FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT &

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on

Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East
4- 6 Oc t ober 2 0 1 5
Abu Dha b i , U A E
Technical Committee

Faeeza Al Katheeri Co-chair (ADCO)

Colby Fuser Co-chair (Halliburton)
Haifa Al-Bader (Kuwait Oil Company)
Sultan Dahi Al Hassani (ADMA-OPCO)
Ali Al Mutairi (ADMA-OPCO)
Nihat Gurmen (Schlumberger)
Pierre Van Laer (ADCO)
Edwin Lamers (PDO)
Alfredo Mendez (Baker Hughes)
Fernando Neves (ADNOC)
Ercan Ozer (Core Laboratories Intl.)
Andrew Rees (Saudi Aramco)
Bart Vos (Fenix Consulting Delft)

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Workshop Description
A growing demand over time and continuous consumption
seem to be behind the idea of seeking other gas and oil resources in deep and tight reservoirs. Exploration and development activities have increased in the last few years to cover
the Middle Easts requirement of hydrocarbons, which is highly
anticipated to be one of the most attractive and technically
challenging areas.
The Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on Tight Reservoirs in the
Middle East will reap the fruits of the success from the first
two workshops in addition to strengthening cooperation between EAGE and AAPG to develop a series of multi-disciplined
gatherings dedicated to understanding, completing and producing from tight clastics and carbonate reservoirs.
Our key objective is to meet worldwide experts from different
disciplines, (geology, geophysics, petrophysics, engineering), in
the oil industry in order to share their knowledge and experience to identify potential challenges, solutions and the best
practices applicable to the region to unlock tight reservoirs;
this will be supported by presentations of successful case studies and the sharing of lessons learned through technical discussions, communication and networking.
This workshop targets economic planners, technical experts
and decision makers with experience in exploring and developing tight oil and gas reservoirs and who are working in
national, international, operational and service companies as
well as in academic and research institutions.

Oral Presentations - Monday 5 October 2015

Al Nojoom Ballroom
07:30 Registration& Welcome Coffee

OPENING SESSION

F.A.Al-Katheeri (ADNOC)& C. Fuser (Halliburton)

08:15 Welcome Remarks& HSE

08:30 Keynote Speaker Presentation

RESOURCE ASSESSMENT AND PROSPECT

DEVELOPMENT
A. Rees (Saudi Aramco) & P.van Laer (ADCO)

09:00 TR01- Creating Success from a Tight Channel SandM.Elasmar* (Saudi Aramco)

09:30 TR02- Significance of Clay Mineralogy for Reservoir Quality

Prediction- H.El Hajj* (Halliburton Energy Services Inc.),

W.Suzart (Halliburton Energy Services Inc.), M.Al Tammar
(Halliburton Energy Services Inc.), T.Al-Ghamdi (Halliburton Energy
Services Inc.)& A.Al-Abdullatif (Halliburton Energy Services Inc.)

10:00 TR03- The Depositional Heterogeneity of the Organic-rich

Deposits of Oxfordian Age in Kuwait- G.Gega* (Kuwait Oil

Company)& A.Al-fares (Kuwait Oil Company)

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 TR04- Tiaka Tiara Fault Bend Fold Structures and its

Implication to Control Hydrocarbon Entrapment within

Fracture Carbonate Reservoir in the Eastern Arm of Sulawesi,
Indonesia- D.Hasanusi* (JOB Pertamina-Medco), J.Sumarianto
(JOB Pertamina-Medco), R.Wijaya (JOB Pertamina-Medco)&
D.Hendrian (JOB Pertamina-Medco)

11:30 TR05- Wajid Sandstone Characterization to Determine Tight Gas

Reservoir Potential in Southwestern Saudi Arabia- E.Wijaya*

(University of Padjadjaran), R.Osman (University of Padjadjaran),
G.Anugrah (University of Padjadjaran), D.Bambelia (University of
Padjadjaran)& M.Arisandy (University of Padjadjaran)

12:00 Discussion Session 1

12:30 Lunch

RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION

Technical Programme
Please note that the workshop includes a 1-Day Course entitled Introduction to Hydraulic Fracturing.

1-Day Course - Sunday 4 October 2015

Al Nojoom Ballroom

F.A. Neves (ADNOC) & N. Gurmen (Schlumberger)

13:30 TR06- Regional Characterization of Middle Triassic-Middle

Jurassic Tight Reservoirs in Abu Dhabi, UAE- J.Hu* (ADNOC),

J.Witte (ADNOC)& F.A.Neves (ADNOC)

14:00 TR07- A Holistic Study to Optimize Production in Laminated

Tight Clastic Reservoirs: Application of Unique Workflows

in Egypts Western Desert- A.L.Mahesh* (Schlumberger),
K.Kanneganti (Schlumberger), B.E.Mahmoud (Schlumberger),
Y.ElDarawy (Schlumberger)& C.Fredd (Schlumberger)

14:30 TR08- Combined AVO Analysis and Spectral Decomposition to

07:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

08:00

Introduction to Hydraulic Fracturing

10:00

Coffee Break

10:30

Continue with course

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Continue with course

15:00 Coffee Break

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30 TR09- Organic Petrography and Thermal Maturity of Roseneath

15:30

Continue with course

17:00

End of 1-Day course

18:00

Icebreaker Reception

Estimate Lateral Distribution of Thin Layer Gas Sand ReservoirS.Julian* (Exploration PT.PERTAMINA EP), J.Jaenudin
(Exploration PT.PERTAMINA EP), A.B.Samudra (Exploration
PT.PERTAMINA EP), E.P.Lestari (Exploration PT.PERTAMINA
EP), M.Wahyudin (Exploration PT.PERTAMINA EP), S.Sugiono
(Exploration PT.PERTAMINA EP)& A.Ramadhan (Exploration
PT.PERTAMINA EP)

and Murteree Formations of the Cooper Basin, AustraliaQ.Jadoon* (James Cook University)

16:00 TR10- Modelisation of Fracture Density of Tight Reservoir

Ordovician Hamra Quartzite using Rock Physics Analysis:
Numerical Model Approach,Oued Mya Basin AlgeriaL.T.Tounsi* (Independent Geoscientist)

16:30 Discussion Session 2

17:00 End of Day 2

Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East

Oral & Poster Presentations - Tuesday 6 October 2015

Al Nojoom Ballroom
07:30 Welcome Coffee
08:15 Day 2 Opening Remarks

R&D PANEL SESSION

F.A.Al-Katheeri (ADNOC)

08:30 R&D Panel Session

10:00 Coffee Break

DRILLING

15:30 TR16- Structured Multidiscipline Data Acquisition and

Integration for Optimum Unconventional Reservoir Drainage and

Field Deve- A.S.Sultan* (Saudi Aramco), K.C.Kurison (Saudi
Aramco), L.Y.Yunsheng (Saudi Aramco), R.A.Angelica (Saudi
Aramco)& H.A.Alsahfy (Saudi Aramco)

16:00 TR17- An Integrated Approach to Characterize Fracturing

Sand- B.Zoghbi* (Halliburton Energy Services Inc.), W.Razzaq

(Halliburton Energy Services Inc.)& W.Suzart (Halliburton
Energy Services Inc.)

16:30 Discussion Session 3 & Closing Remarks

17:00 End of Workshop

C. Fuser (Halliburton) & E. Lamers (PDO)

11:00 TR12- Improved Diagnosis of Flow Regimes in Drawdown

Test Using Statistical Derivative- V.Biu* (London South Bank

University)

11:30 TR18 - Optimizing Wellbore Construction with Managed

Pressure Drilling (MPD) and Managed Pressure Cementing

(MPC) - I. Poletzky* (Sperry Drilling Svcs)

POSTER SESSION

B. Vos (Fenix Consulting Delft)

12:00 P01- Study of Coalbed Methane (CBM) in Muara Air Lawai,

Lahat, South Sumatra and Air Dingin, Sawahlunto, West

Sumatra- M. Fitri* (Chonnam National University), J. Seulki
(Chonnam National University), Y. Hyeonsang (Chonnam National
University) & J. Lee (Chonnam National University)
P02- Tight Oil Reservoir Quantitative Classification Study Based
on Gray Correlation Analysis Method- J.L. Li* (China University
of Petroleum, Beijing)
P05- Depositional Environment Study : Tight Gas Reservoir
Distribution in Talang Akar Formation, South Sumatera BasinK.Meninta* (University of Padjadjaran), F.Ghifary (University of
Padjadjaran), F.Rizal (University of Padjadjaran), M.Arisandy
(University of Padjadjaran)& M.Arisandy (University of Padjadjaran)
P06- Sedimentation, Eustasy and Tectonic Constraints of the
Eocene Hydrocarbon Systems of the Gulf of GabesBasin- GGB,
Tunisia- F.T.Taktak* (UMS)
P07- Identifying Critical KPIs to Design Optimum ICDs Completion
System and Improve Reservoir Management- M.A.Akbari* (Baker
Hughes Inc.)& F.Bahrini (Baker Hughes Inc.)
P08- Measurement While Drilling System Improves Wellbore
Placement- C.V.Viens* (Ryan Directional Services)
P09- Reservoir Stimulation by Natural Resonance EffectA.M.F.Abdelgawwad* (Suez University)

12:30 Lunch

STIMULATION AND PRODUCTION

E. Ozer (Core Laboratories Petroleum Services) & A. Mendez

(Baker Hughes)

13:30 TR13- A New Strategy to Explore Tight Oil / Gas Reservoirs Fit
for Purpose Acid Fracturing- G.Mahmoud* (ADCO)

14:00 TR14- Unlocking the Potential of UAE HPHT Pre Khuff Offshore

through Hydraulic Fracturing to Enable Commercial ProductionA.Akbari* (Schlumberger), F.A.Ameri (ADNOC), F.K.Al
Awadhi (ADNOC), J.A.Abbott (Schlumberger)& J.D.Daniels
(Schlumberger)

14:30

TR15- Retrospective Study and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Workflow to Address Production Challenges in Ultralow
Permeability, Tectonically Active, HPHT D- K.Kanneganti*
(Schlumberger), A.L.Mahesh (Schlumberger), J.Salavarria
(Schlumberger), C.Fredd (Schlumberger), E.Fidan (Kuwait Oil
Company), R.N.Srinivasa (Kuwait Oil Company)& M.N.Acharya
(Kuwait Oil Company)

15:00 Coffee Break

Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East

Day 1 Course
Date:
Sunday 4 October 2014, 08:00 17:00 hrs
Title:
Introduction to Hydraulic Fracturing
Instructor: Dr. Tony Martin, Director, Offshore Stimulation,
Baker Hughes
Hydraulic fracturing has become the completion method of
choice in many parts of the world and is now the single largest sector of the upstream oil and gas industry, after offshore
drilling. This often highly complex process has enabled many
so-called uneconomic oil and gas resources to be successfully
exploited commercially.
The discipline itself combines elements from mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, chemistry, geology, fluid mechanics,
petroleum engineering, fracture mechanics, pressure transient
analysis, heat transfer, stress analysis, computer simulation and
rock mechanics. This makes it one of the most interesting and
engaging of all the various oil and gas extraction processes for
an engineer to be involved in.
This short course is intended as an introduction to the art and
science of hydraulic fracturingthe processes, involved candidate selection, treatment design and post-treatment evaluation. It will also focus on two of the most active and innovative
areas within hydraulic fracturingunconventional gas and
multi-stage horizontal wells.
The course is intended for people with an oil industry technical
background, who wish to acquire a working knowledge of the
processes involved in hydraulic fracturing, as well as the use of
hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of tight and unconventional gas.

About the Instructor

Tony Martin graduated from Imperial College, London, in
1990 with an Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and
a Masters Degree in Petroleum Engineering. Tony is currently
Baker Hughes Reservoir Development Services Director for
Integrated Stimulation Expertise, for the Europe-Africa-RussiaCaspian Region He is also a Baker Hughes Subject Matter Expert in Hydraulic Fracturing and Stimulation.

R&D Panel Session

Venue & Accommodation

Date:
Tuesday 6 October 2015, 08:30 10:00 hrs
Location: Al Nojoom Ballroom
Production of tight reservoirs would have been impossible
without the groundbreaking innovations in drilling and stimulation technology. With each new resource play, new challenges need to be addressed which do range from exploration,
appraisal and pilot stages to the rationalization of factory
drilling. It has become vitally important for the industry to put
even more focus on R&D to develop knowledge, technology
and innovation that can deliver a sustainable competitive advantage and open new frontiers.
The objective of this panel session of R&D leaders from NOCs,
IOCs, service companies and consultants in the region is to
share their vision, best practices and success stories for a sustainable competitive advantage and to open new frontiers on
the production of tight reservoirs.
Format: 10 minutes presentation per panelist followed by
round table discussion and audience questions.

Social Programme
Icebreaker Reception
Sunday 4 October, 18:00 20:00 hrs
Al Majlis, Shangri-la Hotel

Workshop Dinner
Monday 5 October, 19:30 22:00 hrs
Hoi An Restaurant, Shangri-la Hotel

Registration Overview

EAGE/AAPG members
Non-members1

Registered and paid

Until
01/08/2015 31/07/2015
Onsite
1290
1290
1380
1380

The EAGE members rate is only applicable if the membership dues for 2014/2015
have been paid.
1 The non-member fee includes EAGE membership for the year 2016.
Please note that the EAGE reserves the right to cancel the workshop due to low
participation. In this case, payment will be refunded in full.

How to register
We recommend that you register online on the event website
at www.eage.org/event/tight-reservoirs-2015. A downloadable
registration form is also available.

Khor Al Maqta
P.O. Box 128881
United Arab Emirates
T: (971 2) 509 8888
F: (971 2) 558 5999
EAGE has negotiated group rates for Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat
Al Beri and Traders Hotel as below:
Shangri-La Hotel
Single: AED
Double: AED
Qaryat Al Beri
920 ++
1020 ++
Deluxe King Room
Traders Hotel
Single: AED
Double: AED
Superior Room
450 ++
500 ++
Please note the following:
Rooms quoted above are subject to 10% Service Charge
and 6 % Tourism Fee
Rates include Breakfast at Sofra and Afya at the Shangri-La
Hotel Qaryat Al Beri and Traders Hotel, respectively
Complimentary WIFI use in the rooms and public areas
Group rates are only available until 4 September 2015
(Friday) for the Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, and until 4
August 2015 (Tuesday) for the Traders Hotel
For assistance on entry visas, please contact the hotels directly.
To book your room, please visit the event website on
www.eage.org/event/tight-reservoirs-2015.

Sponsors

The workshop fees includes registration to the 1-day course

held on Sunday, 4 October.

Workshop

The Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on Tight Reservoirs in the

Middle East will be held at the Al Nojoom Ballroom, ShangriLa Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi.

EAGE would like to thank our sponsors for their generous

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Contact
For further details on this workshop please contact the EAGE Middle East office on +971 4369
3897 or via e-mail: middle_east@eage.org.

Third EAGE/AAPG Workshop on Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East