The SPE Podcast

2020 SPE President Shauna Noonan discusses her SPE journey and unveils the theme for her presidency. Each month, Shauna will join The SPE Podcast to share her President's Column. We'll end each of these podcasts asking the audience an interactive question.
 
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From Shauna's October President's Column:
My involvement in SPE has proven to be essential at each pivotal point in my career. As a young engineer, I would gladly pay for my own SPE membership even though I was counting pennies. I considered the annual dues an investment in my career, which continued to pay off repeatedly. I took on many different roles within SPE during my 29 years as a member—embracing positions that would develop my technical knowledge and soft skills, such as leadership and communication. So many doors of opportunity have opened for me because I interacted with my fellow members and utilized what SPE had to offer. The time spent on those SPE activities has always been a wise investment.
As your president, I want to expand the value an SPE membership brings to both members and to companies that support their employees’ involvement in SPE. Our society is strong, yet I believe there are opportunities for improvement in the following areas:
Gain recognition as the technical and unbiased source of information about our industry
Develop trust within our industry and with the public
Expand the value of membership and attract new members
Illustrate value of attending SPE events against competitor events
Increase manuscript citations and engage those from outside our industry who want to publish with SPE
The theme of my presidency is “SPE Strong: Strengthening the Core.” For the society to continue to grow and expand, we must ensure that the core attributes that have allowed SPE to flourish remain extremely strong, both now and in the future. Based on feedback I have received from fellow members over the past few years, I plan to focus on the five areas summarized below and detailed further in my upcoming columns.
 
Question of the Month
Why did you become an SPE member?
Please send your response to president@spe.org.
 
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A completions advisor for Viking Engineering with almost 50 years of experience, George King appears on The SPE Podcast. King joins host Trent Jacobs, JPT Digital Editor, to discuss casing failures and horizontal wells.
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JPT: To Solve Frac Hits, Unconventional Engineering Must Revolve Around Them
JPT: To “Right Size” Fractures, Producers Adopt Robust Monitoring and Custom Completions
JPT: “Dominator Project” Raises Key Questions About Future of Cube Drilling
We hope you enjoy the SPE Podcast… and take away something useful to your job and career along the way.  Your feedback is welcome, along with ideas for topics you would like to see us cover in future podcasts. You can also send your feedback to podcasts@spe.org.
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Hello, and thanks for listening to The SPE Podcast.
 
This is an exciting time for SPE, as we launch our podcast series. The basis for our show is to share. Share technical information, share soft skills, share stories that make a difference in the global oil and gas industry.
So, what can you expect to hear in these podcasts? SPE is an extensive organization, offering numerous programs and services for our members. Our staff is also well-versed in a broad range of technical topics. Basically, there is a lot of strong, beneficial content to choose from.
Many SPE podcasts will be in the form of interviews with industry experts about technical subjects. Others will include career advice, messages from SPE’s President, stories about the contributions of our industry to society, sustainability topics, and more.  We will use the episode title to let you know which type of podcast to expect. To give you an idea, one of the early podcasts features petroleum engineer and well solutions expert, George King. This podcast is titled “SPE Talks To: George King”. In the show notes of each episode, you can learn more about the specific content being discussed. The show notes also include links to key resources that will be of value to you.
Make sure to subscribe to get updates when we premiere new episodes. For now, we will debut a new podcast every one-two weeks on Tuesdays.
This is a great opportunity that we embrace. Just as our industry is undergoing a digital revolution, SPE is adapting to keep pace.  Embracing new mediums, such as podcasts, it part of that change.  We need to be where our members and oil and gas professionals are looking for information – and that includes podcasts.
We hope you enjoy the SPE Podcast… and take away something useful to your job and career along the way.  Your feedback is welcome, along with ideas for topics you would like to see us cover in future podcasts. You can also send your feedback to podcasts@spe.org.
Like what you are hearing? Rate us on your podcast app and leave a review – we love reading those, and it makes our day. You can also get connected with SPE on all social media, just use #SPEpodcast.
Thanks again, and enjoy!
 
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