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معرض ومؤتمر الشرق ا�وسط العشرون للنفط والغاز

BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE

Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain

2017

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EXHIBITION ORGANISERS

Conference theme:Transforming the Industry Through Innovation and Operational Excellence

EXHIBITION: 7 – 9 March 2017

CONFERENCE: 6 – 9 March 2017

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Welcome Letter from the Conference Co-Chairmen

Contents

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Dear Colleagues,

As Co-Chairmen of the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference 2017, we are delighted to welcome you to MEOS 2017.

Conference Co-Chairman

MEOS 2017

Chief Petroleum Engineer

SAUDI ARAMCO

Khaled Ahmed Al-QubaisiConference Co-Chairman

MEOS 2017

Senior Vice President (Zakum) -

Zakum Asset Business Unit

ADMA-OPCO

MEOS 2017 will be held from 6–9 March 2017 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. This event marks the 20th anniversary of MEOS, building on years of successful and expanding interactions between industry and technical leaders, the rich exchange of knowledge and prominent exhibition of the latest technological advances, all in the centre of a region leading the world in energy supply.

The MEOS 2017 conference theme is, “Transforming the Industry

through Innovation and Operational Excellence”. Fluctuations in the oil and gas markets have made our industry very challenging. Therefore, emphasis on innovation and practicing operations excellence has never been greater. This transformation will allow the industry to continue to meet future global energy demands ensuring continuity of economic growth despite the cyclical nature of the business.

Over 400 technical papers through 50 technical sessions will be presented over 3 days. In addition to Ministerial and Executive Plenary sessions targeting influential professionals in the oil and gas industry, along with top IOCs, NOC’s and service companies, there will be 6 panel sessions covering exciting topics in the industry.

A 3-day exhibition of the oil and gas show will be running in parallel with the conference from 7–9 March 2017 at Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. Spanning 14,800 square metres, it will feature over 300 exhibitors from all over the globe.

The diversified and rich technical programme of MEOS 2017 will provide you with valuable and skill-developing experience that will both broaden your knowledge and provide unique business and networking opportunities. Over the last 27 years MEOS has become a leading event in the oil and gas industry. Therefore, make yourself available to join us in Bahrain for this world-class event.

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MEOS 2017 Committees ................................................................................ 1

MEOS 2017 Sponsors ..................................................................................... 2

Session Schedule............................................................................................ 3

Opening Ceremony & Ministerial Session .................................................. 4

Executive Plenary Session............................................................................. 5

Panel Sessions ................................................................................................ 6

Industry Keynote Session ........................................................................... 13

Keynote Speakers in Technical Sessions ................................................... 13

General Information .................................................................................... 14

SPE Training Courses ................................................................................... 16

SPE Student Activities .................................................................................. 18

SPE Workshop: Women in Leadership—Invest, Initiate, Innovate ........ 19

Exhibitors at MEOS 2017 ............................................................................. 20

Contact Details ............................................................................. (back cover)

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Conference Co-Chairmen:

Nabeel I. AlAfaleg SAUDI ARAMCO

Khaled Ahmed Al-Qubaisi ADMA-OPCO

Members:

Yousef A. Abdulrahim Ali KUWAIT OIL COMPANY

Saleh Al-Gamdi CHEVRON

Ali H. Al-Ghamdi ARABIAN DRILLING COMPANY

Faisal Al-Ghamdi WEATHERFORD

Jassim Mohamed Al-Khori MAERSK OIL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY CENTRE

Intisar Al Kindy PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN

Faisal Al-Mahroos BAPCO

Faisal N. Al-Nughaimish SAUDI ARAMCO

Ahmed T. Al-Qadeeb RAWABI TRADING & CONTRACTING

AbdulHameed Al-Rushaid SAUDI ARAMCO

Ahmed Ali Al Sharyan NATIONAL OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY

Abdullah Al-Sultan KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

Yehya M. Altameimi NABORS

Yousef A. Al Ulyan SAUDI ARAMCO

Abdullah M. Al-Yami SAUDI PETROLEUM SERVICES POLYTECHNIC

Gasser Badrashini HALLIBURTON

Michael Bittar HALLIBURTON

Mike Bowman TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR

Elie Daher UNITED SAFETY

Adnan Ghabris NPS ENERGY

Taher Hamid EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM VENTURES (WEST) CO. LIMITED

Mohammad A. Husain EQUATE PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY

Jean-Luc Karnik IFP TRAINING

Mahmoud Kassem GE OIL & GAS

Anwar Khalaf NATIONAL OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY

Dominique Marion TOTAL

Marwan Moufarrej SCHLUMBERGER

Nick Nawfal BAKER HUGHES

Sanjaya Sood TRANSOCEAN

Khalid A. Zainalabedin SAUDI ARAMCO

Hisham Zubari TATWEER PETROLEUM

Shaikh Mohamed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa

UBM AEM

Stephen Key UBM AEM

Fawzi Al Shehabi UBM AEM

Michelle Boyd SPE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA

Programme Co-Chairmen:

Faisal N. Al-Nughaimish SAUDI ARAMCO

Michael Bittar HALLIBURTON

Dominique Marion TOTAL

Members:

Abdulla Alanisi BAPCO

Ali N. Al-BinAli SAUDI ARAMCO

Bader Al-Dous SAUDI ARAMCO

Mohammed Al Farsi GULF ENERGY

Hamed Al Ghadhban TATWEER PETROLEUM

Hasan Al-Hashim KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

Saleh Al Mutairi CHEVRON

Abdullatif A. Al-Omair SAUDI ARAMCO

Shadi Al Qubati ADMA-OPCO

Salim Al Salmy OCCIDENTAL MUKHAIZNA

Abdulkareem M. AlSofi SAUDI ARAMCO

Yousif M. Al-Tahan SAUDI ARAMCO

Hamoud Anazi SAUDI ARAMCO

Ibrahim Arnaout SAUDI ARAMCO

Mohammed Badri SCHLUMBERGER

Clare Billeau SHELL

Michael Bueschel BASF

Eric Delamaide IFP

Zeid Ghareeb SAUDI ARAMCO

Amr Hassan THE LINDE GROUP

Ali M. Khatib SAUDI ARAMCO

Yingcheng Li SINOPEC

Ali Mohammed TATWEER PETROLEUM

Ivo Nuic BAKER HUGHES

Majed M. Omrani SAUDI ARAMCO

Mohammed Otaibi SAUDI ARAMCO

Mayur Pal MAERSK OIL QATAR

Jan Paul OMV EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

Dale Riley CMG MIDDLE EAST

Wael Tashkandi GE OIL & GAS

Yuhe Wang TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR

Rashad M. Zahrani SAUDI ARAMCO

Youyi Zhu PETROCHINA

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

MEOS 2017 Committees

Sponsors as of 21 February 2017.

MEOS 2017 SponsorsThank you to the following sponsors for their generous support

08:00 17:00 Registration (Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre)


16:00 20:30 Registration (The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain)

14:00 17:00 Speaker Check-In (Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre and The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain)

07:30 17:00 SPE Regional Student Paper Contest (Le Méridien Bahrain City Centre - Naqwah Meeting Room)

08:00 16:00 SPE Workshop: Women in Leadership—Invest, Initiate, Innovate (The Westin Bahrain City Centre)

08:00 16:00 SPE Seminar: Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Design and Treatment (Le Méridien Bahrain City Centre)SPE Seminar: Artificial Lift and Production Optimisation Solutions (Le Méridien Bahrain City Centre)

18:00 20:00 CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY (The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain - Al Noor Ballroom)

20:15 onwards CONFERENCE GALA DINNER (The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain - Al Ghazal Ballroom)


07:00 16:30 Speaker Check-In (Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre)

08:00 13:00 Career Pathways Fair (The Westin Bahrain City Centre - Noble Meeting Room) ROOM 1 ROOM 2 ROOM 3 ROOM 4 ROOM 5 ROOM 6

08:30 10:00 SESSION 1: INTELLIGENT COMPLETION

TECHNOLOGY

SESSION 2: PROJECT MANAGEMENT

SESSION 3: BASIN MODELLING AND

ANALYSIS

SESSION 4: HSSE

09:30 EXHIBITION OPENING CEREMNOY & VIP TOUR / Coffee Break

10:30 12:00 EXECUTIVE PLENARY SESSION: Transforming the Industry (Rooms 1 & 2)

12:00 13:00 Luncheon (Hall 2)

13:00 14:30 PANEL SESSION 1: THE IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN

THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

SESSION 5: SCALE AND CORROSION

MANAGEMENT

SESSION 6: CEMENTING AND

WELLBORE ISOLATION

SESSION 7: FRACTURING TECHNIQUES

SESSION 8: CONVENTIONAL EOR

METHODS

14:30 15:15 Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions (Hall 2)

15:00 16:30 PANEL SESSION 2: LOCALISATION OF THE INDUSTRY,

CHALLENGES AND REWARDS

SESSION 9: PRODUCTION

MANAGEMENT

SESSION 10: RESERVOIR GEOPHYSICS

SESSION 11: SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND

PROCESSING

SESSION 12: NUMERICAL MODELLING

FOR FRACTURED RESERVOIRS



08:00 14:00 PetroBowl (Regional Qualifier) (The Westin Bahrain City Centre - Noble Meeting Room)

08:00 17:00 SPE Energy4Me Teachers Workshop (Bapco Club, Awali)

08:00 10:00 INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SESSION: Oil Price Volatility: Continue Investing in the Future to Meet Future Demands or Control Cost to Survive? (Hall 2)

08:30 10:00 SESSION 13: RIGLESS OPERATIONS

SESSION 14: DRILLING BITS SOLUTION

SESSION 15: HUMAN RESOURCES

SESSION 16: RESERVOIR MONITORING

SESSION 17: PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT

SESSION 18: DIGITAL FIELDS


10:30 12:00 PANEL SESSION 3: VALUE OF OPERATIONAL

EXCELLENCE

SESSION 19: RESERVOIR FLUID

CHARACTERISATION

SESSION 20: COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY

SESSION 21: SEISMIC IMAGING

SESSION 22: DRILLING AND

COMPLETION FLUIDS

SESSION 23: ADVANCES IN RESERVOIR

SIMULATION


13:00 14:30 PANEL SESSION 4: CYBER SECURITY: WHAT IS

OUR UNDERSTANDING OF A TRUE INDUSTRIAL CONTROL

SYSTEMS (ICS) SECURITY AND HOW DO WE APPLY IT?

SESSION 24: DRILLING FLUIDS

SESSION 25: WATER MANAGEMENT

SESSION 26: GEOLOGICAL MODELLING

SESSION 27: HPHT WELLS

SESSION 28: WELL TESTING


15:00 16:30 SESSION 29: FORMATION EVALUATION

SESSION 30: GEOPHYSICAL DATA

INTEGRATION

SESSION 31: BOREHOLE STABILITY

SESSION 32: EOR AT MICRO-SCALE

SESSION 33: SAND CONTROL

SESSION 34: TIGHT RESERVOIRS



08:00 14:00 SPE Energy4Me Students Workshop (Bapco Club, Awali)

09:00 10:30 SESSION 35: FIELD DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE CYCLE OPTIMISATION

SESSION 36: UNDERBALANCE AND MANAGED PRESSURE

DRILLING

SESSION 37: EOR TECHNIQUES

SESSION 38: FACILITIES DESIGN AND

OPTIMISATION

SESSION 39: ENERGY NEW

TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

SESSION 40: SHALE RESERVOIRS


11:00 12:30 PANEL SESSION 5: ENERGY ECONOMICS:

WHAT’S NEXT?

SESSION 41: RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION

SESSION 42: WELL INTERVENTION

SESSION 43: ARTIFICIAL LIFT

SESSION 44: FRACTURING AND ACID

STIMULATION

SESSION 45: UNCERTAINTY

MANAGEMENT AND QUANTIFICATION


13:30 15:00 PANEL SESSION 6: ACADEMIC/VOCATIONAL

AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION: ARE WE

DOING ENOUGH?

SESSION 46: GEOMECHANICS

SESSION 47: WELL INTEGRITY

SESSION 48: UNCONVENTIONAL

EXPLORATION

SESSION 49: DIRECTIONAL DRILLING:

RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

SESSION 50: INTEGRATED

CHARACTERISATION

15:00 15:30 CONFERENCE CLOSING CEREMONY & RAFFLE DRAW

PANEL SESSIONS

ENERGY, NEW TECHNOLOGY

AND INNOVATION

EXPLORATION AND

APPRAISALDRILLING RESERVOIR

PRODUCTIONAND

FACILITIES

HUMAN RESOURCES,

BUSINESS AND HSSE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPLETIONSKEY

Updates after 21 February 2017 are not reflected.

Session Schedule

TUESDAY 7 March

WEDNESDAY 8 March

THURSDAY 9 March

SATURDAY 4 March and SUNDAY 5 March

MONDAY 6 March

MONDAY 6 March | 20:15

Gala Dinner

THE RITZ-CARLTON, BAHRAIN (AL GHAZAL BALLROOM)

MONDAY 6 March | 18:00 – 20:00

Opening Ceremony

THE RITZ-CARLTON, BAHRAIN (AL NOOR BALLROOM)

SPEAKERS

H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa

Nabeel I. AlAfaleg Darcy Spady

Minister of Oil MEOS 2017 Co-Chairman; Chief Petroleum Engineer

2018 SPE President

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN SAUDI ARAMCO BROADVIEW ENERGY

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Conference Opening Ceremony & Gala Dinner

TUESDAY 7 March | 10:30 – 12:00

Transforming the IndustryBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOMS 1 & 2)

MODERATOR

Lubna BouzaNews AnchorSKYNEWS ARABIA

SPEAKERS

Mohammed Y. Al-Qahtani Paal Kibsgaard Krishna Shivram Lorenzo SimonelliSenior Vice President, Upstream Chairman and Chief

Executive OfficerChief Executive Officer President and Chief

Executive OfficerSAUDI ARAMCO SCHLUMBERGER WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL GE OIL & GAS

SESSION OVERVIEWThe oil and gas industry is well-acquainted with cyclical nature in market conditions. From the industry’s inception more than a century ago, the resilience and dedication of its workforce has adopted to these volatilities time and time again. However, navigating the future is increasingly challenging in a more complicated global market. In the face of this volatility and complexity, the oil and gas industry has been transforming with comprehensive strategies that address the short, medium and long term challenges of the global market outlook. Agility and resilience will be two major enablers to swiftly address change today and in the future. Breakthrough innovations and a robust operational excellence business model are the main pillars of enabling a lean and agile industry that transforms as the market conditions evolve.

The executive plenary session will look at how the industry is transforming towards an agile industry through innovation and ever evolving operational excellence strategies.


Executive Plenary Session


Panel SessionsPANEL 1

TUESDAY 7 March | 13:00 – 14:30

The Importance of Technology in the Current EnvironmentBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOMS 1 & 2)

MODERATORS

Saleh Al-Mutairi Mohammad A. Husain Technology Centre Manager

President and Chief Executive Officer

SAUDI ARABIAN CHEVRON EQUATE PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY

SPEAKERS

Ahmad Al-Eidan Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter Matthias Heilmann Samia Nehme Daniel PlatheyDeputy Chief Executive Officer (Drilling and Technology)

Chief Technology Officer Chief Digital Officer Vice President Deal Delivery, New Business Development

Vice President Research and Development

KUWAIT OIL COMPANY SAUDI ARAMCO GE OIL & GAS DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

SHELL TOTAL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

SESSION OVERVIEWConsequences of low oil prices has cascaded down to every corner of the oil industry from drilling, through production to employment and spending on technologies with no difference. When oil prices were high, technologies tended to focus on exploring new resources, recovering more from brown fields and exploiting unconventional reservoirs to meet the demand of the world. In contrary, in today’s market conditions, strategies seem to shift to extinguishing low prices of oil and squeezing OPEXs through providing low-cost recovery innovations and techniques.

Fortunately, the generous spending and investment on technologies during the good times and the technological fixes of the recent past had spurred sustainable technologies that the industry is enjoying nowadays. There is a great reliance on technology to persuade the continual growth of oil business. However, there are concerns over how will the development of technologies survive and how will important projects be prioritised in the current market environment.

In this session, technologists and technology leaders meet to debate the issue of the Importance of Technology in the Current Environment. This session will discuss the following topics:

• Technology strategies and R&D investment decisions of the IOC and NOC companies in current market conditions

• R&D focus of governments, research companies and institutes, and academia

• The biggest research challenges facing the oil and gas industry

• Human capital for R&D: keep talent influx to the pipeline in current challenging times

• Processes and workflows to turn good ideas into marketable innovations: development and deployment of new technologies, managing and tracking new product development

• The cooperative framework for R&D: how operators and contractors can collaborate to increase the number survivors


Panel Sessions continued

PANEL 2

TUESDAY 7 March | 15:00 – 16:30

Localisation of the Industry, Challenges and RewardsBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOMS 1 & 2)

MODERATORS

Wajdi Al-Mugbel Mahmoud Kassem Manager, Supply Chain Policy & Systems Department, Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Executive Vice President

SAUDI ARAMCO GE OIL & GAS

SPEAKERS

Abdulaziz A. Al-AbdulKarim

Ibrahim M. Babelli Amran Marhubi Rami Qasem Tauseef Salma

Vice President, Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Deputy Minister for Sectoral Development

Technical Director President and Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, North Africa & Turkey

Vice President, Enterprise Technology

SAUDI ARAMCO MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND PLANNING KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN

GE OIL & GAS BAKER HUGHES

SESSION OVERVIEW

Today’s oil and gas industry is a growing sector that faces many challenges. The fall in oil prices has had a significant and direct impact on the energy industry. It has led to spending cuts which have directly affected bourgeoning private sectors where much of the commercial activity is linked to either oil or public sector construction.

The current situation has led countries to look for deliberate methods to economise ongoing globalisation efforts and increase focus on localisation at the same time. Numerous benefits exist for localising elements of the oil and gas industry (this is especially true for NOCs). Localisation affects In-Country Value (ICV) in everything from education to employment to growing local incomes, purchasing power and monetary circulation.

GCC Challenges

Localisation policies, which are often borne of government-driven requirements, have multi-dimensional challenges, including issues related-to:

• Local supply chain capabilities/capacities

• Compliance to regulations

• Technical and quality considerations

• Skilled workforce/vocational training

• Health, safety, and environmental

• Customs, legal, and tax


While they may appear daunting, current challenges also have opportunities attached, for supply side firms who are willing to take them on.

Opportunities

The localisation of the manufacturing/materials component of GCC oil and gas companies’ consumption is (in many cases) well-along. Along with it has come local capital investment, as well as a growing amount of technology transfer. Such manufacturing drives both innovation and diversity, with new and different industries enabled all the time. However, it may be time to think bigger. In many sectors it is likely that more significant, stable, and long-lasting commercial activity will come from efforts (and investment) in localising the necessary services component of O&G consumption. It is when these stable streams of commercial activity meet-up with and contain local hiring increases that a true win-win is created. The most successful supply side firms will be the ones who “think bigger,” and look to provide the full span of value-add, both in materials and services. Furthermore, such investments should have a very long, healthy life. Indeed, the GCC remains plentiful in terms of its reserves and its associated industrial supply needs.

For best results, localisation needs a powerful programme and strategy in order to maximise its overall effectiveness. In addition to local hiring, the industry itself must focus on important enablers, such as appropriate education and skill-building plans to support the programme. Indeed, emphasis placed on levels-of-training inside supply agreements can often yield more and better economic impact than technological investments, which often have less (or more short-lived) ROI.

Prioritisation

Lasting impact of localisation requires sustainability of particular economic sectors of focus, creating economic stability. Not all industrial sectors can or should be in-focus at once. Indeed, such a wide-ranging scope can lead to less-potent results. Instead, a series of deliberate, coordinated actions which take into account portions of O&G supply, suppliers’ and sub-suppliers’ COGS, as well as particular country assets or strengths (e.g. steel, chemicals) should be brought to bear, in order to prioritise highest-impact and most-sustainable localisation.

PANEL 2 CONTINUED

TUESDAY 7 March | 15:00 – 16:30

Localisation of the Industry, Challenges and RewardsBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOMS 1 & 2)



PANEL 3

WEDNESDAY 8 March | 10:30 – 12:00

Value of Operational ExcellenceBAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOM 1)

MODERATORS

Elie Daher Nick Hanna Nawfal Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Vice President of Saudi Arabia Geomarket

UNITED SAFETY BAKER HUGHES

SPEAKERS

Jamil J. Al-Bagawi Abdulla Al-Harbi Joe Deutscher Frederico Justus Trey ShafferManager, Operational Excellence Department

Manager, Operations Support (North Kuwait Directorate)

Operations Director Hydrocarbons, Energy & Plastics

President – Regions Operations Senior Partner

SAUDI ARAMCO KUWAIT OIL COMPANY SADARA CHEMICAL COMPANY WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

SESSION OVERVIEWIn the field of operational excellence, the areas covered are very broad such as:

• Risk management systems• Asset integrity• Operations assurance• Knowledge transfer and competency• HS&E advisories, lessons learnt and process improvements

An effective operational excellence system gives a company maximum sustainable returns on operating assets as a result of fewer equipment breakages and property damages, lower costs, increased efficiencies and an enhanced competitive position. There are also significant benefits to HS&E performance.

This session is aimed to discuss the following:

• Definition of operational excellence

• Challenges of knowledge transfer and competency development in new generations of workers and their impact on the success of the companies

• Process safety challenges in asset integrity management, assets ageing and modernisation, impact of process safety incidents on business, environment and operational sustainability

• Interrelation of operational excellence and capital efficiency

• Key performance metrics for sustainable improvement in operational excellence

• Regulations with regard to operational excellence and regulatory expectations of multinational & national oil companies



PANEL 4


Cyber Security: What is Our Understanding of a True Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security and How Do We Apply It?BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOM 1)

MODERATORS

AbdulRahman Essa Al-Muagle

Ken Braud

Chief Information Security Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

SAUDI ARAMCO HALLIBURTON

SPEAKERS

Ayman Al Issa Yousef A. Al-Ulyan Adnan Amjad Eric Cornelius Omar SherinChief Technologist and Senior Advisor, Industrial Cyber Security

Executive Director Information Technology

Partner, Global Cyber Threat Management Leader

Director of Critical Infrastructure and Industrial Control Systems

Cyber-Security Director

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. SAUDI ARAMCO DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP CYLANCE INC. ERNST & YOUNG MENA

SESSION OVERVIEWEnterprises believe that establishing an “air-gap” between the corporate network and control network provide the necessary barrier to prevent hackers and malwares from infiltrating the control network. Recent attacks like “Stuxnet” that spread from an infected USB, “Dragon Fly” malware that spread through legitimate vendor updates, and “Dark Energy” malware that spread through spear phishing clearly demonstrates that the air-gap is clearly insufficient and more needs to be understood and done. The avenues of infection are many and that’s just one part of the problem.

We need to pursue a holistic, risk based approach to secure our critical infrastructures. Our approach must consider factors like our asset, environment we work in and consequences from breaches before we can develop a solution. We need to understand all the dynamics affecting ICS security and derive workable solutions. Understanding the dynamics and risks within the context of people, process, and technology is one possible approach.

In this session, leaders in the field of ICS security will share their insight and experience in this area and help us formulate a framework to protect our control networks. This session will discuss the following topics:

• Bridge vocabulary gap between security professionals and ICS personnel. Ensure security and ICS professionals are aligned on the right balance between security and operations and are able to speak a common language from a common understanding of the problem

• Resiliency as the prime driver of ICS security. Focusing on preventing attacks is a strategy worth pursuing, recent attacks have proven that organisations will be eventually attacked and must have a plan to recover from attacks with least damage

• Contribution of vendors in developing and including innovative and viable security solutions• Creating ICS centric security solutions developed specifically to solve ICS unique problems and not just adapted from IT• Addressing legacy systems in our facilities that were designed and installed when security was not such a big concern. These systems are now fair

game to the bad guys

• Security challenges arising from Information Technology (IT)-Operations Technology (OT) integration and best way to position enterprises to address this challenge

• Applying risk based approach to tackle security in ICS



PANEL 5

THURSDAY 9 March | 11:00 – 12:30

Energy Economics: What’s Next?BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOM 1)

MODERATORS

Wail A. Al-Jaafari Taher Hamid Director Global Economic & Energy Analysis Department, Corporate Planning

Vice President, Middle East

SAUDI ARAMCO EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM VENTURES (WEST) CO. LIMITED

SPEAKERS

Rob Fisher Bashir Dabbousi Kenneth B. Medlock III

Axel Pierru Marcus T. Richards

Senior Advisor Manager of Technology Strategy & Planning

Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies; Director, Masters of Energy Economics Program

Program Director EPG Executive Advisor, Oil & Gas Sector

BAIN & COMPANY SAUDI ARAMCO RICE UNIVERSITY’S BAKER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

KING ABDULLAH PETROLEUM STUDIES & RESEARCH CENTER

THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

SESSION OVERVIEWIn the twenty-first century, energy is essential to our lives.

Today and into the future, population and income growth, especially in the developing countries of the world, will require a significant increase in energy supply. As people’s needs and technologies continue to evolve, so will the energy landscape.

This century already has witnessed a major change in the dynamic interplay of energy supply and demand, and energy economics have been significantly impacted. Much of the change has been driven by tremendous advances in energy technology.

Technology application has enabled a new era of energy supply and diversity. Today, energy can come from deep beneath the ocean floor, shale rock, nuclear fission, biofuels, the wind, water, and the sun. We are also finding ways to use energy far more efficiently, curbing growth in energy usage and emissions.

Meeting the growing energy demand while managing the environmental effects of energy use, is an ongoing dual challenge. To keep pace with demand, the world will need to pursue all economic energy sources. Consumers, businesses and governments will drive and shape the ongoing evolution of the energy marketplace. Policies to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will increasingly influence the energy landscape.

We expect that new technologies will continue to create new options for the world. We don’t know yet what all those technologies will be, but history tells us that the best ones will be affordable, available on a commercial scale, and not overly reliant on government support. Enabling this progress will require policies that promote innovation, investments and free trade.

Panellists will share their views on how society will meet the energy challenge, discussing the economics and other drivers for meeting the world’s energy needs.



PANEL 6


Academic/Vocational and Industry Collaboration: Are We Doing Enough?BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (ROOM 1)

MODERATORS

Mike Bowman Abdullah S. Sultan Professor, Chair of the Petroleum Engineering Program

Chairman, Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

SPEAKERS

Abdulaziz Al-Kaabi Abdullah M. Al-Yami Michael Bittar Michael J. King Coy WilcoxDean, College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences

Executive Director Senior Director of Technology

Professor, Assistant Department Head, Petroleum Engineering Department

Director for the Petroleum Extension (PETEX

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KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS

SAUDI PETROLEUM SERVICES POLYTECHNIC

HALLIBURTON TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

SESSION OVERVIEWCollaboratively addressing the technical, educational and social challenges confronting the upstream oil and gas industry will underpin its future performance, reputation and license to operate. Historical behaviours, competition, confidentiality/IP issues and operational constraints have often discouraged such open and active collaboration between companies and limited the effectiveness of partnerships with academia as well as the public and other stakeholder education and confidence. This situation cannot continue if we are to meet the challenges of increasing recovery efficiency, improving exploration success and increasing the value of major capital investments in new and existing fields together with the significant improvement required in the reduction and management of environmentally damaging emissions.

One way to address this might be increase collaboration and education in all dimensions of the industry. How can this be achieved given historic behaviours in the oil and gas sector? How can academic establishments be better prepared and their performance metrics better aligned with such a change? How can the other stakeholders be engaged? To better educate, inform and enrol governments, NGO’s and the public is an additional challenge. Low commodity prices could be a trigger for such behavioural change, enabling greater efficiency and improved value for money.

Is this naïve idealism in a world where the future role of the IOC’s is under scrutiny and the growth in influence and impact of the NOC’s declining? Could these trends discourage rather than encourage collaboration? Why is this not happening? What would a more collaborative world look like?These questions will among others be discussed by the panel of experts in this session.Panel members will include:

• Industry Learning Experts: - Middle East Operating Companies (QP, ADNOC, Saudi Aramco, etc.)- IOCs (ExxonMobil, Shell, Total, BP)- Service Sector (Schlumberger, NExT)

• Training Companies such as TRACS• Academics• Regulators/NGOs/Press



Keynote Speakers in Technical Sessions


Oil Price Volatility: Continue Investing in the Future to Meet Future Demands or Control Cost to Survive?BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONVENTION CENTRE (HALL 2)

MODERATOR SPEAKER

Eithne Treanor Rob FisherFounder and Managing Director Senior AdvisorE. TREANOR MEDIA BAIN & COMPANY

SESSION OVERVIEWThe oil and gas industry has played a crucial role in shaping the contours of the world economy in recent years. Evidences suggest that the evolution of the sector has been intimately interconnected with business cycles. Fluctuations in oil prices accompanied most of the economic crises in recent decades. With the current low oil and gas prices compared to the average price for the last 8 years, this creates a significant challenge for existing and new oil and gas E&P projects for both low-cost and high-cost producers. These projects, such as shale gas, oil, pre-salt and others, have to be competitive in order to contribute to increasing the global oil supply in the long term.

The industry keynote session will discuss the following questions:

• How would the oil and gas producers, especially the high-cost producers, maintain the balance between fulfilling the present global demand and investing in future projects to meet the future demand?

• What role will OPEC play in achieving a price that is efficient for producers to continue to invest in future projects, and that does not negatively affect importers’ economics?

SESSION 1:INTELLIGENT COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY

SESSION 4:HSSE

SESSION 5:SCALE AND CORROSION MANAGEMENT

SESSION 11:SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

Ron Dusterhoft Ahmed Abu Aitah Mohamed Abou Zour Salah Al-SalahTechnology Fellow MENAT Regional Manager Director Upstream Oil and Gas Chemicals

& Monitoring Solutions MEARed Sea Exploration Manager

HALLIBURTON GE CORPORATE GE POWER & WATER SAUDI ARAMCO

SESSION 15:HUMAN RESOURCES

SESSION 25:WATER MANAGEMENT

SESSION 41:RESERVOIR DESCRIPTION

SESSION 44:FRACTURING AND ACID STIMULATION

Assim Alsuhaibani Moin Muhammad Roberto Tineo Kirk BartkoVice President and General Manager, Qatar, Pakistan and Yemen

Vice President Water Services Unconventional Resources Subsurface Team Leader

Senior Petroleum Engineering Consultant

SCHLUMBERGER SCHLUMBERGER SCHLUMBERGER SAUDI ARAMCO

Industry Keynote Session

Room 3 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

SESSION 1 Intelligent Completion Technology

Session Chairperson(s): Clare Billeau, Shell; Ivo Nuic, Baker Hughes

TIME PAPER # TITLE AUTHORS

08:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKERRon Dusterhoft, Halliburton

08:50 183752 Fully Dissolvable Frac Plug Using Dissolvable Elastomeric Elements

M.L. Fripp, Z. Walton, Halliburton

09:10 183949 Intelligent Completion in Laterals Becomes a Reality B. Bouldin, R.J. Turner, I.J. Bellaci, Y.M. Abuahmad, Saudi Aramco; S.J. Dyer, T. Oliveira, A.B. Bin Alsheikh, Schlumberger

09:30 183658 Dual Parallel Simultaneous Injection and Production (SIP) Completion in Single Wellbore Reduces Development Costs and Accelerates Production

E.P. Anthony, P. Kaushik, Kuwait Oil Company

Room 4 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

SESSION 2 Project Management

Session Chairperson(s): Khalid A. Al-Dawood, Saudi Aramco; Neil A. Fairweather, Saudi Aramco


08:30 183807 Managing and Optimising Massive and Interactive Geosciences Data to Improve Productivity for Better Decision Making

M. Al-Habib, M.H. Badar, T.A. Al-Ghamdi, Saudi Aramco

08:50 183736 Implementation of Lean Thinking in Planning Piping Hydro-Testing Activities

M.W. Ibrahim, Al-Falak Electronic Equipment & Supplies Company

09:10 183729 Positive Influence of Project Risk Management on Project's Schedule, Quality, and Cost Target

V.S. Bopalia, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183829 Risk Management of IT Projects A.S. Aldirbas, Saudi Aramco

Room 5 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

SESSION 3 Basin Modelling and Analysis

Session Chairperson(s): Abid Bhullar, Saudi Aramco; Dominique Marion, Total


08:30 183835 Integrated Multi-Disciplinary Forward Stratigraphic Modelling Workflow In Petroleum Systems Assessment

N. Hawie, M. Callies, E. Marfisi, Beicip-Franlab

08:50 183969 Well-Based Shale Resource Assessment Using High Resolution Basin and Petroleum Systems Modelling

M. Neumaier, A. Vaslin, J. Jacolin, A. Kleine, Schlumberger; F. Palci, A. Fraser, Imperial College; K. Parkin, T. Wilson, IGas Energy Group

09:10 183692 New Approach to Modeling Your Reservoir: A Technique Based on Understanding Modern Deposits, Outcrops and Well-Log Data

A. Amer, Schlumberger

Technical SessionsTUESDAY 7 March


Room 6 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

SESSION 4 HSSE

Session Chairperson(s): Abdul-Halim Al-Nasser, GE Corporate; Sameh Schoeib, United Safety


08:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKERAhmed Abu Aitah, GE Corporate

08:50 183956 Why, When and How to Certify? J. Noorloos, Honeywell ME

09:10 183777 Health, Safety and Environmental Performance System M.S. Otaibi, M.M. Al-Qahtani, K.W. Divine, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183896 Introducing Scenario Based Audit—A Risk Based Approach to Auditing

R. Ganguly, M. Al-Faraj, G. Hancock, GE

Room 3 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 5 Scale and Corrosion Management

Session Chairperson(s): Saad Al-Driweesh, Saudi Aramco; Dhafer Al Shehri, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


13:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERMohamed Abou Zour, GE Power & Water

13:20 181356 First Flowline Scale Inspection in Ghawar Field Using a Robust Infrared Technology Offers a Reliable and Cost-Effective Approach

A. Al-Ghamdi, I.M. Zefzafy, M.H. Al-Malki, A.A. Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco

13:40 183999 Development of Top-of-Line Corrosion Inhibitors and Proposal of an Inhibition Mechanism Hypothesis

A. Jenkins, I. Gilbert, A. Kamaruzaman, A. Lone, Schlumberger

14:00 183778 The Application of Solid Inhibitor for Calcium Sulfate Scale Control under High Pressure and Temperature Conditions

D. Shen, S. Bhaduri, M.Q. Vo, P.S. Carman, D.V. Gupta, Y. Pandey, Baker Hughes

Room 4 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 6 Cementing and Wellbore Isolation

Session Chairperson(s): Abdulaziz Al-Majed, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Wael Tashkandi, GE


13:00 183654 Using Turbine Technology to Run Casing, Liners and Completions to TD in Challenging Wells in Saudi Arabia

M.O. Okot, A. Narino, A. Al-Hajji, J. Chima, M. Muqeem, Saudi Aramco; J. Rider, H. Al-Haj, Deep Casing Tools

13:20 183798 Ultra Deepwater Cementing Development and Field Applications in Western South China Sea

H. Liu, Z. Li, Y. Huang, M. Fang, Z. Liu, CNOOC

13:40 183834 Water Swell Packers with High Salinity Tolerance and Increased Performance Envelope

A.K. Sadana, X. Wang, C. Cook, G. Badke, Baker Hughes

14:00 183699 Zonal Isolation Best Practices Helped in Maintaining Well Integrity and Achieved EOR Objectives in Highly Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Study from Steam Injection Wells in Issaran Field in Egypt

D. Bhaisora, S. Mohamed, A. Ali, Halliburton; W. Hassan, E.N. Abbass, H. El Moqadem, Scimitar

Technical Sessions continued

TUESDAY 7 March continued


Room 6 08:30 - 10:00 hrs

SESSION 4 HSSE

Session Chairperson(s): Abdul-Halim Al-Nasser, GE Corporate; Sameh Schoeib, United Safety


08:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKERAhmed Abu Aitah, GE Corporate

08:50 183956 Why, When and How to Certify? J. Noorloos, Honeywell ME

09:10 183777 Health, Safety and Environmental Performance System M.S. Otaibi, M.M. Al-Qahtani, K.W. Divine, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183896 Introducing Scenario Based Audit—A Risk Based Approach to Auditing

R. Ganguly, M. Al-Faraj, G. Hancock, GE

Room 3 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 5 Scale and Corrosion Management

Session Chairperson(s): Saad Al-Driweesh, Saudi Aramco; Dhafer Al Shehri, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


13:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERMohamed Abou Zour, GE Power & Water

13:20 181356 First Flowline Scale Inspection in Ghawar Field Using a Robust Infrared Technology Offers a Reliable and Cost-Effective Approach

A. Al-Ghamdi, I.M. Zefzafy, M.H. Al-Malki, A.A. Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco

13:40 183999 Development of Top-of-Line Corrosion Inhibitors and Proposal of an Inhibition Mechanism Hypothesis

A. Jenkins, I. Gilbert, A. Kamaruzaman, A. Lone, Schlumberger

14:00 183778 The Application of Solid Inhibitor for Calcium Sulfate Scale Control under High Pressure and Temperature Conditions

D. Shen, S. Bhaduri, M.Q. Vo, P.S. Carman, D.V. Gupta, Y. Pandey, Baker Hughes

Room 4 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 6 Cementing and Wellbore Isolation

Session Chairperson(s): Abdulaziz Al-Majed, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Wael Tashkandi, GE


13:00 183654 Using Turbine Technology to Run Casing, Liners and Completions to TD in Challenging Wells in Saudi Arabia

M.O. Okot, A. Narino, A. Al-Hajji, J. Chima, M. Muqeem, Saudi Aramco; J. Rider, H. Al-Haj, Deep Casing Tools

13:20 183798 Ultra Deepwater Cementing Development and Field Applications in Western South China Sea

H. Liu, Z. Li, Y. Huang, M. Fang, Z. Liu, CNOOC

13:40 183834 Water Swell Packers with High Salinity Tolerance and Increased Performance Envelope

A.K. Sadana, X. Wang, C. Cook, G. Badke, Baker Hughes

14:00 183699 Zonal Isolation Best Practices Helped in Maintaining Well Integrity and Achieved EOR Objectives in Highly Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Study from Steam Injection Wells in Issaran Field in Egypt

D. Bhaisora, S. Mohamed, A. Ali, Halliburton; W. Hassan, E.N. Abbass, H. El Moqadem, Scimitar

Room 5 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 7 Fracturing Techniques

Session Chairperson(s): Ron Dusterhoft, Halliburton; Nihat Gurmen, Schlumberger


13:00 183728 Scale Inhibition: A Challenge and a Mitigation Study in Fracturing with High-Brine Water

L.K. Vo, J. Cortez, K. Hoeman, R. Rahal, M. Biyani, Halliburton

13:20 183673 A Non-Damaging Fracturing Fluid System for High-Temperature Unconventional Formations

F. Liang, L. Li, G.A. Al-Muntasheri, Saudi Aramco

13:40 183660 Overlooked Opportunity—Steam Traps M.S. Khulaify, Saudi Aramco

14:00 183867 Critical Properties of Sand-based Composite Aggregates for Sustainable Performance in Fracturing Applications

P.D. Nguyen, W.T. Stephens, M.W. Sanders, R. Gashimov, M.K. Khalifa, T. Al-Ghamdi, W. Razzaq, Halliburton

Room 6 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 8 Conventional EOR Methods

Session Chairperson(s): Michael Bueschel, Basf; Murat Zeybek, Schlumberger


13:00 183748 Steam Forced Imbibition in the Tight and Naturally Fractured Rubble Reservoir, Awali Field, Bahrain

A. Mohamed, A.E. Al-Muftah, M. Lambert, Tatweer Petroleum; A.A. Khalifa, Bahrain Petroleum; Y.M. Zhang, Occidental Petroleum

13:20 183721 Senlac, the Forgotten SAGD Project E. Delamaide, IFP Technologies Canada

13:40 183719 Close Monitoring of Gel based Conformance Control By Nmr Techniques

H.T. Kwak, J. Wang, A.M. Alsofi, Saudi Aramco

14:00 183723 Optimisation and Design for WAG-CO2₂ Combined with Soft Micro Gel (SMG) in Complicated Carbonate Reservoirs Containing with High Permeability Streaks

D. Hu, X. Gao, M. Feng, RIPED of PetroChina; Y. Wu, S. Hu, CNPC

Room 3 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 9 Production Management

Session Chairperson(s): Eric Delamaide, IFP; Shirish Patil, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 183802 Optimal Management of Topside Diluent Injection for a Heavy Oil Field

A. Hoffmann, W. Astutik, Petrostreamz AS; F. Rasmussen, Statoil; C.H. Whitson, NTNU

15:20 183904 Increasing Oil and Gas Production by the Application of Black Oil Foamers

S. Lehrer, S. Chakraborty, Baker Hughes

15:40 184024 Controlling the Period of Underbalanced Perforating, Delivers Increased Productivity in North Kuwait Well

Y. Al-Tahou, A. Elsayed, A. Eldaoushy, A.K. Al-Jasmi, A. Alsabee, Kuwait Oil Company; S. El-Anany, Halliburton

16:00 183813 Method of Water Influx Identification and Prediction for a Fractured-Vuggy Carbonate Reservoir

Y. Li, H. Peng, B. Li, Z. Liu, Q. Wang, PetroChina; C. Jia, Shanghai Normal University




Room 4 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 10 Reservoir Geophysics

Session Chairperson(s): Maher Al Marhoon, Saudi Aramco; Husam Mustafa, Saudi Aramco


15:00 183971 Seismic & Quantitative Interpretation and Uncertainty Update, Example from Western Desert, Onshore Egypt

T. Mallick, A. Garg, M.K. Choudhary, S.S. Nair, D. Jana, A. Singh, J. Goudswaard, A.J. Faulkner, R. Salakhetdinov, S. Pal, Shell India

15:20 183677 Enhanced Reservoir Characterisation Using High-Resolution Seismic Attributes

S.A. Al-Dossary, Saudi Aramco

15:40 184030 Petrophysical Joint Inversion of Multi-Geophysical Attributes and Measurements for Reservoir Characterisation

D. Rovetta, D. Colombo, E. Turkoglu, Saudi Aramco

16:00 183827 Pore Pressure Prediction Using Look-Ahead Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP)—A Case Study from the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

C. Planchart, R. Sierraalta, J.P. Brown, S. Saadan, J. Mengual, Saudi Aramco

Room 5 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 11 Seismic Acquisition and Processing

Session Chairperson(s): Aqeel Ahmed, BAPCO; Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERSalah Al-Salah, Saudi Aramco

15:20 184017 Application of Adaptive De-Ghosting on the Conventionally Acquired Marine Seismic Data Improves Inversion Results

I. Mihaljevic, M. Salheen, A. Mohamed, N. Tarek, T. ElMelegy, R. ElSayed, M. Abdelaty, Schlumberger WesternGeco; M. Phani, S. Dutta, M. Lennane, P. Majumdar, P. Routray, S. Chacko, Cairn India

15:40 184019 Impact of 4D Seismic Design on the Quality of 4D Results C. Hubans, F. Cailly, A. Lafram, A. Adeyemi, T. Al-Romani, Total; A.S. Al-Kaabi, ADMA-OPCO

16:00 183962 Seismic-Based Detection of Stratigraphic Traps and Carbonate Mounds

S.L. Al-Sulami, M.S. Ameen, Saudi Aramco

Room 6 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 12 Numerical Modelling for Fractured Reservoirs

Session Chairperson(s): Abeeb Awotunde, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 183818 Numerical Study of Wall Roughness Effect on Proppant Transport in Complex Fracture Geometry

H. Zhang, P. Yuan, X. Huang, J. Han, A. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes; J. Bao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

15:20 183902 Accelerating Parallel Field-Scale Reservoir Simulation with Peripheral and/or Bottom Aquifers

S. Du, L.S. Fung, A.H. Dogru, Saudi Aramco

15:40 183840 A Robust Framework for ICD Design in a Giant Field Using 4D Dynamic Modelling

O.A. Ogunsanwo, B. Amjad, Schlumberger; O. Isichei, B.O. Lee, Saudi Aramco

16:00 183819 Study of Proppant Erosion in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling

H. Zhang, P. Yuan, X. Huang, J. Han, Q. Zhou, A. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes; J. Bao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory




Room 4 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 10 Reservoir Geophysics

Session Chairperson(s): Maher Al Marhoon, Saudi Aramco; Husam Mustafa, Saudi Aramco


15:00 183971 Seismic & Quantitative Interpretation and Uncertainty Update, Example from Western Desert, Onshore Egypt

T. Mallick, A. Garg, M.K. Choudhary, S.S. Nair, D. Jana, A. Singh, J. Goudswaard, A.J. Faulkner, R. Salakhetdinov, S. Pal, Shell India

15:20 183677 Enhanced Reservoir Characterisation Using High-Resolution Seismic Attributes

S.A. Al-Dossary, Saudi Aramco

15:40 184030 Petrophysical Joint Inversion of Multi-Geophysical Attributes and Measurements for Reservoir Characterisation

D. Rovetta, D. Colombo, E. Turkoglu, Saudi Aramco

16:00 183827 Pore Pressure Prediction Using Look-Ahead Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP)—A Case Study from the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia

C. Planchart, R. Sierraalta, J.P. Brown, S. Saadan, J. Mengual, Saudi Aramco

Room 5 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 11 Seismic Acquisition and Processing

Session Chairperson(s): Aqeel Ahmed, BAPCO; Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERSalah Al-Salah, Saudi Aramco

15:20 184017 Application of Adaptive De-Ghosting on the Conventionally Acquired Marine Seismic Data Improves Inversion Results

I. Mihaljevic, M. Salheen, A. Mohamed, N. Tarek, T. ElMelegy, R. ElSayed, M. Abdelaty, Schlumberger WesternGeco; M. Phani, S. Dutta, M. Lennane, P. Majumdar, P. Routray, S. Chacko, Cairn India

15:40 184019 Impact of 4D Seismic Design on the Quality of 4D Results C. Hubans, F. Cailly, A. Lafram, A. Adeyemi, T. Al-Romani, Total; A.S. Al-Kaabi, ADMA-OPCO

16:00 183962 Seismic-Based Detection of Stratigraphic Traps and Carbonate Mounds

S.L. Al-Sulami, M.S. Ameen, Saudi Aramco

Room 6 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 12 Numerical Modelling for Fractured Reservoirs

Session Chairperson(s): Abeeb Awotunde, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 183818 Numerical Study of Wall Roughness Effect on Proppant Transport in Complex Fracture Geometry

H. Zhang, P. Yuan, X. Huang, J. Han, A. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes; J. Bao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

15:20 183902 Accelerating Parallel Field-Scale Reservoir Simulation with Peripheral and/or Bottom Aquifers

S. Du, L.S. Fung, A.H. Dogru, Saudi Aramco

15:40 183840 A Robust Framework for ICD Design in a Giant Field Using 4D Dynamic Modelling

O.A. Ogunsanwo, B. Amjad, Schlumberger; O. Isichei, B.O. Lee, Saudi Aramco

16:00 183819 Study of Proppant Erosion in Multistage Hydraulic Fracturing Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling

H. Zhang, P. Yuan, X. Huang, J. Han, Q. Zhou, A. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes; J. Bao, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Room 1 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 13 Rigless Operations

Session Chairperson(s): Naif A. Al-Hadrami, Saudi Aramco; Edi Asmal Rahmat, Kuwait Oil Company


08:30 183966 First Ever Well Intervention of Multispinner Production Logging Tool Conveyed via Coiled Tubing in an Innovative Pseudo-Lateral Completion in Saudi Arabia Oilfield—A Story of Success

F. Al-Shammari, A. Al-Thiyabi, R. Said, M. Rafee, Saudi Aramco; D. Ahmed, K. Al Hamwi, M. Arifin, Schlumberger

08:50 183885 Increased Operational Efficiency in Well Intervention Activities, Majnoon Oilfield

B. Zreik, M. Alsaad, K. Al-Sankoor, A. Kanaan, Shell

09:10 184021 Wellhead for Rigless Cable-Deployed ESP D.F. Darmawan, A. Helvenston, E. Borak, GE; B.A. Roth, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183690 Optimising Stimulation Design using Hydrajet Fracturing Process with Coiled Tubing in Saudi Arabia Gas Well

A.N. Alduaij, M.H. Al-Buali, Saudi Aramco; M. Bastisya, F.Z. Khan, B. Hardegger, Halliburton

Room 2 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 14 Drilling Bits Solution

Session Chairperson(s): Imran Butt, Baker Hughes; Robert Mark Leveridge, Schlumberger


08:30 183958 Unique Approach to Bit Design Coupled with Innovative Rolling PDC Cutter Sets New Performance Benchmark Drilling Extremely Abrasive Sandstone Formations, Usinsk Region Russia

I. Gaynullin, Lukoil; M. Pak, D. Gumich, S. Mukkisa, I. Zinnatullin, Schlumberger

08:50 184026 Multiple Deployments of Hybrid Drill Bits with Optimised Drilling Systems Prove Enhanced Efficiency in North Kuwait Development Wells

M.G. Omar, W. Agawani, A. Abdelhamid, Baker Hughes; A. Al Ajmi, M. Al-Ghareeb, A.S. Al-Rushoud, Kuwait Oil Company

09:10 183794 Offshore Drilling Operation Time Optimisation Using PDC Bit Shearing Cap Technology

M. Al-Jamea, H. Saggaf, Saudi Aramco; H. Boussahaba, B. Cuiller, Varel International

09:30 183984 Innovative PDC Cutter with Elongated Ridge Combines Shear and Crush Action to Improve PDC Bit Performance

D. Crane, Continental Resources; Y. Zhang, C. Douglas, H. Song, X. Gan, Z. Lin, L. Mueller, G. Skoff, J. Self, B. Krough, Schlumberger


WEDNESDAY 8 March continued


Room 3 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 15 Human Resources

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al-Saif, Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic; Sara Al-Somali, Schlumberger


08:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKERAssim Alsuhaibani, Schlumberger

08:50 183892 Developing the Next Generation of Engineers, Geoscientists, and Petrophysicists: How a New Approach to New Hire Training Delivers a Competent and Adaptable Technical Workforce

A.H. Amin, T. Hartman, R. Barbato, K.A. Burgess, K. Elghanduri, T. Bauch, A. Orr, T.H. Hanson, Schlumberger

09:10 183700 Bridging Skill Gaps—Leading By Example F. Daihani, R.P. Davies, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183774 Developing Home Grown Talent: Operations’ Manpower M. Agawani, T.S. Abdalla, F.Z. Almustafa, K.M. Ho, Saudi Aramco

Room 4 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 16 Reservoir Monitoring

Session Chairperson(s): Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ping Zhang, Schlumberger


08:30 183929 Processing Frequent 4D Land Seismic Data with Buried Sensors for CO2₂ Monitoring

A.A. Al Ramadhan, E.A. Hemyari, A. Bakulin, K.E. Erickson, R. Smith, M.A. Jervis, Saudi Aramco

08:50 183696 Waterflood Monitoring and Surveillance of a Super Giant Carbonate Reservoir in Raudhatain Field, North Kuwait

N. Alhajeri, S. De, A. Safar, Kuwait Oil Company

09:10 183683 Nahr Umr Classical Waterflood: From Pattern Pilot to Peripheral Waterflood, Bahrain

A. Al Janahi, Y. Buali, S. Smith, N.A. Nemmawi, Tatweer Petroleum

09:30 183861 4D Study in Middle-East Carbonate Field: How to Deal Intelligently with Noisy Data

A. Neau, F. Cailly, D. Monnier, J. Le-Roch, C. Hubans, A. Lafram, Y. Schildberg, P. Berthet, Total

Room 5 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 17 Production Enhancement

Session Chairperson(s): Ayedh Al-Shehri, Saudi Aramco; Michael Bittar, Halliburton


08:30 183817 Innovative Technology and Advanced Engineering Prove Concept for Future Field Development of an Ultra-HPHT Unconventional Gas Reservoir

J. Abbott, E. Eswein, C. Abad, Schlumberger; T. Székely-Szabó, MOL

08:50 183848 Influence of Near-Wellbore Stress Field Variation on the Success of Hydraulic Fracturing: Experiences from the Middle East

J. Vossen, S. Perumalla, W. El Sherbeny, A. Mendez, Baker Hughes

09:10 183765 First Worldwide Successful Implementation of Coiled Tubing Compatible Novel Fibre Laden Diverter for Matrix Stimulation Using a New Generation High Rate Fibre Optic Real-Time Telemetry System

A.R. Malik, M.A. Al-Asiri, A.H. Al Yaseen, T. Ogundare, A. Mohsen, S.M. Al-Driweesh, N.S. Al-Shammari, Saudi Aramco; D. Ahmed, Schlumberger

09:30 183842 Developing a Robust Inflow Control Device Suitable for High Rate Injection

J. Snitkoff, B. Fisher, T.A. Abdelfattah, Baker Hughes




Room 3 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 15 Human Resources

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al-Saif, Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic; Sara Al-Somali, Schlumberger


08:30 KEYNOTE SPEAKERAssim Alsuhaibani, Schlumberger

08:50 183892 Developing the Next Generation of Engineers, Geoscientists, and Petrophysicists: How a New Approach to New Hire Training Delivers a Competent and Adaptable Technical Workforce

A.H. Amin, T. Hartman, R. Barbato, K.A. Burgess, K. Elghanduri, T. Bauch, A. Orr, T.H. Hanson, Schlumberger

09:10 183700 Bridging Skill Gaps—Leading By Example F. Daihani, R.P. Davies, Saudi Aramco

09:30 183774 Developing Home Grown Talent: Operations’ Manpower M. Agawani, T.S. Abdalla, F.Z. Almustafa, K.M. Ho, Saudi Aramco

Room 4 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 16 Reservoir Monitoring

Session Chairperson(s): Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ping Zhang, Schlumberger


08:30 183929 Processing Frequent 4D Land Seismic Data with Buried Sensors for CO2₂ Monitoring

A.A. Al Ramadhan, E.A. Hemyari, A. Bakulin, K.E. Erickson, R. Smith, M.A. Jervis, Saudi Aramco

08:50 183696 Waterflood Monitoring and Surveillance of a Super Giant Carbonate Reservoir in Raudhatain Field, North Kuwait

N. Alhajeri, S. De, A. Safar, Kuwait Oil Company

09:10 183683 Nahr Umr Classical Waterflood: From Pattern Pilot to Peripheral Waterflood, Bahrain

A. Al Janahi, Y. Buali, S. Smith, N.A. Nemmawi, Tatweer Petroleum

09:30 183861 4D Study in Middle-East Carbonate Field: How to Deal Intelligently with Noisy Data

A. Neau, F. Cailly, D. Monnier, J. Le-Roch, C. Hubans, A. Lafram, Y. Schildberg, P. Berthet, Total

Room 5 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 17 Production Enhancement

Session Chairperson(s): Ayedh Al-Shehri, Saudi Aramco; Michael Bittar, Halliburton


08:30 183817 Innovative Technology and Advanced Engineering Prove Concept for Future Field Development of an Ultra-HPHT Unconventional Gas Reservoir

J. Abbott, E. Eswein, C. Abad, Schlumberger; T. Székely-Szabó, MOL

08:50 183848 Influence of Near-Wellbore Stress Field Variation on the Success of Hydraulic Fracturing: Experiences from the Middle East

J. Vossen, S. Perumalla, W. El Sherbeny, A. Mendez, Baker Hughes

09:10 183765 First Worldwide Successful Implementation of Coiled Tubing Compatible Novel Fibre Laden Diverter for Matrix Stimulation Using a New Generation High Rate Fibre Optic Real-Time Telemetry System

A.R. Malik, M.A. Al-Asiri, A.H. Al Yaseen, T. Ogundare, A. Mohsen, S.M. Al-Driweesh, N.S. Al-Shammari, Saudi Aramco; D. Ahmed, Schlumberger

09:30 183842 Developing a Robust Inflow Control Device Suitable for High Rate Injection

J. Snitkoff, B. Fisher, T.A. Abdelfattah, Baker Hughes

Room 6 08:30 - 09:50 hrs

SESSION 18 Digital Fields

Session Chairperson(s): Saeed Al Mubarak, Saudi Aramco; Mohammed Badri, Schlumberger


08:30 183846 High Fidelity Dynamic Simulation of Turbo-Compression Trains in Pipeline Applications

M. Martyna, D. Fedorenko, Institute of Aviation; F. Cionini, General Electric Company

08:50 183941 Operations Efficiency: Improved Well Planning Methodology Based on Invisible Lost Time Smart KPIs

S. Al-Ghunaim, B. Sadiq, Kuwait Oil Company; M.M. Siam, I.H. Nassar, R. Kaci, Schlumberger

09:10 183722 Power Cost Optimisation using Data Analytics-Based Load Forecasting in Upstream O&G Operations

J.T. Hughes, S. Silvia, W. Ahmad, GE

09:30 183763 Monitoring Land Use Changes and Encroachments using Advanced Remote Sensing and Gis Techniques

L. Zhang, M.H. Ab Alharth, H.A. Mashoog, Saudi Aramco

Room 2 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 19 Reservoir Fluid Characterisation

Session Chairperson(s): Salem Almarri, Kuwait University; Hamoud Anazi, Saudi Aramco


10:30 183940 Experimental Investigation of Effects of Asphaltene Stability on Interfacial Behaviour of Live Reservoir Fluid Systems

R.R. Ratnakar, C.A. Mantilla, B. Dindoruk, Shell

10:50 183697 Asphaltene Chemistry Across a Large Field in Saudi Arabia W. Abdallah, A. Pomerantz, B. Sauerer, O.C. Mullins, Schlumberger; J.J. Buiting, formerly of Saudi Aramco

11:10 183656 Combination of Array Dielectric Measurements and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Data for Better Fluid Identification in the Urho Tight Conglomerate Oil Reservoir, Junggar Basin

Y. Sun, C. Liang, X. Meng, PetroChina; H. Liu, Xi'an Shiyou University; Q. Wang, J. Wu, X. Zhao, Schlumberger

11:30 183809 Innovative Downhole Real Time PVT Sampling Solution Complementing a Comprehensive Well Integrity Strategy in a HPHT Sour Gas Environment

I. Syafii, A.E. Mukhliss, S.M. Driweesh, N.S. Shammari, Saudi Aramco; N. Sethi, J.C. Solano, B. Bhattacharyya, Halliburton

Room 3 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 20 Completion Technology

Session Chairperson(s): Clare Billeau, Shell; Michael Bittar, Halliburton


10:30 183837 Capillary Based Surface Controlled Subsurface Safety Valve Systems Solution for Problematic Wells

A.N. Wagner, Baker Hughes

10:50 184008 Assessment of the Areal and Vertical Sweep Efficiency in Cyclic Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East—A Case Study from a Mature Field

R.A. Jaafar, G.M. Hegazy, ADCO; J.S. Gomes, ADNOC; M. Al Kobaisi, The Petroleum Institute

11:10 183930 Design of a New and Viscosity Independent Autonomous Inflow Control Device

T. Rinde, V. Grüner, R. Killie, M. Bakli, T. Solberg, T. Lager, Acona Flow Technology AS

11:30 183863 Fluidic Diode Autonomous ICD Multiphase Performance in Light Oil Reservoirs

G. Corona, W. Yin, M.L. Fripp, Halliburton




Room 4 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 21 Seismic Imaging

Session Chairperson(s): Stewart Greenhalgh and SanLinn Isma’il Kaka, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


10:30 183913 Pre-Stack Depth Imaging in Complex Thrust-Belt Environment: A Case Study from Cohat Basin, Onshore Pakistan

H.M. Hussein, M.B. Yousef, T. Saleh, O. Zdraveva, G. Mohamed, M.A. Soufy, H. Abdel Wahab, WesternGeco; S. Mahmood, S. Khan, M.N. Asim, OGDCL

10:50 183830 Extraction of Geological Information from Seismic Data Contaminated by Coherent Noise

F. Qin, C. Tsingas, Saudi Aramco

11:10 183869 Acquisition Using Autonomous Marine Vehicles: Wave Glider Field Test, Offshore Abu Dhabi

M. Benson, T. Lecoq, ADMA-OPCO; G. Mercado, S. Nakayama, formerly ADMA-OPCO; N. Moldoveanu, P. Caprioli, G. Nyein, WesternGeco; S. Pai, E. Yandon, Schlumberger Robotics Services

11:30 184029 Seismic-Airborne TEM Joint Inversion and Surface-Consistent Refraction Analysis: New Technologies for Complex Near-Surface Corrections

D. Colombo, G. McNeice, D. Rovetta, E. Turkoglu, E. Sandoval-Curiel, A.R. Sena, Saudi Aramco

Room 5 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 22 Drilling and Completion Fluids

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Farsi, Gulf Energy SAOC; Majed M. Omrani, Saudi Aramco


10:30 183964 High Performance Brine Viscosifiers for High Temperatures P. Boul, S. Abdulquddos, C.J. Thaemlitz, Aramco Research Center-Houston

10:50 183653 Water Base Barite Filter Cake Removal Using Non-Corrosive Agents

B.S. Bageri, M.A. Mahmoud, A.A. Al-Majed, A. Abdulraheem, R. Shawabkeh, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; S.H. Al-Mutairi, Chevron

11:10 183945 New Phase Transformation Fluid Based Loss Circulation Material: Hi-Strength, Year Round Use to Cure Severe to Total Loss in Reservoir and Non Reservoir Sections

P. Yadav, P. Sarmah, G. Agrawal, P.B. Jadhav, B.A. Kosandar, N. Al Tawat, A. Addagalla, Baker Hughes

11:30 183681 An Overview of Experimental Studies Examining the Reliability of Hollow Glass Spheres as a Density Reduction Agent in Oil Field Applications

H.I. Albahrani, A.S. Al-Yami, V.B. Wagle, Saudi Aramco




Room 4 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 21 Seismic Imaging

Session Chairperson(s): Stewart Greenhalgh and SanLinn Isma’il Kaka, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


10:30 183913 Pre-Stack Depth Imaging in Complex Thrust-Belt Environment: A Case Study from Cohat Basin, Onshore Pakistan

H.M. Hussein, M.B. Yousef, T. Saleh, O. Zdraveva, G. Mohamed, M.A. Soufy, H. Abdel Wahab, WesternGeco; S. Mahmood, S. Khan, M.N. Asim, OGDCL

10:50 183830 Extraction of Geological Information from Seismic Data Contaminated by Coherent Noise

F. Qin, C. Tsingas, Saudi Aramco

11:10 183869 Acquisition Using Autonomous Marine Vehicles: Wave Glider Field Test, Offshore Abu Dhabi

M. Benson, T. Lecoq, ADMA-OPCO; G. Mercado, S. Nakayama, formerly ADMA-OPCO; N. Moldoveanu, P. Caprioli, G. Nyein, WesternGeco; S. Pai, E. Yandon, Schlumberger Robotics Services

11:30 184029 Seismic-Airborne TEM Joint Inversion and Surface-Consistent Refraction Analysis: New Technologies for Complex Near-Surface Corrections

D. Colombo, G. McNeice, D. Rovetta, E. Turkoglu, E. Sandoval-Curiel, A.R. Sena, Saudi Aramco

Room 5 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 22 Drilling and Completion Fluids

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Farsi, Gulf Energy SAOC; Majed M. Omrani, Saudi Aramco


10:30 183964 High Performance Brine Viscosifiers for High Temperatures P. Boul, S. Abdulquddos, C.J. Thaemlitz, Aramco Research Center-Houston

10:50 183653 Water Base Barite Filter Cake Removal Using Non-Corrosive Agents

B.S. Bageri, M.A. Mahmoud, A.A. Al-Majed, A. Abdulraheem, R. Shawabkeh, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals; S.H. Al-Mutairi, Chevron

11:10 183945 New Phase Transformation Fluid Based Loss Circulation Material: Hi-Strength, Year Round Use to Cure Severe to Total Loss in Reservoir and Non Reservoir Sections

P. Yadav, P. Sarmah, G. Agrawal, P.B. Jadhav, B.A. Kosandar, N. Al Tawat, A. Addagalla, Baker Hughes

11:30 183681 An Overview of Experimental Studies Examining the Reliability of Hollow Glass Spheres as a Density Reduction Agent in Oil Field Applications

H.I. Albahrani, A.S. Al-Yami, V.B. Wagle, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 6 10:30 - 11:50 hrs

SESSION 23: Advances in Reservoir Simulation

Session Chairperson(s): Zeid Ghareeb, Saudi Aramco; Dale Riley, CMG


10:30 183712 Virtual Geosteering F. Al Sanie, M.M. Al-Khudiri, N.A. Al-Talhah, R.H. Binabdulrahman, Saudi Aramco; M. Kashif, H.M. Ashraf, Petrolink

10:50 183844 Enhanced Discretisation for Improved Stability of Thermal Simulation T.B. Jönsthövel, T.W. Stone, Schlumberger

11:10 183879 An Approach to Alternative Waterflood Designs and Operations Using Streamline Simulation: Application to an Oil Field in the North German Basin

C. Spyrou, A.E. Pieve La Rosa, S.K. Khataniar, Schlumberger; F. Uzoechina, Wintershall; K.N. Awemo, DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG

11:30 183679 A Comparative Study of Experimental Design Techniques in Assisted History Matching

M. Shams, AMAL Petroleum Company; A.H. El-Banbi, H. Sayyouh, Cairo University

ROOM 2 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 24: Drilling Fluids

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Farsi, Gulf Energy SAOC; Wael Tashkandi, GE


13:00 183906 Smart Magnetic Drilling Fluid With In-Situ Rheological Controllability Using Fe3O4 Nanoparticles

Z. Vryzas, V.C. Kelessidis, M.B. Bowman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; L. Nalbantian, The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas; V. Zaspalis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; O. Mahmoud, H.A. Nasr-El-Din, Texas A&M University

13:20 183764 Reservoir Drill-In Fluid Minimises Fluid Invasion and Mitigates Differential Stuck Pipe with Improved Production Test Results

A.A. Al-Ansari, A. Abahussain, A. Abouhamed, C.H. Parra, R.M. Pino, Saudi Aramco; M. Elbialy, H. Mohamed, C. Lopez, Halliburton

13:40 183959 Advanced Spotting Fluids for Remediation of Differentially Stuck Pipe

M.G. Hilfiger, C.J. Thaemlitz, T.E. Moellendick, Saudi Aramco

14:00 183970 Successful Experience of Water Based Drilling Fluid Products Working in Synergy to Optimise Drilling Operations for Horizontal Wells in Extra-Heavy Oil Reservoir

J.D. Telles, L. Rojas, L. Diaz, N.N. Atencio, A. Cortés, E. Calderón, J.C. Dorca, J. Peñaranda, V. Navarro, Schlumberger; C. Idrogo, L. Mata, E.J. Correa, D. Páez, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A.




ROOM 3 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 25: Water Management

Session Chairperson(s): Abdullah Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco; Abdullah Sultan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


13:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERMoin Muhammad, Schlumberger

13:20 183739 Feasibility Evaluation of using Downhole Gas-water Separation Technology in Gas Reservoirs with Bottom Water

M. Radwan, AMAL Petroleum Company

13:40 184028 Efficient Low Maintenance Natural Ceramic Technology to Treat Sea and Produce Water

S.I. Batarseh, A. Alharith, H.A. Othman, Saudi Aramco; S. Kumaoka, BeZen Middle East

14:00 183942 Systematic Approach to Develop a Colloidal Silica Based Gel System for Water Shut-Off

M.A. Bataweel, A.M. Almohsin, P. Karadkar, J. Huang, W. Li, A.A. Alshaikh, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 4 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 26: Geological Modelling

Session Chairperson(s): Eric Delamaide, IFP; Dominique Guérillot, Texas A&M University at Qatar


13:00 183800 An Innovative Approach to Integrated Characterisation and Modelling of a Complex Carbonate Reservoir

F. Ben Amor, S. Kriplani, A. Panda, C. Darous, A.H. Akram, Schlumberger; Z. Kindi, Daleel Petroleum

13:20 183998 Integrating Horizontal Wells in Property Modelling with Kernel Declustering

D. Marquez, C. Daly, T. Slettemeas, Schlumberger; D. Psaila, Analytic Signal

13:40 183838 Modelling of Complex Depositional Systems Using MPS Method Conditioned to Hard Data and Secondary Soft Probabilistic Information

L. Macé, D. Márquez, Schlumberger

14:00 183963 Integrated Workflow on Lithofacies Modelling Y. Li, R.S. Bansal, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 5 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 27: HP/HT Wells

Session Chairperson(s): Ali N. Al-BinAli, Saudi Aramco; Asad Mehmood, Al Shaheen Weatherford


13:00 183968 Application of Dynamic Temperature Modelling for Planning High Temperature Well

H.G. Suryadi, P. Bolchover, X. Chen, A.S. Jun, A.Z. Kurnia, A. Whitmore, Schlumberger

13:20 183872 Synergistic Effect of Thermally Stable Polymers for HP/HT Brine-Based Drill-In Fluids

H. Zhou, K. Galindo, Halliburton; W. Zha, Formerly of Halliburton

13:40 181275 Successful Development and Implementation of 9 5/8 Subsurface Safety Valve for High Pressure, High Rate Gas Wells

A.M. Al-Muslim, K.S. Al-Yateem, H.M. Nafa, Saudi Aramco; A.S. Abdelhamid, T. Swan, Halliburton

14:00 183946 Studying the Cooling Effect of Nitrified Drilling Fluid on Bottom-Hole Assembly while Drilling High Pressure-High Temperature Wells

M.I. Elghoneimy, A.M. Al Rumaidh, A.N. Abushaqra, M. Nabhan, University of Bahrain




ROOM 3 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 25: Water Management

Session Chairperson(s): Abdullah Al-Mulhim, Saudi Aramco; Abdullah Sultan, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


13:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERMoin Muhammad, Schlumberger

13:20 183739 Feasibility Evaluation of using Downhole Gas-water Separation Technology in Gas Reservoirs with Bottom Water

M. Radwan, AMAL Petroleum Company

13:40 184028 Efficient Low Maintenance Natural Ceramic Technology to Treat Sea and Produce Water

S.I. Batarseh, A. Alharith, H.A. Othman, Saudi Aramco; S. Kumaoka, BeZen Middle East

14:00 183942 Systematic Approach to Develop a Colloidal Silica Based Gel System for Water Shut-Off

M.A. Bataweel, A.M. Almohsin, P. Karadkar, J. Huang, W. Li, A.A. Alshaikh, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 4 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 26: Geological Modelling

Session Chairperson(s): Eric Delamaide, IFP; Dominique Guérillot, Texas A&M University at Qatar


13:00 183800 An Innovative Approach to Integrated Characterisation and Modelling of a Complex Carbonate Reservoir

F. Ben Amor, S. Kriplani, A. Panda, C. Darous, A.H. Akram, Schlumberger; Z. Kindi, Daleel Petroleum

13:20 183998 Integrating Horizontal Wells in Property Modelling with Kernel Declustering

D. Marquez, C. Daly, T. Slettemeas, Schlumberger; D. Psaila, Analytic Signal

13:40 183838 Modelling of Complex Depositional Systems Using MPS Method Conditioned to Hard Data and Secondary Soft Probabilistic Information

L. Macé, D. Márquez, Schlumberger

14:00 183963 Integrated Workflow on Lithofacies Modelling Y. Li, R.S. Bansal, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 5 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 27: HP/HT Wells

Session Chairperson(s): Ali N. Al-BinAli, Saudi Aramco; Asad Mehmood, Al Shaheen Weatherford


13:00 183968 Application of Dynamic Temperature Modelling for Planning High Temperature Well

H.G. Suryadi, P. Bolchover, X. Chen, A.S. Jun, A.Z. Kurnia, A. Whitmore, Schlumberger

13:20 183872 Synergistic Effect of Thermally Stable Polymers for HP/HT Brine-Based Drill-In Fluids

H. Zhou, K. Galindo, Halliburton; W. Zha, Formerly of Halliburton

13:40 181275 Successful Development and Implementation of 9 5/8 Subsurface Safety Valve for High Pressure, High Rate Gas Wells

A.M. Al-Muslim, K.S. Al-Yateem, H.M. Nafa, Saudi Aramco; A.S. Abdelhamid, T. Swan, Halliburton

14:00 183946 Studying the Cooling Effect of Nitrified Drilling Fluid on Bottom-Hole Assembly while Drilling High Pressure-High Temperature Wells

M.I. Elghoneimy, A.M. Al Rumaidh, A.N. Abushaqra, M. Nabhan, University of Bahrain

ROOM 6 13:00 - 14:20 hrs

SESSION 28: Well Testing

Session Chairperson(s): Faisal Thawad, Saudi Aramco; Jean-Luc Boutaud, Total


13:00 183689 A New Analytical Procedure to Estimate Interlayer Cross-Flow Rates in Layered-Reservoir Systems Using Pressure-Transient Data

H.A. Nooruddin, N.A. Rahman, Saudi Aramco

13:20 183751 Successful System Integration Test of Real-Time Drill-Stem Test String for Deepwater using Fully Acoustic Telemetry Monitoring and Control of the Well across Electro-Hydraulic Subsea Disconnect Tool

T. Vo, D. Cao, B.T. Choo, Halliburton

13:40 184022 Enhancing Pressure Transient Analysis through the Application of Deconvolution Methods, Case Study

Y. Osman, A. Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar; M.L. Fraim, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; M. Samir, Schlumberger

14:00 183655 Turbulence Effects during Transient and Boundary-Dominated Flow in Reservoirs with Storage and Skin Damage with Applicability in Gas Hydrate Reservoirs: Class 1&2 and Normally Pressured Class 3

M. Kome, M. Amro, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology

ROOM 1 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 29: Formation Evaluation

Session Chairperson(s): Shahzad-ul Haq, Saudi Aramco; Alberto Marsala, Saudi Aramco


15:00 183860 Rapid and Consistent Identification of Stratigraphic Boundaries and Stacking Patterns in Well Logs—An Automated Process Utilising Wavelet Transforms and Beta Distributions

S. Ye, R.W. Wellner, P.A. Dunn, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

15:20 183810 World’s First Non Conductive Mud Photorealistic Borehole Imager Enables Operational Efficiency and High Confidence Interpretations in West African Turbidite

G.A. Sultan, R.E. Netherwood, E. Leporcher, Schlumberger; N. Pelissier, A. Chiappero, Total

15:40 183953 Determination of True Formation Resistivity from LWD Conventional Resistivity Measurement in a Horizontal Well

S. Fang, D. Boesing, S. Wessling, Baker Hughes

16:00 183674 Sensitivity Study on the Impact of Sub-Volume and Image Resolution on the Prediction of Petrophysical Properties Using Micro CT Technology

M.F. Alzayer, Saudi Aramco




ROOM 2 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 30: Geophysical Data IntegrationSession Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Faraj, Saudi Aramco; Muneer Al Sannaa, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 183875 The Use of Rock Physics Models in Exploration Contexts P. Debec, Total

15:20 183707 Predicting Heat Flow and Determining Crustal Type Based on Integrated Interpretation of Seismic, Gravity, and Magnetic Data in the Offshore Jazan Area, Southern Red Sea

A. Salem, W. Hussein, D. Ion, P. Silva Bruno, W. Schuman, B. Ronald, Saudi Aramco

15:40 183278 Fracture Characterisation by Seismic Anisotropy Analysis at Awali Anticline Structure, Bahrain: Case Study

A.A. Abousetta, M.A. Abdulla, Tatweer Petroleum; S.S. Barni, BAPCO; D. Pandolfi, J. Michel, B. Roure, CGG

16:00 183703 Decoding the Seismic Signal: A Comprehensive Approach for Carbonate Buildup Imaging in the Red Sea, KSA

L. Escalona, S. Saleh, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 3 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 31: Borehole Stability

Session Chairperson(s): Khalifah M. Al-Amri, Saudi Aramco; Mohammed Al Farsi, Gulf Energy SAOC


15:00 183762 A Geomechanical Approach for Drilling Performance Optimisation Across Shales in Safaniya Field—Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Z.M. Alsahlawi, H.S. Foster, Saudi Aramco; M. Hussein, Halliburton

15:20 183983 Effect of Drillstring Vibration Cyclic Loads on Wellbore Stability M.S. Khaled, E.E. Shokir, Cairo University

15:40 183992 Geomechanics Aided Solutions for Improving Drilling and Completions by Integrating Advance Acoustics Measurements: A Case Study from Malleswaram Field, Onshore KG-PG Basin, India

S.S. Reddy, J. Anjaneyulu, A.K. Lal, E. Rao, R. CH, ONGC; R. Talreja, S. Bahuguna, J. Zacharia, C. Chatterjee, J. Basu, Schlumberger

16:00 183668 Wellbore Stability Evaluation for Mishrif Formation E. Alkamil, H.R. Abbood, R.E. Flori, A. Eckert, Missouri University of Science and Technology

ROOM 4 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 32: EOR at Micro-Scale

Session Chairperson(s): Abdulkareem M. AlSofi, Saudi Aramco; Yingcheng Li, SINOPEC


15:00 183782 Investigation of Relative Permeability Characteristics for Supercritical CO2₂ Displacing Water and Remaining Oil after Seawater Flooding in Carbonate Rocks at Reservoir Conditions

X. Zhou, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; F. Al-Otaibi, S.L. Kokal, Saudi Aramco

15:20 183933 Surfactant-Polymer Flooding: Chemical Formulation Design and Evaluation for the Raudhatain Lower Burgan field (RALB) Reservoir in Kuwait

M.T. Al-Murayri, A.A. Hassan, M.B. Abdullah, A.M. Abdulrahim, Kuwait Oil Company; S. Hocine, C. Marliere, R. Tabary, The EOR Alliance

15:40 183686 In-Situ Wettability Evaluation of Dynamic Water Flooding of Carbonate Rocks Based on NMR T2 Distribution

W. Abdallah, A. Valori, F. Ali, Schlumberger

16:00 183761 Multi-Reservoir Fast-Track Evaluation of EOR Potential Using Con-ceptual Simulation Models. A Tool to Prioritise Future EOR Efforts

G.P. Suzanne, IFP Middle East Consulting; M. Nurseitova, K. Andjar, M. Lantoine, S. Roosz, T. Lemaux, Beicip-Franlab; R. Garifullin, Beicip-GeoTechnologies LLC




ROOM 2 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 30: Geophysical Data IntegrationSession Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Faraj, Saudi Aramco; Muneer Al Sannaa, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


15:00 183875 The Use of Rock Physics Models in Exploration Contexts P. Debec, Total

15:20 183707 Predicting Heat Flow and Determining Crustal Type Based on Integrated Interpretation of Seismic, Gravity, and Magnetic Data in the Offshore Jazan Area, Southern Red Sea

A. Salem, W. Hussein, D. Ion, P. Silva Bruno, W. Schuman, B. Ronald, Saudi Aramco

15:40 183278 Fracture Characterisation by Seismic Anisotropy Analysis at Awali Anticline Structure, Bahrain: Case Study

A.A. Abousetta, M.A. Abdulla, Tatweer Petroleum; S.S. Barni, BAPCO; D. Pandolfi, J. Michel, B. Roure, CGG

16:00 183703 Decoding the Seismic Signal: A Comprehensive Approach for Carbonate Buildup Imaging in the Red Sea, KSA

L. Escalona, S. Saleh, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 3 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 31: Borehole Stability

Session Chairperson(s): Khalifah M. Al-Amri, Saudi Aramco; Mohammed Al Farsi, Gulf Energy SAOC


15:00 183762 A Geomechanical Approach for Drilling Performance Optimisation Across Shales in Safaniya Field—Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Z.M. Alsahlawi, H.S. Foster, Saudi Aramco; M. Hussein, Halliburton

15:20 183983 Effect of Drillstring Vibration Cyclic Loads on Wellbore Stability M.S. Khaled, E.E. Shokir, Cairo University

15:40 183992 Geomechanics Aided Solutions for Improving Drilling and Completions by Integrating Advance Acoustics Measurements: A Case Study from Malleswaram Field, Onshore KG-PG Basin, India

S.S. Reddy, J. Anjaneyulu, A.K. Lal, E. Rao, R. CH, ONGC; R. Talreja, S. Bahuguna, J. Zacharia, C. Chatterjee, J. Basu, Schlumberger

16:00 183668 Wellbore Stability Evaluation for Mishrif Formation E. Alkamil, H.R. Abbood, R.E. Flori, A. Eckert, Missouri University of Science and Technology

ROOM 4 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 32: EOR at Micro-Scale

Session Chairperson(s): Abdulkareem M. AlSofi, Saudi Aramco; Yingcheng Li, SINOPEC


15:00 183782 Investigation of Relative Permeability Characteristics for Supercritical CO2₂ Displacing Water and Remaining Oil after Seawater Flooding in Carbonate Rocks at Reservoir Conditions

X. Zhou, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; F. Al-Otaibi, S.L. Kokal, Saudi Aramco

15:20 183933 Surfactant-Polymer Flooding: Chemical Formulation Design and Evaluation for the Raudhatain Lower Burgan field (RALB) Reservoir in Kuwait

M.T. Al-Murayri, A.A. Hassan, M.B. Abdullah, A.M. Abdulrahim, Kuwait Oil Company; S. Hocine, C. Marliere, R. Tabary, The EOR Alliance

15:40 183686 In-Situ Wettability Evaluation of Dynamic Water Flooding of Carbonate Rocks Based on NMR T2 Distribution

W. Abdallah, A. Valori, F. Ali, Schlumberger

16:00 183761 Multi-Reservoir Fast-Track Evaluation of EOR Potential Using Con-ceptual Simulation Models. A Tool to Prioritise Future EOR Efforts

G.P. Suzanne, IFP Middle East Consulting; M. Nurseitova, K. Andjar, M. Lantoine, S. Roosz, T. Lemaux, Beicip-Franlab; R. Garifullin, Beicip-GeoTechnologies LLC

ROOM 5 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 33: Sand Control

Session Chairperson(s): Clare Billeau, Shell; Ivo Nuic, Baker Hughes


15:00 183888 Best Practices for Effective Wellbore Cleanup and Displacements in Open-Hole Sand Control Completions

M. Beldongar, D.M. Agee, A. Kumar, M. Offenbacher, N.C. Flamant, A. Lees, B.R. Gadiyar, M. Parlar, Schlumberger

15:20 183947 Open Hole Sand Control Optimisation using Shape Memory Polymer Conformable Screen with Inflow Control Application

G. Osunjaye, T.A. Abdelfattah, Baker Hughes

15:40 183786 Hole Cleaning and ECD Management for Drilling Ultralong-Reach Laterals

F. Zhang, A. Filippov, Halliburton; S.Z. Miska, M. Yu, University of Tulsa

16:00 183891 Implementing a Scientific Perspective and a Pragmatic Approach to Optimising Perforated Completions

S.N. Zuklic, R.P. Satti, D. Bale, W.D. Myers, T. Sampson, Baker Hughes

ROOM 6 15:00 - 16:20 hrs

SESSION 34: Tight Reservoirs

Session Chairperson(s): Nihat Gurmen, Schlumberger; Yuhe Wang, Texas A&M University at Qatar


15:00 183694 The First Implementation of Hydraulic Fracturing with Microseismic Fracture Propagation Monitoring in North East Thailand

R. Wattanasuwankorn, P. Kritsanamontri, V. Limniyakul, Halliburton; S. Sompopsart, W. Toempromraj, K. Kaenmee, S. Sa-nguanphon, P. Intasalo, Y. Prasittisarn, J. Sirisawadwattana, K. Vattanapornpirom, P. Boonyasaknanon, C. Kongdachudomkul, PTT Exploration and Production Limited

15:20 183661 Effect of CO2₂ Content on the Natural Gas Production from Tight Gas Sandstone Reservoirs

M. Eliebid, M.A. Mahmoud, R. Shawabkeh, S. Elkatatny, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; I. Hussein, Qatar University

15:40 183926 Predicting Stress Sensitive Productivity of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs in Low Strain Environments

R.D. Myers, B.R. Crawford, J. Barron, H. Huang, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

16:00 183678 Geosteering Strategy for Enhancement Horizontal Well Placement in Tight Carbonate Formations

P.H. Guizada, K. Saikia, A. Abdul Aziz, B. Eperjesi, Saudi Aramco





THURSDAY 9 March continued

ROOM 1 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 35: Field Development and Life Cycle OptimisationSession Chairperson(s): Saleh Al Mutairi, Chevron; Abdullatif A. Al-Omair, Saudi Aramco


09:00 183682 Forced Imbibition Gas Injection (FIMB) Case Study in the Ahmadi Formation from Simulation to Execution Stage

A. Al Janahi, H. Al Balushi, H. Al Mannai, Y. Engineer, Tatweer Petroleum

09:20 183803 Progressive-Recursive Self-Organising Maps (PR-SOM) for Identifying Potential Drilling Target Areas

M.N. Dossary, A.A. Alturki, B.M. Harbi, A. Alfaleh, Saudi Aramco

09:40 183952 Integrated and Structured Production Optimisation Workflow Provides Robust Platform for Significant Oil Gain to a Mature Oilfield

M.M. Al-Mufarrej, M. Al-Mutawa, H.B. Chetri, E.P. Anthony, H.A. Al Zaabi, Kuwait Oil Company; M. Abdel-Basset, N. Bolanos, H. Ruiz, K.K. Harami, A. Chernikoff, Schlumberger

10:00 183494 Key Tool for Production Optimisation in Low Oil Price Environment- A Case Study an Integrated Asset Operation Model (IAOM)

K. Ranjan, S. Soni, Weatherford

ROOM 2 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 36: Underbalance and Managed Pressure DrillingSession Chairperson(s): Omar A. Al-Shaiji, Saudi Aramco; Aziz Rahman, Texas A&M University at Qatar


09:00 183850 Optimisation of Underbalanced Coil Tubing Drilling in Hard Sandstones

M.M. Al-Humood, S.A. Al-Khamees, H.T. Abdulmohsin, Saudi Aramco; K. Mehmood, P. Cain, I. Russel, Schlumberger

09:20 183950 Optimisation of the Curve and Horizontal Sections of ERD Multilateral Wells

C. Verma, A. Elkawass, M. Nadem, T.A. El Deeb, M.Q. Qazi, Saudi Aramco; A.M. Al-Fakih, A.A. Galaby, C.A. Hammoutene, A.M. Osman, A. Salaheldin, Schlumberger

09:40 183836 Numerical Modeling of Thermal-Mechanical Interaction Process in High Power Electromagnetic Heating of Rocks

Y. Han, D.P. San Roman Alerigi, S. Batarseh, Saudi Aramco; Y. Fang, Penn State University

10:00 184020 Understanding Corrosion in Underbalance Drilling Operations Key to Success

A. Saboor, M. UlHaque, Y. Matin, E. Takla, Weatherford

ROOM 3 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 37: EOR TechniquesSession Chairperson(s): Hasan Al-Hashim, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Eric Delamaide, IFP


09:00 183773 Microwave with Assisted Ceramic Materials to Maximise Heat Penetration and Improve Recovery Efficiency of Heavy Oil Reservoirs

S.I. Batarseh, H.A. Othman, D.P. San Roman Alerigi, Saudi Aramco; S. Kumaoka, BeZen Middle East

09:20 183760 Evaluation of Carbonate Rocks Integrity after Sequential Flooding of Chelating Agent Solutions

A. Hassan, H. Al-Hashim, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

09:40 183695 Direct Observation of the Low-Salinity Water Effect: Relationship Between Micro-Dispersion Formation and Wettability Alteration

J.M. Facanha, P. Mahzari, M. Sohrabi, Heriot-Watt University

10:00 183793 Systematic Development and Laboratory Evaluation of Secondary Polymer Augmentation for a Slightly Viscous Arabian Heavy Reservoir

A.M. Alsofi, J. Wang, A.A. Al-Shuaibi, F.A. Al-Ghamdi, Z.F. Kaidar, Saudi Aramco




ROOM 1 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 35: Field Development and Life Cycle OptimisationSession Chairperson(s): Saleh Al Mutairi, Chevron; Abdullatif A. Al-Omair, Saudi Aramco


09:00 183682 Forced Imbibition Gas Injection (FIMB) Case Study in the Ahmadi Formation from Simulation to Execution Stage

A. Al Janahi, H. Al Balushi, H. Al Mannai, Y. Engineer, Tatweer Petroleum

09:20 183803 Progressive-Recursive Self-Organising Maps (PR-SOM) for Identifying Potential Drilling Target Areas

M.N. Dossary, A.A. Alturki, B.M. Harbi, A. Alfaleh, Saudi Aramco

09:40 183952 Integrated and Structured Production Optimisation Workflow Provides Robust Platform for Significant Oil Gain to a Mature Oilfield

M.M. Al-Mufarrej, M. Al-Mutawa, H.B. Chetri, E.P. Anthony, H.A. Al Zaabi, Kuwait Oil Company; M. Abdel-Basset, N. Bolanos, H. Ruiz, K.K. Harami, A. Chernikoff, Schlumberger

10:00 183494 Key Tool for Production Optimisation in Low Oil Price Environment- A Case Study an Integrated Asset Operation Model (IAOM)

K. Ranjan, S. Soni, Weatherford

ROOM 2 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 36: Underbalance and Managed Pressure DrillingSession Chairperson(s): Omar A. Al-Shaiji, Saudi Aramco; Aziz Rahman, Texas A&M University at Qatar


09:00 183850 Optimisation of Underbalanced Coil Tubing Drilling in Hard Sandstones

M.M. Al-Humood, S.A. Al-Khamees, H.T. Abdulmohsin, Saudi Aramco; K. Mehmood, P. Cain, I. Russel, Schlumberger

09:20 183950 Optimisation of the Curve and Horizontal Sections of ERD Multilateral Wells

C. Verma, A. Elkawass, M. Nadem, T.A. El Deeb, M.Q. Qazi, Saudi Aramco; A.M. Al-Fakih, A.A. Galaby, C.A. Hammoutene, A.M. Osman, A. Salaheldin, Schlumberger

09:40 183836 Numerical Modeling of Thermal-Mechanical Interaction Process in High Power Electromagnetic Heating of Rocks

Y. Han, D.P. San Roman Alerigi, S. Batarseh, Saudi Aramco; Y. Fang, Penn State University

10:00 184020 Understanding Corrosion in Underbalance Drilling Operations Key to Success

A. Saboor, M. UlHaque, Y. Matin, E. Takla, Weatherford

ROOM 3 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 37: EOR TechniquesSession Chairperson(s): Hasan Al-Hashim, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; Eric Delamaide, IFP


09:00 183773 Microwave with Assisted Ceramic Materials to Maximise Heat Penetration and Improve Recovery Efficiency of Heavy Oil Reservoirs

S.I. Batarseh, H.A. Othman, D.P. San Roman Alerigi, Saudi Aramco; S. Kumaoka, BeZen Middle East

09:20 183760 Evaluation of Carbonate Rocks Integrity after Sequential Flooding of Chelating Agent Solutions

A. Hassan, H. Al-Hashim, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

09:40 183695 Direct Observation of the Low-Salinity Water Effect: Relationship Between Micro-Dispersion Formation and Wettability Alteration

J.M. Facanha, P. Mahzari, M. Sohrabi, Heriot-Watt University

10:00 183793 Systematic Development and Laboratory Evaluation of Secondary Polymer Augmentation for a Slightly Viscous Arabian Heavy Reservoir

A.M. Alsofi, J. Wang, A.A. Al-Shuaibi, F.A. Al-Ghamdi, Z.F. Kaidar, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 4 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 38: Facilities Design and Optimisation

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed Al Khamis, Saudi Aramco; Amr Hassan, The Linde Group


09:00 184010 Boosting Production From Low Pressure Wells and Reviving Dead Wells Using Novel Surface Mounted Technology and Avoiding Well Intervention

S. Peeran, N.A. Beg, Caltec; K. Mei, R. Anazi, Saudi Aramco

09:20 183974 Effective Removal of Sour Gases Containing Mercaptans in Oilfield Applications

S. Chakraborty, S. Lehrer, S. Ramachandran, Baker Hughes

09:40 184005 A Novel Compact and Controllable Inline Separator: Field and Laboratory Tests

Y. de Voogd, R. Liew, J. Bos, M. Ruijter, C.T. Willink, Frames Separation Technologies B.V.

10:00 183911 Implementing Hips System in High Pressure Offshore Gas Producing Facilities

A.H. Faraj, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 5 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 39: Energy New Technology and Innovation

Session Chairperson(s): Jan Paul, OMV Exploration & Production; Youyi Zhu, PetroChina


09:00 183857 Elastic Carbon Composite and its Use as Ultrahigh Temperature Packer Element

Z. Xu, L. Zhao, P. Ganguly, Baker Hughes

09:20 183727 Applications of Nanotechnology in Oilwell Cementing R.C. Patil, A. Deshpande, Halliburton

09:40 184040 A System Dynamics Approach on Oil Market Modelling with Statistical Data Analysis

M. Rafieisakhaei, S. Afra, Texas A&M University; B. Barazandeh, Virginia Tech

10:00 183680 A New Laboratory SCAL Device and Processing Method for OBM Vug Density Quantification

O. Al-Mutwali, H. Khemissa, S. Dama, ADMA ZKRPOD; T. Zhang, C. Shrivastava, S. Yang, L. Comparon, S. Al-Ofi, Schlumberger

ROOM 6 09:00 - 10:20 hrs

SESSION 40: Shale Reservoirs

Session Chairperson(s): Chris Fredd, Schlumberger; Dale Riley, CMG


09:00 183754 Feasibility of Predicting Long-Term Shale Gas Production and EURs Based on Early-Time Data

H.O. Balan, A. Gupta, D.T. Georgi, K.M. Bartko, Saudi Aramco

09:20 183866 Towards a Real Connected Stimulated Rock Volume from Microseismic: Shear Wave Attenuation Tomography

G. Bergery, Total; E. Shuck, D.E. Diller, NanoSeis

09:40 183833 Evaluation of Pore Size Distribution Effects on Phase Behaviour of Hydrocarbons Produced in Shale Gas Condensate Reservoirs

B. Li, A.G. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes

10:00 183691 Near Real-Time Return-On-Fracturing-Investment (ROFI) Optimisation for Shale Fracturing by Integrating Anisotropic Acoustic Interpretation, 3D Fracture Modelling, and Neural Networks

M. Gu, formerly Halliburton; J.A. Quirein, D. Chen, Halliburton




ROOM 2 11:00 - 12:20 hrs

SESSION 41: Reservoir Description

Session Chairperson(s): Mark Ma, Saudi Aramco; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar


11:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERRoberto Tineo, Schlumberger

11:20 183868 Application of a New Methodology for In-Situ Evaluation of Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure in the Ahmadi Field of Greater Burgan, Kuwait

M.A. Al-Rushaid, M.A. Al-Ibrahem, Kuwait Oil Company; M. Van Steene, H. Ayyad, A. Friha, L. Liang, K. Cig, C. Ayan, T. Habashy, J. Cherian, Schlumberger

11:40 183883 Using Digital Rock Modelling to Estimate Permeability and Capillary Pressure from NMR and Geochemical Logs

P. Yuan, H. Zhang, J. Wu, A. Mezzatesta, G. Jin, R.P. Satti, Baker Hughes; N. Koliha, J.F. Bautista, B. Crouse, D. Freed, EXA Corporation

12:00 183851 Source-less Well Placement and Formation Evaluation with Logging While Drilling Technologies

S.A. Azim, C. Chen, Kuwait Oil Company; A. Abdulkarim, A.C. Aki, M.A. Abdel Samie, Halliburton

ROOM 3 11:00 - 12:20 hrs

SESSION 42: Well Intervention

Session Chairperson(s): Mohammed A. Al-Atwi, Saudi Aramco; Rashad M. Zahrani, Saudi Aramco


11:00 183784 First Worldwide Coiled Tubing Stimulation of a Quad-Lateral Extended Reach Power Water Injector using Multi-lateral Tool with Gamma Ray and Distributed Temperature Survey

H. Jassem, A.M. Al-Shehri, N.S. Al-Shammari, S.D. Al-Gamber, K.M. Mutairi, R. Said, Saudi Aramco; S. Barkat, D. Ahmed, Schlumberger

11:20 183716 Successful Drilling and Completion of a Short Radius Deep Gas Re-entry Well Towards the Minimum Stress Direction

H. Yahya, A.N. Al-Binali, A. Halim, Saudi Aramco; B. Zukiwsky, H. Almogren, Weatherford

11:40 183795 Mini Coil—The Cost Effective Coiled Tubing D.A. Badraoui, Well Services Group

12:00 183731 Re-Discovery of a Lost Zone Through Successful Carbonate Rock Solids Cleanout in Open-Hole Section Using Coiled Tubing

A.R. Al-Ibrahim, H. Al-Bader, P. Subban, V. Duggirala, M. Ayyavoo, Kuwait Oil Company

ROOM 4 11:00 - 12:20 hrs

SESSION 43: Artificial Lift

Session Chairperson(s): Dominique Marion, Total


11:00 183821 Field Deployment of a Rigless Cable Deployed ESP using a Vertical Wellhead

B.A. Roth, J. Xiao, M. Abdelaziz, Saudi Aramco; J.J. Mack, Y.S. Sarawaq, R. Reid, Baker Hughes; A. Helvenston, GE

11:20 183882 Evaluating the Performance of Advanced ESP Motor Technology in a Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Field in Canada

C. Montilla, B. Coates, O. Padilla, Baker Hughes; J.K. Graham, Suncor Energy

11:40 184006 Electrical Cost Optimisation for Electric Submersible Pumps: Systematic Integration of Current Conditions and Future Expectations

E. Cifuentes, L. Fernandez, J.L. Villalobos, Schlumberger; A. Nieto, P. Marin, D. Brinez, J. Lopez, S. Cabrera, D. Paya, Cepsa

12:00 183744 Production Optimisation through Casing Vapor Recovery System for Gas Locking and Gas Interference Challenges in Beam Pumps for Highly Fractured Tight Carbonate Reservoirs

H. Alkooheji, A. Gluscevic, Tatweer Petroleum




ROOM 5 11:00 - 12:20 hrs

SESSION 44: Fracturing and Acid Stimulation

Session Chairperson(s): Nayef Al-Shammari, Saudi Aramco; Ibrahim Arnaout, Saudi Aramco


11:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKERKirk Bartko, Saudi Aramco

11:20 183725 Optimising Well Potential—Technologies that Impact Hydraulic Fracturing Efficiency

Z. Rahim, A.A. Al Kanaan, Saudi Aramco; R. Kayumov, Z. Al-Jalal, Schlumberger

11:40 183652 Rheological Study of a Novel Sulfobetaine Surfactant-Based Acid System

S. Cetin, Turkish Petroleum; H.A. Nasr-El-Din, Texas A&M University

12:00 183776 Field Proven Effectiveness of Near Wellbore and Far Field Diversion in Matrix Acidising Treatment using Self-Degrading Particulates

A.R. Malik, P.H. Guizada, M.A. Al-Asiri, S.M. Al-Driweesh, N.S. Al-Shammari, M.H. Al-Buali, S. Bolarinwa, D. Gromakovskii, Saudi Aramco; M.K. Khalifa, Halliburton

ROOM 6 11:00 - 12:20 hrs

SESSION 45: Uncertainty Management and Quantification

Session Chairperson(s): Saleh Al Mutairi, Chevron; Ali Khatib, Saudi Aramco


11:00 183755 Parallel Implementation of Ensemble Kalman Smoother for Field-Scale Assisted History Matching

B. Lin, P.I. Crumpton, A.H. Dogru, Saudi Aramco

11:20 183916 Improved Resources and Reserves Estimation with the Combined Use of Scenario-Based Geological Models and Flow-Based Connectivity

L. Macé, A. Bogush, Schlumberger

11:40 184034 Reservoir Saturation Mapping from Electromagnetic Geophysical Surveys using Advanced Uncertainty Quantification Methods

S. Alsaif, A.M. Alkhatib, A.F. Marsala, Saudi Aramco

12:00 183921 Uncertainty Assessment in Production Forecast with an Optimal Artificial Neural Network

D.R. Guerillot, Texas A&M University at Qatar; J. Bruyelle, Terra 3E

ROOM 2 13:30 - 14:50 hrs

SESSION 46: GeomechanicsSession Chairperson(s): Mohammed Badri, Schlumberger; Mazen Kanj, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals


13:30 183702 Will it or Won’t it Flow!! A Novel Approach to Understand and Characterise the Fractures for Fluid Conductivity in Basement Reservoirs

S. Bahuguna, R. Talreja, S. Pattanaik, D. Kalita, S. Das, Schlumberger; A. Boindala, M. Augustine, A.V.R. Murthy, ONGC

13:50 183806 Qualitative and Quantitative Impact of Thin Rock Lamination on Acoustic and Geomechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Shale

A.A. Al-Qahtani, Saudi Aramco; A.N. Tutuncu, Colorado School of Mines

14:10 183704 Reservoir Geomechanics in Carbonates O.H. Hamid, A.M. Omair, P. Guizada, Saudi Aramco

14:30 183785 Evaluation of Multistage Fracturing Stimulation Horizontal Well Completion Methods in Western Desert, Egypt

M.S. Mohamed, M.A. Gabry, Khalda Petroleum Company; M. El-Sebaee, Schlumberger




ROOM 3 13:30 - 14:50 hrs

SESSION 47: Well IntegritySession Chairperson(s): Ali N. Al-BinAli, Saudi Aramco; Fahad Al-Meshal, Saudi Aramco


13:30 183988 Low Injection Squeeze to Reduce Gas Oil Ratio & Gain Significant Crude Production using Epoxy Resin Technology

S. Tiwari, A. Deo, P. Anand, A.N. Singhal, A. Kumar, Cairn India; A. Kumar, J.N. Gillies, J. Li, Halliburton

13:50 183948 Risk Based Statistical Approach to Predict Casing Leaks M. Ajmi, N.M. Hajri, A. Mishkhes, M.A. Al-Hajri, N.S. Al-Shammari, Saudi Aramco; D.A. Al-Shehri, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

14:10 183990 All Terrain Efficient a New Electromagnetic Cement Evaluation Tool; Effectively Defining Cement Sheath Quality Where Evaluation Was Not Possible

K. Azim, P. Iqbal, Baker Hughes

14:30 183710 Next Generation Well Integrity Evaluation Through Cross-Segment Integration for Saudi Aramco

R. Shankar, A. Alshafai, R. Martanto, Y.A. Elmarsafawi, R. Abdurrahman, Schlumberger; F. Al-Amri, A. Hababi, A. Benitez, O.A. Al-Faraj, Saudi Aramco

ROOM 4 13:30 - 14:50 hrs

SESSION 48: Unconventional ExplorationSession Chairperson(s): Eric Delamaide, IFP; Mohamed Duhailan, Saudi Aramco


13:30 183981 Systematic Evaluation of Shale Play by Introducing Integration of Inversion Geophysics, Petroleum System and Reservoir Simulation Workflows

S. Mishra, S. Dubey, D. Chakraborty, Schlumberger

13:50 183919 Wettability and Pore Structure Characterisation of Laminated Carbonate Source Rocks

H. Kesserwan, G. Jin, G. Agrawal, Baker Hughes

14:10 183759 Tight Hydrocarbon Exploration Potential in the Onshore Abu Dhabi Giant Field

A. Taher, F.M. Al Aryani, M.R. Al Zaabi, ADNOC

14:30 183858 Study on a Novel Viscosity Reducer for High Viscosity and Low Permeability Reservoirs

F. Zhang, D. Ma, M. Tian, W. Luo, Y. Zhu, Y. Luo, W. Liu, PetroChina




ROOM 5 13:30 - 14:50 hrs

SESSION 49: Directional Drilling - Reliability and Performance

Session Chairperson(s): Ahmad Garwan, Chevron; Nick Nawfal, Baker Hughes


13:30 183870 A Modified Three-Point Contact Approach for Dogleg Severity Modeling

H. Gharib, K. Kirkhope, Halliburton

13:50 183900 Development of an Efficient Vibration Modeling Technique for Design-Related Optimisation of Tools in the Global Drilling Environment

A. Hohl, D. Heinisch, H. Oueslati, C. Herbig, H. Reckmann, Baker Hughes

14:10 183934 CFD Simulation of Pressure Losses in Eccentric Horizontal Wells

S. Rushd, A.R. Shazed, T. Faiz, V.C. Kelessidis, I.G. Hassan, A. Rahman, Texas A&M University Qatar

14:30 183823 Erosion Prediction of Mud Pulse Telemetry Tools: Numerical Simulation and Field Studies

P. Yuan, B. Yu, H. Solomon, H. Zhang, J. Stevens, A. Mezzatesta, Baker Hughes; P. Gonuguntla, Tridiagonal Solutions

ROOM 6 13:30 - 14:50 hrs

SESSION 50: Integrated Characterisation

Session Chairperson(s): Abdulla Alanisi, BAPCO; Yuhe Wang, Texas A&M University at Qatar


13:30 183901 Ensemble-Based Assisted History Matching Using 4D Seismic Fluid Front Parameterisation

M. Trani, K. Wojnar, P. Berthet, A. Moncorge, Total

13:50 183789 Toward an Integrated and Realistic Interpretation of Continuous 4D Seismic Data for CO2₂ EOR and Sequestration Project

P. Nivlet, R. Smith, M.A. Jervis, A. Bakulin, Saudi Aramco

14:10 183845 Integration of Advanced Cuttings Analysis and Fluid Typing with NMR and Acoustics Logs for Petrophysical Log Interpretation without Radioactive Sources

O. Mohnke, A. Bartetzko, N. Ritzmann, I. Aarnes, H.F. Thern, Baker Hughes

14:30 183897 Integrated Approach to Investigating the Effects of Structural Fault Uncertainty on Well Test Design

L.A. Anton, W. Weinzierl, S. Sarac, E. Mahbou, Schlumberger


7 MARCH TUESDAY 14:30 - 15:15

STATION 1


14:30 183781 Conical Diamond Element on PDC Bits Sets New Drilling Performance Benchmark in Northern Kuwait Field

D. Al-Enezi, B. Goswami, Y. Takate, T. Al-Wehaidah, Kuwait Oil Company; A.H. Jokhi, O. Ghoneim, V. Karuppiah, P. Nair, S. Hassan, K.H. Helal, A. Dundin, M. Djohor, S. Ibrahim, H.F. El-Hariry, R.M. Saleh, Schlumberger

14:45 183672 New Technology in Fixed Cutter Bits Helps Operator Improve Drilling Time and Sets a New Benchmark

A. Al-Ajmi, A.K. Gohain, M. Abbas, A.S. Al-Rushoud, Kuwait Oil Company; A.H. Jokhi, O. Ghoneim, S. Hassan, P. Nair, Smith Bits, a Schlumberger Company

15:00 183783 An Approach to Use Refurbished Bits from Previous Wells in the Field that Involves Cost Savings and Effective Bit Utilisation

B. Tariq, C. Duran, A.A. Hashmi, Saudi Aramco; M. Matpady, Halliburton

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STATION 2


14:30 183713 The Future of Petrotechnical Leadership: Developing Young Innovators for Tomorrow’s Challenges Through Volunteer Leadership

D.C. Barker, Cameron, a Schlumberger Company; L. Girgawy, Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce; N. Tillman, Houston Technology Center

14:45 183788 Blue Print Of Talent Acquisition, Development and Retention T.I. Al-Halal, Arabian Drilling Company

15:00 183720 An Approach of Competency Development to Build Technical Excellence in Upstream Oil & Gas Company, A Case Study

E.H. Al-Daihani, A.K. Nandi, S.M. Razaa, S.S. Al-Awadi, Kuwait Oil Company

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STATION 3


14:30 183772 Development and Evaluation of Foam-Based Conformance Control for a High Salinity and High Temperature Carbonate

A.B. Fuseni, A. Al-Julaih, A.A. Aseeri, A.M. Alsofi, Saudi Aramco

14:45 183937 Hybrid Drill Bit Technology Achieves Breakthrough Performance in Challenging 16’’ Sections

W. Ortiz, K. Nawaz, T.S. Mukherjee, S. Mubarak, M.T. Shuwiayah, Saudi Aramco; H. AlHomoad, P. Rojas, F. Valbuena, Baker Hughes

15:00 184015 Seawater Based Fracturing Fluid: A Game Changer in Hydraulic Fracturing Applications in Saudi Arabia

A.B. Abdul Majid, J. Hansen, M.N. Al-Dahlan, A.R. Malik, M.M. Alharbi, M. Al-Suwaigh, M.A. Atawi, M. Alkhaldi, J.T. Abel, M.A. Alsalman, N.S. Al-Shammari, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 4


14:30 183925 Reservoir Fluids Saturation Diagnostic and Hydrocarbon Targets Identification Workflow

M.H. Faqehy, H.S. Katamish, A.H. Al-Towijri, M.A. Al-ismael, Saudi Aramco

14:45 183737 Gravel Pack a 500 ft High Permeability Cased Hole Well—Case Study, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

O. Khaled, O.Y. El Maghraby, M. Sobhy, Halliburton; M. Okasha, BP; M.I. Arafa, S. Hashem, GUPCO

15:00 183740 Radial Jet Drilling: A Technical Review A.H. Kamel, University of Texas Permian Basin

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Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions


Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions continued

STATION 5


14:30 183920 Fast Plane-Wave Reverse Time Migration X. Wang, Aramco Asia; X. Ji, H. Liu, Y. Luo, Saudi Aramco

14:45 183997 High Density Fluids Customisation and Field Application in Khursaniyah Challenging Wells

A. Gadalla, R. Pino, P. Ezi, N. Zayer, M. Hudhaithi, Saudi Aramco; A.V. Addagalla, P.B. Jadhav, B.A. Kosandar, I. Lawal, A. Imran, O. Hassan, Baker Hughes

15:00 183808 Acid Soluble Lost Circulation Material for Use in Large, Naturally Fractured Formations and Reservoirs

S. Savari, D.L. Whitfill, Halliburton; J. Walker, formerly of Halliburton

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STATION 6


14:30 183743 Maintaining Injectivity of Disposal Wells: From Water Quality to Formation Permeability

A.A. Al-Taq, M.N. Al-Dahlan, A.A. Alrustum, Saudi Aramco

14:45 183812 Geological Models Comparison and Selection for Multi-layered Sandstone Reservoirs

Y. Li, B. Song, B. Li, Y. Zhu, Q. Qian, C. Wei, PetroChina; C. Jia, Shanghai Normal University

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STATION 7


14:30 183960 Geological Modelling in Structurally Complex Settings Using a Depositional Space and Cut-Cell Unstructured Grids

A. Levannier, A. Chabbert, M. Neumaier, A. Benabbou, T. Viard, L. Macé, S. Santoshini, F. Lepage, E. Malvesin, T. Laverne, C. Daly, C. Buchholz, Y. Wang, Schlumberger

14:45 183768 The Evaluation of Micronised Barite as a Weighting Material for Completing HPHT Wells

A.K. Mohamed, S.M. Elkatatny, M.A. Mahmoud, R. Shawabkeh, A.A. Al-Majed, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

15:00 183688 Multilateral Wells Evaluation Utilising Artificial Intelligence A.M. Buhulaigah, A.S. Al-Mashhad, M.S. Al-Kadem, M.S. Dabbous, Saudi Aramco; S.A. Alarifi, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

8 March WEDNESDAY 10:00 - 11:00

STATION 1


10:00 175202 An Innovative Cup Seal Isolation Openhole Packer that can React to Wellbore Variations

I.A. Adan, Weatherford

10:30 183826 Liner Hanger Installation in Challenging Offshore Well Conditions

D. Luna, R. Elizalde, Weatherford; W. Diwaku, Chevron

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STATION 2


10:00 183665 Destabilisation and Treatment of Produced Water-Oil Emulsions Using Anionic Polyacrylamide

H. Ma, A.S. Sultan, R. Shawabkeh, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals; M. Nasser, Qatar University

10:15 183828 Line Blind Technology M.A. Mulhem, Saudi Aramco

10:30 183804 Improving Performance of DCS Alarm System by Implementing Effective Alarm Management Philosophy

C.A. Parikh, A. Al-Saeed, H. Rajab, B. Al-Khaldi, Kuwait Oil Company

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STATION 3


10:00 183914 New Formulation for Iron Sulphide Scale Removal S.M. Elkatatny, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

10:15 183954 Synthetic Iron Sulphide Scale and Polymeric Scale Dissolvers T.B. Hafiz, A. AlSuwaij, M. Hoegerl, A.A. Almathami, Baker Hughes

10:30 183742 Reviving a Fractured Water Injection Well: The First Use of Clay Acid Stimulation in Major Oil Field in Algeria

M. Shady, C. Okafor, J. Pazzi, O. Thomas, A. Sule, A.M. Ali, Schlumberger; T. Hamdane, H. Hachelaf, A. Allal, L. Collela, R. Latronico, F. Marfella, GSA

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STATION 4


10:00 183871 Mechanisms of N2 and CO2 Assisted Steam Huff-n-Puff Process in Enhancing Heavy Oil Recovery: A Case Study Using Experimental and Numerical Simulation

B. Wei, S. Pang, W. Pu, L. Lu, Z. Liu, Southwest Petroleum University; C. Wang, Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company; L. Kong, Shengli Oilfield Limited

10:15 183814 First Five-Zone Smart Completion Technology Deployment in ERC Well

A. Alzahrani, M.A. Al-Amri, K.S. Al-Yateem, Saudi Aramco; G.D. Mendes, Baker Hughes

10:30 183708 Precise Wet Gas Measurement using Venturi Meters M. Arsalan, A.S. Kuait, A.T. Shammari, M.N. Noui-Mehidi, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 5


10:00 183797 An Integrated Surface, Wellbore, and Reservoir Gas Management Approach for the Mature Mauddud Reservoir in the Bahrain Field

M.H. Ali, A.E. Al-Muftah, S. Parakh, I.J. Al Anaisi, A. Latif, Tatweer Petroleum

10:15 183799 Emerging High Temperature Well Stimulation Diversion Technology Leads to Significant Increases in Conductivity

N. Spurr, D.A. Castillo, F. Debenedictis, Baker Hughes; H.D. Brannon, Sun Drilling

10:30 183917 Thermal and Geomechanical Dynamics of High Power Electromagnetic Field Heating of Rock

D.P. San Roman Alerigi, S.I. Batarseh, Y. Han, Saudi Aramco

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8 MARCH WEDNESDAY 10:00 - 11:00



STATION 6


10:00 183685 Deciphering Well Performance of Hydraulically Fractured Tight Gas Wells through Work Flow Based Study

S.A. Waheed, S. Irvana, A.H. Habbtar, A.M. Noer, Saudi Aramco

10:15 183741 A New Approach to Improve Recovery Efficiency of SAGD E. Guo, Y. Jiang, D. Shen, Y. Gao, C. Zhigang, P. Yu, CNPC

10:30 183843 Static Mixer Technology N.A. Alhajri, M.A. Alabdulgader, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 7


10:00 183724 Pressure Transient Analysis of Shale Gas Wells with Non-Uniform Fractures

J. Du, P. Wei, T. Zhang, Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering; J. Lei, PetroChina; C.A. Ehlig-Economides, University of Houston

10:15 184033 Multi-Field Coupling Permeability Model in Shale Gas Reservoir

C. Cao, T. Li, Y. Li, China University of Petroleum; Y. Zhao, Research Institute of Shanxi Yanchang Petroleum; J. Xue, Technology Research Center of Exploration and Development of YanChang Oil Field; Z. Ren, PetroChina

10:30 183791 Analysing Pressure Transient and Steady State Drawdown Data From Current Formation Tester Tools in Vertical and Deviated Wells with a Consistent Approach

L. Larsen, O. Allain, KAPPA Engineering



STATION 1


14:30 183693 Coffee as a Cement Retarder R. Jadhav, T. Sen, S. Deshprabhu, Halliburton

15:00 183855 Ions Dependent Stability of Stearic Acid Langmuir Monolayers: An Insight of Oil/Water Interface in SmartWater Flood

A. Gmira, S.M. Al Enezi, A.A. Yousef, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 2


14:30 183841 Feasibility of Using Borehole Gravity Tool to Detect Fracture Systems at Reservoir Scale

P. Zhang, M. Badri, H. Pfutzner, W. Abdallah, Schlumberger

14:45 184016 High Performance Simulation Of Large Scale Red Sea Ocean Bottom Seismic Data on the Supercomputer Shaheen II

T.D. Tonellot, V. Etienne, E. Gashawbeza, E. Sandoval Curiel, A. Khan, Saudi Aramco; S. Feki, S. Kortas, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

15:00 183895 Convex Imaging Condition for Reverse Time Migration J. Yang, Y. Luo, X. Ji, H. Liu, Saudi Aramco-



STATION 3


14:30 183905 3D Image Driven Internal Multiple Elimination W. Xiong, D. Zhang, T.W. Fei, J. Yang, Saudi Aramco

14:45 183790 A New Insight on Simulating Ahmadi Fractured Reservoir in Bahrain Field

S.S. Barni, A.E. Al-Muftah, Tatweer Petroleum

15:00 183980 A Novel and Adaptive Mesh Method for Arbitrary Discrete Fracture Networks (DFN) Simulations

L. Mi, H. Jiang, China University of Petroleum; Y. Wang, B. Yan, Texas A&M University

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STATION 4


14:30 183918 Innovative Non-Conductive Mud Borehole Imaging Technology Improves Turbidite Reservoir Characterisation; Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt

M. Emam, A. El-Araby, M.H. Nassar, E. Felifel, Schlumberger

14:45 183943 Application of 2D NMR for Formation Testing and Sampling in Heavy Oil Formations

U. Idris, G. Hursan, Saudi Aramco; A.S. Eyuboglu, M. Eid, Halliburton

15:00 183853 Issues of Material Compatibility in Artificial Lift Completions: Case Study of Harsh Water Wells

T.C. Kalu-ulu, A.E. Salameh, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 5


14:30 183873 ESP Pump Considerations for Thermal Recovery Applications D.F. McManus, B. Coates, C. Montilla, Baker Hughes

14:45 183676 Production Optimisation of High Temperature Liquid Hold Up Gas Well Using Capillary Surfactant Injection

S. Kalwar, A. Awan, A.U. Rehman, H. Abbasi, Weatherford

15:00 183714 A New Method for Applying Natural Sand in High-Stress Reservoirs

J.W. Pereira Suzart, J. Davis, M.K. Khalifa, M. Aljlaidi, Halliburton; A. Buenrostro, J.A. Leal Jauregui, Saudi Aramco

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STATION 6


14:30 183915 Beginning with the End in Mind: Shaped Charges Designed for Reservoir Conditions

R.P. Satti, D. Betancourt, B. Harvey, S.N. Zuklic, R. White, D. Ochsner, T. Sampson, W.D. Myers, J. Gilliat, Baker Hughes

14:45 183657 Experimental Design as Uncertainty Management Tool: A Case Study

M.A. Al-Khalifa, Saudi Aramco

-STATION 7


14:30 184007 Rock Texture Characterisation from Automated Petrographic Analysis

M. Hussain, N. Minhas, B. Saad, A.J. Nair, Baker Hughes

14:45 183771 The Unconventional Shale Reservoirs of Jafurah Basin: An Integrated Petrophysical Evaluation using Cores and Advanced Well Logs

G. Al-Sulami, M. Boudjatit, S. Di Simone, M. Al-Duhailan, Saudi Aramco




9 March THURSDAY 10:30 - 11:00

STATION 1


10:30 183796 A Semianalytical Approach to Estimate the Locations of Malfunctioning Horizontal Wellbore through Bottom-Hole Pressure and Its Application in Hudson Oilfield

Y. He, S. Cheng, N. Feng, L. Hu, Y. Huang, R. Fang, Y. Wang, H. Yu, J. Qin, China University of Petroleum

10:45 183805 Well Test Simulation for Dual Porosity-Dual Permeability using Orthogonal Collocation

A.E. Al-Muftah, Tatweer Petroleum

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STATION 2


10:30 183859 A New Approach for Permeability Distribution in Carbonates using LWD HighResolution Image Analysis

C. Chen, H. Ibrahim, T.M. Gomaa, S.R. Nair, Kuwait Oil Company; A. Abdulkarim, A.C. Aki, H. Rahimov, Halliburton

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STATION 3


10:30 183717 Best Practices to Prevent Stuck Pipe Incidents in Offshore Shaly Formations

M.J. Aljubran, A.S. Al-Yami, M.A. Al-Madan, Saudi Aramco

10:45 183779 Lab Study and Field Application of Surfactant Induced Imbibition for Low Permeability Reservoirs

F. Zhang, Y. Zhu, W. Luo, H. Cai, W. Song, Q. Zhang, Z. Zhou, PetroChina

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STATION 4


10:30 183874 Enabling Pore Pressure Prediction in Reservoirs by Replacing the Normal Compaction Trend by a Full Rock Physics Model

P. Debec, Total

10:45 183972 The Gas Flow in Micro Fractures of Shale Gas Reservoirs Y. Li, P. Dong, L. Mi, S. Yang, N. Cao, China University of Petroleum; W. Li, CNPC; X. Yi, NO.10 Oil Production Plant of Daqing Oilfield Company

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STATION 5


10:30 184004 Well Integrity Improvement: CCA Preventive Actions in HPHT Offshore Gas Wells in the Arabian Gulf

A.M. Alsubhi, K. Agazade, A.M. Abduljabbar, A.S. Al-Yami, Saudi Aramco

10:45 183894 Water Ion Interactions at Crude Oil-Water Interface: A New Fundamental Understanding on SmartWater Flood

S.C. Ayirala, A.A. Yousef, Saudi Aramco; Z. Li, Z. Xu, University of Alberta

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STATION 6


10:30 183957 An Innovative ICD Design Workflow to Balance Flux Equalisation and Well Productivity in Horizontal Wells

B.O. Lee, Saudi Aramco; S. Abu Faizal, A. Galimzyanov, Baker Hughes

10:45 183912 ROP Optimisation Technology for Poor Drillability Formation in Western South China Sea

Y. Guo, S. Guan, Z. Liu, CNOOC

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Station 7


10:30 183671 Toward Determining Interfacial Tension at Reservoir Conditions based on Dead Oil Measurements

B. Sauerer, M. Stukan, W. Abdallah, Schlumberger; J.J. Buiting, Retired, formerly Saudi Aramco

10:45 183766 Combined Analysis of One Tough HPHT Carbonate Gas Reservoirs in China

Y. Xu, P. Wei, S. Li, N. Zou, J. Du, J. Mao, Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering

9 March THURSDAY 10:30 - 11:00


MONDAY 6 March | 08:00 – 16:00

Advanced Hydraulic Fracturing Design and TreatmentLE MÉRIDIEN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE

SEMINAR OVERVIEWThis seminar covers the fundamental principles concerning how hydraulic fracturing treatments can be used to stimulate oil and gas wells. It includes discussions on how to use empirical and theoretical methods to drive future field development or individual well optimisation. Different areas of fracturing will be discussed from geomechanics/logs, diagnostic/measurement tools, engineering methods, operations, and modelling.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Fracturing fluid

• Proppant

• Isolation/diversion tool selection

• Diagnostics

LEARNING LEVEL:

Intermediate to Advanced

SEMINAR LENGTH:

1 day

WHY ATTEND?

You will receive intermediate to advanced technical details about why certain design parameters are chosen and what options are available as well as how petrophysics results are calibrated and incorporated through engineering methods. For completion engineers and superintendents, it will provide the theories and methods to optimise jobs, including the incorporation of geological information.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This seminar is intended for production and completion engineers, geologists, field operation staff, and economists who are familiar with the fracturing process and interested in advanced hydraulic fracturing design and treatment.

CEUS:

0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded for this 1-day seminar.

SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR

Tim Leshchyshyn, P. Eng. has a Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Alberta with 20 years’ experience in the field of Petroleum Engineering. As president of FracKnowledge/Fracturing Horizontal Well Completions Inc., the only independent fracturing engineering group in Canada, one of four in the world, he leads a group of 25 consultants whose clients include 35 operators in 17 countries in the North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, on both conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells. The work has included review past fracturing for improvement opportunities, executing current fracturing for quality assurance/customise designs per stage, designing optimal fracs on future wells using rock mechanics/frac simulators and bidding out completions programmes.

He has also released online the largest frac and completions database for Canada and the United States. This database is production tied to fracturing, and includes scanned well files and various reports, which are also used as a source for the details of this presentation. Tim has 14 years of completions and frac database experience.

In the past as an employee, he has worked for both E&P and frac companies. Experience includes teaching courses, optimising horizontal multistage fractured wells using petrophysics/geomechanics, frac simulators and empirical database production trending. Leshchyshyn is also the main inventor on over 17 fracturing patents and is an expert in frac fluid chemistry systems, proppant science, unconventional frac supervision, regional interdisciplinary studies and business development. He is a member of APEGGA, SPE board of director, CSUR and PTAC and helps organise conferences, courses and technical events.


SPE Seminars

MONDAY 6 March | 08:00 – 16:00

Artificial Lift and Production Optimisation SolutionsLE MÉRIDIEN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE

SEMINAR OVERVIEWThis seminar is designed to give trainees an overview of various artificial lift solutions and related production optimisation concepts. After introducing participants to the need for an artificial lift system, training will focus on each of the following lift methods: Gas Lift, Reciprocating Rod Lift, Progressing Cavity Pumping, Hydraulic Pumping, Electrical Submersible Pumping, Plunger and Capillary System. For each lift type, the seminar covers main components, application envelope, relative strengths and weaknesses. Animations, field cases, and example-calculations are used to reinforce concepts. A unique feature of this seminar is discussion on digital oil field as applicable to lift optimisation. The seminar will close with a discussion session wherein trainees would discuss their challenges and plans for lift systems with a view to understand applicability of the concepts learned during the training.

LEARNING LEVEL:

Intermediate

SEMINAR LENGTH:

1 day

WHY ATTEND?

Every oil and gas well requires a lift mechanism at some time-point. Often times during a well’s life cycle, changing conditions, necessitate switching from one to another lift method. Each lift system’s applicability often overlaps with other lift systems and it is important to understand when to use one and why not to use another. This seminar while providing instructions at awareness level will arm attendees with sufficient details to participate in informative decision making process.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone interested in learning about lift systems application. Production and field operations engineers, operators, geoscientists, and reservoir engineers who wish to understand the implications of lift systems on their field/reservoirs.

CEUS:

0.8 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) will be awarded for this 1-day seminar.

SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR

Rajan Chokshi works as Optimiser for Accutant Solutions of Houston—A training and consulting services provider for production optimisation.

In a career spanning over 30 years, Chokshi has worked on petroleum and software engineering projects globally in the areas of multi-phase flow, artificial lift design, and production optimisation in oil and gas industries for national oil company and service providers. He continues to consult and teach professional courses in these areas. His interests are developing and nurturing young talent globally, technology integration and commercialisation.

Chokshi is a Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Distinguished Lecturer for the 2015–2016 year. He also serves on the SPE global committees for training and production awards. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from the Gujarat University and IIT-Kanpur, India respectively; and a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Tulsa, USA.


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Regional Student Paper

Contest

SPE Student Activities


PetroBowl (Regional Qualifier)

TUESDAY 7 March | 08:00 – 13:00

Career Pathways Fair

SPE coordinates 14 regional student paper contests at the undergraduate, master's, and PhD level. Students compete against other students from their region for the opportunity to advance to the International Student Paper Contest, held during the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE). Contestants enter with an abstract of their paper, of which they perform a presentation on the day of the competition, and then the victors who proceed to the International contest at ATCE have their papers published in the conference proceedings and on OnePetro.

Currently, the 14 regional contests recognised by the Society are: Africa, Asia Pacific, Canadian, Eastern North America, Europe, Gulf Coast North America, Middle East, Mid-Continent North America, Rocky Mountain North America, Russia and Caspian, Western North America, South America and Caribbean, South Asia, and Southwestern North America.

THE WESTIN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE, NOBLE MEETING ROOM

The Career Pathways Fair (CPF) is organised in recognition of the important role that the petroleum industry can play in inspiring the next generation of E&P professionals to start working in the oil and gas sphere. This project provides an opportunity for students and recent graduates to speak in an informal environment to both young and experienced professionals, working in various career paths.

The CPF consists of series of stands which each represents a different career path/discipline. Each part of the CPF demonstrates the features and advantages of a particular segment of the oil and gas industry, so participants can ask questions or discuss professional issues with the representatives.

The event aims to attract mostly students at university level, but also young professionals wanting to explore the variety of careers available within the oil and gas industry. It is hoped that attendees will leave this event with a greater knowledge of the career paths out there, and be in a better position to manage their existing or future careers.

THE WESTIN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE, NOBLE MEETING ROOM

The PetroBowl® competition pitches SPE Student Chapter teams against each other in a series of quick-fire rounds, answering technical and nontechnical industry-related questions. Teams from all over the world are selected to participate at the championship games which take place during SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition (ATCE).

MONDAY 6 March | 07:30 – 17:00

SPE Regional Student Paper ContestLE MÉRIDIEN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE, NAQWAH MEETING ROOM

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SPE Student Activities continued


SPE Energy4me Students WorkshopBAPCO CLUB, AWALI


SPE Energy4me Teachers Workshop (Grade 9-12)BAPCO CLUB, AWALI

SPE, through its Energy4me programme will present a FREE, one-day energy education workshop for 50 Bahraini Science Teachers. A variety of free instructional materials will be available to take back to the classroom. Activities will include a technology tour of the world’s leading oil and natural gas technology exhibitions, a keynote and young professional presentation, and provision of age-appropriate hands-on classroom activities. Teachers will also get the opportunity to go on a facility tour of the BAPCO site.

SPE is educating the next generation of aspiring engineers, scientists and managers about the oil and gas industry. This is an opportunity for school students in grades 9–12, studying Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography or interested in Petroleum Engineering are invited to join SPE members from all over the globe to discover the world of Petroleum Engineering. School teachers are invited to bring a group of 10–15 students. Students will be treated to a range of hands on activities and presentations from renowned engineers. The event will be held at Bapco Club in Awali. Lunch will be provided.

PANEL SESSION 4:

INNOVATORS IN INDUSTRY

SPE Workshop

PANEL SESSION 2:

MINDSET OF TOMORROW

PANEL SESSION 3:

OPEN DISCUSSION WITH FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS

PANEL SESSION 1:

EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION

MONDAY 6 March | 08:00–16:00

Women in Leadership—Invest, Initiate, Innovate

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Huda M. Al-Ghoson Manar Al MoneefExecutive Director Human Resources Chief Growth OfficerSAUDI ARAMCO GE OIL & GAS

WORKSHOP OVERVIEWThe SPE workshop on women in leadership entitled “Invest, Initiate, Innovate” is designed to take you through a journey of how we can propel women’s potential and accelerate diversity in the workforce and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through powerful and inspirational real life stories, the workshop will give you deep insights into not only how women lead but, more importantly, how women deliver a positive impact in organisations and the community. This one-day workshop will feature influential speakers that will connect with you through open and genuine reflections on their challenges and accomplishments. There will be four interactive sessions with panelists discussing topics such as "Empowerment Through Education", "Mindset Of Tomorrow", "Open Discussion With Female Entrepreneurs" and "Innovators In Industry".

Through Q&A sessions, the audience, guest speakers, and panelists, will interact in dynamic dialogues that will enrich the experience of all attendees. You will gain a deeper understanding of the critical role women play in industry across the region today, and how the uniqueness and great quality of their leadership does create a better work environment for all.

Our goal is to “Invest, Initiate, Innovate” together.

COMMITTEE

Co-chairpersons:

Soulafa Al-Nassar SAUDI ARAMCO

Rania Rostom GE OIL & GAS

Members:

Reem Al Alawi TATWEER PETROLEUM

Ghanima Al-Kanderi KUWAIT OIL COMPANY

Basema Al Mahroos APICORP

Muna Al-Mohannadi RASGAS

Sara Al-Said OXY QATAR

Duaa Al Zaabi NPCC

Kathryn Brett SCHLUMBERGER

Ulviyaa Hasanzada GE OIL & GAS

Hala Mufeez TATWEER PETROLEUM

Mais Taha MAERSK OIL QATAR

COFFEE BREAKS SPONSOR

THE WESTIN BAHRAIN CITY CENTRE HOTEL (ROYAL & TYCOON ROOM)

General Information

Opening hours Conference Exhibition

RestrictionsMEOS 2017 is open to professionals involved in the petroleum industry. Children under the age of 16 will not be admitted.

AccommodationPreferred hotel status has been awarded to 12 Bahrain hotels who offer participants competitive room rates: The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain; Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay; Fraser Suites Diplomatic Area; Fraser Suites Seef; Hani Royal Hotel; Hani Suites and Spa; ibis Seef Hotel Bahrain; Le Meridien Bahrain City Centre; Ramada Manama City Centre; Tulip Inn Bahrain Suites & Residences and The Westin Bahrain City Centre.

VisasVisas are not required by GCC passport holders. Visas are required by all other nationalities visiting Bahrain. For up to date information on eligibility for visas on arrival, or to apply for a visa via the organisers, visit: www.meos17.com

MediaMembers of the media are required to register for a media visa in advance of their visit to Bahrain. Applications should be made directly to the Bahrain Ministry of Information Affairs. For further information on requirements and to apply online visit: www.mia.gov.bh

SPE sessions are protected by US copyright laws. Photography and video/audio recording of any kind are strictly prohibited in sessions.

Registration

Advance registrationAdvance registrations can be made online at www.meos17.com

Onsite registrationRegistrations may also be made onsite during MEOS 2017 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre and The Ritz Carlton, Bahrain during the following hours:

REGISTRATION DESK OPENING HOURS

Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre

SATURDAY 4 March 08:00 – 17:00

SUNDAY 5 March 08:00 – 17:00

MONDAY 6 March 07:00 – 17:00

TUESDAY 7 March 07:00 – 16:30

WEDNESDAY 8 March 07:00 – 16:30

THURSDAY 9 March 07:00 – 15:30 The Ritz Carlton, Bahrain

Exhibition registrationEntry to the exhibition only is free of charge.

Conference registrationAll conference registrations must be accompanied by full payment of delegate fees:

SPE member US$ 690

SPE non-member US$ 830

Technical & poster presenter, executive & programme committee, panellist, author, co-author, session chair & speaker

US$ 530

Faculty US$ 125

Students* Free of charge

The conference registration fee includes:

• Admission to all conference sessions• Conference proceedings• Invitation to the conference gala dinner• Invitations to 3 lunches• Refreshments at tea & coffee breaks• Admission to the exhibition• Conference delegate bag

*Students

Registration for students is complimentary, and includes admission to conference sessions, the exhibition and coffee breaks. Admission to the Industry Keynote Session, lunches, dinner, delegate bag and conference proceedings are excluded. Students are required to provide a copy of their current student ID upon collection of badges at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

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MONDAY 6 March 18:00 – 20:00* closed

TUESDAY 7 March 08:30 – 16:30 08:00 – 16:00

WEDNESDAY 8 March 08:00 – 16:30 08:00 – 16:00

THURSDAY 9 March 09:00 – 15:30 08:00 – 15:00

MONDAY 6 March 16:00 - 20:30

*CONFERENCE OPENING

The conference opening ceremony takes place on MONDAY 6 March at The Ritz Carlton, Bahrain. This event has an open door policy, welcoming conference delegates, exhibitors, media and visitors alike.

Industry Keynote SessionAdmission to the Industry Keynote Session is open to all delegate types except students. Places are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The closing date for registrations is Wednesday 1 March 2017. Selection can be made during the online registration checkout process at www.meos17.com

Payment detailsMasterCard and Visa are accepted as payment of online registration fees. Please note we do not accept American Express (AMEX) cards.

Cancellation policyAll conference registration cancellations or changes must be received

in writing at Arabian Exhibition Management's office by Thursday 9 February 2017. Faculty will be charged a fee of BD 10

(US$ 25) for cancellations. All other conference registrations cancellations will be charged a fee of BD 57 (US$ 150) per

delegate. Refunds, less cancellation charges, will be made until Thursday 9 February 2017 after which

date no refunds will be made. No refunds will be made if a delegate fails to attend.

Badge pickup & conference materialsBadges and conference materials may be collected at the registration desks during registration opening hours. For security reasons badges and conference materials must be collected in person.

Conference proceedingsThe full text for each paper presented at the conference is published in the conference proceedings together with technical diagrams and illustrations. A copy of the conference proceedings is included in the conference registration fee for all delegate types except students.

Additional copies cost US$ 200 for SPE members and US$ 300 for non-members and can be purchased from the SPE stand.

LunchesLunches will be served on Tuesday 7 March, Wednesday 8 March and Thursday 9 March at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. Lunch tickets for all 3 days are included in the conference registration fee for all delegate types except students. Additional lunch tickets cost US$ 55 and can be purchased at the registration desks or during the online registration checkout process at www.meos17.com

Conference gala dinner

For further registration information please contact:

Karin Bourgoin

ARABIAN EXHIBITION MANAGEMENT

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A dinner to mark the opening of the MEOS 2017 conference will be held on Monday 6 March at 20:15 hours at The Ritz Carlton, Bahrain following the opening ceremony. Dinner invitations are included in the conference registration fee for all delegate types except students.

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