SPE ATW:
Deep Sea Sub-Salt Reserves Potential and Associated Risks

27-30 June 2010 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

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Technical Agenda

Sunday, 27 June

1700–1800 Steering Committee Meeting
1800 - 1900 Briefing with Discussion Leaders/Session Managers
1700 - 1900 SPE Registration and Badge Collection

Monday, 28 June

0830 - 0900

Opening Remarks: Mr. Abdulla Al Naim, Saudi Aramco

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Ashok Belani, CTO, Schlumberger

0900 - 1000 Session 1: Petroleum Systems Modelling in Deepwater Environment
0900 - 0930 Topic 1: Basin Modelling and Analysis
Discussion Leader: Mr. Oliver Swintek, Schlumberger
0930 - 1000

Topic 2: Deep Sea Exploration in Sub- and Pre-salt Environment. What are we learning from integrated petroleum system modeling?
Discussion Leader: Mr. Pierre-Yves Chenet & Mr. Patrick Wojciak, IFP-BEICIP

1000 - 1015 Coffee Break
1015 – 1300

Session 2: Pre-salt and Salt Deposition and Tectonic Evolution

1015 – 1035 Topic 1: Tectonic of the Red Sea
Discussion Leader: Mr. Paul Tapponnier, Nanyang Technological University
1035 – 1055 Topic 2: Deposition and Mechanism of Evaporate Series
Discussion Leader: Mr. Bernard Montaron, Schlumberger
1055 – 1115 Topic 3: Prospectively in the North Red Sea Egypt – New Data, New Challenges, New Opportunities
Discussion Leader: Graeme Gordon, Hess
1115 – 1215 Breakout groups
1215 – 1300 Report back from all groups
1300 – 1400 Lunch
1400 - 1715

Session 3: Subsalt Exploration Methods & Acquisition Technology

1400 – 1420

Topic 1: Dual Coil Paper
Discussion Leader: Jerry kapoor, Western Geco

1420 – 1440 Topic 2: Multi-Azimuth Seismic in the Nile Delta, Egypt
Discussion Leader: Samir Abdel Moati, BP
1440 - 1500 Topic 3: Exploration of the Paleocene Deepwater Subsalt in the Gulf of Mexico: Rewards and Challenges
Discussion Leader: John Dribus, Schlumberger
1500 - 1520 Topic 4: Improve Subsalt Image with Wide Azimuth Data
Discussion Leader: Dechun Lin, CGG Veritas VP
1520 – 1535 Coffee Break
1535 – 1630 Breakout groups
1630 – 1715 Report back from all groups
1930 – 2130 Welcome Dinner

Tuesday, 29 June

0830 – 0900 Keynote speech TBC
0900 – 1230 Session 4: Subsalt Seismic Imaging
0900 - 0920 Topic 1: “Imaging Uncertainty Analysis for Exploration and Appraisal Risk Mitigation”
Discussion Leader: Alexander Zarkhidze, WesternGeco
0920 - 0940 Topic 2: Multiple Attenuation
Discussion Leader: Panos Kelamis, Saudi Armaco
0940 – 1000 Topic 3: Subsalt Imaging with WAZ : Design to Processing Strategy
Discussion Leader: Henri Houllevigue, Total
1000 – 1020 Topic 4: Velocity Model Building and Depth Imaging: Advantages of RTM
Discussion Leader: Pierre Mitouard, CGG Veritas
1020- 1035 Coffee Break
1035 – 1130 Breakout groups
1130 – 1215 Report back
1215 – 1315 Session 5: Role of Potential Fields and Non Seismic Methods
1215 – 1245 Topic 1: Role of Potential Fields and Non Seismic Methods
Discussion Leader: Constantine Tsingas, Saudi Aramco
1245 – 1315 Topic 2: Integration of Seismic and Electromagnetic Methods in Deep Water Exploration
Discussion Leader: Andrea Zerilli, WesternGeco
1315 – 1415 Lunch
1415 – 1615 Session 6: Drilling Technology
1415 – 1445 Topic 1: Deep Water Challenges- What’s different?
Discussion Leader: John Shaughnessy, BP - TBC
1445 – 1515 Topic 2: Wellbore Stability and Pressure Management in Drilling Salt and Sub-salt
Discussion Leader: TBC
1515 – 1545 Topic 3: Wellbore Construction and Well Placement
Discussion Leader: TBC
1545 – 1615 Topic 4: Deep Water Drilling Experience “Case Study”
Discussion Leader: Mohamed Hegazy, E&P - TBC

Wednesday, 30 June

0830 – 0900 Keynote speech by Shell
0900 – 1100 Session 7: Formation Evaluation
0900 - 0930 Topic 1: Petrophysics
Discussion Leader: Austin Boyd, Schlumberger
0930 - 1000 Topic 2: Real Time Formation Evaluation
Panel Speaker 2: Segun Jebutu, Baker Hughes
1000 – 1030 Topic 3: TBC
Discussion Leader: TBC
1030 – 1100 Topic 4: TBC
Discussion Leader: TBC
1100 – 1115 Coffee Break
1115 – 1245 Session 8:  Risks, Economics and Environmental Impact
1115 – 1145 Topic 1: Risk Modelling Employed in Deep Water Drilling
Discussion Leader: Homero Castillo, Baker Hughes - TBC
1145 - 1215 Topic 2: Economical Impact
Discussion Leader: Mark Holifield, Anadarko Petroleum - TBC
1215 – 1245 Topic 3: Environmental Issues
Discussion Leader: TBC
1245 – 1300 Closing Remarks