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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20161011T104500
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SUMMARY:FESAus Master Class - Integrating Formation Evaluation and Geology
DESCRIPTION:SPE Members will be granted FESAus Member prices for this event! \nVisit FESAus website to sign up \nEvent flyer \nA half-day event with a range of international subject matter experts \nLogs are the primary tool from geologists and engineers to understand the lateral and vertical distribution of reservoirs\, source rocks and seals. This understanding is critical in identifying new prospects and maximising production from existing fields. \nThis Master Class has assembled 12 excellent speakers with a combined industry experience exceeding 300 years\, covering a wide range of topics with scales from seismic down to core plugs. There will be an opportunity to quiz all speakers. \nTentative agenda: \n\n\n\n11:00-11:20\nHistory of use of logs by geologists\nGerry McGann\, Incremental Oil and Gas\n\n\n11:20-11:40\nChallenges in log correlation\nEd Hooper\, Woodside\n\n\n11:40-12:00\nEnvironments of deposition from logs\nMike Walker\, Walker Petrophysics\n\n\n12:00-12:30\nQuestions\n\n\n\n12:30-13:00\nLunch break\n\n\n\n13:00-13:20\nLog signatures of key stratigraphic surfaces\nMartin Kennedy\n\n\n13:20-13:40\nSeismic and logs to build geological models\nSagar Ronghe\, Down under geosolutions\n\n\n13:40-14:00\nSource rock Quantification from logs\nIrina Emelyanova\, CSIRO\n\n\n14:00-14:30\nQuestions\, coffee\n\n\n\n14:30-14:50\nCore and Geology\nTony Kennaird\, Corelab\n\n\n14:50-15:10\nCore to log Upscaling & Uncertainty\nWesley Emery\, iRPM Pty Ltd\n\n\n15:10-15:30\nImage logs to determine flow units etc\nJeremy Prosser\, TaskFronterra\n\n\n15:30-15:50\nThin beds\nPeter Bright\, independent consultant\n\n\n15:50-16:00\nQuestions\, coffee\n\n\n\n16:00-16:20\nUnconventional log analysis etc\nBen Clennell\, CSIRO\n\n\n16:20-16:40\nCase study\, logs and seismic\nStephen Abernathy\, Shell Australia\n\n\n17:00-17:30\nQuestions\, drinks\n\n\n\n\nDate: Tuesday 11th October 2016 (with registration deadline Sunday 2nd October) \nTime: 10:45 – 17:00 (with social drinks 17:00 – 18:00) \nVenue: IBIS Hotel\, 334 Murray Street\, Perth. \nCost: $250 (SPE Members and FESAus Members)\, $300 (non-members) \nCoffee\, lunch and post event drinks are included in the cost \nTell your colleagues about this event with the flyer\, soon!
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/fesaus-master-class-integrating-formation-evaluation-and-geology/
LOCATION:IBIS Hotel\, 334 Murray St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160922T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160922T190000
DTSTAMP:20160829T074211Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Sundowner
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA -SUNDOWNER \nPROUDLY SPONSORED BY ARV CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS \nThursday\, 22nd SEPTEMBER 2016 \nFLUX @ 191 ST GEORGES TERRACE \n \n5pm to 7pm \nDrinks and Food Platters Provided \nCOST \nEarly Bird -$10 (prior to September 8) \n$20 otherwise \nContact: \nhttps://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RISC-2-e1484111930597-1.jpg Pickering: https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/RISC-2-e1484111930597-1.jpg.Pickering@opes.com.au \nLiam Le: thanhliem.le@olympus-ap.com \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-sundowner/
LOCATION:WA
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160920T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160920T180000
DTSTAMP:20160916T023642Z
CREATED:20160916T023642Z
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SUMMARY:OGFG -Technical Evening - High Fidelity Nonlinear Dynamic Simulations: 1) Dropped Objects\, 2) Flexible Riser Systems
DESCRIPTION:High Fidelity Nonlinear Dynamic Simulations: 1) Dropped Objects\, 2) Flexible Riser Systems by Dr Hema Wadhwa from INTECSEA \nThe presentation aims to discuss a) simulation-based dropped objects assessments for cost management and installation risk reduction and b) An advanced Nonlinear Dynamically Substructured (NDS) solver that enables direct integration and efficient computation of detailed 3D flexible riser finite element models into local and global configurations for more accurate and computationally efficient solutions for flexible riser fatigue life assessments. \nDr Hema Wadhwa has more than 6 years of experience in floating systems engineering and research\, including; model testing and data analysis. Her experience includes response based analysis (RBA)\, offshore engineering\, hydrodynamics of subsea and floating structures\, fluid-structure interaction\, mooring analysis\,  on-bottom stability analysis of subsea pipelines\, model testing and data analysis\, offshore pipelines monitoring data analysis. Hema was hydrodynamics SME for dropped object risk assessment model testing campaign at the Neutral Buoyancy lab at NASA. She has strong analytical and data analysis skills. She is also a co-developer of Response Based Analysis (RBA) tool for floating systems at INTECSEA.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/ogfg-technical-evening-high-fidelity-nonlinear-dynamic-simulations-1-dropped-objects-2-flexible-riser-systems/
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:20160907T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160907T140000
DTSTAMP:20160902T034300Z
CREATED:20160525T131614Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Technical Luncheon - Three Deepwater Well Design Mistakes: Wellbore Stability\, Differential Sticking\, and Zonal Isolations. What are the issues and how do we correct for them?
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nAs the fields and developments mature for deepwater projects\, water depth and complexity have increased over the past decade. Tight drilling window and tight annulus clearance have caused many unnecessary compromises for deepwater drilling. In this talk\, James will present case studies on the application for addressing challenges associated with the aforementioned mistakes\, their consequences\, and overcoming these limitations. \n Presenter: James Liu \nJames Liu is the Regional Manager for K&M Technology Group covering Asia and Australia. He has more than 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with 6 years specializing in Extended Reach and Complex Wells. He completed his Master of Science Degree from University of Houston after obtaining his undergraduate degree from Trinity University’s Chemical Engineering program. He is highly experience in the various directional drilling segments including MWD\, LWD\, DD\, and drilling optimization. Having held various technical and management positions\, he landed on his passions for engineering and problem solving when he joined K&M Technology Group 6-1/2 years ago.\nHe has been involved in various aspects of Extended Reach and Complex Well engineering\, including solving design issues and feasibility studies for wells “not drillable” just 10 years ago. By staying abreast of various technological advancements as well as operational techniques\, he has led his team to break new grounds in drilling records. In addition to different facets of engineering\, James has also enjoyed training both internally to provide quality assurance and junior advisors\, and externally to clients seeking to gain knowledge for their upcoming ERD projects. \nAfter taking on his first international assignment\, he is currently living in Kuala Lumpur with his family. While trying to establish a new office there for K&M\, he has added Business Development to his array of duties. He is an active member of SPE and IADD. He has presented to SPE in 2 separate occasions just this year.  In his free time he enjoys hanging out with his family\, hiking\, movies\, traveling and meeting new people. \n  \nSPE in conjunction with our sponsors Expro and Quadrant Energy\, 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 Technical Luncheons. Successful applicants will be notified via email each month from the SPE Student Chapter.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-technical-luncheon-three-deepwater-well-design-mistakes-wellbore-stability-differential-sticking-and-zonal-isolations-what-are-the-issues-and-how-do-we-correct-for-them/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160906T164500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160906T180000
DTSTAMP:20160906T075616Z
CREATED:20160815T075955Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Lecture: Data Science and Machine Learning for Petroleum Engineers
DESCRIPTION:There has been an explosion of interest in big data\, data science and machine learning within the oil & gas industry in recent years. While companies have invested heavily in R&D in these areas\, petroleum and reservoir engineers on the front-lines of operating assets have so far seen very little in the way of practical tools to assist with their work. In this lecture\, https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nopsema2-1.png will provide subsurface engineers with an overview of these fields\, explain what engineering problems they best address and\, using examples\, demonstrate how these technologies can be applied to real world problems. \n  \nSpeaker: https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nopsema2-1.png Smart \nhttps://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nopsema2-1.png Smart is a leading technology advisor to subsurface engineering teams in the oil & gas industry. Driven by a relentless passion to help engineers get what they really want\, https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nopsema2-1.png has led and advised on the technical development of major digital oilfield solutions on some of the largest development projects in the world. From these experiences he deeply believes that successful innovation in Digital Oilfields can be achieved without mega-budgets and should be driven\, not by IT project management\, but by the grass-roots needs of real engineers facing real problems. \n  \nPlease note the new venue and starting time.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-lecture-data-science-machine-learning-for-petroleum-engineers/
LOCATION:Old Perth  Boys School  (Curtin University Perth CBD)\, 139 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA 6000\, Australia\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160827T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160827T233000
DTSTAMP:20160728T050025Z
CREATED:20160707T020416Z
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SUMMARY:The Young Professional's Gala Dinner
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for a night of food\, dancing and celebration with friends and peers at the industry dinner of the year for Young Professionals in Western Australia. This year we will be hosting the dinner at the brand new Bell’s Functions which overlooks the Swan River\, Kings Park and Perth’s skyline in the Elizabeth Quay precinct. Three course dinner and drinks included \nProceeds from raffle tickets and spot prizes at the evening will be donated to our selected charity – Manna. \nEarly Bird Pricing applies until the 25th July \nFor table arrangements email your preferred grouping to sarahanderson@chevron.com \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/the-young-professionals-gala-dinner/
LOCATION:Bell’s Functions\, Pier 3\, Barrack Street Jetty\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Anderson":MAILTO:sarahanderson@chevron.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160818T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160818T140000
DTSTAMP:20160811T102646Z
CREATED:20160811T102646Z
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SUMMARY:PESA WA Technical Luncheon - 50 Years of Oil and Gas Exploration in Australia - A PESA Perspective
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE SPE MEMBERS ARE GRANTED PESA MEMBERS PRICES TO THIS EVENT! \nPlease book with wa-secretary@pesa.com.au to take advantage of this if you are not a PESA member. \n \n  \n“50 years of Oil & Gas exploration in Australia a PESA Perspective” \nA Talk by Jaap Poll \nSee more details at the PESA site \nJaap’s talk will provide a review of the past 50 years of Oil &Gas exploration in Australia. A review of the early 60’s aggressive drilling campaigns to boom times in the late 2000’\, from focus onshore oil exploration to an offshore gas exploration campaigns as well going through tough times in the 70’s and the different oil prices cycles. \nJaap’s views as a Past Federal President and a Distinguished member as how these events shaped the Oil & Gas industry in Australia and how they impacted on PESA since its creation to what it is now. What the society has contributed to the industry in terms of education through the symposium’s technical talks\, technical courses\, magazine\, journals\,  scholarships\, support for the community school education and charity are a good way to appreciated our industry and saw the resilience that has characterised over the last half of century. \n  \nCost:\n$76 for PESA Members (early bird price)\n$99 for non members\n$86 for all PESA members who book after 15th August\n$35 for students (early bird price)\n$50 for retired members (early bird price) \nEarly bird closes Monday 15th August 3pm\, all registration close Tuesday 16th August 5pm.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/pesa-wa-technical-luncheon-50-years-of-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-australia-a-pesa-perspective/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160816T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160816T180000
DTSTAMP:20160803T082718Z
CREATED:20160802T002947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160803T082718Z
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SUMMARY:OGFG - Oil & Gas Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) - Comparison of Australian and Other First World Oil & Gas Industry Practices
DESCRIPTION:This presentation examines the post-treatment management of Oil & Gas NORM (predominantly Radium-26 & Radium-228 in oil producing facilities and Pb-210 in gas producing facilities) within Australia compared with other mature jurisdictions with radioactive and nuclear material handling industries. \nOil and gas radioactive waste storage in Australia is not subject to any prescriptive restrictions with regard to timeliness of disposal and as such managed on a case by case basis\, normally underpinned by the expectation that a solution will present itself in the near future. Currently\, there is no commercially or Government run intractable waste disposal facility available to industries across all state\, territory and Commonwealth jurisdictions within Australia. \nThis combination has led to the on-going ‘temporary’ storage of radioactive material pending an inexpensive\, easy and local disposal solution\, akin to that for non-hazardous waste stream. Firm plans for this type of facility are yet to appear and are not forecast for the near future. \nWhile not specifically prohibited in Australia\, ‘speculative accumulation’ is an on-going liability for the generator of the material\, members of the public or the environment in the vicinity of the stored material and the state/territory government in which it is being stored. \nComparison with other jurisdictions such as the United States (under 40 CFR 261 & 10 CFR 61) shows that the on-going storage and continual growth of material stockpiles\, is identified as a major risk for solid wastes and mixed wastes that include radioactive components and is generally not permissible. \nBy Dean Crouch\, Radiation Services Manager at Oceaneering  \nDean has provided high-level advice and consultation in occupational hygiene\, radiation safety and safety management systems to the oil&gas and mining sectors for the last 10 years. Having held roles on both sides of the regulatory fence on the subject of specialised radiation safety with industrial sealed sources and NORM waste material produced during oil& gas and mining production and decommissioning. Dean has also been lead project advisor/manager for the only two large-scale oil produced NORM disposal campaigns to leave Australia for final disposal overseas. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/ogfg-oil-gas-naturally-occurring-radioactive-materials-norm-comparison-of-australian-and-other-first-world-oil-gas-industry-practices/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160811T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160811T140000
DTSTAMP:20160804T082718Z
CREATED:20160408T074906Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Technical Luncheon - From 3D Pore Scale Imaging to Reservoir Inputs: Next generation reservoir characterization and description
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nDigital rock analysis\, an emerging technology driven by rapid advances in 3D pore scale imaging and computation\, allows an unprecedented quantitative understanding of the pore scale at which all reservoir processes operate. Digital rock projects have historically focused on applications to core analysis – characterizing details at the pore scale and ensuring that the physics incorporated is correct.  While crucial\, it has been a fundamental limitation to creating widespread commercial value and real growth to date. \nThis lecture highlights how this technology can aid the geoscientist and reservoir engineer today — examples are given where reconciliation and integration of the different types of data from a fundamental understanding of the pore scale adds value. In particular the work is used to offer fast turnaround times\, aids in our understanding of unconventional reservoir core material and explains uncertainties and trends from laboratory measurements (e.g\, issues with heterogeneity\, representative elemental volume\, wettability\, distribution of remaining oil saturation\, EOR processes). \nIndustry is seeking the extension of this technology to reliably derive and predict petrophysical & SCAL data along continuous lengths of core material and to integrate the data to information at increasingly larger scales (log characterization\, geomodels and ultimately reservoir simulators). We conclude with a discussion of further steps being undertaken to create value via methods to image larger quantities of core– defining appropriate representative scales for different rock types\, compactly storing the data\, and developing methods to efficiently make continuous calculations of properties – from the pore to the reservoir scale. \nPresenter: Mark Knackstedt \nMark Knackstedt is Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University and advisor to FEI Oil and Gas. He is a current and past (2007-2008\, 2009-2010\, 2012-2013) SPWLA distinguished speaker\, 2015-2016 SPE Distinguished Lecturer\, was awarded the George C. Matson Memorial Award from the AAPG in 2009 and the ENI award for New Frontiers in Hydrocarbon Research in 2010.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-technical-luncheon-from-3d-pore-scale-imaging-to-reservoir-inputs-next-generation-reservoir-characterization-and-description/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160809T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160809T133000
DTSTAMP:20160803T052140Z
CREATED:20160803T051809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160803T052140Z
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SUMMARY:Mobility\, Permeability and Productivity (FESAus Technical Meeting)
DESCRIPTION:Jack Harfoushian\, Schlumberger \nEvent Flyer \nAbstract \nWith today’s depressed price of oil\, underlying uncertainties relating to reserves estimation are subjected to more scrutiny than ever prior to final investment decision. Permeability is a key reservoir property which directly impacts well and reservoir performance\, recovery factor\, and therefore reserves. Although it can be inferred from petrophysical measurements\, such as poro-perm correlations\, NMR or sonic data\, permeability is a dynamic measurement best made in-situ while flowing native reservoir fluids. Drill stem tests have been the traditional way of providing average effective permeability of the entire reservoir\, which is important at initial stages in determining productivity and completion design. Formation testers have come a long way over the past few decades and can now provide representative and accurate permeabilitymeasurements\nover a variety of dimensions. Older generation formation testers were designed primarily to measure pore pressures\, collect fluid samples and give a qualitative estimation of mobility at the tested point. This presentation will highlight some of the pitfalls of such mobility estimations\, especially in thinly laminated deltaic sandstone deposits we encounter in hydrocarbon basins around Australia\, and will examine methods for accurate permeability and productivity measurements with advanced formation testers. \nAbout the presenter \nJack Harfoushian is a Reservoir Engineering Advisor for Schlumberger Australia\, providing data acquisition support and interpretation development for formation testing and sampling services. Jack holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Curtin University\, Australia\, and a Master of Engineering degree in Reservoir Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Scotland\, UK. He has authored a number of papers and has given numerous presentations on formation testing and sampling at various conferences. Jack is a member of the SPE and SPWLA; he has been a member of SPE Distinguished Lecturers committee and currently serves as a SPE section committee member in Perth. \n  \nThis event is available for SPE members at FESAus member prices. \nVisit FESAus website to sign up
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/mobility-permeability-and-productivity-fesaus-technical-meeting/
LOCATION:WA
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160726T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160726T173000
DTSTAMP:20160710T155835Z
CREATED:20160710T154044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160710T155835Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Lecture: Type Wells Used to Reliably Estimate Proved Reserves Using Decline Curve Analysis Method
DESCRIPTION:Oil well decline curve analysis (DCA) is used to estimate remaining reserves throughout the world. DCA is an empirical method: it requires historical production data; no simulation models are needed. It is also easier to apply\, since some operators may not have the resources nor data available to construct models. Sometimes the producing oil field volumes are “too small” to justify data collection. \nHowever\, using DCA requires the estimator to exercise experience and judgement. More often than not\, a more severe decline is used to estimate remaining “Proved” 1P Reserves. This estimate may significantly underestimate the company’s future cashflow and profitability. And future development activities can become uneconomic because the cash from future production is less than the development and operating costs. \nYear on year Proved Reserves upgrades are a symptom of chronic underestimation. Using oil field case study examples\, a type well method is shown to provide compliant “Proved” Reserves estimates. This systematic and easy to apply method relies less on subjective judgement\, and can be applied to both producing and future wells. An important benefit of this approach is more stable reserves figures year on year\, allowing the business to more reliably estimate future cashflow and profitability. \nSpeaker: Dr. Martin Soh \nMartin Soh is an upstream energy professional delivering reservoir modelling\, monitoring and production solutions to oil and gas companies in Australia and around the world. He helps customers economically increase production and ultimate recovery of hydrocarbons by challenging long held beliefs and implementing alternative ideas and innovations. He has a PhD (Distinction) from The University of Western Australia.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-lecture-type-wells-used-to-reliably-estimate-proved-reserves-using-decline-curve-analysis-method/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160719T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160719T180000
DTSTAMP:20160713T221502Z
CREATED:20160713T221502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160713T221502Z
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SUMMARY:OGFG - July Technical Talk - Sign of the Times: The Graduate Conundrum
DESCRIPTION:In the current challenging market one of the first areas to suffer are graduate programs and graduate recruitment. This responds to immediate needs and pressures without recognizing the future impact when growth returns\, i.e. the challenge to rebuild without breadth\, core capabilities\, Company knowledge and young talent to support the expansion. The better solution is to invest in their development now to support the future\, but how do you make them effective and keep them engaged and busy. This presentation looks at some of the issues we face with the current market and how you might develop effectively for the future. \nAbout the Presenter: \n \nEvan Boyle has lived and worked in Perth for 25 years and has been involved in many of WA’s significant Offshore Oil and Gas Developments. For the last 14 years he has worked for Technip\, and as VP Engineering\, headed its Onshore\, Offshore and Sub Sea engineering activities. He was also a member of Technip’s Executive Committee\, where his roles included Talent Management and the development of the Graduate Program. \n  \nKnowledge Transfer and development of Engineers has always been a passion of Evan’s and this effort was rewarded in 2014 when Technip’s Graduate Program was voted in the top 5 Australian Graduate Programs in the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE) survey. Evan now leads Graduate Development Solutions and is working with Companies such as ARV to improve their Graduates’ effectiveness\, capability and loyalty.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/ogfg-july-technical-talk-sign-of-the-times-the-graduate-conundrum/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160714T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160714T140000
DTSTAMP:20160708T104926Z
CREATED:20160411T083331Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Annual General Meeting and Technical Luncheon - Using Automated Reservoir and Production Engineering Tools to Make Quicker Decisions
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nWith the advent and common usage of high resolution tree gauges\, downhole permanent pressure/temperature gauges\, and continuous flow measurement\, many of the common petroleum engineering calculations and analysis tools for production systems can and have been automated. These include: a) Well Test Analysis\, b) Well Productivity\, c) Static and Flowing Material Balances and Energy Balances. In addition\, the use of rigorous wellbore thermal and phase behaviour models allows the two gauges (wellhead and downhole) to be used as a giant differential pressure meter – making it possible to calculate gas rates and water cuts independently of the flow measurements\, as well as mid-completion bottom hole pressure (BHP). This technical presentation will outline the basic physics involved in these calculations/analyses\, as well as to discuss the implications that these processes will have on instrumentation selection and on engineering work flows. \nThe crux of the argument for these types of automated systems is that it is much easier for an engineer to check the results than to spend his/her entire day just looking for useful information in the database\, then analysing it (or getting someone else to analyse it). Furthermore\, being able to see the “big picture” – seeing what skin\, perm\, productivity and apparent hydrocarbon reservoir volumes are now and how they have changed with time\, allows engineers to make quicker\, more accurate decisions. The use of automated analysis also reduces bias – the computer doesn’t care what the answer is. This presentation will also include case studies for both oil and gas wells. \nSpeaker: Chris Fair \nChris received his BS in Chemical Engineering (1994) and his MS in Petroleum Engineering (1997) from the University of Houston. During his time in school\, he worked in various positions in the chemical industry and oil patch. These included roles in process operations\, project/design engineering\, PVT and fluid mechanics research\, sales engineering\, process control and instrumentation\, downhole nuclear tool testing (both in the laboratory and in the field)\, and laboratory instruction in process control\, technical writing\, and chemical engineering practices (basically\, how not to get “blow’d-up” in a chemical plant). In 1997\, he joined Data Retrieval Corporation (the SPIDR folks). While there he worked on expanding the range & types of wells that could be effectively tested from the surface\, and worked on increasing the company’s markets\, both in the US and overseas. In 2005\, he started Oilfield Data Services\, Inc.\, a reservoir/production engineering consulting firm that specializes in well test interpretation and field management of well flowbacks/exploration DSTs. When not running around offshore or overseas\, Chris is hard at work on a real-time well evaluation package\, designed to track changes in reservoir\, completion and wellbore parameters & provide an “early-warning system” to petroleum engineers. Outside of his “day-job”\, he sings with the Houston Symphony Chorus.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-technical-luncheon-using-automated-reservoir-and-production-engineering-tools-to-make-quicker-decisions/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Lynn Bird (SPE Admin)":MAILTO:Lynn.Bird@bakerhughes.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160628T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160628T173000
DTSTAMP:20160527T073434Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Lecture: Trends in Well Depth Errors
DESCRIPTION:Well depth was measured until about two decades ago using a relatively standard procedure based on wireline logs\, and it was then essentially fit-for-purpose. The measurement was subject to errors but once identified\, these were generally understandable and manageable by all involved.  The measurement and definition of well depth have since become less set due to a combination of complications\, including: the frequent use of Logging While Drilling (LWD)\, of highly deviated well trajectories\, of floating rigs\, the evolution of tool string configurations\, the curtailment of logging programs\, the systematic use of computers to store and exploit the depth-based data\, etc.  Concurrently\, the training of the personnel involved in the acquisition\, exploitation and management of well data including the well depth has also been reduced\, while new or improved data acquisition technologies\, integration methods and exploitation techniques require or assume well depths of greater accuracy and precision.  The industry is now acquiring higher value / higher cost well data indexed against a depth that has a greater uncertainty than before\, and generally without the information required to mitigate and quantify this uncertainty.  Remarkably\, operators have not expressed widely a concern about this deterioration of well depth.  This will be illustrated by examples from the Australian public record\, to demonstrate that the examples are symptomatic rather than anecdotal.  When these errors become apparent\, they are frequently airbrushed and the problem itself is repressed on account of it being “too hard” or perhaps “too late”.  Errors tolerated at the start of a workflow or a project\, for instance when converting time to depth or when propagating well data into an inversion cube\, are then carried throughout all the subsequent work\, amplifying uncertainties at every step. This is not “the best we can do” with respect to well depth: there are in fact simple ways to mitigate this consequential uncertainty\, the prize being a lesser uncertainty in most activities that rely on or use depth-indexed well data. The solutions are essentially procedural and they often have no incremental cost.  In practice\, the results of work using a better well depth tend to fall into place more readily and more consistently\, yielding tangible reductions in uncertainty. \nSpeaker’s Biography: \nMartin Storey is an independent practising Geoscientist with an academic background in Mathematics and Computer Science and over two decades of international experience in our industry\, combining field operations and the acquisition\, exploitation and management of well data at all stages of the life cycle.  He is based in Western Australia and works as a consultant and trainer\, mainly in Petrophysics\, data acquisition planning\, and well data management\, to a range of companies broad in size and spread.  He has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Stanford University\, and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology.  He just received the luxury watch that marks his 25-year membership in SPE.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-lecture-trends-in-well-depth-errors/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160621T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160621T180000
DTSTAMP:20160603T065647Z
CREATED:20160603T065647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160603T065647Z
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SUMMARY:Facilities Group - June Technical Talk. Performance prediction and management of a degraded mooring system.
DESCRIPTION:Performance Prediction and Management of a Degraded Mooring System. \nIn 2013 OMV commenced an inspection campaign to baseline the condition of the mooring for the FPSO Raroa in the Maari field off New Zealand. During this campaign extensive damage was discovered in a number of the mooring legs. This damage threatened the integrity of the mooring and OMVs ability to safely produce onto the asset. A partial repair was conducted in 2013 but further damaged re-occurred in an unrepaired leg over the subsequent year. A final\, complete\, repair was completed early in 2016 which corrected the issues in the mooring and positioned it to perform its duty for the remaining life of the field. Through out this period of actual damage and predicted degradation an extensive campaign of monitoring\, modeling and inspection was conducted to evaluate risk levels\, support decisions on project timing and demonstrate sufficient integrity remained to produce. This presentation outlines some of the methods and approaches used during this campaign\, discusses some of the lessons learned and gives insights into management of badly behaved moorings. \n \nBy Stuart Wales\, Principal Engineer\, AMOG Consulting PTY \nMr Stuart Wales has over 20 years experience in the offshore industry\, covering a range of sectors from subsea development and deep-water installation through to R&D. Mr Wales was a Project Manager on The West Seno Mooring Project which won AMOG an Engineering Excellence Award in 2011\, and project managed AMOGs support to OMV in managing and mitigating the degraded mooring on the Maari FPSO. He is currently an Associate Director and Principal Engineer at AMOG Consulting \nThanks to Our Venue Sponsor:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/facilities-group-june-technical-talk-performance-prediction-and-management-of-a-degraded-mooring-system/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160616T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160616T133000
DTSTAMP:20160615T014409Z
CREATED:20160607T090927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T014409Z
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Technical 101 Series: PVT 102 - PVT Data Use and EOS Modelling
DESCRIPTION:  \nAccurate knowledge of hydrocarbon fluid behaviour as it is produced from reservoir to surface helps determine the engineering and economic decisions that need to be made regarding a well’s completion and future. Once a representative sample has been captured\, it must be safely transported to a laboratory where it will undergo detailed PVT (Pressure / Volume / Temperature) analysis. \nReservoir engineers\, physicists\, geologists\, and production engineers all use live fluid sample analyses in making decisions. For example\, fluid property data may be used with other physical property data from a nearby well to estimate the potential reserves of an exploration prospect. After an exploration prospect has been drilled\, well test data can be used with the fluid analyses to define the discovery’s potential reserves. Reservoir fluid samples from the discovery can be used to determine the properties of hydrocarbons in the reservoir. This information\, in turn\, can be used by geologists and engineers to justify further appraisal drilling of the discovery field. From several appraisal wells\, fluid samples can be analysed to help determine plans for field development\, design for production facilities\, equipment needs and pipelines.  If improved or secondary recovery projects are initiated\, then routine fluid sampling may well become part of the project maintenance. \nIn his second presentation\, Dr Turker Karaman will discuss on where and how the PVT data is used\, give information on the work flow of PVT experiments\, talk on the construction of an EOS model in addition to the assumptions made while constructing a model. \nTurker Karaman\, Ph.D.: Studied Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Ankara\, Turkey. He has worked as Data Acquisition Engineer with Expro in Angola and Australia Branches. Formerly worked as Senior Reservoir Engineer at Turkish Petroleum Corporation before he joins Expro. In his current role he is working as a Principal Technical Professional in Global Reservoir Engineering Support Team for Halliburton Testing and Subsea. He has several articles on prediction of multiphase flow properties in porous media. \n  \nPVT 102 – PVT Data Use and EOS Modelling \nCost:          This event is FREE for SPE WA members ($10.00 for non-members) and is proudly sponsored by Halliburton Australasia. \nWhen:        Thursday\, June 16. 12:00 – 13:30 \nWhere:       BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade (entrance off Howard Street\, opposite Andaluz) \nLunch will be provided. Make sure to let us know if you have any dietary requirements. \nSpots are limited to 60 so sign up below \nSpecial Thanks to this event’s sponsor:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/young-professionals-technical-101-series-pvt-102-pvt-data-use-and-eos-modelling/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Young Professionals
ORGANIZER;CN="Brodie Wilkes":MAILTO:Brodie.Wilkes@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160609T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160609T140000
DTSTAMP:20160601T084946Z
CREATED:20160309T073637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160601T084946Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Technical Luncheon - Cracking Stress from Interpreted Reflection Seismic\, in a Nutshell
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \nAll exploration\, drilling and production well objectives require drilling with or against Earth stresses. Plate vectors from GPS and SHmax vectors from earthquakes provide very limited predictive stress for the exploration and production industry. Wellbore measured stress data are sparse\, post-drill and after the problem. SHmax magnitudes are modelled and their directions\, being vectors\, should not be averaged. The industry can have accurate 3D quantified Earth stresses\, pre-drill and predictive generated from interpreted 2 or 3D interpreted reflection seismic surveys that companies have already paid for. \nStress consistent seismic interpretation and accurate fault histories can recognise fault sealed compartments at the prospect stage thus stemming the cost-waste and surprises created by ‘naughty rocks’ during the big-ticket appraisal and development drilling phases. Well designs can be simplified while risk is reduced\, fractures emphasised\, production maximised\, fault plane collapse and sloughing hazards negotiated\, sidetracks avoided\, uneconomic fault sealed compartments identified\, and often over-pressures mapped for EOHS protection. Lower oil prices are seeing sizable cuts to drilling programmes requiring fewer wells\, longer well life and lower costs. Expensive wells are frequently the first to be cut\, however\, it is these very wells\, that if most effectively stress planned\, are often the key to higher flow rates and long-term cash flow.\nPetroleum authorities would do well to encourage that all wells undergo this simple  testing process as part of an integrated exploration and production approach to cost efficient and safer well design. \nPresenter: John K Davidson \nMr John K. Davidson conducted Exxon’s 3-week\, field-based\, structural geology courses in western North America from 1974-75. Since 1983 he has conducted an annual field-based course in western England and Wales. The latter courses provided the link between structural geology and seismically recognisable\, globally synchronous compressional pulses which can be used to predict present Earth stress. From 2000 the courses have evolved into a patented methodology and software programme for quantified stress predictions on fields and prospects in remote locations. In 2015 he sold the software to Stochastic Simulation Limited. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-technical-luncheon-cracking-stress-from-interpreted-reflection-seismic-in-a-nutshell/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160524T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160524T173000
DTSTAMP:20160505T092700Z
CREATED:20160505T060756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160505T092700Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Lecture- May 2016: Assessment of mechanical weakening induced by fluid injection in a poorly consolidated sandstone
DESCRIPTION:This talk presents a novel rock mechanics testing method for remotely monitoring\, detecting and assessing mechanical weakening and possible sand production in sandstone reservoirs during water flooding or during drilling with water-based muds. Rock mechanics triaxial tests are conducted on sandstone reservoir samples subjected to realistic in situ stresses\, pore pressure\, and temperature. During these tests\, in addition to the conventional stress and strain monitoring techniques\, the new approach involves a combination of ultrasonic and micro-seismic monitoring techniques allowing for a remote detection and spatial localization of the possible mechanical weakening that ultimately leads to sand production. The original testing protocol allows for the substitution of the in situ fluid by a water-based fluid with minimal impact on the in situ effective stress in the rock sample. The weakening effect of the substituting fluid can therefore be discriminated from any mechanical artefact associated with a possible reduction in the effective pressure during the substitution. \nThanks to the conventional stress-strain monitoring technique\, it has been observed that (i) the strength and static elastic moduli decrease when water saturates the pore space; (ii) the injection of water in a critically loaded sample initially saturated either with air or inert oil induces a drastic increase in the creep rate and the development of a mechanical instability. Thanks to the ultrasonic and micro- seismic monitoring of the fluid substitution process\, it has been observed that (iii) the mechanical instability is mainly localized in the water-flooded zone; (iv) this instability corresponds to a loss of cohesion between the sandstone grains; (v) during oil substitution by water\, the instability is delayed in comparison with the water injection in the dry sandstone and the loss of cohesion is less pronounced. This loss of grain-to-grain cohesion is expected to lead to sand production in weakly consolidated siliciclastic reservoirs. In addition\, the injected fluids significantly affect the ultrasonic P-wave velocity: (vi) increases during oil injection; (vii) decrease during water injection. This helps in detecting the advancement of the fluid front within the rock’s pore space. \nSpeaker: Dr.  Jeremie Dautriat \nJeremie Dautriat is a CSIRO Research Scientist involved in Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics characterization and supervises the Geomechanics and Geophysics laboratory based in Australian Resources Research Center\, Perth. He obtained a Ph.D. in Rock Mechanics from IFP Energies nouvelles and Ecole Poytechnique (France) on the characterization of the Hydro-Mechanical behaviour of heterogeneous carbonate rocks in 2009. His research focuses on fluid/matrix interactions and their impacts on the elastic and mechanical properties of porous rocks. He is mainly interested in the development of multi-scale approach to predict petrophysical property evolution induced by mechanical damage and/or reactive fluid percolation. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-lecture-may-2016-assessment-of-mechanical-weakening-induced-by-fluid-injection-in-a-poorly-consolidated-sandstone/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160521T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160521T170000
DTSTAMP:20160502T081300Z
CREATED:20160502T081300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160502T081300Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA YP On Tour - Swan Valley Tour w/ Lunch Included
DESCRIPTION:SPE WA YP On Tour – Swan Valley Tour w/ Lunch Included\nAs the temperature begins to cool and a dip at the beach becomes less and less enticing\, nothing can fill the void in your weekend like sampling fine wines\, beers\, cheeses\, and chocolates. \nSPE WA YP is proud to facilitate a 7 hour round trip to the Swan Valley. All tastings\, samples and lunch itself is included in the ticket price as well as transport. \nDate:  Saturday 21st May \nPickup Details: 10:00 am pickup at the Wellington st bus stop & 5:00 pm return to that bus stop \nItinerary: \n\nLancaster estate – Wine tasting and cheese platters\nJane Brook Estate – Wine tasting and lunch with glass of wine\nGreat northern distillery – 3 tastes\nElmars brewery – Beer samples and tasting basket\nChocolate company – Truffle tasting\n\nPricing: Members price – $95.00; Non-Members Price – $115.00 \nWe look forward to seeing you all there but spots are limited so get in fast! \nSPE WA YP\nSpecial thanks to our sponsors
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-yp-on-tour-swan-valley-tour-w-lunch-included/
LOCATION:Wellington Street Bus Station\, Wellington Street Bus Station\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Matthew Cooper":MAILTO:Matthew.M.Cooper@conocophillips.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160517T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160517T183000
DTSTAMP:20160418T071516Z
CREATED:20160129T062238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160418T071516Z
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SUMMARY:SPE Facilities Group & AINDT Technical Evening - RVI Revolution. How it's reducing risk\, time & costs in our industry.
DESCRIPTION:Title: RVI REVOLUTION. How it’s reducing risk\, time & costs in our industry. \n  \nAbstract: Remote Visual Inspection (RVI) has evolved from a ‘nice to have’ to an industry expectation. In fact\, it’s such a focus in some areas for RVI that a benchmark target of 2020 is the date set for confined space entry elimination on some Oil & Gas Facilities. RVI has been evolving in highly technical and specialized industries such as aviation and nuclear for decades\, proving its benefits through quality\, risk-reducing inspection programs and ultimately cost saving. Now\, this technology is exploding in our industry bringing the same benefits; a few success stories will show how to overcome the major RVI challenges in today’s facilities. The goal of how to enter\, how to acquire\, and increasingly more important\, how to get there safely. \n  \n \nAbout Jason: he worked for more than 20 years domestically and internationally on installations\, commissioning\, and start-up managing multi-disciplined activities involving the use of technology. He previously held roles within Woodside\, Alcoa\, and Chevron. And projects in Australia\, Singapore\, Thailand\, Kuwait\, Ghana\, and Dubai\, in 2014 Jason launched Nexxis with a vision of bringing state-of-the-art equipment combined with technical know-how into Australia and New Zealand. \nThanks to Our Venue Sponsor:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-facilities-group-aindt-technical-evening-rvi-revolution-how-its-reducing-risk-time-costs-in-our-industry/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Lina Velosa":MAILTO:lina.velosa@nexxis.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160510T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160510T140000
DTSTAMP:20160411T085422Z
CREATED:20150828T040948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160411T085422Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA Distinguished Lecturer - Assessing & Applying Petroleum Engineering Data From the 2010 Macondo Blowout
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \nOn 20 April 2010\, the Macondo blowout in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico killed 11 men\, burned and sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig\, and devastated the Gulf. Investigative authorities queried mechanical systems\, operating decisions\, corporate cultures\, safety procedures\, and testimony by survivors\, academics\, experts\, and executives. Meanwhile\, industry personnel need succinct\, non-litigious\, technical answers to fundamental questions about the cause of the blowout for application to future projects. Such answers define the specific mechanics\, actions\, and decisions on the rig that collectively opened a pathway into a cased-and-cemented deep-water wellbore and allowed hydrocarbons to flow unobserved from a high-pressure reservoir to eventually erupt over the derrick and continue even after the blowout preventers were closed. \nTo unravel the cause of the blowout\, data during the well’s final hours are assessed and defined using petroleum-engineering fundamentals\, including wellbore mechanics\, hydrodynamics\, inflow performance\, fluid properties\, well-control principles\, etc. The chain of events thus revealed includes forming an annulus-to-wellbore leak\, exacerbating the leak\, testing and declaring the well secure\, causing the well to flow\, and allowing the well to flow until too late\, even for the blowout preventers. The technical assessment leads to conclusions that define those factors that contributed to the blowout\, as well as to those that caused the blowout. \nFrom the presentation\, SPE members and a wider audience from across the industry and beyond will see by example the necessity and importance of applying petroleum-engineering and process-management fundamentals to day-to-day drilling work\, in real time\, both in the office and on the rig. From the Macondo assessment\, a process-interruption protocol is defined\, which can be applied to wells around the world\, whether deep or shallow\, onshore or offshore. \nPresenter: John Turley \nJ. A (John) Turley taught petroleum engineering at Marietta College before joining Marathon Oil Company\, where he served as Gulf Coast drilling manager\, U.K. operations manager\, manager worldwide drilling\, and vice president engineering and technology. He holds a professional degree in petroleum engineering from Colorado School of Mines\, an MS in ocean engineering from University of Miami\, and an executive management degree from Harvard University. Post-retirement\, he independently researched the 2010 Macondo blowout and published “THE SIMPLE TRUTH“—a facts-based tome in which he examines the engineering causes of the Macondo blowout aboard the Deepwater Horizon.  His first SPE paper (6022)\, “A Risk Analysis of Transition Zone Drilling\,” was published in 1976.  In 2014\, he published SPE-167970-MS\, “An Engineering Look at the Cause of the 2010 Macondo Blowout.”  Turley\, a member of SPE’s Legion of Honor\, has served SPE in academic and conference capacities\, but most enjoyed chairing SPE’s education and accreditation committee.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-distinguised-lecturer-assessing-and-applying-petroleum-engineering-data-from-the-2010-macondo-blowout/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160428T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160428T173000
DTSTAMP:20160407T111246Z
CREATED:20160407T111137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160407T111246Z
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SUMMARY:April SPE WA Lecture: When\, Where and How a Field Scale 4D Geomechanical Model Should be Built?
DESCRIPTION:Analytical approaches have been successfully used for decades to analyse different geomechanical related problems in the oil and gas industry. These approaches are still applicable for most of those problems. However\, they may not be suitable for complex environments that the industry is dealing with nowadays. The challenges to develop complex fields urge the industry to have a better understanding and prediction of the behaviour of the reservoir rocks and its overburden layers in a more accurate manner. This can be partially achieved by conducting a more comprehensive type of analysis by means of numerical methods in a wider scale of space and time. We refer to this as 4D geomechanical modelling. \nThe concept of 4D geomechanical modelling is relatively new in the industry\, and there is limited knowledge regarding the applications and advantages of this type of modelling within disciplines other than geomechanics. In this presentation\, a summary of the applications of 4D geomechanical modelling and their advantages over the conventional analytical approaches will be presented. Moreover\, the techniques and procedures to build and interpret a 4D geomechanical model will be discussed using real case studies.” \n  \nBiography of Speaker: Dr. Ahmadreza Younessi Sinaki \n“Ahmadreza received his PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University in 2012. After completing his MSc in Rock Mechanics Engineering in 2006 from Amirkabir University of Technology\, he started his career as a Geomechanics Engineer in Schlumberger’s Data and Consulting Services. He was involved with several consulting projects in Iran\, India and Malaysia till 2009. He was also trained as a Wireline Field Engineer during his career in Schlumberger. He started his PhD in 2009 focusing on sand production mechanism under true-triaxial stress conditions. During his PhD he was involved with several consultant Geomechanics projects in Australia conducted from Curtin Petroleum Geomechanics Group (CPGG). Ahmadreza joined Baker Hughes Geomechanics team in 2012. Since then he has been both a participant and leader in numerous projects including 1D and 3D geomechanical modeling\, wellbore stability analysis\, sand production prediction\, compaction and subsidence analysis\, 4D geomechanical modeling and fault reactivation analysis.”
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/april-spe-wa-lecture-when-where-and-how-a-field-scale-4d-geomechanical-model-should-be-built/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160419T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160419T180000
DTSTAMP:20160404T014059Z
CREATED:20160404T014059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160404T014059Z
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SUMMARY:Facilities Group Technical Evening - Optimising Pipeline Inspection Frequency With a Simple Probabilistic Method
DESCRIPTION:Optimising Pipeline Inspection Frequency With a Simple Probabilistic Method by Rex Hubbard from Atteris. \nThe integration of historical flow assurance assessments and corrosion engineering enabled an ageing flowline’s past corrosion condition to be estimated\, however the resulting deterministic estimate of pit depths would have required a near-term inline inspection campaign. A simplified probabilistic estimate of historical and future corrosion pitting depths provided an improved understanding of the likelihood of failure and allowed an optimised inline inspection frequency. \nAbout Our Presenter \n \nRex Hubbard is a chemical engineer with 25 years engineering experience principally in process engineering\, flow assurance\, subsea systems design and subsea project management.  Since 2014 Rex has been a Business Stream Leader with Atteris Pty Ltd\, a subsea and pipeline engineering consultancy. In this role he has\, amongst other things\, managed a number of concept studies\, pipeline repair plan revisions\, the development of unconventional pipeline repair methods and performed integrated flow assurance & internal corrosion assessments of late-life subsea assets. Rex is currently a Committee Member of the SUT’s Perth Branch. \nThanks to Our Venue Sponsor:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/facilities-group-technical-evening-optimising-pipeline-inspection-frequency-with-a-simple-probabilistic-method/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160414T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160414T200000
DTSTAMP:20160412T051524Z
CREATED:20160330T113947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160412T051524Z
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SUMMARY:Young Professionals Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:The annual SPE YP Trivia Night is back!! \nCome on down to the Universal Bar on Thursday\, 14th April after work and join in on the quest for the knowledge king/queen of Perth’s petroleum industry! \nDrinks and snacks will be provided (included in the ticket price). \nTickets sold out quickly last year\, so get your tickets early to avoid missing out! \nTo secure your place: \n\nBuild your team of 6 or 7 people\,\nBuy your tickets\,\nEmail your team to simon.cloete@woodside.com.au.\n\nSo get in quick\, grab some friends and buy some tickets! It’s sure to be a fun night for all. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/young-professionals-trivia-night/
LOCATION:Universal Bar\, 221 William St\, Perth\, WA\, 6003\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Social,Young Professionals
ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Cloete":MAILTO:simon.cloete@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160413T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160413T140000
DTSTAMP:20160331T023924Z
CREATED:20160331T023616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160331T023924Z
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SUMMARY:SPE WA April Luncheon: Integrated Asset Modelling (IAM) for Improved Surveillance Capabilities and Sustained Overall Optimised Production
DESCRIPTION:Integrated Asset Modelling (IAM) for Improved Surveillance Capabilities and Sustained Overall Optimised Production  \nTraditional approach to asset modelling couples 2 or 3 models at best; this methodology is not only prone to data transmission\, data conversion errors but even use of incorrect data sets. As optimisation is achieved at each level\, it almost always delivers less than a global-optimised solution. On the other hand\, as an orchestrated solution\, a fully integrated set of models from reservoir to economics aims providing operational and maintenance guidelines that are within the systems operating envelope (subsurface\, gathering system and facility) and commercial constraints. \nThis solution is a single platform that can connect various models and inputs from other systems (e.g. equipment downtime due to maintenance or well test activities). Real-time data is processed and coupled with analytics to calibrate the models during stable production. Conversely\, the models are used to re-train the analytics data as it encounters new operating conditions (e.g. water break-through\, coning). This cross-calibration approach eliminates the need to calibrate the individual models. \nThis approach provides the following benefits:- \n\nEnables Engineering and Commercial Teams to focus on engineering and business decisions instead of building and calibrating models.\nReduces forecast uncertainties by eliminating errors introduced through manual handling of data.\nEnables reservoir-to-economics optimisation while honouring reservoir\, production\, facility and economic constraints.\nImproves collaboration across disciplines.\n\nWhile the integrated model approach offers good drivers to implement\, there are some challenges to implementing this approach. First\, integrated models require a multi-disciplinary team. Although it seems easy to have such a team\, organisational structures present natural barriers to implement. Further\, there are a lot of modelling tools available in the market\, the choice of which is driven by several factors (best-of-breed\, commercial incentives\, familiarity\, JVs selection)\, which changes over time. This makes it difficult to integrate the models. On the positive side\, most vendors provides an Application Programming Interface (API) that enables third-party applications to control their models. \nHaving various models for different objectives is quite challenging. Often\, organisation would have models for allocation different to the ones used for forecasting. However\, enforcing a single model can introduce runtime issues when using the model for a different purpose. Needless to mention\, that while it is possible to use a single set of models\, it requires experience and technical expertise to qualify which components are material to the modelling objectives. \nPresenter: Arman Vahedi\, PetroAus Pty Ltd. \n \nArman has more than 15 years experience as a petroleum engineer. His experience in Digital Oil field implementation\, production engineering and Integrated Asset Modelling sees him providing support for many major gas development projects in Australia and internationally. Prior to founding PETROAUS\, Arman had worked for Chevron and Schlumberger. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-april-luncheon-integrated-asset-modelling-iam-for-improved-surveillance-capabilities-and-sustained-overall-optimised-production/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160315T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160315T180000
DTSTAMP:20160212T035005Z
CREATED:20160212T034101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160212T035005Z
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SUMMARY:OGFG - March Technical Talk - The Digital Oilfield\, Process Visualisation and Automated Surveillance – Getting Value From Your Data
DESCRIPTION:The Digital Oilfield\, Process Visualisation and Automated Surveillance – Getting Value From Your Data. by Henry Gordon-Wright \nThe oil and gas industry has led the world in the development and utilisation of “big data”.  Beginning with seismic data in the 1960s\, the industry now generates and processes petabytes of data every day.  Whilst dealing with terabytes of seismic data is now commonplace\, the industry is only just beginning to realise the value that can be generated by fully exploiting the hundreds of simulations and tens of thousands of sensors that make up a large modern field development. \n\nIn this presentation\, we will look at the benefits and barriers to both developing and maximising the value of the digital oilfield. We’ll look at some examples of how process dashboards and visualisation have helped operators to understand their process on a more intuitive level and how leveraging the data in process historians can improve process efficiency\, minimise downtime and reduce maintenance interventions.  Finally\, we’ll look at how integrating process data with simulation packages can allow operators to quickly evaluate operational scenarios for process optimisation\, forward planning and debottlenecking. \n  \nAbout Henry Gordon-Wright \nAfter graduating with a Masters in Aerospace Engineering Henry briefly worked as an analyst in the financial services industry before joining Frazer-Nash engineering consultancy.  Whilst at Frazer-Nash Henry worked on a wide range of projects covering marine hydrodynamics\, advanced CFD modelling\, human injury and blast simulation and root cause analysis for the nuclear\, defence\, marine\, and oil and gas industries.  Henry also represented the company on the MoD Weapons Effects Modelling working group and the Energy Institute Subsea AVIFF (Avoidance of Vibration Induced Fatigue Failure) working group.  After moving to Perth to join Xodus Group in 2013\, Henry’s work has focussed on flow assurance and process engineering for operators in Perth and the Middle East. \n 
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/ogfg-march-technical-talk-the-digital-oilfield-process-visualisation-and-automated-surveillance-getting-value-from-your-data/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160310T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160310T140000
DTSTAMP:20160229T022546Z
CREATED:20160119T060151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160229T022546Z
UID:2512-1457611200-1457618400@www.spe-wa.org
SUMMARY:SPE Technical Luncheon - Reducing the Cost of Production Allocation by 95% Using a Geochemical Technique
DESCRIPTION:  \nAbstract:  \nGeochemical techniques can be used to quantitatively determine the contribution of each of several zones to a commingled oil (or gas) stream. This technique costs less than 2-5% of the cost of production logging.  Oil and gas producers can use this technique to: \n\nQuantify Zone Contributions for Royalty Calculations or Regulatory Requirements.\nMonitor Effects of MBE’s.\nTest if IsoSleeves are Set.\nControl Water Production.\nMonitor Effects of Water or Steam Injectors.\nOptimize Production From Multilaterals.\n\n– Identify Sanded Out Intervals for FCO \n– Identify Competition Between Laterals \n\nMonitor Effect of Initiation of Gas Lift.\n\nPresenter: Dr. Mark McCaffrey \nDr. McCaffrey received his B.A. (1985) from Harvard University\, magna cum laude with highest honors in geological sciences\, and his Ph.D. (1990) in chemical oceanography (in the area of organic geochemistry) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. Mark spent 10 years at Chevron and Arco as a petroleum geochemist\, then founded OilTracers LLC. After 10 years\, OilTracers was acquired by Weatherford. Mark is a California Registered Geologist (Lic. #5903)\, a Texas Professional Geoscientist (Geology Lic. #350)\, a Louisiana Professional Geoscientist (Lic. #264)\, and an AAPG Certified Petroleum Geologist (Certificate #5339). He is author of numerous articles on the application of geochemistry to petroleum exploration\, reservoir management\, oil biodegradation\, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. \nAs an Expert Witness in gas fingerprinting\, he has testified (i) in Mississippi State Court\, (ii) in Ohio Federal Court\, (iii) before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission\, and (iv) before the Railroad Commission of Texas. Mark is a PetroSkills Instructor in Oil and Gas Geochemistry\, and has taught classes in: Bahrain\, Brazil\, Colombia\, Egypt\, England\, India\, Indonesia\, Japan\, Jordan\, Kuwait\, Mozambique\, the Netherlands\, Saudi Arabia\, Tunisia\, United Arab Emirates\, and the USA. Mark received the 1995 Pieter Schenck Award from the European Assoc. of Org. Geochemists for “outstanding work on biomarkers in relation to paleoenvironmental studies and petroleum exploration.” In 1998\, with project team members\, Mark received the Arco Award of Excellence “for developing a new charge and migration model for the Brookian petroleum system\, allowing improved charge risk assessment for prospects on the Central North Slope of Alaska”. Mark was: 2001-2002 Distinguished Lecturer for the Soc. of Petroleum Engineers; Chairman of the 2002 Org. Geochem. Gordon Conf.; and 2006-2007 Chairman of the Org. Geochem. Div. of the Geochemical Society.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-technical-luncheon-reducing-the-cost-of-production-allocation-by-95-using-a-geochemical-technique/
LOCATION:Parmelia Hilton\, 14 Mill Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Danielle Poskus (SPE Program Chair)":MAILTO:danielle.poskus@shell.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160308T161500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160308T173000
DTSTAMP:20160301T090101Z
CREATED:20160115T044918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160301T090101Z
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SUMMARY:SPE  WA-Lecture Series  8 March  2016: Waste Water Disposal: Strategic Direction for Operational Excellence
DESCRIPTION:Waste Water Disposal (WWD) has been experienced for decades in Oil & Gas Industry. WWD is becoming more important operational component for many logic reasons: continuous upset-free performance of Plants\, expensive surface treatment\, excessive produced volumes\, etc. Generally speaking\, the disposal system starts at the plants sewage outlets\, then settling/skimming tanks\, booster pumps\, injection pipelines\, injection pumps\, flowlines to disposal wells and finally monitoring wells. In most cases\, all WWD system wells are defined as critical wells according to Well Reliability and Optimization Matrix and regulatory compliance. Malfunction of any of these facilities may lead to loss of profit (LPO) in terms of trains’ shutdown. \nWater quality and surveillance results are subjected to Compliance agreements and should have regulatory Agencies approval\, which necessitates coordination with other departments owning data and those delivering it to external Agencies. Monitoring volumes injected\, discharge pressure\, water quality and monitoring wells performance are a third Party responsibility that needs full supervision of the Operator to guarantee reliable data is delivered. Third laboratory\, more sampling points with higher frequent sampling and splitting are of great value to secure reliable information. \nInterface between WWD responsible Team and future projects is a key for successful planning in terms of defining water quality\, needed pumping capacity\, how many disposal and monitoring wells\, where to drill and by when. \nLessons Learned: \n\nMultidisciplinary approach raises the level of WWD business awareness\nInjected waste water must be of good quality.\nBackwash procedures help to restore injectivity of the disposal wells\nFrequent surveillance on the monitoring and disposal wells\nEnsure good quality laboratory analyses of water samples.\n\nSameh Macary\, Ph. D. Pet. Eng. \nSameh currently is an Industry Advisor with ECU in Perth. He was with Chevron Australia and Kazakhstan for 8 years as Production Engineering Advisor. Before Chevron\, he worked as chief reservoir Engineer in IPR Group of Companies (Dallas based Co.) He did 8 years of consultancies 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 where was appointed as instructor for two years in the Eng. Math & Physics Dept. Then he got M. Sc. (1985) and Ph. D. (1988) in Petroleum Eng. from Azerbaijan State University of Oil & Chemistry. \nDr. Macary served in SPE Egypt\, WA & Atyrau Sections in almost all positions. He represented Egypt in the ME SPE Council\, participated in organizing several SPE ATW and Conferences. He has 18 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 chaired SPE Atyrau Section for 3 years and currently is the SPE WA Technical Program Chairperson. He was awarded as The Outstanding SPE Section Chairman in the Russian/Caspian Region this year. \n  \nNote: Please note the new venue for the SPE lecture Series:   BGC Centre Conference Room\, #28 The Esplanade\, located on the corner of Howard and The Esplanade (entrance off Howard St). The Conference Room  is located to the left of Reveley’s Café\,   and  it’s a separate entrance to the main foyer of BGC Centre.
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-lecture-series-23-feb-2016-waste-water-disposal-strategic-direction-for-operational-excellence/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Abbas Khaksar":MAILTO:WAContinuingEducation@apemail.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160218T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160218T133000
DTSTAMP:20160208T052507Z
CREATED:20160208T051315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160208T052507Z
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SUMMARY:Tech Talk 101 Series - PVT Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Tech Talk 101 Series – PVT Analysis \nAccurate knowledge of hydrocarbon fluid behaviour as it is produced from reservoir to surface helps determine the engineering and economic decisions that need to be made regarding a well’s completion and future. Once a representative sample has been captured\, it must be safely transported to a laboratory where it will undergo detailed PVT (Pressure / Volume / Temperature) analysis. \nIn his presentation\, Dr Turker Karaman will present information on PVT analysis and discuss where and how PVT data is used. In addition the presentation will highlight the importance of collecting representative samples for the analysis. \nTurker Karaman\, Ph.D.: Studied Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Ankara\, Turkey. He has worked as Data Acquisition Engineer with Expro in Angola and Australia. Formerly Turker worked as Senior Reservoir Engineer at Turkish Petroleum Corporation prior to joining Expro. In his current role he is working as a Principal Technical Professional in Global Reservoir Engineering Support Team for Halliburton Testing and Subsea. He has several articles on prediction of multiphase flow properties in porous media. \nCost:          This event is FREE for SPE WA members ($10.00 for non-members) and is proudly sponsored by Halliburton Australasia. \nWhen:        Thursday\, February 18. 12:00 – 13:30 \nWhere:       BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade (entrance off Howard Street\, opposite Andaluz) \nLunch will be provided. Make sure to let us know if you have any dietary requirements. \nSpots are limited to 60. Sign up below. \nSpecial thanks to this event’s sponsor:
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/tech-talk-101-series-pvt-analysis/
LOCATION:BGC Centre Conference Room\, 28 The Esplanade\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Azlan Safi":MAILTO:Azlan.Safi@chevron.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160216T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Shanghai:20160216T180000
DTSTAMP:20160129T063312Z
CREATED:20160129T063332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160129T063312Z
UID:1500-1455638400-1455645600@www.spe-wa.org
SUMMARY:OGFG - February Technical Talk. Disruption in Field Development – From a Nice to Have to a Have to Have.  Some Case Histories of How We Engineered It.
DESCRIPTION:Disruption in Field Development – From a nice to have to a have to have.  Some case histories of how we engineered it.  By Rodney Silberstein\,  from ARV Offshore. \nChallenges to field development economics are not new to oil & gas developments. Even in high price markets\, ensuring profits in low production outcome scenarios requires innovative approaches and most commonly we do things differently only when we have to. The fear is that doing things differently will turn out to cost more\, not less\, and usually we hear only about the problems. \nSuccess stories of a number of developments are presented\, in which step change to cost has been achieved and was not derailed by an over-looked detail. In many cases\, some enabling breakthrough technology has been developed\, made possible by a supportive working and contractual environment. These technologies include pipeline stabilisation\, platform installation\, mooring systems and\, above all\, include a great understanding of the life cycle of design through construction to operation and decommissioning. \n \nAbout Rodney Silberstein\, he is an engineer with a 30+ years career evenly split between design (mostly JPKenny)\, operation (mostly Unocal) and construction (mostly ARV).  He grew up in Perth\, receiving a B Eng. in Civil Engineering in 1980 and commenced work with 4 years at the Public Works Dept. (PWD)\, designing marine structures and building water supply and sewerage systems (think of him next time you’re using the Margret River scheme).  Like many other West Aussies\, he went to London for 2 years and entered the offshore oil & gas sector with Brown & Root (UK)\, followed by formative 11 years with JPKenny\, starting with 5 others in Perth in 1984.  His career path took him to Sydney and later Bangkok\, where he joined Unocal Thailand to redesign the facilities in the Gulf of Thailand.  In 2005 he left to set up ARV Offshore and 5 years later returned to Perth for the Australian version.  During this career he has gravitated towards the challenging\, marginal\, innovative projects to apply engineering and commercial drivers to optimise the solutions. \n \nThanks to our sponsor
URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/oil-and-gas-facilities-group-november-technical-evening/
LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Facilities Group
ORGANIZER;CN="Julie Morgan":MAILTO:JULIE.MORGAN1@woodside.com.au
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