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SUMMARY:SPE - PESA Joint Technical Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia (SPE-WA) together with Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA-WA) are proud to present the details of our May 2026 joint Technical Evening Meeting. \n\nAbout the Presentations:\nThe Bonaparte CCS Project – Mathieu Muller (INPEX)\nAs part of its Vision 2035\, INPEX is progressing carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives to support lower-carbon energy solutions. This presentation will provide an overview of INPEX’s global CCS strategy. It will also highlight the company’s efforts to decarbonise its upstream operations\, including proposed development of the Bonaparte CCS Project – an initiative aimed at providing safe\, permanent offshore CO₂ storage to support emissions reduction. \nThe Integration of Core and FMI Borehole Image Data in Understanding Reservoir Heterogeneity for CCS Studies: West Peron-1 and West Peron-2\, Bonaparte Basin – Fiona Burns (Task Fronterra)\nCore and FMI borehole image data from wells West Peron-1 and West Peron -2 provide a remarkable dataset for gaining insights into reservoir architecture and heterogeneity in the Jurassic to Cretaceous successions of the Bonaparte Basin. Such information is critical in the assessment of suitable sites for the long-term storage of CO2 in the Bonaparte Basin in terms of injectivity potential and movement of the CO2 plume (porosity\, permeability\, lateral and vertical heterogeneity). \nThis talk will focus on the Elang and Frigate formations\, which comprise exceptionally thick successions of deltaic and shallow marine sediments with highly complex depositional histories. The high-resolution FMI data\, calibrated with core\, provides precise information on lithofacies\, depositional environments and sediment-dispersal trends. The FMI data also assists in the interpretation of bedform architecture and channel-fill style. Integrated core and FMI data aids evaluation of the key controls on deposition i.e. river-\, wave & and storm\, – and tidal influences. This talk will summarise the evolution of both the Elang and Frigate formations\, highlighting the dominant controls on deposition of these formations. This approach also provides an invaluable framework in which small-scale features that can cause baffles/barriers to fluid flow can be assessed e.g. tidal clay drapes\, fluid-mud deposits\, types and degrees of bioturbation\, the presence of cemented layers and concretions. \nGeomechanical Modelling of Hydrogen Storage at the CO2CRC Otway International Test Centre – Ratih Puspitasari (SLB) with an introduction by Eric Tenthorey (Geoscience Australia) \n\nAustralia’s emerging hydrogen economy depends on the ability to safely store large quantities of hydrogen underground. As part of the national Exploring for the Future program\, this study assesses the suitability of depleted gas fields for hydrogen storage\, using the CO2CRC Otway International Test Centre as a representative site. \nWith natural gas and CO₂ storage far more extensively characterised\, these systems provide essential reference points for understanding subsurface hydrogen storage behaviour. However\, hydrogen’s distinct density\, viscosity\, compressibility\, and thermal properties mean that established injection and storage practices from these gases cannot be assumed to apply directly. To investigate these differences\, this study presents the first like‑for‑like comparison of hydrogen\, methane\, and carbon dioxide behaviour under identical reservoir conditions. A fully coupled reservoir–geomechanics–thermal model was developed for this purpose\, incorporating high‑resolution wellbore grids to quantify pressure\, temperature\, and stress evolution. \nResults show that hydrogen injection generates significantly lower thermal perturbations than methane or CO₂\, reducing the likelihood of thermally induced fault reactivation and wellbore fracturing. Simulations also demonstrate that moderated injection rates further minimise thermal and pressure impacts\, providing additional operational safeguards. The study underscores the importance of integrating flow modelling with geomechanical risk assessment and highlights how dynamic injection control strategies can enhance the safety and efficiency of future hydrogen storage projects. \n  \n\nAbout the Presenters:\nMathieu Muller is the CCS and Gas Supply Manager at INPEX Australia\, where he leads the Bonaparte CCS Subsurface team through appraisal and pre-FEED stages\, while overseeing the Gas Supply team in developing and optimising long-term gas strategies.Prior to joining INPEX in 2023\, Mathieu built a global career with Chevron\, Total Energies\, and Beicip-Franlab taking on diverse technical and leadership roles across Australia\, Indonesia\, USA\, and France.He holds advanced engineering qualifications from the Paris School of Mines and IFP School\, specialising in executive and reservoir engineering. With over 25 years of experience in the energy sector\, Mathieu has progressed from hands-on reservoir and simulation engineering to senior subsurface leadership\, contributing to projects spanning oil\, gas\, and CO₂ sequestration – from appraisal through to operations.Mathieu also served on Chevron’s Reserves Advisory Committee\, lending his expertise to ensure robust reserves and storage resource estimations\, in line with industry best practices and SEC regulatory standards. \nFiona Burns is the Perth/APAC Manager at Task Fronterra Geoscience and is the PESA WA President.  Fiona has over 30 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas industry with expertise in the ichnofabric analysis\, and the application of trace-fossil analysis to depositional modelling and high-resolution sequence stratigraphy. \nPrior to this she collaborated on various subsurface projects worldwide through her company  Firmground\, including UK North Sea\, offshore West Africa\, offshore China\, offshore Thailand\, Papua New Guinea and NZ. Here in Australia\, she has worked extensively on single and multi-well studies in the Bonaparte\, Browse\, Carnarvon and Perth Basins\, including depositional modelling for use in CCUS studies. Fiona also runs core workshops on Ichnology and fieldtrips in NZ. \nFiona was a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia (2001-2004) and a Senior Research Fellow at Curtin University from 2004-2007 (positions sponsored by a consortium of oil companies and MERIWA) where she also taught Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology. She holds a B.Sc. from Imperial College an M.Sc. from Aberdeen University and a Ph.D. from Manchester University. Fiona is an Associate Editor of Ichnos\, a journal which aims to promote excellence in ichnologic research. \nRatih Puspitasari is a Senior Geomechanics Engineer at SLB in Australia. She holds a Master of Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University. With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry\, Ratih has worked in various areas\, including cementing\, stimulation\, reservoir\, and production. For the past 15 years\, she has specialised in geomechanics\, applying her expertise to a wide variety of applications such as drilling optimization\, methane hydrate modelling\, and sanding analysis. Her current interests include 3D geomechanical modelling\, carbon capture\, and unconventional reservoirs. \nEric Tenthorey is a Senior Researcher at Geoscience Australia\, with expertise in geomechanics\, carbon capture and other low carbon geoscience disciplines. He holds a a BSc from McGill University and a PhD from Columbia University and subsequently worked as a rock mechanics researcher at the Australian National University. In 2007\, he was engaged by Geoscience Australia to work as a geomechanics expert\, focused on developing and proving up CCS technology. More recently\, his work has centered on other low carbon geoscience sectors\, such as the hydrogen energy future\, and CO2 storage in residual oil zones. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 <Until 7 May 2026>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 <Until 7 May 2026>\n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:              Thursday\, 14 May 2026 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nAddress:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking. \nTime:             5:00pm – 5:15pm Opening remarks and SPE-WA Scholarship presentations .\nTime:             5:15pm – 6:15pm Technical Presentations.\nTime:             6:15pm – 6:30pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:30pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-pesa-joint-technical-meeting/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill St\, Perth \, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Improving Safety and Integrity through Digital Visualisation
DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our June 2026 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting hosted by the Facilities and Digital Group \n  \nAbout the Two Presentations \nIntegrating Metering Data into Digital Twin Architectures\nABSTRACT to follow \nPresenter:  Andrew Tran is the Technical Lead for Asia Pacific at FutureOn\, where he leads the adoption of advanced digital technologies to transform offshore energy project development. He has more than 15 years of global experience across the energy\, mining\, and process industries\, with deep expertise in digital twin systems\, integrated asset modelling\, and production optimization. Before joining FutureOn\, Andrew spent over a decade at Schlumberger as a Senior Production Optimization Engineer. In that role\, he led complex projects across Australia\, New Zealand\, and East Timor\, working on LNG cargo nomination systems\, subsea network optimization\, artificial lift design\, and dynamic reservoir–well simulations. His background spans multiple sectors\, including oil and gas\, iron ore\, smelting\, pharmaceuticals\, and downstream petroleum\, which allows him to effectively bridge technical and operational teams. Andrew has provided consulting and training throughout Asia\, Europe\, and Oceania\, and he continues to advocate for data-driven\, collaborative workflows to support the next generation of offshore energy projects. \n  \nNo Boots Required: Safer Facility Access Through Digital Visualisation\nOffshore and remote petroleum facilities are under growing pressure to cut operating costs\, enhance safety\, retain specialized expertise\, and minimize personnel travel to hazardous or isolated locations. High-resolution 3D visualization technologies\, including digital twins\, drone-captured data\, and remote inspection workflows\, provide a practical solution by creating accurate\, accessible visual representations of physical assets. These immersive platforms enable operations\, maintenance\, engineering\, and integrity teams to virtually access equipment\, structures\, and hard-to-reach locations\, significantly reducing the need for routine site visits\, vessel or helicopter transfers\, rope access\, confined-space entry\, and other high-risk activities. \nThe technology supports diverse practical applications across the facility lifecycle\, including remote familiarization\, maintenance planning\, scope validation\, shutdown preparation\, anomaly review\, asset integrity assessments\, and brownfield project planning. These use cases facilitate better collaboration between onshore and offshore teams\, resulting in reduced rework\, improved planning accuracy\, faster decision-making\, and enhanced communication between technical disciplines. By enabling virtual access to work fronts and equipment\, organizations can rethink traditional site-based workflows and transition toward more efficient operating models that maintain operational excellence while minimizing physical presence requirements. Beyond cost savings and productivity gains\, remote visualization delivers significant human benefits by supporting improved work-life balance\, reducing time away from family\, and lowering exposure to fatigue and travel-related risks. For operators managing Australian and international facilities\, these technologies represent an opportunity to create safer\, more efficient\, and more inclusive operating models. The presentation shares lessons from practical deployment of Remote Digital Visual Inspection (RDVI) approaches\, demonstrating how facilities teams can integrate these tools into broader digital transformation\, safety improvement\, and operational excellence programs. \nPresenter: Aidan Scanlon is the Strategic Account Manager at RemSense\, where he works with clients to identify opportunities\, strengthen relationships\, and support the adoption of digital asset visualisation and industrial technology solutions. With a background in mechanical engineering\, data analytics\, motorsport\, and manufacturing innovation\, Aidan brings a practical\, technically grounded perspective to solving complex operational challenges. Since joining RemSense in 2021\, he has contributed across engineering\, operations\, and digital transformation initiatives\, helping asset-intensive organisations better visualise\, understand\, and manage critical infrastructure. Before RemSense\, Aidan worked as a Mechanical Engineer and held technical leadership roles in Motorsport. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide. Aidan combines technical expertise with a strong client focus\, making him a valuable voice on the role of digital twins\, asset visualisation\, and emerging technologies in improving industrial operations. \n  \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $65 <Until 23 June 2026>\n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $80 <Until 23 June 2026>\n                       SPE Member                          $75\n                       Non-Member                          $90 \nDate:             Tuesday\, 30 June 2026 \nLocation:       Pulse Technology Hub\nAddress:       915 Hay St\, Perth WA \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentations.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/improving-safety-and-integrity-through-digital-visualisation/
LOCATION:Pulse Technology Hub\, 915 Hay St\, Perth WA 6000\, Perth\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group,Technical Program
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SUMMARY:October 2026 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Chris Fair – SPE Distinguished Lecturer\nAbout the Presentation: \nPro-Active Reservoir & Production Engineering Surveillance is the practice of observing and analyzing historic and real-time pressure\, rate & temperature data\, understanding the performance of a well/reservoir (and how/why it may be changing)\, then managing the well to maximize the Net Present Value (NPV) and/or reserves recovery. A surveillance engineer should also actively look for ways to improve a well’s performance. \nIn Well/Reservoir Management\, there is a balance between maximizing short-term production rates and maximizing the long-term reserves recovery\, with the overall goal being to maximize the net present value (NPV) of the asset. However\, the parameters used to determine this balance are dynamic. Reservoirs and fractures can compact. Skin can accrete due to fines\, scale\, asphaltenes\, fluid changes\, or proppant movement. Drive mechanisms can change\, faults can leak\, frac hits can happen; water contacts can move. \nThe job of the surveillance engineer revolves around the tracking of how and why these parameters change\, combined with evolving strategies to maximize the asset’s NPV. The lecture will demonstrate what effective Surveillance Engineering can accomplish. It will also describe the automated tools available to surveillance engineers\, discuss the workflows of the engineering team using the automation\, and demonstrate ways to present surveillance results\, conclusions and recommendations to engineering managers and other decision makers in a clear and concise manner. \nMajor Take-Away: Automated Reservoir & Production Engineering Surveillance gives engineers more time to think about what the results mean – it’s much easier to check the results than to do the number crunching manually! Critically\, this permits engineers to get ahead of problems before they cause permanent damage and/or become prohibitively expensive to fix. \nAbout the Presenter: \nChris Fair received his BS in Chemical Engineering (1994) and his MS in Petroleum Engineering (1997) from the University of Houston. Early in his career\, he worked in both the chemical industry and the upstream oil/gas sector. These included roles in process operations\, project/design engineering\, PVT and fluid mechanics research\, well instrumentation\, MWD/LWD\, technical writing\, and process control. In 1997\, Chris joined Data Retrieval Corporation (SPIDR). In 2005\, he started Oilfield Data Services\, Inc. (ODSI)\, a firm that specializes in Reservoir Management and Production Engineering Surveillance\, a professional passion. One of his principal pastimes is singing with the Houston Symphony Chorus. \nAbout the Event \nDate: Thursday\, 8 October 2026\nLocation: Pulse Technology Hub\nAddress: 915 Hay St\, Perth WA \nTime: 4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime: 5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime: 5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime: 6:00pm – 7:30 pm Networking drinks & nibbles. \nConcession tickets are available for Students\, Retirees and Unemployed. 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/october-2026-spe-wa-technical-evening-meeting/
LOCATION:Pulse Technology Hub\, 915 Hay St\, Perth WA 6000\, Perth\, 6000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:SPE QLD online event - Free for members - Advanced Rate-Transient Analysis for Unconventional Reservoirs: Bridging Theory and Field Applications
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA is pleased to share an upcoming online event hosted by SPE Queensland with our members in Western Australia and Timor-Leste. The event is free for SPE members and students\, with a $10 registration fee for non-members. \nEvent details are provided below. \nAbstract \nThe rapid development of unconventional reservoirs (tight gas/oil\, shale gas/oil\, and coal seam gas) has challenged conventional reservoir engineering workflows and created a need for advanced production analysis techniques. Rate-Transient Analysis (RTA) has emerged as one of the most powerful tools for reservoir characterization\, hydraulic fracture evaluation\, fluid-in-place estimation and production forecasting in low-permeability reservoirs. \nThis presentation will provide an overview of the latest developments in unconventional reservoir RTA and demonstrate how modern analytical methods can be applied to extract valuable reservoir and completion information directly from production data. Some fundamentals of RTA are first provided\, followed by review of a comprehensive workflow for quantitative RTA that advances from flow-regime identification to straight-line and type-curve analysis to model history matching. Application of this workflow will be demonstrated with a Beetaloo Basin shale well. \nAdvances of RTA to account for unconventional reservoir properties such as multiphase flow\, fracture complexity\, and inter-well communication will be reviewed. Modern RTA approaches\, including RTA-assisted numerical model history matching\, will also be discussed. These advances will be demonstrated using field examples from North American shale and tight reservoirs\, which will illustrate how hydraulic fracture complexity\, reservoir heterogeneity\, multiphase flow\, and inter-well communication impact production performance and interpretation of diagnostic plots. \nFinally\, application of RTA methods to tight core analysis for estimating permeability and porosity will be showcased. This approach which helps to bridge the gap between lab and field data. \nThe session will conclude with a review of best practices\, common interpretation pitfalls\, and future directions for production data analytics in unconventional resource plays. \nKey Learning Objectives \n\nUnderstand the fundamental principles of Rate-Transient Analysis in unconventional reservoirs.\nIdentify diagnostic flow regimes and their significance for reservoir characterisation.\nApply RTA techniques to estimate reservoir and hydraulic fracture properties and fluid-in-place.\nRecognise challenges associated with multiphase flow\, complex fracture networks\, and inter-well communication.\nLearn practical workflows and best practices for field implementation.\n\nTarget Audience \nReservoir Engineers\, Production Engineers\, Petroleum Engineers\, Geoscientists\, Asset Managers\, and professionals involved in unconventional resource development and production optimisation. \nFeatured speaker Dr Christopher R. Clarkson \nChristopher R. Clarkson is the Tamaratt Research Professor in Transitional Energy\, and the Ovintiv/Shell Chair in Unconventional Gas and Light Oil research\, in the Department of Earth\, Energy\, and Environment (formerly Geoscience)\, and an adjunct professor with the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering\, at the University of Calgary. He is internationally recognised as one of the foremost experts in unconventional reservoir engineering\, with more than two decades of experience in reservoir characterisation\, production data analysis\, and the development of advanced analytical methods for shale gas\, tight gas\, tight oil\, and coalseam gas reservoirs. \nProfessor Clarkson has made significant contributions to the advancement of Rate-Transient Analysis (RTA)\, production diagnostics\, hydraulic fracture evaluation\, and unconventional reservoir characterisation. His research has helped establish many of the methodologies widely used today for estimating reservoir properties\, evaluating stimulation effectiveness\, forecasting production performance\, and understanding flow mechanisms in low-permeability reservoirs. \nHe has authored and co-authored hundreds of technical publications\, including numerous SPE papers\, peer-reviewed journal articles\, book chapters\, and the highly acclaimed reference book Unconventional Reservoir Rate-Transient Analysis. His work has been extensively cited by both industry professionals and academic researchers worldwide. \nThroughout his career\, Professor Clarkson has collaborated closely with leading operators\, service companies\, and research organisations\, bridging the gap between academic innovation and practical field application. He has been an SPE distinguished lecturer\, keynote speaker\, and instructor for industry training courses focused on unconventional resource development and reservoir engineering best practices. \nProfessor Clarkson’s ongoing research continues to advance the understanding of unconventional reservoir behaviour\, integrating geological\, petrophysical\, geomechanical\, and production data to improve reservoir management and optimise field development strategies. \nRSVP by 16 November – By clicking on the SPE QLD website link under details below. 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-qld-online-event-free-for-members-advanced-rate-transient-analysis-for-unconventional-reservoirs-bridging-theory-and-field-applications/
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