Preliminary Technical Agenda
Monday, 0830–noon
Session 1: How do fluctuating non-technical risk and commodity prices influence the potential rate of return through field rejuvenation?
Session Leader: Hesketh Streeter
Session Description:
Continuous change in the rules of access, regulation, and risk and resulting economics is having a major impact on the business. Over the past several years, rising oil prices have to some degree resulted in more focus on exploration rather than field rejuvenation. Independents purchasing aging fields focused on reducing operational costs to allow economic production to continue. How does fluctuating non-technical risk and commodity prices influence the potential rate of return through field rejuvenation? Who and how do we drive the application of technology needed to spark field rejuvenation on a large scale?
1300–1700
Session 2: Rescue the Orphans
Session Leader: Graham Watson
Session Description:
No matter how wells have been operated to produce hydrocarbons, there is always a relatively high percentage left in place, either due to drive bypass or irreducible saturation. This session should stimulate discussion on innovative techniques to recover more hydrocarbons. Included techniques are geomechanics, advanced well placement, and multilateral completion designs.
Tuesday, 0830–noon
Session 3: Yellow Submarines?
Session Leader: Richard Barratt
Session Description:
Do relocating processing and pressure management systems from topside to subsea improve recovery from mature fields? Subsea equipment such as pumps, valves, compressors, etc. could be powered with energy from the well stream. How do you handle subsea pressures? What do you do with the residuals? Is there a standard we need to use?
1800–2200
Session 4: Down the Hole—Perpetual Motion
Session Leader: Hesketh Streeter
Session Description:
What role does subsurface processing have in existing field rejuvenation efforts? This session will discuss subsurface processing and transfer of technology from subsea applications. Are down hole applications easier to implement in existing wells both offshore and onshore? There are obvious payload benefits in an offshore application but what have we learned from the technology that we can also economically apply on land?
Wednesday, 0830–noon
Session 5: Can You Hear Me? Can You Feel Me?
Session Leader: Robert Lannom
Session Description:
Utilizing advanced non-mechanical technologies can improve performance of water and gas drive reservoirs. Items to consider include water conformance and compatibility, injection performance and location, and sweep efficiency. How best can we use sound, light, heat, radiation, and chemical methods?
1830–2200
Session 6: Minimize the Unwanted!
Session Leader: Graham Watson
Session Description:
Smart wells and so-called “dumb” smart wells provide a means to shut off un-wanted gas and/or water production at the reservoir. The application of smart completion systems however has largely been isolated to new field development. What role do smart wells have in field rejuvenation and what makes them economically attractive?
Thursday, 0830–noon
Session 7: So How Are We Doing and How Do We Know?
Session Leader: Robert Lannom
Session Description:
Reservoir optimization is the goal. Current technology—permanent gauges, fiber optics, flow meters, surface automation, temperature probes, etc.—provide data and information on the state of the reservoir. What do you do with your data? Can you use this data to improve your recovery? Why aren’t you using this data?
1330–1700
Session 8: All Systems Go
Session Leader: Richard Barratt
Session Description:
Each of these technologies requires substantial consideration and design effort to achieve a thoroughly integrated system. The sum of the parts does not always add up to the whole. How will we integrate the critical interfaces? How does the final solution meet reliability, safety, intervention, and business objectives for field rejuvenation applications in the future?
Friday, 0830–noon
Session 9: What Now?
Session Leader: Vicky Jackson-Nielsen
Session Co-Leader: Paul Shepherd
