With speakers from a variety of disciplines and professions, the program focuses on industry trends, challenges, and technology applications. The following topics, speakers, and technical discipline area will be presented during the 2016–17 Distinguished Lecturer season. For a complete topic description and author bios, please visit www.spe.org/dl/docs/Short-bios-and-abstracts.pdf.
Creating a Worldwide Unconventional Revolution Through a Technically Driven Strategy
Basak Kurtoglu, Citigroup Investment Bank—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Lessons Learned, How NOT to Do Drilling Automation
Bill Koederitz, GK Plus Innovations—Drilling
Evaluating Completion Options to Maximize Value
Dan Gibson—Completions
Operational Geochemistry at Work: Integrate or Perish!
Daniel McKinney, Shell—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
The Value and the Danger of Complex Reservoir Simulations
Daniel Yang, Shell Canada—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Incorporating Numerical Simulation Into Your Reserves Estimation Process: A Practical Perspective
Dean Rietz, Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Verifying Performance and Capability of New Technology for Surface and Subsurface Facilities
Ed Grave, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company—Projects, Facilities, and Construction
Energy Policy: Is it Effective? Is it Fair?
Frank Blaskovich, Blaskovich Services Inc.—Management and Information
The Digital Oilfield–Collaborative Working at Global Scale
Frans VandenBerg, Shell Global Solutions International—Management and Information
Performance Drilling Expectations, Perceptions, and Path Forward–Turning Challenges Into Opportunities
Graham Mensa-Wilmot, Chevron Energy Technology Company—Drilling
The Role of Natural Fractures in Shale Gas Production: What Does Production Data Tell Us?
Ian Walton, Energy & Geoscience Institute, University of Utah—Production and Operations
Improving Reservoir Simulation Modeling with Seismic Attributes
Isabela Falk, Schlumberger—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
“Fooled by Randomness”: Improving Decision Making With Limited Data
Jim Gouveia, Rose & Associates—Management and Information
Does Heavy Oil Recovery Need Steam?
Johan van Dorp, Shell—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Automation of the Drilling System: What Has Been Done, What is Being Done, and Why It is Important
John Macpherson, Baker Hughes—Drilling
Deepwater Managed Pressure Drilling and Well Drillability, Efficiency, and Process Safety
Julmar Shaun Sadicon Toralde, Weatherford—Drilling
Integrated Reservoir Modelling in Carbonates–Quo Vadis?
Jürgen Grötsch, Shell Global Solutions International—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Integration from Multiple Disciplines in Horizontal Well Evaluations to Increase Production in Organic Rich Shales
Kevin Fisher, Schlumberger—Completions
Drilling Dynamics–Five Fundamental Questions Answered
Liam Lines, Weatherford—Drilling
The Science and Economics of Multiphase Flow
Mack Shippen, Schlumberger—Production and Operations
How Can Microfracturing Improve Reservoir Management?
Mayank Malik, Chevron Energy Technology Company—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Applications and Advantages of Logging-While-Drilling in High Angle and Horizontal Wells
Michael Gillen, Baker Hughes—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Stress Shadows: How and Why They Can Affect Hydraulic Fracturing in Both Conventional and Unconventional Shale Plays
Neal Nagel, OilField Geomechanics—Completions
Prediction and Management of Fines Migration for Enhanced Oil & Gas Production
Pavel Bedrikovetsky, University of Adelaide—Production and Operations
Two Vital Secrets for Building Better Type Wells
Randy Freeborn, Energy Navigator Inc.—Management and Information
Creating Value from Uncertainty and Flexibility
Reidar B. Bratvold, University of Stavanger—Management and Information
Human Factors in Barrier Thinking
Ronald McLeod—Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility
In-Situ Wettability Utilizing Low Gradient Magnetic Resonance
Oluwasegun Jebutu, Baker Hughes—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Dry Hole Analysis: What I Have Learnt About the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry from My Failures
Steve Mackie—Management and Information
Borehole Seismic Solutions for Integrated Reservoir Characterization and Monitoring
Steve Morice, Shell—Reservoir Description and Dynamics
Minimize Operational Risk Using Shared Geomechanical Earth Model
Surej Kumar Subbiah, Schlumberger—Completions
Your Field is Getting Older: Is Your Process Engineering Still Cost Effective?
Wally Georgie Maxoil Solutions—Projects, Facilities, and Construction