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SPE ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
30 OCTOBER2 NOVEMBER 2011 DENVER, COLORADO, USA

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Attend the E&P industrys premier technical conference!

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About ATCE
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For the past 87 years, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) has been the leading technical conference in the E&P world. It brings together emerging technologies; state-of-theart innovations; leading-edge companies and organizations; and thousands of executives, engineers, managers, and scientists each year. Join us in Denver to share technical knowledge, network with colleagues from around the world, and gain insights from leading experts.

Student Session

400+ peer-selected technical papers covering current applications and future technologies 300+ exhibiting companies showcasing the latest technologies, new product launches, and valuable industry services Student and young professional activities Continuing education opportunities Numerous networking events

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Exhibit Among Industry Leaders
ATCEs well-qualified, highly-technical audience provides your company the opportunity to showcase its products and services while fostering new relationships and enhancing current ones. Visit www.spe.org/atce for a complete listing of exhibit, sponsorship, and advertising opportunities, or contact sales@spe.org for more information.

What attendees say about ATCE*

87% are likely to recommend ATCE to a colleague Attendees rated the technical program between Good and Very Good. Maintaining knowledge and networking are the most frequently mentioned reasons for attending ATCE.
*From ATCE 2010 Attendee Survey

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Discover the benefits of an SPE membership at ATCE 2011.
Knowledgeable staff will be on hand at the SPE Pavilion to help you: Join SPE or renew your membership Discover products and services available to members only Find out about upcoming SPE activities in your region Learn how to connect with members who share your professional interests, and much more

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Buy SPE books onlinepick up on-site at ATCE.

The Pavilion is your conference source for SPE-published books. To ensure that you are able to buy the specific books you want, we encourage you to prepurchase at the SPE online bookstore prior to ATCE for pick up on-site. To learn how, visit www.spe.org/atce.

Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the SPE Distinguished Lecturer Program.
Congratulations to all of the current and past Distinguished Lecturers for 50 years of technical excellence to our members. Learn more about the program in the Pavilion.

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Committees
ATCE 2011 General Chairperson Dato Shamsul Azhar Abbas PETRONAS ATCE 2011 Program Committee Gaurdie banister Aera Energy LLC Chairperson Al Denson White Stone Energy LLC Badarinadh Vissapragada Schlumberger Cary Billings Repsol-YPF david Yaw EnCana Deepak Gala Weatherford Fred Florence NOV M/D Totco George Woo Oxy Hisham Nasr-El-Din Texas A&M University Ivan Miranda Grana & Montero Petrolera luis baez BG Americas Vice Chairperson John Karish Ensco International Keshav Narayanan BHP Billiton Klaus Potsch OMV E&P GmbH Mathew Samuel Schlumberger Maximiliano Medina Statoil Canada Samih Batarseh Saudi Aramco Samuel Lewis Halliburton bobby Poe Schlumberger Tony Edwards StepChangeGlobal
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ATCE 2010

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Opening General Session

Schedule of Events
Schedule as of 2 June 2011. Visit www.spe.org/atce for updated information.

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Saturday 29 october Sunday 30 october

07000800 08001700 08001700 07000800 08001700 08001700 10001130 10001700 11451245 14451600 16151730 18001930 18302230 07000830 07000900 07001700 08001700 09001000 09001300 09001730 10301200 12151345 13001700 14001700 14001700 15151545 16001730 17301900 17301900 07000830 07301700 08301155 08301155 09001000 09001330 09001730 10101040 12001400 12151345 12151345 14001700 14001700 15151545 16301730 19002300

Training Course Registration* SPE Petroleum Engineering Certification Exam Training Courses* Training Course Registration* Training Courses* Registration Student Meet & Greet Section Officer Workshop* Student General Session Student Mini-Series Student Chapter Officer Workshop Leadership and Board of Directors Reception (By invitation only) R&D Technical Section Dinner College and University Alumni Breakfasts* 25-Year Club Breakfast Registration Student PetroBowl Coffee Break on Exhibit Floor International Student Paper Contest Undergraduate and Masters Exhibition Opening General Session Keynote Luncheon International Student Paper Contest PhD Technical Sessions/Knowledge Sharing ePosters Special Session: Economic Modeling in Oil and Gas Markets Coffee Break on Exhibit Floor Mile High Reception on Exhibit Floor College and University Alumni Receptions* Young Professionals Reception* Build Your Career TeamsBreakfast Social Registration Technical Sessions/Knowledge Sharing ePosters Special Session: Role of the Petroleum Industry in the Process of Capture, Storage, and Use of CO2 Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Session Young Professionals Program Exhibition Coffee Break on Exhibit Floor Expo Luncheon on Exhibit Floor Rocky Mountain Region Topical Luncheon R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon Technical Sessions/Knowledge Sharing ePosters Rocky Mountain Region Panel Session Coffee Break on Exhibit Floor Happy Hour on Exhibit Floor Annual Reception and Banquet (Location TBD) Registration Technical Sessions/Knowledge Sharing ePosters Special Session: Environmental Considerations in Shale Play Development Exhibition Coffee Break on Exhibit Floor Presidents Luncheon Coffee and Dessert with Exhibitors Technical Sessions/Knowledge Sharing ePosters Talent Council Session Training Course Registration* Training Courses* Field Trip
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Monday 31 october

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Wednesday 2 november

07301400 08301155 08301155 09001400 10101040 11451315 13151400 14001700 14001700 07000800 08001700 08001700

Thursday 3 november

All events are held at the Colorado Convention Center unless noted otherwise. * These events are being held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.

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Special Events
Saturday, 29 october
08001700 08001700

PetroBowl
The student PetroBowl contest will present student chapter teams in a tournament-style contest that tests knowledge of the E&P industry and SPE. 09001700

SPE Petroleum Engineering Certification Exam

SPE will offer a certification exam for members interested in becoming certified under the SPE Petroleum Engineering Certification Program*. This program provides E&P professionals an opportunity to validate technical knowledge, show a commitment to professionalism, obtain a recognized credential, and achieve employer and peer recognition. Register for the exam and download the exam study guide at www.spe.org/certification.
* SPE Certification is a credential of technical knowledge as demonstrated by exam. SPE Certification does not constitute a license to practice petroleum engineering or permit the use of the title engineer in public or on legal documents.

International Student Paper Contest

Watch competitors from around the world compete in the undergraduate, masters, and PhD divisions. 10301200 Opening General Session

Enhancing Standards and Best Practices in the Oil Industry

Moderator: Chad Deaton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Baker Hughes Recent events and the increasing level of activity in very challenging operating environments have highlighted the importance of industry standards and best practices. The complexity of industry operations not only makes it more challenging to ensure safety and environmental protection, but also adds to the difficulties of providing sound regulatory oversight and gaining public acceptance. SPE has invited global oil industry leaders, government officials, and experts from other leading industries to express their visions and to provide their views on how industry standards and best practices can ensure safe operations, environmental protection, and public acceptance of our activities. Issues to be addressed include the role of industry associations, identifying which aspects of E&P need greater attention, sharing and leveraging technology solutions, and the relationships of the industry with government agencies and other stakeholders in the many parts of the world where we operate. Panelists: Matthias Bichsel, Member of the Executive Committee and Director of Projects and Technology, Royal Dutch Shell plc Jos Formigli, Pre-Salt Executive Manager, Petrobras The Honorable Mary Landrieu, United States Senate Bryan OConnor, Executive Director Safety and Mission Assurance, NASA 12151345

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Sunday, 30 october
10001130

Student Meet and Greet

Make friends from around the world! SPE will have special activities at this event to help you meet and get to know other students. 10001700

Section Officer Workshop

11451245

Student General Session

All students are invited to learn more about their future professional careers. SPE Board Member Dato Yiaw Hin Wee of PETRONAS will be the guest speaker. The regional winners for the SPE Outstanding Student Chapter will be honored at this session. 14451600

Student Mini-Series
Students will be motivated and energized by hearing some unique stories from current petroleum engineers expressing how they overcame hardships and accomplished their career goals. 16151730

Student Chapter Officer Workshop

Student chapter officers are invited to collaborate and discuss new ideas and best practices for their student chapters.

Monday, 31 october
07000830 and 17301900

Keynote Luncheon
Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, United States House of Representatives Visit www.spe.org/atce for more information. 14001700 Special Session

College and University Alumni Breakfasts and Receptions

Many universities have scheduled alumni breakfasts and receptions to coincide with ATCE 2011. These events provide excellent opportunities for attendees to visit and get reacquainted with old friends, and to build new relationships with other professionals. Visit www.spe.org/atce for a list of activities. 07000900

Economic Modeling in Oil and Gas Markets

Moderator: Carol Dahl, Colorado School of Mines The panelist will discuss the current interest in the E&P industry, statistical analysis of super cycles in oil prices, an optimization model that minimizes bidding risk, simulation of the effect of shale gas on world LNG markets, and a game theory model related to environmental policies and oil spills. Panelists: Abdel Zellou, PhD Student, Colorado School of Mines Yris Olaya, Assistant Professor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia William Lambert, PhD Candidate, Colorado School of Mines Arturo Vasquez Cordano, PhD Candidate, Colorado School of Mines

25-Year Club Breakfast

The 25-Year Club will host a breakfast with a keynote presentation from SPE Past President T. Don Stacy. The club, open daily, is a special lounge for SPE members with 25 years or more of continuous membership, as well as Legion of Honor, Century Club, and other invited guests.

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Mile High Reception on Exhibit Floor

17301900

Happy Hour on Exhibit Floor

19002300

Young Professionals Reception

Annual Reception and Banquet

Join us to celebrate key successes within SPE and the oil and gas industry as a whole. Prior to the Annual Banquet, all banquet attendees are invited to gather for a reception. The Annual Banquet recognizes distinguished SPE members who have made significant contributions to the industry.

Tuesday, 1 november
07000830

Build Your Career TeamsBreakfast Social

08301155 Special Session

Moderator: Gene Narahara, Chevron This session is a collaborative effort of all six of the technical directors of the SPE Board. The directors will address issues such as technology, public acceptance, international collaboration, and financial considerations. Additional focus will be on the use of aquifer storage for CO2, the use of CO2 for EOR, and the notion that CO2 injection or storage is a viable solution to the greenhouse gas problem. Panelists: Kamel Bennaceur, SPE Technical Director of Management and Information, Chair of SPE CCS Committee, Schlumberger Ahmed Abou-Sayed, SPE Technical Director of Production and Operations, Advantek Jeff Simmons, Occidental Christine Ehlig-Economides, Texas A&M University Haroon Kheshgi, ExxonMobil 09001000

Role of the Petroleum Industry in the Process of Capture, Storage, and use of Co2

Wednesday, 2 november
08301155 Special Session

Environmental Considerations in Shale Play Development

Moderator: Ana Djuric, Halliburton Shale play development, including hydraulic fracturing, is a prevalent topic in the US media, legislative, and regulatory communities. This panel session is intended to generate open discussions on current HSE and social issues in the US and how these challenges may translate around the globe. Panelists: Kayli Clements, Sr. Environmental Scientist, M-I SWACO Kathryn Klaber, President and Executive Director, Marcellus Shale Coalition Doug Flanders, Director of Policy & External Affairs, Colorado Oil & Gas Association Nick Douglas, Sr. Advisor, Oil Shale Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Bernadette Rappold, Director, Special Litigation and Projects Division, Office of Civil Enforcement, US EPA 11451315

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Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Session

09001330

Young Professionals Program

12001400

Presidents Luncheon and Annual Meeting of Members

Attend this prestigious event where 2011 SPE President Alain Labastie will share the achievements and new initiatives to benefit members. You will also have the opportunity to meet SPE Board members and 2012 SPE President Ganesh C. Thakur, and learn more about outstanding sections, student chapters, and volunteers. 13151400

Expo Luncheon on Exhibit Floor

12151345 R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon

Nanotechnology for the Oil Field

12151345 Rocky Mountain Region Topical Luncheon

Coffee and Dessert with Exhibitors

Executive Management View on Developing Liquid-Rich Shale Basins

14001700 Rocky Mountain Region Panel Session

Thursday, 3 November
08001700 Field Trip

Evolution Toward Successful Completion Strategies in Liquid-Rich Shale Basins

Moderator: Lein Weijers The panel session focuses on recent information by operators (management and completion engineers) for various North American liquid-rich shale formations such as the Niobrara and Bakken formations. The panel members will discuss critical findings and implementation of completion strategies that were key to making development of the play a success.

Unconventional Petroleum Reservoirs of the Denver Basin

Field Guide: Stephen A. Sonnenberg, Colorado School of Mines This 1-day field trip will examine outcrop exposures of formations that are productive in the giant Wattenberg gas field. The trip will examine outcrops of the Muddy (J) Sandstone, Codell Sandstone, and the Niobrara Formation (the main producers in the field). Visit www.spe.org/atce for more details.

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Technical Sessions

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Drilling Well Completions Management

14001700

BHA AND BITS: INNOVATION AND OPTIMIZATION Bits and reamers continue to be areas of design and application innovation, leading to substantial increases in operational performance and improvements in vibration control. This session highlights several recent technologies that led to significant understanding and improved drilling techniques. APPlIEd CoMPlETIon TECHnoloGY This session presents a variety of applications of completion technology. Topics include unique well equipment and processes and techniques that improve well completions. RESERVES, MULTI-PROSPECT ANALYSIS, AND THE VALUE OF INFORMATION This session focuses on appropriate reserves analysis under the new SEC guidelines, appropriate multiple-prospect analysis, and insights into the value of information. floW ASSurAnCE And SAnd MAnAGEMEnT This session addresses production operations and ways of preventing or mitigating flow assurance related problems by understanding the fluid flow behavior and production chemistry. The session also discusses sand production management issues related to flow assurance. rEMEdIAl oPErATIonS This session focuses on down-hole solutions to production problems and reserves enhancement. Discussions will be on innovative new equipment, diagnostic tools, and simulation techniques being developed and implemented. ACIDIZING/OIL AND LIQUID-RICH SHALE This session focuses on several topics relating to acidizing diverting techniques, acid-fracture conductivity correlations, and formation damage removal of carbonate reservoirs. It also addresses the concepts and variables that influences proppant selections and the optimization of transverse fractures in liquid-rich formations. IMProVEd rECoVErY ProCESSES Engineers invest huge efforts to improve oil recovery. Low salinity floods, microbial methods, and gas flood are among the ideas presented in this session.

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Production Monitoring and Control Well Operations

Well Stimulation

Recovery Mechanisms and Flow in Porous Media Formation Evaluation

RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITY AND STRESS CHARACTERIZATION Formation testing using wireline or while drilling is a key technology for reservoir and fluid characterization. This session focuses on advancements in many areas of this theme. Highlights include reservoir connectivity using asphaltene nanoscience, novel fluid injection applications, new configurations for improved sampling, and micro-frac testing in gas shales. IMPROVEMENTS TO FLOW MODELING: FROM RELPERMS TO 4D SEISMIC The papers in this session discuss improvements in modeling flow in petroleum reservoirs. Topics covered include integration of 4D seismic into simulation models, field development optimization under uncertainty, flow-based upscaling, and measurement of 3-phase relperms. The session also includes innovative techniques to monitor reservoir performance. unlEASHInG unConVEnTIonAl rESErVoIrS The high demand for energy and the advances in technologies triggers the need to reach challenged reservoirs by developing tools, methods, mapping and software. This session focuses on unconventional reservoirs, topics including shale, fractured reservoirs, tight formation and advances in unleashing unconventional reservoirs.

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir Geology and Geophysics

TECHnICAl dISCIPlInES

Drilling & Completions

Health, Safety, & Environment

Projects, Facilities, & Construction

Management & Information

Production & Operations

Reservoir Description & Dynamics

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Technical Sessions

TuESdAY
Drilling Well Completions Health, Safety, and Environment Digital Energy

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doWnHolE ToolS And TubulArS With the established trend for enhanced performance in drilling complex wells, we have gathered papers for this session on downhole tool and tubular technologies that improve drilling efficiency and allow for a safer and better well placement. Tools, simulations, analysis, and best practices will be presented, demonstrating their benefits on drilling and completing wells. AdVAnCEMEnTS In SAnd ConTrol TECHnoloGY I This session focuses on application of various frac packing techniques as well as the design and performance of sand control screens. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS: CURRENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES This session includes presentations on a variety of environmental topics, including environmentally responsible fracturing processes, pollution prevention/control, CO2 storage, and biodiversity. 10 YEARS OF DIGITAL ENERGY: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED This session provides an overview of the numerous areas impacted by digital energy. Panelists will highlight the progress made over the last 10 years and will discuss the many opportunities ahead. Moderator: Antony Edwards, StepChange Global THE MODERN TOOLKIT TO IMPROVE LEARNING: EVOLUTION OF TRAINING STRATEGIES Discussion focuses on the different tools being used to enhance individual and team learning through multidisciplinary environments. CHEMISTrY And fluIdS This session explores issues of water chemistry on the stability of conductivity in shales and the effectiveness of friction reducers, as well as water recycling technology and crosslinked gel systems for reducing environmental impact. Fluid rheology and fluid loss at high pressure will be examined along with a study of the recovery of gel filter cakes both experimentally and from a modeling viewpoint. LABORATORY FLOW CHARACTERIZATION Laboratory experiments are key to understanding the flow at the pore and core levels. This session highlights new advances in wettability, relative permeabilities, capillary pressure effects in sandpacks, and fractured or heterogeneous porous media.

Education, Training, and Professionalism Well Stimulation

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Recovery Mechanisms and Flow in Porous Media Formation Evaluation

NEW FORMATION EVALUATION TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES New tools and techniques are essential to constantly improve the formation evaluation and reduce uncertainties. This session focuses on recent advances in formation evaluation techniques and technologies. Highlights include new ways of estimating rock and fluid properties such as permeability from EM and production data and insitu viscosity from acoustic logging, new formation evaluation tools, and techniques for improved formation evaluation. unConVEnTIonAl rESourCES ProduCTIon PErforMAnCE The impact of unconventional reservoirs has greatly increased over the last few years. Expanded investment has resulted in greater produced volumes and understanding from these reservoirs. This session focuses on reservoir engineering of unconventional oil and gas reservoirs. Session topics include reservoir simulation, production forecasting and evaluation, transport phenomena, and integrated studies of shale reservoirs. Additionally, specific reservoir topics from the Fayetteville and Eagle Ford gas shales as well as the Bakken tight oil reservoir will be presented. InTEGrATInG AdVAnCEd MonITorInG TECHnoloGIES for IMProVEd rESErVoIr PErforMAnCE Recent advances in reservoir monitoring technologies has resulted in a better understanding of the reservoir dynamics of completion and production operations. Many new technologies are presented in this technical session that are used to obtain an improved characterization of the reservoir performance.

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir Monitoring

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Technical Sessions

TuESdAY
Drilling

14001700

SHAlES And unConVEnTIonAlS The shale plays are the hottest E&P market in North America, and shale gas drilling activity in the US continues at a high level. Shale activity is also growing rapidly worldwide. Papers cover technologies to reduce drilling costs, increase RSS build-rates to successfully drill curve and lateral sections in one run, manage unexpected high pore pressures in the Bossier and Haynesville formations, and a lab study of adding nanoparticles to water-based mud to measure the effect of water invasion into shale. AdVAnCEMEnTS In SAnd ConTrol TECHnoloGY II This session covers advances in open- and cased-hole gravel packing techniques, hardware development, and methods to assess gravel pack placement and completion effectiveness. SAfETY And WASTE MAnAGEMEnT This session covers a variety of safety and waste management related subjects. Among them are SEMS, driving safety, risk management, human factors, and emergency response. In addition, there are several papers dealing with reduction of waste streams. CHALLENGES OF TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER IN A DIVERSE WORLD: TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING This session reviews the training tools, best practices, and applications currently being utilized in the industry.

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Well Completions

Health, Safety, and Environment Education, Training, and Professionalism Production Monitoring and Control Well Stimulation

WEll PErforMAnCE MonITorInG This session illustrates novel techniques for production allocation and state-of-the-art methodologies to optimize well and field performance.

frACTurInG TECHnoloGY Hydraulic fracturing is vital to exploiting the huge new unconventional gas and liquids developments around the world. Shale developments are causing an unprecedented surge in fracturing implementation and technology development. This session addresses multiple technical issues which are faced when fracturing both conventional and unconventional reservoirs. InnoVATIon In HEAVY oIl ProCESSES Reserves of heavy oil are huge, but they are hard to recover. This session focuses on new ways to move the heavy oil by advanced thermal method and point out new ways that help to get the oil out of the ground by adding chemicals and gases.

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InTEGrATEd CASE STudIES This session offers a review of field performance analysis and reservoir management of carbonate and clastic reservoirs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, onshore Middle East, onshore United States, offshore China, and offshore pre-salt. noVEl SoluTIonS for rESErVoIr EnGInEErInG ISSuES Papers in this session provide novel solutions and techniques for a variety of reservoir engineering issues. The topics include classical problems of reservoir connectivity evaluation, reserve bookings, backpressure calculation for layered reservoirs, and EOS and viscosity modeling, as well as emerging issues in CO2 storage capacity estimation and pore network modeling for extracting petrophysical properties. WEll CEnTrIC rESErVoIr MonITorInG And AnAlYSIS Reservoir monitoring at the wellbore is often the most common means of evaluating the performance of a reservoir. This session considers the application of modern wellbore centric technologies for reservoir monitoring and analysis.

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Technical Sessions

WEdnESdAY
Drilling Well Completions

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drIllInG oPErATIonS This session addresses timely topics of drilling operations, managed pressure drilling and specialized cementing applications. The papers describe new and effective approaches to drill more safely and efficiently. SHAlE/unConVEnTIonAl rESErVoIr WEll CoMPlETIonS This session focuses on emerging technologies related to well completions in shale and unconventional reservoirs. Particular emphasis will be placed on hydraulic fracturing/isolation technology, as well as Eagle Ford Shale completions. PRODUCTION OPERATIONS AND OPTIMIZATION This session comprises an interesting selection of topical operational concerns such as gas decompression in subsea boosting systems, coiled-tubing applications for enhanced deepwater operations, and water injection project operating optimization. DIGITAL ENERGY: FUNCTIONAL SHOWCASE A panel of experts will discuss the challenges, implications, and direction that digital energy will have in technology and solutions within the petroleum industry. Moderator: Philippe Flichy, IO-Hub ArTIfICIAl lIfT This session addresses recent practices in the analysis of simulation models and use of new equipment designs to handle liquid loading, production optimization, and artificial lift in both vertical and directional wells.

Projects, Facilities, and Construction Digital Energy

Well Operations

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Well Stimulation

frACTurE ModElInG And MonITorInG This session presents two main topics on fracture monitoring. The first discussion is on how various fracture monitoring technologies (i.e. microseismic monitoring and proppant detection) help us understand fracture growth behavior and its complexity, as well as how the fracture diagnostics could be integrated with the engineering data, geological and geophysical data to provide insight information on completion strategies, and hydraulic fracture design optimization. The second discussion is on fracture modeling in unconsolidated sand and natural fractured reservoirs and the fracture stress interference effect on fracture orientation and fracture geometry. ModElInG In CoMPlEx SYSTEMS Nature is complex. Models for the porous medium have to be refined to represent the actual cases. This session deals with heterogeneity, flow simulation, phase effects (like asphaltene precipitation), fracture matrix transfer, and EOR aspects.

Recovery Mechanisms and Flow in Porous Media Formation Evaluation

PORE AND RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION OF SHALES Shale gas and shale oil are currently hot topics because of their immense hydrocarbon potential. This session focuses on the formation properties that control the productivity of shales and improve their characterization. We will specifically address pore size distribution, permeability, and flow in shale reservoirs. The economically critical topics of well placement, formation evaluation, and completion optimization will also be presented. ENHANCED SWEEP, ENHANCED DISPLACEMENT: EOR In the current economic climate, EOR has become attractive globally. This session attempts to cover recent practical and theoretical aspects of EOR. Successful field results are presented in the areas of visco-elastic polymer flooding and enhancing sweep efficiency while theoretical models predict EOR performances. INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION Geology, geophysics, and reservoir engineers work together in integrated reservoir characterization to optimize complex and challenged reservoirs. This session presents papers to show how each discipline fits into the puzzle to solve problems and challenges.

Reservoir Engineering

Reservoir Geology and Geophysics

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WEdnESdAY
Drilling Well Completions Projects, Facilities, and Construction Management

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DRILLING OPTIMIZATION This session features topics related to methodologies and techniques, not only to optimize drilling operations, but also to prevent costly failures. It offers case histories related to optimizing horizontal wellbores as well as using real-time data for drilling optimization. CoMPlETIon TECHnoloGY CASE HISTorIES This session showcases applications of completion technologies implemented in a variety of fields around the world. MulTIPHASE floW And floW ASSurAnCE This session covers a wide spectrum of issues associated with multiphase flow applications such as multiphase pumping technologies for subsea applications, characterization of sand erosion in multiphase flow, and 3-phase low investigation. UNCONVENTIONAL QUESTIONS, UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES This session focuses on the management/surveillance of unconventional reservoirs, discussion about the future in Yemen, and a look at super cycles in oil prices through the years. MulTIPHASE floW, METErInG, And ArTIfICIAl lIfT Multiphase flow, metering, and artificial lift are constantly more important in the upstream activities of the petroleum industry. This session covers these topics, emphasizing new technologies and innovative methods. ProduCInG HEAVY oIl And oTHEr dIffICulT fluIdS This session includes case histories of producing complex fluid mixtures and highlights production operation concepts that utilize new completion techniques, equipment such as well bore cleanout tools, and risk screening to address issues in shale oil and other nonconventional environments. frACTurInG CASE HISTorIES Hydraulic fracturing and matrix stimulation have been successfully applied as a technology to improve and optimize well performance in every reservoir and well environment. This session reviews case studies which highlight various applications and successful implementation of these technical solutions. floW In unConVEnTIonAl rESErVoIrS The easy hydrocarbon reservoirs are still producing. To find additional reserves one has to crack harder nuts. Tight gas and shale gas liquid-rich shale are the new frontier. This session provides a overview on modeling the flow in these reservoirs.

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Production Monitoring and Control Well Operations

Well Stimulation

Recovery Mechanisms and Flow in Porous Media Formation Evaluation

PETroPHYSICS InTErPrETATIon METHodS And CASE STudIES Interpretation development continues apace for all reservoir types, whether unconventional or classic. This session offers innovative petrophysical methods based on old, novel, and reborn types of data. A wide range of topics include improved understanding of core measurements and log responses, integration of data for reservoir evaluation, description of porosity and fracture systems, and use of history matching with logs as a reservoir management tool. FROM WELL PERFORMANCES TO RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION This session addresses theoretical and practical aspects on the use of dynamic measurements taken at the wellbore to assist reservoir characterization.

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Training Courses
new for 2011! SPE training courses will be held before and after ATCE.
0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for 1-day courses. 1.6 CEUs are awarded for 2-day courses. All classes are being held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center.
Registration fees for training courses are in addition to conference fees and on a per course basis. Some training courses require special materials and/or equipment; please refer below for details.

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1-Day Training Courses

SATURDAY, 29 OCTOBER 08001700

2-Day Training Courses

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 2930 OCTOBER 08001700

Introduction to Managed Pressure Drilling Instructor: Deepak Gala Shale Gas Development Instructor: Steve Hennings

Asset ManagementTools, Process, and Practices Instructor: Alok Jain Oilfield Data Mining (laptop required) Instructor: Shahab Mohaghegh

SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER

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GHG and CCS Regulatory and Legal Framework Instructor: Kipp Coddington Practical Aspects of CO2 Flooding (laptop required) Instructors: Sam Avashti and Jay Avashti

Project Risk, Uncertainty, and Decision Analysis Instructors: James Gouveia, Mark McLane, and Gary Citron Review for the Principles and Practice Exam Instructors: Bill McCain and Richard Hughes Hydraulic Fracturing/Pressure Analysis (laptop required) Instructor: Michael Smith Intelligent Well Technology (laptop and calculator required) Instructor: Michael Konopczynski Forecasting Production and Estimating Reserves in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs (laptop required) Instructor: John Lee Modern Production Data Analysis for Unconventional Reservoirs (laptop required) Instructor: Dave Anderson Reservoir Simulation for Practical Decision Making Instructors: Dean Rietz and Miles Palke Shale Gas Completions, Fracturing, and Production Instructors: Ian Palmer and George King

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Horizontal Well Completions Instructor: Steve Mathis Offshore and Onshore Oil Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Instructor: Emmanuel Wada Public Outreach and Education: Preparing CCS Professionals for Engaging with Stakeholders Instructor: Lindsey Tollefson Artificial Lift Instructor: Bill Lane Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals Instructor: Larry Lake Unconventional Reservoir Production (Rate-Transient) Analysis Instructor: Chris Clarkson Reservoir Aspects of Horizontal and Multilateral Wells Instructor: Sada Joshi

TECHnICAl dISCIPlInES
Drilling & Completions Health, Safety, & Environment Projects, Facilities, & Construction Management & Information Production & Operations Reservoir Description & Dynamics

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Exhibitors as of 6 June 2011. Visit www.spe.org/atce for updated information.
3M Company Oil and Gas Business AAPG Aclaro Softworks, Inc. Advanced Logic Technology (ALT) Aera Energy llC Afl Agar Corporation Aker Solutions AKS Technologies, Inc. Alberta Innovates - Technology Futures Alberta International & Intergovernmental Relations Allessachemie Alloy Screen Works Amarile Ametek Chandler Engineering AOG (Asian Oil & Gas) Applied Physics Systems APS Technology Archer Arnco Technology ARTEX-USA ATCoM Atlas Resin Proppants Automated dynamics Baker Hughes bASf baski, Inc beicip, Inc. Berthold Technologies Blueback Reservoir Americas LLC Brookfield Engineering bruker optics Calfrac Well Services Calsep Inc. Canada Tech Canrig Drilling Technology Ltd. CArbo Cartasite Cased Hole Solutions Inc. CdA InterCorp CD-adapco C-FER Technologies Champion Technologies Chevron Corp. Clariant Oil Services Compressco , Inc. Computer Modelling Group Ltd. CoorsTek Technical Ceramics Core laboratories CrS Proppants llC Cudd Energy Services Custom linings Inc Darcy Technologies Limited Data Retrieval Corporation dataCan Services Corp. dCI Corporation DeGolyer and MacNaughton Delta Screen and Filtration Devin International, Inc. Digital Formation Dow Oil & Gas draka Dyna-Drill Technologies Dynamic Graphics, Inc. EAGE Echometer Company Emerson Process Management Energistics Energy & Geoscience Institute Energy Careers Energy navigator Energy Search Associates

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ESG Solutions ESK Ceramics GmbH & Co KG Etech International Inc. Expro ExproSoft fann Instrument Company fEI fekete Associates Inc. ferus Corp. fESCo, ltd. fike Corporation Flogistix Florida Chemical Company, Inc. Fluid Inclusion Technologies, Inc. FMC Technologies FORTA Corporation - Drilling Prod. Div. Forum Energy Technologies Inc Frac Tech Services Fractech Laboratories Fugro-Jason, Inc. Gas Technology Institute GE Oil & Gas Gemini Solutions Inc GEo ExPro Geo Pressure Systems International Inc. geoLOGIC systems ltd. Geophysical Research Co., LLC GKD-USA Inc. Global Tubing, LLC GoTek llC Grace Instrument Green Field Energy Technologies Guardian Global Technologies Guydon Software Services Gyrodata Inc. Halliburton Energy Services Inc. Harbison-Fischer Mfg. Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries Hart Energy/E&P Magazine HB Rentals Hotwell U.S. HS Energy llC Hydraulic Rod Pumps International (HRPI) Hydrocarbon data Systems IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) IBU-tec Advanced Materials AG IHrdC IHS Imerys Oilfields Minerals Ingrain InT Inc. Integrated Reservoir Solutions Interpretive Software Products Intertek Westport Technology Center Interwell Group ireservoir.com, Inc. iSys Itasca Houston, Inc. JAS Distributing & JAS Petroleo Jet Research Center John M. Campbell & Company/Petroskills J-W Energy Company KAPPA Engineering Katch Kan Knowledge Reservoir Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies Kuster Company Kuwait Oil Company leed fabrication leistritz Corp, Leutert Instruments (F. Leutert GmbH & Co. KG) Lilin Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd.

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lufkin Industries Magnum Oil Tools International Maverick Companies, llC Metrolog Meyer & Associates, Inc. M-I SWACO Micro Motion MicroSeismic, Inc Micro-Smart Systems, Inc. Mineracao Curimbaba Modeling Technologies Center Momentive Multi-Chem Nalco National Oilwell Varco navigate Energy Service Network of Excellence in Training - NExT Newpark Drilling Fluids nitec NSI Technologies Inc. Occidental Petroleum Corp. Offshore Engineer (OE) OFI Testing Equipment, Inc. Oil Lift Technology Inc. Oilfield Technology Magazine OilOnline Oldcastle Precast Optimization Petroleum Technologies, Inc oVS Group llC Owen Oil Tools Packers Plus Paine Electronics LLC Palisade Corporation Paradigm Pegasus Vertex Inc Peloton PennWell Performance Pipe Petris Petroleum Abstracts/The University of Tulsa Petroleum Experts Ltd. Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) PetroTel, Inc. Phoenix Reservoir Software LLC Piezo Technologies Potters Industries & PQ Corporation Poweltec Precision Reservoir Modeling, Inc. Principle Environmental LLC ProActive diagnostic Services Inc. Probe Production Control Services ProMorE PropTester Inc ProTechnics, Div of Core Laboratories PSL Systemtechnik GmbH PTI Group uSA llC Quartzdyne R&M Energy Systems R360 Environmental Solutions, Inc. Read Well Services, Ltd. RECON Petrotechnologies red Spider Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) rike Service Rock Flow Dynamics rocky Mountain bit rosemount roxar rubberatkins ltd. Ryder Scott Petroleum Consultants S2S Systems International Safoco, Inc. Saint-Gobain Oil & Gas Group Sanjel U.S.A. Inc. Santrol Proppants SAS Institute Inc., JMP division For details on exhibiting Sasol North America at ATCE 2011, call: Saudi Aramco Schlumberger Joan Payne Sciencesoft limited Scorpion Oil Tools, Inc. +1.972.952.9356 Seals Eastern Inc. jpayne@spe.org Seal-Tite International Seed Cemented Carbide Co., ltd. Kirk Colligan Select Industries +1.972.952.9516 Senergy kcolligan@spe.org Sercel Sharp-Rock Technologies, Inc. Sintex Minerals & Services, Inc. Kristin Stavinoha SMT-Seismic Micro-Technology, Inc. +1.713.457.6827 Snf Inc. kstavinoha@spe.org Spartek Systems SPE Rocky Mountain North America Section Sproule SPT Group, Inc. Stallion Oilfield Services Stim-Lab Stimwell Services Streamsim Technologies, Inc. Stress Engineering Services, Inc. Superior Well Services Surtek Inc. T H Hill Associates, Inc. TAM International TDE Petroleum Data Solutions Tecplot Inc. Temco Inc. Tendeka bV Tesco Corporation TGS The ARTEX Group LLC The GasGun, Inc. The Sabre Companies Thru Tubing Solutions Ticona Engineering Polymers TIorCo, Inc. Titan Specialties, Ltd. TIW Corporation Tradequip International TrE Tubular Perforating Manufacturing TWMA U.S. Dept of Energy - NETL U.S. Silica Company Ulterra Universal Bacteria Specialist Inc University of Oklahoma Mewbourne School Petroleum & Geological Engineering University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering upstream US Synthetic Varel International Energy Services Variance Reduction International, Inc. (VRI) Vindum Engineering, Inc. Visualization Sciences Group (VSG) Wearsox lP Weatherford Weatherford Laboratories Webac Gesellschaft Fur Maschinenbau mbH Wells Fargo Advisors Welltec Western Falcon Wild Well Control World Oil Worldwideworker.com Recruitment Event WWT International Inc. Wyoming Carbon Capture & Storage Technology Institute ZEECO Inc.

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Guest Tours
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Colorado Springs. Photo courtesy of VISIT DENVER.

Foothills Fandango
13001730, Sunday, 30 october Ticket price: USD 50 Amidst towering cliffs slanting upwards and huge slabs of red sandstone rising hundreds of feet above you, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater will surely be a sight that you will be talking about for a long time. Celebrate the exploits of the Old Wests most famous character, Buffalo Bill Cody, when your tour bus arrives atop Lookout Mountain. The museum contains antique guns, costumes, posters, and memorabilia from his Wild West show. Then your tour goes to Molson/Coors Brewery, which has been producing beer for more than 120 years. The visit includes a walking tour through the malting, brewing, and packaging processes; an opportunity to sample Coors beer; and a visit to the gift shop. (Proper identification is required for alcohol sampling.)

rocky Mountain legends

09301300, Monday, 31 october Ticket price: USD 70 Denver is not only one of Americas most beautiful cities, but it is also one of its most haunted. With the citys long and rich history, many ghosts are said to roam its historic streets and buildings. In this tour, you will visit four location that are sure to give you a chill up your spine! First at the Brown Palace Hotel, the ghost of a old railroad ticket manager walks directly into a wall, a baby is heard crying in the basement, an ethereal waiter rides the service elevator, and a string quarter has been known to practice their music here. Once the neighborhood of Denvers wealthiest, Capitol Hill is known for ghosts walking the halls in the old Governors Mansion and State Capitol buildings. At the old cemetery, Cheesman Park, hear about how the restless spirits continue to roam. Finally, at the Croke Patterson Mansion, learn how this elegant home (now an office building) became Denvers most haunted mansion. We will finish the tour at Denvers old restaurant for lunch.

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Rocky Mountain High

09001700, Sunday, 30 october Ticket price: USD 90 This tour of the gorgeous Rocky Mountains promises to be one of the most beautiful scenic tours you have ever taken! The Trail Ridge Road along the Continental Divide is known for its spectacular high-mountain beauty and some of the best views of wildlife in Colorado. During this experience, you will enjoy a gourmet box lunch picnic. In the city of Estes Park, you will drive by the famous Stanley Hotel, which was built of wood and rock obtained from the nearby mountains. Some of its famous guests have been the Unsinkable Molly Brown, President Theodore Roosevelt, and author Stephen King who wrote about half of his novel, The Shining, in room 217. Estes Park is also known for its many jewelry and curio stores.

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State Capitol. Photo courtesy of VISIT DENVER.

Colorado Springs: The Pikes Peak Region

09001700, Monday, 31 october Ticket price: USD 95 Get ready to indulge your senses and set your imagination free! Stunning red sandstone formations heighten your interest at the Garden of the Gods. At the visitor center, How Did Those Red Rocks Get There? is an enjoyable 12-minute multimedia show. At the foot of the majestic Rocky Mountains, the United States Air Force Academy is Colorados most frequently visited man-made attraction. Highlights of your visit will include touring the visitor center, the planetarium, and the beautiful Cadet Chapel. Then your tour takes you to the popular Cave of the Winds, a rare geological formation that is more than 200 million years old. A buffet lunch is included.

Balistreri Wine Tasting

13001600, Tuesday, 1 november Ticket price: USD 80 Pamper yourself with an entertaining seminar at the award-winning Balistreri Vineyards. Guests will experience wine tasting and appetizers in a relaxed setting. Expert chefs will provide education on wine/food parings and give interactive demonstrations on creating decorative appetizers that will impress your future dinner party guests. Locally owned and operated, Balistreri wines are hand-crafted, one barrel at a time, with grapes that are fermented on their own yeast, unaltered by sulfites, unfiltered, and aged in American oak.

Denver: A Mile High City

09001330, Wednesday, 2 november Ticket price: USD 65 Denver combines historic, restored buildings from the Old West with a booming metropolis of enormous skyscrapers. The tour begins at the state capitolbuilt in the 1880s and made entirely of granite. You will then enjoy a guided tour of the Unsinkable Molly Browns Gothic Victorian mansion. Then we visit Millionaires Row, where you will see mansions of the gold rush days, along with a historic block where saloons and bordellos once stood. The Brown Palace Hotel, completed in 1892, is a remarkable example of Victorian architecture based on the Italian Renaissance style. Also on the tour is Trinity United Methodist Church, one of the finest examples of Modern Gothic architecture in the United States. www.spe.org/atce/2011

Phoenix Mine Tour

09301530, Tuesday, 1 November Ticket price: USD 95 Would you like to find gold? Its possible as you pan for gold after your tour of the Historical Phoenix Gold Mine. On your way up to the mine in Idaho Springs, your tour guide will provide fascinating facts about the area and point out interesting sites like Red Rocks Park. You will see the tunnels and rooms of the Resurrection Vein, historical mining equipment, and buildings. You will also see various minerals still in the earth. After your tour, you will enter the historic mining town of Idaho Springs, where you will enjoy a lunch, visit Tommyknocker Brewery for a tour and samplings, and finally, visit stores in its historic streets. (Proper identification is required for alcohol sampling.)

Red Rocks Park. Photo courtesy of VISIT DENVER.

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An electronic version of the printed registration form is available for downloading and printing at www.spe.org/atce. You may also contact SPE at +1.972.952.9393 or registration@spe.org to receive a printed registration form via mail, fax, or email. Advance registrants may pay in US dollars by check or credit card. Checks are acceptable from US bank checking accounts only and should be written for the amount of purchase only. SPE accepts American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Diners Club credit cards. badge Pickup Domestic attendees badges and any purchased tickets will be mailed prior to the conference if registration is processed on or before 7 October 2011. Attendees registering after 7 October 2011 and all international attendees can pick up their badges on-site beginning at 0800 hours on Sunday, 30 October, at the Advance Registration counter. Please be prepared to show photo ID (passport or drivers license) to pick up your conference badge. Cancellation Deadline SPE must receive cancellation/refund requests in writing by 10 october 2011. Send requests to SPE, PO Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083 or registration@spe.org. Visa Information Attendees from countries that require a US visa for entry are reminded that the process of obtaining a visa may take several months. Create an official SPE invitation letter at www.spe.org/atce that you can print and use in obtaining a visa. Please note that this letter does not guarantee that you will be granted a visa, nor does it commit SPE to assist you in obtaining a visa. SPE on demand ATCE offers SPE On Demandan online portal to access the ATCE 2011 presentations, digitally recorded and available as audio synchronized to PowerPoint presentations. Following the conference, SPE On Demand will be available to all attendees who paid the full registration fees. Copyright Information All SPE sessions are protected by US copyright laws. Photography and video/audio recording of any kind are strictly prohibited in the sessions and throughout the exhibition area.

www.spe.org/atce (Online registration will remain open until the final day of the conference.) Experient C/O: ATCE (SPE) 2011 1888 N. Market Street Frederick, MD 21701 USA +1.301.694.5124 registration@spe.org Please reference ATCE 2011 in your email. Wire transfers must be made prior to 3 October 2011. Please have your bank include your name and credit ATCE 2011.

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Full conference registrations include one CD Proceedings and admittance to the technical sessions, exhibition, receptions, coffee breaks, and access to SPE On Demand. For other types of registration, the Proceedings may be purchased separately (USD 200 member, USD 350 nonmember). ** SPE is extending a special offer to all nonmember ATCE 2011 attendees. If you pay the nonmember registration rate, you may elect to join SPE and receive your first years membership dues at no additional charge. *** College students must show a valid student ID to register. If you register online, you will have to show an ID when you pick up your badge on-site.

1-Day Registrations Exhibits OnlyMember Exhibits OnlyNonmember Technical Sessions & Exhibits-Member Technical Sessions & Exhibits-Nonmember 1-Day Training Courses Member Nonmember 2-Day Training Courses Member Nonmember Ticketed Events Tours (SunWed) 25-Year Club Breakfast (Mon) Keynote Luncheon (Mon) Build Your Career Teams Breakfast Social (Tues) Annual Banquet (Tues) Annual Banquet (College student discount) (Tues) Young Professionals Workshop (Tues) Rocky Mountain Region Topical Luncheon (Tues) R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon (Tues) Presidents Luncheon (Wed) Field Trip (Thurs) Varies (see p.16) 35 45 25 95 50 50 45 45 50 130 1399 1599 1599 1799 749 949 949 1149 85 85 350 450 100 100 400 500

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Visit www.spe.org/atce for links to all of these travel options. Official Airline Carrier United Airlines is offering discount fares on www.united.com. Reference Meeting ID/Tour Code 588GX when making your reservation. Car Rental Hertz is offering special rental car discounts for ATCE attendees. Reference code 022Q5041 when making your reservation. Airport Shuttle Service Super Shuttle is providing airport shuttle service is available from Denver International Airport to the official conference hotels or Colorado Convention Center for a special online rate. Make reservations online and reference code JXCCE. Complimentary Shuttle Service Beginning Sunday, 30 October, complimentary round-trip shuttle service is available between the Colorado Convention Center and most official conference hotels. Parking Parking is available at the Colorado Convention Center for USD 12 for 8 hours maximum and USD 15 for 12 hours maximum per entrance, with no in-and-out privileges. A parking map is available at www.spe.org/atce.

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Comfort Inn Downtown ....................................................... 137 Crowne Plaza Denver........................................................... 189 Embassy Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center ... 199 Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Downtown .......................... 149 Hilton Garden Inn Denver Downtown ................................. 169 Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center* ........................ 222 Grand Hyatt Denver ............................................................. 209 Denver Marriott City Center ................................................ 199 Sheraton Denver.................................................................. 209 * Headquarters Hotel

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