Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World June 15, 2004.

Gulf Coast Section – Susan Howes

Keeping Houston the Energy Capital of the World

June 15, 2004

Society of Petroleum Engineers — Gulf Coast Section

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Society of Petroleum EngineersGulf Coast Section

What is SPE?

A worldwide forum for the exchange of technology to meet the world’s energy needs both today and in the future.

The professional home for nearly 60,000 engineers, scientists and managers working in the upstream oil and gas E&P industry worldwide.


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What is SPE-GCS? The award-winning Gulf Coast Section of the Society of

Petroleum Engineers, based in Houston, is the largest section of SPE with more than 11,800 members.

SPE International and the GCS achieve the society’s mission through:– Meetings and exhibitions– Periodicals– Short courses– Books– Electronic publications and interactive learning


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SPE-GCS solutions to member needs

Technical programs Continuing education Career management Web-based

communications Monthly newsletter


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SPE-GCS meetings held around Houston – more than 15 per month

A:Safety & Environmental

B: ReservoirC: Business

DevelopmentD: E-Business, Northside, Career ManagementE: Hydrocarbon StorageF: Production Operations, Facilities EngineeringG: General,

DrillingH: Petro-TechI: SPE-GCS BoardJ: Westside, InternationalK: Continuing Education


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Technical programs

Recent SPE-GCS technical programs

– SEC Reserves Reporting– Gulf of Mexico Intelligent Well Installations– Evaluating Well Performance and Completion Effectiveness

in Hydraulically Fractured Gas Wells – Symposium: Reaching New Frontiers in Drilling– Dynamic Reserves Analysis; A Deep Water Case Study – Doing Business in the Rockies – West Africa-An Independent’s View – Plug & Abandonment Procedures


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Continuing education courses

Fundamentals of Coalbed Methane – 2/17/04

Oil Patch Orientation – 7/19/04 Ethics for Engineering – 8/24/04 Ethical relationships between consultant

and client – 9/14/04 Anticipating and Resolving Ethical

Conflicts in Petroleum Exploration and Production – 10/20/04


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Opportunities for upward mobility

SPE-GCS Membership Age Distribution

4%17%

43%

21%

9%6%

20-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60-69

>70


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Emerging Leaders Program Less than 10 years permanent industry experience Social, community service, professional and

technical programs Network with peers who will be the leaders of

tomorrow and influence the future of the SPE.


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Career Management

Networking Web site Personal

skills training

Career development programs


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SPE’s Networking calendar is full Tennis Tournament Racquetball Tournament Golf Tournament Sporting Clays

Tournament Happy Hour for New SPE Members and NEW GCS Members SPE-GCS Auxiliary for spouses


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Web-based communications


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International Networking and Technical events in Houston

Workshop: An Industry in Transition - Emerging Challenges for Deepwater Oil Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico – October 14, 2003

ATW: Progressing Cavity Pumping Systems – April 19-20, 2004

SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conf. & Exhibition – March 23-24, 2004

Offshore Technology Conference – May 3-6, 2004

Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition – September 26-29, 2004


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International Networking and Technical events in United States near Houston

28 - 30 Jul 2004 Novel Advances in Tight Gas Completion and Production Technology II Austin, Texas USA

22 - 25 Aug 2004 Pressure Management While Drilling (PMWD) – ATW

Austin, Texas USA 11 - 12 Oct 2004 SPE/IADC Underbalanced

Technology Conference and Exhibition The Woodlands, Texas, USA

18 - 19 Oct 2004 Tracer Testing for Oilfield Applications - ATW

Corpus Christi, Texas USA


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Service through SPE

Focus on Young Learners

– Magic Suitcase road show– Denver Earth

Science Program

teacher training

– Computer donations program

for schools


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Service through SPE

Focus on Secondary Schools

– Tours of exhibits at the Offshore Technology Conference and the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

– Science and Engineering Fairs Houston


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Service through SPE

Focus on Secondary Schools

– High School Recruiting Fairs bring

Petroleum Engineering colleges to Houston students– E Week - National Engineering

Week(Feb. 22-28, 2004)


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Service through SPE

Focus on university programs – Scholarships exceed $75,000

annually– Summer internships – Support for university student

chapters• Financial • Advisory


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Service through SPE

Focus on ‘at-risk’ students – Communities in Schools

Houston


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Membership requirements Membership

– Employment in the petroleum industry

AND– BS degree or higher in

engineering, basic or applied sciences OR. . . . .


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Membership requirements 4 yr. degree in field other than

science or engineering OR 2 yr. degree in science or

engineering OR 6 years of active practice in support

of engineering or in the application of science in the petroleum industry


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