2022 Houston SPWLA Chapter Officers

Designation: President

Name: Ron J.M. Bonnie

Company:

Ron J.M. Bonnie

Ron J.M. Bonnie retired June 1st from his 14-year tenure as Petrophysical Advisor in ConocoPhillips' Geoscience organization. Before, Ron has worked more than 15 years for Shell E&P in The Netherlands and Houston in a multitude of assignments in research, petrophysics, geophysics and operations. He was also 6+ years with Halliburton in the USA with positions in R&D for Numar and as Global Product Champion MRILWD for Sperry-Sun. Ron is an industry-expert on NMR technology and provides support for high-profile NMR projects in ConocoPhillips globally plus guidance, support and evaluation of petrophysically challenging projects in traditional and unconventional reservoirs. Ron is very well published and holder of several patents. He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in nuclear physics from the University of Amsterdam and a Ph.D. in laser physics from Twente University (both in The Netherlands). Ron is a founding Board Member, Vice President, and Former Secretary of SPWLA Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Special Interest Group and 2024-2026 President of the SPWLA Houston Chapter.

Fun facts:

1. I would always bring my running gear on business trips and have run in 26 different countries on 5 continents

2. First SPWLA (#32) attended 1991 in Midland Texas where I participated in 5K Log Jog (running behind a logging truck) and presented my first oil-industry paper Evaluation of various Pulsed Neutron Capture logging tools under well-defined laboratory conditions

Designation: VP Northside

Name: Amer Hanif

Company: Baker Hughes

Email: vpnorthside@spwla-houston.org

Amer Hanif

Amer Hanif is Formation Evaluation Lead, with Baker Hughes Reservoir Technology Services. He has over 30 years of professional experience, in well log analysis and petrophysics, with three oilfield service providers, and with assignments in multiple regions around the world. In his current role, he leads a team of multi-disciplinary experts providing technical support on petrophysics projects globally. He also works closely with, Technology & Engineering Centers on development of new technology for sub-surface evaluation, on competency and career development of new geoscientists, and FE Community of Practice activities within Baker Hughes. He is a member of SPWLA, SPE and has previously served as a board member of Canadian Well Logging Society (CWLS). Outside of work he enjoys spending time with family and friends, and is part of Baker Multicultural Resource Group with its aim to empower people from all cultures bring in their unique perspectives and diversity of experiences. Amer holds a M.S. degree from University of Texas at Austin, TX.

Designation: VP Downtown

Name: Artur Posenato Garcia

Company: Chevron

Email: vpdowntown@spwla-houston.org

Artur Posenato Garcia

Artur Posenato Garcia works as a Research Petrophysicist/Earth Scientist for Chevron ETC in Houston. He earnt his Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020. Additionally, Artur has 7+ years of industry experience working for Petrobras, Aker Solutions/MHWirth, and Embraer. Artur in his role of Editor 2020-22 did rejuvenate the Houston chapter Newsletter and made sure for consistent deliverables.

Designation: VP Westside

Name: QinShan “Shan” Yang

Company: GOWell

Email: vpwestside@spwla-houston.org

QinShan “Shan” Yang

QinShan “Shan” Yang is a Senior Advisor at GOWell at Houston. Currently, he is the leader and advisor in the field of well integrity, acoustic/EM tool physics, and DAS/DTS projects. Shan has more than 19 years of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, Shan has worked in various positions for Schlumberger, CNPC, and now at GOWell. He has published 20+ technical papers and holds 10+ patents. Shan received Ph.D. in Signal and Information processing from the Chinese Academy of Science and his post-doctoral study on the formation evaluation and unconventional reservoir from The University of Texas at Austin. Shan is an active SPWLA, SPE, and SEG member and involved in volunteering activities. He was awarded as 2021-2022 SPWLA distinguished speaker and the paper was selected as one of the best papers from the 2021 Symposium. When not working, he likes tennis, boardgame, and volunteering. He is an active member and serves as the President at a Toastmaster club.

Designation: Treasurer

Name: Shikha Prasad

Company: SLB

Email: treasurer@spwla-houston.org

Shikha Prasad

Dr. Shikha Prasad (P.E.) is a Nuclear Physicist at SLB (formerly Schlumberger). She has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, been cited over 170 times, graduated nine Masters and Ph.D. students, and has led several sponsored projects as the Principal Investigator. Prior to SLB, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. She received a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences and a graduate certificate in Science Technology and Public Policy from the Ford School of Public Policy, at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in 2012. She received an M.S.E degree in 2007, and a B.S.E. in 2006 from the Department of Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor. She has also had experience working at Carnegie Mellon University, ERIN Engineering, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Hitachi-GE Japan, and Bhabha Atomic Research Center – India.

Shikha is the incoming President of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) for 2024-2025 and serves as an Executive Member of the Technical Journals Committee in ANS. She is also actively involved with the SPWLA Nuclear special interest group (SIG). She was selected for DOE-Nuclear Energy Distinguished Early Career Program in 2022 (returned award due to career move). She was awarded the American Nuclear Society Certificate of Governance in 2021 and was the recipient of the 2017 ANS Young Member Excellence Award. She was awarded the Early Career Research Award – Department of Science and Technology – India in 2016, the University of Michigan Rackham Barbour Fellowship in 2011, and the University of Michigan College of Engineering Regents Fellowship in 2006. She served as the academic adviser for the student chapters of the Women in Nuclear at Texas A&M 2019-2022, the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management and the Indian Nuclear Society at IIT – Kanpur.

Designation: Secretary

Name: Ronke Olutola

Company: Woodside

Email: secretary@spwla-houston.org

Ronke Olutola
Ronke Olutola (nee Aderibigbe) joined BHP (now Woodside) as a petrophysicist for the central Gulf of Mexico exploration group after earning her Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2016. Since joining BHP (now Woodside) in 2016, she has worked in the geological business group supporting formation evaluation and characterization.

Designation: Editor

Name: Muhammad Noman Khan

Company: University of Houston

Email: editor@spwla-houston.org

Muhammad Noman Khan

Muhammad Noman Khan is a Ph.D. Research Scholar in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Houston, under Professor Dr. Ganesh C. Thakur. His research on geochemical and mineralogical interactions between CO2, brine, and rock aims to enhance carbon storage and oil recovery. He holds a Master's in Petroleum Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2017) and a Bachelor's from Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (2013).

Noman has served as an Assistant Professor at NED University, a Lecturer at Dawood University, and a Research Assistant at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His industry experience includes a trainee position at OGDCL. His research interests include enhanced oil recovery and geochemical CO2 sequestration.

He is a Graduate Petroleum Engineer certified by the Board of Engineers Malaysia and a Registered Engineer with the Pakistan Engineering Council. Recognized as a reviewer for the Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, he has published research and presented at various conferences.

Noman is active in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Houston Chapter and serves as the Director of Industrial Liaison for the SPE Student Chapter at the University of Houston for 2023-2024.

Designation: Webmaster

Name: Tianmin Jiang

Company: Conocophillips

Email: webmaster@spwla-houston.org

Tianmin Jiang
Tianmin Jiang is a Staff Petrophysicist in Geoscience group of Conocophillips in Houston. He has more than ten years of experience in oil and gas industry. His current focus is on integrated petrophysical interpretation with novel NMR techniques. He has published numerous technical papers and has been granted four patents. In 2009-2019, he worked in Schlumberger as a petrophysicist on log analysis and interpretation. He received his BS and MS from Tsinghua University in 2002 and 2004, and his PhD from Rice University in 2009, all in Chemical Engineering. He is an active member of SPE since 2005 and SPWLA since 2010.