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In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with George Koperna, VP of Advanced Resources International, about the status of CCUS. Mr. Koperna is a Petroleum Engineer who became familiar with CO2 injection in the 1990s as the method was being used in Enhanced Gas Recovery. He now works with government researchers and commercial entities to find…

Elena Melchert talks with Hani Al Khalifa about how produced water is being managed globally and in the Middle East. The Produced Water Society has grown from just a few hundred to over 8000 members in 2024. Produced Water comes from oil and gas reservoirs with the production.  With emerging technologies, new ways of managing Produced…

Curtis with EAG joins Mark to discuss the business impacts of cyber security to the oil and gas industry, remote work, zero trust, AI and ensuring that you are secure, even though you have a limited budget. Plus, for once Mark doesn’t make fun of the Army!  In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with James…

In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with Terry Palisch about 100th anniversary of the Annual Technology Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) to be held in New Orleans. ATCE is SPE’s flagship technical conference and will include guest speakers and exhibitions from all over the world.  The theme is “Powering the Future of Energy with a Century of…

In this episode, host Elena Melchert interviews Eric Burnette, Director of Engineering, AD3 Technologies, about his work as a driller in carbon capture and storage as a “refugee” from the oil and gas sector, and presents a great summary comparing and contrasting oil and gas with carbon storage and the effects of carbon dioxide related to…

In this episode, U.S. Hydrogen Alliance Founder and Executive Director, Roxana Bekemohammadi, discusses hydrogen as the “Swiss Army Knife” of energy because of its various applications and the commonalities between oil and gas and hydrogen, and the challenges of educating public policy makers.  https://www.ushydrogenalliance.org Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil…

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, recording from the Exhibit Hall, discusses with Dr. Autumn Haagsma, the founding of the SPE-AAPG-SEC Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) annual conference, and her new project with the Department of Energy related to advancing CCUS in Michigan where she will focus on the parameters of a competent confining…

In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with John Durand about XRI Water’s efforts in managing produced water. John previously worked at Pioneer Resources before joining XRI Water. XRI Water, established in 2013, is a full-cycle water management and produced water management midstream company with advanced water treatment technologies and recycling frameworks. John discusses how XRI manages…

In this episode, the host, Elena Melchert, talks Chuck McConnell, Executive Director of the Center for Carbon Management at the University of Houston. Chuck McConnell was formally Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. McConnell shares work by a consortium on the commercialization of CCUS at the University of Houston…

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Chris Fair, President of Oilfield Data Services. Oilfield Data Services. Founded in 2005, ODSI provides a real-time, integrated well-completion-reservoir monitoring system – Automated Real-Time Surveillance (ARTS) to monitor production and reservoirs. In this podcast, Chris explains how with advanced computer power and physics, his company can get more accurate well…