About this forum

This forum explores the use of pragmatic modeling tools for various recovery mechanisms, including primary, secondary, and tertiary. Additionally, it will investigate the new alternatives to grid-based simulations in estimating the reserves and recovery profiles in tight oil and gas reservoirs.

To achieve both short- and long-term reservoir modeling objectives, data gathering, interpretation, and the adoption of alternative modeling tools are becoming business critical. Introspective views of how the reservoir engineering community can make a business case to bolster their alternative modeling practices will be explored by the leading industry experts in various sessions.

What is a Forum?

SPE Forums offer an exclusive opportunity to interact with innovators, foremost professionals and leading technologists. The objective is to create a collaborative, idea-generating forum that stimulates new ideas and innovation about future challenges facing the E&P industry.

Participants at SPE Forums are selected by the Forum Steering Committee based on the ability to contribute to facilitated discussions of the topic. Participants are encouraged to come prepared to contribute their experience and knowledge, not to be spectators or students

If you have a role to play in meeting the challenges of tomorrow head-on, apply today.

Benefits to You and Your Organization

• Gain insight and perspective through conversations with peers who share your same interests.
• Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of learning through one-on-one interaction.
• Meet with other experts from international companies, research institutes, and universities in an off-the-record format.
• Form professional relationships that will continue after the forum has ended.

Forum Guidelines

• Brief, facilitated presentations promote maximum discussion.
• Conducted off the record to support the free interchange of information and ideas.
• Extensive note taking is not allowed.
• Recording of any portion of the forum (photographic, electronic, etc.) is prohibited.
• Information disclosed at a forum may not be used publicly without the originator's permission.
• Participants are requested to omit reference to forum proceedings in any subsequent published work or oral presentation.
• A written summary may be prepared and distributed to attendees after the forum with unanimous attendee agreement and at the discretion of the program committee and SPE approval.
• Participants are expected to attend every session.

Application Information

Participants at SPE Forums are selected by the Forum Steering Committee based on the ability to contribute to the discussion of the topic. Attendance is limited to maximize each person's opportunity to contribute.

Accepted applicants will receive their registration form and other materials within two weeks of the application deadline. For those requiring visas to attend the forum, please ensure that you leave sufficient time for your visa to be processed.