SPE Distinguished Lecturer – John P de Wardt: “Drilling automation is here: Propagation, Pitfalls, Profits & Production”


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Biography:

John de Wardt, SPE, is a recognized upstream global consultant delivering operations and business process improvement across the full supply chain of drilling, completing, producing, and abandoning oil and gas wells. De Wardt has 46 years of management and technical experience and has worked in 34 countries. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, an SPE Distinguished Member, and Director Emeritus of the SPE Drilling Systems Automation Technical Section. Since 1994, he has focused on performance improvement (gap analysis/lean), strategic planning, and organizational redesign through facilitated bespoke programs. De Wardt previously held management and engineering positions with Halliburton, Forasol/Foramer drilling contractor, and Shell International. He is an industry thought leader who regularly presents on new and novel practices. He has authored 46 published papers and articles and led 21 industry forums, workshops, and symposiums as well as served as a committee member/session chair for the SPE/IADC International Drilling conference for 19 years. De Wardt was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer in 1995–1996 and 2020–2021..

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