SPE FATC2024

AGENDA 2024

6th, Nov (Wednesday) Bolsa do Rio
08h00 – 09h00

Registration & Coffee

09h00 – 09h15

Welcome Session

Thiago Silva (Petrobras/Brazil), João Carneiro (ISDB Flowtech/Brazil) and Marcia Khalil (Petrobras/Brazil)

09h15 – 09h45

Opening Plenary
Net Zero CO2 Emissions Challenge

Adriana Teixeira (Petrobras/Brazil) with Thierry Palermo (Flow Assurance Specialist/France) and Ricardo Camargo (Flow Assurance Consultant/Brazil)

09h45 – 10h15

Key Note 1
Long Subsea Tie-backs & Flow Assurance Chalenges

Annie Fidel-Dufour and Nicolas Passade-Boupat (TotalEnergies/France)

10h15 – 11h35

Technical Session 1
Challenges in long tiebacks

10h15 – 10h35
#038 Palombeta: A Case Study on Petrobras’s Longest and Deepest Subsea Tie-back (Petrobras/Brazil)

10h35 – 10h55
#061 Unlocking Value Through Disruptive Production Concepts: A Case Study on the Brazilian Offshore Coast (Deep Seed Solutions and Petrobras/Brazil)

10h55 – 11h15
#085 Enabling a Long Distance Tie-back to a Constrained Late Life Asset: Challenges and Solutions (Wood/Australia)

11h15- 11h35
#016 Medium Scaled Testing of Cold Flow (EMPIG AS/Norway)

11h35 – 13h00

Lunch Break

13h00 – 14h00

Special Session 1
Scaling: Innovation on Chemical Treatment

Juliana Lessa (Italmatch Chemicals/Brazil) and Caio Costa (Dorf Ketal/Brazil)

14h00 – 14h30

Key Note 2
The Rise and Rise of the CO2 Transport Engineer

Stephen Stokes (Wood/Australia)

14h30 – 15h00

Coffee Break

15h00 – 16h40

Technical Session 2
CO2 transportation and GHG reduction

15h00 – 15h20
#014 Characterization of CO2-rich Systems: Phase Behavior and Hydrates (Colorado School of Mines/USA)

15h20 – 15h40
#074 Scrutinizing Atypical Phase Behavior of CO2 with n-hexadecane: Miscibility Window and Mass Barotropy (UFRJ/Brazil)

15h40 – 16h00
#010 Coupled 1D/3D Method for CFD Simulations of Liquid-dense Gas Flows (Wikki Brasil, Petrobras and ISDB Flowtech/Brazil)

16h00 – 16h20
#012 Towards Data-Aware Flow Assurance: Enhancing Flash-Calculations using a Machine Learning-based Bayesian Model Calibration (UFRJ/Brazil and Galp/Portugal)

16h20 – 19h00
Cocktail / Poster / Exposition
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
08h00 – 08h30

Registration

08h30 – 09h00

Special Session 2
Hydrate remediation in Deepwater flowlines using a composite coiled tubing technology

Marcelo Pasqualette (PRIO), Mario Figueira (Halliburton) and Kevin Koegh (Paradigm)

09h00 – 09h30

Key Note 3
Two-phase Flow of CO2 in Pipes

Cem Sarica (The University of Tulsa/USA)

09h30 – 09h50

Coffee Break

09h50 – 11h50

Technical Session 3
Flow assurance management

09h50 – 10h10
#015 Innovative Approach to Scale Management in Buzios Field: Sequential Acid Job and Scale Inhibitor Squeeze Treatments (Petrobras/Brazil)

10h10 – 10h30
#025 Breaking Barriers: Advancements in Scale Inhibition for Pre-Salt Reservoirs (Dorf Ketal/Brazil)

10h30 – 10h50
#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)

10h50 – 11h10
#037 Asphaltene Deposition Case in a Well from Pre-Salt Campos Basin: from Lab to Field (Petrobras/Brazil)

11h10 – 11h30
#022 Transient Simulations of Well Shut-in and Startup in Offshore Production Facilities at Characteristic Brazilian Pre-salt Conditions (UFSC and Petrobras/Brazil)

11h30 – 11h50
#044 Development of Gas-Liquid Spacer for Hydrate Removal (Rogerio Leite – Petrobras/Brazil)

11h50 – 13h00

Lunch Break

13h00 – 13h40

Technical Session 3
Flow assurance management

13h00 – 13h20
#092 WaterLock – A New Method for Hydrate Plugging Risk Assessment (Equinor/Norway)

13h20 – 13h40
#029 Hydrate Management: Parameters to Consider for a Progressive Replacement of MEG by Antiagglomerant (TotalEnergies/France)

13h40 – 14h10

Key Note 4
Supporting Structural Integrity: a New Discipline in Flow Assurance

Geraldo Spinelli (Petrobras/Brazil)

14h10 – 15h30

Technical Session 4
Well performance, artificial lift and flow technologies

14h10 – 14h30
#006 Influence of Fluid Viscosity on the Flow Behavior within the Impeller of an Electrical Submersible Pump (ESP) (UNICAMP and UFSC/Brazil)

14h30 – 14h50
#034 LedaFlow Model Improvements for Three-phase Gas Dominated Flows (SINTEF and TotalEnergies/Norway)

14h50 – 15h10
#043 Analysis of the Influence of the Gas Density on Two-Phase Slug Flow in Horizontal Pipes (UTFPR and Petrobras/Brazil)

15h10 – 15h30
#090 Experimental Insights into Dense-Gas/Liquid Two-phase Flow in Horizontal and Inclined Pipes (USP and Petrobras/Brazil)

15h30 – 19h
Poster / Exposition
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)

19h – 22h

Conference Dinner

Bolsa do Rio

8th, Nov (Friday) Bolsa do Rio
08h30 – 09h00

Key Note 5
Hybrid Modeling for Flow Assurance Monitoring in Offshore Oil Wells

João Carneiro (ISDBFlowtech/Brazil)

09h00 – 10h00

Special Session 3
Future of simulations towards real-time applications and digital twins

Marcelo Castro (UNICAMP/Brazil), Vinicius Girardi (ESSS/Brazil) and Mike Branchflower (Kongsberg/UK)

10h00 – 10h20

Coffee Break

10h20 – 11h40

Technical Session 5
Digital solutions and monitoring in Flow Assurance

10h20 – 10h40
#096 A hybrid Approach to Virtual Flow Metering Using Physics Based Models and Machine Learning (Kongsberg and Var Energy/Norway)

10h40 – 11h00
#088 Impact of Fluid Properties on Flow Assurance Events in Offshore Oil Production: A Data-Driven Study (Petrobras/Brazil)

11h00 – 11h20
#095 Oil Leak and Seawater Influx Through Partial Ruptures in Subsea Petroleum Production Pipelines (Petrobras/Brazil)

11h20 – 11h40
#019 Development of a Non-destructive Tool for Inspecting the Integrity of HDPE Lined Pipes (UFRJ and Galp/Brazil)

11h40 – 13h00

Lunch Break

13h00 – 13h30

Key Note 6
Characterizing Sludge to Prevent its Formation

Elizabete Lucas (UFRJ)

13h30 – 14h00

Special Session 4
Navigating the Complexities of Asphaltene Management: From Characterizaton to Field Application

Paco Vargas (ENNOVA) and Felipe Mauro R. Cardoso (Petrobras)

14h00 – 15h40

Technical Session 6
Oil Field Chemistry and Fluid Characterization

14h00 – 14h20
#002 Fast Analytical Method for Asphaltene Polydispersity Description (TotalEnergies/France)

14h20 – 14h40
#032 Evaluation of Interfacial Activity of Asphaltenes Extracted from Light and Heavy Oil of Brazilian Pre Salt Reservoir (UFRJ/Brazil)

14h40 – 15h00
#070 High-Pressure Liquid-Liquid Equilibria for High GasContent on Pre-Salt Samples (UFC/Brazil)

15h00 – 15h20
#065 Influence of HPAM on the Performance of Commercial Demulsifiers (UFRJ/Brazil)

 15h20 – 15h40
#072 Flow Assurance Occurrences via a Rheological Characterization: An Experimental Approach (PUC-Rio and Petrobras/Brazil)

15h40 – 16h10

Closing session