BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SPE WA - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:SPE WA X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.spe-wa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SPE WA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Perth BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:AWST DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241016T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20241016T230000 DTSTAMP:20241016T081704Z CREATED:20240728T082846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241016T081704Z UID:38652-1729101600-1729119600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:APOGCE Dinner DESCRIPTION:Thanks to our event Sponsor Woodside\, SPE WA is delighted to invite APOGCE attendees and local Energy Professionals to attend the conference dinner for SPE’s annual Asia-Pacific conference and raise funds for Engineers without Borders. \nJoin us at Crown for an unforgettable evening of networking\, fine dining\, and celebration with industry leaders and experts. Immerse yourself in a luxurious setting\, indulge in exquisite cuisine\, and create lasting connections that will elevate your professional journey. \nFeaturing an industry guest speaker\, the event will top off the week at APOGCE and also give local Professionals the chance to network with international guests. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/apogce-dinner/ LOCATION:Crown Perth\, Great Eastern Highway\, Burswood\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6100\, Australia CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Conference-Dinner_RE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240926T193000 DTSTAMP:20240827T063403Z CREATED:20240805T050236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240827T063403Z UID:38859-1727368200-1727379000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SEASON OPENING - Special Guest Speaker: Chris J. Wilson DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to announce that the September 2024 evening meeting will be our Season Opening Event. \n\nChris J. Wilson\, Executive Vice President Operations\, Inpex\, will be the special guest speaker. \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nIn this role\, Chris leads an 850- person team responsible for managing the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG asset\, along with the company’s subsurface\, drilling\, field development and supply chain activities. \nChris joined INPEX in 2020 and is a Director of the INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd Board. \nBeginning his career as a reservoir engineer\, Chris entered the oil and gas industry in 1991 and has three decades’ experience with ConocoPhillips in technical\, supervision and leadership roles in Aberdeen\, London\, Dubai\, Anchorage\, Houston and Australia. \nKey roles held include leading ConocoPhillips Corporate Strategy & Planning group and from 2015 leading ConocoPhillips Australia West business. \nHe holds an M.Sc (Distinction) in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College London and a B.Eng. (first class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aberdeen. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                            $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 26 September 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 6:10 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:10 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/season-opening-special-guest-speaker-chris-j-wilson/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Featured-Image-26-Sep-2024.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240920T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240920T170000 DTSTAMP:20240813T084352Z CREATED:20240813T084352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T084352Z UID:38934-1726826400-1726851600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SUT/SPE Golf Day 2024 DESCRIPTION:We warmly welcome you to join the Society for Underwater Technology and the Society for Petroleum Engineers for their 8th collaborative golf day on Friday 20 September 2024 at Maylands Peninsula Golf Course. \nDraft Timetable:\n10.15am – 11.45am: Driving range available \n11.15am – 11.45am: Registration/briefing & lunch \n12.30pm: Shotgun start \n~ 5.15pm – 5:45pm: Putting competition \n~ 6pm – 7.30pm: Post-game drinks\, dinner & prize presentations \nWhat’s included:\n18 holes of golf – Ambrose game. Use of driving range. Food and beverages (lunch\, drinks & dinner). Motorised cart. Event branded merchandise including golfers gift bag. \nChance at prizes including a $10\,000 hole in one. \nPrice:\nEarly bird registration (until 11 August 2024) \nTeam of 4 – $920 \nStandard registration (from 12 August 2024) \nTeam of 4 – $1000 \nNote: Payment via credit card or invoice accepted. \nWe recommend early registration as this event sells out each year. \nAny queries for tickets or sponsorship\, please contact Dan Pickering \nTickets available at https://sut.org/event/perth-sut-spe-annual-golf-day-2024/ URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/sut-spe-golf-day-2024/ LOCATION:Maylands Peninsula Golf Club\, Swan Bank Road\, Maylands\, WA\, 6051\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SUTGolfDay.Sept2024.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240903T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240903T190000 DTSTAMP:20240826T010538Z CREATED:20240814T135529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240826T010538Z UID:38945-1725382800-1725390000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE WA Facility & Digital Evening: Beyond Blueprints - the 3D visualisation toolkit to enhance project value\, safety and understanding DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jurien Broughton  \nJurien has over 14 years’ experience in 3D animation & visualisation\, 3D printing\, and real-time simulation for subsea\, onshore and offshore projects in the energy industry. His specialty is digital technologies\, particularly 3D graphics and associated software systems. \nJurien has extensive experience with Autodesk 3ds Max creating animations of offshore and subsea operations\, and preparing 3D models of equipment and structures for use on real-time ROV simulators. He also has experience developing plugins for 3ds Max to add new functionality and to provide workflow optimisation. He has a background in programming and scripting in the field of 3D graphics\, and works closely with engineering teams to visualise\, simulate\, and communicate complex projects. \nJurien holds a Bachelor of Science with a double-major in Computer Science and Games Technology\, and is serving as a Technology Expert (Digital) within T.EN’s Technical Expertise Program. \nPresentation:\nAnimations & visualisations are useful through all aspects of projects from tendering and business development\, early concept renders\, to 3D studies to support engineering\, to communication of procedures and QHSES inductions. They bring a deeper level of understanding to a project and an additional level of confidence in the safety and design of a project. \nTake a closer look at how to leverage a variety of new or existing inputs to explore a project before any construction begins\, using flexible and adaptable digital technologies. \n  \nSpeaker: Luke Klingenberg\nLuke Klingenberg’s expertise lies in driving innovation through the commercialisation of cutting-edge technologies. With extensive experience in developing and deploying digitisation solutions for global Energy sector projects\, Luke offers valuable insights into how digitisation can improve efficiency and effectiveness in operational/ decommissioning processes and revolutionise the energy industry as a whole. \n Demonstration:\nImagine the power of remotely visualising your assets with secure\, unlimited access to its real-world state. Gain unparalleled insights into potential issues and impacts before making any decisions or mobilising resources to site. Through prescribed application of aerial and terrestrial capture technologies\, Airscope provides accurate\, scalable\, and photo-realistic Digital Twins of complex assets\, registered on our SaaS platform ‘Visualize’. Our Reality Capture models\, connected via 3D laser scanning point-clouds and photogrammetry techniques\, achieve engineering-grade accuracy <2mm. Digital Twins serve as a central hub for asset intelligence\, enabling organisations to enhance safety\, reduce costs\, and manage operations with confidence. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-facility-digital-evening-beyond-blueprints-the-3d-visualisation-toolkit-to-enhance-project-value-safety-and-understanding/ LOCATION:16th Floor\,1 William Street\, Perth\, Genesis office\,16th Floor\, 1 William Street\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Facilities Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240828T193000 DTSTAMP:20240805T050555Z CREATED:20240708T042827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T050555Z UID:35117-1724863500-1724873400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:AGM and Distinguished Lecturer: CO2 Storage Resource Management System – Application and Learnings from World’s First Booking DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our August 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. The technical meeting will be preceded by the SPE-WA 2024 Annual General Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nCarbon capture\, utilization and storage (CCUS) is experiencing rapid growth and the ability to classify and compare projects across the globe is of increasing importance. The CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) has been designed to provide the common framework and is increasingly being applied across the industry. The SRMS has been seeded from the widely used Petroleum Resources Management System (PRMS)\, which makes it ideal for industry professionals familiar with the concepts of classification and categorization. \nThe SRMS was applied to an onshore project by an Australian oil and gas company in 2021 and led to the world’s first public reporting of CO2 storage quantities under the SRMS classification system. Standard reserves workflows and systems were modified for CO2 evaluation and reporting\, resulting in a streamlined processes throughout the organization. Multiple benefits were realized such as standardized evaluation and reporting\, a unified language across the company\, and enhanced formality in CCUS reporting. \nAs more CCUS projects are proposed\, a robust classification system has become vital to communicate consistent terminology\, valuation methodologies\, and reporting systems for identifying project status and differential between projects. The application of the SRMS is highly recommended for stakeholders\, financiers\, or regulatory bodies involved in the commercial development of a CCUS project. \n\nAbout the Speaker\nPaul Lyford is the General Manager Planning Portfolio & Resource Management at Santos Ltd\, an Australian oil and gas company and the first to add CO2 Storage resources to the annual reserves report. Paul has over 30 years experience and has been involved in many field developments across Australia. He has a background in reservoir engineering\, operations\, planning\, strategy and commercial. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia\, a member of Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and member of Society of Petroleum Evaluation engineers (SPEE). Paul holds an honors degree and PhD in Engineering from University of Melbourne and post graduate qualifications in Finance. Paul is currently a member of the SPE CO2 Storage Resources Committee (CSRC) and part of the SPE SRMS subcommittee charged with updating the SRMS. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\,  28 August 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking. \nTime:             5:00 pm – 5:10 pm Annual General Meeting. \nTime:             5:10 pm – 5:50 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-co2-storage-resource-management-system-application-and-learnings-from-worlds-first-booking/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Featured-Image-28-August-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240820T163000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240820T190000 DTSTAMP:20240731T050201Z CREATED:20240722T090559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T050201Z UID:34990-1724171400-1724180400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:A Modern-Day Gold Rush: Lithium in Brines DESCRIPTION:Lithium in brines in southeast Saskatchewan: a modern-day gold rush \nThe Speaker \nDr. Ben Rostron\, is the 2024 Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer. He is a Professor Emeritus of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta and President of Isobrine Solutions Inc. He holds a BASc in Geological Engineering (1986) from the University of Waterloo\, and earned his MSc (1990) and PhD (1995) in Geology from the University of Alberta. \nHe started his academic career at the University of Saskatchewan in 1994\, Ben conducted pioneering hydrogeological mapping of the Williston Basin\, continuing extensive fieldwork since his first wellhead formation-water sample in 1996. Returning to the University of Alberta in 1997\, he taught Regional and Petroleum Hydrogeology until his retirement in 2021\, emphasizing applied research addressing real-world challenges. \nBen’s initiatives extended to practical applications\, notably founding Isobrine Solutions Inc. in 2004. His research led to an understanding of the unique distribution of lithium in the subsurface\, a rush for mineral brine permits in Saskatchewan\, and ultimately\, in part to the creation of several new lithium exploration/production companies attempting to exploit a new type of lithium-brine resource in the province and beyond. \nThe Talk \nThere is currently an enormous exploration interest in brine-hosted lithium from the Duperow/Leduc aquifer in Western Canada. Published concentrations of lithium up to 259 mg/L are found in southeast Saskatchewan\, significantly higher than those currently being exploited further west in west central Saskatchewan and Alberta. Yet\, the origin of this difference within a single formation has received little attention in the open literature. The question remains: what controls the distribution of lithium in subsurface brines? A second question is: why are there extreme variations in lithium concentrations mapped very close together? \nBen will address these questions and he will review this new type of brine-hosted lithium resource from southeast Saskatchewan and provide the latest public results from this active exploration play. \nAbout the Event \nPrice:            SPE/AusIMM Member          $45 \n                         Non-Member                         $65                      \nDate:              Tuesday\,  20 August 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel \, 14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 5:50 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your SPE Student Chapter. \nSponsored by Wood URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/a-modern-day-gold-rush-lithium-in-brines/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:GAIA Sustainability Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Featured-Image-20-Aug-Lithium-Gaia-talk-by-Ben_final.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240807T190000 DTSTAMP:20240723T091804Z CREATED:20240708T045630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T091804Z UID:35286-1723049100-1723057200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Revamping Gas Facilities for a Greener Future: Transforming Brownfields into CCS Hubs – The Kent Way DESCRIPTION:Brownfield modifications to convert existing gas production facilities for CCS operations \nSpeaker: \nChristopher Jones has 13 years of experience in process engineering and currently is a Principal Process Engineer at Kent PLC. He underwent an accelerated Honours (First Class) program at university in chemical engineering and completed an internship in Germany. Chris has been exposed to a wide breadth of industry projects allowing him to apply unique design approaches when tackling challenges in traditional oil and gas and emerging new energy industries. \n  \nAbstract: \nIn recent years\, traditional oil and gas operators have found novel means of extending the life of their assets and deferring onerous decommissioning costs by converting their facilities from gas production into carbon dioxide (CO2) injection. While the task of designing for CO2 may sound simple\, CO2 injection works in counter-intuitive ways\, with previously established heuristics derived from years of experience in gas condensate systems being quickly challenged as potentially dangerous. The world of designing CO2 systems is back-to-front compared with hydrocarbons; it isn’t simply a case of a change in flow direction. \nSome of the design challenges explored in this presentation include: large density variability in CO2 systems where a small change in the ambient temperature can significantly impact the pressure of a shut-in system; optimal pressure ratings of the vents and drains systems and how previous safety margins may be unsafe; pipeline hydraulic modelling focussed on new areas outside of the traditional suite of analysis\, such as assurance of the supercritical phase; understanding liquid water dropout; and what to modify in an existing gas-condensate production system. \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/talk-revamping-gas-facilities-for-a-greener-future-transforming-brownfields-into-ccs-hubs-the-kent-way/ LOCATION:RIFF Spacecubed – Townhall\, 45 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000 CATEGORIES:Facilities Group,Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Chris-Jones-Kent.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240725T113000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240725T130000 DTSTAMP:20240716T054138Z CREATED:20240618T084358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240716T054138Z UID:35152-1721907000-1721912400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Tech 101 Series - Downhole Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Overview: Permanent\, Temporary and Disposable Solutions DESCRIPTION:Synopsis\n\nThe SPE Young Professionals Tech101 series is an event primarily targeted at entry to mid-level engineers within the oil and gas community\, to provide “101” level education on topics across the industry. Professionals of all experience levels are open to come\, but keep in mind materials presented are catered to young professionals. \nThis event is free to sign up for online attendance to the event. \nAbstract\n\nDistributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) is a powerful in well diagnostic tool with a decades long track record in downhole Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) applications. DFOS is well-matched to the data age\, providing full well datasets over full well lifecycles\, which are increasingly used to optimise asset performance and return on investment. An introduction to the principals of DFOS is followed by use case examples including seismic\, production enhancement\, well integrity\, P&A and CCUS. The presentation covers permanent fibre optic installations\, predominantly used in high value wells\, temporary fibre solutions via rigless intervention\, and the more recent developments in disposable fibre optic systems which make DFOS a diagnostic option for almost all wells. \nSpeaker – Rob Crawford\n\nRob started in the industry as a Rigless Intervention Tools Design and Test Engineer in Dorset\, England and Houston\, before moving into a global Completions Engineering role with Smith International and then SLB Operations Support Manager in Houston. Rob left SLB to co-found DTI\, designing and manufacturing innovative rigless intervention tools. After moving DTI into the FrontRow Group Rob moved to Perth and joined sister company Well-SENSE in March 2023. \nAgenda\n\nPrice:              Free \nDate:               Thursday\, 25th July 2024 \nLocation:       MicrosoftTeams – Hosted via Santos\, 100 St Georges Tce\, Perth \nSchedule: \n11:30 – 12:00    Registration \n12:00 – 12:45    Presentation \n12:45 – 13:00    Online Q&A \n13:00                  Session ends \nOnce registered\, an email will be sent to attendees for access to the venue. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/tech-101-series-downhole-distributed-fibre-optic-sensing-overview-permanent-temporary-and-disposable-solutions/ LOCATION:Santos\, 100 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Young Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Beige-Minimal-Professional-Business-Project-Presentation.png ORGANIZER;CN="SPE WA Young Professionals":MAILTO:speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240718T200000 DTSTAMP:20240705T035708Z CREATED:20240502T053516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T035708Z UID:34896-1721322000-1721332800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Geothermal Energy: A pragmatic consideration of how to commercialize Australia’s misunderstood resource Australian CCUS in 2024 – project status\, policy and the future DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our July 2024 SPE WA Technical Meeting which will be held jointly with PESA. \n\n  \nAbout the Presentations\nGeothermal Energy: A pragmatic consideration of how to commercialize Australia’s misunderstood resource \nGeothermal energy is a readily available\, reliable\, zero-emissions resource that provides numerous advantages in a balanced energy portfolio\, as well as societal and environmental benefits\, that can help Australia meet its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050. \nRenewable energy projects are central to achieving Australia’s decarbonization objectives: electricity is the largest source of emissions in Australia\, at ~33% of the national total. Recent trends have seen substantial decreases in power-related generation in the past decade; however\, existing and planned wind\, solar and battery storage projects are not capable of offsetting planned retirements of thermal power plants – especially when considering anticipated increases in electricity demand and baseload supply issues. Supply shortfalls and grid reliability issues represent serious risks to safe\, secure\, clean and affordable energy. \nGeothermal resources address these issues by providing flexible\, dispatchable\, baseload power that complements solar and wind projects by providing “always-on” power\, supplementing those significant\, but intermittent resources. Furthermore\, geothermal is highly scalable\, allowing fit-for-purpose power solutions\, including behind the meter provision\, “islanded” grids in remote areas\, and baseload or dispatchable supply to the grid in more populous areas. \nThis talk provides an overview of geothermal energy in an Australian context\, including next-generation technologies that have transformed the global industry over the past decade; the benefits and challenges that will shape the sector in the coming decades; and critical commercial\, regulatory\, ESG and other success factors that will drive geothermal energy as a significant component of Australia’s decarbonized future. \n  \nAustralian CCUS in 2024 – project status\, policy and the future \nCCS project maturation in Australia has seen highs and lows since it was first initiated 1999 with the GEODISC study. Changes in government support and market forces have seen periods of greater activity (notably 2008-2011 with state and Federal support for CCS to address coal emissions thorough the CCS Flagships program) through to the doldrums of the 2010’s with the removal of both CCS incentives (carbon tax and meaningful emission reduction schemes)  and wholesale government support through funding. \nThe 2020’s saw a change in public sentiment and the setting of corporate\, state and national Net Zero 2050 targets which supported a renewed interest in CCS in Australia\, this time linked to emission reduction from LNG gas processing\, hard to abate industries and the rise in third party CCS as a service hubs. \nIn this talk Rosie will give a look back on CCS in Australia\, give a view of the current status of projects and potential future trends. \n  \n  \nAbout the Speakers\nDr Trey Meckel has more than has more than 30 years of experience at the forefront of the global energy sector\, including decarbonised energy solutions\, petroleum E&P\, and energy R&D. \nPresently\, Dr Meckel is the Head of Subsurface for Earth’s Energy\, Australia’s only pure play ASX-listed geothermal company; and Chief Exploration Officer for Groundbreaking Energy\, a privately held Australian geothermal company. Through his consultancy\, Monteverde Energy\, Dr Meckel is involved in other geothermal projects in Australia and the USA. \nPreviously\, Dr Meckel was the Storage Program Manager at CO2CRC (Australia) and Vice President of Global Exploration\, New Ventures\, & Geosciences for Pluspetrol\, Latin America’s largest private\, diversified energy company. Earlier in his career\, Dr Meckel worked for Shell and Woodside Energy. \nDr Meckel is the Secretary of the Australian Geothermal Association\, a Global Ambassador for the Geothermal Energy Advancement Association\, and a tutor for the University of Cambridge (UK) Institute for Sustainability Leadership. \nHe holds a PhD in Earth Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zürich)\, an MA in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin (USA)\, and a BA with Honors from Williams College (USA). \n  \nRosie Johnstone is a sedimentologist and geoscientist with 25+ years’ experience in both oil and gas exploration and carbon capture and storage (CCS) across Australia\, the Asia-Pacific region and the UK. Rosie was Shell’s focal point for CCS sink identification in the Australia/Asia-Pacific region\, from high-level screening to injection site planning in the Petrel Sub-Basin. \nSince 2021 Rosie has been Head of CCS Solutions for GeoVault\, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buru Energy and a “CCS as a service” company specialising in onshore geological storage of CO2. GeoVault leverages Buru’s extensive onshore experience in the Canning and Carnarvon Basins (Kimberly and Pilbara) of WA\, drawing on geological\, operational and stakeholder experience. \nRosie is the current Interim Chair for the CCUS Network Australia and actively engages with federal and state government regulators\, research institutions\, local communities and emitters. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Thursday\, 18 July 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             5:00pm – 6:00pm Registration & networking drinks.\nTime:             6:00pm – 6:45pm Food platters served.\nTime:             6:45pm – 7:45pm  Opening remarks\, presentations and Q&A.\nTime:             7:45pm – 8:30pm  Networking drinks. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/geothermal-energy-a-pragmatic-consideration-of-how-to-commercialize-australias-misunderstood-resource-australian-ccus-in-2024-project-status-policy-and-the-future/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/July-PESA-SPE-evening-event-flyer.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240703T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240703T190000 DTSTAMP:20240624T042435Z CREATED:20240617T043047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240624T042435Z UID:35160-1720025100-1720033200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:DIGITAL TWINS - So What? DESCRIPTION:2024 SPE WA FG TALK 3 JULY – Input KONGSBERG \nLet’s take a Digital First approach to faster decision-making in heavy asset operations.\n \nAbout the Speaker: \nAs GM Energy APAC\, Sid leads Business Growth and Strategy in APAC prioritizing on Australia\, NZ\, Japan and India. Sid joined Kongsberg Digital this year after having spent 15+ years with Sumitomo Corporation where he led a wide variety of roles in Supply Chain\, Field Operations\, Strategic Account Management and Digital Transformation\, along with Regional BD Advisor role for new technology investments. Sid holds a Mechanical Engineer degree with a post-grad in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University. \n  \nPlease register here. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/digital-twins-so-what/ LOCATION:RIFF Spacecubed – Townhall\, 45 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000 CATEGORIES:Facilities Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240620T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240620T193000 DTSTAMP:20240620T025724Z CREATED:20240516T081215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T025724Z UID:35006-1718902800-1718911800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE Darts Night DESCRIPTION:Thanks to our sponsor\, OPES International – OPC\, SPE WA invites members to come along and rack up the trebles in a night of fun at Flight Club on Murray Street.  See if you can become the inaugural SPE Darts Champion! \nNot been before?  Flight Club isn’t just a game of darts at your local pub.  It includes private areas\, wait staff\, drinks/cocktails & automated scoring.  Check out Flight Club at https://flightclubdarts.com.au/location-perth \nDate:  Thursday 20th June \nVenue:  Flight Club at 383 Murray Street\, Perth. \nTime:  5:00pm (Darts starts at 5:30pm sharp).  Feel free to come and mingle in the bar beforehand. \nTickets:  $20 for members and $30 for non-members.   This includes 90 minutes of Darts and complementary food.  Drinks can be purchased on the night. \nTickets are limited\, so get in quick.  Look forward to seeing you all there.  For queries\, please contact Dan Pickering. \nThanks to our Sponsors URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-darts-night/ LOCATION:Flight Club Perth\, 383 Murray Street\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Darts_Flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240611T113000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240611T131500 DTSTAMP:20240513T120027Z CREATED:20240513T120027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240513T120027Z UID:34949-1718105400-1718111700@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Australian Wind – Can it be a Nation Builder? DESCRIPTION:SPE Western Australia the GAIA Sustainability Group is pleased to announce the details of our June 2024 GAIA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nThis seminar is about Offshore Wind Energy.  We will have presentations about the global trends and developments in Western Australia; and about the technical\, environmental and societal challenges. \nProf Bienen will discuss technical challenges specific to the Australian context along with opportunities from a range of perspectives. \nBritta Bienen is a Professor of offshore geotechnical engineering at the University of Western Australia. With a decade of experience in offshore wind\, her research focuses on foundation and anchoring solutions. The 2020 Australian Academy of Science John Booker medal recipient is also actively involved in the development of international guidelines (ISO\, InSafeJIP\, J-REG JIP) and has served on the Australian Research Council College of Experts. Britta has also brought the public engagement initiative OffshoreWind4Kids to Australia. \nMr Brent Gardner will talk about the global trends and transferring that experience (and cost) into Australia. \nMr Gardner leads the technical direction of Wood’s global Clean Energy business\, covering front end concept assessment and selection studies for Wood. It includes current and emerging technologies for renewable energy and storage\, hydrogen production and transport & use. Brent brings a unique blend of deep and hands-on technical knowledge in the natural gas\, renewables and hydrogen sectors with the commercial analytical experience required to make sound decisions in developing and operating energy assets. \nPlease come at 11.30am for registration and lunch.  The presentations start at 12pm. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/australian-wind-can-it-be-a-nation-builder/ LOCATION:240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, 240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:GAIA Sustainability Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Featured-Image-11-June-Wind-Energy-v2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240605T143000 DTSTAMP:20240507T015641Z CREATED:20240506T014207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T015641Z UID:34922-1717587900-1717597800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Well Dynamic Simulation – Challenging the “Just Do This” Approach DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our June 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nOver the last decade\, dynamic simulation has increasingly been integrated into day-to-day well and production operations\, and decision-making processes. This presentation will showcase well dynamic simulations supporting the full life cycle of well operations\, including well clean-up\, field start-up\, production operations\, well intervention and field abandonment. These case studies highlight the importance of a cross-disciplinary approach to foster strong collaborations between the field-based supervisor and the office-based engineer carrying out the simulations. When operational parameters are properly incorporated into simulations\, the results can provide great insights\, enabling field supervisors to carry out operations in a safe and efficient manner. Field supervision becomes more relaxed and assured as emergent situations have already been anticipated through simulations that include multiple what-if scenarios. A successful application of well dynamic simulation provides an informed challenge to experience-based bias that is common in operations organizations\, which often results in a “just do this\, because it worked well in the past” approach. So\, let’s simulate operations to anticipate the expected and unexpected before going out to the field. Your operations will be safer\, more predictable\, and more enjoyable! \n  \nAbout the Distinguished Lecturer:\nRyosuke YOKOTE (Rio) is a Senior Petroleum Engineer with Eni Australia. He has over 29 years of industry experience in Australia\, Timor-Leste\, Indonesia\, and Japan. His experiences include operations engineering support\, planning and supervising various well operations\, flow assurance engineering as well as hands-on drilling crew during the early days of his career. He has authored and co-authored multiple technical papers on intelligent completions\, advanced perforation technique and application of well dynamic simulation to support operations. Rio graduated from Tohoku University in 1993 with a BSc and in 1995 with an MSc\, both in Resource Engineering. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 5 June 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:50pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/well-dynamic-simulation-challenging-the-just-do-this-approach/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Featured-Image-5-Jun-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240524T113000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240524T133000 DTSTAMP:20240430T010025Z CREATED:20240430T010025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240430T010025Z UID:34862-1716550200-1716557400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Tech 101 Series - Perf Wash Cement Technology for Plug & Abandonment DESCRIPTION:Synopsis\n\nThe SPE Young Professionals Tech101 series is an event primarily targeted at entry to mid-level engineers within the oil and gas community\, to provide “101” level education on topics across the industry. Professionals of all experience levels are open to come\, but keep in mind materials presented are catered to young professionals. \nThis event is free to sign up for in-person attendance or online to the event. \nAbstract\n\nHydraWell is a global well Integrity specialist providing rig and rigless engineered solutions that optimise traditional Plug & Abandonment techniques. Inventor of the cup-based PWC® technology in 2008\, today HydraWell utilise the second generation ‘jet-based’ PWC® technique to deliver a robust and efficient barrier placement operation at a lower cost in less time with a smaller environmental footprint. HydraWell’s proprietary PWC\, Perf-Wash-Cement ® technology enables the energy transition by delivering reliable and sustainable zonal isolation services for plugging and abandoning Oil & Gas wells. Established in Stavanger\, Norway with strategically located facilities in Aberdeen (UK) with a presence in Australia\, Brazil and Malaysia\, the experienced team of 35 employees is committed to developing the most advanced downhole solutions to increase efficiency\, reduce operational costs and minimise environmental footprint. \nSpeaker – Ivar Holm\n\nIvar has more than 40 years’ experience in the oil industry\, starting work as a roughneck at Ekofisk in 1979.\nWorked 24 years with Statoil (now Equinor) with exploration/appraisal drilling as well as several years in well management companies.\n5 years as operation manager in Algeria. Drilling superintendent in Nigeria. 2 years as Drilling manager in Ghana. Worked on all continents.\nStarted to work for Hydrawell July 2021. \nAgenda\n\nPrice:              Free for SPE Members \nDate:               Friday\, 24th May 2024 \nLocation:       Woodside\, 11 Mounts St\, Perth \nTime: \n11:30 – 12:00     Registration \n12:00 – 12:45     Presentation & Lunch (PROVIDED) \n12:45 – 13:00     Q&A \n13:00 – 13:30     Networking \n13:30                    Session ends \n  \nOnce registered\, an email will be sent to attendees for access to the venue. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/tech-101-series-perf-wash-cement-technology-for-plug-abandonment/ LOCATION:Mia Yellagonga (Woodside)\, 11 Mount St\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Young Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Capture.png ORGANIZER;CN="SPE WA Young Professionals":MAILTO:speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240515T193000 DTSTAMP:20240312T052226Z CREATED:20240227T093242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T052226Z UID:34580-1715791500-1715801400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Carbon Capture and Storage and the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our May 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nAfter the lecture\, members will understand the importance of carbon capture and storage in the transition to a lower carbon future\, and know how to evaluate quantities consistently using the SRMS. \n\nAs part of the international effort to combat global warming\, significant attention is being given to ways to sequester (store for the long-term) carbon dioxide\, which is a major contributor to the greenhouse effect. It is therefore critical that there is a universal means to record the storable quantities by recognizing the maturity of the projects to be implemented and the confidence that can be placed in the estimated volumes to be sequestered. \n\nThis talk will look at some of the ways in which carbon dioxide can be stored and provide a review of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS) framework prepared by the Society of Petroleum Engineers to classify and categorize the storable quantities. \n\nThe talk will cover:\n• An overview of carbon capture\, utilization and storage\, including the role of greenhouse gasses in global warming\n• Discussion of typical modes of storage of carbon dioxide in saline aquifers and depleted oil and gas fields\n• Review of the CO2 Storage Resources Management System (SRMS)\, including principles and key definitions\n• Discussion of economics and evaluation methods\n• A hypothetical example \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nRawdon Seager is a reservoir engineer with over 50 years’ experience in the international oil and gas arena with Shell\, Huffco and\, since 1985\, Gaffney\, Cline & Associates\, where he is Chief Reservoir Engineer and Global Director of Quality Assurance. He is currently ivolved in CCS studies and application of the SRMS. He has a BSc in Physics from Bristol University and an MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Imperial College\, London. Rawdon is past Chairman of the SPE Oil and Gas Reserves Committee and past member of the Board and current Chair of the Reserves Definitions Committee of the SPEE. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-carbon-capture-and-storage-and-the-co2-storage-resources-management-system-srms/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240423T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240423T133000 DTSTAMP:20240422T052512Z CREATED:20240415T071942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T052512Z UID:34777-1713873600-1713879000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE-WA Geomechanics SIG TALK 23-Apr-2024 DESCRIPTION:SPE-WA Geomechanics SIG is proud to present the details of our talks in April 2024. (There will be two talks) \nTALK-1: \nHydrogen geo-storage in rock salt formations: Petrophysical characterisation and geomechanical testing of a potential host formation in Western Australia \nThis is a presentation on the evaluation of the potential suitability of a rock salt formation for waste disposal or energy/gas storage. We consider the case of the Frome Rocks salt dome (depth > 600 m) in the Canning basin\, Western Australia. This evaluation involves the characterization of the petrophysical\, mineralogical and geomechanical properties of rock salt samples from two contrasting facies\, identified from recovered core material: a shallower (800m) heterogeneous facies with 40% halite and 38% of dolomite inclusions (mm to cm); and a deeper (1100m) homogeneous\, halite-rich facies (98%). \nThe dataset includes porosity and gas permeability estimation as a function of confining pressure (or depth); and multi-stage triaxial (MTXL) testing at four distinct confining pressures\, one of which corresponding to the confining pressure prevailing at the depth of recovery of each sample. MTXL tests allow to simulate the impact on the mechanical properties of depth within the formation; and that of the stress perturbations induced by drilling/excavation operations. During each stage of an MTXL test\, gas transmission and creep were also evaluated under hydrostatic and deviatoric stress conditions. \nThe heterogeneous (homogeneous) salt facies exhibits a porosity of 0.8 – 1.1% (0.2 – 0.3%)\, and a gas permeability of 50 – 500 D (1 – 20 D)\, within the confining pressure interval 0 – 16 MPa. Each MTXL test lasted about 80 days\, essentially due to the time-consuming nature of the gas transmission and creep evaluations. The two salt facies have a remarkably contrasting mechanical and petrophysical response to hydrostatic and deviatoric stresses; both facies\, however\, behave in a rather ductile manner at their native depth\, i.e.\, plastic yield rather than brittle fracturing/faulting. \nMustafa Sari holds a Ph.D. in Geomechanics from UNSW (2019). Currently\, in his role as a Research Scientist at CSIRO\, Kensington\, WA\, he is focusing on hydrogen storage in salt caverns and depleted gas reservoirs from a geomechanical perspective. \nTALK-2:\nThe exciting applications of 3D Geomechanics in addressing the challenges in the O&G industry \nGeomechanics is increasingly becoming an important component of reservoir management from exploration to abandonment. If rock is removed (eg: while drilling) or pressure is changed in a reservoir (eg: depletion or injection) this alters the stress state of the rock.\nThis has cascading effect on the operation we are performing. \n• Drilling: Determining the safe mud weight drilling without incurring hole collapse or fracturing the formation\n• Completion: Determine safe draw-down without causing sanding issues\n• Hydraulic Fracturing: Determining the rock elastic properties and stress that are important inputs to the Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation designing.\n• Production optimization: If the rock has natural fractures and flow is thru fractures\, then how will the permeability change with stress in the life of the field.\n• Compaction and Subsidence: By how much will the reservoir compact or surface subside? \nThis presentation will go through how 1D and 3D Geomechanics models are constructed and their applications through examples. \nZachariah John Pallikathekathil (Zach) is currently the domain lead of Geomechanics and Acoustics in SLB\, based in Perth. \nABOUT THE EVENT \nAttending IN PERSON\nSPE Member $0 (Free)\nSPE Non-Member $ 10 (Introductory Offer) \nLocation: SLB Office\, Uluru conference room (5th Floor)\, 10\, Telethon Ave\, Perth\, 6000 \nAttending ONLINE\n(You will be able to join via MICROSOFT TEAMS. The link will be sent to you after you register on the 23rd April (Tuesday) Morning)\nSPE Member $0 (Free)\nSPE Non-Member $ 0 (Introductory offer) \n=============================================== \nTime: 12.00 – 12.25 pm Lunch & Networking.\nTime: 12.25 – 12.30 pm Welcome and Introduction\nTime: 12.30 – 12.50 pm TALK-1 (followed by 10 min Qs after talk)\nTime: 01.00 – 01.20 pm TALK-2 (followed by 10 min Qs after talk)\n01.30 (Close) \n=============================================== \nfrom SPE Geomechanics SIG Committee\n– Abbas Khaksar (Baker)\n– Joel Sarout (CSIRO)\n– Jurgen Streit (Woodside)\n– Mohammad Sarmadivaleh (Curtin Uni)\n– Sanjay Thakur (Chevron)\n– Zach John (SLB) URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe_wa_geomechanics_sig_talk_april_2024/ LOCATION:SLB Office (Uluru Conference Room)\, Level 5\, 10\, Telethon Ave\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Geomechanics SIG ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Featured-Image-23.4.2024-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240410T143000 DTSTAMP:20240312T044503Z CREATED:20240208T014757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T044503Z UID:34381-1712749500-1712759400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Why Understanding Hydrodynamics is Critical in Exploration\, Appraisal\, Development and Production DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our April 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nWater flow occurs in ALL sedimentary basins from higher pressured to lower pressure areas.  Flow occurs via permeable beds away from meteoric intake areas or from over-pressured mudstones that are de-watering.  Another source of pressure variation is aquifer depletion due to hydrocarbon production\, or aquifer pressurisation due to fluid injection. To understand fluid flow\, pressure must be expressed as over-pressure variation\, the variation in potential\, equating to over-pressure above hydrostatic gradient or head (the height a water column would rise above MSL in a pipe intersecting the point of measurement).  Variation in fluid potential within the aquifer beneath a hydrocarbon field results in a variation in FWL over a field (tilted or stepped contacts).  This is not evident in most fields due to the small size of fields relative to the small variations in potential which are routinely interpreted as measurement error.  However\, when the variation is higher these tilts or steps can be very significant\, due to: \n\nLarge field areas\nFaults causing baffling\nLower permeabilities\nHigher water flows\nHigh density hydrocarbons where minor variation in potential causes significant tilting.\n\nIn this talk concepts such as overpressure\, potentiometric maps and sections and compartmentalised reservoirs are discussed.  Examples from all over the world are presented along with the impact on failed exploration wells and sub-optimum development plans.  Vertical variation in potential within fields is also discussed. Finally\, publicly available pressure data from the Perth Basin is reviewed and discussed to consider whether Perth Basin Fields are compartmentalised\, or have complexly stepped contacts. \nAbout the Speakers\nRobert Seggie and Peter van Ruth \nRobert worked as a petroleum geologist for over 40 years. He worked for BHP Petroleum\, Oil Company of Australia\, BMR (now GA)\, Santos\, as a consultant\, Woodside Energy and has now retired into an Adjunct Professor role at Curtin University together with some consulting. Robert has been a successful explorationist and development/production geologist. His expertise includes high resolution sequence stratigraphy\, structure\, unconventionals\, hydrodynamics\, appraisal co-ordination\, and commercial. For over 20 years Robert focussed on applying high resolution core-based sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy to production geology\, reservoir development and exploration. Robert also designed and facilitated technical workshops internationally for Shell and Woodside\, establishing risks and uncertainties on assets to improve plans and decisions for any part of an asset lifecycle. His current lines of research are dinoturbation\, the Pleistocene /Holocene geology of the Swan Plain and\, the global tectonostratigraphy of the Late Triassic. He has run courses for AAPG\, Nautilus\, PESA and SPE\, has published numerous papers\, and presented and chaired at conferences. He is a member of AAPG\, PESA and RSWA and has held executive and editorial positions. \nPeter has a PhD in geophysics from the University of Adelaide. He is a subject matter expert in pore pressure prediction and geomechanics with over 20 years of petroleum geoscience experience. Peter is the founder and director of Resolve GeoSolutions which provides pore pressure and geomechanics services. He has previously worked at Baker Hughes\, University of Adelaide and Woodside Energy. Peter has held a variety of roles during his career including pore pressure / geomechanics specialist\, exploration geoscientist and development geoscientist. Peter has vast experience delivering projects as part of multi-disciplinary teams both as a provider of geomechanics and pore pressure services\, and as a customer of these products. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 10 April 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:50pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/why-understanding-hydrodynamics-is-critical-in-exploration-appraisal-development-and-production/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Technical-Meeting.png ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T103000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240314T160000 DTSTAMP:20240312T050006Z CREATED:20240214T003612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T050006Z UID:34317-1710412200-1710432000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE Knowledge Forum @ AOG'24 DESCRIPTION:Join me at the SPE Knowledge Forum at AOG Energy 2024\, where SPE WA will be hosting an exciting line-up of industry speakers and panel discussions. View the SPE program here and book your free tickets through the aogexpo.com.au website now. See you there! #AOGE2024 \n  \n \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/aog-24-spe-knowledge-forum/ LOCATION:Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre\, 21 Mounts Bay Rd\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Blue-Triagle-Business-Proposal-Presentation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240308T113000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240308T133000 DTSTAMP:20240208T033752Z CREATED:20231113T060209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T033752Z UID:34132-1709897400-1709904600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Tech 101 Series - Flow Assurance in Deepwater Development DESCRIPTION:Synopsis\n\nThe SPE Young Professionals Tech101 series is an event primarily targeted at entry to mid-level engineers within the oil and gas community\, to provide “101” level education on topics across the industry. Professionals of all experience levels are open to come\, but keep in mind materials presented are catered to young professionals. \nThis event is free to sign up for Students who wish to attend in-person or online to the event \nAbstract\n\nFlow assurance is the engineering discipline in charge of ensuring the efficient and reliable flow of hydrocarbons from reservoirs to processing facilities. This presentation will provide an overview of project activities a Flow Assurance engineer is involved in during deepwater developments. The discussion will provide an overview of various project stages\, typical Flow Assurance studies and deliverables\, and Flow Assurance Interfaces\, along with a case study discussing a deepwater development. \nSpeaker – Alen Alex Ninan\n\nAlen is a Flow Assurance Engineer with Wood. He has expertise in Flow Assurance support for greenfield and brownfield project development and operation troubleshooting. Alen provides technical support for various projects with multiphase hydraulics and also offers technical services for managing flow assurance risks\, concentrating on thermal and hydraulic issues\, solids management\, and transient multiphase flow analysis. \nAgenda\n\nPrice:             Free for SPE Members \nDate:              Friday\, 8th March 2024 \nLocation:       Wood – 240 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA \nTime: \n11:30 – 12:00     Registration \n12:00 – 12:45     Presentation & Lunch (PROVIDED) \n12:45 – 13:00     Q&A \n13:00 – 13:30     Networking \n13:30                  Session ends URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/tech-101-series-flow-assurance-in-deepwater-development/ LOCATION:240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, 240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Young Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-Rev1.png ORGANIZER;CN="SPE WA Young Professionals":MAILTO:speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240306T193000 DTSTAMP:20240226T152509Z CREATED:20240129T032800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T152509Z UID:33687-1709743500-1709753400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecturer: Well Integrity in the Operate Phase of the Well Lifecycle – Our Role as Crime Scene Detectives DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our March 2024 SPE WA Technical Evening Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nHaving a well Well integrity problem is not a sin\, but doing nothing about it is! \nGlobally\, there are over two millions wells\, and it is well documented that at least 40% have mechanical problems that require risk assessment and mitigation. Many of these wells are old and close to de-commissioning but day to day management remains a key issue.\n \nThis dynamic presentation shows and documents how over time\, key industry events have impacted the well construction and management process of our well stock. Changes are partly driven by regulations in one part of the world and utilised by other regions as best practices. Technical advances in engineering and sciences also create change by providing greater access to well data and well operational status. Finally\, software such as Well Integrity Management Systems (WIMS) has brought about an awareness of the wells status and how it can be better managed particularly as part of the ageing process.\n \nWell integrity is an exciting discipline that embraces a wide range of subjects and skills. Like crime scene investigation\, the evidence is provided – it’s a case of reviewing and understanding the data\, that ultimately leads you and the team to making a decision on the best way to manage your well(s). \n\nAbout the Speaker \nSimon began his career in 1978 working for Schlumberger in the Middle East. Over the next 25 years he worked globally for a variety of service providers and Operators in various field and office based roles both onshore and offshore as an Operations Engineer. Gaining a masters degree in 2005 he moved into Operations Management for a major independent operator and built his first well integrity management system\, publishing SPE MS-142449\, ‘Seven Pillars of Well Integrity’ which identified\, which established the key seven system ingredients for well integrity. \nConsiderable experience and knowledge was gained as a co-author of ISO Well Integrity Standard 16530-1. Now\, as an independent contractor\, he authors key operations related documents for a wide range of clients\, building well integrity management systems and providing training schools in many countries and languages for all types of wells.\n \nSimon is an active member of the SPE\, and is working on various committees to promote well integrity awareness on a global basis. \n\nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member          $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member          $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 6 March 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00 pm – 5:50 pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50 pm – 6:00 pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Closing with networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/distinguished-lecturer-well-integrity-in-the-operate-phase-of-the-well-lifecycle-our-role-as-crime-scene-detectives/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Intrusive-Well-and-Reservoir-Surveillance-Solutions-Website-1024-×-576-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240305T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240305T113000 DTSTAMP:20240226T151827Z CREATED:20240212T123115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240226T151827Z UID:34406-1709631000-1709638200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:GAIA Panel Discussion on Energy Literacy and the Carbon Footprint of Everything DESCRIPTION:SPE WA GAIA is hosting the next Sustainability Energy event at Edith Cowan University Joondalup Campus on the 5th March 9.30am-11.30am.  This will be Panel Discussion and Q&A with Industry and Academia experts.    The topic is on Energy Literacy and the Carbon Footprint of Everything. \nThe Panel members are: \n\nNick Last\, Director\, Well Test Knowledge International\nStephen Stokes\, Wood PLC\,  Global Energy Transition Lead\nMarina Pervukhina\, CSIRO Energy\, Senior Principal Research Scientist\nAlireza Keshavarz\, Associate Professor\, ECU\nKrista Davies\, PhD candidate\, ECU\nClaus Otto\, Facilitator\n\nRegistration is free.   The venue is at ECU Joondalup Campus\, Engineering Building 27 Room 104. Use car park 18 near the oval.  Coffee\, Tea and Refreshments will be served. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-wa-gaia-panel-discussion-on-energy-literacy-and-the-carbon-footprint-of-everything/ LOCATION:Edith Cowan University\, 270 Joondalup Drive\, Joodalup\, WA\, 6027\, Australia CATEGORIES:GAIA Sustainability Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Well-Decom-Website.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240221T193000 DTSTAMP:20240218T120107Z CREATED:20240129T023644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T120107Z UID:34292-1708533900-1708543800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Credibility of Geomechanical Sanding Evaluations\, Examples from Gas Fields in Otway\, Browse and Perth Basins DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our February 2024 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nGeomechanical sanding evaluation has become a key tool in the development of fit-for-purpose sand management strategies and well completion decisions. Geomechanical analyses identify the likely sand producing intervals\, the timing (pressure conditions) and the severity of sanding. Sanding evaluations are ideally calibrated against field sanding observations. However\, in the absence of field observations\, the validity of geomechanical analyses can be a concern for field development planning\, well design or well intervention decision. This presentation focuses on the credibility of geomechanical sanding risk evaluation\, conducted at appraisal and early field life stages. It includes three field case studies from a range of geological settings\, stress regimes and rock strengths\, well types and operation conditions. The case studies include gas fields from offshore Otway Basin in Victoria\, and offshore Browse Basin and onshore North Perth Basin in Western Australia. The examples demonstrate the validity of geomechanical assessments conducted at early field life that are verified with several years of production later. \nAbout the Speaker \nDr. Abbas Khaksar is a global Geomechanics advisor and subject matter expert in sanding evaluation with Baker Hughes\, based in Perth.  Abbas has 29 years of work experiences and before joining Baker Hughes in 2009 worked for Helix-RDS (2005-09)\, Geomechanics International (GMI\, 2000-05)\, University of Adelaide (1998-2000) and Iran Geological Survey (1989-92). He holds PhD in Rock Physics (1999)\, MSc in Petroleum Geophysics (1994) and BSc in Mining Engineering (1989). He served the WA section of SPE as a board member and continuing education officer from 2012 to 2019. Abbas was a SPE Distinguished Lecturer for 2019-2020 on “Use of Geomechanics for sanding prediction and sand management”. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                          $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \n  \nSpecial Promotion Deal: Buy 1 ticket and bring 1 guest for free! Register now with your email\, and we’ll reach out to collect guest details. \nDate:              Wednesday\, 21 February 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/credibility-of-geomechanical-sanding-evaluations-examples-from-gas-fields-in-otway-browse-and-perth-basins/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Featured-Image-21-Feb-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240213T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240213T140000 DTSTAMP:20240212T044431Z CREATED:20240117T032106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240212T044431Z UID:34254-1707824700-1707832800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:SPE GAIA: THE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION ON WATER RESOURCES: THE CASE OF GREEN HYDROGEN DESCRIPTION:SPE WA GAIA is proud to present our February 2024 Sustainability Energy Series Lunch Time Technical Meeting.\n\nAbout the Presentation\nThe energy transition necessitates hydrogen generation to meet current energy needs. Low-carbon hydrogen (green hydrogen from renewable energy\, and blue hydrogen from gas with CO2 removal and storage) is touted as a replacement\, with most authors recognising the ‘green’ credentials of hydrogen. However\, as this seminar examines\, the impact of hydrogen generation on water resources in the driest inhabited country on Earth\, Australia\, has the potential to be devastating. This seminar examines the water use for hydrogen\, the laws regulating water at present\, and the deficiencies in such water regulation \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor Tina Soliman Hunter is the Professor of Energy and Resources Law at Macquarie University\, and the Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT) at Macquarie. She teaches and researches in offshore energy law (both hydrocarbons and renewables)\, infrastructure decommissioning\, energy installations\, facility repurposing\, offshore CCS\, Arctic resources law and policy\, and energy law. Much of her research is multidisciplinary in nature\, and includes working with engineers\, geologists\, and political scientists.  She holds several visiting professor positions and is a member of the Educational Board of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)\, a Board member of the Aberdeen chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)\, and an editor of the Journal of International Petroleum Technology. \nAbout the Event (Note: venue is at the Wood Offices)\n\nPrice:           SPE Member                        $20\n                      Non-Member                        $30 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 13 February 2024 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:20pm Registration & Light Lunch\nTime:             12:20pm – 1:00 pm Opening remarks\, presentation and Q&A\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:00 pm  Networking \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/spe-gaia-the-impact-of-the-energy-transition-on-water-resources-the-case-of-green-hydrogen/ LOCATION:240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, 240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:GAIA Sustainability Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Featured-Image-13-Feb-2024-Gaia-Seminar-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240123T114500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20240123T143000 DTSTAMP:20240122T031523Z CREATED:20231204T080037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T031523Z UID:34212-1706010300-1706020200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Integrated Field Development Planning and its Value Chain DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our January 2024 SPE WA Lunch Time Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nAn Integrated Field Development Planning (IFDP) is mainly defined as a subsurface and surface journey to select and execute the best development scenario for a field to maximize economic value and overall recovery of the asset. The maturation process of an IFDP consists of Framing (identify the opportunity)\, Front-End-Loading (FEL)\, Execution (authorisation)\, Operated and Evaluate and lastly the Abandonment. Each stage of the process can be viewed as “live cycle” and respective value and cost target be re-evaluated. This is to ensure that the IFDP cycle is meant for Value Creation (‘Doing the Right Project’) and for the Value Realisation (‘Doing the Project Right’)\,furthermore\, to ensure the opportunity still holds business value and relevant process remains aligned with the objectives and industry outlook. \nA comprehensive IFDP must deliver (but not limited to) Subsurface Characteristics\, Recoverable Reserve (range)\, Depletion Plan\, Emission Reduction Plan\, Facilities and Flow Assurance Plan\, Risk and Mitigation Plan\, HSE Plan\, Sales and Commercial Plan and Abandonment Plan. In recent years\, the Carbon Sequestration/Storage plan has also become an integral part of IFDP. Key Stakeholders of IFDP must be known and categorised based on their interest and involvements\, and responsibilities in the process. The two important categories of stakeholders are ones who have high interest (economically/commercially) in the project and those who will have voice\, concern or opinions (environmentally etc…). \nThis talk will cover key value drivers and steps for a successful Integrated Fidel development Planning (IFDP) and in context of techno-commerciality objectives of the maturation process. \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nAli Sabzabadi is a Chartered Petroleum Engineer\, with 24 years of experience in the oil and gas industry working on and leading the delivery of field development planning for mature/green oil & gas fields\, and implementing improved oil recovery (IOR) and enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) techniques. He has published and presented several papers in technical conferences and journals (IPTC\, OTC\, APOGCE\, SPE EOR Conferences). \nAli Sabzabadi is a graduate of the Imperial College of London where he studied Masters in Engineering (MEng) in Petroleum Engineering and member of the UK Engineering Council. \nIn his free time\, Ali enjoys Scuba Diving\, biking\, and spending time with his family. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                         $50\n                       Non-Member                          $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 23 January 2024 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             11:45am – 12:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             12:00pm – 12:45pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             12:45pm – 1:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             1:00pm – 2:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/integrated-field-development-planning-and-its-value-chain/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Featured-Image-23-Jan-2024-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231213T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231213T193000 DTSTAMP:20231212T054517Z CREATED:20231121T042130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231212T054517Z UID:34165-1702485900-1702495800@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:HISTORY OF ENERGY TRANSITION: What have the Romans (Energy Professionals) every done for us? DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our December 2023 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nMark will deliver a light-hearted whimsical review of the ongoing human energy transition\, reflecting on the role played by energy professionals (Romans) in forever changing the world we live in. Starting in the paleolithic\, when catching and eating animals produced a bigger brain\, only a bunch of cave paintings\, hieroglyphs and a few cartoons of Larsen remain to attest to the beginning. Discovering fire\, the burning of carbon-based materials to gain heat\, cook food and scare the crap out of everything else was when problems began\, pretty much right away. Cutting down most of the trees\, we ate a buffet of wild animals\, whilst rejecting early versions of the paleo diet\, we ruined our teeth. We engineered new weapons we could turn on ourselves when the animals became too few led to millennia of conflict. Life was good but most of us died at birth or in early childhood\, survivors taken out mostly by a variety of sexually transmitted diseases or in pointless bloodthirsty battles\, rich in toxic masculinity. Compulsory superannuation was still in its infancy.\n \nThe Chinese “invented” coal 3500 years ago\, the Romans dabbled after the birth of Christ\, but not until the 18th century did coal really have its moment\, basking in long forgotten sunlight. Powering the industrial revolution\, perfecting child labour and blackening the skies\, mass production and the energy to move it quickly to consumers was delivered. About the same time a crazy colonel struck oil in Pennsylvania\, saving the whales and irrevocably shifting global power away from empire. Soon we had a tiger in our tank\, driving our gas guzzling automobiles to the store to buy pointless trinkets or enjoying a new past-time known as a vacation. The first Black Friday sale was held.\n \nFossil fuels\, more than any other enterprise\, have powered human development\, improving living conditions beyond our wildest imagination\, dramatically increasing human life expectancy. None of this could have been achieved without engineering. For millennia improvements relied on replacing one energy source with a more energy dense and efficient one. How do we transition to future fuel sources that are inherently less dense\, less efficient and with a footprint dwarfing anything that has come before? So\, what have the Romans (aka energy professionals) done for us? What role does a mere rock doctor play in this new world\, do we remain relevant or are we destined to the dust bin of history having done all we could to lay down the next super source rock? \n  \nAbout the Speaker \nDr Mark Lisk – Chief Geoscientist\, Ascendience Geoscience \nMark has experienced a continuous transition throughout his 30-year resource industry career. Joining the down-stream oil business at 16 in a petroleum engineering role\, pumping petrol at the local BP he realised there was way too much maths involved and instead chose to study geology at the University of Auckland. Briefly distracted by the allure of gold\, Mark worked epithermal exploration for BHP in the wild hills of the Coromandel\, dodging drug lords and rabid environmentalists\, before a resource industry reality check with his first redundancy. Returning to the oil patch in 1990 he left NZ for West Island to engage in scientific experiments on the Island of Dr Moreau\, aka CSIRO. Gazing intently at microscopic objects small in stature but with a big story to tell\, he became a true specialist\, knowing absolutely everything about nothing! With a half-finished PhD in tow and clutching his first redundancy cheque he joined Woodside in 2005 just in time for a boom in oil price. Widely\, but mistakenly considered a geochemist\, despite failing organic geochemistry twice at university\, Mark transitioned\, some might say blossomed\, becoming a regional geologist with a focus on Australian basins. His transition to a generalist\, knowing nothing about everything\, was now complete. Yearning to see geology beyond Australia\, a transition to International New Ventures beckoned\, complete with globetrotting travel opportunities. Almost too good to last the winds of Covid blew\, oil price collapsed again\, culminating in yet another redundancy. Cast adrift\, this time in a more palatial lifeboat\, latest redundancy payment providing a suitable cushion\, he took the plunge and started his own company. Now adept at the art of transitioning Mark has discovered a sweet life diversifying into new energies. Adaption is part and parcel of being a successful in the energy business\, where others see doom and gloom\, we see opportunity and with luck\, some free beer. \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Wednesday\, 13 December 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. \n  URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/history-of-energy-transition-what-have-the-romans-energy-professionals-every-done-for-us/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Featured-Image-13-Dec-2023-.gif ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231129T174500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231129T221500 DTSTAMP:20231110T074525Z CREATED:20231018T230526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231110T074525Z UID:33593-1701279900-1701296100@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:PETROLEUM AND ENERGY CORPORATE CURLING EVENING - 2023 DESCRIPTION:Thanks to our sponsors Rock Flow Dynamics\, SPE-WA\, along with PESA\, would like to invite our members to attend a special event to help raise money for Curling WA. \nCome and try the Winter Olympic sport of Curling.  Steeped in tradition\, Curling is a sport that is for everybody.  Learn the basics of Curling and then dive into a competitive game against industry counterparts. \nRegistration includes dinner prior to the game and a drink afterwards in the Canadian themed restaurant Cabin 401 next door. \nTickets available at Petroleum & Energy corporate curling evening – Curling WA \nPlease direct any enquiries to Dan Pickering or Elliott Douglas \nThanks to our sponsor URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/petroleum-and-energy-corporate-curling-evening-2023/ LOCATION:Cockburn Ice Arena\, 401 Progress Drive\, Bibra Lake\, WA\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-Annual-Golf-Day.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dan Pickering":MAILTO:dan.pickering@opes.com.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231129T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231129T190000 DTSTAMP:20231114T063520Z CREATED:20231020T042259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T063520Z UID:34002-1701277200-1701284400@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Decarbonized Future with Green Hydrogen - The Sea-Nergy Way DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nCome and hear Sea-Nergy talk about their IP poised to deliver new standards in global hydrogen innovation. Represented by Jason Evans\, who is the founder and inventor of international patents for Sea-Nergy conceptualizing scaled carbon-positive production of green hydrogen from the natural environment. \nAbout the Event\n\nPrice: \n\nSPE Member $10\nNon-Member $15\n\nBring a friend for free\, but it must be in the same registration.\nAdd your friend’s name to the field “Additional Guest Name” on the checkout page. \nDate:             Wednesday 29th of November 2023 \nLocation:      Flux Basement\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA \nTime: \n\n4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Registration and Networking\n5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Presentation and Q&A Session\n5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Networking Drinks & Nibbles URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/decarbonized-future-with-green-hydrogen-the-sea-nergy-way/ LOCATION:Flux Basement\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA 6000\, 191 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Grey-minimalist-business-project-presentation-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231114T164500 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231114T193000 DTSTAMP:20231101T024428Z CREATED:20231025T050023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T024428Z UID:34017-1699980300-1699990200@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Influence of formation heterogeneity on reservoir performance of CCS projects in saline formations DESCRIPTION:Society of Petroleum Engineers Western Australia is proud to present the details of our November 2023 SPE WA Technical Meeting. \nAbout the Presentation\nPotential saline formation targets for carbon dioxide disposal must meet containment criteria for project success. In the selection process\, detailed reservoir characterisation of these formations should be undertaken to understand the impact of formation heterogeneity on containment of injected carbon dioxide. A reservoir simulation study was conducted to evaluate the impact of varying net-to-gross ratio\, shale barrier length and formation dip on the subsurface behaviour of injected carbon dioxide in a hypothetical marine sand reservoir model. The study results showed that heterogeneity has a significant impact on the behaviour of the plume and can improve containment of injected carbon dioxide. \n\nAbout the Speaker \nMatthew Flett is a senior reservoir engineer at Chevron Australia. Since joining the company in 2003\, he has served in exploration\, development\, and production roles for hydrocarbons and CCS developments in Australia. Flett has authored or coauthored more than 10 technical papers and holds one US patent. \nHe holds a BSc degree and a BEng degree with honours in chemical engineering from the University of Adelaide and holds a Doctoral degree in petroleum engineering from Curtin University of Technology. Flett is a member of SPE and currently serves with the SPE Australia / NZ / PNG council and is the chair elect of the CCUS Technical Section. He is the recipient of the 2013 and 2022 SPE Regional Service Awards for the Southern Asia Pacific Region. \n  \nAbout the Event\nPrice:             Early Bird SPE Member        $40 \n                       Early Bird Non-Member         $60 \n                       SPE Member                           $50\n                       Non-Member                           $70 \nDate:              Tuesday\, 14 November 2023 \nLocation:       Parmelia Hilton Hotel\nLocation:       14 Mill Street\, Perth WA 6000 \nTime:             4:45pm – 5:00pm Registration & Networking.\nTime:             5:00pm – 5:50pm Opening remarks and presentation.\nTime:             5:50pm – 6:00pm Q&A Session.\nTime:             6:00pm – 7:30 pm  Networking drinks & nibbles. \nFree tickets are available for Students. SPE WA in conjunction with our sponsors is kindly sponsoring students to attend the monthly technical events. Please apply through your Student Chapter. URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/influence-of-formation-heterogeneity-on-reservoir-performance-of-ccs-projects-in-saline-formations/ LOCATION:Pamelia Hilton Hotel\, 14 Mill St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Technical Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Jack Harfoushian":MAILTO:jackharfoushian@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231103T170000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231103T190000 DTSTAMP:20231103T000656Z CREATED:20231004T083753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T000656Z UID:33956-1699030800-1699038000@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Bowling Networking Evening with SPE\, PESA\, WISE (SEA) DESCRIPTION:Please join the Perth Young Professional Engineers & Geoscientists from the Petroleum\, Mining\, and Subsea industries for a light-hearted night of ten-pin bowling\, in-person networking and great conversations. Come along if you’re a student\, graduate or working professional. Meeting your industry peers is a good chance to talk about your different backgrounds\, experiences\, projects\, and companies with like-minded people in a very laid back and friendly setting. \n\nInclusion with the ticket: \n\n1 x Game of Bowling.\nPizza & Chips to share.\n1 x Drink Card.\n\nTime: \n\nArrival 5:00pm\nGames commence 5:30pm\nProceedings conclude 6:30pm URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/bowling-networking-evening-with-spe-pesa-wise-sea/ LOCATION:Strike Bowling – Forest Chase\, Level 1\, Forrest Chase\, Shop 26\, Perth City Central\, 401 Wellington St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Young Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231025T113000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20231025T133000 DTSTAMP:20231009T015114Z CREATED:20231009T014507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231009T015114Z UID:33967-1698233400-1698240600@www.spe-wa.org SUMMARY:Tech 101 Series - Erosion in Oil and Gas Pipelines DESCRIPTION:Synopsis\n\nThe SPE Young Professionals Tech101 series is an event primarily targeted at entry to mid-level engineers within the oil and gas community\, to provide “101” level education on topics across the industry. Professionals of all experience levels are open to come\, but keep in mind materials presented are catered to young professionals. \nThis event is free to sign up for Students who wish to attend in-person or online to the event \nAbstract\n\nErosion has been long recognised as a potential source of problems in oil and gas production systems. Erosion is a complex process that is affected by numerous factors and small or subtle changes in operational conditions can significantly affect the damage it causes with major safety and financial consequences. The industry is constantly looking for ways to accurately predict/model erosion in order to better manage erosion in oil and gas systems. The presentation will focus on different case studies performed in Wood on erosional analysis and potential ways to mitigate it. \nSpeaker – Deepak Jagannatha\n\nDr. Jagannatha is the CFD Manager in APAC for Wood. He has expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) focusing on modelling of multiphase fluid flows for the oil and gas industries. Dr. Jagannatha also provides technical service support for flow assurance issues\, concentrating on thermal and hydraulic issues\, transient\, multiphase flow analysis. Dr. Jagannatha has a background in Mechanical Engineering with significant technical expertise in areas such as Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. \nAgenda\n\nPrice:             Free \nDate:              Tuesday\, 25th October 2023 \nLocation:       Wood – 240 St Georges Terrace\, Perth WA \nTime: \n11:30 – 12:00     Registration \n12:00 – 12:45     Presentation & Lunch (PROVIDED) \n12:45 – 13:00     Q&A \n13:00 – 13:30     Networking \n13:30                  Session ends URL:https://www.spe-wa.org/event/tech-101-series-erosion-in-oil-and-gas-pipelines/ LOCATION:240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, 240 St. Georges Terrace\, Level 1 Wood Offices\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia CATEGORIES:Young Professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.spe-wa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SPE-Distinguished-Lecturer-3.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SPE WA Young Professionals":MAILTO:speyoungprofessionalswa@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR