Workshops

Wednesday 23rd  March
14.30 – 18.00

 

PROSPECTS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL GAS OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA
Chaired by Tony Martin – Baker Hughes and Isabelle Moretti – IFP

 

The sustained development of unconventional gas fields in North America has shown the global industry that these resources can be exploited successfully. Consequently, there is a huge amount of interest in the potential development of similar resources in the rest of the world. The problems associated with translating the North American success into global success - such as access to reservoirs, lack of drilling and completion infrastructure and increased local costs - have yet to be overcome. This session will discuss the progress made to date in developing unconventional gas resources outside of North America, as well as the obstacles which still remain to be overcome

 

Furthermore, not only is the industry presented with new and complex set of geological and logistical challenges, but we must also face up to working within areas containing many different and often conflicting cultures, fiscal systems and political structures. Finally, the industry must recognise the need to identify true unconventional reserves, which means improvement of basin analysis tools and reservoir models, so that assessment of gas in place and recovery factor become more reliable. This session will discuss the progress made to date in developing unconventional gas resources outside of North America, as well as the obstacles which still remain to be overcome. This session will consist of presentations with questions from each speaker, following by a panel session which will take questions from the floor. 

Kamel Bennaceur, Chief Economist Schlumberger, USA
Roberto Lorefice, Vice President Drilling Dept, eni, Italy
Quinn Passey, Senior Formation Consult. ExxonMobil, USA
Chris Rachwal, Gaffney & Cline Associates, UK

 

Wednesday 23rd  March
14.30 – 18.00

 

EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENT ECONOMIC SITUATION
Chaired by Ahmed Hassouna - IEOC and Atef Abd El Hady - EGAS

 

By the end of 2008, a significant reduction in oil & gas demand along with the global economic crisis caused the suspension of many exploration-development activities for most of the major oil companies; in particular, new investments were massively postponed waiting for more favorable conditions.
In 2009, the oil companies and many of the oil-producing states had a hard time borrowing money to finance their projects and stopped investing, when possible, to preserve cash. As a consequence, 2009 was marked by considerable revision of work programs for most of the oil companies, leading to a surplus of rigs, materials, equipments and manpower in the market.  Oil companies had to revisit their exploration & development plans and revised the service contracts that had already been awarded. This Workshop will explore strategies that operators have developed in the face of this economic climate, and will expore new solutions for the future.
Eventually, considerable numbers of projects have been suspended and the service and equipment suppliers have lost some of the profit margins and in some cases, their manpower.

 

Looking to the long-term, the recent giant discoveries particularly in the deep water depths confirm that there are still good opportunities for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, even though the technology involved is very complex and costly. Therefore, the oil-producing states have to reduce the sums that they were expected to be paid under the current production-sharing contracts, and new joint venture agreements should be initiated in order to encourage the oil companies and the financial institutions.
New approach for joint venture agreements should explore the possibility of sharing onshore and offshore production facilities among different Oil & Gas producers when applicable. This will significantly reduce the development investments and maximize profits for all parties.

- Role of concession agreements for sustainable field development
Nasr Agiza, Tiba Petroleum Service and Consultation Co.
- Enhance oil recovery by artificial lift challenges in view of the global economic crisis
Mohamed Ghareeb, Lufkin - Elsayed A.Latif Bedair, Petrosilah Pet. Co.
- Exploration and development projects risk management under current economic situation
Faheem Haider, GdF Suez Exploration Egypt

Thursday 24th March
14.30 – 18.00

 

ADVANCES IN THIN LAYER RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT
Chaired by Maria Teresa Galli - eni E&P and Paul Worthington – Gaffney and Cline

 

PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE HERE

Quinn Passey – EXXON
Roland Chemali – HALLIBURTON
Werner Klopf – SCHLUMBERGER
Miro Durekovic  - INA

Thinly-bedded reservoirs account for much of the overlooked pay in the world today.  Even where they are identified, there are concerns about their exploitability. The growing demand for hydrocarbons, and the reduction of easily exploitable reserves, are increasing the interest in the re-evaluation of assets previously considered marginal.  In this context, the appraisal and development of thin layered reservoirs is growing in importance. This workshop provides an opportunity to discuss contemporary approaches to the identification, evaluation and exploitation of these reservoirs and the role that they will play over the next five to ten years

 

Thursday 24th March
14.30 – 18.00

 

PUSHING THE OIL RECOVERY FACTOR OFFSHORE
Chaired by : Hans Jorgen Lindland - FMC Technologies

 

PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE HERE

PUSHING THE OIL RECOVERY FACTOR
COMPATIBILITY MODE - Ove Jahnsen, FMC Technologies
STATOIL EXPERIENCE AND AMBITIONS - Kristian Sirevaag , Jan E.Lode, Alistair Buchanan - Statoil
HOW CAN ULTRA COMPACT SEPARATION SOLUTIONS HELP - Erica Haas, FMC Technologies

Offshore, on account of higher costs and lower well density, ultimately oil recovery can be much lower than comparable on-shore, even up to 30% lower in subsea developments. This workshop will address achievements and challenges in increasing oil recovery (IOR) from offshore fields, based on the experience from the North Sea. For more than 20 years oil companies have focused on IOR methods and millions of barrels of additional oil have been extracted from the reservoirs, extending field life and vastly improving economics. The aim of the Workshop is to discuss this subject and experience in the context of the OMC framework.

Well intervention
o Light well intervention
o Through tubing rotary drilling

Process and boosting
o Subsea processing, separation
o Seabed boosting
o ESP

 

Friday 25th March
10.30 – 13.00

 

 

CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE: DEMONSTRATION AND DEPLOYMENT
Chaired by Mohamed Keddam – Sonatrach and Simone Bertolo – ENEL

The technology for capturing and storing CO2 seems to be the required technique to be associated with a range of other means in order to tackle global warming.  Numerous works are underway in order to achieve that. These works involve the selection and characterization of storage sites, the injection in the  reservoir, the integrity of seals and wells, the predictive modelization  of CO2 and the behavior of reservoirs, the techniques related to geophysical , geochemical and biogeochemical monitoring and finally the analysis of the sites security. As a case in point, we will quote the case of In Salah Gas project.
The In Salah Gas Project, Algeria, a Joint Venture between Sonatrach, BP and Statoil has introduced and implemented the geological sequestration of CO2 in the periphery of the main producing reservoir. Today, after 6 years, the monitoring of the reservoir parameters, the measures on the surface, the seismic studies and the satellite images has shown that:
• The solution is technically feasible
•  Is economically acceptable
•  The monitoring and satellite pictures show that the CO2 evolves in accordance with predictions and simulations
•  Geologically, the solution is viable
•  Could be generalized, provided that there be a receiving reservoir

The aim of this Workshop is to share our experience and our knowledge on this topic and discuss the prospects for and the challenges posed by CO2 capture and storage” 

 

 

 

11.10 - 11.05
Storage and Sequestration of CO2: the example of the In Salah Gas Project, Algeria,

 

Mohamed Keddam, Sonatrach

 

 

 

11.20 – 11.35

 

Workflows & Considerations for CO₂ Injection in a Highly Depleted Gas Field in the Southern North Sea
Kate Gibbons,  Baker Hughes

 

 

 

11.40 – 11.55

 

GE pumping solutions for CO2 high pressure reinjection

 

Nicola Pezzella,  GE Oil & Gas

 

 

 

12.00 – 12.15

 

The Lacq industrial CCS reference project (France): From capture to transport and storage

 

Marc Lescanne, TOTAL

 

 

 

12.20 – 12.35

 

The implementation of the European Directive 2009/31/CE on CO2 geological storage. State-of-the-art of the implementation procedure

 

Liliana Panei, Italian Ministry for Economic Development

 

 

Friday 25th March
10.30 – 13.00

MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING : (JUST) A DRILLING PERFORMANCE TOOL OR A KEY SAFETY ENHANCER?
organized in cooperation with SPE Italian Section
Chaired by Giovanni Botto – eni E&P

Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is broadly defined as an adaptive drilling process used to control the annular pressure profile throughout the wellbore. This technology was originally developed to increase the boundaries of drilling operations, allowing to walk the narrow gap between pore and fracture pressure gradients in deep formations, perhaps undrillable with conventional operations.
It is well recognized that MPD helps reduce Non Productive Time (NPT) in critical wells but this Workshop will explore another critical perspective: how the use of MPD can improve HSE during drilling operations

Introduction : Angelo Calderoni
Duncan Blue, Baker Hughes
Claudio Molaschi, eni
Kevin Scott, Halliburton
Paul Francis, Schlumberger
Roberto Pavesi, Weatherford


All registred delegates are entitled to attend, moreover single workshop registration is available.