Annual Reception and Banquet
Monday, 25 September
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Ballroom C
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Reception - 6:30 to 7 p.m.
Dinner - 7 to 9 p.m.
Evening Entertainment - 9 to 11 p.m.
Annual Reception
Banquet attendees and participants are invited to gather in the foyer of Ballroom C at 6:30 p.m. for a reception as the preamble to the centerpiece event – the Annual Banquet. Transportation is provided from all official conference hotels.
Award Presentations
Throughout the history of the oil and gas industry, the contributions of a few to better the technology, the industry, the profession and the world we inhabit have stood out from all the rest. And every year for more than 80 years, SPE has gathered to recognize those special achievements.
This year’s Annual Banquet again honors both technical and professional achievement in the industry. Join your colleagues and friends in honoring award recipients for the SPE awards listed below.
Evening Entertainment
Following the banquet, dessert, coffee and complimentary refreshments, including beer and wine, will be offered in the Ballroom C Foyer.
2006 SPE Award Recipients
John Franklin Carll Award
Nansen G. Saleri, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
Keith K. Millheim, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, The Woodlands, Texas, USA
Lester C. Uren Award
Thomas A. Blasingame, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Anthony R. Kovscek, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
DeGolyer Distinguished Service Award
D. Nathan Meehan, CMG Petroleum Consulting, Spring, Texas, USA
Cedric K. Ferguson Medal and Certificate
Hao Cheng, Chevron, Houston, Texas, USA
"A Comparison of Travel-Time and Amplitude Matching for Field-Scale Production-Data Integration: Sensitivity, Nonlinearity, and Practical Implications”
Contributing Authors (Certificate)
Akhil Datta-Gupta, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Zhong He, Schlumberger, Cypress, Texas, USA
Distinguished Service Award
Ronald L. Hinn, Oxy, Houston, Texas, USA
Drilling and Completion Award
Carl T. Montgomery, ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA
Facilities and Construction Award
Peter W. Marshall, MHP Systems Engineering, Houston, Texas, USA
Formation Evaluation Award
Zaki Bassiouni, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Health, Safety, and Environment Award
Thomas A. Gouldie, Santos Ltd., Adelaide, Australia
Honorary Member Award
Stephen A. Holditch, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Larry W. Lake, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Edward H. Mayer, E.H. Mayer Consulting Engineer, San Marino, California, USA
James L. Rike, Rike Service, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA
Management and Information Award
Richard A. Startzman, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Production and Operations Award
Syed A. Ali, Chevron Energy Technology, Houston, Texas, USA
Public Service Award
Kenneth E. Arnold, AMEC Paragon Inc., Houston, Texas, USA
Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Louis Mattar, Fekete Associates Inc., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Leon Beugelsdijk, Shell, Pijnacker, The Netherlands
Neil Decker, BP, The Woodlands, Texas, USA
Chris S. Lolley, Chevron, Bakersfield, California, USA
Brian T. Wolter, Chevron, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
