About this Workshop

Workshop Description

As a follow-up to the very successful 2008 Tracer ATW in Dubai, we invite you to attend the 2010 Tracer ATW in Tunisia! This workshop is intended to facilitate communication on novel tracer technology for improved reservoir management. Oilfield applications of tracer technology include reservoir characterisation, numerical modelling, evaluation of well stimulation efficacy, inflow performance and many others; practitioners of the varied tracer applications are invited to attend and share their knowledge and best practices with colleagues from around the globe.

Sessions are planned to cover the many applications of tracer technology in detail. Tracer practitioners will share their experiences and lessons learned on designing and deploying tracers for field use and laboratory experiments. Panel discussions will cover new interpretation methods, and the session on Case Histories will identify the difficulties – and rewards – associated with deploying tracers under field conditions. The workshop will conclude with general discussions on the current status of the tracer technologies and the need for future development methods.

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

Tracer methods offer a relatively inexpensive means of describing reservoir and secondary or enhanced flood properties, inflow performance and stimulation results and various other aspects of oilfield operations. A primary objective of this workshop is to bring together tracer practitioners in operating and service companies, academia and government research facilities to discuss new methods for deploying or interpreting tracer results. Sharing experiences will identify successful methods, as well as identifying what properties can be estimated from tracers. Specific examples of improved oil recovery, better description of fluid inflow performance, stimulation and characterisation methods will be solicited from worldwide experts and shared at the workshop. Presentations describing the use of liquid phase, gas phase and natural tracers will emphasise the rich diversity of tracer applications.

A second objective of the workshop is to identify tracer technology strengths and weaknesses and to provide a better understanding of the methods to the petroleum industry as a whole, so deployment methods can be made more standard, success rates for data interpretation improve and the full potential of tracers can be realised.

Who Should Attend

Engineers, geologists, researchers, supervisors and managers who are involved in reservoir management operations will benefit from an improved understanding of the power of tracer technology. If you are interested in learning where tracer technologies stand today, or willing to share your experiences with tracers, this workshop is for you!

This workshop is designed to enhance communication between tracer test developers and customers, operation engineers and supervisors, and geologists and engineers, by showing methods of improving the reservoir description, fluid inflow, and oil recovery through the use of tracer technology.

Workshop Format

Three 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.

Poster Sessions

The Steering Committee encourages registrations from professionals who are able to prepare and present a poster on a relevant project. For further details kindly contact Deepa Makhija, event manager at dmakhija@spe.org.

Attendance

Registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-serve 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.

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.

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