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Exploring Manufacturing and Logistics Opportunities in the Bakken
March 25-26, 2015
The Well at Williston State College
Williston, North Dakota
-- Agenda -Wednesday, March 25, 2015
8:00 a.m. – Welcome
Shawn Wenko – Williston Economic Development
Oil & gas Industry / Bakken Supply Chain Section
8:10 a.m. - Enhanced Bakken Supply Chain Initiative
Reducing Costs & Increasing Efficiencies in Bakken Drilling and Production
Jeff Zarling, President – DAWA Solutions Group
8:30 a.m. - Bakken Supply Chain Study
Brent Bogar, President – Jadestone Consulting
9:15 a.m. – Break and Sponsor Booths
9:45 a.m. - E & P and Oilfield Service Company Perspectives
Dave Ruffie, Production Foreman – Continental Resources
Rob Bryant, Sr. Construction Foreman – Continental Resources
Jeff Kostelecky, VP Procurement – MBI Oil and Gas
Daniel Billingsley, Pipeline Superintendent – B&G Oilfield Services
Jason Tveter – Production Service Company
11:15 a.m. - Bakken Supply Chain Success Stories
Chuck Black – Flowcore Systems
FlowCore Systems is a partnership of qualified experts with over 20 years of experience
in each of the following fields: Electronics, Chemical Applications, Machinery,
Automation Controls, Software Development, Product Design, CAD/CAM,
Marketing/Sales/Advertising, Drilling Fluids. The FlowCore water treatment system
provides a safer and more efficient way to treat fresh and salt water that is either being
produced from oil production or introduced to the well bore as a desalinization process
or chemical carrier to reduce scaling, corrosion, and bacteria. It is our vision to bring
innovative chemical treatment solutions to the oil and gas industry.
Mihir Varia – Petroleum Services
Petroleum Services provides drill bit, float and down-hole equipment rental along with
trucking, hot shot, welding and fabrication, pipe straightening, and other oil field
services. Additionally, the company has established a mud-motor remanufacturing
facility.
Rob Malo, Business Development – Cadorath Coating
With over 55 years’ experience - our internationally-recognized coating facilities allow
us to offer a wide variety of innovative special processes and superior engineered
deposits that exceed our customers' expectations. In addition to the quality coatings
you've come to expect from Cadorath, our full machine shops and fabrication facilities
allow us to offer you repair and overhaul on all of your parts and component needs.
12:00 p.m. – Lunch and Sponsor Booths
Manufacturing Section
1:00 p.m. – Regional Manufacturing Capabilities
Tony Richards, CEO – !mpact Dakota MEP
!mpact Dakota MEP provides manufacturing related companies with services and access
to public and private resources that enhance growth, improve productivity, and expand
capacity.
Carter Hansen, President – Heartland Precision (ComDel Innovation – sister company)
Heartland Precision provides thread rolling, forming, and precision machining services to
a variety of industries and customers. ComDel Innovation (CDI) has a state-of-art
machining and fabrication facility. This operation is staffed with a team of experienced
tool makers and machinists to build and maintain the wide range of injection molds,
stamping dies, coating dies, coating rolls, and precision equipment components. This
operation also supports the rapid tooling builds, supporting quick turn product
development that can be measured in days.
Scott Johnson, Sales Manager – True North Steel
TrueNorth Steel manufactures tanks, corrugated pipe, bridges and other steel structures
to the highest quality standards from locations throughout the upper Midwest including
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Minnesota.
Tim Stuart, Customer Outsourcing Coordinator – Telpro, Inc
Telpro Inc. also provides overflow capacity and customized manufacturing services for a
variety of other manufactures whose demand is exceeding their capacity. We can
provide fabrication, welding, assembly, painting, packaging, warehousing and shipping
services.
Frank Van Steenvoort, Director of Operations – Summers Mfg. Inc.
Summers Mfg. designs and manufactures equipment for farmers to do seed bed
preparation, chemical application, tillage and rock removal.
2:15 a.m. – Break and Sponsor Booths
2:45 p.m. – Manufacturers Expanding into Oil & Gas
Dave Lehman, Manufacturing Engineering Specialist – Department of Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering at NDSU
Dana Wiertzema, Sales Manager – AIM Machining
Aesby Industrial Machining began as a supplier of high quality machined and assembled
components to the recreational vehicle industry. Since then, the company has expanded
its offerings into the energy and equipment manufacturing business sectors.
Brad Odegard – Flex TM
Flex Tm, Inc. is a worldwide supplier for metal stampings, fabrications, weldments,
machining and tooling.
Todd Mayer, New Product Development & Sales Manager – Steffes Corporation
Steffes Corporation began in the 1940's as a small manufacturing operation. From 1965
to 1985, Steffes grew into a steel fabrication business, manufacturing replacement
snowmobile skis, hopper-bottom storage bins, furniture frames, and a variety of custom
designed equipment.
4:00 p.m. – Attendee Connection
5:00 p.m. – Adjourned
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Logistics Section
8:00 a.m. – Bakken Supply Chain Study: Logistics Highlights Review
Curtis Shuck, VP of Business Development – Red River Oilfield Services
Red River Oilfield Services provides rail access, transloading, trucking and logistics
services for the oil and gas industry in the Williston Basin.
8:15 a.m. – Rail: Routes, Capacity, Tons Moved, Efficiencies, and Corridors
Colleen Weatherford, Director of Public Private Partnerships – BNSF
9:00 a.m. – Trucking: Routes, Capacity, Tons Moved, Efficiencies, and Corridors
Cal Klewin, Executive Director – TR Expressway
9:45 a.m. – Break and Sponsor Booths
10:00 a.m. – Load Centers and Ports: Capabilities and Efficiencies
Jeannie Beckett, CEO – The Beckett Group (Moderator)
Neil Amondson, Partner – Northstar Transload
Curtis Shuck, VP of Business Development – Red River Oilfield Services
11:00 a.m. – Logistics Providers: Capabilities and Efficiencies
Kirk Wald, VP Business Development – Terrenus Resources
12:00 p.m. – Lunch and Sponsor Booths
Value-Added Energy Section
1:00 p.m. – NGL, Petro Chemical and Value-Added Energy Business Development Study
Tony Palmer, VP Chemical Consulting Americas – IHS
1:45 p.m. – Dakota Prairie Refinery Case Study
Larry Oswald, Business Development Manager – Montana Dakota Utilities Co.
2:15 p.m. – Wrap-Up: Enhanced Bakken Supply Chain Initiative – Next Steps
Shawn Wenko – Williston Economic Development
2:30 p.m. – Adjourned