy, University of Southern California, University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Evergreen Resources Inc. and the Bristol Bay Native Corp.

Pricing, details and registration are available from the West Coast PTTC at www.westcoastpttc.org or by phone at (213) 740-8076.

The week begins with a two-day field trip to look at late Tertiary geology on the Kenai Peninsula. Conventional natural gas exploration and production and shallow gas exploration will also be discussed.

The rest of the sessions will be at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown and include a one-day short course on the technology of hydraulic fracturing, a one-day short course on horizontal drilling and completion (May 2 and 3), a dinner workshop May 3 and an all-day workshop May 4.