Meet the 2012 SPE Production and Operations Award Winner
John C. Patterson, ConocoPhillips, Houston, Texas, USAJohn Patterson has made tremendous contributions to the Oil & Gas industry and in particular in the fields of production optimization,...
View ArticleMeet the 2012 SPE Completions Optimization and Technology Award
Hazim H. Abass, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaFor his pioneering work on coning-based completion, oriented perforation, non-planar hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells, acid vs. proppant...
View ArticleWelcome to New Technical Director: Productions and Operations
I am excited and honored to be serving as SPE’s Technical Director for Production and Operations (P&O). My entire 20-year career has covered all aspects of P&O, ranging from supervising...
View ArticleNominate a Colleague for a 2013 SPE Production and Operations Award
SPE has a distinguished tradition of recognizing individuals who make significant technical and professional contributions to the worldwide E&P industry. We rely on your nominations to help us...
View ArticleNominate a colleague for the Distinguished Lecturer Program
Have you seen a lecture on an exciting topic relevant to Production and Operations? Was the speaker a leader in his or her field of expertise and an outstanding public speaker? If so, nominate them for...
View ArticleProduction Engineers: Collaborate online with SPE Connect—Launching 4...
A virtual place where you can meet, collaborate, and discuss specific technical challenges and resolutions, SPE Connect is now your link to SPE members in the reservoir discipline worldwide. SPE...
View ArticleSPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference Recap
The annual SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference took place 4–6 February 2013, in The Woodlands, Texas, USA. Over 1900 attendees took part in the conference that presented 52 papers on topics...
View ArticleAttend SPE Web Event on Level Control Detection Selection by Roar...
Subsea Processing in general requires maintenance free reliable high-end instrumentation. In a subsea multi-phase separator, the operators control the process by monitoring the oil and water interface...
View ArticleNew SPE Web Event: Treatment Options for Reuse of Frac Flowback and Produced...
Join Tor Palmgren for discussions on differences in flow back and produced water quality, requirements for hydraulic fracturing formulations, various recycling methods, and more.
View ArticleNew SPE Web Event: Sustainable Development—Local Stakeholder Engagement—A...
Join Ilse Castellano for a ninety-minute presentation on local stakeholder engagement being a key element to project execution and business success.
View ArticleJoin Dr. Tor Palmgren on 19 September for SPE Web Event: Treatment Options...
This discussion will address differences in flow back and produced water quality and compare with requirements for hydraulic fracturing formulations.
View ArticlePredicting Droplet Size Distributions
Join Gene Kouba on 25 June for his web event that will discuss a modified two-parameter methodology in which the minimum droplet size that can be created from available energy along with the maximum...
View ArticleRegister Today for 18 March SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section Luncheon
This overview presentation will cover a holistic approach to analyzing and mitigating flow assurance concerns in existing fields. The program will consider an example offshore system from reservoir to...
View ArticleRegister Today for R&D Study Group—Developing an Artificial Heart with...
In November 2010 the Texas Heart Institute contacted Cameron asking if they would participate with them from an engineering standpoint in the design and development of the next generation total...
View ArticlePresenting the 2013 SPE Faculty Innovative Teaching Award
This 17 April webinar will feature three recipients of the SPE Faculty Innovative Teaching Award, David DiCarlo, Shenglai Yang, and Phaneendra Babu Kondapi, for their innovative teaching techniques and...
View ArticleFlow Assurance Engineer—What are our Career Expectations?
SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section Presents: Flow Assurance Engineer—What are our Career Expectations?
View ArticleSPE R&D Competition: Help Spread the Word
The oil and gas E&P industry faces big challenges as it rises to meet the world’s growing energy needs. And we don’t have all the answers. For that reason, SPE is holding a Research &...
View ArticleRe-Fracturing: Timing, Prerequisites, Diversion and Application
Join George King on 17 June for his web event that will address the question of when refracs may be economical by examination of production data, geological factors, well layout, and frac design.
View ArticleRegister Today for 20 May SPE Flow Assurance Technical Section Luncheon
The future of offshore oil and gas production in ultra-deep water and/or ultra-long distance tieback applications will include the capability to develop those fields using subsea technology...
View ArticlePitfalls in HPHT Completion Design and Planning
Join Tom Freeman on 19 August as he discusses the pitfalls, problems, and lessons learned in planning an extra-HPHT completion. Examples of pitfalls encountered in completion design will include tubing...
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