National Oil Companies - Industry Players with New Rules Sponsor: International Study Group Speaker''s Name: Bob Fryklund VP Industry Relations IHS Day:Tue 9-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST Location: Crowne Plaza Downtown 1700 Smith Street Houston TX 77002 Summary: Against a backdrop of worldwide supply anxiety, National Oil Companies are competing for upstream assets. They control the majority of remaining reserves and have the advantages of... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Sects and the City Sponsor: Petro Tech Study Group Speaker''s Name: Peter Smarda IBM Day:Tue 9-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST Location: Sheraton/Brookhollow Hwy 290 & I 610 W Summary: "Sects and the City” is an overview of how the relationships between energy companies and the computing world are changing and evolving. The larger energy companies have historically worked as their... Register | Add to Calendar
Characterization of Multilayer Reservoir Properties Using Production Logs Sponsor: Northside Study Group Speaker''s Name: Bobby Poe, Jr., PhD. Engineering Advisor Schlumberger Day: Tue 9-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: Greenspoint Club 16925 Northchase Dr. Houston TX 77060 Summary: This topic will address how to identify individual zonal reservoir properties in commingled, multilayer systems. The talk will include discussion of how production logs can be utilized to in a unique way to... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Formation Testing in the Dynamic Drilling Environment Sponsor: Drilling Study Group Speaker''s Name: Mark A. Proett Senior Scientific Advisor Halliburton Energy Services Day: Wed 10-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: Greenspoint Club 16925 Northchase Drive Houston TX 77060-2197 USA Summary: Formation testing objectives have changed little since their introduction in the early 1950''s. A formation test is used to determine the formation pressure, obtain fluid samples, estimate formation rock... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
MIT Energy Initiative to Meet the Global Energy Challenge Sponsor: Joint Meeting with General Meeting Study Group and the MIT Enterprise Forum of Texas Speaker''s Name: Robert C. Armstrong Dept. Head of Chemical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Day: Thu 11-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: Petroleum Club,43 floor, Exxon Bldg 800 Bell Street Houston Texas 77007 Summary: Last September, following ERC recommendations, President Hockfield formally established the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) to address “the science, technology, policy, and systems design required to... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Disaster Recovery Third Workshop Sponsor: Digital Energy Study Group Day: Tue 16-Jan-07 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST Location: Occidental 5 Greenway Plaza Houston TX 77227-7570 USA Summary: The purpose of this Working Group is to develop “Best Practices” as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Key members of the industry will come together to share case studies, discuss challenges and... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
New Novel Reservoir Stimulation Technologies in Stacked Reservoirs Sponsor: Permian Basin Study Group Speaker''s Name: Randy C. Tolman Project Coordinator - ExxonMobil''s Piceance Development Project ExxonMobil Day: Tue 16-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: The Westlake Club - Carriage Room 570 Westlake Park Blvd Houston Tx 77095 USA Summary: ExxonMobil has developed two novel reservoir stimulation technologies that enable the rapid delivery of numerous high-quality stimulation treatments within a single cased wellbore. These technologies were... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
The Majors & Super Independents - What are they Divesting or Acquiring in the Marketplace? Sponsor: Business Development Study Group & Merrill Lynch Speaker''s Names: Todd Stevens, Vice President, Acquisitions & Corporate Finance, Occidental Petroleum Corporation Kevin B. Harwi, Manager, Acquisitions & Divestitures Devon Energy Corporation Scott D. Anderson, Manager, Upstream A & D, ConocoPhillips Day: Wed 17-Jan-07 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST Location: Four Seasons Hotel Ballroom, 3rd. Floor ** Hors D''Oeuvres & Cash Bar ** 1300 Lamar St. Houston Texas 77010 USA Summary: Acquisitions – Divestments – Mergers ….. These ventures can change the profile of a company overnight – for better or worse... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Integration of Microseismic Fracture Mapping Results with Numerical Fracture Network Production Modeling in the Barnett Shale Sponsor: Westside Study Group Speaker''s Name: Michael Mayerhofer Applied Diagnostics Engineering Manager Pinnacle Technologies Day: Wed 17-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: The WestLake Club 570 WestLake Park Blvd Houston Texas 77079 USA Summary: This presentation deals with the integration of microseismic fracture mapping with numerical production modeling of fracture networks in the Barnett Shale. An approach is presented in which the fracture network measured with... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting Sponsor: GCS Board of Directors Day: Thu 18-Jan-07 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Location: SPE Houston Office 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 335 Houston TX 77042 Summary: The Gulf Coast Section will hold its monthly Board of Directors meeting from 7:30 am to 10:30 am. Please register so that we may have a proper head count for breakfast goodies... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Evaluate, reevaluate, and monitor reservoirs through casing Sponsor: Completions and Production Study Group Speaker''s Name: Frederik Majkut Engineer Schlumberger Day: Thu 18-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST Location: Greenspoint Club 16925 North Chase Houston Texas 77060 US Summary: ABC Analysis Behind Casing lets you obtain essential well log data under any conditions, find and evaluate bypassed pay, and optimize reservoir management. This is a suite of services rather than a single platform. Measurements can be based on... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Standardization of Subsea Hardware for Deepwater Projects Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction Study Group Speaker''s Name: David La Caze Technical Authority for Subsea Shell International Exploration and Production Day: Tue 23-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: OMNI West Side 13210 Katy Freeway Houston Tx 77079 Summary: From 1998 to present, Shell has executed 15 projects (with 4 second phases) in the Gulf of Mexico by consistently using standard hardware components. Shell has also managed to apply continuous improvements and... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Deepwater Water Gulf of Mexico: Challenges and Solutions NEAR CAPACITY Sponsor: Emerging Leaders Program Speaker''s Name: Paul Siegele Vice President of Deepwater Exploration & Projects Chevron Day: Tue 23-Jan-07 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST Location: Crowne Plaza 1700 Smith St. Houston TX 77002 Summary: Topics to be covered: # Major GOM Deepwater Projects * Tahiti * Blind Faith * Perdido Foldbelt (Shell Operated) # Emerging Lower Tertiary Wilcox Trend * Jack & St. Malo # Major Technical Challenges * Sub-Salt Imaging... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Upgridding and Upscaling: Current Trends and Future Directions Sponsor: Reservoir Study Group Speaker''s Name: Mike King BP Day: Thu 25-Jan-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: Courtyard on St James 1885 St James Place Houston TX 77056 USA Summary: Upgridding and Upscaling: What are they and why are they important? Over the last decade, the development of detailed three dimensional geologic descriptions has become common-place within asset and... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Smart Devices and Real Time Systems – Value to the Oilfield Sponsor: Digital Energy Study Group Speaker''s Name: Carl Sisk field of the future manager, onshore U.S. business unit BP Day: Fri 26-Jan-07 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM CST Location: Microsoft Offices, 2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S #350 Houston TX 77042 USA Summary: The purpose of this Working Group is to develop “Best Practices” as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Key members of the industry will come together to share case studies, discuss challenges and... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
Can You Hear Me Now - Communicating Across the Generation Gap Sponsor: Career Management Committee Speaker''s Name: Margaret Anderson Professor and Consultant Rice University Day: Wed 31-Jan-07 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST Location: HESS Club (Houston Engineering & Science Society) 5430 Westheimer Road at Westheimer Way Houston TX USA Summary: Engineering societies and businesses need regular infusions of young blood to survive and thrive. Yet, these groups sometimes fail to attract or keep younger engineers. Young and old say they have trouble talking to... Register Google Maps | Add to Calendar
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Research & Innovation in Subsea Technology - Making Frontier Development Possible Sponsor: General Meeting Study Group Speaker''s Name: Dr. Peter Breese Global Technical Director Vetco-Gray Day: Thu 8-Feb-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: Petroleum Club, 43 Floor, EXXON Bldg 800 Bell Street Houston Texas 77002 Summary: The world’s oil is becoming tougher and tougher to get at whether because of geopolitical, environmental or technical challenges. In deepwater, ultra-deepwater or arctic conditions, transporting associated gas or... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
The End of Stranded Gas: The Emergence of the Gas to Products (GTP) Option Sponsor: Reservoir Study Group Day: Thu 22-Feb-07 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CST Location: The Courtyard on St James 1885 St James Place Houston TX 77056 USA Summary: The world has an abundant supply of low cost natural gas in remote locations. The monetization of these stranded gas resources requires new technologies and new, large markets. GTP technologies, including the... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
2007 Annual Emerging Engineers Conference Sponsor: Emerging Leaders Program Committee Day: Tue 3-Apr-07 8:00 AM - Wed 4-Apr-07 12:30 PM CDT Location: ExxonMobil Building 800 Bell Street Houston TX 77002 USA Summary: Mark your calendars for the Gulf Coast Emerging Leaders Program’s third annual Emerging Engineers Conference. The conference will be held April 3rd through April 4th at the... Register | Google Maps | Add to Calendar
SPE 2007 Digital Energy Conference & Exhibition Sponsor: Digital Energy Study Group Day: Wed 11-Apr-07 7:30 AM - Thu 12-Apr-07 6:00 PM CST Location: George R. Brown Convention Center – Hall G 1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston TX 77010 USA Summary: The seventh annual Digital Energy Conference and Exhibition will be held 11 – 12 April 2007 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. This symposium will target digital technology as an enabler of intelligent ...
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Chairman''s Corner Support for Education The Gulf Coast Section has a long history of supporting education. Perhaps the program that stands out the most is our scholarship program. Last year the Board voted to increase our...
Then and Now - January 2007 January 1957 A lush new field for mystery novels and extravaganzas is opened up by news of the theft of oil maps from Gulf Oil Corp. At last…a wholesale distributor of automotive supplies advertises a...
Nominate an SPE Colleague for an Award The Gulf Coast Section has many members who should be considered for recognition as part of the Society’s Honors and Awards Program. The SPE awards program recognizes significant technical and...
President’s Award for Excellence—8th in a Row! Congratulations! For the eighth year in a row, SPE selected the Gulf Coast Section to receive the 2006 SPE President''s Award for Section Excellence. This prestigious award recognizes SPE sections whose...
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