7:00 AM
Registration & Vendor Set-up Opens
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Lobby
8:30 – 10:30 AM
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Wyoming Oil & Gas Workforce Lunch (Open to All Registered Attendees)
Jacoby Golf Course (3501 East Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072)
12:00 PM
PAWPAC Golf Tournament Shotgun Start
Jacoby Golf Course (3501 East Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072)
1:00 PM
Pilot Hill Hike hosted by Trihydro
Registration required. Sign up here.
Meet at Jacoby Golf Course (3501 East Willett Drive, Laramie, WY 82072)
Option 1: Approximately 1.75 miles
Option 2: Approximately 4 miles
Join everyone at the Wyoming Oil and Gas Workforce lunch at the golf course between 11 and 1, and then walk to the trailhead with your guide from Trihydro. You’ll be exploring the foothills of the Laramie Range at over 7,000 feet of elevation!
After your adventure join us again for refreshments before the Welcome Reception at War Memorial Stadium.
5:30 PM
Rockies Petroleum Conference Opening Reception
Wildcatter Stadium Club Lounge @ War Memorial Stadium
Sponsored by
7:00 AM
Registration & Vendor Set-up Opens
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Lobby
8:00 AM
Opening General Session
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon B
Sponsored by
2023 Rockies Petroleum Conference Welcome
- Jacob Burns, President, UW Student Chapter of Energy Resources
- Continuing the Legacy: Connecting Industry to UW’s Emerging Leaders
- PAW Annual Meeting
Featuring
10:05 AM
Morning Breakout Sessions
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Session A: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology Applications in Oil and Gas moderated by Jerad Stack, Co-Founder and CEO, Flowstate Solutions
- Dr. Sheil Saraji, UWYO Energy and Petroleum Engineering with experience in Blockchain application sin oil and gas as well as Machine Learning for reservoir characterization
- Dr. Kalyan Venugopal, UWYO Energy and Petroleum Engineering
- Dr. Hema Siriwardane, Director of the DOE SMART-CS Initiative, DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory.
- Mr. Edward Lush, Business Development Lead, New Energy Ventures group, Williams Companies
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon D
Session B: Wyoming State Policy and Politics Roundtable Moderated by David Bush, Black Hills Energy
- Chairman Don Burkhart, House Minerals Committee
- Representative Lloyd Larson, House Appropriations Committee
- Senator Chris Rothfuss, Senate Select Committee on Blockchain and Digital Technology
- Senator Bo Biteman, Senate Revenue Committee
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon A
12:00 PM
Lunch General Session
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon B
Presented by
- Welcome, Spencer Kimball, Vice-Chairman, PAW
Featuring
2:45 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions A & B
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Session A: UW School of Energy Resources: Research for Wyoming’s Future
- Holly Krutka
- Scott Quillinan
- Fred McLaughlin
- Kara Fornstrom
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon D
Session B: Regulatory Rapid Fire: Hear from four regulatory agencies important to oil and gas all in one place moderated by Matt Micheli, Holland and Hart
- Tom Kropatsch, Supervisor, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- Jenifer Scoggin, Director, Office of State Lands and Investments
- Todd Parfitt, Director, Department of Environmental Quality
- Brenda Henson, Director, Department of Revenue
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon A
4:00 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions C & D
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Session C: Wyoming’s Competitive Advantage in CCUS
- Courtney Shephard, Brownstein
- Shane Schulz, Brownstein
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon D
Session D: Research and Innovations in Exploratory Fields: Case Studies in the Mowry and Codell Formations
- Sean Fitzgerald, Co-President, North Peak Oil & Gas LLC
- Scott Quillinan, UW School of Energy Resources
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Salon A
5:00 PM
Cocktail Hour for all attendees
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Concourse
5:00 PM
VIP Reception featuring Harold Hamm and David Bernhardt
(Invite Only)
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center Legacy Hall
6:00 PM
Chairman’s Dinner
Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Sponsored by
Featuring
8:00 AM
PAW Board of Directors Meeting
University of Wyoming Conference Center @ Hilton Garden Inn (2221 Grand Ave. Laramie, WY 82070)
