Over the years, PDEU has been privileged to host some of the best globally renowned dignitaries from various sectors. From Prime Ministers and Consul Generals of various nations, to humanitarians and philanthropists, to entrepreneurs and corporate leaders, PDEU has provided opportunities to the students to meet people from all walks of life. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to get to meet such illustrious dignitaries and learn the art of their trade, and the students of University have had many such experiences.
Mr Vijay Kumar Gokhale
Asset Manager, ED of ONGC Ankleshwar Asset visited PDEU on 28th Feb. 2022 for giving guest lecture
School of Petroleum Technology
Mr Pushpendra Kumar
Advances in Development of Natural Gas Hydrates as an Energy Resource
School of Petroleum Technology
Shri. Vilas Tawde
MD & CEO, Essar Oil and Gas Exploration & production Ltd.
Unconventional Hydrocarbon ResourcesMr. Bhavik Shah
Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger
Schlumberger’s Petrel and EclipseShri. T.K. Sengupta
Director (E&P) and Former Director (ONGC offshore)
Offshore Hydrocarbon Potential Towards Growing Energy DemandsMr. Pradeep Kumar Jain
Former Vice president (Reservoir), GSPC
Reservoir Modeling and SimulationDr. Amit D. Parikh
Industrial Hygiene Specialist in Qatar Chemicals Ltd.
Industrial Safety and Hygiene in Petrochemical Industry
School of Petroleum Technology
Mr. Prem Kumar Chawla
Rtd. Officer, ONGC
Well Logging and Well Log InterpretationMr. Jitin Saxena
DGM, GAIL
Fire in HSE, fire detection in alaram system; Safety Audit and Safety Policy & Work PermitMr. Shital Khot
MD, SNF Flopam India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar
Manager, Oil & Gas Division
Mr. Jacques Kieffer
International Manager, SNF SAS
Chemical Enhanced Oil RecoveryMr. Palash Agarwal
Manager, Mt. Meru Ltd. Tanzania
Midstream: Bridging the Gap Between Upstream and DownstreamDr. Milap Goud, Ph.D
Knnmap Enterprise (Andheri East, Mumbai)
Relevance of Mud Engineering in E &P Operations in general & drilling in particularMr. Kumaresen
VP - Operations (Schutz Carbon Electrodes Pvt Ltd)
Petroleum Based Carbon ProductsMr. Sultan Alimuddin
Drilling Fluid Engineer, M-I Swaco, Schlumberger
Drilling for FreshersMr. Sujit Mitra
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Enhanced Oil RecoveryProf. S. A. Bari
Vice Chancellor, Central University of Gujarat
Higher Education in India: Paradigm ShiftsMr. Aniket Sanyal
Directional Drilling Engineer, Halliburton
Well Collision: Risk, Procedures and scanning methodsDr. Kris Ravi
President, Kris Ravi Consultancy LLC
Well Integrity: Critical for Safe and Cost Effective Energy ProductionDr. Anand Gupta
GM (Production) Ahmedabad Asset, ONGC
Opportunities for Engineers in Production EngineeringMs. Vibhuti Bhargava
Determination of accurate Liquid Level and its operation on CBM WellsDr. Sandip Kumar
Advisor, CBM, Shale Oil and Gas, DGH (Under MoPNG)
The Enigma behind Shale Oil and Gas: Potential and Possibilities in Indian Sedimentary BasinsDr. Sanjib Sinha
Prof. and Eminent Neurologist (National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Science, Bengaluru)
Human Brain and the Truth about EpilepsyMr. Khamosh Patel
Asst. Executive Engineer(Production) in ONGC
Workover Services and PracticesMr. Sujit Mitra
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Lecture given to 14 Batch Petroleum Engineering StudentsMr. K Bhaskar
Chief Manager (Reservoir) ONGC
Lecture given to 14 Batch Petroleum Engineering Students
School of Liberal Studies
Prof Adabar
Professor, MICA, Assistant Professor, Central University of Gujarat
Union Budget – 2018-19Dr. KS Pradeep kumar
AD HSEG, BARC
Nuclear and Radiology SafetyShri R K Dubey
STO(M) Nucear Training Centre, Kakrapar
Indian Nuclear Power ProgrammeDr. AK Patra
Head - ESL, Kakrapar
Radiation - A fact of life and environment impact assessment around Kakrapar Gujarat siteDr. MK Jha
Environmental Survey Lab, Kakrapar
DAE - Societal benefitsMr. Vishnu Pandya, Padmashri
Chairman Gujarat Sahitya Academy
Integral HumanismMr. Sandeep Jena
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship and Life Cycle ManagementMr. Siddharth Shah
Founder Shalibhadra Broking
Financial wisdom and importance of spending planMr. Toby Mammen
Faculty- IBS
Workshop on "R" SoftwareDr. Priyanka Kacker
Asst. Prof. - GFSU
Neuropsychology of violence & crime detection techniquesDr Shamsher Singh
Primary Research in Social SciencesProf. Rasananda Panda
Postal Doctoral Fellow – IIM-A
Behavioural Economics and applicationsDr. A Raghurama Raju
Prof. - University of Hyderabad
Indian Philosophy
School of Petroleum Technology
Shri Rabi Bastia
VP exploration
Lime Petroleum plcEnhancing Strategies in Cambay Basin
Shri Chandrasekhar Deshpande
Geo science manager
Baker HugesMulti-Stage Hydraulic Fracturing Application in E Hydrocarbon Production
Shri Anil Kaul
Dy GM Geology
ONGCExploration of Mesozoic Play: Present Status
Shri Shyam Sunder Sharma
Executive director
(operations india projects), Joshi Technologies Int. Inc.New Zones in Old Discovered and Producing Wells and Hydraulic Fracturing and Matrix Acidization and Solvent Treatment with Case Histories
Shri D D Sharma
Former explorationist
ONGCIntegrated Exploration & Development Approach for Enhancing Oil and Gas Production from Shallow & Deeper Horizon of Cambay Basin, Involving Drilling and Work
Mr. Anwar Husen
Director Strategic Business Unit
Tight Gas, Cairn India LtdProduction Enhancement - Workflow and Process
Shri Santanu Das
Chief Engineer (Production)
ONGC AhmedabadFirst Horizontal Multistage Fracturing in ONGC - Challenges, Opportunities and Learnings
Mr. Atul Singh
Technical sales coordinator - well services
WheatherfordProduction Enhancement through Hydraulic Fracturing Technology
Dr. J. N. Singh (IAS)
Chief Secretary
GoGCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Utpal Bora
CMD
OILCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Arun Kumar
Group GM
ONGCCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Shri Mahendra Pratap
Deputy DG
DGHCurrent emerging issues & Challenges related to Shale Gas Exploration and Production
Mr. Ajay Borthakur
GM
OILManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Himanshu Pant
Lead Fracturing Engineer
Baker Hughes IndiaManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Thomas B. Murphy
Director
Penn State Marcellus CentreManagement & Development of Shale Gas Resources in India
Mr. Manish Maheshwari
CEO
Essar OilPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Dr. Venkatesh Raman Prasad
Partner
Jyoti Sagar AssociatesPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Mr. Abhishek Sinha
VP
Transaction Advisory Services, EYPolicy and Economics Consideration in Shale Gas Projects
Dr. Subhash Shah
Emeritus Professor
University of OklahomaRefracturing Technology in Horizontal Wells
School of Petroleum Technology
Mr. Rajan Desai
International Coordinator, HTRI, India
Heat Exchanger Designing through HTRI"(HTRI) is a unique industrial research and development consortium, founded in 1962 and stationed at Texas, USA, which serves the thermal process engineering needs of nearly 1,500 Member Companies world-wide.
Mr. Desai provided detailed information about features of HTRI and its use in the process industry. He explained how the software helped in understanding heat exchangers, heat transfer and other thermal process."
Dr. Anil Ambastha
Reservoir simulation unit lead at Chevron Nigeria
Uncertainty assessment using reservoir simulation models"Anil Ambastha has 27 years of experience in various facets of oil and gas reservoir engineering, including applied reservoir simulation, pressure transient analysis, water flooding, and thermal recovery, since his Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from Stanford University. He discussed steps involved in any uncertainty assessment including selection of uncertain parameters and their ranges, practical experimental design methods, appropriate response or tracking functions (or variables), and data analysis techniques."
Mr. Ashok Kakadia
Sr. General Manager, Gasification, Reliance Technology Group
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram/drawing (P&ID)"The main aim of this session was to give basic knowledge about Piping and Instrumentation diagram / drawing (P&ID) which shows the piping of the process flow together with the installed equipment and instrumentation."
Mr. Deepak Chaudary
Driller, Iraq Project, Schlumberger IWCF Scotland Certified Driller
Career in drilling"Mr. Deepak initiated the discussion with his path of becoming a driller. He also talked about various qualifications required to be a driller, the institutes providing courses related to drilling and also one's growth in this domain with work experience."
Prof. Subhash Shah, Ph.D., P.E.
Stephenson Chair Professor, Mewbourne School of Petroleum & Geological Engineering, University of Oklahoma
Hydraulic fracturing: controversy, myths, facts and impact on environment"Prof. Shah recently retired from OU after serving 22 years as Stephenson Chair Professor and also as the Director of OU’s Well Construction Technology Center. He also highlighted about the controversies created by drilling companies by not disclosing the exact composition of the fracturing fluid, discussed about the various Issues related to radioactivity of the waste water and various methods undertaken by companies for reducing the impact of waste water on environment and health.
Prof. Shah delivered a two day lecture series on "Drilling and Completion" and "Shale gas development". He explained the different type of completions, directional well planning and new technologies associated."
Dr. Rangaswamy Ramesh
Outstanding Scientist, Physical Research Lab (PRL), Ahmedabad
Climate Change-The Indian Perspective"His interest areas are Physics and Earth Sciences, specifically Oceanography and Climate. Currently working as an Outstanding Scientist at PRL, Ahmedabad; have guided 15 students for Ph.D. and currently guiding 4 more."
Mr. Mark Salkeld
CEO of Petroleum Services Association, Canada
HR Practices in Oil and Gas Industries"He is President and CEO, Petroleum Services and Association of Canada (PSAC). He provided a deep insight about the Human resources in Canada and their engagement with the petroleum industry in the country. He talked in quite detail about, how companies are finding success, by application of new approaches, to manage the talent."
Dr. B. Mohanty
Member (BM), PNGRB
City Gas Distribution – Regulatory Challenges & Issues"The lecture provided a deep insight on the present day regulation that is undertaken by both the government and PNGRB. He has also provided the students with some thoughts like ‘thinking of any process makes the man more successful’."
Dr. Joe Dellinger
British Petroleum, Houston, Texas, USA
Effective leadership qualitiesSeismic Data and Forensic Data Processing"He has specialized in Anisotropy, multicomponent algorithms and processing, and most recently “looking for useful information in data that would normally be ignored” i.e. “Forensic Data Processing”. The lecture was mainly focused on the information that is normally ignored from the Seismic Data. There was a discussion on the seismic reflections and how to analyze them through the use of different arrays."
Mr. Suresh Kumar
Principal - Oil and Gas Consulting, Pro Growth Consulting private limited
Oil and Gas Industries: Facts, Impact and Opportunities"Brief points covered by Mr. Suresh Kumar were Oil and Gas resource classification, Reserves - Uncertainty, Ultimate Economic Recovery & Cash Flow, US Shale oil resilience, and the opportunities in the present oil and gas scenario."