Articles for SPE-Permian Basin

More information on Regional Award Winners.

Three Courses of Interest to Petroleum Engineers w/Upcoming Deadlines

The regionally famous Drilling and Grilling cookbook is still available! What a great holiday gift for clients, employees, co-workers and yes, even your boss. Developed by the Permian AIMEES with the generosity of a number of Permian Petroleum Industry organizations, this book delivers over 200 delicious recipes. All proceeds go to fund engineering scholarships. Place your orders through Jean @ 432 686 7937.

Dr. William Cobb, President Elect of SPE for 2008, presented his thoughts on SPE and on Waterflooding to the SPE Permian Chapter on 4/10/07. Click to view his Waterflooding Presentation.

The regionally famous Drilling and Grilling cookbook is back! Developed by the Permian AIMEES with the generosity of a number of Permian Petroleum Industry organizations, this book delivers over 200 delicious recipes. It is an essential reference for the Petroleum Professional on the go. You can pick-up a copy at the SPE Golf Touranment on Sept. 7. Imagine the smile on your spouse's face when you walk through the door after playing golf and saying "Look honey, I was thinking of you with... [More Info]

Friday-Sept. 7, 2007 Two Rounds: 8:00 Start and 1:30 Start Hogan Park Golf Course Midland TX Phone: (432)-685-7360 Dust off your clubs, polish your shoes, buy lots of balls and get ready to rumble! Proceeds from this tournament fund SPE Scholarships for deserving Permian Basin Engineering Students-a great cause. We need SPONSORS! Please see links to forms for sponsors and registration. http://www.spe-pb.org/attachments/files/239/SpeCallforSponsors2007[1].pdf ... [More Info]

Download the Full Color March 2007 Pipeline now. Your black and white copy will arrive in the mail.

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Since the Hughes Tool Company began counting drilling rigs 70 years ago, the oil and gas industry has used rig count to gauge the health of the industry – a climbing rig count pointed to better times ahead and a declining rig count signaled growing caution. Industry leaders, however, are beginning to notice that some oilfield equipment and service companies are continuing to grow and prosper despite periods of declining rig count. Although we work in an industry that will always rely on... [More Info]

It is time to honor our outstanding members for the year 2006. This year the national organization has expanded the awards being given for 2006. In the past years, there has been three (3) Regional Service Awards presented to our members. This year in addition to the service awards there will be six (6) Technical, one (1) Outstanding Young Member and one (1) Corporate Award for the company that best supports the oil industry in the Permian Basin. The six technical awards are in the areas... [More Info]

Click Here to Download a copy of the Presentation from the Feb 9th Section Meeting.

2004 CO2 Conference Information

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Speaker Slides - September 2003 Section Meeting

Speaker Slides from a Distinguished Lecturer on Coiled Tubing Drilling - Author - Curt Blount ConocoPhillips

One of the most important features of the site is the interactive events calendar. On it, you will find all of the section and study group meetings. Once you click on an event, you will find out the details of the speaker and topic and be able to register and pay for an event online. If you do not want to pay at that time, you can still register and then pay at the door as before.

Why Shut the Well in? You’ve Already Got the Data Dr. James W. Crafton

Microseismic monitoring has been used to image hydraulic fracture growth in the Barnett Shale.

Water injection for waterflooding, disposal of produced water or pressure maintenance is becoming an increasingly important issue.

Neal Adams' expertise in the oil industry as a firefighter, blowout control specialist, engineer, and consultant makes him one the most influential voices on terrorism in the oilfield.