SLB will be presenting “Seeing Beyond the Borehole: Advanced Imaging for Unconventional Wells”. Please join us for some educational discussions on advanced imaging and logging applications for unconventional wells. All members and anyone interested are welcome. Please register for lunch and to attend a fun, interactive event with fellow young professionals in the industry.

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SPE YP is hosting with SLB its infamous Halloween Social at Tom’s Watch on October 29th! Food and Beverages will be provided. Costumes are highly encourage and there will be a price for the best dressed!

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Host: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section

Event: November 2026 Technical Happy Hour

Time: November 5th, 4-6pm (HH begins at 4, Talk at 430, more Social until 6)

Location: Liberty Energy, 950 17th St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202

Sponsor: Liberty Energy

Study Group Category: Drilling

Speaker: Lee Hyson, Business Development Manager, Gaia Earth Group

Title: Modern Open Hole Wireline Operations: Safer, More Efficient Outcomes with Proactive,

Holistic Planning

Abstract:

Open hole wireline logging continues to be the preferred, cost-effective method of formation

evaluation in our industry. But as wellbore geometry, trajectory, and logging objectives become

more complex, the longer and heavier logging tool strings introduce greater deployment risks,

operational uncertainty, and costs.

Traditional wireline logging job planning based on tension simulations is no longer sufficient

because other hazards can be left undetected with potentially costly consequences.

This lecture presents a modern-holistic methodology, already widely adopted, that integrates

wellbore geometry, trajectory, formation properties, operational requirements, and insights

from databases of historical wireline jobs that include well designs and operational outcomes.

Attendees will gain understanding of a data-driven framework for evaluating deployment risks,

including quantifying differential and mechanical sticking, along with practical guidance for

safer and more reliable wireline operations.

Bio:

Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve

University and has completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business LEAD

program. He began his career as a wireline engineer and has spent more than two

decades supporting operations globally, including the Rocky Mountains, Southeast

Asia, the Marcellus, the Gulf of America, Mexico, the Caribbean and the North Sea.

Since joining Gaia in 2011, his work has focused on strengthening wireline job design

and execution by developing practical frameworks, modeling approaches, and field

methods for challenging wells. He has provided wellsite QA/QC support on more than

175 field operations and has contributed to the creation and refinement of several of the

planning and risk-assessment workflows highlighted in this talk. Lee has authored

technical papers and frequently delivers in-house training on applying systematic,

model-based strategies to improve wireline performance.

Join SPE Denver and AADE Rockies for Epic Pickleball on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 4–8 p.m. at Epic Pickleball Club, 7421 W Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO 80123.

Register with a doubles partner or sign up individually to join a team. All skill levels are welcome, with beginner and advanced brackets. Pool play leads into winners’ and consolation brackets; prizes go to the top two winners’ bracket teams and the consolation champion.

Registration includes light food and one drink per person. Paddles and pickleballs are available at no cost. The club offers $2 off alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Registration: $95 per doubles team or $50 per individual. Capacity: 20 teams / 40 players. Play begins at 4 p.m.; please arrive early.

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Abstract:

Gas Lift (GL) has been in use for over a century, but it can still be improved through innovation

and field testing. This presentation will review more than a decade of GL technology projects

and resulting learnings. Topics include equipment reliability, surveillance, optimization,

troubleshooting, and production improvement.

GL may not be resilient enough in certain applications. Hydraulically fractured wells have

created solids-related reliability challenges. More than 20 check valve models were subjected

to an erosive flow loop. Weaknesses were identified, and a survivor emerged in the process.

Data is key to GL surveillance, but not all assets possess the required quality. Wireless

sensors were deployed at legacy offshore assets to enrich data acquisition and optimize by

proxy. Ultrasonic gas flow meters were vetted in the lab and field to ensure they could meet

injection gas metering needs at locations where testing is rare.

Sometimes the data indicates a GL well is not achieving its potential. CO 2 tracing is a proven

method of identifying where GL gas is being injected without affecting production. A radioactive

tracing pilot was undertaken to validate an even simpler concept. Even if the GL is on target,

lift hydraulics could be enhanced if slip among produced fluids could be reduced. Surfactants

were piloted in various GL configurations to determine their effectiveness.

As these complementary topics demonstrate, GL optimization requires an integrated,

multidisciplinary approach. This presentation aims to show that technology advances can be

driven by asking and acting on the question, “Why can’t this be better?”

Biography:

Michael C. Romer, P.E. is Principal Artificial Lift (AL) Engineer at ExxonMobil and is on the

Upstream Production Optimization team in Houston. He has been with ExxonMobil for more

than 19 years, primarily focusing on global AL. Michael developed ExxonMobil courses on gas

lift, ESPs, rod pumps, and deliquification and enjoys delivering them worldwide.

Michael is the API 19G (Gas Lift) Task Group Chair, ALRDC Board Secretary, SPE Americas

AL Conference Vice Chair, and an SPE ESP Symposium committee member. He holds BS

and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tennessee and the University

of Illinois, respectively.

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