Oral Presentation (In-person)
Seyed Reza Hosseini, Pasargad Energy Development Company, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Reliable estimate of construction costs and schedules at the time of project approval are important for justifying a project on economic ground and for planning the means of financing it. The economic impact of a construction cost overrun is the possible loss of the economic just [....] » Read More
Title : Investigation of nano-silica solution flow through cement cracks
Vu Nguyen, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States
Cement cracks are one of the most common failures in oil and gas wells. Cracks can reduce cement strength, resulting in a loss of zonal isolation and fluid leak. Placement of gels of nanoparticles (NPs) in the cracks is considered as a promising solution to solve the problem. It [....] » Read More
Title : Decision-making technique for water shutoff using random forests and its application in high water cut reservoirs
Seddiqi Khwaja Naweed, Akita University, Japan
Most of the oilfields are now experiencing intermediate to late stages of their oil production by waterflooding method. The water injection effects in creating channels between wells are serious and the oil recovery efficiency are decreasing. The usage of water plugging profile c [....] » Read More
Title : Microscale modelling of rotating packed bed used for separation processes
Abdallah Sofiane Berrouk, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Steady research and development are needed to significantly bring down the currently high cost related to reducing carbon footprint and increasing environmental sustainability of many physical and chemical processes such CO2 capture, natural gas desulfurization, and water deconta [....] » Read More
Title : Improve PDO asset’s reliability through effective deferment data management
Hilal Mohammed Ali Al Ghefeili, Petroleum Development Oman, Oman
The average unscheduled deferment at the PDO has risen to around 5%. Based on a price of $25 per barrel, this costs the company approximately US$280 million per year. Therefore, this project was launched to support PDO's Surface Unscheduled Deferment Gap to Potential Strategy [....] » Read More
Title : Clay reactivity with brine and its impact on fluid flow through porous media
Mostafa Ahmed Sobhy, American University in Cairo, Egypt
Brine sensitivity of clay bearing formations have been the focus of oil and gas industry for several years. The formations bearing clay showed a formation damage and reduction in permeability when brine of altered properties became in contact with the clay. The previous led to th [....] » Read More
Title : Optimization of oil production in (carbon (iv) oxide) enhanced oil recovery using machine learning
John Kaninda Mfuta, Near East University, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
With rising global energy demand, oil production from mature fields is declining and new hydrocarbon discoveries are not sufficient to meet up with the demand. Therefore, Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) has gained attention over the years, emerging as an essential technique in global [....] » Read More
Title : Optimizing natural gas consumption from the policy maker's point of view
Seyed Reza Hosseini, Pasargad Energy Development Company, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran’s estimated proved natural gas reserves were 1,203 trillion cubic feet as of December 2021, second only to Russia. Hence, natural gas is considered one of Iran's most important energy sources. Currently, natural gas pipelines have been developed in most of the regi [....] » Read More
Title : Clay/Brine reactivity and its Impact on fluid flow through porous media
Hossameldeen Elnaggar, University of Wyoming, United States
The effect of various parameters affecting clay and brine reactivity such as salinity, pH, flow rate, temperature, type and valence of cations, anions, oil presence as well as the clay type and concentration on clay fine migration and flocculation is presented. Conseque [....] » Read More
Title : Study of the chemical composition of pyrolysis distillate
Dilmurod Salokhiddinov, National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Results of research of a chemical compound pyrocondensate pyrolyzation manufactures –pyrolyzation distillate, the heavy pitch of pyrolysis and a tar-product on the basis of processing of natural gas of Ustjurt region have resulted. It is shown, that pyrolyzation disti [....] » Read More
Title : Achieving net zero from block 60 oil production facilities
Arwa Alajmi, OQ E&P, Oman
Objective/Scope: To reach the objective of zero routine flaring by 2030, a concept development process was initiated to recover 0.5-3 MMSCFD of flared gas. This study, which is currently still in concept development, aims to enhance the economical attractiveness to meet the Zero [....] » Read More
Title : Failure analysis of gas lift mandrels: Case studies
Jeetendra Gupta, Navi Mumbai, India
This paper discusses the premature failures of two Gas lift mandrels installed at two different oil & gas fields. During the workover operation in well A of field A1, severe pitting and holes were observed in mandrels while mandrel of well B at field B1 got sheared during pul [....] » Read More
Title : Management of permits and regulatory compliance obligations for the East African crude oil pipeline project
Ezra Kavana, East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline, Tanzania, United Republic of
This article analyses the role those East African countries play in enforcing crude oil pipeline regulations. The paper finds that countries are more likely to have responsibility for enforcing these regulations if they have larger networks of gathering and transmission lines and [....] » Read More
Title : Flare reduction and utilization for lower GHG
Mohamed Salim AL Fazari, Petroleum Development Oman, Oman
Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) is Oman’s premier oil producer and operates several fields at “A”. “A” East and “A” West are located on the eastern flank of the South Oman Salt Basin. As “A” Thermal fields contain heavy o [....] » Read More
Title : Improvement of the performance of low-salinity water flooding on oil recovery for sandstone reservoirs in Northern Afghanistan Kashkari oil field
Kazunori Abe, Akita University, Japan
Low-salinity water flooding (LSWF) is an environmental-friendly enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technique and operates similarly to conventional water flooding without synthetic chemical material. The main mechanism of oil recovery by LSWF is to increase the water wettability in oil [....] » Read More
Title : Water treatment plant enhancement - maximize value for lower GHG
Mohamed Salim AL Fazari, Petroleum Development Oman, Oman
The Purpose of “A” Thermal Field Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is to remove hardness of Aquifer pump-off (APO) Well Water to make it suitable for Steam Generation. The process involves removal of suspended solids, traces of oil and dissolved minerals from water. The tot [....] » Read More