STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE)
For the 2018-2019 academic year, the CSM chapter of AADE con- ducted numerous events to provide our members and the general student body at Mines an opportunity to engage with industry professionals. Our events included various Lunch & Learns, rig tours, short courses, a keynote speaker, and the annual crawfish boil.
Lunch & Learns are usually an hour-long event held on campus that involve petroleum companies around the Rocky Mountain re- gion coming to campus to discuss the current state of the oil and gas industry and to provide students a different learning environ- ment than the typical classroom. Some of the companies CSM AADE brought to campus included Noble Energy, Liberty Oilfield Services, Bison Oil & Gas, Rare Petro, and Scientific Drilling.
The student org presidents from SPE, AADE and AAPG during the crawfish boil.
On the other hand, rig tours were carried out to provide students an opportunity to visually see what has been taught in their respective PE courses. Last semester, CSM AADE was able to visit Creekstone Peak Resources drilling rig in Weld County, Colorado.
CSM AADE was able to provide a few short courses this academic year that included Wild Weld Control and a Cased-Hole Logging course with SPWLA. These short courses usually took a few hours and were solely conducted to provide students a wealth of information about a specific topic that is vital to the oil and gas industry. A great benefit of CSM AADE short courses is that they can provide our members with IADC certification.
During the Spring semester of this previous academic year, CSM AADE hosted Dominic Spencer, CEO of Nine Point Energy, as the keynote speaker. Every year CSM AADE chooses a single individual to be their keynote speaker to provide students an in-depth analysis of a specific basin, the company’s operations, and the various problems that need to be overcome to lead a successful Oil and Gas company.
Lastly, CSM AADE, along with SPE and AAPG, held their annual Crawfish Boil to bring together CSM students and industry professionals. This interaction provides students an opportunity to engage with various companies and learn more about the industry.
We have quite a few new ideas and big plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. Essentially, our focus will be on rig tours to increase our membership and to provide our graduating seniors with more field experience as they begin working within the oil and gas industry. Soon after the fall semester begins, CSM AADE plans on traveling to Calgary to visit drilling rigs in Canada. Similarly, we plan on visiting the Williston Basin in North Dakota. Another goal for the following academic year is to appoint a Volunteer Chair to increase our presence on campus and our leadership in community outreach.
AADE Officers
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