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African Energy in the 21st Century: Paving the Way for the Future December 5–7, 2016 I Safari Park Hotel I Nairobi, Kenya CONFERENCE PREVIEW
African Energy in the 21st Century: Paving the Way for the FutureDecember 5–7, 2016 I Safari Park Hotel I Nairobi, Kenya
CONFERENCE PREVIEW
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) it is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the inaugural Africa Energy and Technology Conference. The choice of Nairobi, Kenya as the location of this meeting is a tribute to the recent surge in hydrocarbon exploration success in East Africa, both onshore and off shore. Our conference will highlight many facets of these newer discoveries and also the signifi cant industry activity that is occurring across the African continent. Africa has led the world in major discoveries in recent years and the time is right for an all-Africa regional meeting.
We wish to thank the Kenya Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the National Oil Company of Kenya for their support and endorsement of this conference as a non-profi t professional society event. The meeting could not have been possible without the hard work of the dedicated programme and organising committees and the professional staff of AAPG and SPE. The ultimate success of this event will of course be due to the willingness of our session presenters and their employers to share examples of geoscience, engineering and energy related projects from across the continent.
We are also exceptionally fortunate to be able to host panel sessions on frontier exploration plays in Africa, social responsibility, and government regulation and contract sanctity. The participation of IOCs, NOCs, academia, other government agencies, and technology and service providers will aff ord great depth and diversity to this meeting and we look forward to the interaction and contributions of their representatives.
As part of this inaugural conference, we are off ering two pre-convention industry short courses and a post-convention fi eld trip to the magnifi cent Kenya Rift Valley. We hope that participants will fully partake in the knowledge sharing and professional networking opportunities that will be available to them in Nairobi.
We look forward to meeting you in Nairobi and are confi dent that this joint AAPG-SPE event will be both memorable and an invaluable experience for all who attend.
Message from the Conference Programme Chairs The Event
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) welcome you to the inaugural Africa Energy and Technology Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. This event is envisioned as a truly continent-scale African conference and exhibition held by two professional societies, with over 140,000 global members.
Who Should Attend• Senior Energy Professionals
• Geoscientists, Geologists, Geophysicists and Geochemists
• Reservoir Description and Dynamics Professionals
• Drilling and Completion Engineers
• Petroleum Engineers
• Operations and Production Engineers
• Health, Safety, Security, Environment Professionals
• Risk Management Professionals
• Project, Facilities, Infrastructure and Construction Professionals
• Geothermal and Renewable Energy Experts
• Water Management Professionals
• Local, National, and International Governmental Organisations
• Regulatory Bodies
• Service, Supply, and Consulting Companies
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Professional Societies
• Universities, Research Centres and Institutes
Top Reasons to Attend Africa Energy and Technology Conference: • Forum for energy professionals from industry,
government and academia to hear and learn about what Africa’s experts have to say about the future of their continent
• Keynote speakers will share their vision of where Africa is headed and provide insights for delegates to help them strategise for the future
• In depth technical sessions will focus on geology, engineering, midstream, commercialisation, regulatory regimes, agreements, social programmes, renewables and industry challenges such as CO2 sequestration
• Dedicated technical session on the continent’s potential for tight oil plays will provide delegates with insights and food for thought
• Forum for delegates to make new contacts and discuss business opportunities and direct investment in the country
Recently, East Africa has emerged on the global stage as a major energy province for companies to explore and produce hydrocarbons. Kenya holds the distinction of being the largest producer of renewable energy in Africa while poised to be a major oil and gas producer. The conference will explore the challenges faced and solutions to ensure hydrocarbons reach the market in a manner that is expedient, safe and environmentally sustainable, creating value for the stakeholders. Nairobi provides a perfect opportunity for a two day fi eld trip to the Rift Valley to see fi rst-hand the geology of one of the youngest rifts on the planet, as well as a visit to a geothermal energy facility in the Rift Valley. The conference will also run two short courses on ‘Improving Success in Drilling’ and ‘Petroleum Geology Fundamentals.
Bill Bosworth, Apache Egypt Companies
‘Gbenga Onadeko, Welltec Africa
Registration Details/ General Information
To register please visit www.africaetc.org
We accept Visa and Mastercard credit cards. If you have any questions please contact the London offi ce:
SPE Europe, Caspian and Sub-Saharan Africa1st Floor Threeways House, 40/44 Clipstone Street, London W1W 5SWTel: +44 20 7299 3300Fax: +44 20 7299 3309Email: [email protected]
Conference Venue
Safari Park Hotel P.O Box 45038 A2, Nairobi City, Kenya
Accommodation
A limited number of rooms are being held at the Safari Park Hotel. To make your booking please go to the Travel and Accommodation page on the conference website, www.africaetc.org.
Conference Welcome Reception
All conference attendees are invited to join the committee for a welcome reception on Monday 5 December from 17:30 – 19:00 in the exhibition area. The reception will provide ample opportunity to network with delegates, authors, exhibitors, and industry contacts.
Posters
A variety of poster presentations will be displayed during the course of the conference. We would encourage all attendees to take a moment during the session breaks to view these posters covering a range of related subjects.
Proceedings
One copy of the digital proceedings will be provided for all paid registrants (excluding students and faculty members).
Visas
It is recommended that delegates apply for Kenyan visas online, via the following website, http://www.kenya-evisa-online.com. Applying for an evisa will avoid queueing when arriving in Kenya. Please visit the following website http://www.immigration.go.ke/Information.html to determine whether you need a visa to enter Kenya. For visa application support or to request an invitation letter please contact the SPE offi ce.
Badge Collection
Event badges and material will not be mailed in advance. Your event badge and registration materials (including the digital conference proceedings) should be collected from the registration desk on Sunday 4 December from 10:00 – 18:00 or Monday 5 December from 07:00 – 09:00. The registration desk will be open throughout for any event and/or registration enquiries.
Author Room
The author room timings are as follows:
Sunday 4 December 10:00 – 18:00Monday 5 December 07:00 – 18:00Tuesday 6 December 07:00 – 18:00Wednesday 7 December 07:00 – 15:30
Security and Safety
All attendees are required to wear their conference name badge at all times. Use of a badge by the person not named on the badge is grounds for confi scation. If you lose your conference badge, please return to Registration to obtain a replacement.
No one under the age of 15 is permitted on the exhibition fl oor during offi cial show hours.
Attendees are requested to remain vigilant at all times and anybody acting suspiciously should be reported to a member of the SPE, AAPG or venue team.
In the event of an emergency, staff will provide conference attendees with any necessary information and instructions. More details will be available on site.
Full Conference Fees
SPE/AAPG Member 1100 USDNon Member 1200 USDAuthor/Committee/Session Chair 750 USDStudent 195 USD
Full conference registration fee includes: Attendance to all conference sessions, entry to the exhibition, poster displays, a copy of the conference proceedings, coff ee break refreshments, lunches and attendance to the welcome reception on 5 December.
Training Courses
Improving Success In Drilling 390 USDPetroleum Geology Fundamentals 390 USD
Field Trip
Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Field Trip 595 USD
Event Registration FeesTo register or for further information about the registration fees and details please visit www.africaetc.org
Sponsors and Supporting Organisations
Supporting Organisation Silver Sponsor
Executive Committee
David Blanchard DB Global Energy Consultants
Patrick Obath Eduardo & Associates
Dr. Scott Tinker University of Texas, Austin
Programme Committee Chairs
Bill Bosworth (Co-Chair) Apache Egypt Companies
‘Gbenga Onadeko (Co-Chair) Welltec Africa
Committees
Sam Abraham Geothermal Project Manager
Olatunji Akinwunmi Total Nigeria
Geofrey Angudubo Arumdri ATP
Tokunbo Azeez Baker Hughes
Jospeh Bagal Welltec Africa
Funmi Coker Frontier Oil Nigeria
Elizabeth Desser Consultant
Klisthenis Dimitriadis Well Engineering Consultant
Luca Dragonetti ENI Kenya
Terry Engelder Pennsylvania State University
Debo Fagbami Oildata/Xenergi, Nigeria
Manuel O. Graças de Deus Chevron Africa & Latin America
Dr. James Granath Consulting Structural Geologist
Yannick Kenga Total Congo
Patrick Kiome National Oil Company of Kenya
Antoine Logmo-Ngog Total Uganda
Dr. Connie Martinon Total/University of Nairobi
Elike Mawuli Tullow Oil
Ernest Mkpasi ExxonMobil Nigeria
Dr. George MuiaNational Oil Company of Kenya
Bernard Oboarekpe Shell
Olanrewaju Ojo-Aromokudu Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa
James Okereke Chevron Nigeria
Dr. Uche Okorocha Schlumberger Nigeria
Olalekan Olafuyi University of Benin, Nigeria
Steven Otillar Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Nathaniel Oyatogun SEPLAT
David Pickering Tullow Oil
Salahuddeen Tahir Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Joseph Versfelt Apache Egypt Companies
Paul Wambugu Kenya Electricity Generating Company
Programme Committee Members
Programme Committee ChairsProgramme Committee Chairs
Registration Details/General Information
Event Cancellation and Refunds
Cancellations must be submitted in writing to the SPE Offi ce in London. Cancellations received prior to 4 October 2016 will receive a refund less a USD 75 handling fee. Cancellations received on or between 4 October 2016 and 4 November 2016 inclusive, will receive a 50% refund. For cancellations after 4 November 2016, no refunds will be paid although substitutions can be made.
This refund policy applies to all refunds except in the event that the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Offi ce issues or designates an “Advise against all travel” travel advisory for Nairobi and/or Kenya for the dates of the event (“Travel Advisory”). In the event of a Travel Advisory, (i) The organisers may, at its sole option, change the location and/or dates of the event (“Relocated Event”) and, (ii) delegates may, at their sole option, request a full refund without penalty or, in the event of a Relocated Event, have the registration transferred to the Relocated Event.
In the unlikely case of cancellation of an event the organisers shall not accept liability for any consequential loss and shall have no liability to reimburse any other costs that may have been incurred, including transport costs, accommodation etc. The organisers encourage delegates to take out travel insurance when making travel and accommodation arrangements.
Sustainability Statement
SPE and AAPG are committed to ensuring that the environmental impact of our events is kept to a minimum. We aim to make progress in the fi eld of sustainability through reducing energy usage, promoting eco-friendly mobility, reducing water consumption and limiting waste, all core values in keeping with those of the oil and gas industry.
Thursday 8 December
09:00-18:00 Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Field Trip
Wednesday 7 December
07:00-13:30 Registration
07:00-15:30 Author Room
08:30-10:30 Panel Session: Petroleum Regulation and Contract Sanctity; Ensuring an Orderly and Sustainable Future
10:30-11:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 11: Shale ReservoirsTechnical Session 12: Commercialisation and Regulatory
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30Technical Session 13: African Continental MarginsTechnical Session 14: Reservoir Engineering I: Reservoir Production Potential Optimisation Case Studies
15:30-16:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30Technical Session 15: Natural Gas Storage and CO2 SequestrationTechnical Session 16: Reservoir Engineering II: Unconventional / Diffi cult Reservoirs and Mature Fields Case Studies
17:30-18:00 Closing Ceremony
Friday 9 December
09:00-18:00 Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Field Trip
Sunday 4 December
09:00-17:00 Training Course: Improving Success in DrillingTraining Course: Petroleum Geology Fundamentals
10:00-18:00 Author Room Registration
Schedule of Events(as of September 2016)
Monday 5 December
07:00-18:00 Author RoomRegistration
09:00-10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00-10:30 Coff ee Break and Exhibition Opening
10:30-12:30 Executive Plenary Session: Africa in the 21st Century; Frontier Plays and Challenges
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 1: East and Central African Rifts: Basin Structure and TectonicsTechnical Session 2: Drilling Challenges and Optimisation
15:30-16:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 3: East African Rifts: Petroleum SystemsTechnical Session 4: Well Design and Operations
17:30-19:00 Conference Reception
Tuesday 6 December
07:00-18:00 Author RoomRegistration
08:30-10:30 Panel Session: Social Responsibility; Smart Goals for a Sustainable Future
10:30-11:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 5: Somalia – Mesozoic GondwanaTechnical Session 6: Health, Safety, Sustainability and Social Responsibility
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 7: North Africa – Where Are We Today?Technical Session 8: Maximising Recoveries Through Eff ective Reservoir Management
15:30-16:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 9: New Frontiers in Exploration for AfricaTechnical Session 10: Technology Applications to Maximise Field Recoveries
Technical Programme(as of September 2016)
Technical Programme(as of September 2016)
Sunday 4 December
09:00–17:00 Training Course: Improving Success in Drilling Training Course: Petroleum Geology Fundamentals
Monday 5 December
09:00–10:00 Opening Ceremony - Paul Britt, President, American Association of Petroleum Geologists - Janeen Judah, President Elect, Society of Petroleum Engineers
10:00–10:30 Coff ee Break and Exhibition Opening
10:30–12:30 Executive Plenary Session: Africa in the 21st Century; Frontier Plays and Challenges
This session is an opportunity for high-level executives to share and discuss their knowledge and vision on where Africa is headed in the energy world and what challenges lie ahead. The focus will be on East Africa but the fl oor is open to discuss any region of Africa and topics ranging from economics, intra-regional co-operation, energy mix, pressure points and sustainability.
Moderator: Patrick Obath, Eduardo & Associates
Invited Panellists - Emeka Ene, CEO, Oildata Inc and Xenergi
- Robert Godec, US Ambassador to Kenya
- Keith Hill, President and CEO, Africa Oil
- Douglas Hollett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Offi ce of FossilEnergy, US Department of Energy
- Charles Keter, Cabinet Secretary, State Department of Energy, Ministry ofEnergy and Petroleum, Kenya
- MaryJane Mwangi, Ag. CEO / General Manager, Downstream Operations,National Oil Company Kenya
- Dr. Scott Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, University ofTexas, Austin
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 1: East African and Central Rifts: Basin Structure and Tectonics
Session Chairs: Bill Bosworth, Apache Egypt Companies; Joe Versfelt, Apache Egypt Companies
Oil and gas exploration of the onshore East Africa and Central Rift System has spanned decades. Some early oil exploration eff orts focused on large
onshore or rift lake tracts while others were focused on long recognised mapped oil seeps or oil shows in older wells. Relatively recent oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya have resulted from such keen focus. With oil development now ongoing and with an eye to export, exploration activities are naturally focused on deploying technology to push the envelope of producing basin petroleum systems and to fi nd the next prospective basin. This session highlights ongoing work to further understanding of the role of tectonics and the basin structure, as exploration continues the eff ort to identify new resources in both established producing basins and on-trend basins.
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 2: Drilling Challenges and Optimisation
Session Chairs: Joseph Bagal, Welltec Africa; Olanrewaju Ojo-Aromokhudu, Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa
Operators have been drilling increasingly challenging wells to increase recovery of existing assets. Some of the challenges are the uncertainties of the seismic data, the narrow margin window in HPHT or high permeability sands, the thermal stresses induced by high temperature, the wellbore stability, mud losses, and hardware installation.
This session will discuss technologies that can help to reduce these uncertainties through better identifi cation of the target while drilling, mitigating mud and cement losses that can jeopardise the integrity of the well, managing bottom hole pressures within a narrow drilling window in high permeability sands. African case histories of these technologies and processes will be presented, paving the way for the future of energy on the continent.
15:30-16:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 3: East African Rifts: Petroleum Systems
Session Chair: Christopher Scholz, Syracuse University
Oil and gas exploration of the onshore East African Rift System has spanned decades. Some early oil exploration eff orts focused on large onshore or rift lake tracts while others were focused on long recognised mapped oil seeps or oil shows in older wells. Relatively recent oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya have resulted from such keen focus. With oil development now ongoing and with an eye to export, exploration activities are naturally focused on deploying technology to push the envelope of producing basin petroleum systems and to fi nd the next prospective basin. This session will explore new insights on existing data, and how new approaches are yielding new perspectives on the search for new resources in the East African Rifts.
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Monday 5 December
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 4: Well Design and Operations
Session Chairs: Yannick Kenga, Total Congo; Bernard Oboarekpe, Shell
With the progress of technology, operators are drilling more deviated wells and longer horizontal sections. This presents challenges on well design and operations to achieve zonal isolation between heterogeneous zones, control the production of sand and unwanted fl uids, plug and abandon effi ciently, and execute projects fl awlessly in remote locations.
This session will discuss technologies and processes that allow successful sand control operation in long horizontal sections with fi ltercake removal, alternative methods of conveying perforating guns in these horizontal sections, and technologies that allow meeting the well construction regulations for well barriers. World case histories will be presented as well as applications in the 21st century for the African energy.
17:30-19:00 Conference Reception
Tuesday 6 December
8:30-10:30 Panel Session: Social Responsibility; Smart Goals for a Sustainable Future
This session is an opportunity for representatives to share and discuss their knowledge and vision on what social responsibility means in Africa and particularly as it relates to the energy industry. The oil and gas industry is often vilifi ed but it is a vehicle to improve the world in which we reside. Aside from assisting local communities by building schools are there other ways to have a positive impact on the social welfare of local communities? What about climate change and the issues that raises with respect to CCS and green technologies? Green fl aring is one example but other innovative technologies to capture and sequester emissions are being tested and are currently in use. In some countries regulators are using infrared cameras to detect leaks at the wellhead and compressor that typically require only basic repairs or upgrades to eliminate. Will the transition from fossil fuels to renewables be sustainable and at what cost? Kenya is the largest geothermal energy producer in Africa so what lessons and teachings are there from this experience.
Moderator: TBC
Invited Panellists - Inge van den Berg, Oil & Gas Specialist, The World Bank - Dr. Ben Chumo, Managing Director and CEO, Kenya Power
- Manuel Gracas de Deus, General Manager – Health, Environment and Safety, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company – Southern Africa Strategic Business Unit, Chevron Africa & Latin America
- Gurjeet Phull Jenkins, Country Manager, Anadarko - Dr. Connie Martinon, Social Aff airs Manager, Total Exploration & Production
and Lecturer, University of Nairobi - Eng. Albert Mugo, Managing Director & CEO, Kenya Electricity
Generating Company - Mwendia Nyaga, Chief Executive, Oil and Energy Services
10:30-11:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 5: Somalia – Mesozoic Gondwana
Session Chairs: Dr. James Granath, Consulting Structural Geologist Jan Witte, Falcon Geoconsulting
The rift basins of Somalia represent an array of Mesozoic extensional basins similar to the western examples in the Central African Rift System (CARS). They share many characteristics with those, but also with the Yemen basins across the Gulf of Aden. To date, only shows of hydrocarbons and small developments have been realised, but recent exploration in the region reveals good potential for hydrocarbon resources. This session off ers a fresh evaluation of Somalian petroleum system basins and hydrocarbon play elements, and identifi cation of key basins for prospectivity. Context of petroleum exploration in the greater region comprising the Horn of Africa and East Africa places Somalia in perspective of ongoing exploration eff orts. Topics will include basin analyses of the off shore Jubba, Mid Somali High basins and the onshore Odewayne basins as well as the rifted basins (Guban, Nogal and Daroor) in northern Somalia. This session covering an underexplored part of Africa promises to deliver the latest insights on petroleum exploration in the onshore and off shore Somalian area.
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 6: The Importance of Health, Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility
Session Chairs: Manuel O. Graças de Deus, Chevron Africa & Latin America; Dr. Connie Martinon, Total and University of Nairobi
Globally, and especially in Africa, our industry continues to face serious challenges, risks, accidents and injury associated with the workplace environment. These create personal hardships, fi nancial costs and a poor image for the energy industry in general. Thus, issues of health, safety, environment and social responsibility are of great interest and concern to all businesses. Today, more than ever, industries and organisations cannot ignore the impact of their activities on surrounding communities and their environment.
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Tuesday 6 December cont
This session will off er an important opportunity for participants to reassess and refl ect upon their development strategy in order to improve the wellbeing of people within the industry, as well as those of diff erent stakeholders and their environment. Presentations and discussion will help delegates understand the varied dimensions of these challenges. Specifi cally, they will examine issues of incidents, what factors infl uence human behaviour, and the question of accident prevention. The session will culminate in a discussion on the overall environmental protection in terms of sustainable development, using diff erent case studies from Africa and showcasing opportunities and challenges associated with both local and national content.
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 7: North Africa – Where Are We Today?
Session Chairs: Bill Bosworth, Apache Egypt Companies; Terry Engelder, Pennsylvania State University
Oil and gas exploration in North Africa is steadily changing. While in recent years the region’s oil and gas industry has been buff eted by regional geopolitical winds and commercial challenges, it continues to be carried forward by both technology application in established plays as well as dramatic new discoveries in new play concepts. The hydrocarbon resources of North Africa continue to grow from its traditional base because of new thinking and determination. From regional technical integration to the reservoir scale characterisation tools, this session highlights the application of new technology and comprehensive analysis in established plays.
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 8: Maximising Recoveries Through Eff ective Reservoir Management
Session Chairs: Patrick Kiome, National Oil Company of Kenya; Tokunbo Azeez, Baker Hughes
Mature oil and gas fi elds are characterised in many cases by the presence of existing production infrastructure and export schemes. Capacities designed for peak production as per existing conditions at that time are often negatively aff ected by the ongoing ageing of the infrastructures and process facilities.
Reservoir management is the practice of maintaining knowledge of the producing conditions of the reservoir to a high enough degree for optimising volume recovery, and delivering high quality reserves forecast. It is the application of operations and decisions by which a reservoir can be measured, developed, produced, and monitored from discovery through to abandonment.
Economic recovery of resource volumes will in large part depend on how well
the reservoirs are monitored and how data is captured and analysed. They form the basis by which operational decisions are implemented. Increasing the knowledge of performance of the reservoir, taking swift operational decisions and the reduction of execution time are important outcomes from a successful reservoir management plan.
In this session, considerations to correctly identify bottlenecks in the integrated system and the judicious application of appropriate surveillance methods along with proven intervention technologies are addressed; all aimed at optimal operability and availability to maximise asset value.
15:30-16:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 9: New Frontiers in Exploration for Africa
Session Chairs: David Blanchard, DB Global Energy Consultants; Bill Bosworth, Apache Egypt Companies
Africa has experienced arguably the world’s most successful exploration programmes over the past decade. Yet many regions and parts of basins remain very much underexplored. In order to fully realise the hydrocarbon potential of this vast continent our industry will need to apply ever more sophisticated exploration techniques and seek to understand the region’s geology at all scales of observation, from the tectonic plate to basin architectures to the pore space. This session will include presentations that address all of these issues and provide an opportunity for in-depth discussions about the future of exploration technologies in Africa.
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 10: Technology Applications to Maximise Field Recoveries
Session Chairs: James Okereke, Chevron Nigeria; Salahuddeen Tahir, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Oil and gas wells are drilled to drain reservoirs while injection wells introduce fl uids (gas, water, chemicals etc.) to maintain an optimal reservoir pressure or to eff ectively sweep the reservoir. The global average primary recovery from reservoirs varies between 25% and 30% with some operators in some geographical areas able to achieve up to 50%. Advances in gas lift and other improved oil recovery (IOR) techniques have been deployed globally.
Operators seek to increase maximum reservoir contact by drilling horizontal wells or multi-lateral wells and also by deploying diff erent types of completion technologies to optimally drain the reservoir. Wells have also been confi gured with diff erent hardware to manage the zonal contribution/injection and intelligently manage reservoir pressure. These wells are referred to as smart wells. Over the life of a well, enormous amounts of data are collected, usually with the objective of using them to gain insights into the behaviour of the reservoir or to interpret events in the wellbore. This session will cover
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
experiences with the use of a combination of technologies and data to maximise recoveries from hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Wednesday 7 December
08:30-10:30 Panel Session: Petroleum Regulation and Contract Sanctity; Ensuring an Orderly and Sustainable Future
This session is an opportunity for representatives to share and discuss their knowledge and vision on where Africa stands on industry regulations, particularly with respect to environmental stewardship. Countries in East Africa have started formulating regulations and the fi rst fundamental set is just now being rolled out. Are these regulations suffi ciently comprehensive to protect life and property as well as the environment? Could, or should, a uniform basic regulatory code be adopted by all countries in Africa similar to the API? Each country has individual needs that also need to be addressed and made an integral part of the governing regulations. Contract sanctity remains a concern for operators, shareholders and governments alike but views sometimes diff er on what that actually means. Potential topics for discussion related to agreements are contract terms, renegotiated post-discovery, taxes imposed outside of contract terms and national content expectations.
Moderator: Steven Otillar, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Invited Panellists - Sam Abraham, Geothermal Project Manager - Luca Dragonetti, Managing Director, ENI Kenya - Yusuf Matashi, Managing Director, Nigerian Petroleum Development
Company - Eng. Joseph Nganga, Director General, Energy Regulatory Commission - Joe Sang, Managing Director, Kenya Pipeline Company - Phillip Steyn, Vice President & Chief Operating Offi cer, Rhino Resources
10:30-11:00 Coff ee Break / Poster Presentations
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 11: Shale Reservoirs
Session Chairs: Scott Durocher, TransGlobe Energy Corporation;Terry Engelder, Pennsylvania State University
The Niger Delta-Benue trough opened in the late Jurassic-early Cretaceous period with the formation of a number of sub-basins including the Abakaliki and Anambra Basins of south eastern Nigeria. This session will focus on details of the source rocks of south eastern Nigeria in an eff ort to assess their potential as gas
shales. Potential discussion during this session on Nigerian gas shale might include the eff ect of a relatively high geothermal gradient in the Anambra basin where source rock over-maturation might be a problem. Other discussion topics include the structural style of these basins and the impact that diff erences in structural style might have on gas shale prospectivity.
11:00-12:30 Technical Session 12: Commercialisation and Regulatory
Session Chairs: Elike Mawuli, Tullow Oil; Dr. George Muia, National Oil Company of Kenya
The oil and gas industry has enjoyed tremendous exploration success in East Africa during the past decade but very little of the discovered resources have been commercialised. While there are a multitude of factors responsible for the protracted delays the resulting hiatus provides the industry with breathing space to assess the long-term impacts, both positive and potentially adverse, for the region. In addition to market forces, it is critical for industry and governmental partners to ensure there is a regulatory regime in place to provide a standard framework for the future. Building both infrastructure and capacity are obviously crucial to successful commercialisation however, both require suffi cient data, planning and execution for success and environmental stewardship. This session provides the speakers’ viewpoint of the challenges faced and for solutions to ensure hydrocarbons reach market in a manner that is expedient, safe, environmentally sustainable and creates value for the stakeholders.
12:30-14:00 Luncheon
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 13: African Continental Margins
Session Chairs: Elizabeth Desser, Consultant; Joe Versfelt, Apache Egypt Companies
Most off shore oil exploration has been successful in West Africa, but recent major off shore gas discoveries in East Africa demonstrate more prospectivity than previously thought. In addition to the Eastern Mediterranean discoveries, it can be anticipated that many frontier off shore African margins will yield considerable hydrocarbon resources to drive development across the whole of Africa. This session off ers a selection of papers concerning some of the more frontier Indian Ocean African margins related to Gondwana breakup, but also revisits some of the more successful areas of West Africa and touches on some new play concepts.
14:00-15:30 Technical Session 14: Reservoir Engineering (I) – Reservoir Production Potential Optimisation Case Studies
Session Chairs: Olatunji Akinwunmi, Total Nigeria; Geofrey Angudubo Arumdri, ATP
Technical Programme (as of September 2016)
Training Courses: Improving Success in Drilling
Description:
The first half of the course will cover the development of the drilling plan and budget, including preparing a drilling programme, selection of the appropriate drilling equipment and personnel for the project. The preparation of an AFE plan for the drilling budget will also be discussed, in order to plan for normal and unforeseen operations, and cost savings through improving project efficiency.
The second half of the course will cover the management of day to day operational problems that occur across the African region, including loss circulation, stuck pipe, fishing, equipment problems, drilling monitoring and gathering of data, storage and sharing of information amongst various teams involved in a project.
Topics Include:
Conceptual modeling, establishing objectives, well designing, critical engineering considerations, project team and plan and drilling programme, AFE, contracts, procurement and tender processes, drilling optimisation, the key to successful well drilling, non-productive time, location setup, daily operations, drilling issues, HSE and preventive maintenance, quality data gathering and reporting, testing operations.
Course Length:
1 day – 4 December
Booking Deadline:
31 October
Why Attend:
This short course will help to plan your drilling operations better, improve the utilisation of the equipment resources available, help in tighter cost planning and raise the standards of drilling efficiency within the framework of the HSE regulations. The quality of the data gathered can be improved which will help to make the projects bankable and increase the well deliverability and reduce the number of dry wells.
Who Should Attend:
The course is meant for government regulators, project managers, resource managers, finance managers, drilling team engineers, procurement managers and HSE managers.
Instructor:
Sam Abraham, is an independent Drilling Project Management and Engineering consultant. He has been in the drilling industry for 23 years, including upstream Oil and Gas and Geothermal. His primary technical interests lies in drilling engineering, drilling project management, operational reviews including HSE and improving drilling project efficiency. Sam has worked as an instructor for drilling and project management for EAGP and presented the African Union Code of Practice for Geothermal Drilling at the official release in June 2016. Sam holds MS in Petroleum Technology and MS in Engineering Management from National University, California.
The need for improved forecasting as well as improved reservoir and well production performance cannot be over emphasised in the present context of historically low oil and gas commodity prices. Efforts of most oil and gas producing companies are in the areas of maximising production and controlling operational expenses. These papers highlight case studies with the ultimate goal of improving the characterisation, thereby generating more accurate production forecasts.
15:30-16:00 Coffee Break / Poster Presentations
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 15: Natural Gas Storage and CO2 Sequestration
Session Chairs: Sam Abraham, Geothermal Project Manager Joseph Bagal, Welltec Africa
This session provides insights on natural gas storage and CO2 sequestration for their applications in Africa.
Natural gas is part of the African energy mix for the 21st century and presents the challenge of being difficult to store. This session will present modeling of natural gas storage and transport, as well as the infrastructure needs and economics to enable a development across the African continent.
The future of energy in Africa requires enhancing oil recovery and reservoir drainage. CO2 flooding case history will be presented as well as some innovations in carbon capture and sequestration that allow a positive impact on the environment.
16:00-17:30 Technical Session 16: Reservoir Engineering (II) – Unconventional / Difficult Reservoirs and Mature Fields Case Studies
Session Chairs: Geofrey Angudubo Arumdri, ATP; Olalekan Olafuyi, University of Benin, Nigeria
Unconventional reservoirs (generally non-clastics), as well as mature fields and other difficult reservoirs such as complex gas cap fields continue to be important in today’s challenging industrial context. This session features papers analysing geophysical, geological as well as engineering data from these complex reservoirs.
17:30-18:00 Conference Closing Ceremony
Thursday 8 December
09:00-18:00 Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Field Trip
Friday 9 December
09:00-18:00 Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Field Trip
Course InstructorSam Abraham
Description:
The purpose of this short course is to introduce the layman to the basics of petroleum geology. The short course will be an abbreviated version of the course that is taught to undergraduate petroleum engineers at the Pennsylvania State University when introducing engineers to petroleum geology. The focus will be on an analysis of the elements that are necessary for a successful petroleum geosystem based on the play concept. “A play is a model in the mind of the geologist of how selected geological factors might combine to produce petroleum accumulations at a specifi c stratigraphic level in a basin.” (Allen and Allen, 2005). The petroleum geosystem is a series of geological events including source rock deposition, the accumulation of a reservoir rock, the evolution of a seal rock, the addition of overburden which created the temperature and pressure for maturation, the formation of traps, the migration of petroleum and natural gas, and the preservation of petroleum and gas over time. As a background for developing an understanding of a petroleum geosystem subject such as basin evolution, sequence stratigraphy, and petrophysics will be introduced.
Topics Include:
• Petroleum geosystems• Petroleum play concepts• Source rock geology• Sequence stratigraphy• Structural geology
Course Length:
1 day – 4 December
Booking Deadline:
31 October
Why Attend:
If you are attending the SPE/AAPG Africa Energy and Technology Conference, yet have little or no background in petroleum geology, taking this short course will be a time-effi cient way to learn what petroleum geology is all about.
Who Should Attend:
Both professionals and students who wish to have an introduction to the geology of oil and gas.
Instructor:
Terry Engelder B.S. – Pennsylvania State University (1968), M.S. – Yale University (1972), and Ph.D. – Texas A&M University (1973) is currently a professor of geosciences at Penn State and has previously served on the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Texaco, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He has written 170 research papers, many focused on fracture in Devonian rocks of the Appalachian Basin, and a book, Stress Regimes in the Lithosphere. He is the geologist who fi rst added public credibility to the enormous potential for the Marcellus gas shale which became the world’s second largest gas fi eld in just a few years. Before his eff ort which dates back to 2007, the economic potential of the Marcellus was either misunderstood or underestimated.
Training Courses: Petroleum Geology Fundamentals
Highlights of the Trip Include:
• Overview and overlook of the Rift Valley from its western margin at the Kikuyu Escarpment. The border fault is spectacularly displayed, and along the route are examples of other rift structures including active relay ramps
• A visit to Lake Naivasha, currently a mid-sized freshwater rift valley lake
• Hell’s Gate National Park, with exposures of abundant trachytic and rhyolitic lava fl ows, as well as abundant African wildlife
• An optional hike into the lower Njorowa Gorge within Hell’s Gate National Park, which exposes mid-Pleistocene syn-rift lacustrine sedimentary deposits
• The Olkaria Geothermal Station is contained within the park, and adjacent to the geothermal fi eld are exposures of small rhyolites that host the geothermal resource
• Tour of the geothermal power plant, drilling rigs, and related facilities
Field Trip Fee Includes:
• Travel from Nairobi to Naivasha and return will be by chartered bus
• One-night accommodation at the Great Rift Valley Lodge and Golf Resort (including breakfast)
• Dinner on the 8 December
• Lunch boxes and refreshments on the 8 and 9 December
Field Trip: Kenya Rift Valley and Geothermal Project Course Instructor
Terry Engelder
Dates: 8 – 9 December
Location Kenya
Start/Return: Nairobi
Duration: 2 days
Booking Deadline: 7 November
The Kenya Rift Valley is one of the best exposed and most thoroughly studied continental rift systems in the world. It is a magmatic-rich rift, and therefore also the site of extensive volcanism and geothermal activity. This fi eld trip begins in Nairobi, and visits areas of the Central Rift Valley. The goals of the trip are to experience the tectonic geomorphology of an active rift, observe some of the major shield volcanoes along the rift axis, visit a modern intra-rift lake, examine Pleistocene syn-rift fi lls and the dramatic sedimentary facies variability of these systems, and to visit the KenGen Olkaria geothermal site where clean renewable energy is being produced by the Kenyan government.
Sam Abraham Geothermal Project Manager
Field Trip Leaders: Christopher Scholz
Syracuse UniversityChristopher Scholz
Sponsorship/Exhibiting Opportunities
This conference will help organisations learn about and understand the latest technical knowledge, skills and case studies to assess plays, their viability and ultimately their value. It will facilitate discussion around the future of fossil fuels in Kenya and neighbouring countries in addition to what role renewables currently play.
A wide range of sponsorship opportunities are currently available for this event to help you maximise your presence in the industry and strengthen brand identity including:
• Platinum• Titanium• Gold• Silver• Drinks Reception• Lunches• Digital Proceedings• Registration and Lanyards• Coff ee Breaks• Table Top Exhibit
All Sponsors Receive:
• Logo displayed on the event website with a link to your company website
• Logo will appear on pre-event marketing emails promoting the event
• Logo included in the Conference Preview (depending on sign up date)
• Logo included in the Conference Programme given out to all attendees onsite
• Company name and short product description listed in the Conference Programme
Please contact Simon Polledri to fi nd out more about options available to you at this event:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7299 3300
Email: [email protected]
SPE
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profi t professional association whose members are engaged in energy resources development and production. SPE serves more than 143,000 members in 137 countries worldwide. SPE is a key resource for technical knowledge related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry and provides services through its publications, events, training courses, and online resources at www.spe.org.
AAPG
Since its founding in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has been a pillar of the worldwide scientifi c community. The original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientifi c research, to advance the science of geology, to promote technology, and to inspire high professional conduct, still guides the Association today. AAPG provides publications, conferences, and educational opportunities to geoscientists and disseminates the most current geological information available to the general public. AAPG’s membership is made up of about 40,000 professionals in 129 countries in the upstream energy industry who collaborate – and compete – to provide the means for humankind to thrive. For all information, please visit: www.aapg.org.
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lightweight interventions and a new approach to your completions
Go find your options at welltec.com/ft
