35th Oil Shale Symposium - Oil Shale Field Trip to the Uinta Basin

35th Oil Shale Symposium:

35th Oil Shale Symposium

Salt Lake City, Utah

October 5-6, 2015 :: Field Trip October 7-8, 2015

Oil Shale Field Trip to the Uinta Basin

A 2-day field trip to the Uinta Basin will provide insights into the oil shale resource from geological and technological perspectives. We will visit key outcrop localities and oil shale test and production facilities. The field trip will leave from Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:30 AM and will return to Salt Lake City on Thursday, October 8th in the late afternoon. The trip will include transportation, accommodations in a double-occupancy room, one breakfast, two lunches, and one dinner. Participation will be limited to 40. The itinerary may change depending upon accessibility and permission.

Day 1 Itinerary, October 7, 2015

• 7:30 AM – Leave Salt Lake City, departing from Hilton Downtown
• Willow Creek overlook, Seep Ridge Road :: Overview of the Green River Formation in the Uinta Basin, Utah
• Red Leaf Resources, Inc. :: Tour of Red Leaf's oil shale pilot plant and construction of the near commercial-scale Ecoshale retorting capsule
• U.S. Oil Sands, Inc. :: Tour of U.S. Oil Sands mining and extraction operation
• Travel to Vernal for dinner and overnight lodging; dinner at the Utah Field House of Natural History Museum, hosted by Uintah County

Day 2 Itinerary, October 8, 2015

• MCW Energy Group :: Tour of MCW's new oil sands operation on Asphalt Ridge
• Enefit American Oil :: Mahogany zone box cut
• Evacuation Creek outcrop :: The closing of ancient Lake Uinta
• Enefit American Oil :: White River oil shale mine, lunch provided by Enefit American Oil
• Return to Hilton Salt Lake City by 6:30 PM

The Field Trip can accommodate only a limited number of participants and generally fills quickly; therefore, early registration is recommended. If you register for the Field Trip and then cancel your registration, NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN.

35th Oil Shale Symposium:

35th Oil Shale Symposium

Salt Lake City, Utah

October 5-6, 2015

Fees and Registration

The registration type(s) and fee(s) for 35th Oil Shale Symposium are shown below:

• Regular Attendees (through Aug 28, 2015) — $ 525 (USD)
• Regular Attendees (after Aug 28 through Sep 25, 2015) — $ 650 (USD)
• Regular Attendees (after Sep 25 through Oct 4, 2015) — $ 725 (USD)
• Regular Attendees (after Oct 4 - On Site Price) — $ 800 (USD)
• Regular Attendees ONE DAY (through Aug 28, 2015) — $ 300 (USD)
• Regular Attendees ONE DAY (after Aug 28 through Sep 25, 2015) — $ 350 (USD)
• Regular Attendees ONE DAY (after Sep 25 through Oct 4, 2015) — $ 400 (USD)
• Regular Attendees ONE DAY (after Oct 4 - On Site Price) — $ 425 (USD)
• Spent Shaler Attendees (Professionals 70 years of age and older) — $ 200 (USD)
• Full Time Student Attendees (through Aug 28, 2015) — $ 200 (USD)
• Full Time Student Attendees (after Aug 28 through Sep 25, 2015) — $ 225 (USD)
• Full Time Student Attendees (after Sep 25 through Oct 4, 2015) — $ 250 (USD)
• Full Time Student Attendees (after Oct 4 - On Site Price) — $ 275 (USD)

The registration fee for the Symposium includes:

• Symposium admission
• Continental breakfasts and refreshments at breaks
• Lunches on Monday and Tuesday
• Reception on Monday evening
• Online access to download proceedings after Symposium completion

Field Trip

Registration for the Field Trip is optional, but must accompany a registration for the Symposium.

• Field Trip Registration (through August 28, 2015) — $ 495 (USD)
• Field Trip Registration (after August 28, 2015 and through September 25, 2015) — $ 575 (USD)
• Field Trip Registration (after September 25, 2015 and through Oct 4, 2015) — $ 650 (USD)

The registration fee for the Field Trip includes:

• Transportation by motor coach
• Lunch on Wednesday; breakfast and lunch on Thursday (dinner is not provided on either day)
• One night double-occupancy lodging

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