Summary of AADE forum : Pressure regimes in sedimentary basins and their prediction

The American Association of Drilling Engineers hosted the forum “Pressure Regimes in Sedimentary Basins and their Prediction” on 2–4 September 1998 at Del Lago Resort in Texas (a few miles from Houston). The meeting (sponsored by Conoco, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Gas Research Institute, Mobil, and Chevron) attracted 159 delegates from 14 countries. They represented 25 operating companies, 10 service companies, 5 drilling contractors, 15 universities and industry research laboratories, and 4 government agencies (U.S. and Canadian). The approximate balance of geologists, geophysicists, and engineers in the audience emphasized the multidisciplinary nature of the subject.