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E&P Project, Facilities and Construction Technologies That Will Make a Difference (R & D Meets Reality)

24-29 August 2008
Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

Technical Discipline: Projects, Facilities, and Construction

Recent deepwater, unconventional oil and gas, and hostile environment activities have accelerated the development of new E&P project management methods, facilities and equipment concepts, and construction methods. These activities, typically the domain of national oil companies, supermajors, and large independents, are clearly seen as breeding grounds for innovation in areas related to projects, facilities, and construction (PFC). This “new field” mindset can often be set in contrast to the decades-old PFC technologies commonly deployed in developing and producing “mature” or “conventional” fields. Is there an opportunity for greater utilization of these new technologies to enhance the value of these older fields, as well as by employment of these new concepts and methods? What emerging PFC technologies warrant greater consideration and adoption elsewhere? How do we accelerate the identification and transfer of these technologies? What are the barriers to adoption? These questions and others will be the focus of this forum on PFC technologies.

Forum attendees should include individuals who play a primary role in the design, implementation, and enhancement of upstream PFC activities. This would include engineering personnel as well as asset and technical managers. Representation is desired from operating and service companies, consulting and contracting firms, and academia and government.

The forum will consist of sessions devoted to a diversity of PFC topics. Focus areas include

  • Primary separation technology: where is the future?
  • Secondary processing and treating
  • Equipment innovation
  • Greenhouse gas reduction and zero discharge
  • Project management practices
  • Power sources
  • Instrumentation and control/communication technologies for remote operations
  • Production allocation and well testing
  • Surface facilities for in-situ technologies

Additional PFC-related topics to be considered within the agenda include

  • Subsea processing: mature field application
  • Compact separation
  • HP/HT operating environments
  • Process simulation
  • Multiphase metering and multiphase pumps
  • Instrument and control technologies
  • Acid gas handling
  • Communication systems enhancements (wireless)