Dr. Mukul Sharma

Professor, W.A. (Tex) Moncrief, Jr. Centennial Chair in Petroleum, Geosystems and Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Mukul M. Sharma is Professor and holds the “Tex” Moncrief Chair in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where he has been for the past 33 years. He served as Chairman of the Department from 2001 to 2005. His current research interests include hydraulic fracturing, oilfield water management, formation damage and improved oil recovery. He has published more than 400 journal articles and conference proceedings and has 21 patents. He has co-founded 4 energy technology companies including Austin Geotech Services, Pipe Fractional Flow, Geomechanics Software and Consulting and Subsurface Fracture Imaging, and co-founded 3 private E&P companies Layline Petroleum, Karsu Petroleum and Navidad Energy. Sharma has a bachelor of technology in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MS and PhD in chemical and petroleum engineering from the University of Southern California.

Dr. Sharma is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He is a recipient of the 2017 John Franklin Carl Award and the 2009 Lucas Gold Medal, the highest technical awards presented by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is also the recipient of the 2004 SPE Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award, the 2002 Lester C. Uren Award and the 1998 SPE Formation Evaluation Award. He served as a SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 2002, has served on the Editorial Boards of many journals, and taught and consulted for industry worldwide.

Discussion

Water: Reinjection or Reuse? How is the technology evolving?

Water continues to be an emotionally driven topic. Reinjecting produced water in many areas creates an induced seismicity risk. What is the future of water? How close are we to being able to clean and/or reuse produced water at scale? What are the limitations of using produced water or its filtered byproducts as frac liquid?

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Scott Anderson

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Discussion: Where is the common ground with the environmental movement?

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Don Bagley

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Discussion: International Exploration

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David Baldwin

Co-President, SCF Partners

Discussion: Continuous Technology Disruptions

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Porter Bennett

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Discussion: Oil & Gas Fundamentals and their Impact on the Future of Energy

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Kirk Coburn

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Discussion: AI and Machine Learning: Where and how is it applied today and how will it be applied tomorrow in E&P and Trading?

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Tom Gardner

President, Millennium Energy Advisors

Discussion: Financing E&P Projects: A Whole New Landscape

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Kathleen Hartnett White

Distinguished Senior Fellow-in-residence & Director, Armstrong Center For Energy & The Environment

Discussion: Global Warming: Dead on Arrival or a Looming Disruptor?

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Katie Mehnert

Founder and CEO of Pink Petro

Discussion: Talent and Culture - The New Ts and Cs For Energy

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Mark Mills

Partner, Cottonwood Venture Partners

Discussion: Which renewables have a legitimate chance to disrupt hydrocarbons? What is needed for them to do so?

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Patrick Reames

Founder, Commodity Technology Advisory

Discussion: Blockchain: Where and how will it be best used in oil and gas?

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Dr. Mukul Sharma

Professor, W.A. (Tex) Moncrief, Jr. Centennial Chair in Petroleum, Geosystems and Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin

Discussion: Water: Reinjection or Reuse? How is the technology evolving?

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Mona Sutphen

Partner, Macro Advisory Partners, and Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff of Policy

Discussion: Geopolitics: Inevitable Disruption

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Matt Thomas

President and CEO of JP3 Measurement

Discussion: How Are Machine Learning and Data Analytics Changing Crude and Natural Gas Marketing?

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