Information about this Forum
Technical Disciplines: Reservoir Description Dynamics; Management & Information
Reservoir simulation has become an integral part of the oil and gas business over the last 50 years. A large segment of reservoir engineers now specialise in the use of reservoir simulation to help make large capital decisions, estimate reserves, and to diagnose and improve the performance of producing reservoirs. This penetration into the industry has been enabled by the advances in computing hardware, software design, and improved numerical algorithms and formulations.
This forum will discuss the development of new technologies and work processes to make a step-change in the application of reservoir simulators.
Potential themes include:
- Integration with G&G: Model Construction, Scale-up, and Feedback Loops
- Development Planning and Optimization – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
- Uncertainty Assessment and Risk Identification
- History Matching: Quality Assessment, Assist Tools, Multiple Solutions
- Real-time Production Optimization, Support for Drilling, Stimulation and Measurement
- EOR Physics and Fluid Characterization
- Discretization, Formulations and Linear Solvers
- Geomechanics and Fractured Reservoir Model Formulations
- Wellbore Formulations and Representations
- Integration Surface Networks, Facilities and Optimizers
- Unconventional Applications: Physics and Formulations
To Whom Forum Will Appeal To
This forum will appeal to reservoir engineers, geoscientist, software developers, users from exploration and production companies, service providers, government institutions and universities.
Attendees Will
- Discuss common interests informally with colleagues from around the world.
- Share knowledge and experience in an off-the-record format.
- Gain new insight and perspective through conversations with others from international companies, service companies, contracting companies, research institutes, and universities.
- Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere of learning through one-on-one interaction.
Please come prepared to be a participant, not a spectator.
The Forum Series Format
The SPE Forum Series provides morning, afternoon, and evening sessions of short, scheduled and unscheduled presentations, with maximum time available for informal discussions and exchange of experience.
To encourage the free interchange of information and ideas, SPE Forums are conducted off the record. Written papers are prohibited, and extensive note taking is not allowed. Mechanical recording of any portion of the forum in any form (photographic, electronic, etc.) is prohibited. Information disclosed at a forum may not be used publicly without the originator’s permission. Participants are specifically requested to omit reference to forum proceedings in any subsequent published work or oral presentation.
A short written summary of major issues and consensus arising from the forum may be prepared and distributed to attendees after the forum at the discretion of the steering committee, and with appropriate SPE approval.
To encourage maximum discussion, lengthy, formal presentations are discouraged. Presentations are usually limited to three or four slides or transparencies. Breakout sessions for discussions in smaller groups are common. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to contribute their experience and knowledge, NOT to be spectators or students.
To create a cohesive group in which discussion is free flowing, attendance at forums is limited, and only registrants are allowed to attend sessions. To ensure opportunities for formal and informal discussions, all attendees are expected to attend every forum session.
