Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Meeting
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1. Meeting Attendees Attendees – Feb. 07, 2008 Fortune Bikoro Eric Lovie Joe Clegg Wayne Mabry Ken Decker John Martinez Cleon Dunham Amrah Sanchez Jim Hall Greg Stephenson Attendees – Mar 18, 2008 Ken Decker Kim Miceli, in lieu of Amrah Sanchez who is on maternity leave. Cleon Dunham Tom Nations Arun Kallal Greg Stephenson Attendees – Apr. 22, 2008 Cleon Dunham Kim Miceli Jim Hall Tom Nations Bryan Freeman Attendees – May 20, 2008 Cleon Dunham Jeff Everson Jim Hall, by e-mail Amrah Sanchez Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 2
2. Learnings from 2008 Workshop a. Technical sessions b. Continuing education courses c. Discussion sessions d. Breakout sessions e. Side trip f. Social events Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 200 8 - Are there learnings from the 2008 Workshop? – Joe Clegg - Try to get more good papers from Shell, ExxonMobil, Norway, and Denmark. - Stay with 30-minute presentations. – John Martinez - Would like to see some flexibility in the timing of each presentation. - Should have a clock or bell to let presenters know where they are in their time. - Need to reduce time for lunch. - Should start keynote speaker at 12:40 pm. We waited too long this time. - Thursday’s lunch should end at 1:00 pm. – Amrah Sanchez - The Reception and Dinner should be scheduled right after the last event in the afternoon – no break in time. – Fortune Bikoro - Good quality of presentations. - Liked the presentation by PTC. - Liked to have small companies involved in the Workshop. - For next time, would like to have more government input --- Norway, UK, Netherlands. - Would like to have more University student involvement. – Greg Stephenson - We had a good mix of papers. – Ken Decker - Someone suggested having one day on hardware and one on software. This idea is not agreed. - Session chair jobs should be spread around better. – Jim Hall - The sound system was good. - The safety for the Workshop was good. – Wayne Mabry - Need to get microphones close to mouth of speaker. - Liked the sub-sea session. – Eric Lovie - Would like to have more case histories. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Are there more learnings from the 2008 Workshop? - There were no more comments in this area. 3. Venue for 2009 workshop a. Per our normal rotation, the 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop will be in Houston, Texas. b. What hotel is recommended? c. What dates are recommended? Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007 - We discussed possible venues for the 2009 Workshop. No consensus was Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 3
reached, but some of the ideas include: . Europe: The Hague, Shell Host. . Europe: Southern France, TOTAL and Schlumberger Host. . Europe: Milan, Italy, ENI Host. . Trinidad: BP Host. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 17, 2007 - Now we also have a suggestion of Geneva, Switzerland. - Do we want to start obtaining proposals from various sites for the 2009 Workshop? - Cleon Dunham will start the discussion with Shell to see if they would host the 2009 Workshop in The Netherlands. - Tom Nations will check with Tommy White to see if Schlumberger would be interested in hosting the 2009 event in France. - Update: Shell has agreed to serve a local host for the 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop in The Hague, The Netherlands. - Jackie LaFontaine, Manager of EPT-Wells, Well Performance Team has agreed to be the 2009 Keynote Speaker. Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007 - Is any action needed in this area? - Jim Hall has agreed to be the General Chair for the 2009 Workshop. Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - What role will Shell be willing to play as “local host” of the Workshop? - Will Shell assign a local coordinator with whom we can work? When will we know who this is? - Should we establish the Workshop dates? Propose Feb. 2 – 6, 2009. - Should we line up the Workshop Hotel? Proposed location at a hotel in Schevinengen, the beach town next to The Hague. - Jim Hall will finalize the agreement for Shell to host the Workshop in The Netherlands in 2009. - Shell has agreed to contribute $10,000 for the Workshop in 2009. - Shell will look for the best hotel venue to hold the Workshop in The Netherlands. - The 2009 Workshop dates of Feb. 2 – 7, 2009 are acceptable to everyone. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Has the agreement been finalized with Shell to host the Workshop in The Netherlands? - Do we have the name of the Shell local coordinator in The Netherlands? - Are we firm on the dates of Feb. 2 – 7, 2009 for the Workshop? - Do we have a hotel committed in The Netherlands? - There were no comments from the people in attendance at the meeting. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall is working on the venue with the External Representation group in Shell. They may agree to have it at the EP Centre. That would bring security issues into play, but would be a nice showcase for Shell. From a practical standpoint, it would be a little inconvenient and I prefer to have it at a hotel. - Having heard nothing to the contrary, we can assume that the dates of Feb. 2 – 7, 2009 are OK for the Workshop. - The. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Jim Hall is working on the venue with the External Representation group in Shell. - It will be in a hotel in the vicinity of The Hague. - Two hotels in The Hague have been suggested by Shell External Representation: The Kurhaus Hotel in Scheveningen and the Crowne Plaza in Den Haag. - We recommend the Kurhaus Hotel since it is on a tram line with easy access to all parts of The Hague, and it is close to restaurants. - Amrah Sanchez will contact Annemarie Bourdrez, the Shell representative, to discuss details. Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 4
4. Technical agenda for 2009 workshop a. Possible technical agenda session topics b. Possible session chair persons Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 0 9, 2008 - What general topics do we want for the Technical Agenda in 2009? - Who will be the Session Chairs for the 2009 Workshop? - The following topics were discussed for the Technical Agenda for 2009: New Technology. Automation, including Shell’s Production Universe. Deepwater gas-lift, including sub-sea, TLP, and multiphase boosting. Regulations and Standards. Field Reviews, Operations. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Are we in agreement with the technical agenda items listed above? - If yes, they’ll be placed on the web site. - These topics are OK and will be the starting place for next year’s agenda. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Is any further discussion needed on the Technical Agenda for the 2009 Workshop? - The proposed Technical Agenda is OK with the Steering Committee. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any discussion on the Technical Agenda as shown on the web site? - There was no discussion of the Technical Agenda.
5. Continuing education for 2009 workshop a. Possible continuing education topics b. Possible continuing education instructors Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 0 7, 2008 - What courses do we want for the 2009 Workshop? - Who can teach these courses, bearing in mind that the Workshop will be in Europe? - The following topics were discussed for Continuing Education for 2009: Artificial Lift Selection. Gas-Lift Design – two days with gas-lift valve performance included. Surveillance and Troubleshooting. Overview – this topic was not well defined. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss this some more. - Do we want a CE course on Artificial Lift Selection? Who could lead this? - Do we want a two-day course on design? Who will lead this? - Do we want a course on surveillance and troubleshooting? Who will lead this? - Do we want an “overview” course? What would this cover? Who will lead it? - Artificial Lift Selection and Overview Course. For artificial lift selection, we might want to have different instructors for the different disciplines. We would want to cover conventional gas-lift, intermittent gas-lift, ESP, hydraulic lift, other forms of artificial lift, and surface facilities. Include “Gas-Lift Overview” in this course. Ask John Martinez to coordinate this course. - Design Course. For the design course, Ken Decker will visit with Sid Smith and work out an agreement on how to handle the course. - Surveillance and Troubleshooting Course. For the surveillance and troubleshooting course, we’ll ask Jim Hall if he will coordinate. He can include others if he feels it Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 5
would be necessary. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - John Martinez has agreed to coordinate a course on Artificial Lift Selection and Overview. - Jim Hall will be happy to do a course on Surveillance and Troubleshooting. - Jim Hall thinks that Shell Global Solutions may offer a full day course of lectures and demonstrations at their Real-Time operations center. He’s working on that one. - Is other discussion of continuing education needed at this time? ======- The current Continuing Education plan looks OK to the Steering Committee. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Will there be a course offered by Shell Global Solutions? - If yes, will it be a one-day course on Tuesday? - Will this be the visit to the SGS Operations Center, or will it be a separate course? - Shell Global Solutions has expressed interest in offering a course. - The contact person for the course is Leo Berendschot.
6. Breakout sessions for 2009 workshop a. Possible breakout session topics b. Possible breakout session facilitators Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 0 7, 2008 - What Breakout Sessions do we want in the 2009 Workshop? - We can facilitate these Breakout Sessions? - The following topics were discussed for Breakout Sessions in 2009: Offshore operations in the North Sea, Africa, including TLP, FPSC, sub-sea. Regulations – Safety, Integrity Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss this some more. - Do we want a breakout session on offshore operations? Who will coordinate it? - Do we want a session on regulations? Who will coordinate it? - Do we want more breakout sessions? If yes, on what topics? Who can coordinate them? - Offshore operations: Ask for an overseas coordinator. Ask Wim DerKinderen if he will coordinate this session? - Regulations: Ask for someone from Europe to be involved in this. Someone from ISO? - Optimization: Ask if Eric Lovie will do this. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall will check around for a Regulations person in Rijswijk and get back to us. - Wim DerKinderen will coordinate a session on Offshore Operations. - Is other discussion on Breakout Sessions needed at this time? - The current plan for Breakout Sessions is OK with the Steering Committee. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any update on the breakout sessions? - There was no discussion of Breakout Sessions.
7. Workshop leadership for 2009 workshop a. General Chair b. Roles of ASME Staff c. Roles of John and Cleon Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Jim Hall has agreed to be the General Chair for the 2009 Workshop. Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 6
- Does this need to be confirmed? - Are any changes needed in the roles of ASME, John, and Cleon? - Jim Hall has confirmed that he will be General Chair in 2009. - There were no comments on the roles of ASME, John, and Cleon. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Is there any more discussion of this topic? - If no, this topic will be closed. - There were no comments on this.
8. Keynote Speaker for 2009 workshop a. Nominations for keynote speaker Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Jackie LaFontaine, Manager of EPT-Wells, Well Performance Team has agreed to be the 2009 Keynote Speaker. - Is this still valid? Does it need to be reconfirmed? - We discussed the following possibilities for Keynote Speaker for 2009. Jackie LaFontaine will not be the speaker. We could possibly have two Keynote Speakers: o Suggestions from Shell include Mark Corner, VP EPT Production, Tom Botts of Shell Expro, and Pieter Kapteijn. o A second person might be Bert Dijkhausen, the chair of ISO Work Group 4. o Jim Hall will contact these people and ascertain their availability and willingness to serve in this capacity. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Have these people been contacted? - Has one agreed to be our Keynote Speaker? - Tom Nations suggested we might ask Joe Leone, VP Technology, Shell. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall has a Shell VP he is considering at present. - Joe Leone would not have much to talk about since EPT-R has no budget for artificial lift. - Can we confirm the Keynote Speaker for the 2009 Workshop? - The. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - The Keynote Speaker will be Mark Corner, Shell Vice President, EPT Production. - There was no discussion of the Keynote speaker. 9. Registration for 2009 workshop a. Process to be used b. Cost for registration Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - How much should we charge for registration at the 2009 Workshop? - Do we need any special processes since this will be overseas? - Amrah Goebel will finalize the 2008 Gas-Lift Workshop financial report by next month. - At that time we can discuss the proposed budget for 2009. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - What are the final financial results from the 2008 Workshop? - What charges should we have in 2009 for: - Courses. - Registration. - Exhibits. Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 7
- This was not discussed. - We need for ASME to participate in the next meeting and be prepared to address this topic. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - ASME: Do we have the final financial results from the 2008 Workshop? - Can we agree on the costs for Registration, Exhibits, etc. for the 2009 Workshop? - Cleon Dunham, Lisa Elliott, and others from ASME will have a telephone conversation during the week of May 12, 2008 to agree on costs for the 2009 Workshop. - If John Martinez can join this call, it would be good. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - The call with ASME is now scheduled for May 16, 2008. - Now that Amrah Sanchez is back in the office, this will be discussed in the near future. - Amrah Sanchez will organize a conference call between herself, Lisa Elliott, and Cleon Dunham. - The costs for registration, exhibits, etc. will be placed on the web site as soon as they are known. 10. Exhibitors for 2009 workshop a. Number of exhibitors b. Costs for exhibitors Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - How much should we charge for Exhibit space in 2009? - How can we increase the number of exhibitors? - How can we contact companies in Europe to be Exhibitors? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss the questions raised above. - This will need to be discussed with the people in Europe. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall feels that Shell Global Solutions will probably exhibit, in addition to our regulars. - He expects that Schlumberger and Weatherford will exhibit. - Baker might be interested, but he doubts it. - Is there other discussion of Exhibitors at this time? - Chevron has a technical office in Aberdeen, Scotland. - Bryan Freeman will look into potential Exhibitors from Europe. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any new information on this subject? - Shell Global Solutions has expressed interest in exhibiting. - The contact person is Leo Berendschot. 11. Sponsors for 2009 workshop a. Number of sponsors b. Method for obtaining sponsors c. Assigning specific meals, etc. for sponsors Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - How can we find Sponsors in Europe? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss the question raised above. - We can count on Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Weatherford. - We can probably also count on Schlumberger and others in Europe. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 8
- Jim Hall has no suggestions on Sponsors at this point. - Shell will be putting in some money, but the amount is currently not known. - Is there other discussion on Sponsors at this time? - Tom Nations says that ConocoPhillips will sponsor some of the events at the Workshop. - Bryan Freeman says that Chevron may be able to look into this also. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Jim Hall thinks that Shell will contribute $10,000 to the Workshop. - There was no discussion of Sponsors.
12. Advertising for 2009 workshop a. Is the e-mail list process sufficient? b. Should we use the SPE mailing list again? Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 0 7, 2008 - How can advertising be improved for this and future workshops? - We need to reach new people, not just the ones who are on the existing e-mail lists. - How can we reach a large number in Europe? - Hopefully we’ll have a way to soon reach a large number via ALRDC. - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss the questions raised above. - There was not discussion at this point. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall says we can advertise internally without too much trouble. - We can probably advertise via the local European SPE section also. - Is there other discussion on advertising at this time? - Kim Miceli of ASME will look into the cost to obtain a mailing list from the SPE of artificial lift people in Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. - If we can, we’ll send e-mails to the list, with an attachment of the Poster, Registration Form, etc. - We would prefer to do this by e-mail rather than normal mail, to reduce the cost. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any new information on this topic? - Amrah Sanchez will check with Kim Miceli on the cost to obtain the SPE mailing list for artificial lift people in Europe, the Middle East, and Northern Africa. 13. Special events for 2009 workshop a. Special events Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Do we want any special events associated with the Workshop in 2009? - For example, do we want to ask Shell to hold a special reception? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Let’s discuss the question raised above. - We will ask Shell to sponsor a reception for the Workshop. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall says that Shell may be interested in this, depending on the cost, yes. - But Shell will only chip in a fixed amount. - We will have some level of freedom to spend the money. - Can we determine the amount of money available for this? How much would a reception cost? - The. Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 9
- Is there any new information on this topic? - There was no discussion of Special Events. 14. Side trips for 2009 workshop a. Possible side trip(s) Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Do we want any side trips associated with the Workshop in 2009? For example, to visit the Shell R&D facilities in Rijswijk that are working on gas-lift. - A possibility is to take a trip to the Shell gas-lift operation in the Rotterdam Field. - This would basically take a full day. - It could be offered as an alternative to one day of Continuing Education training. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Do we want to offer a side trip to the Shell Field in Rotterdam? - Should this be offered during the CE Course time? - The conference call died at this point, so this was not discussed. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Jim Hall says that a side trip to Schiedam may be difficult to do, but he will ask. - The big issue will be that PPE will be required and they will not be able to provide that for a large group. - Any one wanting to go will have to bring their own PPE gear (hard had, steel toed shoes, etc). and that may reduce the interest significantly. - Is there further discussion on this at this time? - The Steering Committee thinks it would be a good idea to have this trip. - They think some people would be interested and would be willing to bring hard hats and steel toed shoes. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - There will not be a side trip to the Shell Rotterdam Field? - Shell Global Solutions will offer a trip to their Real-Time Operations Center. - There was no discussion of a Side Trip. 15. Web sites for 2009 workshop a. ASME b. ALRDC Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 0 7, 2008 - Are there any special requirements for the ASME and ALRDC web sites for 2009? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Is there any discussion of the ASME and ALRDC web sites? - This was not discussed. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Is there any discussion of the ASME and ALRDC web sites? - There were no comments on the ALRDC web site. - Kim Miceli of ASME will look into the status of the ASME web site, make sure it is set up, and have it show the dates of the Workshop in 2009, Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any new information on the ASME web site? - Amrah Sanchez will check with Kim Miceli on the status of the ASME web site. Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 10
16. Meals, etc. for 2009 workshop a. Need for special meals – e.g. hilal, kosher, etc. Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Is there any reason to discuss this now? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Is there any discussion of meals? - This was not discussed. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Is there any discussion of meals? - There was no discussion of this topic. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any discussion on meals? - There was no discussion of meals. 17. Steering Committee for 2009 workshop a. Any new members b. Any retirees Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Do we need to have some people from Europe on the Steering Committee? - If yes, who? - Eric Lovie of Schlumberger has joined the team. - Gabor Takacs was suggested to be on the team. John Martinez will contact him. - A professor from Trondheim University in Norway was suggested. Cleon Dunham will find his name. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Has Gabor Takacs been contacted? Will he join the team? - Cleon Dunham has started the process of trying to contact the Prof. from Trondheim. - Cleon Dunham will ask Emee Ermel of Chevron if she’ll be on the Steering Committee. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - On the nomination of Emee Ermel, Bryan Freeman of Chevron has been added to the Steering Committee. - Are there any other nominations at this time? - There were no new comments or nominees at this time. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Are there any nominations for the Steering Committee? - Jeff Everson of Foster-Miller has been added to the Gas-Lift Steering Committee, at his request. 18. New Business for 2009 workshop a. Any new business b. Once around Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Is there any new business? - There was no new business. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Is there any new business? - This was not discussed. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Is there any new business? Spring 2009 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 11
- There was no new business at this time. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - Is there any new business? - We are delighted to have Amrah Sanchez back from maternity leave. - She and her new baby are doing fine. - There was no other New Business. 19. Venues for 2010, 2011 Workshops a. Will we have the 2010 Workshop in Houston as normal for “even” years? b. For 2011, we have suggestions/requests for London, France, Italy, Trinidad, and Geneva. c. Or, do we want to move the workshop back to Asia for 2011? Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 07, 2008 - Are there thoughts on this at this time? - There was no discussion of this at this time. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - Are there any thoughts on a venue for 2011? - Presumably the 2010 Workshop will be in Houston. - This was not discussed. Agenda/Minutes – Apr. 22, 2008 - Are there any thoughts on a venue for 2011? - Kim Miceli will look into the availability of the OMNI in West Houston for the 2010 Workshop. - We would probably use about 50 hotel rooms in addition to rooms for the Technical Session, Continuing Education Courses, Exhibits, Breakout Sessions, etc. Agenda/Minutes – May 20, 2008 - What is the status of the OMNI for the 2010 Workshop? - There was no discussion of the venue for future Gas-Lift Workshops. 20. Future meetings for 2009 Workshop a. Next meeting of core team b. Meeting of Steering Committee Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2008 - Do we want to have a “Core” team and a separate Steering Committee? - When do we want to have the next meeting? - The next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 18, at 9:00 CDT. Agenda/Minutes – Mar. 18, 2008 - The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 9:00 am CDT. Agenda/Minutes – April 22, 2008 - The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 9:00 am CDT. Agenda/Minutes – April 22, 2008 - The next meeting will be on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 9:00 am CDT.