UAF Petroleum Engineering Courses in Anchorage start January 19th at BP

PETE 205 Fundamentals of Drilling Practices (1 credit)
Instructor: Mr. Robert Coolidge
Meeting Time and Location: Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm  starting January 19th at Bp Exploration Tower, 900 East Benson Blvd.
Fundamental principles of drilling, drilling practices, drilling fluids and drilling problems dependent on mud control.

PETE 206 Introduction to Petroleum Production Thursday (1 credit)
Instructor: Mr. Robert Coolidge
Meeting Time and Location: Thursday 6:45 to 7:45 starting January 19th at Bp Exploration Tower, 900 East Benson Blvd
Overview of production practices, surface production equipment, special production problems and workover and petroleum transportation. Prerequisite: PETE F205 or permission of instructor.

Engineer’s Week 2012 – Volunteers Needed!

National Engineers Week is coming right up!  Engineers will be needed February 21 – March 2, 2012 to speak to students in local elementary, middle, and high schools.  Volunteers are welcome to speak about engineering, math, science, technology, or other related fields. Speaking in local schools is a great opportunity for you to inform students about the exciting world of engineering and have fun while doing it!

If you are interested in speaking, please send your complete contact information along with your field of engineering or specialty area to Nicole Knox at nknox@rmconsult.com

Please feel free to forward this message to fellow engineers who might also be interested in speaking to a group of students during E-Week. All fields, topics, and experience levels are more than welcome.

Thank you! Please call me at 907-646-9647 if you have any questions or need topic ideas.

Nicole A. Knox, P.E.

E-Week 2012 Engineer Speakers Activity Chair

15,000 USD available in SPE WNAR Star Scholarships and Fellowships; apply by 15 March.

Find out how to apply.

The 2012 SPE Western Regional Meeting will be held in Bakersfield California on March 19-23, 2012

Remarks by WNAR Director

Dear WNAR Colleagues,

I hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season and are rested and fresh to set up your goals for the  New Year.

At the Region level, we were blessed to have five outstanding  candidates for the 2012-2015 WNAR Director position, which made the selection decision by the Section Chairs very difficult as the candidates  were all truly capable and any one of them could do a marvelous job as WNAR Director.  In alphabetical order, they were:  Louis Castanier, Ramon Elias, Roland Horne, Young Kirkwood and Tom Walsh.   Thank you Jerry Hale for heading the Nominating Committee and thank you the Section  Chairs for your input.  I would also like to give a heart felt thanks to the nominees for volunteering to serve SPE in that capacity.   

Because of the excellence of all candidates, I have presented all five candidate’s names to SPE along with the ranking s by the WNAR Council,  which were very close.    SPE will review the qualifications and make a decision .  The results will be announced in June and if not contested , will be final for October. If contested, a region-wide election will be held.

 The National Engineers Week on Feb 20-26 will provide opportunities for getting points toward becoming the President’s Outstanding Section  by publicizing your outstanding Petroleum Engineering Projects and the use of Energy 4 Me Kits.  So let’s all try to tell the public about our industry   by individual speeches, project  tours,  newspaper articles, and interviews by radio, television, clubs, etc.

Another very important activity coming up is the 2012 WRM being hosted by SJV Section in Bakersfield in 19-23 March.  Your help is urgently needed not only to help the Section Chair, Larry Miller ;  Andrei Popa, Young Kirkwood and Ron Behren and others running the meeting, but getting a good slate of Awards Nominees before the Feb 1 deadline.  Remember that we need nominees for eight technical areas plus outstanding Young Professional,  Corporate Support  and Regional Outstanding Service.. etc.

Happy New Year to all.

A.M. Sam Sarem, Ph.D., P.E., SPE Directo r / WNAR

Sam4iprc@aol.com, 714.692.1198

Call for Papers

Professionals from the industry are encouraged to submit their paper proposals to the 2012 SPE Western Regional Meeting. Submit a Paper Proposal Link  (NOTE: You will need to Login First)

Submission deadline is
19 September! 

Submission Topics

Smart Fields and Artificial Intelligence (AIPA)

·         Smart field/integrated fields/integrated operations

·         Smart wells, SCADA, etc

·         AI technologies and optimization

·         AI modeling TDR SM

·         Geoscience/Geology related

Shale and Diatomite Development

·         Shale reservoir characterization

·         Geoscience/Geology related

·         Shale drilling, completion and frac¨ing

·         Modeling and reservoir engineering

·         Tight plays: Monterey (diatomite, fractured siliceous rocks), Bakken

 Thermal Recovery and Operations

·         Steamflooding and cyclic steam technology and operations

·         Geoscience/Geology related

·         SAGD

·         Combustion

California and Alaska¨s Fields—Case History

·         Mature waterflood management

·         Geoscience/Geology related

·         Locating bypassed oil

·         Waste disposal

·         CO・ capture and storage

·         Social responsibility, health, air, and water quality, and GHG emissions

Submission deadline is
19 September!

Submit Proposal

Each year engineers in our community come together to deliver programs and events to educate the public and prepare the future generation of engineers as part of the larger National Engineers Week (E-Week) events.  Local E-Week events include:

·         E-Week Displays – Engineering companies and professional organizations display their projects and goals in a public setting to share how engineers contribute to our community

·         Classroom Speaking – Volunteers share their jobs with students across the Anchorage Bowl over a two-week time period

·         Student Tours – High school students get to see engineering in practice and get to have personal conversations with engineers working in the community to learn more about what we do.

·         Student Competitions – Students from kindergarten through high school get to apply their skills and imagination to several different challenges, including Egg Drop, Paper Airplanes, and more!

·         Scholarships – High school students get our support to pursue engineering through the awarding of scholarships.

·         Engineer of the Year –  We recognize the contributions of our peers to our community at the E-Week Banquet and award an overall Engineer of the Year.

The steering committee’s time is donated, as are many of the supplies.  But, successfully putting on these events and activities takes time and money.  And that’s where you come in.  We need you to join us in supporting Engineers Week and the future of engineering in Alaska! 

We have appended a fundraising letter that provides more information on our efforts and how to give.  Any amount is appreciated!  Small donations provide big impacts!

If you have any questions, please contact Karthik Murugesan at kmurugesan@uskh.com or 343-5229 or Melissa Branch at branchm@eeiteam.com or 563-3835.

We hope to see you during E-Week – February 19-25, 2012!

Karthik and Melissa

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