SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS SECTION ANNUAL REPORT

SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

SECTION ANNUAL REPORT

RETURN THIS FORM TO THE SPE SECTIONS MANAGER NO LATER THAN 1 JUNE.Please submit electronically as a Word document, if possible. If handwritten, please use black ink and attach additional sheets if needed.Please limit total submission (report and attachments) to no more than 100 pages. Include only one example of newsletters, meetingminutes, etc. If necessary, you may state “additional documentation available upon request.”

Where applicable, please distinguish between the ongoing annual events or programs and those initiatives that were new or begun duringthe past section year.

Section Name: DeltaSection Year (mm/yy): 09/10 to 05/11

1. Technical Dissemination

Provide a summary of technical exchange meetings in table 1.1 and for conferences in table 1.2. For conferences, supply anestimate of the section’s contribution to organizing and running the conference. Also provide description of each conference (theme, format, attendance, success, etc.) in section 1.2a. Please provide a detailed list of each technical meeting in table 1.3.

1.1

Type of Technical Exchange QtyAverage

AttendanceTechnical Presentation, DL & Study Groups

1 evening meeting7 general luncheon meeting8 focus group meetings4 YP events

20 45

1-day Workshops/Courses/SeminarsContinuing Education Seminars

Engineering Ethics SeminarPetroleum Economics Seminar

2 17

2-day Workshops/Courses/Seminars3-day Workshops/Courses/Seminars4-day Workshops/Courses/Seminars5-day Workshops/Courses/Seminars

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1.2Conference Length (days) Attendance % Contribution1. 14th Annual Gulf of Mexico DeepwaterTechnical Symposium

2 364 (79students)

60

2. 2010 Annual Technical ConferenceExhibition (ATCE)–Florence, Italy

6 5 ~2

3. SPE CO2 Capture, Storage & UtilizationConference

5 ~ 4700 ?

1.2a Please provide a detailed description of each conference, topic, success, web link, etc.:

The 14th Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium and Exhibition is a joint effort between the DeltaSection of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS) and the American Association ofDrilling Engineers (AADE). The goal of this 2-day annual symposium is to share knowledge, best practices, new technologies, andimprovements to existing technologies with a focus on case studies and key technologies. The 2010 conference theme was“Expanding the Frontier”. It was held in New Orleans August 18th and 19th, 2010, and included more attendees (364), more exhibits(36), and more presentations and sessions (50) than ever before. Technical presentations included:

Emerging Technologies Geoscience Reservoir Engineering/EconomicsFirst Floating Production, Storage and Offloading

Vessel in the US Gulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico’s World Class Petroleum Potential Still Confounds Searchers After a Century of Geologic Scrutiny

From Mantle to Seep

Cascade and Chinook Development: Expanding theFrontier in Deepwater

Steerable Drilling Liner System Technology Exploration, Appraisal and Development of TurbiditeReservoirs in the Western Atwater Fold Belt, Deep Water

Gulf of Mexico

Challenges of Extending the Application of OnshoreEOR processes to the Deepwater Gulf of MexicoEnvironments

Cost Effective ESP Well Intervention in DeepwaterSubsea Applications

Combining Seismic Models with Real-Time LWDMeasurements to Reduce Geologic Uncertainty–A Case

Study of the Mars A-8 Extended Reach Well

Look-back study of Appraisal Programs: How Well HaveWe Predicted Reserves and Rates in the DeepwaterGOM?

Tour of The Thunder Hawk Deep Draft Semi andKey Operational Advances

Novel Approach to Quantifying Deepwater LaminatedSequences Using Integrated Evaluation of LWD Real-Time

Shear, Porosity, Azimuthal Density and High ResolutionPropagation

Comparison of Predicted to Field-MeasuredCompaction Permeability Effects for Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Turbidite Reservoirs by Reservoir Monitoringand Surveillance

Using LWD Acoustic Measurements to Detect ShallowDrilling Hazards

Low-Salinity Waterflooding and Improved Oil Recovery

Stress Fields & Salt Structures Improved Oil Recovery by Sequential Waterflooding

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Drilling Alternative Energy/HS&E/Regulatory Well Completion Production Systems

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Additionally, SPE-Delta encourages students to attend and this year sponsored 79 students from local universities who arepursuing careers in the oil and gas industry. These students are given the opportunity to attend without having the expenseof registration fees. Student sections from Nicholls State and LSU provided exhibits. Student participation is encouragedthrough student sessions and in the poster session.

Student Session Student Posters

Asymmetric Vibration Damping Tool -Small Scale Rig Testing and

Full Scale Field Testing

Offshore Wind - The Next 5 years Successful Field Application of HighPerformance Aqueous Insulating PackerFluid for Improved Flow Assurance and

Minimization of Annular PressureBuildup in Ultra Deep Wells

Continuous Injection of Anti-Agglomerate LDHI on Four 20-Mile Subsea Tieback High GOR

Gas Wells with CondensedWater

Application of Deepwater Tender AssistUnit in West Africa

Offshore Safety Cases, the Good, the Bad & theUgly

Low Cost Deepwater Well InterventionSystem using a Self-Standing Riser

Vessel

Restoring Production of CrudeOil Wells by Application of a

New Foamer

Pushing the Casing Points Deeper–CaseStudy

of Riserless Mud Recovery in the GOM

Competency Assessment andVerification Process

An Evaluation of Completion Options forLower Tertiary Reservoirs

Subsea Integrity ManagementWorkflow and Monitoring

A Case History of Auger TLP Cardamom DeepERD well - The deepest & longest ST drilled

to-date in the GOM

Offshore Wind Assessment Using Advanced Sodar Formation Isolation in HighlyOverbalanced Wells

Treating Water Based FluidsSubsea

An Overview of Loss Prevention andWellbore Strengthening–Challenges,Recent Advances and Case Examples

HSE - Culture Contrasts - Oil & Gas Exploration &Production Vs Industry

Non-Cemented Casing Tieback StringReduces Expense and Risk inDeepwater Operations

Production Impacts of PVTQuality in Flow Assurance

Analysis

Reaching Deeper: Solid ExpandableTubulars Traverse Challenges to Greater

Depths

Story-Telling for Safety Communications:A Powerful Genre to Influence Human Behavior

Live Coiled Tubing Services Lessons Learned for EvaluatingGas Lift in Undersaturated

Reservoirs

Low Cost Deepwater Well InterventionSystem using a Self-Standing Riser Vessel

Produced Treatment Equip -Repair or Replace

Oil Industry Activity Trends Mechanistic Leak Modeling for Single-Phase Gas Pipelines: Lessons Learned fromFit to Field-Scale Experimental Data

AUV Technology inDeepwater Expl & Prod

Anomalous Fractional Flow Solutionsfor Foams in Improved and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes

Fluid Applications in Deepwater Reservoirs The Effect of Oil on Foam-Assisted Underbalanced Drilling Processes

A Unified Drilling Solution Includes, Well Planning, DrillingEngineering, and Geosteering

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In addition, the conference hosts two keynote speakers, one each day of the conference, and a concluding plenary session.This symposium attracts individuals with varying backgrounds and interests, including those who are not members of thesponsoring organizations. Web links on this symposium can be found at:

http://spe-delta.org/display.asp?keyPageID=187&page=gomdeepwatertechnicalsymposium.

In conjunction with the symposium, a charity gala was held to benefit Core Element–Greater New Orleans Science,Technology, Engineering and Math Initiative. All proceeds, $20,000, was donated toward this endeavor to enhance mathand science education in the New Orleans area.

Throughout this SPE year, the committee has been planning and preparing for the 2011 GoM Deepwater TechnicalSymposium. On August 18-19, 2011 in New Orleans, SPE-Delta will co-host the 15th Annual symposium whose theme is"Deepwater 2012– Safer, Smarter, Stronger”. The event will once again be co-hosted with SPE, AADE, and NOGS.More information on the upcoming event can be found at www.deepwaternola.org.

2010 ATCE–was held in Florence, Italy. Three SPE Delta board members attended the conference and participated in workshops.Current and past section chairs were involved in section officer workshops. Josh Etkind was involved with YP sessions. Severalpapers were presented by authors form the Delta Section.

The SPE CO2 Capture, Storage & Utilization Conference was held in New Orleans November 10-12, 2010. Thisconference gathers professionals in science, engineering, and policy to present and discuss the key issues surrounding the capture ofcarbon dioxide from anthropogenic sources and storage underground, and its beneficial use for enhanced recovery. It also addressesthe legal and regulatory issues related to these activities The conference included technical programs as well as a training courseand was attended by 49 LSU students and various SPE-Delta members.

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1.3Date Type* Speaker/Topic Sponsors Attendance Length

(days)Profit/(Loss)

8/17/2010 TP Mr. Chris Fair and Dr. Fred GoldsberryPresident and CEO WAVEX, Inc.Topic–Developing an Early-WarningSystem for Well/Reservoir Problems

Joint Meeting withAmericanPetroleum Institute

86 attendees total–69Southshore (speakerpresent) & 17Northshore (webcast)

~1 hour $143

9/14/2010 DL Lance Portman, SPEI DistinguishedLecturer, Product Development Directorfor Coiled Tubing Research andEngineering for BJ Hughes, Topic: HighEnd Coiled Tubing Evolution–The Lastand Next Ten Years

None 61 attendees total–46Southshore (speaker)& 15 Northshore

~1 hour$634

09/28/2010 TP Ron Hinkie, Halliburton, Sr AccountLeader, Easywell, Swell Packer Theoryand Application

None 28 attendees–(Incl 2LSU students)

~1 hour $9

10/12/2010 TP Senator John L.Donahue, Crisis inLouisiana?

Diversified WellLogging,ORX ResourcesBaker HughesChevron, LLOG

66 attendees–3rdAnnual AwardsBanquet on theNorthshore atBenedict’s

~3 hour $855

10/26/2010 TP Vini Carvalho, Schlumberger,Distributed Temperature Sensing–Intro& Application.

None 29 attendees–(Incl 2LSU students)

~1 hour $63

11/14/2010 TP Randall Luthi, President of NationalOcean Industries Asso. Past Dir of MMS–Moving Past the Moratorium

Joint IndustryLunch–19societies

200 ~1 hour 0

12/14/2010 DL Dr. Jennifer Miskimins, , SPEIDistinguished Lecturer, Colorado Schoolof Mines - Unconventional Frac Jobs forUnconventional Reservoirs–WhatShould You Be Concerned About?”

None 28 - 21 Southshore–(speaker present), 7Northshore

~1 hour -$238

1/11/2011 TP Rawdon Seager, Projects director andchief reservoir engineer for GaffneyCline and Associates

None 65 - 48 Northshore(speaker present, Incl2 LSU students), 17Southshore

~1 hour $562

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1/25/2011 TP Hani Elshahawi, Shell - Real-TimeMonitoring and Control in FormationTesting Applications

None 18 ($25)

2/8/2011 DL Dr. Nathan Waldman, SPEIDistinguished Lecturer, President andFounder of Data Retrieval Corporation,Analyzing pressure transients in thereservoir by using well head pressures

53 - 30 Southshore(speaker presented),18 Northshore, 5 LSUvia webcast

$272

2/15/2011 1-Day Continuing Education: Dr. J. Smith–LSU Dept. of Engr - Engineering Ethics

15 1 hour $275

2/22/2011 TP Alison Foo, Halliburton, ChemicalConsolidation

22 1 hour $23

3/15/2011 TP John E. Smaardyk, Woodgroup LoggingServices, Gravel Pack Imaging Log/Tool

None 46 -10 Northshore, 36Southshore (speakerpresent)

1 hour $25

3/31/2011 TP Dave Herrmann, Vam-USA, ConnectionQualification Testing

None 18 1 hour ($26)

4/12/2011 TP Robert C. Byrd, PH.D, Proserv Offshore,Inc, Decommissioning of OffshoreFacilities in US Waters

None 51 - 18 Southshore–(Incl2 UNO students),33 Northshore(speaker presented)

1 hour $600

4/19/2011 1-Day Continuing Education Seminar, Dr. MarkKaiser, LSU Dept of PetroleumEngineering, Topic–PetroleumEconomics

None 19 (Incl 2 NSUstudents)

1 day $2200

4/26/2011 TP Thomas Baugh Ph. D, ConocoPhillips,Naphthenates in Flow Assurance

None 13 1 hour

5/10/2011 TP Professor Eric Smith, AB FreemanSchool of Business and Tulane EnergyInstitute

None 39–10 Northshore,29 Southshore(speaker presented)

~1 hour $429

5/24/2011 TP John Dribus , Schlumberger, TheFormation of Atlantic Margin Salt Basinsand an Overview of the ChallengesCreated by Salt in Exploration for Oiland Gas

None 25 1 hour

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*TYPECODE Technical Exchange Type

DL Distinguished Lecturer (typically 1 hr)TP Technical Presentations (typically 1 hr)SG Study Group Meetings (typically 2 hrs)

1-day 1-day Workshop/Course/Seminar (typically 8 hrs)2-day 2-day Workshop/Course/Seminar (typically 16 hrs)3-day 3-day Workshop/Course/Seminar (typically 24 hrs)4-day 4-day Workshop/Course/Seminar (typically 36 hrs)5-day 5-day Workshop/Course/Seminar (typically 40 hrs)Conf Conference (specify length in days)

1.4 Did an SPE officer (president, past president, president-elect, or treasurer) visit during the section year?Date: Attendance: Name of Officer: SPE Office Held:

SPE Delta did not have an officer visit, but Dean McPhearson, Regional SPE Director, attended the annual awards banquet to emceeand hand out awards.

1.5 Innovation in Technical Dissemination–Describe innovations and new ideas for technical dissemination that your section tried inthe last year. It is of interest whether the section believes that the innovative idea can be used in other parts of the section and/orother sections, and/or at SPEI worldwide. Financial success is not a criterion. (Note: This question provides as many as 4 bonuspoints for Presidential Award criteria.)

Technical Dissemination Among Sections -- Section to Section Communication: SPE-Delta representative participated inteleconference with Dallas, Houston, and Moscow members. Each section shared best practices and enlightened other sections ontheir technology advancements. This venue is a great, inexpensive way to communicate with other sections and share lessonslearned. Involvement with additional sections in this teleconference would broaden ideas and knowledge.

Technical Dissemination Among Members --

Web based programs: The SPE Delta Section continues to utilize the MY SPE Network Group networking facility on theSPE.org website and LinkedIn. These provide better communicate with members, enhancing feedback, and updatingmembers on meetings and events. In addition, the utilization of “LinkedIn”aids in networking, and sharing technicalinformation. This platform has provided wide access among members, other societies, and the industry.

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Technical and Focus Meetings: Web Casts: SPE Delta Section membership is basically comprised of two employment hubs, the North shore which

is 42 miles from New Orleans in Covington/Mandeville and the South shore which encompasses New Orleansproper. Since lecturers, especially Distinguished Lecturers, are only allocated to an area for one presentation, thesection enhanced technical dissemination of general meetings/technical focus/study groups to additional locationswith the convenience and efficiency of web casting. This also allows inclusion of Student Chapter members withsection events.

Presentation Posting: If agreeable by the presenter, presentations of the technical and focus group meetings areposted to the chapter website. These are usually power point presentations.

Meeting Topic Variety: By increasing the topic spectrum more job functions and engineering levels are served by thechapter eg Facilities, Completions, etc. This also provides more membership participation.

Member Input: The Distinguished Lecturer roster is submitted to board and members for input. If desired topics arenot scheduled from SPE, the program chair seeks to find similar topics of interest for non DL meetings.

Sharing Distinguished Lecturers: Delta YP’s hosted a technical presentation from an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer: Dr.Matthew Jackson, AAPG Distinguished lecturer, spoke on subsurface heterogeneity and the advantage of smart wells. Thisprogram was also teleconferenced to our north shore counterpart.

Field Trips: Delta YP members include field trips as part of their yearly event/speaker lineup. The tour provides hands onexperience and visual understanding of many concepts pertinent to the profession. This past year they toured theSchlumberger cement lab and worked with its testing equipment. Student members also participate.

Technical Dissemination to Future Engineers: SPE-Delta extends its technical dissemination efforts beyond SPEprofessionalmembership. Facts show that a child’s interest in a career and studies are especially formative between kindergartenand fourth grade. It is also a known fact that the industry is preparing for the big “crew change” and that the industry will be looking towards today’s students to fill needed industry positions in years to come. To this extent, it is important to educate thepublic about the industry. By educating teachers about the industry they in turn are able to better mentor their students toward acareer in oil and gas. SPE-Delta continues to sponsor classes educating teachers and students about the oil and gas industry andpromoting education in the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

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College: Expanding College Curriculum at UNO: SPE-Delta

initiated and sponsored a credited Junior Level Introductionto Petroleum Engineering course at the University of NewOrleans. This was the first time an undergraduate petroleumcourse was taught in the city (local colleges do not have aPetroleum Engineering curriculum). This course introducedstudents to the industry. Several students attended sectionmeetings and are now pursing additional courses inpetroleum engineering. Professionals from the industry alsoshared their technical expertise with the students throughoutthe semester. The Delta section provided the professor andvoted to fund this curriculum as part of its annual budget.

Expanding College Curriculum at Tulane University: As a result of conversations with the dean of the College ofEngineering at Tulane University, Tulane is presently seeking funds to host a Geological Engineering curriculum.

Enhancing Student Chapter Communication: Delta Section recently helped form the Nichols State Universitystudent chapter. They are now in the process of attempting to link to the section’s general meetingsvia web casts.Delta section will be aiding them with the setup.

Middle–High School: SPE-Delta is sponsoring a week long workshop to train teachers about Oil and Gas Exploration.Utilizing the Oil and Gas Exploration Module offered by the Colorado School of Mines, teachers will learn to use resourcekits to teach students in middle and high school about oil, rock and core samples, logs, drilling, etc. They will be given kitswhich includes the "Gushers 'n Dusters" simulation game, giving the students an opportunity to see the economics of the oilindustry.

preKindergarten–High School: Close association with the GNO STEM Advisory Board allows SPE-Delta todisseminate information to students and teachers throughout the Greater New Orleans area about the oil and gas industry andenergy4me curriculum. Age appropriate information and experiments relating to the industry (eg. energy4me porosity andpermeability experiments) are demonstrated at the Louisiana Children’s Museum sponsored by the oil industry.

Technical Dissemination to NonProfessionals/NonMembers --

Expanding Graduate Level Curriculums: Delta YP members met with the Dean of the Masters of BusinessAdministration (MBA) program at the University of New Orleans (UNO) to encourage MBA students to become more activein the petroleum industry. As a result, the UNO MBA program is seeking to incorporate petroleum courses into theircurriculum.

University of New Orleans–First Introduction to PetroleumEngineering Class with Baker Hughes Lecturers

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Ambassador Lecture Program: Professionals from the chapter reach out to students and nonmembers to share professionalexperience and benefits of SPE membership. This year Delta YPs visited the Louisiana Student Chapter to discuss their rolein the industry.

1.6 List ways your section shares technology with other sections, the Society, and other industry groups.

SPE-Delta co-hosted the API Technical Luncheon in August, 2010. This meeting preempts the SPE-Delta kick off luncheonmeetings. The topic focused on reservoir engineering issues: Dr. Fred Goldsberry and Mr. Chris Fair spoke on “Developing an Early-Warning System for Well/Reservoir Problems”.

SPE-Delta co-hosted the 14th Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium and Exhibition with the New OrleansGeological Society (NOGS) and the New Orleans Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE). Thisevent was founded by SPE-Delta section. The three organizations have worked together each year to plan and host thisevent. The goal of this symposium is to share knowledge, best practices, new technologies, and improvements to existingtechnologies with a focus on case studies of deepwater projects.

In January, the University of New Orleans hosted the First Joint Industry EngineeringSeminar. It was sponsored by the UNO International Alumni Association, UNOCollege of Engineering, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), ASQ(American Society for Quality), API (American Petroleun Institute), ISA (InstrumentSociety of America), NACE, the Corrosion Society, NSBE (National Society of BlackEngineers), SWE (Society of Women Engineers) and the SPE (Society of PetroleumEngineers). Chiedozie Ekweribe represented the SPE and shared the benefits of theenergy industry. He also called on the audience to be a part of the 90,000+ engineers,scientists, managers and academicians who are registered members of the SPE andbenefiting from SPE’s networking and numerous training programs. Chiedozie stressed the fact that SPE was a home not only to engineers but non-engineers as well.

The Delta section instigated an Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Course to be taught at the University of New Orleans.The chapter did this in conjunction with AADE and both societies participated in sharing industry information and bringingin other societies for lectures.

SPE-Delta Past Chairman, Matt Wandstrat, presented “The Macondo Well Incident” at the 2011 Marietta College SPEStudent Chapter Annual Spring Meeting. There were approximately 150 people at the event, a good mix of students andindustry representatives.

SPE Lecturer, Chiedozie Ekweribe, atFirst Joint Industry Engineering Seminar

at University of New Orleans

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Technology and events of the Delta section is shared with other sections through the active participation of Delta members onthe regional and international SPE boards and via attendance by members at conferences such as OTC and ATCE. Thesection shares technology throughout the society by participating in these events and via informative talks at general andtechnical meetings.

Delta YP’s hosted a technical presentation utilizing an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer that visited the area. Dr. MatthewJackson, AAPG Distinguished lecturer, spoke on subsurface heterogeneity and the advantage of smart wells. This programwas also teleconferenced to our north shore counterpart.

SPE Delta recognized that a cohesive effort by oil industry societies would accomplish much more than individual efforts.The Delta section proposed, orchestrated, and made this insightful vision a reality by uniting nineteen industry societiesunder the name of PIPE: Petroleum Industry Promoting Education. Through this participation we not only educate fellowindustry societies about SPE but also enlighten the general public about the oil industry and its many opportunities andtechnological advances. Through PIPE open communication among all societies is enhanced making SPE events known tothe industry. See 5.1

Each year, all of the oilfield societies in New Orleans co-host a Joint Industry Luncheon. SPE-Delta is one of 19 societiesthat participate in arranging and attending this spectacular event.

Each oil field society in New Orleans meets twice a year at a joint industry presidents meeting. At this meeting each societyhas the opportunity to share with other societies their goals and events. This is also a good opportunity to share in partneringopportunities or support of common goals.

SPE Delta encourages broadcasting technical meetings thru web casting to outlying areas and student chapters. LSU isalready set up to web cast and Nicholls State is getting set up.

SPE Delta regularly hosts monthly technical and focus group meetings along with continuing education workshops.

SPE Delta provides information booths at various outreach events such as the robotics tournaments which are hosted by thesection.

Section officers participate at officer workshops held at the ATCE.

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2. Section Operations

2.1.a List current officers

Office Name Term Start (mm/dd/yy) Term End (mm/dd/yy)Chair Jan Catalano 09/01/2010 05/31/20111st Vice-Chair-Program Chair Charles Mayne 09/01/2010 05/31/2011Secretary Angie D. Gobert 09/01/2010 05/31/2011Treasurer Melissa Nance 09/01/2010 05/31/20112nd Vice Chair - Membership Paul Morphy 09/01/2010 05/31/2011Northshore Coordinator Berik Zhakiyanov 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Young Professional Jenny Young 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Focus Chairperson Alan Holley 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Continuing Education Chairperson Steve Moore 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Scholarship /Career Guidance Nathan Vrubel 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

PIPE/ONE VOICE Chairperson Christina Sistrunk 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Deepwater Chairperson Angie Gobert 09/01/2010 05/31/2011Section Director - Student Chapter Liaison(LSU) Mike Sparacino 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Section Director - Student Chapter Liaison(Nicholls State) Michael Gautreaux 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Section Director Henry Shurlds 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Section Director Cheryl Collarini 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Section Director Josh Etkind 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Section Director Jerry Simms 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Section Director Nathan Vrubel 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Section Director Frank Caponegro 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Webmaster Brad Davis 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Corporate Liaison Walter Navoy 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Social Chairperson Lauren Polk 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Sr. Advisor and Newsletter Jim Rike 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Newsletter contents and advertising Chiedozie Ekweribe 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

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Newsletter contents and advertising Hampton Myers 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Golf Tournament Chairperson Jerry Simms 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

IT Support Jonathan Chung 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

IT Support Brad Davis 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Committee at Large Dean McPhearson 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Committee at Large Tony Richards 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

2.1.b List incoming officers.

Office Name Term Start (mm/dd/yy) Term End (mm/dd/yy)Chair Charlie Mayne 09/01/2011 05/31/20121st Vice-Chair/Prog Chair Paul Morphy 09/01/2011 05/31/20122nd Vice Chair/Membership Nathan Vrubel 09/01/2011 05/31/2012Secretary Angie D. Gobert 09/01/2011 05/31/2012Treasurer Melissa Nance 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

SPE Delta 2010-2011 Section

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Northshore Coordinator Berik Zhakiyanov 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Young Professional Myrtle-Rose Padmore 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Focus Chairperson Alan Holley 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Continuing Education Chairperson Steve Moore 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Scholarship /Career Guidance Mike Nicely 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

PIPE/ONE VOICE Chairperson Jan Catalano 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Deepwater Chairperson Angie Gobert 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Section Director - Student ChapterLiaison (LSU) Mike Sparacino

09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Section Director - Student ChapterLiaison (Nicholls State) Michael Gautreaux

09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Section Director Henry Shurlds09/01/2011 05/31/2013

Section Director Jenny Young 09/01/2011 05/31/2013

Section Director Josh Etkind 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Section Director Jerry Simms 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Section Director Matt Wandstrat 09/01/2011 05/31/2013

Section Director Frank Caponegro 09/01/2010 05/31/2012

Webmaster Brad Davis 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Corporate Liaison Walter Navoy 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Social Chairperson Lauren Polk 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Sr. Advisor and Newsletter Jim Rike 09/01/2011 05/31/2012

Newsletter contents and advertising Alberto Montesi 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Newsletter contents and advertising Matthew Zachman 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

Golf Tournament Chairperson Jerry Simms 09/01/2009 05/31/2011

IT Support Jonathan Chung 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

IT Support Brad Davis 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Committee at Large Dean McPhearson 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

Committee at Large Tony Richards 09/01/2010 05/31/2011

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2.2 List all board meetings of the section.

Date(mm/dd/yy)

Number of BoardMembersAttending Items Discussed (See Appendix 1 for Sample Minutes)

07/29/2010 18 Goals Meeting with new BOD. Welcome to new Delta Section Board ofDirectors, Set and Review goals for 2010-2011 year.

09/07/201016 Welcome to new Delta Section Board, Membership report, Service to

Section awards ceremony, YPP highlights, budget, newsletter, outreachefforts including fundraising events, upcoming general meeting (allspeakers confirmed) and technical focus group meetings. Prep for awardsbanquet. 2 motions seconded and passed: 2010-2011budget andscholarship donations

10/05/2010 12 (No quorum) Update:ATCE 2010, Section director’s meeting (theme was volunteerism):Reports: membership, YPP, technical focus group, continuing educationDeepwater Technical Symposium, scholarship, LSU Student Chapter,Awards Meeting and recipients, Update on Executive breakfast andgovernor speech.

11/02/2010 14 Thank-you to board members for awards ceremony. Reports: technicalfocus group, membership,UNO starting “Intro in Petr Engr” course;Possibility of forming Student Chapter at UNO, DWS update, YPP,Continuing Education-PE certification course. Action items, Volunteerismcorner in the newsletter suggested, Joint Industry Luncheon participation,motions seconded and passed and minutes approved, Newsletter and WebPage revamping.

12/07/2010 15 Reports: treasurer, YPP, technical focus, One Voice, Quorum present, Septminutes approved, results of DWS presented. Reports: treasurer, programchair, technical focus group, YPP, continuing education, scholarship, OneVoice outreach efforts–guest presentation from Josh Fertita of NOOutreach, Passed motion to donate $2000 to UNO for cost of adjunctprofessor teaching Intro to PE, Approved golf tournament contact,approved giving YP treasurer access to bank account.

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01/04/2011 20 Reports: Treasurer, YPP, technical focus, One Voice outreach efforts–science fair judges; Discussed DL presenters for next year; Phil Richard,Prof of UNO course, attended and presented syllabus for class; Issue aroseas to section getting credit cards and having more people eligible to accessbank account; Discussed goal meeting issue of North shore meetinglocation from Chevron office to offsite–decided to poll North shoremembers ; Discussed SPE auditor viewing books; Motions: Desk &Derrick asked for donation to help them with their Regional Meeting;Treasurers not allowed to cosign their own check reimbursements–motioned and approved

2/1/2011 14 Reports: Treasurer, YPP, technical focus, scholarship, One Voice outreachefforts, Deepwater Technical Symposium liaison. Website informationdisseminated, Discussion on possible Spring Social for members andothers, Golf Tournament update; Poll for DLs for next year, Discusselectronic newsletter. Action items.

03/01/2010 9 (No quorum) Reports: program chair, membership, treasurer, LSU student chapter,technical focus group, continuing education, golf and scholarship chair.Recognized months volunteers; Joint Society President’s meeting results and charitable opportunities;

04/05/2011 11 Minutes approved. Section Chair remarks re. timeliness of newsletter,annual report reminder. Reports: Program chair, treasurer, One Voiceoutreach efforts. Motions seconded and passed - Donation to teachertraining on Oil & Gas Exploration Module. and to LSU SPE chapterstudents to attend ATCE in Denver. Action items - increase allocation toscholarship budget based on increase submittals. and recommendation.increase allocation to scholarship budget based on increase submittals. andrecommendation. Proposal to limit newsletter to email and only use postoffice mail for meeting notice flyers.

05/04/2010 0 No formal board meeting due to OTC in Houston. Via email: Thank youto Board from Jan. Annual Report reminder.

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3. Financial

3.1 Include copy of section financial statement at end of the section year.

1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011

Section Name:__Delta___________________________________________________________________

TOTAL RESOURCES April 1, 2011 USD Exchange Rate:1

Local Currency(L.C.)

Cash, checking, and savings accounts L.C. 125,504.27 125,504.27

Bonds, securities, and other L.C. 122,570.26 122,570.26

TOTAL—CASH & INVESTMENTS L.C. 248,074.53 (A) U.S. 248,074.53

INCOME 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011Interest and dividends earned L.C. 112.06 112.06Social events L.C. 0.00 0.00Meetings and special technical events L.C. $13,046 $13,046Educational courses, symposia L.C. 137,345.00 137,345.00Scholarship support from SPE Americas Office L.C. 5,000.00 5,000.00Rebates from the SPE Americas Office L.C. 1,614.00 1,614.00Local dues collected L.C. 0.00 0.00Advertising Income L.C. 12,213.74 12,213.74Print Advertising L.C. 0.00 0.00Golf Tournament L.C. 61,068.80 61,068.80Other L.C. 0.00 0.00

TOTAL—INCOME 230,400.00 (B) U.S. 230,400.00

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EXPENSES 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011Meetings (notices, meals, rentals) L.C. 13,611.68 13,611.68Educational courses, symposia L.C. 110,565.48 110,565.48Scholarships L.C. 47,500.00 47,500.00Donations L.C. 16,649.30 16,649.30Operating expenses (stationery, supplies, postage,advertising fees etc.)

L.C. 10,299.90 10,299.90

Social events L.C. 3,680.07 3,680.07YP L.C. 3,850.98 3,850.98Golf Tournament L.C. 15,182.35 15,182.35Other (advertising newspaper fees) L.C. 9,060.24 9,060.24

TOTAL EXPENSES 230,400.00 (C) U.S. 230,400.00

TOTAL RESOURCES March 31, 2011

Cash, checking, and savings accounts L.C. 125,504.27 125,504.27Bonds, securities, and other L.C. 122,570.26 122,570.26TOTAL—CASH & INVESTMENTS L.C. 248,074.53 (D) U.S. 248,074.53

Cash + Income - Expenses = Ending Resources 248,074.53 248,074.53Calculation Check (Should equal 0) 0.00 0.00

______________________________________________________________________________________Section Treasurer Date

Submitted by: Melissa L NanceName: Melissa L NanceSPE Section Office: Treasurer- DeltaCompany: Shell- SEPCOAddress: 701 Poydras Street #2415

New Orleans, LA 70123Telephone: 504.728.4379Facsimile: 504-568-1222Email: [email protected]

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3.2List the section’s sources of income and list of sponsors (if any).

The major source of the section’s income is from the annual Deepwater Technical Symposium and golf tournament. The sectionutilizes sponsorship to subsidize expenditures for these events as well as the newsletter and the annual awards banquet. Sponsorshipsallow event proceeds to be dedicated to section objectives such as scholarships, career development, etc. Sponsors include:

Golf Tournament Sponsors

Sub Surface Tools Besco Tubulars SticlanCore Labs B&W Supply Weatherford LabsSchlumberger Diamond Offshore Offshore Energy ServicesChevron Laborde Marine La. Marine InternationalTripoint Otto Candies Offshore Towing IncCandies Fleet Production Management RCS Tank CleaningVetco USLL Sooner PipeCentury X Chem Wood GroupNOV Diversified Mudlogging Expert E&PW&T Offshore Nabors Offshore Fugro ChanceBaker Hughes Cetco LLOGSuperior Energy L&M Botruc Dril QuipAnonymous Ankor GeomarkScientific Drilling Cameron Smith InternationalExpro Crescent Drilling & Production ORX Resources

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Deepwater Symposium Sponsors

Shell Halliburton Subsurface ToolsChevron Dril-Quip WeatherfordRig Chem Multi-Chem Nabors Offshore CompanyCameron Schlumberger Robert Training & Conference CenterNabors Gyrodata Incorporated CETCO Oilfield Services Company

Baker Hughes

Awards Banquet Sponsors

Baker Hughes, LLOG Exploration, Chevron, Diversified Well Logging, Schlumberger, and ORX Resources

Newsletter Sponsors

Baker Hughes Inc Environmental Enterprises Rig ChemBJ Services Onesource Professional Search SchlumbergerChevron Halliburton Vibration Technology IncCETCO Oilfield Services Collarini Energy Staffing

3.3 Does the section require payment at the time a reservation is made for a section meeting?Yes No

Payment is not required, however most attendees utilize the on-line booking system and choose to pay via credit card at time ofregistration. Though we allow “walk-ins” the chapter encourages early registration by offering a discounted rate for advancedregistration.

3.4 Does the section bill persons who make reservations for a meeting but do not attend?Yes No

Typically, most attendees are pre-registered and pay at the time of registration. In only rare circumstances does a prepaid guestrequest a refund. Should this happen registers are encouraged to pass the ticket to another interested party or utilize it for a futuremeeting.

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3.5 Does the section have section dues? (Do not include charges for section luncheon or dinner meetings.)Yes No

3.6 Does the section require two authorized signatures on all financial documents? (checks, contracts, etc.)Yes No

In addition, the section has implemented a guide whereby should the treasurer require reimbursement, the check signatures must befrom authorized signers other than the treasurer..

3.7 Does the section have its records informally reviewed annually or audited by an outside firm or person?Yes No

This year the section acquired the services of the SPE independent auditor, Wayne Allevant, to review the books and work with thetreasurer. He also helped the chapter establish certain banking procedures.

4. Communication Within the Section

4.1 Enclose a copy of one monthly section newsletter or meeting notice.

See Appendix 2.

4.1.1 Average Preparation and Distribution Per Unit Cost: USD 1,368/month

4.1.2 Total Cost: USD $7,690/year– this cost is offset through the chapter’s advertising efforts. In addition, the newsletter is posted to the website and emailed to membership.

4.2 In what way does the section distribute its newsletter? (Check all that apply.)Post in Hardcopy Email Fax Website or Download Other (please specify):

The newsletter is prepared monthly. It is posted on the website and emailed to membership. Presently, a hard copy version ismailed to 790 members. The chapter is investigating the possibility of eliminating the hard copy mailings other than a flyer formeeting notices.

4.3 Does the section have a website?Yes No If so, please provide the website address: http://spe-delta.org/

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4.4 List other methods your section uses to communicate with its membership (e.g., email, the Internet, broadcast faxing, etc.)and describe how they are used.

Email–The section utilizes email to disseminate all chapter information including newsletter and meeting notifications. Meetingnotifications are sent weeks prior to the event with a followup reminder several days prior to the event.

Internet–Delta section utilizes the internet to post, share and advertise chapter information. The website list key informationsuch as section officers, upcoming meetings and events, etc. We also utilize Google documents to share and update data for reportand newsletter composition.

Websites/Internet–Currently the section website is used to announce upcoming events and provide online registration andpayment. The site also provides information on past events, newsletters, and lecturer presentations. Delta Section is currently inthe middle of a project to upgrade the section’s website, newsletter and integrate other social media channelssuch as LinkedIn andMySPE Network into an integrated communications plan. The section is working with Caroline Seifert of SPE beta testing SPE’snew web hosting service.

5. Communication and Participation Outside the Section

5.1 Describe your relationships with other professional societies (national or international) that are active in petroleumengineering or related areas. Include any joint activities and initiatives (ongoing and new).

PIPE - In 2006 SPE Delta recognized that a united effort of New Orleans petroleum industry societies would accomplish muchmore than individual efforts. SPE Delta proposed, orchestrated, and made this effort a reality under the umbrella name of PIPE:Petroleum Industry Promoting Education. Today, PIPE consists of volunteers, 19 industry societies, and organizations. It is anongoing effort of volunteers, societies, and organizations working closely with the education community to inform them who weare, what we do, and why we need THEM in our future. The focus is to combine society resources, such as money, educationtools, and energizing manpower, to achieve larger goals. Various societies include geologists, geophysicists, landmen, engineers,accountants, technicians, secretaries and the many individuals involved in the service industries. PIPE exposesLouisiana’s next generation to the petroleum industry, its contributions to our local economy and the world’s

energy needs, preservation, conservation, and the various career paths available. Members of PIPE work with the education community to promote energy education, the petroleum industry and its many

job opportunities. PIPE society leaders meet as a group twice a year to share information about individual societies, technical information, and

charitable opportunities. Society members participate in a Joint Industry Luncheon which is held annually. This year over 200 people attended the

luncheon.

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PIPE efforts are paying off–SPE and local society volunteers work with the education community as judges, lecturers,mentors, sponsors, and volunteers at education events such as science fairs, robotic tournaments, career days and promoteSTEM education.

Participation in PIPE enhances open communication among all societies. Participants of PIPE include:

American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)American Society of Nondestructive Testing - ASNTAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)American Petroleum Institute - Delta Chapter (API)

Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies of New Orleans (COPAS)Desk and Derrick Clubs (D&D)

Harvey Canal Industrial Association (HCIA)The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA)

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS)Offshore Oil Scouts Association (OOSA)

Professional Landmen's Association of New Orleans (PLANO)Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists - New Orleans Chapter (SIPES)

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Delta Section (SPE)Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA)

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)Southeastern Geophysical Society (SGS)

Women’s Energy Network of Southeast Louisiana (WEN)Baker Hughes

The OCSBBS WebsiteSchlumberger

Shell Exploration & Production Company

FETCH Energy Saturday - SPE Delta initiated the FETCH Energy Saturday atthe Louisiana Children’s Museum’s. SPEsponsored and orchestrated this event which brought together 54 industry volunteers to highlight their particular discipline andinform families about the oil industry, their role in the industry, and the benefits the public receives as a result of the industry.

NEED - Delta section participated with NEED, National Energy Education Development. Section representatives lectured to50 teachers throughout the area about SPE and the petroleum industry. To assist in this goal, SPE Delta donated energy4mebooks to each teacher attending the seminar. Much like PIPE, NEED promotes an energy conscious and educated society bycreating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective,multi-sided energy education programs.

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NOGS, New Orleans Geological Society, host the Super Science Saturday at the Louisiana Children’s Museum in April. SPE volunteers participate with other societies and man a booth and demonstrate energy4me experiments at the event.

NACE, National Association of Corrosion Engineers, sponsors a two week summer workshop for teachers which promotesteaching of engineering sciences. SPE-Delta provides $500 gift certificates toward class materials to participating teachers andprovides an industry presentation. The last session was held June 21–25, 2010.

SWE, Society of Women Engineers, and SPE-Delta participated and mentored at the Girl Scouts Convention.

AADE, American Association of Drilling Engineers, and SPE-Delta collaborated with the University of New Orleans to initiatean Introductory Course in Petroleum Engineering. This is the first time an undergraduate course in petroleum engineering hasbeen taught in the city. Both SPE-Delta and AADE are sharing the expense of paying the adjunct professor salary. As a resultof this course, the university is now interested in broadening the program, adding additional petroleum courses. The course hasalso sparked student interest in the industry.

New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS), the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE), and SPE Deltajointly sponsor, plan, and host The Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Symposiums. The goal of these annual symposiums is toshare knowledge, best practices, new technologies, and improvements to existing technologies with a focus on case studies. Thereare approximately 30 technical presentations given, which cover a wide array of topics including well completions andinterventions, reservoir and economics, geoscience, drilling technology, production systems, HS&E, alternate energy and emergingtechnologies. This symposium attracts individuals with varying backgrounds and interests, including those who are not members ofthe sponsoring organizations. Additionally, students from local universities who are pursuing careers in the oil and gas industry areencouraged to attend. These students are given the opportunity to attend without having the expense of registration fees.

UNO International Alumni Association, UNO College of Engineering, ASME (American Society of MechanicalEngineers), ASQ (American Society for Quality), API (American Petroleum Institute), ISA (Instrument Societyof America), NACE, the Corrosion Society, NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), SWE (Society ofWomen Engineers) and the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) and SPE-Delta joined together to host the FirstJoint Industry Engineering Seminar at the University of New Orleans.

SPE LOU-ARK Chapter and SPE Delta are working together on scholarship applications. Due to the utilization of the state’s teacher database, there is an added influx of interests and applications from students throughout the state. Many of these arefrom students outside the Delta Section core parishes. By working together to form a common application and process, SPEchapters can better serve the communities.

LSU Student Chapter reached out to the Latin American/Caribbean Student SPE chapter. LSU students sent the chapter awelcoming video that included reasons why students should become involved in SPE, and a recap of some of the activities theLSU chapter has done.

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Societies’ participationin seminars and socials is encouraged by the Young Professionals program and events.

5.1.1 Do you see ways to change your relationships with other societies to improve the benefits to members? Can SPEassist in any way?

SPE-Delta’s relationship with other societies is exceptional. Through PIPE all societies have an open line ofcommunication. Society leaders, and in some cases, other memberships, are only a request or email away.Societies cross promote activities and events. Local societies post events to a shared calendar allowingmembers a one-stop location to view industry activities. Educators are also tied in with society contacts so thatwhen they need volunteers the request is broadcasts to all societies. When needed, SPE-delta also providesnewsletter space and announcements at General Meetings for participation in worthwhile ventures. ThroughPIPE, societies have formed a cohesive effort helping all for a common cause. SPE-Delta has joined with othersocieties in co-hosting events in hopes of bringing in additional monies, volunteers, ideas.

Member participation with other societies encourages reciprocation in SPE events. SPE can encouragemultiple society membership. Being a member in more than one society enhances networking, provides crossdiscipline education, broadening of viewpoints. Members also are more informed about what and how varioussocieties are doing and are able to share information among societies. SPE can assist by offering a membershipwith less stringent qualifications, encouraging multi-discipline membership.

SPE Delta is continuing to work with the Louisiana Children’s Museum in their designof a new facility.Through this active communication and support, SPE is endeavoring to get an oil and gas corridor exhibit inthe new facility. SPE and the energy4me foundation can definitely assist with exhibit ideas. SPE support atthe national level could make a huge statement. This effort can highlight the industry in a positive light forgenerations to come.

5.2 List ways the section encourages its members to participate in SPE committees and subcommittees at the society level, aswell as SPE activities such as the Membership Workshop and the Section Officers Workshop.

Recognition and Appreciation: This year SPE Delta made a conscious effort to acknowledge its many volunteersand recognize individuals for their service to the section. The Delta Section Board is comprised of members thatfunction as Chairs of various events and programs. Each month this year a certain chair and committee was highlightedin the newsletter providing information on the individual, their role in the chapter, and acknowledging their employer fortheir support as well. Throughout all communication a note of appreciation and an invitation to participate is extended.

SPE activities are communicated in a positive, energetic way to encourage further participation and personal fulfillment.

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SPE-Delta utilizes an ambassador program wheregy members reach out to other individuals to get them involved withSPE.

The YP program sponsors free socials to encourage participation and inform nonmembers of member benefits.

Two local members attended the Membership Workshop and Section Officers Workshop at ATCE 2010 in Florence,Italy.

A few members of SPE-Delta board also serve international SPE roles. Their participation and enthusiasm encouragescontinuance and growth in SPE outside of the section.

Josh Etkind served as Chairperson of the Online Communities Task Force and will be serving on the OnlineCommunities Advisory Committee.

Jarred Guthrie served as Regional YP Focal Point.

6. Membership Development

Which, if any, major industry employers moved in or out of the section area during each of the last 3 years?Employer: ENI Approximate Number of SPE Members (if known): 10 Moved In OR Moved Out Year: 2010, mid year

6.1 List methods the section uses to encourage member participation in the section and its activities.

Include upcoming events in the Section newsletter and both email and mail the newsletter. Post upcoming activities on website and encourage online registration. Provide a calendar with all events marked in the newsletter and on the website. Conduct meetings of various topics in order to engage a large diversification of professionals. Eg Include topics on

facilities to engage Facility Engineers, etc. Send a series of emails announcing the event and reminding members to sign up. Utilize “ambassadors” to forward announcements within their companies. Encourage members to“bring a friend”on their way to events Recognize new people at general meetings and events and

have them introduce themselves. Hold events on both the North shore and South shore. Host larger inter-society events. Hold awards ceremonies and section social events that family members are welcome to attend. Initiated a Linked-In Group for the SPE Delta Section. The chapter waives meeting registration fees to students in order to encourage student participation.

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Provide webcasting of meetings to student chapters and members away from meeting location . The SPE Delta Section YP Program actively engages with non-core disciplines such as Supply Chain, Downstream,

Facilities, etc. by having events that cater to their professional development needs. These individuals also share theirknowledge and experience with members.

Section YP’s host free socials to encourage new membership and memberparticipation.

6.2 List activities related to recruitment, retainment, and/or reinstatement of members.

New Delta members, including transferin’s, are sent a welcome note providing an overview of regular meetings, events,and other items of interest. As time permits, they receive a personal welcoming call as well.

Non-members attending events are encouraged to join. Send email to remind members to pay/renew membership dues With the initiation of the Intro in Petroleum Engineering Course at UNO, the section is working on establishing a student

section at the university. Whenever issues arise, the Membership Chairperson offers personal assistance to members to help them join, re-instate, or

renew their membership Another personal email is sent out if a member drops off the roster (due to not paying for over one year). This email has

been successful in encouraging members to re-instate and pay past dues, but also to reinvigorate volunteers. Host meetings to recognize members for awards (sectional and regional). Identify SPE Ambassadors in local companies to present the benefits of SPE membership and encourage active membership

and volunteerism Provide applications at general meetings and events. The section is personally involved with student sections at LSU and Nicholls State encouraging new members. Hosts Legion of Honors luncheon honoring new inductees.

SPE YP Social Events

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6.3 Describe how the section recognizes membership recruitment efforts.

Award winners are recognized in the newsletter and at the general meeting or awards ceremony.

6.4 List and describe efforts by the section to engage and organize young professionals and emerging leaders.

The section has an active YP Program that was started in 2004. YP Program leaders are invited to main Section Board Meetings YP Program Board members are encouraged to move into main Section Board roles after their YP Program Board roles are

completed successfully. The YP Program, though a board committee, operates with its own board of directors, agenda and budget. The YP Program works with other local YP groups such as the Young Professionals in Energy, the Tulane Energy Club, and

others to collaborate to provide compelling events and learning opportunities for members. This also helps get the word outabout the value of SPE programs.

YPs actively collaborate with students in the region YPs in the section are active in volunteering for section activities and community events. YPs set up booths, judge events,

referee, lead tours, and do many other activities at local events designed to increase interest in Science, Technology,Engineering, Math, Geosciences and Petroleum Engineering.

YP volunteers formed a committee, organized and planned a charity gala, and raised $20,000 to donate to Core Element–aSTEM initiative in the area providing teacher training and student learning utilizing Foss kit modules.

YPs hold an annual joint industry social and monthly networking socials.

Lectures - hosted by YPs

“Integrating production Geoscience and Engineering: Can Smart Wells Mitigate Uncertain Reservoir Behavior?”Dr. Matthew Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Geological Fluid Mechanics and Reservoir Engineering at the Imperial College ofLondon. (DL for AAPG)

“Starting Your Own E&P Business & Effectively Manging Your Career” Cheryl Collarini, President Collarini Companies “Shell’s C&WI HSE Philosophy” Tommy Morrison, Shell Oil “Energy Technology” Professor Shittu, Tulane University

Field Trips–Schlumberger cement lab

Ambasador Lecture (ALP)–visit to LSU student chapter

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6.5 List and describe efforts by the section to liaise with industry employers.

Section Ambassadors in local companies present to their colleagues the benefits of SPE membership Local companies are nominated for the regional distinguished corporate support award Local companies are solicited for advertising for our website and newsletter Local companies are solicited for sponsorship of society events: the annual golf tourney, Deepwater Symposium and

various YP events. Their sponsorship is advertised at the event and in the newsletter. Golf tourney sponsorship monies aregiven directly to regional universities as scholarships at the tournament.

Company names are noted in the newsletter when members are highlighted in articles. Companies are encouraged to be a part of PIPE and participate in charitable contributions and volunteerism. The section attempted to host an executive breakfast with localoil company Presidents & VP’sand the mayor.

6.6 Innovation in Membership Development–Describe innovations and new ideas for membership development that your sectiontried in the last year. It is of interest whether the section believes that the innovative idea can be used in other parts of thesection and/or other sections, and/or at SPEI worldwide. (Note: This question provides as many as 4 bonus points for PresidentialAward criteria.)

This past year SPE Delta met with Deans at the University of New Orleans (UNO) College of Engineering, Master ofBusiness Administration (MBA) Program, and atTulane University’s College of Engineering to encourage studies in petroleum engineering. Prior to this, petroleum courses were not taught in the New Orleans universities. As a result of thismeeting, UNO initiated a course in Introduction to Petroleum Engineering which was taught in the Spring semester.Students attending the course were enlightened about the industry and are seeking additional petroleum courses. They arealso interested in forming a student section at the University to learn more about SPE. Likewise, Tulane is now solicitingmonies to initiate a geological engineering curriculum at the university. This will also be an opportunity to place a SPEstudent chapter. The UNO MBA program is also interested in incorporating petroleum courses into their curriculum.Depending on membership level guidelines, these are all prospective new members for SPE.

New Delta Section members receive a welcome note providing an overview of our regular meetings, events, and other itemsof interest in the near future. When time allows, we call them to welcome them to the Section as well.

Section leaders are dispersed at events to ask members if they are willing to volunteer, and encourage non-members to join. Free social gatherings are conducted to attract members and SPE participation. Offering interesting volunteer roles to non-members encourages them to join. Several industry leaders or high-potential

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7. Student Activities

7.1 List all activities sponsored by the section that were attended by members of a student chapter. Include section meetings,study-group meetings, field trips, regional meetings, short courses, the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, theOffshore Technology Conference, etc., with attendance numbers.

Date(mm/dd/yy) Meeting Type/Name Location Student

ChapterStudentAttendance

08/18/10 DW Symposium New Orleans LSU 25

08/18/10 DW Symposium New Orleans NSU 10

08/19/10 DW Poster Session New Orleans LSU 5

09/28/10 Delta Section General Meeting New Orleans LSU 2

10/14/10 SPE energy4me Presentation Morgan City NSU 2


11/04/10 YP Technical Program–Tulane Energy Club New Orleans Tulane 40

11/10/10 SPE CO2 Conference New Orleans LSU 49

11/17/10 SPE energy4me Presentation Baton Rouge LSU 9


01/19/11 Field Trip to Chevron Refinery Chalmette NSU 4

01/20/11 YP Social New Orleans Tulane 40

01/28/11 SPE energy4me Presentation Metairie LSU 5

02/08/11 Delta Section Meeting Web Cast Baton Rouge LSU 5

02/18/11 SPE energy4me Presentation Baton Rouge LSU 4

02/24/11 Career Day–Fontainbleu High School Mandeville LSU 6

03/04/11 ALP Visit to South Lafourche High School Galliano NSU 3

03/21/11Drilling and Evaluation Presentation toPetroleum Engineering Course

New Orleans UNO 15

03/24/11 Delta Section Meeting Web Cast Baton Rouge LSU 7

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03/25/11 SPE energy4me Presentation Mandeville LSU 5

03/25/11 SPE Golf Tournament New Orleans LSU 2

03/25/11 SPE Golf Tournament New Orleans UNO 2

03/25/11 SPE Golf Tournament New Orleans NSU 6

03/25/11 SPE Golf Tournament New Orleans ULL 11

04/05/11 ALP Visit to LSU Baton Rouge LSU 20

04/12/11 Delta Section Meeting New Orleans UNO 2

04/17/11 Field Trip to Exxon Well Site Thibodeaux NSU 15

04/19/11 Cont Ed - Petr Economics Course Mandeville NSU 2

04/28/11 Marietta College Marietta, OH MU 150

ULL Student Attendance at SPE GolfTournament 2011

Nicholls State University Booth at theDeepwater Symposium

LSU Booth and Students at DWS PosterSession

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7.2 Innovation in Student Interaction–Describe innovations and new ideas for student interactions that your section tried in the lastyear. It is of interest whether the section believes that the innovative idea can be used in other parts of the section and/or othersections, and/or at SPEI worldwide. Financial success is not a criterion. (Note: This question provides as many as 4 bonus points forPresidential Award criteria.)

Louisiana State University: LSU Delta Section Liaison made monthly trips to Campus with LSU student chapter members.These activities included Student chapter meetings, meals shared as a venue for discussing opportunities to work together, andvisited an elementary school where the LSU students taught the younger generation about the oil & gas industry. In addition, allDelta Section meetings were web casted into LSU.

SPE Delta Section has two standing members on LSU’s Petroleum Engineering Department’s Industry Advisory Group. These members continue to help influence the direction of the department and the students they serve. They are on variousteams that interact with students at different levels within the PETE student population.

Delta Section believes that reaching out to student members viathe liaison enhances the relationship between the groups,promotes active membership among students, and instills thevalue of networking with their soon to be peers in the industry.

Delta Section has reached out to LSU student chapter members tojoin with the Career Guidance Committee to present energy4mepresentations and attend career days. LSU Student Chapter addedthe position of Community Service Chair to coordinate outreachprograms. Since LSU students span the state they can service alarger area than the immediate New Orleans area. Also, thestudents are closer in age and not as intimidating to middle andhigh school students.

Nicholls State University: Attempting to web cast members of this student chapter into section’s technical presentations. Section sponsored student members at continuing education courses.

University of New Orleans: The Delta Section instigated and sponsored an Introduction in Petroleum Course in the College ofEngineering at the university. This is a first for the university and the for the New Orleans area. Hopes are to be able to start astudent chapter at the university. With successful completion of the course, the university is requesting additional petroleum coursesand students are seeking more education about the industry.

SPE Board LSU Liasion, Mike Sparacino,with LSU students at Deep Water Symposium

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Marietta College: In April of 2011, SPE-Delta Past Chairman, Matt Wandstrat, presented “The Macondo Well Incident” at the 2011 Marietta College SPE Student Chapter Annual Spring Meeting. There were approximately 150 people at the event, a goodmix of students and industry representatives.

Teacher/Prospective Engineers: Delta Section encourages student interaction through teacher involvement. Closeinvolvement with the education system in the state provides direct access to the state’s database of teachers providing directannouncements to math and science teachers in certain areas. In return, teachers call on SPE to volunteer for educational events. Inthis way, the teachers learn the positive aspects of the petroleum industry as well as the students who get to experience SPE’s presence at several events throughout the year. Often the YPs and student chapter members volunteer for events becoming positiverole models to students meanwhile representing the industry.

NACE - SPE Delta support the Materials/Corrosion Science Teachers Camp. Teachers participate in hands on, lab basedexperiments which demonstate how to use applied sciences and engineering techniques in the classroom. They work withvarious materials and learn about the petroleum industry. In return, they bring this knowledge back to their students.

NEED - Delta Section representative attended the NEED workshop for 30 local area science teachers. The chapter donatedenergy4me books to each teacher and presented the positive aspects of the industry, SPE, energy4me teaching aids, and thechapter.

GNOSEF - Delta Section hosts the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (GNOSEF) Teacher Kickoffluncheon. At this luncheon, SPE and other societies present to 50+ teachers about the industry and our society. SPE alsogives special awards to both teachers and students for science fair projects relating to the industry. This gets primary andsecondary teachers and students focused on industry topics exposing the industry and disciplines to their curriculum.

ATCE Participation: The Delta Section subsidizes the cost of sending student section members from LSU, Nicholls State,and ULL to ATCE.

7.3 Discuss participation of the section in student paper contest and other student chapter activities.

LSU Delta Section Liaison and Corporate Liaison participated in judging student papers and projects in the spring and fall at LSU.Members also critiqued poster sessions during the DW Symposium. There was student participation in the Delta Section GolfTournament. The Delta Section also had participation in the LSU Student Chapter Golf Tournament held November 5, 2010. LSUStudent Chapter won the Commitment to Community Award at LSU for their efforts in coastal restoration (Marsh Madness),Energy4Me school presentations, Habitat and Race for the Cure. Additionally, Lawrence Dickerson (LSU SPE VP) won theGraduate Student Leader of the Award. Delta Section also provided four technical presentations and presenters for the LSU studentchapter meetings.

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Delta Section donates golf tournament profits to engineering departments of six universities. These monies are available for theuniversity to use for scholarships, promoting education opportunities, or for enhancing the department.

7.4 List all activities sponsored by the section to educate students, instructors, and counselors on the profession and theindustry. Indicate at what level activities are directed; i.e., elementary, secondary, or senior high school; teachers; orcounselors.

Annual GoM Deepwater Symposium Exhibits, Poster Sessions–College Level, teachers and professionalsNew Orleans Science & Engineering Fair TeacherKickoff

Presentations to Science Teachers throughout area inviting them tocall on Delta Chapter for classroom presentations

Masquerade Gala Promoting Core Element YPs hosted charity gala raising $20,000 donation to Core Elementpromoting teacher STEM education for K-12 students

NEED Presentation 30 Teachers throughout GNO areaSponsor Teacher Training Modeling Physics &Chemistry

Train High School Teachers in GNO area, thousands of students inarea will reap result of training

Brother Martin High School Career Day High School Students and Teachers

LSU’s 2011 Team SPE –Race for the CureLSU Commitment to CommunityAward

Lawrence DickersonLSU SPE Graduate

Student Leader of the Year

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NACE Summer Camp for Teachers 17 Science Teachers throughout GNO areaLouisiana Children’s Museum Energy Saturday Educate Pre Kindergarten to Adults about oil industryFirst Joint Industry Engineering Seminar at UNO University Students, teachers and other societiesFontainbleu High–Career Day (LSU) High School StudentsFIRST Lego Robotics Competition 7 to 9 year oldsBayou Regional Robotics Competition High school studentsPonchatoula High School - Career Day Senior High School students, Senior High School TeachersUNO Intro to Petr Engr Class–class lecture Presentation on Drlg and EvaluationUNO Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Class Sponsored class & professor, 15 students in this introductory classSouth Lafourche High School (NSU) Ambassador Program - High School students and TeachersHosts Teacher week training in Oil & GasExploration

25 teachers in throughout South Louisiana

Energy4Me–Class demonstrations:Westdale Elementary–Baton Rouge–(LSU) 3 Classes of Fourth GradersKehoe-France Day School (LSU) 2 Classes of 8th gradersMorgan City High School (NSU) Presented to High School students and TeachersMadison Prep–Baton Rouge (LSU) 2 Classes of 10th gradersThomas Jefferson High School Senior High School students, Senior High School TeachersFontainbleu High–Energy4Me presentation (YP andLSU)

Elementary/Secondary/Senior High School students, and theirteachers

Northlake Christian High Senior High School students, Senior High School TeachersHahnville High Elementary/Secondary students, Elementary/Secondary Teachers

Teacher Training Sponsored by the Section:

Date: 6/21-25/2010 Location: University of New Orleans BriefDescription of Activity: Sponsor teachers attending NACE MaterialsScience Teachers Camp Number of Participants: 17

Date: 7/12-23/2010 Location: Ben Franklin High School, University ofNew Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Sponsored 2-week teachertraining course in“Modeling Physics &Chemistry” for high school

2010 NACE Materials Science Teachers Camp

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teachers in GNO area to train them on teaching science courses utilizing guided inquiry. Number of Participants: 25 teachersteaching endless classes and student

Date: 8/18/2010 Location: Masquerade Gala, New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Charity gala raising $20,000 donationto Core Element promoting STEM education for K-12 students Number of Participants: Recipients of this effort of promotingSTEM education is infinite

According to the New Orleans Science/Math Specialist of the Orleans Parish School Board:$20,000 provides 23 high school teachers with $550 in materials and 2 weeks of training. Maximum student load for a high schoolteacher is about 180 students (approximate for a 7 period day). So, 23 trained teachers impact 4,140 students/year.

Date: 9/18/2010 Location: University of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Hosted luncheon for GNO Science &Engineering Fair kickoff meeting for teachers to enlighten them about various opportunities in oil industry, society sponsoredawards for projects relating to oil industry, and helpful aids oil field societies provide. Number of Participants: ~50

Date: 10/07010 Location: New Orleans, La Brief Description of Activity: NEED Presentation Number of Participants: ~30

Date: Summer, 2011 Location: New Orleans, La Brief Description of Activity: Host Teacher Training in Oil & Gas Explorationoffered by Colorado School of Mines Number of Participants: ~25

7.5 List all activities sponsored by the section that were attended by elementary, secondary, or senior high school students,including attendance numbers.

Date: 8/21/2010 Location: Louisiana Children’s Museum (LCM) Brief Description of Activity: FETCH Energy Saturday–Ten societies,54 volunteers provide 15 exhibits highlighting the petroleum industryNumber of Participants: ~700 preK to adult

Date: 10/10/2010 Location: Brother Martin High School, New Orleans,La Brief Description of Activity: Career Day Presentation Numberof Participants: ~100

Date: 11/20/2010 Location: Dominican High School, New Orleans, LaBrief Description of Activity: FIRST Lego Robotics Competition–robotics tournament for 9-14 year olds Number of Participants: ~600

Date: Dec 2010 Location: High Schools throughout GNO area BriefDescription of Activity: Judge individual school science fairs. Numberof Participants: ?

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Date: 2/22-24/2011 Location: Univ. of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Greater New Orleans Science andEngineering Fair Number of Participants: ~500

Date: 2/24/2011 Location: Fountainbleu High School, Mandeville, LA Brief Description of Activity: Career DayNumber of Participants: 30

Date: 3/4/2011 Location: South Lafourche High School, Galliano, LA Brief Description of Activity: NSU Ambassador Programabout Industry Number of Participants: ~20

Date: 3/19/2011 Location: New Orleans, LA Brief Description of Activity: NOGs Super Science Saturday at the LouisianaChildren’s Museum Number of Participants: ~700

Date: 3/17-19/2011 Location: Alario Center Brief Description of Activity: FIRST Bayou Regional Robotics Competition–robotics regional competition for high school students Number of Participants: ~3000

Date: 4/08/2011 Location: Northlake Christian High School Brief Description of Activity: Career DayNumber of Participants: ~100

Date: 4/20/2011 Location: Pontchatoula High School; Pontchatoula, La Brief Description of Activity: Career DayNumber of Participants: 22

Energy4Me–Class demonstrations:Westdale Elementary–Baton Rouge–(LSU) 3 Classes of Fourth GradersKehoe-France Day School (LSU) 2 Classes of 8th gradersMorgan City High School (NSU) Presented Energy4me presentation to High School students and

TeachersMadison Prep–Baton Rouge (LSU) 2 Classes of 10th gradersThomas Jefferson High School Senior High School students, Senior High School TeachersFontainbleu High –Energy4Me presentation (YP andLSU)

Elementary/Secondary/Senior High School students, and theirteachers

Northlake Christian High Senior High School students, Senior High School TeachersPontchatoula High School High School students, Senior High School Teachers

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8. Scholarship

List all scholarship activities of the section and the percent of the section’s budget distributed as scholarships.

Total Percentage of Section Budget Distributed as Scholarships: 22%Total Section Budget: $47,500

% of Funding for scholarships through:Interest Bearing Account: 0% Technical Meeting: 24% Social Activity: 76%General Fund: 0% Other (please explain):

Recipient School SectionContribution and

Percent ofSection BudgetDistributed asScholarships

How Funded (e.g., interestbearing account, technical

meeting, social activity,general fund)

Burnham, Scott Marietta College $1,000 General Fund

Ingram, ElizabethLouisiana State University - PetroleumEngineering $1,000 General Fund

Lowe, StevenLouisiana State University - ComputerEngineering $1,000 General Fund

Richard, ScottUniversity of New Orleans - MechanicalEngineering $1,000 General Fund

Sparacino, DominickLouisiana State University - MechanicalEngineering $1,000 General Fund

Tonagel, VincentLouisiana State University - PetroleumEngineering $1,000 General Fund

Johnson, Matthew Marietta College $1,000 General Fund

Politz, JaredUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette -Petroleum Engineering $1,000 General Fund

Eisman, Benjamin Mississippi State University $1,000 General FundKotwani, Rohan University of New Orleans $1,000 General Fund

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Juarez, MarcoUniversity of New Orleans - CivilEngineering $1,500

Social Activity - 2010 GolfTournament

Balda, RaulUniversity of New Orleans - ElectricalEngineering $1,500


Fateh, HaiyanUniversity of New Orleans - MechanicalEngineering $1,500


Robles, Paul University of New Orleans - NAME $1,500Social Activity - 2010 GolfTournament

TBD University of Louisiana at Lafayette -Petroleum Engineering

$6,000 Social Activity - 2010 GolfTournament

TBD Louisiana State University - PetroleumEngineering


TBD Louisiana Technical University -Chemical Engineering


TBD Mississippi State University - ChemicalEngineering


Haygood, James Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


Pascha, Oscar Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


Chauvin, Michelle Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


McMillian, Ross Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


Johnson, Patrick Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


Wilson, Courtney Nicholls State University - PetroleumServices


TBD High school senior enrolling inengineering identified through FIRST

$1,500 General Fund

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9. Awards

List any SPE national, regional, or section awards and nominations, as well as distinguished recognition from other organizations,received by section members.

Award Title Nominee’s Name Received Award (Yes/No)Section Service Award Jenny Young YesSection Service Award Matt Wandstrat YesSection Service Award Melissa Nance YesSection Service Award Nathan Vrubel YesRegional Award, Technical Award in Formation Evaluation Jeff Scheibal YesRegional Award, Technical Award in Completions Barney Paternostro YesRegional Award, Regional Service Award Jarred Guthrie YesPast Section Chairperson Matt Wandstrat YesAPI Meritorious Award Josh Etkind YesSPE President’s Award for Section Excellence-HonorableMention

Delta Section Yes

Section Awards were presented at a SPE’s Third Annual Awards Banquet held October 26, 2010. Dean McPhearson, Regional SPEDirector, attended the annual awards banquet to emcee and hand out awards.

2010 SPE Delta Section 2nd Annual Awards Banquet

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10. Community Outreach

List all activities sponsored by the section in which members participated that enhanced the image of the petroleum industry orthe petroleum engineering profession. Include local community activities. Activities include, but are not limited to, presentationsconcerning the petroleum industry, energy education, charitable causes, and community action projects.

Date(mm/dd/yy) Location Description Number of

Participants06/21-25/10 New Orleans, LA NACE Summer Camp for Teachers 3507/12-23/10 New Orleans, LA Sponsor Teacher Training Modeling Physics Chemistry 25

08/18/10 New Orleans, LAMasquerade Gala Promoting Core Element +4140

benefited08/21/10 New Orleans, LA Louisiana Children’s Museum FETCH Energy Saturday +700

09/18/10 New Orleans, LA Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering Fair (GNOSEF)Teacher Kickoff

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10/10/10 New Orleans, LA Brother Martin Career Day 610/07/10 New Orleans, LA NEED Presentation & Workshop 3011/20/10 New Orleans, LA FIRST Lego Robotics Competition 60001/15/11 New Orleans, LA First Joint Engineering Seminar at UNO 15002/22-24/11 New Orleans, LA GNOSEF Judging 30002/24/2011 New Orleans, LA Fontainbleu Career Day 3003/17-19/11 New Orleans, LA Bayou Regional Robotics Competition 350003/19/11 New Orleans, LA NOGs Super Science Saturday ~70004/08/11 Covington, LA Northlake Christian High School Career Day ~3004/20/11 Pontchoula, La Pontchatoula High School Career Day ~4001/15-5/15/11 New Orleans, LA Introduction to Petroleum Engineer Course at UNO 15Summer, 2011 New Orleans, LA Host Teacher Training in Oil & Gas Exploration 25

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Energy4Me–Class demonstrations:School or Function SPE SpeakerMorgan City Junior High 1 SPE Professional, 3 LSU Student Chapter membersNorthlake Christian High School 2 SPE YP membersWestdale Elementary, Baton Rouge, LA–3 classes of 4th

graders9 LSU Student Chapter members

Kehoe-France Day School, Metairie, LA–2 classes 8th graders 5 LSU Student Chapter membersFontainbleu High School, Mandeville, LA 4 SPE members, 5 LSU Student Chapter membersPontchatoula High School 4 SPE membersThomas Jefferson High School 3 SPE YPsMadison Prep, Baton Rouge, LA–2 classes 10th graders 4 LSU Student Chapter members

Through participation of PIPE activities, the chapter is very involved in educational opportunities throughout the GNO area. There isa close association with educators of all levels. As a result, the chapter continually provides sponsorships, mentors, speakers, etc.

The Delta Section participated in the following events:

Date: 6/21-25/2010 Location: University of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Sponsor teachers attending NACEMaterials Science Teachers Camp Number of Participants: 35

Date: 7/12-23/2010 Location: Ben Franklin High School, University of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Sponsoredteacher training course in “Modeling Physics & Chemistry” for high school teachers in GNO area to train them on teaching thesescience courses utilizing guided inquiry. Number of Participants: 25 teachers teaching endless classes and student

Date: 8/18/2010 Location: Masquerade Gala, New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Charity gala raising $22,000 donation toCore Element promoting STEM education for K-12 students Number of Participants: Recipients of this effort of promoting STEMeducation is infinite

Date: 8/21/2010 Location: Louisiana Children’s Museum Brief Description of Activity: FETCH Energy Saturday Number ofParticipants: ~700

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Date: 9/18/2010 Location: University of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Hosted luncheon at GNO Science Fair kickoffmeeting for teachers to enlighten them about various opportunities in oil industry and helpful aids oil field societies provide.

Date: 10/10/2010 Location: New Orleans, La Brief Description of Activity: NEED Presentation Number of Participants: ~30

Date: 10/10/2010 Location: Brother Martin High School, New Orleans, La Brief Description of Activity: Career Day PresentationNumber of Participants: ~100

Date: 11/20/2010 Location: Dominican High School, New Orleans, La Brief Description of Activity: FIRST Lego RoboticsCompetition–robotics tournament for 9-14 year olds Number of Participants: ~600

Date: Dec 2010 Location: High Schools throughout GNO area Brief Description of Activity: Help Judge individual schoolscience fairs. Number of Participants:

Date: 2/22-24/2011 Location: Univ. of New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Greater New Orleans Science and EngineeringFair Number of Participants: ~500

SPE-Delta Permeability and Porosity Experiments at theLouisiana Children’s Museum

Connecting with All Ages at Louisiana Children’s Museum

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Date: 2/24/2011 Location: Fontainbleu High School, Mandeville, LA New Orleans Brief Description of Activity: Career DayNumber of Participants: 30

Date: 3/17-19/2011 Location: Alario Center Brief , Westwego, LA Description of Activity: Bayou Regional Robotics Competition–robotics regional competition for high school students Number of Participants: ~3000

Date: 4/8/2011 Location: Northlake Christian High School Description of Activity: Career Day for high school studentsNumber of Participants: ~100

Date: 4/20/2011 Location: Pontchoula High School; Pontchoula, La Brief Description of Activity: Career Day Number ofParticipants: 22

Ongoing activities:

SPE-Delta continues to have a voice on the advisory board for the GNO STEM Advisory Board. Participation on this board is sharedwith college deans, STEM Partnership Coordinator of the Louisiana State Department of Education, Professor of Practice / AssistantDean for K-12 Outreach School of Science and Engineering at Tulane University, Science & Math Specialist of the New Orleans PublicSchool System and Center Director of Core Element, and core city leaders. The objective of this association is to improve the teachingand learning of STEM subjects for all K-12 students in the Greater New Orleans area. Active participation with this group brings theefforts and benefits of the industry to the forefront of the education system.

This year SPE-Delta donated $10,000 to the training of teachers in Oil and Gas Exploration. As a result, 25 teachers will be able to betrained. Each teacher can easily have a student load of 198. In essence, over 10,000 students will benefit from this donation andtraining, further promoting the STEM subjects.

As mentioned in 5.1.1., SPE is continuing to work with other societies in attempting to provide oil and gas exhibits to be incorporated inthedesign phase of the Louisiana Children’s Museum.

The Delta YPs are in the process of planning another charitable gala for Core Element to promote STEM education in the area.

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11. Other Activities

Complete the table for any other activities sponsored by the section, such as social events or activities not mentioned elsewhere inthis report.

Date: March 25, 2011

Location: Carter Plantation Golf Course in Springfield, Louisiana

Brief Description of Activity: SPE Annual Golf Tournament

Income: $61,069 Expenses: $15,182 Profit: $45,887

Number of Participants: 36 - 4 person golf teams, 9 person planning committee, 5 additional people showed up to help on the day of thetournament. The tournament focused on awarding scholarships and to that end a $6000 donation from the SPE Delta section was madeto each of the following universities: University of New Orleans, Louisiana Tech, Nicholls State, Louisiana State, University ofLouisiana–Lafayette, and Mississippi State. In addition to the golfers and workers at the tournament, there were faculty and/or studentsfrom each of the above mentioned universities at the tournament. Sponsors of the golf tournament are listed in section 3.2.

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SPE Beta Testing of Webhosting Service:

SPE Delta is working directly with Caroline Seifert of SPE beta testing SPE’s new webhosting service.The upgraded website willensure quality and uniformity of content and provide a wealth of features for both the section leaders and the section members as listedbelow:

Members Access to meeting archives, such as presentations, audio, and pictures where available Registration for events Tracking of events attended with receipts Section history, current info, latest news Tips and suggestions for career management & mentorship, including a Young Professionals section Links to other industry resources

Board Members Archival of board material (meeting minutes, accounting detail, etc.) Member database, with the ability to email alerts, news, etc. Ability to create event registration exactly as needed Create web pages directly catered to particular needs

12. Section Planning

Outline goals established at the beginning of the year and report progress in meeting both long- and short-term goals.

Long-Term & Short-Term Goals:

In preparation for the 2010-2011 Session, SPE-Delta hosted a Goals Meeting prior to the it’s normal session. The meeting is a workingsession with past and future board members. Attendees are encouraged to “brain storm” on improving the four major goals of the section. All goals are short term with long term positive effects.

Technical Programs and Meetings Improve Sharing of Technical ProgramsThe chapter is still “tweaking” the quality of web casts. It was also suggested to record meetings and post them on website. This year the chapter accomplished posting presentations to the website. More work and equipment is required to achieverecording meetings.

Continue Improvement of Technical Programs

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The program chairs did an outstanding job of varying meeting content, both in the General Meetings and Technical FocusGroups. Hosting varied topics draws various special interest disciplines to the section eg Completions, Facilities, etc.

Increase Meeting ParticipationWeb Casting has helped. Meeting notifications via email and prompt delivery of newsletter also helps with meetingattendance. This year LSU held classes during scheduled general meeting times. Some coordination with the universitymight help student chapter involvement numbers in the future.

It was thought that holding the meetings inside chevron’s office limited the amount of attendance due to parking and highlevel security within office. The northshore membership was polled to determine interests in an alternate location. The pollshowed that the venue was insignificant to attendance.

Poll Membership for interest and topicsDistinguished Lecturer roster is sent to board and members for input. If desired topics are not scheduled from SPE, theprogram chair seeks to find similar topics of interest to the membership.

Print and Electronic Media

Newsletter Content and DeliveryThe content of the newsletter has improved dramatically. Committee chairs provide articles updating members on chapteractivities. Prompt delivery was also achieved by providing a hard deadline for article receipt. The deadline works better withpublishing time, achieving timely delivery which is prior to the general meeting.

Currently the feasibility of a paper newsletter is under study. The section is considering moving to email distribution with postcard meeting notice mailings. Should this happen, the newsletter would be hosted on website and with Flash being used toadvertize sponsors.

Website and Electronic MediaA committee is underway to revamp website and tying it in with SPE.org website and the section’s newsletter.SPE Delta isworking directly with Caroline Seifert of SPE beta testing SPE’s new webhosting service. Plans were to have the Delta site operational in 2010 but SPE is having difficulties. The chapter continues to work through the issues and is honored to be on thecusp testing the site and capabilities.

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MembershipIncrease Membership - Each item below was determined via the goals meeting and implemented during the year: Have membership applications available at meetings & events Collect list of non members that attend events/meetings & engage them to join Personal calls to welcome new members Get young members involved

Increase General Meeting Participation Use MYSPE/Linked in to promote communicate with members. Need to provide an online demo at members meeting to

encourage use of this tool.

Engage Membership Determine member needs–continually ask members via newsletter and meetings for ideas and suggestions Establish “in-house” SPE reps or “company ambassadors” that will tell co-workers about SPE, encourage others to attend

events Create a slidepack about SPE for company ambassadors to share at their workplace–Needs to be championed Host joint events with other societies/de-conflict schedules–the chapter utilizes a joint calendar so as not to plan conflicting

events. Routinely the chapter co-hosts events with other societies. Consistent reporting of membership contact list/stats to newsletter and SPE board–New member to the section are featured

in the monthly newsletter. As well, when new people attend meetings they are welcomed and introduced. Encourage Management to Support SPE–this is ongoing effort Keep North and South Shore together - Webcast allows us to share our meetings and good participation from both sides for

volunteers and board members. Be Sure to Award Deserving Members - A number of awards were given to deserving members from the section as well as

the region level. The Awards Committee continues to look for outstanding members to recognize.

Educational and Professional Activities Build Upon Scholarship Program

Outstanding relationships with the education community has enhanced this program. This year the Louisiana StateDepartment of Education STEM Partnership Coordinator submitted scholarship applications to science teachers throughoutthe state. As a result, numerous applications were submitted for scholarships.

Contact with Local SchoolsOur community outreach has allowed us the opportunity to build relationships with local schools. Member representation onthe GNO STEM Advisory board provides direct contact to teachers throughout the area. Teachers continually call on us tohelp judge science fairs, teach workshop and provide presentations.

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Several volunteers help mentor students but would like to see this program expanded to fill more roles and have a data baseof volunteers available and interested in helping. The need out weighs the available volunteers. Some headway has beenmade by embracing students to fill mentoring roles.

Mentoring Program within SPEA structured program needs to be put in place. Networking and LinkedIn has helped fill this gap.

Succession Planning: Young Professionals are stepping into roles on the Delta Section Board. Members with more years of service arealso encouraged to become/or get back involved with the leadership. That said, a natural progression from one committee or position toanother aids with succession planning. The biggest hindrance is the number of enthusiastic and involved members transferring out ofthe section or scaling back their involvement due to job responsibilities. The incoming board is representative of succession planningand experienced leadership.

13. Constraints:List unusual constraints of the section in (1) membership development, (2) technical/educational activities, (3) scholarship activities,and/or (4) financial activities.

Membership Development: Since Hurricane Katrina, the oil industry and membership in the New Orleans area has shrunk. Severalcompanies have closed shop and/or moved to Houston. Others have relocated to the northshore (north of Lake Pontchartrain), 42miles from New Orleans central business district. Prior to Katrina the majority of members worked in New Orleans proper. Sincemany of these same members now work an hour away from the city, SPE Delta is working hard to keep these members involved andmaintain their membership. Budget cuts also cut into membership participation.

Technical/Educational Activities: Full member participation in technical and educational activities is a challenge for the section sincethe section spans over a large geographic distance. The webcast of our general meetings has allowed us to share our meetings withmembers from both sides of Lake Pontchartrain and include the LSU student chapter, as well. Since each location prefers to have thespeaker, it is also a challenge to alternate venues for speaker presentations.

Scholarship Activities: The constraint that the Delta Section experiences with scholarship activities is a pleasant problem to have. Dueto close ties and involvement with the local education system, SPE Delta formed an alliance with the Louisiana Department ofEducation STEM Partnership Coordinator, Dr. Jean May-Brett. Through Dr. May-Brett the chapter announced scholarship applicationsto math and science teachers across the state. The constraint is that due to the utilization of the state’s teacher database, there is an added influx of interests and applications from students throughout the state. Many of these are from students outside the Delta Section coreparishes. The chapter is now reaching out to other chapters throughout the state to work together on scholarship application processesfor their core parishes. By working together SPE chapters can better serve the communities. Currently, the chapter is speaking with theSPE LOU-ARK chapter to share to handle interested students in north Louisiana.

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Financial Activities: Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers our sponsorship and fund raising has kept the activities of the sectionprofitable. It is harder to solicit sponsors and fill events due to financial constraints.

14. The President’s AwardThe President’s Awardfor Section Excellence is given to up to six outstanding sections each year based on the activities of thesections identified in the annual report. If you wish to be considered for this award, describe below why your section shouldbe considered, emphasizing those programs, events, or circumstances that were new or changed during the past year. Yourannual report serves as your application. The award rules are attached. If a qualification category does not apply to yoursection, you may attach an additional page that provides details about why that category should not be used in consideringyour section for the award.

Explain why your section should be considered for the President’s Award for Section Excellence.

As Section Chairman, I am proud to recommend theDelta Section for the President’s Awardfor Section Excellence. The Deltasection should be considered because SPE Delta does make a difference: a difference in community, a difference in energyeducation/career guidance, a difference in the petroleum industry, and, a difference for SPE. Delta Section is strong and full ofenthusiastic members that share our goals.

difference in community: Delta section excels in the arena of community outreach. One of the largest hurdles the city of NewOrleans faced after the hurricane was the return of businesses and families due to our poor education system. SPE Delta and otheroil industry societies, through PIPE (Petroleum Industry Promoting Education), helped revamp the education community. SPEDelta helped organize PIPE to pool the efforts and monies of several societies together to make a bigger difference.

Today’s knowledge-based economy thrives on invention and demands a workforce with an understanding of scientific andmathematical principles. Equally important, employers have indicated workers must possess critical thinking and problem-solving skills–abilities that are taught and learned through Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)education. SPE Delta supports and promotes STEM education throughout the community. The chapter supports outreachprograms like the FIRST LEGO League, Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair, and Bayou Regional’s RoboticsTournament both with monies and volunteers. The Masquerade Gala donation to Core Element of $22,000 will train over 23 highschool teachers on teaching STEM subjects and provide the necessary tools, impacting over 4,000 students.

The chapter’s initiation of petroleum engineering courses at two local universities will allow companies to hire locally andhopefully attract additional companies to the area. Partnership with the Louisiana Children’s Museum enlightens the communityabout the industry. Hosting the FETCH Energy Saturday and working with the museum on planning an oil and gas exhibit in thenew museum will affect the community for generations to come. Through the chapters outreach, such as the 23 energy4melectures, teachers and students know about SPE, the petroleum industry, and the career opportunities available. Forming a liaison

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with educators at all levels provides close interactions between SPE Delta and the community. Educators call on SPE volunteersto judge science fairs, provide class lectures and enlighten students about professions. As education levels are raised, morefamilies return to the area.

difference in energy education/career guidance:College: Delta section is in direct communication with deans of local universities to expand their curriculum to include petroleumengineering courses. Prior to this, undergraduate Petroleum Courses have not been taught in the city of New Orleans. As a directresult of our efforts and support (providing and paying for the adjunct professor), an Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Coursewas started at the University of New Orleans, College of Engineering. Several students in this pilot course are now seeking thepossibility of a career in the petroleum industry and the university is pursuing adding additional petroleum courses. Likewise, theCollege of Engineering Dean at Tulane University is in the process of soliciting funds to start a geological engineering curriculumto its program. The University of New Orleans, Master in Business Administration Program is also working to include petroleumcourses into their curriculum, as well. In addition to initiating new petroleum engineering curriculums in local universities andattempting to start new student chapters, the chapter supports existing student chapters at LSU, Nicholls State and ULL.

Undergrad: The STEM Division of the Louisiana Department of Education is centered on enriching the state’s Pre-Kindergartenthrough twelfth grade programs, curricula and instruction to ensure students develop the integrative thinking, analysis, problemsolving, and communication skills necessary to succeed as they advance to higher grades, post-secondary education and theworkplace. Due to the importance of teaching young students in their formative years, Kindergarten thru Third grade, SPE Deltainitiated and sponsors the Louisiana Children’s Museum Fetch ENERGY Saturday.This intersociety event, involving 54 volunteers,enlightens children, preK and older, and their parents about the good and necessity of the petroleum industry and its many disciplines.The Delta chapter also sponsors the FIRST LEGO robotics tournament for 9-12 year olds, the Bayou Regional’s Robotics tournamentfor middle to high school students. Due to SPE Delta’s influence, the Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair now has anEnergy & Transportation Division of which Delta provides awards to projects pertaining to the petroleum industry. Alignment withthe Stem Advisory Board results in a close chapter / teacher relationship. As a result, SPE volunteers routinely lecture at career days,judge science fairs, host field trips, mentor, and provide Energy4me lectures and books. This past year the Delta Section contributed$47,500 toward scholarships and fellowships for petroleum and engineering education. In addition, the chapter has donated over$12,000 in training teachers about oil and gas exploration and another $15,000 to community outreach programs focusing on youthand teacher education projects. In total over $73,000 was donated in the 2010–2011 year. Once again, Delta Section exceeded itsscholarships and donations goal. Promoting energy education and providing career guidance brings bright new faces to the industry.

difference in the petroleum industry: Along with the chapter’s dedication of providing energy education and replacing its ranks with new, prospective engineers, SPE Delta continues to promote and support current members. For the fourteenth year,SPE Delta, along with the New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS) and the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)hosted the Annual Deepwater Symposium. Once again, the event was successful, achieved strong attendance, and provided over80 exhibits, technical presentations and sessions. In 2010 the Deepwater Symposium provided over $26,000 to fund the energyeducation and SPE Application Scholarship programs

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Technical presentations are provided via monthly general meetings, monthly focus group meetings, technical conferences andsymposiums. By solving location logistics between the South shore and North shore contingency via web casts, the chapter alsoincorporated student chapter participation. Nicholls State students will soon be joining and participating at these events. Meetingprogram chairs paid special attention to provide a variety of subjects so as to include various level engineers and job functions.

This year SPE Delta hosted technical events and shared distinguished lecturers with other societies. Meetings and symposiumswere actively advertised. The section is always seeking suggestions striving to satisfy the needs of its members.

Initiation of the petroleum engineering class at UNO encouraged new, added interest in the industry. Talks are already underwayto form a new student chapter at the University of New Orleans and the Master in Business Administration program is seekingadding petroleum courses to its curriculum. By informing students, teachers and the community about the industry, people aremore informed as to its importance and job opportunities. Intersociety participation through PIPE has greatly enlightened thecommunity about the benefits of the petroleum industry.

Delta Section had another strong scholarship year. Thanks to the proceeds of the Deepwater Symposium and the golf tournament,Delta set new records in scholarship donations of $47,500. Of this, the golf tournament proceeds of $36,000 were equallydistributed to six universities in support of engineering and petroleum scholarships and education. It is the hard work of thesecommittees that make the events a success and allowing these donations.

difference in SPE: Delta section is working hard at replacing our ranks. As petroleum courses are initiated and taught at localuniversities, students are exposed to the benefits of pursuing degrees in petroleum engineering. The chapter is already incommunication about forming new student SPE chapters at universities where petroleum courses are just beginning. Wecontinually educate teachers, students, and their parents about our industry and the many different jobs within it. Too often studentsgraduate and happen into the industry just because of a job offer. SPE Delta provides students the opportunity to make an educateddecision about their career by exposing them to the petroleum industry and providing them the appropriate education.

Many chapter members extend efforts beyond the section. Several Delta members are working with SPE to enhance the webportal. Others are involved with other societies and sharing SPE and chapter knowledge. Strong intersociety and local companyrelationships and collaboration attract new interest and participation with SPE efforts. By expanding the section newsletter toinclude all of our outreach programs and events, people are more aware of the various opportunities within SPE.

Delta joins with other societies to share their distinguished lecturers and broaden technical expertise. Web based portals willenhance dissemination of technical information. Participation at these events provides professional enhancement and memberinvolvement.

Section members work with the Young Professionals to develop them into experienced engineers and leaders of tomorrow. TheYP group provides many volunteers for both YP events and Delta Section events. Delta YPs play a big part in providing schoolvisits and educating the community. Their efforts strive to attract new members, both within and outside the industry.

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The bottom line is that all of the efforts of the Delta Chapter result in enhancing current SPE members and sustaining SPEmembership for years to come.

In conclusion, SPE-Delta does make a difference. I propose the Section for consideration for the Presidents Award for SectionExcellence. SPE Delta achieved significant results during the past year. Minding the mission of SPE , we provide educated careerchoices to students, give them the means to achieve the necessary studies, and inform the community of the benefits of the petroleumindustry. We exchange technical knowledge, provide opportunities for members to enhance their technical and professionalcompetence, and grow both personally and professionally within SPE. Thanks and appreciation goes to the members of the DeltaSection and our sponsors. It is through their enthusiasm, dedication, volunteerism, and hard work, that we are successful. For all ofthese reasons, I feel that the Delta Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers is deserving of the President’s Award for Section Excellence. This is a great honor that rewards the hard work of our members.

Most Respectfully,

Section Chairperson: Jan Catalano

Email: [email protected]

Date: June 1, 2011

Submit report toSociety of Petroleum EngineersAttn: Sections ManagerMailing address: PO Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083-3836 USADelivery address: 222 Palisades Creek Drive, Richardson, TX 75080 USAFacsimile: +1.972.952.9435Email: [email protected]

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Appendix 1

SAMPLE DELTA SECTION BOARD MEETING MINUTES

2010-2011 OFFICERSJan CatalanoChairman

Charlie Mayne

Program Chairperson

Paul MorphyMembership Chair

Angie D. GobertSecretary

Melissa NanceTreasurer

Matt WandstratPast Chair 2008-2010

SPE Delta Section MinutesNovember 2, 2010

11:30 AM Holiday Inn Superdome

Board MembersPresent: Jan Catalano (O), Josh Etkind (SD), Alan Holley, Charlie Mayne (O), Lauren Polk, Mike Sparacino (SD), Matt Wandstrat (PastChair)

North-shore Teleconference Attendees: Cheryl Collarini (SD), Brad Davis, Chedozie (Dozy) Ekweribe, Steve Moore, Jerry Simms (SD),

Teleconferenced In: Angie D. Gobert (O) [Secretary–Meeting Minute Taker], Melissa Nance (O)

Absent: Frank Caponegro (SD), Jonathan Chung, Michael Gautreaux (SD), Clay Harrelson, Paul Morphy (O) Hampton Myers, TonyRichards, Jim Rike, Henry Shurlds (SD), Jenny Young (YPP Chair), Nathan Vrubel(SD), Berik Zhakiyanov.

Quorum present: Yes (Present: Section Chair + 3/4 officers, Past Chair, and 4/8 Section Directors), 9out of 13 present.

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PROCEEDINGS:

Chair’s Report: (Jan Catalano)

1. Meeting called to order at 11:35 a.m. by Section Chair Jan Catalano.

2. J. Catalano commented on the success of the 3rd Annual Awards Banquet. 66 attendees, food tasty, sponsorship was of great benefit.Thanks given to all involved in the planning, especially Charlie Mayne and Lauren Polk and congratulations to the award recipients.

3. The 7/29/2010 minutes (Goals meeting) were reviewed. No corrections or additions noted.

MOTION: To approve the 7/29/2010–Goals Meeting minutes. Seconded and passed.

4. The 10/5/2010 minutes were reviewed. No corrections or additions noted.

MOTION: To approve the 10/05/2010 Meeting minutes. Seconded and passed.

5. The 13th Annual GNO Joint Industry Association luncheon to be held next Tuesday, November 9, 2010 will take the place of our nextgeneral meeting. Randal Luthi, President of the National Ocean Industries Association, former director of the MMS will be the key notespeaker. It will be held from 11AM to 1 PM at the Roosevelt Hotel. Cost: $40 in advance, $45 at the door. More information can befound on the api-delta website. All members are encouraged to register and attend.

Matt Wandstrat, Past Chair will update our website to include a notice of the event and possibly a link to api-delta website.

Program Chair’s Report (Charlie Mayne)

1. December 14, 2010 will be our next General Meeting, a professor from the University of Colorado and will be held onSouthshore.

Membership Chair Report (Jan Catalano obo Paul Morphy)

1. Paul Morphy reported via J. Catalano that an email reminder went out to all unpaid members encouraging them to submit their annualdues.

Treasurer’s Report (Melissa Nance)

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1. Waiting on the statements from Holiday Inn.

2. October information forthcoming from Alan Holley on the last technical focus group meeting.

3. Financial reports will be submitted to J. Catalano by Friday, November 05, 2010.

4. Deepwater Technical Symposium SPE Delta Section portion proceeds should be around $20,000. Future communication with ChadLeblanc, AADE Treasurer and DWTS Treasurer to confirm the amount of funds raised for Delta Section and the other sponsoringorganizations. There are two outstanding bills.

5. The awards banquet was completely sponsored by the following companies: Baker Hughes, Chevron, Diversified, LLOG, and Orx.Money raised from the banquet appears to be ranging from $296 to $496. The dinner costs were ~$3,000 and the plaques were ~$500.49 people paid and 63 attended.

YYP Program Chair Report (Angie Gobert obo Jenny Young)

1. October Northshore T-cubed was a huge success. At least 40 people.

2. November T-cubed is tentatively set for Tracy’s (Southshore) –focus on accurate head count and follow-up with non-members.

3. SPE Family Picnic planning (Mike Vial lead)–Check with M. Nance about deposit for Audubon Park. M. Nance commented that shehad placed the deposit seven months ago, but all paperwork items (e.g., dates and times) need to be updated. M. Wandstrat askedwhether there was a date that the event had to be held by to avoid having to repay the deposit.

ACTION ITEM: M. Nance will research e-mail traffic to research information regarding deposit forfeiture and forward the information toMike Vial and M. Wandstrat.

4. YP technical event this week: Tulane professor to speak this Thursday at 5:30 PM on Energy Technology R&D; wine and cheesemingling prior to the talk.

5. December speaker–Cheryl Collarini about starting up an oil company. C. Collarini requested the date and time of the meeting.

ACTION ITEM: M. Nance will inform C. Collarini of the requested date and time.

6. YPP is coordinating a few Energy4Me visits, one being Nichols State visiting Morgan City Junior High on January 20, 2011.

7. Requesting that the Board discuss PE certification courses in Louisiana, specifically whether SPE Delta Section could offer course thatare required to maintain PE license. She reported that there is a potential YP technical meeting“Is a PE Right for You?” This could

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provide a better understanding of the rules and explore professional PE contacts and resources. M. Wandstrat suggested that SteveMoore, Continuing Education Chair, be involved in this endeavor.

8. J. Catalano commented that there is a plan for YPP board officers and Delta Section treasurer and Chair to meet to discuss the potentialcollateral duties of the YPP Treasurer and the Delta Board Treasurer.

Secretary Report (Angie Gobert)

1. Quorum is present.

2. September meeting minutes are being assembled and will be distributed when finished.

3. Thanks to J. Young for taking the minutes for the October meeting and providing them to me.

Technical Focus Group Chairperson Report (Alan Holley)

1. Reported that the meeting held last week was well attended (about 30). There is no Technical Focus Meeting for December. The nextmeeting will be in January 25, 2011; a Shell representative will be the speaker on “Real Time Monitoring and Control in Formation Testing Applications.”

Scholarship/Career Guidance Chair Report (J. Catalano obo Nathan Vrubel)

1. The International Society of Automation has requested that we participate, along with other area technical societies, at a free seminar toheld at UNO on January 22, 2011. There is to provide PDH’s for licensed engineers across multidisciplinary lines and to introduce local technical to societies to UNO’s faculty, students, and alumni and other local engineers. M. Nance, D. Ekweribe, and MonikaValjak have volunteered to represent the SPE Delta Section at this event.

ACTION ITEM: J. Catalano willforward the event’s facilitator’s name to the volunteers.

2. Henry Ford Middle School has requested an Energy4Me presentation. Tamaris Durham (sp) has presented there in the past and willmake this one also.

3. John Curtis Christian School has requested judges for there Junior and Senior Division Science Fair. The Junior Division Science Fairwill be held on December 2, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, and the Senior Division Science Fair will be held on December 14 from 9:30AM to 2::00 PM. If anyone is interested and available, please contact J. Catalano or Kathy Boucvalt at 504-236-3593.

4. J. Catalano has been in touch with UNO’s Dean Mattei regarding establishing a course entitled “Introduction to PetroleumEngineering” to begin the spring of 2011. It is intended to be a technical elective at the 3000 or 4000 level. An adjunct professor will

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teach the course and the cost of the professor is $4,000. Between AADE and SPE, this course can be funded. Phil Richard hasexpressed an interest in teaching the first course and has been in communication with Dean Mattei. This course will be a vehicle toincrease awareness and spark interest in pursuing careers in the energy industry. Once possibility is to establish a student SPE chapterand UNO. J. Catalano has been in discussions with Brian Wiggans of SPE International regarding the qualifications that would have tobe met in order to do that. J. Catalano suggested the possibility of AADE, which already has a student chapter at UNO, could alternateand coordinate functions with the SPE chapter since many students would probably belong to both. J. Catalano has been in discussionwith Paul Vining of AADE regarding this proposal. J. Etkind stated UNO might not meet SPE qualifications. In that case, we might beable to assist AADE at UNO or a hybrid model could be established. One requirement is that there be at least 15 members, and there arepresently only 7 interested. J. Catalano stated that if the“Introduction to Petroleum Engineering”course is kicked off in January, thenperhaps in the spring the SPE Board can sponsor a function for the students. J. Catalano stated that this idea has been in the workssince the 70’s, and we should do whatever we can to support it. Additionally, J. Catalano commented that there is also an opportunityfor NOGS. C. Mayne questioned if there were any additional costs to pursue this endeavor that we would possibly be involved in. J.Catalano responded that the only cost she was aware of was the cost for the adjunct professor. C. Mayne remarked that any materialcosts should be covered by the Board. J. Catalano and Paul Vining have also discussed with Dr. Sears of LSU, LSU’s intro to Petroleum Engineering course syllabus. Dr. Sears is willing to coordinate with UNO and view this as a potential opportunity to increasethe enrollment in LSU’s petroleum engineering department or for students to pursue a Master’s degree at LSU. C. Mayne to invite PhilRichard to next Board’s meeting to enlighten the Board as to the vision for this course, i.e. what this course will provide and how it could possibly impact those students taking the course.

5. M. Wandstrat has two thank you notes that he intends to forward to the Board, one from Mississippi State and the other from NichollsState.

6. C. Collarini remarked that she has been working with the University of Houston advisory board for the last year and a half. Shecommented that she is impressed with the IPAA program they initiated two years ago. She will be meeting with the director of thatprogram on the 17th of this month in Houston; and will be investigating the possibility of initiating that sort of program here in the NewOrleans area. For example, they are working with four high schools where they, this board has facilitated a significant petroleum collegebound curriculum. There is good success with this program. It may be worth initiating here in our area. She stated that she believesthat there are a few high schools here in our area that may be willing to consider incorporating this type of curriculum in their schoolswhich may in the future benefit our efforts in our area. J. Catalano remarked that she maybe able to make the meeting that will be heldon the 17th.

One Voice Chair Report (J. Catalano obo Christina Sistrunk)1. First LEGO competition will be held in November. Details are included in the Newsletter. Volunteers are needed. YPPs please spread

the word. It will be held at Dominican High School once again and possibly scheduled the weekend before Thanksgiving, but uncertainof the date. Check Newsletter. We have already budgeted $1,000 or $1,500 to sponsor this event.

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Continuing Education Chair Report (Steve Moore)1. Nothing to add on Continuing Ed. Will have 3 sessions slated in 2011. J. Catalano asked if S. Moore heard the YPP request regarding

PE requirements, eligibility, and license upkeep as well as a potential exam course preparation. S. Moore responded “no”. M.Wandstrat proceeded to brief S. Moore about the earlier discussion. M. Wandstrat suggested that S. Moore discuss the particularswith J. Young and work with the YPP group on this endeavor. A. Gobert sent J. Young’s report via email to S. Moore.

Deepwater Technical Symposium Liaison Report (Angie D. Gobert)

1. The Deepwater Technical Symposium wrap up session and appreciation dinner was held October 7, 2010 at Andrea’s.a. The 2010 DWTS statistics: Approximately $55,000 raised for scholarships to be offered to students from the three hosting

organizations (AADE, SPE, NOGS), 36 Exhibitors, the most ever, 255 registered participants, 364 attendees, 79 students, 153 Galaparticipants.

ACTION ITEM: M. Wandstrat. to confirm aforementioned statistics.

b. Joe Liemkuehler will Chair next year’s symposium with the stipulation that all committee members will resume their positions or remain an active participant on the committee.

c. J. Liemkuehler stated that it was a great effort. He gave thanks to Jarred Guthrie for his efforts in accomplishing the record settingexhibitor presence. He has raised the goal of 50 for next year’s symposium.

d. The symposium’s date may move to September or the 2nd to last week in August and will be held on a Wed/Thurs once again.e. Feedback forms were completed. M. Wandstrat responsible for evaluating.

i. There was an apparent problem with lapel mikes and remarks were made on the projection screen formatting relating to the fontsize and the ability to see/read from the back of the room.

ii. The business style set up with tables was an improvement.iii. Remarks about the noise from the exhibition hall were made from those attending the paper session.iv. There were a few internet connection problems onsite and there were website problems that were ultimately resolved.

f. J. Liemkuehler asked for the committee to forward any other comments to him so that he could compile and distribute among thegroup.

ACTION ITEM: A. Gobert will prepare and submit an article that summarizes the Deepwater Technical Symposium.

2. M. Wandstrat commented that with J. Liemkuehler being the lead, we are set up to be successful for next year’s event.

3. M. Wandstrat stated that SPE Delta Section should be receiving 60% of the net profit. The split between the three hostingorganizations is 60%, 20%, and 20%, with SPE getting the 60%. He informed the Board that he had had a discussion with Paul Viningof AADE regarding a change in profit distribution. He told Paul Vining that the problem with changing the distribution is that the SPEDelta Section’s budget is based on receiving these monies, and if the split changed, SPE would have to reduce its program support. He stated that Paul Vining understood our budget position. We discussed an alternative scheme where each group would be guaranteed an

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amount, and any overages would be split. AADE’s board has not yet taken up this idea. M. Wandstrat asked if he should pursue thisfurther, and J. Catalano said that we should let AADE bring it up again. M. Wandstrat stated that throughout the history of DWTS,SPE as the parent organization has received the 60%. One year where AADE fully supported the DWTS should not change thedistribution. He further stated the DWTS is a New Orleans signature event, and we do not want to do anything that would be adetriment. If it comes up again, SPE should be very careful how this issue is addressed. C. Mayne remarked that this issue needs to beresolved a higher level and suggested that the Board hold a strategy session after which J. Catalano and M. Wandstrat take it to AADEand NOGS leadership for discussion. J. Etkind suggested that if AADE and NOGS came in with a proposal to change the distribution,the Board would hold a strategy session to discuss an acceptable and reasonable counteroffer that J. Catalano and M. Wandstrat wouldproffer to AADE and NOGS. J. Etkind further remarked that if this issue were to come up with a proposal at a DWTS planningmeeting, that the SPE representative would move that have the issue tabled until the chairs of the sponsoring organizations would cometogether to discuss.

4. J. Catalano remarked that the $4,000 for the adjunct professor at UNO could come from the DWTS. J. Etkind remarked that there is alot of overlap in the distribution monies to philanthropy in the New Orleans area among the societies. If the total profit is going to comeunder contract in the future, there should be a clause to renegotiate the contract yearly that would all three organizations voting on theallocation. Under that scheme, checks would be sent directly to the recipient from the DWTS sponsoring organization and not from eachindividual organization. This would result in transparency in how the monies are distributed, a scheme similar to the way funds from thegolf tournament are distributed.

LSU Student Chapter Liaison Report (Mike Sparacino)

1. The LSU Student Chapter Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, November 5. There will be two sessions, one at 8:00 AM and one at1:00 PM. There are still a lot of spots left to fill.

2. Their committee outreach just went through “Marsh Madness” where they planted 15,000 sprigs of marsh grass. M. Sparacino willprovide pictures of this event for the newsletter.

3. LSU student chapter members are putting together a video for the Latin American/Caribbean Student SPE chapter. Deadline for video isNovember 8, 2010.

4. M. Sparacino remarked that he is on the industry advisory group for the LSU Petroleum Engineering Department. Dr. Sears is goingthrough a slow retirement and is stepping down in July, so they are looking for a new chair. The committee has provided us with adescription of this position and has asked us to assist them in finding suitable candidates. In this regard, suggested the qualifications beput in the newsletter and announce it at our general meetings. J. Etkind suggested that within the electronic newsletter, we have a linkto full description and qualifications of the position.

5. M. Sparacino remarked that two students attended the last Technical Focus Meeting; it is a bit of a drive. More would like to come. A.Holley commented that he does not have the LSU student members on this distribution list. J. Etkind remarked that he has compiled

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the list of students and could forward tor A. Holley, but remarked that this would beP. Morphy’sresponsibility to distribute it. Therethree distribution lists: a list of SPE Delta Section full members, including the YP’s, a list of just the YP’s, and a student member list. J.Etkind remarked that if we can take action on the website, we could have bulk e-mailing by January.

ACTION ITEM: J. Etkind will send these lists to M. Wandstrat.

Website/IT Support Report (Brad Davis/Josh Etkind)

1. J. Etkind gave recognition to Jonathan Chung for his contribution to the foundation of the website.

2. J. Etkind and B. Davis are having ongoing discussions on the new website. J. Etkind has built on J. Chung’s foundational work. J.Etkind handed out four copies of his and B. Davis’ vision for the website. He provided an overview of this vision (see attached). J.Etkind spoke with Robert Wyatt, the SPE International Director of IT, who stated that we would need to provide a basic site map inorder to facilitate their constructing the site. J. Etkind then went through the various components of the website proposal. B. Davisstated that HTML is an impediment asked whether the SPE website a Sharepoint environment. J. Etkind remarked that he is uncertain,but stated that we will have editing capability. There will be SPE International staff support. J. Etkind remarked that we will haveSharepoint workspace for members with a subset for the leaders. B. Davis that we make plans for Sharepoint training. J. Catalanorequested that this discussion be taken offline and that J. Etkind and B. Davis provide updates to the Board. J. Catalano requested thata subcommittee be formed to come up with three designs for the website and presented to the Board for a vote. J. Etkind stated that wedo not have anyone to do the design. He stated that he hoped that there could be a common design template for the newsletter and thewebsite. However, Robert Wyatt informed him that the newsletter and the website were very different mediums. B. Davis does havesome Chevron templates, and Maria Etkind could also do the website design based on SPE International website. J. Catalano asked thatthis discussion be taken offline and that the information be brought back to the Board for the December meeting. J. Catalano remarkedthat there seems to have been a lot of work done and it is exciting.

ACTION ITEM: J. Etkind will send the proposal to everyone and asked for comments and suggestions.

ACTION ITEM: J. Etkind will speak with M. Nance regarding Quicken capabilities.

Corporate Liaison Report (Jan Catalano obo Walt Navoy)

1. J. Catalano reported that W. Navoy had not yet made contact with the mayor to be the speaker for theManagement Executive Breakfast, despite multiple attempts. J. Etkind recommended that we change thedirection of the breakfast. He stated that the focus should be on the SPE Delta Section and our volunteerismand efforts and open up for discussion on what we can do to better support these managers. J. Etkind raised aformal objection to the direction of the breakfast.

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Closing Remarks (Jan Catalano)

1. J. Catalano requested that if anyone was interested in participating in any of the subgroups (e.g., website, management breakfast) thatthey should contact her via e-mail.

2. M. Wandstrat asked the Board to begin thinking about how the Board will look next year as to how the positions will be occupied.

3. SPE award nominations are due by February 15, 2011.

4. D. Ekweribe mentioned that he would be e-mailing a call for articles for the December newsletter. Additionally, he is working with J.Etkind on revamping the newsletter. J. Catalano that D. Ekweribe had done a great job with the November newsletter.

5. J. Catalano asked that if there are agenda items for the upcoming meetings that they be submitted so that the agenda can be followedand appropriate times allotted to the items on the agenda.

Meeting Adjourned at 1:05 PM

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Appendix 2

SAMPLE DELTA SECTION NEWSLETTER

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N E W S L E T T E R

Volume 27 No. 3 March, 2011

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Initial development of the tool was performed using the Monte Carlo nuclear modeling code, MCNP. Tool prototypes have been tested in sand-pack fixtures built specifically for this project. In addition, field tests have begun in a Wood Group Log-ging Services test well. Data from the prototype tool in test fixtures were used to validate and benchmark MCNP simulations. Completion flu-ids with densities from fresh water to 14.5 pounds per gallon were tested, and the tool responds well regard-less of fluid. These results provided a high degree of confidence that tool response corresponded to actual con-ditions

John E. Smaardyk is currently Te c h n o l o g y Development Manager for Wood Group Logging Ser-vices in Hous-ton. He holds a PhD in physics from the Uni-versity of Illi-

nois in Urbana-Champaign. His ex-perience includes developing nuclear reactor propulsion systems while an officer in the U.S. Navy and conduct-ing reactor safety research for the NRC at Sandia National Labs. His oil industry experience began with Gulf Research and Development Com-pany researching seismic acquisition methods in difficult seismic areas. Since then he has extensive experi-ence developing logging tools; first open hole tools for Schlumberger, then LWD tools for Sperry-Sun and cased hole tools for Wood Group. He has expertise in electromagnetic, NMR and nuclear tools. He holds several US and foreign patents in NMR logging technology and has several patents pending in the areas of hydrogen combustion, chemical manufacturing, gravel pack imag-ing and free point detection. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the Society of Petroleum En-gineers, the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts, and the Insti-tute of Electrical and Electronics En-gineers professional societies and Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies.

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SPE Delta Section - 2 - March, 2011

In This Issue:

2010 - 2011 Board of Directors.....................32011 SPE Delta Calendar.................................3Letter From The Chair......................................4UNO Hosts 1st Joint Industry Seminar.......4NO Meeting Venue/Holiday Inn....................5Continuing Education Announcement.........5Planning 2011 DWTS Gets Early Start..........615th Annual GoM DWTS Call ForMMM Sponsors/Exhibitors.............................7LSU Corner..........................................................82010 API Service Award - Josh Etkind.........9Meet Your Leaders: Golf Committee.........10Delta Energy4Me Corner..............................12Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship..............12January T3 Social............................................13YP’s Learn: “There’s More Than People”..14

SPE Delta SectionScholarship Program

The 2011 SPE Delta Section Scholarship applications are out. We have an application for incoming college freshman (starting the 2011-12 school year), as well as one for returning college students. You will be able to find electronic version of these on the SPE Delta Web-site (spe-delta.org and look for the Future Engineers resources)The goal of the scholarship program is to support students that are going studying a discipline that supports the petroleum industry (math, science, engineering and geology). Last year we provided elev-en students with scholarships. The students are from freshmen to grad students and even unconventional students. The disciplines were Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Computer Engineering. You can find some of their thank you notes in the Sep-tember 2010 Newsletter and more of students show up the in the December issue from the Deepwater Techni-cal Symposium. If you have questions about the pro-gram please feel free to contact me.

Nathan [email protected]

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Letter from the ChairAs spring approaches, so does our annual golf tournament. This year the golf tournament

will be held March 25 and will once again take place at Carter Plantation. All indications look good for a successful event. Our goal is to raise $35,000 which will be given to six schools throughout the area – Louisiana State University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Univer-sity of New Orleans, Louisiana Tech University, Nicholls State University, and Mississippi State University.

On March 22, the API-Delta section will be hosting their annual Meritorious Service Award luncheon. Please join me in congratulating SPE-Delta’s Josh Etkind in being one of this year’s recipients. The event will be at the Sheraton – New Orleans in the Napoleon Room on the third floor. Mr. Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) will be the guest speaker.

Another March event is the First Bayou Regional Robotics Competition. The event will be March 17, 18 and 19 (Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday) and will be held at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana. As always, the event is in need of volunteers. This event is sponsored by the Delta Section. Please plan on attending this free event and bring your families to experience first hand how our educators throughout the city are working to encourage science and engineering education. You will be amazed at the enthusiasm and teamwork experienced in the tournament and the accomplishments of these high school students. For more information please go to http://www.usfirst.org/Default.aspx.

The Deepwater Technical Symposium Committee is once again submitting a Call for Abstracts. This year’s theme is “Deepwater 2012: Safer, Smarter, Stronger”. The symposium will be held August 11 and 12, 2011 at the Hilton.

As always, thank you for your support of the Delta chapter. We look forward to seeing you at these events,Jan Catalano

UNO Hosts First Joint Industry Engineering SeminarThe First Joint Industry Engineering Seminar was held at the UNO Engineering Auditorium on January 22, 2011. It was

sponsored by the UNO International Alumni Association, UNO College of Engineering, ASME (American Society of Me-chanical Engineers), ASQ (American Society for Quality), API (American Petroleun Institute), ISA (Instrument Society of America), NACE, the Corrosion Society, NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), SWE (Society of Women Engineers) and the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers).

The event consisted of speakers on informational topics such as Project Manage-ment “Soft Skills”, Lean Six Sigma Continual Improvement methods and Engineering Ethics. There were also short presentations by the different societies on their work, benefits of joining and opportunities for students. Forty people were in attendance.

Chiedozie Ekweribe, a reservoir engineer at Chevron, represented the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and shared the benefits of the energy industry. He also called on the audience to be a part of the 90,000+ engineers, scientists, managers and academicians who are registered members of the SPE and benefiting from SPE’s net-working and numerous training programs. Chiedozie stressed the fact that SPE was a home not only to engineers but non-

engineers as well. He went ahead to highlight the activities of the SPE Delta Section in the New Orleans area, the activities of the Young Professional group and details on how to become a member.

The Joint Industry Engineering Seminar was a great networking opportunity for engineers from different companies. UNO plans to continue this new tradi-tion and will hold this meeting more in the future. A key focus will be to im-prove student participation and drive home the opportunity this forum offers for them to network with potential employers and future colleagues.

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SPE Delta Section New Orleans Meeting Venue Holiday Inn SuperdomeFor about the last ten years, the Delta Section of SPE

has been holding its monthly meetings at the Holiday Inn - Downtown Superdome. The food there has always been acceptable, but the recent addition of a new Executive Chef has brought the meals at our meeting to a whole new level that seems to have been noticed by our members. It may be just a coincidence, but the attendance at our meetings has increased since his arrival. We thought it appropriate to highlight him in this month’s newsletter.

Chef Ryan Ware was born in New Orleans and began his culinary journey at the early age of 8. He grew up in an Ital-ian family where he helped with the Sunday night family dinners. The yearly Italian tradition of Saint Joseph altars helped a young Chef Ryan to learn the proper methods of baking. At 15 years of age, the young Ryan started work-ing for Patton’s Caterers busing tables and unloading trucks. Eventually, he worked his way into the kitchen where chop-ping and peeling were just a few of the fun jobs that would ultimately lead him to a career in the culinary industry.

Following college, Chef Ryan attended culinary arts school in Minnesota where he worked as a line cook, later a Sous

Chef, and then a corporate restaurant trainer for a major chain in the South. He learned about profit and loss, labor costs, food costs, and recipe development during this impor-tant learning time in his life.

But knowing there was more to learn, Chef Ryan again went back to school, this time at the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Following his graduation, he was the Executive Sous Chef at the Cripple Creek Restaurant in Rhinebeck, N.Y. where he worked extensively with Chef Da-vid Bruno. After 12 months, the lure of the Big Easy was too hard to resist so he moved back and started working at the Hyde Park Grill. From there he was on to be Executive Chef at Mr. John’s Steak and Seafood House. He continued to practice his art while also working and learning at several other venues in the area.

It is now the good fortune of the Delta Section to have Chef Ryan as the Executive Chef at the Holiday Streetcar Restaurant in the Holiday Inn Superdome. He certainly has a knack for tantalizing and satisfying our taste buds, and his presence in the kitchen has been noticed by all.

SPE Continuing EducationAnnouncement

Thanks to everyone who attended the Engineer-ing Ethics Seminar on February 15, 2011. Dr. John Smith (LSU Professor) did a great job presenting the seminar. We had 18 attendees that received their PDH (Professional Development Hour) Credit, fulfilling the Professional Engineering Requirement.

We are currently scheduling the following Continu-ing Education Seminars:

1. March 22, 2011: TBA-No Topic at this time2. April 19, 2011: Petroleum Economics (Possibly 2-Half day sessions, still under development)3. May 17, 2011: BOEMRE “NTL” on Well Abandonment Requirements

If you are interested in attending these seminars or have suggestions for other topics of interest, please send an email note to Steve Moore ([email protected]).

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Planning for the 2011 Deepwater Technical Symposium Gets anEarly Start Solicitations for Presentations and Exhibits Underway

The 2011 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Deepwater Technical Sympo-sium Planning Committee under the direction of the Chairman, Joe Leimkuhler is in full swing. The committee held its kickoff meeting on November 10, 2010, and with much enthusiasm and energy discussed the 2011 symposium theme, “Deepwater 2012 – Safer, Smarter, Stronger.” This year’s theme captures the goals and qualities that we, our industry, all have in mind and will need to be successful in a post-Macondo operating environment in the Gulf of Mexico.

The goal of the symposium is to share knowledge, best prac-tices, new technologies, and improvements to existing technolo-gies, with a focus on case studies, in overcoming the technical challenges of exploring and producing in the deepwater envi-ronment while complying with the ever changing regulatory re-quirements in the deepwater GoM. The technical sessions will cover a wide array of topics including HSE & regulatory, geosci-ences, reservoir economics, drilling technology, well comple-tions and interventions, production systems, pipelines and sub-sea infrastructure, and emerging technologies. Approximately 30 technical presentations will be given along with a student poster session. Luncheons will feature two keynote speakers. A final plenary session involving presentations from deepwater technology and HSE leaders will close out the Symposium on Friday afternoon. An exhibition hall with also be available to the delegates.

As with past symposiums, the committee would like the 2011 GoM Deepwater Technical Symposium to provide an outstand-ing selection of technical presentations and top notch keynote speakers and management panel participants. In fact, the com-mittee members have set their own “repeat dat” goal of increas-ing exhibitor and delegate participation to a second all-time high by launching an early and large scale advertising campaign and by offering an event that will not only attract persons from the New Orleans area, but also from the rest of Louisiana and the other Gulf coast States and even international representa-tives that do business in the Gulf of Mexico. As Joe Leimkuhler, past Chairman and current Chairman, has remarked, “Last year’s event attracted over 400 industry professionals across the spectrum of technical disciplines that enable deepwater oil and gas development.”

In conjunction with the Symposium, our Young Professionals Program will host the second annual “Masquerade Gala”, which proved to be a quite successful and enjoyable event for all in-volved. The event will be held Thursday, August 11, 2011. Please contact Jenny Young, the Chair of the YPP, at Jennifer.Young@

shell.com if you are able to sponsor or support this worthwhile endeavor. Many hands make light work!

To help the committee in its successful planning and selec-tion of topics under this year’s theme, you are invited to provide any suggestions or recommendations. In your response, please list those topics that are of interest to you and would likely be of interest to the delegates. If you would like to be a presenter, please provide the topic and short abstract no later than Friday, April 29, 2011. If you know experts who could provide insight

into addressing the spe-cific challenges of deep-water, please provide names and contact in-formation and inform them that abstracts are due by Friday, April 29,

2011. Send all of your input to Matt Wandstrat at Matthew.Wandstrat@bakerhughes,com or Joe Leimkuhler at [email protected] or Angie D. Gobert at [email protected].

Additionally, if your company would like to exhibit, exhibitor booths (8’x10’) are $900. Like last year, for an additional fee, box lunches can be provided for staff working in your booth. This option is in lieu of the luncheons which are only available with full registration. If your company would like to exhibit at the Deepwater Symposium, or if you would like to obtain more information on this event contact David Weekley at (504)728-4561 ([email protected]) or Gary Fanguy at (985)209-3649 ([email protected]). Come join us and display your ex-pertise at this important event.

The committee plans to hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. For more infor-mation on the committee meetings, please contact, Ms. Earleen Solomon at [email protected].

The 2011 GoM Deepwater Technical Symposium will mark the 15th such annual gathering. It will be hosted by the SPE Delta Section, the American Association of Drilling Engineers, and the New Orleans Geological Society and will be held at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in New Orleans on August 11-12, 2011. Proceeds from the Symposium are used to support and continue the success of scholarship programs and other edu-cational efforts promoted by the sponsoring societies. As Joe Leimkuehler, Chair, well stated, “Not only do these projects help maintain an awareness of the beneficial aspects of the oil and gas business, they also help develop the necessary skills that we seek in the young professionals entering our professions”. Your support of the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium helps insure their continued success. More information for this event is available through the Symposium website http://www.deepwaternola.org/.

Angie D. Gobert,SPE Delta Section Deepwater Chairperson

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FIFTEENTH ANNUAL GULF OF MEXICO DEEPWATER TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM August 11 & 12, 2011 ! THE CALL FOR SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS

(General Information, Available Sponsorships, and Registration Form)

The Fifteenth Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium is scheduled for Thursday, August 11th and Fri-day, August 12th, 2011 in New Orleans at the Riverside Hil-ton. The Symposium is a joint effort between the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) the Delta Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the New Orleans Geological Society (NOGS). More information for this event is available through the Symposium website http://www.deepwaternola.org/.

Proceeds from the Symposium are used to support schol-arships and other educational efforts promoted by the spon-soring societies. Not only do these projects help maintain an awareness of the beneficial aspects of the oil and gas busi-ness, they also help to develop the necessary skills that we seek in the young professionals entering our professions. Your support for the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium helps insure their continued success.

The theme of this year’s symposium is “Deepwater 2012 – Safer, Smarter, Stronger”. The goal is to share deepwater knowledge, best practices, new technologies, and improve-ments to existing technologies with a focus on case studies.

The technical sessions will cover a wide array of topics in-cluding well completions and interventions, reservoir and economics, geoscience, drilling technology, production sys-tems, HS&E, regulatory, pipelines/infrastructure, and emerg-ing technologies. Approximately 30 technical presentations will be given along with a student poster session. Luncheons will feature two keynote speakers. A final plenary session in-volving presentations from deepwater technology and HSE leaders will close out the Symposium on Friday afternoon. In addition, an exhibit hall with contractor presentations will be available for participants.

Exhibit hall: Exhibitor booths (8’x10’) are $900. Like last year, for an additional fee, box lunches can be provided for staff working in your booth. This option is in lieu of the lun-cheons which are only available with full registration. If your company would like to exhibit at the Deepwater Symposium, or if you would like to obtain more information on this event contact David Weekley at 504-728-4561 ([email protected]) or Gary Fanguy at 985-209-3649 ([email protected]). Come join us and display your expertise at this im-portant event.

To encourage symposium attendees to visit all of the ex-

hibits, Symposium Passports will be issued. Attendees with a completed passport will be eligible for a prize drawing. If your company is interested in supplying a prize in the $100-$200 range please indicate on the registration form.

Sponsorships: Three levels of sponsorship are available: Gold - $2500, Silver - $1500, and Bronze - $750. Compa-nies do not have to exhibit in order to participate as spon-sors. These contributions are used to help defray operational costs. In return, sponsors are provided a number of comple-mentary registrations, signage at the Symposium, and other benefits described below.

Gold Level Sponsors (USD 2500)o 4 complementary Symposium registrations,o Company name and logo printed on cups used with the coffee service,o Company name and logo on introductory slides in the technical sessions,o Prominent logo and link on the Symposium website,o Prominent signage at the Symposium.

Silver Level Sponsors (USD 1500)o 2 complementary Symposium registrations,o Company name and logo on introductory slides in the technical sessions,o Prominent logo and link on the Symposium website,o Prominent signage at the Symposium.

Bronze Level Sponsors (USD 750)o 1 complementary Symposium registrations o Company name and logo on introductory slides in the technical sessions,o Prominent logo and link on the Symposium website, o Prominent signage at the Symposium.

Continental Breakfast & Coffee Break Sponsoro Company name and logo displayed over the break/reception area,o Prominent logo and link on the Symposium website.

We depend on the generosity of sponsors to underwrite the cost of the continental breakfasts and the reception, ame-nities that are very popular with the Symposium attendees. SPE, NOGS, and AADE sincerely appreciate the sponsors’ contributions. Please contact David Weekley ([email protected]) or Gary Fanguy ([email protected]) if you wish to sponsor a coffee break or reception. Your company logo will be prominently displayed by banner over the break/reception area.

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LSU CornerThere is a buzz of activity for our LSU SPE Student Chap-

ter members. As we come out of the deep freeze into spring fever, the pace is picking up. Technical sessions abound, and community outreach is in full swing. A group recently vis-ited Kehoe-France middle school in Metairie. They talked about the petroleum industry, engineering, and the future of energy. They are planning on having the largest group for the Walk for the Cure in March for the second year in a row. There are also plans to participate in a habitat build and visit-ing at least one more school before the semester’s end.

Technical Meetings have been strong this year with about 3 every month, which is the most they have ever had. The first meeting of the year hosted by Weatherford was extremely well attended with about 75 people. And let’s not forget about the social scene. The senior dinner is coming up on March 19th and there are also plans for a freshman-senior team building activity as well as a social event before an LSU baseball game. I just love their intensity and enthusiasm!

Please don’t forget that Dr. Sears is stepping down in July as the char of PETE and the search is on. If you are interested or know someone who is qualified please check out the depart-ment website for more details at http://www.pete.lsu.edu/. The following is a brief description of the position.

The Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University seeks a Chairperson to lead the department.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Petroleum En-gineering or a related field; eligible for a faculty appointment in petro-leum engineering; achieved excellence in academia or in industry; possess strong leadership skills; experience in academia and administration. An in-dividual meeting college-wide criteria will also be appointed to the Longwell-Leonard Family Distinguished Profes-sorship. Please pass this along to every-one you think could be an asset to LSU.

Bye for now from the LSU corner and I will see you next month. Geaux Tigers!

Michael Sparacino

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2010 API Meritorious Service Award Recipient – Josh EtkindJosh Etkind is a Sr. Reservoir Engineer working world-class development and explo-

ration opportunities for Shell E&P Company in the Gulf of Mexico Greater Mars Basin. His current position in New Orleans, LA, USA and his prior experience provide him with solid fundamental knowledge of field operations, drilling, production, comple-tions and reservoir engineering. His experience with acquisitions and divestitures, field optimization, secondary and tertiary recovery optimization, rapid opportunity identi-fication, team building, project management and project execution supervision round out his foundational knowledge. He has chosen to pursue reservoir engineering as his specialty, but enjoys involvement in all phases of the E&P process. He has a proven track record identifying opportunities, engineering new approaches to access those op-portunities, building and leading the team, and successfully delivering. He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.

Etkind places a high value on vol-unteerism within professional societies and in philanthropic pursuits as is evi-denced by his leadership positions as Di-rector at Large on the Society of Petroleum Engineers International Board of Direc-tors, President of the Executive Task Force on the Future of Online Collaboration in the SPE, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the international NGO called IHSAN. In addition, he is currently serv-ing in several other capacities at the local, national and international level in the So-ciety of Petroleum Engineers. Current po-sitions include co-creator, past-president and mentor of the SPE Intl. Young Pro-fessionals Coordinating Committee, SPE Representative on the U.S. Department of Energy National Public Energy Education Steering Committee, Membership Chair-person for the New Orleans Delta Section, and creator, past-president and mentor for the local Emerging Leaders Program. Josh works to improve the industry and public energy education. He takes pride in being able to balance his work with these activi-ties and has been recognized for this abil-ity. In 2004, the SPE awarded him with the Young Member Outstanding Service Award and since joining Shell in 2005, the company has awarded him with four Spe-cial Recognition Awards in three years of 2006, 2007 and 2008

Please join us in recognizing Josh on March 22, 2011 at the Sheraton – New Or-leans, 500 Canal Street, Napoleon Room. Registration is available online at www.api-delta.org.

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Meet Your Leadership – Golf Committee VolunteersTwo events are very important to

the existence of the SPE-Delta Section, the Golf Tournament and Deepwa-ter Symposium. These are the major money makers for the society and al-low the Delta Section to sponsor all of the outreach programs that support education and the community.

This month, to coincide with this year’s annual Golf Tour-nament to be held March 25 at Carter Plantation, the Golf Committee Volunteers are highlighted. Many committee volunteers are also members of the board and have previ-ously been highlighted. As such, they will be listed with a brief summary as to their role on the Golf committee.

Gerard “Jerry” Simms – 2011 Golf Committee Chair Jerry is the 2011 Golf Committee Chair. Since starting on the Delta Sec-tion Board in 2008, Jerry has worked with the golf commit-tee. Jerry holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Orleans and is a Deepwater GOM Project Engineer for LLOG Exploration

specializing in Reservoir, Surveillance, and Petrophysics.

Doug MacEachern – Past Golf Committee Chair Doug has served on the golf committee for the past 7 years and was the chairman from 2007 – 2010. As Chair, Doug was very instrumen-tal in distributing the golf pro-ceeds to local universities. He has worked for Shell E&P Inc for 28 years after graduating with a Pe-troleum Engineering degree from Mississippi State in 1982.

Gary Snyder II – Gary has been involved with the SPE since 1978, though this is his first commit-tee involvement. He has given several technical presentations at various SPE forums. Gary graduated from Mississippi State in May 1981 with a B.S. in Petro-leum Engineering. He worked as a rig supervisor, drilling engineer,

business coordinator, drilling superintendent, consultant engineer and is currently designing and drilling Marcellus Shale wells. He worked for Mobil Oil, Force Energy, CNG, Dominion, Chevron, PetroQuest, and ExPert E&P.

Robert L. “Bob” Freeman – Registration Bob has been working with the SPE-Delta Golf Committee for decades. Throughout the years he has helped the committee plan the event, has handled registration, and also handles scoring for the event. Most importantly, Bob al-ways travels the course in his golf cart to personally thank all of the sponsors for their participation on behalf of the Delta Section.

Alden Sonnier – Food and Beverage Sponsor Coordina-tor Alden has been serving on the golf committee for at

least four years. He has been with M-I SWACO, a Schlum-berger company, for 35 years.

Sharon Sonnier – Though not an official committee member, Alden’s wife, Sharon is an integral part of the tournament. She

is always available to help with registration, solicit donations, and help complete the raffle boards.

Brian Wilks - This is Brian’s first year working with the Golf Committee. Shortly after graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M in 2008 Brian moved to New Orleans and began work-ing with Shell. As a production engineer he provides surveillance in various capacities for Shell’s Deepwater assets. Brian also is on the SPE-YP Masquerade Gala planning team held during the Deepwater Technical Symposium and serves as Chair of Shell’s New Professional’s Network in New Orleans.

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Other SPE Delta board members also serving on the 2011 Golf Committee are Matt Wandstrat, Lauren Polk, and Me-lissa Nance. Each has been highlighted in previous newsletters. Matt helps with coordination and sponsorships. Lauren coordinates contracts and logistics for the tournament. She also brings in added funds by coordinating the raffle boards. This is Lauren’s third year helping on this committee. Melissa Nance – Golf Committee Treasurer monitors the budget and finances for the tournament. Melissa also secures solicitations for sponsorships along with donations from local businesses for the raffle.

Matt Wandstrat Melissa Nance Lauren Polk

I would like to thank each of these committee members for their hard work and dedication. Their efforts have allowed this annual event to be a premier tournament.

We would also like to thank our many sponsors. This year’s Ace sponsor is Candy Fleet Corp. Our Eagle Sponsors include: Pisces Energy, LLC, Superior Energy, L and M Botruc Rental, and Baker Hughes. Birdie sponsors are Diversified Well Logging, Inc., CETCO, ORX Exploration, and National Oilwell Varco, LP. Par sponsors include Core Labs and Nabors Offshore Corporation.

Hole and food sponsors include: Breakfast by Offshore Energy Services#1 MI Swaco Drinks and snacks Lunch by Hudson Services Inc., #5 USLL Drinks and snacks Sonoco Catering, and MI Swaco.#10 Dril Quip Drinks and snacks#14 Expro Cooking bacon wrapped chicken#18 SPE Drinks and snacks Sponsorships are still available: Sponsorship Levels:Ace - $1500 – Top billing on sponsors boardEagle - $1000 – Billing on sponsors board, Hole sponsor signBirdie - $500 – Contest Sponsor: Long drive, closest to Hole, etc. Includes Hole sponsor signPar - $ 250 – Hole Sponsor Sign

March SPE DeltaSection Technical

Focus Group MeetingTuesday, March 29, 2011

11:30 – 13:00Holiday Inn Downtown

330 Loyola Ave.New Orleans, LA

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Delta Energy4me Corner: Morgan City Jr. High SchoolOn January 21st, four

SPE members visited Morgan City Jr. High to discuss oil and gas to five 8th grade Earth Sci-ence classes. We began by introducing ourselves explaining our individual paths leading to a career

in the Petroleum Industry. Josh Black, who drills wells for Shell in the Magnolia field, emphasized the benefits Nicholls State University offers with its work-study program.

Next, we presented a few power point slides from the energy4me prepared presentation. When asked where the students use petro-leum products in their day-to-day life, they thought of the gasoline in cars and lawnmowers. However, they were baffled to learn that their desk chairs, aspirin, newspaper ink, shaving cream, and even lipstick are petroleum derived. Oscar Pasache, a student at Nicholls State University and working one week shifts offshore, brought

bottles of crude oil and its extracted water and a flow meter and explained how the oil flows through the meter to tell us how much oil has been produced for the day.

Patrick Johnson, a full-time student at Nicholls State and president of their SPE-Delta student chapter, tested the stu-dents’ energy IQ with fact or fiction questions from the energy4me kit. He mystified the students when stating the fact, “Hydrogen is the cleanest burning fuel.” Although it is the cleanest, the dark thick crude oil that was passed around is what all of us use on a daily basis. We encouraged the students to pursue petroleum engineering so that the energy industry has more creative minds in the future to figure out cleaner and more efficient ways to provide energy.

Recognition to the SPE members who volunteered their Friday to reach out and inspire the rising generation at Mor-gan City Jr. High, impacting 170 students: Josh Black, Oscar Pasache, and Patrick Johnson.

Jenny Young

The Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship

Qualifications for Submitting ScholarshipThe following information is required from individual candidates who are submitting applications for the scholarship to the SPEArchie Scholarship Committee: • Applicationforscholarshiptobesubmittedbystudent.• Statementbystudentthatitishis/herintenttoenrollinpetroleumengineeringinanaccrediteduniversity.• Appraisalofstudentfromprincipal,adviserorcounselor.

• Anexitexaminationorplacementscoreswithdocumentationexplaininghowtointerpretthescore.

***Deadline for submitting applications is 30 April annually.***Associated Links: http://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/about/foundation/gus_archie.htmhttp://www.spe.org/spe-app/spe/about/foundation/index.htm

http://www.spe.org/spe-app/jsp/siteFunctionality/scholarships.jsp

ScholarshipThe Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship is supported by the Ar-

chie Fund of the SPE Foundation. Each year the SPE Foundation, working through the SPE Section Scholarship Support Program, as well as working with individual candidates, awards the Archie Scholarship to the most outstanding student attending university for the first time. The curriculum must lead to an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering.

The Archie Fund endows each scholarship at $6,000 per year. The program provides support of an individual student through up to four years of university study, provided that he/she makes satisfactory academic progress. Students rotate off the program af-ter 4 years of scholarship support.

Selection ProceduresApplications may be submitted to any section of the Society of

Petroleum Engineers and should be screened by the section ac-cording to the criteria used in selecting recipients in the SPE Sec-tion Scholarship Support Program. Candidates may also apply directly to: Student Activities, Society of Petroleum Engineers, P.O. Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083 3836, USA

Because U.S. law prohibits provision of certain services to indi-viduals residing in embargoed countries, not all applicants may be eligible to participate in the Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship pro-gram. Please go to www.spe.org/go/uslaws for more information.

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January T3 SocialOn January 20th over 50 young professionals and

their mentors met at Cure for a night of networking at the YP program’s monthly T-cubed social event. There were employees from Shell, Chevron, W&T, BOEMRE, and CETCO with a special thanks going out to CETCO, the sponsors of this successful event. If you didn’t make it to this event we hope to see you at the next one! Make sure you frequent http://spe-delta.org/calendar.asp to stay in the know about events sponsored by SPE Delta Section.

-Krystan Brooks

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YP’s Learn: “There’s MoreThan People & Environment”

The January YP Program featured Tommy Morrison, the Wells Superintendant for Shell GOM Operations, as he dis-cussed Shell’s Completion & Well Intervention HSE Phi-losophy. More than 30 YPs learned how Tommy has dealt with critical HSE issues in his career and how he created the Shell C&WI motto, “No Harm to PEAR (People, Envi-ronment, Assets & Reputation)”. For Tommy, reputation – whether as a single engineer in your company or even as an industry – is one of those key exposures/risks which we all-too-often forget to consider in our HSE management pro-cesses. Tommy also stressed the influence we have, even as young engineers, on the safety of so many people to whom we provide key engineering support in our day-to-day op-erations. This is an important reminder for us all. Thanks to Tommy and his HSE team for coming to speak with us! If you couldn’t make the January event, keep an eye out for more programs and field trips!

Contact Myrtle-Rose Padmore ([email protected]) or Carlos Torres ([email protected]) for more infor-mation on YPP Programs & Field Trips.

Upcoming YP Programs & Field Trips (2010-2011)

Feb: Schlumberger Cementing & Fluids Lab Tour Mar: TBA April: Baker Hughes Frac/Stimulation Vessel Tour May: “Is A PE Right for Me?” with Shell NPNO

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