Agenda | All times Central Daylight Time (UTC -5)
Sunday, December 05
14:00 - 17:00
14:00 - 17:00
Monday, December 06
07:00 - 17:00
07:30 - 17:00
08:30 - 12:00
01
Acid Stimulation
Waterway 5
Session Chairpersons
Michael Fuller - Chevron ETC, Reza Barati - University of Kansas
Acid Stimulation remains a trusted method for productivity enhancement in all economic conditions, and the success of these treatments closely depends on the chemistry of those blended fluids and their interaction with reservoir rocks. The current session includes a series of presentations on acid stimulation chemistry, including studies on acid diversion modelling and effectiveness; next generation fluids for acid fracturing; novel additive chemistry; and the development of delayed acid formulations.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204304 | Modeling Acid Fracturing Treatments In Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoirs |
0900-0930 | 204307 | Development Of Corrosion Inhibitors To Mitigate Elemental Sulfur Induced Pitting Corrosion |
0930-1000 | 204322 | Comparative Analysis Of Aminopolycarboxylate Chelants Improves Iron Control in Acidizing Operations |
1030-1100 | 204313 | Pore-Scale Numerical Investigations of the Impact of Mineral Dissolution and Transport in Naturally Fractured Systems During Co2-Enriched Brine Injection |
1100-1130 | 204386 | Dolomite Stimulation with Retarded Acids |
1130-1200 | Turbulence Leads to Overestimation of the Acid-Diffusion Coefficient at Typical Experimental Conditions using the Rotating Disk Apparatus |
08:30 - 12:00
02
Green Stimulation and Scale Management Technology
Waterway 6-8
Session Chairpersons
Nan Zhang - Hess, Katherine Hull - Aramco Americas
This session presents a wide range of applications of chemical technology that minimize the environmental impact of well and production operations. Low toxicity, and biodegradable compositions based on renewable materials for well cementing, stimulation, tight gas production improvement will be discussed. Technologies for improving the treatment of gas and oil streams to minimize discharge of chemicals and oil into the environment will also be presented. Geochemical technology applications to CO2 storage and discharge source identification round out the offerings.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204370 | Green Well Stimulation Fluids for Enhanced Oil Recovery from Tight Sand Formations: Field Wide 70+ Wells Study over 4 Years |
0900-0930 | 204337 | Inhibiting Calcium Chloride Heavy Brines to be used as Drilling Fluids: Hurdles Encountered in Treatment, Application, Corrosion Mitigation, Solubility, and Foaming Tendencies for Drilling Sites in Canada |
0930-1000 | 204372 | A Semi Empirical Model for Predicting Celestite Scale Formation and Inhibition in Oilfield Operating Conditions |
1030-1100 | 204349 | Development of Fluorescence Tagged Scale Inhibitors for Squeeze Applications in Gulf Of Mexico |
1100-1130 | 204384 | Full-field Optimization of Squeeze Treatment Offshore Campaign in Total Gulf of Guinea Fields |
1130-1200 | 204363 | An Integrated Scale Protection Package for Offshore Fractured Wells Under Designed Shut-in Extension |
08:30 - 12:00
03
Inorganic Scales I
Montgomery Ballroom
Session Chairpersons
Julie Fidoe - ChampionX, Amy T. Kan - Rice University
While our understanding of the factors that influence inorganic scale formation and control are constantly improving, more extreme environments for hydrocarbon recovery continue to emerge. The associated environmental challenges include physical and chemical properties such as high pressures/temperatures, high total dissolved solids and large ranges of pH, and location (eg deepwater wells with complex subsea architectures). Unconventional long reach horizontal wells are also now adding to the challenge of reducing operational costs and improved sustainability.
In this session, presentations will investigate topics such as the impact of flow conditions within production tubing on scale formation and the impact of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) polymers on scale formation and inhibitor retention during squeeze treatments. Developments in scale prediction modeling of complex systems, improved understanding of brine compatibility within the Bakken, and evaluation of halite inhibition testing methods will also be discussed.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204342 | Implication of Turbulence Flow Induced by Gas Lift on Strontium Sulphate Scale Formation and Control within Production Tubing |
0900-0930 | 204383 | Mechanistic Understanding of the Impact of EOR Polymer on the Inhibition Mechanism and Performance of Phosphonate Scale Inhibitors |
0930-1000 | 204282 | Scale Control for Long Term Well and Facility Preservation |
1030-1100 | 204389 | Development of Dynamic Tube Blocking Test Method to Study Halite Scale Deposition and Inhibition |
1100-1130 | 204358 | Theories and Work Towards Understanding a Mysterious Case of Severe Bakken Brine Incompatibility |
1130-1200 | 204352 | Long-term Strategy Optimization of Scale Squeeze Treatment in a Carbonate Reservoir Under Co2-WAG (Water-Alternating-Gas) Injection |
10:00 - 18:00
10:00 - 10:30
12:00 - 13:00
L01
Keynote Luncheon: Opportunities in Oilfield Chemistry for a Sustainable Oil and Gas Future
Town Center South
Speaker(s)
Martin Poitzsch - Aramco Americas
We are excited to have Dr. Martin Poitzsch, Reservoir Engineering Technology Leader, Aramco Americas, join us to discuss sustainability as it relates to our industry. Dr. Poitzsch will start off with a tribute to the late Dr. Hisham Nasr-El-Din. Dr. Nasr-El-Din was a professor and holder of the John Edgar Holt Endowed Chair in petroleum engineering at Texas A&M University, as well as a recipient of several SPE awards and honors.
Following the tribute, Dr. Poitzsch’s presentation will shed light on the sustainability needs of our current environment in regard to climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions. Carbon capture, storage and sequestration, as well as CO2-EOR are key examples of upstream to net zero emissions. There are many major opportunities for oilfield chemists and engineers to introduce efficiencies and technologies in upstream operations to achieve that objective.
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 17:00
04
Drilling & Completion Fluids
Waterway 5
Session Chairpersons
Michael Fuller - Chevron ETC, Jonathan Wylde - Clariant Oil Services
This session comprises a series of cutting edge studies related to the chemistry of fluids and additives used during Drilling and Completion operations. The presentations and associated posters will present new results and findings related to chemicals to manage a variety of different and topical areas including: lost circulation, drilling fluids, brine weight agent innovations, and improved stability and rheology of invert emulsion drilling fluids.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204290 | Fate Of Emulsifier In Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids: Hydrolysis And Adsorption On Solids |
1400-1430 | 204347 | Optimize Internal Phase Salinity to Improve Wellbore Stability and Mitigate Lost Circulation |
1430-1500 | 204341 | Treatment of Prodigious Reactive Shale in the Permian Basin Using High-performance Drilling Fluid: A Successful Case Study |
1530-1600 | 204285 | Next Generation High Performance Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids with Flat-rheological Behavior |
1600-1630 | 204362 | Innovative Surfactant Chemistry Offers the Performance Advantages to Invert Emulsion Drilling Fluids while Drilling Under Challenging Environments. |
1630-1700 | 204301 | A Novel Epoxy Resin Composition as a Lost Circulation Material: Formulation, Lab Testing and Field Execution |
13:30 - 17:00
05
Chemistry of Enhanced Oil Recovery I
Waterway 6-8
Session Chairpersons
Katherine Hull - Aramco Americas, Samuel Lewis - Halliburton
Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) along with other Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) techniques are more attractive options when commodity prices are low. Running a successful chemical EOR/IOR program requires a more detailed design including the geochemistry of the rock-fluid environment as well as understanding of the phase behavior and interfacial phenomena. The underlying mechanisms for chemical EOR/IOR processes become even more complex under high salinity, high divalent ion concentration and high temperature reservoir conditions. The papers presented in this session review pore scale to pilot scale which cover the application of a variety of novel products including nanoparticles, surfactants and polymers.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204378 | Flow Dynamics of Microemulsion-forming Surfactants and its Implications for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A Microfluidic Study |
1400-1430 | 204351 | Geochemical Modeling of Hybrid Surfactant and Engineered Water Injections in Carbonate Reservoirs under Harsh Conditions |
1430-1500 | 204294 | An Experimental Study Investigating the Impact of Miscible and Immiscible Nitrogen Injection on Asphaltene Instability in Nano Shale Pore Structure |
1530-1600 | 204324 | The Combined Flooding Of Dispersed Particle Gel And Surfactant For Conformance Control And Enhance Oil Recovery: From Experiment To Pilot Test |
1600-1630 | 204291 | Labortory And Pilot Tests Of Enhanced Oil Recovery Through Wettability Alteration By Diluted Microemulsions |
1630-1700 | 204344 | Research on the Relationship Between the Pore Structure Characteristics of Reservoir and Performance of Cr3+ Polymer Gel |
13:30 - 17:00
06
Other Production Chemistry Challenges
Montgomery Ballroom
Session Chairpersons
Lee Morgenthaler - Morning Valley Consulting, Sunder Ramachandran - Baker Hughes
This session will discuss application of novel technologies to improve corrosion inhibitor performance, development and application; scavenge hydrogen sulfide and sulfur compounds; and apply and monitor microbiological processes. The use of robotic methods to accelerate corrosion inhibitor development and a novel hand-held device to monitor corrosion inhibitor residuals in the field will be presented. Several papers present new information on the chemistry, scavenging and inhibition of hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans. Other papers present application of novel DNA based methods for microbiological surveillance and biological remediation of oilfield produced water.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204353 | Formulation of High-performance Corrosion Inhibitors in the 21St Century: Robotic High Throughput Experimentation and Design of Experiments |
1400-1430 | 204369 | Next Generation Oilfield On-site Trace Chemicals Analysis by SERS |
1430-1500 | A Thorough and Quantitative Study of the Reaction Between Alkyl Mercaptans and H2S Scavengers: What is Fact and What is Fiction? | |
1530-1600 | 204311 | Development and Application of a Novel Hydrogen Sulfide Scavenger for Oilfield Applications |
1600-1630 | 204356 | Novel H2S Scavenger Testing Methodology to Meet the Ever-Present Challenge of Simulating Scavenger Application Methods with Laboratory Testing Protocols |
1630-1700 | 204289 | Nano-texturing of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs with Omniphobic Nanoparticles to Mitigate Liquid Phase Trapping |
15:00 - 15:30
17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, December 07
07:30 - 17:00
07:30 - 17:00
08:30 - 12:00
07
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids
Waterway 5
Session Chairpersons
Sunder Ramachandran - Baker Hughes, Lee Morgenthaler - Morning Valley Consulting
Hydraulic fracturing fluid development continues to center around the polymers used as friction reducers or thickening agents. This session highlights polymers that are inherently salt-tolerant or additives that improve polymer performance in high salinity environments. Papers will also be presented on friction reducer selection, describing more comprehensive laboratory test methods as well as less conventional techniques.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204280 | Critical Examination of Variables Effecting Friction Loop Results for Friction Reducer Selection |
0900-0930 | 204299 | A Supramolecular Thickener Based on Non-covalent Enhancement Mechanism |
0930-1000 | 204339 | Enhancing Performance of High Viscosity Friction Reducers (HVFRs) in Brine |
1030-1100 | 204303 | Screening Friction Reducer Performance Using Zeta Potential |
1100-1130 | 204286 | Dry Cationic Friction Reducers: New Alternative for High TDS Slickwater |
08:30 - 12:00
08
Chemistry of Enhanced Oil Recovery II
Waterway 6-8
Session Chairpersons
Mathew Samuel - OPT Oilfield Services, Reza Barati - University of Kansas
Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) along with other Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) techniques are more attractive options when commodity prices are low. Running a successful chemical EOR/IOR program requires a more detailed design including the geochemistry of the rock-fluid environment as well as understanding of the phase behavior and interfacial phenomena. The underlying mechanisms for chemical EOR/IOR processes become even more complex under high salinity, high divalent ion concentration and high temperature reservoir conditions. The papers presented in this session review pore scale to pilot scale which cover the application of a variety of novel products including nanoparticles, surfactants and polymers.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204283 | Electrochemically Assisted Deposition of Calcium Carbonate Surfaces for Anionic Surfactant Adsorption: Implications for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
0900-0930 | 204336 | Facile Fabrication of Nanoemulsions through the Efficient Catanionic Surfactants for Spontaneous Imbibition in Tight Oil Reservoirs: Experimental and Numerical Simulation |
0930-1000 | 204350 | How does EOR Polymer Impact Scale Control During ASP Flooding? |
1030-1100 | 204330 | Storage Of CO2 and Coal Fly Ash Using Pickering Foam for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
1100-1130 | 204331 | Water-based Nanofluid-alternating-CO2 Injection for Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery: Underlying Mechanisms that Influence its Efficiency |
1130-1200 | 204348 | Research on the Relationship Between Crude Oil Composition and Asp Flooding Effect |
08:30 - 12:00
09
Inorganic Scales II
Montgomery Ballroom
Session Chairpersons
Amy Kan - Rice University, Julie Fidoe - ChampionX
While our understanding of the factors that influence inorganic scale formation and control are constantly improving, more extreme environments for hydrocarbon recovery continue to emerge. The associated environmental challenges include physical and chemical properties such as high pressures/temperatures, high total dissolved solids and large ranges of pH, and location (eg deepwater wells with complex subsea architectures). Unconventional long reach horizontal wells are also now adding to the challenge of reducing operational costs and improved sustainability.
In this session, presentations will investigate topics such as the impact of flow conditions within production tubing on scale formation and the impact of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) polymers on scale formation and inhibitor retention during squeeze treatments. Developments in scale prediction modeling of complex systems, improved understanding of brine compatibility within the Bakken, and evaluation of halite inhibition testing methods will also be discussed.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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0830-0900 | 204367 | Simulation of Scale Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments in a Polymer Flooded Reservoir |
0900-0930 | 204373 | Novel Mineral Scale Deposition Model Under Different Flow Conditions with or without Scale Inhibitors |
0930-1000 | 204398 | New Kinetic Turbidity Test Method and Prediction Model for Calcite Inhibition |
1030-1100 | 204365 | Online Cleaning of Carbonate Deposits: The Potential and Limitations of a Novel Cleaning Method |
1100-1130 | 204361 | A Quantitative Study of Sr2+ Impact on Barite Crystallization and Inhibition Kinetics |
1130-1200 | 204305 | Developments on Metal Sulfide Scale Management in Oil and Gas Production |
10:00 - 15:30
10:00 - 10:30
12:00 - 13:00
13:30 - 17:00
10
Cementing
Waterway 5
Session Chairpersons
Sam Lewis - Halliburton, Arvind Patel - Gumpro R&D
In this session a selection of innovations for zonal isolation and measurement will be presented. Technical papers will explore the enhancement of mechanical durability, overcoming detrimental fluid interfaces, as well as alternates to typical Portland cement systems. Novel techniques for testing fluid properties, autonomous response, as well as case studies for lateral cementing will also be explored.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204333 | Triazine Polymers for Improving Elastic Properties in Oil Well Cements |
1400-1430 | 204279 | Novel Resin-Cement Blend to Improve Well Integrity |
1430-1500 | 204385 | Wellbore Integrity and Co2 Sequestration Using Polyaramide Vesicles |
1530-1600 | 204374 | Epoxy Resin Exhibits Long-term Durability and Chemical Stability as a Well Sealant |
1600-1630 | 204327 | Evaluation of Lignosulfonate Based Retarders for Thickening Time as a Function of Dosage and Temperature |
1630-1700 | 204302 | Mechanical Properties of API Class C Cement Contaminated with Oil-Based Mud (OBM) at Elevated Temperatures and Early Curing Time |
13:30 - 17:00
11
Organic Deposits
Waterway 6-8
Session Chairpersons
Jonathan Wylde - Clariant Oil Services, Nan Zhang - Hess Corp.
The session has a diverse range of papers covering the classic flow assurance topics of hydrates, paraffin waxes and asphaltenes, as well as more unusual deposits such as those caused by unwanted reaction products from H2S scavengers.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204334 | Ranking Anti-Agglomerant Efficiency for Gas Hydrates through Molecular Dynamic Simulations |
1400-1430 | 204397 | Amorphous Polymeric Dithiazine (apDTZ) Solid Fouling: Critical Review, Analysis and Solution of an Ongoing Challenge in Triazine-Based H2S Mitigation |
1430-1500 | 204357 | Ultra-Low Dose Asphaltene Inhibitors for Offshore Applications: Myth or Reality |
1530-1600 | 204315 | Uncovering Mysteries of Waxphaltenes: Meticulous Experimental Studies of Field and Lab Deposits Unveil Nature of Wax-Asphaltene Intermolecular Interactions |
1600-1630 | 204298 | Optimize Performance Through Customization of Paraffin Inhibitor Molecular Structure |
1630-1700 | 204317 | Preventing Wax Deposition in Crude Oil using Polyethylene Butene and Nano Zinc Oxide |
13:30 - 17:00
12
Water Management and Geochemistry
Montgomery Ballroom
Session Chairpersons
Eric James Mackay - Heriot-Watt University, Lee N Morgenthaler - Morning Valley Consulting
The understanding of injected and produced water chemistry challenges is fundamental for safe, reliable, and efficient hydrocarbon production. This session explores a range of water management studies in the oil and gas industry with particular focus on reservoir fluid behavior, microbiology and produced water treatments.
Time | Paper # | Presentation |
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1330-1400 | 204335 | Metagenomics Microbial Characterization Of Production And Process Fluids In The Powder River Basin: Identification And Sources Of Problematic Microorganisms Associated With Swd Facilities |
1400-1430 | 204377 | Extended Downhole Protection by Preservative Biocides as Demonstrated in High Pressure, High Temperature Bioreactors |
1430-1500 | 204284 | Geochemical Modeling of Petrophysical Alteration Effect on Co2 Injectivity in Carbonate Rocks |
1530-1600 | 204293 | Adaptation of Test Methodology and the Evolution of a Demulsifier Formulation for a Heavy Oil Start-up |
1600-1630 | 204368 | Effective Treatment of Humic Acid Foulants in SAGD Produced Water |
1630-1700 | 204306 | Seawater Breakthrough Monitoring and Reservoir-model Improvement using Natural Boron |
15:00 - 15:30