JPT

Vol. 58 No. 3

March 2006

SPE News

A New Membership Peak

SPE membership numbers released for year-end 2005 indicate a continued growth trend. Data show an increase of 7.1% compared with year-end 2004. At the end of 2005, SPE had 69,339 members, including 16,792 student members. This total compares with 64,383 at year-end 2004.

The average age of an SPE member remained at 48. The geographic breakdown shows that 112 countries are represented in the SPE membership base. Excluding student members, 52% are from the U.S. and 48% outside the U.S. Among student members, 44% are from the U.S. and 56% outside the U.S.

 

Errata

 Russ Gilbert was 2005 Aberdeen Section Chairperson. A caption under a photo on page 70 of the January JPT misidentified former section Chairperson Barry Hood as Gilbert.

 The photo of Jason Lewis, Chevron Corp., was not included in the list of 2005 Technical Editor Award winners that appeared in the December 2005 issue. He received the award for his contributions to SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering.