SPE OIL AND GAS INDIA

CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

2426 NOVEMBER 2015

Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel, India

Breaking BarriersConverting Resources to Production

CONFERENCE PREVIEW
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Conference Chairman
D.K. Sarraf, ONGC

Conference Co-Chairmen
Roland Gelling, Shell
Robert Merrill, Cairn India
T.K. Sengupta, ONGC

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Kamal Arafeh, Halliburton

Lokesh Agarwal, Praesagus RTPO

Mayank Ashar, Cairn India

Sugandh Aggarwal, BG Group

Ashish Bhandari, GE Oil and Gas

Varun Bhutani, Halliburton

Avinash Chandra, ONGC

Chetan Chavan, Shell

Ashish Chitale, Praesagus RTPO

Cedric Clara, BP India

John Hoppe, Shell

Tulsi Das, ONGC

Sanjay Joshi, Aker Solutions

Ajay Gharpure, Aker Solutions

Kaustav Mukherjee, The Boston Consulting Group

Gautam Hiranandani, Marine Consultants and Engineers

Ram Narayanan, BP India

S.K. Jena, Oil India Limited

Subrahmanyam Nittala, Accenture India

Shashank Jha, GE Oil and Gas

Satish Palekar, Larsen & Toubro

Prakash Kamble, GSPC

Chandan Kumar Pathak, Weatherford

Manav Kanwar, SK Oilfield Equipment

S. Ramamurthy, Schlumberger

Shital Khot, SNF Floerger France

Nikhil Sarnak, Baker Hughes

Rajeev Kulkarni, Larsen & Toubro

R. Senthilkumar, Technip India

Pramod Kumar, Directorate General of Hydrocarbon

B.N. Talukdar, Directorate General of Hydrocarbon

Sunil Kumar, ONGC

Ganesh Thakur, Thakur Services, Inc.

Dave Heera Lal, Weatherford

N.K. Verma, ONGC Videsh

Jayant Malhotra, Schlumberger

Juju Mathew, Wood Group Kenny
Sanjay Kumar Moitra, ONGC
Jyoti Nayak, Welltec Oilfield Services
A. Reghu Padmanabhan, Baker Hughes
Mahendra Pratap, ONGC
Badal Roy, ONGC
Arunabha Sen, McDermott
Riyaz Shaikh, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
Avinash Tiwari, Results Marine

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Prem Verma, Reliance Industries Limited

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Time

Grand Ballroom 2

Grand Ballroom 3

Powai Ballroom

MONDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2015

14001800 hours

Registration and Author Check-In

18001900 hours

Advisory and Programme Committee Meeting

19302200 hours

VIP Dinner

TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2015

08001730 hours

Registration and Author Check-In

09001030 hours

Opening Ceremony

10301100 hours

Exhibition Inauguration and VIP Tour | Coffee Break and ePoster Sessions

10301830 hours

Exhibition

11001300 hours

Executive Plenary Session: Breaking BarriersConverting Resources to Production

13001400 hours

Luncheon

14001530 hours

Session 1: Pushing the Envelope in

Drilling and Completions

15301600 hours

Coffee Break and ePoster Sessions

16001730 hours

PANEL SESSION 1:
Expediting ExplorationEnabling
Energy Security

17301830 hours

Networking Reception (Exhibition and ePoster Sessions)

18302200 hours

SPE South Asia Regional Awards and Conference Gala Dinner

Session 3: HSSE

Session 4: EOR 1Enhanced Injection Session 5: Managing Production

Process
Challenges

WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2015

08001730 hours

Registration and Author Check-In

09301730 hours

Exhibition

09301100 hours

PANEL SESSION 2:
Monetising AssetsThe Smart Way

11001130 hours

Coffee Break and ePoster Sessions

11301300 hours

Session 8: Marginal Fields and

Unconventional

13001400 hours

Luncheon

14001530 hours

PANEL SESSION 3:
Mature FieldsReversing the Decline

15301600 hours

Coffee Break and ePoster Sessions

16001730 hours

PANEL SESSION 4:
HSSELeading a Cultural Change

Session 6: Managing Deepwater

Assets 1

Session 7: Challenges in Well

Engineering

Session 9: Managing Deepwater

Assets 2

Session 10: Project and Asset

Management

Session 11: Innovations in Drilling

Technologies

Session 12: Exploitation of Tight and

Complex Formations

Session 13: Reservoir Management of

Waterflood Reservoirs

Session 14: Pipeline Operations

Session 15: Sustaining Production

from Mature Fields

Session 16: Evaluating Difficult

Reservoirs

Session 17: EOR 2Chemically

Enhanced EOR

Session 18: Drilling and Completions

Case Studies

THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2015

08001100 hours

Registration and Author Check-In

09001400 hours

Exhibition

09001030 hours

PANEL SESSION 5:
HRBridging the Talent Gap

10301100 hours

Coffee Break and ePoster Sessions

11001230 hours

PANEL SESSION 6:
Project ManagementExcellence in
Delivery

12301330 hours

Closing CeremonyValedictory Session

13301430 hours

Luncheon

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Session 2: Exploration and Appraisal

Case Studies

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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Executive Plenary Session: Breaking Barriers
Converting Resources to Production
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 11001300 hours
High profile industry executives discuss the
conference theme.
Panel Session 1: Expediting Exploration
Enabling Energy Security
Panel Moderator: Jayant Malhotra, Schlumberger
Hydrocarbon exploration is a fundamental part
of the E&P cycle and global operators have
always reiterated its importance as a constant,
an expensive and a high-risk taking endeavor
that is a must to ensure the longevity of its very
existence.
Days of easy hydrocarbon are understood to have
disappeared. In the past, exploration efforts had
targeted oil and gas accumulations trapped in
conventional high porosity reservoirs including
sandstones and carbonates. Off late, much
more interest has been focused on searching for
unconventional, lower permeability resources
such as shale gas, shale oil, coal bed methane,
gas hydrates, tight and ultra-tight reservoirs. The
search for new reserves has also led the industry
to look deeper and also below geologically
complex and seismically opaque features such
as salt or basalt. Exploration risk is a complex
concept that is usually defined in conventional
reservoir systems by assigning confidence to the
presence and effectiveness of several key rock
formations and critical processes. These include
source, reservoir, seal, and overburden rocks,
as well as hydrocarbon maturation, migration,
accumulation, and preservation. In unconventional
systems hydrocarbon migration is not necessary
as the hydrocarbon is accessed directly from the
source rock which also serves as the reservoir.
Since exploration business is capital & resource
intensive and requires billions of dollars, it
is imperative that E&P companies innovate
and adopt best practices and exploit best
technologies, expertise, and software to help
themselves in analysing and decision-making
during the exploration life cycle.
The focus of our discussion will revolve around
the following topics:
a) Understanding Petroleum Systems to Reduce
UncertaintyTwo out of three of todays frontier
exploration wells are not successful in meeting

their original objectives because of unexpected

geology or unanticipated hazards. These issues
may significantly increase the cost of finding
hydrocarbons and challenge a projects economic
viability. Development of new workflows and
processes to better understand the petroleum
system of an area, and improvement and
development of new seismic imaging and
processing techniques help to reduce the
uncertainty of exploration.
b) Play Identification and EvaluationAnalysis
to identify geologic plays within a basin that may
contain sufficient hydrocarbon volumes to justify
further investment.
c) Lead and Prospect AssessmentA suite of
measurements and/or technical studies designed
to identify leads and prospects, and to determine
whether the technical and commercial risks justify
drilling a first well.
d) Prospect AppraisalOnce an initial well has
identified a working petroleum system with the
discovery of hydrocarbons, further work will
involve integrating the measurements to generate
a comprehensive reservoir model.
Panel Session 2: Monetising AssetsThe Smart
Way
Panel Moderators: Cedric Clara, BP India;
Robert Merrill, Cairn India
The oil price is lower than its been since 2009,
and unlike that period, many forecast the price
to remain low. This increases the challenge
for engineers and others trying to effectively
monetise hydrocarbon resources. The professional
must balance competing priorities and ensure
that short-term requirements do not sabotage
long-term prospects. This balance between
the short and long term is The Smart Way to
monetise assets.
This session will consider the many priorities
and challenges facing effective development:
balancing surveillance, drilling and facilities costs,
short-term production optimisation vs. long-term
recovery and how to effectively phase a project in
a capital constrained environment.
But, of course, the challenge is not restricted to
project development. Many aspects need to be
balanced, including commercial and regulatory
challenges as well as the role of exploration in
this environment. The session will discuss the
importance of a long-term view of development
as stewards of a limited natural resource, usually
held in trust for others.

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Panel Session 3: Mature Fields

Reversing the Decline
Panel Moderator: A. Reghu Padmanabhan, Baker
Hughes
With falling oil prices and a steady global
hydrocarbon demand, the challenge for
maintaining existing production assets and also
developing new assets in a cost effective way
has never been more important. With increased
production costs from mature fields, operators
are increasingly utilising evermore technologically
advanced methods of enhanced recovery,
reservoir stimulation, and targeted resource
acquisition in order to maintain and extend the life
cycle of mature production assets. Oil has been
produced worldwide for well over a century, and
more than 40,000 oil fields have been discovered.
Of the known discovered reserves of these fields,
estimated at about 2.4 trillion bbl94% are
concentrated in fewer than 1,500 major fields
defined as those with more than 100 million bbl
of ultimate reserves. Worldwide, the top 100 oil
fields account for 50% of current production and
65% of reserves.
More than 90% of the worlds oil fields are
classified as small and hold just 3% of reserves.
A small oil field is defined as one with less than
25 million bbl of reserves. Three producing
countriesthe US, Russia, and Saudi Arabia
they have all passed their peak production and
it is estimated that 80% of their oil production
today comes from mature fields, or fields that
have passed their peak. Time to peak varies with
the size of the field. It would normally occur as
early as 2 years after production start-up in a
field with 100 million bbl of reserves or as late
as 28 years in a 100 billion bbl field akin to Saudi
Arabias Ghawar. Real-time to peak is usually
longer, however, as conservation, economics,
and policy considerations alter the fields natural
production profile. There are many reasons
economic, preaudits, and strategic planning for
enhanced recovery, among othersthat call for
the size or ultimate reserves of an oil or gas field
to be estimated. Fundamentally, there are three
ways to estimate reserves, and two of these
volumetric and material balance, require sensitive
geologic and engineering data at the reservoir
level that are highly proprietary to the operators.
The only method of directly estimating reserves
for the entire field is decline analysis. Although
this methodology only requires knowledge of
the fields production history, this information is
also proprietary and therefore sparsely available.
The huge share of mature fields, which the IEA

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A judicious mixture of classical and new

technologies have created the opportunity for
new life for the mature offshore reservoirs. Mature
field development practices can be divided into
two major groups, surface/well engineering and
sub-surface/reservoir engineering. For example,
conventional perforations have been practically
eliminated by exposing larger reservoir section
for production/water injection and in the
process increasing drainage area and reducing
well spacing. This leads ultimately to higher
recovery and cost-saving through drilling less
number of wells. Modern tools and technology
have come in handy in achieving this goal and
appropriate technology application to our need
has paid rich dividends. A multi-disciplinary
approach to describe the reservoir and review of
production and injection performance will lead
to identification of unexploited area in a matured
field. This session will address how developing
and enhancing a mature portfolio can yield high
rewards by expanding existing reservoir capacity,
and how harnessing stranded hydrocarbon
resources and through the use of cutting-edge
technology can both slow field declination and
radically extend the life of a field.
Panel Session 4: HSSELeading a Cultural
Change
Protection of life and environment at work place
has gained a lot of importance in the past few
decades because of the strong drive through

legislators and penalties posed. Companies

have started recognising that good business
performance requires good HSSE management
as well. HSSE is an integral part of any business
but it is of principal focus for the oil and gas
industry. Looking at current trends and challenges
faced because of varied cultural reasons in the
oil industry around the globe, it is of imminent
concern that we keep our HSSE focus maintained
towards zero incident and protection of
environment. The main pillars of HSSE should be
extended beyond the current norms and we as
a member of the industry should participate and
lead the drive to bring a cultural change towards
a safe and secure environment, asset and people.
The idea for the session is to have people come
forward and discuss on partnering towards a
goal which looks at an incident free environment.
Deliberations need to be put forward to ensure
that we keep ZERO leading indicators as a target.
Outlook for the session is to bring forward leaders
in the HSSE field and include ideas that revolve
around the current market trends.
Panel Session 5: HRBridging the Talent Gap
Panel Moderator: Shashank Jha, GE Oil and Gas
One of the most intriguing challenges facing the
oil industry is the gaping skill gap. Various experts
forecast that upto 50% of oil industry expertise
will be lost to retirement before the end of this
decade. While the oil industry competed for talent
with more white collared professions in the 90s/
early 2000s, recently there has been a marked
increase in number of fresh graduates in places like
India driven by the stable, high oil price over the
last few years. However, matching quantity and
quality is where the trick is. As some old timers in
the industry like to say, the only way to have 20
years oilfield experience is by spending 20 years
in the oilfield industry. Add to that the current
volatility in oil price and accompanying job losses.
Oil industry has always bounced back and it will
bounce back again. However, the agenda before
the panel today is what can business leaders and
HR leaders do to bridge this talent gap and create
a sustainable pool of skilled workers to take the
oil industry through the next few decades.
Panel Session 6: Project Management
Excellence in Delivery
Panel Moderators: Juju Mathew, Wood Group
Kenny; Arunabha Sen, McDermott
India is one of the fastest growing economies
in the world registering an average growth of
around 7% since 2000. The primary energy
consumption has more than doubled between

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1990 and 2012 reaching an estimated 32

quadrillion BTU by 2012. Even with this, the per
capita energy consumption in India is one-third
the global average clearly indicating further
increase in energy demand. India is fourth largest
consumer of crude and petroleum products with
current consumption of around 3.7 million barrels
per day. It is estimated that demand will grow to
8.2 million barrels per day by 2040. The country
will need considerable amount of investment in the
energy segment to achieve the growth aspirations.
The challenges in meeting this growing demand
are multifold. There are constraints on CAPEX,
reserves which are marginal to challenging
environmental conditions, reservoir properties
(including waxy crude, sandy formations, HPHT
reservoirs and likewise), technology challenges,
resources constraints, infrastructure, and the lack of
active international participation.
The key to managing the above challenges will be
robust project management right from conception
through to implementation and operations.
India also happens to be net exporter of refined
petroleum products through large investments in
the refinery segment. It is estimated that India will
continue to invest in this segment through further
investments, both by private players and national
oil companies. India is member of international
environmental forums like Montreal
Protocol and other environmental forums, and
being a responsible country is committed to
international environmental standards. Apart from
the technology challenges which can be addressed
by science, we have the socio political aspects as
well to be considered.
The new and changing systems bring in huge
legal and regulatory obligations, be it changes
in tax regime or EXIM policies or operational
requirements like local content. Government of
India is looking at more of local content through
make in India policy that has been adopted
bringing in different dimensions to be considered
for project execution. These need to be assessed
and evaluated at length. This session is
focussed on new and innovative ideas of project
implementation bringing together the right
technology and meeting the evolving regulatory
requirements in a cost effective manner.

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estimates the figure at half of the total oil fields,

calls for an agile method for estimating reserves.
Reservoir management begins with exploration
leading to discovery followed by appraisal of the
reservoir, development of the field under primary
and secondary means, IOR and EOR, and finally
to abandoned. New discoveries of conventional
oil fields are declining while demand for oil is
estimated to increase approximately 1.5% per
year. Development of mature oil fields has been,
and will increasingly be, a focused subject. Most
of the worlds oil production comes from mature
fields, and increasing production from these fields
is a major concern for the E&P companies.
Maximising the hydrocarbon recovery over
the field life is the primary objective and the
biggest challenge of any organisation. Seamless
integration of the skill sets from all disciplines
(Geophyscists, Geologists, Petrophyscists,
Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers,
Drilling and Completion Engineers, Facilitators,
and Economists) boosting oil recovery from
mature fields needs bold investment decision and
induction of new technologies.