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2023 Multi-Society Christmas Party
January 15, 2024 17:21 - 117 MBEvery year there is 1 Christmas party that outdoes them all… The multi-society Christmas party in West Texas! We were there this year to share a gift to every geoscientist on Earth. RiVa Solutions from GeoComputing, Lenovo, and Nvidia is here to help you model the reservoir faster than ever. With computing time being reduced for seismic inversions some cases taking days to run, with RiVa Solutions, it’s taking just hours. John Creevan CEO of GeoComputing, Brad Violand from Lenovo, and Jason K...
Episode 137: Shawn Dawsey (Rod Pumping)
December 13, 2023 12:37 - 160 MBShawn Dawsey is a Petroleum Engineer out of THE Texas A&M University. He developed a passion for rod pumping and oil well optimization. He has studied the Dynomometer and Fluid Echometer in so much detail, he made a 50-hour eCourse on it. You can now learn every detail of how to maximize your pump efficiency and optimize operations and profits. Check out his website for more information.
WTGS 2023: Ms. Sue Pritchett
November 18, 2023 13:37 - 17.4 MBMs. Sue Pritchett is a technical engineer who infiltrated the geology world better than maybe anyone else we’ve had on this show! Her experience and wisdom are second to none, she’s always a beam of light at the conventions and in the conversations. Thank you for your friendship! Check out Ikon Science for your 1-stop shop #Energy exploration and development software
WTGS 2023: Downhole Diagnostics
November 03, 2023 20:34 - 36.2 MBThere is a special place in the universe where a person with passion has the hard work to really make a difference. This is exactly what Shawn Dawsey from Downhole Diagnostic has done! Downhole Diagnostic diagnoses your downhole! I use a Fluid Level Gun and a Dynamometer (Dyno) [metaphorically depicted above] to determine the fluid level and measure the downhole pump performance on Rod Pumped Wells. To be more precise, Dynamometers are only applicable to Rod Pumped wells while Fluid Level ...
image 23: Nader Issa and Dr. Peter Duncan
September 24, 2023 14:24 - 50.5 MBMonica Vrana is the Chief Marketing Officer of Microseismic Inc. She had a vision for the IMAGE 2023 show and PBE was a part of it. Once we saw the booth, the team working hard to put it together and the stories, we realized why it was so important for us to be there with them. 20 years of service and heading into another 100 years of hard work, dedication, and professionalism. The future infrastructures around the world will look nothing like the past!
image 23: Monica Vrana
September 24, 2023 14:20 - 56 MBMonica Vrana is the Chief Marketing Officer of Microseismic Inc. She had a vision for the IMAGE 2023 show and PBE was a part of it. Once we saw the booth, the team working hard to put it together and the stories, we realized why it was so important for us to be there with them. 20 years of service and heading into another 100 years of hard work, dedication, and professionalism. The future infrastructures around the world will look nothing like the past!
image 23: Doug Nester
September 24, 2023 14:00 - 75.8 MBDoug Nester and Microseismic Inc have a partnership together, they have a history together, and they win together! Doug’s story is one to hear.
image 23: Charlie Stevens
September 22, 2023 23:29 - 44.1 MBCharlie Stevens has been in the microseismic business since it pretty much began! He has seen the ups and downs of the energy industry and applying this technology to exploration projects. He is now part of the team that’s getting to take that 20-plus year experience and immediately apply the best practices to new businesses in energy like geothermal, carbon storage, and karst detection.
image 23: Dr. Thornton and Keaton Cheffer
September 15, 2023 15:15 - 28.1 MBDr. Thornton is the Chief Technical Officer for Microseismic Inc. and Keaton is a data scientist, they talk about the software and hardware of monitoring microsesmic events and making sense of the data. Allowing us to apply this technology to monitor hydraulic stimulation projects for oil and gas, geothermal, karsting environment mitigation and carbon storage seal integrity studies. The future is bright for the ones listening to the stories!
image 23: Gary Hargraves
September 11, 2023 12:39 - 50.7 MBThe President and Chief Operating Officer of Microseismic Inc. sits down with us to share his vision and his plans to help develop the company into future applications. With a background in computer tech, we’re going to see Mr. Hargraves apply the latest innovations in machine learning and AI to the microseismic world.
image 23: Charles Cusack
September 11, 2023 12:32 - 54.9 MBCharles is a man born to a geologist, born into the oil patch! Worked the tongs to make his way through college, got a geology degree, and helped pioneer the Eagle Ford play in South Texas. He explains why microseismic is so valuable for operators today, lets goooooooooooo!!
image 23: Dr. Peter Duncan
September 08, 2023 03:34 - 98.2 MBDr. Peter Duncan shares the story of how he became a microseismic specialist, but also the birth of a completely new service to the energy business. Fascinating to hear everything he’s been through and how they are now applying it to new sectors of geoscience like karst monitoring, geothermal energy, carbon storage, and oil and gas. This is Microsiemic Inc.
image 23: Dr. Jon McKenna
September 05, 2023 13:28 - 23.6 MBDr. Jon McKenna has been working with Microseismic Inc. for 12 years, he is helping to advance the technology as well as apply it to new areas of geoscience and engineering. We are meant to listen to the rocks, and that’s exactly what Microseismic Inc. has been doing it for over 20 years. Oil and Gas production, Karsting, geothermal, and CCUS!
Summer Rocks 23: Zach Lofton
August 26, 2023 14:47 - 6.87 MBZach Lofton is a recent UTSA geology graduate. He showed up and busted his ass clearing the geology trail for this event on a Saturday morning, 7 am!! We wish him nothing but the best of luck as a geologist, up and to the right brother!!
Summer Rocks 23: Phoenix Velasquez
August 26, 2023 14:43 - 9.55 MBPhoenix Velasquez is a recent UTSA geology graduate. He is asking for any opportunity to get into the oil and gas industry and this young man is fired up for it! He showed up and busted his ass clearing the geology trail for this event on a Saturday morning, 7 am!! If you’re looking for a young professional who understands rocks, the subsurface and is hungry for opportunity, look no further! Contact him through LinkedIn today.
Summer Rocks 23: Matt Mayer
August 26, 2023 14:37 - 18.7 MBMatt Mayer is a product manager at TGS. He is working in the industry and he can be your direct contact for one of the largest digitized datasets in the energy industry!
Summer Rocks 23: Kyle Slagle
August 26, 2023 14:33 - 15.1 MBKyle Slagle is a professional investor in energy and co-founder of the Real Asset Investment Team. He is working in the industry and he can be your direct contact in investing as a working interest partner in oil and gas companies.
Summer Rocks 23: John Casiano
August 26, 2023 14:26 - 11.7 MBJohn Casiano is a professional geologist and local leader in the oil and gas industry for his efforts to sustain the South Texas Geological Society. He is working in the industry and he is also a major advocate for integration and collaboration between professionals in energy. He is your main contact for this area to get connected in the industry, but he can also help you find a lot of oil and gas…
Summer Rocks 23: Gary Gonzenbach
August 26, 2023 14:21 - 11.4 MBGary Gonzenbach is a professional petroleum engineer and legend in the oil and gas industry for his efforts to develop PhD Win. He is working in the industry and he is also a major advocate for integration and collaboration between professionals in energy. He is helping to continue the success of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers in the Balcones section.
Summer Rocks 23: Chad Burkhardt
August 26, 2023 14:16 - 11.6 MBChad Burkhardt is a professional petroleum engineer working in the industry and he is also a major advocate for integration and collaboration between professionals in energy. He is helping to continue the success of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in the Balcones section.
Summer Rocks 23: Sloan Anderson
August 25, 2023 20:11 - 21 MBSloan Anderson is a professional geologist working in industry for Devon and a major advocate for integration and collaboration between professionals in energy. He is helping to put on the best show possible in Oklahoma.
Summer Rocks 23: Trey Pollock
August 25, 2023 19:53 - 19.8 MBTrey Pollock is a contract executive for Mandrill Energy Solutions. At Mandrill, We believe that our services create cost efficiencies for our customers by providing a suite of complementary infrastructure, environmental, and energy solutions designed to address a wide range of our customers’ needs.
Summer Rocks 23: Allen Lazenby Jr.
August 03, 2023 12:31 - 95.4 MBAllen Lazenby Jr. is a true contrarian, a person who opposes popular opinion and made a career out of it! While almost every large operator was exiting the oil fields of Colombia, he was going into them. He shares his story, his experiences, and his passion for the energy industry. He crossed paths with some of the most dangerous people on the planet, and he still has just as much love for them as ever. There are hard times, and there are not so hard of times… Whatever time you are in, contin...
Episode 136: Reed Goodman with Tarpon Tools
July 14, 2023 21:41 - 130 MBReed Goodman is a young entrepreneur in the oil and gas industry, the cattle industry, and the oil field tool-making industry! His story is inspiring and on a trajectory toward great success in contributing to the energy industry.
Episode 135: VP of Stout Manufacturing, Chase Fender
July 03, 2023 15:41 - 114 MBChase Fender co-founded and is currently the VP of Stout Manufacturing. He is a young professional in pursuit of the truth through hard work and discipline. There’s a lot to learn from the next generation of leaders.
Wichita Falls 2023: Andrew Stearns DST Update
June 09, 2023 16:34 - 32.3 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Product Owner Andrew Stearns!
Wichita Falls 2023: Dr. Jonathan Price Midwestern State
May 31, 2023 12:55 - 29.2 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Dr. Jonathan Price, Chair & Prothro Distinguished Professor of Geological Science at Midwestern State University. More on Dr. Price below! I study mass and energy transfer in the Earth's interior, assessing chemical signals in rocks to understand partial melting, crystallization, and alteration processes. I am keenly interested in the natur...
Wichita Falls 2023: Dr. Molly Turko
May 29, 2023 13:08 - 36 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Dr. Molly Turko with Devon Energy and creator of the squishy Andy Cubes!! Order today for all your geology and engineering friends to better understand faulting and fractures - promo code: pbepodcast for the 3 pack
Wichita Falls 2023: Andrew Nguyen, President of RECONpetro
May 25, 2023 21:24 - 75.2 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Andrew Nguyen, the President of RECON Petrotectonics
Wichita Falls 2023: Mike Hannon, Masters in Geology Graduate
May 25, 2023 21:15 - 29.1 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Mike Hannon, a recent Master’s in Geology graduate looking for opportunities!
Wichita Falls 2023: Robert Aylsworth, Business Development at RevoChem
May 25, 2023 21:13 - 56.5 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Robert Aylsworth, Business Development Manager of RevoChem.
Wichita Falls 2023: Heather Anderson a Professional Geologist
May 25, 2023 21:06 - 32.1 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Heather Anderson who is a Professional Geologist and dedicates her extra time to the Women’s Network in the AAPG
Wichita Falls 2023: Josh Aaron Geologist at Cobra Oil & Gas
May 25, 2023 20:59 - 40 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Josh Aaron Geologist at Cobra Oil & Gas
Wichita Falls 2023: Asal Rahimi Zeynal, Product Owner at TGS
May 25, 2023 15:50 - 58.9 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy this show with Asal Rahimi Zeynal, the Product Owner of TGS’s Web Based Analytics!
Wichita Falls 2023: David Thul, Founder of Geolumina
May 23, 2023 02:47 - 20.7 MBWe got to be at the SWS AAPG Annual Convention this year in Wichita Falls. What a great history, great community, and a great time - Enjoy the opening remarks from the Ice Breaker with an event exhibitor and LinkedIn ninja himself David Thul, Founder of Geolumina.
Geolog Event: Pablo Perez Founder and President of Bardasz
May 20, 2023 19:31 - 53 MBWe had a great time sitting down with Pablo and talk about data generation at the wellsite! Here’s a little more about the man in the show - In every crisis, opportunity awaits those who prepare for it, so this is the time to get to work. When the petroleum business cycle rebounds, you need to be positioned ahead of your competitors.My name is Pablo Perez, and I am ready to manage your project from start to completion. With 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas business, I have the know-h...
Geolog Event: Zach Lui Director of Subsurface CCUS
May 19, 2023 22:17 - 39.1 MBWe had a great time sitting down with Zach and talking carbon! Here’s a little more about the man in the show - With over 20 years of upstream experience, I specialize in CO2 EOR and CCS. As a licensed Petroleum Engineer and Chartered Financial Analyst, I possess expertise in CO2 storage, hydrogen storage, CCS MMV/MVR, Class VI permitting, 45Q, and LCFS.My skills in petrophysics, geology, geomechanics, and finance enable me to conduct conventional and unconventional oil and gas petrophysica...
PBE Live: Jacob "The Cougar" Kugler, Houston Arrows Rugby
April 23, 2023 04:28 - 67.7 MBJacob is one of those people that after meeting them you think, wish the world had more of them! This man jumped up on one of the darkest days in human history and said he was going to go fight for his country. His story is truly one of a kind and the PBE Podcast is better because of the opportunity to share time with this man. He plays for the Houston Arrows Rugby team with a lifelong friend of the show Richard Pagel. These two men give their hearts to the game, and the community, and are a ...
PBE Live: Wayne Wisniewski from KinFrac
April 23, 2023 04:19 - 55.8 MBLong-Time Petroleum Engineer Wayne Wisniewski shares his story of how he got involved with KinFrac and his relationship with the late legend, Ed Anders -
Episode 134: Gareth Evans, VECKTA
April 01, 2023 16:46 - 110 MBVECKTA is a company pursuing the services needed to optimize your energy needs anywhere in the world. Depending on your location and the energy you have access to, VECKTA will ensure you are optimized with low-cost reliable energy. How do they do that? Check out the show and meet the CEO of the company Gareth Evans. With a unique upbringing and the experience of getting through the highs and lows of business, he’s equipped with a world-class team and ready to make a difference in the very dyn...
Episode 133: Nathan Zenero
March 27, 2023 13:30 - 119 MBNathan Zenero from WellDrive dropped by the studio while they sponsored the South Texas Geological Happy Hour - It was lights out, and the whole day was super fun. Podcast straight to Happy hour with the STGS crew and professionals working to keep the energy high in South Texas. WellDrive is a service that allows you to store and organize your data while drilling or doing workovers. Nathan has a serious track record of analyzing risk, taking risks, and making great things from it. WellDrive i...
Episode 132: Gary Gonzenbach
March 20, 2023 13:29 - 138 MBGary Gonzenbach has helped billions of dollars to transact between operators and investors… How? He wrote the code for PhDWIN!! This episode is all about 1 major focus, are you getting up and excited to do what you’re doing? If not, start working towards doing something you love before life passes you by. Gary is a drummer, petroleum engineer, coder, data analytics guru, and much more. LETS GOOOO!
Episode 131: Dr. Swapan Sahoo
March 15, 2023 20:48 - 127 MBDr. Swapan Sahoo is from India, a master’s degree geologist who then moved to America to pursue a Ph.D. in geology, but found himself and a friend stranded in America after Hurricane Katrina… With a backpack and a set of clothes, he made it 4 years down the road to UNLV where he would become a doctor in Geology! He has recently published a paper on nature and is establishing a foundation for paleogeography and taking data from old rocks in order to best make sense of them today. He works for ...
Episode 130: In The Trunkline
March 10, 2023 02:03 - 99.4 MBAre you in the Trunkline? Trunkline is an online platform that allows you to communicate your company's services and brand to the world. Build a portfolio of your work and win more bids, it’s that simple! Join Trunkline today. We also talk about boy scout and girl scout benefits, wild geology questions, and key functionality ideas around how Trunkline can work for you.
NAPE 2023: Makayla Christensen
February 15, 2023 14:54 - 20.2 MBMakayla is a geologist working at TGS as a product manager, her role is integrating data and making sure you get the most reliable data possible. She talks about the well and data products side of TGS in this show, it’s just amazing to meet the team players TGS has working on such an important product for the industry. Sign up with TGS today!
NAPE 2023: Alex Fick
February 15, 2023 13:38 - 51.2 MBAlex Fick is a geologist at TGS working with the CCUS team. He’s in search of helping reduce carbon from the atmosphere and trying to put it back into the rocks for sequestration and utilization. A fascinating conversation that leads to understanding what the best rock for sequestration might be… Serpentinite!
NAPE 2023: The Investment Team
February 13, 2023 14:39 - 25.3 MBIf you are looking to invest in Energy, we found your team! Reach out today to learn more about how you can invest your hard-earned money and how it can make you more. The main dropout from this show is that you must be able to translate what you do in finding hydrocarbons, and how that can make everyone money.
NAPE 2023: Andrew Stearns
February 13, 2023 14:28 - 31.7 MBAndrew Stearns is a geologist working for TGS. TGS is a world leader in subsurface information that you can trust. He studies these data in order to develop useful products to help you find more energy! His story about the DST data in the Permian Basin is one to seriously watch
NAPE 23: Dr. Charles Sternbach
February 10, 2023 13:54 - 23.5 MBDr. Sternbach is a long-time member of the AAPG and a geoscientist working in the energy industry for Shell and then ran an exploration office after 14 years with Shell. GeoGulf 2023 is coming up and you can still register today to participate. GeoGulf is expected to have over 500 geoscientists, 100 talks celebrating 100 years!
Ep 3: Ph.D. with PBE
February 01, 2023 01:22 - 80.3 MBMatt “The Skips” Scipione from the outback in episode 3 of a PhD with PBE! We talk 2023, discoveries he’s already helped make, and the tall task of reading and understanding the Magma-Metal Series rock classification by MagmaChem Research Institute. There is a lot going on in the world of Geology, but Matt’s PhD needs to be watched carefully by the community. The approach is 100% unique and he has the drive to accomplish major discoveries! Here we go!!