Permian Basin ROZ Symposium
Abstracts/Resources
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- Carbon Capture and Storage Technology: Utilizing CO2 EOR Industry Knowledge
July 14, 2011 – Texas Alliance Meeting, Corpus Christi
Robert D. Kiker - U.S. EOR Industry: An Overview – Current State of Play and Future Potential
July 12-13, 2011
L. Stephen Melzer - Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
April 20-21, 2011 – Southwest Petroleum Short Course
Robert D. Kiker - Emergence of Residual Oil Zones, Price, and CO2 Supply Factors
May, 2011 – CryoGas International Online Magazine (external website)
L. Stephen Melzer - The Excitement in Oil and Gas: Two Ongoing Revolutions
April, 2011 - CryoGas International Online Magazine (external website)
L. Stephen Melzer - The Concept of Hybrid Reservoirs: Deep Saline Formations + Residual Oil Zones as EOR and CCS Target Expansions
Presented May 10-11, 2011 to the USGS EOR-CO2 Sequestration Workshop, Stanford University
L. Stephen Melzer - Residual Oil Zones (ROZs) and the Long Term Future of the Permian Basin (and Elsewhere)
Presented April 4, 2011 to the SPE Permian Basin Study Group of Gulf Coast Section
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones:Model, History, and Characteristics
Presented March, 2011 at Chevron's "Lunch and Learn" in Midland, Texas
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones: Oil Production and CO2 Sequestration Target
Presented April, 2010 to the Sul Ross State University Geology Club
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones (ROZs)Moving From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented August, 2010 to AAPG GTW
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones (ROZs)and the long term future of the Permian Basin (and Elsewhere)
Presented to the Permian Basin Petroleum Association (2010)
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil ZonesFrom Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented at the 4th Annual Wyoming EORI CO2 Conference (2010)
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - New Developments in Mature Fields and CO2 Flooding
Presented April 21, 2011 to the Abilene Geological Society
L. Stephen Melzer - Residual Oil Zones – From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented June 14, 2010 to the Rocky Mountain Section – AAPG Conference
W. Hoxie Smith - Residual Oil Zones – From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented March 18, 2010 to the North Texas Geological Society, Wichita Falls, TX
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones – From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented March 17, 2010 to SIPES (Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists), Midland, TX
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Residual Oil Zones – From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented February 26, 2010 to scientists with ConocoPhillips
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented February 10, 2010 to the Roswell Geological Society, Roswell, NM
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - From Science to Commercial Exploitation
Presented February 3, 2010 at the "Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America's Small Producer" Forum
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED - Phantom Discoveries and Completions Associated with Residual Oil Zones
Presented December 11, 2009 at the 2009 CO2 Flooding Conference
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED
- Phantom Discoveries and Completions Associated with Residual Oil Zones
Presented November 17, 2009 to the Permian Basin Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED
- Notes from the October 22, 2009 Symposium – If you attended the Symposium, please feel free to supplement, clarify, or correct these notes, which were compiled from various sources. Please email info@residualoilzones.com with your updates.
- Background Discussion
Steve Melzer, Melzer Consulting
- Phantom Discoveries and Completions Associated with Residual Oil Zones
Dr. Bob Trentham, UTPB/CEED [Download bio]
- Permian Basin Base Maps