Presentation download – Prospecting for shale reserve potential in Canada: Challenges & opportunities
Mike Dawson, President, Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas (CSUG) shared his professional experience at Shale Gas World Asia 2011.
Mike graduated with a B.Sc in Geology from the University of Calgary in 1975. He spent the first 9 years of his career working in the coal industry in Calgary and Australia.
In 1983, he joined the Geological Survey of Canada as a research scientist to be part of a team that was assessing the coal resource potential for Canada.
In 1989, in response to industry requests for information, Mike switched his research efforts to coalbed methane. From 1989 to 1999, he was responsible for managing the Geological Survey’s coalbed methane research program. Mike is the author of a number of technical publications that focus on the natural gas from coal potential of Canada. Other research projects included quantification of micro-permeability of fractured tight gas reservoirs and a comparison of coalbed methane basins throughout North America and Australia.
In 1999 Mike left the government to return to industry where he was the exploration manager for coalbed methane projects for a number of oil and gas companies. Since its inception in 2002, Mike has been on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas and in 2007 he assumed the role as full time President of the association. He has been an invited speaker at a variety of technical conferences throughout North America and presented on topics ranging from unconventional gas potential in Canada to technologies for success in emerging natural gas markets.
His presentation covered an array of topics including the following:
- Rolling out significant exploration efforts to assess and quantify prospective shale resource
- Forward-looking statements in the future of shale in Canada: Understanding technical risk reduction, environmental stewardship, stakeholder alignment and, in case of success, significant future capital investment
- Ensure the profitability of your investment by acquiring shale assets where there is significant investments from largest integrated majors as well as mini majorsÂ
Download his presentation slides today.
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