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Victoria Preston — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:42:57 +0000

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R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon Panel Session at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:24:37 +0000

The SPE Research and Development Technical Section will host a special topical luncheon to facilitate focused dialogue on Production Monitoring and Control System Technologies. In a series of informative and thought provoking presentations, a panel of industry experts will discuss current uses and future opportunities for these technologies as well as outline the various R&D challenges and needs that must be addressed to overcome their present limitations. A panel question and answer session will follow the presentations.

R&D Technical Section Dinner at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:01:01 +0000

This event will feature a presentation about technology development and the need for more radical innovation to meet the future challenges in the oil and gas industry.

Wellbore Positioning Technical Section Topical Luncheon at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:04:57 +0000

The risk involved with well position calculations can often be seen as difficult to quantify. This luncheon will look at some Best Practices that can improve the odds of success, including paying attention to magnetization of your drilling motors and BHA components.

SPE Webinar: Hydraulic Fracture Identification and Production Log Analysis in Unconventionals Using DTS by Kyle Friehauf

Victoria Preston — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:55:24 +0000

Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) data delivers a unique opportunity in unconventional wells because both completion and production diagnostics can result from a single intervention. Attend this 90-minute webinar on 11 December to learn more.

Upcoming Web Event: Environmental Risk Arising From Well Construction Failure, 5 November

Victoria Preston — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 20:41:02 +0000

George E. King will explain concepts of well construction with an emphasis on performance of properly constructed barriers within the well design in preventing leaks.

Featured SPE Web Event: Technology Commercialization in the Oil and Gas Industry (Learnings from an Operator, Service Company, and Private Equity)

Victoria Preston — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:19:14 +0000

Join us on 10 October for three perspectives from companies at the forefront of technology commercialization in this 90-minute webinar presented by Ashok Belani, Ram Shenoy, and Einar Gamman.

Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) Symposium at ATCE

Victoria Preston — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:24:25 +0000

The SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section (DSATS) will hold another exciting half-day symposium on advances in drilling systems automation at ATCE.

Attend this SPE Web Event on Dual Gradient Drilling by John H. Cohen

Victoria Preston — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:32:53 +0000

Get an understanding of pore and fracture pressures and dual gradient drilling in this 90-minute webinar. Find out how the dual gradient effect is used to overcome challenges in deepwater drilling. Past and current work will be presented to provide more understanding of each method.

New SPE Web Event: Dual Gradient Drilling—101

Victoria Preston — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:12:02 +0000

Join John Cohen on Tuesday, 27 August at 9:30 AM EDT for a 90-minute presentation on the subject of Dual Gradient Drilling.