Mark Pearson: 40 Years Advancing the Mining Industry

Описание: Founder of Liberty Resources, an expert in horizontal well technology development, and SPE Distinguished Member Mark Pearson has spent 40-plus years advancing the mining industry. Listen to Pearson’s oral history to learn about his contributions.

Segment Synopsis:
00:00:15 Introduction
00:00:37 Founder of Liberty Resources
00:01:51 Camborne School of Mines – How My Interest in Rocks Turned into Mining Engineering
00:04:24 Going 10,000 feet Underground – Searching to Apply What I’d Learned in University
00:06:28 Going on to Grad School – Learning How to Turn Engineering Theory into a Real Application
00:08:32 My PhD Thesis – Hands-on Well Construction & Hydraulic Fracturing Experience
00:11:24 How a Visit Became 40 Years in the US – Moving from the UK & Joining Gulf Oil
00:14:06 My First Frack Job – Assessing Horizontal Wells for the Future of the Oil Industry
00:17:25 Joining the Technology Research Center at Atlantic Richfield Company
00:21:44 Horizontal Drilling Technology – A Great Technical Success, but an Economic Failure
00:23:39 One Paper a Year for SPE Conferences – A Chance to Discuss My Work Among My Peers
00:26:57 A Name in High Permeability Fracturing – A New Application of 40-Year-Old Technology
00:30:28 Optimizing Fracking in Alaska – Learning & Applying My Core Expertise in Wells
00:35:05 SPE Distinguished Lecturer on 30 Years of Horizontal Well Technology Development
00:39:54 Technology Awards & 12 Years with ARCO – Celebrating My Technical Achievements
00:42:20 A Rewarding Time – Professor at the Colorado School of Mines & CEO at Carbo Ceramics
00:45:33 Starting My First E&P Company, Golden Energy
00:48:39 Moving on to the Bakken – Producing 2,000 Barrels of Oil A Day
00:51:47 The Start of the Liberty Companies
00:55:31 Starting New Initiatives with SPE & Contributing to the Mission to Disseminate Technology
00:59:47 Make an Impact with SPE – Be Excited, Have Passion & Find Your Niche
01:02:13 Career Mentoring – Be Intentional About Planning Your Career
01:04:34 40-plus Years in the Mining Industry – A Career Connected to Great Teams & People
01:08:32 A Thank You to Pearson’s Contributions That Have Advanced the Mining Industry

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Photo credits:
Mark Pearson
Camborne School of Mines by Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons

Music by:
Instrumental Background Music (www.instrumentalbgm.com)

Edited By:
BCC Live

Category
Science & Technology