Abstract: As the fields and developments mature for deepwater projects, water depth and complexity have increased over the past decade. Tight drilling window and tight annulus clearance have caused many unnecessary compromises for deepwater drilling. In this talk, James will present case studies on the application for addressing challenges associated with the aforementioned mistakes, their …

SPE WA Technical Luncheon – Three Deepwater Well Design Mistakes: Wellbore Stability, Differential Sticking, and Zonal Isolations. What are the issues and how do we correct for them? Read More »

Abstract: As seen in the United States shale oil revolution, the develop­ment of new technology is an enabler in reducing capital costs, simplifying production, increasing the capacity of facilities, and, in some cases, making marginal projects profitable. While deal­ing with significant risk, the challenge of progressing technology can be overcome through technology qualification. A technolo­gy …

APOGCE Networking Luncheon & SPE WA Distinguished Lecturer – Verifying Performance and Capability of New Technology for Surface and Subsurface Facilities Read More »

Abstract: Optimising oil production from long horizontal wells to obtain maximum reservoir contact and effective reservoir sweep management has been a challenging task. Uneven production and early water or gas breakthrough are the main challenges to achieve the target production. For many years, inflow control devices (ICDs) which restrict flow by creating additional pressure have …

SPE WA Technical Luncheon – Autonomous Inflow Control Devices (AICD) – Prediction Modelling Read More »

Abstract: In recent years there have been a number of press articles relating to the high cost of doing business in Australia. The impacts of low productivity, high-labour costs and poor performance have all been highlighted as ailments with Australia and within the LNG (construction) industry in particular. This has led to the generally held …

SPE WA Technical Luncheon – Australian LNG: The cost myths and truths Read More »

Abstract: Fines migration is the most common formation damage mechanism that challenges the economic viability of petroleum development projects. The phenomenon has been widely reported for production and injection wells, drilling, completion, waterflooding and pressure depletion with water support. It is explained by the lifting of reservoir fines, their migration and pore plugging with consequent …

SPE WA Distinguished Lecturer – Prediction and Management of Fines Migration for Enhanced Oil and Gas Production Read More »

Abstract: An increasing number of oil & gas companies use decision analytic methods to deal with complex and uncertain decisions, but still they get consistent under-performance in typical business metrics (cost, production rates, time to start, etc… ) leading to less value than expected, or, more perniciously, than possible. Uncertainty per se is not the …

SPE WA Distinguished Lecturer – Creating Value from Uncertainty and Flexibility Read More »

Abstract: The presentation will provide a summary of AWE Ltd an Australian energy company focused on upstream oil and gas opportunities in Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. It will then provide an overview of the Waitsia field discovery as well as a history of the North Perth Basin; it’s exploration and pioneers.  There will be …

SPE WA Technical Luncheon – Waitsia – A new onshore gas resource for Western Australia Read More »

Abstract:  Over the last few years, the computational hardware architecture has changed significantly. Multicore processors, powerful desktops and laptops, graphical cards (GPU) with thousands of cores available for simulations – it is all now available for us at a very reasonable price range. One of the key challenges for reservoir simulation software is to be …

SPE WA Technical Luncheon – Scalable systems for reservoir modeling on modern hardware platforms Read More »

Abstract: Microorganisms play a very important, often unseen, role in the oilfield. They exist in almost any environment imaginable, from potable drinking water to produced water, reservoir to refinery. The presence of microorganisms can be both positive and negative, however, the focus is almost exclusively on the negative impact microorganisms play in the oilfield and …

SPE Annual General Meeting and Technical Luncheon – What’s ‘bugging’ your production? Read More »

Abstract:  As wellbores age, the potential for loss of wellbore integrity due to challenges such as, corrosion, stress, fatigue and other factors increase. Stimulation and tertiary recovery methods such as CO2 floods, as well as the introduction of disposal into depleted zones can negatively affect the wellbore by introducing conditions outside of the initial well …

SPE WA Distinguished Lecturer – Wellbore Integrity Restoration; New Life for Old Wells Read More »