DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pat Handren, Senior Consulting Engineer at Denbury Resources, Inc., will be the guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Women’s Energy Network (WEN) – North Texas Chapter on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at the Fort Worth Petroleum Club, 777 Main Street #4000. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. followed by the luncheon from noon-1:00 p.m.
Handren will discuss “Taking Away the Myths and the Mysteries of Fracturing.” His presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
“WEN North Texas is very excited to have Pat Handren as our guest speaker for the November luncheon. We look forward to his in-depth discussion about hydraulic fracturing and gleaning from his extensive experience in the industry.” said Debra Villarreal, 2013 WEN North Texas Chapter President.
Pat Handren has worked in the petroleum industry for over 30 years. He currently is a senior consulting engineer for Denbury Resources, Inc. Pat was the Bakken Operations Engineering Manager for Denbury until it was sold to XTO/Exxon. Through his career Pat has worked for Sun Gas Company (later known as Oryx Energy Company), as an independent consultant, as an engineer for Carbo Ceramics and as a completions engineer for Ascent Energy Company. Pat has worked in many of the oil and gas fields across the continental United States, as well as fields in South America. He has authored and co-authored numerous papers and articles through industry trade journals and through SPE. He is a co-author for the US patent on overbalanced perforating. Pat has spoken at many SPE meetings and conferences. He graduated in 1981 from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas with a BS in Petroleum Engineering.
The cost for WEN North Texas members to attend is $35. For prospective members, the price is $50. Please register online at http://www.womensenergynetwork.org. Payment can be made by credit card through the online registration portal or the day of the event by cash or check payable to Women’s Energy Network North Texas.
For more information about the event, contact Megan Meagher, Crowe Horwarth LLP, at Megan.Meagher@crowehorwath.com.
For more information about the Women’s Energy Network – North Texas Chapter, visit www.wennorthtexas.org and click on WEN North Texas. Interested parties can join the North Texas Chapter by clicking on Join Today! on the North Texas Chapter’s home page.
About WEN
The Women’s Energy Network is a nonprofit association of women professionals in the energy industry that provides networking and community outreach opportunities and fosters career and leadership development. Founded in 1994, the organization has more than 2,000 members nationwide. For more information, please visit the WEN North Texas Chapter website at www.wennorthtexas.org.
