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Presentation

The estimation of product yields from natural gas is a fairly straightforward process based on the physical properties of hydrocarbons and a simple  material balance calculation.  A fairly accurate estimate can be obtained from a downhole gas sample; there is no requirement for a costly production test or extensive process modelling.  While the estimation method is commonly used in the industry, there is often confusion about its accuracy, particularly with regard to booking reserves and performing economic evaluations.  This presentation will review the methodology of the calculation and also pitfalls associated with SBM contamination of gas samples collected downhole.

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Woodside Plaza - Auditorium

240 St Georges Terrace Perth WA 6000

Contact

Mike Jones (Apache Energy) is a petroleum engineer with 35 years of experience in both upstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas Industry.  He received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas and began his career working in natural gas gathering and processing.  He has worked on a broad range of projects encompassing process, production, reservoir engineering, economic evaluations and acquisition strategies.  He is currently working as a consultant to Apache Energy, where his work on the Julimar Development Project included estimation of condensate yields from downhole gas samples and the impact of oil based mud contamination.