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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…

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…