Oil and Gas Upstream

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dr. Douglas Wicks who currently serves as a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA‑E) at DOE. His focus at ARPA-E is on waste-to-energy, critical mineral mining and geologic hydrogen technologies. Wicks joined ARPA-E from Imerys, a French industrial minerals company. https://arpa-e.energy.gov/ Brought to you […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dr. Nathan Meehan, Professor at the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University. His research includes energy transition issues, unconventional resources, and hydraulic fracturing. He holds a BSc from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MSc from the University of Oklahoma, and a PhD […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert interviews John Durand, John Durand, Vice Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer, XRI Water. From a time when oil and gas operations depended on freshwater -especially for hydraulic fracturing to a time now when no freshwater is needed. From disposal of brackish water to treatment and reuse of produced water […]

Elena talks with Dr. Susan Nash at the 2024 NAPE Summit about the latest on the Department of the Interior’s work with the States regarding orphaned wells. NAPE hosted a panel dedicated to discussion on orphaned wells, and Dr. Nash, a panelist, shared insights. NAPE Summit https://napeexpo.com/summit TGS https://www.tgs.com/ Department of the Interior Orphaned Wells […]

Elena talks with Lonnie Smith, Co-Founder of Turnco and creator of the B.R.I.T.E and D90 processes. Lonnie and Turnco are leading technical authorities in solving BHA (Bottom Hole Assembly) data analytics challenges for operators and drilling contractors alike. Lonnie has 25 years of experience in bottom-hole assembly applications, and holds an Executive Education Certificate in […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Matt Kleiman, Co-Founder and CEO of Cumulus Digital Systems. Cumulus is digitizing quality assurance in industrial maintenance and construction. Matt has a B.A. degree from Rutgers and a J.D degree from Duke Law School. After working in aerospace, he began working in oil and gas improving Blow-Out […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Carl Neuhaus, VP Onshore, TGS, who discusses TGS’ role in making subsurface data, especially 3D seismic data, available to the industry. Also, discusses data architecture and its role in big data, data analytics, and AI. How many zeros are there in a petabyte? This episode was recorded […]

Recorded live at the 2024 Produced Water Society annual meeting, Houston. In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Steve Coffee about produced water and its role in oil and gas as a resource and his thoughts on produced water as discussed at COP28. Water and technology are critical to development and to optimize the […]

Elena talks with Mark McClure, CEO of ResFrac. ResFrac supplies software which integrates Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Simulation, with applications to oil, gas, and geothermal resources. Mark discusses how ResFrac integrates Hydraulic Fracture and Reservoir Simulation into a complete package, enabling improvements in well design and optimization. Mark also discusses how improved data and industry […]

Elena talks with Huxley Barbee, Security Evangelist at runZero, a cyber asset attack surface management solution that is the first step in cybersecurity risk management. Huxley discusses why and how cybersecurity for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) including oil and gas upstream is so different from IT, including history, first steps, and […]

Elena talks with Mark Munoz, Reservoir/Simulation Engineering Consultant, about his 46 year career working with reservoir simulation and integrated studies. Mark has worked with various companies, including SSI, ECL/SLB, BP, OXY, Nitec, Conoco and Devon Energy. He has held various positions such as Manager of Latin American Operations, Manager of Integrated Studies, Manager of Simulation, […]

Elena Dr. Joe Batir of Teverra (formally Petrolern) about the work he and Teverra are involved with to optimize reliable energy sources and carbon storage solutions. Dr. Batir also has a Podcast on the Oil and Gas Network called Energy Transitions Solutions and is involved in an initiative with the Department of Defense, through the Defense Innovation […]

This episode is made possible by Oliva Gibbs LLP In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Paul Hudson, CEO ofPetroAlpha, about his past experiences as director, owner, partner, andmentor for operations that dealt with nearly every aspect of wellconstruction around the world. They also discussed PetroAlpha, and howit provides credit solutions to companies based on […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Mike Antosh about Prolytx, an Asset Management Information Company that bridges the gap between IT and Engineering groups for owner operators of large-scale facilities such as deepwater platforms. Link to Prolytx: https://www.prolytx.com/Link to Prolytx Linkedin Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prolytx This episode is made possible by Oliva Gibbs LLP Brought to […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with the co-founders of Falcon West Energy Insurance Solutions, Peter Brecht and Darrick Huddleston, about how companies can operate in confidence when they know how to use insurance to manage risk, including oil and gas, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, and other energy. Darrick also noted that when […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Sally Goodson about her over 30-year oil and gas career with both Chevron and the American Petroleum Institute. Ms. Goodson also discusses her views on the oil and gas industry’s ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This episode is made possible by Oliva Gibbs LLP Brought to you […]

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In this episode, Dr. Larry Lake discusses energy diversity, key technologies, including hydraulic fracturing, data analytics/decision and risk analysis, enhanced oil recovery, geochemistry, and flow, and the potential for petroleum engineering to support “energy diversification” such as geothermal. Fifty-years of experience, leadership and a key contributor to the field of petroleum engineering, Dr. Larry Lake, […]

Elena Melchert interviews Reid Warriner, CEO of TAQA Drilling Solutions and Pedro Vergel, VP North and South America for Well Completions. This TAQA team describes technology contributions to production, applications of oil and gas technology to other subsurface sectors such as geothermal and carbon storage. https://tq.com This episode is made possible by Oliva Gibbs LLP Click here to […]

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, enjoys a deep dive into the world of offshore wellbore construction, the role and value of liner hanger systems, and why it is possible not only to capture signals from the bottom of the well to the top also to send a signal from the rig floor to the […]