Torres-Verdin Awarded Best Presentation at SPWLA
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August 14, 2014
Dr. Carlos Torres-Verdin and his research group were recently awarded the Best Oral Presentation by the 2014 Technology Committee from the The Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts’ (SPWLA) 55th Annual Symposium held this past May 18-22 in Abu Dhabi.
SPWLA is a nonprofit group dedicated to advancing the science of petrophysics and formation evaluation, and applying these techniques to the exploitation of gas and oil. Operating globally, SPWLA plays a major role in strengthening petrophysical education and providing information to scientists in petroleum industries.
Torres-Verdin’s paper, “Inversion Based Interpretation of LWD Resistivity and Nuclear Measurements: Field Examples of Application to HA/HZ Wells,” was selected out of 70 high quality presentations and posters. Along with the prestige and recognition of the Best Oral Presentation award, recipients are also offered membership to the SPWLA Distinguished Speaker Program.
The presentation of this award will be made during the 2015 Symposium, July 18-22 in Long Beach, Calif.
While at the annual symposium in the Middle East, Torres-Verdin also received the SPWLA 2014 Gold Medal for Technical Achievement Award, a prestigious and international recognition.
The honor is given to an individual who has offered valuable technical contributions to the sciences of petrophysics, well-logging and log interpretation. Torres-Verdin is the youngest person ever to be selected for this award, and he is the first University of Texas at Austin professor to receive it. Torres-Verdin is now among a select group of scientists, who have changed the formation evaluation field, including: H.G. Doll, Monroe Waxman, E.C. Thomas and G.E. Archie.
