Proceedings - SPE FATC2024

Proceedings 2024

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6th, Nov (Wednesday)		Bolsa do Rio
10h15 – 11h35	Technical Session 1	#038 Palombeta: A Case Study on Petrobras’s Longest and Deepest Subsea Tie-back (Petrobras/Brazil) #061 Unlocking Value Through Disruptive Production Concepts: A Case Study on the Brazilian Offshore Coast (Deep Seed Solutions and Petrobras/Brazil) #085 Enabling a Long Distance Tie-back to a Constrained Late Life Asset: Challenges and Solutions (Wood/Australia) #016 Medium Scaled Testing of Cold Flow (EMPIG AS/Norway)
15h00 – 16h40	Technical Session 2	#014 Characterization of CO2-rich Systems: Phase Behavior and Hydrates (Colorado School of Mines/USA) #074 Scrutinizing Atypical Phase Behavior of CO2 with n-hexadecane: Miscibility Window and Mass Barotropy (UFRJ/Brazil) #010 Coupled 1D/3D Method for CFD Simulations of Liquid-dense Gas Flows (Wikki Brasil, Petrobras and ISDB Flowtech/Brazil) #012 Towards Data-Aware Flow Assurance: Enhancing Flash-Calculations using a Machine Learning-based Bayesian Model Calibration (UFRJ/Brazil and Galp/Portugal)
16h20 – 19h00	Poster Session 1	CO2 Transportation and GHG Reduction #009 Two-Phase Flow of Carbon-Dioxide in Pipelines: A GPU Accelerated Always Hyperbolic Two-Phase Flow Solver with Phase Change and Complex EOS (UFRJ/Brazil and Galp/Portugal) #040 A Novel Numerical Strategy for Mesoscale Species Transport with the Lattice Boltzmann Method (UFRJ/Brazil) #073 Phase Behavior and Viscosity of CO2 Rich Fluids with Low Content of Gas Condensate (UFRJ/Brazil) Digital Solutions and Monitoring in Flow Assurance #063 Alarm System VIP – Intelligent Production Surveillance: An Innovative Approach for Second Layer Monitoring in the Oil and Gas Industry (Petrobras/Brazil) #071 Calculation of Saturation Water Content in Natural Gas with Association Models and Implementation of a Custom HYSYS Module (UFRJ/Brazil) #076 A Novel Methodology for Inorganic Scaling Simulation: Multiphase Flow and Real Water Solutions with a Fickian Approach (ISDB FlowTech, Petrobras and Solution Seeker/Brazil) Oil Field Chemistry and Fluid Characterization #013 Viscosity Reduction of Water in Oil Emulsions Stabilized by Waxes (TotalEnergies/France) #020 Optimization of Demulsifier Formulation for Separation of Water from Crude Oil Emulsions in Deepwater Environment (SLB/ Brazil) #021 Development and Qualification of a High-Performance Subsea Demulsifier for Efficient Oil Production in Deepwater Fields (SLB/Brazil) #050 On the Use of Solvent Blends to Remove Organic Deposits, Oil and Emulsions from Subsea Production Lines (Petrobras/Brazil) #060 Comprehensive Assessment of Petroleum Composition and Interfacially Active Species to Improve the Understanding of Water-in-Oil Emulsion Stability (UENF, Petrobras, UFRJ and UFG/Brazil) #075 Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigations of Hydrates and Emulsions (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil) #077 Interfacial Rheology as a Tool for Understanding Flow Assurance Issues (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil) #078 Interfacial Rheology as an Innovative Approach to Investigate Hydrate Formation and Inhibitors (Wood, PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil) #081 Dilatational Rheology of Crude Oil/Water Interface (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil) #082 Evaluating the Efficiency of Demulsifiers for Water-in-Oil Emulsions and the Influence on the Chemical Composition of the Dehydrated Petroleum (UENF and UERJ/Brazil) #087 Brazilian Crude Oil Physicochemical Characterization and Its Rheology Below the Wax Appearance Temperature (UFRJ/Brazil) #091 Particles Formed by Interfacial Material and Paraffin Wax on the Formation and Stabilization of Water-in-Oil Emulsions with Low Contents of Asphaltenes (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil) #094 Barotropic Inversion in Brazilian Pre-Salt Carbon-Dioxide-Rich Gas Condensate (Petrobras/Brazil) Well Performance, Artificial Lift and Flow Technologies #026 Development of a Graphical Interface for Simulating a Gas Lift System Model Using ScadaBR (UFF/Brazil) #048 Detection and Analysis of the Taylor Bubble, Wake and Liquid Slug with Wire-Mesh Sensor (WMS) in a Vertical Gas-Liquid Slug Flow (UTFPR/Brazil and Université de Toulouse/France) #051 Development of Magnetic Anti-Scale Accessories for O&G wells – Lab and Field scale Tests (Vallourec, Magmax, UFRJ and Petrobras/Brazil) #069 Retrofit Installation of In-riser Composite Tubing as an Artificial Lift Solution (Paradigm/USA) #080 Simulation Thermo-Hydraulic of an Onshore Gas Production Well (UDESC/Brazil) #083 Failure Analysis and Diagnosis in Electrical Submersible Pumping Systems (UNICAMP/Brazil) #086 Unveiling the Hydrodynamic of Fluid Flow: Revolutionizing Research in Petroleum Production Systems Through Innovative Multiphase Flowloop Design (King Fahd University/Saudi Arabia)

7th, Nov (Thursday)		Bolsa do Rio
09h50 – 13h40	Technical Session 3	Flow assurance management #015 Innovative Approach to Scale Management in Buzios Field: Sequential Acid Job and Scale Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments (Petrobras/Brazil) #025 Breaking Barriers: Advancements in Scale Inhibition for Pre-Salt Reservoirs (Dorf Ketal/Brazil) #052 Experimental Study of the Influence of Reynolds Number on the Growth and Aging of Wax Deposits formed in an Annular Test Section (PUC-Rio/Brazil) #037 Asphaltene Deposition Case in a Well from Pre-Salt Campos Basin: from Lab to Field (Petrobras/Brazil) #022 Transient Simulations of Well Shut-in and Startup in Offshore Production Facilities at Characteristic Brazilian Pre-salt Conditions (UFSC and Petrobras/Brazil) #044 Development of Gas-Liquid Spacer for Hydrate Removal (Rogerio Leite – Petrobras/Brazil) #092 WaterLock – A New Method for Hydrate Plugging Risk Assessment (Equinor/Norway) #029 Hydrate Management: Parameters to Consider for a Progressive Replacement of MEG by Antiagglomerant (TotalEnergies/France)
14h10 – 15h30	Technical Session 4	Well performance, artificial lift and flow technologies #006 Influence of Fluid Viscosity on the Flow Behavior within the Impeller of an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) (UNICAMP and UFSC/Brazil) #034 LedaFlow Model Improvements for Three-phase Gas Dominated Flows (SINTEF and TotalEnergies/Norway) #043 Analysis of the Influence of the Gas Density on Two-Phase Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes (UTFPR and Petrobras/Brazil) #090 Experimental Insights into Dense-Gas/Liquid Two-phase Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes (USP and Petrobras/Brazil)
15h30 – 19h00	Poster Session 2	Challenges in Long Tiebacks #024 Flow Assurance Below WAT in Long Tiebacks Using Wax Inhibitors (UERJ and UFRJ/Brazil) #067 Multiphase Flow in Long-Length Semi-Buried Flexible Tiebacks (UFCG/Brazil) #097 Wax/Hydrate Flow Assurance in a North Sea Pipeline-Riser System: Integrated Production Modelling for Long Subsea Tieback Challenges (Cranfield University/UK and Extreme Event Solutions/USA) Flow Assurance Management #003 Cargo-Treatment: A Solution for Enhancing the Cold Properties of Brazilian crudes (TotalEnergies/France) #007 Rheological Characterization of Gas Hydrate Formation Kinetics and Transportability in Crude Oil Slurries (CSM/USA and TotalEnergies/France) #008 Influence of Large Heavy Inertial Particles on Turbulent Statistics and Friction Factor in Pipe Flow (UFRJ/Brazil) #011 The Economic Impact of Early Deposition Profiling in Pipeline Maintenance Using Non-Intrusive Technology and Effective Chemical Treatment (Halliburton/UK) #018 Molecular insight into the Inhibitory Effects of Amino Acids on Natural Gas Hydrate (University of Port Harcourt/Nigeria and Korea Institute of Energy Research/Korea) #023 Enabling Gas Hydrate Slurry Transportability with Anti-Agglomerant in Condensate Systems (CSM/USA and TotalEnergies/France) #027 Sulphate Scale Occurrences in Campos Basin Production Wells Due to Post and Pre-Salt Water Crossflow (Petrobras/Brazil) #028 Impact of Wax on Hydrate Crystallization in Flow Loop (TotalEnergies and École des Mines de Saint-Étienne/France) #033 Accidental Field-Scale Testing for Hydrate Blockage Criteria (Petrobras/Brazil) #035 Investigating Fail in Downhole Chemical Injection Valves (CIVs) – A Teardown Analysis (UNICAMP/Brazil) #036 A Workflow to Address Compatibility Issues Between Acid Jobs and Scale Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments – Sapinhoá Field Case (Petrobras/Brazil) #039 Changing Commercial EVA to Improve its Performance as Pour Point Depressant: a Study in Waxy Model Oils at Different Wax Concentrations (UFRJ and Petrobras/Brazil) #042 Study of the Influence of Hydrate-Like Particles on Oil-Air Multiphase Flows (UTFPR/Brazil) #045 Modeling and Simulation of Carbonate Scaling in Oil Production Scenarios: A Coupled Geochemical and Fickian Transport Approach Implemented as an ALFAsim Plug-in (Galp/Portugal, ESSS and ISDB Flowtech/Brazil) #046 Overcoming CO₂ Brine Content Challenges: a Methodological Framework for Scale Inhibitor Recommendation (Petrobras and UFRJ/Brazil) #047 Influence of a Multiphase System (Organic and Aqueous Phases) on the Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Process (UFRJ/Brazil) #049 Evolution of Flow Assurance as a Technical Discipline to Mitigate Operational Risks in Offshore Production Systems: A Review (Petrobras/Brazil) #053 Near Infrared Spectroscopy for pH Monitoring in CO2 + H2O Systems (UNIT and Petrobras/Brazil) #054 Multiphase Flash with Hydrate Formation in Gas-Dominant Systems (UFRJ/Brazil) #055 Insights into the Performance and Mechanism of Scale Inhibitors based on Classic Dynamic Tube-Blocking Tests and Online Real-Time Analysis Techniques (UFRJ and Petrobras/Brazil) #059 Evaluation of pH Variation and Sodium Bicarbonate Concentration on the Performance of Naphthenate Inhibitor (UFRJ and UFF/Brazil) #062 Dynamics of Hydrate Transportability in Multiphase Flow Systems with Crude Oil and High Salinity Brine (UTFPR/Brazil and Colorado School of Mines/USA) #064 Model Study of the Kinetic Effect of Thermodynamic Hydrates Inhibitors (UFRJ/Brazil) #066 Study of Carboxymethylated Modified Polysaccharides as Scale Inhibitors in Petroleum Production (UFRJ/Brazil) #068 Assessment of the Influence of Capillary Internal Diameter on Scale Inhibitors Performance in DSL Tests, Especially at High Temperatures with High TDS Brines (Italmatch Chemicals/Brazil) #079 Implementation and Assessment of a Gas Hydrates Wall Deposition Model for Gas-Dominant Pipeflow Systems (Galp/Portugal, ESSS and ISDB Flowtech/Brazil) #084 Implementing An Integrated Solution For Dynamic Choke Control Modelling During Well Restart In OLGA (Wood/Australia) #089 Dealing with Flow Assurance-Associated Deposition Problems in Offshore Production Systems: A Case History (Petrobras/Brazil)

8th, Nov (Friday)		Bolsa do Rio
10h20 – 11h40	Technical Session 5	Digital solutions and monitoring in Flow Assurance #096 A hybrid Approach to Virtual Flow Metering Using Physics Based Models and Machine Learning (Kongsberg and Var Energy/Norway) #088 Impact of Fluid Properties on Flow Assurance Events in Offshore Oil Production: A Data-Driven Study (Petrobras/Brazil) #095 Oil Leak and Seawater Influx Through Partial Ruptures in Subsea Petroleum Production Pipelines (Petrobras/Brazil) #019 Development of a Non-destructive Tool for Inspecting the Integrity of HDPE Lined Pipes (UFRJ and Galp/Brazil)
14h00 – 15h40	Technical Session 6	Oil Field Chemistry and Fluid Characterization #002 Fast Analytical Method for Asphaltene Polydispersity Description (TotalEnergies/France) #032 Evaluation of Interfacial Activity of Asphaltenes Extracted from Light and Heavy Oil of Brazilian Pre Salt Reservoir (UFRJ/Brazil) #070 High-Pressure Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for High GasContent on Pre-Salt Samples (UFC/Brazil) #065 Influence of HPAM on the Performance of Commercial Demulsifiers (UFRJ/Brazil) #072 Flow Assurance Occurrences via a Rheological Characterization: An Experimental Approach (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil)