Abstract: Organic Oil Recovery is a tertiary oil recovery process that only stimulates certain resident microbes that already exist in your reservoir to release residual, bypassed and trapped oil —… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting: December 2025
Event description Abstract: The fracturing fluids not only plays a pivotal role in near-wellbore stimulation, influencing proppant transport, and cluster efficiency, but is critical to minimizing formation damage and maximizing oil recovery. While friction reduction has traditionally guided fluid selection, this study shifts the focus toward subsurface performance metrics that directly impact hydrocarbon… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting: January 2026
Host: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section Event: January 2026 Technical Happy Hour Time: January 27th, 4-6 (HH begins at 4, Talk at 430, Social until 6) Location: Liberty Energy, 950 17th St, Suite 2400, Denver, CO 80202 Sponsor: Liberty Energy Study Group Category: Completions Speaker: Dr. Ge Jin, Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines… Read More »SPE Technical Happy Hour: January 2026
Abstract: Operators developing Tier 3 acreage in the Williston Basin often face thin reservoirs, high water cut, H₂S generation, and low returns. This case study highlights a two- well pad in the Middle Bakken and Three Fork intervals where a tailored completions design was applied to control fracture height growth, enhance fracture complexity, and… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting: February 2026
Join us for our 46th Annual Racquetball tournament at Denver Athletic club. Come for a fun afternoon of competition and socializing with fellow oil and gas industry professionals. All levels of… Read More »SPE Denver 46th Annual Racquetball Tournament
Title: Successful Exits for Denver E&P’s Speakers: Panel with Zack Warren Moderating Andrew Haney – President at Nickel Road Operating Blake Pickett – General Counsel, Vice President at Franklin Mountain Energy Paul Weddle – CEO at Tap Rock Resources About the Session: Join us for our section’s 2026 Business Development Technical Happy… Read More »SPE Denver Business Development Happy Hour: February 2026
Title: Formation-Informed Performance: Closing the Loop Between Geology, Drilling, and Completions. Author: Erin Britton, Drilling Solutions Engineering Team Lead, CORVA Session Overview: As unconventional development programs mature, optimizing well performance requires tighter integration between geoscience, drilling, and completions teams. Yet zone placement decisions often overlook formation-level variability that directly impacts ROP, MSE, vibration, and overall drilling… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting: March 2026
Description Sponsor: Liberty Energy Study Group Category: Drilling Speaker: Marc Willerth, Technology Development Manager, Helmerich & Payne Title: Getting the Most From Your Last Mile Abstract: In recent years, the pace and complexity of North American drilling has been rapidly accelerating. Four-mile step-outs and 180-degree U-turns are quickly becoming the “new normal”, along with… Read More »SPE Technical Happy Hour: March 2026
Title: Introduction to Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage. Author: Lilli Peters, Project Manager CCUS, CARBONVERT Register Here Location: Denver Earth Resources Library
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Thursday April 2, 2026 4-7pm Wynkoop Brewing Co. 1634 18th Street, Denver CO Register Here
A View of the Private US Oil and Gas Market and Potential Implications for L48 Exploration 1. The private US oil and gas market is currently adequately capitalized but opportunity poor 1. 25+ funded private equity-backed teams focused on capturing scaled US onshore asset 2. Target asset profile: meaningful PDP/cashflow + remaining development drilling (inside… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting April 2026
Description Host: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section Event: April 2026 Technical Happy Hour Time: April 23, 4-6pm (HH begins at 4, Talk at 430, more Social until 6) Location:… Read More »SPE Technical Happy Hour: April 2026
Description Join us for breakfast and learn more about what it means to be a volunteer! Breakfast burritos will be served! Reach out to Lilli Peters lillipeters97@gmail.com for more information! Register Here
About the Session Join us for our section’s second 2026 Business Development Happy Hour, featuring a panel discussion moderated by Zack Warren on “Asset-Backed Securities for E&P Financing: Fad, or the Future?”. Industry leaders Mitch Ayer, Brian Lanier, Anthony Odem, and Hendrick Schroeder will share insights on the recent explosion in the use of Asset-Backed… Read More »SPE Denver Business Development Happy Hour: May 2026
Description Host: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section Event: May 2026 General Meeting Time: Wednesday May 13th 11:30 am - 1 pm Location: Rock Bottom Brewery (Mile High Pool Bar… Read More »SPE Denver General Meeting: May 2026
Description Get ready to Pickle! On Thursday, May 14th, the highly anticipated 'Oilfield Pickleball Showdown' returns! The two-bracket format by SPE & AADE welcomes fun & competitive players. For the first… Read More »Rocky Mountain Oilfield Pickleball Showdown: Spring 2026
Description 1. Title: Reviewing proppant and its interaction with hydraulic fracturing fluids. 2. Objective: An evaluation of the use of locally sourced proppant and the potential for negative impacts with chemistries present in frac fluid. 3. Results, Observations, Conclusions: Fluids used in hydraulic fracturing of unconventional resources often contain a complex… Read More »SPE YP Lunch & Learn: May 2026
Register Today – Afternoon Tee Times Still Available! Join us for the 2026 Denver SPE Golf Tournament on Friday, August 7, 2026, at The Ridge at Castle Pines North! This annual event is a fantastic opportunity to connect with industry peers, enjoy a day on the course, and support the future of petroleum engineering. Tournament… Read More »Denver SPE Golf Tournament: August 2026
The SPE Denver Section Board of Directors meets on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss section business, upcoming programs and events, membership initiatives, financial matters, committee activities, and other priorities supporting the Denver-area petroleum engineering community. Board members, committee chairs, and invited guests are encouraged to attend. Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of each… Read More »Board Meeting
