About this Workshop

High rate gas wells are becoming more and more common throughout the world, especially in offshore environments. Australia has wells capable of over 300 MMscf/d for over ten years. Operators in Trinidad are routinely producing over 200 MMscf/d with higher rate wells capable of in excess of 300 MMscf/d. In Brazil 300+ MMscf/d wells are currently in production whilst the North Sea has fields like Ormen Lange. There are also high rate carbonate completions such as those found in Qatar. Other high rate gas well field developments are under way in India, Myanmar, and Australia.

With the increasing number of high rate gas wells currently in operation, what have we learned? What are the best practices? What are the pitfalls? This Applied Technology Workshop (ATW) will examine the state of the art in high rate gas wells. For the purpose of this Workshop, a high rate gas well is defined as being capable of producing more than 200 MMscf/d.

Focus and Objectives

This Workshop will provide excellent networking opportunities for sharing of the latest applications, best practices and related technologies surrounding the design and operation of high rate gas wells. The Workshop will cover issues from reservoir engineering, completions and production, as well as subsea and surface facilities. Topics that are expected to facilitate discussion include:

• Reservoir Monitoring and Management
• Sand Producing Formations
• Sand Face Completions
• Carbonate Completions
• Upper Completions
• High Rate Low Pressure Completions
• Surface Facilities
• Subsea Installations
• Operating High Rate Gas Wells
• Well Integrity
• Well Interventions
  
  

Who Should Attend

This ATW will be of interest to development engineers, reservoir engineers, completion engineers, production engineers, HSE managers as well as engineers involved in subsea or surface facilities for high rate gas wells.

 

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Proceedings will not be published; therefore, formal papers and handouts are not expected from speakers.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.

Dress Code:

Casual clothing is recommended. The Workshop atmosphere is informal.

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