Inauguration and Keynote speaker:
H.E. Nasser Al Jashmi (to be confirmed) Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil & Gas
09:00
09:30
Electric Submersible Pump (ESP) Selection Optimization: A Reservoir Engineering Outlook
Abdullah al Qahtani (Saudi Aramco)
09:30
10:00
Root Causes for Failure of Electrical Submersible Pumping (ESP) Systems in West Kuwait
Khalid Al Rasheedi and M. L. Chawla (Kuwait Oil Company)
10:00
10:30
Break
10:30
11:00
Electrical Submersible Pumps in OXY Oman: The history so Far and the Challenges ahead
Rafael Lastra (Occidental of Oman)
11:00
11:30
Field Application of POD System for Producing Multiple Reservoirs in Masila Block, Yemen
Abdulrahman Ali Al Gunaid and Kevin Snively (Canadian Nexen Petroleum Yemen)
11:30
12:00
Failure Analysis of Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Middle Eastern Applications
Dan Lynn Adams and Charles Wheeler (Baker Hughes Centrilift)
12:00
13:00
Lunch
Session II : Rod Pumping & Other Applications
Co-Chairs: Weatherford and Saudi Aramco
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13:00
13:30
Beam Pumping System for Deep High Volume Wells
Mohamed M. Ghareed (Lufkin Industries), Shedid A. Shedid (University of Western Australia), and Mozher Ibrahim (Suez Canal University)
13:30
14:00
The Value of Automation in Well Testing of Beam Pumping Wells
Jeffrey DaCunha and Nael Sadek (Lufkin Automation) and Joe Alexander (Enerplus Resources Fund)
14:00
14:30
Twenty Five Years of Case Histories Prove Economic and Operational Advantages of Ultra-Long Stroke Pumping Units
Susan R. Beck (Weatherford)
14:30
15:00
Break
15:00
15:30
An Innovative Approach to Uncreasing PCP Runlife
Julian Richard Cudmore (Zenith Oilfield Technology Ltd.)
15:30
16:00
PCP Stators â Key Factors Affecting Performance
Dr. Ricardo Pardey and Ken Soueth (Baker Hughes Centrilift)
16:00
17:00
Artificial Lift Panel Session
17:00
18:00
Networking reception in the exhibition area
(all forum delegates)
First In-Situ Gas Lift System in Offshore Saudi Aramco
Adullah A. Al Somali (Saudi Aramco)
09:00
09:30
Singe Point Injection Strategy and Results in Naturally Fractured Beaver Lodge Madison Unit Horizontal Completions in North Dakota
Keith Fangmeier (Hess Corporation)
09:30
10:00
Gas Lift Optimization in Idd El Shargi North Dome
Patrick Lee Matthews (Occidental Petroleum of Qatar, Ltd.)
10:00
10:30
Break
10:30
11:00
Direct Current Motors with Permanent Magnets – More Downhole Flexibility
Miso Solesa, Dr. V. Sagalovskiy (PK Borets)
11:00
11:30
Multiphase Pumps in Synergy with Artificial Lift
Neil E. Gibeau (Weatherford International)
11:30
12:00
Experiences Gained with the Application of Dual ESP Systems with Y Tool in Qatar
Emmanuel Pradie, Joanes Bertin, and Adrien Broche (Total), and Khaled Elsheikh, Reza Dadras, and Brian Scott (Schlumberger)
12:00
13:00
Lunch
Session IV : Artificial Lift in Heavy Oil Applications
Co-Chairs: Kuwait Oil Company and Schlumberger
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13:00
13:30
Artificial-Lift Selection & Design for Down-Hole Sampling and Heavy Oil Multi-Zone Testing
Ali Abdullah Lamki, Said Hajri, and Masoud Salmi (Petroleum Development Oman)
13:30
14:00
An ALS Solution for Low Pressure SAGD
William Hucman (Weatherford Canada Partnership)
14:00
14:30
Artificial Lift Database (ALD)
Niaz Al Ajmi and Sheikha Al Barwani (Petroleum Development Oman)
14:30
15:00
Break
15:00
16:00
Panel Session
16:00
16:30
Summary of Breakouts & Panel Sessions
16:30
17:00
Forum Summary / Close Out
Nasser Al-Rawahy Chairman MEALF 2007 Committee, Snr. Production Technologist, Daleel Petroleum
