In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Conner Prochaska about his time at DOE including his work as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff at ARPA-E, as DOE’s first Chief Commercialization … [Read more...]
Oil & Gas books, movies, and podcasts with Mark Stansberry – Ep 199
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Mark Stansberry about his 50-year career in upstream, his books about energy policy, production of the docudrama Sherwood Forest: Top Secret, and … [Read more...]
Plugs, snubs, and technology advancements in hydraulic fracturing – Ep 198
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Joe Frantz, CEO, Frantz and Associates about frac plugs, snubbing units, perf erosion, SPE Distinguished Lecturer Series, and technology advancements … [Read more...]
On site at the 30th NAPE Summit with Jeremiah Woodford, IFS, and Scott Lockhart, P2 Energy Solutions – Ep 196
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with IFS and P2 Energy Solutions about their exciting announcement on site at NAPE in the Exhibit Hall on Feb. 1, 2023 IFS.com This episode is made … [Read more...]
Petroleum geology fundamentals and role in oil and gas upstream – Ep 195
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Doug Valleau of Strategia innovation Technology Advisors about petroleum geology fundamentals, unconventional resource potential, and monitoring … [Read more...]
Drilling where are we going and how can we get there? – Ep 194
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with James Liu of Drillrizon about how the drilling industry can evolve by coupling fundamental geophysics with new … [Read more...]
Hydraulic fracturing and the 2023 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference with Dr. Jennifer Miskimins, Department Head of petroleum engineering at the Colorado School of Mines – Ep 193
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks with Dr. Jennifer Miskimins about hydraulic fracturing, latest technology trends in hydraulic fracturing, and the 2023 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Conference … [Read more...]
National Petroleum Council’s two new studies on petroleum market development, and on initiatives for progressing to net zero – Ep 192
In this episode our host Elena Melchert talks about the NPC: who they are, what they do, and their two most recent studies presented to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Grandholm on Dec. 14, … [Read more...]
Recap of 2022 and looking forward to 2023 – Ep 191
In this episode our host Elena Melchert provides an overview of the Oil and Gas Upstream podcast during 2022 and describes some of the topics to be discussed on 2023 podcasts Oil and Gas Upstream … [Read more...]
A very merry holiday special, Ep190
‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the studio, not a creature was stirring, not even our hosts. The headphones were hung, by their laptops with care, in hopes that St. Mark soon would be … [Read more...]