SPE is offering a selection of seven training courses on Monday, 12 March, that will be held alongside the co-located Unconventional Resources and Heavy Oil Technical Conferences at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre.

Unconventional Resources Training Courses:

1. Multistage Completions, Fracturing, and Refracturing in Shales
   Instructors: W. Aaron Burton and Sergey Kotov
2. Re-fracturing Fundamentals: Level 2 (An Advanced Version)
   Instructor: Tim Leshchyshyn
3. Unconventional Reservoir Production (Rate-Transient) Analysis
   Instructor: Christopher R. Clarkson

For more information about the courses or instructors visit the training page on the conference website: http://www.spe.org/events/en/2018/conference/18urc/training-courses.html

Heavy Oil Training Courses:

1. In-Situ Recovery Methods and SAGD
   Instructor: K.C. Yeung
2. Screening and Field Piloting for EOR Project Development
   Instructor: Ashok K. Singhal
3. Overview of SAGD Analytical Models and Their Assumptions and Limitations
   Instructor: Mazda Irani
4. Enhanced Oil Recovery Fundamentals
   Instructor: Larry W. Lake

For more information about the courses or instructors visit the training page on the conference website:

http://www.spe.org/events/en/2018/conference/18choc/training-courses.html

And don’t miss the 12 February early bird deadline to save $150 on conference registration.

Two great events, one low price! Register for one conference, access both technical programs and a shared exhibit floor.

The co-located conferences provide the perfect opportunity to expand your industry knowledge and network in two areas of E&P. Both the SPE Canada Heavy Oil Technical Conference and the SPE Canada Unconventional Resources Conference will take place on 13-14 March 2018 at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre.

Event Highlights:

• An Opening Plenary session entitled Entering a New Era: Strategies for Growth in the Digital Age featuring:
  

o  Peter Tertzakian, Chief Energy Economist, Arc Financial Corp.

o  Pat Carlson, Founder and Former CEO of Seven Generations

o  Robert Cox, Senior VP, Operations of TriCan

o  Kevin Krausert, CEO, Beaver Drilling

o  Nav Dhunay, CEO and Co-Founder, Imaginea.io

o  Deborah Yedlin, Business Columnist (moderator)

• A technical panel session called, Winning the Unconventional Game:
  

o  Is smart or engineered completions really a thing? Does a geometric design provide the best outcome in full field development? This panel will pair technical expertise with decision analysts (economics) to contrast the different approaches applied in unconventional reservoir development.

• 90+ presentations on heavy oil and unconventional resources
  
• 6 training courses for more in-depth technical knowledge
  
• Shared exhibition with latest products and services
  
• 500+ attendees from across all E&P disciplines
  

View the technical program for heavy oil.
View the technical program for unconventional resources.

Register online or contact the SPE Canada office at Canadianregistration@spe.org.

For a complete list of SPE Canada events and training, visit www.spe.org/canada