Monday/Tuesday, 18th and
19th of September 2006 at
the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (Ullandhaug), Prof. Olav Hanssensvei 10,
FORCE Autumn Seminars provide an excellent platform
for operators, vendors and academia to discuss and present challenges,
experiences and technology advances. The seminars are a key competency building
block within FORCE and provide an excellent learning opportunity.
The 2006 FORCE
Autumn Seminar will focus on the impact of shales on imaging and reservoir
monitoring. Shales are the most abundant sedimentary rock type and their
physical parameters play an important role. However, shale properties have not
been studied as extensively as reservoir rocks. There is an increasing
awareness that shale properties impact reservoir imaging and that
production-induced changes in shale properties provide an opportunity to
indirectly deduce reservoir parameters. Dynamic changes in shale properties
might also directly impact drilling operations and production. The program will include sessions
on specific physical aspects of shales, leading to the impact these have
on the ability to provide optimal static and dynamic images:
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Geological Control on
Physical Properties of Shales
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Acoustic and
Electrical Properties of Shales
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Pressure
& Stress Impact on Acoustic Properties
o
Estimation
of Processing Parameters
o
4D
Seismic Effects in Shales
o
Shales
and Impact on Imaging
Quantitative description is a key aspect throughout the seminar. We especially encourage
contributing case studies related to the imaging of shales and the underlying
lithologic units.
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Please send the title of your
presentation including a one page (A4) abstract by June 6th to the FORCE Secretariat (britt-laila.dahlberg@npd.no)
or to a member of the organizing committee as listed below.
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Registration
information will be available on the FORCE web (www.force.org) in due time. Any questions may
be addressed to the FORCE secretariat.
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The final program will be posted
at the FORCE website: www.force.org/General/News.htm.
Organizing Committee and Contacts:
Olav Barkved, BP (barkveoi@bp.com)
Gerd Kleemeyer, Shell (gerd.kleemeyer@shell.com)
Craig Hartline, ConocoPhillips (craig.hartline@conocophillips.com)
The organizing committee is supported by the
following advising committee:
Nader Dutta
(Schlumberger), Christian Hermanrud (Statoil), Erling Fjær (SINTEF), Brian
Hornby (BP), Frans Kets (Shell), Martin Landrø (NTNU), Bjørn Ursin (NTNU), Tron
G. Kristiansen (BP).