Scott J. Wilson

Senior Vice President Ryder Scott Company

Scott Wilson, SPE, is a senior vice president for Ryder Scott in Denver. He specializes in well-performance prediction and optimization, reserves appraisals, simulation studies, custom software development, and training. Wilson has worked in all major producing regions in his 30-year career as an engineer and consultant with Arco and Ryder Scott. He served as cochairperson of the Reserves and Economics Technology Interest Group and chairperson of the Denver Section of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers and currently serves on the JPT Editorial Committee. Wilson holds a BS degree in petroleum engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA degree from the University of Colorado. He holds three patents and is a registered professional engineer in Alaska, Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming.

Production

Gas Production-2021

Until you hear that commercial fusion reactors are online or that low-cost, grid-scale electricity storage made from commonplace materials can handle a 10-day cold snap or heat wave, there is no need to hang up your pipe wrenches. Fossil fuels will remain the most energy-dense, cost-effective, reliable energy source until an extraordinary breakthrough creates a better…

August 1, 2021 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production-2020

Engineers thrive on making more from less, and this month’s paper selections highlight efforts to improve the efficiency of gas-production operations throughout the world.

October 31, 2020 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production-2019

The summer of 2019 has been rife with media reports about negative gas pricing in the Permian and, given the propensity of our industry to pick a favorite horse and then all pile on it at the same time, it is not surprising when we create our own boom and bust cycles.

October 31, 2019 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Energy transition

Why We Matter

When worldwide oil and gas consumption reached record levels yet again in 2017, SPE members were there when it counted, helping to generate more light and power for billions of people across the world.

February 28, 2019 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production Technology-2018

Does better data lead to better outcomes for one or even for all? High-quality data have become a resource in themselves, to be traded and leveraged for personal gain.

October 31, 2018 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production Technology-2017

Natural gas producers should remain happy campers for the foreseeable future; they are supplying an increasing long-term demand at an increasingly stable international market price.

October 31, 2017 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Gas Production Technology-2016

Increased fossil fuel use correlates strongly with increased standard of living, wealth, life expectancy, and food availability. Why are we so negative about something that has done so much good for so many people?

October 31, 2016 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
LNG

Gas Production Technology-2015

Conventional wisdom implies that natural-gas demand will continue to grow, especially in locations where coal is being phased out, nuclear growth has slowed/reversed, and renewables remain a small and intermittent energy source for the foreseeable future.

October 31, 2015 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production Technology-2014

The incredibly tight rocks that are the source of North America’s gas renaissance are off limits in Germany and France. Though Maersk drilled the first multifractured horizontal well in the North Sea in 1987, some European countries are now banning operations that have occurred legally for decades.

October 31, 2014 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Unconventional/complex reservoirs

Gas Production Technology-2013

The North American shale-gas boom has highlighted the differences that a few years and a few thousand miles can make.

October 31, 2013 • Scott J. Wilson • Journal of Petroleum Technology