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Now it's even easier! Just fill in our new online application form and we'll add you to our mailing list! 

Changed your company or position, or willing to update your contact information? Just submit an online application form and we'll update your record! Make sure you put a comment that it is an update.

Or you can alsways download the MSWord application form , fill it in and send it to ebize@slb.com and/or iborovskaya@slb.com. 

Upcoming Monthly meeting

18 June 2013, 16:00 : 108^a Reunião Mensal

Local: Edificio Ventura - Petrobras

Av República do Chile, 330, 17 floor, Torre Leste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

Talk:  TBA

Presenter: Ton Loersman, SPWLA Distinguished Lecturer

21 Mai  2013, 16:00 : NMR "Mini" Workshop

Local: Edificio Ventura - Petrobras

Av República do Chile, 330, 17 floor, Torre Leste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

Magnetic Resonance in Oil Recovery and Chemical Technology

Lynn F. Gladden, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

Challenges in Evaluating Heavy Oil Reservoirs

Maged Fam, Halliburton

Past monthly meetings & events:

14 Mai  2013, 16:00 : 107^a Reunião Mensal: 

Local: Edificio Ventura - Petrobras

Av República do Chile, 330, 17 floor, Torre Leste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

16 April 2013, 16:00 : 106^a Reunião Mensal

Local: Edificio Ventura - Petrobras; Av República do Chile, 330, 17 floor, Torre Leste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

Talk:  Petrophysics of Chalks

Presenter: Prof. Ida Lykke Fabricius , Technical University of Denmark.

Download presentation here.

19 March 2013, 16:00 :  105^a Reunião Mensal

Local: Edificio Ventura - BG Group

Av República do Chile, 330, 25 floor, Torre Oeste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

Talk:  Dielectric Dispersion Logging – New insights into formation evaluation

Presenter: Dr Ralf Polinski, Schlumberger

SPWLA/SPE Workshop: Pre-salt and Albian Carbonates

November 7-8, 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Announcement

Our Speakers

Opening:
Carlos Henrique Lima Bruhn, Petrobras
Berthold Kriegshäuser, SPWLA Latin America
Ronaldo Freire, SPWLA President
Farid S. Shecaira, SPE President  
 
Speakers:
Marcos Faerstein, Petrobras
Bernardo Coutinho Camilo dos Santos, CENPES/Petrobras
Caroline Rangel Sales, Petrobras
Adam Moss, BG Group
Jennifer Market, Senergy
Pedro Romero, Halliburton
Marcio Spinola, Halliburton
Ricardo Rodriguez, Halliburton
Cosan Ayan, Schlumberger
Ralf Polinski, Schlumberger
Priscilla Menezes, RESMAN
Dan Georgi, Baker Hughes
Mariana Bressan, Baker Hughes
Patrick Corbett, Heriot Watt University
Leonardo Borghi, UFRJ

23 October 2012, 16:00

Local: Edificio Ventura - BG Group

Av República do Chile, 330, 25 floor, Torre Oeste | Centro | RJ | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | Brazil

Talk:  Petrophysical Characterization of Tight Reservoir Core at Multiple Scales

Presenter: Mark Knackstedt, Digitalcore

18 September 2012, 16:00

Local: Petrobras Ventura, Av. Republica do Chile, 330, Sala 4, 18 floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Talk:  An Introduction to the Wormholing Phenomenon in Acid Stimulation of Carbonate Reservoirs

Presenter: Murtaza Ziauddin, Schlumberger

 WORKSHOP ON CHALLENGES AND FUTURE OF GEOSTEERING

August 22-25, 2012,Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2012

EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: sharon@spwla.org  

Application:  http://www.spwla.org/homepage/2012-Brazil-Chapter-Topical-Conference

24 July 2012, 16:00

Local: Universidade Petrobras – Ed. Cidade Nova, anfiteatro B8, Rua Ulisses Guimarães, 565 – Cidade Nova — Rio de Janeiro.

Talk: Advancements in Carbon-Oxygen Surveillance of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Mars Waterflood

Presenter: Matt Cuttitta, Shell

December 2011

The Brazil chapter held its’ December presentation at Petrobras University (UP) in Rio de Janeiro. Robert Webber from BG Brasil presented “Rock Physics Pore Typing in Pre-salt Carbonates”. There were 40 attendees. Current membership in Brazil is now 203 members, and the next meeting will be held on March 21, sponsored by Baker Hughes.  

In addition to the monthly meetings, SPWLA Brazil is holding a series of short courses tailored for the Brazilian Petro Technical community, and particularly Brazilian University students. The first short course for 2011 was held on April 26 at Universidade Petrobras on Basic Borehole Image Interpretation. The presenters were Ricardo Rodriguez (Halliburton) and Emmanuel Bize (Schlumberger). The second course was on Basic NMR, presented by Pedro Romero (Baker Hughes), at Universidade Petrobras, June 28.

2011 President Carlos Beneduzi introduces 2012 President Ronaldo Freire

December Meeting Presenter Robert Webber, BG Brasil with 2012 Board members Rodolfo Escobar and Irina Borovskaya

Meeting Time/Place
The Brazil Chapter holds its regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month between March through December. The meetings take place between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. at

Petrobras Ventura
Av. Republica do Chile, 330
Sala 4, 18 floor
Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Membership is complimentary; there are no annual dues.

Membership Application:

2012-13 Chapter Officers:

President: Ronaldo Freire (Petrobras)

Vice President: Berthold Krigshauser (Baker-Hughes)

Secretary: Emmanuel Bize (Schlumberger)

Secretary & Membership Chair: Irina Borovskaya (Schlumberger)

Treasurer: Rodolfo Escobar Caceres (Halliburton)

VP Publications & Communications: Robert Weber (till Jan 2013) & Brent Glassborow (from Jan 2013) (BG Brasil)

Assistant VP Publications & Communications: Paolo Serfio Ivo (Ecopetrol)

2010-11 Chapter Officers:

President: Carlos Beneduzi (Petrobras)

Vice President: Pedro Romero (Baker-Hughes)

Secretary: Austin Boyd (Schlumberger)

Treasurer: Ricardo Herrera (Halliburton)

Macae: Carlos de Andre (Petrobras)

IOC Representative: Robert Webber (British Gas)