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2021–2022 Distinguished Lecturers

With speakers from various disciplines and professions, the program focuses on industry trends, challenges, and technology applications and advances.

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During the 2021–2022 Distinguished Lecturer season, the following topics and speakers will be presented. A calendar of the lecturer schedule will be available at www.spe.org/dl/schedule.

Alberto Casero

The Unexpected: What We Do Know About Casing Deformation and How To Deal With It
BP
Completions

Amit Singh

Hydraulic Fracture Design Evolution: Recent Advances in Proppant Transport Understanding
Chevron
Completions

Benny Poedjono

Good Practices in Well Control Intervention via Relief Well Subsurface Interception
Schlumberger (retired)
Drilling

Christopher Michael Jones

Are Traditional Laboratory Reservoir Fluid Characterizations Superior to Downhole In-Situ Digital Samples? The Results May Surprise You!
Halliburton
Reservoir

David F. Allen

Challenges and Solutions of Low-Resistivity Pay: A Brief History
Schlumberger
Reservoir

Dave Cramer

Integrating Multiple Diagnostic Methods To Determine Limited-Entry Treatment Effectiveness
ConocoPhillips
Completions

Euan Murdoch

It’s Good to Talk: Downhole Communications in Well Operations
Weatherford
Completions

Geoff Salter

Making Better Upstream Acquisitions: The Role of the Petroleum Engineer and Why It’s Different From the Day Job
RISC Advisory
Reservoir

Hideharu Yonebayashi

Asphaltene Flow-Assurance Risks in Gas Injection: How are Pitfalls Brought Into the Open?
INPEX Corporation
Production and Operations

Ian Phillips

What Does the Future Look Like for the Oil and Gas and Energy Sector: The Energy Transition
Pale Blue Dot Energy Limited
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Jessica Iriarte

Data Science Applications to Time-Series Data: A Hydraulic Fracturing Case Study
Well Data Labs
Data Science and Engineering Analytics

Jonathan Getliff

Opportunities to Reduce the Environmental Impact of Drilling Fluids
Chevron
Drilling

José Carlos Bruno

Human Factors: Improving Human Performance for Safety and Operational Excellence in the Oil and Gas Industry
Petrobras
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Joe Frantz Jr.

The Evolution of Hydraulic-Completion Snubbing Units To Mill Out Frac Plugs in Extended-Reach Laterals
Deep Well Services
Completions

Junichi Sugiura

Understanding High-Frequency Drilling Dynamics Using Advanced-Sensor Technology
Sanvean Technologies
Drilling

Karim Zaki

Productivity Decline and Improved Production Forecasting
Chevron
Reservoir

Luis Quintero

To Increase Production, Listen to Your Well!
Halliburton
Production and Operations

Mark Bentley

How To Design A Good Reservoir Model
TRACS International and Heriot-Watt University
Reservoir

Michael F. Rainbolt

What You Need To Know About Fracture-Driven Interactions
Rainbolt Oil & Gas Consulting LLC
Completions

Michael Adegbite

Preferential Weld Corrosion and Integrity of Oil and Gas Facilities
Petroleum Training Institute Nigeria
Projects, Facilities, and Construction

Mohd Shafie Jumaat

Recovering Lost Productivity of Existing Perforations Through Wellbore Implosion
Schlumberger
Production and Operations

Peter Cameron

Global LNG: An Industry in Disruptive Transformation
Energy Markets Global Limited
Management

Philip J. Grossweiler

Impact of Climate Issues on Energy Industry Through 2050
M&H Energy Services
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Ralf Schulze-Riegert

Field Performance Prediction Under Uncertainty: Thriving on Automation
Schlumberger
Reservoir

Ridvan Akkurt

Machine Learning: Is it Magic or Hard Work?
Schlumberger
Reservoir

Satyam Priyadarshy

Digital Disruption Is Essential for the Oil and Gas Industry: The Current State, Challenges, and Success Roadmap
Halliburton
Digital Science and Engineering Analytics

Subash K. Kannan

Reduce Downtime and Improve Economics through Artificial-Lift Life Cycle
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Production and Operations

Subhash C. Ayirala

SmartWater Flooding Mechanisms and Water Chemistry Guidelines for Carbonates
Saudi Aramco
Reservoir

Tom Bradley

Application of Oil and Gas Subsurface Evaluation Methodology to Geothermal: The Value of Data
Baker Hughes Company
Reservoir

Walter Dobbs

Unified Well Spacing and Completion Design for Unconventionals: A Physics- and Data-Driven Approach
International Reservoir Technologies
Reservoir

Yuxing Ben

Machine-Learning Applications for Optimizing Real-Time Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Drilling