MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
Los Angeles Basin Section
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Recipient of the 2011 SPE President’s Section Award for Exce!ence
A Message from the Chair
Celebrating Engineers Week!!
Dear Fellow SPE Members,
Two large banquets on the same day
( Fe b r u a r y 2 2 ) , d i f f e r e n t v e n u e s b u t
ce l e b r a t i n g t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s o f o u r
engineering talent in Southern California.
Contents
Petroleum Technology Forum
March 11th “SB-4 and the Future of
Hydraulic Fracturing in California”
pages 1 & 3
MESA NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
page 4
The OCEC, (Orange County Engineering Council) was held at the
Crown Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa and entertained 200
participants. Amongst them were our ver y own LA SPE
nominated winners: Mike Utt (Distinguished Engineering Merit
Award), Alejandra Ulloa (Young Engineer Award), Kimberly
George (Outstanding Engineering Student Award), Mr Asim
Shakour (Outstanding Engineering Student Award), Mr Soham
Punjabi (Outstanding Engineering Student Award) and Mr Zelong
Wang (Outstanding Engineering Student Award).
SPE GOLF TOURNAMENT
page 5
The SFVEC (San Fernando Valley Engineers Council) was held at
the Sheraton Universal Hotel, Universal City and entertained
approximately 600 participants, and I was honored to have been
nominated for Distinguished Engineering Merit Award. We do
have more engineering winners and some surprises so please refer
to the special section of the newsletter under “Celebrating
Engineers Week” for all awardees.
Celebrating Engineers Week
pages 9 - 15
We have 2 important dates to keep an eye on..
• The SPE Joint 2014 WRM Regional Conference (April
15-18). This is the first-time that the SPE Rocky Mountain
Region and the Western North America Region joins forces to
offer this conference (http://www.wrmjce.org).
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Photos from February 11 Forum
page 6
Early registration extended for SPE
Joint Regional Meeting
page 7
Calling All Professionals
page 8
Student Chapters News
pages 16 - 21
LASPE Upcoming Events
& Newsletter Article Submission
Dates
page 22
PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY FORUM, MARCH 11TH
The next Petroleum Technology Forum is “SB-4 and the Future of Hydraulic Fracturing in California” on
March 11th by Mike Flores of Luna & Glushon.
Details fo!ow on page 3 ...
Location:
Long Beach Petroleum Club
3636 Linden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
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Time:
Registration: 11:30 AM
Buffet Lunch: 11:30 AM
Presentation: 12:00-1:00 PM
Cost:
$25.00 members,
$30.00 non-members,
Free for 1st 4 students, others $5 each
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Message from the Chair...continued #om page 1
• The second MESA Day (Mathematics, Engineering, Science,
Achievement) activities are being planned for Saturday (March
8th) and will be held on the CSULB School of Engineering
campus. Please contact Scott Hara (scotthara@yahoo.com)
Next month we will be “hopefully” advertising our revised Scholarship
program and I look forward to the leadership of Brian Tran one of our
newer Board of Directors and current Scholarship Chair to move this
forward. Under the new balanced budget criteria, which was voted in,
there will be $13000 available for the scholarships to be more
equitably distributed to all the SPE Student Chapters. I hope to get
the board of directors to vote for the new scholarship changes in
March so that we can actually get on with getting our candidates. I
want to personally thank Mike Utt who had created our first revised
scholarship plan based on a more equitable distribution to all the SPE
student Chapters and with a focus of returning the dollar amount
back to levels that we had typically seen in the past.
Contents continued
BoD Minutes for January 2014
pages 23 - 24
Services Offered
page 25
Board Members - Committee
Chairs
page 26
SPE Golf Tournament Brochure
connect.spe.org/LosAngelesBasin/
Home
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www.LASPE.org
So who funds these scholarships? The lion’s share of the funds comes
from the annual golf tournament. I have been promised that this year
will be the most successful!! So look out for it in this newsletter it will be held at Los Serranos CC in
Chino Hills on May 2, 2014.
Finally our monthly meeting will be held at the Petroleum Club on Tuesday March 11th and we have the
pleasure of listening to Mike Flores, Luna & Glushon. He will be discussing “SB-4 and the Future of
Hydraulic Fracturing in California”. I suspect this will be a well-attended forum!!
I look forward to seeing you all on March 11th and thank you for supporting the local section and its
members.
Sincerely
Baldev S. Gill
Chairperson 2013-2014
Baldev.Gill@longbeach.gov
2014 Annual SPE Golf Tournament - May 2nd - SAVE THE DATE!!!
The Annual LA Basin SPE Charity Golf Tournament, Awards Banquet and
mega-raffle is set for Friday May 2, 2013. Once again we will be returning to
Los Serranos Country Club in Chino Hills for a guaranteed 1:00 PM scramble
start. Tell your friends and acquaintances about this great tournament and plan
to attend. Make your plans to attend early, form your teams and be ready to
sign up. You can sign up through the links on www.LASPE.org in early 2014. We expect this event to sell out, as usual, so don't get left out.
Interested parties and VOLUNTEERS PLEASE contact Rich Manuel at
rmanuel@mindspring.com.
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FORUM FROM PAGE 1 . . .
SB-4 and the Future of Hydraulic Fracturing in California
by Mike Flores
Luna & Glushon
Abstract
A discussion of SB-4 including the legislative journey to its creation, a look at the mandated EIR
process and an overview of the DOGGR Requirements for 2014.
The use hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" as the environmentalists like to call it, has created a weather
storm of critique aimed at the oil & gas industry in California not seen since the Santa Barbara
Channel oil spill of 1969. After much debate in the legislature, the release of two major studies stating
hydraulic fracturing does not pose any environmental risk, and the realization by the Governor that
the full exploration (including the use of hydraulic fracturing) of the Monterrey Shale may create an
unprecedented economic boon to the state, a compromise was reached and at the end of the 2013
California Legislative Session, Senate Bill 4 was passed and signed into law.
The bill established new rules for the practice of "well stimulation" activities undertaken by oil and gas
operators. In the bill, "well stimulation" practices are defined and they include hydraulic fracturing,
and other treatments that include increase the flow of oil and natural gas to wells and then to the
surface for recovery. Also, as per the statute, on January 1, DOGGR released Interim Well Stimulation
Regulations and then to follow, on January 1, 2015, permanent regulations are to be adopted.
Additionally, a statewide EIR is to be completed by July 15, 2015.
Biography
Mike Flores, a legislative affairs specialist with Luna & Glushon,
serves on the National Board of Directors of the American
Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), where he is a
member of AAPL’s Legislative Affairs Committee and the Public
Lands Committee. He is a member of Independent Petroleum
Association of America (IPAA), the Western States Petroleum
Association (WSPA), and the Los Angeles Association of
Professional Landmen (LAAPL), where he is the Legislative Affairs
Co-Chair, and is a member of the Bakersfield Association of
Professional Landmen (BAPL) where he is the Legislative Affairs
Chair. In addition, Mike writes a monthly oil & gas legislative
update for the LAAPL and BAPL newsletters and authors the
California Field Report for the Landman2, AAPL's bi-monthly
national magazine. MIke is a graduate of UCLA and is a past Vice
President of the UCLA Alumni Association.
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MESA DAY - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
FOR
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL MESA DAYS
IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE SATURDAY MORNINGS FREE,
PLEASE JOIN US AND HAVE FUN!!
LASPE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM
California State University, Long Beach, School of Engineering,
Saturday March 8 and April 12, 2014 from 8am to 1pm
UCLA, School of Engineering, Saturday April 5, 2014 from 8am to 1pm
Our LA Basin SPE Section has committed to work with over 1400 local high school and middle
school students who wish to attend and graduate from four-year universities with math,
engineering, and science-based degrees.
This is our opportunity to encourage these students, by engaging them with hands-on science
demonstrations, judging their projects, being a test proctor, and simply talking to them.
We will be working with the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
program at their annual MESA Days. Middle and High School projects and rules can be found
at http://mesa.ucop.edu/mesa_day_rules. The Middle School MESA Day is March 8 at CSULB.
The Regional MS MESA Day is April 5 at UCLA and the Regional HS MESA Day is April 12 at
CSULB.
Volunteers can select which day(s) to attend and three ways to participate:
! Test Proctor for competitive Math curriculum tests for both the middle and high school
students; Arrive 8am, finish about 11am. Interact with students before test. Need 7-8
volunteers per day. These volunteers can later judge competitions, or be on a panel.
! Judge a MESA Day Project Competition. Pick a project and read rules; Arrive 8am, finish
about 1pm. Need 15-20 volunteers per day.
! Teach or Demonstrate Science-based principles to the students through hands-on projects
or speak on a panel session. Arrive by 8am, finish about 1:30pm. Need 8-12 volunteers per
day. We have some project ideas, and appreciate your input for several more hands-on
science projects. Looking for SPE YPs and Students for panel sessions.
Volunteers will be served a continental breakfast and lunch. This is a fun day to mingle with
students and teachers and serve our community. As you can see, we will need about 30-40
volunteers each Saturday, so please join us and encourage your friends and family members to
volunteer too.
How to Participate
Interested persons can volunteer or ask questions by contacting our LASPE event coordinator,
Scott Hara, at scotthara@yahoo.com or cell phone at 626-482-6757.
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A GREAT GOLF TOURNAMENT
IS IN THE WORKS!
The LASPE Charity Golf Tournament Committee met late February to make sure this year’s
tournament is the best yet. Some key decisions made were:
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No change in pricing!
Guaranteed 1:00 PM Scramble Start Tee Time
Weatherford will again provide at terrific pre-tee time BBQ
The raffle will be expanded adding more and new ways to win prizes
The venue and date was confirmed: Los Serranos CC in Chino Hills on May 2, 2014
Join us again this year for a great BBQ, a great time on the course, lots of fun with friends and
colleagues at the Banquet and plenty of opportunities to take home raffle prizes.
This event is LASPE’s major fundraiser supporting our community outreach activities,
scholarships and support for student travel to SPE conferences. Last year this support totaled
over $40,000.
The Tournament entry form is attached to this newsletter. You can sign up using PayPal or
by sending a check as directed. The entry form can also be used to take advantage of
sponsorship opportunities.
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
PHOTOS FROM FEBRUARY 11TH
PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY FORUM
Compact Produced Water Treatment
Technology for Onshore Applications
by Mark Wolf
National Oilwell Varco’s Mission Products Group
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
TO, MARCH 14, 2014 FOR
SPE JOINT REGIONAL MEETING
There is great news to share with you:
1. The early bird registration deadline is extended to March 14, 2014.
2. Mr. Helge Hove Haldorsen, the incoming SPE President, will present the Regional Award
and give a speech about the state of SPE.
3. The Honorable Governor Hickenlooper, governor of Colorado, will give the keynote speech.
4. Mr. Jason Marshall, Chief Deputy Director of California Department of Conservation will
join the Regulatory panel discussion.
5. There are several technical short courses offered: “Horizontal Well Completions”,
“Unconventional Reservoir Production (Rate-Transient) Analysis”; “Production Forecasts
and Reserves Estimates in Unconventional Resources”, “DFIT – The Unconventional Well
Test: Theory, Design, and Interpretation” and “Waterflooding Concepts, Design Prediction
and Optimization”.
6. There is also the SPE Section Officer Workshop.
7. Many exhibit booths for you to check out the latest products and services available.
Go to http://www.wrmjce.org to check out the technical program details, and also register, book
room and flights now as it is relatively cheat at this time.
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The panel discussion is titled “Regulatory and other Rules Facing the Industry on the Move”
that will be moderated by Tom Walsh, Director of the SPE Western North America Region.
We will have key regulatory agency representatives from Alaska, California, Colorado, North
Dakota, and Wyoming. New regulations have been proposed and details are being drafted.
If you want a heads up on upcoming rules regarding exploration and production in these
states, this is a must-attend event.
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We have packed 12 exciting technical sessions with over 90 papers from oil companies,
service companies, universities and research institutes.
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We h a v e e x h i b i t b o o t h a n d
sponsorship opportunities available,
please contact Julianna Sipeki at
jsipeki@mhausa.com or called her at
303-277-0270 Ext. 124 for details.
We encourage you to come and enjoy the
beautiful spring–time Rocky Mountains to
network, learn and share technology. Again,
register now at http://www.wrmjce.org
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CALLING ALL PROFESSIONALS IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
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Help Educate the University Student Chapters -
This statue is part of a monument
in Taft, California.
We are looking for volunteers who work in the Petroleum Industry and can volunteer a small
amount of their time to give a talk at the Local Universities, which have or are forming SPE Student
Chapters. These academic institutions include USC, CSULB, UCI and UCLA, who students are
interested in the Petroleum Industry and want to learn about the different jobs that are available in
the LA and surrounding areas.
Specifically we would like to hear from Drilling Engineers, Completions Engineers,
Production Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Facilities Engineers, Geologists, Petrophysicts
and Management.
If you would be interested in being part of a professional directory that the University Chapters can
call upon for their SPE meetings, which typically occur in the evenings we would be grateful if you
could contact Devon Shay (email: dshay@shpi.net) and send your contact details, including
title, company or current status, area of expertise and what the title of your talk would be?
LA SPE thanks you for your time and efforts in helping educate and motivate young bright
engineers and scientists to join the industry.
Sincerely,
Baldev S. Gill
LA SPE Chair 2013-2014
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
2014 Engineers' Council Awards
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CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
USC$Professor$Iraj$Ershaghi$Received$The$Highest$Honor$By$Becoming$A$Member$Of$The$
NaBonal$Academy$Of$Engineers
At a Feb. 18 reception in the Ronald Tutor Hall, USC President C.L. Max Nikias, USC
Viterbi Dean Yannis C. Yortsos and others honored two distinguished USC Viterbi School
of Engineering faculty who have just been named members of the National Academy of
Engineering (NAE), the highest professional distinction accorded an engineer.
Professor Ershaghi is the Omar Milligan Professor of Petroleum Engineering in the Mork
Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, executive director of
the Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies at USC, and executive director of
UKC (USC - Kuwait Oil Company Center). Ershaghi has made innumerable contributions
to the university. Among his many distinctions and awards, in 2012 he received the SPE’s
highest distinction, the Honorary Member Award, and in 2010, the John Franklin Carll
Medal. Under his leadership of over 27 years as its chair, the USC Petroleum Engineering
Program has become one of the most renowned in the nation. An internationally known
expert in petroleum technology, Ershaghi also helped establish a number of innovative
programs in the curriculum, including the nation’s first and only master's in petroleum
engineering in smart oilfield technology. As co-director of CiSoft, a unique partnership
between USC Viterbi and the Chevron Corp., Ershaghi has played an integral role in its
success by helping to build teams of university scholars, scientists and students to undertake
important research. In recognition of its educational impact, the Orange County
Engineering Council last year named CiSoft as the OCEC Engineering Project of the Year.
The NAE was established in 1964 under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences as
a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Members have distinguished themselves
in business and academic
management, in technical
positions, as university faculty,
and as leaders in government
and private engineering
organizations. Members are
elected to NAE membership
by their peers (current NAE
members).
Iraj Ershaghi and Geraldine Knatz
(center) with USC President C. L.
Max Nikias (left) and USC Viterbi
Dean Yannis C. Yortsos (right).
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CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
Nicholas Perkins Hardeman Academic Leadership Award
Since Dr. Jalal Torabzadeh joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at CSULB in
1986, he has worked tirelessly on behalf of the university.
A member of the Academic Senate since 1999, Dr. Torabzadeh has helped draft and pass
many policies, including policies on Retention, Tenure and Promotion, University Awards
Committee, Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities, Undergraduate Advising, Student
Evaluation of Teaching, and the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.
He became a member of the Academic Senate Executive Committee in 2005 and served as
Vice Chair of the Senate in 2008-09. He also served on the Senate's Nominating Committee
and is a member of the Program Committee for the Academic Senate Retreats.
With service on more than 18 University committees, councils and task forces during his 27year career, Dr. Torabzadeh has had an impact on a wide variety of issues from enrollment
management to grade appeals and advising. In addition to numerous committees for the
department and the College of Engineering, including the Department and College
Curriculum Committees and the ABET Accreditation Committee, Dr. Torabzadeh has
served on the University Resource Council, University Lottery Committee, Faculty
Personnel Policies Council, the University's Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Accreditation Committee and served as the Co-chair of the WASC Subcommittee on
Student Success, University Task Force on RTP Policy and Procedure, just to list a few. His
professionalism, integrity, ethical values, kindness, willingness to hear others' viewpoints and
exceptional analytical skills have earned him the respect of his colleagues Universitywide.
Currently the interim chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), Dr.
Torabzadeh served as the Mechanical Engineering Program
Coordinator and Undergraduate Advisor and Vice Chair for
MAE from 2001 - 2013. He was an Adjunct Professor in the
Petroleum Engineering Program at USC from 2000-2009. He
has been a consultant with Chevron, The Gas Company, the
Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, West Coast Resource
Center since 2010. He is also active in numerous professional
organizations like the American Society for Engineering
Education, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Los
Angeles Council of Engineers and Scientists and the Orange
County Engineering Council. He is the recipient of many
academic and professional awards including Distinguished
Engineering Educator, TRW Excellence in Teaching, SPEI
Fellow, SPEI Distinguished Member, SPEI Outstanding
Ser vice, PTS Outstanding Ser vice, and CSULB CFA
Outstanding Service awards.
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CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
OCEC HONORS & AWARDS
2014 OCEC Honors & Awards Banquet Recognizes the Best of Engineering In
Southern California
The 2014 OCEC (Orange County Engineering Council) Honors and Awards Banquet attracted more than
200 participants and was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa, on February 22 during the
National Engineers Week. The event was kicked off by an invocation and the pledge of allegiance. The
after-dinner keynote address by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist and Supervisor of
t h e Ad v a n ce d Te c h n o l o g i e s Gr o u p a t J P L ( Je t Pr o p u l s i o n L a b o r a to r y ) , p r o v i d e d a n
informative perspective on the present and the future of Humanlike Robots.
Listed below are the names of those award winners whom you may know. Please congratulate them by a
phone call or email.
President’s Award - Professor Stephen Lu (USC)
Distinguished Engineering Merit Award - Mr. Mike Utt (consultant), LASPE Senior Past Chair.
Outstanding Engineering Educator Award – Professor Kristian Jessen (USC)
Young Engineer Award - Ms. Alejandra Ulloa (Occidental)
Young Engineer Award – Ms. Xiaoyan Zhang (Chevron)
Outstanding Engineering Student Award – Kimberly George (Cal State Long Beach)
Outstanding Engineering Student Award – Mr. Asim Shakour (UC Irvine)
Outstanding Engineering Student Award – Mr. Soham Punjabi (USC), and
Outstanding Engineering Student Award – Mr. Zelong Wang (USC)
On-hand to observe the ceremony and congratulate the award winners in person were LASPE Board
members: Dr. Ted Frankiewicz, Dr. Reza Rastegar and Professor Steve Cheung. Also present were Vice
Dean James Moore and Professor Iraj Ershaghi from USC, Professor Jalal Torabzadeh from Cal State
Long Beach, and Dr. Sam Sarem, OCEC Executive Director..
The subsequent presentations to the Award winners began with the recognition of Outstanding Students
from local academic institutions. Young Engineers from companies across Orange County were cited for
their exceptional contributions. Outstanding Engineering Merit Awards and Distinguished Engineering
Merit Awards were presented to outstanding engineers from industry and government. Key engineering
projects ranging from aerospace improvements to major civil constructions received Project Achievement
Awards. Similarly, academic excellence was recognized by presenting Outstanding Engineering Educator
Awards and Distinguished Engineering Educator Awards to faculty from academic institutions in
Southern California, and STEM Awards to High School and Middle Schools STEM Programs and STEM
Educators. This year, there was a tie for the Engineering Project of the year. The winners were the
Orange County Sanitation District-Plant No. 2 Headworks Replacement Project and Boeing Space &
Intelligence Systems’X-37B, the US’ most advanced state of the art reentry space craft. Orbital Test
Vehicle
Finally, as stated above, the most prestigious President’s Award was presented to Dr. Stephen C-Y Lu of
USC.
On the following pages are some photos of the banquet and award presentation.
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CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
OCEC HONORS & AWARDS
PHOTOS OF AWARDEES
USC Professor Stephen Lu receives President’s Award
Mike Utt receives Distinguished Engineering Merit Award
USC Professor Kristian Jessen receives
Outstanding Engineering Educator Award
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Ms. Alejandra Ulloa of Oxy
receives Young Engineer Award
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USC Professor Stephen Lu receives President’s Award
MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
OCEC HONORS & AWARDS
PHOTOS OF AWARDEES CONTINUES
Ms. Xiaoyan Zhang of Chevron
receives Young Engineer Award
Mr. Asim Shakour, UCI, receives
Outstanding Engineering Student Award
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Ms. Kimberly George, CSULB, receives
Outstanding Engineering Student Award
Mr. Zelong Wang and Mr. Soham Punjabi, both of USC,
receives Outstanding Engineering Student Award
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CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK
OCEC HONORS & AWARDS
GENERAL PHOTOS OF BANQUET
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SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
CSULB SPE Student Chapter Newsletter Feb 2014
February has been a great month for CSULB’s student chapter. Firstly we had a membership drive
where Baldev Gill, LASPE Chair, was kind enough to come out and give an interesting and informative
talk about the Wilmington Oil Field. During this meeting we signed up 21 new members! We also
walked them through the online SPE.org student signup.
February 17th to the 21st was E-Week, a national weeklong celebration of engineering. The College of
Engineering’s student organizations teamed up to have a week of exciting engineering themed events.
SPE members participated all week long in the E-lympics, a series of engineering based challenges
from a paper airplane competition to an Engineering Jeopardy quiz game. The kickoff to the week was
the Opening Ceremonies where SPE members and officers helped set up, hand out free pizza, and
cleaned up. We also had a table set up to talk to students about Petroleum Engineering and sign up to
become members. And on our table we were able to proudly display our new SPE chapter banner,
thanks to the support of LASPE. Thanks to all of the board members for their support!
From L to R:
Manuel Aceves, Kim George, Robin Monkolpoonsuk, Tae Kim, & Noel
Perez on Opening Day with our new SPE chapter banner.
Thanks LASPE for our new banner!
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SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
CSULB SPE Student Chapter Newsletter February 2014 - continued
We held special elections on February 18th to fill our vacant board. Our new board is as
follows:
President: Kim George
Vice President: Stephanie Arriola
Treasurer: Safir Wazed
Secretary: Stella Talverdi
External Vice President: Noel Perez
Webmaster: Ryan Cocchi
And on a final note Orange County Engineering Council had their awards ceremony February
22nd.
Among those honored were CSULB’s Associate Dean for Research and Development, Dr.
Hamid Rahai for Outstanding Engineering Educator and our new SPE Chapter President,
Kim George for Outstanding Engineering Student. Congratulations to not only to Dr. Rahai
and Kim, but also to those honored from our sister chapters at USC and UCI.
From L to R:
Kim George, Dr. Hank Bagheri, Mrs. Shirin Rahai, Dr. Hamid Rahai, Dr. Dhushy
Sathianathan, Dr. Jalal Torabzadeh, and Hamid Torabzadeh.
Also not pictured are Dr. and Mr. Parvin Shariat.
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
USC SPE Student Chapter February 2014 Activities
USC SPE Spring Annual General Meeting
On February 4th, the USC SPE Chapter held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the spring
semester 2014. The event started with a brief social, allowing chapter members to mingle over light
refreshments. Following that, the current board members took to the stage to highlight past events
that have been put on by the chapter in the previous semester. They also presented a summary of
planned future events during the spring semester. The board then welcomed the Director of USC’s
Petroleum Engineering Department, Dr. Iraj Ershaghi who delivered a talk titled: “What can you do as
a Petroleum Engineer?” He detailed the career paths and roles of petroleum engineers in the modern
petroleum industry. Dr. Ershaghi also expounded on current advances in petroleum engineering
technology with the increasing application of information technology, smart oilfield technologies,
challenges related to deep water developments, unconventional resources, and other professional
activities including intellectual property laws, oil and gas investment and R & D. In total, more than
60 students were in attendance for the AGM, representing undergraduates and graduate students from
the USC Petroleum Engineering Program and other related departments.
The turn-out for the AGM
Chapter members listen to
Dr. Ershaghi’s presentation
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
USC SPE Student Chapter February 2014 Activities continues
USC SPE Chevron Paper Competition
On February 20th and coinciding with Engineering Week 2014, USC SPE, under the sponsorship of
PTE, CiSoft and Chevron, organized a challenge competition among the students in the Petroleum
Engineering Program and other departments. The competition saw teams consisting of 5-7 students
working on an assigned petroleum engineering problem. They later presented their solutions to a panel
of judges including two from Chevron, one of whom participated virtually and one on campus as well
as Dr. Don Paul, the Executive Director of the USC Energy Institute. A total of 5 teams participated,
where each team presented was given 10 minute to present their novel approach for solving the
problem. After each and every team had presented, the judges discussed their verdict. At the end, the
team consisting of Atefeh Jahandideh, Pannayod Kritsadativud, Diego A Vasquez, Lichi Deng, Zelong
Wang, Jianzhang Wu, and Watanapong Ratawessanun emerged as the winner. The winning team took
home participation certificates, Chevron gas cards, journals, flash drives as well as a SPE bag.
Students present their
solutions to the assigned
problem in front of a panel
of judges
The winning team with
Department Director, Dr.
Ershaghi and the Chevron judges
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SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
USC SPE Student Chapter February 2014 Activities continues
Engineering Week 2014 Technology Showcase
In conjunction with Engineering Week 2014, a week-long event that celebrates the profession of
engineering, USC SPE partnered with Viterbi’s Klein Institute of Undergraduate Engineering Life
(KIUEL) to put up a technology showcase panel. On February 19th, the chapter set up a table at the
university’s Engineering Quad where a variety of tools from the oil and gas industry were put on
display. Such tools included drill bits, casing strings, drilling mud additives and centralizers. In addition
to that, the chapter also played a video presentation detailing the usage of specific tools in the drilling
and production of oil wells.
The showcase panel drew the attention of curious students and chapter volunteers were on hand to
help explain to them the functions and uses of each tool. The event garnered a positive response as
many people visited the table, including officials from KIUEL. Furthermore, the showcase panel also
succeeded in obtaining several new student sign-ups and helped increase the visibility of the chapter
on campus.
USC SPE chapter volunteers
manning the technology
showcase table
Curious students stop by the
table to inspect the tools as
volunteers explain the
function of each tool
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
SPE STUDENT CHAPTERS NEWS
UCI SPE Student Chapter Continues to Grow
The UCI SPE Chapter held its second general meeting on January 30th. The president of UCI SPE
Chapter, Asim Shakour had a compelling power point presentation on the UCI SPE Chapter and
giving back to the community. He touched about upon several benefits of being a UCI SPE Chapter
member and how one can grow as an individual/engineer by being involved with a professional society,
such as, SPE. The presentation was concluded with Q&A for the speaker by all who attended the
meeting (members and non-members). Also, all who attended had to state their name and tell
something interesting about themselves. This was implemented successfully at the end of the meeting
to simply break the ice amongst those who were contemplating about joining the UCI SPE Chapter.
On February 21,st the UCI SPE Chapter held its third general meeting. Our chapter had the wondrous
opportunity of having Dr. Steven Cheung be a guest speaker. Dr. Cheung gave a riveting power point
presentation on the different aspects of petroleum engineering and the essentials needed to be a good
petroleum
e n g i n e e r.
The
presentation laid out the the
demand of petroleum engineers and
the reality that our global energy
demands can only be met through
oil and natural gas. The presentation
was concluded with Q&A for the
speaker. The meeting ended with
Dr. Cheung sharing some personal
stories about working in industry, in
order to motivate the audience to go
out and make a difference in the
petroleum industry.
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
SELECTED SPE UPCOMING EVENTS - 2014
Date
Title
Mar 11*
SB-4 and the Future of Hydraulic Fracturing in California
by Mike Flores, Luna & Glushon
SPE Conference on Health, Safety, and the Environment
at Long Beach Convention Center
Mar 17-19
Apr 8*
Apr 17-18
Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies by Don Clarke
SPE Western North America / Rocky Mountain
Joint Regional Meeting, Denver CO
May 2
2014 Annual LA Basin SPE Charity Golf Tournament
May 13*
“Hydraulic Fracturing Myths, Reality and
Environmental Stewardship Through Better Chemistry“
by Daneil Daulton (DL)*
June 17*
TBA
Note:$*$LASPE$Board$meeBng$starts$at$10:30$a.m.$and$all$members$are$welcome$to$observe
DEADLINES FOR NEWSLETTER ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Month
1st Submission Call
Last Submission Call
No Submissions
Accepted After
Newsletter Publish
Date
April
3/17/14
3/24/14
3/28/14
4/1/14
May
4/15/14
4/23/14
5/2/14
5/6/14
June
5/19/14
5/26/14
5/30/14
6/3/14
September
8/18/14
8/25/14
8/29/14
9/2/14
2014 Annual SPE Golf Tournament - May 2nd - SAVE THE DATE!!!
The Annual LA Basin SPE Charity Golf Tournament, Awards Banquet and megaraffle is set for Friday May 2, 2013. Once again we will be returning to Los Serranos
Country Club in Chino Hills for a guaranteed 1:00 PM scramble start. Tell your
friends and acquaintances about this great tournament and plan to attend. Make
your plans to attend early, form your teams and be ready to sign up. You can sign up
through the links on www.LASPE.org in early 2014. We expect this event to sell
out, as usual, so don't get left out.
Interested parties and VOLUNTEERS PLEASE contact Rich Manuel at
rmanuel@mindspring.com.
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
LASPE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, JANUARY
13, 2014
Attendance:
Eric Withjack, Senior Past Chair
Steve Cheung, Junior Past Chair - Proxy
Baldev Gill, Section Chair
Brian Tran, Board Member through 2016
Ted Frankiewicz, Vice Chair 2013-2014
Christian Vaccese, Board Member through 2014
Rick Finken, Treasurer
Robert Visser, Past Treasurer
Scott Hara, Outreach
Vanessa Perez, Past Nomination Chair – Not Present
Jalal Torabzadeh, CSULB Student Chapter Advisor
Sam Sarem, Chair, Membership and Awards Committees – Not Present
Leila Vlasko, Forum & Program co-chair – Not present
AB Gorashi Abdulrahman, Continuing Education Committee Chair – Not Present
Erik Renteria, CSULB Student Chapter – Not Present
Stephanie Grace Arriola, CSULB Student Chapter – Not Present
Asim Sakour, UCI Student Chapter
Taran Sondhy, UCI Student Chapter
Llyen Nguyen, UCI Student Chapter
Soham Punjabi, USC Student Chapter
Zelong Wang, USC Student Chapter
Kim Geroge, CSULB Student Chapter Secretary
Proceedings:
1. The meeting was called to order at 10:35 AM. A quorum was met.
2. Agenda approved.
3. Brian Tran moved that the November 13th 2013 meeting minutes be approved. Eric Withjack
seconded the motion. All approved.
4. Treasurer Reports:
For December 2013, income exceeded expenses by $261. Late receipts from the September Forum
($675) and the December Forum ($560) plus a donation through PayPal from Halliburton to fund the
YP’s December event ($728) more than offset expenses of $512 for the December Forum, $440 for
the newsletter and website and $750 for the December YP event.
The total value of LASPE’s assets was $63,941 as of December 31, 2013, consisting of $32,689 in
working funds and $31,252 in reserve funds.
5. Old Business:
conintued next page
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
LASPE BOARD MEETING MINUTES CONTINUES...
6. New Business:
7. Finalize Budget for 2013/2014 discussed already during the meeting of December. Eric Withjack made
a motion, Steve Cheung and Brian Tran seconded. Approved.
8. There are 3 Board Positions available and 1 Treasurer Position to be filled. Proposed Robert Shaff for
BOD until 2016. Erik Withjack made a motion to approve Robert Shaff, Steve Cheung seconded.
Approved. Proposed Uduak Ntuk for the 2nd available BOD position for Outreach Committee until
2014. Brian Tran moved to approve Uduak Ntuk for BOD positions, Christian Vaccese seconded.
Approved. Proposed Reza Rastegar for 3rd available BOD position Program Chair until 2015. Brian
Tran moved to approve Reza Rastegar as BOD, Baldev seconded. Approved. Proposed Ali Khan for
Treasurer position until 2014. Brian Tran moved to approve Ali Khan for Treasurer Position, Ted
Frankiewicz seconded. Approved
9. Treasurer Report see point 4. Funds will be moved from Fidelity to Chase. Brian Tran moved to move
the fund to Chase, Christian Vaccese seconded. Approved
Rick Finken proposed to be Vice Treasurer until 2014. Ted Frankiewicz moved to have Rick Finken
as Vice Treasurer until 2014, Steve Cheung seconded. Approved.
10. LA SPE newsletter submission deadline: it is necessary to send to Larry Gilpin any information
especially related to the Speakers, at least 2 weeks in advance in order to facilitate his work. Baldev
will talk with Larry to see what will be the cost in case he receives info 1 week in advance.
11. Professional Outreach for speakers for Student Chapters, to be discussed later.
12. UCI Student SPE Kick-Off Meeting on January 16 requests $138 for refreshments and logistics; 3
Speakers to attend: Devon Shay, Baldev Gill, Ted Frankiwicz.. Steve Cheung moved to approve the
$138 for refreshment and logistics, Brian Tran seconded. Approved
13. WNAR Denver 2014 Meeting Update. April 17-18 will see in Denver the WNAR Meeting, we need
essentially more attendants and registrations, and more sponsors/advertisement. Also need to check
on the Petrobowl status.
14. Scholarship Committee will be chaired by Brian Tran, other committee members until 2014 will be Eric
Withjack, Steve Cheung, Mike Utt, Ted Frakiewicz.
15. Section Activities:
We are looking for Speakers and DL for February, March, April and June, Dan Clark is one of them.
USC, CSULB, UCI are setting up meetings for discussing SPE Memberships and election of Student
Representatives;
Scott Hara is in touch with Students Chapters to set up the HES “International Health Environmental
Safety” Meeting the 1st of this kind. A Kick-Off Meeting will be done soon.
16. Meeting adjourned at 11:40am
Christian Vaccese, LASPE 2014 Secretary and Board Member
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
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MARCH 4, 2014 LASPE NEWSLETTER
2013-2014 LASPE OFFICERS & BOARD
Name
PosiBon
ELmail
Dr.!Eric!!Withjack
Senior!Past!chair
dremmw@yahoo.com!
Dr.!Steve!Cheung
Junior!Past!Chair
steveior@yahoo.com
Baldev!!Gill
LASPE!Chairperson!2013H2014
Baldev.Gill@longbeach.gov!
Dr.!Ted!Frankiewicz
Vice!Chair!H!Board!member!through!!2015
Prankiewicz@specservices.com!
Ali!Khan
Treasurer!through!2015
akhan@conservaRon.ca.gov
Rick!Finken
ViceHTreasurer
rdfinken@gmail.com
ChrisRan!Vaccese
Secretary!H!Board!member!through!!2014
c.vaccese@gmail.com
Robert!Schaaf
Board!member!through!2016
robert_schaaf@oxy.com
Uduak!Ntuk
Board!member!through!2014
Brian!Tran
Dr.!Reza!Rastegar
Board!member!through!!2016
Board!member!through!2015
uduak.ntuk@longbeach.gov!
Brian.Tran@Bakerhughes.com
Reza_Rastegar@oxy.com
Robert!Schaaf
Award
robert_schaaf@oxy.com
Dr.!Reza!Rastegar
Forum!and!Program!coHchair
Reza_Rastegar@oxy.com
Dr.!Ted!Frankiewicz
Forum!and!Program!coHchair
Prankiewicz@specservices.com
Rich!Manuel!
Golf
rmanuel@mindspring.com
Uduak!Ntuk
Community!Outreach/STEM
Dr.!Sam!Sarem
Membership
uduak.ntuk@longbeach.gov!
Sam4IPRC@aol.com
Dr.!Iraj!Ershaghi
PublicaRon!Mentor
ershaghi@usc.edu
Brian!Tran
Scholarship!
Brian.Tran@Bakerhughes.com
Devon!Shay
Student!Chapter!Liaison
DShay@SHPI.net
Dr.!Jalal!Torabzadeh
Student!Chapter!Advisor!H!CSULB
jalal.torabzadeh@csulb.edu
Kim!George
Student!Chapter!President!H!CSULB
kimgeorge3@hotmail.com
Dr.!Iraj!Ershaghi
Student!Chapter!Advisor!–!USC
ershaghi@usc.edu
Soham!Punjabi
Student!Chapter!President!H!USC
USCstudents@spemail.org
Dr.!Frank!Shi
Student!Chapter!Advisor!H!UCI
fgshi@uci.edu
Asim!Shakour
Student!Chapter!President!H!UCI
ashakour@uci.edu
A.B.!Gorashi
Training
goras9@aol.com
Jovy!Kroh
Young!Professional
jkroh@shpi.net
Dr.!Eric!!Withjack
NominaRons
dremmw@yahoo.com!
Larry!Gilpin
Tom!Walsh
Newslecer!&!Website!Editor!/!Publisher
WNAR!Director!2012H2015
Larry@4thForge.com
twalsh@petroak.com
CommiMee$Chairs
SPE!Contact!for!SecRons
!
secRons@SPE.org
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SPE
Charity Golf Classic
May 2, 2014
Los Serranos Country Club
15656 Yorba Ave. Chino Hills, CA 91709
2 Courses – 288 Players – Scramble Format
Banquet & Raffle
Pre-Tournament BBQ sponsored by:
Please list your foursome. Check which package you want:
Eagle ($2300)
Birdie ($1600)
Team Company Cup Challenge ($100)
On-the-course contests included!
1st Foursome
Par ($1400)
Foursome ($600 each)
Foursome entered in Company Cup Challenge
1.__________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________
3.__________________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________________
2nd Foursome
Foursome entered in Company Cup Challenge
All events start at 10:30am
Check-In at 11:00am, Shot-Gun start at 1:00pm
1.__________________________________________________________
Tournament Sponsorship Opportunities
Eagle $2300
3.__________________________________________________________
Includes 3 Foursomes, Tee Sponsorship on each course, mulligans, 5 Raffle tickets per player,
Birdie $1600
Includes 2 Foursomes, Tee Sponsorship on each course, mulligans, 5 Raffle tickets per player,
Par $1400
Includes 2 Foursomes, Tee Sponsorship on one course, mulligans.
2.__________________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________________
3rd Foursome
Foursome entered in Company Cup Challenge
1.__________________________________________________________
2.__________________________________________________________
3.__________________________________________________________
4.__________________________________________________________
Tee Sponsors
$150 for one course or $200 for both courses.
Raffle
$5 per ticket or 5 tickets for $20 (No Limit!!!)
Company Cup Challenge!
Put your best Company Teams together and challenge the Best of the Rest for the Cup!
Entry Fee - $100 plus foursome fee.
(3 of 4 players must be company employees. No PGA professionals)
Send completed form by April 18, 2014. Payment can be made by check or “PayPal”
Make check payable to:
“L.A. Basin SPE”
Mail checks and/or completed form to:
L.A. Basin SPE
OXY Long Beach
P.O. Box 2900
Long Beach, CA 90802
ATTN: Juan Santillan
Warning, Reservation not valid until payment is received!
Questions? Contact: Rich Manuel at: rmanuel@mindspring.com
Early Bird Sign-Up
Sign up and pay for your
foursome by April 1st
and receive $100 worth
of raffle tickets!
Mulligans (2) $10 $__________
Total Cost, Sponsor Package(s): $__________
Total Cost for Foursome(s): No.:_____ x’s $600 each $__________
Single Price $175 (Subject to availability) $__________
Team Company Cup Challenge Entry Fee ($100) $__________
Tee Sponsorships @ $150 for one course
or $200 for both courses. No.: ______ Total Due: $__________
Raffle tickets: $5 each or 5 for @$20. No.____ Total Due: $__________
Dinner only: No.:_____ x’s $35 each : $__________
Contribution Only $__________
Grand Total Due: $_________
Send completed form by Friday, April 18th.
Payment can be made by check to “LA BASIN SPE” or by PayPal.
No reservations without payment in full.
PayPal Option: Go to LASPE.org to submit payment.
Payment via PayPal. Send your completed form.
Name of Company: __________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Contact: ____________________________________________
Email address: _______________________________________
Please contact me. I would like to make prize(s) donations to the tournament.
If you have any questions, call ___________________________.
A Message From The Tournament Chairman
Another year has gone by since we had the last LA SPE Annual Golf Tournament. I
am happy to announce that last year’s tournament generated $22,000 which was
used to award many scholarships. Everyone who participated in the tournament is
to be congratulated.
The development of today’s youth is the major focus of the Los Angeles Basin
Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Through community outreach, our
members visit schools to tell the story of oil and its importance in our daily lives.
The LA SPE provides scholarships to high school and university students pursuing
and engineering or science curriculum. We support annual high school science fairs
and fund programs to introduce high school teachers to the petroleum industry.
The LA SPE Annual Golf Tournament is the major funding vehicle for the afore
mentioned programs and is the major oil industry golf tournament in Southern
California.
Please join us and enjoy a day of great golf, camaraderie and support for our
programs. Every year I meet new people and reacquaint myself with old friends.
Life is short so don’t miss this opportunity, it only comes around once a year.
Golf, Banquet & Raffle
Sign up your foursome by April 1st
and receive $100 worth of raffle tickets!
Pre-Tournament BBQ by
May 2, 2014
Los Serranos Country Club
Chino Hills, California
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Charity Golf Classic
Sincerely,
Richard Manuel,
2014 Tournament Chairman
2014 SPE GOLF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE
C/O OXY Long Beach, Inc.
P. O. Box 2900
Long Beach, CA 90802
Tracie Breedlove
Jake Chapman
Rosie Domino
Ken Farabaugh
Mike Filbey
Rick Finken,
John Olson
Sean Onodera
Chris Parmelee
Rudy Payan
Juan Santillan
Scott Walker
Wes Wisdom
Weatherford
Weatherford
Oxy Long Beach, Inc.
Oxy Long Beach, Inc.
Oxy Long Beach, Inc.
LASPE Treasurer
Weatherford
Multi-Chem Halliburton
Oxy LA Basin, Inc.
Oxy LA Basin, Inc.
Oxy Long Beach, Inc.
Oxy LA Basin, Inc.
Consultant