Senior Engineering Advisor, Deepwater & International Facilities Dept.
Devon Energy Corporation
James Pappas is currently Senior Engineering Advisor, Deepwater & International Facilities Dept. with Devon Energy Corporation.  Previously working with Santa Fe Snyder, Fina Oil & Chemical, UPRC & Amoco Production Company in various drilling, completions, reservoir, production, operations and acquisitions engineering roles.  James has held various positions with-in the SPEGCS, is a member, of API RP Committee on Subsea Reliability, Steering Committee & Subcommittee on manufacturing and testing (2003-05).  Was technical session chair, Offshore Technology Conference, “Small Field Developments Using Subsea Tiebacks” (2004), and “Subsea Control Systems Advancements” (2005).  Has authored several technical & non-technical papers and presentations on: Monte Carlo reservoir simulation, hydraulic fracture analysis, well conformance remediation, subsea tiebacks, flow assurance issues, floating platform concept, professionalism, volunteering, and ethics.