SPE/AIChE Heavy Oil and Bitumen

23–24 February 2010 | Houston, Texas

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Technical Agenda

Monday, 22 February
5:30-7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Registration Check-In

Tuesday, 23 February
7:00–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00–8:45 a.m. Opening Session
Welcoming Remarks
Keynote Address
8:45–10:15 a.m.

Session I: Reservoir Management
Session Chairs: Jian-Yang Yuan, Osum Oil Sands and Ron Sawatzky, Alberta Research Council

  • Field Production Studies of Immobile and Mobile Reservoirs
  • Production Monitoring
  • Reservoir Simulation
10:15–10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 a.m.–12:15 a.m.

Session II: Well Construction and Completion
Session Chair: Rosalvina Guimerans

  • Drilling
  • Completion
  • Initial Stimulation
  • Well Intervention
12:15–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30–3:00 p.m.

Session III: Production – Part 1
Session Chairs: Jorge Robles, Weatherford and Jian-Yang Yuan, Osum Oil Sands

  • Well Productivity
  • Stimulation
  • Solid Management
  • Artificial Lift
3:00–3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30–5:00 p.m.

Session IV: Surveillance and Interactive Discussion
Session Chair: Kevin Leigh, Chevron

  • Surveillance
  • Open Discussion on the Day’s Hot Topics
5:00–6:30 p.m. Reception

Wednesday, 24 February
7:00–8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00–9:30 a.m.

Session V: Production – Part 2
Session Chairmen: Doug McCammon, Shell and Joseph Lee, NATCO

  • Onshore and Offshore Processing
  • Blending Compatibility
  • Separation
  • Dehydrating/Desalting
9:30–10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.

Session VI: Water Management and Environmental Concerns
Session Chair: Cindy Smith, ConocoPhillips

  • Water Separation, Treatment and Recycling
  • Gas Emissions
  • Life Cycle Analysis of Bitumen
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45–2:15 p.m.

Session VII: Upgrading and Refining
Session Chairs: Jinwen Chen, CanmetENERGY and Irv Wiehe, Soluble Solutions

  • Coking and Hydroconversion
  • Combining with Deasphalting
  • New Emerging Processes
2:15–2:45 p.m. Coffee Break
2:45–4:15 p.m.

Session VIII: New developments and Interactive Discussion
Session Chair: Mridul Kumar, Chevron Energy Technology Company

  • New Developments
  • Lessons Learned