SPE Technology Updates » Projects, Facilities and Construction http://www.spe.org/tech Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:42:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Keep your SPE membership producing for you http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/10/keep-your-spe-membership-producing-for-you/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/10/keep-your-spe-membership-producing-for-you/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:42:57 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1716 From conferences and training courses to publications and online communities, SPE provides oil and gas professionals with the knowledge and resources required for successful E&P careers. Renew today to continue enjoying the many benefits of your SPE membership, including your Journal of Petroleum Technology subscription.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/10/keep-your-spe-membership-producing-for-you/feed/ 0 R&D Technical Section Topical Luncheon Panel Session at ATCE http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/1680/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/1680/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:24:37 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1680 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.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/1680/feed/ 0 R&D Technical Section Dinner at ATCE http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/rd-technical-section-dinner-at-atce/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/rd-technical-section-dinner-at-atce/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:01:01 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1673 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.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/rd-technical-section-dinner-at-atce/feed/ 0 Join John Walsh in a new SPE Web Event: Hydrocyclones for Water Treating—The Science and Technology http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/join-john-walsh-in-a-new-spe-web-event-hydrocyclones-for-water-treatingthe-science-and-technology/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/join-john-walsh-in-a-new-spe-web-event-hydrocyclones-for-water-treatingthe-science-and-technology/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:30:43 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1651 Attend a 90-minute presentation on 1 November by John M. Walsh.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/join-john-walsh-in-a-new-spe-web-event-hydrocyclones-for-water-treatingthe-science-and-technology/feed/ 0 Featured Web Event: Defoaming Additives in Horizontal Multiphase Flow—Impact on Flow Regime and Separations by Omar K. Matar, 16 September http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-web-event-defoaming-additives-in-horizontal-multiphase-flow-impact-on-flow-regime-and-separations-by-omar-k-matar-16-september/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-web-event-defoaming-additives-in-horizontal-multiphase-flow-impact-on-flow-regime-and-separations-by-omar-k-matar-16-september/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:27:40 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1647 Register now for this 90-minute lecture on the effect of surfactant on stratified and stratifying gas-liquid flow.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-web-event-defoaming-additives-in-horizontal-multiphase-flow-impact-on-flow-regime-and-separations-by-omar-k-matar-16-september/feed/ 0 Featured SPE Web Event: Technology Commercialization in the Oil and Gas Industry (Learnings from an Operator, Service Company, and Private Equity) http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-spe-web-event-technology-commercialisation-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-learnings-from-an-operator-service-company-and-private-equity/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-spe-web-event-technology-commercialisation-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-learnings-from-an-operator-service-company-and-private-equity/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:19:14 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1640 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.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/09/featured-spe-web-event-technology-commercialisation-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-learnings-from-an-operator-service-company-and-private-equity/feed/ 0 Oil and Gas Facilities—August Issue Now Available http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/08/oil-and-gas-facilities-august-issue-now-available/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/08/oil-and-gas-facilities-august-issue-now-available/#comments Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:11:11 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1611 The training of project managers is becoming a dedicated initiative in oil and gas companies. An operating company introduced a support group dedicated to project management and developed a program based on online resources, social networking, mentoring, and coaching.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/08/oil-and-gas-facilities-august-issue-now-available/feed/ 0 Projects, Facilities, and Construction Expanded Programming at ATCE 2013 http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/projects-facilities-and-construction-expanded-programming-at-atce-2013/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/projects-facilities-and-construction-expanded-programming-at-atce-2013/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:39:12 +0000 Ashlae Shepler http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1561 Join your colleagues 30 September–2 October in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for SPE's Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). You won't want to miss the following projects, facilities, and construction expanded programming.

Special Event—"Determining the Basis of Design for PF&C Projects – Why Facilities Engineers Need to Think"
Monday, 30 September 1900–2200

Special Session—Knowledge Sharing on Separator Design
Tuesday, 1 October 1400–1700

Paper Session—Projects
Wednesday, 2 October 0800–1155

Paper Session—Operations
Wednesday, 2 October 1400–1700

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/projects-facilities-and-construction-expanded-programming-at-atce-2013/feed/ 0 Join Dr. Tor Palmgren on 19 September for SPE Web Event: Treatment Options for Reuse of Frac Flowback and Produced Water from Shales http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/join-dr-tor-palmgren-on-19-september-for-spe-web-event-treatment-options-for-reuse-of-frac-flowback-and-produced-water-from-shales/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/join-dr-tor-palmgren-on-19-september-for-spe-web-event-treatment-options-for-reuse-of-frac-flowback-and-produced-water-from-shales/#comments Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:46:51 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1547 This discussion will address differences in flow back and produced water quality and compare with requirements for hydraulic fracturing formulations.

]]> http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/07/join-dr-tor-palmgren-on-19-september-for-spe-web-event-treatment-options-for-reuse-of-frac-flowback-and-produced-water-from-shales/feed/ 0 Oil and Gas Facilities—June Issue Now Available http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/06/oil-and-gas-facilitiesjune-issue-now-available/ http://www.spe.org/tech/2013/06/oil-and-gas-facilitiesjune-issue-now-available/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:01:06 +0000 Victoria Preston http://www.spe.org/tech/?p=1540 Optimization of reliability and maintenance (R&M) programs can unlock hidden value in facilities by reducing unplanned capacity downtime. Operators are taking a closer look at their R&M with many moving toward enterprise asset management.

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