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Letter from the Chair... Vivian K. Bust We are gaining more commitments from top-level managers to support and participate in the Independent Oil Management Panel at our Christmas Membership Roundup luncheon to be held on Tuesday December 7th at the Long Beach Petroleum Club. The Section's proactive outreach programs, industry awareness and community service activities will be emphasized at the luncheon. We are expecting a big turn out of membership at the luncheon and we hope to see you'all there. Speaking of big, the 1999 SPE Annual Meeting in Houston was attended by 12,500 people, an all time high. This was an exhibitor's dream, compared to the nightmare of last year's convention being canceled due Hurricane George in New Orleans. Glenn Swanson of LA-based Duke Engineering reported that steady traffic and upbeat conversations were the themes during all three days on the exhibit floor. Sam Sarem, President of IPRC, attended the ATCE representing the LA Basin Board. Preparations for structuring the first-ever joint Pacific Section AAPG and SPE Western Regional Meeting (WRM) are proceeding on schedule. We are looking forward to the many collaborative opportunities engendered by the convention. Presentations of the 2000 WRM plans were well received by the senior managers at Chevron and Texaco in their Bakersfield offices. Presentations will soon be made at other operators' offices. (continued at top of column at right) |
The Call for Papers for the 2000 WRM has been mailed to members and we encourage you to participate. We also need volunteers. Your participation in improving our profession and industry will yield a many fold return on your time investment. To join us, contact Glenn at 310) 979-4777 or gswanson@dukeengineering.com. On October 20th, SPE Section members attended the Desk & Derrick Club of Long Beach annual Industry Appreciation Luncheon. Their keynote speaker was Philip D. Vasquez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Department of Energy, Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology. He stressed the importance of public awareness of the Environmental Benefits of Advanced Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technology, and distributed related brochures and posters. Art Hartstein, also DOE, made the point that ultra clean fuel is becoming very important. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Board of Directors - Breakfast Petroleum Technology Forum Apollo 17 Astronaut |
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Petroleum Technology Forum Forum Officers Luncheon Forum Speaker: George J. Stosur, U.S. Dept. of Energy Date: Tuesday, November 9, 1999 Time: 11:30 am - Networking Abstract: How often have we heard that the world is running out of oil? Yet, we all realize that oil is a nonrenewable resource, and that eventually world oil production will start to decline, as it did thirty years ago in the United States. World economies run on oil, particularly the transportation sector - which assures the ever-increasing demand for fuel beyond the foreseeable future. Long-term projections, the recent oil price crash aside, show the world's light oil production peaking in the next two decades - fifty years after the peak U.S. oil production. Nevertheless, the world possesses more unconventional than conventional resources - heavy oil, tar sands, ultra-tight gas formations, coalbed methane, and natural gas hydrates -- which will see an explosion of activity in the 21st century. The world's huge resources of heavy oil and tar sands are found largely in the Americas. Immeasurable quantities of natural gas are locked in very tight formations, coalbeds, and particularly in the currently inaccessible natural gas hydrates. Many of today's uneconomic processes will become the staple of tomorrow's world economy. (continued at top of column at right) |
Promising technologies will be presented such as the direct conversion of (stranded) natural gas to transportation fuels for easy shipment from remote locations to markets. An exciting long-range possibility is the production of gas from naturally occurring methane hydrates - an enormous resource that far exceeds that of conventional natural gas. Extra heavy oil (Orimulsion), already competes with coal for power generation. The only counterpoint to this seemingly optimistic scenario is the ever-increasing public concern about the environment, and the perceived issue of global climate change from carbon dioxide emissions. Biography: George Stosur manages the upstream oil and gas R&D program at the U.S. DOE in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for DOE-sponsored research conducted at several universities, national laboratories and the National Petroleum Technology Office. His private sector experience with Gulf Oil Research and with Shell Oil Company focused on petrophysics, EOR processes, heavy oil production problems, and ultra-low permeability gas formations. George was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer for 1989-90, and SPE section director. He authored 75 papers and two textbook chapters of oil recovery. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in petroleum engineering.
SPE Los Angeles Basin Section Join us on Tuesday, December 7, 1999 at the Petroleum Club of Long Beach at 11:30 am for a great time. Listen to the Leaders of our Industry tell us of their capital spending plans for 2000 and give their vision of the future of oil and gas operations in the Los Angeles Basin and California. Participate in the Company team competition or test your individual skills. What is this you ask? Come and see. The SPE LA Basin Section's Outreach Programs for Schools, Community Service Activities and Scholarships will be emphasized at this luncheon. The cost is $20 and you can reserve your seat by contacting
Scott Hara at 562-495-9351 or tidelands@laspe.org or John Jepson
at 714-816-6847 or jjepson@consrv.ca.gov.
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1999 SPE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition -
a Big Success! AN AMERICAN ASTRONAUT HERO Dr. Schmitt will give three presentations at 9:30 am, 12:00 noon, and 6:30 pm and we expect over 4,000 students, teachers and parents to attend. The first two presentations are for interested students and teachers and RESERVATIONS TO ATTEND MAY BE MADE by calling Don Clarke at (562) 570-3915 or emailing him at doclark@ci.long-beach.ca.us. Priority will be given on a first-call, first-served basis. The evening presentation will be open to the general public and no reservations are needed. Millikan High School is located at 2800 Snowdon Avenue in Long Beach near CSU Long Beach. All of the presentations are free.
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The Los Angeles Basin Geological Society and the Society of Petroleum Engineers are the organizers of this event. Dr. Jack Schmitt will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2000 WRM in June 2000. We encourage our member's companies to help sponsor this event. A dinner for sponsors is planned. Let's support him and give your children a rare opportunity to hear and meet a person with the "Right Stuff".
Call for Papers for 2000 WRM The Pacific Section of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (PSAAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) are "Working in Concert" and invite you to submit an abstract for presentations to be given at the Western Regional Meeting (WRM) to be held June 19-22, 2000 at the Westin Hotel in Long Beach, California. The abstract deadline is December 10, 1999. Submit your Abstract by completing the abstract form on the SPE Homepage at www.spe.org/events/2000wrm/ callform.html. Authors will be notified in mid- January 2000. More information on this event can be obtained through the Internet on the SPE LA Basin Section Homepage at www.laspe.org and the PSAAPG Homepage at www.west.net/~psaapg. If another professional society or a sub-group of a society wishes to join our event, please contact Don Clarke at (562) 570-3915 or at doclark@ci.long- beach.ca.us. Program Committee Co-chairs are: Scott Hara at tidelands@laspe.com and Don Miller, (661) 665-5464 or ddmiller@aeraenergy.com. We intend to give you a rewarding experience. Please join us! Need Help Writing An Abstract? If you're the type who accomplishes technological feats but has a hard time writing about it, he will gladly help you write an abstract. With a few tips, you can have an abstract ready in no time. Contact Lyman Handy, LASPE Publications Mentor at (714) 525-6939 or lhandy@home.com. Exhibit at 2000 WRM |