5:00 pm

Opening Reception

Save yourself time and pick up your DUG Eagle Ford badge early! Use this opportunity to participate in the Opening Reception, which includes a complimentary, full-catered buffet and complimentary drinks. This reception provides excellent networking opportunities for the first-time DUG attendee, as well as the seasoned DUG attendee.

7:00 am

Registration Opens – Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Start your day off right with a hot and cold breakfast before you take a seat for an exciting and informative day of presentations. Use this opportunity to meet new contacts, including exhibitors, speakers and other attendees.

8:30 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:40 am

Opening Keynote: Eagle Ford Surges Forward

Hear from this major Eagle Ford operator on its drilling program, the factors that affect the Eagle Ford play, and the opportunities that remain.

9:10 am

Operator Spotlight: Aurora and The Oil/Condensate Window

Aurora Oil & Gas has participated in 250 Eagle Ford wells to date, and has recently become an operator. The firm, with a market cap of $1.7 billion, holds 2,700 net operated acres and 19,100 net non-operated acres, mainly in Karnes and Atascosa counties. Here’s an update from the chief executive.

• Doug Brooks, CEO, Aurora Oil & Gas

9:30 am

A&D Overview: Assets Change Hands as Core is Defined

The vast reaches of the Eagle Ford mean many companies have to prioritize their acreage and pare holdings down to manageable size. Here's a review of the metrics of Eagle Ford plays. What are buyers paying, and where are the hot spots?

• Jeff Sieler, Managing Director, Scotia Waterous

10:15 am

Networking Break

This conference is filled with target-rich participants that you'll want to get to know. Take the time to stroll through the exhibit hall and talk about your business with others key industry contacts.

10:45 am

Special Address

It's been an active year for Pioneer Natural Resources, whose production in the liquids-rich Eagle Ford is up 7% over last year, a record for Pioneer in the region. It is lowering costs, drilling from pads, planning 130 more wells, and spending $575 million in the play this year. How is the company managing this fast pace? Hear the answers directly from its CEO and chairman

• Scott Sheffield, Chairman and CEO, Pioneer Natural Resources

11:05 am

Economic Spotlight: Condensate Versus Oil

A division is emerging in the Eagle Ford environs between those companies that have assets in the volatile oil window and those that are in the condensate region. Fears that condensate differentials will widen have been widely voiced, as the light product searches for a home in Canada or on the Gulf Coast. Is this concern justified?

11:25 am

Activity Roundtable: Leases and Big Iron

The big land grab is over in the Eagle Ford, but leases continue to churn. Here's a look at expirations and how these will play out in coming years. Meanwhile, rig counts have flattened as drilling efficiencies have increased. The play is a magnet for newbuilds. Which rigs are in demand, how are dayrates trending, and what does the future hold for drilling contractors and operators in the play?

• Allen Gilmer, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Drillinginfo

12:00 pm

Networking Luncheon and Keynote Speaker

• Robert J. O'Neill, Team Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group and Member, elite SEAL Team 6

2:00 pm

Upstream Track

Operator Spotlight: Pure-Play in the Eagle Ford

This operator has acquired prime acreage in the Eagle Ford's volatile oil window, and secured financing as well. It has remade itself into a nearly pure-play Eagle Ford independent. Here's a look at how this company is writing a new story in the Eagle Ford.

Operator Spotlight: Eagle Ford as a Growth Engine

This firm has plans to grow its production by a significant percent through its Eagle Ford drilling. Hear about how it plans to deploy its capital, where it will bring on more rigs and how it will market its products.

• Lance Robertson, Vice President, Eagle Ford Operations, Marathon Oil Corp.

Spotlight: Eagle Ford Task Force Findings

Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter well understands how E&P operators' efforts and Texas constituents' goals converge. Here is an analysis on the findings of the recently published Eagle Ford Task Force Report, and what is next.

• Commissioner David Porter, Chair, Eagle Ford Task Force, Texas Railroad Commission

Midstream Track

Afternoon Keynote: De-bottlenecking the Eagle Ford

An array of options is available to producers seeking to move their oil, gas and condensate from South Texas to markets. This analyst provides an overview of the midstream sector, and the billions of dollars pouring into the region to reshape its infrastructure.

Refining Spotlight: Eagle Ford Oil Goes Downstream

The surge of sweet, light oil from the Eagle Ford is heading to refineries far from Texas. Here's how this crude fits into the new world order.

3:00 pm

Networking Break

After a busy day of participating in sessions and meeting new contacts, enjoy some complimentary refreshments in the exhibit hall. Use this opportunity to meet with exhibitors and sponsors and learn how they are helping clients operate more efficiently in the Eagle Ford.

3:30 pm

Upstream Track

E&P Technology Panel: Water Solutions

In the arid lands of South Texas, efficient water use and reuse is crucial to success. Water treatment technologies for scale control, microbiological control, corrosion inhibition, fracing and squeeze treatments are rapidly evolving to aid operators in solving their water issues.

• Tom Williams, Co-Founder, Environmentally Friendly Drilling Project, Texas A&M and Houston Advanced Research Center

Midstream Track

Crude Transport Panel: Pipes, Trucks, Rails and Ships

Eagle Ford producers have a plethora of options to move crude, from long-haul pipelines to rail and marine tanking. Here's how operators are cost-effectively moving crude to hungry markets.

4:30 pm

Upstream Track

Closing Keynote: Eagle Ford

This independent has forged an impressive portfolio in the Eagle Ford. Share its insights on optimum reservoir development, downspacing, well completion techniques and more.

Midstream Track

Closing Keynote: NGLs in the Eagle Ford

NGL output is expected to continue to rise in the Eagle Ford, driven by robust drilling in the gas/condensate and crude oil windows. Projects in the works to handle the abundant volumes range from new and expanded pipelines and fractionaters.

5:00 pm

Networking Reception

Celebrate a great first day at the conference by participating in a relaxing cocktail reception, which includes a fully-catered buffet and complimentary drinks. Use this opportunity to network with existing and new contacts and share your learnings from the day.

7:30 am

Registration Opens – Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Jump start your day with a complimentary, full-catered breakfast in the exhibit hall. Use this time to meet with exhibitors and other industry contacts.

8:25 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30 am

Upstream Track

Opening Spotlight: Generating Growth in the Eagle Ford

Hear from another major Eagle Ford operator on the factors affecting the play, including the opportunities that remain. Follow its progress in high-grading acreage, reducing drilling and completion costs and increasing margins.

Midstream Track

Spotlight: Eagle Ford Spurs South Texas Economy

Manufacturers are locating facilities making products ranging from petrochemicals to steel to oilfield tubulars in the Corpus Christi area. Here's a look at the projects and plans that are spurring the South Texas economy.

• Thomas Tunstall, Ph.D, Research Director, Institute for Economic Development, University of Texas, San Antonio

9:00 am

Upstream Track

E&P Roundtable: Cultivating Technical Excellence

Thousands of wells have been drilled and completed in the Eagle Ford; what has the industry learned about best practices? What problems still need solutions? How are technologies changing?

Midstream Track

Panel: Emerging Technology in the Midstream

With concerns for safety and environmental compliance, and challenges related to overall project economics, variable production and supply chain efficiencies, how has a traditionally sleepy industry adjusted and started to innovate in U.S. shale? Gone are the days of old wired SCADA and endless reams of data with no capabilities or resources to do anything with it; now hardware and software has evolved to the point performance can be wirelessly monitored and optimized in upstream, downstream and now midstream.

10:00 am

Networking Brunch

One of the most important reasons to attend a conference is the networking! Visit the exhibit hall and visit with current contacts and possible business partners and suppliers.

10:30 am

New-Play Spotlight: Sweet Spots in the Buda

The Buda carbonate trends in an arc from the Texas/Mexico border to the Sabine Uplift, just east of the Texas/Louisiana border. Sweet spots are yielding new resources; here's a look at the state of the play.

11:00 am

Panel: The East Texas, Eagle Ford and Woodbine Experience

Strong showings in the Woodbine play in Leon, Madison, Grimes and Brazos counties are encouraging widespread industry interest. What are results to date, how do the economics look and how big can this play become?

• Steve Herod, President, Halcon Resources Corp.

12:00 pm

Conference Adjourns

Please complete your conference survey and return it to the registration area. Approved speaker presentations are offered exclusively to registered conference attendees and will be sent via email within 72 hours of the conference's conclusion.