1. business and industrial
2. energy
3. oil

Under the patronage of
H.E. Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa
Minister of Finance
Minister in Charge of Oil and Gas Affairs
Chairman of National Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain
SPE MIDDLE EAST ARTIFICIAL LIFT
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
THE DIPLOMAT RADISSON BLU HOTEL
MANAMA, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
CONFERENCE
PREVIEW
SPE MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
26—27 NOVEMBER 2014
Intelligent Production...
What is Next?
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SCHEDULE of EVENTS
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
0700–1600 hours
Registration and Speaker Check-In
0800–1600 hours
Training Course: Artificial Lift and Production Optimisation—Techniques and Solutions
0800–1600 hours
Training Course: Challenging Artificial Lift Solutions—Paradigm Shift to Excellence
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
0730–1730 hours
Registration and Speaker Check-In
0900–0930 hours
Opening Ceremony
0930–1030 hours
Inauguration of Exhibition and Coffee Break
0930–1800 hours
Exhibition
1030–1200 hours
Executive Plenary Session 1: Intelligent Production—What is Next?
1200–1300 hours
Luncheon and Prayers
1300–1430 hours
Panel Session 1: Artificial Lift Strategic Management
1430–1500 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
1500–1600 hours
Session 1: Operational Excellence in Artificial Lift
1600–1630 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
1630–1730 hours
Session 2: Emerging Technologies—What’s Next?
1730–1830 hours
Session 3: Alternative Deployment Methods
1830–2100 hours
Conference Gala Dinner
Thursday, 27 November 2014
COMMITTEE
Jamal A. Alkhonaifer, Conference
Chairperson, Saudi Aramco
Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani,
Co-Chairperson, Saudi Aramco
Michael Pickering, Co-Chairperson,
Tatweer Petroleum
Abdullah A. Al-Somali, Saudi Aramco
Abdulla Al-Thawadi, Tatweer Petroleum
Ahmed Abo Shaheba, Schlumberger
Ahmed Elbehery, GE Oil & Gas
Ali A. Jabar Al Sawad, National Oil &
Gas Authority (NOGA)
Atika Bimani, Petroleum Development
Oman
Colin Morrison, Caltec
Dennis McEwen, Schlumberger
Elsayed Bedair, ESHPETCO
Hossam Saad, Baker Hughes
Ibrahim Kamel, Fawares Petroleum
Services
Jan Paul, OMV Exploration & Production
Magdy Kirolos, Alkhorayef Petroleum
Mahmoud Kassem, GE Oil & Gas
Masood Abdali, Weatherford
Mohamed Afify, Belayim Petroleum
Company/Eni JV
0730–1730 hours
Registration and Speaker Check-In
0800–1730 hours
Exhibition
0830–0930 hours
Executive Plenary Session 2: Artificial Lift—Beyond the Limit
0930–1000 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
1000–1100 hours
Session 4: Well Completion and Artificially Lifted Wells
Rafael Lastra Melo, Saudi Aramco
1100–1115 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
Reda Amrani, Maersk Oil
1115–1215 hours
Session 5: Intelligent Production Application
Saad Algarni, Midad Holding
1215–1300 hours
Luncheon and Prayers
1300–1400 hours
Session 6: Applications in Harsh Environment
1400–1430 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
1430–1600 hours
Panel Session 2: R&D—What is Next?
1600–1630 hours
Coffee Break and Knowledge Sharing ePoster Sessions
1630–1730 hours
Session 7: Production and Reservoir Management through Artificial Lift Real-Time
1730–1745 hours
Closing Session/Project Awards/Raffle Draw
Mohamed Ghareeb, Lufkin Industries a
GE Company
Nada Al Mesfer, Kuwait Oil Company
Rafael Bastardo, Weatherford
Said Dirawi, Baker Hughes
Steve Palmer, GE Oil & Gas
Wessam Nassar, Zenith Oilfield
Yanni Wahba, Alkhorayef Petroleum
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Executive Plenary Session 1:
Intelligent Production—What is Next?
Executive Plenary Session 2:
Artificial Lift—Beyond the Limits?
Panel Session 1:
Artificial Lift Strategic Management
Moderator: Jamal A. Alkhonaifer,
General Supervisor, Reserves Assessment
and Production Planning, Saudi Aramco
Moderator: Abdulrahman S. Al-Jarri,
Manager of Production and Facilities
Development Department, Saudi Aramco
The Middle East has had the luxury of
producing oil almost effortlessly from worldclass reservoirs for over 80 years, and has
enjoyed the status of being the supplier of
choice for the global oil market for almost as
long. There can be no doubt that oil reserves
are the envy of the rest of the world, and
indeed, the world is thirsty for more.
Oil has been an essential part of the
world’s economies and the requirement for
it has been steadily increasing. As such,
the need to continuously explore ways to
boost oil production through new extraction
technologies, such as the use of artificial
lift technology is vital since the oil sector
is centering on tapping difficult reserves
alongside improving and modernising the
existing systems for increased efficiency.
Moderators: Ahmed Abo Shaheba,
Sales and Marketing Manager,
Artificial Lift, Middle East, Schlumberger;
Magdy Kirolos, Director QHSE Fields
Operations and Training, Al Khorayef
Petroleum
However, instead of becoming complacent
and take the easy oil for granted, we must be
ahead of the game as we are seeing evidence
of the end of easy oil. As production of oil and
the void space is not fully replaced, the ability
to efficiently continue flowing to the surface
has become increasingly challenging. For
an energy dependent world, applying new
techniques to extract black gold from a major
slice of the global energy supply is a must.
Artificial lift is the first line of defense in
mitigating loss of production capacity. It was
there even before secondary or enhanced oil
recovery, and can serve in the areas where
secondary or enhanced oil recovery options
are not even feasible.
The purpose behind this conference is to
explore what is next in artificial lift applications
such as Gas Lift, Electric Submersible
Pumps, Beam Pumps, Progressing Cavity
Pumps, Plunger Lift and Hydraulic Lifting
system technologies. What is new in the
areas of deployment, efficient operation,
and surveillance of all types of artificial lift
technologies will be discussed. The aim
is to benefit from these carefully selected
presentations of case studies and best
practices and apply the learning to boosting
productivity in fields.
The next best method that will help in the
application of artificial lift technologies
to facilitate intelligent production will be
anticipated during this panel session.
Speakers:
• Anjus Melborne, President of Artificial Lift, Schlumberger
• Hisham Zubari, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Tatweer Petroleum
• Khalid Al-Buraik, Vice President of Petroleum Engineering & Development, Saudi Aramco
• Wade Welborn, Vice President of Artificial Lift Systems, Baker Hughes
The benefits and the advancement of
artificial lift go beyond limits. It leverages
the advancement of artificial lift automation
and information technology to enable new
intelligent artificial lift products to significantly
reduce operational cost and improve
productivity, efficiency, reliability, and control.
The mounting demand of the artificial lift
technologies in the world has definitely
increased the importance and value of
specialised events such as this. During this
conference, the major role that artificial
lift technologies play in the oil industry will
be highlighted. However, ways to exploit
innovative ideas and reach beyond the
limits of the artificial lift technologies will be
discussed. Methods to improve the industry
networking and knowledge sharing to reach
the maximum success and meet future
expectations for both customers and service
companies will also be touched upon. The key
to this panel session is how to go beyond the
current known artificial lift methods and come
up with new types of artificial lift methods. The
challenge is to change the conventional ways
and work towards smart, quick, and simple
methods to increase oil production so that
artificial lift benefits and technologies can be
reached beyond the limits.
Artificial lift operations strategy is a
commitment to working jointly between the
services and the operating companies to
achieve and exceed agreed targets which
address the project value drivers and align
goals, through engineering commitment,
use of fit-for-purpose equipment, supplying
experienced, competent personnel,
providing effective training and sharing
risk and reward, resulting in minimising the
life cycle costs of the current operations.
The future plans and the approach is one
of providing the best value. This can be
achieved through accepting responsibility
for the establishment and management of
a successful operation. Success can only
be measured if it adds value to that of the
asset through reduced overall cost and/
or increased production and this through
Artificial Lift Financial Risk Analysis.
It is not difficult to achieve a successful
ESP operation, provided there is focus on
new technology and correct equipment,
fit-for-purpose, produced to a quality
plan, correctly engineered, experienced,
and competent personnel, with effective
training and competency assessment
programmes in place, effective and clear
procedures for manufacture, testing,
installation, commissioning, operations, and
troubleshooting. This requires a support
service organisation in place including
engineering, installation, base services,
quality assurance and control, HSE, a clear
focus on operations/project goals and a
financial commitment to achieving them
through total field management.
Speakers:
• David Malone, President & Chief Executive Officer, AccessESP
• Iain Maclean, Chief Executive Officer, Zilift
• Rami Qasem, President & Chief Executive Officer MENAT, GE Oil & Gas
• Saad Al-Turaiki, Executive Board Member and President—Upstream,
Midad Holding
Speakers:
• Abdulhaq Baflah, Vice President, Saudi Operations, Al Khorayef Petroleum
• Bryan Coryea, Vice President Artificial Lift, Schlumberger
• Jamal Abboud, Artificial Lift Expert, ADCO
• Wadieh Asfour, Artificial Lift Lead,
Oxy Oman
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PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Panel Session 2:
R&D—What is Next?
Moderators: Rafael Bastrado, Regional
Manager, Weatherford;
Said Dirawi, Product Line Manager,
Baker Hughes
In the oil and gas industry, the total investment in
research and development has been estimated
to be over 18 Billion USD with an average growth
rate of 3–4% every year. R&D has always been
one of the vehicles of finding answers to the
challenges in upstream and downstream areas
in the oil and gas industry. These answers are
later transformed into best practices, processes,
and new technologies that will help improve
existing products or create new ones. Technology
is one of the key components of the formula for
success in the oil and gas industry because it
has helped reduce environmental impact, risk,
accidents and cost (Opex and Capex), improve
oil recovery, reliability, run life, and accuracy
among other benefits. In the last 100 years
technology has dramatically changed the way
oil and gas industry invests, develops, and
produces the assets.
Artificial lift has been one of the major areas for
investment by operators and service companies.
Although the artificial lift technology has not
evolved substantially in the last 10–15 years,
a big investment has been made in R&D to
develop technologies to increase artificial lift
systems reliability in challenging applications
(heavy oil, high temperature and pressure,
corrosive environments, etc), help reduce
intervention cost, and deferred production.
Setting the standard for technical excellence
ARTIFICIAL LIFT AND PRODUCTION OPTIMISATION—
TECHNIQUES AND SOLUTIONS
Course Instructor: Rajan Chokshi, Director, Training & Business Development,
Production Systems, Weatherford
Understanding lift systems and production optimisation is essential to improving
profitability of an operating asset. Awareness gained from this course will benefit
participants in making informed choices about various lift technologies, their application,
and optimum utilisation.
CHALLENGING ARTIFICIAL LIFT SOLUTIONS—PARADIGM SHIFT
TO EXCELLENCE
Course Instructor: Sisir Kumar De, Technical Manager, Weatherford
This course will provide an overview of challenges faced while lifting from hot, heavy
and unconventional reservoirs using case studies across the globe, issues encountered,
and lift solutions applied for harsh and non-traditional environments like thermal, HPHT,
highly corrosive, gassy, and sandy production.
To find out more or register for the training course, email [email protected]
PROJECT AWARDS
The project awards will highlight and recognise successful projects in artificial
lift that have demonstrated distinction and excellence.
Submit your entries for one of the categories listed below to
[email protected] before 30 September 2014.
The purpose behind this session is sharing
information with individuals, academia,
operators, and service companies about new
technologies, enhanced capabilities, and new
applications in artificial lift systems such as
Reciprocating Rod Lift, ESP’s, PCP’s, Gas Lift,
Plunger Lift, and Hydraulic Lift among others.
CATEGORY 1: Most Impactful Artificial Lift
Application in a Single Field
Speakers:
CATEGORY 3: Optimum HSE Application
in Artificial Lift
• Adam Mooney, Vice President Marketing
& Technology Research and Development, Schlumberger
• Rafael Lastra, Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco
• Sacha Sarshar, Chief Technology Officer, Caltec
• Scott Hoyte, Director and General Manager, GE Oil and Gas
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CATEGORY 2: Most Advanced
Technological Artificial Application
CATEGORY 4: Most Innovative Solution
All entries need to be accompanied with a project title, image, and
300 word description.
26–27 November 2014
EARLY BIRD
MANAMA, BAHRAIN
Registration Deadline:
27 September 2014
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SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
The Society of Petroleum Engineers gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution and support of the following companies:
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EXHIBITORS
Al Khorayef Petroleum
John Crane
Artificial Lift Performance
KUDU Industries
ARTEMIS Kautschuk
NETZSCH
Baker Hughes
Petroleum Technology Company
Borets
Praxis Completion Technology
Caltec
Quick Connectors
Delta Doha Corporation
RMSpumptools
Emerson Industrial Automation
SAWAFI
ESP Completion Technologies
Schlumberger
Europump
Sercel GRC
Gyrodata
Society of Petroleum Engineers
GE Oil & Gas
Taurus Engineering
ITT - BIW Connector Systems
UNICO
JHK Oilfield Production
Weatherford
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