The Formation Testing SIG (FTSIG) strives to advance formation pressure and sampling methods and knowledge (est. December 2010)
Contact us at [email protected]
Formation Testing SIG 2026–2027 Board Elections
Election Period:
June 3 – June 12, 2026
SPWLA and FT SIG members are invited to vote in the 2026–2027 Formation Testing SIG Board Elections. Elections are anonymous and run by SPWLA. Results will be announced on June 19, 2026.
Candidates Bios:
Steering Committee
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Chairman
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Gibran Hashmi, Halliburton
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Vice-Chair Technology
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Camilo Gelvez, BP
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Secretary
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Anup Hunnur, Baker Hughes
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Treasurer
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Jules El-Khoury, SLB
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Facilitators
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Margaret Waid, The Waid Group
W. Wade Samec, Halliburton
Carlos Torres-Verdin, The University of Texas at Austin
Mark Proett, Independent Consultant
Wilson Pineda, BP
Tarek Mohamed, The University of Texas at Austin
Irina Baca Espinoza, Weatherford
Juan Carlos Nunez, KAPPA Engineering
Steve Smith, Baker Hughes
Scotty Paul, SLB
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The SIG plans to host one meeting per year on
various topics pertaining to formation testing.
Some general SIG activities anticipated:
- SIG related meetings, workshops, short courses, and sessions at general/annual meetings
- Maintain contacts with other professional societies that are also concerned with formation testing
- Web-based information exchange, perhaps including posting of papers, experts list, question area
- Provide leadership for technical standardization activities or QA/QC related with pressure measurements or fluid sample acquisition
Click here for the Formation Testing and Sampling LinkedIn Group.