Dear SPE Members and Oil&Gas Professionals!

Thank you for participation in SPE Tyumen Section activities! You are a part of the dynamically developing network of more than 110,000 professionals from more than 140 countries around the world.

I`m inviting You to take a part in the unique event where You will have a chance to meet face to face with 2014 SPE President - Jeff Spath, and SPE Russia & Caspian Regional Director - Andrey Gladkov.

Besides, there will be the unique technical lecture on the challenge of unconventional resources, heavy oil and arctic oil production given by well known expert Alexander Timchuk (click to view details)

2014 SPE President - Jeff Spath

Previously, he was president of the Schlumberger Reservoir Management Group and was president of Data and Consulting Services. He began his career with Flopetrol-Johnston Schlumberger as a field engineer conducting well tests onshore and offshore Louisiana and has worked for 30 years in various global positions in reservoir engineering, research, and management.
Spath is a recognized leader in the development and application of reservoir engineering and production enhancement techniques, including well testing, reservoir simulation, and nodal analysis. He is the author or coauthor of nearly 30 peer-reviewed publications and holds 14 patents.
An SPE member since 1983, Spath has served on many SPE committees and in many sections around the world. He was a Distinguished Lecturer during 1999–2000 and served as Technical Director of Management and Information during 2005–2008. He was elected an SPE Distinguished Member in 2011. Spath also currently serves on the Management Committee of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers; the petroleum engineering advisory boards at Texas A&M University, the Colorado School of Mines, and the Natural Petroleum Council; and on the United Nations Global Energy Board.
Spath earned BS and MS degrees in petroleum engineering from Texas A&M University and a PhD degree in reservoir engineering from the Mining University of Leoben in Austria.

2011-2014 SPE Russia & Caspian Regional Director - Andrey Gladkov

Andrey Gladkov is General Director of Modeling Technologies Center. 
Previously, he held engineering and management positions in Yukos Oil Company. Flexible leader demonstrating adaptability and on time delivery while managing multiple projects: production optimization, reservoir simulation, in-house software development. Before starting his petroleum career he taught mathematical courses and worked in R&D group in Ufa State Technical Aviation University. 
He had completed MS in "Applied Mathematics and Computer Science". Andrey got PhD degree in Physics and Mathematics with major "Mathematical Modeling". 
Andrey joined SPE in 2003. He served as IT Director of Moscow SPE Section in 2005-2008. Since 2008 Andrey has been leading SPE Moscow Section. Since 2011 Andrey Gladkov - SPE Russia & Caspian Regional Director.

I`m looking forward for your attendance!

Best regards,


Alexey Borisenko
2014 Chairperson
SPE Tyumen Section