November 23^st: SPE YP Section Meeting

Speaker: Mr. Scott. C. Wehner (Regional Manager) Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation.

Topic: “A Review of the Historical Production Performance of the Postle Field; Challenges and Successes of Implementing a CO2 Flood”.
Venue: Midland PPDC  Time: 11.30am

ABSTRACT:

The Postle Field, discovered in 1958 is now considered a mature field.  However, it has shown new life in recent years following a number of optimizations, focused reservoir management, and expansion of the miscible CO₂ flood. As a result, the field is now producing at rates last seen in 1976 – back when the “leading scientists” then thought greenhouse gases (ie CO₂) were going to cause global cooling! The Postle Field is a world-class example of a Sandstone CO₂ application. Mr. Wehner will provide the generic information necessary for the audience to understand the reservoir character, as well a historical perspective of it’s development.  He will share insight to practices associated with the recent efforts by Whiting Oil & Gas. The author will slant discussion toward the Young Professional group.

Bio: SCOTT C. WEHNER

Regional Manager – Engineering & Operations with Whiting Oil & Gas Corp. located in Midland, Texas USA.

Mr. Wehner left Texaco in 2000 after 20 years of service to help open Kinder Morgan’s EOR operations office in Midland, TX for the purpose of exploiting their purchase of SACROC Unit—their only operated hydrocarbon-producing asset (at the time). He joined Whiting O&G Corp. in mid-2006 to assist in capitalizing their recently acquired assets with CO₂ potential. Mr. Wehner has spent his career in various locations within the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. He has held various positions of increasing responsibility within both Operations and Reservoir Engineering. His past 25 years have been associated with the design, implementation and management of CO₂ projects. He has published and presented various CO₂-related papers. He has one US Patent involving the CO₂ process. Mr. Wehner is a past-Director of the Int’l. Society of Petroleum Engineers and remains active on various Board-appointed Committees and Task Forces. He received SPE’s Regional Service Award in 2001. He is a past DOE Class Program Manager. He sits on the Colorado School of Mines RCP Advisory Board. Mr. Wehner graduated from the Univ. of Missouri—Rolla in ’80 with a BSc in Geological Engineering and received UMRs Distinguished Young Alumnus Award in 1997. Mr. Wehner was awarded Engineer of the Year (2003) by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. His guidance helped Whiting O&G Corp. earn Oil & Gas Investor’s 2009 Field Rejuvenation Project Award.