Lisa Thornton - Rotational Engineer at Southwestern Energy
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My college favorite memories all involve some sort of interaction with professionals in the industry, whether that be through company information sessions, career fairs, SPE guest presentations, or various SPE events held on campus. Learning about the career opportunities in my near future left me feeling empowered and eager to be a member of such a vital and innovative industry. My career is still very much in the beginning of its life; I have spent the last two and a half years in a rotation program where I have had the opportunity to work as a reservoir, drilling and completions engineer in the Fayetteville shale as well as a production engineer in the Marcellus shale. As a reservoir engineer, I initiated the AFE process for over 20 planned wells, presenting multiple times to upper management of the economic and risk evaluation at stake. I led a project group containing geoscientists and engineers to determine the high water production of an area in the field. As a completions engineer, I developed the completion design for roughly a dozen wells and called multiple stages during my field observation. As a drilling engineer, I planned multiple wells for spudder and re-entry drilling operations while communicating regularly with our wellsite supervisors. I gave a poster presentation with two other colleagues for our company's technical conference over drilling efficiency in the Fayetteville Shale division. As a production engineer, I elected candidates for plunger lift within the Marcellus shale and am currently in the process of working with the field personnel and vendors to fulfill their installation and optimization. The SPE-GCS scholarship is an incredible enhancement to any aspiring engineer's future by allowing you to enter to your college education with a network of colleagues and professionals who will mentor you, encourage you, and answer your questions. This community gives you the platform to reach for the stars. My advice to students is to remain curious, ask questions and stay driven. Contact me at LThorntontx@gmail.com.