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Petroleum and Geology News Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology

Winter 2008

High Oil Prices Pump Up Department Enrollment Enrollment in the Petroleum Engineering program reached levels not seen since the late 1970’s this fall with 51 freshmen entering the program. Approximately 140 students now populate the program representing nearly 10% of the students on the Marietta College campus (1450 total students). Marietta College now ranks 9th in undergraduate enrollment among the eighteen schools in the U.S. that offer the degree. Enrollment in Geology has also shown an upturn with nearly 20 majors now enrolled. PE enrollments traditionally lag the rise in the price of oil, so consequently the Department is preparing for another surge in interest. In order to insure the quality of our graduates and to maintain enrollment at manageable levels, freshmen entering the program next year will have to maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA through 30 credit hours of freshmen classes before being permitted to declare petroleum engineering as their major. Our goal is to maintain a stable enrollment and faculty so as to avoid the stress and strain that both faculty and students experienced in the mid to late 1980’s. Our enrollment management policy stands in contrast to open admission policies U.S. Petroleum Engineering Enrollments in effect at many other PE schools across the country. Enrollments are growing rapidly with numbers exceeding 200 incoming freshmen at several schools. Individual petroleum engineering course sizes reportedly exceed 100 students at these institutions. We are, of course, committed to smaller class sizes that ensure students get the personal attention they expect at a small private liberal arts college.

Dr. David Cress Eases into Retirement Dr. W. David Cress eased his way into retirement at the end of the 200607 academic year. Dave joined the Department in August 1982, and taught a wide variety of courses at the college in addition to all of our general engineering courses. Dave was honored at the Petroleum Engineering and Geology Hall of Fame Banquet in April 2007. Members of the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) presented Dave with shirts and jackets representing all of the companies on the IAC. Dave continues to maintain an office in Brown Building and hopes to remain active in some departmental activities in the future.

Students Enjoy Excellent Job Placement in 2007 Challenges Lie Ahead in 2008 It will come as no surprise Timothy Neil Baker Hughes Inteq PETROLEUM ENGINEERING to anyone working in our Thomas Archer Jason Ritchie Chevron Corp. Equitable Production industry that we placed all Joseph Baker Matthew Peloquin Chesapeake Energy Corp. Chesapeake Housseynou Sanghott Baker Hughes Inteq twenty-two Petroleum Mark Dean Chevron Corp. John Schilling Marathon Oil Co. Daniel Doebereiner Equitable Resources Engineering graduates and Jeconda Smith Chevron Corp. Andrew Fish Marathon three Geology majors in Gary Snyder Aera Energy CDX Gas LLC permanent jobs or Opeyemi Gesinde Allen Ward Columbia Transmission Shannon Glancy Merit Energy Co. graduate school last year. Abigail Higbie Amie Weis Encana Oil & Gas BP Last year’s class is pictured Jeremy Jones Sarah Yang Chevron Corp. Chevron Corp below along with a table Hunter Jonsson Weatherford GEOLOGY Halliburton Services indicating where our Gary King Isaac Beardmore Triad Resources Zachary Lemon Energy Corp of America graduates began their Jeremy Riedel Graduate School Kristen Martin Exxon Mobil Production Co. careers in 2007. Justin Schubert Universal Well Jeffrey Mast Equitable Production Placement of underclass Alex Miller Equitable Production students in summer jobs was also excellent with over 90% of all of our juniors, sophomores, and freshmen obtaining summer work in the industry. Therein lies the major strength of our program…….most of our seniors graduate with three summers of industry experience! This year, twenty-two PE majors and six Geology majors will cross the stage. Placement for 2008 is equally robust. All but one of the PE majors graduating this year has accepted a permanent job as this newsletter goes to publication. Starting salaries are running as high as $85,000 per year with up to $20,000 signing bonuses. With enrollment numbers up this year, it is more important than ever for alumni to get involved in the placement process. If you can provide a summer job for a student or know of companies that might hire one, especially a freshman or sophomore, please contact Bob Chase at chaser@marietta.edu.

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Alumni Honor Elmer Templeton Elmer E. Templeton, former Department Chair and Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering, was honored by his former students at a dinner last spring with the presentation of a $160,000 scholarship endowed in his name at the College. Elmer served the PE Program as a faculty member starting in 1967, and chaired the Department from 1972 to 1978. Opinionated, cantankerous, visionary and, most of all, loyal to the program and his students, the “Chief” took the program to new heights in the early 70’s before stepping down from the chair’s position in 1978 to start his own consulting firm.

Annual Alumni Golf Outing in Houston is Huge Success The 4th Marietta College Petroleum Engineering and Geology Alumni Golf Outing was held at Cypresswood Golf Course in Houston, TX on October 26, 2007. Twenty-five teams participated in the event this year. Marty Hupp and Larry Stoltzfus continued their masterful organization of the event that has turned into a truly great alumni get-together. The 5th annual outing is scheduled for October 24, 2008 at the same location. For more information on how your company can sponsor a team, a hole, or prizes for the event, please email either Marty Hupp (mhupp@carboceramics.com), Larry Stoltzfus (lstoltzfus@us-risk.com), or Bob Chase (chaser@marietta.edu) for more details.

David Schaible, Co-Founder of Newfield Exploration Succumbs to Cancer

Elmer Templeton and some of his former students The scholarship drive was led by former students Cindy Reece, Clyde Crouch, Dave Pierce, and Jeff Sherrick. Elmer was recognized at a dinner attended by nearly a hundred former students, friends, former faculty, and Marietta College administrators at the Marietta Shrine Club. Additional pictures from the event taken by Rob Sutton and Clyde Crouch can be found online at: mariettacollegegathering.smugmug.com. In the event that you would still like to contribute to the scholarship fund, you may send a check to the Office of Advancement at Marietta College in care of the Elmer E. Templeton Scholarship Fund. We will gladly notify Elmer of any additional contributions received.

David Schaible (class of ’83), President and CEO of Newfield Exploration and co-founder of the company, passed away after a battle with cancer on October 13, 2007. Dave’s long and distinguished career in the petroleum industry began as President of the SPE Student Chapter at Marietta College during his senior year. Dave began his career with Tenneco, and when the company was bought out by Chevron, Dave and several friends took a bold step to form the new company called Newfield Exploration. Dave will be inducted posthumously into the Department’s Hall of Fame on April 23, 2008. Newfield Exploration has set up a $250,000 endowment in Dave’s memory at Marietta College. Former classmates wishing to contribute to the fund may send their donations to the Office of Advancement at the College with checks made payable to Marietta College.

SPE Annual Conference in Anaheim, California Boasts Record Marietta College Attendance A record number seventy-one students accompanied Drs. Bob Chase and Ben Thomas to the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in Anaheim, CA, November 1014, 2007. Students were bussed from Marietta College to the Columbus International Airport where they nearly

filled up an American Airlines flight to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, CA. The nearly $55,000 in expenses for the trip were offset by $15,000 raised at the spring 2007 golf outing, $6,000 raised at the alumni golf outing, and generous grants from several companies.

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An alumni reception was hosted during the convention and was attended by nearly 100 alumni, students and faculty. Next year SPE’s ATCE and our alumni reception will be held in Denver, Colorado.

Utah Trip Yields More Exciting Dinosaur Finds The annual Geology field trip to our central Utah dinosaur excavation was once again led by Dr. Dave Jeffery, Prof. Rocky Freeman, and Dr. Fred Voner from the Department. Dr. Steve Spilatro from the Biology Department, research associate John Bishop, Brant Gay, and nine Marietta College students continued with the excavation of the rich dinosaur deposit discovered several years ago by former student Aaron Scott. The team once again uncovered more bones than could be removed during the short season and will return again in May 2008. This year, the excavation team borrowed the crew team’s dually truck and hauled several very large casts of bones back to the Cincinnati Museum, some of which may belong to yet undiscovered species of long-necked dinosaurs.

Wild Well Control, Inc. Puts on Well Control Schools for Juniors and Industry This past year our junior petroleum engineering majors participated in Wild Well Control, Inc.’s basic well control short course thanks to arrangements made by Dr. Ben Thomas. The cost of the course is normally $800 per industry participant, but Wild Well Control, Inc. has provided training to our students at a cost of $125 per participant. This opportunity was made possible by donations from the Appalachian Petroleum Section, the Ohio Petroleum Section, the Pittsburgh Section, and the Washington Capital Section of SPE last year, and by Equitable Resources and the Eastern Kentucky SPE section this year. The well control course requires our students to commit to an additional 28 hours of classroom time crammed into a three day weekend during the semester. We are proud to report that every student who participated passed the course and received their certification. Wild Well Control also offered a similar 3-day well control course for industry on campus. Twenty-four engineers and field hands participated in the course held just prior to the students’ course. Wild Well Control generously donated $5,000 to our SPE student chapter in support of their activities .

North East Mud Services Donates Equipment to Mud Lab In October, the Department of Petroleum Engineering received a generous contribution to the Drilling Engineering and Mud Lab. Mitchell Ring, of North East Mud Services Company (NEMSco), donated six waterproof Ph test kits, two stainless steel mixing cups, four commercial grade mud blenders, two bottles of buffer solution, 2 bags of Bentonite, and one bag of Barite. Mitchell’s gift is an example of the continued support and generosity of our associates in the industry that promote the success and growth of our program

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Dr. Robert Lipset Joins Staff Dr. Bob Lipset has joined the Department replacing Dr. Dave Cress. Bob has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University), an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Oakland University and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering also from Oakland University. He has 16 years of engineering and management experience with General Motors and 7 years with Chrysler. He taught engineering at Ohio University for eight years where he earned both outstanding teaching and research awards. Dr. Lipset will teach general engineering courses, our general education course entitled Energy Resources and Utilization for non-majors, and will work to develop a course on alternative energy systems design for the petroleum engineering curriculum.

Fekete Associates Offer Well Testing Short Course for Industry Mr. Louis Mattar with Fekete Associates, Inc. of Calgary, Canada put on a short course in well test interpretation January 16-18, 2008, for 16 industry participants and several seniors and faculty. Fekete Associates, Inc. very generously donated half of the course fees to the Department. The Department is making a concerted effort to offer short courses of this nature at the College on a more regular basis for the regional petroleum industry.

Hall of Fame Induction Recognizes Distinguished Alumni and Stoney! The 2nd annual Petroleum Engineering and Geology Hall of Fame (HOF) ceremony was held in conjunction with our Industry Advisory Committee Meeting and Senior Recognition Dinner at the Marietta Country Club in April 2007. Dr. Ben Eaton, Dr. Dwayne Stone, and Dr. Keith Millheim were recognized for their contributions in the fields of petroleum engineering and geology. Upon graduation with a degree in Petroleum Engineering from Marietta College and, later, with a Ph.D. in the same field from the University of Texas, Ben Eaton (class of 62) advanced his professional career at Conoco, Gulf Oil

From the North Sea, Australia, the Netherlands and South America and back again to Norman, Oklahoma, Keith Millheim (class of 63) has remained on the cutting edge of research and development of operational techniques within the oil and gas industry. A 1963 graduate of Marietta College with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and holder of advanced degrees from the University of Oklahoma and University of Leoben in Austria, Keith has worked primarily in the private sector over his thirty-six-year career. As an engineer and consultant for some of the largest exploration and production companies

“... In the late Sixties, [Stoney] uncovered his first dinosaur bones and the results of that dig continue to captivate generations of Marietta College students and graduates.” Dwayne Stone and Union Oil. Recognized industry-wide for his expertise in production and drilling engineering, Ben then founded Universal Drilling and Engineering Consultants, a subsidiary of Texas United. From there, he went on to create Eaton Industries of Houston in 1975, retiring as president thirty years later. The Eaton Method for pore pressure prediction and fracture pressure prediction, accepted around the world, is also his creation and serves as an integral element of his current enterprise, Eaton Pore Pressure Consultants. An accomplished author on topics within the field, he extended his business expertise to the publishing industry purchasing a struggling firm and turning it into an impressive moneymaker just a few years later. An active committee member within AIME, Ben was honored with the Rossiter W. Raymond Award in 1971.

around the world, he has earned not only industry-wide recognition leading to his role with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation as manager of operations, technology and planning, and most recently to managing director of Global Drilling, LTD., but also achieved leadership within the academic sector as director of the Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering at his second alma mater. When not serving as a special columnist for the Journal of Petroleum Technology, he is contributing his time and expertise to a number of professional organizations including the Society of Petroleum Engineers. An SPE distinguished lecturer emeritus, he is also holder of the SPE Drilling Engineering Award and Distinguished Service Award. When Dwayne Stone arrived at Marietta College in 1964, it was with the expectation that he would remain with

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the Department of Geology for one, perhaps two years before seeking a teaching position at a school in the western United States. Somehow, Stoney never made it to Colorado or Utah, at least not on a permanent basis. Instead, he served Marietta first as an instructor in geology and then later rose through the ranks to achieve the rank of full professor before retiring twenty-nine years later in 1993. While pursuing an advanced degree at the University of Utah in the late Sixties, he uncovered his first dinosaur bones and the results of that dig continue to captivate generations of Marietta College students and graduates. For many years, Stoney led Marietta College students to the site for extended study and he has also taught a course for the College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement in the geology of the Marietta/Parkersburg area. In 2001, shortly after his retirement, Dr. Stone established the Stone Family Fund in honor of his father, mother and brother. Providing resources for Marietta College, the fund divides its support between the Library and the Board of Trustees with each able to expend the funds as deemed appropriate.

2008 Hall of Fame Nominees The HOF nominees for induction in 2008 are the late Robert Smith (Drilling Supervisor of Chevron and class of ’69), the late David Schaible (President and COO of Newfield Exploration and class of ’83), and James Wilkes (friend and supporter of the program). If you would like to nominate someone for future induction into the Hall of Fame, please simply email your letter of nomination to chaser@marietta.edu. We will research all candidates nominated. All nominees will be evaluated by a subcommittee of the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) that is responsible for recommending nominees for induction to the entire IAC for final consideration. Once nominated, a candidate will remain in consideration for a period of five years. We anticipate inducting two to three individuals into the HOF each year.

SOOGA Awards Paul Fulton Research Prizes Continuing in the long tradition of supporting undergraduate research in petroleum engineering and geology that benefits the local oil and gas industry, the Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association (SOOGA) announced its 2006-07 research awards at its April meeting in Marietta. John Schilling was awarded top prize of $1,500 for his research project. Lyle Sulfridge, Zachary Lemon, and Karl Biermann also received awards for their efforts. Six students have received $500 research stipends from the fund for the 2007-08 academic year. Corey Tunnell, Jordan Slavin, Chike Akah, Carter Shaver, Buddy Walker, and Clinton Perkins are participating in undergraduate student research projects this year. The Department is always in need of fresh, practical ideas for research projects that will benefit both our students and the local industry. Please contact the Department if you have any suggestions or if you would like to work with a student on a project. Senior Charles Reynolds and junior Wes Casto were also awarded undergraduate student research grants from the Ohio Space Gant Consortium of NASA in the amounts of $3,000 and $2,000 respectively.

AADE Awards Scholarships to Six Students Five Marietta College petroleum engineering majors were awarded scholarships from the American Association of Drilling Engineers(AADE) this spring. Pictured left to right, this year’s recipients included Adam Esparza, Carter Shaver, Ashleigh Pottmeyer, Tanya Carr and Ardie Renze.The AADE has been a strong supporter of our students for the past ten years. Students have also expressed an interest in organizing a chapter of the AADE on campus.

AADE Award Winners (L-R) Adam Esparza, Carter Shaver, Ashleigh Pottmeyer, Tanya Carr and Ardie Renze

SPE Student Chapter News Hannah Erb is serving as President of the SPE student chapter. Joining Hannah on the leadership team this year are Zach Voithofer (VP), Dan Lopata ( Secretary), and Matt Dutko (Treasurer). Dr. Chase serves as chapter advisor. In addition to organizing the trip to the SPE annual conference, the officers also organized a trip to Lexington, KY to attend the SPE Eastern Regional Meeting. A ski trip to Seven Springs Resort in Pennsylvania took place in early February. The group is looking for speakers for monthly meetings and also for the April 2008 annual spring technical meeting and golf outing. If you would like to present a talk, please contact Dr. Chase at chaser@marietta.edu. The SPE Student Chapter is promoting “pride in your program” by selling some very special watches shown in the attached photo. The watches have Seiko movements, stainless steel bands with adjustable clasps, water resistant casings and a lifetime warranty. The watches are being sold for $75 and can be purchased with either “Petroleum Engineering” or “Geology” on the watch face along with the traditional Marietta College logo. For an additional $15 you can also receive a laser engraved key ring, money clip and pen bearing the same logo as the watch. Please include $10 for shipping and handling. Bill Blass monogrammed dress shirts ($35), tee shirts ($20), and golf shirts ($35) are also available for purchase. Senior Ardie Renze can be seen sporting the dress shirt in the AADE scholarship photo above. Note that shipping and handling are included in the price. If you are interested in ordering shirts or watches, please send a check for the proper amount (or a generous improper amount) payable to “Marietta College SPE” to: Department of Petroleum Engineering & Geology Marietta College 215 Fifth Street Marietta, OH 45750

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Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education Held in Houston: Marietta Alums participate Dr. Robert W. Chase, chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology, attended the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Colloquium on Petroleum Engineering Education (CPEE) held at the Woodlands Resort and Conference Center in the Woodlands, Texas, Jan. 7-10, 2008. Chase served on the program committee that organized the event for SPE. He also chaired a session of the CPEE entitled “Exploration and Production Competencies: Today vs. Tomorrow.” Several other Marietta College graduates working in the petroleum industry made presentations as part of Chase’s session. Cindy Reece '78, Manager of Global Upstream Technical Support for Upstream Information Technology for ExxonMobil, presented a talk entitled “Enhancing Engineers’ Value through Effective Use of IT Skills.” Rodney K. Bane '79, Division Subsurface Supervisor for the Artificial Lift Group, discussed “Leadership Skills for the Oil and Gas Business: What I Wish They would have Told Me 30 Years Ago.” Keith Millheim '63, managing director of Global Drilling LTD, talked about “Teaching Innovation to Engineers.” Scott Heck '80, Vice President for Amerada Hess, also served on the program committee and Dr. Robert W. Chase co-chaired a session entitled, “Responding to Key Challenges for Today’s Petroleum Engineering Departments” at the conference. More than 100 representatives from the petroleum industry and petroleum engineering departments from around the U.S. attended the conference. Dr. Ben Thomas also attended the conference from Marietta.

Freeman and Chase Co-Chair ERM Technical Program Professors, Dave Freeman and Bob Chase co-chaired the technical program committee for the Eastern Regional Meeting (ERM) held in Lexington, KY. The Eastern Kentucky section of SPE led by Robert Laughuer and Derek Hina entertained over 30 Marietta College students and faculty at the event. Students served a supporting role at the event as well and earned a gift of $2,000 from the SPE section for their efforts.

Assessment/Accreditation Survey Help Needed from 1998-2003 Graduates Periodically, the Department seeks information from our alumni that is critical to our assessment efforts and our continuing ABET accreditation. If you graduated between the years of 1998 and 2003, we need your help! We need you to complete a survey called a “5-10 Years Out Survey.” If you graduated during the period 1998-2003, please take the time to visit the following website http://www.marietta.edu/~webadmin/petro_survey and complete the brief on-line survey that will help us assess whether or not we are achieving our program objectives. We are asking you to reflect on your education after being out of school for five to ten years. The survey should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes of your time and it will provide us with data that we need for our next accreditation visit. Every person completing the survey will receive one entry in a drawing to win your choice of a Department dress shirt or golf shirt!

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As I sit here typing the last page of this newletter I am reflecting back on my 30th year at the helm of the Department. It is great to see our established alumni stepping up and supporting the program and the College in so many different ways. Whether it is Cindy Reece, Clyde Crouch, Dave Pierce and Jeff Sherrick leading a campaign to honor Elmer Templeton with an endowed scholarship; Kean Weaver, Don Ritter, Cindy Reece, and Jason Rebrook accepting positions on the Board of Trustees or Alumni Board; Marty Hupp and Larry Stoltzfus running our annual alumni golf outing in Texas; Ron Rinard and David Worthington setting up scholarships to support our students; Jim Metcalf throwing some support behind our men’s crew program; Tim Maddox or John Stansfield sponsoring a big field trip; Jerry James employing our students all year long; or others

now in prominent positions within their companies volunteering to serve on our Industry Advisory Committee; all are united in one cause……making the Petroleum Engineering and Geology programs at Marietta College the best that they can be. My 30 year anniversary wish is that all of our alumni would commit to being part of this cause. The transformation I have seen at this institution over the last six or seven years has been nothing short of spectacular. You all really need to come back to campus to see what has transpired under the leadership of President Jean Scott. But big changes carry big price tags and, to that end, we, the whole College, really do need your support. There are obviously many ways you can support Marietta College…..you can give to the Annual Fund, contribute to our endowments like the Elmer Templeton Scholarship Fund or the David Schaible Fund, or earmark gifts

to the Department in support of our wide range of needs and activities. Personally, I give ten times more to Marietta College than I do my own alma mater (Penn State in case any of my formers have forgotten!) because I believe in what we are doing here. And I split my gift between the Annual Fund and the Department. I have to believe that the education you received at Marietta College is worth an investment in the future of the students we have here now. I would love to be able to look at the list of donors to the College at the end of 2008, and be able to boast that alumni from the Petroleum Engineering and Geology programs were tops in terms of the percentage of graduates among all programs supporting their alma mater. Help me celebrate 30 years at Marietta College and give a little something back to Marietta College in ’08. Thanks! - Bob Chase

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