Draft Content for Well Abandonment Seminar / Conference

SPE Aberdeen 1st European Rig Reactivation and Alternatives Seminar 28 June 2017, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre

Rig re-activation decision making - platform, MODU or alternatives?

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Deadline: 28 February 2017

You are invited to submit an abstract (200 word summary) for consideration as a presentation at this Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section seminar.

The seminar will include industry updates and illustrations of rig reactivation or alternative solutions experiences. It will benefit from collaboration with the Oil and Gas Authority.

Themes the seminar will explore include:

 Impact of facilities changes and maintenance decisions on reactivation cost.  Rig stacking decision process and strategy – do you really want to maintain kit for several years?  Defining the correct rig functional specification for well abandonment operations – do you really need a ‘rig’? How do you decide?  New technology to allow quick and cost effective reactivation.  Cost and efficiency of each solution.  The role of classification and verification authorities. Defining the correct (minimum) classification of refurbished equipment.  The impact of and aligning company and industry standards. Managing risk to P&A ALARP.  Rig contractor views on well abandonment with rigs designed for drilling.  Who manages the reactivation process and who is best placed to do it?  How lessons are learnt and shared; how do you stand on the shoulders of these who have gone before?  Swarf handling, rig mods and reduced equipment specifications.  Impact of the loss of knowledge and skills in well operations.  Reactivation examples from outside wells industry e.g. gas storage or steel industry.

Case studies are particularly welcome.

Presentations only will be required for this event – not full SPE papers.

Please submit your abstract to:

Diane Wood [email protected]

Society of Petroleum Engineers Aberdeen Section www.spe-uk.org