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Agenda 2017
Key: What will be covered?
Economic Landscape & Market Review
Demand Specifications & Proppant Application
Environmental & Policy Focus
Cost Reduction & Operational Efficiency
Logistics & Transportation Solutions
Trucking & Last Mile Transportation
DAY 1: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
0830 - 0915 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0920 - 0930 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 01 THE ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS IN TODAY'S OIL PRICE MARKET
0930 - 1000IS REGIONAL SAND THE NEW NORMAL?
- What has been the affect of an increase in proppant intensity per well?
- The shift toward "in-basin" sales and the growing use of finer mesh sizes
- What affect has the acceptance of lower quality sand had on the sand supply chain?
Joel Schneyer
Headwaters MB
Headwaters MB
SESSION 2PROPPANT QUALITY AND APPLICATION
1000 - 1030FRAC SAND APPLICATIONS AND VOLUME PROJECTIONS FOR CANADA
- Looking at forward projections as well as the last 5 years
- Case studies and comparison of various sand types and uses
- Understanding proppant intensity and increasing production rates
Tim Leshchyshyn
FracKnowledge
FracKnowledge
1030 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAKSPONSORED BY VENTILEX
1100 - 1130PROPPANT OPTIONS AND SELECTION
- Optimizing proppant selection by looking at the criteria and options available
- What can go right and what can go wrong when selecting proppants?
- Case studies of proppant usage and performance on a well-by-well basis
Tony Little
Fortress Proppants
Fortress Proppants
1130 - 1200SOUTH OF BORDER IN MEXICO - UNDERDEVELOPED MASSIVE HIGH QUALITY FRAC SAND DEPOSIT
- Sourcing high quality proppant near Mexico border with unparalleled logistics
- Close to the Permian and Eagle ford formations, with no suppliers using the access routes
- New Mexican regulations in oil and gas for private investment with frac resources right at the front door
Mauricio Martinez
Luemar Group
Luemar Group
1200 - 1330NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT FRAC SAND EXHIBITION
SESSION 3PROPPANT HANDLING AND MEETING STANDARDS
1335 - 1405MAXIMIZING RESPIRABLE SILICA DUST CONTROL EFFICIENCIES ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN
- Compliance issues that must be addressed across the frac sand supply chain
- Meeting OEL requirements – the cost impact of achieving regulatory compliance
- Comparison of engineered dust control approaches and cost implications
Tom Thorn
ArrMaz
ArrMaz
1405 - 1435CREATE A SAFE AND DUST-FREE ENVIRONMENT FOR SAND MINING
- Looking at operator protection and how to create a safe, comfortable, and dus-free working environment
- Addressing respirable particulates such as Silica and other airborne contaminants
Jeff Moredock
Polar Mobility Research Ltd
Polar Mobility Research Ltd
1440 - 1510AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAKSPONSORED BY CARIBOO CENTRAL RAILROAD
1515 - 1545NAFTA RENEGOTIATIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON FRAC SAND INDUSTRY
- What will happen with NAFTA renegotiations
- How new agreements could impact the frac sand industry in Canada, Mexico, and the United States
Joseph Linck, Jr
Fugro USA Land, Inc
Fugro USA Land, Inc
1545 - 1600CLOSING REMARKS
1600 - 1700NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
0900 - 0930MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
SESSION 4COST REDUCTION & EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS IN FRAC SAND LOGISTICS
0940 - 1010CURRENT NORTH AMERICAN FREIGHT CAR ENVIRONMENT
- Historical and future investment in sand railcars - where are we heading?
- Railroad velocity and its impact on car requirements
- Looking at unit train verses manifest traffic and its impact
Christian Gerber
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC
Mitsui Rail Capital, LLC
1010 - 1040THE IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT TO CONTROLLING THE COST OF PROPPANT SUPPLY
- Solutions to overcome the unique Canadian transportation challenges
- Strategies to create sustainable savings in transportation, transloading and the last-mile
Marlea Sleeman
Sil Industrial Minerals
Sil Industrial Minerals
1040 - 1100MORNING COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 5FRAC SAND TRUCKING & LAST-MILE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS
1100 - 1130ARROWS UP INC - BIN SOLUTIONS FOR LAST MILE TRANSPORTATION
- Lower transport costs due to unitized sand on flatbeds verses bulk sand in pneumatics
- More efficient logistics with significant reduction in lost sand as no need for pneumatics and conveyors
- Inherent dust control via unitized sand solution with gravity fed sand to blender
Gregory Ferraro
OmniTRAX
OmniTRAX
1130 - 1200TRACKING SAND FROM MINE TO WELLSITE
- Using total control solutions to track your product from mine to wellsite
- How automation is changing the game by reducing cost and increasing efficiency
Jordan Smith Orsak
TMT Solutions
TMT Solutions
1200 - 1330NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT FRAC SAND EXHIBITION
1330 - 1400OPTIMIZING LAST MILE PROPPANT LOGISTICS
- How is technology affecting proppant logistics visibility, efficiency and cost?
- Delivery of proppant by truck – then and now
Dom Pere'
Fila-Mar Energy Services
Fila-Mar Energy Services
1400 - 1430PROPX - THE LAST WORD IN LAST MILE LOGISTICS
- Increase sand delivery, flexibility, and increase truck driver utilization
- Reduce noise, truck traffic, silica dust and eliminate demurrage forever
- Significantly reduce last mile transportation costs
Brian Dorfman
PropX
PropX
1430 - 1500CLOSING REMARKS AND RAFFLE DRAW
Key topics for 2017:
- Frac sand market supply and demand forecasts
Understand the key market drivers and supply forecasts with an update on volumes and specifications of frac sand required in key Canadian plays on a well-by-well basis. - New rail loading, offloading, and transloading developments
Optimise on the latest developments in transloading facilities and identify new offloading points to maximise operational efficiencies and profit margins across the frac sand supply chain. - Reducing transportation costs and pricing dynamics
Learn how to minimize overall transportation costs and find work-around solutions to price differentials. How are others in the industry managing price volatilities? - Rail infrastructure, storage points, and capacity
Examine optimal locations and capacity of rail infrastructure and storage facilities across North America to provide efficient proppant supplies. When is it economical to store frac sand? - Trucking and last-mile transportation strategies
Evaluate the available options of trucking frac sand directly to wellsite and overcome last-mile logistical challenges with cost reduction in mind. - Multiple end user case studies and specification requirements
Hear end users discuss their proppant quality requirements and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to manage constraints.