E&P GEOSCIENCE

• Advances in Regional Geology (Sedimentology, Sequence and Bio-Stratigraphy, Basin and Structural Modelling etc

• New Exploration Plays (Subtle Traps, Deep Plays, Field Satellite Extensions)

• Rock Physics and Geomechanics for Conventional Reservoirs

• Seismic Inversion in Reservoir Modelling

• Advances in Seismic Processing and Acquisition, including Minimisation of Environmental Impacts and Enhancement of Vertical Resolution to Image Thin Reservoir Zones

• Challenges and Solutions in Exploration and Reservoir Characterisation

• Advances in Formation Evaluation and Petrophysics

• Advances in Reservoir Characterisation (SCAL, RRT, Core Integration, PNM, Digital Rock Physics)

• Faults and Fracture Characterisation, Fault Seal Analysis/DFN Modelling

• Advancement in Real-Time Formation Evaluation Case Studies (Geosteering, Well Placement, Logging Tool Selection)

• Making Better Decisions: Role of Geoscience in Uncertainty Assessment and Risk Management

• Tight Reservoirs, Fracture Characterisation and Modelling

• SCAL/DRP and Fluid Rock Interaction

• Integration of Magnetic Resonance (CMR/NMR) Logs, MICP, SCAL, CCA Data in Defining Carbonate Petrophysical Rock Typing

• New Approaches in Characterisation and Modelling of Complex Reservoirs

• Geostatistics and Static Modelling

• Basin Analysis and Modelling; Source to Migration to Trapment

• Data-Driven Analytics; Applications in G&G

• Examples of New Technology Application in Exploration, Case Studies

• R&D: Geoscience Technology Development and Deployment

• Advances in Dynamic Formation Evaluation

• 4D Seismic in Carbonate Reservoir—Challenges and Opportunities

• Open Hole and Cased Hole Logging

• Petrophysics of Naturally-Fractured Reservoirs

• Dynamic Formation Evaluation

• Emerging Logging Technologies and Interpretation Methods

UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES 

• Alternative Fluids for Hydraulic Fracturing

• Fracking Techniques, Plug and Perf and Compartmentalisation

UNCONVENTIONAL GAS 

• An Opportunity for the Middle East?

• Unconventional Gas Exploration and Appraisal in the Middle East

• Unconventional Resource Assessment: Methods to Estimate Gas Volumes in Place and Ultimate Recovery

• Geomechanics, Horizontal Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Gas Plays

UNCONVENTIONAL OIL 

• Unconventional Oil Exploration and Appraisal in the Middle East

• Advances in Understanding of Shale Gas Transport, Recovery Enhancement, and Simulation Modelling

• Geological and Geophysical Characterisation

• Petrophysical Characterisation

• Geomechanics

• Reservoir Modelling

• Horizontal Well Placement

• Fracturing Performance

• Technical and Operational Challenges of Tight Gas and Oil and Shale Gas and Oil

FIELD DEVELOPMENT 

• Challenges of Field Development Plan for Reservoirs under Depletion Mode

• Improve the Condensate Recovery for Rich Gas Reservoirs or Retrograde Gas Reservoirs

• Challenging Developments: Oil Rims, Marginal Fields, Complex Reservoirs, Paleo Oil

• Development Plan Optimisation of the Reserves and Project Economics

• Integrated Asset Modelling for Oil and Gas Reservoirs: Coupling Surface Facilities with Simulation Models

• Challenges of Gas Injection and Production/Process Optimisation

• New Technologies and Research and Development

• Nitrogen, CO2 Injection for Reservoir Pressure Maintenance and Enhanced Oil Recovery

• Maximising Value from Mature Fields Revitalisation, Redevelopment, and End of Field Life Planning

• Advances in Water Flooding Management (Capturing Learnings from Mature Reservoirs)

• Achieving Exceptional Recovery, Case Studies

• Getting the Most from Reservoir Surveillance, Well Testing, Production Measurement

• Maximising Production-Downtime Management and Well Utilisation

• Reservoir Modelling, Simulation, and History Matching

• Fluid Characterisation, SCAL, and Fluid-Rock Interaction

• Advances in Chemical Flooding, Smart Water Injection

• History Matching—Best Practice

• Complex Well Modelling

• Field Development—Uncertainty Analysis

• New Generation Simulators

• Workflow for Mature Oil Fields

• Well Testing and Production Logging (Fractured Reservoirs with Horizontal Wells)

• Extending the Economic Life of Mature Fields

• Unconventional Gas and Oil Exploration and Appraisal; Achieving the Objectives with Cost Effective Programmes

• Innovative Development Solution for Marginal Fields and Reservoirs

• Data-Driven Analytics; Applications in Reservoir Engineering

• Data-Driven Analytics; Applications in Reservoir Modelling and Reservoir Management

• PVT-Fluid Properties/Sampling

• Downhole Sensing, Flow Monitoring and Control

• Advances in Matrix Acidising of Carbonate Reservoirs

• Crude Price Analysis and Reserves Classification

• Improving Field Performance through Effective Reservoir Surveillance

• Artificial Lift Technology and Applications

• Matured Field Re-Development and Challenges

• Advances in Rigless Well Intervention

• Marginal Field Developments and Optimisations

• Advanced Field Development: Sustainability and Challenges

• CCS and Opportunities for EOR

• EOR (Low Salinity Modelling)

• EOR Project Screening and Planning of Pilot EOR Projects

• EOR Mechanisms

• Low Salinity and Nano Particles, Impact on Displacement Efficiency

• CO2 Injection

• Nitrogen, CO2 Injection for Reservoir Pressure Maintenance and Enhanced Oil Recovery

DRILLING AND COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY 

• Well Intervention Advances: Innovation in W/L, Coil, Rig, Rigless, Snubbing

• Best Practices in Well Delivery; From Concept to Production

• New Protocols and Technology in Well Control

• Step Change in Drilling Efficiency

• Extended Reach Technology and Beyond MRC

• Real Value of Real-Time Drilling Operations

• Advances in Drilling Bit Technology and Deployment

• Drilling Beyond the Limit

• Rig and Equipment Integrity Management—Best Practices

• Managing Wellbore Stability in Challenging Environments (Reactive Shale, Salt, High Pressure, Low Pressure)

• Advances in Deep Water Drilling Technology

• Advances in Drilling Fluid and Cementing Technology

• Managed Pressure Drilling Advantages vs Under Balance Drilling Application for Sour Fields

• Advances in Multistage Fracturing and Stimulation

• Intelligent Completions: Design, Implementation and Performance

• Well Testing Challenges (Heavy Oil, High Pressure, Sour Gas)

• Latest in Well Integrity Management

• Drilling Waste Management and Zero Discharge Drilling Technology

• Advancements in Rig Equipment Designs

• Artificial Lift/Completion and Management Systems

• Revitalise Well Design Concept to Maximise Performance in Alignment with Drilling Technologies

• Drilling Engineering in Real Time to Maximise Drilling Performance

• Advanced Drilling Techniques to Develop Gas Resources

• Sand Control and ICD Completion

• Swellbore Integrity and Zonal Isolation

• Cost Optimisation "Doing More with Less" Decommissioning and Well Abandonment

PROJECT ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT 

• Challenges Related to Production of Sour Gas from HP/HT Reservoirs

• Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management: Strategies for Successful Project Execution

• Engineering Design for Optimum Energy Conservation (Efficient Energy Use and Reduced Reliance on Conventional Sources)

• Challenges of Gas and Oil Mega-Projects: Resource, People, Management, Delivery and Cost Perspectives

• Mitigating Challenges during Commissioning and Start-Up of Gas and Oil Projects

• Realising Strategic/Economic Benefits of Standardisation

• Brownfield Project Challenges, Interfaces, Risks, and Mitigations

• Using the Latest Technology to Improve Facility Performance during Life Cycle

• Realising Opportunities of Smart Field Technology/Automation

• Flow Assurance: Engineering and Project

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE 

• Producing from HP/HT Tight Gas: Challenges and Lessons Learnt

• Managing Process Safety throughout the Asset Life Cycle

• Integrating Sustainability into Management Practices

• Managing Process Safety through Effective Integrity Management

• Best Practices in Integrity Management of Safety Critical Systems

• Integrity Inspection: Latest Development, Effective Measurement and Reporting

• Managing Challenges with Asset Life Extension: New Risks, Changing Standards, and Codes

• Integrity Opportunities and Challenges in a Digital World

• Intelligent Diagnostics, to Predict Events and Take Action before they Occur

• Advances in Metering/Well Testing Technologies

• Innovative Solutions to Overcome Production Constraints (Oil, Gas, and Produced Water Handling)

• Realising a Step-Change in Operating Costs

• Best Practices in Pipeline Management: Design, Inspection, Remnant Life Assessment, and Repair/Replacement

• Management of Change: People, Operations, Equipment

• Managing Aging Facilities

• Collaborative Working to Reach Smarter, Faster Decisions

• Automation of Routine Workflows, with Exception Based Reporting

• Benefits and Challenges of Automation

• Advances in Maintenance Strategies

• Best Practices in Equipment Strategy (Rotating/Static Equipment)

• Achieving “Best in Class” Maintenance Performance

• E&P Data Excellence

• Energy Optimising through Advanced Process Controls

• Water Management

• Flow Assurance: Engineering and Project

• Topsides: New Technologies Driving Cost Down

• Advances in Reliability and Failure Analysis

• Advances in Managing Well Integrity in Low Cost Era

HSE 

• Minimising Environmental Footprint

• New Approaches for Environmental Impact Assessment and Management

• Human Factors in HSE Performance

• Promoting Safety Culture: Change in Mindset

• Effective Concepts for Occupational Health Management

• Managing the Asset Integrity Risks Associated with CO2, H2S and High BWS (Wells and Facilities)

• Integrating Asset Integrity and HSE Management

• Accident Prevention and “Lessons Learned” in Safety (Onshore & Offshore)

• Best Practices in Gas Flaring and Emission Reduction

• Major Accidents Prevention and Lessons Learnt

• Innovation in Environmental Protection

GAS TECHNOLOGY 

• Recent Developments in Gas Processing

• LPG, Chemical Gas, CNG & LNG Production Challenges

• Carbon Capture and Storage Technology—Can CO2 be Overcome Positively?

• Advances in Gas Sweetening and Dehydration

• Efficient Utilisation of Energy in Gas Processing

• Improvements and Advances in Sour Gas Processing

• Improving Compressors/Drivers Availability

• Advances in Centrifugal Gas Compressors

• Metering and Instrumentation (Flow Measurement, Gas Quality Measurement, Technologies)

PEOPLE AND TALENT 

• Building the Next Generation of Petro Technical Professionals

• Leadership Development and Succession Management

• The Value of Diversity as a Workforce Strategy

• Managing Change through Effective Knowledge Management

• Developing Capability for a Continuous Improvement Culture

• Competency and Professionalism in a Changing Industry

• Cost Effective Training and Development

• Maximising Values of ISH collaboration with the National Companies

• Effective Nationalisation Strategies

• Developing an Agile Workforce

• Effective Knowledge Management Strategies

• Talent Acquisition Strategies

• Instilling Work Ethics in the Workplace

• Workforce Engagement Strategies

OFFSHORE & MARINE 

• Drilling and Completion Challenges

• Subsea and Topside Facilities

• Flow Assurance and Operations

• Field Development

• Emerging and Advanced Technologies

• Offshore Vessels and Platforms

• Materials Performance

• Advances in EOR for Offshore Environment

• Integrated Asset Optimisation for Offshore Fields

• Infrastructure, Logistics and Supply Chain

• IOR/EOR 

• Chemical Flooding

• Fast Tracking EOR Implementation

• Field Implementation, Surface Facilities and HSE Challenges

• Gas Pressure Maintenance

• Gas Injection/CO2 Flooding

• Microbial EOR

• Miscible Methods

PRODUCTION FACILITIES TECHNOLOGIES 

• Surface and Subsurface Facilities and Pipelines

• Surface and Subsurface Integration and Optimisation

• Multiphase Pumping and Metering

• Corrosion and Erosion

• Advances in Facilities Separation Technologies

• De-Bottlenecking Facilities

• Abandonment/Decommissioning

PETROLEUM ADVANCED ANALYTICS