Technical Program

Monday Morning Afternoon | Tuesday Morning Afternoon | Wednesday Morning Afternoon

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45a.m.

Room 214C

MANAGING SAFETY FROM DESIGN TO THE WORKSITE

Session Chairpersons:

Mark Shemaria, Tidelands Oil Production Co.
Donald Smith, OGP

Keynotes

8:30 a.m.

 

Ian Sutton, AMEC Paragon

"Lowering the Warning Flags"

Jim Johnstone, Contek Solutions LLC

“An Auditor’s Top Ten Safety Issues Before Startup”

8:55 a.m.

102080

Site Safety Management of a Growing Drilling Activity: Is Continuous Improvement Achievable?

S. Saintpère, N. Touboul, Total Gabon; R. Hidayat, Total E&P Indonésie

9:20 a.m.

102951

Achieving Zero Accidents in Marine Stimulation Vessels

L.A. Mayor, O. Boing, A. Santos, BJ Services Co.

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 205

AUTOMATED OIL FIELD

Session Chairpersons:

Matthew Kirkman, BP
Wayne Wiese, Chevron

8:30a.m.

103010

Mechanical Automation in the Oil Field To Help HSE Programs

S.E. Ross, R. Halvalda, OpenEnergy; P. Havalda, Chevron

8:55a.m.

103014

Real-Time Data for Structural Integrity and Stability Assessment:  A GoM Case Study

M.S. Mitchell, E.E. Tipton, DataHorizon Ltd.; R. Van Dijk, MARIN; B.G. Allen, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

9:20a.m.

102701

Benchmarking Measurement and Automation Practices in the Upstream Business

B. Liddell, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; D.F. Deaton, G. Mijares, Halliburton

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 217B

HISTORY MATCHING I

Session Chairpersons:

Jim Clark, BHP Billiton Petroleum Americas, Cla-Mar Oil Co.

Omar Varela, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.

8:30a.m.

101779

3D Field-Scale Automatic History Matching Using Adjoint Sensitivities and Generalized Travel-Time Inversion

A.M. Daoud, L. Vega, Texas A&M U.

8:55a.m.

102476

A Multistage Sampling Method for Rapid Quantification of Uncertainty in History Matching Geological Models

X. Ma, M. Al-Harbi, A. Datta-Gupta, Y. Efendiev, Texas A&M U.

9:20a.m.

102975

Scatter Search Metaheuristic Applied to the History-Matching Problem  S.H. Sousa, C. Maschio, D.J. Schiozer, UNICAMP

Posters

102277

Semiautomatic Multiple Resolution Design for History Matching

B. Li, F. Friedmann, California Inst. of Technology

101983

Field Experiences With History Matching an Offshore Turbiditic Reservoir Using Inverse Modeling

D. Hohl, Shell Intl. E&P; E. Jimenez, A. Datta-Gupta, Texas A&M U.

102430

History Matching Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter on a North Sea Field Case

V.J. Haugen, L. Natvik, Statoil ASA; G. Evensen, Hydro; A.M. Berg, K.M. Flornes, G. Naevdal,  Intl. Research Inst. of Stavanger

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 217C

MANAGED-PRESSURE DRILLING

Session Chairpersons:

Jennifer McCarthy, Alta Resources

Lee Dillenbeck, BJ Services Co.

8:30a.m.

101855

Case Studies—Offshore Managed Pressure Drilling

D.M. Hannegan, Weatherford Intl. Ltd.

8:55a.m.

102859

Balanced-Pressure Drilling With Continuous Circulation Using Jointed Drillpipe—Case History, Port Fouad Marine Deep 1, Exploration Well Offshore Egypt

A. Calderoni, A. Chiura, P. Valente, Eni; F. Soliman, E. Squintani, Petrobel; R.E. Vogel, National Oilwell Varco; J.W. Jenner, Coupler Developments Ltd.

9:20a.m.

100927

Case Studies—Proactive Managed-Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Drilling Application in San Joaquin Wells, Venezuela

J.C. Beltran, O. Gabaldon, G. Puerto, Weatherford Inc.; P. Alvarado, PDVSA; V. Varon, Weatherford Inc.

Poster

102842

Feasibility Study of Managed-Pressure Drilling With Automatic Choke Control in Depleted HP/HT Field

F.P. Iversen, J. Gravdal, E. Dvergsnes, G. Nygaard, H. Gjeraldstveit, L. Carlsen, IRIS; E. Low, C.G. Munro, S. Torvund, Statoil

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 217A

ACIDIZING CASE HISTORIES

Session Chairpersons:

John Mather, Chevron
Gerard Petit, Total S.A.

8:30a.m.

102469

Acid Fracturing of Deep Gas Wells Using a Surfactant-Based Acid: Long-Term Effects on Gas Production Rate

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, S.M. Al-Driweesh, K.M. Bartko, Saudi Aramco; V. Ramanathan, M. Samuel, Schlumberger

8:55a.m.

103041

New Approach to Matrix Sandstone Acidizing Using a Single-Step HF System: A Niger Delta Study

C.V. Uchendu, BJ Services; L. Nwoke,  O. Akinlade, Shell Petroleum Development Co.; J. Arukhe, Petro-Canada

9:20a.m.

102860

Restoring Injectivity of Wells Drilled in Sour Carbonate Formations

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, M. Zabihi, K. Al-Dossary, Saudi Aramco; M.A. Djelliout, S.K. Kelkar, Schlumberger

Poster

102882

Deviation From Standard Sandstone Acidizing Practices: Chronicle of a Forgiving Acid System

A. Obadare, O. Ighodaro, BJ Services Co.; L. Nwoke, K. Onwusika, P. Osadjere, Shell Petroleum Development Co.

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 210

NMR: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ROCK AND FLUID CHARACTERIZATION

Session Chairpersons:

Bill Boykin, NuTech Energy Alliance
Geoffrey Page, Baker Hughes

8:30a.m.

102247

Challenges for Everyday NMR: An Operator’s  Perspective

R. Akkurt, D.G. Kersey, K.A. Zainalabedin, Saudi Aramco

8:55a.m.

101689

Reservoir Crude-Oil Viscosity Estimation From Wireline NMR Measurements—Rajasthan, India

R.J. Zittel, D. Beliveau, T. O’Sullivan, R. Mohanty, Cairn Energy India Ltd.; J. Miles, Oil Optimizers Ltd.

9:20a.m.

102435

NMR Petrophysics in Thin Sand-Shale Laminations

C. Cao Minh, Schlumberger; P. Sundararaman, Chevron

Posters

101897

Application of NMR T2 Relaxation for Drainage Capillary Pressure in Vuggy Carbonate Reservoirs

J. Ouzzane, M. Okuyiga, N. Gomaa, ADMA OPCO; R. Ramamoorthy, D.A. Rose, A.J. Boyd, D.F. Allen, Schlumberger

102256

Integration of Borehole Imaging, Openhole Logs, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance/Modular Dynamic Tester, and Advanced Production Logging as a Guide for Perforation Intervals Selection in Thin-Bedded Sands and Shale

A.M. Daoud, M. Eissa, R. El-Mahdy, M. Emam, Schlumberger; A. Hashem, A. Elhawary, El-Mansoura Oil Co.

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 214D

COMPLETION INSTALLATION

Session Chairpersons:

John Blevins, Sierra Engineering Inc.
Bruce Comeaux, BJ Services Co.

8:30a.m.

103078

Prediction of Injection Fluid Distributions for Multiple Zones—Intelligent Injection System

K. Sun, M.R. Konopczynski,  WellDynamics Inc.

8:55a.m.

102934

Solid Expandable Tubulars Facilitate Intelligent-Well Technology Application in Existing Multilateral Wells

M. Rivenbark, Enventure Global Technology; K.K. Abouelnaaj, Saudi Aramco

9:20a.m.

103093

DTS Transient Analysis: A New Tool To Assess Well-Flow Dynamics

D.O. Johnson, J.R. Sierra, D. Gualtieri, J. Kaura, Halliburton

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 214B

MISCIBLE PROCESSES

Session Chairpersons:

Yun Wang, BP America Inc.

8:30a.m.

102794

Interfacial Instability in Reactive Miscible-Flow Displacements

K. Ghesmat, J. Azaiez, U. of Calgary

8:55a.m.

102777

Analytical Solutions to Three-Phase Four-Component Displacements

T.C. LaForce, K. Jessen, F.M. Orr, Stanford U.

9:20a.m.

102764

Sweep Efficiency of Miscible Floods in a High-Pressure Quarter-Five-Spot Model

E.J. Lewis, E.K. Dao, K.K. Mohanty, U. of Houston

Posters

102481

A New Experimental Technique for Studying Gas Mass Transfer in the Crude Oil by Analysis of the Measured Dynamic and Equilibrium Interfacial Tensions

D. Yang, Y. Gu, U. of Regina

102501

Minimum Miscibility Pressure Prediction Using Statistical Associating Fluid Theory: Two- and Three-Phase Systems

G. Zhao, H. Adidharma, B.F. Towler, M. Radosz, U. of Wyoming

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 212

DIAGNOSTICS, CONFORMANCE, AND COMMINGLED PRODUCTION

Session Chairpersons:

Hans Dube, EOG Resources Inc.
Bobby Poe, Schlumberger

8:30a.m.

102244

Effective Gas-Shutoff Treatments in a Fractured Carbonate Field in Oman

E. Ali, F.E. Bergren, P. DeMestre, Petroleum Development Oman; E. Biezen, J. van Eijden, Shell Intl. E&P

8:55a.m.

102863

Removal and Mitigation of Calcium Carbonate Scale in a Sandstone Reservoir in Saudi Arabia: Long-Term Field Monitoring

H.A. Nasr-El-Din, H.A. Al-Saiari, A. Al-Ruwaily, Saudi Aramco

9:20a.m.

103044

Succesful Evolution of Anton Irish Conformance Efforts

D.D. Smith, M.J. Giraud, C. Kemp, M.S. McBee, J. Taitano, M. Winfield, Occidental Petroleum; J.T. Portwood, TIORCO Inc.; D.M. Everett, Halliburton Energy Services

Poster

102503

Scale-Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments Deployed From an FPSO in Deepwater Subsea Fields in the Campos Basin

P.J. Bogaert, M.C. Berredo, C. Toschi, Shell Brasil S.A.; M.M. Jordan, Nalco; D.M. Frigo, Shell Intl. E&P;  L.N. Morgenthaler, Shell E&P Co.; M. Afonso, Nalco

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 214A

GAS WELL OPERATIONS AND LIQUID LOADING

Session Chairpersons:

Joe Dillard, Weatherford Intl. Ltd.
Bertrand Theuveny, Schlumberger

8:30a.m.

103266

Automatic Concurrent Water Collection (CWC) System for Unloading Gas Wells

B. Khoshnevis, R. Rastegar Moghadam, I. Ershaghi, U. of Southern California; K. Larbi, V.M. Villagran, Chevron

8:55a.m.

102259

Practical Steps To Increase Production and Reserves in Mature Gas Fields: Hugoton and Panoma, Texas County, Oklahoma USA

O. Lisigurski, G.C. Rowe, Oxy U.S.A. Inc.

9:20a.m.

100715

Successful Control of High-Pressured Gas Well Using a Crosslinked Gel During Coiled-Tubing Fishing

L.A. Nwoke, Shell Nigeria; J.O. Arukhe, Petro-Canada; C.V. Uchendu, BJ Services Co.

Poster

101498

Applications of Acoustic Liquid Level Measurements in Gas Wells

J.N. McCoy, O.L. Rowlan, D.J. Becker, Echometer Co.; A.L. Podio, U. of Texas at Austin

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 213

HEAVY-HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS

Session Chairpersons:

Badarinadh Vissapragada, Schlumberger
David Yaw, Devon Energy Production Co. LP

8:30a.m.

103000

Facies Analysis and Architectural Elements Within a Fluvio-Estuarine Sedimentary System: The Lower Cretaceous Bituminous Sandstones of the McMurray Formation, Alberta (Canada)

J. Bailleul, École des Mines de Paris /Total E&P; V. Delhaye-Prat, Total E&P; O. Parize, École des Mines de Paris

8:55a.m.

102094

Quantifying Resources for the Surmont Lease With 2D Mapping and Multivariate Statistics

W. Ren, C.V. Deutsch, U. of Alberta;  D.L. Garner, T.J. Wheeler, ConocoPhillips Canada; J. Richy, E.A. Mus, Total

9:20a.m.

103083

SAGD Permeability Modeling Using Geostatistics and Minimodels

J. McLennan,  C.V. Deutsch, U. of Alberta; D.L. Garner, T.J. Wheeler, ConocoPhillips Canada; J. Richy, E.A. Mus, Total

Monday, 25 September, 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.

Room 217D

LONG TERM: NEXT 20 YEARS—PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CURRICULUM

Moderators:

H. Ilkin Bilgesu, West Virginia U.
Reidar Bratvold, U. of Stavanger

Panelists:

Jaleel Al-Khalifa, Saudi Aramco

Pamela Matson, Stanford U.

Monday, 25 September, 10 a.m. to Noon

Ballroom C1/C2

OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Heavy Oil: From Rock Face to Fuel Pumps

Vikram Rao, vice president of Halliburton, moderates a panel to discuss the unique challenges that heavy oil presents in relation to economics, reserves estimates and capacity. Panelists also address existing and future technologies with an emphasis on the role of research and development in finding new methods of extraction and refining.

Moderator:

Vikram Rao, Halliburton

Panelists:

Donald L. (Don) Paul, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Chevron

 

Sylvestre de Vasconcelos Calmon, Refining Technology General Manager, Petrobras

 

Robert Skinner, Former Director, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

 

Murray D. Smith, Minister-Counsellor, Government of Alberta

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