The 2023 North American Helium Conference

Due to overwhelming demand we have decided to add a limited virtual option 

The majority of our speakers have consented to a live stream of their presentations. This is a limited virtual option where you will be able to view the presentations in real time (Mountain Daylight). Please note: The talks will not be recorded. 

Virtual Registration: 

• $200 for RMAG Members
• $250 for non-members
• $100 for RMAG Student members 

Virtual Program 

Below are the talks that will be available virtually during the conference, at the time they are listed (as of March 14th). 

More may be added to the roster as we get closer. 

Please note that Day 1 afternoon and Day 2 morning and afternoon have concurrent sessions (Technical Session A and B); links will be sent for all available sessions. 

DAY One - MARCH 22, 2023

7:30 am ♦ Opening Remarks

7:45 am ♦  Keynote: Helium Market Overview, Outlook & Opportunity, Phil Kornbluth, Kornbluth Helium Consulting LLC

8:30 am ♦ The Big Picture - Session Chairs: Jeff Aldrich and Mark Germinario

8:30 am ♦ Overview of the U.S. Geological Survey Assessment of Known Helium Resources in the United States, Sean Brennan, USGS

9:30 am ♦ In Search of a Helium Standard: Regulations and Valuations in Global Capital Markets, Jeff Aldrich, Sproule

10:00 am ♦  Break

10:30 am ♦ Assessing Helium Accumulation Potential and Resource in Frontier Basins, Chris Ballentine, University of Oxford

11:00 am ♦  Demystifying Colorado Regulatory Approval, Gwen Brodsky, Aota Technical, LLC

1:30 pm ♦ Technical Session A: EXPLORATION ♦ Colorado Plateau - Session Chair: Sean Brennan

1:30 pm ♦ Helium Exploration Workflow in the Four Corners Area, Navajo Nation, Mark Andreason, Navajo Nation Oil and Gas, Co.

2:00 pm ♦ Helium Exploration in the Rio Grande Rift, Bruce Black, Black Exploration

2:30 pm ♦ Helium Systematics in the Southern Rockies, Edward Coalson, Coyote Oil and Gas CO

1:30 pm ♦ Technical Session B ♦ Midstream Logistics - Session Chair: Mark Germinario

1:30 pm ♦ Transportation of Natural Gas Containing Helium from Wellhead to Refinery, William. L. Horn, Metropolitan State University

2:30 pm ♦ Modular Helium Purifiers in Saskatchewan, Paul Terrien, Air Liquide

3:00 pm ♦ Raw Gas Processing – Selecting Processing Strategies for Your Operational Goals, Forrest Churchill, SIGIT

4:00 pm ♦ Technical Session A ♦ EXPLORATION: Colorado Plateau - Session Chair: Sean Brennan 

4:30 pm ♦ Helium & Other Inert Gases in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, Bryan McDowell, Sabata Energy Corp. 

5:00 pm ♦ A Source and Migration Model for Helium and Other Gases of the Colorado Plateau, William Craddock, USGS 

4:00 pm ♦ Technical Session B ♦ EXPLORATION: International - Session Chair: Jeff Aldrich

4:30 pm ♦ Exploring Helium in Europe, Hauville Benoit, 45-8 Energy

5:00 pm ♦ Impact Craters as Potential Critical Element in Development of Helium Accumulation, Steven Tedesco, Running Foxes Energy Inc.

DAY TWO - MARCH 23, 2023

8:00 am ♦ Technical Session A ♦ EXPLORATION: Canada- Session Chair: Michelle Bishop

8:00 am ♦ Helium Landscape in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Canada, Genga Nadaraju, Avanti Helium Corp.

8:30 am ♦ Helium Potential of Southwestern Manitoba, Canada, Michelle Nicolas, Manitoba Geological Survey

9:00 am ♦ Understanding the Subsurface Helium System of Saskatchewan with a Focus on Traps/Seals via Volatiles Analysis of Helium and Other Compounds in Legacy Cores, Christopher Smith, Advanced Hydrocarbon Stratigraphy

8:00 am ♦ Technical Session B ♦ EXPLORATION: Southeast Colorado and More - Session Chair: Rob Diedrich

8:00 am ♦ Lower Pennsylvanian Morrow Helium System, Las Animas Arch, Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas, David Bowen, Wave Tech Helium, Inc.

10:00 am ♦Technical Session A ♦ EXPLORATION: Canada - Session Chair: Michelle Bishop

10:00 am ♦ Recent Developments in Helium Exploitation in Southern Saskatchewan and Adjacent Areas of Montana and Alberta, Duncan MacKenzie, Global Helium Corp

10:30 am ♦ Helium in Alberta - Bringing a Critical Commodity on Stream, Brad Hayes, Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd.

11:00 am ♦ Geology of Natural Gas Resources at Kevin Dome, Toole County, Montana – Proven and Potential Helium, CO2, and Hydrocarbon Systems, David Bowen, Wavetech Helium, Inc.

11:30 am ♦ Comparison of Three Exploration plays in North America, Gas and Reservoir Characteristics, Land Issues, Market Issues and More, Steven Tedesco, Running Foxes Energy, Inc.

10:00 am ♦ Technical Session B ♦ EXPLORATION: Southeast Colorado and More - Session Chair: Rob Diedrich

10:00 am ♦ Case Study and Play Characterization of Upper Morrow Sandstone Reservoir Using High Density 3D Seismic Inversion and Lithology Prediction Probability, Mark Falk

10:30 am ♦ Helium – Relationships to Other Reservoir Gases and Implications for Exploration: The New Mexico Example, Ron Broadhead, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources 

12:45 pm ♦ Keynote: Helium Processing & Commercialization: Overcoming Challenges, Jeremy Jordan, IACX Energy

1:30 pm ♦ Technical Session A ♦ Technologies and Remote Sensing - Session Chair: Mark Germinario

1:30 pm ♦ Near-surface Geochemical Exploration for Helium Deposits, David Seneshen, Geochemical Insight       

2:00 pm ♦ Probabilistic Determination of the Role of Faults and Intrusions in Helium-Rich Gas Field Formation, Daniel Halford, University of Oxford

2:30 pm ♦ Wellsite Mass Spectrometry for Helium Resource Analysis, Michael Krenek, Field Geo Services Inc.

3:00 pm ♦ The Soil Gas Journey at GeoFrontiers, Gary Rice, GeoFrontiers 

1:30 pm ♦ Technical Session B ♦ EXPLORATION: Northern USA - Session Chair: Steven Tedesco

1:30 pm ♦ LaBarge Platform, Wyoming, and Neighboring Helium Accumulations: Chemistry and Emplacement Mechanism, Matthew Merrill, USGS

2:00 pm ♦ High Helium Concentrations Duluth Complex Well Gases, Minnesota, USA, Peter Barry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

2:30 pm ♦ Helium Resources in the Rome Trough, East-Central Kentucky, and its Potential for Commercial Development, David Harris, Kentucky Geological Survey

3:00 pm ♦ Exploration for Helium in the Phanerozoic, Paul LaFleur

Refund Policy

If you find that you can no longer join the live stream for the North American Helium Conference please be aware of our refund policy. 

• Cancellations before March 21st  will be subject to a $50 processing fee. 
• After March 21st funds will be forfeit. 

Please contact heliumconference@rmag.org if you would like a refund. 

RMAG Code of Conduct

All attendees of the North American Helium Symposium Agree to uphold the RMAG Code of Conduct. 

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