Oil and Gas Upstream

Oil and Gas Upstream explores what is happening in the upstream oil and gas industry. Host Elena Melchert brings value, unity, and information to the energy industry one conversation at a time. Guests of this show bring stories from various sectors of the industry.

Tomas Reyna at the USA Hydrogen Alliance Conference | Ep 282

Elena talks with Tomas Reyna, Intern with Niche Consultants and student at Albright College in Redding Pa, studying Political Science. Tomas does legislative research among other things at Niche Consultants and is interested in Political Science because he is learning about a lot of different areas. He discussed his 3 take aways from the conference: […]

01-08
29:24

Future Energy Insights with Glen Davis at US Hydrogen Alliance

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Glen Davis, current Director of Energy for the Virginia Departmet of Energy. Mr. Davis talks about the “all of the above” energy policy in Virginia and  the fact that energy demand is growing in the US and even at a rate of 5% year over year in Virginia. He said […]

12-25
10:37

Christmas Special 2024

In this festive OGGN Christmas Special, the hosts and co-hosts engage in a fun-filled quiz that tests their holiday knowledge. The conversation flows from introductions to a series of light-hearted trivia questions, with plenty of laughter and banter along the way. The episode wraps up with warm holiday wishes and a humorous note about one […]

12-24
10:32

Carlos Torres: Founder of Royal Oaks Energy, SPE Coordinator | ATCE 2024

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Carlos Torres at the SPE/ATCE 2024 conference in New Orleans about his 24-year career in oil and gas that includes experiences in Asia, Venezuela and the US with SLB before founding his own energy services company. Episode Link https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosatorres1 Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened-to podcast network […]

12-18
29:23

Dr. Jeremy Boak: Geologist, Advisor, and Carbon Expert

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with Dr. Jeremy Boak about his over 40 years’ experience as a geologist in various roles from ARCO to the Department of Energy, the Colorado School of Mines,  and currently as Consultant to Teverra where he is working on geothermal energy. Dr. Boak discusses produced water and its effects on the […]

12-11
44:51

Dr. Hamed Soroush, Founder and CEO, Teverra

Dr. Hamed Soroush talks with Host, Elena Melchert, about   In this episode of Oil and Gas Upstream, host Elena Melchert speaks with Dr. Hamed Soroush, founder and CEO of Tavera, about the company’s innovative approaches to subsurface technologies, including geothermal energy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and energy storage solutions. They discuss the rebranding of […]

12-04
39:12

Derrick Whiting and Yani Araujo of Intertek Westport Technology Center discuss how Intertek is playing a role in CCUS methods and evaluations | Ep 277

In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with Derrick Whiting and Yani Araujo of Intertek at the CCUS conference in March 2024. They discuss how CO2 is effectively injected for storage and how Intertek evaluates the rock formation and effects of CO2 injection.  They discuss the long-term effects of C02 injection that must be evaluated to […]

11-27
34:51

Chris Wright, Founder and CEO, Liberty Energy, and Nominee for Secretary of Energy | Ep 276

Chris Wright talks with Host, Elena Melchert, about his career in energy, especially oil and gas, and an important timeline of industry contributions to making the USA a net exporter of energy. The Bettering Human Lives report is available for download at www.libertyenergy.com. Requests for the printed report can be made at Liberty’s website, or please contact BHL@libertyenergy.com. Bettering Human […]

11-20
39:42

Phil Cruver, Co-Founder and CEO and Bill Bartling, Co-Founder and Director of Regulatory Affairs at Geo2Watts | Ep 275

Host, Elena Melchert talks with Phil Cruver and Bill Bartling about the work they are doing at Geo2Watts to recycle idle or unplugged oil well bores to store thermal energy that can later be converted to electricity.  https://www.geo2watts.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-cruver-b24b845 Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and most listened-to podcast network for the oil and energy […]

11-15
33:58

Kevin Silla, Director, Pristine Energy talks about using hydrogen discoveries around the world as a potential energy source. Recorded at the USA Hydrogen Alliance Conference on May 29, 2024 | Ep 274

Host, Elena talks with Kevin Silla, Director, Pristine Energy, about exploring for geologic hydrogen. Kevin began his oil and gas career in coventional oil and gas as  Petroleum Landman and learned about discoveries of hydrogen in Africa while drilling for water and learned hydrogen is an abundant source around the world. Extracting H-hydrogen is similar […]

11-13
09:26

Andy Wang, Prescient Devices and Russell Whitney, Precision Drilling at the SPE/ATCE 2024 conference on drilling operations data and data management | Ep 273

Host, Elena Melchert, talks with both Andy Wang and Russell Whitney about the large amounts of data coming from equipment on drilling rigs and using it to further improve drilling operations both surface equipment and downhole equipment by using Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Episode Link https://www.precisiondrilling.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-whitney-pmp https://www.prescientdevices.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-wang-2005 Brought to you on OGGN, the largest and […]

10-30
28:59

Mr. Simon Seaton, CEO, Society of Petroleum Engineers recorded live at SPE 2024 ATCE, New Orleans | Ep 272

In this episode, host, Elena Melchert, talks with Simon Seaton, new CEO for Society of Petroleum Engineers.  Listen to Simon as he recounts his career experience, how he came to be the new CEO of SPE, and an overview of the ATCE Opening Panel session, and the future of SPE and the role of SPE […]

10-24
28:43

Chris Martin, Global Business Development of Wings Travel Group:  oil and gas unique travel needs | Ep 271

Host, Elena Melchert talks with Chris Martin, Sr. Vice President of Wings Travel Group, provides personalized custom travel for oil and gas personnel, from oversees air to transporting offshore crews destined for offshore; facilitating moving tools and equipment also including during time of war and COVID, and for oil and gas travelers with specific country […]

10-17
39:39

Travis Windholz, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Conduit, a total power solution for E&P and midstream companies | Ep 270

Elena Melchert talks with Travis Windholz, Managing Director of Conduit. Travis has 20+ years of experience in energy and power investing and leadership. Conduit was founded in 2022 as a total power solution, enabling E&P and midstream companies to utilize their own gas for power generation. Travis discussed the work Conduit does to provide natural […]

10-03
31:13

Jane Stricker, Executive Director of Houston Energy Transition Inititiave. Recorded live at CERAWeek, March 2024 | Ep 269

Elena Melchert talks with Jane Stricker about the Houston Energy Transition Initiave (HETI) which in an initiative of the Greater Houston Partnership. Ms. Stricker discusses how the business environment in Houston is a perfect place to handle all aspects of an Energy Transition because it has the science and  engineering talent as well as the […]

09-27
32:15

Dana Otillio, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Vice President of Marketing and Communication talks about all the communication tools SPE uses to broadcast content and information to both SPE members and non-members

Elena talks with Dana Otillio, SPE Vice President Marketing and Communication,  about the publishing and multimedia content now available through SPE available for SPE members and non-members on the  SPE website and its own streaming website for content.  Episode Links  SPE Energy Stream: https://streaming.spe.org/ The SPE Podcast: https://www.spe.org/en/podcasts/ SPE Website:  https://www.spe.org/en/  Brought to you on OGGN, […]

09-19
34:41

Lee Hyson, with Gaia Earth Group, discusses wireline operations with Elena Melchert at the 2024 SPE/AAPG/SEG/CCUS conference | Ep 267

Lee Hyson is Operations Petrophysical Consultant with Gaia Earth Group, a formation evaluation services company. Lee Hyson began his oil and gas career with Schlumberger as a field wireline operator. He moved to Gaia in 2011. Mr. Hyson presents wireline operations for the beginner and to a subject matter expert level including geothermal opportunities and […]

09-05
32:21

George Koperna, V.P. Advanced Resources International talks at the CCUS conference in March 2024 about the current state of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS).  Recorded live at the SPE/AAPG/SEG CCUS Conference March 2024. Ep 266

In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with George Koperna, VP of Advanced Resources International, about the status of CCUS. Mr. Koperna is a Petroleum Engineer who became familiar with CO2 injection in the 1990s as the method was being used in Enhanced Gas Recovery. He now works with government researchers and commercial entities to find […]

08-28
36:40

Hanai Al Khalaifa, Technical Advisor for Produced Water for Saudi Aramco and Produced Water Society President for Middle East Chapter talks with Elena Melchert at the Produced Water Society Annual Conference about current state of managing Produced Water – May 29, 2024

Elena Melchert talks with Hani Al Khalifa about how produced water is being managed globally and in the Middle East. The Produced Water Society has grown from just a few hundred to over 8000 members in 2024. Produced Water comes from oil and gas reservoirs with the production.  With emerging technologies, new ways of managing Produced […]

08-21
30:51

James Campos, TRRC and Deputy Secretary of Commerce and Trade/Energy, Commonwealth of Virginia, discusses hydrogen as an energy source.  Recorded at the US Hydrogen Alliance Policy Leader Conference, March 2, 2024 | Ep 264

Curtis with EAG joins Mark to discuss the business impacts of cyber security to the oil and gas industry, remote work, zero trust, AI and ensuring that you are secure, even though you have a limited budget. Plus, for once Mark doesn’t make fun of the Army!  In this episode, Elena Melchert talks with James […]

08-15
11:28

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