Members in Transition Seminar #33 / Joint meeting with SPE Petrotech Study Group

Speaker #1 Title: Head of Reservoir Engineering

Speaker #1 Company: CC Energy Services

Speaker #1 Bio Steve McCants has over thirty-eight years of experience working in various positions of increasing responsibility. He is currently the Head of Reservoir Engineering at CC Energy Service Inc. Prior to that he held positions in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) as Chief Subsurface Manager for the Mid-Continent Region, Director of Reserves and worked in the Corporate Reserves Group.  Additionally, he worked for Altura Energy, a limited partnership formed in 1997 through a combination of the former Amoco Corporation and Shell properties in the Permian basin. He began his career with Amoco Production Company. Steve has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and is a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers, serving in many positions in the Gulf Coast Section including Chairman, and now serves as the Oil and Gas Reserves Committee Chairman for SPEI.

Speaker #1 Abstract: 2018 Petroleum Resources Management System – The 2018 PRMS update is an evolutionary progression that maintains the foundation principles contained in the 2007 PRMS.  The update addressed many of the clarification points that have been collected over the years and reflect the public comments received as well. The presentation will cover many of the clarifications and updates.  

Speaker #2 Title: Experienced Sr. GIS Analyst

Speaker #2 Company: Bedrock Energy Partners  

Speaker #2 Bio: Olivia Quesada has over 20 years of experience studying and working in variety of positions and industries. Olivia holds a bachelor’s degree in Geographical Information Systems and a minor in Computer Science from Texas A&M University of Corpus Christi, Texas. She is currently the Sr. GIS Analyst Bedrock Energy Partners. Prior she held positions as a GIS expert in Investment Banking firm, Upstream Mineral Rights Owner company, Oil & Gas Sr. Consultant firm, Upstream Operator company, Midstream Pipeline company, Environmental Consultant firm and State Government.  Olivia’s passion is to utilize GIS and make an impact on her company's growth, development and explore new opportunities. She is married with two children.   

Speaker #2 Abstract: Olivia enjoys helping others understand GIS in the Oil and Gas industry. She wants to create and maintain and inspire her company to grow with the knowledge and power of GIS. GIS is so powerful when you can create integrations of other software products to help a sub-surface team with analysis, database management and illustrations utilizing GIS in many formats. She loves the challenge of informing, developing and training others how GIS can take a company to the next level.

Speaker #3 Title: Employee Network Coordinator

Speaker #3 Company: Chevron

Speaker #3 Bio: Kristan Crapps is the Employee Network Coordinator in Chevron’s Office of Global Diversity, managing global employee network programming and related strategic external partnerships. Kristan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds both Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.  Kristan is President of Chevron’s Black Employee Network and participates in several company related, regional and national leadership initiatives. She is married with two children.

Speaker #3 Abstract: Enhancing Your Personal and Professional Brand - One’s brand is their collective representation based on behaviors, reputations, aptitude, network, and the uniqueness that differentiates them from others. This interactive seminar will guide attendees through the steps that they can take to grow their personal and professional brand so that it can be leveraged for their benefit.