Countering Human Trafficking: Risks and Strategies for the Oil and Gas

SPE GULF COAST SECTION APRIL 2018

Optimization in Countering Human 2018 Unconventional Trafficking: Risks Reservoir Oil & Gas: How and Strategies for the Technology Far Can We Go? Oil and Gas Industry Symposium APRIL FEATURES NORTHSIDE HSSE-SR SPECIAL EVENTS 01CONTENTS APRIL 2018

In Every Issue NORTHSIDE Committees 4/19/2018 CHAIR’S CORNER 14 MEMBERS IN TRANSITION (MIT) Surfactant Chemistry and 02 Trey Shaffer Its Impact on Oil and Gas 21 4/20/2018 Recovery in Shale Plays 27th Seminar Series CALENDAR & MEMBERSHIP REPORT DRILLING CONTINUING EDUCATION 05 April 2018 4/19/18 22 4/20/2018 15 Operators’ Group, Rig Accelerated Learning VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS Contractors, and OEM/Service Tutorial: Introduction to 07 Jody Mahoney Company Work to Solve Rig Data Petroleum Geology Mohammed Dooply Quality Issues YOUNG PROFESSIONALS THEN & NOW COMPLETIONS & PRODUCTION 23 4/11/2018 09 Buddy Woodroof 15 4/25/2018 Artificial Lift for Unconventionals Production Optimization 4/15/2018 Study Groups With Artificial Lift and Why 24 Volunteering at The Beacon DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Should You Care 4/26/2018 Announcing the launch of the BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 24 11 Digital Transformation Study The Digital Oilfield 4/25/2018 Group! 16 Tellurian – The LNG Export Race 25 5/5/2018 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Introduce a Girl to Engineering Special Events Day at Rice University 11 4/5/18 Imaging P- and S-wave 9 PERMIAN BASIN EDUCATION Component Seismic Data 4/12/2018 17 Where Are They Now? Past 2018 Permian Basin 26 Scholarship Winner: Scott Joyce HSSE-SR Symposium: Permian Basin 12 4/10/2018 Challenges & Opportunities in a Recognition Countering Human Trafficking: Cyclic Oil & Gas Industry Risks and Strategies for the Oil SAVE THE DATE! and Gas Industry GEOMECHANICS 27 5/24/2018 18 4/18/2018 2018 SPE-GCS Awards & NORTHSIDE Geomechanics Congress: Scholarships Banquet 13 4/10/2018 Recent Advancement in Optimization in Unconventional Petroleum Geomechanics Announcement Oil & Gas: How Far Can We Go? UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DATA ANALYTICS Graduate Certificate Program: GENERAL MEETING 4/19/2018 28 19 Unconventional Energy Sources 13 4/12/2018 Data Science Convention: Beating the Competition – Transforming the Upstream Student Chapters Deepwater vs. Shale O&G Industry with Advanced Data Science Solutions SPE-GCS STUDENT CHAPTERS WESTSIDE Texas A&M University 4/18/2018 RESERVOIR 29 University of Houston 14 Hydraulic Fracture Geometry 4/26/2018 Characterization Using Low- 20 2018 Reservoir Technology Frequency DAS Signal Symposium: Maximizing Our Resource

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING – APRIL 19 [email protected] 02CHAIR’S CORNER APRIL 2018

Board Activity Update TREY SHAFFER, 2017 – 2018 SPE-GCS CHAIR

A number of Gulf Coast Section Audit key activities In support of the governance requirements of SPE and are underway to the Gulf Coast Section, Grant Thornton was retained renew the Board to undertake an operational review of SPE-GCS from of Directors and October 30-November 3, 2017. Prashant Sainani, Gulf address findings Coast Section Treasurer, facilitated the audit with support from an internal from myself, Taylor Wright, and Vicki Rau. I thought it audit conducted for the Gulf Coast Section by Grant would be useful to share the following excerpt from the Thornton. I’ve provided a brief summary of this work executive summary with members: by the Board for the members of the Gulf Coast Section. “The operational review focused on the Section’s Election of Gulf Coast underlying governance and structure and the policies, procedures and operations within the financial Section Board Members management and communication business processes We have begun our nomination process to elect several for FY 2018 as of November 2017. The review primarily key Board positions. The Nominating Committee will be focused on benchmarking current operating processes chaired by Deepak Gala, and members include Marise against leading practices for not-for-profit and trade Mikulis, Karin Gonzalez, Mohammad Tabatabaei, Nils organizations. Observations and recommendations Kageson-Loe, Bill Davis, and Mike Redburn. are relative to a not-for-profit or trade organization The Nominating Committee will proceed as follows: with an already established set of procedures aligned with leading practices. 1. The Nominating Committee will prepare a slate of candidates for each office and the date and location of a Grant Thornton identified several notable processes vote for the following positions: one candidate each for during the review: the position of vice chair, secretary, vice treasurer, and • SPE–GCS has active membership and encourages three at-large directors. The Nominating Committee both petroleum engineers and adjacent disciplines to will also nominate one candidate for each director (key join the Section. committee chair) position to be appointed by the chair. • Despite the energy industry down cycle and subsequent 2. The deadline to submit nominations will be April 15. decrease in membership and funding, SPE-GCS 3. Please submit nominations to Deepak Gala at established the scholarship fund to support students in [email protected] and the profession. Taylor Wright at [email protected] • The annual budgeting process combines input from 4. Slate of candidates will be presented at the May 17, all levels, including committees, study groups, and the 2018, Board of Directors meeting for approval. executive committee.”

5. The results will be published via e-mail or the The auditors reviewed and assessed relevant newsletter following the Board meeting in June. documentation, including bylaws, organizational charts, roles and responsibilities, policies, financial data for All nominees must meet the qualifications for section 2016- 2017, and key presentations. membership defined in Article IV of the Gulf Coast Section Bylaws. Continued on page 3 03CHAIR’S CORNER ProjectRA Project Resource Analysis & Cash Flow Tool Chair’s Corner, Continued from page 2 Software for the Integrated Probabilistic During the review, process design and control procedures were tested on a limited basis to determine Economic Modeling of Unconventional compliance with internal policies and procedures and Projects to Address the Challenges of: industry leading practices.  Multiple play segment characterization A number of potential operational improvements and  Forecasting from limited data sets opportunities were identified, including opportunities  Pilot-sizing and confidence to improve accounting controls, policies, and of achieving the mean  procedures, as well as governance associated with Modeling type well decline variability the scholarship endowment fund. To address these  Full-cycle economics findings, Sunil Lakshminarayanan has accepted the  Modeling in either scoping role of Audit Committee Chair. Sunil has developed an or detailed development mode action plan and is working closely with the Board of Directors to address the findings. Contact us at www.roseassoc.com or 713-528-8422 The Gulf Coast Section has a long history, and the LSi, the software volunteers serving on the Board of Directors are doing company of great things on behalf of our section and industry. Please join me in thanking the dedicated members of the GCS Board of Directors: www.spegcs.org/ committees/board-of-directors/. JANUARY 2018

Reserves, Economics, and Decline Software

Is your reserves reconciliation a highly laborious, time-intensive, and error-prone process? Do you wish you could streamline the process using a fully automated push-button solution?

With the large amount of data you’re reconciling, and the limited time you have, there is a better solution. Entero MOSAIC is the only reserves, economics, and decline system that delivers a fast and meaningful measure of your company’s performance in hours, rather than weeks.

EFFICIENCY: Experience up to 50% in productivity gains INTEGRITY: Have conﬁdence in your data with better visibility TRUST: Improve security through role based user/data management INSIGHT: Built-in stored results with scenario comparisons at the portfolio level

Learn more at www.entero.com/entero-mosaic, or call 1.877.261.1820 05APRIL CALENDAR APRIL 2018

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

• Research & Development

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 • HSSE-SR • Young • 2018 Annual Professionals Permian Basin • Northside Symposium • General Meeting

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 • Young • 2018 • Data Science • Training: 2+228365 Professionals Geomechanics Convention Introduction Congress to Petroleum • Board of Geology • Westside Directors • Members in • Northside Transition Seminar 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 • Completions & • 2018 Reservoir • 2018 Reservoir Production Technology Technology Symposium Symposium • Business Workshop Development • Young Professionals 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31

APRIL MAY Upcoming Special Events 12 PERMIAN BASIN SYMPOSIUM 24 EMERGING ENGINEERS Mark Your Calendars 18 GEOMECHANICS CONGRESS 2018 SYMPOSIUM 19 DATA SCIENCE CONVENTION 26 RESERVOIR TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM 06MEMBERSHIP REPORT

Membership Through February 2018

258 NEW PROFESSIONALS 3,796 LAPSED PROFESSIONALS 1,198 RENEWED STUDENTS 0 NEW STUDENTS 344 LAPSED STUDENTS 10,775 PROFESSIONALS RENEWED 2Current +228365 Membership Trends SCALE WORKOVERS FOR TOTAL MEMBERSHIP NEARLY 2 YEARS 20,500 2015–16

17,125 A single application of SCALEGUARD

14,250 proppant-delivered scale-inhibiting 2016–17 11,375 February 2018 technology has maintained production 8,500 Membership: 12,231 rates and eliminated costly workovers for 2017–18 JUL OCT FEB SEP JAN DEC JUN APR AUG NOV MAY MAR nearly two years in previously scale-prone

wells in Manitoba, Canada. Similarly

WHEN Apr 19, 7:30 – 10:30am impressive results have been achieved in

WHERE SPE Houston Office: over 200 wells across North America. 10777 Westheimer Rd, Ste 1075 Houston, TX 77042 The numbers speak for themselves R.S.V.P. Taylor Wright T (713) 457-6821 For more production enhancing F (713) 779-4216 technologies that improve your initial

[email protected] production, EUR and ROI numbers, Board of Directors of Directors Board Meeting talk to CARBO.

Unless specified separately in the registration website:

MEMBERS: $40/$55 Walk-in Read the full story NON-MEMBERS: $55 carboceramics.com/manitoba STUDENTS/MiT/Retired SPE: $15 Study Group Study Group Pricing 07VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT APRIL 2018

JODY MAHONEY MOHAMMED DOOPLY Jody Mahoney got involved with SPE at the Mohammed Dooply has published University of New South Wales in Australia, technical papers, held technical where she received her bachelor’s in petroleum committee memberships, and engineering. She then moved to Perth and chaired sessions at SPE conferences. became involved in the Western Australian Since 2016, he has served on the Section of SPE. After five years in Perth, she Drilling Program Subcommittee moved to Houston and became involved in for ATCE. He also serves as events focused on unconventionals. In 2015, she reached out to Arrangement Chair for the Drilling Study Group. Mohammad Tabatabaei, who welcomed her into the GCS Reservoir Mohammed is a Deepwater Cementing Technical Study Group. She served as Vice Treasurer and is now Program Chair. Specialist for Schlumberger, where he provides Jody is the Subsurface Manager for the Mad Dog Field at BHP technical support for worldwide deepwater Billiton. As a reservoir engineer, she has worked deepwater GOM, cementing operations. After earning a degree in onshore unconventionals, and offshore Australia assets. mechanical engineering from the University of Volunteering with SPE allows Jody to meet talented, interesting Indonesia, Mohammed joined Schlumberger in 1998 people, all with a common interest. Conversations with these as Cementing Field Engineer in Indonesia. He has brilliant people keep her volunteering no matter how busy life held cementing technical and managerial positions in and work become. Schlumberger operations. He is a member of AADE.

Passion is

WeEn haveE a rgyPassion for Well integrity

Engineering | Quality Assurance | Failure Analysis www.vikingeng.net | 281.870.8455 WORTHWHILE CONVERSATIONS PROTECTING YOUR BLIND SIDE

HAROLD: Cyber fraud and identity theft standout compared to many other risk- are hitting the news repeatedly. How management strategies, and therefore concerned should people be? unique compared to most of what we PHILLIP: Plenty. It is America’s have experienced in our 46 years of fastest-growing crime and Texas is advising clients. one of the top 5 states in victims per 100,000 in population. Almost everyone HAROLD: What are some of those at least knows someone personally “proactive steps?” who has been victimized. Our Wealth PHILLIP: Locking down your credit Management Committee – a group that bureau files, creating a “deterrence” Phillip Hamman discusses cyber fraud and what proactive ® includes attorneys, MBAs, CPAs, CFA protocol with your credit card usage, measures clients can take with J. Harold Williams. (Left to ® charterholders and CFP practitioners – and putting penetration “armor” on your right: Phillip Hamman, CFA, CFP® ; J. Harold Williams, CPA/ has devoted increased discussion to this major asset accounts – these are a few, PFS, CFP®) topic every year for the last four years. but more than time permits detailing. We consider it a critical area of our risk The key is to invest the time, preferably For more information, or a copy of our Form ADV, Part II, with management conversations with clients. with the help of someone qualified to give all of our disclosures, call Harold Williams at 713 840 1000 or counsel, to develop a set of strategies visit www.linscomb-williams.com. HAROLD: “Risk management” is that work efficiently for you and are usually a code word for insurance. Is relatively hassle-free to maintain. this an insurance issue? At Linscomb & Williams, our Wealth PHILLIP: Insurance is really only on the Advisors are prepared to invest that time fringe of cyber fraud risk. It’s also fair to with you as part of a client-centered say that signing up for one of the credit wealth management conversation. We fraud monitoring services, while possibly are ready to start that conversation on a worthwhile, is certainly no panacea. no-cost, no-obligation, exploratory basis 1400 Post Oak Boulevard, Ste. 1000 Houston, Texas 77056 You must take proactive steps to create at our offices in the Houston Galleria or 713 840 1000 www.linscomb-williams.com an effective defense. That makes it a The Woodlands. Linscomb & Williams is not an accounting firm. 09BUDDY WOODROOF THEN & NOW

APRIL 1970 APRIL 1985 APRIL 2000 Russian oilmen are reportedly London-based Scottish and Marine The movement toward the virtual oil involved in exploration-development Oil plc and partners report strong company continues to gain momentum, programs in more than 20 countries, hydrocarbon shows off Sicily in its as McMoRan Exploration and Halliburton while boasting of enormous new first well in Italian waters (sure beats announce the formation of an alliance Siberian reserves, all of which are working in Muleshoe, TX!). in which Halliburton will take over the threatened by high production costs. Conoco looks to install as many as operation of McMoRan’s Gulf of Mexico The infant organization of Arab three tension-leg well platforms E&D program. Petroleum Exporting Countries (Oapec) (TLWP) to develop the deepwater Nigeria creates a new police unit— reports five more Arab producing Green Canyon in the Gulf of authorized to shoot vandals on sight— nations (Algeria, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Mexico, and the three platforms to protect its oil pipelines, acknowledging Dhabi, and Dubai) as seeking to be would share a permanently moored that they have tried all other alternatives admitted, to join present members tanker, which would contain the and now must resort to this extreme measure. Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Libya. production equipment and personnel Light sweet crude oil: $26.99/bbl accommodations. US rig count: 927 Natural gas: $2.92/MMbtu US rig count: 1,939 US rig count: 775

THE REST OF THE YARN This month we continue had opened their oil lending office up the entire sixth floor, and hired a our look back at the rise in Dallas just weeks before, in May public-relations man, a Houston radio 1945. Its first loan was for $425,000. veteran named Fred Nahas. If McCarthy and fall of wildcatter Glenn The second, to McCarthy, would be a so much as burped, Nahas made sure McCarthy, as an unlikely jaw-dropping $22 million, among the it got into the papers. Texas reporters financial partner for his largest loans Equitable’s board had ever quickly discovered that McCarthy, approved. That was only the beginning. with his dashing mustache and good hotel steps forward. looks, was eminently quotable— To ascertain McCarthy’s making him an entirely different As World War II drew to a close, in creditworthiness, Equitable first animal from taciturn Hugh Roy Cullen the summer of 1945, a broker put commissioned an analysis of or other press-shy Texas oilmen. So McCarthy in touch with an officer at the his business. In February 1946, a frenetic were McCarthy’s preparations Equitable Life Assurance Society of the petroleum engineer it had hired valued that year, and so effective Nahas at United States. It was a fateful choice. McCarthy’s oil and gas reserves at $45 publicizing them, it sometimes seemed Up and down Fifth Avenue, scores million. On the strength of that report, McCarthy was the only oilman in of New York lenders, keenly aware Equitable advanced McCarthy the Houston in 1946. of the massive loans Sid Richardson first $22 million, all but $3 million of and Clint Murchison had taken, were which went to pay off existing debts. Next month, McCarthy flocking to find oilmen of their own to McCarthy knew that more would be begins his promotional fund. America’s third-largest lender, coming, and in short order began to put Equitable, was late to the oil game but his plans into motion. He moved his campaign. determined to catch up. Its executives offices into the Shell building, taking APRIL 2018 Discover more about TETRA’s deepwater completion fluids innovations. Your Clear Solution HISTORY QUIZ for Deepwater Completions

The majority of the earliest TETRA CS Neptune™ is a high-density (up to a density of 15.4 ppg, 1.85 g/ml), solids-free fracturing fluids were oil-based. fluid that provides a viable alternative to zinc bromide and cesium formate brines. ► Zinc-free with global environmental acceptability By 1970 (and within 5%), what ► Does not require zero-discharge system of work ► Formulated from renewable products, ensuring continuity of supply APRIL 2000 percentage of the fracturing fluids ► Can be reclaimed for reuse, using standard technology The movement toward the virtual oil ► Requires no special mixing, handling, or storage equipment at rigsite being employed were water-based? ► Can be formulated as a low-solids, reservoir drill-in fluid company continues to gain momentum, TETRA CS Neptune fluid is another innovative solution from TETRA Technologies, Inc. as McMoRan Exploration and Halliburton If you would like to participate in this month’s quiz, announce the formation of an alliance e-mail your answer to [email protected] by noon April 15. tetratec.com in which Halliburton will take over the The winner, who will be chosen randomly from all correct answers, will receive a $50 gift card to a nice restaurant operation of McMoRan’s Gulf of Mexico ® E&D program. (courtesy of the ProTechnics Division of Core Lab). Nigeria creates a new police unit— authorized to shoot vandals on sight— ANSWER TO MARCH’S QUIZ to protect its oil pipelines, acknowledging In the early part of the 21st century, John Browne, that they have tried all other alternatives Group Chief Executive with BP, was quoted as saying, and now must resort to this extreme measure. “I believe the American people expect a company like BP,

O M T E

S R

U S to C E Z C LO Y E E

V P

I R E

R M

D E Light sweet crude oil: $26.99/bbl the largest single supplier of oil and gas in this country, DEDICATED TO THE CØRE Ø E

© 2016 TETRA Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. TETRA and the TETRA logo are registered trademarks, Natural gas: $2.92/MMbtu to offer answers, not excuses.” and TETRA CS Neptune is a trademark of TETRA Technologies, Inc. US rig count: 775 Congratulations to February’s winner – Jack Courtney

CONNECT WITH

We challenge you to send us your feedback on anything related to SPE-GCS.

Email Taylor Wright today: [email protected] 11STUDY GROUP APRIL 2018

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Announcing the launch of the Digital Transformation Study Group!

Tentative Lunch & Learn subjects include: Check the webpage spegcs.org/study-groups/digital- transformation/ for monthly Lunch & Learns Agenda. From • OMV Sucker Rod Pump Edge Analytics that page use the link provided to review your preferences to • DCP Benefits of Analytics and Physics based IoT receive email updates from our study group! • Transocean, IoT Deployment Lessons Learned

ENABLING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION - DATA AS DIGITAL CAPITAL

DRIVE SHARE GUIDE Adoption Use Case & Best Practices The Industry Data-Driven Decision Promote Safety, Increase Towards understanding, Making using IIoT + Big Data + Productivity, Reduce Costs, leveraging, and protecting data AI + Cyber Security Minimize Environmental Impact a critical enterprise asset.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Imaging P- and S-wave EVENT INFO 9 Component Seismic Data WHEN RARE is an exclusive, proprietary, traditionally considered to be a P-wave Wed, April 5, 2018 state-of-the-art seismic processing sources, from 2D (1C or 2C) seismic data 11:30am – 1:00pm algorithm. or 3D multicomponent seismic data. SPEAKER • RARE’s software extracts weak signals • RARE enhances P-P wave data and John Robinson from complex noisy seismic data. provides vastly improved velocity Incoming P- and S-wave 9 Component volumes and reflection imaging. • RARE offers a novel method to Seismic Data, Rare Technologies extract S-wave information (SV-SV, • R&D includes extraction of the SV-P SH-SH, P-SV and SV-P wavefields) wavefield from traditional/legacy LOCATION from a Vertical Force Sources (VFS), P-wave datasets. Norris Center – Westchase 9990 Richmond Avenue – Suite 102 JOHN ROBINSON Houston, TX 77042 John Robinson has been active in seismic R&D for the past 14 years and is CONTACT the inventor of RARE Technology (RARE). John holds 18 patents and patent Mark Sokolow applications in the United States and other countries for RARE Technology. [email protected] John believed in his technology so much that he used it to successfully drill wells for his own O&G company, e-Wave Exploration, L.P. REGISTER ONLINE 12STUDY GROUP APRIL 2018

HSSE-SR Countering Human Trafficking: EVENT INFO Risks and Strategies for the Oil and WHEN Gas Industry Tuesday April 10, 2018 In the aftermaths of a disaster, such as a precedent of legal cases related to 11:30am – 1:00pm Hurricane Harvey, a sudden demand Hurricane Katrina and the oil and for workers can lead to exploitation. gas industry. This presentation will Especially in remote areas where discuss potential risks to the industry SPEAKER workers and services may be limited, and provide recommendations for Minal Patel Davis there is a risk of illicit labor recruiters intervention and prevention of Special Advisor to the Mayor on Human providing workers to contractors in labor exploitation. Trafficking City of Houston their supply chain. There has been LOCATION MINAL PATEL DAVIS Marathon Oil Tower & Conference Center Minal Patel Davis serves as Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Special Advisor 5555 San Felipe Rd on Human Trafficking. She is charged with making a local impact on human Houston, TX 77056 trafficking from a policy-level perspective and by advancing systems change. She developed and is implementing Turner’s Anti-Human Trafficking Strategic CONTACT Plan. Davis received her JD and MBA from the University of Connecticut and a Angelo Pinheiro BA from NYU. [email protected]

NORTHSIDE Optimization in Unconventional EVENT INFO Oil & Gas: How Far Can We Go? WHEN Unconventional oil and gas resource cost reductions have also come from Tues, April 10, 2018 development in North America has discounts provided by oilfield service 11:30am – 1:00pm benefited significantly from operators' and equipment players following the SPEAKER relentless focus on cost reduction and recession. This presentation will provide Uday Turaga optimization. A number of workflow an overview of cost optimization in Founder & CEO, ADI Analytics improvements and new technologies unconventionals over the past few years have enabled operators reduce costs and key drivers along with identifying LOCATION consistently over several years. Some new opportunities for cost optimization. SWN Campus UDAY TURAGA 10000 Energy Dr, Spring, TX 77389 Uday Turaga is Founder and CEO of ADI Analytics, a CONTACT management consulting firm. Turaga has led ADI for the past Jon Spencer – 281-291-7769 [email protected] nine years and through 300 projects for clients including ExxonMobil, Shell, Saudi Aramco, BASF, GE, Honeywell, Matt Boothe – 281-731-3140 and the US Department of Energy. Turaga holds a PhD in fuel [email protected] science from Penn State and an MBA from UT-Austin. He has authored over 100 papers and patents. REGISTER ONLINE

GENERAL MEETING Beating the Competition – EVENT INFO Deepwater vs. Shale WHEN This presentation will examine the Deepwater prospects, once a big part of Thurs, April 12, 2018 economic and technology metrics for the oil patch’s growth, face significant 11:30am – 1:00pm deepwater and shale as they compete competitive headwinds, primarily for asset dollars. The oil patch is from shale. Shale continues to improve SPEAKER getting healthy again, but in a vastly production efficiencies and gain market Brian Skeels different world. Improving efficiencies, share. For deepwater to compete, it will Senior Technical Advisor, TechnipFMC completion of “the great crew change,” need to find new configurations and LOCATION and emerging/alternative energy sources efficiencies other than just dropping the Petroleum Club of Houston are keeping prices lower for longer. cost of equipment. 1201 Lousiana St, 35th Floor BRIAN SKEELS Houston, TX 77002 At TechnipFMC, Brian Skeels serves as technical advocate and CONTACT strategic planning specialist for new technologies, HPHT, riserless Barry Faulkner – 281-627-8792 light well intervention, ROV interfaces, remote robotics, and [email protected] hydrate remediation programs. Skeels has a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an MS in ocean REGISTER ONLINE engineering from the University of Rhode Island. He is an Adjunct Professor in subsea engineering at the University of Houston. 14STUDY GROUP APRIL 2018

WESTSIDE EVENT INFO Hydraulic Fracture Geometry Characterization Using WHEN Wed, April 18, 2018 Low-Frequency DAS Signal 11:30am – 1:00pm Monitoring and diagnosing DAS signal to constrain hydraulic SPEAKER completions during hydraulic fracture geometry. It will be shown fracturing operations provides insights that DAS data in the low-frequency Ge Jin into the fracture geometry, interwell band provide a powerful attribute to Senior Geophysicist, ConocoPhillips frac hits, and connectivity. This monitor small strain and temperature LOCATION presentation will showcase examples perturbations in or near the monitor Norris Center Westchase using the low-frequency band of the wells. 9990 Richmond Ave, Ste 102 DR. GE JIN Houston, TX 77042 Dr. Ge Jin is a Senior Geophysicist in subsurface technology CONTACT at ConocoPhillips. He developed a series of applications Bharath Rajappa - 832-486-3122 that utilize DAS signals in the low-frequency band to [email protected] characterize unconventional reservoirs. Jin obtained his PhD in geophysics from Columbia University and holds BS degrees in geophysics and computer science from Peking REGISTER ONLINE University. NORTHSIDE Surfactant Chemistry and Its Impact EVENT INFO on Oil and Gas Recovery in Shale Plays WHEN This rescheduled Distinguished into potential synergies between Thurs, April 19, 2018 Lecturer presentation will give a concise surfactant and other additives, such as 11:30am – 1:00pm overview on surfactant chemistry friction reducer, scale inhibitor, biocides SPEAKER and its most relevant parameters to and proppant, thereby leading to a better Liang Xu hydraulic fracturing. In particular, fracturing fluids design. When properly Technical Manager, Halliburton the key characteristics of surfactant selected, surfactant-containing fracturing additives will be discussed in terms fluids tend to lead to better well cleanup LOCATION of conventional wisdom and newer and higher ultimate oil recovery. SWN Campus chemistry. Insights will also be provided 10000 Energy Dr, Spring, TX 77389 SPE DISTINGUISHED LECTURER - LIANG XU CONTACT Liang Xu is responsible for developing fracturing additives, Jon Spencer – 281-291-7769 [email protected] including surfactant, friction reducer, and proppant transport. He was the recipient of the MVP award for surfactant Matt Boothe – 281-731-3140 [email protected] technologies from Halliburton Academy, and his RockOn surfactant technology was voted the best production chemical in REGISTER ONLINE 2013 by World Oil. He has authored or co-authored over 15 SPE papers and several patents. 15STUDY GROUP APRIL 2018

DRILLING Operators’ Group, Rig Contractors, EVENT INFO and OEM/Service Company Work to WHEN Solve Rig Data Quality Issues Thurs, April 19, 2018 11:30am – 1:00pm IADC/SPE-18962 SPEAKER MATT ISBELL Matthew Isbell Matt Isbell graduated from the University of Texas with a Drilling Optimization Advisor BSME and has 27 years of experience optimizing drilling Hess Corporation performance in fields around the world. He is a Drilling Optimization Advisor at Hess focused on developing and LOCATION implementing a continuous improvement process to target Petroleum Club of Houston and address value limiters during drilling and completion CONTACT operations. Tom Wick – 713-806-2631 [email protected]

COMPLETIONS & PRODUCTION Production Optimization With Artificial EVENT INFO Lift and Why Should You Care WHEN With more than 95% of US oil wells on • Why artificial lift matters whether Wed, April 25, 2018 artificial lift, significant lease operating you are focused on liquids or gas 11:30am – 1:30pm costs are tied to artificial lift operations. production. By not paying attention to lift selection • How operators are improving SPEAKER and operations, you may be missing efficiencies under lower pricing Rajan Chokshi opportunities. Ill-informed lift decisions environments while extending the Artificial Lift and Production Optimizer may also cause unplanned shutdowns productive life of assets. Accutant Solutions and loss of production. Dr. Rajan • How we are setting ourselves up to Chokshi will present observations on: derive more benefits from technologies LOCATION Norris Center, Westchase • How lift practitioners' perspectives like data analytics, machine learning, 9990 Richmond Ave, Ste 102 have changed. and edge computing. Houston, TX 77042 DR. RAJAN CHOKSHI CONTACT Dr. Rajan Chokshi is an Artificial Lift and Production Reza Safari - 346-804-8916 Optimizer. With 34-plus years of global experience, he has [email protected] worked in multi-phase flow, artificial lift optimization, and real-time production monitoring. He has co-authored over 15 SPE papers, delivered SPE webinars, and conducts workshops REGISTER ONLINE globally. He has been selected as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer twice. 16STUDY GROUP APRIL 2018

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Tellurian – The LNG Export Race EVENT INFO

Tellurian’s Vice Chairman and co- west bank of the Calcasieu River, south of WHEN founder, Martin Houston, will discuss Lake Charles, LA. The project is expected Wednesday how the growth in US natural gas to be sanctioned in 2019 and to ship April 25, 2018 production and increasing liquefied its first cargo by 2023. Tellurian is also 5:00-7:00pm natural gas (LNG) exports have impacted developing upstream and midstream the global gas markets – and what role assets to support its LNG development. SPEAKER Martin Houston Tellurian has to play. A networking hour in the mezzanine will Vice Chairman and Co-Founder Tellurian is developing an LNG be followed by an hour-long program, Tellurian production and export terminal on the including Q&A. LOCATION MARTIN HOUSTON Four Seasons Hotel Houston Martin Houston is co-founder and Vice Chairman of Tellurian. 1300 Lamar St He retired from BG Group in 2014 as Chief Operating Officer Houston, TX 77010 and a member of the board of directors. Houston sits on the National Petroleum Council and is a Fellow of the Geological CONTACT Society of London. He has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Heidi Epstein Newcastle University and a master’s in petroleum geology from 832-679-7182 Imperial College, London. [email protected]

PERMIAN BASIN EVENT INFO

WHEN Thursday April 12, 2018 SPE-GCS Permian Basin Study Group Presents 8:00am – 4:20pm 2018 Permian Basin Symposium: LOCATION Permian Basin Challenges & Opportunities Norris Center – Westchase in a Cyclic Oil & Gas Industry 9990 Richmond Ave, Ste 102 Houston, TX 77042 Annually, SPE-GCS hosts the Permian Permian Basin's resurgence despite Basin Symposium, a one-day conference the challenging market conditions. We PRICE primarily focused on the most prolific expect over 300 engineers, scientists, Members: $125 and active basin in the US. In its 12th academics, managers, and financial Non-Members: $150 year, the event continues to provide executives to attend. Students/MIT: $40 a networking forum to discuss and Please visit www.spegcs.org/PBS disseminate the latest innovations and for more information. Please also join us for technological advances that drive the happy hour after the event. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 4:30-7:00pm The General Public 797 Sorella Ct, Ste 118 Houston, TX 77024

MONTE DOBSON ALLEN GILMER REGISTER ONLINE Senior Vice President of Development, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, XTO Energy Drillinginfo

SPEAKERS

• Abe Abraham and Amy Timmons • Patrick Lissonnet – Vice President, Kayne Capital • George King – Distinguished Engineering Advisor, Apache • Jon Grimmer – Vice President, Quantum Energy Partners • Kathy Ball – E&P Analytics and Data Science Manager, • Joey Hall – Executive VP of Permian Operations, Pioneer Devon Energy Natural Resources • Shauna Noonan – Chief Production Officer, OXY • Dave Sobernheim – Executive VP of Engineering & Technology, Keane Group • Jim Rose – Partner, Sidley Austin LLP 18SPECIAL EVENTS APRIL 2018

GEOMECHANICS EVENT INFO Geomechanics Congress: Recent Advancement in WHEN Petroleum Geomechanics Wed, Apr 18, 2018, 7:30am – 4:00pm LOCATION The Geomechanics Congress is an effort from SPE-GCS to contribute and Southwestern Energy impart technical knowledge to members. Attendees can learn and discuss, 1000 Energy Dr, Spring, TX 77389 with highly recognized speakers, the latest petroleum geomechanics topics CONTACT and top technology developments. The event will discuss exploration, drilling, Reza Safari – 346-804-8916 completion, and production geomechanics. [email protected] Gold Sponsors Silver Sponsors PRICE Members: $150, Non-Members: $175 Students/MIT/Retired: $75

AGENDA

7:30am Registration/Breakfast 1:10pm Geomechanical Effects on the Efficiency 8:20am Welcome and safety briefing of Plug & Perf Completions in Unconventional Wells 8:30am Keynote 1:35pm How Much Do Proppants Contribute to 9:15am Using Geomechanics Earlier in Production in Unconventional Resources? the Life Cycle 9:40am Salt Flow and Deformation of Reservoir 2:00pm Geomechanical Modeling of Asymmetric Intervals Within Layered Evaporate Sequences Hydraulic Fracture Height Propagation in a Over Geological Time Scales: Insights From Multilayered Rock Using Damage Mechanics Geomechanical Forward Modeling and the Material Point Method 10:05am Implications of New Stress Mapping for Oil 2:25pm Second break/networking and Gas Production in Tight Formations 2:45pm Well Productivity Enhancement: From 10:30am First break/networking Reservoir Geomechanics to Near-Wellbore 10:45am Drill Bit Geomechanics: Providing the Data Geomechanics Needed for Mechanical Studies 3:10pm Utilizing 3D Geomechanics Models to 11:10am Pore Pressure Prediction and Wellbore Evaluate and Influence Production and Stability Analysis to Reduce Drilling Risks Injection Operations

11:35am Lunch/networking 3:35pm Coupled Reservoir/Geomechanics/ 12:45pm Mapping Reservoir Stress Conditions Using Stimulation Modeling Workflow to Hydraulic Fracturing Microseismicity Forecast and Mitigate Infill Degradation 19SPECIAL EVENTS APRIL 2018

DATA ANALYTICS

Data Analytics Study Group Presents the Data Science Convention Transforming the Upstream O&G Industry with Advanced Data Science Solutions SPE-GCS will host a one-day Data Science Convention at the Norris Conference Center in Houston on Thursday April 19. The theme is “Transforming the Upstream O&G Industry with Advanced Data Science Solutions.” The convention is intended for upstream oil and gas professionals, academics, and students with interests in emerging data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence applications. SPONSORED BY:

AGENDA EVENT INFO

7:30am Registration and Reception WHEN 8:00am Keynote: Greg Leveille, CTO, ConocoPhillips Thursday Session: Levering Emerging Technologies Apr 19, 2018 7:30am – 6:00pm 8:30am Kim Pham, Assoc. Partner, IBM Global Business Services 9:00am Dr. Richard Baraniuk, Victor E. Cameron Professor, Rice University LOCATION 9:30am Pallav Sharma, Chief Scientist, Tachyus Norris Conference Center – Town & Country 10:00am Break 816 Town and Country Blvd #210 10:30am Session: Driving Oilfield Efficiencies and Productivity Houston, TX 77024 Pedro Esteves Aranha, Technology Advisor, Petrobras EXHIBITION 11:00am Patrick Rutty, Sr. Product Manager, DrillingInfo REGISTRATION 11:30am Barry Zhang, CEO Quantico Energy Solutions Supriya Gupta [email protected] 12:00pm Lunch Jeremy Vila 1:00pm Keynote: Michael Rowley, Director of Technology & Innovation BP [email protected] Session: Unlocking New Hydrocarbon Resources Tom Howes 1:30pm Prashant Mehrotra, Senior Manager, Strategy, Accenture [email protected] 2:00pm Dr. Liz Percak-Dennett, Technology Director, Biota Technology PRICE 2:30pm Break Members: $175 3:00pm Panel Session: Building Data Science Practices in Organizations Non-Members: $200 Andy Flowers, Director, Advanced Analytics, Marathon Oil Students/MIT/Retired: $75 Pradeep Ashok, Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas, Austin Above pricing ends on 4/18/2018 Pat Kinder, Sr. Director, Pioneer Natural Resources Troy Ruths, CEO and Chief Data Scientist, Ruth Analytics and Innov. 4:15pm Closing Remarks REGISTER ONLINE 4:30pm Networking and Exhibition 20SPECIAL EVENTS APRIL 2018

RESERVOIR 2018 Reservoir Technology Symposium EVENT INFO Maximizing Our Resource WHEN The Reservoir Study Group annually hosts the Reservoir Technology Thurs, Apr 26, 2018, 7:30am – 4:00pm Symposium to disseminate the knowledge and technology needed to achieve the many objectives of reservoir management, including understanding risk, LOCATION increasing production and reserves, and maximizing resources. Anadarko Conference Center AGENDA 1201 Lake Robbins Dr The Woodlands, TX 77380 SESSION 1 Technology & Innovation: Emerging Technologies to Maximize Our Resources REGISTRATION & PRICING FOR S1.01 Andrew Oghena, Chevron SYMPOSIUM S1.02 Reza Rastegar, Occidental Petroleum Corporation Thursday | April 26, 2018 S1.03 Hani Elshahawi, Shell Early Registration SESSION 2 Production Forecasting & Reserves Estimation Member $100 Non-Member $125 S2.01 Dan Diluzio, Newfield Late Registration S2.02 Christine Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston Member $125 LUNCH Keynote Luncheon: Non-Member $150 Oil Geopolitics and US-Mideast Relations Walk-In $150 Jim Krane, Rice University’s Baker Institute Registration Students/MIT/Retired $50 SESSION 3 Unconventional Reservoirs – *Limited spots. See website for details. A Service Company's Perspective S3.01 Johannes Will, Dynardo REGISTRATION S3.02 Liz Percak-Dennett, Biota & PRICING FOR S3.03 Chet Ozgen, Nitech ONE-DAY WORKSHOP SESSION 4 Unconventional Reservoirs – Friday | April 27, 2018 An Operator's Perspective One-Day Workshop Sponsored by S4.01 Faye Liu, ConocoPhillips 3esi-Enersight S4.02 Do Shin, Occidental Petroleum Corporation Early Registration S4.03 David Rains, Chevron Member/Non-Member $300 Late Registration SPONSORS Member/Non-Member $350 Diamond | Platinum | Registration Students/MIT/Retired $125

Gold |

Silver | Bronze | REGISTER ONLINE

MEMBERS IN TRANSITION (MiT) SPE MiT Initiative: 27th Seminar Series EVENT INFO The SPE Members in Transition Seminar Series features topics of interest to SPE members who are transitioning between jobs during the current industry WHEN downturn or who are looking for new opportunities. The agenda for the 27th Friday seminar will include the following programs: April 20, 2018 10:00am – 3:00pm PROGRAM 1 What Type of Mentor Are You? SPEAKERS There are many opportunities to mentor, but you must first determine which Chuck Greer mentoring capacity is best suited for you. This discussion will cover the following Well Abandonment Advisor mentoring categories and the roles the mentor and mentee play in the relationship: Chevron technical, job, career, impact, or counseling. Everyday opportunities to give back in this way will also be shared. Cheng Zhang CHUCK GREER Business Development Executive Chuck Greer was recently recognized as Chevron Mentor of the Year. OGRE Systems His 40-plus-year career includes roles of increasing responsibility Dr. David Pelton at Chevron, Production Management Industries, Growth Resources, and Schlumberger. He received MS and BS degrees in electrical President engineering from Virginia Tech. Pelton Communications, LLC PROGRAM 2 LOCATION Data to Make Value-Driven Decisions Houston Technology Center Cheng Zhang will demonstrate an effective visual analytical workflow utilizing 410 Pierce St pertinent geologic and engineering data to generate a type well profile. The type Houston, TX 77002 well profile provides an improved understanding of predicted well performance, critical to estimating the economic outcome and thereby reducing risk for value- CONTACTS driven decisions. Susan Howes CHENG ZHANG 713-553-5020 Cheng Zhang partners with OGRE Systems to grow their professional [email protected] reserve-related brand, R3. He received a BS in petroleum geology from SWPU in China and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from the Ashish Fatnani University of Houston and the University of Wyoming. 832-415-6835 [email protected] PROGRAM 3 BetterSpeak: 3 Steps to Improving PRICE How You Say What You Say Members: $40/$50 Walk-In Ever gotten irritated when people ask you to repeat something because they Non-Members: $50 couldn’t understand you? Ever thought that it may be because you don’t speak well? Students/MIT/Retired: $15 Learn to improve how you speak so people won’t keep interrupting you and making your life miserable. Registration Cap: 70 DR. DAVID PELTON Dr. David Pelton has been a professional communicator/presenter for 45 years and has taught courses in communication and communica- REGISTER ONLINE tion-related subjects. He holds degrees from Cornell University, The New England Conservatory of Music, and the University of Cincinnati. 22COMMITTEES APRIL 2018

CONTINUING EDUCATION EVENT INFO Accelerated Learning Tutorial: Introduction to Petroleum Geology WHEN Friday This daylong tutorial will give attendees an overview of geological concepts in April 20, 2018 the context of petroleum exploration and production. Topics include petroleum 8:30am – 4:30pm generation and accumulation and the variables within depositional systems that impact reserve recovery. Attendees will receive a certificate for eight Professional Development Hours. SPEAKER Dr. Margaret Dalthorp TOPICS Exploration Manager • Introduction • Petroleum reservoirs/ Murex Petroleum Corporation • Historical geology/geologic time conventional and unconventional • Physical geology/depositional • Reservoir characterization LOCATION processes and stratigraphy • The petroleum prospect • Depositional basins • Reference information SPEI Houston Training Center • Structural geology 10777 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77042 DR. MAGGIE DALTHORP CONTACT Maggie Dalthorp most recently served as Exploration Manager for Murex Mike Redburn Petroleum Corporation. Prior experiences include running her own company, 281-754-8629 Moorhouse Associates Inc. Dalthorp holds an MBA and a doctorate in coastal [email protected] and marine system science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and a bachelor’s in geology from The University of Texas at Austin. PRICE Members: $350 Non-Members: $375 Students/MIT/Retired: $50

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT INFO Artificial Lift for Unconventionals

Artificial lift is a vital application in • Examples of how “conventional” WHEN today’s unconventional environment. design techniques may be limiting Wednesday Two common types of artificial lift are the effectiveness of a gas lift system, April 11, 2018 gas lift and hydraulic lift. During this while outside-the-box completion 6:30 – 8:00pm discussion, attendees will learn the options are expanding gas lift’s basic concepts of these lift systems normal operating window. SPEAKERS and how they are being used. For hydraulic lift, attendees will learn Corbin Moziske For gas lift, discussion will center on: about and discuss: US Gas Lift Technical Advisor Liberty Lift Solutions • Gas lift’s role in providing solutions • The basics (how it works, its to today’s unconventional fields, performance, system response, Osman A. Nunez-Pino where laterals are getting longer and components, configurations, proper Hydraulic Lift Applications Engineer IP targets are growing operation). Liberty Lift Solutions • The basics, including its flexibility, • Specific application topics, especially which allows engineers to obtain with regards to early production. LOCATION higher initial rates while optimizing Chevron Office life-of-well production. 1400 Smith St Houston, TX 77002 CORBIN MOZISKE Corbin Moziske is the US Gas Lift Technical Advisor for Liberty Lift Solutions. He provides clients with customized solutions to their specific gas lift programs. He began his career in the field and has over 11 years of experience focused mainly in gas lift. He holds a BS degree from The University of Houston.

OSMAN A. NUNEZ-PINO Osman A. Nunez-Pino is a Hydraulic Lift Applications Engineer for Liberty Lift Solutions. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from La Universidad del Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He has published technical papers with SPE, co-authored technical articles about hydraulic lift systems, and served as an instructor of hydraulic lift technology around the world.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT INFO Volunteering at The Beacon

in four core programs: The Beacon WHEN Day Center, Cathedral Clinic at The Sun, April 15, 2018 Beacon, Brigid's Hope at The Beacon, 10:30am – 2:00pm and Cathedral Justice Project at The Please join SPE-GCS Young Beacon. These four programs come LOCATION Professionals in their support of The together under one roof to provide The Beacon Beacon, a nonprofit organization meals, showers, laundry service, case John S. Dunn Outreach Center helping the poor and homeless management, medical and psychiatric 1212 Prairie St populations of the Houston area. care, pro bono legal services, and Houston, TX 77002 Since opening in 2007, the Beacon pastoral care. has grown from serving 80 clients per Volunteers will prepare and serve CONTACT day to serving 600-800 clients daily meals and help with the laundry. Mollie Garvey [email protected]

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT INFO The Digital Oilfield

Please join us to: WHEN • Learn about BCG's view on the Thursday April 26, 2018 12 digital domains reshaping the 5:30 – 7:30pm energy world.

The digital oilfield is a complex • Deep dive into digital case studies LOCATION ecosystem of operators, oilfield service from real BCG client engagements. Boston Consulting Group companies, and technology entrants, • Hear how BCG is contributing to the 1221 McKinney St, Ste 3000 both startups and established industry digital oilfield transformation. Houston, TX 77010 titans. Digital is changing the way • Discuss hot topics facing the digital customers, suppliers and employees oilfield today and into the future. CONTACT interact, creating new business Eric Kinsey Regel models, attracting new players and This event is sponsored by Boston 504-920-8392 increasing competition. Consulting Group. [email protected]

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT INFO Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at Rice University WHEN Sat, May 5, 2018 gas engineering through hands-on 8:30am – 12:00pm and experiments and contests. 12:00pm – 4:00pm Volunteers will assist teams of seventh- to ninth-graders in activities LOCATION that teach design, planning, the Rice University scientific method, and the application 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005 of energy and oil and gas principles like density, pressure and porosity. CONTACT In partnership with the Society of Mollie Garvey Women Engineers Houston and Rice The morning shift is 8:30am- [email protected] University chapters, SPE-GCS Young 12:00pm, and the afternoon shift Professionals invite you to Introduce is 12:00 to 4:00pm. Volunteers are a Girl to Engineering Day at Rice encouraged to participate in both REGISTER ONLINE University. We will be teaching oil and shifts if their schedule permits.

Delivering stage production insight to enhance recovery and reduce costs. Frac smart, produce more, with Frac Tracers.

A Tracer Production Log™ gives you long-term data to help you plan your next well. • Drill smarter – higher yields to lower costs • Optimize well spacing and well trajectory • Compare geology with oil and gas productivity • Assess stimulation design effectiveness • Determine clean out efficiency Frac smart, recover more with Tracerco technologies. www.tracerco.com/reservoir-characterisation T: +1 281 291 7769 | E: [email protected] 26COMMITTEES APRIL 2018

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Past Scholarship Winner: Scott Joyce The Scholarship Committee conducted worked on startup preparations for a a survey of past recipients of the SPE- butane isomerization facility. Finally, GCS scholarship. If you’re considering I worked for BP in Prudhoe Bay, AK. I donating to the SPE-GCS scholarship learned a lot about topside facilities and fund or hiring an SPE-GCS scholarship equipment that summer, and I enjoyed winner, you’ll be glad to know that the the great Alaskan outdoors! program has enjoyed considerable After graduation, I worked outside of success over the past six decades. Here is the oil and gas industry for several years Scott Joyce’s story: and earned my MBA. After completion CAREER OVERVIEW "My favorite college of my MBA, I went back to the industry I love in 2000 as an energy banker Credit Risk Executive at memories include in Houston. I've worked for Bank of summer internships America, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Energy, Capital One where I applied my new and BNP Paribas. I current head Capital • Katy Taylor High School – 1990 One’s Energy Technical Services and engineering knowledge • Texas A&M University – College Station, Special Assets teams, as well as credit BS in Mechanical Engineering in commercial, real- risk management for energy and other • University of California - Berkeley, MBA world settings." industries. [email protected] The SPE-GCS scholarship allowed me As a roustabout for Conoco, based in to finish my mechanical engineering Carlsbad, NM, I fell in love with the oil and degree without having to work as much and gas business! You may not be able to gas industry. I had an opportunity after during the school year. My advice to do exactly what you want to do right out my daily responsibilities to spend time on students is to keep your minds open. of school, but look for opportunities to a drilling rig, where I learned all about the The current recovery in the commodity learn and add value. For the first several drilling process (vertical wells back then!) markets should open up opportunities. years of your career, I recommend My junior summer was spent in Mont Those opportunities may not be exactly seeking opportunities that expand your Belvieu, TX, at a gas fractionator owned what you expect, but your career will future career options. It takes a while to by a subsidiary of Chevron. I helped likely take many twists and turns, and really figure out "what you want to be fix some cooling tower problems, and I there are many paths to success in the oil when you grow up"!

CONTRIBUTE TO THE SPE-GCS SCHOLARSHIP FUND TODAY! DONATE 27RECOGNITION FEBRUARY 2018 APRIL 2018

2018 SPE Gulf Coast Section Awards and Scholarships Banquet

WHEN: Join the SPE Gulf Coast Thurs, May 24, 2018 Section as we celebrate 5:30pm – 10:00pm another year of student success, emerging WHERE: professionals, established HESS Club industry leaders, and 5430 Westheimer Rd longtime members and Houston, TX 77056 supporters!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: REGISTER Tom Blasingame, ONLINE Texas A&M University

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION REVIEW COURSES FOR PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

The Courses cover topics on the Texas State Board Petroleum Engineering Professional Examination.

2018 HOUSTON COURSES I August 20 – 24, 2018 II October 8 – 12, 2018

MORE INFORMATION: PHONE: 405-822-6761 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: winrockengineering.com WEBSITE E-MAIL: [email protected]

28ANNOUNCEMENTFEBRUARY 2018 APRIL 2018

grAduAte certificAte ProgrAm unconventionAl energy SourceS

The certificateAbout theprogram unconvention in unconventionalAl energy energy sources is a specialized certification to meet the oil industry's current Courses and demandSource for professionalsS certific withAte Progrbetter understandingAm of the Curriculum exploitation and performance of unconventional resources. The certificate program in Unconventional Energy Sources is a Students take four required courses: Tailoredspecialized for working certification engineers, to meet courses the current can demands be viewed of the at oil students'industry convenience. for professionals Online with meet-ups better understanding and discussions of the exploitation and performance of unconventional resources. Tailored PETR 6332 betweenfor students working engineers, and professors courses are provide delivered additional asynchronously, guidance Reserves Estimation I and interaction.meaning students may view recorded lectures at their convenience. Additional guidance and interaction is provided between PETR 6318 students and professors in online meet-ups and discussions. Special Topic: Horizontal Drilling Why the University of Houston? PETR 6330 Located in the Energy Capital of the World, the University of Fundamentals of Hydraulic Fracturing Houston is arguably the best place to pursue a certificate or a degree in petroleum engineering. Houston is home to more PETR 6397 energy professionals than any other city in the world. The UH Why the UnconventionaluniverSity of ReservoirshouSton? petroleum engineering department is the largest program in the View descriptions of the courses listed above Located in the Energy Capital of the World, the University of Cullen College of Engineering, underlining the ever-growing and all graduate petroleum engineering in the demand for a highly skilled petroleum engineering workforce inHouston is arguably the best place to pursue a certificate or a degree in petroleumUH Graduate engineering. Catalog Houston. is home to more energy Houston and beyond. professionals than any other city in the world. The UH petroleum engineering Fordepartment more informationhas grown to be on the UH largest Engineering's program in the Cullen Collegecertificate of Engineering, programs, underlining please the visit ever-growing demand for a highly-skilled petroleum engineering workforce in the city of Houstonwww.egr.uh.edu/certificate-programs and beyond. . 29SPE-GCS STUDENT CHAPTERFEBRUARY 2018 APRIL 2018

North American Student North American Student Symposium Symposium Our trip to the North American Student Symposium was a great opportunity for our members to gain practical knowledge through workshops and to meet members from other student chapters.

The following students placed in the symposium's paper contest: PHD DIVISION 1st Clara Palencia 2nd Mohab Dessouki During the North America Student Symposium in 3rd (tie) Huy Tran and Yuan-Yun Lin February at LSU, all members in attendance gained great insight into Big Data technology. The symposium also MASTER'S DIVISION hosted the regional PetroBowl competition, where the 1st Dutt Tripathi Texas A&M team competed against universities from 2nd Sunit Mathur across the nation. Our members extend a thank-you to all 3rd Jude Rodrigues who helped organize this exciting event. BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE DIVISION Another event we look forward to every year is Aggieland 1st Diego Barrera Saturday, which took place February 10. This is one of the largest recruiting events not only for petroleum Congratulations to everyone on their noteworthy efforts. engineering, but also for Texas A&M University as a Additionally, UHSPE thanks our host, the LSU student whole. Our members gave tours and presentations to chapter, for providing a wonderful experience. numerous prospective students and their families.

Pictured, Members of Texas A&M SPE at NASS 2018 (from left: Ravi Lad, Jordan Argamany, William Nelson, STUDENT CHAPTER DIRECTORY Kyle Soares, Meaghan Anderson, Magy Avedissian) HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE Aileen Lu: [email protected]

RICE UNIVERSITY Eric Vavra: [email protected]

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Jordan Argamany: [email protected]

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON Tony Nowak: [email protected]

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M Natalie Russell: [email protected] Hi-Crush_SPE GCS_AD_QtrPg_Feb_2018_33468.indd 1 2/12/18 7:05 PM 50,000+ Promote your business bwpd in Connect & reach over INJECTION 16k oil & gas industry RATE influencers every month! FUSION proppant consolidation technology is the only stimulation and SPE-GCS always hits your sand control solution that met major operators’ requirements to sustain long-term proppant pack integrity, withstand stress cycling and allow target audience. the ultra-high 50,000+ bwpd injection rate needed for their GOM wells. Additionally, FUSION technology can be employed for stimulation and enhanced sand control in producing wells. The numbers speak for themselves For more unique technologies to improve your production, ROI and EUR EMAIL OUR ADVERTISING numbers, talk to CARBO. COORDINATOR Read the full story carboceramics.com/injection