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Lee Hyson, with Gaia Earth Group, discusses wireline operations with Elena Melchert at the 2024 SPE/AAPG/SEG/CCUS conference | Ep 267
Lee Hyson is Operations Petrophysical Consultant with Gaia Earth Group, a formation evaluation services company. Lee Hyson began his oil and gas career with Schlumberger as a field wireline operator.
George Koperna, V.P. Advanced Resources International talks at the CCUS conference in March 2024 about the current state of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS). Recorded live at the SPE/AAPG/SEG CCUS Conference March 2024. Ep 266
In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with George Koperna, VP of Advanced Resources International, about the status of CCUS. Mr. Koperna is a Petroleum Engineer who became familiar with CO2 injection
Hanai Al Khalaifa, Technical Advisor for Produced Water for Saudi Aramco and Produced Water Society President for Middle East Chapter talks with Elena Melchert at the Produced Water Society Annual Conference about current state of managing Produced
Elena Melchert talks with Hani Al Khalifa about how produced water is being managed globally and in the Middle East. The Produced Water Society has grown from just a few hundred to over 8000 members i
James Campos, TRRC and Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade/Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia, discusses hydrogen as an energy source. Recorded at the US Hydrogen Alliance Policy Leader Conference, March 2, 2024 | Ep 264
Curtis with EAG joins Mark to discuss the business impacts of cyber security to the oil and gas industry, remote work, zero trust, AI and ensuring that you are secure, even though you have a limited b
Terry Palisch, 2024 President, Society of Petroleum Engineers, talks about SPE activities including the upcoming ATCE (Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition) to be held September 23-25, 2024 in New Orleans | Ep 263
In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with Terry Palisch about 100th anniversary of the Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) to be held in New Orleans. ATCE is SPEs flagship technical c
Eric Burnette, Director of Engineering, AD3 Technologies, recorded at the 2024 SPE-AAPG-SEG CCUS Conference | Ep 262
In this episode, host Elena Melchert interviewsEric Burnette, Director of Engineering, AD3 Technologies, about his work as a driller in carbon capture and storage as a refugee from the oil and gas
Meet Roxana Bekemohammadi at the March 2024 Second Annual Hydrogen Policy Leaders Convention | Ep 261
In this episode,U.S. Hydrogen AllianceFounder and Executive Director,Roxana Bekemohammadi, discusses hydrogen as the Swiss Army Knife of energy because of its various applications and the commona
Dr. Autumn Haagsma, Assistant Director of the Michigan Geological Survey and Director of the Michigan Repository for Research and Education, recorded live at the 2024 SPE-AAPG-SEC CCUS Conference | Ep 260
In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, recording from the Exhibit Hall, discusses with Dr. Autumn Haagsma, the founding of the SPE-AAPG-SEC Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) annual confe
John Durand, Vice Chairman at XRI water – Current trends in Recycling Produced Water | Ep 259
In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with John Durand about XRI Waters efforts in managing produced water. John previously worked at Pioneer Resources before joining XRI Water. XRI Water, establishe
Chuck McConnell, Center for Carbon Management at University of Houston: current state and future of CCUS | Ep 258
In this episode, the host, Elena Melchert, talks Chuck McConnell, Executive Director of the Center for Carbon Management at the University of Houston. Chuck McConnell was formally Assistant Secretary