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Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists

The Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) is a national organization founded in Houston in 1963 for independents, small business owners or consulting earth scientists. Its members are involved in oil, gas and other natural resources and include geologists, engineers, geophysicists, geochemists, paleontologists, petrophysicists and other earth scientists and associated parties. Each member of SIPES is certified as a Professional Earth Scientist. This process provides a service by helping to insure the highest competence and professional business ethics for its members in the scientific community.

SIPES has over 1,300 members in 20 states. Our local chapter was the founding body and remains very active (204 active members)  although the national headquarters are now in Dallas.  Please contact us if you are interested in joining this great network. For more details please visit our Membership page.

Support SIPES by staying current. A dues form can be downloaded and printed here.

Meetings and Events

The Houston Chapter of SIPES has regular monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at the Houston Petroleum Club, downtown Houston.  We have a 15 minute coffee and tea session starting at 11:30am followed by lunch, business and a technical presentation by an outside speaker regarding a topic or technology of interest to our members from 11:45am to 1:00pm.

Lunch is $28 for members, affiliates and guests who register up to 2 days before the meetings and $33 after that or "at the door". To make your reservation please contact Mrs. B.K. Starbuck-Buongiorno at 713 651-1639-voice, 713 651-9659-fax or bkspee@aol.com. Cancellations must be made before the reservations deadline as no-shows will be billed.

Organization

The Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) is a national organization founded in Houston in 1963 for independent or consulting earth scientists. Its members are involved in oil, gas and other natural resources and include geologists, engineers, geophysicists, geochemists, paleontologists, petrophysicists and other earth scientists.

SIPES has over 1,300 members in 20 states. Our local chapter was the founding body and remains very active, although the national headquarters are now in Dallas.

Mission

To be the pre-eminent organization for furthering the professional and business interests of independents practitioners of the earth sciences.  

In achieving this vision, emphasis will be placed on 

• Professional competence
• Professional business ethics
• Presenting a favorable, credible and effective image of the Society.

Adopted by the SIPES Board of Directors

September 21, 1996

Profile

SIPES maintains a Referral System for Consultants and a Membership Directory in order to match consulting members with companies requiring the services of a qualified earth scientist.  The Houston Chapter also maintains a list of companies that are interested in buying an interest in oil and gas drilling ventures or producing properties.

In addition to special educational and social events, we have monthly lunch meetings with technical presentations and comaraderie on the third Thursday of each month.  Our meetings are at the Petroleum Club on the top floor of the Exxon Building in downtown Houston.  

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