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The Formation Testing SIG (FTSIG) strives to advance formation pressure and sampling methods and knowledge (est. December 2010)


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The Executive Committee of the SPWLA FT SIG would like to invite you to its 2024 annual Conference.

Date: September 19, 2024
Location: BP Helius Plaza Auditorium
               201 Helios Way, Houston, TX 77079
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Fees: Professional $100 
           Students $20

Please plan to attend our social event that evening!

The event provides an opportunity to showcase recent advancements in the field and to connect or reconnect with individuals who share the similar interests in formation testing.

    Conference Topics: 

  • Going Beyond Traditional Testing  
  • Formation Testing in Tight and Unconventional Reservoirs 
  • Role of Machine Learning and Digitalization in FT 
  • Role of Formation Testing in the Energy Transition
  • Fluid Sampling and Characterization 
  • Integration of FT into Formation Evaluation

Questions or concerns: [email protected]

Steering Committee:

Chairman

Gibran Hashmi, Halliburton

Vice-Chair Technology

Camilo Gelvez, BP

Secretary

Anup Hunnur, Baker Hughes

Treasurer

Jules El-Khoury, SLB

Facilitators

Margaret Waid, The Waid Group

W. Wade Samec, Halliburton

Carlos Torres-Verdin, The University of Texas at Austin

Mark Proett, Independent Consultant

Wilson Pineda, BP

Tarek Mohamed, The University of Texas at Austin

Irina Baca Espinoza, Weatherford

Juan Carlos Nunez, KAPPA Engineering

Steve Smith, Baker Hughes

Scotty Paul, SLB

The SIG plans to host one meeting per year on various topics pertaining to formation testing.

  Some general SIG activities anticipated:
- SIG related meetings, workshops, short courses, and sessions at general/annual meetings
- Maintain contacts with other professional societies that are also concerned with formation testing
- Web-based information exchange, perhaps including posting of papers, experts list, question area
- Provide leadership for technical standardization activities or QA/QC related with pressure measurements or fluid sample acquisition

Click here for the Formation Testing and Sampling LinkedIn Group.