About this workshop

Abstract

Vast quantities of heavy oil are trapped in the Middle East very prolific oil region, besides the traditional known heavy oil provinces of the world.  This workshop will take a multidisciplinary approach to discuss the more relevant advances in the application of upstream and downstream technologies, workflows and decision processes related to heavy oil reservoirs, an important resource that is nowadays an integral part of the oil development plans of oil producing countries.

New technologies specifically invented for the heavy-oil sector have facilitated the special challenges related to the production, improvement, transportation and commercialization of these crudes. This workshop will focus on the current developments, successful case histories and learned lessons from the heavy-oil related technologies, as well as on all the activities that help make heavy-oil reservoirs profitable assets.
Industry wide producers and service companies will exchange their experiences, knowledge and case histories in solving the key uncertainties, challenges and issues pertinent to the economic development and processing of the heavy oil reserves, including:

• Reservoir characterization and management for heavy oil: challenges and solutions
• Well design, construction and completion for Heavy Oil reservoirs
• Production technologies, surveillance and water management
• Primary recovery
• Cold and thermal recovery processes
• Upgrading and refining
• Commercialization
• Heavy oil Assets and projects management
• Emerging technologies for heavy oil

 

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

Production of heavy oil is an important and integral part of the oil development plans of oil producing countries. This includes the vast quantities of heavy oil trapped in world wide including Middle East, besides the traditional known heavy oil provinces of the world. This workshop will take a multidisciplinary approach to discuss the more relevant advances in the application of upstream and downstream technologies, challenges and how to get optimum value from the heavy oil resources.

New technologies specifically invented for the heavy-oil resource have facilitated the special challenges related to the production,  transportation and commercialization of these crudes. This workshop will focus on successful case histories,  lessons learned from the heavy-oil application worldwide , as well as activities that help make heavy-oil resource profitable assets.

Industry wide producers and service companies will exchange their experiences, knowledge and case histories in solving the key uncertainties, challenges and issues pertinent to the economic development and processing of the heavy oil resources.

Who Should Attend?

• Engineers
• Geologists
• Researchers
• field development and operation Managers   

Engineers, geologists, researchers, managers who are involved in heavy-oil reservoir management, production and operations, field development, and research, will benefit from an improved understanding of the present and future of heavy oil industry. If you are interested in learning where heavy oil technologies stand today, and it’s future or willing to share your experiences, this workshop is for you!

This workshop is designed to enhance communication between production and operations engineers, geologists, researchers and engineers of new and emerging technologies related to heavy oil, by showing methods of improving the reservoir description, fluid flow, and oil recovery methods and processes.

Visa Information

SPE Middle East, North Africa and India will assist in providing a visa invitation letter, upon request in writing, to confirmed registrants after receiving full payment of registration fees. Visa invitation letters take five days to issue from the date of request and it is the delegate's responsibility to obtain their own visa. SPE cannot issue the visa nor can we guarantee it will be obtained.

Workshop Guidelines

Format:

Two days of informal discussions prompted by selected keynote presentations and discussions. Workshops maximise the exchange of ideas among attendees and presenters through brief technical presentations followed by extended Q&A periods. Focused topics attract an informed audience eager to discuss issues critical to advancing both technology and best practices. The majority of the presentations are in the form of case studies, highlighting engineering achievements and lessons learned. In order to stimulate frank discussion, no proceedings are published and the press is not invited to attend.

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 view graphs are entirely acceptable.
• Note-taking by participants is encouraged.
  
  

Attendance:

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The Steering Committee encourages attendance from those who can contribute to the workshop most effectively either in discussions or with posters. A mix of attendees in terms of geographic origin, companies and disciplines will be encouraged.

Poster Presentations:

Attendees are encouraged to submit poster presentations to be displayed during morning and afternoon coffee breaks.  If you wish to present a poster, please submit your abstract for review to dchoitram@spe.org by 10 September, 2010.

Workshop Deliverables:

• The Steering Committee will appoint a “scribe” to record the discussions and to produce the full Workshop Report for SPE.
• This report will be circulated to all attendees as the Workshop deliverable within 4-6 weeks following the Workshop. The copyright of the report is with SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be posted on a specific SPE URL address after the Workshop. Provision of the materials by the speakers will signify their permission for SPE to do so.

Commercialism:

In keeping with ATW objectives and the SPE mission, 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 in the workshop. This certificate will be provided in exchange for a completed Workshop Questionnaire.

Continuing Education Units:

Attendees at this workshop qualify for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the Workshop.