Society of Petroleum Engineers

Student Chapter Annual Report

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Student Chapter Name RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF

(no abbreviations) ENGINEERING(ID:6032)

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studentactivities@spe.org

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Society of Petroleum Engineers
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 Membership
Number of Students
NOTE: Out of 87 members,21students
had registered their names under
In SPE Percentage unassigned chapter.They will change to
Departmen Chapter of Total 6032 chapter during the next renewal
Class t Members Membership process.
First year 30 10 33%
Second year 32 23 72%
Third year 32 21 66%
Fourth Year 32 29 91%
Graduate
Total
From Other
Departments n/a 4
Total 87 #DIV/0!

Recruitment Activities
List activities related to recruitment of new members to SPE. Do not list activities related to recruiting new students to the department; see the tab for Service
instead.

Number of Students Attending

New SPE
Non- Members Percentage of Total
SPE member Registered Membership in
Date Activity Location members s at Meeting Attendance
7/10/2008 Know More Class of Diamonds 18 0 0 100%

Freshers Membership
15/02/2009 Promotion Campaign Class of Onyx 0 30 12 0%

Grand Totals 18 30 12
 Planning Meetings
List meetings of officers or others involved in planning student chapter activities.

SPE
Activity Number Attending
Studen
t
Membe
Date Meeting Purpose Location Description (30 words or less) rs Others Total

2/8/2008 Businees Meeting SPE Room Planning meet for chapter inauguration,event calender. 4 1 5

The executive committee discussed issues related to industry tie ups

,academic support from SPE Chennai section and nomination of chapter
liaison.
4/8/2008 Businees Meeting ONGC ,Chennai 4 1 5

A general introduction speech on SPE was delivered by Dr. Stephen, Faculty

Adviser.Event calendar and meeting schedule were released.
11/8/2008 General Body Meeting Class of Diamonds 86 13 99

Past chapter events were discussed. Interactive session on future events was
held.Chapter inauguration planning and basic preparation s commenced.
2/9/2008 Businees Meeting SPE Room 6 1 7

Planning meeting for the second semester of the academic year was held.
Chapter events were analyzed . Membership promotion & Energy Education
issues was discussed.
16/02/09 Businees Meeting Class of Sapphires 11 7 18

29/03/09 Businees Meeting SPE Room Annual report discussions and finalisation. 10 1 11
 Educational/Technical Events Sponsored by Student Chapter
List all educational/technical meetings or activities (such as field trips, guest speakers, student paper contests, etc.) sponsored by the chapter. Do not include officer-only or planning meetings.

Number of Students Attending

New SPE
Members Percentage
Registere of Total
d Membershi
SPE Non- at p in
Dr.J.S.Sekhon (ONGC) –SPE Chennai Chairperson
Date Title/Topic Meeting Type Speaker members members Meeting Attendance
Mr.Ravi .T.Job (ONGC)-Director, SPE Chennai
Dr.G.George (RGCE)-General Secretary &
Correspondent
Mr.Authimoolam (ONGC)-Student Chapter Liaison
Officer
Dr. V. Stephen Pitchaimani (RGCE)-Faculty Advisor
10/8/2008 Chapter Inauguration Chapter Inauguration 60 73 0 45.11%

3/3/2009 A Day in Exxon Rig Video Show not applicable 26 5 0 83%

February,2009 Coiled Tubing & Nitrogen Unit Internship Project Work ONGC Officials(not definable) 3 0 0 100%

February,2009 Hydro Fracturing, Internship Project Work ONGC Officials(not definable) 6 0 0 100%

Water Stabilization and Water

Injection Cairn Energy India officials(not definable)
February,2009 Internship Project Work 5 0 0 100%
Rig Operations, Mud System and
Rig Operations, Mud System, Well
Well site Technique studies
site Technique studies,Gas
13 to14/03/09 Field Trip ONGC Officials ( not definable) 32 0 0 100%
Gathering System and Primary
Separation
27/03/09 Field Trip ONGC Officials ( not definable) 32 0 0 100%
 Professional Events Sponsored by Local/Regional SPE Groups

List student chapter member participation in activities sponsored by SPE Local/Regional groups. Include section meetings, study groups, short courses, seminars, regional, national, or international SPE conferences, etc. Include participation in study groups, seminars, short courses,
etc.

Number of Students Attending

Percentage
New SPE of Total
Members Membership Comments: Describe the participation of student
SPE Non- Registered in members in planning, organizing, or speaking at the
Date Title/Topic Meeting Type Speaker members members at Meeting Attendance meeting

Review of the performance of cesium formate The DLS was an eyeopener and presented new ideas
brines in 140 challenging HPHT drilling and on drilling fluids which helped students to better
completion operations, 1999-2008 Distinguished Lecture Series understand the ongoing trend
17/07/2008 Mr.John Downs 43 9 3 83%

The programme gave an insight to

Distinguished Lecture Series Under Balanced Drilling
26/09/2008 Under Balanced Drilling Dr.Krishna Pratap 50 4 0 93%

One of our member participated and

presented paper on” Microbial Enhanced Oil
SPE Indian Sub Regional Paper Contest,2008 Recovery"
19/10/2008 Student Paper Contest Not Definable 1 0 less than 1%

The president of the student chapter represented the

Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition & Conference College and India(one among three) in ADIPEC
– International Conference & 2008.His team won the third prize for the group
ADIPEC 2008, SPE Education Week SPE Education Week project work.
1-6/11/2008 Not Definable 1 not definable not definable less than 1%
Dr.Leo Roodhart visit was really an inspiring event to
our members. He throwed light in us and made clear
that industry will come backto normal very soon. His
speech instilled confidence among the young
members.
3/2/2009 SPE International President visit General Body Meeting Dr.Leo Roodhart 10 3 0 76.92%

The student chapter president presented

Student Chapter activities the student chapter activities report as a part of the
report presentation. General Body meeting with SPE President.
3/2/2009 General Body Meeting Mr.Veera Ragava Keshavan 10 3 0 77%

NOTE: The member count represents the student and faculty members only.The professional members of the section/event were not included
 Service Activities

List all activities in which the student chapter participated as a group or sponsor that enhanced the image of the petroleum industry, the petroleum engineering profession, or the student chapter. Include college/university and
local community activities. Activities include, but are not limited to, presentations concerning the petroleum industry, tutoring (outside department), community action projects, participation in University Recruiting events, Magic
Suitcase presentations, blood drives, environmental clean-up events, etc.

Activity Number of Students Attending

Percentage
New SPE of Total
Members Membership How did members contribute? How did
SPE Non- Registered in you evaluate the effectiveness of the
Date Title Location Description (30 words or less) members members at Meeting Attendance contribution? Who will benefit?

Members educated the local student

community about fresh water ,pollution issues
The world water day was observed with the local village and water management.Our contribution
community. The programme was held in association helped them for a healthy life and better water
with SEED educational resources. management.Village people as well as our
Community 25/03/09 water day a local village 4 40 0 less than 1% members will be benefited.

ECO-CLUB an initiative taken by the SPE Student Members will create awareness in the campus
Chapter for creating awareness about global warming, and associate students to find better solutions.
climate change, energy crisis &conservation, fresh We except that the whole community will
Eco Club water crisis & management be benefited by this programme.
University 17/03/09 inauguration Seminar Hall 55 65 0 50%
The students visit all the departments and
survey the students.The survey will help the
eco-club to design programme of particular
Global warming & concept for different categories of students
Climate Change A Campus Survey by eco-club on general awarness awareness.
March survey College campus related to global warming and climate change 5 0 0 100%

Department
(including recruiting
new students to the
department)
 Student Member Support Services

List the services routinely provided by student chapter for membership and/or all petroleum engineering students.
Include such services as tutoring, mentoring, library, copying services, lounge area or other similar services.

New this
Service Type year? Amount of Use Comments

The chapter officers download and

send the papers to it members through email
services
eLibrary Yes Weekly 100%

The chapter run monthly newsletter brings local

news, chapter events, articles and competitive
quiz to all its members.
Newsletter Yes Frequently Not definable

The books and videos collected by the seniors

students are passed to all the juniors whenever
possible.

Books,Videos Yes Frequently 80%

The junior students are assisted and guided

on academics, exams, laboratory works by the
senior students .
Mentoring Yes Daily Not definable

SPE School -an initiative of sharing technical

knowledge. Special sessions on Drilling,
Production, Reservoir Engineering to juniors are
50% handled by the seniors apart from classroom
(sophomore sessions .They also share the technical outcome
s and & experience of their field trips, conferences,
juniors) project works
SPE School Yes Daily

SPE quest –an exclusive programme for

placement preparation aims to prepare seniors
for their industry entry. Discussions and
workshops include CV writing, communication
skills, personality development, technical
rejuvenation, company profiles discussions
SPE Quest Yes Weekly 25%(seniors)

The recently launched website brings quick

updates about events, notifications &
information to its members
Website Yes Daily Not definable

A common mail services where all the updates

will be posted.Any member can log in check out
recent messages.
eMail service Yes Frequently Not definable

The manual display system allows members to

track on going events ,information about
futureprogrammes and notifications.
SPE Board Yes Daily 100%
 Fundraising
List all fund-raising activities of student chapter.

Number of Students Attending

Members Percentage
Registere of Total
d Membership
SPE at in
Date Type of Activity Funds RaisedPurpose of Funds members Non- members Meeting Attendance Comments
 Extracurricular Activities
Include all social and recreational activities that involved participation by the chapter as a group.Include teams sponsored in school/community athletic leagues, joint activities
with industry personnel such as tennis/golf tournaments, cultural events, etc. Do not include service activities.

Activity Number of Students Attending

Members
Registere Percentage of
Non- d Total
SPE member at Membership
Date Title Location Description (30 words or less)
members s Meeting in Attendance Comments
 Major Activities and/or Accomplishments

List and describe those activities (maximum of five) that you think contributed most to the
professionalism of your student chapter and of your student members. Explain the
importance of the activities and indicate which one you feel was the chapter’s most
outstanding event of the school year. You can repeat activities listed in the preceding
tables and/or add new activities.

1. Chapter's Inauguration: This has to be the first in the list. This was one of the
proudest moments for SPERGCE last year and it was the very reason for the momentum
that kept the Chapter on the run. It was also an opportunity to showcase the creative and
organizing skills of the Petroleum Engineering students of the college. This, without
question is the Chapter's most outstanding moment.

2. ADIPEC: The fact that one of our member Mr. Veera Ragava Keshavan (current
President, SPERGCE) was selected to represent the college and India as a whole for
ADIPEC 2008& his sucess as a third place winner for the project just went on to prove that
there is no dearth of talent in the Department. His selection instilled pride among the
members and it also served as an encouragement for other students to develop
themselves in order to strive for higher standards in every front of their career.

3. Field Trips: Two field trips were arranged, one for the juniors and one for the
sophomores. These events hold importance in the sense that they helped the students get
a better understanding of the subjects that were taught in the classroom and bring into
picture a first-hand practical perspective into their studies. This is a direct enhancement
for their professional lives.

4. Project Works: This was mainly concerned with the members from the Final Year.
Project Works, compulsory for the successful completion of the degree programme, were
secured in few companies, which included both NOC(s) and Private companies, located in
different parts of India. This arrangement was made possible by the active support of the
sponsoring section through the Chapter's Liaison Officer. The importance of this can be
understood from the fact that it usually is difficult to get consent from companies for such
kind of requests but SPERGCE lend credibility to those requests and hence helped the
beneficiaries in the successful completion of their degree programme.

5. SPE School: This was an initiative taken by SPERGCE with the aim of developing the
individual by involving him/her in activities related to Techinical ,Communication and
Leadership skills. The objective of the programme falls in line with an expectation that SPE
has of its Chapters that is to develop today's students to become tomorrow’s leaders and
hence its importance is outlined by the efforts of SPERGCE to fulfill this expectation.

Special Issues
List below any unusual chapter constraints on events listed in this Annual Report that
adversely restricted your chapter’s effectiveness. Include constraints that resulted from
geography, demographics, finances, etc.
 SPE STUDENT CHAPTER FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Chapter Name : RAJIV GANDHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ID:6032

US$
TOTAL RESOURCES as of __31/03/09_________ (date)
Cash, checking, and savings accounts $-
Bonds, securities, other (at cost) $-
TOTAL - CASH & INVESTMENTS $-

INCOME as of ___31/03/09______ (date)

Rebates and travel money from SPE $-
Chapter dues collected $249.95
Interest and dividends earned $-
Meetings and special events, including fund raising activities $-
Educational courses, symposia $-
Other: $-
Donations $-
Misc. $-
TOTAL - INCOME $249.95

EXPENSES from 05/06/08 to ______31/03/09______ (dates)

Educational courses/symposia (including travel to SPE regional and annual $-
meetings)
Donations/Scholarships $-
Operating expenses (stationery, supplies,postage, etc.) $54.12
Other:Chapter Inauguration $80.69
Fund raising expenses $-
Technical paper contest expenses $-
Publication expenses, newsletters, etc $58.05
Purchases of technical publications $-
Social Activities $11.80
Misc. $11.63
TOTAL - EXPENSES $216.29

Cash US$ Other

TOTAL RESOURCES as of ____31/03/09________ (date) $249.95

YEAR-END TOTAL - CASH & INVESTMENTS $33.66

________________________________ ________________________________
Student Chapter Treasurer Signature Faculty Sponsor Signature

Mail to: MIDDLE EAST OFFICE MAILING ADDRESS:

Society of Petroleum Engineers
SPE Student Activities P.O. Box 502217
Society of Petroleum Engineers Dubai Knowledge Village, Block 17,
Offices S07-S09
P. O. Box 833836 Dubai, UAE
Telephone: +971.4.390.3540
Richardson, TX 75083-3836, U.S.A.
Facsimile: +971.4.366.4548
Telephone: +972-952-9393 SPEDUB@spe.org

Facsimile: +972-952-9435
studentactivities@spe.org
 Summary

Answer each of the questions below within the limits given. Before you begin this page, you should complete each of the other
pages in this document, then write your summary to help us understand why we should identify your chapter as the most outstanding
in your division. The cells will expand as needed to accommodate your text.

1. What significant contribution do you believe your chapter accomplished last year? (500 words or less)

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:
SPE Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering (SPERGCE) has contributed significantly towards the development of the members as well as
non members. First and foremost, SPERGCE is only in its infancy stage, but the impact that the Chapter has effected in and around the
college over the past one year speaks volumes of its achievements.
A major contribution is seen in the establishment of an Industry-Academia relationship. With the support of the sponsoring section,
learning is now enhanced through special lectures from experts and through field visits. This gives a whole new practical perspective to
the knowledge acquiring process which was lacking prior to the establishment of SPERGCE.

SPERGCE has also contributed towards the professional development of its members through lecture series, conferences and seminars
sponsored by its parent section. This has significantly helped the students to keep track of the latest trends followed in the Oil and Gas
Industry.
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seen as a major contribution especially as we are living in a period where energy is an indispensable component in the emergence of
its chapters, which is to prepare
India as an economic powerhouse. today’s students to become tomorrow’s leaders.
The Chapter has also lived up to its “Go Green!” theme and has always strived to contribute towards the improvement of the society
and the worsening environmental condition. In connection with this, SPERGCE has sincerely stepped up its efforts through the forming
of an Eco Club in the college whose reach is beyond the campus. This is seen as a major contribution towards the making of a greener
and happier society.
Through SPERGCE, the college has been able to promote itself as an energy school. What would have been a hilly task has been
achieved in a short span of time through the global outreach of SPE. This has truly injected a whole new global perspective into the
activities of the Petroleum Engineering students of RGCE.
Last but not the least, and in fact one of the more important contributions of the Chapter has been its successful efforts in promoting
SPE outside of the realm of Petroleum Engineering Department. As an instance to this, it could be noted that SPERGCE has quite a few
members from departments other than the Petroleum Engineering Department. This outlines the success story of SPERGCE and we
strongly stake our claim for the “Best Chapter of the Year” award.

2. What significant challenges did the chapter face last year compared to the prior year, and how did you solve them? (200 words or less)

Challenges and Solutions:

Since we are only in our first year, it is inevitable that we face obstacles. It requires a lot of character and persistence to overcome the
challenges and SPERGCE has shown why it is not lacking on any of these.
First of all there was the issue of organizing and managing members. This includes the challenge of communicating with the members
and meeting their numerous needs. This problem was sorted out by creating awareness about the working of SPERGCE through
brochures and campaigns. Different committees are created to overcome the problem of members’ management. Communication
issues are laid to rest with the creation of the Chapter’s website.

Secondly, there were technically oriented issues. The challenge was to ensure that students and members are enriched with practical
knowledge through interactions with experts from the industry and through field visits. This was solved by establishing a relationship
with companies and with the valuable support from our sponsoring section.
The biggest challenge so far has been in the financial front. Since almost any activity requires funding, it is important to ensure
continuous financial support. To alleviate this task, a nominal monthly membership fee is collected from members and the Chapter is
still seeking for a more substantial solution for this problem.

3. In 25 words or less, write the announcement to tell why your chapter deserves this award. It might say, for example,
"For outstanding efforts to educate the community about the value of the petroleum industryin promoting a healthy
economy."

"For the efficacy with which the Chapter transformed its capabilities into achievements, and dreams into reality".
Tips on How to Win OSC
* Participate in community service.

* Add some new activity or service this year.

* Technical activities, presentations from companies, or lectures, -with less focus on membership numbers.

* Increase involvement of students in activities promoting industry and SPE. (what we do and who we are).

* Make an effort to improve members' growth.

* Involve global community activities above and beyond what is expected.

* Invite technical speakers and industry representatives to chapter activities.

* Participate in student paper contests.

* Include more technical activities than extra curricular activities.

* Include a broad range of activities within the chapter.

* Explain your chapter's extra challenges.

* Indicate efforts in improving your chapter.