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Vol. 58 No. 2

February 2006

SPE News

Preview New Online SPE Journals for Free

SPE’s four peer-reviewed technical journals go online in February. A free preview of the‑new online versions is available at www.spe.org/web/ejournals.

The electronic versions of SPE Drilling & Completion, SPE Production & Operations, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, and SPE Journal offer new features:

  • The ability to retrieve papers from back issues of the journal for free using keyword searches.

  • Reference links to where the referenced paper is available online.

  • Online discussions of journal papers.

  • Lists of papers from recent SPE conference papers on topics covered by the journal.

Paper subscriptions to the journals include online access. Subscribers can save U.S. $20 on the price of an annual subscription by opting for online access only.

A new electronic-only journal, SPE Projects, Facilities & Construction, will debut in March to meet the needs of professionals working in the design, project management, and construction of onshore and offshore facilities.

Contest Winner Recruits 169 New SPE Members

During the Build the World of SPE 2005 member recruitment contest, SPE members successfully recruited 2,493 new members. Jamie Irvine-Fortescue, Senior Production Technologist for Shell Intl. E&P and member of the SPE section in Oman, won the U.S. $1,500 cash grand prize for single-handedly recruiting 169 new members. Irvine-Fortescue was also the 2004 grand prize winner.

“Employees in the upstream petroleum industry belong in SPE. This is the best resource for technological and professional development. One of the most important factors here is the sharing of our experience and knowledge for the benefit of others,” said Irvine-Fortescue.

The second-place winner, with 125 new members, was Mohammed Al-Khamis, Northern Area Production Engineer for the Ras Tanura Production Unit at Saudi Aramco and Membership Vice Chairperson for the SPE Saudi Arabia Section. Anelise Quintão Lara, Manager of Reservoir Engineering at Petrobras and member of the SPE Brazil Section, recruited 117 new members.

“The increase in the number of members in our section has resulted in a large increase in participation in local section meetings and at other social events, as well as at international SPE meetings,” said Al-Khamis.

The contest will be held in 2006 as well, with 15 prizes to be awarded. You are automatically entered to win by recruiting a member. For more information on prizes and complete contest rules, visit www.spe.org/recruit.

“My message is simple: technical knowledge is the key. Join the brightest minds of the E&P industry—join SPE and help build the world of SPE in 2006,” Irvine-Fortescue said.


The California Coastal Section awarded SPE Legion of Honor certificates to Arlie M. Skov, left, and John H. Kramer at an SPE luncheon meeting on November 9. The honor acknowledges 50 years of consecutive membership in SPE.