Distinguished Speaker Series

2025 Distinguished Speakers Series

In 2025 the Petroleum Engineers Club of Dallas will aim to meet on the 2nd Thursday of every month (a few exceptions will happen and are noted on the club calendar). Follow us on LinkedIn for up to day announcements and join our email list for all club news. All club meetings will include networking time, lunch, and a speaker/presentation.

All meetings will be hosted at the Dallas Petroleum Club unless noted otherwise on the event details page.

Lunch Prices:

Member: $35
Non-member: $45
Gold Members: FREE

As always please invite coworkers, friends, and anyone who would be interested. Reach out to one of the board members directly or email us at petroleumengineersclub@gmail.com with any questions.

Upcoming Monthly Meetings

Thu, Feb 13
February 2025, Dr. Saeed Salehi , SMU
Dallas Petroleum Club
RSVP
Feb 13, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Dr. Saeed Salehi , Herman Brown Endowed Chair in Engineering at SMU Topic: Giving New Life to Retired Oil and Gas Assets with Scalable Geothermal Energy Production
Thu, Mar 13
March 2025, TBD, Hass & Cobb
Dallas Petroleum Club
RSVP
Mar 13, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: TBD, Hass & Cobb Topic: TBD
Thu, Apr 10
April 2025, Tim Pawul, Minerals & Royalties Authority LLC
Dallas Petroleum Club
RSVP
Apr 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Tim Pawul, President at Minerals & Royalties Authority LLC Topic: Trends in the Minerals, Royalties, & NonOp Space

Past Meetings

Recent PECD meeting speakers and presentation details can be found below.

For a more robust list of previous speakers (pre-2024) please reach out to a current PECD board member.

FULL EVENT - January 2025, Camie McKee , Senior Associate at Haynes Boone
Thu, Jan 16
Dallas Petroleum Club
Jan 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Jan 16, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Camie McKee , Senior Associate at Haynes Boone Topic: Non-op, Minerals and Royalties Transactions – A Background and Outlook for 2025
Details

December 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, Dec 13
Dallas Petroleum Club
Dec 13, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Dec 13, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Jorge Fernandez (Ikon Science) Topic: Optimizing Well Performance with Geomechanics and Pore Pressure Analysis
Details

November 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, Nov 15
Dallas Petroleum Club
Nov 15, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Nov 15, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Greg Scheig, CPA/ABV/CFF, CFA, CMA Managing Director at STOUT. Topic: Oil and Gas Rules of Thumb Revisited
Details

October 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation.
Fri, Oct 11
Dallas Petroleum Club
Oct 11, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Oct 11, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Andrea Bautista Topic: Produced & Reused Water: Applying Circular economy for produced water reuse in agriculture.
Details

September 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation.
Fri, Sep 13
Dallas Petroleum Club
Sep 13, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Sep 13, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speakers: Ahmed Fadhl and Tyler Ruchala. Topic: Key Technical Considerations in Planning Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) projects
Details

August 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, Aug 16
Dallas Petroleum Club
Aug 16, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Aug 16, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: David K. Harper, CPL Topic: New AAPL Model Form Participation Agreement.
Details

July 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, Jul 19
Dallas Petroleum Club
Jul 19, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Jul 19, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Thad Toups Topic: What, Me Worry? Dodging Reserves Disasters before They Become a Problem
Details

June 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, Jun 14
Dallas Petroleum Club
Jun 14, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Jun 14, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Tim Snyder (Economist with Matador Economics) Topic: Current Economic Factors and their Relationship to Oil & Gas Industry
Details

May 2024 PECD Luncheon and Presentation
Fri, May 10
Dallas Petroleum Club
May 10, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
May 10, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Andres Castaño Topic: State of the Oil and Gas industry in Latin America.
Details

April 2024 PECD Luncheon & Presentation
Fri, Apr 12
Dallas Petroleum Club
Apr 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Apr 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CDT
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Thomas Rucker, CPL with Noble Royalties Topic: Federal Unitization
Details

March 2024 PECD Lunch & Presentation
Fri, Mar 08
Dallas Petroleum Club
Mar 08, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Mar 08, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas Petroleum Club, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Stephen Zagurski. Sr. Geologist with Foundation Energy. Topic: Arkoma-Woodford basin Case Study.
Details

February 2024 PECD Lunch & Presentation
Fri, Feb 16
Dallas
Feb 16, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Feb 16, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Mabel Simpson Topic: Oil & Gas Title Issues
Details

January 2024 PECD Lunch & Presentation
Fri, Jan 12
Dallas
Jan 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Jan 12, 2024, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST
Dallas, 1900 N Akard St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA
Speaker: Chris Fair (Oilfield Data Services, Inc.) Topic: Using Surveillance Methods from the Deepwater GOM in Fractured Horizontal Wells
Details