SPE-GCS Connect April 2022

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APRIL 2022

APRIL FEATURES

Gulf Coast Section

Data Science Convention DATA ANALYTICS

A Fatal Clean-out: An Engineer's Role in Safety NORTHSIDE

49th Annual SPE-GCS Golf Tournament SCHOLARSHIP

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CONTENTS

In Every Issue CHAIR’S CORNER Nii Ahele Nunoo 2021-2022 SPE-GCS Chair

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CALENDAR April 2022

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APRIL 2022 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

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The Quickly Evolving World of 4/20/22

ESG in O&G M&A

DRILLING & GENERAL MEETING

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U.S. Energy Policy - The Good,

the Bad, and the Ugly: Joint Meeting with the Drilling and General Meeting Study Group

MEMBERSHIP REPORT February 2022

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Committees

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS Lissett Barrios

MEMBERS IN TRANSITITION (MIT)

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Study Groups NORTHSIDE

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A Fatal Clean-out: An Engineer's 4/12/22

Role in Safety

COMPLETIONS & PRODUCTION

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Observation Lateral Project: 4/13/22

Direct Measurement of Far-Field Drainage

WESTSIDE

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Insights into Near-Wellbore

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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Where Are They Now? Past Scholarship Winner: Jacob Behling

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Special Events GOLF

THEN & NOW Buddy Woodroof

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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Donate to the Gulf Coast Section Scholarship Fund

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MiT Seminar Series #68: Co-Hosted with AAPG

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Scholarship Endowment Fund Update

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Advanced Wellhead and Choke Valve Design

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DATA ANALYTICS

4/19/22 19 Data Science Convention MEMBERS IN TRANSITION

4/26/22 22 Spring 2022 Energy Professionals Hiring Event

Directory

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Unconventional Formations:

Tortuosity, Pressure Drop Along Fractures, and Fracture Growth from DH Gauge Analysis

Diagnosing Fracture Stimulation Designs with Fiber Optic Sensing

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CORNER APRILCHAIR’S 2022

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Nii Nunoo - 2021-2022 SPE-GCS Chair Hello April, Two months ago, I spoke of the tightness of the market, and how susceptible the price was to a potential attack in Iran, Saudi or the Middle east.

What I never saw was a Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, the fundamentals simply reiterated the susceptibility of the markets to geopolitical tensions.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has entered its 2nd month with more companies announcing that they are exiting their Russia holdings including Shel, bp, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, KCA Deutag and others. The reality however is that Europe remains tied to Russia due to their dependence on Russia to meet 40% of their natural gas needs. That energy demand is not disappearing; perhaps, high gas prices can help with that albeit slowly. As such, the supply choke due to Russian sanctions will only keep oil prices higher. The question, from an oil and gas industry perspective is: is this good or bad news?

There are 2 schools of thoughts on this. The first more oilenthusiastic view sees this as an opportunity to remind the EU and the Biden administration of the importance of the industry. Truly, the price hike would have been avoided if a more practical and sustainable approach was taken for the energy transition. It is public knowledge that Putin took advantage of the tightness of the supply markets to launch the invasion. Even though the war strategy is failing, it is hard to imagine he did not foresee the economic impact of the invasion. As such, we are likely to see a protracted war or sanctions that would keep a significant portion of Russia’s oil off the market. This means that we might be headed for a higher-for-longer price regime. This, however, may not be a sustainable mindset for developing business models beyond the next 5 years.

This leads us to the 2nd school of thought. Here, we acknowledge that the high oil prices are simply due to a geopolitical risk premium. Rather than look at this from an oil and gas industry perspective, we consider the viewpoint of nations that depend on energy imports. This would make you realize that the ultimate impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is an accelerated energy transition. Putin has

simply made Energy Security and Independence the slogan for political campaigns across all oil-importing nations, especially the EU. For starters, Shell has announced that $33 billion saved from its exit of the Russian business would be re-invested in the UK, but with 75% of this going to renewable energies.

In summary, as Murphy CEO said, this price hike is the perfect opportunity to clear debts. But whether investments would return to the industry and stay for longer, remains a different question. Perhaps, with Biden’s promise of 15 billion cubic meters of US LNG to help EU ease its reliance on Russian gas, there might be some hope. In the end, this is all we can do as an industry: increase the US domestic production because only the US, Norway and a handful of energy exporters have the legal framework that the EU can rely on when discussing its energy security.

The communications team has been working lately on two main initiatives such as: enhancing the current SPE-GCS website and leading the task to put together an editorial team (volunteer based) that will be in charge of the CONNECT newsletter magazine.

Let’s talk about the latest enhancements on the SPE-GCS website, if you visit the homepage you will notice that is less busy, a pop-up window advertising the latest event is on display and we have moved the Scholarship Endowment Fund to be on the main menu. Exciting things coming up!

What do you want to see or have improved on the website?

Email us at spe-gcs@spe.org For events, there is the Data Analytics Convention on April 19, SPE SPRING 2022 ENERGY PROFESSIONALS HIRING EVENT on April 26, the SPE-GCS Executive Breakfast on April 14.

All the best, Nii Ahele Nunoo

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THEN & NOW APRIL 2017

Oil prices slip after Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that his country would free 15 British naval personnel it had captured in the Persian Gulf more than a week before, pardoning and releasing them as a preEaster gift to Britain. By mid-afternoon on the day of the announcement, West Texas Intermediate for May delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange was down 43¢ at $64.21/bbl.

Based on a managed pressure drilling project conducted in the Sichuan basin of China, Sinopec concludes that the advantages of using air as a circulating fluid are substantial. In comparison with mud rates, the ROPs are significantly higher, which reduces drilling time. Wellbore problems, such as lost circulation and sloughing shales, are virtually eliminated, and air drilling allows the use of air percussion hammers, which also contributes to drilling a true vertical hole.

After the devastation to the US Gulf Coast area in 2005 caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, BP PLC puts into operation a new hurricane and major storm management system. BP says the life-saving system, jointly developed with IDV Solutions and Microsoft, has provided real-time information to quickly make decisions, improve security for the energy supply, as well as manage and protect facilities, and especially people.

Light sweet crude: $64.21/bbl Natural gas: $7.53/MMbtu US active rig count: 1,748

APRIL 2012

Argentina’s government’s decision to take control of energy company YPF SA, controlled by Repsol YPF SA, prompted Repsol on April 17 to issue a statement from Madrid saying it will take all legal measures to preserve the value of its assets and interests of its shareholders. Repsol said YPF is worth $18 billion, and it would be seeking compensation on that basis. Repsol said it owns a 57.43% stake in YPF. “This battle is not over,” Repsol chairman Antonio Brufau said.

Iran raised the stakes of an important meeting about its nuclear plans by insulting Arabs and picking a new fight over islands in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iranian

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to close in retaliation for international resistance to his country’s nuclear program. Iran says its nuclear plans are wholly peaceful, but neighbors, especially Israel but including most nearby Arab states, are worried.

A UK government review of studies into earthquakes induced by hydraulic fracturing of a shale thought to contain large amounts of natural gas in Northwest England estimated last year that the Cretaceous Bowland shale, under acreage held by Cuadrilla Resources Ltd, contains 200 tcf of gas in place. However, it has now suspended development after earthquakes were detected around its Preese Hall-1 well during hydraulic fracturing.

Light sweet crude: $102.53/bbl Natural gas: $2.02/MMbtu US active rig count: 1,950

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Refined products theft occurs in industrialized nations as well as developing countries, according to a report by the Atlantic Council. When crude oil prices were at their peak, tapping a Mexican products pipeline could earn a criminal cartel $90,000 in seven minutes. Morocco receives about $2 billion/year of Algerian-subsidized fuel smuggled across its borders by mule-back. Countermeasures are available, such as fuel dyes, molecular marking, and tracking of tanker trucks and oceangoing vessels, but these measures won’t be effective if they aren’t accompanied by government reforms.

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration forecasts US crude oil production to average 9.9 million b/d in 2018, which is 200,000 b/d higher than in the previous forecast.

The higher forecast reflects improvements to the rig methodology that captures increased cash flow as production increases, with the largest effect on production in the Permian and Niobrara regions.

In Europe and the breakaway UK, political fondness for diesel, manifest in tax incentives, has faded. Concern about emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide has given way to worry about oxides of nitrogen. Officials say health problems related to NOx are greater than earlier thought.

Exacerbating scorn for diesel is the Volkswagen scandal. The

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automaker was found to have designed engines to pollute less during emissions tests than on the road.

Light sweet crude: $51.27/bbl Natural gas: $3.26/MMbtu US active rig count: 839

THE REST OF THE YARN This month, an interesting cause and a new theme song are discussed at The Barbecue.

One of the causes that most of the guests at The Barbecue could agree upon was the proposal to divert the Mississippi River to Texas. Without first asking the permission of Louisiana, Governor Smith had three years before formed a Committee of 500, with Connally serving as co-chairman, and lined up the support of Texas congressmen. The scheme was truly Texan: 12 million acre-feet of water transported through concrete ditches 300 feet wide and 40 feet deep, equipped with eighteen dams. A quarter of a million acres in east Texas was to be flooded, and the water piped to other parts of the state. The cost was estimated at slightly less than $14 billion, six times the cost of TVA during the first thirty years of its existence. The federal government would be asked to pay two-thirds of the cost. The desert would bloom, and a few contractors, developers and speculators would make new fortunes. To everyone’s surprise, the voters failed to approve floating the necessary bonds, but the issue was still far from dead among those gathered at The Barbecue.

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HISTORY QUIZ Where was the first Texas offshore well located?

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

ANSWER TO MARCH’S QUIZ

The first “technological learning institution” west of the Mississippi River was Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.

FEBRUARY'S QUIZ RESULTS There was no history quiz winner in February.

It was not incidental that the host’s favorite film was Giant. So impressed was he by spectacle that he overlooked Hollywood’s misrepresentations. He was himself an actor, and a romantic. That the theme song of Giant should become an integral part of his 1961 campaign for governor had been preordained, the music swelling and filling hundreds of high-school auditoriums across Texas as Connally entered the stage.

Next month, Connally overshadows Nixon at The Barbecue.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Lissett Barrios Lead Production Engineer, Gulf of Mexico Production Assess Shell Oil

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dear SPE Gulf Coast Section Members: The SPE Gulf Coast Section Board of Directors would like to extend the invitation to all its members to submit nominations for the 2022-2023 Board. These Board of Director positions help ensure the success and longevity of the Gulf Coast Section, as well as stimulate a positive relationship between our local community and the oil and gas industry. The available positions for the 20222023 fiscal year are as follows: Vice Chair – Helps the Chair and the Board of Directors Chair in leading and managing the Gulf Coast Section.

Secretary – Records minutes of the Board of Director meetings.

Vice Programs Chair – Assists the Programs Chair.

After 1 year of service, the Vice Programs chair will take over the role of the Programs Chairman for the following year. The Programs Chair manages, optimizes and oversees the different program streams in the Gulf Coast Section.

Vice Treasurer - Assists the Treasurer. After 1 year of service, the Vice Treasurer will take over the role of the Treasurer for the following year.

Director at Large – Acts as a liaison between the Board of Directors and various Committees within the Gulf Coast Section.

We are looking for engaging candidates who have a desire to volunteer either through technical leadership and innovation, or community activities. Please email your submissions to spe-gcs@spe.org. The deadline for submissions is COB on Monday, March 28th, 2022. On behalf of the current Board of Directors, I encourage all Gulf Coast Section members to participate in the events and activities that are planned every month.

Thank you,

The Gulf Coast Section (GCS) was established on April 13, 1935. The mission of GCS is part of our Bylaws which were amended by vote of the Board of Directors on April 16, 2016, and by vote of the general membership on April 20, 2017.

SPE-GCS MISSION The mission of the Section shall be the promotion of mutual cooperation in furthering the objectives of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International, Inc. This shall be accomplished by: I. Providing forums that afford members the opportunity to upgrade and maintain professional competence.

II. Providing social interaction that increases member participation in Section activities as a whole, while striving to maintain the integrity of the Section.

III. Supporting programs in local primary and secondary schools to encourage students to develop their abilities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

IV. Supporting engineering programs at the university level.

Simeon Eburi 2021-2022 SPE Gulf Coast Section Nominations Committee Chair

V. Enhancing the image of the Oil and Gas Industry by sponsoring community service programs.

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STUDY GROUP

NORTHSIDE A Fatal Clean-out: An Engineer's Role in Safety A devastating, fatal accident was one operator’s powerful introduction to the idea that engineers should play a more active role in creating a safe workplace.

This presentation explores our investigation into what went wrong during a clean-out procedure in the Permian Basin that ended the life of a young rig hand. Presenter John Smitherman was closely associated with the investigation, which employed experts from several fields and afforded him tragic but important insight.

As the inventory of horizontal wells across the globe ages, well intervention after significant depletion will more often necessitate the use of low-density fluids to establish and maintain circulation. In addition to actionable steps for use on other clean-outs, this presentation will cover why engineers are key in seeking out and eliminating dangers in the workplace, especially in field procedures and facility design.

JOHN SMITHERMAN

John Smitherman has served in many roles during his nearly 40-year career at an operating company. He’s worked as an engineer in production and reservoir, as a manager in operations and drilling, and as a company officer. He holds a BS from the University of Texas at Austin. Speaking with SPE sections about this incident affords Smitherman an opportunity to inform others so that similar tragedies can be avoided.

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EVENT INFO

WHEN Tuesday, April 12, 2022 11:30am – 1:00pm

SPEAKERS John Smitherman Senior Advisor New Mexico Oil and Gas Association Former SPE Distinguished Lecturer

LOCATION Webinar and In-Person Location TBD

CONTACT David Traugott - 936-777-6204 david.traugott@nov.com

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COMPLETIONS AND PRODUCTION Observation Lateral Project: Direct Measurement of Far-Field Drainage In 2019, an operator embarked on an ambitious data acquisition project in the Bakken, with the goal of mapping far-field drainage and characterizing completion performance. Three different fracture treatment designs were evaluated to understand how fluid volume and rheology, proppant volume and size, and proppant/fluid ratio affect fracture geometry and drainage.

Microseismic data provided important measurements to characterize fracture geometry, while “offset well” fiber provided strain data to evaluate fracture morphology. These measurements were used to calibrate a hydraulic fracture model to enable more reliable predictions of fracture geometry and morphology.

The results show that MB wells can drain the TF at distances of 450 feet, and fracture treatment design can significantly impact drainage and productivity.

While ongoing, the results may add significant value by enabling Bakken development with fewer and more productive wells in some portions of the basin.

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EVENT INFO

WHEN Wednesday, April 13, 2021 12:00pm – 1:00pm Doors open at 11:30am for networking.

SPEAKER Mike McKimmy Senior Stimulation Engineer Hess

LOCATION NexTier Headquarters 3990 Rogerdale Rd Houston, TX 77042

CONTACT EVENT SPONSOR

Rob Bohn - 346-334-4406 rob.bohn@silixa.com

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WESTSIDE Insights into Near-Wellbore Tortuosity, Pressure Drop Along Fractures and Fracture Growth from DH Gauge Analysis A recent data-gathering project provided the opportunity to measure nearwellbore tortuosity, perforation friction and pressure drop along a fracture from downhole internal and external gauges. This presentation will include an exploration of the analysis of these data, as well as comparisons to traditional regression analysis of entry frictions. Applications for these data range from updates to regression analysis parameters and perforation diameter estimation, to hydraulic fracture model calibration.

MICHAEL MCKIMMY

Michael McKimmy is a senior stimulation engineer for Hess Corporation on the Bakken Subsurface team. He has more than 13 years of industry experience with both Hess and Halliburton.

McKimmy currently focuses on fracture modeling studies and intensive data-gathering projects, and he has experience in Bakken unconventionals and GOM deepwater. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University.

EVENT INFO

WHEN Wednesday, April 20, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm

SPEAKERS Michael McKimmy Senior Stimulation Engineer Hess Corporation

WEBINAR CONTACT Derek Key - 713-328-2443 derek.key@corelab.com

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The Quickly Evolving World of ESG in O&G M&A Environment, social and governance issues are quickly permeating the petroleum industry, as investors call for increased disclosures and progress.

How does this influence asset transaction decisions? Mark Sooby, managing director at Lazard, leads this panel discussion with Trina Engels, ESG/ sustainability director at NTG Environmental, and Chris Micsak, director at Pickering Energy Partners.

Join us for an exciting evening to network and hear from these great panelists.

There will be hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. We thank our generous sponsors Lazard and ESG Dynamics for supporting student scholarships through this event. Attendance is limited, so please visit the event webpage and register now to reserve your place.

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EVENT INFO

WHEN Wednesday, April 20, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm Networking Event 6:00pm - 7:30pm Panel

MODERATOR & PANELISTS Mark Sooby Managing Director Lazard Trina Engels ESG/Sustainability Director New Tech Global Chris Micsak Director Pickering Energy Partners

LOCATION The Petroleum Club of Houston 1201 Louisiana St, 35th Floor Houston, TX 77002

CONTACT Laura Freeman - 970-417-1641 lfreeman@ highpointglobalcapital.com Julie Francis julie.francis@alumni.usc.edu

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US Energy Policy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Joint Meeting with the Drilling and General Meeting Study Groups

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Mr. Wesley Hunt will discuss the pros and cons of current and future US energy policies.

Thursday, April 21, 2022 11:30am – 1:00 pm

SPEAKER Wesley Hunt Candidate for US Congressional District 38

WESLEY HUNT

Wesley Hunt graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned three master’s degrees at Cornell University. He served in the United States Army for eight years, including one combat deployment to Iraq. Hunt has worked in the real estate industry and he is a candidate for US Congressional District 38.

LOCATION Webinar & In-Person The Petroleum Club of Houston 1201 Louisiana St, 35th Floor Houston, TX 77002

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COMMITTEES

MEMBERS IN TRANSITION (MIT) MiT Seminar Series #68: Co-Hosted with AAPG The SPE Members in Transition Seminar Series is designed to include a selection of topics of interest to SPE members who are transitioning between jobs during the current industry downturn or looking for new career opportunities. This month’s meeting will be held via webinar. Please see the link below to register.

Program 1: Four Steps to Laser-Focus Your Oil, Gas & Energy Resume In this presentation, Dr. Amanda Rico provides four key tips for optimizing resume profiles specifically for oil, gas and energy transition-focused professionals. As Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) roles increase, and the traditional oil and gas landscape continues to shift, job seekers require strategies for targeting their resume to a wide spectrum of audiences. The four key tips Dr. Rico offers focus on deciphering job descriptions, targeting resume content, attracting a reader’s attention and adjusting industry-specific terminology.

AMANDA RICO, PHD

Amanda Rico specializes in resume-building, editing and career solutions for senior and executive-level professionals. With more than 15 years of experience ranging from crafting materials for TEDx speakers to optimizing profiles for oil, gas and clean energy professionals, Rico is passionate about helping forward-thinking leaders level up. She earned her PhD in English at Texas A&M University, and her MA and BA in English from the University of Oklahoma.

Program 2: Optimizing Produced Water Takeaway During Strategic Shifts

APRIL 2022

EVENT INFO

WHEN Friday, April 1, 2022 11:00am – 2:00pm

SPEAKERS Amanda Rico, PhD Resume & Editorial Specialist Rico Editorial Services Miranda Jones Produced Water Management Engineer SM Energy

WEBINAR CONTACTS Yetunde Okediji - 817-845-5876 yetunde.okediji@gmail.com Susan Howes - 713-553-5020 c.susan.howes@gmail.com

EVENT PRICING Members: $15 Non-Members: $25 Students/MiT/Retired SPE: $10 Walk-ins: $25

It has become increasingly important to design salt water waste disposal (SWD) systems that allow for adjustment with strategic changes, and SM Energy has successfully utilized existing SWD infrastructure and partnerships. Examples include pivoting from maximizing operated SWD wells during peak production, to minimizing disposal during seismic uncertainty while maintaining smooth production operations and low costs.

MIRANDA JONES

Miranda Jones is a produced water management engineer at SM Energy where she manages the company’s SWD system and thirdparty water relationships. Jones is passionate about finding creative ways to work with other operators to provide value to both sides.

She holds a degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and is an SPE-GCS scholarship recipient.

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COMMITTEES

CONTINUING EDUCATION Advanced Wellhead and Choke Valve Design

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EVENT INFO

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Wellheads, Christmas trees and choke valves are a common sight at the well pad.

Some refer to this equipment as “dumb steel.” However, recent innovations and a push for automation have made them smarter in recent years. This presentation follows the evolution of these products from basic design to industry-driven technological solutions.

Friday, April 1, 2022 Online: 8:00am – 12:00pm In-Person: 12:00pm – 4:00pm

Stream-Flo’s Austin McPherson will present the first two hours on wellheads and trees, including their components, functionality and the new DMLX wellhead system. This system distills 60 years of wellhead expertise into a simple yet sophisticated design that allows for accelerated installation, scalability, repeatability and reduced workover time.

Jason Wipf Project Engineer Master Flo Valve

Master Flo Valve’s Jason Wipf will round out the last two hours on the complex dynamics involved with choke valves, which control the well’s pressure and flow rate. Choke valves see the highest flow velocities and erosion rates and must be engineered to operate safely and effectively.

JASON WIPF

Jason Wipf worked in applications then as a project engineer for Master Flo Valve in Houston, where he provides technical support and training to sales, marketing and production. His work includes engineering applications, root cause analysis, manufacturing optimization and interfacing with product users.

Wipf holds a degree in business marketing management from the University of Texas RGV and a degree in mechanical engineering technology from the University of Houston.

AUSTIN MCPHERSON

Austin McPherson has 15 years of oil and gas experience. He started his career at Vetco Grey/GE Baker Hughes and quickly developed keen technical and troubleshooting skills that elevated him to senior operations manager. In 2018, McPherson joined Stream-Flo where he served as the US service and training manager. He currently serves as a Shell account manager.

SPEAKERS

Austin McPherson Account Manager Stream-Flo Industries

LOCATION

Webinar and In-Person Stream-Flo Training Center 9715 Derrington Rd Houston, TX 77064

EVENT CONTACT Patricia E. Carreras patricia.e.carreras@gmail.com

EVENT PRICING

Online/In-Person Members: $25/45 Non-Members: $35/55 Students/MiT/Retired SPE: $15/20

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CONTINUING EDUCATION

EVENT INFO

Unconventional Formations: Diagnosing Fracture Stimulation Designs with Fiber Optic Sensing

WHEN

Fiber optic sensing in downhole applications is commonly used to diagnose fracture stimulation designs due to the technology’s ability to measure strain, temperature and acoustic activity at all points along the fiber cable. The technology has been popularized through its use on many public DOE-sponsored projects over the last five years. The outputs of the technology are used extensivity in industry workflows, and will continue to be used as fiber optic sensing improves and costs are reduced. This training will detail these workflows with a high-level overview of the technology and applications for specific uses.

Covered topics include: • Technology Overview: How fiber optic sensing technology works (physics and installation/deployment options) • Application Review: Cross-well fracture interaction analysis using fiber strain (“frac-hits”) and fiber microseismic • Application Review: Slurry allocation into individual clusters during fracture treatment • Application Review: Production well logs using fiber sensing

Friday, April 29, 2022 8:00am – 12:00pm

SPEAKER Rob Bohn Solutions & Development Manager Silixa

WEBINAR EVENT CONTACT Patricia E. Carreras patricia.e.carreras@gmail.com

EVENT PRICING Members: $25 Non-Members: $35 Students/MiT/Retired SPE: $15

ROB BOHN

Rob Bohn is the solutions and development manager at Silixa, where he specializes in diagnosing fracture stimulation effectiveness using fiber optic cables. Bohn’s background is in fracture modeling, and he obtained his master’s degree in petroleum engineering. Silixa is a fiber optic service company and manufacturer with operational headquarters in Houston, Texas.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Past Scholarship Winner: Jacob Behling The Scholarship Committee conducted a survey of past recipients of the SPEGCS scholarship. If you’re considering donating to the SPE-GCS scholarship fund or hiring an SPE-GCS scholarship winner, you’ll be glad to know that the program has enjoyed considerable success over the past six decades. Here is Jacob Behling's story:

Behling credits the SPE-GCS scholarship for exposing him to the oil and gas industry and the interesting challenges it faces.

A native Houstonian, Jacob Behling didn’t travel far for college, graduating from Rice University in 2018 with a BS in chemical engineering, Summa Cum Laude, and with a minor in business. It was in the little moments there – designing a water distribution system in Engineering Without Borders, supporting EOR research, coaching intramural sports, or even finally getting his senior design’s ASPEN model to converge – that his passions for problem solving, innovation and people grew.

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His first industry experience came as a facility engineering intern for Anadarko in Vernal, Utah. This was followed by a GOM production engineering internship evaluating opportunities to enhance Caesar Tonga’s production. Behling then joined Anadarko (now Oxy) full time in 2018 as a production engineer, supporting the production chemical program in the Rockies. During that time, he headed significant optimization efforts in fieldwide chemical and corrosion strategy, designed and implemented cuttingedge chemical skids throughout the basins, and challenged the status quo to decrease overall cost of ownership.

Behling currently works as a Rockies staff facilities engineer, implementing facility solutions to regulatory, cost and mechanical integrity-related challenges. On the weekends, he takes advantage of the Rocky Mountains by skiing and hiking. Other days, he can be found exploring national parks (he’s been to 33!), playing board games or participating in sports.

CAREER OVERVIEW • Staff Brownfield Facilities Engineer, Oxy • Northland Christian High School, Houston, TX, 2014 • Rice University, BS, Chemical Engineering major, Business minor the oil and gas industry and the interesting challenges it faces. He believes the energy space will be a fascinating area for innovation in the coming years. The world needs energy. The earth needs that energy to be sustainable. It’s up to us to find the solution! Contact him at jacob_ behling@oxy.com.

Behling credits the SPE-GCS scholarship for exposing him to

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DATA ANALYTICS Data Science Convention The Data Analytics Study Group invites you to our annual flagship event, The Data Science Convention. This year’s convention theme is “Delivering Business Value through Data Analytics.” The convention is intended for upstream oil and gas professionals, academia scholars and students with an interest in emerging data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications. The agenda will include presentations from leading professionals to showcase their recent advancements and applications of data science.

We will also be hosting startup and technology companies who will exhibit their state of the art and emerging products, as well as a poster competition among university students and young professionals. With more than 200 anticipated attendees in a socially distanced gathering, there will be ample networking opportunities, including at lunch, coffee breaks and a concluding happy hour.

There will also be a hands-on analytics workflows workshop offered on April 18, the day before the convention. More details about the workshop will be available soon and convention registrants will receive discounted event pricing for attending the workshop.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the event. For more information, please reach out to Michael Edwards at mledwards07@outlook.com.

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EVENT INFO

WHEN Tuesday, April 19, 2021 8:00am – 6:00pm

LOCATION Norris Conference Centers – Houston CityCentre 816 Town and Country Blvd, Ste 210 Houston, TX 77024

CONTACT Babak Akbari - 918-720-9126 babak.akbari.25@gmail.com

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Call for Nominations for SPE International, Regional and Section Awards, and SPE Houston Young Engineer of the Year Award

DEADLINES: SPE International Awards – April 15, 2022 SPE Regional Awards – April 1, 2022 OTC 2022 Emerging Leaders – April 1, 2022 TWA Energy Influencers 2022 – April 22, 2022

EMAIL SPE-GCS@SPEGCS.ORG FOR ALL NOMINATIONS

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MEMBERS IN TRANSITION Spring 2022 Energy Professionals Hiring Event Join us for the SPE Spring 2022 Energy Professionals Hiring Event! This industry-recognized event provides a platform for organizations to meet and engage with a diverse and experienced assembly of energy professionals, discuss career opportunities, and network. Hundreds of highly qualified and experienced professionals in the energy industry, who are members of professional organizations, continue to add value for top talent recruitment needs.

EVENT PRICING EMPLOYER IN-PERSON: spegcs.org/events/6336/

JOB SEEKERS: spegcs.org/events/6277/

• < 50 Employees: $100 • 50– 2500 Employees: $500 • > 2500 Employees: $1,000

(Must meet qualifications, including being a member in good standing of one of the 40+ collaborating professional organizations)

SPONSORS: spegcs.org/events/6364/ • Platinum Sponsor: $5,000 • Gold Sponsor: $2,500 • Silver Sponsor: $1,000 • Bronze Sponsor: $500

EVENT INFO

WHEN Tuesday, April 26, 2022 9:00am – 6:00pm

LOCATION Steve Radack Community Center 18650 Clay Rd Houston, TX 77084

CONTACTS Eric Gagen - (337) 578 9336 ejgagen@yahoo.com Jamie Marzonie - (530) 368-0606 jsmarzonie@att.net

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2022-2022 GULF COAST SECTION

Board of Directors CHAIR

Nii Nunoo KPMG spegcschair@gmail.com

VICE CHAIR

Carlos Torres Royal Oaks Energy Services ctorres@roes.online

PAST CHAIR/ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

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MEMBERS IN TRANSITION (MIT)

Bharath Rajappa Lisa Li ConocoPhillips Houston EP bharath.rajappa@conocophillips.com yuli2008@comcast.net

Manisha Bhardwaj Halliburton manisha.bhardwaj@ halliburton.com

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Adonis Ichim Tenaris

Simeon Eburi Chevron simeon.eburi@chevron.com

adonis.ichim@gmail.com

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Abhi (Abhinandan) Kohli Shell abhinandan.kohli@shell.com

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Bill Davis bdavis0819@gmail.com

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Swathika Jayakumar Core Lab swathika.jayakumar@corelab.com

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Alexsandra Martinez DeGolyer and MacNaughton adinorah.martinez@gmail.com

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James Barry jbarry1970@gmail.com

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Yetunde Okediji yetunde.okediji@gmail.com

NEWSLETTER

Sarah Sameei Ryder Scott editor@spegcs.org

SCHOLARSHIP

Eric Robken Ashland Global erobken@ashlandinvest.com

SPORTING CLAYS

Committee Chairs CONTINUING EDUCATION Patricia Carreras Independent Consultant patricia.e.carreras@gmail.com

AWARDS BANQUET Sally Ebrahimzadeh Triple Five Energy Resources sallyz@t5energy.com

COMMUNITY SERVICES Antonio Lazo Chevron antonio.lazo@chevron.com

ESP SYMPOSIUM

Lissett Barrios Shell - EP Americas lissett.barrios@shell.com

GOLF CHAIR

Robin Smith golf@spegcs.org

Prue Smith BP pruee.smith@bp.com

WEB TECHNOLOGY

Lindsey Newsome Newsome Marketing Group lindseynewsome@gmail.com

CISH

Nami Southern namisouthern@yahoo.com

IN-CLASS STEM TUTORING Richard Murphy stancal@windstream.net

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Kehinde Ekweribe Hess kekweribe@hess.com

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Study Group Chairs BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Drew Limbacher Vencer Energy andrewlimbacher@gmail.com

Thomas Belsha Grenadier Energy tbelsha@grenadierenergy.com

COMPLETIONS & PRODUCTION Priyavrat Shukla Schlumberger pshukla5@slb.com

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)

Madhusuden Agrawa BP madhusuden.agrawal@bp.com

DATA ANALYTICS

Babak Akbari babak.akbari.25@gmail.com Naveen Krishnaraj nkrishnaraj@uh.edu

DRILLING

Jesus Capo jesus.capo@gmail.com

GENERAL MEETING

Robert Saucedo robertsaucedo@gmail.com

INNOVATE!

Elizabeth Cambre elizabeth.cambre@tendeka.com

NORTHSIDE

Taylor Butler Southwestern Energy taylor_butler@swn.com

APRIL 2022 PERMIAN BASIN

Aaron Burton Unconventional Oil and Gas Training waaronburton@uogtraining.com

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Amit Patil OneSubsea apatil14@onesubsea.slb.com

SPE-GCS Office GULF COAST SECTION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Kristen Washam kwasham@spe.org

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Raul Esquivel Oxy raul_esquivel@oxy.com

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