9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 Welcome from the Conference Chairman On behalf of the Conference Organizing Committee, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 9th International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling. In order to meet the high standards set by previous conference organizers, the committee has spent a great deal of time and effort on arranging the technical and posters sessions as well as the social events for what we hope will be a memorable 2008 Conference! Each year the conference seeks to provide academic and industry researchers with an opportunity to share new developments in the area of phase behavior and fouling. This year, 37 oral presenters will share their research in five technical sessions: Thermodynamics and Rheology of Petroleum Fluids, Asphaltenes, Emulsions, Flow Assurance and Upgrading & Refining. The two poster sessions will provide over 60 poster presenters with an opportunity to “present” their work twice during their session. Seven to eight presentations will occur simultaneously every fifteen minutes over the course of two hours and delegates will choose which presentations they wish to hear. We believe this format will be a positive experience for both the presenter and the audience. I am also delighted to welcome you to Victoria, one of my favorite Canadian cities! The social event schedule aims to allow you to enjoy some of the area’s main attractions. Victoria’s heritage will be evident with tea at the Empress, dinner at the Royal British Colombia Museum will highlight some of the cultural and natural history of the area, while the whale watching and Butchart Garden tours will provide an opportunity to enjoy nature’s beauty. I sincerely hope that you find Petrophase 2008 an event to remember! Moin Muhmammad Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors! Without their generous support the conference would not be possible. Platinum Silver Support Bronze Gold 1 9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 “Petrophase 2008 at a Glance” Date Morning Afternoon Evening Registration and Opening Sunday, June 15 Reception 8:00 – 8:15 AM Welcome & Conference Opening 8:15 AM – 12:30 PM 1:00 – 2:30 PM Thermodynamics and 6:00 – 9:00 PM Tea at the Empress Rheology of Petroleum Poster Session I Monday, June 16 Fluids 2:30 – 6:00 PM Shawn Taylor* Free Time Jean-Francois Augillier** Peter Seidl** Jill Buckley* Bill Power* Harvey Yarranton* 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Asphaltenes I (AI) 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Asphaltenes II 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM Asphaltenes II (AII) 2:30 PM – 6:45 PM 7:30 PM Emulsions Conference Dinner Tuesday, June 17 John Nighswander** (AI) Royal British Colombia Duy Nguyen** (AI) George Hirasaki** Museum Eric Sirota** (AII) Jannie Beetge** Steve Allenson** (AII) Jan Czarnecki* Oliver Mullins* Jean-Francois Argillier* Simon Andersen* Peter Kilpatrick* John Shaw* 8:00 AM – 12:45 PM Flow Assurance 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM Jeff Creek** Poster Session II Wednesday, June 18 Whale Watching or David Jennings** Butchart Garden Tour George Broze* Shawn Taylor* Anil Mehrotra* Shawn Taylor* 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM Upgrading and Refining Frans van den Berg** Paul Watkinson** Murray Gray* Thursday, June 19 Milind Deo* Howard Freund* 12:15 – 12:45 PM Conference Wrap-Up 2009 Announcement Closing Remarks ** Session Co-Chair * Session Organizer Technical sessions take place in the Main Ballroom of the Delta Ocean Point Poster sessions take place in the Harbour Room 2 9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 Organizing Committee Moin Muhammad Irwin (Irv) Wiehe John Ratulowski Soluble Solutions Schlumberger Schlumberger Conference Co-Chair Conference Chair Technical Chair Technical Committee Jean-François Argillier Jill Buckley Institut Français Simon Andersen George Broze Jan Czarnecki Topsøe New Mexico Institute of du Pétrole Shell University of Alberta Mining and Technology Jean-Luc Daridon Gaspar Gonzales Milind D. Deo Howard Freund Université de Pau Murray Gray Petrobras University of Utah ExxonMobil University of Alberta Peter Kilpatrick Peter Siedl North Carolina Anil Mehrotra Oliver Mullins Bill Power Federal University of State University Schlumberger University of Calgary Shell Rio de Janeiro John M. Shaw Shawn Taylor Harvey Yarranton University of Alberta Schlumberger University of Calgary 3 9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 Thermodynamics and Rheology of Petroleum Fluids Session Co-Chairs Jean-François Argillier is manager of Improved Oil Peter Rudolf Seidl is an Recovery (IOR) thematics at Industrial Chemist by the IFP, in the E&P technology Federal University of Rio de business unit, with responsibility Janeiro (UFRJ) and holds a as research project leader in PhD from the University of heavy oil production, EOR California Los Angeles (UCLA). technologies and well injectivity /productivity. He has been a Professor at the Military Institute of His research focuses on colloidal systems and Engineering (IME) and the Federal Universities of Rio complex fluids in oil applications, in particular Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and Fluminense (UFF). He polymers, surfactants, asphaltenes, emulsions, was President of the Brazilian Chemical Association foams, scales, that could be encountered in heavy oil (ABQ), Scientific Director for the State of Rio production, drilling fluids, well productivity impairment Research Foundation (FAPERJ) and Program and enhanced oil recovery. Coordinator for the National Scientific and Technological Council (CNPq). He is presently Jean-Francois graduated at Ecole Supérieure de Professor at the Graduate Program in Chemical and Physique et Chimie Industrielles de Paris (ESPCI) Biochemical Processes of the School of Chemistry of and holds a PhD from University Pierre et Marie the UFRJ and Visiting Researcher of the Human Curie, Paris VI. (1989) in Chemical engineering. He Resources Program of the National Agency for had a postdoctoral position at the University of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (PRH/ANP), Minnesota (USA) in 90-91. He joined IFP in 1993. working in Physical Organic Chemistry and Jean-Francois is member of SPE and SFC, served in Petroleum Chemistry. He also is organizing the different organizing committees (SPE Forum, ..), is Brazilian Green Chemistry School. co-author of 30 patents and of various publications on colloidal systems in oil applications. Thermodynamics and Rheology of Petroleum Fluids Session Keynote Speaker Professor Walter G. Chapman is the William W. Akers Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Director of the Energy and Environmental Systems Institute at Rice University. Among his awards are multiple teaching awards and an Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Clemson University. Professor Chapman is widely recognized for his research into properties and interfacial structure of complex fluids with applications in the energy and high performance materials industries. Before joining the faculty at Rice, Walter was a Research Engineer with Shell Oil Company. 4 9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 Monday, June 16 THERMODYNAMICS AND RHEOLOGY OF PETROLEUM FLUIDS Time Speaker Title AB # A Method for the Prediction of Boiling Point 8:15 AM P. Peczak Curve of Heavy-Hydrocarbon Residua Based on 1 Solubility Data Phase Behaviour of Heavy Oils and Bitumen - an 8:45 AM J.M. Shaw 2 Approach Based on Calorimetry and Rheology Isothermal Pressure Effect on Asphaltene Phase 9:15 AM A.A. Hamouda 3 Behavior Application of the PC-SAFT EoS in the definition 9:45 AM F. Vargas 4 of a Universal Plot for Asphaltene Stability 10:15 AM Coffee Break S.E. Quinones- Modeling and Prediction of Non-Newtonian 10:30 AM 5 Cisneros Viscosity of Crude Oils Rheological Characterization under Pressure of 11:00 AM P. Abivin 6 Foamy Oils and Live Heavy Oil Emulsions 11:30:00 AM Modeling Asphaltene Phase Behavior in Crude Walter Chapman 7 (KEYNOTE) Oil Systems 5 9th Annual International Conference on Petroleum Phase Behavior and Fouling – June 16 – 19, 2008 Aspaltenes Session I Co-Chairs John Nighswander is Technical Dr. Duy Nguyen is Research & Manager and Schlumberger Development Manager in the Advisor in Reservoir Fluid Production Optimization group at Sampling and Analysis, based Nalco, where he is responsible for in Houston. John began his development of foamers for career in 1989 with DB increasing gas production, Robinson and Associates Ltd. antifoams, demulsifiers, and water (DBR), at Edmonton, Canada. clarifiers. John held various positions in DBR including He joined Nalco 15 months ago. Prior to joining President of DBR Fluid Properties Inc., in Houston. Nalco, he was with Hercules in the Paper Division John joined Schlumberger in 1998 and acted as and then with Huntsman. Dr. Nguyen is the author or Product Development Manager and Business coauthor of nine professional papers and the holder Development Manager for Schlumberger’s or coholder of 23 U.S. patents. He was the recipient Oilphase Division based in Aberdeen, Scotland. In of R&D Outstanding Achievement Award and 2004 John returned to Houston as the Global Fluids Corporate Technical Achievement Award. He was Business Manager for Schlumberger. In 2006, he the invited speaker at the North America Gas Well started his current role managing a proprietary Deliquification Conference, European Gas Well product development project. John received B.Sc. Deliquification Conference, American Oil Chemists’ (1986) and Ph.D. (1989) degrees in chemical Society, American Chemical Society, and engineering from the University of Calgary. International Coatings Exposition. His research interests center on interfacial stability, emulsions and microemulsions, and enhance oil recovery processes. Dr. Nguyen received a B.S degree in chemical engineer from Louisiana State University and a PhD in colloid and surface chemistry from the University of Missouri-Rolla. Aspaltenes Session II Co-Chairs Dr. Eric B.