Preliminary Technical Agenda

Wednesday, 5 August

1500–1700

Registration

Thursday, 6 August

0800	Registration
0900	Opening Comments Chairperson’s Remarks: Juan Rosbaco Keynote Address: Santiago Salvia Scene Setting: William Cobb
Session I: Part 1 Waterflood case studies in Argentina, including lessons learned in mature waterflooding projects and best practices.
0930	Mature Waterflooding in El Tordillo Field Daniel Biedma and Enrique Muruaga, Tecpetrol
1000	Holistic Field Performance Optimization of Mature Oil Field – El Trapial, Argentina Federico Schamann, Chevron
1030	Coffee Break
Session I: Part 2
1100	Medium Heavy Oil Waterflooding Management Nicolás Marot, Petroandina
1130	Waterflooding Implementation, experiences in Cerro Dragon Fields Ricardo D. Mazzola, Pan American Energy
1200	Luncheon
Session II Reservoir characterization and modeling including volumetric sweep efficiency, estimation and waterflooding performance (cutoff criteria, bubble maps, pressure maps and numerical simulation usage)
1330	Determination of Waterflood Volumetric Sweet Efficiency Using Oil Production Data William Cobb, William Cobb and Associates Inc.
1400	Advance Waterflooding: Conceptual and Operational Changes Associated to Water Cut Sharp Increases Marcelo Crotti, INLAB
1430	Challenging Paradigms: Discovery and Integrated new development in a Mature Oil Field Gaston Oriozabala, Chevron
1500	Coffee Break
1530	Influence of Gas Segregation at the Beginning of Waterflooding Gastón Fondevila, Capsa Capex
1600	Panel Discussion 1 Reserves calculations in waterflooding projects, decline curve analysis and its limitations, material balance and its limitations, numerical simulations techniques, logs WOR vs Np, cutoff criteria. Panelist: Christian Espinosa e Isabel Cano, Pan American Energy; Roberto Wainhaus, GCA; Fernando Tuero, B&P Moderator: Julio Shiratori, Apache
1730	Summation of Sessions Chairperson’s Remarks: Juan Rosbaco
1745	Welcome Reception/Poster Sessions Brightwater a New Conformance Technology. A Brief Overview of Some Historic Cases Charles Norman, TIORCO Advantages and Disadvantages of the Hall Plots William Cobb, William Cobb and Associates Inc Infills Wells Their Importance in Mature Fields Gaston Fondevila, Capsa Capex Fluid Analyzer and Sampling Logging Tool Use in a Mature Oil Field. El Trapial Field, Argentina Ruben Gonzalez, Chevron Title TBD Ricardo D. Mazzola, Pan American Energy

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Friday, 7 August

0800	Registration
0900	Opening Comments
Session III Improved oil recovery techniques with the application of surfactants in waterflooding projects, medium heavy oil successful project with unfavorable mobility ratio, incremental recovery factor expected from EOR techniques.
0930	Application of Surfactants in Mature Waterflood Opportunities and Risk Charles Norman, TIORCO
1000	Alkali Surfactant Polymer Pilot Test Raul Puliti and Federico Hochenfellner, Pluspetrol
1030	Enhanced Oil Recovery and Surfactant Polymer Flooding Pilot Test Mario Pascual and Esteban Fernandez, YPF
1100	Coffee Break
Session IV Surveillance and monitoring, best practices including Hall plot, step rate, injection balance, WOR vs Np, and how measurements can help to optimize a waterflooding project.
1130	Water Injection in West Catriel Reservoir David Gibson and Dave Cole, Central International Corporation
1200	Integrated Reservoir Management Model for a Mature Field José Miguel Negrón, YPF
1230	Luncheon
Session V Managing waterfloods experiences from mature projects considering operational and technical challenges associated to cost increases during the life of the field.
1400	Title TBD Petrobras Argentina
1430	Title TBD Petrobras Brazil
1500	Water Conformance Pilot-Review of an Active Mature Field C. Yarke and J. Gil, YPF
1530	Influence of Injection Rate in Oil Recovery Capsa Capex
1600	Coffee Break
1630	Panel Discussion 2 Waterflood projects maximizing value and minimizing operational cost: best practices and lessons learned from mature fields, what works and what should be avoided in waterflooding projects. Panelist: Larry Skow, Chevron; Dario Baldossa, Pan American Energy Moderator: Carlos Berto, Tecpetrol
1800	Summation of Sessions Chairperson: Santiago Salvia, IFM Solutions
1815	Closing Remarks

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