2010 Event Archives
This section provides an archive of events that have been completed during the year.
November 16, 2010
Unconventional Frac Jobs for Unconventional Resources: What Should you be Concerned About?
by Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines
by Jennifer Miskimins, Colorado School of Mines
October 7, 2010
Core Analysis: A Guide to Maximising Added Value, by Colin McPhee, Synergy (GB) Limited
For more information: http://www.spe.org/events/dl/McPhee.php
For more information: http://www.spe.org/events/dl/McPhee.php
May 2010 Section Meeting on Hydraulic Fracturing
Realizing Full Potential of Hydraulic Fracturing--Damage Mechanisms and Mitigation
by SPE Distinguished Lecturer, Joseph Ayoub, Schlumberger
Hydraulic fracturing has been successfully applied for decades to improve the economics of oil and gas production. Significant improvements in modeling, materials, delivery equipment, and monitoring have taken place, and the technology footprint has gone beyond tight or unconventional gas into higher permeability reservoirs such as the frac and pack applications.
In this lecture, the different damage mechanisms are reviewed and their impact quantified using a customized 3D multiphase reservoir simulator.
For the complete overview of the talk and Mr. Ayoub's biography, visit: (http://www.spe.org/events/dl/Ayoub.php)
When: May 18, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - networking/registration, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - speaker/program
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant
Cost: $35.00 (in advance, pay online with PayPal), $40.00 at the door, $10.00 for students (pay at the door).
Special Promotion: Bring a colleague to the meeting
Bring a non-SPE member or a member who has not attended a section meeting this year (since Oct 2009), and you will both get a free drink.
Rules for this Promotion
You Must:
Realizing Full Potential of Hydraulic Fracturing--Damage Mechanisms and Mitigation
by SPE Distinguished Lecturer, Joseph Ayoub, Schlumberger
Hydraulic fracturing has been successfully applied for decades to improve the economics of oil and gas production. Significant improvements in modeling, materials, delivery equipment, and monitoring have taken place, and the technology footprint has gone beyond tight or unconventional gas into higher permeability reservoirs such as the frac and pack applications.
In this lecture, the different damage mechanisms are reviewed and their impact quantified using a customized 3D multiphase reservoir simulator.
For the complete overview of the talk and Mr. Ayoub's biography, visit: (http://www.spe.org/events/dl/Ayoub.php)
When: May 18, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - networking/registration, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - speaker/program
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant
Cost: $35.00 (in advance, pay online with PayPal), $40.00 at the door, $10.00 for students (pay at the door).
Special Promotion: Bring a colleague to the meeting
Bring a non-SPE member or a member who has not attended a section meeting this year (since Oct 2009), and you will both get a free drink.
Rules for this Promotion
You Must:
- Both register online and pay with PayPal.
- Enter the name of the person you are bringing or attending with on the registration form.
- Both attend the meeting.
SPE Penn State 2010 Annual Golf Outing
The 5th Annual Penn State SPE Golf Outing was heldat Toftrees Resort, which has been rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest and is the premier golf resort in Central Pennsylvania.
When: April 17, 2010 (Saturday), 8:00am registration, 9:00am shotgun start
Where: Toftrees Resort Directions & More Information
All proceeds benefited the SPE Penn State Chapter. For more information and details to register, download the file below.
The 5th Annual Penn State SPE Golf Outing was heldat Toftrees Resort, which has been rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest and is the premier golf resort in Central Pennsylvania.
When: April 17, 2010 (Saturday), 8:00am registration, 9:00am shotgun start
Where: Toftrees Resort Directions & More Information
All proceeds benefited the SPE Penn State Chapter. For more information and details to register, download the file below.
| 2010_spe_penn_state_golf_outing_flyer.pdf |
April 2010 Section Event--On the Road to State College, PA
Show your support for the next generation of SPE and petroleum engineers, then enjoy a round of golf the next day!
Everyone was invited to a FREE reception in State College, PA sponsored by Southwestern Energy.
Each year, our SPE Section presents scholarship awards, which go to a member of our student-affiliated SPE chapter
at Penn State University. In the past, one award was given annually.
But with growth in our region, we are able to award 6 scholarhips this year and for the next 3 years (for more info, see Scholarships.)
Penn State SPE has a reception planned in conjunction with its annual golf outing (for more info, see below).
They will announce their incoming officers for the next school/program year.
We thought it would be a great event at which to announce scholarship award too.
When: April 16, 2010 (Friday), 6:00pm
Where: Clubhouse at Toftrees Golf Resort (same location as golf outing, just 3 miles from Penn State Campus)
The event was sponsored by Southwestern Energy.
Show your support for the next generation of SPE and petroleum engineers, then enjoy a round of golf the next day!
Everyone was invited to a FREE reception in State College, PA sponsored by Southwestern Energy.
Each year, our SPE Section presents scholarship awards, which go to a member of our student-affiliated SPE chapter
at Penn State University. In the past, one award was given annually.
But with growth in our region, we are able to award 6 scholarhips this year and for the next 3 years (for more info, see Scholarships.)
Penn State SPE has a reception planned in conjunction with its annual golf outing (for more info, see below).
They will announce their incoming officers for the next school/program year.
We thought it would be a great event at which to announce scholarship award too.
When: April 16, 2010 (Friday), 6:00pm
Where: Clubhouse at Toftrees Golf Resort (same location as golf outing, just 3 miles from Penn State Campus)
The event was sponsored by Southwestern Energy.
March 2010 Section Meeting: SPE Distinguished Lecturer
Speaker/Topic: Michael L. Godec presents "Environmental Performance of the E&P Industry: Past, Present, and Future."
The main take-away from this lecture: The oil and gas E&P industry has always been, is today, and will continue to be one of the leaders in industry and society in efforts to protect both the local and global environment.
Mr. Godec is vice president of Advanced Resources International, Inc. and is a recognized leader in providing objectives and analytically sound services and advice on the environmental performance of and development of regulatory policies for the oil and gas industry.
For an abstract of the talk and Mr. Godec's bio, download the file below.
When: March 2, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - networking/registration, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - speaker/program
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant
Speaker/Topic: Michael L. Godec presents "Environmental Performance of the E&P Industry: Past, Present, and Future."
The main take-away from this lecture: The oil and gas E&P industry has always been, is today, and will continue to be one of the leaders in industry and society in efforts to protect both the local and global environment.
Mr. Godec is vice president of Advanced Resources International, Inc. and is a recognized leader in providing objectives and analytically sound services and advice on the environmental performance of and development of regulatory policies for the oil and gas industry.
For an abstract of the talk and Mr. Godec's bio, download the file below.
When: March 2, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - networking/registration, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - speaker/program
Where: Cefalo's Restaurant
| abstract_bio_michael_godec_spe_pgh_march_2.pdf |
Engineer the Future: 2010 Engineers Week at the Carnegie Science Center
Bring your children by the SPE booth where SPE volunteers will show Pittsburgh area students from K-12th grade the exciting career of petroleum engineering. Our program will feature SPE student members from Penn State demonstrating a reservoir model and working pump jack to show students about the work and technology of our industry. Other members will also be there with games and presentations that explain various aspects of the industry.
When: February 19 & 20, 2010 (Friday, Saturday)
Where: Carnegie Science Center, PIttsburgh, PA
The oil and gas industry was well represented. This year's honorary chair of Engineers Week is ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO, Rex W. Tillerson. For more information about the National Engineers Week Foundation, see http://www.eweek.org.
Bring your children by the SPE booth where SPE volunteers will show Pittsburgh area students from K-12th grade the exciting career of petroleum engineering. Our program will feature SPE student members from Penn State demonstrating a reservoir model and working pump jack to show students about the work and technology of our industry. Other members will also be there with games and presentations that explain various aspects of the industry.
When: February 19 & 20, 2010 (Friday, Saturday)
Where: Carnegie Science Center, PIttsburgh, PA
The oil and gas industry was well represented. This year's honorary chair of Engineers Week is ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO, Rex W. Tillerson. For more information about the National Engineers Week Foundation, see http://www.eweek.org.
January/February 2010 Section Meeting
When: February 2, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - registration/networking, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - program/speaker
Speaker/Topic: Nathan Bennet, Pennsylvania DCNR, Bureau of Forestry-Mineral Services, will discuss results from an ongoing review of
oil and gas production history on Pennsylvania State Forest lands. He will highlight findings from some key exploration wells and their inflation-adjusted economic impact. He will also discuss present-day conditions including Marcellus Shale development and potential impact for State Forest lands and DCNR.
When: February 2, 2010 (Tuesday), 5:00pm - registration/networking, 6:00pm - dinner, 7:00pm - program/speaker
Speaker/Topic: Nathan Bennet, Pennsylvania DCNR, Bureau of Forestry-Mineral Services, will discuss results from an ongoing review of
oil and gas production history on Pennsylvania State Forest lands. He will highlight findings from some key exploration wells and their inflation-adjusted economic impact. He will also discuss present-day conditions including Marcellus Shale development and potential impact for State Forest lands and DCNR.
| spe_pittsburgh_petroleum_section_meeting_feb_2_2010.pdf |
