“Future Directions in Cooperative Petroleum Research” 

 20. – 21. May 2003 at NPDs offices

Agenda

 

May 20

08.30 - 09.00

Registration
 

General Session - Chairman: Claus Clausen, ConocoPhillips
 

09.00 - 09.15

Introduction, Claus Clausen, ConocoPhillips

09.15 - 09.30

Progress since last meeting and Current Status, Kjell Sigve Lervik Statoil

09.30 - 10.00

Norsk Petroleumsforskning - Vekst eller Forvitring ?, Lars Takla, ConocoPhillips

10.00 - 10.30

Technological challenges facing exploration in Norway, Mark Shahly, BP

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 - 11.20

International Center for Improved Oil Recovery - In a Wider Perspective,
Wiggo Holm
,
ConocoPhillips

11.20 - 11.40

Short and longterm perspectives within petroleum research, Knut Bjørlykke, UiO

11.40 - 12.00

Future Directions in Collaborative Petroleum Research,   Jostein Alvestad, Statoil
 

Research institutes – Chairman: Anders Elverhøi

12.00 - 12.15

Activities and Strategies, David Lysne, SINTEF Petroleum Research

12.15 - 12.30

Petroleum related projects, Øyvind Dugstad, IFE

12.30 . 12.45

Future directions in petroleum research at NORSAR, Anders Dahle, NORSAR

12.45 - 13.00

RF-Petroleum - status and opportunities, Senior Vice President Rolv Rommetveit,
Rogaland Research

13.00 - 14.00

Lunch
 

Universities – Chairman: Arne Graue

14.00 - 14.15

A new master program in petroleum geosciences and related research at University of Oslo,  Jan Inge Faleide, Department of Geology, University of Oslo

14.15 - 14.30

Cooperation with the petroleum industry - seen from an NTNU perspective,  Martin Landrø

14.30 - 14.45

Petroleum research and education at the University of Bergen,  Professor Arne Graue,
Dept of Physics, UiB

14.45 - 15.00

Petroleum related research University of Tromsø, Steffen Bergh, University of Tromsø

15.00 - 15.15

Coffee Break
 

Future Challenges – Strategy and Financing

15.15 - 15.35

What will the authorities do ? Rolf Wiborg, NPD

15.35- 15.55

Value creation through scientific collaboration with Norwegian universities and research institutions Jens Hagen, Director, Research and Technology, Norsk Hydro

16.00 - 17.00

Panel Discussion – Moderator: Arild Haugen, FORCE
Participants: Rolf Wiborg, Jens Hagen, Siri Helle Friedemann, Knut Bjørlykke, David Lysne

  • Relations between Oil companies, Universities and Institutes
  • Areas for Cooperation – Long term – Short term -  Consortia
  • Big versus small
  • Financing

 

 

19.30

Dinner at De Røde Sjøhus

May 21 - Problem Defining Workshops

Session 1  - Exploration Geology - Kjell-Sigve Lervik, Statoil

09.00 - 09.10

Challenges, Kjell Sigve Lervik, Statoil

09:10- 09.50 Well 6406/5-1 in Haltenbanken - High expectations and meagre
results -Learnings and further challenges,
Strass, I.F., Pool,W., Ravnås,R. Norske Shell
09.50 - 10.10 Tectonic and sedimentation of the Norwegian Sea - Challenges for future research, Steffen Bergh et al,  University of Tromsø
10.10 - 10.30 Understanding shale and sandstone properties - a key to successful exploration in the Norwegian Sea area,  Per Arne Bjørkum, Statoil
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee

11.00-12.00

Project Discussion

 

Session 2  - Displacement Mechanisms - Jan Åge Stensen, Statoil

09.00 - 09.20

Challenges – Jan Åge Stensen, Statoil

09.20 - 09.30
Discussion
Application of natural water tracers for improved reservoir management, Olaf Huseby, Harald Johansen, Institutt for energiteknikk (IFE)

09.40 - 09.50
Discussion

Optimal “Blow-Down” production,  
Magnus Wangen, Terje Aurdal, Institutt for energiteknikk (IFE)

10.00- 10.20
Discussion

Simulation of miscible gas injection
Improved foam modelling, 
A model of gas condensate blockage for integration in a pVT simulation package 
Torleif Holt, Sintef Petroleum Research
 

10.30-11.00

Coffee

11.00-11.10

Oil displacement mechanisms in fractured chalk at various wettabilities, Professor Arne Graue, Dept of Physics, UiB

11.10–12.00

Project discussions

  

Session 3 - Seismic Methods - Mark Shahly, BP

09.00 - 09.15

Challenges – Mark Shahly, BP

09.15 - 09.30
Discussion

Optimal traveltime approximations for improved velocity analysis, multiple attenuation and time processing, Emmanuel Causse, Svend Østmo*, SINTEF Petroleum Research

09.40-09.55
Discussion

Enhanced seismic imaging, Leiv-J. Gelius - Departement of geology, University of Oslo

10.05 - 10.20
Discussion
Consistent PP and PS angle tomography, Stig Kyrre Foss 1 and Bjørn Ursin 2, 1 Institute of Mathematics, NTNU 2 Institute of Petroleum Technology and Applied Geophysics, NTNU

10.30-10.50

Coffee

10.50 - 11.10

The Norwegian volcanic margin mapped by OBS-profiles, Thomas Raum, Rolf Mjelde (Univ. of Bergen), Hideki Shimamura (Hokkaido Univ), Terje Enoksen (Norsk Hydro), Helene J Kolstø and Karl Kravik (TotalFinaElf)

11.10 - 12.00

Project discussions

               

Plenary session - Chairman: Claus Clausen, ConocoPhillips

12.00-12.20

Exploration Geology

12.20-12.40

Displacement Mechanisms

12.40-13.00

Seismic Methods

13.00-14.00

Lunch

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