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• Schlumberger Appoints Chief Operating Officer
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• Gould speaks at Société Générale Premium Review
  Schlumberger Chairman and CEO, Andrew Gould, addressed investment banking officials at the Société Générale Premium Review in Palais Brongniart, Paris.
  
  
• Gould Speaks at Simmons & Company Investor Conference
  Schlumberger Chairman and CEO Andrew Gould addressed delegates at the Simmons & Company International European Investor Conference held in Gleneagles, Scotland.
  
  

• Concrete Lessons in Perforating
  Shaped charges have been used to perforate oil and gas wells for more than half a century. Such a history may suggest that all is known about modeling charge performance. But Brenden Grove, principal engineer and manager for perforating technology at Schlumberger Reservoir Completions Technology Center, says there is still much to be discovered.
  
  
• Increase Reservoir Contact in Shales
  In shale reservoirs, success depends on maximizing the amount of reservoir rock in contact with the well. Towards that end, operators rely heavily on horizontal wells and hydraulic fracturing. And while recent advances in these technologies have been key to the economic viability of these developments, said Doug Pferdehirt, Schlumberger reservoir production group president, there is considerable room for improvement.