The Cornerstone Meeting for the Petroleum E&P Data Management Community
The best and biggest meeting in the world for
upstream petroleum data and information management personnel
and those engaged in petroleum data management
We had 540 delegates from 34 countries and over 175 Company Units attending
All a new record - thanks to all who made this possible!
We have posted many pictures below - please keep scrolling down to see them all
2012 Cornerstone Award and Star Award Picture
Award Chair Kunzinger Presenting to Bell Award Winners Award Chair Kunzinger Presenting to Kozman
Madelyn Bell - 2012 Cornerstone Award Winner Jess Kozman - 2012 Cornerstone Award Winner
Nadia Ansari selected as 2012 Star of the Conference Tina Warner with Kandy Lukats-2012 Runner Up on Star Award
Ansari pictured on far left Ansari pictured in center left Warner was 2009 Star Winner
In this picture are a number of former
winners of the Star Award - Gandhi(2011),
Warner(2009), McDade(2010) and Lukats Runner-up
Jess Kozman not pictured here was the first winner of the Star Award.
Scott Robinson accepted the Business Metrics Award for
the paper that best measures data management metrics
given by Jess Kozman and Phil Crouse looking on.
Please Scroll Down to see more Conference Pictures - Thanks
We Thank these Full Conference Sponsors for Their Generous Support of This Cornerstone Event
Technical Program
The technical program consisted of 44 papers this year. The eProceedings includes both the papers and slides and is
100% complete. To enquire about purchase call Cindy Crouse at 214-841-0044
Comments from This Year's 16th Conference
We had many very positive comments from attendees. Below are a number of those comments:
“Great combo of papers/speakers and networking” Natasha Desgans, Nexen Petroleum Inc., Bogata COLUMBIA
“Very informative and knowledgeable conference I ever attended” Khanar R. Qureshey, Kuwait Oil Company, Ahmadi, KUWAIT
“Great place for keeping myself up with latest information management topics” Fabio Feneri, Eni E&P, Milan, ITALY
“Quite impressive conference - encouraging to know I am not alone in my data management challenges; very educational and glad I came!”
Lola Lyedeji-Olaniyan, Shell Nigeria, Port Harcourt, NIGERIA
“Excellent opportunity to understand the complexity of E&P Data management and engage the strategies and solutions that are available.”
Renee Porter, Marathon Oil Company, Houston, Texas USA
“I will attend the conference in the future” Alan Rozazadeh, Talisman Energy, Calgary, Alberta CANADA
“Always a great event – and I have attended virtually all of these” Ellen West Nodwell, Hess Corporation, Houston, Texas USA
“The networking, community and collaboration make this an inspiring conference" Helen deBeer, Encana Corp, Calgary, Alberta CANADA
“The conference was related to a job we are doing, so we are taking lots of technical things back to the office” Farooq A. Khan, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA
“This is the definitive conference for data management for the Petroleum Industry” Don Dudley, PETROSYS, Houston, Texas, USA
“It’s an excellent conference for networking and sharing ideas and best practices” Carlos Palavicini, Petrolink, Villahermosa, MEXICO
“The best in data management” Mohammad Al-Zahrami, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA
“It was great to mingle with serious data management professionals from around our industry” Nico Chart, Paradigm, Surrey, UNITED KINGDOM
“Great place to scan the technology horizon” Tarek Ghazi, CIOC, Houston, Texas, USA
“I don’t understand why some important companies do not send people to PNEC – they are losing a big opportunity to improve their practices”
Nelson Alvarez, Geoconsult CS Ltda, Bogata, COLUMBIA
“Good job!” Amran Shah Bin Idris, Petronas Carigali SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
“Excellent as always” Marco Riva, Eni Italy, Milan, ITALY
“Well Done” Hussein Ali, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, SAUDI ARABIA
“Great networking event to learn about what other companies and services available in data management” Dimas Dwihananto, Chevron, Houston, Texas USA
“Really great networking opportunity” Bob Bates, Aera Energy, Bakersfield, California, USA
“PNEC has matured into a great productive meeting of users, practitioners and data management institutions” Renato Mello, WesternGeco, Houston, Texas USA
“Very informative presentations and discussions. I learnt a lot” Anulika Ezekwl, ExxonMobil Technology Company, Houston, Texas USA
“One of the best networking opportunities in our business” Dale Blue, Halliburton, Houston, Texas USA
“Very high quality of presentations” Eric Toogood, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, Stavanger, NORWAY
“Excellent selection of data management case studies across the E&P industry!” Arne Gelfert, Jetta Operating Company, Fort Worth, Texas USA
“Best conference yet – they keep getting better. Really well run. Relevant, useful topics” Scott E. Robinson, ExxonMobil Upstream Technical Computing Company, Houston, Texas USA
“Great Networking” Jean Trosclair, Shell Oil, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
Pictures from the Conference - Thanks to Everyone!
Day Two Panel headed up by Pritchett and Brule
Session CoChairs Petit and Hicks Paul Haines - 2011 Cornerstone Winner John Mintor - Operator Panel CoChair
More Pictures from Conference - Thanks to our exhibitors and sponsors!