Hydraulic Fracturing Overview - forwarding meeting notice from the local section of the Society of Women Engineers

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Dr. Connie King of the Society of Women Engineers - Pikes Peak Section(SWE-PPS)has asked us to forward on a meeting notice for a talk on "Hydraulic Fracturing Overiview" being given by Ms. Diana Burns, P.E., at 5:30 PM on November 2, 2011 at the K-12 STEM Room A327. There is an admission charge of $15.00 which includes dinner. Details at given below:

Dinner Meeting of SWE – Pikes Peak Section

Time & Date: 5:30 pm, Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Location: K-12 STEM Room A327, STEM Room A327, Osborne Center for Science and Engineering (formerly known as the Science and Engineering Building) (directions and campus map attached)

Topic: Hydraulic Fracturing Overview – why we’re hearing so much about it now

An oil company has purchased 18,000 acres of the Banning Lewis Ranch on the east side of Colorado Springs and may drill there for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic Fracturing techniques are widely-used by energy companies to extract oil and gas from shale formations 6,000 to 10,000 feet below the ground. Attend this presentation to learn more about oil and natural gas production that may occur soon in our community.

Speaker: Diana Burn, P.E., Eastern Engineering Supervisor, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission

Diana Burn earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. Biomedical Engineering. She has spent the last five years in the oil and gas industry and most of her experience has been in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of northeastern Colorado. The Denver-Julesburg Basin is experiencing a mini-boom in horizontal drilling in the Niobrara formation. Advances in hydraulic fracturing and drilling technologies have made the shale oil and shale gas plays economic and they have important roles in domestic production.

Menu: Lasagna Buffet – Mixed Greens Garden Salad with Ranch and Balsamic Dressings, Meat and Vegetarian Layered Lasagna. Served with Garlic Bread, Cream Filled Cannoli Dessert and Lemonade or Freshly Brewed Iced Tea.

Price: $15.00 per person (includes taxes and tip)

RSVP Deadline: By 5:00 pm Thursday, October 27th please RSVP by contacting Connie King via email at connie@chkinglaw.com with your name and phone number.

Please note that a reservation is a financial commitment. We have to guarantee the number of people attending the dinner. If you make a reservation and do not attend, you will be billed.

Parking: Parking garage at UCCS – Visitor parking $1.75/hour.

Thanks very much for your consideration!

Connie H. King, Esq., P.E.
SWE-PPS President
Law Firm of Connie H. King, LLC
4711 Constitution Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
(719) 650-2783
connie@chkinglaw.com

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Parking and Walking Directions to the Daniels K12 Room

We will be meeting in the K-12 STEM Educational Teaching Laboratory room A327 in the New Science and Engineering Building.

Here are the parking instructions

1. From Austin Bluffs Pkwy, enter the main entrance at the light at UCCS (western-most entrance to Regent Circle) and proceed around the roundabout to the parking garage on your left (Bldg “PG” on map)

2. Park your vehicle in a numbered space on the Visitor level (3rd level.) Note the space number in which you parked.

3. Proceed to one of the three pay stations located on the 3rd level. There are two stations at the northwest corner and a station at the southeast corner.

4. Parking is $1.75/hr.

From the Parking Garage

From the parking garage take the long/wide sidewalk to the northeast (towards circular El Pomar Plaza). The Science and Engineering Building (SENG) will be on your left. Turn left towards the main entrance of the Building. Instead of going all the way to the main entrance, take the first door immediately on the right into the building. Take the long flight of stairs up to the 3rd floor. The K-12 room (A327) is at the top of the stairs.

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