With speakers from various disciplines and professions, the program focuses on industry trends, challenges, and technology applications and advances. During the 2020–2021 Distinguished Lecturer season, the following topics and speakers will be presented. For a calendar of the lecturer schedule, please go to www.spe.org/dl/schedule.
| Topic | Lecturer | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Circulation, an Old Challenge in Need of New Solutions! | Ahmed S. Amer | Drilling |
Nanotechnology in Reservoir Applications | Amr Abdel-Fattah Saudi Aramco | Reservoir |
Capping A Subsea Blowout Is Not Rocket Science—Or Is It? | Andy Cuthbert | Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability |
Accurate Load & Position Measurement Is Critical to Quality Dynamometer Analysis | Anthony Allison Occidental | Production and Operations |
In Relentless Pursuit of Offshore Safety: A Privileged Perspective | Derrick O'Keeffe NOPSEMA | Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability |
Seven Sins of the Classic Wellbore Stability Models | Hamed Soroush Petrolern LLC | Drilling |
Using Scenario Planning for Decision Making in the Energy Industry | Henk Krijnen NavIncerta | Management |
Active Oilfield Development While Preserving Fragile Ecosystems | James Ohioma Arukhe Saudi Aramco | Projects, Facilities, and Construction |
Perfecting In-Situ Stress Calibration for Field Developments | Javier A. Franquet Baker Hughes | Reservoir |
Tuning a Drilling Assembly Like a Violin | Jeffrey R. Bailey ExxonMobil | Drilling |
Well Placement: Where We’re Headed; Why Non-Drillers Should Care | John (J.M.) Clegg JM Clegg Ltd. | Drilling |
Drilling Automation Is Here: Propagation, Pitfalls, Profits & Production | John de Wardt DE WARDT AND COMPANY | Drilling |
A Fatal Clean-out ... An Engineer's Role in Safety | John R. Smitherman Stoneman Consulting | Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability |
Mitigating Production Degradation Due to Frac Hits in Unconventional Reservoirs | Junjing (ZJ) Zhang | Completions |
Science vs. the Art of Gas Lift | Kenneth Decker Decker Technology Inc. (Retired) | Production and Operations |
Making Decisions Using Completions Diagnostic Tools in Unconventional Reservoirs | Kyle Haustveit Devon Energy | Completions |
Fracture Model Calibration for Conventional and Unconventional Rocks | Leen Weijers | Completions |
Bouncing Forward: What Works for Boosting Resilience in Individuals and Organizations | Maria Angela Capello Kuwait Oil Company | Management |
Oiling the Cogs: How Cognitive Science Can Improve Oil Industry Decisions | Matthew Welsh University of Adelaide | Management |
Science of Kerogen: Engineering Applications for Shale Exploration & Production | Paul R. Craddock Schlumberger | Reservoir |
Techniques To Reduce Operating Costs for Increased Reserves and Profitability | Philip Hart Excalibur Ventures Inc. | Production and Operations |
Getting the Most From Your Openhole Gravel Packs | Ray Tibbles DuneFront | Completions |
Looking at Old Logs in New Ways: Re-evaluating Low Resistivity Intervals in Mature Fields To Identify Bypassed Pay | Rick Aldred Independent Consultant | Reservoir |
Completion Design Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Case Histories | Robert F. Shelley RF SHELLEY LLC | Completions |
Big Data and Machine Learning in Reservoir Analysis | Roland N. Horne Stanford University | Reservoir |
Subsurface Analytics; Digital Transformation of Reservoir Management With Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning | Shahab D. Mohaghegh West Virginia University | Reservoir |
Liner Drilling: A Simple Solution to Complex Drilling Challenges
| Steven Rosenberg Independent Consultant | Drilling |
Life Cycle Well Integrity: Imperatives for Developing New and Mature Assets | Talib Syed TSA Inc | Drilling |
From Piper Alpha to Macondo and 737 Max: The Danger of a Pure Compliance Culture | Thomas Hinterseer CEDEP | Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability |
Digitizing Wellbore With Permanent Reservoir Monitoring and Flow Control. Is There a Value? | Varma Gottumukkala Schlumberger | Production and Operations |
Maximize Financial Returns From Real-Time Downhole Data | Xingru Wu | Production and Operations |