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No NMR expert, no problem Saturation Profiles Gas Isotherms Porosity Overburden & Flooding Studies 2D Maps Capillary Pressure Relative Permeability Wettability Shale Analysis Pore Size (T1/T2) Distributions Web: www.oxinst.com/geospec | Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenimaging.com | Email: [email protected] CJ0963 Full page advert .indd 1 11/12/2020 13:34 INSIDE THIS EDITION Calendar of Events ........................................................................................................................................05 From the President .......................................................................................................................................06 From the Editor ............................................................................................................................................07 Board of Directors Reports Up Next .................................................................................................................................................08 Tech Today ............................................................................................................................................09 Learning Opportunities .........................................................................................................................11 Financial Times ......................................................................................................................................13 Informative Technology .........................................................................................................................16 The Feed ...............................................................................................................................................17 Regional Understandings North America 1 and 2 ...............................................................................................................18 Asia Pacific .................................................................................................................................19 Europe .......................................................................................................................................20 Latin America .............................................................................................................................21 Middle East/Africa .....................................................................................................................22 SPWLA 2020 Annual Awards and Honors ......................................................................................................23 Articles A Brief History of Schlumberger (Part 2 of a 5-Part Series) .....................................................................33 Geologic Field Trips ...............................................................................................................................39 Petrophysics Quiz and Delightful Statistics .............................................................................................40 Throwback Thursday .............................................................................................................................48 The Bridge Future of Petrophysics – Part 1 ..............................................................................................................51 Perspective of a Young Petrophysicist ....................................................................................................53 2021 12th UPC International Symposium Announcement .............................................................................54 2021 JFES Symposium Announcement ..........................................................................................................55 2021 PDDA Machine-Learning Contest Call for Proposals ..............................................................................56 2021 Fall Topical Conference Call for Papers ..................................................................................................57 Petrophysics NMR Special Issue Call for Papers .............................................................................................59 Chapter News ...............................................................................................................................................60 New Members ..............................................................................................................................................88 SOCIETY OF P S E T T R S O Y P L H A Y N SI A CIS OG TS AND WELL L Issue 04 SPWLA TODAY July 2021 4 The Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Board of Directors 2021–2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS President VP Finance, Secretary, Katerina Yared and Administration September 15–17, 2021 SM Energy Adam Haecker The 12th UPC International Symposium Highlands Ranch, CO, USA Continental (+1) 720-431-7482 OKC, OK USA Hosted by The East China Chapter of SPWLA [email protected] (+1) 979-587-1061 Theme – New Well Logging Techniques [email protected] www.spwla.org President-Elect VP Publications Tegwyn Perkins Songhua Chen Lloyd’s Register Halliburton September 22–23, 2021 Houston, TX, USA Houston, TX, USA Petrophysical Multimineral Analysis Training Series (+1) 713-670-4976 (+1) 281-687-9559 [email protected] [email protected] Instructor – Patricia E. Rodrigues SeisPetro Geoconsulting VP Technology VP Information Technology Carlos Torres-Verdin Harry Xie www.spwla.org University of Texas at Austin CoreLab Austin, TX, USA Houston, TX USA (+1) 512-471-4216 (+1) 713-328-2768 September 30–October 1, 7, 8, 2021 [email protected] [email protected] The 26th JFES Formation Evaluation Symposium Virtual Event VP Education VP Social Media Fransiska Goenawan Mathilde Luycx Special Session: Integrated Evaluation Halliburton ExxonMobil http://jfes-spwla.org Houston, TX, USA Houston, TX USA (+1) 346-401-8201 [email protected] [email protected] October 21–22 2021 SPWLA Topical Conference REGIONAL DIRECTORS Topic – Unconventional Petrophysics N. America 1 Middle East/Africa Houston, TX Robin Slocombe Nelson Suarez www.spwla.org Schlumberger Dubai Petroleum Establishment Houston, TX, USA Dubai, UAE (+1) 281-690-0837 (+971) 504-528576 [email protected] [email protected] November 10–11, 2021 Petrophysical Multimineral Analysis Training Series N. America 2 Asia and Australia Instructor – Patricia E. Rodrigues Matthew Blyth Ryan Lafferty Schlumberger Consultant SeisPetro Geoconsulting Houston, TX USA Bangkok, Thailand www.spwla.org (+1) 832-444-4206 [email protected] [email protected] Latin America June 10–15, 2022 Bruno Menchio Faria Executive Director SPWLA 63rd Annual Symposium ENEVA Sharon Johnson Rio de Janeiro, Brazil SPWLA Stavanger, Norway (+55) 219-9140-150 Houston, TX 77017 www.spwla.org [email protected] (+1) 713-947-8727 [email protected] Europe Eva Gerick Neptune Energy Aberdeen, United Kingdom (+44) 799 958 0218 [email protected] Managing Editor Publication Manager Elizabeth Naggar Anna Tarlton (+1) 713-444-3495 InkSpot Printing [email protected] 2301 S. Shaver About the Cover Pasadena, TX 77502, USA Set your sights on the SPWLA 63rd Annual Symposium (+1) 713-472-1100 [email protected] to be held June 10–15, 2022 in Stavangar, Norway! Pictured on the cover is the Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen), one of the many things to see and experience while at the upcoming symposium. Notice: Articles published in SPWLA Today are not subject to formal peer review but are subject to editorial review and are verified for technical consistency and relevance. Issue 04 SPWLA TODAY July 2021 5 From the President Dear Petrophysics Friends and Colleagues, I would like to welcome again everyone on the SPWLA Board of Directors 2021–2022 and thank you for volunteering your time for our members! It is an honor and privilege to be part of this dream team! This year’s virtual 62nd Annual Logging Symposium was well attended, and the platform we used worked well for us. Considering the circumstances, I would call it a successful event. I would like to thank our SPWLA Boston Chapter for hosting our symposium and all the volunteers who worked extra hours and put a lot of effort into making this event flawless. THANK YOU! In case you missed the symposium or would like to rewatch some talks or workshops, we have them available for on-demand viewing