Transcript Josh Etkind - Tulane University

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
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
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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
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Oil and Gas
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Using Technology to discover and explore
• Minority Report
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Using Technology to discover and explore
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Geology
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The Hinterland
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Geophantasmagram
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Seismic
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Seismic
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Seismic
Recognise something?
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River delta in the hinterland
Using Technology to discover and explore
• The Matrix
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Using Technology to discover and explore
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Drilling
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Drilling
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Logs
Logging Tool
Measurement
Spontaneous
Potential - SP
Gamma Ray
permeable rock
GR Spectrometry
Induction Family
Laterolog Family
Neutron
Density
Sonic
Formation testers
Dipmeter
Borehole Imaging
Electromag Prop’n
Nuclear Magnetism
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Seismic Data
shale indicator
Well/Well correlation
elemental conc.
formation resistivity
formation resistivity
porosity
porosity
porosity
rock mech. props.
pressure
fluid samples
formation dip
sedimentary features
fractures
hydrocarbons
invasion
& k estimate,
Swi, Sor, heavy oil
calibration of seismic
in borehole
Core Lab
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Auger TLP 2,680’ of Water
Note: Perdido Spar to
be installed in over
8,000’ water in
2009 (3x)
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Coulomb – 2004 World
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Na Kika graphic courtesy SeaCAT
Record Depth @ 7,570’
Monitoring, Completions and Multilaterals
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Three phase production
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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
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SPE Member Demographics
16%
14%
% of Members
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
20-24 25-29
30-34 35-39
40-44 45-49
50-54 55-59
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Age Range
2007
1997
60-64
65+
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From Shell Technology
Report
Questions?
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Pinedale
Shell EP In The Americas
(Wyoming)
Alaska
South Texas
Athabasca Oil Sands
Barnett Shale (Fort Worth, Texas)
(Alberta, Canada)
Gulf of Mexico
Shell Canada
Aera (California)
Venezuela
Brazil
Asset managed by RPD
Operating Interest managed by
RPD
Asset managed outside of RPD
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Argentina