SPE WORKSHOP Assurance: Ensuring Production Today, Creating Solutions for Tomorrow REGISTRATION...

Flow Assurance: Ensuring Production Today, Creating Solutions for Tomorrow

REGISTRATION DEADLINE6 OCTOBER 2015

ChairpersonScott WilsonOneSubsea

ChairpersonTrevor Hill

BP

Aaron SandersConsultant

Alberto di LulloENI

Christopher RasiahGenesis

Daniel Lucas-ClementsSchlumberger

Gareth SmithFlowsure

Ghada BassioniAin Shams University

Paul MastersonLR-Senergy

Shakeel Ramjanee Shell

Flow assurance cannot be captured in a simple statement nor is it a discrete discipline in today’s project or operating teams around the world. To recognise, identify, and manage the many challenges faced in hydrocarbon production today that may be collectively referred to as flow assurance requires a multidisciplinary appreciation and understanding.

To fully evaluate the impact of flow assurance in the oil field, we must consider the reservoir fluid itself and its production path from the rock pore to the processing facility. The workflow requires domain knowledge of the reservoir, multiphase production systems, process engineering, and associated enabling technologies.

Today’s oil field is witnessing an increasing importance of flow assurance management as exploration moves into increasingly more challenging environments. Moreover, the mega fields of yesterday are entering a mature stage of production and increasing reliance on improved and enhanced oil recovery processes. In short, our challenge is not only in how we approach the green fields but also in how we manage the brownfield, and all the more so in a much lower oil price environment.

Workshop Objectives and Deliverables

The workshop will include focused sessions that address the risk and uncertainty associated with flow assurance challenges, specifically those associated with

• Reservoir Fluid Sampling and Analysis • Well Performance• Production System Integrity (hydrates, wax, corrosion, erosion, scale, etc.)• Production Optimisation• Chemical Management• Deepwater Field Development• Late Field-Life Operations and Re-Development Opportunities

The workshop seeks to bring together industry specialists to share knowledge and experience on flow assurance management, and discuss best practices to safeguard today’s and tomorrow’s production.

In order to achieve an excellent discussion forum and fully integrated workshop, we are aiming to have participation of reservoir engineers and production technologists in addition to flow assurance experts, production chemists, and process engineers. We will emphasise the importance of lessons learned, the future technologies required, and the value of integrated solutions.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Reservoir Engineers

Production Technologists

Flow Assurance Experts

Production Chemists

Process Engineers

13–14 October 2015 The Sheraton | Edinburgh, Scotland www.spe.org/events/15aedi

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SCHEDULE MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 20151900–2000 | Welcome Reception

TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 20150830–0900 | Registration

0900–0930 | Session 1: Scene-Setting IntroductionKeynote Speaker

0930–1100 | Session 2: Fluids (Sampling, Characterisation Rheology, AOP prediction)Session Chairs: Aaron Sanders, Gareth Smith, Ghada BassioniThere are limitations when performing any type of sampling that may affect the resulting representation of the crude. Samples are obtained for many reasons, including the determination of chemical and physical properties. These properties may be used for calculating standard volumes, establishing product value, and often safety and regulatory reporting.

Petroleum fluids are very complex mixtures of hydrocarbon compounds, ranging from the simplest gases, like methane, to large asphaltenic molecules with molecular weights in the thousands. This complexity is reflected in a large variation in viscosities and rheological behaviour, from Newtonian to highly non-Newtonian, viscoelastic, and nearly solid-like. Description and rheological characterisation of petroleum fluids thus requires a broad variety of experimental techniques and modelling approaches. This session shall give an overview of sampling methods, chemical characterisation, and fluid properties of the crude.

1100–1130 | Coffee Break

1130–1300 | Session 3: Flow Assurance in Wells (Hydrates, Well Setup, Crossflow)Session Chairs: Alberto di Lullo, Scott Wilson Dynamic phenomena in oil and gas wells (e.g., cleanup, startup, liquid loading and unloading, squeeze treatments) have already been treated successfully with typical flow assurance simulation tools and methodologies, but these experiences still seem less common than they should be. On the one hand, many flow assurance studies still use well chokes as their starting boundary condition. On the other hand, the design of well operations is not yet easily accomplished with flow assurance dynamic simulators, and a lot can be done to address efficiently the most relevant well operations, stimulations, or chemical treatments by deploying the analysis tools traditionally used above ground. This session is devoted to sharing experiences and advancements in the study of well issues, artificial lift design, and well operations.

1300–1400 | Lunch

1400–1530 | Session 4: Deepwater Development (Case Studies and Future Developments)Session Chairs: Daniel Lucas-Clements, Gareth SmithDeepwater currently accounts for 7% of total conventional production but the proportion of deepwater discoveries globally is increasing. Deepwater flow assurance is focused on managing low ambient temperatures and high pressures on the seafloor, and flow instabilities associated with long risers. In deepwater, costs of remediation are very high, and any shutdown resulting from a flow assurance incident can be both lengthy and costly.

Managing hydrates during a system shutdown is a crucial operation, which requires complex analysis. The use of chemical inhibition is not always the most economical option, and complex “preservation” sequences involving partial depressurisation and system flushing usually need to be developed.

Conditions under which slugging is initiated, and slug characteristics, must be defined so that effective mitigation measures can be developed. The interface with topsides is therefore critical, and facilities for handling slugs during normal operation, startup, and system depressurisation need to be provided and sized correctly. Where this is not possible, the use of innovative solutions, including intelligent chokes, needs to be considered.


1600–1730 | Session 5: Integrity-Related Issues (Erosion, Hydrates Remediation, Slugging, JT Effect)Session Chairs: Paul Masterson, Scott Wilson The management of multiphase production over life of field requires consideration of the fluid, the forecasted production scenarios, potential unplanned operating modes/subsequent remediation operations, and available technologies. The risk to operation includes flow stability, solid deposition (e.g., asphaltenes, scale, hydrates, wax), erosion, and corrosion. These risks have an impact on overall system integrity and, ultimately, the reliability and availability of the production system. This session shall discuss technologies and techniques to manage the risks associated with these phenomena and their impact on system integrity. Case studies shall be presented and discussed to demonstrate best practices and lessons learned in this area.

WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 20150900–1030 | Session 6: Production Optimisation (Simulators, Ops Support, and Digital Oil Fields)Session Chairs: Alberto Di Lullo, Daniel Lucas-Clements The potential relevance that “digital” workflows, supported by measurement tools and simulation codes, may have for production and cost optimisation is currently clearly recognised and illustrated by several examples. Yet there are a number of effective production technologies that are still difficult to model and hard to introduce into a “digital” picture, including many chemical solutions (e.g., drag reducers, demulsifiers), boosting tools (e.g., ejectors), and deliquification methods (e.g., plunger lifts, casing lift-gas, foamers). In other terms, options available to the petroleum engineer exceed what can be easily modelled and require greater flexibility than most integrated simulation tools allow. This session is open for field experiences where the interplay of practice, modelling, and organisation could be achieved. It shall also cover the development of new tools enabling the analysis of production optimisation technologies.


1100–1230 | Session 7: Chemical Optimisation (New Chemicals, Right Dose of Existing Chemicals)Session Chairs: Aaron Sanders, Trevor Hill In our existing hydrocarbon production and processing systems there are limitations both in availability of chemicals to meet the extent of our flow assurance challenges and in the reliable and accurate delivery of chemicals in use. This session will explore the current limitations in chemical solutions and efforts underway for development of new (classes of) chemicals to meet the ever-increasing demands of flow assurance. The session will also cover how to provide chemical injection system design from tankage to points of injection that is sufficiently accurate, sensitive, and reliable, and that can deal with the potentially large variations in conditions at points of injection.


1230–1330 | Lunch

1330–1500 | Session 8: Late Life of Existing Fields (Case Studies and ChallengesSession Chairs: Paul Masterson, Shakeel RamjaneeThe challenges faced with aging facilities, declining production, and longer subsea tiebacks present the most difficult flow assurance issues in order to sustain production in mature basins. Aging fields present their own complications with cold temperature start-ups (low temperature embrittlement, hydrates), gas cap blowdown, and declining fluids production in tandem with aging infrastructure and limited operational windows. This workshop session will discuss the flow assurance challenges faced by existing fields operating in the late-life phase such as those in the North Sea.

1500–1530 | Panel Discussion

1530–1545 | Wrap-Up

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Sponsors benefit both directly and indirectly by having their names associated with a specific workshop. While SPE prohibits any type of commercialism within the workshop hall itself, the society recognises that sponsoring companies offer valuable information to attendees outside the technical sessions.

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SPONSORSHIP BENEFITSIn addition to on-site recognition, SPE will recognise sponsors on the SPE website and in all printed material for the workshop. Based on the sponsorship selected, sponsoring companies also receive logo visibility on promotional workshop items.

FOR MORE INFORMATIONFor more information on any of the above items, please contact Colette Scarlett at [email protected]. Further details on the technical programme, registration, and location information can be found at: www.spe.org/events/15aedi

GENERAL INFORMATION Format Two days of informal sessions, with a number of short presentations, breakout discussions, an evening welcome reception on 12 October 2015 and dinner on 13 October 2015. Full details will be provided with the registration pack, which will be sent one month before the event.

Documentation• Proceedings will not be published; therefore, formal papers and handouts

are not expected from speakers.• Work in progress, new ideas, and interesting projects are sought.

Poster Session SPE welcomes posters at this event. If you would like to display a poster and share your expertise with the attendees of this workshop, please submit a brief description of your proposed topic upon registration.

There is no dedicated poster session in this workshop; instead posters will be displayed throughout.

Attendance 75 to 80 delegates, from relevant disciplines with proven experience and/or knowledge of the subject areas being covered, are expected to attend.

Workshop DeliverablesThe Steering Committee will appoint a scribe to record the discussions and to produce the full workshop report for SPE.

Commercialism Commercialism in posters or presentations will not be permitted.

Attendance Certificate All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation in the workshop.

Continuing Education Units Attendees at this workshop qualify for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the workshop.

Registration Information This is a nonresidential workshop and therefore hotel accommodation is not included in the registration fees. The registration fees include all workshop sessions, coffee breaks, luncheons, scribe’s report, welcome reception, and workshop dinner.

Cancellation and Refund PolicyWritten notice received 30 days before the starting date of the workshop (11 Sept 2015) entitles registrants to a 50% refund. There will be no refund for cancellations received after this time, but substitute delegates will be welcome.

Registration Policy• Registration fee MUST be paid in advance for attending the workshop.• Full fixed fee is charged regardless of the length of time that the registrant

attends the workshop.• Fixed fee cannot be prorated or reduced for anyone (workshop

co-chairpersons, committee members, speakers, discussion leaders, students, and registrants).

• Delegates with no proof of advance payment are required to pay on-site by cash or cheque, present a copy of the wire transfer, or submit a letter from their company guaranteeing payment of the workshop fees.



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Workshop venue:The Sheraton 1 Festival Square Edinburgh EH3 9SR

REGISTRATION FORMFlow Assurance: Ensuring Production Today, Creating Solutions for Tomorrow

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