SPE/IBP Joint Workshop -- Well Technologies for Enhancing the Productivity of Complex Offshore Reservoirs

17-20 June
Victoria, Brazil

Development of offshore reservoirs is usually associated with high costs for well construction and well appraisal. New exploratory scenarios point to complex reservoirs, including heterogeneous carbonates, tight gas, and poorly consolidated heavy-oil sands. In such cases, technical challenges are abundant. Maximizing productivity is necessary to guarantee the economic return of prospects. This workshop addresses the major challenges, including

Special drilling techniques
- Searching for the best facies
- Minimizing formation damage (underbalance drilling, drilling/completion fluids)
- Maximizing the reservoir area open to flow (maximum contact wells)
Flow equalization in horizontal wells
- Chemical divergence
- Equipment for mechanical divergence
- Near well-flow modeling (wellbore reservoir interface modeling)
Sand control in long horizontal section wells
- Frac pack
- Openhole gravel pack
- Standalone screens
- Expandables
- Downhole well monitoring/intelligent wells
Complex reservoir evaluation
- Testing while drilling
- Special logging techniques

Workshop Format

This workshop uses oral presentations to cover the topics mentioned above. Although no formal papers will be published, the workshop leadership will publish a summary document. This document will include highlighted technologies and practices discussed, along with the conclusions of the workshop and any consensus recommendations.

SPE/IBP workshops are content driven and emphasize recent experiences and practices. Participants and presenters are encouraged to speak openly and candidly about the issues. The emphasis of this workshop is on sharing expertise and experiences. Presenters are strongly encouraged—but not required—to provide public versions of their materials for distribution to the participants.