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November 2019 SPE Distinguished Lecturer

Event Details
Event Date 12th Nov 2019
Time 12.00pm for 12.30pm start
Duration 2 hours
 
Registration Details
Closing Date 11th Nov 2019
Registrations Available 84
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Student Members $0.00 ea
PESA Member $50.00 ea
General $60.00 ea
 
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Description

November 2019 Distinguished Lecturer Invitation

Abstract:
Fluids, such as oil, gas, and water, can move within a reservoir over geological time. This talk will show how recognising these processes and incorporating them into analysis can greatly improve reservoir characterisation and provide powerful insights to optimise development plans. I will use three very different examples to illustrate this. Firstly, a deepwater oil field that had long been considered an “ugly duckling” was re-evaluated incorporating knowledge of historical fluid movement which had created compositional grading. The new analysis revealed better connectivity, higher recoverable oil volumes and a previously unrecognised tar mat, which demonstrated that producer locations should be higher on structure and the potential need for a waterflood. Secondly, the Sunrise gas field in the Timor Sea was reassessed with the knowledge of historical advective gas mixing. This showed that Sunrise, previously thought to have a high risk of compartmentalisation, was actually well connected both vertically and laterally. This analysis changed the number and locations of planned development wells, significantly reducing the potential development cost. Finally, in the Alberta Oil Sands, analysis showed that the redistribution of “solid” bitumen and water had occurred as a result of biodegradation. This explained the puzzling water mobility and “upside down” transition zones. This knowledge is important in predicting the lateral movement of steam/heat needed for the optimum design of thermal oil recovery. The movement of fluids within a reservoir over geological time happens more often than is commonly thought and is an under utilised tool for reservoir characterisation. It is particularly valuable for offshore development where information is sparse. The most important key to using it is simply asking the question "could it have occurred?"
 
Biography: 
Bruce is a Reservoir Engineering Advisor in Calgary and has worked for Shell in New Orleans, Unocal in Houston and Woodside in Perth, Australia. Bruce has a B.A.Sc. and Ph.D. in Geological Engineering from U.B.C., Canada, as well as a M.S. in Engineering Economics Systems and Operations Research from Stanford. He has authored over 50 papers and conference presentations. He won Best Paper at the 2014 SPE Heavy Oil Conference, Best Paper and Honorable Mention for best presentation at the 2010 APPEA Conference in Australia.
 
Venue
Venue Ayers House
Address 288 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000
 
Contact
Email functions@spe-sa.org