CHAIRMAN’S CORNER
Taylor Montoya
SPE-PB Chairman 2023-2024 Senior Reservoir Engineer ConocoPhillips
To my fellow Permian Basin SPE members,
Who doesn’t love October with all the Fall feels? Sub 100-degree temperatures, an explosion of pumpkin spice flavored everything in the grocery stores, SEC football excitement, the infamous Permian Basin Oil Show, and an inordinate volume of office Halloween candy kindly donated by your coworkers that just want it out of their house.
The Chapter hosted several successful events this past month, such as a resume workshop at UTPB, as well as Comple ons and Produc on focused technical luncheons thanks to the study group chairs. Addi onally, Richard Brantley spoke at the General Sec on Mee ng monthly luncheon in honor of the 100th year anniversary of the Santa Rita #1 well, which was an inspiring tribute to the many faces behind what was a daun ng opera on at the me. His presenta on covered the rich history of how the 2.1 million acres of University Lands, spread across 19 West Texas coun es, came to be and the mul tude of surface and mineral lease agreements. The revenue directly contributes to the Permanent University Fund, which has grown to be the largest university endowment in the US and supports over 20 educa onal and health ins tu ons. It is remarkable that back in the 1830’s President Mirabeau B. Lamar had the foresight to set aside such large con guous blocks of land to benefit the Texas higher educa on system.
Last but certainly not least, we hosted the once again sold out SPE Permian Basin annual golf tournament. Proceeds go directly to the scholarship fund which will be awarded to numerous deserving college students in Spring 2024. Thank you to all the amazing sponsors, volunteers, cooks, and athletes for making the event possible!
The momentum con nues as there are many opportuni es to stay plugged into your local SPE network coming up this month. The reservoir engineering study group will be hos ng Dave Anderson, the co-founder and CEO of SAGA Wisdom, to discuss (Con nued on Next Page)
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Be on the lookout in your email inbox and follow us on LinkedIn for event updates and registra on details. As always, if you want to volunteer, sponsor, collaborate or provide feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at spepb@outlook.com.
Cheers,
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221 N. Main Street Midland, TX 79701 (432) 683-2832
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Petroleum Geology for Non-Geologists
Instructor: Paul Pausé
October 9-12, 2023, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Cost: $1835, Out of State $1860
Incident/Accident Inves ga on
Instructor: R. Glen Gann
October 11, 2023, Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $200; Out of State $225
Economic Evalua on & Investment Decision Methods (2.5 or 3.5 days)
Instructor: John M. Stermole
Before-Tax (2.5 Days) October 16-18, 2023, Mon & Tues, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wed 8:00 am – Noon
Cost: $2,250, Out of State $2,275
A er-Tax (3.5 Days, Builds on Before-Tax Program) October 16-19, 2023, Mon-Wed, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thur 8:00 am – Noon
Cost: $3,100, Out of State $3,125
Right of Way Acquisi ons Training
Instructor: Don Valden
October 19, 2023, Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $500; Out of State $525
Online Earth Science Teacher Educa on
Instructor: Dr. Rebecca Dodge
October 23, 2023 – March 1, 2024 (two-week Christmas break)
Cost: $1,000 Out of State: $1,025
The Basics of Crude, Gas and NGL Contracts/Marke ng for the Non-Marke ng Professional
Instructor: Mike Banschbach
October 24, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $450, Out of State: $475
TIBCO Spo ire for Oil & Gas Professionals - Beginner Course
Instructor: Bryan McDowell
October 24-25, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $550, Out of State: $575
Advanced Crude, Gas and NGL Contracts/Marke ng for the Marke ng Professional
Instructor: Mike Banschbach
October 25, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $550, Out of State: $575
Intro to ArcGIS Pro
Instructor: Andrew J. Bohnhoff
November 7-8, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $625, Out of State: $650
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Well Service and Workover Pressure Control
Instructor: Louie M. Cure
December 5, 2023, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $475, Out of State: $500
Petroleum Engineering for Non-Engineers
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Miskimins
December 6-7, 2023
Cost: $695, Out of State: $720
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SPE PB Board
2023-2024 SPE Permian Basin Board Members
Posi on Board Member Name Employer Email - Primary
Chairman Taylor Montoya ConocoPhillips Taylor.Montoya@conocophillips.com
Vice-Chairman Tyler Yancey Chevron Yanceyty@chevron.com
Treasurer Paul Brown Chevron Paulbrown@chevron.com
Secretary Ma hew Farris Core Lab Ma hew.Farris@corelab.com
Past Chair Shivani Vyas Odessa Separator Inc Shivanivy928@gmail.com
Awards Banquet Chair Aylin Ordonez aylinordonez@gmail.com
Clay Shoot Chair Dalton Kille Extract Companies Dkille@extractproduc on.com
CO2 Conference Chair Pamela Boring Baker Hughes Pamela.Boring@bakerhughes.com
Community Rela ons Chair Heidi Higginson Endeavor Energy Resources Heidih@eeronline.com
Golf Tournament Chair Jeane e Reyes Endeavor Energy Resources Jreyes@eeronline.com
Marke ng Chair Sara Booth SCI Sara.f.foster@gmail.com
Member at Large Libby Einhorn Angelo State Libbyeinhorn@aol.com
Newsle er Chair Ryan Smith Chevron Ryan.a.smith@chevron.com
Programs Chair Andrea Switzer Velocity Insight Andrea.e.switzer@gmail.com
Public Rela ons Chair Miles Landry Permian Resources Miles.Landry@permianres.com
Scholarship Chair Ma hew Watson ConocoPhillips Ma hew.a.watson@conocophillips.com
Student Chapter Chair (UTPB & TTU)
Victoria Kuzmich Community Na onal Bank Vkuzmich@cnbtx.com
Study Group Chair Gustavo Gonzalez Odessa Separator Inc Ggonzalez@odsep.com
Vice-Treasurer Raul Paz ConocoPhillips Raul.Paz@conocophillips.com
Young Professionals Chair
Andrew Carpenter Diamondback Energy ACarpenter@diamondbackenergy.com
Study Group Chairs Chair Person Name Employer Email Data Analy cs Study Group
Comple ons & Operaons Study Group
Comple ons & Operaons Study Group
Vincent Doczy ConocoPhillips Vince.Doczy@conocophillips.com
Erica Sledge Erica.sledge411@gmail.com
Jesse Street Universal Pressure Pumping Jesse.Street@patenergy.com
Reservoir Study Group Johan Daal ConocoPhillips
Johan.a.Daal@conocophillips.com
Produc on & Facili es Study Group Mar n Lozano Diamondback mlozano@diamondbackenergy.com
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