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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
August 28, 2024

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
August 21, 2024

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
August 15, 2024

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
August 07, 2024

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
July 31, 2024

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
July 25, 2024

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
July 11, 2024

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
July 03, 2024

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
June 26, 2024

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

Chris Fair, President of Oilfield Data Services discusses surveillance of reservoir and production | Ep 257
June 19, 2024

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks withChris Fair, President of Oilfield Data Services. Oilfield Data Services. Founded in 2005,ODSI provides a real-time, integrated well-completion-reserv