Official

Inauguration Ceremony

 

Introduction

&

Welcome Message

 

Abdullah Al-Somali

MEALF 2009 & 2011 Technical Committee Chairman

Artificial Lift Specialist,

Saudi Aramco

 

 

Keynote Address of the Chief Guest

 

H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain

Bin Ali Mirza

Minister of Oil & Gas Affairs and Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Authority, Bahrain

 

 

CONFERENCE

 

Time

Paper

No

Paper Title

  First Day  - 8 February 2011

Session I : QUALITY OF POWER & CONTRACTING

Co-Chairs: Abdulrahman Ahmed Obaidan Fakhroo (Qatar Petroleum), Bernie Fay (Baker Hughes Centrilift) and Magdy Kirolos (Al Khorayef Petroleum)

08:30

 

Official Inauguration Ceremony

09:00

00087

Production Optimization: The link to electrical efficiency in ESP applications
By Ryan Dodson (Baker Hughes)

09:30

00088

Should Uptime be incorporated into ESP contracts?
By Lawrence Burleigh (Baker Hughes)

10:00

 

Coffee Break & Networking Session at Exhibition Area

     

Session II : NEW TECHNOLOGY

Co-Chairs: Abdulrahman Ahmed Obaidan Fakhroo (Qatar Petroleum), Bernie Fay (Baker Hughes Centrilift) and Magdy Kirolos (Al Khorayef Petroleum)

10:30

00089

Application of the high temperature ESP gauges in steam flood wells
By Julian Cudmore and Khalid Al Araimi (Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd)

11:00

00090

The Development of ESPs for reliable operation in CO2 recovery fields
By Lawrence Burleigh (Baker Hughes)

11:30

00091

High Reliability Type Gas Lift Equipment
By William (Bill) Hearn (Weatherford)

12:00

00092

Steam By-Pass Pump for cyclical steam stimulation (CSS); Thirty years of field experience
By Brian Waterhouse (Weatherford)

12:30

 

Lunch Break

     

13:30

 

Artificial Lift Panel Session

Panelists

 

1 Mark Mahoney (Lufkin) and Atika Bimani (PDO)

2 Ahmed Shoukry (Weatherford) and Nasser Al Rawahy (Daleel Petroleum)

3 Nasser A Salem (ADCO) and Magdy Kirolos (Al Khorayef Petroleum)

4 Bernie Fay (Baker Hughes) and Ahmed El Behery (Wood Group ESP)

5 Osman Kuyucu (Schlumberger) and Abdulrahman Ahmed Obaidan Fakhroo (Qatar Petroleum)

 

     

Session III : HEAVY OIL

Co-Chairs: Mohammed Al Shaikh (Occidental), Atika Bimani (Petroleum Development Oman) and Osman Kuyucu (Schlumberger)

14:30

00093

Artificial lift strategy using hotline ESPs in high temperature
By R.W. (Ron) Melnyk, Abel Andrade (Occidental Mukhaizna) and Yhossie Windiarto (Schlumberger)

15:00

00094

Viscous oil production with ESP in Block A/B of Sudan
By Nazar Abdel Bari (Petrodar Operating Company Ltd), and Luqiao Duan
(Schlumberger)

15:30

 

Coffee Break & Networking Session at Exhibition Area

16:00

00095

High Temperature ESP success  in Huff and Puff application
By Ahmed Barwani (Schlumberger), Klaus Scherwitzel (Petroleum Development Oman), Dodi Rochyat and Priyanka Thamma (Schlumberger)

16:30

00096

Production optimization of heavy oil wells in south Oman using smart VSDs for beam pumps
By Rick Biever, Nael Sadek, Mohamed Ghareeb (Lufkin), Hamood Al Sharji and Salim Al Qatabi (Occidental)

17:00

 

END OF FIRST DAY

     

 Second Day – 9 February 2011

Session IV : SURVEILLANCE & OPTIMIZATION

Co-Chairs: Mark Mahoney (Lufkin), Ahmed Shoukry (Weatherford) and Nasser A. Salem (ADCO)

08:30

00097

A web-enabled, integrated suite of real-time software applications designed to optimize oil production and field operations: Trial case history in Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)
By Atika Said Al-Bimani, Salim Al-Busaidi, Saud Al-Nabi, Waleed Al-Qarshoobi (Petroleum Development Oman)

09:00

00098

An accurate model to predict natural separation efficiency based on common field data
By Anton Mikhailovich Shakirov (Al Khorayef Petroleum Company)

09:30

00099

Realizing opportunities using integrated production modeling in Occidental of Sultanate of Oman
By Mustafa Al Lawati, A Al Salmi (Occidental of Oman) and S Al Hajri, I Al Siyabi (Vision Advanced Petroleum Solution)

10:00

00100

Using real time automated optimization & diagnosis to boost production-A case study

By Julian Cudmore (Zenith Oilfield Technology)

10:30

 

Coffee Break & Networking Session at Exhibition Area

11:00

00101

Completion optimization for beam pumped wells
By Dr. Mohamed Ghareeb (Lufkin Industries) and Bob Greer (Odessa Separator)

11:30

00102

South Oman PCP Rod Torque Control (RTC) pilot results
By Salim Mohamed Al-Mahrooqi (Petroleum Development Oman)

12:00

 

Lunch

 

 

 

Session V : CASE HISTORY

Co-Chairs: Saeed Al Shaheen (Kuwait Oil Company) and Mark Mahoney (Lufkin)

13:00

00103

Implementation of "Dual Concentric ESP" pilot in Kuwait Oil Company
By Prasanna Mali, Mubarak Al Mutairi, Abdul Mohsen Al Obaidi (Kuwait Oil Company), Talal Al Binali (Schlumberger)

13:30

00104

Successful offshore deployment of the first bottom discharge ESP in Saudi Aramco
By Fahad Shinaiber, Abdul Hameed Aborshaid, Abdul Rahman Ghamdi,  Sarfraz Jokhio, Mubarak Dhufairi (Saudi Aramco), and Rayyan Mofty (Schlumberger)

14:00

00105

Artificial Lift Electric Submersible Pump Design considerations for oilfield operations in Iraq

By David P Davidson (Artificial Lift Pro Services Inc.)

14:30

00106

An analysis and case study of common sucker road pumping failures and practical solutions to prevent reoccurrence
By Mark W Mahoney (Lufkin Industries)

15:00

00107

Progressing Cavity Pumps' application envelope expands beyond the traditional - A summary of case histories
By Brad Frederick, Ken Saveth, and Tim Soltys (Weatherford)

15:30

 

Coffee Break & Networking Session at Exhibition Area

 

 

 

Session VI : ALTERNATIVE DEPLOYMENTS

Co-Chairs: Nasser Ahmed Al Rawahy (Daleel Petroleum) and Mohammed Al Shaikh (Occidental)

16:00

00108

Alternative Deployment method for ESPs in the Cliff Head offshore development
By John Jay Mack, Travis James (Baker Hughes) and Simon Daniel (ROC Oil Company Ltd)

16:30

00109

Alternative ESP Deployment in water supply wells using crane: North Oman fields
By Harith Al Maqbali, Said Al Hatmi, Ali Al Maimani (Petroleum Development Oman) and Ahmed Al Barwani (Schlumberger)

17:00

 

Forum Summary and Conclusion
Abdullah Al-Somali
MEALF 2009 & 2011 Technical Committee Chairman

17:10

 

END OF SECOND DAY