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Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World June 15, 2004

SPE. Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World June 15, 2004. What is SPE?. A worldwide forum for the exchange of technology to meet the world’s energy needs both today and in the future.

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Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World June 15, 2004

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  1. SPE Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World June 15, 2004

  2. What is SPE? • A worldwide forum for the exchange of technology to meet the world’s energy needs both today and in the future. • The professional home for nearly 60,000 engineers, scientists and managers working in the upstream oil and gas E&P industry worldwide.

  3. What is SPE-GCS? • The award-winning Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, based in Houston, is the largest section of SPE with more than 11,800 members. • SPE International and the GCS achieve the society’s mission through: • Meetings and exhibitions • Periodicals • Short courses • Books • Electronic publications and interactive learning

  4. SPE-GCS solutions to member needs • Technical programs • Continuing education • Career management • Web-based communications • Monthly newsletter

  5. SPE-GCS meetings held around Houston – more than 15 per month A:Safety & Environmental B: Reservoir C: Business Development D: E-Business, Northside, Career Management E: Hydrocarbon Storage F: Production Operations, Facilities Engineering G: General, Drilling H: Petro-Tech I: SPE-GCS Board J: Westside, International K: Continuing Education

  6. Technical programs • Recent SPE-GCS technical programs • SEC Reserves Reporting • Gulf of Mexico Intelligent Well Installations • Evaluating Well Performance and Completion Effectiveness in Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells • Symposium: Reaching New Frontiers in Drilling • Dynamic Reserves Analysis; A Deep Water Case Study • Doing Business in the Rockies • West Africa-An Independent’s View • Plug & Abandonment Procedures

  7. Continuing education courses • Fundamentals of Coalbed Methane – 2/17/04 • Oil Patch Orientation – 7/19/04 • Ethics for Engineering – 8/24/04 • Ethical relationships between consultant and client – 9/14/04 • Anticipating and Resolving Ethical Conflicts in Petroleum Exploration and Production – 10/20/04

  8. Opportunities for upward mobility

  9. Emerging Leaders Program • Less than 10 years permanent industry experience • Social, community service, professional and technical programs • Network with peers who will be the leaders of tomorrow and influence the future of the SPE.

  10. Career Management • Networking • Web site • Personal skills training • Career development programs

  11. Tennis Tournament Racquetball Tournament Golf Tournament Sporting Clays Tournament Happy Hour for New SPE Members and NEW GCS Members SPE-GCS Auxiliary for spouses SPE’s Networking calendar is full

  12. Web-based communications

  13. International Networking and Technical events in Houston • Workshop: An Industry in Transition - Emerging Challenges for Deepwater Oil Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico – October 14, 2003 • ATW: Progressing Cavity Pumping Systems – April 19-20, 2004 • SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conf. & Exhibition – March 23-24, 2004 • Offshore Technology Conference – May 3-6, 2004 • Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition – September 26-29, 2004

  14. International Networking and Technical events in United States near Houston • 28 - 30 Jul 2004 Novel Advances in Tight Gas Completion and Production Technology II Austin, Texas USA • 22 - 25 Aug 2004 Pressure Management While Drilling (PMWD) – ATW Austin, Texas USA • 11 - 12 Oct 2004 SPE/IADC Underbalanced Technology Conference and Exhibition The Woodlands, Texas, USA • 18 - 19 Oct 2004 Tracer Testing for Oilfield Applications - ATW Corpus Christi, Texas USA

  15. Service through SPE • Focus on Young Learners • Magic Suitcase • road show • Denver Earth Science Program • teacher training • Computer donations program • for schools

  16. Service through SPE • Focus on Secondary Schools • Tours of exhibits at the Offshore Technology Conference and the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition • Science and • Engineering • Fairs Houston

  17. Service through SPE • Focus on Secondary Schools • High School Recruiting Fairs bring • Petroleum • Engineering • colleges to Houston students • E Week - National Engineering Week • (Feb. 22-28, 2004)

  18. Service through SPE • Focus on university programs • Scholarships exceed $75,000 annually • Summer internships • Support for university student chapters • Financial • Advisory

  19. Service through SPE • Focus on ‘at-risk’ students • Communities in Schools Houston

  20. Membership requirements • Employment in the petroleum industry • AND • BS degree or higher in engineering, basic or applied sciences OR. . . . . • Membership

  21. Membership requirements • 4 yr. degree in field other than science or engineering OR • 2 yr. degree in science or engineering OR • 6 years of active practice in support of engineering or in the application of science in the petroleum industry

  22. Society of Petroleum EngineersGulf Coast Section

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