Program

Registration

Time: 08:00-18:00, April 24, 2012 (Tuesday) ; Place: Lobby, 3rd Floor, QICC

Opening Ceremony and Nobel Laureate Forum (Part I)

Opening Ceremony

Time: 09:00-09:30, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Qujiang Auditorium,3rd Floor, QICC


Nobel Laureate Forum (Part I)

Time: 09:30-11:40, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Qujiang Auditorium,3rd Floor, QICC

 

Moderator

Dr. Dr. Richard Roberts, Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA

 

09:30-09:35

Chair’s Introduction

09:35-10:00

Title: Visions of Stem Cells
Dr. Martin J. Evans, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2007; Director, Cardiff University, UK

10:00-10:25

Title: Structural Insights into DNA Replication by the Replisome and Transcription by T7 RNA Polymerase
Dr. Thomas Steitz, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2009; Professor, Yale University, USA

10:25-10:50

Title: COMBREX - Genomes, Computers and Experimentation in Biology
Dr. Dr. Richard Roberts, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 1993; Chief Scientific Officer, New England Biolabs, USA

10:50-11:15

Title: Discovering Helicobacter
Dr. J. Robin Warren, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology/Medicine 2005; Pathologist, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia

11:15-11:40

Title: The Personalized Medicine Revolution: Are We Going to Cure all Diseases and at what Price?
Dr. Aaron Ciechanover, The Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2004; Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Keynote Forum

Keynote Forum

Time: 13:30-16:10, April 25, 2012 (Wednesday); Place: Room No. 311, 3rd Floor, QICC

 

Moderator

Dr. Joseph M. Suflita, Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA

 

13:30-13:40

Moderator’s Introduction

13:40-14:10

Title: Lessons from Twenty-five Years and Two Hundred Applications of MEOR: Concept to Success
Dr. Alan J Sheehy, Principal Scientist, Titan Oil Recovery Inc., USA

14:10-14:40

Title: Stimulation of Indigenous Bacterial Community by Exogenous Bacteria
Dr. Xiaolei Wu, Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University, China

14:40-15:10

Title: Improvement of CO2 Sweep Efficiency Using Microbial Permeability Profile Modification
Dr. Darrel W. Schmitz, Professor and Head, Mississippi State University, USA

15:10-15:40

Title: Remocing Organic Sulfur from Transportation Fuels: The Prospects for Biotechnology
Dr. David J. Boron, Supervisory Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, USA

15:40-16:10

Title: Anaerobic Biotechnology for the Conversion Of Fossil Energy to Methane: Application to Oil, Shale and Coal Reserves
Dr. Joseph M. Suflita, Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA

Forum I: Reservoir and Well Characterization to Management

Time: 08:30-12:10, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room No. 211, 2nd Floor, QICC

 

Chair

Dr. Chengli Dong, Reservoir Domain Champion, Schlumberger, USA

Co-Chair

Dr. Julian Y. Zuo, Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Schlumberger, Canada

 

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-08:55

Title: Monitoring Sweep Efficiency Using Multiple Geophysical Measurements
Dr. Abelardo Ramirez,
Geophysicist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, USA

08:55-09:15

Title: Reservoir Characterization from Downhole and Laboratory Fluid Analysis and Asphaltene Equation of State Model
Dr. Chengli Dong,
Reservoir Domain Champion, Schlumberger, USA

09:15-09:35

Title: US Industry Experience with CO2 EOR -Reservoir, Well and Surface Facility Management
Dr. Chris Faulkner, CEO, Breitling Oil and Gas, USA

09:35-09:55

Title: An Integrated Workflow for 3D Hydraulic Fracture Modelling in Unconventional Reservoirs: From Geomechanical Modelling to Production Forecast
Dr. Gaisoni Nasreldin,
Development Engineer, Schlumberger, UK

09:55-10:15

Title: Oil-Water Contact – Depth Uncertainty Minimization through Multi-domain Integration
Dr. Pierre Jean Daniel, Techlog Business Manager Asia, Schlumberger, Malaysia

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Modeling of Asphaltene Gradients and Tar Mat Formation in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
Dr. Julian Y. Zuo,
Reservoir Engineering Advisor, Schlumberger, Canada

10:50-11:10

Title: Sound Reservoir Monitoring and Geochemical Modeling of EOR Saline Aquifers: Remaining Gaps in Literature in Merging Mass-flow Transport and Geomechanical Aspects in 3D Modeled-faulted Structures
Dr. Fedora Quattrocchi,
Research Director, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy

11:10-11:30

Title: Geomechanical Study for Unconventional Petroleum Resources
Dr.
Zhengwen Zeng,
Associate Professor, University of North Dakota, USA

11:30-11:50

Title: Micelles and Its Combinations –Concept of Clean Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
Dr. Keka Ojha, Associate Professor, Indian School of Mines, India

11:50-12:10

Panel Discussion

Forum II: Physical/Chemical EOR and Oil Well Maintain

Time: 13:30-17:30, April 26, 2012 (Thursday); Place: Room No. 211, 2nd Floor, QICC

 

Chair

Dr. Philip Lau, President and Inventor, Apollo Separation Technologies USA Inc., USA

Co-Chair

Dr. Mohamed Aggour, Professor, Texas A&M University, Canada

 

13:30-13:35

Chair’s Introduction

13:35-13:55

Title: Production Impedence Diagnosis by Coupling Information from Fiber-Optic-Enabled Coiled Tubing with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) and Pressures
Dr. Abul Jamaluddin,
Director, Schlumberger, USA

13:55-14:15

Title: Using GreenZyme® in E-EOR, a Catalytic Approach in Enzyme Enhanced Oil Recovery
Dr. Philip Lau, President and Inventor, Apollo Separation Technologies USA Inc., USA

14:15-14:35

Title: Filtercake Removal During Completion Operations
Dr. Charles Svoboda, Director, M-I SWACO, USA

14:35-14:55

Title: Workflows to Properly Monitor and Optimize a SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage) Process
Dr. Mahyar Mohajer,
Petroleum Engineering Consultant, Schlumberger, UK

14:55-15:15

Title: Innovative Techniques in Micro-scale Chemistry-A ‘Green’ and Alternative Way of Distillation
Dr. KM Chan,
Director, MicroChem Lab, Hong Kong, China

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-15:50

Title: Development and Field Testing of a New Sand Control Technology
Dr. Mohamed Aggour, Professor, Texas A&M University, Canada

15:50-16:10

Title: Wellbore Integrity Methodology Based on Bayesian Networks Approach
Dr. Luis M. Ribeiro e Sousa,
Professor, SKL for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, Portugal

16:10-16:30

Title: Microscopic Autonomous Polymer Actuator for MEMS and μ-TAS
Dr. Hara Yusuke, Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan

16:30-16:50

Title: The Potential of a Chemical Flood in a Middle Eastern Reservoir
Dr. Ridha Gharbi, Professor, Kuwait University, Canada

16:50-17:10 Title: Advancement in sand Control
Dr. Archana, Assistant Professor, Indian School Of Mines, India

17:10-17:30

Panel Discussion

Forum III: Monitoring/Measurement Technique, Modeling and Lab Research

Time: 08:30-11:50, April 27, 2012 (Friday); Place: Room No. 211, 2nd Floor, QICC

 

Chair

Mr. Afzal Memon, Senior Team Leader, Schlumberger, Canada

 

08:30-08:35

Chair’s Introduction

08:35-08:55

Title: Detecting Horizontal Intervals Prone to Production Problems by Novel LWD Measurements
Dr. Younes Jalali, Reservoir Eng. Advisor, Schlumberger, USA

08:55-09:15

Title: Heavy Oil Fluid Characterization, A Perspective
Mr. Afzal Memon, Senior Team Leader, Schlumberger, Canada

09:15-09:35

Title: Sound Soil Gas and Shallow Aquifers Monitoring throughout EOR Oil Fields, by Using Tracers too, to Discovering Early CO2 Leakage and Seepage
Dr. Manuela Nazzari, Researcher, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy

09:35-09:55

Title: CO2 Injection Monitoring Using an Innovative Surface Monitoring Technique
Dr. Shenen Chen, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, USA

09:55-10:15

Title: Mathematical Modeling and Laboratory Investigation of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
Dr. Saad El-Din M. Desouky, Professor, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt

10:15-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-10:50

Title: Enhanced Oil Recovery from Nahorkatiya Porous Media by A Locally Available Effluent
Dr. Subrata Borgohain Gogoi,
Associate Professor, Dibrugarh University, India

10:50-11:10

Title: DRX Wet-Cell and Static Displacement Tests to Understand Salt Deposition and Inhibition Mechanisms
Dr. Mohamed Khodja, Physical Chemical Engineer, Sonatrach Oil Company, Algeria

11:10-11:30

Title: Water Management Experience in Mature Basin in South Argentina
Dr. Clemente Marcelo Hirschfeldt,
Consultant, OilProduction Oil & Gas Consulting, Argentina

11:30-11:50

Panel Discussion