I hope everyone has enjoyed a nice holiday. SPE in Oklahoma City has a lot happening as we kick off 2018. Our upcoming events include a pistol league as well as a sporting clays league that we have hosted for many years. If you have a chance to participate, the proceeds from these leagues help fund the scholarships that we award to high school seniors each year. You can always ask if your company reimburses for participation in these industry events. Many companies recognize the value in networking and will cover the registration. If you are at all interested in participating, it never hurts to ask.
In addition to the sporting events we have our Mardi Gras Gala on February 10th. I remember when I first took my wife to this event she was a little upset with me. I said “what’s wrong dear” and she said in return “we have been in Oklahoma for all these years now and this is the first time we have attended this event!?!” Don’t be like me, take your significant other to the Mardi Gras. The event includes a nice dinner at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club followed by entertainment including casino style games and a silent auction to benefit Willow Springs Boys Ranch.
In addition to these social events, we will be kicking off our study groups for the year. Keep a lookout for events from our 5 study groups (Drilling, Completions, Production, Reservoir, and Environmental). If you have any recommendations for topics/speakers we are all ears. Please contact a board member and be prepared to provide the topic, abstract, bio and a headshot of the speaker if they are available. We can also provide special study group meetings that don’t fit into the categories above. These could be on soft skills, business development, whiskey tasting (wait, what!?!), etc.
I wish everyone a safe and prosperous start to 2018.
Best regards,
Chad Senters