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2022–2023 SPE 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 2022–2023 Distinguished Lecturer season, the following topics and speakers will be presented. A calendar of the lecturer schedule is available, and SPE Live will be featuring one Distinguished Lecturer per month.

Antonio Capeleiro


Integrated Project Development of Offshore Fields
Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA)
Reservoir

Arash Dahi Taleghani


On Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells to Geothermal Wells
Penn State University
Completions

Babak Moradi


Waterflood Optimization by Data Analytics on Mature Fields Accelerate the Field-Developing Process From Months to Weeks
Three60 Energy
Data Science and Engineering Analytics

Chandramani Shrivastava

Fracture Challenge: What Can We Resolve While Drilling?
Schlumberger
Drilling

Dan Hill

Acid Stimulation of Carbonate Formations: Matrix Acidizing or Acid Fracturing?
Texas A&M University
Production and Operations

Darryl Tompkins

An Examination of the Effects of Surface-Data-Acquisition Methods on Well-Performance Evaluations and Completion Optimization
Revo Testing Technologies
Production and Operations

Drew Pomerantz

Methane Emissions: Our Obligation and Our Opportunity in the Energy Transition
Schlumberger
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Elizabeth Coffey

How Do CEOs Lead for Success? Insights To Boost Your Leadership Skills
Spark Leadership Ltd.
Management

Emily Hazelwood

Rigs as Reefs: Reimagining Our Energy Past as our Eco-Friendly Future
Blue Latitudes LLC
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

George C. Brindle

Watch Your Losses! A Case Study of Design Choices and Their Economic Impact in a Low-Temperature Geothermal Project
Skoki Energy Advisors Inc.
Projects, Facilities, and Construction

George Norton

Optimizing Field Development and Predicting EUR Utilizing Geochemistry
Red Bluff Resources LLC
Reservoir

Hon Chung Lau

The Role of CCS and Hydrogen in the Energy Transition
Low Carbon Energies
Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability

Jesús M. Salazar

Practical Petrophysics in Unconventional Reservoirs: Chasing the Sweetest!
Marathon Oil
Reservoir

Jordan Ciezobka

The Hydraulic Fracturing Test-Site Program: A Successful Public/Private Partnership To Advance the Science of Fracturing in the Permian Basin and Beyond
GTI Energy
Completions

Julie Kowan

The Geomechanics of Drilling Weakly Bedded Shale in Conventional and Unconventional Wells
Baker Hughes
Drilling

Kristian Mogensen

The Digital Twin for Production Optimization—With Emphasis on Compositional Modeling
ADNOC HQ
Reservoir

Marise Mikulis

Successful Formula for Accelerating Change
EnergyInnova Inc.
Management

Martin Storey

A Survival Guide for Digital Transformation
Well Data QA
Data Science and Engineering Analytics

Mehdi El Faidouzi

Turning the Tide: From Noise to Reservoir-Monitoring Tool
Genel Energy
Reservoir

Mike Moffitt

Effective Pipe Centralization is Critical to Total Depth and Well Integrity
Ace Oil Tools AS
Drilling

Omar Abou-Sayed

Entrepreneurship in the Transitioning Oil Field: Starting and Building a Great Company During Tumultuous Times
Advantek Waste Management Services
Management

Pallav Sarma

Physics-Embedded Machine Learning for Modeling and Optimization of Mature Fields
Tachyus
Data Science and Engineering Analytics

Paul E. Pastusek

Drill Rig Control Systems: Detecting Auto-Driller Dysfunction and Improving Behavior
ExxonMobil UIS
Drilling

Rod Batycky

Streamline Reservoir Surveillance Models To Improve Mature Floods Through Low-Cost Actions
Streamsim
Technologies Inc.
Reservoir

Ron Balliet

Unlocking Unconventional Reservoirs Using Magnetic
Resonance as the Key
Halliburton
Reservoir

Samuel Krevor

From Digital Rocks to Gigatonne-Scale CO2 Storage: Two Revolutions in One
Imperial College London
Reservoir

Shauna Oppert

Reservoir Insights Unlocked by Multidisciplinary Integration
Chevron
Reservoir

Simon J. Sparke

Well Integrity in the Operate Phase of the Well Life Cycle—Our Role as Crime Scene Detectives
International Well
Integrity Ltd.
Production and Operations

Tom Emelander

Sidetracking With Whipstocks: An Efficient Method for Increasing Your Operational and Asset Value
Weatherford Intl.
Drilling

Tuba Firincioglu

Success and Failure Factors for Cyclic Gas Injection in Unconventional Reservoirs
NITEC LLC
Reservoir

Vibhas Pandey

Fracture Height Growth Modeling in Layered Formations—Comparison of Modeled and Observed Data
ConocoPhillips Company
Completions

Wei Wang

Reservoir-on-a-Chip Micromodels: Tiny Tools for a Big Industry
Aramco Research Center—Boston, Aramco Americas
Reservoir