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Aarna, Indrek
Eesti Energia AS, Estonia
A new improved solid heat carrier technology (Enefit 280) for processing of oil shale with different grades
Monday, October 19, 2009:  2. Program Development Plenary  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Ahmadov, Ramil
Stanford University, United States
Elastic properties of source rocks
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  10. Oil Shale Properties  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Aho, Gary
Petrobras, Brazil
White River Oil Shale Project - 2009 Update
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  5. Research Development & Demonstration Update  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Ajax, Wendy
Institute for Clean and Secure Energy, United States
The Digital Library and Interactive Map Projects at the Institute for Clean and Secure Energy, University of Utah 2009
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Al-Ayed, Omar
Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan
Effect of oil shale particle size on oil yield, sulfur and distillation fractions
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  4. Pyrolysis  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Anderson, Larry
EnShale, Inc., United States
Production of shale oil by a proprietary retort process
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Aswasereelert, Wasinee
Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Analysis of depositional cyclicity in the Wilkins Peak Member of the Eocene lacustrine Green River Formation, Wyoming
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Bakaya, Priyanka
PK Clean Technologies, Australia
PK Clean: An innovative process for extracting oil from oil shale
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Bauman, Jacob
University of Utah, United States
Interaction between reactivity and flow in the in situ production of oil from oil shale
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  6. Modeling  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Biglarbigi, Khosrow
INTEK Inc, United States
The current understanding of U.S. oil shale economics
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  9. U. S. Program & Policy  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Boak, Jeremy
Colorado School of Mines, United States
Water use for in situ production of oil from oil shale
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  13. Energy, Water, CO2  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Bostrom, Neil
Schlumberger-Doll Research, United States
Realistic oil shale pyrolysis programs: kinetics and quantitative analysis
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  4. Pyrolysis  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Brandt, Adam
Stanford University, United States
Determinants of carbon dioxide emissions from oil shale-derived fuels
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  13. Energy, Water, CO2  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Bridges, Jack
PyroPhase, United States
Wind power storage to produce wind clean fuels and to stabilize the grid
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  14. Evaluation of Oil Shale Options  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Bromley-Challenor, Michael
Continental Precious Minerals Inc., Canada
Energy independence for Europe from the Cambrian Alum Shale of Sweden: oil and uranium - a two-fold energy resource
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  12. International Programs  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Brownfield, Michael
U.S. Geological Survey, United States
Assessment of in-place nahcolite resources in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  7. Resource Characterization  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Bunger, James
JWBA, Inc, United States
Limitations on atmospheric CO2 concentrations
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 
Thermodynamics govern future trends in energy production economics
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  14. Evaluation of Oil Shale Options  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Clark, Jack
Clark Mining Services, LLC, United States
Reclamation and revegetation of lands disturbed by oil shale development in Colorado
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  16. Health & Environmental Risk  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Cline, Nathan
Brigham Young University, United States
A preliminary study for revegetation of spent shale from the Clean Surface Oil Shale (C-SOS)process in Utah
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  16. Health & Environmental Risk  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Crawford, Peter
INTEK Inc, United States
Advances in oil shale technologies for potential application in U.S. oil shale resources
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  9. U. S. Program & Policy  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Crawford, Timothy A.
Bishop-Brogden Associates, inc., United States
How does Colorado water rights administration affect oil shale production?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  11. Surface & Ground Water  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Dammer, Anton
Red Leaf Resources, Inc., United States
Why the United States needs a Strategic Unconventional Fuels Program
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  17. Responsible Development of Oil Shale  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Day, Roger
American Shale Oil, United States
AMSO’s Colorado oil shale RD&D lease tract: Progress and plans
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  5. Research Development & Demonstration Update  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Deeg, Wolfgang
Shell Exploration & Production Co., United States
Construction and testing of Shell's freeze wall
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  3. In Situ Processing  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Eatough, Craig
Combustion Resources, Inc., United States
Hydrogen and water requirements for the Clean Shale Oil Surface Process (C-SOS)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  8. Surface Processing  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Eldridge, Simon
QER Ltd, Australia
Fossils can still deliver! The surprising public support for fossil fuels development
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  17. Responsible Development of Oil Shale  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 
The case for an Australian shale oil industry
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  17. Responsible Development of Oil Shale  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Fang, Chaohe
Research Institute of petrolenm Exploration and Development-langfang, CNPC, China
The development and trend of in-situ conversion process technology
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  3. In Situ Processing  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Fujiono, Hendro
Center of GeoResources, Geological Agency, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia
Oil shale, tar sand and asphalt deposits of Buton Island, southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  12. International Programs  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Habicht, Jaan
University of Tartu, Estonia
Is retorted oil shale hazardous waste?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  18. Waste Treatment  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Hanson, Jason
Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, United States
What every Westerner should know about oil shale
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Hararah, Muhanned
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan
Perspectives on water resources in Jordan for oil shale production
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Harding, Benjamin
AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc., United States
Energy development water needs assessment and water supply alternatives analysis
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  13. Energy, Water, CO2  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Hazelton, Craig
CTD, United States
Robust, flexible, and cost-effective NANUQ® high temperature insulation for in situ downhole heating components
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Holman, Matthew
Shell Exploration and Production Co., United States
Determining oil shale porosity using borehole gravimetry
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  10. Oil Shale Properties  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Huang, Hai
Idaho National Laboratory, United States
Massively parallel modelling of coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical processes during in-situ oil shale retorting
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  6. Modeling  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Jia, Jimmy
PROCOM Consultants Ltd., Australia
Oxygen combustion application and simulation analysis in SJ – pyrolysis retort process
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  6. Modeling  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Johnson, Ronald
U.S. Geological Survey, United States
An assessment of in-place oil shale resources in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  7. Resource Characterization  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Karpenski, Marty
Chattanooga Corp, United States
Chattanooga Process, a process using heated and pressurized hydrogen in a fluidized bed to produce high grade synthetic crude oil from oil shale, oil sand and bitumen
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Killen, James
U.S. Department of Energy, United States
Profiling oil shale research and development in the United States
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  9. U. S. Program & Policy  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Kinzer, Dwight
Quasar Energy LLC, United States
A review of notable intellectual property for in situ electromagnetic heating of oil shale
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Kumar, Baleshwar
National Geophysical Research Institute (ret.), India
India’s initiative towards exploration of shale gas & oil shale and underground coal gasification
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  12. International Programs  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Levitt, Daniel
Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Assessing surface water resource availability for oil shale development using the WARMF model
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  11. Surface & Ground Water  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Lin, Chen Lu
University of Utah, United States
Pore-scale analysis of pyrolyzed oil shale cores
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  10. Oil Shale Properties  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Mattson, Earl
Idaho National Laboratory, United States
Permeability changes of fractured oil shale cores during retorting
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  4. Pyrolysis  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

McEvoy, Tracy Elizabeth
Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, United States
Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of oil shale
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  10. Oil Shale Properties  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

McGrew, Jay
Applied Science & Engr, United States
The Vertical Tube Reactor system produces clean water from contaminated oil shale waste water
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  18. Waste Treatment  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Miller, Glen
Self, United States
Potential by-products from oil shale, Piceance Basin, Colorado
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  14. Evaluation of Oil Shale Options  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Minnick, Matthew
Colorado School of Mines, United States
GIS and Web based water resources management for oil shale development, Part 1
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Palmer, Carl
Idaho National Laboratory, United States
Spatial distribution of geochemical changes about an oil shale retort
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  3. In Situ Processing  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Patten, James
Red Leaf Resources, United States
Field test results: EcoShale In-Capsule Technology
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  5. Research Development & Demonstration Update  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Posey, Harry
Shell Exploration and Development, United States
Interpreting groundwater characteristics in Eocene aquifers by isotopic measurements: Piceance Basin, Colorado
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  11. Surface & Ground Water  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Purga, Jaanus
VKG, Estonia
New generation shale oil plant: design, construction and commissioning
Monday, October 19, 2009:  2. Program Development Plenary  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Quinn, Paul
Ambet, United States
Aspects of oil shale and other geologically associated energy sources for the Piceance, Uinta, and Green River Basins in the Western United States
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  15. Geology & Stratigraphy  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Qun, Zhao
Langfang Branch, Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, China
Oil shale features in different types of basins in China
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Ramini, Hazem
Natural Resources Authority, Jordan
Oil shale deposits of Jordan: genesis and mode of occurrence through petroleum geochemical signatures
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  15. Geology & Stratigraphy  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Resheidat, Musa
Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Potential benefits of minerals and metals as added value to oil shale in Jordan
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  7. Resource Characterization  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Ryan, Robert
Shell Exploration & Production Company, United States
Oil shale pyrolysis water treatability study
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  18. Waste Treatment  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Sabanov, Sergei
Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Mining, Estonia
Sustainability assessment of Estonian oil shale mining using advanced technology
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  16. Health & Environmental Risk  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Sewalk, Stephen
University of Colorado, Boulder, United States
Shale oil, the new Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and why the US should pursue this strategy
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  9. U. S. Program & Policy  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Sherritt, Rick
PROCOM Consultants, Australia
Advances in the steady-state process modeling of oil shale retorting processes
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  6. Modeling  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Smith, Joseph D.
Idaho National Laboratory, United States
Advanced Hybrid Energy system to integrate oil shale gasification technology with coal fired electric power generation to reduce carbon footprint and minimize emissions
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  14. Evaluation of Oil Shale Options  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Smoot, L. Douglas
Combustion Resources, Inc., United States
Hydrogen firing for a high-capacity rotary kiln
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  8. Surface Processing  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Soone, Jüri
Tallinn University of Technology, Virumaa College of TUT, Estonia
Combined oil shale liquefaction
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Suwannathong, Apiradee
Department of Mineral Fuels, Thailand
Progress of oil shale exploration in Thailand in Phase 2
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  12. International Programs  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Symington, William A.
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., United States
Field testing of Electrofrac™ process elements at ExxonMobil’s Colony Mine
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  3. In Situ Processing  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Taciuk, William
UMATAC Industrial Processes, Canada
Test results relating to changes in oil yield and gas compositions of various oil shales subjected to short to medium time and temperature exposure at atmospheric pressure
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  4. Pyrolysis  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM
 

Tänavsuu-Milkeviciene, Kati
Colorado School of Mines, United States
Sedimentary structures and environmental changes in the Green River Formation, Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Thibault, J. Dean
Thibault & Associates Inc. - Applied Process Chemical Engineering, Canada
Albert County oil shale – resource characterization and preliminary assessment of development concepts
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  7. Resource Characterization  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Thomas, Michele M.
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., United States
Responsible development of oil shale
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  17. Responsible Development of Oil Shale  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Tiwari, Pankaj
University of Utah, United States
Oil shale pyrolysis: characterization and compositional analyses
Posters, Tuesday - Wednesday, October 20-21, 2009:  Poster Session
 

Unn, Erki
Silteh W2P Ltd., Estonia
Thermal processing of oil shale industry waste with production of energy, construction materials, chemicals and gases, as well as recovery of nonferrous metals and trace elements
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  18. Waste Treatment  -  3:10 - 4:50 PM
 

Vanden Berg, Michael
Utah Geological Survey, United States
Saline water disposal into the Birds Nest Aquifer in Uintah County, Utah: implications for potential oil shale development
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  13. Energy, Water, CO2  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Vawter, Glenn
National Oil Shale Association, United States
Progress Report – Oil shale R,D&D leases
Tuesday, October 20, 2009:  5. Research Development & Demonstration Update  -  10:10 - 11:50 AM
 

Wood, Thomas
Idaho National Laboratory, United States
A first order evaluation of atmospheric emissions from a hypothetical in-situ oil shale retort
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  16. Health & Environmental Risk  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Yeakel, Jesse
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, United States
Spatial variability of oil shale grade within rick and lean oil shale zones, Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Colorado
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  15. Geology & Stratigraphy  -  1:00 - 2:40 PM
 

Zhou, Wei (Wendy)
Colorado School of Mines, United States
GIS- and Web-based water resource geospatial infrastructure for oil shale development in the Western United States
Wednesday, October 21, 2009:  11. Surface & Ground Water  -  8:00 - 9:40 AM