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OFFICERS 2010-2011
DIRECTORS 2010-2011
REGIONAL DIRECTORS SPE
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Director Mid
Continent Region |
Roy M. Knapp |
Consultant |
405-360-6521 off
405-623-6644 cell
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Director - Elect |
Mohan Kelkar |
Professor U.
of Tulsa |
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OTHER SECTION CONTACTS
OTHER GROUP CONTACTS
| SPEE |
Ed Butler |
DevX Energy |
972-383-8255 |
| N. Texas Energy Council |
James
Henderson |
Geochem Data |
214-348-0636 |
| Petroleum Engineers Club |
Lucien Tujague |
Dominion Gas Ventures |
214-630-0088 |
| Petroleum Women's Club |
Barbara Barsachs |
President |
214-351-6998 |
| Desk and Derrick - Dallas |
Mary Fritsch |
William Cobb and Associates |
214-751-3008
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| SPE Headquarters Dallas |
P.O. Box 833836 |
Richardson, TX 75083 |
972-952-9393 |
| Mark Rubin (Exec Director) |
Email address |
mrubin@spe.org |
972-952-9393 |
| SPE Member Services |
Ileana Valdes |
ivaldes@spe.org |
972-952-9393 |
E-NEWSLETTER CONTACTS
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Danny Bell:
Danny is the Operations Engineering Manager for Exco Resources Inc. A Petroleum
Engineering Graduate from the University of Oklahoma and a Registered
Professional Engineer. He has held section offices of Director,
Section Chairman, Program Chairman and Treasurer in several sections
(Michigan, Abilene, OKC and Dallas). Bell has also
served on the EH&S, Membership and Paper Review committees at the
National/International level and served on numerous section committees. He is
currently the Technology Transfer Officer, Webmaster and a Past Chairman
(2007-2008) for the Dallas
section and serves on the SPEI National Membership Committee. Recipient
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 Herb
Bell: Herb Bell is a Production Manager at Aethon ILP in Dallas. Prior
to this, he was a petroleum consultant and Manager of Engineering & Exploitation with
Edisto Resources Corporation. He received a BSME degree from
UTEP and is a registered professional engineer in Texas. Active in
SPE since 1966, he held all local section offices as a member of
West Central Texas Section and was instrumental in founding their
scholarship program. He has also served on various society level
committees, most recently as Chairman of the Membership Committee. He is
currently serving the Dallas Section as Advertising Manager for the
website. He has been a member of the Century Club since1984 and
recruited over 2600 members for the Society.
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Larry Champlin: Vice President in
the North America Division with DeGolyer and MacNaughton specializes in
reservoir engineering and appraisal of oil and gas properties.
Champlin
received a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M
University in 1999 and went on to receive a M.B.A. with emphases in
finance and corporate strategy from Southern Methodist University in
2005. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and current
Treasurer for the 2010-2012 (two year) term.
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David Creach: David is a 1980
graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, BBA in Management.
He has been a SPE member for over 20 years. He served on the
Houston Golf Committee while working in Houston. He is currently
Sales & Service Representative for STS (Specialty Rental Tools & Supply,
Inc.) in Dallas. David is the 2010-2011 Dallas Sports and Social
Director.
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 Brian Chacka
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Brian
is an operations engineer for Denbury Resources, Inc based in Plano, TX.
Prior to serving as the Dallas Section Chairman, he was the Program
Chair, Sports & Social Director, and Young Professionals Chair. He was
the section’s Young Engineer of the Year in 2008 and was named the 2010
Mid-Continent Regional Outstanding Young Member for his dedicated
service to SPE. He is a chemical engineering graduate from the
University of Minnesota.
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 Syed
Hamid - Works for Halliburton. He is the current Education
Chairman.
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 Richard
Lemon is currently serving as the Programs Chairman. He is also serving again this year as Chairman of
the SPE-Dallas Casino Night Committee. Richard joined Ram Energy
as Operations Engineer with the 2007 merger of Ascent Energy into Ram.
He is a graduate of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas.
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Deborah Hempel-Medina: Deborah has been employed with IHS and its predecessor
companies including PI/Dwights for over 9 years and is currently in an
Account Executive role covering the North Texas, North Louisiana and
Northeastern US regions. Previous employers have included Union Pacific
Resources, Anadarko Petroleum and Gemini Exploration. An SPE member
since 1988, she holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from The
University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist
University in Dallas. Deborah will hold the role of
Secretary for the
2010-2011 term.
Deborah is also active in other industry organizations including the
Petroleum Engineer’s Club of Dallas and the Texas Energy Council. She
also enjoys visiting schools to spread knowledge about our industry,
careers and safety to local students
Brent Haas: Brent is the past 2009-2010 Treasurer and
currently Director at Large.
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 David
S. Hamilton:
Employed as an Exploitation Engineer by Nexen Petroleum since year 2000.
Previous employers were Cox Resources Corp., Santa Fe Minerals and Global
Marine Drilling Co. Graduated from Texas A&M University in 1983 with B. S.
degree in Petroleum Engineering. Registered Professional Engineer in
Texas, Louisiana and California. Member of SPE since 1979.
David is the current Chaiman for the
2009-2010 term.
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 Rick
Middaugh: Rick works for Halliburton and is the 2009-2010
section Community Relations Director.
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 Sara
Miller
is
a petroleum engineer specializing in the energy industry for KE
Andrews and Company. Her expertise and area of responsibility
covers the valuation of significant assets in the Barnett and
Haynesville Shale plays using reserve estimation, as well as
economic and decline curve analysis. Prior to joining KE Andrews in
2008, she was a production engineer for Aera Energy in the Ventura,
California field office and participated in the Central Coast
section of SPE. She is a graduate of Texas Tech University with a
BS in Petroleum Engineering where she was an active member of SPE,
holding office and participating in various committees.
 Brad
Robinson
joined Matador Resources Company in August 2003 as one of its founders
and serves as the company’s Vice President of Engineering. Prior to
joining Matador, Mr. Robinson held the position of Advisor with
Schlumberger Data & Consulting Services, where he was responsible for
the development and application of new technologies related to well
completions and stimulation. Mr. Robinson worked with Schlumberger for
six years following its acquisition of S. A. Holditch & Associates, Inc.
in 1997. Mr. Robinson joined Holditch, when the consulting firm was
formed in 1979. As a Senior Petroleum Engineer, he was responsible for
the evaluation, completion and stimulation of unconventional natural gas
reservoirs. Mr. Robinson served as the Vice President - Production
Engineering where he was responsible for production and completion
engineering projects, including the Gas Research Institute’s Tight Gas
Sands and Horizontal Gas Well research projects. In addition to working
in most areas of the U.S. during his career, he has worked throughout
the world including Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Egypt,
North Sea, Russia, and Indonesia. Mr. Robinson began his career in 1977
with Marathon Oil Company, serving as an Associate Production Engineer
and later as a Reservoir Engineer in Midland. Mr. Robinson received
Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Petroleum Engineering from
Texas A&M University in 1977 and 1986, respectively. He has authored or
co-authored over thirty technical articles, eighteen of which have
appeared in industry and/or technical publications. Mr. Robinson is a
member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and is a Registered
Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Brad is a Director at Large
for the Dallas Section and Chaired the 2009 Haynesville Gas Shale
Symposium.
 Peggy
Tibbetts:
Peggy Tibbetts is a Partner and Manager
of Technical Services with LaRoche Petroleum Consultants, Ltd. and has
worked for consulting companies and independent producers for 35 years
in engineering, accounting, and reserves management. Peggy is
Past Chairman of the Dallas SPE section, General Chairman for the 2005
HEES, and Regional Service Award recipient. Peggy is the current
President of the Texas Energy Council and Communication Chair for the
Women’s Energy Network. Peggy is a past President of the Desk & Derrick
Club of Dallas and received the international organization's highest
Award of Excellence.
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