Letter from the Chairperson

The SPE Production and Operations Symposium is a biannual meeting devoted to the advancement of drilling, production, and exploration by showcasing the most advanced proven technologies, as well as future and emerging methods and concepts.

We invite you to submit a paper proposal for the 2011 symposium, which will be held 27–29 March in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The program committee solicits high-quality abstracts for papers on natural gas, drilling, production, operations, and reservoir engineering technologies.

The symposium’s technical papers offer innovative solutions to help operators solve their engineering challenges and achieve or improve commercial success. Our goal is to help the oil and gas industry improve program economics and extend commerciality to previously undevelopable hydrocarbon reserves.

General topic areas:

• Health, Safety, and Environment
• Natural Gas Technologies
• Drilling
• Well Completion
• Cementing
• Horizontal Cementing
• Stimulation
• Horizontal Stimulation
• Artificial Lift
• Horizontal Artificial Lift
• Facilities
• Reservoir Engineering
• Economics
• Logging and Formation Evaluation
• Management and Economics

Consideration will also be given to important topics not specifically listed above.

The deadline for abstract submittal is 30 August 2010. Author notification will be in early October.

Thank you for your consideration of and participation in this important technical conference. Please accept our invitation and plan to attend the 2011 SPE Production and Operations Symposium.

Gary Cartwright, Devon Energy Corporation
Program Committee Chairperson