Workshop Brochure - Society of Petroleum Engineers

Early Bird Registration Deadline:
26 September 2011
Society of Petroleum Engineers
19–21 October 2011 | Hyatt Regency Hotel | Mumbai, India
SPE Applied Technology Workshop
Deepwater: Going Deep to Get Ahead
Who Should Attend
• Completions Engineers
• Drilling Reservoir Engineers
• Facilities Engineers
• Asset Managers
• Front End Project Leaders
• Subsea Engineers
Committee Members
Chairperson
Sudhir Vasudeva
ONGC
Co-Chairperson
Sean Doran
Shell
Colin Andrew
Baker Hughes
P.K. Borthakur
ONGC
Lawrence Budge
Subsea 7
Sunil Gulrajani
Schlumberger
Gautam Hiranandani
Marine Consultants and Engineers
Sanjay Joshi
Aker Solutions
Mahesh Mahajan
BJ Services
George Mathew
DNV
Juju Mathew
Larsen & Toubro
George Michel
Technip
Jayant Malhotra
Schlumberger
Rajiv Menon
Weatherford
Shreenaath Natarajan
2H Offshore
T.K. Sengupta
ONGC
S.C. Soni
ONGC
Amar Umap
Global Offshore
Sunil Upadhyay
BG India
Eric van Baars
Global Offshore
Neil Young
DPS Bristol
Workshop Abstract
The continued exploration licensing, drilling, and farm-in activity taking place in
deepwater India, demonstrates the investment and effort that national and private
Indian companies, as well as an increasing number of IOCs are making to bring
deepwater India to reality. With early discoveries, in water depths of 500 to 3000m,
showing the makings of a major new oil and gas region, there are opportunities here
which will bring development and production much like the Gulf of Mexico in the early
1960s, North Sea in the early 1970s and Campos basin, offshore Brazil, in the early
1990s.
From 19 to 21 of October in Mumbai, SPE will hold the fourth annual applied
technology workshop (ATW) on deepwater technology. The workshop will expand
and update on the technology themes set-out in the previous workshops and explore
the positive way forward in the development of deepwater opportunities in Indian
waters and beyond. Entitled “Going Deep to Get Ahead”, the workshop will provide an
environment to meet, discuss, and gather lessons from existing developments around
the world, review emerging technologies, and look at deepwater HSSE management in
a post-Macondo world.
This ATW will review and discuss, in ten sessions over three days, deepwater case
histories, exploration/appraisal and development concepts, drilling and completion
technologies, subsea and surface facilities designs, production and surveillance
methods, and HSSE imperatives. It will conclude with a panel discussion on what
technologies are still needed to speed offshore deepwater development in India.
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WORKSHOP
Deepwater: Going Deep to Get Ahead
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Schedule
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
1700–1730 hours Steering Committee Meeting
1730–1830 hours Session Chairmen/Speakers Meeting
1730–1830 hours SPE Registration and Badge Collection
1830–1930 hours Workshop Inauguration and Keynote Speech
2015–2230hours Gala Dinner
Thursday, 20 October 2011
0900–1030 hours Session 1: Case Histories
Deepwater oil and gas developments are being executed in increasingly demanding and high-cost, frontier
environments. To accomplish this feat, the operator’s project teams must work together with service companies
and technology vendors to deliver integrated, innovative, and flexible solutions. Existing developments provide
the opportunity to see how successful these partnerships are and what solutions and concepts have been
developed. This session will provide an insight into “Ideation to Production” of three assets and seek to gather
lessons of success from across the world.
1030–1045 hours Coffee Break
1045–1215 hours Session 2: Exploration and Appraisal
Successfully developing a deepwater prospect depends heavily upon the ability to understand and reduce
risks and manage costs. Gathering quality information during exploration and appraisal activities is critical so
that decisions can be made on sound footings. Yet, in the deepwater environment, the costs of exploration
and appraisal are steep and the activities need to be carefully considered and focused on gathering the right
information. This session will consider the technologies and methods, being applied within the industry, and
which assist in delivering sufficient sub-surface information to allow key development decisions to be made.
1215–1230 hours Refresher Break
1230–1400 hours Session 3: Drilling and Completions
The Macondo incident cost 11 precious lives and caused unprecedented environmental impact. It highlighted
how difficult it is to control a deepwater subsea blowout and was an eye opener into the difficulties and
uncertainties for deepwater subsea intervention. At a time when most of the deepwater zones are fast-tracking
provision of emergency response kits, it is apt to discuss the lessons learnt from the incident and the progress
the industry has made in building capping and oil spill response tools. With regulatory agencies becoming more
stringent on deepwater safety and environment issues, operators have the imperative to be fully prepared for the
eventualities.
Also, automated drilling systems are now common on most newly built rigs. With emphasis on efficiency and
safety, the human intervention with drilling tools is being brought to a minimum. The technology is now being
viewed as a necessity, instead of just as an option.
Design and subsequent management of the drilling riser system, to withstand the range of subsea loads, is
a critical function to avoid failure. This session will consider how advancements in technology for deepwater
drilling and production have to be matched by the ability to connect the surface equipment safely to the seabed.
The industry is attempting to move ahead from running numerous casing pipes to other solutions in deepwater
drilling; dual gradient drilling mud and managed pressure drilling (MPD) now find favour. While the use of
MPD in deepwater provides challenges, an increasing number of wells are being drilled with MPD to counter
simultaneous loss and kick situations.
1400–1445 hours Luncheon
1445–1615 hours Session 4: Surface Facilities
Development of oil and gas fields in a deepwater environment needs leading edge, technology based, design
for safe and effective surface facilities. A range of facilities are available, e.g. TLP, SPAR, or floating structures
like FPSO, FSU, semisubmersibles, FLNG, etc. With deeper fields, the challenges related to riser and mooring
engineering and flowline design and installation become more complex and need special engineering
consideration. This session will focus on the challenges and the cutting edge technologies required to conquer
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This session will also address the significance of geotechnical, geophysical, and metocean data for proper
design of facilities for their station keeping.
1615–1630 hours Coffee Break
1630–1800 hours Session 5: Subsea Facilities
Getting hydrocarbon reserves from deepwater reservoirs has been a boundless challenge. Industry
has come up with robust solutions to meet the challenges as well–from state-of-the-art flow assurance
programmes to installing complex pipelines in challenging operating conditions and subsea processing
systems to ensure efficient evacuation of hydrocarbons to desired location. With increased activities
in deepwater and discovery of multiple fields with wide variance in reservoir properties in terms of
temperature, pressure, fluid properties, etc., the transportation of hydrocarbon through common pipeline
infrastructure becomes more challenging. Furthermore, the high pressure/high temperature (HPHT)
reservoirs will need insulated/heated pipelines to ensure safe evacuation of produced fluids to surface.
In addition the seabed bathymetry also poses its own challenges like steep slopes, sand liquefaction, low
temperatures, etc.
The subsea facilities session is dedicated to understand the latest developments in subsea facilities offered
by the industry including subsea processing (subsea separation, subsea boosting, etc.), HIPPS, insulation
methods (including PIP, DEH), pipeline stabilisation techniques in steep slopes, etc. along with references on
the application of such new technology in other parts of the world.
1830–1930 hours Networking Cocktail Hour and Posters
Friday, 21 October 2011
0900–1030 hours Session 6: Production Operations
With development going deeper, codes and integrity management systems have to continuously adapt to
the new environment. The latest evolutions will be presented here. In deepwater, subsea, and far from shore,
new projects face constraints in term of field maintenance. Difficultly of access to subsea facilities makes
every intervention activity costly. Solutions such as ROV friendly intervention, line recovery systems, and
new concepts for equipment maintainability will be required to reduce costs and improve reliability. The
maintenance philosophy of assets has become a key factor at design stage as the maintenance costs are
a key lifecycle cost driver. The session will present the latest findings within the industry. Operation and
maintenance of stability/buoyancy systems and floating facilities can be transported from one field to the
other to harvest smaller deepwater fields.
1030–1045 hours Coffee Break
1045–1215 hours Session 7: Well Re-Entry, Repairs, and Controls
This session will cover the important areas of well re-entry, repair, and control in a deepwater environment.
Relief well intervention has become a more viable option to be considered for well control intervention. New
technologies for design and implementation make the mechanics of relief well drilling easier and improve
the reliability of the well intercept.
Re-entry to any subsea, producing well is difficult. Intervention is especially challenging for deepwater
operations and may not always be possible given the restrictions of some existing systems and the lack of
availability of others. This session will address these challenges and the potential cost-effective solutions
that help extend the life of the well.
1215–1230 hours Refresher Break
1230–1400 hours Session 8: Emerging Technologies
In today’s context, the industry is looking for safer, better, cheaper, and faster methods by continuously
pushing the technical boundaries. As can be seen in the previous sessions, the technical challenges involved
in deepwater projects are numerous and require solutions that are innovative and deliver improved safety
and integrity. This session aims to discuss and share the advancement of research and developments in the
lifecycle of deepwater projects–deep sea drilling systems, subsea production systems, pipelines, FPSO’s,
and components involved in deep and deeper offshore fields.
1400–1445 hours Luncheon
1445–1615 hours Session 9: HSSE–Changes in Regulatory Framework–Post Macondo
The quest for hydrocarbons in deep and ultra-deep waters bears several HSE risks and challenges that
are unique and new to the general oil and gas industry. Undoubtedly the industry is excited about these
deepwater opportunities and at the same time conscious of the fact that these risks and challenges are
unprecedented. The Macondo incident was a stark reminder of the significant environmental, safety, and
financial risks that are involved in this enterprise. This session will cover topics related to various risk
mitigation measures the industry has been taking as a result of the lessons learnt from this incident. Also, it
will address the regulatory changes that are being proposed and the impact of these changes on the future
development of deepwater projects. These changes may completely shift the paradigm of risk mitigation and
the resulting economics.
1615–1630 hours Coffee Break
1630–1800 hours Session 10: Panel Session “Beyond 2015”
This high level panel session will conclude the workshop with presentations by eminent industry experts/
bureaucrats/policy makers. It will focus on deepwater developments beyond 2015 and the new technologies
to manage the risks and uncertainties.
This session will finish with workshop concluding remarks by the steering committee chairperson.
Workshop Venue
Hyatt Regency Mumbai
Sahar Airport Road
Mumbai, India 400 099
Tel: +91.22.6696.1234
Fax: +91.22.6696.1235
Website: www.mumbai.regency.hyatt.com
Workshop Guidelines
Format
Two and half days of informal discussions
prompted by selected keynote presentations
and discussions. Workshops maximise
the exchange of ideas among attendees
and presenters through brief technical
presentations followed by extended Q&A
periods. Focused topics attract an informed
audience eager to discuss issues critical
to advancing both technology and best
practices. The majority of the presentations
are in the form of case studies, highlighting
engineering achievements, and lessons
learnt. In order to stimulate frank discussion,
no proceedings are published and the press
is not invited to attend.
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.
• Professionally-prepared visual aids are not
required; handwritten view graphs are
entirely acceptable.
• Note-taking by participants is encouraged.
Poster Session
The Steering Committee encourages
registrations from professionals who are able
to prepare and present a poster on a relevant
project. For further details kindly contact
Khushbu Rajwani, senior event assistant at
krajwani@spe.org.
Attendance
Registrations will be accepted on a first-come,
first-serve basis. The Steering Committee
encourages attendance from those who can
contribute to the workshop most effectively
either in discussions or with posters. A
mix of attendees in terms of geographic
origin, companies, and disciplines will be
encouraged.
Workshop Deliverables
• The Steering Committee will appoint a
“scribe” to record the discussions and to
produce the full workshop report for SPE.
• This report will be circulated to all
attendees as the workshop deliverable
within 4–6 weeks following the workshop.
The copyright of the report is with SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be
posted on a specific SPE URL address
after the workshop. Provision of the
materials by the speakers will signify their
permission for SPE to do so.
Commercialism
In keeping with ATW objectives and the
SPE mission, commercialism in posters or
presentations will not be permitted. Company
logos must be limited to the title slide and
used only to indicate the affiliation of the
presenter and others involved in the work.
Attendance Certificate
All attendees will receive an attendance
certificate attesting to their participation in
the workshop. This certificate will be provided
in exchange for a completed Workshop
Questionnaire.
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.
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Deepwater: Going Deep to Get Ahead
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