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SUMMARY:Facilities Group - Technical Evening - When AI Meets Industry by VROC
DESCRIPTION:The world of industry is in the process of meeting the world of artificial intelligence (AI) – but what does that really look like? We’ll take a dive into the different applications of AI in the industrial world\, and specifically\, the Oil & Gas sector. With a variety of real-world case studies on hand\, we’ll highlight when AI works and when it doesn’t – or shouldn’t – and give insight into how you can prepare for the what the world will look like with AI.  \nAbout the speakers: \nBen Caldwell: A highly experienced industrial automation practitioner and researcher in the fields of machine learning and evolutionary computation\, Ben is instrumental in the delivery of our state-of-the-art predictive analytics solutions. With Ben\, you can rest assured that you have one of the sharpest minds in the data analytics space on your side.  \nAlistair Scott-Farris: With a passion founded in the belief that industry is undergoing a paradigm shift in the way we manage\, govern and operate our businesses. Alistair is driving the transformation of the business that enables returns on investment in multiples that affect the triple bottom line both in the present and most excitedly into the future. With an industry-leading understanding of Business Systems coupled to a clear understanding of technology integration points Alistair pursues change that affects business sustainability at an enterprise level.  \n\nSpecial Thank You to Our Sponsors:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/facilities-group-technical-evening-when-ai-meets-industry-by-vroc/
LOCATION:Flux Basement\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA 6000\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190813T083000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190814T160000
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Seminar: How to Manage Formation Damage for Maximum Well Performance
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! \n  \nSEMINAR DESCRIPTION \nWe have all heard about “formation damage”\, but why should we care about it? This seminar will try to answer that by looking at: \n\nWhat is “formation damage”?\nWhat impact can it have on the field?\nWhat kind of reactions does the reservoir have to operations?\nHow do we identify and understand potential or existing problems?\n\nIf we can answer these questions then there is a much higher chance of proactively avoiding damage in the first place (prevention) or taking the correct steps to mitigate or remove it in existing wells (remediation). Overall the process could be considered as risk reduction by increasing understanding. \nThe seminar will consist of four sessions\, intended to answer these questions both generally and specifically. Each session will consist of background related to the specific topic\, real examples and case studies\, and interactive sessions that will include identifying damage mechanisms\, putting a scope together to identify damage\, and looking at data from studies & drawing conclusions. \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nThe seminar will touch on a broad range of issues\, focusing on the wellbore and near-wellbore region and how it interacts with operations: fluids\, hardware\, and production/injection. As such\, attendees could come from a range of disciplines including Reservoir\, Production and Petroleum Engineers; Drilling and Completion Engineers; Exploration\, Operations\, Reservoir\, Production and Petroleum Geologists; Production Chemists And Technologists. \nSEMINAR AGENDA \nSession 1: What is Formation Damage? \n\nHow can we define “formation damage”?\nWhy it is important: financial impact and risk reduction\nHow do operators examine it?\nDamaging mechanisms\nWhen does damage occur and what does it look like?\nHow does IOR/EOR relate to formation damage?\n\nSession 2: Fines Migration \n\nWhat causes fines migration?\nWhy should I care – my reservoir is “clean”\nIdentifying fines migration\nWhat can we do about it/how to use the data\nCase studies – how variable can the impact be?\n\nSession 3: Drilling & Completion \n\nMost common impacts of drilling and completion operations in the near-wellbore\nLaboratory simulation– an introduction to the types of techniques used\nTypical data and what it shows\nInterpretation of results\nCase studies & interactive interpretation session\n\nSession 4: Production & Injection \n\nProduction damage\, including sanding\, scaling\, and treatment/workover\nInjection damage\, including scaling\, water quality\, compatibility\, and microbial damage\nCase studies & interactive interpretation session\n\nSEMINAR INSTRUCTOR\n  \nJustin Green has a BSc degree in Geology and Petroleum Geology from the University of Aberdeen\, and has worked for Premier Oilfield Group (previously known as COREX) since graduating in 2000. He has worked within the Formation Damage laboratory\, geological analysis group\, and is currently involved technical support for operators worldwide as well as laboratory and geological test design\, presentation of reports\, and delivering training courses. Justin was part of the team which developed a new Micro-CT scanning technique\, and co-authored and presented a paper on it at the 2012 SPE European Formation Damage. Justin was the lead author on a recent SPE paper (presented at the 2017 SPE Bergen One Day Seminar)\, written by COREX and Aker BP\, which presented a case study on the nature of drilling mud invasion and clean-up in a Norwegian field. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-training-course-how-to-manage-formation-damage-for-maximum-well-performance/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190730T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190730T133000
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SUMMARY:July'19 Technical Lunch: Autonomous Inflow Control Device: Principle\, Prediction & Reality
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA are proud to present the details of our July technical luncheon. \nIn the current oil and gas environment\, operators have focused on production optimisation\, effectively squeezing every last drop of oil out of their wells. Autonomous Inflow Control Device (AICD) technology has been deployed as part of the completion in old and new wells resulting in increased oil production by reducing water and gas production. For many years\, inflow control devices (ICD)\, which restrict flow by creating additional pressure\, have been used to mitigate this problem. They are however\, passive in nature and after the onset of water or gas breakthrough\, the choke effect cannot be adjusted without intervention. \nThe AICD is an active inflow control device with a self-adjustable design to self-regulate and provide greater choke when unfavorable fluid such as gas and water ingress. This prevents the well from being flooded when unwanted fluids break through\, therefore providing the advantage of being able to even out the inflow into well. In addition\, it will also choke the unfavorable breakthrough sections of the well and producing from remaining sections leading to greater recovery\, lower water and gas production. \nThis technology has helped improve recovery in horizontal well across the globe by reducing gas-oil ratio or water cut of the well\, thus increasing ultimate oil recovery. The key factor to successful application is a systematic approach in prediction modelling and well design workflow to select a well candidate between Passive and Autonomous inflow control device. \n \nPresenter – Dr Ismarullizam Mohd Ismail\nDr Ismarullizam Mohd Ismail\, a SPE Distinguished Lecturer (2018-2019)\, is the Emergent Technology Director for Tendeka based in Aberdeen\, United Kingdom. He received a MSc. and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Leeds\, United Kingdom. He has been working in sand control and inflow control technology for over 15 years in multiple roles\, mainly in offshore operation\, project engineering and product development. His current work involves in innovate new tools to enhanced oil recovery\, developing new inflow control technology\, subsurface modelling and managing an inflow control product line. He has designed and modelled AICD/ICD nozzle completions for more than 100 wells across the globe and he also holds various patents for inflow control design. Prior to joining Tendeka\, Dr Mohd Ismail worked for various major service companies and carried out university research. \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event. \nFree tickets available for Students. Please apply through your Student Chapter.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/july19-technical-lunch-autonomous-inflow-control-device-principle-prediction-reality/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190725T050000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190725T200000
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SUMMARY:Industry Mentoring Workshop – Mentee Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview – Reflection on mentoring from the mentee perspective\n(for mentees only)\nDear Mentees! \nYour up for a special treat this month – the next workshop coming up is only for you\, the mentees oft the program!  \nIt is time to reflect on the past few month and take a deeper look at understanding the dynamics of a mentoring relationship – in particular the position of being a mentee. The workshop is about reflecting on the mentoring relationship from the perspective oft the mentee (and is for mentees only or those who are both). \nIt is very important to have a clear understanding of the qualities you are looking for in your mentor. Getting into a mentoring contract with clear expectations will ensure a good smooth relationship. In this workshop we will be doing a group activity to build an ideal mentor as being a good mentee is an invaluable start to any leadership development.  \nDate: Thursday\, 25th July\nTime: Doors open 5pm\, presentation kicks off at 5:30pm\nVenue: Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray St\, West Perth WA 6005
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/industry-mentoring-workshop-mentee-reflection/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray Street\, WEST PERTH\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190727
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SUMMARY:SPE Workshop and Training Course: Reserves and Resources Estimation
DESCRIPTION:Petroleum reserves and resources evaluation is becoming more important and increasingly scrutinised by financiers\, investors\, stock exchanges and the market. Reserve owners\, authorities and investment communities require improved understanding to ensure that their estimates meet disclosure requirements and provide reliable input for investment decisions. \nWith the recent initiation of SPE 2018 PRMS Updates\, join the Pre-Workshop Training Course: The Estimation\, Classification and Reporting of Reserves and Resources (22–23 July 2019) and  SPE Workshop: Reserves and Resources Estimation (24–25 July 2019)\, at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel\, Perth\, Australia to find out how the industry is reacting and adapting to the changes as well as the strategic approach in its adoption and application. \nREGISTER NOW (Early-Bird tickets are available until 21 June 2019) \nFor more information about the workshop programme\, registrations and speaking opportunities\, please reach out to Renee Wong at rwong@spe.org or via telephone at +603 2182 3000. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-workshop-and-training-course-reserves-and-resources-estimation/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="SPE International":MAILTO:rwong@spe.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190627T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190627T190000
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SUMMARY:Industry Mentoring Workshop - Mentor Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview – Reflection on mentoring (for mentors only)\nWe’re bringing all mentors something special this time around… a purpose built workshop just for you (mentors)! \nIt is time to reflect on the past few month of mentoring and take a deeper look at understanding the how and why we mentor as we do. \nKarate Kid\, Luke Skywalker and Harry Potter all benefited from exceptional mentors. And if you look closely all their mentors benefited hugely from their proteges too. Mentoring is an invaluable addition to any leadership development. Approach Services are facilitating and leading some learning activities and discussions about what a mentor is. \nGet your free tickets by registering below! \nDate: Thursday\, 27th June \nTime: Doors open 5pm\, presentation kicks off at 5:30pm \nVenue: Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray St\, West Perth WA 6005
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/industry-mentoring-workshop-mentor-reflection/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray Street\, WEST PERTH\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudio Pellegrini":MAILTO:spewa.section@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190622T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190622T235500
DTSTAMP:20190614T080453Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Petroleum Industry Ball
DESCRIPTION:The SPE-WA section is proud to open ticket sales for the 2019 petroleum industry ball event (June 22nd). This is the second year running that we have joined forces with the Petroleum Club of WA (www.petroleumclub.org.au) to bring you an event that will be sure to exceed anything previously hosted (even last year’s ball). This social opportunity brings representatives from all aspects of our oil and gas industry\, together for the most prestigious event on our industry calendar; an evening of elegance\, fabulous food and wine\, and dazzling entertainment. \nThis is a black tie event\, where you’ll be walking the red carpet in style as you enjoy pre-dinner drinks\, floor show entertainment\, cocktail lounge bar\, live band and MC. \nWe look forward to seeing you on the night! \nThe event is also open for sponsorship – Sponsorship prospectus\nDon’t miss out on these unique opportunities to promote your brand directly to our database of oil and gas professionals. Many of our  sponsorships include a table of 10 and many other additional benefits including marketing and branding opportunities. Our members and guests are the oil and gas professionals of WA and include key decision makers\, industry stakeholders\, suppliers\, corporate clients\, government representatives & new entrants to industry. \nThank you already to our 2019 Ball Sponsors; Australian Marine Complex\, MODEC\, Woodside\, Baker Hughes (a GE Company)\, interwell\, Buru Energy and Bhagwan Marine. \nTo be an official sponsor of this prestigious event\, please contact Robyn Tamke (robyn.tamke@oasisoc.com.au).
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/2019-petroleum-industry-ball/
LOCATION:Crown Perth\, Great Eastern Highway\, Burswood\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6100\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190618T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190618T133000
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SUMMARY:June'19 Technical Lunch: Development of Wheatstone Start-up Strategy (including AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Development of Wheatstone Start-up Strategy\nSPE WA are proud to present the details of our June technical luncheon.\nCommencement of initial field production is a unique opportunity to acquire reservoir surveillance information that can inform future reservoir performance. When a field is perturbed from original conditions with first production\, there is potential for reservoir property uncertainty reduction by observing pressure measurements at non-producing wells with downhole pressure gauges and comparing the observed signal to a range of simulation model results. \nThe Wheatstone field\, located offshore northwest Australia\, has recently commenced production start-up to supply gas to the Wheatstone LNG facility. The operational guidelines required each development well to commence with a single well cleanup flow to the Wheatstone platform. The initial single well cleanup flows of the Wheatstone field allowed scope for the selection of a well flow sequence with observation at non-producing wells. \nThe recommended sequence of initial cleanup flows was designed with a focus on reducing reservoir uncertainties via the use of Ensemble Variance Analysis (EVA). EVA is a statistical correlation technique which compares the co-variance between two sets of output data with the same set of inputs. For the Wheatstone field well cleanup flow sequence selection\, the EVA workflow compared the full field Design of Experiments (DoE) study of field depletion and a series of short early production reservoir simulation DoE studies of the gas field. The co-variance between the two DoE studies was evaluated. The objective of the EVA approach was to determine the startup sequence that would allow for the best opportunity for subsurface uncertainty reduction. This objective was met by ranking multiple cleanup flow sequence scenarios. The key factors considered for sequence selection ranking were the impact on business objectives such as future drilling campaign timing and location of infill wells\, as well as insights on reservoir connectivity\, gas initially in place and permeability. \nThe recommended sequence of well cleanup flows uses super-positioning of pressure signal to boost response at observation wells\, which improves measurement resolvability. The selected sequence preserves key observation wells for each manifold and reservoir section for as long as possible before those wells were required to be flowed to meet operational requirements. Operational constraints and variations of the startup plan were considered as part of the evaluation. \nPresenters – Matthew Flett & Paul Connell\n       \nMatthew Flett is Senior Reservoir Engineer at Chevron Australia. He has been with Chevron Australia since 2003 with multiple roles in exploration\, development and production. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide and a Professional Doctorate in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University of Technology. He is a SPE member and currently serves with the SPE Western Australian Section Committee. He is the recipient of the 2013 SPE Regional Service Award for the Southern Asia Pacific Region. \nPaul Connell is Senior Production Engineer on the Wheatstone Project at Chevron Australia.   He joined Chevron in 2010 as a Petroleum Engineer and has 19 years of local and overseas experience in the upstream oil & gas industry with Santos\, Fekete\, OMV\, Shell\, Tap Oil and now Chevron. Paul holds a BSc from Swinburne University in Melbourne and Master’s degree in Oil and Gas Engineering from the University of Western Australia and is a SPE member. \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event. \nFree tickets available for Students. Please apply through your Student Chapter.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-annual-general-meeting-agm-and-june-19-technical-luncheon/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190613T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190613T133000
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Data Analytics CoP - Meetup 2 @ MICROSOFT
DESCRIPTION:The Data Analytics Community of Practice is an initiative to build a community of upstream engineers and scientists interested in growing expertise and capability in data science\, predictive analytics and machine learning. \nFor our second meeting we will:\n1) Review progress made by our three teams (Demos & Code Reviews)\n2) Discuss our forthcoming DA Open Source Repository & Licencing\n3) Have a presentation by Microsoft on getting started with data analysis and visualisation in POWER BI.\n4) Discuss what presenters and topics we would like to cover in future meetups \nA light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-data-analytics-cop-meetup-2-microsoft/
LOCATION:Microsoft Perth\, Level 10\, 100 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190530T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190530T200000
DTSTAMP:20190515T120321Z
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SUMMARY:Industry Mentoring Workshop - Networking
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview – Networking (Ron Gibson)\nHi everyone. Get excited for our 3rd workshop for the 2019 industry mentoring program where Ron Gibson (https://gonetworking.com.au/) will take us through his knowledge and experience of everything to do with ‘networking’! Ron presented this during the 2018 program so if you attended\, you’ll know how valuable this was. If you didn’t attend or are new to the mentoring program\, you do not want to miss out on this opportunity! \nGet your free tickets by registering below! \nDate: Thursday\, 3oth May \nTime: Doors open 5pm\, presentation kicks off at 5:45pm \nVenue: London Room & Courtyard at The George\, 216 St Georges Tce \nThe event speaker is Ron Gibson from GoNetworking who is a creative\, on-the-edge\, speaker whose expertise on in-person and referral marketing is well renowned. Known for presentations\, seminars and keynote addresses that are funny\, insightful and blunt. Real world\, hitting the nail squarely on the head\, Ron gives his audience information they can use right away to make more sales\, close more business and build relationships. \nLearning objectives: \nAfter this night\, networking will never be the same. You will be equipped with tools to make your efforts very effective and efficient. You will have some strategies to use and an in depth understanding how to build out your network.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/industry-mentoring-workshop-networking/
LOCATION:The George\, 216 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudio Pellegrini":MAILTO:spewa.section@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190521T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190521T133000
DTSTAMP:20190417T034806Z
CREATED:20190417T033704Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA May ’19 Technical Luncheon - The Impact of Global LNG on the Australian Market
DESCRIPTION:The Impact of Global LNG on the Australian Market\nThe cyclical nature of the LNG industry is clearly in motion. The lack of new LNG projects sanctioned in 2016/17\, has inevitably led to the next wave of global LNG supply and we think an LNG bonanza is on the horizon. Since the beginning of the year\, globally we have seen some LNG projects sanctioned\, a flurry of M&A activity and exploration success. In Australia\, we have seen a bounce back in operator confidence\, with a number companies turning back to the drill bit to replicate the successes witnessed overseas. The industry is clearly out of the bottom of the cycle and well into the upward trajectory. This presentation will cover: \n\nOur medium term global LNG market outlook\nOur perspective on the Australasian upstream and LNG development opportunities\nWill the Australian east coast gas market be permanently linked to global LNG market with an import terminal?\n\nPresenter – David Low\, Senior Research Analyst\, Wood Mackenzie\n \nDavid joined Wood Mackenzie in February 2018 as an analyst for the Australasian Upstream Research team. \nPrior to Wood Mackenzie\, David held an Analyst position at Willis Towers Watson in the asset consulting division. He was responsible for fund manager research and providing portfolio construction advice to institutional clients. \nDavid also worked at Chevron Australia for circa 4 years in reservoir and drilling engineering. \nDavid attained a double Bachelor Degree in Petroleum Engineering (Hon) and Commerce from the University of Western Australia. He has also completed his CFA Level 1. \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-may-19-technical-luncheon-the-impact-of-global-lng-on-the-australian-market/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190516T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190516T180000
DTSTAMP:20190417T085235Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA May Lecture: Nanotechnology Improves Wellbore Strengthening in Highly Depleted Formations
DESCRIPTION:Nanotechnology Improves Wellbore Strengthening in Highly Depleted Formations\nSPE WA is proud is bring you Ahmed Samir Ibrahim from BHGE to discuss the use of nanotechnology for wellbore strengthening and differential sticking problems in highly depleted formations. \nIt is a challenge to drill in highly deviated or horizontal holes across the highly depleted formations. Wellbore instability\, differential sticking and mud loss are frequently encountered problems while drilling a depleted reservoir in deep HTHP wells. Long-term production caused formation pressures to be highly depleted\, and drilling became more challenging with considerable non-productive time. Therefore\, it is necessary to identify a fluid’s solution when other options with casing zone isolation are not viable. Traditionally\, oil-based mud (OBM) was used while drilling these formations with limited success. \nA customized fluid system was designed to overcome the issue of high overburden pressure in depleted formations targeting effective bridging\, minimizing pore pressure transmission and strengthening the wellbore. A nano-size deformable synthetic polymer\, along with sized calcium carbonate and graphite\, was identified to effectively plug the pore throats and minimized the fluid invasion\, which was confirmed by particle plugging tests. \nA well section was identified to comingle the highly depleted and pressurized formations. This was the first attempt on a high-angle well with deep drilling operations in Kuwait and was performed to facilitate the successful drilling of the reservoir. Traditional OBM was converted to a customized fluid system using a nano-size polymer and sized bridging additives based on proprietary software selection and series of laboratory tests. Drilling\, coring and logging were successfully performed for the first time in the commingle section without incident. There was no wellbore instability or differential sticking tendencies\, less torque and drag\, as well as enhanced wellbore cleaning in the high-angle sections. \nThis paper also presents the some of the successful applications of the nano-size deformable polymer in OBM to drill highly depleted formations in HTHP wells managing up to 3500 psi overbalance across highly permeable formations. \nSpeaker: Ahmed Samir Ibrahim\, Drilling & Completion Fluids\, BHGE\n \nAhmed graduated in Chemical Engineering from Cairo University in Egypt in 2004. He started his professional career as a Drilling Fluids Field Engineer with MI-SWACO (A Schlumberger Company) in 2005 working on several onshore and offshore wells for several clients in Egypt. Ahmed joined Baker Hughes as Field Engineer in 2010 working on onshore development and deep drilling wells in Kuwait. He was promoted to Drilling Fluids Operations Coordinator in 2014 handling development drilling operations in Kuwait and moved to Perth Australia as the Sales Manager for drilling and completion fluids product line for BHGE in 2018. \nCo-author and presenter of 2 SPE papers: \n\nSPE-171411-MS\, presented in APOGCE in Adelaide\, Australia in 2014.\nSPE-183182-MS\, presented in ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi\, UAE in 2016.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-may-lecture-nanotechnology-improves-wellbore-strengthening-in-highly-depleted-formations/
LOCATION:Curtin Old Perth Boys School\, 139 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190509T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190509T190000
DTSTAMP:20190429T033916Z
CREATED:20190429T033916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T033916Z
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SUMMARY:Industry Mentoring Workshop - Self awareness
DESCRIPTION:Workshop Overview – Career Self Awareness (Amy Jacobson)\nHi everyone. Get excited for our next workshop for the 2019 industry mentoring program where Amy Jacobson (same host as the launch event) will take us through how to be more self aware of ourselves\, our abilities and our career aspirations! \nGet your free tickets by registering below! \nSelf-Awareness is all about understanding what makes us ‘tick’! Let’s get to know ourselves on a deeper level as we discover our passions and strengths while building our core ‘Skill Portfolio’. Our skill portfolio brings more of what we enjoy doing into our career and lives in order to create the right balance and find our ‘y’. \nLearning Objectives \n\nHow to build your Skill Portfolio and really get to know you!\nLeveraging your Skill Portfolio to find your true passion
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/industry-mentoring-workshop-self-awareness/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray Street\, WEST PERTH\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudio Pellegrini":MAILTO:spewa.section@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190508T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190508T193000
DTSTAMP:20190507T035116Z
CREATED:20190305T022114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190507T035116Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA - May Sundowner!
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA\, with thanks to our sponsor\, Stork\, would like to invite you to our May Sundowner.  Come and enjoy a drink and canapes while taking in the views from Henry’s Rooftop Bar at The Reveley\, Elizabeth Quay. \nDate: Wednesday 8th May \nTime:  5:30pm – 7:30pm \nTickets:  $25 for Members.  $30 for Non-Members (includes Canapes and two complementary drinks) \nLooking forward to seeing you all there!
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-may-sundowner/
LOCATION:The Reveley\, Eastern Promenade\, Elizabeth Quay\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190413T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190413T233000
DTSTAMP:20190409T004154Z
CREATED:20190114T070710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190409T004154Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Young Professionals Gala Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of food\, dancing and a touch of class with friends and peers at the industry dinner of the year for all young professionals in the oil and gas industry. This year we will be hosting a black-tie themed function at The Old Swan Brewery. Three course dinner and drinks included. \nPrizes to be won from our raffle and door prize on the night with all proceeds to be donated to charity. \nEarly bird tickets have been EXTENDED to Friday the 8th of March. \nTable arrangement preferences (8 seats per table) can be made upon purchase by emailing speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com. If you do not have table preferences\, we will allocate accordingly at our discretion.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-young-professionals-gala-dinner/
LOCATION:The Old Swan Brewery\, 173 Mounts Bay Road\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social,Young Professionals
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190410T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190410T180000
DTSTAMP:20190403T145053Z
CREATED:20190331T092436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T145053Z
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SUMMARY:Wax Management: Comprehensive Approach to Assure Flow in Harsh Climate (Brownfield Conditions)
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA is proud is bring you Dr. Sameh Macary\, SPE Distinguished Lecturer\, to discuss wax management in brownfield assets. \nWax deposition significantly affects the deliverability of produced fluid along its journey from porous media through the wellbore to the production facilities. Solutions for wax management include\, but are not limited to\, chemical\, mechanical and/or thermal or a combination. Wax management has always been a key concern for Dragon Oil offshore Turkmenistan. Wax depositions in the wellbore of most producers has driven Dragon Oil to adopt different approaches to handle this critical issue. However\, optimizing these approaches is of a paramount importance\, especially in today’s industry situation and considering the weather changes and logistical challenges while working on controlling wax related issues. \nA wide range of wax management strategies is practiced to prevent\, mitigate and remediate wax deposition. Several studies have been conducted to investigate root causes and to develop the most practical solution for wax management starting from downhole to the onshore facilities. Chemical injection and mechanical Slick Line (SLK) well interventions are the techniques most commonly practiced in Dragon Oil to manage the deposited wax in the wellbore (~ 100 jobs of wax cut/week and ~ 700 liters/day of wax inhibitor-optimized dosage). Compliance Sheets were designed and being optimized on daily basis to manage such intensive well intervention. Modifications to drilling Basis of Design (BoD) allowing chemicals injection at different depths/dosages and wellhead area thermal treatment are examples of precautions that being followed to secure wax free flow. \nWells that are completed in “A-Sand” reservoir have severe wax challenges due to high wax appearance temperature (WAT). Having BHFP < BPP and WHT < WAT makes wax precipitation and deposition an imminent phenomenon. In addition\, several studies showed that the above combination along with fluid properties and potentially low velocity contribute to more wax deposition in the tubing. \nFurthermore\, harsh weather adds more challenges to the Company’s efforts to manage flow assurance related issues. For example\, delays in Slick Line operations due to difficulties in mobilizing SLK units allow more soft wax to build up and become harder at different depths. As a result\, significant disturbance in the wells productivity and flowlines deliverability is observed causing losses in the field total production. Plugging of chemical injection systems (control lines and nipple)\, as first guard in some wells\, adds another complication to deal with de-waxing management in the field. \nDragon Oil has also successfully applied a few surface thermal means to manage wax deposition in surface facilities that will be discussed also in this study highlighting monitoring\, surveillance and optimization efforts. \nIt was observed that optimizing Wax Inhibitor (WI) dosage help in decreasing the frequency of mechanical de-waxing operations. Obviously higher WI dosage rate increases the operational costs and potential side effects (i.e.\, emulsion\, foaming\, etc.). Dragon Oil developed a practical approach to thoroughly monitor all wellhead related parameters and managed to add value through the comprehensive optimization cost/effect versus costs/risks of wax management by mechanical\, chemical and thermal means. \nSpeaker: Sameh Macary\, Ph. D. Pet. Eng.\, SPE Distinguished Lecturer (2007-2008)\, Dragon Oil\, Turkmenistan \n \nLast three years\, Dr. Sameh Macary has been with Dragon Oil – Turkmenistan as Senior Petroleum Engineer. He moved to Dragon after 8 years with Chevron in Australia NWS Asset and Kazakhstan Tengizchevroil. Before Chevron\, he was the Chief Reservoir Engineer in IPR Group of Companies\, a Dallas based Co. His career in Egypt includes 8 years with GUPCO (the biggest Egyptian JV with AMOCO\, then BP) and 3 years with DCS-Schlumberger as part-time consultant. Dr. Macary was the Production Department Head and Petroleum Engineering Professor in Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute. \nSameh got his PE degree with Honor in 1981 from Cairo University and got appointed as instructor for two years in the Eng. Math & Physics Dept. Mr. Macary holds M. Sc. (1985) and Ph. D. (1988) degrees in Petroleum Eng. from State University of Oil & Chemistry in Azerbaijan. \nDr. Macary served in SPE Egypt\, Western Australia\, Atyrau and Ashgabat Sections in almost all positions. He represented Egypt in the ME SPE Council\, participated in organizing a number of SPE ATW and Conferences. He has authored and co-authored 22 SPE Papers. In 2006\, Dr. Macary was awarded the Regional Technical Award for Reservoir Description and Dynamics in the Middle East. He became a SPE Distinguished Lecturer for the season 2007-2008. He became the recipient of the “Outstanding Section Chairman Award in 2015” and the International DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal in 2017.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/wax-management-comprehensive-approach-to-assure-flow-in-harsh-climate-brownfield-conditions/
LOCATION:Old Perth  Boys School  (Curtin University Perth CBD)\, 139 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA 6000\, Australia\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190405T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190405T133000
DTSTAMP:20190405T032814Z
CREATED:20190331T065432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T032814Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Data Analytics Community of Practice - Launch Event
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA are proud to announce the launch of our Data Analytics Community of Practice. \nThis is an initiative to build a community of upstream engineers and scientists interested in growing expertise and capability in data science\, predictive analytics and machine learning. \nAt our launch\, we are pleased to host Alfonso Reyes a leading Petroleum Engineering Data Scientist\, who will share with us his learnings of how to make the most of the freely available tools and data sets available in the public domain. We will also be discussing our charter and objectives\, and setting goals for our next CoP session in May. \nLight food and refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-data-analytics-community-of-practice-launch/
LOCATION:Curtin Old Perth Boys School\, 139 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190402T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190403T160000
DTSTAMP:20190401T034842Z
CREATED:20190217T052129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T034842Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Upstream Data Science Seminar
DESCRIPTION:*** THANKS TO NERA… EARLY BIRD TICKET RATES EXTENDED:  Just $295 members \ $395 Non-members ***\n(Includes Lunch and Morning & Afternoon Tea on both days)\nTicket Sales Close 4pm Thursday 28th March \nThe Society of Petroleum Engineers and Curtin University’s Oil & Gas Innovation Centre are proud to launch the 2019 Upstream Oil & Gas Data Science Seminar. \nThis Seminar will take place over 2 days in April\, and is supported by NERA\, PetroAus and the WA Data Science Innovation Hub. Unlike other events\, this seminar will focus solely on the getting started with the practical application of data science to upstream use-cases – with a range of presentations from Data Science practitioners across industry\, service providers and academia. The focus is on learning skills that you can bring to your job. \nDay 1 of the seminar will focus on fundamentals of getting started with data science including tools and data quality before launching in to example use-cases and applications.  \nFor Day 2 we are bringing to Perth Alfonso Reyes\, a leading Petroleum Engineer and Data Science practitioner. This will be a hands-on session where attendees are encouraged to bring along their laptops and get acquainted with popular Python and R based data science tools and work on real oil & gas data sets.  \nThe agenda for both days of the seminar is being continuously enhanced as speaker availability is confirmed\, but the latest version can be found here: SPE Seminar Agenda \nFurther details on Alfonso Reyes & Oil Gains Analytics\, whom we are bringing in especially for this event:\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alfonsorreyes/\nhttp://oilgainsanalytics.com/wp/
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/upstream-data-science-seminar/
LOCATION:Cliftons\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190327T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190327T190000
DTSTAMP:20190314T064103Z
CREATED:20190314T035559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190314T064103Z
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SUMMARY:2019 Industry Mentoring Program - LAUNCH!
DESCRIPTION:The launch event for our 2019 petroleum industry mentoring program is HERE!\nJoin us and fellow mentees/mentors for a welcome session to learn more about the program\, meet your mentee/mentor and for the opportunity to ask any questions you may have. \nDate – Wednesday\, 27th March\nTime – 5pm for a 5:30pm start (closing time approx. 7:00pm)\nLocation – Engineers Australia\, 712 Murray St\, West Perth. \nIt is important that you attend the launch event. It will provide the opportunity to ‘set the scene’ and get everyone involved\, into the right mindset. As a result\, we are proud to announce that Amy Jacobson from Finding your ‘y’ will be hosting the launch event. More information on Amy can be found here – www.findingyoury.com.au \nPlease RSVP below to confirm your attendance! \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/2019-industry-mentoring-program-launch/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray Street\, WEST PERTH\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudio Pellegrini":MAILTO:spewa.section@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190320T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190320T133000
DTSTAMP:20190228T135613Z
CREATED:20190228T135613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190228T135613Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA March ’19 Technical Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:“Managing complex\, laterally and vertically compartmentalized reservoirs in a subsea tie-back via smart well completions – Case Studies”\nSPE WA are proud to present the details of our March technical luncheon. \nThis presentation encapsulates case studies on reservoir and well management of two laterally and vertically compartmentalized Western Australian Triassic gas condensate reservoirs\, developed by five multi-zone “smart” wells with sand control\, tied back to an offshore platform via a subsea network.  In managing assets with such complexity\, it is imperative to understand reservoir performance on a zone-by-zone basis. Quantifying performance allows management of flux through downhole sand control systems and optimisation of offtake strategy. \nThis presentation showcases how remotely-operated selective completions (“smart” wells with permanent downhole gauges for each completion coupled with subsea flow meters for each well) have been instrumental in facilitating prompt analysis of zonal reservoir performance and thus in yielding insights into reservoir connectivity\, and allowing optimisation of zonal contributions. Various case studies will be presented showing how reservoir surveillance data is acquired and interpreted to optimize well zone-by-zone production and to manage flux limits on each producing zone. These case studies will include manipulation of downhole valves to provide information for established techniques such as interference testing and P/Z analysis. \nData acquisition and interpretation challenges\, such as non-reliability of data from downhole gauges and compromised zonal isolations\, are highlighted along with fit-for-purpose solutions developed to overcome those challenges. \n  \nPresenter – Abid Ghous\, Reservoir Engineer\, Woodside Energy\n \nAbid Ghous is working as Reservoir Engineer at Woodside Energy Ltd. During his 10 year career\, he has worked on diverse range of projects comprising Greenfield\, Brownfield\, Reservoir Operations and Long term business planning.  He obtained his PhD and Masters in Petroleum Engineering from UNSW\, Sydney. He has authored\, and reviewed several technical papers throughout his academic and practicing career as a Petroleum Engineer. He is a longstanding member of SPE International\, having served on the technical program committee for several iterations of the SPE APOGCE. He obtained BSc Petroleum Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology (UET)\, Lahore. \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors\, tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-march-19-technical-luncheon/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Buffin (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:andrew.buffin@resevalconsulting.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190227T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190227T133000
DTSTAMP:20190109T065713Z
CREATED:20190109T065713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T065713Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Distinguished Lecture Series - February ’19 Technical Luncheon - "Conventional & Unconventional Reservoirs; What is In & Out in Today’s Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis"
DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Lecture Series – “Conventional & Unconventional Reservoirs; What is In & Out in Today’s Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis”\nSPE WA is proud is bring you Medhat (Med) Kamal to discuss the ever relevant Pressure and Rate Transient Analysis. \nTransient data is rich in information about the dynamic characteristics of the well/reservoir system. It has been used extensively by petroleum engineers since the 1920’s. Sustained development in this area is necessitated by three factors: \n(1) Changes in the types of reservoirs we produce (e.g. conventional\, unconventional) and their stages of recovery (e.g.\, primary\, secondary)\, \n(2) New tools (e.g. formation testers\, permanent downhole gauges)\, and \n(3) Advances in solution techniques (e.g.\, use of computers\, deconvolution). Today\, the value and use of transient data are at an all-time high. \nSeveral crucial technology advancements were achieved during the last 10-15 years. The aim of this lecture is to update the audience about the increased capabilities of Pressure and Rate Transient analyses (PTA and RTA respectively) and how to use them to optimize reservoir management. \nAfter a brief review of existing methods in PTA / RTA\, new developments will be discussed with special emphasis on integration and the role of the engineer to obtain a sensible and consistent reservoir model. Practical applications will be discussed including: characterizing unconventional reservoirs by combining multiple measurements\, determining permeability and fluid saturations  under multi-phase flow conditions\, integrating the analytical and numerical solutions\, combining single and multi-well tests to characterize the reservoir anisotropy\, calculating the average reservoir pressure under non-uniform production and boundary conditions\, and using continuous measurements of well pressures to integrate PTA and RTA to characterize reservoirs. For each case\, best practices and their limitations will be presented. \n  \nPresenter – Medhat (Med) Kamal\, Chevron Emeritus Fellow and SPE Honorary member\n \nMedhat (Med) Kamal is a Chevron Emeritus Fellow and SPE Honorary member with over 40 years of industry experience in well testing\, reservoir description and production and reservoir engineering. He is the editor and lead author of SPE Monograph 23 “Transient Well Testing”\, and has published 35+ technical papers in SPE journals. He holds BSc (Hons.) from Cairo University\, and MS and PhD from Stanford University in petroleum engineering. Kamal was an SPE board member and served as the Executive Editor of SPEREE. He received several regional and international awards including the Cedric Ferguson Medal and SPE Formation Evaluation Award. \n  \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-distinguished-lecture-series-february-19-technical-luncheon-conventional-what-is-in-out-in-todays-pressure-and-rate-transient-analysis/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Buffin (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:andrew.buffin@resevalconsulting.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190211T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190211T193000
DTSTAMP:20190109T075642Z
CREATED:20190109T062839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190109T075642Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Distinguished Lecture Series - Evening Event - CO2 in the Subsurface - From EOR to Storage
DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Lecture Series – “CO2 in the Subsurface – From EOR to Storage”\nSPE WA is proud to bring you Gary Teletzke\, Senior Technical Advisor for Enhanced Oil Recovery at ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company. \nThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have issued recent reports suggesting that deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) can significantly reduce the cost of achieving CO2 emission reduction targets.  However\, several questions remain: Under what circumstances will large-scale deployment take place? Where and when will this occur? How large a role will CCS play in stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of CO2? I will review the current status of CO2-EOR and geologic storage focusing on subsurface lessons learned and their implications for large-scale CCS. \nOur industry has a long history with CO2-EOR that provides a strong experience base for CO2 storage. However\, CO2-EOR alone will be insufficient to meet emission reduction targets and storage in deep saline aquifers is also being investigated.Experience from operating CCS projects shows that subsurface storage capacity in saline formations can be limited by dynamic injectability factors. Hundreds of years of CO2 storage capacity is potentially available\, even after accounting for dynamic limitations\, but the areal distribution of potential storage capacity is widely varied. Geologic and reservoir engineering studies will be essential for identifying storage sites having adequate capacity\, containment\, and injectivity. Petroleum engineers will play a key role in these studies. \nAgenda\n17:30 Networking drinks (Beer & Wine included) \n18:15 Evening buffet \n18:30 Presentation \n19:30 Close \n  \nPresenter – Gary Teletzke\, Senior Technical Advisor for Enhanced Oil Recovery at ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company\n \nGary has led research projects related to gas injection EOR\, chemical EOR\, and compositional reservoir simulation. He has also led several EOR field studies\, integrating laboratory work\, reservoir simulation\, and pilot testing. For the past ten years\, he has provided technical leadership to research efforts on CO2 sequestration. He has published more than 40 technical papers and patents. He has organized numerous SPE conferences over the past two decades and currently serves as Associate Editor of SPEREE. He was named an SPE Distinguished Member in 2013. He received a BS in chemical engineering from Northwestern University and PhD in chemical engineering from University of Minnesota. \n  \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-distinguished-lecture-series-evening-event-co2-in-the-subsurface-from-eor-to-storage/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Buffin (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:andrew.buffin@resevalconsulting.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190208T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20190208T200000
DTSTAMP:20190208T082006Z
CREATED:20190118T022820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190208T082006Z
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SUMMARY:Young Professional Sundowner 2019
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA Young Professionals along with Petroleum Club WA Yong Professionals (PCWA-YP) and Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Young Professionals (PESA WA YP) are holding a combined Kick off 2019 Sundowner. \nCome down and meet us at The Globe\, (495/497 Wellington Street\, Perth) for some food\, drinks and relaxed chats with your fellow Oil and Gas YPs. \nTickets include your first drink\, and light food provided. Get in quick\, because this event is sure to sell out.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/young-professional-sundowner-2019/
LOCATION:The Globe\, 495/497 Wellington St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social,Young Professionals
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dave Evans":MAILTO:dave.evans@intecsea.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181206T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181206T133000
DTSTAMP:20181205T062905Z
CREATED:20181121T013056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181205T062905Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Distinguished Lecture Series - December ’18 Technical Luncheon - "Beyond Compliance - Revisited"
DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Lecture Series – “Beyond Compliance – Revisited”\nSPE WA is proud to bring 2018 to a close with a highly topical presentation from Derrick O’Keeffe\, Head of Division\, Safety & Integrity\, NOPSEMA. \nAt the same time last year Derrick presented to a packed lunch meeting\, showing that “Regulation” does not have to be cumbersome or dull\, and that a changed perspective and improved understanding can lead to better business – and better safety and well integrity outcomes. This year Derrick will return\, providing an update on what “Beyond Compliance” means\, and how NOPSEMA are pursuing strategies to improve industry performance beyond simple compliance requirements. Come along and learn about – \n\nNOPSEMA’s perspective of our offshore industry – in a global context\nEmerging technologies and world-leading projects\nDrivers for behavioural change (within industry and the regulator itself)\nAn improvement framework to achieve world class performance\nExamples of recent incidents and learning opportunities\nOpportunities for use of “big data” to identify future trends\nEngagement of international regulators to influence industry action\n\nPresenter – Derrick O’Keeffe\, Head of Division\, Safety & Integrity\, NOPSEMA\n \nWith 36 years of oil & gas industry experience in Australia\, Iran\, Bangladesh\, Tunisia\, Algeria\, the US and the UK\, Derrick brings a multi-faceted level of expertise\, including Strategy\, Business Development\, Commercialisation\, Operations Management\, Governance and Control\, Executive Crisis Management\, Stakeholder Relations\, Media Management\, Regulatory Management. \nDerrick possesses a comprehensive understanding of Australia’s objective-based regulatory regime\, having worked for a diverse range of oil and gas companies in Australia. These include Murphy Oil (Country Manager)\, Strike Energy (Chief Operating Officer)\, and Woodside (Business Manager). \nDerrick’s experience includes building multi-cultural cross-E&P industry teams to develop and deliver growth opportunities in exploration\, development and oil & gas production. His goal is to assist teams to achieve outcomes they had not thought possible. \nDerrick holds an MBA from Cranfield University\, and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University (UK). He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors\, a Life Member and Past President of the Petroleum Club of Western Australia\, and a Past Chair of the SPE in Western Australia. He became an SPE member in 1982. \n  \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-distinguished-lecture-series-december-18-technical-luncheon-beyond-compliance-revisited/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Buffin (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:andrew.buffin@resevalconsulting.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181204T171500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181204T183000
DTSTAMP:20181128T004925Z
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SUMMARY:Industry Mentoring Program - 2018 Wrap Up!
DESCRIPTION:Mentors and Mentees – let’s celebrate!\nJoin us for the last official meeting of the Industry Mentoring Program – is a time to celebrate.  You stuck with the program\, you built a relationship\, and if all went according to plan\, you transformed personally and professionally (yes\, mentors\, too!). Revel in your success. \nWhen you work on something for nine to 12 months\,  it only makes sense to acknowledge all the effort that went into this “project”—just as you would any other project you worked on for over a year and successfully completed. \nClaudio Pellegrini\, our program coordinator (SPE WA) for next year\, will introduce the new team\, give an update on the feed-back from the recent survey and discuss some details and expectations for next year’s program. You will also hear from mentors and mentees about their experiences of the program and “’what is next’’ in your relationship with your mentor/mentee. \nAfter this brief session\, we will all go to the Mayfair and share a drink to your success! \nWe hope to see you all there! \nDate – Tuesday\, 4th December\nTime – 5:15pm (5:30pm start) to 6:30pm\nVenue – Engineers Australia Auditorium\, West Perth \nNote – this event is FREE and is for registered mentors/mentees of our industry mentoring program only.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/industry-mentoring-program-2018-wrap-up/
LOCATION:Engineers Australia Auditorium\, 712 Murray Street\, WEST PERTH\, WA\, 6005\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Frances Eaton":MAILTO:frances.eaton@westnet.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181128T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181128T190000
DTSTAMP:20181119T004152Z
CREATED:20181118T120231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181119T004152Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Sundowner
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us at the Cheeky Sparrow for some nibbles\, pizza and a few drinks to celebrate the end of the year! \n  \nDate:  Wednesday 28th November \nTime: 5:00 – 7:00pm \nVenue:  Mezzanine Bar at the Cheeky Sparrow (Wolf Lane\, 317 Murray Street) \nPrice:  $15 per ticket (Includes a drink on entry and food for the evening.  Further Drinks available for purchase at bar) \n  \nAny questions\, please feel free to contact https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RISC-2-e1484111930597-1.jpg Pickering
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/christmas-sundowner/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Social
ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181122T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181122T210000
DTSTAMP:20181102T074518Z
CREATED:20181023T063422Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T074518Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Young Professionals Quiz Night 2018
DESCRIPTION:The annual SPE Young Professionals Quiz Night is back! \nCome along to Universal Bar on Thursday 22nd November and join in on the quest for the knowledge to reign as king/queen of Perth’s Petroleum Industry! \nTickets include: 2 alcoholic (or non-alcoholic) drinks and finger food. \nThe quiz will include five themed rounds with one round on the Petroleum industry. \n\nDate: 22nd November 2018\nTime: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Doors open 5:30)\nWhere: Universal Bar – 221 William Street\, Perth\nTicket Price: $30 (SPE Members) / $40 (non-SPE Members)\nTeam: 4 to 6 people\n\nTickets sold out fast last year so\, get in quick\, grab some friends and buy some tickets! It’s sure to be a fun night for all.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-young-professionals-quiz-night-2018/
LOCATION:Universal Bar\, 221 William St\, Perth\, WA\, 6003\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social,Young Professionals
ORGANIZER;CN="SPE WA Young Professionals":MAILTO:speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com 
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181120T161500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181120T173000
DTSTAMP:20181030T043927Z
CREATED:20181030T043927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181030T043927Z
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SUMMARY:Photogrammetry & Its Application in the NDT Industry
DESCRIPTION:Title: Photogrammetry & its application in the NDT industry \nAbout the Presentation: This presentation will walk through various industry case studies and discuss how 3D photogrammetry modelling is being used in the NDT industry. An interactive demo will be available before and after the presentation. \nAbout the Presenter: Nick Trevean is a Mechatronic Engineer and currently the 3D Services Project Manager.  He currently manages the 3D Services division which is responsible for delivering photogrammetry\, LIDAR and other 3D and digital services to internal and external clients. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/photogrammetry-its-application-in-the-ndt-industry/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181115T114500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181115T133000
DTSTAMP:20181025T082557Z
CREATED:20181025T060740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T082557Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Distinguished Lecture Series - November ’18 Technical Luncheon - 4D Seismic History Matching
DESCRIPTION:Distinguished Lecture Series – 4D Seismic History Matching\nSPE WA are proud to present the details of our November technical luncheon; This presentation will show how time-lapse or 4D seismic data can be used as an additional constraint to history match reservoir models in a 4D Seismic History Matching (4D SHM) workflow. 4D seismic provides an independently measured and spatially extensive dataset that complements the field’s production data. \nIt is sensitive to fluid saturation and pressure changes and provides information on the dynamic behavior of the reservoirs. It is also sensitive to the geological properties and informs the geological model too. 4D SHM is the process of developing reservoir models that are consistent with both the observed production data and the 4D seismic data. When 4D seismic data are available the reservoir model can be used to generate synthetic 4D data. Discrepancies between those two datasets are used to update the models and to attain a seismic history matched simulation model. A case study will be presented where 4D SHM was applied to the Harding and Gryphon fields in the North Sea. It was used to develop regional geological and simulation models for a major gas development project. The combination of geological knowledge\, reservoir simulation and 4D SHM led to greater confidence in the final models. 4D SHM is an evolving technology\, so the presentation will conclude with a discussion on the current status of the technology and some of its research and development directions. \nPresenter – Paul Mitchell\, TAQA Bratani Ltd\n \n\nPaul Mitchell is the Discipline Lead for Geophysics at TAQA in the UK. He has broad ranging responsibilities and is a technical authority for geophysics within the company. Paul has thirty years of experience in exploration\, development and production geophysics from around the world. He spent a number of years working in ExxonMobil’s Upstream Research Center in Houston specializing in seismic depth imaging\, 3D volume interpretation and 4D seismic. He is currently working within a multi-disciplinary team developing subsurface models for a large gas development project in the North Sea. His current interests are in 4D seismic and its application to 4D Seismic History Matching and he has presented his work at numerous international conferences. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Southampton and a M.Sc. in Exploration Geophysics from Imperial College in London. He is the Founding President of the EAGE Local Chapter in Aberdeen and is Chair of the SPE Seismic 2018 conference. \nStudents (read below)!!!\nSPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors tNavigator (Rock Flow Dynamics) and Expro Group\, are kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical luncheons. Please fill out an application form\, explaining why you are interested in attending the SPE WA technical luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email. Note that applications will only be accepted up to one week prior to the event.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-november-18-technical-luncheon-4d-seismic-history-matching/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Andrew Buffin (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:andrew.buffin@resevalconsulting.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181105T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20181105T180000
DTSTAMP:20181005T102443Z
CREATED:20181005T021817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T102443Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA November Lecture:  Utilizing Python and Optimization Algorithms to Extend Gas Plateau
DESCRIPTION:Unlike their oil counterparts\, the optimization of gas fields is a matter of providing the right quantity of the right quality product at the right time. An optimized gas field requires careful planning to ensure production levels that satisfy existing contracts. For this reason\, it’s in the operator’s best interest to find efficient ways of extending the production plateau to prolong the life of the field and maximize returns. In this presentation we will see how to utilize optimization algorithms together with advanced reservoir simulation techniques to help us select the most efficient field development strategy and extend the production plateau of a field. \nSpeaker:  Andres Bracho\, Reservoir Engineer\, Rock Fluid Dynamics \nAndres Bracho is a young professional working as an engineer at Rock Flow Dynamics in Perth. He is experienced in reservoir simulation\, integrated asset modelling\, and commercial gas operations in Australia. Andres has a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Western Australia and a master’s degree from Curtin University. His primary focus is on finding interesting applications to well established reservoir engineering techniques to improve existing workflows. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-november-lecture-utilizing-python-and-optimization-algorithms-to-extend-gas-plateau/
LOCATION:Old Perth  Boys School  (Curtin University Perth CBD)\, 139 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA 6000\, Australia\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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