Spring 2008 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 2
Spring 2008 Gas-Lift Workshop
Meeting
Meeting Date / Meeting Venue / Agenda / Minutes /Wed. Feb. 7, 2007
7:00 pm Qatar Time / Executive Restaurant, Doha, Qatar / See below. / See below.
Tues. Apr. 17, 2007
9:00 am CDT / Teleconference Call
1-210-839-8513, 44743 / See below. / See below.
Wed. May 23, 2007
9:00 am CDT / Teleconference Call
1-210-234-0014, 56812 / See below. / See below.
Thurs. Aug 2, 2007
9:00 am CDT / Teleconference Call
888-455-9639
1-210-234-0001,50213
Green --- Agenda
Gray --- Past meetings, actions completed
Yellow --- Past meetings, on-going
Light Blue – Upcoming meeting
1. Meeting Attendees
Spring 2008 Gas-Lift Workshop Agenda Page 2
· Attendees – Feb. 7, 2007Fortune Bikoro John Martinez
Cleon Dunham Juan Carlos Mantecon
Lisa Elliott Tom Nations
Jim Hall Colin Rae
Mike Johnson Greg Stephenson
· Attendees – Apr. 17, 2007
Cleon Dunham
Amrah Goebel
Tom Nations
· Attendees – May 23, 2007
Cleon Dunham John Martinez
Amrah Goebel Tommy Nations
Jim Hall Greg Stephenson
2. Learnings from 2007 program
a. Technical sessionsb. Continuing education courses
c. Discussion sessions
d. Breakout sessions
e. Side trip
f. Social events
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Are there learnings from the 2007 Workshop?
– These learnings concern times when we have workshops in foreign countries.
– We had a total of 142 people involved in the Workshop. This is a new record for us.
– Many thanks are due to Qatar Petroleum for helping to sponsor the event, and for
sending a large number of staff to the Workshop.
– It is worthwhile for a person from ASME (or the Workshop Steering Committee) to
make a “site visit” early in the planning process. This is to check on rooms,
facilities, etc.
– It was difficult to have the Continuing Education notebook copies made, and made on
time, in Qatar. They should either be made in Houston and shipped to the location,
or the process needs to start much earlier.
There was a problem with shipping the Exhibits to Qatar. Again, this process needs
to start earlier and there needs to be a person in the local area to be responsible
for receiving the shipments.
We need to have a clearer “letter of invitation” for those who need this to obtain a visa.
It should be prepared and sent from the ASME office in Houston to avoid confusion.
We need to fully understand the requirements to obtain visas and clearly communicate
this to all people who need to obtain visas to come to the “host” country.
We need to have a “host” representative “on the ground” in the “host country.”
This person needs to be available for a period of at least two months before the
Workshop.
We need to perform a sound check before the event, to avoid some of the sound
problems we had this time.
We need to make sure that one or more people from the Steering Committee can be
on site a day or so before the event to help with last minute details, set-up, etc.
A suggestion is to give a Workshop “t-shirt” to all attendees.
3. Venue for 2008 workshop
a. Per our normal rotation, the 2008 Gas-Lift Workshop will be in Houston, Texas.b. What hotel is recommended?
c. What dates are recommended?
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Is it agreed to hold the 2008 Workshop in Houston?
- Thoughts on the Workshop hotel?
- Thoughts on the Workshop dates?
- The agreed venue for 2008 is Houston, Texas.
- The 1st choice will be the Omni Hotel in West Houston.
- The 2nd choice will be the Westlake Marriott.
- The workshop will be in early February, 2008.
- The week of February 4 - 8, 2008 is proposed.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Can we lock in on the week of Feb. 4 – 8, 2008?
- Have we lined up a hotel for the 2008 meeting?
- This is not been fully agreed as yet.
- Amrah Goebel will let us know the status of this later today.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Amrah Goebel – report on status of hotel and dates for 2008 Workshop.
- The
- The OMNI can’t host the meeting on the week of Feb. 4 – 8.
- The Westchase Marriott can’t host it that week either.
- The Sofitel on the North Belt could hold the event then, but people prefer West Houston.
- We agree, if necessary, to move the Workshop to the week of Feb. 11 – 15.
- Amrah Goebel will check with them and let us know if we can use the OMNI (first
choice) or the Marriott (second choice) on the week of Feb. 11 – 15.
4. Technical agenda for 2008
d. Possible technical agenda session topicse. Possible session chair persons
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on the technical agenda for 2008?
- Thoughts on people to be Session Chairs?
- If people want to use multi-media for their presentation, they should bring their own
lap top.
- Use of PowerPoint presentations is encouraged.
- People will be encouraged to use the “standard” PowerPoint format.
- We need to review our standard format and make it more pleasing. Greg Stephenson
will send recommendations for this.
- If a presentation has been given before, especially at an SPE meeting, permission is
required to present it at our Workshop.
General topics for the Technical Agenda should include:
§ New Developments, New Technologies
§ Field Reviews, Best/Worst Practices
§ Optimization and Automation
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Can we agree on the outline for the Technical Agenda?
- We may want to make use of the “standard” format obligatory?
- It can contain information on disclaimers, copyright, etc.
- Possibly a session on sub-sea. This will be penciled in.
- Using a standard format sounds like a good idea.
- Cleon Dunham will circulate a draft of standard format for review/comment by the
members of the Steering Committee. (Note: This has been Done. It is on the
www.alrdc.com web site. Please review it and provide any comments.)
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- A session on sub-sea gas-lift has been penciled in on the Workshop agenda.
- What other topics should be placed on the tentative agenda?
- The standard format, with standard Copyright and Disclaimers statements has been
placed on the web site. Is this OK with everyone?
- We agreed to add a session on Casing Pressure Integrity.
- Jim Hall suggests that we can obtain up to five presentations on this subject.
- Cleon Dunham will add this to the draft agenda.
- Everyone is encouraged to look at the Copyright and Disclaimer statements that are
on the draft Presentation Format. Are these OK?
5. Continuing education for 2008
f. Possible continuing education topicsg. Possible continuing education instructors
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on a continuing education program for 2008?
- Thoughts on potential instructors?
When we are meeting in another country, we need to be aware of their normal work
schedule. They may not be comfortable with our “normal” 8 – 5 schedule.
When we meet in another country, we need to be careful to speak slowly and clearly.
We need to take at least 30-minute breaks in the Continuing Education classes.
Our Continuing Education course material needs to be updated.
For next time, a suggestion is to have two parallel tracks.
Day 1, Track 1, Basic Gas-Lift (Gas-Lift 101) for people not familiar with gas-lift.
Day 1, Track 2, Valve Mechanics, Testing, Modeling, etc. for experienced people.
Day 2, Focus on Gas-Lift Software. Offer parallel tracks focused on the most
frequently-used software programs:
§ SNAP from ConocoPhillips
§ WellFlo from Edinburgh Petroleum Services
§ Prosper from Petroleum Experts
§ WinGLUE from AppSmiths
We’ll need an “expert user” to teach how to perform gas-lift design and surveillance
using each package.
Prepare Certificates for each student.
Offer to provide them with “continuing education credits” for having taken the course.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Can we agree on the outline for the Continuing Education courses?
- Is it agreed to have two parallel tracks as outlined above?
- Do we have suggestions for course instructors?
- Tom Nations will demonstrate SNAP.
- eProduction has a new version of WellFlo 4.0 which they will launch at the OTC.
- Cleon Dunham will begin to contact potential Continuing Education instructors.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Ken Decker has agreed to hold a session on gas-lift valve mechanics, testing, and
modeling.
- Petroleum Experts has agreed to hold a session on Prosper.
- Tom Nations has agreed to hold a session on SNAP.
- Greg Stevenson has agreed to hold a session on WellFlo 4.0
- Dan Dees of AppSmiths has agreed to hold a session on WinGLUE.
- Joe Clegg has agreed to hold a session on spreadsheets.
- Am still waiting to hear from Sid Smith on Basic Gas-Lift.
- Updated CV’s are needed from Sid Smith, Ken Decker, Dan Dees, Janvier Lassanon,
and Joe Clegg.
- Jim Hall may work with Sid Smith on the course on Basic Gas-Lift. If this is agreed, the
plan for continuing education is set.
6. Breakout sessions for 2008
a. Possible breakout session topicsb. Possible breakout session facilitators
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on breakout session for 2008?
- Thoughts on breakout session coordinators?
- Many ideas were discussed.
- This will need to be developed over the coming months.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Can we develop some specific ideas for breakout sessions?
- Do we have nominees to lead these sessions?
- One suggestion is to more or less reprise the breakout sessions at the 2007 Workshop.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Mike Johnson, John Martinez, and Cleon Dunham are willing to (more or less) repeat
the breakout sessions from the 2007 Workshop. Is this what we want to do?
- If yes, updated CV’s are needed from Mike Johnson and John Martinez.
- This plan is OK with everyone.
- Mike Johnson and John Martinez please provide updated CV’s.
7. Keynote Speaker for 2008
a. Nominations for keynote speaker· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on a Keynote Speaker for 2008?
- Lee Colley, Chief Operating Officer of Weatherford, was suggested.
- Greg Stephenson will check into his willingness to do this.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Has Lee Colley agreed to be Keynote Speaker?
- This is still unknown.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Lee Colley has agreed to be our Keynote Speaker. Mr. E. Lee Colley III is the
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of Weatherford, International.
- This item should be all set.
- No further action on this.
8. Advertising for 2008
a. Is the e-mail list process sufficient?b. Should we use the SPE mailing list again?
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on advertising for 2008?
- This item wasn’t discussed.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
- Is there discussion of advertising for the 2008 Workshop?
- Amrah will review what we did last year.
- We’ll use John Martinez’s list, internal lists from ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, etc.
- We’ll consider sending the ASME mailing list.
- We’ll consider sending postcards to the SPE mailing list.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Amrah Goebel report on what we did last year and how well this worked.
- The following advertising plan will be followed:
o ASME will send reminders to past Workshop attendees.
o ASME will send postcards to the SPE mailing list.
o ASME will send information to appropriate web sited.
o John Martinez will send information to his contact list.
o Each Steering Committee member will contact his/her internal contact lists.
9. Registration for 2008
a. Process to be usedb. Cost for registration
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on the registration process for 2008?
- There were many questions this year. How can this be improved?
- Do we need to increase the registration cost for 2008?
- This item wasn’t discussed.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
§ There were many questions on the process for 2007. How can this be improved?
§ Do we need to increase the registration cost for 2008?
- We will nail down the registration costs for 2008 by the next meeting on May 23, 2007.
- Draft forms for registration are on the www.alrdc.com web site. Please review these
and provide comments.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Are we ready to confirm the registration cost for 2008?
- Are the draft registration forms OK for 2008?
- The registration costs for 2008, as shown on the ALRDC web site, are OK.
- The draft registration form is OK.
10. Exhibitors for 2008
a. Number of exhibitorsb. Costs for exhibitors
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on Exhibitors for 2008?
- Who are the exhibitors, and who is there contact person?
- This item wasn’t discussed.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
§ Is it time to begin to contact potential Exhibitors for 2008?
- This can be handled later.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Amrah Goebel – provide a list of Exhibitors for the 2006 and 2007 Workshops. Include
their names and e-mail addresses.
- Amrah Goebel will send this to Cleon Dunham.
11. Sponsors for 2008
h. Number of sponsorsi. Method for obtaining sponsors
j. Assigning specific meals, etc. for sponsors
· Agenda/Minutes – Feb. 7, 2007
- Thoughts on sponsors for 2008?
- Thoughts on process for obtaining sponsors?
- This item wasn’t discussed.
· Agenda/Minutes – April 17, 2007
§ Is it time to begin to contact potential Sponsors for 2008?
- This can be handled later.
· Agenda/Minutes – May 23, 2007
- Amrah Goebel – provide a list of Sponsors for the 2006 and 2007 Workshops.
Include their names and e-mail addresses
- Amrah Goebel will send this to Cleon Dunham.
12. Special events for 2008