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.

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

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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?

River delta in the hinterland

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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

STR

AT

2750

2800

2710.0

2810.0

DEP

TH

GR_1

GAPI0 200

SP_1

MV-160 40

HCAL_1

IN6 16

NPHI_1

V/V0.42 -0.18

RHOZ_1

G/C31.95 2.95

DTCO_1

US/F140 40

RT_1

OHMM0.2 2000

HLLD_1

OHMM0.2 2000

HLLS_1

OHMM0.2 2000

RXOZ_1

OHMM0.2 2000

2750

2800

2710.0

2810.0

DEP

TH

VSH_1

V/V0 1

PHIE_1

V/V1 0

BVW_1

V/V1 0

SXO_ARCH_1

V/V1 0

SW_1

V/V1 0

PHIE_1

V/V0.5 0

HPOR_1

V/V0.5 0

KL_HOR_1

MD0.01 10000

PRES_PSI_1

PSIA4140 4220

SpontaneousPotential - SPGamma Ray

GR SpectrometryInduction FamilyLaterolog FamilyNeutronDensitySonic

Formation testers

DipmeterBorehole Imaging

Electromag Prop’n

Nuclear Magnetism

Seismic Data

permeable rock

shale indicatorWell/Well correlationelemental conc.formation resistivityformation resistivityporosityporosityporosityrock mech. props.pressurefluid samplesformation dipsedimentary featuresfractureshydrocarbons invasion& k estimate, Swi, Sor, heavy oilcalibration of seismicin borehole

SpontaneousPotential - SPGamma Ray

GR SpectrometryInduction FamilyLaterolog FamilyNeutronDensitySonic

Formation testers

DipmeterBorehole Imaging

Electromag Prop’n

Nuclear Magnetism

Seismic Data

permeable rock

shale indicatorWell/Well correlationelemental conc.formation resistivityformation resistivityporosityporosityporosityrock mech. props.pressurefluid samplesformation dipsedimentary featuresfractureshydrocarbons invasion& k estimate, Swi, Sor, heavy oilcalibration of seismicin borehole

Logging Tool Measurement

SpontaneousPotential - SPGamma Ray

GR SpectrometryInduction FamilyLaterolog FamilyNeutronDensitySonic

Formation testers

DipmeterBorehole Imaging

Electromag Prop’n

Nuclear Magnetism

Seismic Data

permeable rock

shale indicatorWell/Well correlationelemental conc.formation resistivityformation resistivityporosityporosityporosityrock mech. props.pressurefluid samplesformation dipsedimentary featuresfractureshydrocarbons invasion& k estimate, Swi, Sor, heavy oilcalibration of seismicin borehole

SpontaneousPotential - SPGamma Ray

GR SpectrometryInduction FamilyLaterolog FamilyNeutronDensitySonic

Formation testers

DipmeterBorehole Imaging

Electromag Prop’n

Nuclear Magnetism

Seismic Data

permeable rock

shale indicatorWell/Well correlationelemental conc.formation resistivityformation resistivityporosityporosityporosityrock mech. props.pressurefluid samplesformation dipsedimentary featuresfractureshydrocarbons invasion& k estimate, Swi, Sor, heavy oilcalibration of seismicin borehole

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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

Record Depth @ 7,570’

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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

20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65+

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2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

% o

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Age Range

2007 1997

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Report

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Questions?

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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