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2014-15 Events Archive
May 17, 2016 - Monthly Luncheon Meeting (Register Here)
April 23, 2016 - SPE Penn State Student Chapter Golf Outing - Click Here for details.
April 19, 2016 - Monthly Luncheon Meeting
March 15, 2016 - Monthly Luncheon Meeting
February 23, 2016 - Michael Choi (LNG Basics for Petroleum Engineers) - Located at Cefalo's Restaurant. Speaker will start at 11:30AM.
February 19, 2016 - Career Cafe (Engineer Week)
January 28, 2016 - YP Happy Hour Meeting
January 17, 2016 - Pitt Engineering Event
January 12, 2016 - Pankaj Pande (Shale Resource Assessment & Development - Full Life Cycle Integrated Approach)
December 10, 2015 - Joint SPE/PAPG/GSP Christmas Party (5PM to 10PM).
November 12, 2015 - Andrew Martin (Modern Perforating Techniques: Key to Unlocking Reservoir Potential)
Sept 10, 2015 - Annual Golf Outing at Quicksilver
Aug 14, 2015 - Family Fun Day
July 14, 2015 - PTTC-EFD Workshop
The Appalachian Oil & Natural Gas Research Consortium Announces the First Public Release of the Results of the Two-Year “Utica Shale Play Book Study”
May 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Benchmarking Well Performance for Drilling and Completions Techniques and Variable Geology in the Utica / Point Pleasant Play
Speaker - Michael Roth
April 22, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Brian Toelle, Shale Sweet Spot Detection with Surface Seismic
March 25, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Jim Crafton - Shale Well Performance Metrics - We "shale" succeed
Feb 17, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Fracture size scaling of hydraulic fracture stimulations in shale reservoirs
Speaker: Sheri Bowman-Young from ESG Solutions
To view his slides, click here.
- Guest Speaker: Dr. Ted Urbanic - Characterizing the Dynamic Growth of a Fracture Network
April 23, 2016 - SPE Penn State Student Chapter Golf Outing - Click Here for details.
April 19, 2016 - Monthly Luncheon Meeting
- Guest Speaker: Markus Drouven - Mixed-Integer Optimization Models for Long Term Shale Gas Development
- Cefalo's Banquet and Event Center
- 428 Washington Ave, Carnegie, PA 15106
- Doors opens at 11:00 AM - Lunch @ 11:30
March 15, 2016 - Monthly Luncheon Meeting
- Guest Speaker: Robert Shelley - Optimization of Multi-Fractured Horizontal Completions: A New Industry Challenge
February 23, 2016 - Michael Choi (LNG Basics for Petroleum Engineers) - Located at Cefalo's Restaurant. Speaker will start at 11:30AM.
February 19, 2016 - Career Cafe (Engineer Week)
January 28, 2016 - YP Happy Hour Meeting
January 17, 2016 - Pitt Engineering Event
January 12, 2016 - Pankaj Pande (Shale Resource Assessment & Development - Full Life Cycle Integrated Approach)
December 10, 2015 - Joint SPE/PAPG/GSP Christmas Party (5PM to 10PM).
November 12, 2015 - Andrew Martin (Modern Perforating Techniques: Key to Unlocking Reservoir Potential)
Sept 10, 2015 - Annual Golf Outing at Quicksilver
Aug 14, 2015 - Family Fun Day
July 14, 2015 - PTTC-EFD Workshop
The Appalachian Oil & Natural Gas Research Consortium Announces the First Public Release of the Results of the Two-Year “Utica Shale Play Book Study”
May 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Benchmarking Well Performance for Drilling and Completions Techniques and Variable Geology in the Utica / Point Pleasant Play
Speaker - Michael Roth
April 22, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Brian Toelle, Shale Sweet Spot Detection with Surface Seismic
March 25, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Jim Crafton - Shale Well Performance Metrics - We "shale" succeed
Feb 17, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
Fracture size scaling of hydraulic fracture stimulations in shale reservoirs
Speaker: Sheri Bowman-Young from ESG Solutions
To view his slides, click here.
Jan 20, 2015
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA.
Matt Shannon - "Returns Through Integration, The Power of a Partnership"
To view his slides, click here.
Dec 17, 2014
Annual Christmas Party - Cefalo's in Carnegie, PA
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA.
Matt Shannon - "Returns Through Integration, The Power of a Partnership"
To view his slides, click here.
Dec 17, 2014
Annual Christmas Party - Cefalo's in Carnegie, PA
Nov 13, 2014
Topic - Hydraulic Fracking Complexity: Insights from Geology, Modeling, and Physical Experiments
Speaker - Jon Olson, Associate Professor in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Jon also serves as sole proprietor of JEO Associates LLC, a petroleum consulting and software company.
Topic - Hydraulic Fracking Complexity: Insights from Geology, Modeling, and Physical Experiments
Speaker - Jon Olson, Associate Professor in Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
Jon also serves as sole proprietor of JEO Associates LLC, a petroleum consulting and software company.
October 14, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA. Bob Dickenson from Packers Plus " Advantages of Open Hole Multi-Stage Systems on the Montney Formation. To view his slides, click here.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA. Mike Vincent “Confessions of a
Frac Engineer: Your Reservoir is Much More Productive Than We Thought… It’s My
Frac That is Failing” To view his slides, click here.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA. Dave Spigelmyer, the new president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition gave us an industry and MSC activities update. To view his slides, click here.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Lunch meeting at Cefalo's with ASSET to discuss how we can work together to educate middle school students in the region about our industry. For more info, see their web site ASSET Inc , Meeting Handout and Volunteer Form.
Tues, March 18, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA.
SPE's Distinguished Lecturer Usman Ahmed discussed "Optimized Shale Resource Development: Proper Placement of Wells and Hydraulic Fracture Stages" . To view or download a copy of Usman's slides, click here.
Tues. Feb. 25, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA.
Bill Savage spoke on “A Better Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fractures in Unconventional Reservoirs”
To view or download a copy of Bill's slides, click here.
Bill Savage spoke on “A Better Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fractures in Unconventional Reservoirs”
To view or download a copy of Bill's slides, click here.
Tues, Jan 14, 2014
Lunch Meeting at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA.
Roger Myers from Atlas spoke on "Variations and Implications of Marcellus Shale Flowbacks "
To view or download a copy of his presentation, click here.
Roger Myers from Atlas spoke on "Variations and Implications of Marcellus Shale Flowbacks "
To view or download a copy of his presentation, click here.
Annual Christmas Party - Dec 17, 2013
Annual Christmas Party - at Cefalo’s in Carnegie, PA
SPE Luncheon - Nov 12, 2013
"Characterizing Shale Plays – The Importance of Recognizing What You Don’t Know"
Presented by Brad Berg, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
To view Brad's slides, click here.
Presented by Brad Berg, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
To view Brad's slides, click here.
SPE Luncheon - Oct 24, 2013
"Shale Gas Water Management – Experiences from North America"
Presented by John Veil, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
To view John's slides, click here.
John also mentioned a recent water use study by Chesapeake that commented on the portion of fracking water that is permanently retained underground, but more than offset by the water generated when the natural gas is burned. To view that report, click here.
Presented by John Veil, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
To view John's slides, click here.
John also mentioned a recent water use study by Chesapeake that commented on the portion of fracking water that is permanently retained underground, but more than offset by the water generated when the natural gas is burned. To view that report, click here.
2012-13 Events Archive
SPE Luncheon - April 30, 2013
"Inflatable Packers - Drilling and Completion Applications".
Presented by Tim Dunn of Weatherford's Houston office.
To view Tim's slides, click here
Presented by Tim Dunn of Weatherford's Houston office.
To view Tim's slides, click here
SPE Luncheon - March 7, 2013
"Hydraulic Fracturing of Horizontal Wells - Realizing the Paradigm Shift That Has Been 30 Years in Development"
Presented by Mark Pearson, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
Presented by Mark Pearson, SPE Distinguished Lecturer
SPE Luncheon - Feb 19, 2013
"Increasing Production with Better Well Placement in Unconventional Shale Reservoirs - Challenges and Solutions"
Presented by Jason Pitcher from Halliburton Sperry Drilling
To view Jason's slides, click here.
Presented by Jason Pitcher from Halliburton Sperry Drilling
To view Jason's slides, click here.
SPE Luncheon - Jan 10, 2013
Steve Forde, Vice-President of the Marcellus Shale Coalition spoke about the state of our industy in the region.
Annual Christmas Party - Dec 18, 2012
This year's Christmas party was a joint event with GSP and PAPG. It wsd held on Wed Dec 18th at Cefalo's in Carnegie, PA. For more information, download the flyer here.
SPE Luncheon - Oct 24, 2012
"Is Hydraulic Fracturing Safe for the Environment?"
Our October 24th lunch meeting
featured Kevin Fisher, VP of Global Business for Flotek
in Houston, TX. Kevin has written and presented this SPE Paper
numerous times and it has evolved the paper into a combined presentation of
potential aquifer containment, green frac chemistry and overall frac
environmental safety.
2011-12 Events Archive
May 2012 SPE Meeting
We held an end-of-year "Spring Fling" at the Hofbrauhaus on the South Side of Pittsburgh on Wed, May 16. Lots of networking and interactive technical content.
April 2012 SPE Meeting
Dinner meeting at Celfalo's on Monday April 23rd featured SPE Distinguished Lecturer Paul Francis who discussed Automated Managed Pressure Drilling -- A Present and Future Game Changer. Egbert Imomoh, SPE's President-elect and President for 2013 attendied this meeting. For his background, click here
March 2012 SPE Meeting
Dinner meeting held at Cefalo's on Tuesday March 6th featureing SPE Distinguished Lecturer Erdal Ozkan who discussed Releasing Shale-Gas Potential with Fractured Horizontal Wells.
Engineer's Week Event at Carnegie Science Center
Feb 17-18, 2012
Once again the Pittsburgh Chapter of SPE participated in the annual Engineer's Week event at the Carnegie Science Center - which is located next to Heinz Field and across the river from the downtown Pittsburgh, We joined more than 50 groups hosting tables featuring presentations, demonstrations and hands-on activities related to various facets of the engineering profession. See photos of the event here
February 2012 SPE Meeting
This dinner meeting was held at Celfao's in Carnegie on Wed Feb 8th. Rawdon J.H. Seager, a Principal– Reservoir Engineering at
Gaffney, Cline & Associates in Housotn spoke on "The challenges of forecasting gas production from shale and very low permeability formations."
Gaffney, Cline & Associates in Housotn spoke on "The challenges of forecasting gas production from shale and very low permeability formations."
January 2012 SPE Meeting
For our January meeting we held a lunch meeting at Cefalo's in Carnegie on Wednesday January 11th. We had registration and networking at 11am, lunch at 11:30, and a presentation at noon by Katie Klaber, the President and Executive Director of the Marcellus Shale Coalition. She spoke about the political and economic issues in Marcellus and Utica Shale regions..
To view a copy of Katie Klaber's slide presentation, click here (This is a PDF File, 1.9 mb)
To view a copy of Katie Klaber's slide presentation, click here (This is a PDF File, 1.9 mb)
December 2011 SPE Meeting
The December meeting was our annual Holiday Party co-sponsored by SPE, Pittsburgh Area Petroleum Geologists, and the Geophysical Society of Pittsburgh. It was held at Cefalo's in Carnegie 5-10pm on Wednesday evening, December 14, 2011.
November 2011 SPE Meeting
The November meeting was held on Wednesday Nov 9th at our usual location, Cefalo's in Carnegie, PA. The SPE Distinguished Lecturer Dennis Dria presented: E&P Applications of Fiber-optic Technologies To view / download the slides, click here.
Annual Golf Outing
The 2011 annual SPE / PAPG Golf Outing and scholarship fundraiser was held at Lindenwood Golf Club in Canonsburg, PA on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
2010-11 Events Archive
Marcellus Shale Grab Bag - May 17, 2011
Roger Myers, Manager of Completions Engineering at EXCO Resources (PA), LLCpresented a talk titled:
Marcellus Shale Grab Bag - Cement, Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests, Flowback Water, and DEP Production Results
The talk featured an interesting mix of topics based on Roger's experience working in the Marcellus including: cementing for long term zonal isolation, diagnostic fracture injection test data and implications, some interesting analysis and thoughts on Marcellus flowback water both short term and long term, and some slicing and dicing of the PA DEP shale production data.
Marcellus Shale Grab Bag - Cement, Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests, Flowback Water, and DEP Production Results
The talk featured an interesting mix of topics based on Roger's experience working in the Marcellus including: cementing for long term zonal isolation, diagnostic fracture injection test data and implications, some interesting analysis and thoughts on Marcellus flowback water both short term and long term, and some slicing and dicing of the PA DEP shale production data.
Student Golf Outing Weekend: Penn State, April 29-30, 2011
The Penn State Chapter of SPE would like to formally invite you to its 6th Annual Golf Outing to be held at Toftrees Golf Resort and Convention Center.
The weekend event will begin on Friday April 29th, with a Banquet Welcome Dinner to be held at Toftrees sponsored by Southwestern Enegery.
On Saturday April 30th, morning through late afternoon will be the golf outing with 4-Person Best Ball Scramble play. Penn State Chapter accepts all players and asks that you arrange teams of three or less so that at least one student player can be added to your group. The cost per company representative is $160. Each student sponsorship is $100. This cost includes all green fees and club rentals. It also includes a choice from a variety of food and beverages located on food stations throughout the course during the day. At the conclusion of the outing, prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and several other contests such as Closest to Pin, Longest Drive, and Longest Putt. Saturday evening a cocktail hour and dinner will be served (tentatively) at the Nittany Lion Inn.
This event is a great opportunity for Industry members to interact with students and the Penn State Student members greatly appreciate your participation and support.
The weekend event will begin on Friday April 29th, with a Banquet Welcome Dinner to be held at Toftrees sponsored by Southwestern Enegery.
On Saturday April 30th, morning through late afternoon will be the golf outing with 4-Person Best Ball Scramble play. Penn State Chapter accepts all players and asks that you arrange teams of three or less so that at least one student player can be added to your group. The cost per company representative is $160. Each student sponsorship is $100. This cost includes all green fees and club rentals. It also includes a choice from a variety of food and beverages located on food stations throughout the course during the day. At the conclusion of the outing, prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and several other contests such as Closest to Pin, Longest Drive, and Longest Putt. Saturday evening a cocktail hour and dinner will be served (tentatively) at the Nittany Lion Inn.
This event is a great opportunity for Industry members to interact with students and the Penn State Student members greatly appreciate your participation and support.
Student Meeting & Golf Outing: Marietta College, April 22, 2011
The SPE Student Chapter at Marietta College is having its annual Spring Technical Meeting and Golf Outing.
The day includes a morning technical meeting, followed by lunch and an afternoon of golf, capped off with a delicious dinner.
When: Friday, April 22, 2011, starting at 8:30am
Where: Marietta County Club, Marietta, Ohio, http://mariettacc.org/golf/proto/mariettacc/
For more information or to register, email Laura Pytlik or call her at 740.376.4755.
The day includes a morning technical meeting, followed by lunch and an afternoon of golf, capped off with a delicious dinner.
When: Friday, April 22, 2011, starting at 8:30am
Where: Marietta County Club, Marietta, Ohio, http://mariettacc.org/golf/proto/mariettacc/
For more information or to register, email Laura Pytlik or call her at 740.376.4755.
April 2011 Meeting: SPE Distinguished Lecturer
Worldwide Unconventional Shale Gas Resources: Principal Drivers of Successful Production
By Roberto Suarez-Rivera, TerraTek, a Schlumberger company
For the abstract of the presentation and speaker bio, see http://www.spe.org/events/dl/SuarezRivera.php
For the abstract of the presentation and speaker bio, see http://www.spe.org/events/dl/SuarezRivera.php
March 2011 Meeting: Inspiring the Next Generation
One of SPE's primary missions is to help engage, inspire and educate the next generation of petroleum engineers. This type of outreach is also crucial to engaging teachers and parents about the benefits of the industry and the Marcellus Shale--both to the individuals who work in it and our community.
At our March meeting, Mike Forgionne of Range Resources will be here to speak about the student outreach work he has been doing over the past few years in the Marcellus Shale area.
Date: Thursday March 17, 2011
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant & Club
At our March meeting, Mike Forgionne of Range Resources will be here to speak about the student outreach work he has been doing over the past few years in the Marcellus Shale area.
Date: Thursday March 17, 2011
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant & Club
February 2011 Meeting: Well Spacing in the Marcellus Shale
SPE Paper 140463 Marcellus Shale Hydraulic Fracturing and Optimal Well Spacing to Maximize Recovery and Control Costs
A team at EQT has been conducting a study on hydraulic fracturing and well spacing in 3 areas of the Marcellus shale. The team developed a paper that was recently presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference in Houston in January 2011. Now Pittsburgh section members have a chance to see the presentation too--right at our own section meeting. To see the complete abstract, click here.
Presenter: Krisanne Edwards, Sr. Principal Reservoir Engineer, EQT Production
A team at EQT has been conducting a study on hydraulic fracturing and well spacing in 3 areas of the Marcellus shale. The team developed a paper that was recently presented at the SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference in Houston in January 2011. Now Pittsburgh section members have a chance to see the presentation too--right at our own section meeting. To see the complete abstract, click here.
Presenter: Krisanne Edwards, Sr. Principal Reservoir Engineer, EQT Production
January 2011 Section Meeting: Proppant Selection in Shale Formations
Topic: Proppant Selection and Its Effect on the Results of Fracturing Treatments Performed in Shale Formations
A technical presentation based on SPE Paper 135502, presented by John Terracina, Fracturing Technology Manager, Momentive.
A technical presentation based on SPE Paper 135502, presented by John Terracina, Fracturing Technology Manager, Momentive.
Young Petroleum Professionals (YPP): February 2011
Watch for February meeting date.
Cadillac Ranch, 1060 Settlers Ridge Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
The Cadillac Ranch is centrally located and has been a good venue, so we'll be kicking off the new year there.
As always a chance to meet, mingle and network for petroleum industry professionals of all ages--not just YPPs.
Click on the link below to register for you and up to 5 guests. No fee but we do not to provide a head count, so register today.
For more information about Pittsburgh Section YPP, contact Eric Luckey.
Cadillac Ranch, 1060 Settlers Ridge Center Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
The Cadillac Ranch is centrally located and has been a good venue, so we'll be kicking off the new year there.
As always a chance to meet, mingle and network for petroleum industry professionals of all ages--not just YPPs.
Click on the link below to register for you and up to 5 guests. No fee but we do not to provide a head count, so register today.
For more information about Pittsburgh Section YPP, contact Eric Luckey.