Presentations & Lectures

Hydraulic Fracturing and horizontal wells are the main enabling mechanism to access the enormous reserves in shale gas and shale oil. Multi-fractured horizontal wells have been used together for over 30 years and have accounted for well over a million fracs in an estimated eighty thousand wells in the shales of North America alone. This talk will focus on the technology adaptation and innovations that have made this growth possible. Topics covered will include shale evaluation, horizontal well positioning, fracture spacing, fracture application, flowback concerns and water sustainability.

Duane Nellis was introduced March 25, 2013 as the 16th president of Texas Tech University by Chancellor Kent Hance. Nellis comes to Texas Tech from the University of Idaho, where he has served as president since July 2009. There, he secured record student enrollments, enhanced the university’s research profile and spearheaded the university’s largest fundraising campaign. Hance and Board of Regents Vice-Chairman Larry Anders recognized Texas Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec and the search committee. Anders said the quality of candidates in the search for the new president was extraordinary. Nellis and his wife Ruthie have worked in higher education for more than 25 years. Among his plans for Texas Tech include continuing to increase enrollment figures by recruiting and retaining quality students, creating opportunities for synergy within the university and with the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, and maintaining Texas Tech’s reputation as a student-centered institution.

In conjunction with national University Press Week and Texas Tech University Press’s annual Open House, Dr. Robert Mandel, TTUP director, presented “Getting It Published: Transforming Your Thesis into a Book” on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Texas Tech University. Dr. Mandel’s offered tips for transforming the doctoral dissertation into a book manuscript and will offer advice on submitting the project to potential academic publishers.