About this workshop

Workshop Description

Natural gas in coal formations is an important resource that is helping address the world’s growing energy needs in countries like USA, Canada, India, China and Australia. In many areas, market conditions and technological advances have made the exploitation of this resource a viable option. The unique characteristics of coalbed methane reservoirs demand novel approaches in formation evaluation, well construction, completion, stimulation and reservoir modelling. Recent advances in well design and production technology offer scope to significantly increase production of gas contained in coal that can be commercialised. Australia, for example, is at the forefront of these new developments, with dozens of new projects being developed to fill an identified strong market need in the Asia Pacific region in the form of LNG.

The main purpose of this workshop is to facilitate discussions between the various geoscience and engineering communities in order to understand the increasingly complex interpretations of many new and maturing CBM fields.

Workshop Objectives

This Applied Technology Workshop will provide excellent networking opportunities for sharing of the latest technologies and its deployment, best practices and fit-for-purpose techniques focused upon exploring, appraising and developing coalbed methane prospects. Among the topics and issues to be discussed are:

• Recent technology innovations in coalbed methane and identification of future needs
• Industry best practices from a variety of projects, geological settings & countries
• Novel applications through presentations of case studies and analogs
• Exchange of ideas with fellow practitioners through syndicate sessions
• Problems, solutions and applications that add value to companies and jobs

The Workshop aims to assist the region’s coalbed methane community in developing strategies and methodologies within their daily workflows which can reduce time and costs, yet still deliver fit for purpose work programs

Who Should Attend

This workshop is designed for asset managers, exploration managers, geologists, reservoir engineers, production technologists, drilling and completion engineers and key stake holders. The workshop will be primarily interactive, exploring the full lifecycle of a coalbed methane project with key focus on the recent technological advancements in the field of coalbed methane.

Participants will be encouraged to present their case histories (successes, failures and lesson learnt) and other experiences for discussion.

Workshop Guidelines

Documentation

• Proceedings will not be published; therefore, formal papers and handouts are not expected from speakers.
• Work in progress, new ideas, and interesting projects are sought.
• Professionally-prepared visual aids are not required; handwritten viewgraphs are entirely acceptable.
• Note-taking by participants is encouraged. However, to ensure free and open discussions, no formal records will be kept.

Workshop Deliverables

• The committee will prepare a full report containing the highlights of the Workshop discussions. This report will be circulated to all attendees. A one-page summary will be prepared by the Workshop Co-Chairperson, which will be posted on the SPE Web Site, and published in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT), if space permits. The copyright of the summary report will belong to SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be posted on a specific SPE URL address after the Workshop. Provision of the materials by the discussion leaders will signify their permission for SPE to do so.

Commercialism

In keeping with ATW objectives and the SPE mission, excessive commercialism in posters or presentations will not be permitted. Company logos must be limited to the title slide and used only to indicate the affiliation of the presenter and others involved in the work.

Attendance Certificate

All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation at the Workshop. This certificate will be provided in exchange for a completed Workshop Questionnaire.

Continuing Education Units

This Workshop qualifies for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the ATW.

Attendees’ Information

General and detailed accommodation information will be forwarded to registrants with the attendee package prior to the scheduled Workshop in September 2010.

Dress Code

Casual clothing is recommended. The Workshop atmosphere is informal.

Transportation/Visa

Delegates are advised to book their international/domestic airline tickets early from their country/city to Bali, Indonesia. Further detailed transportation information will be available and included in the attendee package, which will be sent to registrants in August 2010.

All travellers to Bali, Indonesia must be in possession of passports valid for at least six (6) months with proof of onward passage, either return, or through tickets. Contact your local travel agent for information on visa requirements to Indonesia.