Speakers

Jim Hall is retired from Shell International E&P, having previously worked with Camco International, Halliburton, and Conoco.  He also spent several years as an Independent Consultant.  Beginning his 42 year career as an offshore day laborer in the Gulf of Mexico, Jim joined Conoco to work in a number of offshore and onshore production roles on a 7/7 rotation schedule in 1978.  He was a member of the start-up team for Conoco’s Milne Point facility near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 1985. Jim was a charter member of Conoco’s Corporate Gas Lift Team.  After a brief stint as a Consultant, Jim joined Halliburton in Nigeria, and then moved to Camco International. 
 

Joining Shell, Jim worked in software development (Fieldware GasLift and WinGLUE), Research and Development, Learning and Development, and was seconded to Qatar Petroleum and Brunei Shell Petroleum.  He was Shell’s 2016 Technical Coach of the Year, and Principal Technical Expert for Artificial Lift for 10 years. He is the inventor for a number of patented devices relating to gas lift technology, including an electric gas lift valve and a high reliability gas lift orifice.

Jim also revived Shell’s development of the Well Tracer surveillance tool. He was a 25-year member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and a member of the ASME.
Jim was Shell’s representative to the Valve Performance Clearinghouse JIP for 20 years. He also served as General Chairman for the ALRDC Gas Lift Workshop on three occasions, and delivered a number of technical presentations.