USC Society of Petroleum Engineers

02/08/2025

USC-SPE is looking for new student officers! Join today to become an active representative of USC's student chapter and benefit from excellent networking and leadership opportunities! ✌️

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/fsicSiRevj4kUCG88

11/28/2024

11/20/2024

✨ Meet the 2024-25 USC-SPE Student Chapter E-Board!✨

We’re thrilled to introduce the passionate leaders driving our chapter forward:

🌟 Mehrzad Naseri – President
A master’s candidate in Petroleum Engineering, Mehrzad brings over 3 years of expertise from Linde Engineering and KIPICOfficial. His research on the effects of CO₂ on cement wells is paving the way for sustainable energy solutions.

🌟 Jai Dolwani – Vice President
With internships at Toyota and Seplat Petroleum, Jai is exploring how earthquakes affect well integrity in Southern California. His dedication and diverse experience fuel our mission.

🌟 Abir Hasan Bhuiyan – Secretary
A Ph.D. student specializing in CO₂ storage prediction, Abir’s work in machine learning is crucial for advancing sustainable energy practices.

🌟 Debabrata Gayen – Treasurer
A master’s student in Chemical Engineering, Debabrata’s research focuses on deep borehole storage of nuclear waste. Debabrata’s expertise in unit operations ensures our chapter runs smoothly.

🌟 Nima Daneshvarnejad – SPE-USC Consultant
A Ph.D. student researching methane detection in abandoned wells, Nima’s innovative approaches address critical environmental challenges.

🌟 Ernesto Ortiz Zamora – Social Activities Chair
A Master’s student in Petroleum Engineering with previous internship experience at Dow Chemicals. Ernesto is hoping to grow the SPE-USC community through engaging social events.

Join us in celebrating our E-Board who are seeking to shape the future of petroleum engineering and sustainable energy! 🛢️🔬💡



Feel free to reach out or ask any questions below! 👇🌟

04/09/2019

Dear SPE and Data Science enthusiasts.

It’s our pleasure to invite you to our 13th general body meeting. Our Speaker will be Justin Clark, Data Scientist at California Resources Corporation, presenting Interrupted Time Series for Intervention Response

The details of the meeting are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

Time: 7:00 pm

Location: TCC 227

04/03/2019

04/03/2019

REMINDER.

Date: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: TCC 227
Free Food Will Be Served.

04/01/2019

Dear SPE community,

It’s our pleasure to invite you to our twelfth general body meeting. We will meet our guest speaker, Mr. Louis Desroches with his topic "IoT Implementation in Oil and Gas Industry ".

Please RSVP at this LINK.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2Ca4qkdTM1XMMOJqXARstxNndYChCoeeDttkMyWbnhxJRRw/viewform

The details of the meeting are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: TCC 227
Free Food Will Be Served.

03/30/2019

Thank you Summit ESP for hosting our USC SPE enthusiast and teaching them more about artifitial mehtods to increase hydrocarbon recovery. ,

03/20/2019

In this edition of our podcast series, Steven Shryok. Steve had a 37 years career at Chevron in technical and management positions, among these he was project manager in the Gorgon gas field development in Australia . Also Steve is a proud trojan Alumnus holding a BS and a MS in Petroleum Engineering.

We also want to thank Matt Vasile and Natalie Hart MEd for conducting this interview.

Click in the next link to hear the podcast

https://soundcloud.com/user-544054813/steve-shryock-laspechevron