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@SPEgermanyBoard 1 Newsletter of the German Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers | Volume 27 | Issue 4 | December 2018 STC 2018 STUDENT TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 2018, TU BERGAKADEMIE FREI BERG WELL ASSURANCE HAL42070 Acoustic Conformance Xaminer™ (ACX™) Tool IDENTIFY AND CHARACTERIZE LEAKS AND FLOW IN AND AROUND THE WELLBORE Array Technology to Describe Leaks and Flow Halliburton’s new-generation acoustic analysis tool uses hydrophone array technology to locate and characterize leaks and flow—vertically and radially in and around the wellbore in real time. Post-processing through proprietary modeling produces a 2D flow map image of the leak or flow. » Provides real-time data TBg. Csg. Csg. Wall Wall Wall 97 32.6 - Vertical location 96.5 32.7 96 32.8 - Radial location 95.5 32.9 95 Depth (ft) 33 - Frequency map 94.5 33.1 94 HAL42069 33.2 Field log example illustrating the - Acoustic magnitude 93.5 temperature information, magnitude, and 33.3 93 1 2 3 4 5 6 vertical and radial identification of the leak. Radial Distance (in) » Offers post-processing reports HAL42068 2D flow map of a shallow leak from annular - Flow rate degree A to annular B. (Case study available.) © 2016 Halliburton. All Rights Reserved. Sales of Halliburton products and services Halliburton. will be in accord solely with the © 2016 terms and conditions contained in the contract between Halliburton and the customer that is applicable to sale. - Phase type (liquid-gas) - Flow mapping Contents 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 5 STUDENT CHAPTER STC 2018 – Student Technical Conference, TU Bergakademie Freiberg ATCE 2018 in Dallas/TX: A Travel Journal by the TU Clausthal Student Delegation 3D Seismic Wintershall 13 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COVER “Transitioning into the workforce – pitfalls, strategies, experiences” - Young Group photo during the Professionals panel discussion at the STC 2018 in Freiberg Student Technical Conference, STC2018, in 16 SECTION NEWS & SPE INFO Freiberg. SPE’s Distinguished Lecturer Program SPE Distinguished Lecturer 2019-20 IMPRESSUM SPE’s Publications Review for Germany PUBLISHER 31 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Deutsche Sektion der Society of Petroleum An Ever-growing European Geothermal Sector - A Joint Report from Polish Engineers e.V. and German Geothermal Congresses Im Bahnwinkel 10B 35 @SPEGERMANY TWEETS 45896 Buer Section Chair: 38 UPSTREAM NEWS Dr. Tobias Backers 46 BOARD & OFFICERS OF THE GERMAN SECTION SPE EDITOR Dr. Radu Coman Baker Hughes, a GE company Radu.Coman(at)bhge.com (+49)5141 203 6920 Daniela Marum Baker Hughes, a GE company Daniela.MartinsMarum(at) bhge.com Assistant Editor Michal Kruszewski International Geothermal Centre michal.kruszewski(at)hs- bochum.com Articles published in this newsletter reflect the view of the author(s) and not necessarily reflect any position of the SPE Germany, its officers, or members. 1 Butterbrot Kindergarten Heimat Oktoberfest Wunderkind Energiewende Zuverlässigkeit From Butterbrot to Energiewende, many German words are known round the world. We’ve added one more to the list: Zuverlässigkeit, meaning reliability. That’s what we, Germany’s biggest oil and gas producer, stand for in Europe, North Africa, South America, Russia and the Middle East. www.wintershall.com @SPEgermany | Volume 27 | Issue 4 | December 2018 Calendar of Events For latest information and details on SPE Germany events visit our website and/or our event page on Facebook. connect.spe.org/germany facebook.com/pg/SPEgermany/events Date Type Event Location February SPE Symposium SPE North America Student Symposium Houston, USA 3-5 2019 February SPE Distinguished John Hedengren - Drilling Automation and Downhole Hannover, 6 Lecturer Monitoring with Physics-based Models Germany February SPE Workshop: Petroleum Economics: Sustainability versus SPE Workshop Aby Dhabi, UAE 6-7 2019 Future Changes February SPE Workshop: Complex Reservoir Fluids - Focus on New Galveston, SPE Workshop 12-14 2019 Developments Texas, USA March SPE/IADC The Hague, SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition 5-7 2019 Conference Netherlands March SPE Workshop: Show Me the Money! Moving the Duvernay SPE Workshop Calgary, Canada 19-20 2019 from Appraisal to Commerciality April Galveston, SPE Conference SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry 8-9 2019 Texas, USA April SPE/IADC SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Amsterdam, 9-10 2019 Conference Operations Conference and Exhibition Netherlands April Galveston, SPE Conference SPE Reservoir Simulation Conference 10-11 2019 Texas, USA April DGMK/ÖGEW Frühjahrstagung „Innovationen in der E&P Conference Celle, Germany 25-26 2019 Industrie“ May SPE Seminar SPE Norway One Day Seminar Bergen, Norway 14 2019 May SPE Distinguished Ding Zhu - Using Downhole Fiber Optic Temperature Sensing Hannover, 23 2019 Lecturer Technology to Monitor, Control and Improve Well Germany Performance June Conference Brasil Offshore Conference and Exhibition Macae, Brasil 25-28 2019 July SPE/AAPG/SEG Unconventional Resources Technology Denver, SPE Conference 22-24 2019 Conference (19URTC) Colorado, USA September SPE Conference SPE Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition Aberdeen, UK 3-6 2019 September Conference Celle Drilling 2019 Celle, Germany 10-11 2019 3 sonoecho™ New Generation of Fluid Level Measurement No laptop computer or paper required in the field .com @SPEgermany | Volume 27 | Issue 4 | December 2018 STC 2018 – Student Technical Conference, TU Bergakademie Freiberg Julia Schmitz, RWTH Aachen University Around 100 students and industry representatives gathered in the “Alte Mensa” to attend the STC 2018 in Freiberg (photo courtesy by TU Bergakademie Freiberg). From November 7th to 9th, the Student Technical Conference (STC 2018) was hosted by the TU Bergakademie Freiberg. Like last year, the program was organized by the GSSPE in close cooperation with students from the SPE student chapters RWTH Aachen University, TU Clausthal and TU Bergakademie Freiberg as well as the KIT SPE student group. After the success of last year’s STC in Clausthal, the idea to rotate hosting responsibilities brought it to the second oldest SPE student chapter in Germany: Freiberg. The conference started on Wednesday with a pre- program including a tour at the “terra mineralia”, the STC participants visiting the Reiche Zeche mine. “Reiche Zeche” tour, an extensive dinner and the The participants learned a lot about the mining history icebreaker party. of Freiberg and could actually feel the spirit of the Attendees participating in the terra mineralia pre- mountain by walking and climbing through the old program event were taken on a history-charged tour tunnels. through the geological collection. The students got the The dinner was held at the traditional “Schankhaus great opportunity to admire the beautiful exhibits from 1863,” and was followed by the icebreaker party at the all over the world and learn more about the origin of the underground pub “Abgang,” conveniently located in the minerals. basement of the conference building. For musical The tour through the Freiberg visitor mine Reiche Zeche entertainment we had a special live act: the “Cramer started with the ride down to the old galleries with Band” of Prof. Matthias Reich. provided safety equipment. 5 @SPEgermany | Volume 27 | Issue 4 | December 2018 Hughes, a GE Company). He humbly introduced his own career and his professional development and shared valuable insights for the next generation of young professionals preparing for their careers in the industry. Furthermore, the Young Professionals panel discussion was hosted by Jasna Sager (TU Bergakademie Freiberg) and Joschka Röth M.Sc. (RWTH Aachen University) with the topic: “Transitioning into the workforce – pitfalls, strategies, experiences”. Rafael Hincapie (OMV Exploration and Production GmbH), Annett Hufe (Wintershall Nordzee), Hagen Paul Niemann (Wintershall Barnstorf) and Natalie Zamora Anders Matthias Reich and his “Cramer Band” at the Icebreaker Party. (Halliburton) answered challenging questions from the hosts and shared insights from their early careers. The STC captivated participants, with 12 student talks and 25 poster presentations about academic research in The STC was finished with small orchestra playing the petroleum-related geosciences, reservoir engineering, traditional mining song “Steiger”. Most of the German drilling and production technology, geothermal students began to sing along and it was a heart-warming exploration and environmental sustainability. The atmosphere. student presenters originated from SPE chapters across Last but not least, the student presenters and volunteers Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Kansas. In received certificates and small gifts for their great addition, there were many opportunities for students to contributions to the conference, thus creating a great get in contact with company representatives during atmosphere for a successful event. The SPE family has lunch and the coffee breaks. Industry representatives grown much stronger together with this STC 2018. It was keen on scouting new talent could watch out for a place for reunions, new and old friendships as well as presenters with a strong aptitude for public speaking catch up on news. This outstanding event wouldn’t have and effective scientific communication. Of course, been such a success without the great participation of students also got a chance to mingle amongst students, sponsors and volunteers, and for this we are themselves for networking and exchanging of ideas and very grateful. Special acknowledgements