IPTC Daily: Day One

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T H E O F F I C I A L S H O W D A I LY O F T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L P E T R O L E U M T E C H N O L O G Y C O N F E R E N C E
IPTCDAILY
7 December 2015
DOHA • QATAR
Conference
Provides Fresh
Insights on the
Future of Energy
Welcome to Doha and the Ninth IPTC
Pam Boschee, Staff Writer
T
he ninth International Petroleum Technology
Conference (IPTC) highlights technology
and relevant issues that challenge industry
professionals and management around the world.
Taking place in Doha for the fourth time in its history,
IPTC offers fresh, timely insights on technology and
today’s changing conditions affecting the oil and
gas industry.
The collaborative efforts of the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the
European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
(EAGE), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
(SEG), and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
have resulted in a comprehensive technical program
developed by multidisciplinary committees.
From the opening ceremony on Monday to the
closing session on Wednesday, the conference
delegates have rich opportunities to sample various
subjects from a breadth of expertise or to select
sessions and topics of particular interest to them.
In total, there are nine conference tracks and a
total of 62 technical sessions, featuring more than
This year marks the second time the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) is held at the Qatar
National Convention Center (QNCC). The first IPTC was in Doha in 2005, and the QNCC opened officially in 2011. The
center was the site of the seventh IPTC in 2014. Photo courtesy of Qatar Tourism Authority.
350 papers addressing geoscience; drilling and
completions; reservoir, production and operations;
engineering; projects and facilities; field development;
industry issues; midstream gas; and integrated
geoscience and reservoir engineering. A project case
study session on Wednesday will offer delegates the
opportunity to learn about the Eni Angola Block 15/06
West Hub project from exploration to delivery.
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CEO Sessions Offer Executive Perspectives on Sustainability
Pam Boschee, Staff Writer
T
he ninth International
operators, oilfield services
Petroleum Technology
providers, and others are
Conference (IPTC)
critical for shared knowledge
will feature two chief
and, increasingly, for the
executive officer (CEO)
ability to produce oil and gas
plenary sessions and five
economically and efficiently.
executive panel sessions.
In the opening ceremony,
The CEOs will share their
remarks will be provided
perspectives related to
by H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin
H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi
Ryan Lance
Andy Brown
H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin
the theme Technology
Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani,
Saleh Al-Sada
Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani
and Partnerships for a
Qatar’s prime minister and
Sustainable Energy Future,
people from poverty worldwide. The
Provision of adequate oil and
interior minister; H.E. Dr.
and the panel sessions will focus on
energy sector has supplied the power
gas supplies will depend on the
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatar’s
related topics that are critical to the
and the fuels needed for this progress
application of innovative technologies
minister of energy and industry; Saad
industry’s future.
and will continue to contribute in the
to challenging reservoirs around
PLEASE SEE EXECUTIVE ON PAGE 3
Over recent decades, economic
future as the world’s population and
the world. Partnerships among
development has lifted millions of
energy demand grow.
www.iptcnet.org/2015/doha
Host Organization
Co-Host Organization
Sponsoring Societies
#IPTC
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0730–1700
Delegate Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1230–1330
QNCC Central Foyer and Hall 5
Hall 3
Opening Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0830–0930
Panel Session 1: Supply and Demand—Current Trends,
Future Projections for a Sustainable Energy Future . . . . . 1330–1500
QNCC Theatre
Exhibition Inauguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0930–1000
Coffee Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0930–1000
Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0930–1600
Halls 4 and 5
CEO Plenary Session 1: Technology and Partnership
for a Sustainable Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030–1230
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New features this year are six Ask
the Expert sessions and the top-rated
papers from the annual meetings
of AAPG, EAGE, SEG, and SPE. The
Ask the Expert sessions will feature
representatives from Qatar Petroleum,
Schlumberger, Texas A&M University,
West Virginia University, Itasca IMaGE,
Ikon Science, the University of Kansas,
and Delft University of Technology.
Complementing the technical sessions
will be interactive Knowledge Sharing
ePoster sessions, featuring highquality technical presentations on the
exhibition floor. The exhibition will
again host major oil and gas suppliers
EXECUTIVE,
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Sherida Al-Kaabi, president and CEO
of Qatar Petroleum; Ryan Lance,
chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips;
and Andy Brown, upstream
international director at Shell.
The first CEO plenary session, to
be moderated by Darren Jordon, news
anchor, presenter, and reporter with
Al Jazeera, will feature comments by
Qatar Petroleum President and CEO
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi; Royal Dutch
Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden; Kuwait
Petroleum Chairman and CEO Nizar
Al-Adsani; ConocoPhillips Chairman
and CEO Ryan Lance; Saudi Aramco
President and CEO Amin Nasser; and
Total CEO Patrick Pouyanné.
The second CEO plenary session,
also moderated by Jordon, will feature
remarks by Ali Al-Jarwan, CEO of
ADMA-OPCO; Lukman Mahfoedz, CEO
of Medco Energi International; JeanGorges Malcor, CEO of CGG; Lorenzo
Simonelli, president and CEO of GE Oil
& Gas; and Adel Ahmed Albuainain,
CEO of Dolphin Energy.
The theme of Panel Session 1 is
Supply and Demand: Current Trends,
Future Projections for Sustainable
Energy Future. Led by Robert
Kuchinski, senior technical adviser in
formation evaluation at Weatherford
Oil Tool (Middle East), and Roger May,
vice president of Middle East and
Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1330–1500
Coffee Break/Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions . . . . . 1500–1530
Exhibition Floor
Ask the Expert Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1530–1700
Auditorium 3 and Room 103
Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1530–1700
QNCC Theatre
CONFERENCE,
Auditorium 3
and many smaller, innovative service
providers that operate in the region, to
provide an arena for networking and
the exchange of ideas.
The Society Presidents session on
Tuesday features representatives from
IPTC’s sponsoring societies sharing
their perspectives on the innovative
technologies and industry trends
that are shaping the future of the
energy landscape.
The panel will include John Hogg,
president of Skybattle Resources
(AAPG); Mohammed Al-Faraj, principal
professional at Saudi Aramco (EAGE);
John Bradford, professor at Boise State
University (SEG); and Nathan Meehan,
senior executive adviser at Baker
Hughes (SPE).
The Excellence in Project Integration
Award was presented on Sunday at
a dinner at the St. Regis Hotel Doha.
Dedicated sessions on Tuesday will
feature the two finalists, Shell’s Bonga
West and Total’s CLOV, giving delegates
the opportunity to learn more about
the complexities of the technologies
and operations involved in these
outstanding projects.
On Wednesday, the nontechnical
seminar Participating in Qatar
Petroleum Tenders will describe Qatar
Petroleum’s supply chain requirements,
including a summary of the materials
and contract departments, the
engineering department preferred
vendors list, the tendering process, and
different types of tenders.
Looking to the future of the industry,
the conference’s young member
activities are aimed at inspiring
future leaders at the post-graduate,
undergraduate, and high school levels.
The International University Students
Program is a 5-day event that gives
geosciences and engineering students
from international institutions across
the Eastern Hemisphere insight into
the industry that they are about to
join and offers the opportunity to form
new friendships and work together on
joint activities. A teachers’ workshop
provides teachers with the tools to
teach students about energy choices
and careers, and a high school projects
competition engages students in
learning about the industry. n
Africa geomarket sales and marketing
at CGG, the panel will feature the
perspectives of PetroChina Exploration
and Production Senior Vice President
Wu Qi; Edward Daniels, executive
vice president of commercial and
new business development at Shell
Upstream International; Stéphane
Michel, president of Middle East/North
Africa exploration and production
division of Total; Mubadala Petroleum
CEO Musabbeh Al Kaabi Khalid; and
Khalid Al-Rumaihi, executive vice
president of field development and
exploration at Qatar Petroleum.
Unlocking Energy Resources
Through Technology is the topic of Panel
Session 2, cochaired by Said Mahrooqi,
head of geophysical operations at XGO
Petroleum Development Oman, and
Pinar Yilmaz, adviser upstream external
projects at ExxonMobil. Panelists are
Shaun Gregory, senior vice president
of strategy, science, and technology at
Woodside Energy; ExxonMobil Upstream
Research Company President Sara
N. Ortwein; Yuri Sebregts, executive
vice president of innovation, research,
and development and chief technology
officer (CTO) of Shell; Emad Mahmoud
Sultan, deputy CEO-North Kuwait
at Kuwait Oil; and Oscar Rivera, vice
president of petroleum consulting for
Weatherford.
Panel Session 3 will feature
remarks related to the theme Who
Will Run the Energy Industry in the
Future? Cochaired by Michael Casper
Gunningham, head of subsurface
support and WRM Adviser at Maersk
Oil Qatar, and Mike Bowman, chairman
of the petroleum engineering program
at Texas A&M University at Qatar, the
panel will feature speakers Hissa
Mohamed Al-Hajri, vice president of
human resources at ADMA-OPCO;
CNPC Director of Research and
Development Department Li Qun;
Maersk Oil Qatar Head of Human
Resources Nathalie Rush; and Total
Senior Vice President of Corporate
Affairs Namita Shah.
Investing in Energy and Optimizing
Costs for the Long Term is the focus
of Panel Session 4. The session will
be cochaired by Khalid Al-Hemaidi,
operations projects manager
at RasGas, and Michael Casper
Gunningham of Maersk Oil. Remarks
will be provided by Khalid Abdulla
M. A. Al-Thani, CEO-engineering and
ventures at Qatargas Operating Co.;
RasGas Chief Venture Officer Nafez
A. Bseiso; GDF Suez E&P CEO Didier
Holleaux; Ali Raza, vice president,
general manager of advanced solutions
at Honeywell Process Solutions; and
Maersk Oil Chief Financial Officer
Graham Talbot.
Panel Session 5, The Role of Oil
and Gas Industry: The Climate Change
Puzzle, will feature Mike Bowman,
chairman of the petroleum engineering
program at Texas A&M University
at Qatar; Brian Sullivan, executive
director of IPIECA; Trey Shaffer, senior
partner at Environmental Resources
Management; Patrick Allman-Ward,
CEO of DANAGAS; and M. Jukris
Wahab, head of the Petroleum
Engineering Department, Technical
Global Division, at Petronas. Cochairs
of the session are Thierry Charles, vice
president of geoscience and reservoirs
at Total E&P Qatar; and Cecilia Fiquet,
manager of LNG development at Shell
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Panel Talks Focus on Market Forces,
Technology, and the Industry’s Future
Trent Jacobs, Staff Writer
I
t is an introspective time for the oil and gas
industry, and the stakes are high. Many believe
that, for exploration and production companies
to weather the current storm of low prices, major
changes in both the field and the boardroom will
be needed.
Nearly two dozen high-level executives will
share their insights on how this can be done in a
sustainable way during five panel sessions at the
International Petroleum Technology Conference
(IPTC). All of the panel sessions will be in Auditorium
3 of the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC).
The first panel session, titled Supply and Demand:
Current Trends, Future Projects for Sustainable
Energy Future will be held at 1330 this afternoon.
The panel will include representatives from Qatar
Petroleum, Shell, and PetroChina, who will examine
some of the biggest issues related to the global oil
and gas marketplace. Key topics to be discussed
include whether unconventional resources will drive
the current glut or deliver relief and what effect new
sources of energy will have on the supply side.
“This panel session is quite coherent with
the current environment and the issues we are
experiencing today,” said Sabeur Mansard, Program
Committee cochairperson and vice president of
commercial and new business development at
Qatar Shell. “It will cover a broad range of topics
ranging from imbalance between supply and
demand, oil price volatility, role of partnerships,
and sustainable development.”
At 0800 tomorrow, the second session, titled
Unlocking Energy Resources Through Technology,
will address the importance of enabling technologies.
Innovations in subsurface data collection, data
processing, and reservoir modeling will be among
the topics covered in depth. Enhanced-oil-recovery
technologies will also be discussed. Speakers will
include technology experts from ExxonMobil, Kuwait
Oil Company, and Weatherford.
The title of Tuesday afternoon’s panel session,
beginning at 1530, asks Who Will Run the Energy
Industry in the Future? Speakers from Maersk Oil
Qatar, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, and
Total will address the issues surrounding the “big
crew change.” Much of the discussion will focus on
the skills and capabilities young professionals will
need as they are handed the controls from the elder
generation of industry veterans. The panel also will be
asked to explain how companies can attract and retain
the next generation of talent and successfully develop
them into leaders.
Also on Tuesday, at 1315, will be the Society
Presidents Session, which brings together the heads
of IPTC’s four sponsoring societies: the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists, the European
Panel Sessions
All sessions will take place in Auditorium 3 of the QNCC.
Today
1330–1500 Session 1: Supply and Demand:
Current Trends, Future Projections
for Sustainable Energy Future
Tuesday
0800–0930 Session 2: Unlocking Energy
Resources Through Technology
1530–1700 Session 3: Who Will Run the Energy
Industry in the Future?
Wednesday
0800–0930 Session 4: Investing in Energy and
Optimizing Costs for the Long Term
1245–1415 Session 5: The Role of the Oil and Gas
Industry: The Climate Change Puzzle
Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, the
Society of Exploration Geophysicists, and the
Society of Petroleum Engineers. The presidents will
share their views on the industry’s direction and
technologies that are poised to make a difference.
Investing in Energy and Optimizing Costs for
the Long Term will be the topic of discussion at
Wednesday morning’s panel session at 0800.
Business leaders from QatarGas, RasGas, and GDF
Suez will be among the speakers. The panel will
explore how technology and best practices intersect
to create maximum value. Other issues to be covered
include the difficulty of achieving cost control in
a volatile marketplace and how independent oil
companies and national oil companies can improve
their execution of major projects.
The final panel session will be held at 1245 on
Wednesday and is titled The Role of the Oil and Gas
Industry: The Climate Change Puzzle. As many of
the world’s governments move closer to adopting
legislation that addresses carbon sequestration and
greenhouse-gas emissions, the oil and gas industry
is increasingly contemplating what role it will play in
this space. The effects that the effort to combat and
defer climate change will have on the industry will
be among the matters discussed. The panelists will
also share their views on how companies can invest
in technologies that address a changing landscape
and still meet the world’s energy needs. Speakers
from Texas A&M University at Qatar, Petronas, and
DANAGAS will be featured on the panel. n
QP Hosts Seminar on Doing Business With the Company
Joel Parshall, Staff Writer
O
fficials of vendor, supplier, and contractor
companies that wish to make tenders to
Qatar Petroleum (QP) are invited to attend
a seminar on doing business with the company
on Tuesday and Wednesday in Hospitality Suite 3
of the Qatar National Convention Centre. The
nontechnical session will meet from 0800 to 1300
both days.
Tawfik Abourakbah, supplier relations supervisor
at QP, and Robert Ravi Jesurethinam, head of
business support at the company, will lead the
session, which will cover all procedures for
participating in QP tenders.
To satisfy QP’s supply-chain requirements, the
company’s purchasing and contracts department
manages a comprehensive integrated supply-chain
process that covers all services, works, and materials
for and on behalf of QP.
To participate in tenders or be eligible to receive a
request for quotations, it is necessary to register for
and obtain a QP SAP vendor code. The company has
an e-registration system that vendors, suppliers, and
contractors can use to request a new registration or
update existing registration details. Session leaders
will explain the system.
Also covered will be the engineering department’s
preferred vendor list, its purpose, eligibility for the
list, and how to become included on it. In addition,
there will be discussion of the QP materials and
contract departments, the company’s tenders
committees, and the distinctions between small,
limited, and general tender contracts. n
Andy Brown, Cochairperson of the IPTC Executive Committee
Valerie Wilke, Staff Writer
A
ndy Brown is upstream
international director and
member of the Executive
Committee of Royal Dutch Shell
and the IPTC Executive Committee
cochairperson. He was appointed to the
Executive Committee of Royal Dutch
Shell as upstream international director
in April 2012. In this role, Brown is
responsible for Shell’s global upstream
business outside the Americas,
including exploration, production, and
integrated gas. He holds a degree in
engineering science from Cambridge
University. From 1984 to 2000, Brown
worked in different engineering and
leadership roles in New Zealand, the
Netherlands, Brunei, and Oman. In
2000, he was appointed to work with
the vice chairman of Shell as senior
advisor for the Middle East and former
Soviet Union before becoming private
assistant to the chairman of Shell in
2001. In late 2002, he joined Shell Gas
and Power as project director for the
Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) project.
Subsequently, Brown was appointed
managing director of the newly formed
Qatar Shell GTL and, in that role, led
the successful delivery and start-up
of the pioneering Pearl GTL project. In
2009, Brown was additionally appointed
executive vice president Qatar in the new
upstream international business with
added responsibility for the QatarGas 4
liquified natural gas (LNG) project.
Q: How will IPTC help companies
address the challenges of the
lower oil price environment?
A: The lower oil price environment
is a compelling and necessary
opportunity to reduce cost and
increase efficiencies. A good example
is the innovative use of technology,
replication, and automation. At the
same time, we need to continue to
develop a sustainable industry. As
an industry event led by professional
societies, IPTC offers a fantastic
opportunity to share and experience
cutting-edge technologies and hear
from experts across the sector about
how they are finding and implementing
sustainable solutions.
Q: What are the hot topics
to be covered during IPTC?
A: The oil and gas industry is not
only faced with the challenge of low
oil prices but also with the urgent
need to manage emissions, whilst
continuing to meet growing global
energy demand. I expect attendees
are looking to understand the key
role of technology and innovation
to help design and develop a future
energy system that drives economic
progress in a sustainable way. And the
essential role of strong and innovative
partnerships: how international oil
companies, national oil companies,
governments, and civil society all need
to be working together, within and
outside the industry.
Q: What is your expectation
of this year’s attendance?
A: The fact that attendance continues
to increase every year is testament
to how highly regarded IPTC is in
our industry. I believe that the IPTC
conferences. What sets IPTC
apart from other conferences?
Brown
conference is unique in its breadth and
technical content. Despite current cost
pressures, I am confident that IPTC will
attract large numbers of conference
delegates and visitors to the exhibition.
Q: Over the years, you have
been involved in many different
A: IPTC’s key strength is that it
brings together the major upstream
professional societies all under one
roof. The shear breadth of subject
matter covered in the conference
and technical program, including the
latest advances in geosciences and
petroleum engineering, and the quality
and variety of exhibiting companies
are unrivaled.
Q: What is your favorite thing
about IPTC?
A: First and foremost, the location.
Qatar remains very close to my
heart, having lived there for nearly a
decade, leading the pioneering Pearl
GTL project in partnership with Qatar
Petroleum. I remember clearly the
excitement for IPTC at its very first
conference in Doha. I always look
forward to attending IPTC either
as a speaker or, as is the case this
year, as cochairperson to discuss the
latest industry developments and
technologies and to catch up with old
friends and colleagues.
Q: Given your experience with
IPTC, what do you think are the
keys to a successful IPTC event?
A: I am always impressed with how
the organizers deliver a world-class
event year after year. Ensuring that
the conference theme and program
are pertinent to current challenges in
the oil and gas industry and attracting
the very best speakers are absolutely
critical to success. It is not easy,
but if you get these two things right,
then a successful IPTC should be the
end result. n
RESERVOIR
Students participated in a quiz competition at the seventh IPTC, the most recent IPTC held in Doha. This year’s
conference has an extensive program to engage students and young professionals. Photo by Barchfeld Photography.
Series of Young Member Events Engages
Current and Future Energy Professionals
Anjana Sankara Narayanan, Staff Writer
W
ith events tailored for university students
and industry young professionals (YPs), the
conference has young member activities
designed to inspire members at various stages of
ascension in the industry, providing the opportunity
for different generations to meet and collaborate.
Education Summit for University Students
The 5-day student program Rising To Meet the Grand
Energy Challenges aims to help undergraduate and
master’s geosciences and engineering students
prepare for their entry into the industry.
Approximately 100 students from 39 countries
and 67 universities are participating. A total of 13
disciplines are represented, including petroleum
engineering, chemical engineering, geophysics,
geology, civil engineering, and minerals management
and technology. IPTC sponsors the students’ travel and
other expenses from arrival to departure.
The objective of the summit is to encourage
teamwork, problem solving, and people skills among
students and to provide them with opportunities to
form new friendships. In that regard, a competition
has been organized for which students research
industry topics and conduct a group presentation
at the conference.
The program started several months ago with
the distribution of the competition information to
universities. After a rigorous selection process,
selected applicants were grouped into teams, each
with nine or 10 students from different universities.
Detailed descriptions of the presentation topics and
example questions to be considered were sent, and
YP mentors were assigned as coaches.
“As an engineer in training, I believe that developing
soft skills is a very important part of our education,
and I believe that this competition would help us
learn greatly from one another,” said Elsiddig
Elhafyan, a petroleum engineering student from
Texas A&M University at Qatar, about participating
in the competition.
Teammates, who communicated virtually to plan
and prepare for the presentation because of their
different locations, met one another upon their arrival
in Qatar on Saturday. On Sunday, a training session on
writing curricula vitae was held and was followed by
a Career Orientation Fair, where representatives from
sponsoring companies answered students’ questions
about their company, industry, and the careers that
await them. Later that evening, the teams worked on
their group assignments.
After final preparations tomorrow afternoon,
team presentations will be held from 0800 to 1200
Wednesday at the Youth Pavilion. Winners will be
announced at the end of the session. Creativity in the
presentations is allowed and encouraged, and students
can present their topics as PowerPoint presentations,
skits, or any other form they choose. The topics span
the energy industry:
• Energy and environment
• Serving society through industry
• World crises effects on the energy business
• Gas vs. coal
• Alternative energy sources: Viability and impact
• Technology watch/knowledge sharing in a
competitive world
• Technology: Connecting generations in the
oil industry
• Unconventional natural gas
• Gender and diversity in the energy industry
• Health, safety, security, and environment and its
role in the oil and gas industry
“Such activities and programs offer younger
members an opportunity to feel a real part of the
IPTC and help them see and understand more
about this exciting industry they are about to join.
Our younger members are the future technical and
business leaders, and we should do all that we can to
position them to make the right choices and plan their
careers. This event does just that,” said Mike Bowman,
professor and chairperson of petroleum engineering at
Texas A&M University at Qatar.
The student summit also includes field trips to Dhal
Al-Misfer cave, Dukhan/ExxonMobil Research Qatar,
and Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre and
will end with a farewell reception on Wednesday.
Qatar
“Energy and form are a major inspiration for my work”
Yousef Ahmad - Artist
Programs for YP Skill Development
The YP program Today’s Young Professionals …
Tomorrow’s Global Leaders offers contests and sessions
aimed at building technical and leadership skills.
An interactive soft skills session titled Leading
in the VUCA Vortex, (VUCA stands for volatility,
uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) will be
held from 1330 to 1530 this afternoon. It will be
led by Ghareb Al-Mahmoud, assistant manager for
Qatarization and leadership development at Qatar
Petroleum. Participating YPs will learn about the habits
and attitudes necessary to navigate the VUCA world,
focusing on communication skills and learning agility.
An informal dinner planned this evening with
senior management of oil and gas companies will
provide YPs a much-sought-after opportunity to chat
with experienced professionals to gather their input
and guidance.
The IPTC Future Global Leaders Contest will be
held as two sessions tomorrow, from 0800 to 1000 and
from 1015 to 1200. The top eight technical papers that
were submitted for the conference by YPs but were
not selected for technical sessions will be presented
and will compete for an award. The winner will be
announced at Wednesday’s closing ceremony. n
ENERGY
for life
Energy powers our world, it enriches our lives.
Qatari artist Yousef Ahmed uses energy as an
inspiration for his art.
It fuels his imagination.
RasGas’ liquefed natural gas has a transformative
and sustainable effect on Qatar’s future.
Clean, reliable energy for Qatar and the world.
Energy for Life.
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Sessions Offer Chance To Ask the Experts
Stephen Whitfield, Staff Writer
A
ttendees of the International Petroleum
Technology Conference will have an opportunity
to interact directly with leading minds in the
oil and gas industry. The conference will hold its
first series of Ask the Experts sessions, in which
industry experts will answer questions on a variety
of predetermined themes. These sessions will give
attendees the opportunity to influence the discussion
on some of the more pressing issues facing the
industry today.
Monday Sessions
advancing
possibilities
The first two sessions will take place from 1530
to 1700 on Monday. Both sessions will feature two
speakers. In Session 1, Jorg Hergwanger will give a
presentation on seismic geomechanics. Hergwanger
is a principal geoscientist at Ikon Science and head
of the company’s special projects group. Session 1
will be held in Auditorium 3 of the Qatar National
Convention Centre and will be moderated by Robert
Kuchinski of Weatherford.
In addition, Chris Fredd, Unconventional
Resources Technology Integration Center manager
with Schlumberger will discuss the ways in which
multidisciplinary integration addresses heterogeneity
at all scales.
In Room 103, Shabab D. Mohaghegh will kick off
Session 2 with a presentation on analytics, Advanced
Data-Driven Analytics; Existing Data: An Asset That
Can Generate Impressive Return on Already Made
Investment in E&P. Mohagegh is a professor of
petroleum engineering at West Virginia University.
Also in Session 2, Nasser Al Mohannadi will
talk about methodologies being used to innovate
exploration and production research and technology
communities. Al Mohannadi manages the Research
and Technology Center at Qatar Petroleum.
Wednesday Sessions
The remaining sessions will take place throughout the
day on Wednesday. Session 3 starts at 0800 in Room
103 and will feature two speakers, Tom Blasingame
and Fikri Kuchuk.
Blasingame, a professor of petroleum engineering
at Texas A&M University, will give a presentation on
the reservoir engineering aspects of unconventional
reservoirs.
Kuchuk will give a presentation on the pressure
transient behavior of horizontal wells intersected by
multiple hydraulic fractures in naturally fractured
reservoirs. Kuchuk currently serves as chief reservoir
engineer at Schlumberger Testing Services.
Session 4 begins at 1015. Eric Verschuur will
talk about seismic multiple removal techniques in
Auditorium 3. An associate professor at the Delft
University of Technology, Verschuur is the leader of the
Delphi research consortium on multiple removal and
structural imagery.
Also at 1015, Shawn Maxwell will give his
presentation Microseismic Imaging of Hydraulic
Fracturing: Improved Engineering of Unconventional
Shale Reservoirs in Session 5. The session will be
held in Room 103. Maxwell is the president and
chief technology officer at Itasca Microseismic and
Geomechanical Evaluation.
The final session of the conference, Session 6,
begins at 1245, when Jason Rush gives his presentation
Borehole-Validation of Seismic Volumetric Curvature
as an Attribute for Characterizing Fractured Carbonate
Reservoirs. Rush is a senior research associate for the
Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas.
This session will be held in Room 103.
Questions for the experts may be submitted
in advance at www.iptcnet.org/2015/doha/pages/
schedule/ask_the_experts.php. n
Workshops Introduce Students, Teachers to the Industry
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Anjana Sankara Narayanan, Staff Writer
T
o encourage students to enter the oil and
gas industry and to explain the interesting
challenges and opportunities available,
educational science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics workshops for students will be held
from 0800 to 1400 tomorrow. Students in Grades 10
and above from public and private schools in Doha
will participate in the program.
To further share the knowledge and facilitate
taking the lessons back to other students in the
schools, energy education workshops for science
teachers have also been planned for tomorrow at the
same time. Each school can send up to 10 students
and four teachers. Separate workshops for male and
female participants have been organized. Close to 100
students and 50 teachers are expected to benefit from
the program.
“Petroleum” Means Rock Oil
After an introduction session and safety briefing,
workshop participants will conduct fun hands-on
experiments that have been designed to explain
the various processes of the petroleum exploration
and production industry, from finding the oil to
successfully getting it out of the ground.
Slinkys will mimic seismic waves when
students try their hands at generating sound
waves during imaginary exploration activities.
Formations are recreated by adding layers of sand
and soil in a cup, with sprayed water replacing
the oil. Pushing the straw inside the cup and
taking it out extracts a core sample, showing how
geologists determine the geologic formation of rocks
and sediments.
Students will revisit density lessons and their
favorite drinks in the popular experiment Getting the
Oil Out. After connecting several straws to build a
drillpipe, they will challenge each other to see which
liquid is harder to bring up to the top by sucking, the
less-dense soda or the thicker maple syrup. Do crude
oils of different densities need different forces and
conditions to be extracted?
Between the series of experiments, the workshop
will also host leaders from the oil and gas industry as
keynote speakers. They will discuss the importance
of the industry and the vital role it plays in providing
energy to the world.
Following the experiments, young professionals
from the industry, Saad Al-Matwi from Shell and Sara
Al-Said from Occidental Petroleum Qatar, will share
their personal pathways from high school to university
to their current careers in the industry.
The workshops will end with students and teachers
touring the exhibition floor, giving them an opportunity
to see the real-life version of the equipment they used
as models in the experiments.
All the participants will receive a copy of the book
Oil and Natural Gas, which is colorfully illustrated
and shows the history of the oil and gas industry and
the various petroleum products used in everyday
life. Teachers will receive a certificate for 6 hours
of energy education training. A teacher kit will be
provided with materials and templates for conducting
the experiments in the classroom. They will also be
provided guidelines that can help in adding energy
education to the school curriculum.
Student Projects at Display
As part of the students program, a project competition
also is being held. The projects submitted by students
on topics such as solar energy, technology vs.
environment, safety in the oil and gas industry, and
recycling energy are being displayed at the Youth
Pavilion. Respective teams will present their projects
from 1400 to 1600 on Wednesday, and the winners will
be announced during the closing ceremony. n
Technical Program Presents Papers
on Wide Variety of Industry Disciplines
Trent Jacobs, Staff Writer
C
overing everything from chemistry to data
sessions were organized to reflect this year’s
management and drill bits, the technical
conference theme—Technology and Partnerships for a
sessions at the ninth International Petroleum
Sustainable Energy Future.
Technology Conference
Though presentations
(IPTC) will cater to the
will be delivered by
If we have learned anything from
interests of a broad
representatives from
spectrum of oil and gas
the past, it is that the industry copes around the globe, the
professionals. Each of
conference’s return to the
with economic challenges primarily
the sessions will offer
Middle East represents
through technological solutions.
the 5,000 expected
a unique opportunity for
With
the
focus
on
innovation
and
attendees a chance to
universities and companies
exchange ideas and
learning issues we see in the various in the region to showcase
explore new solutions to
sessions, I’m sure issues associated their latest advancements
the difficulties involved
and projects. This ninth
with the current downturn will
with working amid the
edition of IPTC marks
ultimately
be resolved.”
industry’s most severe
the fourth time the
downturn in decades.
— Khalid Mohammed Al-Hitmi, conference has been held
“On reading the titles
in Doha since the inaugural
Program Committee cochairperson conference was kicked off
of many of the papers,
words like ‘innovation,’
here in 2005.
‘new insights,’ ‘novel solution,’ and ‘optimization’ are
“The fact that every one of the Middle East
common,” said Khalid Mohammed Al-Hitmi, Program
countries is contributing by means of papers and
Committee cochairperson and gasfield development
attendees underlines the importance that the
manager at Qatar Petroleum. “If we have learned
producing countries in the Middle East find in this
anything from the past, it is that the industry
conference,” Al-Hitmi said.
copes with economic challenges primarily through
As a complement to the technical sessions, there
technological solutions. With the focus on innovation
will be more than 23 hours of technical content
and learning issues we see in the various sessions,
presented on the exhibit floor and nine Knowledge
I’m sure issues associated with the current downturn
Sharing ePoster stations will host dozens of other
will ultimately be resolved.”
presentation, many of which are alternate papers
Despite the turbulent times, the 2015 IPTC
for other technical sessions. The ePoster stations
Program Committee received more than 1,300
will be located throughout the Qatar National
abstracts. More than 350 were selected to be
Convention Centre (QNCC) and will feature 15-minute
presented in 62 technical sessions, which begin this
presentations in an informal and intimate setting
afternoon and run through Wednesday. The technical
designed to encourage discussion.
“
The following is a list of the technical sessions to be presented at the conference:
Today
• Reservoir Property, Facies, and Heterogeneity
• Regional Geology
(two sessions)
• Integrated Geophysical Acquisition
• Drill Bits
• Reservoir Geologic Modeling
(two sessions)
• Maximizing Well Performance Through Technology and Innovation
• Innovations in Brownfield Project Execution
• Safety
• Enhanced Seismic Processing Resolution
• Wellbore Stability and Geomechanics
• Integrated Approaches To Improve Well,
Reservoir, and Facility Management
• Approaches for Drilling and Controlling Water
• Water Management
Tuesday
• Petroleum Systems
(two sessions)
• Towards Seismic Imaging
• Innovative Acidizing Solutions
• Integrated Reservoir Management
(two sessions)
• Corrosion Control in Wells and Facilities
• Offshore Project Challenges and Solutions
• Managing the GHG Emissions
•Geophysical Reservoir Characterization
•Novel Approaches in Fracturing and Sand
Control
•Achieving Excellence in Well Integrity
Management
•Conventional Oil
•Workforce, Skills, and Human Resources
•Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir
Heterogeneities
•The Use of Technology in Geoscience
Applications
•Advanced Completion Solutions
•Reservoir Case Histories
•Sustaining and Extending the Life of Facilities
•LNG and Gas Value Chain
Wednesday
•Fault and Fracture Characterization
•Carbonate Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
•Drilling Fluid and Cementing
(two sessions)
•EOR/IOR
(two sessions)
•Managing Production Operations Challenges
•Case Studies of Separation Facilities
•4D Seismic and Geological Modeling
•Unconventionals—Geomechanics and Modeling
•Breakthrough Technologies in Production
Operations
•Brownfield and Redevelopment
•GTL and Gas Technology
•Unconventionals—Hydro Fracturing and
Modeling
•Depositional Architecture and Reservoir
Modeling
•Drilling Optimization
•Reservoir Numerical Simulation and
Characterization (two sessions)
•Chemistry Technologies To Improve
Production
•Gas Developments
•Project Risk Management
and Lessons Learned
•Formation Evaluation While Drilling
•Unconventionals—Basin Geology and
Characterization
•Risk and Uncertainty Management in
Geoscience
•Numerical Modeling and Simulation in Drilling
Operations
•Novel Flow Assurance Solutions
•Smart Fields and Collaborative Work
Environments n
Paper Presentations Focus on Innovation, Efficiency of Drill Bits
Chris Carpenter, Staff Writer
W
hile many technical sessions
of IPTC focus on broad
topics of optimization, safety,
and technical collaboration, Monday
afternoon’s Drill Bits technical session,
chaired by Christian Tollschein of TDE
International and Ahmad Muhammad
Garwan of Chevron, homes in on the fine
point of the industry—the drill bits that
make production possible. Running from
1330 to 1500, the session will be held in
Rooms 215–217 at the Qatar National
Convention Centre. The session will
feature three papers that highlight the
role of drill bits in improving productivity,
enhancement, and collaborative efforts
in plays in the Middle East and Asia.
The session begins with the paper
“Multiple Deployments of LargeDiameter Hybrid Drill Bits With
Optimized Drilling Systems Prove
Enhanced Efficiency in Exploration
Wells,” by M.G. Omar, R. Lee, A. Holliday,
M. Taha, and S. El Touny of Baker
Hughes and A. Al-Sarraf, M. Abdullah,
and P. Mahalanobis of the Kuwait Oil
Company. This paper discusses the
challenges posed by Kuwait’s Burgan
field, its largest, and the problems posed
by the need for multiple roller-cone bits
to cut through interbedded formations.
The innovative solution was to employ
hybrid drill-bit technology—roller-cone
combined with polycrystalline diamond
compact (PDC)—to create a 22-in.
bit that ultimately resulted in a 142%
increase in rate of penetration (ROP)
and time savings of several days.
The paper “New Conical-DiamondElement Bit Technology Coupled With
FEA-Based Modeling for Bit Selection
Demonstrates High Durability and
Improved ROP in Compact Carbonate
Formation in Deep Water, Offshore
Malaysia,” by Farah Farhana Iskandar,
Rugaya Salim, Shannon Sonny, Shafiq
Shahrul Amar, and Taufik Omar of
Schlumberger and Yuen Shang Yi
and Wong Yau Min of Shell, explores
methods used to overcome challenges
of offshore East Malaysia fields, such
as the prevalence of compact carbonate
formations with high unconfined
compressive strength. Because PDC
Session 4: Drill Bits
Rooms 215–217
1330-1400
1400-1430
Alternate
Paper 18447 - Multiple Deployments of Large-Diameter Hybrid Drill
Bits With Optimized Drilling Systems Prove Enhanced Efficiency in
Exploration Wells
Paper 18564 - New Conical-Diamond-Element Bit Technology Coupled
With FEA-Based Modeling for Bit Selection Demonstrates High
Durability and Improved ROP in Compact Carbonate Formation in Deep
Water, Offshore Malaysia
Paper 18558 - Increasing Drilling Efficiency in Saudi Arabia Gas
Development Project: Consistent Incremental Gains Significantly
Improve Project Economics
bits were being expended too quickly, a
research project was undertaken that
developed a unique conically shaped
polycrystalline diamond element. This
element features a diamond thickness
twice that of conventional PDC cutters
and demonstrated increased resistance
wear by 25%.
“Increasing Drilling Efficiency
in Saudi Arabia Gas Development
Project: Consistent Incremental
Gains Significantly Improve Project
Economics,” by S.A. Ghoto, A.A. AlKubaisi, J. Platt, and A. Al Alsayed Nasir
of Saudi Aramco and S.M. Siddik, S.
Valliyappan, V. Karuppiah, A. Samy, and
A.S. Khan of Schlumberger, is included
in the session as well as an alternate
paper. This paper also explores the
significant performance improvements
brought about by implementation
of conical diamond elements with
increased diamond thickness and
resistance to abrasion. n
Technical Session Looks at Options for Reuse of Produced Water
Adam Wilson, Show Daily Editor
W
ater management is a
critical issue in the industry,
and a technical session
this afternoon presents several
perspectives on the effects of and
techniques for using water.
Qatar Fuel Additives Company Limited (QAFAC) was established as a Qatari joint stock company to build,
own and operate facilities at Mesaieed Industrial City in the State of Qatar for the production of methanol
and methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE). QAFAC’s high-quality methanol and MTBE are marketed, sold and
distributed by Muntajat (Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company QJSC) to
customers around the world.
QAFAC produces and supplies methanol and MTBE to the local, regional and international markets. Its
methanol plant was initially designed to produce 832,500 tonnes/year of methanol. However, after the
successful revamping of the methanol plant in 2007, the design capacity has increased to 1,000,000 tonnes/
year, of which 750,000 tonnes/year are earmarked for export. The balance is used as feedstock for the MTBE
plant, which is designed to produce 610,000 tonnes/year of MTBE. QAFAC produces methanol from the natural
gas supplied by Qatar Petroleum through steam reforming and methanol synthesis. MTBE is produced by
The Water Management technical
session, chaired by Emmanuel Garland
of Total and Faten Hamd of Al-Shaheen
Weatherford, will offer three papers and
two alternates starting at 1530 today in
Room 106.
The first paper, “Feasibility of Onsite
Produced Water Treatment and Reuse—
Case Study of a Gas-to-Liquids Plant,”
by U. Onwusogh of Shell, looks at an
issue gaining attention in the industry,
the reuse of produced water. The
paper examines the efforts of a gas-toliquids plant in Qatar to treat and reuse
produced water in the effluent treatment
plant onsite.
The treatment plant uses
conventional and advanced watertreatment technologies. These include a
flocculation flotation unit, biotreatment,
membrane filtration and reverse
osmosis, evaporation, and crystallization
processes. The treated produced water
is mainly used for cooling and power
generation within the plant. The water
produced at this site was considered
economically viable for reuse because
of its quality, having a total dissolved
solids level of less than 4000 mg/L. The
produced water is treated with a hydrate
inhibitor in the winter and a corrosion
inhibitor throughout the year. Sample
analysis was conducted to examine
any adverse effects the two streams
would have on the performance of the
onsite biotreater.
Another paper presented during the
session looks at the reuse of produced
water for irrigation. “Beneficial Reuse
of Production Water for Irrigation,” by
M. Burgos and G. Lebas of Total, looks
at geographical zones of interest and
the produced water characteristics,
discusses candidate plant screening,
and offers the results of preliminary
germination tests.
The remaining paper to be presented
during the session, “Environmental
Fate Modeling of Contaminants in
Constructed Wetlands,” by S. Al-Marri
of ExxonMobil, looks at how constructed
wetlands handle contaminants.
A model was constructed that
examined a wetland’s ability to remove
contaminants. The model specifically
looked at pyrene, arsenic, and a
naphthenic acid. The results showed
differences in the predicted ability of
wetlands to remove these contaminants
from waste water.
The two alternate papers consider
environmental implications in regard to
sea life.
The first alternate looks at the effects
of seismic surveys and traffic on areas of
high biodiversity. The second alternate
examines the effects of dispersants on
marine life. n
processing butane and methanol. While the required methanol feedstock is produced in-house, QP supplies
the butane feedstock.
QAFAC has a state of the art plant, stafed by a team of experts and professionals with extensive experience
working in chemical and petrochemical industries. In line with other major chemical companies globally,
Technical Session 15: Water Management
QAFAC has a strong focus on health, safety and environment performance, and this is a top priority in all of its
Rooms 106
operations.
1530–1600
1600–1630
1630–1700
Alternate
Alternate
Paper 18354 - Feasibility of Onsite Produced Water Treatment and
Reuse—Case Study of a GTL Plant
Paper 811 - Environmental Fate Modeling of Contaminants in
Constructed Wetlands
Paper 18389 - Beneficial Reuse of Production Water for Irrigation
Paper 856 - Adapting Seismic Surveys and Vessel Traffic to an Area
With High Biodiversity and Aggregations of Whale Sharks
Paper 1403 - Dispersant’s Side Effects to Marine Life
Around the Exhibit Floor
A roundup of technology being displayed at this year’s IPTC
Specialized EOR Surfactants
Provide Adaptability, Stability
Management Solutions
Provide Strategies To Thrive
In recent months, Sasol has developed
high-temperature, high-salinity
enhanced-oil-recovery (EOR) surfactants.
The Soloterra 9 series comprises
molecules that are thermally stable up
to 180°C and exhibit high solubility in
high-saline brine (greater than 200,000
ppm). Even the presence of divalent ions
does not reduce the tolerance against
dissolved solids or cause precipitation.
Because of this quality, the Soloterra
9 series is also suitable for offshore
conditions even when untreated seawater
is used for injection.
Sasol’s capability to tailor the
surfactant hydrophilicity allows for the
creation of single-surfactant solutions
for almost every specific reservoir.
These tailor-made surfactants can
mobilize the oil efficiently and improve
the recovery significantly.
The Soloterra 9 series can be
applied in alkaline/surfactant/polymer
or surfactant/polymer applications
as well as with foam-assisted wateralternating-gas applications.
Another new product line, the
Alfoterra M surfactant series, is alcohol
propoxy sulphates (APSs) that are
proven stable up to 70°C (and in some
cases up to 80°C) for months. APSs are
broadly used for chemical EOR and in
various oilfield applications. However,
their use is limited up to 60°C because
of the thermal stability of these
compounds. Sasol has now developed
APSs with improved thermal stability.
In addition, these new compounds
retain the optimum performance
properties of the traditional Alfoterra
surfactants such as small-application
concentration, Winsor III behavior, and
ultralow interfacial tension and will
be delivered as high active (greater
than 90%), water-free material with
low viscosity. Hence, the gap between
the low-temperature application of the
conventional APS surfactants and the
high-temperature surfactants is closed.
Booth A19.
In the current environment of
depressed low oil prices, oil and gas
companies have no alternative but
to manage their field assets more
effectively in order to reduce cost and
optimize production. Optimization
Petroleum Technologies has created a
proven, solid software system to meet
these challenges.
PEOffice offers efficient developingmanagement methods to the oil
and gas companies with wide
applications and strong acceptance
in China.
PEOffice is an integrated software
system for oil and gas reservoir
management and production-design
analysis. It provides the basis for
integrated data and analysis by
performing oil- and gas-production
analysis, reservoir and wellbore
visualization, rock- and fluidproperties computation, reservoirproduction analysis, well production,
injection analysis, and oil and gas
surface-gathering-system analysis.
PEOffice’s capability of integration
enables the users to quickly and
accurately define key performance
indicators to identify potential
problems, discover well-production
potential, forecast oil and gas
production variation and optimize oil
and gas production during the entire
production cycle from the wellbore to
surface transportation.
The multiple methodologies of
PEOffice, including the simulation
calculation, data-mining, and classic
engineering analysis methodologies,
allow the user to run different
processes under the same platform
and compare different methods
to enhance the accuracy of the
analysis results.
PEOffice supports all types of data
repositories in a variety of formats
as well as enables a connection to
multiple data sources simultaneously.
All the data and computing results
can easily be shared under the
same platform and among the
applications.
With the application of PEOffice,
oil and gas companies will obtain
an optimal, high-efficiency oiland gas-production-analysismanagement solution. Booth D47. n
Software Offers Range
of Geospatial Solutions
Mena3D offers complete 3D
measurement and geospatial solutions
for a broad range of applications.
Mena3D specialized in 3D technology and
3D market development, especially in the
Middle East and North Africa, focusing
on offering solutions and support that
enable customers to accelerate their
product quality and productivity.
Mena3D’s technologies include
advanced software solutions for
exploiting 3D laser scanning [light form
modeler (LFM)] to Nikon Metrology
X-ray systems that obtain the inside
picture of complex industrial parts
and the explosion-proof Z+F IMAGER
5006EX scanner. LFM software enables
the capture and use of datasets of
virtually unlimited size. The features
of LFM allow the user to experience
the time and cost savings and quality
improvement permitted by 3D laser
scanning and to enhance these to
previously unachievable levels.
Unique LFM technology accepts
data from all the major traditional
scanner manufacturers as well as data
Sasol’s Alfoterra M series of APSs provides higher thermal stability than conventional APS
products. Image courtesy of Sasol.
Mena3D’s LFM software. Image courtesy
of Mena3D.
from hand-held and airborne devices.
Ultimately, this provides a freedom of
choice for surveying companies, which
are not constrained by a single scanner
manufacturer; engineering contractors,
who can work with a variety of surveying
companies, often on a single project;
and owner/operators, who ultimately
have the broadest choice resulting in
increased efficiencies and flexibility.
The X-ray and computedtomography (CT) inspection systems
manufactured by Nikon Metrology
obtain inside images of complex
industrial parts by looking into the
internal structure. The CT capability
is used to qualify and quantify any
inner or outer dimension in a smooth,
nondestructive process. X-rayelectronics-inspection systems respond
to a growing demand for flexible,
detailed, and affordable inspection to
cope with the demands of ever-smaller
electrical components and comply with
tighter quality standards.
The Z+F IMAGER 5006EX scanner is
explosion-proof, robust, and reliable.
Potentially explosive environments
provide unique challenges to surveying.
The Z+F IMAGER 5006EX is the only
explosion-proof laser scanner in the
world. It offers engineers working in
offshore environments heightened
productivity and safety and reduced
costs at the same time. Booth D27.
by pipeline or to meet downstream
process requirements. Caltec’s
Wellcom Boost system increases
production pressure of low-pressure
wells or can revive dead wells by using
energy from high-pressure wells
otherwise wasted by choking.
Caltec’s technology debottlenecks
compressors, replaces compressor
stages, and recovers flare gas, reducing
emissions, using no moving parts and
consuming no power/fuel gas, and is
virtually maintenance free.
Wellcom is a cost-effective boosting
system designed to meet production
pressure requirements while allowing
wellhead production pressure to be
reduced, thus increasing production
and recovery.
At the heart of Wellcom is a jet pump
that uses energy from a high-pressure
source to boost the production pressure
of low-pressure wells. The highpressure source can be a high-pressure
well or an existing boosting system such
as a compressor or booster pump.
Wellcom has applications in both
gas and oil production. Gas-production
applications include boosting lowpressure wells in which the jet pump
enables production at lower wellhead
pressures, thus increasing production and
recovery, and recovery of low-pressure
gas from process systems.
To avoid flaring and wastage, the gas
is boosted to a higher pressure so that
it can be used, transported, or fed into
compressors at a minimum required inlet
pressure. The high-pressure flow may
be supplied from high-pressure wells or
from other sources such as compressors.
Booth E44.
Production Boosting System
Increases Production, Recovery
Production and total recovery from
many fields is restricted by low
reservoir pressure. This can apply
to many depleted fields or new
fields where production pressure is
insufficient for transport of fluids
Caltec’s Wellcom Boost system. Photo courtesy of Caltec.
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Pioneers of the World's First
Integrated LNG Value Chain
Production and Liquefaction
Qatargas offshore operation facilities are located approximately 80 kilometers north east of Qatar's
mainland. A total of 85 wells, from the North Field, supply approximately 7.5 billion standard cubic feet
of gas to the seven LNG production trains onshore. The natural gas then flows to the liquefaction trains
for processing into LNG where it is then transferred to one of the storage tanks prior to being loaded
onto the ships.
Storage and Transportation
Qatargas manages and operates the LNG storage and loading facilities at Ras Laffan Terminal. Once
loaded, the LNG is transported around the world using a long-term chartered fleet of state-of-the-art
LNG carriers designed specifically for Qatargas. The most advanced Q-Flex and Q-Max vessels are
almost 80% larger and 30% more efficient than conventional LNG carriers.