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Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium

Posted by aharfoush on
 November 14, 2023

The Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium is scheduled to be held on 14 – 15 November 2023 in Brisbane, Australia.

Call for Papers Now Open – Submission Deadline: 17 April 2023

The symposium aims to be the key platform for industry leaders, subject matter experts, regulators, service and technology providers as well as researchers to address challenges, success stories and lessons learnt as well as formulate strategic approaches in optimising unconventional resources in today’s challenging economic climate. 

To submit your paper or attend the event, visit the Symposium’s page.

Sidetracking with Whipstocks: An Efficient Method for Increasing Your Operational and Asset Value

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 May 10, 2023

Presented by Distinguished Lecturer:

Tom Emelander

North America Geozone Operations Manager

Weatherford

Biography: Tom Emelander is the Product Line Manager for Weatherford’s Whipstock Systems. His early career focused on support and implementation of Casing Exit Technologies.  After gaining operational experience, he was elevated to Technical Specialist where he guided his team to significant improvements in service quality.  His recent role is focused on increasing efficiencies, developing new technologies, and working with operators on highly innovative re-entry projects including multiple industry first installations.

Regarded as a subject matter expert, he has authored multiple technical papers and industry articles.  Tom has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Western Michigan University.

Abstract: As the demand increases to lower overall cost of accessing reserves, more reliable operations during the well construction process are required and refined methods for maximizing the value of existing assets must be considered.  In drilling operations, there are numerous reasons why sidetracking may be a planned or contingency event.  Additionally, many if not all, fields have existing assets that can potentially be utilized to reestablish or increase production while reducing cost and footprint associated with a new drill.  One option of sidetracking a well involves a ramp directionally anchored in the casing or open hole to create a window for future drilling and completion assemblies. Whipstock sidetracking has evolved as a viable solution to add operational value in both new and mature wells.

Through technological advances, whipstock operations have become more efficient and can cover most applications for new drills and re-entries.  With additional evolutions in drilling capabilities and more complex wellbore design, sidetracking in casing or open hole can provide an economical advantage over traditional contingency solutions.  From an overall cost per foot perspective, multilateral and re-entry projects can reduce the operational spend to access additional reserves while reducing the environmental footprint.

With extensive run history and ever-increasing developments in equipment, competency, and data driven analytics, the scope and success for whipstock sidetracking operations provides operators with lower risk options to further industry optimization. 

This presentation will focus on identification of applications and methods to increase operational efficiency in the process of drilling and completing wells along with recovering stranded production in existing fields.

Fit-for-purpose Digitization of Production Operations for a marginal offshore oil field (includes SPE AGM 2023)

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 April 17, 2023

Presented by Mr Jorge Pinedo, Production Advisor at Three60 Energy

Biography:

Jorge Pinedo holds a Master of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering in Offshore (Mechanical) Engineering from the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

Petroleum, Production, Reservoir, Operations engineer and manager with 30+ years, technical and non-technical experience, operator and service company, offshore and onshore experience in several petroleum engineering aspects including: oil, gas and Coal Bed Methane, exploration, appraisal, production surveillance and optimization, reservoir management, integrated production modelling, integrated project management and QHSE management systems implementation. Production Operations management experience covers reservoir to sales, exploration to production, Operation Readiness to Start-up, supervising both office and field personnel. Locations worked include UK North Sea, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Egypt, Kuwait, Indonesia, Australia, Oman, Italy, Qatar, UAE, China, Algeria and Peru.

Abstract:

A marginal offshore field requires the following key success factors to enable its rapid appraisal and development: Engage the Regulators early and continuously, Empower the local management team to make all decisions, Screen efficiently the opportunities in the field, Use of fit-for-purpose equipment cost-effectively, and maximizes profits and minimizes risks by lowering all CAPEX expenditures and commitments.

Once a marginal field has started its operations, however, operational risks need to be mitigated, including the minimization of operating costs which require minimal and efficient offshore and onshore support personnel. Operational risk (and costs) can rapidly escalate from being unable to monitor from wells to offshore oil sales proactively for faster business decisions, untimely identification of deviations from targets, not allowing prompt analysis and diagnosis of production operations issues, inability to manage production, operational, HSE and cost data in a single application, inefficient monitoring of daily costs, including fuel and equipment rental costs and lengthy daily and monthly reports generation time, at field and well level.

This presentation shows how an online integrated management system available 24/7 worldwide was quickly (and inexpensively) implemented for a small offshore marginal field in the middle east, and how this implementation contributed directly to ensure operational efficiency and productivity.

By having all the critical data in one single application costs were monitored, challenged and minimized; the integrity of the artificial lift systems was maintained and ensured; the integrity of the surface facilities and storage facilities was also assured, and improvements in production to achieve sale commitments were also achieved. The implementation of the system was done in weeks. The approach focused on the definition of the operational workflows that affected profit, the identification of the digital solution for key workflows, and the upskilling of key workflows personnel. The resulting digitization ensures best practice production operations, complete surveillance from well production to monthly offshore oil sales, optimization of artificial lift performance, compliance with daily and monthly regulatory production and HSE reports, daily cost data and key performance indicators, as well as access to vital P&ID, PFD and procedures documentation. Finally, and to ensure key stakeholders are informed and can participate in key business decisions, the solution provides safe worldwide access with multi-level user views.

 

 

SPE Nomination Request 2023

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 April 3, 2023

Dear members of the SPE Queensland section,

 

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on the 17th of April in conjunction with the Technical Event Luncheon on the same day. Before the AGM, the section committee requests nominations for Committee positions to take office after the AGM.

 

The committee has different roles listed below, and this year we are particularly looking for a section secretary. However, if you would like to be involved in any of the sub-committees and are interested in active contributions to the section events, please email your preferences to dan.kuznetsov@arrowenergy.com.au by the 3rd of April.

SPE Queensland committee roles and sub-committees: 

Chairperson                  

Program Chairperson          

Membership Chairperson       

Secretary                    

Treasurer                    

Student Chapter Liaison      

Vice-chair                   

Sponsorship                  

Career Guidance & Students   

Sustainability               

Continuing Education         

Digital Communications       

Communication Officer 

YP Chairperson                   

YP Treasurer                     

YP Secretary                      

YP Vice-President                

Production Engineering Special Interest Group

Reservoir Engineering Special Interest Group

Well Integrity Special Interest Group

From the Lab to the Reservoir Simulator: How do we optimally select SCAL relationships?

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 March 27, 2023

The first part of the presentation gives an introduction and overview of the challenges of optimally selecting SCAL relationships for dynamic reservoir simulation.

Secondly, after briefly reviewing capillary pressure concepts, the universal Modified Carman-KozenyPurcell (MCKP) model is introduced, followed by examples of applying QC to lab data using the MCKP model. It is then shown how the MCKP model is used to predict the optimal relationships for reservoir simulation model layers. Similarly as for capillary pressure, the third part of the presentation briefly reviews relative permeability concepts, followed by introducing the so-called two-phase Modified Carman-Kozeny (2p-MCKP) model, a universal formulation. After QC of lab data, it is shown how to determine optimal relationships as simulation input. A comparison is also made with the Modified Brooks-Corey model.

Finally, a brief demo is given of the Integrated Core Data Modelling System (ICDMS), demonstrating lab QC functionality and prediction of SCAL relationships. The one-hour lecture is followed by Q/A period (up to half an hour). The lecture would be predominantly of interest to reservoir engineers but other subsurface disciplines may also find it informative.

Presenters:

Peter Behrenbruch

Peter has diverse experience in petroleum engineering and management, including many major offshore projects. His most recent external employment was as COO and Project Director for AED Oil and East Puffin, Sinopec (2007-09) for the Puffin offshore development, Timor Sea. He currently manages his own company (established in 2003), involved in consulting, training (industry and university), and research and development, including software development.

Hussam (Sam) Goda

Hussam has over 20 years of experience working in academia and for international service companies, consulting firms and E&P corporations. Most recently with ExxonMobil, through its affiliates Esso Australia and ExxonMobil Iraq (United Arab Emirates and Iraq).

Call for Papers Open – Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium – 14-15 November 2023, Brisbane

Posted by aharfoush on
 March 23, 2023

⚡️ CALL FOR PAPERS is open for the Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Symposium!

Take this opportunity to showcase your technical knowledge and expertise by submitting a paper proposal and stand out amongst your peers by presenting your latest technical discoveries to a global audience.

Paper proposal submission deadline is 17 April 2023. Submit your paper today!

For more information about the paper submission, please visit https://lnkd.in/gRrjbpGr or email us at spekl@spe.org

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Congratulations to all the 2022 SPE QLD inaugural bursary award winners at the 69th Queensland Science Contest

Posted by aharfoush on
 March 23, 2023

SPE Queensland is proud to support student inquiry and engagement in STEM subjects with our inaugural bursary award at the 69th Queensland Science Contest. Congratulations to Elizabeth Lee from Queensland Academy for Health Sciences with an entry on Optimising Solar Panel Layout and to the students at Queensland Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology for your group project entry on Hydrogen Production. It’s fantastic to see students taking an interest in energy sources and the energy transition.

A full list of contest winners can be found at:

https://www.staq.qld.edu.au/congratulations-to-all-the-2022-queensland-science-contest-winners/

We look forward to reviewing more great entries next year!

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and SPE Nomination Request April 2023

Posted by aharfoush on
 March 23, 2023

Dear members of the SPE Queensland section,

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on the 17th of April in conjunction with the Technical Event Luncheon on the same day. Before the AGM, the section committee requests nominations for Committee positions to take office after the AGM.

The committee has different roles listed below, and this year we are particularly looking for a section secretary. However, if you would like to be involved in any of the sub-committees and are interested in active contributions to the section events, please email your preferences to dan.kuznetsov@arrowenergy.com.au by the 3rd of April.

SPE Queensland committee roles and sub-committees

  • Chairperson
  • Program Chairperson
  • Membership Chairperson
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • Student Chapter Liaison
  • Vice-chair
  • Sponsorship
  • Career Guidance & Students
  • Sustainability
  • Continuing Education
  • Digital Communications
  • Communication Officer
  • YP Chairperson
  • YP Treasurer
  • YP Secretary
  • YP Vice-President
  • Production Engineering Special Interest Group
  • Reservoir Engineering Special Interest Group
  • Well Integrity Special Interest Group

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Who Are the Innovators in the Upstream Oil & Gas Industry? Highlights from the 2nd SPE Global Innovation Survey

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 March 22, 2023

THIS PRESENTATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE NOT YET DETERMINED

Presented by Prof. Robert K. Perrons – QUT

Abstract: 

The transition to a lower-carbon world is significantly underway, but oil & gas will likely continue to play an important role in the world’s energy mix for many years to come.  At the same time, however, the industry is undergoing significant change on several fronts, and technology and innovation will accordingly play a pivotal role in the future of the sector.  But how, specifically, does innovation happen within the industry?  Building upon the first Society of Petroleum Engineers Global Innovation Survey, this paper presents the findings from the follow-up survey to re-examine these processes.  However, while the first survey examined the sector’s innovation-related activities at the business unit level, this one looks at the roles of individual people.  Through the application of survey tools from the field of organizational psychology, this investigation was designed to find out who the “explorers” are within the oil & gas sector that are hardwired to deliver tomorrow’s bolder technologies, and who the “exploiters” are that are more inclined to prefer modest improvements to existing solutions.  In this talk, I will summarize the most noteworthy findings from the survey.

Biography: 

Robert K. Perrons, SPE, is a full professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Before joining QUT in 2011, he worked in a variety of roles for Shell International’s Exploration and Production division—including several years as a production engineer in overseas operations (offshore and onshore), and eventually serving as the company’s Executive Coordinator of Global R&D in The Hague.  Perrons holds a B.Eng. in mechanical engineering from McMaster University, a Master’s in technology and policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD in engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar.  He was named a Fulbright Scholar in 2020, and is a member of the United Nations Resources and Energy Expert Group. 

For more information and contact details, please visit www.perrons.net

 

Please adhere to the venue’s dress code of business attire: long sleeved shirts, no jeans nor joggers.

The Role of CCS and Hydrogen in the Energy Transition

Posted by Lucie McMillan on
 February 21, 2023

Presented by Distinguished Lecturer:

Hon Chung Lau

Low Carbon Energies

Biography: Prof. Lau worked for Shell’s upstream business for 35 years where he had held positions in R&D, field development planning, technical assurance, training, project management and technical leadership.  From 2016-2021, he was a professor of practice at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and senior scientific advisor at Singapore’s Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).  At NUS, he taught and conducted research on unconventional and renewable energy resources.  In 2021, Prof. Lau founded Low Carbon Energies, a consulting firm focusing on the energy transition.   He holds BSc and PhD in chemical engineering from Caltech and Princeton, respectively, and is a registered professional engineer in Texas.  He is also an adjunct professor at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at Rice University.

Abstract: Contrary to popular belief, the ongoing energy transition from a high to low carbon economy  requires more than harnessing renewable energies.  Currently, only 11% of global energy consumption come from renewable energy while 85% come from fossil fuels.  The current pace of installing renewable power plants is inadequate for nations to achieve net-zero by the second half of the century.  Achieving net-zero will require each country to decarbonize all three major energy consumptions sectors: power, transport and industry. There are essentially five ways to achieve this.  They are renewable energy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, nuclear energy and reducing energy demand.  How each country will utilize these ways to go through the energy transition will depend on its specific energy mix and the need to balance energy security, affordability, and sustainability. This seminar will show how CCS and hydrogen are key to achieving net-zero in all three energy consumption sectors. Furthermore, there is enough storage capacity in oil and gas fields, and saline aquifers in the world to store two centuries of anthropgenic carbon dioxide emission. We will present several case studies of large-scale CCS demonstration projects in Europe and Asia and discuss what is needed to take CCS to the next level of implementation.

Please adhere to the venue’s dress code of collared shirts, no jeans nor joggers.

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