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Cold Jet Expert Hour -- Increase Efficiency and Reduce Downtime with Dry Ice Cleaning
Contains 1 Component(s) Recorded On: 03/28/2018Content for this webinar is provided by Cold Jet. By registering, your contact information will be shared with the sponsor.
This presentation will discuss the value of dry ice cleaning within the oil and gas industry. Dry ice cleaning utilizes recycled CO₂ in the form of solid dry ice particles as the cleaning media, which provides a non-abrasive cleaning solution that allows equipment to be cleaned without dismantling or relocation of tooling to other plant areas.David Watson
Director of Business Development for Contract Cleaning, Cold Jet, LLC
Cold Jet manufactures and distributes dry ice cleaning and dry ice production equipment worldwide. David joined Cold Jet in the Inside Sales pilot program in 2008. He was promoted 8 months later and relocated to Canada where, for the past 7 years, he has served as Regional Sales Manager of Canada. During his time as a RSM, David managed all sales, growth initiatives, customer support and distribution relationships within the Canadian territory. In his time in outside sales, he consistently met or exceeded revenue targets and displayed the ability to plan, develop and execute effective business solutions. As it happens, the contracting vertical was his most successful segment which accounted for more than 40% of his business year after year. His transition into business development for the contracting segment arose due to a desire to grow professionally. David’s current goals are to grow the contracting market and help support Cold Jet’s installed customer base via marketing initiatives that include – but aren’t limited to – tradeshows, publications, speaking engagements, open-houses and webinars. David holds a B.B.A. in International Business from Eastern Kentucky University by way of education also in the Netherlands and Mexico.
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About Cold Jet®
Cold Jet® is the world leader in developing innovative, environmentally responsible dry ice cleaning solutions that help companies reduce maintenance costs, enhance product quality, prolong equipment life and improve productivity and worker safety. Cold Jet's extensive line of dry ice cleaning systems are used in a variety of industries, making productive use of recycled carbon dioxide while eliminating the need for chemicals and water in the cleaning process. In addition, the company's dry ice production equipment is used by every major gas company worldwide to produce the highest density dry ice available. Cold Jet is a private company with global headquarters in Loveland, Ohio, and international operations in Europe, Asia, Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit www.coldjet.com or call 1-800-337-9423 or +1 513-831-3211 (International).
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Blowout Prevention and Relief Well Planning for the Wheatstone Big-Bore Gas Well Project
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/28/2018The offshore Wheatstone LNG Project in Western Australia utilizes subsea big-bore gas wells as the preferred method of producing the field.
The offshore Wheatstone LNG Project in Western Australia utilizes subsea big-bore gas wells as the preferred method of producing the field. Wheatstone wells use a 9–5/8" production conduit from the top of the gas pay zone to the ocean floor. Well bores of this size are necessary to match the large productive capacity of the gas reservoirs they penetrate. This producing scenario provides the obvious benefit of yielding large volumes of gas through the use of relatively few wells. Each of those highly productive wells, however, also represents a source of gas that, if accidently allowed to flow unhindered, could present an uncommonly difficult well control challenge. It is for this reason that the Wheatstone Drilling and Completions Team evaluated a wide range of possible reservoir and well architecture scenarios to fully understand the possible scale of relief well responses that might be necessary in the event of a blowout. The conclusions from this evaluation were surprising. Our originally-planned well design concept called for penetrating the Wheatstone gas reservoirs with a casing shoe set 950m vertically above. Our analysis indicated that 3–4 relief wells would be simultaneously required to bring a blowout under control. Based on these results, both the well and the drilling execution plan were redesigned to minimize the number of required relief wells. In summary, the redesign amounted to setting casing immediately (i.e., = 3m) above the gas reservoir before actually penetrating it, with the resulting benefit of reducing the required number of relief wells to 2. Although this reduction is beneficial, it should be noted that there is only one documented subsea case where 2 or more relief wells have been drilled with the intent of simultaneously pumping into both to effect a dynamic kill. Given this fact, our well control-related preparations for executing this project were more extensive than that of preceding projects.
This paper chronicles the full extent of the engineering and operational planning performed to ensure that no uncontrolled hydrocarbon releases occurred during the execution of the Wheatstone Project's subsea big-bore gas wells and, if a blowout were to occur, that the response to such an unprecedented event would be sufficient and robust. Covered in the paper are (1) reservoir deliverability modeling, (2) dynamic kill modeling, (3) gas plume modeling, (4) relief well trajectory and mooring planning, (5) pilot hole execution planning, (6) a newly applied LWD technology for sensing resistivity vertically below the drill bit and (7) a discussion of future research that has been identified as necessary to better define the fluid injectivity capabilities of subsea relief wells.
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Mind Reading, Listening and Being Nice
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/27/2018The webinar will offer straightforward practical steps you can use immediately in the workplace. Some interactive exercises will get you thinking about your own non-technical competence.
Most organizations in the oil and gas industry realize that further improvements in safety and productivity will come from improving the people management skills of their people at all levels. However, so many programs of non-technical skills (also called crew resource management and human factors) are not as effective as they could be because they are too general. We have to be more specific about communication skills, team working, leadership skills, and situational awareness. In this webinar Dr Bill gets to the heart of the matter and shows how the basics of mind reading (yes, you can read people’s minds), really listening and being nice, are the foundation of most non-technical skills subjects. The webinar will offer straightforward practical steps you can use immediately in the workplace. Some interactive exercises will get you thinking about your own non-technical competence.
Dr. William Robb
Safety Improvers
Dr. Bill of Safety Improvers has been delivering non-technical skills for companies in the oil and gas industry for 22 years. His special skill is in presenting complex behavioral and management issues in plain English. This enables people to apply what they learn about themselves quickly and effectively. Bill has assisted large and medium-size organizations in the oil and gas industry in over 13 countries improve people and asset performance by showing how straightforward techniques of people management can improve morale, productivity and safety. . Bill has doctoral degrees from the universities of Glasgow and South Africa and has published eight detailed manuals on improving safety performance. In July 2010, Bill received an award from the Aberdeen Branch of the Society of Petroleum Engineers for his outstanding contribution to health and safety in the oil and gas industry.
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Edge Analytics at the Rig
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/27/2018By moving algorithms to the wellsite, the oil and gas industry will be able to take advantage of the new field of Edge Analytics. This webinar will discuss what will be needed to permit high frequency Edge solutions at the point of data acquisition.
The traditional way to support remote drilling operations is through real-time operation centres. These RTOCs rely upon timely and accurate data from the wellsite in order to provide rapid support and responses in the event of well issues. Often there is a considerable lag in the time it takes for drilling data to be acquired, transmitted and analysed, so that critical incidents are not identified quickly enough. There is then a strong case for data analytics to be made at the point of acquisition.
The Big Data revolution is transforming the way that information can be stored and analysed, and machine learning can now be used to identify patterns of behaviour from offset well data, leading to the potential to predict non-productive time events such as a well kick or stuck pipe. By moving algorithms to the wellsite, the oil and gas industry will be able to take advantage of the new field of Edge Analytics. This webinar will discuss what will be needed to permit high frequency Edge solutions at the point of data acquisition.
Jon Curtis
President, Petrolink Group
Mr. Curtis is President of the Petrolink Group, a real-time data acquisition, management and analytics consortium. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including Chairperson of SPE Drilling Uncertainty Prediction Technical Section (DUPTS) where he works with other leaders to provide comprehensive solutions across drilling operations. Mr. Curtis started his career in the wireline logging industry and then founded Offshore Communications Services in 1988, to provide wellsite data management services in the UK North Sea. The company later became Petrolink as the company's service portfolio evolved through the 1990's. Mr. Curtis graduated from Oxford University where he studied Metallurgy and Materials Science.
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Module 4: Recent Information from the SEC
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/22/2018This module will present highlights of recent SEC staff presentations and of issues raised in comment letters.
No formal guidance on reserves definitions or reporting requirements has been issued by the SEC since 2013, and the majority of that guidance was actually provided in October 2009. Reserves filers have come to depend on public presentations by SEC staff members and on exchanges of "comment letters" issued by staff members in which the staff often identifies issues of current concern. Portions of these letter exchanges between staff and reserves filers are made available to the public. This module will present highlights of recent SEC staff presentations and of issues raised in comment letters.
To purchase this course as part of the series, go to: SEC Reserves Reporting Regulations Series.
Dr. W. John Lee
Von Gonten Chair in Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University
Dr. Lee holds BS, MS and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Early in his career, John worked for ExxonMobil and specialized in integrated reservoir studies. He later joined the Petroleum Engineering faculty at Texas A&M, and became Regents Professor of Petroleum Engineering. While at A&M, he also served as a consultant with S.A. Holditch & Associates, where he specialized in reservoir engineering aspects of unconventional gas resources. Professor Lee joined the University of Houston faculty in September 2011 and held the Cullen Distinguished University Chair until September 2015, when he rejoined the Texas A&M Faculty. He served as an Academic Engineering Fellow with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington during 2007-2008, and was a principal architect of the modernized SEC rules for reporting oil and gas reserves. John and his team received the SEC’s Law and Policy Award in 2009. Professor Lee is the author/co-author of four textbooks published by SPE and has received numerous awards from SPE, including the Lucas Medal, the DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal and Honorary Membership. He has received Distinguished Achievement and Honorary Life Member Awards from SPEE and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
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SEC Reserves Reporting Regulations Series
Contains 4 Product(s)This four-part webinar series will cover the reserves reporting regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
This four-part webinar series will cover the reserves reporting regulations of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.
Presented by Professor John Lee
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Topics discussed include:
(1) reserves definitions;
(2) reserves reporting requirements;
(3) SEC guidance; and
(4) recent information derived from the SEC in public presentations and comment letters.Series Format
Each webinar is a 1-hour presentation followed by a live/recorded 30-minute Q&A session.
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Wellbore Ranging Technologies, Intercept, Applications and Best Practices
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/22/2018The subject of Well Intercept has frequently been dealt with in best practice manuals, guidelines and check sheets. This eBook will attempt to capture in one document the main points of interest for public access through the Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE) Wellbore Positioning Technical Section (SPE WPTS) or otherwise commonly referred to as the, Industry Steering Committee on Wellbore Survey Accuracy (ISCWSA).
The subject of Well Intercept has frequently been dealt with in best practice manuals, guidelines and check sheets. This eBook will attempt to capture in one document the main points of interest for public access through the Society of Petroleum Engineer (SPE) Wellbore Positioning Technical Section (SPE WPTS) or otherwise commonly referred to as the, Industry Steering Committee on Wellbore Survey Accuracy (ISCWSA).
This eBook was written by the SPE WPTS (aka ISCWSA) Well Intercept Sub Committee (WISC) and is intended to develop good practice in wellbore intercept applications and promote its understanding within the oil and gas wellbore construction industry.
The intent of this document is to help engineers determine the appropriate ranging methods and technologies for a given positioning objective. Depending on the objective complexity, there may not be a silver bullet or one technology on its own that may provide a complete solution. In many applications, a combination of ranging technologies and methods, involving multiple industry expertise may be required to achieve the desired objectives.
Benny Poedjono
Schlumberger Petro-Technical Expert
Mr. Poedjono is a Schlumberger Petro-Technical Expert, an Advisor in Wellbore Positioning, Interception and Relief Well Operations based in Sugar Land, Texas. He started his career with Schlumberger in 1982 as field engineer and has held various positions in operations, management, engineering, technical, support and business development and has worked in more than 29 countries. His recent areas of expertise are in Geomagnetic Referencing, Advanced Wellbore Positioning, Acoustic Ranging, Collision Avoidance Management, Wellbore Interception, Relief Well Operation, Platform and Pad Design and Robotics for Oil and Gas. Benny is also serving on the SPE, EAGE, ISCWSA, ATC and API RP 78 Recommended for Wellbore Positioning. He has published more than 50 technical papers and holds many various patents. Benny is a graduate of Bandung Institute of Technology in Indonesia with a Bsc and Ir degree in Digital Electronic Engineering.
Chad Hanak
President, Superior QC
Dr. Hanak has an extensive background in navigation and automated systems. He has a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, specializing in statistical estimation and control theory. Chad spent the first decade of his career at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where he designed guidance and navigation systems for both manned and unmanned spacecraft. Some of his design work includes aerocapture guidance at Titan and Neptune, low thrust trajectory optimization to Mars and Jupiter, crater-based lunar navigation, and autonomous navigation flight software for the Orion manned spacecraft. Chad left NASA in 2011 to go work for Baker Hughes, where he worked in the R&D department. His work at Baker Hughes and elsewhere includes both active and passive magnetic ranging system developments, among other technologies.
Pete Schiermeier
Global Technical Advisor, Survey Management/Survey/Ranging, Halliburton
Mr. Schiermeier is a Global Technical Advisor for Survey Management/Survey/Ranging services with Halliburton and is currently based in Houston Texas. After graduating from the University of Idaho in 2006 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geology, Mr. Schiermeier was employed as an underground mine geologist and specializing in geologic mapping, underground mine design and mine surveying. His introduction to the oilfield started in 2007 where he has spent the last 11 years within Sperry Drilling management and operational roles specializing in advanced wellbore placement, magnetic referencing (time varying field, crustal field), ranging technology, product development/management and global technical services for engineering solutions . Mr. Schiermeier is active within the SPE, Industry Steering Committee on Wellbore Survey Accuracy (ISCWSA) and API RP 78 groups.
Roger Goobie
SME/Well Placement Technical Specialist, BP GWO
Mr. Goobie joined the oilfield over 23 Yrs ago, after graduating from the University of the West Indies with a B.Sc. Hons in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He started his career working for a major service company (Schlumberger) in 1995 and joined BP in 2011. Over the years he has held several technical and managerial positions and have worked in several countries and areas around the world including; Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, India and the United States.
He has been a member of the SPE for the last 17 years and have authored and presented over a dozen technical papers on a wide variety of Drilling Optimization topics. A few of his SPE publications have been peer reviewed by the SPE to assure delivery of the highest technical integrity.
In 2014 Roger received the SPE North America Gulf Coast Regional Drilling Engineering Award which recognizes and rewards him for aligning himself with the SPE’s vision and goals of technology dissemination.
Roger is an active member of the SPE Industry Steering Committee on Wellbore Survey Accuracy (ISCWSA). The primary aim of this group is to produce and maintain standards for the industry relating to wellbore survey accuracy. He is also serving on the Operators Wellbore Survey Group (OWSG) and the API RP 78 Recommended Practice for Wellbore Positioning working group.
Roger currently works for BP GWO as an SME and is the Well Placement Technical Specialist for their western hemisphere operations.
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QRI Expert Hour -- Using a Data-Driven Technology to Improve Drilling Efficiency
Contains 1 Component(s) Recorded On: 03/21/2018Content for this webinar is provided by QRI. By registering, your contact information will be shared with the sponsor.
Experts show how a data-driven technology was applied to hundreds of wells in a major oil field, quickly processing and aggregating large data sets, identifying drilling bottlenecks, and improving drilling efficiency.
Dr. Hamed Darabi
Technology Execution Leader, QRI
Dr. Darabi is the technology execution leader at Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI). Since 2013, Dr. Darabi served as the team lead for multiple field studies, and was involved in the development of various proprietary products at QRI. He also worked on several giant fields in Middle East to implement QRI technologies and perform reservoir studies. Prior to QRI, Dr. Darabi worked as reservoir engineer at Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation and various companies in Middle East, since 2006. His experience spans reservoirs in California, Kuwait, Partitioned Zone, Iran, UAE, Mexico, and Iraq.
Dr. Ali Karimi
Drilling and Completion Analyst, QRI
Dr. Karimi is a drilling and completion analyst at Quantum Reservoir Impact (QRI). He also worked at University of Texas at Austin as a research scientist in 2013 where he worked on drilling and completion research projects related to multi-phase gas influx modeling, drilling automation, thermal fluid design and modeling, managed pressure drilling modeling, and wellbore strengthening. These projects were sponsored by major operators and service companies including ConocoPhillips, Shell, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger, NOV, Saudi Aramco, etc., as part of Rig Automation and Performance Improvement in Drilling (RAPID) consortium. He has (co)authored more than 30 technical papers, holds 5 patents, and serves as an associate editor in Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering (JNSGE).
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Advanced Imaging and Characterization of Shale rocks – Critical Role in Unconventional Development
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.15 credits offered Recorded On: 03/20/2018Increased activity in unconventional (shale) reservoirs has prompted advances in electron microscope imaging and it has resulted in formulation of protocols for shale reservoir characterization. We will discuss characterization workflows and illustrate results.
In conventional exploration, shales are important as sealing lithologies and as source rocks. As such, their strength and geochemical properties have been the object of much study. In unconventional exploration, the shale formation acts as source, seal, and reservoir so that we examine shales by focusing on their reservoir properties. In particular, total organic carbon (TOC) and porosity (storage capacity) are important reservoir quality indicators. With that in mind, characterization of the organic matter in these rocks is of prime importance.
Characterization workflows start with the imaging of the core using a host of imaging modalities. These include, but are not limited to the following: whole-core (single- and dual-energy) helical computed tomography; micro-CT scans (of 1-in. core plugs obtained from the whole core, selected on the basis of whole-core CT, and ties to well log data); standard sedimentary petrography for characterization of sedimentary structures; organic petrology (reflected and fluorescent light imaging); Raman spectroscopy; high-resolution, two-dimensional scanning electron microscopy of polished (argon ion milled) samples; three-dimensional scanning electron imaging (using image reconstruction); and transmission electron imaging of organic matter to gain a detailed understanding of the organic matter with respect to storage capacity and morphology. TEM analysis follows the earlier nondestructive techniques/analyses used to characterize the organic matter. Imaging studies are run in parallel with shale rock properties (SRP) measurements made on both intact and crushed material. Imaging and image analysis tied to the physical property measurements allow for the development of predictive rock properties models.
Increased activity in unconventional (shale) reservoirs has prompted advances in electron microscope imaging and it has resulted in formulation of protocols for shale reservoir characterization. We will discuss characterization workflows and illustrate results.
Kultaransingh (Bobby) Hooghan
Speaker
Bobby has a Master’s degree in Physics from Mumbai University and one in Engineering Technology from University of North Texas. He has been doing SEM imaging work since college focusing on FIB/SEM since 1995. He taught courses in FIB at Microelectronic conferences from 1990 to 2012 and has extensive experience in imaging, including Cryo and Environmental Imaging. He has contributed to FIB related handbooks and been awarded three (3) US patents for Microelectronic. For seven years, Bobby worked exclusively on geologic application for Weatherford Labs, where he primarily carried out electron imaging of shales and organic matter characterization using a multitude of techniques and modalities. He has authored several publications in this field and earned one US and one Australian patent for Oil & Gas applications.
Lori Hathon
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston.
Dr. Hathon received a Bachelor of Science degree, with Honors, from Michigan State University, and a PhD in Sedimentary Petrology from the University of Missouri. After finishing her education, she spent six years in Exploration and Production with Amoco Production Company, and 20 years in fundamental rock properties research at Shell International E&P, Inc. Her areas of research include forward modeling of clastic reservoir properties (diagenesis, porosity, permeability), imaging and image analysis linked to rock properties measurements (digital rocks), and modeling of geomechanical properties (compressibility and strength). The last several years of her tenure at Shell were devoted to understanding organic matter catagenesis and porosity evolution in shale reservoirs.
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Best Practices to Reduce Venting and Flaring with Economic Benefit
Contains 2 Component(s), 0.1 credits offered Recorded On: 03/20/2018The presentation discusses the drivers for reducing venting and flaring and gives a step by step approach to address EPA Compliance Alert from project identification to ultimate success in sending gas to a gathering or sales pipeline. The characteristics of storage tank vent gas are discussed.
Existing and evolving regulatory requirements require oil and gas producers to reduce venting and flaring of natural gas from their operations. Regulatory agencies tightening venting and flaring emissions include Environment Canada, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA), U.S. Department of the interior, state/province environmental and oil and gas mining regulatory agencies. These rules seek to minimize the loss of natural resources and to reduce air pollution emissions. The air pollutants of concern include volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide. The source of the natural gas is primarily flash gas liberated from the storage of crude oil and condensate. The presentation discusses the drivers for reducing venting and flaring and gives a step by step approach to address EPA Compliance Alert from project identification to ultimate success in sending gas to a gathering or sales pipeline. The characteristics of storage tank vent gas are discussed. Steps include identifying project scope and emission standards, design data needs, best design practices, installation, commissioning and monitoring systems. The use of smart systems to measure and monitor system operation and the amount of gas recovered is included. Also covered is the design and use of vapor recovery towers (VRTs) to reduce the chance of oxygen entering the vapor recovery systems. Supplemental emission controls using vapor combustion units as backups to the vapor recovery system is also addressed. The presentation will also introduce new technologies used to automate the detection and reporting of leaks from open thief hatches used on storage tanks, No Heat Acoustic Crude Stabilization and Gas Measurement.
Jeffrey Voorhis
Speaker
Mr. Voorhis obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Kingsville Texas A & M University in 1983. In January 2012, Mr. Voorhis joined HY-BON ENGINEERING and has been using his oil and gas permit expertise to overcome regulatory barriers Mr. Voorhis is a registered professional engineer in the State of Texas and has 22 years of private sector engineering experience in the on shore/off shore petroleum industry. He has also served 22 years’ work for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (TCEQ) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) where he provided engineering and technical assistance on pollution prevention in the United States and Mexico. In these diverse functions, he has successfully provided technology to many pollution prevention and environmentally conscious projects, resulting in over 250 million dollars a year in savings.. He has many publications including preparation of Texas Pollution Prevention Assessment Manual and Case Studies of Source Reduction and Waste Minimization by Texas Industries. He has served on FOSTTA and many EPA committees. He is also was project leader for TSCA, PPIS, RCRA, Galveston Bay, and NICE3 grants. Mr. Voorhis is also a Registrar Accreditation Board Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditor for ISO 14000. He was the first certified EMS Lead Auditor in state service. Mr. Voorhis was named was TCEQ employee of the Year in Pollution Prevention in 2005.
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