The Illinois Oil & Gas Association was organized in 1946 to provide an agency through which oil and gas producers, landowners, royalty owners, and others who may be directly or indirectly affected by or interested in oil and gas development and production in Illinois, may protect, preserve and advance their common interests.

MONDAY, March 10, 2025

*Convention Registration includes ALL sessions on Monday AND Tuesday

*Separate registration required for Wednesday (Post-Convention Workshop)

11:00 am                    Food Trucks (11:00am – 1:00pm)

Please note: food purchases are not included with registration

12:00 pm                   Registration Open | Exhibit Hall Open 1:00 pm         IOGA Committee Meetings

2:00 pm                    IOGA Annual Membership Meeting & IOGA Board of Directors Meeting

President Steve Lampley presiding

3:00 pm                    IOGA Legal & Legislative

Session 1

Presenters: Matthew McArthy, McArthy Law Office; Dan Reitz, Reitz Consulting 

3:30 pm                     Panel Discussion: “Navigating Success: Landman Careers and Industry Insights”

Session 2

Presenters: Nancy C. McCaskell, CPL, AAPL President Kevin Halter, Jackson Kelly PLLC

Brandi Stennett, Pioneer Oil Company, Inc.

4:00 pm                    Welcome Reception with Exhibitors

TUESDAY, March 11, 2025

8:00 am                    Registration Open | Breakfast Buffet with Exhibitors | Exhibit Hall Open

8:30 am                    NSWA: Your Representation at the Federal Level

Session 3

Presenter: Patrick Montalban, National Stripper Well Association Chairma

8:45 am                    Bridging the Past and Future: Integrating Historical Subsurface Data with Modern

Session 4

Energy Research for a Comprehensive Basin Understanding

Presenter: Nathan Webb, Illinois State Geological Survey 

9:15 am                      Carbon is Our Friend

Session 5

Presenter: Terrance Tschatschula, VaporLok

10:00 am                  Break {Brunch Bar}

10:30 am                   Outcrop Derived Depositional Models for the Silurian-Devonian from the Western

Session 6

Margin of the Illinois: Implications for Subsurface Exploration

Presenter: Brian Wilhite, Bedrock Resources LLC 

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11:15 am                     Drill Stem Testing for Improved Decision Making in Exploration, Development

Session 7

Drilling and Reservoir Engineering, Examples from Illinois

Presenter: Robert Stewart, Stewart Producers, Inc.

12:00 pm                   Lunch Buffet with Exhibitors

1:00 pm                     Legislative Updates

Session 8

Presenter: Edward Cross, IOGA CEO

Presenter: Jerry Simmons, Domestic Energy Producers Alliance President/CEO

1:30 pm                     The Role of Energy and the Israel-HAMAS War – A Geopolitical Analysis

Session 9

Presenter: Jennifer Sutton, Executive Director of the Council for a Secure America

2:15 pm                      Break {Ice Cream Bar}

3:00 pm                    Technologies for the Illinois Basin:

Session 10

Advancements and Updates in Cement, Water Control, and EOR

Presenter: Jeremy Holtsclaw, Franklin Well Services, LLC

4:00 pm                    The $50 Plus Breakeven Oil Reality:

Session 11

Making Steamfloods Work in the Illinois Basin

Presenter: Jim Brooker, Brookston Resources, Inc.

5:00 pm                     Cocktail Reception with Exhibitors Vendor Giveaway Drawings

6:00 pm                    Recognition & Awards Banquet Location: Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

Keynote Speaker: Natalie Phelps Finnie, Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

*Convention Registration includes ALL sessions on Monday AND Tuesday

*Separate registration required for Wednesday (Post-Convention Workshop)

WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025: POST-CONVENTION WORKSHOP

*separate registration required

8:00 am                    Registration | Continental Breakfast Location: Ballroom Foyer (2nd Floor)

9:00 am                    Hydraulic Fracturing Design Optimization: Case Studies from the Illinois Basin Dario Stemberger, Vice President – Engineering

NSI Technologies

Moderated by: Stephanie Storckman, Podolsky Oil Company