BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SPE WA - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.spe-wa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SPE WA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260630T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260630T193000 DTSTAMP:20260921T040156Z CREATED:20260606T070742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T040156Z UID:42183-1782837900-1782847800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Improving Safety and Integrity through Digital Visualisation DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our June 2026 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting hosted by the Facilities and Digital Group \n  \nAbout the Two Presentations \nIntegrating Metering Data into Digital Twin Architectures\nABSTRACT to follow \nPresenter:  Andrew Tran is the Technical Lead for Asia Pacific at FutureOn\, where he leads the adoption of advanced digital technologies to transform offshore energy project development. He has more than 15 years of global experience across the energy\, mining\, and process industries\, with deep expertise in digital twin systems\, integrated asset modelling\, and production optimization. Before joining FutureOn\, Andrew spent over a decade at Schlumberger as a Senior Production Optimization Engineer. In that role\, he led complex projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, and East Timor\, working on LNG cargo nomination systems\, subsea network optimization\, artificial lift design\, and dynamic reservoir–well simulations. His background spans multiple sectors\, including oil and gas\, iron ore\, smelting\, pharmaceuticals\, and downstream petroleum\, which allows him to effectively bridge technical and operational teams. Andrew has provided consulting and training throughout Asia\, Europe\, and Oceania\, and he continues to advocate for data-driven\, collaborative workflows to support the next generation of offshore energy projects. \n  \nNo Boots Required: Safer Facility Access Through Digital Visualisation\nOffshore and remote petroleum facilities are under growing pressure to cut operating costs\, enhance safety\, retain specialized expertise\, and minimize personnel travel to hazardous or isolated locations. High-resolution 3D visualization technologies\, including digital twins\, drone-captured data\, and remote inspection workflows\, provide a practical solution by creating accurate\, accessible visual representations of physical assets. These immersive platforms enable operations\, maintenance\, engineering\, and integrity teams to virtually access equipment\, structures\, and hard-to-reach locations\, significantly reducing the need for routine site visits\, vessel or helicopter transfers\, rope access\, confined-space entry\, and other high-risk activities. \nThe technology supports diverse practical applications across the facility lifecycle\, including remote familiarization\, maintenance planning\, scope validation\, shutdown preparation\, anomaly review\, asset integrity assessments\, and brownfield project planning. These use cases facilitate better collaboration between onshore and offshore teams\, resulting in reduced rework\, improved planning accuracy\, faster decision-making\, and enhanced communication between technical disciplines. By enabling virtual access to work fronts and equipment\, organizations can rethink traditional site-based workflows and transition toward more efficient operating models that maintain operational excellence while minimizing physical presence requirements. Beyond cost savings and productivity gains\, remote visualization delivers significant human benefits by supporting improved work-life balance\, reducing time away from family\, and lowering exposure to fatigue and travel-related risks. For operators managing Australian and international facilities\, these technologies represent an opportunity to create safer\, more efficient\, and more inclusive operating models. The presentation shares lessons from practical deployment of Remote Digital Visual Inspection (RDVI) approaches\, demonstrating how facilities teams can integrate these tools into broader digital transformation\, safety improvement\, and operational excellence programs. \nPresenter: Aidan Scanlon is the Strategic Account Manager at RemSense\, where he works with clients to identify opportunities\, strengthen relationships\, and support the adoption of digital asset visualisation and industrial technology solutions. With a background in mechanical engineering\, data analytics\, motorsport\, and manufacturing innovation\, Aidan brings a practical\, technically grounded perspective to solving complex operational challenges. Since joining RemSense in 2021\, he has contributed across engineering\, operations\, and digital transformation initiatives\, helping asset-intensive organisations better visualise\, understand\, and manage critical infrastructure. Before RemSense\, Aidan worked as a Mechanical Engineer and held technical leadership roles in Motorsport. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide. Aidan combines technical expertise with a strong client focus\, making him a valuable voice on the role of digital twins\, asset visualisation\, and emerging technologies in improving industrial operations. \n  \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 \n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:             Tuesday\, 30 June 2026 \nLocation:       Pulse Technology Hub\nAddress:       915 Hay St\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentations.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/improving-safety-and-integrity-through-digital-visualisation/ LOCATION:Pulse Technology Hub\, 915 Hay St\, Perth WA 6000\, Perth\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Facilities Group,Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SPE-seminar-Digital-talks-final-version-30-June-2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260514T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260514T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T085427Z CREATED:20260410T072237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T085427Z UID:41963-1778777100-1778787000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE - PESA Joint Technical Meeting DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia (SPE-WA) together with Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA-WA) are proud to present the details of our May 2026 joint Technical Evening Meeting. \n\nAbout the Presentations:\nThe Bonaparte CCS Project – Mathieu Muller (INPEX)\nAs part of its Vision 2035\, INPEX is progressing carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives to support lower-carbon energy solutions. This presentation will provide an overview of INPEX’s global CCS strategy. It will also highlight the company’s efforts to decarbonise its upstream operations\, including proposed development of the Bonaparte CCS Project – an initiative aimed at providing safe\, permanent offshore CO₂ storage to support emissions reduction. \nThe Integration of Core and FMI Borehole Image Data in Understanding Reservoir Heterogeneity for CCS Studies: West Peron-1 and West Peron-2\, Bonaparte Basin – Fiona Burns (Task Fronterra)\nCore and FMI borehole image data from wells West Peron-1 and West Peron -2 provide a remarkable dataset for gaining insights into reservoir architecture and heterogeneity in the Jurassic to Cretaceous successions of the Bonaparte Basin. Such information is critical in the assessment of suitable sites for the long-term storage of CO2 in the Bonaparte Basin in terms of injectivity potential and movement of the CO2 plume (porosity\, permeability\, lateral and vertical heterogeneity). \nThis talk will focus on the Elang and Frigate formations\, which comprise exceptionally thick successions of deltaic and shallow marine sediments with highly complex depositional histories. The high-resolution FMI data\, calibrated with core\, provides precise information on lithofacies\, depositional environments and sediment-dispersal trends. The FMI data also assists in the interpretation of bedform architecture and channel-fill style. Integrated core and FMI data aids evaluation of the key controls on deposition i.e. river-\, wave & and storm\, – and tidal influences. This talk will summarise the evolution of both the Elang and Frigate formations\, highlighting the dominant controls on deposition of these formations. This approach also provides an invaluable framework in which small-scale features that can cause baffles/barriers to fluid flow can be assessed e.g. tidal clay drapes\, fluid-mud deposits\, types and degrees of bioturbation\, the presence of cemented layers and concretions. \nGeomechanical Modelling of Hydrogen Storage at the CO2CRC Otway International Test Centre – Ratih Puspitasari (SLB) with an introduction by Eric Tenthorey (Geoscience Australia) \n\nAustralia’s emerging hydrogen economy depends on the ability to safely store large quantities of hydrogen underground. As part of the national Exploring for the Future program\, this study assesses the suitability of depleted gas fields for hydrogen storage\, using the CO2CRC Otway International Test Centre as a representative site. \nWith natural gas and CO₂ storage far more extensively characterised\, these systems provide essential reference points for understanding subsurface hydrogen storage behaviour. However\, hydrogen’s distinct density\, viscosity\, compressibility\, and thermal properties mean that established injection and storage practices from these gases cannot be assumed to apply directly. To investigate these differences\, this study presents the first like‑for‑like comparison of hydrogen\, methane\, and carbon dioxide behaviour under identical reservoir conditions. A fully coupled reservoir–geomechanics–thermal model was developed for this purpose\, incorporating high‑resolution wellbore grids to quantify pressure\, temperature\, and stress evolution. \nResults show that hydrogen injection generates significantly lower thermal perturbations than methane or CO₂\, reducing the likelihood of thermally induced fault reactivation and wellbore fracturing. Simulations also demonstrate that moderated injection rates further minimise thermal and pressure impacts\, providing additional operational safeguards. The study underscores the importance of integrating flow modelling with geomechanical risk assessment and highlights how dynamic injection control strategies can enhance the safety and efficiency of future hydrogen storage projects. \n  \n\nAbout the Presenters:\nMathieu Muller is the CCS and Gas Supply Manager at INPEX Australia\, where he leads the Bonaparte CCS Subsurface team through appraisal and pre-FEED stages\, while overseeing the Gas Supply team in developing and optimising long-term gas strategies.Prior to joining INPEX in 2023\, Mathieu built a global career with Chevron\, Total Energies\, and Beicip-Franlab taking on diverse technical and leadership roles across Australia\, Indonesia\, USA\, and France.He holds advanced engineering qualifications from the Paris School of Mines and IFP School\, specialising in executive and reservoir engineering. With over 25 years of experience in the energy sector\, Mathieu has progressed from hands-on reservoir and simulation engineering to senior subsurface leadership\, contributing to projects spanning oil\, gas\, and CO₂ sequestration – from appraisal through to operations.Mathieu also served on Chevron’s Reserves Advisory Committee\, lending his expertise to ensure robust reserves and storage resource estimations\, in line with industry best practices and SEC regulatory standards. \nFiona Burns is the Perth/APAC Manager at Task Fronterra Geoscience and is the PESA WA President.  Fiona has over 30 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry with expertise in the ichnofabric analysis\, and the application of trace-fossil analysis to depositional modelling and high-resolution sequence stratigraphy. \nPrior to this she collaborated on various subsurface projects worldwide through her company  Firmground\, including UK North Sea\, offshore West Africa\, offshore China\, offshore Thailand\, Papua New Guinea and NZ. Here in Australia\, she has worked extensively on single and multi-well studies in the Bonaparte\, Browse\, Carnarvon and Perth Basins\, including depositional modelling for use in CCUS studies. Fiona also runs core workshops on Ichnology and fieldtrips in NZ. \nFiona was a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (2001-2004) and a Senior Research Fellow at Curtin University from 2004-2007 (positions sponsored by a consortium of oil companies and MERIWA) where she also taught Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology. She holds a B.Sc. from Imperial College an M.Sc. from Aberdeen University and a Ph.D. from Manchester University. Fiona is an Associate Editor of Ichnos\, a journal which aims to promote excellence in ichnologic research. \nRatih Puspitasari is a Senior Geomechanics Engineer at SLB in Australia. She holds a Master of Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University. With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry\, Ratih has worked in various areas\, including cementing\, stimulation\, reservoir\, and production. For the past 15 years\, she has specialised in geomechanics\, applying her expertise to a wide variety of applications such as drilling optimization\, methane hydrate modelling\, and sanding analysis. Her current interests include 3D geomechanical modelling\, carbon capture\, and unconventional reservoirs. \nEric Tenthorey is a Senior Researcher at Geoscience Australia\, with expertise in geomechanics\, carbon capture and other low carbon geoscience disciplines. He holds a a BSc from McGill University and a PhD from Columbia University and subsequently worked as a rock mechanics researcher at the Australian National University. In 2007\, he was engaged by Geoscience Australia to work as a geomechanics expert\, focused on developing and proving up CCS technology. More recently\, his work has centered on other low carbon geoscience sectors\, such as the hydrogen energy future\, and CO2 storage in residual oil zones. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 \n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:              Thursday\, 14 May 2026 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nAddress:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking. \nTime:             5:00pm – 5:15pm Opening remarks and SPE-WA Scholarship presentations .\nTime:             5:15pm – 6:15pm Technical Presentations.\nTime:             6:15pm – 6:30pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:30pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-pesa-joint-technical-meeting/ LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill St\, Perth \, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Featured-Image-14-May-2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260423T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260423T193000 DTSTAMP:20260416T085146Z CREATED:20260319T045107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T085146Z UID:41832-1776962700-1776972600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Key Learnings of Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen Industry DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our April 2026 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentations:\nPresentation 1: An Examination of Global Government Policies to Stimulate a Low Carbon Intensity Hydrogen Industry – What Can Be Learned? \nWith the advent of Net Zero pledges by multiple large nations in recent times\, there has been a proliferation of national strategies to stimulate and establish hydrogen industries by as many as sixty nations. Hydrogen production has widely been touted as a potential pathway to reduce emissions\, gain energy independence and diversify energy supply.  Much of the recent effort has focused on constructing government policy to encourage and incubate the hydrogen industry with a view to the prospect that as production expands\, unit cost should reduce and technological hurdles should be overcome. \nThis presentation will examine the strategies of various key countries and states around the world to extract learnings that might better inform and aid in the execution of future low-carbon-intensity hydrogen industry aspirations.  By completing a literature review\, examining key hydrogen strategy documents\, studying current media articles\, and speaking to key industry analysts\, a deeper understanding has been gained of the dynamics of the global hydrogen government policy space.  Key country hydrogen strategies were examined for the USA\, the EU\, UK\, Singapore\, Japan\, China\, and Brazil.  Examinations were conducted focusing on a series of policy metrics and a scoring key was used to summarize the relative strength of each country’s hydrogen strategy. \nAmongst a series of findings on global hydrogen policies\, this research project raises a whole range of philosophical questions around the appropriate approach to technology development\, government policy paradigms on how to incentivize such efforts\, and whether any of these approaches can achieve the desired end goal. \nPresenter 1:  Peter Tippet is a freelance energy consultant and PhD candidate at UWA\, most recently qualified with a Master of Renewable and Future Energy degree from the University of Western Australia.  Prior to this\, Peter worked as a Reservoir Engineer in various roles over a period of 30 years with Chevron in Perth (Australia)\, Paris (France)\, San Ramon (California)\, and Aberdeen (Scotland)\, and for BHP in Melbourne and in Darwin (Australia)\, and Western Mining in Perth. \nPeter also holds a BSc (with First Class Hons) in Physics and an MBA (with Distinction) from Curtin University.  Peter has been a member of the SPE for 34 years. \n  \nPresentation 2:  Geologic Hydrogen Storage in the Northern Perth Basin: A Case Study of Cyclic Storage in the Depleted Yardarino Gas Field  \nThe rapid expansion of variable renewable energy (VRE) in Western Australia’s South-West Interconnected System (SWIS) is expected to increase the frequency of curtailment or “spilled” renewable electricity. Converting surplus renewable electricity into hydrogen and storing it underground offers a potential pathway to provide longduration energy storage and dispatchable power generation. A recent study evaluates the technical feasibility of underground geologic hydrogen storage (UGHS) in the northern Perth Basin using the depleted Yardarino gas field as a case study. \nA compositional reservoir simulation model of the Yardarino field\, integrating well logs\, core data\, structural mapping and production history was constructed. Subsequent to history matching\, scenarios evaluating cyclic hydrogen injection and production over a ten-year period using six-month injection and withdrawal cycles were undertaken. \nResults from these hydrogen cycling cases indicated that gravity segregation of hydrogen within the gas cap is dominant\, resulting in a localized hydrogen plume near the structural crest. After approximately three cycles\, produced gas purity exceeded 90% hydrogen and continued to improve with subsequent cycles. Diffusion and dispersion effects were found to be secondary relative to density-driven segregation during the cycling period. Vertical crestal wells provided better hydrogen recovery and purity compared with horizontal wells due to the localized hydrogen bubble development. \nThese results suggest that depleted gas reservoirs in the northern Perth Basin could provide technically viable seasonal hydrogen storage capable of supporting renewable energy integration and flexible power generation within the SWIS. \nPresenter 2:  Mitch Ellis is Technical Director and co-Founder of Ecossaus.Ltd\, raising capital to develop solution-mined cavern storage of Hydrogen\, Compressed Air and Refined Petroleum products in Australia. Over a 40-year career he worked for SANTOS\, WAPET (now Chevron)\, BHP (Melbourne & Algeria)\, Saudi Aramco (Dhahran\, Saudi Arabia)\, AWE (Sydney and Perth) and Mitsui (Perth) in technical\, commercial\, and general management roles. Mitch is presently undertaking a PhD at Curtin University. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 \n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:              Thursday\, 23 April 2026 \nLocation:       Pulse Technology Hub\nAddress:       915 Hay St\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentations.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/key-learnings-of-low-carbon-intensity-hydrogen-industry/ LOCATION:Pulse Technology Hub\, 915 Hay St\, Perth WA 6000\, Perth\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Featured-Image-23-April-2026.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260210T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260210T193000 DTSTAMP:20260122T005323Z CREATED:20251110T034756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T005323Z UID:41656-1770741900-1770751800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Persistent Bias in Probabilistic Production Forecasting and Simple Methods to Overcome It DESCRIPTION:                         *****  Distinguished Lecturer  *****\n  \nSociety of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our February 2026 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \n  \n                       *****  Please Note Venue Change  *****\nNew Venue: Pulse Technology Hub\,  915 Hay St. Perth \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nUnbiased probabilistic production forecasts are a crucial component in making value-creating investment decisions\, but typical methods result in persistent\, value-destroying biases. There are quick and easy ways to make accurate\, unbiased forecasts. \nIncreased awareness of uncertainty\, combined with increasingly sophisticated tools and models for quantifying it\, is causing a shift from deterministic to probabilistic production forecasting. For these forecasts to lead to better investment decisions (e.g. assessing how much it’s worth paying to reduce uncertainty\, or incorporating flexibility to manage it)\, they need to be an accurate (unbiased) representation of the uncertainty. However\, our industry has a general history of overconfidence (ranges too narrow) and\, more damaging for value creation\, optimism (consistent over-estimation). \nA large dataset of historical probabilistic production forecasts was investigated for potential bias by comparing them with actual outcomes. They were found to be both optimistic and overconfident\, bringing into question their usefulness for decision-making and the value of the sophisticated uncertainty modeling techniques that were used to generate them. \nFortunately\, there are quick and easy methods for creating accurate probabilistic forecasts. We describe these and show that they would have produced accurate forecasts for our case study fields (they do not make use of knowing the actual outcomes!). \nFinally\, preliminary results from a similar analysis of renewables projects indicate that the same problems exist. This could significantly impact government and company investment decisions and policy development in renewable projects. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nReidar Bratvold is a Professor of Investment & Decision Analysis at the University of Stavanger\, specializing in decision analysis\, data analytics\, and behavioral challenges in decision-making. After 15 years of industry experience in technical and leadership roles\, Reidar transitioned to academia\, where he has contributed significantly to his fields of expertise. He co-authored ‘Making Good Decisions\,’ has served as an SPE Distinguished Lecturer\, and received the 2017 SPE Management & Information Award. A Fellow of the Society of Decision Professionals and the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences\, Reidar earned his PhD in Engineering and MSc in Mathematics from Stanford University. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 \n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 10 February 2026 \nLocation:       Pulse Technology Hub\nAddress:       915 Hay St\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/persistent-bias-in-probabilistic-production-forecasting-and-simple-methods-to-overcome-it/ LOCATION:Pulse Technology Hub\, 915 Hay St\, Perth WA 6000\, Perth\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Featured-Image-10-Feb-2026-2.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20251014T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20251014T193000 DTSTAMP:20250904T065514Z CREATED:20250904T064657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T065514Z UID:41343-1760460300-1760470200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Carbon Capture Wells – The same\, but different DESCRIPTION:                         *****  Distinguished Lecturer  *****\n  \nSociety of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our October 2025 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation:\nThis lecture will introduce carbon capture wells and highlight some of the unique challenges faced with constructing these wells. The similarities with conventional oil\, gas and water wells will be explored and the differences will be explained. \nThe lecture will touch on well integrity\, injectivity challenges\, chemical processes and some innovative modelling and testing approaches that can help in the design of CO2 injection wells. The differences between different CO2 store types will be explained and the different challenges faced in saline aquifer and depleted hydrocarbon stores explored. \nThe lecture will explain how conventional oil and gas well design can transition to CO2 injection well design and the key role well engineers\, production technologists\, production chemists and near wellbore flow specialists need to play as part of a multidisciplinary approach to achieving CO2 injection well objectives. \nA key take away from the lecture will be that many of the existing oil and gas well design and construction skills are required for CO2 injection wells\, but there are additional challenges to consider\, challenges that we as an industry are well equipped to overcome. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nMichael is an experienced industry professional and leader with over 35 years’ experience. A graduate of University College Dublin\, Michael served on the API committee which developed procedures for return permeability testing. He has authored many technical publications on formation damage and numerical well modelling having developed procedures for modelling flow in wells and reservoirs using computational fluid dynamics. Michael served as an SPE distinguished lecturer in 2009-2010 and again in 2014-2015 and has presented technical papers and training courses globally. More recently Michael has worked in CO2 storage and has contributed to well design in several CO2 stores. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 14 October 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/carbon-capture-wells-the-same-but-different/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Featured-Image-14-Oct-2025-1.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250918T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250918T193000 DTSTAMP:20250814T061913Z CREATED:20250721T063833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T061913Z UID:40999-1758213000-1758223800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SEASON OPENING - Special Guest Speaker: Colin Beckett AO. "My Half Century in Oil\, Gas & Power: Reflections Past & Future" DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to announce that the September 2025 evening meeting will be our Season Opening Event. \nColin Beckett AO and Life Member of SPE  will be the special guest speaker. This event will also include scholarship presentations to Timor-Leste students. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nColin was born and educated in the UK. He obtained a Masters in Engineering from Cambridge and commenced a career in the Oil and Gas industry with BP London.  In1988\, he moved to Australia working for BP\, Mobil and then Chevron\, where he was responsible for the development of the Gorgon LNG and domestic gas project. \nColin left Chevron in 2014 to assume a board career.  He is an emeritus Chancellor of Curtin University. He is past Chairman of Perth Airport Pty Ltd and of Western Power and past Deputy Chair and Chair of Remuneration and Nomination committee of Beach Energy. \nHe took a sabbatical in 2023 to spend time with family in the UK\, Canada and Australia. The sabbatical transitioned into retirement. \nIn 2022 Colin was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service in the energy\, gas and oil production and infrastructure sectors\, and to tertiary education.   Colin is a Life Member of SPE. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                            $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 18 September 2025 \nLocation:       QT Perth\,  113 Murray Street\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 6:10 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:10 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \nSPE WA Season Opening is our annual flagship event with strictly limited venue capacity (130 tickets). Secure your spot early—book now! \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/season-opening-special-guest-speaker-colin-beckett-ao/ LOCATION:QT Perth\, 113 Murray Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Featured-Image-18-Sep-2025-.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250827T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250827T193000 DTSTAMP:20250801T014007Z CREATED:20250801T013830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T014007Z UID:41058-1756313100-1756323000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:40 Years of Lessons Learned DESCRIPTION:                              ********  August 2025 Technical Meeting and AGM  ********\n  \n  \nSociety of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our August 2025 SPE WA Technical Meeting which will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting. \n  \n Presentation Overview:\nCan any of today’s energy supply challenges and the challenges of being a young professional in that business\,  benefit from the lessons acquired from a 40-year oil\, gas & LNG\, energy technology career? Neil Kavanagh\, a former SPE Director\, who recently retired as the Global Innovation Officer at Woodside Energy\, will recount his journey from becoming a Shell sponsored student in UK in 1982\, before working as an engineer in exploration\, production and innovation roles  in Netherlands\, UK (Aberdeen)\, Sultanate of Oman\, Sultanate of Brunei\, and Australia (first Melbourne\, then Perth). \n  \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 27 August 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm  Registration and networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:45pm  Opening remarks and presentation by Neil Kavanagh.\nTime:             5:45pm – 6:00pm  Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30pm   Networking food and drinks. \nFree tickets are available for students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/40-years-of-lessons-learned/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Featured-Image-27-August-2025.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250730T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250730T193000 DTSTAMP:20250721T064049Z CREATED:20250625T022906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T064049Z UID:40777-1753893900-1753903800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Pre-competitive geoscience supporting development of the hydrogen industry DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia are proud to present the details of our July 2025 SPE-WA Technical Meeting. \n  \n                *************************  New Venue : Four Points by Sheraton  ********************************** \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nLarge scale storage of hydrogen will be required to balance future hydrogen supply and demand. This is particularly the case for hydrogen generated using intermittent renewable energy and production of ammonia\, green steel or for grid firming. Underground hydrogen storage can be much cheaper than equivalent above ground storage and potentially offers a low cost option for large-scale hydrogen storage in Australia. Salt caverns are used today for large-scale commercial hydrogen storage in the US and UK with more planned or under construction in Europe and North America. This tried and tested approach is the preferred large scale storage option\, and over the coming decade\, over 20 new large scale underground hydrogen storage facilities are planned for construction worldwide. The vast majority of these are salt caverns and the reminder a mix of rock cavern and storage in porous rock (depleted gas field/aquifer). Recognising the long lead times to establish underground hydrogen storage in Australia\, the Australian Government\, through its Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity initiative\, is investing in a pre-competitive data acquisition program to demonstrate the viability of hydrogen storage in Australia. This includes geophysical mapping of Australia’s potentially suitable salt resources and undertaking a National Hydrogen Hub Storage Assessment to assess the viability of alternative storage options. In addition to underground hydrogen storage\, Geoscience Australia is assessing the potential of using natural hydrogen to diversify hydrogen production pathways. \n  \nAbout the Speaker:\nDr Andrew Feitz is Director of Energy Initiatives and Advice at the Australian Government’s national geoscience organisation\, Geoscience Australia. He is an environmental engineer and has over 15 years of research experience in geological storage of CO2. Prior to joining Geoscience Australia in 2008\, Andrew was a senior researcher in environmental treatment technologies at UNSW and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany.  Andrew leads Geoscience Australia’s technical advice on hydrogen and geological storage of CO2 and has served on a number of advisory committees to the Australian Government.  He leads Hydrogen Assessments under the Australian Government’s new Resourcing Australia’s Prosperity initiative\, obtaining new geoscience data on natural hydrogen and underground hydrogen storage. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                         $50\n                       Non-Member                         $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 30 July 2025 \nLocation:       Four Points by Sheraton Hotel\nAddress:        707 Wellington Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 6:00pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00pm – 6:15pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:15pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/pre-competitive-geoscience-supporting-development-of-the-hydrogen-industry/ LOCATION:Four Points by Sheraton Perth\, 707 Wellington Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Featured-Image-30-July-2025_new-venue.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250515T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250515T193000 DTSTAMP:20250502T084131Z CREATED:20250410T024806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T084131Z UID:40251-1747327500-1747337400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:CCS projects and insights from across Australia : SPE WA - PESA joint event DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our May 2025 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting which will be held jointly with PESA. \nGuest Speakers: Robert Root\, Anne Forbes\, Julie Cass\nRobert Root has over 22 years of experience with Chevron in a variety of leadership and technical roles spanning exploration\, appraisal\, development\, operations\, CCS and business planning in Australia and the USA.  Currently Robert is the Gorgon Asset Development Manager for Chevron Australia with a remit that includes producing Gorgon and Jansz gas/condensate fields in offshore NWS Australia\, Gorgon CCS operations and remediation activities on Barrow Island\, and future backfill and development optimisation projects. \nPrior to joining Chevron Robert completed a PhD from the Australia School of Petroleum focusing on CCS in the Gippsland Basin of SE Australia. \nJulie Cass is a petrophysicist with over 20 years international experience in the oil and gas industry in leadership and technical positions with a record of accomplishment in delivering technically challenging projects that spans: exploration\, appraisal and development subsurface projects\, LNG production management and carbon sequestration. She currently works for the Geological Survey and Resource Strategy Division of the Department of Energy\, Mines\, Industry\, Regulation and Safety as the Manager of Geological Storage and Geothermal Systems. Before joining the survey Julie worked for Chevron Australia in Perth\, Marathon Oil and Helix RDS in the UK\, and Santos in Brisbane. Julie has worked on a diverse range of assets\, in many countries\, across many depositional settings and fluid types. Julie has a Bachelor of Science (Applied Geology) and a Master’s degree in Engineering Science (Petroleum Engineering) from Curtin University. \nAnne Forbes is a senior research analyst in Wood Mackenzie’s Australasia upstream research team. Since joining in early 2022\, she has worked on oil and gas assets and the domestic market balance across Australia. Prior to Wood Mackenzie Anne spent eight years at Chemostrat in a technical geological role in the upstream industry. She specialised in stratigraphic analysis and has worked across Australia’s principal producing basins. She has a Bachelors and Masters in Geology from the University of Cambridge\, and a PhD in Volcanology from the Open University. \n  \nAbout the Presentations: \nGorgon Carbon Capture and Storage – Insights and Lessons Learned\nRobert Root (Chevron Australia) will provide an overview of Gorgon CCS including performance to date\, system optimization\, and key lessons for other CCS projects. The Gorgon Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant is supplied by gas from two foundation fields: Jansz which has low reservoir CO2\, and Gorgon which is relatively high in reservoir CO2 (~14%). The design of Gorgon Project included systems to extract CO2 from the reservoir gas stream feeding the LNG plant and inject it into the Dupuy Formation below Barrow Island (BWI) for permanent storage. Since 2019 CO2 has been injected into the Dupuy at globally significant rates with over 10 million tonnes injected\, however the system has been limited by the capacity to manage reservoir pressure through producing water from the Dupuy Formation and injection into the overlying Barrow Group. Activities are currently underway to increase pressure management capacity including side-tracking and re-completing existing wells\, drilling additional wells\, and installation of surface filtration facilities. \nCO₂mpartmentalising Climate Change: Perth Basin’s Role\nJulie Cass (DEMIRS) will discuss reservoir quality controls in the Perth Basin that have been evaluated to rank carbon storage targets for a CO₂ Storage Atlas being prepared by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. The key attributes for the most prospective targets include thick intervals with high net-to-gross passing cut-off criteria of shale volume below 30% and porosity greater than 10% at depths suitable for supercritical CO₂ storage. Reservoir heterogeneity is preferred as it permits greater lateral plume migration by enhancing residual gas trapping thereby boosting storage efficiency. These attributes alongside seal effectiveness determine the most suitable storage intervals. \nThe Cattamarra Coal Measures emerged as the highest-ranked storage interval of the evaluated targets. It is characterised by thick\, high net-to-gross sections with coarse-grained channel sands providing excellent injection potential. Burial and temperature control diagenesis which naturally degrades porosity and permeability with depth ultimately defining the lower limit of intervals prospective for storage. A combination of temperature modelling\, petrophysical analysis and depth mapping has been utilized to delineate the Cattamarra Coal Measures reservoir target and assess the overlying regional seal of the Cadda Formation. \n\nGlobal CCUS overview: Pivotal progress and persistent challenges\nAnne Forbes (Wood Mackenzie) (abstract to come) \n\n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 15 May 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:15pm Registration\, welcome drinks and networking.\nTime:             5:15pm – 6:30pm Opening remarks and first session presentation. \nTime:             6:30pm – 7:15pm Food and drinks \nTime:             7:15pm – 7:45pm Second session presentations.\nTime:             7:45pm – 8:00 pm  Post talk networking. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/ccs-projects-and-insights-from-across-australia-spe-wa-pesa-joint-event/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Featured-Image-15-May-2025.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250403T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250403T140000 DTSTAMP:20250318T105449Z CREATED:20241210T031042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250318T105449Z UID:40065-1743681600-1743688800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Liability is for Ever: Risk Elements in the Implementation of Decommissioning and Well P&A DESCRIPTION:  \n                                                       **** Distinguished Lecturer  –  Lunch Time Event **** \n  \nSociety of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our April 2025 SPE WA Technical Lunch Time Meeting. \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nFacility decommissioning together with well plugging and abandonment (P&A)\, collectively known as D&A\, is a critical element of any oil and gas project life cycle. Often\, it is an afterthought\, barely considered at the outset\, particularly when production sharing contracts are negotiated and signed. Despite this vital activity costing as much (or occasionally more) than the initial project development\, it seldom receives similar critical\, scoping and planning attention that construction and drilling activities need to attain final investment decisions (FID). \nFrequently shunned due to costs and zero associated revenue\, D&A remains largely misunderstood\, neglected\, or ignored during asset life. Experience illustrates that effective decommissioning must be planned years in advance of execution\, ideally in parallel from the construction stage. Moreover\, decommissioning should be managed as carefully as project development to mitigate looming liabilities for existing operators and future generations. \nThis lecture shares optimal learnings and critical project reflections from projects globally. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nDr. Brian Twomey established Reverse Engineering Services Ltd (RESL) over 30 years ago; a specialist consultancy solely focused on the decommissioning\, abandonment\, and recycling of onshore and offshore facilities\, pipelines\, wells\, subsea systems and ships. He has more recently leveraged that experience to incorporate lessons learned during decommissioning in the petroleum industry to new and emerging arenas\, including the offshore wind and nuclear industries. \nBrian has unique global expertise. He has decommissioned projects in every major petroleum province of the world\, in many cases identifying unique innovative solutions. Additionally\, Brian has helped formulate and shape national decommissioning policies and guidelines; he has assisted both regulators and operators in the optimal design and interpretation of national regulatory frameworks. \nBrian is a leading authority in developing the next generation of competence to address the tsunami of complex decommissioning projects which are rapidly being imposed on an unsuspecting worldwide industry. Over the past 12 years\, Brian has served as a global trainer on decommissioning with SPE International on several continents. He holds BSc\, MSc and PhD\, MSc in Mechanical Engineering\, Composite Materials\, Plant Design & Applied Mechanics respectively from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST)\, UK. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Lunch Time on Thursday 3 April 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nA buffet lunch will be served from 12:00pm  \nTime:             12:00pm – 12:20pm  Registration\, networking and lunch.\nTime:             12:20pm – 1:00pm  Opening remarks and presentation. Attendees will be able to continue enjoying lunch during the presentations.\nTime:             1:00pm – 1:10pm  Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:10pm – 2:00pm   Continued networking drinks & lunch. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/liability-is-for-ever-risk-elements-in-the-implementation-of-decommissioning-and-well-pa/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Featured-Image-3-April-2025-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250313T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250313T193000 DTSTAMP:20250313T054235Z CREATED:20250203T052020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T054235Z UID:40097-1741884300-1741894200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Energy trilemma: trying to strike a balance DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia together with ERL and AIEN are proud to present the details of our March 2025 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nWe are delighted to invite you to join our upcoming ‘Energy trilemma’ seminar in Perth. During this event\, we will explore the challenges faced by policy makers and private enterprises in balancing security\, sustainability\, and affordability in the energy transition. The ongoing global conflict\, change in the US administration\, and the rapid pace of the energy transition have heightened the need for energy security\, raising questions about where the balance truly lies in today’s world. \nOur first speaker\, John Zadkovich\, will provide an introduction to the energy trilemma and address the main global drivers behind policy considerations. \nOur second speaker\, Nick Dingemans\, will bring matters closer to home and discuss Asia PAC’s path to net zero\, especially in the context of COP29. \nOur final speaker\, Luke O’Callaghan\, will discuss the key energy issues for the Western Australian domestic market\, not least the WA power sector. \n  \nAbout the Speakers:\nJohn\, originally a Perth lawyer\, advises on a range of energy\, trade and finance matters\, with particular expertise in international commercial arbitration\, investigations and public international law. https://www.shlegal.com/people/john-zadkovich \nNick is a corporate and commercial lawyer in Stephenson Harwood’s Singapore office. He advises clients on corporate mergers and acquisitions as well as on commercial matters. He advises on cross-border and emerging market transactions in the energy\, natural resources and infrastructure sectors with a particular focus on decarbonisation. https://www.shlegal.com/people/nick-dingemans \nLuke is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer with particular experience in the WA power and gas sectors. Luke acts for project developers\, infrastructure operators\, government\, regulators and large-scale energy consumers in respect of a broad range of energy matters\, including energy regulatory\, energy projects and energy corporate transactional matters.  In January 2025\, Luke was appointed by the WA Government as a legal panel member for the Electricity Review Board under the Energy Arbitration and Review Act 1998 (WA). \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE/ERL/AIEN Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE/ERL/AIEN Member        $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 13 March 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 6:00pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00pm – 6:15pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:15pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/energy-trilemma-trying-to-strike-a-balance/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Featured-Image-13-March-2025-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250212T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250212T193000 DTSTAMP:20241121T054703Z CREATED:20241121T054703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T054703Z UID:40001-1739378700-1739388600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:What Does The Energy Transition Actually Mean for the Oil & Gas Industry? DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our February 2025 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nWhat does energy transition mean? What are we transitioning to? How and when will we get there? In hindsight\, the energy transition movement means different things to different entities. To operators\, the primary focus is to transform their business (influenced by regulations and legislative policies) by reducing their carbon emissions while also investing in cleaner low-carbon energy sources\, such as geothermal and hydrogen. For service companies\, it is another potential revenue stream by offering products and services to oil and gas operators\, as well as to renewable power generation companies. For governments\, it is defined as an essential need for energy diversification in order to achieve sustainable\, self-sufficient solutions that are less impacted by socio-economic or geo-political factors\, i.e.\, energy security. It is important to note that the ‘public’ understand that what is driving this paradigm shift: technology\, policy\, and cultural change. The energy transition concept will be broken down as a current ‘buzzword’ and popular concept that is fettered by technology hype\, political agendas\, and/or financial influences that are attached to the term. Finally\, light will be shined on how the industry’s previous institutional mindset has changed to a broad\, open-minded desire to create a net-positive outcome using Environmental\, Social\, and Governance techniques. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nBez is an associate consultant at Darcy Partners\, focused on market intelligence and management consulting for oil and gas operators. Bez has over 40 publications\, 4 patents\, 1 book\, and 14 years of experience in the energy sector – hydrocarbons to renewables. Previously\, Bez worked as an Energy Technologist at Baker Hughes\, engaged on techno-commercial applications in energy transition projects. Additionally\, he also has experience as Sr. Research Scientist in academia. Bez is active in SPE as a committee member for ATCE and ADIPEC. Bez has a master’s degree in petroleum engineering and a PhD in Management in Energy Transition. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 12 February 2025 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/what-does-the-energy-transition-actually-mean-for-the-oil-gas-industry/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Featured-Image-12-Feb-2025-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241205T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241205T193000 DTSTAMP:20241204T005629Z CREATED:20240910T031037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T005629Z UID:39203-1733417100-1733427000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Geomechanics for Field Development and Production Management - experience from two decades of reservoir geomechanics studies DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our December 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nModern numerical 3D Geomechanical models can provide detailed subsurface geological understanding to predict failure events impacting reservoir engineering and production management. \nGeomechanical models have become a standard input for drilling engineering and well planning and in many companies geomechanical teams today work closely with drilling teams. The same integrated modeling and engineering approach has not taken hold yet when considering reservoir engineering and production management\, where the use of geomechanics models and close cooperation between geomechanics and engineering teams can still be improved. \nThis  presentation will show how modern models provide the geomechanical tools to analyse potential wellbore and reservoir failures that can impact production. It will show the useful characteristics a geomechanics model should have to solve production challenges and influence reservoir management decisions. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nDr. Juliane Heiland is a Geomechanics Advisor at SLB focusing on rock and soil mechanics applied to a wide range of engineering domains. Her first degree in Engineering Geology from the Technical University Munich gave her a solid geological sciences foundation applied to civil engineering and tunneling. A PhD (from 1994 to 1998) focused on landslide research in Italy\, Germany and the Czech Republic. Academic post-doc research at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam focused on laboratory solutions through high-pressure rock mechanics experiments applied to problems in tunneling and geothermal well productivity. She joined SLB (formerly Schlumberger) as a research scientist in 2001 and worked six years in geomechanical research towards sanding and perforating. In 2007\, Juliane moved into field consulting services providing geomechanics engineering solutions to SLB clients in Africa and Europe. After a brief move to the operator side of the industry with Maersk Oil\, providing wellbore stability analysis for drilling planning\, she returned to SLB in 2015. As Geomechanics Advisor since 2018 Juliane concentrates on training the next generation of geomechanics engineers at SLB and with operators in the wider industry as well as providing input to consulting studies worldwide. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 5 December 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & food. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/geomechanics-for-field-development-and-production-management-experience-from-two-decades-of-reservoir-geomechanics-studies/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Featured-Image-5-Dec-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241114T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241114T193000 DTSTAMP:20241023T024249Z CREATED:20241023T023517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T024249Z UID:39554-1731602700-1731612600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:No Longer A Sunk Cost: Innovation & Collaboration For Decommissioning DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our November 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \n  \nAbout the Presentation:\nDecommissioning involves the timely\, safe\, and environmentally responsible removal\, or satisfactorily dealing with\, infrastructure from offshore oil and gas operations. With a significant number of aging subsea assets\, it’s estimated the cost of decommissioning in Australia alone will exceed US$45 billion over the next 50 years. \nNot unlike a Rubik’s cube\, decommissioning can seem like an unsolvable puzzle. Many sides must work together to solve a complex problem with a multitude of variables including environmental impact\, safety\, timing\, and cost. Many decommissioned materials cannot be re-used and are not easily recycled. Collaboration and innovation are vital to help us find the right combination of solutions to achieve the best outcomes. \nUniversities play a crucial role in this process by providing access to cutting-edge research\, knowledge\, and resources. These collaborations can create an environment that fosters innovation\, where academia and industry professionals can work together to share knowledge and expertise and explore new technologies and methodologies. \nThis lecture highlights the subsea oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning challenges we face as an industry\, showcases some innovative solutions\, and explains how in today’s rapidly changing world\, innovation and collaboration are essential for achieving success. \nThe key takeaway is that we must solve this puzzle together. By working collaboratively\, we can create a more sustainable future\, reduce costs\, and achieve more efficient decommissioning. \nLike solving a Rubik’s cube\, cooperation\, collaboration\, and innovation require patience and persistence\, but the rewards can be great\, and our subsea infrastructure will no longer be a sunk cost. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nAndy Watt is an energy industry professional with over 26 years of experience in various technical roles across Australasia\, North Africa\, the Middle East\, and Indonesia. He has expertise in land seismic operations\, geophysics\, reservoir engineering\, forecasting\, production optimization\, technology\, and innovation. \nCurrently\, Andy serves as the Innovation Advisor at Woodside Energy\, Australia’s largest oil and gas company. In this role\, he collaborates with Australian universities and industries to develop and implement innovative technical solutions. \nAndy holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Physics and Microelectronics and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 14 November 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/no-longer-a-sunk-cost-innovation-collaboration-for-decommissioning/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Featured-Image-14-Nov-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241023T095300 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241023T095300 DTSTAMP:20241023T015437Z CREATED:20240910T025527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T015437Z UID:39194-1729677180-1729677180@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Surviving the next crisis: Building positive mental health DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event has been postponed. \n  \nA message from the Distinguished Lecturer:\nNext month I’m staying at home in Perth\, Australia to visit members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in the SPE WA Section to deliver a Distinguished Lecturer talk. Distinguished Lecturer Program (spe.org) I feel particularly honoured to have been nominated as a SPE Distinguished Lecturer (DL) and hope that I can contribute to the aims of the program and the benefit of the attendees and learn from the members. \nThe SPE is a not-for-profit professional association with more than 119\,000 members in 138 countries engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas and related energy resources. The purpose of the DL program is to provide SPE sections with outstanding speakers for section meetings\, and to recognize the professional contributions of the selected Distinguished Lecturers. The program promotes SPE’s mission to connect a global community of engineers\, scientists\, and related energy professionals to exchange knowledge\, innovate\, and advance their technical and professional competence regarding the exploration\, development\, and production of oil and gas and related energy resources to achieve a safe\, secure\, and sustainable energy future. \nFor my lecture\, I’ll be reflecting how Covid brought into focus the detrimental impact that significant external changes can have on everyone’s mental health\, and particularly so for us in the E&P business where separation and distance became increased challenges. Taking this as a learning opportunity to prepare ourselves mentally for future challenges\, the maintenance of physical assets can be paralleled with mental health risks\, and established tools applied to identify and control these risks. Solutions provided by the offshore workforce may help guide us all in dealing with the certainty of the next crisis no matter what it relates to or when it occurs. \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nDerrick O’Keeffe is an industry veteran. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MBA. He has 40 years’ upstream E&P experience in engineering\, commercial\, management and as a Director. He has worked in Australia\, Iran\, UAE\, Bangladesh\, N.Africa\, USA and the UK. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a regular witness at Australian government parliamentary senate hearings and inquiries. \n  \nAbout the Event\n  \nDate:              Event Postponed; New Date TBA \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/surviving-the-next-crisis-building-positive-mental-health/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Featured-Image-event-postponed.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T193000 DTSTAMP:20240827T063403Z CREATED:20240805T050236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T063403Z UID:38859-1727368200-1727379000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SEASON OPENING - Special Guest Speaker: Chris J. Wilson DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to announce that the September 2024 evening meeting will be our Season Opening Event. \n\nChris J. Wilson\, Executive Vice President Operations\, Inpex\, will be the special guest speaker. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nIn this role\, Chris leads an 850- person team responsible for managing the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG asset\, along with the company’s subsurface\, drilling\, field development and supply chain activities. \nChris joined INPEX in 2020 and is a Director of the INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd Board. \nBeginning his career as a reservoir engineer\, Chris entered the oil and gas industry in 1991 and has three decades’ experience with ConocoPhillips in technical\, supervision and leadership roles in Aberdeen\, London\, Dubai\, Anchorage\, Houston and Australia. \nKey roles held include leading ConocoPhillips Corporate Strategy & Planning group and from 2015 leading ConocoPhillips Australia West business. \nHe holds an M.Sc (Distinction) in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London and a B.Eng. (first class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aberdeen. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                            $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 26 September 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 6:10 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:10 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/season-opening-special-guest-speaker-chris-j-wilson/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Featured-Image-26-Sep-2024.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T193000 DTSTAMP:20240805T050555Z CREATED:20240708T042827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T050555Z UID:35117-1724863500-1724873400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:AGM and Distinguished Lecturer: CO2 Storage Resource Management System – Application and Learnings from World’s First Booking DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our August 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. The technical meeting will be preceded by the SPE-WA 2024 Annual General Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nCarbon capture\, utilization and storage (CCUS) is experiencing rapid growth and the ability to classify and compare projects across the globe is of increasing importance. The CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) has been designed to provide the common framework and is increasingly being applied across the industry. The SRMS has been seeded from the widely used Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS)\, which makes it ideal for industry professionals familiar with the concepts of classification and categorization. \nThe SRMS was applied to an onshore project by an Australian oil and gas company in 2021 and led to the world’s first public reporting of CO2 storage quantities under the SRMS classification system. Standard reserves workflows and systems were modified for CO2 evaluation and reporting\, resulting in a streamlined processes throughout the organization. Multiple benefits were realized such as standardized evaluation and reporting\, a unified language across the company\, and enhanced formality in CCUS reporting. \nAs more CCUS projects are proposed\, a robust classification system has become vital to communicate consistent terminology\, valuation methodologies\, and reporting systems for identifying project status and differential between projects. The application of the SRMS is highly recommended for stakeholders\, financiers\, or regulatory bodies involved in the commercial development of a CCUS project. \n\nAbout the Speaker\nPaul Lyford is the General Manager Planning Portfolio & Resource Management at Santos Ltd\, an Australian oil and gas company and the first to add CO2 Storage resources to the annual reserves report. Paul has over 30 years experience and has been involved in many field developments across Australia. He has a background in reservoir engineering\, operations\, planning\, strategy and commercial. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia\, a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and member of Society of Petroleum Evaluation engineers (SPEE). Paul holds an honors degree and PhD in Engineering from University of Melbourne and post graduate qualifications in Finance. Paul is currently a member of the SPE CO2 Storage Resources Committee (CSRC) and part of the SPE SRMS subcommittee charged with updating the SRMS. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\,  28 August 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking. \nTime:             5:00 pm – 5:10 pm Annual General Meeting. \nTime:             5:10 pm – 5:50 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-co2-storage-resource-management-system-application-and-learnings-from-worlds-first-booking/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Featured-Image-28-August-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T190000 DTSTAMP:20240723T091804Z CREATED:20240708T045630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T091804Z UID:35286-1723049100-1723057200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Revamping Gas Facilities for a Greener Future: Transforming Brownfields into CCS Hubs – The Kent Way DESCRIPTION:Brownfield modifications to convert existing gas production facilities for CCS operations \nSpeaker: \nChristopher Jones has 13 years of experience in process engineering and currently is a Principal Process Engineer at Kent PLC. He underwent an accelerated Honours (First Class) program at university in chemical engineering and completed an internship in Germany. Chris has been exposed to a wide breadth of industry projects allowing him to apply unique design approaches when tackling challenges in traditional oil and gas and emerging new energy industries. \n  \nAbstract: \nIn recent years\, traditional oil and gas operators have found novel means of extending the life of their assets and deferring onerous decommissioning costs by converting their facilities from gas production into carbon dioxide (CO2) injection. While the task of designing for CO2 may sound simple\, CO2 injection works in counter-intuitive ways\, with previously established heuristics derived from years of experience in gas condensate systems being quickly challenged as potentially dangerous. The world of designing CO2 systems is back-to-front compared with hydrocarbons; it isn’t simply a case of a change in flow direction. \nSome of the design challenges explored in this presentation include: large density variability in CO2 systems where a small change in the ambient temperature can significantly impact the pressure of a shut-in system; optimal pressure ratings of the vents and drains systems and how previous safety margins may be unsafe; pipeline hydraulic modelling focussed on new areas outside of the traditional suite of analysis\, such as assurance of the supercritical phase; understanding liquid water dropout; and what to modify in an existing gas-condensate production system. \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/talk-revamping-gas-facilities-for-a-greener-future-transforming-brownfields-into-ccs-hubs-the-kent-way/ LOCATION:RIFF Spacecubed – Townhall\, 45 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000 CATEGORIES:Facilities Group,Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chris-Jones-Kent.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T200000 DTSTAMP:20240705T035708Z CREATED:20240502T053516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T035708Z UID:34896-1721322000-1721332800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Geothermal Energy: A pragmatic consideration of how to commercialize Australia’s misunderstood resource Australian CCUS in 2024 – project status\, policy and the future DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our July 2024 SPE WA Technical Meeting which will be held jointly with PESA. \n\n  \nAbout the Presentations\nGeothermal Energy: A pragmatic consideration of how to commercialize Australia’s misunderstood resource \nGeothermal energy is a readily available\, reliable\, zero-emissions resource that provides numerous advantages in a balanced energy portfolio\, as well as societal and environmental benefits\, that can help Australia meet its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. \nRenewable energy projects are central to achieving Australia’s decarbonization objectives: electricity is the largest source of emissions in Australia\, at ~33% of the national total. Recent trends have seen substantial decreases in power-related generation in the past decade; however\, existing and planned wind\, solar and battery storage projects are not capable of offsetting planned retirements of thermal power plants – especially when considering anticipated increases in electricity demand and baseload supply issues. Supply shortfalls and grid reliability issues represent serious risks to safe\, secure\, clean and affordable energy. \nGeothermal resources address these issues by providing flexible\, dispatchable\, baseload power that complements solar and wind projects by providing “always-on” power\, supplementing those significant\, but intermittent resources. Furthermore\, geothermal is highly scalable\, allowing fit-for-purpose power solutions\, including behind the meter provision\, “islanded” grids in remote areas\, and baseload or dispatchable supply to the grid in more populous areas. \nThis talk provides an overview of geothermal energy in an Australian context\, including next-generation technologies that have transformed the global industry over the past decade; the benefits and challenges that will shape the sector in the coming decades; and critical commercial\, regulatory\, ESG and other success factors that will drive geothermal energy as a significant component of Australia’s decarbonized future. \n  \nAustralian CCUS in 2024 – project status\, policy and the future \nCCS project maturation in Australia has seen highs and lows since it was first initiated 1999 with the GEODISC study. Changes in government support and market forces have seen periods of greater activity (notably 2008-2011 with state and Federal support for CCS to address coal emissions thorough the CCS Flagships program) through to the doldrums of the 2010’s with the removal of both CCS incentives (carbon tax and meaningful emission reduction schemes)  and wholesale government support through funding. \nThe 2020’s saw a change in public sentiment and the setting of corporate\, state and national Net Zero 2050 targets which supported a renewed interest in CCS in Australia\, this time linked to emission reduction from LNG gas processing\, hard to abate industries and the rise in third party CCS as a service hubs. \nIn this talk Rosie will give a look back on CCS in Australia\, give a view of the current status of projects and potential future trends. \n  \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nDr Trey Meckel has more than has more than 30 years of experience at the forefront of the global energy sector\, including decarbonised energy solutions\, petroleum E&P\, and energy R&D. \nPresently\, Dr Meckel is the Head of Subsurface for Earth’s Energy\, Australia’s only pure play ASX-listed geothermal company; and Chief Exploration Officer for Groundbreaking Energy\, a privately held Australian geothermal company. Through his consultancy\, Monteverde Energy\, Dr Meckel is involved in other geothermal projects in Australia and the USA. \nPreviously\, Dr Meckel was the Storage Program Manager at CO2CRC (Australia) and Vice President of Global Exploration\, New Ventures\, & Geosciences for Pluspetrol\, Latin America’s largest private\, diversified energy company. Earlier in his career\, Dr Meckel worked for Shell and Woodside Energy. \nDr Meckel is the Secretary of the Australian Geothermal Association\, a Global Ambassador for the Geothermal Energy Advancement Association\, and a tutor for the University of Cambridge (UK) Institute for Sustainability Leadership. \nHe holds a PhD in Earth Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zürich)\, an MA in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin (USA)\, and a BA with Honors from Williams College (USA). \n  \nRosie Johnstone is a sedimentologist and geoscientist with 25+ years’ experience in both oil and gas exploration and carbon capture and storage (CCS) across Australia\, the Asia-Pacific region and the UK. Rosie was Shell’s focal point for CCS sink identification in the Australia/Asia-Pacific region\, from high-level screening to injection site planning in the Petrel Sub-Basin. \nSince 2021 Rosie has been Head of CCS Solutions for GeoVault\, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buru Energy and a “CCS as a service” company specialising in onshore geological storage of CO2. GeoVault leverages Buru’s extensive onshore experience in the Canning and Carnarvon Basins (Kimberly and Pilbara) of WA\, drawing on geological\, operational and stakeholder experience. \nRosie is the current Interim Chair for the CCUS Network Australia and actively engages with federal and state government regulators\, research institutions\, local communities and emitters. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 18 July 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             5:00pm – 6:00pm Registration & networking drinks.\nTime:             6:00pm – 6:45pm Food platters served.\nTime:             6:45pm – 7:45pm  Opening remarks\, presentations and Q&A.\nTime:             7:45pm – 8:30pm  Networking drinks. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/geothermal-energy-a-pragmatic-consideration-of-how-to-commercialize-australias-misunderstood-resource-australian-ccus-in-2024-project-status-policy-and-the-future/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/July-PESA-SPE-evening-event-flyer.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T143000 DTSTAMP:20240507T015641Z CREATED:20240506T014207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015641Z UID:34922-1717587900-1717597800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Well Dynamic Simulation – Challenging the “Just Do This” Approach DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our June 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nOver the last decade\, dynamic simulation has increasingly been integrated into day-to-day well and production operations\, and decision-making processes. This presentation will showcase well dynamic simulations supporting the full life cycle of well operations\, including well clean-up\, field start-up\, production operations\, well intervention and field abandonment. These case studies highlight the importance of a cross-disciplinary approach to foster strong collaborations between the field-based supervisor and the office-based engineer carrying out the simulations. When operational parameters are properly incorporated into simulations\, the results can provide great insights\, enabling field supervisors to carry out operations in a safe and efficient manner. Field supervision becomes more relaxed and assured as emergent situations have already been anticipated through simulations that include multiple what-if scenarios. A successful application of well dynamic simulation provides an informed challenge to experience-based bias that is common in operations organizations\, which often results in a “just do this\, because it worked well in the past” approach. So\, let’s simulate operations to anticipate the expected and unexpected before going out to the field. Your operations will be safer\, more predictable\, and more enjoyable! \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nRyosuke YOKOTE (Rio) is a Senior Petroleum Engineer with Eni Australia. He has over 29 years of industry experience in Australia\, Timor-Leste\, Indonesia\, and Japan. His experiences include operations engineering support\, planning and supervising various well operations\, flow assurance engineering as well as hands-on drilling crew during the early days of his career. He has authored and co-authored multiple technical papers on intelligent completions\, advanced perforation technique and application of well dynamic simulation to support operations. Rio graduated from Tohoku University in 1993 with a BSc and in 1995 with an MSc\, both in Resource Engineering. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 5 June 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:50pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/well-dynamic-simulation-challenging-the-just-do-this-approach/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Featured-Image-5-Jun-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T193000 DTSTAMP:20240312T052226Z CREATED:20240227T093242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T052226Z UID:34580-1715791500-1715801400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Carbon Capture and Storage and the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our May 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nAfter the lecture\, members will understand the importance of carbon capture and storage in the transition to a lower carbon future\, and know how to evaluate quantities consistently using the SRMS. \n\nAs part of the international effort to combat global warming\, significant attention is being given to ways to sequester (store for the long-term) carbon dioxide\, which is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. It is therefore critical that there is a universal means to record the storable quantities by recognizing the maturity of the projects to be implemented and the confidence that can be placed in the estimated volumes to be sequestered. \n\nThis talk will look at some of the ways in which carbon dioxide can be stored and provide a review of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) framework prepared by the Society of Petroleum Engineers to classify and categorize the storable quantities. \n\nThe talk will cover:\n• An overview of carbon capture\, utilization and storage\, including the role of greenhouse gasses in global warming\n• Discussion of typical modes of storage of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields\n• Review of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS)\, including principles and key definitions\n• Discussion of economics and evaluation methods\n• A hypothetical example \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nRawdon Seager is a reservoir engineer with over 50 years’ experience in the international oil and gas arena with Shell\, Huffco and\, since 1985\, Gaffney\, Cline & Associates\, where he is Chief Reservoir Engineer and Global Director of Quality Assurance. He is currently ivolved in CCS studies and application of the SRMS. He has a BSc in Physics from Bristol University and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College\, London. Rawdon is past Chairman of the SPE Oil and Gas Reserves Committee and past member of the Board and current Chair of the Reserves Definitions Committee of the SPEE. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-carbon-capture-and-storage-and-the-co2-storage-resources-management-system-srms/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T143000 DTSTAMP:20240312T044503Z CREATED:20240208T014757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T044503Z UID:34381-1712749500-1712759400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Why Understanding Hydrodynamics is Critical in Exploration\, Appraisal\, Development and Production DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our April 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nWater flow occurs in ALL sedimentary basins from higher pressured to lower pressure areas.  Flow occurs via permeable beds away from meteoric intake areas or from over-pressured mudstones that are de-watering.  Another source of pressure variation is aquifer depletion due to hydrocarbon production\, or aquifer pressurisation due to fluid injection. To understand fluid flow\, pressure must be expressed as over-pressure variation\, the variation in potential\, equating to over-pressure above hydrostatic gradient or head (the height a water column would rise above MSL in a pipe intersecting the point of measurement).  Variation in fluid potential within the aquifer beneath a hydrocarbon field results in a variation in FWL over a field (tilted or stepped contacts).  This is not evident in most fields due to the small size of fields relative to the small variations in potential which are routinely interpreted as measurement error.  However\, when the variation is higher these tilts or steps can be very significant\, due to: \n\nLarge field areas\nFaults causing baffling\nLower permeabilities\nHigher water flows\nHigh density hydrocarbons where minor variation in potential causes significant tilting.\n\nIn this talk concepts such as overpressure\, potentiometric maps and sections and compartmentalised reservoirs are discussed.  Examples from all over the world are presented along with the impact on failed exploration wells and sub-optimum development plans.  Vertical variation in potential within fields is also discussed. Finally\, publicly available pressure data from the Perth Basin is reviewed and discussed to consider whether Perth Basin Fields are compartmentalised\, or have complexly stepped contacts. \nAbout the Speakers\nRobert Seggie and Peter van Ruth \nRobert worked as a petroleum geologist for over 40 years. He worked for BHP Petroleum\, Oil Company of Australia\, BMR (now GA)\, Santos\, as a consultant\, Woodside Energy and has now retired into an Adjunct Professor role at Curtin University together with some consulting. Robert has been a successful explorationist and development/production geologist. His expertise includes high resolution sequence stratigraphy\, structure\, unconventionals\, hydrodynamics\, appraisal co-ordination\, and commercial. For over 20 years Robert focussed on applying high resolution core-based sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy to production geology\, reservoir development and exploration. Robert also designed and facilitated technical workshops internationally for Shell and Woodside\, establishing risks and uncertainties on assets to improve plans and decisions for any part of an asset lifecycle. His current lines of research are dinoturbation\, the Pleistocene /Holocene geology of the Swan Plain and\, the global tectonostratigraphy of the Late Triassic. He has run courses for AAPG\, Nautilus\, PESA and SPE\, has published numerous papers\, and presented and chaired at conferences. He is a member of AAPG\, PESA and RSWA and has held executive and editorial positions. \nPeter has a PhD in geophysics from the University of Adelaide. He is a subject matter expert in pore pressure prediction and geomechanics with over 20 years of petroleum geoscience experience. Peter is the founder and director of Resolve GeoSolutions which provides pore pressure and geomechanics services. He has previously worked at Baker Hughes\, University of Adelaide and Woodside Energy. Peter has held a variety of roles during his career including pore pressure / geomechanics specialist\, exploration geoscientist and development geoscientist. Peter has vast experience delivering projects as part of multi-disciplinary teams both as a provider of geomechanics and pore pressure services\, and as a customer of these products. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 10 April 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:50pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/why-understanding-hydrodynamics-is-critical-in-exploration-appraisal-development-and-production/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Technical-Meeting.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T160000 DTSTAMP:20240312T050006Z CREATED:20240214T003612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T050006Z UID:34317-1710412200-1710432000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE Knowledge Forum @ AOG'24 DESCRIPTION:Join me at the SPE Knowledge Forum at AOG Energy 2024\, where SPE WA will be hosting an exciting line-up of industry speakers and panel discussions. View the SPE program here and book your free tickets through the aogexpo.com.au website now. See you there! #AOGE2024 \n  \n \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/aog-24-spe-knowledge-forum/ LOCATION:Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Rd\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blue-Triagle-Business-Proposal-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T193000 DTSTAMP:20240226T152509Z CREATED:20240129T032800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T152509Z UID:33687-1709743500-1709753400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Well Integrity in the Operate Phase of the Well Lifecycle – Our Role as Crime Scene Detectives DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our March 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nHaving a well Well integrity problem is not a sin\, but doing nothing about it is! \nGlobally\, there are over two millions wells\, and it is well documented that at least 40% have mechanical problems that require risk assessment and mitigation. Many of these wells are old and close to de-commissioning but day to day management remains a key issue.\n \nThis dynamic presentation shows and documents how over time\, key industry events have impacted the well construction and management process of our well stock. Changes are partly driven by regulations in one part of the world and utilised by other regions as best practices. Technical advances in engineering and sciences also create change by providing greater access to well data and well operational status. Finally\, software such as Well Integrity Management Systems (WIMS) has brought about an awareness of the wells status and how it can be better managed particularly as part of the ageing process.\n \nWell integrity is an exciting discipline that embraces a wide range of subjects and skills. Like crime scene investigation\, the evidence is provided – it’s a case of reviewing and understanding the data\, that ultimately leads you and the team to making a decision on the best way to manage your well(s). \n\nAbout the Speaker \nSimon began his career in 1978 working for Schlumberger in the Middle East. Over the next 25 years he worked globally for a variety of service providers and Operators in various field and office based roles both onshore and offshore as an Operations Engineer. Gaining a masters degree in 2005 he moved into Operations Management for a major independent operator and built his first well integrity management system\, publishing SPE MS-142449\, ‘Seven Pillars of Well Integrity’ which identified\, which established the key seven system ingredients for well integrity. \nConsiderable experience and knowledge was gained as a co-author of ISO Well Integrity Standard 16530-1. Now\, as an independent contractor\, he authors key operations related documents for a wide range of clients\, building well integrity management systems and providing training schools in many countries and languages for all types of wells.\n \nSimon is an active member of the SPE\, and is working on various committees to promote well integrity awareness on a global basis. \n\nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 6 March 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 5:50 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-well-integrity-in-the-operate-phase-of-the-well-lifecycle-our-role-as-crime-scene-detectives/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Intrusive-Well-and-Reservoir-Surveillance-Solutions-Website-1024-×-576-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T193000 DTSTAMP:20240218T120107Z CREATED:20240129T023644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T120107Z UID:34292-1708533900-1708543800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Credibility of Geomechanical Sanding Evaluations\, Examples from Gas Fields in Otway\, Browse and Perth Basins DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our February 2024 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nGeomechanical sanding evaluation has become a key tool in the development of fit-for-purpose sand management strategies and well completion decisions. Geomechanical analyses identify the likely sand producing intervals\, the timing (pressure conditions) and the severity of sanding. Sanding evaluations are ideally calibrated against field sanding observations. However\, in the absence of field observations\, the validity of geomechanical analyses can be a concern for field development planning\, well design or well intervention decision. This presentation focuses on the credibility of geomechanical sanding risk evaluation\, conducted at appraisal and early field life stages. It includes three field case studies from a range of geological settings\, stress regimes and rock strengths\, well types and operation conditions. The case studies include gas fields from offshore Otway Basin in Victoria\, and offshore Browse Basin and onshore North Perth Basin in Western Australia. The examples demonstrate the validity of geomechanical assessments conducted at early field life that are verified with several years of production later. \nAbout the Speaker \nDr. Abbas Khaksar is a global Geomechanics advisor and subject matter expert in sanding evaluation with Baker Hughes\, based in Perth.  Abbas has 29 years of work experiences and before joining Baker Hughes in 2009 worked for Helix-RDS (2005-09)\, Geomechanics International (GMI\, 2000-05)\, University of Adelaide (1998-2000) and Iran Geological Survey (1989-92). He holds PhD in Rock Physics (1999)\, MSc in Petroleum Geophysics (1994) and BSc in Mining Engineering (1989). He served the WA section of SPE as a board member and continuing education officer from 2012 to 2019. Abbas was a SPE Distinguished Lecturer for 2019-2020 on “Use of Geomechanics for sanding prediction and sand management”. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \n  \nSpecial Promotion Deal: Buy 1 ticket and bring 1 guest for free! Register now with your email\, and we’ll reach out to collect guest details. \nDate:              Wednesday\, 21 February 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/credibility-of-geomechanical-sanding-evaluations-examples-from-gas-fields-in-otway-browse-and-perth-basins/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Featured-Image-21-Feb-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240123T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240123T143000 DTSTAMP:20240122T031523Z CREATED:20231204T080037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T031523Z UID:34212-1706010300-1706020200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Integrated Field Development Planning and its Value Chain DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our January 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nAn Integrated Field Development Planning (IFDP) is mainly defined as a subsurface and surface journey to select and execute the best development scenario for a field to maximize economic value and overall recovery of the asset. The maturation process of an IFDP consists of Framing (identify the opportunity)\, Front-End-Loading (FEL)\, Execution (authorisation)\, Operated and Evaluate and lastly the Abandonment. Each stage of the process can be viewed as “live cycle” and respective value and cost target be re-evaluated. This is to ensure that the IFDP cycle is meant for Value Creation (‘Doing the Right Project’) and for the Value Realisation (‘Doing the Project Right’)\,furthermore\, to ensure the opportunity still holds business value and relevant process remains aligned with the objectives and industry outlook. \nA comprehensive IFDP must deliver (but not limited to) Subsurface Characteristics\, Recoverable Reserve (range)\, Depletion Plan\, Emission Reduction Plan\, Facilities and Flow Assurance Plan\, Risk and Mitigation Plan\, HSE Plan\, Sales and Commercial Plan and Abandonment Plan. In recent years\, the Carbon Sequestration/Storage plan has also become an integral part of IFDP. Key Stakeholders of IFDP must be known and categorised based on their interest and involvements\, and responsibilities in the process. The two important categories of stakeholders are ones who have high interest (economically/commercially) in the project and those who will have voice\, concern or opinions (environmentally etc…). \nThis talk will cover key value drivers and steps for a successful Integrated Fidel development Planning (IFDP) and in context of techno-commerciality objectives of the maturation process. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nAli Sabzabadi is a Chartered Petroleum Engineer\, with 24 years of experience in the oil and gas industry working on and leading the delivery of field development planning for mature/green oil & gas fields\, and implementing improved oil recovery (IOR) and enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques. He has published and presented several papers in technical conferences and journals (IPTC\, OTC\, APOGCE\, SPE EOR Conferences). \nAli Sabzabadi is a graduate of the Imperial College of London where he studied Masters in Engineering (MEng) in Petroleum Engineering and member of the UK Engineering Council. \nIn his free time\, Ali enjoys Scuba Diving\, biking\, and spending time with his family. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                         $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 23 January 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:45pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:45pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/integrated-field-development-planning-and-its-value-chain/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Featured-Image-23-Jan-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231213T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231213T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T054517Z CREATED:20231121T042130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T054517Z UID:34165-1702485900-1702495800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:HISTORY OF ENERGY TRANSITION: What have the Romans (Energy Professionals) every done for us? DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our December 2023 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nMark will deliver a light-hearted whimsical review of the ongoing human energy transition\, reflecting on the role played by energy professionals (Romans) in forever changing the world we live in. Starting in the paleolithic\, when catching and eating animals produced a bigger brain\, only a bunch of cave paintings\, hieroglyphs and a few cartoons of Larsen remain to attest to the beginning. Discovering fire\, the burning of carbon-based materials to gain heat\, cook food and scare the crap out of everything else was when problems began\, pretty much right away. Cutting down most of the trees\, we ate a buffet of wild animals\, whilst rejecting early versions of the paleo diet\, we ruined our teeth. We engineered new weapons we could turn on ourselves when the animals became too few led to millennia of conflict. Life was good but most of us died at birth or in early childhood\, survivors taken out mostly by a variety of sexually transmitted diseases or in pointless bloodthirsty battles\, rich in toxic masculinity. Compulsory superannuation was still in its infancy.\n \nThe Chinese “invented” coal 3500 years ago\, the Romans dabbled after the birth of Christ\, but not until the 18th century did coal really have its moment\, basking in long forgotten sunlight. Powering the industrial revolution\, perfecting child labour and blackening the skies\, mass production and the energy to move it quickly to consumers was delivered. About the same time a crazy colonel struck oil in Pennsylvania\, saving the whales and irrevocably shifting global power away from empire. Soon we had a tiger in our tank\, driving our gas guzzling automobiles to the store to buy pointless trinkets or enjoying a new past-time known as a vacation. The first Black Friday sale was held.\n \nFossil fuels\, more than any other enterprise\, have powered human development\, improving living conditions beyond our wildest imagination\, dramatically increasing human life expectancy. None of this could have been achieved without engineering. For millennia improvements relied on replacing one energy source with a more energy dense and efficient one. How do we transition to future fuel sources that are inherently less dense\, less efficient and with a footprint dwarfing anything that has come before? So\, what have the Romans (aka energy professionals) done for us? What role does a mere rock doctor play in this new world\, do we remain relevant or are we destined to the dust bin of history having done all we could to lay down the next super source rock? \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nDr Mark Lisk – Chief Geoscientist\, Ascendience Geoscience \nMark has experienced a continuous transition throughout his 30-year resource industry career. Joining the down-stream oil business at 16 in a petroleum engineering role\, pumping petrol at the local BP he realised there was way too much maths involved and instead chose to study geology at the University of Auckland. Briefly distracted by the allure of gold\, Mark worked epithermal exploration for BHP in the wild hills of the Coromandel\, dodging drug lords and rabid environmentalists\, before a resource industry reality check with his first redundancy. Returning to the oil patch in 1990 he left NZ for West Island to engage in scientific experiments on the Island of Dr Moreau\, aka CSIRO. Gazing intently at microscopic objects small in stature but with a big story to tell\, he became a true specialist\, knowing absolutely everything about nothing! With a half-finished PhD in tow and clutching his first redundancy cheque he joined Woodside in 2005 just in time for a boom in oil price. Widely\, but mistakenly considered a geochemist\, despite failing organic geochemistry twice at university\, Mark transitioned\, some might say blossomed\, becoming a regional geologist with a focus on Australian basins. His transition to a generalist\, knowing nothing about everything\, was now complete. Yearning to see geology beyond Australia\, a transition to International New Ventures beckoned\, complete with globetrotting travel opportunities. Almost too good to last the winds of Covid blew\, oil price collapsed again\, culminating in yet another redundancy. Cast adrift\, this time in a more palatial lifeboat\, latest redundancy payment providing a suitable cushion\, he took the plunge and started his own company. Now adept at the art of transitioning Mark has discovered a sweet life diversifying into new energies. Adaption is part and parcel of being a successful in the energy business\, where others see doom and gloom\, we see opportunity and with luck\, some free beer. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 13 December 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/history-of-energy-transition-what-have-the-romans-energy-professionals-every-done-for-us/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Featured-Image-13-Dec-2023-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231114T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231114T193000 DTSTAMP:20231101T024428Z CREATED:20231025T050023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T024428Z UID:34017-1699980300-1699990200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Influence of formation heterogeneity on reservoir performance of CCS projects in saline formations DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our November 2023 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nPotential saline formation targets for carbon dioxide disposal must meet containment criteria for project success. In the selection process\, detailed reservoir characterisation of these formations should be undertaken to understand the impact of formation heterogeneity on containment of injected carbon dioxide. A reservoir simulation study was conducted to evaluate the impact of varying net-to-gross ratio\, shale barrier length and formation dip on the subsurface behaviour of injected carbon dioxide in a hypothetical marine sand reservoir model. The study results showed that heterogeneity has a significant impact on the behaviour of the plume and can improve containment of injected carbon dioxide. \n\nAbout the Speaker \nMatthew Flett is a senior reservoir engineer at Chevron Australia. Since joining the company in 2003\, he has served in exploration\, development\, and production roles for hydrocarbons and CCS developments in Australia. Flett has authored or coauthored more than 10 technical papers and holds one US patent. \nHe holds a BSc degree and a BEng degree with honours in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide and holds a Doctoral degree in petroleum engineering from Curtin University of Technology. Flett is a member of SPE and currently serves with the SPE Australia / NZ / PNG council and is the chair elect of the CCUS Technical Section. He is the recipient of the 2013 and 2022 SPE Regional Service Awards for the Southern Asia Pacific Region. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 14 November 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/influence-of-formation-heterogeneity-on-reservoir-performance-of-ccs-projects-in-saline-formations/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231003T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231003T140000 DTSTAMP:20231020T032734Z CREATED:20230830T011248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231020T032734Z UID:33306-1696333500-1696341600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Transforming How to Evaluate Wells and Unlock Reserves: Deep Transient Testing DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our October 2023 SPE WA Technical Lunch Time Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nDynamic data\, acquired using wireline formation testing or well testing techniques\, are used by operators to address uncertainties associated with reserve estimates and productivity\, while rationalizing field development and production costs. However\, these evaluation techniques provide dynamic data at different length scales\, and with different environmental footprint\, cost\, and operational constraints.\nTo help reduce development risks\, a Deep Transient Testing (DTT) technique was developed in response to an industry and customer need in 2015 and has been used since then by many oil companies. The method is a hybrid technique between wireline formation testing and Drill Stem Testing (DST) designed to meet local regulatory requirements to unlock reserves. It is based on innovations with higher resolution measurements\, pumping of large fluid volumes on wireline at higher rates\, extending testing time and circulating the produced fluids out of the well for safety and well control\, without the requirement for surface flaring. These features enable dynamic reservoir characterization in thicker formations\, higher permeabilities and with much deeper volume of investigation than previously available.\nPressure transient testing and sampling results from DTT technique is now becoming an important component in operating companies’ reservoir evaluation programs. The DTT technique is embedded in a digital framework to provide early reservoir fluids models and reservoir insights coupled to geological models\, so that well deliverability and prospect commerciality can be evaluated. DTT also aligns with global sustainable development goals\, by enabling reductions in CO2 emissions by up to 96% percent\, and offering high operational efficiency compared with other wireline formation testing systems to significantly reduce energy consumption. \nAbout the Speaker \nFrancois-Xavier Dubost focused for 27 years on reservoir performance evaluation and recently joined the SLB HQ team as Reservoir Technical Director. Graduated from Herriot Watt University with an MSc in Reservoir Evaluation and Management\, Francois has been looking at all angles of reservoir engineering topics from acquisition to interpretation and incorporation of the measurements into field models. He recently dedicated his interests in the field of Deep Transient Testing\, introducing this topic to the industry with the first published papers\, presenting it in different expert meetings and lectures\, and acting as a leader internationally to develop this new technique. Francois co-authored over 30 publications and filed over 10 patents predominantly on Formation Testing & Sampling. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Lunch Time on Tuesday\, 3 October 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:10 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:10pm – 12:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:50pm – 1:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:00 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/transforming-how-to-evaluate-wells-and-unlock-reserves-deep-transient-testing/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230927T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20230927T193000 DTSTAMP:20230920T043934Z CREATED:20230807T022138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T043934Z UID:33464-1695832200-1695843000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SEASON OPENING: What are the leadership skills needed in complex and difficult times? DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to announce that the September 2023 evening meeting will be our Season Opening Event. \n\nLiz Westcott\, Executive Vice President Australian Operations\, Woodside Energy\, will deliver a presentation titled “What are the leadership skills needed in complex and difficult times”. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nMs Westcott most recently held the role of Chief Operating Officer at EnergyAustralia\, where she had broad leadership responsibilities across sustainability\, HSSE\, procurement and the operations of EnergyAustralia’s generation portfolio. \nPrior to joining EnergyAustralia in 2018\, Ms Westcott had a 25-year career at ExxonMobil working in Australia\, the United Kingdom and Italy\, including a secondment in 2013 to Adriatic LNG as Managing Director. \nHer roles spanned strategic planning\, operations\, project management\, and safety\, technical and commercial leadership. Ms Westcott holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Melbourne University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                            $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 27 September 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 6:10 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:10 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/what-are-the-leadership-skills-needed-in-complex-and-difficult-times/ LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-3.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR