Technical Topics

Abbas Firoozabadi of the Reservoir Engineering Research Institute and Yale University and Hussein Hoteit of ConocoPhillips engage in an interesting review of traditional (“old school”) numerical-simulation approaches and explain the need to change (to “new school”) reservoir-simulation approaches.

Paul Tooms talks about his career, subsea technology, and how the industry develops its people.

Brian J. Glass and Carol Stoker of the NASA Ames Research Center describe the potential for drilling on other planets.

Dennis Smith, Chief Economist of IHS Energy, gives an introduction to commercial analysis of upstream projects, stressing the importance of various inputs, fiscal system interpretation, and presentation of economic indicators.

Syed Ali shares his career experience and discusses the value of taking a technical path.

Carl Montgomery discusses his career and the value of pursuing a technical track.