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SUMMARY:Sidetracking with Whipstocks: An Efficient Method for Increasing Your Operational and Asset Value
DESCRIPTION:Organised by Main Technical Program\nAs the demand increases to lower overall cost of accessing reserves\, more reliable operations during the well construction process are required and refined methods for maximizing the value of existing assets must be considered. In drilling operations\, there are numerous reasons why sidetracking may be a planned or contingency event.  Additionally\, many if not all\, fields have existing assets that can potentially be utilized to reestablish or increase production while reducing cost and footprint associated with a new drill.  One option of sidetracking a well involves a ramp directionally anchored in the casing or open hole to create a window for future drilling and completion assemblies. Whipstock sidetracking has evolved as a viable solution to add operational value in both new and mature wells. \nThrough technological advances\, whipstock operations have become more efficient and can cover most applications for new drills and re-entries.  With additional evolutions in drilling capabilities and more complex wellbore design\, sidetracking in casing or open hole can provide an economical advantage over traditional contingency solutions.  From an overall cost per foot perspective\, multilateral and re-entry projects can reduce the operational spend to access additional reserves while reducing the environmental footprint. \nWith extensive run history and ever-increasing developments in equipment\, competency\, and data driven analytics\, the scope and success for whipstock sidetracking operations provides operators with lower risk options to further industry optimization. \nThis presentation will focus on identification of applications and methods to increase operational efficiency in the process of drilling and completing wells along with recovering stranded production in existing fields. \nSpeaker – Tom Emelander\nProduction Line Manager for Weatherford’s Whipstock Systems\nTom Emelander is the Product Line Manager for Weatherford’s Whipstock Systems. His early career focused on support and implementation of Casing Exit Technologies.  After gaining operational experience\, he was elevated to Technical Specialist where he guided his team to significant improvements in service quality.  His recent role is focused on increasing efficiencies\, developing new technologies\, and working with operators on highly innovative re-entry projects including multiple industry first installations. \nRegarded as a subject matter expert\, he has authored multiple technical papers and industry articles.  Tom has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Western Michigan University. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 <Until the 1 May 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until the 1 May 2023>\n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Monday\, 8 May 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             16:45 am – 17:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             17:00 pm – 17:10 pm SPE WA Opening Marks.\nTime:             17:10 pm – 17:45 pm Presentation.\nTime:             17:45 pm – 18:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             18:00 pm – 19:30 pm Closing with Networking drinks & Nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please fill out the application form below explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical events. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event. \nApply here: Application Form
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/8-may-2023-spe-distinguished-lecturer-technical-evening-meeting-sidetracking-with-whipstocks-an-efficient-method-for-increasing-your-operational-and-asset-value/
LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Technical Program
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SUMMARY:Greenwashing and the Rise of Green-Hushing
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA is pleased to announce our joint-society meeting arranged in conjunction with ERL (Energy & Resources Law) and AIEN (Association of International Energy Negotiators).  Our speaker will be John Zadkovich\, Partner of Penningtons Manches Cooper\, who will deliver an informative and engaging talk on the hot topic on greenwashing and the rising of green-hushing. \nAbout the Presentation\nThe ESG matrix continues to expand with a myriad of legal and regulatory considerations for companies operating in the energy sector\, among others. It is at times measured\, at others – to quote those in the industry – ‘tedious’ and ‘onerous’. \nCertain of the ESG indices are laudable because of the benefits they bring\, relevantly mitigating the risk of greenwashing and engendering a more sustainable environment. However\, there is an increasing countereffect\, ‘green-hushing’\, whereby companies deliberately downplay their environmental/green credentials or simply keep them confidential. \nThis presentation touches on the current regulatory environment for greenwashing\, covering certain jurisdictions\, looks at the pros and cons of green-hushing\, and offers some practical tips. \nAbout the Speaker – John Zadkovich\nJohn advises on a range of energy\, trade and finance matters\, with particular expertise in international commercial arbitration\, investigations and public international law. \nHe has a strong legal and commercial understanding of the trade\, energy (including oil and gas\, mining/natural resources\, renewables)\, infrastructure and finance sectors. John is experienced in working with most international arbitration rules and recognised institutions\, including ICC\, LCIA\, SIAC\, LMAA\, HKIAC\, CIETAC and UNCITRAL\, and frequently appears as counsel before arbitral tribunals. He has also advised clients regarding regulatory and internal investigations and appeared as counsel. \nJohn’s clients range from sovereign states\, state owned entities\, and multinational and domestic companies\, to trading houses\, private equity firms and family offices. He has nearly 20 years of legal experience across Asia-Pacific\, Europe and the Middle East\, having previously worked at Australian\, English and American law firms\, including six years in Hong Kong. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE\, ERL and AIEN Member          $40 <Until the 19 June 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member                                   $60 <Until the 19 June 2023>\n                       SPE\, ERL and AIEN Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                                                    $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 28 June 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             16:45 am – 17:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             17:00 pm – 17:10 pm Opening Marks.\nTime:             17:10 pm – 17:45 pm Presentation.\nTime:             17:45 pm – 18:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             18:00 pm – 19:30 pm Closing with Networking drinks & Nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please fill out the application form below explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical events. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event. \nApply here: Application Form
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/greenwashing-and-the-rise-of-green-hushing/
LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Technical Program
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SUMMARY:The Forgotten Story of the World’s First MODU - Princess Royal Harbour\, Albany\, 1906
DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our July 2023 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nToday\, there are approximately 500 rigs drilling for oil or gas in our oceans\, seas and lakes at a cost of more than a quarter of a billion dollars a day. But how many people know that one of the earliest\, if not the earliest\, Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU)\, was built and operated right here in Western Australia\, 117 years ago? \nDuring the dredging of Albany’s Princess Royal Harbour between 1901-04\, “a great flow of oil came up”. This led to New Zealand born mining engineer\, Charles E Watkins\, taking out a prospecting licence over the area and in 1906\, forming the Princess Royal Harbour Mineral and Oil Company NL. One of the conditions set by the Mining Warden was “all boring operations are to be carried out from a floating punt and not from a fixed staging…” \nLong forgotten documents\, government files\, newspaper articles and family archives reveal that these were the first wells in Australia\, and probably the world\, to be drilled from a floating vessel. \nNot only will you learn what a 1906 MODU looked like\, you will discover\, why oil was thought to be present\, what the Government Geologist had to say\, how the venture lead to the world’s first offshore fatality and the widow’s prolonged fight for a Workers’ Compensation payout. \nThe Provisional Directors of the company were respected Albany and Perth gentlemen of various backgrounds but it wouldn’t be Western Australia without the involvement of a colourful character or two\, or rivalry between Perth and Fremantle. \nA piece of Western Australia’s forgotten oil and gas history. \nAbout the Speaker – Don Poynton\nDon Poynton is a retired petroleum geologist who continues his involvement in the Australian petroleum industry by researching its history. \nDon graduated with an Honours degree in Science (Geology) from the Australian National University in 1971. He then spent the next 42 years working on most of Australia’s sedimentary basins for BOC of Australia\, Woodside\, Mesa Petroleum\, Western Mining Corporation’s Petroleum Division and at the time of his retirement was Manager of Exploration and Environment for Strike Energy. \nHe received the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia’s Meritorious Service Award in 2016. \nSince his retirement Don has taken an active role in coastal rehabilitation and natural history organisations. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 <Until the 11 July 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until the 11 July 2023>\n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 18 July 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             16:45 am – 17:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             17:00 pm – 17:10 pm Opening Marks.\nTime:             17:10 pm – 17:45 pm Presentation.\nTime:             17:45 pm – 18:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             18:00 pm – 19:30 pm Closing with Networking drinks & Nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students\nSPE 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/the-forgotten-story-of-the-worlds-first-modu-princess-royal-harbour-albany-1906/
LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Technical Program
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SUMMARY:Vali & Odin – Delivering two new gas sources to the undersupplied East Coast Energy Market
DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our August 2023 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nIn 2023 Metgasco and its partners will deliver two new gas sources to the undersupplied East Coast Gas market. First gas production in February CY23 from the Vali field in the Cooper  Basin was  a significant milestone for Metgasco and achieved our goal of pivoting from being an explorer to becoming a gas producer and delivering Metgasco’s maiden revenue. The nearby Odin gas field is anticipated to start production via the Vali facilities  in Q3 CY23 . In 2023 Metgasco and its partners will deliver two new gas sources to the undersupplied East Coast Gas market. \nThis presentation describes the key sub-surface and commercial catalysts which delivered  a staged process of value creation by Metgasco\, from the initial gazettal application in 2016 for the ATP2021 permit \, technical appraisal\, farm-out (ATP2021) and farm-in (PRL211)  deals and\, with our partners\, delivering 100% success from four exploration and appraisal drilling program during CY20 & CY21. The presentation will provide an overview of  how the joint venture unlocked the gas productivity from the low permeability Permian (Patchawarra) reservoir in Vali-1  which helped  the decision to proceed with the Vali field commercialisation\,  delivering discovery to revenue generation in approximately three years. \nAbout the Speaker – Ken Aitken\nKen holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University and has over 35 years of international and domestic experience in onshore and offshore oil and gas developments in technical\, leadership and executive roles. Ken is a petroleum engineer who spent the early phase of his career working in the North Sea (UK and Norway) and SE Asia before emigrating to Australia in 1998. Ken has significant experience in sub-surface engineering\, asset valuation\, exploration\, field development and the management and optimisation of production assets . \nMr. Aitken’s prior roles include Origin Energy Limited\, Hess Corporation\, Enterprise Oil\, Apache Corporation\, New Standard Energy Ltd and Empire Oil and Gas NL\, including as Asset Manager\, Reservoir Development Manager\, Chief Petroleum Engineer\, General Manager Operations and Engineering\, and CEO. \nAbout Metgasco\nMetgasco Ltd (ASX: MEL) is an oil and gas exploration and production company supplying gas to eastern Australia domestic energy users from the Cooper Basin\, Australia.  The company owns a 25% non -operated interest in the Vali and Odin gas fields. Marketing of the largely uncontracted gas from these fields is expected to underpin ongoing field development to maximise gas production  via the Vali/Odin hub . \nMetgasco Strategy is  pursuing additional resources through the  appraisal and future exploration in its  current acreage  in the Cooper basin as well as seeking to expand its asset footprint via new exploration and production opportunities in onshore Australian basins. \n \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 <Until 15 Aug 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until 15 Aug 2023>\n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 22 August 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             16:45 am – 17:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             17:00 pm – 17:15 pm SPE-WA AGM\nTime:             17:15 pm – 18:00 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             18:00 pm – 18:10 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             18:10 pm – 19:30 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/vali-odin-delivering-two-new-gas-sources-to-the-undersupplied-east-coast-energy-market/
LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Technical Program
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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 <Until the 22 Sep 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until the 22 Sep 2023>\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
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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 <Until 28 Sep 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 28 Sep 2023>\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
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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 <Until 7 Nov 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 7 Nov 2023>\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
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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 <Until 6 Dec 2023>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 6 Dec 2023>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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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 <Until 19 Jan 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 19 Jan 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T193000
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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 <Until 14 Feb 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 14 Feb 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T193000
DTSTAMP:20240226T152509Z
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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 <Until 28 Feb 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until 28 Feb 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T160000
DTSTAMP:20240312T050006Z
CREATED:20240214T003612Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T114500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T143000
DTSTAMP:20240312T044503Z
CREATED:20240208T014757Z
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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 <Until 3 April 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 3 April 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T193000
DTSTAMP:20240312T052226Z
CREATED:20240227T093242Z
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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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T114500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T143000
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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 <Until 29 May 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 29 May 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T200000
DTSTAMP:20240705T035708Z
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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 <Until 11 July 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 11 July 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T190000
DTSTAMP:20240723T091804Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T193000
DTSTAMP:20240805T050555Z
CREATED:20240708T042827Z
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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 <Until 21 Aug 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until 21 Aug 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T193000
DTSTAMP:20240827T063403Z
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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 <Until the 19 Sep 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until the 19 Sep 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241023T095300
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241023T095300
DTSTAMP:20241023T015437Z
CREATED:20240910T025527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T015437Z
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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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241114T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241114T193000
DTSTAMP:20241023T024249Z
CREATED:20241023T023517Z
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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 <Until 7 November 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 7 November 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241205T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241205T193000
DTSTAMP:20241204T005629Z
CREATED:20240910T031037Z
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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 <Until 28 November 2024>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 28 November 2024>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250212T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250212T193000
DTSTAMP:20241121T054703Z
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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 <Until 5 February 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 5 February 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250313T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250313T193000
DTSTAMP:20250313T054235Z
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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 <Until 8 March 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 8 March 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250403T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250403T140000
DTSTAMP:20250318T105449Z
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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 <Until 27 March 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 27 March 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250515T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250515T193000
DTSTAMP:20250502T084131Z
CREATED:20250410T024806Z
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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 <Until 8 May 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 8 May 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250730T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250730T193000
DTSTAMP:20250721T064049Z
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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 <Until 23 July 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 23 July 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250827T164500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250827T193000
DTSTAMP:20250801T014007Z
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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 <Until 20 August 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 20 August 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250918T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20250918T193000
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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 <Until the 11 Sep 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 <Until the 11 Sep 2025>\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
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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 <Until 7 October 2025>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 <Until 7 October 2025>\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
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com
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