ANNUAL MEETING
A great time for networking, excellent presentations from speakers, annual membership awards, and more!
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Annual Meeting took place in the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, ND.
MORNING SESSION
NDPC Annual Business Meeting & Year in Review
Todd Slawson, President, Slawson, Companies; Chairman, North Dakota Petroleum Council
Bakken Next Steps
A Chat with Rick Muncrief, CEO, Devon Energy; Moderated by Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council
XTO’s Williston Basin & Western Hemisphere Plans
Bryan Pickett, General Manager, Central U.S. and Argentina, ExxonMobil; Moderated by Kathleen Neset, President, NESET Consulting
Meet Nathan Anderson, the New ND Department of Mineral Resources Director
Moderated by Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council
Chairman’s Luncheon & NDPC Awards
Lunch served in Rough Rider Center Field House
North Dakota Petroleum Foundation Year-In-Review– Whitney Stephenson, Senior Landman, Grayson Mill Energy; Board Member, North Dakota Petroleum Foundation
Membership Awards:
NDPC Member of the Year – SandPro LLC
NDPC Distinguished Industry Leader Award – Edward Ridl
NDPC Outstanding Public Servant Award – Daryl Dukart
NDPC Hall of Fame Award – Lawrence Bender
Afternoon SESSION
GRAND ENERGY, A New Vision for Skilled Workforce
Brent Sanford, Consultant, Office of Workforce and Economic Development, Bismarck State College
Dr. Steve Holen, Superintendent, Watford City Public Schools/Bakken Area Skills Center
Kenley Nebeker, Executive Director, TrainND Northwest
Evidence of Underdeveloped Resources in the Three Forks Formation
Tim Nesheim, Head of Subsurface Section/Core Library Manager, North Dakota Geological Survey
Regulatory Review
Eric Delzer, Regulatory Affairs Manager, North Dakota Petroleum Council
Dustin Anderson, Regulatory Manager, Chord Energy
Change, Compliance, and Technology Evolution
Darren Schmidt, Assistant Director for Energy, Oil & Gas, Energy & Environmental Research Center
Driving Operational Excellence with Remote Technologies: Emissions, Drilling, and Completions
Jason Canty, Remote Operations Superintendent, ExxonMobil
Hopkins Peyton, Completions Engineer – Americas, ExxonMobil
Chemistry in EOR: Boosting Production with Biosurfactants
Eric Nelson, Director of Technology, Creedence Energy Services
WISE Roads
Jonathan Rosencrans, WISE Roads Meteorologist, North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The Annual Meeting was held in the Rough Rider Center in Watford City, ND.
MORNING SESSION
Bakken Power Supply Panel
Commissioner Randy Christmann, North Dakota Public Service Commission
Gavin McCollam, Senior Vice President & COO, Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Jared Weingartner, Manager – Williston Facilities, Continental Resources
Moderated by Brad Aman, Vice President, Project Development & Services, Continental Resources
Troy Downing, Montana Republican Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives
Property Tax Elimination: Relief or Ruin?
Sen. Dale Patten, District 26
Danette Welsh, Government Relations Director, ONEOK
Neal Messer, Stark County Commissioner
Leslie Bieber, District Superintendent, Alexander Public School District
Moderated by Geoff Simon, Executive Director, Western Dakota Energy Association
Oil and Gas Takeaways in a Changing Landscape
Justin Kringstad, Executive Director, North Dakota Pipeline Authority
Adding Value to Bakken Gas
Josh Teigen, North Dakota Commerce Commissioner
Nico Duursema, President & CEO, Cerilon
Moderated by Kelvin Hullet, SVP & Chief Business Development Officer, Bank of North Dakota