Dear Colleague,

I am pleased to welcome you to the 50th Anniversary of the SPE OKC Oil and Gas Symposium. This event first took place in 1973 as a production and operations focused symposium. On our 50th Anniversary, we are covering all energy industry related topics from Mergers and Acquisitions to Innovation and Technology. We pride ourselves in bringing you the most advanced proven as well as emerging technologies to progress your career and company forward.

As a 10-year industry professional with experience in many engineering disciples such as Production, Planning, Reservoir as well as Business Development at Devon Energy, an Oklahoma City based E&P, I am honored to serve as this year’s Chairperson. This event will take place April 17th – 19th, 2023 in Oklahoma City’s new Convention Center. 

At the 2023 SPE OKC Oil and Gas Symposium we plan to bring you:

• A high-quality technical program led by Mary and Mark Van Domelen

• Two industry panels led by Kyle Haustveit (Devon Energy) and Kyle Neff (Continental Resources)

• Poster sessions by engineering students at top-rated universities

• Post-conference training courses to enhance your expertise led by Kristian Cozyris

• 60,000 sq. ft. exhibition floor featuring the latest technologies and services in the industry led by Byron Cottingham

• Many networking opportunities with a well-represented group of industry professionals

We are excited to introduce two new events this year to celebrate our 50th Anniversary: 

• Women in Energy Breakfast

• Industry Collective Happy Hour

After canceling the 2021 Symposium due to COVID, we are very excited to host this event in-person to cultivate face-to-face relationships that has historically been a highlight of the symposium. I am confident you will gain both valuable and applicable industry knowledge at our event. 

I look forward to seeing you in Oklahoma City at the Symposium!

 Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2023 SPE OKC Oil and Gas Symposium. As Program Committee Chairpersons, it is our pleasure to host this event at the stunning new Oklahoma City Convention Center. The state-of-the-art building is adjacent to Scissortail Park and within easy walking distance of all of the vibrant downtown areas of Oklahoma City.

This year’s theme is Fueling the Future. Our industry will play a critical role in providing low-cost reliable energy as we diversify our energy sources. As the industry evolves to adapt to the change in regulatory and environmental landscape, we are seeking your innovative ideas and best practices in areas of drilling, completion, production, and energy transition. This year we will be adding events to support our industry in achieving a lower-carbon future. The goal is to help the oil and gas industry improve well and program economics, extend commercial success, and continue to power the world while focusing on the importance of ESG (Environmental Social Governance).

Our submission topic areas for the 2023 symposium will be:

1.       Automation and Controls

2.       Casing Deformation and Failure

3.       Development of Unconventional Reservoirs

4.       Drilling and Well Construction

5.       Data Driven Solutions

6.       Emerging Technologies

7.       Energy Transformation

8.       Enhanced Oil Recovery

9.       Fracture Diagnostics

10.   Fracturing Fluids and Materials

11.   Health, Safety and our Environment

12.   Logging and Formation Evaluation

13.   Production Operations

14.   Reservoir Engineering

15.   Stimulation and Completion

16.   Well Remediation

17.   Well Spacing/Stacked Pay

SPE OKC OGS will be held April 17th – 19th, 2023 and is expected to attract mid-continent regional professionals in addition to participants from around the world. The paper proposal submission deadline has been extended to 10-03-22. Presenting your ideas can rapidly transform into solutions that will help today’s energy professionals solve the critical challenges impacting our industry. The Program Committee would like to encourage our members to be more focused on collaboration between senior professionals and young professionals, and among research institutes, government, service companies, and operators in writing and presenting their papers. Your paper will be published in OnePetro® and may be selected for publication in one of the SPE technical journals. So, please join us in Oklahoma City, in April 2023.