About this episode
Matt Blyth discusses his journey and insights into the petrophysics community at the SPWLA Convention.
In this episode of the People Behind Energy Podcast, we are live at the 67th Annual SPWLA Convention to talk with incoming SPWLA President-elect, Matt Blyth. Matt shares his incredible journey from an aeronautical engineering background at Cambridge to becoming a global domain expert in borehole acoustics and petrophysics. We dive deep into the technical evolution of the industry, the "cowboy" days of early Logging While Drilling (LWD), and how the petrophysics community is positioning itself as the ultimate integrator for the broader energy transition.
People in this episode
Guest: Matt Blyth
Topics covered
- borehole acoustics
- petrophysics
- energy transition
- Logging While Drilling
- technical evolution
- aeronautical engineering
Keywords
- borehole acoustics
- petrophysics
- energy transition
- Logging While Drilling
- SPWLA
- Matt Blyth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SPWLA, Cambridge
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