Tulane University Visit Josh Etkind – Sr. Production Planner - EP Americas Shell E&P Co. SPE Intl. Board of Directors – Director at Large 07/10 SPE Intl. Young Professional Coordinating Committee Chairperson 06/07 SPE-Delta Section Membership Chairperson 2006/08
2File Name Why am I here today? Raise awareness of the Exploration & Production Process Inform you about career opportunities in the Energy Industry Share my view of the future
3File Name Familiar with the oil and gas business? Sunset Industry – It’s running out Block ‘green’ technology development Low tech Cyclical – no job security Uncertain and dangerous You need to be a Petroleum Engineer to join the Society of Petroleum Engineers
4File Name Oil and Gas
5File Name Using Technology to discover and explore Minority Report
6File Name Using Technology to discover and explore
7File Name Geology
8File Name The Hinterland
9File Name Geophantasmagram
10File Name Seismic
11File Name Seismic
12File Name Seismic Recognise something? River delta in the hinterland
13File Name Using Technology to discover and explore The Matrix
14File Name Using Technology to discover and explore
15File Name Drilling
16File Name Drilling
17File Name Logs Logging ToolMeasurement
18File Name Core Lab
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20File Name Auger TLP 2,680’ of Water Note: Perdido Spar to be installed in over 8,000’ water in 2009 (3x)
21File Name Na Kika graphic courtesy SeaCAT Coulomb – 2004 World Record 7,570’
22File Name Monitoring, Completions and Multilaterals
23File Name Three phase production
24File Name Familiar with the oil and gas business? What are you going to do about it? How do we make it last? Where can we find more? What is the alternative? Industry funds majority of green technology development Directional drilling equivalent of guiding the Mars Rover Tell me where you can get job security? Uncertain, Yes. Technology provides quantification Dangerous, potentially. Risk management and HSE
25File Name SPE Member Demographics
26File Name From Shell Technology Report
27File Name Questions?
28File Name Shell EP In The Americas Athabasca Oil Sands (Alberta, Canada) Pinedale (Wyoming) Gulf of Mexico Alaska South Texas Barnett Shale (Fort Worth, Texas) Shell Canada Aera (California) Venezuela Argentina Asset managed by RPD Operating Interest managed by RPD Asset managed outside of RPD Brazil