March 18, 2021


Description

The pandemic essentially wiped the slate in terms of what we thought we were going to do. We know we have to focus on the basics (conventional reservoirs), but we also know that unconventionals cannot be denied a role in the mix. And then there is "Energy Transition"(or Energy Evolution), which has driven an exponential increase in the fraction of non-fossil energy sources in the global energy mix. Over the course of this talk, we will discuss what this means for our industry, the road ahead for SPE and how we all can play a part. While we have survived, at least 2020, and with vaccines reaching many, reviving and thriving would require a global effort from the industry and SPE.


Featured Speakers

Speaker: Thomas A. Blasingame
Speaker Thomas A. Blasingame

 
 
 
Dr. Tom Blasingame is a Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas.  He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University — all in Petroleum Engineering.  In teaching and research activities Blasingame focuses on petrophysics, reservoir engineering, diagnostics / analysis …

 


 


 


Dr. Tom Blasingame is a Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station Texas.  He holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Texas A&M University — all in Petroleum Engineering.  In teaching and research activities Blasingame focuses on petrophysics, reservoir engineering, diagnostics / analysis / interpretation of well performance, unconventional resources, and technical mathematics.


Blasingame's research efforts deal with topics in applied reservoir engineering, reservoir modeling, and production engineering.  Blasingame has made numerous contributions to the petroleum literature in well test analysis, analysis of production data, reservoir management, evaluation of low/ultra-low permeability reservoirs, and general reservoir engineering (e.g., hydrocarbon phase behavior, natural gas engineering, inflow performance relations, material balance methods, and field studies).


To date (January 2021), Blasingame has graduated 73 M.S. (thesis), 35 M.Eng. (report, non-thesis), and 16 Ph.D. students, and he has prepared more than 170 technical articles, as well as having performed several major field studies involving geology, petrophysics, and engineering tasks.


Blasingame is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Society for Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).  Blasingame's SPE service includes the following highlights:


(2000)   Distinguished Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers


(2005)   SPE Distinguished Service Award


(2005-2006)       SPE Distinguished Lecturer


(2006)   SPE Uren Award (for technology contributions before age 45)


(2012)   SPE Lucas Medal (SPE's preeminent technical award)


(2013)   SPE DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal


(2014)   SPE Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty


(2015)   SPE Honorary Membership


(2015-2018)       SPE Technical Director for Reservoir


(2020-2021)       2021 SPE President


In addition, Blasingame has chaired numerous technical committees and technical conference, symposia, and workshops.


As a source of significant personal pride, Blasingame has also been recognized with several teaching and service awards from Texas A&M University.  Lastly, Blasingame is also active in community projects (such as the Wai-a-Ariki Food Forest) and his local church (St. Stephens Anglican church) in his adopted homeland of Onerahi, New Zealand where his wife and children permanently reside.


 


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Organizer

Lotanna Ohazuruike

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Date and Time

Thu, March 18, 2021

noon - 1 p.m.
(GMT-0600) US/Central

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Location

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Group(s): Reservoir