07:30

Registration & Light Breakfast

08:30

Welcome Message
Nasser Al-Rawahy
MEALF Technical Committee Chairman; Snr. Production Technologist (Daleel Petroleum)

Keynote Address
H.E. Nasser bin Khamis Al Jashmi
Undersecretary, Minister of Oil & Gas

Session 1:

ESP APPLICATIONS

Co-Chairs: Bernie Fay (Baker Hughes Centrilift) and Suleiman Al Mantheri (PDO)

09:00

ESP Selection Optimization: A Reservoir Engineering Outlook
by Abdullah Al Qahtani (Saudi Aramco)

09:30

Root Causes for Failure of Electrical Submersible Pumping (ESP) Systems in West Kuwait
by Khalid Al Rasheedi and M.L. Chawla (Kuwait Oil Company)

10:00

Break

10:30

ESPs in Occidental of Oman: The History to Date and the Challenges Ahead
by Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shaikh and Rafael Lastra (Occidental of Oman)

11:00

Field Application of POD System for Producing Multiple Reservoirs in Masila Block-Yemen
by Abdulrahman Ali Al Gunaid and Kevin Snively (Canadian Nexen Petroleum Yemen)

11:30

Failure Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Middle Eastern Applications
by Dan Lynn Adams and Charles Wheeler (Baker Hughes Centrilift)

1. Application of Lean Six Sigma to Reduce ESP Failures in Central Arabia Fields
by Ahmed Al-Somali and Mohammed Al- Hamdan (Saudi Aramco)

2. Masila ESP Shop: Benefits and Advantages
by Fouad Mohammed Kholani (Canadian Nexen Petroleum Yemen)

12:00

Lunch

Session 2:

ROD PUMPING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS

Co-Chairs: Mark Mahoney (Harbison-Fischer) and Saeed Shaheen (Kuwait Oil Company)

13:00

Beam Pumping System for Deep High-Volume Wells
by Mohamed M. Ghareeb (Lufkin Industries) Shedid A. Shedid (University of Western Australia) and Mozher Ibrahim (Suez Canal University)

13:30

The Value of Automation in Well Testing of Beam Pumping Wells
by Jeffrey DaCunha and Nael Sadek (Lufkin Automation) and Joe Alexander (Enerplus Resources Fund)

14:00

Multiphase Pumps in Synergy with Artificial Lift
by Neil E. Gibeau (Weatherford)

14:30

Break

15:00

An Innovative Approach to Increasing PCP Runlife
by Julian Richard Cudmore (Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.)

15:30

PCP Stators: Key Factors Affecting Performance
by Dr. Ricardo Pardey and Ken Saveth (Baker Hughes Centrilift)

16:00

Breakout #1 (a & b same time)
a) Improving ESP Performance/Optimisation/Run Life
Co-Chairs: Abdullah Al-Somali (Saudi Aramco) + WG ESP + all 2 presenters

b) AL Selection
Co-Chairs: David Christmas (Schlumberger), Haitham Maaita (Al Khorayef), and Suleiman Al-Mantheri (Petroleum Development Oman),

17:00

Networking Reception in the Exhibition Area (all forum delegates)

18:00

End of First Day

Day 2 - Tuesday, 20 February 2007

Session 3:

GAS LIFTING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Co-Chairs: Nasser Salem (ADCO), Sanim Bahzad (Qatar Petroleum), and Ahmed Shoukry (Weatherford)

08:30

First In-Situ Gas Lift System in Offshore Saudi Aramco
by Abdullah A. Al-Somali and Salman A. Al-Aqeel (Saudi Aramco)

09:00

Gas Lift Optimization in Idd El Shargi North Dome
by Patrick Lee Matthews (Occidental Petroleum of Qatar, Ltd.)

09:30

ESP Analysis and Optimization by Operational Trends
by Iqbal Sipra and Harith Muqbali (Petroleum Development Oman) and Steve Beatti (Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.)

10:00

Break

10:30

Direct Current Motors with Permanent Magnets -- More Downhole Flexibility
by Dr. Miso Solesa and Dr. V. Sagalovskiy (Borets Company)

11:00

New ESP Bypass Technology Simplifies Installation and Reduces Rig Time
by Julian Richard Cudmore (Zenith OilfieldTechnology Ltd.

a) Artificial Lift in Heavy Oil Applications
Co-Chairs: Nelson Mejia (Occidental), David Nowowiejski (Weatherford), Bernie Fay (Baker Hughes Centrilift) + 2 presenters

1. Artificial Lift Selection & Design for Downhole Sampling and Heavy Oil Multi-Zone Testing by Ali A. Lamki, Said Hajri and Masoud Salmi(Petroleum Development Oman)

2. An ALS Solution for Low Pressure SAGD

11:30

Experiences Gained with the Application of Dual ESP System with Y Tool in Qatar
by Emmanuel Pradie, Joanes Bertin, and Adrien Broche (Total) and Khaled Elsheikh, Reza Dadrass & Brian Scott (Schlumberger)

12:00

Lunch

Session 4:

ARTIFICIAL LIFT IN HEAVY OIL APPLICATIONS

Co-Chairs: Nelson Mejia (Occidental) and David Christmas (Schlumberger)

13:00

Artificial Lift Selection & Design for Downhole Sampling and Heavy Oil Multi-Zone Testing
by Ali A. Lamki, Said Hajri and Masoud Salmi (Petroleum Development Oman)

13:30

An ALS Solution for Low Pressure SAGD
by William Hucman (Weatherford Canada Partnership)

14:00

Artificial Lift Database
by Niaz Al Ajmi and Sheikha Al Barwani (Petroleum Development Oman)

14:30

Break

15:00

Breakout #2 (a & b same time)
by William Hucman (Weatherford Canada Partnership)

b) Operators’ Needs, Requirements and AL Challenges
Co-Chairs: Saeed Al Shaheen (Kuwait Oil Company), Nasser Salem (ADCO), Abdullah Al-Somali (Saudi Aramco) and Sanim Bahzad (Qatar Petroleum)

16:30

Summary of Breakouts and Panel Sessions

17:00

Forum Summary / Close Out:by Nasser Al-Rawahy Chairman, MEALF Technical Committee