One of the best things about SPE is our wealth of members with extensive knowledge of every industry discipline. Sharing this knowledge with our colleagues and the next generation of engineers is the cornerstone of SPE membership. Founded by SPE members in 2013 to create an ever-evolving, online information encyclopedia specific to the oil and gas industry, PetroWiki was initially seeded with content from the Petroleum Engineering Handbook (Lake 2007). Over the years, PetroWiki has become a valuable resource for young and developing engineers interested in deepening their technical expertise. The short-form entries of wiki articles enable readers to quickly grasp the necessary information and terms vital to understanding our technology and processes.

One of the best things about SPE is our wealth of members with extensive knowledge of every industry discipline. Sharing this knowledge with our colleagues and the next generation of engineers is the cornerstone of SPE membership. Founded by SPE members in 2013 to create an ever-evolving, online information encyclopedia specific to the oil and gas industry, PetroWiki was initially seeded with content from the Petroleum Engineering Handbook (Lake 2007). Over the years, PetroWiki has become a valuable resource for young and developing engineers interested in deepening their technical expertise. The short-form entries of wiki articles enable readers to quickly grasp the necessary information and terms vital to understanding our technology and processes.

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The 2013 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) in October was a good meeting for facilities engineers: It offered good technical papers, an entertaining dinner panel session, and excellent networking opportunities. The panel session topic of "Why Facilities Engineers Need to Think" generated some lively dialogue on how facilities engineers need to be aware of and understand the role of subsurface uncertainty in facilities design. The panelists provided points of view from the reservoir, consulting, engineering, and operating perspectives (see page 58). The consensus is that there is a real opportunity to deliver enhanced value. The concept of full life cycle design is tantalizingly close, but as an industry, we have yet to make the breakthrough and achieve perfect harmony among the subsurface and surface elements.