I recently was made aware of this link to the archive of SPE Distinguished Lecturers' abstracts, slides and notes. I decided to do a few simple keyword searches to find the geomechanics ones, as the list is quite lengthy, going back ten years. A search on "geomechanics" yielded 6 hits and only 3 distinct talks. Searching on a few related words (e.g., sanding, stability), I found only 2 more talks. Is it possible that in 10 years there have only been 5 talks focused on geomechanics? Probably there are a few I missed, but I bet the number is still small. Let's change that! Do you know a geomechanics specialist who meets the criteria?:
Nominee characteristics
Each lecturer chosen by the Distinguished Lecturer Committee is:
- An expert in his or her field
- An experienced and articulate public speaker who is comfortable speaking to different audiences in English
- Willing to volunteer personal time to instruct and share knowledge with other SPE members
- Willing to travel for an average of 20 presentations with tours lasting around four days or as long as two weeks
- An experienced traveler—tours can be rigorous due to flight schedules, routing and transportation between sections.
If you do, follow this link to the nomination instructions and deadline!