SPE has announced its roster of Distinguished Lecturers for the 2016-2017 season. Every year, SPE selects a group of experts to share their expertise with society members through visits to locations around the world, with lectures covering a variety of critical topics for the energy industry. The chosen lecturers, along with their topics, company affiliations, and technical disciplines, are:
Basak Kurtoglu
Creating a Worldwide Unconventional Revolution Through a Technically Driven Strategy
Citigroup Investment Bank
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Dan Gibson
Evaluating Completion Options to Maximize Value
Add Energy - Consulting Services
Drilling and Completions
Daniel McKinney
Operational Geochemistry at Work: Integrate or Perish!
Sarawak Shell Berhad
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Daniel Yang
The Value and the Danger of Complex Reservoir Simulations
Shell Canada Ltd.
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Dean Rietz
Incorporating Numerical Simulation Into Your Reserves Estimation Process:
A Practical Perspective
Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Edward Grave
Verifying Performance and Capability of New Technology for Surface and Subsurface Facilities
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Projects, Facilities and Construction
Frank Blaskovich
Energy Policy: Is it Effective? Is it Fair?
Blaskovich Services, Inc.
Management and Information
Frans Van den Berg
The Digital Oilfield - Collaborative Working at Global Scale
Shell Global Solutions International B.V.
Management and Information
Graham Mensa-Wilmot
Performance Drilling Expectations, Perceptions, and Path Forward – Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
Chevron Energy Technology Company
Drilling and Completions
Ian Walton
The Role of Natural Fractures in Shale Gas Production: What Does Production Data Tell Us?
Energy & Geoscience Institute, University of Utah
Production and Operations
Isabela Falk
Improving Reservoir Simulation Modeling with Seismic Attributes
Schlumberger
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
James Gouveia
“Fooled by Randomness” Improving Decision Making With Limited Data
Rose & Associates LLP
Management and Information
Johan van Dorp
Does Heavy Oil Recovery Need Steam?
Shell
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
John Macpherson
Automation of the Drilling System: What Has Been Done, What Is Being Done, and Why It Is Important
Baker Hughes
Drilling and Completions
Julmar Shaun S Toralde
Deepwater Managed Pressure Drilling and Well Drillability, Efficiency and Process Safety
Weatherford
Drilling and Completions
Jurgen Grotsch
Integrated Reservoir Modelling in Carbonates - Quo Vadis?
Shell Global Solutions International B.V.
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Kevin Fisher
Integration from Multiple Disciplines in Horizontal Well Evaluations to Increase Production in Organic Rich Shales
Schlumberger
Drilling and Completions
Liam Lines
Drilling Dynamics – Five Fundamental Questions Answered
Weatherford
Drilling and Completions
Mack Shippen
The Science and Economics of Multiphase Flow
Schlumberger
Production and Operations
Mayank Malik
How can Microfracturing Improve Reservoir Management?
Chevron Energy Technology Company
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Michael Gillen
Applications and Advantages of Logging-While-Drilling in High Angle and Horizontal Wells
Baker Hughes
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Neal Nagel
Stress Shadows: How and Why They Can Affect Hydraulic Fracturing in Both Conventional and Unconventional Shale Plays
OilField Geomechanics LLC
Drilling and Completions
Oluwasegun Jebutu
In-situ Wettability Utilizing Low Gradient Magnetic Resonance
Baker Hughes Inc
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Pavel Bedrikovetsky
Prediction and Management of Fines Migration for Enhanced Oil & Gas Production
University of Adelaide
Production and Operations
Randy Freeborn
Two Vital Secrets for Building Better Type Wells
Energy Navigator Inc.
Management and Information
Reidar Bratvold
Creating Value from Uncertainty and Flexibility
University of Stavanger
Management and Information
Ron McLeod
Human Factors in Barrier Thinking
Ron McLeod Ltd.
Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility
Shrikant Tiwari
Salt Behavior and Drilling Strategies to Overcome Challenges in Pre-Salt Exploratory Wells
Saudi Aramco
Drilling and Completions
Steve Mackie
Dry Hole Analysis: What I Have Learnt About the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry from My Failures
Santos Ltd
Management and Information
Steve Morice
Borehole Seismic Solutions for Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Monitoring
Shell Todd Oil Services Ltd
Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Surej Kumar Subbiah
Minimize Operational Risk Using Shared Geomechanical Earth Model
Schlumberger
Drilling and Completions
Wally Georgie
Your Field is Getting Older: Is your Process Engineering Still Cost Effective?
Maxoil Solutions
Projects, Facilities and Construction
William Koederitz
Lessons Learned: How NOT to Do Drilling Automation
GK Plus Innovations LLC
Drilling and Completions