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Winter 2008

The Gift of Hope. In ThIs Issue1 The Gift of Hope

2 President’s Message

3 Focus on Technology

7 Focus on Charity

8 2009 Technical Conference

9 About the Speaker

10 Drilling Technology Groups

12 2008 Sporting Clays Tournament

13 Fin-Feather-Fur Food Festival

15 Houston AADE Contacts

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in a surgery room. It is even more so when the patients are children. But there is a great sense of comfort knowing that when our children face chal-lenges that require the atten-tion of these men and women, they are in the best capable hands and the best possible technology at their disposal. While the recent tour at Texas Children’s Hospital did not include an actual procedure, the attending AADE members were impressed and thankful all the same. With the proceeds from last summer’s Annual Golf Tournament, committee chairmen Mike Mininni and Bob Zaunbrecher along with other members presented a check for $35,000. The money will be used directly for con-tinuing cancer research carried on at the hospital. Please see the press release article includ-ed on page 7.

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2 www.aade.org/houstonWinter 2008

With the holidays in our rear view mirror and a New Year upon us, I reflect on the past and once

again see the outstanding job that the Houston Chapter of the AADE has done in sustaining its mission of providing new drilling ideas and technolo-gies to our members. Without a doubt, it has been an interesting and roller coaster year in the oil and gas industry. Oil broke

the $100 per barrel threshold early in the year ultimately testing the ceiling of $147 on the NYMEX by midsum-mer. The recent decline in the price of crude has been partially influenced by the slowing demand in the US and other OECD nations but the primary decline was fueled by the US credit and financial crisis. The impact of this crisis was clearly evident when OPEC announced the cut of 1.5MMbpd of production in late October and crude prices failed to increase. Not only has the price of oil fallen recently, the rig market has witnessed a dra-matic drop from the summer peak of 2,000 land rigs to less than 1,600 active today. This decline is expected to continue as some basins become uneconomic at current prices and term contracts expire. Additionally using a 4-6 BCFE oversupply in the market today and the $20 billion in cuts slated for North American E&Ps only serves to exacerbate the problem.

By contrast, 2009 will offer new and unforeseen challenges. On November 4, US voters chose a new President and a new course for the nation. For better or worse, we as an industry need to take whatever steps are necessary to assist the new administration in under-standing our issues and challenges along with providing guidance that would serve to strengthen our economy.

ChapTer BusIness: Since our last newsletter in early October, several

major AADE events have occurred while others are

in the planning stages. The Sporting Clays Tourna-ment at Westside Sporting Grounds in early October was again a total sell-out. Les McDaniel and company continue to provide a safe and first class shooting event complete with numerous door prizes and quality fel-lowship. As one person so eloquently put it, if you can’t have fun shooting clays and grazing on some delicious appetizers, then there’s probably no hope for you. Fol-lowing the SCT was the 5th Annual National Chapter Fin-Feather-Fur-Food Festival at the Humble Civic Center. Having attended several of these events, I can assure you that you will not leave hungry or thirsty. I also find that it is a great venue to mingle and network with friends and co-workers in a relaxed setting.

Looking ahead, we have the AADE National Tech Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans on March 31-April 1 followed by the Golf Tourna-ment on April 7 at Cypresswood Golf Club.

The Houston Chapter makes numerous chari-table contributions throughout the course of the year. One recent donation in the amount of $35,000 was recently made to Texas Children’s Hospi-tal by golf event committee co-chairmen, Mike Mininni and Bob Zaunbrecher. These donations along with many others provide for advanced re-search necessary to combat childhood diseases.

ClosIng remarks:We hope that your holidays were both happy and

safe. I am certain that 2009 promises to be full of surprises and uncertainties while understanding the periodic up and down cycles associated with our busi-ness. We remain optimistic about the future of the industry and the prospects for the coming year. Please continue to support the Houston Chapter and join us for the monthly luncheon meetings. Thanks again!

President’s Message

Steve HayesPresident

AADE Houston Chapter


Derrick Equipment Company presents the Dual Pool® 600 Series Shaker

The DP 600 offers the highest fluid handling capac-ity available within a standard shaker footprint.

Equipped with an actuated screen compression system and secondary scalping deck, the shaker handles twice the amount of solids alongside an overall lower opera-tional cost. The actuated screen compression system reduces screen change time, while lighter recyclable screen materials contribute to safer screen installations. Patented Pyramid™ Screen technology and long lasting polyurethane scalping deck screens effectively process-es more solids.

Dual Super G3 vibrating motors, operating at an industry leading 7G performance and low 78 dBA, dramatically increase liquid/solids conveyance. An internal oil bath lubrication system reduces wear, friction, heat, and sound generation contributing to fewer repairs and operational down time. Operated locally or by remote, the hydraulic actuated deck angle mechanism adjusts for an optimal range of +1o to +7o. The Vapor Extraction (VETM) feature removes po-tentially harmful vapors during the screening process creating a safe working environment for personnel.

Rated first in customer satisfaction by Energy-Point Research, Derrick Equipment Company in-novates to lead in technological advancements.

For more information contact:Derrick Equipment Company, Katie PattersonMarketing Coordinator, 281.590.3003www.derrickequipment.com

UD-165 Grade Drill Pipe: Getting Where We Need to Go.

NOV Grant Prideco announces, UD-165, an enabling technology available to the drilling

industry. A several month project to develop, test and qualify 165,000 ksi drill pipe has been completed and field trials are now in progress.

Today’s deeper well depths, deeper offshore drilling, and longer extended reach drilling programs require higher strength drill pipe. Ultra-deep wells are ap-proaching the tensile limits of current drill pipe. This provides additional tensile capacity and safety factor. Ultra-extended reach wells demand lighter weight pipe in the horizontal sections to reduce torque and drag. Ultra-high strength permits the use of thinner wall pipe, without reduction of mechanical properties, reducing string weight and associated torque and drag.

The need to set larger and longer strings of casing to reach hydrocarbon targets has required landing strings approaching 2.5 million pound lifting capacity. The use of ultra-high strength drill pipe will be required to extend current capabilities and can permit reduc-tion of wall thickness lightening the weight of the drill string, reducing deck load and operational cost.

UD-165 grad drill pipe will enable operators to reach the pay zone on these ever more challenging wells.

For more information contact: Jim Brock at [email protected] or visit www.grantprideco.com.

Focus on Technology


Focus on Technology

Greene, Tweed’s New Innovation Protects Downhole Components

Building on market-leading elastomeric and thermoplastic sealing technology as well as the

patented Seal-Connect® electrical connector product line, Greene, Tweed is developing thermoplastic and elastomeric solutions for downhole applications that provide a new level of protection in these extreme environments. By focusing on high-end materials, this new capability utilizes the superior performance

characteristics offered by the company’s filled and unfilled Arlon® grades of PEEK and PEK as well as the high-temperature and chemical resistance characteristics offered by both Chemraz® FFKM and FKM elastomers. This innovative capability

shields critical and essential components such as antennas, electronics and sensors from harsh down-hole environments. The end result is a customized Logging While Drilling (LWD) or Measurement While Drilling (MWD) solution featuring the best combination of material selection, level of protection, and component integration and performance.

For more information contact: Seema Gangatirkar at 281.821.2094 or visit www.gtweed.com.

Gyrodata’s New Surveyor X4™ Sets a New Standard for Performance and Reliability.

Central to the development are an enhanced rate-gyroscopic sensor and a fourth generation of

downhole electronics. The sensor is a ruggedized version of a state-of-the-art inertial guidance sensor, designed specifically for the harsh wellbore environ-ment. Combined with additional shock isolation from

a proprietary mechanism—the sensor array now provides a ten-fold increase in shock resistance.

The new single-chassis downhole electron-ics module is also more rugged and reliable with faster and more powerful data processing. Together, the isolated sensor and new electronics provide a significant reduction in the noise-to-signal ratio which, in turn, provides greater accuracy in sur-vey measurement. Performance accuracy has also improved due to the ability to maintain a tight laboratory calibration throughout an operation under vibratory conditions, and new software per-formance modeling further adds to data quality.

The Surveyor X4™ brings its higher level of per-formance to numerous survey applications: it per-forms high accuracy trajectory surveys to ensure against wellbore collisions and to position wells on target in reservoirs for optimum production and recovery. The system is also utilized to orient downhole systems and to steer drilling assemblies, and it can be incorporated into a logging string both to perform a survey and provide orienta-tion information for logging instrumentation.

For more information contact: Gyrodata Inc.Jeffrey G. Leonard at 713.461.3146 or visit www.gyrodata.com


Halliburton Drilling Optimization Software Helps Minimize Invisible Lost Time

NPT, the nonproductive time, is the industry’s traditional enemy. However in the quest for

higher efficiency operators are aiming to eliminate the Invisible Lost Time (ILT), as well. Invisible lost time when rigs are running without problems but not as efficiently as possible can just as well erode profits and put drilling projects behind schedule.

To address this challenge Halliburton has added an innovative time/depth software application, called MaxActivity, to their Drilling Optimization software suite. Using data collected by surface sensors dur-ing well operations, this performance improvement tool tracks and times rig floor activities, such as trips in/out of hole, circulating, and drilling and connec-tion operations giving operators the information needed to pinpoint and mitigate time-consuming problems. This software makes it possible to look at performance differences well by well or between rig crews which can result in adjustments ensur-ing everybody is doing the best job possible.

With the company’s InSite Anywhere web delivery system, customers can gain access to MaxActivity data anywhere and at any time with a standard Internet connection. An operator in the Gulf of Mexico has de-ployed this technology in re-al-time centers in Texas and Louisiana and is success-fully using it to keep their drilling projects on track.

For more information contact: Patrick Quirk at [email protected] or 281.871.7598.

Improve Efficiency of Recovery with New Free Point Indicator With fast, single-trip operation, Halliburton Wireline and Perforating Services’ electromechanical Free Point Indicator provides precise free point location without the need for multiple time-consuming stop and set measurements, greatly improving the efficiency of recovery efforts.

Whereas traditional free point tools acquire stretch and torque only at selected intervals or stations, Hal-liburton Wireline and Perforating Services’ new free point indication tool obtains continuous and com-prehensive measurements in just two logging passes. After measuring the pipe’s magnetic properties in a near neutral weight condition, a second measurement is taken when applying torque or stretch. The point at which there is no change in magnetic properties deter-mines the exact location of the stuck point, and the free pipe is identified where the properties change again.

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The tool’s log measurements can be viewed via satel-lite in real time, eliminating the need for a highly skilled on-site pipe recovery expert and maximizing worker efficiency. From a safety standpoint, the pipe stretch lasts only a few minutes, greatly reducing the time during which this potentially dangerous procedure is performed. For more information contact: Calvin Kessler, Global Product Champion, Reservoir Deliverability and Produc-ibility or visit www.halliburton.com.

Reservoir Preserving, Pipe Freeing Techniques Using Aphronized Flu-ids and the PBL Tool

Traditionally, freeing differentially stuck pipe involves aggressive fluid dilutions to lower density, slugging

or air injection methods. While fishing for differentially stuck break-offs involves aggressive washing over, sting-ing, or clawing. These operations are particularly focused on retrieving the costly BHA with little regards for the reservoir section. An alternative method for relieving differentially stuck pipe during relief and recovery efforts is to pump an “at-balance” aphronized fluid though the nozzled ports of a PBL Tool.

An aphronized fluid, such as the High Yield Stress, Shear Thinning, Enhanced Rheology system (HYS-STER), uses surfactant created aphrons bubbles to bring the well to balance. Typically, adequate pressure drops required to form aphrons are not available through “open-ended” wash-over pipe, or recovery string af-fixed with a fishing tool. Pumping these fluids through a PBL Tool with modified port sizes provides the shear and pressure drop required to create the aphrons and balance the formation by forming a “micro-seal”. By adopting this technique, engineers can protect the well bore while reducing the costly, aggressive formation damaging operations required to free the pipe or fish.

For more information contact: Bobby Cooper at MASI Technologies at [email protected] or Richard Earle at Downhole Devices at [email protected] or call 800.494.5444.

A New Quality Standard for Drill-ing Specialty Tools

The complexity and capability of drilling specialty tools, such as underreamers, MWD/LWD tools and

jars, have increased dramatically. This increased complex-ity and the high cost of failures for these tools has driven the development of STC-1™, an industry-wide standard for drilling specialty tools. T H Hill Associates, Inc., under the sponsorship of seven operators and three service companies, will release the standard in early 2009.

Issues with design, inspection, assembly, misuse (load-ing a tool beyond its capacity) or abuse (operating a tool under more aggressive conditions than designed) can all contribute to specialty tool failures. STC-1™ ad-dresses all five failure causes, but is primarily focused on inspection, assembly and function testing, since errors during these processes lead to the majority of specialty tool failures. The standard provides four sets of qualifica-tion classes to allow adaptability depending on project needs and risks. Once specified, the tool class defines the requirements for load rating, disassembly, inspec-tion, assembly and function testing, so the vendor has a clear understanding of customer expectations. Ad-ditionally, the standard offers guidance on implementa-tion in the operator and service company environment.

For more information contact: Tom Wadsworth, Chief Operating Officer, T H Hill Associates, [email protected] or 713.934.9215

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Drilling Engineers Donate $35,000 to Texas Children’s Hospital

HOUSTON -- The Houston Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) recently

presented Texas Children’s Hospital with a donation of $35,000 to advance cancer research. The funds will be used specifically for the Neuroblastoma Research Pro-gram led by surgeon Eugene Kim. The research program is focused on developing new strategies to block blood vessel growth in neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric cancer.

“By blocking blood vessel growth, we can prevent tumors from growing and spreading. Preliminary re-sults are encouraging, and this donation will help us to fund the research to hopefully bring this new treatment to the bedside,” said Dr. Kim. “It is a tre-mendous honor to receive this gift from such a dis-tinguished and down-to-earth group of people, who clearly have put giving to others a top priority.”

The funds were raised during AADE’s 19th an-nual golf tournament. Since selecting Texas Children’s Hospital as the charitable beneficiary eight years ago, the AADE Golf Tournament has raised more than $285,000, most of which has been used to purchase special needs items for the children at the hospital.

“It is difficult to describe how grateful the children, parents and staff are to receive the donations. Thanks to the 400 AADE members who participated in the 2008 tournament and to those who gave so generously of their time and money to make this tournament one of the premiere golf events on the energy industry’s annual cal-

endar,” says Mike Mininni, who co-chaired the event with Bob Zaunbrecher.

AADE offers a forum for the dissemination of practi-cal drilling technology to those employed or inter-ested in the drilling indus-try. AADE was founded in New Orleans in 1978 and is made up of an affiliation of nine independent chap-

ters licensed and governed by an AADE National Board. The Houston chapter sponsors several fund-raising events throughout the year as part of its mission to give back to the community. The 2009 golf tournament is set for Tuesday April 7, 2009 at Cypresswood Golf Club.

Focus on Charity

Did you know? In addition to local charities, the AADE continues to support education at all levels within the communities of our nine local Chapters. The following statistics provide proof of the AADE’s commitment to education, especially in drilling related careers:• $250,000+ in AADE Scholarships in 2008 • $380,000 in University & Education Support in 2008 • AADE Funded Well Control Training, 150+ to date. • Knowledge Box & Associated Programs for Primary & Secondary Education.


The Houston Chapter of the AADE would again like to thank our distinguished speakers for their time and

dedication to sharing their wealth of knowledge with our industry. They represent the true spirit of the AADE.

Dr. Michael J. Economides, who is among America’s leading energy analysts, serves as Chairman of the Board on XGAS, Paleon Oil & Gas, and Editor in Chief of En-ergy Tribune. Back in 1999, Economides warned that oil prices, then at $11 a barrel, were about to surge. Within a year or so, the price was over $30. A consultant, educa-tor, and PhD petroleum engineer, Economides has done technical and managerial work in more than 70 coun-tries. A professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Economides has written or co-written about 200 articles and peer-reviewed papers and 11 textbooks. He is also the co-author, with Ron Oligney, of the industry primer, The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World’s Biggest Business,

which was published in 2000 and has since been trans-lated into five languages. He appears regularly on national TV and radio programs. On November 6, Dr. Econo-mides gave a lecture on his book, “From Soviet to Putin and Back; The Dominance of Energy in Today’s Russia.”

Dr. Eric van Oort joined Shell EP Americas in New Orleans in 2000 as a staff drilling engineer and deep-water drilling advisor. His responsibilities at the time included leading Shell EP Americas’ fluids and cement team and real-time operations center (RTOC) hubs in the Americas. As RTOC team leader, he played a leading role in establishing the current global network of RTOC hubs and satellites across the Shell Group. Dr. van Oort currently serves on the Regional Wells Leadership Team in Houston as Planning and Business Improvement (PBI) manager, with ownership of various performance improvement initiatives including RTOCs. On Decem-ber 4, Dr. Van Oort’s topic was “Eliminating Invisible Lost Time using Automatic Rig Activity Detection”.

About the Speaker…

Upcoming DTC Meeting Datesgroup DaTe program TopIC

DETG Feb. 26, 2009 Annular Pressure Build-up (APB) Mitigation

FMG Mar. 24, 2009 Fluid Issues for Unconventional Reservoirs

All meetings will be held at The WestLake Club. Registration begins at 1:00 pm meeting starts at 1:30 pm. Reservations are required for all DTC meetings.


DETG November SpeakersThe program topic was: "Rigs: Supply vs. Demand for the 21st Century"

• Collin Gerry (Raymond James Financial Group

- Energy Analysts) Presenting – “Rig Supply/De-mand in the Crystal Ball”

Collin Gerry joined Raymond James in May of 2005 as a research associate covering the oilfield services

sector and became an analyst in 2007. His primary focus is on diversified oilfield service companies, manufactur-ers, and offshore drillers. Prior to joining Raymond James, Collin worked for National Oilwell Varco in a project management/business analyst capacity. Collin graduated from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas with a bachelor of business adminis-tration degree in finance and a minor in Spanish.

• Tom Horton(Senior Manager of Business Develop-

ment, Parker Drilling Company, Alaska Business Unit) Presenting–“NewArctic Rig Technologies for Extreme Drilling Environments”

• This presentation summarizes recent developments in rig design and delivery for extreme arctic envi-ronments such as Alaska’s North Slope. The discus-sion includes unique rig design features and a new “Arctic Center of Excellence” for leveraging drilling knowledge and best practices.

Tom Horton has a BS in Geological Engineering from The University of Mississippi, and an MBA from Rice University. He started working offshore during summers while in College and then joined Anadrill Schlumberger as a Field Engineer following gradua-tion. Tom worked for Schlumberger for 11 years in field operations, Training & Development, and Sales & Mar-keting. He then joined Nabors Drilling and worked in Business Development, Investor Relations, and Opera-tions. In 2007 Tom joined Parker Drilling Company.

• Chip Keener (Director of Technical Marketing,

Transocean Offshore) Presenting – “A Contractor's View of the Deepwater Rig Market”

This presentation is a look from the Contractor’s per-spective at: Deepwater opportunities; supply demand curves on rig availability; a snapshot of Construction costs and how they have moved in recent years along with a look at who is building rigs; the (operational)

experience of speculators; and a summary of challenges being faced, namely Late Deliveries, Commissioning Challenges, NPT, Operating Performance and People.

Chip has 30 years experience in the industry, the last seven with Transocean in recent capacities as operations manager worldwide deepwater … director deepwater marketing … director performance management … and his current posting as the director of technical market-ing. His earlier postings include regional manager level responsibilities in the North Sea, West Africa and Brazil.

Chip has a BS degree from the US Naval Academy and an MS in Systems Management from the Univer-sity of Southern California. He holds unlimited mer-chant marine licenses as Master and 3rd Engineer, and is a retired Captain in the US Naval Reserve.

FMG October Speakers The Program Topic was “Drilling Waste Management”

• Mike Richards (Technical and Capital Sales Man-ager, NOV Brandt)Presenting - “Rocky Mountain Challenges”

Presentation Summary: A major operator faced with the challenges of drilling up to 4,000 wells in a proac-

tively low-impact method chose to evaluate two strategies for Solids Control and Waste Minimization on the drill sites. Key objectives for the project were to operate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner while progressively reducing drilling waste volumes and in-creasing drilling efficiency through proper fluids manage-ment. Presently, state regulators are re-writing the poli-cies regarding many drilling operations, which when implemented will place even stricter guidelines in place.

Drilling Technology Groups

DETG November Speakers left to right: Tom Horton, Collin Gerry and Chip Keener.


FMG October Speakers left to right: Tony Davis, Kevin King, Mike Mor-genthaler and Mike Richards.

Drilling Technology Groups

Mike Richards has worked with NOV Brandt in vary-ing capacities since 1979 including Engineer, Product Development Manager, Senior Project Manager, Train-ing Coordinator, Technical and Capital Sales Regional Manager. Mike has worked in various locations in North America for NOV Brandt and currently resides in Denver Colorado where he is Technical and Capi-tal Sales Manager. Mike was a contributing author to the ASME Shale Shaker Handbook published in 2005 and has also written papers for SPE, AADE as well as served on the API 13 Industry Task Group. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Houston and con-tinuing education credits from diverse affiliations.

• Tony Davis (Managing Partner, Q’Max Solutions Inc.) and Kevin King (Sales Manager, Q’Max Ameri-ca) Presenting - “MudStripperTM Water Conserva-tion Technology”

Presentation Summary: The MudStripperTM is pro-prietary technology designed for water conservation. It allows drilling from spud to TD with a solids free system (Q’Clear), with density / inhibition in solution. Surface mud is stripped and reused for the subsequent interval. The main hole mud is stripped of any remaining sol-ids to reclaim water for subsequent use on consecutive wells. This is done within the confines of rig mud tanks and the clarifier tank on the MudStripperTM. It can also eliminate floc tanks, extra generators and, in most cases, desanders, desilters and centrifuges. Lease size can be reduced because the sump size or pit is reduced or elimi-nated. Trucking for water hauling & disposal is greatly reduced due to the recycling and reuse of the water.

Tony Davis started in the oil patch in 1979 as a Mud Engineer after studying Chemistry at Memorial Uni-versity of Newfoundland. Tony worked in the field for 10 years throughout Canada and the Gulf of Mexico holding various technical positions for a major drilling fluids company including Research Technician, Techni-cal DF Programmer and Country Operations Manager. He founded Q’Max in 1993 with four business partners and helped grow the company into a multinational, full service fluids provider. Tony is responsible for the de-velopment and commercialization of numerous product and system technologies, including a proprietary water conservation technology used in the drilling process.

Kevin King started as a mud engineer in 1977 after leaving the University of Calgary. He has worked in Western Canada as a mud engineer, operations manager, sales representative and sales manager; Brazil as a senior mud engineer offshore; Egypt as a senior mud engineer; Indonesia as a drilling supervisor; Nigeria as an opera-tions manager; Ecuador as an operations manager and country manager, as well as, work in Bolivia and Argen-tina as a operations consultant for state run oil compa-nies. He has also been involved in the development, field trials and technical papers for innovative fluid systems.

• Mike Morgenthaler (Principal Consultant, CUT-POINT, Inc.) Presenting - “Measuring Performance Improves Results of Closed Loop Operations for Devon in the Fort Worth Basin”

Presentation Summary: “Closed loop” and “dewater-ing” poorly describe the work required when drilling without a reserve pit. Devon Energy has 30+ rigs drilling horizontal wells in the Fort Worth basin, most without reserve pits. They contract service companies to oper-ate the equipment needed to treat drilling fluid related waste for either re-use or land farm application. In late 2007, Devon implemented a program to measure “closed loop” operations with the goal of quantifying benefits and standardizing performance. The analysis of the data led to performance improvement, cost sav-ings, and some surprising reassessments of benefits.

Mike specializes in designing rig equipment to improve the mechanical treatment drilling fluids and efficiently handle fluid related drilling waste. Mike has been em-ployed in the upstream oil and gas industry since the early 1980s when he entered the industry as a mud engineer for IMCO Services. He has a degree in mechani-cal engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.


We’d like to thank all our sponsors and participants at the 2008 Annual Sporting Clays Tournament. The tournament was held Friday, October 3 at the West-side Shooting Grounds. This year, the tournament once again raised $30,000 for the Houston area Sunshine Kids organization. This organization helps local children who are suffering with cancer. In addition to the Sunshine Kids, we also donate $5,000.00 each year to the Taylor

and Cinco Ranch FFA. We appreciate the help that these parents and kids give to us each year and are glad that we can help their cause. Without each Sponsor and Partici-pant this donation would not have been possible.

Please visit our website for additional pictures at www.aade.org/Houston.

2008 Sporting Clays Tournament


On November 13, the 5th Annual AADE National Board of Directors’ Fin-Feather-Fur Food Festival ...

F5 V was held at the Humble Civic Arena. An amazing crowd of over 4,000 participants and attendees assured the event would once again be a great success. For a list of winners and pictures from the event please visit our website at www.aade.org/Houston.

The proceeds of F5 event benefit the operation of the AADE National Board of Directors and your nine AADE Chapters located in New Orleans, Lafayette, Houston, Dallas, Midland, Oklahoma City, Denver, Bakersfield and Anchorage. More specifically, this event helps support AADE’s petroleum energy education programs. There are many and the following are just a few examples:

• 14 AADE licensed Student Sections located on university and college campuses from West Virginia to Fairbanks, AK.

• Support for university and college students to attend AADE’s Spring Technical Conferences as well as present student poster sessions. The AADE Technical Conference is an excellent venue to meet these young, upcoming professionals and recruit them to your company!

• Funds to supply equipment and computers for petroleum engineering labs and programs at univer-sities in the AADE chapter areas.

• Support of the AADE Knowledge Box teaching tool and the Expanding Petroleum Energy Education (PE3) teacher guide used to educate public school students about our industry. This education initia-tive is now nationwide

5th Annual AADE Fin-Feather-Fur Food Festival


5th Annual AADE Fin-Feather-Fur Food Festival


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