First EAGE Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity

in Carbonates

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TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

30 March - 1 Apr i l 2015Doha, Qatar

First EAGE Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity in Carbonates (WIPIC)2

Technical Committee

Dominique Guérillot Chair Qatar PetroleumVassilios Kelessidis Co-Chair Texas A&M University at QatarMohamed Azaroual BRGMAntonio Bittencourt PetrobrasFrank Chang Saudi AramcoStefan Goedeke Qatar PetroleumJens Henrik Hansen Maersk OilMohammed Alam HalliburtonPhilippe Julien TotalLahcen Nabzar IFP Energies NouvellesGuillermo Pastor ShellKris Raju Brine Oilfield Scale+ SolutionsMohammed Siddiqui Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry Ding Zhu Texas A&M University

Technical programme

Oral presentations - Tuesday 31 March

Al Wajba Ballroom07:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee

08:00 Welcome Remarks & HSE

OPENING SESSIOND.R. Guérillot (Qatar Petroleum) & V. Kelessidis (Texas A&M University at Qatar)

08:10 Opening Keynote Address 1 - Dr. Nasser Saqer L.H. Al-Mohannadi*, Manager (Qatar Petroleum Research & Technology Centre)

08:20 Opening Keynote Address 2 - Dr. Mark Weichold*, Dean and CEO (Texas A&M University at Qatar)

08:30 Keynote Presentation: Behavior of the Near Wellbore of Injection/Production Wells under Reactive Transport Conditions - M. Azaroual* (BRGM)

FORMATION DAMAGE PREVENTION AND CONTROLV. Kelessidis (Texas A&M University at Qatar) & G. Pastor (Qatar Shell Service Company W.L.L.)

09:05 WI01 - Non-Damaging Thin Polymer Drilling Fluid Improves O&G Wells’ Productivity at Lower Drilling Operational Cost - A.M. Ahmed* (Qatar Petroleum)

09:25 WI02 - Utilization of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Drilling Fluids Improves Fluid Loss and Formation Damage Characteristics - Z. Vryzas* (Texas A&M University at Qatar), P. Arkoudeas (Texas A&M University at Qatar), O. Mahmoud (Texas A&M University), H. Nasr-El-Din (Texas A&M University) & V. Kelessidis (Texas A&M University at Qatar)

09:45 WI03 - Asphaltene Precipitation and Deposition from a Heavy Crude Oil with CO2 - C.M. Seifried* (Imperial College London), J.P. Crawshaw (Imperial College London) & E.S. Boek (Imperial College London)

10:05 Coffee Break

10:35 Discussion Session 1

MATRIX STIMULATION I D.R. Guérillot (Qatar Petroleum) & M. Siddiqui (AkzoNobel)

11:05 WI04 - The Effect of Various Additives on Matrix Acidizing Effectiveness in Carbonate Reservoirs - G. Penny (CESI Chemical), D. Biswas (CESI Chemical), D. Germack* (CESI Chemical), D. Shedd (CESI Chemical) & H. Nasr-El-Din (Texas A&M University at Qatar)

11:25 WI05 - A 1H NMR Study on Acidized and Non-acidized Carbonate Rock Cores to Explore Correlations between Pore Geometry and Fluid-Solid Interactions - V. Kelessidis* (Texas A&M University at Qatar), L. Lagkaditi (Texas A&M University at Qatar), M. Fardis (NCSR Demokritos, Greece), M. Karayanni (Texas A&M University), G. Diamantopoulos (NCSR Demokritos, Greece), K. Dong (Texas A&M University), D. Hill (Texas A&M University) & G. Papavassiliou (NCSR Demokritos, Greece)

11:45 WI06 - An Effective Approach to Improve Acid Stimulation of Low-Permeability Carbonate Formation in Long Horizontal Water Injection Wells: Case Histories - A. Al-Taq* (Saudi Aramco)

12:05 Discussion Session 2

12:30 Lunch Break

MATRIX STIMULATION IIM. Siddiqui (Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry) & D.Z. Zhu (Texas A&M University)

13:35 WI07 - Experimental Investigation of Improved Acid Stimulation in Carbonates - O.G. Gharbi* (TOTAL E&P Qatar), M.A.S. Al-Sammarraie (Qatar Petroleum), J.C.B. Benquet (TOTAL S.A.), S.G. Goedeke (Qatar Petroleum), N.E.C.A. ALI (TOTAL E&P Qatar) & E.A. Aubry (TOTAL S.A.)

13:55 WI08 - Effect of High Pressure on the Propagation of Wormhole in Carbonate Rocks: Experimental and Modeling Approach - A.S. Sultan* (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals), L. Kareem (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals) & Q. Qiu (Schlumberger)

14:15 WI09 - Evaluation of Petrophysical Parameters from Micrometer Resolved CT Data - T.I. Solling* (Maersk Oil Research and Technology Centre), V. Ambati (Qatar Petroleum Research and Technology Centre), J. Foeken (Qatar Petroleum Research and Technology Centre) & D. Guérillot (Qatar Petroleum Research and Technology Centre)

14:35 Discussion Session 3

15:00 Coffee Break / End of Day 1

16:00 Dhow Cruise

Oral & poster presentations - Wednesday 1 April

Al Wajba Ballroom07:30 Welcome Coffee

CONFORMANCEM. Azaroual (BRGM) & J.H. Hansen (Maersk Oil)

08:05 WI10 - Organoclay as Emulsifier for Water in Oil Polymeric Gel Formulations used in Conformance Control - A.S. Sultan* (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals), A. Mohamed (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals) & I. Hussein (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals)

08:25 WI11 - Methodologies Used to Estimate Swept Fracture Volume and to Design Gel Polymer Treatments for Profile Modification, Sweep Improvement and Water Shut-off in Prolific Natural Waterdrive, Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs - A.D. Biswas (CESI Chemical), J. Portwood* (CESI Chemical) & G. Penny (CESI Chemical)

08:45 WI12 - Optimisation of Onsite Acid Pumping Rates Based on Laboratory Flow Rates - S. Goedeke* (Qatar Petroleum), O. Gharbi (TOTAL E&P Qatar), M. Al-Sammarraie (Qatar Petroleum, Research & Technology Centre), N. El-Cheikh (TOTAL E&P Qatar) & C. Franco (Qatar Petroleum, Oil Development Technology)

09:05 Discussion Session 4

First EAGE Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity in Carbonates (WIPIC) 3

POSTER SESSIONS. Goedeke (Qatar Petroleum)

09:30 P01 - Injection Water Compatibility and Scale Deposition Study for a Low-Permeability Carbonate Reservoir Development Project - P.I. Osode* (Petroleum Engineering Department), M.A. Bataweel (Saudi Arabian Oil Company), P.P. Najeeb (Saudi Arabian Oil Comapny) & M.H. Khaldi (Saudi Arabian Oil Company)

P02 - Sensitivity Analysis of Modeling Reservoir Formation Damage by an Adjoin-State Two-Phase Particulate Transport Simulator - M.A. Sbai* (BRGM) & M. Azaroual (BRGM)

P03 - Towards Unified Thermodynamic Modeling of Fluids in Carbonate Reservoir Environments - D.K. Eriksen* (Imperial College London), S. Dufal (Imperial College London), S.Z.S. Al Ghafri (Imperial College London), E. Forte (Imperial College London), A. Galindo (Imperial College London), G. Jackson (Imperial College London), J.P.M. Trusler (Imperial College London), E.A. Müller (Imperial College London) & A.J. Haslam (Imperial College London)

P04 - Development of Novel Emulsified Acid using Waste Oil - A.S. Sultan* (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals) & Z. Sidaoui (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals)

P05 - Impact of Mineral Heterogeneity on Wormhole Propagation in Matrix Acidizing and the Shortcomings of the Damkholer Number-Based Designs - M.A. Sbai* (BRGM), M. Azaroual (BRGM) & L. André (BRGM)

P06 - Optimisation of Onsite Acid Pumping Rates Based on Laboratory Flow Rates - S. Goedeke* (Qatar Petroleum), O. Gharbi (TOTAL E&P Qatar), M. Al-Sammarraie (Qatar Petroleum, Research & Technology Centre), N. El-Cheikh (TOTAL E&P Qatar) & C. Franco (Qatar Petroleum, Oil Development Technology)

P07 - Acid Wormholing in Carbonate Reservoirs: Successes and Future challenges - D.R. Guérillot* (Qatar Petroleum) & V.R. Ambati (Qatar Petroleum)

10:30 Coffee Break

WATER INJECTIONL. Nabzar (IFP Energies Nouvelles) & F. Chang (Saudi Aramco)

11:05 WI13 - Best Practices for a Sustainable PWRI - J. Ochi* (Total E&P France)

11:25 WI14 - Performance Assessment of Maximum Reservoir Contact Well in a Tight Carbonate Formation and Impact on Field Development - M. Alyan (ZADCO), M.Tariq Al Hamami* (ZADCO), D. Calarasu (ZADCO), K. Skene (ZADCO) & C. Dabbouk (ZADCO)

11:45 WI15 - Scaling Potential Risk Evaluation and Prevention for Water Alternating Rich CO2 Gas (WAG) in Limestone Reservoirs - M.C. Moreira Bezerra (Research Center of Petrobras), F. Ferreira do Rosario (Research Center of Petrobras), P. Guraieb* (Tomson Technologies), G.M.L. Leite da Silva (Research Center of Petrobras), K.R.S. Alves da Rosa (Research Center of Petrobras), M. Tomson (Brine Chemistry Solutions LLC) & R. Tomson (Brine Chemistry Solutions LLC)

12:05 Discussion Session 5

12:30 Lunch Break

WATER/CO2 INJECTION  L. Nabzar (IFPEN) & P. Julien (Total Exploration & Production SA)

13:35 WI16 - Long-term Fate of Injected CO2 into a Carbonate Formation, Middle East - T.J. Tambach* (Shell Global Solutions International BV) & J. Snippe (Shell Global Solutions International BV)

13:55 WI17 - Chemical Interactions between CO2-saturated Brines and Carbonate Minerals at Reservoir Conditions - J. P. Martin Trusler* (Imperial College London), B. Anabaraonye (Imperial College London), M.J. Blunt (Imperial College London), J.P. Crawshaw (Imperial College London), A.M. Leal (Imperial College London), J.C. Maitland (Imperial College London) & C. Peng (Imperial College London)

14:15 WI18 - Well Injectivity during CO2 Storage Operations in Deep Saline Aquifers - L. André (BRGM) & M. Azaroual* (BRGM)

14:35 Discussion Session 6

15:00 Coffee Break

15:15 Reporting Session

16:50 Workshop Summary Remarks by Technical Committee Co-chairs - Dominique R. Guérillot (Qatar Petroleum) & Vassilios Kelessidis (Texas A&M University at Qatar)

17:15 End of Workshop

Social Programme

Workshop DinnerMonday, 30 March 201518:00 - 21:00 hrsAl Dana Restaurant, Sharq Village & Spa

Dhow CruiseTuesday, 31 March 201516:00 - 19:00 hrs

Transfers to all venues will be provided and other information will be shared in due course. The workshop dinner and dhow cruise are included in the registration fees.

Sponsors

Contact information

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In this Third EAGE Workshop on Rock Physics, we would like to focus on the application of rock physics during exploration and production, for prospect evaluation and reservoir characterization.

This workshop will provide key emphasis on rock physics applications at various scales, between disciplines, and at different stages during a fi eld life cycle.

Topics• Exploration: The Role of Rock Physics in Prospect Generation• Production: The Role of Rock Physics in Reservoir Development and Characterization• Recent Advances in Experimental and Digital Rock Physics• Data Scaling: Integrating Data from Different Scales & Types.• Integration of Rock Physics with Basin Modeling and Seismic Imaging • Rock Physics and QI Applied to Unconventionals• Carbonate Rock Physics

To submit an abstract or for more information, please visit www.eage.org

Third EAGE Workshop on Rock PhysicsFrom Rocks to Basin - Applying rock physics in prospect evaluation and reservoir characterization

15-18 November 2015 – Istanbul, Turkey

Call for Papers deadline: 30 April 2015

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