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January 2019
2019 Scholarship Deadline is March 22, 2019 In 1997, the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, Inc. (IOGAWV) established its Scholarship Program in an effort to become more involved in higher education in West Virginia. The Scholarship Program was specifically created to reward the outstanding scholastic achievements of high school seniors whose parents work in the oil and natural gas industry for IOGAWV membership companies. The Association now also awards deserving high school “student employees” who have completed a
required number of working hours at an IOGAWV member company. Since the Scholarship Program’s inception, IOGAWV has awarded a total of $155,000 in scholarships to these very deserving students. Complete eligibility rules can be found on our web site at http:// iogawv.com/about/scholarship. aspx and will be sent to all member companies. Here is a quick glance at those rules: 1. Applicant must be a West Virginia high school senior. 2. Applicant must be a depen-
dent of an employee/ retiree of an IOGAWV Company in good standing OR be employed by an IOGAWV Mike McCown Company in Communication & good standEducation Chair ing (Student employee must have worked a minimum of 400 hours is the Scholarships Continued on page 6
Don’t Miss Tuesday’s Technical Sessions
IOGAWV’s Winter Meeting is the best-attended industry event of the year, so make plans now to join friends, colleagues, legislators and professional contacts for this exciting two-day event. Mark your calendars and register now (see page 27) for January 22-23, 2019, at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. A great lineup of technical sessions has been set for Tuesday, January 22. Benefit your business by taking advantage of the sponsorship opportunities available. Simply fill out the sponsor form on page 26 or contact Lori Miller Smith for specific event sponsorships. The potential exposure, educational opportunities and networking make this a great investment for your company. Continuing IOGAWV’s commitment to providing the latest tech-
nological advancements, we are pleased that presentations will be made by C & J Energy Services, Schlumberger Oilfield Services and SLS Land & Energy Development during the technical sessions from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. There is no charge to attend these technical sessions. Tuesday morning begins with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. in Salons A-D, sponsored by C&J Energy Services, Schlumberger Oilfield Services and SLS Land & Energy Development. Technical sessions begin at 9:00 a.m., with presentations by C&J Energy Services. Heath Myatt, Technical Manager - Coil Tubing, will present “Factory Model Approach for Successful Coil Tubing Unit Drill-out Operations in Unconventional Horizontal Wells,” followed by Jason Glascock, Senior
Operations Manager, discussing “Tailored Stimulation Designs for Every Horizontal Well.” The C & J session concludes with Scott Kevin Ellis Wallace, VP Vice President Seismos, sharing & Program Chair “New Technology for Real Time Fracturing Dimensions.” Senior Environmental and Occupational Health Scientist Patrick Tyczynski with M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger company, will describe “Beneficial Reuse of Synthetic Based Drill Cuttings - Opportunities Ahead.” Lunch for technical session attendees will take place from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the third floor Pavilion. This Tech. Sessions Continued on page 14
INSIDE
Brett Loflin / 2 Mark Clark / 3 Charlie Burd / 4 Sam McKown / 5 Greg Kozera / 7 Mike McCown / 8, 10 Mark Taylor / 13 Industry Events / 13 Ergon / 15 Association News / 16-18 Hugh Byers / 17 Scholarship Applications / 20-23 Winter Meeting Agenda / 24 Winter Meeting Sponsor Form / 26 Winter Meeting Registration Form / 27