Category: Course Instructors

Course Instructors, Dr. Roland N. Horne, Oil and gas courses, Reservoir Engineering

About Dr. Roland N. Horne

 

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Dr. Roland N. Horne

Dr. Roland N. Horne is the Thomas Davies Barrow Professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford University, and Senior Fellow in the Precourt Institute for Energy. He was also formerly Chairman of the Petroleum Engineering Department from 1995 to 2006.

He holds BE, Ph.D. and DSc degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, all in Engineering Science.

Roland Horne is well recognized as an expert in geothermal resources. He received Geothermal Special Achievement Award from Geothermal Resources Council in 2015. He is the Technical Programme Chair of World Geothermal Congress 2020 in Reykjavik and a member of the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) Board of Directors.

Dr. Horne is also well known for his work in well test interpretation, production optimization, and analysis of fractured reservoirs.

He is an internationally-recognized expert in the area of well test analysis and has twice been an SPE Distinguished Lecturer on well-testing subjects.

Under him, more than 50 people have obtained Ph.D. degrees at Stanford University.  Currently, Stanford University is recognized as one of the top schools in the world for the study of well test interpretation.

Prof. Roland Horne has written more than 90 technical papers, is the author of the book Modern Well Test Analysis and co-author of the book Discrete Fracture Network Modeling of Hydraulic Stimulation. He is an SPE Honorary Member, and a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the USA.

Prof. Horne will conduct a 4-day webinar – Geothermal Reservoir Engineering– in October 6-9, 2020. If you want more information about this course, please contact LDI Training at lditrain@singnet.com.sg.

He also conducts a 5-day Modern Well Test Analysis course. This highly regarded course has been attended by thousands of oil and gas, as well as geothermal professionals in many countries for more than 20 years. If you want more information about the course, please contact LDI Training at lditrain@singnet.com.sg.

Course Instructors

About Dr. Val Pinczewski

Val Pinczewski is Emeritus Professor in the School of Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He established Australia’s first fully accredited degree program in Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales in 1985. He conducts research in the areas of improved oil and gas recovery and in flow through porous media.

He was a founding member of the Australian Petroleum Cooperative Research Centre and managed its improved oil and gas recovery programs. In collaboration with colleagues at the Australian National University, he established a large interdisciplinary research group which is pioneering the use of high-resolution X-ray tomography to study the microstructure and transport properties of naturally occurring porous rocks of specific interest to the petroleum industry. The research was supported by a large consortium of the world’s leading petroleum companies and has produced a spin-out company based on this emerging technology.

He is a technical consultant to Westpac’s Institutional Bank where he assesses field development plans for major oil and gas developments throughout Australia and SE-Asia. He was involved in the development of NSW State Government industry guidelines for fracking and well integrity for Coal Seam Gas developments in the state.

Prior to joining the University of New South Wales, he worked for Esso Australia as a reservoir engineer both in Australia and abroad where he was responsible for conducting reservoir simulation studies and conducting and interpreting oil and gas well tests. He is an active consultant to industry in these areas.

He holds BE and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales and is the author of numerous technical publications in the areas of improved oil and gas recovery, reservoir simulation and image-based core analysis.

Note: Professor Val Pinczewski will conduct a 5-day course Advanced Reservoir Simulation course on June 24-28, 2019 in Singapore.

Course Instructors, Oil and gas, Oil and gas facilities

About Dr. Maurice Stewart

Maurice Stewart - LDI Training Dr. Maurice Stewart, PE, CSP, is a Registered Professional Engineer and Certified Safety Professional with over 40 years of experience in international consulting, trouble-shooting oil, water and gas processing facilities; and leading safety audits, hazards reviews and risk assessments.

He is internationally respected for his teaching excellence and series of widely acclaimed textbooks in the areas of designing, selecting, specifying, installing, operating and troubleshooting:

  • Oil and water handling facilities
  • Gas handling, conditioning and processing facilities
  • Facility piping and pipeline systems
  • Gas dehydration and sweetening facilities
  • Pumps, compressors and drivers
  • Instrumentation, process control and safety systems
  • Oil and gas measuring and metering systems

Dr. Stewart is the author of several new textbooks related to oil and gas processing facilities; and he is one of the co-authors of the SPE Petroleum Engineering Handbook.  He has authored and co-authored over 90 technical papers and contributed to numerous conferences as a keynote speaker. Dr. Stewart has taught over 60,000 professionals from more than 100 oil and gas related companies in 90 countries.

Dr. Stewart serves on numerous international committees responsible for developing or revising industry Codes, Standards and Recommended Practices for such organizations as ANSI, API, ASME, ISA, NACE and SPE. He is currently serving on the following American Petroleum Institute (API) committees: API RP 14C, RP 14E, RP 14F, RP 14G, RP 14J, RP 500 and RP 75. He has developed and taught worldwide short courses for API related to Surface Production Operations. In 1985, he received the National Society of Professional Engineers “Engineer-of-the-year” award.

Dr. Maurice Stewart holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and MS degrees in Mechanical, Civil (Structural Option) and Petroleum Engineering from Tulane University and a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Tulane University.  Dr. Stewart served as a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Tulane University and Louisiana State University.

Here are the most frequently requested Dr. Maurice Stewart courses:

  • Oil and water handling facilities
  • Gas handling, conditioning and processing
  • Production safety systems
  • The new API RP 14C and API RP 17V
  • Plant piping and pipeline systems
  • Oil and gas project management
  • Pumps, compressors and drivers

Here are his upcoming courses – Featured Oil and Geothermal Courses

If you are interested in having an inhouse course with Dr. Maurice Stewart, please contact LDI Training at LDITrain@singnet.com.sg.