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SPE Webinar Series: Virtual Workshop - Transatlantic Plugging and Abandonment Operations
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - Thursday, April 25, 2024
One size doesn’t fit all, and land is the one space where we can go for cheap and effective, without forgetting the expensive and effective when it is required. Being able to assign resources to the wells that most need them and ensuring that we can fix wells the first time around without expensive trial-and-error will be a key factor for the financial health of the Oil & Gas industry, will spur the development and adaptation of frugal technologies, and support the growth of a rich ecosystem of suppliers of services and products.
Delegates from license holders, operators, regulators, and service companies will benefit from discussing past successes and future challenges. Players in higher-cost provinces can also contribute – and bring home a few tricks on how to save costs and improve performance.
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Sponsored by:
Gold Sponsor – BiSN
Day 1 – Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 08:00AM – 1:30PM CDT
Session 1: Best Practices in P&A (a regulatory approach)
Chairs: Steven Canny
Speakers: Miles Ponsonby, Shanna Nolan and Leah Davies
Session Description: Engineers like to differentiate and create custom solution to suit specific risk profiles. At the same time they relish a level playing field, with the same regulatory approach worldwide so that solutions developed in e.g., Alberta can be applied in Algeria with a minimum of red tape. How can we help spread best practice and standards? Join the session to discuss the trade-off between custom fit and country specific regulation when assuring integrity for a very, very long time.
Session 2: Monitoring Abandoned Wells (TA and PP&A)- locating wells, emissions, and the worst offenders
Chairs: Pierre Edouard Vincent and Susan Nash
Speakers: Monia Procesi, Mary Kang, Hari Viswanathan and Adam Peltz
Session Description: How can we manage a legacy of wells not always properly identified or tracked, in different areas of the world? What steps can we take to identify, prioritize and manage risks, or even current impact from offenders (emissions, considering the current focus on methane)? These questions and more will be discussed during this session, with representatives from various regions of the world.
Sponsored by:
Session 3: Future-Proofing P&A
Chairs: Hunter Dunham
Speakers: Keith Wise and Carl Lakner
Session Description: In an evolving field with infinite opportunities for subsurface utilization, how should we go about plugging and retiring wells today with consideration for the future? How can we make this end-of-life operation cost effective? Should it be “cost effective” or “no expense spared”? What are the critical elements to target for a P&A to be truly permanent? It is imperative we discuss these challenges and prevent critical events when our abandoned wells will be impacted by future development.
Day 2 – Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 08:00AM – 1:30PM CDT
Session 4: Design considerations, including CCS
Chairs: Katherine Beltran Jimenez
Speakers: Ruth Thomas, Jaap Bezemer and Ben Hern
Session Description: Restoring the caprock using cement. Easy. Except: where exactly do we set the two eternal barriers? What are the failure modes and the design scenarios we should follow? And how about alternative materials: do we get to shorten our isolation length? During this session we will discuss how to design robust barriers, especially when permeable formations pressure changes – because of water disposal or CO2 injection.
Session 5: Integrity verification for eternity and beyond
Chair: Matteo Loizzo
Speakers: Kamaljeet Singh, Kirk Harris and Remke Ellis
Session Description: Good log, good cement. How about a so-so log, say when there’s a mud layer separating creeping shales and casing? Does it mean we must mill a section? It’s easy to figure out if there can be a blow-out, but how about a small gas leak? Do we actually need cement logs to verify hydraulic isolation? Come to this session to find out how to verify barriers, old and new, in your well.
Session 6: Safe, Reliable, Repeatable, Efficient Operations
Chairs: Willem Boon, Steven Canny
Speakers: Christian Rosnes, Ruari Truter and Steven Allan Canny
Session Description: Across the globe, regulatory bodies are evaluating financial assurance requirements for oil and gas operations, leading many companies to realize that it is not profitable to take some wells to their final stage of life. This creates a large set of legacy wells that are passed on to previous title holders, joint venture partners, or even local government. If you are one of these entities and uncertain of where to start or how to manage a set of wells left at your front door, come listen to experts in mature asset field decommissioning and how it can be safely, reliably, and efficiently executed.
Day 3 – Thursday, April 25, 2024 | 08:00AM – 1:30PM CDT
Session 7: Well Abandonment Technology Roadmaps and Initiatives
Chairs: Bart Joppe, Baker Hughes and Johan Kverneland, TotalEnergies
Speakers: Johan Kverneland, Hans Fjellanger and Bruce Cardno
Session Description: Development of new Technology is key to reduce the Total Costs of Operation for Well Abandonment. Reducing the surface footprint from Rig to Rigless operations and Riser to Riserless operations typically results in a lower overall well abandonment costs and environmental impact from operations. Improvements of barrier placement methodologies and downhole technologies are the enabler to through-tubing well abandonment and reducing the aforementioned surface footprint. This session will provide an overview of Well Abandonment technology development and collaboration initiatives. Multiple speaker will share their perspectives and conclude in a panel discussion.
Session 8: Alternative Barrier Material Initiatives
Chairs: John Moffat, Weatherford and Pierre Edouard Vincent / Jonathan Heseltine
Speakers: Brian Willis, Fred Wassmuth, Eric van Oort and Tron Golder Kristiansen
Session Description: As the Industry strives for efficient/cost effective P&A, driving initiatives for alternative barrier materials and placement techniques, how is the industry ensuring barriers can be placed to satisfy the “eternity” requirements? In this session we will harness the power of caprock with the latest on Shale-as-a-barrier.
Session 9: Practical solutions for delivery, in various areas
Chairs: Katherine Beltran Jimenez and Pierre Edouard Vincent
Speakers: Dan Arthur, Dwayne Purvis, Amanda Veazey and Graham Ramalho
Session Description: In that final session of the workshop we will cover the wells in the wider context (expanding the coverage worldwide), then consider some options for funding P&A efforts, before reviewing practical examples and challenges onshore North America (Orphan wells plugging) and offshore Europe (innovative mutualized P&A campaign).
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- 1SPE Webinar Series: Virtual Workshop - Transatlantic Plugging and Abandonment Operations-Day 1Media Type: Video
One size doesn’t fit all, and land is the one space where we can really go for cheap and effective, without forgetting the expensive and effective when it is really required. Being able to assign resources to the wells that most need them and ensuring that we can fix wells the first time around without expensive trial-and-error will be a key factor for the financial health of the Oil & Gas industry, will spur the development and adaptation of frugal technologies, and support the growth of a rich ecosystem of suppliers of services and products. Delegates from license holders, operators, regulators, and service companies will benefit from discussing past successes and future challenges. Players in higher-cost provinces can also contribute – and bring home a few tricks on how to save costs and improve performance. Sponsored by: Gold Sponsor - BiSN
Session 1: Best Practices in P&A (a regulatory approach) Chairs: Steven Canny Speakers: Miles Ponsonby, Shanna Nolan, and Leah Davies Session Description: Engineers like to differentiate and create custom solution to suit specific risk profiles. At the same time they relish a level playing field, with the same regulatory approach worldwide so that solutions developed in e.g., Alberta can be applied in Algeria with a minimum of red tape. How can we help spread best practice and standards? Join the session to discuss the trade-off between custom fit and country specific regulation when assuring integrity for a very, very long time. 0:00:00 - 1:23:00
Session 2: Monitoring Abandoned Wells (TA and PP&A), locating wells, emissions, and the worst offenders Chairs: Pierre Edouard Vincent and Susan Nash Speakers: Monia Procesi, Mary Kang, Hari Viswanathan, and Adam Peltz Session Description: How can we manage a legacy of wells not always properly identified or tracked, in different areas of the world? What steps can we take to identify, prioritize and manage risks, or even current impact from offenders (emissions, considering the current focus on methane)? These questions and more will be discussed during this session, with representatives from various regions of the world. Sponsored by: 1:23:00 - 2:55:30
Session 3: Future-Proofing P&A Chairs: Hunter Dunham Speakers: Keith Wise and Carl Lakner Session Description: In an evolving field with infinite opportunities for subsurface utilization, how should we go about plugging and retiring wells today with consideration for the future? How can we make this end-of-life operation cost effective? Should it be "cost effective" or “no expense spared"? What are the critical elements to target for a P&A to be truly permanent? It is imperative we discuss these challenges and prevent critical events when our abandoned wells will be impacted by future development. 2:55:30 - 3:56:26 - 2SPE Webinar Series: Virtual Workshop - Transatlantic Plugging and Abandonment Operations-Day 2Media Type: Video
One size doesn’t fit all, and land is the one space where we can really go for cheap and effective, without forgetting the expensive and effective when it is really required. Being able to assign resources to the wells that most need them and ensuring that we can fix wells the first time around without expensive trial-and-error will be a key factor for the financial health of the Oil & Gas industry, will spur the development and adaptation of frugal technologies, and support the growth of a rich ecosystem of suppliers of services and products. Delegates from license holders, operators, regulators, and service companies will benefit from discussing past successes and future challenges. Players in higher-cost provinces can also contribute – and bring home a few tricks on how to save costs and improve performance. Sponsored by: Gold Sponsor - BiSN
Session 4: Design considerations, including CCS Chairs: Katherine Beltran Jimenez Speakers: Ruth Thomas, Jaap Bezemer and Ben Hern Session Description: Restoring the caprock using cement. Easy. Except: where exactly do we set the two eternal barriers? What are the failure modes and the design scenarios we should follow? And how about alternative materials: do we get to shorten our isolation length? During this session we will discuss how to design robust barriers, especially when permeable formations pressure changes - because of water disposal or CO2 injection. 0:00:00 - 1:30:20
Session 5: Integrity verification for eternity and beyondSpeakers: Kamaljeet Singh, Kirk Harris and Remke Ellis Session Description: Good log, good cement. How about a so-so log, say when there’s a mud layer separating creeping shales and casing? Does it mean we must mill a section? It’s easy to figure out if there can be a blow-out, but how about a small gas leak? Do we actually need cement logs to verify hydraulic isolation? Come to this session to find out how to verify barriers, old and new, in your well. 1:30:20 - 2:56:40
Session 6: Safe, Reliable, Repeatable, Efficient Operations Chairs: Willem Boon, Steven Canny Speakers: Christian Rosnes, Ruari Truter and Steven Allan Canny Session Description: Across the globe, regulatory bodies are evaluating financial assurance requirements for oil and gas operations, leading many companies to realize that it is not profitable to take some wells to their final stage of life. This creates a large set of legacy wells that are passed on to previous title holders, joint venture partners, or even local government. If you are one of these entities and uncertain of where to start or how to manage a set of wells left at your front door, come listen to experts in mature asset field decommissioning and how it can be safely, reliably, and efficiently executed. 2:56:40 - 4:21:48 - 3SPE Webinar Series: Virtual Workshop - Transatlantic Plugging and Abandonment Operations-Day 3Media Type: Video
One size doesn’t fit all, and land is the one space where we can really go for cheap and effective, without forgetting the expensive and effective when it is really required. Being able to assign resources to the wells that most need them and ensuring that we can fix wells the first time around without expensive trial-and-error will be a key factor for the financial health of the Oil & Gas industry, will spur the development and adaptation of frugal technologies, and support the growth of a rich ecosystem of suppliers of services and products. Delegates from license holders, operators, regulators, and service companies will benefit from discussing past successes and future challenges. Players in higher-cost provinces can also contribute – and bring home a few tricks on how to save costs and improve performance. Sponsored by: Gold Sponsor - BiSN
Session 7: Well Abandonment Technology Roadmaps and Initiatives Chairs:Bart Joppe, Baker Hughes and Johan Kverneland, TotalEnergies Speakers: Johan Kverneland, Hans Fjellanger and Bruce Cardno, Session Description: Development of new Technology is key to reduce the Total Costs of Operation for Well Abandonment. Reducing the surface footprint from Rig to Rigless operations and Riser to Riserless operations typically results in a lower overall well abandonment costs and environmental impact from operations. Improvements of barrier placement methodologies and downhole technologies are the enabler to through-tubing well abandonment and reducing the aforementioned surface footprint. This session will provide an overview of Well Abandonment technology development and collaboration initiatives. Multiple speaker will share their perspectives and conclude in a panel discussion. 0:00:00 - 1:20:30
Session 8: Alternative Barrier Material Initiatives Chairs: John Moffat, Weatherford and Pierre Edouard Vincent / Jonathan Heseltine Speakers: Brian Willis, Fred Wassmuth, Eric van Oort and Tron Golder Kristiansen Session Description: As the Industry strives for efficient/cost effective P&A, driving initiatives for alternative barrier materials and placement techniques, how is the industry ensuring barriers can be placed to satisfy the "eternity" requirements? In this session we will harness the power of caprock with the latest on Shale-as-a-barrier. 1:20:30 - 2:53:20
Session 9: Practical solutions for delivery, in various areas Chairs: Katherine Beltran Jimenez and Pierre Edouard Vincent Speakers: Dan Arthur, Dwayne Purvis, Amanda Veazey and Graham Ramalho Session Description: In that final session of the workshop we will cover the wells in the wider context (expanding the coverage worldwide), then consider some options for funding P&A efforts, before reviewing practical examples and challenges onshore North America (Orphan wells plugging) and offshore Europe (innovative mutualized P&A campaign). 2:53:20 - 4:28:39
Credits
Earn credits by completing this course1.2 CEU credits12 PDH creditsSpeakers
He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. Mr. Arthur started his career with Halliburton Services, worked as a Field Engineer for a small independent oil & gas company (Oklahoma City), and then served as a National Expert in the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program while employed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He then served as the Vice President of Upstream Services for a large international consulting company, where he performed a variety of environmental, water, and geoscience projects. Upon starting ALL Consulting, Mr. Arthur built a multi-disciplinary firm that has completed projects on a world-wide basis.
Mrs. Veazey has more than 25 years of experience as a geologist in the energy and environmental sectors. She has held positions with Seneca Resources Company, LLC, Marathon Oil Company, and ERM.
Amanda earned a B.A. in Geology from Smith College and an M.S. in Geology and Geophysics from Louisiana State University. She and her husband, Matthew, live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with their two children.
Mr. Joppe graduated from the Institute for Petroleum and Gas Technology “Noorder Haaks” in Den Helder, The Netherlands with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Drilling and Production Technology.
Carl is tasked with reviewing drilling and workover permits for wells in addition to working on several
Bureau wide teams looking at enterprise risk in permitting and decommissioning.
Carl has spent his entire career in the energy industry operations both on and offshore. He has held field
and management positions in USA, France, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Angola. Carl joined BSEE in 2023, the
offshore regulator for USA OCS. He started his career with SLB in Houma LA USA, transitioned to DCOR
the largest operator offshore California USA, followed by special projects manger for CalNRG before
joining BSEE. Outside of work, all time is devoted to my family and keeping up with them.
Netherlands. His team is responsible for the plug and abandonment of all offshore wells. He has been
with Shell for ~11 years and is experienced project management and front-end design + operations for
tight gas ERD wells, plug and abandonment of platform and MLS wells in both the Dutch and UK
Southern North Sea. He has been part of the Nexstep joint initiative since 2020 and has played a key role
in the first Multi-Operator Offshore P&A Campaign in the Netherlands as their technical team lead.
apprentice and subsequently advancing his skills to become a certified
CNC operator. His academic journey includes notable achievements, such
as graduating from Stavanger Offshore Technical School and obtaining a
degree from BI Norwegian School of Management.
In 2004, he became partner in Årdal Mekanisk Verksted, a venture that
joined the IKM Group in 2007. Hans then expanded his role within IKM
Group, focusing on sales and also co-founded Axiom Engineering. After a
tenure at Malm Orstad, focusing on the promotion of their proprietary
products, he returned to the IKM Group, specifically to IKM Subsea in
2012. Here, he led sales and business development efforts, significantly
contributing to the company's growth and its establishment as a leading
provider of subsea solutions equipped with state-of-the-art technology.
In June 2021, Hans transitioned to Aarbakke Innovation, assuming the role
of Commercial Manager before being appointed as Managing Director in
2022. His leadership extends to Axter, a pioneering venture spun off from
Aarbakke Innovation, where he is at the forefront of steering the
development and commercialization of cutting-edge technologies.
He started his career in Sakhalin Energy with the successful Rig start up of the Lunskoye field. After that he held several planning and well engineering positions in Russia, The Netherlands and Oman.
Today, a big part of his responsibilities are dedicated to the maturation of CCS projects in Europe, while maintaining an oversight on the developments in this space globally.
He supports the downhole surveillance portfolio covering well integrity and
production logging domains.
Kamaljeet has 20+ years of experience in wireline logging, production
enhancement projects, well interventions, and plug and abandonment
operations, working in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Kamaljeet works closely with the research and engineering teams on developing
future cased-hole logging technologies including new algorithms and
interpretation workflows.
His interest groups are acoustics, fiber optics, electromagnetics, acoustic noise,
phased array, mechanical intervention, pulsed neutron, production logging, well
integrity, automation, artificial learning, machine learning, and cementing.
promoting operational excellence and driving initiatives that align
with the North Sea Task Authority Strategy of Maximising Economic
Recovery with the industry’s role in delivering a diverse energy mix
in a net zero transition. Keith is currently spearheading OEUK’s
Subsurface Forum & Wells Forum and works with industry,
government, and regulators to enhance effectiveness and efficiency across the UKCS basin.
Keith has spent most of his career in the energy industry working in operations, technical and
regional management roles in the UK, USA, Africa, and the Middle East. Keith joined OEUK in 2020,
the leading representative industry body for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, after 23 years with
SLB. Outside of work keen sailor and active member in local sailing club competing weekly in races,
enjoy running and enjoy being part of competitive teams’ football and rugby player. Spending quality
time exploring new countries or eating a simple family dinner with my wife and children revives my
soul and motivates me.
research focuses on energy transition, climate and environmental impacts of energy systems, and
subsurface hydrology. Her current projects are on characterization and mitigation of methane
emissions from oil and gas wells and urban infrastructure. Previously, she was a postdoctoral fellow
in the Earth System Science department at Stanford University. She received a Ph.D. in Civil and
Environmental Engineering from Princeton University, a Science, Technology, and Environmental
Policy certificate from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and a M.A.Sc. and a
B.A.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Between her time at Waterloo and
Princeton, she worked as a water resources engineering consultant based in Reston, VA.
years. His previous career with Schlumberger spanned field operations, research & development,
QHSE and carbon dioxide geological storage (CCUS). His current research interests include
harnessing creeping formations (such as salt and shales) to help control well leaks, modeling
leaks through cement, inverting geophysical measurements and quantifying methane emissions
from oil & gas wells. He also provides technical training in the field of CCUS, plug &
abandonment, well integrity, management systems, and process safety.
Matteo holds an Master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Rome university “La Sapienza”,
Italy, has authored or coauthored 31 technical papers as well as a book chapter on CO2 storage,
and he’s the Program Chair of the SPE Well Integrity Technical Section.
She is geologist and geochemist and her research focus is on the application of water and gas
geochemistry to georesource characterization. Her primary research interests lie in the exploration
and development of low-carbon geoenergy sources, with a particular emphasis on geothermal
resources. Additionally, MP’s research program encompasses the in-depth study of geological-
methane geochemistry, including its genesis, formation mechanisms, atmospheric migration, and
its role as a greenhouse gas. MP’s research approach is characterized by its inherently
multidisciplinary nature, fostering a comprehensive understanding of the complex interactions
within Earth's systems. In addition to her research activities, MP contributes to the INGV's mission
also by participating in seismic surveillance efforts across the Italian territory and tsunami
monitoring programs within the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Pierre-Edouard holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Business Administration.
He’s been active with SPE since 1997 and is currently involved with SPE Brazil (International Relations Officer) and SPE International (P&ATS Officer), as well at 2 IOGP committees.
He recently Co-Chaired the 2024 SPE Europe Well Integrity Workshop in Amsterdam, alongside Simon Copping with SLB.
Steven is an active stakeholder and contributor to SPE events globally, mentors junior engineers, sits on the API 17G standard committee, has 27 publications and holds multiple patents in surface and subsea well re-entry systems.