Reports

Reports 2016/17

Student Technical Conference 9-10.11.2017 in Clausthal

The SPE Student Chapter of the TU Clausthal was very pleased to be involved in planning and co-hosting this year’s Student Technical Conference from 9th to 10th November 2017. This event gives students who are part of the Society of Petroleum Engineers the opportunity to present their scientific work which had been accomplished in their recent seminar, Bachelor or Master theses. Approximately 100 students and industrial participants ... More

GSSPE General Assembly - 29.06.2017

On June 29th three students from Clausthal participated at the General Assembly of the SPE German Section in Celle. The meeting was held at the Baker Hughes area. Before the General Assembly students from Clausthal, Freiberg and Aachen had the opportunity to visit the Baker Hughes research and development facilities, followed ... More

Field Excursion to Wintershall in Emlichheim 26.06.2017

On Monday the 19th of June our Group of 7 SPE Members went from Clausthal to Emlichheim to visit the Wintershall drilling and Production site. We started our trip at 5:30am in Clausthal. Using a faster route through the Netherlands, we arrived in Emlichheim at 9:30am. After a short introduction with Mr. Taubayev (a former student of the TU Clausthal), he showed us a PowerPoint presentation about the Wintershall site Emlichheim. The production in Emlichheim started in 1944. To maintain a steady production, ... More

IX International Student Paper and Poster Contest, Ploiesti, Romania

From 18th to 20th of May 2017, the SPE student chapter Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, held the annual International Student Paper and Poster Contest, “Constantin Gh. Popa”. This event was the 9th student paper and poster contest was held by the student chapter of the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania. The main purpose ... More

Meet & Greet BBQ

On May 25th 2017, the new SPE board members organized a barbecue free for everyone to join. In front of this event we went to a few lectures ... More

Campuslauf (Campus Marathon)

On Wednesday 17th of May, our chapter participated in the annual Campuslauf, organized by the TU Clausthal. The Campuslauf is the annual running event at our university. Despite the fact that our participation further declined compared to the last year, our chapter has been one of the biggest groups participating in this ... More

Halliburton Company Presentation & YP Ambassador Program

On Tuesday May 16th 2017, we were pleased to host a company presentation of Halliburton, one of the largest oilfield service companies in the world. Two presenters found their way to Clausthal this year. The evening was split into three parts and started with a presentation about the company itself, was then followed by a young professional presentation and concluded in a questioning part. Christian Kiesl, Business Development Manager & Managing Director for Halliburton in Celle, held the general company presentation. It began, as every Halliburton ... More

VIII International Student Petroleum Congress & Career Expo, ‘East Meets West’ (EMW) and Petrobowl

From 4th to 7th of April 2017, SPE AGH University of Science and Technology held the annual International Student Petroleum Congress & Career Expo, ‘East Meets West’ (EMW). This event was the 8th student congress that was held by SPE AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland. The idea behind the ‘East meets West’ Congress was to gather people from different parts of the world, from different universities ... More

ASEC 2017 OIL AND GAS TECHNOLOGY

On Wednesday until Friday, March 8-10, 2017 at Zagreb Croatia, the 4th annual student energy conference performed several courses, technical courses, and poster competition. The program included the city tour, energy discussion, and amazing fieldtrip. I was impressed by the whole conference, the topic variety on course made a more impression on me because the presenter and participant can enjoy very well. The event opened with the student choir. As ... More

SPE Football Hour

SPE board of Clausthal University were glad to organize SPE Football Hour, which took a place in last summer semester starting in end of March until the end of October. This event ... More

Field Trip – Dea

On the 8th of March 9 students of our Master Program “Petroleum Engineering” (TU Clausthal) went to the DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG. We visited the Production District of Lower Saxony in Langwedel-Holtebüttel. The company is operating several natural gas fields in the vicinity of Verden (Aller) and Rotenburg (Wümme). Especially the visited Völkersen field is one of the top ten highest-yielding fields in Germany. Thanks to Mr. Kurella everything was ... More

Field Trip – ExxonMobil

Despite the cold weather conditions and the early departure, 8 members were so excited to visit a sour gas treatment plant for the first time, that they became unstoppable. Upon arrival and after a detailed safety instruction, the technical details of the sour gas treatment were explained to us theoretically. Quite surprisingly the gas itself ... More

SPE TU Clausthal Gala Night

The SPE Chapter of the Clausthal University of Technology hosted for the very first time a Gala Night on the 9th of December 201 The SPE Chapter of the Clausthal University of Technology hosted for the very first time a Gala Night on the 9th of December 2016, which found place in the Aula Academica (festival hall) of the University. Around 75 guests, among others visitors from companies’ representatives (Wintershall and Dea), Montanuniversität Leoben, RWTH Aachen, TU Freiberg and the Gubkin Russian State University of Moscow ... More

VIII Oil and Gas Horizons Congress at Gubkin University, Moscow, Russia

From 23rd to 25th of November 2016, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University) held annual Oil and Gas Horizons Congress. This is the 8th conference that was held by Gubkin University SPE Student Chapter and the administration of Gubkin University, Moscow, Russia. Year by year ... More

Field Trip – Wintershall’s Barnstorf Facility

The public keeps questioning how the comparably small amounts of oil mainly produced in northern Germany are being extracted at an economic level. Therefore, some of our SPE student chapter members visited the upstream facilities in and around Barnstorf operated by Wintershall with its high water cuts of up to 98% ... More

Student Technical Conference - STC16

On November 3rd and 4th 2016 the annual student technical conference took place in Wietze. The SPE student chapter from Clausthal attended the event with multiple presenters and participants in the poster contest as well as several delegates. The conference ... More

Wintershall Company Presentation (Campus Interview) & YP

On October 26th 2016 Wintershall visited our campus in combination with interviews for their SPEAD program. The presentation with Young professional members was held the evening before the interview and provided an opportunity ... More

Student Conference of Petroleum Engineers “SCOPE” Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben, Austria

Clausthal SPE students had the chance to participate in SCOPE at Montanuniversity of Leoben in Austria and join the the 60th anniversary of petroleum engineering institute from the 9th till 14th of October 2016. The trip was successful on technical and also personal basis for ... More

Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2016, Dubai

The Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition is the largest conference in the oil and gas industry, it is held annually in varying locations. The main component is the exhibition, where vendors, service companies and operators have the opportunity to introduce and present current as well as new technology. The exhibition is supplemented by various panel sessions and paper presentations concerning... More

Celle Drilling Conference and Exhibition 2016

Celle Drilling Conference and Exhibition 2016 is the 6th annual International Conference and Exhibition for Advanced Drilling Technology. The conference was held on 12-13 September 2016 at Congress Union, Celle, Germany ... More

GSSPE Summer Fest and an Excursion through OneSubsea Facilities

Every year Summer fest brings the community of the German petroleum engineers together. Whether professionals or students, young or retired, they come together to share knowledge and fun time. Many companies and universities partake in this event, which ... More

Skype Conference with other SPE Student Chapters

On 12th of August our chapter took a part in a skype conference which was organized by our freidns from Ufa State Petroleum Technological University. The conference has begun with ... More

GSSPE General Assembly – Bochum

Three students from Clausthal went to the general assembly of the German Section of SPE in Bochum on June 30th. The meeting was held at the Geothermal Centre and was coupled with officially opening a new student chapter as well. The general assembly ... More

Baker Hughes Field Trip "Celle"

The field trip to Baker Hughes on the 24^th of June was held in conjunction with the Directional Drilling course taught by Dr. Oppelt. The Group of around 15 students left the ITE in the morning and drove to Baker Hughes’ Celle location. The company visit included a few presentations, one about ... More

Campuslauf

Wednesday the 15th of June, our chapter once again participated in the annual “Campuslauf” organized by the university. Even though participation in our team was not as huge as in the recent years, around 15 of our students were... More

Winteshall Field Trip "Emlichheim"

On May 31st Wintershall invited us to their Emlichheim facility to get a firsthand look at the production and injection facilities there. They agreed to take 12 students on a tour of the facilities and the field. The students met at the ITE in the morning and drove out to Emlichheim. Upon arrival coffee and water was provided and the local manager gave a detailed ... More

Halliburton Company Presentation and YPs

2016 Halliburton came to Clausthal for a company presentation as well as a Young Professional presentation. The presentations began at 18:00 with a short introduction to the company given by Christian Kiesl, a Business Development Manager & Managing Director for Halliburton in Celle, the first presentation was followed by the " Young Professional Ambassador Program&rdquo". The presentations were attended ... More

Distinguished Lecture – Siegfried Müssig

On May 30th 2016 the SPE student chapter in Clausthal was glad to welcome the German section chairperson Mr. Müssig for a distinguished lecture. The lecture was titled “Moving the Frontiers in Artificial Lift Technology in Mature Field Operations” and as... More

Energy4Me: Visiting the Tilman-Riemenschneider Gymnasiums Osterode am Harz

On June 21st 2016 three of our members payed the Tilman-Riemenschneider Gymnasium in Osterode am Harz and its students with scientific Abitur-focus a visit in order to offer them the chance to get a closer look at the exploration ... More

SPE Cares - Charity Tournament

2016 the Kurdish student community at the TU Clausthal held a charity tournament with the slogan "Kicking for a good Cause". The tournament was held to benefit Lisa Calan, a 28-year-old fim maker, who was severely injured during a terror attack in Turkey. She lost... More

The 78th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2016

Students from the different departments of the Petroleum Engineering Institute took part at the conference presenting their research and giving an outstanding impression. Five presentations ... More

EMW 2016 – East Meets West Congress 2016 in Kraków, Poland

The EMW congress 2016 was attended by several students from the Clausthal University of Technology; some to present their own papers and posters and others to meet and interact with their counterparts from other universities. As mentioned the conferenced took place in Kraków, Poland and was graciously hosted by ... More

SPE Petrobowl Regional Qualifier Europe 2016 and HSSE Conference – Stavanger

The Petrobowl is an annual competition organized by the SPE for students from different universities worldwide. In recent years the competition went global and required the implementation of regional qualifiers, there are 6 regions and each region qualifies the first and second place for the final competition. Our student chapter ... More

2016 SPE President Visit "Encouraging the Future Oil Industry Leaders"

On 15th of March the Dr. Nathan Meehan visited Clausthal University of Technology, for an activity prepared by the SPE Student Chapter of the Clausthal University of Technology under the title: "Encouraging the Future Oil Industry Leaders" . The visit started with a private meeting with the Professors ... More

Engie Field Trip "Schönewörde"

On the 2nd of March, ENGIE E&P Deutschland GmbH invited students from the SPE Student Chapter Clausthal to visit their production facility in Schönewörde, Niedersachsen. Engie, also known as GDF Suez prior to April 2015 is ... More


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