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Section Award Winner: Xuan Harris

Damon Wilson — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Xuan Harris,

Xuan VandeBerg Harris is a passionate outreach volunteer for engineering programs in the Greater Houston Area for non-profit engineering organizations. She is an active advocate in bringing exposure to diverse communities in providing access to education and career opportunities utilizing public resources.

6-Sep-10 1:00 PM

SPE-GCS September e-Newsletter 2010

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:00:00 GMT

SPE-GCS e-Newsletter Sponsored by: Hexion

Are Your Fracturing Proppants Performing Effectively? Visit us at the SPE ATCE in Florence and attend our presentation of SPE 135502 on proppant selection in shale reservoirs. You will gain practical information from recent field studies and laboratory testing to improve well production. For more information, visit waterfrac.com or hexion.com/oilfield.

Calendar Events for September 2010

Geosteering in US Shale Plays - Methods and Issues Discovered in a Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Sponsor: Study Group - Drilling
Speaker's Name: Gerry Drake, Project Geological Advisor - Anadarko
Day: Wednesday 8-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Greenspoint Club 16925 Northchase Drive Houston, TX 77060
Summary: Horizontal drillling has become common practice in today’s unconventional fracture and shale plays. Advances in drill bit technology, measurement while drilling, and geosteering have allowed...
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Should You Trust Your Gut? Human Psychological Weakness When Making Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty
Sponsor: General Meeting Study Group
Speaker's Name: Patrick Leach
Day: Thursday 9-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Petroleum Club, 43rd Floor, ExxonMobil Building 800 Bell St, 43rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002
Summary: Evolution has prepared human beings very poorly for making decisions in an uncertain business environment. Humans – and some other primates – are frequently illogical when comparing...
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Reservoir Modeling and Production Evaluation in Shale-Gas Reservoirs
Sponsor: Study Group - Northside
Speaker's Name: Craig Cipolla
Day: Tuesday 14-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Greenspoint Club, 16925 Northchase Dr., Houston TX 77060 USA
Summary: This presentation examines issues with forecasting and evaluating production from unconventional gas reservoirs, such as the Barnett Shale. A key factor in...
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Mitigating Financial and Operations Risks When Facing Adversity in Offshore Decommissioning Projects (i.e. What to do when things go really bad - it happens to us all. A case study)
Sponsor: Petro Tech Study Group
Speaker's Name: Bill Napier, President - Fairwinds International, Inc.
Day: Tuesday 14-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Westlake Club, 570 WestLake Park Blvd, Houston TX 77079
Summary: A case study of an unusual decommissioning project. The removal of an old jack-up drilling rig that had been converted into a fixed production facility in the US Gulf of Mexico – Federal waters....
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Continuous Well Monitoring Using DTS
Sponsor: Study Group - Westside
Speaker's Name: Doug Norton, Intelligent Production Systems - Baker Hughes
Day: Wednesday 15-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: The WestLake Club - Carriage Room 570 WestLake Park Blvd Houston, Texas 77079
Summary: In the industry, temperature logs are obtained by logging wells with thermal sensors. These discreet sensors are point sensors, typically either deployed at fixed depths or dipped in...
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SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting
Sponsor: Board of Directors
Day: Thursday 16-Sep-10 7:30 AM
Location: SPE Houston Office 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 1075 Houston, Texas 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...
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The Great Debate: A Safety Case Regime for U.S. Offshore Drilling and Production?
Sponsor: Study Group - Safety and Environment
Speaker's Name: Panel
Day: Thurs 16-Sep-10 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: Omni Westside, 13210 Katy Freeway, Houston Texas 77079 USA
Summary: The presentation will discuss the current situation surrounding water usage and treatment standards in the U.S. Shale gas plays, this will be focused in the Marcellu...
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Shenzi Development - Project Predictability
Sponsor: Study Group - Projects, Facilities and Construction
Speaker's Name: Chris Barnesby
Day: Tuesday 21-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Renaissance Houston Hotel Greenway Plaza, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston TX 77406 USA
Summary: The Shenzi Project lifecycle from discovery to first production was 76 months from sanction to first production 33.5 months. The project was delivered against agreed...
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How Do Cementing Additives Work & Why Sometimes Not As Expected?
Sponsor: Study Group - Permian Basin
Speaker's Name: Andreas Brandl, Research Scientist - BJ Services Company
Day: Tuesday 21-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Westlake Club 570 Westlake Park Blvd. Houston, TX 77079
Summary: The life of Seminole San Andres Field, which was discovered in 1936, is being extended by development of the Residual Oil Zone (ROZ) by Hess Corporation. The San Andres formation, the most...
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Deepwater Drilling Challenges and Solutions
Sponsor: Completion & Production Study Group
Speaker's Name: Robert Clyde, Drilling Engineer Manager - Schlumberger
Day: Wed 22-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Greenspoint club 16925 Northchase Houston, TX 77060
Summary: Good fracturing practices have been developed over the past 50 years and have been applied across a great variety of formations worldwide. With advent of horizontal multi-stage fracturing...
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Getting on the Road to Recovery: Industry Outlook & Restructuring for Success in 2010
Sponsor: Business Development Study Group
Speaker's Name: Michael Hannagan, Sr. Vice President - Raymond James & Assoc.; James Harden, Global Market Leader - Ernst & Young
Day: Wednesday 22-Sep-10 5:30 PM
Location: FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, 2nd Floor Mezzanine and Meeting Rooms - 1300 Lamar St., Between Caroline & Austin Houston, Texas 77010
Summary: Whether your strategy is growth, change, or survival, you will gain insights and new tools to help your Company navigate the global economy and Oil & Gas industry sector from these....
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Integrating Field Data for Rapid Learning in Thunder Horse and Atlantis
Sponsor: Study Group - Reservoir
Speaker's Name: Peter Clifford, Reservoir Engineering Advisor - BP
Day: Thursday 23-Sep-10 11:30 AM
Location: Courtyard on St James 1885 St James Place Houston, TX 77056
Summary: The presentation discusses how surveillance data have been interpreted and integrated into reservoir models and reservoir understanding, in order to steer the development of two major...
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Energizing Houston - An Energy Networking Event
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day: Thurs 23-Sep-10 5:30 PM
Location: St. Regis Hotel, 1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston TX 77027
* Please note the change of venue
Summary: Come Network With Us! Join Texas Young Professionals, Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and Houston Geological Society for an evening of...
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Future Events

Environmental, Health and Safety Regulatory Initiatives Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry
Sponsor: Northside Study Group
Speaker's Name: Geoffrey Swett, Senior Consultant - E.Vironment, LP
Day: Tues 12-Oct-10 11:30 AM
Location: Greenspoint Club, 16925 Northchase Dr., Houston TX 77060 USA
Summary: The upstream oil and gas industry is currently experiencing a deluge of new regulatory and legislative initiatives. States from Colorado, Wyoming, Texas and Pennsylvania have implemented or...
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Oil Patch Orientation
Sponsor: SPE Gulf Coast Section and SPE Real Time Optimization Technical Interest Group
Speaker's Names: John Farina, Marty Stetzer, Ron Hinn, Ken Arnold & Susan Howes
Day: Wed 13-Oct-10 8:30 AM
Location: Hilton Houston North, 12400 Greenspoint Drive, Houston TX 77060
Summary: This seminar is the most popular SPE program. The course is designed as non-technical audio-visual guided tour through the oil patch, illustrating the basic equipment...
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Latin American Experiences of an Oilfield Equipment Supplier
Sponsor: General Meeting Study Group
Speaker's Name: Thomas Crisp, Manager of International Sales - Cavo Drilling Motors
Day: Thursday 14-Oct-10 11:30 AM
Location: Petroleum Club, 43rd Floor, ExxonMobil Building 800 Bell St, 43rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002
Summary: The entire region of Latin America is comprised of more than fifteen countries. Yet the majority of economic activity for the region occurs in just five countries...
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Articles/Miscellaneous

Chairman's Corner September 2010
How does Servitude Leadership relate to teamwork? It does not take much effort to identify great teams around us, whether in sports or in business. What is interesting is noting how quickly these teams can...

Then and Now September 2010
Sept 1950 It is possible for oil interests and ecological interests to coexist, as witnessed by a recent compromise between West Coast oil interests, the U.S. Forest Service, the Interior Department...

2010 Kick Off Meeting Photos
Photos from this year's kick off meeting are now online, check them out here.

Digital Energy Workshop - 9 Podcasts from the event!
This workshop compiled published reports on the value of real time data, and hosted presentations of case studies on its value and benefit. Watch the podcast sections here.

SPE Short Courses Presented in Houston
In efforts to support and build career and lifelong learning needs, SPE has just completed construction of a training center in Houston. This facility will allow SPE to provide a variety of cost-effective continuing education courses year round. View the Houston schedule and register here.

Opt-In to Receive E-Mail Alerts from Specific Study Groups or Committees
You can now quickly and easily subscribe to a specific study group or committee to receive e-mail information concerning that group’s special events or meetings. Simply logon or register (if you haven’t already) to the SPE GCS Web site...

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1-Sep-10 4:00 PM

Chairman's Corner September 2010

Mark Peavy — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:45:00 GMT

How does Servitude Leadership relate to teamwork? It does not take much effort to identify great teams around us, whether in sports or in business. What is interesting is noting how quickly these teams can change from great to mediocre and vice versa. I believe that a part of this change is due to the willingness of members to humble themselves for the good of the whole. A favorite quote of mine that personifies this message is by Edward Everett Hale who said, “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” Your Gulf Coast Section is a great example of teamwork. Hundreds of volunteers work tirelessly, most often on their own time, to provide world-class technical knowledge to our membership while reaching out into the community to help support and encourage our youth to seek higher education and, perhaps, a career within our industry.

For the long-term goals of our section, we want to achieve operational excellence and financial excellence and to strengthen our relationship with the International organization of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. We will strive to attain operational excellence within our technical programming, education and community outreach, and social events. We plan to achieve financial excellence through the creation and implementation of governance policies and procedures that require us to be fiscally responsible stewards of our assets. Because we believe that a strong relationship with SPE International is important because of the size and strength of our section as it relates to others, we plan to seek out collaborative projects and provide knowledge transfer of successful programs, events, and projects to SPEI and other sections.

There are numerous specific short-term goals for the 2010-2011 year available for review on our website at www.spegcs.org. Goals for technical programming focus on study groups, workshops, and technology transfer. The goals of the study groups involve maintaining the 95 study group meetings held each year and increasing attendance by 10 percent, from 65 to 72 attendees per event, with a breakeven financial target. The goal of the growth area for the section is to add three additional workshops, symposiums, and/or seminars to the 11 completed last year with a 20 percent net income target. Finally, technology transfer will continue to grow with the use of podcasts and the use of technologies, such as webinars. I encourage each of you to check these out and think about where you can plug in this year. After all, ” you are only one.”

1-Sep-10 3:45 PM

Then and Now - September 2010

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:30:00 GMT

Sept 1950
It is possible for oil interests and ecological interests to coexist, as witnessed by a recent compromise between West Coast oil interests, the U.S. Forest Service, the Interior Department, and the Audubon Society. Under an agreement that was reached between these groups, drilling in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California, home of the 60 remaining California condors, could proceed as long as those operations were conducted relatively quietly and at least half a mile from the nearest condor nest. (See … it can be done!) $ Add polar exploration to the list of sciences benefitting from the oil industry and its wondrous equipment. The American Geographical Society has chosen an Eastman Oil Well Survey Co. instrument to measure the drift of the Juneau ice cap in Alaska.
East Texas crude oil - $2.65/bbl

Sept 1970
The border war may be on, as Mobil drills a rank wildcat 6 miles north of the metropolis of Telephone, Texas and just 660 ft from the Oklahoma border. (That hold better be straight or there are going to be problems!) $ Meanwhile, further to the north, Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin has three wildcats drilling below 20,000 ft. $ The Iraqi Union of Oil and Mineral Workers warns that members would destroy all imperialistic oil installations if Middle East peace is achieved under the U.S. plan. $ Despite no drilling in the area in the past 15 years, Texaco reports plans to drill a wildcat in central Florida, 6 miles northeast of Wewahotee. (Sounds like a word out of a John Wayne movie.)
U.S. active rig count – 945

Sept 1990
The threat of war with Iraq pushes oil prices above $30 per bbl. $ Pennzoil and Snyder Oil announce plans to jointly participate in a Niobrara play in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming, which may include horizontal drilling. (It looks like they were ahead of the peloton.) $ Venezuela’s state-owned Pdvsa authorizes its Citgo unit to negotiate purchase of 50% of New Jersey refiner Seaview Petroleum. (Beware … Hugo is spreading his wings!) $ Greece announces plans to end its state monopoly on oil and gas exploration and invites participation by Greek and foreign private companies. Greece’s only production at present is in the northern Aegean Sea. (I’ll volunteer for that duty!)
Light sweet crude oil - $31.13/bbl; U.S. active rig count – 1,039

The Rest of the Yarn
A syndicated cartoonist for many years, including a weekly entry in the Oil and Gas Journal in the 1950’s, he made fame and fortune thanks to his goofy inventions, bizarre statues, and similarly incongruous and impossible drawings. His name became a household word and is still a synonym for an odd mechanical contraption. Later in his career he decided to turn to higher things, dropped his inventions cold, and devoted himself to serious political cartooning. He did so well at it that he won a Pulitzer Prize. But his suppressed mechanical genius cried out for an outlet, so he began putting it to work identifying cause-and-effect relationships in the news events every week. Again he succeeded, but regardless, he will forever be identified with his odd mechanical contraptions. He was Rube Goldberg. And now you know … The Rest of the Yarn.

History Quiz
In September 1970, how many (+/- 5) “super deep” wells were being drilled at one time in the U.S.: a) 15; b) 30; c) 45; or d) 60? For a tie-breaker, what county and state had the most “super deep” wells being drilled at that time?

If you would like to participate in this month’s quiz, e-mail your answer to contest@spe.org by noon September 15. The winner, who will be chosen randomly from all correct answers, will receive a $50 gift card to a nice restaurant.

Answer to May’s Quiz
The order and year of the first oil discoveries in the following states is as follows: Tennessee (1860), New York (1865), Montana (1916) and Arizona (1954).

Answer to April’s Quiz
In the 1870’s, Cleveland, Ohio was viewed as the oil metropolis of the world, due to the first incorporation and headquartering of Standard Oil in that city.

Congratulations to April’s winner – Mark Glaser with Weatherford International!

1-Sep-10 3:30 PM

Section Award Winner: Tracy Jones

Damon Wilson — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Tracy Jones,

Tracy Jones is a Senior Staff Engineer for ExxonMobil Production Company
currently working as a Reservoir Engineer for the Qatar Subsurface Team. Tracy has worked various reservoir engineering assignments for domestic and international projects both on and offshore.

31-Aug-10 1:00 PM

Past Chair Award Winner: Jane Morning

Damon Wilson — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Jane Moring

Jane Moring is currently a Reservoir Engineer with ExxonMobil Corp.’s U.S. Production Organization. She joined Exxon Co. USA in 1991 in New Orleans where she held assignments in both joint interest and reservoir engineering. Before joining the company she worked 6 years with Getty Oil Co. as an operations/production engineer in east Texas. She has held numerous positions in the SPE Delta Section in New Orleans, including chair in 1998–99.

24-Aug-10 1:00 PM

Regional Award Winner: Garrett Frazier

Damon Wilson — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Garrett Frazier,

Garrett Frazier is currently the Director of Marketing and Sales at Magnum Oil Tools. He has worked to keep the South West Texas SPE Section active in its efforts and he is a remaining board member. His SPE volunteer work spans several activities.

17-Aug-10 11:00 AM

Reginal Award: Carlos Morales Gil

Damon Wilson — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Carlos Morales Gil,

Carlos Morales Gil is currently the President of Pemex Exploration and Production. During his career in Petróleos Mexicanos, he has occupied the positions of VP of Planning, VP of the South Region, Manager of Planning, Manager of Production, Coordinator of Production Facilities Projects, Deputy Manager of Reservoir Administration, Deputy Manager of Applied Computing and Reservoir Engineering, all within Pemex Exploration and Production

10-Aug-10 11:00 AM

Regional Award Winner: Hiep Vu

Damon Wilson — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Hiep Vu,

Hiep is currently a Subsea Completions Engineer at Shell International. His volunteer work for SPE spans several committees as well as various positions on the Board of Directors including Director, Vice Treasurer and Secretary.

3-Aug-10 11:00 AM

SPE Gulf Coast Section Chairman's Corner - August 2010

Mark Peavy — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:30:00 GMT

As the incoming GCS Chair, I’d like to give my sincerest appreciation and thanks to the outgoing directors and officers on the Section board which are: Bill Bowers, Past Chair; Jim Montagna, Treasurer; Hiep Vu, career management; Regina Eco, communications; Claude Thorp, membership; Steve Wolhart, technology transfer; Vivian bust, director at large; and Stuart Scott, director at large. I’d also like to acknowledge the leadership of Jane Moring this past year, I’ve learned much from her during this time and am glad she will be supporting me on the board as past Chair. Lastly, Bill Bowers, you will be missed greatly.

One of the primary mission of SPEI and our section is to disseminate technology, both internally and externally. Internally, we provide forums, workshops, and study groups for our membership. Externally, we reach out and share this technology message to the community via scholarships, community services projects, and teacher training programs in order to attract new engineers into our industry. These efforts are supported through 33 study groups and committees that involve approx. 300 to 350 volunteers ( 2.5 % of total membership), which generated an estimated $1.5 million dollars in revenues for 2009-2010. This type of program can only be successful through the efforts of numerous volunteers, all committed to a common cause. Based upon these dedicated volunteers, the theme for the 2010-2011 Gulf Coast Section year is “Servitude Leadership: The Power of One”. I will be sharing more on this in the coming months, but for now a brief definition. Servitude leadership is best defined as “being equal to humility plus fierce resolve”, where humility is defined as “not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of others more than yourself” ,and fierce resolve being defined in two parts: fierce- “having unrestrained zeal or vehemence”, and resolve-“the ability to find an answer”. Thus by humbling ourselves and acting in a furiously determined way, we , the volunteers of the Gulf Coast section, reach out to provide excellence in technical content and community service. I encourage and challenge each of you reading this message to join us in this endeavor. This section needs you now more than ever before so please come and join us at the annual kick-off meeting and learn more about how you can become more involved in your local SPE section on Friday, August 20th , and to the volunteers of the Gulf Coast section, “thank you for all you do”.

Regards,

Mark

2-Aug-10 7:30 AM

SPEGCS eNewsletter August 2010

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:30:00 GMT

Calendar Events for August 2010

PF&C: Expanding Facilites Knowledge: Session 5. Valves
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction
Day: Thursday 12-Aug-10 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDT
Location: Cameron - San Saba Room, 3250 Briarpark Houston TX 77042
Summary: This session will showcase Cameron Valves, but will bring field examples of all valve types, as well as explain when to use which valve; also an overview of materials selection for various service conditions.
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SPE GCS Board of Directors / Follow-Up Budget Review Meeting
Sponsor: GCS Board of Directors
Day: Friday 20-Aug-10 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM CDT
Location: Hilton Houston Westchase 9999 Westheimer Road Houston Texas 77042 USASummary: A Board of Directors and follow-up budget review meeting will take place at the Hilton Houston Westchase, just before our annual kickoff meeting, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on Friday, August 21.
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2010-2011 Kickoff - SPE Gulf Coast Section
Sponsor: Gulf Coast Section Board of Directors
Day: Friday 20-Aug-10 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM CDT
Location: Hilton Houston Westchase 9999 Westheimer Road Houston Texas 77042 USA
Summary: Our 2010-2011 SPE Gulf Coast Section Kickoff meeting will be held on Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Hilton Houston Westchase. This is an important opportunity to share contacts & best practices among our member volunteers and to learn from each other ...
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C&P: It took years to get it, but we have another lesson from the Barnett Shale!
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Constrion
Speaker's Name: Brian Dzubin, Sr. Engineering Consultant - StrataGen Engineering
Day: Wednesday 25-Aug-10 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CDT
Location: The Greenspoint Club, 16925 Northchase Houston Texas 77060 US
Summary: The challenge in our industry is to maximize value of assets using the fewest wells and the shortest time span. In the realm of completion design in unconventional reservoirs, using trial-and-error methods to answer questions regarding perforating, staging, or material selection can be somewhat counter-productive in this challenge...
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Future Events

SHOULD YOU TRUST YOUR GUT? - HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL WEAKNESSES WHEN MAKING DECISIONS IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINITY
Sponsor: Study Group - General Meeting
Day: Thursday 9-Sep-10 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CDTSpeaker's Name: Patrick Leach - Decision Strategies
Location: PETROLEUM CLUB - 800 BELL STREET, HOUSTON TEXAS 77002 USA
Summary: Evolution has prepared human beings very poorly for making decisions in an uncertain business environment. Humans – and some other primates – are frequently illogical when comparing economic alternatives.....
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Reservoir Modeling and Production Evaluation in Shale-Gas Reservoirs
Sponsor: SPE GCS Northside
Day: Tuesday 14-Sep-10 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM CDT
Speaker's Name: Craig Cipolla - Chief Engineering Advisors - Sclumberger
Location: The Greenspoint Club, 16925 Northchase Houston Texas 77060 US
Summary: This presentation examines issues with forecasting and evaluating production from unconventional gas reservoirs, such as the Barnett Shale...
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Articles/Miscellaneous

Chairman's Corner August 2010
How valuable is your SPE membership to you? Your continued membership conveys the message that you find value in being a member of SPE. What SPE opportunities are more valuable than others? Are...

Digital Energy Workshop Podcast Available
This workshop compiled published reports on the value of real time data, and hosted presentations of case studies on its value and benefit. Watch the podcast sections here

2010 Sporting Clays Toutnament
The 2010 Sporting Clays Tournament photos can be viewed online here here

2010 TEED (Texas Energy Education Development Project) Energy Camp
The 2010 TEED (Texas Energy Education Development Project) Energy Camp photos can be viewed online here here

SPE Deepwater Drilling and Completions Conference - OCT 5-6, 2010
The Society of Petroleum Engineers is excited to announce the first SPE Deepwater Drilling and Completions (DDC) Conference! As an attendee at DDC, you will learn about proven technologies and best practices, as well as emerging and future techniques that surround the concepts for drilling and completions in deepwater operations.

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2-Aug-10 7:30 AM

Young Professionals - Upcoming Events Aug 2010

Damon Wilson — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:00:00 GMT

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Up Cpming Calendar Events August 2010

YP: CCSC Back to School Volunteer Event
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day: Saturday 31-Jul-10 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM CDT
Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 4600 Bellaire Blvd. Houston TX 77401
Summary: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Since 1986 the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) has helped deserving and under-resourced
students through its Back To School program. This year, 6,000 children will receive grade-appropriate school supplies as well as a $30 voucher for new uniforms/shoes.This volunteer-driven effort equips kids with supplies AND confidence, by allowing students to begin the school year in a well-prepared fashion – just like their peers!
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YP: CCSC Back to School Volunteer Event
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day:Saturday 7-Aug-10 7:30 AM to 12:30 PM CDT
Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 4600 Bellaire Blvd. Houston TX 77401
Summary: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Since 1986 the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) has helped deserving and under-resourced
students through its Back To School program. This year, 6,000 children will receive grade-appropriate school supplies as well as a $30 voucher for new uniforms/shoes.This volunteer-driven effort equips kids with supplies AND confidence, by allowing students to begin the school year in a well-prepared fashion – just like their peers!
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YP: CCSC Back to School Volunteer Event
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day:Saturday 7-Aug-10 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM CDT
Location: Faith Lutheran Church, 4600 Bellaire Blvd. Houston TX 77401
Summary: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Since 1986 the Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) has helped deserving and under-resourced
students through its Back To School program. This year, 6,000 children will receive grade-appropriate school supplies as well as a $30 voucher for new uniforms/shoes.This volunteer-driven effort equips kids with supplies AND confidence, by allowing students to begin the school year in a well-prepared fashion – just like their peers!
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YP: "Private Equity Investment for the Oil and Gas Sector" - Development Dinner
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day:Thursday 19-Aug-10 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CDT
Location: The Westlake Club, 570 Westlake Park Blvd. Houston TX 77079
Summary: Cajun dinner buffet included and cash bar available.
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YP: Energizing Houston - An Energy Networking Event
Sponsor: Young Professionals
Day:Thursday 23-Sep-10 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM CDT
Location: Houston Downtown Club @ the Plaza Club - One Shell Plaza, 49th Floor, 910 Louisiana
Houston TX 77002
Summary: Come Network With Us! Join Texas Young Professionals, Society of Petroleum Engineers, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and Houston Geological Society for an evening of formative business networking and making new connections with Houston’s energy community. Free Admission, Free Parking, Cash Bar.

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29-Jul-10 4:00 PM

Regional Award Winner: Allen Shook

Damon Wilson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Allen Shook,

Allen is currently an Executive VP and Partner of BlueRock Energy Capital. Allen has served on the Gulf Coast Section Board as Vice-Treasurer(2001-02), Treasurer(2002-03), Secretary(2006), Vice-Chair(2006-07), Chair(2007-08), Past Chair(2008-09). Allen was also Co-Chair of the Ad Hoc Education Committee which researched and recommended educational initiatives where the GCS could invest assets.

28-Jul-10 11:00 AM

Regional Award Winner : Steve McCants

Damon Wilson — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Steve McCants,

Steve is currently part of the Reserves Group at Occidental Petroleum Corp. He has been a significant long term contributor to the Gulf Coast Section as he volunteers and/or serves on many committees, study groups and section leadership.

21-Jul-10 11:00 AM

Digital Energy Workshop Podcasts

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Some years ago, the industry was challenged with target values that could be gained from the creation of Digital Oilfields. Since then, a number of papers have been written about the value actually realized, but no survey or compilation has been created.

This workshop compiled published reports on the value of real time data, and hosted presentations of case studies on its value and benefit. Watch the podcast sections below.

To save the PodCast:

Right click the name below under Related Documents and choose 'save target/link as'

These are very large files (approximately 50-100 MB each) and will take around 5-10 minutes on a high-speed connection.

To view the podcast:

Left click the files name to watch the presentation online. Alternatively, you can either download the podcast file to your video iPod or, you can load iTunes for free onto your computer. iTunes is similar to Adobe Acrobat Reader which is needed to view a .pdf file. iTunes is used to listen and watch media files. Here is a link to download iTunes software. If you have questions about what a podcast is, you can read about it on Wikipedia.

19-Jul-10 2:00 PM

Regional Award Winner: Kim Tran

Damon Wilson — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Kim Tran,

Kim is currently the Marketing Coordinator at Hamilton Group. She spent the past 5 years working at Champion Technologies where she held a variety of roles in technical marketing and business development. She is heavily involved in the Gulf Coast Section of the SPE having donated her time to various committees including the Young Professionals Board of Directors as well as the Awards Committee.

13-Jul-10 11:00 AM

Regional Award Winner: Jimmie Riesenberg

Damon Wilson — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Jimmie Riesenberg

Jimmie Riesenberg is currently an Engineering Manager for Chevron. He helped build organizational capability in compact processing/separations for major projects.

6-Jul-10 11:00 AM

SPE-GCS July e-Newsletter 2010

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Calendar Events for July 2010

Expanding Facilities Knowledge: Session 2. Processing
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction Study Group
Day: Thursday 1-July-10 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Technip - Energy Tower I, 11700 Katy Freeway, Houston TX 77079
Summary: Overview of basic topsides processing of oil, gas and water, as well as introduce Piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs) and (Process Flow Diagrams) PFDs.
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Roughneck Camp 2010: Beyond the Classroom
Sponsors: Chevron, Oxy, BHP Billiton, TAM International, Ryder Scott, PetroSkills, Wild Well Control, & Verdande Technology
Speaker's Name: Panel of Speakers
Day: Thursday 8-July-10 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: Chevron, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston Texas 77002
Summary: "Roughneck Camp: Beyond the Classroom" is a unique one day conference designed for recent graduates and college interns working in the oil and gas industry.
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SPE GCS Board of Directors Meeting
Sponsor: Board of Directors
Day: Thursday 15-July-10 7:30 AM
Location: SPE Houston Office 10777 Westheimer Road, Suite 1075 Houston, Texas 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...
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Expanding Facilities Knowledge: Session 3. Flow Assurance
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction Study Group
Day: Thursday 15-July-10 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Shell - Woodcreek B101/109, 200 N. Dairy Ashford, Houston TX 77079
Summary: Flow Assurance is keeping the flow path open. This session will examine the flow assurance basics of thermal/hydraulics and solids management as well as highlight an example of use...
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Expanding Facilities Knowledge: Session 4. Subsea
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction Study Group
Day: Thursday 29-July-10 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: FMC Technologies, 1777 Gears Road, Houston TX 77067
Summary: This session will cover basic subsea equipment, maintenance processes, remote operated vehicles (ROVs), flowlines, umbilicals, risers, etc.
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Future Events

Expanding Facilities Knowledge: Session 5. Valves
Sponsor: Projects, Facilities and Construction Study Group
Day: Thursday 12-August-10 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Cameron - San Saba Room, 3250 Briarpark, Houston TX 77042
Summary:This session will showcase Cameron Valves, but will bring field examples of all valve types, as well as explain when to use which valve; also an overview of materials selection for various...
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Articles/Miscellaneous

2010 Awards Banquet Photos
Photos from this year's awards banquet are now online. Thank you to our sponsors: Chevron, Anadarko, BJ, Services Oxy, CoreLab, SWN, Natioinal Oilwell Varco, Hamilton Engineering and BHP Biliiton.

Award Winners to be Recognized Online
Be sure to check under "Announcements" on the SPEGCS homepage over the coming weeks as individual award winners are highlighted.

2010 Gulf Coast Section Annual Report
The 2010 Gulf Coast Section has been completed and is now available to view online here.

Wheelchair Ramp-Building Volunteer Opportunity
SPEGCS volunteers are needed to construct a wheelchair ramp for a disabled person in the Houston area. Our partner in this effort is a non profit organization called RT-H (Rebuilding Together-Houston). Visit the SPEGCS Volunteer Opportunity page for more info.

Ted Frankiewicz Podcast Available
Distinguished Lecturer, Ted Frankiewicz has more than 30 years' experience with Occidental Petroleum, Unocal Corp., Natco Group, and, currently, SPEC Services....

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30-Jun-10 12:30 PM

Regional Award Winner: Rama Venkatesan

Damon Wilson — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Rama Venkatesan

Rama is well-recognized as a wax and PVT expert not only within Chevron but also by peers and competitors. He has made exceptional contributions to the Prod. & Ops. discipline through his R&D efforts/technical support for major capital projects.

29-Jun-10 11:00 AM

Regional Award Winner: Trey Shaffer

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Regional Award: Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Social Responsibility

For the past twenty years, Trey Shaffer has focused on delivering a broad range of environmental consulting and construction services to clients throughout the Gulf Coast region of the United States.

He is currently responsible for leading a team of individuals at ERM who are focused on delivering a broad suite of environmental and safety services to a portfolio of multi-national key clients with an operating footprint in the Gulf Coast region.

15-Jun-10 4:00 PM