Agenda
Sunday, February 09
All Registered Teams are expected to be at the University of Southern California Student Center by 8 a.m. for team check in. Schedule of game play and pool information will be released as soon as it becomes available. If your team arrives late to the Seeley G Mudd Building we reserve the right to revoke participation in the competition.
Mandatory Team Check-in
Welcome by Dr. Iraj Erashaghi
Safety moment and three-day agenda review
Petrobowl Committee Review of Rules and Regulations
Shauna Noonan Closing Remarks
Participating Universities:
The University of Texas at Austin
University of North Dakota
Montana Tech
University of Oklahoma
Louisiana State University
University of Tulsa
Penn State University
University of Kansas
Universidad Politecnica del Golfo de Mexico
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Oklahoma State University
Saint Francis University
Colorado School of Mines
Texas A&M University
University of Calgary
University of Houston
Mississippi State University
Texas Tech University
UNAM
Missouri University of Science & Technology
Instituto Politecnico Nacional
Monday, February 10
- Welcome by the Dean of Viterbi School Engineering Dr Yannis Yortsos
- Introduction by Dr Ershaghi about the changes happening to the Petroleum Engineering Education
- Opening Keynote by SPE President Shauna Noonan
- Keynote by Michelle Pflueger, Chevron
- Dr Donald Paul, The Executive Director of the USC Energy: Institute on Petroleum Informatics
- Mr Jim Crompton, on Digital Transformation
- Dr Cliff Neuman, on Physical and Cyber Security
- Dr. Surya Prakash, Methanol Economy
- Dr. Birendra Jha, Subsurface CO2 Sequestration
- Dr. Everett Salas, Chevron USA
- Anvar Akhiiartdinov - "Optimizing conventional plunger lift systems using machine learning techniques"
- Mirinets Aleksandra - "Joint analysis of seismic and EM data for near-surface studies in water areas"
- Luisa Porras - "Data Mining and Statistical Analysis of Hydrualic Fracture Performance in the Viking Formation"
- Andreas Michael - "Orientation of Hydraulic Fracture Initiation from Perforated Horizontal Wellbores"
- Adriana Zaidiza - "Cloud Systems and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Wll Construction Planning Accuracy"
Tuesday, February 11
We will leave USC at 7:30 AM to take the Boat ride to the Islands at 9am. The tour will take about 2 hours and we shall return by 1pm.
We will be visiting one of the 4 islands in the Long Beach Harbor that are the sites of drilling and production into the East Wilmington Oilfield.
THUMS islands, built in the 1960s, allow the eastern portion of the field to be produced with environmental, spatial and logistical efficiency. Come and learn how these islands are both beautiful and practical.
The tour will include a boat ride around Long Beach Harbor, a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the islands, a close-up view of an active drill rig, the production office where all the island wells are monitored, and award-winning landscaping designed by the same architect who created Disneyland’s Tomorrow Land.
All must wear closed-toed, flat shoes (no heels or open-toed shoes allowed). Goggles and hardhats will be provided. No children under 12 years old. If we’re lucky, we may also see some marine life along the way!