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The Forum meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Long Beach Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Avenue, Long Beach California, 90807 (unless otherwise noted).   Reservations are not necessary, but appreciated.  Registration starts at 11:30 AM followed by buffet lunch at noon.  Presentations are scheduled from 12:15 to 1:00 PM with questions to follow.  The cost is $20 for members and non-members alike by cash or check.  Students are welcome and are our guests.

We look forward to seeing you all at our monthly forums.

LASPE’s monthly Board Meeting precedes the Monthly Petroleum Technology Forum.  All members are welcome to attend.

LASPE Forum Committee:
Katherine Wallgren, Forum Chairperson - Katherine_Wallgren@oxy.com

March 9, 2010 - Injection Project Application Data Requirements, What is behind injection project review and why does it take so long? Marilu Habel and Brut Ellison, CA DOGGR

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Recent past Forums:
February 9, 2010 - An Accurate Physical Model: Essential for the Economic Development of Complex Reservoirs, Paul Branagan, Branagan and Associates
January 12, 2010 - "Expandable Technology: Value Driven Solutions for Drilling and Production" presented by Doug Durst of Enventure Global Technology
February 9, 2010 - DL Paul Branag
December 8, 2009 - West Seno – Unocal’s Last Big Construction Project, Mike Utt
November 10, 2009 - Listening to the Reservoir – Interpreting Data from Permanent Downhole Gauges - DL Roland Horne
October 13, 2009: Formation Damage – Any Time, Any Place, Any Where… Michael Byrne, Senergy, Ltd.
September 16, 2009: ELENA M. MILLER - NAMED NEW STATE OIL AND GAS SUPERVISOR - Guest Speaker
June 9, 2009 : West Seno – Unocal’s Last Big Construction Project, Mike Utt
Mary 12 , 2009: “A New Diagnostic Analysis for Waterflood Performance” Dr. Zhengming Yang, Aera Energy LLC
April 14 , 2009: “Cost Savings Associated with Digital Oilfields”, Dr. Mason M. Medizade
March 11, 2009: The Growing Demand for Oil and Natural Gase and the Related Global Warming Issues, Dr. George Stosur
February 10, 2009, “An Introduction to Offshore Drilling Operations in Angola, West Africa”, by Eric Upchurch, Chevron, West Africa
January 13, 2009: “Deepwater Oil Development – Are there limits?” by Robert C. Visser, Belmar Engineering
November 11: “Industrial Energy Efficiency Program: California Oiland Gas Production” by Jason Ruhl and Russel Goold, Global Energy Partners
May 20, 2008: California State Lands Commission’s Cash Flow Sources and Revenue Distribution, By Dave Mercier, State Land Commission
April 8, 2008: Maximizing Oil Recovery Efficiency and Sequestration of CO2 with “Next Generation” CO2-EOR - Vello A. Kuuskraa, Advanced Resources International
March 11, 2008:  Integrated Reservoir Modeling – Challenges and Solutions - Dr. Mohan Kelkar, University of Tulsa
February 12, 2008: "Aera Huntington Beach Field Update", by William MorrisManager of Operations, Aera Energy
January 8, 2008: "New Owner, New Focus, New Oil - Linn Energy Brea Olinda Update." – Glenn Swanson, Linn Western Operating Inc.
December 11, 2007:  Innovation in the Oil Field -- YOU can do it!  - Phiroze Patel, Aera Energy LLC
Tuesday, October 9, Career Planning for Young Professionals, past SPE President Arlie Skov leads a discussion of the future of SPE and its role in development of the industry’s talented young engineer
September 11, 2007: Reservoir Modeling of the Long Beach Field: limitations and challenges, Hilario Camacho
June 10, 2007:  Jerry Anderson, Executive Director, Conservation Committee of California Oil and Gas Producers: “The Future Direction of the California Petroleum Industry.”
May 8, 2007: Barry Evans and Tom Walker:  “The CIPA/WSPA California Market Survey – Pricing Trends and Expectations.
April 10, 2007:  Tony Harrison, Distinguished Lecturer:  “Reserves Management & Auditability –Critical Requirements in Today’s Oil & Gas Industry.”
March 13, 2007:  Dr. David E. Lumley: “4D Seismic Monitoring of Reservoir Fluid Flow.”
February 13, 2007:  Dr. Iraj Ershaghi, Distinguished Lecturer:  “Managing Smart Oilfield Assets and The Training Needs for Collaborative Decision Making.”
January 9, 2007:  Robert Visser: “What Price Oil.”
December 12, 2006: Property Acquisitions in California – Trends and What We Really Know, Richard J. Miller, Richard J. Miller and Associates
November 14, 2006: Water Injector Completion Design and Performance in Sand Prone Formations, Darrell J. Wood, SPE Distinguished Lecturer, BP Exploration
October 10, 2006: Heavy Oil Recovery – Recent Developments and Challenges, Mridul Kumar, SPE Distinguished Lecturer, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Tuesday, 9/19/06 - Jim Kelton, What Hackers Know That You Don't
Tuesday, 6/13/06 –Dr. Iraj Ershaghi: "Analyzing Waterflood Response Data."
Tuesday, 5/9/06 -  Marina Voskanian - Challenges and opportunities for Operating in Environmentally Sensitive Basins Learning from the California Experience
Tuesday, 4/11/06 - Frank Komin - Challenges facing the Long Beach Unit and planned operational activity for 2006 and beyond.
Tuesday, 3/14/06 - Bob Visser: The Prestige Tanker Oil Recovery Project
Tuesday - 2/7/06 Regular Meeting Distinguished Lecturer Gerrit Nitters on new challenges in well stimulation
Wednesday, 2/1/06 - SPECIAL MEETING - 2007 SPE President-Elect AbdulJaleel Al-Khalifa Presentation who will present “Multiplying the Potential of People, Technology and Resources.” 
Tuesday, 1/10/06 - Mark Shemaria: LA Basin Environmental Issues.
Tuesday, 12/13/05 - Stephen Cheung - Distinguished Lecturer: The Latest in Ways to Improve
Asset Value Through Better Water Management.
Tuesday, 11/8/05 - Barry Evans and Tom Walker: California and World Pricing.
Tuesday, 10/11/05 - John Grace: Russia Oil Supply, now and in the future.
Wednesday. 9/14/05 - Thomas Blasingame: Performance-Based Reservoir Characterization State-of-the-Technology
Jun 14, 2005: Global Warming - Should the USA Sign the Kyoto Protocol, by George Chilingar and Leonid Khilyuk
May 10, 2005: THE OFFSHORE INDUSTRY - Middle-aged, but still learning Presented by Mike Utt
Apr 12, 2005: George Stosur The Growing Demand for Heavy Oil and Natural Gas and the Related Global Warming Issues
Mar 9, 2005: LA SPE's 50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER
Feb 8, 2005: Dr. Yongchun Tang, Developing Technologies Today for the Oilfield of Tomorrow
Jan 11, 2005: Mike Bruno Analyzing Well Damage Risks and Optimum Well Designs for Compacting Reservoirs
Dec 14, 2004: Usman Ahmed Hydraulic Fracture Design, Treatment and Optimization: Lessons Learned from Case Studies
Nov 16, 2004: Iraj Ershaghi, Tunnel Vision Management of Mature Oilfields
October 12 - Aidan McKay, E&P A Dynamic Profitable Growth Business Includes entire paper and a power point presentation. Click here for a REPORT on the presentation.
September 14 - Dr. James C. Leslie, James C. Leslie H, James T. Heard, and Lee Truong - Composite Drill Pipe
June 8: Khalid Aziz – Reservoir Simulation
May 11: PetroTech Mini Expo | MiniExpo Report
April 13: Hal Bopp, California Oil and Gas Supervisor
March 9: David Norman (Distinguished Lecturer) – Frac Pack Completions
February 10: Farouq Ali (Distinguished Lecturer) – The Unfulfilled Promise of EOR
January 13: Dalton Lockman - Inglewood field seismic program and results
December 9: Lynn Orr – an update of the Global Climate and Energy Project
October 14: Andrew Wojtanowicz: Downhole Water Separation (Distinguished Lecturer)
November 11: Kate Baker, 2004 SPE President: "The Quadruple Bottom Line of Petroleum Engineering."