Current Distinguished Lecturers: 2025-2026 Season
Enhance your knowledge and grow professionally by hearing these experts in their fields.
Adrian Ledroz | SLB
High-definition Wellbore Trajectory — Drilling, Completion and Production Considerations
SPE discipline: Drilling
Ahmad Khanifar | PETRONAS
CO2 Sequestration: A Practical Insights for Decarbonization Success
SPE discipline: Reservoir
Alan Walker | Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah
NEVER WASTE A CRISIS — Aliso Canyon Blowout & Recovery
SPE discipline: Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability
Alexander (Sandy) Williams
Ten Secrets of Production Optimization Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
SPE discipline: Production and Operations
Anastasia Bird | bp
Solving the Puzzle: Completion Evolution to Optimize Production and Offshore Operations
SPE discipline: Completions
Beau Rollins | Devon Energy
Enterprise AI: Large Language Models and Beyond
SPE discipline: Data Science & Engineering Analytics
Carlos Mata | Scientific Lightning Solutions, LLC
Bolstering Productivity, Safety, and Reliability: Lightning Protection in the Oil & Gas Sector
SPE discipline: Projects, Facilities, and Construction
Christopher Atkinson | Helios Aragon Pte Limited, Singapore
Natural Hydrogen: A Geological Novelty Or A Game Changer For The Energy Transition?
SPE discipline: Reservoir
Diego Vazquez Anzola | Halliburton
Carbon Storage Risks and Costs: Busting Perceptions and Myths
SPE discipline: Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability
Gang Han | Aramco Americas
When “Geo” Meets “Mechanics”
SPE discipline: Reservoir
George Voneiff | Weatherford International, Texas A&M University
The Evolving Role of the Human in AI-Driven Workflows and Decisions
SPE discipline: Data Science & Engineering Analytics
Jean-Paul Koninx | DecisionQraft
Mastering Uncertainty — A Critical Skill for Petroleum Engineers in a Complex World
SPE discipline: Management
Johannes Alvarez | Chevron
Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs: From Lab to Field
SPE discipline: Reservoir
John Clegg | Hephae Energy Technology
Mission Possible — High Temperature Sensors and Electronics for Geothermal Drilling and Measurement
SPE discipline: Drilling
John Thompson | SAGA Wisdom
Unlocking Production Potential Through Rate Transient Analysis
SPE discipline: Production and Operations
Kriti Singh | Corva
Self-Driving Rigs: Navigating the Path to Closed-Loop Drilling Automation
SPE discipline: Drilling
Mateus Palharini Schwalbert | Petrobras
Improving Well Performance in Carbonate Reservoirs with Appropriate Stimulation
SPE discipline: Production and Operations
Matthew Isbell | Hess Corporation
A Framework Delivers Multiparty Technologies Enhancing Drilling Operations Control
SPE discipline: Drilling
Michael Byrne | Elemental Energies
Carbon Capture Wells — The Same, But Different
SPE discipline: Completions
Michael Etuhoko | Protekz Inc.
Transformational Leadership to Accelerate the Energy Transition
SPE discipline: Management
Murtaza Ziauddin | SLB
Advances in Carbonate Stimulation: Unveiling the Potential of Single-Phase Retarded Acids (SPRA)
SPE discipline: Production and Operations
Oscar Gabaldon | Blade Energy Partners
The Future of Well Construction: An Adaptive Process for Real-Time Well Design Optimization with Managed Pressure Drilling
SPE discipline: Drilling
Pejman Shoeibi Omrani | TNO
On the Intersection of Production Technology, Geothermal Energy, and Data Science
SPE discipline: Projects, Facilities, and Construction
Randall Seright | New Mexico Tech
Polymer Flooding Reinvigorated! Why is Polymer Flooding Taking Off?
SPE discipline: Reservoir
Reidar Bratvold | University of Stavanger
Persistent Bias in Probabilistic Production Forecasting and Simple Methods to Overcome It
SPE discipline: Management
Tao Yang | Equinor ASA
Maximizing Reservoir Fluid Insights Through Novel Drill Cuttings Analysis
SPE discipline: Reservoir
Travis Stephenson | Devon Energy
Scaling Digital Value: Unique Challenges & Opportunities in Production Operations
SPE discipline: Production and Operations
Weibo Sui | China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
Tracking the Complex Fracture System by Fiber Optic Monitoring in Naturally Fractured Shale Reservoirs
SPE discipline: Completions
Yalda Barzin | ExxonMobil
Strategic Drawdown: A Sustainable Approach for Enhanced Liquid Yield in Shale Reservoirs
SPE discipline: Reservoir